Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । पद्मा पद्मासनस्थेनाधिष्ठिता पद्मयोगिनी । सावित्रतेजःसदृशी सावित्री तेन चोच्यते

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | padmā padmāsanasthenādhiṣṭhitā padmayoginī | sāvitratejaḥsadṛśī sāvitrī tena cocyate

Translation

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: Ella es Padmā, la Yoginī del Loto que preside, establecida por Aquel que está sentado en el loto. Semejante al resplandor de Savitṛ, por eso se la llama Sāvitrī.

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् मार्कण्डेयः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पद्मा: Padmā (Lotus-goddess aspect)
• पद्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पद्मासनस्थेन: by (one) seated on a lotus-seat
• पद्मासनस्थेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मासन + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (पद्मासने स्थितः)

• अधिष्ठिता: presided over / governed
• अधिष्ठिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (one who is presided over)

• पद्मयोगिनी: the lotus-yoginī
• पद्मयोगिनी: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पद्मस्य योगिनी)

• सावित्रतेजःसदृशी: similar to Savitṛ’s radiance
• सावित्रतेजःसदृशी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावित्र + तेजस् + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सावित्रस्य तेजसः सदृशी)

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तेन: therefore / by that (reason)
• तेन: Hetu/Reason (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya defines Sāvitrī as Padmā/Padmayoginī, connected to Brahmā on the lotus and shining like Savitṛ; visual emphasis on lotus-seat, lotus aura, and solar radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Sāvitrī
• Savitṛ
• Padmā
• Padmāsana (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It links tīrtha-devatā worship to Vedic radiance: Sāvitrī embodies Savitṛ’s light and the lotus-born cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-tīrtha (introduced at the start of Adhyāya 200), where her siddhi is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it defines Sāvitrī’s nature to ground subsequent worship.