Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44
वांछामि नाहमपि सर्वधनाधिपत्यं न स्वर्गभूमिमचलां न पदं विधातुः । भूयो भवामि यदि जन्मनिजन्मनि स्यां त्वत्पादपंकजलसन्मकरंदभृंगी
vāṃchāmi nāhamapi sarvadhanādhipatyaṃ na svargabhūmimacalāṃ na padaṃ vidhātuḥ | bhūyo bhavāmi yadi janmanijanmani syāṃ tvatpādapaṃkajalasanmakaraṃdabhṛṃgī
Je ne désire ni la souveraineté sur toutes les richesses, ni le royaume inébranlable du ciel, ni même la dignité du Créateur. Si je dois renaître encore et encore, qu’à chaque naissance je sois l’abeille buvant le vrai nectar du lotus de Tes pieds.
Śabarī
Scene: A devotee mentally renounces crowns, celestial thrones, and Brahmā’s seat, choosing instead to become a small bee hovering at the radiant lotus-feet of Īśa, drinking nectar-like grace.
FAQs
Devotion to Śiva transcends worldly power and even heavenly rewards; the devotee seeks only service at the Lord’s feet.
No site is named; the focus is on the ‘pāda-tīrtha’ ideal—the sanctity of Śiva’s lotus feet as the devotee’s refuge.
No external rite is prescribed; it is a vow of exclusive devotion and renunciation of reward-seeking.