Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40
यासां पूर्वतरा भक्तिः पातिव्रत्ये पतीन्प्रति । चलितास्ता विदित्वाशु निर्जग्मुर्द्विजसत्तमाः
yāsāṃ pūrvatarā bhaktiḥ pātivratye patīnprati | calitāstā viditvāśu nirjagmurdvijasattamāḥ
Comprenant aussitôt que l’ancienne dévotion de leurs épouses envers leurs maris, fondée sur la fidélité de la pativratā, avait été ébranlée, les meilleurs des deux-fois-nés repartirent sans tarder.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa forest-tīrtha setting (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇas, having recognized their wives’ shaken fidelity, turn immediately and depart—robes flowing, staffs in hand—heading back toward the forest with urgency and resolve.
FAQs
Dharma in family life is portrayed as a sacred vow; when fidelity and mutual devotion waver, it signals spiritual imbalance and demands corrective resolve.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader Narmadā sacred landscape.
None explicitly; the verse highlights ethical duty (pativratā-dharma) rather than a rite.