Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 119
कर्षुकाणां यथा सीता भूतानां धारिणी तथा । एवं स्तुवंतं सावित्री विष्णुं प्रोवाच सुव्रता
karṣukāṇāṃ yathā sītā bhūtānāṃ dhāriṇī tathā | evaṃ stuvaṃtaṃ sāvitrī viṣṇuṃ provāca suvratā
ดุจร่องไถ (สีตา) สำหรับชาวนาไถนา ฉันใด นางก็เป็นผู้ค้ำจุนสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงฉันนั้น. ครั้นเมื่อพระวิษณุกำลังสรรเสริญนางอยู่ สาวิตรีผู้มั่นคงในพรตศักดิ์สิทธิ์จึงกล่าวกับพระองค์.
Narrator (transition to Sāvitrī’s reply)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāvitrī is portrayed as the universal supporter; the simile of the furrow is visualized with a sacred field near the coast, while Viṣṇu stands praising her; she begins to speak, calm and vow-steady (suvratā).
FAQs
The Goddess is the sustaining ground of existence; sincere praise naturally leads to divine instruction and blessing.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting in which this dialogue and hymn-bearing merit are situated.
Stuti (praise) is the active practice shown; the verse introduces the forthcoming boon discourse.