Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
जलांतरप्रविष्टस्य तस्य पत्नी महाव्रता । तस्यैव तीरे सरसस्तत्परा मौनमाश्रिता
jalāṃtarapraviṣṭasya tasya patnī mahāvratā | tasyaiva tīre sarasastatparā maunamāśritā
તે જળમાં પ્રવેશ્યો ત્યારે તેની મહાવ્રતધારિણી પત્ની એ જ સરોવરના કાંઠે, તેના પર સંપૂર્ણ એકાગ્ર થઈ, મૌનવ્રત ધારણ કરીને રહી.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: सरस्-तीर (unnamed)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the quiet bank of a lotus-filled lake, the wife sits or stands in silent vow, eyes fixed on the waters where her husband is submerged; her posture is unwavering, conveying devotion and inner heat of tapas.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion and restraint (mauna) are presented as powerful forms of tapas aligned with dharma.
A sacred lake (sarasa) is implied, but the specific tīrtha name is not given in this excerpt.
Observance of mauna (silence) as a vow, undertaken on the bank of the lake in devotion.