Skandapurana 4: khaṇḍaḥ 4 (kāśīkhaṇḍaḥ)
Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate) 4
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khaṇḍaḥ 4 (kāśīkhaṇḍaḥ)
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Chapter 57
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Chapter 58
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Chapter 59
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Chapter 60
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Chapter 61
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Chapter 62
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Chapter 63
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Chapter 64
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Chapter 65
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Chapter 66
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Chapter 67
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Chapter 68
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Chapter 69
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Chapter 70
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Chapter 71
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Chapter 72
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Chapter 73
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Chapter 74
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Chapter 75
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Chapter 77
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Chapter 78
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Chapter 80
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Chapter 86
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Chapter 87
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Chapter 88
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Chapter 89
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Chapter 90
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Chapter 92
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Chapter 93
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Chapter 94
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Chapter 95
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viṣayānukramaṇikā
Table of Contents
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kāśī upari ṭippaṇī
Note on Kāśī
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kāśī khaṇḍasya ekala phāīla srotaḥ
Single file source of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa
4.1.1
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ .. ..
Homage to glorious Gaṇeśa.
4.1.2
taṃ manmahe maheśānaṃ maheśānapriyārbhakam ..
We venerate that great lord, the beloved child of Maheśāna,
4.1.3
gaṇeśānaṃ karigaṇeśānānanamanāmayam .. 1 ..
Gaṇeśa, whose face is like the leader of elephants, free from all affliction. (1)
4.1.4
bhūmiṣṭhāpi na yātrabhūstridivatopyuccairadhaḥsthāpi yā yā baddhā bhuvi muktidāsyuramṛtaṃ yasyāṃ mṛtā jaṃtavaḥ ..
Though standing on earth, it is not part of this world; though situated below, it is higher than heaven; / though bound to the earth, it grants liberation; and creatures who die in it become immortal.
4.1.5
yā nityaṃ trijagatpavitrataṭinī tīre suraiḥ sevyate sā kāśī tripurārirājanagarī pāyādapāyājjagat .. 2 ..
It is constantly served by the gods on the bank of the river that purifies the three worlds: / may that Kāśī, the royal city of Tripura's foe, protect the universe from calamity! (2)
4.1.6
namastasmai maheśāya yasya saṃdhyāttrayacchalāt ..
Homage to that Maheśa, on the pretext of the three twilights,
4.1.7
yātāyātaṃ prakurvaṃti trijagatpatayo'niśam .. 3 ..
before whom the lords of the three worlds constantly come and go. (3)
4.1.8
aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ karttā satyavatīsutaḥ ..
The author of the eighteen Purāṇas, the son of Satyavatī,
4.1.9
sūtāgre kathayāmāsa kathāṃ pāpāpanodinīm .. 4 ..
narrated this tale that removes sin before Sūta. (4)
4.1.10
śrīvyāsa uvāca .. ..
Glorious Vyāsa said:
4.1.11
kadācinnāradaḥ śrīmānsnātvā śrīnarmadāṃbhasi ..
Once the illustrious Nārada, having bathed in the waters of the glorious Narmadā
4.1.12
śrīmadoṃkāramabhyarcya sarvadaṃ sarvadehinām .. 5 ..
and worshiped the glorious Oṃkāra, who gives everything to all embodied beings, (5)
4.1.13
vrajanvilokayāṃcakre puroviṃdhyaṃ dharādharam ..
as he walked, beheld before him the Vindhya mountain,
4.1.14
saṃsāratāpasaṃhāri revāvāripariṣkṛtam .. 6 ..
which removes the distress of worldly existence and is adorned by the waters of the Revā, (6)
4.1.15
dvairūpyeṇāpi kurvaṃtaṃ sthāvareṇa careṇa ca ..
making this earth—both in its stationary form and its moving form—
4.1.16
sābhikhyena yathārthākhyāmuccairvasu matīmimām .. 7 ..
truly merit its name of 'possessor of wealth' (vasumatī) by virtue of its abundant splendor: (7)
4.1.17
rasālayaṃ rasālaistairaśokaiḥ śokahāriṇām ..
an abode of sweetness with mango trees, dispelling sorrow with aśoka trees,
4.1.18
tālaistamālerhiṃtālaiḥ sālaiḥ sarvatraśālitam .. 8..
adorned everywhere with palmyra, tamāla, hintāla, and sāla trees; (8)
4.1.19
khapuraiḥ khapurākāraṃ śrīphalaṃ śrīphalaiḥ kila ..
resembling an aerial city with its betel-nut trees, truly blessed with bilva fruits,
4.1.20
guruśriyaṃtvagurubhiḥ kapipiṃgaṃ kapitthakaiḥ .. 9 ..
endowed with great beauty by its agallochum trees, tawny like monkeys with monkey-fruit trees; (9)
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vanaśriyaḥ kucākārairlakucaiśca manoharam ..
charming with lakuca fruits resembling the breasts of the forest's beauty,
4.1.22
sudhāphalasamāraṃbhi raṃbhābhiḥ paribhāsitam ..4.1.1.10..
illuminated by plantain trees providing fruits sweet as nectar; (10)
4.1.23
suraṃgaiścāpi nāraṃgairaṃgamaṃḍapavacchiyaḥ ..
displaying beauty like a courtly pavilion with vibrant orange trees,
4.1.24
vānīraiścāpi jaṃbīrairbījapūraiḥ prapūritam .. 11 ..
abundantly filled with reeds, lemons, and pomegranates; (11)
4.1.25
anilālola kaṃkola vallīhallī sakāyitam ..
where the wind-swayed kaṅkola vines seemed to dance a hallīsaka dance,
4.1.26
lavalīlavalīlābhirlāsyalīlālayaṃ kila .. 12 ..
a veritable abode of playful dancing with the delicate grace of lavalī creepers; (12)
4.1.27
maṃdāṃdolitakarpūra kadalīdala saṃjñayā ..
as if beckoning weary travelers to rest
4.1.28
viśramāya śramāpannānāhūyaṃtamivādhvagān .. 13 ..
by gestures of gently swaying leaves of camphor-banana plants; (13)
4.1.29
punnāgamiva punnāgapallavaiḥkarapallavaiḥ ..
as if, like an eminent man, with sprout-like fingers of punnāga branches
4.1.30
kalayaṃtamivā'lolairmallikāstabakastanam .. 14 ..
gently touching the breast-like cluster of trembling jasmine flowers; (14)
4.1.31
vidīrṇadāḍimaiḥ svāṃtaṃ darśayaṃtaṃ tu rāgavat ..
revealing its impassioned heart with split pomegranates,
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mādhavīṃ dhavarūpeṇa śliṣyaṃtamiva kānane .. 15 ..
as if embracing the mādhavī creeper in the form of a husband in the woods; (15)
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uduṃbarairaṃbaragairanaṃtaphalamālitaiḥ ..
with sky-reaching cluster fig trees garlanded with countless fruits,
4.1.34
brahmāṃḍakoṭīrbibhraṃtamanaṃtamiva sarvataḥ .. 16 ..
resembling the serpent Ananta bearing millions of cosmic eggs on every side; (16)
4.1.35
panasairvanāsābhaiḥ śukanāsaiḥ palāśakaiḥ..
covered with jackfruit trees resembling forest snouts, parrot-beaked trees, and palāśa trees,
4.1.36
palāśanādvirahiṇāṃ patratyaktairivāvṛtam..17..
as if shedding their leaves out of sympathy for separated lovers starved of food; (17)
4.1.37
kadaṃbavādino nīpāndṛṣṭvā kaṃṭakitairiva..
as if bristling with goosebumps upon seeing the nīpa trees that rival the kadamba...
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samaṃtato bhrājamānaṃ kadaṃbakakadaṃbakaiḥ .. 18 ..
shining on all sides with clusters of kadamba trees,
4.1.39
namerubhiśca merūccaśikharairiva rājitam ..
adorned with nameru trees like the high peaks of Meru,
4.1.40
rājādanaiśca madanaiḥ sadanairiva kāminām .. 19 ..
and with rājādana and madana trees, as if with the dwellings of lovers,
4.1.41
taṭetaṭepaṭuvaṭairuccaiḥpaṭakuṭī vṛtam ..
covered on every slope with lofty cloth-like tents formed by dense banyan trees,
4.1.42
kuṭajastabakairbhāṃtamadhiṣṭhitabakairiva .. 4.1.1.20 ..
resplendent with clusters of kuṭaja blossoms, as if occupied by herons,
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karamardaiḥ karīraiśca karajaiścakaraṃbakaiḥ ..
with karamarda, karīra, karaja, and karambaka plants,
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sahasrakaravadbhāṃtamarthipratyudgataiḥ karaiḥ .. 21 ..
shining like the thousand-rayed [sun] with its hands extended toward suppliants,
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nīrājitamivoddīpairājacaṃpakakorakaiḥ ..
as if lustrated with lamps by blazing campaka buds,
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sapuṣpaśālmalībhiśca jitapadmākaraśriyam .. 22 ..
and surpassing the beauty of lotus ponds with flowering silk-cotton trees,
4.1.47
kvaciccaladalairuccaiḥ kvacitkāṃcanaketakaiḥ ..
in some places with tall pīpal trees, in others with golden ketaka blossoms,
4.1.48
kṛtamālairna ktamālaiḥ śobhamānaṃ kvacitkvacit .. 23 ..
and adorned here and there with kṛtamāla and naktamāla trees,
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karkaṃdhu baṃdhujīvaiśca putrajīvairvirājitam ..
beautified with karkandhu, bandhujīva, and putrajīva trees,
4.1.50
satiṃdukeṃgudībhiśca karuṇaiḥkaruṇālayam .. 24 !.
galanmadhū kakusumairdharārūpadharaṃharam ..
with tinduka, ingudī, and karuṇa trees—an abode of compassion— / as if constantly worshipping Hara, who bears the form of the earth,
4.1.51
svahastamuktamuktābhirarcayaṃtamivāniśam .. 25 ..
with pearls dropped from his own hands in the form of falling madhūka blossoms,
4.1.52
sarjārjunāṃjanairbījairvyajanairvījyamānavat ..
as if fanned by fans with sarja, arjuna, añjana, and bījaka trees,
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nārikelaiḥ sakharjūrairdhṛtacchatramivāṃbare .. 26 ..
as if holding up an umbrella in the sky with coconut and date palms,
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amaṃdaiḥ picumaṃdaiśca maṃdāraiḥ kovidārakaiḥ ..
with abundant neem trees, with mandāras and kovidāras,
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pāṭalātiṃtiṇīghoṃṭāśākhoṭaiḥ karahāṭakaiḥ .. 27 ..
with pāṭalā, tamarind, ghoṇṭā, śākhoṭa, and karahāṭaka trees,
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uddaṃḍaiścāpi śehuṃḍaireraṃḍairguḍapuṣpakaiḥ ..
with tall śehuṇḍas, castors, and guḍapuṣpas,
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bakulaistilakaiścaiva tilakāṃkitamastakam .. 28 ..
and with bakula and tilaka trees, its summit marked as if with a sectarian mark,
4.1.58
akṣaiḥ plakṣaiḥ śallakībhirdevadāruharidrumaiḥ ..
with akṣa, plakṣa, and śallakī trees, and with deodar and pine trees,
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sadāphalasadāpuṣpa vṛkṣavallīvirājitam .. 29 ..
resplendent with trees and creepers that are ever fruit-bearing and ever flowering,
4.1.60
elālavaṃga maricakuluṃ janavanāvṛtam ..
covered with groves of cardamom, cloves, black pepper, and kulañjana,
4.1.61
jaṃbvāmrātakabhallātaśeluśrīparṇivarṇitam .. 4.1.1.30 ..
extolled for its rose-apples, hog-plums, marking-nuts, śelu, and śrīparṇī trees,
4.1.62
śākaśaṃkhavanairamyaṃ cadanairaktacaṃdanaiḥ ..
delightful with woods of teak and sandalwood, with white sandalwood and red sandalwood,
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harītakīkarṇikāra dhātrīvanavibhūṣaṇam .. 31 ..
adorned with groves of myrobalan, karṇikāra, and āmlakī,
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drākṣāvallīnāgavallīkaṇāvallīśatāvṛtam ..
overspread with hundreds of grapevines, betel vines, and long-pepper creepers,
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mallikāyūthikākuṃdama dayaṃtī sugaṃdhinam ..32..
fragrant with jasmine, yūthikā, kunda, and madayantī,
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bhramadbhramaramālābhirmālatībhiralaṃkṛtam ..
adorned with mālatī flowers having swarms of bees hovering about,
4.1.67
alicchalāgataṃkṛṣṇaṃ gopīraṃtumanekaśaḥ ..33..
like Kṛṣṇa who came under the guise of a black bee to sport many times with the gopīs,
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nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ nānāpakṣivināditam ..
crowded with various herds of wild beasts, resonant with diverse birds,
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nānāsaritsaraḥ srotaḥ palvalaiḥ parito vṛtam ..34..
surrounded everywhere by varied rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds,
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tucchaśriyaḥ svargabhūmīḥ parihāyāgatairiva ..
inhabited by hosts of various gods who, having abandoned the celestial realms of meager splendour,
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nānāsuranikāyaiśca viṣvagbhogecchayoṣitam ..35..
had come, as it were, out of a desire for all-around enjoyment,
4.1.72
utsṛjaṃtamivārghyaṃ vai patrapuṣpairitastataḥ ..
as if offering water of welcome on all sides with leaves and flowers,
4.1.73
kekikekāravairdūrātkurvaṃtaṃ svāgataṃ kila .. 36 ..
and greeting him from afar, as it were, with the cries of peacocks.
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atha sūryaśatābhāsaṃ nabhasi dyotitāṃbaram ..
Then, having seen Nārada, who possessed the splendor of a hundred suns / and illuminated the sky in the firmament,
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nāradaṃ dṛṣṭavāñchailo dūrātpratyujjagāma tam .. 37 ..
the mountain went forward from afar to meet him.
4.1.76
brahmasūnuvapustejo dūrīkṛtadarītamāḥ ..
The darkness in his caves was dispelled by the radiance of the son of Brahmā's body;
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tamāgacchaṃtamālokya mānasaṃ tama ujjahau .. 38 ..
seeing him approach, he cast away the darkness of his mind.
4.1.78
brahmatejaḥsamudbhūta sādhvasaḥ sādhusa tkriyaḥ ..
His trepidation was born from Brahmā's radiance; he offered virtuous hospitality:
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kaṭhinopi parityajya dhatte mṛdulatāṃ kila .. 39 ..
though hard, he cast off [hardness] and truly assumed softness.
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dṛṣṭvā mṛdulatāṃ tasya dvairūpyepi sa nāradaḥ ..
Seeing his softness, despite his double nature, Nārada
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mumude sutarāṃ saṃtaḥ praśrayagrāhyamānasāḥ .. 4.1.1.40 ..
rejoiced exceedingly; the minds of the virtuous are won over by humble deference.
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gṛhānāyāṃtamālokya guruṃvā'gurumeva vā ..
Seeing one come to his home, whether a venerable elder or not an elder,
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yo'gururnamratāṃ dhatte sa gururna gururguruḥ .. 41 ..
he who, not being heavy, displays humility is truly great; the heavy one is not great.
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taṃ pratyuccaiḥ śirāḥsopi vinamratarakaṃdharaḥ ..
Toward him, though his peak was high, he lowered his neck,
4.1.85
śailastvilāmilanmauliḥ praṇanāma mahāmunim..42..
and the mountain, touching the earth with his head, bowed to the great sage.
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tamutthāpya karāgrābhyāmāśīrbhirabhinaṃdya ca ..
Raising him up with both hands and greeting him with blessings,
4.1.87
taduddiṣṭāsanaṃ bheje manasopi samucchritam ..43..
[Nārada] sat upon the seat indicated by him, exalted even beyond the mind.
4.1.88
sa dadhnāmadhunājyena nīrārdrākṣatadūrva yā ..
With curd, honey, clarified butter, water, unbroken wet barley grains, and dūrvā grass,
4.1.89
tilaiḥ kuśaiḥ prasūnaistamaṣṭāṃgārghyairapūjayat .. 44 ..
with sesamum, kuśa grass, and blossoms, he worshipped him with the eightfold offering of water.
4.1.90
gṛhītārghyaṃkila śrāṃtaṃ pādasaṃvāhanādibhiḥ ..
Having received the offering of water, seeing that he was tired, [and making him] relieved of fatigue / by massaging his feet and other services,
4.1.91
gataśramamathālokya babhāṣe 'vanato giriḥ .. 45 ..
the mountain, bowing low, then spoke:
4.1.92
adya sadyaḥ parihṛtaṃ tvadaṃghrirajasārajaḥ ..
“Today, in an instant, the dust [of my passion] has been removed by the dust of your feet,
4.1.93
tvadaṃgasaṃgimahasā sahasā'pyāṃtaraṃtamaḥ .. 46 ..
and internal darkness too has been swiftly removed by the splendor clinging to your body.
4.1.94
saphalardhirahaṃ cādya sudivādyaca me mune ..
Today my prosperity has borne fruit, and today is an auspicious day for me, O sage;
4.1.95
prākkṛtaiḥ sukṛtairadya phalitaṃ me cirārjitaiḥ .. 47 ..
today fruit has been borne by the meritorious deeds performed and accumulated by me long ago.
4.1.96
dharādharatvaṃ kuliṣumānyaṃ me'dya bhaviṣyati ..
Today my status as a mountain will become respected by the wielder of the thunderbolt.”
4.1.97
iti śrutvā tadā kiṃciducchusya sthitavānmuniḥ .. 48 ..
Hearing this, the sage then paused a little, drawing a deep breath.
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