केशसंस्कारकबरी करकर्णादिभूषणम् । भर्त्तुरायुष्यमिच्छंती दूरये न्न पतिव्रता
keśasaṃskārakabarī karakarṇādibhūṣaṇam | bhartturāyuṣyamicchaṃtī dūraye nna pativratā
கணவனின் நீண்ட ஆயுளை விரும்பும் பத்திவிரதை, தன் கூந்தல் அலங்காரம், பின்னல், மேலும் கை-காது முதலிய ஆபரணங்களை ஒருபோதும் விட்டு அகற்றமாட்டாள்।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pativratā in Kāśī braids her hair (kabarī), applies collyrium, and wears hand and ear ornaments, while a small Śiva-liṅga shrine and Gaṅgā light shimmer in the background—symbolizing prayer for the husband’s long life.
It links everyday discipline and auspicious conduct to a prayerful intention for the spouse’s welfare within dharma.
The instruction belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered dharma narrative, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
No pilgrimage rite is given; it prescribes maintaining auspicious grooming and ornaments as part of pativratā observance.