[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) › 14.52 # Skandapurana 14.52 Skandapurāṇa 14.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.52.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.1) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha īśānīśikharaṃ mahat .. yatra gauryā tapastaptaṃ supuṇyaṃ lokaviśrutam .. 1 .. > Pulastya said: > Then, O best of kings, one should go to the great peak of Īśānī, > where holy austerity, renowned in the world, was performed by Gaurī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.2) yasya saṃdarśanenāpi naraḥ pāpātpramucyate .. labhate cātisaubhāgyaṃ saptajanmāṃtarāṇi ca .. 2 .. > by the mere vision of which a person is freed from sin > and obtains great good fortune for seven successive births. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.3) .. yayātiruvāca .. .. kasminkāle tapastaptaṃ devyā tatra munīśvara .. kimarthaṃ ca mahattvetatkautukaṃ vaktumarhasi .. 3 .. > Yayāti said: > At what time was austerity performed there by the goddess, O lord of sages, > and for what purpose? You ought to tell this great marvel. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.4) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. śṛṇu rājankathāṃ divyāmadbhutāṃ lokaviśrutām .. yasyāḥ saṃśravaṇādeva mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ .. 4 .. > Pulastya said: > Listen, O king, to the divine, wondrous story renowned in the world, > from the mere hearing of which one is freed from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.9) purā gauryā samāsaktaṃ jñātvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ .. maṃtraṃ cakrurbhayāviṣṭā ekāṃte samupāśritāḥ .. 9 .. > Formerly, learning that \[Śiva\] was deeply attached to Gaurī, the gods along with Indra, > overcome with fear, held counsel, gathered together in a secluded place: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.9\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.9_1) vīryaṃ yadi trinetrasya kṣetre gauryāḥ patiṣyati .. asmākaṃ patanaṃ nūnaṃ jagataśca bhaviṣyati .. 6 .. > 'If the semen of the three-eyed god falls into the womb of Gaurī, > the downfall of us and of the world will surely take place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.9\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.9_2) saṃtatestu vināśāya tato gacchāmahe vayam.. 7 .. > Therefore we shall go to bring about the destruction of his offspring.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.9\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.9_3) evaṃ saṃmaṃtrya devāste kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gatāḥ .. tatastu naṃdinā sarve niṣiddhāḥ samayaṃ vinā .. 8 .. > Having thus deliberated, those gods went to Mount Kailāsa; > there, however, they were all stopped by Nandin, since it was unseasonable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.9\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.9_4) .. naṃdyuvāca .. .. ekāṃte bhagavānrudraḥ sahagauryā vyavasthitaḥ .. tasmāddevagaṇāḥ sarve gacchadhvaṃ nilayaṃ svakam .. 9 .. > Nandin said: > The Blessed Lord Rudra is staying in seclusion with Gaurī; > therefore, O hosts of gods, go all to your own abodes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.10) atha devagaṇāḥ sarve vañcayitvā ca taṃ gaṇam.. praiṣayaṃstatra vāyuṃ ca guptamūcurvacastvidam.. 7.3.52.10 .. > Then all the hosts of gods, having deceived that attendant, > sent Vāyu there and spoke these words in secret: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.11) gatvā vāyo bhavaṃ brūhi na kāryā saṃtatistvayā .. evaṃ devagaṇā deva prārthayaṃti bhayāturāḥ .. 11 .. > 'Having gone, O Vāyu, tell Bhava: "No offspring should be produced by you." > Thus the hosts of gods, distressed with fear, pray, O god.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.12) tato vāyurdrutaṃ gatvā sthito yatra maheśvaraḥ .. uccairjagāda tadvākyaṃ yaduktaṃ tridaśālayaiḥ .. 12 .. > Then Vāyu, having gone swiftly to where Maheśvara was staying, > spoke aloud that message which had been spoken by the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.13) tatastu bhagavāñcharvo vrīḍayā parayā yutaḥ .. gaurīṃ tyaktvā samuttasthau bāḍhamityeva cābravīt .. 13 .. > Thereupon the Blessed Lord Śarva, filled with utmost shame, > let go of Gaurī, stood up, and said, 'So be it!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.14) tato gaurī suduḥkhārtā śaśāpa tridaśālayān .. 14 .. > Then Gaurī, greatly afflicted with sorrow, cursed the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.15) .. gauryuvāca .. .. yasmādahaṃ kṛtā devaiḥ putrahīnā samāgataiḥ .. tasmātte'pi bhaviṣyanti santānena vivarjjitāḥ .. 15 .. > Gaurī said: > Because I have been rendered sonless by the assembled gods, > therefore they too shall be devoid of progeny. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.16) yasmādvāyo samāyātaḥ sthāne'smiñjanavarjite .. tasmātkāyavinirmuktastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi sarvadā .. 16 .. > Because you, O Vāyu, came into this place devoid of people, > therefore you shall forever be bodiless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.17) evamuktvā tato dīrghaṃ bhartuḥ kopaparāyaṇā .. tyaktvā pārśvaṃ gatā rājannarbudaṃ nagasattamam.. 17 .. > Having spoken thus, then deeply intent on anger at her husband, > she left his presence and went, O king, to Arbuda, the best of mountains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918) sutārthaṃ sā tapastepe yatavākkāyamānasā .. tato varṣasahasrānte devadevo maheśvaraḥ ..918 .. > Restraining her speech, body, and mind, she performed austerity for the sake of a son. > Then, at the end of a thousand years, the god of gods, Maheśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_5) indrādyairvibudhaiḥ sārddhaṃ tadaṃtikamupāgamat.. atha śakro vinītātmā devīṃ tā pratyabhāṣata .. 19 .. > came into her presence along with the gods headed by Indra. > Then Śakra, humble in spirit, addressed that goddess: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_6) eṣa devaḥ śivaḥ prāptastava pārśvaṃ svalajjayā .. nāyāti tatprasādo'sya kriyatā mahatī bhava .. 7.3.52.20 .. > 'This god Śiva has come into your presence; out of his own bashfulness > he does not approach. Therefore let favour be shown to him; be magnanimous!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_7) .. devyuvāca .. .. tyaktā'haṃ tava vākyena patinā samayānvitā .. putraṃ labdhvā prayāsyāmi tasya pārśve sureśvara .. 21 .. > The goddess said: > 'At your word I was abandoned by my husband, bound by an agreed time. > Having obtained a son, I shall go to his side, O lord of the gods.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_8) tasyāstaṃ niścayaṃ jñātvā svayaṃ devaḥ samāyayau .. abravītprahasanvākyaṃ prasādaḥ kriyatāmiti .. 22.. > Knowing that resolve of hers, the god himself came forward; > smiling, he spoke these words: 'Let favour be shown, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_9) dṛṣṭidānena deveśi bhāṣaṇena varānane .. mayā devahitaṃ kāryaṃ sarvāvasthāsu pārvati .. 23 .. > by granting a glance, O ruler of the gods, and by speaking, O fair-faced one! > The welfare of the gods must be accomplished by me in all circumstances, O Pārvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_10) akāle tena muktā'si nivṛttiḥ surate kṛtā .. putrārthaṃ te samāraṃbho yataścāsītsureśvari .. 24 .. > At an improper time you were therefore released, and an end was made to lovemaking; > and since your undertaking was for the sake of a son, O ruler of the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_11) tasmātte bhavitā putro nijadehasamudbhavaḥ .. matprasādādasaṃdigdhaṃ caturthe divase priye .. 25 .. > therefore a son born from your own body shall come to be for you > by my grace, without doubt, on the fourth day, my dear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_12) nijāṃgamalamādāya yādṛgrūpaṃ sureśvari .. kariṣyasi na sandehastādṛgeva bhaviṣyati .. 26 .. > Taking the dirt from your own limbs, whatever form you make, O ruler of the gods, > of such a form he shall surely become, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_13) sadyo devagaṇānāṃ ca daityānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .. tathā vai sarvamarttyānāṃ siddhido bahurūpadhṛk .. 27 .. > Instantly he shall be a bestower of success to the hosts of gods and especially to the Daityas, > as well as to all mortals, assuming many forms.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_14) evamuktā trinetreṇa parituṣṭā sureśvarī .. ālāpaṃ patinā cakre sārddhaṃ harṣasamanvitā .. 28 .. > Addressed thus by the Three-Eyed \[Śiva\], the queen of gods was fully satisfied; / filled with joy, she conversed with her husband. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_15) caturthe divase prāpte tataḥ snātvā śivā nṛpa .. tadodvarttanajaṃ lepaṃ gṛhītvā kautukātkila .. caturbhujaṃ cakārā'tha haravākyādvināyakam .. 29 .. > When the fourth day arrived, O king, Śivā bathed, / and taking the paste from her cleansing rub out of curiosity, / made a four-armed Vināyaka in accordance with Hara's words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_16) tataḥ sajīvatāṃ prāpya haravākyena taṃ tadā .. viśeṣeṇa mahārāja nāyako'sau kṛtaḥ kṣitau .. sarveṣāṃ caiva martyānāṃ tataḥ khyāto babhūva ha .. 7.3.52.30 .. > Then, having attained life by the word of Hara, / that one was especially made a leader on earth, O great king, / and over all mortals, and so he became renowned > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_17) vināyaka iti śrīmānpūjyastrailokyavāsinām .. sarveṣāṃ devamukhyānāṃ babhūva hi vināyakaḥ .. 31 .. > as the glorious Vināyaka, worthy of worship by the dwellers of the three worlds. / He became Vināyaka indeed among all the foremost of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_18) tato devagaṇāḥ sarve devīpriyahite ratāḥ .. tasmai dadurvarāndivyānprocurdevīṃ ca pārthiva .. 32 .. .. > Then all the hosts of gods, devoted to what was dear and beneficial to the Goddess, / granted him divine boons, O ruler of the earth, and said to the Goddess: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_19) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. tavāyaṃ tanayo devi sarveṣāṃ naḥ puraḥsaraḥ .. prathamaṃ pūjite cāsminpūjā grāhyā tataḥ suraiḥ .. 33 .. > The gods said: / 'O Goddess, this son of yours shall go before us all. / Only when he is worshipped first shall worship be accepted by the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_20) etacchṛṃgaṃ gire ramyaṃ tava saṃsevanācchubhe .. sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇāṃ darśanācca bhaviṣyati .. 34 .. > O auspicious one, through attendance upon you, this delightful peak of the mountain / will remove all sins of men even through its darśana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_21) ye'tra snānaṃ kariṣyanti supuṇye salilāśraye .. te yāṃsyaṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ jarāmaraṇavarjitam .. 35 .. > Those who perform a ritual ablution here in this most holy reservoir of water / shall go to the supreme abode, free from old age and death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_22) māghamāse tṛtīyāyāṃ śuklāyāṃ ye samāhitāḥ .. saptajanmāṃtarāṇyeva bhaviṣyanti sukhānvitāḥ .. 36 .. > Those who are focused in mind on the third day of the bright fortnight of the month of Māgha / will remain filled with happiness for seven future births.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_23) evamuktvā surāḥ sarve svasthānaṃ tu tato gatāḥ .. devo'pi sahito devyā kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gataḥ .. 37 .. > Having spoken thus, all the gods went to their respective abodes. / The god \[Śiva\] also went to Mount Kailāsa together with the Goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.52.918\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52.918_24) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍa īśānīśikharamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvipañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 52 .. > Thus ends the fifty-second chapter, titled 'Description of the Glory of the Peak of Īśānī', in the Arbuda Section, the third \[part\] of the Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, the seventh \[division\] in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.52.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.52) · Pramāṇa