[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) › 1.3.13 # Skandapurana 1.3.13: adhyāyaḥ 15 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 15 ### [1.3.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ.. rājyaṃ prāpto hi deveṃdraḥ kathitaste guruṃ vinā.. guroravajñayā jāto rājyabhraṃśo hi tasya tu.. 15.1 .. > The ṛṣis said: / You have told us that the lord of the gods obtained the kingdom without his guru; / yet his fall from kingship occurred through disrespect toward his guru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.2) kena praṇoditaśceṃdro babhūva ciramāsane.. tatsarvaṃ kathayāśu tvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ.. 15.2 .. > Impelled by whom did Indra sit on his throne for a long time? / Tell us all that quickly, for great is our curiosity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.3) ..lomaśa uvāca.. guruṇāpi vinā rājyaṃ kṛtavānsa śacīpatiḥ.. viśvarūpoktavidhinā iṃdro rājye sthito mahān.. 15.3 .. > Lomaśa said: / Even without his guru, that husband of Śacī ruled his kingdom; / by the procedure proclaimed by Viśvarūpa, great Indra remained in his rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.4) viśvakarmasuto viprā viśvarūpo mahānṛpaḥ.. purohito'tha śakrasya yājakaścābhavattadā.. 15.4 .. > O brahmins, the son of Viśvakarman was Viśvarūpa, a great king; / he then became the domestic priest and the sacrificing priest of Śakra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.5) tasminyajñe'vadānaiśca yajane asurānsurān.. manuṣyāṃścaiva triśirā aparokṣaṃ śacīpateḥ.. 15.5 .. > In that sacrifice, with oblations and rites, the three-headed one \[offered\] to the Asuras, gods, / and men, out of the sight of Śacī's husband. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.6) devāndadāti sākrośaṃ daityāṃstūṣṇīmathādadāt.. manuṣyānmadhyapātena pratyahaṃ sa grahāndvijaḥ.. 15.6 .. > He gave to the gods with loud declaration, but he offered to the Daityas silently; / to men he gave with an impartial portion; thus did that twice-born offer the libations every day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.7) ekadā tu maheṃdreṇa sūcito gurulāghavāt.. alakṣyamāṇena tadā jñātaṃ tasya cikīrṣitam.. 15.7 .. > Once, however, prompted by Mahendra due to the lightness \[of his regard\] for his guru, / his design was perceived though he was unobserved: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.8) daityānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthamavadānaṃ prayacchati.. asau purohito'smākaṃ pareṣāṃ ca phalapradaḥ.. 15.8 .. > “For the accomplishment of the Daityas’ ends he offers the oblation; / this priest of ours grants the fruit to our enemies!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.9) iti matvā tadā śakro vajreṇa śataparvaṇā.. ciccheda tacchirāṃsyeva tatkṣaṇādabhavadvadhaḥ.. 15.9 .. > Thinking thus, Śakra then severed his heads / with his hundred-jointed vajra; in that instant his death occurred. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.10) yenākarotsomapānamajāyaṃta kapiṃjalāḥ.. tatonyena surāpānātkalaviṃkā bhavanmukhāt.. 15.10 .. > From the head with which he drank Soma, kapiñjala birds were born; / from the other, from drinking liquor, sparrows arose from the mouth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.11) anyānanādajāyaṃta tittirā viśvarūpiṇaḥ.. evaṃ hato viśvarūpaḥ śakreṇa maṃdabhāginā.. 15.11 .. > from the other mouth were born the partridges of diverse forms. / Thus was Viśvarūpa slain by unfortunate Śakra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.12) brahmahatyā tadodbhūtā durdharṣā ca bhayāvahā.. durdharṣā durmukhā duṣṭā caṇḍālarajasānvitā.. 15.12 .. > Then arose \[the sin of\] brahmin-slaughter, irresistible and terrifying, / unassailable, hideous-faced, wicked, and smeared with the menstrual blood of an outcaste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.13) brahmahatyā surāpānaṃ steyaṃ gurvaṃganāgamaḥ.. ityeṣāmapyaghavatāmidameva ca niṣkṛtiḥ.. 15.13 .. > Slaying a brahmin, drinking liquor, theft, and union with the guru's wife— / even for those who commit these sins, this alone is the expiation: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.14) nāmavyāharaṇaṃ viṣṇoryatastadviṣayā matiḥ.. triśirā dhūmrahastā sā śakraṃ grastumupāyayau.. 15.14 .. > the uttering of Viṣṇu’s name, for the mind becomes fixed on him. / Having three heads and smoke-colored hands, she approached to swallow Śakra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.15) tato bhayena mahatā palāyanaparo'bhavat.. palāyamānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā hyanuyātā bhayāvahā.. 15.15 .. > Then, out of great fear, he took to flight. / Seeing him fleeing, that terrifying woman pursued him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.16) yato dhāvati sā'dhāvattiṣṭhaṃtamanutiṣṭhati.. aṃgakṛtā yathā chāyā śakrasyapariveṣṭitum.. āyāti tāvatsahasā iṃdro'pyapsu nyamajjata.. 15.16 .. > Wherever he ran, she ran; wherever he stood, she stood close behind him, / like a shadow clinging to a body. As she came hastily to encompass Śakra, / Indra plunged into the waters, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.17) śīghratvena yathā viprāściraṃtanajalecaraḥ.. 15.17 .. > as swiftly, O brahmins, as an ancient aquatic creature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.18) evaṃ divyaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ varṣāṇāṃ ca śacīpateḥ.. vasatastasya duḥkhena tathā caiva śatadvayam.. arājakaṃ tadā jātaṃ nākapṛṣṭhe bhayāvaham.. 15.18 .. > In this way, as Śacī’s husband dwelt in sorrow / for a full one hundred divine years, and likewise two hundred, / the surface of heaven then became kingless and terrifying. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.19) tadā ciṃtānvitā devā ṛṣayo'pi tapasvinaḥ.. trailokyaṃ cā''padā grastaṃ babhūva ca tadā dvijāḥ.. 15.19 .. > Then the gods and ascetic ṛṣis were filled with anxiety, / and the three worlds were seized by misfortune, O twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.20) eko'pi brahmahā yatra rāṣṭre vasati nirbhayaḥ.. akālamaraṇaṃ tatra sādhūnāmupajāyate.. 15.20 .. > In whatever realm even a single slayer of a brahmin dwells without fear, / untimely death befalls the virtuous there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.21) rājā pāpayuto yasminrāṣṭre vasati tatra vai.. durbhikṣaṃ caiva maraṇaṃ tathaivopadravā dvijāḥ.. 15.21 .. > In whatever realm a sinful king dwells, / famine, death, and afflictions occur there, O twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.22) bhavaṃti bahavo'narthāḥ prajānāṃ nāśahetave.. tasmādrājñā tu kartavyo dharmmaḥ śraddhāpareṇa hi.. 15.22 .. > Many calamities occur bringing destruction to the subjects; / therefore, a king must surely perform dharma with supreme faith. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.23) tathā prakṛtayo rājñaḥ śucajitvena pratiṣṭhitāḥ.. indreṇa ca kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tena pāpena vai dvijāḥ.. nānāvidhairmahātāpaiḥ sopadravamabhūjjagat.. 15.23 .. > The king's subjects are established in accordance with his purity; / by the sin committed by Indra, O twice-born, / the world became plagued with diverse great afflictions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.24) ..śaunaka uvāca.. aśvamedhaśatenaiva prāptaṃ rājyaṃ mahattaram.. devānāmakhilaṃ sūta kasmādvighramajāyata.. śakrasya ca mahābhāga yathāvatkathayasva na.. 15.24 .. > Śaunaka said: / By a hundred horse-sacrifices alone, the supreme sovereignty / over all the gods was attained; why, O Sūta, did an obstacle arise / for Śakra? Tell us properly, O highly fortunate one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.25) ..sūta uvāca.. devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca manuṣyāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ.. karmmaiva sukhaduḥkhānāṃ hetubhūtaṃ na saṃśayaḥ.. 15.25 .. > Sūta said: / For gods, demons, and especially for men, / action alone is the cause of pleasures and pains, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.26) indreṇa ca kṛtaṃ viprā mahadbhūtaṃ jugupsitam.. guroravajñā ca kṛtā viśvarūpavadhaḥ kṛtaḥ.. 15.26 .. > A great, repulsive deed was committed by Indra, O brahmins: / disrespect was shown to the guru, and the slaying of Viśvarūpa was committed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.27) gautamasya guroḥ patnī sevitā tasya tatphalam.. prāptaṃ maheṃdreṇa ciraṃ yasya nāsti pratikriyā.. 15.27 .. > The wife of the guru Gautama was violated; / the fruit of that, for which there is no remedy, was obtained by Mahendra for a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.28) ye hi dṛṣkaṭatakarmmāṇo na kurvaṃti ca niṣkṛtim.. durdaśāṃ prapnuvantyete yathaivendraḥ śatakratuḥ.. 15.28 .. > Those who commit evil deeds and perform no expiation / meet with a miserable plight, just like Indra, who performed a hundred sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.29) duṣkṛtopārjitasyā taḥ prāyāścittaṃ hi tatkṣaṇāt.. kartavyaṃ vidhivadviprāḥ sarvapāpopaśāṃtaye.. 15.29 .. > Therefore, an expiation for what has been acquired through an evil deed / must be performed instantly and according to the rules, O brahmins, for the appeasement of all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.30) upapātakamadhyastaṃ mahāpātakatāṃ vrajet.. 15.30 .. > \[An unexpiated\] minor sin becomes transformed into a major sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.31) tataḥ svadharmaniṣṭhāṃ ca ye kurvaṃti sadā narāḥ.. prātarmadhyāhnasāyāhne teṣāṃ pāpaṃ vinaśyati.. 15.31 .. > Furthermore, the sin of those men who always abide in their own dharma / is destroyed in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.32) prāpnuvaṃtyuttamaṃ lokaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.. tasmādasau durācāraḥ prāpte vai karmaṇaḥ phalam.. 15.32 .. > They reach the highest world; no deliberation is needed here. / Therefore, that ill-behaved one indeed received the fruit of his deed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.33) sa pradhārya tadā sarve lokapālāstvarānvitāḥ.. bṛhaspatimupāgamya sarvamātmani dhiṣṭhitam.. kathayāmāsuravyagrā iṃdrasya ca guruṃ prati.. 15.33 .. > Having deliberated thus, all the guardians of the quarters, full of haste, / approached Bṛhaspati, and composedly told everything / that weighed upon their minds to Indra's guru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.34) devairuktaṃ vaco viprā niśamya ca bṛhaspatiḥ.. arājakaṃ ca saṃprāptaṃ ciṃtayāmāsa buddhimān.. 15.34 .. > Hearing the words spoken by the gods, O brahmins, / the wise Bṛhaspati pondered the kingless state that had arisen: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.35) kiṃ kāryaṃ cādya kartavyaṃ kathaṃ śreyo bhaviṣyati.. devānāṃ cādya lokānāmṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām.. 15.35 .. > “What is to be done now? How will there be welfare / today for the gods, the worlds, and the contemplative ṛṣis?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.36) manasaiva ca tatsarvaṃ kāryākāryaṃ vicārya ca.. jagāma śakraṃ tvarito devaiḥ saha mahāyaśāḥ.. 15.36 .. > Deliberating in his mind all that should and should not be done, / the highly renowned one quickly went with the gods to Śakra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.37) prāpto jalāśayaṃ taṃ ca yatrāste hi puraṃdaraḥ.. yasya tīre sthitā hatyā caṃḍālīva bhayāvahā.. 15.37 .. > He arrived at that pool where Purandara indeed sat, / on the bank of which the murder \[of a brahmin\] stood, fearful like an outcaste woman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.38) tatroviṣṭāste sarve devā ṛṣigaṇānvitāḥ.. āhvānaṃ ca kṛtaṃ tasya śakrasya guruṇā svayam.. 15.38 .. > All those gods accompanied by the groups of ṛṣis sat down there, / and Śakra was summoned by the guru himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.39) samutthitastataḥ śakro dadarśa svaguruṃ tadā.. bāṣpapūritavaktro hi bṛhaspatimabhāṣata.. 15.39 .. > Śakra then rose up and saw his own guru; / with his face filled with tears, he addressed Bṛhaspati. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.40) praṇipatya ca tatratyānkṛtāñjalirabhāṣata.. tadā dīnamukho bhūtvā manasā saṃvimṛśya ca.. 15.40 .. > Having bowed down to those present there, with folded hands he spoke; / then, having become dejected in face and reflecting in his mind: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.41) svayameva kṛtaṃ pūrvamajñānalakṣaṇaṃ mahat.. adhunaiva mayā kāryaṃ kiṃ kartavyaṃ vada prabho.. 15.41 .. > “By myself alone a great deed characterized by ignorance was committed previously; / tell me, O Lord, what ought to be done by me right now?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.42) prahasyovāca bhagavānbṛhaspati rudāradhīḥ.. purā tvayā kṛtaṃ yacca tasyedaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam.. 15.42 .. > Smiling, the noble-minded, venerable Bṛhaspati said: / “This is the fruit of that deed which was done by you in the past. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.43) māṃ ca uddiśya bho iṃdra tadbhogādeva saṃkṣayaḥ.. prāyaścitaṃ hi hatyāyā na dṛṣṭaṃ smṛtikāribhiḥ.. 15.43 .. > And in regard to me, O Indra, its destruction comes only through experiencing it; / indeed, no expiation for murder has been seen by the authors of the legal texts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.44) ajñānato hi yajjātaṃ pāpaṃ tasya pratikriyā.. kathitā dharmmaśāstrajñaiḥ sakāmasya na vidyate.. 15.44 .. > A remedy has been declared by the knowers of the treatises on dharma / for a sin committed through ignorance, but none exists for intentional \[sin\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.45) sakāmena kṛtaṃ pāpamakāmaṃ naiva jāyate.. tābhyāṃ viṣayabhedena prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate.. 15.45 .. > A sin committed intentionally does not become unintentional; / expiation is prescribed according to the distinction between these two cases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.46) maraṇāṃto vidhiḥ kāryo kāmena hi kṛtena hi.. ajñānajanite pāpe prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate.. 15.46 .. > A rite ending in death must be performed for what was committed intentionally; / expiation is prescribed for a sin produced by ignorance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.47) tasmāttvayā kṛtaṃ yacca svayameva hato dvijaḥ.. purohitaśca vidvāṃśca tasmānnāsti pratikriyā.. 15.47 .. > Therefore, regarding what was done by you—a brahmin was slain by yourself, / one who was your family priest and learned—there is no remedy for it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.48) yāvanmaraṇamapyeti tāvadapsu sthiro bhava.. 15.48 .. > Remain still in the waters until death approaches. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.49) śatāśvamedhasaṃjñaṃ ca yatphalaṃ tava durmate.. tannaṣṭaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva ghātito hi dvijo yadā.. 15.49 .. > That fruit of yours known as \[the reward of\] a hundred horse-sacrifices, O foolish one, / perished at that very instant when the brahmin was slain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.50) sacchidre ca yathā toyaṃ na tiṣṭhati ghaṭe'ṇvapi.. tathaiva sukṛtaṃ pāpe hīyate ca pradakṣiṇam.. 15.50 .. > Just as not even a drop of water remains in a jar full of holes, / even so good merit is depleted in the face of sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.51) tasmācca daivasaṃyogātprāptaṃ svargādikaṃ ca yaiḥ.. yathoktaṃ tadbhavetteṣāṃ dharmiṣṭhānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ.. 15.51 .. > Therefore, whatever heaven and the like is attained by those through the conjunction of destiny / becomes as stated for those who are righteous, without doubt.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.52) etacchrutvā vacastasya śakro vacanamabravīt.. kukarmaṇā madīyena prāptametanna saṃśayaḥ.. 15.52 .. > Hearing this speech of his, Śakra spoke these words: / “This has been obtained through my own evil deed, there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.53) amarāvatī māśu tvaṃ gaccha devarṣibiḥ saha.. lokānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthe devānāṃ ca bṛhaspate.. iṃdraṃ kuru mahābhāga yaste manasi rocate.. 15.53 .. > Go quickly to Amarāvatī along with the divine ṛṣis; / for the sake of the accomplishment of the tasks of the worlds and of the gods, O Bṛhaspati, / make an Indra, O highly fortunate one, whomever your mind pleases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.54) yathā mṛtastathā haṃ vai brahmahatyāvṛto mahān.. rāgadveṣasamutthena pāpenāsmi pariplutaḥ.. 15.54 .. > As one dead, so indeed am I, great though I was, surrounded by the murder of a brahmin; / I am overwhelmed by the sin arising from passion and hatred. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.55) tasmāttvarānvitā yūyaṃ devarājānamāśuḥ vai.. kurvatu madanujñātāḥ satyaṃ prativadāmi vaḥ.. 15.55 .. > Therefore, full of haste, quickly make a king of gods, / permitted by me; I tell you the truth.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.56) evamuktāstadā sarve bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ.. etyāmarāvatīṃ tūrṇaṃ puraṃdaraviceṣṭitam.. kathayāmāsuravyagrā śacīṃ prati yathā tathā.. 15.56 .. > Addressed thus, all of them led by Bṛhaspati / went quickly to Amarāvatī and, composed, told Śacī / everything about Purandara's deed just as it happened, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.57) rājyasya hetoḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ vimṛśaṃtaḥ parasparam.. 15.57 .. > deliberating among one another: “What should be done for the sake of the kingdom?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.58) evaṃ vimṛśyamānānāṃ devānāṃ tatra nāradaḥ.. yadṛcchayāgatastatra devarṣiramitadyutiḥ.. 15.58 .. > While the gods were deliberating thus, the divine ṛṣi Nārada, / of boundless splendor, arrived there by chance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.59) uvāca pūjito devānkasmādyūyaṃ vicetasaḥ.. tenoktāḥ kathayāmāsuḥ sarvaṃ śakrasya ceṣṭitam.. 15.59 .. > Worshipped \[by them\], he said to the gods: “Why are you distraught?” / Asked by him, they recounted all of Śakra's conduct. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.60) gatamiṃdrasya ceṃdratvamenasā parameṇa tu.. tataḥ provāca tāndevāndevarṣirnārado vacaḥ.. 15.60 .. > And Indra’s lordship over the gods was lost due to supreme sin. / Then the celestial seer Nārada spoke \[these\] words to the gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.61) yūyaṃ devāśca sarvajñāstapasā vikrameṇa ca.. tasmādiṃdro hi kartavyo nahuṣaḥ somavaṃśajaḥ.. 15.61 .. > “You gods are all-knowing through austerity and valour. / Therefore, Nahuṣa, born of the lunar dynasty, must be made Indra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.62) so'sminrāṣṭre pratiṣṭhāpyastvaritenaiva nirjarāḥ.. ekonamaśvamedhānāṃ śataṃ tena mahātmanā.. kṛtamasti mahābhāgā nahuṣeṇa ca yajvanā.. 15.62 .. > O immortals, he must be established in this realm immediately! / Ninety-nine horse-sacrifices have been performed / by that great-souled sacrificer Nahuṣa, O fortunate ones!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.63) śacyā śrutaṃ ca tadvākyaṃ nāradasya mukhodgatam.. gatāṃtaḥpuramavyagrā bāṣpapūritalocanā.. 15.63 .. > And that statement issuing from the mouth of Nārada was heard by Śacī. / Undistracted, she went to the inner quarters with her eyes filled with tears. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.64) nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve devānvamodayan.. 15.64 .. > Having heard the words of Nārada, all the gods approved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.65) nahuṣaṃ rājyamāroḍhumaikapadyena te yadā.. ānīto hi tadā rājā nahuṣo hyamarāvatīm.. 15.65 .. > When they \[decided\] with one voice that Nahuṣa should ascend the throne, / then King Nahuṣa was indeed brought to Amarāvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.66) rājyaṃ dattaṃ maheṃdrasya suraiḥ sarvairmaharṣibhiḥ.. tadāgastyādayaḥ sarve nahuṣaṃ paryupāsata.. 15.66 .. > The kingdom of Mahendra was given \[to him\] by all the gods and great seers; / then Agastya and all the others attended upon Nahuṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.67) gaṃdharvāpsaraso yakṣā vidyādharamahoragāḥ.. yakṣāḥ suparṇāḥ patagā ye cānye svargavāsinaḥ.. 15.67 .. > Gandharvas, apsarases, yakṣas, vidyādharas, great serpents, / yakṣas, suparṇas, birds, and whatever other dwellers of heaven \[there were\]— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.68) tadā mahotsavo jāto devapuryāṃ niraṃtaraḥ.. śaṃkhatūryamṛdaṃgāni nedurduṃdubhayaḥ samam.. 15.68 .. > then a continuous great festival took place in the city of the gods. / Conches, clarions, mṛdaṅga drums, and kettledrums sounded together. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.69) gāyakāśca jagustatra tathā vādyāni vādakāḥ.. nartakā nanṛtustatra tathā rājyamahotsave.. 15.69 .. > And singers sang there, and instrumentalists \[played\] instruments; / dancers danced there in that great festival of kingship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.70) abhiṣiktastadā tatra bṛhaspatipurogamaiḥ.. 15.70 .. > He was then consecrated there by those headed by Bṛhaspati, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.71) arcito devasūktaiśca yathā vadgrahapūjanam.. kṛtavāṃścaiva ṛṣibhirvidvadbhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ.. 15.71 .. > honoured with divine hymns, and duly performed the worship of the planets / through the learned seers of purified souls. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.72) tathā ca sarvaiḥ paripūjito mahānrājā surāṇāṃ nahuṣastadānīm.. iṃdrāsane ceṃd samānarūpaḥ saṃstūyamānaḥ parameṇa varcasā.. 15.72 .. > And thus worshipfully honoured by all, the great king of the gods, Nahuṣa, then, / equal in form to Indra on Indra’s throne, was praised with supreme splendour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.73) sugaṃdhadīpaiśca suvāsasā yuto'laṃkārabhogaiḥ suvirājitāṃgaḥ.. babhau tadānīṃ nahuṣo munīdraiḥ saṃstūyamāno hi tathā'mareṃdraiḥ.. 15.73 .. > Endowed with fragrant lamps and fine garments, his limbs adorned with ornaments and luxuries, / Nahuṣa shone then, praised by the foremost sages and likewise by the lords of the immortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.74) iti paramakalānvito'sau suramunivaragaṇaiśca pūjyamānaḥ.. nahuṣanṛpavaro'bhavattadānīṃ hṛdi mahatā hṛcchayenataptaḥ.. 15.74 .. > Thus endowed with supreme elegance, honoured by the hosts of gods and foremost sages, / that excellent king Nahuṣa became afflicted in his heart by intense desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.75) ..nahuṣa uvāca.. iṃdrāṇī kathamadyaiva nāyāti mama sannidhau.. tāṃ cāhvayata śīghraṃ bho mā vilaṃbitumarhatha.. 15.75 .. > Nahuṣa said: / “Why does Indrāṇī not come to my presence this very day? / Summon her quickly! Ho, you must not delay!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.76) nahupasya vacaḥ śrutvā bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ.. śacībhavanamāsādya uvāca ca savistaram.. 15.76 .. > Hearing the words of Nahuṣa, the noble-minded Bṛhaspati, / having reached the residence of Śacī, spoke in detail: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.77) śakrasya durnimittena hyanīto nahuṣo'tra vai.. rājyārte bhāmini tvaṃ ca arddhāsanagatā bhava.. 15.77 .. > “Owing to the misfortune of Śakra, Nahuṣa has indeed been brought here. / For the sake of the kingdom, O radiant lady, share his throne!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.78) śacī prahasya covāca bṛhaspatimakalmaṣam.. asau na paripūrṇo hi yajñaiḥ śakrāsane sthitaḥ.. ekonamaśvamedhānāṃ śataṃ kṛtamanena vai.. 15.78 .. > Śacī laughed and said to the faultless Bṛhaspati: / “He, seated upon Śakra’s throne, is indeed not fulfilled with sacrifices; / a hundred horse-sacrifices minus one have been performed by him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.79) tasmānna yogyo prahasya covāca bṛhaspatimakalpaṇaṣam.. asau na paripūrṇo hi yajñaiḥ śakrāsane sthitaḥ.. avāhyavāhanenaiva atrāgatya labheta mām.. 15.79 .. > Therefore he is not fit \[…\] / He, seated upon Śakra’s throne, is not fulfilled with sacrifices; / only by coming here upon a mount not to be ridden may he obtain me.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.80) tatheti gatvā tvarito bṛhaspatiruvāca tam.. nahuṣaṃ kāmasaṃtaptaṃ śacyoktaṃ ca yathātatham.. 15.80 .. > Saying “So be it,” Bṛhaspati went quickly and told Nahuṣa, / who was burning with desire, exactly what had been spoken by Śacī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.81) tatheti matvā rājāsau nahuṣaḥ kāmamohitaḥ.. vimṛśya parayā buddhyā avāhyaṃ kiṃ praśasyate.. 15.81 .. > Thinking “So be it,” that king Nahuṣa, infatuated by desire, / reflected with superior intellect: “What is praised as not to be ridden?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.82) sa buddhyā ca ciraṃ smṛtvā brāhmaṇāścatapasvinaḥ.. avāhyāśca bhavaṃtyasmādātmānaṃ vāhayāmyaham.. 15.82 .. > Having reflected long with his intellect: “Brāhmaṇas and ascetics / are not to be ridden; therefore, I shall have myself carried \[by them\]— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.83) dvābhyāṃ ca tasyāḥ prāptyarthamiti me hṛdi vartate.. śibikāṃ ca dadau tābhyāṃ dvijābhyāṃ kāmamohitaḥ.. 15.83 .. > by two \[of them\] in order to obtain her; this is what is in my heart.” / Infatuated by desire, he gave a palanquin to two twice-borns. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.84) upaviśya tadā tasyāṃ śivabikāyāṃ samāhitaḥ.. sarpasarpeti vacanānnodayāmāsa tau tadā.. 15.84 .. > Sitting then attentively in that palanquin, / he urged them on with the words: “Move, move!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.85) agastyaḥ śibikāvāhī tataḥ kruddho'śapannṛpam.. viprāṇāmavamaṃtā tvamunmatto'jagaro bhava.. 15.85 .. > Then Agastya, bearer of the palanquin, became enraged and cursed the king: / “You scorner of brāhmaṇas! Become an intoxicated python!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.86) śāpoktimātrato rājā patito brāhmaṇasya hi.. tatraivājagaro bhūtvā vipraśāpo duratyayaḥ.. 15.86 .. > From the mere utterance of the curse, the king fell before the brāhmaṇa, / turning into a python right there; a brāhmaṇa’s curse is insurmountable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.87) yathā hi nahuṣo jātastathā sarve'pi tādṛśāḥ.. viprāṇāmavamānena patinti niraye'śucau.. 15.87 .. > Just as Nahuṣa became, so all who are like him / fall into an impure hell through disrespect toward brāhmaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.88) tasmāsarvaprayatnena padaṃ prāpya vicakṣaṇaiḥ.. apramattairnarairbhāvyamihāmutra ca labdhaye.. 15.88 .. > Therefore, having attained a station, wise and heedful / men should make every effort to attain \[good\] here and in the hereafter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.89) tathaiva nahuṣaḥ sarppo jātoraṇye mahābhaye.. evaṃ caivābhavattatra devaloke hyarājakam.. 15.89 .. > Just so, Nahuṣa became a serpent in a very dreadful forest. / And thus there was kinglessness in the realm of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.90) tathaiva te surāḥ sarve vismayāviṣṭacetasaḥ.. aho bata mahatkaṣṭaṃ prāptaṃ rājñā hyanena vai.. 15.90 .. > Likewise, all those gods, their minds overcome with astonishment, \[said\]: / “Alas, what great misery has indeed been attained by this king! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.91) na martya loko na svargo jāto hyasya durātmanaḥ.. satāmavajñayā sadyaḥ sukṛtaṃ dagdhameva hi.. 15.91 .. > Neither the mortal world nor heaven remains for this wicked soul; / through disrespect of the virtuous, his good deeds are instantly burnt up!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.92) yājñiko hyaparo loke kathyatāṃ ca mahāmune.. tadovāca mahātejā nārado munisattamaḥ.. 15.92 .. > “Let another performer of sacrifices in the world be mentioned, O great sage!” / Then the glorious Nārada, the best of sages, said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.93) yayātiṃ ca mahābhāgā ānayadhvaṃ tvarānvitāḥ.. devadūtāstu vai tūrṇaṃ yayātiṃ drutamānayan.. 15.93 .. > “Bring Yayāti with haste, O fortunate ones!” / Then the divine messengers swiftly brought Yayāti in haste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.94) vimānamāruhya tadā mahātmā yayau divaṃ devadūtaiḥ sametaḥ.. puraskṛto devavaraistadānīṃ tathoragairyakṣagaṃdharvasiddhaiḥ.. 15.94 .. > Mounting the aerial chariot, the great-souled one then went to heaven accompanied by the divine messengers, / honoured then by the foremost gods, and likewise by serpents, yakṣas, gandharvas, and siddhas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.95) āyātaḥ so'marāvatyāṃ tridaśairabhitoṣitaḥ.. iṃdrāsane copaviṣṭo babhāṣe ca sa satvaram.. 15.95 .. > Arriving at Amarāvatī, he was gratified by the thirty \[gods\]; / and seated upon Indra’s throne, he spoke promptly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.96) nāradenaivamuktastu tvaṃ rājā yājñiko hyasi.. satāmavajñayā prāpto nahuṣo daṃdaśūkatām.. 15.96 .. > Addressed thus by Nārada: “You are indeed a sacrifice-performing king; / Nahuṣa met the condition of a serpent through disrespect of the virtuous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.97) ye prāpnuvaṃti dharmiṣṭhā daivena paramaṃ padam.. prāktanenaiva mūḍhāste na paśyaṃti śubhāśubham.. 15.97 .. > Those righteous ones who attain the supreme station through past destiny, / deluded, do not perceive the auspicious and the inauspicious; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.98) pataṃti narake ghore stabdhā vai nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 15.98 .. > arrogant, they fall into a dreadful hell; of this there is no doubt.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.99) ..yayātiruvāca.. yaiḥ kṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ teṣāṃ vighnaḥ prajāyate.. alpakatvena devarṣe viddhi sarvaṃ paraṃ mama.. 15.99 .. > Yayāti said: / “An obstacle arises for those by whom merit is done / in small measure, O divine seer; know all of mine to be supreme! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.100) mahādānāni dattāni annadānayutāni ca.. godānāni bahūnyeva bhūmidānayutāni ca.. 15.100 .. > Great gifts have been given, along with gifts of food, / many gifts of cows, along with gifts of land. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.101) tathaiva sarvāṇyapi cottamāni dānāni coktāni manīṣibhiryadā.. etāni sarvāṇi mayā tadaiva dattāni kāle ca mahāvidhānataḥ.. 15.101 .. > Likewise, all the highest gifts that have been proclaimed by the wise— / all of these were given by me at the right time, according to the great rites.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.102) yajñairiṣṭaṃ vājapeyātirātrairjyotiṣṭomai rājasūyādibhiśca.. śāstraproktairaśvamedhādibhiśca yūpaireṣālaṃkṛtā bhūḥ samaṃtāt.. 15.102 .. > Sacrifices were offered by me: Vājapeyas, Atirātras, Jyotiṣṭomas, and Rājasūyas, / and with the horse sacrifices prescribed by sacred lore, this earth was adorned on all sides with sacrificial posts. (15.102) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.103) devadevo jagannātha iṣṭo yajñairanekaśaḥ.. gālavāya pure dattā kanyā tveṣā ca mādhavī.. 15.103 .. > The god of gods, the lord of the universe, was worshiped through manifold sacrifices. / In ancient times, this maiden Mādhavī was given to Gālava, (15.103) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.104) patnītvena caturbhyaśca dattāḥ kanyā mune tadā.. gālavasya gurorarthe viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ.. 15.104 .. > and then she was given to four \[kings\] as their wife, O sage, / for the sake of Gālava's preceptor, the wise Viśvāmitra. (15.104) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.105) evaṃ bhūtānyanekāni sukṛtāni mayā purā.. mahāṃti ca bahūnyeva tāni vaktuṃ na pāryate.. 15.105 .. > Many such great and virtuous deeds were done by me in the past; / indeed, they are so numerous that it is impossible to recount them. (15.105) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.106) bhūyaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ sarvadevaiḥ sa rājā kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ guptameva yathārtham.. vijñātumicchāma yathārthatopi sarve vayaṃ śrotukāmā yayāte.. 15.106 .. > The king was questioned again by all the gods: 'Whatever was done secretly, in truth, / we wish to know accurately; we all desire to hear, O Yayāti.' (15.106) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.107) vaco niśamya devānāṃ yayātiramitadyutiḥ.. kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ puṇyaśeṣaṃ yathārthataḥ.. 15.107 .. > Hearing the words of the gods, Yayāti of boundless splendor / recounted all the remainder of his merit in its true measure. (15.107) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.108) kathitaṃ sarvametacca niḥśeṣaṃ vyāsavattadā.. svapuṇyakathanenaiva yayātirapatadbhuvi.. 15.108 .. > When all this had been told completely, just as Vyāsa \[tells it\], / Yayāti fell to the earth solely through reciting his own merits. (15.108) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.109) tatkṣaṇādeva sarveṣāṃ surāṇāṃ tatra paśyatām.. evameva tathā jātamarājakamataṃdritam.. 15.109 .. > At that very moment, before the eyes of all the gods watching there, / the realm became completely kingless, without any protector. (15.109) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.110) anyo na dṛśyate loke yājñiko yo hi tatra vai.. śakrāsane'bhiṣe kāryaṃ śrūyatāṃ hi dvijottamāḥ.. 15.110 .. > 'No other sacrificer is seen in the world who can be consecrated on the throne of Indra'— / listen indeed to this, O best of brahmins! (15.110) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.111) sarve surāśca ṛṣayo'tha mahāphaṇīṃdrā gandharvayakṣakhagacāraṇakiṃnarāśca.. vidyādharāḥ suragaṇāpsarasāṃ gaṇāśca ciṃtāparāḥ samabhavanmanujāstathaiva.. 15.111 .. > All the gods, the seers, the great serpent kings, gandharvas, yakṣas, birds, cāraṇas, and kiṃnaras, / the vidyādharas, the hosts of gods, and the troops of apsarases, as well as mortal men, became filled with anxiety. (15.111) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.13.111\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13.111_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṇḍe śivaśāstre devendrasvārājyābhiṣekavṛttānte devendrasya brahmahatyayopadrutau nahuṣaśāpayayātibhūṣaṇyavṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 15 .. cha .. > Thus ends the fifteenth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Curse of Nahuṣa and the Account of Yayāti's \[Fall\], in the Story of the Sovereign Consecration of the Lord of Gods, when the Lord of Gods was Beset by the Murder of a Brahmin,' in the treatise on Śiva, within the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skandamahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. (15) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.13.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.13) · Pramāṇa