[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) › 1.3.35 # Skandapurana 1.3.35: adhyāyaḥ 1 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.35 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 1 ### [1.3.35.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.1) .. atha śrīskānde mahāpurāṇe prathamaṃ māheśvarakhaṇḍaṃ prārabhyate.. ..śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ.. oṃnamo bhagavate vāsudevāya.. oṃnārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam.. devīṃ sarasvatī caiva tato jayamudīrayet.. 1.1 .. > Now begins the first \[section\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. > Homage to the glorious Gaṇeśa. > Oṃ, homage to the Blessed One, Vāsudeva. > Having bowed down to Nārāyaṇa and Nara, the best of men, > and to the goddess Sarasvatī, one should then recite the \[word\] 'Victory!' 1.1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.1\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.1_1) ..vyāsa uvāca.. yasyājñayā jagatsraṣṭāviriṃciḥ pālako hariḥ.. saṃhartā kālarudrākhyo namastasmai pinākine. 1.1 .. > Vyāsa said: > By whose command Viriñci is the creator of the universe, Hari is the protector, > and he called Kālarudra is the destroyer—homage to that bearer of the Pināka bow! 1.1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.2) tīrthānāmuttamaṃ tīrthaṃ kṣetrāṇāṃ kṣetramuttamam.. tatraiva naimiṣāraṇye saunakādyāstapodhanāḥ.. dīrghasatraṃ prakurvaṃtaḥ satriṇaḥ karmacetasaḥ.. 1.2 .. > The best sacred ford among sacred fords, the best sacred field among sacred fields— > right there in Naimiṣāraṇya, Śaunaka and the other rich in austerity, > performing a long sacrificial session, were sacrificers whose minds were fixed on the rite. 1.2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.3) teṣāṃ sadarśanautsukyādāgato hi mahātapāḥ.. vyāsaśiṣyo mahāprājño lomaśonāma nāmataḥ.. 1.3 .. > Out of eager desire to see them, there indeed arrived one of great austerity, > a disciple of Vyāsa, very wise, Romaśa by name. 1.3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.4) tatrāgataṃ te dadṛśurmunayo dīrghasatriṇaḥ.. uttasthuryugapatsarve sārghyahastāḥ samutsukāḥ.. 1.4 .. > Those sages performing the long sacrificial session saw him arrived there; > they all stood up at once, eager, with guest-water in their hands. 1.4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.5) dattvārghyapādyaṃ satkṛtya munayo vītakalmaṣāḥ.. taṃ papracchurmahābhāgāḥ śivadharmaṃ savistaram.. 1.5 .. > Having offered guest-water and water for the feet, and having honored him, the illustrious sages, free from stain, > questioned him at length about Śiva's duty. 1.5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.6) ..ṛṣaya ūcuḥ.. kathayasva mahāprājña devadevasya śūlinaḥ.. mahimānaṃ mahābhāga dhyānārcanasamanvitam.. 1.6 .. > The seers said: > Tell us, O very wise one, O fortunate one, the greatness > of the trident-bearing god of gods, together with meditation and worship. 1.6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.7) saṃmārjane kiṃ phalaṃ syāttathā raṃgāvalīṣu ca.. pradāne darpaṇasyātha tathā vai cāmarasya ca.. 1.7 .. > What fruit would there be in sweeping, and likewise in colored powder designs? > In the offering of a mirror, and likewise indeed of a chowrie? 1.7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.8) pradāne ca vitānasya tathā dhārāgṛhasya ca.. dīpadāne kiṃ phalaṃ syātpūjāyāṃ kiṃ phalaṃ bhavet.. 1.8 .. > And in the offering of a canopy, and likewise of a fountain-pavilion? > What fruit would there be in the gift of a lamp? What fruit would there be in worship? 1.8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.9) kānikāni ca puṇyāni kathyatāṃ śivapūjane.. itihāsapurāṇāni vedādhyayanameva ca.. 1.9 .. > And what merits are there in the worship of Śiva, let it be told! > Histories and Purāṇas, and the study of the Veda— 1.9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.10) śivasyāgre prakurvaṃti kārayantyatha vā narāḥ.. kiṃ phalaṃ ca nṛṇāṃ teṣāṃ kathyatāṃ vistareṇa hi.. 1.10 .. > these men recite or cause to be recited before Śiva; > what fruit belongs to those men? Let it indeed be told in full! 1.10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.11) śivākhyānaparoloke tvatto nānyo'sti vai mune.. 1.11 .. > In the world, there is indeed no other than you devoted to tales of Śiva, O sage. 1.11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.12) iti śrutvā vacasteṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām.. uvāca vyāsaśiṣyo'sau śivamāhātmyamuttamam.. 1.12 .. > Having heard this speech of those contemplative sages, > that disciple of Vyāsa spoke the supreme greatness of Śiva. 1.12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.13) ..lomaśa uvāca.. aṣṭādaśapurāṇeṣu gīyate vai paraḥ śivaḥ.. tasmācchivasya māhātmyaṃ vaktuṃ ko'pi na pāryate.. 1.13 .. > Lomaśa said: > In the eighteen Purāṇas, Śiva alone is sung as supreme; > therefore no one is able to utter the māhātmya of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.14) śiveti dvyakṣaraṃ nāma vyāhariiṣyaṃti ye janāḥ.. teṣāṃ svargaśca mokṣaśca bhaviṣyati na cānyathā.. 1.14 .. > Those people who will pronounce the two-syllable name "Śi-va", > heaven and liberation will be theirs, and not otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.15) udāro hi mahādevo devānāṃ patiriśvaraḥ.. yena sarvaṃ pradattaṃ hi tasmātsarva iti smṛtaḥ.. 1.15 .. > For Mahādeva, the lord of gods, Īśvara, is generous; > because everything has indeed been given by him, therefore he is remembered as Śarva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.16) te dhanyāste mahātmāno ye bhajaṃti sadā śivam.. 1.16 .. > Fortunate are they, great-souled are they, who constantly worship Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.17) vinā sadāśivaṃ yohi saṃsāraṃ tartumicchati.. sa mūḍho hi mahāpāpaḥ śivadveṣī na saṃśayaḥ.. 1.17 .. > He who wishes to cross the cycle of worldly existence without Sadāśiva, > he is a fool, a great sinner, a hater of Śiva, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.18) bhakṣitaṃ hi garaṃ yena dakṣayajño vināśitaḥ.. kālasya dahanaṃ yena kṛtaṃ rājñaḥ pramocanam.. 1.18 .. > By whom the poison was eaten, by whom Dakṣa's sacrifice was destroyed, > by whom the burning of Kāla was wrought, and the release of the king \[was effected\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.19) ..ṛṣaya ūcuḥ.. yathā garaṃ bhakṣitaṃ ca yathā yajño vināśitaḥ.. dakṣasya ca tathā brūhi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ.. 1.19 .. > The seers said: > Tell us how the poison was eaten and how the sacrifice was destroyed, > and that of Dakṣa, for our curiosity is great. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.20) ..sūta uvāca.. dākṣāyaṇī purā dattā śaṃkarāya mahātmane.. vacanādbrahmaṇo viprā dakṣeṇa parameṣṭhinaḥ.. 1.20 .. > Sūta said: > Formerly, O brahmins, Dākṣāyaṇī was given to the great-souled Śaṃkara > by Dakṣa, at the command of Brahmā the supreme lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.21) ekadā hi sa dakṣo vai naimiṣāraṇyamāgataḥ.. yadṛcchāvaśamāpanna ṛṣibhiḥ paripūjitaḥ.. 1.21 .. > Once, indeed, that Dakṣa came to Naimiṣāraṇya, > having arrived by chance, and was worshipped by the seers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.22) stutibhiḥ praṇipātaiśca tathā sarvaiḥ surāsuraiḥ.. tatra sthito mahādevo nābhyutthānābhivādane.. cakārāsya tataḥ kruddho dakṣo vacanabravīt.. 1.22 .. > and by all the gods and asuras with praises and prostrations. > Standing there, Mahādeva did not rise up to greet him; > thereupon Dakṣa, enraged, spoke \[these\] words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.23) sarvatra sarve hi surāsurā bhṛśaṃ namaṃti māṃ vipravarāḥ samutsukāḥ.. kathaṃ hyasau durjanavanmahātmā bhūtādibhiḥ pretapiśācayuktaḥ.. śmaśānavāsī nirapatrapo hyayaṃ kathaṃ praṇāmaṃ na karoti me'dhunā.. 1.23 .. > "Everywhere all the gods and asuras, and best of brahmins, eagerly bow to me very much. > How does this great-souled one, like a wicked person accompanied by bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas, > a dweller in the cremation ground, devoid of shame—why does he not make an obeisance to me now? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.24) pākhaṃḍino durjanāḥ pāpaśīlā vipraṃ dṛṣṭvā coddhatā unmadāśca.. vadhyāstyājyāḥ sadbhirevaṃvidhā hi tasmādenaṃ śāpituṃ codyato'smi.. 1.24 .. > Heretics, wicked people, sinful by nature, arrogant and maddened upon seeing a brahmin, > are fit to be slain, fit to be abandoned by the good, of such a kind; therefore I am ready to curse him." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.25) ityevamuktvā sa mahātapāstadā ruṣānvito rudramidaṃ babhāṣe.. 1.25 .. > Having spoken thus, he of great austerity, filled with anger, then addressed Rudra in this way: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.26) śrṛṇvaṃtvamī vipratamā idānīṃ vaco hi me kartumihārhathaitat.. rudro hyayaṃ yajñabāhyo vṛto me varṇātīto varṇaparo yataśca.. 1.26 .. > "Let these most excellent brahmins hear my word now, and you ought to carry this out here: > this Rudra is excluded by me from the sacrifice, since he is beyond caste and opposed to caste." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.27) naṃdī niśamya tadvākyaṃ śailādo hi ruṣānvitaḥ.. abravīttvarito dakṣaṃ śāpadaṃ taṃ mahāprabham.. 1.27 .. > Hearing that statement, Nandī, the son of Śilāda, filled with anger, > said quickly to Dakṣa, that great lord who gave the curse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.28) ..nandyuvāca.. yajñabāhyo hi me svāmī maheśo'yaṃ kṛtaḥ katham.. yasya smaraṇamātreṇa yajñāśca saphalā hyamī.. 1.28 .. > Nandī said: > How is this my master, Maheśa, made excluded from the sacrifice, > by the mere remembrance of whom these sacrifices become fruitful? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.29) yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva tīrthāni vividhāni ca.. yasya nāmnā pavitrāṇi soyaṃ śapto'dhunā katham.. 1.29 .. > Sacrifice, gift, austerity, and various sacred fords > are made holy by whose name—how is that one cursed now? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.30) vṛthā te brahmacāpalyācchapto'yaṃ dakṣa durmate.. yenedaṃ pālitaṃ viśvaṃ sarveṇa ca mahātmanā.. śapto'yaṃ sa kathaṃ pāpa rudro'yaṃ brāhmaṇādhama.. 1.30 .. > In vain has he been cursed by you out of brahminical rashness, O foolish Dakṣa! > By whom this entire universe is protected, by Śarva, the great-souled one, > how has that one been cursed, O sinner, O Rudra, O lowest of brahmins? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.31) evaṃ nirbhārtsitastena naṃdinā hi prajāpatiḥ.. naṃdinaṃ ca śaśāpātha dakṣo roṣasamanvitaḥ.. 1.31 .. > Rebuked thus by that Nandī, the lord of creatures, > Dakṣa, filled with anger, then cursed Nandī: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.32) yūyaṃ sarve rudravarā vedabāhyāśca vai bhṛśam.. śaptāhi vedamārgaiśca tathā tyaktā maharṣibhiḥ.. 1.32 .. > "All of you, eminent followers of Rudra, are completely outside the Veda; > cursed by the Vedic paths and abandoned by the great seers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.33) pāṣaṃḍavādasaṃyuktāḥ śiṣṭa''cārabahiṣkṛtāḥ.. kapālinaḥ pānaratāstathā kālamukhā hyamī.. 1.33 .. > joined with heretical doctrines, excluded from standard conduct, > bearers of skulls, given to drinking, and Kālāmukhas are these!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.34) iti śaptāstadā tena dakṣeṇa śivakiṃkarāḥ.. tadā prakupito naṃdī dakṣaṃ śaptuṃ pracakrame.. 1.34 .. > When the servants of Śiva had been cursed thus by Dakṣa, > then Nandī, intensely enraged, set about cursing Dakṣa: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.35) śaptā vayaṃ tvayā vipra sādhavaḥ śivakiṃkarāḥ.. vṛthaiva brahmacāpalyādahaṃ śāpaṃ dadāmi te.. 1.35 .. > "We, the virtuous servants of Śiva, have been cursed by you, O brahmin, > vainly out of brahminical rashness; I give a curse to you: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.36) vedavādaratā yūyaṃ nānyadastītivādinaḥ.. kāmātmānaḥ svargaparā lobhamohasamanvitāḥ.. 1.36 .. > Delighting in Vedic arguments, declaring 'there is nothing else,' > you are lustful, intent on heaven, accompanied by greed and delusion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.37) vaidikaṃ ca puraskṛtya brāhmaṇāḥ śūdrayājakāḥ.. daridriṇo bhaviṣyaṃti pratigraharatāḥ sadā.. 1.37 .. > Putting forward the Vedic \[ritual\], brahmins officiating for Śūdras > will become poor, constantly intent on accepting gifts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.38) dakṣa kecidbhaviṣyanti brāhmaṇā brahmarākṣasāḥ.. ..lomaśa uvāca.. viprāste śapitāstena naṃdinā kopinā bhṛśam.. 1.38 .. > O Dakṣa, some brahmins will become brahmarākṣasas." > Lomaśa said: > Those brahmins were cursed very harshly by that angry Nandī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.39) athākarṇyeśvaro vākyaṃ naṃdinaḥ prahasanniva.. uvāca vākyaṃ madhuraṃ bodhayayuktaṃ sadāśivaḥ.. 1.39 .. > Then hearing the words of Nandī, Īśvara, as if smiling, > Sadāśiva spoke sweet words joined with instruction: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.40) ..mahādeva uvāca.. kopaṃ nārhasi vai kartuṃ brāhmaṇānprati vai sadā.. brāhmaṇāguravo hyete vedavādaratāḥ sadā.. 1.40 .. > Mahādeva said: > You ought not to be angry at any time toward brahmins; > for these brahmins are teachers, constantly devoted to Vedic disputation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.41) vedo maṃtramayaḥ sākṣāttathā sūktamayo bhṛśam.. sūkte pratiṣṭhito hyātmā sarveṣāmapi dehinām.. 1.41 .. > The Veda is directly composed of mantras, and immensely composed of hymns; > in the hymn is established the Self of all embodied beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.42) tasmānnātmavido nindyā ātmaivāhaṃ na cetaraḥ.. ko'yaṃ kastvaṃ kva cāhaṃ vai kasmācchaptā hi vai dvijāḥ.. 1.42 .. > Therefore knowers of the Self are not to be reviled; I am the Self alone and nothing else. > Who is this? Who are you? And where am I? Why indeed were the twice-born cursed? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.43) prapaṃcaracanāṃ hitvā buddho bhava mahāmate.. tattvajñānena nirvartya svasthaḥ krodhādivarjitaḥ.. 1.43 .. > Abandoning the fabricated world, be enlightened, O great-minded one! > Ceasing through knowledge of truth, remain composed, free from anger and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.44) evaṃ prabodhitastena śaṃbhunā parameṣṭhinā.. vivekaparamo bhūtvā śailādo hi mahātapāḥ.. śivena saha saṃgamya paramānaṃdasaṃplutaḥ.. 1.44 .. > Thus instructed by Śambhu, the supreme lord, > the son of Śilāda of great austerity became endowed with supreme discernment, > and joining with Śiva, was flooded with supreme bliss. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.45) dakṣopi hi ruṣā''viṣṭaṛṣibhiḥ parivāritaḥ.. yayau sthānaṃ svakaṃ tatra praviveśa ruṣā'nvitaḥ.. 1.45 .. > Dakṣa too, overcome by anger, surrounded by the seers, > went to his own place; there he entered, filled with wrath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.46) śraddhāṃ vihāya paramāṃ śivapūjakānāṃ niṃdāparaḥ sa hi babhūva narādhamaśca.. sarvairmaharṣibhirupetya sa tatra śarvaṃ devaṃ nininda na babhūva kadāpi śāntaḥ.. 1.46 .. > Abandoning supreme faith, that lowest of men became intent on censuring the worshippers of Śiva; > approaching there with all the great seers, he reviled the god Śarva and never became tranquil. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.35.46\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35.46_2) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṇḍe purāṇaprastāvadakṣavṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 1 .. cha .. > Thus ends the first chapter named 'Description of Dakṣa's Story and the Proposal of the Purāṇa,' in the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the first Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa, 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.1.3.35.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.35) · Pramāṇa