Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
सा च सीमंतिनी साध्वी भर्तृलोकमतिः सती । पित्रा निषिद्धा स्नेहेन वैधव्यं प्रत्यपद्यत
sā ca sīmaṃtinī sādhvī bhartṛlokamatiḥ satī | pitrā niṣiddhā snehena vaidhavyaṃ pratyapadyata
And that virtuous lady, chaste and intent upon her husband’s world, though her father lovingly restrained her, accepted the state of widowhood.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: A young virtuous woman, eyes lowered yet resolute, stands beside her father who gestures in protective restraint; her posture conveys acceptance of widowhood as a chosen dharmic state.
FAQs
The verse highlights steadfastness and restraint in dharma amid bereavement, portraying devotion and austerity as inner strength.
No holy site is mentioned here.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it describes the woman’s acceptance of vaidhavya (widowhood) as a dharmic state.