Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
नार्यास्तस्या नृलोकेऽत्र वरैवाजननिः स्फुटम् । विमानिता या भर्त्रास्यान्न पुत्रः स्याद्गुणैर्युतः
nāryāstasyā nṛloke'tra varaivājananiḥ sphuṭam | vimānitā yā bhartrāsyānna putraḥ syādguṇairyutaḥ
Parmi les femmes de ce monde des hommes, cette autre mère est manifestement la meilleure. L’épouse méprisée par son mari, comment son fils pourrait-il être pourvu de vertus ?
Aitareya’s mother (continuing her reasoning/complaint)
Scene: A reflective, sorrowful mother speaks about being slighted; the household scene shows the husband’s indifference in the background and the son caught between devotion and family pain.
FAQs
The verse reflects a worldly inference linking honor and auspiciousness; the broader narrative typically challenges such conclusions through dharma and devotion.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.