Shiva Purana

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अथ भर्तृविहीनाया वक्ष्ये धर्मं सनातनम् ॥ व्रतं दानं तपः शौचं भूशय्यानक्तभोजनम् ॥ २१ ॥

sanskrit

Now I shall explain to you the eternal religious duties of a woman who is bereft of her husband. Vows charity austerities cleanliness lying on the ground and eating at night.

english translation

atha bhartRvihInAyA vakSye dharmaM sanAtanam ॥ vrataM dAnaM tapaH zaucaM bhUzayyAnaktabhojanam ॥ 21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/46/21

अथ भर्तृविहीनाया वक्ष्ये धर्मं सनातनम् ॥ व्रतं दानं तपः शौचं भूशय्यानक्तभोजनम् ॥ २१ ॥

sanskrit

Now I shall explain to you the eternal religious duties of a woman who is bereft of her husband. Vows charity austerities cleanliness lying on the ground and eating at night.

english translation

atha bhartRvihInAyA vakSye dharmaM sanAtanam ॥ vrataM dAnaM tapaH zaucaM bhUzayyAnaktabhojanam ॥ 21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript