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# Skandapurana 2.1.29

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.29

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.29.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.1)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The seers said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.2)

tīrthānāmiha sarveṣāṃ prabhāvaḥ kathitastvayā ..

> The greatness of all the sacred fords here has been told by you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.3)

nadīnāṃ parvatānāṃ ca kṣetrāṇāṃ sarasāmapi .. 1 ..

> as well as of the rivers, mountains, sacred fields, and lakes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.4)

nideśātpadmagarbhasya suvarṇamukharī nadī ..

> By command of Brahmā, the Suvarṇamukharī river,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.5)

nītā bhuvamagastyena vyākhyātā bhavatānagha .. 2 ..

> brought to earth by Agastya, has been recounted by you, O sinless one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.6)

tadutpattiprabhāvaṃ ca tīrthaughāṃstatsamāśrayān ..

> Delight has arisen in us to hear its origin and power,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.7)

śrotuṃ saṃprītirutpannā tanno vaktuṃ tvamarhasi .. 3 ..

> and the multitude of sacred fords connected to it; therefore you ought to tell it to us.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.8)

praṇamya śambhuṃ nandīśaṃ ṣaḍāsyaṃ vyāsameva ca ..

> Having bowed to Śambhu, Nandīśa, the six-faced one, and Vyāsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.9)

munibhiḥ prārthitaḥ sūtastadā vaktuṃ pracakrame .. 4 ..

> the Sūta, requested by the sages, then began to speak.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.10)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.29.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.11)

sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ mahābhāga bhavadbhirmaṃgalāvaham ..

> It is well asked by you, O fortunate ones, bringing auspiciousness—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.12)

ākhyānametadāmnāya śravaṇodbhūtasiddhidam .. 5 ..

> this narrative, which grants the attainment born from hearing sacred tradition.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.13)

śṛṇutāvahitā divyāṃ kathāṃ kalmaṣanāśinīm ..

> Listen attentively to the divine tale that destroys impurities;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.14)

bharadvājena kathitāṃ pārthāya kathayāmi vaḥ .. 6 ..

> I shall tell you what Bharadvāja told to Arjuna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.15)

avāpya drupadātprājñādyājñasenīṃ pṛthāsutāḥ ..

> Having obtained Draupadī from the wise Drupada, the sons of Pṛthā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.16)

dhṛtarāṣṭranideśena jagmuḥ karipuraṃ śubham .. 7 ..

> at the command of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, went to auspicious Hastināpura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.17)

bhīṣmeṇa cāṃbikeyena tatra saṃmānitāstadā ..

> Honored there at that time by Bhīṣma and the son of Ambikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.18)

duryodhanādibhiḥ sārddhaṃ nyavasanpañcavatsarān .. 8 ..

> they lived together with Duryodhana and the others for five years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.19)

tato'nuśiṣṭo bhīṣmādyairdhṛtarāṣṭro mahāyaśāḥ ..

> Then the highly renowned Dhṛtarāṣṭra, instructed by Bhīṣma and the rest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.20)

sarveṣāṃ kulavṛddhānāṃ vāsudevasya cāgrataḥ .. 9 ..

> in the presence of all the elders of the lineage and Vāsudeva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.21)

pradadau pāṃḍuputrebhyastatsevāhṛṣṭamānasaḥ ..

> his heart delighted by their service, gave to the sons of Pāṇḍu  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.22)

sārdharājyaṃ puravaraṃ khāṇḍavaprasthasaṃjñikam .. 2.1.29.10 ..

> half the kingdom, including the excellent city named Khāṇḍavaprastha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.23)

āmaṃtrya pāṇḍutanayā dhṛtarāṣṭrādikānkurūn ..

> Taking leave of the Kurus headed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the sons of Pāṇḍu  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.24)

jagmustatkhāṇḍavaprasthaṃ puraṃ kṛṣṇasamanvitāḥ . 11 ..

> went to that city of Khāṇḍavaprastha accompanied by Kṛṣṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.25)

indraprasthāhvaye tatra rakṣite viśvakarmaṇā ..

> Dwelling in that city called Indraprastha, protected by Viśvakarman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.26)

vasanpure'śiṣatpṛthvīṃ sānujo dharmanaṃdanaḥ ..12..

> Yudhiṣṭhira, along with his younger brothers, ruled the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.27)

gate kṛṣṇe nijapuraṃ nāradasyānuśāsanāt..

> When Kṛṣṇa had departed to his own city, by the instruction of Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.28)

pratijñāṃ cakrire pārthā dharmajñā draupadīṃ prati .. 13 ..

> the sons of Pṛthā, who knew righteousness, made a mutual pledge concerning Draupadī:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.29)

.. athārjunatīrthayātropoddhātaḥ .. ..

> Now begins the introduction to Arjuna's pilgrimage to sacred fords:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.30)

yathākrameṇa sā kṛṣṇā varṣamekaikamādarāt ..

> In regular order, that Draupadī, with respect,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.31)

ekaikasya gṛhe tiṣṭhetpratinirṇayapūrvakam .. 14 ..

> should stay in the house of each one for one year, according to a mutual agreement.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.32)

yaḥ paśyettāṃ paragṛhe sthitāṃ pāṃcālanaṃdinīm ..

> Whoever should see her while she stays in another's house,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.33)

tenaikahāyanamitaṃ vidheyaṃ tīrthasevanam .. 15 ..

> must observe resort to sacred fords for the period of one year.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.34)

evaṃ kṛtapratijñāste pāṇḍubhūpālanaṃdanāḥ ..

> Having made such a pledge, those sons of King Pāṇḍu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.35)

vyāpārairloṃkasāmānyairninyuḥ kālamataṃdritāḥ .. 16 ..

> untiring, passed the time in ordinary worldly affairs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.36)

atha jānapado vipro rājagehāṃgaṇe sthitaḥ ..

> Then a rural brahmin, standing in the courtyard of the royal palace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.37)

cukrośa bahudhā dhenurhṛtā me taskarairiti .. 17 ..

> cried out repeatedly: 'My cow has been stolen by thieves!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.38)

samāśvāsya ca taṃ vipraṃ praviveśa dhanaṃjayaḥ ..

> Having comforted that brahmin, Arjuna entered  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.39)

āyudhāni samānetuṃ tvarayā śastramaṃdiram .. 18 ..

> the armory in haste to fetch weapons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.40)

tatrāpaśyatsamāsīnau pāṃcālīdharmanandanau ..

> There he saw Draupadī and Yudhiṣṭhira seated together;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.41)

jānannapi pratijñāṃ sa dhanurjagrāha seṣudhi .. 19 ..

> even knowing the pledge, he took up his bow together with quivers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.42)

sa gatvā taskarānājau nihatya nṛpanandanaḥ ..

> Having gone and slain the thieves in battle, that prince,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.43)

nivartya dhenuṃ tāṃ tasmai dadau viprāya sādaram .. 2.1.29.20 ..

> having recovered the cow, respectfully returned it to that brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.44)

atha vijñāpayāmāsa phālguno dharmanandanam ..

> Then Arjuna represented to Yudhiṣṭhira:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.45)

tīrthayātrā mayā kāryā samayollaṃghanāditi .. 21 ..

> 'A pilgrimage to sacred fords must be undertaken by me because of the violation of the agreement.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.46)

anujasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarvadharmavidāṃ varaḥ ..

> Hearing the words of his younger brother, the best among all knowers of righteousness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.47)

uvāca vacanaṃ dhīraḥ sādaraṃ dharmanaṃdanaḥ .. 22 ..

> the steadfast Yudhiṣṭhira said these words respectfully:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.48)

.. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.29.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.49)

gavārthaṃ brāhmaṇārthaṃ ca yadvadedanṛtaṃ vacaḥ ..

> An untrue word that one speaks for the sake of a cow or for a brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.50)

yadācaredasatkarma tatsatyaṃ tatsamaṃjasam .. 23 ..

> or an improper deed that one performs, is truth; it is right.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.51)

brāhmaṇārthaṃ gavārthaṃ ca tvayā karmedṛśaṃ kṛtam ..

> Such an act was done by you for the sake of a brahmin and for a cow;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.52)

tadasadbhāvamāpnoti kathaṃ kathaya suvrata .. 24 ..

> how could that take on the nature of wrongdoing? Tell me, O you of noble vows!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.53)

prajāpālanakṛtyasya coropekṣaṇaśikṣaṇaiḥ ..

> In the duty of protecting subjects, through neglecting or punishing thieves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.54)

nūnaṃ phalaṃ bhavedrājño brahmahatyāśvamedhajam .. 25 ..

> surely the fruit for a king is that of brahmin-slaughter or of an Aśvamedha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.55)

asādhyānvairiṇo jñātvā'pyavanīśo na bhadrabhāk ..

> Even knowing enemies are incurable, a king does not attain fortune  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.56)

svadeśopaplavakarāstaskarā yadyaśikṣitāḥ .. 26 ..

> if thieves who cause devastation in his country are left unpunished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.57)

asmākaṃ bhūbhujāṃ lokajālasya ca hitaṃ hi yat ..

> For what was beneficial to us, to kings, and to the mass of the people—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.58)

tvayedṛśaṃ kṛtaṃ karma nāsti doṣo hyatastava .. 27 ..

> such was the deed done by you; there is indeed no fault in you for this.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.59)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.29.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.60)

dharmaputrasya vacanamākarṇya racitāṃjaliḥ ..

> Having heard the words of Dharmaputra, with folded hands  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.61)

punarvijñāpayāmāsa dharmanityo dhanaṃjayaḥ .... 28 ..

> Dhanañjaya, ever devoted to righteousness, spoke again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.62)

.. arjuna uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.29.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.63)

maivaṃ bhūpāla vādīstvaṃ svapratijñātilaṃghanam ..

> “O king, do not speak thus, violating your own vow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.64)

jānatā dharmasarvasvamullasaddharmamūrtinā .. 29 ..

> when you know the essence of righteousness, being the radiant embodiment of righteousness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.65)

kṛtyākṛtyavidā dakṣeṇātmanā prāksamīritā ..

> A pledge spoken before by oneself who knows what ought and ought not to be done, who is capable—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.66)

nollaṃghanīyā satataṃ pratijñā puruṣeṇa hi .. 2.1.29.30 ..

> that vow must never be broken by a man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.67)

aśaktānāṃ gatiḥ seyaṃ yadbaṃdhuguruvākyataḥ ..

> That is the resort of the weak: that on the word of kinsmen or teachers  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.68)

dharmaṃ tyajaṃti samayaṃ tyaktāḥ prāksvaṃ samīritam .. 31 ..

> they abandon righteousness, abandoning the compact previously uttered by themselves.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.69)

kṛpayā tīrthagamanādāryo yadi nivartayet ..

> If the noble one should turn \[me\] back from going to sacred fords out of pity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.70)

hatapratijñaṃ māṃ lokāñjalpataḥ ko nivārayet .. 32 ..

> who would stop the people who prate of me as one who has broken his vow?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.71)

mamāpi tīrthayātrāyāṃ kautukottaralaṃ manaḥ ..

> Moreover, my mind is eager with longing for the pilgrimage to sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.72)

kartavyaṃ ca smṛtaṃ rājannāradādiṣṭaśāsanam .. 33 ..

> and the command ordained by Nārada has been remembered as duty, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.73)

tatprasīda mahārāja yattīrthagamanodyame ..

> Therefore be gracious, O great king, in this undertaking to go to sacred fords;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.74)

saṃmānanīyaḥ prabhubhiḥ samayo hyanujīvinām .. 34 ..

> for the compact of dependents ought to be respected by lords.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.75)

tatheti bhrātṛbhiḥ sārddhaṃ kṛtānumatirarjunaḥ ..

> Saying ‘So be it,’ Arjuna, having obtained permission together with his brothers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.76)

agrajaṃ toṣayāmāsa praṇāmapraśrayādibhiḥ .. 35 ..

> gratified his elder brother with salutations, humble deference, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.77)

yathārhaṃ bhīmasenādīnbhrātṝnāmantrya pāṇḍavaḥ ..

> Having taken leave of his brothers, Bhīmasena and the rest, as was fitting, the Pāṇḍava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.78)

kṛtasvastyayano bhavyairniryayau dharaṇīsuraiḥ .. 36 ..

> with rites for auspiciousness performed by worthy brahmins, departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.79)

paurāṇikā jyautiṣikā bhiṣajo dharaṇīsurāḥ ..

> Reciters of Purāṇas, astrologers, physicians, brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.80)

anujagmurbhṛtyagaṇāḥ śilpinaḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ .. 37 ..

> hosts of servants, artisans, bards, and panegyrists followed \[him\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.81)

yudhiṣṭhirājñayā tasya bhogatyāgakṣamaṃ dhanam ..

> By order of Yudhiṣṭhira, taking wealth sufficient for enjoyment and charity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.82)

gṛhītvānuyayuḥ snigdhāḥ sabhyāḥ kośādhikāriṇaḥ .. 38 ..

> affectionate courtiers and treasury officers accompanied \[him\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.83)

.. atha arjunasya gaṃgāditīrthāvagāhanapūrvaka suvarṇamukharyāgamanam .. ..

> Now Arjuna’s arrival at Suvarṇamukharī after bathing in the Gaṅgā and other sacred fords:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.84)

sa rājaputraḥ prathamaṃ prāpya bhāgīrathīṃ nadīm ..

> First reaching the river Bhāgīrathī, that prince  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.85)

gaṃgādvāraṃ prayāgaṃ ca siṣeve kāśikāmapi .. 39 ..

> served Gaṅgādvāra, Prayāga, and Kāśī as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.86)

paśyaṃstīrthāni jāhnavyāstattīropāntavartmanā ..

> Viewing the sacred fords of the Jāhnavī along the road bordering its banks,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.87)

āsasāda samuttuṅgakallolaṃ dakṣiṇodadhim .. 2.1.29.40 ..

> he reached the southern ocean with its towering billows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.88)

mahānadīṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ prasiddhaṃ puruṣottamam ..

> Having beheld the great, highly auspicious Mahānadī, the renowned Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.89)

siṃhācalaṃ ca saṃvīkṣya prāptavānkṛtakṛtyatām .. 41 ..

> and Siṃhācala, he attained the fulfillment of his purpose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.90)

tato dadarśa kaunteyaḥ puṇyāṃ godāvarīṃ nadīm ..

> Then the son of Kuntī saw the sacred Godāvarī river,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.91)

samastaduritavrātaśātanottīrṇagauravām .. 42 ..

> whose majesty rises transcendent by destroying the multitude of all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.92)

kṛtābhiṣekastattoyairvidhivatpāṇḍunandanaḥ ..

> Having bathed according to rule in its waters, the son of Pāṇḍu  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.93)

pramodaṃ vividhairdānairakarodbhūsuvarṇakaiḥ .. 43 ..

> made gladness with diverse gifts of land and gold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.94)

nadīṃ malāpahākhyāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā modaṃ yayau śubham ..

> And seeing the river named Malāpahā, he experienced auspicious joy;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.95)

tataḥ samāsasādāsau kṛṣṇaveṇīṃ saridvarām .. 44 ..

> then he reached the Kṛṣṇaveṇī, the best of rivers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.96)

śivasya niyatāvāsaṃ caturdvārasamanvitam ..

> He beheld Śrīparvata, the perpetual abode of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.97)

nānātīrthagaṇākīrṇaṃ śrīparvatamavaikṣata .. 45 ..

> endowed with four gates and crowded with various assemblies of sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.98)

nadīṃ pinākinīṃ tīrtvā gatvā devarṣisevitam ..

> Crossing the river Pinākinī, having gone on, he saw Mount Veṅkaṭa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.99)

nārāyaṇapriyāvāsamapaśyadveṃkaṭācalam .. 46 ..

> served by divine seers and the cherished abode of Nārāyaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.100)

śṛṅge'sya bhūbhṛtastuṃge sthitaṃ lokaikanāyakam ..

> Hari, the sole lord of the world, residing on the high peak of this mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.101)

apūjayaddhariṃ bhaktyā prasiddhaṃ śubhasiddhaye .. 47 ..

> the renowned one, he worshipped with devotion for the attainment of good fortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.102)

avaruhya veṃkaṭamahādriśṛṅgataḥ sa dadarśa siddhamunisaṃghasevitām ..

> Descending from the lofty peak of Mount Veṅkaṭa, he saw the river named Suvarṇamukharī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.103)

kalaśodbhavena muninā samāhṛtāṃ taṭinīṃ suvarṇamukharīsamāhvayām .. 48 ..

> frequented by assemblies of perfected beings and sages, brought down by the pot-born sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.29.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.29.104)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye suvarṇamukharīmāhātmye arjunatīrthayātrāgamanavarṇanaṃnāmaikonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 29 ..

> Thus ends the twenty-ninth chapter, named ‘Description of Arjuna’s Departure on Pilgrimage to Sacred Fords’ in the Suvarṇamukharīmāhātmya of the Śrī Veṅkaṭācalamāhātmya, in the second \[book\], 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.2.1.29.1) — English, machine translation

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