Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

। सूत उवाच । तथान्यापि च तत्रास्ति शक्तिः पापप्रणाशिनी । कार्तिकेयेन निर्मुक्ता हत्वा वै तारकं रणे

Transliteration

| sūta uvāca | tathānyāpi ca tatrāsti śaktiḥ pāpapraṇāśinī | kārtikeyena nirmuktā hatvā vai tārakaṃ raṇe

Translation

စူတက ပြောသည်—ထို့ပြင် ထိုနေရာ၌ အပြစ်ဖျက်ဆီးတတ်သော သန့်ရှင်းသည့် «သက္တိ» လှံတံတစ်လက်လည်း ရှိ၏။ ကာရ္တိကေယသည် စစ်ပွဲ၌ တာရကကို သတ်ပြီးနောက် ထုတ်လွှတ်ခဲ့သည်။

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: कर्ता (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/likewise)

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: विशेषण (Qualifier of शक्तिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शक्तिः: a spear/energy (Śakti weapon)
• शक्तिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पापप्रणाशिनी: destroyer of sins
• पापप्रणाशिनी: विशेषण (Qualifier of शक्तिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-प्रणाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + प्रणाशिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य प्रणाशिनी)

• कार्तिकेयेन: by Kārttikeya
• कार्तिकेयेन: करण/कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• निर्मुक्ता: released/shot forth
• निर्मुक्ता: विशेषण (Qualifier of शक्तिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (released/shot)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तारकम्: Tāraka
• तारकम्: कर्म (Object of हत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: अधिकरण (Locative/scene)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakti-tīrtha (Kārttikeya-śakti) at the described site

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates as the scene shifts to a sacred spot where Skanda’s spear stands or is enshrined; a visionary backdrop shows Kārttikeya in battle slaying Tāraka, linking the relic to the cosmic event.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Kārttikeya
• Tāraka
• Śakti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Places sanctified by divine exploits—especially Skanda’s victory over adharma—are portrayed as potent for purification from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A local tīrtha connected to Kārttikeya’s Śakti (divine spear) is introduced, continuing the tīrtha catalogue of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it identifies the sacred object and its sin-destroying nature as the basis for worship.