Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 196

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोक्तो मया सम्यक्स सर्पो दिव्यरूपधृक् । भगवन्नुपदेशं मे किञ्चिद्देहि शुभाव हम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prokto mayā samyaksa sarpo divyarūpadhṛk | bhagavannupadeśaṃ me kiñciddehi śubhāva ham

Translation

ထို့နောက် ငါသည် ထိုမြွေကို—ယခု သာမန်မဟုတ်သော ဒေဝရုပ်ကို ဆောင်ထားသူ—သင့်တင့်စွာ ပြောကြား၍ «အရှင်ဘုရား၊ မင်္ဂလာဖြစ်စေသော အနည်းငယ်သော အဆုံးအမကို ကျွန်ုပ်အား ပေးတော်မူပါ» ဟု တောင်းလျှောက်၏။

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (then)

• प्रोक्तः: (having been) addressed
• प्रोक्तः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (addressed/told)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (properly)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सर्पः: the serpent
• सर्पः: कर्ता (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दिव्य-रूप-धृक्: bearing a divine form
• दिव्य-रूप-धृक्: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धृक् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दिव्यं रूपं धारयति इति)

• भगवन्: O Lord/Venerable one
• भगवन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उपदेशम्: instruction
• उपदेशम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मे: to me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्; (enclitic)

• किञ्चित्: some
• किञ्चित्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अनिश्चित (some)

• देहि: give
• देहि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• शुभ: O auspicious one
• शुभ: सम्बोधन (Address-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषण (vocative adjective)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

The brāhmaṇa (narrator) speaking to the transformed serpent/person

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The serpent-now-divine-form being

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator respectfully addresses the transformed, divine-form being (formerly serpent), requesting auspicious instruction; the atmosphere is calm after wonder, focused on teaching.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After witnessing grace and transformation, one should seek right instruction (upadeśa) aimed at lasting auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The local Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha setting frames the dialogue; the sacred geography is implied through the ongoing tīrthamāhātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse introduces a request for spiritual guidance that will lead to auspicious practice.