[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) › 17.10 # Skandapurana 17.10 Skandapurāṇa 17.10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.1) .. pārvatyuvāca .. .. aho tīrthasya māhātmyaṃ gire raivatakasya ca .. bhavasya devadevasya tathā vastrāpathasya ca .. 1 .. > Pārvatī said: / Ah, the greatness of the sacred ford and of Mount Raivataka, / of Bhava, the god of gods, and likewise of Vastrāpatha! 1 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.2) gaṃgā sarasvatī caiva gomatī narmadā nadī .. svarṇarekhājale sarvāstathā brahmā savāsavaḥ .. 2 .. > The Gaṅgā, the Sarasvatī, the Gomatī, and the river Narmadā / all reside in the water of the Svarṇarekhā, as well as Brahmā with Indra. 2 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.3) brahmendra viṣṇumukhyānāṃ devānāṃ śaṃkarasya ca .. vāso viracitastatra yāvadbrahmadinaṃ bhavet .. 3 .. > An abode of the gods headed by Brahmā, Indra, and Viṣṇu, and of Śaṃkara, / has been established there for as long as a day of Brahmā lasts. 3 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.4) kṣetratīrthaprabhāvaṃ ca prasādāttava śaṃkara .. śrutaṃ savistaraṃ sarvamidaṃ tvaduditaṃ mayā .. 4 .. > And the power of the sacred field and the sacred ford, by your grace, O Śaṃkara, / all this uttered by you has been heard by me in detail. 4 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.5) maheśvara prabho brūhi kiṃ cakāra janeśvaraḥ .. bhojarājo mṛgīṃ prāpya sa ca sārasvato muniḥ .. 5 .. .. > O Maheśvara, O Lord, tell me what the ruler of men, / King Bhoja, did having obtained the doe, and \[what did\] that sage Sārasvata? 5 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.6) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tāsu sarvāsu nārīṣu rūpaudāryaguṇādhikā .. nityaṃ pramuditā śāṃtā nityaṃ maṃgalakārikā .. 6 .. > Īśvara said: / Among all those women, she surpassed them in beauty, generosity, and virtues; / she was ever joyful, peaceful, and ever doing what was auspicious. 6 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.7) mātā svasā sakhī putrī strīṣu saṃbandhavardhanī .. pitā bhrātā guruḥ putraḥ puruṣeṣu tathā kṛtaḥ .. 7 .. > A mother, sister, companion, and daughter, she strengthened bonds among the women; / a father, brother, guru, and son, so was \[each\] treated among the men. 7 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.8) evaṃ guṇavatīṃ bhāryāṃ prāpya hṛṣṭo janeśvaraḥ .. sārasvataṃ muniṃ stutvā rājā vacanamabravīt .. 8 .. > Having obtained such a virtuous wife, the ruler of men was delighted; / having praised the sage Sārasvata, the king spoke these words: 8 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.9) .. rājovāca .. .. brahmā viṣṇurharaḥ sūrya indro'gnirmarutāṃ gaṇaḥ .. brahmacaryeṇa tapasā tvayā santoṣitāḥ prabho .. 9 .. > The king said: / Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara, Sūrya, Indra, Agni, and the host of Maruts / have been pleased by you through celibacy and austerity, O lord. 9 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.10) daivataṃ paramaṃ me tvaṃ pitā mātā guruḥ prabhuḥ .. yena janmāṃtaraṃ sarvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ kathitaṃ mama .. 7.2.10.10 .. > You are my supreme deity, father, mother, guru, and lord, / by whom all about my other birth has been told visibly to me. 10 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.11) surāṣṭradeśo vikhyāto girī raivatako mahān .. bhavaḥ svayaṃbhūrbhagavānkṣetre vastrāpathe śrutaḥ .. 11 .. > The land of Surāṣṭra is renowned, and great is Mount Raivataka; / the self-manifest Lord Bhava is renowned in the sacred field Vastrāpatha. 11 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.12) ujjayaṃtagirermūrdhni gaurīskandagaṇeśvarāḥ .. bhāvayaṃto bhavaṃ sarve saṃsthitā brahmavāsaram .. 12 .. > On the summit of Mount Ujjayanta, Gaurī, Skanda, and the lords of the Gaṇas, / contemplating Bhava, all remain stationed for a day of Brahmā. 12 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.13) vāmano nagaraṃ sthāpya śivaṃ siddheśvaraṃ prati .. jitvā daityaṃ baliṃ baddhvā svayaṃ raivatake sthitaḥ .. 13 .. > Vāmana, having founded a city facing Śiva Siddheśvara, / having conquered and bound the Daitya Bali, himself stayed on Mount Raivataka. 13 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.14) ityetatsarvamāścaryaṃ jīvadbhiryadi dṛśyate .. tīrthayātrāvidhānena bhavo vastrāpathe hariḥ .. 14 .. > If all this wonder can be seen by living beings— / Bhava and Hari in Vastrāpatha by means of the rule of pilgrimage to sacred fords— 14 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.15) tyaktvā rājyaṃ priyānputrānpattyaśvarathakuñjarān .. putraṃ rājye pratiṣṭhāpya gantavyaṃ niścitaṃ mayā .. 15 .. > then having abandoned my kingdom, beloved sons, infantry, horses, chariots, and elephants, / and having installed my son in the kingship, I must surely go. 15 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.16) tvatprasādācchrutaṃ sarvaṃ gamyate yadi dṛśyate .. tīrthayātrāvidhānena bhavo vastrāpathe hariḥ .. 16 .. > By your favor all has been heard; it should be visited if it can be seen— / Bhava and Hari in Vastrāpatha by means of the rule of pilgrimage to sacred fords. 16 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.17) sūryalokaṃ somalokamiṃdralokaṃ hareḥ puram .. brahmalokamatikramya yāsye'haṃ śivamaṃdiram .. 17 .. > Having passed beyond the world of Sūrya, the world of Soma, the world of Indra, the city of Hari, / and the world of Brahmā, I shall go to the abode of Śiva. 17 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.18) śrutvā hi vākyaṃ vividhaṃ narendrātprahṛṣṭaromā sa munirbabhūva .. jijñāsamāno hi nṛpasya sarvaṃ nivārayāmāsa munirnarendram .. 18 .. > Hearing these manifold words from the lord of men, the sage had his hair stand on end; / wishing to test everything about the king, the sage dissuaded the lord of men. 18 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.19) .. sārasvata uvāca .. .. gṛhe'pi devā haraviṣṇumukhyā jalāni darbhā nṛpate tilāśca .. anekadeśāṃtaradarśanārthaṃ mano nivāryaṃ nṛpate tvayeti .. 19 .. > Sārasvata said: / Even in one's own house are the gods headed by Hara and Viṣṇu, waters, darbha-grass, and sesame seeds, O king; / your mind should be turned back, O king, from the desire to see various other lands. 19 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.10.19\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10.19_1) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe dvitīye vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmye vastrāpatha kṣetrayātrotsukasya bhojabhūpasya sārasvatamunikṛtopadeśavarṇanaṃnāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 10 .. > Thus ends the tenth chapter, titled “Description of the Instruction Given by the Sage Sārasvata to King Bhoja Who Was Eager to Make a Pilgrimage to the Sacred Field Vastrāpatha,” in the second \[sub-section\], the Vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmya, of the Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, the seventh part of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skandapurāṇa. 10 . > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.10.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Tattvacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.tattvacintamani.2.1.304) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.10) · Pramāṇa