Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

कामकटंकटोवाच । मुच्यतां शीघ्रमेवासौ किमर्थं वा विलंबसे । कदाचिद्देवसंगत्या समयो मेऽभिपूर्यते

Transliteration

kāmakaṭaṃkaṭovāca | mucyatāṃ śīghramevāsau kimarthaṃ vā vilaṃbase | kadāciddevasaṃgatyā samayo me'bhipūryate

Translation

ကာမကတံကတက ပြောသည်— «သူ့ကို ချက်ချင်းလွှတ်ပါ။ ဘာကြောင့် နှောင့်နှေးနေသနည်း။ တစ်ခါတစ်ရံ နတ်ဘုရားတို့၏ အညီအညွတ်ကြောင့် ငါ့အတွက် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော အချိန်က ပြည့်စုံလာနိုင်သည်»

Word by Word

• कामकटंकटः: Kāmakaṭaṃkaṭa (name)
• कामकटंकटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + कटंकट (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नामधेय)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुच्यताम्: let him be released
• मुच्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let him be released’

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed)

• असौ: that man/he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• किमर्थम्: why/for what purpose
• किमर्थम्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb: for what reason/why)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

• विलम्बसे: do you delay
• विलम्बसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लम्ब् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कदाचित्: sometime
• कदाचित्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (sometime/at some point)

• देवसंगत्या: by association with the gods
• देवसंगत्या: Karana (Means/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + संगति (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां संगतिः)

• समयः: time/occasion
• समयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अभिपूर्यते: is fulfilled
• अभिपूर्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पूर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is fulfilled’

Speaker

Kāmakaṭaṃkaṭa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāmakaṭaṃkaṭa orders the visitor released immediately, questioning delay, and reflects that perhaps divine coincidence is fulfilling his destined hour; a decisive command with a contemplative undertone.

Characters & Entities

• Kāmakaṭaṃkaṭa
• deva (divinity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It points to destiny (daiva) shaping encounters; human plans unfold within a larger providential timing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.