Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततः कतिपयाहस्य कालस्य भगवान्रविः । दृष्ट्वा तु रूपमुत्सृज्य परमं तेज उज्ज्वलम्

Transliteration

tataḥ katipayāhasya kālasya bhagavānraviḥ | dṛṣṭvā tu rūpamutsṛjya paramaṃ teja ujjvalam

Translation

Then, after some days had passed, the blessed Sun—having beheld the situation—cast off his former appearance, setting aside his supremely blazing radiance.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषणम् (then/thereafter)

• कतिपय-अहस्य: of a few days
• कतिपय-अहस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कतिपय (प्रातिपदिक) + अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘कालस्य’ इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः

• कालस्य: of time
• कालस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समय-सम्बन्ध

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘भगवान्’ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); having seen

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• उत्सृज्य: having cast off
• उत्सृज्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); त्यक्त्वा/विसृज्य = having cast off

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘तेजः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तेजः: radiance
• तेजः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• उज्ज्वलम्: bright
• उज्ज्वलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘तेजः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya, previously unbearably blazing, consciously sheds an earlier form and assumes a moderated, approachable radiance; the light shifts from searing white-gold to a softer aureate glow, calming the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even immense power is guided by dharma—divine strength is moderated for harmony and the welfare of beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse does not name a tīrtha; it continues the mythic explanation within the Āśvina Tīrtha chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a divine transformation rather than prescribing practice.