Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

तया च सत्वरं गत्वा यथावृत्तं निवेदितम् । शबर्युक्तं पुरस्तस्याः सविस्तरपरं वचः

Transliteration

tayā ca satvaraṃ gatvā yathāvṛttaṃ niveditam | śabaryuktaṃ purastasyāḥ savistaraparaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

Elle s’en alla aussitôt et rapporta tout exactement comme cela s’était passé. Devant la reine, elle exposa en détail les paroles de Śabarī.

Word by Word

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• satvaram: quickly/hastily
• satvaram: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (Auxiliary action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• yathā-vṛttam: as it happened/according to what occurred
• yathā-vṛttam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक; √vṛt)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणार्थ (adverbial)

• niveditam: was reported/informed
• niveditam: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vid (धातु)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'was reported'

• śabarī-uktam: spoken by Śabarī
• śabarī-uktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śabarī (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (प्रातिपदिक; √vac)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) = 'śabaryā uktaṃ'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• puras: in front/presence
• puras: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable of place)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sa-vistara-param: having detail as its main feature; in full detail
• sa-vistara-param: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + vistara + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उपपद/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध): 'with detail as the chief/aim'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vacaḥ: speech/statement
• vacaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A female attendant hurries along a path from a rustic riverside/forest area toward a royal court, then stands before the queen recounting Śabarī’s words in detail.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rājñī (queen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful, faithful transmission of dharmic words is itself a form of service and preserves sacred intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a Revā Khaṇḍa narrative episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes prompt reporting and careful recounting of devotional speech.