[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) › 17.16 # Skandapurana 17.16 Skandapurāṇa 17.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.1) .. rājovāca .. athāsau vāmano vipraḥ praviṣṭo gahane vane .. ekākī kiṃ cakārātha kautukaṃ tadvadasva me .. 1 .. > The king said: / Now, when that brahmin Vāmana entered the deep forest, / what wonder did he perform there alone? Tell me that. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.2) .. sārasvata uvāca .. .. athāsau vāmano vipro gatvā raivatake girau .. svarṇarekhānadītoye snātvātha vidhipūrvakam .. 2 .. > Sārasvata said: / Then that brahmin Vāmana, having gone to Mount Raivataka, / and having bathed according to rule in the waters of the river Svarṇarekhā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.3) sugaṃdhapuṣpadhūpādyairdevaṃ saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ .. tasthau tadagrato rājannekākī nirjane vane ..3 .. > having worshipped the god with devotion using fragrant flowers, incense, and the like, / stood before him alone in the desolate forest, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.4) sarvasattvasamāyukte sarīsṛpasamākule.. anekasvarasaṃghuṣṭe mayūradhvaninādite .. 4 .. > a forest filled with all kinds of creatures, swarming with reptiles, / resounding with many calls, echoing with the cries of peacocks, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.5) kokilārāvaramye ca vanakukkuṭaghoṣite .. khadyotadyotite tasminvalīmukhavidhūnite ..5.. > charming with the cries of cuckoos, noisy with wild cocks, / illuminated by fireflies, shaken by monkeys, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.6) kvacidvaṃśāgninā śāṃte kvacitpuṣpitapādape .. gaganāsaktaviṭape sūryatāpavivarjite ..6.. > calmed in places by bamboo-fires, with blossoming trees in places, / its branches touching the sky, free from the heat of the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.7) lubdhakāghāta saṃtrastabhrāṃtasūkaraśaṃbare .. saṃhṛṣṭakṣatriyavātasthānadānavicakṣaṇe .. 7.. > with wild boars and śambara deer wandering in terror from the strikes of hunters, / skillful in providing places of safety for hosts of delighted Kṣatriyas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.8) anekāścaryasaṃpannaṃ sasmāra manasā harim .. taṃ bhītamiva vijñāya narasiṃhaḥ samāyayau .. 8 .. > Endowed with many wonders, he remembered Hari with his mind. / Knowing him to be frightened, as it were, Narasiṃha arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.9) rakṣārthaṃ tasya viprasya babhāṣe purataḥ sthitaḥ .. na bhetavyaṃ tvayā vipra vada te kiṃ karomyaham .. 9 .. > For the protection of that brahmin, standing before him, he spoke: / 'You must not fear, O brahmin; tell me, what shall I do for you?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.10) .. vipra uvāca .. .. yadi tuṣṭo varo deyo narasiṃha tvayā mama .. sadātra rakṣā karttavyā sarveṣāṃ tīrthavāsinām ..7.2.16.10 .. > The brahmin said: / 'If you are pleased and a boon is to be given to me by you, O Narasiṃha, / protection must always be granted here to all dwellers at the sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.11) devasyāgre sadā stheyaṃ yāvadiṃdrāścaturddaśa .. evamastviti taṃ procya tathā cakre haristadā .. 11 .. > You must always remain before the deity as long as the fourteen Indras \[endure\].' / Saying 'Let it be so' to him, Hari then acted accordingly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.12) ato dāmodarasyāgre narasiṃhaḥ sa pūjyate .. vanaṃ saumyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena tīrtharakṣāṃ karoti saḥ .. 12 .. > Therefore, Narasiṃha is worshipped before Dāmodara; / the forest was made tranquil by him, and he protects the sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.13) bhūtapretādisaṃvāso vane tasminna jāyate .. narasiṃhaprabhāvena naṣṭaṃ siṃhādijaṃ bhayam .. 13.. > No dwelling of bhūtas, pretas, and the like occurs in that forest; / by the power of Narasiṃha, fear arising from lions and other beasts was destroyed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.14) kārttike vāsare viṣṇordvādaśyāṃ pāraṇe kṛte .. dāmodaraṃ namaskṛtya bhavaṃ draṣṭuṃ tato yayau .. 14 .. > In the month of Kārttika, on the day of Viṣṇu, on the twelfth lunar day, after breaking his fast, / having bowed to Dāmodara, he then went to behold Bhava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.15) caturdaśyāṃ kṛtasnāno bhavaṃ saṃpūjya bhāvataḥ .. bhavabhāvabhavaṃ pāpaṃ bhasmībhūtaṃ bhavārcanāt .. 15.. > Having bathed on the fourteenth lunar day and worshipped Bhava with devotion, / the sin arising from worldly existence was reduced to ashes from the worship of Bhava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.16) sa kṣīṇapāpanicayo jāto devasya darśanāt .. bhavasyāgre sthitaṃ śāṃtaṃ tathā vastrāpathasya ca .. 16.. > His heap of sins diminished from beholding the deity; / \[he saw\] that tranquil one standing before Bhava and likewise Vastrāpatha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.17) taṃ kālameghaṃ samabhyarcya tato vastrāpathaṃ yayau .. devaṃ saṃpūjya maṃtraiḥ sa vedoktairvidhipūrvakam .. 17 .. > Having worshipped that Kālamegha, he then went to Vastrāpatha; / having worshipped the deity with mantras declared in the Vedas, according to rule, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.18) dhūpadīpādinaivedyaiḥ sarvaṃ cakre sa vāmanaḥ .. pradakṣiṇāśataṃ kṛtvā bhavasyāgre vyavasthitaḥ .. 18 .. > with incense, lamps, food offerings, and the like, Vāmana performed everything. / Having performed a hundred circumambulations, he stood before Bhava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.19) yāvannirīkṣate sarvaṃ tāvatpaśyati parvatam .. ujjayaṃtaṃ girivaraṃ mainākasya sahodaram .. 19 .. > As he looks upon everything, he beholds the mountain, / Ujjayanta, the best of mountains, the brother of Maināka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.20) surāṣṭradeśe vikhyātaṃ yugādau prathamaṃ sthitam .. bhūdharaṃ bhūdharairyuktaṃ śilāpādapamaṃḍitam .. 7.2.16.20 .. > renowned in the land of Surāṣṭra, situated first at the beginning of the yuga, / a mountain joined with hills, adorned with rocks and trees. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.21) taṃ dṛṣṭvā ciṃtayāmāsa sūkṣmāndharmānsa vāmanaḥ .. alpāyāsānsubahulānputralakṣmīpradāyakān .. 21 .. > Having seen it, that Vāmana reflected upon the subtle dharmas, / requiring little effort, bringing abundant results, bestowing sons and prosperity: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.22) avaśyaṃ kriya māṇeṣu svadharma upajāyate .. dṛṣṭvā nadīṃ sāgaragāṃ snātvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 22 .. > 'When \[these duties\] are performed, one's own dharma arises inevitably: / having seen a river flowing to the ocean and having bathed, one is freed from sins; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.23) gāṃ spṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇaṃ natvā saṃpūjya gurudevatāḥ .. tapasvinaṃ yatiṃ śāṃtaṃ śrotriyaṃ brahmacāriṇam .. 23 .. > having touched a cow, having bowed to a brahmin, having worshipped the guru and deities, / an ascetic, a restrained renouncer, a Veda-knowing scholar, a celibate student; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.24) pitaraṃ mātaraṃ bhaginīṃ tatpatiṃ duhitāṃ patim .. bhāgineyamatha dauhitraṃ mitrasaṃbadhibāṃdhavān .. saṃbhojya pātakaiḥ sarvairmucyaṃte gṛhamedhinaḥ .. 24 .. > having fed father, mother, sister, her husband, daughter, husband, / nephew, grandson, friends, relatives, and kin, householders are freed from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.25) rājā gajāśvanakulaṃ satīvṛṣamahīdharāḥ .. ādarśakṣīravṛkṣāśca satatānnapradāstu te .. 25 .. > A king, an elephant, a horse, a mongoose, a chaste woman, a bull, mountains, / a mirror, trees with milky sap, and those who continually provide food— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.26) dṛṣṭamātrāḥ punantyete ye nityaṃ satyavādinaḥ .. vedadharmakathāṃ śrutvā bhuktimuktipradā narān ..26.. > these purify as soon as they are seen, \[as do\] those who always speak the truth; / having heard a discourse on the dharma of the Vedas, they bestow enjoyment and liberation upon men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.27) smṛtvā hariharau gaṃgāṃ kṛtvā tīreṇa mārjanam .. gatvā jāgaraṇe viṣṇordattvā dānaṃ ca śaktitaḥ .. 27.. > Remembering Hari and Hara and the Gaṅgā, performing cleansing by its bank, / going to the vigil of Viṣṇu and giving a gift according to one's capacity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.28) tāṃbūlaṃ kusumaṃ dīpaṃ naivedyaṃ tulasīdalam .. gītaṃ nṛtyaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca vidhāya suramaṃdire .. 28 .. > offering betel, flowers, a lamp, food offerings, and tulasī leaves, / and performing singing, dancing, and instrumental music in the temple of the god— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.29) ete sūkṣmāḥ smṛtā dharmāḥ kriyamāṇā mahodayāḥ .. ato girīndraṃ paśyāmi sarvadevālayaṃ śubham ..29 .. > these are remembered as the subtle dharmas which, when performed, bring great prosperity. / Therefore, I shall behold the lord of mountains, the auspicious abode of all the gods.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.30) teṣāṃ karatale svargaḥ śikharaṃ yāṃti ye narāḥ .. 7.2.16.30.. > Heaven is in the palm of their hand—those men who ascend the peak. (30) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.31) iti jñātvā samā rūḍho vāmano girimūrddhani .. airāvatapadākrāṃtyā yatra toyaṃ viniḥsṛtam ..31.. > Knowing this, Vāmana climbed to the mountain summit, / where water had gushed forth from the impact of Airāvata's foot. (31) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.32) tataḥ śikharamārūḍhāṃ bhavānīṃ skandamātaram .. draṣṭuṃ sa vāmano yāti śikhare gaganāśrite .. 32 .. > Then, to see Bhavānī, mother of Skanda, seated on the peak, / that Vāmana went up to the sky-reaching summit. (32) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.33) yathāyathā girivare samārohaṃti mānavāḥ .. tathātathā vimucyaṃte pātakaiḥ sarvadehinaḥ .. 33 .. > The higher men ascend upon the excellent mountain, / the more all embodied beings are freed from their sins. (33) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.34) iti kṛtvā matiṃ vipro jagāma girimūrddhani .. bhavabhakto bhavānīṃ sa dadarśa skandamātaram ..34.. > Resolving thus in his mind, the brahmin went to the mountain summit. / Devoted to Bhava, he beheld Bhavānī, the mother of Skanda. (34) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.35) aṃbeti bhāṣate skaṃdastato'nye sarvadevatāḥ .. pṛthivyāṃ mānavāḥ sarve pātāle sarvapannagāḥ .. 35 .. > "Mother!" says Skanda, and after him all the other gods, / all mortals on earth, and all serpents in Pātāla. (35) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.36) ato hyaṃbeti vikhyātā pūjyate girimūrddhani .. saṃpūjya vividhairmukhyaiḥ phalairnānāvidhairdvijaḥ .. 36 .. > Therefore indeed she is celebrated as 'Ambā' and worshipped on the mountain summit. / Having worshipped her with various choice fruits of diverse kinds, the twice-born (36) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.37) gaganāsaktaśikhare saṃsthitaḥ kautukānvitaḥ .. ekākī śikhare tasminnūrddhvabāhurvyavasthitaḥ ..37.. > stood upon the sky-touching peak filled with wonder. / Alone on that peak, he stood with his arms raised up, (37) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.38) nirīkṣya medinīṃ sarvāṃ saparvatasasāgarām.. ādyaṃ sanātanaṃ devaṃ bhāskaraṃ triguṇātmakam ..38.. > beholding the whole earth together with mountains and oceans, / \[and gazing upon\] the primordial, eternal god Bhāskara, composed of the three guṇas, (38) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.39) sarvatejomayaṃ sarvadevaṃ devairnamaskṛtam .. bhramamāṇaṃ nirādhāraṃ kālamānaprayojakam ..39.. > consisting of all radiance, the god of all, bowed to by the gods, / wandering without support, the instigator of the measurement of time. (39) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.40) yāvatpaśyati taṃ viprastāvatpaśyati śaṃkaram .. digaṃbaraṃ bhavaṃ devaṃ samaṃtādaśmaguṃṭhitam .. 7.2.16.40 .. > While the brahmin looked at him, just then he beheld Śaṃkara, / the sky-clad god Bhava, concealed on every side by stones, (40) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.41) buddharūpākṛtiṃ devaṃ sarvajñaṃ guṇabhūṣitam .. kṛśāṃgaṃ jaṭilaṃ saumyaṃ vyomamārge svayaṃ sthitam .. 41 .. .. > the god endowed with the appearance of the Buddha, omniscient, adorned with virtues, / lean-limbed, matted-haired, gentle, standing himself in the sky. (41) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.42) .. śrīśiva uvāca .. .. śṛṇu vāmana tuṣṭo'haṃ dāsye te vividhānvarān .. trailokyavyāpinī vṛddhirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .. 42 .. > Śrī Śiva said: / Listen, Vāmana! I am pleased; I will grant you various boons. / You shall have prosperity pervading the three worlds, there is no doubt. (42) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.43) pratibhāsyaṃti te vedā gītanṛtyādikaṃ ca yat .. asādhyasādhanī śakti bhaviṣyati tava sthirā .. paraṃ vastrāpathe gatvā kuru tīrthāvalokanam .. 43 .. > The Vedas shall be revealed to you, as well as song, dance, and the like. / You will have steadfast power that accomplishes what is impossible. / Moreover, go to Vastrāpatha and behold the sacred fords. (43) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.44) .. vāmana uvāca .. .. vastrāpathe mahādeva yāni tīrthāni tāni me .. vada deva viśeṣeṇa yadyasti karuṇā mayi ..44.. > Vāmana said: / Whatever sacred fords there are in Vastrāpatha, O Mahādeva, / declare them to me in detail, O God, if you have compassion for me. (44) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.45) .. rudra uvāca .. .. vastrāpathasya vāyavye koṇe divyaṃ sarovaram .. tasya paścimadigbhāge jālirgahanapallavā .. 45 .. > Rudra said: / In the north-western corner of Vastrāpatha is a divine lake. / In its western quarter is a thicket dense with leaves, (45) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.46) bilvavṛkṣamayī madhye liṃgaṃ tatrāsti mṛnmayam .. yatrāsau lubdhakaḥ siddho gato mama pure purā .. 46 .. > consisting of bilva trees; within it is an earthen liṅga / where that hunter of old attained perfection and went to my abode. (46) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.47) tasya darśanamātreṇa brahmahatyā vinaśyati .. iṃdro vai vṛtrahā yasminvimukto brahmahatyayā .. 47 .. > By merely viewing it, the sin of killing a brahmin is destroyed, / \[the liṅga\] where Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra, was freed from the sin of killing a brahmin. (47) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.48) tasmādruttaradigbhāge dhanadena pratiṣṭhitam .. liṃgaṃ trailokyavikhyātaṃ tatra devī triśūlinī .. 48 .. > In the northern quarter from it is the liṅga established by Kubera, / famous in the three worlds; and there is the trident-bearing Goddess, (48) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.49) yasyā darśanamātreṇa putro'sya nalakūbara.. pāśānuṣaktahasto'bhūddevaṃ cakre triśūlinam .. 49 .. > by merely beholding whom his son Nalakūbara / came to have a noose fastened around his hand, and made the god trident-bearing. (49) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.50) bhavasya nairṛte koṇe gaṇo heraṃbasaṃjñitaḥ .. yamena kurvatā liṃgaṃ prathamaṃ ca pratiṣṭhitaḥ .. 7.2.16.50 .. > In the south-western corner of Bhava, the attendant named Heramba / was first established by Yama while making the liṅga. (50) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.51) vicitraṃ tasya māhātmyaṃ citragupto'ti vismitaḥ .. dṛṣṭvā samāgato draṣṭuṃ devaṃ taṃ mṛnmayaṃ purā .. 51 .. > Wondrous is its māhātmya; Chitragupta was utterly amazed / upon seeing it, having come of old to see that earthen god. (51) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.52) tenāpi nirmitaṃ liṃgaṃ tasminkṣetre dvijottama .. citragupteśvaraṃnāma vikhyātaṃ bhuvana traye .. 52 .. > A liṅga was also fashioned by him in that sacred field, O best of brahmins, / named Chitragupteśvara, famous in the three worlds. (52) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.53) paścimena cakāroccaiḥ prajāpatirudāradhīḥ .. kedārākhyaṃ tadā liṃgaṃ girau raivatake sthitam .. prajāpatiḥ svayaṃ tasthau tatra parvatasānuni .. 53 .. > To the west, the noble-minded Prajāpati erected on high / the liṅga called Kedāra, situated on Mount Raivataka; / Prajāpati himself stood there on the mountain ridge. (53) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.54) .. rudra uvāca .. .. iṃdreśvarasya māhātmyaṃ kathayiṣye śṛṇuṣva tat .. īśānakoṇe vikhyātaṃ bhavasya viditaṃ mama .. 54 .. > Rudra said: / I shall narrate the māhātmya of Indreśvara; listen to it, / well-known in the north-eastern corner of Bhava, known to me. (54) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.55) ..vāmana uvāca .. .. kasmādiṃdraḥ samāyātaḥ kathaṃ cakre haraṃ hariḥ.. kathāṃ savistarāmetāṃ kathayasva mama prabho .. 55 .. > Vāmana said: / Why did Indra come, and how did Hari make Hara? / Narrate this story in full detail to me, O Lord. (55) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.56) .. rudra uvāca .. .. lubdhakastu purā siddhaḥ śivarātriprajāgarāt .. śivaloke tadā prāptaṃ vimānaṃ gaṇasaṃyutam .. 56 .. > Rudra said: / Formerly, the hunter attained perfection through keeping vigil on Śivarātri. / Then an aerial chariot with attendants arrived from the world of Śiva; (56) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.57) sarvatragaṃ suruciraṃ divyastrīgītanāditam .. tadāruhya samāyāto draṣṭuṃ tāṃ nagarīṃ hareḥ .. 57 .. > it travelled everywhere, very charming, resonant with songs of divine women. / Mounting it, he came to see that city of Hari, (57) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.58) yasyāṃ yuddhaṃ samabhavadgaṇānāṃ yamakiṃkaraiḥ .. āgacchamānaṃ taṃ jñātvā devarājena ciṃtitam .. 58 .. > in which a battle had occurred between the attendants \[of Śiva\] and the servants of Yama. / Knowing that he was arriving, the king of gods thought: (58) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.59) pūjyo'yaṃ haravatsarvaiścitraguptayamādibhiḥ .. iṃdro gajaṃ samāruhya mahiṣeṇa yamo yataḥ .. 59 .. > "He must be worshipped like Hara by all, including Chitragupta and Yama." / Indra mounted his elephant, while Yama went on a buffalo. (59) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.60) vidhāya lekhanīṃ karṇe citragupto yamājñayā .. tato hūtā gaṇāḥ sarve ye nītā dharaṇītalāt .. 7.2.16.60 .. > Placing his pen behind his ear by the order of Yama, Chitragupta / then summoned all the attendants who had been brought from the surface of the earth. (60) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.61) nijāparādhasaṃtaptā gatāste dakṣiṇāmukham .. āthityapū jā kartavyā lubdhake gṛhamāgate .. 61 .. > Distressed by their own offense, they went facing south. / "Hospitable worship must be performed when the hunter comes to our home. (61) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.62) apūjite gate hyasminharo māṃ śapayiṣyati .. tasmātpūjāṃ kariṣyāmi yathā tuṣyati śaṃkaraḥ .. 62 .. > Indeed, if he goes away unworshipped, Hara will curse me. / Therefore, I shall perform worship so that Śaṃkara is pleased." (62) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.63) devaṃ draṣṭuṃ samāyātaṃ dadarśādūrataḥ sthitam.. vimānasthaṃ harākāraṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham .. 63 .. > He beheld him who had come to see the god, stationed not far off, / mounted on an aerial chariot, having the form of Hara, brilliant as ten million suns, (63) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.64) saṃstūyamānaṃ caritaiḥ śivarātreḥ śivasya ca .. māghe māse caturddaśyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ jāgare kṛte ..64.. > being praised with deeds of Śivarātri and of Śiva, / when vigil was kept on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight in the month of Māgha: (64) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.65) tadevaṃ jāyate sarvaṃ sureśvara dharātale .. evaṃ devāṃganā kācidācakṣaṃtī puraṃdaram .. nivārya hastamudyamya gajeṃdraṃ cārulocanā .. 65 .. > "All this comes about in this way on the face of the earth, O Lord of the gods!" / Thus a certain celestial woman, declaring \[this\] to Purandara, / holding back the lordly elephant by raising her hand, she of beautiful eyes \[said\]: (65) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.66) kiṃ dānairbahubhirdattairvrataiḥ kiṃ kiṃ surārcanaiḥ .. kiṃ yogaiḥ kiṃ tapobhiśca brahmacaryyaiḥ sureśvara .. 66 .. > "What use are many gifts bestowed? What use are vows? What use are services to the gods? / What use are yogas, and what use are austerities and celibacies, O Lord of the gods? (66) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.67) gayāyāṃ piṃḍadānena prayāgamaraṇena kim .. someśvare sarasvatyāṃ somaparvaṇi kiṃ gataiḥ .. 67 .. > What use is the offering of rice-balls at Gayā, or death at Prayāga? / What use is going to Someśvara on the Sarasvatī at the time of a lunar eclipse? (67) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.68) kurukṣetragataiḥ kiṃ syādrāhugraste divākare .. tulāsuvarṇadānena vedapāṭhena kiṃ bhavet ..68.. > What would come of going to Kurukṣetra when the sun is seized by Rāhu? / What would come of giving gold equal to one's weight, or of recitation of the Vedas? (68) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.69) sarvapāpakṣayo yena vṛṣotsargeṇa tena kim .. godānaṃ kiṃ karotyevaṃ jaladānaṃ tathaiva ca .. 69 .. > What of that release of a bull, by which all sins are destroyed? / What does the gift of a cow achieve in this way, and likewise the gift of water? (69) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.70) ayane viṣuve caiva saṃkrāṃtau kīdṛśaṃ phalam .. māghamāse caturdaśyāṃ yādṛśaṃ jāgare kṛte .. 7.2.16.70 .. > What sort of fruit is there at the solstice, the equinox, or the transit of the sun, / compared to that which is attained when vigil is kept on the fourteenth in the month of Māgha?" (70) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.71) yamaḥ saṃbhāṣate vāṇyā mahiṣopari saṃsthitaḥ .. paśya rudrasya māhātmyaṃ citragupta vicāraya .. 71 .. > Seated upon his buffalo, Yama addressed \[him\] with these words: / "Look at the māhātmya of Rudra, Chitragupta; reflect upon it!" (71) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.72) ayaṃ sa lubdhako yena haraḥ saṃpūjitaḥ purā .. surāṣṭradeśe vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ vastrāpathaṃ śṛṇu .. 72 .. > "This is that hunter by whom Hara was worshipped long ago. / Listen about the sacred ford celebrated in the Surāṣṭra country as Vastrāpatha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.73) ujjayaṃto giristatra tathā raivatako giriḥ .. mahatī varttate jālistayormadhye mayā śrutam .. 73 .. > Mount Ujjayanta is there, and likewise Mount Raivataka. / Between them is a great thicket, as I have heard. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.74) mṛnmayaṃ vartate ligaṃ rātrau cānena pūjitaḥ .. rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ karttuṃ yena kāryeṇa cāgataḥ .. 74 .. > There is an earthen liṅga, and he was worshipped at night by this \[hunter\], / who came for a certain purpose to keep a vigil at night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.75) tadasmābhiḥ kathaṃ vācyaṃ svayaṃ jānaṃti te surāḥ .. varāṃganā varaṃ draṣṭuṃ varayaṃti parasparam .. iṃdrāvāsātsamāyātā naṃdane vegavattarāḥ .. 75 .. > How can that be spoken by us? The gods themselves know it." / Excellent women, desiring to see the chosen one, selected one another; / having come swiftly from Indra's abode to the Nandana garden, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.76) viraṃcinā rāyaṇaśaṃkaratviṣā dehena cāgacchati ko'pi pūruṣaḥ .. purīṃ sureśādhipaternirīkṣituṃ bharttā mamāyaṃ tava cāsti kiṃ patiḥ .. 76 .. > "A certain person is coming, possessing the splendor of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śaṃkara, / in bodily form, to see the city of the lord of the gods. Is this my husband, or is he your lord?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.77) mṛdaṃgavīṇā paṭahasvarastutaiḥ pravodhitābhiḥ surarājamandire .. devo haro'yaṃ na naro harākṛtirdṛṣṭoṃganābhistava kiṃ kimāvayoḥ .. 77 .. > Awakened in the palace of the king of gods by praises with the sounds of mṛdaṅgas, lute, and kettle-drums, / the women saw: "This god is Hara, not a mortal in the form of Hara. Is he yours? Or what, is he ours?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.78) gāyaṃti kāścidvihasaṃti kāścinnṛtyaṃti kāścitprapaṭhaṃti kāścit .. vadanti kāścijjayaśabdasaṃyutairvākyairanekairgurusannidhāne .. 78 .. > Some sing, some laugh, some dance, some recite aloud; / some speak with various words accompanied by shouts of 'Victory!' in the presence of the guru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.79) kācicchivaṃ stauti śivāṃ tathānyā pṛcchatyathānyā kimu bilvapatrāt .. kiṃ vopavāsena phalaṃ tavedaṃ nidrākṣayeṇātha phalaṃ tavaitat .. 79 .. > One praises Śiva, another praises Śivā; then another asks: "Is this fruit of yours from a bilva leaf, / or from fasting? Or is this fruit of yours from the loss of sleep?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.80) tāsāṃ nānāvidhā vācaḥ śrūyante nandane vane .. brahmalokādikā vārttāḥ kṛtvā ca tadanantaram .. 7.2.16.80 .. > Various words of theirs are heard in the Nandana grove. / And having engaged in conversations about Brahmā's world and others, thereafter > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.81) devendro lubdhakaṃ bhūyo babhāṣe kautukānvitaḥ.. kasmindeśe girau jālirliṃgaṃ yatrāsti darśaya .. 81 .. > the lord of the gods, filled with curiosity, spoke again to the hunter: / "In which country, on which mountain is the thicket where the liṅga is? Show it \[to me\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.82) .. lubdhaka uvāca .. .. surāṣṭradeśe vikhyāto yasmindeśe sarasvatī .. vāḍavaṃ śirasā dhṛtvā praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhau .. 82 .. > The hunter said: / "In the famous country of Surāṣṭra, in which country the Sarasvatī, / bearing the submarine fire on her head, entered the salty ocean; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.83) yatra sā gomatī yāti yatrāste gandhamādanaḥ .. ujjayaṃto girivaro yatra raivatako giriḥ .. 83 .. > where that Gomatī flows, where Gandhamādana stands; / where Ujjayanta, the best of mountains, is, and where Mount Raivataka is; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.84) tatra vastrāpathaṃ kṣetraṃ bhavastatra vyavasthitaḥ .. tatrāste mṛnmayaṃ liṃgaṃ jālimadhye surottama .. 84 .. > there is the sacred field Vastrāpatha; Bhava is situated there. / There stands the earthen liṅga in the midst of the thicket, O best of gods." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.85) .. indra uvāca .. .. sahitaistatra gaṃtavyaṃ pūjayiṣye bhavaṃ svayam .. jālimadhye tathā liṃgaṃ darśayasva ca lubdhaka .. 85 .. > Indra said: / "Together \[with you\] I must go there; I myself will worship Bhava. / And show me the liṅga in the midst of the thicket, O hunter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.86) paradārādikaṃ pāpaṃ daityānāṃ tu vikṛṃtane .. vadhe vṛtrasya saṃjātaṃ tatsarvaṃ kṣālayāmyaham .. 86 .. > The sin of touching another's wife and so on, incurred in destroying the Daityas / and in the slaying of Vṛtra—all that I will wash away." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.87) ityuktvā sahitāḥ sarve saṃprāptā girimūrddhani.. vāhanāni ca te tyaktvā prasthitāḥ pādacāriṇaḥ .. 87 .. > Having said this, all together reached the top of the mountain. / Leaving behind their vehicles, they set out on foot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.88) ujjayantagirermūrdhni gajarājaḥ samāgataḥ .. tadāgracaraṇaṃ tasya dadau mūrdhani kāraṇāt .. 88 .. > The king of elephants came to the peak of Mount Ujjayanta. / Then, for a specific purpose, he placed his forefoot upon its summit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.89) tenākrānto girivarastoyaṃ susrāva nirmalam .. gajapādodbhavaṃ vāri bhaviṣyati sadā sthiram .. 89 .. > Pressed down by him, that best of mountains discharged pure water. / The water born from the elephant's foot will be permanent forever. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.90) iti proktaṃ surendreṇa lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā .. sarve samāgatāstatra yatra jālirvyavasthitā .. 7.2.16.90 .. > Thus it was spoken by the lord of the gods, desiring the welfare of the worlds. / All of them arrived there, where the thicket was situated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.91) saṃpūjya vividhaiḥ puṣpairmāghamāse caturdaśī .. tasyāṃ jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā sañjāto nirmalo hariḥ .. 91 .. > Having worshipped with various flowers on the fourteenth day in the month of Māgha, / and having kept a vigil on it, Hari became pure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.92) vastrāpathe bhavaṃ pūjya hariṃ raivatake girau .. indreśvaraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya saṃprāptaḥ svanikatanam.. 92 .. > Having worshipped Bhava at Vastrāpatha, and Hari on Mount Raivataka, / and having installed Indreśvara, he returned to his own abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.93) lubdhako'pi vimānena saṃprāpto harimandire .. ityuktvā sa bhavo devastatraivāṃtaradhīyata .. 93 .. > The hunter too reached the abode of Hari in an aerial chariot. / Having spoken thus, the god Bhava vanished right there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.94) vāmanopi tataścakre tatra tīrthāvagāhanam .. yādṛgrūpaḥ śivo dṛṣṭaḥ sūryabiṃbe digaṃbaraḥ .. 94 .. > Then Vāmana also performed a plunge in the sacred ford there. / Just as Śiva was seen in the solar disc, space-clad, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.95) padmāsanasthitaḥ saumyastathā taṃ tatra saṃsmaran .. pratiṣṭhāpya mahāmūrttiṃ pūjayāmāsa vāsaram .. 95 .. > seated in the lotus posture, tranquil, so remembering him there, / having installed the great form, he worshipped him for a day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.96) mano'bhīṣṭārthasiddhyarthaṃ tataḥ siddhimavāptavān .. nemināthaśivetyevaṃ nāma cakre sa vāmanaḥ .. 96.. > For the sake of attaining the desired goal of his heart, he then obtained perfection. / That Vāmana gave it the name 'Neminātha-Śiva'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.97) bhavasya paścime bhāge pratyāsanne dharātale .. vāmano vasatiṃ cakre tīrthe vastrāpathe tadā .. 97 .. > In the western part of Bhava, nearby on the surface of the earth, / Vāmana then made his dwelling at the sacred ford Vastrāpatha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.98) ato yavādhikaṃ proktaṃ tīrthaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ .. iṃdreṇa kurvatā devaṃ samāgatya bhavāgrataḥ .. 98 .. > Therefore the sacred ford is declared by the gods together with Indra to be greater by a barley-corn, / because Indra came before Bhava and worshipped the god. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.99) yavādhikaṃ prabhāsāttu tīrthametadbhavājñayā .. anyeṣāṃ ṣaḍguṇaṃ tīrthaṃ bhaviṣyati śivājñayā .. 99 .. > By the command of Bhava, this sacred ford is greater by a barley-corn than Prabhāsa. / By Śiva's command, it will be six times \[greater than\] other sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.100) ityetatkathitaṃ sarvaṃ kimanyatparipṛcchasi .. 7.2.16.100 .. .. > All this has been related; what else do you ask?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.101) .. rājovāca .. .. śivarātriprabhāvoyamatulaḥ parikīrttitaḥ .. ajānatā kṛtā tena lubdhakena purā śrutam .. 101 .. > The king said: / "This power of Śivarātri has been described as incomparable. / Formerly it was heard \[that it was\] observed unknowingly by that hunter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.102) idānīṃ vada karttavyā kathamanyairjanairvibho .. kiṃ grāhyaṃ kiṃ nu moktavyaṃ śivarātryāṃ vadasva me .. 102 .. > Now tell me, O lord, how is it to be observed by other men? / What is to be accepted, and what should be avoided on Śivarātri? Tell me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.103) .. sārasvata uvāca .. .. saṃprāpya mānuṣaṃ janma jñātvā devaṃ maheśvaram .. śivarātriḥ sadā kāryā bhuktimuktipradāyinī .. 103 .. > The Sārasvata said: / "Having attained human birth, and having known the god Maheśvara, / Śivarātri, which bestows enjoyment and liberation, must always be observed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.104) īdṛśaṃ jāyate puṇyamekayā kṛtayā nṛpa .. ye kurvaṃti sadā marttyāsteṣāṃ puṇyamanaṃtakam ..104 .. > Such religious merit arises from one \[observance\] performed, O king. / For those mortals who observe it always, their merit is endless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.105) dvādaśābdaṃ vratamidaṃ karttavyaṃ prativatsaram.. jīvitaṃ caṃcalaṃ nṛṇāṃ yadi kartuṃ na śakyate .. 105 .. > This vow must be observed for twelve years, year after year. / If, because the life of men is fleeting, one is unable to do so, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.106) tadā dvādaśabhirmāsairvrata metatsamāpyate .. māghamāse caturdaśyāṃ prārambhaḥ kriyate nṛpa .. 106 .. > then this vow is completed in twelve months. / The commencement is made on the fourteenth day in the month of Māgha, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.107) pratimāsaṃ tataḥ kāryaṃ pauṣāṃte tu samāpyate .. vighnaścejjāyate madhye kathaṃ ciddaivayogataḥ .. 107 .. > Then it should be performed each month, and concludes at the end of Pauṣa. / If an obstacle should arise midway somehow through the working of destiny, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.108) na bhavedvratabhaṃgastu punaḥ kāryamanantaram .. dvādaśaiva prakartavyāḥ kṛtvā saṃkhyā viśeṣataḥ .. 108 .. > there will be no breach of the vow; it must be resumed immediately afterwards. / Keeping track of the count, twelve in all should definitely be performed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.109) kṛtaṃ na naśyate loke śubhaṃ vā yadi vā'śubham .. kṛṣṇāyāṃ tu caturdaśyāṃ kṛtapūrvāhnikakriyaḥ .. 109 .. > What is done in this world does not perish, whether it is auspicious or inauspicious. / Having performed the morning rites on the dark fourteenth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.110) upavāsaniyamo grāhyo nadyāṃ snānaṃ vidhīyate .. tadabhāve taḍāgādau kāryaṃ snānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ .. 7.2.16.110 .. > the rule of fasting must be undertaken, and ritual ablution in a river is prescribed. / In the absence of that, one should perform a ritual ablution according to one's capacity in a pond or the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.111) tailābhyaṃgo na karttavyo na kāryaṃ gamanaṃ kvacit .. tīrthasevā prakarttavyā tasmiṃścāgamanaṃ śubham .. 111 .. > Rubbing with oil should not be done, nor should any travel be undertaken anywhere. / Service to a sacred ford should be performed, and arriving there is auspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.112) śivarātriḥ sadā kāryā liṃge svāyaṃbhuve naraiḥ .. tadabhāve mahāpuṇye liṃge varṣaśatādhike .. 112 .. > Śivarātri must always be observed by men at a self-manifest liṅga; / in the absence of that, at a highly meritorious liṅga older than a hundred years." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.113) girau vane samudrāṃte nadyāṃ yacca śivālaye .. tadvai svāyaṃbhuvaṃ liṃgaṃ svayaṃ tatraiva saṃsthitam .. 113 .. > A liṅga that is on a mountain, in a forest, by the sea, in a river, or in an abode of Śiva, / is indeed a self-manifest liṅga, situated there by itself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.114) vāluliṃgādikaṃ liṃgaṃ pūjitaṃ phaladaṃ smṛtam .. divā saṃpūjya yatnena puṣpadhūpādinā naraḥ .. 114 .. > A liṅga made of sand and the like, when worshipped, is traditionally held to yield fruits. / Having worshipped it diligently by day with flowers, incense, and other offerings, a man, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.115) varjayenmadirāṃ dyūtaṃ nārīṃ nakhanikṛntanam .. brahmacaryaparaiḥ śāṃtaiḥ karttavyaṃ samupoṣaṇam .. 115 .. > Should avoid liquor, gambling, women, and the clipping of nails. / Dedicated to celibacy and tranquil, \[such people\] must observe the fast. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.116) rātrau devāgrato gatvā karttavyāḥ sapta parvatāḥ .. pakvānnaphalatāṃbūlapuṣpadhūpādicarcitāḥ .. 116 .. > Going before the deity at night, seven mountains should be made, / smeared with cooked food, fruits, betel, flowers, incense, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.117) ghṛtena dīpaḥ karttavyaḥ pāpanāśanahetave .. yato dīpasya māhātmyaṃ vijñeyaṃ muktidāyakam .. 117 .. > A lamp with ghee should be prepared for the purpose of destroying sin, / for the māhātmya of the lamp is to be known as bestowing liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.118) dīpaḥ sadaiva karttavyo gṛhe devālaye naraiḥ .. divā niśi ca saṃdhyāyāṃ dīpaḥ kāryaḥ svaśaktitaḥ .. 118 .. > A lamp should always be maintained by men in the home and in a temple; / by day, by night, and at twilight, a lamp is to be made according to one's ability. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.119) kiñciduddyotamātreṇa devāstuṣyaṃti bhūtale .. pitṝṇāṃ prathamaṃ dīpaḥ karttavyaḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi .. 119 .. > By mere slight illumination, the gods on the earth are pleased. / First, a lamp must be made for the ancestors in the śrāddha rite. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.120) rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ yathā nidrā na jā yate .. śivarātriprabhāvo'yaṃ śrotavyaḥ śivasaṃnidhau .. 7.2.16.120 .. > A vigil should be kept at night so that sleep does not occur. / This power of Śivarātri should be listened to in the presence of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.121) śivasya caritaṃ rātrau śrotavyaṃ bahuvistaram .. gītaṃ nṛtyaṃ tathā vādyaṃ kartavyaṃ śivasaṃnidhau .. 121 .. > The deeds of Śiva should be listened to in great detail at night; / song, dance, and instrumental music should likewise be performed in the presence of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.122) evaṃ sā nīyate rātrirmukhyaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ yataḥ .. rātrau deyāni dānāni śaktyā vai tatra jāgare .. 122 .. > In this way that night is spent, for keeping vigil is primary; / gifts should indeed be given according to one's capacity at night during that vigil. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.123) punaḥ snātvā prabhāte tu karttavyaṃ śivapūjanam .. pūjanīyāśca yatayo bhojanācchādanādibhiḥ .. 123 .. > Having bathed again at dawn, the worship of Śiva is to be performed; / and ascetics should be honoured with food, clothing, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.124) tapasvināṃ pradātavyaṃ bhojanaṃ gṛhamedhibhiḥ .. dvādaśāṣṭau ca catvāro bhoktavyā eka eva vā .. 124 .. > Food should be given to practitioners of tapas by householders; / twelve, eight, four, or even just one should be fed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.125) eko'pi brahmacārī yo brahmavicchivapūjakaḥ .. sahasrāṇāṃ samo bhaktyā gṛhe saṃbhojito bhavet .. 125 ... > Even a single celibate student who knows Brahman and worships Śiva, / when fed with devotion in the house, is equal to thousands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.126) akṣārālavaṇaṃ patre bhoktavyaṃ vāgyataiḥ svayam .. putramitrakalatrāṇāṃ dātavyaṃ bhojanaṃ puraḥ .. 126 .. > One should oneself eat food on a leaf without alkaline or salt, restraining speech, / having first given food to sons, friends, and wives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.127) anena vidhinā kāryā śivarātriḥ śivavrataiḥ .. dvādaśaitā yadā pūrṇāstilapātrāṇi vai tadā .. 127 .. > According to this rite Śivarātri is to be observed by those observing the vow of Śiva. / When these twelve are completed, then vessels of sesame seeds > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.128) dvādaśaiva pradeyānigurubrāhmaṇajñātiṣu .. vratāṃte gauḥ pradātavyā kṛṣṇā vatsayutā dṛḍhā ..128.. > —twelve indeed—should be given to the guru, brahmins, and kinsmen. / At the conclusion of the vow, a cow should be given: black, with its calf, and sturdy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.129) savastrābharaṇā deyā ghaṃṭābharaṇabhūṣitā .. aṃgulīyakavāsāṃsi cchatropānatkamaṇḍalu .. 129 .. > Endowed with garments and ornaments, adorned with bell-ornaments, / \[along with\] a ring, clothes, an umbrella, sandals, and a water-pot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.130) gurave dakṣiṇā deyābrāhmaṇebhyaḥ svaśaktitaḥ .. evaṃ kṛtvā tato deyaṃ tapasvibhyo'tha bhojanam .. miṣṭānnaṃ vividhaṃ dattvā kṣamāpya ca visarjayet .. 7.2.16.130 .. > A sacrificial fee should be given to the guru, and to the brahmins according to one's ability. / Having done this, food should then be given to the ascetics; / having given various sweet dishes and asked their forgiveness, one should dismiss them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.131) evaṃ yaḥ kurute satyaṃ tasya pāpaṃ na vidyate .. saṃtānamuttamaṃ labdhvā bhuktvā bhogānanuttamān.. 131 .. > For one who truly acts thus, no sin exists; / having obtained excellent offspring and enjoyed unsurpassed pleasures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.132) divyavimānamārūḍho divyastrīpariveṣṭitaḥ .. gativāditranirghoṣairnīyate śivamandire..132.. > Mounted on a celestial aerial chariot, surrounded by celestial women, / he is led to the temple of Śiva with the resounding sounds of motion and musical instruments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.133) tadetatkathitaṃ puṇyaṃ śivarātrivrataṃ mayā .. kṛtena yena lokānāṃ sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet .. 133 .. > This meritorious vow of Śivarātri has thus been told by me, / through the performance of which the destruction of all sins occurs for men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.16.133\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16.133_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe dvitīye vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmye śivarātrimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 16 .. > Thus ends the sixteenth chapter, named 'Description of the Māhātmya of Śivarātri', in the second \[sub-section\], the Vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmya, of the seventh section, the Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.16.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vedāntasāravīraśaivacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.vedantasaravirasaivacintamani.2.198) — Niṣṭhura Nañjanācārya 1700, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.16) · Pramāṇa