Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

या तूढा रामरूपेण नागराजेन धीमता । पुत्रपौत्रवती जाता सौभाग्यमदगर्विता

Transliteration

yā tūḍhā rāmarūpeṇa nāgarājena dhīmatā | putrapautravatī jātā saubhāgyamadagarvitā

Translation

Celle que le sage roi des nāgas, sous la forme de Rāma, prit pour épouse, fut comblée de fils et de petits-fils ; pourtant elle s’enorgueillit, enivrée de sa bonne fortune.

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• tūḍhā: Tūḍhā (name)
• tūḍhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tūḍhā (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम/विशेष-स्त्रीवाचक

• rāma-rūpeṇa: in the form of Rāma
• rāma-rūpeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (रामस्य रूपम्)

• nāga-rājena: by the serpent-king
• nāga-rājena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नागानां राजा)

• dhīmatā: wise, intelligent
• dhīmatā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (nāgarājena इति)

• putra-pautravatī: having sons and grandsons
• putra-pautravatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक) + vatī (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त-विशेषण (वत्/वती = possessing); समासार्थः ‘पुत्रपौत्रौ यस्याः सन्ति’

• jātā: was born / became
• jātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + tā (क्त-प्रत्यय; क्त/क्तवतु-भाव)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे ‘born/has become’

• saubhāgya-mada-garvitā: proud due to the intoxication of good fortune
• saubhāgya-mada-garvitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + mada (प्रातिपदिक) + garvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सौभाग्येन मदः, तेन गर्विता)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis / or a brāhmaṇa interlocutor (implied by viprendra address in next verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous royal couple blessed with descendants; the queen’s posture and ornaments subtly signal pride, while nāga-king’s Rāma-like guise hints at divine disguise and impending reversal.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgarāja (nāga-king)
• Rāma (form/name)
• Sons and grandsons (putra-pautra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity and lineage are blessings, but pride born of fortune is a spiritual danger that precedes downfall or correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the moral-legendary thread within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; marriage is referenced as the narrative event.