Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
भर्तृविद्वेषिणीं नारीं नैषा संभाषते क्वचित् । नैकाकिनी क्वचिद्भूयान्न नग्ना स्नाति च क्वचित्
bhartṛvidveṣiṇīṃ nārīṃ naiṣā saṃbhāṣate kvacit | naikākinī kvacidbhūyānna nagnā snāti ca kvacit
وہ ایسی عورت سے کبھی گفتگو نہ کرے جو اپنے شوہر سے عداوت رکھتی ہو۔ وہ کہیں بھی اکیلی نہ رہے، اور کبھی برہنہ ہو کر غسل نہ کرے۔
Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya narrative voice; didactic instruction in context)
Scene: A pativratā woman politely turning away from a gossiping, husband-hating woman; later, a riverbank bathing scene with modest drape and attendants nearby, emphasizing safety and decorum.
FAQs
Keep virtuous company and maintain modest, cautious conduct to protect dharma and household harmony.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it focuses on social and personal discipline.
A conduct rule concerning bathing modestly (not bathing unclothed).