Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
पत्युराज्ञां समासाद्य यच्छेच्छ्रेयः पतिव्रता । न तस्याः श्रेयसो हानिः संवर्तेपि कदाचन
patyurājñāṃ samāsādya yacchecchreyaḥ pativratā | na tasyāḥ śreyaso hāniḥ saṃvartepi kadācana
ಪತಿಯ ಅನುಮತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು ಪತಿವ್ರತೆ ಯಾವುದು ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಕರವೋ ಅದನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಬಹುದು; ಅವಳ ಪುಣ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಹಾನಿಯಿಲ್ಲ—ಪ್ರಳಯಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅಲ್ಲ.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context typically Skanda → Agastya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Didactic moment: the principle of consent and pativratā-dharma is highlighted, with Gaurī as exemplar—calm, resolute, and dharmic—before proceeding to sacred action.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened when spiritual striving aligns with rightful consent and duty; such merit becomes enduring.
The verse supports the Kāśī narrative context, preparing for the glorification of a liṅga established in Kāśī.
No specific rite is prescribed; it establishes the dharmic principle of acting with proper authorization (ājñā).