केशसंस्कारकबरी करकर्णादिभूषणम् । भर्त्तुरायुष्यमिच्छंती दूरये न्न पतिव्रता
keśasaṃskārakabarī karakarṇādibhūṣaṇam | bhartturāyuṣyamicchaṃtī dūraye nna pativratā
భర్త దీర్ఘాయుష్షును కోరే పతివ్రత స్త్రీ తన కేశసంస్కారం, జడ, అలాగే చేతి-చెవి మొదలైన ఆభరణాలను ఎప్పుడూ విసర్జించి దూరం చేయదు।
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.