[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) › 1.4.27 # Skandapurana 1.4.27: adhyāyaḥ 29 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 29 ### [1.4.27.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.1) ..nārada uvāca.. vrajaṃtī girijā'paśyatsakhīṃ māturmahāprabhām.. kusumāmodinīṃnāma tasya śailasya devatām.. 29.1 .. > Nārada said: > As she was going, Girijā saw a radiant companion of her mother, > named Kusumāmodinī, the deity of that mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.2) sāpi dṛṣṭvā girisutāṃ snehaviklavamānasā.. kvapunargacchasītyuccairāliṃgyovāca devatā.. 29.2 .. > She too, seeing the mountain's daughter, her mind agitated by affection, > embraced her and said aloud, "Where are you going again?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.3) sā cāsyai sarvamācakhyau śaṃkarātkopakāraṇam.. punaścovāca girijā devatāṃ mātṛsaṃmatām.. 29.3 .. > And she related to her everything, the reason for her anger at Śaṃkara; > and Girijā spoke again to the deity honored by her mother: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.4) nityaṃ śailādhirājasya devatā tvamaniṃdite.. sarvaṃ ca sannidhānaṃ ca mayi cātīva vatsalā.. 29.4 .. > "You are constantly the deity of the king of mountains, O blameless one; > you are everywhere present, and exceedingly affectionate toward me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.5) tadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yadvidheyaṃ tavādhunā.. athānya strīpraveśe tu samīpe tu pinākinaḥ.. 29.5 .. > Therefore, I shall tell you what you must do now: > if another woman should enter into the presence of Pinākin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.6) tvayākhyeyaṃ mama śubhe yuktaṃ paścātkaromyaham.. tathetyukte tayā devyā yayau devī giriṃ prati.. 29.6 .. > you must inform me, O auspicious one; I shall do what is fitting afterwards." > When she said, "So be it," the goddess departed toward the mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.7) ramye tatra mahāśṛṃge nānāścaryopaśobhite.. vibhūṣaṇādi saṃnyasya vṛkṣavalkaladhāriṇī.. 29.7 .. > There on that delightful great peak adorned with various wonders, > setting aside ornaments and the like, wearing the bark of trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.8) tapastepe girisutā putreṇa paripālitā.. grīṣme paṃcāgnisaṃtaptā varṣāsu ca jaloṣitā.. 29.8 .. > the mountain's daughter performed tapas, protected by her son, > tormented by five fires in summer, and staying in water during the rains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.9) sthaṃḍilasthā ca hemaṃte nirāhārā tatāpa sā.. etasminnaṃtare daityo hyaṃdhakasya suto balī.. 29.9 .. > And in winter she dwelt on bare ground, fasting and performing austerities. > In the meantime, the mighty Daitya, son of Andhaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.10) jñātvā gatāṃ girisutāṃ piturvairamanusmaran.. āḍirnāma bakabhrātā rahasyāṃtaraprekṣakaḥ.. 29.10 .. > knowing that the mountain's daughter had left and remembering his father's enmity, > named Āḍi, brother of Baka, watching for a secret opportunity— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.11) jite kilāṃdhake daitye giriśenāmaradviṣi.. āḍiścakāra vipulaṃ tapo harajigīṣayā.. 29.11 .. > when indeed the Daitya Andhaka, enemy of the gods, had been defeated by Giriśa, > Āḍi performed vast tapas, desiring to conquer Hara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.12) tamāgatyābravīdbrahmā tapasā paritoṣitaḥ.. brūhi kiṃ vāsuraśreṣṭha tapasā prāptumicchasi.. 29.12 .. > Brahmā, delighted by his tapas, approached him and said: > "Speak, O best of asuras, what do you wish to obtain through tapas?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.13) brahmāṇamāha daityastu nirmṛtyutvamahaṃ vṛṇe.. ..brahmovāca.. na kaścicca vinā mṛtyuṃ jaṃturāsura vidyate.. 29.13 .. > The Daitya said to Brahmā, "I choose freedom from death." > Brahmā said: > "There is no creature, O asura, that is without death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.14) yatastato'pi daityeṃdra mṛtyuḥ prāpyaḥ śarīriṇā.. ityuktastaṃ tathetyāha tuṣṭaḥ kamalasaṃbhavam.. 29.14 .. > From one source or another, O lord of Daityas, death must be reached by an embodied being." > Addressed thus, he, being pleased, said to the Lotus-born One, "So be it: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.15) rūpasya parivarto me yadā syātpadmasaṃbhava.. tadā mṛtyurmama bhavedanyathā tvamaro hyaham.. 29.15 .. > When there is a change in my form, O Lotus-born One, > then let my death occur; otherwise, may I be immortal." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.16) ityuktastaṃ tathetyāha tuṣṭaḥ kamalasaṃbhavaḥ.. ityukto'maratāṃ mene daityarājyasthito'suraḥ.. 29.16 .. > Addressed thus, the Lotus-born One, pleased, said to him, "So be it." > Told this, the asura, established in the sovereignty of the Daityas, considered himself immortal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.17) ājagāma sa ca sthānaṃ tadā tripuraghātinaḥ.. āgato dadṛśe taṃ ca vīrakaṃ dvāryavasthitam.. 29.17 .. > He then went to the abode of the Slayer of Tripura, > and having arrived, he saw Vīraka standing at the doorway. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.18) taṃ cāsau vaṃcayitvā ca āḍiḥ sarpaśarīrabhṛt.. avārito vīrakeṇa praviveśa harāṃtikam.. 29.18 .. > Deceiving him, Āḍi assumed the body of a serpent / and, unobstructed by Vīraka, entered the presence of Hara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.19) bhujaṃgarūpaṃ saṃtyajya babhūvātha mahāsuraḥ.. umārūpī chalayituṃ giriśaṃ mūḍhacetanaḥ.. 29.19 .. > Then, casting off his serpent form, that great Asura, / his mind deluded, took the form of Umā to deceive Giriśa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.20) kṛtvomāyāstato rūpamapratarkyamanoharam.. sarvāvayavasaṃpūrṇaṃ sarvābhijñānasaṃvṛtam.. 29.20 .. > Having assumed Umā's form, unimaginably beautiful, / complete in all limbs and endowed with all her characteristic marks, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.21) cakre bhagāṃtare daityo daṃtānvajropamāndṛḍhān.. tīkṣṇāgrānbuddhimohena giriśaṃ haṃtumudyataḥ.. 29.21 .. > the Daitya placed within the vulva teeth firm as vajra / with sharp points, eager to kill Giriśa out of foolish delusion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.22) kṛtvomārūpamevaṃ sa sthito daityo harāṃtike.. tāṃ dṛṣṭvā giriśastuṣuṭaḥ samāliṃgya mahāsuram.. 29.22 .. > Having thus assumed the form of Umā, the Daitya stood near Hara. / Seeing her, Giriśa was pleased, and embracing the great Asura, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.23) manyamāno girisutāṃ sarvai ravayavāṃtaraiḥ.. apṛcchatsādhu te bhāvo giriputrī hyakṛtrimā.. 29.23 .. > believing him to be the daughter of the mountain in every limb, / he asked: “Noble is your feeling, for you are indeed the genuine daughter of the mountain, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.24) yā tvaṃ madaśayaṃ jñātvā prāpteha varavarṇini.. tvayā virahitaḥ śūnyaṃ manyosminbhuvanatraye.. 29.24 .. > who, knowing my disposition, have come here, O fair-complexioned lady! / Deprived of you, I consider this threefold world empty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.25) prāptā prasannā yā tvaṃ māṃ yuktamevaṃvidhaṃ tvayi.. ityukte gūhayaṃśceṣṭāmumārūpyasuro'bravīt.. 29.25 .. > That you have arrived well-pleased with me is truly worthy of you.” / When this was said, the Asura in the form of Umā, concealing his design, said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.26) yātāsmi tapasaścartuṃ kālīvākyāttavātulam.. ratiśca tatra me nābhūttataḥ prāptā tavāṃtikam.. 29.26 .. > “I went to perform matchless austerity at your words, ‘O Kālī!’ / But I found no pleasure there, and therefore I have returned to your side.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.27) ityuktaḥ śaṃkaraḥ śaṃkāṃ kiṃcitprāpyavadhārayat.. kupitā mayi tanvaṃgī pratyakṣā ca dṛḍhavratā.. 29.27 .. > Addressed thus, Śaṃkara felt a slight doubt and reflected: / “The slender-limbed lady was angry with me, and she is openly firm in her vows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.28) aprāptakāmā saṃprāptā kimetatsaṃśayo mama.. rahasīti viciṃtyātha abhijñānādvicārayan.. 29.28 .. > How has she arrived without having attained her desire? This is my doubt.” / Thus pondering in secret, he then examined her signs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.29) nāpaśyadvāmapārśve tu tasyāṃkaṃ padmalakṣaṇam.. lomnāmāvartacaritaṃ tato devaḥ pinākadhṛk.. 29.29 .. > On her left side he did not see the mark of the lotus / or the whorl of hair; thereupon the god who bears the Pināka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.30) buddhā tāṃ dānavīṃ māyāṃ kiṃcitprahasitānanaḥ.. meḍhre raudrāstramādhāya cakre daityamanoratham.. 29.30 .. > perceiving that demonic illusion, his face smiling slightly, / placed the Raudra weapon upon his member and fulfilled the Daitya's desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.31) sa rudanbhairavānrāvānavasādaṃ gato'suraḥ.. abudhyadvīrako naitadasureṃdraniṣūdanam.. 29.31 .. > The Asura, uttering terrifying shrieks, met his destruction. / Vīraka did not realize this slaying of the lord of the Asuras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.32) hate ca mārutenāśugāminā nagadevatā.. aparicchinnatattvārthā śailaputryāṃ nyavedayat.. 29.32 .. > When he was slain, the swift-moving wind reported it to the mountain deity, / who, not understanding the true nature of the fact, reported it to the daughter of the mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.33) śrutvā vāyumukhāddevī krodharaktātilocanā.. apasyadvīrakaṃ putraṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā.. 29.33 .. > Hearing this from the mouth of the wind, the goddess, her eyes exceedingly red with rage, / looked upon her son Vīraka, her heart grieving: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.34) mātaraṃ māṃ parityajya yasmāttvaṃ snehavihvalām.. vihitāvasaraḥ strīṇāṃ śaṃkarasya rahovidhau.. 29.34 .. > “Because you, abandoning me, your mother, distracted with love, / gave admittance to \[other\] women into Śaṃkara's private quarters, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.35) tasmātte paruṣā rūkṣā jaḍā hṛdaya varjitā.. gaṇeśākṣarasadṛśā śilā mātā bhaviṣyati.. 29.35 .. > therefore a harsh, rough, inert stone, devoid of heart, / like the letters of a gaṇeśa, shall become your mother!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.36) evamutsṛṣṭaśāpāyā giriputryāstvanaṃtaram.. nirjagāma mukhātkrodhaḥ siṃharūpī mahābalaḥ.. 29.36 .. > Immediately after the daughter of the mountain had uttered this curse, / from her mouth emerged wrath in the form of a lion of great strength. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.37) paścāttāpaṃ samaśritya tayā devyā visarjitaḥ.. sa tu siṃhaḥ karālāsyo mahākesarakaṃdharaḥ.. 29.37 .. > Stricken with remorse, the goddess sent him away. / But that lion had a terrifying mouth and a neck with a great mane; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.38) proddhūtabalalāṃgūladaṃṣṭrotkaṭa guhāmukhaḥ.. vyāvṛtāsyo lalajjihvaḥ kṣāmakukṣiścikhādiṣuḥ.. 29.38 .. > his strong tail lashed about, his cavernous mouth was frightful with fangs; / his jaws agape, his tongue licking, his belly emaciated, he was eager to devour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.39) tasyāsye vartituṃ devī vyavasyata satī tadā.. jñātvā manogataṃ tasyā bhagavāṃścaturānanaḥ.. 29.39 .. > The faithful goddess Satī then resolved to enter his mouth. / Knowing what was in her heart, the four-faced Blessed Lord \[Brahmā\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.40) ājagāmāśramapaṃda saṃpadāmāśrayaṃ tataḥ.. āgamyovāca tāṃ brahmā girijāṃ mṛṣṭayā girā.. 29.40 .. > came to the precinct of the hermitage, the resort of prosperities. / Arriving there, Brahmā spoke to Girijā with gentle words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.41) kiṃ devī prāptukāmāsi kimalabhyaṃ dadāmi te.. tacchrutvovāca girijā gurugauravagarbhitam.. 29.41 .. > “What do you wish to obtain, O goddess? What unachievable thing may I grant you?” / Hearing that, Girijā said, full of deep respect: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.42) tapasā duṣkareṇāptaḥ patitve śaṃkaro mayā.. sa māṃ śyāmalavarṇeti bahuśaḥ proktavānbhavaḥ.. 29.42 .. > “By arduous austerity Śaṃkara was obtained by me as a husband. / Yet Bhava has repeatedly spoken to me, calling me dark-complexioned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.43) syāmahaṃ kāṃcanākārā vāllabhyena ca saṃyutā.. bharturbhūtapateraṃge hyekato nirviśaṃkitā.. 29.43 .. > May I become golden-hued and endowed with beloved status, / without any misgiving on one side of the body of my husband, the lord of beings!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.44) tasyāstadbhāṣitaṃ śrutvā provāca jalajāsanaḥ.. evaṃ bhavatu bhūyastvaṃ bharturdehārdhadhāriṇī.. 29.44 .. > Hearing these words of hers, the lotus-seated \[Brahmā\] said: / “So be it! You shall further bear half of your husband's body.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.45) tatastasyāḥ śarīrāttu strī sunīlāṃbujatviṣā.. nirgatā sābhavadbhīmā ghaṃṭāhastā trilocanā.. 29.45 .. > Then from her body came forth a woman with the lustre of a dark-blue lotus; / she was fierce, held a bell in her hand, and had three eyes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.46) nānābharaṇapūrṇāṃgī pītakauśeyavāsinī.. tāmabravīttato brahmā devīṃ nīlāṃbujatviṣam.. 29.46 .. > Her limbs were adorned with various ornaments, and she was clad in yellow silk. / Then Brahmā spoke to that goddess who had the lustre of a dark-blue lotus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.47) asmādbhūdharajā dehasaṃparkāttvaṃ mamājñayā.. saṃprāptā kṛtakṛtyatvamekānaṃśā purākṛtiḥ.. 29.47 .. > “From this contact with the body of the mountain-born \[goddess\], by my command / you have attained the fulfillment of your purpose, having your ancient form as Ekānaṃśā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.48) ya eṣa siṃhaḥ prodbhūto devyāḥ krodhādvarānane.. sa testu vāhano devī ketau cāstu mahābalaḥ.. 29.48 .. > This lion that has arisen from the goddess's wrath, O fair-faced one, / let him be your mount, O goddess, and let the mighty one be on your banner. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.49) gaccha viṃdhyācale tatra surakāryaṃ kariṣyati.. atra śuṃbhaniśuṃbhau ca hatvā tārakasainyapau.. 29.49 .. > Go to the Vindhya mountain; there you will accomplish the purpose of the gods, / having slain Śumbha and Niśumbha, the two generals of Tāraka's army. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.50) pāṃcālonāma yakṣo'yaṃ yakṣalakṣapadānugaḥ.. dattaste kiṃkaro devī mahāmāyāśatairyutaḥ.. 29.50 .. > This Yakṣa named Pāñcāla, who is followed by a hundred thousand Yakṣas / and possesses hundreds of great illusions, is given to you as a servant, O goddess.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.51) ityuktā kauśikī devī tathetyāha pitāmaham.. nirgatāyāṃ ca kauśikyāṃ jātā svairāśritā guṇaiḥ.. 29.51 .. > Thus addressed, the goddess Kauśikī said “So be it” to the Grandsire. / When Kauśikī had departed, \[Umā\] became endowed with her natural virtues, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.52) sarvaiḥ pūrvabhavopāttaistadā svayamupastitaiḥ.. umāpi prāptasaṃkalpā paścāttāpaparāyaṇā.. 29.52 .. > all of which had been acquired in previous births and now returned of their own accord. / Umā too, having accomplished her desire, devoted herself to remorse. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.53) muhuḥ svaṃ pariniṃdaṃtī jagāma giriśāṃtikam.. saṃprayāṃtīṃ ca tāṃ dvārī apavārya samāhitaḥ.. 29.53 .. > Reproaching herself repeatedly, she went into the presence of Giriśa. / As she approached, Vīraka, vigilant at the doorway, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.54) rurodha vīrako devīṃ hemavetralatādharaḥ.. tāmuvāca ca kopena tiṣṭha tiṣṭha kva yāsi ca.. 29.54 .. > holding a cane of gold, stopped the goddess, / and said to her in anger: “Halt, halt! Where are you going? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.55) prayojanaṃ na te'stīha gaccha yāvanna bhartsyase.. devyā rūpadharo daityo devaṃ vaṃcayituṃ tviha.. 29.55 .. > You have no business here. Depart before you are reproached! / A Daitya bearing the form of the goddess entered here > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.56) praviṣṭo na ca dṛṣṭo'sau sa ca devena ghātitaḥ.. ghātite cāhamākṣipto nīlakaṇṭhena dhīmatā.. 29.56 .. > to deceive the god, and he was not seen; but he was slain by the god. / And when he was slain, I was rebuked by the wise blue-throated god \[Śiva\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.57) kāpi strī nāpi moktavyā tvayā putreti sādaram.. tasmāttvamatra dvāristhā varṣapūgānyanekaśaḥ.. 29.57 .. > ‘No woman whatsoever is to be permitted \[entrance\] by you, O son!’ / Therefore, even though you stand here at the door for many multitudes of years, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.58) bhaviṣyasi na cāpyatra praveśaṃ lapsyase vraja.. ekā me praviśedatra mātā yā snehavatsalā.. 29.58 .. > you shall not obtain entrance here. Go away! / Only my mother, who is tender with affection, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.59) nagādhirājatanayā pārvatī rudravallabhā.. ityuktā tu tato devī ciṃtayāmāsa cetasā.. 29.59 .. > the daughter of the king of mountains, Pārvatī, beloved of Rudra, may enter here.” / Being thus addressed, the goddess then reflected in her heart: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.60) na sā nārī tu daityo'sau vāyornaivāvabāsata.. vṛthaiva vīrakaḥ śapto mayā krodhaparītayā.. 29.60 .. > “That was not a woman; it was that Daitya; it did not shine clear to the wind! / In vain indeed was Vīraka cursed by me overcome with anger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.61) akāryaṃ kriyate mūḍhaiḥ prāyaḥ krodhasamanvitaiḥ.. krodhena naśyate kīrtiḥ krodho haṃti sthirāṃ śriyam.. 29.61 .. > Improper deeds are often done by fools possessed of anger; / through anger fame is destroyed, anger slays enduring prosperity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.62) aparicchinnasarvārthā putraṃ śāpitavatyaham.. viparītārthaboddhṝṇāṃ sulabhā vipado yataḥ.. 29.62 .. > Without discerning the whole truth, I have cursed my son; / for misfortunes easily befall those who misunderstand the truth.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.63) saṃciṃtyaivamuvācedaṃ vīrakaṃ prati śailajā.. adho lajjāvikāreṇa vadanenāṃbujatviṣā.. 29.63 .. > Having reflected thus, the daughter of the mountain spoke this to Vīraka, / with her lotus-bright face lowered in embarrassed alteration: 29.63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.64) ahaṃ vīraka te mātā mā te'stu manaso bhramaḥ.. śaṃkarasyāsmi dayitā sutā tu himabhūbhṛtaḥ.. 29.64 .. > “Vīraka, I am your mother; let there be no confusion in your mind. / I am the beloved wife of Śaṃkara and the daughter of the snow-mountain. 29.64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.65) mama gātrasthitibhrāṃtyā mā śaṃkāṃ putra bhāvaya.. tuṣṭena gauratā dattā mameyaṃ padmayoninā.. 29.65 .. > Do not foster doubt, my son, deceived by the state of my body; / this fair complexion was granted to me by the lotus-born \[Brahmā\] when he was pleased. 29.65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.66) mayā śapto'syavidite vṛttāṃte daityanirmite.. jñātvā nārīpraveśaṃ tu śaṃkare rahasi stite.. 29.66 .. > You were cursed by me when this event arranged by the Daitya was unknown \[to me\], / thinking that a woman had entered while Śaṃkara was in private. 29.66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.67) na nivartayituṃ śakyaḥ śāpaḥ kiṃ tu bravīmi te.. mānuṣyāṃ tu śilāyāṃ tvaṃ śilādātsaṃbhaviṣyasi.. 29.67 .. > The curse cannot be revoked, yet I say this to you: / you will be born as a mortal upon a rock from Śilāda, 29.67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.68) puṇye cāpyarbudāraṇye svargamokṣaprade nṛṇām.. acaleśvaraliṃgaṃ tu vartate yatra vīraka.. 29.68 .. > and in the sacred forest of Arbuda, which grants heaven and liberation to men, / where, O Vīraka, the Acaleśvara liṅga stands. 29.68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.69) vārāṇasyāṃ viśvanāthasamaṃ tatphaladaṃ nṛṇām.. prabhāsasya ca yātrābhirdaśabhiryatphalaṃ nṛṇām.. 29.69 .. > It yields the same fruit to men as Viśvanātha in Vārāṇasī. / Whatever fruit men obtain from ten pilgrimages to Prabhāsa, 29.69 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.70) tadekayātrayā proktamarbudasya mahāgireḥ.. yatra taptvā tapo martyā dehadhātūnvihāya ca.. 29.70 .. > that is said \[to be gained\] by a single pilgrimage to the great mountain of Arbuda, / where, after practicing austerity and casting off the bodily elements, mortals 29.70 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.71) saṃsārī na punarbhūyānmaheśvaravaco yathā.. arbudo yadi labhyeta sevituṃ janmaduḥkhitaiḥ.. 29.71 .. > will never again become transmigrating beings, according to the word of Maheśvara. / If Arbuda can be reached and worshipped by those tormented by rebirth, 29.71 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.72) vārāṇasīṃ ca kedāraṃ kiṃ smaraṃti vṛthaiva te.. tatrārādhya bhavaṃ devaṃ bhavānnandīti nāmabhṛt.. 29.72 .. > why would they vainly remember Vārāṇasī and Kedāra? / There, having worshipped Lord Bhava, bearing the name Nandī, 29.72 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.73) śīghrameṣyasi cātraiva pratīhāratvamāpsyasi.. evamukte hṛṣṭaromā vīrakaḥ praṇipatya tām.. 29.73 .. > you will swiftly come right here and attain the office of door-keeper.” / When she had spoken thus, his hair standing on end, Vīraka bowed down to her 29.73 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.74) saṃstūya vividhairvākyairmātaraṃ samabhāṣata.. dhanyo'haṃ devi yo lapsye mānuṣyamatidurlabham.. 29.74 .. > and, praising her with diverse words, spoke to his mother: / “Blessed am I, O goddess, who shall obtain the most difficult mortal birth! 29.74 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.75) śāpo'nugraharūpo'yaṃ viśeṣādarbudācale.. samīpe yasya puṇyo'sti mahīsāgarasaṃgamaḥ.. 29.75 .. > This curse has the nature of a blessing, especially upon Mount Arbuda, / near which lies the sacred confluence of the Mahī and the ocean. 29.75 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.76) ūdhaḥ pṛthivyā deśo'yaṃ yo gireścārṇavāṃtare.. tatra gatvā mahatpuṇyamavāpya bhavabhaktitaḥ.. 29.76 .. > This region between the mountain and the ocean is the very udder of the earth. / Having gone there, obtaining great merit through devotion to Bhava, 29.76 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.77) punareṣyāmi bho mātarityuktvābhūcchilāsutaḥ.. devī ca praviveśātha bhavanaṃ śaśimaulinaḥ.. 29.77 .. > I shall return again, O mother!” Having said this, he became the son of Śilā. / Then the goddess entered the palace of the moon-crested \[Śiva\]. 29.77 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.78) ..ityārbudākhyānam.. tato dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ prāha dhignārya iti tryaṃbakaḥ.. 29.78 .. > — Thus ends the Arbuda-narrative. — / Then, seeing her, the three-eyed Lord said, “Woe to women!” 29.78 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.79) sā ca praṇmya taṃ prāha satyametanna mithyayā.. jaḍaḥ prakṛtibhāgoyaṃ nāryaścārhaṃti nindanām.. 29.79 .. > And bowing to him, she said: “This is true, not false; / this portion of nature is inert, and women deserve reproach. 29.79 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.80) puruṣāṇāṃ prasādena mucyaṃte bhavasāgarāt.. tataḥ prahṛṣṭastāmāha haro yogyā'dhunā śubhe.. 29.80 .. > By the grace of the Puruṣa, they are freed from the ocean of worldly existence.” / Thereupon Hara, delighted, said to her: “You are fit now, auspicious one! 29.80 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.81) putraṃ dāsyāmi yena tvaṃ khyātimāpsyasi śobhane.. tato rema hi devyā sa nānāścaryālayo haraḥ.. 29.81 .. > I will give you a son through whom you will attain fame, beautiful one.” / Then Hara, the abode of diverse wonders, sported with the goddess. 29.81 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.82) tato varṣasahasreṣu devāstvaritamānasāḥ.. jvalanaṃ nodayāmāsurjñātuṃ śaṃkaraceṣṭitam.. 29.82 .. > Then, after a thousand years, the gods, eager in their minds, / urged Agni forward to find out Śaṃkara’s doings. 29.82 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.83) dvāri sthitaṃ pratihāraṃ vaṃcayitvā ca pāvakaḥ.. pārāvatasya rūpeṇa praviveśa harāṃtikam.. 29.83 .. > Having deceived the door-keeper standing at the gate, Agni / entered the presence of Hara in the form of a pigeon. 29.83 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.84) dadṛśe taṃ ca deveśo vinatāṃ prekṣya pārvatīm.. tatastāṃ jvalanaṃ prāha naitadyogyaṃ tvayā kṛtam.. 29.84 .. > The lord of gods saw him, seeing Pārvatī bow \[in shame\]. / Then he said to Agni: “This was not right for you to do. 29.84 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.85) yadidaṃ bhukṣutaṃ sthānānmama tejo hyanuttamam.. gṛhāṇa tvaṃ sudurbuddhe no vā dhakṣyāmi tvāṃ ruṣā.. 29.85 .. > Since this peerless fiery energy of mine has been shaken from its place, / take it yourself, foolish one, or else I shall burn you in wrath!” 29.85 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.86) bhītastato'sau jagrāha sarvadevamukhaṃ ca saḥ.. tena te vahnisahitā vihvalāśca surāḥ kṛtāḥ.. 29.86 .. > Terrified, he received it, and he is the mouth of all gods; / thereby the gods, together with Agni, were thrown into distress. 29.86 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.87) vipāṭya jaṭharāṇyeṣāṃ vīryaṃ māheśvaraṃ tataḥ.. niṣkrāṃtaṃ tatsaro jātaṃ pāradaṃ śatayojanam.. 29.87 .. > Rupturing their bellies, that seed of Maheśvara / issued forth and became a lake of quicksilver a hundred yojanas wide. 29.87 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.88) vahniśca vyākulībhūto gaṃgāyāṃ mumuce sakṛt.. dahyamānā ca sā devī taraṃgairvahirutsṛjat.. 29.88 .. > And Agni, becoming distraught, cast it at once into the Gaṅgā. / And she, burning, cast it outside by means of her waves. 29.88 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.89) jātastribhuvanakyātastena ca śvetaparvataḥ.. etasminnaṃtare vahnirāhūtaśca himālaye.. 29.89 .. > From that, the White Mountain, famous in the three worlds, was born. / In the meantime, Agni was summoned to the Himālaya 29.89 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.90) saptarṣibhirvahnihomaṃ kurvadbhirmaṃtravīryataḥ.. āgatya tatra jagrāha vahnirbhāgaṃ ca taṃ hutam.. 29.90 .. > by the seven seers performing a fire oblation by the power of mantras. / Having arrived there, Agni took that offered share. 29.90 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.91) gate'hnyatvasmiṃśca tatrasthaḥ patnī steṣāmapaśyata.. suvarṇakadalīstaṃbhanibhāstāścaṃdralekhayā.. 29.91 .. > When that day had passed, standing there he saw their wives, / resembling pillars of golden plantain trees, with crescent moons \[on their foreheads\]. 29.91 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.92) paśyamānaḥ praphullākṣo vahniḥ kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ.. sa bhūyaściṃtayāmāsa na nyāyyaṃ kṣubhito'smi yat.. 29.92 .. > Gazing with wide-open eyes, Agni came under the sway of desire. / He reflected repeatedly: “It is not right that I am agitated. 29.92 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.93) sādhvīḥ patnīrdvijeṃdrāṇāmakāmāḥ kāmayāmyaham.. pāpametatkarma cograṃ naśyāmi tṛmavatsphuṭam.. 29.93 .. > I lust after the chaste wives of the foremost brahmins, who do not desire me. / This action is an awful sin; clearly I shall perish like a blade of grass. 29.93 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.94) kṛtvaitannaśyate kīrtiryāvadācaṃdratārakam.. evaṃ saṃciṃtya bahudhā gatvā caiva vanāṃtaram.. 29.94 .. > By doing this, my fame will be destroyed as long as the moon and stars endure.” / Having reflected thus in many ways and gone to another forest, 29.94 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.95) saṃyantuṃ nābhavacchakta upāyairbahubhirmanaḥ.. tataḥ sa kāmasaṃtapto mūrchitaḥ samapadyata.. 29.95 .. > he was unable to restrain his mind by numerous means. / Then, tormented by passion, he fell into a faint. 29.95 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.96) tataḥ svāhā ca bhāryāsya bubudhe tadviceṣṭitam.. jñātvā ca ciṃtayāmāsa prahṛṣṭā manasi svayam.. 29.96 .. > Then his wife Svāhā became aware of that conduct of his, / and having understood it, she reflected, delighted in her mind: 29.96 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.97) svāṃ bhāryāmatha māṃ tyaktvā bahuvāsādavajñayā.. bhāryāḥ kāmayate nūnaṃ saptarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām.. 29.97 .. > “Having abandoned me, his own wife, in disdain due to long cohabitation, / he surely lusts for the wives of the great seven seers. 29.97 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.98) tadāsāṃ rūpamāśritya ramiṣye tena cāpyaham.. tatastvaṃgiraso bhāryā śivānāmeti śobhanā.. 29.98 .. > Therefore, assuming their form, I too shall sport with him.” / There was the beautiful wife of Aṅgiras, Śivā by name; 29.98 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.99) tasyā rūpaṃ samādhāya pāvakaṃ prāpya sābravīt.. māmagne kāmasaṃtaptāṃ tvaṃ kāmayitumarhasi.. 29.99 .. > assuming her form and approaching Agni, she said: / “O Agni, you ought to make love to me, who am tormented by passion. 29.99 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.100) na cetkariṣyase deva mṛtāṃ māmupadhāraya.. ahamaṃgiraso bhāryā śivānāma hutāśana.. 29.100 .. > If you do not, O god, know me to be dead. / I am the wife of Aṅgiras, named Śivā, O fire! 29.100 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.101) sarvābhiḥ sahitā prāptā tāśca yāsyaṃtyanukramāt.. asmākaṃ tvaṃ priyo nityaṃ tvaccittāśca vayaṃ tathā.. 29.101 .. > I have come together with all \[the other wives\], and they too will come in turn. / You are ever dear to us, and our minds are likewise devoted to you.” 29.101 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.102) tataḥ sa kāmasaṃtaptaḥ saṃbabhūva tayā saha.. prīte prītā ca sā devī nirjagāma vanāṃtarāt.. 29.102 .. > Then, tormented by passion, he united with her; / and when he was gratified, that goddess, delighted, departed from that forest, 29.102 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.103) ciṃtayaṃtī mamedaṃ cedrūpaṃ drakṣyaṃti kānane.. te brāhmaṇīnāmanṛtaṃ doṣaṃ vakṣyaṃti pāvakāt.. 29.103 .. > thinking: “If they see this form of mine in the forest, / they will speak falsely of a flaw in the brahmin women on account of Agni. 29.103 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.104) tasmādetadrakṣamāṇā garuḍī saṃbhavāmyaham.. suparṇā sā tato bhūtvā dadṛśe śvetaparvatam.. 29.104 .. > Therefore, protecting this \[reputation\], let me become a female Garuḍa bird.” / Then, having become a bird, she saw the White Mountain, 29.104 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.105) śarastaṃbaiḥ susaṃpṛktaṃ rakṣobhiśca piśācakaiḥ.. sā tatra sahasā gatvā śailapūṣṭhaṃ sudurgamam.. 29.105 .. > thickly covered with clumps of reeds and with demons and piśācas. / Having swiftly gone there, to the summit of the mountain, exceedingly difficult to reach, 29.105 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.106) prākṣipatkāṃcane kuṃḍe śukraṃ taddhāraṇe'kṣamā.. śiṣṭānāmapi devīnāṃ saptarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām.. 29.106 .. > unable to hold it, she discharged the semen into a golden bowl / \[and similarly for the forms\] of the remaining noble wives of the great seven seers. 29.106 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.107) patnīsarūpatāṃ kṛtvā kāmayāmāsa pāvakam.. divyaṃ rūpamarūṃdhatyāḥ kartuṃ na śakitaṃ tayā.. 29.107 .. > Assuming the form of each of the wives, she united in love with the Fire. / But she was unable to assume the divine form of Arundhatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.108) tasyāstapaḥprabhāveṇa bhartuḥ śuśrūṣaṇena ca.. ṣaṭkṛtvastattu nikṣiptamagniretaḥ kurudvaha.. 29.108 .. > by virtue of her austerity and her devotion to her husband. / Six times, O bull of the Kurus, that semen of the Fire was cast > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.109) kuṃḍe'smiṃścaitrabahule pratipadyeva svāhayā.. tataśca pāvako duḥkhācchuśoca ca mumoha ca.. 29.109 .. > into that pit by Svāhā, on the first day of the dark fortnight of Caitra. / And then, out of grief, the Fire sorrowed and was bewildered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.110) āḥ pāpaṃ kṛtamityeva dehanyāse'karonmatim.. tatastaṃ khecarī vāṇī prāha mā maraṇaṃ kuru.. 29.110 .. > Thinking, 'Alas, a sin has been committed!' he resolved to cast off his body. / Then an ethereal voice spoke to him: 'Do not court death! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.111) bhāvyametacca bhāvyarthātko hi pāvaka mucyate.. bhāvyarthenāpi yatte ca paradāropa sevanam.. 29.111 .. > This was destined to be; for who, O Fire, can escape destiny? / Yet because you enjoyed the wife of another, even though by fate, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.112) kṛtaṃ taccetasā tena tvāmajīrṇaṃ pravekṣyati.. śvetaketormahāyajñe ghṛtadhārābhitarpitam.. 29.112 .. > and did so in your mind, indigestion shall enter you, / even when sated with streams of clarified butter at the great sacrifice of Śvetaketu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.113) śokaṃ ca tyaja naitāstāḥ svāhai veyaṃ tava priyā.. śvetaparvatakuṃḍasthaṃ putraṃ tvaṃ draṣṭumarhasi.. tato vahnistatra gatvā dadṛśe tanayaṃ prabhum.. 29.113 .. > Cast off grief: those were not the women \[you thought\]; this was only your beloved Svāhā. / You ought to see your son who is in the pit on Mount Śveta.' / Then the Fire went there and saw his lordly son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.114) ..arjuna uvāca.. kasmātsvāhā karodrūpaṃ ṣaṇṇāṃ tāsāṃ mahāmune.. 29.114 .. > Arjuna said: / Why did Svāhā take the forms of those six, O great sage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.115) yattā bhartṛparāḥ sādhvyastapasvinyognisaṃnibhāḥ.. na bibheti ca kiṃ tābhyaḥ ṣaḍbhyaḥ svāhā'parādhinī.. bhartṛbhaktyā jagaddagdhuṃ yataḥ śaktāśca tā mune.. 29.115 .. > since they are devoted to their husbands, chaste, ascetic, and like fire itself? / And why was the guilty Svāhā not afraid of those six, / since, by devotion to their husbands, they were capable of burning up the world, O sage? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.116) ..nārada uvāca.. satyametatkuruśreṣṭha śrṛṇu taccāpi kāraṇam.. yena tāsāṃ kṛtaṃ rūpaṃ na vā śāpaṃ daduśca tāḥ.. 29.116 .. > Nārada said: / This is true, O best of the Kurus; listen also to that reason / why she took their forms and yet they did not utter a curse. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.117) yatra tadvahninā kṣiptaṃ rudratejaḥ sakṛtpurā.. gaṃgāyāṃ tatra sasnustāḥ ṣaṭatnyo'jñanābhāvataḥ.. 29.117 .. > Where formerly that splendor of Rudra was cast once into the Gaṅgā by the Fire, / there those six wives bathed, due to ignorance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.118) tatastā vihvalībhūtāstejasā tena mohitāḥ.. lajjayā ca svabhartṝṇāṃ gaṃgātīrasthitā rahaḥ.. 29.118 .. > Then, overwhelmed and bewildered by that splendor, / and out of shame toward their own husbands, they remained in secret on the bank of the Gaṅgā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.119) etadaṃtamālokya cikīrṣaṃtī manīṣitam.. svāhā śarīramāviśyatāsāṃ tejo jahāra tat.. 29.119 .. > Seeing this state of affairs and desiring to accomplish her wish, / Svāhā entered their bodies and took away that splendor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.120) cikrīḍa vahnijāyāpi yathā te kathitaṃ mayā.. 29.120 .. > The wife of the Fire then sported \[with him\], just as I have told you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.121) upakāramimaṃ tābhiḥ smaraṃtībhiśca bhārata.. na śaptā sā yataḥ śāpo na deyaścopakāriṇi.. 29.121 .. > Remembering this favor from her, O descendant of Bharata, / she was not cursed by them; for a curse should not be given to a benefactor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.122) tataḥ saptarṣayo jñātvā jñānenāsucitāṃ gatāḥ.. tatyajuḥ ṣaṭ tadā patnīrvinā devīmaruṃdhatīm.. 29.122 .. > Then the seven seers, having learned by insight that they had incurred impurity, / cast off the six wives at that time, with the exception of the divine Arundhatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.123) viśvāmitrastu bhagavānkumāraṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ.. stavaṃ divyaṃ saṃpracakre mahāsenasya cāpi saḥ.. 29.123 .. > Lord Viśvāmitra, however, took refuge in Kumāra; / and he composed a divine hymn of praise to Mahāsena. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.124) aṣṭottaraśataṃ nāmnāṃ śrṛṇu tvaṃ tāni phālguna.. japena yeṣāṃ pāpāni yāṃti jñānamavāpnuyāt.. 29.124 .. > Listen to the one hundred and eight names, O Phālguna, / by the recitation of which sins depart and one attains knowledge: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.125) tvaṃ brahmavādī tvaṃ brahmā brāhmaṇavatsalaḥ.. brahmaṇyo brahmadevaśca brahmado brahmasaṃgrahaḥ.. 29.125 .. > 'You are the speaker of the Veda; you are Brahmā; you are fond of brahmins; / you are friendly to brahmins; you are the god of sacred knowledge; you are the giver of the Veda; you are the collector of sacred lore. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.126) tvaṃ paraṃ paramaṃ tejo maṃgalānāṃ ca maṃgalam.. aprameyaguṇaścaiva maṃtrāṇāṃ maṃtrago bhavān.. 29.126 .. > You are the highest, supreme splendor; the most auspicious of all auspicious things; / possessing immeasurable virtues; you are the one reachable through mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.127) tvaṃ sāvitrīmayo deva sarvatraivāparājitaḥ.. maṃtra śarvātmako devaḥ ṣaḍakṣaravatāṃ varaḥ.. 29.127 .. > You are made of the Sāvitrī, O Lord; undefeated everywhere; / the god whose soul is the mantra and Śarva; the foremost among masters of the six-syllable mantra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.128) mālī maulī patākī ca jaṭī muṃḍī śikhaṃḍyapi.. kuṇḍalī lāṃgalī bālaḥ kumāraḥ pravaro varaḥ.. 29.128 .. > Wearing a garland, crowned, bearing a banner, matted-haired, shaven-headed, crested; / wearing earrings, holding a plow, a youth, Kumāra, eminent, the best. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.129) gavāṃputraḥ surārighnaḥ saṃbhavo bhavabhāvanaḥ.. pinākī śatruhā śveto gūḍhaḥ skandaḥ karāgraṇīḥ.. 29.129 .. > Son of cows, slayer of enemies of the gods, the origin, creator of existence; / armed with the bow Pināka, killer of foes, white, secret, Skanda, foremost in action. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.130) dvādaśo bhūrbhuvo bhāvī bhuvaḥ putro namaskṛtaḥ.. nāgarājaḥ sudharmātmā nākapṛṣṭhaḥ sanātanaḥ.. 29.130 .. > The twelfth, earth, atmosphere, the future, son of the earth, worshipped; / king of serpents, very righteous-souled, dwelling in heaven, eternal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.131) tvaṃ bhartā sarvabhūtātmā tvaṃ trātā tvaṃ sukhāvahaḥ.. śaradakṣaḥ śikhī jetā ṣaḍvaktro bhayanāśanaḥ.. 29.131 .. > You are the maintainer, the soul of all beings, you are the protector, you are the bringer of happiness; / born in autumn, having a peacock, the conqueror, six-faced, dispeller of fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.132) hemagarbho mahāgarbho jayaśca vijayeśvaraḥ.. tvaṃ kartā tvaṃ vidhātā ca nityo nityārimardanaḥ.. 29.132 .. > Golden-wombed, containing the universe, victory, lord of victory; / you are the maker, you are the creator, eternal, constant crusher of foes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.133) mahāseno mahāteja vīrasenaśca bhūpatiḥ.. siddhāsanaḥ surādhyakṣo bhīmaseno nirāmayaḥ.. 29.133 .. > Mahāsena, of great splendor, Vīrasena, lord of the earth; / seated upon perfection, overseer of the gods, Bhīmasena, free from disease. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.134) śauriryadurmahātejā vīryavānsatyavikramaḥ.. tejogarbho'suraripuḥ suramūrtiḥ surorjjitaḥ.. 29.134 .. > Heroic, Yadu, endowed with great splendor, full of valor, of truthful prowess; / womb of light, foe of asuras, embodiment of the gods, strengthened by the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.135) kṛtajño varadaḥ satyaḥ śaraṇyaḥ sādhuvatsalaḥ.. suvrataḥ sūryasaṃkāśo vahnigarbhaḥ kaṇo bhuvaḥ.. 29.135 .. > Grateful, giver of boons, true, a refuge, affectionate toward the virtuous; / keeping good vows, sun-like, womb of fire, atom of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.136) pippalī śīghrago raudrī gāṃgeyo ripudāraṇaḥ.. kārttikeyaḥ prabhuḥ kṣaṃtā nīladaṃṣṭro mahāmanāḥ.. 29.136 .. > Pippalī, swift-moving, fierce, son of Gaṅgā, tearer of enemies; / Kārttikeya, the sovereign, forbearing, blue-tusked, noble-minded. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.137) nigraho nigrahāṇāṃ ca netā tvaṃ suranaṃdanaḥ.. pragrahaḥ paramānaṃdaḥ krodhaghnastāra ucchritaḥ.. 29.137 .. > Restraint, and the leader of restraints, you are the delighter of the gods; / curb, supreme bliss, destroyer of anger, lofty, exalted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.138) kukkuṭī bahulī divyaḥ kāmado bhūrivardhanaḥ.. amogho'mṛtado hyagniḥ śatrughnaḥ sarvamodanaḥ.. 29.138 .. > Having a cock, abundant, divine, granter of desires, greatly flourishing; / unfailing, giver of nectar, fire itself, slayer of enemies, gladdening all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.139) avyayo hyamaraḥ śrīmānunnato hyagnisaṃbhavaḥ.. piśācarājaḥ sūryābhaḥ śivātmā śivanaṃdanaḥ.. 29.139 .. > Imperishable, immortal, glorious, elevated, born of fire; / king of piśācas, sun-radiant, identical to Śiva, son of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.140) apārapāro durjñeyaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ.. agrāhyaḥ kāraṇaṃ kartā parameṣṭhī paraṃ padam.. 29.140 .. > Shore of the boundless, hard to know, devoted to the welfare of all beings; / ungraspable, the cause, the maker, the supreme deity, the highest state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.141) aciṃtyaḥ sarvabhūtātmā sarvātmā tvaṃ sanātanaḥ.. evaṃ sa sarvabhūtānāṃ saṃstutaḥ parameśvaraḥ.. 29.141 .. > Inconceivable, the soul of all beings, the universal self, you are eternal.' / Thus was that supreme lord of all beings praised > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.142) nāmnāmaṣṭaśatenāyaṃ viśvāmitramaharṣiṇā.. prasannamūrtirāhedaṃ munīṃdraṃ vriyatāmiti.. 29.142 .. > with this set of one hundred and eight names by the great seer Viśvāmitra. / With a gracious appearance, he said this to the prince of sages: 'Choose a boon! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.143) mama tvayā dvijaśreṣṭha stutireṣā nirūpitā.. bhaviṣyati mano'bhīṣṭaprāptaye prāṇināṃ bhuvi.. 29.143 .. > This hymn of praise to me that has been set forth by you, O best of the twice-born, / will bring about the attainment of their hearts' desires for creatures on earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.144) vivardhate kule lakṣmīstasya yaḥ prapaṭhedimam.. na rākṣasāḥ piśācā vā na bhūtāni na cāpadaḥ.. 29.144 .. > Fortune increases in the family of one who recites this. / Neither rākṣasas nor piśācas, neither spirits nor adversities > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.145) vighnakārīṇi tadgehe yatraiva saṃstuvaṃti mām.. duḥsvapnaṃ ca na paśyetsa baddho mucyate baṃdhanāt.. 29.145 .. > shall create obstacles in the home of anyone who praises me thus; / he shall not experience bad dreams, and if bound, he is released from bondage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.146) stavasyāsya prabhāveṇa divyabhāvaḥ pumānbhavet.. tvaṃ ca māṃ śrutisaṃskāraiḥ sarvaiḥ saṃskartumarhasi.. 29.146 .. > Through the power of this hymn, a man will attain a divine state. / And you ought to consecrate me with all Vedic sacraments; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.147) saṃskārarahitaṃ janma yataśca paśuvatsmṛtam.. tvaṃ ca madvaradānena brahmarṣiśca bhaviṣyasi.. 29.147 .. > for a birth without sacraments is considered to be like that of a beast. / And by the gift of my boon, you shall become a brahmin seer.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.148) tato munistasya cakre jātakarmādikāḥ kriyāḥ.. paurohityaṃ tathā bheje skaṃdasyaivājñayā prabhuḥ.. 29.148 .. > Then the sage performed the birth ceremonies and other rites for him; / and the master took up the office of family priest by Skanda's very command. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.149) tatastaṃ vahnirabhyāgāddadarśa ca sutaṃ guham.. ṣaṭchīrṣaṃ dviguṇaśrotraṃ dvādaśākṣibhujakramam.. 29.149 .. > Then the Fire came to him and saw his son Guha, / with six heads, twice that many ears, and twelve eyes, arms, and feet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.150) ekagrīvaṃ caikakāyaṃ kumāraṃ sa vyalokayat.. kalilaṃ prathame cāhni dvitīye vyaktitāṃ gatam.. 29.150 .. > He beheld Kumāra, who had one neck and one body, / an unformed mass on the first day, attaining distinct form on the second, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.151) dṛtīyāyāṃ śiśurjātaścaturthyāṃ pūrṇa evaca.. paṃcamyāṃ saṃskṛtaḥ so'bhūtpāvakaṃ cāpyapaśyata.. 29.151 .. > become an infant on the third, fully formed on the fourth, / consecrated on the fifth, and who also looked upon the fire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.152) tatastaṃ pāvakaḥ pārtha āliliṃga cucuṃba ca.. putreti coktvā tasmai sa śaktyastrama dadātsvayam.. 29.152 .. > Then, O Pārtha, Pāvaka embraced and kissed him, / and saying, “O son,” he himself gave him the spear weapon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.153) sa ca śaktiṃ samādāya namaskṛtya ca pāvakam.. śvetaśrṛṃgaṃ samārūḍho mukhaiḥ paśyandiśo daśa.. 29.153 .. > Taking the spear and bowing to Pāvaka, / he ascended the White Peak, gazing at the ten directions with his faces. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.154) vyanadadbhairavaṃ nādaṃ trāsa yansāsuraṃ jagat.. tataḥ śvetagireḥ śrṛṃgaṃ rakṣaḥ padmadaśāvṛtam.. 29.154 .. > He uttered a terrifying roar, terrifying the world together with the asuras. / Then the peak of the White Mountain, inhabited by a hundred thousand rākṣasas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.155) bibheda tarasā śaktyā śatayojanavistṛtam.. tadekena prahāreṇa khaṃḍaśaḥ patitaṃ bhuvi.. 29.155 .. > extending a hundred yojanas, he split swiftly with his spear. / With that single blow, it fell to the earth in pieces. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.156) cūrṇīkṛtā rākṣasāste satataṃ dharmaśatravaḥ.. tataḥ pravyathitā bhūmirvyaśīryata samaṃtataḥ.. 29.156 .. > Those rākṣasas, the perpetual enemies of dharma, were crushed to dust. / Then the earth, deeply agitated, broke apart on all sides. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.157) bhītāśca parvatāḥ sarve cukruśuḥ pralayādyathā.. bhūtāni tatra subhṛśaṃ trāhitrāhīti cojjaguḥ.. 29.157 .. > And all the frightened mountains wailed as if at the dissolution of the world. / There the creatures shrieked intensely: “Save us! Save us!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.158) evaṃ śrutvā tato devā vāsavaṃ saha te'bruvan.. yenaikena prahāreṇa trailokyaṃ vyākulī kṛtam.. 29.158 .. > Hearing this, the gods together said to Vāsava: / “By whom with a single blow the three worlds have been thrown into confusion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.159) sa saṃkruddhaḥ kṣaṇādviśvaṃ saṃhariṣyati vāsava.. vayaṃ ca pālanārthāya sṛṣṭā devena vedhasā.. 29.159 .. > that enraged one, O Vāsava, will destroy the universe in an instant. / And we were created by the god Vedhas for the purpose of protection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.160) tacca trāṇaṃ sadā kāryaṃ prāṇaiḥ kaṃṭhagatairapi.. asmākaṃ paśyatāmevaṃ yadi saṃkṣobhyate jagat.. 29.160 .. > And that protection must always be carried out, even with our lives in our throats. / If the world is perturbed in this way before our very eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.161) dhiktato janma vīrāṇāṃ ślāghyaṃ hi maraṇaṃ kṣaṇāt.. tadasmābhiḥ sahainaṃ tvaṃ kṣatumarhasi vāsava.. 29.161 .. > then cursed is the birth of heroes; praised indeed is death in a moment! / Therefore, you must slay him together with us, O Vāsava.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.162) evamuktastathetyuktvā devaiḥ sārdhaṃ tamabhyayāt.. vidhitsustasya vīryaṃ sa śakrastūrṇataraṃ tadā.. 29.162 .. > Thus addressed, saying “So be it,” Śakra went against him together with the gods, / desiring then to test his valor very swiftly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.163) ugraṃ tacca mahāvegaṃ devānīkaṃ durāsadam.. nardamānaṃ guhaṛ prekṣya nanāda jaladhiryathā.. 29.163 .. > Seeing that fierce, swift, invincible army of the gods / roaring, Guha roared like the ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.164) tasya nādena mahatā samuddhūtodadhiprabham.. babhrāma tatratatraiva deva sainyamacetanam.. 29.164 .. > Because of his great roar, appearing like an agitated ocean, / the army of the gods wandered here and there, senseless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.165) jighāṃsūnupasaṃprāptāndevāndṛṣṭvā sa pāvakiḥ.. visasarjja mukhāttatra pravṛddhāḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ.. 29.165 .. > Seeing the gods arrived with a desire to kill him, that son of Pāvaka / discharged from his mouth vast flames of fire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.166) adahaddevasainyāni ceṣṭa mānāni bhūtale.. te pradīptaśirodehāḥ pradīptāyudhavāhanāḥ.. 29.166 .. > He scorched the divine armies writhing upon the ground. / Their heads and bodies blazing, their weapons and mounts blazing, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.167) pracyutāḥ sahasā bhāṃti divastārāgaṇā iva.. dahyamānāḥ prapannāste śaraṇaṃ pāvakātmajam.. 29.167 .. > falling suddenly, they shone like hosts of stars from heaven. / Being burned, they fled for refuge to the son of Pāvaka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.168) devā vajradharaṃ procustyaja vajraṃ śatakrato.. ukto devaistadā śakraḥ skaṃde vajravāsṛjat.. 29.168 .. > The gods said to the wielder of the thunderbolt: “Drop the thunderbolt, O Śatakratu!” / Addressed by the gods, Śakra then hurled the thunderbolt at Skanda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.169) tadvisṛṣṭaṃ jaghānāśu pārśva skaṃdasya dakṣiṇam.. bibheda ca kuruśreṣṭha tadā tasya mahātmanaḥ.. 29.169 .. > Hurled, it struck the right flank of Skanda swiftly / and pierced it, O best of the Kurus, of that great-souled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.170) vajraprahārātskaṃdasya saṃjātaḥ puruṣo'paraḥ.. yuvā kāṃcanasannāhaḥ śaktidhṛgdivya kuṃḍalaḥ.. 29.170 .. > From the blow of the thunderbolt, another person arose from Skanda, / a youth clad in golden armor, holding a spear, with divine earrings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.171) śākha ityabhivikhyātaḥ sopi vyanadadadbhutam.. tataśceṃdraḥ punaḥ kruddho hṛdi skaṃdaṃ vyadārayat.. 29.171 .. > renowned as Śākha; he too roared wondrously. / Then Indra, enraged again, cleaved Skanda in the chest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.172) tatrāpi tādṛśo jajñe naigameya iti śrutaḥ.. tato vinadya skaṃdādyāścatvārastaṃ tadābhyayuḥ.. 29.172 .. > There too another like him was born, known as Naigameya. / Then, roaring, Skanda and the others, four \[in all\], charged against him at that time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.173) tadeṃdro vajramutsṛjya prāṃjaliḥ śaraṇaṃ yayau.. tasyābhayaṃ dadau skaṃdaḥ sahasainyasya sattamaḥ.. 29.173 .. > Then Indra, abandoning his thunderbolt, went for refuge with folded palms. / Skanda, the best of beings, granted safety to him along with his army. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.174) tataḥ prahṛṣṭāstrabhidaśā vāditrāṇyabhyavādayan.. vajraprahārātkanyāśca jajñire'sya mahābalāḥ.. 29.174 .. > Then the delighted gods sounded musical instruments. / And from his thunderbolt blow, maidens of great strength were born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.175) yā haraṃ ti śiśūñjātāngarbhasthāṃścaiva dāruṇāḥ.. kākī ca hilimā caiva rudrā ca vṛṣabhā tathā.. 29.175 .. > dreadful ones, who seize children that are born and those remaining in the womb: / Kākī, Hilimā, Rudrā, and likewise Vṛṣabhā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.176) āyā palālā mitrā ca saptaitāḥ śiśumātaraḥ.. etāsāṃvīryasaṃpannaḥ śiśuścābhūtsudāruṇaḥ.. 29.176 .. > Āyā, Palālā, and Mitrā—these are the seven Mothers of Children. / And from these was born a child endowed with valor, very dreadful, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.177) skaṃdaprasādajaḥ putro lohitākṣo bhayaṃkaraḥ.. eṣa vīrāṣṭakaḥ proktaḥ skaṃdamātṛgaṇo'dbhutaḥ.. 29.177 .. > a terrifying, red-eyed son born from the grace of Skanda. / This is declared as the wondrous group of eight heroic mothers of Skanda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.178) pūjanīyaḥ sadā bhaktyā sarvāpasmāraśāṃtidaḥ.. upātiṣṭhattataḥ skaṃdaṃ hiraṇyakavacasrajam.. 29.178 .. > always to be worshipped with devotion, granting relief from all forms of epilepsy. / Then Śrī approached Skanda, who had a golden armor and garland, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.179) lohitāṃbarasaṃvītaṃ trailokyasyāpi suprabham.. yuvānaṃ śrīḥ svayaṃ bheje taṃ praṇamya śarīriṇī.. 29.179 .. > covered in red cloth, radiant even to the three worlds, / a youth; Śrī herself, incarnate, attended upon him, bowing down. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.180) śriyā juṣṭaṃ ca taṃ prāhuḥ sarve devāḥ praṇamya vai.. hiraṇyavarṇṇa bhadraṃ te lokānāṃ śaṃkaro bhava.. 29.180 .. > And to him who was attended by Śrī, all the gods indeed said, bowing: / “O golden-hued one, auspiciousness to you! Be a bringer of welfare to the worlds! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.181) bhavāniṃdro'stu no nātha trailokyasya hitāya vai.. 29.181 .. > May you be Indra, our lord, for the benefit of the three worlds!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.182) ..skaṃda uvāca.. kimiṃdraḥ sarvalokānāṃ karotīha surottamāḥ.. kathaṃ devagaṇāṃścaiva pāti nityaṃ sureśvaraḥ.. 29.182 .. > Skanda said: / “What does Indra do for all the worlds here, O best of gods? / And how does the Lord of Gods always protect the hosts of deities?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.183) ..devā ūcuḥ.. iṃdro diśati bhūtānāṃ balaṃ tejaḥ prajāḥ sukham.. prajñāṃ prayacchati tathā sarvāndāyānsureśvaraḥ.. 29.183 .. > The gods said: / “Indra assigns strength, splendor, offspring, and happiness to living beings; / and the Lord of Gods bestows wisdom and all inheritances. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.184) durvṛttānāṃ sa harati vṛttasthānāṃ prayacchati.. anuśāsti ca bhūtāni kāryeṣu balavattaraḥ.. 29.184 .. > He takes away from the ill-behaved; he bestows upon those established in good conduct. / And, most mighty, he commands creatures in their duties. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.185) asūrye ca bhavetsūryastathā'caṃdre ca caṃdramāḥ.. bhavatyagniśca vāyuśca pṛthivyāṃ jīvakāraṇam.. 29.185 .. > Where there is no sun, he becomes the sun; likewise, where there is no moon, the moon. / He becomes fire and wind, the cause of life on earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.186) etadiṃdreṇa kartavyamiṃdro hi vipulaṃ balam.. tvaṃ ceṃdro bhava no vīra tārakaṃ jahi te namaḥ.. 29.186 .. > This is to be done by Indra, for Indra is vast strength. / And become our Indra, O hero! Slay Tāraka! Homage to you!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.187) ..iṃdra uvāca.. tvaṃ bhaveṃdro mahābāho sarveṣāṃ naḥ sukhāvahaḥ.. praṇamya prārthaye skaṃda tārakaṃ jahi rakṣa naḥ.. 29.187 .. > Indra said: / “You become Indra, O mighty-armed one, bringing happiness to all of us. / Bowing, I pray, O Skanda: slay Tāraka, protect us!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.188) ..skaṃda uvāca.. śādhi tvameva trailokyaṃ bhavāniṃdrostu sarvadā.. kariṣye ceṃdrakarmāṇi na mameṃdratvamīpsitam.. 29.188 .. > Skanda said: / “Rule the three worlds yourself; may you always be Indra. / I will perform the deeds of Indra; the rank of Indra is not desired by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.189) tvameva rājā bhadraṃ te trailokyasya mamaiva ca.. karomi kiṃ ca te śakraśāsanaṃ brūhi tanmama.. 29.189 .. > You alone are king—auspiciousness to you—of the three worlds and of myself. / And what command of yours shall I carry out, O Śakra? Tell that to me.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.190) ..iṃdra uvāca.. yadi satyamidaṃ vākyaṃ niścayādbhāṣitaṃ tvayā.. abhiṣicchasva devānāṃ saināpatye mahābala.. ahamiṃdro bhaviṣyāmi tava vākyādyaśo'stu te.. 29.190 .. > Indra said: / “If these words have been spoken by you with firm resolve, / be consecrated in the generalship of the gods, O one of great strength! / I will be Indra by your word; may glory be yours!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.191) ..skaṃda uvāca.. dānavānāṃ vināśāya devānāmarthasiddhaye.. gobrāhmaṇasya cārthāya evamastu vacastava.. 29.191 .. > Skanda said: / “For the destruction of the Dānavas, for the success of the purpose of the gods, / and for the sake of cows and brahmins, so let your word be!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.192) ityukte sumahānādaḥ surāṇāmabhyajāyata.. bhūtānāṃ cāpi sarveṣāṃ trailokyāṃkapakārakaḥ.. 29.192 .. > When this was said, a very great roar arose from the gods, / and from all living beings, filling the lap of the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.193) jayeti tuṣṭuvuścainaṃ vāditrāṇyabhyavādayan.. nanṛstaṣṭuvuścaivaṃ karāghātāṃśca cakrire.. 29.193 .. > They praised him, crying 'Victory!', and sounded musical instruments; / they danced, sang praises, and clapped their hands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.194) tena śabdena mahatā vismitā naganaṃdinī.. śaṃkaraṃ prāha ko deva nādo'yamativartate.. 29.194 .. > Amazed by that great noise, the daughter of the mountain / said to Śaṃkara: 'O Lord, what is this resounding noise?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.195) ..rudra uvāca.. adya nunaṃ prahṛṣṭānāṃ surāṇāṃ vividhā giraḥ.. śrūyaṃte ca tathā devī yathā jātaḥ sutastava.. 29.195 .. > Rudra said: / 'Today indeed, O goddess, the manifold voices of the rejoiced gods are heard, / since your son has been born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.196) gavāṃ ca brāhmaṇānāṃ ca sādhvīnāṃ ca divaukasām.. mārjayiṣyati cāśrūṇi putraste puṇyavatyapi.. 29.196 .. > For cows, for brahmins, and for virtuous wives among the celestials, / your son shall wipe away tears, O blessed one.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.197) evaṃ vadati sā devī draṣṭuṃ tamutsukā'bhavat.. śaṃkaraśca mahātejāḥ putrasnehādhiko yataḥ.. 29.197 .. > As he spoke thus, the goddess became eager to see him, / as did Śaṃkara of great splendor, being full of deep affection for his son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.198) vṛṣabhaṃ tata āruhya devyā saha samutsukaḥ.. sagaṇo bhava āgacchatputra darśanalālasaḥ.. 29.198 .. > Then, having mounted the bull together with the goddess, eager, / accompanied by his attendants, Bhava went forth, yearning for the sight of his son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.199) tato brahmā mahāsenaṃ prajāpatirathābravīt.. abhigaccha mahādevaṃ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ prabho.. 29.199 .. > Then Brahmā, the lord of creatures, spoke to Mahāsena: / 'Go to Mahādeva, your father, and to your mother, O lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.27.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.27.200) anayorvīryasaṃyogāttavotpattistu prāthamī.. evamastviti cāpyuktvā mahāseno maheśvaram.. 29.200 .. > For your primal origin was from the union of their seed.' / Having replied, 'So be it,' Mahāsena went to Maheśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 221 passages. 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