[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 5.240.22 # Skandapurana 5.240.22 Skandapurāṇa 5.240.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.240.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.22) yā'nugacchati bhartāraṃ mṛtaṃ sutapasā dvija .. sādhvī sā hi parijñeyā tayā coddhriyate kulam .. 22 .. > A woman who follows her deceased husband through great austerity, O twice-born, / is to be recognized as a virtuous wife; by her the family is delivered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.240.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.21) - [Next: 5.240.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.23) - [Up: 5.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.240.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.240.22) · Pramāṇa