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# Skandapurana 2.2.36

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.36

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.36.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.1)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.36.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.2)

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi śayanotsavamuttamam ..

> Hereafter I shall describe the excellent festival of sleep.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.3)

āṣāḍhīmavadhiṃ kṛtvā hareḥ svāpastu karkaṭe .. 1 ..

> Starting from the full moon of Āṣāḍha, the slumber of Hari occurs when the sun enters Cancer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.4)

vārṣikāṃścaturo māsānyāvatsyātkārttikī dvijāḥ ..

> throughout the four rainy months, until the full moon of Kārttika, O twice-born ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.5)

ayaṃ puṇyatamaḥ kālo harerārādhanaṃ prati .. 2 ..

> This is the most sacred time for the worship of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.6)

kāśyāṃ bahuyugaṃ vāsānniyamavratasaṃsthiteḥ ..

> Whatever fruit is spoken of from dwelling in Kāśī for many yugas, established in vows and restraints,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.7)

phalaṃ yaduktaṃ tadvidyātkṣetre śrīpuruṣottame .. 3 ..

> one should know that \[same fruit is obtained\] in the sacred field of the glorious Puruṣottama  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.8)

cāturmāsyadinaikena vasataḥ sannidhau hareḥ ..

> by dwelling in the presence of Hari for even a single day of Cāturmāsya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.9)

vārṣikāṇāṃ caturṇāṃ tu yānyahāni vasannayet .. 4 ..

> As for the days of the four rainy months that one might spend dwelling  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.10)

puṇyakṣetre jagannāthasannidhau nirmalāṃtare ..

> in the sacred field in the presence of Jagannātha, with a pure heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.11)

pratyakṣaṃ vājimedhasya sahasrasya labhetphalam .. 5 ..

> he directly obtains the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.12)

snātvā siṃdhujale puṇye dṛṣṭvā śrīpuruṣottamam ..

> Having bathed in the holy water of the ocean and beheld the glorious Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.13)

cāturmāsyavrate tiṣṭhanna śocati kutaścana .. 6 ..

> abiding in the vow of Cāturmāsya, he grieves for nothing whatsoever.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.14)

cāturmāsye nivasati kṣetre śrīpuruṣottame ..

> Dwelling in the sacred field of the glorious Puruṣottama during Cāturmāsya  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.15)

sākṣāddṛṣṭirbhagavatastaddvayaṃ muktisādhanam .. 7 ..

> and the direct vision of the Lord—these two are the means to liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.16)

tasmātsarvāṇi saṃtyajya śrautasmārttāni mānavaḥ ..

> Therefore, abandoning all Vedic and Smṛti duties, a man  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.17)

prayatnānnivasetpuṇye kṣetre śrīpuruṣottame .. 8 ..

> should make every effort to dwell in the sacred field of the glorious Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.18)

bhogibhogāsane suptaścāturmāsyeṣu vai prabhuḥ ..

> Asleep on the seat of the serpent's coils during Cāturmāsya, the Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.19)

sarva kṣetreṣu sānnidhyaṃ na karoti jagadguruḥ .. 9 ..

> the teacher of the universe, does not manifest His presence in all sacred fields;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.20)

atra sākṣānnivasati yathā vaikuṇṭhaveśmani ..

> here He dwells in visible form, just as in the abode of Vaikuṇṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.21)

dvādaśasvapi māseṣu bhagavānatra mūrtimān ..

> Throughout all twelve months the Lord is embodied here;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.22)

muktidaścakṣuṣā dṛṣṭaścāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ .. 2.2.36.10 ..

> seen with one's eyes, He grants liberation, especially during Cāturmāsya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.23)

aṣṭamāsanivāsena dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuṃ dine dine ..

> Whatever fruit one obtains by residing for eight months and beholding Viṣṇu day by day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.24)

yadāpnoti phalaṃ taddhi cāturmāsyadinaikataḥ .. 11 ..

> he surely obtains that from a single day during the Cāturmāsya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.25)

cāturmāsyanivāsena kṣetre śrīpuruṣottame ..

> By residing during the Cāturmāsya in the sacred field Śrī Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.26)

dinaṃ dinaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvakṣatranivāsajam ..

> day by day \[he gains\] the great merit born of residing in all sacred fields;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.27)

phalaṃ dadāti bhagavānkṣetre varṣanivāsataḥ .. 12 ..

> the Lord grants the fruit derived from residing a year in the sacred field.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.28)

sarvapāpaprasakto'pi sarvācāracyuto'pi ca ..

> Even if attached to every sin, and even if fallen from all proper conduct,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.29)

sarvadharmabahirbhūto nivasetpuruṣottame .. 13 ..

> even if cast out from all righteousness, one should reside in Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.30)

cāturmāsyamathekaṃ yaḥ kuryādvai pāpakṛnnaraḥ ..

> If a man who has committed sins should then observe a single Cāturmāsya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.31)

vihāya sarvapāpāni bahiraṃtaśca nirmalaḥ .. 14 ..

> abandoning all sins and becoming pure both outside and within,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.32)

narasiṃhaprasādena vaikuṇṭhabhavanaṃ vrajet .. 15 ..

> by the grace of Narasiṃha he goes to the abode of Vaikuṇṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.33)

tasmānnaraḥ sarvabhāvairviṣṇoḥ śayanabhāvitān ..

> Therefore, with all one's being, \[concentrating\] on the sleeping state of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.34)

vārṣikāṃścaturo māsānnivasetpuruṣottame .. 16 ..

> a man should reside in Puruṣottama during the four rainy months.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.35)

kuryādanyanna vā kuryājjanmasāphalyamṛcchati .. 17 ..

> Whether he does anything else or not, he attains the fulfillment of his birth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.36)

āṣāḍhaśuklaikādaśyāṃ kuryātsvāpamahotsavam ..

> On the eleventh day of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha, one should celebrate the great festival of sleeping;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.37)

maṇḍapaṃ racayettatra śayanāgāramuttamam .. 18 ..

> there he should prepare a pavilion, an excellent bedchamber,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.38)

devasya purataḥ śayyāṃ ratnapalyaṃkikopari ..

> in front of the god, \[preparing\] a bed upon a jeweled couch,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.39)

svāstīrya sopadhānāṃ tu mṛducīnottaracchadām .. 19 ..

> well-spread, provided with pillows, with a soft silk bedspread,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.40)

karpūradhūlivikṣiptāṃ sādhucaṃdrātapāṃ śubhām ..

> sprinkled with camphor dust, having a fine awning, auspicious,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.41)

sarvato veṣṭitāṃ chidrarahitāṃ cadanokṣitām .. 2.2.36.20 ..

> enclosed on all sides, free from holes, sprinkled with sandalwood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.42)

sādhudvārāṃ samāṃ snigdhāṃ nānācitropaśobhitām..

> with a good door, level, smooth, and adorned with various pictures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.43)

ekaṃ svāpagṛhaṃ kṛtvā niśīthe pratimātrayam .. 21 ..

> Having made a single bedchamber, at midnight three images—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.44)

sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ vāpi rītijaṃ dārṣadaṃ tathā ..

> either of gold, or of silver, or made of brass, or of stone—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.45)

yathāśraddhaṃ prakurvīta praśastaṃ cottarottaram.. 22 ..

> he should make according to his faith; each following one is more commendable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.46)

tattrayāṇāṃ surāṇāṃ vai pādamūle yathātatham ..

> Having placed them duly at the feet of those three gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.47)

nidhāya pūjūyeddevāṃstaccheṣaṃ teṣu nikṣipet .. 23 ..

> he should worship the gods and place the remnants upon them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.48)

pūjāṃte bhāvayedaikya teṣāṃ kṛṣṇādibhiḥ saha ..

> At the conclusion of the worship, he should meditate on their oneness with Kṛṣṇa and the others:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.49)

ehyehi bhagavandeva sarvalokaikajīvana .. 24 ..

> “Come, come, O Lord, O God, sole life of all worlds!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.50)

svāpārthaṃ caturo māsānsarvakalyāṇavṛddhaye ..

> For four months, for the purpose of sleep, for the increase of all auspiciousness!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.51)

iti saṃprārthya deveśāṃstadaṃgāttatsrajāṃ trayam .. 25 ..

> Having thus prayed to the lords of gods, \[taking\] three garlands from their limbs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.52)

pratyarcāsu vinikṣipya māṃgalyastutigītibhiḥ ..

> and placing them on each of the substitute images, with auspicious hymns and songs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.53)

nayecchayyāgṛhaddvāraṃ vāsayeddhaṭikātraye ..26..

> he should lead them to the door of the bedchamber and make them stay for three ghaṭikās.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.54)

paṃcāmṛtaiḥ snāpayettānpṛthakpalaśatādhikaiḥ ..

> He should bathe them with the five nectars, each \[measuring\] more than a hundred palas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.55)

sugandhacaṃdanairliptānvastrālaṃkaraṇādibhiḥ .. 27 ..

> Smeared with fragrant sandalwood, with garments, ornaments, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.56)

pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ prāṃjalirmaṃtramuccaret ..

> having worshipped them properly, with folded hands he should utter the mantra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.57)

jagadvandya jagannātha jagattrāṇaparāyaṇa ..28 ..

> “O worshipful one of the universe, O Lord of the universe, O you dedicated to protecting the universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.58)

hitāya jagatāmīśa cāturmāsyānghanāgamān ..

> For the welfare of the worlds, O Lord, during the Cāturmāsya when the clouds arrive,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.59)

suptvā praśamayāriṣṭāñchakreṇa saha pūjitaḥ .. 29 ..

> sleeping, worshipped together with Śakra, pacify all calamities!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.60)

ehyehi śayanāgāraṃ sukhamatra svapa prabho ..

> Come, come to the bedchamber; sleep pleasantly here, O Lord!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.61)

iti saṃprārthya deveśaṃ svāpayetpuruṣottamam .. 2.2.36.30 ..

> Having thus prayed to the Lord of gods, he should lay Puruṣottama down to sleep.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.62)

sudṛḍhaṃ bandhayeddvāraṃ viṣṇoḥ śayanaveśmanaḥ ..

> He should firmly fasten the door of Viṣṇu's bedchamber;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.63)

svāpayitvā jagannāthaṃ labhate sukhamuttamam .. .. 31 ..

> having put the Lord of the universe to sleep, he obtains supreme happiness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.64)

vārṣikāṃścaturo māsānprasupte vai janārdane ..

> During the four rainy months, while Janārdana is asleep,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.65)

vratairanekairniyamairmāsānvai caturaḥ kṣipet .. 32 ..

> one should spend the four months with various vows and observances.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.66)

kalpasthāyī viṣṇuloke naro bhakto bhaveddhruvam..

> A devoted man will surely dwell in the world of Viṣṇu for a kalpa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.67)

niyamavratāni gadataḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ munayo mama .. 33 ..

> O sages, listen to me as I speak of the observances and vows!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.68)

maṃcakhaṭvādiśayanaṃ varjayedbhaktimānnaraḥ ..

> A devoted man should avoid sleeping on a cot, bedstead, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.69)

anṛtau na vrajedbhāryāṃ māsaṃ madhu paraudanam .. .. 34 ..

> He should not go to his wife out of season, \[nor consume\] meat, honey, or food from another.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.70)

paṭolaṃ mūlakaṃ caiva vārtākaṃ ca na bhakṣayet ..

> He should not eat pointed gourd, radish, or eggplant;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.71)

abhakṣyaṃ varjayeddūrānmasūraṃ sitasarṣapam .. 35 ..

> he should avoid forbidden food from afar: lentils, white mustard,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.72)

rājamāṣānkulatthāṃśca āśudhānyaṃ ca saṃtyajet..

> kidney beans, horse gram, and fast-ripening grain he should abandon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.73)

śākaṃ dadhi payo māṣācchrāvaṇādau kramādimān .. 36 ..

> Vegetables, curd, milk, and black gram—in order, starting from the month of Śrāvaṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.74)

rājagopayatīṃstyaktvā nāroheccarmapāduke ..

> excepting the king, cowherd, and ascetic, one should not put on leather shoes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.75)

vārṣikāṃścaturo māsānavratena nayedyadi ..

> If one spends the four rainy months without vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.76)

tasya pāpasya śāṃtyarthaṃ kārtike vā vratī bhavet .. 37 ..

> for the pacification of that sin he should observe vows in the month of Kārtika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.77)

namaḥ kṛṣṇāya haraye keśavāya namonamaḥ ..

> “Obeisance to Kṛṣṇa, to Hari, to Keśava, obeisance, obeisance!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.78)

namo'stu nārasiṃhāya viṣṇave pāpajiṣṇave .. 38 ..

> Obeisance be to Narasiṃha, to Viṣṇu, the conqueror of sin!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.79)

sāyaṃ prātardivāmadhye karmāṃteṣu ca yojayet .. 39 ..

> In the evening, morning, midday, and at the conclusion of rites, he should recite this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.80)

tasya pāpāni ghorāṇi citāni bahujanmasu ..

> His terrible sins accumulated over many births,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.81)

nirdahatyeva sarvāṇi tūlarāśimivānalaḥ .. 2.2.36.40 ..

> he burns away entirely, like fire \[burns\] a heap of cotton.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.82)

ekāhāro yatāhāro viṣṇunirmālyabhojanaḥ ..

> Eating once a day, with restrained food, eating the remnants of Viṣṇu's offerings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.83)

āṣāḍhīmavadhiṃ kṛtvā kārtikyavadhi yo bhavet ..

> Whoever, making the full moon of Āṣāḍha the beginning and that of Kārttika the limit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.84)

naktabhojī bhavedvāpi svargastasyālpakaṃ phalam.. 41 ..

> eats only at night—heaven is a small reward for him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.85)

tailābhyaṃgaṃ divāsvāpaṃ mṛṣāvādaṃ ca varjayet ..

> He should avoid oil-massage, sleeping during the day, and speaking falsehood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.86)

āṣāḍhaśuklaikādaśyāṃ saṃkrāṃtau karkaṭasya vā .. 42 ..

> On the eleventh day of the bright half of Āṣāḍha, or at the Cancer solstice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.87)

āṣāḍhyāṃ vā naro bhaktyā gṛhṇīyānniyamaṃ vratī ..

> or on the full moon of Āṣāḍha, a person undertaking the observance should devoutly adopt the rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.88)

sarvapāpaharaṃ devaṃ prapūjya madhusūdanam .. 43 ..

> Having worshipped god Madhusūdana, the destroyer of all sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.89)

tadagre pratisaṃkalpya vratārcanajapādikam ..

> making the resolve before him regarding the observance, worship, recitation, and other rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.90)

prārthayetparamānandaṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭo vratī .. 44 ..

> the practitioner of the observance, with palms joined together, should pray to the Supreme Bliss:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.91)

cāturmāsyavrataṃ deva gṛhītaṃ tvatprasādataḥ ..

> "O Lord, the cāturmāsya observance has been undertaken by your grace;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.92)

tava prasādānnirvighnaṃ siddhimāyātu keśava .. 45 ..

> by your grace, O Keśava, may it reach fulfillment without obstacle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.93)

vratesminyadyasaṃpūrṇe paralokagatirbhavet..

> If in the midst of this observance my departure to the other world should occur,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.94)

tanme bhavatusaṃpūrṇaṃ tvatprasādādadhokṣaja .. 46 ..

> then let it be complete for me by your grace, O Adhokṣaja!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.95)

iti saṃprārthya deveśaṃ pūrvoktaniyame sthitaḥ ..

> Having thus prayed to the Lord of gods, established in the previously stated rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.96)

yāpayeccaturo māsānviṣṇvarpita matirvratī..47..

> the practitioner of the observance, with mind dedicated to Viṣṇu, should spend the four months.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.97)

pāraṇaṃ pratimāsāṃte prītyai kṛṣṇasya kārayet ..48..

> At the end of each month, one should perform the breaking of the fast for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.98)

miṣṭānnairbhojayedviprānpūjayitvā jagatpatim ..

> Having worshipped the Lord of the world, he should feed brahmins with sweet foods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.99)

asamarthastu kārtikyāṃ pārayedvratamuttamam..49..

> One who is unable, however, should break the excellent observance on the full moon of Kārttika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.100)

tasyāṃ pūjya jagannāthaṃ vahnisthaṃ tarpayettataḥ ..

> Having worshipped Jagannātha on that day, he should then satisfy \[the deity\] residing in fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.101)

dvijāgryānpāyasairmiṣṭairviṣṇubhaktyā prapūjayet ..2.2.36.50..

> He should honour the foremost brahmins with sweet milk-rice through devotion to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.102)

yathāśaktyā pradadyādvai kanakaṃ vastrameva ca ..

> According to his ability, he should indeed give gold and clothing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.103)

aśaktaḥ kārtike māsi vrataṃ kuryātpuroditam ..51..

> If unable, he should perform the previously described observance in the month of Kārttika:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.104)

vrataṃ ca vividhaṃ viṣṇoḥ kṛcchracāṃdrāyaṇaṃ tathā ..52..

> and the manifold observance of Viṣṇu, as well as the kṛcchra and cāndrāyaṇa penances.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.105)

payaḥ pītvā nayedyastu śākāhāreṇa vā punaḥ ..

> Whoever passes \[the time\] drinking milk, or else living on a diet of vegetables,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.106)

bhuktvātra vipulānbhogānparaṃ nirvāṇamṛcchati..53..

> having enjoyed vast pleasures here, attains supreme nirvāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.107)

tatrāpi cedaśaktaḥ syādbhīṣmapaṃcakamuttamam..

> If he should be unable even in that regard, then during the excellent five days of Bhīṣma  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.108)

prītaye devadevasya vanyavṛttirbhavedvratī ..54..

> the practitioner of the observance should subsist on forest fare for the pleasure of the God of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.109)

etadvrataṃ samākhyātaṃ bhagavatprītikārakam ..

> This observance has been proclaimed as that which brings about the Lord's pleasure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.110)

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ viṣṇulokagatipradam ..

> calms all sins, and grants departure to the realm of Viṣṇu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.111)

dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ sarvakāmaprasādhanam ..55..

> it brings fortune, renown, long life, and accomplishes all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.112)

munayaḥ proktametadvo rahasyaṃ śṛṇutāparam ..

> O sages, this secret has been told to you; hear another:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.113)

etadvratāni cānyāni vratāni sabahūni ca .. 56 ..

> These observances and many other observances,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.114)

bhagavadbhaktihīnānāṃ jānīdhvaṃ viphalāni vai ..

> know them to be completely fruitless for those devoid of devotion to the Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.115)

phalaṃ mahākratūnāṃ yattīrthānāṃ phalamuttamam .. 57 ..

> Whatever fruit belongs to great sacrifices, whatever excellent fruit to sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.116)

dānānāṃ tapasāṃ caiva sāttvikānāṃ ca yatphalam ..

> and whatever fruit belongs to gifts and to pure austerities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.117)

ekayā viṣṇubhaktyā tatsamagraṃ phalamaśnute .. 58 ..

> one attains all of that fruit through devotion to Viṣṇu alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.118)

ye paśyaṃti mahātmānaḥ śayanopsavamuttamam..

> Those great-souled ones who behold the excellent festival of \[the Lord's\] sleep,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.119)

māturgarbhe na svapaṃti kārayaṃti ca ye maham .. 59 ..

> and those who arrange the festival, do not sleep in a mother's womb.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.120)

utsavāṃte vrataṃ cedaṃ pratijñāya tadagrataḥ ..

> Having vowed this observance before him at the end of the festival,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.121)

paryāptaṃ pārayitvā tu brahmaloke mahīyate .. 2.2.36.60 ..

> and having completed it fully, one is honoured in the world of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.36.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.36.122)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye ṣaṭtriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 36 ..

> Thus ends the thirty-sixth chapter in the Puruṣottamakṣetra-māhātmya in the second Section on Viṣṇu in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.36.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Kāmikāgama](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.siva.kamika.2.30.570) — Sanskrit
- [Āṅgirasasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.angiras.1.893) — Aṅgiras, Sanskrit

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