Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे ह्यस्ति तीर्थद्वयं शुभम् । कुमारिकाभ्यां विहितं ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रदं नृणाम्

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre hyasti tīrthadvayaṃ śubham | kumārikābhyāṃ vihitaṃ brahmajñānapradaṃ nṛṇām

Translation

En vérité, dans le kṣetra sacré de Hāṭakeśvara se trouvent deux tīrthas de bon augure, établis par deux jeunes filles, qui accordent le Brahma-jñāna aux hommes.

Word by Word

• हाटकेश्वरजे: in (the place) born of/pertaining to Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वरज (प्रातिपदिक; हाटकेश्वर + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying क्षेत्रे)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तीर्थद्वयम्: a pair of tīrthas (two sacred fords)
• तीर्थद्वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थद्वय (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तीर्थद्वयम्)

• कुमारिकाभ्याम्: by two maidens
• कुमारिकाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• विहितम्: established/ordained
• विहितम्: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तीर्थद्वयम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रदम्: bestowing Brahma-knowledge
• ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रदम्: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रद (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मज्ञान + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तीर्थद्वयम्)

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tīrtha-dvaya (two tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous kṣetra landscape labeled Hāṭakeśvara: two adjacent sacred water-spots (tīrtha-dvaya) with two young maidens as founders, sanctified by subtle divine radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra
• Two Kumārikās (maidens)
• Tīrtha-dvaya (two tīrthas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas are praised as direct supports for inner awakening, culminating in Brahma-knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pair of auspicious tīrthas located in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet; the practical bathing observance is specified in the next verse.