Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

तया च सत्वरं गत्वा यथावृत्तं निवेदितम् । शबर्युक्तं पुरस्तस्याः सविस्तरपरं वचः

Transliteration

tayā ca satvaraṃ gatvā yathāvṛttaṃ niveditam | śabaryuktaṃ purastasyāḥ savistaraparaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

นางรีบไปและกราบทูลทุกอย่างตามที่เกิดขึ้นจริง ต่อหน้าพระราชินี นางเล่าถ้อยคำของศบรีอย่างละเอียดครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• satvaram: quickly/hastily
• satvaram: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (Auxiliary action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• yathā-vṛttam: as it happened/according to what occurred
• yathā-vṛttam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक; √vṛt)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणार्थ (adverbial)

• niveditam: was reported/informed
• niveditam: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + vid (धातु)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'was reported'

• śabarī-uktam: spoken by Śabarī
• śabarī-uktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śabarī (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (प्रातिपदिक; √vac)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) = 'śabaryā uktaṃ'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• puras: in front/presence
• puras: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable of place)

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

• sa-vistara-param: having detail as its main feature; in full detail
• sa-vistara-param: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + vistara + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उपपद/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध): 'with detail as the chief/aim'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vacaḥ: speech/statement
• vacaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A female attendant hurries along a path from a rustic riverside/forest area toward a royal court, then stands before the queen recounting Śabarī’s words in detail.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rājñī (queen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful, faithful transmission of dharmic words is itself a form of service and preserves sacred intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a Revā Khaṇḍa narrative episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes prompt reporting and careful recounting of devotional speech.