[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) › 1.3.3 # Skandapurana 1.3.3 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. viṣṇau gate tadā sarve devāśca ṛṣibhiḥ saha.. vinirjitā gaṇaiḥ sarve ye ca yajñopajīvinaḥ.. 5.1 .. > Lomaśa said: / When Viṣṇu had departed, then all the gods, along with the ṛṣis, / and all those who subsist on sacrifices, were utterly conquered by the gaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.2) bhṛguṃ ca pātayāmāsa smaśrūṇāṃ luṃcanaṃ kṛtam.. dvijāṃścotpāṭayāmāsa pūṣṇo vikṛtavikriyān.. 5.2 .. > And he struck down Bhṛgu; the plucking of his beard was done. / And he pulled out the teeth of Pūṣan, causing monstrous deformities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.3) viḍaṃbitā svadhā tatra ṛṣayaśca viḍaṃbitāḥ.. vavṛṣuste purīṣeṇa vitānāgnau rupānvitāḥ.. 5.3 .. > Svadhā was desecrated there, and the ṛṣis were mocked. / Filled with anger, they rained feces upon the sacrificial fire of the canopy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.4) anirvācyaṃ tadā cakrurgaṇāḥ krodhasamanvitāḥ.. aṃtarvedyaṃtaragato dakṣo vai mahato bhayāt.. 5.4 .. > Then the gaṇas, filled with wrath, performed unspeakable acts. / Dakṣa went inside the sacrificial enclosure out of immense fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.5) taṃ nilīnaṃ samājñāya ānināyaruṣānvitaḥ.. kapoleṣu gṛhītvā taṃ khaḍgenopahataṃ śiraḥ.. 5.5 .. > Knowing that he was hiding, \[Vīrabhadra\], filled with anger, brought him out. / Grasping him by the cheeks, he struck his head with a sword. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.6) abhedyaṃ tacchiro matvā vīrabhadraḥ pratāpavān.. skaṃdhaṃ padbhyāṃ samākramya kadhare'pīḍayattadā.. 5.6 .. > Thinking that head to be impenetrable, the glorious Vīrabhadra / pressed down on his shoulder with his feet and squeezed his neck then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.7) gaṃdharātpāṭyamānācca śiraśchinnaṃ durātmanaḥ.. dakṣasya ca tadā tena vīrabhadreṇa dhīmatā.. tacchiraḥ suhutaṃ kuṃḍe jvalixxxxxxx.. 5.7 .. > And as the neck was being torn open, the head of the evil-minded / Dakṣa was then severed by the wise Vīrabhadra. / That head was well-offered into the blazing sacrificial pit \[…\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.8) ye cānya ṛṣayo devāḥ pitaro yakṣarākṣasāḥ.. gaṇairupadrutāḥ sarve palāyanaparā yayuḥ.. 5.8 .. > And the other ṛṣis, gods, ancestors, yakṣas, and rākṣasas, / all harassed by the gaṇas, fled intent on running away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.9) caṃdrādityagaṇāḥ sarve grahanakṣatratārakāḥ.. sarve vicalitā hyāsangaṇaistepi hyupadrutāḥ.. 5.9 .. > All the hosts of the moon and sun, the planets, constellations, and stars— / all of them were indeed displaced, harassed by the gaṇas as well. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.10) satyalokaṃ gato brahmā putraśokena pīḍitaḥ.. ciṃtayāmāsa cāvyagraḥ kiṃ kāryaṃ kāryamadya vai.. 5.10 .. > Afflicted by grief for his son, Brahmā went to Satyaloka. / Undisturbed, he reflected: "What duty must be done today?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.11) manasā dūyamānena śaṃna lebhe pitāmahaḥ.. jñātvā sarvaṃ prayatnena duṣkṛtaṃ tasya pāpinaḥ.. 5.11 .. > With an anguished mind, the Grandfather found no peace, / knowing with great effort all the misdeeds of that sinner \[Dakṣa\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.12) gamanāya matiṃ cakre kailāsaṃ parvataṃ prati.. haṃsārūḍho mahātejāḥ sarvadevaiḥ samanvitaḥ.. 5.12 .. > He made up his mind to go toward Mount Kailāsa. / Mounted on a swan, possessing great splendor, accompanied by all the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.13) praviṣṭaḥ parvataśreṣṭhaṃ sa dadarśa sadāśivam.. ekāṃtavāsinaṃ rudraṃ śailādena samanvitam.. 5.13 .. > Having entered that best of mountains, he beheld Sadāśiva, / Rudra dwelling in solitude, accompanied by Śailāda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.14) kaparddinaṃ śriyā yuktaṃ vedāṃgānāṃ ca durgamam.. tathāvidhaṃ samālokya brahma kṣobhaparo'bhavat.. 5.14 .. > wearing matted locks, endowed with glory, and unapproachable even by the limbs of the Veda. / Seeing him in such a state, Brahmā became overwhelmed with distress. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.15) daṃḍavatpatito bhūmaukṣamāpayitumudyataḥ.. saṃspṛśaṃ statpadābjaṃ ca caturmukuṭakoṭibhiḥ.. stutiṃ kartuṃ samārebhe śivasya paramātmanaḥ.. 5.15 .. > He fell to the ground like a staff, resolved to beg forgiveness. / Touching his lotus feet with the tips of his four crowns, / he began to sing the praises of Śiva, the Supreme Self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.16) ..brahmovāca.. namo rudrāya śāṃtāya brahmaṇe paramātmane.. tvaṃ hi viśvasṛjāṃ sraṣṭā dhātā tvaṃ prapitāmahaḥ.. 5.16 .. > Brahmā said: / Homage to Rudra, the peaceful one, the Brahman, the Supreme Self! / For you are the creator of the creators of the universe, the supporter, the great-grandfather. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.17) namo rudrāya mahate nīlakaṃṭhāya vedhase.. viśvāya viśvabījāya jagadānaṃdahetave.. 5.17 .. > Homage to Rudra, the great one, the blue-throated one, the ordainer, / the universe itself, the seed of the universe, the cause of joy to the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.18) oṃkārastvaṃ vaṣaṭkāraḥ sarvāraṃbhapravartakaḥ.. yajñosi yajñakarmāsi yajñānāṃ ca pravartakaḥ.. 5.18 .. > You are the syllable Oṃ, you are the vaṣaṭ-call, the instigator of all undertakings. / You are the sacrifice, you are the sacrificial act, and the promoter of sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.19) sarveṣāṃ yajñakartṝṇāṃ tvameva pratipālakaḥ.. śaraṇyosi mahādeva sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ prabho.. rakṣa rakṣa mahādeva putraśokena pīḍitam.. 5.19 .. > You alone are the protector of all performers of sacrifice. / You are the refuge, O Mahādeva, of all living beings, O Lord! / Protect, protect \[me\], O Mahādeva, afflicted by grief for my son! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.20) ..mahādeva uvāca.. śrṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā mama vākyaṃ pitāmaha.. dakṣasya yajñabhaṃgoyaṃ na kṛtaśca mayā kvacit.. 5.20 .. > Mahādeva said: / Listen attentively to my words, O Grandfather! / This disruption of Dakṣa’s sacrifice was never caused by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.21) svīyena karmaṇā dakṣo hato brahmanna saṃśayaḥ.. 5.21 .. > By his own action Dakṣa was slain, O Brahmā, there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.22) pareṣāṃ kleśadaṃ karma na kāryaṃ tatkadācana.. parameṣṭhinpareṣāṃ yadātmanastadbhaviṣyati.. 5.22 .. > An action causing distress to others should never be done. / O highest Lord, whatever is done to others will happen to oneself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.23) evamuktvā tadā rudro brahmaṇā sahitaḥ suraiḥ.. yayau kanakhalaṃ tīrthaṃ yajñavāṭaṃ prajāpateḥ.. 5.23 .. > Having spoken thus, Rudra, accompanied by Brahmā and the gods, / went to the sacred ford Kanakhala, to the sacrificial enclosure of Prajāpati \[Dakṣa\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.24) rudrastadā dadarśāya vīrabhadreṇa yatkṛtam.. svāhā svadhā tathā pūṣā bhṛgurmatimatāṃ varaḥ.. 5.24 .. > Then Rudra saw what had been done by Vīrabhadra: / Svāhā, Svadhā, and likewise Pūṣan, and Bhṛgu, the best of the wise, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.25) tadānya ṛṣayaḥ sarve pitaraśca tathāvidhāḥ.. ye'nye ca bahavastatra yakṣagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ.. 5.25 .. > and all the other seers, and the ancestors likewise, / and the many other yakṣas, gandharvas, and kinnaras there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.26) troṭitā luṃcitāścaiva mṛtāḥ kecidraṇājire.. 5.26 .. > were torn apart, stripped of hair, and some were dead on the field of battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.27) śaṃbhuṃ samāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā vīrabhadro gaṇaiḥ saha.. daṃḍapraṇāmasaṃyuktastasthāvagre sadāśivam.. 5.27 .. > Seeing that Śambhu had arrived, Vīrabhadra, together with the gaṇas, / prostrated himself like a staff and stood before Sadāśiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.28) dṛṣṭvā puraḥ sthitaṃ rudro vīrabhadraṃ mahābalam.. upāca prahasanvākyaṃ kiṃ kṛtaṃ vīra nanvidam.. 5.28 .. > Seeing Vīrabhadra of great might standing before him, / Rudra laughed and spoke these words: “What is this that has been done, O hero? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.29) dakṣamānaya śīghraṃ bho yenedaṃ kṛtamīdṛśam.. yajñe vilakṣaṇaṃ tāta yasyedaṃ phalamīdṛśam.. 5.29 .. > Bring Dakṣa quickly, by whom such a deed was done / in an extraordinary sacrifice, my dear, and whose fruit is of such a kind!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.30) evamuktaḥ śaṃkareṇa vīrabhadrastvarānvitaḥ.. kabaṃdhamānayitvātha śaṃbhoragre tadākṣipat.. 5.30 .. > Thus addressed by Śaṃkara, Vīrabhadra, with haste, / brought the headless trunk and cast it down before Śambhu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.31) tadoktaḥ śaṃkareṇaiva vīrabhadro mahāmanāḥ.. śiraḥ kenā panītaṃ ca dakṣasyāsya durātmanaḥ.. 5.31 .. > Then high-minded Vīrabhadra was asked by Śaṃkara himself: / “By whom was the head of this wicked Dakṣa taken away? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.32) dāsyāmi jīvanaṃ vīra kuṭilasyāpi cādhunā.. evamuktaḥ śaṃkareṇa vīrabhadro'bravītpunaḥ.. 5.32 .. > Even though he was deceitful, O hero, I shall now give him life.” / Thus addressed by Śaṃkara, Vīrabhadra spoke again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.33) mayā śiro hutaṃ cāgnau tadānīmeva śaṃkara.. avaśiṣṭaṃ śiraḥśaṃbho paśośca vikṛtānanam.. 5.33 .. > “The head was offered by me into the fire at that very time, O Śaṃkara! / What remains, O Śambhu, is the head of the sacrificial animal with a deformed face.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.34) iti jñātvā tato rudraḥ kabaṃdhopari cākṣipat.. śiraḥ paśośca vikṛtaṃ kūrcayuktaṃ bhayāvaham.. 5.34 .. > Knowing this, Rudra then placed upon the headless trunk / the deformed, bearded, and terrifying head of the sacrificial animal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.35) sa dakṣo jīvitaṃ lebhe prasādācchaṃkarasya ca.. sa dṛṣṭvāgre tadā rudraṃ dakṣo lajjāsamanvitaḥ.. tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram.. 5.35 .. > Dakṣa obtained life by the grace of Śaṃkara. / Then, seeing Rudra before him, Dakṣa, filled with shame, / bowed down and praised Śaṃkara, the benefactor of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.36) ..dakṣa uvāca.. namāmi devaṃ varadaṃ vareṇyaṃ namāmi deveśvaraṃ sanātanam.. namāmi devādhipamīśvaraṃ haraṃ namāmi śaṃbhuṃ jagadekabaṃdhum.. 5.36 .. > Dakṣa said: / I bow to the boon-giving God, the most choice; I bow to the eternal Lord of the gods. / I bow to Hara, the supreme master and Lord of the gods; I bow to Śambhu, the sole friend of the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.37) namāmi viśveśvaraviśvarūpaṃ sanātanaṃ brahma nijātmarūpam.. namāmi sarvaṃ nijabhāvabhāvaṃ varaṃ vareṇyaṃ nato'smi.. 5.37 .. > I bow to the Lord of the universe whose form is the universe, the eternal Brahman whose form is one’s own Self. / I bow to the All, the source of one's own being; to the highest, the most choice, I am bowed down. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.38) ..lomaśa uvāca.. dakṣeṇa saṃstuto rudro babhāṣe prahasanrahaḥ.. 5.38 .. > Lomaśa said: / Praised by Dakṣa, Rudra laughed and spoke in secret: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.39) ..hara uvāca.. caturvidhā bhajaṃte māṃ janāḥ sukṛtinaḥ sadā.. ārto jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca dvijasattama.. 5.39 .. > Hara said: / Four kinds of virtuous men constantly worship me: / the afflicted, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the man of knowledge, O best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.40) tasmānme jñāninaḥ sarve priyāḥ syurnātra saṃśayaḥ.. vinā jñānena māṃ prāptuṃ yataṃte te hi bāliśaḥ.. 5.40 .. > Therefore, all who possess knowledge are dear to me; there is no doubt in this. / For those who strive to attain me without knowledge are childish fools. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.41) kevalaṃ karmaṇā tvaṃ hi saṃsārāttartumicchasi.. 5.41 .. > You indeed wish to cross over cyclic existence merely by action. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.42) na vedaiśca na dānaiśca na yajñaistapasā kvacit.. na śaknuvaṃti māṃ prāptuṃ mūḍhāḥ karmmavaśānarāḥ.. 5.42 .. > Neither by the Vedas, nor by gifts, nor by sacrifices, nor ever by austerity / can foolish men enslaved by actions reach me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.43) tasmājjñānaparo bhūtvā kuru karmma samāhitaḥ.. sukhaduḥkhasamo bhūtvā sukhī bhava niraṃtaram.. 5.43 .. > Therefore, devoted to knowledge, perform action with composure. / Becoming equal in pleasure and pain, be constantly happy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.44) ..lomaśa uvāca.. upadiṣṭastadā tena śaṃbhunā parameṣṭhinā.. dakṣaṃ tatraiva saṃsthāpāya yayo rudraḥ svaparvatam.. 5.44 .. > Lomaśa said: / Having thus instructed Dakṣa and established him there, / that Śambhu, the supreme lord, Rudra, departed for his own mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.45) brahmaṇāpi tathā sarve bhṛgvādyāśca maharṣayaḥ.. āśvāsitā bodhitāśca jñāninaścābhavankṣaṇāt.. 5.45 .. > All the great seers as well, Bhṛgu and the others, were comforted and enlightened / by Brahmā, and in an instant they became possessors of knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.46) gataḥ pitāmaho brahmā tataśca sadanaṃ svakam.. 5.46 .. > The grandfather Brahmā then went to his own abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.47) dakṣopi ca svayaṃ vākyātparaṃ bodhamupāgataḥ. śivadhyānaparo bhūtvā tapastepe mahāmanāḥ.. 5.47 .. > Dakṣa too, by his word alone, attained supreme enlightenment. / Intent on meditating upon Śiva, the high-minded one performed austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.48) tasmātsarvaprayatnena saṃkṣevyo bhagavāñchivaḥ.. 5.48 .. > Therefore, the blessed Lord Śiva should be served with every effort. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.49) saṃmārjanaṃ ca kurvaṃti narā ye ca śivāṃgaṇe.. te vai śivapuraṃ prāpya jagadvaṃdyā bhagsi ca.. 5.49 .. > Those men who sweep the courtyard of Śiva / indeed attain the city of Śiva and become praised by the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.50) ye śivasya prayacchati darppaṇaṃ sumahāprabham.. bhaviṣyaṃti śivasyāgre pārṣadatvena te narāḥ.. 5.50 .. > Those who offer a mirror of great brilliance to Śiva, / those men shall become attendants before Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.51) cāmarāṇi prayacchaṃti devadevasya śūlinaḥ.. cāmarairvījyapānāste bhaviṣyaṃti jagattraya.. 5.51 .. > Those who offer flywhisks to the God of gods, the wielder of the trident, / will be fanned with flywhisks in the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.52) dīpadānaṃ prayacchaṃti mahādevālaye narāḥ.. tejasvino bhaviṣyaṃti te trailokyapradīpakā.. 5.52 .. > The men who offer the gift of a lamp in the temple of Mahādeva / will become full of splendor, illuminating the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.53) dhūpaṃ ye vai prayacchanti śivāya paramātmane.. yaśasvino bhaviṣyaṃti uddharanti kuladvayam.. 5.53 .. > Those who indeed offer incense to Śiva, the Supreme Self, / will become renowned and deliver both their maternal and paternal families. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.54) naivedyaṃ ye prayacchaṃti bhakayā hariharāgrataḥ.. sikthesikthe kratuphalaṃ prāpnuvaṃti hi te narāḥ.. 5.54 .. > Those men who offer food offerings with devotion before Hari-Hara / obtain the fruit of a sacrifice with every grain of rice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.55) bhagnaṃ śivālayaṃ ye ca prakurvaṃti narottamāḥ.. prāpnuvati phala te vai dviguṇaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 5.55 .. > And the best of men who repair a broken temple of Śiva / obtain double the fruit; there is no doubt in this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.56) nūtanaṃ ye prakṛrvaṃti iṣṭakairaśmanāpi vā.. svarge hi te pramodaṃte yāvattiṣṭhati nirmalam.. yaśo bhūmau dvijaśreṣṭhā kāryā vicāraṇā.. 5.56 .. > Those who construct a new one, either with bricks or with stone, / rejoice in heaven as long as their spotless / fame remains on earth, O best of the twice-born; \[no\] doubt should be entertained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.57) kārayaṃti ca ye viprāḥ prāsādaṃ bahubhūmikam.. śivasyātha mahāprājñāḥ prāpnuvaṃti parāṃ gatim.. 5.57 .. > And those brahmins, great in wisdom, who cause a multi-storied temple / of Śiva to be built, attain the supreme goal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.58) śuddhaṃ dhavalitaṃ ye ca kurvanti haramaṃdiram.. svīyaṃ parakṛtaṃ cāpi te'pi yāṃti parāṃ gatim.. 5.58 .. > And those who clean and whitewash Hara's temple, / whether their own or made by another, they too attain the supreme state. 5.58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.59) vitānaṃ ye prayacchati narāḥ sukṛtinopi hi.. tārayati kulaṃ kṛtsnaṃ śivalokaṃ gatāḥ punaḥ.. 5.59 .. > Indeed, those meritorious men who offer a canopy / deliver their entire lineage and go, moreover, to Śiva's realm. 5.59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.60) ye ca nādamayīṃ ghaṃṭāṃ nibadhnaṃti śivālaye.. tejasvinaḥ kīrtimaṃto bhaviṣyaṃti jagattraye.. 5.60 .. > And those who hang a resonant bell in Śiva's temple / will become radiant and renowned in the three worlds. 5.60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.61) ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ cānupaśyati.. āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā sukhaṃ duḥkhātpracucyate.. 5.61 .. > Whether rich or poor, one who beholds \[him\] / once, twice, or thrice a day, is happily freed from suffering. 5.61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.62) śraddhāvānbhajate yo vā śivāya paramātmane.. kulakoṭiṃ samuddhṛtya śivena saha modate.. 5.62 .. > Or the faithful person who worships Śiva, the Supreme Self, / delivers ten million ancestors and rejoices with Śiva. 5.62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.63) atraivodāharaṃtīma mitihāsaṃ purātanam.. aiṃdradyumneśca saṃvādaṃ yamasya ca mahātmanaḥ.. 5.63 .. > In this very connection they cite this ancient history, / the conversation between Indradyumna's son and the great-souled Yama. 5.63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.64) purā kṛtayuge hyasīdindraseno narādhipaḥ.. pratiṣṭhānādhipo vīro mṛgayārasikaḥ sadā.. 5.64 .. > Long ago, in the Kṛta age, there was a king named Indrasena, / the ruler of Pratiṣṭhāna, a warrior who was ever fond of hunting. 5.64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.65) abrahmaṇyaḥ sadā krūraḥ kevalāsutṛpaḥ sadā.. paraprāṇaurnijaprāṇānpuṣṇāti sa khalaḥ sadā.. 5.65 .. > Hostile to brahmins, always cruel, always gratifying only his own belly, / that villain constantly sustained his own life through the lives of others. 5.65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.66) parastrīlaṃ paṭo'tyaṃtaṃ paradravyeṣu lolupaḥ.. brāhmaṇā ghātitāstena surāpaśca niraṃtaram.. 5.66 .. > Excessively addicted to other men's wives, covetous of others' wealth, / brahmins were killed by him, and he incessantly drank liquor. 5.66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.67) gurulatpagatotyarthaṃ sadā sauvarṇataskaraḥ.. tathābhūtānugāḥ sarve rājñastasya durātmanaḥ.. 5.67 .. > He frequently violated his guru's bed and was ever a thief of gold; / all the followers of that evil-minded king were just like him. 5.67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.68) evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ rājyaṃ cakāra sa durātmavān.. tataḥ kālena mahatā paṃcatvaṃ prāpa durmatiḥ.. 5.68 .. > In this manner that evil-natured man ruled his kingdom in various ways. / Then, in the course of long time, the wicked-minded man met his death. 5.68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.69) tadā yāmyaiśca nīto'sāviṃdraseno durātmavān.. yamāntikamanuprāptastadā rājā sakalmaṣaḥ.. 5.69 .. > Then, that evil-natured Indrasena was carried off by Yama's attendants; / the stained king then arrived before Yama. 5.69 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.70) yamena dṛṣṭastatrāsāviṃdrasenogrataḥ sthitaḥ.. abhyutthānaparo bhūtvā nanāma śirasā śivam.. 5.70 .. > There he was seen by Yama, standing in front—that Indrasena; / standing up \[in reverence\], Yama bowed his head to Śiva. 5.70 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.71) dūtānsaṃbhartsayāmāsa yamo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ.. pāśairbaddhaṃ caṃdrasenaṃ muktvā provāca dharmarāṭ.. 5.71 .. > Yama, the best among upholders of dharma, rebuked his messengers; / having freed Candrasena who was bound with nooses, the King of Dharma said: 5.71 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.72) gaccha puṇyatamām̐llokānbhuṃkṣva rājanyasattama.. yāvadiṃdraśca nāke'sti yāvatsūryo nabhastale.. 5.72 .. > “Go to the most sacred realms, and enjoy them, O best of kings, / as long as Indra remains in heaven and the sun in the vault of the sky, 5.72 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.73) paṃcabhūtāni yāvacca tāvattvaṃ ca sukhī bhava.. sukṛtī tvaṃ mahārāja śivabhakto'si nityadā.. 5.73 .. > and as long as the five elements endure, so long be happy! / You are a doer of good deeds, O great king, and ever a devotee of Śiva.” 5.73 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.74) yamasya vacanaṃ śrutvā iṃdrasenobhyabhāṣata.. ahaṃ śivaṃ na jānāmi mṛgayārasiko hyaham.. 5.74 .. > Hearing Yama's words, Indrasena replied: / “I do not know Śiva, for I was only fond of the hunt.” 5.74 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.75) tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya yamo bhāṣyamabhāṣata.. āhara praharasveti uktaṃ cedaṃ sadā tvayā.. 5.75 .. > Hearing those words of his, Yama spoke \[this\] reply: / “'Bring \[it\]!' (āhara), 'Strike!' (prahara)—this was constantly spoken by you. 5.75 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.76) tena karmavipākena sadā pūtosi mānada.. tasmāttvaṃ gaccha kailāsaṃ parvataṃ śaṃkaraṃ prati.. 5.76 .. > By the fruition of that deed you are forever purified, O courteous one; / therefore, go to Mount Kailāsa, to Śaṃkara.” 5.76 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.77) evaṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇasya yamasya ca mahātmanaḥ.. āgatāḥ śivadvatāste vṛṣārūḍhā mahāprabhāḥ.. 5.77 .. > While the great-souled Yama was speaking thus, / those messengers of Śiva arrived, mounted on bulls and of great splendor. 5.77 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.78) nīlakaṃṭhā daśabhujāḥ paṃcavaktrāstrilocanāḥ.. kaparddinaḥ kuṃḍalinaḥ śaśaṃkāṃkitamaulayaḥ.. 5.78 .. > Blue-throated, ten-armed, five-faced, three-eyed, / wearing matted hair and earrings, their crests marked by the moon. 5.78 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.79) tāndṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya yamo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ.. pūjayāmāsa tānsarvānmaheṃdrapratimāṃstadā.. 5.79 .. > Seeing them, Yama, the best among upholders of dharma, rose up at once, / and then honored them all, who resembled Mahendra. 5.79 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.80) tvarīrenaiva te sarve ūcurvaivasvataṃ yamam.. atrāgato mahābhāga iṃdraseno'mitadyutiḥ.. nāmnāḥ pravarttako nityaṃ rudrasya ca mahātmanaḥ.. 5.80 .. > Immediately they all said to Yama, son of Vivasvat: / “Indrasena of boundless splendor has arrived here, O fortunate one, / who constantly uttered the name of the great-souled Rudra.” 5.80 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.81) śrutvā ca vacanaṃ teṣāṃ yamena ca puraskṛtaḥ.. iṃdraseno vimānasthaḥ preṣito hi śivālayam.. 5.81 .. > Having heard their words and being honored by Yama, / Indrasena, seated in an aerial chariot, was sent to the abode of Śiva. 5.81 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.82) ānītoyaṃ tadā taiśca pārṣadapravarottamaiḥ.. śaṃbhunā hi tadā dṛṣṭa iṃdraseno'mitadyutiḥ.. 5.82 .. > Brought then by those supreme, best attendants, / Indrasena of boundless splendor was beheld by Śambhu. 5.82 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.83) abhyutthāyāgato rudraḥ pariṣvajya tadā nṛpam.. arddhāsanagataṃ kṛtvā iṃdrasenaṃ tato'bravīt.. 5.83 .. > Rising, Rudra approached and embraced the king; / seating Indrasena on half of his throne, he then said to him: 5.83 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.84) kiṃ dātavyaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha prayacchāmi tavepsitam.. iti śrutvā vacastasya maheśasya tadā nṛpaḥ.. ānaṃdāśrukaṇānmuṃcanpremṇā novāca kiṃcana.. 5.84 .. > “What shall be given, O best of kings? I grant what you desire.” / Hearing those words of the Great Lord, the king then, / shedding tears of joy, could say nothing out of love. 5.84 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.85) tadā kṛto maheśena pārṣado hi mahātmanā.. caṃḍo nāmnāca vikhyātomuṇḍasya ca sakhā priyaḥ.. 5.85 .. > Then he was made an attendant by the great-souled Great Lord, / known by the name Caṇḍa, and the dear friend of Muṇḍa. 5.85 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.86) nāmoccāraṇamātreṇa rudrasya paramātmanaḥ.. siddhiṃ prāpto hi pāpiṣṭha idraseno narādhipaḥ.. 5.86 .. > By merely uttering the name of Rudra, the Supreme Self, / even that most sinful king Indrasena attained perfection. 5.86 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.87) rahehareti vai nāmnā śaṃbhoścakradharasya ca.. rakṣitā bahavo martyāḥ śivena paramātmanā.. 5.87 .. > Indeed, by the syllables “ra” and “ha”, the names of Śambhu and the Discus-wielder, / many mortals have been protected by Śiva, the Supreme Self. 5.87 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.88) maheśānnāparo devo dṛśyatebhuvanatraye.. tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyaḥ sadāśivaḥ.. 5.88 .. > No god higher than the Great Lord is seen in the three worlds; / therefore, Sadāśiva must be worshipped with every effort. 5.88 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.89) patraiḥpuṣpaiḥ phalairvāpi jalairvā vimalaiḥ sadā.. karavīraiḥ pūjyamānaḥ śaṃkaro varado bhavet.. 5.89 .. > Worshipped with leaves, flowers, or fruits, or ever with pure water, / \[or\] with oleanders, Śaṃkara becomes the granter of boons. 5.89 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.90) karavīrāddaśaguṇamarkapuṣpaṃ viśiṣyate.. vibhūtyādikṛtaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram.. 5.90 .. > Ten times superior to oleander is the arka flower. / This whole universe of mobile and immobile beings is brought forth by holy ash and the rest; 5.90 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.91) śivasyāṃgaṇalagnā yā tasmāttāṃ dhārayetsadā.. tatastripuṃḍre yatpumyaṃ tacchṛṇudhvaṃ dvijottamāḥ.. 5.91 .. > therefore one should always wear that which belongs to Śiva's courtyard. / Next, hear the merit of the tripuṇḍra, O best of brahmins! 5.91 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.92) sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ tacchṛṇudhvaṃ dvijottamāḥ.. stenaḥ ko'pi mahāpāpo ghātito rājadūtakaiḥ.. 5.92 .. > It takes away all sin; hear of that merit, O best of brahmins! / A certain thief, a great sinner, was slain by the king's emissaries. 5.92 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.93) taṃ khādituṃ samāyātaḥ śvāśirasyuparisthitaḥ.. nakhāṃtarālasaṃlagnā rakṣā tasyaiva pāpinaḥ.. 5.93 .. > A dog came to eat him and stood upon his head; / ash clinging between its claws \[fell\] upon that very sinner, 5.93 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.94) lalāṭe patitā tasya tripuṃḍrāṃkiṃtamudrayā.. caitanyena vinā tasya dehamātraikalagnayā.. 5.94 .. > and dropped onto his forehead in the imprint of a tripuṇḍra mark, / clinging merely to his body devoid of consciousness. 5.94 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.95) kailāsaṃ taskaro nīto rudradūtaistatastadā.. vibhūtermahimānaṃ tu ko viśeṣiturmahati.. 5.95 .. > Then that thief was immediately taken to Kailāsa by Rudra's emissaries. / Who indeed is able to describe the excellence of the greatness of holy ash? 5.95 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.96) vibhūtvā maṃḍitāṃgānāṃ narāṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām.. mukhe paṃcākṣaro yeṣāṃ rudrāste nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 5.96 .. > Men of meritorious deeds whose bodies are adorned with holy ash, / on whose mouth is the five-syllable mantra—they are Rudras; of this there is no doubt. 5.96 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.97) jaṭākalāpino ye ca ye rudrākṣavibhūṣaṇāḥ.. te vai manuṣyarūpeṇa rudrā nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ.. 5.97 .. > Those who have masses of matted hair, and those adorned with rudrākṣas, / they are indeed Rudras in human form; of this there is no doubt. 5.97 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.98) tasmātsadāśivaḥ puṃbhiḥ pūjanīyo hi nityaśaḥ.. prātarmadhyāhnakāle ca sāyaṃ saṃdhyā viśiṣyate.. 5.98 .. > Therefore, Sadāśiva should be worshipped constantly by men / in the morning, at noon, and especially at the evening twilight. 5.98 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.99) prātastu darśanācchaṃbhornaiśameno vyapohati.. madhyāhne darśanācchaṃbhoḥ saptajanmārjitaṃ nṛṇām.. pāpaṃ praṇāśamāyāti niśāyāṃ naiva gaṇyate.. 5.99 .. > By the darśana of Śambhu in the morning, the sin of the night is removed; / by the darśana of Śambhu at noon, the sin accumulated by mortals over seven lifetimes / is destroyed; \[the darśana\] at night is beyond reckoning. 5.99 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.100) śiveti dvyakṣaraṃ nāma mahā pāpapraṇāśanam.. yeṣāṃ mukhodgataṃ nṝṇāṃ tairidaṃ dhāryate jagat.. 5.100 .. > The two-syllabled name “Śiva” destroys great sins; / by those men from whose mouth it issues, this universe is sustained. 5.100 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.101) śivāṃgaṇe tu yā bherī sthāpitā puṇyakarmabhiḥ.. tasyā nādena pūtā vai ye ca pāparatā janāḥ.. pāṣaṃḍino'pyasadvādāste'pi yāṃti parāṃ gatim.. 5.101 .. > The kettle-drum set up in the courtyard of Śiva's temple by men of meritorious deeds— / by its sound indeed people devoted to sin are purified; / even heretics of false doctrine go to the highest state. 5.101 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.102) paśoryasya ca saṃbaddhā carmaṇā ca śivālaye.. nṛbhiryā sthāpitā bherī mṛdaṃgamurajādi ca.. sa paśuḥ śivasānnidhyamāpnotyatra na saṃśayaḥ.. 5.102 .. > And with the hide of whatever animal the drum, mṛdaṅga, muraja, and the like / are bound and set up by men in Śiva's temple, / that animal attains Śiva's presence; of this there is no doubt. 5.102 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.103) tasmāttataṃ ca vitataṃ ghanaṃ suṣirameva ca.. cāmarāṇi mahārhāṇi maṃcakāḥ śayanāni ca.. 5.103 .. > Therefore, stringed, percussion, solid, and wind instruments, / precious chowries, couches, and beds, 5.103 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.104) gāthāśca itihāsāśca gāyanaṃ ca yathāvidhi.. bahurūpādikaṃ śaṃbhoḥ priyānyetāni kalpayet.. 5.104 .. > and ballads, histories, singing according to rule, / theatrical disguises, and the like, which are dear to Śambhu, one should arrange. 5.104 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.105) kalpayitvā ca gacchaṃti śivalokaṃ hi pāpinaḥ.. sudharmāṇo mahātmānaḥ śivapūjāviśāradāḥ.. 5.105 .. > Having arranged these, even sinners go to the world of Śiva— / to say nothing of the righteous, great-souled men skilled in the worship of Śiva. 5.105 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.106) gurormukhācca saṃprāptaśivapūjāratāśca ye.. śivarūpeṇa ye viśvaṃ paśyaṃti kṛtaniścayāḥ.. 5.106 .. > And those who, devoted to the worship of Śiva received from the mouth of a guru, / view the universe with resolute mind as the form of Śiva, 5.106 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.107) samyagbuddhyā samācārā varṇāśramayutā narāḥ.. brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśvayāḥ śūdrāścānye tathā narāḥ.. 5.107 .. > men of proper conduct with a right intellect, adhering to the classes and stages of life— / brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, śūdras, and other men— 5.107 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.108) śvapaco'pi variṣṭhaḥ sa śaṃbhoḥ priyataro bhavet.. śaṃbhunādhiṣṭhitaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram.. 5.108 .. > even an outcaste becomes most distinguished and dearer to Śambhu. / All this universe, moving and unmoving, is presided over by Śambhu. 5.108 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.109) tasmātsarvaṃ śivamayaṃ jñātavyaṃ suviśeṣataḥ.. vedaiḥ purāṇaiḥ śāstraiśca tathaupanipadairapi.. 5.109 .. > Therefore, everything is to be known as especially filled with Śiva / through the Vedas, Purāṇas, treatises, and also the Upaniṣads. 5.109 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.110) āgamairvividhaiḥ śaṃbhurjñātavyo nātra saṃśayaḥ.. niṣkāmaiśca sakāmaiśca pūjanīyaḥ sadā śivaḥ.. 5.110 .. > Śambhu is to be known through various Āgamas; of this there is no doubt. / Śiva is always to be worshipped by those without desires and those with desires. 5.110 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.111) ..lomaśa uvāca.. kathayāmi purāvṛttamitihāsaṃ purātanam.. naṃdī nāma purā vaiśyo hyavaṃtīpuramāvasat.. 5.111 .. > Lomaśa said: / I shall relate an ancient narrative, an ancient history: / Formerly a vaiśya named Nandī lived in the city of Avantī. 5.111 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.112) śivadhyānaparo bhūtvā śivapūjāṃ cakāra saḥ.. nityaṃ tapovanasthaṃ hi liṃgamekaṃ samarcayat.. 5.112 .. > Devoted to meditation on Śiva, he performed the worship of Śiva; / he worshipped daily a single liṅga located in a forest of austerity. 5.112 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.113) uṣasyuṣasi cotthāya pratyahaṃ śivavallabhaḥ.. naṃdīliṃgārccanarato babhūvātiśayena hi.. 5.113 .. > Rising at dawn every day, dear to Śiva, / Nandī was exceedingly devoted to the worship of the liṅga. 5.113 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.114) liṃgaṃ paṃcāmṛtenaiva yathoktenābhyaṣecayat.. vipraiḥ samāvṛto nityaṃ vedavedāṃgapāragaiḥ.. 5.114 .. > He bathed the liṅga with the five nectars strictly as prescribed, / always surrounded by brahmins who had crossed to the end of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas. 5.114 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.115) yathāśāstreṇa vidhinā liṃgārcanaparo'bhavat.. snāpayitvā tataḥ puṣpairnānaścaryasamanvitaiḥ.. 5.115 .. > He engaged in the worship of the liṅga in accordance with the scriptural injunctions. / Then, having bathed it, with flowers possessing various wonders, 5.115 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.116) muktāphalairiṃdranīlairgomedaiśca niraṃtaram.. vaiḍūryaiścaiva nīlaiśca māṇikyaiśca tathārcayat.. 5.116 .. > and constantly with pearls, sapphires, hessonites, / cat's-eyes, blue gems, and rubies, he worshipped it. 5.116 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.117) evaṃ naṃdī mahābhāgo bahūnyabdāni cārccayat.. vijanasthaṃ tadā liṃgaṃ nānābhogasamanvitam.. 5.117 .. > Thus the fortunate Nandī worshipped for many years / that liṅga standing in a secluded place, with various offerings. 5.117 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.118) ekadā mṛgayāsaktaḥ kirāto bhūtahiṃsakaḥ.. avivekaparo bhūtvā mṛgayārasikaḥ sadā.. 5.118 .. > One day, a hunter addicted to the chase, a slayer of living beings, / devoid of discrimination, always delighting in hunting, 5.118 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.119) pāpī pāpasamācāro vicarangirikaṃdare.. anekaśvāpadākīrṇe hanyamāna itastataḥ.. 5.119 .. > a sinner of sinful conduct, was wandering in a mountain cave / crowded with many wild beasts, killing here and there. 5.119 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.120) evaṃ vicaramāṇo'sau kirāto bhūtahiṃsakaḥ.. yadṛcchayāgatastatra yatra liṃgaṃ supūjitam.. 5.120 .. > While wandering thus, this hunter, a slayer of living beings, / arrived by chance at the place where the liṅga was well worshipped. 5.120 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.121) udakaṃ vīkṣamāṇo'sau tṛṣayā pīḍito bhṛśam.. tato vane saraḥ śīghraṃ dṛṣṭvā toye samāviśat.. 5.121 .. > Looking for water, severely tormented by thirst, / he quickly saw a lake in the forest and entered the water. 5.121 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.122) tīre saṃsthāpya duṣṭātmā tatsarvaṃ mṛgayādikam.. gaṃḍūṣotsarjanaṃ kṛtvā pītvā toyaṃ ca nirgataḥ.. 5.122 .. > Having placed all his game and gear on the bank, the wicked-minded one, / having rinsed and spat from his mouth, drank water, and came out. 5.122 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.123) śivālayaṃ dadarśāgre anekāścaryamaṃḍitam.. dṛṣṭaṃ supūjitaṃ liṃgaṃ nānāratnaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak.. 5.123 .. > He saw before him a temple of Śiva adorned with many wonders; / the liṅga was seen well-worshipped with various gems separately. 5.123 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.124) tathā liṃgaṃ samālakṣya yadā pūjāṃ samāharat.. ratnāni sarvabhūtāni vidhūtāni itastataḥ.. 5.124 .. > Observing the liṅga in that manner, when he took hold of the worship, / all the gems were scattered here and there. 5.124 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.125) snapanaṃ tasya liṃgasya kṛtaṃ gaṃḍūṣavāriṇā.. kareṇaikena pūjārthaṃ bilvapatrāṇi so'rpayat.. 5.125 .. > The ceremonial bath of that liṅga was performed with a mouthful of water; / with one hand he offered bilva leaves for the sake of worship, 5.125 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.126) dvitīyena karem̐ṇaiva mṛgamāṃsaṃ samarpayat.. daṇḍapraṇāmasaṃyuktaḥ saṃkalpaṃ manasā'karot.. 5.126 .. > and with his second hand he offered venison. / Prostrating like a staff, he made a resolve in his mind: 5.126 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.127) adyaprabhṛti pūjāṃ vai kariṣyāmi prayatnataḥ.. tvaṃ me svāmī ca bhaktohamadyaprabhṛti śaṃkara.. 5.127 .. > "From this day onward I shall indeed perform worship with effort. / You are my master, and from this day onward I am your devotee, O Śaṅkara!" 5.127 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.128) evaṃ naiyamiko bhūtvā kirāto gṛhamāgataḥ.. nandī dadarśa tatsarvaṃ kirātena itastataḥ.. 5.128 .. > Having thus bound himself to this rule, the hunter went home. / Nandī saw all that \[done\] here and there by the hunter. 5.128 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.129) ciṃtāyukto'bhavannaṃdī jātaṃ kiṃ chidramadya me.. kathitāni ca vighnāni śivapūjāratasya ca.. upasthitāni tānyeva mama bhāgyaviparyayāt.. 5.129 .. > Nandī became filled with anxiety: "What fault has occurred in me today? / The obstacles that are spoken of for one devoted to Śiva's worship— / those very obstacles have arrived through the reversal of my fortune!" 5.129 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.130) evaṃ vimṛśya suciraṃ prakṣālya śivamaṃdiram.. yathāgatena mārgeṇa naṃdī svagṛhamāgataḥ.. 5.130 .. > Reflecting thus for a long time, having washed the temple of Śiva, / Nandī went to his own home by the way he had come. 5.130 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.131) tato naṃdinamāgatya purodhā gatamānasam.. abravodvacanaṃ taṃ tu kasmāttvaṃ gatamānasaḥ.. 5.131 .. > Then, having approached the disheartened Nandī, the family priest / addressed words to him: "Why are you disheartened?" 5.131 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.132) purohitaṃ prati tadā nandī vacanamabravīt.. 5.132 .. > Then Nandī spoke these words to the family priest: 5.132 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.133) adya dṛṣṭaṃ mayā vipra amedhyaṃ śivasaṃnidhau.. kenedaṃ kāritaṃ tatra na jānāmi kathaṃcana.. 5.133 .. > "Today, O brahmin, impure matter was seen by me in the presence of Śiva; / by whom this was caused to be done there, I do not know at all." 5.133 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.134) tataḥ purodhā vacanaṃ nandinaṃ cābravīttadā.. yena viskhalitaṃ tatra ratnādīnāṃ prapūjanam.. so'pi mūḍho na saṃdehaḥ kāryākāryeṣu maṃdadhīḥ.. 5.134 .. > Then the priest spoke these words to Nandī at that time: / "He by whom the rich worship with gems and the like was disturbed there— / he is surely a fool, dull-witted regarding what should and should not be done. 5.134 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.135) tasmācciṃtā na kartavyā tvayā aṇurapi prabho.. prabhāte ca mayā sārddhaṃ gamyatāṃ tacchivālayam.. 5.135 .. > Therefore, no anxiety should be had by you, not even a particle, O master! / In the morning, go to that temple of Śiva along with me. 5.135 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.136) nirīkṣaṇārthaṃ duṣṭasya tatkāryaṃ vidadhāmyaham.. etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ nandī tasya purodhasaḥ.. 5.136 .. > For the sake of watching for the villain, I shall arrange that matter." / Having heard this statement of his priest, 5.136 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.137) āsthitaḥ svagṛhe naktaṃ dūyamānena cetasā.. tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vyatītāyāmāhūya ca purodhasam.. 5.137 .. > Nandī stayed in his own house during the night with an aching heart. / When that night had passed, having summoned the priest, 5.137 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.138) gataḥ śivālayaṃ nandī samaṃ tena mahātmanā.. tato dṛṣṭaṃ pūrvadine kṛtaṃtena durātmanā.. 5.138 .. > Nandī went to the temple of Śiva together with that great-souled man. / Then was seen what had been done on the previous day by that wicked one. 5.138 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.139) samyakprapūjanaṃ kṛtvā nānāratnaparicchadam.. pañcopacārasaṃyuktaṃ caikādasyanvitaṃ tathā.. 5.139 .. > Having performed proper worship with equipment of various gems, / consisting of the five articles of worship and likewise elevenfold, 5.139 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.140) anekastutibhiḥ stutvā girīśaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ saha.. tadā yāmadvayaṃ jātaṃ stūyamānasya naṃdinaḥ.. 5.140 .. > having praised the Lord of the Mountain with many hymns along with the brahmins, / two watches of the day had passed as Nandī was praising \[him\]. 5.140 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.141) āyāto hi mahākālastathārūpo mahābalaḥ.. kālarūpo mahāraudro dhanuṣpāṇiḥ pratāpavān.. 5.141 .. > Then indeed came one like Mahākāla in form, possessing great strength, / resembling Death, exceedingly fierce, bow in hand, full of prowess. 5.141 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.142) taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhayavitrasto nandī sa vilalāpa ha.. purodhāścaiva sahasā bhayabhītastadābhavat.. 5.142 .. > Seeing him, terrified with fear, Nandī wept; / and the priest also immediately became terrified with fear. 5.142 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.143) kirātena kṛtaṃ tatra yathāpūrvamaviskhalam.. tāṃ pūjāṃ prapadāhatya bilvapatraṃ samarpayat.. 5.143 .. > By the hunter, \[the worship\] was performed there without hesitation, just as before: / kicking away that worship with the forepart of his foot, he offered a bilva leaf. 5.143 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.144) snapanaṃ tasya kṛtvā ca tato gaṃḍūṣavāriṇā.. naivedyaṃ tatpalaṃ caiva kirātaḥ śivamarpayat.. 5.144 .. > And having given him a ceremonial bath with water from his mouthful, / the Kirāta offered that flesh as a food offering to Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.145) daṇḍavatpatito bhūmāvutthāya svagṛhaṃ gataḥ.. taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ ciṃtayāmāsa vai ciram.. 5.145 .. > Falling flat on the ground like a staff, he got up and went to his own house. / Having seen that great wonder, \[Nandī\] indeed reflected for a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.146) purodhasā saha tadā naṃdīvyākulacetasā.. tena cākāritā viprā bahavo vedavādinaḥ.. 5.146 .. > Then, together with his priest, Nandī, his mind agitated, / had many brahmins who were expounders of the Vedas summoned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.147) nivedya teṣu tatsarvaṃ kirātena ca yatkṛtam.. kiṃ kāryamatha bho viprāḥ kathyatāṃ ca yathātatham.. 5.147 .. > Having reported to them all that was done by the Kirāta, \[he said:\] / “What should be done now, O brahmins? Tell me the truth!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.148) saṃpradhārya tataḥ sarve militvā dharmaśāstrataḥ.. ūcuḥ sarve tadā viprā naṃdinaṃ cātiśaṃkinam.. 5.148 .. > Then, having deliberated all together in accordance with the Dharmaśāstras, / all the brahmins then spoke to Nandī, who was extremely anxious: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.149) idaṃ vighnaṃ samutpannaṃ durnivāryaṃ surairapi.. tasmādānaya liṃgaṃ tvaṃ svagṛhaṃ vaiśyasattama.. 5.149 .. > “This obstacle has arisen, difficult to avert even by the gods; / therefore, bring the liṅga to your own house, O best of Vaiśyas!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.150) tatheti matvāsau naṃdī śivasyotpāṭanaṃ tadā.. kṛtvā svagṛhamānīya pratiṣṭhāpya yatāvidhi.. 5.150 .. > Agreeing, Nandī then uprooted the Śiva\[-liṅga\], / brought it to his own house, and installed it according to the rules. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.151) suvarṇapīṭhikāṃ kṛtvā navaratnasuśobhitām.. upacārairanekaiśca pūjayāmāsa vai tadā.. 5.151 .. > Having made a golden pedestal adorned with the nine jewels, / he then worshipped \[it\] with many services. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.152) athāpare dyurāyātaḥ kirātaḥ śivamaṃdiram.. yāvadvilokyāmāsa liṃgamaiśaṃ na dṛṣṭavān.. 5.152 .. > Then, on the next day, the Kirāta came to the temple of Śiva; / when he looked, he did not see the liṅga of Īśa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.153) maunaṃ vihāya sahasā hyākrośannidamabravīt.. he śaṃbho kva gatosi tvaṃ darśayātmānamadya vai.. 5.153 .. > Abandoning silence, he immediately cried out, saying this: / “O Śambhu, where have you gone? Reveal yourself today! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.154) na dṛṣṭosi mayā tvaṃ hi tyajāmyadya kalevaram.. he śaṃbho he jagannātha tripurāṃtakara prabho.. 5.154 .. > If you are not seen by me, I will give up my body today! / O Śambhu, O Lord of the universe, O destroyer of Tripura, O Lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.155) he rudra he mahādeva darśayātmānamātmanā.. 5.155 .. > O Rudra, O Mahādeva, show yourself by your own will!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.156) evaṃ sākṣepamadhurairvākyaiḥ kṣiptaḥ sadāśivaḥ.. kirātena tato raṃgairvīrosau jaṭharaṃ svakam.. 5.156 .. > Thus rebuked with words reproachful yet sweet, Sadāśiva \[remained hidden\]; / then that heroic Kirāta with \[violent\] outbursts tore open his own belly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.157) vibhedāśu tato bāhūnāsphoṭyaiva ruṣābravīt.. he śaṃbho darśayātmānaṃ kuto māṃ tyajya yāsyasi.. 5.157 .. > and having quickly pierced his arms, he struck \[his chest\] and spoke with rage: / “O Śambhu, show yourself! Where will you go, abandoning me?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.158) iti kṣiptvā tatoṃtrāṇi māṃsamutkṛtya sarvataḥ.. tasmingarte kareṇaiva kirātaḥ sahasākṣipat.. 5.158 .. > So saying, having pulled out his entrails and cut away his flesh from all sides, / the Kirāta suddenly hurled \[them\] into that pit with his own hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.159) svasthaṃ ca hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā sasnau tatsarasi dhruvam.. tathaiva jalamānīya bilvapattraṃ tvarānvitaḥ.. 5.159 .. > Having composed his heart, he indeed bathed in that lake; / bringing water and a bilva leaf in the same way, in great haste, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.160) pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ daṃḍavatpatito bhuvi.. 5.160 .. > he worshipped \[the pit\] in the proper manner and fell flat like a staff on the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.161) dhyānasthitastatastatra kirātaḥ śivasaṃnidhau.. prādurbhūtastadā rudraḥ pramathaiḥ parivāritaḥ.. 5.161 .. > Then, while the Kirāta stood absorbed in meditation in the presence of Śiva, / Rudra appeared, surrounded by his pramathas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.162) karpūragauro dyutimānkapardī caṃdraśekharaḥ.. taṃ gṛhītvā kare rudra uvāca parisāṃtvayan.. 5.162 .. > fair as camphor, radiant, with matted hair and the crescent moon on his crest. / Taking him by the hand, Rudra spoke, comforting him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.163) bhobho vīra mahāprājña madbhaktosi mahāmate.. varaṃ vṛṇīṣvātmahitaṃ yatte'bhilaṣitaṃ mahat.. 5.163 .. > “O hero, O very wise one, you are my devotee, O noble-minded one! / Choose a boon conducive to your welfare, whatever great thing you desire!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.164) evamuktaḥ sa rudreṇa mahākālo mudānvitaḥ.. papāta daṃḍavadbhūmau bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ.. 5.164 .. > Thus addressed by Rudra, Mahākāla, filled with joy, / fell flat like a staff upon the ground, endowed with supreme devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.165) tato rudraṃ babhāṣe sa varaṃ samprārthayāmyaham.. ahaṃ dāsosmi te rudra tvaṃ me svāmī na saṃśayaḥ.. 5.165 .. > Then he spoke to Rudra: “I pray for a boon: / I am your servant, O Rudra, and you are my master, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.166) etadbuddhātmano bhaktiṃ dehi janmanijanmani.. tvaṃ mātā ca pitā tvaṃ ca tvaṃ baṃdhuśca sakhā hi me.. 5.166 .. > Grant devotion to one whose mind understands this, in birth after birth! / You are my mother, and you are my father, and you are indeed my kinsman and my friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.167) tvaṃ gurustvaṃ mahāmaṃtro maṃtravedyo'si sarvadā.. tasmāttvadaparaṃ nānyattriṣu lokeṣu kiṃcana.. 5.167 .. > You are the guru, you are the great mantra, you are always to be known through mantra; / therefore, there is nothing else other than you in the three worlds.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.168) niṣkāmaṃ vākyamākarṇya kirātasya tadā bhavaḥ.. dadau pārṣadamukhyatvaṃ dvārapālatvameva ca.. 5.168 .. > Hearing the desireless words of the Kirāta, Bhava then / granted him leadership among his attendants and the status of doorkeeper. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.169) tadā ḍamarunādena nāditaṃ bhuvanatrayam.. bherībhāṃkāraśabdena śaṃkhānāṃ ninadena ca.. 5.169 .. > Then the three worlds were made to resound with the sound of the ḍamaru, / with the booming resonance of the kettle-drum, and with the blare of conches. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.170) tadā duṃdubhayo neduḥ paṭahāśca sahasraśaḥ.. naṃdī taṃ nādamākarṇya vismayāttvarito yayau.. 5.170 .. > Then kettledrums sounded, and drums by the thousands. / Hearing that sound, Nandī went swiftly in astonishment > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.171) tapovanaṃ yatra śivaḥ sthitaḥ pramathasaṃvṛtaḥ.. kirāto hi tathā dṛṣṭo naṃdinā ca tadā bhṛśam.. 5.171 .. > to the penance-grove where Śiva was present, surrounded by the pramathas. / And there the Kirāta was seen by Nandī with great \[wonder\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.172) uvāca praśrito vākyaṃ sa naṃdī vismayānvitaḥ.. kirātaṃ stotukāma'sau parameṇa samādhinā.. 5.172 .. > Filled with wonder, Nandī spoke a humble word, / wishing to praise the Kirāta with supreme concentration: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.173) ihānītastvayā śaṃbhustvaṃ bhaktosi paraṃtapa.. tvaṃ bhakto'hamiha prāpto māṃ nivedaya śaṃkare.. 5.173 .. > “Śambhu has been brought here by you; you are a devotee, O scorcher of foes! / You are a devotee, and I have arrived here; introduce me to Śaṃkara!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.174) tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kirātastvarayānvitaḥ.. naṃdinaṃ ca kare gṛhya śaṃkaraṃ samupāgataḥ.. 5.174 .. > Hearing his word, the Kirāta, acting swiftly, / took Nandī by the hand and approached Śaṃkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.175) prahasya bhagavānrudraḥ kirātaṃ vākyamabravīt.. ko'yaṃ tvayā samānīto gaṇānāmiha sannidhau.. 5.175 .. > Laughing, the blessed Lord Rudra said these words to the Kirāta: / “Who is this that has been brought by you here into the presence of the gaṇas?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.176) ..kirāta uvāca.. vijñapto'sau kirātena śaṃkaro lokaśaṃkaraḥ.. tava bhaktaḥ sadā deva tava pūjārato hyasau.. 5.176 .. > The Kirāta said: / Śaṃkara, the source of auspiciousness to the world, was addressed by the Kirāta: / “O God, he is your devotee always, indeed devoted to your worship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.177) pratyahaṃ ratnamāṇikyaiḥ puṣpaiścoccāvacairapi.. jīvitena dhanenāpi pūjito'si na saṃśayaḥ.. 5.177 .. > Every day, with gems and rubies, and with various kinds of flowers, / and even with his life and wealth, you have been worshipped \[by him\], there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.178) tasmājjānīhi manmitraṃ naṃdinaṃ bhaktavatsala.. 5.178 .. > Therefore, recognize my friend Nandī, O you who are affectionate to your devotees!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.179) ..mahādeva uvāca.. na jānāmi mahābhāga naṃdinaṃ vaiśyacarcitam.. tvaṃ me bhaktaḥ sakhā ceti mahākāla mahāmate.. 5.179 .. > Mahādeva said: / “I do not know Nandī, attended by the Vaiśyas, O fortunate one! / You are my devotee and my friend, O Mahākāla, O high-minded one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.180) upādhirahitā ye ca ye'pi caiva manasvinaḥ.. te'tīva me priyā bhaktāste viśiṣṭā narottamāḥ.. 5.180 .. > Those who are free from limiting conditions, and who are also resolute— / they are my very dear devotees; they are distinguished, the best of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.181) tava bhakto hyahaṃ tāta sa ca me priyakṛttaraḥ.. tāvubhau svīkṛtau tena pārṣadatvena śaṃbhunā.. 5.181 .. > For I am a devotee of yours, dear child, and he is a doer of what is pleasing to me.” / Both of them were accepted by Śambhu into the status of his attendants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.182) tato vimānāni bahūni tatra samāgatānyeva mahāprabhāṇi.. kirātavaryeṇa sa vaiśyavarya uddhāritastena mahāprabheṇa.. 5.182 .. > Then many aerial chariots of great radiance arrived there; / that best of Vaiśyas was redeemed by that best of Kirātas, who possessed great brilliance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.183) kailāsaṃ parvataṃ prāptau vimānairvegavattaraiḥ.. sārūpyameva saṃprāptāvīśvareṇa mahātmanā.. 5.183 .. > They reached Mount Kailāsa by means of very swift aerial chariots; / they attained conformity of form with Īśvara, the Great Soul. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.184) nīrājitau girijayā śivena sahitau tadā.. uvācedaṃ tato devī prahasya gajagāminī.. 5.184 .. > Then, being accompanied by Śiva, they were greeted with the waving of lights by Girijā. / Then the goddess, who walks like an elephant, spoke this, laughing: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.185) yathā tvaṃ hi mahādeva tathā caitau na saṃśayaḥ.. svarūpeṇa ca gatyā ca hāsyabhāvaiḥ supūjitau.. 5.185 .. > “Just as you are, Mahādeva, so are these two, there is no doubt; / in appearance, in gait, and in cheerful disposition, they are well worshipped. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.186) mayā tvameka evāsīḥ sevito vai na saṃśayaḥ.. devyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā kirāto vaiśya eva ca.. 5.186 .. > By me you alone were served, without a doubt.” / Hearing that word of the Goddess, both the Kirāta and the Vaiśya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.187) sadyaḥ parāṅmukhau bhūtvā śaṃkarasya ca paśyataḥ.. bhavāvastvanukaṃpyau ca bhavatā hi trilocana.. 5.187 .. > immediately turning their faces away as Śaṃkara was looking on, \[said:\] / “May we two be pitied by you, O three-eyed Lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.188) tava dvāri sthitau nityaṃ bhāvavaste namonamaḥ.. 5.188 .. > Standing constantly at your door, may we remain \[your servants\]! Homage, homage to you!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.189) tayorbhāvaṃ sa bhagavānviditvā prahasanbhavaḥ.. uvāca parayā bhaktyā bhavatorastu vāṃchitam.. 5.189 .. > Understanding the disposition of both, the lord Bhava smiled and said: / 'Through your supreme devotion, let your desire be fulfilled.' 5.189 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.190) tadā prabhṛti tāvetau dvārapālau babhūvatuḥ.. śivadvāri sthitau viprā madhyāhne śivadarśinau.. 5.190 .. > From that time forward, O brahmins, those two became doorkeepers, / stationed at the door of Śiva, beholding Śiva at midday. 5.190 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.191) eko naṃdī mahākālo dvāvetau śivavallabhau.. ūcatustau mudāyuktāveka eva sadāśivaḥ.. 5.191 .. > One was Nandī, and \[the other\] Mahākāla—these two were dear to Śiva. / Filled with joy, they said: 'Sadāśiva is one alone.' 5.191 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.192) ekāṃguliṃ samuddhṛtya mahādevobhyabhāṣata.. tathā naṃdī uvācedamuddhṛtya svāṃgulidvayam.. 5.192 .. > Raising one finger, Mahādeva spoke; / likewise Nandī spoke this, raising two of his fingers. 5.192 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.193) evaṃ saṃjñānvitau dvāri tiṣṭhatastau mahātmanaḥ.. śaṃkarasya mahābhāgāḥ śrṛṇvaṃtu ṛṣayo hyamī.. 5.193 .. > Endowed with such gestures, the two stand at the door of the great-souled Śaṃkara. / O fortunate ones, let these seers indeed hear! 5.193 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.194) śailādena purā proktaṃ śivadharmamanaṃtakam.. prāṇināṃ kṛpayā viprāḥ sarveṣāṃ duṣkṛtātmanām.. 5.194 .. > In ancient times, the eternal dharma of Śiva was proclaimed by Śailāda / out of compassion for all living beings whose souls have committed evil deeds, O brahmins. 5.194 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.195) ye pāpino'pyadharmiṣṭhā aṃdhā mūkāśca paṃgavaḥ.. kulahīnā durātmānaḥ śvapacā api mānavāḥ.. 5.195 .. > Even those who are sinners, most unrighteous, blind, mute, and lame, / base-born, wicked-souled, and even dog-cookers among men— 5.195 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.196) yādṛśāstādṛśāścānye śivabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ.. te'pi gacchaṃti sāṃnidhyaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ.. 5.196 .. > whatever sorts they may be, if they are guided by devotion to Śiva, / they too attain the presence of the god of gods, the bearer of the trident. 5.196 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.197) liṃgaṃ sikatāmayaṃ ye pūjayaṃti vipaścitaḥ.. te rudralokaṃ gacchaṃti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.. 5.197 .. > Those wise ones who worship a liṅga made of sand / go to the realm of Rudra; no doubt should be entertained in this matter. 5.197 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.3.197\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3.197_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṃḍe śivaśāstre śivabhaktimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ.. 5 .. cha .. > Thus ends the fifth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Māhātmya of Devotion to Śiva', in the Śivaśāstra of the Kedārakhaṇḍa in the first \[part\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, of the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. 5. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.3.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kalkipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.kalki.18.1178) — Sanskrit - [Daśavidhahetunirūpaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.vaikhanasa!tatparyacintamani.dasavidhahetunirupana.78.3) — Śrīnivāsamakhin, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.3) · Pramāṇa