[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) › 16.35 # Skandapurana 16.35 Skandapurāṇa 16.35 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.35.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.1) .. devyuvāca .. .. bhagavanbhārgave vaṃśe yastvaurvaḥ kathitastvayā .. vaivasvateṃ'tare cāsmiṃstasyotpattiṃ vada prabho .. 1 .. > The goddess said: / "O Lord, tell of the birth of Aurva, whom you mentioned / as born in the Bhārgava lineage during this Vaivasvata manvantara, O master." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.2) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. brāhmaṇā nihatā ye tu kṣatriyairvittakāraṇāt .. kṣayaṃ nītāstu te sarve saputrāśca sagarbhataḥ .. 2 .. > Īśvara said: / "The brahmins who were slaughtered by the kṣatriyas for the sake of wealth— / they were all brought to destruction, along with their sons and the unborn in the womb. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.3) mriyamāṇeṣu sarveṣu ekā strī samatiṣṭhata .. tayā tu rakṣito garbha ūrvordeśe nidhāya ca .. 3 .. > When all were being killed, one woman remained; / by her the embryo was preserved, placed in her thigh. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.4) anyāsāṃ caiva nārīṇāṃ sarvāsāmapi bhāmini .. garbhāni pātitāstaistu dravyārthaṃ kṣatriyādhamaiḥ .. 4 .. > And in the case of all other women, O lovely woman, / the embryos were aborted by those vile kṣatriyas for the sake of wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.5) kālāṃtare tato bhittvā kurudeśaṃ mahāprabhaḥ .. nirgatottaṃbhitaśirā jvaladāsyotibhīṣaṇaḥ .. 5 .. > Then, in the course of time, bursting forth from the thigh, the exceedingly radiant one / emerged with raised head, a blazing face, and terrifying aspect. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.6) tadvairaṃ hṛdi cādhāya dadāha vasudhātalam .. utpādya vahniṃ tapasā raudramaurvaṃ jalāśanam .. 6 .. > Holding that enmity in his heart, he burned the surface of the earth, / having generated through austerity the dreadful fire Aurva, whose food is water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.7) tamindraḥ plāvayāmāsa vṛṣṭyaughairvaravarṇini .. na śaśāka yadā netuṃ tadā sa yatavāksthitaḥ .. 7 .. > Indra inundated him with torrential rains, O lady of fair complexion; / when he could not subdue him, he then remained keeping silence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.8) tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvā brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. abhavanbhayasaṃtrastāḥ sarve prāṃjalayaḥ sthitāḥ .. 8 .. > Then the gods, along with the gandharvas, took refuge with Brahmā; / terrified with fear, they all stood with folded hands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.10) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. bhagavanbhārgave vaṃśe jātaḥ ko'pi mahādyutiḥ .. agnirūpeṇa sarvaṃ sa dadāha vasudhātalam .. .. kṛto yatnaḥ purā'smābhistadvināśāya sattama .. jalena vṛddhimāyāti tato no bhayamāgatam .. 7.1.35.10 .. > The gods said: / "O Lord, someone of great splendour has been born in the lineage of Bhṛgu; / in the form of fire, he has burned the entire surface of the earth. / An effort was made previously by us to destroy him, O best of beings, / \[yet\] through water he increases, and so fear has come upon us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.11) vinaṣṭe bhūtale deva agniṣṭomādikāḥ kriyāḥ.. ucchidyate tato'smākaṃ nāśo nūnaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 11 .. > When the surface of the earth is destroyed, O god, rites such as the Agniṣṭoma / will be broken off; from that, our destruction will surely come about. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.12) tasmādyatnaṃ kuru vibho trailokyahitakāmyayā .. 12 .. > Therefore, O all-pervading one, make an effort out of a desire for the welfare of the three worlds." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.13) tato brahmā suraiḥ sārddhaṃ bhārgavaiśca maharṣibhiḥ .. āgatya cābravīdaurvaṃ kimarthaṃ dahasi kṣitim .. 13 .. > Then Brahmā, having come together with the gods and the great seers of the Bhārgava lineage, / said to Aurva: "Why are you burning the earth? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.14) virāmaḥ kriyatāṃ sadyo mamārthaṃ ca dvijottama.. 14 .. > Let a cessation be made immediately for my sake, O best of the twice-born." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.15) .. aurva uvāca .. .. eṣa eva nivṛtto'haṃ tava vākyena sattama .. eṣa vahnirmayotsṛṣṭaḥ sa vibho tava śāsanāt .. 15 .. > Aurva said: / "I have indeed desisted at your word, O best of beings; / this fire was emitted by me, O all-pervading one, by your command. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.16) yathā gacchetsamudrāṃtaṃ tathā nītirvidhīya tām .. 16 .. > Let a strategy be devised so that it may reach the ocean." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.17) samāhūya tato devīṃ svāṃ sutāṃ padmasaṃbhavaḥ .. uvāca putri gaccha tvaṃ gṛhītvāgniṃ mahodadhim .. madvākyaṃ nānyathā kāryaṃ gaccha śīghraṃ mahāprabhe .. 17 .. > Then the lotus-born, having summoned his own daughter, the goddess, / said: 'Daughter, taking the fire, go to the great ocean; / my command must not be neglected; go quickly, O exceedingly radiant one!'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.18) .. sarasvatyuvāca .. .. eṣāsmi prasthitā deva tava vākyādasaṃśayam .. ityukte sādhu sādhvīti brahmaṇā samudāhṛtā .. .. 18 .. > Sarasvatī said: / "Here I set forth, O god, at your word, without doubt." / When she had said this, she was commended by Brahmā: 'Well done, virtuous lady!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.19) tatobhimaṃtritaṃ vahniṃ kṣiptvā kuṃbhe hiraṇmaye .. prāyacchata sarasvatyai svayaṃ brahmā pitāmahaḥ .. āśiṣo vividhā dattvā provācedaṃ punaḥ punaḥ .. 19 .. > Then, having placed the consecrated fire in a golden pot, / Grandfather Brahmā himself handed it to Sarasvatī; / bestowing various blessings, he spoke thus again and again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.20) gaccha putri na saṃtāpastvayā kāryaḥ kathaṃcana .. ariṣṭaṃ vraja paṃthānaṃ mā saṃtu paripanthinaḥ .. 7.1.35.20 .. > "Go, daughter! No sorrow should be felt by you in any way; / proceed along a path free from misfortune; let there be no adversaries!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.21) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. evamuktā tadā tena brahmaṇā ca sarasvatī .. himavaṃtaṃ giriṃ prāpya pippalādāśramāttadā .. 21 .. > Īśvara said: / "Thus addressed at that time by Brahmā, Sarasvatī / reached Mount Himavat from the hermitage of Pippalāda at that time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.22) udbhūtā sā tadā devī adhastādvṛkṣamūlataḥ .. tatkoṭara kuṭīkoṭipraviṣṭānāṃ dvijanmanām .. 22 .. > The goddess then emerged beneath the root of a tree / where the sounds of the Vedas of the twice-born / who had entered crores of hollows and huts > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.23) śrūyante vedanirghoṣā sarasāraktacetasām .. viṣṇurāste tatra devo devānāṃ pravaro guruḥ .. 23 .. > were heard, their minds passionately delighting in \[them\]; / there stays God Viṣṇu, the foremost teacher of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.24) tasmātsthānāttato devī pratīcyabhimukhaṃ yayau .. antarddhānena sā prāptā kedāraṃ himamadhyagam .. 24 .. > From that place the goddess then went westward; / through disappearance she reached Kedāra, situated in the midst of snow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.25) tatsaṃplāvya gireḥ śṛṃgaṃ kedārasya puraḥ sthitā .. tenāgninā karasthena dahyamānā sarasvatī .. 25 .. > Having inundated that mountain peak, she stood before Kedāra; / burning with that fire held in her hand, Sarasvatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.26) bhūmiṃ vidārya tasyādhaḥ praviṣṭā gajagāminī .. tadaṃtarddhānamārgeṇa pravṛttā paścimāmukhī .. 26 .. > she of elephant-like gait, cleaved the earth and entered beneath it; / then, by way of an invisible path, she proceeded facing west. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.27) pāpabhūmimatikramya bhūmiṃ bhittvā vini(?)gatā .. tatra kūpaḥ samabhavannāmnā gandharvasaṃjñitaḥ .. 27 .. > Having passed beyond the sinful land, she split the ground and came out. / A well formed there, known by the name Gandharva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.28) tasmātkūpātpunardṛśyā sā babhūva mahānadī .. matiḥ smṛtistathā prajñā medhā buddhirgirādharā .. 28 .. > From that well the great river became visible once more: / Mati, Smṛti, Prajñā, Medhā, Buddhi, and Girādharā— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.29) upāsikāḥ sarasvatyāḥ ṣaḍetāḥ prasthitāstadā .. punaḥ pravṛttā sā tasmādudbhedātpaścimāmukhī ..29.. > these six attendants of Sarasvatī set forth then. / From that fissure she proceeded again, facing westward, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.30) bhūtīśvaraṃ samāyātā siddho yatra mahāmuniḥ .. bhūtīśvare samīpasthaṃ tatra prāptā manoramam ..7.1.35.30.. > and reached Bhūtīśvara, where the great sage attained perfection. / Close to Bhūtīśvara, she arrived at that delightful spot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.31) tasya dakṣiṇadiksaṃsthaṃ rudrakoṭyupalakṣitam .. śrīkaṃṭha deśaṃ vikhyātaṃ gatā sarvauṣadhīyutam .. 31 .. > Situated to its south, distinguished by Rudrakoṭi, / she went to the celebrated region of Śrīkaṇṭha, endowed with all medicinal herbs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.32) tasmātpuṇyatamāddeśācchrīkaṇṭhātsā manasvinī .. saṃprāptā vahninā sārddhaṃ kurukṣetraṃ sarasvatī .. 32 .. > From that most holy region of Śrīkaṇṭha, the noble-minded river, / Sarasvatī, along with the fire, arrived at Kurukṣetra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.33) punastasmātkurukṣetrādvirāṭanagarasya sā .. samudbhūtā samīpasthā antarddhānānmanoramā .. gopāyano giriryatra tatra sā punarudgatā .. 33 .. > Then, from that Kurukṣetra, emerging near the city of Virāṭa / out of her underground course, the delightful goddess / rose up again where Mount Gopāyana stands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.34) gopāyitā keśavena yatra te pāṇḍunandanāḥ .. kurvaṃtaḥ svāni karmāṇi na kaiścidupalakṣitā .. 34 .. > It was there that those sons of Pāṇḍu were hidden by Keśava, / performing their appointed tasks without being noticed by anyone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.35) tatra kuṃḍe sthitā devī mahāpātakanāśinī .. puna rgopāyanāddevī kṣetraṃ prāptātiśobhanam .. 35 .. > Remaining there in a pool, the goddess who destroys heinous sins, / the goddess went further from Gopāyana to an exceedingly beautiful sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.36) kharjurīvanamāpannā nandānāmnīti tatra sā .. sarasvatī punastasmādvanātkharjūrasaṃjñitāt .. 36 .. > Reaching the Kharjūrī forest, she was known there as Nandā. / Then, from that forest named Kharjūra, the river Sarasvatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.37) merupādaṃ samāsādya mārkaṃḍāśramamāgatā .. yatra mārkaṃḍakaṃ tīrthaṃ merupāde samāśritam .. 37 .. > approaching the foot of Meru, arrived at the hermitage of Mārkaṇḍa, / where the sacred ford Mārkaṇḍaka is located at the foot of Meru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.38) sarasvatī punastasmādarbudāraṇyamāśritā .. gatā vaṭavanaṃ ramyaṃ mārkaṃḍeyāśramācchubhāt ..38.. > From that auspicious hermitage of Mārkaṇḍeya, Sarasvatī then / entered the Arbuda forest and proceeded to the charming Vaṭa forest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.39) tapastaptaṃ purā yatra vasiṣṭhena samāśritāt .. tasmādvaṭavanātpuṇyādudumbaravanaṃ gatā .. merupāde ca tatraiva taṇḍiryatrā tapattapaḥ .. 39 .. > where Vasiṣṭha formerly performed austerity. Having resorted to it, / she went from that holy Vaṭa forest to the Udumbara forest, / located right there at the foot of Meru, where Taṇḍi performed austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.40) ūduṃbaravanāttasmātpunardevī sarasvatī .. antarddhānena śikharamanyatprāptā mahānadī .. 7.1.35.40 .. > From that Udumbara forest, the divine river Sarasvatī, / the great river, reaching another peak through underground flow, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.41) merupādaṃ tu sumahatsurasiddhaniṣevitam .. bhinnāṃjanacayākāraṃ golāṃgūlamiti smṛtam .. 41 .. > came to the foot of Meru—vast, attended by gods and siddhas, / shaped like a mass of crushed collyrium, known as Golāṅgūla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.42) sthānaṃ manoramaṃ tasmādudgatā sā sumadhyamā .. vaṃśastaṃbātsuvipulā pravṛttā dakṣiṇāmukhī .. 42 .. > From that delightful place, she of slender waist emerged; / exceptionally broad, she proceeded southward from a clump of bamboo. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.43) tatrodgamavaṭastasyāstatsamākhyo vyavasthitaḥ .. tataḥ prabhṛti sā devī suprabhaṃ prakaṭā sthitā .. 43 .. > The banyan tree of her emergence, named after her, stands there. / From that time onward, that goddess remained visible and radiant, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.44) aṃtarddhānaṃ parityajya prāṇināmanukampayā .. tasyāstaṭeṣu ramyeṣu saṃti tīrthāni koṭiśaḥ .. 44 .. > abandoning her hidden course out of compassion for living beings. / On her delightful banks are sacred fords by the millions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.45) teṣu tīrtheṣu sarveṣu dharmahetuḥ sarasvatī .. rudrāvatāramārge'sminpravaraṃ prathamaṃ smṛtam .. 45 .. > Among all those sacred fords, Sarasvatī is the cause of righteousness. / On this path of Rudra's descent, the first and foremost is remembered > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.46) tarattaraṃganāmāḍhyaṃ kākatīrthaṃ mahāprabham .. tatra tīrthaṃ punastvanyattīrthaṃ dhāreśvaraṃ smṛtam .. 46 .. > as Kākatīrtha of great splendor, abounding with the name Tarattaraṅga. / Further on is another sacred ford remembered as Dhāreśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.47) dhāreśvarātpunaścānyadgaṃgodbhedamiti smṛtam .. sārasvataṃ tathā gāṃgaṃ yatraikaṃ saṃsthitaṃ jalam .. tasmādanyatparaṃ tīrthaṃ puṃḍarīkaṃ tataḥ param .. .. 47 .. > Beyond Dhāreśvara is another remembered as Gaṅgodbheda, / where the water of Sarasvatī and that of the Gaṅgā unite as one. / Beyond that is another supreme sacred ford, Puṇḍarīka; then beyond that > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.48) mātṛtīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvātaṃkaharaṃ param .. mātṛtīrthātpunastasmānnātidūre vyavasthitam .. 48 .. > is Mātṛtīrtha, most holy, dispelling all distress, supreme. / Further, not very far from that Mātṛtīrtha, is situated > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.49) tīrthaṃ tvanarakaṃnāma narakārti bhayāpaham .. tatastasmādanarakāttīrthamanyatpunaḥ sthitam .. 49 .. > the sacred ford named Anaraka, which removes the dread of the torment of hell. / Beyond that Anaraka stands yet another sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.50) saṃgameśvaranāmāḍhyaṃ prasiddhaṃ tanmahītale .. tatastasmātpunaścānyattīrthaṃ koṭīśvarāhvayam .. 7.1.35.50 .. > renowned on the face of the earth by the name Saṅgameśvara. / Then from that is another sacred ford named Koṭīśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.51) tatastasmānmahādevi śaṃbhukuṇḍeśvaraṃ smṛtam .. tīrthe sarasvatītīre tasminsiddheśvaraṃ smṛtam .. 51 .. > Beyond that, O great goddess, Śambhukuṇḍeśvara is remembered; / and at that sacred ford on the bank of the Sarasvatī, Siddheśvara is remembered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.52) siddheśvarātpunastasmātpravṛttā paścimāmukhī .. paścimaṃ sāgaraṃ gaṃtuṃ sakhīṃ smṛtvā ruroda sā ..52.. > From that Siddheśvara, turning westward again / to go toward the western ocean, she wept, remembering her friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.53) sthitvā pūrvamukhā devī hā gaṃgeti vinā tvayā.. ekākinī maṃdabhāgyā kva gamiṣyāmyabāṃdhavā .. 53 .. > Standing facing the east, the goddess cried: “Ah, Gaṅgā! Without you, / where shall I, alone, ill-fated, and without kin, go?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.54) tāṃ vijñāya tato gaṃgā rudatīṃ śokakarśitām .. śīghraṃ svargātsamāyātā tīrthānāṃ koṭibhiḥ saha .. 54 .. > Perceiving her weeping, emaciated by grief, the Gaṅgā then / quickly arrived from heaven along with millions of sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.55) tato duḥkhaṃ parityajya tatra prācī sarasvatī .. sarvadevaguṇaiyuktā evaṃ tatra sthitā'bhavat .. 55 .. > Casting aside her sorrow, the east-flowing Sarasvatī, / endowed with all divine virtues, remained there in that manner. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.56) tatra siddhavaṭaṃnāma tīrthaṃ paitāmahaṃ smṛtam .. vaṭeśvarasya purataḥ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram .. 56 .. > There is a sacred ford named Siddhavaṭa, belonging to the Grandfather, / situated before Vaṭeśvara, destroying all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.57) trikālaṃ yatra rudrastu samāgatya vyavasthitaḥ .. tanmahālayamityuktaṃ sthānaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ .. .. 57 .. > Where Rudra arrives and stays at the three junctures of the day— / that place of the great-souled god is called Mahālaya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.58) piṃḍatārakamityetatprācīnaṃ tīrthamuttamam .. kumbhakukṣigiristhaṃ tatpitrye karmaṇi siddhidam .. 58 .. > The excellent ancient sacred ford called Piṇḍatāraka / situated on Mount Kumbhakukṣi grants success in ancestral rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.59) prācīneśvaradevasya purobhūtaṃ prati ṣṭhitam.. prācī sarasvatī yatra tatra kiṃ mṛgyate param .. 59 .. > Established in front of the god Prācīneśvara— / where the east-flowing Sarasvatī is present, what higher thing is sought? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.60) nivṛtte bhārate yuddhe tatra tīrthe kirīṭinā .. prāyaścittaṃ purā cīrṇaṃ viṣṇunā preritātmanā .. 7.1.35.60 .. > When the Bhārata war ended, the Diademed One \[Arjuna\], / inspired by Viṣṇu, formerly performed expiation at that sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.61) tena tasmādvinirmuktaḥ pātakātpūrvasaṃcitāt .. naratīrthaṃ tataḥ khyātaṃ tatra pāpabhayāpaham .. 61 .. > By that he was freed from that sin accumulated previously; / hence it became renowned there as Naratīrtha, removing the fear of sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.62) naratīrthādanyatīrthaṃ puṃḍarīkamiti smṛtam .. arjunena sahāgatya yatra snāto hariḥ priye .. 62 .. > Beyond Naratīrtha is another sacred ford remembered as Puṇḍarīka, / where Hari, having come with Arjuna, bathed, O beloved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.63) prācīneśātparaṃ tīrthaṃ vālakhilyeśvaraṃ mahat .. tatra tasmānmahātīrthāttīrthamanyanmahodayam.. 63 .. > Beyond Prācīneśa is the great sacred ford Vālakhilyeśvara; / from that great sacred ford is another of great fruit, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.64) gaṃgāsamāgamaṃnāma tīrthamanyanmahodayam .. tatrālokya punardevīṃ dīnāsyāṃ dīnamānasām .. 64 .. > another great, auspicious sacred ford named Gaṅgāsamāgama. / Seeing the goddess there once more with a dejected face and sorrowful mind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.65) brahmāsṛjatsakhīṃ tasyāḥ kapilāṃ vipulekṣaṇām .. hariṇīṃ harirapyāśu vajriṇīmapi devarāṭ .. nyaṃkuṃ vinodanārthaṃ ca sarasvatyā dadau haraḥ .. 65 .. > Brahmā created for her a companion, Kapilā with wide eyes; / Hari swiftly gave Hariṇī, the king of the gods gave Vajriṇī, / and Hara gave a deer for the recreation of Sarasvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.66) tataḥ prahṛṣṭā sā devī devādeśātsarasvatī .. tasmādgantuṃ samārabdhā prācīnā pāpanāśinī .. 66 .. > Delighted then at the command of the gods, the goddess Sarasvatī, / the ancient destroyer of sins, set out to proceed from there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.67) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāsthāya punaḥ paścānmukhī tadā .. sarasvatī mahādevī vaḍavānaladhāriṇī .. taduttare taṭe tīrthamekadvāramiti smṛtam .. 67 .. > Īśvara said: / Taking a southern direction and then turning westward once more, / the great goddess Sarasvatī, bearing the submarine fire— / on her northern bank is the sacred ford remembered as Ekadvāra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.68) ekadvāreṇa yatsenā svargaṃ prāptā tato varāt .. tasmāttīrthātpunaścānyattīrthaṃ yatra guheśvaraḥ .. 68 .. > through which a single army attained heaven by its boon. / From that sacred ford is another sacred ford where Guheśvara resides. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.69) guhena sthāpitaḥ pūrvaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ .. guheśvarānnātidūre vaṭeśvaramiti smṛtam .. 69 .. > Where the god Maheśvara was formerly installed by Guha. / Not far from Guheśvara, it is known as Vaṭeśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.70) divyaṃ sarasvatītīre vyāsenārādhitaṃ purā .. āmarddakī nadī yatra sarasvatyā sahaikatām .. 7.1.35.70 .. > a divine \[sacred ford\] on the bank of the Sarasvatī, formerly worshipped by Vyāsa. / Where the river Āmardakī unites with the Sarasvatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.71) saṃprāptā tanmahātīrthaṃ phaladaṃ sarvadehinām .. āmardakī saṃgamaṃ taṃ nāpuṇyo veda kaścana .. saṃgameśvaranāmeti tatra liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam .. 71 .. > that great sacred ford grants fruits to all embodied beings. / No one devoid of merit knows that confluence of the Āmardakī. / A liṅga is consecrated there named Saṃgameśvara; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.72) muṇḍīśvareti ca tathā prasiddhimagamatkṣitau .. muṃḍīśvarasamīpasthaṃ sarasvatyāṃ mahodayam .. 72 .. > and it likewise attained renown on earth by the name Muṇḍīśvara. / Situated near Muṇḍīśvara on the Sarasvatī is the glorious \[ford\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.73) nāmnā yatprāṅmukhaṃ tīrthaṃ sarasvatyāstaṭe sthitam .. māṃḍavyeśvaranāmnā vai yatreśaḥ saṃpratiṣṭhitaḥ .. 73 .. > the sacred ford facing east by name, situated on the bank of the Sarasvatī, / where the Lord is indeed consecrated under the name Māṇḍavyeśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.74) pīlukarṇikasaṃjñaṃ tu tīrthamanyatpunastataḥ .. sarasvatītīragatamṛṣiṇā sevitaṃ mahat .. 74 .. > Then, beyond that, is another sacred ford named Pīlukarṇika, / situated on the bank of the Sarasvatī, a great \[ford\] frequented by the seer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.75) tasmādanyatsarasvatyāṃ tīrthaṃ dvāravatī smṛtam .. tīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ devi yatra saṃnihito hariḥ .. 75 .. > Beyond that, another sacred ford on the Sarasvatī is known as Dvāravatī, / the foremost of sacred fords, O goddess, where Hari is present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.76) tatastasya samīpasthaṃ tīrthaṃ govatsasaṃjñitam .. yatrāvatīrya govatsasvarūpeṇāṃbikāpatiḥ .. 76 .. > Then, situated near it, is the sacred ford named Govatsa, / where Ambikā's lord, having descended in the form of a cow and calf, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.77) svayaṃ bhūliṃgarūpeṇa saṃsthitastejasāṃ nidhiḥ .. govatsānnairṛte bhāge dṛśyate lohayaṣṭikā .. 77 .. > abides himself in the form of a svayambhu liṅga, a treasure of splendours. / To the southwest of Govatsa, an iron post is seen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.78) svayaṃbhūliṃgarūpeṇa rudrastatra svayaṃ sthitaḥ .. ekaviṃśati vārasya bhaktyā piṃḍasya yatphalam .. 78 .. > Rudra himself resides there in the form of a svayambhu liṅga. / The fruit that is obtained in the Gaṅgā by offering a piṇḍa with devotion > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.79) gaṃgāyāṃ prāpyate puṃsāṃ śrāddhenaikena tatra tat .. tatastasmānmahātīrthādbālakrīḍanakī yathā .. 79 .. > twenty-one times, men attain there through a single śrāddha. / Then, like a playing girl, from that great sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.80) sakhībhiḥ sahitā tatra krīḍatā'sau yathecchayā .. ānulomyavilomyena dakṣiṇenottareṇa ca .. 7.1.35.80 .. > accompanied by her female companions, playing there as she wished, / forwards and backwards, to the south and to the north, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.81) rullaṃ prāpya punardevī samudbhūtā manoramā .. rullaṃ nāma puraṃ yatra sṛṣṭaṃ devena śaṃbhunā .. 81 .. > having reached Rulla, the charming goddess arose again. / Where the town named Rulla was created by the god Śambhu > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.82) saha devaistu pārvatyā dhārāyaṃtraprayogakaiḥ .. ekaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu śaṃbhunā tatra rullitam .. 82 .. > together with the gods and Pārvatī, by operations of mechanical water sprays, / Śambhu sported there for one thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.83) rullaṃ tatra hradaṃ nāma sarasvatyāṃ mahodayam .. sākṣāttatra mahādeva ānaṃdeśvarasaṃjñitaḥ .. 83 .. > The pool there is named Rulla, most auspicious on the Sarasvatī. / Mahādeva is directly present there under the name Ānandeśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.84) paścimena sthitaṃ tatra śambhorāyatanasya tu .. sa merordakṣiṇe pāde nakhastu parikīrtitaḥ .. 84 .. > To the west of the abode of Śambhu situated there, / it is renowned as a claw on the right foot of Meru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.85) paśyaṃti ye narāḥ samyakte'pi pāpavivarjitāḥ .. aśvamedhasahasrasya prāpnuvaṃti phalaṃ dhruvam .. 85 .. > The men who behold it properly, freed from sin, / surely attain the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.86) paratastasya kūṣmāṃḍamunestatrāśramaṃ mahat .. kūṣmāṃḍeśvarasaṃjñaṃ tu tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam .. 86 .. > Beyond that is the great hermitage of the sage Kūṣmāṇḍa; / the sacred ford, named Kūṣmāṇḍeśvara, is renowned throughout the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.87) kollādevī sthitā tatra sarvapāpabhayāpahā .. antarddhānena tāṃ kollāṃ saṃprāptā sā mahānadī .. 87 .. > The goddess Kollā is present there, taking away the fear of all sins. / By disappearance, that great river reached that Kollā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.88) tato'pyaṃtarhitā bhūtvā saṃprāptā tu manoramam .. sānuṃ madanasaṃjñaṃ tu kṣetraṃ siddhaniṣevitam .. 88 .. > Disappearing from there too, she reached the charming / peak named Madana, a sacred field frequented by perfected beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.89) tato'pyaṃtarhitā bhūtvā punaḥ prāptā himācalam .. khādirāmodanāmānaṃ sarvartukusumojjvalam .. 89 .. > Disappearing from there too, she again reached the snowy mountain / named Khādirāmoda, radiant with flowers of all seasons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.90) tatrāruhya vilokyātha dadarśa sumanoramama .. kṣārodaṃ paścimāśāsthaṃ ghanavṛṃdamivonnatam .. 7.1.35.90 .. > Having climbed there and looked out, she then beheld the most delightful / salt ocean situated in the western quarter, towering like a mass of clouds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.91) evaṃvidhaṃ ca taṃ tatra sā vilokya mahāprabhā .. harṣātpaṃcānanā bhūtvā devakāryārthamudyatā .. 91 .. > Seeing it thus situated there, she of great radiance, / having become five-mouthed out of joy, set out for the purpose of the gods' work. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.92) hariṇī vajriṇī nyaṃkuḥ kapilā ca sarasvatī .. paṃcasrotāḥ sthitā tatra muninoktā sarasvatī .. 92 .. > Hariṇī, Vajriṇī, Nyaṅku, Kapilā, and Sarasvatī: / the Sarasvatī, proclaimed by the sage, remained there with five streams. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.93) śramāpanodaṃ kurvāṇā munīnāṃ yatra saṃsthitā .. tattatpādakamityuktaṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthārthināṃ nṛṇām .. sarveṣāṃ pātakānāṃ ca śodhanaṃ tadvarānane .. 93 .. > Where she stood dispelling the weariness of the sages, / that sacred ford is called Tatpādaka for men seeking sacred fords, / and a purifier of all sins, O fair-faced one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.94) khādirāmodamāsādya tatrasthā vīkṣya sāgaram .. gantuṃ pravṛttā taṃ vahnimādāya surasundari .. 94 .. > Having reached Khādirāmoda and standing there, beholding the ocean, / she set forth to go, carrying that fire, O beauty among the gods! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.95) dagdhvā kṛtasmaraṃ devī punarādāya vāḍavam .. samudrasya samīpasthā sthitā hṛṣṭatanūruhā .. 95 .. > Having burned Kṛtasmara, the goddess, taking the submarine fire once more, / stood near the ocean with her hairs bristling with joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.96) tataḥ praviṣṭā sā devī agādhe lavaṇāṃbhasi .. vāḍavaṃ vahnimādāya jalamadhye vyasarjayat .. 96 .. > Then that goddess entered into the unfathomable salty water. / Taking the submarine fire, she cast it into the midst of the waters. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.97) tatastasyāḥ punaḥ prītaḥ svayameva hutāśanaḥ .. taddṛṣṭvā duṣkaraṃ karma vacanaṃ cedamabravīt .. 97 .. > Then the fire, exceedingly pleased with her, / seeing that difficult deed, himself spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.98) parituṣṭo'smi te bhadre varaṃ varaya suvrate .. tatte dāsyāmyahaṃ prīto yadyapi syātsudurlabham .. 98 .. > ‘I am well pleased with you, gentle lady; choose a boon, O lady of good vows! / Being pleased, I shall grant it to you, even if it is very difficult to obtain.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.99) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. pragṛhya valayaṃ hastādidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. idaṃ me valayaṃ vahne vaktre dhāryaṃ sadā tvayā .. 99 .. > Īśvara said: / Taking a bangle from her hand, she spoke these words: / ‘This bangle of mine must always be held in your mouth, O Fire! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.100) anena śakyate yāvattāvattoyaṃ samāhara .. na tvayā śoṣaṇīyo'yaṃ samudaḥ saritāṃpatiḥ .. 7.1.35.100 .. > Consume only as much water as is possible through this; / you must not dry up this ocean, the lord of rivers!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.101) bāḍhamityeva coktvā sa praviṣṭo nidhimaṃbhasām.. evameṣā mahādevi prabhāse tu sarasvatī .. gṛhītvā vāḍavaṃ prāptā tuṣṭyarthaṃ ca manīṣiṇām.. 101 .. > Saying ‘So be it!’, he entered the reservoir of waters. / Thus this Sarasvatī arrived at Prabhāsa taking the submarine fire, O great goddess, / for the satisfaction of the wise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.102) sā viśrāṃtā kurukṣetre bhadrāvarte ca bhāmini .. puṣkare śrīkalā devī prabhāse ca mahānadī .. 102 .. > She rested at Kurukṣetra and at Bhadrāvarta, O passionate lady; / at Puṣkara, the goddess was Śrīkalā, and at Prabhāsa the great river. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.103) devamāteti sā tatra saṃsthitā lavaṇodadhau .. asminmanvaṃtare devi ādau tretāyuge purā..103.. > She remained there in the salty ocean under the name Devamātā, / in this manvantara, O goddess, formerly in the beginning of the Tretā age. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.104) iti vṛttaṃ sarasvatyā vāḍavāgnestathābhavat .. manvantare vyatīte'sminbhavitā'nyastu vāḍavaḥ .. 104 .. > Thus occurred the history of Sarasvatī and of the submarine fire. / When this manvantara has passed, there will be another submarine fire; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.105) jvālāmukheti nāmnā vai rudrakrodhādbhaviṣyati .. sarasvatyāstathā nāma khyātiṃ brāhmīti yāsyati .. 105 .. > it will arise indeed from Rudra's anger under the name Jvālāmukha, / and the name of Sarasvatī will attain renown as Brāhmī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.106) sarasvatīti vai loke vartate nāma sāṃpratam .. atītaṃ nāma yattasyāḥ kamaṃḍalubhaveti ca .. ratnākareti sāmudraṃ satyaṃ nāmāṃtaraṃ purā .. 106 .. > Her name at present in the world is Sarasvatī; / her past name was Kamaṇḍalubhavā, / and the marine \[name\] was truly formerly Ratnākarā, another name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.107) asminmanvaṃtare devi sāgareti prakīrtitam .. kṣārodeti bhaviṣyaṃ tu nāma devi prakīrtitam .. 107 .. > In this manvantara, O goddess, she is proclaimed as Sāgarā; / and Kṣārodā is proclaimed to be her future name, O goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.108) evaṃ jānāti yaḥ kaścitsa tīrthaphalamaśnute .. svarganiḥśreṇisaṃbhūtā prabhāse tu sarasvatī .. 108 .. > Whoever knows this thus enjoys the fruit of the sacred ford. / The Sarasvatī at Prabhāsa, born as a ladder to heaven, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.109) nāpuṇyavadbhiḥ saṃprāptuṃ puṃbhiḥ śakyā mahānadī .. prācī sarasvatī devi sarvatra ca sudurlabhā .. viśeṣeṇa kurukṣetre prabhāse puṣkare tathā .. 109 .. > cannot be reached by men who lack merit. / The eastward-flowing Sarasvatī, O goddess, is exceedingly difficult to attain everywhere, / especially at Kurukṣetra, at Prabhāsa, and likewise at Puṣkara.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.110) evaṃprabhāvā sā devī vaḍavānala dhāriṇī.. agnitīrthasamīpasthā sthitā devī sarasvatī .. 7.1.35.110 .. > Such is the power of that goddess who carries the submarine fire. / The goddess Sarasvatī is stationed near Agnitīrtha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.111) tāmādau pūjayedyastu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute .. sāgaraṃ yacca tattīrthaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyavarddhanam .. 111 .. > Whoever worships her first attains the fruit of the sacred ford. / And that sacred ford at the ocean destroys sin and increases merit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.112) darśanādeva tasyaiva mahākratuphalaṃ labhet .. agnicitkapilā satrī rājā bhikṣurmahodadhiḥ .. 112 .. > Merely by seeing it, one obtains the fruit of a great sacrifice. / One who has piled the sacrificial fire, a Kapila cow, a performer of long sacrificial sessions, a king, a mendicant, and the great ocean— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.113) dṛṣṭamātrāḥ punaṃtyete tasmātpaśyeddhi bhāvitaḥ .. agnitīrthe naraḥ snātvā pāvake prakṣipettataḥ .. guggulaṃ bhārasahitaṃ sogniloke mahīyate .. 113 .. > These purify as soon as they are seen; therefore, full of devotion, one should behold them. / Having bathed in Agnitīrtha, a man should then throw into the fire / Bdellium resin weighing a bhāra; he is glorified in the world of Agni. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.114) evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ prokto hyagni tīrthamahodayaḥ .. sarasvatyāśca māhātmyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam ..114.. > Thus the great eminence of Agnitīrtha has been related in brief, / As well as the māhātmya of Sarasvatī, which destroys all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.115) snātvāgnitīrthe vidhivatkaṃkaṇaṃ prakṣipetataḥ .. suvarṇasya mahādevi yathāvittānusārataḥ .. 115 .. > Having bathed duly in Agnitīrtha, one should then throw in a bracelet / Of gold, O great goddess, according to one's wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.116) tataḥ sarasvatīṃ pūjya kapardinamathārcayet .. 116 .. > Then, having worshipped Sarasvatī, one should revere Kapardin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.117) tataḥ kedāranāmānaṃ bhīmeśvaramataḥparam .. bhairaveśvaranāmānaṃ caṇḍīśvaramataḥ param.. 117 .. > Then the one named Kedāra, and next Bhīmeśvara; / The one named Bhairaveśvara, and next Caṇḍīśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.118) tataḥ someśvaraṃ devaṃ pūjayedvidhivannaraḥ .. navagraheśvarāniṣṭvā rudraikādaśakaṃ tathā .. 118 .. > Then a man should duly worship the god Someśvara, / Having made offerings to the lords of the nine planets and to the eleven Rudras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.119) tataḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ brahmāṇaṃ bālarūpiṇam .. evaṃ raudrī samākhyātā yātrā pātakanāśinī..119.. > Then one should revere the god Brahmā in the form of a child. / In this way the pilgrimage sacred to Rudra, which destroys sins, has been declared. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.119\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.119_1) māhātmyamakhilaṃ tasyā yo jānāti narottamaḥ.. nivasankṣetramadhye tu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute..7.1.35.12... > Whichever best of men knows its entire māhātmya, / Dwelling within the sacred field, he attains the fruit of the sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.121) evaṃ kṛtvā tato gacchenmahādevīṃ sarasvatīm..121.. > Having done this, one should then go to the great goddess Sarasvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.122) sarasvatīvāsasamā kuto guṇāḥ sarasvatīvāsasamā kuto ratiḥ.. sarasvatīṃ prāpya divaṃ gatā narāḥ punaḥ smariṣyaṃti nadīṃ sarasvatīm.. 122 .. > Whence are there virtues equal to dwelling by the Sarasvatī? Whence is there delight equal to dwelling by the Sarasvatī? / Men who have reached the Sarasvatī and gone to heaven will remember the river Sarasvatī again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.35.122\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35.122_2) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsa kṣetra māhātmye sarasvatyabdhisamāgamāgnitīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ..35.. > Thus ends the thirty-fifth chapter, named 'Description of the Māhātmya of Agnitīrtha and the Confluence of the Sarasvatī and the Ocean', in the First \[sub-section\], Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, of the Seventh Section, Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the gloriously sacred Skanda Purāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.35.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Āryacarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.aryacarita.5.158-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.35) · Pramāṇa