[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) › 17.17 # Skandapurana 17.17 Skandapurāṇa 17.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.1) .. rājovāca .. .. vicitramidamākhyānaṃ tvatprasādācchrutaṃ mayā .. dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṃ śakraṃ nārado maṃdare girau .. 1 .. > The king said: / Wonderful is this narrative heard by me through your grace. / Having seen Nārāyaṇa and Śakra on Mount Mandara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.2) kiṃ cakāra munīṃdro'tha tanme vistarato mune .. vada saṃsārasaraṇodbhūtamāyāprapīḍitam .. kathāmṛtajalaughena vitṛṣaṃ kuru māṃ prabho .. 2 .. > What did the lord of sages do then? Tell me that in detail, O sage! / Make me, who am tormented by the delusion arising from wandering in saṃsāra, / free of thirst by the flood of the nectar-water of the narrative, O lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.3) .. sārasvata uvāca .. .. athāsau nārado devaṃ jñātvā śaptaṃ dvijanmanā .. bhṛguṇā ca tathā pūrvaṃ nānyathaitadbhaviṣyati .. 3 .. > The Sārasvata \[sage\] said: / Then that Nārada, knowing that the god had been cursed previously by the twice-born / Bhṛgu, \[thought:\] 'This will not happen otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.4) bhaviṣyaṃ yadbhavaṃ deva vartamānaṃ viciṃtyatām .. ayaṃ ca vāmano bhūtvā viṣṇuryāsyati tāṃ purīm .. 4 .. > What is to happen, will happen, O Lord; let the present be considered! / And this Viṣṇu, having become Vāmana, will go to that city. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.5) nigrahaṃ sa baleḥ paścātkariṣyati mama priyam .. yuddhaṃ vinā kathaṃ stheyaṃ vartamānaṃ maholbaṇam .. 5 .. > Afterward he will subdue Bali, which will please me. / How can one remain in the present, fierce \[state of affairs\] without a war? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.6) devadānavayuddhāni daityagandharva rakṣasām .. nivāritāni sarvāṇi sarīsṛpapatatriṇām .. 6 .. > The battles between gods and dānavas, of daityas, gandharvas, and rākṣasas, / of reptiles and birds—all have been stopped. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.7) sāpatnajaḥ kalirnāsti mama bhāgyaparikṣaye .. devendro guruṇā pūrvaṃ vāritaḥ kiṃ karomyaham .. 7 .. > In the destruction of my fortune, there is no strife born of rivalry. / The lord of the gods was previously restrained by his guru; what shall I do? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.8) mānanīyo gururme'yamatastaṃ na śapāmyaham .. yuddhārthaṃ tu tato yatno na sidhyati karomi kim .. 8 .. > This guru is to be respected by me, so I do not curse him. / But then my effort for war does not succeed; what do I do? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.9) kenāpi daivayogena puruṣārtho na sidhyati .. tathāpi yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ puruṣārthe vipaścitā .. daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa vināpi phalati kvacit .. 9 .. > By some stroke of fate, human effort does not succeed; / even so, effort should be made towards human endeavor by a wise man. / Fate sometimes bears fruit even without human effort— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.10) yaduktaṃ tadvaco vyarthaṃ yataḥ siddhiḥ prayatnataḥ .. baliṃ gatvā bhaṇiṣyāmi yathā yuddhaṃ kariṣyati .. 7.2.17.10 .. > That statement which has been said is useless, since success comes from exertion. / Having gone to Bali, I shall speak so that he will wage war. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.11) na śroṣyati sa cedvākyaṃ niścitaṃ taṃ śapāmyaham .. ityuktvā sa yayau vegānnārado balimaṃdire .. nimeṣāṃtaramātreṇa śiṣyābhyāṃ gagane sthitaḥ .. 11 .. > If he does not listen to my word, I shall certainly curse him.' / Having spoken thus, Nārada swiftly went to the palace of Bali; / in merely the twinkling of an eye, he stood in the sky with his two disciples. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.12) prāsāde śailasaṃkāśe saptabhaume mahojjvale .. tasyopari sabhā divyā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā .. 12 .. > Upon a mansion resembling a mountain, seven stories high and exceedingly bright, / on top of it was a celestial assembly hall fashioned by Viśvakarman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.13) tasyāṃ siṃhāsanaṃ divyaṃ tatrāsīno balirnṛpa .. daityaiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvaiḥ prauḍhihāsyakathāparaiḥ .. 13 .. > In it was a celestial lion-throne; seated upon it was Bali, O king, / surrounded by all the daityas, who were devoted to proud talk and laughter, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.14) ṛṣibhirbrāhmaṇaiḥ śāṃtaista thaivośanasā svayam.. putramitrakalatraiśca saṃvṛto divyamandire .. 14 .. > Surrounded by calm seers and brahmins, and likewise by Uśanas himself, / and by sons, friends, and wives, in the celestial palace. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.15) devāṃganākaragrāhagṛhītairdivyacāmaraiḥ .. saṃvījyamāno daityendraḥ stūyamānaḥ sa cāraṇaiḥ .. 15 .. > The lord of the daityas was fanned with celestial chowries held by the hands of heavenly nymphs, / and was being praised by cāraṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.16) yāvadāste madonmattā mantrayaṃti parasparam .. daityadānavamukhyā ye te sarve yuddhakāṃkṣiṇaḥ .. 16 .. > While he was seated, intoxicated with arrogance, those chiefs of the daityas and dānavas, / who were all eager for battle, were deliberating among themselves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.17) utthāyotthāya bhāṣaṃte pragalbhaṃte suraiḥ saha .. asmadīyamidaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sāṃprataṃ gatam .. 17 .. > Rising again and again, they spoke, boasting against the gods: / 'All this triple world of ours has now departed! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.18) śukrabuddhyā vinā yuddhaṃ prāpsyate kiṃ mahodayaḥ .. daityendro devarājena snehaṃ ca kuruto yadi .. 18 .. > Through Śukra's advice, will great prosperity be obtained without a war? / If the lord of daityas makes friendship with the king of the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.19) airāvaṇaṃ sadā mattaṃ kathaṃ no yācate baliḥ .. caturaṃ turagaṃ kasmānnārpayati divākaraḥ .. 19 .. > Why does Bali not ask for Airāvaṇa, who is always rutting? / Why does the Sun not surrender his swift horse?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.20) yāvannākramyate lubdho dhanādhyakṣo raṇājire .. tāvannārpayate vittaṃ yadā tatsaṃcitaṃ suraiḥ .. 7.2.17.20 .. > As long as the greedy treasurer is not attacked on the battlefield, / so long will he not surrender the wealth that was accumulated by the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.21) na darśayati ratnāni jalarāśī rasātalāt .. yāvanna mandaraṃ kṣiptvā vimathnīmo vayaṃ ca tam .. 21 .. > The ocean does not reveal its jewels from the netherworld, / as long as we do not cast Mandara into it and churn it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.22) yathāmṛtakalāścandrādbhujyante kramaśaḥ suraiḥ .. evaṃ bhāgaṃ baleḥ kasmānna dadāti jalātmakaḥ .. 22 .. > Just as the digits of nectar from the moon are consumed gradually by the gods, / why does the watery one not give a share to Bali? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.23) svardhunī śītalo vātaḥ padmarkijalkavāsitaḥ .. svarge vāti śanairyadvattathā na balimaṃdire .. 23 .. > The cool wind of the celestial river, fragrant with lotus filaments, / blows gently in heaven, but not likewise in the palace of Bali. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.24) indracāpodyatā meghā jalaṃ muṃcaṃti bhūtale.. balikhaṅgoddhutāḥ svargaṃ punaste yāṃti bhūtalāt..24.. > Clouds uplifted with rainbows release water upon the earth's surface; / shaken by Bali’s sword, they go again from the surface of the earth to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.25) asmadīye dharāpṛṣṭhe yamo mārayate janam .. naivaṃ svarge na pātāle paśyāho kāryakāraṇam ..25.. > On our earthly surface, Yama kills people; / it is not so in heaven, nor in Pātāla—behold, alas, this cause and effect! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.26) āyurvṛttiṃ sutānsaukhyamasmākaṃ likhati svayam .. lalāṭe citragupto'sau na devānāṃ tu tatsamam ..26.. > That Citragupta personally writes upon our foreheads / lifespan, livelihood, sons, and happiness; but for the gods, it is not the same. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.27) varṣāśītātapāḥ kālā vartaṃte bhuvi sāṃpratam .. na svarge naiva pātāle bhītā bhūmau bhramaṃti hi .. 27 .. > The seasons of rain, cold, and heat exist now upon the earth; / they wander upon the earth in fear, not in heaven nor in Pātāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.28) ekavīryodbhavā yūyaṃ svasrīyā devadānavāḥ .. bhūmau sthitā vayaṃ kasmāddevāḥ kenoparikṛtāḥ .. ..28.. > Born from one seed, you gods and Dānavas are cousins; / why are we placed on earth, and by whom are the gods placed above? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.29) samudre mathyamāne tu daityendro vaṃcitaḥ suraiḥ .. ekataḥ sarvadevāśca baliścaivaikataḥ sthitaḥ ..29.. > When the ocean was being churned, the king of Daityas was deceived by the gods; / all the gods stood on one side, and Bali alone stood on the other. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.30) utpanneṣu ca ratneṣu bhāgyaṃ vai yasya yādṛśam .. gajāśvakalpavṛkṣādyāścaṃdragogaṇadaṃtinaḥ ..7.2.17.30.. > And when the jewels emerged—whatever anyone's fortune was: / elephants, horses, wish-fulfilling trees, the moon, cows, and celestial tuskers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.31) gṛhītvā hyamṛtaṃ devairvayaṃ pāne niyojitāḥ .. etayā cūrṇitā yūyaṃ na jānīthātigarvitāḥ .. 31 .. > Taking the nectar, the gods assigned us to drinking \[liquor\]; / crushed by this, you, exceedingly arrogant, do not know. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.32) pītāvaśeṣaṃ pīyūṣaṃ satyaloke dhṛtaṃ suraiḥ .. ahotikuṭilā devāḥ kasmāccheṣaṃ na dīyate .. 32 .. > The remaining nectar that was not drunk was kept by the gods in Satyaloka; / ah, how crooked are the gods! Why is the remainder not given? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.33) surāmṛtamiti jñātvā pīyūṣādvaṃcitā vayam .. tilatailamevamiṣṭaṃ yairna dṛṣṭaṃ ghṛtaṃ kvacit.. 33 .. > Believing it to be wine, we were deceived of the nectar; / thus sesame oil is dear to those who have never seen clarified butter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.34) viṣṇorvakracaritrāṇāṃ saṃkhyā kartu na śakyate.. tathāpi kathyate tuṣṭairhṛṣṭaistairyadanuṣṭhitam ..34.. > It is not possible to count the crooked deeds of Viṣṇu; / nevertheless, what was performed by those who were satisfied and delighted is told. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.35) gaurāṃgī sundarī subhrūḥ pīnonnatapayodharā .. sukeśā caṃdravadanā karṇāsaktavilocanā..35.. > Fair-limbed, beautiful, with lovely brows and full, high breasts, / with beautiful hair, a moon-like face, and eyes extending to her ears, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.36) valitrayāṃkitā madhye bālā muṣṭyāpi gṛhyate .. sthalāraviṃdacaraṇā lateva bhujabhūṣitā .. 36 .. > marked with three folds at the waist, a slender maiden graspable even with a fist, / with feet like land-growing lotuses, her arms adorning her like creepers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.37) sā sarvābharaṇopetā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā .. trailokyamohinī devī saṃjātā'mṛtamanthane .. 37 .. > endowed with all ornaments, possessing all auspicious marks, / the goddess who enchants the three worlds arose at the churning of the nectar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.38) amṛtādutthitā pūrvaṃ yasya sā tasya taddhruvam .. trailokyaṃ vaśagaṃ tasya yasya sā cārulocanā .. 38 .. > She who arose first from the nectar, indeed, belongs to him whose property it is; / the three worlds come under the control of him who possesses that lovely-eyed one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.39) tayā saṃmohitāḥ sarve devadānavarākṣasāḥ .. vimucya manthanaṃ sarve tāṃ grahītuṃ samudyatāḥ .. 39 .. > Enchanted by her, all the gods, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas / abandoned the churning, and all strove to seize her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.40) ekā strī bahavo devā dānavādaityarākṣasāḥ .. vivādaḥ sumahāñjātaḥ kathamatra bhaviṣyati .. 7.2.17.40 .. > There was one woman and many gods, Dānavas, Daityas, and Rākṣasas; / a very great dispute arose: “How will it be resolved here?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.41) āgatya viṣṇunā sarve bhuje dhṛtvā nivāritāḥ .. asyārthe kimaho vādaḥ kriyate bhoḥ parasparam .. 41 .. > Viṣṇu came, seized everyone by the arm, and restrained them: / “Why, alas, is this argument being held among you for her sake? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.42) amṛtārthe samārambho mahilārthe vinaśyati .. saṃketaṃ prathamaṃ kṛtvā viṣṇunā cuṃbitā punaḥ .. 42 .. > An undertaking for the sake of nectar is ruined for the sake of a woman!” / Having first made an agreement, she was kissed again by Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.43) divyarūpadharaḥ sragvī vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ .. kaustubhoddyotitatanuḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ ..43.. > Wearing a divine form, wearing a garland, adorned with a garland of forest flowers, / his body illuminated by the Kaustubha gem, holding the conch, discus, and mace, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.44) tasyā haste śubhāṃ mālāṃ dattvā viṣṇuḥ puraḥ sthitaḥ .. uddhṛtya bāhuṃ sarveṣāṃ babhāṣe vacanaṃ hariḥ .. 44 .. > having placed an auspicious garland in her hand, Viṣṇu stood before her; / raising his arm, Hari spoke these words to everyone: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.45) kurvaṃtu kuṇḍalaṃ sarve tiṣṭhantu svayamāsane .. vilokya svecchayā lakṣmīrvaramālāṃ prayacchatu .. 45 .. > “Let everyone form a circle and remain seated in their own places; / let Lakṣmī look upon you and bestow the garland of choosing according to her will. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.46) svayaṃvaravibhedaṃ yaḥ kariṣyatyatilaṃpaṭaḥ .. sa vadhyaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ parastrīlubdhako yathā .. 46 .. > Whoever, excessively lustful, causes a disruption to the svayaṃvara, / he must be killed by all together, just like a hunter lusting after another's wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.47) paradārakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ strīvadhyā tasya jāyatām.. anyo'pi yaḥ karotyevamevamastu taducyatām..47.. > Let the sin of violating another's wife and the murder of a woman befall him; / let it be proclaimed: ‘So be it!’ for anyone else who acts thus.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.48) sādhāraṇaṃ hariṃ jñātvā tathetyuktvā tathā kṛtam.. devadānavadaityānāṃ gaṃdharvoragarakṣasām.. madhye yo'bhimato bhartā sa te satyaṃ bhavediti ..48 .. > Considering Hari impartial, saying “So be it,” they agreed: / “Among gods, Dānavas, Daityas, Gandharvas, serpents, and Rākṣasas, / whoever is favored as a husband, truly he shall be yours.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.49) tenāsau mohitā pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭidānena karṣitā .. ādyaṃ saṃmohanaṃ strīṇāṃ cakre dṛṣṭinirīkṣaṇam..49.. > She had already been captivated by him, drawn by the casting of his glance; / looking with a glance was the primary enchantment he cast upon women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.50) evameveti tatkarṇe hastaṃ dattvā yaducyate.. dadhāti hṛdi yaṃ nārī kāmabāṇaprapīḍitā .. 7.2.17.50 .. > “Just so,” placing a hand to her ear, what was whispered / a woman holds in her heart, afflicted by the arrows of Kāma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.51) tameva varayedatra kaścinnāstyeva saṃśayaḥ .. saṃjāte kalahe pūrvaṃ hariṇā taṃ nivartitum .. 51 .. > She would choose him alone here; there is no doubt at all; / previously, when the quarrel had arisen, Hari had acted to avert it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.52) yadā gṛhītā sarvaiḥ sā hariṃ naiva vimuṃcati .. tvameva bhartā sā''caṣṭe muṃca māṃ vraja dūrataḥ .. 52 .. > When she was seized by all, she did not release Hari at all; / “You alone are my husband,” she said; “Release me, go far away.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.53) muktvā dūraṃ tato viṣṇuḥ praviṣṭaḥ suramaṇḍale .. tadā sarve ca māmuktvā yathāsthānaṃ svayaṃ gatāḥ ..53.. > Having moved away, Viṣṇu then entered among the assembly of gods; / then, having addressed me, they all went to their respective places on their own. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.54) ācaṣṭa vijayā pūrvaṃ sarvāndevānyathākramam.. sā ca nirīkṣate paścāttaṃ vicārya vimuñcati .. 54 .. > Vijayā first announced all the gods in proper order; / she looked, and after deliberating upon him, passed him by. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.55) udāsīnaḥ śivaḥ śāṃto gaurīkāṃtastrilocanaḥ .. nānyāṃ nirīkṣate nityaṃ dhyānāsaktastrilocanaḥ .. 55 .. > “Śiva is detached, peaceful, the beloved of Gaurī, three-eyed; / he never looks at any other, the three-eyed one ever intent on meditation.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.56) pitāmahoyamityuktaṃ yadā sakhyā tadā tayā .. namaskṛtya gataṃ dūre kṛtvā maunaṃ na paśyati .. 56 .. > When the female companion said, “This is the Grandfather \[Brahmā\],” then by her, / having bowed, she went far away, remaining silent and not looking. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.57) ādityaṃ padmakaṃ muñca dahanaṃ dahanātmakam.. vāti vāto gatā dūre varuṇo me pitā yataḥ .. 57 .. > “Leave aside the Sun, who brings bloom to lotuses, and Fire, whose nature is burning; / the wind blows,” she went far away, “since Varuṇa is my father. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.58) paulomīvadanāsakto devendro me na rocate .. 58 .. > The lord of gods, attached to the face of Paulomī \[Śacī\], does not please me.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.59) vadhabaṃdhakṛtacchedabhedadaṇḍavikarṣa ṇam.. kurvanna kurute saumyaṃ rūpaṃ vaivasvato yamaḥ .. 59 .. > Inflicting killing, binding, cutting, splitting, punishing, and dragging, / Yama, son of Vivasvat, does not show a gentle form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.60) devadānavagaṃdharvadaityapannagarākṣasān .. 7.2.17.60 .. > The gods, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Daityas, serpents, and Rākṣasas— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.61) dṛṣṭvātyugrāṃstato yāti dṛṣṭo'sau puruṣo ttamaḥ .. karṇāṃtalocanabhrāṃtavaktraṃ dṛṣṭyāvalokya tam .. 61 .. > seeing them to be exceedingly fierce, she moved on; then that Supreme Person was seen; / having beheld him with her glance, whose face was surrounded by eyes reaching to his ears, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.62) saubhāgyātiśayākrāṃtaṃ ramyaṃ kāmamanoharam .. saṃjātapulakodbhedasvedavārikaṇāṃkitam .. .. 62 .. > pervaded by supreme good fortune, charming, captivating to Kāma, / marked with the bristling of body hairs and droplets of perspiration, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.63) devadānavadaityendrakrodhadṛṣṭinirīkṣitam .. ramyaṃ rāmā varaṃ cakre dadau mālāṃ tataḥ svayam..63.. > looked upon with angry glances by the leaders of gods, Dānavas, and Daityas, / the delightful lady chose him as her groom and then personally gave him the garland. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.64) daityāḥ parasparaṃ procuḥ prekṣya tatsuraceṣṭitam .. vibhāgaṃ paśya devānāṃ svarge sarve svayaṃ gatāḥ.. 64.. > Seeing that conduct of the gods, the Daityas spoke among themselves: / “Look at the division made by the gods! They have all gone to heaven on their own.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.65) pātālasya tale yūyaṃ mānavā dharaṇītale.. devāstribhuvane yāṃtu na vayaṃ svargagāminaḥ.. 65.. > "You \[should go\] to the bottom of Pātāla; humans \[belong\] on the surface of the earth; / let the gods go to the triple world; we are not dwellers of heaven." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.66) mānavāḥ kṣatriyā rājyaṃ kurvaṃtu pṛthivītale.. pātālaṃ tu parityajya dhātrī yadi tu rakṣyate.. 66.. > Let the kṣatriya mortals rule on the surface of the earth. / But if, having abandoned Pātāla, the earth is to be protected, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.67) daityadānavajaiḥ kaiścidrākṣasaistanna śobhanam.. atha kiṃ bahunoktena rājā tribhuvane baliḥ..67.. > by certain Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas—that is not proper! / But what is the use of much talk? Bali is king in the triple world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.68) saṃvibhajyātha ratnāni samaṃ rājyaṃ vidhīyatām.. yāvadevaṃ pragalbhaṃte tāvatpaśyaṃti nāradam .. 68 .. > Having divided the jewels, let the kingdom be ruled equally!" / While they were boasting in this way, they saw Nārada, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.69) gaganātsamupāyāṃtaṃ dvitīyamiva bhāskaram .. brahmadaṃḍakarāsaktayuddhapustakadhāriṇam .. 69 .. > descending from the sky like a second sun, / carrying a staff of Brahmā in his hand and holding a text on warfare, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.70) kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ śāṃtaṃ chatravīṇākamaṇḍalūn .. mauṃjīguṇatrayāsaktagraṃthipravaramekhalam .. 7.2.17.70 .. > wearing a black antelope skin, peaceful, with an umbrella, a vīṇā, and a water-pot, / having a fine girdle knotted into three strands of muñja grass, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.71) brahmarūpadharaṃ śāṃtaṃ divyarudrākṣabhūṣitam .. gata kalpakṛtagraṃthisūtramālāvalaṃbitam .. 71 .. > bearing the form of Brahmā, serene, adorned with celestial rudrākṣa beads, / suspended with a string of sacred cords tied in the past aeon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.72) viraṃciharasaṃvādo janmāhaṃkāragarvitaḥ .. saṃkruddhaiḥ kriyate ko'dya ciṃtātatparamānasam .. .. 72 .. > "A debate between Brahmā and Hara, proud with arrogance of origin, / is now being engaged in by the enraged ones"—his mind was intently absorbed in this thought. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.73) āyātaṃ nāradaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitāḥ samupasthitāḥ .. prabho prasādaḥ kriyatāmāgaṃtavyaṃ gṛhe mama .. 73 .. > Seeing that Nārada had arrived, they approached him in astonishment: / "O lord, be gracious! Please come to my house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.74) dhanyo'haṃ kṛtapuṇyo'haṃ yasya me tvaṃ gṛhāgataḥ .. ityukto balinā vipro viveśāsuramaṃdire .. āsanaṃ pādyamarghyaṃ ca dattvā saṃpūjito dvijaḥ .. 74 .. > I am blessed, I have acquired merit, since you have come to my dwelling!" / Thus addressed by Bali, the brahmin entered the residence of the Asura; / having offered a seat, foot-water, and respectful offering, the twice-born was worshipped. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.75) praviśya sahitāḥ sarve saṃviṣṭā daityadānavāḥ .. śukreṇa sahito daityo babhāṣe nāradaṃ baliḥ .. 75 .. > Having entered, all the Daityas and Dānavas sat down together. / Along with Śukra, the Daitya Bali addressed Nārada: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.76) idaṃ rājyamime dārā ime putrā ahaṃ baliḥ .. brūhi yenātra te kāryaṃ dānaṃ me prathamaṃ vratam .. 76 .. > "Here is my kingdom, here are my wives, here are my sons, and here am I, Bali. / Speak of whatever you have need of here; giving is my foremost vow." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.77) .. nārada uvāca .. .. bhaktyā tuṣyaṃti ye viprāste viprā bhūmidevatāḥ .. na tu ye pūjitāḥ śaktyā punaryācaṃti te'dhamāḥ.. . .. 77 .. > Nārada said: / "Those brahmins who are pleased with devotion, those brahmins are gods on earth; / but those who, even though worshipped according to one's capacity, beg again—they are the lowest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.79) tvayā'haṃ pūjito hṛṣṭo na vittairme prayojanam .. hṛṣṭo'haṃ tava rājyena yajñairdānairvrataistathā .. 78. .. devaiḥ kṛtaṃ vipriyaṃ te kiṃcitpaśyāmyahaṃ bale .. tvayā saṃpūjyamāno'pi devarājo na tuṣyati .. 79 .. > I have been honored by you and am delighted; I have no need of wealth. / I am pleased by your rule, by your sacrifices, gifts, and vows. / But I see something unpleasant being done against you by the gods, O Bali: / even though honored by you, the king of gods is not satisfied. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.80) na kṣamaṃti surāḥ sarve tava rājyaṃ dharātale .. svarge me tāpako jāto devānāṃ tava vigrahe .. .. 7.2.17.80 .. > All the gods do not tolerate your dominion on the surface of the earth. / In heaven, grief has arisen for me over the conflict between the gods and you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.81) saṃnahya prathamaṃ yāti yaḥ sainyaṃ śatrubhūmiṣu .. sa kṣatriyo vijayate tasya rājyaṃ ca vardhate ..81.. > He who, having armed himself, first marches his army into enemy territory— / that kṣatriya is victorious, and his kingdom increases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.82) ucchedastava rājyasya bhaviṣyati śrutaṃ mayā .. evaṃ jñātvā yathāyuktaṃ tacchīghraṃ tu vidhīyatām .. 82 .. > The destruction of your kingdom will come to pass; so it has been heard by me. / Knowing this, let whatever is appropriate be done immediately." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.83) .. baliruvāca .. .. yairguṇaiḥ kurute rājyaṃ rājā tānvada me vibho .. dānaṃ pātre pradātavyaṃ mayā tvamapi taṃ vada .. 83 .. > Bali said: / "O lord, tell me the virtues by which a king rules his kingdom; / I must also bestow gifts upon a worthy recipient—tell me about that as well." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.84) .. nārada uvāca .. .. ṣaḍviṃśadguṇasaṃpanno rājā rājyaṃ karoti ca .. sa rājyaphalamāpnoti śṛṇu tatkathayāmyaham .. 84 .. > Nārada said: / "Endowed with twenty-six virtues, a king rules a kingdom; / he attains the fruit of kingship. Listen, I shall explain it to you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.85) careddharmānakaṭuko muṃcetsnehamanāstike .. anṛśaṃsaścaredarthaṃ caretkāmamanuddhataḥ ..85.. > He should practice virtues without bitterness; he should abandon affection for an atheist; / he should pursue wealth without cruelty; he should pursue desire without arrogance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.86) priyaṃ brūyādakṛpaṇaḥ śūraḥ syādavikatthanaḥ .. dātā cā''yāmavarjaḥ syātpragalbhaḥ syādaniṣṭhuraḥ .. 86 .. > He should speak pleasantly without being a miser; he should be brave without boasting; / he should be a giver without boundless excess; he should be bold without being harsh. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.87) saṃdadhīta na cānāryānvigṛhṇīyānna baṃdhubhiḥ .. nānāptaiścārayeccārānkuryātkāryamapīḍayan ..87.. > He should not make alliances with the ignoble; he should not quarrel with kinsmen; / he should not employ untrustworthy persons as spies; he should perform his duty without oppressing \[others\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.88) arthānbrūyānna cāpatsu guṇānbrūyānna cātmanaḥ .. ādadyānna ca sādhubhyo nāsatpuruṣamāśrayet .. 88 .. > He should not speak of his wealth in times of misfortune; he should not proclaim his own virtues; / he should not seize \[property\] from the virtuous; he should not rely on a wicked man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.89) nāparīkṣya nayeddaṇḍaṃ na ca maṃtraṃ prakāśayet .. visṛjenna ca lubdhebhyo viśvasennāpakāriṣu .. 89 .. > He should not inflict punishment without investigation; he should not reveal his counsel; / he should not distribute \[wealth\] to the greedy; he should not trust harmful persons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.90) āptaiḥ suguptadāraḥ syādrakṣyaścānyo ghṛṇī nṛpaḥ .. striyaṃ seveta nātyarthaṃ mṛṣṭaṃ bhuṃjīta nā'hitam .. 7.2.17.90 .. > His wives should be well protected by trusted guards; he should protect others; a king should be compassionate; / he should not indulge excessively in women; he should eat wholesome food, not unwholesome. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.91) asteyaḥ pūjayenmānyānguruṃ sevedamāyayā .. arcyo devo na dambhena śriyamicchedakutsitām .. 91 .. > He should not steal; he should honor the venerable; he should serve his guru without deceit; / a deity should be worshipped without hypocrisy; he should desire wealth that is not blameworthy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.92) seveta praṇayaṃ kṛtvā dakṣaḥ syādatha kālavit .. sāṃtvavākyaṃ sadā vācyamanugṛhṇanna cākṣipet.. 92 .. > He should serve with genuine affection; he should be skillful and know the proper time; / soothing speech should always be spoken; while showing favor, he should not rebuke. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.93) praharenna ca viprāya hatvā śatrūnna śeṣayet .. krodhaṃ kuryānna cākasmānmṛduḥ syānnāpakāriṣu .. 93 .. > He should not strike a brahmin; having defeated his enemies, he should leave no remnant; / he should not show anger without cause; he should not be mild toward wrongdoers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.94) evaṃ rājye ciraṃ stheyaṃ yadi śreya ihecchasi .. tapaḥsvādhyāyadānāni tīrthayātrā''śramāṇi ca .. 94 .. > Thus one should abide in kingship for a long time, if you desire welfare in this world. / Austerities, recitation of sacred texts, gifts, pilgrimages to sacred fords, and life in hermitages— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.95) yogenātmaprabodhasya kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm .. tvayā saṃsāravairāgyaṃ karttavyaṃ viprapūjanam ..95.. > do not equal even a sixteenth part of self-realization through yoga. / You should practice detachment from worldly existence and the honoring of brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.96) yaṣṭavyaṃ vividhairyajñairdhyeyo nārāyaṇo hariḥ .. prasaṃgena samāyāto yāsye raivatake girau .. 96 .. > Worship should be offered through diverse sacrifices; Hari, Nārāyaṇa, is to be meditated upon. / I have arrived here incidentally, and I shall proceed to Mount Raivataka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.97) tatrāste bhagavānviṣṇurnadī trailokyapāvanī .. tatrāste ca śivāvṛkṣo bahupuṣpaphalānvitaḥ .. tatra gatvā kariṣyāmi vrataṃ tadviṣṇuvallabham .. 97 .. > There abides Lord Viṣṇu and the river that purifies the three worlds; / and there stands the Śivā tree, rich with abundant flowers and fruits. / Going there, I shall observe that vow dear to Viṣṇu." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.98) .. baliruvāca .. .. ko'yaṃ raivatakonāma vrataṃ kiṃ viṣṇuvallabham .. śivāvṛkṣāstu ke proktāstatkathaṃ kathayasva me .. 98 .. .. > Bali said: / "What is this \[mountain\] named Raivataka? What is the vow dear to Viṣṇu? / And what are the Śivā trees that are spoken of? Tell me that in detail." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.99) .. nārada uvāca .. .. purā yugādau daityendra sapakṣāḥ parvatāḥ kṛtāḥ .. saṃciṃtya brahmaṇā paścādacalāste kṛtāḥ punaḥ .. 99 .. > Nārada said: / "Formerly, at the beginning of the yuga, O lord of Daityas, mountains were made with wings; / later, having deliberated, Brahmā made them immobile again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.100) utpataṃti mahākāyā nipataṃti yadṛcchayā .. merumaṃdarakailāsā vacasā saṃsthitāḥ sthirāḥ .. 7.2.17.100 .. > Huge in body, they would fly up and descend at will. / Meru, Mandara, and Kailāsa remained fixed by his command alone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.101) vāritā na sthitā ye tu ta iṃdreṇa sthirīkṛtāḥ .. merordakṣiṇa śṛṃge tu kumudeti sa parvataḥ .. 101 .. > Those that were checked but would not remain still were rendered stationary by Indra. / On the southern peak of Meru is that mountain called Kumuda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.102) divyaḥ sapakṣaḥ sauvarṇo divyavṛkṣaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ .. tasyopari purī divyā vaiṣṇavī viṣṇunā kṛtā .. 102 .. > divine, winged, golden, covered with heavenly trees. / Upon it a divine city of Viṣṇu was built by Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.103) tasyā madhye gṛhaṃ divyaṃ yasmillam̐kṣmīḥ sadā sthitā .. meroḥ śṛṃge purī ramyā gṛhaṃ tatra manoramam .. 103 .. > In the middle of it is a divine mansion in which Lakṣmī is ever present. / On the peak of Meru is a delightful city, and there is an enchanting palace; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.104) tatrāste sa bhavo devo bhavānī yatra saṃsthitā .. sabhā māheśvarī ramyā sauvarṇī ratnamaṃḍitā .. 104 .. > there abides the god Bhava, where Bhavānī is seated. / There is the lovely assembly hall of Maheśvara, made of gold and adorned with jewels. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.105) tatrāste bhagavānviṣṇurdevairbrahmādibhirvṛtaḥ .. tasyāṃ viṣṇuḥ sadā yāti devaṃ draṣṭuṃ maheśvaram .. 105 .. > There abides Lord Viṣṇu, surrounded by the gods led by Brahmā; / Viṣṇu always goes to that assembly to see the god Maheśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.106) sauvarṇaiḥ kumudairyasmādasau sarvatra maṃḍitaḥ .. kumudeti kṛtaṃ nāma devaistatra samāgataiḥ .. 106 .. > Because it was adorned everywhere with golden water-lilies, / the gods who gathered there gave it the name Kumuda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.107) ekadā bhagavānrudro girau tasminsamāgataḥ .. draṣṭuṃ tacchikhare ramye tāṃ purīṃ viṣṇupālitām .. 107 .. > Once the blessed Rudra came to that mountain / to see that city protected by Viṣṇu on its delightful peak. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.108) gṛhāgataṃ haraṃ dṛṣṭvā hariṇā sa tu pūjitaḥ .. lakṣmyā saṃpūjitā gaurī harṣitā tatra saṃsthitā .. 108 .. > Seeing Hara arrived at his abode, he was worshipped by Hari; / and Gaurī, worshipped by Lakṣmī, remained there delighted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.109) ekāsanopaviṣṭau tau maṃtrayaṃtau parasparam .. hareṇa kāraṇaṃ jñātvā tatsarvaṃ kathitaṃ hareḥ .. 109 .. > The two seated upon a single throne deliberated with each other; / knowing the reason through Hara, everything was told to Hari: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.110) tvayeyaṃ nagarī kāryā maṃdare parvatottame .. praṣṭavyaḥ kāraṇaṃ nāhamavaśyaṃ tadbhaviṣyati .. 7.2.17.110 .. > “This city must be made by you on Mandara, the excellent mountain. / I should not be asked the reason; it will certainly come to pass. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.111) hara eva vijānāti kāraṇaṃ katamo'pi na .. evaṃ tatheti tau proktvā saṃsthitau parvato'pi saḥ .. 111 .. > Hara alone knows the reason, and no one else at all.” / Having said, “So be it,” they remained; that mountain too \[remained\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.112) taṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃgataṃ rudraṃ kumudaḥ svayamāyayau .. dhanyo'haṃ kṛtapuṇyo'haṃ yasya me gṛhamāgatau .. 112 .. > Seeing that Rudra had arrived, Kumuda himself approached: / “Blessed am I, my merit is accomplished, since the two of you have come to my home.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.113) dvābhyāmukto girivaro dadāva kiṃ varaṃ tava .. ityuktaḥ parvatastābhyāṃ varaṃ vavre sa mūḍhadhīḥ .. 113 .. > Addressed by both: “O best of mountains, what boon shall we grant you?” / Being addressed thus by them, he, dull-witted, chose a boon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.114) bhaviṣyatkāryahetutvādbhaviṣyati na tadvṛthā .. yatrāhaṃ tatra vastavyaṃ bhavadbhyāmastu me varaḥ .. 114 .. > Because it is the cause of future events, it will not be in vain: / “Wherever I am, there the two of you must dwell; let this be my boon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.116) matsannidhau samāgatya sthātavyaṃ brahmavāsaram .. tathetyuktvā sapatnīkau gatau hariharāvubhau .. 116 .. > Coming into my presence, you must remain for a day of Brahmā.” / Saying, “So be it,” both Hari and Hara, with their consorts, departed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.116\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.116_1) pañcamo yo manuḥ pūrvaṃ raivato nāma viśrutaḥ .. tasyotpattau tu yadvṛttaṃ kumudāgre śṛṇuṣva tat .. 116 .. > The fifth Manu, who was formerly renowned by the name Raivata— / hear that which occurred before Kumuda at his birth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.117) ṛṣirāsīnmahābhāga ṛtavāgiti viśrutaḥ .. tasyāputrasya putro'bhūdrevatyante mahātmanaḥ .. 117 .. > There was an illustrious seer renowned as Ṛtavāc; / to that childless, great-souled one, a son was born at the end of Revatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.118) sa tasya vidhivaccakre jātakarmādikāḥ kriyāḥ .. tathopanayanādyāśca sa cāśīlo'bhavannṛpa .. 118 .. > He performed for him according to rule the birth-rites and other ceremonies, / as well as the sacred thread ceremony and the like; but he turned out ill-behaved, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.119) yataḥ prabhṛti jāto'sau tataḥ prabhṛtyasāvṛṣiḥ .. dīrgharogaparāmarśamavāpātīva durddharam .. 119 ... > From the time he was born, from that time forth, that seer / suffered the affliction of a chronic illness, exceedingly hard to bear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.120) mātā cāsya parāmārtiṃ kuṣṭharogābhipīḍitā .. jagāma cintāṃ sa ṛṣiḥ kimetaditi duḥkhitaḥ .. 7.2.17.120 .. > And his mother, afflicted with leprosy, came to supreme distress. / The seer, grieving, fell into anxious thought: “What is this?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.121) mūrkhastu maṃdadhīḥ putro duḥkhaṃ janayate pituḥ .. amārgago viśeṣeṇa duḥkhādduḥkhataraṃ hi tat .. 121 .. > “A foolish, dull-witted son causes sorrow to his father; / one who walks the wrong path especially—that is indeed worse than grief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.122) aputratā manuṣyāṇāṃ śreyase na kuputratā .. suhṛdāṃ nopakārāya pitṝṇāṃ nāpi tṛptaye .. 122 .. > Childlessness is better for men, not a wicked son; / \[he is\] of no benefit to friends, nor for the satisfaction of the ancestors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.123) suputro hṛdaye'bhyeti mātāpitrordinedine .. pitrorduḥkhāya dhigjanma tasya duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ .. 123 .. > A good son enters day after day into the heart of his parents; / cursed is the birth of that evil-doer who causes grief to his parents! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.124) dhanyāste tanayā ye syuḥ savarlokābhisaṃmatāḥ .. paropakāriṇaḥ śāṃtāḥ sādhukarmaṇyanuvratāḥ .. 124 .. > Blessed are those sons who are esteemed by all the world, / benevolent to others, peaceful, devoted to virtuous deeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.125) anirvṛtaṃ nirānaṃdaṃ duḥkhaśokapariplutam .. narakāya na svargāya kuputratvaṃ hi janminaḥ .. 125 .. > Discontented, joyless, overwhelmed with sorrow and grief, / the state of having a wicked son leads the living being to hell, not to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.126) karoti suhṛdāṃ dainyamahitānāṃ tathā mudam .. akāle tu jarāṃ pitroḥ kuputraḥ kurute kila .. 126 .. > It causes misery to friends and likewise delight to enemies; / indeed, a wicked son brings premature old age upon his parents.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.127) .. nārada uvāca .. evaṃ so'tyantaduṣṭasya putrasya caritairmuniḥ .. dahyamānamanovṛttirvṛddhagargamapṛcchata .. 127 .. > Nārada said: / Thus that sage, his mind burning with anguish / over the deeds of that exceedingly wicked son, questioned the elder Garga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.128) .. ṛtavāguvāca .. .. suvratena purā vedā adhītā vidhinā mayā .. samāpya vidyā vidhavatkṛto dāraparigrahaḥ .. 128 .. > Ṛtavāc said: / “Formerly, maintaining good vows, the Vedas were studied by me according to rule; / having completed my studies, I took a wife according to injunction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.129) sadāreṇa hi yāḥ kāryāḥ śrautasmārttādikāḥ kriyāḥ .. tāḥ kṛtāśca vidhānena kāmaṃ samanurudhya ca .. 129 .. > Whatever rites, based on Śruti and Smṛti, are to be performed with a wife, / those were performed according to ordinance and in accordance with desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.130) putrārthaṃ janitaścāyaṃ puṃnāmno vicyutau mune .. so'yaṃ kimātmadoṣeṇa māturdoṣeṇa kiṃ mama .. asmadduḥkhāvaho jāto dauḥśīlyādvada kovida .. 7.2.17.130 .. > And for the sake of a son he was begotten to save me from the hell named Put, O sage; / has he been born bringing sorrow to us through wicked conduct by his own fault, or by his mother's fault, or by mine? Tell me, O learned one!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.131) .. garga uvāca .. .. revatyante muniśreṣṭha jāto'yaṃ tanayastava .. tena duḥkhāya te duṣṭe kāle yasmādajāyata .. 131 .. > Garga said: / “O best of sages, this son of yours was born at the end of Revatī; / therefore he is for your sorrow, because he was born at an evil time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.132) tavāpacāro naivāsya māturnāpi kulasya ca .. anyaddauḥśīlyahetutvaṃ revatyaṃta upāgatam .. 132 .. > There is no wrongdoing on your part, nor on the mother's, nor on the family's; / the cause of his ill behaviour is something else, arrived at the end of Revatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.133) revatī aśvinormadhyamāśleṣāmaghayostathā .. jyeṣṭhāmūlarkṣayoḥ proktaṃ gaṃḍāṃtaṃ tu bhayāvaham .. 133 .. > The junction between Revatī and Aśvinī, and likewise between Āśleṣā and Maghā, / and between Jyeṣṭhā and Mūla, is declared to be the dreadful Gaṇḍānta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.134) gaṃḍatraye tu ye jātā naranārīturaṃgamāḥ .. tiṣṭhaṃti na ciraṃ gehe tiṣṭhanto'pi bhayaṃkarāḥ .. evamukto'tha gargeṇa cukrodhātīva kopanaḥ .. 134 .. > Whatever men, women, or horses are born in the three Gaṇḍas / do not stay long in the house, and even while staying, they are terrifying.” / Addressed thus by Garga, he, very prone to anger, became exceedingly enraged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.135) .. ṛtavāguvāca .. .. yasmānmamaika putrasya revatyante samudbhavaḥ .. 135 .. > Ṛtavāc said: / “Because my only son was born at the end of Revatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.136) revatī kiṃ na jānāti māṃ vipraḥ śāpayiṣyati .. jājvalyamānā gaganāttasmātpatatu revatī .. 136 .. .. > did Revatī not know: ‘A brahmin will curse me’? / Therefore, let Revatī fall from the sky, blazing furiously!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.136\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.136_2) .. nārada uvāca .. .. tenaivaṃ vyāhṛte vākye revatyṛkṣaṃ papāta ha .. > Nārada said: / When that word was uttered by him, the asterism Revatī fell indeed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.137) paśyataḥ sarvalokasya vismayāviṣṭacetasaḥ .. 137 .. > while all the world watched, their minds filled with wonder. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.138) īśvarecchāprabhāvena patitā girimūrddhani .. revatyṛkṣaṃ nipatitaṃ kumudādrau samantataḥ .. 138 .. > By the power of the Lord's will, it fell upon the mountain's peak; / the asterism Revatī fell down all around upon Mount Kumuda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.139) surāṣṭradeśe sa prāptaḥ patito bhūtale śubhe .. himācalasya putro ya ujjayaṃto girirmahān.. 139 .. > It reached the country of Surāṣṭra and fell on the auspicious earth. / The great mountain Ujjayanta, the son of the Himālaya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.140) kumudena samaṃ maitrī kṛtā pūrvaṃ parasparam .. yatra tvaṃ sthāsyase sthātā tatrāhamapi niścitam .. 7.2.17.140 .. > had previously made mutual friendship with Kumuda: / “Wherever you will stay, there I too shall certainly stay.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.141) iti kṛtvā gṛhītvātha gaṃgāvāri sayāmunam .. sārasvataṃ tathā puṇyaṃ siṃcituṃ taṃ samāgataḥ .. 141 .. > Having done this, taking water from the Gaṅgā along with the Yamunā / and the holy belonging to Sarasvatī, he came to sprinkle it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.142) āhūtasaṃplavaṃ yāvatsaṃsthitau tau parasparam .. kumudādriśca tatpātātkhyāto raivatako'bhavat .. 142 .. > The two stayed together until the universal deluge was summoned; / and from that fall, Mount Kumuda became renowned as Raivataka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.143) atīva ramyaḥ sarvasyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate .. kumudādriśca sauvarṇo revatīcyavanātpunaḥ .. 143 .. > It is exceedingly delightful on the whole earth, O lord of the earth; / and Mount Kumuda, golden, because of the falling of Revatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.144) paṃkajābhaḥ sa bāhyena jāto varṇena bhūpate .. meruvarṇaḥ sa madhye tu sauvarṇaḥ parvatottamaḥ .. 144 .. > became lotus-hued on its exterior, O king; / but in its middle, that best of mountains was Meru-hued, golden. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.145) tataḥ sañjanayāmāsa kanyāṃ raivatako giriḥ .. revatīkāṃti saṃbhūtāṃ revatīsadṛśānanām.. 145 .. > Then Mount Raivataka produced a maiden / born from the splendour of Revatī, whose face was like Revatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.146) pramuco nāma rājarṣistena dṛṣṭā varāṃganā .. pitṛvadrevatīnāma kṛtaṃ tasyā nṛpottama .. 146 .. > An excellent woman was seen by the royal sage named Pramuca; / like a father, the name Revatī was given to her, O best of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.147) revatīti ca vikhyātā sā sarvatra varāṃganā .. sarvatejomayaṃ sthānaṃ sarvatīrthajalāśrayam .. 147 .. > And that excellent woman became renowned everywhere as Revatī; / \[that mountain is\] a place composed of all splendour, the resort of the waters of all sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.148) gaṃgājalapravāhaiśca saṃyuktaṃ yāmunaistathā .. sthitaṃ sārasvataṃ toyaṃ tatra garteṣu tattrayam .. 148 .. > joined with streams of Gaṅgā water as well as those of the Yamunā; / the water belonging to Sarasvatī stayed there—those three \[waters\] within the pits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.149) vikhyātaṃ revatīkuṃḍaṃ yatra jātā ca revatī .. smaraṇāddarśanātsnānātsarvapāpakṣayo bhavet .. 149 .. > It is known as Revatīkuṇḍa, where Revatī was born. / By remembering it, by seeing it, and by ritual ablution, destruction of all sins takes place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.150) sā bālā varddhitā tena pramuṃcena mahātmanā .. yauvanaṃ tu tayā prāptaṃ tasminraivatake girau .. 7.2.17.150 .. > That girl was brought up by that noble Pramuca; / and she attained youth on that Raivataka mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.151) tāṃ tu yauvanasaṃpannāṃ dṛṣṭvā'tha pramuco muni .. ekāṃte cintayāmāsa ko'syā bhartā bhaviṣyati .. 151 .. > Then, seeing her endowed with youth, the sage Pramuca / pondered in solitude: "Who will be her husband?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.152) hūtvāhūtvā sa papraccha guruṃ vahniṃ dvijottamaḥ .. prasādaṃ kuru me brūhi ko'syā bhartā bhaviṣyati .. 152 .. > Offering oblations again and again, that best of brahmins asked his preceptor, the fire: / "Grant me favor! Tell me, who will be her husband? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.153) anyo'syāḥ sadṛśaḥ ko'pi vaṃśe nāsti karomi kim .. vahnikuṇḍātsamutthāya proktavānhavyavāhanaḥ .. 153 .. > There is no other suitable for her in \[any\] lineage. What shall I do?" / Rising from the fire-pit, the bearer of oblations spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.154) śṛṇu me vacanaṃ vipra yo'syā bhartā bhaviṣyati .. priyavratānvayabhavo mahābalaparākramaḥ .. 154 .. > "Listen to my words, O brahmin, concerning who will be her husband: / Born in the lineage of Priyavrata, endowed with great strength and prowess, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.155) putro vikramaśīlasya kāliṃdījaṭharodbhavaḥ .. durdamo nāma bhavitā bhartā hyasyā mahīpatiḥ .. 155 .. > the son of Vikramaśīla, born from the womb of Kālindī, / the king named Durdama will indeed be her husband." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.156) atrāṃtare samāyāto durdamaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ .. girau mṛgavadhākāṃkṣī muniṃ gehe na paśyati .. priye'yi tātaḥ kva gata ehi satyaṃ bravīhi me .. 156 .. > In the meantime, that king Durdama arrived, / desiring to slay deer on the mountain. Not seeing the sage in the house, \[he said:\] / "Beloved, where has father gone? Come, tell me the truth!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.157) .. nārada uvāca .. .. agniśālāsthitenaiva tacchrutaṃ vacanaṃ priyam .. priyetyāmantraṇaṃ ko'yaṃ karoti mama veśmani .. .. 157 .. > Nārada said: / Standing right in the sacrificial fire-chamber, he heard that dear speech: / "Who is this addressing \[someone\] as 'beloved' in my house?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.158) sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ rājānaṃ durdamaṃ muniḥ .. jaharṣa durdamaṃ dṛṣṭvā muniḥ prāha sa gautamam .. 158 .. > The sage saw the noble king Durdama. / Rejoicing upon seeing Durdama, the sage said to Gautama, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.159) śiṣyaṃ vinayasampannamarghyaṃ pādyaṃ samānaya .. ekaṃ tāvadayaṃ bhūpaścirakālādupāgataḥ .. 159 .. > his disciple endowed with humility: "Bring the arghya and pādya offerings! / For one thing, this king has arrived after a long time; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.160) jāmātā sāṃprataṃ rājā yogyāsya ca sutā mama .. tataḥ sa ciṃtayāmāsa rājā jāmātṛ kāraṇam.. 7.2.17.160 .. > moreover, the king is now my son-in-law, and my daughter is suitable for him." / Then the king pondered the reason for \[being called\] a son-in-law. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.161) maunena vidhinā rājā jagṛhe'rghyaṃ dvijājñayā .. tamāsanagataṃ vipro gṛhītārghyaṃ mahāmuniḥ .. 161 .. > In silence, according to the rule, the king received the arghya at the brahmin's command. / To him seated on a seat, who had accepted the arghya, the great sage, the brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.162) prastutaṃ prāha rājendraṃ nṛpate kuśalaṃ pure .. kośe bale ca mitre ca bhṛtyāmātya prajāsu ca .. tathātmani mahābāho yatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam .. 162 .. > spoke relevantly to the lord of kings: "O king, is all well in your city, / in your treasury, army, allies, servants, ministers, and subjects, / and likewise in yourself, O mighty-armed one, upon whom everything depends? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.163) patnī ca te kuśalinī yā'tra sthāne hi tiṣṭhati .. anyāsāṃ kuśalaṃ brūhi yāḥ saṃti tava maṃdire .. 163 .. > And is your wife well, who indeed stays here in this place? / Tell me also of the welfare of the other \[wives\] who are in your palace." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.164) .. rājovāca .. .. tvatprasādādakuśalaṃ nāsti rājye kvacinmama .. jātakautūhalo'smyasmi mama bhāryā'tra kā mune .. 164 .. > The king said: / "By your grace, there is no misfortune anywhere in my kingdom. / I have become curious about this: who is my wife here, O sage?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.165) .. pramuca uvāca .. .. revatī te varā bhāryā kiṃ na vetsi nṛpottama .. trailokyasundarī yā tu kathaṃ sā vismṛtā tava .. 165 .. > Pramuca said: / "Revatī is your excellent wife. Do you not know, O best of kings? / How have you forgotten her who is the beauty of the three worlds?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.166) .. rājovāca .. .. subhadrāṃ śāṃtapāpāṃ ca kāverītanayāṃ tathā .. sūrātmajānujātāṃ ca kadaṃbāṃ ca varaprajām .. 166 .. > The king said: / "Subhadrā, Śāntapāpā, the daughter of Kāverī, / the younger sister of Sūrātmaja, Kadambā of excellent progeny, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367) vipāṭhāṃ naṃdinīṃ caiva vedmi bhāryāṃ gṛhe mama .. tiṣṭhanti naiva jānāmi bhāryā me revatī kutaḥ ...367 .. > Vipāṭhā, and Nandinī—these wives I know; / they dwell in my home. I do not know at all whence Revatī is my wife!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_3) ṛṣiruvāca .. .. priyeti sāṃprataṃ proktā revatī sā priyā tava .. tadanyathā na bhavitā vacanaṃ nṛpasattama .. 168 .. > The seer said: / "Just now you called her 'beloved'; that Revatī is your beloved. / That word cannot be otherwise, O best of kings!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_4) .. rājovāca .. .. nāsti bhāvakṛto doṣaḥ kṣamyatāṃ tadvaco mama .. vinirgataṃ vacovaktrānnāhaṃ jāne dvijottama .. 169 .. > The king said: / "There was no fault of intention; may that utterance of mine be forgiven! / The word slipped from my mouth; I did not know \[her\], O best of brahmins!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_5) .. ṛṣiruvāca .. .. nāsti bhāvakṛto doṣaḥ parivedmi kuruṣva tat .. vahninā kathitastvaṃ me jāmātādya bhaviṣyasi .. 7.2.17.170 .. > The seer said: / "There is no fault of intention; I know it completely, \[yet\] do it! / You were declared to me by the fire; today you shall become my son-in-law." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_6) ityādivacanai rājā bhāryā mene sa revatīm .. ṛṣistathodyataḥ kartuṃ vivāhaṃ vidhi pūrvakam .. uvāca kanyā pitaraṃ kiñcinme śrūyatāṃ pitaḥ .. 171 .. > By these and other words, the king accepted Revatī as his wife. / When the seer was thus prepared to perform the marriage according to the rules, / the maiden said to her father: "Father, listen to something from me! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_7) yadi me patinā tāta vivāhaṃ kartumicchasi .. revatyṛkṣaṃ vivāhaṃ me tatkarotu prasādataḥ .. 172 .. > If you wish to perform my marriage with a husband, father, / let him perform my marriage under the Revatī constellation, out of grace." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_8) .. ṛṣiruvāca .. .. revatyṛkṣaśca na vai bhadre candrayoge divi sthitam .. ṛkṣāṇyanyānyapi saṃti subhrūrvaivāhakāni ca .. 173 .. .. > The seer said: / "O gentle girl, the Revatī constellation does not stand in heaven in conjunction with the moon. / There are other constellations too, O fair-browed one, suitable for marriage." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_9) .. kanyovāca .. .. tāta tena vinā kālo vikalaḥ pratibhāti me .. vivāho vikale tāta madvidhāyāḥ kathaṃ bhavet .. 174. > The maiden said: / "Father, without that, time appears defective to me. / When time is defective, father, how can a marriage take place for one like me?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_10) .. pramuñca uvāca .. .. ṛtavāgiti vikhyātastapasvī revatīṃ prati .. cakāra kopaṃ kruddhena tenarkṣaṃ tannipātitam .. 175 .. > Pramuca said: / "An ascetic renowned as Ṛtavāc felt anger toward Revatī; / being enraged, he cast down that constellation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_11) mayā cāsmai pratijñātā bhāryeti viditaṃ tava .. na cecchasi vivāhaṃ tvaṃ saṃkaṭaṃ naḥ samāgatam .. 176 .. > And she has been promised by me to him as his wife, as is known to you. / If you do not wish for the marriage, a crisis has come upon us!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_12) .. kanyovāca .. .. ṛtavāgeva sa muniḥ kimetattaptavānsvayam .. na tvayā mama tātena brahmabandhoḥ sutā'smi kim .. 177 .. > The maiden said: / "Did that sage Ṛtavāc alone perform austerity himself, / and not you, my father? Am I the daughter of a worthless brahmin?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_13) .. ṛṣiruvāca .. .. brahmabandhoḥ sutā na tvaṃ tapasvī nāsti me'dhikaḥ .. sutā tvaṃ ca mayā deyā nānyatkartuṃ samutsahe .. 178 .. > The seer said: / "You are not the daughter of a worthless brahmin; there is no ascetic superior to me. / You, my daughter, must be given away by me; I cannot undertake anything else." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_14) .. kanyovāca .. .. tapasvī yadi me tātastatkimṛkṣamidaṃ divi .. samāropya vivāho me kasmānna kriyate punaḥ .. 179 .. > The maiden said: / "If my father is an ascetic, then why is this constellation not set up / again in the sky, and why is my marriage not performed then?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_15) .. ṛṣiruvāca .. .. > The seer said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_16) evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te bhadre prītimatī bhava .. āropayāmīndumārge revatyṛkṣaṃ kṛte tava .. 7.2.17.180 .. > "So be it! May good betide you, gentle girl; be pleased! / For your sake, I shall place the Revatī constellation back in the path of the moon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_17) tatastapaḥprabhāvena revatyṛkṣaṃ mahāmuniḥ .. yathā pūrvaṃ tathā cakre somayogi dvijottamaḥ .. vivāhaṃ duhituḥ kṛtvā jāmātaramuvāca ha .. 181 .. > Then, by the power of his austerity, the great sage, the best of brahmins, / restored the Revatī constellation just as before, in conjunction with the moon. / Having performed the marriage of his daughter, he spoke to his son-in-law: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_18) audvāhikaṃ te bhūpāla kathyatāṃ kiṃ dadāmyaham.. duṣprāpamapi dāsyāmi vidyate me mahattapaḥ .. 182 .. > "Tell me, O king, what wedding gift shall I give you? / Even if difficult to obtain, I shall grant it, for great austerity belongs to me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_19) .. rājovāca .. .. manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasyāhamutpannaḥ saṃtatau mune .. manvaṃtarādhipaṃ putraṃ tvatprasādādvṛṇomyaham .. 183 .. > The king said: / "I am born in the lineage of Manu Svāyambhuva, O sage. / By your grace, I choose a son who will be the lord of a manvantara." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_20) .. ṛṣiruvāca .. .. bhaviṣyati mahīpālo mahābalaparākramaḥ.. revatī revatīkuṇḍe snātvā putraṃ janiṣyati.. 184.. > The seer said: / "He will be a protector of the earth, endowed with great strength and prowess. / Revatī, having bathed in Revatīkuṇḍa, will give birth to a son." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_21) evaṃ kṛtvā gato rājā sā ca putramajījanat.. raivateti kṛtaṃ nāma babhūva sa manurnṛpaḥ.. 185.. > Having done so, the king departed, and she gave birth to a son. / The name Raivata was given \[to him\]; he became the Manu, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_22) amunā ca tadā proktamasminraivatake girau.. striyaḥ snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti tāsāṃ putrā mahābalāḥ.. dīrghāyuṣo bhaviṣyaṃti duḥkhadāridryavarjitāḥ .. 186 .. > And by him it was declared then: 'On this Raivataka mountain, / women who take a ritual ablution will have sons of great strength, / long-lived, and free from grief and poverty.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_23) .. nārada uvāca .. .. ityukte parvato rājandīrgho bhūtvā papāta saḥ .. etau tau saṃsmṛtau devau sabhāryau hariśaṃkarau .. 187 .. > Nārada said: / When this was spoken, O king, that mountain became elongated and fell. / Those two deities, Hari and Śaṃkara, accompanied by their consorts, were remembered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_24) smṛtamātrau tadā''yātau tena baddhau purā yataḥ .. yatrāhaṃ tatra sthātavyaṃ bhavadbhyāmiti niścitam ..188.. > The moment they were remembered, they arrived then, because previously they were bound by him: / 'Wherever I am, there you two must dwell; this is certain.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_25) ato viṣṇuharau devau sthitau tau parvatottame .. girau raivatake ramye svarṇarekhānadījale .. ārādhayaddhariṃ devaṃ revatī tāṃ ca sobravīt .. 189 .. > Therefore, the two deities Viṣṇu and Hara dwelt upon that best of mountains. / On the pleasant Raivataka mountain, by the water of the Svarṇarekhā river, / Revatī worshiped the deity Hari, and he said to her: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_26) bhavatāccaṃdrayogaste gagane brāhmaṇājñayā .. anyadvṛṇīṣva tuṣṭo'haṃ varaṃ manasi yatsthitam .. 7.2.17.190 .. > 'May your union with the moon take place in the sky by the brahmin's command. / Choose another boon that is in your heart; I am pleased.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_27) .. revatyuvāca .. .. girau raivatake deva sthātavyaṃ bhavatā sadā .. mayā snānaṃ kṛtaṃ yatra tatra snāsyaṃti ye janāḥ .. 191 .. > Revatī said: / 'O God, you must always dwell upon the Raivataka mountain. / Wherever a ritual ablution was performed by me, the people who will bathe there— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_28) teṣāṃ viṣṇupure vāso bhavatviti vṛtaṃ mayā .. evamastu tadā procya girau raivatake sthitaḥ .. dāmodaraścaturbāhuḥ svayaṃ rudropi saṃsthitaḥ .. 192 .. > may their abode be in the city of Viṣṇu: this is chosen by me.' / Having then said 'So be it,' four-armed Dāmodara dwelt upon the Raivataka mountain, / and Rudra himself also remained there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_29) gaṃgādyāḥ saritaḥ sarvāḥ saṃsthitā viṣṇunā saha .. kṣīrode mathyamāne tu yadā vṛkṣaḥ samutthitaḥ .. 193 .. > All the rivers, headed by Gaṅgā, remained along with Viṣṇu. / But when the milk-ocean was being churned, when a tree arose > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_30) āmardde devadaityānāṃ tena sāmardakī smṛtā .. .. asminvṛkṣe sthitā lakṣmīḥ sadā pitṛgṛhe nṛpa .. 194 .. > during the crushing of the gods and Daityas, therefore it was remembered as the āmalakī. / In this tree Lakṣmī is always present, O king, as in her father's house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_31) śivālakṣmīḥ smṛto vṛkṣaḥ sevyate surasattamaiḥ .. devairbrahmādibhiḥ sarvairvṛkṣo'sau vaiṣṇavaḥ smṛtaḥ.. 195.. > The tree is known as Śivā and Lakṣmī, and is served by the best among the gods. / By all the gods, headed by Brahmā, this tree is regarded as belonging to Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_32) sarvaiḥ saṃciṃtya mukto'sau girau raivatake purā.. asya vṛkṣasya yātrāṃ ye kariṣyaṃti harerdine .. 196.. > Having deliberated, it was released formerly by all upon the Raivataka mountain. / Those who undertake a pilgrimage to this tree on the day of Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_33) phālgune ca site pakṣa ekādaśyāṃ nṛpottama.. teṣāṃ putrāśca pautrāśca bhaviṣyaṃti guṇādhikāḥ.. prāṃte viṣṇupure vāso jāyatenātra saṃśayaḥ ..197.. > on the eleventh lunar day in the bright fortnight of Phālguna, O best of kings, / their sons and grandsons will abound in virtues; / at the end, residence in the city of Viṣṇu comes to pass, there is no doubt here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [17.17.367\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17.367_34) .. baliruvāca .. .. kathametadvrataṃ kāryaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ viṣṇuvallabham .. rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ vidhinā kena tadvada .. 198 .. > Bali said: / How is this Vaiṣṇava observance, dear to Viṣṇu, to be performed? / How is the night-vigil to be kept, by what rule? Tell that! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 199 of 265 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.17.17.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.75.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vrata(2)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.vrata-2.p369) — Sanskrit - [Kulamuktikallolinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.kulamuktikallolini.20.406) — Sanskrit - [Budhabhūṣaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.budhabhusana.3.253) — Sambhurāja 1680, Sanskrit - [Prapannāmṛta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.srivaisnava.carita.prapannamrta.34.22) — Anantācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.17.17) · Pramāṇa