Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

विवाहमेवं कृत्वा तु सावित्र्या ब्रह्मणा सह । परिधाप्य सितैर्वस्त्रैर्दंपतीनां तु सप्तकम्

Transliteration

vivāhamevaṃ kṛtvā tu sāvitryā brahmaṇā saha | paridhāpya sitairvastrairdaṃpatīnāṃ tu saptakam

Translation

Nachdem man so den Hochzeitsritus Sāvitrīs zusammen mit Brahmā vollzogen hat, soll man danach sieben Ehepaare in weiße Gewänder kleiden.

Word by Word

• विवाहम्: the marriage rite
• विवाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अनुवादक निपात (but/then)

• सावित्र्या: with Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्या: Saha / Karaṇa (Association/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Saha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• परिधाप्य: having clothed (them)
• परिधाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); णिच्-प्रयोग (causative gerund: having caused to be clothed)

• सितैः: white
• सितैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental, Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifier of vastraiḥ)

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• दंपतीनाम्: of the couples
• दंपतीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (then/indeed)

• सप्तकम्: a set of seven
• सप्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-sthala (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual pavilion at Prabhāsa: Sāvitrī and Brahmā honored; seven married couples stand in a row receiving spotless white garments, with priests arranging offerings and sacred vessels.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual devotion culminates in generosity—sharing auspiciousness with householders through dāna extends the rite into social dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Sāvitrī–Brahmā rite is framed as a meritorious pilgrimage observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After enacting the divine marriage rite, donate/clothe seven couples with white garments.