Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
एवं ते समयं कृत्वा गता यावद्द्विजोत्तमाः । तावद्ध पतिना ज्ञाता न कश्चित्तत्र तिष्ठति
evaṃ te samayaṃ kṛtvā gatā yāvaddvijottamāḥ | tāvaddha patinā jñātā na kaścittatra tiṣṭhati
ครั้นทำข้อตกลงกันดังนี้แล้ว เหล่าพราหมณ์ผู้เลิศก็ออกเดินทางไป; ต่อมาสามีจึงรู้ว่า ณ ที่นั้นไม่มีผู้ใดเหลืออยู่เลย
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Puṣkara episode (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A husband returns to an empty dwelling—silent courtyard, cold hearth, unattended ritual space—his posture showing shock and worry.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often warn that negligence or misplaced trust during religious journeys can invite disorder at home.
The larger episode continues to revolve around the Puṣkara-traya pilgrimage in Kārttika.
No new rite is prescribed here; it advances the story by noting the departure after making an arrangement (samaya).