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# Skandapurana 1.4.45: adhyāyaḥ 47

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.45

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 47

### [1.4.45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.1)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

> Nārada said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.2)

tato mayāsya tīrthasya rakṣaṇāya punarjaya ..

> Then, for the protection of this sacred ford, O victorious one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.3)

samārādhya yathā devyaḥ sthāpitāstacchṛṇuṣva bhoḥ ..1..

> listen to how goddesses were established by me after propitiating them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.4)

yathātmā sarvabhūteṣu vyāpakaḥ parameśvaraḥ ..

> Just as the supreme Lord, the Self, is pervasive in all beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.5)

tathaiva prakṛtirnityā vyāpakā parameśvarī .. 2 ..

> even so the eternal Prakṛti, the supreme Goddess, is pervasive.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.6)

śakti prasādādāpnoti vīryaṃ sarvāśca saṃpadaḥ ..

> Through Her favor, one obtains power, vigor, and all prosperities;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.7)

īśvarī sarvabhūteṣu sā caivaṃ pārtha saṃsthitā .. 3 ..

> and thus, O son of Pṛthā, that Sovereign Goddess resides in all beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.8)

buddhihrīpuṣṭilajjeti tuṣṭiḥ śāṃtiḥ kṣamā spṛhā ..

> as intellect, modesty, nourishment, shame, contentment, peace, forgiveness, longing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.9)

śraddhā ca cetanā śaktirmaṃtrotsāhaprabhūdbhavā .. 4 ..

> faith, and consciousness, the power born of counsel, zeal, and regal majesty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.10)

iyameva ca baṃdhāya mokṣāyeyaṃ ca sarvadā ..

> She alone is ever for bondage and She alone for liberation;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.11)

enāmārādhya caiśvaryamindrādyāḥ samavāpnuyuḥ .. 5 ..

> having propitiated Her, Indra and others attain sovereignty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.12)

ye ca śaktiṃ na manyaṃte tiraskurvaṃti cādhamāḥ ..

> And those base ones who do not acknowledge Śakti and despise Her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.13)

yogīndrā api te vyaktaṃ bhraśyaṃte kāśijā yathā .. 6 ..

> even lords of yogins fall manifestly, like those born in Kāśī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.14)

vārāṇasyāṃ kila purā siddhayogīśvarāḥ punaḥ ..

> Formerly, indeed, in Vārāṇasī, perfected lords of yogins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.15)

avamanya ca te śaktiṃ punarbhraṃśamupāgatāḥ .. 7 ..

> having disdained Śakti, suffered a fall once again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.16)

tasmātsadā dehineyaṃ śaktiḥ pūjyaiva nityadā ..

> Therefore, this Śakti must ever and always be worshipped by an embodied being;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.17)

tuṣṭā dadāti sā kāmānruṣṭā saṃharate kṣaṇāt .. 8 ..

> pleased, She grants desires; enraged, She destroys in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.18)

paramā prakṛtiḥ sā ca bahubhedairvyavasthitā ..

> And that supreme Prakṛti exists in many divisions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.19)

tāsāṃ madhye mahādevyo hyatra saṃsthāpitāḥ śṛṇu ..9..

> among them, the great goddesses who were established here—listen \[about them\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.20)

catasrastu mahāśaktyaścaturdikṣu vyavasthitāḥ ..

> Four great Śaktis are stationed in the four directions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.21)

siddhāṃbikā tu pūrvasyāṃ sthāpitā sā guhena ca .. 1.2.47.10 ..

> Siddhāmbikā in the east was established by Guha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.22)

jagadādau mūlaprakṛterutpannā sā prakīrtyate ..

> At the beginning of the universe, She is celebrated as born from Mūlaprakṛti;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.23)

ārādhitā yataḥ siddhaistasmātsiddhāṃbikā ca sā ..11..

> because She was worshipped by the perfected ones, She is therefore Siddhāmbikā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.24)

dakṣiṇasyāṃ tathā tārā saṃsthitā sthāpitā mayā ..

> Likewise in the south is Tārā, established by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.25)

tāraṇārthāya devānāṃ yasmātkūrmaṃ samāśritā .. 12 ..

> because, for the deliverance of the gods, She resorted to the Tortoise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.26)

yayāviṣṭaḥ samujjahre vedānkūrmo jagadguruḥ ..

> possessed by whom the Tortoise, the teacher of the world, rescued the Vedas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.27)

anayāviṣṭadehaśca budho bauddhānhaniṣyati ..13..

> and, with his body possessed by Her, a wise man will slay the Buddhists,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.28)

koṭiśo vedamārgasya dhvaṃsakānpāpakarmiṇaḥ..

> by the millions, the sinners who destroy the path of the Vedas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.29)

iyaṃ mayā samārādhya samānītā gireḥ sutā .. 14 ..

> Having propitiated Her, this Daughter of the Mountain was brought by me;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.30)

koṭisaṃkhyābhiratyugradevībhiḥ saṃvṛtā ca sā ..

> surrounded by very fierce goddesses numbering in crores,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.31)

dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritya saṃsthitā mama gauravāt ..15..

> resorting to the southern direction, She stays out of respect for me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.32)

paścimāyāṃ tathā devī saṃsthitā bhāskarā śubhā ..

> Likewise in the west resides the auspicious goddess Bhāskarā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.33)

yayāviṣṭāni bhāsaṃte bhāskarapramukhāni ca..16..

> possessed by whom the orbs of all the stars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.34)

biṃbāni sarvatārāṇāṃ gacchantyāyāṃti ca drutam ..

> with the Sun foremost, shine and swiftly go and come.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.35)

saiṣā mahābalā śaktirbhāsvarā kurunandana ..17..

> This is that very Śakti of great power, shining, O son of the Kurus;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.36)

mayārādhya samānītā kaṭāhādatra saṃsthitā ..

> propitiated by me, She was brought from the celestial cauldron and stays here;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.37)

koṭikoṭivṛtā nityaṃ trāyate paścimāṃ diśam .. 18 ..

> surrounded continually by crores of crores, She protects the western direction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.38)

uttarasyāṃ tathā devī saṃsthitā yoganaṃdinī ..

> Likewise in the north resides the goddess Yoganandinī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.39)

paramaprakṛterdehātpūrvaṃ niḥsṛtayā yayā .. 19 ..

> formerly having issued forth from the body of the supreme Prakṛti,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.40)

dṛṣṭyā dṛṣṭā nirmalayā yogamāpuścatuḥsanāḥ ..

> the Four Sanas attained yoga when looked upon with Her pure gaze.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.41)

yogīśvarī ca sā devī sanakādyaiḥ sutoṣitā .. 1.2.47.20 ..

> And that goddess, Yogīśvarī, was well pleased by Sanaka and the others;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.42)

saiva cāṃḍakaṭāhānme samārādhyātra prāpitā ..

> propitiated by me, She was brought here from the cosmic egg's cauldron;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.43)

yoginībhiḥ parivṛtā saṃsthitā cottarāṃ diśam .. 21 ..

> surrounded by yoginīs, She resides in the northern direction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.44)

evametā mahāśaktyaścatasraḥ saṃsthitāḥ sadā ..

> Thus these four great Śaktis are always present;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.45)

pūjitāḥ kāmadā nityaṃ ruṣṭāḥ saṃharaṇakṣamāḥ .. 22 ..

> worshipped, they always grant desires; enraged, they are capable of destruction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.46)

tataśca nava me durgāḥ samānītāḥ śṛṇudhva tāḥ .. 23 ..

> And then nine Durgās were brought by me; listen to them:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.47)

tripurānāma paramā devī sthāṇuryayā purā ..

> The supreme goddess named Tripurā, by whom formerly Sthāṇu...  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.48)

āviṣṭastripuraṃ ninye bhasmatvaṃ jagadīśvaraḥ .. 24 ..

> possessed by whom, Sthāṇu, the Lord of the universe, reduced Tripura to ashes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.49)

tripureti tatastāṃ tu proktavānbhagavānharaḥ ..

> Therefore the blessed Hara addressed her as Tripurā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.50)

tuṣṭāva ca svayaṃ tasmātpūjyā sā jagatāmapi .. 25 ..

> and praised her himself; for that reason she is worthy of worship even by the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.51)

sā cārādhya samānītā mayāmareśvaraparvatāt ..

> Having propitiated her, she was brought by me from the Amareśvara mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.52)

bhaktānāṃ kāmadā sāsti bhaṭṭādityasamīpataḥ .. 26 ..

> She, who grants the desires of devotees, is situated near Bhaṭṭāditya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.53)

aparā cāpi kolaṃbā mahāśaktiḥ sanātanī ..

> And another is Kolambā, the eternal great Śakti,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.54)

kolarūpī yayāviṣṭaḥ keśavaścojjahāra gām .. 27 ..

> possessed by whom Keśava, in the form of a boar, lifted up the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.55)

tasmātsā viṣṇunā coktā kolaṃbeti stutārcitā ..

> Therefore she was praised, worshipped, and called Kolambā by Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.56)

sā ca devī mayā pārtha bhaktiyogena toṣitā .. 28 ..

> And that goddess, O Pārtha, was propitiated by me with the yoga of devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.57)

vārāhagirisaṃsthā māṃ samānītā ca sābravīt ..

> Dwelling on the Vārāha mountain, she was brought \[here\], and she spoke to me:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.58)

yatrāhaṃ nārada sadā tiṣṭhāmi kṛpayārthinām .. .. 29 ..

> “Wherever I always dwell, O Nārada, out of compassion for supplicants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.59)

tatra kūpena saṃstheyaṃ rudrāṇīsaṃsthitena vai ..

> there must be a well inhabited by Rudrāṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.60)

taṃ hi kūpaṃ vinā mahyaṃ na ratirjāyate kvacit ..1.2.47.30..

> For without that well, I have no pleasure anywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.61)

tasmādbhavānkūpavaraṃ svayamatra khana dvija ..

> Therefore, O twice-born, dig the best of wells yourself right here.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.62)

evamukte pārtha devyā darbhamūlena me tadā .. 31 ..

> When spoken to thus by the goddess, O Pārtha, then by the root of a darbha grass,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.63)

kūpo'khani yatra sākṣādrudrāṇī kūpa ābabhau ..

> a well was dug by me, wherein Rudrāṇī manifestly shone forth in the well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.64)

tato mayā tatra devāḥ snātvā japtvā ca tarpitāḥ..32..

> Then having bathed and recited \[mantras\] there, the gods were propitiated by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.65)

pūjitā ca tato daivī kolaṃbā jagadīśvarī ..

> Then the divine Kolambā, the sovereign lady of the universe, was worshipped.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.66)

parituṣṭā tadā devī praṇataṃ mā tato'bravīt .. 33 ..

> Then the well-pleased goddess spoke to me as I bowed down:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.67)

sadātra cāhaṃ sthāsyāmi prasādaṃ prāpitā tvayā ..

> “I shall always abide here, brought to gracious favor by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.68)

ye ca kūpetra saṃsnātvā māghāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ ..34..

> And whatever mortals, having bathed in this well, especially on the eighth day of Māgha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.69)

pūjayiṣyaṃti māṃ martyāsteṣāṃ chetsyāmi duṣkṛtam ..

> shall worship me, I will destroy their wrongdoing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.70)

sarvatīrthamayī yaśca sarvartukavanesthitaḥ .. 35 ..

> The well containing all sacred fords, situated in the forest of all seasons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.71)

meroḥ samīpe rudrāṇyāḥ kūpa eṣa sa eva ca ..36..

> near Meru, belonging to Rudrāṇī, is indeed this very well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.72)

prayāgādapi gaṃgāyā gayāyāśca viśeṣataḥ ..

> Far more than at Prayāga, Gaṅgā, and especially at Gayā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.73)

kūpesminnadhikaṃ snānaṃ mayā nārada kīrtitam .. 37 ..

> a ritual ablution in this well is proclaimed by me, O Nārada, to bear greater fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.74)

tadahaṃ tava vākyena saṃsthitātra tapodhana ..

> Therefore, at your word, O rich in austerity, I have settled here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.75)

guhenātha saraḥ puṇyaṃ pālayiṣyāmyataṃdritā .. 38 ..

> Together with Guha, I shall unweariedly protect this sacred lake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.76)

kumāreśaṃ pūjayitvā pūjayiṣyaṃti ye ca mām ..

> And those who, having worshipped Kumāreśa, worship me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.77)

devībhiḥ ṣaṣṭikoṭībhiryutā teṣāmabhīṣṭadā .. 39 ..

> I, accompanied by sixty crores of goddesses, shall grant their desires.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.78)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

> Nārada said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.79)

ityukto'haṃ pārtha devyā tadānīṃ prīyamāṇayā ..

> Addressed thus by the pleased goddess at that time, O Pārtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.80)

pratyabravaṃ pramuditaḥ kolaṃbāṃ viśvamātaram .. 1.2.47.40 ..

> I, delighted, replied to Kolambā, the mother of the universe:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.81)

atrāsya mātā tvaṃ devi guptakṣetrasyakāraṇam ..

> “Here, O goddess, you are the mother, the origin of this hidden sacred field.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.82)

tīrthayātrā vṛthā teṣāṃ nārccayaṃtīha tvāṃ ca ye .. 41 ..

> Vain is the pilgrimage of those who do not worship you here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.83)

idaṃ ca yatsaraḥ puṇyaṃ tvannāmnā khyātimeṣyati ..

> And this holy lake will attain renown by your name.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.84)

īśvarī saraso'sya tvaṃ tīrthasyāsya tatheśvarī .. 42 ..

> You are the sovereign lady of this lake, and likewise the sovereign lady of this sacred ford.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.85)

evaṃ dīrghaṃ tapastaptvā sthāpitā mayakā śubhā ..

> Having thus performed prolonged austerity, the auspicious one was installed by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.86)

mahādurgā naraistasmātpūjyeyaṃ satataṃ budhaiḥ .. 43 ..

> Therefore, this Great Durgā should be constantly worshipped by wise men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.87)

tṛtīyā ca diśi tasyāṃ sthitā saṃsthāpitā mayā ..

> And the third, stationed in that direction, was installed by me  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.88)

guhena ca kapāleśyāḥ prabhāvosyāḥ pureritaḥ .. 44 ..

> and by Guha; the majesty of this Kapāleśī was described before.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.89)

dhanyāste ye prapaśyaṃti nityamenāṃ narottamāḥ ..

> Blessed are those best of men who constantly behold her  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.90)

kapāleśvaramabhyarcya viśvaśaktiriyaṃ yataḥ .. 45 ..

> after worshipping Kapāleśvara, because she is the universal power.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.91)

evametāstisro durgāḥ pūrvasyāṃ diśi saṃsthitāḥ ..

> Thus these three Durgās are situated in the eastern direction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.92)

paścimāyāṃ pravakṣyāmi tisro durgā mahottamā .. 46 ..

> In the western \[direction\], I shall proclaim the three most excellent Durgās.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.93)

suvarṇākṣī tu yā devī brahmāṃḍaparipālinī ..

> The goddess Suvarṇākṣī, who protects the cosmic egg,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.94)

sā mayātra samārādhya tīrthe devī niveśitā .. .. 47 ..

> having been propitiated, that goddess was established by me in this sacred ford.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.95)

ye caināṃ praṇamiṣyaṃti pūjayiṣyaṃti bhaktitaḥ ..

> And those who bow to her and worship her with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.96)

trayastriṃśadbhiḥ koṭībhirdevībhiḥ pūjitā ca taiḥ .. 48 ..

> by them she has been worshipped alongside thirty-three crores of goddesses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.97)

aparā ca mahādurgā carcitā ceti saṃsthitā .  
rasātalatalāttatra mayānītā subhaktitaḥ .. 49 ..

> Another Great Durgā established \[there\] is Carcitā;  
> she was brought from the depths of Rasātala by me with great devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.98)

iyamarcyā ca ciṃtyā ca vīratvaṃ samabhīpsubhiḥ ..

> She is to be worshipped and meditated upon by those who desire heroism;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.99)

bahubhirdevadaiteyairdadau tebhyaśca vīratām .. 1.2.47.50 ..

> she bestowed heroism on many gods and Daiteyas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.100)

iyameva mahādurgā śūdrakaṃ vīrasattamam .  
caurairbaddhaṃ kalau cāgre mokṣayiṣyati vikramāt .. 51 ..

> This very Great Durgā will, through her valour, liberate the best of heroes, Śūdraka,  
> when bound by thieves in the future, in the Kali \[age\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.101)

tatastvetāṃ sa cārādhya vīreṃdratvamavāpsyati ..

> Then, having worshipped her, he will attain supremacy among heroes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.102)

nihaniṣyati cākramya kālasenamukhānripūn .. 52 ..

> and assailing his enemies headed by Kālasena, he will slay them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.103)

tasmādiyaṃ samārādhyā vīryakāmairnaraiḥ sadā ..

> Therefore she should always be propitiated by men desiring heroism,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.104)

carcitā yā mahādurgā paścimāyāṃ diśi sthitā .. 53 ..

> that Great Durgā Carcitā, who is stationed in the western direction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.105)

tathā trailokyavijayā tṛtīyasyāṃ diśi sthitā .  
yāmārādhya jayaṃ prāptastrilokyāṃ rohiṇīpatiḥ ..

> Likewise, Trailokyavijayā is stationed in this third direction,  
> by worshipping whom the husband of Rohiṇī attained victory in the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.106)

somalokānmayānītā pūjitā jayadā sadā .. 54 ..

> Brought by me from the world of Soma and worshipped, she always bestows victory.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.107)

evametāḥ paścimāyāmuttarasyāmataḥ śṛṇu ..

> Thus are these in the west. Hear now of those in the north.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.108)

tisro devyaścottarasyāmekavīrāmukhāḥ sthitāḥ .. 55 ..

> And in the north are three goddesses, chief among them being Ekavīrā. // 55  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.109)

ekavīreti yā devī sākṣātsā śivapūjitā ..

> The goddess who is called Ekavīrā is directly worshipped by Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.110)

yayāviṣṭo jagatsarvaṃ saṃharatyeṣa bhūtarāṭ .. 56 ..

> Possessed by her, this Lord of Ghosts dissolves the entire universe. // 56  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.111)

vīryeṇādyekavīrāyāḥ kṛtvā lokāṃśca bhasmasāt ..

> By the power of primordial Ekavīrā, having burned the worlds to ashes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.112)

yugaikādaśapūrṇatve vilakṣo'bhūtsa bhasmani .. 57 ..

> upon the completion of eleven yugas, he was astonished amidst the ashes. // 57  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.113)

evaṃvidhā tvekavīrā śaktireṣā sanātanī ..

> Such indeed is Ekavīrā, this eternal Śakti.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.114)

pūjitārādhitā caiva sarvābhīpsitadā nṛṇām .. .. 58 ..

> Worshipped and propitiated, she grants every desired thing to mortals. // 58  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.115)

brahmalokātsamānītā mayārādhyātra bhārata ..

> Brought from the world of Brahmā by me, she is to be propitiated here, O descendant of Bharata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.116)

nāmakīrtanamapyasyā duṣṭānāṃ ghātanaṃ viduḥ .. 59 ..

> Even the chanting of her name, they know, destroys the wicked. // 59  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.117)

dvitīyā harasiddhyākhyā devī durgā mahābalā ..

> The second, named Harasiddhi, is goddess Durgā of mighty power.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.118)

śīkottarātsamārādhya mayānītātra pāṃḍava .. 1.2.47.60 ..

> Propitiated and brought here by me from Śīkottara, O son of Pāṇḍu: // 1.2.47.60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.119)

yadā śīkottarasthena pārvatyā prārthitena ca ..

> When, while staying at Śīkottara, Rudra was besought by Pārvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.120)

rudreṇa ḍākinīmaṃtraḥ prokto devyāḥ kṛpālunā .. 61 ..

> the compassionate one taught the mantra of the Ḍākinī to the goddess. // 61  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.121)

tadā maṃtraprabhāveṇa mohitā girijā satī ..

> Then, deluded by the power of the mantra, the virtuous Daughter of the Mountain  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.122)

tamevākramya māṃsaṃ ca śoṇitaṃ ca bhavaṃ papau .. 62 ..

> attacked Bhava himself and drank his flesh and blood. // 62  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.123)

tato rudraśarīrāttu viniṣkrāṃtārtināśinī ..

> Then, from the body of Rudra, she came forth, the destroyer of affliction,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.124)

harasiddhirmahādurgā mahāmaṃtraviśāradā .. 63 ..

> Harasiddhi, the great Durgā, skilled in great mantras. // 63  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.125)

sā sahasrabhujā devī samākramyābhipīḍya ca ..

> That thousand-armed goddess attacked, overpowered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.126)

mokṣayāmāsa giriśamaśāpayata tāṃ tathā .. 64 ..

> and liberated Giriśa, and then laid a curse upon her. // 64  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.127)

tataḥ prabhṛti sā loke harasiddhiḥ prakīrtyate ..

> From that time forward she is celebrated in the world as Harasiddhi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.128)

devīnāṃ ṣaṣṭikoṭībhirāvṛtā pūjyate suraiḥ .. 65 ..

> Surrounded by sixty crores of goddesses, she is worshipped by the gods. // 65  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.129)

etāmārādhya sugrīvapramukhā doṣanāśinīm...

> Having propitiated her who destroys all faults, Sugrīva and the others...  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.130)

abhūvantsumahāvīryā ḍākinīsaṃghanāśanāḥ .. 66 ..

> became immensely powerful and destroyers of the host of Ḍākinīs. // 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.131)

tasmādetāṃ pūjayettu manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ ..

> Therefore, one should worship her with mind, speech, and physical actions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.132)

ḍākinyādyā na sarpaṃti harasiddheranaṃtaram .. 67 ..

> Ḍākinīs and other \[spirits\] do not creep near Harasiddhi. // 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.133)

tṛtīyeśānakoṇasthā caṃḍikā navamī sthitā ..

> Situated in the northeast corner is the third, Caṇḍikā, the ninth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.134)

vāgīśo'pi labhetpāraṃ naiva yasyāḥ pravarṇane .. 68 ..

> Even the Lord of Speech would not reach the end in describing her. // 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.135)

yā purā pārvatīdehādviniḥsṛtya mahāsurau ..

> She who of old issued forth from the body of Pārvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.136)

caṃḍamuṃḍau nihatyaiva bhakṣayāmāsa krodhataḥ .. 69 ..

> slew the great demons Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, and devoured them in wrath. // 69  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.137)

akṣauhiṇīśataṃ tvekaṃ caṃḍamuṃḍau ca tāvubhau ..

> One hundred akṣauhiṇīs, as well as both Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.138)

nāpūryataikagrāso'syāḥ kiṃlakṣyā yātviyaṃ hi sā .. 1.2.47.70 ..

> did not even fill one mouthful of hers; how could she be measured? For such she is! // 1.2.47.70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.139)

iyamevāṃdhakānāṃ ca tṛṣitā śoṇitaṃ punaḥ ..

> She alone, being thirsty, also drank the blood of the Andhakas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.140)

papau tato nijagrāha cāṃdhakaṃ bhagavānbhavaḥ .. 71 ..

> and thereupon the blessed Bhava destroyed Andhaka. // 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.141)

iyaṃ ca raktabījānāṃ kṛtvā pānaṃ ca raktajam ..

> And she, having drunk the blood originating from the Raktabījas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.142)

arpayāmāsa taṃ devyāścāmuṇḍāpītaśoṇitam .. 72 ..

> offered to the goddess \[him\] whose blood was drunk by Cāmuṇḍā. // 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.143)

eṣā tṛpyati bhaktānāṃ praṇāmenāpi bhārata ..

> She is satisfied even with a bow from her devotees, O descendant of Bharata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.144)

arbudānāṃ ca koṭībhirdaityānāṃ pāpakarmiṇām .. 73 ..

> and by crores of tens of millions of sinful Daityas. // 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.145)

kuṇḍaṃ cāsyā mayā devyāḥ puṇyaṃ niṣpāditaṃ śubham ..

> And an auspicious, holy pool of this goddess was prepared by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.146)

yatra vai sparśamātreṇa sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet .. 74 ..

> where, merely by touch, one obtains the fruit of all sacred fords. // 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.147)

harasiddhirdevasiddhirdharmasiddhiśca bhārata ..

> The perfection of Hara, the perfection of the gods, and the perfection of dharma, O descendant of Bharata—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.148)

vividhā prāpyate siddhistīrthe'smiṃścaṃḍikārataiḥ .. 75 ..

> manifold perfection is obtained in this sacred ford by those devoted to Caṇḍikā. // 75  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.149)

yaśca pūjayate devīṃ svalpena bahunāpi vā ..

> And whoever worships the goddess, whether with little or with much,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.150)

kātyāyanī koṭiśatairvṛtā tasya vibhūtidā .. 76 ..

> to him Kātyāyanī, surrounded by hundreds of crores, bestows prosperity. // 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.151)

evametā mahādurgā navatīrthe'tra saṃsthitāḥ ..

> Thus these great Durgās are stationed here in the nine sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.152)

catasraścāpi digdevyo nityamarcyāḥ śubhepsubhiḥ ..77..

> as well as the four directional goddesses; they are to be worshipped daily by those desiring good fortune. // 77  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.153)

āśvinasya ca māsasya navarātre viśeṣataḥ ..

> Especially during the Navarātra in the month of Āśvina,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.154)

upoṣya caikabhaktairvā devīstvetāḥ prapūjayet .. 78 ..

> having fasted, or eating once a day, one should worship these goddesses // 78  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.155)

balipūpakanaivedyaistarpaṇairdhūpagaṃdhibhiḥ ..

> with offerings, cakes, food offerings, libations, and fragrant incenses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.156)

tasya rakṣāṃ caraṃtyetā rathyāsu trikacatvare .. 79 ..

> They maintain his protection along the streets, at three-way intersections, and at crossroads. // 79  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.157)

bhūtapretapiśācādyā nopakuryuḥ prapīḍanam ..

> Ghosts, spirits, piśācas, and the like do not cause distress;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.158)

āpado vidravaṃtyāśu yoginyo naṃdayaṃti tam .. 1.2.47.80 ..

> calamities quickly flee away; the yoginīs bring him joy. // 1.2.47.80  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.159)

putrārthī labhate putrāndhanārthī dhanamāpnuyāt ..

> One who desires a son obtains sons; one who desires wealth obtains wealth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.160)

rogārto mucyate rogādbaddho mucyeta bandhanāt .. 81 ..

> one afflicted by disease is freed from disease; one who is bound is freed from bondage. // 81  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.161)

āsāṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktiṃ naro nārī ca śraddhayā ..

> A man or woman who shows devotion to them with faith  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.162)

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti yāṃściṃtayati cetasi .. 82 ..

> attains all the desires that they contemplate in mind. // 82  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.163)

kāmagavya imā devyaścintāmaṇinibhāstathā ..

> These goddesses are wish-granting cows and like wish-fulfilling gems,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.164)

kalpavallyo''tha bhaktānāṃ praticchando'tra nava hi .. 83 ..

> and wish-granting creepers for their devotees; indeed, they are the ninefold manifestation here. // 83  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.165)

tathātra bhūtamātāsti harasiddhestu dakṣiṇe ..

> Likewise, here, to the south of Harasiddhi, is Bhūtamātā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.166)

tasyā māhātmyamatulaṃ saṃkṣepātprabravīmi te .. 84 ..

> I will tell you her incomparable māhātmya in brief: // 84  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.167)

pūrvaṃ kila guho vidvānpuṇye sārasvate taṭe..

> Formerly, it is said, the wise Guha, on the holy bank of the Sarasvatī...  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.168)

bhūtapretapiśācānāmādhirājye'bhyaṣicyata .. 85 ..

> was anointed to the sovereign lordship over spirits, ghosts, and piśācas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.169)

sa ca sarvāṇi bhūtāni maryādāyāmadhārayat ..

> And he restrained all spirits within proper bounds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.170)

etadannaṃ pradāyaiva kṛpayā bhagavānguhaḥ .. 86 ..

> the blessed Guha, having granted them this food out of compassion:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.171)

yadamaṃtrahutaṃ kiṃcidvedabāhyaṃ ca yatkṛtam ..

> “Whatever is offered without mantras, and whatever is done outside the Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.172)

aśraddhayā ca krodhena tadvastṛptyai bhaviṣyati .. 87 ..

> without faith, and in anger—that will be for your satisfaction.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.173)

tatastvanena bhogena tāni naṃdaṃti kṛtsnaśaḥ ..

> Then with this portion they all rejoiced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.174)

tataḥ kenāpi kālena śraddhayā'śraddhayā kṛtam .. 88 ..

> After some time, \[whether\] done with faith or without faith,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.175)

puṇyaṃ tānyeva bhūtāni grasaṃtyākramya devatāḥ ..

> those very spirits devoured the merit, overpowering the deities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.176)

tato devāḥ kṣudhārttāste guhāyaitannyavedayan .. 89 ..

> Then those gods, afflicted by hunger, reported this to Guha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.177)

sa vai tadākarṇya kruddho guhaḥ kāla ivābhavat ..

> Hearing that, Guha became enraged, like Kāla \[himself\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.178)

tasya kruddhasya bhrūpadmamadhyātkācidvinirgatā .. 1.2.47.90 ..

> From the middle of his lotus-brow as he was enraged, a certain \[form\] came forth:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.179)

jvālāmālā sudurdarśā nārī dvādaśalocanā ..

> A woman garlanded with flames, very terrible to behold, having twelve eyes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.180)

sā ca praṇamya taṃ prāha tava śaktirahaṃ prabho ..

> Bowing to him, she said: “Lord, I am your Śakti.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.181)

śīghramādiśa māṃ kṛtye kiṃ karomi tavepsitam.. 91 ..

> Quickly command me to my duty: what desired task shall I perform for you?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.182)

.. skanda uvāca .. ..

> Skanda said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.183)

etairbhūtagaṇaiḥ pāpairullaṃghya mama śāsanam .. 92 ..

> “Transgressing my command, by these sinful hordes of spirits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.184)

manuṣyadattaṃ sakalaṃ bhujyate svecchayādhamaiḥ ..

> everything given by humans is consumed at will by the vile ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.185)

śīghrametāni tvaṃ tasmānmaryādāyāmupānaya .. 93 ..

> Therefore quickly bring them within proper bounds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.186)

etāstvānuvrajiṣyaṃti devyaḥ koṭiśataṃ śubhe ..

> A hundred crores of goddesses will follow you, auspicious one.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.187)

tatastatheti sā coktā devībhiḥ saṃvṛtā tadā .. 94 ..

> Then, having said “So be it,” and surrounded by goddesses at that time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.188)

mayūraṃ samupāsthāya guhaśaktiḥ samāgatā ..

> mounting a peacock, Guha’s Śakti went forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.189)

sarojavanamāsādya bhūtasaṃghānapaśyata .. 95 ..

> Reaching a forest of lotuses, she saw the multitudes of spirits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.190)

jaghāna ca samāsādya devī nānāvidhāyudhaiḥ ..

> and approaching them, the goddess struck them down with various weapons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.191)

tataḥ pretapiśācādyā hanyamānā mahāraṇe .. 96 ..

> Then the ghosts, piśācas, and others, being slain in the great battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.192)

prasādayaṃti tāṃ devīṃ nānāveṣaiḥ sudīnavat ..

> propitiated that goddess in various guises, like most wretched folk,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.193)

kecidbrāhmaṇaveṣaiśca tāpasānāṃ tatho ktibhiḥ .. 97 ..

> some in the guise of brahmins, and with the words of ascetics,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.194)

nṛtyaṃti devi padmākṣi prasīdeti punaḥpunaḥ ..

> dancing \[and crying\] again and again: “O lotus-eyed goddess, be gracious!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.195)

tataḥ prasannā sā devī vriyatāṃ svecchayā''ha tān .. 98 ..

> Then, pleased, that goddess said to them: “Choose \[a boon\] as you wish!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.196)

tāṃ te procustrāhi nastvaṃ bhūtamātā bhaveśvari ..

> They said to her: “Protect us, O ruler, become the Mother of Spirits!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.197)

maryādāṃ naiva tyakṣyāmo vayaṃ skandavinirmitām .. 99 ..

> We shall never abandon the boundary established by Skanda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.198)

ye caivaṃ tvāṃ toṣayanti teṣāṃ dehi varānsadā .. 1.2.47.100 ..

> And to those who thus gratify you, grant boons forever.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.199)

.. śrīdevyuvāca .. ..

> The holy Goddess said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.45.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.45.200)

vaiśākhe darśadivase ye caivaṃ toṣayaṃti mām ..

> “Those who on the new moon day of Vaiśākha gratify me in this way,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.45.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Kāmikāgama](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.siva.kamika.2.68.23) — Sanskrit

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