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# Skandapurana 1.2.7

Skandapurāṇa 1.2.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.2.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.1)

.. naṃdikeśvara uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.2.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.2)

raktotpalairarkavāre yaḥ śoṇādrīśamarcayet ..

> Whoever worships the Lord of the Red Mountain on Sunday with red lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.3)

avaśyaṃ tasya sidhyaṃti sārvabhaumamaharddhayaḥ .. 1 ..

> for him the great fortunes of a universal monarch are certainly accomplished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.4)

saumyavāre'ruṇādrīśaṃ kastūrīkaravīrakaiḥ ..

> Whoever worships the Lord of Aruṇādri on Wednesday with fragrant oleanders,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.5)

yaḥ pūjayati tasya syātsatyaloke sukhāsikā .. 2 ..

> for him there will be a pleasant dwelling in Satyaloka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.6)

guruvāre sitāṃbhojaiḥ śoṇeśaṃ varivasyataḥ ..

> For one who serves the Lord of Śoṇa on Thursday with white water-lilies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.7)

janaloke ciraṃ vāsaḥ siddhaiḥ saha bhaviṣyati .. 3 ..

> there will be a long stay in Janaloka together with the perfected beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.8)

caṃpakairmallikābhiśca śukravāre samarcayet ..

> If one worships him on Friday with campaka and jasmine blossoms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.9)

tapolokaṃ prapadyeta brahmarṣibhirabhiṣṭutaḥ .. 4 ..

> he will attain Tapoloka, praised by the brahmin seers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.10)

saurivāre ca jātībhissamārādhyāruṇeśvaram ..

> And having worshipped Aruṇeśvara on Saturday with royal jasmines,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.11)

na jātu yamalokānāṃ pāpīyānapi kalpate .. 5 ..

> even a terrible sinner is never subject to the worlds of Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.12)

prathamāyāṃ tithau devasyopahāraṃ samarpayet ..

> Whoever presents an offering of milk-rice to the god  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.13)

yaḥ pāyasena sa bhaveddhanadhānyasamṛddhimān.. 6 ..

> on the first lunar day, he becomes rich with wealth and grain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.14)

dvitīyasyāṃ tithau bhaktyā yo dadhyannaṃ nivedayet ..

> Whoever with devotion offers curd-rice on the second lunar day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.15)

sa bhavedbhāgyavāñchreṣṭhaḥ somapāśca bhaveddhruvam .. 7 ..

> he will certainly become fortunate, eminent, and a drinker of soma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.16)

tṛtīyāyāṃ ca yo'pūpaiḥ śoṇeśaṃ paritarpayet ..

> And whoever satisfies the Lord of Śoṇa with cakes on the third lunar day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.17)

tasyā vyāhatamārogyamāśarīraṃ bhaviṣyati .. 8 ..

> his health will remain unbroken for the whole length of his life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.18)

caturthyāmaruṇeśāya pūrṇakumbhotkarādikam ..

> Whoever presents an abundance of full jars and the like  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.19)

nivedayati yastasya bhavetpūrṇamanorathaḥ .. 9 ..

> to Aruṇeśa on the fourth lunar day, his desires will be fulfilled.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.20)

mudgaudanaṃ ca paṃcamyāmupahāraṃ prakalpayeta ..

> And whoever prepares an offering of mung-bean rice on the fifth lunar day  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.21)

śoṇeśvarāya bhaktyā yaḥ sa syādakṣayyavaibhavaḥ .. 1.3.2.7.10 ..

> with devotion to the Lord of Śoṇa, he will have imperishable majesty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.22)

ṣaṣṭhyāṃ guḍaudanaṃ dadyādaruṇācalaśambhave ..

> Whoever with devotion gives jaggery-rice on the sixth lunar day to Aruṇācala-Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.23)

bhaktyā yastasya santāno na kadācitprahīyate .. 11 ..

> his lineage will never perish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.24)

tilaudanaṃ yassaptamyāṃ śoṇeśāya samarpayet ..

> Whoever presents sesame-rice to the Lord of Śoṇa on the seventh lunar day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.25)

sa dīno'pyadhamarṇatvamayatnena vyapohati .. 12 ..

> even if poor, he effortlessly dispels indebtedness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.26)

aṣṭamyāṃ rājaśālyannaṃ yo dadyācchoṇaśambhave ..

> Whoever gives royal rice on the eighth lunar day to Śoṇa-Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.27)

tasya sevāṃ vināpi syādrājaloko vaśīkṛtaḥ .. 13 ..

> kings are subdued to him even without any courtly service.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.28)

godhūmānnaṃ navamyāṃ ca śoṇādrīśāya yo'rpayet ..

> And whoever offers wheat food on the ninth lunar day to the Lord of the Red Mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.29)

rājayakṣmādayastasya na bhaviṣyaṃti jātu ca .. 14 ..

> consumption and other diseases will never afflict him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.30)

daśamyāṃ śoṇanāthāya yaḥ karaṃbhaṃ nivedayet ..

> Whoever presents a grain-and-curd mixture to the Lord of Śoṇa on the tenth lunar day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.31)

sa bhavetsarvalokānāṃ sadaiva prītibhājanam .. 15 ..

> he becomes forever a vessel of affection for all people.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.32)

pṛthukairupahārānya ekādaśyāṃ prakalpayet ..

> Whoever prepares offerings with flattened rice on the eleventh lunar day  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.33)

aruṇācalanāthasya sa bhavedakutobhayaḥ .. 16 ..

> for the Lord of Aruṇācala, he has nothing to fear from any quarter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.34)

dvādaśyāṃ śoṇanāthāya sūpaudananivedanam ..

> Whoever makes an offering of rice with lentil soup on the twelfth lunar day  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.35)

yaḥ karoti bhavettasya nirvighāto manorathaḥ .. 17 ..

> to the Lord of Śoṇa, his wish becomes unimpeded.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.36)

yaḥ saktūnaruṇeśāya trayodaśyāṃ samarpayet ..

> Whoever presents roasted grain flour to Aruṇeśa on the thirteenth lunar day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.37)

tasyā vyākulacittvamaśrāṃtamapi jāyate .. 18 ..

> his unclouded state of mind arises, even unwearied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.38)

arpayecchoṇanāthāya phalāni vividhāni yaḥ ..

> Whoever offers various fruits to the Lord of Śoṇa  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.39)

caturdaśyāṃ sa mūḍho'pi siddhasārasvato bhavet .. 19 ..

> on the fourteenth lunar day, even if foolish, he becomes perfected in wisdom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.40)

yaḥ paurṇamāsyāṃ śoṇādrināthāya vinivedayet ..

> Whoever presents a jackfruit to the Lord of the Red Mountain  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.41)

panasasya phalaṃ tasya cakṣūrogo na jāyate .. 1.3.2.7.20 ..

> on the full moon day, no eye disease arises for him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.42)

kuhvāṃ ca saṃgame bhaktyā kaṃdamūlādi yo'rpayet ..

> And whoever offers bulbs, roots, and the like with devotion on the new moon day and at an equinox  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.43)

śoṇācaleśvarāyāsya tuṣyaṃti pitaraḥ kila .. 21 ..

> to the Lord of the Red Mountain, indeed his ancestors are satisfied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.44)

aśvinyāmaruṇeśāya dadyādvāsāṃsi bhaktimān ..

> A devoted person should give garments to Aruṇeśa under Aśvinī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.45)

bharaṇyāmaruṇeśāya dadyādābharaṇānyapi .. 22 ..

> under Bharaṇī he should also give ornaments to Aruṇeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.46)

kṛttikāsu pradīpāṃśca rohiṇyāṃ raupyamarpayet ..

> Under Kṛttikā \[he should offer\] lamps, and under Rohiṇī he should offer silver;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.47)

mṛgaśīrṣe malayajamārdrāyāṃ haricaṃdanam .. 23 ..

> under Mṛgaśīrṣa sandalwood, under Ārdrā yellow sandalwood;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.48)

punarvasau mṛgamadaṃ puṣye karpūramarpayet ..

> under Punarvasu musk, under Puṣya he should offer camphor;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.49)

kāśmīrodbhavamāśleṣe maghāyāṃ tuhinodakam .. 24 ..

> saffron under Āśleṣā, ice-cold water under Maghā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.50)

tāṃbūlaṃ pūrvaphālgunyāṃ dhūpamuttaraphālgune ..

> betel under Pūrvaphalgunī, incense under Uttaraphalgunī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.51)

kālāgurūṃśca hastarkṣe citrāyāṃ yakṣakardamam .. 25 ..

> black aloe wood under the constellation Hasta, yakṣakardama ointment under Citrā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.52)

svātyāṃ suvāsinīvṛṃdaṃ viśākhāyāṃ prakīrṇakam ..

> a host of auspicious married women under Svātī, a fan under Viśākhā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.53)

maitre muktātapatraṃ ca jyeṣṭhāyāṃ dhainukānyapi .. 26 ..

> a pearl umbrella under Anurādhā, and milch cows under Jyeṣṭhā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.54)

mūle muktāsarānpūrvāṣāḍhe mukuṭamarpayet ..

> under Mūla pearl necklaces, under Pūrvāṣāḍhā he should offer a crown;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.55)

ratnāni cottarāṣāḍhe śravaṇe bhadrapīṭhikām .. 27 ..

> and jewels under Uttarāṣāḍhā, a seat of fortune under Śravaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.56)

aṣṭāpadaṃ dhaniṣṭhāyāṃ vāsaḥ śatabhiṣajyapi ..

> Gold during Dhaniṣṭhā, and garment during Śatabhiṣaj;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.57)

pūrvābhādrapade bhogānuttarāyāṃ turaṃgamān .. 28 ..

> Enjoyments during Pūrvabhādrapadā, and horses during Uttarabhādrapadā; / 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.58)

revatyāṃ ca rathaṃ haimaṃ pradadyācchoṇaśaṃbhave ..

> And during Revatī, one should offer a golden chariot to the One Born of the Crimson \[Mountain\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.59)

dadyātkṛtvā mahāpūjāṃ tata evārpayennaraḥ .. 29 ..

> Having performed a great worship, a man should then offer these gifts. / 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.60)

pūjyo rāśiṣu meṣādiṣvaruṇetho viśeṣataḥ ..

> Next, during the zodiacal signs beginning with Aries, \[the Lord\] at Aruṇa should be worshipped especially  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.61)

siṃduvāraiḥ kurabakaiḥ kakubhaiḥ pāṭalaiḥ kramāt .. 1.3.2.7.30 ..

> With sinduvāra, kurabaka, kakubha, and pāṭalā \[flowers\] in order, / 1.3.2.7.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.62)

kuṭajairnīpakusumairjīvaṃtīmallikādibhiḥ ..

> With kuṭaja, nīpa blossoms, jīvantī, mallikā, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.63)

saroruhairdamanakairnadyāvartasaroruhaiḥ .. 31 ..

> With lotuses, damanaka, and river-eddy lotuses. / 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.64)

paṃcāmṛtena snapayannubhayoruparāgayoḥ ..

> Giving a ceremonial bath with the five nectars during both eclipses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.65)

paṃcākṣareṇa kurvīta śoṇanāthasya bhaktitaḥ .. 32 ..

> One should do so with the five-syllable mantra with devotion to the Lord of the Crimson \[Mountain\]. / 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.66)

snapanaṃ pañcagavyena dvayorayanayorapi ..

> And on both solstices, \[there should be\] a ceremonial bath with the five products of the cow;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.67)

ṣaḍakṣareṇa kurvīta gavyena snapanakriyām .. 33 ..

> One should perform the rite of bathing with cow's \[milk\] using the six-syllable mantra. / 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.68)

praṇavenaiva kurvīta kṣīreṇa snapanakriyām ..

> One should perform the rite of bathing with milk using the Praṇava alone  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.69)

aruṇācalanāthasya bhaktyā viṣuvayordvayoḥ .... 34 ..

> For the Lord of Aruṇācala with devotion at the two equinoxes. / 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.70)

prāhṇe syādrudratulasī madhyāhne kṛtamālakam ..

> In the morning it should be Rudra-tulasī, at midday kṛtamāla,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.71)

aparāhṇe mallikā ca śoṇādrīśasya śasyate ..35..

> And in the afternoon mallikā is recommended for the Lord of the Crimson Mountain. / 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.72)

addhodaye ca snapayetsahasrakalaśodakaiḥ ..

> And at dawn on an ardhodaya, one should bathe \[him\] with water from a thousand pitchers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.73)

śatarudrīyamuccārya śrīśoṇācalaśaṃbhave .. 36 ..

> Reciting the Śatarudrīya for the Lord of the illustrious Aruṇācala. / 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.74)

śivarātrau viśeṣeṇa triśikhairbilvapatrakaiḥ ..

> On Śivarātri, staying awake, with senses subdued,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.75)

kamalaiḥ karṇikāraiśca jāgarūko yateṃdriyaḥ .. 37 ..

> Especially with three-pronged bilva leaves, lotuses, and karṇikāra flowers, / 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.76)

gītavāditranṛtyaiśca divyāgamavidhānataḥ ..

> And with singing, instrumental music, and dances, in accordance with the rules of the divine Āgamas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.77)

pūjayedapavargārthaṃ śoṇaśaile maheśvaram .. 38 ..

> One should worship the Great Lord on the Crimson Mountain for the sake of liberation. / 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.78)

māsi pauṣe ca devasya kuryādāgneyamutsavam ..

> And in the month of Pauṣa, a wise person should perform the Fire Festival for the god  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.79)

navānnairupadaṃśādyairvyāhṛtīruccaranbudhaḥ .. 39 ..

> With freshly harvested grains, condiments, and other foods, while reciting the vyāhṛtis. / 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.80)

vaiśākhe ca viśākhāyāṃ śivataṃtrānusārataḥ..

> And in the month of Vaiśākha on Viśākhā, following the Śiva Tantras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.81)

śoṇācaleśvarasyāsya kuryāddamanakotsavam .. 1.3.2.7.40 ..

> One should perform the damanaka festival for this Lord of Aruṇācala. / 1.3.2.7.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.82)

prābodhika mārgaśīrṣe prātarnirmāya sāmabhiḥ ..

> In Mārgaśīrṣa, having performed the morning awakening rite with Sāman hymns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.83)

mahāpūjāṃ prakurvīta śoṇaśailasya bhaktimān .. 41 ..

> The devotee should perform a great worship of the Crimson Mountain. / 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.84)

śanipradoṣeṣvārdrāsu vyatīpāteṣu parvasu ..

> On Saturday pradoṣas, during Ārdrā \[conjunctions\], on vyatīpātas, and on the new/full moon days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.85)

somārkavārayoścārcecchoṇādrīśaṃ yathāgamama .. 42 ..

> And on Mondays and Sundays, one should worship the Lord of the Crimson Mountain according to the Āgama. / 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.86)

dīkṣopanayanodvāhaputrajanmādikeṣvapi ..

> Also on occasions of initiation, investiture with the sacred thread, marriage, the birth of a son, and so forth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.87)

viśeṣapūjāṃ kurvīta śoṇanāthasya bhaktimān .. 43 ..

> The devotee should perform special worship of the Lord of the Crimson \[Mountain\]. / 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.88)

api svajanmanakṣatre saṃpatsvāpatsu bhītiṣu ..

> Also under one's birth constellation, in prosperity, in calamities, and in fears,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.89)

praveśanirgamanayoścārcanīyo'ruṇeśvaraḥ .. 44 ..

> And upon entering and leaving, the Lord of Aruṇa is to be worshipped. / 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.90)

vraticakrāgame pādabaṃdhane navavaibhave ..

> At the arrival of an assembly of ascetics, at the binding of the feet, upon new splendor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.91)

aruṇeśārcanaṃ kuryādabhiyāneṣu ca dviṣām.. 45..

> And during campaigns against enemies, one should perform the worship of the Lord of Aruṇa. / 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.92)

smaredatidavīyāṃścetpaśyetparyaṃtago yadi ..

> If one is very far away, one should remember him; if one reaches the edge, one should look upon him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.93)

sthitaścedaruṇakṣetre trikālaṃ pūjayecchivam .. 46 ..

> If one resides in the sacred field of Aruṇa, one should worship Śiva at the three junctions of the day. / 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.94)

kimanyadvada vatseti uddhṛtya bhujamucyate ..

> "What more \[can I say\], child? Speak!" — Raising his arm, it is proclaimed:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.95)

aruṇakṣetrato nānyadalaṃ svargāpavargayoḥ .. 47 ..

> There is nothing other than the sacred field of Aruṇa sufficient for heaven and liberation. / 47  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.96)

smaraṇena manaḥśrotre śravaṇāddarśanādṛśauḥ ..

> By remembering it, the mind; by hearing of it, both ears; by seeing it, both eyes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.97)

jihvāṃ ca kīrttanācchoṇakṣetraṃ sadyaḥ punātyalam.. 48 ..

> And by praising it, the tongue: the sacred field of the Crimson \[Mountain\] purifies \[them\] completely and instantly. / 48  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.98)

aruṇesminmahākṣetre dehibhirlabdhajanmabhiḥ ..

> By embodied beings who have obtained birth in this great sacred field of Aruṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.99)

jīvadbhirlabhyate bhogo mokṣaśconmuktajīvitaiḥ .. 49 ..

> Enjoyment is attained while living, and liberation when life has departed. / 49  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.100)

anyatra muktadehānāmapyatra śrāddhakarmaṇā ..

> Even for those who have cast off their bodies elsewhere, through the śrāddha rite performed here,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.101)

api pāpātmanāṃ puṃsāmapavargo bhaviṣyati .. 1.3.2.7.50 ..

> Even for sinful men, there will be liberation. / 1.3.2.7.50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.102)

ayodhyāṃ mathurāṃ māyāṃ kāśīṃ kāṃcīmavaṃtikām ..

> Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Māyā, Kāśī, Kāñcī, Avantikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.103)

dvārakāṃ cāruṇakṣetramatiśete na saṃśayaḥ .. 51 ..

> And Dvārakā: the sacred field of Aruṇa surpasses \[them all\], there is no doubt. / 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.104)

ityuktavaṃtaṃ ca śilādaputraṃ mṛkaṇḍusūnuḥ punarapyuvāca ..

> To the son of Śilāda who had spoken thus, the son of Mṛkaṇḍu spoke once again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.105)

māhātmyametanmahanīyakīrte bhūyopi pṛcchāmi vadasva mahyam .. 52 ..

> "O one of celebrated fame! I ask once more about this māhātmya; please tell it to me." / 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.2.7.106)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe'ruṇācalamāhātmya uttarārdhe kāmyakarmavarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ.. 7 .. ..

> Thus ends the seventh chapter, titled "Description of Desired Rites," in the second half of the Aruṇācalamāhātmya in the first Māheśvarakhaṇḍa of the illustrious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, containing eighty-one thousand verses. / 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.2.7.1) — English, machine translation

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