Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
अतिक्रम्य च या नारी पतिं धर्मपरा भवेत् । तत्सर्वं विफलं तस्या जायते नात्र संशयः
atikramya ca yā nārī patiṃ dharmaparā bhavet | tatsarvaṃ viphalaṃ tasyā jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
ഭർത്താവിനെ അതിക്രമിച്ച് ഒരു സ്ത്രീ ‘ധർമ്മപരായണ’യായാൽ, അവളുടെ അതെല്ലാം നിഷ്ഫലമാകും—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.
Unspecified in snippet (didactic voice within Tīrthamāhātmāya)
Scene: A woman performing pious acts while stepping beyond marital boundary; the narrative tone is admonitory—depict the contrast between outward ritual and inner breach.
FAQs
Dharma must be practiced in alignment with one’s rightful duties; transgression of core obligations nullifies spiritual merit.
This verse does not specify a tīrtha; it supports the moral framework often embedded in tīrtha-māhātmya narratives.
No ritual is described; it discusses the validity of spiritual ‘fruit’ (phala) based on conduct.