Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
स्ववाक्यं श्रावयेन्नापि यावत्स्नात्वा न शुध्यति । सुस्नाता भर्तृवदनमीक्षेतान्यस्य न क्वचित् । अथवा मनसि ध्यात्वा पतिं भानुं विलोकयेत्
svavākyaṃ śrāvayennāpi yāvatsnātvā na śudhyati | susnātā bhartṛvadanamīkṣetānyasya na kvacit | athavā manasi dhyātvā patiṃ bhānuṃ vilokayet
Selagi belum mandi dan menjadi suci, dia tidak wajar menuturkan kata-katanya sendiri. Setelah mandi dengan sempurna, hendaklah dia memandang wajah suaminya dan jangan sekali-kali memandang lelaki lain. Atau, dengan merenung suaminya dalam hati, hendaklah dia memandang Dewa Surya, Sang Matahari.
Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (didactic instruction on strī-dharma; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Sūrya-darśana (cosmic rite)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dawn: a woman completes snāna, performs ācamana, remains silent, then respectfully looks at her husband’s face; alternatively she closes her eyes in meditation and then gazes at the rising sun.
FAQs
Purity of body and mind is linked with disciplined speech and sight—directing attention toward one’s dharmic focus.
No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes snāna (bathing) and sūrya-darśana (gazing at the Sun).
Snāna before speech; then darśana of the husband’s face (or mentally remembering him) and darśana of Bhānu (the Sun).