Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
आपः पतिव्रतास्पर्शमभिलष्यंति सर्वदा । गायत्र्याघविनाशो नो पातिव्रत्येन साऽघनुत्
āpaḥ pativratāsparśamabhilaṣyaṃti sarvadā | gāyatryāghavināśo no pātivratyena sā'ghanut
Nước luôn khát khao được chạm bởi người vợ pativratā. Ngay cả năng lực diệt tội gắn với Gāyatrī, đối với chúng ta, cũng thành tựu nhờ hạnh pativratā của nàng; chính lòng tận hiến ấy xua tan tội lỗi.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic teacher-voice)
Tirtha: Āpaḥ (Sarva-tīrtha-svarūpa) touched by Pativratā
Type: river
Scene: A river personified as a goddess rises with folded hands toward a pativratā; ripples form Gāyatrī’s meter-like patterns; sins depicted as dark smoke dissipate upon her presence.
FAQs
Devotion and moral steadfastness are presented as a powerful purifier—capable of removing sin like the most sacred mantra-energies.
No single site is named; the verse uses the imagery of sacred waters and purification in a generalized Mahatmya style.
Gāyatrī is referenced as a sin-destroyer, but the verse does not prescribe japa; it praises pativratā-dharma as an equivalent purifier.