Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

प्राणिनां रोगनाशाय शुक्लपक्षे विशेषतः

Transliteration

prāṇināṃ roganāśāya śuklapakṣe viśeṣataḥ

Translation

为灭除众生之疾病，尤以白分半月（Śukla-pakṣa，明半月）为甚。

Word by Word

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• रोगनाशाय: for the destruction of disease
• रोगनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘रोगस्य नाशः’); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारय; ‘शुक्लः पक्षः’); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva) (contextual continuation from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suvimala-kuṇḍa / associated Śiva-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise proclamation: the rite/benefit is for destroying diseases, especially in the bright fortnight.

Characters & Entities

• Śukla-pakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links sacred results to sacred timing; the bright fortnight is highlighted as especially potent for healing-oriented worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Śaiva shrine/kuṇḍa complex of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 55, where healing benefits are promised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prefer the Śukla-pakṣa (bright fortnight) for practices aimed at roganāśa (removal of illness).