Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
संसारकल्मषात्त्रात्री कलत्रमिति सा ततः । एवंविधां प्रियां को वै नानुकंपितुमर्हति
saṃsārakalmaṣāttrātrī kalatramiti sā tataḥ | evaṃvidhāṃ priyāṃ ko vai nānukaṃpitumarhati
সংসাৰৰ কল্মষৰ পৰা ৰক্ষা কৰা ত্ৰাত্ৰী হোৱা বাবে তাই ‘কলত্ৰ’ বুলি কোৱা হয়। এনেধৰণৰ প্ৰিয়াৰ প্ৰতি দয়া নকৰা মানুহ ক’নেই বা হ’ব পাৰে?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A compassionate household scene: the beloved companion stands between the devotee and a cloud of ‘kalmaṣa’ (dark stains), dispersing it with a lamp of dharma; the devotee’s posture shows softened pride and gratitude.
FAQs
Compassion and protection within marriage are dharmic duties; the wife is portrayed as a moral safeguard in worldly life.
No pilgrimage site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes domestic dharma rather than sacred geography.
None; this is a moral exhortation to practice anukampā (compassion) in household life.