Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
मनसापि हि या नेह चिंतयेत्पुरुषांतरम् । सोमया सह सौख्यानि भुंक्ते चात्रापि कीर्तिभाक्
manasāpi hi yā neha ciṃtayetpuruṣāṃtaram | somayā saha saukhyāni bhuṃkte cātrāpi kīrtibhāk
درحقیقت، وہ عورت جو اپنے ذہن میں بھی کسی دوسرے مرد کا خیال نہیں لاتی، وہ سوما کے ساتھ خوشیاں مناتی ہے، اور اسی دنیا میں نیک نامی بھی حاصل کرتی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A devoted wife seated in a clean courtyard, mind steady, offering a lamp; above, Somā (Moon-deity) bestows cool radiance; townspeople speak of her good fame—twofold fruit: celestial joy and worldly reputation.
FAQs
It emphasizes inner (mental) purity and fidelity as dharma that yields both worldly honor and otherworldly happiness.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a dharmic instruction embedded in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative setting.
No ritual act is prescribed; it prescribes ethical discipline—avoiding even mental intent toward adultery.