[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) › 16.234 # Skandapurana 16.234 Skandapurāṇa 16.234 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.234.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tato gacchenmahādevi tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam .. daśāśvamedhikaṃnāma mahāpātakanāśanam .. 1 .. > Īśvara said: / Then, O great goddess, one should go to the sacred ford renowned in the three worlds, / named Daśāśvamedhika, which destroys grave sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.2) vājimedhaḥ purā ceṣṭaṃ daśabhistatra bhāmini .. bharatena samāgatya matvā kṣetramanuttamam .. 2 .. > Formerly, O passionate lady, ten horse sacrifices were performed there / by Bharata, who came there considering it an unexcelled sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.3) tatra tṛptaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ somanāthena bhāmini .. kṛpaṇāḥ khānapānaiśca dakṣiṇābhirdvijātayaḥ .. 3 .. > There, the thousand-eyed Indra was satisfied, O passionate lady, along with Somanātha, / the destitute \[were satisfied\] with food and drink, and the twice-born with priestly gifts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.5) athocustridaśāḥ sarve suprītā bharataṃ nṛpam .. tuṣṭāstava mahābāho yajñaiḥ saṃtarpitā vayam .. varaṃ vṛṇīṣva rājeṃdra yatte manasi varttate .. 4. .. .. rājovāca .. .. atrāgatya naro bhaktyā yaḥ snānaṃ kurute naraḥ .. daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ sa prāpnotu phalaṃ śubham ... 5 .. > Then all the gods, well-pleased, said to King Bharata: / "O mighty-armed one, we are pleased with you, fully gratified by your sacrifices; / choose a boon, O king of kings, whatever is in your mind." / The king said: / "Whatever man comes here and performs a ritual ablution with devotion, / let that man obtain the auspicious fruit of ten horse sacrifices." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.6) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ śraddhayā phalamāpsyati .. daśāśvamedhikaṃnāma tīrthametanmahītale .. khyātiṃ yāsyati rājeṃdra nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 6 .. > The gods said: / "He shall obtain the fruit of ten horse sacrifices through faith; / this sacred ford on the surface of the earth shall attain fame / by the name Daśāśvamedhika, O king of kings; there is no doubt about this." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.7) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tataḥ prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ prakhyātaṃ dharaṇītale .. daśāśvamedhikamiti sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .. 7 .. > Īśvara said: / From that time forth, that sacred ford became celebrated on the surface of the earth / as Daśāśvamedhika, destroying all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.8) aiṃdravāruṇamāśritya gomukhādā''śvamedhikam .. atrāṃtare mahādevi śivakṣetraṃ vidurbudhāḥ .. 8 .. > From the east to the west, extending from Gomukha to Āśvamedhika, / in this interval, O great goddess, the wise know the sacred field of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.9) sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ svargasopānasaṃnibham .. sapādakoṭitīrthānāṃ sthānaṃ tatparikīrtitama .. 9 .. > Removing all sins, celestial, resembling a stairway to heaven, / that place is proclaimed to contain one and a quarter crores of sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.10) prāṇatyāge kṛte tatra śivaloke ca modate .. tiryagyonigatāḥ pāpā kīṭapakṣimṛgādayaḥ .. 7.1.234.10 .. > When life is given up there, one rejoices in the world of Śiva; / even sinners born in the wombs of animals, such as insects, birds, and beasts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.11) te'pi yāṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ .. tilodakapradānena mātṛkāḥ paitṛkāstathā .. 11 .. > they too go to the supreme state where the god Maheśvara resides. / By the offering of water with sesame seeds, maternal as well as paternal > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.12) pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam .. tatreṣṭā brahmaṇā pūrvamasaṃkhyātā makhottamāḥ .. 12 .. > ancestors are satisfied until the dissolution of all created beings. / Formerly, countless supreme sacrifices were performed there by Brahmā; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.13) śakraśca devarājatve tatreṣṭvā samavāptavān .. kārttavīryeṇa tatraiva kṛtaṃ yajñaśataṃ purā .. 13 .. > and Śakra attained the kingship of the gods after sacrificing there; / a hundred sacrifices were performed there in ancient times by Kārttavīrya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.14) evaṃ tatpravaraṃ sthānaṃ kṣetragarbhāṃtikaṃ priye .. mṛtānāṃ tatra jaṃtūnāmapunarbhavadāyakam .. 14 .. > Thus, that excellent place is adjacent to the heart of the sacred field, O dear one; / it grants non-rebirth to creatures who die there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.15) vṛṣotsargaṃ tu yastatra kuryādvai bhāvitātmavān .. yāvaṃti vṛṣaromāṇi tāvatsvarge mahīyate .. 15 .. > Moreover, he who, with a purified soul, performs the release of a bull there, / is honoured in heaven for as many years as there are hairs on the bull. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.234.234](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234.234) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetra māhātmye daśāśvamedhamāhatmyavarṇanaṃnāma catustriṃśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 234 .. > Thus ends the two hundred and thirty-fourth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Glory of Daśāśvamedha,' in the first \[sub-section\], 'The Glory of Prabhāsakṣetra,' of the seventh section, the Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, the 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.16.234.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.prabhasakshetramahatmyam.245.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.234) · Pramāṇa