[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) › 16.130 # Skandapurana 16.130 Skandapurāṇa 16.130 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.130.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tato gacchenmahādevi devaṃ pāśupateśvaram .. ugraseneśvarāddevi pūrvabhāge vyavasthitam .. 1 .. > Īśvara said: / Then one should go, O great goddess, to the god Pāśupateśvara, / situated to the east of Ugraseneśvara, O goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.2) gopādityāttathāgneyyāṃ dhruveśāddakṣiṇāṃ śritam .. sarvapāpaharaṃ devi pūrvabhāge vyavasthitam .. 2 .. > Likewise in the southeast from Gopāditya, situated to the south from Dhruveśa, / removing all sins, O goddess, situated in the eastern quarter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.3) gopādityāttathā liṃgaṃ darśanātsarvakāmadam .. asminyuge samākhyātaṃ saṃtoṣeśvarasaṃjñitam .. 3 .. > Likewise, from Gopāditya, the liṅga grants all desires upon darśana; / in this yuga it is celebrated by the name Saṃtoṣeśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.4) saṃtuṣṭo bhagavānyasmātteṣāṃ tatra tapasvinām .. tena saṃtoṣanāmnā tu prakhyātaṃ dharaṇītale .. 4 .. > Because the Lord was pleased there with those ascetics, / therefore it is renowned on the face of the earth by the name Saṃtoṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.5) yugaliṃgaṃ mahādevi siddhisthānaṃ mahāprabham .. sthānaṃ pāśupatānāṃ ca bheṣajaṃ pāparogiṇām .. 5 .. > It is a liṅga of the yuga, O great goddess, an abode of perfections of great radiance, / the seat of the Pāśupatas, and medicine for those afflicted with the disease of sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.6) catvāro munayaḥ siddhāstasmim̐lliṃge yaśasvini.. vāmadevastu sāvarṇiraghoraḥ kapilastathā.. tasmim̐lliṃge tu saṃsiddhā anādīśe niraṃjane..6.. > Four sages attained perfection at that liṅga, O illustrious lady: / Vāmadeva, Sāvarṇi, Aghora, and Kapila— / they attained perfection at that liṅga, Anādīśa, the taintless one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.7) tasya devasya sāmīpye vane śrīmukhasaṃjñitam.. lakṣmīsthānaṃ mahādevi siddhayogaistu sevitam..7.. > Near that god, in the forest known as Śrīmukha, / is the abode of Lakṣmī, O great goddess, frequented by those with perfected yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.8) tatra pāśupatāḥ śreṣṭhā mama liṃgārcane ratāḥ.. teṣāṃ caiva nivāsārthaṃ taddevyā nirmitaṃ vanam .. 8 .. > There the excellent Pāśupatas are devoted to the worship of my liṅga; / and for their dwelling, that forest was created by the goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.9) tasya madhye tu suśroṇi liṃgaṃ pūrvamukhaṃ sthitam .. tasminpāśupatāḥ siddhā aghorādyā maharṣayaḥ .. anenaiva śarīreṇa gatāste śivamandiram .. 9 .. > In the midst of it, O fair-hipped lady, stands an east-facing liṅga; / there the Pāśupatas attained perfection, the great seers Aghora and the rest; / in this very body they went to Śiva's abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.10) tatra prābhāsike kṣetre surasiddhaniṣevite .. rocate me sadā vāsastasminnāyatane śubhe .. sarveṣāmeva sthānānāmatiramyamatipriyam .. 7.1.130.10 .. > There, in the sacred field of Prabhāsa, frequented by gods and Siddhas, / I ever delight in dwelling in that auspicious sanctuary, / most delightful, most dear among all abodes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.11) tatra pāśupatā devi mama dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ .. mama putrāstu te sarve brahmacaryeṇa saṃyutāḥ .. 11 .. > There the Pāśupatas, O goddess, are wholly devoted to meditation upon me; / and all of them, endowed with celibacy, are my sons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.12) dāntāḥ śāṃtā jitakrodhā brāhmaṇāste tapasvinaḥ .. talliṃgasya prabhāvena siddhiṃ te paramāṃ gatāḥ .. 12 .. > Self-controlled, tranquil, with anger subdued, those brahmins are ascetic; / by the power of that liṅga, they attained supreme perfection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.13) tasmāttaṃ pūjayennityaṃ kṣetravāsī dvijottamaḥ .. 13 .. > Therefore the best of the twice-born residing in the sacred field should worship it constantly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.14) .. devyuvāca .. .. bhagavandevadeveśa saṃsārārṇavatāraka .. prabhāse tu mahākṣetre tvadīyavratacāriṇām .. 14 .. > The Goddess said: / O Lord, O Lord of the gods, who ferry across the ocean of saṃsāra, / in the great sacred field of Prabhāsa, of those observing your vow, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.15) sthānaṃ teṣāṃ mahatpuṇyaṃ yogaṃ pāśupataṃ tathā .. kathayasva prasādena liṃgamāhātmyamuttamam .. 15 .. > their great holy abode, as well as the Pāśupata yoga, / tell me by your grace, \[and\] the supreme māhātmya of the liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.16) kimādināma devasya kathaṃ pūjyo narottamaiḥ .. kathaṃ pāśupatāstatra sadehāḥ svargamāgatāḥ ..16.. > What is the primordial name of the god? How is he to be worshipped by the best of men? / How did the Pāśupatas go to heaven there with their bodies? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.17) etatkathaya deveśa dayāṃ kṛtvā mama prabho .. 17 .. > Tell me this, O Lord of the gods, having shown compassion to me, O master. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.18) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. yastvayā pṛchyate bhadre yogaḥ pāśupato mahān .. teṣāṃ caiva prabhāvo yastathā liṃgasya suvrate .. 18 .. > Īśvara said: / The great Pāśupata yoga that is inquired about by you, O auspicious one, / and what the power of those \[ascetics\] is, as well as of the liṅga, O lady of good vows— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.19) anādīśasya devasya ādināma mahāprabhe .. tasmim̐lliṃge tu ye devi madīyavratamāśritāḥ .. 19 .. > the primordial name of the god of great radiance is Anādīśa; / and at that liṅga, O goddess, those who have taken refuge in my vow, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.20) ciraṃ niyogaṃ suśroṇi vrataṃ pāśupataṃ mahat .. dhārayaṃti yathoktaṃ tu mama vismayakārakam .. teṣāmanugrahārthāya mama cittaṃ pradhāvati .. 7.1.130.20 .. > for a long time, O fair-hipped lady, uphold the great Pāśupata vow, / the perpetual rule as prescribed, which causes wonder to me; / to show favor to them, my mind rushes forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.21) .. sūta uvāca .. .. harasya vacanaṃ śrutvā devī vismayamāgatā .. uvāca vacanaṃ viprāḥ sarvalokapatiṃ patim .. 21 ... . > Sūta said: / Having heard Hara's words, the goddess was filled with wonder; / she spoke words, O brahmins, to her husband, the lord of all the worlds: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.22) mamāpi kautukaṃ deva kimakārṣīttato bhavān .. tadbrūhi me mahādeva yadyahaṃ tava vallabhā .. 22 .. > Curiosity has arisen in me as well, O god: what did you do then? / Tell me that, O Mahādeva, if I am dear to you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.23) tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mahādevo jagāda tām .. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi mama bhaktaviceṣṭitam .. 23 .. > Having heard those words of hers, Mahādeva said to her: / Listen, O goddess, I shall describe the deeds of my devotees. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.24) dṛṣṭvā caiva taponiṣṭhāṃ teṣāmādyaḥ sureśvaraḥ .. uvāca vacanaṃ devaḥ praṇatānpārśvataḥ sthitān .. 24 .. .. > Having seen their steadfastness in austerity, the god, the primordial Lord of gods, / spoke words to those standing by his side bowing down: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.25) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. gaccha śīghraṃ nandikeśa yatra te mama putrakāḥ .. caraṃti ca vrataṃ ghoraṃ madīyaṃ cātiduṣkaram .. 25 .. > Īśvara said: / Go quickly, Nandikeśa, where those sons of mine / are practicing that terrible vow of mine, which is very difficult to perform. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.26) tatkṣetrasya prabhāvena bhaktyā ca mama nityaśaḥ .. tena te munayaḥ siddhāḥ svaśarīreṇa suvratāḥ .. 26 .. > By the power of that sacred field and by devotion to me constantly, / those sages, practitioners of good vows, have attained perfection in their own bodies. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.27) tasmānmadvacanānnandingaccha prābhāsikaṃ śubham .. āmantraya tvaṃ tānsarvānkailāsaṃ śīghramānaya .. 27 .. > Therefore, by my word, O Nandin, go to auspicious Prabhāsa; / invite them all and bring them quickly to Kailāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.28) idaṃ padmaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ sanālaṃ kalikojjvalam .. liṃgasya mūrdhni dattvedaṃ padmanālamihānaya .. 28 .. > Take this lotus with its stalk, radiant with a bud; / having placed this on the crown of the liṅga, bring the lotus-stalk here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.29) muktastadā sa vai nandī devadevena śaṃbhunā .. kailāsanilayāttasmātprabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgataḥ .. 29 .. > Sent then by Śambhu, the god of gods, / Nandī went from that abode of Kailāsa to the sacred field of Prabhāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.30) dṛṣṭvā caiva punarliṅgaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ .. dṛṣṭvā tāṃścaiva yogīndrānparaṃ vismayamāgataḥ .. 7.1.130.30 .. > And having seen once more the liṅga of the god of gods, the trident-bearer, / and having seen those lords of yogins, he was filled with supreme wonder. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.31) keciddhyānaratāstatra kecidyogaṃ samāśritāḥ .. kecidvyākhyāṃ prakurvanti vicāramapi cāpare ..31.. > Some were engaged in meditation there, some had taken refuge in yoga; / some were offering exposition, and others were engaging in inquiry. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.32) kurvantyanye liṃgapūjāṃ praṇāmaṃ ca tathā'pare .. pradakṣiṇaṃ prakurvanti sāṣṭāṃgaṃ praṇamanti ca .. 32 .. > Others were performing worship of the liṅga, and others likewise bowing down; / they circumambulated and bowed down with eight limbs \[touching the ground\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.33) kecitstutiṃ prakurvanti bhāvayajñaistathā pare .. kecitpūjāṃ ca kurvanti ahiṃsākusumaiḥ śubhaiḥ .. 33 .. > Some offered praise with sacrifices of the heart, and others likewise; / some performed worship with auspicious, uninjurious flowers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.34) bhasmasnānaṃ prakurvaṃti gaṇḍukaiḥ snāpayanti ca .. evaṃ vyākulatāṃ yātaṃ tapasvigaṇamaṇḍalam .. 34 .. > They performed ritual ablution with ash and bathed \[the liṅga\] with mouthfuls \[of water\]; / thus the circle of ascetics was thrown into agitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.35) tattādṛśamathālokya nandī vismayamāgataḥ .. cintayāmāsa manasā sarvaṃ teṣāṃ nirīkṣya ca .. 35 .. > Then, seeing them behaving in that manner, Nandī was filled with amazement; / observing everything about them, he reflected in his mind: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.36) āgato'hamimaṃ deśaṃ na kaścinmāṃ nirīkṣate.. na kenacidahaṃ pṛṣṭo'bhyāgataḥ kutra kasya ca .. 36 .. > "I have arrived in this region, yet no one looks at me; / no one has asked me: 'Whence have you arrived, and whose \[attendant\] are you?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.37) ahaṃkārāvṛtāḥ sarve na vadanti ca māṃ kvacit .. evaṃ manasi saṃdhāya liṃgapārśvamupāgataḥ .. .. 37 .. > All of them are shrouded in pride and do not speak to me at all." / Having pondered thus in his mind, he approached the side of the liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.38) dattaṃ liṃgasya tatpadmanālaṃ chittvā tu nandinā .. arcayitvā tu tannandī liṃgaṃ pāśupateśvaram .. nālaṃ gṛhītvā yatnena ṛṣīnvacanamabravīt .. 38 .. > Severing the lotus stalk offered to the liṅga, Nandī, / having worshipped that liṅga of Pāśupateśvara / and carefully taken hold of the stalk, spoke these words to the seers: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.39) .. nandikeśvara uvāca .. .. śāsanāddevadevasya bhavatāṃ pārśvamāgataḥ .. ājñāpayati deveśastapasvigaṇamaṇḍalam .. 39 ... > Nandikeśvara said: / "By command of the God of gods, I have come to your presence; / the Lord of gods gives an order to the circle of ascetics: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.40) yuṣmābhistatra gantavyaṃ yatra devaḥ sanātanaḥ .. yuṣmānsarvānsamādāya gamiṣyāmi bhavālayam .. 7.1.130.40 .. > 'You must go to that place where the eternal God is; / taking you all with me, I will proceed to the abode of Bhava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.41) uttiṣṭhatāśu gacchāmaḥ kailāsaṃ parvatottamam .. tūṣṇīṃbhūtāstataḥ sarve procuste saṃjñayā dvijāḥ .. gamyatāmagrato nandinpaścādeṣyāmahe vayam .. 41 .. > Arise quickly, let us go to Kailāsa, the supreme mountain.'" / Then, remaining silent, all the twice-born replied to him by gesture: / "Go ahead, Nandī; we shall come afterwards." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.42) evamuktastu munibhirnandī śīghrataraṃ gataḥ .. kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ kupitenāntarātmanā .. 42 .. > Thus addressed by the sages, Nandī departed very swiftly; / with an inner self filled with anger, he recounted everything: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.43) .. nandikeśvara uvāca .. .. deva tatra gato'haṃ vai yatra te yoginaḥ sthitāḥ .. santoṣito na caivāhaṃ kenacittatra saṃsthitaḥ .. 43 .. > Nandikeśvara said: / "O God, I went indeed to where those yogins abide; / staying there, I was not greeted with welcome by anyone at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.44) na māṃ deva nirīkṣante nālapaṃti kathaṃcana .. padmaṃ tatra mayā deva sthāpitaṃ liṃga mūrdhani .. 44 ... > O God, they do not look at me, nor do they speak to me in any way; / O God, a lotus was placed there by me on the head of the liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.45) uktaṃ deva mayā teṣāṃ yogīndrāṇāṃ maheśvara .. ājñaptā devadevena ihāgacchata mā ciram .. 45 .. > O God, O Maheśvara, I said to those kings of yogins: / 'You have been ordered by the God of gods: come here without delay.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.46) etacchrutvā vacaḥ svāminsarve tatra maharṣayaḥ .. āgamiṣyāma iti vai pṛṣṭhato gaccha mā ciram .. 46 .. > Having heard this speech, O Master, all the great seers there \[said\]: / 'We shall come indeed; go on ahead without delay.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.47) ityukte taistathā deva ahaṃ śīghramihāgataḥ .. śṛṇu cemaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ kuru me prabho .. 47 .. > When it was thus spoken by them, O God, I quickly came here; / hear this, take \[it\], and do with me as you please, O Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.48) ekaṃ me saṃśayaṃ deva cchettumarhasi sāṃpratam .. mayā vinā mahādeva āgamiṣyaṃti te katham .. saṃśayo me mahādeva kathayasva maheśvara .. 48 ... .. > O God, you ought now to dispel one doubt of mine; / O Mahādeva, how will they come without me? / This is my doubt, O Mahādeva; tell me, O Maheśvara." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.49) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. śṛṇu naṃdinyathāścaryaṃ teṣāṃ vai bhāvitātmanām .. na dṛśyanta ime siddhā māṃ muktvā'nyaiḥ surairapi ..49.. > Īśvara said: / "Listen, Nandī, to the wonder of those whose souls are purified; / these perfected beings cannot be seen, except by me, even by the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.50) madbhāvabhāvitāste vai yogaṃ viṃdaṃti śāṃkaram .. paśyaitatkautukaṃ naṃdindarśayāmi tavādhunā .. 7.1.130.50 .. > Absorbed in my nature, they attain Śāṃkara yoga; / behold this marvel, Nandī: I will show it to you now. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.51) ānītaṃ yattvayā nālaṃ tasminnāle tu sūkṣmavat .. praviśya cāgatāḥ sarve yogaiśvaryabalena ca ..51.. > Inside that stalk which was brought by you, having entered like subtle particles / into that stalk, they all have arrived through the power of yogic sovereignty." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.52) evamuktastadā naṃdī vismayotphullalocanaḥ .. apaśyannālamadhyasthānmaharṣīnparamāṇuvat..52.. > Thus addressed at that time, Nandī, his eyes wide with wonder, / saw the great seers situated inside the stalk like minute atoms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.53) yathārkaraśmimadhyasthā dṛśyante paramāṇavaḥ .. evaṃ tannālamadhyasthā dṛśyaṃta ṛṣayaḥ pṛthak .. 53 .. > Just as minute atoms are seen inside a ray of the sun, / so the seers were seen individually within that stalk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.54) evaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā naṃdī vismayotphullalocanaḥ .. āścaryaṃ paramaṃ gatvā kiñcinnevābravītpunaḥ .. 54 .. > Seeing thus, Nandī, his eyes wide with wonder / and having attained supreme astonishment, said nothing further at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.55) evaṃ tatkautukaṃ dṛṣṭvā devī vacanamabravīt .. kiṃ dṛśyate mahādeva hṛṣṭaḥ kasmānmaheśvara ..55.. > Seeing that wonder, the Goddess spoke these words: / "What is being seen, O Mahādeva? Why are you joyful, O Maheśvara?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.56) ityukte vacane devyā provācedaṃ maheśvaraḥ.. ..56.. > When these words were spoken by the Goddess, Maheśvara said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.57) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. yogayuktā mahātmāno yoge pāśupate sthitāḥ .. ete māṃ ca samārādhya prabhāsakṣetravāsinam .. īdṛśīṃ siddhimāpannāḥ svacchaṃdagaticāriṇaḥ.. 57 .. > Īśvara said: / "These great souls are united in yoga, established in Pāśupata yoga; / having worshipped me who dwell in the Prabhāsa sacred field, / they have attained such perfection, moving about with unimpeded motion." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.58) ityuktavati deveśa ṛṣayaste mahāprabhāḥ .. padmanālādviniḥsṛtya sarve vai yogamāyayā .. pradakṣiṇāṃ prakurvaṃti devaṃ devyā bahiṣkṛtam.. 58 .. > When the Lord of gods had said this, those seers of great splendor, / having emerged from the lotus stalk, all through yogic power, / performed circumambulation around the God, excluding the Goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.59) .. devyuvāca .. .. kimarthaṃ māṃ na paśyaṃti durācārā ime dvijāḥ .. vismayo'yaṃ mahādeva kathayasva prasādataḥ .. 59 .. .. > The Goddess said: / "For what reason do these ill-behaved twice-born not look at me? / This is an amazement, O Mahādeva; tell me out of your grace." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.60) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. prakṛtitvānna paśyaṃti siddhā hyete mahātapāḥ .. evamuktā tu girijā devedevena śūlinā .. 7.1.130.60 .. > Īśvara said: / "Because of \[your\] being Material Nature, these perfected beings of great austerity do not look \[at you\]." / When the mountain-born \[goddess\] was thus addressed by the God of gods who bears the trident, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.61) cukopa teṣāṃ suśroṇī śaśāpa krodhitānanā .. strīlaulyena durācārā nāśameṣyatha garviṇaḥ .. 61 .. > she of beautiful hips became angry at them and, her face inflamed with wrath, cursed them: / "Ill-behaved and arrogant ones, through longing for women you will meet your ruin! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.62) rājapratigrahāsaktā vṛttyā devārcane ratāḥ.. bhaviṣyatha kalau prāpte liṃgadravyopajīvinaḥ .. 62 .. > Attached to gifts from kings, devoted to the worship of deities merely as a livelihood, / when the Kali age arrives, you will live on the property of the liṅga! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.63) veśyāsaktāśca saṃbhrāṃtā sarvalokabahiṣkṛtāḥ .. devadravyavināśāya bhaviṣyatha kalau yuge .. 63 .. > Attached to courtesans, bewildered, and expelled from all society, / you will bring ruin to the property of the deities in the Kali age!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.64) iti datte tadā śāpa ṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām .. gaurīṃ prasādayāmāsuste ca sarve sureśvarāḥ .. 64 .. > When that curse had thus been laid upon the great-souled seers, / all those lords of the gods propitiated Gaurī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.65) devadevasya vacanātprasannā sā'bhavatpunaḥ .. nālaṃ devo'pi saṃgṛhya dakṣiṇāśāṃ samākṣipat .. 65 .. > At the word of the God of gods, she became pleased once more; / and the God, taking up the stalk, hurled it in the southern direction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.66) patitaṃ tacca vai nālaṃ prabhāsakṣetramadhyataḥ .. tadeva liṃgaṃ saṃjātaṃ mahānāleti viśrutam .. 66 .. > That stalk fell right into the midst of the Prabhāsa sacred field; / that very \[stalk\] became a liṅga, renowned as Mahānāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.67) kalau yuge ca saṃprāpte taddhruveśvarasaṃjñitam.. saṃsthitaṃ cottareśāne tasmātpāśupateśvarāt ..67 .. > And when the Kali age arrived, it came to be known as Dhruveśvara, / situated to the northeast of that Pāśupateśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.68) purā'nādīśanāmeti paścātpāśupateśvaraḥ .. prabhāse tu mahākṣetre sthitaḥ pātakanāśanaḥ ..68.. > Formerly its name was Anādīśa, and later Pāśupateśvara; / it stands in the great sacred field of Prabhāsa, destroying sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.69) idaṃ sthānaṃ paraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mama vrataniṣevaṇam .. idaṃ liṃgaṃ paraṃ brahma anādīśeti saṃjñitam .. 69.. > This is the supreme, foremost place where my observance is practiced; / this liṅga, known as Anādīśa, is the supreme Brahman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.70) atra siddhiśca muktiśca brāhmaṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ .. anenaiva śarīreṇa ṣaḍbhirmāsastu siddhyati .. 7.1.130.70 .. > Here brahmins attain perfection and liberation, without doubt; / with this very body, one attains perfection within six months. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.71) saṃsārasya vimokṣārthamidaṃ liṃgaṃ tu dṛśyatām .. durlabhaṃ sarvalokānāmidaṃ mokṣapradaṃ param.. idaṃ pāśupataṃ jñānamasmim̐lliṃge pratiṣṭhitam .. 71 .. > Let this liṅga be beheld for liberation from the cycle of worldly existence; / it is hard to attain for all worlds, the supreme bestower of liberation; / this Pāśupata wisdom is established in this liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.72) yaścainaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā māghe māsi niraṃtaram .. sarveṣāṃ vai kratūnāṃ ca dānānāṃ labhate phalam .. 72 .. > And whoever worships it with devotion constantly in the month of Māgha / obtains the fruit of all sacrifices and gifts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.73) hiraṇyaṃ tatra dātavyaṃ samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ .. 73 .. > Gold should be given there by those who desire the full fruit of the pilgrimage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.74) ityetatkathitaṃ devi māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam .. paśupāśavimokṣārthaṃ samyakpāśupateśvaram .. 74 .. > Thus, O Goddess, has been recounted this sin-destroying māhātmya / of Pāśupateśvara, which brings about liberation from the bondage of the individual soul." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.75) caturṇāmapi varṇānāṃ pūjyo brāhmaṇa ucyate .. tasya caivādhikāro'sti cāsminpāśupateśvare .. 75 .. > The brahmin is declared to be venerable among all four classes; / and he alone has authority over this Pāśupateśvara. // 75 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.76) yaddevatānāṃ prathamaṃ pavitraṃ viśvavrataṃ pāśupataṃ babhūva .. ayaṃ panthā naiṣṭhiko vai mayokto yena devā yāṃti bhuvanāni viśvā .. 76 .. > Since this Pāśupata universal vow became the first purifier among the deities, / I have declared this absolute path, by which the gods attain all the worlds. // 76 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.77) surāṃ pītvā gurudārāṃśca gatvā steyaṃ kṛtvā brāhmaṇaṃ cāpi hatvā .. bhasmacchanno bhasmaśayyāśayāno rudrādhyāyī mucyate pātakebhyaḥ .. 77 .. > Even having drunk wine, approached the wife of one's guru, committed theft, or killed a brahmin, / one covered with ash, lying upon a bed of ash, and reciting the Rudra hymns is freed from these sins. // 77 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.78) agnirityādinā bhasma gṛhītvāṃgāni saṃspṛśet .. gṛhṇīyātsaṃyate cāgnau bhasma tadgṛhavāsinām .. 78 .. > Taking the ash with the formula beginning 'Agni is \[ash\]', one should touch the limbs; / and from a carefully kept fire one should take the ash of householders. // 78 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.79) agniriti bhasma vāyuriti bhasma jalamiti bhasma sthalamiti bhasma sarvaṃ ha vā idaṃ bhasmābhavat .. etāni cakṣūṃṣi nādīkṣitaḥ saṃspṛśet .. 79 .. > 'Fire is ash, wind is ash, water is ash, earth is ash, indeed all this became ash.' / One who is uninitiated must not touch these eyes. // 79 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.80) brāhmaṇaiśca samādeyaṃ na tu śūdraiḥ kadācana .. nādhikāro'sti śūdrasya vrate pāśupate sadā .. 7.1.130.80 .. > It must be taken up by brahmins, but never by śūdras; / a śūdra never has authority regarding the Pāśupata vow. // 80 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.81) brāhmaṇeṣvadhikāro'sti vrate pāśupate śubhe .. brāhmaṇīṃ tanumāsthāya saṃbhavāmi yugeyuge .. 81 .. > Authority regarding the auspicious Pāśupata vow belongs to brahmins; / assuming a brahmin body, I am born age after age. // 81 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.82) caṇḍālaveśmanyatha vā smaśāne rājñaśca mārgeśvatha vartmamadhye .. karīṣamadhye niḥsṛtā narādhamāḥ śaivaṃ padaṃ yāṃti na saṃśayo'tra .. 82 .. > Whether in an outcaste's dwelling, a cremation ground, on the king's highway, in the middle of a road, / or fallen into dried cowdung, the lowest of men attain the realm of Śiva—of this there is no doubt. // 82 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.130.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130.130) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśī tisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye pāśupateśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma triṃśaduttaraśatatamodhyāyaḥ .. 130 .. > Thus ends the one hundred and thirtieth chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of Pāśupateśvara,' in the first \[part\], the Glory of the Prabhāsa Sacred Field, of the seventh section, Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. // 130 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.130.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.130) · Pramāṇa