[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) › 1.3.1 # Skandapurana 1.3.1 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. ekadā tu tadā tena yajñaḥ prāraṃbhito mahān.. tatrāhūtāstadā sarve dīkṣitena tapasvinā.. 2.1 .. > Lomaśa said: / Once, at that time, a great sacrifice was undertaken by him; / all were then summoned by that initiated ascetic. (2.1) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.2) ṛṣayo vividhāstatra vaśiṣṭhādyāḥ samāgatāḥ.. agastyaḥ kaśyapo'triśca vāmadevastathā bhṛguḥ.. 2.2 .. > Various seers assembled there, headed by Vasiṣṭha: / Agastya, Kaśyapa, Atri, Vāmadeva, and Bhṛgu; (2.2) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.3) dadhīco bhagavānvyāso bharadvājo'tha gautamaḥ.. ete cānye ca bahavaḥ samājagmurmaharṣayaḥ.. 2.3 .. > Dadhīca, the venerable Vyāsa, Bharadvāja, and Gautama; / these and many other great seers arrived. (2.3) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.4) tathā sarve suragaṇā lokapālastathā'pare vidyādharāśca gaṃdharvāḥ kiṃnarāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ.. 2.4 .. > Likewise all the hosts of gods, the guardians of the worlds, and others— / vidyādharas, gandharvas, and troops of kinnaras and apsarases. (2.4) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.5) saptalokātsamānīto brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ.. vaikuṃṭhācca tathā viṣṇuḥ samānīto maravaṃ prati.. 2.5 .. > Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, was brought from the seven realms, / and Viṣṇu was brought from Vaikuṇṭha to the assembly. (2.5) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.6) devendro hi samānīta iṃdrāṇyā saha suprabhaḥ.. tathā caṃdro hi rohiṇyā varuṇaḥ priyayayā saha.. 2.6 .. > The resplendent Devendra was brought along with Indrāṇī, / and likewise the Moon with Rohiṇī, and Varuṇa with his beloved wife; (2.6) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.7) kuberaḥ puṣpakārūḍho mṛgā''rūḍho'tha mārutaḥ.. bastā''rūḍhaḥ pāvakaśca pretā''rūḍho'tha nirṛti.. 2.7 .. > Kubera mounted on the Puṣpaka, the Wind mounted on a deer, / Fire mounted on a he-goat, and Nirṛti mounted on a corpse. (2.7) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.8) ete sarve samāyātā yajñavāṭe dvijanmanaḥ.. te sarve satkṛtāstena dakṣeṇa ca durātmanā.. 2.8 .. > All these arrived at the sacrificial enclosure of the twice-born one; / they were all honored by him, the wicked-minded Dakṣa. (2.8) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.9) bhavanāni mahārhāṇi suprabhāṇi mahāṃti ca.. tvaṣṭrā kṛtāni divyāni kauśalyena mahātmanā.. 2.9 .. > Splendid, vast, and highly precious celestial dwellings / were fashioned with skill by the great-souled Tvaṣṭṛ. (2.9) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.10) teṣu sarveṣu dhiṣṇyeṣu yathājoṣaṃ samāsthitāḥ.. 2.10 .. > They took their seats at ease in all those mansions. (2.10) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.11) varttamāne mahāyajñe tīrthe kanakhale tathā.. ṛtvijaśca kṛtāstena bhṛgvādyāśca tapodhanāḥ.. 2.11 .. > As the great sacrifice proceeded at the sacred ford Kanakhala, / the ascetic priests, headed by Bhṛgu, were appointed by him as officiants. (2.11) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.12) dīkṣāyuktastadā dakṣaḥ kṛtakautukamaṃgalaḥ.. bhāryayā sahito vipraiḥ kṛtasvatyayano bhṛśam.. 2.12 .. > Invested with initiation, performing auspicious rites, / Dakṣa, accompanied by his wife, had benedictory mantras chanted extensively by the brahmins. (2.12) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.13) reje mahattvena tadā suhṛdbhiḥ paritaḥ sadā.. etasminnaṃtare tatra dadhīcirvākyamabravīt.. 2.13 .. > He shone then in greatness, surrounded constantly by friends. / At that moment, Dadhīci spoke these words: (2.13) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.14) ..dadhīciruvāca.. ete sureśā ṛṣayo mahattarāḥ salokapālāśca samāgatāstava.. tathā'pi yajñastu na śobhate bhṛśaṃpinākinā tena mahātmanā vinā.. 2.14 .. > Dadhīci said: / All these lords of gods, exalted seers, and guardians of the worlds have arrived at your \[sacrifice\]; / even so, the sacrifice does not shine brightly without the wielder of Pināka, that great soul. (2.14) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.15) yenaiva sarvāṇyapi maṃgalāni jātāni śaṃsaṃti mahāvipaścitaḥ.. so'sau na dṛṣṭo'tra pumānpurāṇo vṛṣadhvajo nīlakaṇṭhaḥ kapardī.. 2.15 .. > He through whom alone all auspicious things arise, as the great sages declare— / that ancient Person, bull-bannered, blue-throated, matted-haired, is not seen here. (2.15) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.16) amaṃgalānyeva ca maṃgalāni bhavaṃti yenādhikṛtāni dakṣa.. triyaṃbakenātha sumaṃgalāni bhavaṃti sadyohyapamaṃgalāni.. 2.16 .. > Even inauspicious things become auspicious when governed by him, O Dakṣa; / through the Three-eyed One, highly auspicious things become instantly \[conferred\], averting misfortune. (2.16) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.17) tasmāttvayaiva kartavyamāhvānaṃ parameṣṭhinā.. tvaritaṃ caiva śakreṇa viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā.. 2.17 .. > Therefore, an invitation must be sent by you, by the Supreme Lord \[Brahmā\], / and quickly by Śakra, and by the all-powerful Viṣṇu. (2.17) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.18) sarvaireva hi gaṃtavyaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ.. 2.18 .. > Indeed, all should go to where the god Maheśvara resides. (2.18) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.19) dākṣāyaṇyā sametaṃ tamānayadhvaṃ tvarānvitāḥ.. tena sarvaṃ pavitraṃ syācchaṃbhunā yoginā bhṛśam.. 2.19 .. > Bring him along with the daughter of Dakṣa with all haste; / by that Śambhu, the yogin, everything will become exceedingly pure. (2.19) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.20) yasya smṛtyā ca nāmoktyā samagraṃ sukṛtaṃ bhavet.. tasmātsarvaprayatnena samāneyo vṛṣadhvajaḥ.. 2.20 .. > By remembering him and uttering his name, all merit becomes complete; / therefore, with every effort, the bull-bannered one should be fetched. (2.20) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.21) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasannāha duṣṭadhīḥ.. mūlaṃ viṣṇurhi devānāṃ yatra dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ.. 2.21 .. > Hearing that speech of his, the wicked-minded one laughed and said: / 'Viṣṇu indeed is the root of the gods, in whom the eternal dharma abides; (2.21) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.22) yasminvedāśca yajñāśca karmāṇivividhāni ca.. pratiṣṭhitāni sarvāṇi so'sau viṣṇurihāgataḥ.. 2.22 .. > in whom the Vedas, sacrifices, and various ritual acts / are all established—that very Viṣṇu has come here. (2.22) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.23) satyalokātsamāyāto brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ.. vedaiścopaniṣadbhiśca āgamairvividhaiḥ saha.. 2.23 .. > Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, has arrived from Satyaloka, / along with the Vedas, the Upaniṣads, and the various Āgamas. (2.23) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.24) tathā suragaṇaiḥ sākamāgataḥ surarāṭ‌ svayam.. tathā yūyaṃ samāyātā ṛṣayo vītakalmaṣāḥ.. 2.24 .. > Likewise, the king of gods has come himself, accompanied by the heavenly hosts; / and you, seers freed from stain, have assembled. (2.24) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.25) yeye yajñocitāḥ śāṃtāstete sarve samāgatāḥ.. vedavedārthatattvajñāḥ sarve yūyaṃ dṛḍhavratāḥ.. 2.25 .. > All those who are suitable for sacrifice and tranquil have arrived— / all of you firm in your vows, knowing the truth of the Vedas and the Vedic meaning. (2.25) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.26) atraiva ca kimasmākaṃ rudreṇāpi prayojanam... kanyā dattā mayā viprā brahmaṇā noditena hi.. 2.26 .. > What need do we have for Rudra in this matter? / My daughter was given to him, O brahmins, only because I was urged by Brahmā. (2.26) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.27) akulīno hyasau viprā naṣṭo naṣṭapriyaḥ sadā.. bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ patireko duratyayaḥ.. 2.27 .. > For he is of no noble lineage, O brahmins, ruined and ever fond of the ruined; / he is the solitary master of ghosts, spirits, and flesh-eaters, uncontrollable. (2.27) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.28) ātmasaṃbhāvito mūḍhaḥstabdho maunī samatsaraḥ.. karmaṇyasminnayogyo'sau nānīto hi mayā'dhunā.. 2.28 .. > Conceited, foolish, obstinate, taciturn, and full of malice, / he is unfit for this rite, and therefore has not been brought by me now. (2.28) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.29) tasmāttvayā na vaktavyaṃ punarevaṃ vacodvija.. sarvairbhavadbhiḥ kartavyo yajño me saphalo mahān.. 2.29 .. > Therefore, such words must not be spoken again by you, O twice-born one; / you all should make my great sacrifice fruitful.' (2.29) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.30) etacchrutvā vacastasya dadhīcirvākyamabravīt.. 2.30 .. > Hearing these words of his, Dadhīci spoke: (2.30) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.31) ..dadhīciruvāca.. sarveṣāmṛṣivaryāṇāṃ surāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām.. anayo'yaṃ mahāñjāto vinā tena mahātmanā.. 2.31 .. > Dadhīci said: / 'A great injustice has been committed against all the foremost seers and the purified deities / without that great soul. (2.31) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.32) vināśo'pi mahānsadyohyatratyānāṃ bhaviṣyati.. evamuktvā dadhīco'sāveka eva vinirgataḥ.. 2.32 .. > A great destruction will instantly befall those present here!' / Having spoken thus, that Dadhīca departed alone. (2.32) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.33) yajñavāṭācca dakṣasya tvaritaḥ svāśramaṃ yayau.. munau vinirgate dakṣaḥ prahasannidamabravīt.. 2.33 .. > And from Dakṣa’s sacrifice-enclosure, he went swiftly to his own hermitage. / When the sage had departed, Dakṣa laughed and said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.34) gataḥ śivapriyo vīro dadhīcirnāma nāmataḥ.. āviṣṭacittā maṃdāśca mithyāvādaratāḥ khalāḥ.. 2.34 .. > "He who is dear to Śiva, that hero named Dadhīci by name, has gone. / Possessed in mind, dull-witted, devoted to falsehood, wicked, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.35) vedabāhya durācārāstyājyāste hyatra karmaṇi.. vedavādaratā yūyaṃ sarve viṣṇupurogamāḥ.. 2.35 .. > outside the Vedas, of evil conduct—they are to be abandoned in this rite. / You who are devoted to Vedic doctrine, all headed by Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.36) yajñaṃ me saphalaṃ viprāḥ kurvaṃtu hyacirādiva.. tadā te devayajanaṃ cakruḥ sarve saharṣayaḥ.. 2.36 .. > make my sacrifice fruitful, O brahmins, without delay!" / Then all those \[gods\] along with the ṛṣis performed the worship of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.37) etasminnaṃtare tatra parvate gaṃdhamādane.. dhārāgṛhe vimānena sakhībhiḥ parivāritā.. 2.37 .. > In the meantime, there on Mount Gandhamādana, / in a water-pavilion, in an aerial chariot, surrounded by her companions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.38) dākṣāyaṇī mahādevī cakāra vividhāstadā.. krīḍā vimānamadhyastā kandukādyāḥ sahasraśaḥ.. 2.38 .. > Dakṣa’s daughter, the great goddess, then engaged in diverse / sports by the thousands, such as ball-games, seated inside the aerial chariot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.39) krīḍāsaktā tadā devī dadarśātha mahāsatī.. yajñaṃ prayāṃtaṃ somaṃ ca rohiṇyā sahitaṃ prabhum.. 2.39 .. > Engaged in sports, the goddess, the great Satī, then saw / the lord Soma going to the sacrifice along with Rohiṇī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.40) kva gamiṣyati caṃdro'yaṃ vijaye pṛccha satvaram.. tayoktā vijayā devī taṃ papraccha yathocitam.. 2.40 .. > "Where is this moon going? Ask quickly, Vijayā!" / Commanded by her, the goddess Vijayā asked him as was fitting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.41) kathitaṃ tena tatsarvaṃ dakṣasyaiva makhādikam.. tacchrutvā tvaritā devī vijayā jātasaṃbhramā.. kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ yaduktaṃ śaśinā bhṛśam.. 2.41 .. > He related all that, namely Dakṣa’s sacrifice and the rest. / Hearing that, the swift goddess Vijayā, filled with excitement, / related fully all that had been spoken by the moon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.42) vimṛśya kāraṇaṃ devī kimāhvānaṃ karoti na.. dakṣaḥ pitā me mātā ca vismṛtā māṃ kuto'dhunā.. 2.42 .. > Considering the cause, the goddess \[thought\]: "Why does he not invite \[me\]? / My father Dakṣa and my mother—why have they forgotten me now? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.43) pṛcchāmi śaṃkaraṃ cādya kāraṇaṃ kṛtaniścayā.. sthāpayitvā sakhīstatra āgatā śaṃkaraṃ prati.. 2.43 .. > Having made up my mind, I will ask Śaṃkara today about the reason." / Leaving her companions there, she went to Śaṃkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.44) dadarśataṃ sabhāmadhye trilocanamavasthitam.. gaṇaiḥ parivṛtaṃ sarvaiścaṃḍamuṃḍādibhistadā.. 2.44 .. > She saw him, the three-eyed, seated in the midst of the assembly, / surrounded then by all the gaṇas, Caṇḍa, Muṇḍa, and the others: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.45) bāṇo bhṛṃgistathā naṃdī śailādo hi mahātapāḥ.. mahākālo mahācaṃḍo mahāmuṃḍo mahāśirāḥ.. 2.45 .. > Bāṇa, Bhṛṅgin, and Nandī the son of Śalāda of great austerity, / Mahākāla, Mahācaṇḍa, Mahāmuṇḍa, Mahāśiras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.46) dhūmrākṣo dhūmraketuśca dhūmrapādastathaiva ca.. ete cānye ca bahavo gaṇā rudrānuvartinaḥ.. 2.46 .. > Dhūmrākṣa, Dhūmraketu, and likewise Dhūmrapāda. / These and many other gaṇas following Rudra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.47) kecidbhayānakā raudrāḥ kabaṃdhāśca tathā pare.. vilocanāśca kecicca vakṣohīnāstathā pare.. 2.47 .. > some terrifying, dreadful, and others headless trunks, / some with strange eyes, and others without chests, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.48) evaṃbhūtāśca śataśaḥ sarve te kṛttivāsasaḥ.. jaṭākalāpasaṃbhūṣāḥ sarve rudrākṣabhūṣaṇāḥ.. 2.48 .. > hundreds of such beings, all clad in skins, / adorned with braids of matted hair, all decorated with rudrākṣa seeds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.49) jiteṃdriyā vītarāgāḥ sarve viṣayavairiṇaḥ.. ebhiḥ sarvaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śaṃkaro lokaśaṃkaraḥ.. dṛṣṭastayā upāviṣṭa āsane parāmādbhute.. 2.49 .. > their senses conquered, free from passion, all enemies of sense-objects— / surrounded by all these, Śaṃkara, who brings peace to the world, / was seen by her seated on a most wondrous seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.50) ākṣiptacittā sahasā jagāma śivasaṃnidhim.. śivena sthāpitā svāṃke prītiyuktena vallabhā.. 2.50 .. > Agitated in mind, she swiftly approached Śiva’s presence. / She, his beloved, was placed on his lap by Śiva, full of love. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.51) premṇoditā vacobhiḥ sā bahumānapuraḥsaram.. kimāgamanakāryaṃme vada śīghraṃ sumadhyame.. 2.51 .. > She was addressed with loving words accompanied by high respect: / "Tell me quickly, O slender-waisted lady, what is the purpose of your coming?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.52) evamuktā tadā tena uvācāsitalocanā.. 2.52 .. > Addressed thus then by him, the dark-eyed lady spoke. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.53) ..satyuvāca.. piturmama mahāyajñe kasmāttava na rocate.. gamanaṃ devadevaśa tatsarvaṃ kathaya prabho.. 2.53 .. > Satī said: / "Why does going to my father’s great sacrifice not please you, / O god of gods? Tell all that, O Lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.54) suhṛdāmeṣa vai dharmaḥ suhṛdbhiḥ saha saṃgatim.. kurvaṃti yanmahādeva suhṛdāṃ prītivardhinīm.. 2.54 .. > This is indeed the duty of friends: that they associate with friends, / which increases the affection of friends, O Mahādeva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.55) tasamātsarvaprayatnena anāhūto'pi gaccha bhoḥ.. yajñavāṭaṃ piturme'dya vacanānme sadāśiva.. 2.55 .. > Therefore, by every effort, even though uninvited, go / today to my father’s sacrifice-enclosure at my request, O Sadāśiva!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.56) tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā ba bhāṣe sūnṛtaṃ vacaḥ.. tvayā bhadre na gaṃtavyaṃ dakṣasya yajanaṃ prati.. 2.56 .. > Hearing that speech of hers, he spoke words of truth: / "You should not go, O gentle lady, to Dakṣa’s sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.57) tasya ye māninaḥ sarve sasurāsukiṃnarāḥ.. te sreva yajanaṃ prāptāḥ pitustava na saṃśayaḥ.. 2.57 .. > All those proud people belonging to him, along with gods and kinnaras, / they have all reached the sacrifice of your father, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.58) anāhūtāśca ye subhru gacchaṃti paramandiram.. apamānaṃ prāpnuvanti maraṇādadhikaṃ tataḥ.. 2.58 .. > And those who go uninvited to another’s house, O fair-browed lady, / meet with dishonour, which is worse than death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.59) pareṣāṃ maṃdiraṃ prāpta iṃdropi laghutāṃ vrajet.. tasmāttvāyā na gaṃtavyaṃ dakṣasya yajanaṃ śubhe.. 2.59 .. > Even Indra, having reached the house of others, would suffer humiliation. / Therefore you must not go, O auspicious lady, to Dakṣa’s sacrifice." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.60) evamuktā satī tena maheśena mahātmanā.. uvāca roṣasaṃyuktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ varā.. 2.60 .. > Addressed thus by that great-souled Maheśa, Satī, / best among those who know speech, uttered words full of anger: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.61) yajño hi satyaṃ loke tvaṃ sa tvaṃ devavareśvara.. anāhūto'si tenādya pitrā me dṛṣṭacāriṇā.. tatsarvaṃ jñātumicchāmi tasya bhāvaṃ durātmanaḥ.. 2.61 .. > "You are indeed the sacrifice itself in the world, you the supreme lord of the gods! / You have not been invited today by him, my father of perverted conduct. / I wish to know all of that: the intention of that wicked one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.62) tasmāccādyaiva gacchāmi yajñavāḍaṃ piturmmama.. anujñāṃ dehi me nātha devadeva jagatpate.. 2.62 .. > Therefore, I am going this very day to my father’s sacrifice-enclosure. / Grant me permission, my lord, god of gods, ruler of the universe!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.63) ityukto bhagavānrudrastayā devyā śivaḥ svayam.. vijñātākhiladṛgdraṣṭā bhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ.. 2.63 .. > Having been spoken to thus by that goddess, the blessed Rudra, Śiva himself, / the knower, the all-seeing seer, the blessed source of all beings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.64) sa tāmuvāca deveśo maheśaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ.. gaccha devi tvarāyuktā vacanānmama suvrate.. 2.64 .. > he, the lord of the gods, Maheśa, giver of all perfections, said to her: / "Go, O goddess, with haste, at my word, O lady of good vows! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.65) etaṃ naṃdinamāruhya nānāvidhagaṇānvitā.. gaṇāḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi jagmūraudrāḥ śivajñayā.. 2.65 .. > Mounting this Nandī, accompanied by various gaṇas." / Sixty thousand Rudra-gaṇas went by Śiva’s command. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.66) tairgaṇaiḥ saṃvṛtā devī jagāma pitṛmaṃdiram.. nirīkṣya tadbalaṃ sarvaṃ mahādevotivismitaḥ.. 2.66 .. > Surrounded by those gaṇas, the goddess went to her father’s abode. / Looking at that entire host, Mahādeva was greatly astonished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.67) bhūṣaṇāni mahārhāṇi tebhyo devyai paraṃtapaḥ.. preṣayāmāsa cāvyagro mahādevo'nu pṛṣṭhataḥ.. 2.67 .. > Costly ornaments for them and for the goddess, that scorcher of foes, / Mahādeva, composed in mind, sent behind them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.68) devyā gataṃ vai svapiturgṛhaṃ tadā vimṛśya sarvaṃ bhagavānmaheśaḥ.. dākṣāyaṇī pitravamānitā satī na yāsyatīti svapuraṃ punarjagau.. 2.68 .. > Reflecting entirely on the goddess’s departure to her father’s house, the blessed Maheśa / then declared to his own city: "Satī, Dakṣa’s daughter, insulted by her father, will not return." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.1.68\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1.68_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṃḍe dakṣayajñaṃ prati satīdevyāgamanavarṇanaṃnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ.. 2 .. > Thus ends the second chapter, named 'Description of the Goddess Satī’s Departure to Dakṣa’s Sacrifice', in the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the first \[part\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.1.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete-2.2.2.27.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.1) · Pramāṇa