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/ finding that Gāyatrī was taken by force, anger seized her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.4) tataḥ saṃtyajya sā devī brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam .. sapatnīroṣasantaptā prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāśritā .. 4 .. > Then, abandoning Brahmā, the lotus-born, / burning with anger toward her co-wife, that goddess took refuge in the Prabhāsa kṣetra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.5) tapaḥ karoti vipulaṃ devairapi suduḥsaham .. tatra sthale sthitā devī sā'dyāpi priyadarśanā .. 5 .. > She performs great austerity, very hard to endure even for the gods. / Standing at that place, that fair-visaged goddess is \[present\] even today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.6) .. śrīdevyuvāca .. .. kimarthaṃ sā parityaktā sāvitrī brahmaṇā purā .. gāyatrī ca kathaṃ prāptā kena cāsya niveditā .. 6 .. > The Goddess said: / For what reason was that Sāvitrī abandoned long ago by Brahmā? / And how was Gāyatrī obtained, and by whom was she brought to him? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.7) kīdṛśīṃ tāṃ ca gāyatrīṃ labdhavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ .. yastāṃ patnīṃ samutsṛjya tasyāmeva mano dadhau .. 7 .. > Of what sort was that Gāyatrī obtained by the lotus-born \[Brahmā\], / who, having completely abandoned that wife, set his mind on her alone? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.8) kasya sā duhitā deva kimarthaṃ ca vivāhitā .. etanme kautukaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi .. 8 .. .. > Whose daughter was she, O Lord, and for what purpose was she married? / You ought to tell me all this curiosity accurately. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.9) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi sāvitryāścaritaṃ mahat .. yathā sā brahmaṇā tyaktā gāyatrī ca vivāhitā .. 9 .. > Īśvara said: / Listen, O goddess, I shall relate the great deed of Sāvitrī: / how she was abandoned by Brahmā and Gāyatrī was married. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.10) purā buddhiḥ samutpannā brahmaṇo'vyaktajanmanaḥ .. iti vedā mayā proktā yajñārthaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 7.1.165.10 .. > Long ago, a thought arose in Brahmā, whose birth is from the unmanifest: / 'Thus the Vedas were spoken by me for the sake of sacrifice, there is no doubt here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.11) yajñaiḥ saṃtarpitā devā vṛṣṭiṃ dāsyaṃti bhūtale .. tataścauṣadhayaḥ sarvā bhaviṣyaṃti dharātale .. 11 .. > Gratified by sacrifices, the gods will bestow rain upon the earth's surface. / Then all medicinal herbs will come into being on the surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.12) tasmātsaṃjāyate śukraṃ śukrātsṛṣṭiḥ pravartate .. sṛṣṭyarthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ tato yajñaṃ karomyaham .. 12 .. > From that, semen is produced; from semen, creation proceeds. / Therefore, for the sake of the creation of all worlds, I shall perform a sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.13) dṛṣṭvā māṃ yajña āsaktaṃ ye ca viprā dharātale .. te yajñānpracariṣyaṃti śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ .. 13 .. > Seeing me engaged in sacrifice, whatever brahmins are on the earth's surface / will perform sacrifices by the hundreds and thousands.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.14) evaṃ sa niścayaṃ kṛtvā yajñārthaṃ surasuṃdari .. tīrthaṃ niveśayāmāsa puṣkaraṃ nāma nāmataḥ .. 14 .. > Having made such a resolve for the sake of the sacrifice, O beauty among the gods, / he founded the sacred ford named Puṣkara by name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.15) yajñavāṭo mahāṃstatra āsīttasya mahātmanaḥ .. tatra devarṣayaḥ sarve devāḥ sendrapurogamāḥ .. 15 .. > There was a great sacrificial enclosure there for that great-souled one. / There all the divine seers and the gods, headed by Indra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.16) samāyātā mahādevi yajñe paitāmahe tadā .. puṇyāste'pi dvijaśreṣṭhāstatrartvijaḥ prajajñire .. 16 .. > arrived, O great goddess, at the sacrifice of the Grandfather then. / Those virtuous, best of twice-born also became the officiating priests there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.17) sāvitrī lokajananī patnī tasya mahātmanaḥ .. gṛhakārye samāsaktā dīkṣā kālavyatikramāt .. adhvaryuṇā samāhūtā sāvitrī vākyamabravīt .. 17 .. > Sāvitrī, the mother of the world and wife of that great-souled one, / was deeply engaged in household duties; because the time for consecration had passed, / summoned by the adhvaryu priest, Sāvitrī spoke \[these\] words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.18) .. sāvitryuvāca .. .. adyāpi na kṛto veṣo na gṛhe gṛhamaṇḍanam .. lakṣmīrnādyāpi saṃprāptā na bhavānī na jāhnavī .. 18 .. > Sāvitrī said: / 'My attire is not yet prepared, nor the adornment of the house in the home; / Lakṣmī has not yet arrived, nor Bhavānī, nor the Ganges; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.19) na svāhā na svadhā caiva tathā caivāpyaruṃdhatī .. indrāṇī devapatnyo'nyāḥ kathamekākinī vraje .. 19 .. > nor Svāhā, nor Svadhā, nor indeed Arundhatī; / nor Indrāṇī and the other wives of the gods. How can I go alone?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.20) uktaḥ pitāmaho gatvā pulastyena mahātmanā .. sāvitrī deva nāyāti prasaktā gṛhakarmaṇi .. 7.1.165.20 .. > The Grandfather was addressed by the noble Pulastya, who went \[to him\]: / 'Sāvitrī does not come, O Lord; she is engrossed in domestic chores. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.21) tvatpatnī kimidaṃ karma phalena saṃpravartate .. tacchrutvā dīkṣito vācaṃ śikhī muṃḍī mṛgājinī .. 21 .. > \[Without\] your wife, how can this ritual proceed to its fruit?' / Hearing that speech, the consecrated \[Brahmā\], with topknot, shaven head, and deer skin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.22) patnīkopena saṃtaptaḥ prāha devaṃ puraṃdaram .. 22 .. > tormented by anger at his wife, spoke to Lord Purandara: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.23) gaccha madvacanācchakra patnīmanyāṃ kutaścana .. gṛhītvā śīghramāgaccha na syātkālātyayo yathā .. 23 .. > 'Go, Śakra, at my command, take another wife from anywhere, / and come quickly, so that the time may not be lost.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.24) jagāma balahā tūrṇaṃ vacanātparameṣṭhinaḥ .. apaśyamānaḥ kāṃcitstrīṃ yā yogyā haṃsavāhane .. 24 .. > The slayer of Bala went quickly at the word of the Supreme Lord, / seeing no woman who was suitable for the swan-mounted \[Brahmā\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.25) atha śāpādbibhītena sahasrākṣeṇa dhīmatā .. dṛṣṭā gopālakanyaikā rūpayauvanaśālinī .. 25 .. > Then, terrified of a curse, the wise thousand-eyed \[Indra\] / saw a cowherd's maiden, endowed with beauty and youth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.26) bibhratī tatra pūrṇaṃ sā kumbhaṃ kanyetyacodayat .. tāṃ gṛhītvā tataḥ śakraḥ samāyādyatra dīkṣitaḥ .. devadevaścaturvaktro viṣṇurudrasamanvitaḥ .. 26 .. > Carrying a full pitcher there, the maiden was urged on \[by him\]. / Taking her, Śakra then went to where the consecrated / god of gods, the four-faced \[Brahmā\], was present along with Viṣṇu and Rudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.27) saṃpradānaṃ tu kṛtavānkanyāyā madhusūdanaḥ ..27.. > Madhusūdana, however, gave away the maiden \[in marriage\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.28) preritaḥ śaṃkareṇaiva brahmā devarṣibhistathā.. pariṇīyatāṃ tato dīkṣāṃ tasyāścakre yathātmanaḥ ..28 .. > Urged by Śaṃkara and likewise by the divine seers, / Brahmā married her and then performed her consecration, just like his own. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.29) tataḥ pravartito yajñaḥ sarvakāmasamanvitaḥ ..29.. > Then the sacrifice, accompanied by all desired objects, was set in motion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.30) atrirhotārcikastatra pulastyo'dhvaryureva ca.. udgātā'tho marīciśca brahmāhaṃ surapuṃgavaḥ..7.1.165.30.. > There Atri was the hotṛ, chanting the ṛcs; Pulastya was the adhvaryu; / Marīci was the udgātṛ; and I, the foremost of the gods, was the brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.31) sanatkumārapramukhāḥ sadasyāstasya nirmitāḥ.. vastrairābharaṇairyuktā mukuṭairaṃgulīyakaiḥ .. 31 .. > Those headed by Sanatkumāra were appointed as members of his assembly, / adorned with garments and ornaments, with diadems and rings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.32) bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇopetā ekaikasya pṛthakpṛthak .. trayastrayaḥ pṛṣṭhato'nye te caivaṃ ṣoḍaśartvijaḥ ..32.. > Adorned and provided with ornaments, three others stood separately / behind each of them; and in this way there were sixteen officiating priests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.33) proktā bhavadbhi ryajñe'sminnanugṛhyo'smi sarvadā .. patnī mameyaṃ gāyatrī yajñe'sminnanugṛhyatām .. 33 .. > "You have declared: 'I must always be favored in this sacrifice.' / May this Gāyatrī, my wife, be favored in this sacrifice!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.34) mṛduvastradharāṃ sākṣātkṣaumavastrāvaguṇṭhitām .. niṣkramya patnīśālāta ṛtvigbhirvedapāragaiḥ .. 34 .. > \[With her\] who wore soft garments and was visibly veiled in a linen cloth, / Brahmā, having emerged from the wife's chamber, accompanied by the officiating priests who had mastered the Vedas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.35) audumbareṇa daṇḍena saṃvṛto mṛgacarmaṇā .. tayā sārdhaṃ praviṣṭaśca brahmā taṃ yajñamaṇḍapam ..35.. > \[and\] equipped with an udumbara staff and covered with a deer skin, / entered the sacrificial pavilion together with her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.36) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. etasminneva kāle tu saṃprāptā devayoṣitaḥ .. saṃprāptā yatra sāvitrī yajñe tasminnimaṃtritāḥ .. 36 .. > Īśvara said: / At that very time, the wives of the gods arrived, / coming to the sacrifice to which they had been invited, where Sāvitrī was. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.37) bhṛgoḥ khyātyāṃ samutpannā viṣṇupatnī yaśasvinī .. āmantritā sā lakṣmīśca tatrāyātā tvarānvitā .. 37 .. > Viṣṇu's glorious wife, born from Khyāti to Bhṛgu, / that Lakṣmī, having been invited, arrived there with haste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.38) tatra devī mahābhāgā yoganidrādibhūṣitā .. devī kāṃtistathā śraddhā dyutistuṣṭistathaiva ca .. 38 .. > There \[arrived\] the fortunate goddess adorned with Yoganidrā and the rest, / the goddess Kānti, as well as Śraddhā, Dyuti, and Tuṣṭi, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.39) satī yā dakṣatanayā umā yā pārvatī śubhā .. trailokyasundarī devī strīṇāṃ saubhāgyadāyakā ..39.. > Satī, who is the daughter of Dakṣa, and auspicious Umā, who is Pārvatī, / the goddess who is the beauty of the three worlds, bestowing good fortune on women, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.40) jayā ca vijayā caiva gaurī caiva mahādhanā .. manojavā vāyupatnī ṛddhiśca dhanadapriyā .. 7.1.165.40 .. > Jayā and Vijayā, highly opulent Gaurī, / Manojavā the wife of Vāyu, and Ṛddhi the beloved of the giver of wealth \[Kubera\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.41) devakanyāstathā''yātā dānavyo danuvaṃśajāḥ .. saptarṣīṇāṃ tathā patnya ṛṣīṇāṃ ca tathaiva ca .. 41 .. > Likewise arrived the daughters of the gods, the Dānavī women born of Danu's lineage, / and the wives of the seven seers, and of the \[other\] seers as well, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.42) plavā mitrā duhitaro vidyādharagaṇāstathā .. pitaro rakṣasāṃ kanyāstathā'nyā lokamātaraḥ .. 42 .. > Plavā, Mitrā, the daughters, and the Vidyādhara troops, / the Pitṛs, the daughters of the Rakṣases, and other mothers of the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.43) vadhūbhiścaiva mukhyābhiḥ sāvitrī gantumicchati .. adityādyāstathā devyo dakṣakanyāḥ samāgatāḥ .. 43 .. > Along with the principal wives, Sāvitrī wished to go. / The goddesses beginning with Aditi, daughters of Dakṣa, assembled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.44) tābhiḥ parivṛtā sārdhaṃ brahmāṇī kamalālayā .. kāścinmodakamādāya kāścitpūpaṃ varānane .. 44 .. > Surrounded by them, Brahmāṇī, whose abode is the lotus, / some taking sweetmeats, some cakes, O fair-faced one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.45) phalāni tu samādāya prayātā brahmaṇo'ntikam .. āḍhakīścaiva niṣpāvānrājamāṣāṃstathā'parāḥ .. 45 .. > taking fruits, departed for the presence of Brahmā; / others took pigeon peas, white beans, and cowpeas; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.46) dāḍimāni vicitrāṇi mātuliṃgāni śobhane.. karīrāṇi tathā cānyā gṛhītvā karamardakān..46.. > diverse pomegranates and citrons, O beautiful one; / while others took shoots of caper and karamarda berries; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.47) kausuṃbhaṃ jīrakaṃ caiva kharjūraṃ cāparāstathā.. utatīścāparā gṛhya nālikerāṇi cāparāḥ..47.. > and others saffron, cumin seeds, and dates; / others took raisins, and others coconuts; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.48) drākṣayā pūritaṃ cāmraṃ śṛṅgārāya yathā purā.. karburāṇi vicitrāṇi jaṃbūkāni śubhāni ca..48.. > a mango stuffed with grapes for ornamentation as in former times; / variegated kerba plums and auspicious rose-apples; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.49) akṣoḍāmalakāngṛhya jaṃbīrāṇi tathā parāḥ .. bilvāni paripakvāni cirbhaṭāni varānane .. 49 .. > others took walnuts, myrobalans, and limes; / fully ripe bilvas and cucumbers, O fair-faced one; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.50) annapānādhikārāṇi bahūni vividhāni ca .. śarkarāputtalīṃ cānyā vastre kausumbhake tathā .. 7.1.165.50 .. > many diverse things suitable for food and drink; / and others brought dolls of sugar, wrapped in saffron-dyed cloth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.51) evamādīni cānyāni gṛhya pūrve varānane .. sāvitryā sahitāḥ sarvāḥ saṃprāptāstu tadā śubhāḥ .. 51 .. > Taking these and other things as before, O fair-faced one, / all those auspicious women, accompanied by Sāvitrī, then arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.52) sāvitrīmāgatāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītastatra puraṃdaraḥ .. adhomukhaḥ sthito brahmā kimeṣā māṃ vadiṣyati .. 52 .. > Seeing Sāvitrī arrive, Puraṃdara became afraid. / Brahmā stood with his head bowed, thinking: "What will she say to me?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.53) trapānvitau viṣṇurudrau sarve cānye dvijātayaḥ .. sabhāsadastathā bhītāstathaivānye divaukasaḥ .. 53 .. > Viṣṇu and Rudra were filled with shame, as were all the other twice-born. / The members of the assembly became afraid, as did the other dwellers of heaven, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.54) putrapautrā bhāgineyā mātulā bhrātarastathā .. ṛtavo nāma ye devā devānāmapi devatāḥ .. 54 .. > sons, grandsons, nephews, maternal uncles, and brothers, / and the gods called Ṛtus, who are the deities even of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.55) vilakṣāstu tathā sarve sāvitrī kiṃ vadiṣyati .. brahmavākyāni vācyāni kiṃ nu vai gopakanyayā .. .. 55 .. > They were all embarrassed, wondering: "What will Sāvitrī say? / Can the sacred words of Brahmā indeed be recited with a cowherd's daughter?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.56) maunībhūtāstu śṛṇvānāḥ sarveṣāṃ vadatāṃ giraḥ .. adhvaryuṇā samāhūtā nāgatā varavarṇinī .. 56 .. > Becoming silent, they listened to the voices of all who spoke: / "Summoned by the adhvaryu, the fair-complexioned lady did not come. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.57) śakreṇānyā tathā''nītā dattā sā viṣṇunā svayam .. anumoditā ca rudreṇa pitrā dattā svayaṃ tathā .. 57 .. > Another was brought by Śakra, given away by Viṣṇu himself, / approved by Rudra, and likewise given by her father himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.58) kathaṃ sā bhavitā yajñaḥ samāptiṃ vā kathaṃ vrajet .. evaṃ cintayatāṃ teṣāṃ praviṣṭā kamalālayā .. 58 .. > How will that be? Or how can the sacrifice reach completion?" / While they were reflecting thus, she whose abode is the lotus entered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.59) vṛto brahmā bhāryayā sa ṛtvigbhirvedapāragaiḥ .. hūyante cāgnayastatra brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ .. 59 .. > Brahmā was surrounded by his wife and by the officiating priests who had mastered the Vedas, / and the fires were offered into there by the brahmins who had mastered the Vedas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.60) patnīśāle tathā gopī raupyaśṛṃgā samekhalā .. kṣaumavastraparīdhānā dhyāyantī parameśvaram .. 7.1.165.60 .. > So too in the wife's chamber, the cowherd girl, wearing silver horns and a girdle, / dressed in linen garments, meditating on the Supreme Lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.61) pativratā patiprāṇā prādhānyena niveśitā .. kṛpānvitā viśālākṣī tejasā bhāskaropamā .. 61 .. > devoted to her husband, holding her husband as her life-breath, was seated in the place of honor, / compassionate, large-eyed, resembling the sun in splendor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.62) dyotayaṃtī sadastatra sūryasyeva yathā prabhā .. jvalamānastathā vahnirbhramaṃte cartvijastathā .. 62 .. > illuminating the assembly there like the radiance of the sun. / The fire was blazing, and the officiating priests moved about. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.63) paśūnāmavadānāni gṛhṇaṃti dvijasattamāḥ .. prāptā bhāgārthino devā vilaṃbasamayo'bhavat .. 63 .. > The best of the twice-born took the sacrificial portions of the victims. / The gods desiring their shares arrived; it had become a time of delay. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.64) kālahīnaṃ na kartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ na phaladaṃ bhavet .. vedeṣvayamadhīkāro dṛṣṭaḥ sarvo manīṣibhiḥ .. 64 .. > "A rite must not be performed out of time; done \[so\], it bears no fruit." / This rule in the Vedas has been observed by all wise men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.65) pravargye kriyamāṇe tu brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ .. kṣīradvaye hūyamāne maṃtreṇādhvaryuṇā tathā .. 65 .. > While the pravargya rite was being performed by the brahmins who had mastered the Vedas, / and two offerings of milk were being poured with mantras by the adhvaryu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.66) upahūtopahūtena āgateṣu dvijanmasu .. kriyamāṇe tathā bhakṣye dṛṣṭvā devī krudhānvitā .. uvāca devī brahmāṇaṃ sadomadhye tu mauninam .. 66 .. > as the twice-born came when summoned by the call to eat, / and while the food was being prepared, the goddess, seeing this and filled with anger, / said to Brahmā, who stood silent in the midst of the assembly: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.67) kimevaṃ budhyate deva kṛtametadviceṣṭitam .. māṃ parityajya yaḥ kāmātkṛtavānasi kilbiṣam .. 67 .. > "O lord, how is this action that has been done understood? / Abandoning me, you have committed an offense out of lust! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.68) na tulyā pādarajasā samā sā'dhiśiraḥ kṛtā .. 68 .. > She who is not equal to the dust of my feet has been placed over \[my\] head! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.69) yadvadaṃti narāḥ sarve saṃgatāḥ sadasi sthitāḥ .. āścaryaṃ ca prabhūṇāṃ tu kurute yaṃ yamicchati .. 69 .. > As all men assembled and seated in the assembly say: / 'Astonishing is the power of the mighty: they do whatever they wish!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.70) bhavatā rūpalobhena kṛtaṃ karma vigarhitam .. 7.1.165.70 .. > Out of longing for beauty, you have done a contemptible deed!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.71) na putreṣu kṛtā lajjā pautreṣu ca na te vibho .. kāmakārakṛtaṃ manye hyetatkarma vigarhitam .. 71 .. > You felt no shame before your sons, nor before your grandsons, O all-pervading lord. / I consider this contemptible deed to have been done out of lust. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.72) pitāmaho'si devānāmṛṣīṇāṃ prapitāmahaḥ .. kathaṃ na te trapā jātā ātmanaḥ paśyatastanum .. 72 .. > You are the grandfather of the gods, the great-grandfather of the seers; / how did you feel no shame looking upon your own form? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.73) lokamadhye kṛtaṃ hāsyamiha caiva vigarhitaḥ .. yadyeṣa te sthito bhāvastiṣṭha deva namo'stu te ..73.. > A laughingstock has been made \[of you\] in the world, and you are condemned here. / If such is your intention, remain \[here\], O god; reverence be to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.74) ahaṃ kathaṃ sakhīnāṃ tu darśayiṣyāmi vai mukham .. bhartrā me vihitā patnī kathametadahaṃ vade .. 74 .. > How indeed shall I show my face to my companions? / How shall I say this: 'Another wife has been taken by my husband'? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.75) .. brahmovāca .. .. ṛtvigbhirahamājñapto dīkṣā kālo'tivartate .. patnīṃ vinā na homotra śīghraṃ patnīmihānaya .. 75 .. > Brahmā said: / I was instructed by the officiating priests: 'The time for consecration is passing away; / without a wife, no oblation can be made here; bring a wife here at once.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.76) śakreṇaiṣā samānītā dattā caivā'tha viṣṇunā .. gṛhītā ca mayā tvaṃ hi kṣamasvaikaṃ mayā kṛtam .. na cāparādhyaṃ bhūyo'nyaṃ kariṣye tava suvrate .. 76 .. > She was brought by Śakra, and she was given by Viṣṇu, / and accepted by me. Forgive this one \[fault\] committed by me; / and I shall not commit another offense against you, O lady of virtuous vows! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.77) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. evamuktā tadā kruddhā brahmāṇaṃ śaptumudyatā.. yadi me'sti tapastaptaṃ guravo yadi toṣitāḥ .. 77 .. > Īśvara said: / Addressed thus, she, enraged, prepared to curse Brahmā: / 'If I have performed austerity, if the elders have been pleased, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.78) sarvabrāhmaṇaśālāsu sthāneṣu vividheṣvapi .. na tu te brāhmaṇāḥ pūjāṃ kariṣyaṃti kadācana .. .. 78 .. > in all the halls of the brahmins and in various places, / brahmins shall never perform worship to you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.79) ṛte vai kārtikīmekāṃ pūjāṃ sāṃvatsarīṃ tava .. kariṣyaṃti dvijāḥ sarve satyenānena te śape .. etadbuddhvā na kopostu hato hanti na saṃśayaḥ .. .. 79 .. > except for one annual worship of yours on the full moon of Kārttika, / which all the twice-born shall perform; by this truth I curse you! / Knowing this, let there be no anger; one who is struck strikes back, without doubt.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.80) .. sāvitryuvāca .. .. bhobhoḥ śakra tvayānītā ābhīrī brahmaṇo'ntikam .. yasmādīdṛkkṛtaṃ karma tasmāttvaṃ lapsyase phalam ..7.1.165.80.. > Sāvitrī said: / O Śakra, an Ābhīra woman was brought by you into the presence of Brahmā; / because such an act was done \[by you\], therefore you shall reap the fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.81) yadā saṃgrāmamadhye tvaṃ sthātā śakra bhaviṣyasi .. tadā tvaṃ śatrubhirbaddho nītaḥ paramikāṃ daśām .. 81 .. > When you stand in the midst of battle, O Śakra, / then, bound by enemies, you will be reduced to the most dire state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.82) akiṃcano naṣṭasutaḥ śatrūṇāṃ nagare sthitaḥ.. parābhavaṃ mahatprāpya acirādeva mokṣyase .. 82 .. > Destitute, your son lost, residing in the city of your enemies, / having suffered great humiliation, only after a long time will you be released. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.83) śakraṃ śaptvā tadā devī viṣṇuṃ cā'tha vacobravīt .. 83 .. > Having cursed Śakra, the goddess then spoke these words to Viṣṇu: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.84) guruvākyena te janma yadā martye bhavi ṣyati .. bhāryāvirahajaṃ duḥkhaṃ tadā tvaṃ tatra bhokṣyase .. 84 .. > When your birth among mortals shall take place due to the curse of a guru, / then you will experience the sorrow born of separation from your wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.85) hṛtāṃ śatrugaṇaiḥ patnīṃ pare pāre mahodadheḥ .. na ca tvaṃ jñāyase sītāṃ śokopahacetanaḥ .. 85 .. > With your wife abducted by hosts of enemies to the far shore of the great ocean, / you will not know Sītā, your mind overcome by grief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.86) bhrātrā saha parāṃ kāṣṭhāmāpadaṃ duḥkhitastathā .. paśūnāṃ caiva saṃyogaścirakālaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 86 .. > Afflicted by sorrow, you will face the utmost extremity of misfortune together with your brother, / and your association with beasts will last for a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.87) tathā''ha rudraṃ kupitā yadā dāruvane sthitaḥ .. tadā te munayaḥ kruddhāḥ śāpaṃ dāsyaṃti te hara .. 87 .. > Likewise she, enraged, spoke to Rudra: 'When you are staying in the pine forest, / then the enraged sages will utter a curse upon you, O Hara: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.88) bhobhoḥ kāpālika kṣudra patnyo'smākaṃ jihīrṣasi .. tadetadbhūṣitaṃ liṃga bhūmau rudra patiṣyati .. 88 .. > "O vile Kāpālika, you wish to ravish our wives! / Therefore this adorned liṅga of yours shall fall to the ground, O Rudra!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.89) vihīnaḥ pauruṣeṇa tvaṃ muniśāpācca pīḍitaḥ .. gaṃgātīre sthitā patnī sā tvāmāśvāsayiṣyati .. 89 .. > Deprived of virility and tormented by the curse of the sages, / your wife, standing on the bank of the Gaṅgā, will comfort you.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.90) agne tvaṃ sarvabhakṣo'si pūrvaṃ putreṇa me kṛtaḥ .. bhrūṇahā dharma ityeṣa kathaṃ dagdhaṃ dahāmyaham .. 7.1.165.90 .. > 'O Agni, you were previously made an eater of everything by my son; / \[thinking,\] "The killer of an embryo is righteousness: how can I burn what is already burnt?", > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.91) jātavedasa rudrastvāṃ retasā plāvayiṣyati .. medhyeṣu ca kṛtajvālā jvālayā tvāṃ jvaliṣyati .. 91 .. > O Jātavedas, Rudra will flood you with his semen, / and a flame ignited among sacrificial offerings will burn you with its blaze.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.92) brāhmaṇānṛtvijaḥ sarvānsāvitrī hyaśapattadā .. 92 .. > Then Sāvitrī cursed all the brahmins who were officiating priests: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.93) pratigrahāgnihotrāśca vṛthā dārā vṛthāśramāḥ .. sadā kṣetrāṇi tīrthāni lobhādeva gamiṣyatha .. 93 .. > 'Your receiving of gifts and your Agnihotra fires will be in vain, your wives in vain, your efforts in vain. / You will constantly wander to sacred fields and sacred fords purely out of greed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.94) parānneṣu sadā tṛptā atṛptāḥ svagṛheṣu ca .. ayājyayājanaṃ kṛtvā kutsitasya pratigraham .. 94 .. > You will always be satisfied with food from others, and never satisfied in your own homes. / Having performed sacrifices for those unfit to sacrifice, and having accepted gifts from the despicable, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.95) vṛthā dhanārjanaṃ kṛtvā vyavaścaiva tathā vṛthā .. mṛtānāṃ tena pretatvaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .. 95 .. > having acquired wealth in vain, and your expenditure also being in vain, / when dead, you will become hungry ghosts on that account, without doubt.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.96) evaṃ śakraṃ tathā viṣṇuṃ rudraṃ vai pāvakaṃ tathā .. brahmāṇaṃ brāhmaṇāṃścaiva sarvāṃstānaśapattadā .. 96 .. > Thus she cursed Śakra, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Pāvaka, / as well as Brahmā and all those brahmins at that time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.97) śāpaṃ dattvā tathā teṣāṃ tadā sāvasthitā sthirā .. 97 .. > Having pronounced the curse upon them, she then stood firm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.98) lakṣmīḥ prāha sakhīṃ tāṃ ca indrāṇī ca varānanā .. anyā devyastathā prāhuḥ sā''ha sthāsyāmi nātra vai .. tatra cāhaṃ gamiṣyāmi yatra śroṣye na tu dhvanim .. 98 .. > Lakṣmī, lovely-faced Indrāṇī, and the other goddesses said to that friend: / 'I shall not stay here; / I shall go there where I will not hear the noise.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.99) tatastāḥ pramadāḥ sarvāḥ prayātāḥ svaṃ niketanam .. sāvitrī kupitā tāsāṃ punaḥ śāpāya codyatā .. 99 .. > Then all those women departed to their own abodes. / Enraged at them, Sāvitrī prepared to curse them again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.100) yasmānmāṃ saṃparityajya gatāstā devayoṣitaḥ .. tāsāmapi tathā śāpaṃ pradāsye kupitā bhṛśam .. 7.1.165.100 .. > 'Because those wives of the gods have gone away, abandoning me, / exceedingly enraged, I shall pronounce a curse upon them as well. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.101) naikatra vāso lakṣmyāstu bhaviṣyati kadācana .. rudrāpi caṃcalā tāvanmūrkheṣu ca vasiṣyasi .. 101 .. > Lakṣmī shall never have an abode in one single place; / even if restrained, you will be fickle, and you will dwell among fools, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.102) mleccheṣu parvatīyeṣu kutsite kuṣṭhite tathā .. vācāṭe cāvalipte ca abhiśaste durātmani .. evaṃvidhe nare tubhyaṃ vasatiḥ śāpakāritā .. 102 .. > among barbarians, mountain-dwellers, the despicable, the leprous, / the talkative, the arrogant, the defiled, and the wicked-minded; / an abode with such a man is ordained for you by my curse.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.103) śāpaṃ dattvā tatastasyā indrāṇīmaśapattadā .. 103 .. > Having pronounced the curse upon her, she then cursed Indrāṇī: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.104) tvaṣṭurvācā gṛhītendre patyau te duṣṭakāriṇi .. nahuṣāya gate rājye dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ yācayiṣyati .. .. 104 .. > 'When your husband Indra is seized at Tvaṣṭṛ’s word, O evil-doer, / and when the kingdom has passed to Nahuṣa, he will ask for you upon seeing you: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.105) ahamindraḥ kathaṃ caiṣā nopatiṣṭhati cālasā .. sarvāndevānhaniṣyāmi lapsye nāhaṃ śacīṃ yadi .. 105 .. > "I am Indra; why does she not attend upon me, sluggish woman? / I will slay all the gods if I do not obtain Śacī!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.106) naṣṭā tvaṃ ca tadā śastā vane mahati duḥkhitā .. vasiṣyasi durācāre śāpena mama garvite .. 106 .. > And then, having disappeared, struck down and distressed in the great forest, / you will dwell, O arrogant woman of wicked conduct, by my curse!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.107) devabhāryāsu sarvāsu tadā śāpamayacchata .. 107 .. > She then bestowed a curse upon all the wives of the gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.108) na cāpatyakṛtā prītiḥ sarvāsveva bhaviṣyati .. dahyamānā divārātrau vaṃdhyāśabdena duḥkhitāḥ ..108.. > 'There shall be no joy born of offspring for any of you; / burning day and night, you will be grieved by the word "barren".' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.109) gaurīmevaṃ tathā śaptvā sā devī varavarṇinī .. uccai ruroda sāvitrī bhartṛ yajñādbahiḥ sthitā .. 109 .. > Having thus cursed Gaurī as well, that goddess of excellent complexion, / Sāvitrī, standing outside her husband’s sacrifice, wept loudly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.110) rodamānā tu sā dṛṣṭā viṣṇunā ca prasāditā .. mā rodīstvaṃ viśālākṣi ehyāgaccha sadaḥ śubhe .. 7.1.165.110 .. > Seen weeping, she was conciliated by Viṣṇu: / 'Do not weep, O large-eyed lady! Come, enter the assembly, O auspicious one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.111) praviṣṭā ca śubhe yāge mekhalāṃ kṣaumavāsasī .. gṛhāṇa dīkṣāṃ brahmāṇi pādau te praṇame śubhe .. 111 .. > Enter the auspicious sacrifice, take the girdle and the two silken garments, / receive the consecration, O consort of Brahmā; I bow at your feet, O auspicious one!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.112) evamuktā'bravīdenaṃ nāhaṃ kuryāṃ vacastava .. tatrāhaṃ ca gamiṣyāmi yatra śroṣye na ca dhvanim .. 112 .. > Addressed thus, she said to him: 'I will not obey your word. / I shall go to a place where I will not hear the noise.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.113) etāvaduktvā vyaramaduccaiḥ sthāne kṣitau sthitā .. 113 .. > Having said this much, standing upon the ground at an elevated place, she ceased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.114) viṣṇustadagrataḥ sthitvā baddhvā ca karasaṃpuṭam .. tuṣṭāva praṇato bhūtvā bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ .. 114 .. > Standing before her and joining his palms, / Viṣṇu bowed down and praised her, filled with supreme devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.115) .. viṣṇuruvāca .. .. namo'stu te mahādevi bhūrbhuvaḥsvastrayīmayi .. sāvitri durgatariṇi tvaṃ vāṇī saptadhā smṛtā .. 115 .. > Viṣṇu said: > “Salutations unto you, O great goddess, who consist of the three worlds—Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, and Svaḥ—and the three Vedas! > O Sāvitrī, deliverer from perils! You are remembered as speech sevenfold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.116) sarvāṇi stutiśāstrāṇi lakṣaṇāni tathaiva ca .. bhaviṣyā sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ tvaṃ tu devi namo'stu te .. .. 116 .. > All scriptures of praise, and likewise all treatises on characteristics, > and the future forms of all sacred sciences are you, O goddess. Salutations unto you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.117) śvetā tvaṃ śvetarūpāsi śaśāṃkena samānanā .. śaśiraśmiprakāśena hariṇorasi rājase .. divyakuṃḍalapūrṇābhyāṃ śravaṇābhyāṃ vibhūṣitā .. .. 117 .. > You are white, of white form, your face like the moon. > You shine upon Hari’s chest with the radiance of moonbeams, > adorned with ears full of celestial earrings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.118) tvaṃ siddhistvaṃ tathā ṛddhiḥ kīrtiḥ śrīḥ saṃtatirmatiḥ .. saṃdhyā rātri prabhātastvaṃ kālarātristvameva ca .. 118 .. > You are accomplishment, and likewise prosperity, fame, fortune, progeny, and intellect. > You are twilight, night, dawn, and Kālarātri herself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.119) karṣukāṇāṃ yathā sītā bhūtānāṃ dhāriṇī tathā .. evaṃ stuvaṃtaṃ sāvitrī viṣṇuṃ provāca suvratā .. 119 .. > Just as the furrow is to farmers, so are you the supporter of all beings.” > To Viṣṇu, who was thus praising her, Sāvitrī of virtuous vows spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.120) samyakstutā tvayā putra ajeyastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi .. avatāre sadā vatsa pitṛmātṛsu vallabhaḥ .. 7.1.165.120 .. > “I have been fittingly praised by you, my son. You shall be invincible. > In your incarnation, my child, you will always be dearly loved by your father and mother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.121) anena stavarājena stoṣyate yastu māṃ sadā .. sarvadoṣavinirmuktaḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ gamiṣyati .. 121 .. > Whoever continually praises me with this king of hymns, > freed from all faults, will go to the supreme realm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.122) gaccha yajñaṃ ciraṃ tasya samāptiṃ naya putraka .. 122 .. > Go, bring that long-delayed sacrifice of his to completion, my little son! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.123) kurukṣetre prayāge ca bhaviṣye yajñakarmaṇi .. samīpagā sthitā bhartuḥ kariṣye tava bhāṣitam .. 123 .. > At Kurukṣetra, at Prayāga, and in the future sacrificial rite, > standing by my husband's side, I shall do as you have spoken.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.124) evamukto gato viṣṇurbrahmaṇaḥ sada uttamam .. sāvitrī tu samāyātā prabhāse varavarṇini ..124.. > Thus addressed, Viṣṇu went to Brahmā’s excellent assembly-hall. > Sāvitrī, however, came to Prabhāsa, O fair-complexioned lady. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.125) gatāyāmatha sāvitryāṃ gāyatrī vākyamabravīt ..125.. > When Sāvitrī had departed, Gāyatrī spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.126) śṛṇvaṃtu munayo vākyaṃ madīyaṃ bhartṛsannidhau .. yadahaṃ vacmi saṃtuṣṭā varadānāya codyatā .. 126 .. > “Let the sages listen to my words in the presence of my husband, > which I speak, well-pleased and eager to grant boons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.127) brahmāṇaṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti narā bhaktisamanvitāḥ .. teṣāṃ vastraṃ dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ dārāḥ saukhyaṃ sutāśca vai .. 127 .. > Men who worship Brahmā endowed with devotion, > theirs shall be garments, wealth, grain, wives, happiness, and sons indeed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.128) avicchinnaṃ tathā saukhyaṃ gṛhaṃ vai putrapautrikam .. bhuktvā'sau suciraṃ kālaṃ tato mokṣaṃ gamiṣyati ..128.. > And after enjoying unbroken happiness and a home with sons and grandsons > for a very long time, he shall go to liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.129) śakrāhaṃ te varaṃ vacmi saṃgrāme śatrubhiḥ saha .. tadā brahmā mocayitā gatvā śatruniketanam .. 129 .. > O Śakra, I tell you your boon: when you are in battle with your enemies, > then Brahmā, having gone to the enemy’s abode, will deliver you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.130) saputraśatrunāśāttvaṃ lapsyase ca paraṃ mudam .. akaṃṭakaṃ mahadrājyaṃ trailokye te bhaviṣyati .. 7.1.165.130 .. > From the destruction of your enemy and his sons you will obtain supreme joy, > and yours will be an untroubled, great dominion in the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.131) martyaloke yadā viṣṇo hyavatāraṃ kariṣyasi .. bhrātrā saha paraṃ duḥkhaṃ svabhāryā haraṇaṃ ca yat .. 131 .. > When, O Viṣṇu, you make an incarnation in the mortal world, > and undergo great sorrow along with your brother, as well as the abduction of your wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.132) hatvā śatruṃ punarbhāryāṃ lapsyase surasannidhau .. gṛhītvā tāṃ punaḥ prājyaṃ rājyaṃ kṛtvā gamiṣyasi .. 132 .. > having slain the enemy, you will regain your wife in the presence of the gods. > Taking her back, you will rule an extensive kingdom and then depart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.133) ekādaśa sahasrāṇi kṛtvā rājyaṃ punardivam.. khyātiste vipulā loke cānurāgo bhaviṣyati.. 133 .. > Having ruled the kingdom for eleven thousand \[years\], you will return to heaven. > Your renown in the world will be widespread, and there will be great affection for you.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.134) gāyatrī brāhmaṇāṃstāṃśca sarvānevābravīdidam ..134 .. > Gāyatrī also said this to all those brahmins: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.135) yuṣmākaṃ prīṇanaṃ kṛtvā' tṛptiṃ yāsyaṃti devatāḥ.. bhavaṃto bhūmidevā vai sarve pūjyā bhaviṣyatha .. 135 .. > “By gratifying you, the gods will attain satisfaction. > You, indeed, will become gods upon earth, worthy of worship by all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.136) yuṣmākaṃ pūjanaṃ kṛtvā dattvā dānānyanekaśaḥ.. prāṇāyāmena caikena sarvametattariṣyatha..136.. > Having honoured you and given numerous gifts, > and with a single breath-control, they will cross over all this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.137) prabhāse tu viśeṣeṇa japtvā māṃ vedamātaram.. pratigrahakṛtāndoṣānna prāpsyadhvaṃ dvijottamāḥ..137 .. > Especially in Prabhāsa, by reciting me, the Mother of the Vedas, > you will not incur the faults arising from accepting gifts, O best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.138) puṣkare cānnadānena prītāḥ sarve ca devatāḥ .. ekasminbhojite vipre koṭirbhavatibhojitā .. 138 .. > And at Puṣkara, all the gods are pleased by the gift of food. > When one brahmin is fed, ten million are considered fed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.139) brahmahatyādipāpāni duritāni ca yāni ca .. tariṣyaṃti narāḥ sarve datte yuṣmatkare dhane .. 139 .. > Whatever sins there are, such as the killing of a brahmin, and other misdeeds, > all men will cross over them when wealth is placed in your hands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.140) mahīyadhve tu jāpyena prāṇāyāmaistribhiḥ kṛtaiḥ .. brahmahatyāsamaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇādeva naśyati .. 7.1.165.140 .. > You will be magnified by recitation; when three breath-controls are performed, > sin equal to the killing of a brahmin is destroyed that very moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.141) daśabhirjanmajanitaṃ śatena tu purā kṛtam .. triyugaṃ tu sahasreṇa gāyatrī haṃti kilbiṣam .. 141 .. > Gāyatrī destroys the sin born of this life with ten \[recitations\], > that committed in a former birth with a hundred, and that of three yugas with a thousand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.142) evaṃ jñātvā sadā pūjyā jāpye ca mama vai kṛte .. bhaviṣyadhvaṃ na sandeho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 142 .. > Knowing this, you will ever be worthy of worship when my recitation is performed; > of this there is no doubt, and no hesitation should be entertained here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.143) oṃkāreṇa trimātreṇa sārdhena ca viśeṣataḥ .. pūjyāḥ sarve na sandeho japtvā māṃ śirasā saha .. 143 .. > Accompanied by the oṃkāra of three and a half measures especially, > all become worthy of worship, without a doubt, having recited me together with the Śiras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.144) aṣṭākṣarasthitā cāhaṃ jagadvyāptaṃ mayā tvidam .. mātā'haṃ sarvavedānāṃ vedaiḥ sarvairalaṅkatā .. 144.. > I abide in eight syllables, and this universe is pervaded by me. > I am the Mother of all the Vedas, adorned by all the Vedas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.145) jatvā māṃ paramāṃ sirddhi paśyanti dvijasattamāḥ .. prādhānyaṃ mama jāpyena sarveṣāṃ vo bhaviṣyati .. 145 .. > Having known me, the best of the twice-born behold supreme perfection. > Through the recitation of me, pre-eminence shall belong to all of you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.146) gāyatrīsāramātro'pi varaṃ vipraḥ suyantritaḥ.. nāyaṃtritaścaturvedaḥ sarvāśī sarvavikrayī..146.. > Even a brahmin who possesses only the Gāyatrī is superior, if well-restrained, > not one unrestrained though knowing the four Vedas, who eats anything and sells anything. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.147) yasmādbhavatāṃ sāvitryā śāpo datto sade tviha.. atra dattaṃ hutaṃ cāpi sarvamakṣayakārakam.. datto varo mayā tena yuṣmākaṃ dvijasattamāḥ .. 147 .. > Because a curse was pronounced upon you here in the assembly by Sāvitrī, > whatever is given and offered into fire here shall become imperishable; > therefore has this boon been granted to you by me, O best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.148) agnihotraparā viprāstrikālaṃ homadāyinaḥ .. svargaṃ te tu gamiṣyaṃti ekaviṃśatibhiḥ kulaiḥ .. 148 .. > The brahmins devoted to the agnihotra, offering oblations at the three junctures of the day, > will go to heaven along with twenty-one generations of their family.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.149) evaṃ śakre ca viṣṇau ca rudre vai pāvake tathā .. brahmaṇo brahmaṇānāṃ ca gāyatrī sā varaṃ dadau .. tasminkāle varaṃ dattvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśvagā'bhavat .. 149 .. > In this way Gāyatrī granted a boon to Śakra, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Pāvaka, > and to Brahmā and the brahmins. > Having granted the boon at that time, she stood beside Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.150) hariṇā tu samākhyātaṃ lakṣmyāḥ śāpasya kāraṇam .. yuvatīnāṃ ca sarvāsāṃ śāpastāsāṃ pṛthakpṛthak .. 7.1.165.150 .. > Then Hari explained the cause of Lakṣmī's curse, > and the individual curses of all the young women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.151) lakṣmyāstadā varaṃ prādādgāyatrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā .. 151 .. > Then Gāyatrī, the beloved of Brahmā, granted a boon to Lakṣmī: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.152) akutsitāḥ sadā putri tava vāsena śobhane .. bhaviṣyati na saṃdehaḥ sarvebhyaḥ prītidāyakāḥ .. 152 .. > “O daughter, O fair lady! By your presence, people will never be despised; > they will, without doubt, bring delight to everyone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.153) ye tvayā vīkṣitāḥ sarve sarve vai puṇyabhājanāḥ .. teṣāṃ jātiḥ kulaṃ śīlaṃ dharmaścaiva varānane .. 153 .. > All those who are looked upon by you are vessels of merit. > Theirs will be high birth, lineage, virtuous conduct, and dharma, O fair-faced one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.154) parityaktāstvayā ye tu te narā duḥkhabhāginaḥ .. sabhāyāṃ te na śobhante manyante na ca pārthivaiḥ .. 154 .. > Those men who are abandoned by you are partakers of sorrow; > they do not shine in an assembly, nor are they respected by kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.155) āśiṣaścaiva teṣāṃ tu kurvate vai dvijottamāḥ .. saujanyaṃ teṣu kurvanti naptā bhrātā pitā guruḥ .. 155 .. > To those \[favoured by you\], the best of the twice-born indeed give blessings; > grandson, brother, father, and teacher show benevolence toward them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.156) bāṃdhavo'si na saṃdeho na jīve'haṃ tvayā vinā .. tvayi dṛṣṭe prasannā me dṛṣṭirbhavati śobhanā .. manaḥ prasīdate'tyarthaṃ satyaṃsatyaṃ vadāmi te .. 156 .. > ‘You are a kinsman, without a doubt; I cannot live without you. > When you are seen, my gaze becomes bright and cheerful; > my mind is exceedingly delighted’—I tell you this in absolute truth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.157) evaṃvidhāni vākyāni tvayā dṛṣṭyā nirīkṣite .. sajjanāste vadiṣyanti janānāṃ prītidāyakāḥ .. 157 .. > Good people, bringing delight to men, will speak words of this kind > to the one looked upon by your glance.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.158) indrāṇi nahuṣaḥ prāpya svargaṃ tvāṃ yācayiṣyati .. adṛṣṭvā tu hataḥ pāpo agastyavacanāddrutam.. 158 .. > O Indrāṇī, Nahuṣa, having attained heaven, will demand you. / But, not seeing \[you\], that wicked one will be destroyed swiftly by the word of Agastya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.159) sarpatvaṃ samanuprāpya prārthayiṣyati taṃ munim .. darpeṇāhaṃ vinaṣṭo'smi śaraṇaṃ me mune bhava .. 159 .. > Reaching the state of a serpent, he will pray to that sage: / ‘I have been ruined by pride; O sage, become my refuge!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.160) vākyena tena tasyāsau nṛpasya bhagavānṛṣiḥ .. kṛtvā manasi kāruṇyamidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 7.1.165.160 .. > At that speech of that king, the venerable seer, / feeling compassion in his mind, spoke this word: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.161) utpatsyati kule rājā tvadīye kurunaṃdana .. sārpaṃ kalevaraṃ dṛṣṭvā praśnaistvāmuddhariṣyati .. 161 .. > ‘A king will be born in your lineage, O delight of the Kurus; / seeing your serpentine body, he will deliver you with questions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.162) so'pyajagaratāṃ tyaktvā punaḥ svargaṃ gamiṣyati .. aśvamedhe kṛte bhartrā saha yāsi punardivi .. prāpsyase vara dānena mamānena sulocane .. 162 .. > He too, abandoning the state of a python, will go to heaven again. / When the horse sacrifice is performed, you will go again to heaven with your husband. / You will obtain \[this\] by this boon granted by me, O fair-eyed one.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.163) devapatnyastadā sarvāstuṣṭayā paribhāṣitāḥ .. apatyairapi hīnāḥ syurnaiva duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 163 .. > Then all the wives of the gods were addressed by her who was pleased: / ‘Even though devoid of offspring, there will be no sorrow for you at all.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.164) iti dattvā varāndevī gāyatrī lokasaṃmatā .. jagāmādarśanaṃ devī sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā .. 164 .. > Having thus granted boons, the goddess Gāyatrī, revered by the worlds, / vanished while everyone was watching then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.165) sāvitrī tu tadā devī prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgatā .. kṛtasmarasya śṛṅge tu śrīsomeśvarapūrvataḥ .. 165 .. > Then the goddess Sāvitrī came to the sacred field of Prabhāsa, / on the peak of Kṛtasmara, to the east of Śrī Someśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.166) manvantare cākṣuṣe ca dvitīye dvāpare śubhe .. tatra yajñaḥ samārabdho brahmaṇā lokakāriṇā .. 166 .. > In the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, in the auspicious second Dvāpara, / a sacrifice was undertaken there by Brahmā, the creator of the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.167) yajñe yātā mahātmāno devāḥ saptarṣayo varāḥ .. svāyaṃbhuve tu ye śastāḥ śaptāste cābhavanpurā .. 167 .. > The noble gods and the excellent Seven Seers went to the sacrifice; / they who were praised in the Svāyambhuva \[age\] had been cursed formerly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.168) tasmātkālātsamārabhya prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāśritāḥ .. 168 .. > Beginning from that time, they resorted to the sacred field of Prabhāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.169) sāvitrī lokajananī lokānugrahakāriṇī .. yastāṃ pūjayate bhaktyā pakṣamekaṃ niraṃtaram .. brahmapūjāvidhānena tasya putro dhruvo bhavet .. 169 .. > Sāvitrī is the mother of the worlds, bestowing grace upon the worlds. / Whoever worships her with devotion continually for one fortnight, / by the procedure of the worship of Brahmā, his son will surely become enduring. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.170) pāṇḍukūpe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā liṃgāni pañca vai .. pāṇḍavaiḥ sthāpitānīha dṛṣṭvā yajñaphalaṃ labhet .. 7.1.165.170 .. > A man, having bathed in Pāṇḍukūpa and having beheld the five liṅgas / installed here by the Pāṇḍavas, having beheld \[them\], obtains the fruit of a sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.171) jyeṣṭhasya pūrṇimāyāṃ tu sāvitrīsthalasaṃnidhau .. paṭhedyo brahmasūktāni mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ .. 171 .. > On the full-moon day of Jyeṣṭha, in the vicinity of the place of Sāvitrī, / whoever recites the Brahma-sūktas is released from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.172) etatte sarvavikhyātamākhyātaṃ kalmaṣāpaham .. yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā sa gacchetparamaṃ padam .. 172 .. > This has all been related to you, famous and destroying impurities. / And whoever hears this with devotion shall go to the supreme abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.165.172\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165.172_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye sāvitrīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcaṣaṣṭyutaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 165 .. > Thus ends the one hundred and sixty-fifth chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of Sāvitrī', in the first \[part\], the Glory of the Sacred Field of Prabhāsa, in the seventh Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.165.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.17.119) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mahābhāratatātparyanirṇaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.dvaita.sarvamula.mahabharatatatparyanirnaya.1.32.73) — Madhva, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.165) · Pramāṇa