Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
ब्रह्मोवाच । शक्र नायाति सावित्री सापि स्त्री शिथिलात्मिका । अनया भार्यया यज्ञो मया कार्योऽयमेव तु
brahmovāca | śakra nāyāti sāvitrī sāpi strī śithilātmikā | anayā bhāryayā yajño mayā kāryo'yameva tu
Brahmā dit : «Śakra, Sāvitrī ne vient pas ; elle aussi est une femme au courage relâché. Ainsi, c’est moi qui dois accomplir ce sacrifice avec cette épouse (ici présente).»
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śakra (Indra)
Scene: Brahmā at a sacrificial enclosure (vedi) speaks to Indra with urgency; priests, fire-altars, and the suspended ‘auspicious moment’ are implied; the narrative tension is the need for a suitable wife/consort to proceed.
FAQs
When dharma is endangered by delay, the presiding authority may act decisively to ensure the yajña is completed, prioritizing the continuity of sacred order.
This verse is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter but does not itself name or praise a particular tīrtha.
A procedural resolution: Brahmā declares the yajña should proceed with the wife who is present, despite Sāvitrī’s absence.
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