Skandapurana 16.86
Skandapurāṇa 16.86
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16.86.1
.. īśvara uvāca .. ..
tasyāstu dakṣiṇe bhāge sthitaṃ liṃgaṃ mahāprabham ..
pāṃḍaveśvaranāmāḍhyaṃ paṃcabhiḥ sthāpitaṃ kramāt .. 1 ..
Īśvara said: / On its southern side stands a liṅga of great splendour, / rich in the name Pāṇḍaveśvara, installed in order by the five [Pāṇḍavas]. 1
16.86.2
guptacaryāṃ yadā yātāḥ pāṃḍavā vanavāsinaḥ ..
tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgatāḥ .. 2 ..
When the Pāṇḍavas, dwelling in the forest, went on their secret wanderings, / they came to the sacred field of Prabhāsa in the course of their pilgrimage. 2
16.86.3
tasminkāle mahādevi saṃ prāpte somaparvaṇi ..
sthāpayāmāsuste sarve liṃgaṃ saṃnihitā taṭe .. 3 ..
At that time, O great goddess, when a lunar eclipse had arrived, / they all installed the liṅga on the bank of the Saṃnihitā. 3
16.86.4
mārkaṇḍapramukhānkṛtvā ṛtvijo brāhmaṇottamān ..
vedoktaiḥ kārayāmāsurabhiṣekaṃ vṛṣāndaduḥ .. 4 ..
Having appointed the best brahmins, headed by Mārkaṇḍeya, as officiating priests, / they had the ritual bath performed according to the Vedic rites and gave bulls. // 4
16.86.5
tataḥ prasannā ṛṣayo mārkaṃḍapramukhāḥ priye ..
pratiṣṭhitasya liṃgasya pāṃḍavairvaravarṇini .. 5 ..
Then the seers headed by Mārkaṇḍeya were pleased, O beloved one of fair complexion, / with the liṅga installed by the Pāṇḍavas. // 5
16.86.6
.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..
ye caitatpūjayiṣyaṃti liṃgaṃ pāṃḍavapūjitam ..
te vai pūjyā bhaviṣyaṃti devadānavarakṣasām .. 6 ..
The seers said: / Whoever will worship this liṅga worshipped by the Pāṇḍavas / will indeed be worthy of worship by gods, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas. // 6
16.86.7
aśvamedhaphalaṃ teṣāṃ samyakchraddhārcanena vai ..
bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho hyasmadvākyaprabhāvataḥ .. 7 ..
By worshipping with complete faith, the fruit of a horse-sacrifice will indeed be theirs; / there is no doubt, by the power of our word. // 7
16.86.8
snātvā saṃnihitākuṃḍe yo'rcayetpāṃḍaveśvaram ..
māghe māsi samagre tu sa sākṣātpuruṣottamaḥ .. 8 ..
Having bathed in the Saṃnihitā pool, whoever worships Pāṇḍaveśvara / throughout the entire month of Māgha is Puruṣottama directly manifest. // 8
16.86.9
darśanenāpi tasyāpi pāpaṃ yāti sahasradhā ..
viṣṇurūpo hi sa prokto nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 9..
Even by seeing him, sin is dispersed a thousandfold; / indeed, he is declared to have the form of Viṣṇu, no doubt should be entertained on this. // 9
16.86.86
iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye saṃnihityāmāhātmye pāṃḍaveśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaḍaśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 86 ..
Thus ends the eighty-sixth chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of Pāṇḍaveśvara' in the Glory of Saṃnihitā, within the first [part], the Glory of Prabhāsa Sacred Field, of the seventh section, Prabhāsa Section, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. // 86
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