Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि सावित्र्याश्चरितं महत् । यथा सा ब्रह्मणा त्यक्ता गायत्री च विवाहिता
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi sāvitryāścaritaṃ mahat | yathā sā brahmaṇā tyaktā gāyatrī ca vivāhitā
Īśvara sprach: »Höre, o Göttin; ich will die große Begebenheit um Sāvitrī verkünden—wie sie von Brahmā verlassen wurde und wie Gāyatrī vermählt ward.«
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Īśvara begins formal narration (‘Īśvara uvāca’), promising the great story of Sāvitrī’s abandonment and Gāyatrī’s marriage; solemn proclamation.
FAQs
Sacred history (carita) is taught as dharma-instruction; listening with attention is presented as the gateway to understanding karmic outcomes.
The discourse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing Prabhāsa as the sacred setting of the wider account.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) to the sacred narrative; no formal rite is specified.