Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

हारीतस्य महर्षेश्च हर्यश्वस्य महात्मनः । कुत्सस्य च वसिष्ठस्य नारदस्य त्रितस्य च

Transliteration

hārītasya maharṣeśca haryaśvasya mahātmanaḥ | kutsasya ca vasiṣṭhasya nāradasya tritasya ca

Translation

Ici se trouvent les liṅgas du grand sage Hārīta, du noble Haryaśva; ainsi que ceux de Kutsa, Vasiṣṭha, Nārada et Trita.

Word by Word

• हारीतस्य: of Hārīta
• हारीतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• महर्षेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (इकारान्त)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• हर्यश्वस्य: of Haryaśva
• हर्यश्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्यश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नकारान्त)

• कुत्सस्य: of Kutsa
• कुत्सस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रितस्य: of Trita
• त्रितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred precinct with several small liṅga-shrines or stone liṅgas arranged like a rishi-assembly; pilgrims move from one to another reciting names: Hārīta, Haryaśva, Kutsa, Vasiṣṭha, Nārada, Trita.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīta
• Haryaśva
• Kutsa
• Vasiṣṭha
• Nārada
• Trita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places preserve the living memory of sages through Śiva-liṅgas, inspiring devotion and continuity of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya where multiple sage-associated liṅgas are said to be present (site name not stated in this verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse catalogs revered sage-associated liṅgas, implying darśana and worship.