Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
पतिव्रता पतिप्राणा पत्युः कार्यहिते रता । एवं याति ततः काले न पुत्रा न च पुत्रिका
pativratā patiprāṇā patyuḥ kāryahite ratā | evaṃ yāti tataḥ kāle na putrā na ca putrikā
She was a pativratā, holding her husband as her very life, intent on what benefited his duties. Yet, as time passed, they had neither son nor daughter.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context (implied)
Type: river
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Anasūyā, steadfast and devoted, stands beside Atri; despite their virtue, the couple is shown in quiet sorrow over having no children.
FAQs
Even with virtue and discipline, life may present lack; Purāṇic narratives use such moments to reveal deeper grace through tīrtha and devotion.
Not named yet; the childlessness sets the stage for a tīrtha-linked resolution.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse describes pativratā-dharma and a life circumstance.
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