Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 54

Preparation for War with Shankhachuda

Devanagari script

काले भवन्ति वृक्षाश्च स्कन्धवन्तश्च कालतः । क्रमेण पुष्पवन्तश्च फलवन्तश्च कालतः

Transliteration

kāle bhavanti vṛkṣāśca skandhavantaśca kālataḥ | krameṇa puṣpavantaśca phalavantaśca kālataḥ

Translation

Cây cối lớn lên đúng thời điểm, chúng phát triển thân cây đúng thời điểm. Dần dần, chúng nở hoa và kết trái vào thời điểm thích hợp.

Word by Word

• kāle: in time
• kāle: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla
• Form: Masculine Locative Singular

• bhavanti: exist
• bhavanti: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū
• Form: Lat 3rd Person Plural

• vṛkṣāḥ: trees
• vṛkṣāḥ: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa
• Form: Masculine Nominative Plural

• skandhavantaḥ: having trunks
• skandhavantaḥ: Kartā-visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: skandhavat
• Form: Masculine Nominative Plural

• kālataḥ: from time
• kālataḥ: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla
• Form: Masculine Ablative Singular (tasil)

• krameṇa: in sequence
• krameṇa: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama
• Form: Masculine Instrumental Singular

• puṣpavantaḥ: having flowers
• puṣpavantaḥ: Kartā-visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpavat
• Form: Masculine Nominative Plural

• phalavantaḥ: having fruits
• phalavantaḥ: Kartā-visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phalavat
• Form: Masculine Nominative Plural

Speaker

Shankhachuda

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: null

Tattva Discussed: null

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: setup

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Shankhachuda explaining the nature of time through metaphors

Narrative Layer: embedded

Philosophical Significance

Text: Illustrates Kala as the natural, inescapable rhythm of the universe (Rta), governing biological and cosmic processes alike.

Characters & Entities

• Kala (Time)

FAQs

What analogy does Shankhachuda use to explain Time?

He uses the analogy of a tree, explaining that it grows, develops a trunk, flowers, and bears fruit only when the right time arrives.