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# Skandapurana 2.2.18

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.1)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.2)

tataḥ pravavṛte sutyā nṛpatervājimedhikā ..

> Then the pressing of soma in the horse sacrifice of the king began.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.3)

tasyāṃ trailokyamabhavadekasadmanibhaṃ dvijāḥ .. 1 ..

> In it, O twice-born, the three worlds became like a single abode. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.4)

śāstraiḥ stotrairdivaspṛgbhirvarṇakramasamujjvalaiḥ ..

> By the sacred texts and hymns reaching to the sky, brilliant with the order of syllables,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.5)

yathāpadasvaranyāsairanye śabdāstirohitāḥ .. 2 ..

> having the proper arrangement of words and accents, other sounds were drowned out. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.6)

dīnebhyo'vāritaṃ tatra dīyante vāñchitāni vai ..

> There, desired things were given to the wretched without restriction;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.7)

naṭanarttakasūtānāṃ sābhūtkalpadrumopamā .. 3 ..

> to actors, dancers, and bards, it was like the wish-fulfilling tree. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.8)

tanmadhye'vabhṛthe snātuṃ kṛtā yatropakārikā ..

> In the midst of it, where a tent had been erected for bathing at the concluding ablution,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.9)

dakṣiṇe taṭabhūdeśe bilveśvarasamīpataḥ .. 4 ..

> on the southern shore near Bilveśvara, // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.10)

niyuktāḥ sevakā rājñā sasaṃbhramamupasthitāḥ ..

> the servants appointed by the king, arriving in haste,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.11)

nyavedayanta nṛpatiṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭā dvijāḥ .. 5 ..

> with folded hands reported to the king, O twice-born: // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.12)

deva dṛṣṭo mahānvṛkṣastaṭabhūmau mahodadheḥ ..

> "O lord, a huge tree has been seen on the shore of the great ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.13)

praviṣṭāgrasamudrāṃtaḥ kallolaplavamūlakaḥ .. 6 ..

> its top having entered the sea, its base floating on the billows, // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.14)

maṃjiṣṭhavarṇaḥ sarvatra śaṃkhacakrāṃkitaḥ plavan ..

> madder-red in color all over, marked with the conch and discus, floating.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.15)

snānaveśmasamīpe'sau dṛṣṭo'smābhiḥ paro'dbhutaḥ .. 7 ..

> Near the bath pavilion, this most wonderful \[tree\] was seen by us. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.16)

na dṛṣṭapūrvo vṛkṣo'yamudyatsūryanibhoṃ'śunā ..

> This tree has never been seen before, resembling the rising sun in brilliance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.17)

gaṃdhena vāsayansarvā taṭabhūmiṃ sugaṃdhinā .. 8 ..

> scenting the entire shore with fragrant perfume. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.18)

drumaḥ sādhāraṇo nāyaṃ lakṣyate devabhūruhaḥ ..

> This is perceived to be no ordinary tree, \[but\] a celestial tree;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.19)

kaściddevastaruvyājādāgato lakṣyate dhuvam .. 9 ..

> some god, surely, seems to have arrived under the guise of a tree." // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.20)

niyuktānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā rājā nāradamabravīt ..

> Having heard the words of the appointees, the king said to Nārada:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.21)

tatkiṃ nimittaṃ yaddṛṣṭaṃ taruśreṣṭhaṃ vadaṃti te .. 2.2.18.10 ..

> "What then is the cause of that excellent tree which they say was seen?" // 2.2.18.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.22)

nāradaḥ prahasanvākyamuvāca nṛpasattamam ..

> Nārada, smiling, spoke words to the best of kings:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.23)

pūrṇāhutiḥ samāpnotu yathā syātsaphalaḥ kratuḥ .. 11 ..

> "Let the final oblation be completed, so that the sacrifice may bear fruit. // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.24)

upasthitaṃ te tadbhāgyaṃ svapne yaddṛṣṭavānpurā ..

> That good fortune has arrived for you which you saw previously in your dream.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.25)

śvetadvīpe viśvamūrtirdṛṣṭo yo viṣṇuravyayaḥ .. 12 ..

> The imperishable Viṣṇu whose form is the universe, who was seen in Śvetadvīpa— // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.26)

tadaṃgaskhalitaṃ roma tarutvamupapadyate ..

> a hair fallen from his body has attained the state of a tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.27)

aṃśāvatāraḥ sthāsnuryaḥ pṛthivyāṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ .. 13 ..

> The enduring partial descent of the Supreme Lord upon the earth— // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.28)

tadrūpāvataraṃ yāti bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ ..

> into that form the Blessed One, affectionate toward devotees, descends.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.29)

drumo hyapauruṣo yosau bhājanaṃ nāsya darśane .. 14 ..

> For that superhuman tree—no one is worthy to behold it // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.30)

tvāmṛte puruṣavyāghra pṛthivyāṃ nṛpasattama ..

> except you on earth, O tiger among men, best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.31)

tvadbhāgyavaśataḥ sarvalokānāṃ nayanātithiḥ .. 15 ..

> Through the power of your good fortune, he will become a guest to the eyes of all people, // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.32)

bhaviṣyati mahārāja sarvakalmaṣanāśanaḥ ..

> O great king, destroying all impurities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.33)

samāpyāvabhṛthasnānaṃ taṭāṃte saritāṃ pateḥ .. 16 ..

> Having concluded the avabhṛtha bath on the shore of the lord of rivers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.34)

utsavaṃ sumahatkṛtvā kṛtakautukamaṃgalam ..

> and having performed a great festival with celebratory auspicious rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.35)

mahāvedyāṃ sthāpayātra yajñeśaṃ tarurūpiṇam .. 17 ..

> install here upon the great altar the Lord of Sacrifice who has assumed the form of a tree.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.36)

vicāryetthaṃ mudā yuktau tāvubhau nṛpanāradau ..

> Having thus deliberated, filled with joy, both the king and Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.37)

susamṛddhau tatra yātau yatrāsau bhagavaddrumaḥ .. .. 18 ..

> richly equipped, went to the place where that divine tree stood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.38)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣitāḥ sarve brahma sākṣādupasthitam ..

> Beholding it, all rejoiced, as if the Absolute itself had manifest before them;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.39)

menire janmasāphalyaṃ jīvanmuktā mahodayāḥ .. 19 ..

> those exalted men, liberated while alive, deemed their birth to have borne fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.40)

indradyumno'pi nṛpatirmamajjāmṛtasāgare ..

> King Indradyumna too plunged into an ocean of ambrosia.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.41)

svapne dṛṣṭvā jagannāthaṃ yathāsau bhagavatpriyaḥ .. 2.2.18.20 ..

> Just as that beloved of the Lord had seen Jagannātha in a dream,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.42)

tathā dadarśa taṃ vṛkṣaṃ cakṣuḥśākhaṃ caturbhujam ..

> so he beheld that tree, four-armed, with branches resembling eyes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.43)

svakaṃ śramaṃ manyamānaḥ saphalaṃ nṛpasattamaḥ .. .. 21 ..

> Deeming his own labor to have borne fruit, the best of kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.44)

jahau śokaṃ nīlamaṇimādhavāṃtardhijaṃ dvijāḥ ..

> O brahmins, cast off the grief born of Nīlamaṇimādhava’s disappearance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.45)

punaḥ punaḥ praṇamyainaṃ harṣāśrunayano nṛpaḥ .. 22 ..

> Bowing to it again and again, his eyes filled with tears of joy, the king  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.46)

dvijairāhārayāmāsa taruṃ kallolalolitam ..

> had the brahmins fetch the tree that was tossed by the waves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.47)

śaṃkhakāhālamurajaḍhakkāpaṭahaniḥsvanaiḥ .. 23 ..

> to the accompaniment of conches, kāhālas, murajas, ḍhakkās, and paṭahas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.48)

gītavāditraninadairjayaśabdaiḥ sahasraśaḥ ..

> with the sounds of songs and musical instruments, and thousands of shouts of victory,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.49)

sugaṃdhipuṣpāṃjalibhirākāśātpatitairmuhuḥ .. 24..

> amidst recurrent showers of fragrant flowers falling from the sky,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.50)

parito dhūpapātraiśca kṛṣṇāgurusudhūpitaiḥ ..

> and incense burners all around, fuming with black aloe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.51)

veśyābhiryauvanonmattasurūpābhiḥ pracālitaiḥ .. 25 ..

> being swayed by beautiful courtesans intoxicated with youth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.52)

ratnadaṇḍaprakīrṇaiśca vījyamānaṃ samaṃtataḥ ..

> fanned on all sides with chowries having jeweled handles,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.53)

patākābhirdivyapaṭṭadukūlābhiḥ suśobhitam .. 26 ..

> splendidly adorned with banners of celestial silk and dukūla cloth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.54)

rājarṣirājavṛndaiśca turagaiḥ pattibhirvṛtam ..

> surrounded by hosts of royal sages and kings, by horses and foot soldiers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.55)

māgadhairvaṃdyamānaṃ tu stūyamānaṃ maharṣibhiḥ ..27..

> extolled by bards and praised by great seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.56)

ṛtvigbhirbrāhmaṇaiścaiva vidvadbhiḥ śrotriyaistathā ..

> and served by officiating priests, brahmins, learned men, Vedic scholars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.57)

rājanyairvaiśyakulajaiḥ sacchūdraiḥ paricāritam .. 28 ..

> nobles, men born of Vaiśya families, and virtuous Śūdras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.58)

stotrairbahuvidhaiḥ śrautaiḥ smārtaiḥ paurāṇikaistathā ..

> With manifold hymns from the Vedic, Smṛti, and Purāṇic traditions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.59)

stūyamānaṃ taruṃ viṣṇorbhūrloke pariveṣṭitam ..29..

> the tree of Viṣṇu was praised, surrounded on the earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.60)

sraggandhālaṃkṛtaṃ divyaṃ mahāvedīṃ vininyatuḥ..

> adorned with garlands and perfumes, the two brought that divine \[tree\] to the great altar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.61)

vitānavaracitrāyāṃ veṣṭitāyāṃ niraṃtaram ..2.2.18.30..

> Enclosed completely under an excellent, variegated canopy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.62)

vedyāṃ taṃ sthāpayāmāsuriṃdradyumnasya śāsanāt ..

> upon the altar they placed it by order of Indradyumna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.63)

vacasā nāradasyainaṃ pūjayāmāsa pārthivaḥ .. 31 ..

> According to Nārada’s instruction, the king worshipped it  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.64)

sahasrairupacārāṇāṃ divyarūpairnṛpottamaḥ ..

> with thousands of divine-like offerings, that best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.65)

pūjāvasāne papraccha nāradaṃ munisattamam ..32..

> At the conclusion of the worship, he asked Nārada, the best of sages:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.66)

kīdṛśyaḥ pratimā viṣṇorghaṭayiṣyati kaḥ punaḥ ..

> “What kind are the images of Viṣṇu? And who will fashion them?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.67)

tacchrutvā taṃ muniḥ prāha aciṃtyamahimā guruḥ .. 33..

> Hearing that, the sage said to him: “Inconceivable is the majesty of the Guru!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.68)

ko veda tasya ceṣṭāṃ vai sarvalokottarāṃ nṛpa ..

> Who indeed knows his deeds, O king, which transcend all the worlds?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.69)

sraṣṭā yo jagatāṃ tasyāpyeṣā saṃśayagocarā .. 34 ..

> Even for the creator of the worlds, this is an object of doubt.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.70)

vicārayaṃtau tāvitthaṃ yāvannāradapārthivau ..

> While the two of them, Nārada and the king, were thus pondering,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.71)

aśarīrā tato vāṇī śuśruve cāṃtarikṣataḥ .. 35 ..

> a bodiless voice was then heard from the sky:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.72)

tatra vismayamānānāṃ sarveṣāmeva śṛṇvatām ..

> As all who were listening marveled at it, \[the voice said:\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.73)

apauruṣeyo bhagavānavicārapathe sthitaḥ .. 36 ..

> “The Lord is not made by human hands; he remains beyond the path of speculation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.74)

suguptāyāṃ mahāvedyāṃ svayaṃ so'vatariṣyati ..

> Upon the well-concealed great altar, he will descend of his own accord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.75)

pracchādyatāṃ dinānyeṣā yāvatpaṃcadaśāni vai .. 37 ..

> Let it remain covered for fifteen days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.76)

upasthito'yaṃ yo vṛddhaḥ śastrapāṇistu varddhakiḥ ..

> This old carpenter who has arrived, tool in hand—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.77)

enamaṃtaḥ praveśyaiva dvāraṃ badhnaṃtu yatnataḥ .. 38 ..

> having led him inside, bar the door with care.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.78)

bahirvādyāni kurvaṃtu yāvattu ghaṭanā bhavet ..

> Let them play musical instruments outside as long as the fashioning takes place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.79)

śruto hi ghaṭanāśabdo bādhiryāṃdhatvadāyakaḥ .. 39 ..

> For the sound of the carving, if heard, causes deafness and blindness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.80)

narake vasatiṃ caiva kuryātsaṃtānanāśanam ..

> causes dwelling in hell, and destroys offspring.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.81)

nāṃtaḥpraveśanaṃ kuryānna paśyecca kadācana ..2.2.18.40..

> One must not enter within, nor should one ever look.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.82)

niyuktādanyaḥ paśyeccedrājño rāṣṭrasya caiva ha ..

> If anyone other than the appointed one should look, for the king and the kingdom,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.83)

draṣṭuścāpi mahābhītiraṃdhatā cakṣuṣoryuge .. 41 ..

> and for the beholder as well, there will be great dread and blindness in both eyes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.84)

tasmānnāvekṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ yāvatpratimanirmitiḥ ..

> Therefore, no looking should be done until the completion of the images.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.85)

nirvyūḍhastu svayaṃ daivaḥ kṛtyāṃte tu vadiṣyati .. 42 ..

> The divine one, having emerged himself, will tell at the end of the work  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.86)

yatkāryaṃ prayatnena sarvalokasukhāvaham ..

> what must be done with effort to bring happiness to all the world.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.87)

tacchrutvā nāradādyāste yathoktaṃ viṣṇunā svayam .. 43 ..

> Hearing that, Nārada and the others, exactly as spoken by Viṣṇu himself,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.88)

cikīrṣaṃti tathā karttuṃ tatrāyātaśca varddhakiḥ ..

> wished to act accordingly; and a carpenter arrived there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.89)

provāca nṛpatiṃ so'tha svapne dṛṣṭāstu yāstvayā .. .. 44 ..

> He then said to the king: “Those which were seen by you in your dream,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.90)

tā evāhaṃ ghaṭiṣyāmi dāruṇā divyarūpiṇā ..

> those very ones I will fashion out of this divine-formed wood.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.91)

ityuktvāṃtardadhe vedyāṃ vṛddhavarddhakirūpadhṛk .. 45 ..

> Having spoken thus, assuming the form of an old carpenter, he disappeared into the altar—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.92)

vaṃcanārthaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ sākṣānnārāyaṇo vibhuḥ .. 46 ..

> he, the all-pervading Nārāyaṇa in person, to delude mortals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.18.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.18.93)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye jaiminiṛṣisaṃvāde'ṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 18 ..

> Thus ends the eighteenth chapter in the dialogue with the seer Jaimini, in the "Puruṣottamakṣetra-māhātmya", in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skandapurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.18.1) — English, machine translation

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