Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कालं प्रतीक्षस्व कञ्चित्त्वं ब्राह्मणोत्तम । समये समनुप्राप्ते त्वां च नेष्यामि तत्र वै

Transliteration

tasmātkālaṃ pratīkṣasva kañcittvaṃ brāhmaṇottama | samaye samanuprāpte tvāṃ ca neṣyāmi tatra vai

Translation

« C’est pourquoi, ô meilleur des brāhmaṇas, attends quelque temps. Quand l’heure propice sera venue, je te conduirai assurément en ce lieu. »

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्-प्रयोगः), अपादानार्थे/हेतौ (ablatival adverbial: 'therefore/from that')

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रतीक्षस्व: wait; be patient
• प्रतीक्षस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कञ्चित्: some
• कञ्चित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कञ्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-विशेषण (indefinite: 'some')

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणोत्तम: O best of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्राह्मणानाम् उत्तमः)

• समये: at the time
• समये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• समनुप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• समनुप्राप्ते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु) → समनुप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'समये' इति विशेषणम्

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• नेष्यामि: I will lead/take
• नेष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇa (addressed as brāhmaṇottama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devadeva addresses a humble brāhmaṇa, hand raised in assurance, indicating ‘wait’ and ‘I will lead you’—a pause before the journey begins.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Trijāta
• Camatkārapura (implied by “there”)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual fruition unfolds in right timing; patience and trust in the Lord’s guidance are themselves dharmic disciplines.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The destination implied is Camatkārapura within the ongoing Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical instruction is given: wait until the appointed time, then proceed under divine guidance (a pilgrimage cue).