Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

किं कार्यं कश्च सन्तापः किं वागमनकारणम् । देवतानामृषीणां च कथ्यतां मम माचिरम्

Transliteration

kiṃ kāryaṃ kaśca santāpaḥ kiṃ vāgamanakāraṇam | devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca kathyatāṃ mama māciram

Translation

“มีธุระอันใด และความร้อนรนนี้คืออะไร? ด้วยเหตุใดพวกท่านจึงมา? จงบอกเราโดยพลันเถิด ทั้งเหล่าเทวะและเหล่าฤๅษี อย่าได้ชักช้า”

Word by Word

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• कार्यम्: task / matter to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कः: what? / which?
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सन्तापः: distress / affliction
• सन्तापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• वाक्: speech / word
• वाक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आगमनकारणम्: reason for coming
• आगमनकारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (āgamanasya kāraṇam)

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• देवतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told / please tell
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थ (injunctive request)

• मम: to me / of me
• मम: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long / long (delay)
• चिरम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva leans slightly forward, palm open in a gentle questioning gesture; devas and ṛṣis stand with anxious faces, hands folded; the moment is quiet, compassionate, and urgent.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is accessible and attentive; divine compassion begins by inviting truthfully stated needs and anxieties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this direct speech.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a conversational prompt within the narrative.