Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

भार्याया वचनं श्रुत्वा शबरस्तां जगाद ह । कमलानि यथालाभं दत्त्वा भुङ्क्ष्व हि सत्वरम्

Transliteration

bhāryāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā śabarastāṃ jagāda ha | kamalāni yathālābhaṃ dattvā bhuṅkṣva hi satvaram

Translation

ഭാര്യയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് ശബരൻ അവളോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ലഭിക്കുന്നത്ര താമരകൾ അർപ്പിച്ച് പിന്നെ വേഗത്തിൽ ഭുജിക്കൂ.”

Word by Word

• bhāryāyāḥ: of (his) wife
• bhāryāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• vacanam: words, statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• śabaraḥ: the Śabara (hunter)
• śabaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tām: to her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jagāda: said
• jagāda: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gad (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परोक्षभूत (perfect)

• ha: indeed/then
• ha: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (narrative particle)

• kamalāni: lotuses
• kamalāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• yathālābham: as available
• yathālābham: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + lābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: according to availability)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dā (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having given)

• bhuṅkṣva: eat
• bhuṅkṣva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (imperative: eat)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Śabara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest-dwelling Śabara speaks gently to his wife near a river-lotus pond, indicating a small bundle of lotuses to be offered before their meal.

Characters & Entities

• Śabara
• Śabarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offerings need not be extravagant; giving according to one’s means (yathālābha) sustains dharma in daily life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting remains implicit; the verse highlights practical dharma around offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kamalāni dattvā—offer lotus-flowers as available (a simple form of dāna/arcana), followed by taking food.