Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
विरूपो वा सुरूपो वा दरिद्रो वा धनाधिपः । स्त्रीणामेकः पतिर्भर्त्ता गतिर्नान्या जगत्त्रये
virūpo vā surūpo vā daridro vā dhanādhipaḥ | strīṇāmekaḥ patirbharttā gatirnānyā jagattraye
“وہ بدصورت ہو یا خوبصورت، غریب ہو یا دولت مند؛ عورت کے لیے شوہر ہی بھرتا اور پناہ ہے—تینوں جہانوں میں اس کے سوا کوئی راہ نہیں۔”
Strī (pativratā wife)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama
Scene: The woman delivers a proverbial statement with calm certainty; contrasting portraits of husband as poor/rich, ugly/handsome are implied as symbolic vignettes behind her.
FAQs
The verse asserts unwavering marital fidelity as a dharma-ideal, valuing commitment over worldly conditions.
No specific tīrtha is named in the verse; the teaching occurs within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa tīrtha narrative.
None; it is a normative dharma statement (ācāra-vākya) rather than a rite.