Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

यश्चैतत्पठते भक्त्या संप्राप्ते पंचमीदिने । शृणुयाद्वा न वंशेऽपि तस्य स्यात्सार्पजं भयम्

Transliteration

yaścaitatpaṭhate bhaktyā saṃprāpte paṃcamīdine | śṛṇuyādvā na vaṃśe'pi tasya syātsārpajaṃ bhayam

Translation

పఞ్చమీ తిథి వచ్చినప్పుడు ఎవడు దీనిని భక్తితో పఠిస్తాడో—లేదా వినుతాడో—అతని వంశంలో కూడా సర్పజన్య భయం ఉండదు.

Word by Word

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

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

• एतत्: this (text)
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• पठते: recites / reads
• पठते: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्राप्त (कृदन्त; सम्-प्र-√आप्, भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सति-सप्तमी (when ... has arrived)

• पंचमीदिने: on the fifth day
• पंचमीदिने: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंचमी-दिन (प्रातिपदिक; पंचमी + दिन)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सति-सप्तमी (on the fifth day)

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative marker/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• वंशे: in the lineage
• वंशे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (also/even)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• स्यात्: would be / may arise
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• सार्पजम्: snake-born / caused by snakes
• सार्पजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्पज (प्रातिपदिक; सर्प + ज)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषण (born of/caused by a snake)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

Speaker

Indra (Sahasrākṣa), within Sūta’s narration context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

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’.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcamī
• Nāga-tīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation or hearing of a tīrtha-māhātmya grants protection, extending even to one’s family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāga-tīrtha/Nāgahrada māhātmya being recited or heard.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite (pāṭha) or listen (śravaṇa) to this māhātmya specifically on Pañcamī.