Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एवमस्त्विति सावित्री ध्यानयोगपरायणा । मनसा ता गिर: सर्वा प्रत्यगृह्नात्‌ तपस्विनाम्‌,सावित्रीने ध्यानयोगमें स्थित हो तपस्वियोंकी उस आशीर्वादमयी वाणीको “एवमस्तु (ऐसा ही हो)! कहकर मन-ही-मन शिरोधार्य किया

Transliteration

evam astv iti sāvitrī dhyānayogaparāyaṇā | manasā tā giraḥ sarvā pratyagṛhṇāt tapasvinām ||

Translation

Markandeya said: “So be it,” Savitri—steadfast in the discipline of meditation—accepted in her heart all those blessing-laden words spoken by the ascetics, taking them as an inward vow and sacred assurance.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

अस्तुlet it be

इतिthus (quotative)

सावित्रीSavitri

ध्यानयोगपरायणाdevoted to meditation-yoga

मनसाwith the mind

ताःthose

गिरःwords, utterances

सर्वाःall

प्रत्यगृह्णात्accepted, received (took to heart)

तपस्विनाम्of the ascetics

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Sāvitrī

tapasvins (ascetics)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined receptivity: blessings and counsel from the spiritually accomplished bear fruit when received with inner steadiness (dhyāna-yoga) and affirmed with sincere resolve (“evam astu”).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Markandeya’s narration, Savitri—absorbed in meditative discipline—responds “So be it” and inwardly accepts the ascetics’ auspicious words, treating them as a sacred assurance to be carried in her mind.