Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा शुक्लपञ्चम्यां न च नागैः स दश्यते

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā śuklapañcamyāṃ na ca nāgaiḥ sa daśyate

Translation

เมื่อได้เห็นพระองค์ในวันศุกลปัญจมี (ขึ้น ๕ ค่ำ) แล้ว แม้เหล่านาคก็ไม่อาจทำอันตรายได้

Word by Word

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; accusative singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• शुक्लपञ्चम्याम्: on the bright-fortnight fifth day
• शुक्लपञ्चम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः; शुक्ला पञ्चमी), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; locative singular (time)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

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

• नागैः: by serpents (Nāgas)
• नागैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; instrumental plural

• सः: he/it
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular

• दश्यते: is seen/appears
• दश्यते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; present passive 3sg

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣetrapāleśvara / Kṣetrapeśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers salutations at a guardian liṅga shrine on Śukla Pañcamī; nearby serpents retreat harmlessly; moonlit bright-fortnight sky and pañcamī symbolism (five lamps).

Characters & Entities

• Śukla Pañcamī
• Nāga (serpents)
• Kṣetrapeśvara (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (holy seeing) at the right sacred time is portrayed as a source of divine protection and fearlessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the praise of the Kṣetrapeśvara/Kṣetrapāla shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform darśana (visit/see the deity) specifically on Śukla Pañcamī.