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# Skandapurana 2.1.21

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.21

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.1)

.. atha rāmānujākhyadvijavṛttāntaḥ ..

> Now begins the story of the brahmin named Rāmānuja.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.2)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.3)

bhobhostapodhanāḥ sarve naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ ..

> "O you whose wealth is austerity, all dwellers in the Naimiṣāraṇya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.4)

ākāśagaṃgātīrthasya māhātmyaṃ pravadāmyaham .. 1 ..

> I shall proclaim the māhātmya of the Ākāśagaṅgā sacred ford. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.5)

ākāśagaṃgānikaṭe sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ ..

> Near the Ākāśagaṅgā, \[there was a man\] who had mastered the meaning of all scriptures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.6)

rāmānuja iti khyāto viṣṇubhakto jitendriyaḥ .. 2 ..

> known as Rāmānuja, devoted to Viṣṇu, with conquered senses. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.7)

tapaścakāra dharmātmā vaikhānasamate sthitaḥ ..

> Adhering to the Vaikhānasa doctrine, righteous in nature, he performed austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.8)

grīṣme paṃcāgnimadhyastho viṣṇudhyānaparāyaṇaḥ .. 3 ..

> In summer, standing amidst five fires, intent upon meditation on Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.9)

japannaṣṭākṣaraṃ maṃtraṃ dhyāyanhṛdi janārdanam ..

> muttering the eight-syllable mantra, meditating on Janārdana in his heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.10)

varṣāsvākāśago nityaṃ hemanteṣu jaleśayaḥ .. 4 ..

> in the rains ever exposed to the open sky, in the winter lying in water, // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.11)

sarvabhūtahito dāntaḥ sarvadvandvavivarjitaḥ ..

> benevolent to all beings, subdued, free from all pairs of opposites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.12)

varṣāṇi katicitso'yaṃ jīrṇaparṇāśanobhavat .. 5 ..

> for some years he subsisted on withered leaves. // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.13)

kañcitkālaṃ jalāhāro vāyubhakṣaḥ kiyatsamāḥ ..6..

> For some time he had only water for food, and for several years he fed on wind. // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.14)

.. athākāśagaṃgātīre rāmānujatapastuṣṭabhagavadāvirbhāvaḥ .. ..

> Now begins the Lord's manifestation, pleased by the austerity of Rāmānuja on the bank of the Ākāśagaṅgā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.15)

atha tattapasā tuṣṭo bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ ..

> Then, pleased by his austerity, the Lord, affectionate toward his devotees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.16)

pratyakṣatāmagāttasya śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ .. 7 ..

> holding the conch, discus, and mace, appeared visibly before him. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.17)

vikacāmbujapatrākṣaḥ sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ ..

> His eyes were like blooming lotus petals; his radiance was equal to ten million suns;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.18)

vinatānandanārūḍhaśchatracāmaraśobhitaḥ .. 8 ..

> mounted upon the son of Vinatā, graced with an umbrella and chowries; // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.19)

hārakeyūramukuṭaḥ kaṭakādivibhūṣitaḥ ..

> wearing a necklace, armlets, and a diadem, adorned with bracelets and other ornaments;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.20)

viṣvaksenasunandādi kiṅkaraiḥ parivāritaḥ .. 9 ..

> surrounded by attendants such as Viṣvaksena, Sunanda, and others; // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.21)

vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgādivādakairnāradādibhiḥ ..

> being praised in song by Nārada and others playing the vīṇā, flute, and mṛdaṅga drum,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.22)

gīyamānaḥ suvibhavaḥ pītāmbaravirājitaḥ ..2.1.21.10..

> possessing great splendor, shining in yellow garments; // 2.1.21.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.23)

lakṣmīvirājitorasko nīlameghanivacchaviḥ ..

> his chest graced by Lakṣmī, his complexion resembling a dark raincloud;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.24)

sanakādimahāyogisevitaḥ pārśvayordvayoḥ .. 11 ..

> attended on both sides by great yogins such as Sanaka and others; // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.25)

mandasmitena sakalaṃ mohayanbhuvanatrayam ..

> enchanting all the three worlds with a gentle smile;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.26)

svabhāsā mānayansarvā diśo daśa virājayan.. 12 ..

> honoring with his own radiance and illuminating all the ten directions— // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.27)

subhaktasulabho devo veṃkaṭeśo dayānidhiḥ ..

> the God Veṅkaṭeśa, easily attained by true devotees, a treasure of compassion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.28)

punaḥ sannidadhe tasya rāmānujamahāmuneḥ .. 13 ..

> manifested his presence before that great sage Rāmānuja. // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.29)

āvirbhūtaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā śrīnivāsaṃ kṛpānidhim ..

> Seeing Śrīnivāsa, the treasure of grace, who had then appeared,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.30)

pītāmbaradharaṃ devaṃ tuṣṭiṃ prāpa mahāmuniḥ .. 14 ..

> the God clad in yellow garments, the great sage attained immense satisfaction. // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.31)

bhaktyā paramayā yuktastuṣṭāva jagadīśvaram ..15..

> Endowed with supreme devotion, he praised the Lord of the universe: // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.32)

.. atha rāmānujākhyaviprakṛtabhagavatstutiḥ ..

> Now begins the praise of the Lord uttered by the brahmin named Rāmānuja.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.33)

.. rāmānuja uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.21.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.34)

namo devādhidevāya śaṅkhacakragadābhṛte ..

> "Homage to the supreme God of gods, who bears the conch, discus, and mace!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.35)

namo nityāya śuddhāya veṃkaṭaśāya te namaḥ .. 16 ..

> Homage to the eternal, pure one; homage to you, O Lord of Veṅkaṭa! // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.36)

namo bhaktārtihaṃtre te havyakavyasvarūpiṇe ..

> Homage to you, the destroyer of devotees' distress, the embodiment of sacrificial offerings to gods and ancestors!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.37)

namastrimūrtaye tubhyaṃ sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇe .. 17 ..

> Homage to you of three forms, the author of creation, preservation, and dissolution! // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.38)

namaḥ pareśāya namo'tibhūmne namo'stu lakṣmīpataye vidhātre ..

> Homage to the supreme Lord, homage to the boundless one! Homage be to the lord of Lakṣmī, the creator!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.39)

namo'stu sūryenduvilocanāya namo viriñcādyabhivanditāya .. 18 ..

> Homage be to the one whose eyes are the sun and moon! Homage to the one revered by Viriñca and the rest! // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.40)

yo nāma jātyādivikalpahīnaḥ samastadoṣairapi varjito yaḥ ..

> He who is free from distinctions such as caste and the like, who is devoid of all defects,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.41)

samastasaṃsārabhayāpahāriṇe tasmai namo daityavināśakāya..19..

> who removes all fear of worldly existence—homage to him, the slayer of the Daityas! // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.42)

vedāṃtavedyāya rameśvarāya vṛṣādivāsāya vidhātṛpitre ..

> To the one to be known through the Vedānta, the Lord of Ramā, the dweller on Vṛṣa and other mountains, the father of the creator,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.43)

namonamaḥ sarvajanārtihāriṇe nārāyaṇāyāmitavikramāya .. 2.1.21.20 ..

> Salutations, salutations to Nārāyaṇa, the remover of the distress of all people, whose stride is immeasurable! (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.44)

namastubhyaṃ bhagavate vāsudevāya śārṅgiṇe ..

> Salutations to you, the Blessed Lord, Vāsudeva who wields the bow Śārṅga!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.45)

bhūyobhūyo namastubhyaṃ veṃkaṭādrinivāsine .. 21 ..

> Repeated salutations to you, the dweller upon the Venkaṭa mountain! (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.46)

iti stutvā veṃkaṭeśaṃ śrīnivāsaṃ jagadgurum ..

> Having thus praised Venkaṭeśa, Śrīnivāsa, the teacher of the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.47)

rāmānujo munistūṣṇīmāste vipravarottamaḥ .. 22 ..

> The sage Rāmānuja, best among the foremost of brahmins, remained silent. (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.48)

śrutvā stutiṃ śrutisukhāṃ stutastasya mahātmanaḥ ..

> Having heard that praise pleasant to the ears, praised by that great soul,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.49)

avāpa paramaṃ toṣaṃ veṃkaṭācalanāyakaḥ .. 23 ..

> The Lord of the Venkaṭa mountain attained supreme delight. (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.50)

athāliṅgya muniṃ śauriścaturbhirbāhubhistadā ..

> Then embracing the sage with his four arms at that time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.51)

babhāṣe prītisaṃyukto varaṃ vai vriyatāmiti .. 24 ..

> Śauri, filled with affection, spoke: "Let a boon indeed be chosen!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.52)

tuṣṭo'smi tapasā te'dya stotreṇāpi mahāmune ..

> I am pleased today with your austerity and also with your hymn of praise, O great sage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.53)

namaskāreṇa ca prīto varado'haṃ tavāgataḥ .. 25 ..

> And pleased with your bow of reverence, I have come as the giver of boons to you." (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.54)

.. atha rāmānujākhyaviprakṛtabhagavatprārthanā .. .. ..

> Now the prayer to the Lord made by the brahmin named Rāmānuja:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.55)

.. rāmānuja uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.21.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.56)

nārāyaṇa ramānātha śrīnivāsa jaganmaya ..

> "O Nārāyaṇa, O Lord of Ramā, O Śrīnivāsa, O you who pervade the universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.57)

janārdana jagaddhāma govinda narakāntaka .. 26 ..

> O Janārdana, O abode of the universe, O Govinda, O slayer of Naraka! (26)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.58)

tvaddarśanātkṛtārtho'smi veṃkaṭādriśiromaṇe ..

> Through your darśana I have achieved my aim, O crest-jewel of the Venkaṭa mountain!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.59)

tvāṃ namasyaṃti dharmiṣṭhā yatastvaṃ dharmapālakaḥ .. 27 ..

> The most righteous bow to you, because you are the protector of righteousness. (27)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.60)

yaṃ na vetti bhavo brahmā yaṃ na vetti trayī tathā ..

> The one whom Bhava does not know, nor Brahmā, and likewise whom the three Vedas do not know,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.61)

tvāṃ vedmi paramātmānaṃ kimasmādadhikaṃ param .. 28 ..

> You, the Supreme Self, I know—what is there higher and greater than this? (28)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.62)

yogino yaṃ na paśyaṃti yaṃ na paśyaṃti karmaṭhāḥ ..

> The one whom yogins do not behold, whom the ritualists do not behold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.63)

paśyāmi paramātmānaṃ kimasmādadhikaṃ param .. 29 ..

> I behold, the Supreme Self—what is there higher and greater than this? (29)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.64)

etena ca kṛtārtho'smi veṃkaṭeśa jagatpate ..

> And by this I have achieved my aim, O Venkaṭeśa, O Lord of the world!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.65)

yannāmasmṛtimātreṇa mahāpātakino'pi ca .. 2.1.21.30 ..

> By the mere remembrance of whose name even perpetrators of great sins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.66)

muktiṃ prayāṃti manujāstaṃ paśyāmi janārdanam ..

> Attain liberation—that Janārdana I behold! / May there be unswerving devotion in me to the pair of your lotus feet! (31)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.67)

tvatpādapadmayugale niścalā bhaktirastu me .. 31 ..

> May there be unswerving devotion in me to the pair of your lotus feet! (31)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.68)

.. atha bhagavadvarṇitākāśagaṃgātīrthasnānakālaḥ ..

> Now the time of the ritual ablution in the Ākāśagaṅgā sacred ford as described by the Lord:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.69)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The Blessed Lord said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.70)

mayi bhaktirdṛḍhā testu rāmānuja mahāmate ..

> "May your devotion to me be firm, O great-minded Rāmānuja!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.71)

śṛṇu cāpyaparaṃ vākyamucyate te mayā dvija .. 32 ..

> And hear another instruction spoken to you by me, O brahmin: (32)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.72)

meṣasaṃkramaṇe bhānościtrānakṣatrasaṃyute ..

> At the transit of the sun into Aries, joined with the lunar mansion Citrā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.73)

paurṇamāsyāṃ ca gaṃgāyāṃ snānaṃ kurvanti ye janāḥ .. 33 ..

> And on the full-moon day, the people who perform their ritual ablution in Gaṅgā, (33)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.74)

te yāṃti paramaṃ dhāma punarāvṛttivarjitam ..

> They go to the supreme abode, free from return \[to rebirth\]. / Dwell near the Viyadgaṅgā, O brahmin Rāmānuja! (34)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.75)

viyadgaṃgāsamīpe tvaṃ vasa rāmānuja dvija .. 34 ..

> Dwell near the Viyadgaṅgā, O brahmin Rāmānuja! (34)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.76)

etatprārabdhadehāṃte matsvarūpamavāpsyasi ..

> At the end of this body determined by prārabdha-karma, you will attain my true nature.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.77)

bahunā kimihoktena viyadgaṃgājale śubhe .. 35 ..

> What need of much being spoken here? In the auspicious water of the Viyadgaṅgā (35)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.78)

snānti ye vai janāḥ sarve te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ ..

> All the people who perform their ritual ablution, they indeed become the foremost of devotees of the Blessed Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.79)

bhavanti muniśārdūla nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 36 ..

> O tiger among sages—no hesitation should be entertained in this matter." (36)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.80)

.. rāmānuja uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.21.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.81)

kiṃlakṣaṇā bhāgavatā jñāyante kena karmaṇā ..

> "What are the characteristics of devotees of the Blessed Lord? By what action are they known?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.82)

etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ kautūhalaparo yataḥ .. 37 .. ..

> This I wish to hear, as I am filled with curiosity." (37)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.83)

.. atha bhagavadvarṇitabhāgavatalakṣaṇāni ..

> Now the characteristics of devotees of the Blessed Lord described by the Lord:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.84)

.. śrīveṃkaṭeśa uvāca ..

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

### [2.1.21.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.85)

lakṣma bhāgavatānāṃ tu śṛṇuṣva munisattama .. 38 ..

> "Hear the distinguishing mark of devotees of the Blessed Lord, O best of sages! (38)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.86)

vaktuṃ teṣāṃ prabhāvaṃ tu śakyate nābdakoṭibhiḥ .. 39 ..

> Their power cannot be declared even in tens of millions of years: (39)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.87)

ye hitāḥ sarvajantūnāṃ gatāsūyā vimatsarāḥ ..

> Those who are benevolent to all beings, free from envy and devoid of malice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.88)

jñānino niḥspṛhāḥ śāntāste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 2.1.21.40 ..

> Endowed with knowledge, desireless, and tranquil—they indeed are the foremost of devotees of the Blessed Lord. (40)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.89)

karmaṇā manasā vācā parapīḍāṃ na kurvate ..

> Those who do not cause pain to others by action, thought, or word,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.90)

aparigrahaśīlāśca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 41 ..

> And are disposed to non-acceptance of gifts—they indeed are the foremost of devotees of the Blessed Lord. (41)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.91)

satkathāśravaṇe yeṣāṃ vartate sāttvikī matiḥ ..

> Those whose minds are pure and sattvic in hearing holy narratives,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.92)

matpādāmbujabhaktā ye te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 42 ..

> Who are devoted to my lotus feet—they indeed are the foremost of devotees of the Blessed Lord. (42)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.93)

mātāpitrośca śuśrūṣāṃ kurvate ye narottamāḥ ..

> Those best of men who render service to their mother and father,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.94)

ye tu devārcanaratā ye tu tatsādhakā narāḥ ..

> Those men who are devoted to worshiping the gods, or who assist in that,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.95)

pūjāṃ dṛṣṭvā tu modante te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 43 ..

> And rejoice upon beholding worship—they indeed are the foremost of devotees of the Blessed Lord. (43)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.96)

varṇināṃ ca yatīnāṃ ca paricaryāparāśca ye ..

> Those who are devoted to serving religious students and ascetics,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.97)

paranindāmakurvāṇāste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 44 ..

> And who do not speak ill of others—they indeed are the foremost of devotees of the Blessed Lord. (44)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.98)

sarveṣāṃ hitavākyāni ye vadanti narottamāḥ ..

> Those best of men who speak words beneficial to all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.99)

ye guṇagrāhiṇo loke te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 45 ..

> Who appreciate virtues in this world—they indeed are the foremost of devotees of the Blessed Lord. (45)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.100)

ātmavatsarvabhūtāni ye paśyanti narottamāḥ ..

> Those best of men who see all beings like themselves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.101)

tulyāḥ śatruṣu mitreṣu te vai bhāgavatāḥ smṛtāḥ .. 46 ..

> Equal toward enemies and friends—they indeed are traditionally regarded as devotees of the Blessed Lord. (46)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.102)

dharmaśāstrapravaktāraḥ satyavākyaratāśca ye ..

> Those who expound the treatises on dharma and delight in truthful speech,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.103)

teṣāṃ śuśrūṣavo ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 47 ..

> and those who attend upon them—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.104)

vyākurvanti purāṇāni tāni śṛṇvanti ye tathā ..

> Those who explain the Purāṇas, those who listen to them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.105)

tadvaktari ca bhaktā ye te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 48 ..

> and those devoted to the speaker thereof—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.106)

ye gobrāhmaṇaśuśrūṣāṃ kurvanti satataṃ narāḥ ..

> Men who constantly render service to cows and brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.107)

tīrthayātrāparā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 49 ..

> and those intent upon pilgrimages to sacred fords—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.108)

anyeṣāmudayaṃ dṛṣṭvā ye'bhinandaṃti mānavāḥ ..

> Men who rejoice upon seeing the prosperity of others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.109)

harināmaparā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 2.1.21.50 ..

> and those devoted to the names of Hari—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.110)

ārāmāropaṇaratāstaṭākaparirakṣakāḥ ..

> Those dedicated to planting groves, protectors of ponds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.111)

kāsārakūpakartāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 51 ..

> constructors of lakes and wells—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.112)

ye vai taṭākakartāro devasadmāni kurvate ..

> Those who build reservoirs and construct abodes for the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.113)

gāyatrīniratā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 52 ..

> and those dedicated to the Gāyatrī—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.114)

ye'bhinandaṃti nāmāni hareḥ śrutvā'tiharṣitāḥ ..

> Those who, upon hearing the names of Hari, rejoice with great delight,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.115)

romāñcitaśarīrāśca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 53 ..

> their bodies bristling with horripilation—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.116)

tulasīkānanaṃ dṛṣṭvā ye namaskurvate narāḥ ..

> Men who, seeing a grove of tulasī, bow down in reverence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.117)

tatkāṣṭhāṃkitakarṇā ye te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .... 54 ..

> and whose ears are adorned with its wood—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.118)

tulasīgandhamāghrāya santoṣaṃ kurvate tu ye ..

> Those who experience joy smelling the fragrance of tulasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.119)

tanmūlamuddharā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 55 ..

> and who carry its root \[or wear its soil\]—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.120)

svāśramācāraniratāstathaivātithipūjakāḥ ..

> Those devoted to the duties of their own stage of life, likewise worshipers of guests,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.121)

ye ca vedārthavaktāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 56 ..

> and those who expound the meaning of the Vedas—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.122)

viditāni ca śāstrāṇi parārthaṃ pravadanti ye ..

> Those who expound the understood scriptures for the sake of others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.123)

sarvatra guṇabhājo ye te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 57 ..

> and who share in virtues everywhere—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.124)

pānīyadānaniratā hyannadānaratāśca ye ..

> Those dedicated to giving water and giving food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.125)

ekādaśīvrataparāste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 58 ..

> and those intent on the vow of Ekādaśī—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.126)

godānaniratā ye ca kanyādānaratāśca ye ..

> Those dedicated to giving cows and giving away daughters in marriage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.127)

madarthaṃ karmakartāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 59 ..

> and those who perform actions for my sake—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.128)

manmānasāśca madbhaktā ye madbhajanalolupāḥ ..

> Those whose minds are set on me, devoted to me, eager in my worship,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.129)

mannāmasmaraṇāsaktāste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .... 2.1.21.60 ..

> attached to the remembrance of my name—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.130)

bahunātra kimuktena saṃkṣepātte bravīmyaham ..

> What is the use of speaking much here? In brief I tell you:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.131)

sadguṇāya pravartaṃte te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ .. 61 ..

> those who strive for good virtue—they indeed are the best of devotees of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.132)

ete bhāgavatā viprāḥ kecidatra prakīrtitāḥ ..

> Only some of these devotees, O brahmins, have been praised here;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.133)

mamāpi gadituṃ śakyā nābdakoṭiśatairapi .. 62 ..

> they could not be fully described even by me in hundreds of millions of years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.134)

rāmānuja mahābhāga madbhaktānāṃ ca lakṣaṇam ..

> O noble Rāmānuja, the characteristics of my devotees  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.135)

mayi bhakte tvayi prītyā yuktaṃ kila mahāmate .. 63 ..

> have truly been related out of affection to you who are devoted to me, O highly intelligent one."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.136)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.21.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.137)

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāḥ śaunakādyā mahaujasaḥ ..

> "Thus has been recounted to you, O brahmins of great majesty, Śaunaka and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.138)

vṛṣādrau ca viyadgaṃgātīrthamāhātmyamuttamama .. .. 64 ..

> the supreme māhātmya of the sacred ford of Viyadgaṅgā on Vṛṣādri.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.21.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.21.139)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye ākāśagaṃgāmāhātmya rāmānujavipravratacaryādivarṇanaṃnāmaikaviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 21 ..

> Thus ends the twenty-first chapter, named 'Description of the Vow and Conduct of the Brahmin Rāmānuja and the Māhātmya of Ākāśagaṅgā' in the Śrī Veṅkaṭācalamāhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.1.21.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Daśavidhahetunirūpaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.vaikhanasa!tatparyacintamani.dasavidhahetunirupana.52.9) — Śrīnivāsamakhin, Sanskrit

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