Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 169
सावित्री लोकजननी लोकानुग्रहकारिणी । यस्तां पूजयते भक्त्या पक्षमेकं निरंतरम् । ब्रह्मपूजाविधानेन तस्य पुत्रो ध्रुवो भवेत्
sāvitrī lokajananī lokānugrahakāriṇī | yastāṃ pūjayate bhaktyā pakṣamekaṃ niraṃtaram | brahmapūjāvidhānena tasya putro dhruvo bhavet
سافيتري هي أمُّ العوالم ومانحةُ النعمة للكائنات. من يعبدها بتفانٍ مدةَ نصفِ شهرٍ متصلٍ بلا انقطاع، وفقَ شعائر عبادة براهما، فسيُرزَق يقينًا بابنٍ ثابتٍ راسخ.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Sāvitrī-sthala
Type: kshetra
Listener: Primary listener in the Prabhāsa-māhātmya dialogue (frame sages)
Scene: Sāvitrī as radiant lokamātā seated on a lotus, with Vedic aura; a devotee couple performs fortnight-long worship with Brahmā-rite implements—kuśa, kamaṇḍalu, vedi, and offerings—seeking a steadfast son.
FAQs
Sincere, continuous devotion (niyama) to the Goddess, aligned with dharmic ritual, is said to yield stable, life-supporting blessings.
Within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context, Sāvitrī’s presence at Prabhāsa-kṣetra is implied as the sacred locus for this worship.
Worship Sāvitrī continuously for one pakṣa (fortnight) according to the brahma-pūjā-vidhi (Brahmā-worship procedure) to gain the boon of an enduring son.