Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

ततो वंशमये पात्रे वस्त्रयुग्मेन वेष्टिते । सावित्रीप्रतिमां कृत्वा सर्वावयवशोभिताम्

Transliteration

tato vaṃśamaye pātre vastrayugmena veṣṭite | sāvitrīpratimāṃ kṛtvā sarvāvayavaśobhitām

Translation

பின்னர் இரு துணிகளால் சுற்றப்பட்ட மூங்கில் பாத்திரத்தில், எல்லா அங்கங்களும் அழகுற விளங்கும் சாவித்ரீ தேவியின் பிரதிமையை உருவாக்கி நிறுவ வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तर्ये

• वंशमये: made of bamboo
• वंशमये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of pātre)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पदार्थ-निर्माणार्थे (made of)

• पात्रे: in a vessel
• पात्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वस्त्रयुग्मेन: with a pair of cloths
• वस्त्रयुग्मेन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधनार्थे

• वेष्टिते: wrapped (around)
• वेष्टिते: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of pātre)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √veṣṭ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘पात्रे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सावित्री-प्रतिमाम्: an image of Sāvitrī
• सावित्री-प्रतिमाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक) + pratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having made)

• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: adorned in all limbs (fully embellished)
• सर्व-अवयव-शोभिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of pratimām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + avayava (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘प्रतिमाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; क्त-भावे (adorned)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual space at Prabhāsa: a bamboo vessel wrapped in two cloths; a freshly fashioned, graceful Sāvitrī image with well-defined limbs; priests arranging the altar with calm concentration.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is approached through reverent form: careful icon preparation embodies focused devotion and ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is taught within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, connecting worship practice to sacred-place merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use a bamboo vessel wrapped in two cloths and create a well-formed Sāvitrī image for the vrata worship.