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# Skandapurana 1.2.21

Skandapurāṇa 1.2.21

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.2.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.1)

.. naṃdikeśvara uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.2.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.2)

tadā brahmā sarasvatyā mahāviṣṇuśca padmayā ..

> Then Brahmā with Sarasvatī, and Mahāviṣṇu with Padmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.3)

śakraḥ pulomasutayā pare dikpālakā api .. 1 ..

> Indra with the daughter of Puloman, and the other guardians of the directions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.4)

gaṃdharvāpsarasāṃ saṃghā vasavo'pi surā api ..

> multitudes of gandharvas and apsarases, the Vasus, and the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.5)

trayastriṃśatkoṭigaṇāḥ pare muni gaṇā api .. 2 ..

> the hosts of the thirty-three crores, and other hosts of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.6)

ekādaśamahārudrā ādityā dvādaśāpi ca ..

> the eleven great Rudras and the twelve Ādityas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.7)

bhairavāśca piśācāśca vetālāḥ kaṭapūtanāḥ .. 3 ..

> the Bhairavas, Piśācas, Vetālas, and Kaṭapūtanas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.8)

yakṣarakṣoragā bhūtā ye cānye śivakiṃkarāḥ ..

> Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Uragas, Bhūtas, and whatever other attendants of Śiva there were,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.9)

saṃtoṣabhājaḥ sarve'pi vikaṭākāraveṣṭitāḥ .. 4 ..

> all filled with joy and surrounded by hideous forms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.10)

parivārya maheśānaṃ samājagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ ..

> surrounding the Great Lord, arrived by the thousands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.11)

tadvīrāśaṃsanaṃ dṛṣṭvā yoginīdānavaiḥ kṛtam .. 5 ..

> Seeing that praise of valor performed by the yoginīs and Dānavas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.12)

atīva vismayaṃ bhejuḥ sarve kalpāṃtabhīṣaṇam ..

> terrible as the end of an eon, they all felt extreme astonishment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.13)

kṛtasāṃnidhyamālokya devamānaṃdayaṃtyumā .. 6 ..

> Seeing the presence manifested by the god, Umā, delighting him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.14)

cirarātraprarūḍhāṃ ca tadviyogavyathāṃ jahau ..

> cast off the pain of separation from him, which had grown for a long time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.15)

romāṃcitā svinnamukhī vepamānā ghanastanī .. 7 ..

> Her hair standing on end, her face moist with sweat, trembling, heavy-breasted,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.16)

pādāṃgulīṣu nayane viniveśayati sma sā ..

> she cast her eyes down toward her toes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.17)

vṛṣabhādavaruhyātha gṛhītvaināṃ kare śivaḥ ..

> Then Śiva, dismounting from the bull and taking her by the hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.18)

smitaśarīrakaṃṭhaśrīpraṇayenaivamabravīt .. 8 ..

> spoke thus with affection, the radiance of his neck and body adorned with a smile:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.19)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.2.21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.20)

vyākulīkriyate devi kimevaṃ kāraṇaṃ vinā .. 9 ..

> "Why are you perturbed in this way, O goddess, without any cause?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.21)

sarvairārādhanīyeti mayāpi ghaṭitoṃjaliḥ ..

> I too have joined my hands in reverence, seeing that you are to be worshipped by all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.22)

kiṃ na vetsyāvayoraikyaṃ jyotsnācaṃdramasoriva .. 1.3.2.21.10 ..

> Do you not know our oneness, like that of the moonlight and the moon?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.23)

anādisiddhaṃ deveśi tavedaṃ maugdhyamīdṛśam ..

> This is established from eternity, O ruler of the gods; such innocence of yours \[is surprising\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.24)

kvedaṃ śirīṣamṛdvaṃgi śarīraṃ te girīndraje .. 11 ..

> Where is this body of yours, limbs soft as a śirīṣa flower, O daughter of the lord of mountains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.25)

tapaḥ samādhayaśceti kva karkaśajanocitāḥ .  
nārāyaṇohaṃ lakṣmīstvaṃ brahmāsmi tvaṃ sarasvatī .. 12 ..

> and where are austerities and absorptions, suited for hardened folk? / I am Nārāyaṇa, and you are Lakṣmī; I am Brahmā, and you are Sarasvatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.26)

vāruṇī tvaṃ phaṇīṃdrohaṃ rohiṇī tvamahaṃ śaśī ..

> you are Vāruṇī, and I am the king of serpents; you are Rohiṇī, and I am the moon;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.27)

svāhā tvaṃ havyavāho'haṃ sūryo'haṃ tvaṃ suvarcalā ..13..

> you are Svāhā, and I am the carrier of oblations; I am the sun, and you are Suvarcalā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.28)

jāhnavī tvaṃ samudro'haṃ merurasmi tvamurvarā ..

> you are the Jāhnavī, and I am the ocean; I am Meru, and you are the fertile earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.29)

pulomajā tvaṃ śakrohaṃ tvaṃ ratiścittabhūraham .. 14 ..

> you are the daughter of Puloman, and I am Śakra; you are Rati, and I am the mind-born \[Kāma\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.30)

buddhistvaṃ rājarājohaṃ tvaṃ śamā'haṃ samīraṇa ..

> you are intellect, and I am the king of kings; you are peace, and I am the wind;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.31)

pāthodhipo'haṃ vīcistvaṃ prakṛtistvaṃ pumānaham .. 15 ..

> I am the lord of the waters, and you are the wave; you are Prakṛti, and I am Puruṣa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.32)

vidyā tvaṃ veditavyo'haṃ vāktvamarthopi pārvatī ..

> you are knowledge, and I am what is to be known; you are speech, and \[I\] the meaning, O Pārvatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.33)

īśvaro'haṃ madaṃśāsi tvayaivājñāsvarūpayā .. 16..

> I am Īśvara, and you are my portion; solely through you, whose very nature is command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.34)

sṛṣṭi sthityupasaṃhāravidhānānugraheśvare ..

> O sovereign of the ordinances of creation, preservation, destruction, and grace!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.35)

na bhedo'tastvayā kāryaḥ pṛthagjanavadāvayoḥ .. 17 ..

> Therefore, no difference between the two of us should be imagined by you, like ordinary folk.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.36)

citprakāśātmanordevi svecchādhṛtaśarīrayā ..

> O goddess, though having assumed bodies by your own will, of the two whose nature is the light of consciousness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.37)

vyākulīkuruṣe śaśvadvṛthaiverṣyāyase hi mām .. 18 ..

> you constantly perturb \[yourself\] and are indeed jealous of me in vain!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.38)

dṛṣṭāpratikriyā tasya kriyate yādhunā mayā..

> A remedy for that has been seen, which is now performed by me."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.39)

ityuktveśo niṣaṇṇastāṃ pārśvadeśe nyaveśayat .. 19 ..

> Having spoken thus, the seated Lord placed her on his side;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.40)

gaurīṃ svakīya evāṃge gūhamānāmiva hriyā ..

> Gaurī, as if concealing herself out of modesty in his very limb,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.41)

aṃgadvayaṃ tayoraikyamagātpremṇā ca līnayoḥ .. 1.3.2.21.20 ..

> the two bodies attained unity, merged together through love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.42)

arthadvayamivāhnāya saṃnikarṣopalaṃbhataḥ ..

> like two meanings instantly \[united\] through direct perception of close contact.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.43)

ardhe karpūradhavalamardhe siṃdhūrapāṭalam .. 21 ..

> White as camphor on one half, rose-red as vermilion on the other,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.44)

tadvicitramabhūdaṃgaṃ śivayorekatāṃ gatam ..

> wondrous was that body of the two Śivas, which had attained oneness:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.45)

ardhe kuṃtaladāmārdhahāramadhye tu kuṃcikā ..22 ..

> on one half a garland of locks, on the other half a necklace, and in the middle a key;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.46)

aṃgādardheṃducūḍasya vapurardhendukūlitam ..

> half of the body of the crescent-crested Lord was framed by the crescent moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.47)

ekanūpuratāṭaṃkaparihāryamanoharam .. 23 ..

> charming with a single anklet, a single earring, and a single bracelet;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.48)

ekapiṃgalasadhrīco gātramekastanaṃ babhau ..

> possessing a single golden-brown eye, the body with a single breast shone splendidly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.49)

devyai dattvā ca dhāmārthaṃ vāmadevo jagāda tām .. 24 ..

> Having granted half of his abode to the goddess, Vāmadeva said to her:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.50)

avakāśo ruṣo devi mā bhūrataḥ paraṃ tava ..

> "O goddess, let there be no further occasion for anger on your part hereafter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.51)

stanyārthinaṃ guhaṃ hitvā yātāsi tapase yataḥ .. 25 ..

> Because you departed for austerity, abandoning Guha who was seeking your breast,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.52)

tadapītastanīnāmnā nivasātra mamāṃtike ..

> therefore reside here beside me under the name Apītastanī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.53)

tvāmapītastanīṃ devīṃ śoṇādrīśaṃ ca māmapi .. 26 ..

> Worshipping both you, the goddess Apītastanī, and me, the Lord of Śoṇādri,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.54)

janāḥ sarve samārādhya ramaṃtāṃ bhogamokṣayoḥ ..

> may all people delight in worldly enjoyment and liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.55)

iyaṃ tvadaṃśajā devī durgā mahiṣasūdinī .. 27 ..

> May this goddess Durgā, born of your portion, the slayer of Mahiṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.56)

atraiva sannidhattāṃ tu maṃtrasiddhipradā nṛṇām ..

> remain present right here, bestowing the accomplishment of mantras upon men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.57)

khaḍgatīrthamidaṃ puṇyaṃ sakṛdeva nimajjanāt .. 28 ..

> May this holy Khaḍgatīrtha, by a single immersion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.58)

sarvarogaharaṃ puṃsāmastu sarvāghanāśanam..

> remove all diseases of men and destroy all their sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.59)

pravālagirināthaśca devo'yaṃ pāpanāśanaḥ..29..

> And may this Lord of Pravālagiri, a deity who destroys sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.60)

bhaktiśraddhāvatāṃ nṝṇāṃ bhūyāstāṃ bhūtaye bhṛśam..

> abundantly grant prosperity to men who possess devotion and faith.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.61)

ayaṃ ca gautamo devi tvadanugrahabhājanam.. ..1.3.2.21.30..

> And this Gautama, O goddess, a recipient of your grace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.62)

taponurūpaṃ bhajatāṃ lokeṣvācaṃdratārakam ..

> shall enjoy \[fruits\] suited to his austerity in the worlds as long as the moon and stars endure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.63)

imāśca mātaraḥ sapta saptalokaikamātaraḥ ..31..

> And may these seven Mothers, the sole mothers of the seven worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.64)

adyaprabhṛti kurvaṃtu sānnidhyaṃ jagatāṃ śriyai ..

> from this day forward make their presence \[felt\] for the prosperity of the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.65)

śāstāro bhairavāḥ kṣetrapālakā baṭukā api .. 32 ..

> May the Śāstṛs, Bhairavas, guardians of the sacred field, and Baṭukas as well,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.66)

aruṇakṣetra evātra nityaṃ kurvaṃtu saṃnidhim ..

> always maintain their presence right here in this sacred field of Aruṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.67)

atrāhamaruṇakṣetre nivasāmyaruṇāhvayaḥ .. 33 ..

> Here, in this sacred field of Aruṇa, I dwell under the name Aruṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.68)

tvayāpyaruṇayā devyā sthātavyaṃ karuṇārdrayā ..

> and you too, as the goddess Aruṇā, moist with compassion, should stay \[here\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.69)

īpsināmaruṇādevau sānnidhyaṃ kuruto yataḥ .. 34 ..

> Since the two deities, the Aruṇas, grant their presence to those who desire it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.70)

tadasminnaruṇakṣetre sulabhāḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ.. 35 ..

> therefore in this sacred field of Aruṇa all perfections are easily obtained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.71)

idaṃ kṛtaṃ parvatarājaputryā prasādanaṃ śoṇagirīśvarasya ..

> This propitiation of the Lord of Śoṇagiri, performed by the daughter of the king of mountains—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.72)

śṛṇoti yaḥ sa dviṣato vidhūya svargāpavargau sulabhāvupeyāt .. 36 ..

> whoever listens to it, having cast off foes, will easily attain heaven and liberation."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.21.73)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe'ruṇācalamāhātmya uttarārdhe śivakṛtapārvatīpraśaṃsāvarṇanaṃnāmaikaviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 21 ..

> Thus ends the twenty-first chapter, named 'Description of the Praise of Pārvatī by Śiva', in the second half of the Aruṇācalamāhātmya, in the first Māheśvarakhaṇḍa of the glorious Skandapurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.2.21.1) — English, machine translation

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