Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
जलांतरप्रविष्टस्य तस्य पत्नी महाव्रता । तस्यैव तीरे सरसस्तत्परा मौनमाश्रिता
jalāṃtarapraviṣṭasya tasya patnī mahāvratā | tasyaiva tīre sarasastatparā maunamāśritā
அவன் நீரில் புகுந்தபோது, அவனுடைய மகாவிரதம் கொண்ட மனைவி அதே ஏரிக்கரையில் அவனையே நினைத்து, மௌன விரதம் மேற்கொண்டு இருந்தாள்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: सरस्-तीर (unnamed)
Type: ghat
Scene: On the quiet bank of a lotus-filled lake, the wife sits or stands in silent vow, eyes fixed on the waters where her husband is submerged; her posture is unwavering, conveying devotion and inner heat of tapas.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion and restraint (mauna) are presented as powerful forms of tapas aligned with dharma.
A sacred lake (sarasa) is implied, but the specific tīrtha name is not given in this excerpt.
Observance of mauna (silence) as a vow, undertaken on the bank of the lake in devotion.