Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15
अत्र यः स्त्रीजनः कश्चिद्भर्तृशुश्रूषणे रतः । नान्यो देवो न वै धर्मो ज्ञायते शैलनन्दिनि
atra yaḥ strījanaḥ kaścidbhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ | nānyo devo na vai dharmo jñāyate śailanandini
Di sini, mana-mana wanita yang tekun berkhidmat kepada suaminya—wahai puteri gunung—tidak mengenal dewa lain dan tidak berpegang pada dharma lain; itulah vratanya.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mahādāruvana
Type: kshetra
Scene: A domestic sacred scene within the forest-settlement: a devoted wife serving her husband—offering water/food, tending ritual items—while a small household shrine glows; the atmosphere is disciplined and reverent, not romanticized.
FAQs
Single-pointed fidelity to one’s chosen dharma-vow is portrayed as a powerful religious orientation within household life.
Mahādāruvana and its dhārmic community life, described as an exemplary sacred settlement in Revā Khaṇḍa.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights a conduct-based vrata: devoted service within gṛhastha life.