[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.2.17 # Skandapurana 2.2.17 Skandapurāṇa 2.2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.1) .. munaya ūcuḥ .. .. > The sages said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.2) pratiṣṭhite nārasiṃhe kṣetre tasminnarādhipaḥ .. > When Nārasiṃha had been consecrated in that sacred field, what did the king > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.3) kiṃ cakāra mune brūhi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ tu tat .. 1 .. > do, O sage? Tell \[us\], for that is our supreme curiosity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.4) .. jaiminiruvāca .. .. > Jaimini said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.5) indrādīṃstridaśānsarvānnyamantrayata pūrvataḥ .. > First, he invited all the thirty \[gods\] beginning with Indra; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.6) tataḥ sa mantrayāmāsa ṛṣīnviprānsahasraśaḥ .. 2 .. > then he invited thousands of seers and brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.7) adhyetṝṃścaturo vedānsaṣaḍaṃgapadakramaiḥ .. > who had studied the four Vedas along with the six limbs, pada, and krama, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.8) yajñavidyāsu kuśalānmīmāṃsāpariniṣṭhitān .. 3 .. > skilled in the sciences of sacrifice, firmly grounded in Mīmāṃsā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.9) sabhāṣyakalpasūtraistu pariniṣṭhitakarmiṇaḥ .. > who perform rituals according to the Kalpasūtras along with commentaries, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.10) aṣṭādaśasu vidyāsu kuśalāndharmakovidān .. 4 .. > skilled in the eighteen sciences, knowing dharma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.11) sadācārāvadātāṃśca kulīnānsatyavādinaḥ .. > purified by good conduct, of noble family, truthful in speech, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.12) vaiṣṇavāṃśca viśeṣeṇa maṃtrayāmāsa sādaram .. 5 .. > and especially Vaiṣṇavas, he respectfully invited. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.13) trailokye ye ca rājānaḥ siddhāḥ saptarṣayo dvijāḥ .. > And whatever kings, siddhas, seven seers, twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.14) sacchūdrā vaṇijo dvīpapatayaśca nimaṃtritāḥ .. 6 .. > virtuous śūdras, merchants, and rulers of islands were in the three worlds, they were invited. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.15) krośadvayamitā viprāḥ sabhāsīttasya bhūpateḥ .. > Measuring two krośas, O brahmins, was the assembly hall of that king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.16) pāṣāṇaghaṭitā soccā sudhayā sānulepitā .. 7 .. > built of stone, lofty, and plastered with white mortar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.17) kvacidratnamayī bhūmiḥ kvacitkāṃcananirmitā .. > In some places the floor was made of jewels, in some places fashioned of gold; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.18) sphāṭikī rājatī caiva yathāyogyaṃ kṛtasthalī.. 8 .. > in others it was of crystal and of silver, the ground suitably arranged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.19) staṃbhai ratnamayaiḥ proccairdukūlapariveṣṭitaiḥ .. > With towering pillars made of jewels, draped all around with fine silk, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.20) cārucaṃdrātapāḍhyā tu gandhamālyaiḥ sacāmaraiḥ .. 9 .. > endowed with beautiful canopies, with perfumes, garlands, and chowries, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.21) muktādāmāṃtarasthaiśca cāruvātāyanā śubhā .. > and with lovely windows set between pearl necklaces, auspicious, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.22) kṛṣṇāgurusnehasiktā śrīkhaṇḍasalilokṣitā .. 2.2.17.10 .. > sprinkled with black aloe resin and moistened with sandalwood water, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.23) sarvarttukusumākīrṇā prāṃtopavanasaṃvṛtā .. > strewn with flowers of every season, and surrounded by bordering parks, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.24) vāpyaḥ sphaṭikasopānāḥ padmakadvāramaṃḍitāḥ .. 11 .. > \[it had\] step-wells with crystal stairways and gates adorned with lotus motifs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.25) cakravākaiḥ plavairhaṃsaiḥ sārasairmadhurasvanaiḥ .. > their waters covered by cakravāka birds, ducks, swans, and sweetly-calling cranes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.26) vyāptāṃtarāḥ svacchaśītasugaṃdhamadhurāṃbhasaḥ .. 12 .. > clear, cool, fragrant, and sweet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.27) paritaḥ śataśastasyāḥ sukhāvataraṇā dvijāḥ .. > All around it, O brahmins, were hundreds of easy descents, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.28) upacchāyāviracanāḥ śobhamānāḥ samaṃtataḥ .. 13 .. > arranged with cool shades and shining on all sides. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.29) yajñaśālā maruttasya yathāsīdbho dvijottamāḥ .. > Just as the sacrificial hall of Marutta once was, O best of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.30) tatheṃdradyumnabhūpasya racitā viśvakarmaṇā .. 14 .. > so was that of King Indradyumna, fashioned by Viśvakarman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.31) śubhe'hni śubhanakṣatre vāsayitvā sabhāsadaḥ .. > On an auspicious day and under an auspicious lunar mansion, having seated the assembly members, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.32) rājñaḥ siṃhāsanāsīnāndṛṣṭvāsīnānṛṣīnapi .. 15 .. > and having seen the kings seated on thrones and also the seers seated, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.33) sasiddhānbrahmarṣigaṇānbahumūlyakuthasthitān .. > along with the hosts of brahmin seers and siddhas seated on costly carpets, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.34) devānkāṃcanapīṭhasthānyathāyogyamatha dvijān .. 16 .. > the gods seated on golden pedestals, and then the brahmins appropriately, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.35) varāsanasthānanyāṃśca yathādeśaṃ sukhasthitān .. > and the others seated comfortably in their places on excellent seats, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.36) madhye nṛpāṇāṃ devānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca śacīpatim .. 17 .. > \[he saw\] the lord of Śacī seated in the midst of the kings, gods, and seers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.37) sāmrājyalakṣaṇe svasya ratnasiṃhāsane sthitam .. > upon his own jewelled throne having the marks of universal sovereignty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.38) divyairmālyaistathā gaṃdhairvāsobhirviṣṭarādibhiḥ .. 18 .. > With divine garlands, perfumes, garments, high seats, and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.39) purodhasā samaṃ pūrvamarcayāmāsa ṛddhimat .. > along with his royal priest, \[the king\] first worshipped him magnificently; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.40) vinīto dīnavattasya cakre pūjāṃ tathā nṛpaḥ .. 19 .. > humble, like one who is poor, the king performed worship for him in that manner, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.41) āścaryaṃ manyate'syāsau trailokyeśo'pi tadyathā .. > so that even this lord of the three worlds considered it a wonder. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.42) tataḥ siddhāndevamunīnacaryanniṃdravattadā .. 2.2.17.20 .. > Then, having worshipped the siddhas and divine sages like Indra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.43) vismayaṃ janayāmāsa kuverasyāpyadhiśriyaḥ .. > he aroused the astonishment even of Kubera, possessed of superior wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.44) tato devānsamānarca prabhūtasvasvasaṃpadaḥ .. 21 .. > Then the lord of the earth worshipped the gods, whose own wealth was abundant, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.45) upacārairmahīnāthaḥ samyagavyagramānasaḥ .. > with hospitality, completely undisturbed in mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.46) rājñaḥ saṃpūjayāmāsa rājayogyaiḥ paricchadaiḥ .. 22 .. > He honoured the kings with paraphernalia suitable for kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.47) yathā te menire bhūpā bhavāmaḥ sāṃprataṃ vayam .. > so that those kings thought: 'Only now do we become \[true kings\]! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.48) satyaṃ rājyaṃ kramātprāptaṃ nedṛśaśca paricchadaḥ .. 23 .. > Truly kingship was obtained in due course, but never such paraphernalia!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.49) ānarca vaiṣṇavānbhūya upacāraiḥ samānayan.. > He further worshipped the Vaiṣṇavas, attending \[them\] with acts of hospitality, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.50) śāṃtā api yathā citraṃ menire viṣayāgamam .. 24 .. > so that, even though tranquil, they regarded this influx of sensory objects as a wonder. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.51) tato viprānbāhujātānvaiśyānmunipuraḥsaram .. > Then, led by the sages, the king, overflowing with the quality of sattva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.52) samyakprapūjayāmāsa sattvodrikto mahīpatiḥ .. 25 .. > properly worshipped the brahmins, the kṣatriyas, and the vaiśyas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.53) anyāṃśca sacivadvārā pūjayitvā sasaṃbhramaḥ .. > And having worshipped the others through his ministers, with great eagerness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.54) dṛṣṭaḥ sa vinayānnamraḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭastathā .. 26 .. > he was seen bowed with humility, with his palms joined in reverence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.55) maheṃdramuccairāhedaṃ nāradena purodhasā .. 27 .. > Together with his royal priest Nārada, he addressed great Indra aloud: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.56) .. indradyumna uvāca .. .. > Indradyumna said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.57) tava prasādāddeveśa icchāmīdaṃ prasīda me .. > "By your grace, O lord of the gods, I desire this; be pleased with me: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.58) kratunā hayamedhena prayakṣye yajñapūruṣam.. 28 .. > with the horse sacrifice, I wish to worship the sacrifice's Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.59) anujānīhi māṃ deva kratūnāmīśvaro bhavān .. > Grant me permission, O god; you are the lord of sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.60) tvadājñāpālakāḥ sarve trailokye nivasaṃti ye .. 29 .. > All who dwell in the three worlds are obeyers of your command. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.61) yāvatkratusahasrasya saṃsthā ca bhavati prabho .. > As long as the completion of the thousand sacrifices takes place, O lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.62) tāvattvaṃ tridaśaiḥ sārddhaṃ sadomadhyagato vasa .. 2.2.17.30 .. > so long dwell in the sacrificial enclosure along with the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.63) yaṣṭumicchāmi deveśa nāhaṃ tvatpadalipsayā .. > I desire to sacrifice, O lord of the gods, not out of longing for your position; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.64) sarveṣāṃ vetsi deveśa manovṛttiṃ sadā prabho .. 31 .. > you know the mental disposition of all at all times, O lord of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.65) yuṣmākaṃ pūrvadṛṣṭo'tra vapuṣmānmādhavaḥ prabhuḥ .. > Here lord Mādhava, endowed with form, was formerly seen by you in worship; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.66) upāsanāyāṃ so'yaṃ yo vālukābhistirodadhe .. 32 .. > that very same one who concealed himself under the sands— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.67) tasya bhūyaḥ prakāśārthaṃ vājimedhasahasrakam.. > for the sake of revealing him once more, I shall perform a thousand horse sacrifices, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.68) kariṣye vacanādiṃdra caturāsyasya śāsanāt .. > O Indra, by the instruction and command of the Four-faced One \[Brahmā\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.69) punaḥ prakāśite tasmiñchreyo vo'pi bhaviṣyati .. 33 .. > When he is revealed again, it will bring welfare to you as well." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.70) iti vijñāpite rājñā maheṃdrapramukhāḥ surāḥ .. > When thus petitioned by the king, the gods headed by great Indra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.71) antarddhānotaraṃ yā ca śrutā pūrvaṃ sarasvatī .. 34 .. > remembering that bodiless voice that had been heard previously, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.72) aśarīrāṃ smaraṃtastāmidaṃ procuḥ praharṣitāḥ .. > after the disappearance \[of the Lord\], spoke this, delighted: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.73) indradyumna mahātmāsi satyaṃ satyavato bhuvi .. 35 .. > "Indradyumna, you are a great soul, truly among the truthful on earth! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.74) tacceṣṭitaṃ purāsmābhiranvabhāvi bhaviṣyakam .. > That future act of yours was experienced by us in advance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.75) sahāyāste bhaviṣyāmaḥ kārye trailokyapāvane ..36.. > We shall be your helpers in this undertaking that purifies the three worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.76) sraṣṭā sa jagatāṃ yatra udyuktaḥ svayameva hi .. > where the Creator of the worlds himself has indeed undertaken the effort. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.77) atraivovāca bhagavānasmākamapi bhūtale .. 37 .. > Right here the Lord said even to us upon the earth: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.78) praviśaṃstadanukrośavaśādbhūyaḥ prakāśanam .. > Entering out of compassion for them, I shall once more > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.79) kariṣye dāravaṃ dehamityetatpariniṣṭhitam .. 38 .. > make a wooden body; thus this has been resolved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.80) nātrāsmākaṃ vyalīkaṃ tu neṃdrasya ca mahīpate .. > There is no displeasure in this for us, nor for Indra, O king; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.81) asmaddiṣṭasamudyogastava naḥ prītikārakaḥ .. 39 .. > your endeavor, destined by us, brings joy to us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.82) sukhaṃ yajasva rājeṃdra vaikuṃṭhaṃ bhaktavatsalam .. > Sacrifice with ease, O king of kings, to Vaikuṇṭha, who loves his devotees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.83) kratunā hayamedhena sahasraparivartinā .. 2.2.17.40 .. > by means of the horse sacrifice repeated a thousand times. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.84) durārādhyo hi bhagavānasmākaṃ bhaktavatsalaḥ .. > For hard to propitiate is the Lord, yet affectionate to devotees, even for us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.85) vayamapyatra devatvaṃ tyaktvā bhakti parāyaṇāḥ .. 41 .. > We too, abandoning godhood here, devoted to devotion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.86) ārādhayāmaḥ kṣetresminvinītā nararūpiṇaḥ .. > shall worship, humble, in human form in this sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.87) priyaṃ hi mānuṣe loke karma siddhyati vai kṛtam .. 42 .. > For dear indeed is an action performed in the mortal world, and it attains success.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.88) .. jaiminiruvāca .. .. > Jaimini said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.89) ityukte tridaśaiḥ seṃdraiḥ parituṣṭāṃtarātmanā .. > When this was spoken by the gods together with Indra, with his inner self deeply pleased, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.90) āraṃbhārthaṃ krato rājā bhagavaṃtamapūjayat .. 43 .. > the king worshipped the Lord for the purpose of beginning the sacrifice > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.91) upacārasahasraistu yathāvatpratipāditaiḥ .. > with thousands of services presented according to rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.92) tataḥ pitṛgaṇānrājā nirūpya śraddhayānvitaḥ .. 44 .. > Then the king, endowed with faith, having seen to the hosts of ancestors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.93) sadogṛhagatānviprānyājñikānsamalaṃkṛtān .. > and the well-adorned brahmins and sacrificers gathered in the sacrificial hall, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.94) kṛtveṣṭadevaṃ purato vaikuṃṭhaṃ sāgnihotrakam .. 45 .. > having placed the chosen deity Vaikuṇṭha in front along with the sacrificial fires, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.95) ākāṃkṣankalpitaṃ lagnaṃ saṃvṛtte svastivācane .. > awaiting the determined astrological moment when the chanting of auspiciousness had concluded, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.96) upasthitaḥ sapatnīkaḥ śuddhamāṃgalyaveṣadhṛk .. 46 .. > stood present together with his wife, wearing pure and auspicious attire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.97) svasti vācya dvijāñchuddhānpuṇyāhaṃ vṛddhikarma ca .. > Having pure twice-borns recite auspiciousness, a blessing of good fortune, and the rite for prosperity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.98) tataḥ saṃbhṛtasaṃbhāro varayāmāsa ṛtvijaḥ .. 47 .. > he, having gathered all the provisions, then selected the priests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.99) vṛtāste tu sapatnīkaṃ dīkṣayaṃto nṛpottamam .. > Those chosen priests, consecrating the best of kings together with his wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.100) vihṛtya dīkṣaṇāyeṣṭānnyayajansabhyacoditāḥ .. 48 .. > having separated the fires for the initiation sacrifice, sacrificed as prompted by the assembly members. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.101) praṇīya taṃ prajvalaṃtaṃ vedyāmāhavanīyakam .. > Having brought forward that blazing Āhavanīya fire upon the altar— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.102) trailokyamaṃgalakaraṃ kiṃ sākṣādvaiṣṇavaṃ mahaḥ .. 49 .. > was it the very splendour of Viṣṇu bringing auspiciousness to the three worlds? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.103) suprokṣitaṃ cābhimaṃtrya anujñāpya digīśvarān .. > Having well sprinkled and consecrated \[the horse\] with mantras, having obtained leave from the guardians of the directions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.104) mumucuste hayaṃ mukhyamaṃgeṣu śubhalakṣaṇam .. 2.2.17.50 .. > they released the principal horse, marked with auspicious characteristics on its limbs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.105) tataḥ sa dīkṣito rājā vāgyato rauravīṃ tvacam .. > Then that consecrated king, keeping silence, seated upon the skin of a Ruru deer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.106) adhiṣṭhāya sadomadhye mṛtyuṃjaya iva sthitaḥ .. 51 .. > sat in the midst of the sacrificial hall like Mṛtyuṃjaya himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.107) nimaṃtritānāṃ muktyarthaṃ cakṣuṣā saṃdideśa vai .. > He gave directions with his eyes alone for the satisfaction of the invited guests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.108) surāṇāṃ ratnapātrāṇi mahārghāṇi nṛpājñayā .. 52 .. > By the king's command, the minister prepared very costly > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.109) sacivaḥ kārayāmāsa bhojanāya samṛddhimat .. > gem-studded vessels for the dining of the gods in great abundance; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.110) śuddhasauvarṇapātrāṇi munīnāṃ ca mahīkṣitām .. 53 .. > vessels of pure gold for the sages and rulers of the earth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.111) dvijānāṃ bhojanārthāya navāni pratyahaṃ dvijāḥ .. > for the dining of the twice-borns, fresh ones every day, O twice-borns; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.112) kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāṃ viprā rājatāni śubhāni ca .. 54 .. > and auspicious silver ones for the kṣatriyas and vaiśyas, O brahmins; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.113) kāṃsyanirmalapātrāṇi śūdrāṇāṃ bhojanāya vai .. > spotless bell-metal vessels indeed for the dining of the śūdras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.114) ahanyahani pātrāṇi bhojanāṃte dvijottamāḥ .. 55 .. > Day after day, at the end of dining, O best of twice-borns, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.115) ākareṣu prapātyaṃte procchiṣṭadalavajjanaiḥ .. > the vessels were cast into pits by the people like discarded leaf-plates. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.116) tatra yajñotsave ye vai bhojanāya nimaṃtritāḥ .. 56 .. > Those indeed who were invited for dining at that sacrificial festival, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.117) teṣāṃ putrāśca pautrāśca prapautrāścaiva saṃtatiḥ .. > their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons—their whole lineage— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.118) nityaṃ paṃcarasānnāni bahumānapuraḥsaram .. .. 57 .. > were daily fed foods of five flavours, preceded by high honor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.119) ādṛtairbhojitā rājña iṃdradyumnasya śāsanāt .. > by those who respected them, according to the command of King Indradyumna. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.120) kuṭuṃbavatsthitāstatra saṃsthā yāvanmahākratoḥ .. 58 .. > They stayed there like family members until the completion of the great sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.121) yaddeśīyā janāsteṣāmadhiṣṭhātā ca tānnṛpaḥ .. > From whichever country the people came, the king was their guardian; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.122) nṛpāṇāmanusaṃdhātā iṃdradyumnaprayācitaḥ .. 59 .. > Nārada, who looked upon all equally and was eager to help others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.123) nāradaḥ samadarśī tu paropakṛtilolupaḥ .. > requested by Indradyumna, served as the liaison among kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.124) iṃdrādīnāṃ sureṃdrāṇāṃ devarṣīṇāṃ nṛpottamaḥ ..2.2.17.60.. > For Indra and the other lords of the gods, and for the divine seers, the best of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.125) svayaṃ narapatiścaryāṃ cakāra kratupūrttaye .. > the lord of men himself performed service for the completion of the sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.126) ṣaḍvidhānyannapānāni saṃskṛtāni dvidhā naraiḥ .. 61 .. > Sixfold foods and drinks were prepared in two ways by men: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.127) devānāṃ bhojane tatra maṃtrataṃtraviśāradaiḥ .. > for the gods' banquet there, by experts in mantras and rituals, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.128) martyānāṃ nala vidyāyāṃ kuśalaiḥ saṃskṛtāni vai .. 62 .. > and for mortals, by those skilled in the culinary science of Nala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.129) kṣutpipāsānabhijñā hi sudhāhārā divaukasaḥ .. > For the sky-dwellers, whose food is nectar, are unaware of hunger and thirst; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.130) teṣāmapi apūrvatvādāścaryaṃ taddhi bhojanam .. 63 .. > yet even to them that feast was a wonder because of its novelty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.131) narāṇāṃ durlabhaṃ martya iṃdradyumnagṛhe'śanam.. > Food such as that in Indradyumna's house was rare for men on the mortal plane. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.132) indradyumnasya ceṃdrasya viśeṣo martyavāsitā .. 64 .. > The only difference between Indradyumna and Indra was living in the mortal world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.133) atyadbhutakaraṃ hyetatpratyahaṃ ca navaṃ navam .. > This was exceedingly wondrous: every day new and fresh > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.134) saṃmānanādarāvṛddhirbhojyasya dvijasattamāḥ .. 65 .. > was the increase of honor, hospitality, and food, O best of twice-borns; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.135) anyonyasparddhayaivātra pravarddhate parasparam .. > they grew mutually as if in rivalry with one another, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.136) sugaṃdhasumanomālyakastūryādipralepanam .. 66 .. > as did fragrant flower garlands and unguents of musk and other scents. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.137) citrasūkṣmadukūlāni sopadhānāsanāni ca .. > variegated fine silks, and seats with cushions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.138) ratnapalyaṃkikā śayyā ratnadaṃḍaprakīrṇakam .. 67 .. > couches that were small gem-inlaid beds, and fly-whisks with handles of jewels, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.139) jātīlavaṃgakarpūrairnāgavallīdalāni ca .. > and betel leaves with nutmeg, cloves, and camphor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.140) manoharāṇi gītāni nṛtyāni vividhāni ca .. 68.. > charming songs, and various dances > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.141) bharatasya muneḥ śikṣāpaṃḍitai racitāni ca .. > performed by those skilled in the teaching of the sage Bharata, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.142) svasvavaṃśayaśo'bhijñāḥ śataśaḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ .. 69 .. > and hundreds of bards and panegyrists expert in the fame of their respective lineages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.143) etānyanyāni vastūni durlabhānyapi yāni vai .. > These and other things, even those very hard to obtain, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.144) tridaśāścāpi martyāścānvabhujyaṃta susādaram .. 2.2.17.70 .. > both the thirty \[gods\] and mortals enjoyed with great respect. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.145) ekato'nyatra citrāṇi na ca hīnāni kutracit .. > Diverse in one place and another, nowhere were they deficient. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.146) pātālavāsināṃ cāpi bhojanaṃ vai sudhādhikam .. 71 .. > And for the dwellers of Pātāla, the food was superior even to nectar, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.147) yadbhuktvā nānuvāñchanti pātālagamanaṃ hi te .. > eating which, they indeed did not desire to return to Pātāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.148) purāṇi yāni pātāle ratnaughālokitāni ca .. 72 .. > The dwellings that were in Pātāla, illuminated by heaps of gems > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.149) vinā sūryaprakāśena tādṛśānyeva bhūpatiḥ .. > without the light of the sun—just such did the king > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.150) dadau teṣāṃ nivāsāya yeṣu pātālabuddhayaḥ .. 73 .. > give for their residence, in which, thinking it to be Pātāla, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.151) sukhāsīnāśca krīḍaṃto bhuṃjānā śerate mudā .. > they sat at ease, playing, eating, and sleeping with delight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.152) devānāmapi nānyatra bhūmisparśanamasti vai .. 74 .. > Indeed, even for the gods there was no touching of the ground anywhere else; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.153) indradyumnapure tatra svargādapi manohare .. > yet there in Indradyumna’s city, more enchanting even than heaven, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.154) yadṛcchayā sukhakrīḍāsaktā no tatyajurbhuvam .. .. 75 .. > absorbed in joyful play at will, they did not leave the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.155) abhilāṣopajātaṃ tu sukhaṃ svarge vadaṃti hi .. > They say that in heaven happiness arises only from desire; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.156) anicchayāpi bho viprāḥ sukhaṃ sarvatra tatra vai .. 76 .. > yet there, O brahmins, happiness was everywhere even without desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.157) ādṛtya yatnānmanyaṃte bhojyaṃ te sādaraṃ narāḥ .. > Treating them with care, men attentively regarded \[every\] edible item; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.158) na yācitaḥ kopi janaḥ kuto vā syātparāṅmukhaḥ .. 77 .. > no person had to beg, and how could anyone turn away empty-handed? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.159) rājādhirājaveśmāni janānāṃ svagṛhaiḥ samam .. > The palaces of the king of kings were equal to the peoples’ own homes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.160) tadāsītsvagṛhe teṣāṃ na sadā sarvasaṃbhavaḥ .. 78 .. > yet at that time, everything was not always available in their own homes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.161) tatra yatkāmanātītaṃ tadvastu sulabhaṃ bahu .. > There, whatever was beyond \[mere\] desire was abundant and easy to obtain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.162) itthaṃ pravartite yajñe yajñeśaprītaye mudā .. 79 .. > When the sacrifice was thus joyfully undertaken for the pleasure of the Lord of Sacrifice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.163) pṛthivī hṛtasarvasvā vājimedhesya bhūpateḥ .. > the earth, all of whose wealth had previously been stripped > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.164) yā pūrvaṃ sābhavadbhūyaḥ svarṇavṛṣṭisubhūṣitā .. 2.2.17.80 .. > by the horse sacrifice of this king, became once again beautifully adorned by a rain of gold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.165) itthaṃ pravṛtte lokānāṃ tatra trailokyavāsinām .. > When the rite of gifts, honors, and food for the people > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.166) dānasaṃmānabhojyānāṃ vidhau vidhivato'nvaham .. 81 .. > dwelling in the three worlds was thus performed according to rule day after day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.167) aśvamedhaṃ prati janā jagurgāthāḥ parasparam .. > the people sang songs to one another concerning the horse sacrifice: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.168) nedṛgyāgasya saṃbhāro vidheḥ śāstrapracoditaḥ .. 82 .. > “Such preparation of a sacrifice enjoined by the ritual rules of scripture > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.169) iṃdradyumnasya rājarṣerna bhūto na bhaviṣyati .. > of royal sage Indradyumna has never been, nor ever will be, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.170) na yācitāro'dātāro mitho yatra nimaṃtritāḥ .. 83 .. > wherein none were beggars and none were non-givers, having been mutually invited, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.171) na kāmabhaṃgo yatrāsīddevānāmapi bho dvijāḥ .. > wherein there was no frustration of desire even for the gods, O twice-born!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.172) īdṛksamṛddhiḥ kraturāṭ pravṛtto bhūpatestadā .. 84 .. > Then the king's sovereign sacrifice, possessed of such prosperity, proceeded; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.173) adhiśraddhaḥ susaṃpannaḥ pūrvasmādaparo'bhavat .. > imbued with extraordinary faith and highly accomplished, each \[sacrifice\] surpassed the previous one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.174) smṛtikārāḥ kalpakārāstathā śāstrapraṇetṛkāḥ .. 85 .. > Authors of the Smṛtis, authors of the Kalpa texts, and composers of the scriptures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.175) yajñānuṣṭhānakuśalāḥ sadācārāvataṃsakāḥ .. > skilled in the performance of sacrifices and the crest-jewels of virtuous conduct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.176) agnyādhānādyavabhṛthapracāramanupūrvaśaḥ .. 86 .. > conducted the rites in proper sequence from the laying of the fires to the final bath, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.177) kratuḥ sadasyānumate nṛpateḥ prītaye dvijāḥ .. > for the pleasure of the king, by the approval of the assembly, O twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.178) na maṃtrāḥ svarato hīnā varṇato vāpi karhicit .. 87 .. > Never were the mantras deficient in tone or in syllables; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.179) ye vai vidhividhātāraste vai karmapracārakāḥ .. > those who were the makers of the rules were indeed the conductors of the rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.180) prāyaścittanimittena prāyaścittanibaṃdhanāt .. 88 .. > Because there was no occasion for expiation on account of any cause of expiation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.181) karmopaghāto no tatra yoginaḥ karmayoginaḥ .. > there was no injury to the rite; the practitioners of the rite were yogins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.182) yatra saptarṣayo divyāḥ sadasyāḥ kratusākṣiṇaḥ ..69.. > where the seven divine seers were members of the assembly, witnesses of the sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.183) pracārayaṃti karmāṇi guṇadoṣavibhāginaḥ .. > Those who distinguished between merits and faults conducted the rites; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.184) yājñavalkyādayaste'tra munayastvṛtvijo vṛtāḥ .. 2.2.17.90 .. > Yājñavalkya and other sages were chosen as officiating priests there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.185) sadogatāste munayaḥ parasparakathāṃtare .. > Seated in the assembly hall, in the intervals of their conversations with one another, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.186) vākovākyāni sūktāni guhyopaniṣadāni ca .. 91 .. > theological debates, hymns, and secret Upaniṣads, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.187) gāthāḥ paurāṇikīrviprā viṣṇubhaktipuraḥsarāḥ .. > as well as Purāṇic verses, O brahmins, preceded by devotion to Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.188) caritāni hareḥ sarvakalmaṣaughaharāṇi ca .. 92 .. > and the deeds of Hari that remove the entire mass of sins— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.189) tatra saṃvartayāmāsuste sabhāyāṃ mahīkṣitaḥ .. > these those sages recited there in the assembly of the ruler of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.190) tasya yajñe haviḥ prāśuḥ pratyakṣaṃ vahnimadhyagāḥ .. 93 .. > At his sacrifice, standing visible amidst the fire, the delighted thirty \[gods\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.191) muditāstridaśā viprā maheṃdrapramukhāmakhe .. > with great Indra at their head, consumed the sacrificial offering, O brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.192) cirapravāsino devā nāsmaraṃtāmarāvatīm .. 94 .. > Staying away from home for a long time, the gods did not remember Amarāvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.193) amṛtaṃ hi havisteṣāṃ kalpitaṃ brahmaṇā purā .. > For of old, Brahmā had fashioned the sacrificial oblation as their nectar; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.194) tatprāśya muditā devā vīryavantaścirāyuṣaḥ .. 95 .. > having eaten that, the gods became delighted, full of vigor, and long-lived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.195) yāgānuṣṭhānaviṣayādanyatra viṣayānbahūn .. > Apart from the sphere of the performance of the sacrifice, all the many objects of enjoyment > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.196) indradyumnena racitānsamastānupabhuṃjate .. 96 .. > prepared by Indradyumna they fully enjoyed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.197) tatra ye nāgarājānaḥ pātālatalavāsinaḥ .. > The serpent kings who dwell in the realm of Pātāla, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.198) tato'dhikānmartyaloke viṣayānupabhuṃjate .. 97 .. > enjoyed sensory pleasures in the mortal world far greater than those \[in Pātāla\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.199) pātālagamanaṃ te vai nehaṃte manasā dhuvam .. > Indeed, they certainly had no desire in their hearts to return to Pātāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.17.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.17.200) itthaṃ pravartito yajñastrailokyaprītikārakaḥ .. 98 .. > Thus the sacrifice was conducted, bringing delight to the three worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 285 passages. 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