[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) › 15.45.11 # Skandapurana 15.45.11 Skandapurāṇa 15.45.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [15.45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.45.11) 10 kṛkalāsatīrthamāhātmyavarṇane nṛgeṇa rājñā yajñādikaṃ vidhāya tatra nityaṃ viprebhyaḥ sālaṃkṛtagosahasradānakaraṇavṛttāntavarṇanam, tato rājñaikasmindine jaiminisaṃjñaka-rṣaye godānakaraṇam, tatastasyā gorbrāhmaṇagṛhānnirgatya nṛgarājagoṣṭhāne gama-nam, paścānnṛgeṇa tasyā eva goranyabrāhmaṇāya dānakaraṇam, tāṃ gṛhītvā gacchato brāhmaṇasya madhyemārge jaimininā darśanam, nṛgadattāṃ svakīyāṃ svāvāsānnirgatāṃ gāṃ dṛṣṭvā tena brāhmaṇena saha jaimininā vādakaraṇam ,mithaḥ prajalpatostayorjaiminibrāhma-ṇayornṛgamaṃdire gamanam, tatastābhyāṃ kṛkalāso bhava iti rājñe śāpapradānam, tacchā-pena kṛkalāsatvaṃ gatasya nṛgasya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇena nijakareṇoddharaṇakaraṇam, śrīkṛṣṇena nṛgarājāya varadānam, vimānamāruhya śrīkṛṣṇaprasādato nṛgasya svarge gamanam, kṛkalāsāparanāmakanṛgatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanam - . - - ... 290 2 > 10. In the description of the māhātmya of Kṛkalāsatīrtha, an account of King Nṛga performing sacrifices and the like and daily bestowing a thousand adorned cows upon brahmins there; then on a certain day the king bestowing a gift of a cow on the seer named Jaimini; then that cow wandering out from the brahmin's house and entering King Nṛga's cowshed; later, Nṛga bestowing that very cow upon another brahmin; Jaimini seeing the brahmin on the way as he was taking her away; seeing his own cow, given by Nṛga, which had wandered away from his home, Jaimini's dispute with that brahmin; as the two of them, Jaimini and the \[other\] brahmin, argued with each other, their going to Nṛga's palace; then both of them cursing the king, saying: 'Become a chameleon!'; King Nṛga, who had become a chameleon on account of that curse, being delivered by Kṛṣṇa with his own hand; Śrī Kṛṣṇa granting a boon to King Nṛga; Nṛga ascending an aerial chariot and going to heaven by the grace of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; description of the māhātmya of Nṛgatīrtha, also known as Kṛkalāsatīrtha. ..... 290 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.45.10) - [Next: 15.45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.45.12) - [Up: 15.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.45) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.15.45.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.15.45.11) · Pramāṇa