सर्वेषामेव भूतानां स्थानमस्ति महीतले । भर्त्तारमेकमुत्सृज्य स्त्रीणां नान्यः समाश्रयः
sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāṃ sthānamasti mahītale | bharttāramekamutsṛjya strīṇāṃ nānyaḥ samāśrayaḥ
Segala makhluk mempunyai tempatnya di bumi; namun bagi wanita, selain suami seorang, tiada naungan yang sah lagi untuk dijadikan sandaran.
Sāvitrī (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame assumed; not explicit in verse)
Scene: Sāvitrī concludes her argument with a firm statement on rightful shelter; the composition emphasizes her unwavering stance against the vastness of Yama’s realm.
It presents an ideal of exclusive marital fidelity as a central dharmic refuge for a wife.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the larger setting of the māhātmya where this dialogue is narrated.
None directly; it is an ethical-dharmic assertion within the narrative.