Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

अथ सावित्रीकल्पज्ञे सावित्र्याख्यानवाचके । दैवज्ञे ह्युञ्छवृत्तिस्थे दरिद्रे चाग्निहोत्रिणि

Transliteration

atha sāvitrīkalpajñe sāvitryākhyānavācake | daivajñe hyuñchavṛttisthe daridre cāgnihotriṇi

Translation

Dann (suche man) einen Kenner des Sāvitrī-Ritus, einen Vorleser der heiligen Erzählung Sāvitrīs, einen gelehrten Astrologen, einen, der vom Ährenlesen lebt, einen Armen und einen Agnihotrin (Bewahrer des heiligen Feuers).

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थक/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• सावित्रीकल्पज्ञे: in/with the knower of the Sāvitrī-ritual
• सावित्रीकल्पज्ञे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री + कल्प + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः—सावित्र्याः कल्पं जानाति इति (knower of Sāvitrī-ritual procedure)

• सावित्र्याख्यानवाचके: in/with the reciter of Sāvitrī’s tale
• सावित्र्याख्यानवाचके: Adhikaraṇa (Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री + आख्यान + वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः—सावित्र्याः आख्यानं वाचयति इति (reciter of Sāvitrī’s story)

• दैवज्ञे: in/with the astrologer/diviner
• दैवज्ञे: Adhikaraṇa (Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• उञ्छवृत्तिस्थे: in/with one who lives by gleaning
• उञ्छवृत्तिस्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Context)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उञ्छवृत्ति + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); समासः—उञ्छवृत्तौ स्थितः (one living by gleaning)

• दरिद्रे: in/with a poor man
• दरिद्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Context)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• अग्निहोत्रिणि: in/with one who maintains the Agnihotra
• अग्निहोत्रिणि: Adhikaraṇa (Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निहोत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sāvitrī-vrata context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee respectfully approaches a small assembly: a kalpa-knower and kathā-reciter seated with manuscripts, a jyotiṣi with almanac, an uñchavṛtti ascetic with a modest bundle of grains, a poor man receiving alms, and an agnihotrin beside a small sacred fire.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Agnihotra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by honoring sacred knowledge and supporting austere, needy, and fire-ritual maintaining households.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the observance connected with Sāvitrī-sthala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Selection/invitation of qualified persons—ritual experts, narrators, and pious householders (including Agnihotrins)—as recipients/participants in the rite.