[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) › 16.167 # Skandapurana 16.167 Skandapurāṇa 16.167 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.167.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.2) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tato gacchenmahādevi tatrasthāṃ bhūtamātṛkām .. sāvitryā vārūṇe bhāge śatadhanvaṃtare sthitām .. navakoṭi gaṇairyuktāṃ pretabhūtasamākulām .. pūjitāṃ siddhagaṃdharvairdevādibhiranekaśaḥ .. 2 .. > Īśvara said: / Then one should go, O great goddess, to Bhūtamātṛkā situated there, / standing a hundred dhanus to the west of Sāvitrī, / accompanied by ninety million gaṇas, crowded with spirits and ghosts, / worshiped manifoldly by siddhas, gandharvas, gods, and others. // 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.3) .. devyuvāca .. .. bhūtamāteti saṃhṛṣṭā grāmegrāme purepure .. gāyannṛtyanhasam̐llokaḥ sarvataḥ paridhāvati .. 3 .. > The goddess said: / Shouting 'Mother of Spirits!', people rejoice in every village and town; / singing, dancing, and laughing, they run about in all directions. // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.4) unmattavatpralapate kṣitau patati mattavat .. kruddhavaddhāvati parānmṛtavatkṛṣyate hi saḥ .. 4 .. > A person babbles like a madman, falls on the earth like a drunkard, / runs at others like one enraged, and is dragged like a corpse. // 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.5) sukhabhaṃgāṃśca kurute loko vātagṛhītavat .. bhūtavadbhasmamūtrāṃbukardamānavagāhate .. 5 .. > Like one possessed by wind, people convulse with spasms, / and like spirits they plunge into ash, urine, water, and mud. // 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.6) kimeṣa śāstranirdiṣṭo mārgaḥ kimuta laukikaḥ .. muhyate me mano deva tena tvaṃ vaktumarhasi .. 6 .. > Is this a path prescribed by the scriptures, or is it merely worldly? / My mind is bewildered, O Lord; therefore, you ought to speak. // 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.7) kathaṃ sā puruṣaiḥ pūjyā prabhāsakṣetravāsibhiḥ .. kasmāttatra gatā devī kasminkāle samāgatā .. kasmindine tu māse tu tasyāḥ kāryo mahotsavaḥ .. 7 .. > How should she be worshiped by men dwelling in Prabhāsa sacred field? / Why did that goddess go there? At what time did she arrive? / On what day and in which month should her great festival be celebrated? // 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.8) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yatte kiṃcinmanogatam .. āstikāḥ śraddadhānāśca bhavantīti matirmama .. 8 .. > Īśvara said: / Listen, O goddess, I shall explain whatever is in your mind; / my conviction is that \[such people\] are faithful and endowed with belief. // 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.9) cākṣuṣasyāntare'tīte prāpte vaivasvate'ntare .. dakṣāpamānātsaṃjātā tadā parvataputrikā .. 9 .. > When the interval of Cākṣuṣa had passed and the interval of Vaivasvata had arrived, / then, because of the insult by Dakṣa, the Daughter of the Mountain was born. // 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.10) dvāpare tu dvitīye vai dattā tvaṃ parvatena me .. vivāhe caiva saṃjāte sarvadevamanorame .. 7.1.167.10 .. > In the second Dvāpara age, you were indeed given to me by the Mountain, / and a marriage delightful to all the gods took place. // 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.11) tvayā ca sahitaḥ pūrvaṃ mandare cārukaṃdare .. akrīḍaṃ ca mudā yukto divyakrīḍanakaiḥ priye .. pīnonnatanitaṃbena bhrājamānā kuconnatām .. 11 .. > Formerly, together with you in the beautiful caves of Mount Mandara, / I sported with delight using celestial playthings, O beloved, / you who were shining with large, raised hips and prominent breasts. // 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.12) sitābjavadanāṃ hṛṣṭāṃ dṛṣṭvā'haṃ tvāṃ mahāprabhām .. dagdhakāmataroḥ kandakaṃdalīmiva niḥsṛtām .. mahārhaśayanasthāṃ tvāṃ tadā kāmitavānaham .. 12 .. > Seeing you joyous, with a face like a white lotus and radiant with great splendour, / like a shoot emerging from the bulb of the burnt tree of Desire, / resting upon a precious bed, I then made love to you. // 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.13) surate tava saṃjātaṃ divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ yadā .. tadā devi samutthāya nirodhānnirgatā bahiḥ .. .. 13 .. > When a hundred celestial years had elapsed in your sexual embrace, / then, O goddess, rising up from the embrace, you went outside. // 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.14) tavodakātsamuttasthau nāryekā gahvarodarā .. kṛṣṇā karālavadanā piṃgākṣī muktamūrdhajā .. 14 .. > From your water there arose a woman with a hollow belly, / black, with a terrifying face, reddish-brown eyes, and disheveled hair, // 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.15) kapālamālābharaṇā baddhamuṇḍārdhapiṃḍakā .. khaṭvāṃgakaṃkāladharā ruṇḍamuṃḍakarā śivā .. 15 .. > adorned with a garland of skulls, with half-lumps of severed heads tied \[to her\], / holding a skull-topped staff and a skeleton, carrying headless trunks and severed heads in her hands, auspicious. // 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.16) dvīpicarmāmbaradharā raṇatkiṃkiṇimekhalā .. ḍamaḍḍamarukārā ca phetkārapūritāmbarā .. 16 .. > wearing a leopard-skin garment, with a girdle of ringing bells, / making the sound of a \*ḍamaru\* drum, and filling the sky with howling shrieks. // 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.17) tasyāśca pārśvagā anyāstāsāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu .. sakhyo brāhmaṇarākṣasyastāsāṃ caiva sudarśanāḥ .. 17 .. > And there were others standing at her side—hear their names from me: / female companions, Brahmin-rākṣasīs, fair to look upon. // 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.18) daśakoṭiprabhedena dharāṃ vyāpya susaṃsthitāḥ .. mukhyāstatra catasro vai mahābalaparākramāḥ .. 18 .. > Divided into a hundred million varieties, they stood pervading the earth; / four among them were foremost, possessed of great strength and valor: // 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.19) raktavarṇā mahājihvā'kṣayā vai pāpakāriṇī .. etāsāmanvaye jātāḥ pṛthivyāṃ brahmarākṣasāḥ .. 19 .. > Raktavarṇā, Mahājihvā, Akṣayā, and Pāpakāriṇī. / From their lineage were born the brahmarākṣasas upon earth. // 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.20) śleṣmātakatarau hyete prāyaśaḥ sukṛtālayāḥ .. uttālatālacapalā nṛtyaṃti ca hasaṃti ca .. 7.1.167.20 .. > They usually make their dwelling in the \*śleṣmātaka\* tree; / agitated like lofty palm trees, they dance and laugh. // 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.21) vijñeyā iha loke'sminbhūtānāṃ mūlanāyakāḥ .. atikṛṣṇā bhavantyete vyaṃtarāntaracāriṇaḥ .. 21 .. > They are to be known as the chief leaders of spirits in this world; / extremely dark, they wander among intermediary realms. // 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.22) vṛkṣāgramātramākāśaṃ te caraṃti na saṃśayaḥ .. .. 22 .. > They roam the space of the sky just to the height of treetops, without a doubt. // 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.23) tathaiva mama vīryāttu madrūpābharaṇaḥ pumān .. kapālakhaṭvāṃgadharo jātaścarmaviguṇṭhitaḥ .. 23 .. > Likewise, indeed from my seed, a male was born bearing my form and ornaments, / holding a skull-bowl and a skull-staff, and wrapped in an animal skin. // 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.24) anugamyamāno bahubhirbhūtairapi bhayaṃkaraḥ .. siṃhaśārdūlavadanairvadanollikhitāṃbaraiḥ .. 24 .. > He was followed by many fearsome spirits / with the faces of lions and tigers, scratching the sky with their faces. // 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.25) evaṃ devi tadā jātaḥ kṣudhākrānto babhāṣa mām .. ato'haṃ kṣudhitaṃ dṛṣṭvā varaṃ hīmaṃ ca dattavān .. 25 .. > Thus born then, O goddess, overcome by hunger, he spoke to me. / Therefore, seeing him hungry, I granted him this boon: // 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.26) yuvayorhastasaṃsparśānnaktamevāstu sarvaśaḥ .. naktaṃ caiva balīyāṃsau divā nātibalāvubhau .. putravadrakṣataṃ lokāndharmaścaivānupālyatām .. .. 26 .. > ‘Let everything take place for both of you entirely at night through the touch of your hands; / and at night you two shall be mighty, but by day not very strong. / Protect the worlds like sons, and let dharma be preserved.’ // 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.27) ityuktau tau mayā tatra bhūtamātṛgaṇau priye .. ekībhūtau kṣaṇenaiva tau bhavānībhavodbhavau .. 27 .. > When those two—the host of spirits and mothers—had thus been addressed by me there, my dear, / born from Bhavānī and Bhava, they became united in a single moment. // 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.28) dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭamanāścāhamavocaṃ tvāṃ śucismite .. 28 .. > Seeing them, I was delighted in mind and said to you, O lady of pure smiles: // 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.29) kalyāṇi paśyapaśyaitau mamāṃśācca samudbhavau .. bībhatsādbhutaśṛṃgāradhāriṇau hāsyakāriṇau ..29.. > ‘O auspicious one, see, see these two born from my portion, / bearing the repulsive, the marvelous, and the erotic, provoking laughter! // 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.30) bhrātṛbhāṃḍā bhūtamātā tathaivodakasevitā .. saṃjñātrayaṃ smṛtaṃ devi loke vikhyātapauruṣam ..7.1.167.30.. > “Bhrātṛbhāṇḍā”, “Mother of Spirits”, and likewise “Attendant of the Waters”— / three names are remembered, O goddess, renowned in the world for their power.’ // 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.31) punaḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭau dṛṣṭvā māmūcatustadā .. āvayorbhagavankutra sthāne vāso bhaviṣyati ..31.. > Having folded their hands in reverence again upon seeing me, they then spoke: / ‘O Lord, in which place will our dwelling be?’ // 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.32) ityuktavantau tau tatra vareṇa cchanditau mayā .. asti saurāṣṭraviṣaye bhārate kṣetramuttamam ..32.. > When they had spoken thus, they were indulged there by me with a boon: / ‘There is in the region of Saurāṣṭra, in Bhārata, an excellent sacred field, // 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.33) prabhāseti samākhyātaṃ tatra kṣemaṃ mama priyam .. kūrmasya nairṛte bhāge sthitaṃ vai dakṣiṇe pare..33.. > renowned as Prabhāsa; there is peace, dear to me. / It is situated in the southwest portion of the Tortoise, in the far south, // 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.34) svātī viśākhā maitraṃ ca yatra ṛkṣatrayaṃ smṛtam.. tasminsthāne sadā stheyaṃ yāvanmanvantarāvadhi..34.. > where the triad of asterisms is remembered as Svātī, Viśākhā, and Maitra. / In that place you must always reside until the end of the manvantara. // 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.35) anyadā jīvikaṃ vacmi tava bhūtapriye sadā .. 35 .. > At other times, O lover of spirits, I declare your constant livelihood: // 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.36) yatra kaṇṭakino vṛkṣā yatra niṣpāvavallarī .. bhāryā punarbhūrvalmīkastāste vasatayaściram .. 36 .. > Where there are thorny trees, where there is a creeping flat-bean vine, / a remarried wife, and an ant-hill—those are your long-lasting dwellings. // 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.37) yasmingṛhe narāḥ pañca strītrayaṃ tāvatīśca gāḥ .. andhakāreṃdhanāgniśca tadgṛhe vasatistava .. 37 .. > In a house where there are five men, three women, and as many cows, / and a fire of wet fuel in darkness—in that house is your dwelling. // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.38) bhūtaiḥ pretaiḥ piśācaiśca yatsthānaṃ samadhiṣṭhitam .. ekāvi cāṣṭabāleyaṃ trigavaṃ pañcamāhiṣam .. ṣaḍaśvaṃ saptamātaṃgaṃ tadgṛhe vasatistava .. 38 .. > A place inhabited by bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas, / \[a house with\] one sheep, eight donkeys, three cows, five buffaloes, / six horses, and seven elephants—in that house is your dwelling. // 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.39) uddālakānnapiṭakaṃ tadvatsthālyādibhājanam .. yatra tatraiva kṣiptaṃ ca tava tacca pratiśrayam .. 39 .. > A basket of wild grain, likewise vessels such as cooking pots, / wherever thrown carelessly here and there—that is your shelter. // 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.40) muśalolūkhale strīṇāmāsyā tadvaduduṃbare .. bhāṣaṇaṃ kaṭukaṃ caiva tatra devi sthitistava .. 7.1.167.40 .. > Where women sit on the pestle and mortar, and likewise on the threshold, / and where there is harsh speech—there, O goddess, is your abode. // 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.41) khādyante yatra dhānyāni pakvāpakvāni veśmani .. tadvacchākhāśca tatra tvaṃ bhūtaiḥ saha cariṣyasi .. 41 .. > In a house where grains, whether cooked or uncooked, are eaten, / and likewise their stalks—there you shall wander together with spirits. // 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.42) sthālīpidhāne yatrāgniṃ dadate vikalā narāḥ .. gṛhe tatra duriṣṭānāmaśeṣāṇāṃ samāśrayaḥ .. 42 .. > Where agitated men place fire upon the lid of a cooking pot, / in that house is the refuge of all misfortune. // 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.43) mānuṣyāsthi gṛhe yatra ahorātre vyavasthitam .. tatrāyaṃ bhūtanivaho yatheṣṭaṃ vicariṣyati .. 43 .. > In a house where a human bone remains day and night, / there this multitude of spirits shall wander at will. // 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.44) sarvasmādadhikaṃ ye na pravadanti pinākinam .. sādhāraṇaṃ vadaṃtyenaṃ tatra bhūtaiḥ samāviśa .. 44 .. > Where people do not proclaim the Wielder of the Pināka Bow as superior to all, / but speak of him as ordinary—enter there together with the spirits! // 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.45) kanyā ca yatra vai vallī rohīnāma jaṭī gṛhe .. agastya pādapo vāpi baṃdhujīvo gṛheṣu vai .. 45 .. > In a house where there is the creeper called Kanyā, Rohī, or Jaṭī, / or an Agastya tree, or a Bandhujīva in their houses, // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.46) karavīro viśeṣeṇa naṃdyāvartastathaiva ca .. mallikā vā gṛhe yeṣāṃ bhūtayogyaṃ gṛhaṃ hi tat .. 46 .. > especially the oleander, and likewise the Nandyāvarta, / or jasmine in their house—that house is indeed fit for spirits. // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.47) tālaṃ tamālaṃ bhallātaṃ tiṃtiṇīkhaṃḍameva vā .. bakulaṃ kadalīkhaṃḍaṃ kadaṃbaḥ khadiro'pi vā ..47.. > A palmyra, a tamāla, a bhallāta, or a grove of tamarind trees, / a bakula, a plantain grove, a kadamba, or even a khadira tree, // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.48) nyagrodho hi gṛhe yeṣāmaśvatthaṃ cūta eva vā .. uduṃbaraśca panasaḥ sarvabhūta priyaṃ hi tat ..48.. > a banyan in the house of those who have it, or a sacred fig, or a mango, / a cluster fig, and a jackfruit—that is indeed dear to all spirits. // 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.49) yatra kākagṛhaṃ vai syādārāme vā gṛhe'pi vā .. bhikṣubiṃbaṃ ca vai yatra gṛhe dakṣiṇake tathā ..49.. > Where there is a crow's nest, whether in a garden or in a house, / and where there is an image of an ascetic, likewise in the southern part of the house, // 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.50) biṃbamūrdhvaṃ ca yatrasthaṃ tatra bhūtaniveśanam ..7.1.167.50.. > and where an image is set facing upward—there is the dwelling of spirits. // 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.51) liṃgārcanaṃ na yatraiva yatra nāsti japādikam .. yatra bhaktivihīnā vai bhūtānāṃ tāngṛhānvadet ..51.. > Where there is no worship of the liṅga, where there is no recitation of mantras and the like, / where they are devoid of devotion—one should declare those to be houses of spirits. // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.52) malināsyāstu ye martyā malināṃbara dhāriṇaḥ .. maladaṃtā gṛhasthā ye gṛhaṃ teṣāṃ samāviśa ..52.. > The mortals who have filthy faces, who wear dirty clothes, / the householders who have dirty teeth—enter their house! // 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.53) agamyaniratā ye tu maithune vyabhicārataḥ .. saṃdhyāyāṃ maithunaṃ yāṃti gṛhaṃ teṣāṃ samāviśa .. .. 53 .. > Those who indulge in forbidden intercourse through transgression, / and who engage in intercourse at twilight—enter their house! // 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.54) bahunā kiṃ pralāpena nityakarmabahiṣkṛtāḥ .. rudrabhaktivihīnā ye gṛhaṃ teṣāṃ samāviśa .. 54 .. > What need of much prattle? Those excluded from daily rites, / those devoid of devotion to Rudra—enter their house! // 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.55) adattvā bhuṃjate yo'nnaṃ baṃdhubhyo'nnaṃ tathodakam .. sapiṇḍānsodakāṃścaiva tatkālāttānnarānbhaja .. 55 .. > He who eats food without giving food and water to his relatives, / to sapinda and sodaka kinsmen—seize those men immediately! // 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.56) yatra bhāryā ca bhartā ca parasparavirodhinau .. saha bhūtairgṛhaṃ tasya viśa tvaṃ bhayavarjjitā .. 56 .. > Where wife and husband are hostile to each other, / enter his house along with spirits, freed from fear. // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.57) vāsudeve ratirnāsti yatra nāsti sadā hariḥ .. japahomādikaṃ nāsti bhasma nāsti gṛhe nṛṇām .. 57 .. > Where there is no delight in Vāsudeva, where Hari is never present, / where there is no recitation, oblation, and the like, and no sacred ash in the house of men, // 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.58) parvasvapyarcanaṃ nāsti caturdaśyāṃ viśeṣataḥ .. 58 .. > and where there is no worship even on festival days, especially on the fourteenth lunar day; // 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.59) kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ ca ye martyāḥ saṃdhyāyāṃ bhasmavarjitāḥ .. paṃcadaśyāṃ mahādevaṃ na yajaṃti ca yatra vai ..59.. > and the mortals who, on the dark eighth day, are devoid of sacred ash at twilight, / and where they do not worship Mahādeva on the fifteenth day; // 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.60) paurajānapadairyatra prākprasiddhā mahotsavāḥ .. kriyate pūrvavannaiva tadgṛhaṃ vasatistava .. 7.1.167.60 .. > where the great festivals formerly celebrated by citizens and villagers / are no longer performed as before—that house is your dwelling.’ // 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.61) vedaghoṣo na yatrāsti gurupūjādikaṃ na ca .. pitṛkarmavihīnaṃ ca tadbhūtasya gṛhaṃ smṛtam ... .. 61 .. > Where there is no recitation of the Veda, and no worship of the guru and the like, / and where rites for the ancestors are neglected, that is regarded as a ghost's house. // 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.62) rātraurātrau gṛhe yasminkalaho jāyate mithaḥ .. bālānāṃ prekṣamāṇānāṃ yatra vṛddhaśca pūrvataḥ .. bhakṣayettatra vai hṛṣṭā bhūtaiḥ saha samāviśa ..62.. > In whichever house quarrels arise between one another night after night, / while children watch, and where the elder eats beforehand— / enter there, joyful, together with the spirits! // 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.63) kasminmāse dine cāpi bhavitrī lokapūjitā .. ityukto'haṃ tayā devi tāmavocaṃ punaḥ priye ..63.. > 'In which month and on which day will I be worshipped by the people?' / Thus addressed by her, O goddess, I spoke to her again, O beloved: // 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.64) amā yā mādhave māsi tasminyā ca caturdaśī .. tasyāṃ mahotsavastatra bhavitā te ciraṃtanaḥ..64.. > 'On the new moon day in the month of Mādhava, and on the fourteenth lunar day thereof, / on that \[day\] there will be your ancient grand festival. // 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.65) yāḥ striyastāṃ ca yakṣyaṃti tasminkāle mahotsave.. balibhiḥ puṣpadhūpaiśca mā tāsāṃ tvaṃ gṛhe viśa..65.. > Which women shall worship you at that time, during the grand festival, / with offerings, flowers, and incense—do not enter their house! // 65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.66) nārāyaṇa hṛṣīkeśa puṇḍarīkākṣa mādhava .. acyutānaṃta goviṃda vāsudeva janārdana .. 66 .. > Those people who \[call out\]: 'O Nārāyaṇa, O Hṛṣīkeśa, O lotus-eyed one, O Mādhava! / O Acyuta, O Ananta, O Govinda, O Vāsudeva, O Janārdana! // 66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.67) nṛsiṃha vāmanāciṃtya keśaveti ca ye janāḥ .. rudra rudreti rudreti śivāya ca namonamaḥ .. 67 .. > O Nṛsiṃha, O Vāmana, O Inconceivable One, O Keśava!' / and: 'O Rudra, Rudra, Rudra! Reverence, reverence to Śiva!'— // 67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.68) vakṣyaṃti satataṃ hṛṣṭāsteṣāṃ dhanagṛhādiṣu .. ārāme caiva goṣṭhe ca mā viśethāḥ kathaṃcana .. 68 .. > who constantly speak \[these names\] rejoicing—into their storehouses of wealth and the like, / into their garden, and into their cow-pen, by no means enter! // 68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.69) deśācārāñjñā tidharmāñjapaṃ homaṃ ca maṃgalam .. daivatejyāṃ vidhānena śaucaṃ kurvaṃti ye janāḥ .. lokāpavādabhītā ye pumāṃsasteṣu mā viśa ..69.. > Those men who observe regional customs, caste duties, recitation, fire oblations, auspicious rites, / worship of the deities according to the rules, and bodily purity, / and those who are fearful of public disgrace—do not enter among them!' // 69 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.70) .. devyuvāca .. kadā pūjā prakartavyā bhūtamātuḥ sukhārthibhiḥ .. puruṣairdevadeveśa etanme vaktumarhasi .. 7.1.167.70 .. > The goddess said: / When should the worship of the Mother of Spirits be performed by men / desiring happiness, O Lord of the gods of gods? You ought to tell me this. // 70 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.71) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. sarvatraiṣā bhagavatī bālānāṃ hitakāriṇī .. nāmabhedaiḥ kālabhedaiḥ kriyābhedaiśca pūjyate ..71.. > Īśvara said: / Everywhere this Blessed Goddess, who brings welfare to children, / is worshipped under diverse names, at different times, and with varied rituals. // 71 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.72) pratipatprabhṛti vaiśākhe yāvaccaturdaśītithiḥ .. tāvatpūjā prakartavyā preraṇīprekṣaṇīyakaiḥ .. 72 .. > From the first day onwards in the month of Vaiśākha until the fourteenth lunar day, / worship should be performed for that long with pantomimes and spectacles. // 72 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.73) bhagnāmapi gatāṃ caināṃ jarattarutale sthitām .. secayiṣyaṃti ye bhaktyā jalasaṃpūrṇagaṃḍukaiḥ .. 73 .. > And who with devotion sprinkle with pots full of water this \[goddess\], / even if broken, who stands at the foot of an old tree, // 73 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.74) grīvāsūtrakasindūraiḥ puṣpairdhūpaistathārcayet.. tatra siddhavaṭaḥ pūjyaḥ śākhāṃ cāsya vinikṣipet.. 74 .. > and worships her with neck-threads, red lead, flowers, and incense; / there the sacred fig tree must be worshipped, and one should cast down its branch. // 74 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.75) pūjitāṃ tāṃ narairyatnādavalokya śubhepsubhiḥ .. bhojayetkṣiprāsaṃyāvakṛśarāpūpapāyasaiḥ ..75.. > Having beheld her worshipped with effort by men desiring good fortune, / one should feed \[her\] with porridge, barley cakes, khicḍī, sweet pastries, and milk-rice. // 75 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.76) evaṃ vidhiṃ yaḥ kurute puruṣo bhaktibhāvataḥ .. sa putrapaśuvṛddhiṃ ca śarīrārogyamāpnuyāt ..76.. > A man who performs the rite in this way with a spirit of devotion / obtains an increase of sons and cattle, and bodily health. // 76 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.77) na śākinyo gṛhe tasya na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ .. pīḍāṃ kurvanti śiśavo yānti vṛddhimanāmayām .. 77 .. > In his house, neither śākinīs, nor piśācas, nor rākṣasas / cause affliction; his children attain growth free from sickness. // 77 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.78) atha devi pravakṣyāmi pratipatprabhṛti kramāt .. yathotsavo naraiḥ kāryaḥ preraṇīprekṣaṇīyakaiḥ ..78.. > Now, O goddess, I shall explain in proper order from the first day onwards / how the festival is to be celebrated by men with pantomimes and spectacles. // 78 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.79) vikarmaphalanirddeśaiḥ pākhaṃḍānāṃ viṭaṃbanaiḥ .. pradarśyate hāsyaparairnarairadbhutaceṣṭitaiḥ .. 79 .. > By pointing out the fruits of wicked deeds, through satires of heretics, / it is shown by men intent on humor with astonishing antics: // 79 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.80) pañcamyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa rātrau kolāhalaḥ śubhe .. jāgaraṃ tatra kurvīta devīṃ pūjya prayatnataḥ .. 7.1.167.80 .. > Especially on the fifth \[day\], O fair one, there is uproar at night; / one should keep vigil then, having carefully worshipped the Goddess. // 80 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.81) viśvasya dhanalobhena svādhyāyo nihataḥ patiḥ.. āropyamāṇaṃ śūlāgramenaṃ paśyata bho janāḥ..81.. > 'Having gained trust, the master who recited scripture was slain out of greed for wealth! / Behold this man being mounted onto the tip of a stake, O people! // 81 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.82) dṛṣṭo bhavadbhirduṣṭaḥ sa paradārāvamarśakaḥ .. chittvā hastau ca khaḍgena kharārūḍhastu gacchati .. 82 .. > Have you seen that wicked violator of another's wife? / His two hands having been cut off with a sword, mounted on a donkey he goes! // 82 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.83) śīrṇaścaivāsipatreṇa asyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ .. sukhāsana samārūḍhaḥ sukṛtī yātyasau sukham .. 83 .. > And the one mangled in the sword-leafed forest, \[now\] adorned with ornaments, / seated upon an easy palanquin—that virtuous man goes happily!' // 83 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.84) he janāḥ kiṃ na paśyadhvaṃ svāmidrohakaraṃ param .. karapatrairvidāryaṃtamucchalacchoṇitāntaram .. 84 .. > 'O people, do you not see that foremost betrayer of his master / being torn apart with saws, his insides gushing blood? // 84 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.85) cauraḥ kilāyaṃ saṃprāptaḥ sarvodvegakaraḥ paraḥ .. daṃḍaprahārābhihato nīyate daṃḍapāśakaiḥ .. 85 .. > This thief has indeed been caught, the great agitator of all! / Struck with blows of a staff, he is led away by the wardens' nooses. // 85 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.86) prekṣakaiśceṣṭitaḥ śaśvadāraṭanvividhaiḥ svaraiḥ .. saṃyamya nīyate hantuṃ lajjito'dhomukho janāḥ .. 86 .. > Surrounded by spectators, howling incessantly with diverse cries, / bound and led to be killed, he hangs his head in shame, O people!' // 86 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.87) sitakeśaṃ sitaśmaśruṃ sitāṃbaradharadhvajam .. viṭaṃkādyaiśca ceṭībhirhanyamānaṃ na paśyathi ..87.. > 'Do you not see him with white hair, white beard, clad in white clothes and banner, / being beaten with cornices and the like by slave-girls? // 87 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.88) gṛhānniṣkrāmya māṃ raṃḍāṃ gṛhaṃ nītvā'karodratim .. kasmādasau na kurute mūḍho bharaṇapoṣaṇam .. 88 .. > Taking me, a widow, out of the house and bringing me to his home, he had intercourse with me! / Why does this fool not provide maintenance and food?' // 88 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.89) bhairavābharaṇo netā sadā ghūrṇitalocanaḥ .. pravṛttataṃdravanmūḍho vadhyaścāsāvitastataḥ ..89.. > 'Wearing terrible ornaments, the ringleader, his eyes constantly rolling, / looking foolish as if overtaken by lethargy, is to be executed here and there!' // 89 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.90) nirvedeko'sya hṛdaye dhanakṣetrādisaṃbhavaḥ .. gṛhītaṃ yadanenādya bālenāpi mahāvratam .. raktākṣaṃ kākakṛṣṇāṃgaṃ satvaraṃ kiṃ na paśyathi .. 7.1.167.90 .. > 'What disillusionment in his heart arose from wealth, field, and the like, / that this great vow has been taken today even by this boy? / Why do you not quickly look at him, with red eyes and a body black as a crow?' // 90 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.91) tarukoṭaragānbaddhvā anyāñchṛṃkhalayā tathā .. śaraughaiḥ kāṣṭhakaiścaiva bahubhiḥ śakalīkṛtān .. 91 .. > Having bound those residing in tree hollows, and others likewise with chains, / cut to pieces with heaps of arrows and sticks, // 91 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.92) vimuktahakkāhuṃkārā nsuprahārānnirīkṣata .. 92 .. > emitting yells and growls—behold the heavy blows! // 92 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.93) imāṃ kṛṣṇārdhavadanāṃ grahīṣyasi durātmikām .. vimuktakeśāṃ nṛtyantīṃ paśyadhvaṃ yoginīmiva .. 93 .. > 'Will you seize this evil-souled woman whose face is half-black? / Behold her dancing with dishevelled hair, like a yoginī!' // 93 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.94) gambhīra nūpuradhvānapravṛddhoddhatatāṃḍavā .. unmattanetracaraṇā yātyeṣā ḍimbhamaṇḍalī .. 94 .. > With a wild, frantic dance increasing to the deep sound of anklets, / with crazed eyes and feet, this troop of children moves along. // 94 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.95) kaṭītaṭasthapiṭikollasatkaṃbaladhāriṇī .. aṭate naṭatī hyurvī paritaśca gṛhādgṛham .. 95 .. > Wearing a basket hung at the hips and a shining blanket, / a dancing actress indeed roams all around the earth from house to house. // 95 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.96) ityevamādibhirnityaṃ preraṇīprekṣaṇīyakaiḥ .. prerayettānmahānitthaṃ putrabhrātṛsuhṛdvṛtaḥ .. 96 .. > With such pantomimes and spectacles daily, / the great man, surrounded by sons, brothers, and friends, should encourage them thus. // 96 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.97) ekādaśyāṃ navamyāṃ vā dīpaṃ prajvālya kuṇḍakam .. mukhabiṃbāni tatraiva lepadārukṛtāni vai .. 97 .. > On the eleventh or the ninth \[day\], having lit a lamp in a hollow basin, / right there \[one should make\] masks fashioned of plaster and wood; // 97 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.98) vicitrāṇi mahārhāṇi raudraśāntāni kārayet .. mātṛṇāṃ caṇḍikādīnāṃ rākṣasānāṃ tathaiva ca .. 98 .. > one should have diverse, highly valuable, terrible, and peaceful masks made: / of the Mothers, Caṇḍikā and others, and likewise of rākṣasas, // 98 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.99) bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ śākinīnāṃ tathaiva ca .. mukhāni kārayettatra hāvabhāvakṛtāni ca .. 99 .. > and of bhūtas, pretas, piśācas, and likewise of śākinīs; / one should have faces made there displaying various moods and emotions. // 99 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.100) rakṣibhirbahubhirguptaṃ tirya gdhvanipuraḥsaram .. amāvāsyāṃ mahādevi kṣipetpūjākramairnaraḥ .. 7.1.167.100 .. > Guarded by many guards, preceded by whistling and roaring sounds, / on the new moon day, O Great Goddess, a man should offer it in the order of worship. // 100 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.101) tataḥ pradoṣasamaye yatra devī janairvṛtā .. tatra gacchenmahārāvaiḥ phetkārā kulakīrtanaiḥ .. 101 .. > Then, at the time of dusk, where the Goddess is surrounded by the people, / one should go there with great shouts, chanting filled with shrieks. // 101 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.102) vīracaryāvidhānena nagare bhrāmayenniśi .. vīracaryā sa kathito dīpaḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ .. 102 .. > According to the rite of the heroes' practice, one should carry it around the city at night; / that lamp, which accomplishes all purposes, is called the 'heroes' practice'. // 102 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.103) nityaṃ niṣkrāmayeddīpaṃ yāva tpañcadaśī tithiḥ .. pañcadaśyāṃ prakurvīta bhūtamāturmahotsavam .. tasya gṛheśvaraṃ yāvadgṛhe vighnaṃ na jāyate .. 103 .. > Daily he should bring out the lamp until the fifteenth lunar day; / on the fifteenth he should celebrate the grand festival of the Mother of Spirits; / as long as he lives as master in that house, no obstacle will arise in the home. // 103 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.104) atha kālāntare'tīte bhūtamātuḥ śarīrataḥ .. jātāḥ prasvedabindubhyaḥ piśācāḥ pañcakoṭayaḥ .. 104 .. > Then, after a period of time had passed, from the body of the Mother of spirits (Bhūtamātṛ), / from drops of sweat, fifty million piśācas were born. (104) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.105) sarve te krūravadanā jihvājvālākṛśodarāḥ .. pāṇipātrāḥ piśācāste nisṛṣṭabalibhojanāḥ .. 105 .. > They all had cruel faces, their tongues like flames, their bellies emaciated; / using their hands as bowls, those piśācas fed upon cast-off offerings. (105) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.106) dhamanīsaṃtatāḥ śuṣkāḥ śmaśrulāścarmavāsasaḥ .. ulūkhalairābharaṇaiḥ śūrpacchatrāsanāṃbarāḥ .. 106 .. > Covered with veins, withered, bearded, clad in hides, / having wooden mortars as ornaments, with winnowing baskets for umbrellas, seats, and garments, (106) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.107) naktaṃ jvalitakeśāḍhyā aṃgārānudgiraṃti vai .. aṃgārakāḥ piśācāste mātṛmārgānusāriṇaḥ .. 107 .. > having burning hair at night, indeed spitting out burning coals— / those coal-like piśācas followed the way of the Mother. (107) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.108) ākarṇadāritāsyāśca laṃbabhrūsthūlanāsikāḥ .. balāḍhyāste piśācā vai sūtikāgṛhavāsinaḥ .. 108 .. > With mouths torn open to the ears, drooping brows, and thick noses, / those mighty piśācas indeed dwelt in lying-in chambers. (108) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.109) pṛṣṭhataḥ pāṇipādāśca pṛṣṭhagā vātaraṃhasā .. viṣādanāḥ piśācāste saṃgrāme piśitāśanāḥ .. .. 109 .. > Having their hands and feet backward, moving backward with the swiftness of the wind, / terrifying, those piśācas fed on raw flesh in battle. (109) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.110) evaṃvidhānpiśācāṃstu dṛṣṭvā dīnānukampayā .. tebhyo'hamavadaṃ kiñcitkāruṇyādalpacetasām .. 7.1.167.110 .. > Seeing such piśācas, out of compassion for the wretched, / out of mercy I spoke a little to those feeble-minded beings: (110) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.111) antardhānaṃ prajādehe kāmarūpitvameva ca .. ubhayoḥ saṃdhyayoścāraṃ sthānānyājīvitaṃ tathā .. 111 .. > ‘Invisibility within the bodies of creatures, the power to change shape at will, / wandering at both twilights, your dwelling places, and likewise your livelihood; (111) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.112) gṛhāṇi yāni nagnāni śūnyānyāyatanāni ca .. vidhvastāni ca yāni syū racanāroṣitāni ca.. 112 .. > houses that are bare, empty temples, / and those that are ruined and stripped of decoration, (112) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.113) rājamārgoparathyāśca catvarāṇi trikāṇi ca .. dvārāṇyaṭṭālakāṃścaiva nirgamānsaṃkramāṃstathā .. .. 113 .. > highways, side streets, crossroads, and junctions of three roads, / gates, watchtowers, exits, and causeways, (113) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.114) patho nadīśca tīrthāni caityavṛkṣānmahāpathān .. sthānāni tu piśācānāṃ nivāsāyādadāṃ priye .. 114 .. > paths, rivers, sacred fords, sacred caitya trees, and great roads— / these places I have given as dwellings for the piśācas, O dear one. (114) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.115) adhārmikā janāsteṣāmā jīvo vihitaḥ purā .. varṇāśramācārahīnāḥ kāruśilpijanāstathā .. 115 .. > Unrighteous people were formerly ordained as their livelihood, / along with those devoid of the conduct of the classes and life-stages, as well as artisans and craftsmen, (115) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.116) anutāpāśca sādhūnāṃ caurā viśvāsaghātinaḥ .. etairanyaiśca bahubhiranyāyopārjitairdhanaiḥ .. 116 .. > those who cause remorse to good people, thieves, and betrayers of trust. / When any rites are undertaken with wealth unjustly acquired (116) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.117) ārabhyate kriyā yāstu piśācāstatra devatāḥ .. madhumāsadine dadhnā tilacūrṇasurāsavaiḥ .. 117 .. > by these and many others, the piśācas are the deities there. / On a day in the spring month, with curd, sesame powder, and intoxicating liquors, (117) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.118) pūpairhāridrakṛśaraistilairikṣuguḍaudanaiḥ .. kṛṣṇāni caiva vāsāṃsi dhūmrāḥ sumanasastathā .. 118 .. > with cakes, turmeric-infused khichdi, sesame seeds, sugarcane, molasses, and boiled rice, / and with black garments and smoky-colored flowers, (118) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.119) sarvabhūtapiśācānāṃ kṛtā devī mayā śubhā .. evaṃvidhā bhūtamātā sarvabhūtagaṇairvṛtā .. 119 .. > the auspicious goddess was made by me for all bhūtas and piśācas.’ / Such is the Mother of spirits, surrounded by all the host of bhūtas. (119) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.120) prabhāse saṃsthitā devī samudrāduttareṇa tu .. ya etāṃ veda vai devyā utpattiṃ pāpanāśinīm .. 7.1.167.120 .. > The goddess is situated in Prabhāsa, to the north of the ocean. / Whoever knows this origin of the goddess, which destroys sin, (120) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.121) kutsitā saṃtati stasya na bhavecca kadācana .. bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ na doṣaiḥ paribhūyate .. 121 .. > his lineage shall never become vile, / nor is he overcome by the afflictions of bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas. (121) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.122) sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvasaubhāgyasaṃyutaḥ .. sarvānkāmānavāpnoti nārīhṛdayanaṃdanaḥ .. 122 .. > Freed from all sin, endowed with all good fortune, / he attains all desires, bringing joy to the hearts of women. (122) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.123) ye mānayaṃti nijahāsakalairvilāsaiḥ saṃsevayā abhayadā bhavabhūtamātām .. te bhrātṛbhṛtyasutabaṃdhujanairyutāśca sarvopasarga rahitāḥ sukhino bhavanti .. 123 .. > Those who honor through worship the fear-dispelling Mother of spirits of the world, with playful charms of their own smiles, / become happy, accompanied by brothers, servants, sons, and relatives, and free from all afflictions. (123) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.167.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167.167) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye bhūta mātṛkāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptaṣaṣṭyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 167 .. > Thus ends the one hundred sixty-seventh chapter, named ‘Description of the Māhātmya of Bhūtamātṛkā,’ in the first \[sub-section\], the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, in the seventh Prabhāsakhaṇḍa of the glorious Skandapurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand verses. (167) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.167.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ācāracintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.acaracintamani.3.p56) — Vācaspatimiśra, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.167) · Pramāṇa