[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.1.26 # Skandapurana 2.1.26 Skandapurāṇa 2.1.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.1.26.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.1) .. atha tumburu(ghoṇa)tīrthamāhātmyam .. > Now, the greatness of the Tumburu (Ghoṇa) sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.2) .. śrīsūta uvāca .. .. > Śrī Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.3) atrāhaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi śaunakādyā mahaujasaḥ .. > “Here I shall proclaim, O Śaunaka and other \[sages\] of great splendour, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.4) ghoṇatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam .. 1 .. > the māhātmya of the Ghoṇatīrtha, which destroys all sins.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.5) tatra snānaṃ janānāṃ tu janmāntaratapaḥphalam .. > For people, a ritual ablution there yields the fruit of austerities performed in another birth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.6) uttarāphalgunīyuktaśuklapakṣīyaparvaṇi .. 2 .. > On the full moon festival day of the bright fortnight conjoined with Uttarāphalgunī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.7) tumbostīrthaṃ mīnasaṃsthe ravau tīrthāni sarvaśaḥ .. > when the sun resides in Pisces, all the sacred fords everywhere, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.8) aparāhne samāyānti gaṃgādīni jagattraye .. 3 .. > the Gaṅgā and others in the three worlds, arrive in the afternoon at Tumbu's sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.9) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .... bhagavansūta sarvajña sarvaśāstrārthapāraga .. > The seers said: / O venerable Sūta, omniscient one, master of the meaning of all sacred treatises, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.10) gaṃgāyāḥ saritaḥ sarvā ghoṇatīrthe'tipāvane .. 4 .. > all the rivers beginning with Gaṅgā, at the exceedingly purifying Ghoṇatīrtha— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.11) kimarthaṃ snāṃti vai tatra mīnasaṃsthe prabhākare .. 5 .. > for what purpose do they perform ritual ablution there when the sun resides in Pisces? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.12) .. .. śrīsūta uvāca .. .. > The venerable Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.13) pāpino manujāḥ sarve hyasmāsu snānti yatnataḥ .. > "Indeed, all sinful mortals diligently bathe in us; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.14) visṛjya pāpajālāni kṛtārthā yāṃti vai janāḥ .. 6 .. > casting off their webs of sin, people depart fulfilled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.15) asmākaṃ pāpajālaṃ tatkathaṃ naśyati sarvataḥ .. > How can that web of our sins be completely destroyed?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.16) evamālocya tīrthāni gaṃgādīni prayatnataḥ .. 7 .. > Having thus reflected, the sacred fords headed by Gaṅgā, with great effort, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.17) saṃsmṛtya brahmaputrasya nāradasya mahātmanaḥ .. > remembering the enchanting and divine speech of the great-souled Nārada, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.18) vākyaṃ manoharaṃ divyaṃ sarvapāpaniṣūdanam .. 8 .. > the son of Brahmā, which eradicates all sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.19) gatvā śrīveṃkaṭaṃ śailaṃ brahmahatyādiśoṣakam .. > having gone to Mount Śrīveṅkaṭa, which dries up \[sins such as\] the murder of a brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.20) tatra snātvā tīrthavarye svāmipuṣkariṇījale .. 9 .. > and having bathed there in the waters of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī, the foremost of sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.21) anantaraṃ tato viprā ghoṇatīrthe'tipāvane .. > thereafter, O brahmins, at the exceedingly purifying Ghoṇatīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.22) uttarāphalgunīyuktaśuktyapakṣīyaparvaṇi .. 2.1.26.10 .. > on the festival day of the bright fortnight conjoined with Uttarāphalgunī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.23) snāṃti tīrthāni sarvāṇi mīnasaṃsthe prabhākare .. > all the sacred fords bathe when the sun resides in Pisces. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.24) tasya tīrthasya māhātmyaṃ ko vetti bhuvanatraye .. 11 .. > Who in the three worlds knows the greatness of that sacred ford? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.25) .. atha ghoṇatīrthasnānavimukhānāṃ mahādoṣavarṇanam .. .. > Now the description of the great faults of those averse to bathing in Ghoṇatīrtha: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.26) tasmātpuṇyatamaṃ tīrthaṃ ghoṇatīrthaṃ dvijottamāḥ ..12.. > Therefore, O best of the twice-born, Ghoṇatīrtha is the most sacred of sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.27) ārāmocchedakaṃ krūraṃ kanyāturagavikrayam.. > One who destroys groves, is cruel, sells daughters and horses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.28) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhurbrahmaghātukam .. 13 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—they call him a murderer of a brahmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.29) devadravyāpahantāraṃ tathā dattāpahārakam .. > One who plunders property of the gods as well as one who seizes what was given, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.30) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhurbrahmaghātukam .. 14 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—they call him a murderer of a brahmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.31) taṭākasetubhettāraṃ parastrīsaṃgalolupam .. > One who breaches reservoirs and dams, one who lusts after intercourse with another's wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.32) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhuḥ steyinaṃ budhāḥ .. 15 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—the wise call him a thief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.33) dadāmīti dvijāyoktvā paścādyo nāstiko'dhamaḥ .. > That vile materialist who, having said to a twice-born, "I give," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.34) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ surāpaṃ taṃ vidurbudhāḥ .. 16 .. > \[does not,\] and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—the wise know him as a drinker of liquor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.35) guruviprajanadveṣyamātmastutiparāyaṇam .. > One who is hostile to gurus and twice-born folk, devoted to self-praise, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.36) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhuḥ steyinaṃ budhāḥ .. 17 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—the wise call him a thief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.37) asaṃskṛtānnabhoktāraṃ pitṛśeṣānnabhojinam.. > One who eats unconsecrated food, one who consumes food left over from ancestral rites, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.38) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhuḥ steyinaṃ dvijāḥ .. 18 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—the twice-born call him a thief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.39) pitṛśeṣānnadātāraṃ mātāpitṛvirodhinam.. > One who gives food left over from ancestral rites \[to others\], one who opposes mother and father, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.40) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhuḥ steyinaṃ budhāḥ .. 19 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—the wise call him a thief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.41) parastrīsaṃganirataṃ bhrātṛbhāryāratipriyam .. > One intent on union with another's wife, fond of pleasure with a brother's wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.42) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhurgurutalpagam .. 2.1.26.20 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—they call him a violator of the guru's bed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.43) caṇḍālabhāṣiṇaṃ vipraṃ sadaivādarbhapāṇikam .. > A twice-born who speaks with an outcaste, who constantly lacks kuśa grass in hand, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.44) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tatsaṃsargaṃ tu pañcamam .. 21 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—contact with him is indeed the fifth \[great sin\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.45) rajasvalāśvacaṇḍāladhvani śrutvānnabhojinam .. > One who eats food after hearing the voice of a menstruating woman, a dog, or an outcaste, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.46) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tatsaṃsargaṃ tu pañcamam .. 22 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—contact with him is indeed the fifth \[great sin\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.47) purāṇodvāhamauṃjyādidharmāṇāṃ vighnakārakam .. > One who causes obstacles to the Purāṇas, marriages, sacred thread ceremonies, and other religious duties, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.48) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhuḥ paśughātukam.. 23 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—they call him a slaughterer of cattle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.49) śaraṇāgatahantāraṃ sarvatīrthaparāṅmukham.. > One who slays someone who has sought refuge, one turned away from all sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.50) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhurbhrūṇahaṃ budhāḥ ..24 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—the wise call him a killer of an embryo. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.51) pitṛyajña parityaktaṃ tyaktabhāryaṃ kulādhamam .. > One who has neglected ancestral sacrifices, abandoned his wife, the lowest of his lineage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.52) ghoṇasnānaparityaktaṃ tamāhurgovighātukam .. 25 .. > and has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa—they call him a killer of cows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.53) mahāpāpasamānāni kṣudrapāpāni yāni ca .. > The minor sins that are equal to great sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.54) ghoṇasnānaparityaktamāśrayanti dvijottamāḥ .. 26 .. > O best of the twice-born, attach to one who has abandoned the bath at Ghoṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.55) .. atha ghoṇasnānasyasarvapāpāpanodakatvavarṇanam .. .. > Now the description of the removal of all sins by the bath at Ghoṇa: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.56) mahāpāparataṃ viprāḥ śvapacaṃ vā kulādhamam .. > O brahmins, even one addicted to great sins, a dog-cooker or the lowest of his family, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.57) krūraṃ kulāntakaṃ kaṣṭamadattaṃ karmavarjitam .. 27 .. > cruel, a destroyer of his lineage, miserable, ungenerous, devoid of righteous rites, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.58) paśughnaṃ ca paradrohamāśritaṃ piśunaṃ tathā .. > a slayer of animals, devoted to hostility toward others, and likewise a slanderer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.59) asatyabhāṣiṇaṃ dambhaparadārarataṃ tathā .. 28 .. > a speaker of untruth, deceitful, and attached to another's wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.60) mitradrohaṃ kṛtaghnaṃ ca bhrūṇaha cātipātakam .. > a betrayer of friends, an ungrateful man, a killer of an embryo, and an extreme sinner, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.61) paradārarataṃ pāpaṃ parāṇāmarthasūcakam .. 29 .. > delighting in another's wife, wicked, an informant regarding others' wealth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.62) anṛtaṃ kṛṣikarmāṇaṃ svāmidrohaṃ ca vañcakam .. > false, engaged in agriculture, treacherous to his master, and a deceiver, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.63) salobhaṃ pitṛhantāraṃ sarvadevaparāṅmukham .. 2.1.26.30 .. > greedy, a killer of his father, turned away from all gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.64) ātmapraśaṃsāṃ kurvāṇaṃ dharmavighnakaraṃ śaṭham .. > praising himself, creating obstacles to righteousness, dishonest— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.65) apātravyayakartāraṃ sānukūlyavibhedakam .. 31 .. > the one who spends wealth on the unworthy, who breaks up harmony, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.66) supallavaphalopetavṛkṣavicchedakārakam.. > the cutter of trees endowed with fine shoots and fruits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.67) viśvāsaghātukaṃ caiva vīrahatyāparāyaṇam .. 32 .. > the betrayer of trust, and the one devoted to slaying warriors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.68) anagnikamaputraṃ ca viṣakarmaprayogiṇam .. > one who maintains no sacred fire, who has no son, one who employs poison, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.69) gurudveṣakaraṃ pāpaṃ dampatyorvirasāvaham .. 33 .. > one who hates the guru, the sinner who brings discord between husband and wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.70) grāmādhipatyaṃ kurvāṇaṃ tathā devālayasya ca .. > one who exercises lordship over a village or likewise over a temple, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.71) bhṛtakakhyāpakaṃ vipraṃ kūrakarmaparāyaṇam .. 34 .. > a brahmin who makes a display for hire, one intent on cruel deeds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.72) prakṛtīkṛta pāpaughaṃ guhyāghaughaparāyaṇam .. > one who has made a habit of a multitude of sins, one devoted to secret vices, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.73) ajñānādaghakartāraṃ jñānādduṣkarmakārakam .. 35 .. > one who commits sin through ignorance, or who does wicked deeds knowingly— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.74) etānsarvāṃśca vipreṃdrā ghoṇatīrthaṃ manoharam.. > all these, O foremost of brahmins, the charming Ghoṇatīrtha > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.75) punāti snānapānādyairaho tīrthasya vaibhavam .. 36 .. > purifies through ritual ablution, drinking, and the like. Ah, the grandeur of the sacred ford! // 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.76) .. atha tumburvākhyagaṃdharvacaritam .. > Now begins the story of the gandharva named Tumburu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.77) .. śrīsūta uvāca .. .. > Śrī Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.78) atretihāsaṃ vakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ pāpanāśanam .. > Here I shall relate an ancient legend, destroying sin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.79) sarvapāpapraśamanamapavargaphalapradam .. 37 .. > calming all evils, bestowing the fruit of liberation. // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.80) purā gārgyo mahātejāḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ .. > Formerly, Gārgya, endowed with great splendor, skilled in all branches of learning, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.81) sarvajño nītimānvipraḥ prāha cetthaṃ jitendriyaḥ .. 38 .. > all-knowing, moral, a brahmin of controlled senses, spoke thus: // 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.82) devalaṃ ca mahātmānaṃ namaskṛtya prasannadhīḥ .. > Bowing to the great-souled Devala, his mind serene, \[he said:\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.83) kathayasva mahābhāga mayi kāruṇiko bhava .. > “Relate \[it\], O fortunate one; be compassionate to me! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.84) ghoṇatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham .... 39 .. > Tell of the auspicious māhātmya of Ghoṇatīrtha, which takes away all sins.” // 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.85) .. devala uvāca .. .. > Devala said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.86) tumbururnāma gandharvo bhāryāṃ śaptvā pativratām .. > A gandharva named Tumburu, having cursed his devoted wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.87) atra snātvā samabhyarcya veṃkaṭeśaṃ dayānidhim .. 2.1.26.40 .. > bathed here and worshipped Veṅkaṭeśa, the ocean of mercy, // 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.88) prāptavānviṣṇulokaṃ vai punarāvṛttivarjitam.. 41 .. > and attained the realm of Viṣṇu, free from return \[to rebirth\]. // 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.89) .. gārgya uvāca .. .. > Gārgya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.90) kimarthaṃ devala ṛṣe bhāryāṃ rūpavatīṃ striyam .. > “For what reason, O seer Devala, did the gandharva named Tumburu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.91) tumbururnāma gandharvaḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ ..42 .. > skilled in all branches of learning, // 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.92) śaptavānkena doṣeṇa bhāryāṃ sarvaguṇānvitām .. > curse his beautiful wife, a woman endowed with all virtues? By what fault \[did this happen\]? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.93) tadvadasva mahābhāga śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me .. 43 .. > Tell that, O fortunate one, for my curiosity to hear is great.” // 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.94) .. atha svabhāryāyai tumburūpadiṣṭamāghasnānavidhiprakāraḥ .. .. > Now begins the manner of the rule of the Māgha ablution taught by Tumburu to his wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.95) tumbururnāma gandharvo bhāryāṃ prītyā hyuvāca ha .. > The gandharva named Tumburu spoke lovingly to his wife: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.96) māghatraye mayā sākaṃ snānaṃ kuru malāpaham .. .. 44 .. > “Perform with me the bath that removes impurities during the three \[critical days of\] Māgha. // 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.97) māghamāsyudite sūrye sarvakalmaṣanāśane .. > In the month of Māgha, when the sun has risen, destroying all sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.98) tīre'sminviṣṇupūjārthaṃ gomayālepanaṃ kuru .. 45 .. > smear this bank with cow dung for the worship of Viṣṇu. // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.99) raṃgavallyādibhiḥ śubhrapadmasvastika dhātubhiḥ .. > With colored powders and minerals, \[draw\] white lotuses and svastikas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.100) śuśrūṣāṃ kuru me viṣṇormāse'sminmaṃgalaprade .. 46 .. > Serve me and Viṣṇu in this auspicious month. // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.101) māghe'sminmādhavasyāsya kuru tvaṃ dīpavartikām .. > In this Māgha, prepare a lamp-wick for this Mādhava; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.102) sadhūpaṃ pāvakaṃ bhaktyā samarpaya hareḥ puraḥ .. 47 .. > with devotion offer before Hari fire along with incense. // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.103) kuru pākaṃ śucirbhūtvā mādhavāya mahātmane .. > Having become pure, cook food for the great-souled Mādhava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.104) pradakṣiṇānamaskārairbhaktyā māghe mayā saha .. 48 .. > With circumambulations and prostrations, with devotion along with me in Māgha, // 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.105) kuruṣva devadevasya saparyāṃ viṣṇave'nvaham .. > perform daily worship to Viṣṇu, the God of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.106) purāṇaśravaṇaṃ viṣṇoḥ kuru nityamataṃdritā .. 49 .. > Unwearied, listen constantly to the Purāṇa of Viṣṇu. // 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.107) nityaṃ snātvā prayatnena piba pādodakaṃ hareḥ .. > Having bathed every day, drink with diligence Hari's foot-water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.108) kṛṣṇa viṣṇo mukundeti nārāyaṇa janārdana .. 2.1.26.50 .. > ‘Kṛṣṇa! Viṣṇu! Mukunda! Nārāyaṇa! Janārdana! // 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.109) acyutānanta viśvātmanniti kīrtaya santatam .. > Acyuta! Ananta! Soul of all!’—chant thus unceasingly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.110) krodhamātsaryalobhādīṃstyaktvā tvaṃ vratamācara .. 51 .. > Abandoning anger, jealousy, greed, and the like, observe the vow. // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.111) tena te jāyate muktirviṣṇulokaśca śāśvataḥ .. > Thereby liberation will be yours, and the eternal realm of Viṣṇu.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.112) .. atha bhāryāṃ prati tumburudattaśāpatadvimuktiprakārau .. .. > Now begins the manner of the curse given by Tumburu to his wife and the liberation from it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.113) itthaṃ sā bhartṛgaditaṃ śrutvā gaṃdharvavallabhā .. > Hearing what her husband said thus, the gandharva's beloved, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.114) bhartāramabravītkopādasahyaṃ durgatipradam .. 52 .. > in anger, spoke unbearable \[words\] to her husband that lead to misfortune: // 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.115) māghe codbhūtaśīte tu prātarmandodite ravau .. > “When intense cold has arisen in Māgha, and the sun has risen faintly in the morning, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.116) kathaṃ nimajjayedasminmāghe śītārtike'nagha .. 53 .. > how could one plunge into \[water\] in this Māgha that brings torment from cold, O sinless one? // 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.117) yattvayoktāni karmāṇi na śakyāni mayā'sakṛt.. > The rites mentioned by you cannot be performed by me repeatedly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.118) na karomi pate snānaṃ prātaḥkāle tvayā saha .. 54 .. > O husband, I will not take a bath with you in the morning. // 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.119) mṛtau śītātipātena na ca me rakṣako bhavān .. > If I die from extreme cold, you will not be my protector!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.120) ityevamuditaṃ śrutvā patirgandharvavallabhaḥ .. 55 .. > Hearing what was spoken thus, her husband, the gandharva lord, // 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.121) saśānto'pi śaśāpātha bhāryāṃ cāpriyavādinīm .. > though peaceful, then cursed his wife who spoke unpleasant words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.122) putraṃ ca dharmavimukhaṃ bhāryāṃ cāpriyabhāṣiṇīm ..56.. > A son averse to righteousness, a wife who speaks unpleasant words, // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.123) abrahmaṇyaṃ ca rājānaṃ sadyaḥ śāpena daṇḍayet .. > and a king hostile to brahmins—one should punish them immediately with a curse. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.124) iti nyāyaṃ viciṃtyāsau śaśāpetthaṃ satīṃ tadā .. 57 .. > Considering this maxim, he then cursed the faithful wife thus: // 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.125) veṃkaṭādrau mahāpuṇye sarvapātakanāśane .. > "On the highly meritorious Veṅkaṭādri, which destroys all sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.126) ghoṇatīrthasamīpe ca pippaladrumakoṭare .. 58 .. > and near Ghoṇatīrtha, inside the hollow of a pippala tree, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.127) tatrāmburahite mūḍhe maṇḍūkā bhava kevalam .. > there, devoid of water, O foolish woman, become merely a frog!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.128) ityevaṃ bhartṛvākyaṃ tacchrutvā gaṃdharvavallabhā .. 59 .. > Hearing such words of her husband, the beloved of the gandharva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.129) patitvā pādayostasya tumbaruṃ prārthayatsatī .. > falling at his feet, the chaste woman begged Tumburu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.130) viśāpamavadatpaścādbhartā vai tumburustadā .. 2.1.26.60 .. > Her husband Tumburu then declared the counter-curse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.131) agastyo vai mahābhāgastapasvī vijitendriyaḥ .. > "Indeed, Agastya, the greatly fortunate ascetic whose senses are conquered, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.132) ghoṇatīrthavare snātvā paurṇamāsyāṃ mahātithau .. 61 .. > having bathed in the excellent Ghoṇatīrtha on the great lunar day of the full moon, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.133) śiṣyebhyo vai yadā tasminnaśvatthadrumasaṃnidhau .. > when, beside that aśvattha tree, to his disciples > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.134) ghoṇatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ vakti vai brāhmaṇottamaḥ .. 62 .. > the best of brahmins speaks the māhātmya of Ghoṇatīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.135) tadā pippalavṛkṣasya koṭare tvaṃ samāhitā .. > then you, attentive inside the hollow of the pippala tree, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.136) śrutvā vai ghoṇatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ mokṣadāyakam .. 63 .. > having heard the liberation-granting māhātmya of Ghoṇatīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.137) vidhūya sarvapāpāni mayā sākaṃ ramiṣyasi .. > having shaken off all sins, will delight with me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.138) ityuktā virarāmātha dharmapatnī pativratā .. 64 .. > Thus addressed, the lawful, faithful wife then fell silent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.139) bhartṛśāpānmahāghorāṃ maṃḍūkatanumāśritā .. > From her husband's curse, she entered the most terrible body of a frog. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.140) śeṣādriśikhare tasminghoṇatīrthasya dakṣiṇe .. .. 65 .. > On that summit of Śeṣādri, to the south of Ghoṇatīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.141) śanaiḥśanairgatā nārī pippaladrumakoṭaram .. > the woman went very slowly into the hollow of the pippala tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.142) abdāyutaṃ gataṃ tasyā aśvatthadrumakoṭare .. 66 .. > Ten thousand years passed for her inside the hollow of the aśvattha tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.143) tataḥ kālāṃtare'gastyo veṃkaṭādriṃ manoharam .. > Then, after a period of time, Agastya went to the enchanting Veṅkaṭādri, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.144) gatvā śrīsvāmitīrthe ca snātvā niyamapūrvakam .. 67 .. > and, having bathed according to the rules in the sacred Śrīsvāmitīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.145) varāhasvāminaṃ devaṃ natvā tīrthasya dakṣiṇe .. > having bowed to the god Varāhasvāmin to the south of the sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.146) veṃkaṭeśālayaṃ gatvā śrīnivāsaṃ kṛpānidhim.. 68 .. > having gone to the abode of Veṅkaṭeśa, to Śrīnivāsa, the treasure-house of compassion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.147) vedavedyaṃ viśālākṣaṃ devadevaṃ sanātanam .. > to the eternal God of gods, whose eyes are large, who is known through the Vedas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.148) natvā'gastyo mahābhāgo ghoṇatīrthaṃ tato yayau .. 69 .. > having bowed down, the greatly fortunate Agastya then went to Ghoṇatīrtha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.149) tatra snātvā tīrthavarye svaśiṣyai yogināṃ varaḥ .. > Having bathed there in that best of sacred fords with his disciples, the best of yogins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.150) pippaladrumacchāyāyāṃ śiṣyebhyo bhaktipūrvakam .. 2.1.26.70 .. > under the shade of the pippala tree, with devotion to his disciples, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.151) ghoṇatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ brahmahatyāvināśakam .. > the māhātmya of Ghoṇatīrtha, which destroys the murder of a brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.152) sarvamaṃgaladaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvasampatpradāyakam.. 71 .. > bestows all auspiciousness, is meritorious, and grants all prosperities, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.153) uktavānyogināṃ śreṣṭho hyagastyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ .. 72 .. > the foremost among yogins, the blessed seer Agastya, proclaimed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.154) .. atha ghoṇatīrthe agastyadarśanena tumburupatnyā varṣābhūtva nivṛttiḥ .. .. > Now, at Ghoṇatīrtha, through the darśana of Agastya, the cessation of Tumburu's wife's state as a frog: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.155) tadā śrutvā tu varṣābhūḥ pādayostasya yoginaḥ .. > Then, having heard \[it\], the female frog, at the feet of that yogin > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.156) patitvā jñānadīpena viditvā vaibhavaṃ muneḥ .. 73 .. > fell, having perceived the glory of the sage through the lamp of knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.157) pūrvarūpaṃ samāsādya nārī rūpaṃ manoharam .. > Having attained her former form, the captivating form of a woman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.158) agastya yogināṃ śreṣṭha rakṣarakṣa dayānidhe .. 74 .. > "O Agastya, foremost of yogins, protect, protect, O ocean of mercy! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.159) māṃ rakṣa dayayā brahmanpativākyavirodhinīm .. > Protect me with compassion, O brahmin, who opposed the words of her husband!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.160) ityuktvā taṃ vikṣālākṣī virarāma tataḥ param .. 75 .. > Having said this to him, the large-eyed woman then fell silent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.161) .. agastya uvāca .. .. > Agastya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.162) kā tvaṃ suśroṇi bhadraṃ te bhekajanmapradāyakam .. > "Who are you, O fair-hipped lady? May there be auspiciousness to you. What sin in a previous birth > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.163) pāpaṃ pūrvabhave cāsīttadvadasva ca mā ciram ..76.. > bestowed the birth of a frog? Tell that, and do not delay." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.164) .. .. nāryuvāca .. .. > The woman said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.165) tumbururnāma gandharvaḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ .. > "There is a gandharva named Tumburu, skilled in all fields of knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.166) tasya bhāryāsmyahaṃ vipra hyagastya munisevita .. 77 .. > I am his wife, O brahmin, O Agastya, who are attended by sages! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.167) bhartā me sarvadharmajñastumbururmunisattamaḥ .. > My husband knows all duties, Tumburu, the best of sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.168) sarvadharmānmanojñā tvaṃ kuru nityaṃ mayā saha .. 78 .. > 'Perform all lawful duties constantly together with me, O charming lady!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.169) pativākyaṃ tadā śrutvā paralokopakārakam .. > Hearing then that command of my husband, which was beneficial for the other world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.170) asahyaṃ vākyamatyugraṃ durgatipradameva hi .. 79 .. > an unbearable and extremely harsh statement, leading indeed to a bad destination, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.171) mayā coktaṃ hi durbuddhyā he tāta munisattama .. 2.1.26.80 .. > was spoken by me through foolishness, O father, best of sages!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.172) .. athāgastyakathitapativratādharmāḥ .. > Now the duties of devoted wives spoken by Agastya: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.173) .. agastya uvāca .. .. > Agastya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.174) kuśāgrabuddhiste bhartā śaśāpa tvāṃ ruṣānvitaḥ .. > "Your husband of razor-sharp intellect cursed you, filled with anger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.175) evaṃ śāpo yukta eva pativākyavirodhinīm .. 81 .. > Thus, a curse was quite fitting for one opposing her husband's words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.176) pativākyamanādṛtya svecchayā vartate tu yā .. > She who, disregarding the words of her husband, acts according to her own will, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.177) sā nārī niraye ghore patatyācandratārakam .. 82 .. > that woman falls into a dreadful hell as long as the moon and the stars endure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.178) na svātantryaṃ tu nārīṇāṃ nollaṃghyaṃ patibhāṣaṇam .. > Women have no independence; the speech of the husband must not be transgressed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.179) pātivratyena puṇyena patiśuśrūṣaṇena ca .. 83 .. > Through devotion to the husband, through merit, and through service to the husband, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.180) striyo viṣṇupadaṃ yānti na cānyairapi suvrataiḥ .. > women go to the abode of Viṣṇu, and not even by other noble vows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.181) patirmātā patirviṣṇuḥ patirbrahmā patiḥ śivaḥ .. 84 .. > The husband is mother, the husband is Viṣṇu, the husband is Brahmā, the husband is Śiva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.182) patirguruḥ patistīrthamiti strīṇāṃ vidurbudhāḥ .. > the husband is teacher, the husband is the sacred ford—so the wise know for women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.183) pativākyamapākṛtya yā nārī sukṛtaiḥ paraiḥ .. 85 .. > Rejecting the husband's words, that woman who with other good deeds > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.184) sadaiva yujyate sāpi naiva śuddhā bhavetsakṛt .. > is always engaged, even she would never become pure at all." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.185) patihīnā tu yā nārī gurubhirdharmavittamaiḥ .. 86 .. > Now, a woman who is without a husband, by \[the instruction of\] elders who know the highest duty, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.186) sā kṛtajñā vidadhyāttu vrataṃ dharmaphalapradam .. > she, being grateful, may perform a vow that bestows the fruit of righteousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.187) patinā preritā saiva patibuddhiparāyaṇā .. 87 .. > She who is directed by her husband, devoted to her husband's thought, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.188) patipādābjatīrthena yā snātā sā haripriyā .. > who bathes in the sacred ford of her husband's lotus-feet, is dear to Hari; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.189) sā snātā sarvatīrtheṣu gaṅgādiṣu na saṃśayaḥ .. 88 .. > she has bathed in all sacred fords, such as the Gaṅgā—of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.190) tasmāttvatkṛtadoṣastu tvāmāyātīti tatphalam .. > Therefore, the fault committed by you came back to you, and as its fruit > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.191) bhuñjantyāste'tra śṛṇvantyā ghoṇatīrthasya vaibhavam .. 89 .. > was being experienced by you here while hearing the majesty of the Ghoṇatīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.192) muktirāsīcchubhāṃgaṃ tannārīrūpaṃ punaryathā .. .. > liberation occurred, and that beautiful-limbed female form \[was restored\] as before. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.193) tasmādghoṇasya tīrthasya tumbutīrthamitīha vai .. 2.1.26.90 .. > Therefore, the renown of the Ghoṇatīrtha in this world > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.194) loke prasiddhirabhavadaho tīrthasya vaibhavam .. 91 .. .. > came to be as 'Tumbutīrtha.' Oh, the majesty of the sacred ford! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.195) atha ghoṇatīrthasnātṝṇāṃ nānāvidhaphalaprāptiḥ .. > Now, the attainment of various fruits by those who bathe in the Ghoṇatīrtha: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.196) .. śrīsūta uvāca .. .. > Śrī Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.197) ghoṇatīrthe mahāpuṇye sarvapāpavināśini .. > In the most holy Ghoṇatīrtha, which destroys all sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.198) snānti ye paurṇamāsyāṃ vai śaunakādyā mahaujasaḥ .. 92 .. > those who bathe on the full-moon day, O Śaunaka and others of great splendor— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.199) teṣāṃ kratuphalaṃ puṇyaṃ tīrthāyutaphalaṃ bhavet .. > theirs is the holy fruit of a sacrifice, the fruit of ten thousand sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.1.26.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.26.200) kapilāgosahasraṃ tu yo dadāti dinedine .. 93 .. > He who gives a thousand tawny cows day after day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 222 passages. 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