Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
तथैव चारुवचनैः स्वेदसंनोदनैः परैः । या प्रियं प्रीणयेत्प्रीता त्रिलोकी प्रीणिता तया । मितं ददाति हि पिता मितं भ्राता सुतं सुतः
tathaiva cāruvacanaiḥ svedasaṃnodanaiḥ paraiḥ | yā priyaṃ prīṇayetprītā trilokī prīṇitā tayā | mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ bhrātā sutaṃ sutaḥ
Asimismo, con palabras dulces y otros actos —como aliviar el cansancio y el sudor—, la que, gozosa, complace a su amado, con ello complace a los tres mundos. Pues el padre da sólo con medida, el hermano con medida, y el hijo también con medida.
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying dharma-teaching)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tender domestic scene: wife wiping sweat, offering cool cloth, speaking sweetly; above, subtle cosmic imagery—three lokas represented by small celestial, earthly, and nether motifs—signifying ‘trilokī prīṇitā’.
FAQs
Affectionate speech and considerate service create harmony so powerful it is poetically said to please the three worlds.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
No formal rite; it recommends gentle speech and attentive service (comforting fatigue, etc.).