Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तद्दीप्यमानं सहसा सूर्यैस्तै रुद्रसम्भवैः । धूमाकुलमभूत्सर्वं प्रणष्टग्रहतारकम्

Transliteration

taddīpyamānaṃ sahasā sūryaistai rudrasambhavaiḥ | dhūmākulamabhūtsarvaṃ praṇaṣṭagrahatārakam

Translation

रुद्रसम्भव त्या सूर्यांनी सहसा प्रज्वलित होताच सर्वत्र धुराने आच्छादले गेले, आणि ग्रह-तारे दृष्टीआड झाले।

Word by Word

• tat: that (thing)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• dīpyamānam: shining, blazing
• dīpyamānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīp (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Present participle; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)

• sūryaiḥ: by the suns
• sūryaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• rudra-sambhavaiḥ: born of Rudra
• rudra-sambhavaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (rudrasya sambhavāḥ = born of Rudra); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• dhūma-ākulam: filled with smoke
• dhūma-ākulam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhūma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (धूमेन आकुलम् = filled with smoke); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular)

• sarvam: all, everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• praṇaṣṭa-graha-tārakam: with planets and stars disappeared
• praṇaṣṭa-graha-tārakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇaṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक) + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (प्रणष्टाः ग्रहाः तारकाः यस्मिन्/यत्र = with planets and stars vanished); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Multiple Rudra-born suns erupt in the sky; thick smoke blankets the firmament; planets and stars vanish as the world is swallowed by a dark, fiery haze.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sūrya (as solar force)
• Graha (planets)
• Tārā (stars)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is upheld by divine will; when dissolution approaches, even celestial markers fade—prompting detachment and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.