ओंकारपूर्वके देवि वीणापुस्तकधारिणि । वेदांबिके नमस्तुभ्यमवैधव्यं प्रयच्छ मे
oṃkārapūrvake devi vīṇāpustakadhāriṇi | vedāṃbike namastubhyamavaidhavyaṃ prayaccha me
ઓંકારપૂર્વકે દેવી, વીણા અને પુસ્તક ધારણ કરનારી! વેદાંબિકે, તમને નમસ્કાર; મને અવૈધવ્યનું વર આપો.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) quoting the prescribed mantra (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close devotional focus: Sāvitrī as Veda-mother holding vīṇā and book, radiating śānta-tejas; a devotee (often a married woman in vrata context) offers flowers and prays for avaidavya.
The Goddess is approached as the source of sacred knowledge and auspicious protection, granting stability and well-being in household life.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where this Purāṇic mantra is prescribed within the worship sequence.
Japa/recitation of a mantra to Sāvitrī (Vedāmbikā), seeking the boon of avaidhavya (freedom from widowhood).
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