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# Skandapurana 1.4.61: adhyāyaḥ 63

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.61

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 63

### [1.4.61.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.2)

aśvatthalākṣāvahnau ca sarṣapānkesaraplutān ..

> As he offered into the fire of aśvattha and lac mustard seeds drenched in saffron  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.3)

juhvato maṃtramukhyaiśca balātibalasaṃjñakaiḥ .. 1 ..

> with the foremost mantras known as Balā and Atibalā, // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.4)

yāme tu prathame yāte kācinnārī samāyayau ..

> when the first watch \[of the night\] had passed, a certain woman arrived,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.5)

śoṇitāktaikavasanā mahoccordhvaśiroruhā .. 2 ..

> wearing a single cloth smeared with blood, with hair rising high above her head, // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.6)

dāruṇākṣī śukladantī bhayasyāpi bhayaṃkarī ..

> with fierce eyes and white teeth, causing terror even to fear itself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.7)

sā ruroda mahārāvaṃ prāpya tāṃ homabhūmikām .. 3 ..

> Having reached that place of sacrificial offering, she wept with a great roar. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.8)

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā cukṣubhe sadyo vijayo bhītimāniva ..

> Seeing her, Vijaya was instantly agitated, as if frightened;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.9)

barbarīkaśca nirbhītistasyāḥ saṃmukhamāyayau .. 4 ..

> but Barbarīka, fearless, went up to face her. // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.10)

tataḥ kaṇṭhaṃ samāśliṣya tasyā matimatāṃ varaḥ ..

> Then, embracing her neck, that foremost of the wise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.11)

ruroda dviguṇaṃ vīro meghavannādayanbahu .. 5 ..

> the hero, wept twice as loud, roaring greatly like a cloud. // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.12)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitā sā ca yāvanmuṃcati kartikām..

> Astonished at seeing him, as she released her knife—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.13)

tāvanniṣpīḍite kaṃṭhe moktuṃ tasminna cāśakat..6..

> Meanwhile, her throat being squeezed, she was unable to release it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.14)

pīḍyamāne ca balinā kaṃṭhe tasyā muhurmuhuḥ..

> And as her throat was repeatedly squeezed by the mighty one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.15)

mumuoca vividhāñchabdānvajrāhata ivācalaḥ .. 7 ..

> she emitted diverse cries, like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.16)

kṣaṇaṃ rāvāṃstato muktvā trāhi muñceti vaktyaṇu ..

> Uttering screams for a moment, she then whispered, "Save me, release me!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.17)

tataḥ kṛpālunā muktā pādayoḥ patitā'bravīt .. 8 ..

> Then, released by the compassionate one, she fell at his feet and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.18)

śaraṇaṃ te prapannāsmi dāsī karmakarī tava ..

> "I have taken refuge with you; I am your servant, your maidservant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.19)

mahājihveti māṃ viddhi rākṣasīṃ kāmarūpiṇīm .. 9 ..

> Know me as Mahājihvā, a rākṣasī who can change form at will,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.20)

kāśīśmaśānanilayāṃ devadānavadarpahām ..

> dwelling in the cremation ground of Kāśī, a destroyer of the pride of gods and dānavas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.21)

dadāsi yadi me vīra durlabhāṃ prāṇadakṣiṇām .. 1.2.63.10 ..

> If you grant me, O hero, the rare gift of my life,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.22)

tatastapaścariṣyāmi sarvabhūtābhayapradā ..

> then I shall perform tapas, granting safety to all beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.23)

asminnarthe svadevasya śapathā me tathātmanaḥ .. 11 ..

> In this matter, I swear by my own deity and by myself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.24)

yadyetadvyatyayaṃ kuryāṃ bhasmībhūyāṃ tataḥ kṣaṇam ..

> If I should violate this, may I instantly be reduced to ashes!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.25)

evaṃ bruvāṇāṃ tāṃ vīro nigṛhya śapathairdṛḍham .. 12 ..

> Binding her firmly with oaths as she spoke thus, the hero  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.26)

mumoca sāpi saṃhṛṣṭā kṛcchrā- nmuktā yayau vanam ..

> released her; and she, delighted at having escaped from peril, went into the forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.27)

so'pi vīraḥ khaṅgadhārī tatraivāvasthito'bhavat .. 13 ..

> The sword-bearing hero remained right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.28)

tato madhyamarātrau ca garjitaṃ śrūyate mahat ..

> Then, in the middle of the night, a great roar was heard,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.29)

andhakāraṃ ca saṃjajñe tamoṃ'dhanarakaprabham .. 14 ..

> and a darkness arose resembling the darkness of the blind hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.30)

dadṛśe ca tataḥ śailaḥ śataśṛṃgo'tivistaraḥ ..

> Then a mountain was seen, hundred-peaked and exceedingly vast.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.31)

nānāśilāḥ pramumuce nānāvṛkṣāṃśca socchrayān .. 15 ..

> It cast down diverse boulders and diverse lofty trees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.32)

nānānirjhara saṃghoṣaṃ vavṛṣe śoṇitaṃ vahu ..

> with the roar of numerous torrents, it rained abundant blood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.33)

taṃ tathā nagamālokya nirbhīto bhaiminaṃdanaḥ .. 16 ..

> Beholding that mountain in such a state, the fearless son of Bhīma's son  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.34)

parvato dviguṇo bhūtvā parvataṃ sahasāplutaḥ ..

> became a mountain twice as large, suddenly leapt upon that mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.35)

tadābhijaghne saṃhṛtya parvataṃ svena bhūbhṛtā .. 17 ..

> and then, raising it, struck it down with his own mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.36)

tadā viśīrṇaḥ so'bhūcca parvato bhūmimaṃḍale ..

> Then that mountain shattered into pieces on the circle of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.37)

tato yojanadehātmā śataśīrṣaḥ śatodaraḥ .. 18 ..

> Then, having a body measuring a yojana, with a hundred heads and a hundred bellies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.38)

vaktrairmuṃcanmahājvālāṃ repalendro'bhyadhāvata ..

> emitting great flames from his mouths, Repalendra charged forward.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.39)

taṃ dhāvamānaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva barbarīko mahābalaḥ .. 19 ..

> Seeing him rushing forward, the mighty Barbarīka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.40)

vidhāya tādṛśaṃ rūpaṃ nardantaṃ cāpyadhāvata ..

> assuming a similar form, also rushed roaring \[toward him\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.41)

tato madhyamarātrau tī laghu citraṃ ca suṣṭhu ca .. 1.2.63.20 ..

> Then, in the middle of the night, the two fought swiftly, wondrously, and splendidly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.42)

yuyudhāte bāṇajālairyathā prāvṛṣi toyadau ..

> with clouds of arrows, like two rain-clouds in the monsoon season.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.43)

chinnacāpau ca khaṅgābhyāṃ chinnakhaḍgau ca muṣṭibhiḥ .. .. 21 ..

> Their bows broken, \[they fought\] with swords; their swords broken, with fists;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.44)

parvatāviva satpakṣau ciraṃ yuyudhatuḥ sthiram ..

> like two mountains with wings, they fought steadily for a long time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.45)

tataḥ kakṣe samutpāṭya bhrāmayitvā muhūrtakam .. 22 ..

> Then, lifting him under his arm and whirling him around for a moment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.46)

bhūmau pradharṣayāmāsa prasṛtaṃ ca mumoca ha ..

> he dashed him down upon the ground and hurled him outstretched;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.47)

cikṣepa cāgnikoṇe taṃ mahīsāgararodhasi .. 23 ..

> he flung him into the south-eastern direction, onto the shore of the Mahīsāgara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.48)

taddūre repalendrākhyaṃ grāmamadyāpi vartate ..

> Far off from there, even today, there is a village named Repalendra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.49)

evaṃ sa repalonāma vṛtratulyaparākramaḥ .. 24 ..

> Thus that Repala, endowed with prowess equal to Vṛtra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.50)

nāthaḥ śmaśānasyāvantyā vighnakṛnnihato'bhavat ..

> the master of the cremation ground of Avantī who caused obstacles, was slain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.51)

taṃ nihatya punarvīro barbarīkaḥ sthito'bhavat .. 25 ..

> Having slain him, the heroic Barbarīka stood there once again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.52)

tatastṛtīyayāme ca pratīcyā diśa āyayau ..

> Then, in the third watch of the night, from the western quarter came  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.53)

parvatābhā mahānādā pādaiḥ kampayatīva bhūḥ .. 26 ..

> a creature resembling a mountain, uttering loud screams, making the earth tremble, as it were, with its feet—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.54)

duhadruhākhyāśvatarī meghabhraṣṭā taḍidyathā ..

> a she-mule named Duhadruhā, like lightning fallen from a cloud.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.55)

tāmāyāṃtīṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā sūryavaiśvānaraprabhām .. 27 ..

> Seeing her approaching thus, radiant like the sun and fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.56)

upasṛtya javādbhaimī ruroha prahasanniva ..

> the son of Bhīma's line quickly approached and mounted her, as if laughing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.57)

vegāttataḥ pradravatīṃ tuṇḍe prāhatya muṣṭibhiḥ .. 28 ..

> Striking her on the snout with his fists as she ran with great speed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.58)

sthāpayāmāsa tatraiva tasthau sā cātipīḍitā ..

> he brought her to a halt right there, and she stood severely distressed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.59)

tataḥ kruddhā mahārāvaṃ kṛtvāplutya duhadruhā .. 29 ..

> Then, becoming enraged, Duhadruhā let out a great cry, leapt up,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.60)

jagatyāmāśu cikṣepa barbarīkaṃ tathecchakam ..

> and swiftly hurled Barbarīka to the ground as he wished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.61)

tato naditvā cātīva pādaghātamamuṃcata .. 1.2.63.30 ..

> Then, having roared loudly, she dealt a kick with her feet.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.62)

pādau ca vīraḥ saṃgṛhya cikṣepa bhuvi līlayā ..

> Grabbing her two feet, the hero tossed her onto the ground with ease.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.63)

tataḥ punaḥ samutthāya dhāvaṃtīṃ tāṃ nigṛhya saḥ .. .. 31 ..

> Rising again and seizing her as she ran,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.64)

muṣṭinā pātayitvaiva daṃtānkaṃṭhamapīḍayat ..

> he knocked out her teeth with his fist and squeezed her throat;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.65)

klinnaṃ vāsa ivāpīḍya prāṇānatyājayaddrutam .. 32 ..

> wringing her out like a wet garment, he quickly deprived her of life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.66)

evaṃ sīkottarasthāne smaśānaikapado dbhavā ..

> Thus, in the place north of Sīkā, born in the cremation ground of the single-footed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.67)

śākinīnāmadhīśā sā barbarīkeṇa sūditā .. 33 ..

> that ruler of the śākinīs was slain by Barbarīka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.68)

hatvā tāṃ cāpi cikṣepa pratīcyāmeva līlayā ..

> Having killed her, he effortlessly hurled her into the western quarter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.69)

duhadruhākhyamadyāpi tatra grāmaṃ sma vartate .. 34 ..

> Even today, a village named Duhadruhā exists there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.70)

tatastathaiva saṃtasthau barbarīko'bhirakṣaṇe ..

> Then Barbarīka remained right there for protection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.71)

tataścaturthe yāme ca prāptaḥ kṣapaṇako'dbhutaḥ .. 35 ..

> Then, in the fourth watch of the night, a wondrous kṣapaṇaka arrived,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.72)

muṃḍī nagno mayūrāṇāṃ picchadhārī mahāvrataḥ ..

> shaven-headed, naked, bearing peacock feathers, observing a great vow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.73)

provāca cedaṃ vacanaṃ hāhā kaṣṭamatīva bhoḥ .. 36 ..

> And he spoke these words: "Alas, alas, how dreadful, sir!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.74)

ahiṃsā paramo dharmastadagnirjvālyate kutaḥ ..

> Non-violence is the highest duty; why then is this fire kindled?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.75)

hūyamāne yato vahnau sūkṣmajīvavadho mahān .. 37 ..

> For when offerings are made into the fire, a great slaughter of tiny creatures occurs."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.76)

śrutvedaṃ vacanaṃ tasya barbarīko'bravītsmayan ..

> Hearing these words of his, Barbarīka smiled and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.77)

vadane sarvadevānāṃ hūyamāne sma pāvake .. 38 ..

> "When the fire, the mouth of all the gods, is being offered into,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.78)

anṛtaṃ bhāṣase pāpa śikṣāyogyo'si durmate ..

> you speak a lie, you sinner! You deserve punishment, evil-minded one!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.79)

ityuktvā sahasotpatya kakṣāmadhye sthiro'sya ca .. 39 ..

> Having said this, he suddenly sprang up, stood firmly upon his flank,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.80)

dantānmuṣṭiprahāraiśca samāhatyābhyapātayat ..

> and striking his teeth with blows of his fist, knocked them out.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.81)

rudhirāvilavaktraṃ taṃ mumoca patitaṃ bhuvi .. 1.2.63.40 ..

> Leaving him fallen to the ground with his face covered in blood, he let him go.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.82)

sa kṣaṇāccetanāṃ prāpya ghoradaityavapurdharaḥ ..

> Regaining consciousness in an instant, assuming the form of a dreadful Daitya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.83)

bhayādbhaimeḥ pradudrāva guhāvivaramāviśat .. 41 ..

> he fled in fear from the descendant of Bhīma and entered the opening of a cave.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.84)

bahuprabheti nagarī ṣaṣṭiyojanamāyatā ..

> There was a city named Bahuprabhā, sixty yojanas in extent;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.85)

tasyāṃ viveśa sahasā taṃ cānu barbarīkakaḥ .. 42 ..

> he entered it suddenly, and Barbarīka followed after him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.86)

barbarīkaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā nādo'bhūcca palāśinām ..

> Then, seeing Barbarīka, a roar arose among the demons:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.87)

dhāvadhvaṃ hanyatāmeṣa chidyatāṃ bhidyatāmiti .. 43 ..

> "Run! Let him be slain! Let him be cut down! Let him be torn apart!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.88)

tacchrutvā daityavīrāṇāṃ koṭayo nava bhīṣaṇāḥ ..

> Hearing that, ninety million ferocious heroic Daityas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.89)

nānāyudhadharā vīraṃ barbarīkamupādravan .. 44 ..

> bearing various weapons, rushed against the heroic Barbarīka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.90)

dṛṣṭvā tānkoṭiśo daityānkruddho bhīmātmajātmajaḥ ..

> Seeing those Daityas by the tens of millions, the son of Bhīma's son grew enraged;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.91)

nimīlya sahasā netre teṣāṃ madhyamadhāvata .. 45 ..

> suddenly shutting his eyes, he charged into their midst.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.92)

pādaghātaistataḥ kāṃścidbhujāghātaistathāparān ..

> Then, some with kicks of his feet, others with blows of his arms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.93)

hṛdayasyābhighātaiśca kṣaṇānninye yamakṣayam .. 46 ..

> and \[others\] with strikes to the chest, he dispatched to the realm of Yama in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.94)

yathā nalavanaṃ krruddhaḥ kuryādbhūmisamaṃ karī ..

> Just as an enraged elephant levels a reed thicket to the ground,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.95)

navakoṭīstathā jaghne saha tena palāśinā .. 47 ..

> so he slew the ninety millions together with that demon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.96)

tato nāgāḥ samāgamya vāsukipramukhāstadā ..

> Then the snakes, headed by Vāsuki, assembled,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.97)

tuṣṭuburvividhairvākyairūcuḥ suhṛdayaṃ ca te .. 48 ..

> praised \[him\] with various words, and said to Suhṛdaya:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.98)

nāgānāṃ paramaṃ kṛtyaṃ kṛtaṃ te bhaiminaṃdana ..

> "The highest service to the snakes has been done by you, son of Bhīma\['s lineage\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.99)

palāśīnāma daityoyaṃ nīto yatsānugo yamam .. .. 49 ..

> in that this Daitya named Palāśin has been sent, along with his followers, to Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.100)

anena hi vayaṃ vīra sānugena durātmanā ..

> For by this wicked one and his followers, O hero,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.101)

pīḍitā vividhopāyaiḥ pātālādapyadhaḥ kṛtāḥ .. 1.2.63.50 ..

> we were tormented by various means and cast even lower than Pātāla.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.102)

varaṃ vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ tasmānnāgebhyo'bhimataṃ param ..

> Therefore, choose an supreme, desired boon from the snakes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.103)

varadāḥ sarva eva sma vayaṃ tubhyaṃ sutoṣitāḥ .. 51 ..

> all of us, greatly delighted, are grantors of boons to you."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.104)

.. suhṛdaya uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.61.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.105)

yadi deyo varo mahyaṃ tadenaṃ pravṛṇomyaham ..

> "If a boon is to be given to me, then I choose this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.106)

sarvavighnavinirmukto vijayaḥ siddhimāpnuyāt .. 52 ..

> may Vijaya, freed from all obstacles, attain success."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.107)

tatastatheti taṃ procuḥ prahṛṣṭā vāyubhojanāḥ ..

> Then the serpents, highly delighted, said to him, "So be it!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.108)

sa ca tebhyaḥ purīṃ dattvā nivṛtto nāgapūjitaḥ .. 53 ..

> And he, having given that city to them, departed, revered by the serpents.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.109)

vivarasya ca madhyena samāgacchanmahāprabham ..

> And as he was going along through the cave, he saw a liṅga  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.110)

sarvaratnamayaṃ liṃgaṃ sthitaṃ kalpataroradhaḥ .. 54 ..

> of great radiance, made entirely of jewels, situated beneath a wish-fulfilling tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.111)

arcyamānaṃ suvahnībhirnāgakanyābhiraikṣata ..

> being worshipped by excellent, luminous snake maidens.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.112)

tato'sau vismayāviṣṭo nāgakanyā hyapṛcchata .. 55 ..

> Then, filled with astonishment, he asked the snake maidens:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.113)

kenedaṃ sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ sūryavaiśvānaraprabham ..

> "By whom was this liṅga, radiant as the sun and fire, installed?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.114)

liṃgādapi caturdikṣu mārgāśceme tu kīdṛśāḥ .. 56 ..

> And of what kind are these paths leading in the four directions from the liṅga?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.115)

iti vīravacaḥ śrutvā bṛhatkaṭipayodharā ..

> Hearing these words of the hero, one \[of them\], having large hips and breasts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.116)

savrīḍaṃ sasmitāpāṃganirmokṣamidamabravīt .. 57 ..

> bashfully, casting smiling side-glances, said this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.117)

sarvapannagarājena śeṣeṇa sumahātmanā ..

> "By the king of all serpents, the great-souled Śeṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.118)

tapa staptvā mahāliṃgamidamatra pratiṣṭhitam .. 58 ..

> having performed austerity, this great liṅga was installed here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.119)

darśanātsparśanāddhyānādarcanātsarvasiddhidam ..

> It grants all perfections through seeing, touching, meditating, and worshipping \[it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.120)

liṃgātpūrveṇa mārgoyaṃ yāti śrīparvataṃ bhuvi .. 59 ..

> To the east of the liṅga, this path goes to Śrīparvata on earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.121)

elāpatreṇa vihito nāgānāṃ tatra prāptaye ..

> it was made by Elāpatra for the serpents to reach that place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.122)

dakṣiṇena ca mārgo'yaṃ yāti śūrpārakaṃ bhuvi ..1.2.63.60..

> And to the south, this path goes to Śūrpāraka on earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.123)

karkoṭakena nāgena kṛto'yaṃ tatra prāptaye ..

> it was made by the snake Karkoṭaka to reach that place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.124)

paścimena ca mārgo'yaṃ prabhāsaṃ yāti suprabham ..61..

> And to the west, this path goes to the splendid Prabhāsa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.125)

airāvatena vihito nāgānāṃ gamanāya ca ..

> it was made by Airāvata for the passage of the serpents.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.126)

uttareṇa ca mārgoyaṃ yena yātuṃ bhavānsthitaḥ..62..

> And to the north is this path by which you are preparing to go;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.127)

guptakṣetre siddhaliṃgaṃ yāti śaktiguhā''kṛtaḥ ..

> fashioned as a cave of Śakti, it goes to the Siddhaliṅga in the Guptakṣetra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.128)

vihitastakṣakeṇāsau yātuṃ tatra mahātmanā ..63..

> It was made by the great-souled Takṣaka to go there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.129)

itīdaṃ varṇitaṃ vīra vijñaptiḥ śrūyatāṃ mama..

> Thus has this been described, O hero. Now hear my request:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.130)

ko bhavānadhunaiveto daityapṛṣṭha gato'bhavat ..

> Who are you, who just now went from here pursuing the Daitya?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.131)

adhunaiva tathaikākī samāyāto'tra no vada ..64..

> And tell us, how have you returned here just now all alone?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.132)

vayaṃ ca sarvāste dāsyastvāṃ patiṃ pravṛṇīmahe ..

> And all of us are your maidservants; we choose you as our husband."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.133)

asmābhiḥ sahitaḥ krīḍa vividhāsvatra bhūmiṣu .. 65 ..

> Sport with us in these diverse lands.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.134)

.. barbarīka uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.61.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.135)

ahaṃ kurukulotpannaḥ pāṃḍuputrasya pautrakaḥ ..

> “I was born in the Kuru lineage, the grandson of the son of Pāṇḍu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.136)

barbarīka iti khyātastaṃ daityaṃ haṃtumāgataḥ .. 66 ..

> renowned as Barbarīka, and came \[here\] to kill that Daitya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.137)

sa ca daityo hataḥ pāpaḥ punaryāsye mahītalam ..

> That wicked Daitya has been slain; I will return to the earth’s surface.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.138)

bhavatībhiśca me nāsti kṛtyaṃ bhobhoḥ kathaṃcana .. 67 ..

> And I have no business whatsoever with you, ladies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.139)

brahmacārivrataṃ yasmādahaṃ satatamāsthitaḥ ..

> for I have constantly undertaken the vow of a celibate student.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.140)

ityuktvābhyarcya talliṃgaṃ praṇipatya ca daṇḍavat .. 68 ..

> Having spoken thus, worshipped that liṅga, and bowed down prostrate like a stick,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.141)

ūrdhvamācakrame vīraḥ kātaraṃ tābhirīkṣitaḥ..

> the hero stepped upward, watched anxiously by them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.142)

tato bahiḥ samāgatya saprakāśaṃ mukhaṃ tadā ..69..

> Then, having emerged outside, with a radiant face at that time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.143)

praharṣeṇaiva pūrvasyā vijayaṃ dadṛśe diśaḥ ..

> he saw Vijaya with great joy in the eastern direction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.144)

tasminkāle ca vijayaḥ karma sarvaṃ samāptavān .. 1.2.63.70 ..

> And at that time, Vijaya had completed the entire rite.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.145)

kāṃtyā sūryasamābhāsa ūrdhvamācakrame kṣaṇāt ..

> Shining like the sun in splendor, he mounted upward in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.146)

tato viyadgataṃ devaiḥ puṣpavarṣamabhūnmahat .. 71 ..

> Then a great shower of flowers fell from the sky, \[rained down\] by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.147)

jagurgaṃdharvamukhyāśca nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ ..

> Chief Gandharvas sang, and hosts of apsarases danced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.148)

vijayo barbarīkaṃ ca tato vacanamabravīt .. 72 ..

> Vijaya then spoke \[these\] words to Barbarīka:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.149)

tava prasādādvīreśa siddhiḥ prāptā mayātulā ..

> “By your grace, O lord of heroes, I have attained incomparable perfection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.150)

ciraṃ jīva ciraṃ naṃda ciraṃ vasa ciraṃ jaya .. 73 ..

> Live long! Rejoice long! Dwell long! Be victorious long!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.151)

ata eva hi sādhṛnāṃ saṃgamicchaṃti sādhavaḥ ..

> For this very reason good people desire the company of the good,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.152)

auṣadhaṃ sarvadoṣāṇāṃ bhavetsatyaṃ gamo yataḥ .. 74 ..

> since association with the virtuous becomes a medicine for all faults.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.153)

tvaṃ ca homasthitaṃ bhasma siṃdūrasadṛśaprabham ..

> And you, take this ash lying in the sacrificial fire, shining like vermilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.154)

niḥśalyaṃ savivarakaṃ pūryamāṇaṃ gṛhāṇa ca .. 75 ..

> free from defect, filling every opening.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.155)

akṣayyametatsaṃgrāme prathamaṃ te pramuṃcataḥ ..

> It is inexhaustible; when released by you first in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.156)

śatrūṇāṃ sthānakaṃ mṛtyordehaṃ dhvastaṃ kariṣyati .. 76 ..

> it will destroy the enemies’ bodies, turning them into the abode of death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.157)

evaṃ sukhena vijayaḥ śatrūṇāṃ te bhaviṣyati .. 77 ..

> Thus your victory over enemies will come easily.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.158)

.. barbarīka uvāca .. ..

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

### [1.4.61.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.159)

upakuryānnirākāṃkṣo yaḥ sa sādhuritīryate ..

> “He who renders assistance without expectation is called good;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.160)

sākāṃkṣamupakuryādyaḥ sādhutve tasya ko guṇaḥ .. 78 ..

> he who renders assistance with expectations—what virtue is there in his goodness?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.161)

taddehi bhasma cānyasmai kenāpyartho na me'ṇvapi ..

> Therefore give the ash to someone else; I have no need for anything whatsoever, even the least.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.162)

prasādasumukhāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ vinā nānyadvṛṇomi te .. 79 ..

> Apart from your gracious and favorable gaze, I choose nothing else.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.163)

.. devā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [1.4.61.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.164)

kurūṇāṃ pāṃḍavānāṃ ca bhaviṣyati mahānraṇaḥ ..

> “A great war will take place between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.165)

tato bhūmisthitaṃ bhasma prāpsyaṃti yadi kauravāḥ .. 1.2.63.80 ..

> If the Kauravas obtain the ash that lies on the ground,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.166)

mahānanartho bhavitā pāṃḍavānāṃ tataḥ sphuṭam ..

> great disaster will clearly befall the Pāṇḍavas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.167)

tasmādgṛhāṇa tvaṃ bhasma sopi cakre tatho vacaḥ .. 81 ..

> Therefore, take the ash!” He too complied with their words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.168)

devībhiḥ sahitā devāḥ saṃmānya vijayaṃ ca te ..

> The gods together with the goddesses honored Vijaya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.169)

siddhaiśvaryaṃ dadustasmai siddhaseneti nāma ca .. 82 ..

> gave him the lordship of perfected beings, and the name Siddhasena.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.170)

evaṃ sa vijayo vipraḥ siddhiṃ lebhe sudurlabhām ..

> Thus that brahmin Vijaya attained very rare perfection,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.171)

barbarīkaśca kṛtvaitaddevībhaktirato'vasat .. 83 .. ..

> and Barbarīka, having done this, lived devoted to the worship of the Goddess.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.61.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.61.172)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kaumārikākhaṃḍe kāryasiddhivarṇanaṃnāma triṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 63 ..

> Thus ends the sixty-third chapter, named ‘Description of the Accomplishment of the Task’, in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa of the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.61.1) — English, machine translation

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