Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64
भार्या मूलं गृहस्थस्य भार्या मूलं सुखस्य च । भार्या धर्मफलायैव भार्या संतानवृद्धये
bhāryā mūlaṃ gṛhasthasya bhāryā mūlaṃ sukhasya ca | bhāryā dharmaphalāyaiva bhāryā saṃtānavṛddhaye
Die Gattin ist die eigentliche Wurzel des Lebens des Hausvaters und ebenso die Wurzel des Glücks. Die Gattin dient der Fruchtwerdung des Dharma, und die Gattin dient der Mehrung der Nachkommenschaft.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic teacher-voice)
Scene: A serene household scene: husband and wife as co-officiants, maintaining sacred fire, welcoming guests, and blessing children—symbolizing dharma and prosperity rooted in the wife.
FAQs
Household dharma is sustained through partnership; the wife is praised as foundational for dharma, well-being, and continuity of lineage.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general dharma statement within the Dharmāraṇya context.
None explicitly; it frames the theological basis of gṛhastha-dharma.