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

‘ഗർവം നിറഞ്ഞ അവർ ഞങ്ങളോടും എപ്പോഴും മത്സരിക്കുന്നു. ഹാടകേശ്വരക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ അനുത്തമമായ ലിംഗത്രയം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.’

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.