Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

शबर्युवाच । न पूर्वं तु मया भुक्तं कस्मिंश्चैव तु वासरे । भुक्तशेषं मया भुक्तं यावत्कालं स्मराम्यहम्

Transliteration

śabaryuvāca | na pūrvaṃ tu mayā bhuktaṃ kasmiṃścaiva tu vāsare | bhuktaśeṣaṃ mayā bhuktaṃ yāvatkālaṃ smarāmyaham

Translation

ଶବରୀ କହିଲେ—“କୌଣସି ଦିନ ମୁଁ ପୂର୍ବେ କେବେ (ଏଭଳି) ଭୋଜନ କରିନାହିଁ। ଯେତେଦୂର ସ୍ମରଣ ଅଛି, ମୁଁ ସଦା ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ ଖାଇସାରିଲା ପରେ ଯାହା ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଥାଏ ସେହିଟି ଖାଇଛି।”

Word by Word

• śabarī: Śabarī
• śabarī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• pūrvam: before
• pūrvam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: previously)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhuktam: eaten
• bhuktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (eaten)

• kasmin: on any (which)
• kasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• vāsare: on a day
• vāsare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• bhuktaśeṣam: leftovers of food
• bhuktaśeṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhukta + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (bhuktasya śeṣaḥ = leftover of what was eaten)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhuktam: eaten
• bhuktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yāvatkālam: as long as
• yāvatkālam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (as long as)

• smarāmi: I remember
• smarāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śabarī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śabarī speaks with folded hands or lowered gaze, conveying long-practiced humility; a simple meal setting suggests she eats only remnants after serving others.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and self-restraint are portrayed as dharmic virtues—accepting little and avoiding entitlement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa milieu associated with the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the statement is autobiographical, highlighting ascetic habit and discipline.