Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
शबर उवाच । कारणं नास्ति मे किंचिन्न दुःखं किंचिदेव तु । संसारभयभीतोऽहं नान्या बुद्धिः प्रवर्तते
śabara uvāca | kāraṇaṃ nāsti me kiṃcinna duḥkhaṃ kiṃcideva tu | saṃsārabhayabhīto'haṃ nānyā buddhiḥ pravartate
Śabara berkata: “Tiada sebab khusus padaku, dan tiada dukacita tertentu. Namun aku gentar oleh ketakutan terhadap saṃsāra; tiada tekad lain yang timbul dalam diriku.”
Śabara
Scene: The Śabara speaks with folded hands or lowered gaze, confessing no worldly cause—only fear of saṃsāra; the queen listens attentively near a sacred riverbank.
FAQs
Existential fear of saṃsāra can awaken a search for liberation, but it must be guided by dharma rather than rash action.
The statement is made in the Śūlabheda tīrtha setting of the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None explicitly in this verse; it expresses the inner motive (saṃsāra-bhaya).