Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
कीदृशीं तां च गायत्रीं लब्धवान्पद्मसंभवः । यस्तां पत्नीं समुत्सृज्य तस्यामेव मनो दधौ
kīdṛśīṃ tāṃ ca gāyatrīṃ labdhavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ | yastāṃ patnīṃ samutsṛjya tasyāmeva mano dadhau
Und wie war jene Gāyatrī beschaffen, die der Lotosgeborene (Brahmā) erlangte—er, der seine Gattin beiseitesetzte und seinen Geist allein auf sie richtete?
Śrīdevī (continuing her questions)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Devī (questioner)
Scene: Devī’s questioning intensifies: she asks what kind of being Gāyatrī was—so compelling that Brahmā set aside his wife and fixed his mind on her—inviting a reveal of Gāyatrī’s radiant form and qualities.
FAQs
The verse highlights the moral tension of desire versus fidelity, setting up a teaching on consequences and restoration through sacred context.
Contextually Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative’s resolution and tapas are anchored.
None explicitly; it prepares for the forthcoming explanation.