Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

स सभार्यो व्रतमिदं तत्र चक्रे नृपः स्वयम् । सावित्रीति प्रसिद्धं यत्सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

sa sabhāryo vratamidaṃ tatra cakre nṛpaḥ svayam | sāvitrīti prasiddhaṃ yatsarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

അവിടെ രാജാവ് തന്റെ രാജ്ഞിയോടുകൂടെ സ്വയം ‘സാവിത്രീവ്രതം’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായ, എല്ലാ ശുഭകാമനകളുടെയും ഫലം നൽകുന്ന വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• sa: he
• sa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• sabhāryaḥ: together with (his) wife
• sabhāryaḥ: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bhārya (प्रातिपदिक; सह + भार्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (with wife)

• vratam: vow, observance
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• idam: this
• idam: Karma-anvaya (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• cakre: performed, did
• cakre: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• nṛpaḥ: the king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः (indeclinable; emphatic/reflexive adverb)

• sāvitrī: Sāvitrī
• sāvitrī: Name/Quotation (नाम-उद्धरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (or द्वितीया) एकवचनम्; इति-पूर्वपद-नामनिर्देशे (as a quoted name)

• iti: thus, called
• iti: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणबोधक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• prasiddham: well-known
• prasiddham: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasiddha (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + √sidh + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (Relative subject/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• sarvakāmaphalapradam: granting the fruit of all desires
• sarvakāmaphalapradam: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-kāma-phala-prada (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king and queen in Prabhāsa-kṣetra perform the Sāvitrī-vrata with offerings, lamps, and mantra-recitation before a sacred altar near the tīrtha waters.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvapati
• Sāvitrī Vrata
• Sāvitrī-sthala
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When performed in a sacred place with sincere effort, a vrata becomes a powerful dharmic means for blessings and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthala within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of the Sāvitrī Vrata, notably performed jointly by husband and wife.