[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) › 1.4.43 # Skandapurana 1.4.43: adhyāyaḥ 45 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 45 ### [1.4.43.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.1) ..nārada uvāca.. tathā bahūdakasthāne kathāmākarṇayādbhutām.. yasmādbahūdakaṃ kuṇḍaṃ kāmarūpe yadasti ca.. 45.1 .. > Nārada said: / So also listen to a wonderful tale concerning the holy place Bahūdaka. / For the pool Bahūdaka which is in Kāmarūpa, 45.1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.2) tadasti cātra saṃkrāṃtaṃ tasmātproktaṃ bahūdakam.. kapilenātra taptvā ca varṣāṇi subahūnyapi.. 45.2 .. > has transferred its presence here; therefore it is called Bahūdaka. / And here Kapila, having performed austerities for very many years, 45.2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.3) sthāpitaṃ śobhanaṃ liṃgaṃ kapilaśvarasaṃjñitam.. tacca ligaṃ sadā pārtha nandabhadra iti samṛtaḥ.. 45.3 .. > installed an auspicious liṅga known as Kapileśvara. / And that liṅga, O Pārtha, a merchant named Nandabhadra 45.3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.4) vaṇiksaṃpūjayāmāsa trikālaṃ ca kṛtādaraḥ.. sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ sākṣāddharma ivāparaḥ.. 45.4 .. > constantly worshipped three times a day with deep respect. / He knew the distinctions of all dharmas, like Dharma himself in visible form. 45.4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.5) nājñātaṃ tasya kiṃcicca yaddharmeṣu prakīrtyate.. sarveṣāṃ ca suhṛnnityaṃ sarveṣāṃ ca hite rataḥ.. 45.5 .. > Nothing that is proclaimed in dharmas was unknown to him. / He was always a friend to everyone and devoted to the welfare of all. 45.5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.6) karmaṇā manasā vācā dharmamenamupāśritaḥ.. na bhūto na bhaviṣyaśca na sa dharmo'sti kiṃcana.. 45.6 .. > He took refuge in this dharma in action, thought, and speech; / there has been no dharma, nor will there be, nor is there any 45.6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.7) vidoṣo yo hi sarvatra niścityaivaṃ vyavasthitaḥ.. asya dharmasamudrasya saṃpravṛddhasya sarvataḥ.. 45.7 .. > that is flawless everywhere—having thus resolved, he stood firm. / From this ocean of dharma, which had expanded in every direction, 45.7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.8) nirmathya nandabhadreṇa āhṛtaṃ tanniśāmaya.. vāṇijyaṃ manyate śreṣṭhaṃ jīvanāya tadā sthitaḥ.. 45.8 .. > hear what was extracted after Nandabhadra churned it. / Considering commerce best for livelihood, he then engaged \[in it\]. 45.8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.9) paricchinnaiḥ kāṣṭhatṛṇaiḥ śaraṇaṃ tena kāritam.. madyavarjaṃ bhedavarjaṃ kūṭavarjaṃ samaṃ tathā.. 45.9 .. > He had a shelter constructed out of measured wood and grass. / Free from intoxicants, free from discrimination, free from dishonesty, and equitable, 45.9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.10) sarvabhūteṣu vāṇijyamalpalābhena so'carat.. amāyayā parebhyo'sau gṛhītvaiva krayāṇakam.. 45.10 .. > he carried on trade among all living beings with small profit. / Having acquired merchandise from others without deception, 45.10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.11) amāyayaiva bhūtebhyo vikrīṇātyasya sadvratam.. kecidyajñaṃ praśaṃsaṃti nandabhadro na manyate.. 45.11 .. > he sold it to creatures without any deceit: this was his noble practice. / Some praise sacrifice; Nandabhadra did not approve of it. 45.11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.12) doṣamenaṃ viniścitya śrṛṇu taṃ pāṃḍunandana.. lubdho'nṛtī dāṃbhīkaśca svapraśaṃsāparāyaṇaḥ.. 45.12 .. > Ascertaining this fault, hear of it, O son of Pāṇḍu: / A greedy, untruthful, and deceitful man, intent on praising himself, 45.12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.13) yajanyajñairjagaddhaṃti svaṃ cāṃdhatamasaṃ nayet.. agnau prāstāhutiḥ samyagādityamupatiṣṭhate.. 45.13 .. > by performing sacrifices destroys the world and leads himself to blinding darkness. / An oblation properly cast into the fire reaches the Sun; 45.13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.14) ādityājjāyate vṛṣṭirvṛṣṭerannaṃ tataḥ prajāḥ.. yadyadā yajamānasya ṛtvijo dravyameva ca.. 45.14 .. > from the Sun rain is born; from rain, food; and from that, living beings. / But whenever the patron of the sacrifice, the officiating priest, and the sacrificial goods 45.14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.15) cauraprāyasya kaluṣājjanma jāyejjanasya hi.. adakṣiṇe vṛthā yajñe kṛte cāpyavidhānataḥ.. 45.15 .. > are essentially stolen, the birth of people arises from impurity. / When a sacrifice is performed without the priest's fee, in vain, and contrary to the injunctions, 45.15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.16) paśavo lakuṭairhanyuryajamānaṃ mṛtaṃ hatāḥ.. tasmācchuddhairyavadravyairyajamānaḥ śubhaḥ smṛtaḥ.. 45.16 .. > the slaughtered sacrificial beasts strike the dead patron of the sacrifice with cudgels. / Therefore, the patron of the sacrifice is considered auspicious \[only\] with pure barley materials. 45.16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.17) yajña evaṃ vicāryāsau yajñasāraṃ samāsthitaḥ.. śraddhayā devapūjā yā namaskāraḥ stutiḥ śubhā.. 45.17 .. > Having thus deliberated upon sacrifice, he adhered to the essence of sacrifice: / worship of the gods performed with faith, reverent bowing, auspicious praise, 45.17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.18) naivedyaṃ haviṣaścaiva yajño'yaṃ hi vikalmaṣaḥ.. sa eva yajñaḥ prokto vai yena tuṣyanti devatāḥ.. 45.18 .. > and the food-offering consisting of sacrificial food—this indeed is a sacrifice free from sin. / That alone is truly declared to be sacrifice by which the deities are pleased. 45.18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.19) kecicchaṃsanti saṃnyāsaṃ nandabhadro na manyate.. yo hi saṃnyasya viṣayānmanasā gṛhyate punaḥ.. 45.19 .. > Some praise renunciation; Nandabhadra did not approve of it. / For one who renounces the objects of sense and yet grasps them again in his mind 45.19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.20) ubhayabhraṣṭa evāsau bhinnā bhūmirvinaśyati.. saṃnyāsasya tu yatsāraṃ tattenāvṛtamuttamam.. 45.20 .. > has fallen from both; like fragmented ground, he is destroyed. / But what is the highest essence of renunciation, that was embraced by him: 45.20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.21) kasyacinnaiva karmāṇi śapate vā praśaṃsati.. nānāmārgasthitām̐llokāṃścandravallīyate kṣitau.. 45.21 .. > He neither curses nor praises the actions of anyone; / observing the world established in diverse paths, he remains absorbed upon earth like the moon. 45.21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.22) na dveṣṭi no kāmayate na viruddho'nurudhyate.. samāśmakāṃcano dhīrastulyaniṃdātmasaṃstutiḥ.. 45.22 .. > He neither hates nor desires; he is neither hostile nor fawning; / stone and gold are equal to him; he is wise, looking upon blame and praise of himself as the same; 45.22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.23) abhayaḥ sarvabhūtebhyo yathāṃdhabadhirākṛtiḥ.. na karmaṇāṃ phalākāṃkṣā śivasyārādhanaṃ hi tat.. 45.23 .. > granting safety to all living beings, appearing as if blind and deaf; / having no desire for the fruit of actions—for that is worship of Śiva. 45.23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.24) kāraṇāddharmamanvicchanna lobhaṃ ca tataścaran.. 45.24 .. > Seeking dharma by reasonable grounds and not acting out of greed, 45.24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.25) vivicya naṃdabhadrastatsāraṃ mokṣeṣu jagṛhe.. kṛṣiṃ kecitpraśaṃsaṃti naṃdabhadro na manyate.. 45.25 .. > Nandabhadra, having discriminated, grasped its essence among the ways of liberation. / Some praise agriculture; Nandabhadra did not approve of it, 45.25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.26) yasyāṃ chiṃdaṃti vṛṣaṇā vṛṣāṇāṃ caiva nāsikām.. karṣayaṃti mahābhārānbadhnaṃti damayaṃti ca.. 45.26 .. > in which they castrate bulls and pierce their noses, / make them drag heavy loads, bind them, and break them in, 45.26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.27) bahudaṃśamayāndeśānnayaṃti bahukardamān.. vāhasaṃpīḍitā dhuryāḥ sīdaṃtyavidhinā pare.. 45.27 .. > lead them to regions infested with gadflies and full of thick mud; / oppressed by burdens, the draft animals suffer, and others \[perish\] unlawfully. 45.27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.28) manyaṃte bhrūṇahatyāpi viśiṣṭā nāsya karmaṇaḥ.. aghnyā iti gavāṃ nāma śrutau tāḥ pīḍayetkatham.. 45.28 .. > They consider even the killing of an embryo to be no worse than this work. / In the Veda the name for cows is ‘unslayable’; how then could one torment them? 45.28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.29) bhūmiṃ bhūmiśayāṃścaiva haṃti kāṣṭhamayomukham.. paṃceṃdriyeṣu jīveṣu sarvaṃ vasati daivatam.. 45.29 .. > The iron-tipped wood strikes the earth and creatures living in the earth. / In living beings endowed with five senses, all divinity resides. 45.29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.30) ādityaścaṃdramā vāyuḥ prabhūtyaiva ca tāṃstu yaḥ.. vikrīṇāti sumūḍhasya tasya kā nu vicāraṇā.. 45.30 .. > The Sun, the Moon, and the Wind, after producing them—for one who / sells them, exceedingly foolish, what consideration can there be? 45.30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.31) ajo'gnirvaruṇo meṣaḥ sūryaśca pṛthivī virāṭ.. dhenurvatsaśca somo vai vikrīyaitānna sidhyati.. 45.31 .. > The goat is Agni, the ram is Varuṇa, the Sun is earth and Virāṭ, / the cow and the calf are Soma; by selling these, one does not attain success. 45.31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.32) evaṃvidhasahasraiśca yutā doṣaiḥ kṛṣiḥ sadā.. aṣṭāgavaṃ syāddhi halaṃ triṃśadbhāgaṃ tyajetkṛṣeḥ.. 45.32 .. > Agriculture is always accompanied by thousands of faults of this kind: / A plow should have eight oxen, and one should abandon a thirtieth share of the farm; 45.32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.33) dharme dadyātpaśūnvṛddhānpuṣyādeṣā kṛṣiḥ kutaḥ.. sārametatkṛṣestena naṃdabhadreṇa cādṛtam.. 45.33 .. > one should give aged beasts for dharma—how could this agriculture ever prosper? / That essence of agriculture was respected by that Nandabhadra. 45.33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.34) visādhitavyānyannāni svaśaktyā devapitṛṣu.. manuṣya dvijabhūteṣu niyujyāśnīta sarvadā.. 45.34 .. > Food should be prepared and offered according to one's capacity to the gods and ancestors; / having assigned it to men, twice-born, and living beings, one should always eat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.35) kecicchaṃsaṃti caiśvaryaṃ naṃdabhadro na manyate.. mānuṣā mānuṣāneva dāsabhāvena bhuṃjate.. 45.35 .. > Some praise lordly power, but Nandabhadra did not value it: / humans exploit fellow humans in the condition of servitude; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.36) vadhabaṃdhanirodhena pīḍayaṃti divāniśam.. dehaṃ kimetaddhātuḥ svaṃ māturvā janakasya vā.. 45.36 .. > day and night they torment \[them\] with slaughter, binding, and imprisonment. / Whose own body is this: the Creator's, the mother's, or the father's, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.37) mātuḥ piturvā balinaḥ kreturagneḥ śuno'pi vā.. iti saṃciṃtya vyaharannamarā iva īśvarāḥ.. 45.37 .. > the mother's, the father's, the powerful buyer's, or even of fire and dogs? / Thinking thus, masters lived like the immortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.38) aiśvaryamadapāpiṣṭhā mahāmadyamadādayaḥ.. aiśvaryamadamatto hi nā patitvā hi mādyati.. 45.38 .. > The intoxication of lordly power is the most sinful of all, surpassing the intoxication of strong wine; / for a man intoxicated with the pride of lordly power falls and is driven mad. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.39) ātmavatsarvabhṛtyeṣu śriyā naiva ca mādyati.. 45.39 .. > \[Looking\] upon all servants as upon himself, he was never intoxicated by wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.40) ātmapratyayavāndehī kveśvaraścedṛśo'sti hi.. aiśvaryasyāpi sāraṃ sa jagrāhaitanniśāmaya.. 45.40 .. > An embodied soul possessing self-conviction—where indeed is there such a master? / He seized the essence even of lordship; listen to this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.41) svaśaktyā sarva bhūteṣu yadasau na parāṅmukhaḥ.. tīrthāyeke praśaṃsaṃti naṃdabhadro na manyate.. 45.41 .. > according to his capacity he was never indifferent towards all beings. / Some praise sacred fords, but Nandabhadra did not value \[them\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.42) śrameṇa saṃkarāttāpaśītavātakṣudhā tṛṣā.. krodhena dharmagehasya nāpi nāśamavāpnuyāt.. 45.42 .. > one should not incur the destruction of the house of virtue through fatigue, confusion, heat, cold, wind, hunger, thirst, / or anger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.43) saukhyena vā dhanasyāpi śraddhayā svalpagorthavān.. samartho hi mahatpuṇyaṃ śakta āptuṃ kva vāsti saḥ.. 45.43 .. > Whether through comfort, wealth, or faith, one who has few possessions, / being capable of great merit—where is he who is able to attain \[it\]? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.44) sadā śucirdevayājī tīrthasāraṃ gṛhegṛha.. nāpaḥ punaṃti pāpāni na śailā na mahāśramāḥ.. 45.44 .. > Always pure, sacrificing to the gods, the essence of the sacred ford is in every house. / Waters do not purify sins, nor do mountains, nor great hermitages; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.45) ātmā punāti pāpāni yadi pāpānnivartate.. evameva samācāraṃ prādurbhūtaṃ tatastataḥ.. 45.45 .. > the self purifies sins if it turns away from sin. / Thus the wise Nandabhadra constantly adhered to / the righteous conduct that manifested here and there, unifying it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.46) ekīkṛtya sadā dhīmānnaṃdabhadraḥ samāsthitaḥ.. tasyaivaṃ vartataḥ sādhoḥ spṛhayaṃtyapi devatāḥ.. 45.46 .. > While that virtuous man conducted himself in this manner, even the gods envied \[him\]. / All, headed by Vāsava, experienced supreme astonishment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.47) vāsavapramukhāḥ sarve vismayaṃ ca paraṃ yayuḥ.. atraiva sthānake cāpi śūdro'bhūtprativeśmakaḥ.. 45.47 .. > And in this very place there was a śūdra neighbor; / he constantly envied the highly righteous Nandabhadra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.48) sa naṃdabhadraṃ dharmiṣṭhaṃ punaḥ punarasūyata.. nāstikaḥ sa durācāraḥ satyavrata iti śrutaḥ.. 45.48 .. > A non-believer of wicked conduct, he was known by the name Satyavrata. / He was always watching for a vulnerability in Nandabhadra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.49) sa sadā naṃdabhadrasya vilokayati cāṃtaram.. chidraṃ cedasya paśyāmi tato dharmānnivartaye.. 45.49 .. > "If I see an opening in him, then I will turn him away from righteousness." / Such is the very nature of cruel, atheistic, wicked souls: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.50) svabhāva eva krūrāṇāṃ nāstikānāṃ durātmanām.. ātmānaṃ pātayaṃtyeva pātayaṃtyaparaṃ ca yat.. 45.50 .. > they cause their own downfall and cause the downfall of others too. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.51) tatastvevaṃ vartato'sya naṃdabhadrasya dhīmataḥ.. eko'bhūttanayaḥ kaṣṭādvārdhike so'pyanaśyata.. 45.51 .. > Then, as this wise Nandabhadra was living in this manner, / an only son was born with difficulty, and he died in his old age. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.52) tacca daivakṛtaṃ matvā na śuśoca mahāmatiḥ.. devo vā mānavo vāpi ko hi devādvimucyate.. 45.52 .. > Considering that to be caused by fate, the great-minded one did not grieve: / whether a god or a human being, who indeed is freed from fate? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.53) tato'sya supriyā bhāryā sarvaiḥ sādhvīguṇairyutā.. gṛhadharmasya mūrtiryā sākṣādiva aruṃdhatī.. 45.53 .. > Then his dearly beloved wife, endowed with all virtues of a faithful wife, / who was the embodiment of household virtue, as if Arundhatī in visible form, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.54) vināśamāgatā pārtha kanakānāma nāmataḥ.. tato yateṃdriyo'pyeṣa gṛhadharmavināśataḥ.. 45.54 .. > came to destruction, O Pārtha, Kanakā by name. / Then, although he had restrained his senses, due to the destruction of household duty, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.55) śuśoca hā kaṣṭamiti pāpohamiti cāsakṛt.. tattasya cāṃtaraṃ dṛṣṭvā'hṛṣyatyavrataścirāt.. 45.55 .. > he grieved, "Alas, what misery! I am a sinner!" repeatedly. / Seeing that vulnerability in him, Satyavrata rejoiced after a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.56) upāvrajya ca hā kaṣṭaṃ bruvaṃstaṃ naṃdabhadrakam.. dadhikarṇa ivāsādya naṃdabhadramuvāca saḥ.. 45.56 .. > Approaching and saying, "Alas, what misery!" to that Nandabhadra, / coming near like \[the cat\] Dadhikarṇa, he spoke to Nandabhadra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.57) hā naṃdabhadra yadyevaṃ tavāpyevaṃvidhaṃ phalam.. etena manye manasi dharmopyeṣa vṛthaiva yat.. 45.57 .. > "Alas, Nandabhadra, if such a result befalls even you, / because of this I consider in my mind that even this virtue is utterly in vain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.58) ityādi bahudhā procya tattadvākyaṃ tatastataḥ.. satyavratastataḥ prāha naṃdabhadraṃ kṛpānvitaḥ.. 45.58 .. > Speaking thus in various ways, uttering such words from here and there, / Satyavrata, full of \[feigned\] pity, then said to Nandabhadra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.59) naṃdabhadra sadā tubhyaṃ vaktukāmosmi kiṃcana.. prastāvasyāpyabhāvācca noditaṃ ca mayā kvacit.. 45.59 .. > "Nandabhadra, I have always wished to say something to you, / but due to the absence of an occasion, nothing was spoken by me anywhere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.60) aprastāvaṃ bruvanvākyaṃ bṛhaspatirapidhruvam.. labhate buddhyavajñānamavamānaṃ ca hīnavat.. 45.60 .. > Speaking words without an occasion, even Bṛhaspati certainly / incurs disrespect for his intellect and contempt like an inferior." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.61) ..nandabhadra uvāca.. brūhibrūhi na me kiṃcitsādhu gopyaṃ priyaṃ param.. vacobhiḥ śuddhasattvānāṃ na mokṣo'pyupamīyate.. 45.61 .. > Nandabhadra said: / "Speak, speak! Nothing good and supremely dear should be concealed from me. / Even liberation cannot be compared with the words of those whose minds are pure." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.62) ..satyavrata uvāca.. navabhirnavabhiścaiva vimuktaṃ vāgvidūṣaṇaiḥ.. navabhirbuddhidoṣaiśca vākyaṃ vakṣyāmyadoṣavat.. 45.62 .. > Satyavrata said: / "Free from twice nine faults of speech / and nine defects of the intellect, I will speak faultless words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.63) saukṣmyaṃ saṃkhyākramaścāpi nirṇayaḥ saprayojanaḥ.. paṃcaitānyarthajātāni yatra tadvākyamucyate.. 45.63 .. > Subtlety, enumeration, sequence, and resolution endowed with a purpose— / where these five classes of meaning are present, that is called a proper statement. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.64) dharmamarthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca mokṣaṃ coddiśya cocyate.. prayojanamiti proktaṃ prathamaṃ vākyalakṣaṇam.. 45.64 .. > What is spoken with aim towards virtue, wealth, pleasure, and liberation / is declared to be the 'purpose,' the first characteristic of speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.65) dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu pratijñāya viśeṣataḥ.. idaṃ taditi vākyāṃte procyate sa vinirṇayaḥ.. 45.65 .. > Having specifically made a proposition regarding virtue, wealth, pleasure, and liberation, / stating 'it is this' at the end of a sentence is 'resolution.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.66) idaṃ pūrvamidaṃ paścādvaktavyaṃ yatkrameṇa hi.. kramayogaṃ tamapyāhurvākyatattavido budhāḥ.. 45.66 .. > That which must be spoken in sequence, 'this first, this next,' / the wise who know the truth of speech call that the 'application of sequence.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.67) doṣāṇāṃ ca guṇānāṃ ca pramāṇaṃ pravibhāgataḥ.. ubhayārthamapi prekṣya sā saṃkhyetyupadhāryatām.. 45.67 .. > The measure of faults and merits according to their division, / discerning both purposes—let that be understood as 'enumeration.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.68) vākyajñeyeṣu bhinneṣu yatrābhedaḥ pradṛśyate.. tatrātiśayahetutvaṃ tatsaukṣmyamiti nirdiśet.. 45.68 .. > Where non-difference is seen among distinct objects to be known through speech, / because it is the cause of distinction there, one should designate that as 'subtlety.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.69) iti vākyaguṇānāṃ ca vāgdoṣāndvinava śrṛṇu.. apetārthamabhinnārthamapavṛttaṃ tathādhikam.. 45.69 .. > Thus of the merits of speech; now hear the eighteen faults of speech: / devoid of meaning, redundant, metre-breaking, superfluous, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.70) aślakṣṇaṃ cāpi saṃdigdhaṃ padāṃte guru cākṣaram.. parāṅmukhamukhaṃ yacca anṛtaṃ cāpyasaṃskṛtam.. 45.70 .. > harsh, ambiguous, having a heavy syllable at the end of a word, / turning its face away from the topic, untruthful, unrefined, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.71) viruddhaṃ yattrivargeṇa nyūnaṃ kaṣṭātiśabdakam.. vyutkramābhihṛtaṃ yac saśeṣaṃ cāpyahetukam.. 45.71 .. > contrary to the three aims of life, deficient, using harsh and excessive words, / stated out of order, incomplete, groundless, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.72) niṣkāraṇaṃ ca vāgdoṣānbuddhijāñchṛṇu tvaṃ ca yān.. kāmātkrodhādbhayāccaiva lobhāddainyādanāryakāt.. 45.72 .. > and purposeless. And hear those faults born of the intellect: / from desire, anger, fear, greed, wretchedness, ignobility, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.73) hīnānukrośato mānānna ca vakṣyāmi kiṃcana.. vaktā śrotā ca vākyaṃ ca yadā tvavikalaṃ bhavet.. 45.73 .. > deficient compassion, or pride, I shall speak nothing. / When speaker, listener, and statement are unimpaired, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.74) samameti vivakṣāyāṃ tadā so'rthaḥ prakāśate.. vaktavye tu yadā vaktā śrotāramavamanyate.. 45.74 .. > and united in the intention to speak, then that meaning shines forth. / But when the speaker scorns the listener in what is to be spoken, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.75) śrotā cāpyatha vaktāraṃ tadā vākyaṃ na rohati.. atha yaḥ svapriyaṃ brūyācchroturvotsṛjyayadṛtam.. 45.75 .. > or the listener scorns the speaker, then the statement does not take root. / Moreover, one who speaks what is pleasing to oneself or to the listener, having abandoned the truth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.76) viśaṃkā jāyate tasminvākyaṃ tadapi doṣavat.. tasmādyaḥ svapriyaṃ tyaktvā śrotuścāpyatha yatpriyam.. 45.76 .. > doubt arises in that, and that statement also becomes faulty. / Therefore, one who, having abandoned what is pleasing to oneself or what is pleasing to the listener, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.77) satyameva prabhāṣeta sa vaktā netaro bhuvi.. mithyāvādāñchāstrajālasaṃbhavānyadvihāya ca.. 45.77 .. > speaks only the truth—he is the speaker, none other on earth, / having abandoned false statements arising from the web of scriptures." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.78) satyameva vrataṃ yasmāttasmātsatyavratastvaham.. satyaṃ te saṃpravakṣyāmi maṃtumarhasi tattathā.. 45.78 .. > Because truth alone is my vow, therefore I am Satyavrata. > I shall tell you the truth; you ought to understand it as such. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.79) yadāprabhṛti bhadra tvaṃ pāṣāṇasyārcane rataḥ.. tadāprabhṛti kiṃcicca na hi paśyāmi śobhanam.. 45.79 .. > Ever since you, my good man, have been devoted to worshipping a stone, > from that time on I do not see any good at all \[for you\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.80) ekaḥ so'pi suto naṣṭo bhāryā cāryā'pyanaśyata.. kūṭānāṃ karmaṇāṃ sādho phalamevaṃvidhaṃ bhavet.. 45.80 .. > Even that one son was lost, and your noble wife also perished. > O good man, such indeed is the fruit of deceptive rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.81) kva devāḥ saṃti mithyaitaddṛśyaṃte cedbhavaṃtyapi.. sarvā ca kūṭaviprāṇāṃ dravyāyaiṣā vikalpanā.. 45.81 .. > Where are the gods? This is false. If they exist, they would be visible. > This whole fabrication is made by deceitful brahmins for the sake of wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.82) pitṝnuddiśya yacchaṃti mama hāsaḥ prajāyate.. annasyopadravaṃ yacca mṛto hi kimaśiṣyata.. 45.82 .. > When they offer gifts in the name of the ancestors, laughter arises in me. > And that waste of food—for would a dead man eat? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.83) yattvidaṃ bahudhā mūḍhā varṇayaṃti dvijādhamāḥ.. viśvanirmāṇamakhilaṃ tathāpi śrṛṇu satyataḥ.. 45.83 .. > As for how the foolish, base twice-born describe in many ways > the entire creation of the universe, listen nevertheless to the truth \[about it\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.84) utpattiścāpi bhaṃgaśca viśvasyaitaddvayaṃ mṛṣā.. evameva hi sarvaṃ ca sadidaṃ vartate jagat.. 45.84 .. > Both the origin and the dissolution of the universe are false. > In this very way does this entire world always exist. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.85) svabhāvato viśvamidaṃ hi vartate svabhāvataḥ sūryamukhā bhramaṃtyamī.. svabhāvato vāyavo vāṃti nityaṃ svabhāvato varṣati cāṃbudo'yam.. 45.85 .. > By inherent nature this universe exists; by inherent nature these \[luminaries\] headed by the sun revolve; > by inherent nature the winds blow constantly; and by inherent nature this cloud rains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.86) svabhāvato rohati dhānyajātaṃ svabhāvato varṣaśītātapatvam.. svabhāvataḥ saṃsthitā medinī ca svabhāvataḥ saritaḥ saṃsravaṃti.. 45.86 .. > By inherent nature the variety of grains sprouts; by inherent nature rain, cold, and heat occur; > by inherent nature the earth remains firm; and by inherent nature rivers flow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.87) svabhāvataḥ parvatā bhāṃti nityaṃ svabhāvato vāridhireṣa saṃsthitaḥ.. svabhāvato garbhiṇī saṃprasūte svabhāvato'mī bahavaśca jīvāḥ.. 45.87 .. > By inherent nature the mountains constantly shine; by inherent nature this ocean remains situated; > by inherent nature a pregnant woman gives birth; and by inherent nature these many living beings exist. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.88) yathā svabhāvena bhavaṃti vakrā ṛtusvabāvādbadarīṣu kaṇṭakāḥ.. tathā svabhāvena hi sarvametatprakāśate ko'pi kartā na dṛśyaḥ.. 45.88 .. > Just as by inherent nature, due to the nature of the season, thorns grow crooked on the jujube tree, > even so by inherent nature all this appears; no creator at all is seen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.89) tadevaṃ saṃsthite loke mūḍho muhyati mattavat.. mānuṣyamapi yaddhūrtā vadaṃtyagryaṃ śrṛṇuṣvatat.. 45.89 .. > The world being thus constituted, a fool is bewildered like a madman. > As for human birth being the foremost, which scoundrels declare—listen to that: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.90) mānuṣyānna paraṃ kaṣṭaṃ vairiṇāṃ no bhaveddhi tat.. śokasthānasahasrāṇi manuṣyasya kṣaṇekṣaṇe.. 45.90 .. > There is no misery greater than human birth; may our enemies not have it! > For a human being, there are thousands of grounds for grief at every moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.91) mānuṣyaṃ hi smṛtākāraṃ sabhāgyo'smādvimucyate.. paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaḥ kīṭāḥ kṛmayaśca yathāsukham.. 45.91 .. > Human birth has only an imaginary form; fortunate is one who is freed from it. > Beasts, birds, insects, and worms \[live\] as they please; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.92) abaddhā viharaṃtyete yonireṣāṃ sudurlabhā.. niściṃtāḥ sthāvarā hyete saukhyameṣāṃ mahadbhuvi.. 45.92 .. > Unfettered, they roam about; their womb is exceedingly difficult to attain. > Stationary beings are free from care; their happiness on earth is great. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.93) bahunā kiṃ manuṣyebhyaḥ sarvo dhanyo'nyayonijaḥ.. svabhāvameva jānīhi puṇyāpuṇyādikalpanā.. 45.93 .. > What need of much words? Everyone born in other wombs is more blessed than humans. > Recognize that the idea of merit and demerit is merely inherent nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.94) yadeke sthāvarāḥ kīṭāḥ pataṃgā mānuṣādikāḥ.. tasmānmityā parityajya naṃdabhadra yathāsukham.. piba krīḍanakaiḥ sārdhaṃ bhogānsatyamidaṃ bhuvi.. 45.94 .. > Because some are immobile things, worms, birds, and humans and the rest, > therefore, abandoning falsehood, O Nandabhadra, enjoy pleasures at will > and drink along with companions: this is the truth on earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.95) ..nārada uvāca.. ityetairamukhairvākyairayuktairasamaṃjasaiḥ.. 45.95 .. > Nārada said: > At these words that were unpleasant, unreasonable, and improper, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.96) satyavratasya nākampannaṃdabhadro mahāmanāḥ.. prahasanniva taṃ prāha svakṣobhyaḥ sāgaro yathā.. 45.96 .. > spoken by Satyavrata, the high-minded Nandabhadra was not shaken. > As if laughing, he said to him, being unshakeable like the ocean: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.97) yadbhavānāha dharmiṣṭhāḥ sadā duḥkhasya bhāginaḥ.. tanmithyā duḥkhajālāni paśyāmaḥ pāpināmapi.. 45.97 .. > "As to what you say—that the virtuous are always partakers of sorrow— > that is false; we see webs of sorrows even for sinners. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.98) vadhabaṃdhaparikleśāḥ putradārādi paṃcatā.. pāpināmapi dṛśyaṃte tasmāddharmo gururmataḥ.. 45.98 .. > Slaying, binding, extreme afflictions, and the death of sons, wives, and the like > are seen even among sinners; therefore, dharma is considered supreme. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.99) ayaṃ sādhuraho kaṣṭaṃ kaṣṭamasya mahājanāḥ.. sādhorvadaṃtyetadapi pāpināṃ durlabhaṃ tvidam.. 45.99 .. > 'This is a righteous man! Ah, what misery, what misery is his!'—great people say this > even of a righteous man; but even such \[pity\] is hard for sinners to attain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.100) dārādidravyalobhāryaṃ viśataḥ pāpino gṛhe.. bhavānapi bibhetyasmāddveṣṭi kupyati tadvṛthā.. 45.100 .. > When a sinner enters a house to seize the wealth, wife, and possessions of a noble person, > even you fear him, hate him, and get angry; so \[your philosophy is\] pointless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.101) yathāsya jagato brūṣe nāsti heturmaheśvaraḥ.. tadbālabhāṣitaṃ tubhyaṃ kiṃ rājānaṃ vinā prajāḥ.. 45.101 .. > As for your saying that Maheśvara is not the cause of this world, > that is childish talk on your part: can there be subjects without a king? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.102) yacca bravīṣi pāṣāṇaṃ mithyā liṃgaṃ samarcasi.. tadbhavām̐lliṃgamāhātmyaṃ vetti nāṃdho yathā ravim.. 45.102 .. > And when you say, 'You falsely worship a stone, a liṅga,' > you do not know the greatness of the liṅga, just as a blind man does not know the sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.103) brahmādāyaḥ surā sarve rājānaśca maharddhikāḥ.. mānavā munayaścaiva sarve liṃgaṃ yajaṃti ca.. 45.103 .. > All gods beginning with Brahmā, kings of great prosperity, > humans, and sages indeed all worship the liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.104) svanāmakāni cihnāni teṣāṃ liṃgāni saṃti ca.. ete kiṃ tvabhavatmūrkhāstvaṃ tu satyavrataḥ sudhīḥ.. 45.104 .. > They have liṅgas marked with their own names. > Were these \[all\] fools, and are you alone, Satyavrata, the wise one? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.105) pratiṣṭhāpya purā brahmā puṣkare nīlalohitam.. prāptavānparamāṃ siddhiṃ sasarjemāḥ prajāḥ prabhuḥ.. 45.105 .. > In ancient times, having established Nīlalohita at Puṣkara, > the lord Brahmā attained supreme perfection and created these creatures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.106) viṣṇunāpi nihatyājau rāvaṇaṃ payasāṃnidheḥ.. tīre rāmeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ sthāpitaṃ cāsti kiṃ mudhā.. 45.106 .. > By Viṣṇu too, having slain Rāvaṇa in battle, the Rāmeśvara liṅga > was established on the shore of the ocean; is that in vain? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.107) vṛtraṃ hatvā purā śakro maheṃdre sthāpya śaṃkaram.. liṃgaṃ vimuktapāpo'tha tridivedyāpi modate.. 45.107 .. > In ancient times Śakra, having slain Vṛtra and established Śaṃkara > as a liṅga on Mount Mahendra, was freed from sin and rejoices in heaven even today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.108) sthāpayitvā śivaṃ sūryo gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame.. nirāmayo'bhūtsomaśca prabhāse paścimodadhau.. 45.108 .. > The Sun, having established Śiva at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the ocean, > became free from disease; and Soma \[did so\] at Prabhāsa on the western ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.109) kāśyāṃ yamaśca dhanadaḥ sahye garuḍakaśyapau.. naimiṣe vāyuvaruṇau sthāpya liṃgaṃ pramoditāḥ.. 45.109 .. > Yama and Kubera in Kāśī, Garuḍa and Kaśyapa on the Sahya mountain, > and Vāyu and Varuṇa in Naimiṣa, having established liṅgas, were filled with joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.110) asminneva staṃbhatīrthe kumāreṇaṃ guho vibhuḥ.. liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa sarvapāpaharaṃ na kim.. 45.110 .. > Right at this Stambhatīrtha, did not the all-powerful Lord Guha, Kumāra, > establish a liṅga that destroys all sins? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.111) evamanyaiḥ surairyāni pārthivairmunibhistathā.. saṃstāpitāni liṃgāni tanna saṃkhyātumutsahe.. 45.111 .. > Likewise, the liṅgas established by other gods, > kings, and sages—I cannot venture to count them all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.112) pṛthivīvāsinaḥ sarve ye ca svarganivāsinaḥ.. pātālavāsinastṛptā jāyaṃte liṃgapūjayā.. 45.112 .. > All the dwellers on earth, those who dwell in heaven, > and the dwellers of Pātāla become satisfied through the worship of the liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.113) yacca bravīṣi gīrvāṇā na saṃti santi cetkutaḥ.. kutrāpi naiva dṛśyaṃte tena me vismayo mahān.. 45.113 .. > And when you say, 'Gods do not exist; if they exist, why > are they not seen anywhere?'—at that I feel great astonishment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.114) raṃkavatkiṃ sma te devā yācaṃtāṃ tvāṃ kulatthavat.. yamicchisi mahāprājña sādhako hi gurustava.. 45.114 .. > Should those gods beg from you like a beggar for horsegram, > \[that\] which you wish for, O very wise one? Truly your teacher must be an adept! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.115) svabāvānnaiva sarvārthāḥ saṃsiddhā yadi te mate.. bhojanādi kathaṃ sidhyedvada kartāramaṃtarā.. 45.115 .. > If in your view all things are accomplished from inherent nature alone, > tell me, how could \[prepared\] food and the like be accomplished without a maker? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.116) badarīmaṃtareṇāpi dṛśyaṃte kaṇṭakā na hi.. tasmātkasyāsti nirmāṇaṃ yasya yāvattathaiva tat.. 45.116 .. > Thorns are not seen without a jujube tree either; > therefore, everything has a maker, however much \[it exists\], just so it is. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.117) yacca bravīṣi paśvādyāḥ sukhino dhanyakāstvamī.. tvadṛte nedamuktaṃ ca kenāpi śrutameva vā.. 45.117 .. > And when you say, 'Beasts and other animals are happy and blessed,' > except for you, this has never been spoken or heard by anyone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.118) tāmasā vikalā ye ca kaṣṭaṃ teṣāṃ ca ślāghyatām.. sarveṃdriyayutāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ kuto dhanyā na mānuṣāḥ.. 45.118 .. > Alas, \[to think of\] those that are tamasic and defective as praiseworthy! > Why are humans, who possess all sense-organs and are superior, not the blessed ones?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.119) satyaṃ tava vrataṃ manye narakāya tvayā''dṛtam.. atyanarthe na bhīḥ kāryā kāmoyaṃ bhavitācirāt.. 45.119 .. > "Truly I consider your resolve has been adopted by you for hell. / One should not fear extreme misfortune; this desire of yours will soon be \[fulfilled\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.120) ādāvāḍaṃbareṇaiva dhruvato'jñānameva me.. itthaṃ niḥsāratā vyaktamādāvāḍaṃbārāttu yat.. 45.120 .. > From the very beginning, by your mere ostentation, I was certain of your ignorance; / for emptiness is evident in this way from an initial show of ostentation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.121) māyāvināṃ hi bruvatāṃ vākyaṃ cāṃḍabarāvṛtam.. kunāṇakamivoddīptaṃ parīkṣeyaṃ sadā satām.. 45.121 .. > The speech spoken by deceitful people is enveloped in pomp, / like a counterfeit coin that is shiny; this should always be examined by the virtuous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.122) ādau madhye tathā cāṃte yeṣāṃ vākyamadoṣavat.. kaṣadāhaiḥ svarṇamiva cchede'pi syācchubhaṃ śubham.. 45.122 .. > Those whose words are faultless in the beginning, in the middle, and at the end, / would be pure and auspicious even when cut, like gold through rubbing and heating. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.123) tvayānyathā pratijñātamuktaṃ caivānyathā punaḥ.. tvaddoṣo nāyamasmākaṃ tadvacaḥ śrṛṇumo hi ye.. 45.123 .. > You made one pledge, but spoke differently again; / this fault is not ours, but belongs to you, since we listen to your words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.124) nāstikānāṃ ca sarpāṇāṃ viṣasya ca guṇastvayam.. mohayaṃti paraṃ yacca doṣo naiṣaparasya tu.. 45.124 .. > Indeed, this is the quality of atheists, serpents, and poison: / that they bewilder others; but the fault does not belong to another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.125) āpo vastraṃ tilāstailaṃ gaṃdho vā sa yathā tathā.. puṣpāṇāmadhivāsena tathā saṃsargajā guṇāḥ.. 45.125 .. > Just as water, cloth, sesame seeds, oil, or fragrance / take on qualities by the infusion of flowers, so too are the qualities born of association. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.126) mohajālasya yo yonirmūḍhairiha samāgamaḥ.. ahanyahani dharmasya yoniḥ sādhusamāgamaḥ.. 45.126 .. > Association with fools here is the source of the net of delusion; / day after day, association with the virtuous is the source of righteousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.127) tasmātprājñaiśca vṛddhaiśca śuddhabhāvaistapasvibhiḥ.. sadbhiśca saha saṃsargaḥ kāryaḥ śamaparāyaṇaiḥ.. 45.127 .. > Therefore, association should be made with the wise, the elderly, those of pure intent, ascetics, / and the virtuous who are devoted to tranquility; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.128) na nīcairnāpyavidvadbhirnānātmajñairviśeṣataḥ.. yeṣāṃ trīṇyavadātāni yonirvidyā ca karma ca.. 45.128 .. > not with the low, nor with the unlearned, especially not with those who do not know the Self. / Those whose three things are pure—origin, learning, and conduct— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.129) tāṃśca sevedviśeṣeṇa śāstraṃ yeṣāṃ hi vidyate.. asatāṃ darśanasparśasaṃjalpāsanabhojanaiḥ.. 45.129 .. > and especially those who possess knowledge of the scriptures, one should serve. / By seeing, touching, conversing, sitting, and dining with the wicked, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.130) dharmācārātprahīyaṃte na ca sidhyaṃti mānavāḥ.. buddhiśca hīyate puṃsāṃ nīcaiḥ saha samāgamāt.. 45.130 .. > human beings fall away from righteous conduct and do not attain success; / and the intellect of men declines from association with the low. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.131) madhyaiśca madhyatāṃ yāti śreṣṭhatāṃ yāti cottamaiḥ.. iti dharmaṃ smarannāhaṃ saṃgamārthī punastava.. yannindasi dvijāneva yairapeyo'rṇavaḥ kṛtaḥ.. 45.131 .. > With middling people it reaches mediocrity, and with the highest it reaches excellence.' / Remembering this righteousness, I do not wish to associate with you again, / since you revile the very brahmins by whom the ocean was rendered undrinkable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.132) vedāḥ pramāṇaṃ smṛtayaḥ pramāṇaṃ dharmārthayuktaṃ vacanaṃ pramāṇam.. naitattrayaṃ yasya bhavetpramāṇaṃ kastasya kuryādvacanaṃ pramāṇam.. 45.132 .. > The Vedas are an authority; the Smṛtis are an authority; speech endowed with righteousness and purpose is an authority. / For one to whom these three are not an authority, who would regard his word as an authority?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.133) itīrayitvā vacanaṃ mahātmā sa naṃdabhadraḥ sahasā tadaiva.. gṛhādviniḥsṛtya jagāma puṇyaṃ bahūdakaṃ bhaṭṭaravestu kuṃḍam.. 45.133 .. > Having spoken this word, that noble-minded Nandabhadra immediately / stepped out from the house and went to the sacred Bahūdaka, the pool of Bhaṭṭaravi. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4.43.133\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43.133_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṃḍe kapileśvaratīrthamāhātmye naṃdabhadravaṇigvṛttāntavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ.. 45 .. cha .. > Thus ends the forty-fifth chapter, titled 'The Description of the Merchant Nandabhadra's Account' in the māhātmya of the Kapileśvara tīrtha, in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa of the first \[section\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the Mahāpurāṇa of Śrī Skanda containing eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.43.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.12.320.79) — Sanskrit - [Viduranīti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.viduraniti.984) — Sanskrit - [Jīvanmuktiviveka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.sastra.jivanmuktiviveka.1.24) — Mādhava, Sanskrit - [Vulgate (700 verses)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.all.gita*vulgate.14.24) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.43) · Pramāṇa