Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
भर्तुर्नाम न गृह्णाति ह्यायुषोऽस्य हि वृद्धये । पुरुषांतरनामापि न गृह्णति कदाचन
bharturnāma na gṛhṇāti hyāyuṣo'sya hi vṛddhaye | puruṣāṃtaranāmāpi na gṛhṇati kadācana
সে স্বামীর নাম উচ্চারণ করে না—কারণ বলা হয় এতে তাঁর আয়ু বৃদ্ধি পায়। আর অন্য কোনো পুরুষের নামও সে কখনো গ্রহণ করে না।
Sūta
Scene: A domestic scene where the wife addresses her husband with respectful epithets rather than his name; a subtle visual motif of a protective thread/halo around the husband symbolizing increased longevity through auspicious restraint.
FAQs
Speech-discipline is treated as dharma: restraint and exclusivity in address symbolize fidelity and auspicious intent.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a behavioral marker within Dharmāraṇya’s dharma teaching.
A niyama is stated: refraining from uttering the husband’s name (for his longevity) and never invoking another man’s name.