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# Skandapurana 1.4.56: adhyāyaḥ 58

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.56

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 58

### [1.4.56.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.1)

.. arjuna uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.56.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.2)

guptakṣetramidaṃ kasmātkasmādguptaṃ ca nārada ..

> Why is this a hidden sacred field, and for what reason is it hidden, O Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.3)

yasya prabhāvaḥ sumahānnaiva kasyāpi saṃstutaḥ .. 1 ..

> whose majesty is so great, yet not praised by anyone? (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.4)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.56.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.5)

purātanāmatra kathāṃ guptakṣetrasya kāraṇe ..

> Regarding the cause of the hidden sacred field, an ancient story—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.6)

śṛṇu pāṃḍava śāpena guptamāsīdidaṃ yathā .. 2 ..

> hear, O Pāṇḍava, how it became hidden on account of a curse. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.7)

purā nimitte kasmiṃścitsarvatīrthādhidaivatāḥ ..

> Long ago, on a certain occasion, the presiding deities of all sacred fords  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.8)

praṇāmāya brahmasado brahmāṇaṃ sahitā yayuḥ .. 3 ..

> went together to the assembly of Brahmā to pay homage to Brahmā: (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.9)

puṣkarasya prabhāsasya nimiṣasyārbudasya ca ..

> the deities of Puṣkara, Prabhāsa, Nimiṣa, Arbuda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.10)

kurukṣetrasya kṣetrasya dharmāraṇyasya devatāḥ .. 4 ..

> the field of Kurukṣetra, and Dharmāraṇya; (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.11)

vastrāpathasya śvetasya phalgutīrthaṃ sya cāpi yāḥ ..

> those of Vastrāpatha, Śveta, and the Phalgu sacred ford;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.12)

kedārasya tathānyeṣāṃ kṣetrāṇāṃ koṭiśo'pi yāḥ .. 5 ..

> those of Kedāra, and of other sacred fields by the millions; (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.13)

siṃdhusāgarayogasya mahīsāgarakasya ca ..

> the lords of the confluence of the Indus and the ocean, and of Mahīsāgara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.14)

gaṃgāsāgarayogasya adhipāḥ sūkarasya ca .. 6 ..

> the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the ocean, and of Sūkara; (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.15)

gaṃgārevāmukhīnāṃ tu nadīnāmadhidevatāḥ ..

> and the presiding deities of rivers headed by the Gaṅgā and the Revā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.16)

śoṇahradapurogāṇāṃ hradānāṃ cādhidevatāḥ .. 7 ..

> and the presiding deities of pools, with the Śoṇa pool at their head. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.17)

te sarve saṃghaśo bhūtvā śraiṣṭhya jñānāya cātmanaḥ ..

> They all, gathering in groups in order to know their own pre-eminence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.18)

samupājagmuramalā mahatīṃ brahmaṇaḥ sabhām .. 8 ..

> came, pure, to the great assembly of Brahmā. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.19)

tatra tīrthāni sarvāṇi samāyātāni vīkṣya saḥ ..

> Seeing all the sacred fords arrived there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.20)

uttasthau sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ sabhāsadbhiḥ pitāmahaḥ .. 9 ..

> the Grandfather rose up together with all the members of the assembly. (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.21)

praṇamya sarvatīrthebhyaḥ prabaddhakarasaṃpuṭaḥ ..

> Having bowed to all the sacred fords with folded hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.22)

tīrthāni bhagavānāha vismayotphullalocanaḥ .. 1.2.58.10 ..

> the Lord spoke to the sacred fords, his eyes wide with wonder: (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.23)

adya naḥ sadma sakalaṃ yuṣmābhiratipāvitam ..

> "Today our entire abode has been exceedingly sanctified by you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.24)

vayaṃ ca pāvitā bhūyo yuṣmākaṃ darśanādapi .. 11 ..

> and we too have been doubly sanctified merely by the sight of you. (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.25)

tīrthānāṃ darśanaṃ śreyaḥ sparśanaṃ snānameva ca ..

> Beholding the sacred fords, touching them, and indeed bathing in them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.26)

kīrtanaṃ smaraṇaṃ cāpi na syātpuṇyaṃ vinā param ..12..

> praising them, and remembering them also—there is no higher merit than this. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.27)

mahāpāpānvitā raudrāstvapi ye syuḥ suniṣṭhurāḥ ..

> Even those who are burdened with grave sins, fierce and most cruel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.28)

te'pi tīrthaiḥ prapūyaṃte kiṃ punardharmasaṃsthitāḥ ..13..

> even they are thoroughly purified by the sacred fords; how much more so those established in righteousness!" (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.29)

evamuktvā pulastyaṃ sa putramabhyādideśa ha ..

> Having spoken thus, he instructed his son Pulastya:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.30)

śīghramarghaṃ tīrthahetoḥ samānaya yathārcaye .. 14 ..

> "Quickly bring guest-offering for the sake of the sacred fords, so that I may worship \[them\]." (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.31)

.. pulastya uvāca ..

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

### [1.4.56.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.32)

asaṃkhyānīha tīrthāni dṛśyaṃte padmasaṃbhava ..

> "Innumerable sacred fords are seen here, O lotus-born one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.33)

yathā diśasi māṃ tāta arghamekamupānaye .. 15 ..

> As you command me, father, I shall bring a single guest-offering, (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.34)

dharmapravacane śloko yata eṣa pragīyate .. 16 ..

> since this verse is sung in the exposition of righteousness: (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.35)

bhaveyuryadyasaṃkhyātā arghayogyāḥ samarcane ..

> 'If in worship there are innumerable ones worthy of a guest-offering,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.36)

tatasteṣāṃ variṣṭhāya dātavyo'rghaḥ kilaikataḥ .. 17 ..

> then the guest-offering is indeed to be given to the foremost of them, as one.'" (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.37)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.56.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.38)

sābhiprāyaṃ sādhu vatsa tvayā proktamidaṃ vacaḥ ..

> "Well spoken, my child! This word has been uttered by you with deep meaning.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.39)

evaṃ kuruṣvaikamarghamānaya tvaṃ suśīghrataḥ .. 18 ..

> Do so: bring quickly a single guest-offering." (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.40)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.56.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.41)

tataḥ pulastyo vegena samāninye'rghamuttamam ..

> Then Pulastya swiftly brought an excellent guest-offering.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.42)

taṃ ca brahmā kare gṛhya tīrthānyāheti bhāratīm .. 19 ..

> Taking it in his hand, Brahmā spoke these words to the sacred fords: (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.43)

sarvairbhavadbhiḥ saṃhatya mukhyastvekaḥ prakīrtyatām ..

> "Let one who is foremost be declared by all of you together,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.44)

tasmai cārghaṃ prayacchāmi naivaṃ māmanayaḥ spṛśet .. 1.2.58.20 ..

> and to that one I shall offer the guest-offering; thus impropriety will not touch me." (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.45)

.. tīrthānyūcuḥ .. ..

> The sacred fords said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.46)

na vayaṃ śreṣṭhatāṃ vidmaḥ kathaṃcana parasparam ..

> "We do not know each other's superiority in any way.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.47)

asmāddhetośca saṃprāptā jñātvā dehi tvameva tat .. 21 ..

> And for this reason we have come; knowing it yourself, bestow it!" (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.48)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.56.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.49)

nāhaṃ vedmi śreṣṭhatāṃ vaḥ kathaṃcana namo'stu vaḥ ..

> "I do not know your superiority in any way; obeisance be unto you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.50)

sarve cāpāramāhātmyaṃ svayaṃ me vaktumarhatha .. 22 ..

> You ought all to tell me of your own boundless majesty. (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.51)

yatra gaṃgā gayā kāśī puṣkaraṃ naimiṣaṃ tathā ..

> Where there are Gaṅgā, Gayā, Kāśī, Puṣkara, and Naimiṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.52)

kurukṣetraṃ tathā revā mahīsāgarasaṃgamaḥ .. 23 ..

> Kurukṣetra, and likewise Revā, the confluence of Mahīsāgara, (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.53)

prabhāsādyāni śataśo yatra nastatra kā matiḥ .. 24 ..

> and hundreds beginning with Prabhāsa—what judgment could be ours?" (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.54)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.56.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.55)

evamukte padmabhuvā kopi novāca kiṃcana ..

> When this was spoken by the lotus-born one, no one said anything.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.56)

cireṇedaṃ tataḥ prāha mahīsāgarasaṃgamaḥ .. 25 ..

> Then, after a long time, the confluence of the Mahī and the ocean spoke this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.57)

mamainamarghaṃ tvaṃ yaccha caturānana śīghrataḥ ..

> "Quickly grant this guest-offering to me, O four-faced one \[Brahmā\]!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.58)

yataḥ koṭikalāyāṃ vā mama ko'pi na pūryate .. 26 ..

> For no one can equal even a ten-millionth fraction of me! / 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.59)

yataścendradyumnarājñā tāpyamānā vasuṃdharā ..

> Because when the earth was scorched by King Indradyumna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.60)

sarvatīrthadravībhūtā mahīnāmābhavannadī .. 27 ..

> she was liquefied by all the sacred fords and became the river named Mahī. / 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.61)

sā ca sarvāṇi tīrthāni saṃyuktāni mayā saha ..

> And she, joined with all the sacred fords, is united with me;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.62)

sarvatīrthamayastasmādasmi khyāto jagattraye .. 28 ..

> therefore, throughout the three worlds, I am renowned as consisting of all sacred fords. / 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.63)

guhena ca mahāliṃgaṃ kumāreśvaramīśvaram ..

> Moreover, after establishing the great liṅga Īśvara Kumāreśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.64)

saṃsthāpya tīrthamukhyatvaṃ mama dattaṃ mahātmanā .. 29 ..

> the primacy among sacred fords was granted to me by the great-souled Guha. / 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.65)

nāradenāpi mattīre sthānaṃ saṃsthāpya śobhanam ..

> Nārada too, having established a splendid seat on my bank,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.66)

sarvebhyaḥ puṇyakṣetrebhyo dattaṃ śraiṣṭhyaṃ purā mama .. 1.2.58.30 ..

> formerly granted me pre-eminence over all sacred fields. / 1.2.58.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.67)

evaṃ tribhirhetuvarairmamevārghaḥ pradīyatām ..

> Thus, because of these three excellent reasons, let the guest-offering be given to me alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.68)

guṇaikadeśe'pi samaṃ mama tīrthaṃ na vai param .. 31 ..

> No other sacred ford is equal to me, even in a fraction of my virtues!" / 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.69)

ityukte vacane pārtha tīrtharājena bhārata..

> When this speech had been spoken by the king of sacred fords, O son of Pṛthā \[Arjuna\], O Bhārata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.70)

sarve nocuḥ kiṃcanāpi kiṃ brahmā vakṣyatīti yat .. 32 ..

> no one said anything at all, wondering what Brahmā would say. / 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.71)

tato brahmasuto jyeṣṭhaḥ śvetamālyānulepanaḥ ..

> Then the eldest son of Brahmā, adorned with a white garland and white sandal-paste,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.72)

dakṣiṇaṃ bāhumuddhatya dharmo vacanamabravīt .. 33 ..

> raising his right arm, Dharma, spoke these words: / 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.73)

aho kaṣṭamidaṃ kūktaṃ tīrtharājena mohataḥ ..

> "Ah, alas, this was ill-spoken out of delusion by the king of sacred fords!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.74)

santo'pi na guṇā vācyāḥ svayaṃ sadbhiḥ svakā yataḥ .. 34 ..

> For even when they exist, one's own virtues should never be spoken by the virtuous themselves. / 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.75)

svīyānguṇānsvayaṃ yo hi sampatsu prakṣipanparān ..

> He who himself speaks of his own virtues, casting down others in \[their\] prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.76)

bravīti rājasastveṣa hyahaṃkāro jugupsitaḥ .. 35 ..

> this is indeed a contemptible egoism born of passion. / 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.77)

tasmādasmādahaṃkārātsatsvapyeṣu guṇeṣu ca ..

> Therefore, because of this egoism, even though these virtues do exist,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.78)

aprakhyātaṃ dhvastarūpamidaṃ tīrthaṃ bhaviṣyati ..36..

> this sacred ford will become unrenowned and ruined in form. / 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.79)

staṃbhatīrthamiti khyātaṃ stambho garvaḥ kṛto yataḥ ..

> It will be known as Stambhatīrtha, because arrogance (stambha) was displayed \[here\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.80)

staṃbhasya hi phalaṃ sadyo brahmāpi prāpa kiṃ paraḥ .. 37 ..

> For even Brahmā immediately incurred the fruit of arrogance; how much more another?" / 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.81)

ityukte dharmadevena hāheti rava utthitaḥ ..

> When this was spoken by the god Dharma, a cry of "Alas, alas!" arose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.82)

tataḥ śīghraṃ samāyāto yogīśo'haṃ ca pāṃḍava .. 38 ..

> Then, O son of Pāṇḍu, both the lord of yogins \[Guha\] and I arrived swiftly. / 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.83)

guhastato vacaḥ prāha dharmadevasamāgame ..

> Then Guha spoke words in the assembly of the god Dharma:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.84)

ayuktametacchāpo'yaṃ datto yaddharma dhārṣṭyataḥ .. 39 ..

> "This is improper, O Dharma, that this curse has been given out of rashness! / 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.85)

bravītu ko'pi sarveṣāṃ tīrthānāṃ teṣu vartatām ..

> Let anyone among all the sacred fords present there speak,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.86)

yadyaiśvaryaṃ nārhatesau mahīsāgarasaṃgamaḥ .. 1.2.58.40 ..

> if this confluence of the Mahī and the ocean does not deserve sovereignty! / 1.2.58.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.87)

tiṣṭhatvātmaguṇo yacca tīrtharājena varṇitaḥ ..

> Let alone his own virtue which was described by the king of sacred fords;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.88)

tatra ko viguṇo nāma mithyāvādī yato guṇaḥ .. 41 ..

> what flaw is there in that, since the virtue was spoken truly? / 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.89)

aho na yuktaṃ pālānāṃ yadi te'pyavimṛśya ca ..

> Ah, it is not fitting for guardians if even they, without deliberating,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.90)

evamarthānkariṣyaṃti kaṃ yāṃti śaraṇaṃ prajāḥ .. 42 ..

> decide matters in this way! To whom will the subjects turn for refuge?" / 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.91)

evamukte guhenātha dharmo vacanamabravīt ..

> When Guha had spoken thus, Dharma then said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.92)

satyametadyadarho'yaṃ mahīsāgarasaṃgamaḥ .. 43 ..

> "It is true that this confluence of the Mahī and the ocean is worthy / 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.93)

mukhyatvaṃ sarvatīrthānāmarghaṃ cāpi pitāmahāt ..

> of primacy among all sacred fords and also of the guest-offering from the Grandfather \[Brahmā\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.94)

kiṃtu nātmaguṇā vācyāḥ satāmetatsadā vratam ..

> Yet one's own virtues should not be spoken; this is the eternal vow of the virtuous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.95)

parokṣepi svapraśaṃsā brahmāṇamapi cālayet .. 44 ..

> Self-praise, even when said behind one's back, would cause even Brahmā to fall. / 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.96)

svapraśaṃsāṃ prakurvāṇaḥ parākṣepasamanvitām ..

> Did not Yayāti of old, uttering self-praise  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.97)

kiṃ divaḥ pṛthivīṃ pūrvaṃ yayātirna papāta ha ..

> accompanied by censuring others, fall from heaven to the earth?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.98)

yāni pūrvaṃ pramāṇāni kṛtānīśena dhīmatā ..45..

> The standards that were established of old by the wise Īśa— / 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.99)

tāni sampālanīyāni tāni ko'ti kramedbudhaḥ ..

> those must be maintained; what wise person would transgress them?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.100)

tava pitrā samādiśya yadarthaṃ sthāpitā vayam .. 46 ..

> We, who were established by your father by his command for this purpose, / 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.101)

pālayāmāsa etacca tvaṃ pālayitumarhasi ..

> have maintained this, and you also ought to uphold it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.102)

īśvarāḥ svapramāṇena bhavaṃto yadi kurvate .. 47 ..

> If you lords act by your own authority, / 47  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.103)

tadasmābhiridaṃ yuktaṃ śāsanaṃ diśyatāṃ param ..

> then let this supreme ordinance be directed by us!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.104)

evamuktvā svīyamudrāṃ moktukāmaṃ vṛṣaṃ tadā ..48..

> Having said this, as he was about to cast aside his bull, / 48  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.105)

ahaṃ prastāvamanvīkṣya vākyametadudairayam..

> I, seeing the occasion, spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.106)

namo dharmāya mahate viśvadhātre mahātmane .. 49..

> "Obeisance to great Dharma, the supporter of the universe, the great-souled one, / 49  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.107)

brahmaviṣṇuśivairnityaṃ pūjitāyāghanāśine ..

> who is constantly worshipped by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, the destroyer of sin!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.108)

yadi mudrāṃ bhavāndharma parityakṣyati karhicit .. 1.2.58.50 ..

> If you, O Dharma, should ever abandon your seal \[of authority\], / 1.2.58.50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.109)

tadasmākaṃ kuto bhāvo mā viśvaṃ nāśaya prabho ..

> then whence would our existence be? Do not destroy the universe, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.110)

yogīśvaraṃ guhaṃ cāpi saṃmānayitumarhasi .. 51 ..

> You also ought to show honour to Guha, the lord of yogins; / 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.111)

śivavanmānanīyo hi yataḥ sākṣācchivātmajaḥ ..

> for he is to be respected just like Śiva, being manifestly Śiva's son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.112)

tvāṃ ca devo guhaḥ svāmī saṃmānayitumarhati..52..

> And the divine lord Guha ought to show honour to you. / 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.113)

yuvayoraikyabhāvena sukhaṃ jīvedidaṃ jagat ..

> Through the unity of you two, this world may live happily.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.114)

tvayā pradattaḥ śāpo'yaṃ mā pratyākhyātilakṣaṇaḥ..53..

> Let not this curse that you have given result in total rejection. / 53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.115)

anugrahaśca kriyatāṃ tīrtharājasya mānada..54..

> And grant grace to the king of sacred fords, O giver of honour!" / 54  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.116)

evamuccaramāṇaṃ māṃ praśasyāhāpi padmabhūḥ..

> Praising me as I spoke thus, the lotus-born \[Brahmā\] also said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.117)

sādhvetannāradenoktaṃ dharmaitadvacanaṃ kuru.. 55 ..

> "Well said is this by Nārada. O Dharma, obey this word!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.118)

sammānaya guhaṃ cāpi guhaḥ svāmī yato hi naḥ..

> Honor Guha as well, for Guha is indeed our lord."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.119)

evamukte brahmaṇā ca dharmo vacanamabravīt.. 56 ..

> When this was spoken by Brahmā, Dharma uttered these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.120)

namo guhāya siddhāya kiṃkarāyasya te vayam..

> "Homage to Guha, the perfected one! We are your servants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.121)

madīyāṃ skanda vijñaptiṃ nāthaināmavadhāraya ..57..

> O lord Skanda, consider this request of mine:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.122)

staṃbhādetanmahātīrthamaprasiddhaṃ bhaviṣyati ..

> Because of the pillar (stambha), this great sacred ford shall become obscure;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.123)

staṃbhatīrthamiti khyātaṃ suprasiddhaṃ bhaviṣyati ..58 ..

> it shall become very famous, known as Stambhatīrtha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.124)

stambhatīrthamiti khyātaṃ sarvatīrthaphalapradam ..

> known as Stambhatīrtha, bestowing the fruit of all sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.125)

yaścātra snānadānāni prakariṣyati mānavaḥ .. 59 ..

> And whatever man shall perform ablutions and gifts here,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.126)

yathoktaṃ ca phalaṃ tasya sphuṭaṃ sarvaṃ bhaviṣyati ..

> all the fruit described for him shall be evident.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.127)

śanivāre hyamāvāsyā bhavettasyāḥ phalaṃ ca yat .. 1.2.58.60 ..

> Whatever fruit there may be of a new-moon day falling on a Saturday,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.128)

mahīsāgarayātrāyāṃ bhavettaccāvadhāraya ..

> know that that very fruit will be gained in a pilgrimage to the Mahīsāgara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.129)

prabhāsadaśayātrābhiḥ saptabhiḥ puṣkarasya ca .. 61 ..

> Whatever fruit would arise from ten pilgrimages to Prabhāsa, seven to Puṣkara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.130)

aṣṭābhiśca prayāgasya tatphalaṃ prabhaviṣyati ..

> and eight to Prayāga;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.131)

paṃcabhiḥ kurukṣetrasya nakulīśasya ca tribhiḥ .. 62 ..

> whatever fruit \[arises\] from five \[pilgrimages\] to Kurukṣetra and three to Nakulīśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.132)

arbudasya ca yatṣaḍbhistatphalaṃ ca bhaviṣyati ..

> and whatever from six to Arbuda;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.133)

vastrāpathasya tisṛbhirgaṃgāyāḥ paṃcabhiśca yat .. 63 ..

> whatever from three to Vastrāpatha and five to the Gaṅgā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.134)

kūpodaryāścaturbhiśca tatphalaṃ prabhaviṣyati ..

> whatever fruit would arise from four to Kūpodarī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.135)

kāśyāḥ ṣaḍbhistathā yatsyādgodāvaryāśca paṃcabhiḥ .. 64 ..

> and whatever would be \[gained\] from six to Kāśī, and five to the Godāvarī—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.136)

tatphalaṃ staṃbhatīrthe vai śanidarśe bhaviṣyati ..

> that very fruit shall indeed be at Stambhatīrtha on a Saturday new-moon day."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.137)

evaṃ datte vare skaṃdastadā prītamanābhavat .. 65 ..

> When the boon was thus granted, Skanda then became pleased in mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.138)

brahmāpi staṃbhatīrthāya dadāvarghaṃ samāhitaḥ ..

> Brahmā also, being concentrated in mind, offered arghya to Stambhatīrtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.139)

dadau ca sarvatīrthānāṃ śreṣṭhatvamamitadyutiḥ .. 66 ..

> and he of immeasurable splendor granted it pre-eminence over all sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.140)

tīrthāni ca guhaṃ nāthaṃ sammānya visasarja saḥ ..

> And having honored the sacred fords and lord Guha, he departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.141)

evametatpurā vṛttaṃ guptakṣetrasya kāraṇam .. 67 ..

> Such was this event of old, the cause of the hidden sacred field.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.142)

bhūyaścāpi prasiddhyarthaṃ preṣitāpsaraso'tra me ..

> And again, for the sake of its fame, apsarases were sent here by me;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.143)

vimokṣitā grāharūpāttvayā tāśca kurūdvaha .. 68 ..

> and they were freed by you from the form of crocodiles, O best of Kurus!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.144)

yato dharmasya sarvasya nānārūpaiḥ pravartataḥ ..

> For since all dharma operates in manifold forms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.145)

paritrāṇāya bhavataḥ kṛṣṇasya ca bhavo bhave ..69..

> your and Kṛṣṇa's birth exists in every age for its protection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.146)

tadidaṃ varṇitaṃ tubhyaṃ sarvatīrthaphalaṃ mahat ..

> Thus this great fruit of all the sacred fords has been described to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.147)

śrutvaitadāditaḥ pūrvaṃ pumānpāpaiḥ pramucyate ..1.2.58.70..

> Having heard this completely from the beginning, a man is released from sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.148)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.56.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.149)

śrutveti vijayo dhīmānpraśaśaṃsa suvismitaḥ ..

> Having heard this, the wise Arjuna praised \[it\], greatly astonished;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.150)

visṛṣṭo nāradādyaiśca dvārakāṃ prati jagmivān ..71..

> and, dismissed by Nārada and the others, he departed toward Dvārakā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.56.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.56.151)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṃḍe mahīsāgaramāhātmyavarṇane'rjunatīrthayātrāparisamāptivarṇanaṃnāmaṣṭapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 58 ..

> Thus ends the fifty-eighth chapter, named 'Description of the Conclusion of Arjuna's Pilgrimage' in the description of the Mahīsāgara-māhātmya, in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa, in the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.56.1) — English, machine translation

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