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# Skandapurana 2.1.6

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.1)

.. atha bakulamālikāṃ prati sakhīviniveditapadmāvatyudantaḥ ..

> Now follows the story of Padmāvatī related by the companions to Bakulamālikā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.2)

.. yoṣita ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.1.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.3)

vayamākāśarājasya śuddhāntanilayāḥ striyaḥ ..

> “We are the women dwelling in the inner apartments of King Ākāśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.4)

sakhyaḥ padmālayāyā vai duhiturvasudhāpateḥ .. 1 ..

> indeed the companions of Padmālayā, the daughter of the king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.5)

rājaputrīṃ puraskṛtya gatāḥ pūrvaṃ vanāṃtaram ..

> Keeping the princess at our head, we had previously gone into the forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.6)

kurvaṃtyaḥ puṣpāvacayaṃ rājaputryarthamākulāḥ .. 2 ..

> busily gathering flowers for the sake of the princess.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.7)

vṛkṣamūle samāsīnāstatra paśyāma pūruṣam ..

> Seated at the base of a tree, there we beheld a man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.8)

indranīlamaṇiśyāmamindirāmandirorasam.. 3 ..

> dark as a sapphire, his chest the dwelling of Indirā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.9)

īṣatsmitamukhaṃ cārupīnadīrghabhujadvayam ..

> with a gentle smile on his face, and two lovely, stout, long arms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.10)

mṛṣṭapītāṃbaraṃ hemabāṇabāṇāsanojjvalam .. 4 ..

> clad in a spotless yellow garment, resplendent with a golden arrow and bow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.11)

suvarṇamukuṭaṃ hārakeyūrādivibhūṣitam ..

> adorned with a golden diadem, necklaces, armlets, and other ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.12)

taṃ tu padmālayā dṛṣṭvā sakhī kamalalocanā .. 5 ..

> Having seen him, our lotus-eyed companion, whose abode is the lotus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.13)

drutahemanibhākārā paśya paśyeti sābravīt ..

> resembling molten gold in appearance, said: 'Look, look!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.14)

paśyantīnāṃ tadāsmākaṃ gato'ntardhānamāśu saḥ .. 6 ..

> As we were looking, he then vanished quickly from sight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.15)

sā sakhī mūrcchitāsmābhinītā rājagṛhaṃ tataḥ.. 7 .. ..

> Fainting, that friend was then carried by us to the royal palace."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.16)

atha padmāvatīmuddiśya daivajñaṃ prati viyadrājakṛtapraśnādiḥ .. ..

> Now the questioning of the astrologer by Viyadrāja concerning Padmāvatī, and related matters:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.17)

dṛṣṭvā'svasthāṃ nṛpaḥ putrīmapṛcchaddaivacintakam ..

> Seeing his daughter unwell, the king asked an astrologer:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.18)

vada viprendra putryā me grahacāraphalaṃ mune .. 8 ..

> "Tell me, O best of brahmins, O sage, the fruit of the planetary transits for my daughter."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.19)

bṛhaspatisamo vipro vicāryātmani khecarān ..

> The brahmin, equal to Bṛhaspati, having contemplated the celestial bodies in his mind, \[said:\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.20)

anukūlā grahāḥ sarve tava putryā nṛpottama .. 9 ..

> "All the planets are favorable to your daughter, O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.21)

kintu nityaṃ grahaphalaṃ kiṃcidbhrāṃtikaraṃ nṛpa ..

> Yet the fruit of the planets always produces some confusion, O king."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.22)

tamuvāca punardhīmānpraśnakālaṃ vicārya ca .. 2.1.6.10 ..

> Then, having also calculated the time of the query, the wise man spoke to him again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.23)

chāyāṃ guṇitvā lagnaṃ ca tatphalāni vicārya ca ..

> multiplying the shadow, \[reckoning\] the ascendant, and examining their fruits:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.24)

lagne lagnādhipaścandraḥ keṃdre caiva bṛhaspatiḥ .. 11 ..

> "The Moon, ruler of the ascendant, is in the ascendant, and Bṛhaspati is indeed in the quadrant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.25)

nidrāti dinapakṣī tu praśnapakṣī tu rājyagaḥ ..

> The bird of the day is sleeping, but the bird of the query has attained sovereignty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.26)

śṛṇu rājanphalaṃ tasya svāsthyameva bhaviṣyati .. 12 ..

> Hear, O king, its outcome: she will surely recover her health.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.27)

uttamaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścidāgataḥ kanyakāṃ prati ..

> An exalted man has come for the sake of the maiden.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.28)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā mūrcchitā putrī tena yogaṃ sameṣyati .. 13 ..

> Seeing him, your daughter fainted; she shall attain union with him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.29)

tenaiva preṣitā kācidāgamiṣyati kanyakā ..

> A certain young woman sent by him will arrive.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.30)

sā tu vakṣyati yadvākyaṃ taddhitaṃ te bhaviṣyati .. 14 ..

> Whatever word she speaks, that will be beneficial to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.31)

tatkuruṣva mahārāja satyaṃsatyaṃ vadāmyaham ..

> Do that, O great king; I speak the absolute truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.32)

kiṃ ca sarvārthadaṃ yattu sarvavyādhivināśanam .. 15 ..

> Moreover, I will tell you that which grants all objectives and destroys all afflictions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.33)

vakṣyāmi tatkuruṣvādya putryāstava sukhāvaham ..

> do it today, bringing happiness to your daughter:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.34)

kārayāgastyaliṃgasya brāhmaṇairabhiṣecanam .. 16 ..

> have an abhiṣeka of the Agastya-liṅga performed by brahmins."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.35)

ityuktātha gṛhaṃ yāto rājānaṃ daivacitakaḥ .. .. 17 ..

> Having said this to the king, the astrologer then went home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.36)

.. atha daivajñoktyāgastyaliṃgārcanāya viprādipreṣaṇam .. ..

> Now, upon the astrologer's instruction, the sending of brahmins and others to worship the Agastya-liṅga:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.37)

ākāśarājo'pi tadā viprānāhūya vaidikān ..

> Then Ākāśarāja as well, having summoned Vedic brahmins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.38)

abhyarcyājñāpayāmāsa gatvā devālayaṃ dvijāḥ .. 18 ..

> and honored them, ordered: "O twice-born, having gone to the temple of the god,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.39)

mahābhiṣekaṃ śambhośca kurudhvaṃ maṃtrapūrvakam ..

> perform the great abhiṣeka of Śambhu accompanied by mantras."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.40)

ityanujñāpya tānasmānāhūyābhyavadacchubhe .. 19 ..

> Having thus instructed them, he summoned us and said, O auspicious lady:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.41)

mahābhiṣekasambhārānsampādayata kanyakāḥ ..

> "O maidens, gather the provisions for the great abhiṣeka."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.42)

ityājñaptā nṛpeṇaiva vayaṃ devālayaṃ gatāḥ .. 2.1.6.20 ..

> Having been thus commanded by the king himself, we went to the temple.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.43)

brūhi tvaṃ subhage'smākaṃ tvadāgamanamaṃjasā ..

> "Tell us directly, O auspicious lady, the reason for your arrival:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.44)

kutosi kasya vārthena kva vā jigamiṣā hi te .. 21 ..

> From where are you? For what purpose \[do you come\]? Or where do you wish to go,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.45)

divyāśvamadhiruhyemaṃ devalokādivāgatā .. 22 ..

> having mounted this celestial horse, as though arrived from the world of the gods?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.46)

.. śrīvarāha uvāca .. ..

> The venerable Varāha said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.47)

iti tābhistadā pṛṣṭā hṛṣṭā bakulamālikā ..

> Having been thus questioned by them, the delighted Bakulamālikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.48)

provāca vācaṃ madhurāṃ harṣayantīva bālikāḥ .. 23 ..

> delighting the girls, spoke sweet words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.49)

.. bakulamālikovāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.6.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.50)

śrīveṃkaṭādreḥ prāptāhaṃ nāmnā bakulamālikā ..

> "I have come from Śrīveṅkaṭādri, Bakulamālikā by name.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.51)

dharaṇīṃ draṣṭukāmāhamāruhyemaṃ turaṃgamam .. 24 ..

> Desiring to see Dharaṇī, I have mounted this horse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.52)

draṣṭuṃ śakyā bhaveddevī kimu tatra nṛpālaye ..

> Would it be possible to see the queen there in the royal palace?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.53)

iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā tāḥ procurnṛpakanyakāḥ .. 25 ..

> Hearing her words, those daughters of the king said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.54)

asmābhiḥ sahitā tvaṃ vai drakṣyase dharaṇīṃ śubhe ..

> "Indeed, together with us, O auspicious lady, you will see Dharaṇī."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.55)

ityuktā sā tatastābhirāgatā nṛpamaṃdiram ..26..

> Having been told this, she then arrived at the king's palace with them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.56)

āgacchantīṣu tāsvevaṃ dharaṇī tu pulindinīm .. 27 ..

> While they were thus arriving, Queen Dharaṇī \[saw\] a Pulinda woman  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.57)

.. atha dharaṇīkṛta praśnasya pulindinīprativacanam .. ..

> Now the answer of the Pulinda woman to the question asked by Dharaṇī:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.58)

āyāntīṃ vīthikāyāṃ sā saguṃjāśaṃkhabhūṣitām ..

> coming along the street, adorned with guñjā berries and conch-shells,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.59)

śiśuṃ stanaṃ dhayaṃ pṛṣṭhe baddhvā vastrāṃcalena vai .. 28 ..

> having tied an infant suckling at her breast upon her back with the end of her garment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.60)

vadāmi satyaṃ śṛṇuta bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyakam ..

> \[crying:\] "I speak the truth, listen! The past, the present, and the future!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.61)

vadantī vīthivīthīṣu tāmāhūya śucismitā .. 29 ..

> As she was speaking thus from street to street, \[Dharaṇī\] of pure smile summoned her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.62)

svarṇaśūrpaṃ samādāya tasminmuktā nidhāya ca ..

> took a golden winnowing basket, placed pearls in it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.63)

triprasthamātrāṃstrīnrāśīnkṛtvā tasyai nidhāya ca .. 2.1.6.30 ..

> and made three heaps measuring three prasthas, placing them before her \[saying\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.64)

vada satyaṃ tvameṣyadvā bhūtameva vā ..

> "Speak the truth: whether what is to come, or what has been."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.65)

ityevaṃ dharaṇī devī pṛcchaṃtī tāṃ sthitā'bhavat .. 31 ..

> Questioning her thus, Queen Dharaṇī stood waiting.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.66)

pṛṣṭā sāvadadasyāstu manasā yadvicintitam..

> Being questioned, she said what had been thought in her mind:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.67)

madhyarāśau cintitaṃ te vada kalyāṇi me ṛju .. 32 ..

> "What you thought of is in the middle heap; speak to me frankly, O auspicious lady."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.68)

omityāhātha dharaṇī puliṃdāṃ rājavallabhā ..

> "So be it," Dharaṇī, the king's beloved, then said to the Pulinda woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.69)

.. dharaṇyuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.6.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.70)

rāśiruktaḥ phalaṃ brūhi dhanarāśiṃ dadāmi te .. 33 ..

> "The astrological sign has been named; tell me the result, and I will give you a heap of wealth." // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.71)

.. pulindovāca .. ..

> The Pulinda woman said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.72)

satyaṃ vadāmi te subhru śiśorannaṃ prayaccha me ..

> "I will tell you the truth, O fair-browed lady; give me food for my child."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.73)

ityuktā sā tu dharaṇī svarṇapātre'nnamādade .. 34 ..

> Thus addressed, Dharaṇī took food in a golden vessel. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.74)

dattvā tasyai puliṃdinyai satyaṃ brūhīti sāvadat..

> Having given it to that Pulinda woman, she said: "Tell the truth."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.75)

sakṣīramannamādāya dattvā putrāya bhāminī .. 35 ..

> Taking the food with milk and giving it to her son, that passionate woman, // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.76)

sā satyamavadatsubhrūrduhiturdehaśoṣaṇam..

> that fair-browed one, spoke the truth: "The emaciation of your daughter's body  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.77)

puruṣādāgataṃ bhīru tadrūpā'darśanādiyam .. 36 ..

> has come from a man, O timid one. Because she cannot see his form, // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.78)

aṃgatāpaṃ samāpannā hyanaṃgaśarapīḍitā ..

> she has been seized by fever in her limbs, afflicted indeed by the arrows of the Bodiless One.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.79)

sa tu devādidevo vai vaikuṇṭhādāgataḥ svayam .. 37 ..

> He, indeed, is the supreme God of gods, who has come directly from Vaikuṇṭha. // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.80)

śrīveṃkaṭādriśikhare svāmipuṣkariṇītaṭe ..

> On the peak of Mount Śrīveṅkaṭa, on the bank of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.81)

māyāvī paramānaṃdaḥ śriyā saha ramāpatiḥ .. 38 ..

> the master of illusion, supreme bliss, Ramā's lord together with Śrī, // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.82)

kāmarūpī viharate bhaktābhīṣṭaprado hariḥ ..

> taking forms at will, sports—Hari, the giver of whatever his devotees desire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.83)

sa turaṃgaṃ samāruhya viharankānanāntare .. 39 ..

> Riding upon a horse, wandering within the forest, // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.84)

āgatyopavanaṃ rājñi tava kanyāṃ sa dṛṣṭavān ..

> he arrived at the pleasure-garden, O queen, and saw your daughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.85)

ramāsamāmimāṃ dṛṣṭvā svayaṃ kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ .. 2.1.6.40 ..

> Seeing her who is like Ramā, he himself fell under the power of love. // 40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.86)

svasakhīṃ lalitāṃ devaḥ preṣayiṣyati teṃtikam ..

> The god will send his companion, Lalitā, near you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.87)

rameva taṃ sametyaiṣā ramiṣyati sukhaṃ ciram .. 41 ..

> Meeting him like Ramā, she will take pleasure for a long time in happiness. // 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.88)

etatsatyaṃ mama vacaḥ paśyādyaiva nṛpātmaje ..

> O daughter of a king, see that this word of mine is true this very day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.89)

putrasyānnaṃ prayaccheti tūṣṇīmāsa pulindinī .. 42 ..

> Give food for my son!"—saying this, the Pulinda woman fell silent. // 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.90)

annaṃ dattvā punarbhūri tasyai tāṃ visasarja ha ..

> Having given her abundant food once again, she dismissed her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.91)

tasyāṃ vinirgatāyāṃ tu puliṃdinyāmaninditā .. 43 ..

> When that Pulinda woman had departed, the blameless woman // 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.92)

utthāya cāṃgaṇāttasmādviveśāṃtaḥpuraṃ śubham ..

> arose from that courtyard and entered the auspicious inner palace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.93)

yatra padmālayā kanyā samāste svasakhīvṛtā .. 44 ..

> where the maiden Padmālayā sat surrounded by her companions. // 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.94)

gatvā putrīsamīpasthā kanyāṃ kāmāturāṃ sutām..

> Going near her daughter, the maiden who was love-sick, \[she said:\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.95)

putri kiṃ te kariṣyāmi vastu kiṃ vā priyaṃ śubhe .. 45 ..

> "Daughter, what shall I do for you? Or what thing is dear to you, O auspicious girl?" // 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.96)

iti mātrābhipṛṣṭā sā mandamāha manasvinī .. 46 ..

> Thus questioned by her mother, that wise maiden spoke softly: // 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.97)

.. atha padmāvatī nivedita bhagavadbhāgavatayorlakṣaṇāni .. ..

> Now the characteristics of the Lord and the devotees of the Lord as stated by Padmāvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.98)

netrābhirāmaṃ yalloke satāmapi manaḥpriyam ..

> "That which brings delight to the eyes in the world, which is dear to the minds even of the virtuous,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.99)

yaddraṣṭukāmā brahmādyā yattu sarvagataṃ mahat .. 47 ..

> which Brahmā and the others wish to see, and which is all-pervading and great, // 47  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.100)

tejasāmapi tejasvi devānāmapi daivatam ..

> the most radiant even among radiant entities, the deity even of the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.101)

bhaktaissadbhiriha prāpyamabhaktairna kadācana .. 48 ..

> attainable here by virtuous devotees, never by non-devotees— // 48  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.102)

tasminneva mano me'mba vastunīha pravartate..

> on that very Entity, O mother, my mind is fixed here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.103)

tadevānviṣyatāṃ mātarbhaktānāṃ sarvakāmadam .. 49 ..

> Seek only that, O mother, which grants all wishes to devotees." // 49  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.104)

.. śrīvarāha uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.6.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.105)

etacchrutvātha dharaṇī tāmapṛcchatpunaḥ sutām ..

> Having heard this, Dharaṇī then asked her daughter again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.106)

tadbhaktalakṣaṇaṃ brūhi yaiḥ prāpyaṃ tatsulocane .. 2.1.6.50 ..

> "Tell me the characteristic marks of his devotees, by whom that is to be attained, O fair-eyed one." // 50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.107)

.. padmālayovāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.6.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.108)

bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ mātaḥ śṛṇu guhyaṃ samāhitā ..

> "O mother, listen attentively to the secret characteristic marks of the devotees:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.109)

śaṃkhacakrāṃkitā nityaṃ bhujayugme vasundhare.. .. 51 ..

> marked constantly with the conch and disc on both arms, O Vasundharā, // 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.110)

ūrdhvapuṃḍraṃ sāntarālaṃ teṣāmeva viśeṣataḥ ..

> they have an upright mark with a central space, especially those devotees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.111)

puṇḍrāni dvādaśa punardhārayaṃti tathāpare .. 52 ..

> others, moreover, bear twelve marks \[of tilaka\]: // 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.112)

lalāṭodarahṛtkaṇṭhe jaṭhare pārśvayorapi ..

> on the forehead, the belly, the chest, the neck, on the abdomen, and on the two flanks,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.113)

kūrparayorbhujadvandve pṛṣṭhe ca galapṛṣṭhake .. 53 ..

> on the two elbows, on the two arms, on the back, and at the nape of the neck— // 53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.114)

keśavādīni nāmāni dvādaśāṃgeṣu dvādaśa ..

> the twelve names beginning with Keśava on the twelve limbs;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.115)

vāsudeveti tanmūrdhni dhārayaṃti namo'stviti .. 54 ..

> and on the crown of the head they bear \[the mark with the thought\], 'Obeisance to Vāsudeva.' // 54  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.116)

teṣāṃ tu niyamānvakṣye mātaḥ śṛṇu manoramān ..

> I shall tell their charming observances; listen, O mother:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.117)

vedapārāyaṇaratāḥ karma kurvaṃti vaidikam .. 55 ..

> devoted to reciting the Vedas, they perform Vedic rituals. // 55  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.118)

satyaṃ vadanti ye devi nāsūyaṃti parānkvacit ..

> Those who speak the truth, O queen, and never envy others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.119)

paraniṃdāṃ na kurvaṃti parasvaṃ na haraṃti ca .. 56 ..

> who do not censure others and do not steal others' property, // 56  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.120)

na smaraṃti na paśyanti na spṛśaṃti kadācana ..

> who never think of, look upon, or touch  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.121)

paradārānsurūpāṃśca ye ca tānviddhi vaiṣṇavān ..57..

> the beautiful wives of others—know them to be Vaiṣṇavas. // 57  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.122)

sarvabhūtadayāvaṃtaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ ..

> Compassionate to all beings, devoted to the welfare of all beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.123)

sadā gāyaṃti deveśametānbhaktānavehi vai .. 58 ..

> they always sing of the Lord of gods—know these indeed to be his devotees. // 58  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.124)

yena kena ca santuṣṭāḥ svadāraniratāśca ye ..

> Those who are satisfied with whatever comes, devoted to their own wives,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.125)

vītarāgabhayakrodhāstānbhaktānviddhi vaiṣṇavān .. 59 ..

> free from passion, fear, and anger—know those devotees to be Vaiṣṇavas. // 59  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.126)

evaṃvidhairguṇairyuktāḥ paṃcāyudhadharā api ..

> Endowed with such virtues, bearing the five weapons as well,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.127)

pitrā cācāryarūpeṇa śiṣṭenānyena vā punaḥ .. 2.1.6.60 ..

> whether through a father, in the form of a spiritual preceptor, or through another cultured person... // 60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.128)

svagṛhyoktavidhānena vahnimādāya vai budhaḥ ..

> Having taken the fire according to the rule prescribed in one's own Gṛhyasūtra, the wise man  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.129)

cakrādyāyudhamaṃtreṇa juhuyātṣoḍaśāhutīḥ .. 61 ..

> should make sixteen oblations with the mantras of the discus and the other weapons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.130)

mūlamaṃtreṇa sūktena pauruṣeṇa tataḥ param ..

> Next, with the principal mantra and with the hymn to Puruṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.131)

jātavedaḥ sumaṃtreṇa paścādaṣṭottaraṃ śatam .. 62 ..

> and then one hundred and eight \[oblations\] with the auspicious mantra to Jātavedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.132)

hutvā mahāvyāhṛtibhiścakrādīṃstatra tāpayet ..

> having offered oblations with the great mystical utterances, he should heat the discus and other \[brands\] there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.133)

sahyānsutaptānguruṇā maṃtravaddhārayedbudhaḥ .. 63 ..

> The wise man should have them applied by the guru according to the mantras, well-heated and bearable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.134)

bhujadvaye śaṃkhacakre mūrdhni śārṅgaśarau tathā ..

> The conch and discus on the two arms, and likewise the bow Śārṅga and arrow on the head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.135)

lalāṭe tu gadā dhāryā hṛdaye khaḍgameva ca .. 64 ..

> the mace must be borne on the forehead, and the sword on the heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.136)

evaṃ dhāryāṇi pañcaiva viṣṇubhaktairmumukṣubhiḥ ..

> Thus these five must be borne by devotees of Viṣṇu desiring liberation;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.137)

athavā bhujayoścakra śaṃkhau caiva sulakṣaṇau .. 65 ..

> or else simply the well-marked discus and conch on the two arms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.138)

evaṃ lāñchanayuktā ye bhaktāste vaiṣṇavāḥ smṛtāḥ ..

> Those devotees endowed with such marks are known as Vaiṣṇavas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.139)

taireva labhyaṃ tadbrahma sadācārasamanvitaiḥ .. 66 ..

> only by them, endowed with righteous conduct, can that Brahman be attained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.140)

tasminneva mama prītistatprāptiṃ kāṃkṣate manaḥ ..

> My love is in him alone; my mind longs to attain him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.141)

mātarviṣṇuvinānyeṣu vāñchā kācinna jāyate .. 67 ..

> O mother, apart from Viṣṇu, no desire whatsoever arises toward others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.142)

smarāmi śyāmalaṃ viṣṇuṃ vadāmi harimacyutam ..

> I remember the dark Viṣṇu; I speak of Hari, Acyuta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.143)

tenaiva mātarjīvāmi tadyoge cintyatāṃ vidhiḥ .. 68 ..

> Through him alone do I live, O mother; let a means for union with him be considered.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.144)

.. śrīvarāha uvāca .. ..

> Glorious Varāha said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.145)

ityuktvā mātaraṃ dīnā virarāmāmbujānanā ..

> Having spoken thus to her mother, the distressed lotus-faced maiden fell silent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.146)

tacchrutvā cintayāmāsa viṣṇuḥ prītaḥ kathaṃ bhavet..69..

> Hearing that, \[the mother\] pondered: “How can Viṣṇu be pleased?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.147)

atha bakulamālikayā sārddhaṃ sakhīnāṃ dharaṇīsamīpa āgamanam..

> Now, the arrival of the female companions along with Bakulamālikā before Dharaṇī:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.148)

etasminnaṃtare kanyā agastyeśaṃ samarcya ca ..

> Meanwhile, the maidens, having worshipped the Lord of Agastya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.149)

āgatā dharaṇīṃ draṣṭuṃ sahaiva bakulasrajā .. 2.1.6.70 ..

> came together with Bakulamālikā to see Dharaṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.150)

āgatānbrāhmaṇānsātha pūjayitvā subhojanaiḥ ..

> Then, having honored the brahmins who had arrived with good food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.151)

dattvātha dakṣiṇāḥ pūrṇā vastrālaṃkārasaṃyutāḥ .. 71 ..

> and having given full priestly gifts along with garments and ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.152)

āśiṣau vācayitvātha vāṃchitārthasya siddhaye ..

> and having had blessings recited for the accomplishment of the desired object,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.153)

visṛjya vrāhmaṇānsarvānathāpṛcchatsvayoṣitaḥ .. 72 ..

> she dismissed all the brahmins and then asked her women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.154)

pūjayitvā hyagastyeśamāgatāstā manasvinīḥ .. 73 ..

> those high-minded ones who had returned after worshipping the Lord of Agastya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.6.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.6.155)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye dharaṇīvarāhasaṃvāde bakulamālikāṃ prati sakhīviniveditapadmāvatyudantaviṣṇubhaktalakṣaṇādivarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ .. 6 .. ..

> Thus ends the sixth chapter, named “Description of the Marks of a Devotee of Viṣṇu and the Account of Padmāvatī Related by Her Companion to Bakulamālikā,” in the dialogue between Dharaṇī and Varāha, in the Śrī Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.1.6.1) — English, machine translation

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