Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67
कपिलोवाच । ममैव विहितो मृत्युर्न ते पुत्रक सांप्रतम् । न चायमन्यभूतानां मृत्युः स्यादन्यमृत्युतः
kapilovāca | mamaiva vihito mṛtyurna te putraka sāṃpratam | na cāyamanyabhūtānāṃ mṛtyuḥ syādanyamṛtyutaḥ
Kapila berkata: Kematian ini telah ditetapkan untukku sahaja, wahai anakku, bukan untukmu pada saat ini. Dan ini bukanlah kematian yang ditujukan bagi makhluk lain, dan bukan pula kematian yang timbul daripada sebab yang lain.
Kapila
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Putraka (a young son/child addressed affectionately)
Scene: An aged sage (Kapila) calmly addressing a young child in a forest hermitage, conveying that the impending death is divinely ordained for him alone; atmosphere of stillness and solemn compassion.
FAQs
The Purāṇic view affirms an allotted destiny (vihita) and a divinely governed order, where death comes according to one’s ordained share.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Arbudakhaṇḍa narrative within Prabhāsakhaṇḍa.
None; this is a doctrinal statement about destiny and the specificity of one’s ordained death.