Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
सूर्य उवाच पतिव्रतासमादेशात्त्यक्तश्चाभ्युदयो मया । तस्माद्गत्वा सुराः सर्वे तां वदंतु कृते मम
sūrya uvāca pativratāsamādeśāttyaktaścābhyudayo mayā | tasmādgatvā surāḥ sarve tāṃ vadaṃtu kṛte mama
সূৰ্য ক’লে: “সেই পতিব্ৰতাৰ আদেশত মই মোৰ উদয় ত্যাগ কৰিছোঁ। সেয়ে, হে সুৰসকল, তোমালোক সকলোৱে গৈ মোৰ পক্ষত তাইক কোৱা।”
Sūrya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūrya speaks calmly yet firmly, indicating he has withheld sunrise due to a pativratā’s command; devas turn from him toward the direction of the woman’s abode, preparing to supplicate her.
FAQs
Pativratā-dharma is portrayed as spiritually potent—even cosmic forces honor it—showing the Purāṇic theme that tapas and virtue command reality.
This is embedded in the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative of Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the line itself focuses on the moral power of a pativratā rather than naming the site.
No direct rite is prescribed; the verse sets up a conciliatory mission by the gods.
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