[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) › 16.128 # Skandapurana 16.128 Skandapurāṇa 16.128 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.128.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. tato gacchenmahādevi sāgarādityamuttamam .. bhairaveśātpaścimato rudrānmṛtyuñjayāttathā .. 1 .. > Īśvara said: / Then one should go, O great goddess, to the excellent Sāgarāditya, / to the west of Bhairaveśa and likewise of Rudra Mṛtyuñjaya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.2) kāmeśāddakṣiṇāgneye nātidūre vyavasthitam .. sarva rogapraśamanaṃ dāridryaughavighātakam .. pratiṣṭhitaṃ mahādevi sagareṇa mahātmanā .. 2 .. > located not far to the south-southeast of Kāmeśa; / it allays all diseases and destroys floods of poverty, / installed, O great goddess, by the great-souled Sagara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.3) ṣaṣṭiputrasahasrāṇi yaḥ prāpārātisūdanaḥ .. sūryaṃ tatra samārādhya sagaraḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ .. 3 .. > that destroyer of foes who obtained sixty thousand sons, / having properly worshipped the Sun there, Sagara the lord of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.4) ya eṣa sāgaro devi yojanāyatavistaraḥ .. āyato'śītisāhasraṃ yojanānāṃ prakīrtitaḥ .. 4 .. > This ocean, O goddess, which is a yojana in extent and breadth, / is proclaimed to extend eighty thousand yojanas; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.5) asminmanvantare kṣiptaḥ sāgaraiśca caturdiśam .. tasyedaṃ kīrtitaṃ devi nāma sāgarasaṃjñitam .. 5 .. > in this manvantara it was dug in the four directions by the sons of Sagara; / therefore its name, known as Sāgara, has been proclaimed, O goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.6) yasyādyāpīha gāyanti purāṇe prathitaṃ yaśaḥ .. tenāyaṃ sthāpito devo bhāskaro vāritaskaraḥ .. 6 .. > Whose renown, famous in the Purāṇa, they sing of here even today; / by him this god Bhāskara, the stealer of waters, was installed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.7) taṃ dṛṣṭvā na jaḍo nāndho na daridro na duḥkhitaḥ .. na caiveṣṭaviyogī syānna rogī naiva pāpakṛt .. 7 .. > Having seen him, one does not become dull, nor blind, nor poor, nor sorrowful; / nor would one suffer separation from loved ones, nor fall ill, nor commit sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.8) māghe māsi mahādevi site pakṣe jitendriyaḥ .. ṣaṣṭhyāmupoṣito bhūtvā rātrau tasyāgrataḥ svapet .. 8 .. > In the month of Māgha, O great goddess, in the bright fortnight, with senses restrained, / having fasted on the sixth \[tithi\], one should sleep at night in front of him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.9) vibuddhastvatha saptamyāṃ bhaktyā bhānuṃ samarcayet .. brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet .. 9 .. > Having awakened on the seventh, one should worship the Sun with devotion; / one should feed brahmins with devotion and avoid deceit with regard to wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.10) sutapteneha tapasā yajñairvā bahudakṣiṇaiḥ .. tāṃ gatiṃ na narā yānti yāṃ gatāḥ sūryamāśritāḥ .. 7.1.128.10 .. > Men do not attain through well-performed tapas here, or through sacrifices with abundant priestly fees, / that destination which they reach who have taken refuge in the Sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.11) bhaktyā tu puruṣaiḥ pūjā kṛtā dūrvāṃkurairapi .. bhānurdadāti hi phalaṃ sarvayajñaiḥ sudurlabham .. 11 .. > Even when worship is performed with devotion by men using only sprouts of dūrvā grass, / the Sun indeed gives a fruit very difficult to attain through all sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.12) tasmātsarvaprayatnena sūryamevābhipūjayet .. janakādayo yathā siddhiṃ gatā bhānuṃ prapūjya ca .. 12 .. > Therefore, with every effort, one should indeed worship the Sun, / just as Janaka and others attained perfection having worshipped the Sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.13) sarvātmā sarvalokeśo devadevaḥ prajāpatiḥ .. sūrya eva trilokasya mūlaṃ paramadaivatam .. 13 .. > The Self of all, the lord of all worlds, the god of gods, Prajāpati; / the Sun alone is the root and supreme deity of the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.14) vasante kapilaḥ sūryo grīṣme kāñcanasaprabhaḥ .. śvetavarṇaśca varṣāsu pāṃḍuḥ śaradi bhāskaraḥ .. 14 .. > In spring the Sun is tawny; in summer he has the radiance of gold; / in the rainy season he is white in color; and in autumn the Sun is pale. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.15) hemante tāmravarṇastu śiśire lohito raviḥ .. evaṃ varṇaviśeṣeṇa dhyāyetsūryaṃ yathākramam .. 15 .. > In early winter he is copper-colored, and in winter the Sun is blood-red; / thus according to the distinction of colors one should meditate on the Sun in due order. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.16) pūjayitvā vidhānena yatātmā saṃyatendriyaḥ .. paṭhennāmasahasraṃ tu sarvapātakanāśanam .. .. 16 .. > Having worshipped him according to the injunctions, self-restrained and with controlled senses, / one should recite the thousand names that destroy all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.17) .. devyuvāca .. .. nāmnāṃ sahasraṃ me brūhi prasādāñchaṃkara prabho .. tulyaṃ nāmasahasrasya kimapyanyatprakīrtaya .. 17 .. > The goddess said: / Tell me the thousand names through \[your\] favor, O Lord Śaṃkara; / or proclaim something else that is equal to the thousand names. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.18) .. .. īśvara uvāca .. .. alaṃ nāmasahasreṇa paṭhasvaivaṃ śubhaṃ stavam .. yāni guhyāni nāmāni pavitrāṇi śubhāni ca .. tāni te kīrtayiṣyāmi prayatnādavadhāraya .. 18 .. > Īśvara said: / Enough with the thousand names; recite this auspicious hymn of praise! / Those names which are secret, pure, and auspicious, / those I shall proclaim to you; listen attentively with effort: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.19) vikartano vivasvāṃśca mārtaṇḍo bhāskaro raviḥ .. lokaprakāśakaḥ śrīmām̐llokacakṣurgraheśvaraḥ .. 19 .. > Vikartana, Vivasvat, Mārtaṇḍa, Bhāskara, Ravi, / Illuminator of the World, the Glorious One, Eye of the World, Lord of Planets, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.20) lokasākṣī trilokeśaḥ karttā harttā tamisrahā .. tapanastāpanaścaiva śuciḥ saptāśvavāhanaḥ .. 7.1.128.20 .. > Witness of the World, Lord of the Three Worlds, Creator, Destroyer, Dispeller of Darkness, / Burning One, Scorching One, Pure One, Having Seven Horses as His Vehicle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.21) gabhastihasto brahmā ca sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ .. ekaviṃśatirityeṣa stava iṣṭo mahātmanaḥ .. 21 .. > Ray-Handed, Brahmā, and Revered by All the Gods: / this twenty-one-fold hymn of praise is beloved of that great-souled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.22) śarīrārogyadaścaiva dhanavṛddhiyaśaskaraḥ .. stavarāja iti khyātastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ .. .. 22 .. > It bestows bodily health, increases wealth, and brings renown; / it is known as the King of Hymns, celebrated throughout the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.23) yaścānena mahādevi dve saṃdhye'stamanodaye .. stautyarkaṃ prayato bhūtvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati .. 23 .. > And whoever, O great goddess, having become pure, praises the Sun with this / at both twilight junctions—at setting and rising—is freed from all sins; / abundant in all desires, he goes to the world of the Sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.24) ityevaṃ kathitaṃ devi māhātmyaṃ sāgarārkajam .. śrutaṃ duḥkhaughaśamanaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam .. 24 .. > In this manner, O goddess, the greatness arising from Sāgarārka has been told, / which when heard pacifies floods of sorrow and destroys great sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.128.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128.128) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye sāgarādityamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭāviṃśatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. .. 128 .. > Thus, in the holy Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\], in the seventh Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the first Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, the description of the greatness of Sāgarāditya, being the one hundred twenty-eighth chapter. 128. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.128.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Sāmbapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.samba.25.4) — Sanskrit - [Śāktapramoda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.saktapramoda.11.1403) — Sanskrit - [Lokaprakāśa (Vinayavijaya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.sci.lokaprakasa.5.67) — Vinayavijaya 1650, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.128) · Pramāṇa