[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) › 14.24 # Skandapurana 14.24 Skandapurāṇa 14.24 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.24.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.1) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha guhāmadhyanivāsinī .. devī kātyāyanī yatra śuṃbhadānavanāśinī .. 1 .. > Pulastya said: / Then one should go, O best of kings, where the goddess Kātyāyanī, / the destroyer of the dānava Śumbha, dwells within a cave. 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.2) śuṃbhonāma mahādaityaḥ purā''sītpṛthivītale .. tena sarvaṃ jagadvyāptaṃ jitvā devānraṇājire .. 2 .. > Long ago on the surface of the earth there was a great daitya named Śumbha; / having defeated the gods on the field of battle, he encompassed the entire universe. 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.3) sa śaṃkaravarāddaityo devadānavarakṣasām.. avadhyo yoṣitaṃ muktvā sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ bhuvi .. 3 .. > By a boon from Śaṃkara, that daitya was invulnerable to gods, dānavas, / and rakṣasas, and to all living beings on earth, except a woman. 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.4) tato devagaṇāḥ sarve gatvā'rbudamathācalam .. tapastepurvadhārthāya śuṃbhasya jagatīpate .. devīmārādhayāmāsurvyaktarūpāṃ sureśvarīm .. 4 .. > Then all the hosts of gods, having gone to Mount Arbuda, / performed austerity for the slaying of Śumbha, O lord of the earth; / they worshipped the goddess, the sovereign of the gods, in manifest form. 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.5) atha teṣāṃ prasannā sā dṛṣṭigocaramāgatā .. abravīdvaradāsmīti brūta kiṃ karavāṇi ca .. 5 .. > Then, pleased with them, she came within the range of their sight; / she said, “I grant boons; speak, what shall I do?” 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.6) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. sarvaṃ no'pahṛtaṃ devi śuṃbhena sudurātmanā .. taṃ niṣūdaya kalyāṇi sovadhyonyaiḥ sadā raṇe .. 6 .. > The gods said: / “O goddess, everything of ours has been seized by the very wicked Śumbha; / slay him, O auspicious one! He is always invulnerable to others in battle. 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.7) tvayā saṃrakṣitā devi purā bāṣkalito vayam .. 7 .. > Formerly we were protected by you from Bāṣkali, O goddess. 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.7\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.7_1) nānyā'smākaṃ gatirmātastvāṃ muktvā cāruhāsinīm .. .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evamuktā surairdevī gatvā śuṃbhaniketanam.. ājuhāva raṇe kruddhā bhartsayitvā muhurmuhuḥ .. 7 .. > We have no other refuge, O mother, except you of lovely smile.” / Pulastya said: / Thus addressed by the gods, the goddess went to Śumbha's abode; / enraged, she repeatedly scolded him and challenged him to battle. 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.9) sa tayā yācite yuddhe jñātvā tāṃ yoṣitaṃ nṛpa .. avajñāya tato daityaḥ preṣayāmāsa dānavān .. 9 .. > When battle was demanded by her, knowing her to be a woman, O king, / the daitya despised her and sent forth his dānavas: 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.10) jīvagrāheṇa duṣṭeyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ paruṣasvanā .. kriyatāṃ dāruṇo daṃḍo mama vākyānna saṃśayaḥ .. 7.3.24.10 .. > “Let this wicked woman of harsh cries be seized alive! / Severe punishment must be inflicted upon her by my command, no doubt.” 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.11) atha tasya samādeśāddānavāstāṃ tato drutam .. gatvā nirbhartsayāmāsurveṣṭayitvā diśo daśa .. 11 .. > Then, by his command, the dānavas swiftly / went, surrounded the ten directions, and threatened her. 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.12) tato'valokanāddaityāstayā te bhasmasātkṛtāḥ .. tataḥ śuṃbhaḥ prakupitaḥ svayameva samāyayau ..12.. > Then, merely by her glance, those daityas were reduced to ashes by her; / then Śumbha, greatly infuriated, came forth in person. 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.13) abravīttiṣṭhatiṣṭheti khaṅgamudyamya bhīṣaṇaḥ .. so'pidevyā mahārāja tathā caivāvalokitaḥ ..13.. > Lifting his sword, the terrifying \[demon\] cried out, “Halt! Halt!” / He too, O great king, was merely glanced at by the goddess in the same way, 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.14) abhavadbhasmasātsadyaḥ pataṃga iva pāvakam.. hate tasmiṃstato daityāḥ śeṣāḥ pārthivasattama.. bhittvā rasātalaṃ jagmuḥ pātālaṃ bhayasaṃyutāḥ ..14.. > and instantly turned to ashes like a moth in fire. / When he was slain, the remaining daityas, O best of kings, / pierced Rasātala and went to Pātāla, seized with terror. 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.15) tato devagaṇāḥ sarve tuṣṭuvustāṃ sureśvarīm.. abruvaṃśca varaṃ brūhi yatte manasi varttate ..15.. > Then all the hosts of gods praised that sovereign of the gods, / and they said, “State the boon that is in your heart.” 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.16) devyuvāca .. .. tatraiva parvate sthāsye hyarbude'haṃ surottamāḥ .. abhīṣṭaḥ parvato'smākaṃ saṃ sadā'rbudasaṃjñitaḥ ..16.. > The goddess said: / “Right there on the mountain, on Arbuda, I shall dwell, O best of gods; / that mountain named Arbuda has always been dear to me.” 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.17) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. tatrasthāṃ tvāṃ samālokya marttyā yāṃti triviṣṭapam .. vinā yajñaistathā dānaiḥ svargaḥ saṃkīrṇatāṃ gataḥ.. nānyatkāraṇamastīha niṣedhasya sureśvari ..17.. > The gods said: / “Beholding you residing there, mortals will go to heaven; / without sacrifices and gifts, heaven will become overcrowded; / there is no other reason for our objection here, O sovereign of the gods.” 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.17\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.17_2) .. devyuvāca .. .. tatrāhaṃ vijane ramye guhāmadhye sureśvarāḥ .. sthāsyāmi viralāḥ kecidyāsyaṃti prāṇino mama .. dṛṣṭigocaramārge hi gatvā taṃ parvataṃ prati ..17.. > The goddess said: / “There in a solitary, delightful cave, O sovereigns of the gods, / I shall dwell; only rare living beings, having gone towards that mountain, / will come into the path of my sight.” 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.19) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. yadyevaṃ devi te'bhīṣṭamevaṃ kuru śucismite .. vayaṃ tvāṃ tatra drakṣyāmaḥ śuklāṣṭamyāṃ sadā śuceḥ .. 19 .. > The gods said: / “If this is your desire, O goddess, do so, O lady of pure smile! / We shall always behold you there on the bright eighth lunar day of Śuci.” 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.20) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evamuktāḥ surā devyā prahṛṣṭāstridivaṃ yayuḥ .. sāpi devī girau tatra gatvā caivārbude nṛpa .. 7.3.24.20 .. > Pulastya said: / Thus addressed by the goddess, the gods, filled with joy, went to heaven; / and that goddess, having gone to that mountain Arbuda, O king, 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.21) guhāmadhyaṃ samāsādya nityaṃ jagaddhitāya vai .. vivikte nyavasatprītā durllabhā suramānavaiḥ .. 21 .. > and reached the interior of a cave for the eternal welfare of the world, / resided happily in solitude, hard to reach for gods and mortals. 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.22) yastāṃ paśyati rājendra śuklāṣṭamyāṃ samāhitaḥ .. abhīṣṭaṃ sa sadāpnoti yadyapi syātsudurllabham ..22.. > Whoever beholds her with concentrated mind on the bright eighth lunar day, O best of kings, / always attains his desired wish, even if it is exceedingly difficult to attain. 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.24.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24.24) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe kātyāyanīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma caturviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 24 .. > Thus ends the twenty-fourth chapter, titled 'Description of the Glory of Kātyāyanī,' in the third section, Arbudakhaṇḍa, of the seventh section, Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses. 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.24.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.24) · Pramāṇa