यद्दीयते किमपि कोटिगुणं तदाहुः स्नानं जपोनियममक्षयमेव सर्वम्
Whatever is given at that time is said to yield a crore-fold result; bathing, recitation, and observances—all become inexhaustible.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे युगादितिथिव्रतमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामैकाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana, in the Uttaraparvan, in the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Yudhishthira, is the one hundred and first chapter named 'The Description of the Greatness of the Yugadi Tithi Vow.'
वटसावित्रीव्रतवर्णनम् तत्सावित्रीव्रतं ब्रूहि ममोपरि दयां कुरु
The description of the Vat-Savitri vow. Tell me that Savitri vow; have compassion on me.
यथा चीर्णं व्रतवरं सावित्र्या राजकन्यया
And how that excellent vow was performed by Savitri, the royal maiden,
आसीन्मद्रेषु धर्मात्मा सर्वभूतहिते रतः
There was in Madra a righteous king, devoted to the welfare of all beings,
क्षमावांश्च क्षितिपतिः सत्यवांश्च जितेन्द्रियः
That king was patient, truthful, and self-controlled.
सावित्रीव्रतसिद्धं तत्सर्वकामप्रदायकम्
That Savitri vow, accomplished by her, grants all desires.
भूर्भुवःस्वरितीत्येषा साक्षान्मूर्तिमती स्थिता
This very 'bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ' is present here in embodied form.
उवाच दुहिता ह्येका तव राजन्भविष्यति
She said, 'O King, you will have a single daughter.'
कालेन सा तथा राजन्दुहिता देवरूपिणी
In time, O King, that daughter, divine in form,
सावित्रीत्येव नामास्याश्चक्रुर्विप्रास्तथा पिता सावित्री सुकुमाराङ्गी यौवनस्था बभूव ह
The Brahmins and her father gave her the name Savitri; Savitri, with delicate limbs, entered her youth.
तां सुमध्यां पृथुश्रोणीं प्रतिमां काञ्चनीमिव 4.102.
She, with a slender waist and broad hips, was like a golden image.
सा तु पद्मपलाशाक्षी प्रज्वलंतीव तेजसा
She, with eyes like lotus petals, shone as if blazing with radiance.
अथोपोष्य शिरःस्नाता देवतामभिगम्य सा
Then, having fasted and bathed her head, she approached the deity.
तेभ्यः सुमनसः शेषाः प्रतिगृह्य नृपात्मजा
The princess received the remaining flowers from them.
सोभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ शेषान्पूर्वं निवेद्य च
After respectfully greeting her father's feet, she first presented the remaining ones.
तां दृष्ट्वा यौवनं प्राप्तां स्वच्छां तां देवरूपिणीम्
Seeing her, who had attained youth and was pure, resembling a goddess,
युक्तः प्रदानकालोऽस्यास्तेन कश्चिद्वृणोत्विमाम्
The proper time for her giving has arrived; let someone choose her.
देवादीनां यथा वाच्यो न लब्धेयं तथा कुरु
As is to be spoken among the gods and others, if she is not obtained, do likewise.
पितुर्गृहे तु या कन्या रजः पश्यत्यसंस्कृता
A maiden in her father's house who sees her menses, yet is unsanctified,
अतोर्थं प्रेषयामीति कुरु पुत्रि स्वयंवरम्
For this purpose, I will send you; daughter, hold a svayaṃvara.
एवमस्त्विति सावित्री प्रोक्ता तस्माद्विनिर्ययौ 4.102.
‘So be it,’ said Sāvitrī, and then departed from there.
मान्यानामत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिषेचनम्
Having performed the washing of the feet of the honored elders there,
आजगाम पुनर्वेश्म सावित्री सह मंत्रिभिः
Sāvitrī returned again to the house, accompanied by ministers.
आसीनमासने विप्रं प्रणम्य स्मितभाषिणी
She, smiling and speaking gently, bowed to the sage seated on the seat.
द्युमत्सेन इति ख्यातो देवदत्तो बभूव सः
He became known as Dyumatsena, and was called Devadatta.
अहो बत महत्कष्टं सावित्र्या नृपतेः कृतम्
Ah, indeed, great hardship was undertaken by Sāvitrī for the king.
सत्यं वदत्यस्य पिता सत्यं माता प्रभाषते
Her father speaks the truth, her mother speaks the truth.
एको दोषोऽस्ति नान्योऽस्य सोऽद्यप्रभृति सत्यवाक्
There is only one fault, no other; from today, he will speak truthfully.
नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तनयां प्राह पार्थिवः संवत्सरेण सोल्पायुर्देहत्यागं करिष्यति
Hearing Nārada's words, the king said to his daughter: ‘Within a year, with little lifespan, he will abandon his body.’