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# Skandapurana 1.4.60: adhyāyaḥ 62

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.60

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 62

### [1.4.60.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.1)

.. śaunaka uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.60.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.2)

sūta śrutā purāsmābhirutpattirgaṇapasya ca ..

> “O Sūta, formerly the origin of the lord of the gaṇas was heard by us;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.3)

kṣetranāthaḥ kathaṃ jajñe vadaitacchṛṇvatāṃ hi naḥ .. 1 ..

> tell us who are listening how the lord of the field was born.” (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.4)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.60.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.5)

yadā dārukadaityena pīḍyamānā divaukasaḥ ..

> “When the dwellers of heaven were oppressed by the demon Dāruka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.6)

śivaṃ devyā sahāsīnaṃ praṇipatyedamabruvan .. 2 ..

> they bowed down to Śiva seated with the goddess and spoke as follows: (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.7)

deva daityena ghoreṇa durjayena surāsuraiḥ ..

> ‘O God, by the dreadful demon, invincible to gods and asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.8)

pīḍitā dārukeṇa smaḥ svasthānāccāpi cyāvitāḥ .. 3 ..

> by Dāruka we are afflicted and displaced from our own abode! (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.9)

na viṣṇunā na caṃdreṇa na cānyenāpi kenacit ..

> Not by Viṣṇu, nor by the Moon, nor by anyone else  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.10)

śakyo haṃtuṃ sa duṣṭātmā ardhanārīśvaraṃ vinā .. 4 ..

> is that wicked-souled one able to be slain, except by the Lord Who Is Half-Woman. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.11)

tena saṃpīḍyamānānāmasmākaṃ śaraṇaṃ bhava ..

> Be our refuge, being oppressed by him!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.12)

ityuktvā rurudurdevāstrāhitrāhīti cābruvan .. 5 ..

> Having said this, the gods wept and said, ‘Save us, save us!’ (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.13)

tato'tikṛpayāviṣṭaharakaṃṭhasya kālimām ..

> Then Pārvatī, filled with extreme compassion, took the blackness  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.14)

gṛhītvā pārvatī cakre nārīmekāṃ mahābhayām .. 6 ..

> of Hara's throat and made a single, terrifying woman. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.15)

ātmaśaktiṃ tatra muktvā provācedaṃ vacaḥ śubhā ..

> Releasing her own power into her, the auspicious lady spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.16)

yasmādatīva kālāsi nāmnā tvaṃ kālikā bhava .. 7 ..

> ‘Because you are exceedingly black, be Kālikā by name. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.17)

devāriṃ ca durātmānaṃ śīghraṃ nāśaya śobhane ..

> And quickly destroy the enemy of the gods, the wicked-souled one, O beautiful woman!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.18)

evamuktā mahārāvā kālikā prāpya taṃ tadā .. 8 ..

> Thus addressed, Kālikā of the great roar reached him then; (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.19)

raveṇaiva mṛtaṃ cakre sānugaṃ sphuṭitahṛdam ..

> by her roar alone, she caused him to die along with his followers, their hearts burst open.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.20)

tatovantī śmaśānasthā mahārāvānamuṃcata .. 9 ..

> Then, dwelling in the cremation ground of Avantī, she uttered great roars, (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.21)

yairāsanvikalā lokāstrayo'pi pramṛtā yathā ..

> by which all three worlds were unhinged, as though dead.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.22)

tato rudro bālarūpaṃ kṛtvā viśvakṛte vibhuḥ .. 1.2.62.10 ..

> Then the all-pervading Rudra, assuming the form of an infant for the sake of the universe, (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.23)

rudaṃstasyāḥ samīpe cāpyāgataḥ pretasadmani ..

> approached weeping near her in that abode of the dead.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.24)

rudaṃtaṃ ca tato bālaṃ kṛtvotsaṃge kṛpānvitā .. 11 ..

> Taking the crying child into her lap, filled with pity, (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.25)

kālikā'pāyayatstanyaṃ mā rudeti prajalpatī ..

> Kālikā suckled him at her breast, murmuring, ‘Do not weep.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.26)

stanya vyājena bālo'pi papau krodhaṃ tadaṃgajam .. 12 ..

> Under the guise of breast milk, the child also drank the anger born of her body, (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.27)

yo'sau harakaṃṭhabhavaviṣādāsītsudurdharaḥ ..

> which was very difficult to bear, arising from the poison in Hara's throat.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.28)

pītakrodhasvabhāve ca saumyāsītkālikā tadā .. 13 ..

> When the nature of her anger had been drunk, Kālikā then became gentle. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.29)

bālo'pi bālarūpaṃ tattyaktumaicchatkṛtakrihayā: .. 14 ..

> The child too, having accomplished his task, wished to discard that infant form. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.30)

tato devāḥ kālikāyāḥ śaṃkamānāḥ punarbhayam ..

> Then the gods, fearing once more a danger from Kālikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.31)

ūcurmā bāla bālatvaṃ parityaja kṛpāṃ kuru .. 15 ..

> said: ‘O child, do not abandon your childhood! Have mercy!’ (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.32)

.. bāla uvāca .. ..

> The child said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.33)

na bhetavyaṃ kālikāyāḥ saumyā devī yataḥ kṛtā ..

> ‘There is no need to fear Kālikā, since the goddess has been made gentle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.34)

asti cedbhavatāṃ bhītiranyānsrakṣyāmi bālakān ..

> If you have fear, I will create other children.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.35)

catuḥṣaṣṭikṣetrapālānityuktvā so'sṛjanmukhāt .. 16 ..

> Having said this, he produced sixty-four guardians of the field from his mouth. (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.36)

prāha tānbālarūpāṃśca bālarūpī maheśvaraḥ ..

> Maheśvara in the form of a child spoke to them who were in the form of children:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.37)

svargeṣu paṃcaviśānāṃ pātāleṣu ca tāvatām .. 17 ..

> ‘For twenty-five of you \[residence is\] in the heavens, and for as many in the nether worlds; (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.38)

caturdaśānāṃ bhūrloke vāso vaḥ pālanaṃ tathā ..

> the residence of fourteen and also their protection shall be in the mortal realm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.39)

ayameva śmaśānastho bhavitā śvā ca vāhanam .. 18 ..

> This very dog dwelling in the cremation ground shall be your mount. (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.40)

naivedyaṃ bhavatāṃ rājamāṣataṃdulamiśrakāḥ ..

> Your food offering shall be royal beans mixed with grains of rice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.41)

anabhyarcya ca yo yuṣmānkiṃcitkṛtyaṃ vidhāsyati .. 19 ..

> And whoever performs any rite without worshipping you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.42)

tasya tanniṣphalaṃ bhāvi bhuktaṃ pretaiśca rākṣasaiḥ ..

> that will prove fruitless for him, consumed by pretas and rākṣasas.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.43)

ityuktvā bhagavānrudrastatraivāṃ taradhīyata .. 1.2.62.20 ..

> Having spoken thus, the blessed Rudra vanished right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.44)

kṣetrapālāḥ sthitāścaiva yathāsthāne nirūpitāḥ ..

> And the Kṣetrapālas took their stand, assigned to their respective places.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.45)

iti vaḥ kṣetrapālānāṃ sṛṣṭiḥ proktā samāsataḥ .. 21 ..

> Thus the creation of the Kṣetrapālas has been told to you in brief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.46)

ārādhanaṃ pravakṣyāmi yena prītā bhavaṃti te .. 22 ..

> I shall \[now\] declare the propitiation whereby they become pleased:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.47)

oṃkṣāṃ kṣetrapālāya namaḥ ..

> “Oṃ kṣāṃ, homage to the Kṣetrapāla.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.48)

iti navākṣaro mahāmaṃtraḥ ..23..

> Such is the great mantra of nine syllables.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.49)

anenātra caṃdanādi dattvā rājamāṣataṇḍulamiśrakāśca catuḥṣaṣṭikṛtabhāgānvaṭakānnivedya tāvatyo dīpikāstāvanti patrāṇi pūgāni nivedya daṇḍavatpraṇamya mahāstutimetāṃ japet .. 24 ..

> Having offered here sandalwood paste and the like with this \[mantra\], and having offered cakes made of a mixture of black gram and rice divided into sixty-four portions, as many lamps, as many betel leaves and areca nuts, and having bowed prostrate like a staff, one should recite this great hymn of praise:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.50)

oṃūrdhvakeśā virū pākṣā nityaṃ ye ghorarūpiṇaḥ ..

> “Oṃ. Those whose hair stands upright, who are deformed-eyed, who perpetually have terrible forms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.51)

raktanetrāśca piṃgākṣāḥ kṣetrapālānnamāmi tān .. 25 ..

> who have red eyes and tawny eyes—I bow to those Kṣetrapālas:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.52)

ahvaro hyāpakumbhaśca iḍācārastathaiva yaḥ ..

> Ahvara, Āpakumbha, and likewise he who is Iḍācāra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.53)

iṃdramūrtiśca kolākṣa upapāda ṛtuṃsanaḥ .. 26 ..

> Indramūrti, Kolākṣa, Upapāda, Ṛtunsana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.54)

siddheyaścaiva valiko nīlapādekadaṃṣṭrikaḥ ..

> Siddheya, Valika, Nīlapāda, Ekadaṃṣṭrika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.55)

irāpatiścāghahārī vighnahārī tathāṃtakaḥ .. 27 ..

> Irāpati, Aghahārī, Vighnahārī, and Antaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.56)

ūrdhvapādaḥ kambalaśca khaṃjanaḥ khara eva ca ..

> Ūrdhvapāda, Kambala, Khañjana, and Khara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.57)

gomukhaścaiva jaṃghālo gaṇanāthaśca vāraṇaḥ .. 28 ..

> Gomukha, Jaṅghāla, Gaṇanātha, Vāraṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.58)

jaṭālopyajaṭālaśca naumi svaḥkṣetrapālakān ..

> Jaṭāla, and Ajaṭāla—I praise the guardians of the heavenly fields;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.59)

ṛkāro haṭhakārī ca ṭaṃkapāṇiḥ khaṇistathā .. 29 ..

> Ṛkāra, Haṭhakārī, Ṭaṅkapāṇi, and Khaṇi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.60)

ṭhaṃṭhaṃkaṇo jaṃbaraśca sphuliṃgāsyastaḍidruciḥ ..

> Ṭhaṃṭhaṅkaṇa, Jambara, Sphuliṅgāsya, Taḍidruci,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.61)

daṃturo ghananādaśca nandakaśca tathā paraḥ .. 1.2.62.30 ..

> Dantura, Ghananāda, and another, Nandaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.62)

phetkārakārī paṃcāsyo barbarī bhīmarūpavān ..

> Phetkārakārī, Pañcāsya, Barbarī, Bhīmarūpavān,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.63)

bhagnapakṣaḥ kālamegho yuvāno bhāskarastathā .. 31 ..

> Bhagnapakṣa, Kālamegha, Yuvāna, and Bhāskara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.64)

rauravaścāpi laṃboṣṭho vaṇijaḥ sujaṭālikaḥ ..

> Raurava, Lamboṣṭha, Vaṇij, Sujaṭālika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.65)

sugaṃdho huhukaścaiva naumi pātālarakṣakān .. 32 ..

> Sugandha, and Huhuka—I praise the guardians of Pātāla;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.66)

sarvaliṃgeṣu huṃkāraḥ smaśāneṣu bhayāvahaḥ ..

> Huṃkāra presiding over all liṅgas, Bhayāvaha over cremation grounds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.67)

mahālakṣo vane ghore jvālākṣo vasatau sthitaḥ .. 33 ..

> Mahālakṣa in the terrible forest, Jvālākṣa situated in settlements,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.68)

ekavṛkṣaśca vṛkṣeṣu karālavadano niśi ..

> Ekavṛkṣa in trees, Karālavadana in the night,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.69)

ghaṇṭāravo guhāvāsī padmakhaṃjo jale sthitaḥ .. 34 ..

> Ghaṇṭārava, Guhāvāsī, Padmakhañja situated in water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.70)

catvareṣu durārohaḥ parvate kuravastathā ..

> Durāroha at crossroads, Kuravas on the mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.71)

nirjhareṣu pravāhākhyo māṇibhadro nidhiṣvapi .. 35 ..

> Pravāha at waterfalls, and Māṇibhadra at treasures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.72)

rasakṣetre rasādhyakṣo yajñavāṭeṣu koṭanaḥ ..

> Rasādhyakṣa in alchemical fields, Koṭana at sacrificial enclosures—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.73)

caturdaśa bhuvaṃ vyāpya sthitāścaivaṃ namāmi tān .. 36 ..

> to those who stand pervading the fourteen worlds, I bow thus.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.74)

evaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭimitāñcharaṇaṃ yāmi kṣetrapān ..

> Thus I go for refuge to the sixty-four Kṣetrapālas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.75)

prasīdaṃtu prasīdaṃtu tṛpyaṃtu mama pūjayā .. 37 ..

> May they be pleased, may they be pleased, may they be satisfied by my worship!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.76)

sarvakāryeṣu yaścaivaṃ kṣetrapānarcayecchuciḥ ..

> And whoever, being pure, thus worships the Kṣetrapālas in all undertakings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.77)

kṣetrapāstasya tuṣyaṃti yacchaṃti ca samīhitam .. 38 ..

> the Kṣetrapālas are pleased with him and grant what is desired.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.78)

imaṃ kṣetrapakalpaṃ ca vijānanvijayastathā ..

> And knowing this ritual manual of the Kṣetrapālas, Vijaya likewise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.79)

yathoktavidhinābhyarcya siddheyaṃ tuṣṭuve ca tam .. 39 ..

> having worshipped Siddheya according to the prescribed rite, praised him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.80)

praṇamya ca tato devīmānarca vaṭayakṣiṇīm ..

> Then, having bowed, he worshipped the goddess Vaṭayakṣiṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.81)

purā yadā nāradena kalāpagrāmato dvijāḥ .. 1.2.62.40 ..

> Formerly, when brahmins were brought from the village of Kalāpa by Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.82)

samānītāstaiśca sākaṃ sunaṃdā nāma brāhmaṇī ..

> together with them a brahmin woman named Sunandā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.83)

vidhavābhyāgatā tatra tapastaptuṃ mahītaṭe .. 41 ..

> having become a widow, came there to perform austerity on the bank of the Mahī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.84)

sā kṛcchrāṇi parākāṃśca atikṛcchrāṇi kurvatī ..

> Performing kṛcchra, parāka, and atikṛcchra penances,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.85)

jyaiṣṭhe bhādrapade cakre sāvitryā dve trirātrike .. 42 ..

> she performed two three-night observances dedicated to Sāvitrī in Jyaiṣṭha and Bhādrapada.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.86)

māsopavāsaṃ ca tathā kārtike kulanaṃdinī ..

> The delighter of her family also \[kept\] a fast for a whole month in Kārttika;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.87)

saptaliṃgāni saṃpūjya devīpūjāṃ sadā vyadhāt .. 43 ..

> having worshipped seven liṅgas, she continually performed worship of the goddess.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.88)

darśe snānaṃ tathā cakre mahīsāgarasaṃgame ..

> She also performed ritual ablution on the new moon day at the confluence of the Mahī and the ocean.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.89)

ityādibahubhistaistairnityaṃ niyamapālanaiḥ .. 44 ..

> Through these and many other such regular observances of vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.90)

dhūtapāpā yayau lokamumāyāḥ kṛtasvāgatā ..

> cleansed of sins, welcomed \[there\], she went to the world of Umā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.91)

aṃśena ca taṭe tasminsaṃbhūtā vaṭayakṣiṇī .. 45 ..

> And by a portion \[of herself\], she was born on that bank as Vaṭayakṣiṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.92)

tasyāstuṣṭo varaṃ prādātsiddhaliṃgasthito haraḥ ..

> Pleased with her, Hara, present in the Siddhaliṅga, granted a boon:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.93)

anabhyarcya ya enāṃ ca matpūjāṃ prakariṣyati .. 46 ..

> “Whoever performs my worship without worshipping her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.94)

tasya tanniṣphalaṃ sarvamityuktaṃ pālyameva me ..

> all of that will be fruitless for him; this is my word to be kept.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.95)

tasmātprapūjayennityaṃ vaṭasthāṃ vaṭayakṣiṇīm ..

> Therefore, one should continually worship Vaṭayakṣiṇī who resides in the banyan tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.96)

puṣpairdhūpaistu naivedyairmaṃtreṇānena bhaktitaḥ .. 47 ..

> with flowers, incenses, and food offerings, with devotion, using this mantra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.97)

sunaṃde naṃdanīyāsi pūjāmetāṃ gṛhāṇa me ..

> ‘O Sunandā, you are worthy of celebration; accept this worship of mine.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.98)

prasīd sarvakāleṣu mama tvaṃ vaṭayakṣiṇi .. 48 ..

> Be gracious to me at all times, O Vaṭayakṣiṇī!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.99)

evaṃ saṃpūjya tāṃ natvā kṣamāpya vaṭayakṣiṇīm ..

> Having thus worshipped, bowed to, and asked forgiveness from Vaṭayakṣiṇī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.100)

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti naro nārī ca sarvadā .. 49 ..

> a man or a woman obtains all desires forever.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.101)

vijayaścāpi māhātmyamidaṃ jānanmahāmatiḥ ..

> And Vijaya, knowing this māhātmya, of great intellect,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.102)

ānarca vaṭavṛkṣasthāṃ bhaktito vaṭayakṣiṇīm .. 1.2.62.50 ..

> worshipped with devotion the Vaṭayakṣiṇī who dwells in the banyan tree. // 1.2.62.50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.103)

tataḥ siddhāṃbikāṃ stutvā japtavānaparājitām ..

> Then, having praised Siddhāmbikā, he recited the Aparājitā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.104)

mahāvidyāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ tu sādhanena samanvitām .. 51 ..

> the great Vaiṣṇava vidyā accompanied by its ritual practice. // 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.105)

yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa sarvaduḥkhakṣayo bhavet ..

> \[That vidyā\] by the mere recollection of which all suffering is destroyed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.106)

tāṃ vidyāṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ viprapuṃgavāḥ .. 52 ..

> that vidyā I shall proclaim; listen, best of brahmins! // 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.107)

oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya namo'naṃtāya sahasraśīrṣāya kṣīrodārṇavaśāyine śeṣabhogaparyaṃkāya garuḍavāhanāya pītavāsase vāsudeva saṃkarṣaṇa pradyumnāniruddha hayaśiro varāha narasiṃha vāmana trivikrama rāma rāma varaprada namo'stu te namo' stute asuradaityadānavayakṣarākṣasa bhūtapretapiśācakuṃbhāṃḍa siddhayoginī ḍākinī skaṃdapurogamāngrahānnakṣatragrahāṃścānyāṃśca hana 2 daha 2 paca 2 matha 2 vidhvaṃsaya 2 vidrāvaya 2 śaṃkhena cakreṇa vajreṇa gadayā muśalena halena bhasmīkuru sahasrabāhave sahasracaraṇāyudha jaya 2 vijaya 2 aparājita apratihata sahasranetra jvala 2 prajvala 2 viśvarūpa bahurūpa madhusūdana mahāvarāha mahāpuruṣa vaikuṃṭha nārāyaṇa padmanābha goviṃda dāmodara hṛṣīkeśa sarvāsuro tsādana sarvabhūtavaśaṃkara sarvaduḥkhaprabhedana sarvayaṃtraprabhaṃjana sarvanāgapramardana sarvadevamaheśvara sarvabaṃdhavimokṣaṇa sarvāhitapramardana sarvajvarapraṇāśana sarvagraha nivāraṇa sarvapāpapraśamana janārdana janānaṃdakara namo'stu te svāhā .. 53 ..

> Oṃ, homage to the Blessed One, Vāsudeva! Homage to the Infinite One, the thousand-headed, who reclines on the ocean of milk, whose couch is the coils of Śeṣa, who rides upon Garuḍa, clad in yellow garments! Vāsudeva, Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Horse-headed One, Boar, Man-Lion, Dwarf, Trivikrama, Rāma, Rāma, granter of boons, homage, homage be to you! Strike, strike, burn, burn, cook, cook, churn, churn, destroy, destroy, rout, rout the asuras, daityas, dānavas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, bhūtas, pretas, piśācas, kumbhāṇḍas, siddhayoginīs, ḍākinīs, the planets headed by Skanda, and other asterisms and planets! Reduce them to ashes with your conch, discus, thunderbolt, mace, pestle, and plough! O thousand-armed one, O one whose weapons are your thousand feet, conquer, conquer! Be victorious, be victorious! Unconquered one, unhindered one, thousand-eyed one, flame, flame, blaze forth, blaze forth! All-formed one, many-formed one, slayer of Madhu, Great Boar, Great Person, Vaikuṇṭha, Nārāyaṇa, Lotus-naveled One, Govinda, Dāmodara, Hṛṣīkeśa, extirpator of all asuras, subduer of all beings, breaker of all sorrows, destroyer of all mechanical devices, crusher of all serpents, Great Lord of all gods, deliverer from all bonds, crusher of all harm, destroyer of all fevers, averter of all planetary afflictions, pacifier of all sins, Janārdana, bringer of joy to people, homage be to you, svāhā! // 53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.108)

imāmaparājitāṃ paramavaiṣṇavīṃ mahāvidyāṃ japati paṭhati śṛṇoti smarati dhārayati kīrtayati na ca tasya vāyvagnivajropalāśanivarṣabhayaṃ na samudrabhayaṃ na grahabhayaṃ na ca caurabhayaṃ na ca śvāpadabhayaṃ vā bhavet .. 54 ..

> Whoever recites, reads, hears, remembers, wears, or proclaims this Aparājitā, the supreme Vaiṣṇava great vidyā, has no fear of wind, fire, thunderbolt, hailstones, lightning, or rain, nor fear of the ocean, nor fear of planets, nor fear of thieves, nor fear of wild beasts; // 54  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.109)

kvacidrātryaṃdhakārastrīrājakulaviṣopaviṣagaradavaśīkaraṇa vidveṣaṇoccāṭanavadhabaṃdhabhayaṃ vā na bhavedetairmaṃtrapadairudāhṛtairhṛdā baddhaiḥ saṃsiddhapūjitaiḥ .. 55 ..

> nor shall there be for him anywhere fear of the darkness of night, women, royal courts, poison, secondary poison, poisoners, subjugation, sowing dissension, eradication, slaughter, or imprisonment, by these mantra words uttered, fixed in the heart, perfected, and worshipped. // 55  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.110)

tadyathā ..

> It is as follows:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.111)

namonamaste'stu abhaye anaghe ajite atrasite amṛte aparājite paṭhitasiddhe smaritasiddha ekānaṃśe ume dhruve aruṃdhati sāvitri gāyatri jātavedasi mānastoke sarasi sarasvati dharaṇi dhāriṇi saudāmini adite vinate gauri gāṃdhāri mātaṃgi kṛṣṇe yaśode satyavādini brahmavādini kāli kapālini sadyovayavacayanakari sthalagataṃ jalagatamaṃtarikṣagataṃ vā rakṣa 2 sarvabhūtabhayopadravebhyo rakṣa 2 svāhā ..56..

> Homage, homage be to you, O Fearless One, Sinless One, Unconquered One, Unterrified One, Immortal One, Aparājitā, accomplished through recitation, accomplished through recollection, Ekānaṃśā, Umā, Dhruvā, Arundhatī, Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī, Jātavedasī, Mānastokā, Sarasī, Sarasvatī, Dharaṇī, Dhāriṇī, Saudāminī, Aditi, Vinatā, Gaurī, Gāndhārī, Mātaṅgī, Kṛṣṇā, Yaśodā, speaker of truth, teacher of the Veda, Kālī, Kapālinī, who instantly assembles the limbs! Protect, protect the one on land, in water, or in the sky! Protect, protect from all dangers and afflictions of beings, svāhā! // 56  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.112)

yasyāḥ praṇaśyate puṣpaṃ garbho vā patate yadi ..

> She whose menstrual flow is lost, or if her fetus falls,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.113)

mriyaṃte bālakā yasyāḥ kākavaṃdhyā ca yā bhavet ..

> she whose children die, and she who bears only a single child—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.114)

dhārayeta imāṃ vidyāmebhirdoṣairna lipyate ..57 ..

> she should wear this vidyā; she is not tainted by these faults. // 57  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.115)

raṇe rājakule dyūte nityaṃ tasya jayo bhavet ..

> In battle, in the royal court, and in gambling, victory shall always be his;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.116)

śastra dhārayate hyeṣāṃ samare kāṃḍadhāriṇī .. 58 ..

> for she bears the weapon, holding the arrow in battle for them. // 58  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.117)

gulmaśūlākṣirogāṇāṃ nityaṃ nāśakarī tathā ..

> Likewise, she is ever the destroyer of abdominal swellings, colic, and eye diseases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.118)

śirorogajvarāṇāṃ ca nāśanī sarvadehinām .. 59 ..

> and the destroyer of head ailments and fevers of all embodied beings. // 59  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.119)

tadyathā ..

> It is as follows:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.120)

hana 2 kāli sara 2 kāli sara 2 gauri dhama 2 gauri dhama 2 vidye āle tāle māle gaṃdhe vadhe paca 2 vidye nāśaya pāpaṃ han duḥsvapnaṃ vināśaya kaṣṭanāśini rajani saṃdhye duṃdubhināde mānasavege śaṃkhini cakriṇi vajriṇi śūlini apamṛtyuvināśini viśveśvari draviḍi drāviḍi keśavadayite paśupatimahite durddamadamini śarvari kirāti mātaṃgi oṃhrām̐hram̐hram̐hram̐krām̐kram̐kram̐kram̐tvara 2 ye māṃ dviṣati pratyakṣaṃ parokṣaṃ vā sarvāndama 2 mardda 2 tāpaya 2 pātaya 2 śoṣaya 2 utsādaya 2 brahmāṇi māheśvari vārāhi vināyaki aiṃdri āgneyi cāmuṃḍe vāruṇi pracaṃḍavidyote iṃdopeṃdrabhagini vijaye śāṃtisvastipuṣṭivivardhini kāmāṃkuśe kāmadudhe sarvakāmavaraprade sarvabhūteṣu vāsini prati vidyāṃ kuru 2 ākarṣiṇi veśini jvālāmālini ramaṇi rāmaṇi dharaṇi dhāriṇi mānonmānini rakṣa 2 vāyavye jvālāmālini tāpani śoṣaṇi nīlapatākini mahāgauri mahāśraye mahāmayūri ādityaraśmi jāhnavi yamadhaṃṭe kiṇi 2 ciṃtāmaṇi surabhi surotpanne kāmadughe yathā manīṣitaṃ kāryaṃ tanmama sidhyatu svāhā oṃsvāhā oṃbhūḥ svāhā oṃbhuvaḥ svāhā oṃsvaḥ svāhā oṃbhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥsvāhā yatraivāgataṃ pāpaṃ tatraiva pratigacchatu svāhā oṃbale mahābale uāsiddhasādhini svāhā .. 1.2.62.60 ..

> Strike, strike, O Kālī! Move, move, O Kālī! Move, move, O Gaurī! Blow, blow, O Gaurī! Blow, blow, O Vidyā! Āle tāle māle gandhe vadhe! Cook, cook, O Vidyā! Destroy sin! Strike! Annihilate bad dreams, O destroyer of distress, Night, Twilight, One with the sound of a kettledrum, swift as thought, bearer of the conch, bearer of the discus, bearer of the thunderbolt, bearer of the trident, destroyer of untimely death, sovereign of the universe, Dravidian woman, South Indian woman, beloved of Keśava, worshipped by Paśupati, subduer of the unsubdued, Night, Kirāta woman, Mātaṅgī, oṃ hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hraiṃ krāṃ krīṃ krūṃ kraiṃ! Hasten, hasten! Tame, tame, crush, crush, scorch, scorch, bring down, bring down, wither, wither, uproot, uproot all those who hate me openly or in secret! Brahmāṇī, Māheśvarī, Vārāhī, Vināyakī, Aindrī, Āgneyī, Cāmuṇḍā, Vāruṇī, violently flashing lightning, sister of Indra and Upendra, victorious one, increaser of peace, auspiciousness, and prosperity, goad of desire, cow of plenty, granter of the boons of all desires, dweller in all beings, perform counter-sorcery, perform! Attractor, Enterer, garlanded with flames, Delighter, Charmer, Earth, Supporter, measurer of honor, protect, protect, O goddess of the north-west, garlanded with flames, Scorcher, Dryer, bearer of the blue flag, Mahāgaurī, Great Refuge, Mahāmayūrī, ray of the sun, Jāhnavī, bell of Yama, kiṇi kiṇi! Wish-fulfilling gem, Surabhi, born of the gods, cow of plenty! May my task be accomplished according to my wish, svāhā! Oṃ svāhā! Oṃ bhūḥ svāhā! Oṃ bhuvaḥ svāhā! Oṃ svaḥ svāhā! Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ svāhā! Whence sin has come, let it return thither, svāhā! Oṃ Balā, Mahābalā, accomplisher of true accomplishments, svāhā! // 1.2.62.60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.121)

itīmāṃ sādhayāmāsa vaiṣṇavīmaparā jitām ..

> Thus did Vijaya master this Vaiṣṇava Aparājitā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.122)

vijayaḥ saṃyato bhūtvā manobuddhisamādhibhiḥ .. 61 ..

> being self-controlled through concentration of mind and intellect. // 61  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.123)

ya imāṃ paṭhate nityaṃ sādhanena vināpi ca ..

> Whoever recites this daily, even without the elaborate practice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.60.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.124)

tasyāpi sarvavighnāni naśyaṃti dvijapuṃgavāḥ .. 62 .. ..

> all his obstacles are destroyed as well, O best of the twice-born. // 62  
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### [1.4.60.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.60.125)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṇḍe barbarikopākhyāne mahāvidyā sādhanavarṇanaṃnāma dviṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 62 ..

> Thus ends the sixty-second chapter, entitled 'Description of the Practice of the Mahāvidyā' in the Barbarīka narrative of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa of the first \[section\], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandamahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. // 62  
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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.60.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (5)

- [Īśānaśivagurudevapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.siddhanta.paddhati.isanasivagurudevapaddhati.2.13.173) — Īśānaśivagurudeva, Sanskrit
- [Saurapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.saura.15.25) — Sanskrit
- [Pauṣkarasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.pancaratra.pauskara.36.415) — Sanskrit
- [Yogasārasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.natha.hathayoga.yogasarasamgraha.1826) — Sanskrit
- [Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.visnudharmottara.3.345.10) — Sanskrit

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