Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 111
यश्चैतत्पठते भक्त्या संप्राप्ते पंचमीदिने । शृणुयाद्वा न वंशेऽपि तस्य स्यात्सार्पजं भयम्
yaścaitatpaṭhate bhaktyā saṃprāpte paṃcamīdine | śṛṇuyādvā na vaṃśe'pi tasya syātsārpajaṃ bhayam
Sesiapa yang membacanya dengan bhakti ketika tiba hari Pañcamī (hari lunar kelima)—atau sekadar mendengarnya—tidak akan ditimpa ketakutan akan bahaya yang lahir daripada ular, bahkan dalam keturunannya.
Indra (Sahasrākṣa), within Sūta’s narration context
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: A devotee recites the māhātmya on pañcamī near a tīrtha tank; nāgas appear benignly as guardians, while a family stands reassured—symbolizing ‘no serpent-born fear in the lineage’.
FAQs
Devotional recitation or hearing of a tīrtha-māhātmya grants protection, extending even to one’s family line.
The Nāga-tīrtha/Nāgahrada māhātmya being recited or heard.
Recite (pāṭha) or listen (śravaṇa) to this māhātmya specifically on Pañcamī.