Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरमाहात्म्यात्स्वर्गलोकः प्रपूरितः । ऊर्ध्वबाहुभिराकीर्णः स्पर्धमानैः समंततः

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvaramāhātmyātsvargalokaḥ prapūritaḥ | ūrdhvabāhubhirākīrṇaḥ spardhamānaiḥ samaṃtataḥ

Translation

由于哈塔凯湿伐罗（Hāṭakeśvara）的威光，天界变得拥挤不堪；四方皆是高举双臂、喧呼争竞之人。

Word by Word

• हाटकेश्वरमाहात्म्यात्: because of the greatness of Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरमाहात्म्यात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाटकेश्वर + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः = हाटकेश्वरस्य माहात्म्यात् (ablative: "because of")

• स्वर्गलोकः: the heavenly world
• स्वर्गलोकः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः = स्वर्गस्य लोकः

• प्रपूरितः: was filled
• प्रपूरितः: Karta (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√पूर् (धातु) > प्रपूरित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) = past passive participle; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with स्वर्गलोकः)

• ऊर्ध्वबाहुभिः: with raised arms
• ऊर्ध्वबाहुभिः: Karana (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः = ऊर्ध्वाः बाहवः (raised arms)

• आकीर्णः: crowded; filled up
• आकीर्णः: Karta (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√कॄ/कीर् (धातु) > आकीर्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) = past passive participle; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with स्वर्गलोकः)

• स्पर्धमानैः: by those competing
• स्पर्धमानैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्पर्ध् (धातु) > स्पर्धमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शानच्) = present participle; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्) = indeclinable adverb: "on all sides"

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tumultuous celestial crowd scene: countless human figures with arms raised, calling out, jostling; svarga’s avenues and gateways overwhelmed; a subtle aura or emblem of Hāṭakeśvara (Śiva-liṅga) appears as the unseen cause behind the influx.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The māhātmya of a Śaiva tīrtha can be so powerful that it transforms destiny on a vast scale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara—its māhātmya and associated tīrtha/kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse depicts the overwhelming result of the site’s glory.