Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

नाग्नेर्भयं हि तस्य स्यान्न व्याघ्रान्न च दंतिनः । न च सर्प्पभयं क्वापि भूतप्रेतादिभीर्नहि

Transliteration

nāgnerbhayaṃ hi tasya syānna vyāghrānna ca daṃtinaḥ | na ca sarppabhayaṃ kvāpi bhūtapretādibhīrnahi

Translation

அவனுக்கு தீயின் பயமில்லை, புலியின் பயமில்லை, யானையின் பயமில்லை; எங்கும் பாம்பின் பயமில்லை, பூத-பிரேதாதிகளின் பயமும் இல்லை.

Word by Word

• na: not/no
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• agner: of fire
• agner: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्ययम् (particle: indeed/for)

• tasya: for him/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (singular); सर्वनाम

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• vyāghrāt: from a tiger
• vyāghrāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

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

• daṃtinaḥ: from an elephant (tusked one)
• daṃtinaḥ: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṃtin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

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

• sarppabhayam: fear of snakes
• sarppabhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• kvāpi: anywhere
• kvāpi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: anywhere)

• bhūtapretādibhiḥ: by/through beings, ghosts, etc.
• bhūtapretādibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + preta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (plural); ‘ādi’ = समाहार/समुच्चय-सूचक (etc.)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bakulārka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim under the Sun’s protective aura: flames subside, tiger and elephant turn away, a serpent coils harmlessly, shadowy bhūtas/pretas dissolve at the edge of light.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Vyāghra (tiger)
• Daṃtin (elephant)
• Sarpa (snake)
• Bhūta
• Preta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-based devotion grants fearlessness and protective merit in both seen and unseen dangers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Bakulārka/Ravikṣetra sacred complex associated with Ravikuṇḍa in Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse continues the promised fruits of Bakulārka devotion; the implied practice is worship/propitiation there.