Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा समादाय सा देवी तां तिलोत्तमाम् । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे रूपतीर्थं जगाम च

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evamuktvā samādāya sā devī tāṃ tilottamām | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre rūpatīrthaṃ jagāma ca

Translation

Sūta dit : Ayant ainsi parlé, la Déesse prit Tilottamā avec elle et se rendit à Rūpatīrtha, dans la contrée sacrée de Hāṭakeśvara.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having spoken)

• समादाय: having taken (along)
• समादाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु) → समादाय (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having taken/bringing along’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिलोत्तमाम्: Tilottamā
• तिलोत्तमाम्: Karman (Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलोत्तमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• हाटकेश्वरजे: belonging to/connected with Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरजे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of क्षेत्रे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वरज (प्रातिपदिक; हाटकेश्वर + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हाटकेश्वरात् जातम्/सम्बद्धम्)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred region
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रूपतीर्थम्: Rūpatīrtha (the beauty-giving sacred place)
• रूपतीर्थम्: Karman (Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; रूप + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रूपस्य तीर्थम् / रूपदं तीर्थम्)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (Motion)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the assembled ṛṣis (standard Sūta frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates as the goddess physically takes Tilottamā by the hand and travels to the golden-aura Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra; they arrive at the steps of Rūpatīrtha, with a temple presence nearby and pilgrims/attendants in reverent posture.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Pārvatī (Devī)
• Tilottamā
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Rūpatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are not random; the Purāṇas present them as divinely guided destinations for healing, merit, and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rūpatīrtha in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: undertaking tīrtha-yātrā to reach the site where the prescribed snāna is performed.