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# Skandapurana 2.2.25

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.25

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.25.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.1)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.2)

ityukte nāradaḥ so'tha yathāśāstraṃ vicārya vai ..

> When this was said, Nārada, deliberating according to the scriptures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.3)

ālekhya kramaśaḥ patre rājñe tasmai nyavedayat .. 1 ..

> wrote it down in order on a leaf and presented it to that king. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.4)

rājāpi patraṃ tacchutvā so'vadhārya punaḥpunaḥ ..

> The king, too, hearing that document and considering it again and again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.5)

pradadau padmanidhaye likhitānyatra yāni vai .. 2 ..

> handed over whatever was written there to Padmanidhi: // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.6)

saṃpādaya padmanidhe śālāṃ svarṇamayīṃ kuru ..

> "Procure \[them\], O Padmanidhi! Make a golden pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.7)

brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ divyaṃ brahmarṣīṇāṃ ca nirmalam .. 3..

> a divine residence for Brahmā, and an immaculate one for the brahmin seers; // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.8)

iṃdrādīnāṃ surāṇāṃ ca siddhānāṃ martyavāsinām ..

> for Indra and the other gods, for the Siddhas, for the inhabitants of the mortal realm,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.9)

munīṃdrāṇāṃ nivāsāya rājñāṃ pātālavāsinām .. 4 ..

> for the chief sages, and for the dwelling of the kings who dwell in Pātāla; // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.10)

tathā ca nāgarājānāṃ nidhe trailokyavāsinām ..

> likewise for the serpent-kings, O treasure, and for the inhabitants of the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.11)

yathāyogyāsanairyuktaṃ gṛhaṃ gṛhamataṃdritaḥ .. 5 ..

> Unflaggingly, house by house, equipped with appropriate seats, // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.12)

kārayāśu nidhe dravyasaṃbhāraṃ yāvadeva tu ..

> quickly have the entire collection of materials prepared, O treasure!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.13)

viśvakarmāpi ca tava sāhāyyaṃ racayiṣyati .. 6 ..

> Viśvakarman also will render assistance to you." // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.14)

ityādiśaṃtaṃ sa muniriṃdradyumnamuvāca vai ..

> To Indradyumna, who was issuing these orders, that sage said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.15)

saṃbhārānpṛthagetaddhi karttavyaṃ vyavadhānataḥ .. 7 ..

> "Aside from the provisions, this must be done with careful arrangement: // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.16)

svarṇaiḥ sughaṭitaṃ sādhurathatrayamalaṃkṛtam ..

> a triad of fine chariots, well-fashioned with gold, decorated  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.17)

dukūlaratnamālādyairbahumūlyairdṛḍhaṃ mahat .. 8 ..

> with silk, necklaces of jewels, and the like, very costly, strong, and large. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.18)

śrīvāsudevasya ratho garuḍadhvajacihnitaḥ ..

> The chariot of glorious Vāsudeva should be marked with the Garuḍa banner;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.19)

padmadhvajaḥ subhadrāyā rathamūrddhani dhāryatām .. 9 ..

> let a lotus banner be fixed at the top of Subhadrā's chariot. // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.20)

rathaḥ ṣoḍaśacakrastu viṣṇoḥ kāryaḥ prayatnataḥ ..

> A chariot with sixteen wheels should be made with effort for Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.21)

caturdaśa balasyaiva subhadrāyāstu dvādaśa .. 2.2.25.10 ..

> one with fourteen for Bala, and one with twelve for Subhadrā. // 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.22)

hastaṣoḍaśavistāro rathaścakradharasya tu ..

> The chariot of the wielder of the discus should have a width of sixteen cubits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.23)

caturdaśa balasyaiva subhadrāyāstu dvādaśa .. 11 ..

> fourteen for Bala, and twelve for Subhadrā. // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.24)

āsanaṃ jagatāṃ bhūyaḥ svayaṃ svāsanavigrahaḥ ..

> He is the seat of the worlds, repeatedly; he is himself the embodiment of his own seat;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.25)

tadyāne jagatāṃ nāśastato yānaṃ na vidyate .. 12 ..

> in his conveyance lies the destruction of the worlds, therefore there is no \[ordinary\] vehicle. // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.26)

paśyeccarācaraṃ viśvaṃ jñānādaśa(tha?) sunirmale ..

> He sees the moving and unmoving universe in the spotless mirror of knowledge;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.27)

sthito hastatale nityaṃ nirmalastasya darpaṇaḥ .. 13 ..

> a spotless mirror is always located on the palm of his hand. // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.28)

talasthatvādasau tālaḥ sadā tenāṃkitaḥ prabhuḥ ..

> Because it is in the palm (tala), it is a palm-tree (tāla); the Lord is always marked by it;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.29)

tataḥ sa eva śeṣasya balabhadrāvatāriṇaḥ .. 14 ..

> therefore, that belongs to Śeṣa, who has incarnated as Balabhadra. // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.30)

athavā sīriṇaḥ kāryaṃ sīrameva dhvajottamam ..

> Or rather, for the plow-bearer, the plow itself should be made as the supreme banner;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.31)

dhvajaḥ sunirmalaḥ kāryastasmāttāladhvajo mataḥ .. 15 ..

> a spotless banner is to be made, hence it is considered a palm-tree banner (tāladhvaja). // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.32)

na vāsitavyo devo'sāvapratiṣṭhe rathe nṛpa ..

> This deity must not be placed upon an unconsecrated chariot, O king;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.33)

prāsāde maṃḍape vāpi pure tanniṣphalaṃ bhavet .. 16 ..

> in a temple, in a hall, or in a city, that would become fruitless. // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.34)

tasmātpratiṣṭhā prathamaṃ hareḥ kāryā rathasya vai ..

> "Therefore, the consecration of Hari's chariot must certainly be performed first.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.35)

saṃbhāraḥ kriyatāṃ tasya hyanuṣṭheyā mayā tu sā .. 17 ..

> Let the provisions for it be prepared; and it must indeed be carried out by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.36)

ityājñāṃ matpiturlabdhvā śīghramāyāmyahaṃ nṛpa ..

> Having obtained this instruction from my father, O king, I shall quickly come \[back\]."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.37)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ghaṭitaṃ syaṃdanatrayam .. 18 ..

> Hearing that speech of his, the triad of chariots was constructed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.38)

nidhisaṃpāditairdravyairekāhnādviśvakarmaṇā ..

> in a single day by Viśvakarman with materials procured from the treasury:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.39)

svakṣaṃ sucakraṃ sustaṃbhaṃ suvistīrṇaṃ sutoraṇam .. 19 ..

> with excellent axles, excellent wheels, excellent pillars, very spacious, with beautiful archways,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.40)

sudhvajaṃ supatākaṃ ca nānācitramanoharam ..

> with splendid standards and fine banners, delightful with diverse decorative work,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.41)

vicitrabaṃdhamithunaputtalīvalayānvitam .. 2.2.25.20..

> adorned with arrays of sculpted figures of couples in varied embraces,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.42)

arddhahāṭakanirvyūḍhaṃ sākṣādravirathopamam ..

> embellished with half-gold, resembling the very chariot of the Sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.43)

meghagaṃbhīranirghoṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṣaguṇairyutam ..

> with a rumble deep as a cloud, endowed with ropes for pulling when seen,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.44)

vātaraṃhohayairyuktaṃ śatasaṃkhyaiḥ sitaprabhaiḥ .. 21 ..

> yoked with horses swift as wind, a hundred in number and radiant white.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.45)

yathāśāstravidhānena nāradena pratiṣṭhitam ..

> It was consecrated by Nārada according to the injunctions of the scriptures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.46)

sulagne sumuhūrte ca sutithau jyotiṣodite .. 22 ..

> at an auspicious ascendant, an auspicious muhūrta, and on a favorable lunar day indicated by astrology.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.47)

.. munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.2.25.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.48)

bhagavañjaimine brūhi sarvajñosi mato hi naḥ ..23..

> O venerable Jaimini, tell us; for we consider you omniscient.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.49)

vidhinā kena hi rathaḥ pratiṣṭhāpyo harerayam ..

> By what rite should this chariot of Hari be consecrated?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.50)

yathāvadvada no yena jānīmo vidhivistaram .. 24 ..

> Tell us accurately, so that we may know the full details of the ritual.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.51)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.25.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.52)

yathā pratiṣṭhitaṃ tena nāradena mahātmanā ..

> How it was consecrated by that high-souled Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.53)

tadvo vadiṣyāmi vidhiṃ yathā dṛṣṭaṃ purā mayā .. 25 ..

> that rite I shall tell you, just as it was seen by me formerly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.54)

rathasyeśānadigbhāge śālāṃ kṛtvā suśobhanām ..

> Having erected a very beautiful pavilion in the northeast direction of the chariot,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.55)

tanmadhye maṇḍapaṃ kṛtvā vediṃ tatra sunirmalām ..26..

> and having made a hall in its center, \[he made\] a spotless altar there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.56)

caturasrā caturhastamitāṃ hastocchritāṃ dvijāḥ ..

> four-cornered, measuring four cubits, and one cubit high, O twice-born ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.57)

pratiṣṭhāpūrvadivase rātrāvuttarataḥ śubhe ..27..

> On the night preceding the day of consecration, to the north, at an auspicious  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.58)

muhūrte svasti vācyātha kārayedaṃkurārpaṇam ..

> muhūrta, having recited auspicious benedictions, he should perform the offering of sprouts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.59)

dvātriṃśaddevatābhyaśca baliṃ dattvā yathāvidhi ..28..

> and having given offerings to the thirty-two deities according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.60)

prātastato vedikāyāṃ madhye maṇḍalamālikhet ..

> in the morning he should then draw a diagram in the middle of the altar:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.61)

padmaṃ vā svastikaṃ vāpi kumbhaṃ tatra nidhāpayet .. 29 ..

> either a lotus or a svastika; and he should place a water-pot there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.62)

pañcadrumakaṣāyaṃ ca tanmadhye pūrayetsudhīḥ ..

> The wise \[priest\] should fill its interior with the decoction of five trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.63)

gaṃgādipuṇyatoyāni pallavānsa samṛttikāḥ .. 2.2.25.30 ..

> sacred waters from the Gaṅgā and other rivers, sprouts together with earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.64)

sarvagaṃdhānpañcaratnasarvauṣadhigaṇaṃ tathā ..

> all kinds of perfumes, the five jewels, and the collection of all medicinal herbs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.65)

pūrayitvā vidhānena ācāryaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ .. 31 ..

> Having filled it according to rule, the preceptor, pure and facing east,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.66)

viṣṇuṃ smaranpaṃcagavyaṃ paścādapi prapūrayet ..

> meditating on Viṣṇu, should subsequently fill it with the five products of the cow;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.67)

dukūlaveṣṭitaṃ kaṇṭhe mālyairgaṃdhaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ .. 32 ..

> tied with fine cloth at its neck, with garlands and very beautiful perfumes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.68)

phalapallavasaṃyuktaṃ kṛtakautukamaṃgalam ..

> furnished with fruits and sprouts, and having auspicious festive threads tied \[to it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.69)

pūrayettatra deveśaṃ narasiṃhamanāmayam .. 33 ..

> There he should worship the Lord of gods, the flawless Narasiṃha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.70)

maṃtrarājenavidhivadupacāraistathāṃtaraiḥ ..

> with the king of mantras according to rule, and with internal offerings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.71)

prārthayitvā prasādāya tasminnāvāhya taṃ harim .. 34 ..

> having prayed \[to him\] for grace, and invoking that Hari into it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.72)

bāhyopacārairvividhaiḥ pūjayedvidhivaddvijāḥ ..

> he should worship him with various external offerings according to rule, O twice-born ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.73)

vāyavyāṃ tasya kumbhasya samidājyacaruṃ tathā .. 35 ..

> To the northwest of that water-pot, sacrificial twigs, clarified butter, and boiled oblation-rice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.74)

aṣṭottarasahasraṃ ca juhuyādvidhivadguruḥ ..

> one thousand and eight \[oblations\], the guru should offer into the fire according to rule;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.75)

saṃpātānprāpayettatra kumbhamadhye tadantataḥ .. 36 ..

> and at the end of that, he should place the residual drops into the middle of the pot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.76)

rathaṃ suśobhanaṃ kṛtvā patākāgaṃdhamālyakaiḥ ..

> Having made the chariot very beautiful with banners, perfumes, and garlands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.77)

sarvāṃgaṃ secayettasya gaṃdhacandanavāribhiḥ .. 37 ..

> he should sprinkle all its parts with scented sandalwood water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.78)

dhūpayetkālāguruṇā śaṃkhakāhālanisvanaiḥ ..

> He should fumigate it with black agallochum, amid sounds of conches and large horns;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.79)

dhvaje tasya nṛsiṃhasya pratiṣṭhāpya samīraṇam.. 38 ..

> and having installed Samīraṇa upon the banner of that Nṛsiṃha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.80)

pūjayitvā vidhānena raktasraggaṃdhamālyakaiḥ ..

> and having worshipped \[him\] according to rule with red garlands, perfumes, and wreaths,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.81)

imaṃ maṃtraṃ samuccārya suparṇaṃ prārthayettataḥ .. 39 ..

> he should then pray to Suparṇa, reciting this mantra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.82)

yo viśvaprāṇahetustanurapi ca hareryānaketusvarūpoyaṃ saṃcityaiva sadyaḥ svayamuragavadhūvargagarbhāḥ pataṃti ..

> "He who is the cause of life for the universe, the body and the very form of the chariot-banner of Hari, / by merely meditating upon whom the embryos of the serpent-wives spontaneously fall away;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.83)

caṃcaccaṇḍorutuṃḍatruṭita phaṇivasāraktapaṃkāṃkitāsyaṃ vande chandomayaṃ taṃ khagapatimamalaṃ svarṇavarṇaṃ suparṇam .. 2.2.25.40 ..

> whose face is marked with the muddy blood and fat of serpents crushed by his darting, fierce, and large beak— / I bow to him, who is composed of Vedic meters, the spotless, golden-hued King of Birds, Suparṇa!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.84)

brahmaghoṣaiḥ śaṃkhanādairnānāvādyasuvistaraiḥ ..

> Amid the sounds of Vedic chants, blasts of conches, and vast arrays of musical instruments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.85)

rathamūrdhni sthāpayettaṃ cārusūktaṃ samuccaran .. 41 ..

> he should install it atop the chariot, reciting the beautiful hymn.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.86)

tasyopariṣṭāttaṃ kumbhaṃ samaṃtātplāvayanratham..

> \[Taking\] that water-pot above it, inundating the chariot all around,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.87)

triruccaranmaṃtrarājaṃ secayedbrahmaṇā saha .. 42 ..

> he should sprinkle it together with the Brahmā priest, reciting the king of mantras three times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.88)

tataḥ pūrṇāhutiṃ dattvā brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṃ dadet ..

> Then, having offered the final oblation, he should give a sacrificial fee to the Brahmā priest;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.89)

ācāryaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādyena tuṣyati tadguruḥ .. 43 ..

> he should give a fee to the preceptor, such that that guru is satisfied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.90)

brāhmaṇānbhojayedante pāyasairmadhusarpiṣā ..

> At the end, he should feed the brahmins with milk-rice pudding, honey, and clarified butter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.91)

dvādaśākṣaramaṃtreṇa balabhadrasya kārayet .. 44 ..

> For Balabhadra, he should perform \[the rites\] with the twelve-syllabled mantra;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.92)

lāṃgalaṃ ca paviravanmaṃtraḥ syāllāṃgaladhvaje ..

> and for the plow-banner, 'lāṅgalaṃ' and 'paviravan' should be the mantra;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.93)

athavā dviṣaḍvarṇopi mūlamantraḥ prakīrtitaḥ .. 45 ..

> or the twelve-syllabled one is also proclaimed as the root mantra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.94)

lakṣmīsūktena bhadrāyāḥ pratiṣṭhāpyo rathastathā ..

> Likewise, the chariot of Bhadrā is to be consecrated with the Lakṣmīsūkta:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.95)

nābhihradānmurārestvaṃ brahmāṃḍāvalirūpadhṛk .. 46 ..

> "From the lake of the navel of Murāri, you bear the form of the collection of universes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.96)

āsanaṃ caturāsyasya śriyo vāsa sthiro bhava ..

> the seat of the four-faced \[Brahmā\], the abode of Śrī—be firmly fixed!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.97)

ima mantraṃ samuccārya dhvajapadmaṃ samucchrayet .. 47 ..

> Having recited this mantra, one should raise the lotus-banner.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.98)

iyānviśeṣo haviṣā trayāṇāṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak ..

> This particular difference applies to the sacrificial offerings for the three \[chariots\] individually:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.99)

paṃcapaṃcabhirhotavyamekaikaṃ tu vibhāgaśaḥ .. 48 ..

> one should offer five oblations for each, distributed respectively.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.100)

itthaṃ rathānpratiṣṭhāpya suvarṇaṃ gāṃ ca vastrakam ..

> Having thus consecrated the chariots, one should give gold, a cow, clothing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.101)

dhānyaṃ ca dakṣiṇāṃ dadyātsamyagdevasya bhaktitaḥ .. 49 ..

> and grain as a priestly fee with full devotion to the God.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.102)

evaṃ pratiṣṭhite tatra syaṃdane'tha subhūṣite ..

> When the chariot is thus consecrated there and well adorned,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.103)

āropya devaṃ vidhivadbrahmaghoṣapuraḥsaram .. 2.2.25.50 ..

> having placed the God upon it according to rule, preceded by the chanting of the Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.104)

jayamaṃgalaśabdaiśca nānāvādyapuraḥsaraiḥ ..

> with shouts of victory and auspicious words, preceded by various musical instruments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.105)

cāmarāṃdolanairdhūpaiḥ puṣpavṛṣṭibhireva ca .. 51 ..

> with the waving of fly-whisks, incense, and rains of flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.106)

brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyairnīyate sma rathaṃ prati ..

> the chariot was drawn by brahmins, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.107)

hayaiḥ sulakṣaṇairdāṃtairbalīvardairathāpi vā .. 52 ..

> or by well-marked horses, or by tamed oxen,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.108)

puruṣairviṣṇubhaktairvā netavyā hyapramādataḥ ..

> or it should be pulled vigilantly by men who are devotees of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.109)

prīṇayitvā janaṃ sarvaṃ bhakṣyabhojyādilepanaiḥ .. 53 ..

> having pleased all the people with foods, drinks, and ointments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.110)

rathasyopari devebhyo balimantreṇa bho dvijāḥ ..

> Upon the chariot, \[one should offer\] an oblation to the gods with the mantra, O twice-born:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.111)

baliṃ gṛhṇantu bho devā ādityā vasavastathā .. 54 ..

> "May the gods receive this offering, O Ādityas and Vasus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.112)

marutaścāśvinau rudrāḥ suparṇāḥ pannagā grahāḥ ..

> Maruts, Aśvins, Rudras, birds, serpents, planets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.113)

asurā yātudhānāśca rathasthāścaiva devatāḥ .. 55 ..

> asuras, yātudhānas, and the deities standing on the chariot,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.114)

dikpālā lokapālāśca ye ca vighnavināyakāḥ ..

> guardians of the quarters, guardians of the world, and the obstacles and Vināyakas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.115)

jagataḥ svasti kurvaṃtu divyā maharṣayastathā .. 56 ..

> and the divine great seers: may they grant well-being to the universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.116)

avighnamācaraṃtvete mā saṃtu paripaṃthinaḥ ..

> May these bring about freedom from obstacles; let there be no adversaries;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.117)

saumyā bhavaṃtu tṛptāśca daityā bhūtagaṇāstathā .. 57 ..

> and may the daityas and the hosts of spirits be benevolent and satisfied!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.118)

tatastu nīyate devaḥ samabhūmau samuccaran ..

> Then the God is drawn along level ground while reciting  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.119)

maṃtraṃ vaiṣṇavagāyatrīṃ viṣṇoḥ sūktaṃ pavitrakam .. 58 ..

> the mantra, the Vaiṣṇava Gāyatrī, the purifying sūkta of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.120)

vāmadevyaiḥ pavitraiśca mānastokyai rathaṃtaraiḥ ..

> with the purifying Vāmadevya hymns, the Mānastoka hymns, and the Rathaṃtara chants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.121)

tataḥ puṇyāhaghoṣeṇa kṛtavāditraniḥsvanam .. 59 ..

> Then, with the sound of musical instruments raised amidst the proclamation of an auspicious day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.122)

śanaiḥ śanairatho neyo rathaḥ snehāttu cakriṇaḥ ..

> the chariot should be drawn very slowly out of affection for the wielder of the discus \[Viṣṇu\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.123)

tatrotpātānpravakṣyāmi rathetra dvijasattamāḥ .. 2.2.25.60 ..

> I will tell the portents regarding the chariot here, O best of the twice-born:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.124)

īṣābhaṃge dvijabhayaṃ bhagne'kṣe kṣatriyakṣayaḥ ..

> if the pole breaks, there is danger for brahmins; if the axle breaks, destruction of kṣatriyas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.125)

tulābhaṃge vaiśyanāśaḥ śamyā śūdrabhayaṃ bhavet ..61..

> if the balance-beam breaks, ruin of vaiśyas; by \[the breaking of\] the yoke-pin, there will be danger for śūdras;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.126)

dhurābhaṃge tvanāvṛṣṭiḥ pīṭhabhaṃge prajābhayam ..

> if the yoke breaks, drought; if the chariot-seat breaks, danger for the subjects;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.127)

paracakrāgamaṃ vidyāccakrabhaṃge rathasya tu .. 62 ..

> if the wheel of the chariot breaks, one should expect an invasion by enemy armies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.128)

dhvajasya patane viprā nṛpo'nyo jāyate dhuvam ..

> If the banner falls, O priests, another king surely arises;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.129)

pratimābhaṃgatāyāṃ tu rājño maraṇamādiśet .. 63 ..

> if the image breaks, one should predict the king's death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.130)

paryaste tu rathe viprāḥ sarvajānapadakṣayaḥ ..

> If the chariot overturns, O priests, all the inhabitants of the land perish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.131)

utpanneṣvevamādyeṣu utpāteṣvaśubheṣu ca ..64..

> When such inauspicious portents and the like arise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.132)

balikarma punaḥ kuryācchāṃtihomaṃ tathaiva ca ..

> one should again perform the offering of oblations and likewise a pacification fire-sacrifice;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.133)

brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhūyo dadyādvānnāni caiva hi .. 65 ..

> one should repeatedly feed brahmins and indeed give grains.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.134)

pūrvottare ca digbhāge rathasyāgniṃ prakalpayeta ..

> One should prepare a fire in the north-eastern direction of the chariot  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.135)

samidbhirghṛtamadhvājyamūlāgrābhiśca homayet .. 66 ..

> and offer oblations of sacrificial sticks with clarified butter, honey, and ghee, both ends and roots,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.136)

pālāśābhirdvijaśreṣṭhā maṃtrarājena dīkṣitaḥ ..

> using palāśa wood, O best of the twice-born, the initiated priest using the king of mantras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.137)

somāyāgnaye prajābhyaḥ prajānāṃ pataye tathā .. 67 ..

> to Soma, to Agni, to the creatures, and to the Lord of creatures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.138)

grahebhyaśca brahmaṇe ca dikpālebhyastadaṃtataḥ ..

> and to the planets, to Brahmā, and finally to the guardians of the directions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.139)

yatra yatra rathe doṣāstatra tatra ca dīkṣitaḥ .. 68 ..

> Wherever defects appear on the chariot, there and there the initiated priest  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.140)

juhuyātpratiṣṭhāmaṃtreṇa viśeṣaḥ sarvato bhavet ..

> should make offerings with the consecration mantra; excellence will ensue everywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.141)

brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitaḥ kuryāddhomāṃte śāṃtivācanam ..69..

> Together with the brahmins, he should perform the recitation of peace at the conclusion of the fire-sacrifice:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.142)

svasti bhavatu viprebhyaḥ svastirājñe'stu nityaśaḥ ..

> "May there be well-being for the priests; may there always be well-being for the king;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.143)

gobhyaḥ svasti prajābhyastu jagataḥ śāṃtirastu vai .. 2.2.25.70 ..

> well-being for cows, for subjects; may there truly be peace for the world!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.144)

svastyastu dvipade nityaṃ śāṃtirastu catuṣpade ..

> May there always be well-being for the two-footed, peace for the four-footed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.145)

śaṃ prajābhyastathaivāstu śaṃ tathātmani cāstu naḥ ..71..

> likewise may there be welfare for subjects, and welfare within ourselves!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.146)

śāṃtirastu ca devasya bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ śivaṃ tathā ..

> May there be peace and what is auspicious for the God, and for earth, atmosphere, and sky;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.147)

śāṃtirastu śivaṃ cāstu sarvataḥ svastirastu naḥ .. 72 ..

> may there be peace and what is auspicious; may there be well-being for us on all sides!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.148)

tvaṃ deva jagataḥ sraṣṭā poṣṭā caiva tvameva hi ..

> O God, you are the creator of the world and truly its nourisher alone;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.149)

prajāḥ pālaya deveśa śāṃtiṃ kuru jagatpate ..73..

> protect the subjects, O Lord of gods; establish peace, O Lord of the world!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.150)

yātrākāraṇabhūtasya puruṣasya ca bhūpate ..

> And for the person who is the cause of the procession, and for the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.151)

duṣṭāngrahāṃstu vijñāya grahaśāṃtiṃ samācaret .. 74 ..

> having ascertained the malefic planets, one should perform a pacification of the planets.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.25.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.25.152)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 25 ..

> Thus ends the twenty-fifth chapter in the Māhātmya of Puruṣottama Sacred Field, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.25.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Hiraṇyakeśiśrautasūtra (ed. Kāśīnāthaśāstrī Āgāśe, Ānandāśrama 1907, with Mahādeva's Vaijayantī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.srauta.hiranyakesi*agase.1.77.19) — Sanskrit

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