Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नागकन्यां नागराजः पत्न्यर्थं ते प्रदास्यति । अनंगमोहिनीं नाम्ना वासुकिः शीलभूषणाम्

Transliteration

nāgakanyāṃ nāgarājaḥ patnyarthaṃ te pradāsyati | anaṃgamohinīṃ nāmnā vāsukiḥ śīlabhūṣaṇām

Translation

ناگوں کا راجا تمہیں زوجیت کے لیے ایک ناگ کنیا دے گا۔ واسُکی ‘اَنَنگ موہِنی’ نامی، نیک سیرت کو زیور بنانے والی کنیا تمہیں عطا کرے گا۔

Word by Word

• nāgakanyām: a nāga-maiden
• nāgakanyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नागस्य कन्या)

• nāgarājaḥ: the king of nāgas
• nāgarājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नागानां राजा)

• patnī-artham: for (your) wife (as spouse)
• patnī-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; प्रयोजनार्थक अव्यय (for the purpose of a wife)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन

• pradāsyati: will give
• pradāsyati: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• anaṃgamohinīm: Anaṅga-mohinī (name)
• anaṃgamohinīm: Karma (Apposition to nāgakanyām/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaṃga (प्रातिपदिक) + mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अनङ्गस्य मोहिनी/अनङ्ग-मोहिनी)

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करणम्—‘नाम्ना’ = नामेन

• vāsukiḥ: Vāsuki
• vāsukiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsuki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śīlabhūṣaṇām: adorned with good conduct
• śīlabhūṣaṇām: Visheshana (Qualifier of nāgakanyām/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīla (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीलं भूषणं यस्याः) विशेषणम्

Speaker

Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāsuki, majestic serpent-king with jeweled hood, presents Anaṅgamohinī—radiant Nāga-maiden with subtle serpent motifs—before the king; attendants hold nāga-emblems and lotus garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsuki
• Nāgarāja
• Anaṅgamohinī
• Ripuṃjaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-guided sovereignty is supported by cosmic alliances, and true beauty is praised as character (śīla).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context remains Kāśī; this verse focuses on a boon involving the Nāga realm rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a promised marital boon.