Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 100

The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

प्रादात् खटकटां चान्यां सर्वपापविमोचनः संतानिकां विकलिकां क्रमश्चत्वरवासिनीम्

Transliteration

prādāt khaṭakaṭāṃ cānyāṃ sarvapāpavimocanaḥ saṃtānikāṃ vikalikāṃ kramaścatvaravāsinīm

Translation

彼——能解除一切罪业者——亦赐卡塔卡塔与另一位（同类之一）；并赐桑塔尼迦、毗迦利迦与迦罗摩，居于十字路口（或四衢交会处）者。

Word by Word

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• खटकटाम्: Khaṭakaṭā (a woman named so)
• खटकटाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खटकटा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्याम्: another (female)
• अन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying an implied feminine noun (another [one])

• सर्वपापविमोचनः: the remover of all sins (a person/epithet)
• सर्वपापविमोचनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विमोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• संतानिकाम्: Saṃtānikā (a woman named so)
• संतानिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतानिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विकलिकाम्: Vikalikā (a woman named so)
• विकलिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकलिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रमः: Krama (a person named Krama)
• क्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• चत्वरवासिनीम्: Catvaravāsinī (dwelling at the crossroads/square; a woman named so)
• चत्वरवासिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चत्वर + वासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speakers

• Narrator/ṛṣi voice (recensional; likely Pulastya to Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Purificatory tīrtha-power (sarvapāpavimocana)

Key Themes

• Sin-removal through tīrthas
• Cataloguing of local sacred presences
• Pilgrimage topography (junction/crossroads shrines)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Who is ‘sarvapāpavimocanaḥ’—a deity, a tīrtha, or a person?

In māhātmya diction it is typically an epithet of a purifying sacred power—often the tīrtha itself (personified) or the presiding deity of that tīrtha—emphasizing the site’s capacity to remove all sins.

What does ‘catvara-vāsinī’ tell us geographically?

It points to a shrine or sacred presence located at a ‘catvara’—a junction, crossroads, or public square. Such liminal nodes are common in Indian sacred mapping, marking places for offerings, protective deities, and ritual transitions during yātrā.

Why are some names hard to translate (e.g., Khaṭakaṭā)?

Tīrtha catalogues often preserve vernacular, onomatopoetic, or region-specific names. Their primary function is identificatory (linking to a local cult/site) rather than semantic; fuller meaning may depend on regional commentarial traditions or adjacent verses naming the exact locality.