[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) › 14.25 # Skandapurana 14.25 Skandapurāṇa 14.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.25.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.1) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tataḥ piṃḍārakaṃ gacchettīrthaṃ pāpaharaṃ nṛpa .. yatra pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ maṃkinā brāhmaṇena ca .. siddhiṃ gatastathā rājaṃstīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ .. 1 .. > Pulastya said: / Then one should go to the sacred ford Piṇḍāraka, which removes sins, O king, / where formerly austerity was performed by the brahmin Maṅki, / and who, through the power of this sacred ford, attained perfection, O king. 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.2) purā maṃkirabhūdvipro nāmamātreṇa bhūpate .. mūrkho brāhmaṇakṛtyānāmanabhijñaḥ sumandadhīḥ .. 2 .. > Long ago, O ruler of the earth, Maṅki was a brahmin in name only, / foolish, ignorant of the duties of a brahmin, and very dull-witted. 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.3) athāsau parvate ramye lokānāṃ nṛpasattama .. mahiṣī rakṣayāmāsa tataḥ piṃḍārakarmaṇi ..3.. > Then, O best of kings, on that lovely mountain, he tended the buffaloes / of the people, engaged in the occupation of a herdsman. // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.4) kasyacittvatha kālasya tena vittamupārjitam.. dūrātkṛcchreṇa ca stokaṃ jagṛhe goyugaṃ tataḥ .. 4... > After some time, he acquired wealth; / with difficulty from afar he acquired a little, and then bought a pair of bullocks. // 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.5) tatastaddamayāmāsa goyugaṃ nṛpasattama .. atha daivavaśādrājandamitaṃ tasya goyugam.. 5 .. > Then he trained that pair of bullocks, O best of kings. / Now, by the power of destiny, O king, that trained pair of bullocks of his, // 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.6) nibaddhamuṣṭramāsādya grīvādeśe balātsthitam .. athoṣṭrastvarayā rājannutthitastrāsatatparaḥ ..6.. > approaching a tied camel, forcefully remained attached to its neck. / Then, O king, the camel hastily rose up, seized with terror, // 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.7) goyugena hi grīvāyāṃ lambamānena bhūpate .. taddṛṣṭvā sumahāścaryaṃ vināśaṃ goyugasya tu .. 7 .. > with the pair of bullocks hanging from its neck, O king. / Seeing that great wonder—the destruction of the pair of bullocks— // 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.8) maṃkirvairāgyamāpannastyaktvā grāmaṃ vanaṃ yayau .. sa gatvā nirjharaṃ kañcidarbude nṛpasattama ..8.. > Maṅki attained dispassion; abandoning the village, he went to the forest. / Having gone to a certain mountain stream on Arbuda, O best of kings, // 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.9) trikālaṃ kurute snānaṃ gāyatrījapamuttamam .. tenāsau gatapāpo'bhūddivyadarśī ca bhūmipa ..9.. > he performed ritual ablution at the three divisions of the day and practiced the supreme recitation of the Gāyatrī. / By that, O king, he became freed from sin and endowed with divine vision. // 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.10) etasminneva kāle tu tena mārgeṇa śaṃkaraḥ .. saha gauryā viniṣkrāṃtaḥ krīḍārthaṃ ramyaparvate ..7.3.25.10.. > At that very time, Śaṃkara, along that path, / came out together with Gaurī for sport upon the lovely mountain. // 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.11) sa dṛṣṭaḥ sahasā tena piṃḍāreṇa mahātmanā .. praṇāmamakarodrājaṃstatastaṃ śaṃkaro'bravīt .. 11 .. > He was suddenly seen by that high-souled Piṇḍāra. / He made a bow, O king, and then Śaṃkara said to him: // 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.12) na vṛthā darśanaṃ me syādvaro me gṛhyatāṃ dvija .. yadabhīṣṭaṃ mahārāja yadyapi syātsudurlabham .. 12 .. > “My darśana should not be in vain; accept a boon from me, O twice-born! / Whatever is desired, O great king, even if it be very difficult to obtain.” // 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.13) .. piṃḍāraka uvāca .. .. gaṇo'haṃ tava deveśa bhavāni tripurāṃtaka .. yathā tathā kuru vibho nānyanme hṛdi vartate .. 13 .. > Piṇḍāraka said: > “May I become your attendant, O Lord of gods, O destroyer of Tripura! / Make it so, O all-pervading Lord; nothing else resides in my heart. // 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.14) etatpiṇḍārakaṃ tīrtha mama nāmnā prasidhyatu .. 14 .. > May this Piṇḍāraka sacred ford become famous by my name!” // 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.15) .. bhagavānuvāca .. .. bhaviṣyasi gaṇo'smākaṃ dehāṃte tvaṃ dvijottama .. etatpiṃḍārakaṃnāma tīrthamatra bhaviṣyati .. 15 .. > The Blessed Lord said: > “You shall become our attendant at the end of your body, O best of brahmins! / This sacred ford here shall be known by the name Piṇḍāraka. // 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.16) ahamatra mahāṣṭamyāṃ nivekṣyāmi mahāmate .. ye ca snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti saṃprāpte cāṣṭamīdine .. te yāsyaṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatrāhaṃ nityasaṃsthitaḥ .. 16 .. > I shall enter here on the great eighth day, O noble-minded one; / and those who perform ritual ablution when the eighth day has arrived / shall go to the supreme abode where I am eternally present.” // 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.17) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evamuktvā mahādevastatraivāṃtaradhīyata ... maṃkiḥ piṃḍārakastatra tapastepe divāniśam .. 17 .. > Pulastya said: > Having spoken thus, Mahādeva vanished right there. / Maṅki Piṇḍāraka performed tapas there day and night. // 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.18) tataḥ kālena mahatā tyaktvā dehaṃ divaṃ gataḥ .. yatrāste bhagavānrudro gaṇastatra babhūva ha .. 18 ... > Then, after a long time, casting off his body, he went to heaven; / where the blessed Lord Rudra resides, there he became an attendant. // 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.19) tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ mantreṇa cācaret ..19.. > Therefore, with every effort, one should perform ritual ablution with mantras, // 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.20) rājendra mahiṣīdānamathāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ .. ya icchati sadā'bhīṣṭamiha loke paratra ca ..7.3.25.20.. > O lord of kings, and especially the gift of a buffalo on the eighth day, / whoever always desires what is wished for in this world and in the next. // 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.25.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25.25) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe piṃḍārakatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 25.. > Thus ends the twenty-fifth chapter, titled ‘Description of the Māhātmya of Piṇḍāraka Sacred Ford’, in the Arbuda Section, the third part of the seventh Prabhāsa Section, in the Skandapurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses. // 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.25.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.25) · Pramāṇa