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# Skandapurana 2.2.27

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.27

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.27.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.1)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.27.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.2)

athāṃtarikṣānniḥśreṇī ratnakāṃcananirmitā ..

> Then, from the sky, a flight of stairs fashioned of jewels and gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.3)

saṃlagnā pādasaṃpīṭhe padmayonervimānagā .. 1 ..

> attached to the footstool of the lotus-born \[Brahmā\] residing in his vimāna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.4)

sā kṣitispṛṣṭamūlā vai vidhāturavarohaṇe ..

> with its base touching the earth for the Creator's descent,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.5)

caturvyāyāmatāpīna sopānaśreṇisaṃyutā .. 2 ..

> provided with a wide flight of steps four fathoms across,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.6)

rathaprāsādayormadhye śakracāpa ivāṃśumān ..

> like a radiant rainbow between the chariot and the temple,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.7)

āvirbabhūva sahasā sādbhutaṃ vīkṣito janaiḥ .. 3 ..

> suddenly appeared, beheld with wonder by the people. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.8)

tato gaṃdharvarājaistu ratnavetrakarairdvijāḥ ..

> Then, O twice-born ones, led by kings of the Gandharvas / holding cane wands of jewels in their hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.9)

eṣa paṃthāḥ prabho hyehi ityādeśitamārgakaiḥ .. .. 4 ..

> who pointed out the path, saying, 'This is the way, O Lord, come!',  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.10)

durvāsaso nāradasya karayordattahastakaḥ ..

> resting his hands in the hands of Durvāsas and Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.11)

sopānairavatīrṇo'tha punānaścakṣuṣā jagat .. 5 ..

> he descended the stairs, purifying the world with his glance. // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.12)

smayamāno rathāndṛṣṭvā prāsādaṃ samalaṃkṛtam ..

> Smiling as he beheld the chariots and the splendidly adorned temple,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.13)

digaṃtavyāpinīṃ śālāṃ ratnastaṃbhopaśobhitām .. 6 ..

> and the pavilion extending to the ends of the quarters, beautified with jeweled pillars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.14)

śakrasyāpyadbhutakarī sarvasaṃbhārasaṃbhṛtām ..

> which even struck wonder into Indra, filled with all kinds of provisions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.15)

avātaradvimānātsa devabrahmarṣirājabhiḥ .. 7 ..

> he descended from the vimāna, \[accompanied\] by gods, brahmin seers, and kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.16)

kirīṭadattāṃjalibhiḥ stūyamānaḥ samaṃtataḥ ..

> praised on all sides by those whose folded hands touched their diadems.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.17)

kaṭākṣeṇānugṛhṇāti yāṃ diśaṃ sa pitāmahaḥ .. 8 ..

> Whichever quarter the Grandfather favored with his sidelong glance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.18)

tatrāṃjalīnāṃ saṃmardāḥ koṭayaḥ śirasā dhṛtāḥ ..

> tens of millions of folded hands were raised to heads in dense crowds there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.19)

pādābja praṇataṃ dṛṣṭvā iṃdradyumnaṃ prajāpatiḥ .. 9 ..

> Seeing Indradyumna bowed at his lotus feet, the Lord of creatures  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.20)

uvāca praśrayagirā smitabhinnoṣṭhasaṃpuṭaḥ ..

> spoke with gentle words, his lips parted in a smile,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.21)

aṃgulyā nirdiśandevānpitṝnbrahmarṣitāpasān .. .. 2.2.27.10 ..

> pointing with his finger to the gods, the ancestors, the brahmin seers, and the ascetics,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.22)

siddhavidyādharānyakṣagaṃdharvāpsarasastathā ..

> as well as the Siddhas, Vidyādharas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and apsarases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.23)

ekatra militānsarvānyugapanmodanirbharān .. 11 ..

> all gathered together at once, filled with joy: // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.24)

paśyeṃdradyumna bhāgyaṃ te sarvalokavaśīkaram ..

> 'Behold, O Indradyumna, your good fortune, which captivates all the worlds!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.25)

tvadarthamekadā sarve māṃ puraskṛtya saṃgatāḥ .. 12 ..

> For your sake, all of them have assembled together at once, placing me at their head.' // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.26)

ityuktvā prayayau śīghraṃ nārāyaṇarathaṃ tataḥ ..

> Having said this, he then went quickly to the chariot of Nārāyaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.27)

praṇipatya jagannāthaṃ triḥ parītya pitāmahaḥ .. 13 ..

> Bowing low to Jagannātha and circumambulating \[him\] three times, the Grandfather,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.28)

ānaṃdasiṃdhusaṃmagnaḥ saromāṃcavapuḥ svayam ..

> plunged into an ocean of bliss, his body bristling with horripilation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.29)

svamātmānaṃ nunāvātha pratyakṣaṃ svaragadgadam .. 14 ..

> then praised his own Self directly before him, his voice choked \[with emotion\]: // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.30)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.27.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.31)

namastubhyaṃ namo mahyaṃ tubhyaṃ mahyaṃ namonamaḥ ..

> 'Obeisance to you! Obeisance to me! Obeisance again and again to you and to me!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.32)

ahaṃ tvaṃ tvamahaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram .. 15 ..

> I am you, you are I; \[you are\] this entire moving and unmoving world. // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.33)

mahadādi jagatsarvaṃ māyāvilasitaṃ tava ..

> The entire world, beginning with the intellect (mahat), is the play of your māyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.34)

adhyastaṃ tvayi viśvātmaṃstvayaiva pariṇāmitam .. 16 ..

> Superimposed upon you, O Soul of the universe, it is transformed by you alone. // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.35)

yadetadakhilābhāsaṃ tattvadajñānasaṃbhavam ..

> This whole appearance arises from lack of knowledge of your true nature;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.36)

jñāte tvayi vilīyeta rajjusarpādibodhavat .. 17 ..

> when you are known, it dissolves away, just like the awareness of a snake in a rope. // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.37)

anirvaktavyamevedaṃ sattvātsattvavivekataḥ ..

> Because of the discrimination between real and unreal, this \[world\] is indeed ineffable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.38)

advitīya jagadbhāsa svaprakāśa namo'stu te .. 18 ..

> O Non-dual one, Light of the universe, Self-luminous one, obeisance to you! // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.39)

viṣayānaṃdamakhilaṃ sahajānaṃdarūpiṇaḥ .  
aṃśaṃ tavopajīvaṃti yena jīvaṃti jaṃtavaḥ .. 19 ..

> Living beings subsist only on a fraction of you, whose nature is innate bliss, / from which comes all sensory pleasure, and by which creatures live. // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.40)

niṣprapaṃca nirākāra nirvikāra nirāśraya ..

> O you who are devoid of phenomenal expansion, formless, changeless, without support!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.41)

sthūlasūkṣmāṇumahimansthaulyasūkṣmavivarjita .. 2.2.27.20 ..

> O you whose greatness is both gross and subtle and atomic, yet who are free from grossness and subtlety! // 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.42)

guṇātīta guṇādhāra triguṇātmannamo'stu te .. 21 ..

> O you who transcend the guṇas, the foundation of the guṇas, whose self is the three guṇas, obeisance to you! // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.43)

tvanmāyayā mohito'haṃ sṛṣṭimātraparāyaṇaḥ ..

> Deluded by your māyā, intent solely upon the act of creation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.44)

adyāpi na labhe śarma aṃtaryyāminnamostu te .. 22 ..

> even today I find no peace. O Inner Controller, obeisance to you! // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.45)

tvannābhipaṃkajājjāto nityaṃ tatraiva saṃstuvan ..

> Born from your navel lotus, constantly offering praise right there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.46)

nātikramitumīśo'smi māyāṃ te ko'nya īśvaraḥ .. 23 ..

> I am not able to overcome your māyā; what other lord could? // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.47)

ahaṃ yathāṃḍamadhye'sminracitaḥ sṛṣṭikarmaṇi ..

> Just as I was fashioned inside this egg for the work of creation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.48)

tathānulomakalitā brahmāṃḍe brahmakoṭayaḥ .. 24 ..

> likewise there are tens of millions of Brahmās enumerated in order across the cosmic eggs. // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.49)

sārddhatrikoṭisaṃkhyānāṃ viriṃcīnāmapi prabho ..

> Even among those Viriñcis numbering thirty-five million, O Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.50)

naiko'pi tattvato vetti yathāhaṃ tvatpuraḥ sthitaḥ .. 25 ..

> not even one knows you in reality as I do, standing before you. // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.51)

namociṃtyamahimne te cidrūpāya namonamaḥ ..

> Obeisance to you whose greatness is inconceivable! Obeisance, obeisance to the embodiment of Consciousness!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.52)

namo devādhidevāya devadevāya te namaḥ .. 26 ..

> Obeisance to the God beyond the gods! Obeisance to you, the God of gods! // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.53)

divyādivyasvarūpāya divyarūpāya te namaḥ ..

> Obeisance to you whose form is divine and non-divine, whose form is heavenly!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.54)

jarāmṛtyuvihīnāya mṛtyurūpāya te namaḥ .. 27 ..

> Obeisance to you who are free from old age and death, yet whose form is death itself! // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.55)

jvaladagnisvarūpāya mṛtyorapi ca mṛtyave ..

> To the one whose form is blazing fire, and who is death even unto Death;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.56)

prapannamṛtyuna(?)śāya sahajānaṃdarūpiṇe ..

> To the destroyer of death for those who surrender, whose nature is innate bliss;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.57)

bhaktipriyāya jagatāṃ mātre pitre namo namaḥ .. 28 ..

> To the lover of devotion, the mother and father of the worlds, salutations, salutations! \[28\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.58)

praṇatārtivināśāya nityodyoginnamo'stu te ..

> To the destroyer of the distress of those bowed down, O ever-striving one, salutations unto you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.59)

namonamaste dīnānāṃ kṛpāsahajasiṃdhave .. 29 ..

> Salutations, salutations to you, an innate ocean of compassion for the wretched! \[29\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.60)

parāya pararūpāya paraṃpārāya te namaḥ ..

> To the supreme one, whose form is the beyond, who are the furthest shore, salutations to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.61)

apārapārabhūtāya brahmarūpāya te namaḥ .. 2.2.27.30 ..

> To the one who has become the shore of the shoreless, whose form is Brahman, salutations to you! \[2.2.27.30\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.62)

paramārthasvarūpāya namaste parahetave ..

> To the one whose nature is the ultimate reality, salutations to you, the supreme cause;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.63)

paraṃparā parivyāpta paratattvaparāya te .. 31 ..

> To you who pervade succession upon succession, who are devoted to the supreme truth; \[31\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.64)

praṇatārtivināśāya namaḥ svātmaikabhānave ..

> To the destroyer of the distress of those bowed down, salutations to the single sun of one's own Self!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.65)

purā yatprārthitaṃ svāsminsṛṣṭibhārāvatāraṇe .. 32 ..

> That which was formerly requested of you in lifting the burden of creation, \[32\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.66)

tatkuruṣva jagannātha sahajāktadarūpabhāk ..

> perform that, O Lord of the World, possessing your innate and manifest form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.67)

tvayi prasanne kiṃ nātha durlabhaṃ mayi vidyate .. 33 ..

> When you are pleased, O Lord, what remains difficult for me to attain? \[33\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.68)

tvayaivāhaṃ pṛthaglīlābhedādbhinnaḥ kṛpāṃbudhe ..

> By you alone, through the diversity of sportive play, was I made distinct, O ocean of mercy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.69)

ajñānatimiracchanne jagatkārāgṛhāṃtare .. 34 ..

> Enveloped in the darkness of ignorance inside the prison of the world, \[34\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.70)

bhrāmyanna dvāramāpnoti tvāmṛte muktihetave .. 35 ..

> wandering about, one finds no door to the cause of liberation without you. \[35\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.71)

namonamaste jagadekavandya surāsurābhyarcitapādapadma ..

> Salutations, salutations to you, the sole one praiseworthy in the world, whose lotus feet are worshipped by gods and asuras!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.72)

namonamastāpaharaikacaṃdra namonamaḥ śarmasubodhasāṃdra .. 36 ..

> Salutations, salutations, O sole moon dispelling affliction! Salutations, salutations, O one dense with bliss and right knowledge! \[36\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.73)

namo namaḥ kalpakadūrabhūta duṣprāpyakāmaprada kalpavṛkṣa ..

> Salutations, salutations, O one far beyond conception, wish-fulfilling tree granting desires hard to obtain!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.74)

dīnāśaraṇyapraṇataikaduḥkhasaṃghoddhṛtau nityasubaddhapakṣa .. 37 ..

> O one ever firmly allied to the deliverance of the host of miseries of the wretched, the helpless, and those bowed down! \[37\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.75)

prasīda jagatāṃ nātha magnānāṃ duḥkhasāgare ..

> Be gracious, O Lord of the World, to those drowned in the ocean of sorrow;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.76)

kaṭākṣalīlāpātena trāyasva karuṇākara .. .. 38 ..

> protect them with the playful casting of your side-glance, O maker of compassion! \[38\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.77)

stutvetthaṃ śrījagannāthaṃ vedārthaḥ sa pitāmahaḥ ..

> Having thus praised glorious Jagannātha, that grandfather \[Brahmā\], who embodies the meaning of the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.78)

jagāma sīriṇaṃ draṣṭumavatīrṇaṃ dharādharam .. 39 ..

> went to see the plow-bearer \[Balarāma\], the supporter of the earth who had descended. \[39\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.79)

praṇamya parayā bhaktyā tuṣṭāva balinaṃ mudā ..

> Having bowed with supreme devotion, he joyfully praised the mighty one:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.80)

nabhaḥ śiraste deveśa āpaste vigrahaḥ prabho .. 2.2.27.40 ..

> “The sky is your head, O Lord of the gods; the waters are your body, O Lord; \[2.2.27.40\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.81)

pādau kṣitirmukhaṃ vahniḥ śvasitāni samīraṇaḥ ..

> the earth is your feet; the fire is your face; the wind is your breath;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.82)

manaste hyoṣadhīnāthaścakṣuṣī te divākaraḥ .. 41 ..

> the moon is your mind; the sun is your two eyes; \[41\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.83)

bāhavaḥ kakubho nātha namaste jñānadarpaṇa ..

> the directions of space are your arms, O Lord! Salutations to you, the mirror of knowledge,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.84)

caturdaśānāṃ lokānāṃ mūlastaṃbhāya sīriṇe .. 42 ..

> to the plow-bearer, the root pillar of the fourteen worlds! \[42\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.85)

padāṃbhojaprapannānāṃ namaḥ pāpaughadāriṇe ..

> Salutations to the tearer of the flood of sins of those who take refuge in your lotus feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.86)

anantavaktranayanaśrotrapādākṣibāhave .. 43 ..

> to the one who has endless mouths, eyes, ears, feet, sight, and arms! \[43\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.87)

namo nādimahāmūlatamaḥstomaughabhānave ..

> Salutations to the sun for the dense mass of beginningless primal darkness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.88)

trayīmaya tridhādoṣanāśāya tryavatāriṇe ..44..

> O you who consist of the three Vedas, the destroyer of the threefold fault, descending threefold! \[44\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.89)

phaṇāmaṇiphaṇākāra kṣitimaṇḍaladhāriṇe ..

> Bearing the circle of the earth in the form of a hood bearing hood-jewels,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.90)

namaḥ kālāgnirudrāya mahārudrāya te namaḥ .. 45 ..

> salutations to Kālāgnirudra, to Mahārudra salutations to you! \[45\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.91)

bhogatalpaphaṇācchatramadhyasuptāya te namaḥ ..

> Salutations to you asleep in the midst of the canopy of hoods upon the serpent-coil bed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.92)

mahārṇavajale vṛddha ekībhūte jagattraye .. 46 ..

> in the swollen waters of the great ocean, when the three worlds have become one. \[46\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.93)

tvameva śeṣo bhagavansahasraphaṇamaṃḍitaḥ ..

> You alone are Śeṣa, O Blessed One, adorned with a thousand hoods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.94)

phaṇāmaṇigaṇavyājasaṃbhṛtākhilabhautikaḥ .. 47 ..

> supporting all the elements under the guise of a cluster of hood-jewels. \[47\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.95)

tvameva nāthaḥ sarveṣāṃ sraṣṭā pālayitā vibho ..

> You alone are the Lord of all, the creator, the preserver, O all-pervading one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.96)

attā dhārayitā nityaṃ madādyāstvannimittakāḥ .. 48 ..

> the consumer, the supporter constantly; I and the others have you as our cause. \[48\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.97)

eṣa nārāyaṇo devo vedāṃteṣūpagīyate ..

> This god Nārāyaṇa who is sung in the Upaniṣads  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.98)

tvatto na bhinno bhagavankāraṇādbhedabhāgasi .. 49 ..

> is not distinct from you, O Blessed One; through causation you share in difference. \[49\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.99)

śayyā tvaṃ śayitā hyeṣa chādyaḥ saṃchādako bhavān ..

> You are the bed and this one is the sleeper; he is the one to be covered and you are the coverer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.100)

yo vai viṣṇuḥ sa vai rāmo yo rāmaḥ kṛṣṇa eva saḥ .. 2.2.27.50 ..

> He who is Viṣṇu is indeed Rāma; he who is Rāma is Kṛṣṇa himself. \[2.2.27.50\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.101)

yuvayoraṃtaraṃ nāsti prasīda tvaṃ jaganmaya ..

> There is no difference between you two; be pleased, O you who comprise the universe!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.102)

iti stavāṃte balinaṃ praṇamya parameśvaram .. 51 ..

> Having thus at the end of the praise bowed to the mighty Parameśvara, \[51\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.103)

īśvarīṃ jagatāṃ draṣṭuṃ subhadrāsyandanaṃ yayau ..

> he went to the chariot of Subhadrā to behold the ruler of the worlds:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.104)

jaya devi jaganmātaḥ prasīda parameśvari .. 52 ..

> “Hail, O goddess, mother of the universe! Be gracious, O supreme sovereign! \[52\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.105)

kāryakāraṇakartrī tvaṃ sarvaśaktyai namo'stu te ..

> You are the maker of effect and cause; salutations to you, the all-power!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.106)

sarvasya hṛdi saṃviṣṭe jñānamohātmike sadā .. 53 ..

> O you who dwell in the heart of all, whose nature is knowledge and delusion always! \[53\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.107)

kaivalyamuktide bhadre tvāṃ namāmi surāraṇim..

> Giver of the liberation that is isolation, auspicious one, I bow to you, the kindling-stick of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.108)

devi tvaṃ viṣṇumāyāsi mohayantī carācaram.. 54 ..

> O goddess, you are the illusion of Viṣṇu, deluding the moving and unmoving. \[54\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.109)

hṛtpadmāsanasaṃsthāsi viṣṇubhāvānusāriṇī..

> You are seated upon the lotus of the heart, following the state of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.110)

tvameva lakṣmīrgaurī ca śacī kātyāyanī tathā ..55..

> You alone are Lakṣmī and Gaurī, and Śacī, and Kātyāyanī. \[55\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.111)

yacca kiṃcitkvacidvastu sadasadvākhilātmike ..

> Whatever entity there is anywhere, existent or nonexistent, O soul of all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.112)

tasya sarvasya śaktistvaṃ stotuṃ tvāṃ kastu śaktimān .. ..56..

> you are the power of all that; who indeed has the power to praise you? \[56\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.113)

jaya bhadre subhadre tvaṃ sarveṣāṃ bhadradāyini ..

> Victory to you, O auspicious Subhadrā, bestower of auspiciousness upon all!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.114)

bhadrābhadrasvarūpe tvaṃ bhadrakāli namo'stu te..57..

> O you whose nature is the auspicious and inauspicious, O Bhadrakālī, salutations unto you!” \[57\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.115)

tvaṃ mātā jagatāṃ devi pitā nārāyaṇo hi saḥ..

> You are the mother of the worlds, O goddess; he is indeed the father, Nārāyaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.116)

strīrūpaṃ tvaṃ sarvameva puṃrūpo jagadīśvaraḥ .. 58 ..

> You are entirely of female form; the Lord of the Universe is of male form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.117)

yuvayorna hi bhedo'sti nāstyanyatparameva hi ..

> There is truly no distinction between the two of you, nor does anything else exist that is ultimate.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.118)

yathā vayaṃ niyuktā hi tvayā vai viṣṇumāyayā .. 59 ..

> Just as we are indeed directed by you, the Maya of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.119)

nideśakāriṇo nityaṃ bhramāmaḥ parameśvari ..

> we wander continuously carrying out \[your\] commands, O supreme goddess.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.120)

vṛttiḥ pravṛttiḥ paramā kṣudhā nidrā tvameva ca .. 2.2.27.60 ..

> Livelihood, supreme active effort, hunger, and sleep are you alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.121)

āśā tvamāśāpūrṇā ca sarvāśā paripūrikā..

> You are desire, you are the fulfilled desire, the fulfiller of all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.122)

muktihetustvameveśi baṃdhahetustvameha hi.. 61..

> You alone are the cause of liberation, O sovereign lady; you indeed are the cause of bondage here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.123)

sarvajñānaprade nitye bhaktānāṃ kalpavallarī..

> O giver of all knowledge, eternal one, wish-fulfilling vine for devotees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.124)

trāhi pādābjanamraṃ māṃ kṛpāpāṃgavilokanaiḥ.. 62..

> protect me, bowed at your lotus feet, with glance-glimpses of compassion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.125)

stutvetthaṃ bhadrarūpāṃ tāṃ tatsamīpasthitaṃ rathe..

> Having thus praised her of auspicious form, \[to the one\] standing near her in the chariot,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.126)

cakraṃ sudarśanaṃ viṣṇoścaturthaṃ vapurāsthitam..63..

> Viṣṇu's discus Sudarśana, which had assumed a fourth form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.127)

praṇamya parayā bhaktyā imāṃ stutimudāharat..

> having bowed down with supreme devotion, he uttered this hymn of praise:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.128)

sudarśana mahājvāla koṭisūryasamaprabha..64..

> “O Sudarśana of great flames, possessing brilliance equal to ten million suns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.129)

ajñānatimirāṃdhānāṃ vaikuṇṭhādhvapradarśakaḥ..

> shower of the pathway to Vaikuṇṭha for those blinded by the darkness of ignorance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.130)

namaste nityavilasadvaiṣṇavasvaniketana .. 65..

> homage to you, eternal shining abode of Viṣṇu's devotees!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.131)

avāryavīryaṃ yadrūpaṃ viṣṇostatpraṇamāmyaham ..

> To that form of Viṣṇu which is of irresistible power, I bow down.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.132)

praṇamya stutvā devānsa rathebhyaḥ parivṛtya ca .. 66 ..

> Having bowed down and praised the gods, he turned away from the chariots,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.133)

indradyumnanāradābhyāmādiṣṭapadapaddhatiḥ ..

> his course of steps pointed out by Indradyumna and Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.134)

nīlācalamathārohatprāsādaṃ draṣṭumutsukaḥ .. 67 ..

> and then climbed Nīlācala, eager to behold the temple.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.135)

tataḥ sa gatvā prāsādasamīpaṃ daivataiḥ saha ..

> Then, having gone near the temple together with the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.136)

dadarśa śālāṃ-rucirāṃ svacittābhimatā dvijāḥ .. 68 ..

> he beheld a delightful hall pleasing to his own heart, O twice-born ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.137)

tanmadhye sthāpayāmāsa daivatoragabhūpatīn ..

> In its midst he seated the gods, the serpents, the kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.138)

brahmarṣīnyogino viprānvaiṣṇavāṃśca tapasvinaḥ .. 69 ..

> the celestial seers, yogins, brahmins, Vaiṣṇavas, and ascetics.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.139)

divyasiṃhāsanavare nṛpeṇa pratipādite ..

> Upon an excellent divine throne presented by the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.140)

sa pādapīṭhe bhagavānupaviṣṭaḥ svayaṃ vibhuḥ .. 2.2.27.70 ..

> the Lord, the all-pervading one, himself sat upon the footstool.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.141)

śāṃtikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ kartuṃ bhāradvājaṃ mahāmunim ..

> To perform the rites of pacification and nourishment, the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.142)

pitāmahājñayā bhūpo varayāmāsa ṛddhimat ..71..

> by order of the Grandfather, richly chose the great sage Bharadvāja.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.143)

pratiṣṭhāyāṃ tu ye devā balipūjāvidhau matāḥ ..

> Those gods who are prescribed in the ritual of offerings and worship during the consecration,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.144)

homeṣu ca tathā te vai dhyānarūpamupāśritāḥ..72..

> and likewise in the fire sacrifices, assumed meditative forms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.145)

ājñayā padmayonestu caturdigbhāgamāśritāḥ ..

> By command of the lotus-born \[Brahmā\], they occupied the four directions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.146)

supūjitā gaṃdhapuṣpamālālaṃkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ .. 73 ..

> well-worshiped with fragrant perfumes, flowers, garlands, and ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.147)

tataḥ karma pravavṛte bhāradvājena dhīmatā ..

> Then the rite was undertaken by the wise Bharadvāja  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.148)

pratyakṣaṃ devadevasya sarveṣāṃ ca divaukasām .. 74 ..

> before the eyes of the God of gods and of all the heaven-dwellers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.149)

trailokyavāsināṃ pūjāṃ cakāra nṛpatirmudā ..

> The king joyfully performed the worship of the inhabitants of the three worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.150)

sāṃgopāṃgaṃ samabhyarcya jagatsraṣṭāramagrataḥ .. 75 ..

> having first worshiped the Creator of the universe with all accessories and limbs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.151)

tataḥ saṃpūjitāḥ sarve tena trailokyavāsinaḥ ..

> Then all the inhabitants of the three worlds were worshiped by him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.152)

paśyanto'vasthitaṃ madhye sākṣādbrahmāṇamavyayam .. 76 ..

> beholding the imperishable Brahmā present directly in their midst,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.153)

vapuṣmaṃtaṃ jagannāthaṃ pratyakṣaṃ brahmarūpiṇam ..

> and Jagannātha in bodily form, manifestly embodying Brahman;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.154)

indradyumnaprasādena jīvanmuktatvamāpnuvan .. 77 ..

> by the grace of Indradyumna they attained liberation while alive.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.155)

kalevaraṃ bhagavataḥ prāsādaṃ sumanoharam ..

> Having consecrated the very charming temple, the body of the Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.156)

pratiṣṭhāya bharadvājaḥ samucchritamahādhvajam .. 78 ..

> upon which the great flag had been raised,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.157)

vyajñāpayatatpratiṣṭhāyai jīvasyātha pitāmaham ..

> Bharadvāja then requested the Grandfather for the consecration of the soul.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.158)

samuttasthau tato brahmā kṛtasvastyayanaḥ svayam .. 79 ..

> Then Brahmā stood up, having himself recited blessings of well-being,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.159)

ṛṣibhirnāradādyaiśca vidvadbhirbrāhmaṇaistathā ..

> accompanied by the seers headed by Nārada, by learned brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.160)

rājabhiḥ kṣatriyairnāgaiḥ sahitaḥ paramarṣibhiḥ .. 2.2.27.80..

> by kings, kṣatriyas, Nāgas, and supreme seers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.161)

gandharvairgāyamāneṣu divyagāneṣu susvaram ..

> While divine songs were being sung melodiously by Gandharvas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.162)

māṃgalyocitarāgeṣu nṛtyantīṣvapsaraḥsu ca .. 81 ..

> in musical modes appropriate for auspiciousness, and while apsarases danced,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.163)

śākuneṣu ca sūkteṣu paṭhyamāneṣu ca dvijaiḥ ..

> and while bird-omen hymns were being recited by the twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.164)

śaṃkhakāhālamurajabherīvāditravaiṇave .. 82 ..

> when the sound of conches, kāhalā-horns, muraja-drums, and kettledrums,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.165)

śabde pramūrcchati tataḥ sarve te syandanopari ..

> and of flutes swelled forth, they all then went  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.166)

gatvāvatārayāmāsū rathātsopānavartmani .. 83 ..

> onto the chariot and brought \[the deity\] down from the chariot onto the stairway.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.167)

sāvadhānāḥ samādhisthā bhaktyā saṃyamitātmakāḥ ..

> Attentive, established in absorption, their minds restrained through devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.168)

pārśvayorbhujayormūrdhni pādayornyastapāṇayaḥ .. 84 ..

> placing their hands on the sides, the arms, the head, and the feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.169)

śanaiḥ śanaiḥ salīlaṃ te nārāyaṇamanāmayam ..

> slowly, gracefully, resting \[him\] repeatedly upon cushions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.170)

vāsaṃ vāsaṃ tūlikāsu ninyuḥ prāsādasannidhim .. 85 ..

> they brought the healthy Nārāyaṇa into the presence of the temple,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.171)

uparyupari saṃtānavṛṣṭipūtpatitāsu ca ..

> while showers of Mandāra blossoms fell continuously from above:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.172)

jaya kṛṣṇa jagannātha jaya sarvā'ghanāśana .. 86 ..

> “Victory, O Kṛṣṇa, Lord of the Universe! Victory, O destroyer of all sins!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.173)

jaya līlādārutano jaya vāṃchāphalaprada ..

> Victory to you of sportive wooden body! Victory, O granter of the fruits of desires!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.174)

jaya saṃsārasaṃmagnalīloddhāra jayāvyaya .. 87 ..

> Victory to you who effortlessly uplift those plunged in worldly existence! Victory, O imperishable one!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.175)

jayānukaṃpāpāthodhe jaya dīnaparāyaṇa ..

> Victory, O ocean of compassion! Victory, O refuge of the destitute!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.176)

jayācyuta jayānanta jayeśāna namo'stu te ..88..

> Victory, O Acyuta! Victory, O Ananta! Victory, O Īśāna! Homage be to you!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.177)

ebhiḥ stavaiḥ stūyamāno brahmaṇā ca svayaṃbhuvā ..

> While he was thus praised with these hymns by the self-manifest Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.178)

tuṣṭāva sa mudā yukto nāradaścopavīṇayan .. 89 ..

> Nārada, filled with joy, praised him while playing upon his vīṇā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.179)

ratnacchatrayuge mūrdhni dhāryamāṇe'tha pṛṣṭhataḥ ..

> When a pair of jewelled umbrellas was held over his head and from behind  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.180)

śaśinā bhāsvatā bhaktyā divyadhūpena dhūpitā ..2.2.27.90..

> by the Moon and the Sun with devotion, \[the deities\] were censed with divine incense.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.181)

śreṇīkṛtā hyubhayataḥ pārśvayoścāmaragrahāḥ ..

> Chowrie-bearers formed ranks on both flanks,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.182)

salīlāṃdolanavyagrā yauvanālaṃkṛtāstathā .. 91 ..

> busy waving playfully, adorned in their youth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.183)

evaṃ ca sahitāḥ sarve kautūhalasamanvitāḥ ..

> Thus, all together, filled with wondrous curiosity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.184)

sudarśanaṃ subhadrāṃ ca balabhadramanaiṣiṣuḥ .. 92 ..

> they led Sudarśana, Subhadrā, and Balabhadra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.185)

prāsādadvāri racite ratnastaṃbhe'tha maṇḍape ..

> In the pavilion with jewelled pillars erected at the entrance of the temple,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.186)

vāsayitvābhiṣekāya saṃmukhādarśamaṇḍale .. 93 ..

> having seated them facing a ring of mirrors for the ritual consecration,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.187)

adhivāsitai ratnakuṃbhaistīrthavāryupasaṃbhṛtaiḥ ..

> with perfumed jewelled jars filled with sacred water from the sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.188)

sūktābhyāṃ śrīpuruṣayorabhiṣekaṃ pitāmahaḥ ..

> with the two sūktas of Śrī and Puruṣa, the Grandsire  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.189)

cakāra bhagavām̐llokasaṃgrahārthaṃ dvijottamāḥ .. 94 ..

> the blessed one performed the consecration for the welfare of the worlds, O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.190)

tato hyalaṃkṛtāndevāngaṃdhamālyopaśobhitān ..

> Then, having waved lights before the adorned gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.191)

nīrājayitvā bhagavānsa svayaṃ lokabhāvanaḥ ..

> who were radiant with fragrant perfumes and garlands, the blessed creator of the worlds himself  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.192)

ratnasiṃhāsane ramye sthāpayāmāsa mantrataḥ .. 95 ..

> installed them according to the mantra upon the charming jewelled throne.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.193)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.27.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.194)

aśeṣajagadādhāra sarvalokapratiṣṭhita ..

> “O support of the entire universe, established in all worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.195)

supratiṣṭhākhilavyāpinprāsāde susthiro bhava .. 96 ..

> well-established, all-pervading one, be firmly steadfast in this temple!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.196)

tvayi pratiṣṭhite nātha vayaṃ sarve pratiṣṭhitāḥ ..

> When you are established, O Lord, all of us are established.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.197)

tvadājñayā pratiṣṭheyaṃ pūrṇā''stāṃ tvatprasādataḥ .. 97 ..

> By your command and by your grace, may this installation be complete!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.198)

sthāpayitvā jagannāthaṃ spṛṣṭvā tasya hṛdaṃbujam ..

> Having installed Jagannātha and touched his lotus heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.199)

ānuṣṭubhaṃ maṃtrarājaṃ sahasraṃ sa jajāpa ha .. 98 ..

> he chanted the king of mantras in the anuṣṭubh metre a thousand times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.27.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.27.200)

vaiśākhasyāmale pakṣe aṣṭamyāṃ puṣyayogataḥ ..

> In the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha, on the eighth day, in conjunction with Puṣya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.27.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (4)

- [Rasārṇava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.2.50) — Sanskrit
- [Kapilapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.kapila.3.50) — Sanskrit
- [Devīmāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.devimahatmya.1.82) — Sanskrit
- [Vratakāṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.vratakanda.6.p590) — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit

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