Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

अवतारं करोत्येवं सावित्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया

Transliteration

avatāraṃ karotyevaṃ sāvitrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā

Translation

Ainsi, de cette manière même, Sāvitrī—la bien-aimée de Brahmā—se manifeste, prenant descente (avatāra).

Word by Word

• अवतारम्: descent/manifestation (incarnation)
• अवतारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• करोति: does/makes
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार-वाचक (thus/in this manner)

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रिया: beloved
• प्रिया: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सावित्र्याः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāvitrī’s auspicious manifestation in Prabhāsa-kṣetra—radiant Devī appearing with Vedic aura, attended by Brahmā’s presence implied, the kṣetra landscape sanctified by pilgrimage activity.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When worship is performed as enjoined, divine grace becomes tangible—devotion invites presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the rite is said to culminate in Sāvitrī’s gracious manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse summarizes the result of the prior worship procedure: Sāvitrī’s appearance/manifestation.