Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

न तेषां वत्सरंयावद्भविष्यत्यहिजं भयम् । विषार्द्दितस्तु यो मर्त्यस्तत्र स्नानं करिष्यति

Transliteration

na teṣāṃ vatsaraṃyāvadbhaviṣyatyahijaṃ bhayam | viṣārdditastu yo martyastatra snānaṃ kariṣyati

Translation

Pour eux, durant une année entière, il n’y aura aucune crainte née des serpents. Et tout mortel tourmenté par le poison qui s’y baigne…

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• vatsaram: for a year
• vatsaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग

• yāvat: as long as; up to
• yāvat: Sambandha (Extent marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक-अव्यय (limit/extent marker)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ahi-jam: snake-born; caused by a serpent
• ahi-jam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ahi (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘अहेः जातम्’), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; भयम्-विशेषण

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• viṣa-ardditaḥ: afflicted by poison
• viṣa-ardditaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ardita (कृदन्त; √ard/arday ‘पीडने’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया-सम्बन्ध: ‘विषेण अर्दितः’), भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; मर्त्यः-विशेषण

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (emphatic/contrast particle)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• martyaḥ: a mortal man
• martyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• kariṣyati: will do; will perform
• kariṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (māhātmya promise; sentence continues into next verse in the source)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bathes in a sacred pool/river while a faint aura of protection surrounds them; nearby, serpents are shown calm and non-threatening, with a subtle icon of Nāga guardianship.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is portrayed as both spiritual purifier and protector—dharma includes safeguarding life through sacred means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nāgatīrtha, whose bathing is said to avert serpent-related fear and aid those afflicted by poison.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha; the verse highlights protective/healing results, especially regarding serpent danger and poison.