Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
अध्रुवं तद्ध्रवत्वे च कथंचित्परिकल्प्यते । तत्रापि दुर्लभानाम समानव्रतचारिणी
adhruvaṃ taddhravatve ca kathaṃcitparikalpyate | tatrāpi durlabhānāma samānavratacāriṇī
അധ്രുവമായതിനെ പോലും ഏതോ വിധത്തിൽ ധ്രുവമെന്നു കൽപ്പിക്കുന്നു. എങ്കിലും ആ ദുർലഭലാഭങ്ങളിൽ പോലും സമാനവ്രതാചാരിണിയായ ഭാര്യ ലഭിക്കുക ദുഷ്കരം.
Himācala
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A contemplative sage instructs about the mirage-like stability of worldly life; a household scene appears as a fading illusion behind him, symbolizing unstable vows and mismatched disciplines.
FAQs
Mistaking impermanence for permanence leads to suffering; dharmic harmony in shared vows is also rare and precious.
None; the verse is ethical-philosophical rather than geographical.
No explicit ritual; it alludes to vrata as disciplined religious conduct.