Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यदा तु स्थापितं लिंगं हाटकेश्वरसंज्ञितम् । देवैः प्रीतेन रुद्रेण प्रदत्तं ब्रह्मणे पुनः

Transliteration

yadā tu sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñitam | devaiḥ prītena rudreṇa pradattaṃ brahmaṇe punaḥ

Translation

ਅਤੇ ਜਦੋਂ ਹਾਟਕੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਨਾਮਕ ਲਿੰਗ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਹੋਇਆ, ਤਾਂ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਏ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਫਿਰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਅਰਪਣ ਕੀਤਾ।

Word by Word

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/यदा-तदा सम्बन्ध) temporal conjunction

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/विरोध) particle

• sthāpitam: established
• sthāpitam: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthāp (स्थाप् धातु) + ita (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि—"having been established"

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विषय/कर्म

• hāṭakeśvara-saṃjñitam: called Hāṭakeśvara
• hāṭakeśvara-saṃjñitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāṭakeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñita (ज्ञा धातु, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (liṅgam)—"named Hāṭakeśvara"

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारि—"by the gods"

• prītena: pleased
• prītena: Hetu/Avadharana (State adjunct)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्री धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rudreṇa)—"being pleased"

• rudreṇa: by Rudra
• rudreṇa: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृकरणभावे—"by Rudra"

• pradattam: granted
• pradattam: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dā (दा धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि—"given/granted"

• brahmaṇe: to Brahmā
• brahmaṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kāla/Prakāra (Again/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक) adverb

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gods gathered around a newly installed black-stone liṅga; Rudra appears above or beside, smiling in approval, while Brahmā receives the charge of guardianship; offerings—water pots, bilva leaves, lamps—surround the pedestal.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara (Śiva-liṅga)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence becomes accessible through consecration (sthāpana); the liṅga is a focal point where gods and humans connect to Rudra’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara liṅga-site within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, liṅga-sthāpana (installation/consecration) is referenced; no detailed procedure is given in this verse.