Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

ततो वंशमये पात्रे वस्त्रयुग्मेन वेष्टिते । सावित्रीप्रतिमां कृत्वा सर्वावयवशोभिताम्

Transliteration

tato vaṃśamaye pātre vastrayugmena veṣṭite | sāvitrīpratimāṃ kṛtvā sarvāvayavaśobhitām

Translation

Ensuite, dans un récipient de bambou enveloppé d’une paire d’étoffes, qu’on façonne une image de Sāvitrī, ornée de tous ses membres avec une beauté accomplie.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तर्ये

• वंशमये: made of bamboo
• वंशमये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of pātre)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पदार्थ-निर्माणार्थे (made of)

• पात्रे: in a vessel
• पात्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वस्त्रयुग्मेन: with a pair of cloths
• वस्त्रयुग्मेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधनार्थे

• वेष्टिते: wrapped (around)
• वेष्टिते: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of pātre)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √veṣṭ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘पात्रे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सावित्री-प्रतिमाम्: an image of Sāvitrī
• सावित्री-प्रतिमाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक) + pratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having made)

• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: adorned in all limbs (fully embellished)
• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of pratimām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + avayava (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘प्रतिमाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; क्त-भावे (adorned)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual space at Prabhāsa: a bamboo vessel wrapped in two cloths; a freshly fashioned, graceful Sāvitrī image with well-defined limbs; priests arranging the altar with calm concentration.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is approached through reverent form: careful icon preparation embodies focused devotion and ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is taught within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, connecting worship practice to sacred-place merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use a bamboo vessel wrapped in two cloths and create a well-formed Sāvitrī image for the vrata worship.