[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) › 1.3.2 # Skandapurana 1.3.2 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. viṣṇunoktaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā dakṣo vacanamabravīt.. vedānāmapramāṇaṃ ca kṛtaṃ te madhusūdana.. 4.1 .. > Lomaśa said: / Hearing the words spoken by Viṣṇu, Dakṣa said these words: / "You have rendered the Vedas invalid, O Madhusūdana! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.2) vaidikaṃ karma cotsṛjya kathaṃ seśvaratāṃ vrajet.. taducyatāṃ mahāviṣṇo yena dharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ.. 4.2 .. > And abandoning Vedic action, how could one attain the state of being with the Lord? / Let that be spoken, O Mahāviṣṇu, by which dharma is established!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.3) dakṣeṇokto mahāviṣṇuruvāca parisāṃtvayan.. traigaṇyaviṣayā vedāḥ saṃbhavaṃti na cānyathā.. 4.3 .. > Addressed by Dakṣa, Mahāviṣṇu spoke, pacifying him: / "The Vedas have the three guṇas as their domain; they cannot be otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.4) vedoditāni karmāṇi īśvareṇa vinā katham.. saphalāni bhaviṣyaṃti viphalānyeva tāni ca.. 4.4 .. > How can rites proclaimed in the Vedas bear fruit without Īśvara? / They will indeed be entirely fruitless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.5) tasmātsarvaprayatnena īśvaraṃ śaraṇaṃ vraaijā.. evaṃ bruvati govinda āgataḥ sainyasāgaraḥ.. vīrabhadreṇa sadṛśo dadṛśustaṃ tadā surāḥ.. 4.5 .. > Therefore, by every effort, take refuge in Īśvara!" / While Govinda was speaking thus, an ocean of an army arrived, / resembling Vīrabhadra; then the gods saw it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.6) iṃdropi prahasanviṣṇumātmavādarataṃ tadā.. vajrapāṇiḥ suraiḥ sārddhaṃ yoddhukāmo'bhavattadā.. 4.6 .. > Laughing at Viṣṇu, who was then engaged in asserting his own doctrine, / Indra, thunderbolt in hand, together with the gods, desired to fight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.7) bhṛguṇācāritaḥ śīghramuccāṭanapareṇa hi.. tadā gaṇāḥ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ yuyudhuste gaṇānvitāḥ.. 4.7 .. > Driven on quickly by Bhṛgu, intent on expulsion, / the attendants then fought against the gods, surrounded by their retinues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.8) śaratomaranāgacairjaghnuste ca parasparam.. neduḥśaṃkhāśca bahuśastasminraṇamahotsave.. 4.8 .. > They struck one another with arrows, javelins, and iron darts; / conches sounded repeatedly in that great festival of battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.9) tathā dundubhayo neduḥ paṭahā ḍiṃḍimādayaḥ.. tena śabdena mahatāślāghyamānāstadā surāḥ.. lokapālaiśca sahitā jaghnustāñchivakiṃkarān.. 4.9 .. > Likewise kettle-drums, wardrums, and small drums resounded. / Praised by that mighty noise, the gods then, / joined with the world-guardians, struck down those servants of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.10) khaḍgaiścāpi hatāḥ kecidgadābhiśca vipothitāḥ.. devaiḥ parājitāḥ sarve gaṇāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ.. 4.10 .. > Some were slain with swords and others crushed with maces; / all the attendants, by hundreds and thousands, were defeated by the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.11) iṃdrādyaurlokapālaiśca gaṇāste ca parāṅgamukhāḥ.. kṛtāśca tatkṣaṇādeva bhṛgormaṃtrabalena hi.. 4.11 .. > Those attendants were turned back by the world-guardians headed by Indra, / and routed instantly by the power of Bhṛgu's mantra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.12) uccāṭanaṃ kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ bhṛguṇā yajvinā tadā.. yajanārthaṃ ca devānāṃ tuṣṭyarthaṃ dīkṣitasya ca.. 4.12 .. > Their expulsion was then performed by the sacrificer Bhṛgu / for the sake of the sacrifice and for the satisfaction of the consecrated Dakṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.13) tenaiva devā jayino jātāstatkṣaṇameva hi.. svānāṃ parājayaṃ dṛṣṭvā vīrabhadro rupānvitaḥ.. 4.13 .. > By that alone, the gods became victorious at that very moment. / Seeing the defeat of his own forces, Vīrabhadra, filled with wrath, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.14) bhūtānpretānpiśācāṃśca kṛtvā tāneva pṛṣṭhataḥ.. vṛṣabhasthānpuraskṛtya svayaṃ caiva mahābalaḥ.. tīkṣṇaṃ triśūlamādāya pātayāmāsa tānraṇe.. 4.14 .. > placing behind him the spirits, ghosts, and fiends, / placing before him those mounted on bulls, the mighty one himself / took up a sharp trident and threw them down in battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.15) devānyakṣānpiśācāṃśca guhyakānrākṣasāṃ stathā.. śūlaghātaiśca te sarve gaṇā devānprajaghnire.. 4.15 .. > Against the gods, yakṣas, fiends, guhyakas, and rākṣasas, / with blows of tridents, all those attendants struck down the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.16) keciddvidhākṛtāḥ khaṅgairmudgaraiścāpi pothitāḥ.. paraśvadhaiḥ khaṃḍaśaśca kṛtāḥ kecidraṇājire.. 4.16 .. > Some were cut in two with swords and others beaten with clubs; / some were chopped into pieces with battle-axes on the battleground. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.17) śūlairbhinnāśca śataśaḥ kecicca śakalīkṛtāḥ.. evaṃ parājitāḥ sarve palāyanaparāyaṇāḥ.. 4.17 .. > Hundreds were pierced with pikes, and some were smashed to bits. / Thus defeated, they all became intent on flight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.18) parasparaṃ pariṣvajya gatāstepi triviṣṭapam.. kevalaṃ lokapālāśca iṃdrādyāstasthurutsukāḥ.. bṛhaspatiṃ pṛcchamānāḥ kutosmākaṃ jayo bhavet.. 4.18 .. > Embracing one another, they fled even to heaven. / Only the world-guardians headed by Indra remained, anxious, / asking Bṛhaspati: “Whence may victory be ours?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.19) bṛhaspatiruvācedaṃ sureṃdraṃ tvaritastadā.. ..bṛhaspatiruvāca.. yaduktaṃ viṣṇunā pūrvaṃ tatsatyaṃ jātamadya vai.. 4.19 .. > Bṛhaspati then spoke quickly to the king of the gods: / Bṛhaspati said: / “What Viṣṇu spoke previously has indeed come true today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.20) asti cedīśvaraḥ kaścitphalarūpyasya karmmaṇaḥ.. kartāraṃ bhajate sopi na hyakartuḥ prabhurhisaḥ.. 4.20 .. > If there is any lord who bestows the fruit of action, / he attends to the agent; he is surely not a master over one who does nothing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.21) na maṃtrauṣadhayaḥ sarve nābhicārā na laukikāḥ.. na karmāṇi na vedāśca na mīmāṃsādvayaṃ tathā.. 4.21 .. > Neither all mantras and herbs, nor sorceries, nor worldly means, / nor rituals, nor the Vedas, nor the two Mīmāṃsās, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.22) jñātumīśāḥ saṃbhavaṃti bhaktyājñeyastvananyayā.. śāṃtyā ca parayā tṛṣṭyā jñātavyo hi sadāśivaḥ.. 4.22 .. > are capable of knowing \[him\]. But he can be known through single-minded devotion; / Sadāśiva is to be known through supreme peace and satisfaction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.23) tena sarvaṃ saṃbhavaṃti sukhaduḥjhakhātmakaṃ jagat.. paraṃtu saṃvadiṣyāmi kāryākāryavivakṣayā.. 4.23 .. > Through him the entire world, consisting of pleasure and pain, comes into being. / Nevertheless, I shall speak out of a desire to distinguish what should and should not be done. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.24) tvamiṃdra bāliśo bhūtvā lokapālaiḥ sahādya vai.. āgato bāliśo bhūtvā idānīṃ kiṃ kariṣyasi.. 4.24 .. > You, Indra, acting like a fool together with the world-guardians, / have arrived here today as a fool. What will you do now? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.25) ete rudrasahāyāśca gaṇāḥ paramaśobhanāḥ.. kupitāśca mahābhāgā na tu śeṣaṃ prakurvate.. 4.25 .. > These highly glorious attendants are the helpers of Rudra; / when enraged, these illustrious ones leave no remainder.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.26) evaṃ bṛhaspatervākyaṃ śrutvā te'pi divaukasaḥ.. ciṃtāmāpedire sarve lokapālā maheśvarāḥ.. 4.26 .. > Hearing this speech of Bṛhaspati, those dwellers of heaven, / all the great world-guardians, fell into anxiety. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.27) tato'bravīdvīrabhadro gaṇaiḥ parivṛto bhṛśam.. sarve yūyaṃ bāliśatvādavadānārthamāgatāḥ.. 4.27 .. > Then Vīrabhadra, closely surrounded by the attendants, said: / “All of you have come out of foolishness for your sacrificial portions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.28) avadānāni dāsyāmi tṛptyarthaṃ bhavatāṃ tvaran.. evamuktvā śitairbāṇairjaghānātha ruṣānvitaḥ.. 4.28 .. > I shall give you your portions swiftly for your satisfaction.” / Having spoken thus, filled with rage, he then struck with sharp arrows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.29) tairbāṇairnihatāḥ sarve jagmuste ca diśo daśa.. 4.29 .. > Struck down by those arrows, they all fled to the ten directions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.30) gateṣu lokapāleṣu vidruteṣu sureṣu ca.. yajñavāṭe samāyāto vīrabhadro gaṇānvataḥ.. 4.30 .. > When the world-guardians had departed and the gods were dispersed, / Vīrabhadra, accompanied by the attendants, arrived at the sacrificial enclosure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.31) tadā ta ṛṣayaḥ sarve sarvameveśvareśvaram.. vijñaptukāmāḥ sahasā ūcurevaṃ janārdanam.. 4.31 .. > Then all those seers, desiring to entreat the supreme Lord of all, / quickly spoke thus to Janārdana: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.32) rakṣa yajñaṃ hi dakṣasya yajñosi tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ.. etacchrutvā tu vacanamṛṣīṇāṃ vai janārdanaḥ.. 4.32 .. > “Protect Dakṣa’s sacrifice, for you are the sacrifice without doubt.” / Hearing this word of the seers, Janārdana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.33) yoddhukāmaḥ sthito yuddhe viṣṇuradhyātmadīpakaḥ.. vīrabhadro mahābāhuḥ keśavaṃ vākyamabravīt.. 4.33 .. > Viṣṇu, who illuminates inner truth, stood in battle wishing to fight. / The mighty-armed Vīrabhadra addressed a speech to Keśava: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.34) atra tvayāgataṃ kasmādviṣṇo vettrā mahābalam.. dakṣasya pakṣamāśritya kathaṃ jeṣyasi tadvada.. 4.34 .. > “Why have you come here, Viṣṇu, who know my great power? / Taking Dakṣa's side, how will you conquer? Tell me that! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.35) dākṣāyaṇyā kṛtaṃ yacca na dṛṣṭaṃ kiṃ tvayānagha.. tvaṃ cāpi yajñe dakṣasya avadānārthamāgataḥ.. avadānaṃ prayacchāmi tava cāpi mahābhūja.. 4.35 .. > Have you not seen what was done by Satī, O sinless one? / And you too have come to Dakṣa's sacrifice for a portion; / I will give a portion to you as well, O mighty-armed one!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.36) evamuktvā praṇamyādau viṣṇuṃ sadṛśarūpiṇam.. vīrabhadro'grato bhūtvā viṣṇuṃ vākyamathābravīt.. 4.36 .. > Having spoken thus, first bowing to Viṣṇu whose form is equal, / Vīrabhadra stepped forward and then addressed words to Viṣṇu: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.37) yathā śaṃbhustathā tvaṃ hi mama nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ.. tathāpi tvaṃ mahābāho yoddhukāmo'grataḥ stitaḥ.. neṣyāmyapunarāvṛttiṃ yadi tiṣṭhestvamātmanā.. 4.37 .. > “Just as Śambhu is, so indeed are you; there is no doubt of this in my mind. / Nevertheless, O mighty-armed one, you stand before me wishing to fight. / I will dispatch you to non-return if you stand your ground.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.38) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vīrabhadrasya dhīmataḥ.. uvāca prahasandevo viṣṇuḥ sarveśvareśvaraḥ.. 4.38 .. > Hearing those words of the wise Vīrabhadra, / the god Viṣṇu, supreme Lord of all, laughed and spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.39) ..viṣṇuruvāca.. rudratejaḥprasūtosi pavitro'si mahāmate.. anena prārthitaḥ pūrvaṃ yajñārthaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ.. 4.39 .. > Viṣṇu said: / “You are born from the fiery energy of Rudra; you are pure, O noble-minded one! / I was requested previously and repeatedly by Dakṣa for the sake of the sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.40) ahaṃ bhaktaparādhīnastathā so'pi maheśvaraḥ.. tenaiva kāraṇenātra dakṣasya yajanaṃ prati.. 4.40 .. > I am dependent on devotees, and so is Maheśvara; / for that very reason, I have come here to Dakṣa's sacrifice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.41) āgato'haṃ vīrabhadra rudrakopasamudbhava.. ahaṃ nivārayāmi tvāṃ tvaṃ vā māṃ vinivāraya.. 4.41 .. > O Vīrabhadra, who arose from the wrath of Rudra! / I will ward you off, or you ward me off.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.42) ityuktavati goviṃde prahasya sa mahābhujaḥ.. praśrayāvanato bhūtvā idamāha janārdanam.. 4.42 .. > When Govinda had spoken thus, the mighty-armed one laughed, / bowed with modesty, and spoke this to Janārdana: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.43) yathā śivastathā tvaṃ hi yathā tvaṃ ca tathā śivaḥ.. sevakāśca vayaṃ sarve tava vā śaṃkarasya ca.. 4.43 .. > “Just as Śiva is, so indeed are you; and just as you are, so is Śiva. / We are all the servants of you or of Śaṃkara.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.44) tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya so'cyutaḥ saṃprahasya ca.. idaṃ viṣṇurmahāvākyaṃ jagāda parameśvaraḥ.. 4.44 .. > Hearing those words of his, the imperishable Acyuta laughed, / and the supreme lord Viṣṇu spoke this momentous word: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.45) yodhayasva mahābāho mayā sārdhamaśaṃkitaḥ.. tavāstraiḥ pūryamāṇo'haṃ gacchāmi bhavanaṃ svakam.. 4.45 .. > “Fight with me without fear, O mighty-armed one! / Being covered by your weapons, I shall go to my own abode.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.46) tathetyuktvā tu vīro'sau vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ.. gṛhītvā paramāstrāṇi siṃhanādairjagarja ha.. 4.46 .. > Saying “So be it,” that hero, the mighty Vīrabhadra, / took up supreme weapons and roared with lion-roars. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.47) viṣṇuścāpi mahāghoṣaṃ śaṃkhanādaṃ cakāra saḥ.. tacchrutvā ye gatā devā raṇaṃ hitvā''yayuḥ punaḥ.. 4.47 .. > Viṣṇu too made a loud sound with the blast of his conch; / hearing that, the gods who had fled, having left the battle, returned once again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.48) vyūhaṃ cakrustadā sarve lokapālāḥ savāsavāḥ.. tadendreṇa hato naṃdīvajreṇa śataparvaṇā.. 4.48 .. > Then all the world-protectors, led by Indra, formed a battle array. / At that, Nandin was struck by Indra with his hundred-jointed thunderbolt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.49) naṃdīnā ca hataḥ śakrastriśūlena stanāṃtare.. vāyunā ca hato bhṛṃgī bhṛṃgiṇā vāyurāhataḥ.. 4.49 .. > And Indra was struck by Nandin with a trident between the breasts. / And Bhṛṅgin was struck by Vāyu, and Vāyu was struck down by Bhṛṅgin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.50) śūlena sitadhāreṇa saṃnaddho daṇḍadhāriṇā.. yamena saha saṃgrāmaṃ mahākālo balānvitaḥ.. 4.50 .. > Equipped with a sharp-edged spear, the powerful Mahākāla / \[fought\] in battle with Yama, who carried a staff. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.51) kubereṇa ca saṃgamya kūṣmāṃḍānāṃ patiḥ svayam.. varuṇena samaṃ yuddhaṃ muṃḍaścaiva mahābalaḥ.. 4.51 .. > And meeting Kubera, the lord of the kūṣmāṇḍas himself \[fought him\]. / And the exceedingly strong Muṇḍa fought a duel with Varuṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.52) yuyudhe parayāśaktyā trailokyaṃ vismayanniva.. nairṛtena samāgamya caṃḍaścabalavattaraḥ.. 4.52 .. > Fighting with supreme power, as if astonishing the three worlds. / Encountering Nairṛta, the exceedingly powerful Caṇḍa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.53) yuyudhe paramāstreṇa nairṛtyaṃ ca viḍaṃbayan.. yoginīcakrasaṃyukto bhairavo nāyako mahān.. 4.53 .. > Fought with a supreme weapon, deriding Nairṛta. / Accompanied by a circle of yoginīs, the great leader Bhairava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.54) vidārya devānakhilānpapau śoṇitamadbutam.. kṣetrapālāstathā cānye bhūtapramathaguhyakāḥ.. 4.54 .. > Tearing apart all the gods, drank the extraordinary blood. / Likewise, other kṣetrapālas, bhūtas, pramathas, and guhyakas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.55) sākinī ḍākinī raudrā navadurgāstathaiva ca.. yoginyo yātudānyaśca tathā kūṣmāṃḍakādayaḥ.. neduḥ papuḥ śoṇitaṃ ca bubhujuḥ piśitaṃ bahu.. 4.55 .. > Fierce śākinīs, ḍākinīs, the nine Durgās as well, / yoginīs and yātudhānīs, and likewise kūṣmāṇḍas and the rest / roared, drank blood, and ate much flesh. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.56) bhakṣyamāṇaṃ tadā sainyaṃ vilokya surarāṭsvayam.. vihāya naṃdinaṃ paścādvīrabhadraṃ samākṣipat.. 4.56 .. > Seeing his army being devoured then, the king of the gods himself / left Nandin behind and rushed toward Vīrabhadra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.57) vīrabhadro vihāyaiva viṣṇuṃ devendramāsthitaḥ.. tayoryuddhamabhūddhoraṃ budhāṃgārakayoriva.. 4.57 .. > Leaving Viṣṇu aside, Vīrabhadra set upon the lord of the gods. / A terrible battle ensued between the two, like that between Mercury and Mars. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.58) vīrabhadraṃ yadā śakro haṃtukāmastvarānvitaḥ.. tāvacchaṃkraṃ gajasthaṃ hi purayāmāsa mārgaṇaiḥ.. 4.58 .. > When Indra, filled with haste, desired to kill Vīrabhadra, / \[Vīrabhadra\] immediately covered Indra, seated on his elephant, with arrows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.59) vīrabhadro ruṣāviṣṭo durnivāryo mahābalaḥ.. tadedreṃṇāhataḥ śīghraṃ vajreṇa śataparvaṇā.. 4.59 .. > Filled with rage, Vīrabhadra was irresistible and of great might. / Then he was swiftly struck by Indra with his hundred-jointed thunderbolt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.60) sagajaṃ ca savajraṃ ca vāsavaṃ grastumudyutaḥ.. hāhākāro mahā nāsīdbhūtānāṃ tatra paśyatām.. 4.60 .. > He prepared to swallow Indra along with his elephant and his thunderbolt. / A great cry of woe arose among the beings watching there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.61) vīrabhadraṃ tatābhūtaṃ tathābhūtaṃ haṃtukāmaṃ puraṃdaram.. tavramāṇastadā viṣṇurvīrabhadrāgrataḥ sthitaḥ.. 4.61 .. > Seeing Vīrabhadra acting in such a way, desiring to slay Purandara, / Viṣṇu, hurrying at that moment, stood in front of Vīrabhadra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.62) śakraṃ ca pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā yodhayāmāsa vai tadā.. vīrabhadrasya viṣṇośca yuddhaṃ paramabhūttadā.. 4.62 .. > Placing Indra behind him, he then fought \[with him\]. / Then a supreme battle took place between Vīrabhadra and Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.63) śastrāstrairvividhākārairyodhayāmāsatustadā.. punarnaṃdinamālokya śakro yuddha viśāradaḥ.. 4.63 .. > The two then fought with weapons and missiles of various forms. / Seeing Nandin again, Indra, skilled in combat, \[resumed fighting\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.64) dvaṃdvayuddhaṃ sutumulaṃ devānāṃ pramathaiḥ saha.. pramathā mathitā devaiḥ sarve te prādravanraṇāt.. 4.64 .. > A tumultuous duel took place between the gods and the pramathas. / Crushed by the gods, all those pramathas fled from the battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.65) gaṇānparāṅmukhāndṛṣṭvā sarve te vyādhayo bhṛśam.. rudrakopātsamudbhūtā devāścāpi pradudruvuḥ.. 4.65 .. > Seeing the gaṇas turn their backs, all the diseases / born of Rudra's anger also fled from the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.66) jvaraistu pīḍitāndevāndṛṣṭvā viṣṇurhasanniva.. jīvagrāheṇa jagrāha devāṃstāṃśca pṛthakpṛthak.. 4.66 .. > Seeing the gods afflicted by fevers, Viṣṇu, as if laughing, / captured those gods alive, one by one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.67) devāścinau tadāhūya vyādhīnhaṃtuṃ tadā bhṛtim.. dadau tābhyāṃ prayatnena gaṇayitvā subuddhimān.. 4.67 .. > Then, having summoned the divine Aśvins to destroy the diseases, / the highly intelligent \[Viṣṇu\] attentively paid wages to both of them, counting it out. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.68) jvarāṃśca sannipātāṃśca anye bhūtadruhastadā.. tānsarvānnigṛhītvātha aśvinau tau mudānvitau.. vijvarānatha devāṃśca kṛtvā mumudatuściram.. 4.68 .. > Then, seizing all the fevers, deliria, and other afflictors of creatures, / those two Aśvins, filled with joy, / freed the gods from fever and rejoiced for a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.69) tairjitaṃ yoginīcakraṃ bhairavaṃ vyākulīkṛtam.. tīkṣṇāgraiḥ pātayāmāsuḥ śarairbhūtagaṇānapi.. 4.69 .. > They conquered the circle of yoginīs and threw Bhairava into disarray. / With sharp-pointed arrows, they also struck down the troops of bhūtas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.70) surairvidrāvitaṃ sainyaṃ vilokya patitaṃ bhuvi.. vīrabhadro rupāviṣṭo viṣṇuṃ vacanamabravīt.. 4.70 .. > Seeing the army routed by the gods and fallen upon the earth, / Vīrabhadra, filled with wrath, addressed Viṣṇu with these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.71) tvaṃ śūrosi mahābāho devānāṃ pālako hyasi.. yudhyasva māṃ prayatnena yadi te matirīdṛśī.. 4.71 .. > "You are a hero, O mighty-armed one; you are indeed the protector of the gods! / Fight with me diligently, if such is your desire!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.72) ityuktvā taṃ samāsādya viṣṇuṃ sarveśvareśvaram.. vavarṣa niśitairbāṇairvīrabhadro mahābalaḥ.. 4.72 .. > Having said this, approaching Viṣṇu, the lord of all lords, / the mighty Vīrabhadra showered him with sharpened arrows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.73) tadā cakreṇa bhagavānvīrabhadraṃ jaghāna saḥ.. āyāṃtaṃ cakramālokya grasitaṃ tatkṣaṇācca tat.. 4.73 .. > Then the Blessed One struck Vīrabhadra with his discus. / Seeing the discus approaching, he swallowed it that very moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.74) grasitaṃ cakramālokya viṣṇuḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ.. mukhaṃ tasya parāmṛjya viṣṇunodgilitaṃ punaḥ.. 4.74 .. > Seeing the discus swallowed, Viṣṇu, the conqueror of enemy citadels, / stroked his face, and Viṣṇu caused it to be vomited forth again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.75) svacakramādāya mahānubhāvo divaṃ gato'tho bhuvanaikabhartā.. jñātvā ca tatsarvamidaṃ ca viṣṇuḥ kṛtī kṛtaṃ duṣprasahaṃ pareṣām.. 4.75 .. > Taking his discus, the glorious sole master of the worlds then departed to heaven, / and knowing all this, the capable Viṣṇu \[knew\] that an unbearable deed had been done by the enemies. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.2.75\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.2.75_1) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṃḍe vīrabhadrādīnāṃ viṣṇvādibhiḥ saha yuddhavarṇanaṃnāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ.. 4 .. cha .. > Thus ends the fourth chapter, named 'Description of the Battle of Vīrabhadra and Others with Viṣṇu and Others', in the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the first \[section\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.2.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: 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