Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
श्वेतवस्त्रा जले स्नात्वा ददाहात्मानमात्मना । याचितस्तु शिवो भर्त्ता पुनर्जन्मांतरे तया
śvetavastrā jale snātvā dadāhātmānamātmanā | yācitastu śivo bharttā punarjanmāṃtare tayā
Berbalut kain putih, ia mandi di air dan dengan kehendaknya sendiri menyerahkan tubuhnya ke dalam api. Sesudah itu, pada kelahiran berikutnya, ia memohon Śiva sebagai suaminya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual narration within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Satī in white garments performs a solemn bath, then enters fire by yogic will; the scene balances purity (water, white cloth) with transformative flame, while Śiva’s presence is felt as destiny beyond the moment.
FAQs
Purity, resolve, and single-pointed devotion: the soul’s vow toward the Divine can continue across births.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa is the Māhātmya-frame in which this Śaiva episode is recounted.
Snāna (bathing) and wearing white garments are mentioned as markers of ritual purity, though no full vrata is detailed here.
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