Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
अध्रुवं तद्ध्रवत्वे च कथंचित्परिकल्प्यते । तत्रापि दुर्लभानाम समानव्रतचारिणी
adhruvaṃ taddhravatve ca kathaṃcitparikalpyate | tatrāpi durlabhānāma samānavratacāriṇī
Ce qui est instable est, d’une manière ou d’une autre, imaginé comme stable. Même là, parmi les acquisitions rares, on trouve une épouse qui ne suit pas les mêmes vœux et disciplines.
Himācala
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A contemplative sage instructs about the mirage-like stability of worldly life; a household scene appears as a fading illusion behind him, symbolizing unstable vows and mismatched disciplines.
FAQs
Mistaking impermanence for permanence leads to suffering; dharmic harmony in shared vows is also rare and precious.
None; the verse is ethical-philosophical rather than geographical.
No explicit ritual; it alludes to vrata as disciplined religious conduct.