Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे यो गत्वा श्राद्धमाचरेत् । पितॄणां चैव सर्वेषामनृणः स प्रजायते

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre yo gatvā śrāddhamācaret | pitṝṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāmanṛṇaḥ sa prajāyate

Translation

Sesiapa yang pergi ke kawasan suci Hāṭakeśvara dan melaksanakan śrāddha akan menjadi bebas daripada hutang kepada semua leluhur (pitṛ).

Word by Word

• हाटकेश्वरजे: in (the) Hāṭakeśvara-related
• हाटकेश्वरजे: Adhikarana (Qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हाटकेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (हाटकेश्वरात् जातः) ‘हाटकेश्वरजे’ (born of/pertaining to Hāṭakeśvara)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — ‘क्षेत्रे’ (in the sacred place/field)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘यः’ (who)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव — ‘गत्वा’ (having gone)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — ‘श्राद्धम्’ (śrāddha rite)

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘आचरेत्’ (should perform)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — ‘पितॄणाम्’ (of the ancestors)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘च’ (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — ‘एव’ (indeed)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — ‘सर्वेषाम्’ (of all)

• अनृणः: free from debt
• अनृणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘अनृणः’ (free from debt/obligation)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘सः’ (he)

• प्रजायते: becomes/is born
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-जा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘प्रजायते’ (is born/becomes)

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim performs śrāddha in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra: kuśa grass, piṇḍas, water libations, brāhmaṇas seated for bhojana; Śiva’s shrine nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fulfilling pitṛ-obligations through śrāddha is a major duty; tīrthas amplify its merit and remove pitṛ-debt (pitṛ-ṛṇa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is explicitly praised as a powerful place for ancestral rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing śrāddha (and implicitly pitṛ offerings such as tarpaṇa) upon visiting Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.