Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
जलांतरप्रविष्टस्य तस्य पत्नी महाव्रता । तस्यैव तीरे सरसस्तत्परा मौनमाश्रिता
jalāṃtarapraviṣṭasya tasya patnī mahāvratā | tasyaiva tīre sarasastatparā maunamāśritā
When her husband had entered the waters, his wife—steadfast in the great vow—remained on the very bank of that lake, wholly intent on him, observing the vow of silence.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: सरस्-तीर (unnamed)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the quiet bank of a lotus-filled lake, the wife sits or stands in silent vow, eyes fixed on the waters where her husband is submerged; her posture is unwavering, conveying devotion and inner heat of tapas.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion and restraint (mauna) are presented as powerful forms of tapas aligned with dharma.
A sacred lake (sarasa) is implied, but the specific tīrtha name is not given in this excerpt.
Observance of mauna (silence) as a vow, undertaken on the bank of the lake in devotion.