Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यदा तु स्थापितं लिंगं हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञितम् । देवैः प्रीतेन रुद्रेण प्रदत्तं ब्रह्मणे पुनः

Transliteration

yadā tu sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñitam | devaiḥ prītena rudreṇa pradattaṃ brahmaṇe punaḥ

Translation

Et lorsque fut établi le liṅga nommé Hāṭakeśvara, Rudra—réjoui par les dieux—le donna de nouveau à Brahmā.

Word by Word

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/यदा-तदा सम्बन्ध) temporal conjunction

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/विरोध) particle

• sthāpitam: established
• sthāpitam: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthāp (स्थाप् धातु) + ita (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि—"having been established"

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विषय/कर्म

• hāṭakeśvara-saṃjñitam: called Hāṭakeśvara
• hāṭakeśvara-saṃjñitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāṭakeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñita (ज्ञा धातु, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)—"named Hāṭakeśvara"

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारि—"by the gods"

• prītena: pleased
• prītena: Hetu/Avadharana (State adjunct)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्री धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rudreṇa)—"being pleased"

• rudreṇa: by Rudra
• rudreṇa: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृकरणभावे—"by Rudra"

• pradattam: granted
• pradattam: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dā (दा धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि—"given/granted"

• brahmaṇe: to Brahmā
• brahmaṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kāla/Prakāra (Again/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक) adverb

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gods gathered around a newly installed black-stone liṅga; Rudra appears above or beside, smiling in approval, while Brahmā receives the charge of guardianship; offerings—water pots, bilva leaves, lamps—surround the pedestal.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara (Śiva-liṅga)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence becomes accessible through consecration (sthāpana); the liṅga is a focal point where gods and humans connect to Rudra’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara liṅga-site within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, liṅga-sthāpana (installation/consecration) is referenced; no detailed procedure is given in this verse.