[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) › 14.9 # Skandapurana 14.9 Skandapurāṇa 14.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.1) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam .. kedāramiti vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇām .. 1 .. > Pulastya said: / Then one should go, O best of kings, to the sacred ford renowned throughout the three worlds, / celebrated as Kedāra, which takes away all sins of mortals, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.2) yatra mandākinī puṇyā sarasvatyā samāgatā .. tatra snāto naro rājanmucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ .. 2 .. > where the holy Mandākinī joins with the Sarasvatī. / A man who bathes there, O king, is freed from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.3) śṛṇu rājanyathāvṛttamitihāsa purātanam .. ṛṣibhirbahudhā gītamarbude parvatottame .. 3 .. > Hear, O king, an ancient narrative as it occurred, / sung in many ways by the seers on the excellent mountain Arbuda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.4) ajapālo nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ sūryavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ .. saptadvīpavatīṃ pṛthvīṃ sa pāti nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 4 .. > Ajapāla was the best of kings, born in the solar dynasty; / he protected the earth with its seven continents—there is no doubt about this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.5) na hastino na pādātā na cāśvāstasya bhūpateḥ .. na rathāśca mahārāja na kośāśca tathāvidhāḥ .. 5 .. > There were no elephants, no foot-soldiers, and no horses for that lord of the earth; / and there were no chariots, O great king, nor treasuries of such a kind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.6) na gṛhṇāti karaṃ rājanprajābhyothādhikaṃ nṛpa .. rājyaṃ sa īdṛśaṃ cakre sarvalokahite rataḥ ..6.. > He took no tax from his subjects beyond \[what was just\], O king; / he conducted such a rule, intent upon the welfare of all people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.7) jātāparādho bhūpṛṣṭhe jāyate cetkathaṃcana .. taṃ gatvā nigrahaṃ tasya cakruḥ śastrāṇi tatkṣaṇāt .. 7 .. > If any transgressor ever arose on the face of the earth, / the weapons went of their own accord and instantly subdued him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.8) evamasya narendrasya varttamānasya bhūtale .. sukhena ramate loko rājye nihatakaṃṭake .. 8 .. > While this ruler of men was thus abiding on the earth's surface, / people lived in happiness, the thorns \[of danger\] having been destroyed in his kingdom. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.9) kāmaṃ varṣati parjanyaḥ sasyāni rasavaṃti ca .. gāvaḥ prabhūtadugdhāśca vidyamāne narādhipe .. 9 .. > The rain cloud rained at will, crops were full of sap, / and cows yielded abundant milk while that lord of men was present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.10) kenacittvatha kālena vasiṣṭho bhagavānmuniḥ .. tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena tasya gehamupāgataḥ .. 7.3.9.10 .. > Then, after some time, the venerable sage Vasiṣṭha / came to his house on the occasion of a pilgrimage to sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.11) taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayāmāsa śāstradṛṣṭena vartmanā .. pratyutthānābhivādābhyāmarghyapādyādibhistathā .. 11 .. > Seeing him, he worshipped him according to the way prescribed in the scriptures, / by rising up to meet him, greeting him reverently, and offering water for the arghya and water for the feet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.12) evaṃ saṃpūjitastena bhaktyā paramayā nṛpa .. sukhopaviṣṭo viśrāṃto vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ .. rājarṣīṇāṃ kathāścakre devarṣīṇāṃ tathaiva ca .. . .. 12 .. > Thus worshipped by him with supreme devotion, O king, / seated comfortably and rested, Vasiṣṭha, the best of sages, / related stories of royal seers and likewise of divine seers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.13) tataḥ kathāvasāne tu kasmiṃścinnṛpasattama .. papraccha vinayopetastaṃ muniṃ śaṃsitavratam .. 13 .. > Then, at the conclusion of a story, O best of kings, / endowed with humility, he questioned that sage of celebrated vows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.14) .. ajapāla uvāca .. .. atītānāgataṃ vipra varttamānaṃ tathaiva ca .. tvaṃ vetsi sakalaṃ brahmaṃstapaścaryāprabhāvataḥ .. 14 .. > Ajapāla said: / "O brahmin, the past, the future, and likewise the present— / you know it all, O holy one, by the power of the practice of austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.15) kautukaṃ hṛdi me jātaṃ varttate munipuṃgava .. prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ mahyaṃ kathayasva prasādataḥ .. 15 .. > Curiosity has arisen in my heart, O foremost of sages; / grant me your favor and tell me out of graciousness." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.16) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca.. .. brūhi pārthivaśārdūla yatte manasi varttate .. kathayiṣyāmi tatsarvaṃ yadyapi syātsudurllabham .. 16 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: > Speak, O tiger among kings, whatever is in your mind. / I will tell you everything, even if it is very difficult to obtain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.17) .. rājovāca .. .. kena karmavipākena mamaitadrājyamuttamam .. niṣkaṇṭakaṃ sadā kṣemaṃ sarvakāmasamanvitam .. 17 .. > The king said: > Through the ripening of what action is this excellent kingdom of mine / free from thorns, always secure, and endowed with all desires? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.18) na dīno na ca duḥkhārtto vyādhigrasto na ko'pi ca .. vidyate mama rājye ca na daridro mahāmune .. 18 .. > No one is wretched, none stricken by grief, and none seized by disease; / neither is there any poor man in my kingdom, O great sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.19) nārīyaṃ mama sādhvī ca prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī .. maccittā madgataprāṇā nityaṃ mama hite ratā .. anayā ciṃtitaṃ brahmansarvaṃ vistarato vada .. 19 .. > This virtuous woman, my wife, is dearer \[to me\] even than my life-breaths; / her mind is set on me, her life-breath devoted to me, always delighting in my welfare. / Tell me in detail, O brahmin, everything thought of by her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.20) kiṃ dānasya prabhāvena vratayāgasya vā mune .. tapaso vā muniśreṣṭha vratasya niyamasya ca .. 7.3.9.20 .. > Is it through the power of gift, or of a vow or sacrifice, O sage, / or of austerity, O best of sages, or of a vow and restraint? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.21) janmāntarakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me .. kathayasva prasādena vistareṇa dvijottama .. 21 .. .. > The merit earned in another birth indeed arouses my supreme curiosity. / Tell \[it\] graciously in detail, O best of the twice-born! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.22) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. śṛṇu sarvaṃ mahīpāla vistareṇa ca kathyate .. na ca manyustvayā kāryo na ca vrīḍā mahāmate .. 22 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: > Listen to everything, O protector of the earth, as it is told in detail. / You must not feel anger nor shame, O noble-minded one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.23) anyadehāṃtare rājañchūdrajātisamudbhavaḥ .. śūdrajātiriyaṃ sādhvī tava patnī hyabhūtpurā .. 23 .. > In another body, O king, you were born in the Śūdra caste; / and this virtuous woman, your wife, was formerly born in the Śūdra caste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.24) kenacittvatha kālena durbhikṣe samupasthite .. annakṣayānmahārāja sarva lokaḥ kṣudhārditaḥ .. 24 .. > Then, at a certain time, when a famine arose, / all people were afflicted by hunger through the loss of food, O great king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.25) tatastvaṃ bhāryayā sārddhamanyadeśāṃtare gataḥ .. samāruhya ca kṛcchreṇa kasmiṃścidgirinirjhare .. 25 .. > Then you went together with your wife to another country; / and climbing with difficulty up to a certain mountain stream, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.26) tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ manohāri śubhaṃ paṃkajakānanam .. tatra snātvā payaḥ pītvā pitṛdevāḥ pratarpitāḥ .. 26 .. > a charming, auspicious lotus forest was seen by you. / Having bathed there and drunk the water, the ancestors and gods were propitiated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.27) manasā ciṃtitaṃ hyetatpadmānyādāya karomyaham .. vikrayaṃ yena cāhāro bhavenmama ca sarvathā .. 27 .. > Indeed, this was thought in your mind: "Taking the lotuses, / I shall make a sale, by which I may have food in every way." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.28) tataḥ padmāni bhūrīṇi gṛhītvā bhāryayā saha .. gato yatra jano bhūri gataḥ pārthivasattama .. 28 .. > Then, taking many lotuses along with your wife, / you went, O best of kings, to where many people had gone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.29) na ke'pi prati gṛhṇaṃti lokā durbhikṣapīḍitāḥ.. bhramitastvaṃ ca sarvatra śrāṃto vairāgyamāgataḥ .. 29 .. > Afflicted by the famine, none among the people took \[them\]. / You wandered everywhere and, being weary, fell into despondency. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.30) tato dināvasāne tu guhāmekāṃ samāśritaḥ .. bhūmau padmāni nikṣipya kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ prasuptavān.. 7.3.9.30 .. > Then, at the close of the day, you took shelter in a cave. / Having thrown the lotuses on the ground, overcome by hunger, you fell asleep. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.31) etasminneva kāle tu karṇayoste samāgataḥ .. paṭhatāṃ dvijamukhyānāṃ dhvanirvedapurāṇayoḥ .. 31 .. > At that very time, there came to your ears / the sound of the Vedas and Purāṇas being recited by foremost brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.32) taṃ śrutvā sahasotthāya jñātvā jāgaraṇaṃ tataḥ .. padmānyādāya tatraiva sabhāryaḥ śivamaṃdire .. 32 .. > Hearing that and rising suddenly, realising there was a night vigil, / you took the lotuses and went right there to the temple of Śiva, along with your wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.33) tatra nāgavatī veśyā śivarātriparāyaṇā .. kedāre parayā bhaktyā karoti niśi jāgaram .. 33 .. > There a courtesan named Nāgavatī, devoted to Śivarātri, / was keeping a night vigil at Kedāra with supreme devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.34) tasyāḥ pārśve sthitā dāsī tvayā pṛṣṭā nareśvara .. devasya purato bāle kimarthaṃ rātrijāgaram .. 34 .. > A maidservant standing by her side was asked by you, O lord of men: / "O maiden, for what purpose is this night vigil in front of the god?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.35) tayoktaṃ śivarātryāṃ vai veśyeyaṃ varavarṇinī .. kurute nāgavatī nāma rātrau bhaktyā ca jāgaram .. 35 .. > By her it was said: "Indeed, on Śivarātri this fair-complexioned courtesan, / Nāgavatī by name, keeps a vigil at night with devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.36) yaḥ śraddhābhaktisaṃyuktaḥ kurute rātrijāgaram .. pūjayitvā mahādevaṃ sa yāti paramaṃ padam.. 36 .. > Whoever, endowed with faith and devotion, keeps a night vigil / after worshipping Mahādeva, attains the supreme abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.37) kṛtvopavāsaṃ padmairyyaḥ pūjayettryaṃbakaṃ naraḥ .. sa yāti rudrasālokyaṃ sevyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ .. 37 .. > A person who fasts and worships Tryambaka with lotuses / goes to the realm of Rudra, attended by hosts of apsarases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.38) sakāmo labhate kāmāndevairapi sudurllabhān .. sa tvaṃ padmāni me dehi kāṃcanaṃ ca palatrayam.. eteṣāṃ mūlyamādāya prāṇādhāraṃ samācara .. 38 .. > One with desires obtains desires very difficult even for the gods to obtain. / So you, give me the lotuses and, taking three palas of gold / as their price, maintain your life!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.39) tatastvaṃ bhāryayā cokto gṛhyamāṇe ca kāṃcane .. na grāhyaṃ mūlyameteṣāṃ tvayā nātha kathaṃcana .. 39 .. > Then you were addressed by your wife when the gold was about to be accepted: / "The price of these must not be accepted by you under any circumstances, O lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.40) upavāso balājjāto hyannābhāvādvayorapi .. padmairebhirharaḥ pūjyo dvābhyāmevādya niścayam .. 7.3.9.40.. > A fast has occurred by force for both of us due to the absence of food. / With these lotuses Hara must certainly be worshipped today by both of us! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.41) idaṃ tvayā'dya karttavyaṃ tyājyamasyāstu kāṃcanam.. bhāryāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā taiḥ padmaiḥ pūjitaḥ śivaḥ ..41.. > This must be done by you today; her gold should be rejected!" / Hearing his wife's word, Śiva was worshipped with those lotuses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.42) śraddhayā ca sabhāryeṇa jāgaraṃ ca śivāgrataḥ .. kṛtaṃ tvayā mahārāja bhāryayā śivamaṃdire ..42.. > With faith, a vigil before Śiva / was kept by you, O great king, together with your wife in the temple of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.43) purāṇaśravaṇaṃ jātaṃ tatra pārthivasattama .. śivarātryāṃ mahārāja padmaistu pūjitaḥ śivaḥ ..43.. > Hearing of the Purāṇa took place there, O best of kings; / and on Śivarātri, O great king, Śiva was worshipped with lotuses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.44) kedārasyāgrato bhaktyā rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ tathā.. kṛtaṃ tvayā mahārāja ekāgreṇa ca cetasā..44.. > Likewise, a vigil was kept at night before Kedāra / with devotion and a concentrated mind by you, O great king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.44\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.44_1) tataḥprabhāte saṃjāte bhikṣāṃ kṛtvā ca pāraṇā .. kṛtā tvayā mahārāja śivāgre saha bhāryayā ..44.. > Then, when morning came, having begged alms, the breaking of the fast / was performed by you before Śiva, along with your wife, O great king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.46) tataḥ kālāṃtareṇaiva kāladharmaṃ gato bhavān .. bhāryeyaṃ ca tvayā sārdhaṃ saṃpraviṣṭā hutāśanam ..46.. > Then, in the course of time, you met your death; / and this wife of yours entered the fire along with you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.47) tato jātā mahārāja daśārṇādhipateḥ sutā .. vaidehe nagare rājā jātastvaṃ pārthivottama .. 47 .. > Then, O great king, she was born as the daughter of the lord of Daśārṇa; / and you were born as the king in the city of Vaideha, O best of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.48) ajapāla iti khyāto nāmnā ca dharaṇītale .. sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ tvaṃ ca vallabho nṛpasattama .. 48 .. > known by the name Ajapāla on the surface of the earth; / and you are dear to all living beings, O best of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.49) etasmātkāraṇājjātā bhāryeyaṃ prāṇasaṃmatā .. bhūyo'pi tava saṃjātā yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi ..49.. > For this reason, this wife, dear as life, was born / again as yours, about which you ask me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.50) tasya devasya māhātmyātkedārasya mahīpateḥ .. rājyaṃ te sukhadaṃ nṛṇāṃ tathā nihatakaṇṭakam .. 7.3.9.50 .. > Through the māhātmya of that god Kedāra, O ruler of the earth, / your kingdom gives happiness to men and is free of thorns. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.51) prāptaṃ tvayā mahārāja kedārasya prasādataḥ .. yena tvaṃ sainyahīno'pi pṛthivīṃ parirakṣasi .. 51 .. > It was obtained by you, O great king, through the grace of Kedāra, / by which you protect the earth even without an army. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.52) .. pulastya uvāca .. .. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa rājā vismayānvitaḥ .. gamanāya matiṃ cakre kedāraṃ prati bhūmipaḥ .. 52 .. > Pulastya said: > Hearing that speech of his, that king, filled with wonder, / made up his mind to go to Kedāra, O ruler of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.53) sa gatvā parvate ramye pūjayitvā ca taṃ vibhum .. śivarātriparaḥ samyagvarṣevarṣe babhūva ha .. 53 .. > Going to that delightful mountain and worshipping that all-pervading lord, / he became fully devoted to Śivarātri year after year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.54) putraṃ rājye ca saṃsthāpya tato'rbudamathāgamat .. prāpto muktiṃ tato bhūyaḥ sabhāryastatprabhāvataḥ .. 54 .. > Having installed his son in the kingdom, he then went to Arbuda; / and through its power he, along with his wife, later attained liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.55) etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kedārasya mahīpate .. māhātmyaṃ śubhadaṃ nṛṇāṃ sarva pāpapraṇāśanam .. 55 .. > All this māhātmya of Kedāra has been told to you, O lord of the earth, / granting auspiciousness to men and destroying all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.56) māghaphālgunayormadhye kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī .. śivarātririti khyātā bhūtale'sminmahāmate .. 56 .. > Between Māgha and Phālguna, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, / is that which is known as Śivarātri on this earth, O noble-minded one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.57) tasyāṃ tu sarvathā rājanyātrāṃ tasya samācaret.. kedārasya mahārāja prakuryātpūjanaṃ nṛpa .. 57 .. > On that day, O king, one should certainly undertake a pilgrimage to him; / one should perform the worship of Kedāra, O great king, O ruler of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.58) māghakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ yaḥ kuryāttatra jāgaram .. kṛtopavāso nṛpate śivalokaṃ sa gacchati .. 58 .. > Whoever keeps a vigil there on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of Māgha, / having observed a fast, O king, goes to the world of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.59) snātvā gaṃgāsarasvatyoḥ saṃgame sarvakāmade .. ye prapaśyanti kedāraṃ te yāsyaṃti parāṃ gatim .. 59 .. > Having bathed at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and Sarasvatī, which grants all desires, / those who behold Kedāra shall go to the supreme state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.60) kuṇḍe kedārasaṃjñe yaḥ prapibedvimalaṃ jalam .. saptapūrvānsapta parānpūrvajāṃstārayettu saḥ .. 7.3.9.60 .. > Whoever drinks the pure water in the pool named Kedāra / redeems seven preceding and seven succeeding ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.61) yaścaitacchṛṇuyānnityaṃ bhaktyā paramayā nṛpa .. so'pi pāpairvimucyeta kedārasya prabhāvataḥ .. 61 .. > And whoever hears this daily with supreme devotion, O king, / even he is freed from sins by the power of Kedāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [14.9.61\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9.61_2) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe kedāramāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 9 .. > Thus ends the ninth chapter, titled 'Description of the Glory of Kedāra,' in the third section Arbuda, in the seventh section Prabhāsa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.14.9.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vicāratrayī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.vada.vicaratrayi.58.42) — Kṛṣṇānanda Sarasvatī 1697, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.14.9) · Pramāṇa