Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे सर्वतीर्थमये शुभे । आराधनं प्रकुर्वाणा वसामो येन वै वयम्

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre sarvatīrthamaye śubhe | ārādhanaṃ prakurvāṇā vasāmo yena vai vayam

Translation

സകല തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെയും സാരമായ ശുഭ ഹാടകേശ്വരജ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ നിരന്തരം ആരാധന ചെയ്ത് വസിക്കട്ടെ—അങ്ങനെ അവിടെയേ ഞങ്ങളുടെ വാസം സ്ഥിരമാകട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• हाटकेश्वरजे: born of/pertaining to Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरजे: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वर-ज (प्रातिपदिक; हाटकेश्वर + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रे)

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

• सर्वतीर्थमये: consisting of all tīrthas
• सर्वतीर्थमये: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-तीर्थ-मय (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तीर्थ + मय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रे)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रे)

• आराधनम्: worship
• आराधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• प्रकुर्वाणाः: doing / performing
• प्रकुर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• वसामः: we dwell
• वसामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Tāpasāḥ (continuation of the ascetics’ request)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic vision of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra glowing as ‘all tīrthas in one’: symbolic rivers, ghats, shrines, and sacred trees subtly integrated; ascetics perform continuous worship, suggesting a lived pilgrimage.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Sarva-tīrtha (all tirthas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra becomes spiritually transformative when life is shaped as steady ārādhana within sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, praised as ‘sarva-tīrtha-maya’ (containing the merit of all holy places).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ongoing ārādhana (regular worship/propitiation) while residing in the kṣetra.