Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

न तं दशंति फणिनो दश वर्षाणि पंच च । विषं न क्रमते देवि देहे त्वचरमेव वा

Transliteration

na taṃ daśaṃti phaṇino daśa varṣāṇi paṃca ca | viṣaṃ na kramate devi dehe tvacarameva vā

Translation

Les serpents ne le mordent pas durant quinze ans ; et, ô Déesse, le poison n’agit pas dans son corps—il ne se répand nullement.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular)

• daśanti: bite
• daśanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: daś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person; Plural; Parasmaipada)

• phaṇinaḥ: serpents
• phaṇinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phaṇin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine; Nominative; Plural)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Visheshana (Qualifier of varṣāṇi/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Neuter; Accusative; Plural); संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• varṣāṇi: years
• varṣāṇi: Kala-adhikarana (Duration/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Neuter; Accusative; Plural)

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Visheshana (Qualifier of varṣāṇi/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Neuter; Accusative; Plural); संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• viṣam: poison
• viṣam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom./Acc.; Singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• kramate: advances/spreads
• kramate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kram (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd person; Singular; Ātmanepada)

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन (Feminine; Vocative; Singular)

• dehe: in the body
• dehe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Locative; Singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक (particle: indeed)

• acaram: without moving (remaining still)
• acaram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial complement/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom./Acc.; Singular); नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध (negated: non-moving)

• eva: only/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ananteśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee protected by an unseen aura after worship; serpents with raised hoods retreat; a stylized depiction of poison as dark vapor halted at the body’s boundary, signifying immunity for fifteen years.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• phaṇinaḥ (serpents)
• viṣa (poison)
• Ananteśvara (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to the Lord at a sacred place is portrayed as both spiritual merit and tangible protection from calamities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Ananteśvara Māhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse states the protective fruit (phala) of the prior worship; it highlights immunity from snakebite and poison.