Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
हा नाथनाथ भोः स्वामिन्किं जहासि पतिव्रताम् । पतिव्रतां पतिप्राणां कस्मान्मां त्यजसि प्रभो
hā nāthanātha bhoḥ svāminkiṃ jahāsi pativratām | pativratāṃ patiprāṇāṃ kasmānmāṃ tyajasi prabho
“ہائے! اے ناتھ کے ناتھ، اے سوامی! تُو پتی ورتا کو کیوں چھوڑتا ہے؟ جس کے لیے پتی ہی پران ہے، اے پربھو، مجھے کیوں ترک کرتا ہے؟”
Rati
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rati cries out with arms extended toward the unseen Kāma, her face wet with tears; the air still holds the aftermath of divine fire, while the sacred field stands silent as witness.
FAQs
It portrays pativratā-bhāva—exclusive devotion and fidelity—expressed as a dharmic ideal even in separation.
Prabhāsakṣetra, the setting where the Māhātmya situates the Śaiva narrative to proclaim the sanctity of the kṣetra.
None; the verse is a personal lament rather than a ritual instruction.