Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरजं क्षेत्रं तदेतद्द्विजसत्तमाः । भार्यया सहितस्त्यक्त्वा शेषमन्यं परिच्छदम्

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvarajaṃ kṣetraṃ tadetaddvijasattamāḥ | bhāryayā sahitastyaktvā śeṣamanyaṃ paricchadam

Translation

هذا، يا صفوةَ البراهمة، هو الحقلُ المقدّس المتّصلُ بـ«هاتاكيشڤرا». وقد ترك، مع زوجته، ما تبقّى من المتاع والمُعَدّات كلّها.

Word by Word

• hāṭakeśvara-jam: born from/connected with Hāṭakeśvara
• hāṭakeśvara-jam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāṭakeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (हाटकेश्वरात् जातम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (kṣetram)

• kṣetram: the sacred place
• kṣetram: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = 'field/holy place'

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Deictic determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = 'that' (deictic)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Deictic determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = 'this'

• dvija-sattamāḥ: O best of twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvija-sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां सत्तमाः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

• bhāryayā: with (his) wife
• bhāryayā: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन = 'with (his) wife'

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + i (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = 'accompanied'

• tyaktvā: having left
• tyaktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त = 'having left/abandoned'

• śeṣam: remaining
• śeṣam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (paricchadam) = 'remaining'

• anyam: other
• anyam: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (paricchadam) = 'other'

• paricchadam: equipment/retinue
• paricchadam: Karman (Object of tyaktvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paricchada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = 'equipment/attire/retinue'

Speaker

Sūta (tīrthamāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A couple arrives at a sacred field marked by a Śiva emblem or ancient shrine; they set down bundles, leaving behind ornaments and worldly gear, while brāhmaṇas witness the declaration of the kṣetra’s identity.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True pilgrimage is supported by tyāga—lightening one’s attachments while approaching a sacred Śaiva kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is explicitly identified as the sacred region in focus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Renunciation of excess possessions is implied as a preparatory discipline for kṣetra-sevā and worship.