Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

पूजयिष्यामि देवेशं हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञितम् । सर्वैर्देवगणैः सार्धं तथा किंनरगुह्यकैः

Transliteration

pūjayiṣyāmi deveśaṃ hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñitam | sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ tathā kiṃnaraguhyakaiḥ

Translation

我は、ハータケーシュヴァラと称される देवेश（神々の主）を、あらゆる देव（デーヴァ）の群れと共に、またキンナラとグヒヤカと共に礼拝し奉る。

Word by Word

• पूजयिष्यामि: I will worship
• पूजयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञितम्: named Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटक + ईश्वर + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (P.P.P. of संज्ञा/संज्ञि-भाव), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (हाटकेश्वर इति संज्ञितम्)

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Sahakarana (Instrument/Association/सहकारण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• देवगणैः: with the hosts of gods
• देवगणैः: Sahakarana (Association/सहकारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां गणाः)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakarana (Association/सहकारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• किंनरगुह्यकैः: with the Kiṃnaras and Guhyakas
• किंनरगुह्यकैः: Sahakarana (Association/सहकारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर + गुह्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (किंनराश्च गुह्यकाश्च)

Speaker

Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (contextual; inferred from following verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: naga-ātmaja (son of the mountain)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra leads a grand celestial congregation to worship Hāṭakeśvara on the summit: devas in attendance, kiṃnaras with instruments, guhyakas as hidden guardians around the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara
• Devas
• Kiṃnaras
• Guhyakas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is so potent that even celestial beings assemble for Śiva’s worship, affirming the supremacy of devotion to Deveśa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred peak where Hāṭakeśvara (a Śiva manifestation) is worshipped within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Direct prescription of pūjā (worship) to Hāṭakeśvara, envisioned as performed with divine attendants and hosts.