Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
यदि सा पतिहंत्री स्याद्दूरतस्तां त्यजेत्सुधीः । त्रिशूलासिगदाशक्ति दुंदुभ्याकृति रेखया । नितंबिनी कीर्तिमती त्यागेन पृथिवीतले
yadi sā patihaṃtrī syāddūratastāṃ tyajetsudhīḥ | triśūlāsigadāśakti duṃdubhyākṛti rekhayā | nitaṃbinī kīrtimatī tyāgena pṛthivītale
यदि सा पतिहन्त्री स्यात्, तां दूरत एव सुधीः त्यजेत्। त्रिशूलासिगദାଶક્તिदुन्दुभ्याकृतिरേഖया नितम्बिनी त्यागेन पृथिवीतले कीर्तिमती भवति।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Scene: A wise man, warned by weapon- and drum-shaped palm lines, keeps respectful distance; the woman stands adorned yet separated, her fame arising through renunciation/separation, with symbolic trident/sword/mace/spear/drum motifs hovering as allegorical signs.
FAQs
Dharma includes discernment in household life; harmful unions are to be avoided, and renunciation/separation can lead to a different kind of destiny.
None; the verse is ethical and omen-based within the Kāśī narrative setting.
No ritual is prescribed; it offers cautionary guidance (tyāga/avoidance).