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# Skandapurana 2.1.18

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.1)

.. atha śrīveṃkaṭeśvaravaibhavavarṇanam ..

> Now begins the description of the majesty of venerable Veṅkaṭeśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.2)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> The venerable Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.3)

athedānīṃ pravakṣyāmi veṃkaṭeśvaravaibhavam ..

> Now I shall declare the majesty of Veṅkaṭeśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.4)

yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 1 ..

> hearing which one is freed from all sins; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.5)

śrīveṃkaṭeśvaraṃ devaṃ yaḥ paśyati sakṛnnaraḥ ..

> That person who sees the god, venerable Veṅkaṭeśvara, even once,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.6)

sa naro muktimāpnoti viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt .. 2 ..

> that person attains liberation; he attains union with Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.7)

daśavarṣaistu yatpuṇyaṃ kriyate tu kṛte yuge ..

> Whatever merit is performed in the Kṛta age over ten years,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.8)

tretāyāmekavarṣeṇa tatpuṇyaṃ sādhyate nṛbhiḥ .. 3 ..

> that merit is attained by men in the Tretā \[age\] in a single year;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.9)

dvāpare pañcamāsena taddinena kalau yuge ..

> in the Dvāpara in five months, and in the Kali age in a single day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.10)

tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ nimiṣenimiṣe nṛṇām .. 4 ..

> For men, that fruit is multiplied ten million times at every single moment;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.11)

niḥsaṃdehaṃ bhavedevaṃ śrīnivāsavilokinām..

> without doubt, this will happen for those who behold Śrīnivāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.12)

śrīveṃkaṭeśvare deve tīrthāni sakalānyapi .. 5 ..

> In the divine lord, venerable Veṅkaṭeśvara, all the sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.13)

vidyante sarvadevāśca munayaḥ pitarastathā ..

> all the gods, sages, and ancestors reside.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.14)

ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ sarvadaiva vā .. 6 ..

> Whether once a day, twice a day, thrice a day, or constantly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.15)

ye smaranti mahādevaṃ śrīnivāsaṃ vimuktidam ..

> those who remember the great deity Śrīnivāsa, the granter of liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.16)

kīrtayantyathavā viprāste muktāḥ pāpapañjarāt .. 7 ..

> or praise him, O brahmins, are released from the cage of sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.17)

nārāyaṇaṃ paraṃ devaṃ veṃkaṭeśaṃ prayānti vai ..

> They indeed attain the supreme god Nārāyaṇa, Veṅkaṭeśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.18)

pūjitaṃ śaṅkharājena saccidānaṃdavigraham .. 8 ..

> worshipped by the king of conchs, whose embodiment is existence, consciousness, and bliss.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.19)

tasya smaraṇamātreṇa yamapīḍā'pi no bhavet ..

> Merely by remembering him, even the torment of Yama will not be.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.20)

śrīnivāsaṃ mahādevaṃ ye'rcayaṃti sakṛnnarāḥ.. .. 9 ..

> For those people who worship the great deity Śrīnivāsa even once,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.21)

kiṃ dānaiḥ kiṃ vrataisteṣāṃ kiṃ tapobhiḥ kimadhvaraiḥ ..

> what need have they of gifts, what need of vows, what need of austerities, or what need of sacrifices?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.22)

veṃkaṭeśaṃ paraṃ devaṃ yo na cintayati kṣaṇam .. 2.1.18.10 ..

> He who does not contemplate the supreme god Veṅkaṭeśa for even an instant,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.23)

ajñānī sa ca pāpī syātsa mūko badhirastathā ..

> is ignorant and sinful, mute and deaf;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.24)

sa jaḍo'ndhaśca vijñeyaśchidraṃ tasya sadā bhavet .. 11 ..

> he should be known as dull and blind, and defect shall ever attend him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.25)

śrīnivāse mahādeve sakṛddṛṣṭe munīśvarāḥ ..

> When the great deity Śrīnivāsa is seen but once, O chief sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.26)

kiṃ kāśyā gayayā caiva prayāgenāpi kiṃ phalam.. 12 ..

> what is gained by Kāśī and Gayā, and what is the fruit even of Prayāga?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.27)

durlabhaṃ prāpya mānuṣyaṃ mānavā iha bhūtale ..

> Having obtained a human existence, so difficult to attain here upon earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.28)

veṃkaṭeśaṃ paraṃ devaṃ ye paśyantyarcayanti vā .. 13 ..

> those men who behold or worship the supreme god Veṅkaṭeśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.29)

janma teṣāṃ hi saphalaṃ te kṛtārthāśca netare ..

> their birth is fruitful indeed; they have achieved their goal, and not others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.30)

veṃkaṭeśe pare deve dṛṣṭe vā pūjite'pi vā .. 14 ..

> When the supreme god Veṅkaṭeśa is seen or worshipped,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.31)

śambhunā brahmaṇā kiṃ vā śakreṇāpyakhilāmaraiḥ ..

> what need is there of Śambhu, or Brahmā, or Śakra, or all the immortals?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.32)

veṃkaṭeśe mahādeve bhaktiyuktāśca ye narāḥ .. 15 ..

> Those people who are endowed with devotion to the great god Veṅkaṭeśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.33)

teṣāṃ praṇāmasmaraṇapūjāyuktāstu ye narāḥ ..

> and the people who are engaged in bowing to him, remembering him, and worshipping him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.34)

na te paśyaṃti duḥkhāni naiva yāṃti yamālayam .. 16 ..

> do not see sorrows, nor do they go to Yama's realm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.35)

brahmahatyāsahasrāṇi surāpānāyutāni ca ..

> Thousands of killings of brahmins and tens of thousands of drinkings of liquor  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.36)

dṛṣṭe nārāyaṇe deve vilayaṃ yāṃti kṛtsnaśaḥ .. 17 ..

> go to complete dissolution when the divine Nārāyaṇa is beheld.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.37)

ye vāñchaṃti sadā bhogaṃ rājyaṃ ca tridaśālaye ..

> Those who always desire enjoyment and sovereignty in the realm of the thirty \[gods\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.38)

veṃkaṭādrinivāsaṃ te praṇamantu sakṛnmudā .. 18 ..

> should bow with joy even once to him who dwells on Mount Veṅkaṭa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.39)

yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmakoṭikṛtāni ca ..

> Whatever sins have been committed throughout ten million births  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.40)

tāni sarvāṇi naśyanti veṃkaṭeśvaradarśanāt .. 19 ..

> all of them perish from the darśana of Veṅkaṭeśvara. // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.41)

saṃparkātkautukāllobhādbhayādvāpi ca saṃsmaran ..

> Remembering Veṅkaṭeśa, the great god,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.42)

veṃkaṭeśaṃ mahādevaṃ nehāmutra ca duḥkhabhāk .. 2.1.18.20 ..

> whether through association, curiosity, greed, or even fear, one suffers no grief here or hereafter. // 2.1.18.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.43)

veṃkaṭācaladeveśaṃ kīrtayannarcayannapi ..

> Praising or worshipping the lord of gods upon Mount Veṅkaṭa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.44)

avaśyaṃ viṣṇusārūpyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 21 ..

> one undoubtedly attains similarity of form with Viṣṇu; of this there is no doubt. // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.45)

yathaidhāṃsi samiddho'gnirbhasmasātkurute kṣaṇāt ..

> Just as a kindled fire instantly reduces fuel to ashes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.46)

tathā pāpāni sarvāṇi veṃkaṭeśvaradarśanam .. 22 ..

> so the darśana of Veṅkaṭeśvara reduces all sins. // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.47)

veṃkaṭeśvaradevasya bhaktiraṣṭavidhā smṛtā ..

> Devotion to the god Veṅkaṭeśvara is recorded as eightfold:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.48)

tadbhaktajanavātsalyaṃ tatpūjāparitoṣaṇam .. 23 ..

> affection toward His devotees, delight in His worship, // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.49)

svayaṃ tatpūjanaṃ bhaktyā tadarthe dehaceṣṭitam ..

> personally worshipping Him with devotion, physical exertion undertaken for His sake,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.50)

tanmāhātmyakathāvāṃchāśravaṇeṣvādarastathā .. 24 ..

> a longing for stories of His greatness and respect in hearing them, // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.51)

svaranetraśarīreṣu vikārasphuraṇaṃ tathā ..

> the occurrence of emotional transformations in voice, eyes, and body,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.52)

śrīnivāsasya devasya smaraṇaṃ satataṃ tathā .. 25 ..

> and constant remembrance of the god Śrīnivāsa, // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.53)

veṃkaṭādrinivāsaṃ tamāśrityaivopajīvanam..

> \[and\] living solely by taking refuge in Him who dwells on Mount Veṅkaṭa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.54)

evamaṣṭavidhā bhaktiryasminmlecche'pi vartate..26..

> In whomsoever this eightfold devotion exists, even in an outcaste, // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.55)

sa eva muktimāpnoti śaunakādyā mahaujasaḥ..

> he alone attains liberation, O Shaunaka and other mighty sages!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.56)

bhaktyā tvananyayā muktirbrahmajñānena niścitā.. 27..

> Through undivided devotion, liberation is assured by the knowledge of Brahman // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.57)

vedāntaśāstraśravaṇādyatīnāmūrdhvaretasām ..

> arising from hearing the Vedānta scriptures for ascetics of upwardly directed seed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.58)

sā ca muktirvinā jñānaṃ vedāntaśravaṇodbhavam..

> and that liberation, without the knowledge born from hearing the Vedānta,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.59)

yatyāśramaṃ vinā viprā viraktiṃ ca vinā tathā .. 28 ..

> without the ascetic stage of life, O brahmins, and without dispassion, // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.60)

sarveṣāṃ caiva varṇānāmakhilāśramiṇāmapi ..

> is granted to all castes and to members of all stages of life  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.61)

vekaṭeśvaradevasya darśanādeva kevalam .. 29 ..

> solely through the darśana of the god Veṅkaṭeśvara; // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.62)

apunarbhavadā muktirbhaviṣyatyavilaṃbitam ..

> liberation bestowing freedom from rebirth will take place without delay.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.63)

kṛmikīṭāśca devāśca munayaśca tapodhanāḥ .. 2.1.18.30 ..

> Insects and worms, gods, and sages rich in austerity // 2.1.18.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.64)

tulyā veṃkaṭaśailendre śrīnivāsaprasādataḥ ..

> are equal on the king of mountains, Veṅkaṭa, by the grace of Śrīnivāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.65)

pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ mayānekamiti mā kriyatāṃ bhayam .. 31 ..

> Let no fear be felt thinking, 'Many a sin was committed by me!' // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.66)

mā garvaḥ kriyatāṃ puṇyaṃ mayā'kārīti vā janaiḥ ..

> Nor let pride be felt by people thinking, 'Merit was performed by me!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.67)

veṃkaṭeśe mahādeve śrīnivāse vilokite .. 32 ..

> When the great god Veṅkaṭeśa, Śrīnivāsa, is seen, // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.68)

na nyūnā nādhikāśca syuḥ kintu sarve mahājanāḥ..

> they are neither lower nor higher, but all become great beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.69)

veṃkaṭākhye mahāpuṇye sarvapātakanāśane..33..

> On the holy \[mountain\] named Veṅkaṭa, which destroys all sins, // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.70)

śrīnivāsaṃ paraṃ devaṃ yaḥ paśyati sabhaktikam..

> he who beholds the supreme god Śrīnivāsa with devotion  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.71)

na tena tulyatāmeti caturvedyāpi bhūtale..34..

> cannot be equaled on earth even by one versed in the four Vedas. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.72)

veṃkaṭeśvaradeveśaṃ yaḥ pūjayati bhaktitaḥ..

> Whoever worships the lord of gods, Veṅkaṭeśvara, with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.73)

sa koṭikulasaṃyuktaḥ prayāti harimaṃdiram..35..

> goes along with ten million family members to the abode of Hari. // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.74)

śrīnivāsācca na samaṃ nādhikaṃ puṇyamasti vai ..

> Indeed, there is no merit equal to or greater than Śrīnivāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.75)

veṃkaṭādrinivāsaṃ taṃ dveṣṭi yo mohamāsthitaḥ .. 36 ..

> He who, seized by delusion, hates Him who dwells on Mount Veṅkaṭa, // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.76)

brahmahatyāyutaṃ tena kṛtaṃ narakakāraṇam ..

> has committed ten thousand murders of a brahmin, causing him to fall into hell;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.77)

tatsaṃbhāṣaṇamātreṇa mānavo narakaṃ vrajet .. 37 ..

> merely by conversing with him, a man goes to hell. // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.78)

śrīnivāsaparā vedāḥ śrīnivāsaparā makhāḥ ..

> The Vedas are centered upon Śrīnivāsa; the sacrifices are centered upon Śrīnivāsa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.79)

śrīnivāsaparāḥ sarve tasmādanyanna vidyate .. 38 ..

> all things are centered upon Śrīnivāsa; nothing exists other than Him. // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.80)

anyatsarvaṃ parityajya śrīnivāsaṃ samāśrayet ..

> Abandoning all else, one should take refuge in Śrīnivāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.81)

sarvayajñatapodānatīrthasnāne tu yatphalam .. 39 ..

> Whatever fruit is attained through all sacrifices, austerities, gifts, and bathing at sacred fords, // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.82)

tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ śrīnivāsasya sevayā ..

> that fruit is multiplied ten million times through the worship of Śrīnivāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.83)

veṃkaṭādrinivāsaṃ taṃ ciṃtayanghaṭikādvayam .. 2.1.18.40 ..

> Meditating for two ghaṭikās on Him who dwells on Mount Veṅkaṭa, // 2.1.18.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.84)

kulaikaviṃśatiṃ dhṛtvā viṣṇuloke mahīyate ..

> one uplifts twenty-one generations of one's family and is glorified in the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.85)

svāmipuṣkariṇītīrthe snānaṃ devasya darśanam .. 41 ..

> If ritual ablution in the Svāmipuṣkariṇī sacred ford and darśana of the god // 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.86)

yadi labhyeta vai puṃsāṃ kiṃ gaṅgājalasevayā ..

> are attained by men, what need is there to serve the waters of the Gaṅgā?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.87)

vekaṭeśaṃ paraṃ devaṃ yaḥ kadāpi na paśyati .. 42 ..

> He who never looks upon the supreme god Veṅkaṭeśa // 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.88)

saṃkaraḥ sa tu vijñeyo na piturbījasaṃbhavaḥ ..

> should be known as born of mixed caste, not born of his father's seed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.89)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena veṃkaṭeśo dayānidhiḥ .. 43 ..

> Therefore, by every effort, Veṅkaṭeśa, the ocean of compassion, // 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.90)

draṣṭavyo'tiprayatnena paralokecchayā dvijāḥ ..

> should be seen with great effort by those desiring the other world, O twice-born!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.91)

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā veṃkaṭeśasya vaibhavam .. 44 ..

> Thus the majesty of Veṅkaṭeśa has been related to you, O brahmins! // 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.92)

yastvetacchṛṇuyānnityaṃ paṭhate ca sabhaktikam ..

> He who hears this daily and recites it with devotion  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.93)

sa vai veṃkaṭanāthasya sevāphalamavāpnuyāt .. 45 ..

> shall obtain the fruit of worshipping the lord of Veṅkaṭa. // 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.18.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.18.94)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye veṃkaṭeśvaravaibhavānuvarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 18 .. ..

> Thus ends the eighteenth chapter, named 'The Description of the Majesty of Veṅkaṭeśvara' in the Venkaṭācalamāhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.1.18.1) — English, machine translation

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