Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

किन्नराख्येन नागेन धृतराष्ट्रसुतेन सः । पातालं प्राविशत्तत्र न्यवसत्पूजितस्सुखम्

Transliteration

kinnarākhyena nāgena dhṛtarāṣṭrasutena saḥ | pātālaṃ prāviśattatra nyavasatpūjitassukham

Translation

Avec le Nāga nommé Kinnara, fils de Dhṛtarāṣṭra, il entra dans Pātāla. Là, il demeura dans le bonheur, honoré par le culte.

Word by Word

• किन्नराख्येन: named Kinnara
• किन्नराख्येन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किन्नर + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘किन्नर-आख्य’ = ‘किन्नर-नाम्ना’

• नागेन: by/with the Nāga
• नागेन: Karana/Agent-associate (Instrument/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• धृतराष्ट्रसुतेन: son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रसुतेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र + सुत (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी): ‘धृतराष्ट्रस्य सुतः’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• पातालम्: to Pātāla
• पातालम्: Karman (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्राविशत्: entered
• प्राविशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• न्यवसत्: dwelt; stayed
• न्यवसत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पूजितः: honored; worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सुखम्: happily; comfortably
• सुखम्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially)

Speaker

Narrator (within Setukhaṇḍa discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pātāla (Nāga-loka) — court of Kinnara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The rescuer enters Patāla with the Nāga Kinnara, identified as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son; he is honored with worship and lives happily there.

Characters & Entities

• Kinnara (nāga)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pātāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous conduct gains honor even in unseen realms; dharma attracts reverence and secure refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains part of Setu Māhātmya, but this verse highlights Pātāla-loka rather than a terrestrial tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; “honored with worship” indicates reverential reception rather than a prescribed rite.