Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
धन्यः स च पतिः श्रीमान्येषां गेहे पतिव्रता । पितृवंश्या मातृवंश्याः पतिवंश्यास्त्रयस्त्रयः । पतिव्रतायाः पुण्येन स्वर्गसौख्यानि भुंजते
dhanyaḥ sa ca patiḥ śrīmānyeṣāṃ gehe pativratā | pitṛvaṃśyā mātṛvaṃśyāḥ pativaṃśyāstrayastrayaḥ | pativratāyāḥ puṇyena svargasaukhyāni bhuṃjate
ಯಾರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಪತಿವ್ರತೆ ಇದ್ದಾಳೋ ಆ ಪತಿ ಧನ್ಯನು, ಶ್ರೀಮಂತನು. ಪಿತೃವಂಶ, ಮಾತೃವಂಶ ಮತ್ತು ಪತಿವಂಶ—ಈ ಮೂರೂ ವಂಶಗಳ ಮೂರು ಮೂರು ತಲೆಮಾರು ಅವಳ ಪುಣ್ಯದಿಂದ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಸೌಖ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತವೆ।
Deductively: Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating within Brāhma Khaṇḍa context
Scene: A prosperous home blessed by a pativratā; behind her, three generations on each lineage side are shown ascending or enjoying svarga, connected by a stream of light labeled as puṇya.
FAQs
It asserts a transmissible merit model: the dharma of one exemplary person is believed to elevate multiple branches of family lineage.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on puṇya and svarga as outcomes.
None explicitly; it functions as a phalaśruti praising the household that upholds pativratā-dharma.