Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि सावित्र्याश्चरितं महत् । यथा सा ब्रह्मणा त्यक्ता गायत्री च विवाहिता

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi sāvitryāścaritaṃ mahat | yathā sā brahmaṇā tyaktā gāyatrī ca vivāhitā

Translation

Īśvara bersabda: Dengarlah, wahai Dewi; akan kuceritakan kisah agung Sāvitrī—bagaimana dia ditinggalkan oleh Brahmā, dan bagaimana Gāyatrī dikahwinkan.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (the Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall tell
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sāvitryāḥ: of Sāvitrī
• sāvitryāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• caritam: story/deed
• caritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘चरितम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• yathā: how/just as
• yathā: Sambandha (Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथार्थे/प्रकारे (as/how)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tyaktā: was abandoned
• tyaktā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gāyatrī: Gāyatrī
• gāyatrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• vivāhitā: was married
• vivāhitā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-vah (धातु) + ita (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara begins formal narration (‘Īśvara uvāca’), promising the great story of Sāvitrī’s abandonment and Gāyatrī’s marriage; solemn proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Śrīdevī
• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā
• Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred history (carita) is taught as dharma-instruction; listening with attention is presented as the gateway to understanding karmic outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The discourse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing Prabhāsa as the sacred setting of the wider account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) to the sacred narrative; no formal rite is specified.