Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

नवमस्य कुलस्यात्र समर्यादस्य भूतले । श्रावणे कृष्णपक्षे तु संप्राप्ते पंचमीदिने

Transliteration

navamasya kulasyātra samaryādasya bhūtale | śrāvaṇe kṛṣṇapakṣe tu saṃprāpte paṃcamīdine

Translation

Hier auf Erden wird das neunte Geschlecht—innerhalb der rechten Grenzen des Dharma geordnet—wenn in Śrāvaṇa die dunkle Monatshälfte den fünften Mondtag erreicht, zu seinem bestimmten Anlass gelangen.

Word by Word

• नवमस्य: of the ninth
• नवमस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (agrees with कुलस्य), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कुलस्य: of the family/lineage
• कुलस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• समर्यादस्य: of the well-ordered/bounded
• समर्यादस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्याद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (agrees with कुलस्य), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘मर्यादासहित/of proper bounds’

• भूतले: on the earth’s surface
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; मासवाचक (month-name)

• कृष्णपक्षे: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णपक्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; कालवाचक—‘कृष्णः पक्षः’

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; contrast/emphasis)

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Absolute locative/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी—‘when (it) has arrived’

• पंचमीदिने: on the fifth lunar day
• पंचमीदिने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; कालवाचक—‘पञ्चम्याः दिनम्’

Speaker

Unspecified (continuation of the māhātmya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha (contextually emerging) / Hāṭakeśvara precinct

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (frame not in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic calendar scene: the sacred tank and shrine under monsoon clouds; devotees mark Śrāvaṇa kṛṣṇa Pañcamī; a lineage tree motif subtly appears, indicating the ‘ninth lineage’ reaching its destined moment.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāvaṇa
• Pañcamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is practiced in harmony with sacred time—specific lunar days and months intensify the fruit of tīrtha-related observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nāgatīrtha, within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A time-marker is given: Śrāvaṇa month, dark fortnight, Pañcamī—an auspicious window for tīrtha acts (implied worship/bathing).