Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
नारीयं मम साध्वी च प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी । मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा नित्यं मम हिते रता । अनया चिंतितं ब्रह्मन्सर्वं विस्तरतो वद
nārīyaṃ mama sādhvī ca prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī | maccittā madgataprāṇā nityaṃ mama hite ratā | anayā ciṃtitaṃ brahmansarvaṃ vistarato vada
“Wanita ini—isteriku yang suci dan berbudi—lebih kukasihi daripada nyawaku sendiri. Fikirannya tertumpu kepadaku, nafasnya seakan dipersembahkan kepadaku, dan dia sentiasa tekun demi kesejahteraanku. Wahai Brāhmaṇa, jelaskanlah dengan terperinci segala yang telah diniatkannya.”
Rājā (the King)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vasiṣṭha (addressed as brāhmaṇa)
Scene: The king speaks tenderly of his queen; a dignified sādhvī stands modestly behind a curtain or at a respectful distance, hands in añjali; the sage listens, poised to explain her intention.
FAQs
It highlights household dharma: loyalty, virtue, and selfless concern for a spouse’s welfare as a praised ideal.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on character and intent within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa story.
None explicitly; the verse requests an explanation of the wife’s intention/plan.