Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26
अंतरायेऽपि कार्येषु पतिं नोत्थापयेत्क्वचित् । स्त्रीधर्मिणी त्रिरात्रं तु स्वमुखं नैव दर्शयेत्
aṃtarāye'pi kāryeṣu patiṃ notthāpayetkvacit | strīdharmiṇī trirātraṃ tu svamukhaṃ naiva darśayet
کاموں میں رکاوٹ آ بھی جائے تو وہ کبھی شوہر کو نہ جگائے۔ اور جو عورت استری دھرم کی پابند ہو، وہ تین راتوں تک اپنا چہرہ ظاہر نہ کرے۔
Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (didactic instruction on strī-dharma; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: Night-time interior: husband asleep; woman quietly manages household tasks without waking him; later, she remains veiled/behind a screen for three nights as part of restraint.
FAQs
Consideration, restraint, and disciplined observance are presented as forms of dharma within household life.
No sacred site is mentioned.
A vrata-like restraint is implied: “three nights” (tri-rātra) during which she does not show her face.