Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 125

Devanagari script

गतायामथ सावित्र्यां गायत्री वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

gatāyāmatha sāvitryāṃ gāyatrī vākyamabravīt

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อพระสาวิตรีเสด็จไปแล้ว พระคายตรีจึงตรัสถ้อยคำนี้

Word by Word

• गतायाम्: when (she) had gone
• गतायाम्: Adhikarana (Absolute-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; locative absolute component (when she had gone)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; discourse particle (then/now)

• सावित्र्याम्: when Sāvitrī (was gone)
• सावित्र्याम्: Adhikarana (Absolute-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; locative in locative absolute (in/when Sāvitrī...)

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī
• गायत्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतनभूत/imperf.), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (narrator); within the narrative, Gāyatrī becomes the direct speaker (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Savitrī exits the scene; Gāyatrī turns toward the assembly, poised to speak, with sages attentive in a sacred coastal grove/temple precinct of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The māhātmya proceeds through sacred dialogue, where divine speech becomes the vehicle for dharma and promised fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding context is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, even though the verse itself is a transition into Gāyatrī’s speech.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated here; it introduces a forthcoming declaration of boons and religious merit.