Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

देवर्षिमुनिसिद्धेषु विश्वासपरमेषु च । कालाग्निरुद्रादुत्पन्नो धूमः कालोद्भवोद्भवः

Transliteration

devarṣimunisiddheṣu viśvāsaparameṣu ca | kālāgnirudrādutpanno dhūmaḥ kālodbhavodbhavaḥ

Translation

Même parmi les devarṣis, les sages et les siddhas —établis dans la confiance la plus haute— s’éleva une fumée, née de Kālāgnirudra, redoutable manifestation issue du Temps lui-même.

Word by Word

• देवर्षिमुनिसिद्धेषु: among devarṣis, munis, and siddhas
• देवर्षिमुनिसिद्धेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि + मुनि + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विश्वासपरमेषु: among those whose highest (state) was trust/faith
• विश्वासपरमेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वास + परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; विशेषण of देवर्षिमुनिसिद्धेषु

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कालाग्निरुद्रात्: from Kālāgnirudra
• कालाग्निरुद्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालाग्निरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्पन्नः: arisen; produced
• उत्पन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of धूमः

• धूमः: smoke (personified)
• धूमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कालोद्भवोद्भवः: born from the Time-born (i.e., from Kālāgnirudra)
• कालोद्भवोद्भवः: Visheshana (Apposition/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + उद्भव + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणरूपेण धूमस्य

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (to a king, nṛpaśreṣṭha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kālāgnirudra/Jāleśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Assemblies of devarṣis, munis, and siddhas stand firm in faith as a colossal column of smoke rises from Kālāgnirudra—dark, spiraling, edged with ember-like glow—suggesting time’s dread power.

Characters & Entities

• Kālāgnirudra
• Devarṣi
• Muni
• Siddha
• Kāla (Time)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine forces of Rudra act through Time to re-establish cosmic order when even the worlds of the holy are threatened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse introduces the origin of Dhūma that becomes central to the Dhūmāvarta tīrtha account in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it narrates the divine origin that later supports the tīrtha’s ritual efficacy.