Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38
दौर्हृदस्याप्रदानेन गर्भो दोषमवाप्नुयात् । वैरूप्यं मरणं वापि तस्मात्कार्यं प्रियं स्त्रियाः
daurhṛdasyāpradānena garbho doṣamavāpnuyāt | vairūpyaṃ maraṇaṃ vāpi tasmātkāryaṃ priyaṃ striyāḥ
दौर्हृद (गर्भिणीची अंतःइच्छा) न दिल्यास गर्भाला दोष लागू शकतो—वैरूप्य किंवा मृत्यूही होऊ शकतो. म्हणून स्त्रीला जे प्रिय व हितकर असेल ते यथाशक्ती करावे व द्यावे।
Sūta (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A household scene: a pregnant woman seated calmly; family members offer desired food/objects with reverence; a protective aura around the womb; the mood is tender and cautionary, emphasizing care to prevent harm.
FAQs
Gṛhastha-dharma includes compassionate care for pregnancy; honoring the mother’s wellbeing is treated as protection of life itself.
No specific tīrtha is praised; the verse offers dharmic household guidance within the Revā Khaṇḍa context.
A practical prescription is given: fulfill the pregnant woman’s rightful cravings and provide what is pleasing and beneficial to her.