Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

त्वमासीः पार्थिवः पूर्वं सिद्धपन्नगसंज्ञिते । पत्तने सोमवंशीयः सर्व शत्रुनिबर्हणः

Transliteration

tvamāsīḥ pārthivaḥ pūrvaṃ siddhapannagasaṃjñite | pattane somavaṃśīyaḥ sarva śatrunibarhaṇaḥ

Translation

Autrefois, tu fus un roi dans la cité nommée Siddhapannaga—né de la dynastie lunaire (Somavaṃśa), anéantisseur de tous les ennemis.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आसीः: were
• आसीः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पार्थिवः: a king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (राजा-पर्यायः)

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly)

• सिद्धपन्नगसंज्ञिते: in (a place) called Siddhapannaga
• सिद्धपन्नगसंज्ञिते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धपन्नग-इति संज्ञा यस्य = named Siddhapannaga)

• पत्तने: in the city
• पत्तने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• सोमवंशीयः: of the Lunar dynasty
• सोमवंशीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + ईय (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त विशेषणम् (belonging to the Soma dynasty)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (छन्दसि/प्रयोगे); विशेषणम् (शत्रून्)

• शत्रु: enemies
• शत्रु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (अध्याहृतम्: शत्रून्)

• निबर्हणः: destroyer
• निबर्हणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + बर्ह् (धातु) + अन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पार्थिवः)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhapannaga (as narrative locale)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (present-life)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vision-like tableau: the sage narrates, and behind him appears a faint scene of the king’s former life—an ancient fortified city labeled Siddhapannaga, the king in lunar-dynasty regalia, victorious over enemies.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhapannaga (city)
• Somavaṃśa (Lunar dynasty)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas interpret present circumstances through a broader, multi-life narrative, situating personal destiny within dharma and lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A city named Siddhapannaga is mentioned, but this verse does not explicitly praise its tīrtha-merit; it functions as biographical context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.