Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
अध्रुवं तद्ध्रवत्वे च कथंचित्परिकल्प्यते । तत्रापि दुर्लभानाम समानव्रतचारिणी
adhruvaṃ taddhravatve ca kathaṃcitparikalpyate | tatrāpi durlabhānāma samānavratacāriṇī
जे अध्रुव आहे तेही कसेतरी ध्रुव मानले जाते; तरीही त्या दुर्लभ प्राप्तींमध्ये समान व्रत-आचरण करणारी पत्नी मिळणे कठीण आहे.
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.