Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सावित्र्या प्रीतया दत्ता सावित्र्याः पूजया तथा । सावित्रीत्येव नामाऽस्याश्चक्रे विप्राज्ञया नृपः

Transliteration

sāvitryā prītayā dattā sāvitryāḥ pūjayā tathā | sāvitrītyeva nāmā'syāścakre viprājñayā nṛpaḥ

Translation

此女因娑毗特丽欢喜而赐下，又因礼敬娑毗特丽而得。国王依婆罗门的劝告，便为女儿取名曰“娑毗特丽”。

Word by Word

• सावित्र्या: by/through Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• प्रीतया: with affection; being pleased
• प्रीतया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री प्रीतौ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), Instrumental singular; agrees with सावित्र्या

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Predicative
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु; √दा दाने) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) used predicatively; Passive sense ‘was given’

• सावित्र्याः: of Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• पूजया: by worship
• पूजया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/रीत्यर्थ (adverb/conjunctive)

• सावित्री: ‘Sāvitrī’
• सावित्री: Karma (Object/कर्म) (as नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (as name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थ-निदर्शक (quotative particle)

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

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here Accusative singular as object of चक्रे

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular ‘of her’

• चक्रे: made; gave (the name)
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु; करणे)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विप्राज्ञया: by the brāhmaṇa’s command
• विप्राज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विप्रस्य आज्ञा) ‘by the command of the brāhmaṇa’

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, guided by learned Brahmins, performs the naming rite and names his daughter ‘Sāvitrī’, acknowledging the goddess’ grace and worship.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmins (vipra)
• Aśvapati (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship (pūjā) bears fruit through divine pleasure and is harmonized with dharma through the guidance of learned elders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative continues the Prabhāsa—Sāvitrī-sthala episode where worship yields boons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Sāvitrī is highlighted as the means by which the boon is secured.