Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तामादाय गतस्तूर्णं बलदेवसमन्वितः । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे तपस्तप्तुं ततः परम्

Transliteration

tāmādāya gatastūrṇaṃ baladevasamanvitaḥ | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre tapastaptuṃ tataḥ param

Translation

Taking her with him, and accompanied by Baladeva, he hastened to the sacred kṣetra of Hāṭakeśvara, to undertake austerities thereafter.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम्; आ+दा — having taken

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (भूतकृदन्तः) क्रियापदवत्; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — PPP used predicatively; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीतिवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: quickly)

• बलदेवसमन्वितः: accompanied by Baladeva
• बलदेवसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलदेव + समन्वित (अन्वि धातु से क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः — PPP adjective; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हाटकेश्वरजे: in (the place) belonging to Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरजे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वर + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (हाटकेश्वर-जे = हाटकेश्वर-सम्बन्धि) — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम् — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम् — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तप्तुम्: to practice (to perform)
• तप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तः (infinitive) — to perform/undergo (austerity)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: then/thereafter)

• परम्: afterwards / further
• परम्: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय/विशेषण-रूप)
• Form: परम् इति अव्ययीभूतम् (adverb: further/afterwards)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu with Baladeva escorts Mādhavī on a swift journey toward Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra; the landscape shifts to a sacred grove/temple-field; they prepare for austerities near a shrine of Hāṭakeśvara (Śiva).

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (implied)
• Baladeva
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Mādhavī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places (kṣetras) are approached with tapas and devotion as living remedies for suffering, aligning personal life with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, presented as a potent sacred field where austerities bear transformative fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity/penance) undertaken in the kṣetra, implying disciplined worship and spiritual observance at the holy site.