पतिव्रतत्वाच्चाश्रांता तामुवाच यमस्तथा । निवर्त गच्छ सावित्रि मुहूर्तं त्वमिहागता
pativratatvāccāśrāṃtā tāmuvāca yamastathā | nivarta gaccha sāvitri muhūrtaṃ tvamihāgatā
Karena keteguhan dharma kesetiaan istri, ia tidak letih; maka Yama berkata kepadanya: “Kembalilah, Sāvitrī. Engkau datang ke sini hanya untuk sekejap, satu muhūrta.”
Yama
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/Śaunaka group (typical frame; not explicit here)
Scene: Yama, the lord of death, halts Sāvitrī on a shadowed otherworldly path; she stands unwearied, resolute, her gaze fixed forward, embodying pativratā-tejas.
True dharma is portrayed as inexhaustible strength; even Yama acknowledges the power of pativratā commitment while asserting cosmic boundaries.
The episode is embedded in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing the sacred narrative atmosphere of Prabhāsa though no distinct tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; the verse is part of the dialogue and admonition to return.