Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
भुंक्ते भुक्ते स्वामिनि च तिष्ठ ति त्वनुतिष्ठति । विनिद्रिते या निद्राति प्रथमं परिबुध्यति
bhuṃkte bhukte svāmini ca tiṣṭha ti tvanutiṣṭhati | vinidrite yā nidrāti prathamaṃ paribudhyati
جب آقا کھاتا ہے تو وہ کھاتی ہے؛ جب وہ کھڑا ہوتا ہے تو وہ بھی اس کے ساتھ کھڑی رہتی ہے۔ جب وہ سوتا ہے تو وہ سوتی ہے—مگر سب سے پہلے بیدار ہوتی ہے۔
Sūta
Scene: A quiet domestic sequence in three beats: the husband eats and the wife eats after attending; he rises and she rises in support; he sleeps and she sleeps lightly, awakening first at dawn to begin duties.
FAQs
It depicts disciplined, attentive service as a hallmark of the pativratā ideal in household life.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on domestic dharma.
No formal ritual; it prescribes daily observances of attentiveness and readiness in service.