[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) › 16.334 # Skandapurana 16.334 Skandapurāṇa 16.334 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.334.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. bhagavandevadeveśa saṃsārārṇavatāraka .. pṛcchāmi tvāmahaṃ bhaktyā kiñcitkautūhalātpunaḥ .. 1 .. > \[The Goddess\] said: / O Lord, O god of gods, O ferryman across the ocean of transmigration, / out of devotion and curiosity, I ask you once again: / 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.2) yattvayā kathitaṃ deva talasvāmimahodayam .. kiṃ tatra kāraṇaṃ deva talo yena nipātitaḥ .. 2 .. > Regarding the great glory of Talasvāmin that was spoken of by you, O god: / what was the reason there, O god, by which Tala was struck down? / 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.3) ko'sau talaḥ samākhyātaḥ kiṃvīryaḥ kiṃparāyaṇaḥ .. kasmātsthānātsamutpannaḥ kathaṃ jātaśca me vada .. 3 .. > Who is this one known as Tala? What was his valor, what was his nature? / From what place did he arise, and how was he born? Tell me! / 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.4) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ pāpanāśanam .. yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ tatte vakṣyāmya śeṣataḥ .. 4 .. > Īśvara said: / Listen, O goddess, I shall explain the secret that destroys sins; / that which has not been told to anyone, I will tell you completely. / 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.5) devā api na jānaṃti talasotpattikāraṇam .. pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge devi govindeti prakīrtitaḥ .. 5 .. > Even the gods do not know the cause of Tala's origin. / Formerly, in the Kṛta age, O goddess, he was celebrated as Govinda. / 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.6) tretāyāṃ vāmanaḥ svāmī stutisvāmī tṛtīyake .. kalau yuge mahādevi talasvāmī prakīrtitaḥ .. 6 .. > In the Tretā \[age\], he was Vāmanasvāmin; in the third, Stutisvāmin; / in the Kali age, O great goddess, he is celebrated as Talasvāmin. / 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.7) tathā taptodakasvāmī tasya nāmāṃtaraṃ priye .. adhunā saṃpravakṣyāmi talotpattiṃ tava priye .. 7 .. > Likewise, Taptodakasvāmin is another name of his, my dear. / Now I shall relate to you the origin of Tala, my dear. / 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.8) āsīnmahendranāmā ca dānavo raudrarūpadhṛk .. koṭivarṣāṇi tenaiva tapastaptaṃ purā priye .. 8 .. > There was a Dānava named Mahendra who took a terrible form. / In former times, my dear, he performed austerity for a crore of years. / 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.9) sa tapobalamāviṣṭo jigye devānsavāsavān .. jitvā devāṃstataḥ sarvāṃstataḥ kāle samāgataḥ .. 9 .. > Endowed with the power of austerity, he conquered the gods along with Indra. / Having conquered all the gods, then, in due course of time, / 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.10) yuddhaṃ sa prārthayāmāsa mayā sārddhaṃ subhīṣaṇam .. tato'bhavanmahāyuddhaṃ brahmāṇḍakṣayakārakam .. 7.1.334.10 .. > he sought a battle with me, an exceedingly terrifying one. / Then a great battle took place, causing the destruction of the universe. / 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.11) tataḥ kopānmahāyuddhe mama dehādvarānane .. jvālā tatra samutpannā tanmadhye sa talo'bhavat .. 11 .. > Then, out of fury in the great battle, O fair-faced one, from my body / a flame arose there; in the midst of it, that Tala came into being. / 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.12) tena dṛṣṭo mahendro'sau garjangiriguhāśrayaḥ .. 12 .. > By him was seen that Mahendra, roaring and taking refuge in a mountain cave. / 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.13) kathaṃ garjasi he mūḍha yuddhaṃ kuru mayā saha .. ityukte tatra deveśi tena yuddhamavartata .. 13 .. > 'Why are you roaring, O fool? Fight with me!' / When this was spoken, O queen of gods, a fight began with him. / 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.14) tatra pravarttite yuddhe talamāhendrayostayoḥ .. 14 .. > When the fight between them, Tala and Mahendra, had commenced there, / 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.15) rudravīryasya yuktena talenodārakarmaṇā .. mallayuddhena balinā mahendro vinipātitaḥ .. 15 .. > Mahendra was struck down in a wrestling match / by the mighty Tala of noble deeds, who was endowed with Rudra's vigor. / 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.16) tatastaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayaṃ sa talo gataḥ .. gataprāṇaṃ tadā jñātvā harṣānnṛtyamathākarot .. 16 .. > Then, seeing him fallen, that Tala was filled with wonder. / Knowing him to be dead, he then danced out of joy. / 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.17) tasminsaṃnṛtyamāne tu sarve sthāvarajaṃgamam .. cakaṃpe tu varārohe prabhāvāttasya vīryataḥ .. 17 .. > While he was dancing, everything stationary and moving / trembled, O woman of shapely limbs, from his power and vigor. / 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.18) tato bhārabharākāntā dharaṇī talapīḍitā .. atīvabhayasaṃtrastāḥ sadevāsuramānuṣāḥ .. 18 .. > Then the earth, afflicted by Tala, was overcome by a heavy burden; / \[all creatures,\] together with gods, asuras, and humans, were terrified with intense fear. / 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.19) kṣubhitā girayaḥ sarve vidrutāśca mahārṇavāḥ.. taravo nidhanaṃ jagmurnadyo vāhāṃśca tatyajuḥ..19.. > All the mountains were agitated, and the great oceans were scattered; / the trees met their destruction, and the rivers abandoned their courses. / 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.20) gataprabhāvāḥ sūryādyā jyotīṃṣi na virejire.. trailokyaṃ vyākulībhūtaṃ talanṛtyaprabhāvataḥ .. 7.1.334.20 .. > The sun and other celestial bodies lost their brilliance and ceased to shine; / the threefold world was confounded by the power of Tala's dance. / 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.21) tato devagaṇāḥ sarve śaraṇaṃ rudramāyayuḥ .. vṛttaṃ yathāvatkathitaṃ tato rudra uvāca tān ..21.. > Then all the hosts of gods went to Rudra for refuge. / What had happened was reported properly, and then Rudra said to them: / 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.22) avadhyo me talo devāḥ putratve hi pratiṣṭhitaḥ .. evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ prabhāsakṣetravāsinam .. 22 .. > 'Tala is not to be slain by me, O gods, for he is established in the status of a son.' / Having spoken thus to Hṛṣīkeśa, who resides in the sacred field of Prabhāsa— / 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.23) stutisvāmītināmānaṃ sthitaṃ durvāsasaḥ puraḥ .. prabhāsakṣetrasāmīpye pūrvabhāge pratiṣṭhitam .. 23 .. > named Stutisvāmin, who stands before Durvāsas, / stationed in the eastern part near the Prabhāsa sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.24) taptodakuṃḍasāmīpye tatra gacchata bhoḥ surāḥ .. kalpekalpe tu tenaiva vidhyate'sau hi dānavaḥ .. 24 .. > "Go there, O gods, near the Taptodakuṇḍa. / Indeed, eon after eon, that Dānava is pierced by him alone." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.25) evamukte tadā devāḥ prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgatāḥ .. tatra te vibudhā jagmuryatra taptodakādhipaḥ .. 25 .. > When this was said, the gods then came to the Prabhāsa sacred field; / there those deities went to where the lord of Taptodaka is. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.26) dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṃ tatra devāḥ śraddhāsamanvitāḥ .. tuṣṭuvuḥ parayā bhaktyā devadevaṃ janārddanam.. 26 .. > Seeing Nārāyaṇa there, the gods, endowed with faith, / praised the god of gods, Janārdana, with supreme devotion: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.27) vaikuṃṭha trāhi no devāṃstalenoccāṭitā vayam .. mahendrakrodhasaṃbhūtarudratejodbhavena vai .. 27 .. > "O Vaikuṇṭha, protect us gods! We have been driven out by Tala, / who was born from the fiery brilliance of Rudra that arose from Mahendra's anger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.28) asmābhī rudrasāmīpye kāryaṃ sarvaṃ niveditam .. tataḥ prasthāpitāḥ sarve rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā .. tava pārśve mahādeva nastvaṃ deva gatirbhava .. 28 .. > All the matter was reported by us in the presence of Rudra; / then we were all sent by Rudra, the highest lord, / to your side, O Great God! Become our refuge, O God!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.29) iti śrutvā vacasteṣāṃ devadevo janārddanaḥ .. dānavasyavadhārthāya devānāṃ rakṣaṇāya ca .. cakre yatnaṃ mahābāhuḥ prabhāsakṣetravallabhaḥ .. 29 .. > Hearing their words, the god of gods, Janārdana, / the mighty-armed one, fond of the Prabhāsa sacred field, / made an effort to slay the Dānava and protect the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.30) samāhūya tadā daityaṃ prabhāsakṣetramadhyataḥ .. yuddhaṃ cakre tato devi viśvapralayakārakam ..7.1.334.30 .. > Summoning the Daitya then from the midst of the Prabhāsa sacred field, / he then waged a battle, O Goddess, that brought about universal dissolution. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.31) tatastu devāḥ sarve ca svasainyaparivāritāḥ .. cakruryuddhaṃ ca daityena sumahallomaharṣaṇam .. 31 .. > Then all the gods, surrounded by their own armies, / fought a tremendous, hair-raising battle with the Daitya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.32) tataḥ parvatasaṃkāśaṃ dṛṣṭvā daityaṃ mahābalam .. uvāca capalāpāṃgo garuḍakṛtavāhanaḥ .. 32 .. > Then, seeing the Daitya resembling a mountain and endowed with great might, / the glance-darting one whose mount is Garuḍa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.33) aho daitya mahābāho mallayuddhaṃ dadasva me .. tvadbāhuyugalaṃ dṛṣṭvā na yuddhe vāṃchitaṃ mama .. 33 .. > "Ah, Daitya of mighty arms, give me wrestling combat! / Having seen your pair of arms, I have no desire for \[ordinary\] battle." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.34) nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā karamudyamya dānavaḥ .. abhyadhāvattadā daityaḥ kālāntakasamaprabhaḥ .. 34 .. > Hearing Nārāyaṇa's words, the Dānava, raising his hand, / the Daitya with radiance like the Time of Death, ran forward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.35) tataḥ pravartitaṃ yuddhamanyonyaṃ jayakāṃkṣiṇoḥ .. jaṃghābhyāṃ pādabandhena bāhubhyāṃ bāhubaṃdhanam .. 35 .. > Then a battle began between the two desiring victory over each other: / locking legs with shanks, and locking arms with arms, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.36) kaṃṭhena bandhayankaṃṭhamudareṇodaraṃ tathā .. etasminnantare devāḥ sabhayāḥ saṃbabhūvire .. 36 .. > binding neck with neck, and belly with belly. / In the meantime, the gods were filled with fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.37) tataḥ pīḍāsamākrāṃto viṣṇuḥ saṃsmarate haram .. tatkṣaṇādāgato rudraḥ kiṃ karomi mahābalaḥ .. 37 .. .. > Then Viṣṇu, overcome with exhaustion, remembered Hara. / Instantly Rudra of great might arrived: "What shall I do?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.38) .. viṣṇuruvāca .. .. śrāṃto'haṃ devadeveśa mallayuddhena śaṃkara .. taptodakaṃ kuruṣveha śramanāśāya sāṃpratam .. 38 .. > Viṣṇu said: > "I am tired, O Lord of the gods of gods, from wrestling combat, O Śaṃkara! / Create hot water here now to dispel my fatigue. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.39) tatastalaṃ haniṣyāmi kṣaṇa mātreṇa bhairavam .. 39 .. > Then I shall kill the terrifying Tala in a mere moment." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.40) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. ādau kṛtayuge kṛṣṇa umayā yatkṛtaṃ purā .. ṛṣīṇāṃ śramanāśārthaṃ taptodaṃ tatra nirmitam .. 7.1.334.40 .. > Īśvara said: > "Formerly, in the Kṛta age, O Kṛṣṇa, what was created by Umā / to dispel the fatigue of the seers—the hot water (Taptoda)—was fashioned there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.41) taddaityapāpamāhātmyātpunaḥ śītalatāṃ gatam .. punastaduṣṇatāṃ nītaṃ tataḥ kalpāṃtasaṃsthitau .. 41 .. > Due to the power of that Daitya's sin, it had become cold again. / Then it was brought to heat again at the end of the eon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.42) evamuktvā tadā devaṃ vīkṣāṃcakre maheśvaraḥ .. tṛtīya locanenaiva jvālāmālopaśobhinā .. 42 .. > Having spoken thus, Maheśvara then cast his gaze upon the god / with his very third eye, adorned with a wreath of flames. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.43) tena jvālāsamūhena vyāptaṃ kuṇḍaṃ caturdiśam .. taptodakuṇḍamabhavattena khyātaṃ dharātale .. 43 .. > By that mass of flames, the pool was pervaded on all four sides; / it became the Taptodakuṇḍa, renowned by that \[name\] on the surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.44) tato nārāyaṇeneha kṣālitaṃ gātrasuttamam.. kṣālanāttasya devasya śramo nāśamupāgamat .. 44 .. > Then the best of limbs was washed here by Nārāyaṇa; / from the washing of that god, his fatigue met its destruction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.45) tatastuṣṭamanā devastīrthānāṃ daśakoṭikāḥ .. sa smṛtvā tatra vidhivatkṣiptvā snātvā varānane .. 45 .. > Then, delighted in mind, the god remembered the ten crores of sacred fords, / and having properly cast them there, O lovely-faced one, and bathed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.46) tataścakre mahāyuddhaṃ talenātibhayaṃkaram .. jaghāna sa talaṃ daityaṃ muṣṭighātena mastake .. 46 .. > he then fought a great, extremely terrifying battle with Tala. / He struck the Daitya Tala on the head with the blow of a fist. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.47) tasminpravṛtte tumule tu yuddhe cakaṃpire bhūbhisametalokāḥ .. vitrastadevā na diśo virejurmahāṃdhakārāvṛtamūrchitaṃ jagat .. 47 .. > When that tumultuous battle began, the worlds together with the earth trembled; / the terrified gods and the quarters did not shine, and the world fainted, enveloped in great darkness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.48) naṣṭāśca siddhā jagato'sya śāṃtiṃ karotu vai pāpavināśano hariḥ .. trāhīti deveśi maharṣisaṃghā bhūtāni bhītāni tathā vadanti ..48.. > The perfected beings vanished, \[praying:\] "May Hari, the destroyer of sin, indeed bring peace to this world! / Protect us!" O ruler of the gods, the hosts of great seers and the frightened beings spoke thus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.49) tato vai mallayuddhena pātito bhuvi dānavaḥ.. kaṃṭhamākramya pādena khaṅgena paripīḍitaḥ .. 49 .. > Then the Dānava was thrown to the ground in wrestling combat; / stepping on his neck with his foot, he was pressed down with a sword. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.50) hāsyaṃ cakāra daityo'tha viṣṇunā''krāṃtakaṃdharaḥ .. tamāha puṇḍarīkākṣa kimetaddhāsyakāraṇam ..7.1.334.50.. > Then the Daitya, his neck pinned down by Viṣṇu, laughed. / The lotus-eyed one said to him: "What is this cause for laughter? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.51) vṛddhau harṣamavāpnoti kṣaye bhavati duḥkhitaḥ .. ityeṣā laukikī gāthā tatte daitya viparyayaḥ ..51.. > One feels joy in prosperity, and becomes sorrowful in ruin; / this is the worldly saying. For you, Daitya, it is the reverse." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.52) ityuktastu tadā daityaḥ pratyuvāca janārddanam .. agniṣṭomādibhiryajñaivedābhyāsairanekadhā .. 52 .. > Addressed thus, the Daitya then replied to Janārdana: / "By sacrifices such as the Agniṣṭoma, by Vedic study in various ways, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.53) nityopavāsaniyamaiḥ snānadānairjapādibhiḥ .. nirmalairyogayuktaiśca prāpyate yatparaṃ padam .. 53 .. > by daily fasts, vows, baths, gifts, recitations, and so forth, / that supreme abode is attained by the pure who are devoted to yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.54) tanmayā duṣṭabhāvena prāptaṃ viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam .. ityukte bhagavānviṣṇurvaradānaparo'bhavat .. 54 .. > That supreme abode of Viṣṇu has been attained by me through wicked intent!" / When this was said, the blessed Viṣṇu became intent on bestowing a boon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.55) uvāca paramaṃ vākyaṃ talaṃ daityādhināyakam .. varaṃ varaya daityeṃdra yatte manasi saṃsthitam .. 55 .. > He spoke supreme words to Tala, the supreme lord of the Daityas: / "Choose a boon, O lord of Daityas, whatever resides in your mind." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.56) iti viṣṇorvacaḥ śrutvā prārthayāmāsa dānavaḥ .. mamākhyā varttate loke tathā kuru mahīdhara .. 56 .. > Hearing Viṣṇu's words, the Dānava made a request: / "O supporter of the earth, act in such a way that my name endures in the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.57) mārgamāse tu śuklāyāmekādaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ .. yastvāṃ paśyati bhāvena tasya pāpaṃ vinaśyatu .. 57 .. > During the bright fortnight of the month of Mārga, on the eleventh day, / may the sin of whoever sees you with devotion with a concentrated mind be destroyed." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.58) evaṃ bhaviṣyatītyuktvā devo harṣamupāgataḥ .. nānāduṃdubhayo neduḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ papāta ca .. 58 .. > Saying, "It shall be so," the god experienced joy. / Various kettledrums sounded, and a rain of flowers fell. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.59) viṣṇormūrdhni mahābhāge lokāḥ svasthā babhūvire .. tato devagaṇāḥ sarve nṛtyaṃti ca mudānvitāḥ .. vadaṃti harṣasaṃyuktā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ .. 59 .. > Upon the head of Viṣṇu, O fortunate lady, the worlds became at ease. / Then all the hosts of gods danced, filled with delight; / filled with joy, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, they said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.60) etattīrthaṃ mahātīrthaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .. śramāpanodanaṃ viṣṇorbrahmahatyādiśodhanam ..7.1.334.60.. > "This sacred ford is a great sacred ford, destroying all sins, / removing Viṣṇu's fatigue, and purifying the killing of a brahmin and other \[sins\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.61) sthito nārāyaṇastatra bhairavastatra śaṃkaraḥ .. kṣetrapālasvarūpeṇa kālamegheti viśrutaḥ .. 61 .. > Nārāyaṇa is stationed there, and Śaṃkara is there as Bhairava / in the form of the guardian of the field, renowned as Kālamegha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.62) tasya yātrāvidhiṃ vakṣye gatvā tatra śucirnaraḥ .. smaredviṣṇuṃ mahādevi talasvāmīti yaḥ śrutaḥ .. 62 .. > I shall tell the rite of pilgrimage to it: having gone there, a pure person, / O Great Goddess, should remember Viṣṇu, who is heard of as Talasvāmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.63) stuyādviṣṇuṃ mahādevi idaṃ viṣṇuṛcā priye .. sahasraśīrṣāmaṃtreṇa tarpaṇādi prakārayet .. 63 .. > He should praise Viṣṇu, O Great Goddess, with this verse, 'Idaṃ Viṣṇur', O beloved; / he should perform the water-offering and other rites with the mantra 'Sahasraśīrṣā...' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.64) evaṃ snātvā vidhānena dattvā cārghyaṃ janārddane .. saṃpūjya gaṃdhapuṣpaiśca vastraiḥ puṣpānulepanaiḥ .. 64 .. > Having bathed thus according to rule, and having offered arghya to Janārdana, / and having worshiped with fragrant flowers, garments, flowers, and ointments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.65) madhunekṣurasenaiva kuṃkumena vilepayet .. karpūrośīramiśreṇa mṛganābhiyutena ca .. 65 .. > One should anoint \[him\] with honey, sugarcane juice, and saffron, / mixed with camphor and uśīra, and combined with musk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.66) vastraiḥ saṃveṣṭayetpaścāddadyānnaivedyamuttamam .. dharmaśravaṇasaṃyuktaṃ kāryaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ tataḥ .. 66 .. > Then one should envelop \[him\] with garments and offer excellent food. / Thereafter, a vigil must be observed, accompanied by the hearing of dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.67) vṛṣabhastatra dātavyaḥ suvarṇaṃ vastrayugmakam .. . viprāya vedayuktāya śrotriyāya pradāpayet .. 67 .. > A bull should be given there, along with gold and a pair of garments. / One should give \[these\] to a brahmin who is learned in the Veda and a Śrotriya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.68) upavāsaṃ tataḥ kuryāttasminnahani bhāmini .. rukmiṇīṃ ca prapaśyeta namaskṛtya janārddanam .. 68 .. > Then, O fair lady, one should observe a fast on that day. / Having bowed to Janārdana, one should also behold Rukmiṇī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.69) evaṃ kṛtvā naro bhaktyā labhate janmajaṃ phalam .. sarveṣāmeva yajñānāṃ dānānāṃ labhate phalam .. 69 .. > By doing so with devotion, a man attains the fruit of \[his whole\] lifetime; / he attains the fruit of indeed all sacrifices and all gifts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.70) tathā ca sarvatīrthānāṃ vratānāṃ labhate phalam .. uddharettu piturvargaṃ mātṛvargaṃ tathaiva ca .. 7.1.334.70 .. > and likewise he attains the fruit of all sacred fords and vows. / He rescues the lineage of his father and likewise the lineage of his mother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.71) janmaprabhṛtipāpānāṃ kṛtānāṃ nāśanaṃ bhavet .. na duḥkhaṃ ca na dāridryaṃ durbhagatvaṃ na jāyate .. 71 .. > Destruction of sins committed since birth takes place. / Neither sorrow nor poverty, nor misfortune arises \[for him\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.72) sapta janmāṃtaraṃ yāvattalasvāmipradarśanāt .. suvarṇānāṃ sahasreṇa brāhmaṇe vedapārage .. dattena yatphalaṃ devi tatkuṇḍe snānato labhet .. 72 .. > for seven successive births, through the darśana of Talasvāmin. / Whatever fruit is obtained when a thousand \[coins\] of gold are given to a brahmin who has mastered the Veda, O goddess, one obtains by bathing in that pool. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.73) evaṃ talasvāmicaritramuttamaṃ śrutaṃ purā siddhamaharṣisaṃghaiḥ .. śrutvā prabhāvaṃ taladevasannidhau prāpnoti sarvaṃ manasā yadīpsitam .. 73 .. > Thus the excellent narrative of Talasvāmin was heard of old by the hosts of perfected beings and great seers. / Having heard of his power, in the presence of the god Talasvāmin one attains all that is desired in one's mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.334.334](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334.334) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye talasvāmimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma catustriṃśaduttaratriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ .. 334 .. > Thus ends the three hundred and thirty-fourth chapter, entitled “Description of the Māhātmya of Talasvāmin,” in the first \[sub-section\], Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, of the seventh section, 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.16.334.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Māheśvaratantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.mahesvaratantra.38.21) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.334) · Pramāṇa