Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 9

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

तत्कर्मगुणवीर्याणि काश्यपस्य महात्मन: । पश्चाद्वक्ष्यामहेऽदित्यां यथैवावततार ह ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

tat-karma-guṇa-vīryāṇi kāśyapasya mahātmanaḥ paścād vakṣyāmahe ’dityāṁ yathaivāvatatāra ha

Translation

لاحقًا (في الكانتو الثامن من شريمَد بهاگوتَم) سنصف كيف ظهر أوروكراما، الرب فاماناديفا، ابنًا للمهيب كاشيابا من رحم أديتي، وكيف غطّى العوالم الثلاثة بثلاث خطوات، وسنذكر أعماله الفريدة وصفاته وقوته وكيفية مولده.

Synonyms

• तत्कर्मगुणवीर्याणि: his deeds, qualities, and powers
• तत्कर्मगुणवीर्याणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + कर्म + गुण + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमास (‘his deeds, qualities, and powers’)

• काश्यपस्य: of Kaśyapa
• काश्यपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: afterwards)

• वक्ष्यामहे: we shall speak
• वक्ष्यामहे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अदित्याम्: Aditi
• अदित्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यथा: as/how
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/how)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अवततार: descended (incarnated)
• अवततार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अव-; अर्थ: ‘अवतीर्णः’ (descended/incarnated)

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), पदपूरण/स्मरणार्थ (emphatic/expletive)

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Aditi

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about describing a person by karma, guna, and virya?

This verse signals the Bhagavatam’s method of presenting exalted figures—by their deeds (karma), qualities (guṇa), and spiritual/heroic potency (vīrya)—before detailing their role in the unfolding divine history.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention Kaśyapa and Aditi here in Canto 6 Chapter 18?

He is transitioning the narrative: after the immediate events, he will explain Kaśyapa’s significance and how his connection with Aditi becomes important to the next developments involving the devas.

Practical application of remembering karma, guna, and virya in modern life?

Evaluate leaders and teachers by consistent actions, character, and inner strength—not merely by claims—aligning one’s trust and learning with proven virtue and integrity.