[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) › 16.39 # Skandapurana 16.39 Skandapurāṇa 16.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.39.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. atha saṃpūjya vidhinā devadevaṃ kaparddinam .. tato gacchenmahādevi ligaṃ kedārasaṃsthitam .. 1 .. > Īśvara said: / 'Then, having properly worshipped the god of gods, Kapardin, / one should go, O great goddess, to the liṅga situated at Kedāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.2) tasyaivāgneyabhāgasthaṃ bhīmeśvarasamīpagam.. svayaṃbhūtaṃ mahādevi kalpaliṃgaṃ mama priyam .. 2 .. > Situated in its south-eastern direction, near Bhīmeśvara, / is the self-manifest Kalpaliṅga, dear to me, O great goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.3) mayā saṃpūjitaṃ devi vṛddhiliṃga mahāprabham.. nirāhārastu yastatra karotyekaṃ prajāgaram .. 3 .. > Worshipped by me, O goddess, is the Vṛddhiliṅga of great splendour; / whoever, fasting there, keeps a single vigil, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.4) caturdaśyāṃ viśeṣeṇa tasya lokāḥ sanātanāḥ .. rudreśvareti devasya tvāsīnnāma purā yuge .. 4 .. > especially on the fourteenth day, his worlds are eternal. / In an earlier cosmic age, the name of the god was Rudreśvara.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.5) tiṣyesmiṃstu punaḥ prāpte mlecchasparśabhayāturaḥ .. asmim̐lliṃge layaṃ yātaḥ kedāraścābdhisaṃnidhau .. 5 .. > When this Kali age arrived, however, frightened by the touch of barbarians, / Kedāra dissolved into this liṅga near the ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.6) tena kedāranāmeti tasya khyātaṃ dharātale .. māghe māsi yatāhāraḥ snātvā tu lavaṇodadhau ..6.. > Therefore, its name 'Kedāra' became famed on the surface of the earth. / In the month of Māgha, moderating one's food and bathing in the salt ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.7) padmake tu mahākuṃḍe madhyesya lavaṇāṃbhasaḥ .. rudreśāddakṣiṇe bhāge dhanuṣāṃ daśake sthite .. 7 .. > in the great Padmaka pool in the midst of this salt water, / situated ten bow-lengths to the south of Rudreśa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.8) snātvā vidhānato devi rudreśaṃ cārcayiṣyati .. samyakkedārayā trāyāḥ phalaṃ tasya bhaviṣyati .. 8 .. > having bathed according to rule, O goddess, one will worship Rudreśa, / and he will obtain the full fruit of a pilgrimage to Kedāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.9) brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ pūjanānnāśanaṃ mahat .. atha tasyaiva devasya itihāsaṃ purātanam .. 9 .. > From worshipping \[it\], there is the great destruction of sins such as the killing of a brahmin. / Now, an ancient legend of that very deity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.10) sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇāṃ kathyate te surapriye .. āsīdrājā purā devi śaśabiṃduriti śrutaḥ .. 7.1.39.10 .. > which grants all desires to mortals, is told to you, O beloved of the gods. / Formerly, O goddess, there was a king renowned as Śaśabindu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.11) sārvabhaumo mahīpālo vipakṣagaṇasūdanaḥ .. kalidvāparayoḥ saṃdhau sabhūtaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ .. 11 .. > a universal monarch, a protector of the earth, a destroyer of enemy hosts. / That lord of the earth existed at the junction of the Kali and Dvāpara ages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.12) tasya bhāryā'bhavatsādhvī prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī .. na devī na ca gandharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī .. 12 .. > He had a virtuous wife, dearer to him than his own breaths; / no goddess, nor Gandharva woman, nor Asura woman, nor serpent woman > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.13) tādṛgrūpā varārohe yathā'sya śubhalocanā.. tasya hemamayaṃ padmaṃ śatapatraṃ manoramam..13.. > was of such beauty, O fair-hipped lady, as was his auspicious-eyed \[wife\]. / That noble king possessed a lovely, golden hundred-petaled lotus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.14) khecaraṃ vegi nityaṃ ca tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ.. sa tena paryaṭam̐llokānsarvāndevi svakāmataḥ..14.. > which moved through the sky, swift and everlasting. / By means of it, O goddess, he wandered through all the worlds at will. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.15) ekadā phālgune māsi śuklapakṣe varānane .. caturddaśyāṃ tu saṃprāptaḥ prabhāsakṣetramuttamam..15.. > Once, in the bright fortnight of the month of Phālguna, O fair-faced lady, / on the fourteenth lunar day, he reached the supreme Prabhāsa-kṣetra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.16) athāpaśyadṛṣīnsarvāñchrīsomeśapuraḥsthitān .. rātrau jāgaraṇārthāya japahomaparāyaṇān.. 16 .. > Then he saw all the seers standing before glorious Someśa, / devoted to japa and oblation, for the sake of keeping vigil at night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.17) sa dṛṣṭvā somanāthaṃ tu praṇipatya vidhānataḥ .. pūjayāmāsa sarvāṃ stānyathārhaṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ .. 17 .. > Beholding Somanātha, he bowed down according to rule, / and, filled with devotion, worshipped all of them as was appropriate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.18) tataḥ kedāramāsādya saṃsnāpya vidhivatpriye .. pūjayitvā vicitrābhiḥ puṣpamālābhirīśvaram .. 18 .. > Then, having approached Kedāra and properly bathed the Lord, O beloved, / having worshipped Īśvara with variegated garlands of flowers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.19) naivedyairvividhairvastrairbhūṣaṇaiśca manoharaiḥ .. tato'tra kārayāmāsa jāgaraṃ susamāhitaḥ .. 19 .. > with diverse food-offerings, garments, and enchanting ornaments, / he then kept vigil there with a concentrated mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.20) tataste munayaḥ sarve kutūhalasamanvitāḥ .. cyavano yājñavalkyaśca śāṃḍilyaḥ śākaṭāyanaḥ .. 7.1.39.20 .. > Then all those sages, filled with curiosity— / Cyavana, Yājñavalkya, Śāṇḍilya, Śākaṭāyana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.21) raibhyo'tha jaiminiḥ krauṃco nāradaḥ parvataḥ śilaḥ .. mārkaṃḍaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā jagmustasya samīpataḥ .. 21 .. > Raibhya, then Jaimini, Krauñca, Nārada, Parvata, and Śila— / placing Mārkaṇḍa at their head, went into his presence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.22) cakruḥ kathāḥ suvicitrā itihāsāni bhūriśaḥ .. kīrttayaṃtaḥ sthitāstatra papracchū rājasattamam .. 22 .. > Relating many highly variegated stories and ancient legends, / standing there, they questioned the best of kings: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.23) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. kasmātsomeśvaraṃ devaṃ parityajya narādhipa .. kedārasya puro'kārṣīrjāgaraṃ tadbravīhi naḥ .. nūnaṃ vetsi phalaṃ cāsya liṃgasya tvaṃ mahodayam .. 23 .. .. > The seers said: / "Why, O ruler of men, abandoning the god Someśvara, / did you keep vigil before Kedāra? Tell us that. / Surely you know the great and lofty fruit of this liṅga." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.24) .. rājovāca .. .. śṛṇvaṃtu brāhmaṇāḥ sarve anyadehodbhavaṃ mama .. purā'haṃ śūdrajātīya āsaṃ brāhmaṇapūjakaḥ .. 24 .. > The king said: / "Let all the brahmins hear of what arose in my previous body. / In a former birth, I was of the Śūdra caste, a worshipper of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.25) saurāṣṭraviṣaye śubhre dhanadhānyasamākule .. atha kālāṃtare tatra anāvṛṣṭirabhūddvijāḥ .. 25 .. > in the fair region of Saurāṣṭra, crowded with wealth and grain. / Then in the course of time, O twice-born ones, a drought occurred there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.26) tato'haṃ kṣudhayāviṣṭaḥ prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsthitaḥ .. athāpaśyaṃ saraḥ śubhraṃ hariṇīmūlasaṃsthitam .. 26 .. > Then, overcome by hunger, I went to Prabhāsa-kṣetra. / There I saw a bright lake situated at the foot of Hariṇī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.27) tacca rāmasaronāma padminīṣaṇḍamaṃḍitam .. kṣīrodāṃbudhisaṃkāśaṃ dṛṣṭvā snātaḥ klamānvitaḥ .. 27 .. > named Rāmasaras, adorned with clumps of lotuses, / resembling the ocean of milk. Seeing it, I, being exhausted, bathed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.28) saṃtarpya ca pitṝndevānpītvā svacchamathodakam .. tato'haṃ bhāryayā prokto gṛhāṇemānsaroruhān .. 28 .. > Having offered libations to the ancestors and gods, and drunk the clear water, / I was then addressed by my wife: 'Take these lotuses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.29) etatsamīpato ramyaṃ dṛśyate sthānamuttamam .. vikrīṇīmo'tra gatvā tu yena syādbhojanaṃ vibho .. 29 .. > Near this, a charming, excellent place is seen; / going there, let us sell them, so that there may be food, O master.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.30) athāvatīrya salilaṃ gṛhītāni mayā dvijāḥ .. kamalāni subhū rīṇi prasthitaśca puraṃ prati .. 7.1.39.30 .. > Then, having descended into the water, O twice-born ones, I gathered / very many lotuses and set out toward the city. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.31) tatra gatvā ca rathyāsu catvareṣu trikeṣu ca .. praphullakamalānyeva kretuṃ vai munisattamāḥ .. 31 .. > Having gone there, along the streets, in the squares, and at the crossroads, / to sell those blooming lotuses, O best of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.32) na kaścitprati gṛhṇāti astaṃ prāpto divākaraḥ .. prāsādaṃ kaṃcidāsādya suptohaṃ saha bhāryayā ..32.. > no one bought them, and the sun went to its setting. / Having reached a temple, I slept alongside my wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.33) tatra suptasya me buddhiḥ śrutvā gītadhvaniṃ tadā .. samutpannā sabhā ryasya kṣudhārtasya viśeṣataḥ .. nūnaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ hyetatkasmiṃścidvibudhālaye .. 33 .. > As I slept there, hearing the sound of singing at that time, / an idea arose in me, accompanied by my wife, especially afflicted by hunger: / 'Surely this is a vigil in some house of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.34) saroruhāṇi cādāya vrajāmyatra surālaye .. yadi kaścitpragṛhṇāti prāṇayātrā tato bhavet .. 34 .. > Taking the lotuses, I shall go to that temple. / If someone takes them, then there will be subsistence for my life.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.35) athotthāya samāyāto hyatrāhaṃ munipuṃgavāḥ .. apaśyaṃ liṃgametattu pūjitaṃ kusumaiḥ śubhaiḥ .. 35 .. > Then, rising up, I came here, O bulls among sages; / and I saw this liṅga worshipped with auspicious flowers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.36) rudreśvarābhidhamidaṃ vṛddhaliṃgaṃ svayaṃbhuvam .. veśyānaṃgavatīnāmnī śivarātriparāyaṇā .. 36 .. > this self-manifest ancient liṅga named Rudreśvara. / A courtesan named Anaṅgavatī, devoted to Śivarātri, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.37) jāgartti puratastasya gītanṛtyotsavādinā .. tataḥ kaścinmayā dṛṣṭaḥ kimetadrātrijāgaram ..37.. > was keeping vigil before it with song, dance, celebrations, and the like. / Then someone was seen by me, \[and I asked\]: 'What is this night vigil? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.38) keyaṃ strī dṛśyate'tyarthaṃ gītanṛtyotsave ratā .. so'bravīcchivadharmoktā śivarātriḥ sudharmadā ..38.. > Who is this woman seen, intensely devoted to the festivities of singing and dancing?' / He said: 'This is the night of Śiva, declared by Śiva's teachings, granting great righteousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.39) tāṃ cānaṃgavatīnāmnī veśyeyaṃ dharmasaṃyutā .. jāgartti paramaṃ śreyaḥ śivarātrivrataṃ śubham.. 39 .. > And on it, this virtuous courtesan named Anaṅgavatī / keeps vigil; the auspicious observance of Śivarātri brings supreme welfare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.40) śivarātrivrataṃ hyetadyaḥ samyakkurute naraḥ .. na sa duḥkhamavāpnoti na dāri dryaṃ na baṃdhanam.. 7.1.39.40 .. > For that person who duly performs this Śivarātri observance / does not incur sorrow, poverty, or bondage; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.41) duṣṭaṃ cāriṣṭayogaṃ vā na rogaṃ na bhayaṃ kvacit .. sukhasaubhāgyasaṃpanno jāyate satkule naraḥ .. 41 .. > nor an evil conjunction of misfortune, nor disease, nor fear anywhere. / Endowed with happiness and fortune, that man is born into a good family, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.42) tejasvī ca yaśasvī ca sarvakalyāṇabhājanam .. bhavedasya prasādena evamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ .. 42 .. > splendid, renowned, and a vessel of all auspiciousness / he becomes by his grace: so say the wise.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.43) .. rājovāca .. .. atha me buddhirutpannā tadvrataṃ prati niścalā .. ciṃtitaṃ manasā hyetanmayābrāhmaṇasattamāḥ .. 43 .. > The king said: / "Then an unwavering intention toward that vow arose in me; / and this was reflected in my mind, O best of brahmins: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.44) annābhāvānmamotpanna upavāso balādyataḥ .. tadahaṃ padmake tīrthesnātvā ca lavaṇāṃbhasi .. 44 .. > 'Since through lack of food a fast has been imposed upon me by force, / therefore, having bathed in the salt water at the Padmaka tīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.45) etaiḥ saroruhairdevaṃ pūjayāmi maheśvaram.. tato mayā sabhāryeṇa rudreśaḥ saṃprapūjitaḥ .. 45 .. > I shall worship the god Maheśvara with these lotuses.' / Then, accompanied by my wife, Rudreśa was worshipped by me > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.46) padmaiśca bhaktiyuktena sabhāryeṇa viśeṣataḥ .. jāgratsthitastu devāgre tāṃ rātriṃ saha bhāryayā .. 46 .. > with lotuses, filled with devotion, especially together with my wife; / and keeping awake, I remained before the deity for that night alongside my wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.47) tataḥ prabhātasamaya udite sūryamaṇḍale .. sā veśyā māmuvācedaṃ kaladhautapalatrayam .. 47 .. > Then, at dawn, when the orb of the sun had risen, / that courtesan said this to me: '\[Take\] three palas of silver...' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.48) gṛhāṇamūlyaṃ padmānāṃ na gṛhītaṃ mayā hi tat .. sāttvikaṃ bhāvamāsthāya sabhāryeṇa dvijottamāḥ .. 48 .. > "Take the price of the lotuses!" But it was not accepted by me, / adopting a pure disposition, together with my wife, O best of brahmins. 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.49) tato bhikṣāṃ samāhṛtya prāṇayātrā mayā kṛtā .. kālena mahatā prāptaḥ kāladharmaṃ munīśvarāḥ .. 49 .. > Then, having gathered alms, my sustenance was maintained by me. / After a great length of time, O lords of sages, I met the law of time \[death\]. 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.50) iyaṃ me dayitā sādhvī prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī .. mama dehaṃ samādāya praviṣṭā havyavāhanam.. .. 7.1.39.50 .. > This virtuous wife of mine, dearer to me even than life, / took my body and entered the sacrificial fire. 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.51) tatprabhāvādahaṃ jātaḥ sarvabhaumo mahīpatiḥ .. jātismaraḥ sabhāryastu satyametaddvijottamāḥ .. 51 .. > By the power of that, I was born as a sovereign king of the earth, / remembering my previous births, together with my wife; this is the truth, O best of brahmins. 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.52) etasmātkāraṇādasya bhaktirliṃgasya copari .. mama nityaṃ sabhāryasya satyametadbravīmi vaḥ .. 52 .. > For this reason, devotion towards this liṅga / is ever maintained by me and my wife; I tell you this truth. 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.53) mayā kriyāvihīnena bhaktibāhyena sattamāḥ .. vratametatsamācīrṇaṃ tasyedaṃ sumahatpha lam.. 53 .. > By me, though devoid of ritual action and destitute of devotion, O best of men, / this observance was performed; this is its exceedingly great fruit. 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.54) adhunā bhaktiyuktasya yathopakaraṇānmama .. bhaviṣye yatphalaṃ kiṃcinno vedmi ca munīśvarāḥ .. yena someśamutsṛjya atrāhaṃ bhakti tatparaḥ .. 54 .. > Now, of me endowed with devotion according to my means, / I do not know what the fruit will be in the future, O lords of sages, / by which, leaving Someśa aside, I am devoted here with full intent. 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.55) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. evaṃ śrutvā tu te viprā vismayotphullalocanāḥ .. sādhusādhviti jalpaṃto rājānaṃ saṃpraśaṃsire .. 55 .. > Īśvara said: / Having heard this, those brahmins, their eyes wide with wonder, / proclaiming, "Excellent, excellent!", praised the king. 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.56) pūjayāmāsuraniśaṃ liṃgaṃ tatra svayaṃbhuvam .. tato'sau pārthivaśreṣṭho liṃgasyāsyaprasādataḥ .. saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ prāpto durllabhāṃ tridaśairapi .. 56 .. > They worshipped the self-manifest liṅga there day and night. / Then that best of kings, through the grace of this liṅga, / attained supreme perfection, difficult even for the gods to attain. 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.57) sā ca veśyā bhagavatī śivarātriprabhāvataḥ .. tasya liṃgasya māhātmyādraṃbhānāmāpsarā'bhavat .. 57 .. > And that noble courtesan, by the power of Śivarātri / \[and\] by the māhātmya of that liṅga, became the apsaras named Rambhā. 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.58) tasmātsarvaprayatnena talliṃgaṃ pūjayedbudhaḥ .. dharmakāmārthamokṣaṃ ca yo vāṃchatyakhilapradam .. 58 .. > Therefore, a wise man should worship that liṅga with all effort / if he desires duty, pleasure, wealth, and liberation—that bestower of everything. 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.39.58\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39.58_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsa kṣetramāhātmye kedāreśvara (rudreśvara)liṅgamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ..39.. > Thus ends the thirty-ninth chapter, entitled "Description of the Māhātmya of the Kedāreśvara (Rudreśvara) Liṅga," in the first Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya of the seventh Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the Skandapurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses. 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.39.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.39) · Pramāṇa