युधिष्ठिर उवाच । सावित्री का द्विजश्रेष्ठ कथं वाराध्यते बुधैः । प्रसन्ना वा वरं कं च ददाति कथयस्व मे
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | sāvitrī kā dvijaśreṣṭha kathaṃ vārādhyate budhaiḥ | prasannā vā varaṃ kaṃ ca dadāti kathayasva me
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : Qui est Sāvitrī, ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés ? Comment les sages l’adorent-ils ? Lorsqu’elle est satisfaite, quel bienfait accorde-t-elle ? Dis-le-moi.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A royal sage-king Yudhiṣṭhira, seated respectfully, questions the venerable Mārkaṇḍeya about Sāvitrī—her nature, worship, and boons; a calm āśrama setting with riverine hints of Revā.
Right inquiry (praśna) is itself dharma—seeking the nature of a deity and proper worship before seeking results.
Sāvitrī-tīrtha is the context, though this verse is a question that introduces its māhātmya.
The verse asks about ārādhana (proper worship) but does not yet specify the method.