Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

वासुकिस्तक्षकश्चैव पुण्डरीकः कृशोदरः । कम्बलाश्वतरौ नागौ शेषः कालिय एव च

Transliteration

vāsukistakṣakaścaiva puṇḍarīkaḥ kṛśodaraḥ | kambalāśvatarau nāgau śeṣaḥ kāliya eva ca

Translation

ວາສຸກິ ແລະ ຕັກສະກະ, ປຸນດະຣີກະ ແລະ ກຣິໂສດະຣະ; ນາກ ກັມບະລະ ແລະ ອັສວະຕະຣະ; ແລະຍັງມີ ເສສະ ແລະ ກາລິຍະ ອີກດ້ວຍ.

Word by Word

• vāsukiḥ: Vāsuki
• vāsukiḥ: Karta (Listed entity/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsuki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• takṣakaḥ: Takṣaka
• takṣakaḥ: Karta (Listed entity/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: takṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed; also
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• puṇḍarīkaḥ: Puṇḍarīka
• puṇḍarīkaḥ: Karta (Listed entity/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇḍarīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• kṛśodaraḥ: Kṛśodara (thin-bellied)
• kṛśodaraḥ: Karta (Listed entity/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛśa (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘कृशम् उदरम् यस्य’), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• kambala-aśvatarau: Kambala and Aśvatara
• kambala-aśvatarau: Karta (Listed entities/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kambala (प्रातिपदिक) + aśvatara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर), प्रथमा, द्विवचन (Dual), पुल्लिङ्ग

• nāgau: the two Nāgas
• nāgau: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, द्विवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; पूर्वपद-द्वन्द्वस्य विशेष्य

• śeṣaḥ: Śeṣa
• śeṣaḥ: Karta (Listed entity/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• kāliyaḥ: Kāliya
• kāliyaḥ: Karta (Listed entity/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāliya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• eva: also; indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand arrival tableau: multiple Nāga kings, each visually distinguished—Śeṣa with many hoods and white radiance; Vāsuki regal; Takṣaka fierce; Kāliya dark with many hoods—approach the yajña pavilion.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsuki
• Takṣaka
• Puṇḍarīka
• Kṛśodara
• Kambala
• Aśvatara
• Śeṣa
• Kāliya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are validated through the presence of revered beings; naming them preserves memory, lineage, and devotional focus.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Nāgatīrtha narrative, where Nāga-lords assemble in connection with the tīrtha and yajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a catalog of nāga participants in the sacred event.