Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
भर्तुर्नाम न गृह्णाति ह्यायुषोऽस्य हि वृद्धये । पुरुषांतरनामापि न गृह्णति कदाचन
bharturnāma na gṛhṇāti hyāyuṣo'sya hi vṛddhaye | puruṣāṃtaranāmāpi na gṛhṇati kadācana
ସେ ଭର୍ତ୍ତାଙ୍କ ନାମ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରେନାହିଁ—କୁହାଯାଏ ଏହା ତାଙ୍କ ଆୟୁ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଁ। ଅନ୍ୟ ପୁରୁଷର ନାମ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ କେବେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେନାହିଁ।
Sūta
Scene: A domestic scene where the wife addresses her husband with respectful epithets rather than his name; a subtle visual motif of a protective thread/halo around the husband symbolizing increased longevity through auspicious restraint.
FAQs
Speech-discipline is treated as dharma: restraint and exclusivity in address symbolize fidelity and auspicious intent.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a behavioral marker within Dharmāraṇya’s dharma teaching.
A niyama is stated: refraining from uttering the husband’s name (for his longevity) and never invoking another man’s name.