ऋषय ऊचुः । एवं गतायां सावित्र्यां सकोपायां च सूतज । किं कृतं तत्र गायत्र्या ब्रह्माद्यैश्चापि किं सुरैः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | evaṃ gatāyāṃ sāvitryāṃ sakopāyāṃ ca sūtaja | kiṃ kṛtaṃ tatra gāyatryā brahmādyaiścāpi kiṃ suraiḥ
Các bậc hiền triết thưa rằng: Hỡi con của Sūta, khi Sāvitrī ra đi trong cơn phẫn nộ, lúc ấy Gāyatrī đã làm gì tại đó? Và Brahmā cùng các chư thiên khác đã làm gì nữa?
Ṛṣis (the assembled sages)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A council of sages questioning the sūta: they evoke the dramatic moment—Sāvitrī leaving in anger—while the divine assembly (Brahmā and devas) remains in a pavilion; Gāyatrī’s role is anticipated.
It frames inquiry into dharma and consequence—how divine beings respond when powerful vows and words (especially of a pativratā) set events in motion.
The question continues the narrative situated in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the verse introduces narrative inquiry rather than a ritual instruction.
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