[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) › 1.4.32 # Skandapurana 1.4.32: adhyāyaḥ 34 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.32 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 34 ### [1.4.32.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.1) ..nārada uvāca.. tatastṛtīyaliṃgasya cikīrṣu sthāpanaṃ guham.. brahmā prāhāsya prītyarthaṃ svayamanyaṃ prakurmahe.. 34.1 .. > Nārada said: / Then, as Guha wished to install the third liṅga, / Brahmā said to him for his pleasure: "We ourselves shall make another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.2) yadyapyetacchubhaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvadoṣavivarjitam.. tathāpyanyatkariṣye'haṃ sarvaśreṣṭhatamaṃ hi yat.. 34.2 .. > Even though this liṅga is auspicious and free of all flaws, / still I will make another that is the best of all." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.3) tato brahmā sarvadoṣavimuktaṃ nirmame svayam.. dṛṣṭikāṃtaṃ manaḥkāṃtaṃ phalakāṃtaṃ suliṃgakam.. 34.3 .. > Then Brahmā himself fashioned an excellent liṅga, free from all defects, / pleasing to the eyes, pleasing to the mind, and delightful in its fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.4) tatra skaṃdasya prītyarthaṃ sarvadevairninirmitam.. saraḥ suramyaṃ tīrthāni tatra te nidadhustathā.. 34.4 .. > There, to please Skanda, a lovely lake was constructed / by all the gods, and they placed the sacred fords within it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.5) gaṃgādikāni tīrthāni yāni procurdivaukasaḥ.. idaṃ yāvatsarastāvatsarvairatra samuṣyatām.. 34.5 .. > The denizens of heaven said to the sacred fords beginning with the Gaṅgā: / "For as long as this lake remains, you all must abide here." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.6) evamastviti tānyūcuḥ prītyarthaṃ śarajanmanaḥ.. tato brahmā svayaṃ tatra raudrairmaṃtrairhutāśanam.. gādhiputrādibhirvipraistarpayāmāsa saṃyutaḥ.. 34.6 .. > Saying, "So be it," they agreed for the sake of pleasing the Reed-born one. / Then Brahmā himself, accompanied by brahmins such as the son of Gādhi, / gratified the fire there with mantras dedicated to Rudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.7) tato vaiśākhamāsasya caturddaśyāṃ śubhe dine.. pratiṣṭhāṃ cakrire liṃge ciraṃ vipramukā dvijāḥ.. 34.7 .. > Then, on an auspicious day, the fourteenth of the month of Vaiśākha, / the foremost twice-born brahmins performed the installation of the liṅga for a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.8) jagurgaṃdharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ.. tataḥ skaṃdaḥ prītiyuktaḥ snātvā sarasi śobhane.. 34.8 .. > The lords of the gandharvas sang, and the hosts of apsarases danced. / Then Skanda, filled with delight, having bathed in that beautiful lake, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.9) sarvatīrthodakaiḥ snāpya talliṃgaṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ.. vividhaiḥ pūjayāmāsa puṣpairmaṃtraiśca paṃcabhiḥ.. 34.9 .. > and having bathed the liṅga with the waters of all the sacred fords, full of devotion, / worshipped it with diverse flowers and with the five mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.10) pūjākāle svayaṃ tatra liṃgamadhyesthito haraḥ.. jaṃgamā jaṃgamaiḥ sārdhaṃ svayaṃ jagrāha pūjanam.. 34.10 .. > At the time of worship, Hara himself, abiding within the liṅga, / in company with all mobile and immobile beings, personally accepted the worship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.11) tatastaṃ pūjayanprāha skaṃdo bhaktipariplutaḥ.. kena kenopahāreṇa tvayi dattena kiṃ phalam.. 34.11 .. > Then Skanda, overflowing with devotion, said as he worshipped him: / "By offering which offerings unto you, what fruit is attained?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.12) ..śrīmahādeva uvāca.. mama yaḥ sthāpayelliṃgaṃ śubhaṃ sadma ca kārayet.. malloke vasate'sau ca vāvaccaṃdradivākarau.. 34.12 .. > The glorious Mahādeva said: / "He who installs my liṅga and causes an auspicious temple to be built / dwells in my world as long as the moon and the sun endure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.13) mama sadma sudhāśubhraṃ yāvatsaṃkhyaṃ karoti yaḥ.. tāvaṃtyeva ca janmāni yaśasāsau virājate.. 34.13 .. > For as many as are the times a person makes my temple white with lime, / for just that many lives does he shine with glory. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.14) dhvajabhūto dhvajaṃ dattvā vipāpaḥ syātpatākayā.. vidhāya citravinyāsa gaṃdharvaiḥ saha modate.. 34.14 .. > By giving a flagstaff he becomes pre-eminent, by a banner he becomes free of sin, / and having arranged colourful decorations, he rejoices with the gandharvas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.15) rajaḥsaṃśodhanaṃ kṛtvā naro rogaiḥ pramucyate.. prāpnoti dehaṃ hārdaṃ ca surasadmānulepanāt.. 34.15 .. > By cleaning away the dust, a man is freed from diseases; / by plastering the temple of the god, he attains a lovely body and deep affection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.16) puṣpakṣīrādi bhirdattaistilābho'kṣatadarbhakaiḥ.. śaṃbhoḥ śirasi dattvārghya divi varṣāyutaṃ vaset.. 34.16 .. > By offering arghya upon Śambhu's head with flowers, milk, / and the like, with sesamum seeds, unbroken grains, and darbha grass, he dwells in heaven for ten thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.17) ghṛtena hatapāpaḥ syānmadhunā subhago bhavet.. virogo dadhidugdhābhyāṃ liṃgaṃ saṃsnāpya jāyate.. 34.17 .. > By bathing the liṅga with ghee, his sins are destroyed; with honey, he becomes fortunate; / and with curd and milk, he becomes free from disease. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.18) pānīyadadhidugdhādyaiḥ kramāddaśaguṇaṃ phalam.. māsaṃ saṃsnāpya vai bhaktyā piṣṭādyaiśca virūkṣayet.. 34.18 .. > With water, curd, milk, and so forth, the fruit increases tenfold in order. / Having bathed it with devotion for a month, one should rub it with flours and unguents. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.19) kapilāpaṃcagavyena surasiṃdhujalena vā.. māṃ ca saṃsnāpya cābhyacca mallokamadhigacchati.. 34.19 .. > Having bathed and worshipped me with the five products of a tawny cow, / or with the water of the celestial river, he attains my world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.20) kuśodakādgaṃdhajalaṃ tasmāttīrthodakaṃ varam.. tīrthebhyaśca jalaṃ darśe mahīsāgarasaṃbhavam.. 34.20 .. > Scented water is better than water with kuśa grass; better than that is water from a sacred ford; / and superior to water from sacred fords is that from the confluence of the Mahī and the sea on the new moon day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.21) kapilāṃ dattvā yadāpnoti tatphalaṃ kalaśe pṛthak.. mṛttāmraraupyasauvarṇaiḥ kramācchataguṇaṃ phalam.. 34.21 .. > The fruit one obtains by giving a tawny cow is obtained separately with each jar; / with jars of clay, copper, silver, and gold, the fruit is progressively a hundred times greater." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.22) śrīkhaṃḍāgarukāśmīraśaśinaḥ kramaśo'dhikāḥ.. māṃ ca taiśca samālabhya syācchrīmānsubhagaḥ sukhī.. 34.22 .. > Sandalwood, agallochum, saffron, and camphor are progressively superior. / By smearing me with these, one will become prosperous, fortunate, and happy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.23) praśasto guglulo dhūpastasmāccaṃdro'garurvaraḥ.. dhūpānetānnaro dattvā sukhaṃ svargamavāpnuyāt.. 34.23 .. > Guggulu incense is praised, and camphor and agallochum are superior to it. / By offering these incenses, a person easily attains heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.24) dīpadaḥ kīrtimāpnoti cakṣuruttamameva ca.. naivedyasya pradānena naro mṛṣṭāśano bhavet.. 34.24 .. > The giver of a lamp attains fame and excellent eyesight, / and by offering food, a person becomes one who eats fine fare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.25) puṣpeṇa hemakarṇasya prabaddhena dvisaṃguṇam.. phalamāpnoti puruṣaḥ satyasaṃdhaśca jāyate.. 34.25 .. > By offering a flower with gold fastened to its pericarp, / a man attains double the fruit and becomes true to his word. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.26) akhaṃḍairbilvapatraiśca puṣpairvā vividhairapi.. liṃgaṃ prapūraṇaṃ kṛtvā lakṣmekaṃ vaseddivi.. 34.26 .. > Filling the liṅga completely with unbroken bilva leaves / or various flowers, one dwells in heaven for a hundred thousand \[years\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.27) yastu puṣpagṛhaṃ kuryānnaraḥ śuddhāśayo bhavet.. puṣpakeṇa vimānena divi saṃkrīḍate ciram.. 34.27 .. > A person who makes a house of flowers becomes pure in heart; / he sports for a long time in heaven on the Puṣpaka aerial chariot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.28) bhūṣaṇāṃbaradānena naro bhavati bhogabhāk.. saccāmarapradānena jāyate pārthivo naraḥ.. 34.28 .. > By the gift of ornaments and garments, a man becomes an enjoyer of pleasures. / By the gift of an excellent chowrie, a man is born as an earthly king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.29) ramyaṃ vitānaṃ yo dadyācchatrubhirnābhūyate.. gītaṃ vādyaṃ pranṛtyaṃ ca kṛtvā śuddho vrajetsa mām.. 34.29 .. > He who offers a beautiful canopy is not overcome by enemies; / having offered singing, instrumental music, and dances, pure, he goes to me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.30) śaṃkhaghaṃṭāpradānena vidvānbhavati śabdavān.. vidhāya rathayātrāṃ ca ciraṃ śokaiḥ pramucyate.. 34.30 .. > By the gift of a conch and a bell, one becomes learned and eloquent; / and having performed a chariot procession, he is freed from grief for a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.31) namaskāraṃ praṇāmaṃ ca kṛtvā jāyenmahākule.. vācayaṃścāgrataḥ śāstraṃ mama jñānī prajāyate.. 34.31 .. > Making salutations and prostrations, he is born in a noble family; / and reciting the scripture before me, he becomes wise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.32) vimucyate manomohairbhaktyā stutvā ca māṃ naraḥ.. godānaphalamāpnoti nirmālyaspheṭanānmama.. 34.32 .. > By praising me with devotion, a man is freed from delusions of the mind; / by removing my withered offerings, he attains the fruit of giving a cow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.33) ārārtikaṃ bhrāmayitvā artihīnaḥ prajāyate.. kṛtvā śītalikāṃ tāpairmucyate doṣa saṃbhavaiḥ.. 34.33 .. > Waving the light for the ārārtika, he becomes free from distress; / having offered cooling, he is freed from the torments born of faults. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.34) natvā dattvātha śaktyā ca dānaṃ liṃgasya saṃnidhau.. phalaṃ śataguṇaṃ prāpya iha cāmutra modate.. 34.34 .. > Bowing and then giving according to one's means in the presence of the liṅga, / he attains a hundredfold fruit and rejoices in this world and the next. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.35) praṇāmātpaṃcadaśa ca snānādviṃśatiṃ pūjayā.. śataṃ yathāproktavidheraparādhānahaṃ kṣame.. 34.35 .. > I forgive fifteen transgressions for a prostration, twenty for a bath, / and a hundred for worship performed according to the prescribed rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.36) etatsarvaṃ yathoddiṣṭaṃ kumārātra bhaviṣyati.. ye māṃ prapūjayiṣyaṃti kumāreśvara saṃsthitam.. 34.36 .. > All this, as declared, will come to pass here, O Kumāra, / for those who worship me established as Kumāreśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.37) vārāṇasyāṃ yathā vatsa viśvanātho'smi saṃsthitaḥ.. 34.37 .. > Just as, O child, I am established in Vārāṇasī as Viśvanātha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.38) guptakṣetre tathā sthāsye kumāreśvaramadhyataḥ.. 34.38 .. > so shall I reside in the concealed field in the midst of Kumāreśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.39) śrutveti vacanaṃ rudrāddevānāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ guhaḥ.. vismitaḥ praṇipatyainaṃ tuṣṭāva girijāpatim.. 34.39 .. > Having heard this speech from Rudra while the gods listened, Guha, / astonished, prostrated before the lord of the mountain's daughter and praised him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.40) namaḥ śivāyāstu nirāmayāya namaḥ śivāyāstu manomayāya.. namaḥ śivāyāstu surārcitāya tubhyaṃ sadā bhaktakṛpāparāya.. 34.40 .. > “Homage to Śiva, free from affliction! Homage to Śiva, composed of mind! / Homage to Śiva, worshipped by the gods, to you who are ever devoted to compassion for devotees! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.41) namo bhavāyāstu bhavodbhavāya namostu te dhvastamanobhavāya.. namo'stu te gūḍhamahāvratāya namo'stu māyagahanāśrayāya.. 34.41 .. > Homage to Bhava, source of existence! Homage to you, destroyer of Kāma! / Homage to you of the hidden great vow! Homage to the resort of the thicket of Māyā! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.42) namostu śarvāya namaḥ śivāya namostu siddhāya purātanāya.. namostu kālāya namaḥ kalāya namo'stu te kālakalātigāya.. 34.42 .. > Homage to Śarva! Homage to Śiva! Homage to the ancient, perfected one! / Homage to Kāla! Homage to the skilled! Homage to you who transcend time and its parts! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.43) namo nisargātmakabhūtikāya namo'stvameyokṣamaharddhikāya.. namaḥ śaraṇyāya namo'guṇāya namo'stu te bhīmaguṇānugāya .. 34.43 .. > Homage to him whose nature is inherent majesty! Homage to him whose immense glory has the bull \[as its vehicle\]! / Homage to the refuge! Homage to him who is without qualities! Homage to you who are attended by fierce attributes! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.44) namo'stu nānābhuvanādhikartre namo'stu bhaktābhimatapradātre.. namo'stu karmaprasāvāya dhātre namaḥ sadā te bhagavansukartre.. 34.44 .. > Homage to the supreme lord of the various worlds! Homage to the granter of devotees’ desires! / Homage to the creator, the procreator of action! Homage ever to you, O Lord, who act beneficently! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.45) anaṃtarūpāya sadaiva tubhyamasahyakopāya sadaiva tubhyam.. ameyamānāya namostu tubhyaṃ vṛṣeṃdrayānāya namo'stu tubhyam.. 34.45 .. > Homage ever to you of endless forms! Homage ever to you of unbearable anger! / Homage to you of immeasurable honor! Homage to you whose vehicle is the chief of bulls! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.46) namaḥ prasiddhāya mahauṣadhāya namo'stu te vyādhigaṇāpahāya.. carācarāyātha vicāradāya kumāranāthāya namaḥ śivāya.. 34.46 .. > Homage to the celebrated, supreme medicine! Homage to you, remover of host of diseases! / Homage to Śiva, the lord of Kumāra, moving and unmoving, the bestower of discernment! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.47) mameśa bhūteśa maheśvarosi kāmeśa vāgīśa baleśa dhīśa.. krodheśa moheśa parāpareśa namostu mokṣeśa guhaśayeśa.. 34.47 .. > You are my lord, the lord of beings, the great lord, lord of desire, lord of speech, lord of strength, lord of intellect, / lord of anger, lord of delusion, lord of the high and low, homage to the lord of liberation, the lord abiding in the secret cave!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.48) iti saṃstūya varadaṃ śūlapāṇimumāpatim.. praṇipatya umāputro namonama uvāca ha.. 34.48 .. > Having praised the boon-giver, the wielder of the trident, the husband of Umā, / the son of Umā bowed down and repeatedly said, “Homage, homage!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.49) evaṃ bhaktiparākrāṃtamātmayogyaṃ stavaṃ śivaḥ.. abhinandya ciraṃ kālamidaṃ vacanamabravīt.. 34.49 .. > Then Śiva, after praising for a long time this hymn / filled with devotion and worthy of himself, spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.50) tvayā duḥkhaṃ na saṃciṃtyaṃ mama bhaktavadhātmakam.. karmaṇānena ślāghyo'si munīnāmapi putraka.. 34.50 .. > “You should not grieve over the killing of my devotee; / by this deed, O son, you are praiseworthy even among sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.51) ye ca sāyaṃ tathā prātastvatkṛtena stavena mām.. stoṣyaṃti parayā bhaktyā śruṇu teṣāṃ ca yatphalam.. 34.51 .. > And those who, at evening and morning, praise me with this hymn / composed by you, with supreme devotion, hear the fruit that is theirs: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.52) na vyādhirna ca dāridryaṃ na caiveṣṭaviyojanam.. bhuktvā bhogāndurlabhāṃśca mama yāsyaṃti sadma te.. 34.52 .. > neither disease nor poverty, nor separation from loved ones \[will befall them\]; / and having enjoyed pleasures rare to obtain, they will go to my abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.53) tathānyānapi dāsyāmi varānparamadurlabhān.. bhaktyā tavātituṣṭo'haṃ prītyarthaṃ tava putraka.. 34.53 .. > I shall likewise grant other boons that are exceedingly rare to obtain; / I am exceedingly pleased by your devotion, for your gratification, O son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.54) mahīsā garakūle tu ye māṃ stoṣyaṃti pūjayā.. teṣāṃ datakṣayaṃ sarvaṃ vaiśākhyāṃ dānapūjanam.. 34.54 .. > For those who praise me with worship on the shore of the ocean at the Mahī river, / their gift and worship on the full moon day of Vaiśākha will all be imperishable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.55) sarasyatra ca ye snānaṃ prakariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ.. sarvatīrthaphalā vāptirvaiśākhyāṃ prabhaviṣyati.. 34.55 .. > And whatever people take a bath in this lake / on the full moon day of Vaiśākha will attain the fruit of all sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.56) kumāreśaṃ tu māṃ bhaktyā mahīsāgarasaṃgame.. snātvā saṃpūjayennityaṃ tasya jātismṛtirbhavet.. 34.56 .. > He who, having bathed at the confluence of the Mahī and the ocean, / constantly worships me as Kumāreśa with devotion, will attain memory of his past births. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.57) jātismṛtiriyaṃ putra yasyāṃ jātau prajāyate.. smarate'syāḥ prakartavyaṃ śreyorūpaṃ sudurlabham.. 34.57 .. > This recollection of past lives, O son, into whatever birth it arises, / makes one remember the duty leading to the highest good, which is exceedingly rare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.58) yasminkāle hyanāvṛṣṭirjāyate kṛttikāsuta.. snāpayedvidhivanmāṃ ca kalaśairvividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ.. 34.58 .. > At whatever time drought occurs, O son of the Kṛttikās, / one should bathe me according to the rule with various auspicious pots. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.59) ekarātraṃ trirātraṃ vā pañcarātraṃ ca sapta vā.. snāpayedgaṃdhatoyena kuṃkumena vilepayet.. 34.59 .. > For one night, or three nights, or five nights, or seven, / one should bathe me with fragrant water and smear me with saffron. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.60) karavīrai raktapuṣpairjapāpuṣpaistathaiva ca.. arcayetpuṣpamālābhiḥ paridhāyāruṇavāsasī.. 34.60 .. > One should worship me with oleanders, red flowers, and likewise hibiscus flowers, / with garlands of flowers, having put on two reddish garments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.61) bhojayedbrahṇāṃścaiva tāpasāñchaṃsivavratān.. lakṣahomaṃ prakurvīta śivahomaṃ grahādikam.. 34.61 .. > One should feed brahmins and ascetics observant of vows, / and perform a hundred thousand oblations, the Śiva homa, the planetary rites, and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.62) bhūmidānaṃ tataḥ kuryāttatto dadyādgavāhnikam.. āghoṣayecchivāṃ śāṃtiṃ rudrajāpyaṃ hi kārayet.. 34.62 .. > Then one should make a gift of land, and then provide daily fodder for cows; / one should proclaim auspicious peace and have the Rudra recitation performed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.63) anenaiva vidhānena kṛtena tu dvijottamaiḥ.. āgarbhitāstadā meghā varṣate nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 34.63 .. > When this rite is performed by the best of the twice-born, / then the clouds, pregnant with rain, will shower; of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.64) vividhaiḥ pūryate dhānyaḥ śādvalaiśca vasundharā.. ārogyaṃ hi bhaveccaiva jane gopakule tathā.. 34.64 .. > The earth is filled with various grains and lush grasses, / and health indeed will come to the people and to the herds of cattle.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.65) dharmayukto bhavedrājā paracakrairna pīḍyate.. gṛtena snāpayenmāṃ ca arkakrāṃtau naro'tra yaḥ.. 34.65 .. > The king will be endowed with righteousness and will not be afflicted by hostile armies. / And whichever man here bathes me with ghee at the transit of the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.66) kanyādāna phalaṃ tasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.. kṣīreṇa snāpayeddevaṃ tathā paṃcāmṛtena yaḥ.. 34.66 .. > obtains the fruit of the gift of a maiden—of this there should be no doubt. / Whoever bathes the god with milk, as well as with the five nectars, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.67) agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ tasyopajāyate.. kumāreśvaratīrtheyaḥ prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti hi.. 34.67 .. > the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice is produced for him. / Whosoever gives up his life at the sacred ford Kumāreśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.68) rudraloke vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasaṃplavam.. ayane viṣuve caiva grahaṇe caṃdrasūryayoḥ.. 34.68 .. > shall dwell in the world of Rudra until the destruction of all elements. / At the solstices and the equinoxes, and during eclipses of the moon and the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.69) paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ saṃkrāṃtau vaidhṛte tathā.. kumāreśaṃ naraḥ snātvā mahīsāgarasaṃgame.. 34.69 .. > on the full moon, on the new moon, on the transit of the sun, and on Vaidhṛti, / a man, having bathed at the confluence of the Mahī and the ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.70) bhaktyā yobhyarcayenmāṃ ca tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śrṛṇu.. yanmahītalatīrtheṣu snāne syāttu mahatphalam..34.70 .. > who worships Kumāreśa, namely me, with devotion—hear the meritorious fruit for him! / Whatever great fruit there may be in bathing at the sacred fords on the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.71) yaccarciteṣu liṃgeṣu sarveṣu syātphalaṃ ca tat.. ārogyaṃ putralābhaṃ ca dhanalābhaṃ sukhaṃsutam.. 34.71 .. > and whatever fruit there may be when all liṅgas are worshipped, / health, obtaining a son, acquiring wealth, and happiness with children— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.72) niścitaṃ labhate martyaḥ kumāreśvarasevayā.. brahmacārī śucirbhūtvā yastiṣṭhedatra tāpasaḥ.. 34.72 .. > a mortal certainly attains all this through the service of Kumāreśvara. / Whichsoever ascetic, becoming a celibate student and pure, remains here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.73) paraṃ pāśupataṃ yogaṃ prāpya yāti layaṃ mayi.. pāpātmanāṃ ca martyānāṃ sadyo'smi phaladarśakaḥ.. 34.73 .. > having attained supreme Pāśupata yoga, he merges into me. / And for mortals who are evil-minded, I instantly reveal the fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.74) divyenāṣṭavidhenātra kośaḥ sādhāraṇo'tra ca.. aghorādyaiḥ paṃcamaṃtraiḥ snāpya liṃgaṃ mahojjavalam.. 34.74 .. > Here, by means of an eightfold divine ordeal, the oath is customary. / Having bathed the exceedingly radiant liṅga with the five mantras beginning with Aghora, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.75) aghoreṇaiva tattoyaṃ dadyāddivyasya kāraṇe.. pibedetadudīryā prasṛtitrayameva ca.. 34.75 .. > one should offer that water with the Aghora mantra for the sake of the divine ordeal. / Uttering this, one should drink just three handfuls: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.76) yadi dharmastathā satyamīśvaro'tra jagattraye.. kośapānātphalaṃ sadyo drakṣyāmyasmi śubhā śubham.. 34.76 .. > ‘If there is righteousness, truth, and the Lord in the three worlds, / through the drinking of this consecrated water I shall instantly see the auspicious or inauspicious fruit.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.77) yāsye ceti kulaṃ hanyādgamane ca kuṭumbakam.. darśane ca śubhaṃ pāne hanyāddehaṃ ca mithyayā.. 34.77 .. > ‘I shall depart’—saying thus, if he walks away \[perjured\], it destroys his family and relatives; / while in truthful darśana and drinking, it brings auspiciousness; by falsehood, it destroys the body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.78) tribhirdinaistribhiḥ pakṣaistribhirmāsaistribhiḥ samaiḥ.. atyugrapuṇyapāpānāṃ mānena phalamaśnute.. 34.78 .. > Within three days, three fortnights, three months, or three years, / one reaps the fruit in proportion to one's extremely fierce merits or sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.79) ete varāmayā liṃge dattātraṃ sthāpite tvayā.. tava prītyabhivṛddhyarthaṃ brūhi bhūyo'pyumātmaja.. 34.79 .. > These boons have been given by me to the liṅga established here by you. / For the sake of increasing your delight, speak further, O son of Umā.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.80) ..skanda uvāca.. kṛtakṛtyo varairdattaistvayā caitairmaheśvara.. namonamo namastestu nātra tyājyaṃ tvayā vibho.. 34.80 .. > Skanda said: / “I have accomplished my purpose through these boons given by you, O Maheśvara! / Salutations, salutations, let there be salutations to you; this place must not be abandoned by you, O Lord!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.81) evaṃ praṇamya devaṃ sa mātaraṃ praṇato'bravīt.. tvayāpi mātarnaivātra tyājyaṃ mama priyepsayā.. 34.81 .. > Having thus bowed down to the god, he bowed down and spoke to his mother: / “By you too, O mother, desiring to do what is pleasing to me, this place must not be abandoned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.82) tvāmapyatra sthāpayiṣye varadā bhava parvati.. 34.82 .. > I shall establish you here as well; be a bestower of boons, O Pārvatī.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.83) ..śrīdevyuvāca.. yatra śarvaḥ svabhāvena tatra tiṣṭhāmyahaṃ suta.. 34.83 .. > The goddess said: / “Where Śarva is naturally present, there I remain, O son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.84) tava bhaktyā viśeṣeṇa sthāsye strīṇāṃ varapradā.. yuddheṣu tavakarmāṇi rudrabhakteṣu te kṛpām.. 34.84 .. > Especially out of devotion to you, I will abide here granting boons to women. / Beholding your deeds in battles and your compassion towards the devotees of Rudra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.85) paśyaṃti putriṇāṃ mukhyā prīṇitā ca bhṛśaṃ tvayā.. garbhakleśaḥ striyo manye sāphalyaṃ bhajate tadā.. 34.85 .. > I, the foremost of mothers, am exceedingly pleased by you. / I consider that a woman's pain of pregnancy attains its fruition > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.86) suto yadā rudrabhaktaḥ sānaṃdaṃ sadbhirīryate.. bhava tasmātpriyārthāya tiṣṭhāmyatra ṣaḍānana.. 34.86 .. > when a son is a devotee of Rudra, praised joyfully by good men. / Therefore, O six-faced one, for the sake of pleasing you, I will stay here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.87) strībhirārādhitā dāsye saubhāgyaṃ supatiṃ sutān.. caitre cāpi tṛtīyāyāṃ snātvā śītena vāriṇā.. 34.87 .. > Worshipped by women, I shall bestow good fortune, an excellent husband, and sons. / And on the third day in the month of Caitra, having bathed with cool water, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.88) arcayiṣyaṃti māṃ yāśca puṣpairdhūpairvilepanaiḥ.. dāsyāmi cāṣṭasaubhāgyaṃ yā nārī bhaktitatparā.. 34.88 .. > those women who will worship me with flowers, incenses, and ointments— / to that woman who is intent on devotion, I shall bestow the eightfold good fortune: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.89) pitarau śvaśurau putrānpatiṃ saubhāgyasaṃpadaḥ.. kuṃkumaṃ puṣpaśrīkhaṃḍaṃ tāṃbūlāṃjanamikṣavaḥ.. 34.89 .. > parents, parents-in-law, sons, a husband, and the treasures of good fortune: / saffron, flowers, sandalwood, betel, collyrium, sugarcane, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.90) saptamaṃ lavaṇaṃ proktamaṣṭamaṃ ca sujīrakam.. tolayettulayā vāpi sāṃghriśca tulitā bhavet.. 34.90 .. > salt is declared the seventh, and good cumin the eighth. / Or if she weighs them on a scale, and she too is weighed together with the feet, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.91) suvarmenātha saugandhyadravyaiḥ śubhaphalairapi.. bhuṃkte vā lavaṇaṃ paścānnāsau vai vidhavā bhavet.. 34.91 .. > with gold, fragrant substances, and auspicious fruits, / or if she eats salt afterwards, she shall never become a widow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.92) māghe vā kārtike vāpi caitre snātvārcayet mām.. daurbhāgyaduḥkhadāridryairna sā saṃyogamāpnuyāt.. 34.92 .. > Having bathed in Māgha, Kārtika, or Caitra, if she worships me, / she shall never encounter misfortune, sorrow, or poverty.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.93) śrutveti girijāvācaṃ sānaṃdaḥ pārvatīsutaḥ.. sthāpayitvā girisutāṃ kapardinamathābravīt.. 34.93 .. > Having heard these words of the mountain-born goddess, the son of Pārvatī was delighted. / Having established the daughter of the mountain, he then spoke to Kapardin: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.94) puṣpairdhūpairmodakaiśca pūrvamabhyarcya tvāṃ prabho.. pujayaṃti kumāreśaṃ teṣāṃ vighnaharo bhava.. 34.94 .. > “O Lord, to those who, having first worshipped you with flowers, incenses, and sweet cakes, / worship Kumāreśa, be the remover of obstacles for them.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.95) ..kapardyuvāca.. bhrātastvayā sthāpite'smim̐lliṃge bhaktāśca ye narāḥ.. na teṣāṃ mama vighnāni mama vāganugāminī.. 34.95 .. > Kapardin said: / “O brother, for those men who are devoted to this liṅga established by you, / my obstacles shall not arise; my word will follow \[them\].” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.96) evamukte vighnarājñā pratīte'sthāpayacca tam.. tasmādasau sadābhyarcyaścaturthyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ.. 34.96 .. > When this was said by the lord of obstacles, who was pleased, he established him. / Therefore, he should always be worshipped, and especially on the fourth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.97) evaṃ sthāpya kumāreśaṃ labdhvā caitānvarāñchivāt.. manasā kṛtakṛtyaṃ cātmānaṃ mene ṣaḍānanaḥ.. 34.97 .. > Having thus established Kumāreśa and obtained these boons from Śiva, / the six-faced one considered himself accomplished in purpose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.98) tasthāvaṃśena tatraiva kumāreśvarasaṃnidhau.. atra sthitaṃ kumāraṃ ye paśyanti svāmiyātrimaḥ.. 34.98 .. > By a portion \[of himself\] he remained right there in the presence of Kumāreśvara. / Those pilgrims of Svāmī who see Kumāra stationed here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.99) saphalā svāmiyātrā ca teṣāṃ bhavati bhārata.. kārtikyāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa kārtikeyaṃ samarcayet.. 34.99 .. > their pilgrimage to Svāmī becomes fruitful, O descendant of Bharata. / Especially on the full moon of Kārtika, one should worship Kārtikeya; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.100) yatphalaṃ svāmiyātrāyāṃ tatphalaṃ samāvāpnuyāt.. evaṃvidhamidaṃ pārtha mahīsāgarasaṃgamam.. 34.100 .. > whatever fruit there is in the pilgrimage to Svāmī, that very fruit one obtains. / Such is this confluence of the Mahī and the ocean, O son of Pṛthā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.101) nimittīkṛtya cātmānaṃ sādhvarthe liṃgamarcitam.. rogābhibhūto rogairvā nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam.. 34.101 .. > Making himself the instrument, he worshipped the liṅga for the benefit of the virtuous. / If one afflicted by diseases recites the one hundred and eight names, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.102) japtvā śucirbrahmacārī māsaṃ mucyeta pātakāt.. etadārādhya saṃjātā rajirāmādayaḥ purā.. 34.102 .. > becoming pure and celibate for a month, he will be freed from sin. / Having worshipped this in ancient times, Raji, Rāma, and others arose, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.103) śatasaṃkhyābalaṃ rājyaṃ rudraloka ca bhejire.. jāmadagnyastvidaṃ liṃgamārādhya ca samāyutam.. 34.103 .. > and attained kingship with the strength of a hundred armies, as well as the world of Rudra. / The descendant of Jamadagni, having worshipped this liṅga for a year, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.104) lebhe kuṭhāramujjahne yenārjunabhujānyudhi.. agrato devadevasya jñātvā tīrthe mahāguṇān.. 34.104 .. > obtained an axe with which he cut off the arms of Arjuna in battle. / Knowing the great virtues at this sacred ford in the presence of the God of gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.105) rāmeśvaramiti khyātaṃ sthāpitaṃ liṃgamuttamam.. tacca yo'bhyarcayedbhaktyā rudralokaṃ sa gacchati.. 34.105 .. > the excellent liṅga celebrated as Rāmeśvara was established. / And whoever worships it with devotion, he goes to the world of Rudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.106) prītaḥ syāttasya rāmaśca kumāreśaśca phālguna.. iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ kumāreśasya varṇanam.. 34.106 .. > Rāma and Kumāreśa will be pleased with him, O Phālguna. / Thus the description of Kumāreśa has been declared in brief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.107) kumāreśasya māhātmyaṃ kīrtayedyastadagrataḥ.. ye ca śrṛṇvaṃtyanudinaṃ rudraloke vasaṃti te.. 34.107 .. > Whoever proclaims the māhātmya of Kumāreśa in his presence, / and those who listen to it daily, they dwell in the world of Rudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.108) asya liṃgasya māhātmyaṃ śrāddhakāle tu yaḥ paṭhet.. pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 34.108 .. > Whoever recites the māhātmya of this liṅga at the time of a śrāddha, / for his ancestors there arises inexhaustible \[satisfaction\]; of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.109) asya liṃgasya māhātmyaṃ gurviṇīṃ śrāvayedyadi.. guṇavāñjāyate putraḥ kanyā cāpi pativratā.. 34.109 .. > If one causes a pregnant woman to hear the māhātmya of this liṅga, / a virtuous son is born, or a devoted daughter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.110) etatpuṇyaṃ pāpaharaṃ dharmyaṃ cāhlādakārakam.. paṭhatāṃ cāpi sarvābhīṣṭaphala pradam.. 34.110 .. > This is meritorious, sin-destroying, righteous, and brings delight; / and to those who recite it, it grants the fruit of all desired wishes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.32.110\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32.110_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṇḍe kumāreśasthāpanapūrvakamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma catustriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 34 .. cha .. > Thus ends the thirty-fourth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Māhātmya Preceding the Installation of Kumāreśa', in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa of the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.32.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.32) · Pramāṇa