[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) › 16.11 # Skandapurana 16.11 Skandapurāṇa 16.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. iti proktā tadā devi vismayotphullalocanā .. romāṃcakañcukā subhrūḥ punaḥ papraccha bhūsurāḥ ..1.. > Sūta said: / Addressed thus at that time, O brahmins, the goddess, her eyes wide with wonder / and her body bristling with horripilation, with beautiful brows, asked again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.2) .. devyuvāca .. .. dhanyā'haṃ kṛtapuṇyā'haṃ tapaḥ sucaritaṃ mayā .. yadeṣa kṣetra mahimā mahādevānmayā śrutaḥ ..2.. > The goddess said: / I am blessed, I have acquired merit, my austerities have been well performed, / since I have heard this majesty of the sacred field from Mahādeva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.3) bhagavandevadeveśa saṃsārārṇavatāraka .. pṛṣṭaṃ tu yanmayā pūrvaṃ tatsarvaṃ kathitaṃ hara .. 3 .. > O Lord, ruler of the gods of gods, ferryman across the ocean of transmigration! / Everything that was previously asked by me has been told by you, O Hara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.4) punaśca devadeveśa tvadvākyāmṛtaraṃjitā .. na tṛptimadhigacchāmi devadeva maheśvara .. 4 .. > And once again, O ruler of the gods of gods, delighted by the nectar of your words, / I do not reach satiety, O god of gods, Maheśvara! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.5) kiṃcitpraṣṭumanāścāsmi prabhāsakṣetravistaram .. tanme kathaya kāmeśa dayāṃ kṛtvā jagatprabho .. .. 5 .. > I also desire to ask something regarding the extent of the sacred field of Prabhāsa. / Tell that to me, O lord of desire, taking pity \[on me\], O Lord of the universe! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.6) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. pṛthivyā madhyagarbhasthaṃ jaṃbūdvīpamiti smṛtam .. tacca vai navadhā bhinnaṃ varṣabhedena sundari..6.. > Īśvara said: / What is situated in the inner core of the earth is known as Jambudvīpa. / And that, indeed, is divided ninefold according to the division of realms, O fair woman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.7) tasyādyaṃ bhārataṃ varṣaṃ taccāpi navadhā smṛtam .. navayojanasāhasraṃ dakṣiṇottaramānataḥ .. 7 .. > The first of these is the realm of Bhārata, and that too is taught to be ninefold. / It measures nine thousand yojanas from south to north. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.8) aśītiśca sahasrāṇi pūrvapaścāyataṃ smṛtam .. uttare himavānasti kṣīrodo dakṣiṇe smṛtaḥ .. 8 .. > And it is known to extend eighty thousand \[yojanas\] from east to west. / In the north is Himavān, and the milk-ocean is recorded in the south. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.9) etasminnaṃtare devi bhārataṃ kṣetramuttamam .. kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca tiṣyaṃ yugacatuṣṭayam .. 9 .. > Between these, O goddess, lies the excellent sacred field of Bhārata. / The four yugas are Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Tiṣya (Kali). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.10) atraivaiṣā yugāvasthā caturvarṇaśca vai janaḥ .. catvāri trīṇi ca dve ca tathaivaika śaracchatam .. 7.1.11.10 .. > Here alone is this condition of the yugas, and people of the four classes. / Four, three, two, and likewise one hundred autumns > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.11) jīvantyatra narā devi kṛtatretādiṣu kramāt .. yadetatpārthivaṃ padmaṃ catuṣpatraṃ mayoditam .. 11 .. > do men live here, O goddess, successively in Kṛta, Tretā, and the other \[yugas\]. / This earthly lotus with four petals that has been described by me— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.12) varṣāṇi bhāratādyāni patrāṇyasya caturddiśam.. bhārataṃ ketumālaṃ ca kuru bhadrāśvameva ca..12.. > its petals in the four directions are the realms beginning with Bhārata: / Bhārata, Ketumāla, Kuru, and Bhadrāśva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.13) bhārataṃ nāma yadvarṣaṃ dākṣiṇātyaṃ mayoditam.. dakṣiṇāparato yasya pūrveṇa ca mahodadhiḥ .. himavānuttareṇāsya kārmukasya yathā guṇaḥ .. 13.. > The realm named Bhārata, which has been stated by me to be southern, / to its south, west, and east is the great ocean; / Himavān is to its north, like the string of a bow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.14) tadetadbhārataṃ varṣaṃ sarvabījaṃ varānane .. tatkarmabhūmirnānyatra saṃprāptiḥ puṇyapāpayoḥ .. 14 .. > This very realm of Bhārata is the seed of all, O fair-faced woman! / It is the land of action; nowhere else is there the attainment of merit and sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.15) devānāmapi deveśi sadaivaiṣa manorathaḥ .. api mānuṣyamāpsyāmo bhārate pratyuta kṣitau .. 15 .. > Even of the gods, O ruler of the gods, this is always the wish: / 'May we indeed attain human birth on the earth in Bhārata!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.16) bhadrāśve'śvaśirā viṣṇurbhārate kūrmasaṃsthitaḥ .. varāhaḥ ketumāle ca matsyarūpastathottare .. 16 .. > In Bhadrāśva, Viṣṇu has the head of a horse; in Bhārata, he is situated as the Tortoise; / in Ketumāla, as the Boar; and in the north, in the form of the Fish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.17) teṣu nakṣatravinyāsādviṣayāḥ samavasthitāḥ .. caturṣvapi mahādevi vigraho nava pādakaḥ .. 17 .. > In these, regions are established by the arrangement of the lunar asterisms. / Even across the four \[realms\], O great goddess, the form has nine divisions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.18) bhārato yo mahādevi kūrmarūpeṇa saṃsthitaḥ .. nakṣatragrahavinyāsaṃ tasya te kathayāmyaham .. 18 .. > He who is situated in the form of the Tortoise in Bhārata, O great goddess— / I will describe to you the arrangement of his lunar asterisms and planets. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.19) prāṅmukho bhagavāndevo kūrmarūpī vyavasthitaḥ .. ākramya bhārataṃ varṣaṃ navabhedamidaṃ priye .. 19 .. > Facing east, the divine Lord stands in the form of the Tortoise, / having covered this realm of Bhārata of nine divisions, O beloved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.20) navadhā saṃsthitasyāsya nakṣatrāṇi nibodha me .. kṛttikā rohiṇī saumyaṃ tṛtīyaṃ kūrmapṛṣṭhigam .. 7.1.11.20 .. > Learn from me the lunar asterisms of this one situated ninefold: / Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī, and Saumya (Mṛgaśīrṣa) form the third, situated upon the Tortoise's back. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.21) raudraṃ punarvasuḥ puṣyaṃ nakṣatratritayaṃ mukhe .. āśleṣākhyaṃ tathā paitraṃ phālgunī prathamā priye .. 21 .. > Raudra (Ārdrā), Punarvasu, and Puṣya: the triad of asterisms in the face. / The one named Āśleṣā, Paitra (Maghā), and the first Phālgunī (Pūrvaphalgunī), O beloved— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.22) nakṣatratritayaṃ pādamāśritaṃ pūrvadakṣiṇam .. phālgunī cottarā hastaṃ citrā carkṣatrayaṃ smṛtam .. 22 .. > this triad of asterisms rests on the southeastern foot. / Uttaraphālgunī, Hasta, and Citrā are recorded as the triad of asterisms > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.23) kūrmasya dakṣiṇe kukṣau carkṣapādaṃ tathā'param .. svātī viśākhā maitraṃ ca nairṛte tritayaṃ smṛtam .. 23 .. > in the right flank of the Tortoise; and another quarter-asterism \[belongs there\]. / Svātī, Viśākhā, and Maitra (Anurādhā) are recorded as the triad in the southwest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.24) aiṃdraṃ mūlaṃ tathāṣāḍhā pṛṣṭhe tu tritayaṃ smṛtam .. āṣāḍhā śravaṇaṃ caiva dhaniṣṭhā cātra śabditā .. 24 .. > Aindra (Jyeṣṭhā), Mūla, and Āṣāḍhā (Pūrvāṣāḍhā) are recorded as the triad on the tail. / Āṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā), Śravaṇa, and Dhaniṣṭhā are spoken of here > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.25) nakṣatritayaṃ pāde vāyavye tu yaśasvini .. vāruṇaṃ caiva nakṣatraṃ tathā proṣṭhapadādvayam .. 25 .. > as the triad of asterisms on the northwestern foot, O illustrious lady! / And the asterism Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣaj), and likewise the two Proṣṭhapadās (Pūrvabhādrapadā and Uttarabhādrapadā)— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.26) kūrmasya vāmakukṣau tu tritayaṃ saṃsthitaṃ priye .. revatī cāśvidaivatyaṃ yāmyaṃ carkṣamiti trayam .. īśapāde samākhyātaṃ śubhāśubhaphalaṃ śṛṇu .. 26 .. > the triad is situated on the left flank of the Tortoise, O beloved. / Revatī, that whose deity is the Aśvins (Aśvinī), and Yāmya (Bharaṇī)—this triad of asterisms / is declared on the northeastern foot. Hear the auspicious and inauspicious fruits: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.27) yasyarkṣasya patiryo vai grahastaddhainyato bhayam .. taddeśasya mahādevi tathotkarṣe śubhāgamaḥ .. 27 .. > The planet that is the ruler of an asterism, from its debility comes fear / for that region, O great goddess; likewise, upon its exaltation, there is the advent of good fortune. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.28) eṣa kūrmo mayākhyāto bhārate bhagavāniha .. nārāyaṇo hyaciṃtyātmā yatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam .. 28 .. > This divine Tortoise has been declared by me here in Bhārata: / Nārāyaṇa of inconceivable nature, in whom all is established. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.29) meṣavṛṣau hṛdo madhye mukhe ca mithunādikau .. prāgdakṣiṇe tathā pāde karkasiṃhau vyavasthitau .. 29 .. > Aries and Taurus are in the middle of the heart, and Gemini and the following are in the face. / On the southeastern foot are situated Cancer and Leo. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.30) siṃhakanyātulāścaiva kukṣau rāśitrayaṃ smṛtam .. dhaṭo'dha vṛścikāścobhau pāde dakṣiṇapaścime .. 7.1.11.30 .. > Leo, Virgo, and Libra are recorded as the triad of signs in the flank. / The lower Balance (Libra) and Scorpio are both on the southwestern foot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.31) pucche tu vṛścikaścaiva sadhanuśca vyavasthitaḥ .. vāyavye vāmapāde ca dhanurgrāhādikaṃ trayam .. 31 .. > And on the tail is situated Scorpio together with Sagittarius. / On the left foot in the northwest is the triad beginning with Sagittarius and Capricorn. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.32) kumbha mīnau tathā cāsya uttarāṃ kukṣimāśritau .. mīnameṣau mahādevi pāde pūrvottare sthitau .. 32 .. > Aquarius and Pisces occupy his northern flank. / Pisces and Aries, O great goddess, are situated on the northeastern foot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.33) kūrmmadeśāṃstatharkṣāṇi deśeṣveteṣu vai priye .. rāśayaśca tatharkṣeṣu grahā rāśivyavasthitāḥ .. 33 .. > The regions of the Tortoise and the asterisms are in these regions, O beloved; / and the zodiacal signs are in the asterisms, and the planets are situated in the signs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.34) tasmādgraharkṣapīḍāsu deśapīḍāṃ vinirdiśet .. tatra snānaṃ prakurvaṃti dānaṃ homādikaṃ tathā .. 34 .. > Therefore, in afflictions to planets and asterisms, one should predict affliction to regions. / There \[in remedy\], people perform ritual ablution, gifts, oblations, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.35) sa eṣa vaiṣṇavaḥ pādo devi madhye graho'sya yaḥ .. nārāyaṇākhyo'ciṃtyātmā kāraṇaṃ jagataḥ prabhuḥ .. 35 .. > That foot of Viṣṇu, O goddess, in the middle of which is his planet, / is named Nārāyaṇa, of inconceivable nature, the cause, the Lord of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.36) bhaumaśukrabudheṃdvarkabudhaśukramahīsutāḥ .. gurumaṃdāsurācāryā meṣādīnāmadhīśvarāḥ .. 36 .. > Mars, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Sun, Mercury, Venus, the son of the Earth (Mars), / Jupiter, Saturn, and the teacher of the Asuras (Venus) are the rulers of the signs starting with Aries. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.37) evaṃvidho mahādevi kūrmarūpī janārddanaḥ .. tasya naiṛtapāde tu saurāṣṭra iti viśrutaḥ .. 37 .. > Such is Janārdana in the form of the Tortoise, O great goddess. / On his southwestern foot is the celebrated Saurāṣṭra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.38) sa caivaṃ navadhā bhinnaḥ purabhedena suṃdari .. tasya yo navamo bhāgaḥ sāgarasya ca sannidhau .. 38 .. > And that is divided ninefold according to the division of cities, O fair lady. / The ninth part of it, in the vicinity of the ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.39) prabhāsa iti vikhyāto mama devi priyaḥ sadā .. yojanānāṃ daśadve ca vistīrṇaḥ parimaṇḍalam .. 39 .. > is celebrated as Prabhāsa, always dear to me, O goddess. / It extends twelve yojanas in circumference. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.40) madhyesya pīṭhikā proktā paṃcayojanavistṛtā .. tanmadhye madgrahaṃ devi tiṣṭhatyudadhisaṃnidhau .. .. 7.1.11.40 .. > In its middle is declared a pedestal five yojanas broad. / In the middle of that, O goddess, stands my abode near the ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.41) tasya madhye mahādevi liṃgarūpo vasāmyaham .. 41 .. > In the middle of that, O great goddess, I dwell in the form of a liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.42) kṛtasmarātpaścimato dhanuṣāṃ ca śatatraye .. vasāmi tatra deveśi tvayā saha varānane .. 42 .. > Three hundred bows to the west of Kṛtasmara, / I dwell there, O ruler of the gods, along with you, O fair-faced woman! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.43) tanme sthānaṃ mahādevi kailāsādapi vallabham .. gocarmamātraṃ tatrāpi mahāgopyaṃ varānane .. 43 .. > That place of mine, O great goddess, is dearer \[to me\] even than Kailāsa; / even there, a space of only a cow's hide is most secret, O fair-faced woman! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.44) akathyaṃ devadeveśi tava snehātprakāśitam .. etatprābhāsikaṃ kṣetraṃ prabhayā dīpitaṃ mama .. 44 .. > It should not be spoken of, O goddess of gods, yet revealed out of love for you: / this sacred field of Prabhāsa is illumined by my radiance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.45) tena prabhāsamityuktamādikalpe varānane .. dvitīye tu prabhā labdhā sarvairdevaiḥ savāsavaiḥ .. 45 .. > Therefore, O fair-faced lady, in the first kalpa it was called Prabhāsa; / in the second \[kalpa\], however, radiance was obtained \[here\] by all the gods headed by Indra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.46) mama prabhābhā deveśi tena prābhāsikaṃ smṛtam .. prabhāvavanto deveśi yatra saṃti mahāsurāḥ .. 46 .. > My splendor shines \[here\], O ruler of the gods; therefore it is remembered as Prabhāsa. / Where there are mighty asuras, O goddess of gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.47) athavā tena lokeṣu prabhāsamiti kīrtyate .. prathamaṃ bhāsate devi sarveṣāṃ bhuvi tejasām .. tīrthānāmāditīrthaṃ yatprabhāsaṃ tena kīrttitam .. ... 47 .. > or because of that, it is celebrated among the worlds as Prabhāsa. / Because it shines first on earth among all radiant lights, O goddess, / and is the first tīrtha among tīrthas, for that reason it is celebrated as Prabhāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.48) prakṛṣṭaṃ bhānurathavā bhāsito viśvakarmaṇā .. yatra sākṣātprabhāpāto jātaḥ prābhāsikaṃ tataḥ .. 48 .. > Or else the sun was made to shine intensely by Viśvakarman; / because the actual falling of radiance took place here, it is therefore called Prabhāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.49) athavā dakṣasaṃśaptenendunā niṣprabheṇaca .. tatra devi prabhā labdhā tena prābhāsikaṃ smṛtam .. proddadhe bhāratī devī hyaurvāgniṃ vaḍavānalam .. 49 .. > Or else, because the moon, cursed by Dakṣa and devoid of radiance, / obtained radiance there, O goddess, it is remembered as Prabhāsa. / The goddess Sarasvatī carried the Aurva fire, the submarine blaze \[to this place\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.50) athavā tena deveśi prabhāsamiti kīrtyate .. prakṛṣṭā bhāratī brāhmī viproktā śrūyate'dhvani .. sadā yatra mahādevi prabhāsaṃ tena kīrtitam .. 7.1.11.50 .. > or because of that, O goddess of the gods, it is celebrated as Prabhāsa. / Because the excellent speech of Brahmā, uttered by brahmins, is constantly heard on the path / there, O great goddess, it is proclaimed as Prabhāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.51) prollasadvīcibhirbhāti sarvadā sāgaraḥ priye .. tena prabhāsa nāmeti triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam .. 51 .. > Because the ocean always shines with surging waves, my beloved, / its name ‘Prabhāsa’ has become famous across the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.52) pratyakṣaṃ bhāskaro yatra sadā tiṣṭhati bhāmini .. tena prabhāsa nāmeti prasiddhimagamatkṣitau .. 52 .. > Because the sun visibly stays there always, O passionate lady, / it has become renowned on earth under the name ‘Prabhāsa’. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.53) prakṛṣṭaṃ bhāvināṃ sarvaṃ kāmaṃ tatra dadāmyaham .. tena prabhāsanāmeti tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam .. 53 .. > I grant every splendid desire to future beings there; / therefore this tīrtha is renowned across the three worlds by the name of Prabhāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.54) kalpabhedena nāmāni tathaiva surasundari .. niruktabhedairbahudhā bhidyaṃte kāraṇaiḥ priye .. prabhāsamiti yannāma dātavyaṃ niścalaṃ smṛtam .. 54 .. > Names vary according to kalpas, O beautiful lady of the gods; / through various etymological explanations, O beloved, they differ according to causes. / The name ‘Prabhāsa’ that is to be given is considered constant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.55) aptattve saṃsthitaṃ devi viṣṇorādyakalevare .. iti te kathitaṃ devi saṃkṣepātkṣetrakāraṇam .. 55 .. > It rests on the water-principle, O goddess, in the primal body of Viṣṇu. / Thus, O goddess, has the origin of the sacred field been briefly told to you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.56) punaste kathayāmyadya yatpṛcchasi varānane .. tadbrūhi śīghraṃ kalyāṇi yatte manasi vartate .. 56 .. > I shall tell you again today whatever you ask, O fair-faced lady; / speak quickly, O auspicious one, what is in your heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.57) .. devyuvāca .. .. asminkalpe yathā jātaṃ kṣetraṃ prābhāsikaṃ hara .. tanme vistarato brūhi utpattiṃ kāraṇaṃ tathā .. 57 .. > The goddess said: / As the sacred field of Prabhāsa arose in this kalpa, O Hara, / explain to me that at length—its origin and cause. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.58) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yathāvatkṣetrakāraṇam .. yacchrutvā mānavo bhaktyā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ.. 58 .. > Īśvara said: / Listen, O goddess, and I will accurately proclaim the cause of the sacred field, / hearing which with devotion, a mortal is freed from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.59) ādikṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ rahasyaṃ pāpanāśanam .. kathayiṣye varārohe tava snehena bhāmini .. 59 .. > The māhātmya of the primal sacred field is a secret that destroys sin; / I shall recount it out of love for you, O lady of fair hips, O passionate one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.60) asminkalpe tu yaddevi ādāveva varānane .. svāyaṃbhuve manau tatra brahmaṇaḥ sṛjataḥ purā .. 7.1.11.60 .. > In this kalpa, O fair-faced lady, right at the beginning, / in the age of the Svāyambhuva Manu, when Brahmā was creating long ago, O goddess, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.61) dakṣiṇāllocanājjātaḥ pūrvaṃ sūrya iti priye .. tataḥ kālāntare tasya bhārye dve ca babhūvatuḥ .. 61 .. > the sun was born first from his right eye, O beloved. / Then, in course of time, he had two wives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.62) tayostu rājñī dyaurjñeyā nikṣubhā pṛthivī smṛtā .. saumyamāsasya saptamyāṃ dyauḥ sūryeṇa ca yujyate .. 62 .. > Of the two, the sky is known as Rājñī, and the earth is remembered as Nikṣubhā. / On the seventh day of the bright half of the month, the sky is united with the sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.63) māghamāse tu saptamyāṃ mahyā saha bhavedraviḥ.. bhūścādityaśca bhagavāngacchate saṃgamaṃ tadā.. 63 .. > And on the seventh day in the month of Māgha, the sun unites with the earth; / then the earth and the lord Sun enter into conjunction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.64) ṛtusnātā mahī tatra garbhaṃ gṛhṇāti bhāskarāt .. dyaurjalaṃ sūyate garbhaṃ varṣāsvāsviha bhūtale ..64.. > Having bathed after her menstrual period, the earth then receives an embryo from the sun; / the sky brings forth an embryo of water on the surface of the earth during these rainy seasons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.65) tatastrailokyavṛttyarthaṃ mahī sasyāni sūyate .. sasyopayogātsaṃhṛṣṭā juhvatyāhutibhirdvijāḥ .. 65 .. > Then, for the sustenance of the three worlds, the earth brings forth crops. / Rejoicing through the use of crops, twice-born brahmins make oblations with offerings; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.66) svāhākārasvadhākārairyajaṃti pitṛdevatāḥ .. niḥkṣudhaḥ kurute yasmādgarbhauṣadhisudhā'mṛtaiḥ .1 66 .. > they worship ancestors and deities with the utterances ‘Svāhā’ and ‘Svadhā’. / Because she renders devoid of hunger (niḥkṣudhā) with embryos, herbs, nectar, and ambrosia > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.67) martyānpitṝṃśca devāṃśca tena bhūrnikṣubhā smṛtā .. yathā rājñī ca saṃjātā yasya ceyaṃ sutā matā .. .. 67 .. > mortals, ancestors, and gods, the earth is remembered as Nikṣubhā. / Just as Rājñī was born, and whose daughter she is considered to be, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.68) apatyāni ca yānyasyāstāni vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ .. marīcirbrahmaṇaḥ putro mārīcaḥ kaśyapaḥ smṛtaḥ .. 68 .. > and the offspring she had, all that I will tell without omission. / Marīci was the son of Brahmā, and Kaśyapa is remembered as the son of Marīci. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.69) tasmāddhiraṇyakaśipuḥ prahrādastasya cātmajaḥ .. prahrādasya suto nāmnā virocana iti smṛtaḥ .. 69 .. > From him came Hiraṇyakaśipu, and Prahrāda was his son. / The son of Prahrāda was remembered by the name Virocana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.70) virocanasya bhaginī saṃjñā yā jananī tu sā .. hiraṇyakaśipoḥ pautrī diteḥ putrasya sā smṛtā .. 7.1.11.70 .. > The sister of Virocana was Saṃjñā, who was the mother \[of Yama\]; / she is remembered as the granddaughter of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the son of Diti. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.71) sā viśvakarmaṇaḥ patnī prāhlādī procyate budhaiḥ .. 71 .. > She, the descendant of Prahrāda, is declared by the wise to be the wife of Viśvakarman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.72) atha nāmnātirūpeti marīciduhitā śubhā .. patnī hyaṃgirasaḥ sā tu jananī ca bṛhaspateḥ .. 72 .. > Now, the auspicious daughter of Marīci was named Atirūpā; / she was indeed the wife of Aṅgiras and the mother of Bṛhaspati. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.73) bṛhaspatestu bhaginī viśrutā brahmavādinī .. prabhāsasya tu sā patnī vasūnāmaṣṭamasya vai .. 73 .. > The renowned sister of Bṛhaspati was an expounder of the Veda; / she was the wife of Prabhāsa, the eighth of the Vasus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.74) prasūtā viśvakarmāṇaṃ sarvaśilpavatāṃ varam .. sa caiva nāmnā tvaṣṭā tu punastridaśavārddhakiḥ .. 74 .. > She gave birth to Viśvakarman, the best among all craftsmen; / he is also known by the name Tvaṣṭṛ, the carpenter of the thirty gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.75) devācāryasya tasyeyaṃ duhitā viśvakarmaṇaḥ .. sureṇuriti vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu bhāminī .. 75 .. > This passionate lady, the daughter of that Viśvakarman, the teacher of the gods, / is celebrated in the three worlds as Sureṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.76) prahrādaputrī yā proktā bhāryā vaṣṭustu sā smṛtā .. tasyāṃ sa janayāmāsa putrīstā lokamātaraḥ .. 76 .. > She who was described as the daughter of Prahrāda is remembered as the wife of Tvaṣṭṛ; / upon her he begot daughters who are mothers of the world: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.77) rājñī saṃjñā ca dyaustvaṣṭrī prabhā saiva vibhāvyate .. tasyāstu valayā chāyā nikṣubhā sā mahīyasī .. 77 .. > Rājñī, Saṃjñā, the sky, and Tvaṣṭrī; she is also conceived as Prabhā. / Her shadow (chāyā), Valayā, is the exalted Nikṣubhā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.78) sā tu bhāryā bhagavatī mārtaṃḍasya mahātmanaḥ .. sādhvī pativratā devī rūpayauvanaśālinī .. 78 .. > She was the divine wife of the great Mārtaṇḍa, / a virtuous lady, devoted to her husband, endowed with beauty and youth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.79) na tu tāṃ nararūpeṇa bhāryāṃ bhajati vai purā .. ādityasyeha taptatvaṃ mahatā svena tejasā .. 79.. > Formerly, however, he did not approach his wife in human form; / the scorching heat of the sun in this world was due to his own great brilliance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.80) gātreṣvapratirūpeṣu māsikāṃtamivābhavat .. saṃjñā ca raviṇā dṛṣṭā nimīlayati locane .. yatastataḥ saroṣo'rkaḥ saṃjñāṃ vacanamabravīt .. 7.1.11.80 .. > Upon her incomparable limbs, \[his embrace\] seemed to cause distress. / And Saṃjñā, seen by the sun, closed her eyes; / because of that, the sun, filled with wrath, addressed words to Saṃjñā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.81) .. raviruvāca .. .. mayi dṛṣṭe sadā yasmātkuruṣe netrasaṃkṣayam .. tasmājjaniṣyase mūḍhe prajāsaṃyamanaṃ yamam .. 81 .. > The sun said: / Because whenever I am seen you shut your eyes, / therefore, O foolish woman, you shall give birth to Yama, the restrainer of creatures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.82) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tataḥ sā capalā dṛṣṭiṃ devī cakre bhayākulā .. vilolitadṛśaṃ dṛṣṭvā punarāha ca tāṃ raviḥ .. 82 .. > Īśvara said: / Then the goddess, overcome with fear, cast an unsteady glance; / seeing her unsteady look, the sun spoke to her again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.83) .. raviruvāca .. .. yasmādvilolitā dṛṣṭirmayi dṛṣṭe tvayā punaḥ .. tasmādvilolāṃ tanayāṃ nadīṃ tvaṃ prasaviṣyasi .. .. 83 .. > The sun said: / Because an unsteady glance was cast by you when looking at me again, / therefore you will bring forth an unsteady daughter, a river. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.84) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tatastasyāstu saṃjajñe bhartṛśāpena tena vai .. yamaśca yamunā ceyaṃ prakhyātā sumahānadī .. tṛtīyaṃ ca sutaṃ jajñe śrāddhadevaṃ manuṃ śubham .. 84 .. > Īśvara said: / Then, on account of that curse of her husband, / Yama was born to her, as well as Yamunā, who is renowned as a very great river; / and as a third son she bore the auspicious Manu Śrāddhadeva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.85) sāpi saṃjñā ravestejo golākāraṃ mahāprabham .. asahantī ca sā citte cintayāmāsa vai tadā .. 85 .. > Unable to bear the sun’s spherical, immensely brilliant radiance, / Saṃjñā then thought in her heart: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.86) kiṃ karomi kva yāsyāmi kva gatāyāśca nirvṛtiḥ .. bhavenmama kathaṃ bhartā kopamarkkaśca neṣyati .. 86 .. > “What shall I do? Where shall I go? Where going could I find relief? / How will my husband, the sun, not bring his wrath \[upon me\]?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.87) iti saṃcintya bahudhā prajāpatisutā tadā .. bahu mene mahābhāgā pitṛsaṃśrayameva ca .. 87 .. > Thinking thus in many ways, the Prajāpati's daughter then, / highly fortunate, regarded taking shelter with her father as best. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.88) tataḥ pitṛgṛhaṃ gantuṃ kṛtabuddhiryaśasvinī .. chāyāmayīmātmatanuṃ pratyaṃgamiva nirmitām .. 88 .. > Then, having resolved to go to her father's house, the illustrious woman, / \[creating\] a form made of shadow like her own body, fashioned limb for limb, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.89) sammukhaṃ prekṣya tāṃ devīṃ svāṃ chāyāṃ vākyamabravīt .. 89 .. > looking face to face at that goddess, her own shadow, spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.90) .. saṃjñovāca .. .. ahaṃ yāsyāmi bhadraṃ te svakaṃ ca bhavanaṃ pituḥ .. nirvikāraṃ tvayā tvatra stheyaṃ macchāsanācchubhe .. 7.1.11.90 .. > Saṃjñā said: / “May you be blessed! I shall go to my own father's dwelling. / You, auspicious one, must remain here without alteration according to my command. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.91) imau ca bālakau mahyaṃ kanyā ca varavarṇinī .. saṃbhāvyā naiva cākhyeyamidaṃ bhagavate tvayā .. 91 .. > These two young boys of mine and this fair-complexioned girl / are to be cherished, and this is not to be disclosed by you to the lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.92) pṛṣṭayāpi na vācyaṃ te tathaitadgamanaṃ mama .. tenāsmi nāmasaṃjñeti vācyase tatpratiṣṭhayā .. 92 .. > Even if questioned, my departure must not be spoken of by you. / For that reason, I am named Saṃjñā, and you shall be addressed by establishing yourself as that.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.93) .. chāyovāca .. .. ā keśagrahaṇāddevi ā śāpānnaiva karhicit .. ākhyāsyāmi mataṃ tubhyaṃ gamyatāṃ yatra vāṃchitam .. 93 .. > Chāyā said: / “Short of having my hair seized, O goddess, and short of a curse, / I will never reveal what you intend. Go where you desire!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.94) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. ityuktā sā tadā devī jagāma bhavanaṃ pituḥ .. dadarśa tatra tvaṣṭāraṃ tapasā dhūtakalmaṣam .. 94 .. > Īśvara said: / Having been addressed thus, the goddess then went to her father's dwelling. / There she saw Tvaṣṭṛ, whose sins had been washed away by austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.95) bahumānācca tenāpi pūjitā viśvakarmaṇā .. varṣāṇāṃ ca sahasraṃ tu vasamānā piturgṛhe .. tasthau pitṛgṛhe sā tu kiṃcitkālamaniṃditā .. 95 .. > She was also welcomed with great respect by Viśvakarman. / Living in her father's house, / the blameless woman dwelt in her father's house for some time \[as if\] for a thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.96) tatastāṃ prāha cārvaṃgīṃ pitā nāticiroṣitām .. stutvā tu tanayāṃ premṇā bahumānapuraḥsaram .. 96 .. > Then her father, after praising his daughter with love and respect, / said to the lovely-limbed woman who had not stayed too long: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.97) .. viśvakarmovāca .. .. tvāmeva paśyato vatse dināni subahūnyapi .. muhūrtārddhasamāni syuḥ kiṃ tu dharmo vilupyate .. 97 .. > Viśvakarman said: / “O child, even very many days seem like half a muhūrta / to me merely looking at you; yet dharma is violated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.98) bāṃdhaveṣu ciraṃ vāso nārīṇāṃ na yaśaskaraḥ .. manorathā bāṃdhavānāṃ nāryā bhartṛgṛhe sthitiḥ .. 98 .. > A long stay among relatives does not bring renown to women. / The desire of relatives is a woman's stay in her husband's home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.99) sā tvaṃ trailokyanāthena bhartrā sūryeṇa saṃyutā .. piturgṛhe ciraṃ kālaṃ vastuṃ nārhasi putrike .. 99 .. > Joined with such a husband as the sun, the lord of the three worlds, / you ought not to dwell in your father's home for a long time, dear daughter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.100) tattvaṃ bhartṛgṛhaṃ gaccha dṛṣṭo'haṃ pūjitāsi me .. punarāgamanaṃ kāryaṃ darśanāya śucismite .. 7.1.11.100 .. > Therefore, go to your husband's home. I have seen you, and you have been honored by me. / You should come again to see me, O pure-smiling one.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.101) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. ityuktā sā tadā pitrā gacchagaccheti sā punaḥ .. saṃpūjayitvā pitaraṃ vaḍavārūpadhāriṇī .. 101 .. > Īśvara said: / Addressed thus by her father, who repeatedly said, “Go, go,” / she worshiped her father and, assuming the form of a mare, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.102) meroruttaratastatra varṣaṃ yaddhanuṣākṛti .. uttarāḥ kuravo loke prakhyātā ye yaśasvini .. 102 .. > went to the region shaped like a bow to the north of Meru, / the Uttarakurus renowned in the world, O illustrious one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.103) tatra tepe tapaḥ sādhvī nirāhārā'śvarūpiṇī .. etasminnaṃtare devi tasyāśchāyā vivasvataḥ .. 103 .. > There the virtuous woman, taking no food, performed austerity in the form of a mare. / Meanwhile, O goddess, the shadow of that \[Saṃjñā\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.104) samīpasthā tadā devī saṃjñāyā vākyatatparā .. tasyāṃ ca bhagavānsūryo dvitīyāyāṃ divaspatiḥ .. 104 .. > the goddess who was then staying near Vivasvat, intent on Saṃjñā’s instruction— / upon her, the second, the lord sun, ruler of heaven, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.105) saṃjñeyamiti manvāno rūpaudāryeṇa mohitaḥ .. tasyāṃ ca janayāmāsa dvau putrau kanyakāṃ tathā .. 105 .. > thinking, “This is Saṃjñā,” captivated by her beauty and generosity, / begot two sons and likewise a daughter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.106) pūrvaṃ yastu manostulyaḥ sāvarṇistena so'bhavat .. yaḥ sūryātprathamaṃ jātaḥ putrayoḥ surasundari .. 106 .. > He who was equal to the former Manu became known because of that as Sāvarṇi, / the first among the two sons born from the sun, O beauty of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.107) dvitīyo yo'bhavaccānyaḥ sa graho'bhūcchanaiścaraḥ .. kanyā 'bhūttapatī yā tāṃ vavre saṃvaraṇo nṛpaḥ .. 107 .. > The other who was born second became the planet Śanaiścara. / The daughter was Tapatī, whom King Saṃvaraṇa chose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.108) tāpīnāma nadī ceyaṃ viṃdhyamūlādviniḥsṛtā .. nityaṃ puṇyajalā snāne paścimodadhigāminī ..108.. > And this river named Tāpī flowed forth from the foot of the Vindhya \[mountains\], / possessing water ever holy for ritual ablution, flowing to the western ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.109) anyā caiva tathā bhadrā jātā putrī mahāprabhā .. saṃjñā tu pārthivī chāyā ātmajānāṃ yathākarot .. 109 .. > And another daughter, Bhadrā of great splendor, was also born. / But the earthly Chāyā, \[acting\] as Saṃjñā, showed toward her own offspring > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.110) snehaṃ na pūrvajātānāṃ tathā kṛtavatī satī.. lālanādyupabhogeṣu viśeṣamanuvāsaram..7.1.11.110.. > affection, but the virtuous woman did not do so toward those born previously, / showing a difference day after day in pampering and luxuries. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.111) yathā sveṣvanuvarteta na tathānyeṣu bhāminī .. manustu kṣāṃtavāṃstasyā bhaviṣyo yo hi pārvati ..111.. > The passionate woman did not conduct herself toward the others as she did toward her own. / But Manu, who is the future \[Manu\], O Pārvatī, was patient with her; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.112) merau tiṣṭhati so'dyāpi tapaḥ kurvanvarānane .. sarvaṃ tatkṣāṃtavānmāturyamastasyā na cakṣame .. 112 .. > he stays on Meru even today, performing austerity, O fair-faced one. / He endured all that from his mother, but Yama could not endure it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.113) bahuśo yācamānastu chāyayā'tīva kopitaḥ .. sa vai kopācca bālyācca bhāvino'rthasya vai balāt .. 113 .. > Asking repeatedly, he was greatly provoked by Chāyā. / Out of anger, and out of childishness, and indeed by the power of what was destined to be, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.114) tāḍanāya tataḥ kopātpādastena samudyataḥ .. tathā punaḥ kṣāṃtimatā na tu dehe nipātitaḥ .. 114 .. > his foot was raised by him in anger to strike \[her\], / yet, because of his forbearance, it was not dropped upon her body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.115) padā saṃtarjayāmāsa chāyāṃ saṃjñāsuto yamaḥ .. 115 .. > With his foot Yama, the son of Saṃjñā, threatened Chāyā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.116) taṃ śaśāpa tataśchāyā kruddhā sā pārthivī bhṛśam .. kiṃcitprasphuramāṇoṣṭhī vicalatpāṇipallavā .. 116 .. > Then Chāyā, that earthly woman, exceedingly enraged, cursed him, / her lips trembling slightly and the sprout of her hand shaking: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.117) .. chāyovāca .. .. pituḥ patnīmamaryāda yanmāṃ tarjayase padā .. bhuvi tasmādayaṃ pādastavādyaiva patiṣyati.. 117 .. .. > Chāyā said: / “Since you insolently threaten me, your father's wife, with your foot, / therefore this foot of yours will fall to the earth this very day!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.118) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. yamastu tena śāpena bhṛśaṃ pīḍitamānasaḥ .. manunā saha dharmātmā pitre sarvaṃ nyavedayat.. 118 .. > Īśvara said: / Yama, his mind severely tormented by that curse, / righteous in nature, reported everything to his father along with Manu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.119) .. yama uvāca .. .. tātaitanmahadāścaryaṃ na dṛṣṭamiha kenacit .. mātā vātsalyamutsṛjya śāpaṃ putre prayacchati ..119.. > Yama said: / “O father, this is a great wonder; it has not been seen by anyone here: / a mother, casting aside maternal love, confers a curse upon her son! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.120) snehena tulyamasmāsu mātādya naiva varttate .. visṛjya jyāyaso yasmātkanīyaḥsu bubhūṣati .. 7.1.11.120 .. > Our mother today does not behave with equal affection toward us, / since, neglecting the elders, she wishes to be \[partial\] to the younger ones. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.121) tasyā mayodyataḥ pādo na tu dehe nipātitaḥ .. bālyādvā yadi vā mohāttadbhavānkṣaṃtumarhati ..121.. > My foot was raised toward her, but it was not brought down upon her body. / Whether out of childishness or delusion, you ought to forgive it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.122) śapto'haṃ tāta kopena tayā suta iti sphuṭam .. ato na mahyaṃ jananī sā bhavedvadatāṃ vara .. 122 .. > I was cursed in anger by her explicitly as a son, O father; / therefore she cannot be my mother, O best of speakers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.123) nigurṇeṣvapi putreṣu na mātā nirguṇā bhavet .. pādaste patatāṃ putra kathametattayoditam .. 123 .. > Even when sons are without virtues, a mother does not become devoid of affection. / ‘May your foot fall, son!’—how could this be uttered by her? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.124) tava prasādāccaraṇo na patedbhagavanyathā .. mātṛśāpādayaṃ me'dya tathā ciṃtaya gopate .. 124 .. > Devise a way, O lord, O lord of rays, so that by your favor / this foot of mine does not fall today on account of my mother's curse.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.126) .. raviruvāca .. .. asaṃśayaṃ mahatputra bhaviṣyatyatra kāraṇam .. yena te hyāviśatkrodho dharmajñasya mahātmanaḥ .. 126 .. > The sun said: / “Without doubt, son, there must be a great reason in this matter, / because of which wrath entered you, a righteous and great-souled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.126\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.126_1) sarveṣāmeva śāpānāṃ pratighāto'pi vidyate .. na tu mātrābhiśaptānāṃ kvacicchāpanivarttanam .. 126 .. > For all curses a counteraction is found; / but for those cursed by a mother, the curse can never be averted anywhere. 126 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.127) na yuktametanmithyā tu kartum̐ māturvacastava .. kiṃcitte saṃvidhāsyāmi putrasnehādanugraham .. 127 .. > It is not fitting that this word of your mother be made false; / yet out of love for my son, I will grant you a favor: 127 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.128) kṛmayo māṃsamādāya prayāsyaṃti mahītalam .. kṛtaṃ tasyā vacaḥ satyaṃ tvaṃ ca trāto bhaviṣyasi .. 128 .. > Worms will take flesh \[from your foot\] and go down to the surface of the earth. / Thus her word will be fulfilled as true, and you will be saved.” 128 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.129) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. ādityastvabravīcchāyāṃ kimarthaṃ tanayeṣu vai .. tulyeṣvapyadhikaḥ sneha ekatra kriyate tvayā .. 129 .. > Īśvara said: / Āditya then said to Chāyā: “Why, indeed, among sons / who are equal, is greater affection shown by you to one alone? 129 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.130) nūnaṃ na caiṣāṃ jananī tvaṃ saṃjñā kvāpi sā gatā .. vikaleṣvapyapatyeṣu na mātā śāpadā bhavet .. 7.1.11.130 .. > Surely you are not their mother; you are Saṃjñā, who has gone somewhere. / Even toward defective children, a mother does not bestow a curse. 130 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.131) api doṣasahasrāṇi yadi putraḥ samācaret .. prāṇadrohe'pi nirato na mātā pāpamācaret .. tasmātsatyaṃ mama brūhi mā śāpavaśagā bhava .. 131 .. .. > Even if a son should commit thousands of faults, / even if intent on destroying her life, a mother would not commit a sinful act. / Therefore, speak the truth to me; do not fall under the power of a curse!” 131 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.132) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. taṃ śaptumudyataṃ dṛṣṭvā chāyāsaṃjñā dinādhipam .. bhayena kaṃpatī devī yathāvṛttaṃ mahāsatī .. 132 .. > Īśvara said: / Seeing him ready to curse, the goddess Chāyā-Saṃjñā, the great chaste lady, / trembling with fear before the lord of the day, \[spoke of\] what had happened. 132 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.133) sā cāha tanayā tvaṣṭurahaṃ saṃjñā vibhāvaso .. patnī tava tvayā patyā patiyuktā divākara .. 133 .. > And she said: “I am the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, Saṃjñā, O radiant one, / your wife, united with a husband, with you as my husband, O maker of the day!” 133 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.134) itthaṃ vivasvataḥ sā tu bahuśaḥ pṛcchato'nyathā .. na vācā bhāṣate kruddhaḥ śāpaṃ dātuṃ samudyataḥ .. 134 .. > Though questioned repeatedly in this way by Vivasvat, she did not speak otherwise / with her voice; and he, enraged, prepared to pronounce a curse. 134 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.135) śāpodyatakaraṃ dṛṣṭvā sūryaṃ chāyā vivasvataḥ .. kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ saṃjñāyāḥ suviceṣṭitam .. 135 .. > Seeing Sūrya, the son of Vivasvat, with his hand raised to curse, / Chāyā related all that deed of Saṃjñā. 135 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.136) tacchrutvā bhagavānsūryo jagāma tvaṣṭurālayam .. tataḥ saṃpūjayāmāsa tadā trailokyapūjitam .. 136 .. > Hearing that, the blessed Sūrya went to the abode of Tvaṣṭṛ. / Then he worshipped the one worshipped by the three worlds. 136 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.137) nirdagdhukāmaṃ roṣeṇa sāntvayāmāsa pārvati .. bhāsvaṃtaṃ nijayā dīptyā nijagehamupāgatam .. kva saṃjñeti ca pṛcchantaṃ kathayāmāsa viśvakṛt .. 137 .. > O Pārvatī, he soothed the one who, glowing with his own brilliance, / had arrived at his own house, wishing to burn \[it\] up with rage. / And as he asked, “Where is Saṃjñā?”, the creator of the universe spoke: 137 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.138) .. viśvakarmmovāca .. .. āgataiva hi me veśma bhavatā śrūyatāṃ vacaḥ .. vikhyātaṃ tejasā''ḍhyaṃ ta idaṃ rūpaṃ suduḥsaham .. 138 .. > Viśvakarman said: / “She indeed came to my dwelling. May your words be heard: / this renowned form of yours, rich in fiery splendor, is very hard to bear. 138 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.139) asahantī tataḥ saṃjñā vane carati vai tapaḥ .. drakṣyase tāṃ bhavānadya svabhāryāṃ śubhacāriṇīm .. 139 .. > Unable to endure it, Saṃjñā is therefore practicing austerity in the forest. / Today you will see her, your wife of auspicious conduct. 139 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.140) rūpārthaṃ carate'raṇyaṃ caraṃtī sumahattapaḥ .. mataṃ me brahmaṇo vākyādyadi te deva rocate .. rūpaṃ nirvarttayāmyadya tava kāṃtaṃ divaspate .. 7.1.11.140 .. > For the sake of your form, she wanders in the forest, performing very great austerity. / In my view, according to the word of Brahmā, if it pleases you, O god, / I will today fashion for you a pleasing form, O lord of the sky!” 140 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.141) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. yato hi bhāsvato rūpaṃ prāgāsītparimaṃḍalam .. tatastatheti taṃ prāha tvaṣṭāraṃ bhagavānraviḥ .. 141 .. > Īśvara said: / Because the form of the radiant one was formerly circular, / the blessed Ravi therefore said to Tvaṣṭṛ, “So be it.” 141 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.142) viśvakarmātvanujñātaḥ śākadvīpe vivasvatā .. bhṛ(bhū?)mimāropya tattejaḥ śātanāyopacakrame ..142.. > Permitted by Vivasvat in Śākadvīpa, / Viśvakarman placed him on the lathe and set about paring down that fiery splendor. 142 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.143) bhramatā'śeṣajagatāmadhibhūtena bhāsvatā .. samudrā draviṇopetāścukṣubhuśca samantataḥ .. 143 .. > As the radiant one, the overlord of the entire universe, rotated, / the oceans, filled with riches, were agitated on every side. 143 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.144) bhramatā khalu deveśi sacaṃdragrahatārakam.. adhogati mahābhāge babhūvākṣiptamākulam ..144.. > O ruler of the gods, as he rotated, \[the firmament\] along with the moon, planets, and stars, / was hurled in downward motion, O highly fortunate lady, and tossed into turmoil. 144 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.145) vikṣiptasalilāḥ sarve babhūvuśca tathā nadāḥ .. vyabhidyaṃta tathā śailāḥ śīrṇasānunibaṃdhanāḥ .. 145 .. > All the rivers had their waters thrown out in every direction; / likewise, the mountains were split apart, their peak-foundations shattered. 145 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.146) dhruvādhārāṇyaśeṣāṇi dhiṣṇyāni varavarṇini .. bhrāmyadraśminibaddhāni adho jagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ .. 146 .. > All the heavenly bodies resting on Dhruva, O lady of excellent complexion, / tied to his spinning rays, fell downward by the thousands. 146 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.147) vyaśīryaṃta mahāmeghā ghorārāvavirāviṇaḥ .. bhāsvadbhramaṇavibhrāṃtabhūmyākāśamahītalam .. 147 .. > Great clouds roaring with terrible sounds dispersed; / the earth, sky, and ground were thrown into confusion by the whirling of the radiant one. 147 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.148) jagadākulamatyarthaṃ tadā''sīdvaravarṇini .. trailokye sakale devi bhramamāṇe maharṣaryaḥ .. devāśca brahmaṇā sārddhaṃ bhāsvaṃtamabhituṣṭuvuḥ..148.. > The world was exceedingly distressed at that time, O lady of fair complexion. / As the entire three worlds were whirling, O goddess, the great seers / and the gods along with Brahmā praised the radiant one. 148 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.149) .. devā ūcuḥ.. .. ādidevo'si devānāṃ jātametatsvayaṃ tava .. sargasthityaṃtakāleṣu tridhā bhedena tiṣṭhasi .. 149 .. > The gods said: / “You are the primal god of the gods; this \[universe\] arose from you yourself. / At the times of creation, preservation, and dissolution, you stand differentiated in threefold division. 149 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.149\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.149_2) svasti te'stu jagannātha gharmavarṣahimākara .. iṃdra āgamya taṃ devaṃ likhyamānamathāstavīt .. jaya deva jagatsvāmiñjaya deva jagatpate ..7.1.11.15... > May there be welfare for you, O lord of the universe, maker of heat, rain, and snow! / Indra, having approached the god as he was being trimmed, then praised him: / ‘Victory, O god, master of the universe! Victory, O god, lord of the universe!’ 150 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.151) ṛṣayaśca tataḥ sapta vasiṣṭhātripurogamāḥ .. tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotraiḥ svasti svastīti vādinaḥ .. vedoktibhirathāgryābhirvālakhilyāśca tuṣṭuvuḥ .. 151 .. > And then the seven seers, headed by Vasiṣṭha and Atri, / praised him with various hymns, saying, ‘Hail, hail!’ / And the Vālakhilyas praised him with supreme Vedic utterances. 151 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.152) .. vālakhilyā ūcuḥ .. .. namasta ṛksvarūpāya sāmarūpāya te namaḥ .. yajuḥsvarūparūpāya sāmnāṃ dhāmaga te namaḥ .. 152 .. > The Vālakhilyas said: / “Salutations to you whose essence is the Ṛg\[veda\], salutations to you whose essence is the Sāma\[veda\]! / Salutations to you who have the form whose essence is the Yajur\[veda\], O you who abide in the abode of the Sāman chants, salutations to you! 152 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.153) jñānaikarūpadehāya nirdhūtatamase namaḥ .. śuddhajyotiḥsvarūpāya trimūrtāyāmalātmane .. 153 .. > Salutations to you whose body is solely the nature of knowledge, who have shaken off darkness; / to you whose essence is pure light, who have three forms, whose self is spotless! 153 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.154) variṣṭhāya vareṇyāya sarvasmai paramātmane .. namo'khilajagadvyāpirūpāyānaṃtamūrttaye .. 154 .. > To the highest, the most desirable, the supreme self who is all; / salutations to you whose form pervades the entire universe, whose forms are infinite! 154 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.155) sarvakāraṇabhūtāya niṣṭhāya jñāna cetasām .. namaḥ sūryasvarūpāya prakāśālakṣyarūpiṇe .. 155 .. > To the one who is the cause of all, the ultimate goal of minds that know; / salutations to you whose essence is Sūrya, whose form is imperceptible light! 155 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.156) bhāskarāya namastubhyaṃ tathā dinakṛte namaḥ .. sarvasmai hetave caiva saṃdhyājyo tsnākṛte namaḥ .. 156 .. > Salutations to you, the maker of light, and salutations to the maker of day! / Salutations to the cause of everything, and to the maker of twilight and moonlight! 156 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.157) tvaṃ sarvametadbhagavañjagacca bhramatā tvayā .. bhramatyāviśvamakhilaṃ brahmāṃḍaṃ sacarācaram .. tvadaṃśubhiridaṃ sarvaṃ spṛṣṭaṃ vai jāyate śuci .. 157 .. > You are all this universe, O Lord, and as you rotate, / this whole cosmic egg, with everything moving and unmoving, revolves. / Touched by your rays, all this indeed becomes pure. 157 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.158) kriyate tvatkarasparśairjalādīnāṃ pavitratā .. 158 .. > Purity of water and other elements is produced by the touches of your rays. 158 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.159) homadānādiko dharmo nopakārāya jāyate .. tāta yāvanna saṃyogi jagadetattvadaṃśubhiḥ .. 159 .. > Dharma such as oblations and donations does not result in benefit, / O father, as long as this world is not united with your rays. 159 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.160) ṛcaste sakalā hyetāstathā yāni yajūṃṣi ca .. sakalāni ca sāmāni nipataṃti tvadaṃgataḥ .. 7.1.11.160 .. > All the Ṛg verses, and likewise all the Yajus verses, / and all the Sāman chants fall from your body. 160 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.161) ṛṅmayastvaṃ jagannātha tvameva ca yajurmayaḥ .. yataḥ sāmamayaścaiva tato nātha trayīmayaḥ .. 161 .. > You are composed of the Ṛg, O lord of the universe, and you alone are composed of the Yajus; / and because you are also composed of the Sāman, therefore, O Lord, you consist of the triple Veda. 161 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.162) tvameva brahmaṇo rūpaṃ paraṃ cāparameva ca .. mūrttāmūrttaṃ tathā sūkṣmaṃ sthūlaṃ rūpeṇa saṃsthitaḥ .. 162 .. > You alone are the higher and the lower form of Brahman; / you exist in the form of the manifest and the unmanifest, the subtle and the gross. 162 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.163) nimeṣakāṣṭhādimayaḥ kālarūpakṣaṇātmakaḥ.. prasīda svecchayā rūpaṃ svaṃ tejaḥ śamanaṃ kuru.. tvaṃ deva jagatāṃ hetorduḥkhaṃ sahasi duḥsaham.. 163.. > You consist of moments and divisions of time, having the nature of time and its instants. / Be gracious! Of your own will, subdue your form and your own fiery energy! / O god, for the sake of the worlds you endure distress that is hard to bear. 163 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.164) tvaṃ nātha mokṣiṇāṃ mokṣo dhyeyastvaṃ dhyāyatāṃ varaḥ.. tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ karmakāṃḍanivartinām..164.. > O Lord, you are liberation for seekers of liberation; you are the supreme object of meditation for those who meditate; / you are the goal of all living beings who desist from ritual action. 164 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.165) śaṃ prajābhyo'stu deveśa śanno'stu jagatāṃpate..165.. > May there be peace for the creatures, O ruler of the gods! May there be peace for us, O lord of the worlds!” 165 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.166) tvaṃ dhātā visṛjasi viśvameka eva tvaṃ pātā sthitikaraṇāya saṃpravṛttaḥ.. tvayyaṃte layamakhilaṃ prayāti caitattvattonyo na hi tapanāsti sarvadātā .. 166 .. > You alone, the creator, create the universe; you, the protector, are engaged in preserving it. / And in you at the end all this dissolves; there is indeed no other giver of all things, O burning one, than you. (166) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.167) tvaṃ brahmā hariharasaṃjñitastvamindro vitteśaḥ pitṛpitaraṃbupaḥ samīraḥ .. somo'gnirgaganamahādharādirūpaḥ kiṃ na tvaṃ sakalamanorathapradātā .. 167 .. > You are Brahmā; you are called Hari and Hara; you are Indra, the lord of wealth, the lord of the fathers, the water-god, the wind, / the moon, fire, and have the forms of space, the great earth, and the like. Are you not the giver of all desires? (167) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.168) yajñaistvāmanudinamātmakarmmasaktāḥ stuvanto vividhapadairdvijā yajaṃti .. dhyāyantaḥ savinayacetaso bhavantaṃ yogasthāḥ paramapadaṃ prayāṃti marttyā .. 168 .. > Twice-born men devoted to their duties worship you daily with sacrifices, praising \[you\] with various verses. / Mortals, meditating upon you with humble minds and established in yoga, attain the highest state. (168) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.169) tapasi pacasi viśvaṃ pāsi bhasmīkaroṣi prakaṭayasi mayūkhairhlādayatasyaṃśugarbhaiḥ.. sṛjasi kamalajanmā pālayasyacyutākhyaḥ kṣapayasi ca yugāṃte rudrarūpastvamekaḥ..169.. > You burn, you ripen the universe, you protect, you reduce to ashes, you reveal with your rays, and you delight with the sunbeams within you; / as the lotus-born \[Brahmā\] you create, called Acyuta you protect, and at the end of the yuga, having the form of Rudra, you alone destroy. (169) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.169\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.169_3) īśvara uvāca.. likhamānastato bhānuṃ viśvakarmā prajāpatiḥ.. udbhūtapulakaḥ stotramidaṃcakre vivasvataḥ..7.1.11.17... > Īśvara said: / Then Viśvakarman, the lord of creatures, while paring down the sun, / his hair bristling with joy, composed this hymn of praise to Vivasvat: (170) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.171) vivasvate praṇatajanānukampine mahātmane samajavasaptasaptaye .. satejase kamalakulālibaṃdhave sadā tamaḥpaṭalapaṭāvapāṭine ..171.. > To Vivasvat, compassionate to those who bow to him, the great-souled one whose seven horses possess equal speed, / endowed with splendor, friend to the lotuses and bees, ever rending the screen that is the mass of darkness, (171) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.172) pāvanātiśayasarvacakṣuṣe naikakāmaviṣayapradāyine .. bhāsurāmalamayūkhamāline sarvabhūtahitakāriṇe namaḥ ..172.. > the exceedingly purifying eye of all, the grantor of multiple objects of desire, / garlanded with bright, stainless rays, the doer of good to all beings, homage! (172) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.173) ajāya lokatrayabhāvanāya bhūtātmane gopataye vṛṣāya .. namo mahākāruṇikottamāya sūryāya vastuprabhavālayāya .. 173 .. > To the unborn, the creator of the three worlds, the soul of beings, the lord of rays, the bull, / homage to the most supreme of the greatly compassionate, to the sun, the source and dissolution of all things! (173) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.174) vivasvate jñānabhṛte'ntarātmane jagatpratiṣṭhāya jagaddhitaiṣiṇe .. svayaṃbhuve nirmalalokacakṣuṣe surottamāyāmitatejase namaḥ .. 174.. > To Vivasvat who bears wisdom, the inner self, the foundation of the world, wishing the good of the world, / the self-manifest, the spotless eye of the world, the best of the gods, possessing boundless splendor, homage! (174) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.175) kṣaṇamudayācalabhālitārcciḥ suragaṇagītigariṣṭhagītaḥ .. tvamuta mayūkhasahasravajjagati vikāsitapadmanābhaḥ ..175.. > For an instant your beams shine upon the mountain of sunrise; you are sung with the most exalted songs by the host of gods. / And you, having a thousand rays, make the lotus-navel \[Viṣṇu\] bloom in the world. (175) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.176) tava timirāsavapānamadādbhavati vilohitavigrahatā .. mihiravibhāsatayā sutarāṃ tribhuvanabhāvanamātraparaḥ .. 176 .. > From the intoxication of drinking the wine of darkness, your body becomes deeply crimson. / Through your brilliance as the sun, you are wholly intent on nothing other than the creation of the three worlds. (176) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.177) rathamāruhya samāvayavaṃ ruciravikalitadivyahayam.. satatamaribale bhagavaṃścarasi jagaddhitabaddharasaḥ .. 177 .. > Having mounted your chariot of harmonious parts, whose divine horses are dazzling and swift, / you constantly traverse \[the sky\] against the army of foes, O Lord, fixed in your delight in the world’s welfare. (177) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.178) amṛtamayena rasena samaṃ vibudhapitṝnapi tarppayase .. arigaṇasūdana tena tava praṇatimupetya likhāmi vapuḥ .. .. 178 .. > With the nectarous essence you satisfy the gods and also the ancestors at the same time. / Therefore, O slayer of the host of foes, having bowed down to you, I pare down your body. (178) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.179) śubhasamavarṇamayaṃ racitaṃ tava padapāṃsupavitratamam .. natajanavatsala māṃ praṇataṃ tribhuvanapāvana pāhi rave .. 179 .. > Crafted from auspicious, even color, most sanctified by the dust of your feet; / O you who are affectionate to those bowed \[before you\], protect me who am bowed down, O purifier of the three worlds, O Ravi! (179) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.180) iti sakalajagatprasūti bhūtaṃ tribhuvanabhāvanadhāmahetumekam .. ravimakhilajagatpradīpabhūtaṃ tridaśavaraṃ praṇato'smi devadevam.. 7.1.11.180 .. > Thus, to the sole source of the entire universe, the cause of the dwelling that sustains the three worlds, / to Ravi, the lamp of the whole world, the best among the thirty \[gods\], the god of gods, I bow down! (180) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.181) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. hāhāhūhaśca gandharvo nāradastuṃbarustathā .. upagātuṃ samārabdhā gāṃdharvakuśalā ravim.. 181 .. > Īśvara said: / Then Hāhā and Hūhū, both Gandharvas, and Nārada and Tumburu, / skilled in the musical art of the Gandharvas, began to sing to Ravi, (181) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.182) ṣaḍjamadhyamagāṃdhāragrāmatrayaviśāradāḥ .. mūrchanābhiśca tānaiśca suprayogaiḥ sukhapradam.. 182 .. > skilled in the three scales of ṣaḍja, madhyama, and gāndhāra, / \[producing music\] that brings delight with melodic movements, tonal extensions, and good applications, (182) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.183) saptasvaravinirvṛttaṃ yatitrayavibhūṣitam.. saptadhātusamāyuktaṃ ṣaḍjāti triguṇāśrayam .. 183 .. > completed with the seven musical notes, adorned with three pauses, / endowed with the seven compositional elements, six modal types, resting upon the three qualities, (183) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.184) caturgītasamāyuktaṃ catuvarṇasamutthitam .. caturvarṇapratīkāraṃ saptālaṃkārabhūṣitam.. 184 .. > joined with the four kinds of song, arisen from the four syllables, / counteracting the four castes, adorned with seven ornaments, (184) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.185) tristhānaśuddhaṃ trilayaṃ samyakkālavyavasthitam.. citte citte ca nṛtye ca raseṣu layasaṃyutam .. 185 .. > pure in the three voice-registers, with three tempos, properly established in rhythm, / united with tempo in every thought, dance, and aesthetic sentiment, (185) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.186) caturviṃśadguṇairyuktaṃ jagurgītaṃ ca gāyanāḥ .. viśvārcī ca ghṛtācī ca urvaśyatha tilottamā .. 186 .. > endowed with twenty-four virtues; and the singers sang the song. / And Viśvācī, Ghṛtācī, Urvaśī, and Tilottamā, (186) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.187) menakā sahajanyā ca raṃbhā cāpsarasāṃ varā .. caturvidhapadaṃ tālaṃ triprakāraṃ layatrayam .. 187 .. > Menakā, Sahajanyā, and Rambhā, the best of the apsarases, / with fourfold words, threefold rhythm, and three tempos, (187) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.188) yatitrayaṃ tathā''todyaṃ nāṭyaṃ caiva caturvidham .. nanṛturjagatāmīśe likhyamāne vibhāvasau .. 188 .. > with three pauses, instruments, and fourfold dramatic acting, / danced while the lord of the worlds, the sun, was being pared down, (188) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.189) bhāvānbhāvaviśāradyaḥ kurvantyo vidhivadbahūn .. devadundubhayaḥ śaṃkhāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ .. 189 .. > those skilled in emotions displaying many emotions according to rule. / Divine drums and conches by the hundreds and thousands, (189) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.190) anāhatā mahādevi nedire ghananisvanāḥ .. gāyadbhiścaiva gaṃdharvairnṛtyadbhiścāpsarogaṇaiḥ .. 7.1.11.190 .. > struck unceasingly, O great goddess, resounded with deep sounds, / as the Gandharvas sang and the hosts of apsarases danced. (190) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.11.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11.191) avādyaṃta tatastatra veṇuvīṇādijharjharāḥ .. paṇavāḥ puṣkarāścaiva mṛdaṃgapaṭahānakāḥ .. 191 .. > Then flutes, vīṇās, jharjharas, / paṇavas, puṣkaras, mṛdaṅgas, paṭahas, and ānakas were played there; (191) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 191 of 227 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.11.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Sāmbapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.samba.9.6) — Sanskrit - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.58.4) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.11) · Pramāṇa