नागेश्वरं महाभक्त्या तस्य पुण्यमनन्तकम् । तेषां सर्पभयं नास्ति नागानां वचनं यथा
nāgeśvaraṃ mahābhaktyā tasya puṇyamanantakam | teṣāṃ sarpabhayaṃ nāsti nāgānāṃ vacanaṃ yathā
អ្នកណាបូជាព្រះ នាគេស្វរៈ ដោយភក្តីភាពដ៏ធំ—បុណ្យកុសលរបស់គាត់ក្លាយជាអនន្ត។ សម្រាប់មនុស្សដូច្នោះ មិនមានភ័យខ្លាចសត្វពស់ឡើយ ដូចពាក្យរបស់នាគទាំងឡាយ។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Nāgeśvara (within Nāradīya-saras/Dvārakā-linked complex)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pāṇḍava (addressed in adjacent verse)
Scene: A Śiva-liṅga revered as Nāgeśvara, encircled by coiled nāgas offering jeweled hoods; devotees with folded hands receive a halo of protection, while a serpent’s raised hood softens into reverence.
Intense bhakti to Śiva (Nāgeśvara) yields immeasurable puṇya and removes fear, showing dharma as both inner and outer protection.
The Nāgeśvara shrine associated with the Nāradīya-saras sacred region in this chapter.
Mahābhakti-yukta pūjā (devotional worship) of Nāgeśvara, with a stated protective fruit (freedom from serpent-fear).