Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

यस्यांशात्तामसाज्जातो रुद्रः कालाग्निसन्निभः । विश्वमेतद्धरत्यंते स पूज्योऽस्माभिरीश्वरः

Transliteration

yasyāṃśāttāmasājjāto rudraḥ kālāgnisannibhaḥ | viśvametaddharatyaṃte sa pūjyo'smābhirīśvaraḥ

Translation

D’une part de Lui, par le tamas, naît Rudra, semblable au feu du Temps à la fin ; et à l’ultime terme il résorbe cet univers. Ce Seigneur (Īśvara), nous l’adorons.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक — ‘whose’

• aṃśāt: from (his) portion
• aṃśāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• tāmasāt: from tamas (tamasic aspect)
• tāmasāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāmasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक — विशेषण; ‘from the tamasic (quality)’

• jātaḥ: born, arisen
• jātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘born/arisen’

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kālāgnisannibhaḥ: resembling the fire of Time
• kālāgnisannibhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘कालाग्नेः सन्निभः’/‘like the fire of time’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — विशेषण (of Rudra)

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण (of viśvam)

• dharati: holds, supports
• dharati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक — ‘at the end’ (अधिकरण)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त/भाव्य)
• Form: भाव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Rājaputra (continuing reply)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra born from the Lord’s tāmasa portion, blazing like the fire of Time; the cosmos shown at the brink of dissolution—waves, smoke, and collapsing worlds—while Īśvara remains steady and worship-worthy.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rudra
• Tamas
• Kālāgni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dissolution and transformation (pralaya) are sacred functions rooted in the Lord; worship recognizes Śiva as master of beginnings and endings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse praises cosmic dissolution under divine lordship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it continues the theological praise supporting Śiva-worship.