Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तत्र भूमौ तथाऽन्यच्च यत्किंचिदपि दृश्यते । तत्सर्वं पन्नगैर्व्याप्तं रौद्रैः कृष्णवपुर्धरैः

Transliteration

tatra bhūmau tathā'nyacca yatkiṃcidapi dṛśyate | tatsarvaṃ pannagairvyāptaṃ raudraiḥ kṛṣṇavapurdharaiḥ

Translation

ที่นั่น ทั้งบนพื้นดินและสิ่งใดๆ ที่แลเห็นได้ ล้วนถูกงูทั้งหลายแผ่ซ่านปกคลุม—ดุร้ายกราดเกรี้ยว มีเรือนกายสีดำคล้ำ

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• अन्यत्: other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘anything else’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: even/also)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘is seen’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संकेतक सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पन्नगैः: by serpents
• पन्नगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• व्याप्तम्: was pervaded/covered
• व्याप्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि भाव: ‘pervaded/covered’

• रौद्रैः: fierce
• रौद्रैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पन्नगैः)

• कृष्णवपुर्धरैः: having black bodies
• कृष्णवपुर्धरैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-प्राय: ‘कृष्णं वपुः’ + धर); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पन्नगैः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa; exact speaker not stated in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping view of the city ground carpeted with coiling black serpents; people perched on steps and rooftops; the air heavy, the earth visually ‘occupied’ by moving scales.

Characters & Entities

• Pannaga (serpents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma or fear spreads, it can overwhelm an entire community—prompting the need to restore dharmic order through right conduct and sacred remedies.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya flow; the snippet itself does not name the specific tīrtha, but describes the sacred region becoming overrun by serpents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it sets the scene for subsequent actions and resolutions.