Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
महासती महाभागा सावित्री सा पतिव्रता । पूज्या च सर्वदेवानां ज्येष्ठा श्रेष्ठा च सद्गणैः
mahāsatī mahābhāgā sāvitrī sā pativratā | pūjyā ca sarvadevānāṃ jyeṣṭhā śreṣṭhā ca sadgaṇaiḥ
ती सावित्री महासती, महाभागा व पतिव्रता आहे; ती सर्व देवांची पूज्य असून सत्समूहांत ज्येष्ठ व श्रेष्ठ मानली जाते।
Gāyatrī (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Savitrī-related tīrtha within Puṣkara kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A hymn-like description: Savitrī, radiant and composed, is shown as the foremost among noble assemblies, revered by devas; her pativratā aura is central.
FAQs
Pativratā-dharma and inner virtue are exalted as spiritually authoritative—so revered that even gods honor such integrity.
The praise occurs within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative setting.
Implicitly, it supports the worship (pūjā) of Sāvitrī, but no specific rite is detailed in this verse.