Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
स्त्रीणां हि परमश्चैको नियमः समुदाहृतः ऽ । अभ्यर्च्य चरणौ भर्त्तुर्भोक्तव्यं कृतनिश्चयम्
strīṇāṃ hi paramaścaiko niyamaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ ' | abhyarcya caraṇau bhartturbhoktavyaṃ kṛtaniścayam
Pour les femmes, une unique règle suprême est proclamée : après avoir dûment honoré les pieds de l’époux, qu’elle prenne sa nourriture, résolue avec fermeté dans cette observance.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm dining preparation: wife bows to husband’s feet (abhyarcana with flowers/water), then sits to eat; a small lamp and incense suggest a domestic altar; Kāśī’s sacred ambiance implied through a window view of ghāṭ steps.
FAQs
It elevates daily acts of reverence and service within marriage as a central religious observance.
No single tīrtha is specified; the verse belongs to a dharma-teaching section within Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Honoring/worshipping the husband’s feet before taking food is stated as a niyama.