Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

रोहणं तु अयोध्यायां पाताले हाटकेश्वरम् । कारोहणे नकुलीशं देविकायामुमापतिम्

Transliteration

rohaṇaṃ tu ayodhyāyāṃ pātāle hāṭakeśvaram | kārohaṇe nakulīśaṃ devikāyāmumāpatim

Translation

À Ayodhyā, on le connaît sous le nom de Rohaṇa ; dans Pātāla, sous celui de Hāṭakeśvara. À Kārohaṇa, il est Nakulīśa, et à Devikā, il est Umāpati, le Seigneur d’Umā.

Word by Word

• रोहणम्: Rohaṇa (place/name)
• रोहणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• अयोध्यायाम्: in Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पाताले: in Pātāla (netherworld)
• पाताले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हाटकेश्वरम्: Hāṭakeśvara (name of Śiva)
• हाटकेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाटक + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हाटकस्य ईश्वरः)

• कारोहणे: at Kārohaṇa
• कारोहणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारोहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• नकुलीशम्: Nakulīśa (name/epithet)
• नकुलीशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नकुलस्य ईशः) नामरूपेण

• देविकायाम्: at Devikā
• देविकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देविका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• उमापतिम्: Umāpati (husband of Umā; Śiva)
• उमापतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उमायाः पतिः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Rohaṇa); Pātāla (Hāṭakeśvara); Kārohaṇa (Nakulīśa); Devikā (Umāpati)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A four-stop pilgrimage montage: Ayodhyā’s ghāṭs and temple skyline with a small Śiva shrine labeled Rohaṇa; a mystical cavern/serpent-guarded sanctum for Pātāla with Hāṭakeśvara liṅga gleaming like gold; Kārohaṇa with a seated ascetic-guru figure (Nakulīśa) beside a liṅga and disciples; Devikā riverbank with Śiva and Pārvatī together as Umāpati receiving offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Ayodhyā
• Pātāla
• Kārohaṇa
• Devikā
• Rohaṇa
• Hāṭakeśvara
• Nakulīśa
• Umā
• Umāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s presence spans worlds—city, nether realm, and pilgrimage ford—affirming that devotion is not confined by geography but sanctifies it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, Pātāla, Kārohaṇa, and Devikā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the emphasis is on recognizing the proper form/name of Śiva at each location.