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# Skandapurana 2.1.20

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.1)

.. atha pāpavināśanatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanam ..

> Now, the description of the māhātmya of the sacred ford Pāpavināśana:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.2)

.. .. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.3)

punaścāhaṃ pravakṣyāmi pāpanāśanavaibhavam ..

> Again I shall proclaim the grandeur of Pāpanāśana;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.4)

bhagavadbhaktibhāvena śṛṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ .. 1 ..

> listen with concentrated attention, with a disposition of devotion to the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.5)

itihāsaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvapāpavināśanam ..

> I will tell an ancient account that destroys all sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.6)

yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 2 ..

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

### [2.1.20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.7)

.. atha bhadramatyākhyadaridradvijavṛttāntaḥ .. ..

> Now, the story of the destitute brahmin named Bhadramati:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.8)

āsītpurā dvijavaro vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ ..

> Long ago there was an eminent brahmin who had crossed to the end of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.9)

daridro vṛttihīnaśca nāmnā bhadramatirdvijaḥ .. 3 ..

> a poor twice-born destitute of livelihood, named Bhadramati.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.10)

śrutāni sarvaśāstrāṇi tena vipreṇa dhīmatā ..

> All the scriptures had been heard by that wise brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.11)

śrutāni ca purāṇāni dharmaśāstrāṇi sarvaśaḥ .. 4 ..

> and the Purāṇas and Dharmaśāstras in their entirety had been heard.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.12)

abhavaṃstasya ṣaṭ patnyaḥ kṛtā siṃdhuryaśovatī ..

> He had six wives: Kṛtā, Sindhu, Yaśovatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.13)

kāminī mālinī caiva śobhā caiva prakīrtitāḥ .. 5 ..

> Kāminī, Mālinī, and Śobhā, as they are renowned.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.14)

tāsu patnīṣu tasyāsītputrāṇāṃ ca śatadvayam ..

> By those wives he had two hundred sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.15)

te sarve tasya putrādyāḥ kṣudhayā paripīḍitāḥ .. 6 ..

> All of them, his sons and others, were severely tormented by hunger.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.16)

akiñcano bhadramatiḥ kṣudhārtānātmajānpriyān ..

> Destitute, Bhadramati, seeing his dear sons distressed by hunger  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.17)

paśyanpriyāḥ kṣudhārtāśca vilalāpākulendriyaḥ .. 7 ..

> and his beloved wives distressed by hunger, lamented, his senses agitated:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.18)

dhigjanma bhāgyarahitaṃ dhigjanma dhanavarjitam ..

> “Fie on a life devoid of fortune! Fie on a life devoid of wealth!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.19)

dhigjanma kīrtirahitaṃ dhigjanmātithyavarjitam .. 8 ..

> Fie on a life devoid of fame! Fie on a life devoid of hospitality!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.20)

dhigjanmācārarahitaṃ dhigjanma jñānavarjitam ..

> Fie on a life devoid of proper conduct! Fie on a life devoid of knowledge!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.21)

dhigjanma yatnarahitaṃ dhigjanma sukhavarjitam .. .. 9 ..

> Fie on a life devoid of exertion! Fie on a life devoid of happiness!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.22)

dhigjanma bandhurahitaṃ dhigjanma khyātivarjitam ..

> Fie on a life devoid of kin! Fie on a life devoid of renown!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.23)

narasya bahvapatyasya dhigjanmaiśvaryavarjitam .. 2.1.20.10 ..

> For a man with many children, fie on a life devoid of sovereignty!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.24)

aho guṇāḥ saumyatā ca vidvattā janma satkule ..

> Alas, virtues, gentleness, learning, and birth in a noble lineage—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.25)

dāridryāmbudhimagnasya sarvametanna śobhate .. 11 ..

> all this has no shine for one sunken in the ocean of poverty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.26)

viprāḥ putrāśca pautrāśca bāndhavā bhrātarastathā ..

> Brahmins, sons, grandsons, relatives, and brothers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.27)

śiṣyāśca sarve manujāstyajantyaiśvaryavarjitam .. 12 ..

> and disciples—all people abandon one who is devoid of sovereignty.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.28)

iti niścitya matimāndhīro bhadramatirdvijaḥ ..

> Having resolved this, the intelligent and steadfast brahmin Bhadramati \[thought\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.29)

caṇḍālo vā dvijo vāpi bhāgyavāneva pūjyate .. 13 ..

> “Whether an outcaste or a twice-born, only the fortunate one is honoured.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.30)

daridraḥ puruṣo loke śavavallokaninditaḥ ..

> A poor man in the world is despised by people like a corpse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.31)

aho sampatsamāyukto niṣṭhuro vāpyaniṣṭhuraḥ .. 14 ..

> Ah, one endowed with wealth, whether harsh or gentle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.32)

guṇahīno'pi guṇavānmūrkho vāpi sa paṇḍitaḥ ..

> even if devoid of good qualities, is deemed virtuous; or if a fool, he is a scholar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.33)

niṣṭhuro vā guṇī vāpi dharmahīno'tha vā naraḥ .. 15 ..

> Whether harsh or virtuous, or even a man devoid of righteousness—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.34)

aiśvaryaguṇayuktaścetpūjya eva na saṃśayaḥ ..

> if he is endowed with the quality of sovereignty, he is indeed worthy of worship; there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.35)

aho daridratā duḥkhaṃ tatrāpyāśātiduḥkhadā .. 16 ..

> Alas, poverty is suffering, and even in that, desire causes extreme grief!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.36)

āśābhibhūtāḥ puruṣā duḥkhamaśnuvate kṣaṇāt .. 17 ..

> Men overcome by desire experience suffering in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.37)

āśāyā ye dāsā dāsāste sarvalokasya ..

> Those who are slaves of desire are slaves of the entire world;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.38)

āśā dāsī yeṣāṃ teṣāṃ dāsāyate lokaḥ .. .. 18 ..

> for those to whom desire is a servant, the world acts as a servant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.39)

sarvaśāstrārthavettāpi daridro bhāti mūrkhavat ..

> Even a knower of the meaning of all scriptures, if poor, appears like a fool.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.40)

ākiñcanyamahāgrāhagrastānāṃ nāsti mocakaḥ .. 19 ..

> For those seized by the great crocodile of destitution, there is no liberator.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.41)

aho duḥkhamaho duḥkhamaho duḥkhaṃ daridratā ..

> "Alas, sorrow! Alas, sorrow! Alas, poverty is sorrow!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.42)

tatrāpi putradārāṇāṃ bāhulyamatiduḥkhadam .. 2.1.20.20 ..

> Even there, an abundance of sons and wives causes supreme sorrow!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.43)

evamuktvā bhadramatiḥ sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, Bhadramati, who had mastered the meaning of all scriptures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.44)

atyaiśvaryapradaṃ dharmaṃ manasā cintayaṃstadā ..

> meditating in his mind then upon a duty that grants great sovereignty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.45)

tūṣṇīṃ sthito bhadramatimahākleśasamanvitaḥ .. 21 ..

> stood silent, filled with deep affliction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.46)

.. atha bhadramateḥ kāminīkṛtaveṃkaṭādrigamanaprotsāhanam .. ..

> Now, Kāminī's encouragement to go to the Veṅkaṭa Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.47)

tadānīṃ tāsu bhāryāsu kāminī patidevatā .. 22 ..

> At that time, among those wives, Kāminī, devoted to her husband as a deity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.48)

bhāryā sādhuguṇairyuktā patiṃ taṃ pratyabhāṣata .. 23 ..

> a wife endowed with virtuous qualities, addressed that husband:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.49)

.. kāminyuvāca .. ..

> Kāminī said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.50)

bhagavansarvadharmajña sarvaśāstrārthapāraga ..

> "O venerable one, knower of all duties, master of the meaning of all scriptures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.51)

mama nātha mahābhāga vākyaṃ śṛṇu mahāmate .. 24 ..

> my lord, fortunate one, hear my words, O wise one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.52)

suvarṇamukharītīre ṛṣisaṃghaniṣevite ..

> On the bank of the Suvarṇamukharī, resorted to by hosts of seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.53)

vartate daivataiḥ sevyaḥ pāvano veṃkaṭācalaḥ .. 25 ..

> stands the holy Mount Veṅkaṭa, worthy to be served by deities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.54)

tasminveṃkaṭaśailendre surāsuranamaskṛte ..

> On that lord of mountains, Veṅkaṭa, worshipped by gods and demons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.55)

vartate pāvanaṃ tīrthaṃ pāpānāṃ dāhakaṃ śubham .. 26 ..

> there is an auspicious, purifying sacred ford, the burner of sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.56)

tatra gatvā mahābhāga pāpanāśe mahāmate ..

> Having gone there, O fortunate one, to the Pāpanāśa \[tīrtha\], O wise one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.57)

kuru snānaṃ prayatnena bhāryāputrasamanvitaḥ .. 27 ..

> diligently perform your ritual ablution, accompanied by your wives and sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.58)

tasya tīrthasya māhātmyaṃ nāradācca śrutaṃ mayā ..

> The māhātmya of that sacred ford was heard by me from Nārada;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.59)

bālabhāve mama pituraṃtike proktavānmuniḥ .. 28 ..

> in my childhood, the sage spoke it in the presence of my father:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.60)

veṃkaṭādrau mahāpuṇye sarvapātakanāśane ..

> 'On the most meritorious Mount Veṅkaṭa, destroyer of all sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.61)

sarvaduḥkhapraśamane sarvasaṃpatpradāyake .. 29 ..

> assuager of all sorrows, bestower of all prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.62)

pāpanāśe mahātīrthe snātvā saṃkalpapūrvakam ..

> having bathed in the great sacred ford, Pāpanāśa, following a ritual resolve,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.63)

atyaiśvaryapradaṃ dharmaṃ manasā cintayaṃstadā .. 2.1.20.30 ..

> meditating in his mind then upon a duty that grants great sovereignty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.64)

bhūmidānaṃ viniścitya sarvadānottamottamam ..

> having resolved upon the gift of land, the highest of all gifts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.65)

prāpakaṃ paralokasya sarvakāmaphalapradam .. 31 ..

> which leads to the other world and grants the fruit of all desires—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.66)

dānānāmuttamaṃ dānaṃ bhūdānaṃ parikīrtitam..

> the gift of land is proclaimed to be the highest of gifts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.67)

taddattvā samavāpnoti yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ naraḥ .. 32 ..

> having given it, a person obtains whatever is most desired.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.68)

ityevaṃ nāradenoktaṃ śrutvā me janako dvijaḥ ..

> "Having thus heard what was spoken by Nārada, my father, a twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.69)

saṃprahṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā śeṣādriṃ prāptavāṃstadā .. 33 ..

> with a delighted mind, reached the Śeṣa Mountain then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.70)

tatra gatvā mahābhāgaḥ sarvasaṃpatpradāyakam ..

> Having gone there, that fortunate one, \[for the sake of that\] which grants all prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.71)

bhūdānaṃ vipravaryāya śrotriyāya pradattavān .. 34 ..

> bestowed a gift of land upon an excellent brahmin learned in the Vedas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.72)

tato me janako vidvansarvabhāgyasamanvitaḥ ..

> Thereupon, my father, O wise one, endowed with all good fortune,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.73)

ihaloke sukhaṃ prāpya cānte viṣṇupuraṃ yayau .. 35 ..

> having attained happiness in this world, went at the end to the realm of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.74)

tvaṃ ca gatvā mahābhāga veṃkaṭādriṃ nagottamam ..

> And you, having gone, O fortunate one, to Mount Veṅkaṭa, the best of mountains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.75)

kuru dānaṃ prayatnena bhūdānaṃ sarvakāmadam .. 36 ..

> diligently make a gift—the gift of land, which grants all desires."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.76)

.. atha kāminīkathitabhūdānapraśaṃsā .. ..

> Now, the praise of the gift of land spoken by Kāminī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.77)

bhūmidānasya māhātmyaṃ śṛṇuṣva susamāhitaḥ ..

> "Listen with focused attention to the māhātmya of the gift of land;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.78)

na ko'pi gadituṃ śakto loke'sminbhagavanprabho .. 37 ..

> no one in this world is able to recount it, O venerable lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.79)

bhūmidānātparaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati ..

> No gift superior to the gift of land has ever been, nor ever will be;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.80)

paraṃ nirvāṇamāpnoti bhūmido nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 38 ..

> the giver of land attains supreme liberation; there is no doubt of this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.81)

svalpāmapi mahīṃ dattvā śrotriyāyāhitāgnaye ..

> Having given even a little land to a Vedic scholar who maintains the sacred fires,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.82)

brahmalokamavāpnoti punarāvṛttivarjitam .. 39 ..

> one attains the world of Brahmā, free from return.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.83)

bhūmidaḥ sarvadaḥ prokto bhūmido mokṣabhāgbhavet ..

> A giver of land is said to be an all-giver; a giver of land attains liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.84)

bhūbhidānaṃ vṛṣādrau ca sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .. 2.1.20.40 ..

> And the gift of land on Mount Vṛṣa destroys all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.85)

mahāpātakayukto vā yukto vā sarvapātakaiḥ ..

> Whether burdened with major sins or burdened with all sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.86)

daśahastāṃ mahīṃ dattvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 41 ..

> by giving \[even\] ten cubits of land, one is freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.87)

satpātre bhūmidātā yaḥ sarvadānaphalaṃ labhet ..

> He who gives land to a worthy recipient obtains the fruit of all gifts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.88)

bhūmidasya samo nānyastriṣu lokeṣu vidyate .. 42 ..

> there is no other equal to the giver of land in the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.89)

dvijasya vṛttihīnasya yaḥ pradadyānmahīṃ śubhām..

> He who gives auspicious land to a twice-born devoid of livelihood—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.90)

tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ śeṣo nārhaḥ kadācana .. 43 ..

> Śeṣa is never able to declare the fruit of his merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.91)

viprasya vṛttihīnasya sadācārasya kasyacit ..

> To a brahmin who is without livelihood and of virtuous conduct,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.92)

yo 'lpāmapi mahīṃ dadyātsa viṣṇurnātra saṃśayaḥ .. 44 ..

> whoever gives even a little land is Viṣṇu himself; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.93)

ikṣugodhūmakedārapūgadṛkṣādisaṃyutā ..

> Endowed with fields of sugarcane and wheat, betel-nut trees, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.94)

pṛthvī pradīyate yena sa viṣṇurnātra saṃśayaḥ .. 45 ..

> the earth that is gifted makes the giver Viṣṇu himself; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.95)

vṛttihīnasya viprasya daridrasya kuṭumbinaḥ ..

> To a destitute brahmin supporting a family and lacking livelihood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.96)

svalpāmapi mahīṃ dattvā viṣṇusāyujyamaśnute .. 46 ..

> by giving even a little land, one attains intimate union with Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.97)

saktasya devapūjāsu viprasyāṭavikā mahī ..

> Forest land given to a brahmin devoted to the worship of gods  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.98)

dattā bhavati gaṃgāyāṃ trirātrasnānajaṃ phalam.. 47 ..

> yields the fruit of a three-night ablution in the Gaṅgā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.99)

viprasya vṛttihīnasya sadācāraratasya ca ..

> To a brahmin devoid of livelihood and devoted to good conduct,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.100)

droṇikāṃ pṛthivīṃ dattvā yatphalaṃ labhate śṛṇu .. 48 ..

> hear what fruit one obtains by giving a measure of land."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.101)

gaṃgātīre'śvamedhānāṃ śatāni vidhivannaraḥ ..

> Whatever fruit a man obtains by duly performing hundreds of horse sacrifices  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.102)

kṛtvā yatphalamāpnoti tadāpnoti mahatphalam .. 49 ..

> on the bank of the Gaṅgā, that great fruit he obtains.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.103)

dadāti bhārikāṃ bhūmiṃ daridrāya dvijātaye ..

> If he gives a bhārikā of land to an impoverished twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.104)

tasya puṇyaṃ pravakṣyāmi mannātha bhagavanprabho .. 2.1.20.50 ..

> I shall describe his merit, O my lord, blessed master!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.105)

aśvamedhasahasrāṇi vājapeyaśatāni ca ..

> Whatever fruit he would obtain by performing thousands of horse sacrifices  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.106)

vidhāya jāhnavītīre yatphalaṃ tallabheta saḥ .. 51 ..

> and hundreds of Vājapeya sacrifices on the bank of the Jāhnavī, that he obtains.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.107)

bhūmidānaṃ mahādānamatidānaṃ prakīrtitam ..

> The gift of land is proclaimed a great gift, an extraordinary gift,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.108)

sarvapāpapraśamanamapavargaphalapradam .. 52 ..

> allaying all sins, bestowing the fruit of liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.109)

yacchrutvā śraddhayā yukto bhūmidānaphalaṃ labhet ..

> Hearing which with faith, one attains the fruit of giving land.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.110)

bhāryāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā tvitihāsasamanvitam .. 53 ..

> Having heard the words of his wife, accompanied by this ancient account,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.111)

santuṣṭo manasi dhyātvā śeṣācalanivāsinam .. 54 ..

> contented, meditating in his mind on the dweller of Śeṣācala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.112)

.. atha bhadramataye bhūpradānātsughoṣasya sadgatiḥ .. ..

> Now, the attainment of the good destination by Sughoṣa through the gift of land to Bhadramati.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.113)

gantuṃ pracakrame buddhyā krīḍācalamanuttamam ..

> he resolved in his mind to go to the unsurpassed pleasure mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.114)

tato bhadramatiḥ saumyaḥ sarvadharmaparāyaṇaḥ .. 55 ..

> Then the gentle Bhadramati, devoted to all duties,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.115)

suśāliṃnāma nagarīṃ kalatrasahito yayau ..

> went with his wife to the city named Suśālī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.116)

sughoṣaṃ nāma viprendraṃ sarvaiśvaryasamanvitam .. 56 ..

> Approaching an eminent brahmin named Sughoṣa, who was endowed with all prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.117)

gatvā yācitavānbhūmiṃ pañcahastāyatāṃ dvijaḥ ..

> the twice-born asked for land measuring five cubits in length.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.118)

sughoṣo dharmaniratastaṃ nirīkṣya kuṭumbinam .. .. 57 ..

> Sughoṣa, devoted to righteousness, seeing him, a householder,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.119)

manasā prītimāpannaṃ samabhyarcyainamabravīt ..

> felt joy in his heart, worshipped him, and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.120)

kṛtārtho'haṃ bhadramate saphalaṃ mama janma ca ..

> “I have attained my purpose, O Bhadramati, and my birth is fruitful;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.121)

matkulaṃ cānaghaṃ jātaṃ tvaṃ hi grāhyo'si me yataḥ .. 58 ..

> and my family has become sinless, for you are indeed eligible to receive from me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.122)

ityuktvā taṃ samabhyarcya sughoṣo dharmatatparaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus and worshipped him, Sughoṣa, intent on righteousness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.123)

pañcahastapramāṇāṃ tāṃ dadau tasmai mahāmatiḥ .. 59 ..

> the wise one gave him that \[land\] measuring five cubits:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.124)

pṛthivī vaiṣṇavī puṇyā pṛthivī viṣṇupālitā ..

> “The earth belongs to Viṣṇu, is sacred, and is protected by Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.125)

pṛthivyāstu pradānena prīyatāṃ me janārdanaḥ .. 2.1.20.60 ..

> May Janārdana be pleased with me through the gift of the earth.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.126)

mantreṇānena viprendrāḥ sughoṣastaṃ dvijeśvaram ..

> With this mantra, O eminent brahmins, Sughoṣa worshipped that lord among the twice-born  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.127)

viṣṇubuddhyā samabhyarcya tāvatīṃ pṛthivīṃ dadau .. 61 ..

> with the thought that he was Viṣṇu, and gave that much land.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.128)

sa bhadramataye viprā dhīmāṃstāṃ yācitāṃ bhuvam ..

> The wise one, O brahmins, gave that requested land to Bhadramati,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.129)

dattavānharibhaktāya śrotriyāya kuṭuṃbine .. 62 ..

> a devotee of Hari, learned in the Veda, and a householder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.130)

sughoṣo bhūmidānena koṭivaṃśasamanvitaḥ ..

> By the gift of land, Sughoṣa, accompanied by ten million ancestors of his lineage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.131)

prapede viṣṇubhavanaṃ yatra gatvā na śocati .. 63 ..

> attained the abode of Viṣṇu, having gone whereto one does not grieve.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.132)

.. atha bhadramateḥ pāpanāśanatīre bhūdānārthaṃ veṃkaṭādrigamanam.. ..

> Now, Bhadramati's journey to the Veṅkaṭa mountain to give land on the bank of Pāpanāśana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.133)

vipro bhadramatiścāpi putradārasamanvitaḥ ..

> And the brahmin Bhadramati, accompanied by his sons and wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.134)

gato veṃkaṭaśailendraṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam ..64..

> went to the lord of mountains, Veṅkaṭa, bowed to by gods and asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.135)

gandharvayakṣaśailādisevitaṃ meruputrakam ..

> served by Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Śailādis, and others, the son of Meru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.136)

vaikuṇṭhādāgataṃ divyaṃ krīḍācalamanuttamam .. 65 ..

> the divine, unsurpassed pleasure mountain come from Vaikuṇṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.137)

tatra svāmisarastoye nirmale pāvane śubhe ..

> There, in the pure, holy, auspicious waters of the Svāmitīrtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.138)

dāraputrādisaṃyuktaḥ snātvā saṃkalpapūrvakam .. 66 ..

> having bathed with his wife and sons following solemn declaration,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.139)

tatpaścimataṭe śvetasūkaraṃ vasudhādharam ..

> bowing there according to the rules on its western bank to the white boar upholding the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.140)

natvā tatra vidhānena śrīnivāsālayaṃ gataḥ ..67..

> he went to the abode of Śrīnivāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.141)

tatra brahmādidevaiśca sevitaṃ veṃkaṭeśvaram ..

> There, the devotee of Viṣṇu, the wise one, with his sons and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.142)

dṛṣṭavānsaha putrādyairviṣṇubhakto mahāmatiḥ..68..

> beheld the lord of Veṅkaṭa served by Brahmā and the other gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.143)

bhaktyā praṇamya deveśaṃ śrīnivāsaṃ kṛpānidhim ..

> Having bowed with devotion to the lord of gods, Śrīnivāsa, the ocean of mercy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.144)

putradārādisaṃyuktaḥ pāpanāśanamāyayau .. 69 ..

> he went, accompanied by sons and wife, to Pāpanāśana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.145)

tatra snātvā vidhānena kṛtadharmādisatkriyaḥ ..

> Having bathed there according to the rules and performed righteous acts and hospitality,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.146)

kasmaicidviṣṇubhaktāya śrotriyāya mahāmatiḥ ..2.1.20.70..

> to a certain devotee of Viṣṇu, learned in the Veda, the wise one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.147)

viṣṇubuddhyā sa pradadau bhūdānaṃ mokṣadaṃ śubham..71..

> regarding him as Viṣṇu, gave the auspicious gift of land that bestows liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.148)

.. atha bhūdānaprabhāveṇa bhadramaterbhagavatsākṣātkāraḥ..

> Now, Bhadramati's direct vision of the Lord by the power of the gift of land.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.149)

tadā prādurabhūddevaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ .. 72 ..

> Then the Lord, bearing the conch, discus, and mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.150)

vinatānandanārūḍho vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ ..

> mounted upon the son of Vinatā, adorned with a garland of forest flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.151)

pāpanāśasya tīre tu bhūdānasya prabhāvataḥ ..73..

> manifested on the bank of Pāpanāśana by the power of the gift of land.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.152)

tadā bhadramatiḥ saumyaḥ stotuṃ samupacakrame .. 74 ..

> Then the gentle Bhadramati began to praise \[him\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.153)

namonamaste'khilakāraṇāya namonamaste'khilapālakāya ..

> “Salutations, salutations to you, the cause of all! Salutations, salutations to you, the protector of all!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.154)

namonamaste'maranāyakāya namonamo daityavimardanāya .. 75 ..

> Salutations, salutations to you, the leader of the immortals! Salutations, salutations to you, the crusher of the Daityas!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.155)

namonamo bhaktajanapriyāya namonamaḥ pāpavidāraṇāya ..

> Salutations, salutations to you, dear to your devotees! Salutations, salutations to you, the tearer of sins!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.156)

namonamo durjananāśakāya namo'stu tasmai jagadīśvarāya .. 76 ..

> Salutations, salutations to you, the destroyer of the wicked! Salutations unto him, the sovereign of the universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.157)

namo namaḥ kāraṇavāmanāya nārāyaṇāyāmitavikramāya ..

> Salutations, salutations to the primal Dwarf, to Nārāyaṇa of boundless strides,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.158)

śrīśārṅgacakrāsigadādharāya namo'stu tasmai puruṣottamāya .. 77 ..

> the wielder of the bow Śārṅga, discus, sword, and mace! Salutations unto him, the Supreme Person!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.159)

namaḥ payorāśinivāsakāya namo'stu lakṣmīpataye'vyayāya ..

> Salutations to him who dwells in the ocean of milk! Salutations to the imperishable consort of Lakṣmī!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.160)

namo'stu sūryādyamitaprabhāya namonamaḥ puṇyagatāgatāya .. 78 ..

> Salutations to him of boundless splendor beginning with the sun! Salutations, salutations to him whose paths are holy!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.161)

namonamo'rkenduvilocanāya namo'stu te yajñaphalapradāya ..

> Homage, homage to the one whose eyes are the sun and moon! Homage be to you, the bestower of the fruits of sacrifice!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.162)

namostu yajñāṃgavirājitāya namo'stu te sajjanavallabhāya .. 79 ..

> Homage be to the one adorned by the limbs of sacrifice! Homage be to you, who are dear to good people! // 79  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.163)

namonamaḥ kāraṇakāraṇāya namo'stu śabdādivivarjitāya ..

> Homage, homage to the cause of causes! Homage be to the one devoid of sound and other \[sense objects\]!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.164)

namo'stu te'bhīṣṭasukhapradāya namonamo bhaktamanoramāya .. 2.1.20.80 ..

> Homage be to you, the grantor of desired happiness! Homage, homage to the one who delights the minds of devotees! // 2.1.20.80  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.165)

namonamaste'dbhutakāraṇāya namo'stu te mandaradhārakāya ..

> Homage, homage to you, the wondrous cause! Homage be to you, the bearer of Mount Mandara!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.166)

namo'stu te yajñavarāhanāmne namo hiraṇyākṣavidārakāya .. 81 ..

> Homage be to you named the Sacrificial Boar! Homage to the tearer of Hiraṇyākṣa! // 81  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.167)

namo'stu te vāmanarūpabhāje namo'stu te kṣatrakulāntakāya ..

> Homage be to you who assumed the form of Vāmana! Homage be to you, the destroyer of the warrior lineage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.168)

namo'stu te rāvaṇamardanāya namo'stu te nandasutāgrajāya .. 82 ..

> Homage be to you, the crusher of Rāvaṇa! Homage be to you, the elder brother of Nanda's son! // 82  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.169)

namaste kamalākānta namaste sukhadāyine ..

> Homage to you, beloved of Kamalā! Homage to you, the giver of happiness!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.170)

śritārtināśine tubhyaṃ bhūyobhūyo namonamaḥ .. 83 ..

> To you, the destroyer of the distress of those who take refuge, again and again, homage, homage! // 83  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.171)

vipreṇa saṃstuto devo bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ ..

> Thus praised by the brahmin, the Lord, affectionate toward his devotees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.172)

vātsalyenābravīdvākyaṃ śrīnivāso dayānidhiḥ .. 84 ..

> Śrīnivāsa, the treasure of compassion, spoke these words with tenderness: // 84  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.173)

tāta tuṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ te stotreṇa mahatā dvija ..

> "Dear child, I am pleased with your great hymn of praise; may it be well with you, O twice-born!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.174)

sarvabhogasamāyuktaḥ putrapautrādibhiryutaḥ .. 85 ..

> Endowed with all enjoyments, accompanied by sons, grandsons, and descendants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.175)

iha loke sukhaṃ prāpya dehānte muktimāpnuhi ..

> having attained happiness in this world, obtain liberation at the end of the body."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.176)

ityuktvā bhagavānviṣṇustatraivāntaradhīyata .. 86 ..

> Having spoken thus, the Lord Viṣṇu vanished right there. // 86  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.177)

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāḥ pāpanāśanavaibhavam ..

> Thus has the glory of Pāpanāśana been told to you, O brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.178)

tattīre bhūpradānasya māhātmyaṃ cāpi varṇitam .. 87 ..

> and the māhātmya of the gift of land on its bank has also been described. // 87  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.20.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.20.179)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye pāpavināśanatīrthe bhūdānaphalānuvarṇanaṃnāma viṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 20 ..

> Thus ends the twentieth chapter, named 'Description of the Fruits of the Gift of Land at the Tīrtha Pāpavināśana', in the Veṅkaṭācalamāhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses. // 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.1.20.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Nāradapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.narada.1.11.139) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Gaṇeśapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.ganesa.1.40.42) — Sanskrit
- [Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.brhannaradiya.11.136) — Sanskrit

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