Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
इति प्रसाद्य देवेशं शबरी दृढनिश्चया । विवेश ज्वलितं वह्निं भस्मसादभवत्क्षणात्
iti prasādya deveśaṃ śabarī dṛḍhaniścayā | viveśa jvalitaṃ vahniṃ bhasmasādabhavatkṣaṇāt
ఇలా దేవేశుని ప్రసన్నం చేసుకొని, దృఢనిశ్చయముగల శబరీ మండుతున్న అగ్నిలో ప్రవేశించింది; క్షణమాత్రంలోనే భస్మమైంది.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: Śabarī, steadfast and composed, stands before a roaring sacrificial-like fire; after offering prayers to Deveśa, she steps into the flames, which flare and then settle, leaving sacred ash (bhasma) as a sign of consummated offering.
FAQs
Resolute surrender to God, performed with devotion and prayer for grace, is portrayed as spiritually transformative.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse; the focus is the act of devotion to Deveśa (Śiva).
Entry into a blazing fire is narrated as her chosen offering; it is not presented as a general injunction for all.