Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
पतिव्रता स्वभर्त्रा सा मासमेवाश्रमे स्थिता । माण्डव्येनाप्यनुज्ञाता ययौ नत्वा स्वमाश्रमम्
pativratā svabhartrā sā māsamevāśrame sthitā | māṇḍavyenāpyanujñātā yayau natvā svamāśramam
Cette épouse vouée à son mari demeura dans l’āśrama avec lui pendant un mois entier. Puis, autorisée aussi par Māṇḍavya, elle se prosterna et partit vers son propre āśrama.
Narrator (contextual, within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Māṇḍavya-āśrama (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A devoted wife in simple ascetic attire remains in a forest hermitage beside her husband for a month; later she bows to sage Māṇḍavya, receives permission, and departs along a forest path toward her own hermitage.
FAQs
Dharma is practiced through disciplined life: honoring elders (ṛṣis), observing proper leave, and maintaining reverence even after success.
No named tīrtha appears; the verse emphasizes āśrama culture within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred setting.
Praṇāma (bowing) and receiving anujñā (formal permission) are shown as customary dharmic observances in āśrama life.