Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा राज्ञी तत्र स्वयं गता । उवाच शबरीं प्रीत्या देहि पद्मानि मूल्यतः

Transliteration

tasyāstu vacanaṃ śrutvā rājñī tatra svayaṃ gatā | uvāca śabarīṃ prītyā dehi padmāni mūlyataḥ

Translation

Mendengar kata-katanya, permaisuri sendiri pergi ke sana. Dengan penuh kasih, baginda berkata kepada wanita Śabarī: “Berikanlah bunga teratai itu; ambillah harga yang patut.”

Word by Word

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

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय-निर्देशक (particle: but/indeed)

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

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Auxiliary action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• rājñī: the queen
• rājñī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• svayam: herself
• svayam: Karta (Emphatic agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb)

• gatā: went
• gatā: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'went/has gone'

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śabarīm: to Śabarī (Śabarī as addressee)
• śabarīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भावे करणम् (by/with affection)

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• padmāni: lotuses
• padmāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• mūlyataḥ: for a price/at cost
• mūlyataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mūlya (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in terms of price)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen, adorned yet gentle, steps down from royal conveyance and speaks kindly to Śabarī, requesting lotuses and offering payment; Śabarī stands with a basket of blooms.

Characters & Entities

• Rājñī (Queen)
• Śabarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expresses itself through reverent offerings, and sincere worship motivates even royalty to seek sacred materials with humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa tradition, connected with the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) region and its devotional culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Obtaining lotuses as worship-offerings—preparatory to proper arcana (ritual worship).