Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122
ततः सप्तर्षयो ज्ञात्वा ज्ञानेनासुचितां गताः । तत्यजुः षट् तदा पत्नीर्विना देवीमरुंधतीम्
tataḥ saptarṣayo jñātvā jñānenāsucitāṃ gatāḥ | tatyajuḥ ṣaṭ tadā patnīrvinā devīmaruṃdhatīm
അപ്പോൾ സപ്തർഷികൾ ജ്ഞാനദൃഷ്ടിയാൽ സത്യം അറിഞ്ഞു തങ്ങൾ അശുചിതയിൽ പതിച്ചുവെന്ന് ബോധിച്ചു; ദേവി അരുന്ധതിയെ ഒഴികെ ആറു ഭാര്യമാരെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)
Listener: Bhārata (frame continues)
Scene: The Seven Sages, faces grave, realize impurity through inner knowledge; six wives are left behind in sorrow, while Arundhatī remains steadfast, luminous with chastity and calm strength.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma emphasizes inner purity and discernment; Arundhatī is upheld as an exemplar of steadfast virtue.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s praise of Skanda.
None directly; the verse focuses on a dharmic/narrative consequence rather than a rite.