Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्योत्पन्नस्य भूतस्य तेजो रूपस्य भारत । पश्चात्प्रजापतिर्भूयः कालः कालान्तरेण वै

Transliteration

tasyotpannasya bhūtasya tejo rūpasya bhārata | paścātprajāpatirbhūyaḥ kālaḥ kālāntareṇa vai

Translation

اے بھارت! اُس تَیجس روپ ہستی کے ظاہر ہونے کے بعد، پرجاپتی نے پھر کال (وقت) کو پیدا کیا—یقیناً اپنے اپنے وقفے اور مناسب موسم کے مطابق۔

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• उत्पन्नस्य: of the arisen
• उत्पन्नस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पद्/√पन् (उत् + √पद्/पन्) (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भूतस्य) — 'of the arisen'

• भूतस्य: of the being/creature
• भूतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तेजः: radiance
• तेजः: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-भावे (तेजो-रूपस्य)

• रूपस्य: of the form
• रूपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; 'तेजोरूपस्य' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (radiance-formed)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'afterwards'

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati, lord of creatures
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (प्रजानां पतिः)

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्त्यर्थ/अधिक्य) — 'again/further'

• कालः: Time (as a deity/principle)
• कालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कालान्तरेण: after a lapse of time
• कालान्तरेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (कालस्य अन्तरम्) — 'after an interval of time'

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थ/खलु) — emphatic particle

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) within Revā Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the radiant being appears, a wheel of time—marked by seasons, yugas, and lunar phases—unfurls behind him; Prajāpati is shown as a creator-figure setting the cosmic clock.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata
• Prajāpati
• Kāla (Time)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Creation unfolds in divinely governed order: radiance and life-principle are followed by Time, which regulates dharma and worldly rhythms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is cosmological; within Revā Khaṇḍa it supports the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) region as a landscape where cosmic principles are contemplated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets doctrinal context for later praise of Sun-centered observances.