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

Ai đến thánh địa Hāṭakeśvara và cử hành lễ śrāddha thì trở thành người không còn mắc nợ đối với hết thảy tổ tiên (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.