Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्य भार्याऽभवत्साध्वी प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना पतिव्रतपरायणा
tasya bhāryā'bhavatsādhvī prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā pativrataparāyaṇā
त्याची पत्नी साध्वी होती, जी प्राणांपेक्षाही अधिक प्रिय होती. ती सर्व शुभ लक्षणांनी युक्त आणि पतिव्रतधर्मात पूर्ण परायण होती.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A serene royal couple: the king regards his queen with reverence; she is depicted with auspicious marks, modest posture, and devotional composure.
FAQs
Householder-dharma is strengthened by virtues like fidelity, auspicious conduct, and steadfastness in righteous living.
This verse sets a narrative context within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the specific site is not named in the verse itself.
No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.