Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
सावित्र्युवाच । सकृज्जल्पंति राजानः सकृज्जल्पंति ब्राह्मणाः । सकृत्कन्या प्रदीयेत त्रीण्येतानि सकृत्सकृत्
sāvitryuvāca | sakṛjjalpaṃti rājānaḥ sakṛjjalpaṃti brāhmaṇāḥ | sakṛtkanyā pradīyeta trīṇyetāni sakṛtsakṛt
ساوتری نے کہا: بادشاہ اپنا عہد صرف ایک بار کہتے ہیں؛ برہمن بھی ایک ہی بار بولتے ہیں۔ کنیا کا دان (نکاح) بھی ایک ہی بار ہوتا ہے—یہ تینوں ‘ایک بار اور بس ایک بار’ ہیں۔
Sāvitrī
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (father) and assembly (implied)
Scene: Sāvitrī speaks with calm firmness, enumerating three ‘once-only’ dharmic acts; a courtly setting with the king and sages listening, Prabhāsa’s sacred aura implied.
FAQs
Integrity of speech and commitment—once a righteous pledge is made, it should not be broken.
Indirectly Prabhāsakṣetra, as the Māhātmya frames Dharma teachings through exemplary narratives.
It alludes to kanyā-pradāna (giving the maiden in marriage), a key component of vivāha-saṃskāra.