Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

वासुकिः पद्मजः शंखस्तक्षकश्च महाविषः । शंखचूडः सचूडश्च पुंडरीकश्च दारुणः

Transliteration

vāsukiḥ padmajaḥ śaṃkhastakṣakaśca mahāviṣaḥ | śaṃkhacūḍaḥ sacūḍaśca puṃḍarīkaśca dāruṇaḥ

Translation

Vāsuki, Padmaja, Śaṅkha, Takṣaka, Mahāviṣa, Śaṅkhacūḍa, Sacūḍa, et le farouche Puṇḍarīka—tous ces Nāgas vinrent se rassembler.

Word by Word

• vāsukiḥ: Vāsuki
• vāsukiḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsuki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; नाम

• padmajaḥ: Padmaja
• padmajaḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पद्मात् जातः)

• śaṃkhaḥ: Śaṅkha
• śaṃkhaḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; नाम

• takṣakaḥ: Takṣaka
• takṣakaḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — 'and'

• mahā-viṣaḥ: Mahāviṣa
• mahā-viṣaḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महद् विषम्/महाविषः)

• śaṃkha-cūḍaḥ: Śaṅkhacūḍa
• śaṃkha-cūḍaḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cūḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शंख-चूडा यस्य/शंखचूडः)

• sa-cūḍaḥ: Sacūḍa
• sa-cūḍaḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + cūḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चूडया सह/चूडावान्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — 'and'

• puṃḍarīkaḥ: Puṇḍarīka
• puṃḍarīkaḥ: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃḍarīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — 'and'

• dāruṇaḥ: terrible, fierce
• dāruṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; 'पुंडरीकः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (नामविशेषणरूपेण अपि)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A majestic procession of Nāga chiefs arrives—Vāsuki prominent, Takṣaka fierce, Śaṅkha and Śaṅkhacūḍa adorned—each with distinct serpent-hoods, weapons or insignia, converging upon the grieving court.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsuki
• Padmaja
• Śaṅkha
• Takṣaka
• Mahāviṣa
• Śaṅkhacūḍa
• Sacūḍa
• Puṇḍarīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas ground sacred narratives in named lineages and communities, showing that dharma operates through networks of beings, not isolated individuals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it enumerates Nāga figures within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a catalog of arriving Nāgas.