Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
भर्तृविद्वेषिणीं नारीं नैषा संभाषते क्वचित् । नैकाकिनी क्वचिद्भूयान्न नग्ना स्नाति च क्वचित्
bhartṛvidveṣiṇīṃ nārīṃ naiṣā saṃbhāṣate kvacit | naikākinī kvacidbhūyānna nagnā snāti ca kvacit
భర్తను ద్వేషించే స్త్రీతో ఆమె ఎప్పుడూ సంభాషించకూడదు. ఎక్కడా ఒంటరిగా ఉండకూడదు; ఎప్పుడూ నగ్నంగా స్నానం చేయకూడదు।
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya narrative voice; didactic instruction in context)
Scene: A pativratā woman politely turning away from a gossiping, husband-hating woman; later, a riverbank bathing scene with modest drape and attendants nearby, emphasizing safety and decorum.
FAQs
Keep virtuous company and maintain modest, cautious conduct to protect dharma and household harmony.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it focuses on social and personal discipline.
A conduct rule concerning bathing modestly (not bathing unclothed).