[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) › 14.29 # Skandapurana 14.29 Skandapurāṇa 14.29 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.29.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.1) .. paulastya uvāca .. .. tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha kapilātīrthamuttamam .. yatra snāto naraḥ samyaṅmucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ .. 1 .. > Pulastya said: > Then one should go, O best of kings, to the supreme Kapilātīrtha, > where a man, properly bathed, is freed from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.2) purā'bhūnnṛpatirnāma suprabhaḥ paravīrahā .. nityaṃ ca mṛgayāśīlo mṛgāṇāmahite rataḥ .. 2 .. > Formerly there was a king named Suprabha, a slayer of enemy heroes, > always devoted to hunting and intent on harming deer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.3) na tathā strīṣu no bhoge nāśvayāne na vāraṇe .. tasyābhūdanurāgaśca yathā mṛgavimarddane .. 3 .. > He did not have such passion for women, nor for pleasures, nor for riding horses or elephants, > as he had for destroying deer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.4) sa kadācinnṛpaśreṣṭha mṛgāsakto'rbudaṃ gataḥ .. apaśyatsānudeśe ca mṛgīṃ śiśusamāvṛtām .. 4 .. > Once, O best of kings, intent on deer, he went to Arbuda. > And on a mountain slope he saw a doe surrounded by her young, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.5) stanaṃ dhayantīṃ susnigdhāṃ śiśoḥ kṣīrānurāgiṇaḥ .. sā tena viddhā bāṇena sahasā nataparvaṇā .. 5 .. > very tenderly nursing her child who was fond of milk. > She was suddenly pierced by him with a bent-knotted arrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.6) atha sā pārthivaṃ dṛṣṭvā pragṛhītaśarāsanam .. dvitīyaṃ yojayānaṃ ca mṛgī bāṇaṃ sunirmalam .. 6 .. > Then, seeing the king holding his bow > and fitting a second bright arrow, the doe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.7) tataḥ sā kopasantaptā bhūpālaṃ pratyabhāṣata .. nāyaṃ dharmaḥ smṛtaḥ kṣāttro yastvayādya niṣevitaḥ ..7 .. > afflicted with rage, spoke back to the king: > "This has not been declared the duty of a kṣatriya, which you have practiced today! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.8) śayāno maithunāsaktaḥ stanapo vyādhipīḍitaḥ .. na haṃtavyo mṛgo rājanmṛgī ca śiśunā vṛtā .. 8 .. > A deer that is lying down, engaged in mating, suckling, or afflicted with disease, > should not be killed, O king, nor a doe accompanied by her child. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.9) tadadya maraṇaṃ jātaṃ mama sarvaṃ nṛpādhama .. tava bāṇaṃ samāsādya putrasya ca mayā vinā .. 9 .. > Therefore, today has death come upon me completely, O lowest of kings, > having met with your arrow, and upon my son without me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.10) yasmādahamadharmeṇa hatā bhūmipate tvayā .. tasmādatraiva sānau tvaṃ raudravyāghro bhaviṣyasi.. 7.3.29.10 .. > Since I have been killed unrighteously by you, O lord of the earth, > therefore, right here on this mountain slope, you shall become a fierce tiger!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.11) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tacchrutvā sumahatpāpaṃ sa nṛpo bhayasaṃkulam .. tāṃ vai prasādayāmāsa prāṇaśeṣāṃ tadā mṛgīm .. 11 .. > Pulastya said: > Hearing of that very great sin, that king, filled with fear, > propitiated that doe whose breath was now fading: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.12) avivekānmayā bhadre hatā tvaṃ nirghṛṇena ca .. kuru śāpavimokṣaṃ tvaṃ tasmāddīnasya sanmṛgi .. 12 .. > "Out of lack of discernment and pitilessly was you killed by me, O gentle one. > Therefore, grant release from the curse to this wretched person, O good doe!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.13) .. mṛgyuvāca .. .. yadā tu kapilāṃ nāma drakṣyase tvaṃ payasvinīm .. dhenuṃ tayā samālāpātprakṛtiṃ yāsyase punaḥ .. 13 .. > The doe said: > "When you see a milch cow named Kapilā, > then, through conversation with her, you will return to your original nature." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.14) evamuktvā mṛgī rājāgrataḥ prāṇairvyayujyata .. pīḍitā śaraghātena putrasnehādviśeṣataḥ .. 14 .. > Having spoken thus before the king, the doe departed from life, > pained by the strike of the arrow and especially by love for her son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.15) athā'sau pārthivaḥ sadyo raudrāsyaḥ samajāyata .. vyāghro daśakarālaśca tīkṣṇadantanakhastathā .. bhakṣayāmāsa tāṃ senāmātmīyāṃ krodhamūrcchitaḥ .. 15 .. > Then that king immediately became one with a terrifying face— > a tiger, ten cubits long, with sharp teeth and claws; > and fainting with rage, he devoured his own army. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.16) tataste sainikā rājanhataśeṣāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ .. svagṛhāṇi yayustatra yathā vṛttaṃ jane pure .. 16 .. > Then those soldiers, O king, the survivors of the slaughter, overcome with grief, > went to their homes there, and to the people in the city \[told\] what had happened, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.17) nivedayanto vṛttāṃtaṃ catvareṣu trikeṣu ca .. yathā vai vyāghratāṃ prāptaḥ sa rājā'rbudaparvate .. 17 .. > reporting the event in city squares and at crossroads, > how indeed that king had attained the state of a tiger on Mount Arbuda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.18) tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya putraṃ bhūriparākramam .. rājye'bhiṣecayāmāsu nāmnā khyātaṃ mahaujasam .. 18 .. > Hearing that report, they consecrated his son of vast valor to the kingship, > renowned by name, possessing great majesty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.19) kasyacittvatha kālasya tasminsānau nṛpottama .. tṛṣārtaṃ gokulaṃ prāptaṃ gopagopīsamākulam .. 19 .. > Then, after some time, O best of kings, on that mountain slope > a herd of cows arrived, afflicted with thirst and crowded with cowherds and milkmaids. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.20) tatraikā gauḥ paribhraṣṭā svayūthāttṛṇatṛṣṇayā .. kapileti ca vikhyātā svayūthasyāgragāminī.. .. 7.3.29.20 .. > There, one cow strayed from her herd out of longing for grass; > known as Kapilā, she was the leader of her herd. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.21) acchinnāgratṛṇaṃ yā tu sadā bhakṣayate nṛpa .. atha sā gahvaraṃ prāptā gireḥ śūnyaṃ bhayaṃkaram .. 21 .. > She who always ate uncut tips of grass, O king, > then arrived at an empty, terrifying cave on the mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.22) tatrāsasāda tāṃ vyāghro daṃṣṭrotkaṭamukhāvahaḥ .. sā taṃ dṛṣṭavatī pāpaṃ trāsamāpa mṛgīva hi .. 22 .. > There, a tiger whose mouth was fierce with fangs approached her. > Seeing that wicked beast, she took fright like a doe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.23) smaraṃtī gokule baddhaṃ svasutaṃ kṣīrapāyinam .. duḥkhena rudatīṃ tāṃ sa dṛṣṭvovāca mṛgādhipaḥ .. 23 .. > remembering her own milk-drinking son tied in the cowpen. > Seeing her weeping in distress, that lord of beasts spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.24) .. vyāghra uvāca .. .. kiṃ vṛthā rudyate dheno māṃ prāpya na hi jīvitam .. vidyate kasyacinmūrkhe smareṣṭāṃ devatāṃ tataḥ .. 24 .. .. > The tiger said: > "Why weep in vain, O cow? Having encountered me, there is indeed no life > for anyone, O foolish one! Therefore, remember your chosen deity!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.25) .. kapilovāca .. .. svajīvitabhayādvyāghra na rodimi kathaṃcana .. putro me bālako goṣṭhyāṃ kṣīrapāyī pratīkṣate .. 25 .. > Kapilā said: > "I do not weep in any way out of fear for my own life, O tiger; > my young son, who drinks milk, is waiting in the cowpen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.26) nādyāpi sa tṛṇā nyatti tenāhaṃ śokaviklavā .. rodmi vyāghra sutasnehātsatyenātmānamālabhe .. 26 .. > Even today he does not eat blades of grass; therefore I am overcome with grief. > I weep out of love for my son, O tiger; I touch myself with truth! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.27) pāyayitvā sutaṃ bālaṃ dṛṣṭvā pṛṣṭvā janaṃ svakam .. punaḥ pratyāgamiṣyāmi yadi tvaṃ manyase vibho .. 27 .. > Having suckled my young son, and having seen and consulted my own kin, > I shall return again, if you agree, O mighty one." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.28) .. vyāghra uvāca .. .. gatvā svasutasāṃnidhyaṃ dṛṣṭvātmīyaṃ ca gokulam .. punarāgamanaṃ yatte na ca tacchraddadhāmyaham .. 28 .. > The tiger said: > "Having gone into the presence of your own son, and having seen your own herd of cows, > that you will come back again—I do not believe that. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.29) bhayānmāṃ bhāṣase caivaṃ nāsti prāṇasamaṃ bhayam .. tasmātprāṇabhayānna tvamāgamiṣyasi dhenuke .. 29 .. > And you speak to me thus out of fear; there is no fear equal to that for one's life. > Therefore, out of fear for your life, you will not come, O cow!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.30) .. kapilo vāca .. .. śapathairāgamiṣyāmi satyametacchṛṇuṣva me .. pratyayo yadi te bhūyānmāṃ muñca tvaṃ mṛgādhipa .. 7.3.29.30 .. > Kapilā said: / 'I will return under oaths; hear this truth from me. / If you can trust me, king of beasts, release me.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.31) .. vyāghra uvāca .. .. brūhi tāñchapathānbhadre samāgacchasi yaiḥ punaḥ.. tato'haṃ pratyayaṃ gatvā mocayiṣyāmi vā na vā .. 31 .. > The tiger said: / 'Speak those oaths, gentle one, by which you will return again; / then, having gained trust, I may release you or may not.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.32) .. kapilovāca .. .. vedādhyayanasaṃpannaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vaṃcayettu yaḥ .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 32 .. > Kapilā said: / 'He who deceives a brahmin endowed with the study of the Vedas— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.33) gurudroharatānāṃ ca yatpāpaṃ jāyate nṛṇām .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 33 .. > Whatever sin is incurred by men devoted to hostility against their guru— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.34) yatpāpaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ hatvā gāṃ ca hatvā prajāyate .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 34 .. > Whatever sin arises from killing a brahmin and from killing a cow— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.35) mitradrohe ca yatpāpaṃ yatpāpaṃ guruvaṃcake .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 35 .. > Whatever sin is incurred in betraying a friend, whatever sin in deceiving a guru— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.36) yo gāṃ spṛśati pādena brāhmaṇaṃ pāvakaṃ tathā .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 36 .. > Whoever touches a cow with the foot, or a brahmin, or fire— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.37) kūpārāmataḍāgānāṃ yo bhaṃgaṃ kuruta naraḥ .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 37 .. > The man who destroys wells, pleasure gardens, or ponds— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.38) kṛtaghnasya ca yatpāpaṃ sūcakasya ca yadbhavet .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 38 .. > Whatever sin belongs to the ungrateful, and whatever belongs to an informer— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.39) madyamāṃsaratānāṃ ca yatpāpaṃ jāyate nṛṇām .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 39 .. > Whatever sin is incurred by men devoted to liquor and meat— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.40) rājapaiśunyakartṝṇāṃ yatpāpaṃ jāyate nṛṇām .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 7.3.29.40 .. > Whatever sin is incurred by men who commit slander before the king— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.41) vedavikrayakartṝṇāṃ yatpāpaṃ saṃprajāyate .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 41 .. > Whatever sin is incurred by those who sell the Vedas— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.42) dīyamānaṃ dvijātīnāṃ nivārayati yo'lpadhīḥ .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 42 .. > That small-minded man who obstructs what is being given to the twice-born— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.43) viśvastaghātakānāṃ ca yatpāpaṃ samudāhṛtam .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 43 .. > Whatever sin is declared of murderers of the trusting— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.44) dvijadveṣaratānāṃ hi yatpāpaṃ jāyate nṛṇām .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 44 .. > Whatever sin is incurred by men devoted to hatred of the twice-born— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.45) paravādaratānāṃ ca pāpaṃ yacca durātmanām .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. .. 45 .. > Whatever sin belongs to the wicked devoted to slandering others— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.46) rātrau ye pāpakarmāṇo bhakṣaṃti dadhisaktukān .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 46 .. > Those evil-doers who eat curd and barley groats at night— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.47) vṛṃtākaṃ mūlakaṃ śvetaṃ raktaṃ ye'śnaṃti gṛṃjanam .. tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ .. 47 .. > Those who eat aubergine, white radish, or red carrot— / may I be stained with that sin if I do not come back again.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.48) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. sa tasyāḥ śapathāñchrutvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ .. pratyayaṃ ca tadā gatvā vyāghro vākyamathābravīt .. 48 .. > Pulastya said: / Hearing her oaths, his eyes wide with amazement, / and having then gained trust, the tiger said these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.49) .. vyāghra uvāca .. .. gaccha tvaṃ gokule bhadre punarāgamanaṃ kuru .. na caitadavagaṃtavyaṃ yadayaṃ vañcito mayā .. 49 .. > The tiger said: / 'Go to your cow-station, gentle one, and make your return. / And it must not be thought: "He has been deceived by me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.50) kapile gaccha paśya tvaṃ tanayaṃ sutavatsale .. pāyayitvā stanaṃ pūrṇamavaghrāya ca mūrdhani .. 7.3.29.50 .. > Go, Kapilā, see your calf, you who are fond of your offspring; / after letting him suck your full udder and sniffing his head, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.51) mātaraṃ bhrātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā sakhīḥ svajanavabāṃdhavān .. satyamevāgrataḥ kṛtvā nānyathā kartumarhasi .. 51 .. > having seen your mother, brother, female companions, kin, and relatives, / keep only truth foremost; you must not do otherwise.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.52) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. sā'nujñātā mṛgendreṇa kapilā putravatsalā ... aśrupūrṇamukhī dīnā prasthitā gokulaṃ prati .. 52 .. > Pulastya said: / Permitted by the lion among beasts, Kapilā, fond of her offspring, / her face filled with tears and miserable, set out toward the cow-station. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.53) vepamānā bhayodvignā śokasāgaramadhyagā .. kariṇīva hi raudreṇa hariṇā sā balīyasā ... tataḥ svagokulaṃ prāptā rabhamāṇā muhurmuhuḥ .. 53 .. > Trembling, distressed with fear, sunk in an ocean of grief / like a female elephant seized by a terrifying and powerful lion, / she then reached her cow-station, lowing again and again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.54) tasyāḥ śabdaṃ tataḥ śrutvā jñātvā vatsaḥ svamātaram .. sammukhaḥ prayayau tūrṇamūrddhvapucchaḥ praharṣitaḥ .. 54 .. > Then, hearing her voice and recognising his mother, / the calf eagerly ran to face her with tail raised, highly delighted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.55) akālāgamanaṃ tasyā raudraṃ bhaṃbhāravaṃ tathā .. dṛṣṭvā śrutvā ca vatso'sau śaṃkitaḥ paripṛcchati .. 55 .. > Seeing her untimely arrival and hearing her dreadful lowing, / that calf, filled with misgiving, asked: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.56) .. vatsa uvāca .. .. na te paśyāmi saumyatvaṃ durmanā iva lakṣyame .. kimarthamanyavelāyāṃ samāyātā vadasva me .. 56 .. > The calf said: / 'I see no serenity in you; you appear as if broken-hearted. / Why have you arrived at an unusual hour? Tell me!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.57) .. kapilovāca .. .. piba putra stanaṃ paścātkāraṇaṃ cāpi me śṛṇu .. āgatā'haṃ tava snehātkuru tṛptiṃ yathepsitām ..57 .. > Kapilā said: / 'Drink from the udder, son; hear also the cause from me afterward. / I have come out of love for you; take your desired satisfaction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.58) apaścimamidaṃ putra durlabhaṃ mātṛdarśanam .. mayā'dya putra gaṃtavyaṃ śapathairāgatā yataḥ ..58.. > This is the very last and rare sight of your mother, son. / Today I must go, son, since I came under oaths. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.59) vyāghrasya kāmarūpasya dātavyaṃ jīvitaṃ mayā .. tenāhaṃ śapathairmuktā kāraṇāttava putraka .. 59 .. > My life must be given to a shape-shifting tiger. / By him I was released under oaths on your account, my child. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.60) mayā'dya tatra gaṃtavyaṃ mṛgarājasamīpataḥ .. yadā ca śapathaiḥ putra dāsyāmi ca kalevaram ..7.3.29.60.. > Today I must go there, to the proximity of the king of beasts; / and in accordance with the oaths, son, I will surrender my body.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.61) .. vatsa uvāca .. .. ahaṃ tatra gamiṣyāmi yatra tvaṃ gaṃtumicchasi .. ślāghyaṃ hi maraṇaṃ me'dya tvayā saha na saṃśayaḥ ..61.. > The calf said: / 'I will go there where you wish to go; / for death today together with you is indeed praiseworthy, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.62) ekākinā'pi marttavyaṃ yasmānmayā tvayā vinā .. yadi māṃ sahitaṃ tatra tvayā vyāghro vadhiṣyati ..62.. > For I must die even alone without you; / if the tiger kills me there along with you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.63) yā gatirmātṛbhaktānāṃ dhruvaṃ sā me bhaviṣyati .. tasmādavaśyaṃ yāsyāmi tvayā saha na saṃśayaḥ .. 63 .. > whatever realm belongs to those devoted to their mother, that will surely be mine. / Therefore I will certainly go with you, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.64) athavā'traiva tiṣṭha tvaṃ śapathāḥ saṃtu me tava .. tava sthāne prayāsyāmi mātastvaṃ yadi manyase .. 64 .. > Or else remain right here; let your oaths fall upon me. / I will go in your place, mother, if you approve. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.65) jananyā viprayuktasya jīvitaṃ na hi me priyam .. nāsti mātṛsamaḥ kaścidbālānāṃ kṣīrajīvinām .. 65 .. > Separated from my mother, life is indeed not dear to me; / for young ones living on milk, no one is equal to a mother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.66) nāsti mātṛsamo nātho nāsti mātṛsamā gatiḥ .. ye mātṛniratāḥ putrāste yāṃti paramāṃ gatim .. 66 .. > There is no protector equal to a mother; there is no refuge equal to a mother. / Those sons who are devoted to their mother go to the supreme goal.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.67) .. kapilovāca .. .. mamaiva vihito mṛtyurna te putraka sāṃpratam .. na cāyamanyabhūtānāṃ mṛtyuḥ syādanyamṛtyutaḥ .. 67 .. > Kapilā said: / 'Death is ordained for me alone, child, not for you now; / nor can the death of other creatures occur through the death of another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.68) apaścimamidaṃ putra mātuḥ sandeśamuttamam .. śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā pariṇāmasukhāvaham .. 68 .. > Listen attentively, son, to this last excellent advice of your mother, / which brings happiness in the end: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.69) vane cara sadā vatsa apramādaparo bhava .. pramādātsarvabhūtāni vinaśyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ .. 69 .. > Wander always in the forest, calf, intent on vigilance; / through heedlessness all living creatures perish, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.70) na ca lobhena cartavyaṃ viṣamasthaṃ tṛṇaṃ kvacit .. lobhādvināśo jaṃtūnāmiha loke paratra ca .. 7.3.29.70 .. > Nor should you graze on grass in a perilous spot anywhere out of greed; / from greed comes the destruction of creatures in this world and the next. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.71) samudramaṭavīṃ yuddhaṃ viśaṃte lobhamohitāḥ .. lobhādi kāryamatyugraṃ kurvaṃti tyājya eva saḥ .. 71 .. > Deluded by greed, they enter the ocean, the dense forest, and war; / out of greed and the like they commit terrifying deeds; it must certainly be abandoned.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.72) lobhātpramādādāśvāsātpuruṣo bādhyate tribhiḥ .. tasmāllobho na karttavyo na pramādo na viśvaset .. 72 .. > A man is ruined by three things: by greed, by carelessness, and by false confidence. / Therefore, one should not be greedy, nor careless, nor overly trusting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.73) ātmā ca satataṃ putra rakṣitavyaḥ prayatnataḥ .. sarvebhyaḥ śvāpadebhyaśca mlecchebhyastaskarāditaḥ ..73.. > And oneself, O son, must always be protected with great effort / from all beasts of prey, from barbarians, and from thieves and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.74) tiryagbhyaḥ pāpayonibhyaḥ sadā vicaratā vane .. na ca śokastvayā kāryaḥ sarveṣāṃ maraṇaṃ dhuvam .. 74 .. > as well as from animals born of sinful wombs, as you constantly roam in the forest. / Nor should you grieve; death is certain for everyone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.75) asmākaṃ prativācaṃ ca śṛṇu śokavināśinīm .. yathā hi pathikaḥ kaścicchāyārthī vṛkṣamāsthitaḥ .. viśrāntaśca punaryāti tadvadbhūtasamāgamaḥ .. 75 .. > Hear also my reply, which dispels grief: / Just as a traveler seeking shade rests under a tree, / and having rested, moves on again, so is the meeting of living beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.76) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evaṃ saṃbhāṣya taṃ vatsamavaghrāya ca mūrddhani .. svamātaraṃ sakhīvargaṃ tato draṣṭuṃ samāgatā .. 76 .. > Pulastya said: / Having spoken thus to that calf and sniffed \[him\] on the crown of his head, / she then went to see her own mother and the group of her companions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.77) abravīcca tato vākyaṃ putraśokena duḥkhitā .. aṃbāḥ śṛṇuta me vākyamapaścimamidaṃ sphuṭam .. 77 .. > And then, distressed with grief for her son, she spoke these words: / 'O mothers, clearly hear these final words of mine: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.78) anāthamabalaṃ dīnaṃ phenapaṃ mama putrakam .. mātṛśokābhisaṃtaptaṃ sarvāstaṃ pālayiṣyatha .. 78 .. > My little son is helpless, weak, poor, and drinks only froth. / Tormented by grief for his mother, you all must protect him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.79) bhāvinīnāmayaṃ putraḥ sāṃprataṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .. snapanīyaḥ pāyitavyaḥ poṣyaḥ pālyaḥ svaputravat .. 79 .. > He is the son of you fortunate ones, especially now. / He must be bathed, given drink, nourished, and protected like your own son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.80) caraṃtaṃ viṣame sthāne caraṃtaṃ paragokule .. akāryeṣu pravartaṃtaṃ he sakhyo vārayiṣyatha .. 7.3.29.80 .. > If he wanders in rough places, or into another's herd, / or engages in improper actions, O friends, you must restrain him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.81) kṣamadhvaṃ ca mahābhāgā yāsye'haṃ satyasaṃśrayāt .. yatrā'sau tiṣṭhate vyāghro muktā'haṃ yena sāṃpratam .. 81.. > And forgive me, O fortunate ones; relying on truth, I shall go / where that tiger waits, by whom I was just released.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.82) sarvāstā vacanaṃ śrutvā tasyāḥ śokasamanvitāḥ .. viṣādaṃ paramaṃ gatvā vākyamūcuḥ suduḥkhitāḥ.. 82.. > Having heard her words, filled with grief, / they all fell into deep dejection and spoke, greatly sorrowful: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.83) kapile naiva gaṃtavyaṃ na te doṣo bhaviṣyati.. prāṇātyaye na doṣo'sti saṃparāye ca dāruṇe.. 83.. > 'O Kapilā, you must not go at all; no fault will attach to you. / There is no fault when life is in peril and in dread calamity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.84) atra gāthā purā gītā munibhirdharmavādibhiḥ.. prāṇātyaye samutpanne śapathe nāsti pātakam.. 84.. > In this regard, a verse was sung of old by sages who expound righteousness: / "When life is in danger, there is no sin in an oath \[broken\]."' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.85) kapilovāca.. prāṇināṃ prāṇa rakṣārthaṃ vadāmyevānṛtaṃ vacaḥ .. nātmārthamupayuñjāmi svalpamapyanṛtaṃ kvacit .. 85 .. > Kapilā said: / 'Only to protect the lives of living beings do I speak an untrue word. / For my own sake, I never utter even the slightest lie. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.86) aśvamedhasahasraṃ tu satyaṃ ca tulayā dhṛtam .. aśvamedhasahasrāddhi satyameva viśiṣyate .. 86 .. > A thousand horse-sacrifices and truth were weighed on a balance: / truth indeed outweighs a thousand horse-sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.87) tasmānnānṛtamātmānaṃ kariṣye jīvitāśayā .. ājñāpayatu māmāryā yāsye yatra mṛgādhipaḥ .. 87 .. > Therefore, through desire for life, I will not make myself untrue. / Let the noble lady permit me; I shall go where the king of beasts is.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.88) .. vayasyā ūcuḥ .. .. kapile tvaṃ namaskāryā sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ .. yattvaṃ paramasatyena prāṇāṃstyajasi dustyajān .. 88 .. > Her companions said: / 'O Kapilā, you are worthy of reverence even by all gods and asuras, / since through supreme truth you abandon your life, which is so hard to give up. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.89) avaśyaṃ na ca te bhāvī mṛtyuḥ satyātkathaṃcana .. pramāṇaṃ yadi satyaṃ hi vraja paṃthāḥ śivo'stu te .. 89 .. > Surely, by virtue of truth, death shall not befall you in any way. / If truth is indeed the authority, go! May your path be auspicious!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.90) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evamuktā ca kapilā gatā yatra mṛgādhipaḥ .. athāsau kapilāṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ .. abravītpraśritaṃ vākyaṃ harṣagadgadayā girā .. 7.3.29.90 .. > Pulastya said: / Spoken to in this manner, Kapilā went to where the king of beasts was. / Then, seeing Kapilā, his eyes widened with astonishment, / and he spoke modest words in a voice faltering with joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.91) .. vyāghra uvāca .. .. svāgataṃ tava kalyāṇi kapile satyavādini .. nahi satyavatāṃ kiṃcidaśubhaṃ vidyate kvacit .. 91 .. > The tiger said: / 'Welcome to you, O auspicious one, O truthful Kapilā! / For nothing inauspicious ever exists anywhere for the truthful. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.92) tvayoktaṃ kapile pūrvaṃ śapathairāgamāya ca .. tena me kautukaṃ jātaṃ yātā''gacchetpunaḥ katham .. 92 .. > You spoke previously with oaths, O Kapilā, in order to return; / because of that, curiosity arose in me: "How could one who has gone return again?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.93) tasmādgaccha mayā muktā yatrā'sau tanayastava .. tiṣṭhate gokule baddhaḥ kṣīrapāyī suduḥkhitaḥ ..93.. .. > Therefore, released by me, go to where that son of yours / stays, tied up in the herd of cattle, drinking milk and deeply distressed.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.94) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. etasminneva kāle tu sa rājā prakṛtiṃ gataḥ .. mṛgīśāpena nirmukto divyarūpavapurdharaḥ .. tato'bravītprahṛṣṭātmā kapilāṃ satyavādinīm .. 94 .. > Pulastya said: / At that very moment, that king returned to his natural form, / freed from the doe's curse and possessing a divine form and body. / Then, delighted in heart, he spoke to the truthful Kapilā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.95) .. rājovāca .. .. prasādāttava mukto'haṃ śāpādasmātsudāruṇāt .. kiṃ te priyaṃ karomyadya dhenuke brūhi satvaram .. 95 .. > The king said: / 'By your grace, I am freed from this terrible curse. / What agreeable thing shall I do for you today, O little cow? Speak quickly!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.96) .. kapilovāca .. .. kṛtakṛtyā'smi rājenda yattvaṃ mukto'si kilbiṣāt.. pipāsā bādhatetyarthaṃ sāṃprataṃ jalamānayam .. 96 .. > Kapilā said: / 'I have achieved my purpose, O king of kings, since you are freed from sin. / Thirst torments me exceedingly; bring water now. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.97) naivānṛtaṃ vijānīhi satyametanmayoditam .. 97 .. > Do not think this untrue; this spoken by me is the truth.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.98) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. athāsau pārthivo haste cāpamādāya satvaram .. sajyaṃ kṛtvā śaraṃ gṛhya jaghāna dharaṇītalam .. 98 .. > Pulastya said: / Then that king, quickly taking his bow in hand, / strung it, took an arrow, and struck the surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.99) tataḥ salilamuttasthau nirmalaṃ śītalaṃ śubham .. tatra sā kapilā snātvā vitṛṣā samapadyata .. 99 .. > Then pure, cool, and auspicious water welled up. / There Kapilā bathed and became free of thirst. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.100) etasminnantare dharmaḥ svayaṃ tatra samāgataḥ .. abravītkapilāṃ hṛṣṭo varaṃ varaya śobhane ..7.3.29.100 .. > In the meantime, Dharma himself arrived there / and, delighted, said to Kapilā: 'Choose a boon, O beautiful one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.101) tava satyena tuṣṭo'haṃ nāsti te sadṛśī kvacit .. trailokye sakale dhenurna bhaviṣyati vai śubhe .. 101 .. > I am pleased with your truthfulness. In the entire three worlds, O auspicious one, / there is no cow equal to you anywhere, nor will there ever be.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.102) .. kapilovāca .. .. prasādāttava gaccheya saha rājñā sagokulā .. suprabheṇa padaṃ divyaṃ jarāmaraṇavarjitam.. 102 .. > Kapilā said: / 'By your favor, along with the king, together with the herd of cows / and with Suprabha, may I go to the divine abode free from old age and death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.103) mannāmnā khyātimāyātu puṇyametajjalāśayam .. sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇāṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ tathā .. 103 .. > May this sacred reservoir attain renown by my name, / removing all sins of men and granting all desires.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.104) .. dharma uvāca .. .. ye'tra snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti supuṇye salile śubhe .. caturddaśyāṃ viśeṣeṇa te yāsyaṃti parāṃ gatim .. 104 .. > Dharma said: / 'Those who perform a ritual ablution here in this exceedingly sacred, auspicious water, / especially on the fourteenth day, shall attain the supreme state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.105) tava nāmnā supuṇyaṃ hi tīrthametadbhaviṣyati .. darśamuddiśya martyastu prāpsyate gosahasrakam .. snānāllakṣaguṇaṃ dānātpuṇyaṃ caiva tathā'kṣayam .. 105 .. > Indeed, this shall be a very sacred ford by your name. / By making an offering on the new moon day, a mortal shall obtain \[the fruit of giving\] a thousand cows; / the merit from ritual ablution is multiplied a hundred thousand times, and from a gift it is imperishable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.106) ye'tra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ susamāhitāḥ.. sarvadānaphalaṃ teṣāṃ bhuktimuktī mahātmanām .. 106 .. > Those men who, well-composed, perform a śrāddha here— / for those noble-minded ones, there is the fruit of all gifts, worldly enjoyment, and liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.107) api kīṭapataṃgā ye tṛṣārtāḥ salile śubhe .. majjayiṣyati yāsyaṃti te'pi sthānaṃ divaukasām.. 107 .. > Even worms and insects, afflicted by thirst, who plunge / into this auspicious water, shall also go to the abode of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.108) kiṃ punarbhaktisaṃyuktā mānavāḥ satyavādinaḥ .. manasvino mahābhāgāḥ śraddhāvaṃto vicakṣaṇāḥ .. 108 .. > What then of truthful human beings endowed with devotion, / wise, fortunate, faithful, and discerning?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.109) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. etasminneva kāle tu vimānāni sahasraśaḥ .. samāyātāni rājeṃdra kapilāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ .. 109 .. > Pulastya said: / At that very moment, aerial chariots by the thousands / arrived, O king of kings, by the power of Kapilā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.110) tānyāruhyātha kapilā gopagokulasaṃkulā .. suprabheṇa samāyuktā tatpadaṃ paramaṃ gatā .. 7.3.29.110 .. > Mounting them, Kapilā, accompanied by cowherds and the herd of cattle, / and united with Suprabha, went to that supreme abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.111) tasmātsarvaprayatnena tatra snānaṃ samācaret .. śrāddhaṃ caivātmanaḥ śaktyā dānaṃ pārthivasattama .. .. 111 .. > Therefore, by every effort, one should perform a ritual ablution there, / and a śrāddha according to one's ability, and a gift, O best of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.29.111\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29.111_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṃḍe kapilātīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ..29.. > Thus ends the twenty-ninth chapter, titled “Description of the Greatness of Kapilātīrtha,” in the third Arbudakhaṇḍa of the seventh Prabhāsakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.29.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Āryacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.aryacarita.5.77) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.29) · Pramāṇa