Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
पतिं गृहीत्वा या नारी मृतमग्नौ विशेद्यदि । सा तारयति भर्तारमात्मानं च कुलद्वयम्
patiṃ gṛhītvā yā nārī mṛtamagnau viśedyadi | sā tārayati bhartāramātmānaṃ ca kuladvayam
മരിച്ച ഭർത്താവിനെ ചേർത്തുപിടിച്ച് അഗ്നിയിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കുന്ന സ്ത്രീ ഭർത്താവിനെയും സ്വയംതന്നെയും ഇരുകുലങ്ങളെയും മോചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।
Narrative voice within Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya (attribution uncertain from snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha (in Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted wife holds her deceased husband’s hand at the cremation ground; sacred fire rises like a yajña-flame while unseen ancestors and pitṛs are shown being lifted upward by light.
FAQs
The verse portrays extreme spousal fidelity as spiritually salvific, extending merit to family lines.
The statement appears as part of the Vastrāpatha Kṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa.
Entering the funeral fire with the deceased husband (satī motif) is described as a salvific act.