Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

अस्माभिः सह गर्वाढ्याः स्पर्धां कुर्वंति सर्वदा । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे लिंगत्रयमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

asmābhiḥ saha garvāḍhyāḥ spardhāṃ kurvaṃti sarvadā | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre liṃgatrayamanuttamam

Translation

Enflés d’orgueil, ils rivalisent sans cesse, même avec nous. Dans le kṣetra sacré de Hāṭakeśvara se trouve une triade de liṅga sans égale, suprême.

Word by Word

• अस्माभिः: with us/by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (with)

• गर्वाढ्याः: full of pride
• गर्वाढ्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garva (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (rich in pride)

• स्पर्धाम्: rivalry/competition
• स्पर्धाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: spardhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कुर्वन्ति: do/make
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• हाटकेश्वरजे: in/at Hāṭakeśvara-related
• हाटकेश्वरजे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāṭakeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (born of/pertaining to Hāṭakeśvara)

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

• लिङ्ग-त्रयम्: the triad of liṅgas
• लिङ्ग-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (three liṅgas)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (unsurpassed)

Speaker

Devas addressing Indra (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within the Hāṭakeśvara field, three radiant liṅgas aligned or in a triangular sacred layout; humans, proud from merit, stand near devas in tense rivalry; the kṣetra glows with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Liṅga-traya (three liṅgas)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The extraordinary sanctity of a kṣetra can elevate ordinary people, stirring pride and rivalry unless guided by dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, praised for its anuttama (unsurpassed) triad of Śiva-liṅgas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit pilgrimage and worship of the liṅga-traya within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.