Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरजं क्षेत्रं मत्वा पुण्यं सुसिद्धिदम् । पित्रा यत्र तपस्तप्तमंधकेन दुरात्मना

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvarajaṃ kṣetraṃ matvā puṇyaṃ susiddhidam | pitrā yatra tapastaptamaṃdhakena durātmanā

Translation

Menganggap kawasan suci Hāṭakeśvara itu kudus dan pemberi pencapaian yang unggul, dia pun pergi ke sana—tempat ayahnya, Andhaka yang berhati jahat, dahulu pernah melakukan tapa (tapas).

Word by Word

• हाटकेश्वरजम्: born from/connected with Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वर-ज (प्रातिपदिक; हाटकेश्वर + ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (acc. sg. neut.)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred field; holy place
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (acc. sg. neut.)

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having considered/knowing’

• पुण्यम्: meritorious; holy
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (acc. sg. neut.)

• सुसिद्धिदम्: bestowing good accomplishment
• सुसिद्धिदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-सिद्धि-द (प्रातिपदिक; सु + सिद्धि + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (acc. sg. neut.)

• पित्रा: by the father
• पित्रा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (instr. sg.)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्ययम्/देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (relative adverb: where)

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (nom. sg. neut.)

• तप्तम्: was performed
• तप्तम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘performed/undertaken’

• अन्धकेन: by Andhaka
• अन्धकेन: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (instr. sg.)

• दुरात्मना: by the wicked-souled one
• दुरात्मना: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (instr. sg. masc.)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛka approaches the famed Hāṭakeśvara sacred region, recalling that Andhaka once performed severe austerities there; the landscape feels charged with spiritual power.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Andhaka
• Vṛka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra’s sanctity can grant siddhi; yet the moral quality of the seeker shapes how that power unfolds within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is explicitly praised as puṇya and su-siddhi-dam (a giver of great attainments).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is referenced as the practice performed at this kṣetra, though no specific vow-method is detailed here.