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# Skandapurana 1.2.2

Skandapurāṇa 1.2.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.2.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.1)

naṃdikeśvara uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.2.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.2)

sthānaṃ tvayā mune pṛṣṭamasti māheśvarāgraṇi..

> O sage, leader among the devotees of Maheśvara, there is indeed a place asked about by you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.3)

carācarāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāmapi śarmaṇe .. 1 ..

> for the welfare of all beings, moving and unmoving!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.4)

prakalpitaṃ hi devena tattatkarmānuguṇyataḥ ..

> For God has ordained the birth of embodied beings  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.5)

śarīrabhājāṃ jananaṃ tāsutāsvapi yoniṣu .. 2 ..

> in various wombs in accordance with their respective karmas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.6)

tvayā śuśruṣitaṃ teṣāṃ hitāya mahate hyalam ..

> You have desired to hear \[this\] entirely for their great benefit;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.7)

anyathā saṃsṛterhāniḥ kalpakoṭiśatairnahi .. 3 ..

> otherwise, there would be no cessation of transmigration even in hundreds of millions of kalpas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.8)

svalpairhi karmabhirjñānairapi prāptā punaḥpunaḥ ..

> Attained again and again through trifling actions and limited knowledge,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.9)

ghaṭīyaṃtranayājjanmamaraṇe naiva śāmyataḥ .. 4 ..

> birth and death never cease, like the motion of a waterwheel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.10)

kathaṃ nu virato dehī garbhamokasamāgamāt ..

> How indeed, without pure knowledge, could an embodied soul be freed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.11)

viśrāṃtaye prakalpeta viśuddhajñānato vinā .. 5 ..

> from entering the dwelling of the womb, so as to attain rest?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.12)

pradeśāḥ kathitāḥ pūrvaṃ prasaṃgavaśato mayā ..

> Regions were previously spoken of by me in passing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.13)

ṛṣibhedādikaṃ teṣu nivāsaḥ kṛttivāsasaḥ .. 6 ..

> along with the distinctions of seers therein, and the dwelling of \[Śiva\] who wears the skin garment:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.14)

kecittīreṣu gaṃgāyāḥ kecitsārasvate taṭe ..

> some on the banks of the Gaṅgā, some on the shore of the Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.15)

kāliṃdītīrayoranye katicicchoṇarodhasi ..7..

> others on the two banks of the Kālindī, some on the bank of the Śoṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.16)

apare narmadātīre pare godāvarītaṭe ..

> others on the bank of the Narmadā, others on the shore of the Godāvarī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.17)

katicidgomatītīreṣvanye haimavatītaṭe ..8..

> some on the banks of the Gomatī, others on the shore of the Haimavatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.18)

samudrapārśveṣvitaraṃ dvīpeṣvanye sarasvatām ..

> another beside the ocean, others on the islands of oceans,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.19)

mukheṣu kecitsiṃdhūnāṃ saṃbhedeṣvapi kecana ..9..

> some at the mouths of rivers, and some at confluences;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.20)

kṛṣṇaveṇītaṭe kecittuṃgabhadrāṃtike pare ..

> some on the bank of the Kṛṣṇaveṇī, others near the Tuṅgabhadrā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.21)

upaveṇyāṃ katipaye pare śaktyāpagāṃtike .. 1.3.2.2.10 ..

> a few along the Upaveṇī, others near the Śaktyāpagā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.22)

kāverītīra itare kecidvegavatītaṭe ..

> others on the bank of the Kāverī, some on the shore of the Vegavatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.23)

anye tu tāmraparṇyāśca katicinmuralātaṭe .. 11 ..

> and others on the Tāmraparṇī, a few on the shore of the Muralā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.24)

kecidairāvatītīre tvitare yātukāṃkṣike .. 12 ..

> some on the bank of the Airāvatī, and others on the Yātukāṅkṣikā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.25)

kanyātaṭeṣu katicitkaticitkumārītīre pare ca tamasāvaruṇāṃtikenye ..

> a few on the banks of the Kanyā, a few on the bank of the Kumārī, others near the Tamasā and Varuṇā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.26)

maṃdākinīsavidhayoritare pare'pi śiprātaṭe parisareṣu pare sarayvāḥ .. 13 ..

> others in the vicinity of the Mandākinī, still others on the bank of the Śiprā, others along the reaches of the Sarayū;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.27)

vipāśābhyāśa itare śatadrutitaṭe pare ..

> others in the vicinity of the Vipāśā, others on the bank of the Śatadru;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.28)

carmaṇvatyupakaṃṭhe'nye kecidbhīmarathītaṭe .. 14 ..

> others near the Carmaṇvatī, some on the bank of the Bhīmarathī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.29)

kecidbiṃdusarobhyarṇe pare paṃpāsarastaṭe ..

> some near Lake Bindu, others on the bank of Lake Pampā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.30)

abhyarṇakepi bhairavyāḥ katicitkauśikītaṭe.. 15 ..

> some also near the Bhairavī, a few on the bank of the Kauśikī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.31)

apare mālinītīre pare gaṃdhavatītaṭe ..

> others on the bank of the Mālinī, others on the bank of the Gandhavatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.32)

katicinmānasopāṃte kecidacchodarodhasi .. 16 ..

> a few near Mānasa, some on the shore of Acchoda;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.33)

iṃdradyumnasarasyanya eke tu maṇikarṇike ..

> another at Lake Indradyumna, some at Maṇikarṇikā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.34)

pare tu varadātīre tāpyāṃ katicanāpare ..

> others on the bank of the Varadā, some others on the Tāpī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.35)

pātālagaṃgāsavidhe śarāvatyaṃtike pare .. 17 ..

> near the Pātālagaṅgā, and others near the Śarāvatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.36)

lohityākūlayoḥ kecitkaticitkālamātaṭe ..

> some on the two banks of the Lohityā, a few on the shore of the Kālamā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.37)

vitastopāṃtike tvanye caṃdrabhāgāṃtike pare .. 18 ..

> others near the Vitastā, and others near the Candrabhāgā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.38)

suralopāṃtike kecitpayoṣṇītīrayoḥ pare ..

> some near the Suralā, others on the two banks of the Payoṣṇī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.39)

kecinmadhumatītīre kecanānu pinākinīm .. 19 ..

> some on the bank of the Madhumatī, and some along the Pinākinī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.40)

uktaṃ vārāṇasīkṣetraṃ krośapaṃcakapāvanam ..

> The sacred field of Vārāṇasī has been declared, purifying for five krośas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.41)

devastatrāvimuktākhyo viśālākṣyā samarcitaḥ .. 1.3.2.2.20 ..

> where the god named Avimukta is worshipped by Viśālākṣī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.42)

kapālamocanaṃ yatra yatrāste kālabhairavaḥ ..

> where Kapālamocana is, and where Kālabhairava abides;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.43)

mṛtānāṃ yatra rudratvaṃ kāśīṃ viddhi hi tāṃ mune .. 21 ..

> where the dead attain Rudra-hood—know that to be Kāśī, O sage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.44)

gayāprayāgāvapi te kathitau sarvasiddhidau ..

> Gayā and Prayāga also have been described to you as bestowing all perfections.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.45)

yatra piṃḍapradānena tuṣyaṃti pitaraḥ kila .. 22 ..

> where the ancestors are indeed pleased by the offering of rice-balls;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.46)

ākarṇitaṃ ca kedāraṃ yasminmahiṣarūpadhṛk ..

> and you have heard of Kedāra, where the god who took the form of a buffalo  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.47)

devopi ca hato devyā sarvaśreyaskaro nṛṇām .. 23 ..

> was slain by the Goddess, granting all blessings to men;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.48)

sarvasiddhikaraṃ puṃsāṃ kṣetraṃ badarikāśramam ..

> the sacred field Badarikāśrama, granting all perfections to mortals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.49)

yatrāste tryaṃbako devyā naranārāyaṇārcitaḥ .. 24 ..

> where the three-eyed Lord dwells with the Goddess, worshipped by Nara and Nārāyaṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.50)

śrutaṃ hi naimiṣaṃ kṣetraṃ tvayā yatra maheśvaraḥ ..

> you have indeed heard of the sacred field Naimiṣa, where Maheśvara  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.51)

devadevābhidhaḥ puṇyo devī sāraṃgadhāriṇī .. 25 ..

> is named Devadeva, the holy one, and the Goddess is Sāraṅgadhāriṇī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.52)

amareśamiti sthānaṃ proktaṃ sarvārthasādhakam ..

> the place called Amareśa, which accomplishes all aims, has been spoken of \[by me\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.53)

oṃkāranāmā tatreśaścaṃḍikākhyā maheśvarī .. 26 ..

> where the Lord is named Oṃkāra and the supreme Goddess is named Caṇḍikā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.54)

puṣkarākhyaṃ mahāsthānaṃ śrutaṃ te kathitaṃ mayā ..

> you have heard of the great place called Puṣkara spoken of by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.55)

yatra devo rujogaṃdhiḥ puruhūtā maheśvarī .. 27 ..

> where the god is Rujogandhi and the supreme Goddess is Puruhūtā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.56)

āṣāḍhīnāma te sthānaṃ pāvanaṃ kathitaṃ mayā ..

> the purifying place named Āṣāḍhī has been spoken of to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.57)

āṣāḍheśo harastatra ratīśā parameśvarī .. 28 ..

> where Hara is Āṣāḍheśa and the supreme Goddess is Ratīśā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.58)

daṃḍimuṃḍī samākhyaṃ ca sthānaṃ te kathitaṃ mayā ..

> and the place called Daṇḍimuṇḍin has been spoken of to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.59)

yatra muṃḍī mahādevo daṃḍikā parameśvarī ..29..

> where the great god is Muṇḍin and the supreme Goddess is Daṇḍikā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.60)

lākulaṃnāma te sthānaṃ saṃśuddhaṃ kathitaṃ mayā ..

> the completely purified place named Lākula has been spoken of to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.61)

lākulīśo haro yasminnanaṃgā sarvamaṃgalā .. 1.3.2.2.30 ..

> in which Hara is Lākulīśa and the all-auspicious Goddess is Anaṅgā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.62)

bhārabhūtiriti sthānaṃ bhavato'bhihitaṃ mayā ..

> the place Bhārabhūti has been mentioned to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.63)

yatra bhārābhidhaḥ śaṃbhurbhūtyākhyā bhūdharātmajā .. 31 ..

> where Śambhu is named Bhāra and the mountain's daughter is named Bhūti;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.64)

arālakeśvaraṃ nāma sthānaṃ te kathitaṃ mayā ..

> the place named Arālakeśvara has been spoken of to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.65)

yatra sūkṣmābhidhaḥ śūlī sūkṣmākhyā śailanaṃdinī .. 32 ..

> where the trident-bearer is named Sūkṣma and the mountain's daughter is named Sūkṣmā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.66)

gayānāma mahākṣetraṃ tava prastāvitaṃ mayā ..

> the great sacred field named Gayā has been mentioned by me to you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.67)

maṃgalākhyā śivā yatra śaṃkaraḥ prapitāmahaḥ .. 33 ..

> where Śivā is named Maṅgalā and Śaṃkara is Prapitāmaha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.68)

kurukṣetramiti sthānaṃ bhavate viniveditam ..

> the place named Kurukṣetra has been related to you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.69)

yatra sthāṇupriyā devī devaḥ sthāṇusamāhvayaḥ .. 34 ..

> where the goddess is Sthāṇupriyā and the god is named Sthāṇu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.70)

uktaṃ kanakhalaṃnāma mayā te sthānamuttamam ..

> the excellent place named Kanakhala has been described to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.71)

ugro yatra purārātirugrā girivarātmajā .. 35 ..

> where the enemy of the cities is Ugra and the daughter of the best of mountains is Ugrā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.72)

tālakākhyaṃ mahākṣetraṃ mārkaṃḍeya mayoditam ..

> the great sacred field named Tālaka has been declared by me, O Mārkaṇḍeya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.73)

devī svāyaṃbhuvī yatra svayaṃbhūḥ parameśvaraḥ .. 36 ..

> where the goddess is Svāyaṃbhuvī and the supreme Lord is Svayambhū;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.74)

aṭṭahāsamiti proktaṃ mahāsthānaṃ mayā tava ..

> the great place named Aṭṭahāsa has been spoken of to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.75)

yatrārkaḥ pūjayitveśamāsītpūrṇamanorathaḥ .. .. 37 ..

> where the Sun, having worshipped the Lord, had his desires fulfilled;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.76)

kṛttivāsābhidhaṃ kṣetramuktaṃ te vedavittama ..

> the sacred field named Kṛttivāsa has been described to you, O best knower of the Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.77)

yaḥ kailāsādapi ślāghyo nivāsaḥ kṛttivāsasaḥ .. 38 ..

> the dwelling of the hide-clad Lord, which is praised even above Kailāsa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.78)

bhramarāṃbikayā devyā maheśo mallikārjunaḥ ..

> \[you have heard of\] Maheśa Mallikārjuna with the goddess Bhramarāmbikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.79)

śrīśaile sṛṣṭisiddhayarthaṃ pūjitaḥ parameṣṭhinā .. 39 ..

> worshipped by Brahmā on Śrīśaila for the sake of accomplishment in creation;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.80)

suvarṇamukharītīre kālahastīti śaṃkaraḥ ..

> on the bank of the Suvarṇamukharī, Śaṃkara as Kālahasti  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.81)

vyāsenārādhito bhṛṃgamukharālakayāṃbayā .. 1.3.2.2.40 ..

> was worshipped by Vyāsa, along with the Mother whose curls hum like bees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.82)

kāṃcyāmekāmramūlasthaḥ kāmākṣyā kāmaśāsanaḥ ..

> in Kāñcī, seated at the root of a mango tree, the chastiser of Kāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.83)

tapasyaṃtyābhisaṃśliṣṭo valayenāṃkito'bhavat .. 41 ..

> closely embraced by Kāmākṣī as she performed austerity, was marked by her bracelet;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.84)

asti vyāghrapuraṃnāma tillikānanamadhyagam ..

> there is the city named Vyāghrapura situated within the Tillika forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.85)

yatra nṛtyaṃtamīśānaṃ paryupāste pataṃjaliḥ .. 42 ..

> where Patañjali waits upon the dancing Lord;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.86)

śvetāraṇyamiti sthānamuktaṃ tava mayā purā ..

> the place named Śvetāraṇya was spoken of to you by me formerly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.87)

bhagnamairāvato daṃtaṃ bheje yatra śivārcanāt .. 43 ..

> where Airāvata recovered his broken tusk through the worship of Śiva;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.88)

setubaṃdhamiti sthānamavocaṃ tatra rāghavaḥ ..

> I spoke of the place named Setubandha, where Rāghava  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.89)

rāmanāthākhyayā devamaṃhoghnaṃ pratyatiṣṭhipat .. 44 ..

> installed the sin-destroying god under the name of Rāmanātha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.90)

gatapratyāhvaya sthānaṃ vidyate vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ ..

> there is the place named Gajaprati, where the bull-bannered Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.91)

yatra jaṃbūtarormūle jagadrakṣārthamāśritaḥ .. 45 ..

> resorted to the foot of a jambū tree for the protection of the world;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.92)

maṇimuktānadīmanvakkṣetre vṛddhācalāhvaye ..

> along the Maṇimuktā river, in the sacred field named Vṛddhācala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.93)

nityaṃ sannihito deva ityākarṇita eva te .. 46 ..

> the god is eternally present—this too has been heard by you;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.94)

śrīmanmadhyārjunaṃnāma śrutaṃ sthānamanuttamam ..

> the unexcelled place named the glorious Madhyārjuna has been heard \[by you\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.95)

yasminvaraprado nityaṃ gaurīsahacaro haraḥ .. 47 ..

> in which Hara, companion of Gaurī, is ever the granter of boons;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.96)

āsthitaṃ somanāthena somatīrthaṃ tvayā śrutam ..

> Somatīrtha, inhabited by Somanātha, has been heard by you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.97)

yatra tyaktavatāṃ dehaṃ na bhūyo bhavabaṃdhanam ..48..

> where there is no further bondage to worldly existence for those who have abandoned the body;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.98)

ākarṇitaṃ hi bhavatā kṣetraṃ siddhavaṭāhvayam ..

> you have indeed heard of the sacred field named Siddhavaṭa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.99)

yatra siddhāḥ samarcaṃti jyotirliṃgamanuttamam .. 49 ..

> where the perfected beings worship the unexcelled liṅga of light;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.100)

aśrāvi khalu te kṣetraṃ kamalālayasaṃjñakam ..

> the sacred field known as Kamalālaya has indeed been heard of by you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.101)

valmīkeśārcanāllebhe yatra śrīrjīvitā hareḥ .. 1.3.2.2.50 ..

> where, through the worship of Valmīkeśa, the life of Hari's Śrī was regained;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.102)

śrutavānasi kaṃkādriṃ yatra saṃnihito haraḥ ..

> you have heard of Kaṅkādri, where Hara is present,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.103)

idānīmapyupāsāte mokṣāya brahmakeśavau ..51..

> whom Brahmā and Keśava worship even now for the sake of liberation;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.104)

śrīmaddroṇapuraṃ vetsi yasminkaliyugakṣaye ..

> you know the glorious Droṇapura, in which, at the end of the Kali age,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.105)

naukāmārūḍhavānabdhau kṣubhite pārvatīpatiḥ .. 52 ..

> Pārvatī's husband boarded a boat when the ocean was agitated. // 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.106)

śrutaṃ brahmapuraṃnāma kṣetraṃ yatreṃdrajitpurā ..

> You have heard of the sacred field named Brahmapura, where formerly Indrajit  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.107)

āryapuṣkariṇītīre sthāpayāmāsa dhūrjaṭim .. 53 ..

> established Dhūrjaṭi on the bank of the Āryapuṣkariṇī pond. // 53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.108)

śrīkoṭikākhyaṃ jñānābhikṣetraṃ yatreṃduśekharaḥ ..

> The sacred field called Śrīkoṭika is full of knowledge, where the crescent-crested \[Lord\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.109)

samārādhayatāṃ puṃsāṃ pāpakoṭīrvyapohati .. 54 ..

> removes ten million sins of men who worship him. // 54  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.110)

ākarṇitaṃ ca gokarṇaṃ śivaṃ yatsaṃnidhānataḥ ..

> And you have heard of Gokarṇa, which is Śiva, through whose presence  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.111)

ārirādhayiṣuḥ svargaṃ jāmadagnyo na kāṃkṣati .. 55 ..

> the son of Jamadagni, desiring to worship him, does not long for heaven. // 55  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.112)

tripurāṃtakamuktaṃ te kṣetraṃ yatra triyaṃbakaḥ ..

> The sacred field Tripurāntaka was told to you, where the three-eyed \[Lord\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.113)

nirākaroti nirayādbhayaṃ dṛṣṭavatāṃ nṛṇām .. 56 ..

> dispels fear of hell for men who have seen \[him\]. // 56  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.114)

uktaṃ kālāṃjanaṃ kṣetraṃ yadvāsī kālakaṃdharaḥ ..

> The sacred field Kālāñjana was described, dwelling in which the black-throated \[Lord\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.115)

nirvāpayati bhaktānāṃ ghorasaṃsārasaṃjvaram .. 57 ..

> extinguishes the fierce fever of saṃsāra for his devotees. // 57  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.116)

priyālavaṇamākhyātaṃ kṣetraṃ yatrāṃbikāpatiḥ ..

> Priyālavaṇa was described as a sacred field where Ambikā's husband  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.117)

payorthine payaḥsiṃdhuṃ vitatāropamanyave .. 58 ..

> bestowed the Ocean of Milk upon Upamanyu who begged for milk. // 58  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.118)

kṣetraṃ prabhāsamuktaṃ te yatra khaṃḍeṃduśekharaḥ ..

> The sacred field Prabhāsa was told to you, where the crescent-crested \[Lord\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.119)

pūjitaḥ śaurisīribhyāṃ dattavānakṣayaṃ phalam .. 59 ..

> worshipped by Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, granted inexhaustible fruit. // 59  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.120)

vedāraṇyaṃ vijānīṣe yasminpramathanāyakaḥ..

> You know Vedāraṇya, where the lord of the Pramathas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.121)

abhyarthito'bhūnmokṣārthaṃ dakṣeṇa prākkṛtāgasā .. 1.3.2.2.60 ..

> was besought for liberation by Dakṣa, who had previously committed a transgression. // 1.3.2.2.60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.122)

hemakūṭaṃ tvamaśrauṣīḥ sthānaṃ viṣamacakṣuṣaḥ ..

> You have heard of Hemakūṭa, the abode of the three-eyed \[Lord\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.123)

puṃsāṃ tapasyatāṃ yatra punarjananato na bhīḥ .. 61 ..

> where there is no fear of rebirth for men practicing austerity. // 61  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.124)

kṣetraṃ veṇuvanaṃnāma vidyate pāpanāśanam ..

> There is a sacred field named Veṇuvana that destroys sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.125)

yatra vaṃśalatāgarbhājjāto muktāmaṇiḥ śivā .. 62 ..

> where the pearl-gem Śivā was born from the womb of a bamboo cane. // 62  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.126)

jālaṃdharamiti sthānamaṃdhakārestvayā śrutam ..

> You have heard of Jālandhara as the abode of the enemy of Andhaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.127)

lebhe gaṇapatāṃ tatra tapasyābhirjalaṃdharaḥ .. 63 ..

> where Jalandhara attained the rank of Gaṇa through austerities. // 63  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.128)

jvālāmukhamiti sthānamajñāsīḥ kathitaṃ mayā ..

> You came to know the abode called Jvālāmukha as told by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.129)

yatra jvālāmukhī devī kālarudramapūjayat .. 64 ..

> where Goddess Jvālāmukhī worshipped Kālarudra. // 64  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.130)

asti bhadravaṭonāma kṣetramuktaṃ śrutaṃ tvayā ..

> There is \[the place\] named Bhadravaṭa, a sacred field mentioned and heard by you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.131)

tryaṃbakaṃ yatra heraṃbaḥ saṃpade paryapūjayat .. 65 ..

> where Heramba fully worshipped the three-eyed \[Lord\] for prosperity. // 65  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.132)

nyagrodhāraṇyamuktaṃ te yatrogro nirmame kila ..

> Nyagrodhāraṇya was told to you, where the fierce \[Lord\] indeed performed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.133)

uccaṃḍatāṃḍavaṃ kālyā sākaṃ saṃgharṣameyivān .. 66 ..

> a wildly violent tāṇḍava dance, entering into a rivalry with Kālī. // 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.134)

gaṃdhamādanasaṃjñaṃ tatkṣetramākarṇitaṃ tvayā ..

> You have heard of that sacred field named Gandhamādana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.135)

āṃjaneyena racitaṃ yatra mṛtyuṃjayārcanam .. 67 ..

> where worship of Mṛtyuñjaya was performed by Hanumān. // 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.136)

goparvatamiti sthānaṃ śaṃbhoḥ prakhyāpitaṃ mayā ..

> The abode of Śambhu called Goparvata was made renowned by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.137)

yatra pāṇininā lebhe vaiyākaraṇikāgryatā .. 68 ..

> where Pāṇini attained pre-eminence among grammarians. // 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.138)

vīrakoṣṭhamiti kṣetrasthānaṃ nanvavadhāritam ..

> Surely you have taken note of the sacred field and abode named Vīrakoṣṭha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.139)

yatra pracetasā lebhe tapasā kavimukhyatā .. 69 ..

> where Vālmīki attained pre-eminence among poets through austerity. // 69  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.140)

mahātīrthamiti proktaṃ jānīṣe yatra śaṃbhunā ..

> You know \[the place\] spoken of as Mahātīrtha, where all the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.141)

adhyāpitāssuparvāṇaḥ sarve'pi druhiṇādayaḥ .. 1.3.2.2.70 ..

> headed by Brahmā, were taught by Śambhu. // 1.3.2.2.70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.142)

mayūrapuramuktaṃ te kṣetraṃ māheśvaraṃ mayā ..

> Mayūrapura was told to you by me as a sacred field sacred to Maheśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.143)

lebhe yatra vratasthena hrādinī vajrapāṇinā .. 71 ..

> where Indra, observing a vow, obtained the thunderbolt. // 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.144)

śrīsuṃdaramiti kṣetramuktaṃ vegavatī taṭe ..

> The sacred field called Śrīsundara on the bank of the Vegavatī was mentioned,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.145)

kalāvapi yuge yasmindevadevena dīpyate .. 72 ..

> in which the God of gods shines even in the Kali age. // 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.146)

kuṃbhakoṇamiti sthānaṃ śaṃbhorvetsi hi yatra sā ..

> You know the abode of Śambhu called Kumbhakoṇa, where even that  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.147)

gaṃgāpi māghe sānnidhyaṃ kurute svāghaśāṃtaye .. 73 ..

> Gaṅgā manifests her presence in the month of Māgha to pacify her own sins. // 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.148)

anugodāvarītīraṃ tryaṃbakaṃnāma te śrutam ..

> You have heard of Tryambaka on the bank of the Godāvarī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.149)

śaktiṃ yatra guho lebhe tārakāsuraghātinīm .. 74 ..

> where Guha obtained the spear that slays the demon Tāraka. // 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.150)

śrīpāṭalaṃ vyāghrapuramākhyātaṃ vedavittama ..

> Śrīpāṭala and Vyāghrapura were described, O best knower of the Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.151)

triśaṃkunā jātiśuddhyai yatra gaṃgādharorcitaḥ .. 75 ..

> where the Bearer of the Gaṅgā was worshipped by Triśaṅku for purity of caste. // 75  
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### [1.2.2.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.152)

kṣetraṃ kadaṃbapuryyākhyaṃ bhavatā cāvadhāritam ..

> And you have retained in mind the sacred field called Kadambapurī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.153)

tvatkṛte yatra śūlena kṛtāṃtaṃ śambhurakṣiṇot .. .. 76 ..

> where for your sake Śambhu destroyed Death with his trident. // 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.154)

avināśākhyamuktaṃ te kṣetraṃ yatra vṛṣadhvajaḥ ..

> The sacred field named Avināśa was told to you, where the bull-bannered \[Lord\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.155)

sānnidhyaṃ paḍikaṇṭhāya vitatāra prasedivān .. 77 ..

> being pleased, bestowed his presence upon Paḍikaṇṭha. // 77  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.156)

raktaikānanamākhyātaṃ mayā kṣetraṃ tavānagha ..

> The sacred field Raktaikānana was described to you by me, O sinless one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.157)

mitrāvaruṇayoryatra rudro'jani varapradaḥ .. 78 ..

> where Rudra, grantor of boons, was born to Mitra and Varuṇa. // 78  
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### [1.2.2.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.158)

śrīhāṭakeśvaraṃ kṣetraṃ pātālasthaṃ tvayā śrutam ..

> You have heard of the sacred field Śrīhāṭakeśvara located in Pātāla,  
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### [1.2.2.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.159)

yatra vairocanirdevaṃ svapadaprāptayercati .. 79 ..

> where Bali worships the god to regain his own position. // 79  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.160)

vetsi śaṃbhoḥ priyāvāsaṃ kailāsaṃ nityasevakaḥ ..

> You know Kailāsa, the dear dwelling of Śambhu, where, as an eternal servant,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.161)

yatra yakṣeśvarastryakṣamayarcayati bhaktitaḥ .. 1.3.2.2.80 ..

> the lord of the Yakṣas worships the three-eyed \[Lord\] with devotion. // 1.3.2.2.80  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.162)

sthānāni khaṃḍaparaśorityuktāni mayā purā ..

> These abodes of the axe-bearing \[Lord\] have been spoken of by me previously,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.163)

tvayāpyavadhṛtānyeva kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi .. 81 ..

> and they have indeed been retained by you. What more do you wish to hear? // 81  
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### [1.2.2.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.164)

ityūcivāneṣa śilādanaṃdano munermṛkaṇḍostanayaṃ munīśvaram ..

> Having spoken thus, the son of Śilāda \[addressed\] the lord of sages, the son of the sage Mṛkaṇḍu:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.165)

bhaktyā namaṃtaṃ padayoḥ kareṇa pasparśa maulau karuṇārasārdraḥ .. 82 ..

> As he bowed down devotedly at his feet, \[Nandin\], moist with the sentiment of compassion, touched his head with his hand.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.2.166)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe'ruṇācalamāhātmya uttarārdhe mahīmaṇḍalasthavividhaśivakṣetravarṇanaṃnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ .. 2 ..

> Thus ends the second chapter, named “Description of Various Sacred Fields of Śiva on the Terrestrial Sphere,” in the second half of the Aruṇācalamāhātmya, in the first \[section, the\] Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, 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.1.2.2.1) — English, machine translation

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