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# Skandapurana 2.1.9

Skandapurāṇa 2.1.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.1.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.1)

.. atha vasunāmakaniṣādavṛttāṃtaḥ ..

> Now the story of the Niṣāda named Vasu:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.2)

.. dharaṇyuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.3)

kalau yuge bhūmidhara kena tvaṃ drakṣyase priya ..

> “O Bearer of the Earth, my beloved, by whom will you be seen in the Kali age?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.4)

vimānaṃ kena te deva kāryate'sminmahīdhare .. 1 ..

> By whom will your aerial chariot be built on this mountain, O Lord?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.5)

śrīnivāso'pi kenaiva drakṣyate subhagākṛtiḥ ..

> And by whom will Śrīnivāsa of lovely form be seen?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.6)

etadbrūhi mama prītyā śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ vibho .. 2 ..

> Tell me this with affection, O Lord; I have great curiosity to hear it.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.7)

.. śrīvarāha uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.8)

vakṣyāmi śṛṇu he devi bhaviṣyadyadvadāmi te ..

> “I will tell you, O Goddess; listen to what will happen in the future as I describe it to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.9)

asminmahīdhare puṇye niṣādo vasunāmakaḥ .. 3 ..

> On this holy mountain there was a Niṣāda named Vasu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.10)

śyāmākavanapālo'bhūdbhaktimānpuruṣottame ..

> He was a guard of the śyāmāka field, devoted to Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.11)

śyāmākataṃḍulānpaktvā madhunā pariṣicya ca .. 4 ..

> Cooking the grains of śyāmāka and sprinkling them with honey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.12)

nivedya devadevāya śrībhūmi sahitāya ca ..

> he offered them to the God of gods who is accompanied by Śrī and Bhūmi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.13)

evaṃ bhaktimatastasya bhāryā citravatī śubhā .. 5 ..

> To him who was thus devoted, his auspicious young wife, Citravatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.14)

asūta tanayaṃ bālā vīranāmānamuttamam ..

> bore an excellent son named Vīra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.15)

vasuḥ putreṇa sahito bhāryayā patibhaktayā .. 6 ..

> Vasu, together with his son and his wife devoted to her husband,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.16)

kasmiṃściddivase putraṃ śyāmākaṃ pālayeti ca ..

> on a certain day said to his son, ‘Guard the śyāmāka,’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.17)

visṛjya patnyā sahito madhvanveṣaṇatatparaḥ .. 7 ..

> and having left him behind, set out with his wife, intent on searching for honey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.18)

gato vanāntaraṃ śīghraṃ madhucchatradidṛkṣayā ..

> He quickly went to another forest, wishing to see a honeycomb.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.19)

bālaḥ śyāmākapakvāni gṛhītvāgnau nidhāya ca .. 8 ..

> The boy, taking the cooked grains of śyāmāka and putting them in the fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.20)

piṣṭvā nivedayāmāsa vṛkṣamūle śriyaḥ pateḥ ..

> Having crushed \[them\], he offered \[them\] at the root of the tree to the Lord of Śrī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.21)

naivedyaṃ bhakṣayitvaiva vīrastvāsa sukhena vai.. 9 ..

> Having eaten the food-offering, the brave boy sat at ease.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.22)

tadantare vasuścāpi madhvādāya samāgataḥ ..

> Meanwhile, Vasu also arrived, bringing the honey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.23)

śyāmākānbhakṣitāndṛṣṭvā saṃtarjya sutamātmanaḥ .. 2.1.9.10 ..

> Seeing the grains eaten, he scolded his son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.24)

khaḍgamādāya taṃ hantuṃ tvarayā hastamuddadhau .. 11 ..

> and, taking a sword to kill him, hastily raised his hand.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.25)

.. atha sutahananodyuktaṃ vasuṃ prati bhagavaduktiḥ .. ..

> Now the Lord's speech to Vasu, who was bent on killing his son:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.26)

tadvṛkṣasthastadā viṣṇuḥ khaḍgaṃ jagrāha pāṇinā ..

> Then Viṣṇu, abiding in that tree, seized the sword with his hand.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.27)

khaḍgo gṛhītaḥ keneti paśyanvṛkṣaṃ dadarśa saḥ .. 12 ..

> Looking to see who had seized the sword, he saw the tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.28)

śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ vṛkṣārūḍhārdhavigraham ..

> and \[the Lord\], holding the conch, discus, and mace in his hands, half of whose form had emerged from the tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.29)

muktvā vasuśca taṃ khaḍgaṃ praṇamyovāca keśavam .. 13 ..

> Releasing that sword and bowing, Vasu said to Keśava:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.30)

kimidaṃ devadeveśa ceṣṭitaṃ kriyate tvayā .. 14 ..

> “What is this deed that is being done by you, O Lord of the gods of gods?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.31)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.32)

vaso śṛṇu vaco me tvaṃ putraste bhaktimānmayi ..

> “O Vasu, listen to my words! Your son is devoted to me;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.33)

tvatto'pi me priyatamastasmātpratyakṣamāgataḥ ..15..

> he is even dearer to me than you. Therefore, I have appeared visibly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.34)

asya sarvatra tiṣṭhāmi tava svāmisarastaṭe ..

> For him, I dwell everywhere; for you, on the bank of the Svāmisaras.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.35)

iti devavacaḥ śrutvā prītimānabhavadvasuḥ .. 16 ..

> Hearing this speech of the god, Vasu was filled with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.36)

etasminneva kāle tu pāṃḍyadeśātsamāgataḥ ..

> At that very time, there arrived from the Pāṇḍya country  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.37)

bālyātprabhṛti śūdro'pi viṣṇubhaktisamanvitaḥ .. 17 ..

> \[a man\] who, though a śūdra, had been endowed with devotion to Viṣṇu from his childhood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.38)

.. atha raṃgadāsasya śrīnivāsasevārthaṃ śrīśeṣācalāgamanam .. ..

> Now the arrival of Raṅgadāsa at Śrī Śeṣācala to serve Śrīnivāsa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.39)

nārāyaṇapurīṃ prāpya śrīvarāhaṃ praṇamya ca ..

> Reaching Nārāyaṇapurī and bowing to Śrī Varāha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.40)

tatra śrutvā śrīnivāsaṃ veṃkaṭādrinivāsinam .. 18 ..

> and hearing there of Śrīnivāsa, who dwells on the Veṅkaṭa mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.41)

svayaṃbhuvaṃ devadevasevitaṃ prayayau tataḥ ..

> who is self-manifest and served by the god of gods, he departed from there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.42)

suvarṇamukharīṃ prāpya snātvā cottīrya tattaṭe .. 19..

> Reaching the Suvarṇamukharī, he bathed, and climbing up to its bank,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.43)

kamalākhye sarasi ca snātvā puṇyapradāyini ..

> and having bathed in the lake named Kamalā, which bestows merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.44)

tattīravāsinaṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rāmeṇa saṃvṛtam .. 2.1.9.20 ..

> he bowed to the god Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Rāma, who dwells on its bank;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.45)

namaskṛtya tataḥ prāyādvanaṃ gajaghaṭāyutam ..

> thence he set out for the forest filled with herds of elephants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.46)

śanaiḥ saṃprāpya śeṣādriṃ nirjharaṃ saṃdadarśa ha .. 21 ..

> Gradually reaching Śeṣādri, he saw a waterfall.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.47)

tatsamīpaṃ samāsādya kapilāpūjitaṃ śivam ..

> Approaching its vicinity, \[he saw\] Śiva worshipped by Kapilā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.48)

tatpuraścakratīrthaṃ tadagādhaṃ pāpanāśanam .. 22 ..

> and before it, that unfathomable Cakra-tīrtha, destroyer of sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.49)

tatra snātvā tato'gacchadveṃkaṭādriṃ śanaiḥśanaiḥ ..

> Having bathed there, he slowly went up to the Veṅkaṭa mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.50)

ārāddhuṃ gacchatā mārge yukto vaikhānasena ca .. 23 ..

> joined on the road by a Vaikhānasa who was going to worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.51)

raṃgadāsastvāruroha bālo dvādaśavārṣikaḥ ..

> Raṅgadāsa, a boy of twelve years, climbed up;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.52)

svāmipuṣkariṇīṃ prāya snātvā bhaktisamanvitaḥ ..24..

> reaching the Svāmipuṣkariṇī, he bathed with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.53)

vaikhānasena muninā gopīnāthena pūjitam ..

> \[He saw\] Hari, the lotus-eyed, worshipped by the Vaikhānasa sage Gopīnātha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.54)

vanamadhye tarormūle svāmipuṣkariṇītaṭe ..25..

> standing in the midst of the forest at the foot of a tree on the bank of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.55)

tiṣṭhantaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ śrībhūmisahitaṃ harim ..

> accompanied by Śrī and Bhūmi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.56)

ākāśasthaṃ saṃdadarśa pītanīlākṛtiṃ śubham .. 26 ..

> standing in the sky, auspicious, whose form was yellow and dark blue,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.57)

pārśvasthaśaṃkhacakrābhyāṃ gadāsibhyāṃ niṣevitam..

> served by the conch and discus, mace and sword at his sides,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.58)

pakṣau vistārya cākāśe devamūrdhni vitānavat ..27..

> and \[he saw\] the lord Garuḍa, spreading his wings in the sky over the head of the god like a canopy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.59)

sthitaṃ ca garuḍeśānaṃ paścācchārṅgaṃ śaraṃ tathā ..28.. ..

> and behind him, the bow Śārṅga and the arrow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.60)

atha śrīnivāsārthaṃ raṃgadāsakṛtadivyodyānamaṇḍapādinirmāṇāni .. ..

> Now the construction of the divine garden, pavilion, and other works by Raṅgadāsa for Śrīnivāsa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.61)

evaṃ dṛṣṭvā śrīnivāsaṃ vismito raṃgadāsakaḥ ..

> Having thus seen Śrīnivāsa, Raṅgadāsa was filled with wonder,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.62)

asya devasya cārāmaṃ kariṣyāmītyacintayat .. 29 ..

> and thought: “I will make a garden for this god.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.63)

niścitya manasā sarvaṃ tarumūle'vasatsudhīḥ ..

> Having resolved everything in his mind, the wise man lived at the foot of a tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.64)

kṛtvā vaikhānasādviṣṇornaivedyaṃ ca dinedine .. 2.1.9.30 ..

> providing day by day through the Vaikhānasa a food-offering for Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.65)

śanaiśchittvā vanaṃ ghoraṃ vṛkṣāṃściccheda pārśvagān ..

> Gradually clearing the thick forest, he cut down the adjacent trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.66)

āsthānaciñcāṃ devasya ramāyāścampakaṃ tarum ..31..

> \[sparing only\] the tamarind tree of the god's assembly and the campaka tree of Ramā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.67)

devājñapto varjayitvā tāvubhau devasevitau ..

> commanded by the god, he left aside both of them, which were served by the god.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.68)

devasyaparito bhūmau śilākuḍyaṃ tadākarot ..32..

> Then, all around the god, he built a stone wall upon the ground.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.69)

tatkuḍyasyaiva paritaḥ puṣpārāmāṃścakāra ha ..

> All around that very wall, he planted flower gardens:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.70)

mallikākaravīrābjakundamaṃdāramālatīḥ ..33..

> jasmine, oleander, lotus, kunda, mandāra, and mālatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.71)

tulasīcampakānāṃ tu vanānyeva cakāra ha ..

> and he planted whole groves of tulasī and campaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.72)

khanitvā tatra kūpaṃ tu vardhayaṃstajjalairvanam .. 34 ..

> Digging a well there, he nourished the grove with its water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.73)

ārāmapuṣpāṇyādāya svayaṃ dāmānyathākarot ..

> Taking the garden flowers, he himself fashioned garlands;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.74)

vicitrāṇi tadā baddhvā pūjakasya kare dadau .. 35 ..

> having woven wondrous ones, he placed them in the hand of the priest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.75)

ādāya pūjakastāni skandhe mūrdhni babandha ca ..

> Taking them, the priest bound them on the shoulders and head  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.76)

śrīnivāsasya devasya śrībhūmisahitasya ca .. 36 ..

> of the god Śrīnivāsa and of Śrī and Bhūmi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.77)

evaṃ devasya kaiṃkaryaṃ kurvaṃstasthāvudāradhīḥ ..

> Thus performing service to the god, the noble-minded one remained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.78)

tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya samāstvā saptatergatāḥ .. 37 ..

> As he lived in this manner, seventy years passed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.79)

kurvāṇe puṣpāvacayaṃ raṃgadāse mahātmani .. 38 ..

> While the great-souled Raṅgadāsa was gathering flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.80)

.. atha raṃgadāsasya gandharvakrīḍādarśanena bhagavatkaiṃkaryavismṛtiḥ .. ..

> Now, the lapse of service to the Lord by Raṅgadāsa upon seeing the Gandharva's play:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.81)

ārāme sarasi snātuṃ gandharvaḥ kaścidāyayau ..

> A certain Gandharva arrived to bathe in a pool within the garden,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.82)

gandharvarājakanyābhistaruṇībhiḥ samanvitaḥ .. 39 ..

> accompanied by the youthful daughters of a Gandharva king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.83)

jalakrīḍāṃ karoti sma divi sthāpya vimānakam..

> Having moored his aerial chariot in the sky, he engaged in water-sports.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.84)

surūpābhiśca sahitaṃ krīḍantaṃ kamalākare .. 2.1.9.40 ..

> As he frolicked in the lotus pool together with those beautiful women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.85)

paśyañchrīraṃgadāso'yaṃ vyasmaranmālyasañcayam ..

> this holy Raṅgadāsa, watching him, forgot his gathering of garlands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.86)

jitendriyo'pi tatkakrīḍāṃ paśyanretaḥ sasarja ha .. 41 ..

> Though his senses were subdued, watching their amorous play, he emitted semen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.87)

paśyatastasya sarasaḥ samuttīrya manoharam ..

> While he was watching, \[the Gandharva\] emerged from that charming pool,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.88)

divyavastrāṇi cācchādya kāntābhiḥ saha sasmitam .. .. 42 ..

> and putting on heavenly clothes, smiling alongside his lovely women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.89)

adhiruhya vimānaṃ tu yayau sa dhanadālayam ..

> he mounted his aerial chariot and departed for the abode of Kubera.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.90)

gate gandharvarāje tu raṃgadāso vimohitaḥ .. 43 ..

> When the king of Gandharvas was gone, bewildered Raṅgadāsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.91)

tyaktvā ca tāni mālyāni snātvā sarasi lajjitaḥ ..

> abandoning those garlands and having bathed in the pool, was ashamed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.92)

punarāhṛtya puṣpāṇi śanairdevālayaṃ yayau .. 44 ..

> Gathering flowers once again, he slowly went to the temple.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.93)

vaikhānasastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjākālamatītya ca ..

> Seeing him arrive when the time of worship had already passed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.94)

āgataṃ kimiti prāha sakhe'tikramya cāgataḥ .. 45 ..

> the Vaikhānasa said: "Why have you arrived, my friend, when the time has lapsed?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.95)

na baddhā mālikāścāpi tvayā''rāme ca kiṃ kṛtam .. 46 ..

> Nor have you strung the garlands. What did you do in the garden?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.96)

.. śrīvarāhauvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.97)

itthaṃ pṛṣṭo raṃgadāso nāvadallajjayā tataḥ ..

> Questioned in this manner, Raṅgadāsa said nothing out of shame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.98)

lajjitaṃ raṃgadāsaṃ taṃ provāca madhusūdanaḥ .. 47 ..

> To that ashamed Raṅgadāsa, Madhusūdana spoke:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.99)

.. atha svarūpānusandhānena lajjitaṃ raṃgadāsaṃ prati śrīnivāsavacanam..

> Now, the words of Śrīnivāsa to Raṅgadāsa, who was ashamed upon self-examination:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.100)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.101)

lajjayā kiṃ raṃgadāsa mayā tvaṃ mohito hyasi ..

> "Why are you ashamed, Raṅgadāsa? Indeed, you were deluded by Me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.102)

tvaṃ tāvajjitakāmo'si dhīro bhava mahāmate .. 48 ..

> You have truly conquered desire; be firm of mind, O high-minded one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.103)

gandharvarājavadrājā bhavitāsi mahītale ..

> Like that king of Gandharvas, you shall become a king upon the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.104)

tatra bhuktvā mahābhogānbhaktimānmayi sarvadā .. 49 ..

> There, having enjoyed great pleasures, ever full of devotion to Me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.105)

prākāraṃ ca vimānaṃ ca kārayiṣyasi me tadā ..

> you shall then cause an enclosure wall and an aerial chariot to be built for Me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.106)

tatra muktiṃ pradāsyāmi prītyā paramayā yutaḥ .. 2.1.9.50 ..

> There I will bestow liberation upon you, filled with supreme love.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.107)

atraiva kuru sevāṃ tvamāśarīravimokṣaṇāt ..

> Render service right here until the release of your body.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.108)

madbhaktānāṃ sakāmānāmevaṃ muktirbhaviṣyati .. 51 ..

> In this manner shall liberation come to My devotees who have desires."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.109)

ityuktvā bhagavānviṣṇuḥ punarnovāca kiṃcana ..

> Having spoken thus, the Lord Viṣṇu said nothing further.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.110)

śrutvā tadraṃgadāso'pi cakārārāmamuttamam .. .. 52 ..

> Hearing that, Raṅgadāsa also tended an excellent garden.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.111)

.. atha toṇḍamānnāmakanṛpavṛttāntaḥ .. ..

> Now, the account of the king named Toṇḍamān:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.112)

sāgraṃ śatābdaṃ sevitvā gataḥ svargamamandadhīḥ ..

> Having served for a full hundred years, the wise one went to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.113)

jātaḥ somakule tuṃge toṇḍamāniti viśrutaḥ .. 53 ..

> He was born into the exalted Lunar dynasty, renowned as Toṇḍamān,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.114)

suvīratanayo vīro nandinīgarbhasaṃbhavaḥ ..

> the heroic son of Suvīra, born from the womb of Nandinī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.115)

sa paṃcavarṣādudbhūtaviṣṇubhaktiḥ svayaṃ sudhīḥ ..

> From the age of five, devotion to Viṣṇu arose in that naturally wise prince,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.116)

sauśīlyaśauryavīryādiguṇānāmākaro mahān.. 54 ..

> a great mine of virtues such as good character, valor, and strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.117)

pāṇḍyasya tanayāṃ padmāmupayeme manoharām ..

> He married Padmā, the enchanting daughter of the Pāṇḍya king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.118)

tato rājā śataṃ kanyā nānādeśyāḥ svayaṃvarāḥ .. 55 ..

> Then the king \[married\] a hundred maidens from various lands through bridegroom-choice ceremonies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.119)

reme deveṃdravadbhūmau nārāyaṇapure vasan..

> Residing in Nārāyaṇapura, he sported upon the earth like Indra, lord of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.120)

anujñāṃ prāpya pitṛtaḥ putraḥ paṃcāsyavikramaḥ.. 56 ..

> Having received permission from his father, the son, possessing the prowess of a lion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.121)

uddiśya mṛgayāṃ vīro veṅkaṭādreḥ samīpataḥ .. 57 ..

> set out on a hunt, that hero, near Mount Veṅkaṭa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.122)

.. atha toṇḍamānnṛpasya mṛgayārthaṃ śrīśeṣācalagamanam .. ..

> Now, King Toṇḍamān's journey to Śrī Śeṣācala for the hunt:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.123)

pādacāreṇa vicaranparivāraiḥ samanvitaḥ ..

> Moving on foot accompanied by his retinue,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.124)

madadhārāṃ vimuṃcaṃtaṃ dadarśa gajayūthapam .. 58 ..

> he saw the leader of a herd of elephants discharging streams of rut.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.125)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismito bhūtvā grahītuṃ tamanudrutaḥ ..

> Filled with wonder at seeing it, he ran after it to capture it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.126)

suvarṇamukharīṃ tīrtvā brahmāṣa śukamuttamam .. 59 ..

> Crossing the Suvarṇamukharī river, \[he saw\] the excellent brāhmaṇa Śuka;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.127)

namaskṛtyābhyanujñātastato'gacchadvanādvanam ..

> having bowed to him and received his permission, he went from forest to forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.128)

dadarśa reṇukāṃ devīṃ valmīkākārasaṃsthitām .. 2.1.9.60 ..

> He saw the goddess Reṇukā abiding in the form of an anthill,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.129)

iṣṭadāmiṣṭabhaktānāṃ divyārāmanivāsinīm..

> bestowing desired boons on beloved devotees, dwelling in a celestial garden,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.130)

parivāraiḥ sadopetāṃ pūjitāṃ tridaśairapi ..61 ..

> ever attended by her retinue, and worshipped even by the thirty \[gods\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.131)

toṇḍamānapi tāṃ natvā tataḥ paścānmukho yayau .. 62 ..

> Toṇḍamān, too, bowed to her and then proceeded westwards.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.132)

.. atha śrīnivāsasamīpasthapaṃcavarṇaśukavṛttāṃtaḥ .. ..

> Now, the account of the five-colored parrot near Śrīnivāsa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.133)

paṃcavarṇaṃ śukaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ jighṛkṣuranudrutaḥ ..

> Seeing a five-colored parrot, he pursued it wishing to seize it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.134)

sa vadañchrīnivāseti giriṃ śīghrataraṃ yayau .. 63 ..

> Uttering "Śrīnivāsa!", it flew swiftly toward the mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.135)

anudravansa rājāpi girirājaṃ samāruhat ..

> Pursuing it, the king also ascended the king of mountains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.136)

darīśca vividhāḥ paśyañchikharāṇi samaṃtataḥ.. .. 64 ..

> observing various caves and peaks all around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.137)

śukamanveṣamāṇo'sau śyāmākavanameyivān ..

> Searching for the parrot, he entered a forest of wild rice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.138)

tamadṛṣṭvā śukavaraṃ vanapālaṃ dadarśa ha .. 65 ..

> Not seeing that excellent parrot, he beheld a forest guardian.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.139)

taṃ tu rājānamāyāṃtaṃ pratyudgacchansa satvaraḥ ..

> Seeing the king approaching, he quickly went out to meet him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.140)

praṇamya vinayopetaḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ ..66..

> having bowed down full of humility, he stood with folded hands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.141)

toṇḍamānapi saṃpūjya taṃ papraccha vanecaram..

> Toṇḍamān too honoured him and asked that forester:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.142)

paṃcavarṇaḥ śukaḥ kaściddṛṣṭaścātrāgatastvayā .. 67 ..

> "Was a five-coloured parrot seen by you coming here?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.143)

śrīnivāseti ca vadankva gato'sau vanecara .. 68 ..

> Saying 'Śrīnivāsa', where has it gone, O forester?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.144)

.. vanecara uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.145)

sa paṃcavarṇo rājeṃdra śrīnivāsapriyaḥ sadā ..

> "That five-coloured \[parrot\], O lord of kings, is ever dear to Śrīnivāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.146)

pārśvavartī sadā tasya śrībhūmibhyāṃ vivardhitaḥ .. 69 ..

> Always staying by his side, he was reared by Śrī and Bhūmi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.147)

svāmipuṣkariṇītīre sadāste devasannidhau ..

> On the bank of Svāmipuṣkariṇī he ever stays in the god's presence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.148)

grahītuṃ sa śukaḥ śrīmānna tu kenāpi śakyate .. 2.1.9.70 ..

> Yet that glorious parrot cannot be caught by anyone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.149)

vihṛtya svecchayā nityamasmingirivare śubhe ..

> Having roamed at will constantly on this auspicious, foremost of mountains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.150)

dināṃte devamāsādya tatsamīpe vasatyayam .. 71 ..

> approaching the god at the end of the day, he lives near him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.151)

taṃ devamārādhayituṃ gamiṣyāmi nṛpātmaja ..

> I shall go to worship that god, O prince.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.152)

viśramyatāṃ vṛkṣamūle yāvadāgamanaṃ mama .. 72 ..

> Rest at the foot of the tree until my return.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.153)

putreṇānena sahito vihara tvaṃ yathāsukham .. 73 ..

> Together with this son \[of mine\], amuse yourself as you please."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.154)

.. rājovāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.155)

tvayā sahāgamiṣyāmi draṣṭuṃ devaṃ janārdanam ..

> "I will go with you to see the god Janārdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.156)

tvaṃ me darśaya deveśaṃ veṃkaṭādrinivāsinam .. 74 ..

> Show me the lord of gods who dwells on Mount Veṅkaṭa."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.157)

tasya rājño vacaḥ śrutvā śyāmākaṃ madhumiśritam ..

> Hearing the king's words, placing śyāmāka grain mixed with honey  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.158)

cūtapatrapuṭe kṣiptvā rājñā saha yayau harim .. 75 ..

> in a cup made of mango leaves, he set out with the king toward Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.159)

.. atha toṇḍamānnṛpasya niṣādena saha śrīnivāsasamīpāgamanam .. ..

> Now King Toṇḍamān's arrival near Śrīnivāsa together with the Niṣāda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.160)

gatvā sudūramadhvānaṃ paśyantau tau śilātalam ..

> Having traversed a great distance along the path, observing the rocky ground,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.161)

muhūrtādeva saṃprāptau svāmipuṣkariṇīṃ śubhām .. 76 ..

> in just a moment both reached the auspicious Svāmipuṣkariṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.162)

snātvā tatra vidhānena rājñā saha niṣādapaḥ ..

> Having bathed there according to rule together with the king, the chief of the Niṣādas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.163)

darśayāmāsa devaśaṃ rājñastasya mahātmanaḥ .. 77 ..

> showed the lord of gods to that noble king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.164)

svāmipuṣkariṇītīre sthitaṃ śrīvṛkṣamūlake ..

> standing on the bank of the Svāmipuṣkariṇī at the foot of the sacred tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.165)

atasīpuṣpasaṃkāśamaṃbujāyatalocanam .. 78 ..

> resembling an atasī flower, with eyes long as lotus petals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.166)

caturbhujamudārāṅgamīṣatsmitamukhāṃbujam ..

> four-armed, of noble form, with a gentle smile on his lotus face,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.167)

divyapītāṃbaradharaṃ kirīṭakaṭakojjvalam .. 79 ..

> wearing divine yellow garments, radiant with a diadem and bracelets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.168)

pārśvasthābhyāṃ surūpābhyāṃ śrībhūmibhyāṃ samanvitam ..

> accompanied by the shapely Śrī and Bhūmi standing at his sides,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.169)

paritaḥ śaṃkhacakrāsigadāśārṅgeṣusevitam .... 2.1.9.80 ..

> attended all around by conch, discus, sword, mace, Śārṅga bow, and arrows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.170)

anyairdivyāyudhaiścāpi divyamālyairniṣevitam ..

> and served by other divine weapons and divine garlands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.171)

skandenārādhyamānaṃ taṃ trisandhyaṃ puruṣottamam .. 81 ..

> that Puruṣottama who was being worshipped at the three junctures of the day by Skanda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.172)

valmīkagūḍhapādābjamājānupuruṣottamam ..

> the Supreme Person whose lotus feet up to his knees were hidden in an ant-hill.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.173)

tato dṛṣṭvā mudā devaṃ praṇematurubhau tadā .. 82 ..

> Then, beholding the god with joy, both bowed down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.174)

rājā tu prāṃjalirbhūtvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ ..

> The king, with hands folded, his eyes wide with wonder,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.175)

ānaṃdalaharīṃ prāpya na prājñāyata kiṃcana .. 83 ..

> attaining a wave of bliss, knew nothing at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.176)

niṣādo'pi nivedyaiva śyāmākaṃ madhumiśritam ..

> The Niṣāda, having offered the śyāmāka grain mixed with honey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.177)

rājñe tadardhaṃ dattvaiva śiṣṭārdhaṃ bhuktavānsvayam .. 84 ..

> gave half of it to the king and ate the remaining half himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.178)

pītvā puṣkariṇītoyaṃ tena rājñā samanvitaḥ ..

> Having drunk the water of the puṣkariṇī, accompanied by that king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.179)

sa punaḥ śyāmakavane puṇyāṃ parṇakuṭīṃ yayau .. 85 ..

> he returned once again to the holy leaf-hut in the śyāmāka grove.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.180)

uṣitvā caikarātraṃ tu prātarutthāya bhūmipaḥ ..

> And having stayed for one night, rising in the morning, the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.181)

svasainyena samāyukto nivṛttaḥ svapuraṃ yayau .. 86 ..

> joined by his army, turned back and went to his own city.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.182)

.. atha toṇḍamānnṛpaṃ prati reṇukoktiḥ .. ..

> Now Reṇukā's words to King Toṇḍamān.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.183)

punardevīvanaṃ gatvā hayādavatatāra ha ..

> Having gone once more to the forest of the goddess, he descended from his horse,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.184)

caitraśuddhanavamyāṃ tu pūjayāmāsa reṇukām .. 87..

> and on the ninth day of the bright half of Caitra he worshipped Reṇukā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.185)

haviṣyaṃ paramānnaṃ ca sopaskaramanekaśaḥ ..

> with sacrificial food and fine rice-milk, along with diverse condiments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.186)

paśūpahārasahitaṃ dhūpadīpasamanvitam .. 88 ..

> accompanied by animal offerings, and endowed with incense and lamps.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.187)

surāghaṭīśataṃ dattvā jātīkesaravāsitam ..

> Having given a hundred jars of liquor perfumed with jasmine and saffron,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.188)

evaṃ saṃpūjitā devī prītā rājñe varaṃ dadau .. 89 ..

> the goddess, worshipped in this manner, was pleased and granted a boon to the king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.189)

āviṣṭaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścidavadannṛpasattamam ..

> A man, possessed \[by the goddess\], spoke to that best of kings:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.190)

śṛṇu rājanbhaviṣyaṃ te rājyaṃ nihatakaṃṭakam .. 2.1.9.90 ..

> "Listen, O king: your kingdom shall become free of thorns.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.191)

rājaṃstavaiva nāmnātra rājadhānī bhaviṣyati ..

> A capital city will come to be here bearing your very name, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.192)

matsamīpe mahārāja ciraṃ rājyaṃ kariṣyasi .. 91 ..

> Near me, O great king, you shall rule the kingdom for a long time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.193)

devadevaprasādaśca bhaviṣyati tavānagha ..

> And the grace of the god of gods will be yours, O sinless one."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.194)

iti dattvā varaṃ tasmā āviṣṭaḥ prakṛtiṃ yayau .. 92 ..

> Having thus granted the boon to him, the possessed \[man\] returned to his natural state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.195)

tato labdhavaro rājā yayau śukamuniṃ punaḥ .. 93 ..

> Then, having obtained the boon, the king went again to the sage Śuka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.196)

.. atha śukavarṇitapadmasarovaramāhātmyam .. ..

> Now the māhātmya of the Padmasarovara lake described by Śuka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.197)

abhivādya muniṃ tena pūjito mudito'bhavat ..

> Having greeted the sage, honoured by him, he was delighted:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.198)

māhātmyaṃ saraso brūhi kamalākhyasya me mune .. 94 ..

> "Tell me, O sage, the māhātmya of the lake called Kamalā."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.1.9.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.199)

.. śrīśuka uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.1.9.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.1.9.200)

purā durvāsasaḥ śāpādavatīrṇā surālayāt ..

> Formerly, by the curse of Durvāsas, having descended from the abode of the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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