[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.65.59 # Skandapurana 1.4.65.59 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.65.59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.65.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.59) 58 atha tasya mahīsāgarasaṃgamakṣetrasya guptakṣetretināmaprasiddhau kāraṇavarṇanam, tatprasaṃgena brahmaloke madhuparkasamaye tīrthakṣetrāṇāṃ mahattvavarṇanaprastāve mahīsāgarasaṃgamena svamukhena svaprakhyātau kriyamāṇāyāṃ brahmaṇo jyeṣṭhaputreṇa dharmeṇa tasmā aprakhyātirūpa-. śāpapradānam, atha tacchāpavacanaśravaṇottaraṃ guhasya tatrāgatya taduktasvaprakhyātisamarthanam, atha dharmeṇa guhasyāgre stutipṛrvakaṃ svāparādhakṣamāpaṇam, mahīsāgarasaṃgamakṣetrasya garvarūpastaṃbhavaśena stambhatīrthākhyayā prasiddhivṛttāntavarṇanapuraḥsaraṃ stambhatīrthāparaparyāyamahīsāgarasaṃgamamāhātmyakathanam, arjunasya tīrthayātrāparisamāptivṛttānta- varṇanama.... ... ............ ... 195 2 > 58. Now, description of the reason for that Mahīsāgarasaṃgama sacred field's renown under the name Guptakṣetra; in that connection, in the world of Brahmā at the time of the honey-offering, in the context of describing the greatness of sacred fords and fields, as Mahīsāgarasaṃgama proclaims its own renown with its own mouth, Brahmā's eldest son Dharma pronounces a curse upon it that it become unrenowned; then, after hearing the words of that curse, Guha arrives there and vindicates its statement of its own renown; then Dharma, preceded by praise, begs forgiveness of Guha for his offence; description of the account of its renown under the name Stambhatīrtha on account of the pillar-like stupor of pride in the Mahīsāgarasaṃgama sacred field, followed by the narration of the māhātmya of Mahīsāgarasaṃgama, whose other name is Stambhatīrtha; description of the account of Arjuna's completion of his pilgrimage to sacred fords... 195 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.65.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.58) - [Next: 1.4.65.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.60) - [Up: 1.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.65.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.65.59) · Pramāṇa