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# Skandapurana 2.2.12

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.1)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.2)

ukte brahmasutenetthamiṃdradyumno mahīpatiḥ..

> When Brahmā's son \[Nārada\] had spoken thus, King Indradyumna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.3)

munestuvacanaṃ śrutvā prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā ..

> having heard the sage's words, rejoiced in his inner self.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.4)

vicārya parayā buddhyā śramaṃ mene phalāvaham ..1..

> Reflecting with supreme discernment, he considered his exertion fruitful:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.5)

aho me paramaṃ bhāgyaṃ bahujanmāṃtarārjitam..

> “Ah, supreme is my good fortune, earned across many births,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.6)

vyavasāye mamodyuktaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ..2..

> that the Grandfather of all the worlds has taken interest in my undertaking!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.7)

jīvanmuktaṃ svatanujaṃ matsahāyamakārayat ..

> He made his own son, who is liberated while living, my helper.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.8)

sahāyo yādṛśaḥ puṃsāṃ bhavetkāryaṃ hi tādṛśam..3..

> For as the helper of men is, so indeed is the outcome of the task.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.9)

śrutaṃ sabhāsu sarvāsu iti vṛddhānuśāsanam ..

> Such is the precept of the elders heard in all assemblies.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.10)

sa itthaṃ ciṃtayanrājā visṛjya ca sabhāsadaḥ ..4..

> Reflecting thus, the king dismissed the members of the assembly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.11)

tato muniṃ kare dhṛtvā viveśāṃtaḥpure dvijāḥ ..

> Then, taking the sage by the hand, he entered the inner quarters, O twice-born ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.12)

tamarcayitvā vidhivatpalyaṃke saha tena vai ..5..

> Having honoured him according to rule, upon a couch with him indeed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.13)

niśāvaśeṣaṃ nṛpatirnināya saṃlapanmithaḥ ..

> the king spent the remainder of the night conversing reciprocally.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.14)

tataḥ prabhāte vimale nityaṃ karma samāpya vai .. 6 ..

> Then, at clear dawn, having performed his daily duties,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.15)

pūjayitvā jagannāthaṃ saṃtatāra mahānadīm ..

> and worshipped the Lord of the Universe, he crossed the great river.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.16)

oḍhradeśādhipenāgre gacchatādiṣṭapaddhatiḥ.. 7 ..

> With the path shown ahead by the ruler of the Odhra country who was leading the way,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.17)

ekāmra vanakaṃ kṣetramabhiyāto balānvitaḥ ..

> accompanied by his army, he set out towards the sacred field of Ekāmravana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.18)

sa gatvā kiṃcidadhvānaṃ prāpya gaṃdhavahābhidhām ..8..

> Having traversed a short distance, reaching \[the river\] named Gandhavahā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.19)

nadīṃ vegavatīṃ śītatoyāmākramya vegavān ..

> the swift \[king\] crossed that rapid river of cool water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.20)

pūrvāhnapūjāsamaye koṭiliṃgeśvarasya vai .. 9 ..

> At the time of the morning worship of Koṭiliṅgeśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.21)

carcarīśaṃkhakāhālamṛdaṃgamurajadhvanim ..

> the king heard from afar the sound of carcarī songs, conches, kāhala horns, mṛdaṅgas, and muraja drums,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.22)

vyaśnuvānaṃ mahāraṇyaṃ dūrācchuśrāva bhūpatiḥ..2.2.12.10..

> pervading the great forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.23)

manyamāno bhagavato nīlācala nivāsinaḥ ..

> Believing it to belong to the Lord residing on the Blue Mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.24)

uvāca nāradaṃ prīto dhvaniḥ kutra mahāmune .. 11 ..

> delighted, he said to Nārada: “Where does this sound come from, O great sage?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.25)

nīlādriśikharāvāsaḥ prāptaḥ kiṃ parameśvaraḥ ..

> Has the Supreme Lord residing on the crest of the Blue Mountain arrived,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.26)

yadarcāsamaye hyeṣa śrūyate saṃkuladhvaniḥ .. 12 ..

> since this tumultuous sound is heard at the time of His worship?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.27)

utāhopyanyadevo vā nikaṭe varttate mune .  
iti pṛṣṭastadā rājñā provāca munipuṃgavaḥ .. 13 ..

> Or is some other deity nearby, O sage?”  
> Thus questioned by the king, the bull among sages spoke:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.28)

rājansudurlabhaṃ kṣetraṃ gopitaṃ muravairiṇā ..

> “O King, that sacred field is extremely hard to attain, kept secret by the Enemy of Mura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.29)

na tatrāstīti bhagavānkairapi jñāyate nṛbhiḥ .. 14 ..

> The Lord is not known by any men to be there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.30)

tvaṃ hi bhāgyavatāṃ śreṣṭhastvadbhāgyātte purodhasā ..

> For you are the best among the fortunate; through your good fortune, by your family priest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.31)

dṛṣṭaḥ kathaṃcidbhagavānsaṃyateṃdriyavartmanā .. 15 ..

> the Lord was somehow seen by means of the path of restrained senses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.32)

tvaṃ hi tāvadbalairyuktaḥ ṣaḍaṃgainṛpasattama ..

> You are equipped with armies having six components, O best of kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.33)

sāhase'tipravṛtto'si saṃśayo me mahīpate .. 16 ..

> yet you have undertaken an extreme venture; I have doubts, O protector of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.34)

saṃvarttate nīlagiriryojane tu tṛtīyake ..

> The Blue Mountain is situated at the third yojana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.35)

idaṃ tvekāmrakavanaṃ kṣetraṃ gaurīpatervibhoḥ ..

> This Ekāmrakavana is the sacred field of the all-pervading Lord of Gaurī \[Śiva\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.36)

nātidūre mahīpāla bhītaḥ sa śaraṇāgataḥ .. 17 ..

> Not far from here, O ruler of the earth, he took refuge, being terrified.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.37)

.. iṃdradyumna uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.38)

kathaṃ sa bhīto gaurīśaḥ kaṃ vā śaraṇamāgataḥ .. 18 ..

> “How was the Lord of Gaurī terrified, or to whom did he take refuge,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.39)

dadāha tripuraṃ ghoraṃ śareṇaikena yaḥ purā ..

> he who formerly burned dreadful Tripura with a single arrow?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.40)

atra me vismayo jātaḥ śrotumicchāmi durlabham .. 19 ..

> Astonishment has arisen in me regarding this; I wish to hear what is rarely told.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.41)

rakṣitā bhavabhītānāṃ bhavaḥ paramapāvanaḥ ..

> Bhava \[Śiva\], the supreme purifier, is the protector of those terrified of worldly existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.42)

kimarthaṃ bhayabhīto'sau kaḥ samartho'sya vai jaye .. 2.2.12.20 ..

> For what reason was he stricken with fear? Who indeed was capable of conquering him?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.43)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.44)

atra te kathayiṣyāmi purāvṛttaṃ mahīpate ..

> In this matter I shall recount to you an ancient event, O king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.45)

upayeme purā gaurīṃ tapasā vaśamāgataḥ .. 21 ..

> Formerly, having been brought under sway by her tapas, he married Gaurī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.46)

brahmacārī himagirau bhagavānnīlalohitaḥ ..

> The Lord Nīlalohita, a celibate student on the Himalaya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.47)

utsṛjya brahmacaryaṃ tu so'naṃgaśarapīḍitaḥ .. 22 ..

> abandoned his vow of celibacy, tormented by the arrows of the Bodiless One.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.48)

tayā reme rucirayā yauvanonmattayā nṛpa ..

> He disported with that radiant lady, intoxicated by youth, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.49)

tatpiturviṣaye bhogānbubhuje devakāṃkṣitān .. 23 ..

> and enjoyed in her father's domain pleasures coveted even by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.50)

kadācidatha niryātī svavāsabhavanātsatī ..

> Then once, as the virtuous woman was stepping out from her dwelling-house,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.51)

sāmapūrvaṃ kulastrībhirmātroktā sasmitaṃ vacaḥ .. 24 ..

> she was addressed gently with a smile by her mother, in the presence of the noble women of the family:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.52)

ārye mahattapastaptaṃ varārthaṃ gahane vane ..

> “O noble lady, great tapas was performed in the dense forest for the sake of a husband,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.53)

niṣkulo nirguṇo vṛddho varaḥ prāpto varānane .. 25 ..

> and a husband of no family, devoid of qualities, and old was obtained, O fair-faced one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.54)

divārātriṃ na tyajasi sannidhiṃ tādṛśasya vai ..

> Day and night you do not leave the presence of such a one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.55)

ko guṇaḥ kathyatāṃ vatse kiṃ vā patyuḥ prasādajam.. 26 ..

> Tell me, my child, what virtue is there, or what ornaments and clothes  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.56)

bhūṣaṇācchādanaṃ prāptaṃ mamaiva gṛhavāsinī ..

> have been obtained born from your husband's favor? Dwelling in my house alone,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.57)

ciraṃ tiṣṭhasi bhadre tvaṃ pitṛbhogopalālitā .. 27 ..

> you stay for a long time, O blessed one, pampered with the pleasures of your father.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.58)

trailokye yāstu kanyā vai pariṇītāḥ piturgṛhāt..

> In the three worlds, maiden daughters married from their father's house  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.59)

prayātyalaṃkṛtābhartrā bhartṛveśmani śuśruma .. 28 ..

> depart adorned by their husband to their husband's home—so we have heard.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.60)

ahaṃ tu mānasī kanyā pitṛṇāṃ pitṛlokataḥ ..

> I, however, being the mind-born daughter of the ancestors from the world of the ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.61)

āgatā tu mahābhāge pariṇītā himādriṇā .. 29 ..

> came here, O highly fortunate one, and was married by the Snowy Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.62)

itthamuktā mayā hāsyānna krodhāccalalocane ..

> This was spoken by me in jest, not out of anger, O tremulous-eyed one;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.63)

jāmāturagre no vācyaṃ sa hi viṣṇusamo mataḥ .. 2.2.12.30 ..

> it must not be spoken before your husband, for he is considered equal to Viṣṇu.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.64)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.65)

māturitthaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhartṛniṃdāprapīḍitā ..

> Hearing this speech of her mother, pained by the disparagement of her husband,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.66)

kopaprasphuradoṣṭhī sā vācaṃ noce manāgapi .. 31 ..

> her lower lip trembling with anger, she uttered not a single word.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.67)

prayayāvaṃtikaṃ bharturnihnu(hru?)vānāṃ'bikāvacaḥ ..

> She went near her husband, concealing the mother’s words,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.68)

jagāda paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ snehagarbhaṃ mitākṣaram .. 32 ..

> and spoke a sharp yet affectionate speech of measured words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.69)

svāminna sāṃprataṃ caitadyadvāsaḥ śvaśurālaye ..

> “O Lord, this residence in the father-in-law's abode is not proper  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.70)

kṣaudrīyasāmapi gurostrailokyasya kathaṃ nu te .. 33 ..

> even for the lowly; how much less for you, the teacher of the three worlds?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.71)

tadāvayornātra yogyā vasatirme priyā vibho ..

> Therefore dwelling here is not suitable for us two, nor is it pleasing to me, O omnipresent one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.72)

na saṃti kiṃ te vāsāya yogyā vai bhūmayaḥ prabhoḥ .. 34 ..

> Are there no lands suitable for residence for you, the Lord?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.73)

ityuktaḥ śivayā so'tha bhagavānvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ ..

> Thus spoken to by Śivā, the blessed Lord who bears the bull on his banner  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.74)

tayā sārddhaṃ vṛṣārūḍho madhyadeśaṃ yayau tvaran .. 35 ..

> mounted the bull together with her and swiftly went to the Central Region.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.75)

vilaṃghya sarva tīrthāni prayāgaṃ pāvanaṃ mahat ..

> Passing beyond all sacred fords and the great purifying Prayāga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.76)

pūrvasāgaragāminyā gaṃgāyā uttare taṭe .. 36 ..

> on the northern bank of the Gaṅgā flowing toward the eastern ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.77)

vārāṇasīṃ nāma purīṃ gauryā vāsāya nirmame ..

> he built the city named Vārāṇasī for Gaurī’s residence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.78)

paṃcakrośamitāṃ ramyāṃ varaprāsādaśobhitām .. 37 ..

> measuring five krośas, charming, and adorned with excellent palaces,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.79)

aṭṭālakaśatairyuktāmasaṃkhyopavanairyutām ..

> endowed with hundreds of watchtowers, possessing countless gardens,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.80)

nānātīrthasamāyuktāṃ nānājanasamākulām .. 38 ..

> provided with various sacred fords, crowded with manifold people,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.81)

ājñayā dhūrjaṭeḥ śubhrāṃ nirmitāṃ viśvakarmaṇā ..

> radiant, constructed by Viśvakarman at the command of Dhūrjaṭi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.82)

pāvanaiḥ śītalairgaṃgātaraṃgaiḥ kṣapitāṃhasām .. 39 ..

> \[a city\] where sins are destroyed by the pure and cool waves of the Gaṅgā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.83)

tatra madhye pure svarṇaprākārāṭṭālaśobhite ..

> There, in the center of the city adorned with golden ramparts and watchtowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.84)

ratnastaṃbhaiḥ sughaṭite sarvāśāparipūrake .. 2.2.12.40 ..

> well-fashioned with pillars of gems, fulfilling all desires,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.85)

tayā reme paśupatiḥ śriyeva madhusūdanaḥ ..

> Paśupati disported with her, as Madhusūdana with Śrī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.86)

sā purī viśvanāthena kadācinnaiva mucyate .. 41 ..

> That city is never at any time abandoned by the Lord of the Universe;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.87)

avimukteti sā khyātā nṛṇāṃ muktipradāyinī..

> known as Avimuktā, she grants liberation to mortals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.88)

purāsīnmanujādhīśa sevitā bhavabhīrubhiḥ ..42..

> resorted to in former times, O ruler of men, by those who fear worldly existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.89)

tatroṣitā tadā gaurī tena bhartrā svalaṃkṛtā..

> Dwelling there at that time, richly adorned by that husband of hers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.90)

mātaraṃ pitaraṃ cāpi na sasmāra mahīpate .. ..43..

> Gaurī did not even remember her mother and father, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.91)

evaṃ bahuyuge'tīte kailāsādriṃ sa jagmivān ..

> When many ages had thus elapsed, the Lord went to Mount Kailāsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.92)

ātmanaḥ koṭiliṃgāni tatra saṃsthāpya vai prabhuḥ..44..

> having established there ten million liṅgas of himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.93)

rājānaḥ pālayāmāsustāṃ purīṃ bahuśo nṛpa..

> Kings protected that city frequently, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.94)

tatrāsītkāśirājākhyaḥ purā dvāparake yuge.. 45..

> There was one named the king of Kāśi in the former Dvāpara age;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.95)

śaṃbhuṃ saṃtoṣayāmāsa tapasogreṇa vai prabhum..

> he propitiated the Lord Śambhu by severe tapas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.96)

jarāsandhapurogāṇāṃ rājñāṃ jetāramacyutam..46..

> Thinking, “In battle I shall overcome Acyuta,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.97)

saṃgrāme prabhaviṣyāmītyabhisaṃdhāya pārthivaḥ..

> who conquers kings led by Jarāsandha,” that monarch  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.98)

prādāttasmai varaṃ so'pi pinākī pāritoṣitaḥ.. 47..

> \[pleased Śiva\], and the Wielder of the Pināka, being gratified, granted him a boon:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.99)

jetāsi kaṃsahaṃtāraṃ saṃgrāme tvamariṃdama..

> “You shall conquer the slayer of Kaṃsa in battle, O subduer of enemies!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.100)

tavārthe pramathaiḥ sārddhamahaṃ yotsye vṛṣe sthitaḥ .. 48 ..

> For your sake, mounted upon the bull, I myself shall fight together with the Pramathas.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.101)

śaṃbhoriti varaṃ labdhvā pramattaḥ sa narādhipaḥ ..

> Having obtained this boon from Śambhu, that infatuated king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.102)

śaṃkhacakradharaṃ saṃkhye harimāhvata vīryavān.. 49 ..

> valorous as he was, challenged Hari, the wielder of the conch and discus, in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.103)

antaryāmī sa bhagavāñjñātvā vṛttāṃtamīdṛśam ..

> That blessed Lord, the Inner Controller, having known such an occurrence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.104)

cakraṃ prasthāpayāmāsa kāśirājasya sūdane .. 2.2.12.50 ..

> \[Viṣṇu\] dispatched his discus to slay the king of Kāśī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.105)

tadugradarśanaṃ cakraṃ sahasrādityavarcasam ..

> That discus of terrifying appearance, shining like a thousand suns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.106)

kāśirājaśiraśchittvā tadbalaṃ tāṃ purīṃ tataḥ .. 51 ..

> having severed the head of the king of Kāśī, and then his army and that city,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.107)

dadāha kupitaṃ rājanviṣṇorāśayavīryavit ..

> burned them, O king, enraged, knowing Viṣṇu's intention and power.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.108)

taddṛṣṭvā sumahatkarma kruddhaḥ paśupatistadā .. 52 ..

> Seeing that exceedingly grave deed, Paśupati, enraged,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.109)

gaṇairvṛto vṛṣārūḍhaḥ pinākī tadupādravat ..

> surrounded by his gaṇas and mounted on his bull, bearing the Pināka, charged towards it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.110)

tataḥ sudarśanaṃ cakraṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ prathamaṃ puraḥ .. 53 ..

> Then, having seen the Sudarśana discus first before him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.111)

śaṃbhuḥ pāśupatāstraṃ taccakārotpātasannibham ..

> Śambhu hurled the Pāśupata weapon, like a cosmic portent of doom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.112)

purā viṣṇorvaraṃ prāptaṃ śaṃbhunā bhaktitoṣitāt .. 54 ..

> Formerly a boon had been obtained from Viṣṇu by Śambhu, who had pleased him with devotion:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.113)

balenāpyāyayiṣyāmi tavāstraṃ saṃsmṛtastvayā ..

> ‘I will replenish your weapon with power when remembered by you;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.114)

mayi cetpratikūlastvaṃ bhaviṣyati ca niṣprabham .. 55 ..

> if you turn against me, however, it shall become devoid of luster.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.115)

ghore pāśupate cāsminnastre ca viphalīkṛte ..

> And when this terrible Pāśupata weapon was rendered futile,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.116)

vārāṇasyāṃ ca dagdhāyāṃ bhayatrasto vṛṣadhvajaḥ .. 56 ..

> and Vārāṇasī was burned, the bull-bannered \[Śiva\], terrified with fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.117)

tuṣṭāva jagatāmadimanādiṃ puruṣottamam .. 57 .. ..

> praised Puruṣottama, the origin of the worlds, who has no beginning:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.118)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.119)

nārāyaṇa paraṃdhāma paramātmanparātpara ..

> O Nārāyaṇa, supreme abode, supreme Self, higher than the highest!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.120)

saccidānandavibhava nirañjana namo'stu te .. 58 ..

> O you whose sovereign power is existence, consciousness, and bliss, taintless one, homage be to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.121)

jagatkāraṇasṛṣṭyādi karmakṛdguṇabhedataḥ ..

> O cause of the universe, performer of actions such as creation through the distinctions of the guṇas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.122)

māyayā nijayā gupta svaprakāśa namo'stu te .. 59 ..

> hidden by your own māyā, self-luminous one, homage be to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.123)

nāṃtarbahirbahiścāṃtardūrastho nikaṭāśrayaḥ ..

> Not inside, yet outside; outside, yet inside; situated far off, yet near at hand;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.124)

gururlaghuḥ sthiro'ṇīyānsthavīyāṃśca namo'stu te .. 2.2.12.60 ..

> heavy, light, firm, more subtle, and grosser—homage be to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.125)

koṭayaścaturāsyasya palārddhaṃ mama cātula ..

> O peerless one, millions of Brahmā’s \[lifespans\] and half an instant of mine  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.126)

yadapāṃgavilāsotthaṃ tasmai kālātmane namaḥ .. 61 ..

> arise from the play of your glance: homage to that embodiment of Time!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.127)

ekaikaromākalitabrahmāṇḍagaṇasaṃvṛtam ..

> Surrounded by hosts of universes held in each single hair,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.128)

mānātītaṃ vapuryasya tasmai viśvātmane namaḥ .. 62 ..

> whose body is beyond measure: homage to that universal Self!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.129)

svakālaparimāṇena vedhasaḥ pralayodbhavau ..

> Homage be to you who measure the dissolution and birth of the Creator by his own measure of time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.130)

manvaṃtarādighaṭanākalanāya namo'stu te .. 63 ..

> and the arrangement of manvantaras and the like!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.131)

sṛṣṭo'haṃ tamasā nātha tvatprabhāvānabhijñakaḥ ..

> I was created from tamas, O Lord, ignorant of your majesty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.132)

tatkṣamasvāparādhaṃ me trāhi māṃ śaraṇāgatam .. 64 ..

> Therefore forgive my offense; protect me who have approached for refuge!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.133)

stutimitthaṃ prakurvāṇe tasmiṃstripuradāhini ..

> While the burner of Tripura was making this hymn of praise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.134)

cakrarūpaṃ parityajya āvirāsīdadhokṣajaḥ .. 65 ..

> Adhokṣaja, relinquishing the form of the discus, manifested himself,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.135)

prasannavadanaḥ śrīmāñchaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ ..

> gracious of countenance, glorious, bearing conch, discus, and mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.136)

tārkṣyapadmāsanagato vanamālāvibhūṣaṇaḥ .. 66 ..

> seated on Garuḍa upon a lotus throne, adorned with a garland of forest flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.137)

hārakuṇḍalakeyūramukuṭādibhirujjvalaḥ ..

> radiant with necklaces, earrings, armlets, diadem, and other ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.138)

vāmotsaṃgagatāṃ lakṣmīṃ satyāṃ dakṣiṇapārśvagām .. 67 ..

> holding Lakṣmī on his left lap and having Satyā on his right side,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.139)

bibhrāṇaḥ kṛṣṇajīmūtakāṃtadehaṃ kṛpāmbudhiḥ ..

> an ocean of compassion possessing a charming body like a dark raincloud.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.140)

krodhāviṣṭa ivovāca bibhyataṃ girijāpatim .. 68 ..

> As if possessed by anger, he spoke to the trembling lord of Girijā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.141)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.142)

kālenaitāvatā śaṃbho durbuddhiḥ kathamāgatā ..

> O Śambhu, after so much time, how has this bad judgment come upon you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.143)

hetornṛpatikīṭasya mayā yoddhumupasthitaḥ .. 69 ..

> that for the sake of a king who is a mere insect you have stood up to fight with me?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.144)

kati vā matprabhāvāste no jñātā dhūrjaṭe tvayā ..

> How many powers of mine were not known by you, O Dhūrjaṭi?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.145)

satyaṃ pāśupataṃ te'straṃ durjayaṃ sasurāsuraiḥ .. 2.2.12.70 ..

> True, your Pāśupata weapon is invincible to gods and asuras together;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.146)

matkrodharūpaṃ taccakraṃ tvāmapi kṣamate na yat ..

> yet that discus is the form of my anger, which does not spare even you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.147)

māmavajñāya jagati bhramati tvāmṛte hi kaḥ .. 71 ..

> Who indeed, except you, wanders in the world disrespecting me?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.148)

tapobhirbahubhiḥ pūrvaṃ maccharīratayorjitaḥ ..

> Formerly you were strengthened by numerous austerities as \[part of\] my body;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.149)

sāṃprataṃ cecciraṃ raṃtuṃ gauryā sārddhamihecchasi ... 72 ..

> now, if you wish to sport here for a long time together with Gaurī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.150)

purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ cemāṃ yadīcchasi cirasthitām ..

> and if you wish this city of Vārāṇasī to remain long-standing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.151)

mannāmnā bhuvi vikhyātaṃ kṣetraṃ śrīpuruṣottamam .. 73 ..

> there is a sacred field renowned on earth by my name, the glorious Puruṣottama-kṣetra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.152)

dakṣiṇasyodadhestīre nīlācalavibhūṣitam ..

> on the shore of the southern ocean, adorned by the Nīlācala mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.153)

daśayojanavistīrṇaṃ yāvadvirajamaṇḍalam ..74..

> ten yojanas in extent, reaching as far as the Viraja-maṇḍala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.154)

kramaśaḥ pāvanaṃ kṣetraṃ yāvaccitrotpalā nadī ..

> Progressively purifying is that sacred field as far as the Citrotpalā river;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.155)

tataḥ prabhṛti yo deśo yāvatsyāddakṣiṇārṇavaḥ .. 75 ..

> from there onwards, whatever region reaches up to the southern ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.156)

padātpadācchreṣṭhatamo nīlādrirapavargadaḥ ..

> step by step most excellent, is the Nīlādri, which bestows liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.157)

caturdehasthito'haṃ vai yatra nīlamaṇīmayaḥ .. 76 ..

> where indeed I abide in four forms, made of sapphire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.158)

tasyottarasyāṃ vikhyātaṃ vanamekāmrakāhvayam ..

> To the north of it is the renowned forest named Ekāmraka;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.159)

pārvatyā tatra nivasa nirbhayastripurāṃtaka .. 77 ..

> dwell there with Pārvatī without fear, O destroyer of Tripura!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.160)

sṛjatā sarvalokānāṃ mannideśātsvayaṃbhuvā ..

> By the self-manifest \[Brahmā\] creating all the worlds at my command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.161)

tatrāpi koṭiliṃgānāṃ rājā tvamabhiṣekṣyase ..78..

> you shall be anointed as king even there over ten million liṅgas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.162)

sarvatīrthamayaṃ cedaṃ tīrthaṃ yanmaṇikarṇikam ..

> And this sacred ford which is Maṇikarṇikā consists of all sacred fords;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.163)

ihāhaṃkāramutsṛjya vraja tvaṃ saparicchadaḥ .. 79 ..

> abandoning your egoism here, go there with your retinue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.164)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.165)

ityukto vāsudevena tryaṃbako natakandharaḥ ..

> Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, Tryambaka, his neck bowed down,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.166)

kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā provāca madhusūdanam .. 2.2.12.80 ..

> folded his hands in reverence and spoke to the slayer of Madhu:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.167)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.168)

devadeva jagannātha praṇatārtihara prabho ..

> “O God of gods, O Lord of the universe, O remover of the distress of those bowed down, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.169)

tvadājñāpālanaṃ śreyaḥ kāraṇaṃ me jagatpate .. 81 ..

> O Lord of the world, obeying your command is the cause of the highest good for me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.170)

yattu mūḍhatayā deva avalepaḥ kṛto mayā ..

> As for the pride displayed by me out of delusion, O Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.171)

tavaivānugrahastatra prabho cāṃcalyakāraṇam .. .. 82 ..

> in that very matter, O Lord, your own favor was the cause of my fickle mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.172)

yadādiśasi deveśa prayāṇaṃ puruṣottamam ..

> Since you command, O Lord of gods, my journey to Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.173)

tanmūrdhni kṛtvā yāsyāmi kṣetraṃ muktipradaṃ śivam .. 83 ..

> placing that upon my head, I shall go to that auspicious sacred field that grants liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.174)

abhisaṃdhiṃ kuruṣvādya mamānugrahakāraṇam ..

> Make a compact today to grant me your favor:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.175)

puruṣottamaṃ mama kṣetraṃ tvameva paripālaya .. 84 ..

> Do you yourself protect my sacred field, O Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.176)

yathā punarnedṛśaṃ tadvināśamupayāsyati ..

> so that it will never again suffer such destruction.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.177)

itthametatpurā kṣetraṃ mahādevena nirmitam .. 85 ..

> In this way this sacred field was established in ancient times by Mahādeva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.178)

balaśrīsahitaṃ devamarcayanpuruṣottamam ..

> Worshiping the Lord Puruṣottama accompanied by Bala and Śrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.179)

atra sākṣādumākāṃtaḥ sthāpitaḥ parameṣṭhinā .. 86 ..

> here the lover of Umā was directly installed by the Supreme Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.180)

vayaṃ tatra vrajiṣyāmo drakṣyāmaḥ puranāśanam ..

> We shall go there and behold the destroyer of the cities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.181)

sudṛḍhāṃtastamaḥstomabhāsvaṃtaṃ girijāpatim ..87..

> the husband of the mountain-born goddess, who shines as a sun dispelling the mass of dense inner darkness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.182)

yadetacchāṃbhavaṃ kṣetraṃ tamaso nāśanaṃ param ..

> This sacred field belonging to Śambhu is the supreme destroyer of darkness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.183)

rajaḥprakṣālanaṃ śreyaḥ khyātaṃ virajamaṇḍalam .. 88 ..

> It washes away passion; it is the celebrated, auspicious Virajamaṇḍala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.184)

sattvodriktatayā khyātaṃ muktidaṃ puruṣottamam..

> Renowned for its abundance of sattva is Puruṣottama, which grants liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.185)

yāvatyanyāni kṣetrāṇi muktidāni śrutāni te..89..

> As many other sacred fields as have been heard by you to grant liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.186)

tāni sarvāṇi rājeṃdra dadate muktimatra vai ..

> all of them truly bestow liberation right here, O king of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.187)

etatkṣetraṃ mahārāja duṣkṛtāvilacetasām ..2.2.12.90..

> This sacred field, O great king, for those whose minds are tainted by wicked deeds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.188)

na viśvāsapathaṃ yāti rahasyaṃ cakrapāṇinaḥ .. 91 ..

> does not come into the path of faith; it is the secret of the disc-bearer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.189)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.190)

nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahṛṣṭahṛdayo nṛpaḥ..

> Hearing Nārada’s words, the king, delighted in heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.191)

uvāca muniśārdūlaṃ vismayotphullalocanaḥ ..

> spoke to that tiger among sages, his eyes wide with wonder:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.192)

sādhu me kathitaṃ brahmankṣetraṃ paramapāvanam ..92 ..

> “Well spoken to me, O brahmin, is this most holy sacred field,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.193)

yatromāpatirāste'sau pālakaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ..

> where that lord of Umā dwells, and Puruṣottama is the protector.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.194)

avaśyaṃ tatra gacchāmaḥ panthā yadyapi vakrabhūḥ ..

> We must certainly go there, even though the path is winding ground,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.195)

uddiṣṭeṣṭapariprāptau yadidaṃ kāraṇaṃ mahat .. 93 ..

> since this is the great cause for obtaining the desired goal.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.196)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.12.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.197)

tatastau munibhūpālau madhyāhnasamaye dvijāḥ ..

> Then at noon, O twice-born, the sage and the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.198)

prāpatuḥ sabalau kṣetramekāmravanasaṃjñakam .. 94 ..

> together with their army, reached the sacred field called the Ekāmra forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.199)

biṃdutīrthe nṛpaḥ snātvā tīrasthaṃ puruṣottamam ..

> The king, bathing in the Bindutīrtha and worshiping  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.12.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.12.200)

saṃpūjya vidhivadyātaḥ koṭīśvaramahālayam .. 95 ..

> Puruṣottama situated on the bank according to the rules, went to the great temple of Koṭīśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Siddhāntasāradīpaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.sci.siddhantasaradipaka.12.11) — Sakalakīrti, Sanskrit

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