Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
गृहेश्वरीं सद्गुणभूषितां शुभां पंग्वंधयोगेन पतिं समेताम् । न लालयेत्पूरयेन्नैव कामं स किं पुमान्न पुमान्मे मतोस्ति
gṛheśvarīṃ sadguṇabhūṣitāṃ śubhāṃ paṃgvaṃdhayogena patiṃ sametām | na lālayetpūrayennaiva kāmaṃ sa kiṃ pumānna pumānme matosti
যি পুৰুষে নিজৰ গৃহেশ্বৰী—শুভা, সদ্গুণে বিভূষিতা—স্ত্ৰীক আদৰ নকৰে, পংগু-অন্ধৰ আকস্মিক মিলনৰ দৰে কেবল যোগে পতি লাভ কৰিলেও, আৰু তাৰ কামনা পূৰণ নকৰে—সেইজন কিহৰ ‘পুৰুষ’? মোৰ মতে তেওঁ পুৰুষেই নহয়।
Vajrāṅga (contextual continuity from prior verse)
Scene: A didactic court-or-household scene: a virtuous wife adorned with simple auspicious ornaments stands dignified; the husband is shown introspective, receiving a moral rebuke; the imagery contrasts neglect vs. honoring.
FAQs
Dharma in the household requires honoring a virtuous spouse and responsibly fulfilling legitimate needs; neglect is condemned.
No holy site is named; the verse focuses on gṛhastha-dharma rather than tīrtha-māhātmya.
None; it is an ethical declaration about marital duty.