Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
मेनया च सुनीत्या च संज्ञया स्वाहया समाः । पतिव्रतानां धर्मा हि मुनिना च प्रकीर्तिताः
menayā ca sunītyā ca saṃjñayā svāhayā samāḥ | pativratānāṃ dharmā hi muninā ca prakīrtitāḥ
તેઓ મેના, સુનીતિ, સંજ્ઞા અને સ્વાહા સમાન પણ છે. નિશ્ચયે પતિવ્રતા સ્ત્રીઓના ધર્મો મুনિએ પ્રકીર્તિત કર્યા છે.
Sūta
Scene: A sage formally concludes: ‘the dharmas of pativratās have been proclaimed,’ while visions of Menā, Sunīti, Saṃjñā, and Svāhā appear as archetypes—maternal steadiness, royal endurance, cosmic order, and sacrificial sanctity.
FAQs
Pativratā-dharma is a codified ethical ideal endorsed by sages and illustrated through revered exemplars.
No holy site is named in this verse.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes authoritative proclamation of dharma by sages.
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