Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
प्रोक्ता भवद्भि र्यज्ञेऽस्मिन्ननुगृह्योऽस्मि सर्वदा । पत्नी ममेयं गायत्री यज्ञेऽस्मिन्ननुगृह्यताम्
proktā bhavadbhi ryajñe'sminnanugṛhyo'smi sarvadā | patnī mameyaṃ gāyatrī yajñe'sminnanugṛhyatām
Apa yang telah kalian ucapkan dan tetapkan dalam yajña ini membuatku senantiasa dianugerahi rahmat. Inilah istriku, Gāyatrī—semoga ia pun berkenan diterima dengan kasih dalam yajña ini.
Brahmā (most consistent with ‘my wife is Gāyatrī’ within the preceding consecration/marriage context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a consecrated yajña-maṇḍapa at Prabhāsa, Brahmā addresses the assembled ṛtviks, expressing gratitude and formally presenting his wife Gāyatrī for acceptance into the rite; fire-altar glows, ladles and kuśa arranged, priests attentive.
FAQs
A yajña becomes complete through śakti and sanctified partnership; grace (anugraha) is central to spiritual fruition.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Gāyatrī’s acceptance in the yajña is narrated as a sacred, place-linked event.
The formal acceptance of the patnī (wife) into the yajña—patnī-saṃyoga as a condition of ritual completeness.