Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

ततस्ते सर्वथा राजन्वर्जनीयाः प्रयत्नतः । श्राद्धे यज्ञे नरव्याघ्र नरके पातयंति च

Transliteration

tataste sarvathā rājanvarjanīyāḥ prayatnataḥ | śrāddhe yajñe naravyāghra narake pātayaṃti ca

Translation

Darum, o König, sind sie in jeder Hinsicht mit aller Sorgfalt zu meiden. O Tiger unter den Menschen, bei Śrāddha-Riten und im Yajña lassen sie in die Hölle stürzen.

Word by Word

• ततः: therefore, then
• ततः: Hetu/Artha (Causal/temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः = 'therefore/then' (causal/temporal adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वथा: in every way, completely
• सर्वथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक adverb ('in every way/entirely')

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

• वर्जनीयाः: to be avoided
• वर्जनीयाः: Karta (Predicate adjective of te)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्जनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वर्ज् (धातु) + अनीयर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory passive participle): 'to be avoided'

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort, carefully
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'with effort/earnestly'

• श्राद्धे: in śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• यज्ञे: in sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• नरव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• नरव्याघ्र: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपमान-प्रयोगः ('tiger among men')

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Destination/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पातयन्ति: they cause (one) to fall
• पातयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) causative पातय्
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative): 'cause to fall'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक conjunction

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (inferred from immediate narrative flow; explicit from later verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A King (rājan), addressed as naravyāghra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage warns a king: avoid certain beings; in the background a śrāddha scene and a yajña altar are shown being disturbed, with a symbolic path leading downward toward naraka imagery.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• King (Rājā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protecting the sanctity of Śrāddha and Yajña by avoiding spiritually harmful associations is presented as essential dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya frame; the snippet emphasizes ritual discipline within the sacred-geography narrative rather than naming a single tīrtha here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A strict avoidance rule is stated for Śrāddha (ancestor rites) and Yajña (sacrifices) to prevent spiritual downfall.