Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरलिंगस्य नित्यं च प्रयतो नरः । अष्टमूर्तेः स सायुज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvaraliṃgasya nityaṃ ca prayato naraḥ | aṣṭamūrteḥ sa sāyujyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ein disziplinierter Mensch, lauter im Wandel, der täglich den Hāṭakeśvara-Liṅga verehrt, erlangt sāyujya—innige Vereinigung—mit dem Achtgestaltigen Herrn (Śiva als Aṣṭamūrti). Daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• हाटकेश्वरलिङ्गस्य: of the Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga
• हाटकेश्वरलिङ्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाटक + ईश्वर + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (हाटकेश्वरस्य लिङ्गम्)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् अव्ययप्रयोग (adverb: always)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

• प्रयतः: disciplined, purified
• प्रयतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (नरः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अष्टमूर्तेः: of the eight-formed (Lord)
• अष्टमूर्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (अष्ट मूर्तयः यस्य/अष्टमूर्तिः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सायुज्यम्: union, absorption
• सायुज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लभते: attains
• लभते: Kriya (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined devotee approaches the Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga at dawn, offering water, bilva leaves, and lamp; above the liṅga, the Aṣṭamūrti forms appear as a mandala of elements and luminaries, culminating in a radiant union motif.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara
• Śiva (Aṣṭamūrti)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, disciplined daily devotion to a sacred liṅga is presented as a direct path to Śiva-realization (sāyujya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-liṅga, within the Stambhatīrtha/Somanātha sacred-region context of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-upāsanā: daily remembrance/worship performed with purity and discipline (prayata).