[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) › 14.53 # Skandapurana 14.53 Skandapurāṇa 14.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.53.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.1) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tato gacchedbrahmapadaṃ tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam .. yatra pūrvaṃ padaṃ nyastaṃ brahmaṇā lokakāriṇā .. 1 .. > Pulastya said: / Then one should go to Brahmapada, the sacred ford famous in the three worlds, / where the creator of the worlds, Brahmā, previously set his foot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.2) purā brahmādayo devāstatra sarve samāhitāḥ .. arbude parvate ramya ṛṣayaśca sunirmalāḥ .. 2 .. > Formerly, Brahmā and the other gods, all concentrated in mind, / and the completely pure seers, were there on the delightful mountain Arbuda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.3) acaleśvarayātrāyāṃ subhaktyā bhāvitā nṛpa .. atha te munayaḥ sarve procurdevaṃ pitāmaham .. 3 .. > filled with deep devotion during the pilgrimage to Acaleśvara, O king. / Then all those sages said to the god Pitāmaha \[Brahmā\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.4) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. prabhūtaniyamairhomairvratasnānaiśca nityaśaḥ .. upavāsaiśca nirviṇṇā vayaṃ sarve pitāmaha .. 4 .. > The seers said: / 'We are all utterly weary, O Grandfather, / with numerous observances, burnt offerings, vows, ritual ablutions daily, and fasts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.5) tasmātsadupadeśaṃ tvaṃ kiṃciddātumihārhasi .. tarāmo yena deveśa durgaṃ saṃsārasāgaram .. 5 .. > Therefore you ought to give some good instruction here, / by which, O Lord of gods, we may cross the impassable ocean of saṃsāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.6) ayācitopacāraiśca japahomaiḥ suduṣkaraiḥ .. mantrairvrataistathā dānaiḥ svargaprāptiṃ vadasva naḥ .. 6 .. > Tell us how to attain heaven through easily obtained offerings, / without difficult muttered prayers, burnt offerings, mantras, vows, and gifts.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.7) teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tadā devaḥ kṛpānvitaḥ .. ciṃtayāmāsa suciramiha kiṃcitprahasya ca ..7.. > Hearing those words of theirs, the god, filled with compassion, / pondered for a long time here, and smiling slightly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.8) tataḥ svakaṃ padaṃ tyaktvā ramye parvatarodhasi .. athovāca munīnsarvānbrahmā saṃślakṣṇayā girā .. 8 .. > then left his own footprint on the pleasant mountain slope, / and Brahmā said to all the sages in a very gentle voice: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.9) .. brahmovāca .. .. etanmahāpadaṃ ramyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam .. spṛśaṃtu ṛṣayaḥ sarve tato yāsyatha sadgatim .. ..9.. > Brahmā said: / 'Let all the seers touch this great, beautiful footprint / that destroys all sins; then you will go to the good destination. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.10) vinā snānena dānena vratahomajapādibhiḥ.. hitārthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ mayā nyastaṃ padaṃ śubham..7.3.53.10.. > Without ritual ablution, gifting, vows, burnt offerings, muttered prayers, and the like, / this auspicious footprint was placed by me for the benefit of all worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.11) asminpade mayā nyaste yāṃti lokāḥ sahasraśaḥ.. spṛśaṃtu ṛṣayaḥ sarve devāścāpi padaṃ mama .. 11 .. > Since this footprint was placed by me, people go \[to heaven\] by thousands. / Let all the seers, and the gods as well, touch my footprint. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.12) ekaivātra prakarttavyā śraddhā vā'vyabhicāriṇī .. yaśca śraddhānvitaḥ samyakpadametanmunīśvarāḥ .. 12 .. > Here, unswerving faith alone must be exercised. / And whoever, endowed with faith, properly worships this footprint, O lords of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.13) pūjayiṣyati saṃprāpte kārtike pūrṇimādine .. toyaiḥ phalaiśca vividhairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ .. 13 .. > when the full-moon day in the month of Kārttika arrives, / with waters, various fruits, perfumes, garlands, and ointments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.14) brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā tu miṣṭānnena svaśaktitaḥ .. sa yāsyati na sandeho mama lokaṃ sudurlabham .. 14 .. > and feeds brahmins with sweet foods according to his means, / he shall go, there is no doubt, to my world which is very hard to attain.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.15) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tato munigaṇāḥ sarve samyakchraddhāsamanvitāḥ .. pūjayitvā padaṃ tatra brahmalokaṃ samāgatāḥ .. 15 .. > Pulastya said: / Then all the hosts of sages, endowed with full faith, / worshipped the footprint there and reached the world of Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.16) tasmātsarvaprayatnena padaṃ pūjyaṃ narottama .. pitāmahapadaṃ samyakchraddhayā svargadāyakam.. 16 .. > Therefore, O best of men, with every effort the footprint must be worshipped, / the footprint of the Grandfather, which through faith truly bestows heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.17) anyatkautūhalaṃ rājanmahaddṛṣṭaṃ mahādbhutam .. padasya tasya yacchrutvā jāyate vismayo mahān .. 17 .. > Another great, marvelous wonder of that footprint is seen, O king, / hearing which great amazement arises. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.18) āyāmavistareṇā'pi prāpte kṛtayuge nṛpa .. na saṃkhyā jāyate rājañchuklavarṇasya mānavaiḥ .. 18 .. > When the Kṛta age arrives, O king, / men cannot reckon its measure in length and breadth, being white in color. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.19) tatastretāyuge prāpte raktavarṇaṃ pradṛśyate .. suvyaktaṃ saṃkhyayā yuktaṃ sarvalokanamaskṛtam .. 19 .. > Then, when the Tretā age arrives, it is seen as red in color, / clearly defined, having a definite measure, bowed to by all the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.20) dvāpare kapilaṃ tacca laghumātraṃ pradṛśyate .. kalau kṛṣṇaṃ susūkṣmaṃ ca ramye parvatarodhasi .. 7.3.53.20 .. > In the Dvāpara it is seen as tawny and of small measure; / and in the Kali age, it is black and extremely subtle, on the pleasant mountain slope. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.53.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53.53) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṃḍe brahmapadotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma tripañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 53 .. .. > Thus ends the fifty-third chapter, titled 'Description of the Glory of the Origin of Brahmapada', 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.14.53.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.53) · Pramāṇa