Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
अथ प्रतस्थे परशुं गृहीत्वा सत्यवान्वनम् । सावित्र्यपि च भर्तारं गच्छंतं पृष्ठतोऽन्वयात्
atha pratasthe paraśuṃ gṛhītvā satyavānvanam | sāvitryapi ca bhartāraṃ gacchaṃtaṃ pṛṣṭhato'nvayāt
پھر ستیہ وان کلہاڑا ہاتھ میں لے کر جنگل کی طرف روانہ ہوا، اور ساوتری بھی اپنے پتی کے پیچھے پیچھے چلتی ہوئی اس کے ساتھ گئی۔
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (narrative setting)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience/ṛṣis
Scene: Satyavān, strong and simple, lifts an axe and walks toward the forest; behind him Sāvitrī follows with controlled urgency, her gaze fixed on him, the path narrowing under trees as destiny approaches.
FAQs
Steadfast companionship rooted in dharma—Sāvitrī’s loyal following becomes the ground for her later spiritual triumph.
The story is narrated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya framework, linking dharmic exemplars to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
No explicit rite; it depicts dharmic conduct (pativratā accompaniment) rather than a formal ritual.