[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) › 1.3.5 # Skandapurana 1.3.5 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. tadā ca te surāḥ sarva ṛṣayopi bhayānvitāḥ.. īḍire liṃgamaiśaṃ ca brahmādyā jñānavihvalāḥ.. 7.1 .. > Lomaśa said: > Then all those gods and seers, overcome with fear, / bewildered in mind, praised the liṅga belonging to Īśa, beginning with Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.2) ..brahmovāca.. tvaṃ liṃgarūpī tu mahāprabhāvo vedāṃtavedyosi mahātmarūpi.. yenaiva sarve jagadātmamūlaṃ kṛtaṃ sadānaṃdapareṇa nityam.. 7.2 .. > Brahmā said: > “You have the form of the liṅga, possess great power, are to be known through Vedānta, and have the nature of the Supreme Self, / by whom, supreme in eternal bliss, the whole world has ever been made from your own self as its root. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.3) tvaṃ sākṣī sarvalokānāṃ hartā tvaṃ ca vicakṣaṇaḥ.. rakṣaṇosi mahādeva bhairavosi jagatpate.. 7.3 .. > You are the witness of all the worlds, you are the destroyer, the discerning one; / you are the protector, O Mahādeva, you are Bhairava, O Lord of the universe! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.4) tvayā liṃgasvarūpeṇa vyāptametajjagattrayam.. kṣudrāścaiva vayaṃ nātha māyāmohitacetasaḥ.. 7.4 .. > By you, in the form of the liṅga, these three worlds are pervaded. / And we are insignificant, O Lord, our minds deluded by māyā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.5) ahaṃ surā'surāḥ sarve yakṣagaṃdharvarākṣasāḥ.. pannagāśca piśācāśca tathā vidyādharā hyamī.. 7.5 .. > I, all the gods and asuras, yakṣas, gandharvas, rākṣasas, / pannagas, piśācas, and likewise these vidyādharas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.6) tvaṃhi viśvasṛjāṃ sraṣṭā tvaṃ hi devo jagatpatiḥ.. kartā tvaṃ bhuvanasyāsya tvaṃ hartā puruṣaḥ paraḥ.. 7.6 .. > For you are the creator of the creators of the universe; you indeed are the god, the lord of the universe; / you are the maker of this world, you are the destroyer, the supreme Puruṣa.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.7) trāhyasmākaṃ mahādeva devadeva namo'stu te.. evaṃ stuto hi vai dhātrā liṃgarūpī maheśvaraḥ.. 7.7 .. > "Protect us, O Mahādeva, God of gods, homage be to you!" / Thus praised indeed by the Creator, Maheśvara in the form of the liṅga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.8) ṛṣayaḥ stotukāmāste maheśvaramakalmaṣam.. astuvangīrbhiragryābhiḥ śrutigītābhirādṛtāḥ.. 7.8 .. > The seers, desiring to praise spotless Maheśvara, / Praised him respectfully with supreme words sung in the Vedas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.9) ..ṛṣaya ūcuḥ.. ajñānino vayaṃ kāmānna viṃdāmo'sya saṃsthitim.. tvaṃ hyātmā paramātmā ca prakṛtistvaṃ vibhāvinī.. 7.9 .. > The seers said: / "Ignorant through desire, we do not comprehend his abiding nature; / You are indeed the self and the supreme self, you are Prakṛti bringing forth illumination. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.10) tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva tvameva baṃdhuśca sakhā tvame.. tvamīśvaro vedavidekarūpo mahānubhāvaiḥ pariciṃtyamānaḥ.. 7.10 .. > You alone are mother and father; you alone are kin and friend; / You are Īśvara, of one form with the knower of the Vedas, contemplated by the magnanimous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.11) tvamātmā sarvabhūtānāmeko jyotirivaidhasām.. sarvaṃ bhavati yasmāttvattasmātsarvo'si nityadā.. 7.11 .. > You are the one inner self of all beings, like fire among kinds of firewood; / Because everything arises from you, therefore you are Sarva eternally. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.12) yasmācca saṃbhavatyetattasmācchaṃbhuriti prabhuḥ.. 7.12 .. > And because this universe comes into being \[from you\], therefore the Lord is called Śambhu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.13) tvatpādapaṃkajaṃ prāptā vayaṃ sarve surādayaḥ.. ṛṣayo devagaṃdharvā vidyādharamahoragāḥ.. 7.13 .. > All of us—the gods and others, / The seers, devagandharvas, vidyādharas, and great serpents—have approached your lotus feet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.14) tasmācca kṛpayā śaṃbho pāhyasmāñjagataḥ pate.. 7.14 .. > Therefore, through compassion, O Śambhu, protect us, O Lord of the world!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.15) ..mahādeva uvāca.. śrṛṇudhvaṃ tu vaco me'dya kriyatāṃ ca tvarānvitaiḥ.. viṣṇuṃ sarve prārthayaṃtu tvaritena tapodhanāḥ.. 7.15 .. > Mahādeva said: / "Hear my word today and act with haste: / Let all of you rich in austerity quickly pray to Viṣṇu." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.16) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ.. viṣṇuṃ sarve namaskṛtya īḍire ca tadā surāḥ.. 7.16 .. > Hearing that word of his, of the magnanimous Śaṃkara, / All the gods bowed down to Viṣṇu and praised him then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.17) ..deva ūcuḥ.. vidyādharāḥ suragaṇā ṛṣayaśca sarve trātāstvayādya sakalājagadekabaṃdho.. tadvatkṛpākarajanānparipālayādya trailokyanātha jagadīśa jagannivāsa.. 7.17 .. > The gods said: / "Vidyādharas, hosts of gods, and all the seers have been saved by you today, O sole kin of the whole universe; / Likewise, protect these people who seek mercy today, O Lord of the three worlds, Sovereign of the world, Abode of the universe!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.18) prahasya bhagavanviṣṇuruvācedaṃ vacastadā.. daityaiḥ prapīḍitā yūyaṃ rakṣitāśca purā mayā.. 7.18 .. > Smiling, the blessed Viṣṇu then spoke this word: / "Formerly, when afflicted by Daityas, you were protected by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.19) adyaiva bhayamutpannaṃ liṃgādasmācciraṃtanam.. na śakyate mayā trātumasmālliṃgabhayātsurāḥ.. 7.19 .. > Only today has fear arisen from this ancient liṅga; / It is not possible for me to protect you from this fear of the liṅga, O gods." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.20) acyutenaivamuktāste devā ściṃtānvitābhavan.. tadā nabhogatā vāṇī uvācāśvāsya vai surān.. 7.20 .. > Thus addressed by Acyuta, those gods became filled with anxiety; / Then an incorporeal voice in the sky spoke, reassuring the gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.21) etalliṃgaṃ saṃvṛṇuṣva pūjanāya janārdana.. piṃḍibhūtvā mahābāho rakṣasva sacarācaram.. tatheti matvā bagavānvīrabhadro'bhyapūjayat.. 7.21 .. > "Enclose this liṅga for worship, O Janārdana; / Becoming a mass, O mighty-armed one, protect the moving and unmoving!" / Thinking 'So be it,' the blessed Vīrabhadra worshipped it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.22) brahmādibhaḥ suragaṇaiḥ sahitaistadānīṃ saṃpūjitaḥ śivavidhānarato mahātmā.. sravīrabhadraḥ śaśiśekharo'sau śivapriyo rudrasamastrilokyām.. 7.22 .. > Worshipped then by the hosts of gods accompanied by Brahmā and others, devoted to Śiva's rites, that magnanimous one, / He was Vīrabhadra, bearing the crescent moon, dear to Śiva, equal to Rudra in the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.23) liṃgasyārcanayukto'sau vīrabhadro'bhavattadā.. tadrūpasyaiva liṃgasya yena sarvamidaṃ jagat.. 7.23 .. > Vīrabhadra then engaged in the worship of the liṅga, / Of the liṅga of that very form by which all this universe > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.24) udbhāti sthitimāpnoti tathā vilayameti ca.. talliṃgaṃ liṃgamityāhurlayanāttattvavittamāḥ.. 7.24 .. > Shines forth, attains maintenance, and also dissolves. / The best knowers of truth call that liṅga 'liṅga' because of its dissolving (layana). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.25) brahmāṇḍāgolakairvyāptaṃ tathā rudrākṣabhūṣitam.. tathā liṃgaṃ mahajjātaṃ sarveṣāṃ duratikramam.. 7.25 .. > Pervaded by globes of cosmic eggs and adorned with rudrākṣas, / Thus the great liṅga became impossible for all to surpass. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.26) tadā sarve'tha vibudhā ṛṣo vai mahāprabhāḥ.. tuṣṭuvuśca mahāliṃgaṃ vedāvādaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak.. 7.26 .. > Then all the gods and the seers of great splendor / Praised the great liṅga individually with Vedic assertions: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.27) aṇoraṇīyāṃstvaṃ deva tathā tvaṃ mahato mahān.. tasmāttvayā vidhātavyaṃ sarvaiṣāṃ liṃgapūjanam.. 7.27 .. > "O God, you are subtler than the subtle, and likewise you are greater than the great; / Therefore, the worship of the liṅga should be performed by all on your account." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.28) tadānīmeva sarveṇa liṃgaṃ ca bahuśaḥ kṛtam.. satye brahmeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ vaikuṇṭhe ca sadāśivaḥ.. 7.28 .. > At that very time, the liṅga was established in many ways by Śarva: / The liṅga Brahmeśvara in Satya\[loka\], and Sadāśiva in Vaikuṇṭha; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.29) amarāvatyāṃ supratiṣṭhamamareśvarasaṃjñakam.. varuṇeśvaraṃ ca vāruṇyāṃ yāmyāṃ kāleśvaraṃ prabhum.. 7.29 .. > In Amarāvatī the well-established one named Amareśvara; / Varuṇeśvara in the western quarter, and Lord Kāleśvara in the southern; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.30) nairṛteśvaraṃ ca nairṛtyāṃ vāyavyāṃ pāvaneśvaram.. kedāraṃ mṛtyuloke ca tathaiva amareśvaram.. 7.30 .. > Nairṛteśvara in the south-western quarter, and Pāvaneśvara in the north-western; / Kedāra in the world of mortals, and likewise Amareśvara; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.31) oṃkāraṃ narmadāyāṃ ca mahākālaṃ tathaiva ca.. kāśyāṃ viśveśvaraṃ devaṃ prayāge laliteśvaram.. 7.31 .. > Oṃkāra on the Narmadā, and likewise Mahākāla; / The god Viśveśvara in Kāśī, and Laliteśvara in Prayāga; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.32) triyambakaṃ brahmagirau kalau bhadreśvaraṃ tathā.. drākṣārāmeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame.. 7.32 .. > Triyambaka on Brahmagiri, and likewise Bhadreśvara in the Kali \[age\]; / The liṅga Drākṣārāmeśvara at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the ocean; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.33) saurāṣṭre ca tathā liṃgaṃ someśvaramiti smṛtam.. tathā sarveśvaraṃ vindhye śrīśaile śikhareśvaram.. kāntyāmallālanāthaṃ ca siṃhanāthaṃ ca siṃgale.. 7.33 .. > And in Saurāṣṭra the liṅga remembered as Someśvara; / Likewise Sarveśvara in the Vindhya, Śikhareśvara at Śrīśaila; / Allālanātha in Kāñcī, and Siṃhanātha in Siṃhala; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.34) virūpākṣaṃ tathā liṃgaṃ koṭiśaṅkarameva ca.. tripurāntakaṃ bhīmeśamamareśvarameva ca.. 7.34 .. > Likewise the liṅga Virūpākṣa, and Koṭiśaṅkara; / Tripurāntaka, Bhīmeśa, and Amareśvara; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.35) bhogeśvaraṃ ca pātāle hāṭakeśvarameva ca.. evamādīnyanekāni liṃgāni bhuvanatraye.. sthāpitāni tadā devairviśvopakṛtihetave.. 7.35 .. > Bhogeśvara in Pātāla, and Hāṭakeśvara; / Such many liṅgas were established in the three worlds / Then by the gods for the sake of benefiting the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.37) liṃgeśaiśca tathā sarvaiḥ pūrṇamāsījjagattrayam.. tathā ca vīrabhadrāṃśāḥ pūjārthamamaraiḥ kṛtāḥ.. 7.36 tatra viṃśatisaṃskārāsteṣāmaṣṭādhikābhavan.. kathitāḥ śaṃkareṇaiva liṃgasyācanasūcakāḥ.. 7.37 .. > And with all these lords of liṅgas, the three worlds became full. / And partial incarnations of Vīrabhadra were made by the immortals for the sake of worship. / There twenty-eight consecrations were proclaimed by Śaṃkara himself, / Indicating the worship of the liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.38) saṃti rudreṇa kathitāḥ śivadharmā sanātanāḥ.. vīrabhadro yathā rudrastathānye guravaḥ smṛtāḥ.. 7.38 .. > The eternal dharmas of Śiva have been spoken by Rudra. / Just as Vīrabhadra is Rudra, so are the other teachers remembered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.39) gurorjātāśca guravo vikhyātā bhuvanatraye.. liṃgasya mahimāna tu nandī jānāti tattvataḥ.. 7.39 .. > Born from the teacher, the teachers became renowned in the three worlds. / But Nandī knows in truth the majesty of the liṅga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.40) tathā skando hi bhagavānnye te nāmadhārakāḥ.. yathoktāḥ śivadharamā hi nandinā parikīrttitāḥ.. 7.40 .. > As does the blessed Skanda, and those who bear their names; / The dharmas of Śiva were proclaimed by Nandī exactly as spoken. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.41) śailādena mahābhāgā vicitrā liṃgadhārakāḥ.. śavasyopari liṃgaṃ ca dhriyate ca purātanaiḥ.. 7.41 .. > By the son of Śilāda, O fortunate ones, the diverse bearers of the liṅga \[were ordained\]; / A liṅga is worn upon the body by the ancients. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.42) liṃgena saha pañcatvaṃ liṃgena saha jīvitam.. ete dharmāḥ supratiṣṭhāḥ śailādena pratiṣṭhitāḥ.. 7.42 .. > Dissolution into the five elements along with the liṅga, living along with the liṅga— / These well-established practices were established by the son of Śilāda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.43) dharmaḥ pāśupataḥ śreṣṭhaḥ skandena pratipālitaḥ.. 7.43 .. > The supreme Pāśupata dharma was maintained by Skanda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.44) śuddhāpañcākṣarīvidyāprāsādī tadanantaram.. ṣaḍakṣarī tathā vidyā prāsādasya ca dīpikā.. 7.44 .. > The pure five-syllable mantra (pañcākṣarī vidyā) followed by the prāsāda mantra, / Likewise the six-syllable mantra (ṣaḍakṣarī vidyā), the lamp of the prāsāda— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.45) skandāttatsamanuprāptamagastyena mahātmanā.. paścādācāryabhedena hyāgamā bahavo'bhavan.. 7.45 .. > That was obtained from Skanda by the magnanimous Agastya. / Thereafter, through variations of teachers, there arose many Āgamas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.46) kiṃ tu vai bahunoktena śvi ityakṣaradvayam.. uccārayaṃti sa nityaṃ te rudrā nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 7.46 .. > Yet what is the use of much talk? Those who continually utter / The two syllables 'Śi-va' are Rudras, there is no doubt about this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.47) satāṃ mārgaṃ puraskṛtya ye sarve te purāṃtakāḥ.. vīrā māheśvarājñeyāḥ pāpakṣayakarā nṛṇām.. 7.47 .. > All those who, placing first the path of the virtuous, are destroyers of the cities \[of passion\], / Are to be known as heroic Māheśvaras, destroyers of human sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.48) prasaṃgenānupaṃkṣeṇa śradvayā ca yadṛcchayā.. śivabhaktiṃ prakurvanti ye vai te yāṃti sadgatim.. 7.48 .. > Those who practice devotion to Śiva incidentally, unintentionally, / With faith, or even by chance, go to the good destination. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.49) śrṛṇudhvaṃ kathayāmīha itihāsaṃ purātanam.. kṛtaṃ śivālayaṃ yacca pataṃgyā mārjanaṃ purā.. 7.49 .. > Listen, I shall narrate here an ancient narrative: / How formerly a sweeping of the temple of Śiva was done by a moth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.50) āgatā bhakṣaṇārthaṃ hi naivedyaṃ kena cārpitam.. mārjanaṃ rajastasyāḥ pakṣābhyāmabhavatpurā.. 7.50 .. > For she had come to eat the food offering presented by someone; / anciently, a sweeping of the dust was made by her wings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.51) tena karmavipākena uttamaṃ svargamāgatā.. bhuktvā svargasukhaṃ cograṃ punaḥ saṃsāramāgatā.. 7.51 .. > Through that ripening of actions, she went to highest heaven; / having enjoyed intense heavenly pleasure, she came back to the world of rebirth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.52) kāśirājasutā jātā sundarīnāma viśrutā.. pūrvābhyāsācca kalyāṇī babhūva paramā satī.. 7.52 .. > She was born as the daughter of the king of Kāśī, famed by the name Sundarī; / and from previous practice, the auspicious lady became supremely virtuous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.53) uṣasyuṣasi tanvaṃgī śivadvāraratā sadā.. saṃmārjanaṃ ca kurute bhaktyā paramayā yutā.. 7.53 .. > Dawn after dawn, the slender-limbed lady, ever devoted to Śiva's doorway, / swept \[it\] clean, endowed with supreme devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.54) svayameva tadā devī sundarī rājakanyakā.. tathābhūtāṃ ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ṛṣiruddālako'bravīt.. 7.54 .. > At that time the noble lady, Sundarī, the king's daughter, \[did so\] herself. / And seeing her in such a state, the seer Uddālaka said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.55) sukumārī satī bāle svayameva kathaṃ śubhe.. saṃmārjanaṃ ca kuruṣe kanyake tvaṃ śucismite.. 7.55 .. > “Delicate, virtuous maiden, why do you yourself, auspicious one, / sweep, O maiden with a bright smile? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.56) dāsī dāsyaśca bahavaḥ saṃti devi tavāgrataḥ.. tavājñayā kariṣyaṃti sarvaṃ saṃmārjanādikam.. 7.56 .. > O noble lady, there are many male and female servants before you; / at your command they will do all the sweeping and the rest.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.57) ṛṣestadvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasyedamuvāca ha.. 7.57 .. > Hearing that speech of the seer, she smiled and said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.58) śivasevāṃ prakurvāṇāḥ śivabhaktipuraskṛtāḥ.. ye narāścaiva nāryyaśca śivalokaṃ vrajaṃti vai.. 7.58 .. > “Those men and women who perform service to Śiva, / placing devotion to Śiva first, indeed go to Śiva's world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.59) saṃmārjanaṃ ca pāṇibhyāṃ padbhyāṃ yānaṃ śivālaye.. tasmānmayā ca kriyate saṃmārjanamataṃdritam.. 7.59 .. > Sweeping with both hands, going on foot in Śiva's temple— / therefore sweeping is unweariedly done by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.60) anyatkiñcinna jānāmi ekaṃ saṃmārjanaṃ vinā.. ṛṣistadvacanaṃ śrutvā manasā ca vimṛśya hi.. 7.60 .. > I know nothing else, except for sweeping.” / The seer, having heard her speech and pondering it in his mind: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.61) anayā kiṃ kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ keyaṃ kasya prasādataḥ.. tadā jñānaṃ ca ṛṣiṇā tatsarvaṃ jñānacakṣuṣā.. vismayena samāviṣṭastūṣṇīṃbhūto'bhavattadā.. 7.61 .. > “What was done by her previously? Who is she, and by whose grace?” / Then with the eye of knowledge, all that became known by the seer. / Overcome with astonishment, he then fell silent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.62) savismayo'bhūdatha tadviditvā uddālako jñānavatāṃ variṣṭhaḥ.. śivaprabhāvaṃ manasā viciṃtya jñānātparaṃ bodhamavāpa śāṃtaḥ.. 7.62 .. > Then, having realized that, Uddālaka, the best of the wise, was astonished; / reflecting in his mind on Śiva's majesty, the tranquil one attained understanding beyond knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.62\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.62_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe saptamo'dhyāyaḥ.. 7 .. cha .. > Thus ends the seventh chapter in the first \[part\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.62\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.62_2) 1.7.44 > 1.7.44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.5.62\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5.62_3) 1. prāsādaḥ praṇavaḥ iti mantraśāstre praṇavasya prāsādabījasaṃjñā) > 1. \[Note: The temple is the praṇava, as in the mantra scriptures the praṇava has the designation of the prāsāda-seed-syllable.\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.5.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.5) · Pramāṇa