[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) › 1.3.11 # Skandapurana 1.3.11: adhyāyaḥ 13 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 13 ### [1.3.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. tataste garjjamānāśca ākṣipaṃtaḥ surānraṇe.. śatakratupramukhyāṃstanmahābalaparākramān.. 13.1 .. > Lomaśa said: / Then, roaring and challenging the gods in battle, / those of great might and prowess \[challenged\] those headed by Indra (Śatakratu)— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.2) vimānamāruhya tadā mahātmā vairocaniḥ sarvabalena sārddham.. daityaiḥ sameto vividhairmahābalaiḥ surānpradudrāva mahābhayāvaham.. 13.2 .. > Then the great-souled son of Virocana, mounting an aerial chariot with his entire army / and accompanied by diverse Daityas of great might, rushed upon the gods, inspiring great terror. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.3) svāni rūpāṇi bibhraṃtaḥ samāpetuḥ sa hasraśaḥ.. kecidvyāghrānsamārūḍhā mahiṣāṃśca tathā pare.. 13.3 .. > Displaying their own forms, they swooped down by thousands: / some mounted upon tigers, and others upon buffaloes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.4) aśvānkecitsamārūḍhā dvipānkecittathā pare.. siṃhāṃstathā pare rūḍhāḥ śārdūlāñcharabhāṃstathā.. 13.4 .. > some mounted upon horses, and others upon elephants; / others mounted lions, tigers, and sarabhas; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.5) mayūrānrājahaṃsāṃśca kukkuṭāṃśca tathā pare.. keciddhayānsamārūḍhā uṣṭrānaśvatarānapi.. 13.5 .. > others upon peacocks, royal swans, and roosters; / some mounted upon steeds, camels, and even mules; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.6) gajānkharānpare caiva śakaṭāṃśca tathā pare.. pādātā bahavo daityāḥ khaṅgaśaktyṛṣṭipāṇayaḥ.. 13.6 .. > and others upon elephants and donkeys, as well as carts. / Many Daityas went on foot, holding swords, spears, and javelins in their hands, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.7) parighāyudhinaḥ pāśaśūlamudgarapāṇayaḥ.. asilomānvitāḥ kecidbhuśuṃḍīparighāyudhāḥ.. 13.7 .. > armed with iron clubs, holding nooses, tridents, and maces in their hands, / some equipped with sword-edged arrows, armed with bhuśuṇḍis and iron clubs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.8) hayanāgarathāścānye samārūḍhāḥ prahāriṇaḥ.. vimānāni samārūḍhā balimukhyāḥ sahasraśaḥ.. 13.8 .. > Other warriors mounted horses, elephants, and chariots; / and the leaders of Bali's forces mounted aerial chariots by the thousands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.9) sparddhamānāstatānyonyaṃ garjaṃtaśca muhurmuhuḥ.. vṛṣaparvā hyuvā cedaṃ balinaṃ daityapuṃgavam.. 13.9 .. > Rivaling one another and roaring again and again, / Vṛṣaparvan then said this to Bali, the foremost of the Daityas: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.10) tvayā kṛtaṃ mahābāho iṃdreṇa saha saṃgamam.. viśvāso naiva kartavyo durhṛdā ca kathaṃcana.. 13.10 .. > “O mighty-armed one, you have made an alliance with Indra. / Yet no trust should ever be placed in an enemy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.11) ūnenāpi hi tucchena vairiṇāpi kathaṃcana.. maitrī buddhimatā kāryā āpadyapi nivartate.. 13.11 .. > Never should friendship be formed by an intelligent man / even with an inferior, trivial foe, since he turns away even in calamity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.12) na viśvasetpūrvavirodhinā kvacitparājitāḥ smo'tha bale tvayādhunā.. purāṇaduṣṭāḥ kathamadya vai punarmaṃtraṃ vikartuṃ na ca te yateran.. 13.12 .. > One should never trust a former adversary. ‘Now we are conquered by you in strength,’ \[they say\]; / being chronically wicked, why would they not strive again today to hatch a plot?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.13) ityūcuste durādharṣā yoddhukāmā vyavasthitāḥ.. dhvajaiśchatraiḥ patākaiśca raṇabhūmimamaṃḍayan.. 13.13 .. > Thus spoke those unassailable ones, standing eager to fight. / With banners, parasols, and pennants, they adorned the battlefield. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.14) cāmaraiśca diśaḥ sarvā lopitaṃ ca raṇasthalam.. tathā sarve surāstatra daityānprati samutsukāḥ.. 13.14 .. > With chowries the entire battlefield was overspread in all directions. / Likewise, all the gods there were eager to confront the Daityas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.15) pītvāmṛtaṃ mahābhāgā vāhānyāruhya daṃśitāḥ.. gajārūḍho maheṃdropi vajrapāṇiḥ pratāpavān.. sūryaścoccaiḥ śravārūḍho mṛgā rūḍhaśca candramāḥ.. 13.15 .. > Having drunk the nectar, the fortunate ones donned their armor and mounted their steeds. / The glorious Mahendra, thunderbolt in hand, was mounted on an elephant; / Sūrya mounted Uccaiḥśravas, and the moon mounted an antelope. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.16) chatracāmarasaṃvītāḥ śobhitā vijayaśriyā.. praṇamya viṣṇuṃ te sarva iṃdrādyā jayakāṃkṣiṇaḥ.. 13.16 .. > Surrounded by parasols and chowries, adorned with the splendor of victory, / all of them, led by Indra and desiring victory, bowed to Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.17) te viṣṇunā hyanujñātā asurānprati vai ruṣā.. asurāśca mahākāyā bhīmākṣā bhīmavikramāḥ.. 13.17 .. > Permitted by Viṣṇu, they \[marched\] in wrath against the Asuras; / and the Asuras were huge-bodied, with fierce eyes and terrible prowess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.18) teṣāṃ boramabhūdyuddhaṃ devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha.. tumulaṃ ca mahāghoraṃ sarvabhūtabhayāvaham.. 13.18 .. > Between those gods and the Dānavas there occurred a terrible battle, / tumultuous, exceedingly dreadful, and inspiring terror in all living beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.19) śaradhārānvitaṃ sarvaṃ babhūva paramādbhutam.. tataśca ṭacaṭāśabdā babhūvuśca diśodaśa.. 13.19 .. > It was filled with showers of arrows and was utterly wondrous; / and then clashing sounds arose in all the ten directions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.20) tato nimiṣamātreṇa śaraghātayutā bhavan.. śaratomaranārācairāhatāścāpatanbhuvi.. 13.20 .. > Then in a mere moment they were covered with arrow-wounds; / struck by arrows, javelins, and iron shafts, they fell upon the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.21) vidhyamānāstathā kecidvividhuścāparānraṇe.. bhallairbhagnāśca patitā nārācaiḥ śakalīkṛtāḥ.. 13.21 .. > As some were being pierced, they pierced others in the battle; / shattered by broad-headed shafts, they fell, cut to pieces by iron arrows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.22) kṣuraprahāritāḥ keciddaityā dānavarākṣasāḥ.. śilīmukhairmāritāśca bhagnāḥ kecicca dānavāḥ.. 13.22 .. > Some Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas were struck by razor-faced arrows; / and slain by arrows, some Dānavas were broken. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.23) evaṃ bhagnaṃ dānavānāṃ ca sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā devā garjamānāḥ samaṃtāt.. hṛṣṭāḥ sarve saṃmilitvā tadānīṃ labdhvā yuddhe te jayaṃ ślāghayante.. 13.23 .. > Seeing the army of the Dānavas thus broken, the gods roared all around; / then, having assembled together in joy and gained victory in battle, they praised \[themselves\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.24) śaṃkhavāditraghoṣeṇa pūritaṃ ca jagattrayam.. devānprati kṛtāmarṣā dānavāste mahābalāḥ.. 13.24 .. > The three worlds were filled with the sound of conches and musical instruments. / Full of wrath against the gods, those mighty Dānavas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.25) baliprabhṛtayaḥ sarve saṃbhrameṇotthitāḥ punaḥ.. vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃkāsairanekaiśca samanvitāḥ.. 13.25 .. > all headed by Bali, rose up again in agitation, / accompanied by numerous aerial chariots resembling the sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.26) dvaṃdvayuddhaṃ sutumulaṃ devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha.. saṃpravṛttaṃ punaścaiva parasparajigīṣayā.. 13.26 .. > A tumultuous single combat between the gods and the Dānavas / began once more, out of a desire to conquer one another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.27) balinā dānaveṃdreṇa maheṃdro yuyudhe tadā.. tathā yamo mahābāhurnamucyā saha saṃgataḥ.. 13.27 .. > Then Mahendra fought with Bali, the chief of the Dānavas; / likewise, the mighty-armed Yama clashed with Namuci. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.28) nairṛtaḥ praghasenaiva pāśī kuṃbhena saṃgataḥ.. nikuṃbhenaiva sumahadyuddhaṃ cakre sadārayaḥ.. 13.28 .. > Nirṛti \[fought\] with Praghasa, and the noose-bearer \[Varuṇa\] clashed with Kumbha; / the eternal enemy \[Vāyu\] waged a great battle with Nikuṃbha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.29) somena saha rāhuśca yuddhaṃ cakre sudāruṇam.. rāhuṇā candradehotthamamṛtaṃ bhakṣitaṃ tadā.. saṃparkādamṛsyaiva yathā rāhustathā'bhavat.. 13.29 .. > Rāhu waged a dreadful battle with Soma; / Rāhu then consumed the nectar arising from the body of the moon; / because of that contact with the nectar, Rāhu became as \[immortal as\] he was. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.30) tāni sarvāṇi dṛṣṭāni śaṃbhunā parameṣṭhinā.. āśrayo'haṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ.. asurāṇāṃ surāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāmapi vallabhaḥ.. 13.30 .. > All those things were seen by Śambhu, the supreme lord: / “I am the refuge of all beings, of this there is no doubt; / and I am dear to all, both Asuras and gods.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.31) evamuktastadā rāhuḥ praṇamya śirasā śivam.. maulau sthitastadā caṃdro amṛtaṃ vyasṛjadbhayāt.. 13.31 .. > Thus addressed, Rāhu then bowed with his head to Śiva; / standing upon \[Śiva's\] crown, the moon then released nectar out of fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.32) tena tasya hi jātāni śirāṃsi subahūnyapi.. ekapadyena teṣāṃ ca srajaṃ kṛtvā manoharām.. babaṃdha śaṃbhuḥ śirasi śirobhūṣaṇavatkṛtam.. 13.32 .. > Because of that, numerous heads arose for him; / and making an attractive garland of them along a single cord, / Śambhu bound it upon his head as a crest-ornament. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.33) aśanātkālakūṭasya nīlakaṃṭho'bhavattadā.. devānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ muṃḍamālā tathā kṛtā.. 13.33 .. > From consuming the kālakūṭa poison he had then become blue-throated; / for accomplishing the purpose of the gods, a garland of skulls was thus made. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.34) dadhāra śirasā tāṃ ca muṇḍamālāṃ maheśvaraḥ.. 13.34 .. > Maheśvara bore that garland of skulls upon his head. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.35) tayā srajā'sau śuśubhe mahātmā devādidevastripurāṃtako haraḥ.. gajāsuro yena nipātito mahānathāṃdhako yena kṛtaśca cūrṇaḥ.. 13.35 .. > With that garland shone the great-souled primordial God of gods, Hara, the destroyer of Tripura, / by whom the great Gajāsura was struck down, and by whom Andhaka was reduced to powder, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.36) gaṃgā dhṛtā yena śirassumadhye caṃdraṃ ca cūḍe kṛtavānbhayāpahaḥ.. vedāḥ purāṇāni tathāgamāśca tathaiva nānāśrutayo'tha śāstram.. 13.36 .. > by whom the Gaṅgā was held in the midst of his head, and who, dispelling fear, placed the moon on his crest. / The Vedas, the Purāṇas, the Āgamas, the diverse revealed scriptures, and the treatises > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.37) jalpaṃti nānāgamabhedairmīmāṃsamānāśca bhavaṃti mūkāḥ.. nānāgamārcāyamataprabhedairnirūpyamāṇo jagadekabaṃdhuḥ.. 13.37 .. > speak through diverse distinctions of scriptures, and reflecting deeply, they become silent. / He is the sole friend of the universe, ascertained through diverse scriptures, worships, and doctrines, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.38) śivaṃ hi nityaṃ paramātmadaivaṃ vedaikavedyaṃ paramātmadivyam.. vihāya taṃ mūḍhajanāḥ pramattāḥ śivaṃ na jānaṃti parātmarūpam.. 13.38 .. > Śiva, the eternal, the supreme soul and deity, known through the Vedas alone, the divine supreme self; / abandoning him, deluded and careless people do not know Śiva, whose form is the supreme self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.39) yenaiva sṛṣṭaṃ vidhṛtaṃ ca yena yena śritaṃ yena kṛtaṃ samagram.. yasyāṃśabhūtaṃ hi jagatkadācidvedāṃtavedyaḥ paramātmā śivaśca.. 13.39 .. > by whom indeed all was created, by whom sustained, by whom sheltered, and by whom made, / of whom indeed the universe is a part, the supreme soul Śiva, who is to be known through the Vedānta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.40) āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā uttamo hyadhamo'pi vā.. śivabhaktirato nityaṃ śiva eva na saṃśayaḥ.. 13.40 .. > Whether rich or poor, highest or lowest, / one who is ever devoted to Śiva is Śiva himself, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.41) yo vā parakṛtāṃ pūjāṃ śivasyopari śobhitām.. dṛṣṭvā saṃtoṣamāyāti dāyaṃ prāpnoti tatsamam.. 13.41 .. > Or whoever, seeing an exquisite worship performed by another unto Śiva, / experiences joy, attains a reward equal to that \[worship\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.42) ye dīpamālāṃ kurvaṃti kārtikyāṃ śraddhayānvitāḥ.. yāvatkālaṃ prajvalaṃti dīpāste liṃgamagrataḥ.. tāvadyugasahasrāṇi dātā svarge mahīyate.. 13.42 .. > Those who, endowed with faith, offer rows of lamps on the full moon of Kārttika, / for as long as those lamps burn before the liṅga, / for that many thousands of yugas the giver is honoured in heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.43) kausuṃbhatailasaṃyuktā dīpā dattāḥ śivālaye.. dātāraste'pi kailāse modante śivasaṃnidhau.. 13.43 .. > Those who offer lamps filled with safflower oil in an abode of Śiva, / those givers also rejoice in Kailāsa in the presence of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.44) atasītailasaṃyuktā dīpā dattāḥ śivālaye.. te śivaṃ yāṃti saṃyuktāḥ kulānāṃ ca śatena vai.. 13.44 .. > Those who offer lamps filled with linseed oil in an abode of Śiva, / they go to Śiva together with a hundred generations of their families. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.45) jñānino'pi hi jāyaṃte dīpadānaphalena hi.. 13.45 .. > Indeed, they become possessors of knowledge by the fruit of offering lamps. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.46) tilatailena saṃyuktā dīpā dattāḥ śivālaye.. te śivaṃ yāṃti saṃyuktāḥ kulānāṃ ca śatena vai.. 13.46 .. > Those who offer lamps filled with sesame oil in an abode of Śiva, / they go to Śiva together with a hundred generations of their families. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.47) ghṛtāktā yaiḥ kṛtā dīpā dīpitāśca śivālaye.. te yāṃti paramaṃ sthānaṃ kulalakṣasamanvitāḥ.. 13.47 .. > Those by whom lamps anointed with ghee are prepared and lit in an abode of Śiva, / they go to the supreme abode accompanied by a hundred thousand generations of their families. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.48) karpūrāgurudhūpaiśca ye yajaṃti sadā śivam.. ārārtikāṃ sakarppūrāṃ ye kurvaṃti dinedine.. te prāpnuvaṃti sāyujyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.. 13.48 .. > Those who constantly worship Śiva with incense of camphor and agallochum, / and those who day by day perform the wave-offering of lights with camphor, / they attain union with him; no doubt should be entertained here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.49) ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ ye hyataṃdritāḥ.. liṃgārcanaṃ prakurvaṃti te rudrā nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 13.49 .. > Those who unwearied perform the worship of the liṅga / once, twice, or thrice a day, they are Rudras; of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.50) rudrākṣadhāraṇaṃ ye ca kurvaṃti śivapūjane.. dāne tapasi tīrthe ca parvakāle hyataṃdritāḥ.. teṣāṃ yatsukṛtaṃ sarvamanaṃtaṃ bhavati dvijāḥ.. 13.50 .. > And those who unwearied wear rudrākṣa beads in the worship of Śiva, / during gift-giving, austerity, at a sacred ford, and on auspicious festive days, / whatever meritorious deed they perform becomes endless, O twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.51) rudrākṣā ye śivenoktāstācchṛṇudhvaṃ dvijottamāḥ.. ārambhaikamukhaṃ tāvadyābadvaktrāṇi ṣoḍaśa.. eteṣāṃ dvau ca vijñeyau śreṣṭhau tārayituṃ dvijāḥ.. 13.51 .. > Hear, O best of the twice-born, of the rudrākṣas spoken of by Śiva, / beginning with the one-faced up to sixteen-faced ones. / Among these, two are to be known as the best for carrying one across \[the ocean of existence\], O twice-born: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.52) rudrākṣāṇāṃ paṃcamukhakhastathā caikamukhaḥ smṛtaḥ.. ye dhārayaṃtyekamukhaṃ rudrākṣamaniśaṃ narāḥ.. rudralokaṃ ca gacchaṃti modante rudrasaṃnidhau.. 13.52 .. > The five-faced among rudrākṣas, and the one-faced is likewise declared. / Those men who wear a one-faced rudrākṣa day and night, / they go to the world of Rudra and rejoice in the presence of Rudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.53) japastapaḥ kriyā yogaḥ snānaṃ dānārcanādikam.. kriyate yacchṛbhaṃ karmma hyanaṃtaṃ cākṣadhāraṇāt.. 13.53 .. > Recitation, austerity, ritual action, yoga, ritual ablution, gift-giving, worship, and the rest— / whatever auspicious rite is performed becomes indeed endless through the wearing of rudrākṣa beads. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.54) śunaḥ kaṃṭhanibaddho'pi rudrākṣo yadi vartate.. so'pi saṃtāritastena nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.. 13.54 .. > Even if a rudrākṣa is tied around the neck of a dog, / even that \[creature\] is saved by it; no doubt should be entertained here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.55) tathā rudrākṣasaṃbaṃdhātpāpamapikṣayaṃ vrajet.. evaṃ jñātvā śubhaṃ karma kāryaṃ rudrākṣabaṃdhanāt.. 13.55 .. > Likewise, through connection with a rudrākṣa, even sin is destroyed. / Knowing this, one should perform auspicious action after binding on a rudrākṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.56) tripuṇḍradhāraṇaṃ yeṣāṃ vibhūtvā mantrapūtayā.. te rudraloke rudrāśca bhaviṣyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ.. 13.56 .. > Those who wear the three-line mark of ashes consecrated by mantras, / they will become Rudras in the world of Rudra; of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.57) kapilāyāśca saṃgṛhya gomayaṃ cāṃtarikṣagam.. śuṣkaṃ kṛtvātha saṃdāhyaṃ vibhūtyarthaṃ śivapriyaiḥ.. 13.57 .. > Having taken cow dung from a brown cow, caught as it falls through the air, / and dried it, it should be burnt for sacred ash by those dear to Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.58) vibhūtīti samākhyātā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī.. lalāṭeṃ'guṣṭharekhā ca ādau bhāvyā prayatnataḥ.. 13.58 .. > The sacred ash is declared to be the destroyer of all sins. / First, a line with the thumb should be applied with effort on the forehead, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.59) madhyamāṃ varjayitvā tu aṃgulīkdvayena ca.. evaṃ trirekhāsaṃyukto lalāṭe yasya dṛśyate.. sa śaivaḥ śivavajjñeyo darśanātpāpanāśanaḥ.. 13.59 .. > leaving out the middle finger, and using two fingers \[as well\]. / One who is seen with three lines thus on his forehead / is to be known as a Śaiva, like Śiva himself, destroying sin merely by being seen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.60) jaṭādharāśca ye śaivāḥ sapta paṃca tathā nava.. jaṭā ye sthāpiyiṣyaṃti śaivena vidhinā yutāḥ.. 13.60 .. > And those Śaivas who wear matted locks—seven, five, or nine— / who maintain matted locks according to the Śaiva rule, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.61) te śivaṃ prāpnuvaṃ tīha nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.. rudrākṣadhāraṇaṃ kāryaṃ śivabhaktairviśeṣataḥ.. 13.61 .. > they attain Śiva here; no doubt should be entertained here. / The wearing of rudrākṣas must especially be observed by the devotees of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.62) alpena vā mahattvena pūjito vā sadāśivaḥ.. kulakoṭiṃ samuddhṛtya śivena saha modate.. 13.62 .. > Whether worshipped poorly or richly, Sadāśiva / delivers ten million generations of one's family, and one rejoices with Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.63) tasmācchivātparataraṃ nāsti kiṃciddvijottamāḥ.. yadaivamucyate śāstre tatsarvaṃ śivakāraṇam.. 13.63 .. > Therefore there is nothing higher than Śiva, O best of the twice-born. / Whatever is spoken in the sacred treatises has Śiva as its sole cause. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.64) śivo dātā hi lokānāṃ kartā caivānumoditā.. śivaśaktyātmakaṃ viśvaṃ jānīdhvaṃ hi dvijottamāḥ.. 13.64 .. > Śiva alone is the giver to all the worlds, the creator, and the approver. / Know, O best of the twice-born, that the universe consists of Śiva and Śakti. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.65) śiveti dvyakṣaraṃ nāma trāyate mahato bhayāt.. tasmācchivaściṃtyatāṃ vai smaryatāṃ ca dvijottamāḥ.. 13.65 .. > The two-syllable name 'Śiva' delivers from great fear. / Therefore let Śiva be meditated upon and remembered, O best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.66) ..ṛṣaya ūcuḥ.. somanāthasya māhātmyaṃ jñātaṃ tasya prasādataḥ.. rāhoḥ śirobhayātsarve rakṣitāḥ parameṣṭhinā.. 13.66 .. > The seers said: / The māhātmya of Somanātha has been understood through his grace, / \[and how\] all were protected by the Supreme Lord from the fear of Rāhu's head, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.67) surāśceṃdrādayaścānye tasminyuddhe sudāruṇe.. ata ūrdhvaṃ surāḥ sarve kimakurvata ucyatām.. 13.67 .. > and the gods, Indra and others, in that terrible battle. / What did all the gods do after this? Let it be told. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.68) śivasya mahimā sarvaḥ śrutastava mukhodgataḥ.. atha yuddhasya vṛttāntaḥ kathyatāṃ paramārthataḥ.. 13.68 .. > The entire greatness of Śiva has been heard coming from your mouth. / Now let the account of the battle be related according to reality. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.69) ..lomaśa uvāca.. yadā hi daityaiśca parājitāḥ surāḥ śambhuṃ ca sarve śaraṇaṃ prapannāḥ.. śivaṃ praṇemuḥ sahasā surottamā yuddhāya sarve ca mano dadhustadā.. 13.69 .. > Lomaśa said: / When the gods were defeated by the Daityas, they all took refuge with Śambhu; / the best of the gods instantly bowed to Śiva and then set their minds upon battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.70) tathaiva daityā api yudhyamānā utsāhayuktātibalāśca sarve.. devaiḥ sametāśca punaḥ punaśca yuddhaṃ pracakruḥ paramāstrayuktāḥ.. 13.70 .. > Likewise, the Daityas also, fighting with enthusiasm and exceedingly strong, / having gathered against the gods, waged battle again and again equipped with supreme missiles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.71) evaṃ ca sarve hyasurāḥ surāśca śaktyṛṣṭiśūlaiḥ parighaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ.. jayārthinomarṣayutāḥ parasparaṃ siṃhā yathā haimavatīṃ durātyayāḥ.. nihanyamānā hyasurāḥ suraistadā nānāstrayogaiḥ paramairnipetuḥ.. 13.71 .. > Thus all the Asuras and gods, striving for victory, filled with fury against one another / like lions facing a mountain lioness, unyielding, / with spears, javelins, tridents, clubs, and battle-axes, / the Asuras, struck down then by the gods with various supreme missile attacks, fell. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.72) cakruste sakalāmurvī māṃsaśoṇitakardamām.. mahīṃ vṛkṣādrisaṃyuktāṃ sasāgaravanākarām.. 13.72 .. > They made the entire earth muddy with flesh and blood— / the earth with its trees and mountains, together with its oceans, forests, and mines. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.73) śirāṃsi ca kabandhāni kavacāni mahāṃti ca.. dhvajārathāḥ patākāśca gajavājiśirāṃsi ca.. 13.73 .. > \[There lay\] heads and headless trunks, and great coats of mail, / banners, chariots, flags, and the heads of elephants and horses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.74) bahantyaścāpagā hyāsannadyo bhīrubhayāvahāḥ.. agādhāḥ śoṇitodāśca taraṃto brahmarākṣasāḥ.. tayaṃti parānbhūtapratapramatharākṣasān.. 13.74 .. > Streams and rivers flowed, terrifying to the faint-hearted, / unfathomable with blood for their waters; crossing them, brahmarākṣasas / crossed over with other spirits, ghosts, pramathas, and rākṣasas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.75) śākinīḍākinīsaṃghā yakṣiṇyo'tha sahasraśaḥ.. nānākeliṣu saṃyuktāḥ parasparamudānvitāḥ.. 13.75 .. > Hosts of śākinīs and ḍākinīs, and yakṣiṇīs by the thousands, / engaged in various sports, filled with mutual delight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.76) evaṃ saṃkrīḍamānāste bhūtapramatharākṣasāḥ.. raṇe tasminmahāraudre devāsurasamāgame.. 13.76 .. > As those spirits, pramathas, and rākṣasas were sporting thus / in that dreadfully fierce battle, in the clash of gods and Asuras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.77) balinā saha devendro yuyudhe'dbhutavikramaḥ.. śaktyā jaghāna deveṃdraṃ vairocaniramarṣaṇaḥ.. 13.77 .. > the king of the gods of wondrous prowess fought with Bali; / the wrathful son of Virocana struck the king of the gods with a javelin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.78) tāṃ śaktiṃ vañcayāmāsa mahendro laghuvikramaḥ.. jaghāna sa baliṃ yatnāddaityeṃdraṃ parameṇa hi.. 13.78 .. > The swift-striding Mahendra dodged that spear; / he then forcefully struck Bali, the king of the Daityas, with his supreme \[weapon\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.79) vajreṇa śitadhāreṇa bāhuṃ ciccheda vikramī.. gātāsurapatadbhūmau vimānātsūryasaṃnnibhāt.. 13.79 .. > With his sharp-edged vajra the valorous one severed his arm; / lifeless, \[Bali\] fell to the ground from his sun-like aerial chariot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.80) patitaṃ ca baliṃ dṛṣṭvā vṛṣaparvā rūpānvitaḥ.. vavarṣa śaradhārābhiḥ payoda iva parvatam.. 13.80 .. > Seeing Bali fallen, Vṛṣaparvan, filled with anger, / rained showers of arrows \[upon Indra\], as a rain-cloud \[showers\] a mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.81) maheṃdraṃ sagajaṃ caiva sahamānaṃ śitāñcharān.. tadā yuddhamabhūdvoraṃ mahendravṛṣaparvaṇoḥ.. 13.81 .. > Mahendra along with his elephant, enduring the sharp arrows— / then a dreadful battle took place between Mahendra and Vṛṣaparvan. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.82) nipātya vṛṣaparvāṇamiṃdraḥ parabalārdanaḥ.. 13.82 .. > Having struck down Vṛṣaparvan, Indra, the crusher of enemy forces, \[fought on\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.83) tato vajreṇa mahatā dānavānavadhīdraṇe.. śirasi ccheditāḥ kecitkecitkaṃdharato hatāḥ.. 13.83 .. > Then with his great thunderbolt he slew the Dānavas in battle; / some were decapitated at the head, and some were struck down by the neck. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.84) vihvalāśca kṛtāḥ kecidiṃdreṇa kupitena ca.. tathā yamena nihatā vāyunā varuṇena ca.. 13.84 .. > Some were thrown into bewilderment by the enraged Indra; / likewise, \[others\] were slain by Yama, by Vāyu, and by Varuṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.85) kubereṇa hatāścānye nairṛtena tathā pare.. agninā nihatāḥ kecidīśenaiva vidāritāḥ.. 13.85 .. > Others were killed by Kubera, and others likewise by Nairṛta; / some were slain by Agni, and \[others\] torn apart by Īśa himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.86) evaṃ tadā tairnihatā balīyaso mahāsurā vikramaśāninaśca.. suraistu sarvaiḥ saha lokapālaiḥ śivaprasādā bhihatāstadānīm.. 13.86 .. > Thus the very mighty and valiant great Asuras were slain by them then; / struck down at that time by all the gods together with the world-protectors, by the grace of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.87) tato mahādaityavaro durātmā sa kalānemiḥ paramāstrayuktaḥ.. yayau tadānīṃ surasattamāṃstānhaṃtuṃ sadā krūramatiḥ sa ekaḥ.. 13.87 .. > Then that best of great Daityas, the evil-minded Kālanemi, equipped with supreme weapons, / that single one of ever-cruel mind, went forth at that time to slay those foremost of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.88) siṃhārūḍho daṃśitaśca triśulena hi saṃyutaḥ.. daityānāmarbudenaiva siṃhārūḍhena saṃvṛtaḥ.. 13.88 .. > Mounted on a lion, clad in armor, and equipped with a trident, / surrounded by a hundred million Daityas mounted on lions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.89) te siṃhā daṃśitāḥ sarve mahābalaparākramāḥ.. teṣu siṃheṣu cārūḍhā mahādaityāśca tatsamāḥ.. 13.89 .. > All those lions were armored, possessing great strength and prowess; / and mounted upon those lions were great Daityas equal to them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.90) āyāṃtīṃ daityasenāṃ tāṃ sarvāṃ siṃhavibhūṣitām.. kālanemiyutāṃ dṛṣṭvā devā iṃdrapurogamāḥ.. bhayamājagmuratulaṃ tadā dhyānaparā bhavan.. 13.90 .. > Seeing that entire army of Daityas approaching, adorned with lions / and joined with Kālanemi, the gods, led by Indra, / were overcome with incomparable fear, and then became absorbed in meditation: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.91) kiṃ kurmo'dya vayaṃ sarve kathaṃ jeṣyāma cādbhutam.. etādṛśamasaṃkhyākamanīkaṃ siṃhasaṃvṛtam.. 13.91 .. > "What shall all of us do today? How shall we conquer this wondrous, / innumerable army surrounded by lions?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.92) evaṃ viciṃtyamānāste hyāgatastatra nāradaḥ.. nāradena ca tatsarvaṃ purāvṛttaṃ mahattaram.. 13.92 .. > While they were thus pondering, Nārada arrived there; / and by Nārada the entire great past history was related. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.93) kathitaṃ ca maheṃdrāya kālanemestapobalam.. ajeyatvaṃ ca saṃgrāme varadānabalena tu.. 13.93 .. > And the power of Kālanemi's austerity was told to Mahendra, / as well as his invincibility in battle through the power of a boon granted \[to him\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.94) viṣṇuṃ vinā vayaṃ devā aśaktā raṇamaṃḍale.. jetuṃ ca sa tato viṣṇuḥ smaryatāṃ parameśvaraḥ.. tamālanīlo varadaḥ sarvairvijayakāṃkṣibhiḥ.. 13.94 .. > "Without Viṣṇu, O gods, we are unable to conquer him on the battlefield; / therefore let Viṣṇu, the supreme Lord, dark as a tamāla tree and the granter of boons, / be remembered by all who desire victory." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.95) nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā tadā devāstvarānvitāḥ.. dhyānena ca mahāviṣṇuṃ tataḥ parabalārddanam.. smaraṃtaḥ paramātmānamidamūcuśca taṃ vibhum.. 13.95 .. > Hearing Nārada's words, the gods, filled with haste, / remembering through meditation Mahāviṣṇu, the crusher of the enemy's army, / the supreme Self, spoke thus to that all-pervading Lord: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.96) .. devā ūcuḥ.. namastubhyaṃ bhagavate namaste viśvamaṃgalam.. śrīnivāsa namastubhyaṃ śrīpate te namonamaḥ.. 13.96 .. > The gods said: / "Obeisance to you, the Blessed One! Obeisance to you, the auspiciousness of the universe! / O Sriniketa, obeisance to you! O Lord of Śrī, obeisance, obeisance to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.97) adyāsmānbhayabhītāṃstvaṃ kālanemibhayārditān.. trātumarhasi daityācca devānāmabhayaprada.. 13.97 .. > Today, you should protect us who are terrified of fear, tormented by fear of Kālanemi, / from the Daitya, O granter of fearlessness to the gods!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.98) evaṃ dhyātaḥ saṃsmṛtaśca prādurbhūto haristadā.. nīlo garuḍamāruhya jagatāmabhayapradaḥ.. 13.98 .. > Thus meditated upon and remembered, Hari then manifested, / dark-hued, mounted upon Garuḍa, the granter of fearlessness to the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.99) cakrapāṇistadāyāto devānāṃ vijayāya ca.. gaganasthaṃ mahāviṣṇuṃ garuḍopari saṃsthitam.. śrīvāsamenaṃ durddharṣaṃ yoddhukāmaṃ dadarśire.. 13.99 .. > Holding the discus in hand, he arrived then for the victory of the gods; / they beheld Mahāviṣṇu standing in the sky, seated upon Garuḍa, / the unassailable abode of Śrī, eager to fight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.100) tathā dṛṣṭvā kālanemistadānīṃ prahasyamāno'tiruṣā balānvitaḥ.. kastvaṃ mahābhāga vareṇyarūpaḥ śyāmo yuvā vāraṇamattavikramaḥ.. kare gṛhītaṃ niśitaṃ mahāprabhaṃ cakraṃ ca kasmātkathayasva me prabho.. 13.100 .. > Seeing him thus, Kālanemi, laughing derisively with extreme wrath, endowed with strength, \[said\]: / "Who are you, O fortunate one of choice form, dark, youthful, with the prowess of a rutting elephant? / Why is a sharp discus of great splendor held in your hand? Tell me, O lord!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.101) ..śrībhagavānuvāca.. yuddhārthamiha cāyāto devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye.. tvaṃ sthiro bhava re maṃda dahāmyadya na saṃśayaḥ.. 13.101 .. > The Blessed Lord said: / "I have come here for battle, to accomplish the purpose of the gods. / Stand firm, O dullard! I will burn you today without a doubt." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.102) śrutvā bhagavato vākyaṃ kālanemiḥ pratāpavān.. uvāca ruṣito bhūtvā bhagavaṃtamadhokṣajam.. 13.102 .. > Hearing the words of the Blessed Lord, the powerful Kālanemi, / becoming furious, spoke to the Blessed Lord Adhokṣaja: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.103) mūlabhūto hi devānāṃ bhagavānyuddhadurmadaḥ.. yuddhaṃ kuru mayā sārddhaṃ yadi śūro'si saṃprati.. 13.103 .. > "You are indeed the root of the gods, O Blessed One, arrogant in battle; / fight with me now if you are a hero!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.104) prahasya bhagavānviṣṇuruvācedaṃ mahāprabhaḥ.. gaganastho bhava tvaṃ hi mahīstho'haṃ bhavāmi vai.. 13.104 .. > Laughing, the Blessed Lord Viṣṇu of great splendor said this: / "Be in the sky, for I shall indeed be on the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.105) apraśastaṃ ca viṣamaṃ yuddhaṃ caiva yathā bhavet.. tathā kuru mahābāho gagano vā mahītale.. 13.105 .. > Act in such a way, O mighty-armed one, whether in the sky or on the earth's surface, / so that the battle does not become unpraiseworthy and unequal." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.106) tatheti matvā hi mahānubhāvo daityaiḥ sameto'rbudasaṃkhyakaiśca.. siṃhoparisthaiśca mahānubhāvairmahābalaiḥ krūrataraistadānīm.. 13.106 .. > Agreeing to this, that mighty one, accompanied by Daityas numbering a hundred million, / mounted on lions, noble, exceedingly powerful and fierce at that time, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.107) gaganamatha jagāhe maṃdamaṃdaṃ mahātmā hyasuragaṇasameto viśvarūpaṃ jighāṃsuḥ.. triśikhamaparamugraṃ gṛhya saṃdeśaceṣṭādaśanavikṛtavaktro yoddhukāmo hariṃ saḥ.. 13.107 .. > the great-souled one, accompanied by the host of Asuras, slowly entered the sky, wishing to slay the Universal-Formed One; / holding an extremely fierce trident, his face deformed with teeth \[bared\] in menacing action, he desired to fight Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.11.107\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11.107_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe samudramaṃthanākhyāne devāsurasaṃgrāmavarṇanaṃnāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 13 .. > Thus ends the thirteenth chapter, named 'Description of the Battle between the Gods and the Asuras', in the narrative of the Churning of the Ocean, in the first \[part\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, of the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.11.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.11) · Pramāṇa