Shloka 9

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

Devanagari script

मौहूर्तिका देवगणा मुहूर्तायाश्च जज्ञिरे । ये वै फलं प्रयच्छन्ति भूतानां स्वस्वकालजम् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

mauhūrtikā deva-gaṇā muhūrtāyāś ca jajñire ye vai phalaṁ prayacchanti bhūtānāṁ sva-sva-kālajam

Translation

Du sein de Muhūrtā naquirent les êtres célestes appelés Mauhūrtikas. Ils accordent aux êtres vivants les fruits de leurs actes selon le temps qui leur est propre.

Synonyms

• मौहूर्तिकाः: the Mauhūrtikas (deities of moments)
• मौहूर्तिकाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौहूर्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देव-गणाः: groups of gods
• देव-गणाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां गणाः)

• मुहूर्तायाः: of Muhūrtā (name)
• मुहूर्तायाः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• जज्ञिरे: were born
• जज्ञिरे: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they bestow/give
• प्रयच्छन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; प्र-उपसर्ग

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: सम्प्रदान-सम्बन्ध (Beneficiary relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्व-स्व-कालजम्: arising from each one’s own time (due)
• स्व-स्व-कालजम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कालज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य स्वस्य कालस्य जातम् = born of each one’s own time); पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (sva-sva)

Characters & Entities

• Mauhūrtikāḥ
• Muhūrtā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how karma gives results at the right time?

This verse explains that specific demigods (the Mauhūrtikas) and the deity Muhūrtā administer karma’s fruits, delivering results to living beings according to their proper, appointed time.

Who are the Mauhūrtika demigods in the Bhagavatam?

They are a class of devas described here as responsible for granting the timely fruits of actions—ensuring that beings receive outcomes when their karmic time matures.

Practical application of ‘karma ripens in time’ in modern life?

The shloka encourages patience and responsibility: keep acting dharmically, knowing results may not appear immediately but will manifest when the proper time arrives.