Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
धर्मोयं सहचारिण्या जीवताजीवतापि वा । पत्या सहैव स्थातव्यं पतिव्रतयुजा सदा
dharmoyaṃ sahacāriṇyā jīvatājīvatāpi vā | patyā sahaiva sthātavyaṃ pativratayujā sadā
এটাই সহধর্মিণী স্ত্রীর ধর্ম বলা হয়েছে—জীবনে হোক বা মৃত্যুতেও, পতিব্রতাকে সর্বদা স্বামীর সঙ্গেই স্থিত থাকতে হয়।
Skanda (didactic statement; deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An emblematic tableau: a devoted wife stands beside her husband with joined palms, a sacred fire and household shrine behind; the scene is timeless, presented as a dharma-ideal rather than a single event.
FAQs
It presents pativratā-dharma as steadfast companionship—an ideal of unwavering marital commitment framed as religious duty.
No particular tīrtha is specified in this verse; the broader scriptural setting is the Kāśīkhaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.
A general vrata-ideal (pativratā) is stated; no specific dāna, snāna, japa, or pilgrimage procedure is described here.