[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) › 1.3.34.33 # Skandapurana 1.3.34.33 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.34.33 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.34.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.33) 32 śivārādhanamāhātmyaprasaṃgena śvetākhyabhūpateścaritravarṇanam, tatrājanmataḥ śivabhaktiparāyaṇasya śvetabhūpasyāntakāle dhyānāvasthitasya saṃharaṇe'śaknuvatāṃ yamādīnāṃ paśyatāṃ satāṃ kālena khaḍgena haṃtuṃ kṛtamudyogaṃ dṛṣṭvā paramātmanā śivena svabhaktarakṣaṇārthaṃ tṛtīya- locanāgninā kālasya bhasmīkaraṇam, atha samādhervyutthitena śvetabhūpena purato dahyamānaṃ kālaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyagrībhūya rudrastutikaraṇam, rudreṇa tasmai haṃtukāmaḥ kālo mayā dagdha-iti kāladahnakāraṇakathanam, tataḥ śvetabhūpaprārthanayā maheśvareṇa kālasaṃjīvanam, kālakṛtā bhagavatstutiḥ, tataḥ kālena paropakāraparāyaṇasya śvetabhūpasya praśaṃsā. karaṇama, atha kālena yamādibhiḥ saha śivaṃ praṇamya śvetabhūpaṃ ca saṃstutya svālayaṃ pratyāgatya tripuṇḍra jaṭā bhasma rudrākṣa dhāraṇādirūpa śivadharmamāhātmyavarṇanapūrvakaṃ nijadūtānāṃ śivadūtā yamaloke nāneyā-ityājñākaraṇam, śvetabhūpasya śivasāyujyavarṇanam, śivadharmaviṣaye kirātavṛttāntaprastāvaḥ- ... .. .. 64 > \[Chapter\] 32: In the context of the greatness of the worship of Śiva, the description of the deeds of King Śveta; there, seeing Yama and the others unable to destroy King Śveta, who was devoted to Śiva from birth and fixed in meditation at the time of death, and seeing Kāla strive to kill him with a sword while they watched, the supreme Self Śiva reduces Kāla to ashes with the fire of his third eye to protect his devotee; then King Śveta, rising from samādhi, seeing Kāla burning before him, becomes agitated and praises Rudra; Rudra tells the reason for burning Kāla, saying, 'Kāla, wishing to slay you, was burnt by me'; then, at King Śveta's request, Maheśvara revives Kāla; the praise of the Lord spoken by Kāla; then Kāla praises King Śveta who is intent on doing good to others; then Kāla, bowing to Śiva along with Yama and the others and praising King Śveta, returns to his own abode, and after describing the greatness of Śiva's duty consisting in wearing the tripuṇḍra mark, matted hair, ash, and rudrākṣa beads, orders his messengers that Śiva's messengers must not be brought to Yama's world; the description of King Śveta attaining union with Śiva; the introduction of the story of the hunter concerning Śiva's duty. 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3.34.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.32) - [Next: 1.3.34.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.34) - [Up: 1.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.34.33) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.34.33) · Pramāṇa