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# Skandapurana 1.1.13

Skandapurāṇa 1.1.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.1.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.1)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [1.1.13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.2)

atha gaurī purārātiṃ praṇamya jagadaṃbikā ..

> Then Gaurī, the Mother of the Universe, having bowed down to the enemy of Tripura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.3)

ayācattādṛśā śaṃbhumavinābhāvamātmanaḥ .. 1 ..

> begged Śambhu for her own perpetual inseparability from such a one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.4)

idaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa lokānugrahakāraṇāt ..

> For the sake of bestowing grace upon the world, she petitioned this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.5)

kṛpayā parayā pūrṇā gaurī saṃvādasuṃdarī .. 2..

> Filled with supreme compassion, Gaurī, lovely in conversation, \[said\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.6)

na tyājyametatte rūpamatra dṛṣṭimanoharam ..

> “This form of yours, delighting the sight, must never be abandoned here;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.7)

ahaṃ tvayā na ca tyājyā sāparādhāpi sarvadā ..

> and I must never be forsaken by you, even if I have offended.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.8)

manoharamidaṃ rūpametatte lokamaṃgalam .. 3 ..

> May this charming form of yours, which brings auspiciousness to the world  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.9)

ālokyatāṃ sadā sarvairdivyagandhasamanvitam ..

> and is endowed with divine fragrance, be continually beheld by all!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.10)

bhujaṃgagaralabrahmakapālaśivabhasmabhiḥ .. 4 ..

> Enough with serpents, poison, Brahmā's skull, and funeral ashes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.11)

bhīṣaṇairalamīśāna jaya veṣaparigrahaiḥ ..

> and terrifying attires, O Īśāna! Be victorious!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.12)

sukumāro bhaverdivyamālyagaṃdhāṃbarādibhiḥ .... 5 ..

> Become tender with divine garlands, fragrances, garments, and the like!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.13)

bhūṣito ratnabhūṣābhirviharasva maheśvara ..

> Adorned with gem ornaments, sport here, O Maheśvara!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.14)

āgatā nityamīśāna devagandharvakanyakāḥ .. 6 ..

> May maidens of the gods and Gandharvas come here constantly, O Īśāna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.15)

sevaṃtāmatra deveśaṃ nṛtyavāditragītibhiḥ ..

> and serve the Lord of the Gods here with dances, instrumental music, and songs!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.16)

gaṇāśca mānuṣā bhūtvā sevaṃtāṃ tvāmaharniśam .. 7 ..

> And may your Gaṇas, assuming human forms, serve you day and night!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.17)

tvatprasādādayaṃ deva sugaṃdhiḥ puṣṭivarddhanaḥ ..

> By your grace, O God, may this fragrant, nourishing union of ours  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.18)

āvayoḥ saṃgamo dṛṣṭo bhūyātsarvārthadāyakaḥ .. 8 ..

> seen \[here\] bestow all desired aims!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.19)

gṛhītamatra deveśa sarvamaṃtrātmakaṃ vapuḥ ..

> A body consisting of all mantras has been assumed here, O Lord of the Gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.20)

caritaṃ tava kaiṃkaryamastu bhaktiḥ sadā tava .. 9 ..

> service to you has been performed. May there always be devotion to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.21)

jñānājñānakṛtaṃ nityamaparādhasahasrakam ..

> May the thousands of offenses committed daily, whether knowingly or unknowingly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.22)

kṣamyatāṃ tava bhaktānāmananyaśaraṇekṣaṇāt .. 1.3.1.13.10 ..

> by your devotees be forgiven, seeing that they have no other refuge!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.23)

iti devyā vacaḥ śrutvā śambhuḥ śoṇācaleśvaraḥ ..

> Having heard these words of the Goddess, Śambhu, the lord of the red mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.24)

tameva varadaḥ prādādvaraṃ sarvamabhīpsitam .. 11 ..

> the granter of boons, granted her that very entire boon she desired.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.25)

ābhāṣya gaurīṃ kutukādraṃtukāmaḥ svayaṃ śivaḥ ..

> Addressing Gaurī with delight, Śiva himself, desiring to make love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.26)

dhāraya tvaṃ mṛgamadaṃ manojñamidamūcivān .. 12 ..

> said to her: “Apply this charming musk.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.27)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.1.13.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.28)

pulakākhyo mahāndaityo mṛgarūpī tapodhikam ..

> “A great Daitya named Pulaka, taking the form of a deer, / performed severe austerity and obtained from me a boon of supreme, wondrous fragrance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.29)

kṛtvā prāpa varaṃ mattaḥ saugandhyaṃ paramādbhutam .. 13 ..

> having performed \[it\], obtained from me a boon of supremely wonderful fragrance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.30)

labdhvā varaṃ svagandhenāmohayatsurayoṣitaḥ ..

> Having obtained the boon, he infatuated the wives of the gods with his fragrance;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.31)

tathaivādharmasaṃprāpto babādhe sakalaṃ jagat .. 14 ..

> and having thus taken to unrighteousness, he oppressed the entire world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.32)

devairabhyarthitaḥ sohamāhūyāsuranāyakam ..

> Beseeched by the gods, I summoned that leader of the Asuras  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.33)

vimuṃca lokarakṣārthamāsuraṃ dehamityaśām .. 15 ..

> and commanded: ‘Relinquish this demonic body for the protection of the world!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.34)

.. pulaka uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.1.13.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.35)

tyakṣyāmi devadeveśa dehametaṃ tvadājñayā ..

> ‘O God of the gods, I shall relinquish this body at your command.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.36)

praṇamya bhaktimanasā māmapyarcedamūcivān .. 16 ..

> Bowing down with a mind of devotion, he also worshiped me and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.37)

madaṃgasaṃbhavaṃ divyaṃ saurabhaṃ viśvamohanam ..

> ‘May this divine fragrance arising from my body, which enchants the universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.38)

dhāryatāṃ deva deveśa sadā sādaracetasā .. 17 ..

> be worn always by you, O God, Lord of the Gods, with a respectful heart!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.39)

pulakasvedajāto hi sadā prakhyāyatāṃ tava ..

> Indeed, born from the sweat of Pulaka, may this musk be ever renowned  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.40)

ayaṃ mṛgamado loke śṛṅgārarasavarddhanaḥ .. 18 ..

> as yours in the world, heightening the mood of erotic love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.41)

tvatpriyaḥ kāṃtisaubhāgyarūpalāvaṇyadāyakaḥ ..

> dear to you, and bestowing beauty, good fortune, form, and charm! / I cast off my own body, O God of gods, O Lord of the World!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.42)

visṛjāmi nijaṃ dehaṃ devadeva jagatpate .. 19 ..

> I abandon my own body, O God of gods, Lord of the universe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.43)

sadā bahumato devyā divyasaurabhalubdhayā ..

> May it always be highly esteemed by the Goddess who desires divine perfume!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.44)

madaṃśasaṃbhavā ye syurmattapolabdhasaurabhāḥ .. 1.3.1.13.20 ..

> Whatever \[fragrances\] arise from parts of me and have attained scent through my austerities—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.45)

līyaṃtāṃ tava deveśa mūrtāvālepanacchalāt ..

> let them merge into your form, O Lord of the Gods, under the guise of an ointment!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.46)

tatheti mayyuktavati sa daityaḥ pulakābhidhaḥ .. 21 ..

> When I said, ‘So be it,’ that Daitya named Pulaka  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.47)

visasarja nijaṃ dehaṃ mayisanyastajīvitaḥ ..

> cast off his body, having surrendered his life unto me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.48)

tatastadaṃgasaṃbhūtaṃ madaṃ bahulasaurabham .. 22 ..

> Then, out of love, I put on that musk born from his body, / possessing abundant fragrance and heightening a hundredfold the mood of love.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.49)

adhārayamahaṃ premṇā śataśṛṃgāravarddhanam ..

> Out of love I wore \[it\], enhancing love's hundred charms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.50)

tapasā devadeveśi taptaṃ tava vapuḥ kṛśam .. 23 ..

> O Queen of the Gods, your emaciated body has been heated by austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.51)

madaṃgaṃ ca viyogātta idaṃ nirvāpayādhunā ..

> and my body has been heated by separation from you; cool it now with this!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.52)

iti praśasya bahudhā pulakasnehamadbhutam .. 24 ..

> Having thus praised in many ways the wondrous affection of Pulaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.53)

āliliṃpa mahādevaḥ pārvatīṃ premamaṃdirām ..

> Mahādeva embraced Pārvatī, the abode of love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.54)

apṛcchacca hasandevaḥ pārvatīṃ lalanākṛtim .. 25 ..

> and, smiling, the god asked Pārvatī, who had assumed the form of a beautiful woman: // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.55)

kimetaditi hastotthaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ jagadaṃbikā ..

> "What is this?" Seeing that \[flower\] in her hand, the Mother of the Universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.56)

abravīdaruṇādrīśamānamya jagadaṃbikā .. .. 26 ..

> bowing to the Lord of Aruṇādri, the Mother of the Universe explained // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.57)

āgatiṃ tasya puṣpasya sadā svakaravartinaḥ .. 27 ..

> the arrival of that flower which was ever in her hand: // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.58)

.. devyuvāca .. ..

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

### [1.1.13.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.59)

ahaṃ kailāsaśikharāddevadeva tvadājñayā ..

> "From the peak of Kailāsa, O God of gods, by your command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.60)

tapaḥ kartumanuprāptā kāṃcīṃ kanakatoraṇām .. 28 ..

> I arrived at Kāñcī, adorned with golden arches, to perform austerity. // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.61)

avāpya mānasodbhūtaṃ kahlāramidamuttamam ..

> Having obtained this excellent white water lily born from \[Lake\] Mānasa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.62)

ārādhayaṃ mahādevamamlānagurusaurabham .. 29 ..

> unfading and richly fragrant, I worshipped Mahādeva, // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.63)

yadakṣayamaviśrāṃtamarcanāyojitaṃ mayā ..

> since it was imperishable and employed without ceasing in worship by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.64)

avicchinnamahādīptiḥ kāmadhenughṛtāplutaḥ .. 1.3.1.13.30 ..

> \[This lamp,\] of unbroken great brilliance, filled with the ghee of the wishing-cow, // 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.65)

avekṣaṇīyo bhūpālairanupālyaśca sarvadā ..

> must be inspected by kings and maintained at all times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.66)

dharmalakṣaṇamādheyaṃ lokarakṣārthamādarāt .. 31 ..

> The token of dharma should be established with reverence for the protection of the worlds. // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.67)

sarvābhīpsitasiddhyarthaṃ matprītikaraṇāya ca ..

> For the attainment of all desired ends and to give me pleasure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.68)

mayā saṃsthāpitā dharmā dvātriṃśallokaguptaye .. 32 ..

> thirty-two dharmas were established by me for the safeguarding of the worlds. // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.69)

rakṣaṇīyā prayatnena tatsaṃnidhimupāgataiḥ ..

> They are to be protected with effort by those who approach its presence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.70)

sarvālaṃkārasaṃyuktaṃ sarvabhogakṛtotsavam ..

> Adorned with all ornaments, celebrating every enjoyment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.71)

ālokyatāmidaṃ rūpaṃ kanyāyāṃ mama kāṃtimat .. 33 ..

> may this radiant form of mine be beheld as a maiden." // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.72)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [1.1.13.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.73)

iti devyā vacaḥ śrutvā śambhuḥ śoṇācaleśvaraḥ .. 34 ..

> Hearing these words of the Goddess, Śambhu, the Lord of Śoṇācala, // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.74)

tatheti varadaḥ prādādvaraṃ sarvamabhīpsitam ..

> the bestower of boons, said, "So be it," and granted every desired boon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.75)

eṣa śoṇācalaḥ śrīmāndṛśyate lokapūjitaḥ .. .. 35 ..

> This glorious Śoṇācala is seen, worshipped by the worlds, // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.76)

sarvadā varadāgauryā sarvabhogaiśca saṃvṛtaḥ ..

> always granting boons with Gaurī and surrounded by all enjoyments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.77)

ya etacchāṃbhavaṃ rūpamaruṇādritayā sthitam .. 36 ..

> Those who behold this form of Śambhu standing as the Aruṇa mountain // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.78)

saṃpaśyaṃti namasyaṃti kṛtārthāḥ sarva eva te ..

> and bow to it—all of them attain their goal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.79)

aruṇācalamāhātmyametacchraṇvaṃti ye bhuvi .. 37 ..

> Those on earth who hear this Aruṇācalamāhātmya // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.80)

bhavaṃti satataṃ teṣāṃ samagrāḥ sarvasaṃpadaḥ ..

> always possess all fortunes in full measure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.81)

śrīmattvaṃ vākpatitvaṃ ca rūpamavyāhataṃ balam .. 38 ..

> Prosperity, mastery of speech, beauty, and unimpeded strength, // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.82)

labhaṃte pāpanāśaṃ ca māhātmyasyāsya dhāraṇāt ..

> as well as the destruction of sin, they obtain through remembering this māhātmya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.83)

sarvatīrthābhiṣavaṇaṃ sarvayajñakriyāphalam .. 39 ..

> The merit of ritual ablution in all sacred fords and of all sacrificial rites, // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.84)

sadāśivaprasādaṃ ca datte śoṇādridarśanam .. 1.3.1.13.40 ..

> as well as the grace of Sadāśiva, the sight of Śoṇādri bestows. // 40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.85)

iti kailāsaśikharātprāptā devī śivājñayā ..

> Thus the Goddess, who came from the peak of Kailāsa by Śiva's command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.86)

śāpamokṣagatavatī śoṇācalanirīkṣaṇāt .. 41 ..

> attained release from her curse by beholding Śoṇācala. // 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.87)

sthāneṣvanyeṣu devasya vidyamāneṣu ca kṣitau ..

> Although other abodes of the god exist on earth  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.88)

divi cātyaṃtapuṇyeṣu śaṃbhuratra prasedivān .. 42 ..

> and in heaven that are exceedingly sacred, Śambhu was pleased here. // 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.89)

ayaṃ sadāśivaḥ sākṣādaruṇācalarūpataḥ ..

> This is Sadāśiva himself in the form of Aruṇācala;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.90)

dṛśyate paramaṃ tejaḥ sargasthityaṃtakāraṇam.. 43 ..

> he is seen as supreme brilliance, the cause of creation, maintenance, and destruction. // 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.91)

etattu taijasaṃ ligaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam ..

> Indeed, this fiery liṅga is worshipped by all the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.92)

dṛśyate karmabhūreṣā tena dharmādhikā matā .. 44 ..

> this land of ritual action is visible, and on that account it is considered superior in dharma. // 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.93)

aruṇācalanāthasya tejasā dhūtakalmaṣāḥ ..

> Their impurities washed away by the brilliance of the Lord of Aruṇācala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.94)

bhaktimaṃto narā loke sukhamāpsyaṃti sarvataḥ .. 45 ..

> devout men in the world shall attain happiness in every way. // 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.95)

pradakṣiṇairnamaskāraistapobhirniyamairapi ..

> Through circumambulations, prostrations, austerities, and observances,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.96)

ye'rcayaṃtyaruṇādrīśaṃ teṣāṃ śaṃbhurvaśaṃgataḥ .. 46 ..

> Śambhu comes under the power of those who worship the Lord of Aruṇādri. // 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.97)

na tathā tapasā yogairdānaiḥ prīṇāti śaṃkaraḥ ..

> Śaṃkara is not so pleased by austerity, yogas, or gifts  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.98)

yathā sakṛdapi prāptādaruṇācaladarśanāt .. 47 ..

> as he is by the darśana of Aruṇācala obtained even once. // 47  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.99)

svayaṃbhuvaḥ sadā vedāḥ setihāsā divi sthitāḥ ..

> The self-manifest Vedas, along with the epics, abiding in heaven,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.100)

parito girirūpāste stuvaṃtyaruṇaparvatam .. 48 ..

> stand all around in the form of mountains, praising the Aruṇa mountain. // 48  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.101)

etasya vaibhavaṃ sarvaṃ na mayā na ca śārṅgiṇā ..

> The whole majesty of this \[mountain\] cannot be described in words  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.102)

vacasā śakyate vaktuṃ varṣakoṭiśatairapi .. 49 ..

> either by me or by the wielder of the bow Śārṅga, even in hundreds of millions of years. // 49  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.103)

devāśca harimukhyāste kalpakādyāḥ suradrumāḥ ..

> The gods led by Hari, and the celestial trees such as the kalpa-tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.104)

pracchannarūpāḥ sevaṃte sarvadaivāruṇācalam .. 1.3.1.13.50 ..

> serve Aruṇācala continually in disguised forms. // 50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.105)

na tasya kalidoṣaḥ syānnādhivyādhivijṛṃbhaṇā ..

> No fault of the Kali age touches him, nor any surge of mental affliction or bodily disease,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.106)

yatra saṃpūjyate liṃgamaruṇācalasaṃjñitam .. 51 ..

> wherever the liṅga named Aruṇācala is worshipped. // 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.107)

ityetatkathitaṃ sarvaṃ tava śaṃbhupadāśrayam ..

> Thus has all this been told to you, resting upon the state of Śambhu—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.108)

caritaṃ hyaruṇasyāsya kalpapuṇyadurāsadam .. 52 ..

> the legend of this Aruṇa, difficult to attain without the merits of an eon." // 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.109)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.1.13.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.110)

iti vidhimukhaniḥsṛtāmudārāmaruṇagirīśakathāsudhāpagāṃ hi ..

> Drinking through the hollow of his ears this delightful river of nectar—the noble tale of the Lord of Aruṇagiri issuing from the mouth of the Creator—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.111)

śrutipuṭayugalātpibanmanojñāṃ sanakamunistapasāṃ phalaṃ sa lebhe .. 53 ..

> the sage Sanaka attained the fruit of his austerities. // 53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.13.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.13.112)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe'ruṇācalamāhātmye pūrvārdhe śivenāruṇācalasya sarvaśraiṣṭhyavarapradānavarṇanaṃnāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 13 ...cha..  
aruṇācalamāhātmyasya pūrvārddhaṃ saṃpūrṇam .. ..  
ityaruṇācalamāhātmyapūrvārdhaṃ samāptam .. ( 3.1) ..

> Thus ends the thirteenth chapter, entitled "The Description of the Bestowal of Boons Establishing the Supreme Preeminence of Aruṇācala by Śiva," in the first half of the Aruṇācalamāhātmya in the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skandapurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. // 13  
> The first half of the Aruṇācalamāhātmya is complete.  
> Thus ends the first half of the Aruṇācalamāhātmya. (3.1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.1.13.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Dānamayūkha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.danamayukha.3.p13) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1600, Sanskrit

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