[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) › 1.4.34 # Skandapurana 1.4.34: adhyāyaḥ 36 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 36 ### [1.4.34.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.1) ..nārada uvāca.. evaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣitau tāni liṃgāni harasūnunā.. haribrahmeṃdrapramukhā devāḥ procuḥ parasparam.. 36.1 .. > Nārada said: / Seeing those liṅgas thus \[established\] on earth by the son of Hara, / the gods headed by Hari, Brahmā, and Indra spoke to one another: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.2) aho dhanyaḥ kumāro'yaṃ mahīsāgarasaṃgame.. yena catvārī liṃgāni stāpitāni sudurlabhe.. 36.2 .. > "Oh, blessed is this Kumāra at the confluence of the Mahī and the ocean, / by whom four liṅgas have been installed in this most rare place! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.3) vayamapyatra śuddhyarthaṃ toṣārthaṃ skandarudrayoḥ.. sādhvarthe cātmalābhāya kurmo liṃgaparaṃparām.. 36.3 .. > We too, here, for purification and for the satisfaction of Skanda and Rudra, / for the sake of the virtuous and for our own spiritual gain, shall make a series of liṅgas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.4) athavā koṭiśo devā munayo naiva saṃkhyayā.. sarve cetsthāpayiṣyaṃti liṃgānyatra mahītaṭe.. 36.4 .. > Or rather, the gods are in their tens of millions and the sages beyond number; / if all of them should install liṅgas here on the bank of the Mahī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.5) pūjā teṣāṃ kataṃ bhāvi bahutvāccātra paṭhyate.. yasya rāṣṭre rudraliṃgaṃ pūjyate naiva śaktitaḥ.. 36.5 .. > how will their worship be maintained? And on account of multiplicity it is recited here: / in whose kingdom a liṅga of Rudra is not worshipped according to one's capacity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.6) tasya sīdati tadrāṣṭraṃ durbhikṣavyādhitaskaraiḥ.. saṃbhūya sthāpayiṣyāmo liṃgamekaṃ tataḥ śubham.. 36.6 .. > that kingdom of his perishes through famine, diseases, and thieves. / Therefore, uniting together, we shall install a single auspicious liṅga." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.7) iti kṛtvā matiṃ sarve prāpyānujñāṃ maheśvarāt.. praharṣitā suhaścaiva haribrahmamukhāḥ surāḥ.. 36.7 .. > Having thus resolved, all the gods headed by Hari and Brahmā, / having obtained permission from Maheśvara, were deeply delighted and gladdened. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.8) bhūmibhāgaṃ śubhaṃ vīkṣya vijane liṃgamuttamam.. sthāpayāmāsuratha te svayaṃ brahmavinirmitam.. 36.8 .. > Beholding an auspicious plot of land in a secluded place, they then installed / an excellent liṅga fashioned by Brahmā himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.9) siddhārthaiḥ stāpitaṃ yasmā ddevairbrahmādibhiḥ svayam.. siddheśvaramiti prāha nāma liṃgasya vai guhaḥ.. 36.9 .. > Because it was installed by the gods, Brahmā and the rest, who had attained their purpose, / Guha indeed pronounced the name of the liṅga to be Siddheśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.10) sarvairdevaistatra liṃge khānitaṃ sara uttamam.. sarvatīrthodakaiḥ śubhraiḥ pūritaṃ ca mahātmabhiḥ.. 36.10 .. > At that liṅga an excellent lake was excavated by all the gods, / and it was filled with the pure waters of all sacred fords by those great-souled ones. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.11) etasminnaṃtare pārtha pātālāccheṣanaṃdanaḥ.. kumudonāma āgatya prāha śeṣāhipannagān.. 36.11 .. > In the meantime, O son of Pṛthā, the son of Śeṣa, named Kumuda, / arrived from Pātāla and said to Śeṣa, the serpents, and the pannagas: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.12) asmiṃstārakayuddhe tu pralaṃbonāma dānavaḥ.. palāyitvā skaṃdabhītyā pāpaḥ pātālamāviśat.. 36.12 .. > "In this battle with Tāraka, a dānava named Pralamba, / fleeing out of fear of Skanda, entered Pātāla, the wicked one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.13) sa vo vasūni putrāṃśca bhāryāḥ kanyā gṛhāṇi ca.. vidhvaṃsayati nāgeṃdrāḥ śīghraṃ dhāvatadhāvata.. 36.13 .. > He is destroying your wealth, sons, wives, daughters, and houses, / O lordly serpents! Run quickly, run!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.14) śeṣātmajasya tadvākyaṃ kumadasya niśamyate.. autsukyamāpurnāgeṃdrā yāmayāmeti vādinaḥ.. 36.14 .. > Hearing that speech of Kumuda, the son of Śeṣa, / the lordly serpents became agitated, crying out, "Let us go! Let us go!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.15) tānnivārya tataḥ skaṃdaḥ kruddhaḥ śaktimathādade.. pātālāya mumocātha procya daityo nihanyatām.. 36.15 .. > Restraining them, Skanda, filled with wrath, then took up his lance / and hurled it toward Pātāla, saying: "Let the daitya be slain!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.16) tataḥ skaṃdabhujotsṛṣṭā bhuvaṃ nirbhidya vegataḥ.. praviṣṭā sahasā śaktiryathā daivaṃ naraṃ prati.. 36.16 .. > Then, released from Skanda's arm, piercing the earth with great speed, / the lance entered swiftly, just as destiny overtakes a man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.17) sā taṃ hatvā pralaṃbaṃ ca koṭibhirdaśabhirvṛtam.. naṃdayitvā gatā nāgāñjalakallopūrvikā.. 36.17 .. > Having slain that Pralamba and the ten million surrounding him, / and having gladdened the serpents, it returned, preceded by billows of water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.18) yāṃtyā śaktyā tayā pārtha yatkṛtaṃ vivaraṃ bhuvi.. pātālagaṃgātoyena pūritaṃ pāpahāriṇā.. 36.18 .. > The cavity made in the earth by that lance as it went, O son of Pṛthā, / was filled with the water of the Pātālagaṅgā, which takes away sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.19) tasya nāma dadau skaṃdaḥ siddhakūpa iti smṛtaḥ.. kṛṣmāṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāmupavāsī naraḥ svayam.. 36.19 .. > Skanda gave it a name; it is remembered as Siddhakūpa. / A man who fasts on the eighth or fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.20) snātvā kūpe'rcayedīśaṃ siddheśvaramananyadhīḥ.. prabhūtabhavasaṃbhūtapāpaṃ tasya vilīyate.. 36.20 .. > Bathing in the well, whoever worships the Lord Siddheśvara with undistracted mind, / his abundant sins accumulated through many lives melt away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.21) siddhakuṃḍe ca yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ.. sarvakalmaṣanirmukto bhaktiyogyo bhavebhave.. 36.21 .. > And the wise person who, having bathed in the Siddheśvara pool, performs an ancestral offering, / is freed from all impurities and becomes worthy of devotion birth after birth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.22) vṛścāpyakṣayastasya tuṣṭo rudro varaṃ dadau.. prayāga vaṭatulyo'yametatsatyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ.. 36.22 .. > And the fig tree became imperishable; pleased, Rudra granted a boon: / 'This is equal to the banyan tree of Prayāga; of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.23) atrāgatya mahābhāgaḥ kṣāddhaṃ kuryātsubhaktitaḥ.. pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ tacca sarveṣāṃ piṃḍapātanam.. 36.23 .. > A fortunate person who comes here and performs a śrāddha with true devotion, / that offering of rice-balls becomes imperishable for all his ancestors.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.24) tato brahmādayo devāḥ skaṃdena sahitāstadā.. siddhāṃbikāṃ mahāśaktiṃ prārthayāmāsurīśvarīm.. 36.24 .. > Then the gods headed by Brahmā, together with Skanda, / prayed to the Great Goddess, the Great Power Siddhāmbikā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.25) tvayāviṣṭo hi bhagavānmatsyarūpī janārdanaḥ.. jagaduddhāraṇārthāya cakre karmāmyanekaśaḥ.. 36.25 .. > 'Possessed indeed by you, the Blessed Janārdana took the form of a fish / and performed numerous deeds to save the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.26) iti tāṃ prārthayāmāsuratra tyājyaṃ na te śubhe.. atra sthitāḥ sarva ime kṣetrapālā mahābalāḥ.. 36.26 .. > Thus they petitioned her: 'O auspicious one, you must not abandon this place; / all these exceedingly mighty guardians of the sacred field are stationed here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.27) aṣṭamyāṃ vā caturdaśyāṃ balipuṣpaiśca tvāṃ śubhe.. ye pūjayaṃti te pālyāḥ sarvāpatsu ca yā sadā.. 36.27 .. > Those who worship you on the eighth or fourteenth lunar day with offerings and flowers, O auspicious one, / are always to be protected by you in all calamities.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.28) evamuktā siddhamātā tatheti pratyapadyata.. sthāpayāmāsuratha tāṃ liṃgāduttarabhāgataḥ.. 36.28 .. > Addressed thus, the Mother of Accomplishment assented, saying, 'So be it.' / Then they installed her to the north of the liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.29) tataḥ kṣetrapatīndevāścatuḥṣaṣṭiṃ maheśvaram.. siddheyaṃ nāma kṣetrasya rakṣārthaṃ nidadhuḥ svayam.. 36.29 .. > Then the gods themselves installed the sixty-four Lords of the Field / and the Great Lord named Siddheya for the protection of the sacred field: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.30) tvāṃ ca ye pūjayiṣyaṃti kāryārabheṣu sarvadā.. varṣe varṣe rājamāṣabalinā ca viśeṣataḥ.. 36.30 .. > 'And those who will worship you always at the commencement of undertakings, / especially year after year with an offering of royal beans— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.31) tānasau pālayettuṣṭaḥ pitā lokāniva svakān.. siddhikṛto devāstatra siddhivināyakam.. 36.31 .. > them he shall protect, well-pleased, like a father protects his own children.' / Then the gods, bestowers of accomplishment, there prayed to Siddhivināyaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.32) kaparditanayaṃ prārthya sthāpayācakrire mudā.. taṃ ca ye pūjayaṃtyatra kāryāraṃbheṣu sarvadā.. 36.32 .. > the son of the Kapardin (Śiva), and joyfully installed him. / And whoever worships him here at the beginning of undertakings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.33) teṣāṃ siddhiṃ dadātyeṣa prabalo vighnarāḍbhavaḥ.. yadyatra pūjayedyastu satataṃ siddhasaptakam.. 36.33 .. > to them this mighty Lord of Obstacles, born of Bhava, grants success. / If anyone always worships the seven sacred accomplished places here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.34) paśyedvā smarate vāpi sarvadoṣairvimucyate.. siddheśvaraḥ siddhavaṭaśca sākṣātsiddhāṃbikā siddhavināyakaśca.. siddheyakṣetrādhipatiśca siddhasarastathā siddhakūpaśca sapta.. 36.34 .. > or sees them or even remembers them, he is freed from all faults: / Siddheśvara, the Siddhavaṭa, Siddhāmbikā in person, Siddhavināyaka, / Siddheya, the Lord of the Field, the lake Siddhasaras, and the well Siddhakūpa—these are the seven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.35) atra tuṣṭo dadau rudraḥ surāṇāṃ durlabhānvarān.. vaiśākhamāsasyāṣṭamyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ siddhakūpake.. 36.35 .. > Pleased here, Rudra gave boons hard to obtain even for gods: / 'On the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Vaiśākha, in the Siddhakūpa > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.36) snātvā piṃḍānvaṭe kṛtvā pūjayanmāṃ ca siddhabhāk.. sadā yo'bhyarcayenmāṃ ca brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ.. 36.36 .. > having bathed and offered rice-balls at the banyan tree and worshipping me, he attains perfection. / And whoever constantly worships me, celibate and self-controlled, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.37) aṣṭāviṣṭakarā nityaṃ bhaveyustasya siddhayaḥ.. maṃtrajāpyaṃ baliṃ homamatra yaḥ kurute naraḥ.. 36.37 .. > the eight supernatural perfections will always be in his hand. / A man who performs mantra recitation, offerings, and fire rituals here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.38) ekacittaḥ śucirbhūtvā so'bhūṣṭāṃ siddhimāpnuyāt.. samāhitamanāścātha siddheśaṃ yastu paśyati.. 36.38 .. > becoming purified with focused mind, attains his desired perfection. / And whoever, with composed mind, gazes upon the Lord Siddheśa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.39) tasya siddhirbhavatyeva vighnairyadi na hanyate.. siddhāṃbikā mahādevī hyatra saṃnihitāsti yā.. 36.39 .. > his accomplishment definitely comes about, provided it is not undone by obstacles. / The Great Goddess Siddhāmbikā, who is present here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.40) siddhidā sādhakeṃdrāṇāṃ mahāvidyāṃ japaṃti ye.. dhīrebhyo brahmacāribhyaḥ satyacittebhya eva ca.. 36.40 .. > bestows perfection on the best of practitioners who chant the Great Mantra, / to the steadfast, to the celibate, and to the true of mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.41) maṃtrajāpyāddadātyeṣā sarvasiddhīryathopsitāḥ.. pātālasya bilaṃ caitadguhaśaktyā kṛtaṃ mahat.. 36.41 .. > From the recitation of mantras she grants all desired accomplishments. / And this great cleft into the netherworld, made by Guha's spear, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.42) siddhāṃ bikāprasādena vighnakṣetrapayormama.. pratyakṣaṃ bhavitā yatra nānāścaryāṇi bhūriśaḥ.. 36.42 .. > by the grace of Siddhāmbikā, the remover of obstacles, the guardian of the field, and of me, / will become clearly manifest where many various wonders will occur. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.43) atra siddhiṃ prayāsyaṃti koṭiśaḥ puruṣāḥ surāḥ.. vidyādharatvaṃ devatvaṃ gaṃdharvatvaṃ ca nāgatā.. 36.43 .. > Here, millions of men and gods will attain perfection: / the state of Vidyādharas, the state of gods, the state of Gandharvas, the state of Nāgas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.44) yakṣatvaṃ cāmaratvaṃ ca prāpsyaṃtyatra ca sādhakāḥ.. atra vai vijayonāma sthaṃḍilasya prabhāvataḥ.. 36.44 .. > and practitioners will attain the state of Yakṣas and immortality here. / Indeed, here by the name of Vijaya, through the power of this sacred altar, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.45) siddhāṃbikāṃ samārādhya siddhimāpsyati durlabhām.. yo māṃ drakṣyati cātrasthaṃ yaśca māṃ pūjayiṣyati.. vādapracārato vāpi puṇyāvāptirbhaviṣyati.. 36.45 .. > having propitiated Siddhāmbikā, one will obtain hard-to-attain perfection. / And whoever sees me residing here, and whoever worships me, / even by spreading discourse about this, the attainment of merit will take place.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.46) ..nārada uvāca.. tryaṃbakeṇa vareṣvevaṃ datteṣvapi surottamāḥ.. 36.46 .. > Nārada said: / When the boons had thus been granted by Tryambaka, the best of the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.47) prahṛṣṭāḥ samapadyaṃta gāthāṃ cemāṃ jagustadā.. tena yajñairjapaiḥstotraistapo bhistoṣitā vayam.. 36.47 .. > filled with joy, then sang this song: / 'By him, by sacrifices, recitations, hymns of praise, and austerities, we are pleased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.48) sarve devāḥ siddhiliṃgaṃ yo naraḥ pūjayiṣyati.. sarvakāmaphalāvāptirityevaṃ śaṃkaro'bravīt.. 36.48 .. > Whatever person worships the Siddhaliṅga, / will obtain the fruit of all desires'—thus Śaṅkara declared. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.49) ityuktvā te jayaṃ prāptāḥ skaṃdena sahitāḥ surāḥ.. kārāyyaṃ ramyaprāsādānramyaistārakasaṃbhavaiḥ.. 36.49 .. > Having spoken thus, the gods, having attained victory together with Skanda, / had delightful palaces built with the delightful spoils taken from Tāraka; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.50) caturvargaphalāvāptiṃ dattvā kṣetrasya saṃyayuḥ.. kecitskaṃdaṃ praśaṃsaṃtastīrthamanye hariṃ pare.. 36.50 .. > having bestowed the attainment of the fruits of the four aims of life upon the sacred field, they departed. / Some departed praising Skanda, others the sacred ford, and others Hari; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.51) kecilliṃgāni paṃcāpi yuddhaṃ keciddivaṃ yayuḥ.. tatoṃ'tarikṣe cāliṃgya mahāsenaṃ haro'bravīt.. 36.51 .. > some praising the five liṅgas, some the battle, they went to heaven. / Then Hara embraced Mahāsena in the sky and said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.52) saptame mārutaskaṃdhe va sa nityaṃ priyātmaja.. kāryeṣvahaṃ tvayā putra saṃpraṣṭavyaḥ sadaiva hi.. 36.52 .. > 'Dwell always in the seventh wind-course, beloved son! / In your tasks, my son, you must always consult me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.53) darśanānmama bhaktyā ca śreyaḥ paramavāpsyasi.. staṃbhatīrthe ca vatsye'haṃ na vimokṣyāmi karhicit.. 36.53 .. > From seeing me and through devotion, you will attain supreme good. / And I shall dwell at Stambhatīrtha; I will never leave it.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.54) ityuktvā visasarjainaṃ pariṣvajya maheśvaraḥ.. brahmaviṣṇumukhāṃścaiva bhaktyā tairabhinaṃditaḥ.. 36.54 .. > Having said this, embracing him, the Great Lord dismissed him, / as well as the gods headed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, being praised by them with devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.55) visarjitāḥ surājagmuḥ svānisvānyālayāni ca.. śarvo jagāma kailāsaṃ skaṃdhaṃ vai saptamaṃ guhaḥ.. 36.55 .. > Dismissed, the gods went to their respective abodes. / Śarva went to Kailāsa, and Guha went to the seventh wind-course. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.56) ityetatkathitaṃ pārtha liṃgapaṃcakasaṃbhavam.. yaḥ paṭhetskaṃdasaṃbaddhāṃ kathāṃ martyo mahāmatiḥ.. 36.56 .. > Thus this origin of the five liṅgas has been told, O Pārtha. / Whatever wise mortal reads this narrative connected with Skanda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.57) śrṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi sa bhavetkīrtimānnaraḥ.. bahvāyuḥ subhagaḥ śrīmānkāṃtimāñchubhadarśanaḥ.. 36.57 .. > or hears it, or causes it to be heard, that man will become renowned, / long-lived, fortunate, prosperous, radiant, and fair to behold, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.58) bhūtebhyo nirbhayaścāpi sarvaduḥkhavivarjitaḥ.. śucirbhūtvā pumānyaśca kumāreśvarasannidhau.. 36.58 .. > fearless of evil spirits, and free from all sorrows. / And whatever man, having become pure in the presence of Kumāreśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.59) śrṛṇuyātskaṃdacaritaṃ mahādhanapatirbhavet.. bālānāṃ vyādhiduṣṭānāṃ rājadvāropasevinām.. 36.59 .. > hears the deeds of Skanda, will become a lord of great wealth. / For children, for those afflicted by disease, and for those who serve at the king's gate, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.60) idaṃ tatparamaṃ dhanyaṃ sarvadoṣaharaṃ sadā.. tanukṣaye ca sāyujyaṃ ṣaṇmukhasya vrajennaraḥ.. 36.60 .. > this is supremely auspicious, constantly removing all defects. / And at the destruction of his body, a man will attain union with the Six-faced One. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.61) varamenaṃ dadurdevāḥ skaṃdasyātha gatā divam.. 36.61 .. > Then the gods, having granted this boon to Skanda, departed to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.34.61\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34.61_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṇḍe paṃcaliṃgopākhyānasamāptivarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṭ‌triṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 36 .. cha .. > Thus ends the thirty-sixth chapter, named "The Description of the Conclusion of the Story of the Five Liṅgas," in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa of the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.34.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.34) · Pramāṇa