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(machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.3) palāśāśvatthaniṃbāśca dhavāṭīvāruṇīdrumāḥ .. śamīkaṃkolaliṃbāṃśca bījapūrī ca dāḍimaḥ ..3.. > palāśas, aśvatthas, nimba trees, dhavas, aṭīvāruṇīs, / śamī, kaṅkola, lime, bījapūra, and pomegranate trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.4) badarī niṃbakaḥ pūgaḥ kadalī śallakī śivā.. tālahiṃtālaśirasā bījakāvaṃśakhādirāḥ ..4.. > jujubes, lemon, areca palms, plantains, śallakīs, auspicious trees, / palmyra and hintāla palms, śirasas, bījakas, bamboos, and khadira trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.5) ajagāsanagāgucchā iṃgudīkoraveṃgudāḥ .. brahmavṛkṣāḥ kurubakāḥ karaṃjāḥ putrajīvinaḥ.. .. 5 .. > ajagas, asanas, clumps \[of reeds\], iṅgudīs, koraveṅgudas, / palāśas (brahmavṛkṣa), kurubakas, karañjas, and putrajīvas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.6) aṃkollāḥ pāribhadrāśca kalaṃbāḥ panasāstathā .. ujjvalāśca haridrāśca gaṃgaḍīvāyavā drumāḥ .. 6 .. > aṅkollas, coral trees (pāribhadra), kalambas, and jackfruit trees, / bright ones, turmeric plants, gaṅgaḍīs, and vāyava trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.7) tesuṇḍakāḥ śirīṣāśca kharjūrīkaravaṃdikāḥ.. sevālī śālmalī śālā madhūkāśca vibhītakāḥ ..7.. > tesuṇḍakas, śirīṣas, date palms, and karavandas, / sevālīs, silk-cotton trees, śālas, madhūkas, and vibhītakas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.8) harītakyaḥ kaṭāhāśca karyaṣṭā āṭarūṣakāḥ .. vikacchavaḥ kapitthāśca rohiṇīvetrakadrumāḥ ..8.. > myrobalans (harītakī), kaṭāhas, karyaṣṭas, and āṭarūṣakas, / vikacchavas, wood-apples, rohiṇīs, and canes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.9) madanaphalānirguṇḍīpāṭalānaṃdipādapāḥ .. lavaṃgailālavalyaśca santānā agarudrumāḥ .. 9 .. > emetic nut trees (madanaphala), nirguṇḍīs, pāṭalas, nandi trees, / cloves, cardamoms, lavalīs, santānas, and agallochum trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.10) śrīkhaṇḍakarpūranagāḥ kalpavṛkṣā nagotamāḥ .. vāmanena tadā dṛṣṭāśchāyāvṛkṣāḥ surārcitāḥ .. 7.2.15.10 .. > sandalwood and camphor trees, wish-fulfilling trees, the best of trees; / shade-providing trees worshipped by gods were then seen by Vāmana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.11) udayāstamane yeṣāṃ chāyā na pratihanyate .. teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet .. 11 .. > whose shadow is never obstructed at sunrise or at sunset; / by merely beholding them, the destruction of all sins occurs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.12) ye janāḥ puṇyakarmāṇasteṣāṃ te dṛṣṭigocarāḥ .. etānpaśyanyayau vṛkṣāṃstato raivatakaṃ girim .. 12 .. > They fall within the range of vision only of those people whose deeds are virtuous. / Looking upon these trees, he then went to Mount Raivataka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.13) yāvannirīkṣate tuṃgaṃ śikharaṃ tasya mūrddhani .. āścaryaṃ dadṛśe vipro mahallokabhayaṃkaram .. 13 .. > As he looked at its lofty peak, on its summit / the brahmin beheld a great wonder, terrifying to the world: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.14) dhūmajvalanamadhyasthānpuruṣānpaṃca paśyati .. kṛṣṇāṃgānkhecarānraudrānkṛṣṇāguruvibhūṣitān .. 14 .. > he saw five men standing amid smoke and flame, / black-limbed, moving through the air, ferocious, adorned with black agallochum, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35) sārameya samārūḍhānkarihastānsamekhalān .. khaṅgakheṭakahastāṃśca ḍamaruḍḍāmarasvanān...35. > mounted upon dogs, with hands like elephant trunks, wearing girdles, / with swords and shields in their hands, making sounds with ḍamarus and terrible noise, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_1) saghargharīkacaraṇanyāsanāditaparvatān .. phetkārabhāsurākārānkāśakuñcitamūrddhajān .. 16 .. > making the mountain resound with the movement of feet wearing small ringing bells, / of radiant form accompanied by howls, with curly hair like kāśa grass, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_2) naramāṃsavasāsārakavalavyagratālukān .. janagaṃdhasamājñānabhavatīvravilocanān .. 17 .. > their palates busy swallowing the marrow, fat, and flesh of humans, / whose eyes were fierce with the smell and recognition of people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_3) pañcāgnisādhanāvyāptadivyacakṣuḥ prabhāvataḥ .. devānpaśyati viprendro jñātakāryaparaṃparaḥ .. 18 .. > By the power of divine sight acquired through the practice of the five fires, / the foremost of brahmins, understanding the succession of duties, beheld the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_4) ete kṣetrādhipāḥ pañca mahādevena nirmitāḥ .. mahābalā raivatake nivasaṃti girau sadā .. .. 19 .. > These are the five guardians of the sacred field, created by Mahādeva, / very powerful, who dwell constantly on Mount Raivataka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_5) svecchācārānnarānmarttyānvārayati nage tathā .. hariṃ haraṃ nadīṃ devīṃ na paśyaṃti giriṃ yathā .. 7.2.15.20 .. > They turn away mortal men on the mountain who act according to their own whim, / so that they do not see Hari, Hara, the river, the goddess, or the mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_6) dṛṣṭvā jñātvā stutiṃ cakre dhyātvā devaṃ maheśvaram .. jayaṃti duṣṭadaityeṃdrayuddhadhyānāṃkitaṃ vapuḥ .. bibhrati bhrātaro ye te paṃceṃdrasamavikramāḥ .. 21 .. > Having seen and understood \[them\], he meditated on the lord Maheśvara and uttered a hymn of praise: / 'Victorious are those who bear bodies marked by meditating on battle with wicked lords of Daityas, / those five brothers who possess valour equal to Indra's! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_7) rudravaktrodbhavā dakṣā dakṣādhvaravināśakāḥ .. svāvalīḍhāhutīnaṣṭabhītavāḍavanaṃditāḥ ..22 .. > Born from the mouth of Rudra, capable, destroyers of Dakṣa's sacrifice, / celebrated by Brahmins terrified when their oblations swallowed by their own \[flames\] were ruined! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_8) kuṅkumāgarukarpūraliptāṃgāḥ suvibhūṣitāḥ .. madirāmodamattāṃganṛtyagītakarāḥ surāḥ..23.. > With limbs smeared with saffron, agallochum, and camphor, well-adorned, / divine beings whose limbs are intoxicated by the fragrance of wine, performing dances and songs! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_9) brahmāṃḍabhramaṇaśrāṃta svagaṃdhatrastasaṃcarāḥ .. manojavāḥ kāmagamā kṣetrapālā jayaṃti te .. 24 .. > Tired from wandering across the cosmic egg, their movements terrifying by their own scent, / swift as thought, moving at will—victorious are those kṣetrapālas!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_10) ityādivacanāttuṣṭā dvijasyāgre svayaṃ sthitāḥ .. ekapādo'smyahaṃ caiko dvitīyo giridāruṇaḥ .. 25 .. > Pleased by these and other words, they stood before the twice-born and \[one said\]: / 'I am Ekapāda, the first, and the second is Giridāruṇa; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_11) tṛtīyo meghanādastu siṃhanādaścaturthakaḥ .. paṃcamaḥ kālamegho'haṃ kurmaḥ kiṃ te vadasva tat .. 26 .. .. .. > The third is Meghanāda, and Siṃhanāda is the fourth; / I, the fifth, am Kālamegha. Tell us, what shall we do for you?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_12) .. dvija uvāca .. .. yadi tuṣṭā bhavaṃto me yadi deyo varo dhuvam .. aho āpralayaṃ yāvatsthātavyaṃ matpratiṣṭhitaiḥ .. 27 .. > The twice-born said: / 'If you are pleased with me, if a boon is truly to be granted, / oh, consecrated by me, you must remain here until the dissolution of the universe!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_13) ekapādo giri taṭe praharṣātprathamaṃ sthitaḥ .. vasatau vasatā tena girau ca giridāruṇaḥ .. 28 .. > First, out of great joy, Ekapāda took his place on the slope of the mountain; / while he dwelt on the mountain in that dwelling-place, Giridāruṇa also, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_14) pratiṣṭhitaḥ prasādyātha varado'sau svayaṃ sthitaḥ .. ujjayaṃtagirermūrdhni meghanādaḥ svayaṃ yayau .. 29 .. > Having been installed and propitiated, that granter of boons took his stand himself. / Meghanāda went of his own accord to the summit of Mount Ujjayanta; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_15) bhavānīśaṃkaraṃ ramyaṃ siṃhanādastathāviśat .. svayaṃ vastrāpathenaiva bhavasyāgre nirūpitaḥ .. 7.2.15.30 .. > Likewise, Siṃhanāda entered the delightful Bhavānīśaṃkara; / he was assigned before Bhava in Vastrāpatha itself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_16) svaṇarekhānadītīre kālamegho mahābalaḥ .. sarvalokopakārārthaṃ tīrthaṃ saṃsthāpitaṃ purā .. 31 .. > The mighty Kālamegha \[took his stand\] on the bank of the river Svarṇarekhā; / in ancient times, the sacred ford was established for the welfare of all the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_17) vāmanena svayaṃ gatvā kṣetrapālāstu pūjitāḥ .. purā yugādau rājeṃdra sarve devāḥ samāgatāḥ .. 32 .. > Vāmana himself went and worshipped the kṣetrapālas. / Formerly, at the beginning of the yuga, O king of kings, all the gods assembled, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_18) surāṣṭradeśe saṃprāptāḥ puṇye raivatake girau .. rakṣārthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ vadhārthaṃ devavairiṇām .. 33 .. > Arriving in the country of Surāṣṭra at the sacred mountain Raivataka, / for the protection of all the worlds and the destruction of the enemies of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_19) viṣṇoḥ kaṇṭhe tadā muktā jayamālā surottamaiḥ .. dāmodareti vikhyātaṃ dattaṃ nāmottamaṃ hareḥ .. 34 .. > Then a garland of victory was placed around the neck of Viṣṇu by the foremost gods; / the renowned, supreme name "Dāmodara" was bestowed upon Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.35\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.35_20) tatrādau kārtike śukle vāsare viṣṇuvallabhe .. upoṣya sahite devaistattīrthaṃ viṣṇunā kṛtam .. 35 .. > There, first, on a day beloved of Viṣṇu during the bright fortnight of Kārttika, / having fasted along with the gods, that sacred ford was created by Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.36) sarvatīrthamayī puṇyā svarṇarekhā nadī sthitā .. bhuktimuktipradaṃ puṇyaṃ viṣṇulokapradāyakam .. 36 .. > There flows the sacred river Svarṇarekhā, consisting of all sacred fords, / granting enjoyment and liberation, auspicious, bestowing the world of Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.37) kṣālanaṃ sarvapāpānāṃ rogadāridryanāśanam .. dāmodaraṃ raivatake paramānaṃdadāyakam .. 37 .. > Washing away all sins, destroying disease and poverty— / Dāmodara on Raivataka, bestowing supreme bliss. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.38) ye paśyaṃti vimānaiste nīyaṃte viṣṇumaṃdire .. na gṛhe kārtikaḥ kāryo viśeṣādbhīṣmapaṃcakam.. 38 .. > Those who behold it are carried in aerial chariots to the abode of Viṣṇu. / The \[observances of\] Kārttika should not be performed at home, especially the Bhīṣmapañcaka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.39) paṃcakāddvādaśī śreṣṭhā kāryā dāmodare jale .. prātaḥsnānaṃ prakarttavyaṃ saṃprāpte kārtike janaiḥ .. 39.. > The Dvādaśī is superior to the Pañcaka; it should be observed in the water of Dāmodara. / When Kārttika arrives, morning ablution should be performed by people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.40) māsopavāsaḥ karttavyo yatibhirbrahmacāribhiḥ .. satībhirvidhavābhiśca muktisthānamabhīpsubhiḥ .. 7.2.15.40 .. > A month-long fast should be undertaken by ascetics, celibate students, / chaste wives, and widows who desire the abode of liberation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.41) ekabhaktena naktena tathaivāyācitena ca .. upavāsevana kṛcchreṇa śākāhāreṇa vā punaḥ .. 41 .. > Or by \[eating\] a single meal, or at night, or \[eating only\] unasked-for food, / or by fasting, severe penance, or eating vegetables, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.42) saṃsevyaḥ kārttike viṣṇurdīpadānaparairnaraiḥ .. brahmacaryaparairmāso nīyate yadi mānavaiḥ .. 42 .. > Viṣṇu should be served in Kārttika by people intent on offering lamps. / If the month is spent by men devoted to celibacy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.43) tadā viṣṇupure vāsaḥ kriyate viṣṇunā saha .. pañcopavāsāḥ karttavyāḥ saṃprāpte bhīṣmapaṃcake .. 43 .. > Then residence in the city of Viṣṇu is attained alongside Viṣṇu. / Five fasts should be observed when the Bhīṣmapañcaka arrives, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.44) ekādaśīṃ samārabhya paṃcamī pūrṇimādinam.. tadetatpaṃcakaṃ proktaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇām.. 44 .. > Beginning with the Ekādaśī up to the fifth day, the day of the full moon. / This is declared to be the Pañcaka that removes all sins of mortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.45) sarveṣāmapi māsānāṃ pañcakātkārtikādapi .. ekādaśī kārtikasya puṇyā dāmodare kṛtā .. 45 .. > Among all months, and compared to the Pañcaka of Kārttika as well, / the Ekādaśī of Kārttika observed at Dāmodara is holy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.46) miṣṭānnaṃ kārtike deyaṃ haviṣyaṃ saghṛtaplutam.. suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vastraṃ toyamannaṃ phalāni ca .. 46 .. > Sweet food should be given in Kārttika, and sacrificial food soaked with clarified butter, / gold, silver, clothing, water, food, and fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.47) māsāṃte vividhaṃ deyaṃ gaustilāḥ kusumāni ca .. sarvadāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarva tīrtheṣu yatphalam.. 47 .. > At the end of the month, various gifts should be given: a cow, sesame seeds, and flowers. / Whatever merit \[is earned\] in all gifts, whatever fruit \[is gained\] at all sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.48) aśvamedhādibhiryajñairgayāyāṃ piṃḍadasya yat .. tatphalaṃ jāyate nṝṇāṃ dṛṣṭe dāmodare nṛpa .. 48 .. > And whatever \[fruit is attained\] through sacrifices such as the horse sacrifice, or by offering funeral cakes at Gayā— / that fruit arises for mortals when Dāmodara is beheld, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.49) ekādaśyāṃ kṛtasnāno deva pūjāparo bhavet .. snāpya pañcāmṛtenaiva tatastīrthodakena ca .. 49 .. > Having bathed on the Ekādaśī, one should be devoted to the worship of the deity; / having bathed \[him\] with the five nectars and then with water from the sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.50) kuṃkumāgaruśrīkhaṃḍakarpūrodakamiśritaiḥ .. pūjayitvā tataḥ puṣpaiḥ śatapatraiḥ sugaṃ dhibhiḥ .. 7.2.15.50 .. > Mixed with saffron, agallochum, sandalwood, and camphor water, / and then having worshipped him with fragrant, hundred-petalled flowers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.51) mālatīkusumaiḥ śubhrairbahubhistulasīdalaiḥ .. vastrayajñopavītaṃ ca dattvā dhūpaṃ pradhūpayet..51.. > With white jasmine flowers and abundant tulasī leaves, / having offered garments and a sacred thread, one should burn incense. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.52) dīpaṃ dadyāddhṛtenaiva tailenāpi ghṛtaṃ vinā.. naivedyaṃ vividhaṃ deyaṃ phalaṃ tāṃbūlameva ca .. 52 .. > One should offer a lamp with clarified butter, or even with oil if clarified butter is absent; / various offerings of food should be presented, along with fruits and betel. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.53) prāsādapūjā karttavyā dhvajadānādinā nṛpa .. gauḥ savatsā tato deyā saṃsārārṇavatāriṇī .. 53 .. > Worship of the temple should be performed by dedicating a banner and other offerings, O king; / then a cow with its calf, which carries one across the ocean of worldly existence, should be given. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.54) tataḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā gītavāditranisvanaiḥ .. vedapāṭhapurāṇaiśca vyākhyādivyakathādibhiḥ .. 54 .. > Then, having circumambulated with sounds of singing and instrumental music, / and with recitations of the Vedas, Purāṇas, expositions, divine narratives, and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.55) devāgre jāgaraḥ kāryo dīpo deyoṃ'tibhūmiṣu .. saptadhānyamayāḥ sapta parvatā dīpasaṃyutāḥ .. 55 .. > A night vigil should be kept before the deity, and a lamp should be placed on high pedestals. / Seven mountains made of the seven grains, accompanied by lamps, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.56) phalatāṃbūlapakvānnapūritāḥ parikalpitāḥ .. vidvadbhiḥ śrotriyaiḥ śrāṃtairbrāhmaṇairgṛhamedhibhiḥ .. 56 .. > Filled with fruits, betel, and cooked delicacies, should be prepared / by learned men, Vedic scholars, disciplined brahmin householders, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.57) strībhiśca naraśārdūla śrotavyā vaiṣṇavī kathā .. evaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ rāgakrodhavivarjitaiḥ .. 57 .. > And by women, O tiger among men; a narrative of Viṣṇu should be listened to. / Thus a night vigil should be kept, free from passion and anger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.58) kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrāvudite sūryamaḍale .. pūrvāṃ saṃdhyāṃ tataḥ snātvā kṛtvā madhyāhnamācaret..58.. > Having observed the night vigil, when the disc of the sun has risen, / having bathed and performed the morning twilight devotion, one should attend to the midday rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.59) devānpitṝnmanuṣyāṃśca saṃtarpya vidhipūrvakam.. kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tu dadyāddānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ.. 59.. > Having duly made water offerings to the gods, ancestors, and human beings, / and having performed the ancestral rite for the ancestors, one should give gifts according to one's capacity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.60) devaṃ dāmodaraṃ pūjya puṣpadhūpādinā punaḥ .. narasiṃhaṃ suraṃ pūjya vainateyaṃ ca pūjayet .. 7.2.15.60 .. > Having worshipped the god Dāmodara again with flowers, incense, and the like, / and having worshipped the god Narasiṃha, one should also worship Garuḍa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.61) kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrāvutthāpya madhusūdanam .. dvādaśībhuktimāsādya kāryaṃ pāraṇakaṃ naraiḥ .. 61 .. > Having kept the night vigil, having awakened Madhusūdana, / and having obtained the meal of Dvādaśī, the breaking of the fast should be performed by people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.62) brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā ca sahitaḥ putrabāṃdhavaiḥ .. vikalāṃdhakṛpaṇānāṃ deyamannaṃ svaśaktitaḥ .. 62 .. > Having fed brahmins, together with sons and kinsmen, / food should be given according to one's ability to the disabled, the blind, and the destitute. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.63) dāmodare raivatake svarṇarekhānadījale .. evaṃ yaḥ kurute yātrāṃ tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu .. 63 .. > Whoever thus undertakes a pilgrimage to Dāmodara on Raivataka, in the waters of the river Svarṇarekhā, / hear the meritorious fruit of that person: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.64) brahmaghnaśca surāpaśca grāmasīmāvilopakaḥ .. rājadrohī gurudrohī mithyāvratadharaśca yaḥ .. 64 .. > A slayer of a brahmin, a drinker of liquor, a destroyer of village boundaries, / one who betrays the king, one who betrays the teacher, and one who keeps false vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.65) kūṭasākṣyaprado yaśca yaśca nyāsāpahārakaḥ .. bālastrīghātako vipraḥ saṃdhyāsnānavivarjitaḥ .. 65 .. > he who gives false testimony, and he who appropriates a deposit, / a brahmin who kills a child or a woman, one devoid of twilight prayers and ritual ablution, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.66) devabrahma svaharttā ca vedavikrayakārakaḥ .. kanyāvikrayakarttā ca devabrāhmaṇaniṃdakaḥ ..66.. > he who steals the property of deities or brahmins, he who sells the Vedas, / he who sells his daughter, and he who reviles deities and brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.67) viśvāsaghātako vipraḥ śūdrānnādo'tha lubdhakaḥ .. nāyakaḥ paradārāṇāṃ svayaṃdattāpahārakaḥ .. 67 .. > a brahmin who betrays trust, one who eats the food of a Śūdra, a hunter, / a seducer of others' wives, one who takes back what he himself gave, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.68) parvamaithunasevī ca tathā vai setubhedakaḥ .. pariṇītāmṛtusnātāṃ svayaṃ yo nābhigacchati .. 68 .. > one who indulges in sexual intercourse on sacred days, likewise a breaker of dams, / he who does not himself approach his wedded wife who has bathed after her courses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.69) brāhmaṇī vidhavā bālā na bhavecchrutadhāriṇī .. mahāpātakinaścaite tathānye bahavo nṛpa .. 69 .. > a young brahmin widow who does not uphold the sacred tradition— / these and many others are great sinners, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.70) svarṇarekhājale snātvā dṛṣṭvā dāmodaraṃ harim .. rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ .. 7.2.15.70 .. > Having bathed in the waters of the Svarṇarekhā, having beheld Hari as Dāmodara, / and having kept a night-vigil, one is liberated from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.71) na tu ye pāpakarmāṇaḥ samāyātāḥ prajāgare .. saṃsārasāgare tīrthe gacchaṃti na hareḥ puram .. 71 .. > But those evil-doers who do not assemble for the vigil / at the sacred ford on the ocean of worldly existence do not go to the city of Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.72) yathā yathā yāti naraḥ prajāgare tathātathā viṣṇupure viciṃtyate .. vāsaḥ surairvaiṣṇavalokahetave mṛdaṃgagītadhvaninādite gṛhe .. 72 .. > As a man keeps the vigil, so do the gods contemplate his residence in the city of Viṣṇu / for the sake of the Vaiṣṇava realm, in an abode resounding with the sound of mṛdaṅgas and songs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.73) gadāsi śaṃkhāridharāścaturbhujā daiteyadarpāpaharūpadhāriṇaḥ .. pragīyamānāḥ surasuṃdarībhiste yāṃti khaṃ khecaragātrasaṃgāḥ .. 73 .. > Bearing mace, sword, conch, and discus, four-armed, assuming the form that removes the pride of the Daityas, / praised in song by divine beauties, touching the bodies of celestial wanderers, they go to the sky. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.74) vārāhakalpe prathamaṃ yugādau dāmodaro raivatake prasiddhaḥ .. saiṣā nadī yā saritāṃ variṣṭhā so'yaṃ hariryo bhuvanasya kartā .. 74 .. > In the Vārāha Kalpa, at the beginning of the yuga, Dāmodara first became renowned on Raivataka; / this is that river which is the best among rivers; this is that Hari who is the maker of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.75) idaṃ purāṇaṃ paṭhate śṛṇoti naro vimānairmadhusūda nālaye .. devāṃganādattabhujaścaturbhujaḥ sa nīyate devagaṇairabhiṣṭutaḥ .. 75 .. > A man who recites or listens to this Purāṇa is led in aerial chariots to the abode of Madhusūdana, / supported by the arms of divine maidens, four-armed, praised by hosts of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.15.75\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.15.75_21) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsa khaṇḍe dvitīye vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmye sārasvataproktatīrthayātrāvidhāne śrīdāmodaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ ..15.. > Thus ends the fifteenth chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of Śrī Dāmodara' in the Rules for Pilgrimage to Sacred Fords Proclaimed by Sārasvata, in the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya, in the second \[sub-section of the\] Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, in the Mahāpurāṇa of Śrī Skanda, in the Saṃhitā of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.15.1) — English, machine 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