Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

माहेश्वराणि लिंगानि तानि दृष्टानि च त्वया । एतत्पातालसंस्थं च हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

māheśvarāṇi liṃgāni tāni dṛṣṭāni ca tvayā | etatpātālasaṃsthaṃ ca hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñitam

Translation

Jene Liṅgas des Māheśvara hast du wahrlich schon geschaut. Doch dieses hier, in Pātāla gegründet und Hāṭakeśvara genannt,—

Word by Word

• माहेश्वराणि: Maheśvara’s, Śaiva
• माहेश्वराणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘लिङ्गानि’)

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas
• लिङ्गानि: Karma (Object in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nominative plural)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (demonstrative; agreeing with ‘लिङ्गानि’)

• दृष्टानि: were seen
• दृष्टानि: Kriyā (Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) ‘दृष्ट’
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (have been seen)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीयपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• एतत्-पाताल-संस्थम्: this, situated in Pātāla (netherworld)
• एतत्-पाताल-संस्थम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier of implied ‘लिङ्गम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम) + पाताल (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘पाताले संस्थम्’ = situated in Pātāla; with ‘एतत्’ as deictic)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• हाटकेश्वर-संज्ञितम्: called Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वर-संज्ञितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from सम्-ज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘हाटकेश्वर’ इति संज्ञितम् = named Hāṭakeśvara)

Speaker

Śatānanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: cave

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic reveal: many liṅgas already visited, then the mention of a subterranean Hāṭakeśvara—suggested by a fissure/entrance to an underworld sanctum with a glowing liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Māheśvara liṅgas
• Hāṭakeśvara
• Pātāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Not all sacred realities are equally accessible; some manifestations are guarded by cosmic order and revealed only by special grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara, described as a Pātāla-situated Śiva manifestation within the chapter’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse contrasts ordinary liṅga-darśana with the exceptional, hidden nature of Hāṭakeśvara; no specific new rite is detailed here.