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# Skandapurana 1.1.10

Skandapurāṇa 1.1.10

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.1.10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.1)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

> Brahmā said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.2)

atha devā mahīṃ hitvā mahiṣāsurapīḍitāḥ ..

> Then the gods, afflicted by the demon Mahiṣa, abandoned the earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.3)

natvā gaurīṃ tapasyaṃtīṃ jagmuḥ śaraṇamākulāḥ .. 1 ..

> bowing to Gaurī who was engaged in austerity, they agitatedly went \[to her\] for refuge. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.4)

atha tānabhayaṃ dehi devīti bhayavihvalān ..

> Then, seeing those immortals overwhelmed with fear, saying, “O Goddess, grant us fearlessness,”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.5)

amarānvīkṣya sā devī kiṃ kāryamiti cābhyadhāt .. 2 ..

> that Goddess addressed them, asking, “What needs to be done?” // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.6)

tato vijñāpayāmāsurdaityeṃdrādbhayamātmanām ..

> Then the gods, led by Indra, with hands folded in reverent salutation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.7)

devyai baddhāṃjalipuṭā devā iṃdrapurogamāḥ .. 3 ..

> reported to the Goddess their fear caused by the lord of Daityas: // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.8)

.. devā ūcuḥ .. ..

> The gods said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.9)

apsarobhiḥ parivṛtaḥ sukhaṃ krīḍati naṃdane ..

> “Surrounded by apsarases, he plays blissfully in the Nandana grove.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.10)

airāvatamukhānsarvāndiṅnāgānnijamaṃdire .. 4 ..

> He houses all the elephants of the quarters, headed by Airāvata, in his own palace  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.11)

āvasayanvinodārthamaṃganābhiḥ sahāgatān ..

> for amusement, along with the women who have arrived \[with them\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.12)

uccaiḥśravaḥpurogānāmupabhogaṃ karotyasau .. 5 ..

> he enjoys \[the horses\] headed by Uccaiḥśravas. // 4–5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.13)

maṃdurāsvasya ramyāsu dṛśyaṃte lakṣakoṭayaḥ ..

> Hundreds of thousands and millions are seen in his delightful stables.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.14)

hutāśavāhanaṃ meṣaṃ putrārohārthamīpsati .. 6 ..

> He desires the ram, the mount of the Fire-God, for his son to ride. // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.15)

yāmyaṃ mahiṣamānīya śakaṭe so'bhyavāhayat ..

> Having brought the buffalo of Yama, he harnessed it to a cart;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.16)

siddhīrākṛṣya sakalā gṛhakarmaṇi cādiśat .. 7 ..

> having seized all the supernatural perfections, he assigned them to domestic chores. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.17)

apsaraḥsaṃghamakhilamātmasevārthamānayat ..

> He has brought the entire host of apsarases to serve himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.18)

anyatkimapi yadvastu ratnabhūtaṃ jagattraye .. 8 ..

> Whatever other precious thing there was in the three worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.19)

anāhṛtaṃ punarhartuṃ na viśrāmyati kopavān ..

> he, full of fury, does not rest until he seizes again what was not \[yet\] seized. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.20)

vayaṃ ca sevakā bhūtvā nityaṃ bhītisamanvitāḥ .. 9 ..

> And we have become his servants, constantly filled with fear;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.21)

pūjayaṃtaśca tasyājñāṃ nānyāṃ vīkṣāmahe gatim ..

> and obeying his command, we see no other recourse. // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.22)

śaraṇāgatasaṃtrāṇaṃ tapaḥphalamudāhṛtam .. 1.3.1.10.10 ..

> The protection of those who seek refuge is declared to be the fruit of austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.23)

durjayo'yaṃ varo daityaḥ sarveṣāṃ balināmapi ..

> This excellent Daitya is unconquerable even by all the mighty ones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.24)

surāṇāmapi daityānāṃ śivāllabdhavarodayaḥ .. 11 ..

> both among gods and Daityas, for he has obtained the rise of boons from Śiva. // 10–11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.25)

asya śṛṃgāhataḥ siṃdhurvyāvarjitamiti bruvan ..

> Struck by his horn, the ocean, saying ‘I submit,’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.26)

ratnopahāradānena nityaṃ tatprītimicchati .. 12 ..

> constantly seeks his favor by offering jewels as gifts. // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.27)

parvatāṃśca samutkṣipya śṛṃgāgreṇa mahoddhataḥ ..

> And uprooting mountains with the tip of his horn, exceedingly haughty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.28)

krīḍati kṣoditāśeṣadhātudhūlivilepanaiḥ .. 13 ..

> he sports, smeared with the dust of all the crushed minerals. // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.29)

na śakyamatulaṃ tasya balamanyadurāsadam ..

> His peerless strength, unassailable by others, cannot \[be withstood\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.30)

svayameva vijānīhi hatvā te nijatejasā .. 14 ..

> understand \[it\] yourself, having slain \[him\] by your own splendor. // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.31)

śaṃbhuśaktiḥ parā seyaṃ strīrūpeṇātra dṛśyate ..

> That supreme power of Śambhu is seen here in the form of a woman;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.32)

tvayaivāyaṃ nihaṃtavyaḥ śivāllabdhavaro hyayam .. 15 ..

> he must be slain solely by you, for he has obtained a boon from Śiva. // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.33)

na jānīmo vayaṃ devi kiṃcicchaṃbhuviceṣṭitam ..

> We do not know anything of Śambhu’s ways, O Goddess;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.34)

kevalaṃ pālanīyāḥ sma jaganmātrā sadā tvayā .. 16 ..

> we are merely to be protected at all times by you, the Mother of the Universe.” // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.35)

iti teṣāṃ bhayārtānāmākarṇya vacanaṃ śubham ..

> Having heard this auspicious speech of those distressed by fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.36)

vyājahāra prasannātmā devī dattvābhayaṃ tadā .. 17 ..

> Then the goddess, gracious at heart, granting safety, spoke:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.37)

śaraṇāgatasaṃtrāṇaṃ tapasi sthitayā mayā..

> “While I abide in austerity, the protection of those who have sought refuge  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.38)

karttavyamamarāḥ kālātkṣīṇaḥ śatrurbhaviṣyati ..18..

> must be performed \[by me\], O immortals; in time, the enemy shall be weakened.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.39)

upāyena samākṛṣya haniṣyāmi mahāsuram ..

> Having lured the great asura by an expedient, I shall slay him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.40)

nirāgasastu hananamadya me na hi yujyate ..19..

> For the slaying of one who is guiltless is not fitting for me today.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.41)

dharmage dharmabhettāraḥ śalabhatvaṃ vrajaṃti hi ..

> When one abides in righteousness, those who violate righteousness indeed go the way of moths.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.42)

devāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā praṇamya girikanyakām ..1.3.1.10.20..

> Hearing her words, the gods bowed to the daughter of the mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.43)

jagmuryathāgataṃ sarve nirbhayā hṛṣṭacetasaḥ ..21..

> and all departed as they had come, fearless and joyful at heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.44)

gateṣu teṣu deveṣu gaurī kamalalocanā ..

> When those gods had departed, Gaurī of lotus-like eyes  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.45)

babhūva mohinī śaktiḥ kāṃtiyuktā tatodarī ..22 ..

> became an enchanting Śakti, radiant, slender-waisted.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.46)

sā devī dikṣu śaileṣu caturṣvaruṇabhūbhṛtaḥ ..

> That goddess stationed on the hills in the four directions of the mountain Aruṇa  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.47)

rakṣārthaṃ sthāpitavatī caturo baṭukānvarān .. 23 ..

> four excellent youths to guard \[the realm\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.48)

yadā kailāsaśikharādāgatā śailakanyakā ..

> When the mountain’s daughter had arrived from the summit of Kailāsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.49)

anvagacchansevamānāścatasro mātarastadā .. 24 ..

> four Mothers had then followed her, attending \[upon her\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.50)

dundubhiḥ satyavatyākhyā tathā cānavamī parā ..

> Dundubhi, the one named Satyavatī, another Anavamī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.51)

sundarīti catasrastāmanvayuḥ paricārikāḥ .. 25 ..

> and Sundarī—these four female attendants accompanied her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.52)

vimuñcatātithiṃ śrāṃtaṃ kṣutpipāsā samanvitam ..

> “Admit any tired guest afflicted with hunger and thirst  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.53)

aruṇādrimimaṃ draṣṭuṃ nānyamityabravīcca tān .. 26 ..

> to see this mountain Aruṇa, but none other,” she told them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.54)

sīmāśalasthitānvīrāṃstānādiśya balādhikān ..

> Having instructed those mighty heroes stationed on the boundary hills,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.55)

tapaścacārādrikanyā gautamāśramasannidhau .. 27 ..

> the mountain’s daughter performed austerity near the hermitage of Gautama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.56)

tasyāṃ tapatyāṃ tanvaṃgyāṃ na tāpaḥ kaścidapyabhūt ..

> While that slender-bodied \[lady\] performed austerity, there was no distress whatever;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.57)

vavarṣa kāle jaladaḥ saphalāścābhavandrumāḥ .. 28 ..

> the clouds rained in due season, and the trees bore fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.58)

virodhīni ca sattvāni mumucuḥ pūrvamatsaram ..

> Naturally hostile creatures gave up their former enmity;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.59)

āśramaḥ sarvajantūnāṃ śaraṇyo'bhūdbhayāpahaḥ .. 29 ..

> the hermitage became a refuge that dispelled fear for all living beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.60)

yojanadvayaparyaṃtaṃ sīmāśaileṣu saṃsthitaiḥ ..

> Extending to a distance of two yojanas, stationed on the boundary hills,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.61)

catubhirvaṭakaiḥ śūrai rakṣitaścāruṇācalaḥ .. 1.3.1.10.30 ..

> Aruṇācala was protected by four heroic youths.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.62)

nodabhūtkaścana trāso na ca dṛṣṭo bhayodayaḥ ..

> No terror arose, nor was any onset of fear observed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.63)

na vyādhipīḍanaṃ cāsīttatra nārivijṛṃbhaṇam .. 31 ..

> there was no affliction from disease, and no uprising of enemies there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.64)

kṛtārthā munayaḥ sarve praśaṃsaṃto nagātmajām ..

> All the sages, fulfilled, praised the mountain’s daughter;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.65)

śivalokapadaṃ kecitpratyaśaṃsaṃstathāśramam .. 32 ..

> some praised that hermitage as equal to the abode of Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.66)

sā ca gaurī tapo ghoraṃ kurvatī ca divāniśam ..

> And she, Gaurī, performing severe austerity day and night,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.67)

na tṛptimāyayau bālā śivasaṃtoṣakārakam .. 33 ..

> that maiden did not feel satisfied \[with merely that, until\] causing Śiva’s pleasure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.68)

mahiṣaśca mahāvīryo mṛgayāṃ kartumudyataḥ ..

> And Mahiṣa, endowed with great prowess, eager to hunt,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.69)

cacāra kānanaṃ sarvaṃ vidūre śoṇabhūbhṛtaḥ .. 34 ..

> roamed throughout the forest far from the Red Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.70)

daityasainyasamāyukto mṛgayūthānyanekaśaḥ ..

> Accompanied by the army of Daityas, swiftly striking down herds of deer  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.71)

vaneṣu nighnastarasā vicacārāśu bhakṣayan .. 35 ..

> in the forests, he wandered about, devouring them rapidly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.72)

dhanvibhirbalibhirvīrairmṛgāḥ kecidanudrutāḥ ..

> Pursued by heroic, powerful archers, some deer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.73)

bhayārttāḥ paridhāvaṃtaḥ prāviśaṃstaṃ tathāśramam .. 36 ..

> running in terror, entered that hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.74)

anuvrajanto ditijā mṛgāṃstānhaṃtumudyatāḥ ..

> The Daityas following them, eager to kill those deer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.75)

vāritā baṭukairvīrairmā yātātreti satvaraiḥ .. 37 ..

> were stopped by the heroic youths who said swiftly: “Do not go here!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.76)

kimatreti tadā pṛṣṭā baṭukā duṣṭadānavaiḥ ..

> When asked by the wicked Dānavas, “What is here?”,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.77)

tapasyati varārohā kanyātretyāhuraṃjasā .. 38 ..

> the youths promptly replied, “Here a maiden of beautiful hips performs austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.78)

na kenacitpraveṣṭavyaṃ balinā munisevitam ..

> No one, however strong, may enter this \[place\] frequented by sages;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.79)

tapaḥsthānamidaṃ devyāḥ śaraṇāgatarakṣakam .. 39 ..

> this is the goddess’s place of austerity, protecting those who seek refuge.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.80)

iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā balino duṣṭadānavāḥ ..

> Hearing their words, the powerful, wicked Dānavas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.81)

tatheti vinivṛttyāśu karttavyaṃ samaciṃtayan .. 1.3.1.10.40 ..

> agreed, saying “So be it,” turned back swiftly, and deliberated what should be done.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.82)

māyayā pakṣirūpāste praviśyāśramamādarāt ..

> Assuming the form of birds by illusion, entering the hermitage with care,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.83)

ārāmavṛkṣaśākhāsu niṣeduḥ khādihekṣitum .. 41 ..

> they perched on the branches of the grove’s trees to see what was here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.84)

sā punarllasitāraṇye sarvartukusumānvite ..

> Then, in that splendid forest adorned with flowers of all seasons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.85)

tapasyantī tadā dṛṣṭā māyā daityasya sainikaiḥ .. 42 ..

> the soldiers of the Daitya saw Māyā performing austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.86)

rūpalāvaṇyate tasyā niścayaṃ tapasi sthitam ..

> Having observed her beauty and charm, and her steadfast resolve in austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.87)

vīkṣya te vismayopetā gatvā tasmai nyavedayan ..43..

> they were filled with wonder, and going to him, reported it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.88)

sa smarārto vṛddharūpaḥ praviveśāśramaṃ tadā ..

> Afflicted with love, he then entered the hermitage in the form of an old man;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.89)

pūjito'syāḥ sakhībhiśca gataśrāṃtiriva sthitaḥ .. 44 ..

> honored by her female companions, he sat as if his exhaustion had passed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.90)

vṛddho'pṛcchatkimarthaṃ tu tapo'syā iti tāstathā ..

> The old man asked them: “For what purpose is her austerity?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.91)

bālā kāṃtaprasādārthaṃ ciramatra tapasyati .. 45 ..

> \[They replied:\] “For a long time here this maiden has performed austerity to win the favor of her beloved.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.92)

paraṃ sa balavānkāṃto na kadāpi prasīdati ..

> Yet that powerful beloved is never pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.93)

kāryaṃ vivāhasamaye manorathaṃ yathocitam .. 46 ..

> \[Her\] wish should fittingly be fulfilled at the time of marriage  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.94)

apūrvaprabhuṇā tena navopakaraṇaṃ mahat ..

> by that extraordinary lord with vast, new implements,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.95)

sadyojātakulālena sadyaḥ sṛṣṭairvipācitaiḥ .. 47 ..

> which, like pots produced by a potter, are newly fashioned and fired.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.96)

bhājanarapi sādyaskairnyastaḥ pakvaiśca śālibhiḥ ..

> and with instantaneous vessels, set out with cooked winter rice;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.97)

tādṛśaiḥ sādhanaiḥ sarvaistādṛśairdravyasaṃcayaiḥ .. 48 ..

> with all such means, with such accumulations of goods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.98)

apūrvadṛṣṭavibhavaiḥ kāryaṃ syādupakāraṇam ..

> having powers never before seen, the preparation should be made.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.99)

siddhe tathopakaraṇe'syāḥ sadyo'stu svayaṃvaraḥ .. 49 ..

> When the preparation is thus accomplished, let her choice of a husband take place at once!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.100)

iti tāsāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā vihasanmahiṣo'bhyadhāt ..

> Hearing their words, Mahiṣa laughed and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.101)

tapaḥphalamahaṃ prāptaḥ satyamasyā iti sthitam ..

> "I have attained the fruit of her tapas; truly, this is settled.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.102)

madīyā sakalāṃ bhūtiṃ śṛṇu bāle tapasvini .. 1.3.1.10.50 ..

> Listen to all my majesty, O girl performing tapas!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.103)

mahiṣo'haṃ mahāvīro daityendraḥ suravaṃditaḥ ..

> I am Mahiṣa, the great hero, the lord of the Daityas, praised by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.104)

jagattrayamidaṃ sarvaṃ mayaiva parigṛhyate .. 51 ..

> All these three worlds are held by me alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.105)

ananyavīrasadbhāvo mayyeva bhujaśuṣmaṇā ..

> Unrivalled heroism resides only in me, through the strength of my arms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.106)

kāmarūposmyahaṃ bāle sarvabhogapradāyakaḥ .. 52 ..

> I take any form at will, O girl, and bestow all pleasures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.107)

bhaja māṃ tava bharttāraṃ prāṇināṃ tapasaḥ phalam ..

> Accept me as your husband, the fruit of living beings' tapas!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.108)

sarvaṃ saṃpādayiṣyāmi kalpavṛkṣaiḥ samāhṛtaiḥ .. 53 ..

> I shall procure everything by means of wishing-trees brought together.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.109)

sṛjāmi tapasā cāhaṃ viśvakarmāṇamāditaḥ ..

> And through tapas I can create Viśvakarman from the beginning;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.110)

kāmadhenusahasrāṇi sṛjāmi tapasā kṣaṇāt .. 54 ..

> through tapas I can create thousands of wish-fulfilling cows in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.111)

navabhirnidhibhiḥ prāptaiḥ pārśvasthairnityadā mama ..

> With the nine treasures obtained, constantly standing at my side,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.112)

apekṣitārthasaṃsiddhiḥ sahasaivopapādyate .. 55 ..

> the attainment of any desired object is produced immediately."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.113)

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā smṛtadevābhavatkramāt ..

> Hearing his words, she who was mindful of the gods presently  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.114)

visṛjya maunaṃ śanakairvihasaṃtī tamabravīt .. 56 ..

> abandoned her silence and, smiling gently, said to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.115)

ahaṃ balavato bhāryā bhaviṣyāmi tapaściram ..

> "I shall be the wife of a mighty one; for a long time I perform  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.116)

karomi yadyasi balī balaṃ darśaya me nijam ..57..

> tapas. If you are strong, show me your strength!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.117)

viraca strīsvabhāvaṃ svaṃ śrutvā tadvākyamutthitam ..

> Hearing her words spoken in accordance with her female nature,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.118)

hate koyamiti krodhānnanarda mahiṣāsuraḥ ..58 ..

> Mahiṣāsura roared in fury: "Who is this wretched one?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.119)

jighṛkṣataṃ samāyāṃtaṃ vīkṣya taṃ mahiṣāsuram ..

> Seeing Mahiṣāsura advancing, desiring to seize her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.120)

abhūddurāsadā durgā kanyā sā jvalanākṛtiḥ .. 59 ..

> that maiden became Durgā, unassailable, having the form of fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.121)

mahāmāyāṃ samālokya jvalaṃtī purataḥ sthitām ..

> Seeing Mahāmāyā standing blazing before him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.122)

svayaṃ sa mahiṣākāro vavṛdhe merusannibhaḥ ..1.3.1.10.60 ..

> he assumed the form of a buffalo, swelling up like Mount Meru.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.123)

kulabhūdharaśṛṃgāṇi śṛṃgābhyāṃ muhurākṣipan ..

> Repeatedly hurling peaks of the principal mountains with his two horns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.124)

ājuhāva nijāṃ senāmāpūritadigaṃtarām .. 61 ..

> he summoned his army, which filled the space between the directions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.125)

atha brahmamukhā devāḥ praṇamya vividhāyudhaiḥ ..

> Then the gods headed by Brahmā, having bowed down, worshipped Durgā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.126)

pūjayāmāsurātmīyairdurgāṃ kālāgnirūpiṇīm .. 62 ..

> who had the form of the fire of time, with their own diverse weapons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.127)

paṃcahetīrhariḥ prādāddaśa cāpi sadāśivaḥ ..

> Hari gave five weapons, and Sadāśiva gave ten,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.128)

brahmā catasraśca tadā tasyai māyātirohitāḥ .. 63 ..

> and Brahmā then gave four to her, concealed by Māyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.129)

dikpālāśca surāścānye parvatāśca payodhayaḥ ..

> The guardians of the directions, the other gods, the mountains, and the oceans,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.130)

svīyairābharaṇaiḥ śastrairadhṛṣyāstāmapūjayan .. 64 ..

> unassailable, worshipped her with their own ornaments and weapons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.131)

māyā sā bahubhirhastairjvaladāyudhasaṃcayaiḥ ..

> She, Māyā, with many arms, with an array of blazing weapons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.132)

ābaddhakavacā tūrṇaṃ durgābhūtsiṃhavāhanā .. 65 ..

> wearing armor, quickly became Durgā mounted on a lion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.133)

āpūritadiśābhogā tejastatsoḍhumakṣamaḥ ..

> Unable to endure that splendour that filled the expanse of the directions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.134)

durgāyā ghoramālokya mahiṣastu palāyitaḥ .. 66 ..

> seeing the terrible \[form\] of Durgā, Mahiṣa fled.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.135)

atha tejo nijaṃ ghoraṃ prajvalatsoḍhumakṣamam ..

> Then, seeing Mahiṣa fleeing, unable to endure  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.136)

palāyamānamālokya mahiṣaṃ sā vyaciṃtayat .. 67 ..

> her own terrible, blazing splendour, she reflected:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.137)

upāyena nihaṃtavyo duṣṭo'yaṃ mahiṣāsuraḥ ..

> "This wicked Mahiṣāsura must be slain by a stratagem.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.138)

madapūrvaṃ nivṛtyaṃte mṛgā mṛgayubhirvane .. 68 ..

> Deer are turned back in the forest by hunters with tricks.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.139)

dūtoktibhiḥ samākṛṣya mṛdvībhirmarmavṛttibhiḥ ..

> Drawing him back with the words of a messenger, gentle yet piercing his vitals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.140)

kopamasya samudbhāvya kariṣyebhimukhaṃ kṣaṇāt .. 69 ..

> and arousing his anger, I will turn him to face me in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.141)

adharmavṛttiyuktānāṃ dharmavākyapariśravāt ..

> From hearing words of dharma, in those committed to adharma  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.142)

kopaḥ samudbhavetsadyaḥ svajīvakṣayakāraṇam .. 1.3.1.10.70 ..

> anger arises immediately, causing the destruction of their own life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.143)

athavā dharmabuddhissanyadi śāṃto bhaviṣyati ..

> Or, if he becomes calm, possessing a mind of dharma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.144)

tadā hitopadeśena dharmalopo na saṃbhavet .. 71 ..

> then by salutary instruction no loss of dharma would occur.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.145)

tapasyadbhiḥ sadā kāryaḥ kopatyāgaḥ phalānvitaḥ ..

> Renunciation of anger must always be practiced by those performing tapas, producing good fruit;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.146)

dharmahānirna soḍhavyā tatkopo hi tapaḥ param .. 72 ..

> yet loss of dharma must not be tolerated, for anger directed at that is supreme tapas."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.147)

iti saṃciṃtya sā gaurī nāmnā suraguruṃ munim ..

> Reflecting thus, Gaurī conceived a sage named Suraguru  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.148)

saṃkalpya vānaramukhaṃ prāhiṇodasuraṃ prati .. 73 ..

> with the face of a monkey, and sent him to the asura:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.149)

gaccha tvaṃ māyayā yukto maharṣe vānarānana ..

> "Go, endowed with māyā, O great seer with a monkey's face!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.150)

mahiṣaṃ bodhayitvā ca vacanaṃ śīghramāvraja .. 74 ..

> Admonish Mahiṣa with these words and return swiftly:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.151)

maiva tvamaruṇādrīśamupapīḍaya durmate ..

> 'Do not oppress the Lord of Aruṇādri, O evil-minded one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.152)

atra durmanasāṃ vīryamadṛśyaṃ bhavati kṣaṇāt .. 75 ..

> Here the valor of the evil-minded vanishes in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.153)

na kalerupatāpo'tra nāsurairapi pīḍanam ..

> Here there is no torment from the Kali \[age\], nor affliction even from asuras;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.154)

na sāhasaṃ ca śubhadaṃ śivabhaktimatāmapi .. 76 ..

> and rashness brings no good fortune, even to devotees of Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.155)

pūrvajanmakṛtaiḥ puṇyairlabdhavīryamahodayaḥ ..

> You whose great rise of valor was obtained by merits performed in a previous birth—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.156)

mā tvaṃ śoṇācaleśāgnau śalabhatvaṃ bhajāsura .. 77 ..

> Do not become like a moth in the fire of the Lord of the Crimson Mountain, O Asura!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.157)

śivena dattā vibhavāstava pūrvatapobalāt ..

> Your royal powers were bestowed by Śiva through the power of your past austerities;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.158)

dahyeranyatra tarasā dāvavahnau yathā drumāḥ .. 78 ..

> elsewhere they would burn away swiftly, like trees in a forest fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.159)

atra dharmātmanāṃ vāsaḥ śivabhaktimatāṃ sadā ..

> Here is ever the dwelling of righteous souls endowed with devotion to Śiva;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.160)

parapīḍāprasaktānāṃ bhavedrogaśatāvṛtaḥ .. 79 ..

> for those intent on tormenting others, it becomes beset with hundreds of diseases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.161)

aiśvaryyamatulaṃ prāpto balamanyaddurāsadam ..

> Having obtained peerless sovereignty and other strength difficult to overcome,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.162)

kimarthaṃ svalpabuddhiḥ sansvadoṣairnāśameṣyasi .. 1.3.1.10.80 ..

> why, being small-minded, will you go to destruction through your own faults?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.163)

mayā kanyā punardṛṣṭā viśeṣādabalā matā ..

> Though a maiden has been seen by me, and is considered especially a weak woman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.164)

aṃtargatoruṇādrīśa etasmātsā viśiṣyate .. 81 ..

> the Lord of the Crimson Mountain resides within her; therefore she is extraordinary.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.165)

athavā yuktibhedaistvaṃ śāstrairvā śivasaṃmataiḥ ..

> Or else, if by various reasonings or by scriptures approved by Śiva  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.166)

anigrāhyamanovṛttirātmasainyaṃ samānaya .. 82 ..

> your mental attitude is ungovernable, bring forth your army.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.167)

yena lokānsamastāṃstvaṃ bādhase balagarvitaḥ ..

> That \[army\] with which, arrogant with power, you oppress all the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.168)

tatsainyaṃ tava vṛddhaṃ ca kṣaṇāddhakṣyāmi tejasā ..83..

> that great army of yours I shall burn up in an instant with my fiery energy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.169)

ānīya sakalaṃ sainyamagre sthāpaya sāyudham ..

> Having brought your entire army, station it in front, armed with weapons;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.170)

sadyastvātmabalaiḥ sṛṣṭeḥ saṃhariṣyāmi tatkṣaṇāt ..84..

> I shall instantly destroy it on the spot with my own hosts born of creation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.171)

macchastra parikṛttasya sasainyasya tavāyuṣaḥ ..

> When your life, along with your army, is cut down by my weapon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.172)

muktiratraiva bhavitā ko jānāti śivehitam .. 85 ..

> liberation will occur right here; who knows the will of Śiva?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.173)

vāryamāṇo'pi pūrveṇa karmaṇā prerito janaḥ ..

> A person, even when restrained, is impelled by past karma;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.174)

avaśaḥ karma kurute bhuṃkte ca sadṛśaṃ phalam .. 86 ..

> helpless, one performs action and experiences the corresponding fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.175)

tvayāpi karuṇāvākyaṃ vaktavyaṃ kila bhūribhiḥ ..

> Even by you, compassionate words ought indeed to be spoken abundantly  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.176)

akāryavinivṛttyarthaṃ nityadharmānupālane .. 87 ..

> in order to turn back from what ought not to be done, in the observance of eternal dharma.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.177)

iti gauryā samādiṣṭā vācaṃ kapimukho muniḥ ..

> Thus instructed by Gaurī, the monkey-faced sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.178)

dūtaḥ sansarvamācaṣṭa mahiṣasyāgrataḥ sthitaḥ .. 88 ..

> acting as an envoy, related everything while standing in front of Mahiṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.179)

so'pi sarvaṃ samākarṇya krodhavegasamākulaḥ ..

> Having heard everything, agitated by the rush of anger,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.180)

taṃ bhakṣayitumārebhe sopi māyābalādyayau ..89..

> he began to devour him, but he departed by the power of illusion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.181)

atha sainyaṃ nijaṃ sarvaṃ samāhūya durāśayaḥ ..

> Then, summoning his entire army, that evil-minded one  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.182)

sannaddhaṃ sāyudhaṃ yoddhumādiśallokabhīṣaṇam ..1.3.1.10.90..

> ordered \[it\], equipped and armed for battle, terrifying to the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.183)

yugāṃtasamayodvelacaturarṇavasaṃnibham ..

> Resembling the four oceans overflowing at the time of the end of the aeon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.184)

sainyānāṃ sainyamatulaṃ śoṇādriṃ paryaveṣṭayat .. 91 ..

> the matchless army of armies completely surrounded the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.185)

atha gaurī samālokya daityānāṃ sainyamadbhutam..

> Then Gaurī, beholding the wondrous army of the Daityas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.186)

sasarja taijasāñśūrānghorānbhūtagaṇānbahūn ..92..

> dispatched many fiery, valiant, and dreadful hosts of spirits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.187)

ekapādākṣicaraṇā laṃbakarṇapayodharāḥ ..

> Some had a single foot, eye, and leg, with pendulous ears and breasts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.188)

pāṇipādaśiraḥkukṣivaktrāḥ kecidvinirgatāḥ .. 93 ..

> some came forth with \[multiple\] hands, feet, heads, bellies, and faces.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.189)

ahaṃ grasāmi sakalamaparyāptamidaṃ mama ..

> “I shall devour all; this is not enough for me!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.190)

ahameva haniṣyāmi daityasainyamaśeṣataḥ ..94..

> I alone will slay the Daitya army in its entirety!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.191)

kiṃ tvayātra punaḥ kāryaṃ vīkṣya tvaṃ tiṣṭha kevalam ..

> What need is there for you to do anything here? You just stand and watch!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.192)

ahamevātra yotsyāmītyabhāṣaṃta parasparam.. ..95..

> I alone shall fight here!” Thus they spoke to one another.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.193)

teṣāṃ kathayatāṃ śaṃkhaṃ gaṇānāṃ yoginīgaṇaiḥ ..

> While those hosts were speaking, along with the hosts of yoginīs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.194)

adhamatsā bhagavatī haṃtuṃ taddaityamaṃḍalam ..96..

> the Goddess blew her conch to slay that circle of Daityas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.195)

ālokya tāṃ tathārūpāmāpataṃstasya sainikāḥ ..

> Beholding her in such a form, his soldiers rushed forward,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.196)

darśayaṃtaḥ svavīryāṇi svāminogre dhṛtāyudhāḥ .. 97 ..

> displaying their prowess in front of their lord, holding weapons aloft.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.197)

vavṛṣuḥ śastravarṣāṇi daityāḥ pratidigantaram ..

> The Daityas rained showers of weapons in every direction;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.198)

bāṇaiḥ kārmukanirmuktaistāni sā tu nyavārayat .. .. 98 ..

> she, however, warded them off with arrows released from her bow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.199)

rathānāṃ vāraṇeṃdrāṇāṃ hayānāṃ lakṣakoṭibhiḥ ..

> Against hundreds of thousands of crores of chariots, lordly elephants, and horses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.10.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.10.200)

yuyudhurbhūtavetālā devyā sṛṣṭāstu durjayāḥ .. 99 ..

> the invincible bhūtas and vetālas created by the Goddess fought.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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