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# Skandapurana 2.1.39

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.39

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.39.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.1)

.. atha putrārthamañjanākṛtatapaḥprakāraḥ ..

> Now begins the manner of the austerity performed by Añjanā for the sake of a son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.2)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.39.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.3)

putrahīnāñjanā pūrvaṃ duḥkhitā tapasi sthitā ..

> Formerly, Añjanā, being sonless and sorrowful, was engaged in austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.4)

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā muniśārdūlo mataṅgo viṣṇutatparaḥ .. 1 ..

> Seeing her, the tiger among sages Mataṅga, devoted to Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.5)

añjanākhyāmuvācedamatyugre tapasi sthitām .. 2 ..

> spoke thus to the woman named Añjanā who was engaged in extremely fierce austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.6)

.. mataṃga uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.39.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.7)

samuttiṣṭhāñjane devi kimarthaṃ tapasi sthitā ..

> Rise, O lady Añjanā! For what purpose are you engaged in austerity?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.8)

vada devi mahābhāge kāryaṃ tava varānane .. 3 ..

> Tell \[me\], O highly fortunate lady, O fair-faced one, what you seek to accomplish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.9)

.. aṃjanovāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.39.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.10)

mataṃga muniśārdūla vacanaṃ me śṛṇuṣva ha ..

> O Mataṅga, tiger among sages, please listen to my words!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.11)

pitā me kesarī nāma rākṣasaḥ śivatatparaḥ .. 4 ..

> My father is a rākṣasa named Kesarī, devoted to Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.12)

śaivaṃ ghoraṃ tapaścakre putrārthaṃ tu suduṣkaram ..

> He performed terrible, most difficult austerity dedicated to Śiva for the sake of a son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.13)

pārvatīsahitaḥ śaṃbhurvṛṣabhopari saṃsthitaḥ .. 5 ..

> Śambhu, accompanied by Pārvatī and seated upon his bull,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.14)

prādurāsīttadā devo dadau tasmai varaṃ śubham .. 6 ..

> manifested then, and the god granted him an auspicious boon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.15)

.. śambhuruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.39.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.16)

śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi vidhinā nirmitaṃ tava ..

> Listen, O king! I shall tell what has been ordained for you by fate.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.17)

asmijanmanyaputratvaṃ tathāpyanyaddadāmi te .. 7 ..

> In this birth you are destined to be sonless; nevertheless, I give you something else:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.18)

viśrutā sarvalokeṣu putrī tava bhaviṣyati ..

> a daughter renowned in all the worlds shall be yours;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.19)

tasyāḥ putro mahābuddhistava prītiṃ kariṣyati .. 8 ..

> her son of great intellect shall bring you delight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.20)

iti tasmai varaṃ dattvā tatraivāntardadhe haraḥ ..

> Having granted him this boon, Hara vanished right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.21)

māṃ labdhvā matpitā vipraḥ kṛtakṛtyo babhūvū ha .. 9 ..

> Having obtained me, O brahmin, my father became fulfilled.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.22)

tataḥ kālāntare vipraḥ kesaryākhyo mahākapiḥ ..

> Then, after some time, O brahmin, a great monkey named Kesarī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.23)

yayācemāṃ dadasveti pitaraṃ me tataḥ pitā .. .. 2.1.39.10 ..

> begged me of my father, saying, “Give \[her to me\]!” Thereupon my father  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.24)

tasmai māṃ dattavāṃścaiva pāribarhaṃ dadau ca saḥ ..

> gave me to him, and he bestowed a bridal dowry:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.25)

gavāṃ lakṣasahasrāṇi gajalakṣaṃ mahāmanāḥ .. 11 ..

> the high-minded one gave a hundred thousand cows, a hundred thousand elephants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.26)

vājināmarbudaṃ caiva rathānāmarbudaṃ tathā ..

> a hundred million horses, and likewise a hundred million chariots,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.27)

vastraratnānyanekāni dāsadāsīsahasrakam .. 12 ..

> many garments and jewels, a thousand male and female servants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.28)

antaḥpuracarīrnārīrnṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ ..

> women of the inner quarters skilled in dance and song,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.29)

dadau vāsaḥ sahasraṃ ca mayā sākaṃ mahāmate .. 13 ..

> and a thousand garments along with me, O highly intelligent one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.30)

patyā me ramamāṇāyā bhūyānkālo gato mune ..

> As I sport with my husband, O sage, a long time has passed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.31)

aputrā duḥkhitā vipra vratāni vividhāni ca .. 14 ..

> Sonless and sorrowful, O brahmin, various vows  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.32)

kṛtāni ca mayā tatra kiṣkindhāyāṃ mahāpuri ..

> were performed by me there in the great city of Kiṣkindhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.33)

māghe māsi ca viprendra vaiśākhe kārtike tathā .. 15 ..

> In the month of Māgha, O lord among brahmins, and likewise in Vaiśākha and Kārtika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.34)

snānadānavratādīni cāturmāsyavrataṃ tathā ..

> ritual ablutions, gifts, vows, and the like, as well as the Cāturmāsya vow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.35)

namaskārastathā vipra pradakṣiṇamanuttamam .. ..16 ..

> obeisance, O brahmin, and peerless circumambulation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.36)

śālagrāmānnadānāni dīpadānaṃ tathaiva ca ..

> gifts of food before the śālagrāma, and likewise gifts of lamps,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.37)

godānaṃ tiladānaṃ ca vastradānaṃ mahāmune .. 17 ..

> gifts of cows, gifts of sesame, and gifts of garments, O great sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.38)

bhūdānaṃ vāridānaṃ ca dattvā puṣpādikaṃ mune ..

> gifts of land, and gifts of water, and having offered flowers and other items, O sage—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.39)

yāni yāni ca mukhyāni vaiṣṇavāni vratāni ca ..

> whatever principal Vaiṣṇava vows there are,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.40)

mayā kṛtāni sarvāṇi satputraphalakāṃkṣayā .. 18 ..

> all of them were performed by me desiring the fruit of a good son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.41)

śravaṇādiṣu yatproktaṃ vrataṃ vipraimahātmabhiḥ ..

> Whatever vow was declared by noble brahmins during \[the asterism of\] Śravaṇa and other times,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.42)

mayā kṛtaṃ ca vipredraṃ tuṣṭyarthaṃ madhuvidviṣaḥ .. 19 ..

> that too was performed by me, O best of brahmins, for the pleasing of the enemy of Madhu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.43)

yāni yāni ca mukhyāni phalāni vividhāni ca ..

> Whatever various principal fruits there are,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.44)

mayā dattāni sarvāṇi satputraphalakāṃkṣayā .. 2.1.39.20 ..

> all were given by me desiring the fruit of a good son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.45)

mayā kṛtānyasaṃkhyāni vratāni vividhāni ca ..

> Countless diverse vows were performed by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.46)

putraṃ tathāpyalabdhvāhaṃ duḥkhitā tapasi sthitā .. 21 ..

> Even so, not having obtained a son, I remain in austerity, sorrowful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.47)

bhaviṣyati kathaṃ vipra putrastrailokyaviśrutaḥ ..

> How, O brahmin, will a son renowned throughout the three worlds come to be?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.48)

yāce'haṃ tu muniśreṣṭha praṇatā ca tavāgrataḥ .. 22 ..

> Bowed low before you, O best of sages, I implore you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.49)

vada tvaṃ muniśārdūla dīnāhaṃ tapasi sthitā .. 23 ..

> "Speak, tiger among sages! I am wretched and committed to austerity."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.50)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.39.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.51)

evaṃ vadantīṃ tāṃ prāha mataṅgo munisattamaḥ ..

> To her as she spoke thus, Mataṅga, the best of sages, replied:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.52)

śṛṇu madvacanaṃ devi putrapautrapradāyakam .. 24 ..

> "Hear my words, O lady, which bestow sons and grandsons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.53)

ito dakṣiṇadigbhāge daśayojanadūrataḥ ..

> To the south from here, at a distance of ten yojanas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.54)

ghanācala iti khyāto nṛsiṃhasya nivāsabhūḥ .. 25 ..

> is the abode of Nṛsiṃha known as Ghanācala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.55)

tasyopari mahābhāge brahmatīrthaṃ manoharam ..

> Upon it, fortunate lady, is the charming Brahmatīrtha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.56)

tasyāpi pūrvadigbhāge daśayojanamātrataḥ .. 26 ..

> And to the east of that, at a distance of just ten yojanas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.57)

suvarṇamukharī nāma nadīnāṃ pravarā nadī ..

> flows the river Suvarṇamukharī, foremost among rivers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.58)

tasyā evottare bhāge vṛṣabhācalanāmataḥ .. 27 ..

> To the north of it lies the mountain named Vṛṣabhācala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.59)

tasyāgre sarasī nāmnā svāmipuṣkariṇī śubhā ..

> In front of it is an auspicious lake named Svāmipuṣkariṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.60)

gatvā dṛṣṭvā śubhaṃ toyaṃ manaḥśuddhiṃ gamiṣyasi .. 28 ..

> Having gone and seen its auspicious waters, you will attain purity of mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.61)

tatra snātvā vidhānena varāhaṃ taṃ praṇamya ca ..

> Having bathed there according to the rules and bowed down to Varāha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.62)

veṅkaṭeśaṃ namaskṛtya tato gaccha varānane .. 29 ..

> and having paid homage to Veṅkaṭeśa, go further, O fair-faced one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.63)

uttare svāmitīrthasya siṃhaśādūlasaṃyute ..

> To the north of the Svāmitīrtha, abounding with lions and tigers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.64)

cūtapunnāgapanasairbakulāmalakaḥ śubhaiḥ .. 2.1.39.30 ..

> with auspicious mangoes, punnāgas, breadfruits, bakulas, and āmalakas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.65)

candanāgurunimbaiśca tālahintālakiṃśukaiḥ ..

> with sandalwoods, agurus, nimba trees, palmyras, hintālas, and kiṃśukas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.66)

kapitthāśvatthabilvaiśca iṅgudaiśca varānane .. 31 ..

> and with kapitthas, aśvatthas, bilvas, and iṅgudas, O fair-faced one—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.67)

etādṛśairmahāpuṇyairvṛkṣaiśca vividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ ..

> adorned with such sacred and manifold auspicious trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.68)

viyadgaṃgeti vikhyātaṃ tīrthamekaṃ virājate .. 32 ..

> there shines a unique sacred ford known as Viyadgaṅgā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.69)

tasmiṃstīrthe'ñjane devi saṃkalpavidhipūrvakam ..

> In that sacred ford, O lady Añjanā, having first performed the ritual vow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.70)

snātvā pītvā śubhaṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthasyābhimukhī sthitā .. 33 ..

> having bathed and drunk of the auspicious ford, standing facing the ford,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.71)

vāyumuddiśya he devi tapaḥ kuru varānane ..

> perform austerity directed toward Vāyu, O lady of lovely face.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.72)

devaiśca rākṣasairviprairmanujairmunisattamaiḥ .. 34 ..

> By gods, rākṣasas, brahmins, mortals, and foremost sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.73)

bhṛṅgaiḥ pakṣibhirastraiśca śastraiśca vividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ ..

> by bees, birds, and various auspicious missiles and weapons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.74)

avadhyo bhavitā putrastapasā te na saṃśayaḥ .. 35 ..

> your son will be unslayable through your austerity; there is no doubt."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.75)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.39.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.76)

iti proktāñjanā devī taṃ praṇamya punaḥpunaḥ ..

> Thus addressed, the lady Añjanā, bowing down to him again and again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.77)

bhartrā sākaṃ yayāvāśu veṃkaṭācalasaṃjñakam .. 36 ..

> went quickly with her husband to the mountain called Veṅkaṭācala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.78)

kāpilaṃ tīrthamāsādya snātvā nirmalamānasā ..

> Reaching Kāpilatīrtha and bathing with a pure mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.79)

veṃkaṭādriṃ samāruhya svāmipuṣkariṇīṃ yayau . 37 ..

> she ascended Mount Veṅkaṭa and went to Svāmipuṣkariṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.80)

snātvā varāhamānamya veṃkaṭeśakṛtānatiḥ ..

> Having bathed, bowed down to Varāha, and paid homage to Veṅkaṭeśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.81)

mataṃgasya ṛṣervākyaṃ smarantī ca muhurmuhuḥ .. 38 ..

> remembering the words of the seer Mataṅga again and again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.82)

viyadgaṅgāṃ yayāvāśu cāñjanā maṃjubhāṣiṇī ..

> sweet-spoken Añjanā quickly went to Viyadgaṅgā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.83)

snātvā pītvā śubhaṃ toyaṃ tīraṃ tasya tadunmukhī .. 39 ..

> Having bathed and drunk the auspicious water, turned toward its bank,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.84)

prāṇavāyuṃ samuddiśya tapaścakre yatavratā ..

> she performed austerity with restrained vows, directing it toward the breath-wind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.85)

phalāhārā jalāhārā nirāhārā tataḥ param .. 2.1.39.40 ..

> Subsisting on fruits, subsisting on water, and thereafter taking no food at all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.86)

sahasrābdaṃ tapaścakre nyastanāsāgradṛṣṭikā ..

> fixing her gaze on the tip of her nose, she performed austerity for a thousand years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.87)

vayasyā vipulā nāma śuśrūṣāmakarocchubhā .. 41 ..

> Her auspicious companion named Vipulā attended upon her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.88)

varṣāṇāṃ ca sahasrānte vāyurdevo mahāmatiḥ ..

> And at the end of the thousand years, the wise god Vāyu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.89)

prādurāsīttadā tāṃ vai bhāṣamāṇo mahāmatiḥ .. 42 ..

> the great-minded one, then appeared, speaking to her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.90)

meṣasaṃkramaṇaṃ bhānau saṃprāpte munisattamāḥ ..

> when the sun reached its entry into Aries, O best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.91)

pūrṇimākhye tithau puṇye citrānakṣatrasaṃyute .. 43 ..

> on the holy lunar day called the full moon, conjoined with the constellation Citrā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.92)

tavepsitamahaṃ dāsye varaṃ varaya suvrate ..

> "I will grant your desire; choose a boon, O faithful observer of vows."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.93)

iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tataḥ prāhāñjanā satī .. 44 ..

> Hearing his words, the virtuous Añjanā then said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.94)

putraṃ dehi mahābhāga vāyo deva mahāmate ..

> "Grant me a son, O fortunate one, O god Vāyu, O wise one!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.95)

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mātariśvābravīttataḥ .. 45 ..

> Hearing her words, the wind-god then replied:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.96)

putraste'haṃ bhaviṣyāmi khyātiṃ dāsye śubhānane ..

> "I will become your son; I will bring you renown, O fair-faced one."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.97)

iti tasyai varaṃ dattvā tatraivāste mahābalaḥ .. 46 ..

> Having granted her the boon, the mighty one remained right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.98)

tadā brahmādayo devā indrādyā lokapālakāḥ ..

> Then the gods headed by Brahmā, the guardians of the worlds headed by Indra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.99)

vasiṣṭhādyā mahātmānaḥ sanakādyāśca yoginaḥ .. 47 ..

> great souls headed by Vasiṣṭha, yogins headed by Sanaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.100)

vyāsādayaśca vipreṃdrā lakṣmyā sākaṃ jagatpatiḥ ..

> eminent brahmins headed by Vyāsa, and the Lord of the universe accompanied by Lakṣmī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.101)

munipatnyo devapatnya ṛṣipatnyastathaiva ca .. 48 ..

> wives of sages, wives of gods, and likewise wives of seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.102)

svaṃ svaṃ vāhanamāruhya dārabhṛtyasutādibhiḥ ..

> mounting each their own vehicle, together with wives, servants, and sons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.103)

āgatāste mahātmāno draṣṭuṃ tāṃ tapasi sthitām .. 49 ..

> those great souls came to see her engaged in austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.104)

āścaryamāścaryamiti bruvāṇā brahmādayo devagaṇāśca sarve ..

> Exclaiming, "A wonder! A wonder!", all the hosts of gods headed by Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.105)

ālokayanto divi dūrataste sthitāstadā brahmamaheśamukhyāḥ .. 2.1.39.50 ..

> beholding from afar in the sky, stood then, headed by Brahmā and Maheśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.39.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.39.106)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye aṃjanātapaḥkaraṇaprakārādivarṇanaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 39 ..

> Thus ends the thirty-ninth chapter, entitled "The Description of the Manner of Añjanā's Austerities and Other Matters," in the Veṅkaṭācalamāhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.1.39.1) — English, machine translation

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