Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । अथ यावच्च ताः शप्ता मातरो द्विजसत्तमाः । सावित्र्या तास्तु गंधर्व्यः प्राप्ताः सा यत्र तिष्ठति
sūta uvāca | atha yāvacca tāḥ śaptā mātaro dvijasattamāḥ | sāvitryā tāstu gaṃdharvyaḥ prāptāḥ sā yatra tiṣṭhati
Sūta dit : «Alors, ô meilleurs des deux-fois-nés, dès que ces Mères furent maudites par Sāvitrī, ces femmes Gandharva s’en allèrent et atteignirent le lieu où elle demeurait».
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages/brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvāija-sattamāḥ (the assembled sages)
Scene: Right after being cursed, the Mothers—here described as Gandharva-women—move swiftly and anxiously toward Sāvitrī’s dwelling, seeking her presence.
FAQs
Even after transgression and punishment, the Purāṇic path often turns toward seeking refuge and reconciliation with the divine.
The episode continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya of Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
None; it sets the narrative scene and movement toward the देवी.