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# Skandapurana 2.1.8

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.1)

.. atha śrīnivāsasya lakṣmyādikṛtapariṇayālaṃkāraḥ .. ..

> Now begins Śrīnivāsa's wedding adornment performed by Lakṣmī and others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.2)

.. śrīvarāha uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.3)

tato devādhidevo'pi lakṣmīmāhūya bhāminīm ..

> Then the supreme God of gods, having called his passionate consort Lakṣmī, \[said\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.4)

kiṃ kāryaṃ vada kalyāṇi vivāhārthaṃ sulocane .. 1 ..

> "Tell me, auspicious one, what is to be done for the wedding, O fair-eyed one?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.5)

ājñāpayasva svasakhī rame kāryaṃ kuru priyam ..

> Order your friends, O Ramā; perform what is pleasing!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.6)

śrīstu kṛṣṇavacaḥ śrutvā sakhīrāhūya codayat .. 2 ..

> Hearing Kṛṣṇa's words, Śrī summoned her companions and urged them on.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.7)

śriyājñaptā tataḥ prītiḥ sugaṃdhaṃ tailamādadau ..

> Then Prīti, commanded by Śrī, took fragrant oil;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.8)

śrutiḥ kṣaumaṃ samādāya tasthau devasya sannidhau .. 3 ..

> Śruti took silk cloth and stood in the Lord's presence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.9)

bhūṣaṇāni samādāya smṛtirapyāyayau mudā ..

> Taking the ornaments, Smṛti also arrived with joy;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.10)

dhṛtirādarśamādhatta śāntirmṛgamadaṃ dadhau .. 4 ..

> Dhṛti held up a mirror; Śānti brought musk;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.11)

yakṣakardamamādāya hrīḥ sthitā purato hareḥ ..

> Taking yakṣakardama paste, Hrī stood before Hari;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.12)

kīrtiḥ kanakapaṭṭaṃ ca saratnaṃ mukuṭaṃ dadhau .. 5 ..

> Kīrti held a golden headband and a jewelled crown.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.13)

chatraṃ dadhau tadeṃdrāṇī cāmaraṃ tu sarasvatī ..

> Then Indrāṇī held an umbrella, while Sarasvatī \[held\] a chowrie;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.14)

dvitīyaṃ cāmaraṃ gaurī vyajane vijayājaye .. 6 ..

> Gaurī \[held\] the second chowrie, and Vijayā and Jayā held fans.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.15)

āgatāstāḥ samālokya śrīrutthāyātha satvarā ..

> Seeing them arrived, Śrī rose up quickly;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.16)

sugaṃdhaṃ tailamādāya devamabhyajya śīrṣataḥ .. 7 ..

> Taking fragrant oil, she anointed the Lord from the head downwards.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.17)

udvartitaṃ gaṃdhacūrṇairdevāṃgaṃ parimṛjya ca ..

> Rubbing and wiping the Lord's body with fragrant powders,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.18)

ānītānkaribhistoyakalaśānkāṃcanāñchatam .. 8 ..

> One hundred golden water-jars, brought by elephants  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.19)

viyadgaṃgāditīrthebhyaḥ karpūrādisuvāsitān..

> From holy waters like the heavenly Gaṅgā and perfumed with camphor and other spices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.20)

ekamekaṃ samādāya tvabhyaṣiṃcadramā harim .. 9 ..

> Ramā took one by one and bathed Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.21)

saṃdhūpya keśāndhūpena tānāśyāmānbabaṃdha ca ..

> Fumigating his hair with incense, she bound those dark curls;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.22)

sugaṃdhenānulipyāṃgaṃ svarṇavarṇena tadvibhoḥ .. 2.1.8.10 ..

> Anointing the Lord's limbs with fragrant paste of golden hue,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.23)

pītakauśeyakaṃ baddhvā kaṭyāṃ kāṃcīsamanvitam ..

> Fastening a yellow silk garment at his waist along with a girdle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.24)

mukuṭādivibhūṣābhirbhūṣayāmāsa cendirā .. 11 ..

> Indirā adorned him with ornaments such as a crown  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.25)

aṃgulīyakaratnāni sarvāsvevāṃgulīṣu ca ..

> And jewelled rings on all his fingers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.26)

ādarśaṃ darśayāmāsa dhṛtirdevasya sannidhau .. 12 ..

> Dhṛti presented a mirror before the Lord;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.27)

dṛṣṭvādarśaṃ devadevo hyūrdhvapuṃḍraṃ svayaṃ dadhau ..

> Seeing the mirror, the God of gods applied the upward mark himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.28)

āruhya garuḍaṃ paścātsvayaṃ lakṣmīsamanvitaḥ .. 13 .. ..

> Afterwards, accompanied by Lakṣmī, he mounted Garuḍa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.29)

atha brahmādibhissākaṃ śrīnivāsasya viyadrājapuragamanam .. ..

> Now begins Śrīnivāsa's departure for the city of King Viyad together with Brahmā and the others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.30)

brahmeśavajrivaruṇayamayakṣeśasevitaḥ ..

> Attended by Brahmā, Śiva, Indra, Varuṇa, Yama, and Kubera,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.31)

vasiṣṭhādyairmunīṃdraiśca sanakādyaiśca yogibhiḥ .. 14 ..

> And by chief sages like Vasiṣṭha and yogins like Sanaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.32)

bhaktairbhāgavatairyukto nārāyaṇapurīṃ yayau ..

> Accompanied by devotees and worshippers of the Lord, he set out for the city of Nārāyaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.33)

jagurgandharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ ..15..

> The Gandharva chiefs sang, and hosts of apsarases danced;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.34)

devaduṃdubhayo nedustadā devasya sannidhau ..

> Celestial kettledrums sounded then in the Lord's presence;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.35)

japantaḥ svastisūktāni munayastaṃ samanvayuḥ .. 16 ..

> Chanting auspicious Vedic hymns, sages accompanied him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.36)

devo devagaṇairyukto viṣvaksenādipārṣadaiḥ ..

> The Lord, accompanied by the host of gods and attendants such as Viṣvaksena,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.37)

sakhībhissyaṃdanasthābhirbakulādyābhiranvitaḥ ..

> Surrounded by female companions seated in chariots, headed by Bakulā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.38)

ākāśarājasya puramāsasāda svalaṃkṛtam .. 17 ..

> Reached the beautifully decorated city of King Ākāśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.39)

.. atha padmāvatīpariṇayaghaṭṭaḥ .. ..

> Now begins the section on the marriage with Padmāvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.40)

devamāgatamālokya kanyāmairāvatasthitām..

> Seeing the Lord arrive, and the maiden seated on Airāvata  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.41)

purīṃ pradakṣaṇīkṛtya gopuradvāramāgatām .. 18 ..

> Who, having circumambulated the city, had arrived at the gateway of the city tower,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.42)

ālokyākāśarājo'pi samānīya vadhūvarau ..

> Seeing this, King Ākāśa brought bride and groom together,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.43)

bandhubhiḥ sahitastasthau devamālokya keśavam .. 19 ..

> And stood together with his kinsmen upon beholding Lord Keśava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.44)

viṣṇurmālāṃ svakaṃṭhasthāṃ hastenādāya sasmitaḥ ..

> With a smile, Viṣṇu took the garland around his neck in his hand  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.45)

kamalāyāḥ skandhadeśe mumoca sumanaścitām .. 2.1.8.20 ..

> And cast the mass of flowers onto Kamalā's shoulder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.46)

ādāya mallikāmālā sā'sya kaṃṭhe samarpayat ..

> Taking a garland of jasmine, she placed it around his neck.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.47)

evaṃ trivāraṃ tau kṛtvā vāhanādavaruhya ca .. 21 ..

> Having done this three times, and having dismounted from their mounts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.48)

sthitvā pīṭhe kṣaṇaṃ paścādgṛhaṃ viviśatuḥ śubham ..

> They stood upon a seat for a moment and then entered the auspicious house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.49)

brahmādidevayūthaiśca sahitau bhūmijāharī o. 22 ..

> Accompanied by hosts of gods headed by Brahmā, the earth-born maiden and Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.50)

māṃgalyasūtrabaṃdhādi sāṃkurārpaṇamabjajaḥ ..

> Having the lotus-born Brahmā perform the marriage rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.51)

vaivāhikaṃ kārayitvā lājahomāntameva ca .. 23 ..

> Beginning with the tying of the auspicious thread and the offering of sprouts, and concluding with the fried-grain oblation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.52)

vratādeśaṃ samājñāya śayitau kamalāharī ..

> Having fully understood the instructions for their vow, Kamalā and Hari lay down to rest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.53)

caturthe divase sarvaṃ samāpayya caturmukhaḥ .. 24 ..

> On the fourth day, having completed everything, the four-faced Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.54)

anujñāpya viyadrājamāropya garuḍe harim ..

> taking leave of Viyadrāja and mounting Hari upon Garuḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.55)

devībhyāṃ sahitaṃ devaṃ devairgantuṃ pracakrame .. 25 ..

> set out with the gods to accompany the Lord together with the two goddesses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.56)

divyadundubhirnirghoṣaiḥ saṃprāpya vṛṣabhācalam ..

> Reaching Vṛṣabhācala amid the sounds of celestial kettledrums,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.57)

tuṣṭuvurdevadeveśaṃ brahmādyā devatāgaṇāḥ .. 26 ..

> the hosts of gods, headed by Brahmā, praised the Lord of the lords of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.58)

śukādayo munigaṇāstuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣottamam ..

> The groups of sages, headed by Śuka, praised Puruṣottama;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.59)

stūyamāno'tha devo'pi viveśa maṇimaṃḍapam .. 27 ..

> and, being praised, the Lord entered the jewelled pavilion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.60)

ramādharaṇijābhyāṃ ca tatra siṃhāsanaṃ yayau.. 28 ..

> Together with Ramā and the daughter of Dharaṇī, he ascended the lion-throne there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.61)

.. atha vadhūvarayorviyadrājavitīrṇaprābhṛtādikam .. ..

> Now the bridal gifts and other presents presented by Viyadrāja to the bride and groom:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.62)

ākāśarājo'pi tadā mahendrādisuraiḥ saha ..

> Then Ākāśarāja also, together with the gods led by Mahendra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.63)

putrīviṣṇvoḥ priyārthaṃ tu prābhṛtaṃ katumudyataḥ ..29..

> undertook to offer gifts for the pleasure of his daughter and Viṣṇu:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.64)

sauvarṇeṣu kaṭāheṣu taṃḍulāñchālisaṃbhavān..

> Grains of cooked rice born of fine paddy in golden cauldrons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.65)

mudgapātrāṇyanekāni ghṛtakumbhaśatāni ca .. 2.1.8.30 ..

> numerous vessels of mudga beans, and hundreds of pots of ghee,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.66)

payoghaṭasahasrāṇi dadhibhāṇḍānyanekaśaḥ ..

> thousands of pitchers of milk, many jars of curd,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.67)

divyāni cūtakadalīnārikelaphalāni ca .. 31 ..

> heavenly mangoes, plantains, and coconuts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.68)

dhātrīphalāni kūṣmāḍarājaraṃbhāphalāni ca ..

> myrobalan fruits, gourds, and royal plantains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.69)

panasānmātuluṃgāṃśca śarkarāpūritānghaṭān .. 32 ..

> jackfruits, citrons, and pots filled with sugar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.70)

suvarṇamaṇimuktāśca kṣaumakoṭyaṃbarāṇi ca ..

> gold, gems, pearls, and millions of linen garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.71)

dāsīdāsasahasrāṇi koṭiśo gāstathaiva ca.. 33 ..

> thousands of female and male servants, and tens of millions of cows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.72)

haṃsenduśuklavarṇānāṃ hayānāmayutaṃ dadau ..

> He gave ten thousand horses of a colour as white as a swan or the moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.73)

tuṃgānāṃ nityamattānāṃ gajānāmadhikaṃ śatāt .. 34 ..

> and more than a hundred tall, perpetually rutting elephants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.74)

aṃtaḥpuracarā nārīrnṛttagītaviśāradāḥ ..

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

### [2.1.8.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.75)

dadau catuḥsahasrāṇi śrīnivāsāya viṣṇave ..

> four thousand \[in number\], he gave to Śrīnivāsa, Viṣṇu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.76)

dattvā caitāni sarvāṇi tasthau devapuro vibhuḥ .. 35 ..

> and having given all these, the powerful king stood before the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.77)

.. atha śrīnivāsakṛpayā viyadrājasya bhaktirūpavaraprāptiḥ .. ..

> Now the attainment of the boon of devotion by Viyadrāja through the grace of Śrīnivāsa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.78)

dṛṣṭvā devo'pi tatsarvaṃ devībhyāṃ sahito hariḥ .. 36 ..

> Seeing all that, the Lord Hari, together with the two goddesses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.79)

suprītaḥ prāha rājānaṃ śvaśuraṃ veṃkaṭeśvaraḥ ..

> well-pleased, spoke to the king, his father-in-law, Lord Veṅkaṭeśvara:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.80)

varaṃ vṛṇīṣva he rājanguro matto yadīcchasi .. 37 ..

> “O King, my elder, choose a boon from me if you so desire.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.81)

iti śrīśavacaḥ śrutvā viyadrājo'vadadvibhum ..

> Hearing this speech of the Lord of Śrī, Viyadrāja said to the almighty Lord:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.82)

tvatsevaiveha devaivaṃ bhūyādavyabhicāriṇī .. 38 ..

> “O Lord, may my service to you alone in this world be unswerving!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.83)

manastvatpādakamale tvayi bhaktirmamāstu vai .. 39 ..

> May my mind be fixed on your lotus feet, and let me indeed have devotion to you!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.84)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.85)

tvayā yaduktaṃ rājendra sarvametadbhaviṣyati ..

> “Whatever you have said, O king of kings, all of that will come to pass.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.86)

iti dattvā varaṃ tasmai saṃmānyaiva yathocitam .. 2.1.8.40 ..

> Having granted him this boon and honoured him fittingly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.87)

.. atha vivāhārthamāgatānāṃ brahmādīnāṃ svāvāsagamanam .. ..

> Now the departure to their own abodes of Brahmā and others who had arrived for the marriage:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.88)

brahmeśādisurānsarvānsamabhyarcya yathocitam ..

> Having duly worshipped all the gods, headed by Brahmā and Īśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.89)

svarlokagamanāyaivamanumene mudā hariḥ ..

> Hari joyfully granted them permission to return to the heavenly world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.90)

gateṣu teṣu sarveṣu śriyā bhūmijayā yutaḥ .. 41 ..

> When all of them had departed, accompanied by Śrī and the daughter of Bhūmi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.91)

viharansa yathāpūrvaṃ svāmipuṣkariṇītaṭe ..

> sporting as before on the bank of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.92)

āste divyālaye devopyarcyamāno guhena vai .. 42 ..

> the Lord dwells in his heavenly abode, indeed worshipped by Guha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.8.93)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye dharaṇīvarāhasaṃvāde brahmādibhiḥ sākaṃ śrīnivāsasya viyadrājapuragamana kamalālayāpariṇayādivarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 8 ..

> Thus ends the eighth chapter, entitled “The Description of Śrīnivāsa’s Journey to the City of Viyadrāja with Brahmā and Others, the Marriage to Kamalālayā, and the rest” in the dialogue between Dharaṇī and Varāha, in the Veṅkaṭācalamāhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in 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.2.1.8.1) — English, machine translation

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