Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
इदमेव व्रतं स्त्रीणामयमेवपरो वृषः । इयमेको देवपूजा भर्त्तुर्वाक्यं न लंघयेत
idameva vrataṃ strīṇāmayamevaparo vṛṣaḥ | iyameko devapūjā bhartturvākyaṃ na laṃghayeta
Tel est l’unique vœu des femmes; telle est leur plus haute droiture. Tel est leur unique culte aux dieux : qu’elle ne franchisse pas la parole de son époux.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman offering a simple lamp/flowers at a household shrine while simultaneously listening attentively to her husband’s words—visualizing the verse’s equation of obedience with deva-pūjā; Kāśī’s sacred skyline in the background.
FAQs
It elevates fidelity and conscientious marital duty as a vow-like spiritual discipline within dharma.
The instruction is situated within the sanctifying discourse of Kāśī Khaṇḍa, though no specific tīrtha is named.
It defines a ‘vrata’ in ethical terms—non-transgression of the husband’s word—rather than prescribing a ceremonial rite.