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# Skandapurana 1.1.6

Skandapurāṇa 1.1.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.1.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.1)

.. gautama uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.1.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.2)

purā nārāyaṇaḥ kalpe śayānaḥ salilārṇave ..

> Formerly in a kalpa, Nārāyaṇa was reclining upon the ocean of waters;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.3)

śeṣaparyaṃkaśayane kadācinnaiva budhyata .. 1 ..

> lying upon the couch of Śeṣa, he did not wake at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.4)

tamasā pūritaṃ viśvamapajñātamalakṣaṇam ..

> Seeing the universe filled with darkness, devoid of knowledge and lacking distinguishing marks,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.5)

vīkṣya kalpāvasāne'pi viṣedurnityasūrayaḥ..2..

> even at the end of the kalpa, the eternal seers grieved:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.6)

aho kaṣṭamidaṃ rūpaṃ tamasā viśvamohanam ..

> "Alas, how dreadful is this form of darkness, deluding the universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.7)

yena kalpāvasānepi viṣṇurnādyāpi budhyate ..3..

> by which Viṣṇu does not wake even now, though the kalpa has ended!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.8)

jyotiṣaḥ puruṣaṃ pūrṇamapaśyaṃtaṃ surā api ..

> Even the gods do not see the complete person of light;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.9)

kathaṃ vā tamasaḥ śāṃtiṃ labheranparibhāvinaḥ ..4..

> how then could reflective minds obtain peace from the darkness?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.10)

iti niścitya manasā devadevamumāpatim ..

> Having so resolved in their minds, they meditated upon the God of gods, Umā's lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.11)

ciṃtayāmāsurātmasthaṃ tejorāśiṃ niraṃjanam .. 5 ..

> dwelling within themselves, the mass of fiery splendour, free from taint.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.12)

tataḥ prasanno bhagavāṃstejorāśirmaheśvaraḥ ..

> Then the blessed Maheśvara, the mass of fiery splendour, was pleased,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.13)

viśvāvanāya vijñaptaḥ praṇatairnityasūribhiḥ .. 6 ..

> entreated for the protection of the universe by the bowed eternal seers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.14)

tatastejomayācchaṃbhoḥ sphuliṃgāṃśusamudbhavāḥ ..

> Then, from Śambhu who consists of fire, arising as rays of sparks,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.15)

udastaṃbhaṃta devānāṃ trayastriṃśacca koṭayaḥ ..7..

> the thirty-three crores of gods sprang forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.16)

bodhitaḥ sakalairdevaiḥ samutthāya ramāpatiḥ..

> Awakened by all the gods, the lord of Ramā arose;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.17)

prabhātaṃ vīkṣya sakalaṃ manasyevamacintayat .. 8 ..

> beholding the complete dawn, he reflected in his mind thus:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.18)

mayā tamasi udrekādakāle śayanaṃ kṛtam ..

> "Out of an excess of darkness, I slept at an improper time;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.19)

prabodhāya paraṃ jyotiḥ svayaṃ dṛṣṭaḥ sadāśivaḥ .. 9 ..

> for my awakening, Sadāśiva, the supreme light, has been seen directly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.20)

jagadutpattikṛtyāni svayaṃ kartuṃ vyavasyati ..

> He himself undertakes to perform the acts of creating the world;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.21)

kiṃ mayātra punaḥ kāryaṃ brahmaṇā vā svayaṃbhuvā... 1.3.1.6.10..

> what work remains here for me, or for the self-manifest Brahmā?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.22)

dhiṅmāṃ sthitamanātmajñaṃ nidrayā hṛtacetasam ..

> Fie on me, ignorant of the Self, my consciousness stolen away by sleep!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.23)

athavā sarvakartāraṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmi śaṃkaram .. 1 1..

> Or rather, I go for refuge to Śaṃkara, the maker of all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.24)

sarvadoṣapraśamanaṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam ..

> the pacifier of all faults, the bestower of all desired fruits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.25)

pavitramalpapuṇyānāṃ durlabhaṃ śaṃbhudarśanam ..12..

> The darśana of Śambhu is purifying, difficult to attain by those of little merit."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.26)

ciṃtayannevamātmasthaṃ jyotirliṃgaṃ sadāśivam ..

> Meditating thus upon Sadāśiva within himself, the liṅga of light,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.27)

praṇanāma harirbhaktyā devamaṣṭāṃgato muhuḥ..13..

> Hari bowed down repeatedly to the god with devotion, with eight limbs prostrated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.28)

viśvasraṣṭāramīśānaṃ tuṣṭāva duritacchidam ..

> He praised Īśāna, the creator of the universe, who cuts away sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.29)

atha tejomayaḥ śaṃbhuḥ śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatam .. 14..

> Then fiery Śambhu, the refuge, addressed him who had come for refuge,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.30)

anugṛhya kaṭākṣaistaṃ samuttiṣṭhetyabhāṣata ..

> favouring him with side glances: "Arise!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.31)

utthāya karuṇāpūrṇaṃ śaṃbhuṃ caṃdrārddhaśekharam ..15..

> Having risen before Śambhu, who was full of compassion and crescent-crested, \[he said\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.32)

namastribhuvaneśāya trimūrtiguṇadhāriṇe ..

> "Homage to the Lord of the three worlds, who bears the qualities of the three forms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.33)

tridevavapuṣe tubhyaṃ tridṛśe tripuradruhe .. 16 ..

> to you whose body is the three deities, who are three-eyed, the enemy of Tripura!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.34)

tvameva jagatāmīśo nijāṃśairdevatāmayaiḥ ..

> You alone are the Lord of the worlds; through your own portions composed of deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.35)

kāryakāraṇarūpeṇa karoṣi svecchayā kriyāḥ .. 17 ..

> in the form of cause and effect, you perform actions at your own will.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.36)

māṃ niyujya jagadguptau parimohya ca māyayā ..

> Having assigned me to the protection of the world and bewildered me with your māyā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.37)

na doṣamuta saṃkalpaṃ vihātumapi necchasi .. 18 ..

> you do not wish to abandon my fault or your intention.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.38)

kiṃ karomi jaganmūrttau nyastabhāro'smyahaṃ tvayi ..

> What shall I do, O embodiment of the world, when I have placed my burden on you?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.39)

na doṣamīhase nūnamakālaśayanena mām .. 19 ..

> Surely you do not seek to find fault with me for sleeping at the wrong time.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.40)

hara śambho harerārtimanutāpaṃ samīkṣya saḥ ..

> Having seen that distress and repentance of Hari, O Hara, O Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.41)

ādideśa haraḥ śrīmānprāyaścittaṃ hareridam .. 1.3.1.6.20 ..

> the glorious Hara prescribed this expiation for Hari:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.42)

aruṇācalarūpeṇa tiṣṭhāmi vasudhātale ..

> “I remain on the surface of the earth in the form of Aruṇācala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.43)

tasya darśanamātreṇa bhavitā te tamaḥ kṣayaḥ .. 21 ..

> By the mere darśana of it, your darkness shall be destroyed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.44)

pūrvasmai viṣṇave tatra varo datto mayā purā..

> A boon was granted there by me in the past to the previous Viṣṇu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.45)

tadaiva taijasaṃ liṃgamaruṇācala saṃjñitam ..

> at that very time, the fiery liṅga named Aruṇācala \[manifested\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.46)

tejomayamidaṃ rūpaṃ praśāṃtaṃ lokarakṣaṇāt..

> This form made of light became tranquil for the protection of the world;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.47)

yadagnimayamavyaktamapāraguṇavaibhavam.. 23..

> which, composed of fire, unmanifest, has boundless glory and virtues.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.48)

nadīnāṃ nirjharāṇāṃ ca meghamuktāṃbhasāmapi ..

> Of rivers, mountain torrents, and even waters released by clouds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.49)

aṃtarjyotirmayatvena layastatraiva dṛśyate .. 24 ..

> because it consists of inner light, dissolution is seen right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.50)

aṃdhānāṃ dṛṣṭilābhena paṃgūnāṃ pādasaṃcaraiḥ ..

> By granting sight to the blind, movement of feet to the lame,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.51)

aputrāṇāṃ ca putrāptyā mūkānāṃ vākpravṛttibhiḥ .. 25 ..

> attainment of sons to the childless, and the faculties of speech to the mute;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.52)

sarvasiddhipradānena sarvavyādhivimocanaiḥ ..

> by granting all supernatural powers, by delivering from all diseases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.53)

sarvapāpapraśamanairyatsarvavaradaṃ sthitam .. 26 ..

> by appeasing all sins, it stands bestowing all boons.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.54)

ityuktāṃtardadhe śambhurhariścaivāruṇācalam ..

> Having spoken thus, Śambhu vanished, and Hari went to Aruṇācala;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.55)

āgatya tapa āsthāya śoṇācalamupāsta ca .. 27 ..

> having arrived and undertaken austerity, he worshipped the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.56)

tamadriṃ parito dṛṣṭvā surānkānanasaṃśrayān ..

> Seeing the gods resorting to the woods all around that mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.57)

ṛṣīṇāmāśramānpuṇyānsthāpayāmāsa vai hariḥ ..

> Hari established the holy hermitages of the ṛṣis,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.58)

vedānsāṃgopaniṣadānsamaṃtānmūrtidhāriṇaḥ .. 28 ..

> and the Vedas with their auxiliary limbs and Upaniṣads, taking embodied forms, all around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.59)

sasarja divyarūpāṇāṃ śatamapsarasāṃ kulam ..

> He created a group of a hundred apsarases of divine forms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.60)

nṛtyairgītaiśca vāditraissevadhvamiti cādiśat .. 29 ..

> and commanded: “Serve with dances, songs, and instrumental music!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.61)

snātvā brahmasarasyasminviṣṇuḥ kamalalocanaḥ ..

> Having bathed in this lake of Brahmā, lotus-eyed Viṣṇu  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.62)

pradakṣiṇaṃ cakārāmumaruṇādriṃ samarcitam .. 1.3.1.6.30 ..

> circumambulated this worshipped Aruṇagiri.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.63)

apāpaḥ sarvalokānāmādhipatyaṃ ca labdhavān ..

> Freed from sin, he obtained the sovereignty of all the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.64)

ramayā sahito nityamabhirūpasurūpayā .. 31 ..

> together with Ramā forever, who was exquisitely lovely and shapely.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.65)

bhāskarastejasāṃ rāśirasurairapi pīḍitaḥ ..

> The Sun, the mass of radiance, afflicted even by the asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.66)

brahmopadeśādānarca bhaktyāruṇagirīśvaram .. 32 ..

> from the instruction of Brahmā, worshipped the Lord of Aruṇagiri with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.67)

nimajjya vimale tīrthe pāvane brahmanirmite ..

> Having bathed in the pure, sanctifying sacred ford fashioned by Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.68)

pradakṣiṇaṃ cakārainamaruṇārdri svayaṃprabhum .. 33 ..

> he circumambulated this Aruṇagiri, the self-luminous Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.69)

aśeṣadaityavijayaṃ labdhvā merupradakṣiṇam ..

> Having gained victory over all the Daityas and the circumambulation of Meru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.70)

lebhe ca paramaṃ tejaḥ paratejaḥpraṇāśanam .. 34 ..

> he obtained supreme radiance that destroys the radiance of enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.71)

dakṣaśāpānalākrāṃtassomaḥ śivavacobalāt ..

> Overwhelmed by the fire of Dakṣa's curse, Soma, through the power of Śiva's word,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.72)

aruṇācalamabhyarcya labdharūpo'bhavatpunaḥ .. 35 ..

> worshipped Aruṇācala and regained his form once again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.73)

agnirbrahmarṣiśāpena yakṣmarogaprapīḍitaḥ ..

> Agni, afflicted by pulmonary consumption due to the curse of a brahmin ṛṣi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.74)

apūto'pi pavitro'bhūdaruṇācalasevayā .. 36 ..

> though impure, became pure through service to Aruṇācala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.75)

śakro vṛtraṃ balaṃ pākaṃ namuciṃ jṛṃbhamuddhṛtam ..

> Śakra, having slain Vṛtra, Bala, Pāka, Namuci, and the arrogant Jṛmbha—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.76)

śivalabdhavarāndaityānpurā hatvā jagatpatīn .. 37 ..

> the Daityas, masters of the world, who had obtained boons from Śiva in the past—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.77)

pātakaiśca parikṣīṇastathā lokāṃtamāśritaḥ ..

> and wasted away by major sins, took refuge at the edge of the world;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.78)

śambhuṃ prasādya tapasā śivena paricoditaḥ!.. 38 ..

> having propitiated Śambhu through austerity, impelled by Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.79)

aruṇādriṃ samabhyarcya vipāpo'bhūtsurādhipaḥ ..

> and having worshipped Aruṇādri, the ruler of the gods became freed from sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.80)

iṣṭvā ca hayamedhena prīṇayāmāsa śaṃkaram .. 39 ..

> And having sacrificed with the horse-sacrifice, he gratified Śaṃkara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.81)

labdhvā cendrapadaṃ śakraḥ śatamapsarasāṃkulam ..

> And having regained the position of Indra, the glorious Śakra assigned a troop of a hundred apsarases  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.82)

sevārthamādiśanchrīmāndivyaduṃdabhisevayā .. 1.3.1.6.40 ..

> for service, with the playing of divine drums.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.83)

puṣpameghānsamādiśya divyābhiḥ puṣpavṛṣṭibhiḥ ..

> Having commanded the flower-clouds with showers of celestial blossoms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.84)

samarcayati śoṇādriṃ divi nityaṃ ca vaṃdate .. 41 ..

> he worships the Crimson Mountain and constantly praises it in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.85)

śeṣo'pi śoṇaśaileśaṃ samabhyarcya śivājñayā ..

> Śeṣa too, the bearer of the terrestrial circle, having worshipped the Lord of the Crimson Mountain at Śiva's command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.86)

abhajatkāmarūpatvaṃ mahīmaṇḍaladhārakaḥ .. 42 ..

> attained the power of assuming forms at will.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.87)

anye nāgāśca gandharvāḥ siddhāścāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ ..

> Other serpents, gandharvas, siddhas, hosts of apsarases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.88)

dikpālāśca tamabhyarcya lebhire'pekṣitānvarān .. 43 ..

> and the guardians of the directions, having worshipped it, obtained the desired boons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.89)

devairaśeṣairdaityādīñjetukāmaiḥ samudyataiḥ ..

> By all the gods who were striving, eager to conquer the Daityas and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.90)

prārthitaḥ sarvato'bhīṣṭavarado'ruṇabhūdharaḥ .. 44 ..

> the Aruṇa mountain, granting desired boons from every side, was petitioned.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.91)

tvaṣṭrā viracitākāra ādityastejasā tapan ..

> The Sun, whose form was fashioned by Tvaṣṭṛ, burning with radiance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.92)

grahanāthastu śoṇādriṃ vilaṃghayitumudyataḥ .. 45 ..

> the lord of planets, endeavoured to cross over the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.93)

rathavāhāḥ punastasya śaktihīnāḥ śramaṃ gatāḥ ..

> Then the draft-horses of his chariot, deprived of power, became exhausted.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.94)

so'pi śriyā vihīnaśca jātaḥ goṇādritejasā .. 46 ..

> And he, stripped of his splendour by the radiant power of the Crimson Mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.95)

nāśaknocca divaṃ gantuṃ sarvagatyāṃśumālinaḥ ..

> though garlanded with rays, could not traverse the sky in his all-reaching course.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.96)

sa tu brahmopadeśena samārādhyāruṇācalam .. 47 ..

> He, indeed, by Brahmā's instruction, worshipped Aruṇācala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.97)

prītyā tasmādvibhorlebhe mārgaṃ vyomno hayāñchubhān ..

> and graciously received from that lord a path through the sky and fine steeds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.98)

tataḥ prabhṛti tigmāṃśuḥ sa hi śoṇākhyaparvatam .. 48 ..

> From that time forth, the hot-rayed \[sun\] indeed does not cross  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.99)

na laṃghayati kiṃ tvasya pradakṣiṇaparikramaiḥ ..

> the mountain named the Crimson \[Peak\], but \[circles it\] in clockwise circumambulations.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.100)

dakṣayāgaparidhvastā hīnāṃgāstridaśāḥ purā .. 49 ..

> Long ago, the thirty \[gods\], mutilated and stripped of their limbs at Dakṣa's sacrifice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.101)

aruṇācalamārādhya navānyaṃgāni lebhire ..

> worshipped Aruṇācala and obtained new limbs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.102)

pūṣā dantaṃ śikhī hastaṃ bhago netraṃ tvakhaṃḍitam .. 1.3.1.6.50 ..

> Pūṣan \[obtained\] a tooth, Agni a hand, and Bhaga an unblemished eye;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.103)

ghrāṇaṃ vāṇī ca lebhe sā śoṇācalaniṣevaṇāt ..

> and Sarasvatī received her nose by serving the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.104)

bhārgavaḥ kṣīṇanetrassa viṣṇuhastakuśāgrataḥ .. 51 ..

> The son of Bhṛgu, whose eye was destroyed by the tip of a kuśa grass blade in Viṣṇu's hand  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.105)

balidattāvanīdānajaladhārānirodhataḥ ..

> when he obstructed the stream of water poured by Bali to give the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.106)

sa tu śoṇācalaṃ gatvā tapaḥ kṛtvātiduṣkaram .. 52 ..

> went to the Crimson Mountain, performed very arduous austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.107)

lebhe netraṃ ca pūtātmā bhāskarākhye girau sthitaḥ ..

> and, purified in soul, standing upon the mountain named Bhāskara, recovered his eye.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.108)

aruṇācalanāthasya sevayā sūryasārathiḥ .. 53 ..

> By serving the Lord of Aruṇācala, \[Aruṇa,\] the charioteer of the sun, \[regained his limbs\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.109)

pratardanākhyo nṛpatirgrahītuṃ devakanyakām ..

> A king named Pratardana, seeking to seize a celestial maiden  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.110)

aruṇādripatergānaṃ kurvaṃtīṃ sādaro'bhavat .. 54 ..

> who was singing with devotion to the Lord of the Crimson Mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.111)

kṣaṇātkapimukho jāto maṃtribhiścodito nṛpaḥ ..

> in an instant became monkey-faced. Urged by his ministers, the king  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.112)

pratyarpya tāṃ punaścānyāḥ prādādaruṇabhūbhṛte .. 55 ..

> returned her, and moreover presented other \[maidens\] to the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.113)

tataścārumukhojātaḥ prasādādaruṇeśituḥ ..

> Then, by the grace of the Lord of Aruṇa, he regained a handsome face;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.114)

sāyujyamasmai sakalaṃ dattavānbhaktibhāvataḥ ..56..

> and out of loving devotion, \[the Lord\] granted him complete union \[with Himself\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.115)

aruṇācalanāthasyasaṃnidhau jñānadurbalaḥ ..

> In the presence of the Lord of Aruṇācala, a gandharva named Puṣpaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.116)

gaṃdharvaḥ puṣpakākhyastu bhaktihīno hyagātpurā .. 57 ..

> feeble in understanding and devoid of devotion, once went.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.117)

tato vyāghramukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṃdharvaparicārakāḥ ..

> Then, seeing him with the face of a tiger, the gandharva's attendants  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.118)

kimetaditi sāścaryaṃ paprachuste parasparam .. 58 ..

> in astonishment asked one another: "What is this?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.119)

atha nārada nirdiṣṭamavajñāphalamātmanaḥ ..

> Then, instructed by Nārada, having understood the fruit of his own contempt,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.120)

buddhvāruṇādriṃ saṃpūjya punaśca sumukho'bhavat .. 59 ..

> he worshipped the Crimson Mountain and again gained a handsome face.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.121)

śivabhūmiriyaṃ khyātā parito yojanadvayam ..

> This realm of Śiva is famed to extend two yojanas all around;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.122)

muktistatra pramītānāṃ kadāpi vilayo na hi .. 1.3.1.6.60 ..

> liberation is \[assured\] for those who die there—never is there destruction \[for them\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.123)

saptarṣayaḥ purā bhūmau śāpadoṣasamanvitāḥ ..

> Formerly, the Seven Seers, afflicted with the burden of a curse upon earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.124)

siṣevireruṇādriṃ vai nātho jñātvā viniścayam .. 61 ..

> served the Crimson Mountain; and the glorious Lord, knowing their firm resolve,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.125)

śāpamokṣaṃ dadau śrīmānsaptarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām ..

> granted release from the curse to the great-souled Seven Seers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.126)

saptarṣibhiḥ kṛtaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam .. 62 ..

> A sacred ford made by the Seven Seers, which destroys all sin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.127)

śoṇācalasya nikaṭe dṛśyate pāvanaṃ śubham ..

> is seen, holy and auspicious, near the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.128)

paṃgurmuniḥ śoṇaśailātpādau labdhuṃ samāgataḥ .. 63 ..

> A lame sage came from the Crimson Mountain to obtain legs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.129)

aṃtarhitaprārthitārtho dāruhastapuṭe vahan ..

> holding his wooden hand-props, his prayed-for wish concealed \[in his heart\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.130)

jānucaṃkramaṇavyagraḥ śoṇanadyāstaṭaṃ gataḥ .. 64 ..

> busily crawling on his knees, he reached the bank of the Crimson River.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.131)

dāruhastapuṭe tīrthe nicikṣepa pipāsataḥ ..

> Thirsty, he cast the two wooden hand-props into the sacred ford;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.132)

jānucaṃkramaṇe tasmindhūrtastoyaṃ pipāsati .. 65 ..

> as he crawled on his knees, the rogue thirsted for water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.133)

atha śoṇācalaṃ prāptaḥ kathaṃ vā dāruhastakaḥ ..

> Then, having reached the Crimson Mountain, how indeed \[could he go\] with wooden hands?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.134)

kimetaditi taṃ pṛcchannādhāvatkalitatparaḥ .. 66 ..

> Asking him, "What is this?", intent on that, \[the Lord\] ran to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.135)

labdhapādaśca sahasā jagāma ca nijālayam ..

> Suddenly having received feet, he went to his own abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.136)

nādrākṣītpuruṣaṃ tatra dāruhastau purogamau .. 67 ..

> He did not see a person there; the wooden hands were lying ahead of him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.137)

svayaṃ gṛhītvā cālokya vavaṃde'ruṇaparvatam ..

> Picking them up himself and looking at them, he bowed to the Crimson Mountain;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.138)

nanaṃda labdhacaraṇo labdharūpo mahāmuniḥ .. 68 ..

> having received feet and restored his form, the great sage rejoiced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.139)

vismayotphullanayanaiḥ śivabhaktairmahātmabhiḥ ..

> Honoured by great-souled devotees of Śiva whose eyes were wide with wonder,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.140)

pūjito labdhapādaḥ sañjagāma ca yathāgatam .. 69 ..

> having obtained legs, he departed just as he had come.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.141)

vālī śakrasutaḥ śrīmāñchraṃgādudayabhūbhṛtaḥ ..

> The glorious Vālin, son of Śakra, from the peak of the mountain of sunrise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.142)

astācalasya śikharaṃ pratigantuṃ samudyataḥ .. 1.3.1.6.70 ..

> attempted to fly toward the summit of the mountain of sunset.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.143)

āluloke'ruṇagiriṃ madhye devanamaskṛtam ..

> In between, he caught sight of Aruṇagiri, worshipped by the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.144)

ūrdhvaṃ gaṃtuṃ samudyuktaḥ kṣīṇavīryo'patadbhuvi .. 71 ..

> as he tried to fly above it, his strength depleted and he fell to the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.145)

pitrā śakreṇa saṃgamya coditaḥ śoṇaparvatam ..

> Meeting his father Śakra and urged by him to \[worship\] the Crimson Mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.146)

liṃgaṃ taijasamabhyarcya labdhavīryo'bhavatpunaḥ .. 72 ..

> he worshipped the fiery liṅga and regained his strength once more.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.147)

nalaḥ pūrvaṃ samabhyarcya svasṛṣṭā mānavapriyāḥ ..

> Formerly, having worshipped \[it\], Nala protected those dear to men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.148)

pālayāmāsa dharmātmā nītisārasamanvitaḥ .. 73 ..

> his subjects, righteous in soul and endowed with the essence of good policy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.149)

ilaḥ praviśya sahasā gaurīvanamakhaṃḍitam ..

> Ila, having entered the unbroken forest of Gaurī unawares,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.150)

strībhāvaṃ samanuprāptaḥ papraccha svaṃ purodhasam .. 74 ..

> was transformed into a woman and consulted his priest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.151)

vaśiṣṭhena samādiṣṭaḥ śoṇādriṃ samapūjayat ..

> Instructed by Vasiṣṭha, he worshipped the Crimson Mountain;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.152)

tapasārādhya deveśaṃ punaḥ puṃstvamupāgataḥ .. 75 ..

> having propitiated the Lord of the gods with austerity, he regained his manhood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.153)

somopadeśādbhaktyātha sasmārāruṇaparvatam ..

> Then, through Soma's counsel, he remembered the Crimson Mountain with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.154)

īśānugrahato lebhe śāpamokṣaṃ tapodhikaḥ .. 76 ..

> By the grace of the Lord, rich in tapas, he gained release from his curse,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.155)

lebhe ca paramaṃ sthānamaprāpyamamarairapi ..

> and attained the supreme abode unreachable even by the immortals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.156)

bharato mṛgaśāvasya smaraṇādāyuṣo'tyaye .. 77 ..

> Because he remembered a deer fawn at the end of his life, Bharata  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.157)

na muktiṃ prāpa yogena mṛgajanmani saṃgataḥ ..

> did not attain liberation through yoga, but was joined to birth as a deer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.158)

patnīvirahajaṃ duḥkhaṃ prāptavānamitaṃ hariḥ .. 78 ..

> Hari experienced boundless sorrow born of separation from his wife;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.159)

punarbhṛgūpadeśena śoṇādrimimamarcayan ..

> yet, worshipping this Crimson Mountain on Bhṛgu's instruction,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.160)

avatāreṣu sarveṣu sarvaduḥkhānyapākarot .. 79 ..

> he dispelled all his sorrows throughout all his incarnations.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.161)

sarasvatī ca sāvitrī śrīrbhūmiḥ saritastathā ..

> Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī, Śrī, the Earth, and the rivers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.162)

abhyarcya śoṇaśaileśamāpado niratāriṣuḥ .. 1.3.1.6.80 ..

> by worshipping the Lord of the Crimson Mountain, crossed over their misfortunes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.163)

bhāskaraḥ pūrvadigbhāge viśvāmitrastu dakṣiṇe ..

> The Sun in the eastern direction, Viśvāmitra in the south,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.164)

paścime varuṇo bhāge triśūlaṃ cottarāśrayam .. 81 ..

> Varuṇa in the western quarter, and the Trident taking refuge in the north:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.165)

yojanadvayaparyaṃte sīmāḥ śaileṣu saṃsthitāḥ ..

> situated upon the hills, they are the boundaries up to two yojanas around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.166)

catasro devatāstvetāḥ sevaṃte śoṇaparvatam.. 82 ..

> These four deities serve the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.167)

sthitāḥ sīmāvasāneṣu śoṇādrīśamavasthitam ..

> Standing at the outer limits of the boundary, before the Lord of the Crimson Mountain who dwells there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.168)

namaṃti devāścatvāraḥ śivaṃ śoṇācalākṛtim .. 83 ..

> the four deities bow to Śiva in the form of the Crimson Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.169)

asyottarasmiñchikhare dṛśyate vaṭabhūruhaḥ ..

> On its northern peak a banyan tree is seen,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.170)

siddhaveṣaḥ sadaivāste yasya mūle maheśvaraḥ .. 84 ..

> at whose base Maheśvara always remains in the guise of a siddha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.171)

yasya cchāyātimahatī sarvadā maṇḍalākṛtiḥ ..

> Its very great shade is always circular in shape;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.172)

lakṣyate vismayopetaiḥ sarvadā devamānavaiḥ .. 85 ..

> it is always observed by gods and men filled with wonder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.173)

aṣṭabhiḥ parito liṃgairaṣṭadikpālapūjitaiḥ ..

> Surrounded on all sides by eight liṅgas worshipped by the eight world-guardians,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.174)

aṣṭāsu saṃsthitairdikṣu śobhate hyupasevitaḥ .. 86 ..

> stationed in the eight directions, he shines, truly attended upon \[by them\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.175)

nṛpāṇāṃ śambhubhaktānāṃ śaṃkarājñānupālinām ..

> For kings devoted to Śambhu and obedient to Śaṃkara's command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.176)

atraiva mahadāsthānamādidevena nirmitam .. 87 ..

> a great assembly hall was fashioned right here by the Primal God.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.177)

bakulaśca mahāṃstatra sadārthitaphalapradaḥ ..

> And there stands a great bakula tree, bestowing the fruit of whatever is desired at all times;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.178)

āgamārthavidā mūle vāmadevena sevyate .. 88 ..

> at its base it is attended by Vāmadeva, who knows the meaning of the Āgamas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.179)

agastyaśca vaśiṣṭhaśca saṃpūjyāruṇabhūdharam ..

> Agastya and Vasiṣṭha, having worshipped the Crimson Mountain  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.180)

saṃsthāpya liṃge vimale tepāte tādṛśaṃ tapaḥ ..89..

> and established two spotless liṅgas, performed such tapas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.181)

hiraṇyagarbhatanayaḥ purā śoṇanadaḥ pumān..

> Long ago, the son of Hiraṇyagarbha, the male river Śoṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.182)

atra tīvraṃ tapastaptvā gaṃgābhimukhago'bhavata .. 1.3.1.6.90 ..

> performed fierce tapas here and flowed towards the Gaṅgā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.183)

atra śoṇanadī puṇyā pravahatyamalodakā ..

> Here flows the sacred river Śoṇā with its pure waters,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.184)

veṇā ca puṇyataṭinī paritaḥ sevate'calam .. 91 ..

> and the sacred river Veṇā attends upon the mountain all around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.185)

vāyavyāśca diśo bhāge vāyutīrthaṃ ca śobhate ..

> In the northwestern quarter the Vāyutīrtha shines;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.186)

tatra snātvā marutpūrvaṃ jagatprāṇatvamāptavān .. 92 ..

> bathing there in former times, the Wind God obtained his nature as the life-breath of the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.187)

uttare'sya girestīrthaṃ suvarṇakamalojjvalam ..

> To the north of this mountain is a sacred ford radiant with golden lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.188)

divyasaugaṃdhikākīrṇaṃ haṃsabhṛṃgamanoharam .. 93 ..

> strewn with celestial fragrant lilies, captivating with swans and bees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.189)

kauberaṃ tīrthameśānyāmaiśānyaṃ tīrthamuttamam .. 94 ..

> The ford of Kubera is in the northeast, the supreme sacred ford belonging to Īśāna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.190)

tasyaiva paścime bhāge viṣṇuḥ kamalalocanaḥ ..

> In the western part of that very \[ford\], lotus-eyed Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.191)

snātvā viṣṇutvamabhajatkamalālālitākṛtiḥ .. 95 ..

> having bathed, his form caressed by Kamalā, attained his status as Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.192)

navagrahāḥ purā tatra snātvā grahapadaṃ gatāḥ ..

> Long ago, the nine planets, having bathed there, attained their status as planets;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.193)

navagrahaprasādaśca jāyate tatra majjatām .. 96 ..

> and the favor of the nine planets arises for those who plunge into it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.194)

durgā vināyaka skando kṣetrapālaḥ sarasvatī ..

> Durgā, Vināyaka, Skanda, the guardian of the field, and Sarasvatī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.195)

rakṣaṃti paritastīrthaṃ grāhayametadanantaram .. 97 ..

> guard that sacred ford on all sides. After this, one should understand:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.196)

gaṃgā ca yamunā caiva godāvarī sarasvatī ..

> the Gaṅgā, the Yamunā, the Godāvarī, the Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.197)

narmadāsindhukāveryaḥ śoṇaḥ śorṇanadī ca sā .. 98 ..

> the Narmadā, the Sindhu, the Kāverī, the Śoṇa, and that river Śoṇā—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.198)

etā gūḍhā niṣevaṃte pūrvādyāśāsu saṃtatam ..

> these, concealed, constantly attend \[it\] in the directions beginning with the east,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.199)

naśyaṃtyaḥ sakalaṃ pāpamātmakṣetrasamudbhavam.. 99 ..

> destroying all the sin that has arisen in their own fields.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.1.6.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.6.200)

anyāśca sarito divyāḥ pārthivyaśca śubhodakāḥ ..

> And other celestial rivers, as well as earthly ones of auspicious waters,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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