Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64
भार्या मूलं गृहस्थस्य भार्या मूलं सुखस्य च । भार्या धर्मफलायैव भार्या संतानवृद्धये
bhāryā mūlaṃ gṛhasthasya bhāryā mūlaṃ sukhasya ca | bhāryā dharmaphalāyaiva bhāryā saṃtānavṛddhaye
இல்லறத்தாரின் வாழ்வின் வேரே மனைவி; இன்பத்தின் வேரும் அவளே. தர்மத்தின் பலன் விளைய அவளே துணை; சந்ததி பெருகவும் அவளே காரணம்.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic teacher-voice)
Scene: A serene household scene: husband and wife as co-officiants, maintaining sacred fire, welcoming guests, and blessing children—symbolizing dharma and prosperity rooted in the wife.
FAQs
Household dharma is sustained through partnership; the wife is praised as foundational for dharma, well-being, and continuity of lineage.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a general dharma statement within the Dharmāraṇya context.
None explicitly; it frames the theological basis of gṛhastha-dharma.