Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एकत्र सर्वतीर्थानि सर्वाण्यायतनानि च । हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे कथितानि स्वयंभुवा

Transliteration

ekatra sarvatīrthāni sarvāṇyāyatanāni ca | hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre kathitāni svayaṃbhuvā

Translation

Dans le kṣetra de Hāṭakeśvara, il est dit que tous les tīrtha et tous les sanctuaires sacrés sont rassemblés en un seul lieu—ainsi l’a proclamé Svayambhū (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• एकत्र: in one place
• एकत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक-अव्यय), ‘in one place’

• सर्वतीर्थानि: all sacred fords
• सर्वतीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘all the tīrthas’

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘all’ (आयतनानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• आयतनानि: shrines/abodes
• आयतनानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘abodes/shrines’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• हाटकेश्वरजे: in/pertaining to Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरजे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘born/located in Hāṭakeśvara’ (क्षेत्रे इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

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

• कथितानि: have been stated
• कथितानि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘have been declared’

• स्वयंभुवा: by Svayaṃbhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयंभुवा: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; कर्तृ-निर्देशे (कर्तृकरणयोस्तृतीया) ‘by Svayaṃbhū (Brahmā)’

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (citing Svayambhū/Brahmā as authority)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary panorama of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra: within one sacred enclosure appear symbolic miniatures of many tīrthas—rivers, ghats, kundas, shrines—while Brahmā (Svayambhū) is depicted proclaiming the doctrine to sages; the central axis is a Śiva shrine anchoring the ‘all-in-one’ sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• Tīrthas
• Āyatanas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supremely praised kṣetra is treated as a spiritual microcosm, concentrating the merit of many pilgrimages into a single sacred locale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, presented as a convergence of all tīrthas and sanctuaries.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes the kṣetra’s exceptional status to encourage pilgrimage, darśana, and worship.