Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

ततः पूजयते नागाञ्छ्रावणे पंचमीदिने । स हत्वाऽरिगणा न्सर्वान्भूयोराज्यमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

tataḥ pūjayate nāgāñchrāvaṇe paṃcamīdine | sa hatvā'rigaṇā nsarvānbhūyorājyamavāpnuyāt

Translation

Then, on the fifth day in the month of Śrāvaṇa, one should worship the Nāgas. Having overcome all hosts of enemies, he attains kingship again.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'then/from that')

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• नागान्: nāgas/serpents
• नागान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• श्रावणे: in Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पंचमीदिने: on the fifth day (Pañcamī)
• पंचमीदिने: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('on the day of the fifth')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• अरिगणान्: hosts of enemies
• अरिगणान्: Karma (Object of हत्वा/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('groups of enemies')

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier of अरिगणान्/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भूयः: again/anew
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/more)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Result action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Śrāvaṇa pañcamī, devotees worship Nāgas with offerings; a warrior/king stands in reverence; later he is shown victorious over enemies and re-enthroned.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgas
• Śrāvaṇa
• Pañcamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the Nāgas at the proper sacred time is framed as dharmic protection—turning misfortune into victory and restoring rightful order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s Nāga-associated tīrtha where bathing and Nāga worship are prescribed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāga-pūjā on Śrāvaṇa pañcamī (Nāga-pañcamī) following the tīrtha observance.