Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
अनसूयोवाच । भर्तुः पतिव्रता नारी रतिपुत्रविवर्धिनी । त्रिवर्गसाधना सा च श्लाघ्या च विदुषां जने
anasūyovāca | bhartuḥ pativratā nārī ratiputravivardhinī | trivargasādhanā sā ca ślāghyā ca viduṣāṃ jane
அனசூயை கூறினாள்—கணவனிடம் பக்தியுடன் நிலைத்த பத்தினி, தாம்பத்திய ஒற்றுமையையும் பிள்ளையையும் வளர்ப்பவள்; அவள் தர்மம்-அர்த்தம்-காமம் எனும் மும்முனை இலக்குகளின் சாதகி, அறிஞர்களிடையே போற்றப்படுபவள்.
Anasūyā
Tirtha: Revā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A brahmin/ascetic interlocutor in the episode (implied)
Scene: Sage Anasūyā speaks with calm authority, seated in an āśrama; she gestures gently while describing the praised pativratā ideal; listeners sit attentively.
FAQs
Gṛhastha life is sanctified through fidelity and responsibility; a devoted spouse is praised as a support for dharma and the balanced aims of life.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on household dharma within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it defines virtues and ideals (pativratā, trivarga-sādhanā) rather than a ceremony.