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
And what was that Gāyatrī like, whom the lotus-born Brahmā obtained—he who, casting aside his wife, fixed his mind upon her alone?
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.