[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) › 1.4.21 # Skandapurana 1.4.21: adhyāyaḥ 23 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 23 ### [1.4.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.1) ..nārada uvāca.. tataśca śailajā devī cikrīḍa subhagā tadā.. devagaṃdharvakanyābhirnagakiṃnarasaṃbhavāḥ.. munīnāṃ cāpi yāḥ kanyāstābhiḥ sārdhaṃ ca śobhanā.. 23.1 .. > Nārada said: / Then the fair goddess born of the mountain played / with daughters of gods and gandharvas, those born of mountains and kinnaras, / and the daughters of the sages, the radiant one together with them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.2) kadācidatha merustho vāsavaḥ pāṃḍunaṃdana.. sasmārā māṃ yayau cāhaṃ saṃsmṛto vāsavaṃ tadā.. 23.2 .. > Once, O son of Pāṇḍu, Vāsava, staying on Meru, / remembered me, and being remembered, I then went to Vāsava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.3) māṃ dṛṣṭvā ca sahasrākṣaḥ samutthāyātiharṣitaḥ.. pūjayāmāsa tāṃ pūjāṃ pratigṛhyāhamabruvam.. 23.3 .. > Seeing me, the thousand-eyed Indra arose, exceedingly delighted, / and worshipped \[me\]. Accepting that worship, I spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.4) mahāsura mahonmādakālānala divaspate.. kuśalaṃ vidyate kaccicca naṃdasi.. 23.4 .. > "O Lord of Heaven, \[destroying like\] the fire of time the great pride of the great asuras! / Is all well with you, and do you rejoice?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.5) pṛṣṭastvevaṃ mayā śakraḥ provāca vacanaṃ smayan.. kuśalasyāṃkurastāvatsaṃbhūto bhuvanatraye.. 23.5 .. > Thus questioned by me, Śakra smilingly uttered these words: / "The sprout of well-being has indeed arisen in the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.6) tatphalodayasaṃpattau tadbhavānsaṃsmṛto mune.. vetsi sarvamataṃ tvaṃ vai tathāpi parinodakaḥ.. 23.6 .. > For the attainment of its fruit, you have been remembered, O sage. / You indeed know the views of all; nevertheless, an instigator > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.7) nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ yāti nivedyārthaṃ suhṛjjane.. 23.7 .. > attains the highest relief by confiding the matter to a friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.8) tadbhavāñchailajāṃ devīṃ śailaṃdraṃ śailavallabhām.. haraṃ saṃbhāvaya varaṃ yannānyaṃ rocayaṃti te.. 23.8 .. > Therefore, do you honor Hara as the groom to the goddess born of the mountain, the mountain king, and the mountain's beloved wife, / so that they fancy no other." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.9) tatastadvākyamākarṇya gato'haṃ śailasattamam.. oṣadhiprasthanilayaṃ sākṣādiva divaspatim.. 23.9 .. > Then, having heard his words, I went to that best of mountains, / whose abode is Oṣadhiprastha, as if to the Lord of Heaven in visible form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.10) tatra haime svayaṃ tena mahābhaktyā nivedite.. mahāsane pūjitohamupaviṣṭo mahāsukham.. 23.10 .. > There, having been worshipped, I sat in great comfort upon a great golden throne / offered personally by him with great devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.11) gṛhītārghyaṃ tato māṃ ca papraccha ślakṣṇayā girā.. kuśalaṃ tapasaḥ śailaḥ śanaiḥ phullānanāṃbujaḥ.. 23.11 .. > Then, when the arghya offering had been received by me, the mountain, with his lotus-face gently blossoming, / asked in a pleasant voice about the welfare of my austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.12) ahamapyasya tatprocya pratyavocaṃ girīśvaram.. tvayā śaileṃdra pūrvāṃ vāpyaparāṃ ca diśaṃ tathā.. 23.12 .. > I too, having told him that, replied to the lord of the mountains: / "By you, O king of mountains, who stand plunging into both the eastern > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.13) avagāhya sthitavatā kriyate prāṇipālanā.. aho dhanyosi vipreṃdrāḥ sāhāyyena tavācala.. 23.13 .. > and the western quarters, the protection of living beings is performed. / Ah, you are blessed, O mountain! With your assistance, best of brahmins > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.14) tapojapavratasnānauḥ sādhyaṃtyātmanaḥ param.. yajñāṃgasādhanaiḥ kāṃścitkaṃdādiphaladānataḥ.. 23.14 .. > accomplish their highest end through austerities, recitations, vows, and ritual ablutions. / Some with the implements for sacrifice, and some by providing roots and fruits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.15) tvaṃ samuddharasi viprānkimataḥ procyate tava.. anye'pi jīva bahudhātvāmupāśritya bhūdhara.. 23.15 .. > you deliver the brahmins; what more can be said of you? / Other living creatures too, taking refuge in you in many ways, O mountain, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.16) muditāḥ prativartaṃte gṛhasthamiva prāṇinaḥ.. śītamātapavarṣāṃśca kleśānnānāvidhānsahan.. 23.16 .. > dwell joyfully, as living beings \[live depending on\] a householder. / Enduring cold, heat, rain, and various hardships, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.17) upākaroṣi jaṃtūnāmevaṃrūpā hi sādhavaḥ.. kimataḥ procyate tubhyaṃ dhanyastvaṃ pṛthivīdhara.. 23.17 .. > you render service to creatures; for such indeed is the nature of the virtuous. / What more can be said to you? Blessed are you, O supporter of the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.18) kaṃdaraṃ yasya cādhyāste svayaṃ tava maheśvaraḥ.. ityuktavati vākyaṃ ca yathārthaṃ mayiphālguna.. 23.18 .. > in whose cave Maheśvara himself resides!" / When I had spoken these truthful words, O Phālguna, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.19) himaśailasya mahiṣī menā āgāddidṛkṣayā.. anuyātā duhitrā ca svalpāśca paricārikāḥ.. 23.19 .. > Menā, the queen of the snowy mountain, arrived wishing to see \[me\], / accompanied by her daughter and a few female attendants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.20) lajjayānatasarvāṃgī praviveśa sado mahat.. tato māṃ śailamahiṣī vavaṃde praṇipatya sā.. 23.20 .. > With all her limbs bent low in modesty, she entered the great assembly hall. / Then the mountain queen prostrated and bowed down to me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.21) vastranirgūḍhavadanā pāṇipadmakṛtāṃjaliḥ.. tāmahaṃ satyarūpābhirāśīrbhiḥ samavardhayam.. 23.21 .. > her face concealed by her garment, making an añjali with her lotus hands. / I congratulated her with blessings of truthful power: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.22) pativratā śubhācārā subagā vīrasūḥ śubhe.. sadā vīravatī cāpi bhava vaṃśonnatiprada.. 23.22 .. > "Be devoted to your husband, well-behaved, fortunate, mother of a hero, O auspicious one, / ever blessed with heroic sons, and one who elevates the family!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.23) tato'haṃ vismitākṣīṃ ca himavadgiriputrikām.. mṛduvāṇyā pratyavocamehi bāle mamāṃtikam.. 23.23 .. > Then I spoke in gentle speech to the daughter of the Himalaya, whose eyes were wide with wonder: / "Come, little girl, near me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.24) tato devī jaganmātā bālabāvaṃ svakaṃ mayi.. darśayaṃtī svapitaraṃ kaṃṭhe gṛhyāṃkamāvi śat.. 23.24 .. > Then the goddess, the mother of the universe, displaying her childlike nature / before me, embraced her father around the neck and sat upon his lap. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.25) uvāca vācaṃ tāṃ maṃdaṃ muniṃ vaṃdaya putrike.. muneḥ prasādato'vaśyaṃ patimāpsyasi saṃmatam.. 23.25 .. > He spoke softly to her: "Bow to the sage, O daughter; / through the grace of the sage, you will certainly obtain an approved husband." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.26) ityuktā sā tato bālā vastrāṃtapi hitānanā.. kiṃcitsahuṃkṛtotkaṃpaṃ procya novāca kiṃcana.. 23.26 .. > Thus addressed, the young girl then covered her face with the hem of her garment, / and trembling slightly with a gentle sound of protest, said nothing at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.27) tato vismitacittohamupacāravidāṃvaraḥ.. pratyavocaṃ punardevīmehi dāsyāmi te śubhe.. 23.27 .. > Then, with my mind astonished, I, the foremost of those who know etiquette, / spoke again to the goddess: 'Come, auspicious girl, I will give \[something\] to you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.28) ratnakrīḍanakaṃ ramyaṃ stāpitaṃ suciraṃ mayā.. ityuktā sā tadotthāya pituraṃkātsavegataḥ.. 23.28 .. > A charming jewel-toy that I have kept for a very long time.' / Addressed thus, she then quickly rose from her father's lap, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.29) vaṃdamānā ca me pādau mayā nītāṃka mātmanaḥ.. manyatā tāṃ jagatpūjyāmuktaṃ bāle tavocitam.. 23.29 .. > and bowing at my feet, she was placed by me upon my own lap. / Considering her, the one adored by the universe, I said: 'O child, what is fitting for you? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.30) na tatpaśyāmi yattubhyaṃ dadmyāśīḥ kā tavocitā.. ityukte mātṛvātsalyācchailendra mahiṣī tadā.. 23.30 .. > I see nothing that I might give you. What blessing is appropriate for you?' / When this was said, the queen of the lord of mountains then, out of maternal love, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.31) nodayāmāsa māṃ maṃdamānaśīḥśaṃkitā tadā.. bhagavanvetsi sarvaṃ tvamatītānāgataṃ prabho.. 23.31 .. > gently prompted me, anxious because no blessing \[had been given\]: / 'O lord, you know everything, past and future, O master. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.32) tadahaṃ jñātumicchāmi kīdṛśo'syāḥ patirbhavet.. śrutveti sasmitamukhaḥ prāvocaṃ narmavallabhaḥ.. 23.32 .. > Therefore, I wish to know: what kind of husband will she have?' / Hearing this, with a smiling face, fond of jest, I said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.33) na jāto'syāḥ patirbhadre vartate ca kulakṣaṇaḥ.. nagno'tinirdhanaḥ krodhīvṛtaḥ krūraiśca sarvadā.. 23.33 .. > 'Her husband is unborn, O auspicious lady, and he exists destroying family lines; / naked, utterly destitute, wrathful, and always surrounded by cruel beings.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.34) śrutveti saṃbhramāviṣṭo dhvastavīryo himācalaḥ.. māṃ tadā pratyuvācedaṃ sāśrukaṇṭho mahāgiriḥ.. 23.34 .. > Hearing this, seized with confusion, his vigor shattered, / the great mountain Himācala then replied to me with tears in his throat: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.35) aho vicitraḥ saṃ sāro durvedyo mahatāmapi.. pravarastvapi śaktyā yo nareṣu na kṛpāyate.. 23.35 .. > 'Ah, transmigratory existence is strange, difficult to comprehend even for the great! / He who is superior in power shows no pity towards men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.36) yatnena mahatā tāvatpuṇyairbahuvidhairapi.. sādhayatyātmano loko mānuṣya matidurlabham.. 23.36 .. > With great exertion indeed, and through manifold merits, / a person attains the extremely rare human state for himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.37) adhruvaṃ taddhravatve ca kathaṃcitparikalpyate.. tatrāpi durlabhānāma samānavratacāriṇī.. 23.37 .. > That is impermanent, and permanence in it is somehow imagined; / even there, hard to obtain is she who observes the same vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.38) sādhvī mahākulotpannā bhāryāyā syātpativratā.. tatrāpi durlabhaṃ yacca tayā dharmaniṣevaṇam.. 23.38 .. > a virtuous wife born of a noble family, devoted to her husband. / Even there, what is hard to obtain is the performance of dharma with her, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.39) saha vedapurāṇoktaṃ jagattrayahitāvaham.. etatsudurlabhaṃ yacca tasyāṃ caiva prajāyate.. 23.39 .. > together, as stated in the Vedas and Purāṇas, bringing welfare to the three worlds. / And extremely hard to obtain is this: that on her is born > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.40) tadapatyamapatyārthaṃ saṃsāre kila nārada.. eteṣāṃ durlabhānāṃ hi kiṃcitprāpnoti puṇyavān.. 23.40 .. > that offspring, for the sake of lineage in this worldly cycle, O Nārada! / Indeed, out of these rare things, a virtuous person obtains only some. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.41) sarvametadavāpnoti sa kopi yadivā na vā.. kiṃcitkenāpi hi nyūnaṃ saṃsāraḥ kurute naram.. 23.41 .. > Does anyone at all obtain all this, or perhaps not? / Worldly existence always makes a person deficient in some respect. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.42) atha saṃsāriko doṣaḥ svakṛtaṃ yatra bhujyate.. gārhasthyaṃ ca praśaṃsaṃti vedāḥ sarve'pi nārada.. 23.42 .. > Now this worldly defect arises where the fruits of one's own deeds are experienced. / Yet all the Vedas praise the householder stage, O Nārada. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.43) neti kecittatra punaḥ kathaṃ te yadi no gṛhī.. ato dhātrā ca śāstreṣu sutalābhaḥ praśaṃsitaḥ.. 23.43 .. > Some say, "Not so"; but how could they exist if there were no householder? / Therefore, the Creator in the scriptures has praised the attainment of a son > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.44) punaścasṛṣṭivṛddhyarthaṃ narakatrāṇanāya ca.. tatra strīṇāṃ samutpattiṃ vinā sṛṣṭirna jāyate.. 23.44 .. > for the increase of creation and for deliverance from hell. / In that respect, without the birth of women, creation cannot take place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.45) sā ca jātiprakṛtyaiva kṛpaṇā dainyabhāginī.. tāsāmupari māvajñā bhavediti ca vedhasā.. śāstreṣūktamasaṃdigdhaṃ vākyametanmahātphalam.. 23.45 .. > And by her very nature, that class is wretched, bearing helplessness. / "Let there be no contempt toward them"—thus by the Creator / this unequivocal statement of great fruit has been uttered in the scriptures: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.46) daśaputrasamā kanyā daśaputrānpravarddhayan.. yatphalaṃ labhate martyastallabhyaṃ kanyayaikayā.. 23.46 .. > "A daughter is equal to ten sons. Bringing up ten sons, / whatever fruit a mortal obtains, that may be obtained through a single daughter." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.47) tasmātkanyā pituḥ śocyā sadā duḥkhavivardhinī.. 23.47 .. > Therefore, a daughter is an object of grief for a father, always increasing distress. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.48) yāpi syātpūrṇasarvārthā patiputradhanānvitā.. tvayoktaṃ ca kṛte hyasyāstadvākyaṃ mama śokadam.. 23.48 .. > Even she who possesses all goals fulfilled, endowed with husband, son, and wealth— / yet the word spoken by you regarding her brings sorrow to me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.49) kena doṣeṇa me putrī na yogyā āśiṣāmatā.. na jāto'syāḥ patiḥ kasmādvartate vā kulakṣaṇaḥ.. 23.49 .. > By what fault is my daughter considered unfit for blessings? / Why is her husband unborn, or why is he a destroyer of families? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.50) nirdhanaśca mune kasmātsarveṣāṃ sarvadaḥ kutaḥ.. iti durghaṭavākyaṃ te mano mohayatīva me.. 23.50 .. > And why is he destitute, O sage, and whence is he the giver of everything to all? / This contradictory statement of yours seems to bewilder my mind.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.51) iti taṃ putravātsalyātsabhāryaṃ śokasaṃplutam.. ahamāśvāsayaṃ vāgbhiḥ satyābhiḥ pāṃḍunaṃdana.. 23.51 .. > To him, overwhelmed with sorrow along with his wife out of love for their child, / I offered comfort with true words, O son of Pāṇḍu: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.52) mā śucaḥ śailarāja tvaṃ harṣasthāne'tipuṇyabhāk.. śrṛṇu tadvacanaṃ mahyaṃ yanmayoktaṃ ca hyarthavat.. 23.52 .. > 'Do not grieve, O king of mountains! In this occasion of joy, you are exceedingly fortunate. / Listen to that word of mine, for what I said was meaningful. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.53) jaganmātā tviyaṃ bālā putrī te sarvasiddhidā.. purā bhave'bhavadbhāryā satīnāmnā bhavasya yā.. 23.53 .. > This girl, your daughter, is the mother of the universe, granting all perfections. / Formerly, she was the wife of Bhava in a previous life, named Satī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.54) tadasyāḥ kimahaṃ dadmi raverdīpamivālpakaḥ.. saṃciṃtyeti mahādevyā nāśiṣaṃ dattavānaham.. 23.54 .. > So what could I, like a tiny lamp before the sun, give to her? / Reflecting thus, I did not bestow a blessing upon the great goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.55) na jāto'bhavadbhāryā patiśceti vartate ca bhavo hi saḥ.. na sa jāto mahādevo bhūtabhavyabhavodbhavaḥ.. 23.55 .. > The husband of the unborn wife exists indeed, and he is Bhava himself. / He is unborn, the Great God, the source of past, present, and future, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.56) śaraṇyaḥ śāśvataḥ śāstā śaṃkaraḥ parameśvaraḥ.. 23.56 .. > the refuge, eternal, the ruler, Śaṃkara, the supreme lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.57) sarve devā yatpadamāmanaṃti vedaiśca sarvairapi yo na labhyaḥ.. brahmādiviśvaṃ nanu yasya śaila bālasya vā krīḍanakaṃ vadaṃti.. 23.57 .. > All the gods recite whose state, who cannot be attained even by all the Vedas, / whose plaything they declare the universe beginning with Brahmā to be, like a child's toy, O mountain! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.58) sa cāmaṃgalyaśīlo'pi maṃgalāṃ yatano haraḥ.. nirdhanaḥ sarvadaścāsau veda svaṃ svayameva saḥ.. 23.58 .. > And though having inauspicious conduct, Hara is the abode of auspiciousness. / Destitute and the giver of all, he alone knows his own \[wealth\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.59) sa ca devo'calaḥ sthāṇurmahādevo'jaro haraḥ.. bhaviṣyati patiḥ so'syāstatkimarthaṃ tu śocasi.. 23.59 .. > He, the immovable god, Sthāṇu, the Great God, ageless Hara, / shall be her husband; therefore, why do you grieve?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.21.59\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21.59_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṇḍe kumāreśamāhātmye himavadāśvāsanaṃnāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 23 .. cha .. > Thus ends the twenty-third chapter, named "Consolation of Himavat," in the Kumāreśamāhātmya of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa, in the first \[section\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.21.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.21) · Pramāṇa