[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) › 1.3.33 # Skandapurana 1.3.33: adhyāyaḥ 35 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.33 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 35 ### [1.3.33.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. vanaṃ gate mahādeve girijā virahāturā.. sukhaṃ na lebhe tanvaṃgī harmyeṣvāyataneṣu vā.. 35.1 .. > Lomaśa said: / When Mahādeva went to the forest, the daughter of the mountain, distressed by separation, / the slender-limbed lady found no joy in palaces or shrines. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.2) ciṃtayaṃtī śivaṃtanvī sarvabhāvena śobhanā.. ciṃtamānāṃ śivāṃ jñātvā hyuvāca vijayā sakhī.. 35.2 .. > The slender, fair woman meditated on Śiva with all her heart. / Knowing that Śivā was thus contemplating, her friend Vijayā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.3) ..vijayovāca.. tapasā mahatā caiva śivaṃ prāptāsi śobhane.. mṛṣaśā dyūtaṃ kṛtaṃ tena śaṃkareṇa tapasvinā.. 35.3 .. > Vijayā said: / Through great tapas, O fair lady, you obtained Śiva. / In vain was that dice game played by the ascetic Śaṃkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.4) dyūte hi vahavo doṣā na śrutāḥ kiṃ tvayā'naghe.. kṣamā paya śivaṃ tanvi tvareṇaiva vicakṣaṇe.. 35.4 .. > Have you not heard of the many faults in gambling, O faultless one? / Pacify Śiva at once, O slender-limbed, wise woman! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.5) asmābhiḥ sahitā devi gacchagaccha varānane.. 35.5 .. > Go, go together with us, O goddess of lovely face! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.6) yāvacchaṃbhurdūrato nābhigacchettāvadgatvā śaṃkaraṃ kṣāmayasva.. no cetanvi kṣāmayethāḥ śivaṃ tvaṃ duḥkhaṃ paścātte bhaviṣyatyavaśyam.. 35.6 .. > Before Śambhu goes far away, go and seek Śaṃkara's forgiveness. / Otherwise, O slender lady, if you do not pacify Śiva, sorrow will surely come upon you later. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.7) niśamya vākya vijayāprayuktaṃ prahasyāmānā samadhīracetāḥ.. uvāca vākyaṃ vijayāṃ sakhīṃ ca āścaryabhūtaṃ paramārthayuktam.. 35.7 .. > Hearing the words spoken by Vijayā, smiling, with a deeply composed mind, / she spoke to her friend Vijayā wondrous words full of ultimate truth: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.8) mayā jito'sau nirapatrapaśca purā vṛto vai parayā vibhūtyā.. kiṃcicca kṛtyaṃ mama nāsti sadyo mayā vināsau ca virūpa āsthitaḥ.. 35.8 .. > "He was defeated by me, shameless, though chosen of old with supreme majesty. / I have no urgent need \[of him\]; without me, he has become formless and deformed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.9) rūpīkṛto mayā devo maheśo nānyathā vada.. mayā tena viyogaśca saṃyogo naiva jāyate.. 35.9 .. > The god Maheśa was given form by me; do not speak otherwise. / Between me and him there is neither separation nor union. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.10) sākāro hi nirākāro maheśo hi mayā kṛtaḥ.. 35.10 .. > Maheśa, though formless, was indeed made with form by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.11) kṛtaṃ mayā viśvamidaṃ samagraṃ carācaraṃ devavaraiḥ sametam.. krīḍārthamasyodbhavavṛttihetubhiścikrīḍitaṃ me vijaye prapaśya.. 35.11 .. > This entire universe, moving and unmoving, together with the foremost gods, was created by me. / Behold, O Vijayā, my sport, undertaken for the sake of play, through the causes of its creation and existence." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.12) evamuktvā tadā devī girijā sarvamaṃgalā.. śabarīrūpamāsthāya gaṃtukāmā maheśvaram.. 35.12 .. > Having spoken thus, the goddess Girijā, the all-auspicious, / assumed the form of a Śabarī tribal woman, wishing to approach Maheśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.13) śyāmā tanvī śikharadaśanā biṃbabiṃbādharoṣṭhī sugrīvāḍhyā kucabharanatā girijā snigdhakeśī.. madhye kṣāmā pṛthukaṭitaṭā hemaraṃbhorugaurī pallīyuktā varavalayinī barhibarhāvataṃsā.. 35.13 .. > Girijā was youthful and slender, with pointed teeth, lips like the bimba fruit, a noble neck, bent with the weight of her breasts, and glossy hair; / slender at the waist, broad-hipped, fair with thighs like golden plantains, belonging to the wilderness hamlet, wearing excellent bangles, and adorned with peacock feathers as ear-ornaments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.14) pāṇau mṛṇālasadṛśaṃ dadhatī ca cāpaṃ pṛṣṭhe lasatkṛtakaketakibāṇakośam.. sā taṃ nirīśamalokayati sma tatra saṃsevitā suvadanā bahubhiḥ sakhībhiḥ.. 35.14 .. > Holding in her hand a bow resembling a lotus stalk, with a gleaming quiver of arrows made of ketakī on her back, / attended by many female friends, the lovely-faced one saw him there, the lord without an equal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.15) bhṛṃgīnādena mahatā nādayaṃtī jagattrayam.. girijā manmathaṃ sadyo jīvayaṃtī punaḥpunaḥ.. 35.15 .. > Making the three worlds resound with the great humming of bees, / Girijā brought Manmatha back to life, again and again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.16) sakāmanā rājahaṃsā babhūvustatkṣaṇādapi.. dvirephā barhiṇaścaiva sarve te hṛcchayānvitāḥ.. 35 16 .. > At that very instant, the royal swans became filled with desire; / bees and peacocks—all of them were overcome with love. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.17) ekākī saṃsthito yatra yamādhistho maheśvaraḥ.. dṛṣṭastatastayā devyā bhṛṃgīnādena mohitaḥ.. 35.17 .. > Where Maheśvara remained alone, established in deep absorption, / he was seen there by the goddess, enchanted by the humming sound of the bees. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.18) prabaddho hi mahādevo nirīkṣya śabarīṃ tadā.. samādherutthitaḥ sadyo maheśo madanānvitaḥ.. 35.18 .. > Then Mahādeva, captivated upon seeing the Śabarī woman, / at once arose from his absorption, Maheśa filled with love. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.19) yāvatkare gṛhyamāṇo girijāṃ sa samīpagaḥ.. tāvattasya puraḥ sadyastirodhānaṃ gatā satī.. 35.19 .. > Just as he approached to seize Girijā by the hand, / so quickly did Satī disappear before him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.20) taddṛṣṭvā tatkṣaṇādeva devo bhrāṃtivināśanaḥ.. bhramamāṇastadā śaṃbhurnāpaśyadasitekṣaṇām.. 35.20 .. > Seeing that, the god who destroys delusions, / wandering about at that moment, Śambhu did not see the dark-eyed woman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.21) viraheṇa samāyukto hṛcchayena samanvitaḥ.. madanāristadā śaṃbhurjñānarūpo niraṃtaram.. 35.21 .. > Stricken with separation, overcome by desire, / Śambhu, the enemy of Madana, who is ever of the nature of pure consciousness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.22) nirmoho mohamāpanno dadarśa girijāṃ punaḥ.. uvāca vākyaṃ śabarīṃ prastāva sadṛśaṃ mahat.. 35.22 .. > though free from delusion, fell into delusion, and saw Girijā again. / He spoke great words suited to the occasion to the Śabarī woman: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.23) ..śiva uvāca.. vākyaṃ me śrṛṇu tanvaṃgi śrutvā tatkartumarhasi.. kāsi kasyāsi tanvaṃgi kimarthamaṭanaṃ vane.. tatkathyatāṃ mahābhāge yāthātathyaṃ sumadhyame.. 35.23 .. > Śiva said: / "Listen to my words, O slender-limbed lady, and having heard them, you should act upon them. / Who are you, whose are you, O slender woman, and for what purpose are you wandering in the forest? / Tell me truly, O highly fortunate one of lovely waist!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.24) ..śivovāca.. patimanveṣayiṣyāmi sarvajñaṃ sakalārthadam.. svataṃtraṃ nirvikāraṃ ca jagatāmīśvaraṃ varam.. 35.24 .. > Śivā said: / "I seek a husband who is omniscient, bestowing all desires, / independent, immutable, the supreme Lord of the worlds." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.25) ityuktaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ girijāṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ.. ahaṃ tavocito bhadre patirnānyo hi bhāmini.. 35.25 .. > Addressed thus, the bull-bannered lord replied to Girijā: / "I am your fitting husband, O auspicious lady; none other is, O beautiful woman! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.26) vimṛśyatāṃ varārohe tattvato hi varānane.. vaco niśamya rudrasya smitapūrvamabhāṣata.. 35.26 .. > Consider this in truth, O lady of fair hips and lovely face!" / Hearing the words of Rudra, she spoke with a smile: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.27) mayārthito mahābhāga patistvaṃ nānyathā vada.. kiṃ tu vakṣyāmi bhadraṃ te nirguṇo'si paraṃtapaḥ.. 35.27 .. > "You are desired by me as husband, O highly fortunate one; do not speak otherwise. / But I tell you—blessing be upon you—you are devoid of qualities, an ascetic scorcher of foes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.28) yayā purā vṛto'si tvaṃ tapasā ca pareṇa hi.. parityaktā tvayāraṇye kṣaṇamātreṇa bhāminī.. 35.28 .. > She by whom you were chosen of old through supreme tapas, / that passionate woman was abandoned by you in the forest in a mere moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.29) durārādhyo'si satataṃ sarveṣāṃ prāṇināmapi.. tasmānna vācyaṃ hi punaryaduktaṃ te mamāgrataḥ.. 35.29 .. > You are difficult to propitiate constantly for all living beings. / Therefore, what you said before me must not be repeated." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.30) śabaryā vacanaṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca vṛṣadhvajaḥ.. maivaṃ vada viśālākṣi na tyaktā sā tapasvinī.. yadi tyaktā mayā tanvi kiṃ vaktumiha pāryate.. 35.30 .. > Hearing the words of the Śabarī woman, the bull-bannered god replied: / "Do not speak thus, O large-eyed woman; that ascetic woman has not been abandoned. / If she was abandoned by me, O slender lady, what more can be said here? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.31) evaṃ jñātvā viśālākṣi kṛpaṇaṃ kṛpaṇapriyam.. tasmāttvayā hi kartavyaṃ vacanaṃ me sumadhyame.. 35.31 .. > Knowing me thus, O large-eyed woman, as pitiable and fond of the distressed, / therefore, O lady of lovely waist, you should obey my word." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.32) evamabhyarthitā tena bahudhā śūlapāṇinā.. prahasya girijā prāha upahāsaparaṃ vaca.. 35.32 .. > Being thus entreated in many ways by the trident-bearing god, / Girijā laughed and spoke words full of mockery: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.33) tapodhano'si yogīśa virakto'si niraṃjanaḥ.. ātmārāmo hi nirdvaṃdvo madano yena ghātitaḥ.. 35.33 .. > "You are rich in tapas, the lord of yogins, detached, stainless, / delighting in the Self, beyond duality, the one by whom Madana was slain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.34) sa tvaṃ sākṣādvirūpākṣo mayā dṛṣṭosi cādya vai.. aśakyo hi mayā prāptuṃ sarveṣāṃ duratikramaḥ.. tasmāttvayā na vaktavyaṃ yaduktaṃ ca purā mama.. 35.34 .. > As such, you, the three-eyed god in visible form, have been seen by me today. / You are impossible for me to attain, insurmountable for all. / Therefore, you must not repeat what you said to me earlier." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.35) tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā provāca madanāṃtakaḥ.. mama bhāryā bhava tvaṃ hi nānyathā kartumarhasi.. 35.35 .. > Hearing her words, the destroyer of Madana said: / "Become my wife! You ought not do otherwise!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.36) ityuktvā tāṃ kare'gṛhṇācchabarīṃ madanāturaḥ.. uvāca taṃ smayaṃtī sā muṃcamuṃceti sādaram.. 35.36 .. > Having said this, afflicted by love, he seized the Śabarī woman by the hand. / Smiling, she respectfully said to him: "Release me, release me! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.37) nocitaṃ bhagavānkartuṃ tāpasena balādidam.. yācayasva piturme tvaṃ nānyathābhibhaviṣyasi.. 35.37 .. > It is not fitting for the Lord, an ascetic, to do this by force. / Ask my father; you will not win me in any other way." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.38) ..mahādeva uvāca.. pitaraṃ kathayāśu tvaṃ sthitaḥ kutra śubhānane.. drakṣyāmi taṃ viśālākṣi praṇipātapuraḥsaram.. 35.38 .. > Mahādeva said: / "Quickly tell me about your father, where he stays, O lady of auspicious face! / I will see him, O large-eyed woman, bowing down with reverence." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.39) etaduktaṃ tadā tena niśamyāsitanetrayā.. ānīto hi tayā tanvyā pitaraṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ.. 35.39 .. > Having heard what was said then by him, the dark-eyed, slender woman led him whose banner bears a bull to her father, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.40) sthitaṃ kailāsaśikhare himavaṃtaṃ nagottamam.. ahibhirbahubhiścaiva saṃvṛtaṃ ca mahāprabham.. 35.40 .. > to Himavat, the foremost of mountains, standing on the peak of Kailāsa, surrounded by many serpents and endowed with great splendour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.41) dvāri sthitaṃ tayā devyā darśitaṃ śaṃkarasya ca.. asau mama pitā deva yācasva vigatatrapaḥ.. dadāti māṃ na saṃdehastapasvinmā vilaṃbitam.. 35.41 .. > Shown to Śaṃkara by the goddess as he stood at the doorway: / 'This is my father, O god; ask him, free of bashfulness! / He will give me \[to you\], there is no doubt, O ascetic, without delay.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.42) tatheti matvā sahasā praṇamya himālayaṃ vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe.. prayaccha tāṃ cādya girīśavarya hyārtāya kanyāṃ subhagāṃ mahāmate.. 35.42 .. > Agreeing, 'So be it,' and bowing quickly before Himālaya, he spoke this word: / 'Bestow her today, O best of mountain lords, the auspicious maiden, upon me who am distressed, O wise one!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.43) kṛpaṇaṃ vākyamākarṇya samutthāya himālayaḥ.. maheśaṃ ca samādāya hyuvāca girirāṭ svayam.. 35.43 .. > Hearing this humble word, Himālaya stood up, / and embracing Maheśa, the mountain king himself spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.44) kiṃ jalpasi hi bho deva tāvayuktaṃ ca sāṃpratam.. tvaṃ dātā triṣu lokeṣu tvaṃ svāmī jagatāṃ vibho.. 35.44 .. > 'Why do you chatter thus, O god? It is unfitting for you now! / You are the giver in the three worlds, you are the master of the universes, O omnipresent Lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.45) tvayā tatamidaṃ viśvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram.. evaṃ stutiparo'bhūcca himālayāgirirmahān.. āgato nāradastatra ṛṣibhiḥ parivāritaḥ.. 35.45 .. > By you this entire universe, moving and unmoving, is pervaded.' / While the great mountain Himālaya was thus devoted to praising him, / Nārada arrived there, surrounded by seers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.46) uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ śūlapāṇe namaḥ prabho.. he śaṃbho śrṛṇu me vākyaṃ tattvasāramayaṃ param.. 35.46 .. > Smiling, he said words: 'O wielder of the trident, homage to you, O Lord! / O Śambhu, hear my word, which is the supreme essence of truth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.47) yoṣidbhiḥ saṃgati puṃsāṃ viḍaṃbāyopakalpate.. tvaṃ svāmī jagatāṃ nāthaḥ parāṇāṃ paramaḥ paraḥ.. vimṛśya sarvaṃ deveśa yathāvadvaktumarhasi.. 35.47 .. > Association with women leads men to humiliation. / You are the master, the lord of the worlds, the highest beyond the high. / Having considered everything, O Lord of gods, you should speak properly.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.48) evaṃ prabodhitastena nāradena mahātmanā.. prabodhamagamacchaṃbhurjahāsa parameśvaraḥ.. 35.48 .. > Thus awakened by that great-souled Nārada, / Śambhu came to his senses, and the Supreme Lord laughed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.49) ..śiva uvāca.. satyamuktaṃ tvayā cātra nānyathā nāradakvacit.. yoṣitsaṃgatimātreṇa nṛṇāṃ patanameva ca.. 35.49 .. > Śiva said: / 'You have spoken the truth here, Nārada; it is never otherwise. / By the mere company of women, men fall indeed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.50) bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho nānyathā vacanaṃ tava.. anayā mohito'dyāhamānīto gaṃdhamādanam.. 35.50 .. > there is no doubt, your word is never false. / Deluded by her today, I was brought to Gandhamādana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.51) piśācavatkṛtamidaṃ caritaṃ paramādbhutam.. 35.51 .. > and like a piśāca I performed this most wondrous act. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.52) tasmānna tiṣṭhāmi gireḥ samīpe vrajāmi cādyaiva vanāṃtaraṃ punaḥ.. ityevamuktvā sa jagāma mārgaṃ duratyayaṃ yogenāmapyagamyam.. 35.52 .. > Therefore I shall not remain near the mountain; I depart this very day again to another forest.' / Having spoken thus, he took the path that is insurmountable, impassable even for yogins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.53) nirālaṃbaṃ sa vijñāya nārado vākyamabravīt.. girijāṃ ca girīṃdraṃ ca pārṣadānprati satvaram.. 35.53 .. > Perceiving him to be unattached, Nārada spoke words / swiftly to the mountain's daughter, to the king of mountains, and to the attendants: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.54) vaṃdanīyaśca stutyaśca kṣāmyatāṃ paramārthataḥ.. maheśo'yaṃ jagannāthastripurārirmahāyaśāḥ.. 35.54 .. > 'He is worthy of praise and reverence; in absolute truth, let him be forgiven. / This Maheśa is the Lord of the universe, the slayer of Tripura, of great renown.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.55) etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ nāradasya mukhodgatam.. girijāṃ purataḥ kṛtvā girayo hi mahāprabhāḥ.. 35.55 .. > Hearing this word issuing from Nārada's mouth, / the mountains of great splendour, placing the mountain's daughter before them, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.56) daṇḍavatpatitāḥ sarve śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram.. tuṣṭuvuḥ praṇatāḥ sarve pramathā guhyakādayaḥ.. 35.56 .. > all fell down like sticks before Śaṃkara, who brings welfare to the world. / Bowing low, all the pramathas, guhyakas, and others praised him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.57) stūyamāno hi bhagavānāgato gaṃdhamādanam.. aṃgirasā hi sarveśo hyabhiṣikto mahātmabhiḥ.. 35.57 .. > Being praised, the Lord came to Gandhamādana. / The Lord of all was indeed consecrated by the great-souled Aṅgiras \[and others\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.58) tadā dundubhayo nedurvāditrāṇi bahūni ca.. indrādayaḥ surāḥ sarve puṣpavarṣaṃ vavarṣire.. 35.58 .. > Then kettle-drums sounded, and many musical instruments; / Indra and all the gods rained down a shower of flowers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.59) brahmādibhiḥ suragaṇairbahubhiḥ parīto yogīśvaro girijayā saha viśvavaṃdyaḥ.. abhyarthitaḥ paramamaṃgala maṃgalaiśca divyāsanopari rarāja mahāvibhūtyā.. 35.59 .. > Surrounded by many hosts of gods headed by Brahmā, the Lord of yoga, adored by the universe, together with the mountain's daughter, / entreated with the most auspicious blessings, shone forth with great splendour upon a divine seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.60) evaṃvidhānyanekāni caritāni mahātmanaḥ.. maheśasya ca bho viprāḥ pāpahārīṇi śrṛṇvatām.. 35.60 .. > Such are the many deeds of the great-souled Maheśa, / O brahmins, which remove sin for those who hear them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.61) yāniyānīha rudrasya caritāni mahāṃtyapi.. śrutāni paramāṇyeva bhūyaḥ kiṃ kathayāmi vaḥ.. 35.61 .. > Whatever great and supreme deeds of Rudra / have been heard here, what more shall I tell you?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.62) ..ṛṣaya ūcuḥ.. eva muktaṃ tvayā sūta caritaṃ śaṃkarasya ca.. anena caritenaiva saṃtṛptāḥ smo na saṃśayaḥ.. 35.62 .. > The seers said: / 'Thus the story of Śaṃkara has been narrated by you, O Sūta; / by this very deed we are satisfied, there is no doubt.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.63) ..sūta uvāca.. vyāsaprasādācchrutamasti sarvaṃ mayā tataṃ śaṃkararūpamadbhutam.. suvistṛtaṃ cādbhutavedagarbhaṃ jñānātmakaṃ paramaṃ cedamuktam.. 35.63 .. > Sūta said: / 'By the grace of Vyāsa everything has been heard by me, the wondrous form of Śaṃkara pervading all; / and this supreme \[teaching\], fully expanded, containing the wondrous essence of the Vedas and consisting of knowledge, has been proclaimed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.64) śraddhayā parayopetāḥ śrāvayaṃti śivapriyam.. śrṛṇvaṃti caiva ye bhaktyā śaṃbhermāhātmyamadbhutam.. śivaśāstramidaṃ prītyā te yāṃti maramāṃ gatim.. 35.64 .. > Endowed with supreme faith, those who recite what is dear to Śiva / and who listen with devotion to the wondrous māhātmya of Śambhu, / to this scripture of Śiva with joy, go to the supreme goal.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.64\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.64_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṇḍe śivaśāstre pārvatyā śabarīrūpeṇa śivasya gandhamādanaparvataṃ pratyānayanapūrvakaṃ bṛhaspatikṛtaśivarājyābhiṣekavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 35 .. cha .. > Thus ends the thirty-fifth chapter, titled 'The Description of the Coronation of Śiva Performed by Bṛhaspati, Preceded by Śiva Being Brought to Mount Gandhamādana by Pārvatī in the Form of a Śabarī', in the Śivaśāstra of the Kedārakhaṇḍa, in the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skandapurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.33.64\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33.64_2) .. iti śrīskāndamahāpurāṇe prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe prathamaḥ kedārakhaṇḍaḥ samāptaḥ.. 1 .. > Thus ends the first Kedārakhaṇḍa, in the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandamahāpurāṇa. 1. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.33.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Pāṇḍavapurāṇa (Śubhacandra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.epic.harivamsa.pandavapurana-subhacandra.17.28) — Śubhacandra (bhaṭṭāraka) 1527, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.33) · Pramāṇa