Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
बाढमित्येव सा प्रोच्य ततस्तूर्णं पतिव्रता । तत्प्रमाणं दृढं कृत्वा रम्यं वंशकुटीरकम्
bāḍhamityeva sā procya tatastūrṇaṃ pativratā | tatpramāṇaṃ dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā ramyaṃ vaṃśakuṭīrakam
“बाढम्” इत्येव सा प्रोच्य ततस्तूर्णं पतिव्रता । तत्प्रमाणं दृढं कृत्वा रम्यं वंशकुटीरकम् अकरोत् ॥
Sūta (narrative continuation; speaker not explicit in verse but in-context narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted wife swiftly constructs a small bamboo hut, measuring and firming its frame, preparing it as a conveyance for her afflicted husband.
FAQs
True devotion becomes practical action—service expresses itself through swift, skillful support of a righteous vow.
No individual tīrtha is named here; the verse prepares for the upcoming multi-tīrtha journey.
No formal ritual; it describes preparation for pilgrimage through devoted service and making a suitable conveyance.
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