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# Skandapurana 1.4.12: adhyāyaḥ 14

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 14

### [1.4.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.1)

..arjuna uvāca..  
kumāranāthamāhātmyaṃ yattvayoktaṃ kathāṃtare..  
tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi vistareṇa mahāmune.. 14.1 ..

> Arjuna said: / The māhātmya of Kumāranātha which you mentioned in another narration, / that I desire to hear in detail, O great sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.2)

..nārada uvāca..  
tārakaṃ vinihatyaiva vajrāṃgatanayaṃ prabhuḥ..  
guhaḥ saṃsthāpayāmāsa liṃgametacca phālguna.. 14.2 ..

> Nārada said:  
> Having slain Tāraka, the son of Vajrāṅga, the lord  
> Guha established this liṅga, O Phālguna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.3)

darśanācchravaṇāddhyānātpūjayā śrutivaṃdanaiḥ..  
sarvapāpāpahaḥ pārtha kumāreśo na saṃśayaḥ.. 14.3 ..

> By seeing, hearing, meditating upon, worshipping, and singing praises from the scriptures,  
> Kumāreśa removes all sins, O Pārtha; there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.4)

..arjuna uvāca..  
atyāścaryamayī ramyā katheyaṃ pāpanāśinī..  
vistareṇa ca me brūhi yāthātathyena nārada.. 14.4 ..

> Arjuna said:  
> This charming story, which destroys sin, is full of great wonder.  
> Tell it to me in detail and as it truly happened, O Nārada.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.5)

vajrāṃgaḥ kopyasau daityaḥ kiṃprabhāvaśca tārakaḥ..  
kathaṃ sa nihataścaiva jātaścaiva kathaṃ guhaḥ.. 14.5 ..

> Who was this Daitya Vajrāṅga, and what was the power of Tāraka?  
> How was he slain, and how was Guha born?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.6)

kathaṃ saṃsthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ kumāreśvarasaṃjñitam..  
kiṃ phalaṃ cāsya liṃgasya brūhi tadvistarānmama.. 14.6 ..

> How was the liṅga named Kumāreśvara established,  
> and what is the fruit of this liṅga? Tell me that at length.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.7)

..nārada uvāca..  
praṇipatya kumārāya senānye ceśvarāya ca..  
śrṛṇu caikamanāḥ pārtha kumāracaritaṃ mahat.. 14.7 ..

> Nārada said:  
> Bowing down to Kumāra, the commander of the army and the Lord,  
> listen with a single mind, O Pārtha, to the great deed of Kumāra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.8)

mānaso brahmaṇaḥ putro dakṣo nāma prajāpatiḥ..  
ṣaṣṭiṃ so'janayatkanyā vīriṇyāṃ nāma phālguna.. 14.8 ..

> The mind-born son of Brahmā was the Prajāpati named Dakṣa.  
> He begot sixty daughters upon Vīriṇī, O Phālguna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.9)

dado sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa..  
saptaviṃśatiṃ somāya catasroriṣṭanemine.. 14.9 ..

> He gave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa,  
> twenty-seven to Soma, and four to Ariṣṭanemi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.10)

bhūtāṃgiraḥ kṛśāśvebhyo dvedve caiva dadau prabhuḥ..  
nāmadheyānyamūṣāṃ ca sapatnīnāṃ ca me śrṛṇu.. 14.10 ..

> The lord gave two each to Bhūta, Aṅgiras, and Kṛśāśva.  
> Hear from me their names and those of their co-wives,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.11)

yāsāṃ prasūtiprabhavā lokā āpūritāstrayaḥ..  
bhānurlambā kakudbhūmirviśvā sādhyā marutvatī.. 14.11 ..

> by whose offspring the three worlds were filled:  
> Bhānu, Lambā, Kakud, Bhūmi, Viśvā, Sādhyā, Marutvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.12)

vasursuhūrtā saṃkalpā dharmapatnyaḥ sutāñchṛṇu..  
bhānostu devaṛṣabha suto'bhavat.. 14.12 ..

> Vasu, Muhūrtā, and Saṃkalpā were the wives of Dharma; hear their sons:  
> To Bhānu was born the son Devarṣabha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.13)

vidyota āsīllaṃbāyāṃ tataśca stanayitnavaḥ..  
kakudaḥ śakaṭaḥ putraḥ kīkaṭastanayo yataḥ.. 14.13 ..

> In Lambā was Vidyota, and from him the thunderclouds.  
> The son of Kakud was Śakaṭa, from whom was born the son Kīkaṭa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.14)

bhuvo durgastathā svargo naṃdaścaiva tato'bhavat..  
viśvedevāśca viśvāyā aprajāṃstānpracakṣate.. 14.14 ..

> From Bhūmi arose Durga, Svarga, and Nanda.  
> From Viśvā were the Viśvedevas; they are declared to be childless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.15)

sādhyā dvādaśa sādhyāyā arthasiddhistu tatsutaḥ..  
marutvānsujayaṃtaśca marutvatyā babhūvatuḥ.. 14.15 ..

> The twelve Sādhyas were born of Sādhyā, and Arthasiddhi was her son.  
> Marutvān and Sujayanta were born of Marutvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.16)

naranārāyaṇau prāhuryau tau jñānavido janāḥ..  
vasośca vasavaścāṣṭau muhūrtāyāṃ muhūrtakāḥ.. 14.16 ..

> Those who know wisdom speak of those two as Nara and Nārāyaṇa.  
> From Vasu came the eight Vasus, and in Muhūrtā the Muhūrtakas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.17)

ye vai phalaṃ prayacchaṃti bhūtānāṃ svaṃ svakālajam..  
saṃkalpāyāśca saṃkalpaḥ kāmaḥ saṃkalpajaḥ sutaḥ.. 14.17 ..

> who indeed grant to living beings the fruit born of their respective times.  
> Of Saṃkalpā was Saṃkalpa; Kāma was the son born of Saṃkalpa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.18)

surūpāsūta tanayānrudrānekādaśaiva tu..  
kapālī piṃgalo bhīmo virupākṣo vilohitaḥ.. 14.18 ..

> Surūpā gave birth to eleven sons, the Rudras:  
> Kapālin, Piṅgala, Bhīma, Virūpākṣa, Vilohita,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.19)

ajakaḥ śāsanaḥ śāstā śaṃbhuścāṃtyo bhavastathā..  
rudrasya pārṣadāścānye virūpāyāḥ sutāḥ smṛtāḥ.. 14.19 ..

> Ajaka, Śāsana, Śāstṛ, Śambhu, and the last was Bhava.  
> Other attendants of Rudra are remembered as the sons of Virūpā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.20)

prajāpateraṃgirasaḥ svadhā patnī pitṝnatha..  
jajñe sanī(cī?)tathā putramatharvāgirasaṃ prabhum.. 14.20 ..

> Svadhā, the wife of the Prajāpati Aṅgiras, bore the ancestors,  
> as well as a daughter \[Sanīcī\] and the powerful son Atharvāṅgiras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.21)

kṛśāśvasya ca dve bhārye arciśca diṣaṇā tathā..  
astragāmo yayoḥ putraḥ sasaṃhāraḥ prakīrtitaḥ.. 14.21 ..

> Kṛśāśva had two wives, Arcis and Dhiṣaṇā,  
> whose sons are proclaimed to be the weapons along with their withdrawal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.22)

pataṃgī yāminī tāmrā timiścāriṣṭaneminaḥ..  
pataṃgyasūta patagānyāminī śalabhānatha.. 14.22 ..

> Pataṅgī, Yāminī, Tāmrā, and Timi were \[the wives\] of Ariṣṭanemi.  
> Pataṅgī gave birth to birds, and Yāminī to locusts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.23)

tāmrāyāḥ śyenagṛdhrādyāstimeryādogaṇāstathā..  
atha kaśyapapatnīnāṃ yatprasūdamidaṃ jagat.. 14.23 ..

> From Tāmrā came hawks, vultures, and the like, and from Timi aquatic creatures.  
> Now, concerning the wives of Kaśyapa, from whose offspring this world arose:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.24)

śrṛṇu nāmāni lokānāṃ mātṝṇāṃ śaṃkarāṇi ca..  
aditirditirdanuḥ siṃhī danāyuḥ surabhistathā.. 14.24 ..

> Hear the auspicious names of the mothers of the worlds:  
> Aditi, Diti, Danu, Siṃhī, Danāyu, and Surabhi;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.25)

ariṣṭā vinatā grāvā dayā krodhavaśā irā..  
kadrurmuniśca te cobhe mātarastāḥ prakīrtitāḥ.. 14.25 ..

> Ariṣṭā, Vinatā, Grāvā, Dayā, Krodhavaśā, Irā,  
> Kadrū, and Muni—these are proclaimed as the mothers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.26)

ādityāścāditeḥ putrā diterdaityāḥ prakīrtitāḥ..  
danośca dānavāḥ proktā rāhuḥ siṃhīsuto grahaḥ.. 14.26 ..

> The Ādityas are proclaimed the sons of Aditi, the Daityas of Diti,  
> the Dānavas of Danu, and Rāhu the planet is the son of Siṃhī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.27)

danāyuṣastathā jāto danāyuśca gaṇo balī..  
gāvaśca surabherjātāriṣṭāputrā yugaṃdharāḥ.. 14.27 ..

> From Danāyu was born the powerful troop of Danāyus.  
> Cattle were born of Surabhi, and the sons of Ariṣṭā were the Yugandharas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.28)

vinatāsūta aruṇaṃ garuḍaṃ ca mahābalam..  
grāvāyāḥ śvāpadāḥ putrā gaṇaḥ krodhavaśastathā.. 14.28 ..

> Vinatā gave birth to Aruṇa and Garuda of great strength.  
> The sons of Grāvā were beasts of prey, and likewise the troop of Krodhavaśas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.29)

jātaḥ krodhavaśāyāśca irāyā bhūruhāḥ smṛtāḥ..  
kadrūsutāḥ smṛtā nāgā munerapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ.. 14.29 ..

> was born of Krodhavaśā; plants are remembered as \[born\] of Irā.  
> The serpent Nāgas are remembered as Kadrū’s sons, and the hosts of apsarases from Muni.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.30)

tatra dvau tanayau yau ca ditestau viṣṇunā hatau..  
hiraṇyakaśipurvīro hiraṇyākṣastathā'paraḥ.. 14.30 ..

> Among them, the two sons of Diti were slain by Viṣṇu:  
> the heroic Hiraṇyakaśipu, and the other, Hiraṇyākṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.31)

tato nihataputrā sā ditirārādhya kaśyapam..  
ayācata varaṃ devī putramanyaṃ mahābalam.. 14.31 ..

> Then Diti, whose sons had been slain, worshipped Kaśyapa,  
> and the goddess asked for a boon: another son of great strength  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.32)

samare śakrahaṃtāraṃ sa tasyā adadātprabhuḥ..  
niyame cāpi vartasva varṣāṇāṃ ca sahasrakam.. 14.32 ..

> who would slay Śakra in battle. The lord gave it to her, \[saying\]:  
> “Remain in religious observance for a thousand years.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.33)

ityuktā sā tathā cakre puṣkarasthā samāhitā..  
vartaṃtyā niyame tasyāḥ sahasrākṣaḥ samāhitaḥ.. 14.33 ..

> Thus addressed, she, concentrated in mind, did so while staying at Puṣkara.  
> While she was observing the vow, the thousand-eyed \[Indra\], with concentrated mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.34)

upāsāmācaradbhaktyā sā cainamanvamanyata..  
daśavatsaraśeṣasya sahasrasya tadā ditiḥ.. 14.34 ..

> attended upon her with devotion, and she favored him.  
> Then, when ten years remained of the thousand, Diti  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.35)

uvāca śakraṃ suprītā bhaktyā śakrasya toṣitā..  
..ditiruvāca..  
atrottīrṇavrataprāyāṃ viddhi devasattama.. 14.35 ..

> spoke to Śakra, highly pleased and gratified by Śakra’s devotion:  
> Diti said:  
> “Know that my vow is almost completed here, O best of the gods!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.36)

bhaviṣyati tava bhrātā tena sārdhamimāṃ śriyam..  
bhokṣyase tvaṃ yathānayāyaṃ trailokyaṃ hatakaṃṭakam.. 14.36 ..

> You will have a brother; along with him, you will enjoy  
> this royal fortune and the three worlds cleared of thorns, in accordance with justice.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.37)

ityuktvā nidrayāviṣṭā caraṇākrāṃtamūrdhajā..  
divā suptā ditirdevī bhāvyarthabalanoditā.. 14.37 ..

> Having spoken thus, overcome by sleep, with her hair touching her feet,  
> the goddess Diti slept during the day, impelled by the force of what was destined to happen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.38)

tattu raṃdhramavekṣyaiva yogamūrtistadāviśat..  
jaṭharasthaṃ ditergarbhaṃ cakre vajreṇa saptadhā.. 14.38 ..

> Perceiving that breach, he entered then in yogic form;  
> he cut the embryo resting in Diti’s belly into seven parts with his thunderbolt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.39)

ekaikaṃ ca punaḥ khaṇḍaṃ cakāra maghavā tataḥ..  
saptadhā saptadhā kopādudbudhya ca tato ditiḥ.. 14.39 ..

> Then Maghavan divided each single piece again,  
> into seven and seven parts out of anger; and then Diti woke up.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.40)

na haṃtavyo na haṃtavya iti sā śakramabravīt..  
vajreṇa kṛttyamānānāṃ buddhā sā rodanena ca.. 14.40 ..

> “Do not kill him! Do not kill him!” she said to Śakra,  
> having awakened to the crying of those being cut with the thunderbolt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.41)

tataḥ śakraśca mā rodīriti tāṃstānyathā'vadat..  
nirgatya jaṭharāttasmāttataḥ prāṃjaliragrataḥ.. 14.41 ..

> Then Śakra said to each of them: “Do not weep!”  
> Coming out of that belly, then, with folded hands before her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.42)

uvāca vākyaṃ cātrasto mātaraṃ riṣapūritām..  
divāsvāpaṃ kṛthā mātaḥ pādākrāṃtaśiroruhā.. 14.42 ..

> unafraid, he spoke these words to his mother, who was filled with rage:  
> “O mother, you slept by day, your hair touching your feet;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.43)

suptātha suciraṃ vāte dhinno garbho mayā tava..  
kṛtā ekonapaṃcāśadbhāgā vajreṇa te sutāḥ.. 14.43 ..

> when you had thus slept for a long time, the embryo in your womb was divided by me;  
> your sons were made into forty-nine parts with the thunderbolt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.44)

satyaṃ bhavatu te vākyaṃ sārdhaṃ bhokṣyāmi taiḥ śriyam..  
dāsyāmi teṣāṃ sthānāni divi yāvadahaṃ dite.. 14.44 ..

> May your word come true: I will enjoy the royal fortune together with them.  
> I shall grant them places in heaven as long as I \[am there\], O Diti.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.45)

mā rodīriti me proktāḥ khyātāśca marutastviti..  
ityuktā sā ca savrīḍā ditirjātā niruttarā.. 14.45 ..

> Because I told them, ‘Do not weep’ (mā rudīḥ), they shall be renowned as the Maruts.”  
> Thus addressed, Diti became ashamed and had no answer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.46)

sārdhaṃ tairgatavāniṃdro digaṃte vāyavaḥ smṛtāḥ..  
tataḥ punaśca bhartāraṃ ditiḥ provāca duḥkhitā.. 14.46 ..

> Indra departed together with them; they are known as the winds at the ends of the directions. / Then the grieving Diti spoke once more to her husband:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.47)

putraṃ me bhagavandehi śakrahaṃtāramūrjitam..  
yo nāstraśastrairvadhyatvaṃ gacchettridivavāsinām.. 14.47 ..

> "Lord, give me a powerful son who will slay Śakra, / one who cannot be killed by any missile or weapon of the dwellers of heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.48)

na dadāsyuttaraṃ viddhi mṛtāmeva prajāpate..  
ityuktaḥ sa tadovāca tāṃ patnīmatiduḥkhitām.. 14.48 ..

> If you do not grant me an answer, know me to be as good as dead, O Prajāpati!" / Thus addressed, he then said to that deeply sorrowful wife:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.49)

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi taponiṣṭhā tu tapsyase..  
vajrasāramayairaṃgairacchedyairāyasairdṛḍhaiḥ.. 14.49 ..

> "You shall perform austerity, steadfast in tapas, for ten thousand years. / \[A son\] with limbs of the essence of a vajra, unbreakable, iron-firm and strong,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.50)

vajrāṃgonāma putraste bhavitā dharmavatsalaḥ..  
sā tu labdhavarā devī jagāma tapase vanam.. 14.50 ..

> named Vajrāṅga, devoted to dharma, will be your son." / Having obtained her boon, the goddess went to the forest for austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.51)

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tapo ghoraṃ samācarat..  
tapasoṃ'te bhagavatī janayāmāsa durjayam.. 14.51 ..

> She performed severe austerity for ten thousand years. / At the end of her austerity, the blessed woman gave birth to an invincible \[son\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.52)

putramapratikarmāṇamajeyaṃ vajraduśchidam..  
sa jātāmātra evābhūtsarvaśā strārthapāragaḥ.. 14.52 ..

> a son of peerless deeds, unconquerable, difficult even for the vajra to cut. / As soon as he was born, he was a master of the meaning of all śāstras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.53)

uvāca mātaraṃ bhaktyā mātaḥ kiṃ karavāṇyaham..  
tamuvāca tato hṛṣṭā ditirdaityādhipaṃ sutam.. 14.53 ..

> He spoke to his mother with devotion: "Mother, what shall I do?" / Then Diti, delighted, said to her son, the lord of the Daityas:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.54)

bahavo me hatāḥ putrāḥ sahasrākṣeṇa putraka..  
teṣaāmapacitiṃ kartumicche śakravadhādaham.. 14.54 ..

> "Many of my sons were killed by the thousand-eyed \[Indra\], dear son. / I wish to take vengeance on them by the slaying of Śakra."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.55)

bāḍhamityeva saṃ procya jagāma tridivaṃ balī..  
sasainyaṃ samare śakraṃ sa ca bāhvāyudho'jayat.. 14.55 ..

> Saying, "So be it!", the mighty one went to the third heaven. / Having his arms as weapons, he conquered Śakra along with his army in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.56)

pādenākṛṣya deveṃdraṃ siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā..  
māturaṃtikamāgacchadyācamānaṃ bhayāturam.. 14.56 ..

> Dragging the lord of gods by the foot like a lion drags a small deer, / he approached his mother while \[Indra\] was begging \[for mercy\], stricken with fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.57)

etasminnaṃtare brahmā kaśyapaśca mahātapāḥ..  
āgatā tatra saṃtrastāvatho brahmā jagāda tam.. 14.57 ..

> In the meantime, Brahmā and Kaśyapa of great austerity / arrived there in alarm; then Brahmā spoke to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.58)

muṃcāmuṃ putra yācaṃtaṃ kimanena prayojanam..  
avamāno vadhaḥ prokto vīrasaṃbhāvitasya ca.. 14.58 ..

> "Release this one, son, who is begging; what is to be gained by this? / Humiliation is said to be death for one considered a hero.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.59)

asmadvākyena yo mukto jīvannapi mṛto hi saḥ..  
śatruṃ ye ghnaṃti samare na te vīrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ.. 14.59 ..

> He who is released on our word is indeed dead even while living. / Those who kill an enemy in battle are not proclaimed heroes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.60)

kṛtvā mānapariglaniṃ ye muṃcaṃti varā hi te..  
yatāmānyatamaṃ matvā tvayā māturvacaḥ kṛtam.. 14.60 ..

> those who release \[an enemy\] after crushing his pride are the truly noble ones. / Considering it the foremost duty, you carried out the word of your mother;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.61)

tathā piturvacaḥ kāryaṃ muṃcāmuṃ putra vāsavam..  
etacchrutvā tu vajrāṃgaḥ praṇato vākyamabravīt.. 14.61 ..

> so also must the word of your father be carried out: release this Vāsava, son!" / Hearing this, Vajrāṅga bowed and spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.62)

na me kṛtyamanenāsti māturājñā kṛtā mayā..  
tvaṃ surāsuranātho vai mama ca prapitāmahaḥ.. 14.62 ..

> "I have no business with him; my mother's command was fulfilled by me. / You are indeed the lord of gods and asuras, and my great-grandfather.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.63)

kariṣye tvadvaco deva eṣa muktaḥ śatakratuḥ..  
na ca kāṃkṣe śakrabhuktāmimāṃ trailokyarājatām.. 14.63 ..

> I will do your bidding, Lord; this Śatakratu is released. / Nor do I desire this sovereignty over the three worlds, enjoyed by Śakra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.64)

parabhuktā yathā nārī parabhuktāmivasrajam..  
yacca tribhuvaneṣvasti sāraṃ tanmama kathyatām.. 14.64 ..

> just like a woman enjoyed by another, or like a garland worn by another. / Tell me that which is the essence in the three worlds."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.65)

..brahmovāca..  
tapaso na paraṃ kiṃcittapo hi mahatāṃ dhanam..  
tapasā prāpyate sarvaṃ tapoyogyo'si putraka.. 14.65 ..

> Brahmā said: / "There is nothing higher than tapas; tapas indeed is the wealth of the great. / Everything is attained through tapas; you are worthy of tapas, dear son."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.66)

..vajrāṃga uvāca..  
tapase me ratirdeva na vighnaṃ tatra me bhavet..  
tvatprasādena bhagavannityuktvā virarāma saḥ.. 14.66 ..

> Vajrāṅga said: / "My delight is in tapas, Lord; let there be no obstacle to me there / by your grace, O Blessed One." Having spoken thus, he fell silent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.67)

..brahmovāca..  
krūrabhāvaṃ parityajya yadīcchasi tapaḥ suta..  
anayā cittabuddhyā tattvayāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam.. 14.67 ..

> Brahmā said: / "Abandoning cruelty of disposition, if you desire tapas, son, / by this intention of mind, you have obtained the fruit of your birth."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.68)

ityuktvā padmajaḥ kanyāṃ sasarjjayatalocanām..  
tāmasmai pradadau devaḥ patnyarthaṃ padmasaṃbhavaḥ.. 14.68 ..

> Having spoken thus, the lotus-born Lord, born of the lotus, / created a long-eyed maiden and gave her to him for a wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.69)

varāṃgīti ca nāmāsyāḥ kṛtavāṃśca pitāmahaḥ..  
jagāma ca tato brahmā kaśyapena samaṃ divam.. 14.69 ..

> The grandfather gave her the name Varāṅgī. / And then Brahmā went to heaven together with Kaśyapa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.70)

vajrāṃgo'pi tayā sārdhaṃ jagāma tapase vanam..  
ūrddhūbāhuḥ sa daityeṃdro'tiṣṭhadabdasahasrakam.. 14.70 ..

> Vajrāṅga too, along with her, went to the forest for austerity. / That lord of Daityas stood with raised arms for a thousand years;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.71)

kālaṃ kamalapatrākṣaḥ śuddhabuddhirmahātapāḥ..  
tāvānadhomukhaḥ kālaṃ tāvatpaṃcāgnisādhakaḥ.. 14.71 ..

> the lotus-petal-eyed one of pure intellect and great tapas \[stood thus\] for that long; / for the same period head downwards, and for the same period practicing the five fires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.72)

nirāhāro ghoratapāstaporāśirajāyata..  
tataḥ soṃ'tarjale cakre kālaṃ varṣasahasrakam.. 14.72 ..

> Without food, performing fierce austerity, he became an embodiment of tapas. / Then he spent a thousand years under water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.73)

jalāṃtarapraviṣṭasya tasya patnī mahāvratā..  
tasyaiva tīre sarasastatparā maunamāśritā.. 14.73 ..

> While he was submerged in the water, his wife of great vows, / devoted to him, maintained silence on the bank of that very lake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.74)

nirāhāraṃ patiṃ matvā tapastepe pativratā..  
tasyāstapasi vartaṃtyā iṃdraścakre vibhīṣikām.. 14.74 ..

> Knowing her husband to be without food, the devoted wife performed austerity. / As she was engaged in tapas, Indra created terrifying apparitions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.75)

bhūtvā tu markaṭākārastasyāabhyāśamāgataḥ..  
apavidhya dṛśaṃ tasyā mūtraviṣṭhe cakāra saḥ.. 14.75 ..

> Assuming the form of a monkey, he came near her; / casting his gaze away from her, he passed urine and feces.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.76)

tathā vilolavasanāṃ vilolavadanāṃ tathā..  
vilolakeśāṃ tāṃ cakre vidhitsustapasaḥ kṣatim.. 14.76 ..

> He made her garments disheveled, her face agitated, / and her hair disheveled, wishing to destroy her austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.77)

tataśca meṣarūpeṇa kleśaṃ tasyāścakāra saḥ..  
tato bhujaṃgarūpeṇa baddhā caraṇayordvayoḥ.. 14.77 ..

> Then, in the form of a ram, he inflicted torment on her. / Then, in the form of a serpent, having bound both her feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.78)

apākarṣata dūraṃ sa tasmāddevabhṛtastathā..  
tapobālācca sā tasya na vadhyatvaṃ jagāma ha.. 14.78 ..

> he dragged her far away from that place where the god resided. / Yet by the power of his austerity, she did not meet with death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.79)

kṣamayā ca mahābhāgā krodhamaṇvapi nākarot..  
tato gomāyurūpeṇa tamadūṣayadāśramam.. 14.79 ..

> And through forbearance, the noble woman did not display even the slightest anger. / Then, in the form of a jackal, he defiled that hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.80)

agnirūpeṇa tasyāśca sa dadāha mahāśramam..  
cakarṣa vāyurūpeṇa mahogreṇa ca tāṃ śubhām..  
evaṃ sihavṛkādyābhirbhīṣikābhiḥ punaḥpunaḥ.. 14.80 ..

> In the form of fire, he burned her great hermitage; / and in the form of a terribly fierce wind, he dragged that auspicious woman. / Thus, repeatedly with terrors such as lions and wolves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.81)

virarāma yadā naiva vajrāṃgamahiṣī tadā..  
śailasya duṣṭatāṃ matvā śāpaṃ dātuṃ vyavasyata.. 14.81 ..

> when the queen of Vajrāṅga did not desist at all, / then, thinking the mountain to be wicked, she prepared to utter a curse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.82)

tāṃ śāpābhimukhīṃ dṛṣṭvā śailaḥ puruṣāvigrahaḥ..  
uvāca tāṃ varārohāṃ tvarayātha sulocanām.. 14.82 ..

> Seeing her about to curse, the mountain, assuming a human form, / quickly said to that fair-hipped, beautiful-eyed woman:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.83)

..śaila uvāca..  
nāhaṃ mahāvrate duṣṭaḥ sevyo'haṃ sarvadehinām..  
atikhedaṃ karotyeṣa tataḥ kruddhastu vṛtrahā.. 14.83 ..

> The mountain said: / "O woman of great vows, I am not wicked; I am to be sought for refuge by all embodied beings. / The slayer of Vṛtra \[Indra\], enraged, is the one causing excessive distress."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.84)

etasminnaṃtare jātaḥ kālo varṣasahasrikaḥ..  
tasminyāte sa bhagavānkāle kamalasaṃbhavaḥ.. 14.84 ..

> In the meantime, a period of a thousand years had passed. / When that time had passed, the blessed one born of the lotus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.85)

tuṣṭaḥ provāca vajrāṃgaṃ tamāgamya jalāśaye.. 14.85 ..

> pleased, came to Vajrāṅga at the lake and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.86)

..brahmovāca..  
dadāmi sarvakāmāṃste uttiṣṭha ditinandana..  
evamuktastadotthāya daityeṃdrastapaso nidhiḥ..  
uvāca prāṃjalirvākyaṃ sarvalokapitāmaham.. 14.86 ..

> Brahmā said: / "I grant you all your desires; arise, O son of Diti!" / Thus addressed, the lord of Daityas, a treasury of tapas, then arose / and, with folded hands, spoke words to the grandfather of all worlds:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.87)

..vajrāṃga uvāca..  
āsuro me'stu mā bhāvaḥ śakrarājye ca mā ratiḥ..  
tapodharmaratiścāstu vṛṇomyetatpitāmaha.. 14.87 ..

> Vajrāṅga said: / "May I not have a demonic disposition, nor any delight in the kingdom of Śakra; / rather, let my delight be in austerity and dharma; this I choose, O Grandfather."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.88)

evamastviti taṃ brahmā prāha vismitamānasaḥ..  
upekṣate ca śakraṃ sa bhāvyarthaṃ ko'tivartate.. 14.88 ..

> Brahmā, his mind astonished, said to him: "So be it!" / And he disregarded Śakra: who can transcend that which is destined?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.89)

ṛṣayo manujā devāḥ śivabrahmamukhā api..  
bhāvyarthaṃ nāti vartaṃte velāmiva mahodadhiḥ.. 14.89 ..

> Seers, men, and gods, even Śiva, Brahmā, and the rest,  
> do not overstep what is destined to be, just as the great ocean \[does not cross\] the shore.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.90)

iti ciṃtya viriṃco'pi tatraivāṃtaradhīyata..  
vajrāṃgo'pi samāpte tu tapasi sthirasaṃyamaḥ.. 14.90 ..

> Reflecting thus, Viriñca vanished right there.  
> Vajrāṅga too, when his austerity was completed, steady in self-restraint,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.91)

āhāramicchansvāṃ bhāryāṃ na dadarśāśrame svake..  
bhāryāhīno'phalaśceti sa saṃciṃtya itastataḥ.. 14.91 ..

> desiring food, did not see his wife in his hermitage.  
> Thinking, "Without a wife one is fruitless," he looked here and there  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.92)

vilokayansvakāṃ bhāryāṃ vidhitsuḥ karma naityakam..  
vilokayandadarśātha ihāmutra sahayinīm.. 14.92 ..

> seeking his wife, wishing to perform his daily rite.  
> As he looked, he then saw his companion for this world and the next,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.93)

rudantīṃ svāṃ priyāṃ dīnāṃ tarupracchāditānanām..  
tāṃ vilokya tato daityaḥ provāca parisāṃtvayan.. 14.93 ..

> his dear wife weeping, miserable, her face covered by trees.  
> Seeing her then, the daitya spoke, consoling her:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.94)

..vajrāṃga uvāca..  
kena te'pakṛtaṃ bhīru vartaṃtyāstapasi svake..  
kathaṃ rodiṣi vā bāle mayi jīvati bhartari..  
kaṃ vā kāmaṃ prayacchāmi śīghraṃ prabrūhi bhāmini.. 14.94 ..

> Vajrāṅga said:  
> By whom have you been wronged, timid one, while remaining in your own austerity?  
> Or why do you weep, young woman, while I, your husband, am alive?  
> Or what desire shall I fulfill for you? Speak quickly, radiant lady.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.95)

gṛheśvarīṃ sadguṇabhūṣitāṃ śubhāṃ paṃgvaṃdhayogena patiṃ sametām..  
na lālayetpūrayennaiva kāmaṃ sa kiṃ pumānna pumānme matosti.. 14.95 ..

> He who would not cherish the mistress of his house, adorned with good virtues, auspicious,  
> who has joined her husband like the union of the lame and the blind, nor fulfill her desire—  
> is he a man? In my opinion, he is no man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.12.95\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.95_1)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṇḍe kumāreśvaramāhātmye vajrāṃgetihāsavarṇanaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 14 .. cha ..

> Thus ends the fourteenth chapter, named "Description of the Account of Vajrāṅga," in the Kumāreśvaramāhātmya of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa, in the first \[book\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.12.1) — English, machine translation

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