Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । श्रीफलानि सपद्मानि दत्तानि शबरेण तु । गृहीत्वा तानि राज्ञी सा पूजां चक्रे सुशोभनाम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śrīphalāni sapadmāni dattāni śabareṇa tu | gṛhītvā tāni rājñī sā pūjāṃ cakre suśobhanām

Translation

Der Herr sprach: „Der Śabara gab Kokosnüsse und Lotosblumen. Sie nahm sie an und vollzog eine überaus herrliche Verehrung.“

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (parasmaipada)

• śrī-phalāni: śrī-fruits (auspicious fruits)
• śrī-phalāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), बहुवचन (plural)

• sa-padmāni: together with lotuses
• sa-padmāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), बहुवचन (plural); सहार्थक (with-)

• dattāni: given
• dattāni: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) → datta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), बहुवचन (plural)

• śabareṇa: by the Śabara (tribal man)
• śabareṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (indeed/but)

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: grah (धातु) → gṛhītvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)

• tāni: those (things)
• tāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• rājñī: the queen
• rājñī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• sā: she
• sā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• cakre: performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada)

• su-śobhanām: very beautiful
• su-śobhanām: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (as explicitly stated)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śabara offers coconuts and lotus flowers to the queen; she receives them reverently and performs a radiant worship before the Lord’s shrine, with lamps, incense, and garlands creating splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Śabara
• Rājñī (Queen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere offerings—even from a forest-dweller—become worthy when received with faith and used in devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā sacred region); the verse highlights worship rather than naming a particular tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use offered items (coconuts and lotuses) to perform pūjā beautifully and with devotion.