Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सावित्री च कथं जाता तां ज्ञात्वा यज्ञमण्डपे । पत्नीशालां प्रविष्टां च सर्वं नो विस्तराद्वद

Transliteration

sāvitrī ca kathaṃ jātā tāṃ jñātvā yajñamaṇḍape | patnīśālāṃ praviṣṭāṃ ca sarvaṃ no vistarādvada

Translation

„Wie kam es, dass Sāvitrī hierin verwickelt wurde? Und nachdem sie im Opferpavillon erkannt hatte, was geschehen war—wie sie in die Halle der Gemahlinnen eintrat—berichte uns alles ausführlich.“

Word by Word

• sāvitrī: Sāvitrī
• sāvitrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• katham: how
• katham: Sambandha (Question/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (interrogative adverb)

• jātā: was born; arose
• jātā: Kriya (Action-state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (predicate participle)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (gerund/absolutive)

• yajñamaṇḍape: in the sacrificial pavilion
• yajñamaṇḍape: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña-maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञ + मण्डप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Locative singular)

• patnīśālām: the wives’ hall
• patnīśālām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī-śālā (प्रातिपदिक; पत्नी + शाला)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• praviṣṭām: entered
• praviṣṭām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (agreeing with patnīśālām)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• naḥ: to us
• naḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-बहुवचनरूपम् (enclitic); अत्र चतुर्थी (to us)

• vistarāt: in detail
• vistarāt: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Ablative singular); क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (in detail)

• vada: tell; speak
• vada: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-yajña maṇḍapa locus (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages lean forward, asking for a full account; behind them, the yajña pavilion is shown with a side chamber labeled patnīśālā, its doorway about to be crossed by Sāvitrī.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Yajñamaṇḍapa
• Patnīśālā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural inquiry (praśna) is presented as a dharmic act—seeking clarity to understand sacred history and ritual propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this request-verse; it functions as a lead-in within the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it references the yajña-maṇḍapa and patnīśālā as ritual spaces.