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# Skandapurana 2.2.13

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13)

.. munaya ūcuḥ . ..  
kapoteśasthalī cāpi kathaṃ khyātā mahāmune ..  
ko vā kapotaḥ kaśceśa etanno vaktumarhasi ..1..  
.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..  
purā kuśasthalī sā vai asevyā sarvajaṃtubhiḥ ..  
tīkṣṇadhāraiḥ kuśāgraistu paritaḥ kaṃṭakaiścitā ..2..  
nistarurnirjalādhārā piśācavasatiryathā ..  
yadā pūrvaṃ bhagavato nānyo devo'pi pūjyate ..3..  
pūjyaḥ syāmahamapyevaṃ spardhāsīddhūrjaṭestadā ..  
ciṃtayanniti tasyaiva viṣṇorbhaktau mano'dadhat.. 4 ..  
sarvanirviṣaye deśe sthitvā'haṃ niṣparigrahaḥ ..  
sumahattapa āsthāya toṣayiṣyāmi taṃ harim .. 5 ..  
kiṃ vadeyaṃ rameśāya kā stutiḥ śāradāpateḥ ..  
sarvabrahmāṃḍanāthasya kiṃ vānyattuṣṭikārakam .. 6 ..  
tasmānna bāhyaṃ vastvanyadupayogāya tasya vai ..  
aṃtaryāgaṃ samāsthāya nirvyalīkena cetasā .. 7 ..  
bhaktebhya ātmapradadaṃ carācaraguruṃ harim ..  
ārādhayiṣye sarveṣāṃ pūjyaḥ syāṃ tatprasādataḥ .. 8 ..  
tata ityabhisaṃdhāya yayau puṇyāṃ kuśasthalīm ..  
samīpe nīlagotrasya sarvadvaṃdvavivarjitaḥ .. 9 ..  
tatastepe tapastīvraṃ vāyubhakṣo maheśvaraḥ ..  
kapota iva sūkṣmo'bhūdaṣṭamūrtirapi prabhuḥ .. 2.2.13.10 ..  
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānaiśvaryaṃ pradadau tadā ..  
yenātmatulyaḥ saṃjātaḥ pūjāsaṃmānanādiṣu .. 11 ..  
tapaḥprabhāvāttasyāsītsthalī vṛndāvanopamā ..  
sarastaḍāgasarasī nadībhiḥ śobhitāṃtarā .. 12 ..  
nānādrumairlatābhiśca sarvartuphalapuṣpakaiḥ ..  
madhumattadvirephāṇāṃ jhaṃkārairmukharāśayā .. 13 .

> The sages said: / "And how did the site of Kapoteśa become renowned, O great sage? / Who indeed was the pigeon, and who was the Lord? You ought to tell us this." / Jaimini said: / "Formerly, it was Kuśasthalī, unfit for resort by any living beings, / covered all around with thorns having the sharp edges of kuśa grass, / devoid of trees, without any reservoir of water, like an abode of piśācas. / When formerly no other god was worshipped besides the Blessed Lord, / Dhūrjaṭi \[Śiva\] then had a rivalry, \[thinking:\] 'May I also be worthy of worship!' / Reflecting thus, he fixed his mind on devotion to that very Viṣṇu: / 'Having stayed in a place free from all sensory objects, without possessions, / undertaking very great austerity, I shall please that Hari. / What should I say to the Lord of Ramā? What is the praise of the husband of Śāradā? / Or what else would cause satisfaction to the Lord of the entire universe? / Therefore, no other external object is indeed of use to him; / undertaking internal sacrifice with an guileless mind, / I shall worship Hari, the teacher of moving and unmoving beings, who gives himself to his devotees; / by his grace, may I become worthy of worship by all.' / Then, having formed this resolve, free from all dualities, / he went to holy Kuśasthalī near the blue mountain. / Then Maheśvara performed severe austerity, subsisting on air; / though the Lord has eight forms, he became minute like a pigeon. / Then the Blessed Lord, pleased, bestowed sovereignty upon him at that time, / by which he became equal to himself in worship, honor, and the like. / By the power of his austerity, the site became like Vṛndāvana, / its interior adorned with lakes, ponds, pools, and rivers, / with various trees and creepers bearing fruits and flowers in all seasons, / resounding with the humming of bees intoxicated with honey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_1)

nānāpakṣigaṇākīrṇā sarvajaṃtusukhāśrayā ..

> crowded with flocks of various birds, a refuge of comfort for all living beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_2)

kapotasadṛśo jāto yataḥ sa tapasā śivaḥ .. 14 ..

> Because through his austerity Śiva became like a pigeon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_3)

murārerājñayā so'tra kapoteśvaratāṃ gataḥ ..

> by Murāri's command he achieved the status of Kapoteśvara here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_4)

tadājñayā'tra vasati mṛḍānyā tryaṃbakaḥ sadā .. 15 ..

> By his command Tryambaka always resides here together with Mṛḍānī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_5)

ye'rcayanti kapoteśaṃ stuvanti praṇamaṃti vā ..

> Those who worship Kapoteśa, praise him, or bow down \[before him\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_6)

nirdhūtakalmaṣāste vai prayāṃti puruṣottamam .. 16 ..

> freed from sins, go indeed to Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_7)

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi bilveśamahimāṃ dvijāḥ ..

> Hereafter I shall declare the greatness of Bilveśa, O twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_8)

pātālavāsinaḥ pūrvaṃ daityā bhittvā mahītalam .. 17 ..

> In ancient times, daityas dwelling in Pātāla, having broken through the surface of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_9)

upadravaṃti bhūrlokaṃ bhakṣayanti janāṃstathā ..

> afflicted the earthly realm and devoured the people.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_10)

bhārāvataraṇārthāya devakīgarbhasaṃbhavaḥ .. 18 ..

> In order to relieve the burden \[of the earth\], the Lord and master born from Devakī's womb,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_11)

pālayāmāsa pṛthivīṃ yadā sa bhagavānprabhuḥ ..

> when he was ruling the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_12)

yādavaiḥ pāṃḍavaiḥ sārddhaṃ tadā tatsthānamāgataḥ .. 19 ..

> at that time arrived at that place along with the Yādavas and Pāṇḍavas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_13)

tīrtharājasya salile snātvā taṃ nīlamādhavam ..

> Having bathed in the water of the king of sacred fords, to that Nīlamādhava  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_14)

dūrātpraṇamya manasā daityadvāramupāgataḥ .. 2.2.13.20 ..

> having bowed from afar mentally, he approached the entrance of the daityas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_15)

dṛṣṭvā tadvivaraṃ ghoramapraveśyaṃ tu mānavaiḥ ..

> Seeing that terrible chasm, which was impassable to humans,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_16)

bhrāṃtyā saṃmohayam̐llokānprathayañchivapūjyatām .. 21 ..

> deluding the worlds with illusion and proclaiming the worshipfulness of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_17)

bailvaṃ phalaṃ samādāya tatrāvāhya trilocanam ..

> taking a bilva fruit and invoking the three-eyed Lord there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_18)

pūjayitvā purārātiṃ tuṣṭāvāsurasūdanaḥ .. 22 ..

> having worshipped the enemy of Tripura, the slayer of asuras praised him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_19)

..śrī bhagavānuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.13.13\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_20)

namaste triguṇātīta guṇatrayavibhāgakṛt ..

> Obeisance to you who are beyond the three guṇas, who effect the division of the three guṇas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_21)

trayīmaya trayātīta trikālajñānine namaḥ .. .. 23 ..

> who consist of the triple Veda, who transcend the triad, who know the three divisions of time, obeisance!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_22)

śaśisūryāgninetrāya brahmaṇyāya varātmane ..

> To the one whose eyes are the moon, sun, and fire, who is devoted to sacred knowledge, the supreme self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_23)

aṣṭaiśvaryanidhānāya tubhyamaṣṭātmane namaḥ .. 24 ..

> the treasury of the eight sovereign powers, to you of eightfold form, obeisance!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_24)

yasya rūpaṃ tamaḥpāre tamonāśanamavyayam ..

> Whose form is beyond darkness, the destroyer of darkness, imperishable,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_25)

ajñānānāṃ tamaśchinnaṃ tasmai vitamase namaḥ .. 25 ..

> by whom the darkness of ignorance is severed—to that one free from darkness, obeisance!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_26)

evaṃ svamātmanātmānaṃ stutvā sa bhagavānprabhuḥ ..

> Having thus praised himself by himself, the Lord and master,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_27)

tasya prasādādvivaraṃ supraveśamapaśyata .. 26 ..

> by his grace saw the chasm easily penetrable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_28)

tena mārgeṇa pātālaṃ sasainyo'bhyagamatprabhuḥ ..

> By that path the Lord went to Pātāla along with his army.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_29)

hatvā tatra balodagrāndaityānbhārāvatāraṇaḥ .. 27 ..

> Having slain the daityas there, fierce in strength, the reliever of the burden,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_30)

punarāgamya tatraiva sthitvā sa vṛṣabhadhvajam ..

> having returned, staying right there, having fully worshipped  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_31)

saṃpūjya bhagavāndvārarodhāya sthāpayañchivam .. 28 ..

> the bull-bannered \[Śiva\], the Lord, establishing Śiva to block the entrance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_32)

idamāha mahābuddhirbhaktivaśyo gadādharaḥ ..

> this said the one of great intellect, who is won by devotion, the bearer of the mace:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_33)

dhūrjaṭe tiṣṭha prāsāde rundhāno'sura nirgamam .. 29 ..

> “O Dhūrjaṭi, remain in the temple, blocking the exit of the asuras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_34)

tvadanyaḥ kaḥ kṣamaḥ śaṃbho karbūrabalanāśane ..

> Who other than you, O Śambhu, is capable of destroying the army of the demons?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_35)

sthāpayitvā mahādevaṃ tato dvārāvatīṃ yayau .. 2.2.13.30 ..

> Having established Mahādeva, he then went to Dvārāvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_36)

tataḥprabhṛti bilveśaḥ pṛthivyāṃ khyātimāgataḥ ..

> From that time forth, Bilveśa attained renown on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_37)

pūrvavidhiḥ sa bilveśaḥ kṣetrarājasya bho dvijāḥ .. 31 ..

> That Bilveśa is the primal rule of the king of sacred fields, O twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_38)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā pāpahaṃtāraṃ mṛḍrānīpatimavyayam ..

> Seeing that destroyer of sins, the imperishable husband of Mṛḍānī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_39)

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti vipattiṃ dustarāṃ jayet .. 32 ..

> one obtains all desires and overcomes insurmountable misfortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_40)

kapotabilveśvarayormāhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ tu vaḥ ..

> The greatness of Kapoteśvara and Bilveśvara has indeed been told to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_41)

ataḥ paraṃ bho munayaḥ kimanyacchrotumicchatha .. 33 ..

> Beyond this, O sages, what else do you wish to hear?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.13.13\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.13.13_42)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye jaiminiṛṣisaṃvāde trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 13 ..

> Thus ends the thirteenth chapter in the dialogue between the sage Jaimini, in the Greatness of the Sacred Field of Puruṣottama, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

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