Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)
तं कालं त॑ मुहूर्त च प्रतीक्षन्ती नृपात्मजा । यथोक्तं नारदवचद्रिन्तयन्ती सुदु:ःखिता,फिर पतिकी मृत्युसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाले समय और मुहूर्तकी प्रतीक्षा करती हुई राजकुमारी सावित्री नारदजीके पूर्वोक्त वचनका चिन्तन करके बहुत दुःखी हो गयी
taṃ kālaṃ taṃ muhūrtaṃ ca pratīkṣantī nṛpātmajā | yathoktaṃ nāradavacaś cintayantī suduḥkhitā ||
Markandeya said: The king’s daughter (Sāvitrī), waiting for that destined time and that very moment connected with her husband’s death, kept turning over in her mind Nārada’s earlier words; and, overwhelmed by foreknowledge, she became deeply sorrowful.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच