Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

सावित्र्या सहितो ब्रह्मा तृतीये भोजितो भवेत् । एकैकं भोजनं तत्र कोटिभोजसमं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

sāvitryā sahito brahmā tṛtīye bhojito bhavet | ekaikaṃ bhojanaṃ tatra koṭibhojasamaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Au troisième repas offert, Brahmā, accompagné de Sāvitrī, est tenu pour nourri. Chaque offrande de nourriture, même unique, y est mémorisée comme équivalente à nourrir un koṭi (dix millions).

Word by Word

• सावित्र्या: with Savitri
• सावित्र्या: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (with/ accompanied)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahma
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तृतीये: on the third (occasion)
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• भोजितः: fed
• भोजितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भोजित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• भवेत्: would be/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• एकैकम्: each (one)
• एकैकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + एक (प्रातिपदिक; पुनरुक्त-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (each single)

• भोजनम्: meal/feeding
• भोजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (उक्तं/विधेय)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• कोटि-भोज-समम्: equal to (the merit of) feeding ten million
• कोटि-भोज-समम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + भोज (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (equal to feeding a crore)

• स्मृतम्: is declared/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (is said/remembered)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-sthala in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A third brāhmaṇa couple is fed at Sāvitrī-sthala; above, Brahmā with Sāvitrī is envisioned as being satisfied. The scene conveys cosmic scale through symbolic multiplicity (many plates/offerings suggested).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a highly sanctified tīrtha, even a single righteous act multiplies in spiritual merit beyond ordinary measure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthala at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where feeding is said to yield koṭi-level merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A sequence of feedings is described; on the third, Brahmā with Sāvitrī is especially propitiated, and each feeding is equated to koṭi-bhojana.