Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ततो मया प्रतिज्ञातमेव मस्तु महामुने । त्वयापि क्रियतां स्थानं कापिलं कपिलोत्तमम्

Transliteration

tato mayā pratijñātameva mastu mahāmune | tvayāpi kriyatāṃ sthānaṃ kāpilaṃ kapilottamam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ മഹാമുനേ, ഞാൻ പ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തതു യഥാവിധി സഫലമാകട്ടെ. കൂടാതെ, ഹേ കപിലോത്തമാ, നിങ്ങൾയും ‘കാപില’ എന്ന പുണ്യസ്ഥലം സ്ഥാപിക്കണം.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः = क्रम/हेतु/अनन्तर (then/thereupon)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतिज्ञातम्: promised
• प्रतिज्ञातम्: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• म: my
• म: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive enclitic)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Let it be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षा (also)

• क्रियताम्: let it be made/done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Request/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• स्थानम्: a place/abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object of क्रियताम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कापिलम्: Kapila-related (Kapila’s)
• कापिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कापिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कपिलोत्तमम्: excellent/supreme Kapila(-place)
• कपिलोत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कपिल + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कपिलः उत्तमः)

Speaker

Unspecified (addressing Kapila as a revered sage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāpila

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kapila (addressed as महामुने / कपिलोत्तम)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada (or the donor/host) affirms his vow and requests Kapila to establish the sacred place ‘Kāpila’; imagery can show a foundation rite: marking boundaries, installing a liṅga or sacred marker, sages witnessing.

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• Kāpila (place/seat)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic vow gains fullness when it leads to enduring sacred institutions—places and practices that benefit the wider community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A site named “Kāpila” (a Kapila-associated sacred place) is invoked for establishment, indicating local sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is to ‘establish a sthāna’—a consecrated sacred place connected with Kapila.