Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अनंतवासुकिमुखान्विषदर्पसमन्वितान् । एकदा तु भगिन्यौ ते कद्रूश्च विनता तथा

Transliteration

anaṃtavāsukimukhānviṣadarpasamanvitān | ekadā tu bhaginyau te kadrūśca vinatā tathā

Translation

ในหมู่นั้นมีอนันตะ วาสุกี และอื่น ๆ—เหล่านาคผู้เปี่ยมด้วยพิษและทิฐิ วันหนึ่งพี่น้องสตรีทั้งสอง คือ กัทรูและวินตา (ได้มาพบกันในคราวหนึ่ง)

Word by Word

• अनन्तवासुकिमुखान्: (serpents) headed by Ananta and Vāsuki
• अनन्तवासुकिमुखान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + वासुकि + मुख (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (अनन्त-वासुकि-मुखाः = Ananta, Vāsuki, and others headed by them), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• विषदर्पसमन्वितान्: endowed with venom and pride
• विषदर्पसमन्वितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष + दर्प + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘विषदर्पेण समन्विताः’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of previous object)

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोध (but/indeed)

• भगिन्यौ: the two sisters
• भगिन्यौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• ते: those
• ते: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; विशेषण (of भगिन्यौ)

• कद्रूः: Kadrū
• कद्रूः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विवचन-समुच्चयार्थे (one of the two)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• विनता: Vinatā
• विनता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विवचन-समुच्चयार्थे (the other)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like tableau of countless serpents with jeweled hoods—Ananta majestic and calm, Vāsuki prominent—yet with an undercurrent of pride; Kadrū and Vinatā together, foreshadowing rivalry.

Characters & Entities

• Ananta
• Vāsuki
• Kadrū
• Vinatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It cautions that power (venom) mixed with ego (pride) becomes a cause for adharma and conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram is the broader section’s sacred geography, but this verse itself is narrative setup.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.