Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 149
एवं शक्रे च विष्णौ च रुद्रे वै पावके तथा । ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणानां च गायत्री सा वरं ददौ । तस्मिन्काले वरं दत्त्वा ब्रह्मणः पार्श्वगाऽभवत्
evaṃ śakre ca viṣṇau ca rudre vai pāvake tathā | brahmaṇo brahmaṇānāṃ ca gāyatrī sā varaṃ dadau | tasminkāle varaṃ dattvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśvagā'bhavat
Demikianlah kepada Śakra (Indra), kepada Viṣṇu, kepada Rudra, dan juga kepada Pāvaka (Agni)—serta kepada Brahmā dan para brāhmaṇa—Gāyatrī menganugerahkan anugerah. Setelah memberi anugerah itu pada saat itu, ia pun bersemayam di sisi Brahmā.
Narrator within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (contextual; likely Sūta relating the account)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gāyatrī Devī, radiant and composed, bestows boons upon Indra, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Agni, Brahmā, and a circle of brāhmaṇas; afterward she stands at Brahmā’s side, signifying brahma-sānnidhya.
FAQs
Gāyatrī is revered as universally beneficent—honored by major deities and established alongside Brahmā.
The passage belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing the narrative within Prabhāsa’s sanctity.
No direct prescription; it supports the authority of Gāyatrī worship by showing her cosmic status.