[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) › 14.36 # Skandapurana 14.36 Skandapurāṇa 14.36 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.36.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.1) .. yayātiruvāca .. .. caṃḍikāyā dvijaśreṣṭha kathaṃ tatrāśramo'bhavat .. kasminkāle phalaṃ tena kiṃ dṛṣṭena bhavennṛṇām .. 1 .. > Yayāti said: / 'O best of the twice-born, how did the hermitage of Caṇḍikā come to be there? / At what time, and what fruit would come to men when it is visited?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.2) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm .. yāṃ śrutvā mānavaḥ samyaksarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 2 .. > Pulastya said: / 'Listen, O king, I shall relate the sin-destroying story, / hearing which properly a mortal is freed from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.3) purā devayuge rājanmahiṣonāma dānavaḥ .. pitāmahavarāddṛptaḥ sarvadevabhayaṃkaraḥ .. 3 .. > Long ago, in the age of the gods, O king, there was a Dānava named Mahiṣa, / arrogant due to a boon of the Grandfather, terrifying to all the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.4) tena śakrādayo devā jitāḥ saṃkhye sahasraśaḥ .. bhayāttasya divaṃ hitvā gatāste vai yathādiśam .. 4 .. > By him the gods, Śakra and others, were conquered thousands of times in battle. / Out of fear of him, leaving heaven, they fled in all directions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.5) trailokyaṃ sa vaśe kṛtvā svayamindro babhūva ha .. 5 .. > Bringing the three worlds under his control, he himself became Indra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.6) ādityā vasavo rudrā nāsatyau marutāṃ gaṇāḥ .. kṛtāstena tathā daityā yathārhaṃ balavattarāḥ .. 6 .. > The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, the two Nāsatyas, and the hosts of Maruts / were replaced appropriately by him with more powerful Daityas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.7) vahnirbhayaṃ samāpannastyaktvā devagaṇāṃstadā .. dānavebhyo havirbhāgaṃ devebhyo na prayacchati .. 7 .. > Agni, having become fearful and abandoning the hosts of gods, / then gave the sacrificial share to the Dānavas, not to the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.8) uddyotaṃ kurute sūryo yādṛktasyābhisaṃmataḥ .. yajñabhāgaṃ vinā'pyeṣa bhayātpārthivasattama .. 8 .. > The sun made its illumination just as approved by him, / even without a share of the sacrifice, out of fear, O best of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.9) lokapālāstathā sarve tasya karma pracakrire .. dāsavatpārthivaśreṣṭha yajñabhāgaṃ vinākṛtāḥ .. .. 9 .. > Likewise, all the world-guardians carried out his work / like slaves, O best of kings, deprived of their sacrificial share. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.10) kasyacittvatha kālasya sarve devāḥ sametya tu .. papracchurvinayopetā vipraśreṣṭhaṃ bṛhaspatim .. 7.3.36.10 .. > Then, after some time, all the gods assembled / and humbly asked Bṛhaspati, the best of brahmins: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.11) bhagavānkiṃ vayaṃ kurmaḥ kutra yāmo nirāśrayāḥ .. tasmādbrūhi kṣayopāyaṃ mahiṣasya durātmanaḥ .. 11 .. > 'O Venerable One, what shall we do? Where shall we go, without a refuge? / Therefore tell us the means to destroy the evil-souled Mahiṣa.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.12) evamukto gururddevairdhyātvā kālaṃ ciraṃ nṛpa .. tatastāṃstridaśānprāha jīvayanniva bhūpateḥ .. 12 .. > Thus addressed by the gods, the preceptor meditated for a long time, O king; / then, as if bringing them back to life, he spoke to those gods, O ruler of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.13) .. bṛhaspatiruvāca .. .. brahmalabdhavaro daityaḥ pauruṣe ca vyavasthitaḥ .. avadhyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ muktvekāṃ yoṣitaṃ surāḥ .. vrajadhvaṃ sahitāstasmādarbudaṃ parvatottamam .. 13 .. > Bṛhaspati said: / 'The Daitya has obtained a boon from Brahmā and is steadfast in valor; / he is unslayable by all the gods, except by a single woman, O gods. / Therefore, go together to Arbuda, the best of mountains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.14) tapo'rthaṃ tatra saṃsiddhirjāyatāmacirāddhi vaḥ .. śaktirūpāṃ parāṃ devīṃ caṃḍikāṃ kāmarūpiṇīm..14.. > For the sake of austerity, may accomplishment arise there for you without delay! / The supreme goddess in the form of Power, Caṇḍikā, who can take any form at will— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.15) ārādhayadhvamekāṃte yayā vyāptamidaṃ jagat .. sā tuṣṭā vai vadhārthaṃ tu mahiṣasya durātmanaḥ .. 15 .. > worship her in solitude, by whom this universe is pervaded. / When she is pleased, for the slaying of the evil-minded Mahiṣa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.16) kariṣyati samudyogamavatārasamudbhavam .. tasyā hastena so'vaśyaṃ vadhaṃ prāpsyati durmatiḥ .. 16 .. > she will make an effort, arising through an incarnation; / by her hand that evil-minded one will surely meet destruction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.17) ahaṃ vaḥ kīrtayiṣyāmi śaktiyaṃ maṃtramuttamam .. pūjāvidhānasaṃyuktaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ śubham .. 17 ... .. > I shall proclaim to you the supreme Śākta mantra, / combined with the ritual of worship, auspicious, conferring enjoyment and liberation.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.18) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evamuktāḥ surāḥ sarve harṣeṇa mahatānvitāḥ .. tenaiva sahitā rājangatāḥ parvatamarbudam .. 18 .. > Pulastya said: / Thus addressed, all the gods, filled with great joy, / went along with him, O king, to Mount Arbuda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.19) tatra snātāñchucīnsarvāndīkṣayāmāsa gīṣpatiḥ .. śaktiyaiḥ paramairmaṃtraiḥ sadyaḥsiddhikarairnṛpa .. 19 .. > There the Lord of Speech initiated all of them, purified after bathing, / with supreme Śākta mantras that bestow immediate accomplishment, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.20) sārdhayāmatrayaṃ tatra parivārasamanvitāḥ .. balipūjopahāraiśca gaṃdhaṃ mālyānulepanaiḥ .. 7.3.36.20 .. > For three and a half watches there, accompanied by their attendants, / with offerings of sacrifices, worship, and presentations, with perfumes, garlands, and ointments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.21) maṃtreṇa vividhenaiva cārustotreṇa bhaktitaḥ .. prārthayaṃtastathā nityaṃ dīpajyotiḥ samāhitāḥ .. 21 .. > with diverse mantras and beautiful praises, in devotion / they constantly prayed, concentrated on the light of the lamp, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.22) nirmamā nirahaṃkārā gurubhaktiparāyaṇāḥ .. aṃganyāsasamāyuktāḥ samadarśitvamāgatāḥ ..22.. > free from possessiveness, free from egotism, dedicated to devotion to their preceptor, / endowed with the assignment of mantras to bodily parts, having attained equanimity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.23) evaṃ saṃtiṣṭhamānānāṃ teṣāṃ pārthivasattama .. sapta māsā vyatikrāṃtāstatastuṣṭā sureśvarī .. 23 .. > As they remained thus, O best of kings, / seven months passed; then the ruler of the gods became pleased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.24) dīpajyotiḥsamāveśātteṣāṃ gātreṣu pārthiva .. maṃtreṇa paripūtānāṃ paraṃ tejo vyavardhata .. 24 .. > From the entry of the lamp's light into their bodies, O king, / their supreme splendor, fully purified by the mantra, grew. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.25) dvādaśārkaprabhā jātāḥ ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtareṇa te .. atha tāṃstejasā yuktāñjñātvā jīvo mahīpate .. 25 .. > Within six months they took on the radiance of twelve suns. / Then, O king, knowing them to be filled with fiery brilliance, Jīva > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.26) maṃḍalaṃ racayāmāsa sarvasiddhipradāyakam .. upaveśya tataḥ sarvānsamastāṃstridaśālayān .. 26 .. > drew a maṇḍala that bestows all perfections. / Then, having seated all the gods \[there\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.27) teṣāṃ śarīragaṃ tejaḥ śaktiyairmaṃtrasattamaiḥ .. ākṛṣya nyasayāmāsa maṃḍale tatra pārthiva .. 27 .. > he drew forth the fiery splendour residing in their bodies / with supreme mantras of the goddess and placed it into that maṇḍala, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.28) tatastejomayī kanyā tatra jātā svarūpiṇī .. śaktirūpā mahākāyā divyalakṣaṇalakṣitā .. 28 .. > Thereupon, a maiden composed of fiery energy appeared there in bodily form, / the embodiment of Śakti, huge of body and marked with divine characteristics. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.29) iṃdrastasyai dadau vajraṃ svapāśaṃ ca jaleśvaraḥ .. śaktiṃ ca bhagavānagniḥ siṃhayānaṃ dhanādhipaḥ .. 29 .. > Indra gave her his thunderbolt, and the lord of waters his noose; / the divine Agni gave his spear, and the lord of wealth a lion for a mount. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.30) anye caiva gaṇāḥ sarve nijaśastrāṇi harṣitāḥ .. tasyai dadurnṛpaśreṣṭha stutiṃ cakruḥ samāhitāḥ .. 7.3.36.30 .. > And all the other hosts, full of joy, gave her their own weapons, / O best of kings, and with concentrated minds praised her: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.31) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. namaste devadeveśi namaste kāṃcanaprabhe .. namaste padmapatrākṣi namaste jagadambike .. 31 .. > The gods said: / 'Homage to you, goddess of the gods! Homage to you of golden radiance! / Homage to you with eyes like lotus petals! Homage to you, mother of the universe! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.32) namaste viśvarūpe ca namaste viśvasaṃstute .. tvaṃ matistvaṃ dhṛtiḥ kāṃtistvaṃ sudhā tvaṃ vibhāvarī .. 32 .. > Homage to you who are all-formed! Homage to you who are praised by all! / You are intellect, you are resolve, you are beauty, you are nectar, you are the night! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.33) kṣamā ṛddhiḥ prabhā svāhā sāvitrī kamalā satī .. tvaṃ gaurī tvaṃ mahāmāyā cāmuṇḍā tvaṃ sarasvatī .. 33 .. > Forbearance, prosperity, light, Svāhā, Sāvitrī, Kamalā, Satī; / you are Gaurī, you are Mahāmāyā, Cāmuṇḍā, and Sarasvatī! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.34) bhairavī bhīṣaṇākārā caṃḍamuṃḍāsidhāriṇī .. bhūtapriyā mahākāyā ghaṭālī vikramotkaṭā .. 34 .. > Bhairavī of terrifying form, bearer of the sword against Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, / dear to spirits, huge of body, Ghaṭālī of mighty prowess! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.35) madyamāṃsapriyā nityaṃ bhaktatrāṇaparāyaṇā .. tvayā vyāptamidaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram .. 35 .. > Ever fond of wine and meat, devoted to protecting your worshippers; / by you this entire threefold world, moving and unmoving, is pervaded!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.36) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evaṃ stutā suraiḥ sarvaistato devī praharṣitā .. tānabravīdvaraṃ sarvā gṛhṇaṃtu mama devatāḥ .. 36 .. > Pulastya said: / Thus praised by all the gods, the goddess rejoiced / and said to them: 'Let all you gods receive a boon from me.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.37) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. dānavo mahiṣo nāma pitāmahavarānvitaḥ .. avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ devānāṃ ca tathā kṛtaḥ .. 37 .. > The gods said: / 'A dānava named Mahiṣa, possessed of a boon from the Grandfather, / has been made invincible to all beings and likewise to the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.38) muktvaikāṃ yoṣitaṃ devi tasmāttvaṃ vinipātaya .. 38 .. > excepting only a woman, O goddess; therefore, slay him!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.39) .. devyuvāca .. .. gacchadhvaṃ tridaśāḥ sarve svāni sthānāni nirvṛtāḥ .. 39 .. > The goddess said: / 'Go, all you gods, to your own abodes in peace. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.40) ahaṃ taṃ sūdayiṣyāmi samaye paryupasthite .. evamuktā gatāḥ sarve devāḥ sthānāni harṣitāḥ .. 7.3.36.40 .. > I shall destroy him when the proper time arrives.' / Addressed in this way, all the gods returned rejoicing to their realms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.41) devī tatraiva saṃhṛṣṭā sthitā parvatarodhasi .. kasyacittvathakālasya nārado bhagavānmuniḥ .. 41 .. > The goddess remained right there upon the mountain slope, full of joy. / Then, after some time, the divine sage Nārada, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.42) tatra devīṃ ca saṃdṛṣṭvā tīrthayātrāparāyaṇaḥ .. triviṣṭapamanuprāpto mahiṣo yatra tiṣṭhati .. 42 .. > having seen the goddess there while devoted to pilgrimage to holy fords, / arrived at heaven, where Mahiṣa was residing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.43) tatra dṛṣṭvā muniṃ prāptaṃ praṇamya mahiṣāsuraḥ .. vinayena samāyukto hyabhyutthānamathākarot ..43.. > Seeing that the sage had arrived there, the asura Mahiṣa bowed / and, full of humble respect, rose up to greet him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.44) tatastaṃ pūjayāmāsa madhuparkārghaviṣṭaraiḥ .. sukhāsīnaṃ suviśrāṃtaṃ jñātvā vākyamuvāca ha .. 44 .. > He then worshipped him with the honey-offering, water for hospitality, and a seat; / and seeing him comfortably seated and well-rested, he spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.45) kuto bhavānitaḥ prāptaḥ kimarthaṃ munisattama .. amī putrāstathā rājyaṃ kalatrāṇi dhanāni ca .. 45 .. > 'From where have you come here, O best of sages, and for what purpose? / These sons, as well as the kingdom, wives, and riches, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.46) ahaṃ bhṛtyasamāyuktaḥ kimanena dvijottama .. sarvaṃ te'haṃ pradāsyāmi brūhi yena prayojanam.. 46 .. > and I together with my servants—what are these \[to you\], O best of brahmins? / I shall give you everything; speak of whatever you require.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.47) .. nārada uvāca .. .. abhinaṃdāmi te sarvametattvayyupapadyate . niḥspṛhā hi vayaṃ nityaṃ munidharmaṃ samāśritāḥ .. 47 .. > Nārada said: / 'I commend all this from you; it is well suited to you. / We, however, are ever free from desire, committed to the way of sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.48) kautūhalādiha prāptaścirātte darśanaṃ gataḥ .. marttyalokātsamāyāto yāsyāmi brahmaṇaḥ padam .. 48 .. > I came here out of curiosity, having come into your presence after a long time. / Having arrived from the mortal world, I shall go on to the realm of Brahmā.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.49) .. mahiṣāsura uvāca .. .. kvaciddṛṣṭaṃ tvayā kiñcidāścaryaṃ bhūtale mune .. daivaṃ vā mānuṣaṃ vāpi dānavā laṃbhitā vibho .. 49 .. > Mahiṣāsura said: / 'Have you seen any wonder on the earth, O sage, / whether divine or human, that has reached the dānavas, O lord?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.50) .. nārada uvāca .. .. atyāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ dānavendra dharātale .. yatra dṛṣṭaṃ kvacitpūrvaṃ trailokye sacarācare .. 7.3.36.50 .. > Nārada said: / 'I saw a great wonder on the surface of the earth, O lord of dānavas, / such as was \[never\] before seen anywhere in the three worlds, moving and unmoving. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.51) astyarbuda iti khyātaḥ parvato dharaṇītale .. sarvartupuṣpitairvṛkṣaiḥ śobhitaḥ svargasannibhaḥ .. 51 .. > There is a mountain on the surface of the earth known as Arbuda, / adorned with trees blossoming in all seasons, resembling heaven itself, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.52) bakulaiścaṃpakaiścāmrairaśokaiḥ karṇikārakaiḥ .. śālaistālaiśca kharjūrairvaṭairbhallātakairdhavaiḥ .. 52 .. > with bakula, campaka, mango, aśoka, and karṇikāra trees; / with śāla, palmyra, date, banyan, bhallātaka, and dhava trees; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.53) saralaiḥ panasairvṛkṣaistiṃdukaiḥ karavīrakaiḥ .. maṃdāraiḥ pārijātaiśca malayaiścaṃdanaistathā .. 53 .. > with pine, jackfruit trees, tinduka, and karavīra bushes; / with mandāra, pārijāta, and Malabar sandalwood trees; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.54) puṣpajātiviśeṣaiśca sugaṃdhairapyanekakaiḥ .. khādyaiḥ sarvestathā lehyaiścoṣyaiḥ phalavarairvṛtaḥ .. 54 .. > and with many distinct varieties of fragrant flowers, / surrounded by the finest fruits: all types to be chewed, licked, and sucked. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.55) na sa vṛkṣo na sā vallī nauṣadhī sā dharātale .. na tatra yā'surajyeṣṭha parvate vīkṣitā mayā .. 55 .. > There is no tree, no vine, nor any medicinal plant on earth, / O foremost among asuras, that was not seen by me on that mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.56) pakṣiṇo madhurārāvāścakoraśikhicātakāḥ .. kokilā dhārtarāṣṭrāśca bhramarāḥ śvetapatrakāḥ .. 56 .. > There are sweet-sounding birds: cakoras, peacocks, cātakas, / cuckoos, white geese, and bees with pale wings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.57) yeṣāṃ śabdaṃ samākarṇya munayo'pi samāhitāḥ .. kṣobhaṃ yāṃti trikālajñāḥ kaṃdarpaśarapīḍitāḥ .. 57 .. > Hearing their sound, even sages who are deeply absorbed, / knowers of past, present, and future, become agitated, tormented by the arrows of Kāma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.58) nirjharāṇi suramyāṇi nadyaśca vimalodakāḥ .. padminīkhaṃḍasaṃyuktā hradāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ .. 58 .. > There are delightful cascades, rivers of crystal-clear water, / and hundreds and thousands of lakes filled with clusters of lotus plants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.59) padmapatraviśālākṣā madhyakṣāmāḥ śucismitāḥ .. vivekino narāstatra śāstravratasamanvitāḥ .. 59 .. > There are women with broad eyes like lotus petals, slender waists, and bright smiles; / and discerning men endowed with knowledge of the scriptures and vows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.60) kiṃ cātra bahunoktena yatkiṃcittatra parvate .. svedajāṃḍajasaṃjñeyā udbhijjāśca jarāyujāḥ .. sarvalokottarāstatra dṛśyaṃte parvatottame .. 7.3.36.60 .. > What need is there to say much more? Whatever is on that mountain, / whether born of sweat, born of eggs, born of sprouts, or born from the womb, / all are seen to be transcendent on that best of mountains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.61) daśayojanavistāro dvābhyāṃ saṃhitaparvataḥ .. uccaiḥ paṃca ca sa śrīmānmartye svargo vyajāyata .. 61 .. > Ten yojanas in extent and combined with two \[more\], / and five \[yojanas\] high, that glorious mountain has become a heaven in the mortal realm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.62) tatrā'haṃ kautukāviṣṭa itaścetaśca vīkṣayan .. sarvāścaryamayīṃ nārīmapaśyaṃ lokasuṃdarīm .. 62 .. > There, filled with curiosity, as I gazed here and there, / I beheld a woman full of all wonders, the beauty of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.63) na devī nāpi gaṃdharvī nāsurī na ca mānuṣī .. tādṛgrūpā mayā dṛṣṭā na śrutā ca varāṃganā .. 63 .. > Neither goddess, nor gandharva woman, nor asura woman, nor human female / of such beauty has ever been seen or heard of by me, an excellent lady! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.64) ratiḥ prītirumā lakṣmīḥ sāvitrī ca sarasvatī .. tasyā rūpasya leśena naitāstulyāḥ striyo'khilāḥ .. 64 .. > Rati, Prīti, Umā, Lakṣmī, Sāvitrī, and Sarasvatī: / all these women are not equal even to a fraction of her beauty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.65) ahaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā rūpāṃ nārīṃ kāmena pīḍitaḥ .. tadā dānavaśārdūla vaiklavyaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ .. 65 .. > When I saw a woman of such form, afflicted with desire, / I fell into the deepest distress, O tiger among dānavas! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.66) tato dhairyamavaṣṭabhya mayā manasi ciṃtitam .. na kariṣye samālāpaṃ tayā saha ca karhicit .. 66 .. > Then, having summoned my courage, I resolved in my mind: / 'I must never engage in conversation with her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.67) yasyā darśanamātreṇa kāmo me hṛdi varddhitaḥ .. tasyāḥ saṃbhāṣaṇeneva kiṃ bhaviṣyati me punaḥ .. 67 .. > If at the mere sight of her desire flared in my heart, / what would happen to me if I were actually to converse with her?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.68) cirakālaṃ tapastaptaṃ brahmacaryeṇa vai mayā .. nāśaṃ yāsyati tatsarvaṃ viṣayairnirjitasya ca .. tasmādgacchāmi cānyatra yāvanna vikṛtirbhavet .. 68 .. > For a long time austerity was performed by me through celibacy indeed; / it will all go to destruction if I am conquered by sense-objects. / Therefore I shall go elsewhere, before an alteration of mind occurs. (68) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.69) nārīnāma tapovighnaṃ pūrvaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ svayaṃbhuvā .. argalā svargamārgasya sopānaṃ narakasya ca .. 69 .. > An obstacle to austerity, named woman, was created of old by the self-manifest \[Brahmā\]; / a bolt across the path to heaven, and a staircase to hell. (69) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.70) tāvaddhairyaṃ tapaḥ satyaṃ tāvatsthairyaṃ kulatrapā .. yāvatpaśyati no nārīmaikāṃte ca viśeṣataḥ .. 7.3.36.70 .. > So long does patience last, austerity, truth; so long does firmness and modesty of family endure, / only until one sees a woman, especially in solitude. (70) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.71) etatsaṃciṃtya bahudhā nimīlya nayane tataḥ .. aprajalpya varārohāṃ tāmahaṃ cātra saṃsthitaḥ .. 71 .. > Reflecting much on this, closing both eyes then, / without speaking to that lovely-hipped lady, I departed from there. (71) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.72) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā mahiṣaḥ kāmapīḍitaḥ .. śravaṇādapi rājeṃdra punaḥ papraccha taṃ munim .. 72 .. > Pulastya said: / Having heard the words of Nārada, Mahiṣa, tormented by desire, / simply from hearing, O king of kings, asked that sage again: (72) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.73) .. mahiṣāsura uvāca .. .. kā'sau brāhmaṇaśārdūla tādṛgrūpā varāṃganā .. yasyāḥ saṃdarśanādeva bhavāneva smarānvitaḥ .. 73 .. > Mahiṣāsura said: / Who is she, O tiger among brahmins, that fair lady of such beauty, / by whose very sight you yourself were seized by love? (73) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.74) devī vā mānuṣī vāpi yakṣiṇī pannagī mune .. kumārī vā sakāṃtā vā brūhi sarvaṃ savistaram .. 74 .. > Is she a goddess, a mortal woman, a yakṣiṇī, or a serpent-maiden, O sage? / An unmarried girl, or one with a husband? Tell me all in full! (74) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.76) .. nārada uvāca .. .. na sā pṛṣṭā mayā kiṃcinna jānāmi tadanvayam .. etanme varttate vitte sā kumārī yaśasvinī .. 76 .. > Nārada said: / She was not asked anything by me; I do not know her lineage. / This exists in my awareness: she is a renowned maiden; (75) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.76\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.76_1) akṣamālādharā bālā kamaṃḍalusamanvitā .. tapastepe girau tatra hetunā kenacicchubhā .. 76 .. > a girl holding a rosary, equipped with a water-pot; / the auspicious one performed austerity on that mountain for some reason. (76) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.77) so'haṃ yāsyāmi daityeśa brahmalokaṃ sanātanam .. notsahe tatkathāṃ kartuṃ kāmabāṇabhayāturaḥ .. .. 77 .. > As for me, O lord of Daityas, I am going to the eternal world of Brahmā; / afflicted by the fear of the arrows of desire, I do not dare to talk of her. (77) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.78) evamuktvā tato rājanbrahmalokaṃ gato muniḥ .. mahiṣo'pi smarāviṣṭaścaraṃ tasyāḥ samādiśat .. 78 .. > Having spoken thus, O king, the sage went to the world of Brahmā. / And Mahiṣa, seized by desire, dispatched a spy after her, \[saying\]: (78) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.79) gatvā bhavāndrutaṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā tāṃ ca varāṃganām.. kimarthaṃ sā tapastepe ko vai tasyāḥ parigrahaḥ .. 79 .. > Going swiftly there and seeing that fair woman, / \[find out\] why she performed austerity, and who indeed is her guardian. (79) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.80) athā'sau mahiṣādeśāddūto gatvārbudācalam .. dṛṣṭvā tāṃ padmagarbhābhāṃ jñātvā sarva viceṣṭitam .. 7.3.36.80 .. > Then that messenger, going to Mount Arbuda by order of Mahiṣa, / having seen her who shines like the interior of a lotus, and having learned all her actions, (80) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.81) tasmai nivedayāmāsa mahiṣāya savismayaḥ .. dṛṣṭā daityavara strī ca sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā .. 81 .. > reported to that Mahiṣa with wonder: / O best of Daityas, a woman marked with all auspicious marks was seen. (81) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.82) devatejobhavā kanyā sā'dyāpi varavarṇinī .. tvadvadhārthaṃ tapastepe kaumāravratamāśritā .. 82 .. > A maiden born from the splendor of the gods, that lady of excellent complexion, even today, / having undertaken the vow of maidenhood, performed austerity for the sake of slaying you. (82) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.83) evaṃ tatra bhavaṃtī sma pṛṣṭāḥ sarve tapasvinaḥ .. satyametanmahābhāga kuruṣva yadanaṃtaram .. 83 .. > Thus all the ascetics residing there were questioned \[by me\]. / This is the truth, O noble one; do what comes next! (83) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.84) tasyā rūpaṃ vayaḥ kāṃtirvarṇituṃ naiva śakyate .. nālāpaṃ kurute bālā sā kenāpi samaṃ vibhau .. 84 .. > Her beauty, youth, and radiance cannot at all be described. / That girl does not speak with anyone, O lord! (84) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.85) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tacchrutvā mahiṣo vākyaṃ bhūyaḥ kāmanipīḍitaḥ .. dūtaṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa dānavaṃ ca vicakṣaṇam ..85 .. > Pulastya said: / Having heard that speech, Mahiṣa, further tormented by desire, / sent an envoy, the Dānava named Vicakṣaṇa: (85) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.86) vicakṣaṇa drutaṃ gatvā madarthe tāṃ tapasvinīm .. sāmabhedapradānena daṃḍenāpi samānaya .. 86 .. > Vicakṣaṇa, go swiftly for my sake and bring that ascetic woman / by conciliation, division, gifts, or even force! (86) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.87) athā'sau prayayau śīghraṃ praṇipatya vicakṣaṇaḥ .. arbude parvataśreṣṭhe yatra sā parameśvarī .. praṇamya vinayopeto vākyametaduvāca tām..87.. > Then that Vicakṣaṇa, having bowed down, departed swiftly / to Arbuda, the best of mountains, where that Supreme Goddess was. / Having bowed with humility, he spoke these words to her: (87) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.88) mahiṣo nāma vikhyātastrailokyādhipatirbalī.. danuvaṃśasamudbhūtaḥ kāmarūpasamanvitaḥ..88.. > The mighty one known by name as Mahiṣa, the ruler of the three worlds, / born in the lineage of Danu, endowed with the power of shape-shifting— (88) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.89) sa tvāṃ vāṃchati kalyāṇi dharmapatnīṃ svadharmataḥ .. tasmādvaraya bhadraṃ te sarvakāmapradaṃ patim .. 89 .. > he desires you, O blessed lady, as his lawful wife according to his own law. / Therefore choose him as your husband, who grants all desires—blessing be upon you! (89) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.90) yadi syāttava kāṃto'sau tvaṃ ca tasya tathā priyā.. tatkṛtārthaṃ dvayoreva yauvanaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 7.3.36.90 .. > If he were to be your beloved and you likewise his darling, / then the youth of both would indeed be fulfilled; there is no doubt about this. (90) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.91) evamuktā tatastena devī vacanamabravīt .. kiñcitkopasamāyuktā muhuḥ prasphuritādharā .. 91 .. > Thus addressed by him, the goddess then spoke a word, / joined with a little wrath, her lower lip repeatedly quivering. (91) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.92) .. devyuvāca .. ... avadhyaḥ sarvathā dūtaḥ sarvatra parikīrtitaḥ .. avasthāsu tato na tvaṃ sahasā bhasmasātkṛtaḥ ..92.. > The goddess said: / A messenger is said everywhere to be inviolable in every way; / because of that circumstance, you have not been suddenly reduced to ashes. (92) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.93) gatvā brūhi durācāraṃ mahiṣaṃ dānavādhamam .. nāhaṃ śakyā tvayā pāpa labdhuṃ nānyena kenacit .. 93 .. > Go and speak to Mahiṣa of evil conduct, lowest of Dānavas: / I cannot be obtained by you, O wicked one, nor by anyone else! (93) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.94) vadhārthaṃ te samudyoga eṣa sarvo mayā kṛtaḥ .. tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mahiṣaṃ sa punaryayau .. 94 .. > All this preparation has been made by me for your slaying! / Having heard that speech of hers, he returned to Mahiṣa. (94) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.95) bhayena mahatāviṣṭastasyā rūpeṇa vismitaḥ .. sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsa mahiṣāya viceṣṭitam .. tasyāścaiva tathā''lāpānaspṛhatvaṃ ca kṛtsnaśaḥ .. 95 .. > Seized by great fear, astonished by her beauty, / he reported all her conduct to Mahiṣa, / and also her words and her utter lack of desire. (95) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.96) tacchutvā mahiṣo rājankāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ .. senāpatiṃ samāhūya vākyametaduvāca ha ..96.. > Hearing that, O king, Mahiṣa, tormented by the arrows of desire, / summoned his general and spoke these words: (96) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.97) arbude parvate senāṃ kalpayasva sudurdharām .. hastyaśvakalpitāṃ bhīmāṃ rathapattisamākulām .. 97 .. > Arrange an army that is exceedingly hard to resist on Mount Arbuda, / composed of elephants and horses, terrible, filled with chariots and foot-soldiers! (97) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.98) tato'sau kalpayāmāsa caturaṃgāṃ varūthinīm .. patākācchatraśabalāṃ vāditrārāvabhūṣitām .. 98 .. > Then he prepared a fourfold army, / variegated with banners and parasols, adorned with the sounds of musical instruments. (98) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.99) tato dvipāśca saṃnaddhā dṛśyaṃte'dhiṣṭhitā bhaṭaiḥ .. itaścetaśca dhāvantaḥ sapakṣāḥ parvatā iva .. 99 .. > Then armored elephants, mounted by warriors, were seen, / running hither and thither like mountains with wings. (99) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.100) aśvāścaivāpyakalmāṣā vāyuvegāḥ suvarcasaḥ .. aṃgatrāṇasamāyuktāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ .. 7.3.36.100 .. > And horses spotless, swift as the wind, of splendid radiance, / equipped with body armor, by hundreds and thousands; (100) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.101) vimānapratimākārā rathāstena prakalpitāḥ .. kiṃkiṇījālasadghaṃṭāpatākābhiralaṃkṛtāḥ .. 101 .. > chariots shaped like aerial chariots were prepared by him, / adorned with clusters of tinkling bells, fine bells, and banners; (101) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.102) pattayaśca mahākāyā maheṣvāsā mahābalāḥ .. asicarmadharāścānye prāsapaṭṭiśapāṇayaḥ .. 102 .. > and foot-soldiers of huge bodies, great archers of great might, / others bearing swords and shields, and holding spears and battle-axes in their hands. (102) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.103) lakṣamekaṃ mataṃgānāṃ rathānāṃ triguṇaṃ tataḥ .. aśvā daśaguṇā rājannasaṃkhyātāḥ padātayaḥ .. 103 .. > One hundred thousand elephants, thrice that number of chariots, / horses ten times as many, O king, and innumerable foot-soldiers. (103) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.104) tataścārbudamāsādya veṣṭayitvā sa dūrataḥ .. saṃmitaiḥ sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ tadaṃtikamupādravat .. 104 .. > Then reaching Arbuda and encircling it from afar, / he rushed near to her along with chosen ministers. (104) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.105) dhyānasthāṃ vīkṣya tāṃ devīṃ kandarpaśarapīḍitaḥ .. tato'bravītsa tāṃ vākyaṃ vinayena samanvitaḥ .. 105 .. > Seeing that goddess engaged in meditation, tormented by the arrows of Kandarpa, / he then spoke these words to her, filled with humility: (105) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.106) śrutvā tavedṛśaṃ rūpamahaṃ prāpto varānane .. gāṃdharveṇa vivāhena tasmādvaraya māṃ drutam .. 106 .. > Having heard of your beauty such as this, I have arrived, O fair-faced lady; / therefore choose me swiftly through a gandharva marriage! (106) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.107) ṣaṣṭibhāryāsahasrāṇi mama saṃti śucismite .. kṛtvā māṃ darpitaṃ kāṃtaṃ tāsāṃ tvaṃ svāminī bhava .. .. 107 .. > I have sixty thousand wives, O woman of radiant smiles; / making me your proud beloved, become their mistress! (107) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.108) anarhaṃ te tapo bāle bhuṃkṣva bhogānyathepsitān .. trailokyasvāminī bhūtvā mayā sārdhamaharniśam ..108.. > Austerity is unfitting for you, O girl; enjoy desired pleasures, / having become the mistress of the three worlds together with me day and night! (108) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.109) evamuktā'pi sā tena nottaraṃ pratyabhāṣata .. tataḥ kāmasamāviṣṭastadaṃtikamupāyayau ..109.. > Although spoken to thus by him, she did not speak an answer in return. / Then, possessed by desire, he approached her presence. (109) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.110) tatastaṃ lolupaṃ dṛṣṭvā sā devī kopasaṃyutā .. asmaradvāhanaṃ siṃhaṃ samāyātaḥ sa sā''ruhat .. 7.3.36.110 .. > Then, seeing him lustful, that goddess was filled with anger; / she remembered her lion mount, and when it arrived, she mounted it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.111) abravītparuṣaṃ vākyaṃ gacchagaccheti cāsakṛt .. no cettvāṃ ca vadhiṣyāmi sthāne'smindānavādhama .. 111 .. > She spoke harsh words, repeatedly saying, “Go away, go away! / Otherwise I will kill you in this place, lowest of Dānavas!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.112) athā'sau sacivaiḥ sārddhaṃ samaṃtātparyaveṣṭayat .. pragrahārthaṃ tu tāṃ devīṃ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ .. 112 .. > Then, afflicted by the arrows of love, he, together with his ministers, / surrounded that goddess on all sides in order to seize her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.113) tato jahāsa sā devī saśabdaṃ parameśvarī .. tasmādaharniśaṃ sārddhaṃ niṣkrāṃtā puruṣā ghanāḥ .. 113 .. > Then that goddess, the supreme sovereign, laughed aloud. / From that \[laugh\], day and night together, dense hordes of men came forth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.114) susannaddhāḥ saśastrāśca roṣeṇa mahatā'nvitāḥ .. tatastānabravīddevī pāpo'yaṃ vadhyatāmiti .. 114 .. > well-armoured, bearing weapons, and endowed with great fury. / Then the goddess said to them: “Let this wicked one be killed!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.115) tataste sahitāḥ sarve mahiṣaṃ samupādravan.. tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti jalpanto muṃcanto'straṇi bhūriśaḥ .. 115 .. > Then all of them together rushed against Mahiṣa, / shouting, “Halt, halt!” and releasing weapons in abundance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.116) tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ gaṇānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha .. tataste sacivāḥ sarve vaivasvatagṛhaṃ gatāḥ .. 116 .. > Then a battle ensued between the Gaṇas and the Dānavas; / thereupon all those ministers went to the abode of Vaivasvata. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.117) athā'sau mahiṣo ruṣṭaḥ sacivairviṃnipātitaiḥ .. svasainyamānayāmāsa tasminparvatarodhasi .. 117 .. > Now that Mahiṣa, enraged because his ministers had been struck down, / brought his army to that mountain slope. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.118) rathapravaramāruhya sārathiṃ samabhāṣata .. naya māṃ sārathe tūrṇaṃ yatra sā''ste vyavasthitā .. 118 .. > Mounting his excellent chariot, he addressed his charioteer: / “Charioteer, lead me swiftly to where she remains stationed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.119) hatvaināmadya yāsyāmi pāraṃ roṣasya dustaram .. evamuktastato rājanprerayāmāsa sārathiḥ .. 119 .. > Having slain her today, I shall reach the far side of my insurmountable anger!” / Addressed thus, O king, the charioteer urged on > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.120) rathaṃ tenaiva mārgeṇa yatra sā tiṣṭhate dhruvam .. etasminneva kāle tu tatrotpātāḥ sudāruṇāḥ .. 7.3.36.120 .. > the chariot by that very path where she firmly stood. / At that very time, terrible portents occurred there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.121) bahavastena mārgeṇa yenāsau prasthito nṛpa .. sammukhaḥ pravavau vāto rūkṣaḥ karkarasaṃyutaḥ .. 121 .. > many \[of them\] along that road by which he had set out, O king: / a harsh wind, filled with gravel, blew straight against his face; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.122) papāta mahatī colkā nihatya ravimaṃḍalam .. apasavyaṃ mṛgāścakrustasya mārge nṛpottama .. 122 .. > a great meteor fell, striking the disk of the sun; / wild animals kept him on their right as he went on the path, O best of kings; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.123) upaviṣṭāstathā vāṃtā bahumūtraṃ prasusruvuḥ .. rathadhvaje samāviṣṭo gṛdhraḥ śabdamathākarot .. 123 .. > crouching, they vomited and discharged abundant urine; / a vulture settled upon the flagstaff of his chariot and let out a cry. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.124) sa tānsarvānanādṛtya mahotpātānsudāruṇān .. prayayau sammukhastasyā devyāḥ kopaparāyaṇaḥ .. 124 .. > Disregarding all those very dreadful, great portents, / dedicated to wrath, he advanced directly toward that goddess, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.125) vimuṃcaṃśca śarānnādāṃstiṣṭhatiṣṭheti ca bruvan .. na kaściddṛśyate tatra teṣāṃ madhye nṛpottama .. 125 .. > discharging arrows and shouts, and crying out, “Halt, halt!” / None was seen there in the midst of them, O best of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.126) mahiṣaṃ roṣasaṃyuktaṃ yo vārayati saṃgare .. tena hatvā gaṇagaṇānkṛtaṃ rudhirakardamam ... .. 126 .. > who could hold back Mahiṣa when he was filled with fury in battle. / By him, slaying the hosts of Gaṇas, a mire of blood was made. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.127) tato devī samāsādya proktā garveṇa pārthiva .. na tvayā saṃgaro bhīru nūnaṃ kartuṃ mamocitaḥ .. 127 .. > Then, having approached the goddess, he said with arrogance, O king: / “Truly, timid woman, it is not fitting for you to fight with me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.128) na ca bāliśi me vīryaṃ na saubhāgyaṃ na vā dhanam .. na karoṣi hi tena tvaṃ mama vākyaṃ kathañcana .. 128 .. > Foolish woman, you do not know my valor, nor my beauty, nor my wealth; / for that reason, you do not heed my word in any way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.129) nūnaṃ tattvena jānāmi avaliptāsi bhāmini.. kuruṣvādyāpi me vākyaṃ bhāryā bhava mama priyā .. 129 .. > Indeed, I truly know you are haughty, beautiful woman; / yet even now heed my word: become my beloved wife! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.130) striyaṃ tvāṃ notsahe haṃtuṃ pauruṣe ca vyavasthitaḥ .. asakṛnnirjitaḥ saṃkhye mayā śakraḥ suraiḥ saha .. 7.3.36.130 .. > I, steadfast in my manhood, am not eager to slay you, a woman; / repeatedly in battle Śakra along with the gods has been conquered by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.131) trailokye nāsti mattulyaḥ pumānkaścicca bāliśi.. evamuktā tato devī kopena mahatā'nvitā .. 131 .. > In the three worlds, foolish woman, there is no man equal to me.” / Thus addressed, the goddess, filled with great anger, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.132) pragṛhya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ vākyametaduvāca ha .. nālāpo yujyate pāpa kartuṃ saha mama tvayā .. 132 .. > grasped her bow along with an arrow and spoke this speech: / “O wicked one, it is not proper for you to converse with me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.133) kumāryāḥ kāmayuktena tathāpi śṛṇu me vacaḥ .. na tvayā nirjitaḥ śakraḥ svavīryeṇa raṇājire .. 133 .. > a maiden, while you are filled with lust. Even so, hear my word! / Śakra was not conquered by you on the battlefield through your own valor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.134) pitāmaha varaṃ devā manyaṃte dānavādhama .. gauravāttasya tena tvamātmānaṃ manyase'dhikam .. 134 .. > The gods respect the boon of the Grandfather, lowest of Dānavas; / out of deference to him, you deem yourself superior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.135) muktvaikāṃ kāminīṃ pāpa tvaṃ kṛtaḥ padmayoninā .. avadhyaḥ sarvasattvānāṃ puṃsaḥ jātau dharātale .. 135 .. > Excepting a single woman, O wicked one, you were made by the lotus-born \[Brahmā\] / invulnerable to all living beings born male on the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.136) pitāmahavaraḥ so'tra jayaśīlo'si dānava .. yadi te pauruṣaṃ cāsti tacchīghraṃ saṃpradarśaya .. 136 .. > Because of that boon of the Grandfather, you are victorious here, O Dānava. / If you possess manhood, display it quickly! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.137) eṣā tvāmiṣubhistīkṣṇairnayāmi yamasādanam .. evamuktvā tato devī śarānaṣṭau mumoca ha .. 137 .. > With sharp arrows, I am about to dispatch you to the realm of Yama.” / Having spoken thus, the goddess then released eight arrows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.138) caturbhiścaturo vāhānanayadyamasādanam .. sāratheśca śiraḥ kāyācchareṇaikena cākṣipat .. 138 .. > With four she sent the four steeds to the realm of Yama, / and with a single arrow she struck off the charioteer's head from his body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.139) dhvajaṃ ciccheda caikena tato'nyena hṛdi kṣataḥ .. sa gātraviddho vyathito dhvajayaṣṭiṃ samāśritaḥ .. .. 139 .. > With one she cut down his standard, and then with another he was wounded in the chest; / pierced in his body and afflicted, he clung to the flagstaff, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.140) mūrchayā sahito rājankiṃcitkālamadhomukhaḥ .. tataḥ sa cetano bhūtvā mumoca niśitāñcharān .. 7.3.36.140 .. > overcome by swoon, O king, his head lowered for a brief time. / Then, regaining consciousness, he released sharp arrows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.141) devī sakhīsamāyuktā sarvadeśeṣvatāḍayat .. tataḥ kṣuraprabāṇena dhanustasya dvidhā'karot .. 141 .. > He struck the goddess together with her companions on every part. / Then, with a razor-headed arrow, she cut his bow in two. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.142) chinnadhanvā tato daityaścarmakhaṅgasamanvitaḥ .. vidrāvya sahasā devīṃ tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt.. 142 .. > His bow broken, the Daitya, equipped with shield and sword, / rushed violently toward the goddess, shouting, “Halt, halt!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.143) tasya cāpatatastūrṇaṃ khaḍgaṃ dvābhyāṃ hyakṛntayat .. śarābhyāmardhabāṇena prahasya prāsameva ca .. 143 .. > As he charged swiftly, laughing, she cut off his sword with two / arrows, and his spear with a crescent-headed arrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.144) viśastro viratho rājansa tadā dānavādhamaḥ .. tato'smaraccharānbhūpa śastrāṇi vividhāni ca .. 144 .. > Disarmed and chariotless, O king, that lowest of Dānavas / then remembered arrows, O king, and diverse kinds of weapons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.145) brahmāstraṃ manasi dhyāyaṃstṛṇaṃ tasyai mumoca saḥ .. muktenāstreṇa tasmiṃstu dhūmavartirvyajāyata .. 145 .. > Meditating in his mind on the Brahmāstra, he discharged a blade of grass at her; / and as that weapon was hurled, a column of smoke arose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.146) etasminneva kāle tu sa brahmāste divaukasaḥ .. paraṃ bhayamanuprāptā dṛṣṭvā tasya parākramam .. 146 .. > At that very time, the sky-dwellers along with Brahmā, / seeing his valor, became filled with extreme fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.147) tato devī kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā tadastraṃ pārthivottama .. brahmāstreṇāhanattūrṇaṃ tato vyarthaṃ vyajāyata .. 147 .. > Then, meditating for a moment, O best of kings, the goddess swiftly struck / that weapon down with a Brahmāstra; thereupon it became useless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.148) brahmāstre viphale jāte hyāgneyaṃ dānavottamaḥ .. preṣayāmāsa tāṃ kruddho hyahanadvāruṇena sā.. 148 .. > When the Brahmāstra became futile, the foremost of Dānavas in fury / sent the fire-weapon against her, but she struck it down with the water-weapon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.149) evaṃ nānāprakārāṇi tena muktāni sā tadā .. astrāṇi viphalānyeva cakre devī sahasraśaḥ .. 149 .. > In this way, the various kinds of weapons released by him / in their thousands were rendered entirely futile by the goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.150) evaṃ niḥśeṣitāstro'sau dānavo balavattaraḥ.. cakāra paramāṃ māyāṃ divyairastraiḥ sureśvarī.. 7.3.36.150.. > When his weapons were completely exhausted, that exceedingly powerful Dānava / employed supreme illusion. With divine weapons the ruler of the gods > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.151) vyakṣipacca mahākāyaṃ mahiṣaṃ parvatākṛtim.. dīrghatīkṣṇaviṣāṇābhyāṃ yuktamaṃjanasaṃnibham.. 151.. > repelled that huge-bodied buffalo, shaped like a mountain, / equipped with long, sharp horns and resembling collyrium. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.152) siṃhaskaṃdhaṃ ca sā devī tatastamadhyarohata.. khaḍgena tīkṣṇena śiro devī tasya nyakṛṃtata.. 152. > Then that goddess mounted upon the shoulders of her lion; / with a sharp sword the goddess severed his head. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.153) śūlena bhedayāmāsa pṛṣṭhadeśe sureśvarī .. tataḥ kalevarāttasmānniścakrāma mahānpumān .. 153 .. > The ruler of the gods pierced him in the back with her trident; / then from that body a great man emerged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.154) carmakhaḍgadharo raudrastiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt .. tamapyevaṃ gṛhītvā tatkeśapāśe sureśvarī .. 154 .. > Bearing a shield and sword, furious, he cried: "Halt, halt!" > Seizing him too by his mass of hair, the queen of gods > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.155) nistriṃśenāhanatproccaiḥ sa ca prāṇairvyayujyata .. dānavaḥ pārthivaśreṣṭha pārśve siṃhavidārite .. 155 .. > Struck \[him\] mightily with her sword, and his life was severed, > O best of kings, as the demon's flank was torn open by the lion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.156) tato jaghāna bhūyo'pi dānavānsā ruṣānvitā .. hataśeṣāśca ye daityā nirbhidya dharaṇītalam .. 156 .. > Then, filled with wrath, she slew the demons once more. > And those Daityas who survived the slaughter, splitting the earth's surface, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.157) praviṣṭā bhayasaṃtrastāḥ pātālaṃ jīvitaiṣiṇaḥ .. tato deva gaṇāḥ sarve vasavo maruto'śvinau ..157.. > Entered Pātāla, terrified with fear, seeking their lives. > Then all the hosts of gods—the Vasus, Maruts, and Aśvins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.158) viśvedevāstathā sādhyā rudrā guhyakakinnarāḥ .. ādityāḥ śakrasaṃyuktāḥ sametya parameśvarīm .. 158 .. > The Viśvedevas, Sādhyas, Rudras, Guhyakas, and Kinnaras, > And the Ādityas together with Śakra—approached the supreme goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.159) samaṃtāddivyapuṣpaiśca tāṃ devīṃ samavākiran .. stuvaṃto vividhaiḥ stotrairnamaṃto bhaktitatparāḥ .. 159 .. > From all sides they showered that goddess with divine flowers, > Praising her with diverse hymns, bowing down, intent on devotion: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.160) yuktaṃ kṛtaṃ maheśāni yaddhataḥ pāpakṛttamaḥ .. trailokyaṃ sakalaṃ dhvastaṃ pāpenānena suṃdari .. 7.3.36.160 .. > "A fitting deed has been done, O Maheśānī, in that the greatest wrongdoer has been slain! > The entire triple world had been ruined by this sinner, O beautiful one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.161) tvayā dattaṃ punā rājyaṃ vāsavasya triviṣṭape .. tasmādvaraya bhadraṃ te varaṃ yanmanasīpsitam .. sarve devāḥ prasannāste pradāsyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ .. 161 .. > By you, kingship in heaven has again been given to Vāsava. > Therefore choose a boon, may it be well with you, whatever your heart desires! > All the gods are pleased with you and will grant it without a doubt." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.162) .. devyuvāca .. .. yadi devāḥ prasannā me yadi deyo varo mama .. āśramo'traiva me puṇyo jāyatāṃ khyātisaṃyutaḥ.. 162.. > The Goddess said: > "If the gods are pleased with me, if a boon is to be given to me, > let my holy hermitage, full of renown, come to be right here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.163) asmiṃścāhaṃ sadā devāḥ sthāsyāmi varaparvate.. 163.. > And on this excellent mountain, O gods, I shall abide forever." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.164) rūpeṇānena deveśi ye tvāṃ drakṣyaṃti mānavāḥ.. āśrame'tra mahāpuṇye te yāsyaṃti parāṃ gatim..164.. > "O queen of gods, those men who shall behold you in this form > in this greatly holy hermitage will attain the supreme goal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.165) brahmajñānasamāyuktāste bhaviṣyaṃti mānavāḥ.. 165.. > Those men will become endowed with knowledge of Brahman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.166) yasmāccaṃḍaṃ kṛtaṃ karma tvayā dānavasūdanāt.. tasmāttvaṃ caṃḍikānāma loke khyātiṃ gamiṣyasi.. 166.. > Because a fierce deed was done by you in destroying the demon, > therefore you shall attain renown in the world under the name Caṇḍikā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.167) tava nāmnā tathā khyāta āśramo'yaṃ bhaviṣyati.. 167.. > Likewise, this hermitage will be renowned by your name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.168) ye'tra kṛṣṇa caturddaśyāmāśvine māsi śobhane .. piṃḍadānaṃ kariṣyaṃti snānaṃ kṛtvā samāhitāḥ .. 168 .. > Those who, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight in the auspicious month of Āśvina, > bathe with focused mind and offer the funeral rice ball here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.169) gayāśrāddhaphalaṃ kṛtyaṃ teṣāṃ devi bhaviṣyati .. tvaddarśanāttathā muktiḥ pātakasya bhaviṣyati .. 169 .. > Shall obtain the fruit of performing the śrāddha at Gayā, O goddess; > and from the darśana of you there shall be liberation from sin." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.170) .. kṛṣṇa uvāca .. .. ekarātriṃ bhaviṣyaṃti ye'tra śraddhāsamanvitāḥ .. upavāsaparāsteṣāṃ pāpaṃ yāsyati saṃkṣayam .. 7.3.36.170 .. > Kṛṣṇa said: > "Those endowed with faith who stay here for a single night > intent on fasting—their sin will go to destruction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.171) putrahīnaśca yo martyo nārī vāpi samāhitā .. tanmanāḥ piṃḍadānaṃ vai tathā snānaṃ kariṣyati .. aputro labhate śīghraṃ suputraṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 171 .. > And whatever sonless man or focused woman, > mindful of this, shall bathe and make an offering of the rice ball, > being sonless, will quickly obtain a good son; of this there is no doubt." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.172) .. indra uvāca .. .. bhraṣṭarājyo nṛpo yo'tra snānaṃ dānaṃ kariṣyati .. sarvaśatrukṣayastasya rājyāvāptirbhaviṣyati .. 172 .. .. > Indra said: > "Whatever king who has lost his kingdom bathes and gives gifts here, > his enemies will all be destroyed and he will regain his kingdom." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.173) .. agniruvāca.. .. atrāgatya śuciḥ śrāddhaṃ yaḥ kariṣyati mānavaḥ .. ātmavittānusāreṇa tasya yajñaphalaṃ bhavet ..173.. > Agni said: > "Whatever pure person, having come here, performs a śrāddha > according to his wealth, shall have the fruit of a sacrifice." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.174) .. yama uvāca.. .. atra snātvā tilānyastu brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāsyati .. alpamṛtyubhayaṃ tasya na kadācidbhaviṣyati ..174.. > Yama said: > "He who, having bathed here, gives sesame seeds to brahmins > will never have any fear of premature death." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.175) .. rākṣasā ūcuḥ .. .. piṃḍadānaṃ narā ye'tra kariṣyaṃti tavā''śrame .. pretotthaṃ na bhayaṃ tasya devi kvāpi bhaviṣyati ..175.. > The Rākṣasas said: > "Those men who offer the rice ball here in your hermitage, > O goddess, shall have no fear anywhere arising from ghosts." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.176) .. varuṇa uvāca .. .. snānārthaṃ brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāṃ yo'tra toyaṃ pradāsyati .. vimalastu sadā bhāvi iha loke paratra ca .. 176 .. > Varuṇa said: > "He who gives water here for the bathing of noble brahmins > shall always be spotless in this world and in the next." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.177) .. vāyuruvāca .. .. vilepanāni śubhrāṇi sugaṃdhāni viśeṣataḥ .. yotra dāsyati viprebhyo nīrogaḥ sa bhaviṣyati .. 177 .. > Vāyu said: > "He who gives pure and especially fragrant ointments > to brahmins here shall become free from disease." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.178) .. dhanada uvāca .. .. yo'tra vittaṃ yathāśaktyā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāsyati .. na bhaviṣyati loke sa vittahīnaḥ kathaṃcana .. .. 178 .. > Dhanada said: > "He who gives wealth according to his ability to brahmins here > will by no means be bereft of wealth in the world." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.179) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. yo'tra vrataparo bhūtvā cāturmāsyaṃ vasiṣyati .. iha loke pare caiva tasya bhāvi sadā sukham .. 179 .. .. > Īśvara said: > "He who, observing a vow, dwells here during Cāturmāsya > shall always have happiness in this world and in the next." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.180) .. vasava ūcuḥ .. .. trirātraṃ yo naraḥ samyagupavāsaṃ kariṣyati .. ājanmamaraṇātpāpānmuktaḥ sa ca bhaviṣyati ..7.3.36.180... > The Vasus said: > "The man who properly observes a fast for three nights > shall be freed from the sins accumulated from birth to death." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.181) .. āditya uvāca .. .. atrāśramapade puṇye ye narā bhaktisaṃyutāḥ .. chatropānatpradātārasteṣāṃ lokāḥ sanātanāḥ .. 181 .. > Āditya said: > "Those men who, filled with devotion, give parasols and shoes > in this holy hermitage abode shall attain eternal worlds." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.182) .. aśvināvūcatuḥ .. .. miṣṭānnaṃ śraddhayopeto brāhmaṇāya pradāsyati .. yo'tra tasya parā prītirbhaviṣyatyavināśinī 1. 182 .. > The Aśvins said: > "He who, filled with faith, offers sweet food to a brahmin here > shall have supreme, imperishable joy." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.183) .. tīrthānyūcuḥ .. .. adyaprabhṛti sarveṣāṃ tīrthānāmiha saṃsthitiḥ .. bhaviṣyati viśeṣeṇa hyāśrame lokaviśrute ..183.. > The sacred fords said: > "From this day forward, the presence of all the sacred fords > will be established particularly here in this world-renowned hermitage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.183\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.183_2) kṛṣṇapakṣe caturddaśyāmāśvine māsi bhaktitaḥ .. upavāsaparo bhūtvā yo'tra snānaṃ kariṣyati .. sarveṣāmeva tīrthānāṃ sa phalaṃ hi labhiṣyati .. 1-4 .. > He who, intent on fasting, bathes here with devotion > on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Āśvina > shall indeed obtain the fruit of all sacred fords." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.185) .. gaṃdharvā ūcuḥ .. .. gītavādyāni yaścātra prakariṣyati mānavaḥ .. saptajanmāṃtarāṇyeva rūpavānsa bhaviṣyati .. 185 .. > The Gandharvas said: > "And whatever person performs songs and instrumental music here > shall be handsome across seven successive births." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.186) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. āśrame'smiṃstrirātraṃ ya upavāsaṃ kariṣyati .. cāṃdrāyaṇasahasrasya phalaṃ tasya bhaviṣyati .. 186 .. > The seers said: > "He who fasts for three nights in this hermitage > shall attain the fruit of a thousand Cāndrāyaṇa penances." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.187) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evaṃ sarve varāndattvā devyai devā nṛpottama .. tadājñayā divaṃ jagmurdevī tatraiva saṃsthitā .. 187 .. > Pulastya said: > Having thus granted boons to the goddess, O best of kings, all the gods > went to heaven with her permission, while the goddess remained right there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.188) atha marttyā divaṃ jagmurdṛṣṭvā devīṃ tadāśrame .. anāyāsena saṃpūrṇāstato martyaistriviṣṭapaḥ .. 188 .. > Then mortals went to heaven upon seeing the goddess in that hermitage; > heaven was filled effortlessly with mortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.189) agniṣṭomādikāḥ sarvāḥ kriyā naṣṭā dharātale .. dharmakriyāstathā cānyā muktvā devyāḥ prapūjanam .. 189 .. > All rituals such as the Agniṣṭoma perished on the face of the earth, > as did other religious rites, except for the worship of the goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.190) tato bhītaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ saṃmaṃtrya guruṇā saha .. āhvayāmāsa vegena kāmaṃ krodhaṃ bhayaṃ madam .. 7.3.36.190 .. > Then, terrified, the thousand-eyed \[Indra\], consulting with his preceptor, > speedily summoned Desire, Anger, Fear, Pride, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.191) vyāmohaṃ gṛhaputrotthaṃ tṛṣṇāmāyāsamanvitam .. gatvā yūyaṃ drutaṃ martye sthātukāmānnarānstriyaḥ ..191.. > Delusion arising from house and sons, and Thirst accompanied by exertion: > "Go quickly to the mortal realm, to the men and women wishing to stay > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.192) caṃḍikāyatane puṇye sevadhvaṃ hi mamājñayā .. viśeṣeṇāśvine māsi kṛṣṇapakṣeṃ'tyavāsare .. 192 .. > In the holy sanctuary of Caṇḍikā, and attend on them by my command, / especially in the month of Āśvina on the final day of the dark fortnight." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.193) evamuktāstataḥ sarve kāmādyāste drutaṃ yayuḥ .. martyaloke mahārāja rakṣāṃ cakruśca sarvaśaḥ .. 193 .. > Having been spoken to thus, all those headed by Desire went swiftly, / and in the mortal realm, O great king, they kept guard on every side. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.194) evaṃ jñātvā drutaṃ gaccha tatra pārthivasattama .. yadīcchasi paraṃ śreya iha loke paratra ca .. 194 .. > Knowing this, go quickly there, O best of kings, / if you desire the highest welfare in this world and the next. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.195) yo yāti caṃḍikāṃ draṣṭumaburdaṃ prati pārthiva .. nṛtyaṃti pitarastasya garjaṃti ca pitāmahāḥ .. 195 .. > Whoever goes to Arbuda to see Caṇḍikā, O king, / his ancestors dance and his grandfathers roar \[with joy\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.196) tārayiṣyati naḥ sarvānsa putro ya ihāśrame .. caṃḍikāyāḥ pragatvā'tha kuryācchrāddhaṃ samāhitaḥ .. 196 .. > “That son who, having gone to this hermitage of Caṇḍikā, / performs a śrāddha with concentrated mind, will deliver us all.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.197) ekayā labhyate rājyaṃ svargaścaiva dvitīyayā .. tṛtīyayā bhavenmokṣo yātrayā tatra pārthiva .. 197 .. > By one pilgrimage a kingdom is attained, and heaven indeed by a second; / by a third pilgrimage there, liberation is attained, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.198) tasmātsarvaprayatnena yātrāṃ tatra samācaret .. arbude parvataśreṣṭhe sarvatīrthamaye śubhe .. 198 .. > Therefore, by every effort, one should make a pilgrimage there, / to Arbuda, the best of mountains, composed of all sacred fords and auspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.198\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.198_3) tatra ślokaḥ purā gīto nāradena maharṣiṇā .. snātvā tatrāśrame puṇye bahuvipra samāgame .. 119 .. > On this point a verse was sung in ancient times by the great seer Nārada: / “Having bathed in that sacred hermitage, where many brahmins assemble, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.36.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36.200) punaṃtyevānyatīrthāni snānadānairasaṃśayam .. arbudālokanādeva vipāpmā tatra jāyate .. 7.3.36.200 .. > other sacred fords certainly purify through ablutions and gifts, / but merely from the sight of Arbuda, one becomes freed from sin there.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 205 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.36.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.8.2.10) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasārasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.pratistha.devapratistha.pratisthalaksanasarasamuccaya.5.51) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.36) · Pramāṇa