[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.1.9 # Skandapurana 1.1.9 Skandapurāṇa 1.1.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.1.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.1) .. gautama uvāca .. .. > Gautama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.2) bhagavannaruṇādrīśa nāmadheyāni te bhṛśam .. > "O Lord, Master of the Crimson Mountain (Aruṇādri), I wish greatly to hear > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.3) viśeṣācchrotumicchāmi sthāne'sminsurapūjite .. 1 .. > your names in particular, in this place worshipped by the gods." / 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.4) .. maheśvara uvāca .. .. > Maheśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.5) nāmāni śṛṇu me brahmanmukhyāni dvijasattama .. > "Hear my principal names, O brāhmaṇa, best of the twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.6) durlabhānyalpapuṇyānāṃ kāmadāni sadā bhuvi .. 2 .. > hard to attain for those of little merit, constantly granting desires on earth: / 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.7) śoṇādrīśo'ruṇādrīśo devādhīśo janapriyaḥ .. > Śoṇādrīśa (Lord of the Red Mountain), Aruṇādrīśa (Lord of the Crimson Mountain), Devādhīśa (Sovereign of the Gods), Janapriya (Beloved of the People), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.8) prapannarakṣako dhīraḥ śivasevakavardhakaḥ .. 3 .. > Prapannarakṣaka (Protector of the Surrendered), Dhīra (Steadfast One), Śivasevakavardhaka (Prosperer of Śiva's Servants), / 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.9) akṣipeyāmṛteśānaḥ strīpuṃbhāvapradāyakaḥ .. > Akṣipeyāmṛteśāna (Lord of Nectar Drinkable with the Eyes), Strīpuṃbhāvapradāyaka (Bestower of the State of Woman and Man), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.10) bhaktavijñaptisaṃdhātā dīnabaṃdivimocakaḥ .. 4 .. > Bhaktavijñaptisaṃdhātā (Fulfiller of Devotees' Petitions), Dīnabandhivimocaka (Deliverer of the Afflicted Prisoner), / 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.11) mukharāṃghripatiḥ śrīmānmṛḍo mṛgamadeśvaraḥ .. > Mukharāṅghripati (Lord with Tinkling Feet), Śrīmat (Glorious One), Mṛḍa (Gracious One), Mṛgamadeśvara (Lord of Musk), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.12) bhaktaprekṣaṇakṛtsākṣī bhaktadoṣanivarttakaḥ .. 5 .. > Bhaktaprekṣaṇakṛt (Gazer upon Devotees), Sākṣin (Witness), Bhaktadoṣanivartaka (Dispeller of Devotees' Faults), / 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.13) jñānasaṃbaṃdhanāthaśca śrīhalāhalasuṃdakaḥ .. > Jñānasambandhanātha (Lord of Jñānasambandha), Śrīhalāhalasundaka (Drinker of the Hālāhala Poison), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.14) āhavaiśvaryadātā ca smartṛsarvāghanāśanaḥ .. 6 .. > Āhavaiśvaryadātā (Bestower of Sovereignty in Battle), Smartṛsarvāghanāśana (Destroyer of All Sins of Those Who Remember Him), / 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.15) vyatyastanṛtyaddhṛjadhṛksakāṃtirnaṭaneśvaraḥ .. > Vyatyastanṛtyaddhṛjadhṛk (Bearer of Dancing Steps with Swapped Feet), Sakānti (Radiant One), Naṭaneśvara (Lord of the Dance), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.16) sāmapriyaḥ kalidhvaṃsī vedamūrtirniraṃjanaḥ .. 7 .. > Sāmapriya (Fond of the Sāman), Kalidhvaṃsin (Destroyer of Kali), Vedamūrti (Embodiment of the Vedas), Nirañjana (Spotless One), / 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.17) jagannātho mahādevastrinetrastripurāṃtakaḥ .. > Jagannātha (Lord of the Universe), Mahādeva (Great God), Trinetra (Three-Eyed One), Tripurāntaka (Destroyer of Tripura), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.18) bhaktāparādhasoḍhā ca yogīśo bhoganāyakaḥ .. 8 .. > Bhaktāparādhasoḍhṛ (Forgiver of Devotees' Transgressions), Yogīśa (Lord of Yogins), Bhoganāyaka (Master of Enjoyment), / 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.19) bālamūrttiḥ kṣamārūpī dharmarakṣo vṛṣadhvajaḥ .. > Bālamūrti (Child-Formed), Kṣamārūpin (Embodiment of Forbearance), Dharmarakṣa (Protector of Dharma), Vṛṣadhvaja (Whose Banner Is the Bull), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.20) haro girīśvaro bhargaścaṃdrarekhāvataṃsakaḥ .. 9 .. > Hara (Seizer), Girīśvara (Lord of the Mountain), Bharga (Radiant Lord), Candrarekhāvataṃsaka (Adorned with the Crescent Moon), / 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.21) smarāṃtakoṃ'dhakaripuḥ siddharājo digaṃbaraḥ .. > Smarāntaka (End of Kāma), Andhakaripu (Foe of Andhaka), Siddharāja (King of the Perfected), Digambara (Clad in the Quarters), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.22) āgamapriya īśāno bhasmarudrākṣalāṃchanaḥ .. 1.3.1.9.10 .. > Āgamapriya (Lover of the Āgamas), Īśāna (Ruler), Bhasmarudrākṣalāñchana (Marked with Ashes and Rudrākṣa Beads), / 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.23) śrīpatiḥ śaṃkaraḥ sraṣṭā sarvavidyeśvaro'naghaḥ .. > Śrīpati (Lord of Śrī), Śaṃkara (Auspicious One), Sraṣṭṛ (Creator), Sarvavidyeśvara (Lord of All Sciences), Anagha (Sinless One), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.24) gaṃgādharaḥ kratudhvaṃso vimalo nāgabhūṣaṇaḥ .. 11 .. > Gaṅgādhara (Bearer of the Gaṅgā), Kratudhvaṃsa (Destroyer of the Sacrifice), Vimala (Pure One), Nāgabhūṣaṇa (Adorned with Serpents), / 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.25) aruṇo bahurūpaśca virūpākṣo'kṣarākṛtiḥ .. > Aruṇa (Crimson One), Bahurūpa (Multiform), Virūpākṣa (Diverse-Eyed), Akṣarākṛti (Imperishable in Form), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.26) anādiraṃtarahitaḥ śivakāmaḥ svayaṃprabhuḥ .. 12 .. > Anādi (Beginningless), Antarahita (Endless), Śivakāma (Loving Śivā), Svayamprabhu (Self-Sovereign Lord), / 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.27) saccidānaṃdarūpaśca sarvātmā jīvadhārakaḥ .. > Saccidānandarūpa (Whose Form Is Being, Consciousness, and Bliss), Sarvātman (Soul of All), Jīvadhāraka (Sustainer of Living Beings), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.28) strīsaṃgavāmasubhago vidhirvihitasuṃdaraḥ .. 13 .. > Strīsaṅgavāmasubhaga (Charming with a Woman on His Left), Vidhi (Ordainer), Vihitasundara (Beautiful in Action), / 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.29) jñānaprado muktidaśca bhaktavāṃchitadāyakaḥ .. > Jñānaprada (Giver of Knowledge), Muktida (Bestower of Liberation), Bhaktavāñchitadāyaka (Granter of Devotees' Wishes), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.30) āścaryavaibhavaḥ kāmī niravadyo nidhipradaḥ .. 14 .. > Āścaryavaibhava (Possessor of Wondrous Might), Kāmin (Desiring One), Niravadya (Faultless One), Nidhiprada (Giver of Treasures), / 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.31) śūlī paśupatiḥ śaṃbhuḥ svayaṃbhurgiriśo mṛḍaḥ .. > Śūlin (Trident-Bearer), Paśupati (Lord of Creatures), Śambhu (Auspicious One), Svayambhū (Self-Manifest), Giriśa (Dweller on the Mountain), Mṛḍa (Gracious One). / 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.32) etāni mama mukhyāni nāmānyatra mahāmune .. 15 .. > These are my principal names here, O great sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.33) anyāni divyanāmāni purāṇoktāni saṃsmara .. > Remember \[also\] the other divine names declared in the Purāṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.34) pradakṣiṇena māṃ nityaṃ viśeṣāttvaṃ samarcaya .. 16 .. > Worship me especially and constantly by circumambulation (pradakṣiṇa), / 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.35) pradakṣiṇapriyo yasmādahaṃ śoṇācalākṛtiḥ .. > since I, having the form of the Crimson Mountain (Śoṇācala), am fond of circumambulation." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.36) ityājñapto mahādevamarcayannaruṇācalam .. > Thus commanded, worshipping Mahādeva as Aruṇācala, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.37) avimuṃcannihāvāsaṃ kṛtavānahamadrije .. 17 .. > I took up residence here, O daughter of the mountain, without ever leaving. / 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.38) .. gauryuvāca .. .. > Gaurī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.39) bhagavansarvadharmajña gautamāryya munīśvara .. > "O venerable one, knower of all righteousness, noble Gautama, chief of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.40) pradakṣiṇasya māhātmyaṃ brūhi me śoṇabhūbhṛtaḥ .. 18 .. > tell me the greatness of the circumambulation of the Red Mountain (Śoṇabhūbhṛt): / 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.41) kasminkāle kathaṃ kāryaṃ kairvā pūrvaṃ pradakṣiṇam .. > At what time, how should it be performed, and by whom was circumambulation performed > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.42) kṛtaṃ śoṇādrināthasya prāptamiṣṭaṃ paraṃ padam .. 19 .. > of the Lord of the Crimson Mountain in the past, so that the desired supreme state was attained?" / 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.43) .. brahmovāca .. .. > Brahmā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.44) iti pṛṣṭo muniḥ prāha gautamaḥ śailakanyakām .. > Thus questioned, the sage Gautama said to the mountain's daughter: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.45) śrūyatāṃ devi māhātmyamādiśanme maheśvaraḥ .. 1.3.1.9.20 .. > "May the greatness be heard, O goddess, as Maheśvara instructed me." / 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.46) .. mahādeva uvāca .. .. > Mahādeva said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.47) ahaṃ hi śoṇaśailātmā prakāśo vasudhātale .. 21 .. > For I am the Red Mountain in essence, a light upon the surface of the earth. // 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.48) parito māṃ surāḥ sarve vartaṃte munibhiḥ saha .. 22 .. > All the gods, together with the sages, abide all around me. // 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.49) yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāṃtarakṛtāni ca .. > Whatever sins have been committed in other births, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.50) tāni tāni vinaśyaṃti pradakṣiṇapade pade .. 23 .. > every single one of them is destroyed at every step of circumambulation. // 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.51) aśvamedhasahasrāṇi vājapeyāyutāni ca .. > Thousands of horse-sacrifices and tens of thousands of Vājapeya sacrifices, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.52) siddhyaṃti sarvatīrthāni pradakṣiṇapade pade .. 24 .. > and \[the fruits of\] all sacred fords are accomplished at every step of circumambulation. // 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.53) api prahīṇasya samastalakṣaṇaiḥ kriyāvihīnasya nikṛṣṭajanmanaḥ .. > Even for one devoid of all auspicious marks, destitute of ritual actions, of low birth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.54) pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śaśāṃkaśekharaṃ prayāsyataḥ kasya na siddhiragrataḥ .. 25 .. > who circumambulates the Moon-crested Lord and proceeds forward, what accomplishment does not lie ahead? // 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.55) samasta tīrthābhigameṣu puṇyaṃ samastayajñāgamadharmajātam .. > The merit found in visiting all sacred fords, and all the religious merit arising from all sacrifices and Āgamas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.56) avāpyate śoṇamahīdharasya pradakṣiṇāprakramaṇena satyam .. 26 .. > is truly attained by undertaking the circumambulation of the Red Mountain. // 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.57) padenaikena bhūlokaṃ dvitīyenāṃtarikṣakam .. > With one step a mortal conquers the earthly realm, with the second the atmosphere, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.58) tṛtīyena divaṃ martyo jayatyasya pradakṣiṇe .. 27 .. > and with the third heaven, during its circumambulation. // 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.59) ekena mānasaṃ pāpaṃ dvitīyena tu vācikam .. > With one \[step\] mental sin, and with the second vocal \[sin\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.60) kāyikaṃ tu tṛtīyena padena kṣīyate nṛṇām .. 28 .. > and with the third step bodily \[sin\] is destroyed for men. // 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.61) pātakāni ca sarvāṇi padenaikena mārjayet .. > And one wipes away all grave sins with a single step; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.62) dvitīyena tapaḥ sarvaṃ prāpnotyasya pradakṣiṇāt ..29.. > with the second he attains the fruit of all austerity, from its circumambulation. // 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.63) parṇaśālā maharṣīṇāṃ siddhānāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ .. > There are leaf-huts of great seers and Siddhas by the thousands, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.64) surāṇāṃ ca tathā''vāsā vidyaṃtetra sahasraśaḥ .. 1.3.1.9.30 .. > and likewise there exist here thousands of dwellings of the gods. // 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.65) atra siddhaḥ punarnityaṃ vasāmyagre surārcitaḥ.. > Here, furthermore, as a perfected one, worshipped by the gods, I dwell constantly in their presence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.66) mamāṃtare guhā divyā dhyātavyā bhogasaṃyutā .. 31 .. > Within me is a divine cave endowed with enjoyments, which is to be meditated upon. // 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.67) agnistaṃbhamayaṃ rūpamaruṇādiriti śrutam .. > Meditation should be made upon my vast liṅga whose form consists of a pillar of fire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.68) dhyāyam̐lliṃgaṃ mama bṛhatmandaṃ kuryātpradakṣiṇam .. 32 .. > known as Aruṇācala and the rest; and one should slowly make the circumambulation. // 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.69) aṣṭamūrtimayaṃ liṃgamidaṃ yaistaijasaṃ bhṛśam .. > Meditating on this liṅga composed of the eight forms, exceedingly fiery, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.70) dhyātvā pradakṣiṇaṃ kurvanpātakāni vinirdahet ..33.. > he who makes the circumambulation burns away his grave sins completely. // 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.71) na punaḥ saṃbhavastasya yaḥ karoti pradakṣiṇām .. > There is no rebirth for him who makes the circumambulation > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.72) śoṇācalākṛternityaṃ nityatvaṃ dhruvamaśnute ..34.. > of the One whose form is the Red Mountain; he surely attains eternal permanence. // 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.73) asya pādarajaḥsparśātpūyate sakalā mahī .. > The entire earth is purified by the touch of his foot-dust, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.74) padamekaṃ tu dhatte yaḥ śoṇādrīśapradakṣiṇe .. 35 .. > who places a single step in circumambulating the Lord of the Red Mountain. // 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.75) namaskurvanpratidiśaṃ dhyāyanstauti kṛtāṃjaliḥ .. > Bowing in every direction, meditating, praising with folded hands, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.76) asaṃsṛṣṭakaraḥ kaiścinmaṃdaṃ kuryātpradakṣiṇam ..36.. > not touching his hands with anyone, he should make the circumambulation slowly. // 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.77) āsannaprasavā nārī yathā gacchedanākulam .. > Just as a woman close to childbirth walks without agitation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.78) tathā pradakṣiṇaṃ kuryādaśṛṇvaṃśca padadhvanim ..37.. > so should one make the circumambulation, not even hearing the sound of his footsteps. // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.79) snāto viśuddhaveṣaḥ sanbhasmarudrākṣabhūṣitaḥ .. > Bathed, wearing pure garments, adorned with ashes and rudrākṣa beads, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.80) śivasmaraṇasaṃsṛṣṭo maṃdaṃ dadyātpadaṃ budhaḥ ..38.. > absorbed in the remembrance of Śiva, the wise person should step slowly. // 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.81) manūnāṃ caratāmagre devānāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ .. > Reflecting on the collision, excessive jostling, and blocking of the path > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.82) adṛśyānāṃ ca siddhānāṃ nānyeṣāṃ vāyurūpiṇām ..39.. > of the mantras moving in front, and of thousands of gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.83) saṃghaṭṭamatisaṃmardaṃ mārgarodhaṃ viciṃtayan .. > and of invisible Siddhas and others having the form of wind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.84) anukūlena bhaktaḥ sañchanairdadyātpadaṃ budhaḥ ..1.3.1.9.40.. > the wise devotee should place his foot gently, in an agreeable manner. // 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.85) athavā śivanāmāni saṃkīrtya varagītibhiḥ.. > Or else, loudly chanting the names of Śiva with excellent songs > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.86) śivanṛtyaṃ ca racayanbhaktaiḥ sārddhaṃ parikramet ..41.. > and performing the dance of Śiva, he should circumambulate together with the devotees. // 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.87) māhātmyaṃ mama vā śṛṇvannananyamatirādarāt .. > Or listening to my māhātmya with an undivided mind and with reverence, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.88) śanaiḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ kuryādānandarasanirbharaḥ .. 42 .. > filled with the nectar of bliss, he should circumambulate slowly. // 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.89) dānaiśca vividhaiḥ puṇyairupakāraistathārthinām .. > And with various gifts, meritorious deeds, and acts of assistance to those in need, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.90) yathāmati dayāpūrṇa āstikaḥ parito vrajet ..43.. > filled with compassion according to his ability, the faithful person should go round. // 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.91) kṛte tvagnimayaṃ liṃgaṃ tretāyāṃ maṇiparvatam .. > One should meditate upon it as a liṅga composed of fire in the Kṛta age, as a mountain of jewels in the Tretā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.92) dvāpare ciṃtayeddhaimaṃ kalau marakatācalam .. 44 .. > as golden in the Dvāpara, and as an emerald mountain in the Kali age. // 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.93) athavā sphāṭikaṃ rūpamaruṇaṃ tu svayaṃprabham .. > Or meditating upon its form as crystal, red and self-luminous, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.94) dhyāyanvimuktaḥ sakalaiḥ pāpaiḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet .. 45 .. > freed from all sins, he goes to the city of Śiva. // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.95) avāṅmanasagamyatvādaprameyatayā svayam .. > Because it cannot be reached by speech and mind, because it is self-incommensurable, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.96) agnitvācca paraṃ liṃgamanāsādyācalābhidham .. 46 .. > and because of its fiery nature, meditating upon this supreme liṅga named the Unattainable Mountain, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.97) dhyātvā pradakṣiṇaṃ karturabhigamyo'hamaṃjasā .. > I am easily reached by the one who performs the circumambulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.98) tasya pādarajo nṛṇāmajarāmarakāraṇām .. 47 .. > His foot-dust causes men to become ageless and immortal. // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.99) rūpamekaṃ tu dhatte yaḥ śoṇādrīśapradakṣiṇe .. > Whosoever assumes a single form in circumambulating the Lord of the Red Mountain— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.100) vāhanāni suraughāṇāṃ prārthayaṃte parasparam .. 48 .. > the vehicles of the hosts of gods pray to one another > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.101) kurvatāṃ caraṇaṃ voḍhumaruṇādripradakṣiṇām .. > to bear the foot of those performing the circumambulation of the Red Mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.102) chāyāpradānaṃ kurvaṃti kalpakādyāḥ suradrumāḥ .. 49 .. > The celestial trees such as the wish-fulfilling tree provide shade > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.103) kurvatāṃ bhuvi marttyānāmaruṇādripradakṣiṇām .. > for mortals on earth who are performing the circumambulation of the Red Mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.104) devagandharvakādyānāṃ sahasreṇa samāvṛtāḥ .. 1.3.1.9.50 .. > Surrounded by thousands of gods, Gandharvas, and others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.105) sevaṃte te gaṇākīrṇā vimānaśatakoṭayaḥ .. > hundreds of millions of aerial chariots crowded with attendants wait upon > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.106) mama pradakṣiṇaṃ bhūmau kurvatāṃ pādapāṃsubhiḥ.. 51 .. > those who make my circumambulation on earth, with the dust of their feet. // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.107) pāvitā mahatī vīthī dṛṣṭā śivapadapradā .. > The great pathway is purified; seen, it bestows the state of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.108) aṃgapradakṣiṇaṃ kurvankṣaṇātsvargyatanurbhavet .. 52 .. > Performing circumambulation with one’s whole body rolling, one attains a heavenly form in an instant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.109) prāpto vajraśarīratvaṃ na dhṛṣyeta mahītale .. > Having attained an adamantine body, he cannot be overpowered on the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.110) vyomayānotsukā devāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ .. 53 .. > The gods, keen on aerial journeys, the siddhas, and the supreme seers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.111) adṛśyāḥ saṃcaraṃtyatra paśyaṃte mama saṃnidhim .. > wander here unseen, beholding my presence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.112) vinayaṃ mama bhaktiṃ ca pradakṣiṇaparikrame .. 54 .. > Seeing modesty and devotion toward me during the course of circumambulation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.113) dṛṣṭvā harṣasamāyuktā marttyebhyo dadate varam .. > they, filled with joy, grant boons to mortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.114) atra devāstrayastriṃśatpurā kṛtvā pradakṣiṇām .. 55 .. > Here, in ancient times, the thirty-three gods, having performed circumambulation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.115) pratyahaṃ mārgamāsīnāḥ pratyekaṃ koṭitāṃ gatāḥ .. > residing daily along the path, individually attained the status of ten million. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.116) ādityādyā grahāḥ sarve purā kṛtvā pradakṣiṇām .. 56 .. > All the planets, beginning with the Sun, having performed circumambulation in ancient times, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.117) saṃpūrṇajagatībhāge sarve grahapatāṃ gatāḥ .. > all attained the status of lords of planets across the entire expanse of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.118) yaḥ karoti naro bhūmau sūryavāre pradakṣiṇām .. 57 .. > Whatever man performs circumambulation on the earth on a Sunday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.119) sa sūryamaḍalaṃ bhittvā muktaḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet .. > he pierces the solar disc and, liberated, goes to the city of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.120) somavāre naraḥ kurvannaruṇādripradakṣiṇām .. 58 .. > A man performing circumambulation of the red mountain on a Monday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.121) ajarāmaratāṃ prāpto nāsaumyo bhavati kṣitau .. > having attained freedom from old age and death, is not unhappy on earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.122) bhaumavāre naraḥ kurvannaruṇādripradakṣiṇām .. 59 .. > A man performing circumambulation of the red mountain on a Tuesday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.123) ānṛṇyamakhilaṃ prāpya sārvabhaumo bhaveddhruvam .. > having attained complete freedom from debt, surely becomes a universal sovereign. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.124) budhavāre naraḥ kurvañchoṇādrīśapradakṣiṇām .. 1.3.1.9.60 .. > A man performing circumambulation of the Lord of Śoṇādri on a Wednesday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.125) sarvajñatāmanuprāptaḥ sa vācāṃ patitāmiyāt .. > having attained omniscience, would become the master of speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.126) guruvāre naraḥ kurvansarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ .. 61 .. > A man who performs it on a Thursday is bowed to by all the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.127) pradakṣiṇena śoṇādreḥ sa tu lokagururbhavet .. > through the circumambulation of Śoṇādri he becomes a teacher of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.128) bhṛguvāre naraḥ kurvannaruṇādripradakṣiṇām .. 62 .. > A man performing circumambulation of the red mountain on a Friday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.129) saṃprāpya mahatīṃ lakṣmīṃ labhate vaiṣṇavaṃ padam .. > having obtained great prosperity, attains the abode of Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.130) mandavāre naraḥ kṛtvā śoṇādrīśapradakṣiṇām .. 63 .. > A man, having performed circumambulation of the Lord of Śoṇādri on a Saturday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.131) vimukto grahapīḍābhiḥ sa viśvavijayī bhavet .. > freed from afflictions caused by the planets, becomes a conqueror of the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.132) nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvāṇi purā taddaivataiḥ saha .. 64 .. > All the lunar mansions together with their presiding deities in ancient times... > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.133) mama pradakṣiṇāṃ kartuḥ puṇyāni sahasā vrajet .. > the merits swiftly approach one who performs my circumambulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.134) tithayaḥ karaṇānīha yogāśca mama saṃmatāḥ .. 65 .. > The lunar days, the half-tithis, and the astrologic yogas beloved by me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.135) abhīṣṭaphaladā jātāḥ kurvatāṃ matpradakṣiṇām .. > become grantors of desired fruits for those who perform my circumambulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.136) muhūrtā vividhā horāḥ saumyāśca satatodayāḥ .. 66 .. > Various auspicious muhūrtas and hours, constantly rising, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.137) matpradakṣiṇakartṝṇāṃ jāyaṃte satataṃ śubhāḥ.. > always become favorable for those who perform my circumambulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.138) pracchinatti prakāro'ghaṃ dakāro vāṃchitapradaḥ ..67.. > The syllable 'pra' cuts away sin; the syllable 'da' bestows desired things; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.139) kṣikārātkṣīyate karma ṇakāro muktidāyakaḥ.. > through the syllable 'kṣi' action is destroyed; the syllable 'ṇa' bestows liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.140) durbalāḥ kārśyasaṃyuktā ādhivyādhivijṛṃbhitāḥ .. 68 .. > Those who are weak, emaciated, and beset with mental and physical afflictions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.141) mama pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā mucyaṃte sarvaduṣkṛtaiḥ .. > having performed my circumambulation, are freed from all evil deeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.142) mama pradakṣiṇaṃ karturbhaktyā pādena saṃtatam ..69.. > Of one who constantly performs my circumambulation on foot with devotion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.143) kṣaṇena sādhvāṃ paśyāmi trailokyasya pradakṣiṇām .. > I regard \[it\] instantly, O virtuous lady, as the circumambulation of the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.144) lokeśāśca digīśāśca ye cānye kāraṇeśvarāḥ..1.3.1.9.70.. > The world-protectors, the guardians of the directions, and the other causal lords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.145) mama pradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā sthirā rājye purā'bhavan .. > having performed my circumambulation, became firmly established in their kingdoms in ancient times. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.146) ahaṃ ca gaṇasaṃyuktaḥ sarvadevarṣisaṃyutaḥ ..71.. > And I, accompanied by my attendants and joined by all the divine seers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.147) uttarāyaṇasaṃyoge karomi svapradakṣiṇām .. > perform my own circumambulation at the conjunction of Uttarāyaṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.148) madrūpaṃ taijasaṃ liṃgamaruṇādririti śrutam ..72.. > My form is the fiery liṅga known as Aruṇādri; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.149) trailokyasya hitārthāya kariṣyāmi pradakṣiṇām .. > for the welfare of the three worlds I shall perform the circumambulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.150) āgatā ca parāṃte ca gaurī tapa ihādbhutam .. 73 .. > And Gaurī, having arrived at the supreme end, performing wondrous austerity here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.151) kartuṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā māmeṣyatyanaghā punaḥ .. > having made circumambulation, the sinless one will come to me again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.152) kārtike māsi nakṣatre kṛttikākhye mahātapāḥ .. 74 .. > In the month of Kārtika, during the constellation named Kṛttikā, rich in austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.153) mama pradakṣiṇāṃ gaurī pradoṣe racayiṣyati .. > Gaurī will perform my circumambulation at dusk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.154) narāṇāmalpapuṇyānāṃ durlabhaṃ tatpradakṣiṇam .. 75 .. > That circumambulation is difficult to attain for men of small merit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.155) jyotirligasya dṛṣṭasya devī prārthanayā tathā .. > When the liṅga of light is beheld, so too by the prayer of the Goddess, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.156) mayā sametā devī sā prāptā'pītakucābhidhā .. 76 .. > united with me, that Goddess, having received the name Apītakucā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.157) āśvāsyati surānsarvānuttarāyaṇasaṃgame .. > will bring comfort to all the gods at the conjunction of Uttarāyaṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.158) devagandharvayakṣāṇāṃ siddhānāmapi rakṣasām .. 77 .. > Of the gods, gandharvas, yakṣas, and also siddhas and rākṣasas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.159) sarveṣāṃ devayonīnāṃ bhavitā tatra saṃgamaḥ .. > a gathering of all the divine classes of beings will take place there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.160) ye tadā māṃ samāgatya pūjayaṃti tapodhikāḥ .. 78 .. > Those rich in austerity who come at that time and worship me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.161) sarvajanmakṛtāghaugha prāyaścittaṃ vrajaṃti te .. > attain expiation for the flood of sins committed across all births. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.162) durllabhaṃ taddinaṃ puṃsāmuttarāyaṇasaṃgame .. 79 .. > That day at the conjunction of Uttarāyaṇa is rare for men to obtain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.163) tadā madrūpamabhyarcya kṛtārthāḥ santu mānavāḥ .. > Worshiping my form then, may men have their aims fulfilled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.164) pradakṣiṇaṃ tu me divyaṃ kurvaṃti ca mahībhujaḥ .. 1.3.1.9.80 .. > And whatever kings perform my divine circumambulation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.165) teṣāṃ purogataḥ sākṣādahaṃ jeṣyāmi vidviṣaḥ .. > going directly in front of them, I will conquer their enemies. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.166) rājā yasya tu deśasya yo yo rājā tapodhikaḥ .. 81 .. > Whatever king of whatever realm, who is rich in austerity... > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.167) sa kārayedvipramukhyaiḥ śrotriyairme pradakṣiṇām .. > he should cause circumambulation of me to be performed by foremost brahmins versed in the Vedas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.168) maṃḍalaṃ maṃḍalārddhaṃ vā saṃkalpavidhipūrvakam .. 62 .. > for a mandala or half a mandala, preceded by the rite of ritual vow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.169) tasya tasya sthiraṃ rājyaṃ śatrūṇāṃ ca parāhatim .. > For every such \[king\], a stable realm and the overthrow of his enemies > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.170) kariṣyāmi mune nityamahameva puraḥsthitaḥ .. 83 .. > I shall constantly bring about, O sage, standing before him myself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.171) na vāhanena kurvīta mama jātu pradakṣiṇām .. > One should never circumambulate me by means of a vehicle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.172) dharmalubdhamanā jānañchivācārapariplutim .. 84 .. > if his mind is eager for merit and he knows the overflow of Śiva's conduct. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.173) dharmaketuḥ purā rājā yamalokādupāgataḥ .. > In former times King Dharmaketu, having returned from Yama's world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.174) mama pradakṣiṇāṃ karttuṃ turageṇābhyarocayat .. 85 .. > chose to perform circumambulation of me on horseback. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.175) kṣaṇena turago jāto gaṇanāthaḥ surārcitaḥ .. > In an instant the horse became a lord of the gaṇas worshipped by the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.176) pratipede padaṃ śaivaṃ vimucya dharaṇīpatim .. 86 .. > abandoning the king, it attained Śiva's supreme state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.177) vīkṣya taṃ vāhanaṃ bhūyo gaṇanāthavapurddharam .. > Having seen that mount take on the form of a lord of the gaṇas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.178) pādapradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā svayaṃ ca gaṇapo'bhavat .. 87 .. > he made the circumambulation on foot, and himself became a lord of the gaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.179) tadāprabhṛti śakrādyāḥ surā viṣṇusamanvitāḥ .. > From that time forward, Indra and the other gods, accompanied by Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.180) pādābhyāmeva kurvaṃti mama sarve pradakṣiṇām .. 88 .. > all circumambulate me on foot alone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.181) svargānnipātitaḥ ko'pi siddhaḥ kāle tapaḥkṣayāt .. > A certain siddha cast down from heaven in the course of time through exhaustion of austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.182) pradakṣiṇāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā punarlabdhapado'bhavat .. 89 .. > having then performed circumambulation, regained his former state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.183) skhalitaṃ pādajaṃ raktaṃ mama kartuḥ pradakṣiṇam .. > The blood flowing from a stumble of the foot of one who circumambulates me > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.184) mārjyate tasya devendra maulimaṃdārakesaraiḥ .. 1.3.1.9.90 .. > is wiped away by the filaments of mandāra flowers on the crown of the king of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.185) pradakṣiṇamahāvīthī śilāśakalaghaṭṭitam .. > The foot struck by sharp stone chips on the great avenue of circumambulation > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.186) padaṃ saṃdhāryate puṃsāṃ śrīpayodharakuṃkumaiḥ .. 91 .. > is supported by the saffron on the breasts of Śrī for mortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.187) maṇiparvataśṛṃgeṣu kalpadrumavanāṃtare .. > Upon the peaks of the jewel-mountain, amid the groves of wish-fulfilling trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.188) saṃcaraṃti sadā martyā mama kṛtvā pradakṣiṇam .. 92 .. > mortals wander forever after having circumambulated me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.189) .. gauryuvāca .. .. > Gaurī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.190) upacārapravṛttānāṃ phalaṃ me śaṃsa suvrata .. > Declare to me the fruit for those engaged in acts of worship, O you of noble vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.191) yairvai janaḥ kṛtārthaḥ syādyathāśakti kṛtādaraḥ .. 93 .. > by which people become fulfilled according to their capacity, having shown devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.192) .. muniruvāca .. .. > The sage said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.193) upacāraphalaṃ devi śṛṇu vakṣyāmyahaṃ tava .. > Listen, O goddess, I shall declare to you the fruit of worship > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.194) yanmahyaṃ kṛpayā pūrvamuktavānparameśvaraḥ .. 94 .. > which Parameśvara previously out of compassion told to me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.195) lūtī taṃtukajālāni saṃsṛjya kvacideva me .. > A spider, having spun webs of thread somewhere for me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.196) jātismaro mahīdhre'sminsoṃ'śukairmāṃ vyaveṣṭayat .. 95 .. > remembering its past lives, clothed me on this mountain with fine garments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.197) gajaḥ kaścitṛṣākrāṃto vimucya ca madhu kvacit .. > A certain elephant overcome with thirst, having released ichor somewhere, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.198) vanapallavamutkīrya mukto'bhūdgaṇanāyakaḥ .. 96 .. > scattered wild shoots and was liberated as a lord of the gaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.199) kṛmayo viluṭhanto me pārśve duritavarjitāḥ .. > Worms rolling beside me, freed from all evils, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.1.9.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.1.9.200) siddhaveṣāḥ punaḥ sarve mama lokaṃ vrajaṃti te .. 97 .. > assume the form of siddhas and all go to my world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 252 passages. 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