Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

वधूभिश्चैव मुख्याभिः सावित्री गन्तुमिच्छति । अदित्याद्यास्तथा देव्यो दक्षकन्याः समागताः

Transliteration

vadhūbhiścaiva mukhyābhiḥ sāvitrī gantumicchati | adityādyāstathā devyo dakṣakanyāḥ samāgatāḥ

Translation

娑维特丽（Sāvitrī）愿意前往，并由最尊贵的诸新娘随侍；而以阿底提（Aditi）为首的诸女神——达克沙（Dakṣa）之女——也都在彼处聚集。

Word by Word

• वधूभिः: with brides/daughters-in-law
• वधूभिः: Karaṇa/Sahakārī (Instrument/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुख्याभिः: chief/foremost
• मुख्याभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive); अव्ययभाव (to go)

• इच्छति: desires/wishes
• इच्छति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually 3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अदित्याद्याः: Aditi and others
• अदित्याद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदित्याद्य (प्रातिपदिक) = अदिति + आदि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; आदि-समास/तत्पुरुषः (अदितिः आद्या यसां ताः)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (linking/also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देव्यः: goddesses
• देव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दक्षकन्याः: daughters of Dakṣa
• दक्षकन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षकन्या (प्रातिपदिक) = दक्ष + कन्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य कन्याः)

• समागताः: assembled/came together
• समागताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (समागताः/समागताः = having assembled)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of principal brides and the Dakṣa-kanyā devīs (Aditi and others) assembling in Prabhāsa, preparing to accompany Sāvitrī toward Brahmā’s presence; a celestial gathering with orderly ranks and auspicious gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Aditi
• Dakṣa
• Dakṣakanyāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious undertakings proceed with noble company; sacred journeys and rites are strengthened by the presence of exalted, dharmic companions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Sāvitrī and the Dakṣa-born goddesses gather, reinforcing the tīrtha’s celebrated sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse notes Sāvitrī’s intention to proceed with a chief entourage, reflecting ceremonial order around the yajña.