Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61
बिभ्यत्पतिव्रतास्पर्शं कुरुते भानुमानपि । सोमो गन्धर्व एवापि स्वपावित्र्याय नान्यथा
bibhyatpativratāsparśaṃ kurute bhānumānapi | somo gandharva evāpi svapāvitryāya nānyathā
பதிவிரதையின் தொடுதலைக் கண்டு அஞ்சினாலும் ஒளிமிகு சூரியனும் அதையே நாடுகிறான்; சந்திரனும் கந்தர்வனும் தங்கள் தூய்மைக்காகவே—வேறு காரணமின்றி—அதை விரும்புகின்றனர்।
Unknown (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic teacher-voice)
Tirtha: Pativratā-sparśa-pāvanatā (conceptual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Personified Sūrya and Soma with halos approach a serene pativratā, extending hands in reverence; a Gandharva with vīṇā stands nearby; the act is framed as seeking purification, not romance.
FAQs
Moral-spiritual purity is depicted as higher than cosmic power; even celestial beings honor it as a means of purification.
No geographical tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies virtue itself as a purifier greater than place.
None; the verse is doctrinal praise (stuti) of pativratā-dharma.