Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
भूताच्छादनभोज्येन भर्त्रा विरहिता सती । निनाय कतिचिन्मासान्सा बाला पितृमंदिरे
bhūtācchādanabhojyena bhartrā virahitā satī | nināya katicinmāsānsā bālā pitṛmaṃdire
Nahihiwalay sa asawa—na siyang nagkakaloob sa kanya ng kasuotan at pagkain—ang banal na dalaga ay nagpalipas ng ilang buwan sa tahanan ng kanyang ama.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not in excerpt)
Scene: Śāradā, deprived of her husband’s care, passes months quietly in her father’s home—simple living, restrained dress, contemplative posture.
FAQs
Endurance in sorrow and steadiness in virtue are praised; dharma is upheld even when worldly support is lost.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse continues a domestic narrative.
None explicitly; the verse describes circumstances rather than a rite.