Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
स्त्रीणां हि परमश्चैको नियमः समुदाहृतः ऽ । अभ्यर्च्य चरणौ भर्त्तुर्भोक्तव्यं कृतनिश्चयम्
strīṇāṃ hi paramaścaiko niyamaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ ' | abhyarcya caraṇau bhartturbhoktavyaṃ kṛtaniścayam
பெண்களுக்கு ஒரு உயர்ந்த நியமம் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது—கணவனின் பாதங்களை முறையாக வணங்கி, உறுதியான நிச்சயத்துடன் உணவு கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A calm dining preparation: wife bows to husband’s feet (abhyarcana with flowers/water), then sits to eat; a small lamp and incense suggest a domestic altar; Kāśī’s sacred ambiance implied through a window view of ghāṭ steps.
FAQs
It elevates daily acts of reverence and service within marriage as a central religious observance.
No single tīrtha is specified; the verse belongs to a dharma-teaching section within Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Honoring/worshipping the husband’s feet before taking food is stated as a niyama.