Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
चित्ते स्वे चिंतयामास सुधन्येयं तपस्विनी । यस्याः पतिर्मुखासक्तो गुणदोषप्रजल्पकः । सानुरागश्च सुस्निग्धो नान्यां नारीं बिभर्त्ति च
citte sve ciṃtayāmāsa sudhanyeyaṃ tapasvinī | yasyāḥ patirmukhāsakto guṇadoṣaprajalpakaḥ | sānurāgaśca susnigdho nānyāṃ nārīṃ bibhartti ca
Dans son cœur, elle songea : «Vraiment, cette ascète est bienheureuse : son époux demeure attaché à son visage et s’entretient avec elle des vertus et des défauts ; plein d’amour et d’une tendre douceur, il ne prend aucune autre femme».
Sūta (continued narration; Kātyāyanī’s internal monologue reported)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/sages (explicit vocative sense continues in surrounding verses)
Scene: An observing woman inwardly reflects on the ascetic wife’s fortune: the husband’s affectionate fidelity and tender speech; the observer’s face shows mixed admiration and pain.
FAQs
The text praises fidelity, affectionate restraint, and dharmic companionship, presenting them as fruits of tapas and right conduct.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the glorification is indirect—showing how dharmic life supports the aims celebrated in māhātmya literature.
None explicitly; “tapasvinī” indicates disciplined virtue rather than a particular rite.