[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) › 14.16 # Skandapurana 14.16 Skandapurāṇa 14.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.1) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam.. maṇikarṇikasaṃjñaṃ tu sarvalokeṣu viśrutam..1.. > Pulastya said: / Then one should go, O best of kings, to the sacred ford that completely destroys sins, / named Maṇikarṇika, renowned in all the worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.2) yatra siddhiṃ gatā rājanvālakhilyā maharṣayaḥ.. taistatra nirmitaṃ kuṇḍaṃ suramyaṃ giri gahvare .. 2 .. > where the Vālakhilyas, the great seers, attained perfection, O king. / By them a delightful pool was made there in a mountain cavern. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.3) teṣāṃ tatropaviṣṭānāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām .. mahāścaryamabhūttatra tattvaṃ śṛṇu narādhipa .. 3 .. > As those sages of purified minds sat there, / a great wonder occurred there; hear of it in truth, O ruler of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.4) kirātavanitā kācinnāmnā ca maṇikarṇikā .. atikṛṣṇā virūpākṣī karālā bhīṣaṇākṛtiḥ .. 4 .. > A certain Kirāta woman named Maṇikarṇikā, / extremely dark, with distorted eyes, dread, and of terrifying form, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.5) tṛṣārttā tatra saṃprāptā madhyaṃdinagate ravau .. graste ca rāhuṇā sūrye praviṣṭā salile tu sā .. 5 .. > arrived there tormented by thirst when the sun was at midday; / and when the sun was seized by Rāhu, she entered the water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.6) etasminneva kāle tu divyarūpavapurdharā .. munīnāṃ paśyatāṃ caiva viniṣkrāṃtā sumadhyamā .. 6 .. > At that very time, having assumed a heavenly form and body, / that slender-waisted woman came out even as the sages watched. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.7) atha tasyāḥ patiḥ prāptastadanveṣaṇatatparaḥ .. papraccha tāṃ varārohāṃ patnyā duḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ .. 7 .. > Then her husband arrived, intent on searching for her. / Grieved with sorrow for his wife, he asked that fair-hipped woman: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.8) mama bhāryātra saṃprāptā yadi dṛṣṭā sumadhyame .. śīghraṃ vada varārohe bālako'yaṃ tadudbhavaḥ .. 8 .. > 'My wife arrived here; if she has been seen, O slender-waisted one, / speak quickly, O fair-hipped woman; this child born of her > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.9) tṛṣārttaśca kṣudhāviṣṭo rudate ca muhurmuhuḥ .. dṛṣṭā cetkathyatāṃ subhrūrvinā'yaṃ tāṃ mariṣyati .. 9 .. > is afflicted by thirst, seized by hunger, and weeps again and again. / If she was seen, let it be told, O fair-browed one; without her he will die.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.10) .. stryuvāca .. .. sā'haṃ te dayitā kānta tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ .. divyarūpamidaṃ prāptā devairapi sudurlabham .. 7.3.16.10 .. > The woman said: / 'I am that beloved of yours, dear husband! By the power of this sacred ford / I have attained this heavenly form, very difficult even for gods to attain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.11) tvaṃ cāpi salile hyasminkuru snānaṃ tvarānvitaḥ .. prāpsyasi tvaṃ paraṃ rūpaṃ yathā prāptaṃ mayā'nagha .. 11 .. > And you too perform ritual ablution quickly in this water; / you will obtain a supreme form, just as has been obtained by me, O sinless one.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.12) athāsau saha putreṇa praviṣṭastatra nirjhare .. vimukte bhāskare rājanvirūpaścābhavatpunaḥ .. 12 .. > Then he, together with his son, entered into that mountain stream; / \[but\] when the sun was released, O king, he became deformed once more. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.13) duḥkhena mṛtyumāpannastasminneva jalāśaye .. atha sā bhartṛśokācca maraṇe kṛtaniścayā .. 13 .. > Through misery he met his death in that very pool of water. / Then she, out of grief for her husband, resolved upon death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.14) citiṃ kṛtvā samaṃ tena jvālayāmāsa pāvakam .. atha te munayo dṛṣṭvā tathāśīlāṃ śubhāṃganām .. 14 .. > Having prepared a funeral pyre, she kindled the fire together with him. / Then those sages, having seen that noble woman of such virtuous conduct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.15) kṛpayā parayāviṣṭāstāmūcurvismayānvitāḥ .. sarve tasyāśca saṃdṛṣṭvā sāhasaṃ ca nṛpottama .. 15 .. > overcome with supreme compassion and filled with amazement, / having seen all of her boldness, \[spoke to her\], O best of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.16) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. divyarūpaṃ tvayā prāptaṃ devairapi sudurlabham .. kasmādenaṃ supāpmānamanugacchasi bhāmini .. 16 .. > The seers said: / 'A heavenly form, very difficult even for gods to attain, has been attained by you. / Why do you follow after this very sinful man, O lovely lady?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.17) .. stryuvāca .. .. pativratāhaṃ viprendrāḥ sadā bhartṛparāyaṇā .. kiṃ rūpeṇa kariṣyāmi vinā patyā nijena ca .. 17 .. > The woman said: / 'I am a devoted wife, O best of the twice-born, always dedicated to my husband. / What will I do with beauty without my own husband? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.18) virūpo vā surūpo vā daridro vā dhanādhipaḥ .. strīṇāmekaḥ patirbharttā gatirnānyā jagattraye .. 18 .. > Deformed or handsome, poor or wealthy, / for women their husband alone is their maintainer; there is no other refuge in the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.19) bālako'yaṃ muniśreṣṭhā bhavaccharaṇamāgataḥ .. ahaṃ kāntena saṃyuktā praviśāmi hutāśanam .. 19 .. > This young boy, O best of sages, has come to you for refuge. / United with my beloved, I shall enter the sacrificial fire.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.20) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. atha te munayaḥ sarve jñātvā tasyāḥ suniścayam .. kṛpayā parayāviṣṭāḥ saṃvīkṣya ca parasparam .. 7.3.16.20 .. > Pulastya said: / Then all those sages, knowing her firm resolve, / overcome with supreme compassion, and looking at one another— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.21) tato jīvāpayāmāsustatpatiṃ te munīśvarāḥ .. sadrūpeṇa samāyuktaṃ divya lakṣaṇalakṣitam .. 21 .. > Then those lords among sages brought her husband back to life, / endowed with a handsome form and marked by divine characteristics. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.22) etasminneva kālaṃ tu vimānaṃ manasepsitam .. devakanyāsamākīrṇaṃ sadyastatra samāgatam .. 22 .. > At that very moment, an aerial chariot conforming to the heart's desire, / filled with celestial maidens, immediately arrived there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.23) atha tau daṃpatī teṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām .. purataḥ praṇipatyātha prasthitau tridivaṃ prati .. 23 .. > Then, having bowed before those sages of purified minds, / the husband and wife set out towards heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.24) atha tairmunibhiḥ proktā sā nārī maṇikarṇikā .. varaṃ varaya kalyāṇi sarve tuṣṭā vayaṃ tava .. 24 .. > Then that woman Maṇikarṇikā was addressed by those sages: / 'Choose a boon, auspicious lady; we are all pleased with you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.25) pativratatvena tuṣṭāḥ satyena ca viśeṣataḥ .. nāsmākaṃ darśanaṃ vyarthaṃ jāyate ca kathaṃcana .. 25 .. > Pleased with your devotion to your husband, and especially with your truthfulness; / our darśana never becomes fruitless in any way.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.26) .. maṇikarṇikovāca .. .. yadi māṃ munayastuṣṭāḥ prayacchatha varaṃ mudā .. yadatrāsti mahāliṃgaṃ mannāmnā tadbhaviṣyati .. 26 .. > Maṇikarṇikā said: / 'If you sages are pleased and gladly grant me a boon, / may the great liṅga that is here become known by my name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.27) etadeva mamābhīṣṭaṃ nānyadasti prayojanam.. sarveṣāṃ ca prasādena svargaṃ gacchāmi sāṃpratam .. 27 .. > This alone is my desire; I have no other purpose. / By the grace of you all, I now go to heaven.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.28) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. evaṃ bhavatu te khyātistīrthaliṃge varānane .. tava nāmānvitaṃ jātaṃ tīrthaṃ vai maṇikarṇikā .. 28 .. > The seers said: / 'Let your renown be so in this sacred ford and liṅga, O fair-faced lady! / This sacred ford has indeed become known by your name, Maṇikarṇikā.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.29) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. bhartrā saha divaṃ prāptā putreṇaiva samanvitā .. vālakhilyāstaponiṣṭhā viśeṣāttatra saṃsthitāḥ .. 29 .. > Pulastya said: / Together with her husband and accompanied by her son, she reached heaven. / The Vālakhilyas, steadfast in austerity, particularly remained there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.30) tatra sūryagrahe prāpte snānadānādikāḥ kriyāḥ .. yaḥ karoti phalaṃ tasya kurukṣetra samaṃ bhavet .. 7.3.16.30 .. > When a solar eclipse occurs there, whoever performs rites such as ritual ablution and gifts— / his reward becomes equal to that of Kurukṣetra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.31) yaṃ yaṃ kāmamabhidhyāya snānaṃ tatra karoti yaḥ .. taṃ taṃ prāpnoti rājendra samyagdhyānasamanvitaḥ .. 31 .. > Contemplating whatever desire a person performs ritual ablution there, / he attains that very \[desire\], O best of kings, being endowed with proper meditation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.32) tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret .. tīrthe dānaṃ yathāśaktyā devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam .. 32 .. > Therefore, with every effort one should perform ritual ablution there, / give gifts at the sacred ford according to one's means, and offer libations to the gods, seers, and ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.16.32\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16.32_1) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe maṇikarṇikeśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 16 .. .. > Thus ends the sixteenth chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of Maṇikarṇikeśvara,' in the third Arbuda Section of the seventh Prabhāsa Section, in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa containing eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.16.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.16) · Pramāṇa