[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) › 14.48 # Skandapurana 14.48 Skandapurāṇa 14.48 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.48.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.1) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. kulasaṃtāraṇaṃ gacchettatra tīrthamanuttamam .. yatra snāto naraḥ samyakkulaṃ tārayate'khilam.. 1 .. > Pulastya said: / One should go there to the unexcelled sacred ford called Kulasaṃtāraṇa, / where a man who has bathed properly saves his entire family. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.2) daśa pūrvānbhaviṣyāṃśca tathātmānaṃ nṛpottama .. uddharecchraddhayāyuktastatra dānena mānavaḥ .. 2 .. > Endowed with faith, O best of kings, / a man should deliver through gifting there ten ancestors, ten future descendants, and himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.3) āsīdaprastuto nāma rājā pūrvaṃ sa pāpakṛt .. nāpi dānaṃ tathā jñānaṃ na dhyānaṃ na ca satkriyā .. 3 .. > Formerly, there was an evil-doing king named Aprastuta; / he had neither charity nor knowledge, neither meditation nor righteous conduct. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.4) tasmiñchāsati lokānāṃ nāsītsaukhyaṃ kadācana .. paradāra rucirnityaṃ mahādaṇḍaparaśca saḥ .. 4 .. > While he ruled, the people never experienced happiness; / he was constantly lusting after others' wives and intent upon severe punishments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.5) nyāyato'nyāyato vāpi karoti dhanasaṃgraham .. sa ghātayati lokāṃśca nirdoṣānpāpakṛttamaḥ .. 5 .. > Whether justly or unjustly, he amassed wealth; / that greatest of evil-doers also had innocent people slaughtered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.6) tato vārdhakyamāpannastathāpi na śamaṃ gataḥ .. kasyacittvatha kālasya pitṛbhiḥ pratibodhitaḥ .. taṃ prasuptaṃ samāsādya nārakeyaiḥ suduḥkhitaiḥ .. 6.. > Then, having reached old age, he still did not attain tranquility. / But after some time, he was awakened by his ancestors, / who, extremely distressed in hell, approached him as he slept. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.7) .. pitara ūcuḥ .. .. vayaṃ śuddhasamācārā nityaṃ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ .. dānayajñatapaḥśīlāḥ svadāraniratāstathā .. 7 .. > The ancestors said: / We were of pure conduct, always devoted to righteousness, / practicing charity, sacrifice, and austerity, and devoted to our own wives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.8) svakarmabhiḥ kulāṃgāra divaṃ prāptā yathārhataḥ .. kuputraṃ tvāṃ samāsādya narakaṃ samupasthitāḥ .. tasmāduddhara naḥ sarvānkṛtvā kiṃcicchubhārcanam .. 8 .. > By our own deeds, O ember of your family, we attained heaven as was deserved. / Having obtained you as an evil son, we have entered hell. / Therefore, having performed some auspicious worship, deliver us all! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.9) karmabhistava pāpātmanvayaṃ narakamāśritāḥ .. narakaṃ daśa yāsyaṃti bhaviṣyāśca tathā bhavān .. 9 .. > Because of your deeds, O sinful soul, we have taken refuge in hell. / Ten future descendants shall also go to hell, and likewise you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.10) evamuktvā ca te sarve pitarastu suduḥkhitāḥ .. yātāśca narakaṃ bhūyaḥ prabuddhaḥ so'pi pārthivaḥ .. 7.3.48.10 .. > Having spoken thus, all those ancestors, deeply sorrowful, / went back to hell; and that king woke up. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.11) tato duḥkhamanuprāptaḥ pitṛvākyāni saṃsmaran .. ruroda prātarutthāya taṃ bhāryā pratyabhāṣata .. 11 .. > Then, overcome with grief, remembering the words of his ancestors, / he wept upon rising in the morning. His wife addressed him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.12) .. indumatyuvāca .. .. kimarthaṃ rājaśārdūla tvaṃ rodiṣi mahāsvanam .. kathaṃ te kuśalaṃ rājye śarīre vā pure'thavā .. 12 .. .. > Indumatī said: / Why, O tiger among kings, do you weep so loudly? / Is there welfare in your kingdom, or in your body, or in the city? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.13) .. rājovāca .. .. mayā dṛṣṭo'dya svapnāṃte pitā hyatha pitāmahaḥ .. apaśyaṃ duḥkhitāndevi tābhyāmathāgrajānpitṝn .. 13 .. > The king said: / At the end of a dream today, I saw my father and grandfather; / O queen, I saw those ancestors and their elder brothers grieving. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.14) upālabdho'smi taiḥ sarvaistava karmabhirīdṛśaiḥ .. dāruṇe narake prāptā adharmādiviceṣṭitaiḥ .. 14 .. > I was reproached by all of them: 'Because of your such deeds, / because of your actions devoid of righteousness, we have landed in a terrible hell! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.15) athānye daśa yāsyanti bhaviṣyāśca bhavānapi .. tasmātkṛtvā śubhaṃ karma durgateścoddharasva naḥ .. 15 .. > Furthermore, ten future descendants will go \[there\], and you as well. / Therefore, having performed an auspicious deed, deliver us from this misfortune!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.16) evamuktaḥ prabuddho'haṃ pitṛbhirvaravarṇini .. tenāhaṃ duḥkhamāpannastadvākyaṃ hṛdi saṃsmaran .. 16 .. .. > Having been spoken to thus by the ancestors, O lady of fair complexion, I awoke. / Because of that I have fallen into sorrow, remembering their words in my heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.17) .. indumatyuvāca .. .. satyametanmahārāja yadukto'si pitāmahaiḥ .. na tvayā sukṛtaṃ karma saṃsmare'haṃ kṛtaṃ purā .. 17 .. > Indumatī said: / This that you were told by your ancestors, O great king, is true. / I do not recall any good deed performed by you in the past. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.18) yathā suputramāsādya taraṃti pitaro nṛpa .. kuputreṇa tathā yāṃti narakaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 18 .. > Just as ancestors are saved by having a good son, O king, / so they go to hell through an evil son; there is no doubt about this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.19) sa tvamāhūya vipreṃdrāndharmaśāstravicakṣaṇān .. pṛṣṭvā tānkuru yacchreyaḥ pitṝṇāmātmanā saha .. 19 .. > Summon the best of brahmins who are learned in the treatises on dharma; / consult them and do what is best for the ancestors along with yourself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.20) ānayāmāsa rājā'sau tato viprānanekaśaḥ .. vedavedāṃgatattvajñāndharmaśāstravicakṣaṇān .. uvāca vinayopeto bhāryayā sahito hitān.. 7.3.48.20 .. > Then that king brought many brahmins / who knew the truth of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas and were learned in the treatises on dharma. / Together with his wife, he spoke humbly to these well-wishers: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.21) .. rājovāca .. .. karmaṇā kena pitaro nirayasthā dvijottamāḥ .. svargaṃ yāṃti suputreṇa tāritāḥ procyatāṃ sphuṭam .. .. 21 .. > The king said: / By what deed, O best among the twice-born, can ancestors residing in hell / be delivered by a good son and go to heaven? Let this be clearly spoken! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.22) .. brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ .. .. pitṛmedhena rājeṃdra kṛtena vidhipūrvakam .. nirayasthā divaṃ yāṃti yadyapi syuḥ supāpinaḥ .. 22 .. > The brahmins said: / By means of a pitṛmedha performed according to prescribed rule, O ruler of kings, / those residing in hell go to heaven, even if they should be great sinners. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.23) .. rājovāca .. .. dīkṣayaṃtu dvijāḥ sarve tadarthaṃ māṃ dhṛtavratam .. yatkiṃcidatra karttavyaṃ procyatāmakhilaṃ hi tat .. 23 .. > The king said: / Let all the twice-born initiate me, who observe the vow for that purpose. / Whatever is to be done in this matter, let it all indeed be declared! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.24) tathoktāste nṛpeṃdreṇa brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ .. samagrāḥ pārthivaṃ procuryaduktaṃ yajñakarmaṇi .. 24 .. > Thus addressed by that ruler of kings, those truthful brahmins / together told the king what was prescribed for the sacrificial rite: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.25) dīkṣā grāhyā nṛpaśreṣṭha puraścaraṇamāditaḥ .. kṛtvā kāyaviśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ śreyaskarī bhavet .. 25 .. > O best of kings, an initiation should be taken after first performing a preliminary rite / for the purification of the body; then it becomes conducive to welfare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.26) sa tvaṃ pāpasamācāro bālyātprabhṛti pārthiva .. asaṃkhyaṃ pātakaṃ tasmāttīrthayātrāṃ samācara .. 26 .. > You have engaged in sinful conduct since childhood, O king, / \[and accrued\] countless sins; therefore, undertake a pilgrimage to sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.27) sarvatīrthābhiṣiktastvaṃ yadā syānnṛpasattama .. prāyaścittena yogyaḥ syāstato yajñasya nānyathā .. 27 .. > When you have bathed in all the sacred fords, O best of kings, / you will become eligible for the sacrifice through that expiation, not otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.28) prabhāsādīni tīrthāni yāni saṃti dharātale .. gaṃtavyaṃ teṣu sarveṣu snānaṃ kuru samāhitaḥ .. 28 .. > Go to all those sacred fords that exist on the face of the earth, / such as Prabhāsa, and bathe with a focused mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.29) manasā gaccha durgāṇi dadaddānamanuttamam .. naśyettenāśubhaṃ kiṃcidapi brahmavadhodbhavam .. yanna yāti nṛṇāṃ rājaṃstīrthasnānādinā bhuvi .. 29 .. > Travel to impassable places in mind, giving the best of gifts. / By that, any inauspiciousness arising from the slaying of a brahmin might be destroyed, / which does not vanish for mortals on earth even through bathing in sacred fords and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.30) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. viprāṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā sa rājā śraddhayā'nvitaḥ .. tīrthayātrāparo bhūtvā paribabhrāma medinīm.. .. 7.3.48.30 .. > Pulastya said: / Having heard the words of the brahmins, that king, filled with faith / and devoted to the pilgrimage to sacred fords, wandered the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.31) niyato niyatāhāro dadaddānāni bhūriśaḥ .. rājye putraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya vasuṃ satyaparākramam .. 31 .. > Restrained, with restricted food, giving abundant gifts, / having established on the throne his son Vasu of true prowess, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.32) kasyacittvatha kālasya tīrthayātrānuṣaṃgataḥ .. yāto'sau nṛpatiścaiva hyarbude nirmalodakam .. 32 .. > in the course of his pilgrimage to sacred fords after some time, / that king indeed arrived at Arbuda with its clear waters. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.33) sa snānamakarottatra śraddhāpūtena cetasā .. snātamātrasya tasyātha tasminneva jalāśaye .. .. 33 .. > He performed a ritual ablution there with a mind purified by faith. / As soon as he had bathed in that very body of water, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.34) vimuktāḥ pitaro raudrānnarakātsupraharṣitāḥ .. tato divyavimānasthā divyamālyāṃbarānvitāḥ .. 34 .. > His ancestors were released from terrible hell, overjoyed. / Then, seated in a divine aerial chariot and adorned with divine garlands and garments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.35) tamūcustāritāḥ sarve vayaṃ putra tvayā'dhunā .. tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa bhaviṣyāśca tathā daśa .. 35 .. > they said to him: “O son, we all have now been redeemed by you / by the power of this sacred ford, as well as ten generations to come, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.36) ātmā ca pārthivaśreṣṭha snānācca jalatarpaṇāt .. yasmātkulaṃ tvayā putra tīrthe'smiṃstāritaṃ tataḥ .. 36 .. > and yourself, O best of kings, through your ritual ablution and water libation. / Because the family was redeemed by you, son, at this sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.37) kulasaṃtāraṇaṃnāma tīrthametadbhaviṣyati .. tasmāttvamapi rājeṃdra sahā'smābhirdivaṃ prati .. āgacchānena dehena tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ .. 37 .. > this sacred ford will be known as Kulasaṃtāraṇa. / Therefore, you too, O king of kings, together with us, / come to heaven in this very body by the power of this sacred ford!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.38) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. evamuktaḥ sa rājeṃdro divyakāṃtivapustadā .. taṃ vimānamathāruhya gataḥ svargaṃ ca taiḥ saha .. 38 .. > Pulastya said: / Addressed thus, that king of kings, his body then possessing divine radiance, / mounted that aerial chariot and went to heaven along with them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.39) eṣa prabhāvo rājarṣe kulasaṃtāraṇasya ca .. mayā te varṇitaḥ samyagbhūyaḥ kiṃ paripṛcchasi .. 39 .. > Such is the power of Kulasaṃtāraṇa, O royal seer, / described fully by me to you. What more do you ask? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.40) .. yayātiruvāca .. .. sa kiṃprabhāvo rājā sa tathā pāpasamanvitaḥ .. svadehena gataḥ svargametanme kautukaṃ mahat .. 7.3.48.40 .. > Yayāti said: / What power did that king possess, who, though so full of sin, / went to heaven in his own body? This is a great wonder to me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.41) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. rākāsomavyatīpāta samakāle nṛpottama .. sa snāto yatra bhūpālastanmahacchreyase param .. 41 .. > Pulastya said: / At the very moment of a full moon, Monday, and vyatīpāta, O best of kings, / the king bathed there, which led to the supreme, highest good. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.48.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48.48) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsa khaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṃḍe kulasaṃtāraṇatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 48 .. > Thus ends the forty-eighth chapter, titled ‘Description of the Māhātmya of the Kulasaṃtāraṇa Sacred Ford,’ in the Arbudakhaṇḍa, the third \[part\] of the Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, the seventh \[book\] of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.48.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Yoginītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.yoginitantra.18.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.48) · Pramāṇa