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# Skandapurana 2.2.37

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.37

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.1)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.2)

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dakṣiṇāyanamuttamam ..

> Hereafter I will describe the excellent southern solstice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.3)

saṃkrāṃteḥ pūrvakāle yāḥ kalā vai viṃśatirmatāḥ .. 1 ..

> The twenty kalās prior to the ingress \[of the sun\] are considered  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.4)

ayanaṃ puṇyakālo'yaṃ puṇyakarmasu karmiṇām ..

> the solstice, this auspicious time for those performing meritorious acts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.5)

paṃcāmṛtaistatra devaṃ snāpayetsvāpavaddvijāḥ .. 2 ..

> There, O brahmins, one should bathe the God with the five nectars as at \[the time of his\] sleep.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.6)

sarvāṃgaṃ lepayedasyāgurukarpūracaṃdanaiḥ ..

> One should smear his whole body with aloe, camphor, and sandalwood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.7)

sugandha mālyālaṃkāraiścāruvastraiśca dīpakaiḥ .. 3 ..

> and with fragrant garlands, ornaments, lovely garments, and lamps,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.8)

nānābhakṣyopahāraiśca pūjayetparameśvaram ..

> and with various eatables and offerings one should worship the Supreme Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.9)

karpūrālatikāmuccairmukhābhyāśe harerdadet .. 4 ..

> One should hold up high a flame of camphor near the face of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.10)

dūrvāṃkurākṣatairnīrājanenātha pravandayet ..

> Then one should salute \[him\] with sprouts of dūrvā grass, unbroken rice grains, and the waving of lights;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.11)

māṃgalyagītanṛttādyairnārī huluhulāṃ vadet .. 5 ..

> accompanied by auspicious songs, dances, and the like, women should make the huluhulī sound.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.12)

pūjitaṃ pūjyamānaṃ ca yaḥ paśyetpuruṣottamam ..

> Whoever sees Puruṣottama being worshipped or having been worshipped,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.13)

pūjāśataguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ tasmai dadyājjanārdanaḥ .. 6 ..

> to him Janārdana will grant merit a hundred times that of the worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.14)

ayane dakṣiṇe tasminnarcyamānaṃ śriyaḥ patim ..

> Those \[who behold\] the Husband of Śrī being worshipped during that southern solstice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.15)

vihāya sarvapāpāni viṣṇulokaṃ vrajaṃti te .. 7 ..

> leaving behind all sins, go to the realm of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.16)

svalpā vā mahatī yātrā sarvā muktipradā hareḥ ..

> Whether small or great, every pilgrimage-festival of Hari grants liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.17)

tasmiṃstasmindine dṛṣṭo bhagavānmuktido dhruvam .. 8 ..

> The Lord beheld on this and that day surely grants liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.18)

viśvāsahetormūrkhāṇāṃ yātrā hyetāḥ kṛpāvatā ..

> For the sake of generating faith in the ignorant, these pilgrimage-festivals  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.19)

viṣṇunā kathitā viprāḥ pāpināṃ kilbiṣāpahāḥ .. 9 ..

> which destroy the sins of wrongdoers were declared by the compassionate Viṣṇu, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.20)

āyāsajanitaṃ puṇyaṃ manyante ye narādhamāḥ ..

> Those lowest of men who consider merit to be produced \[only\] by toil  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.21)

lakṣmīpaterbhojanāya saṃskāryo'tra mahānasaḥ .. 2.2.37.10 ..

> The kitchen should be consecrated here for the dining of the Lord of Lakṣmī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.22)

vaiṣṇavāgniṃ samādhāya nirupya carumuttamam ..

> Having established the Vaiṣṇava fire and measured out the excellent caru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.23)

vaiśvadevaṃ prakurvīta bhagavatpākasādhanam ..11..

> he should perform the Vaiśvadeva rite to prepare the cooking for the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.24)

brahmaṇe vāstupataye prajānāṃ pataye tathā ..

> To Brahmā, to the lord of the homestead, and likewise to the lord of creatures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.25)

viṣṇave viśvakartre ca śucyagnau juhuyācchuciḥ .. 12 ..

> and to Viṣṇu, the creator of the universe, one who is pure should offer oblations into the pure fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.26)

rājñā niyukta ācāryaḥ śrautasmārtakriyāparaḥ ..

> The ācārya appointed by the king, devoted to Śrauta and Smārta rituals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.27)

dvārapālapracaṃḍābhyāmaiśānyāṃ kṣetrapāline .. 13 ..

> \[should offer\] to the door-keepers and Pracaṇḍa, and in the north-east to the guardian of the field;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.28)

dakṣiṇe ca virūpāya khagānāṃ pataye tathā ..

> and in the south to Virūpa, and likewise to the lord of birds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.29)

durgāsarasvatībhyāṃ ca nairṛtyāṃ vinivedayet .. 14 ..

> and in the south-west he should present \[oblations\] to Durgā and Sarasvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.30)

mahālakṣmīmaheṃdrābhyāṃ prācyāṃ diśi baliḥ smṛtaḥ ..

> In the eastern direction, the offering is ordained for Mahālakṣmī and Mahendra;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.31)

viṣṇu pāriṣadebhyo'tha paśūnāṃ pataye tathā .. 15 ..

> then to the attendants of Viṣṇu, and likewise to the lord of beasts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.32)

udīcyāṃ balidānaṃ tu nāradāyātha paścime ..

> the offering of gifts \[should be made\] in the north; then in the west to Nārada;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.33)

āgneyyāmagnaye dadyādvāyavyāṃ viśvasākṣiṇe .. 16 ..

> in the south-east he should offer to Agni, and in the north-west to the Witness of the universe;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.34)

pañcaśvasanarūpebhyo viśvakartre'tha madhyataḥ ..

> and in the middle to the creator of the universe, who is embodied in the five vital breaths.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.35)

ādyaṃtayorjalaṃ dadyātpratyekaṃ balikarmaṇi .. 37 ..

> He should offer water at the beginning and end in every ritual offering.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.36)

dattvā valiṃ tadagnau tu kārayetpākamuttamam ..

> Having offered the bali, he should have the excellent cooking done in that fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.37)

saṃdhyātraye bhagavataḥ pūjāyai carukāraṇāt .. 18 ..

> for the sake of the caru for the worship of the Lord at the three junctures of the day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.38)

carusaṃskārakāṃgāni bhakṣyabhojyādikāni vai ..

> Indeed, the accessories for preparing the caru—eatables, beverages, and so forth—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.39)

na dīptānyojayettatra loke traivarṇiko nṛpaḥ .. .. 19 ..

> the king, belonging to the three twice-born classes, should not employ ordinary people there in the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.40)

āryānpavitrāñchūdrānvā varṇāṃśca parisevakān ..

> whether noble, pure Śūdras, or classes of serving attendants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.41)

laukikavyavahāro'yaṃ pacati śrīḥ svayaṃ dhruvam .. 2.2.37.20 ..

> This is merely a conventional worldly practice; indeed, Śrī herself cooks \[for him\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.42)

bhuṃkte nārāyaṇo nityaṃ tayā pakvaṃ śarīravān ..

> Embodied, Nārāyaṇa constantly eats what is cooked by her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.43)

amṛtaṃ taddhi naivedyaṃ pāpaghnaṃ mūrdhni dhāraṇāt .. 21 ..

> That food offering is indeed nectar; by wearing it upon the head, it destroys sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.44)

bhakṣaṇānmadyapānādimahāduritanāśanam ..

> By eating it, it destroys great sins such as the drinking of intoxicating liquor;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.45)

āghrāṇānmānasaṃ pāpaṃ darśanāddṛṣṭijaṃ tathā .. 22 ..

> by smelling it, mental sin \[is destroyed\]; likewise, by seeing it, sin born of sight;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.46)

āsvādāttu kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ śrāvaṇaṃ ca vyapohati ..

> by tasting it, it removes sin committed \[by the tongue\] and through hearing;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.47)

sparśanāttvakkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ mithyābhāṣaṇajaṃ tathā .. 23 ..

> by touch, sin committed by the skin, and likewise that born of speaking falsehood;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.48)

gātralepāddahetpāpaṃ śārīraṃ vai na saṃśayaḥ .. 24 ..

> by anointing the limbs with it, it burns away bodily sin, without doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.49)

mahāpavitraṃ hi harerniveditaṃ niyojayedyaḥ pitṛdevakarmasu ..

> Whoever employs what has been offered to Hari, which is exceedingly pure, in rites for the ancestors and gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.50)

tṛpyaṃti tasmai pitaraḥ surāstathā prayāṃti lokaṃ madhusūdanasya te .. 25 ..

> for him the ancestors and the gods are satisfied, and they attain the world of Madhusūdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.51)

nātḥ pavitraṃ vastvasti havyakavyeṣu bho dvijāḥ ..

> There is no substance purer than this among offerings to gods and ancestors, O twice-born ones;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.52)

narāṇāṃ rūpamāsthāya tadaśnaṃti divaukasaḥ .. 26 ..

> assuming human forms, the celestials eat of it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.53)

abhimāno mahāṃstatra devadevasya cakriṇaḥ ..

> Great is the affection there of the discus-bearing God of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.54)

śveto nāma mahārājaḥ purā tretāyuge'bhavat .. 27 ..

> Anciently, in the Tretāyuga, there was a great king named Śveta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.55)

vratastho'pi mahābhaktiṃ cakāra puruṣottame ..

> Though strictly observant of vows, he showed great devotion to Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.56)

indradyumnena racitabhogamātrānusārataḥ .. 28 ..

> Following the measure of the offerings prepared by Indradyumna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.57)

bhogānprakalpayāmāsa pratyahaṃ śrīpatermudā ..

> he joyfully arranged offerings every day for the Lord of Śrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.58)

bhakṣyabhojyānyanekāni ṣaḍrasāṃśca susaṃskṛtān .. 29 ..

> manifold eatables and beverages, well-prepared with the six tastes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.59)

mālyāni ca vicitrāṇi sugaṃdhamanulepanam ..

> variegated garlands, fragrant unguents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.60)

gītavāditranṛtyāni divyāni subahūni ca .. 2.2.37.30 ..

> and exceedingly numerous divine songs, instrumental music, and dances.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.61)

rājopacārā bahuśo'vasare'vasare hareḥ ..

> There were royal services of many kinds for Hari on various occasions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.62)

bahuvittavyayāyāsa bhaktibhāvanirūpakāḥ .. 31 ..

> demonstrating his attitude of devotion with great expenditure of wealth and effort.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.63)

tattadvaiṣṇavaśāstroktacitrabhogāḥ pṛthagvidhāḥ ..

> Diverse and manifold offerings prescribed in the various Vaiṣṇava scriptures  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.64)

kalpitāstena bhūpena vidvatpaṃkajabhānunā .. 32 ..

> were arranged by that king, who was a sun to the lotuses of learned men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.65)

prātaḥ pūjanavelāyāṃ hariṃ draṣṭuṃ jagāma saḥ ..

> At the time of morning worship, he went to behold Hari;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.66)

kasmiṃściddivase rājā pūjyamānaṃ dadarśa tam .. 33 ..

> one day, the king saw him being worshipped.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.67)

praṇamya devadevaṃ tu baddhāṃjalipuṭo mudā ..

> Having bowed to the God of gods with folded hands in joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.68)

prāsādadvāranikaṭe tasthivānṛpasattamaḥ .. 34 ..

> the best of kings stood near the door of the temple.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.69)

dṛṣṭvā svayaṃ viracitānupacārānanuttamān ..

> Having beheld the matchless services personally arranged by himself,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.70)

upāyanasahasraṃ ca hareragre prakalpitam .. 35 ..

> and the thousands of presentations set forth before Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.71)

ciṃtayāmāsa manasā kiṃciddhyānāvalaṃbitaḥ ..

> he reflected in his mind, slightly immersed in contemplation:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.72)

manuṣyakalpitaṃbhogaṃ grahīṣyati hariḥ kimu .. 36 ..

> "Will Hari truly accept the offering prepared by a mortal?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.73)

devairdivyopacārairyo śakyate nārcanāvidhau ..

> He who cannot be adequately reached even by the gods with celestial offerings in the rites of worship,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.74)

mānasairupahārairyaṃ pūjayaṃti yatavratāḥ .. 37 ..

> whom those of restrained vows worship with mental offerings—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.75)

bhāvaduṣṭo bahiryāgo na mude tasya niścitam ..

> an external sacrifice corrupted in feeling is surely not for his pleasure."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.76)

itthaṃ saṃcitayanrājā divyāsanagataṃ vibhum .. 38 ..

> While the king was reflecting thus, \[he saw\] the all-pervading Lord seated on a celestial throne,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.77)

bhuṃjānamannapānāḍhyaṃ śriyā supariveṣitam ..

> eating an abundance of food and drink, served attentively by Śrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.78)

divyasrajālaṃkṛtayā divyagaṃdhadukūlayā .. 39 ..

> who was adorned with celestial garlands, clad in divine fragrant silk,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.79)

anarghyaratnamaṃjīrasiṃjitena surālayam ..

> filling the temple of the gods with the tinkling of her priceless gem-encrusted anklets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.80)

pūrayaṃtyā svarṇadarvyā dadatyā sādaraṃ rasān .. 2.2.37.40 ..

> and respectfully serving delicacies with a golden ladle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.81)

bhagavatpratirūpaiśca bhuṃjānaiḥ pariveṣṭitam ..

> and surrounded by beings resembling the Lord, eating.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.82)

dṛṣṭvā kṛtārthamātmānaṃ manyamānastadadbhutam .. 41 ..

> Seeing that wonder and considering himself to have attained his goal,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.83)

pronmīlitākṣaḥ sa punaḥ prāgdṛṣṭaṃ samavaikṣata ..

> opening his eyes, he saw again what he had previously seen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.84)

ataḥ prabhṛti rājāsau parāṃ nirvṛtimāptavān .. 42 ..

> From then on, that king attained supreme peace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.85)

niveditāśīrvratavāṃścacāra sumahattapaḥ ..

> Having offered his blessings, steadfast in his vow, he performed very great austerity  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.86)

akālamṛtyunāśāya svarājye mṛtamuktaye .. 43 ..

> for the destruction of untimely death and for the liberation of the dead in his kingdom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.87)

maṃtrarājaṃ japannityaṃ śritānāṃ kalpapādapam ..

> Constantly chanting the king of mantras, the wish-granting tree for those who take refuge,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.88)

dadarśa śatavarṣāṃte nṛhariṃ duritāpaham .. 44 ..

> at the end of a hundred years he saw Nṛhari, the remover of sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.89)

yogāsanābjanilayaṃ vāmāṃgāvasthitaśriyam ..

> abiding on the lotus of a yogic posture, with Śrī seated on His left side,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.90)

divyālaṃkṛtasarvāṃgaṃ sphaṭikāmalavigraham .. 45 ..

> all His limbs adorned divinely, His body spotless as crystal,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.91)

tridaśaiḥ siddhamuktaiśca stūyamānaṃ smitānanam ..

> praised by the thirty \[gods\] and by perfected and liberated beings, His face smiling.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.92)

bhrāṃto vismayabhītibhyāṃ harṣagadgadayā girā ..

> Bewildered by wonder and awe, with a voice faltering from joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.93)

prasīda nātheti lapanpapāta dharaṇītale .. 46 ..

> crying, "Be gracious, O Lord!" he fell upon the surface of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.94)

tapaḥkṛśaṃ taṃ praṇataṃ dṛṣṭvā manujakesarī ..

> Seeing him emaciated by austerity and bowed down,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.95)

akalmaṣaṃ kṣitipatiṃ vivakṣurbhaktavatsalaḥ .. 47 .. ..

> the lion-man, affectionate toward His devotees, wished to speak to the stainless king of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.96)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The blessed Lord said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.97)

uttiṣṭha vatsa bhaktyā te prasannaṃ viddhi māṃ prabhum ..

> "Arise, my child! Know that through your devotion, I, the Lord, am pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.98)

mayi prasanne nālabhyaṃ varaṃ tatprārthyatāṃ bhavān ..48..

> When I am pleased, nothing is unobtainable. Therefore, ask for a boon!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.99)

śrutvetthaṃ bhagavadvākyaṃ samuttasthau tato nṛpaḥ ..

> Having thus heard the words of the Lord, the king then arose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.100)

baddhāṃjalipuṭo namro bhaktyovāca janārdanam .. 49 ..

> With folded hands, bowed low, he spoke with devotion to Janārdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.101)

.. śveta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.37.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.102)

svāminyadi prasādaste mayi jātaḥ sudurlabhaḥ ..

> "O Lord, if Your most rare grace has arisen toward me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.103)

sārūpyamatha saṃprāpya sthāsyāmi tava sannidhau .. 2.2.37.50 ..

> then having attained similarity of form, I shall dwell in Your presence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.104)

sthāsye yāvannṛpatve'haṃ madrājye no janaḥ kvacit ..

> As long as I remain in kingship, may no person anywhere in my realm,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.105)

akāle mriyatāṃ jaṃtuḥ kāle cenmuktimāpnuyāt ..51..

> no living being, die before their time; and when their time comes, may they attain liberation."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.106)

tacchrutvā bhagavānprāha śvetarājānamuttamam ..52..

> Having heard that, the Lord said to the excellent king Śveta:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.107)

śveta te vāṃchitaṃ bhūyāttiṣṭha tvaṃ mama dakṣiṇe ..

> "O Śveta, may your wish be granted! Stand at my right side.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.108)

bhuktvā varṣasahasraṃ tu svarājyaṃ susamṛddhimat ..53..

> Having enjoyed your very prosperous realm for a thousand years,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.109)

mama nirmālyabhogena kṣīṇaśeṣāghasaṃcayaḥ ..

> with the accumulation of all your sins destroyed through the enjoyment of my nirmālya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.110)

sunirmalāṃtaḥkaraṇo matsāyujyamavāpsyasi .. 54 ..

> with an inner heart made exceedingly pure, you shall attain union with me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.111)

vaṭasāgarayormadhye muktisthāne sudurlabhe ..

> Between the banyan tree and the ocean, in the most rare place of liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.112)

madīyā''dyāvatārasya viṣṇormatsyasvarūpiṇaḥ..55..

> opposite my first incarnation, Viṣṇu in the form of the Fish,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.113)

saṃmukhīno vasa tvaṃ hi sphaṭikāmalavigrahaḥ ..

> dwell indeed, having a body spotless as crystal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.114)

khyātiṃ yāsyasi bhūrloke śvetamādhavasaṃjñayā..56..

> You will become renowned in the mortal world by the name of Śvetamādhava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.115)

yuvayoraṃtarāle ye prāṇāṃstyakṣyaṃti mānavāḥ ..

> The human beings who cast off their life-breaths between the two of you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.116)

tiryaṃco'pi ca kīṭā vā dhruvaṃ te muktimāpnuyuḥ ..57..

> and even animals or insects, will surely attain liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.117)

amarā yatra maraṇamicchaṃti kimu mānavāḥ ..

> Where immortals desire death, how much more so humans?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.118)

tavottarasyāṃ diśi yatsaraḥ pāpanibarhaṇam ..58..

> To the north of you is the lake that wipes away sin;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.119)

tatra snātvā upaspṛśya tadīye dakṣiṇe taṭe ..

> having bathed there and sipped water on its southern bank,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.120)

ubhayordṛṣṭipūtaḥsaṃtyaktvā prāṇānvimucyate .. ..59..

> purified by the gaze of both, one who gives up the life-breaths is liberated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.121)

āsamaṃtādidaṃ kṣetraṃ yatratatrāpi muktidam ..

> All around, this sacred field grants liberation anywhere \[in it\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.122)

mūḍhātmanāṃ viśvasituṃ pradhānaṃ sthānamīritam..2.2.37.60..

> for the foolish-minded to have faith, this chief spot has been declared.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.123)

tava rājye tu ye lokā mama nirmālyabhojinaḥ..

> Moreover, those people in your realm who eat my nirmālya  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.124)

mṛtirākālikī teṣāṃ na kadācidbhaviṣyati .. 61 ..

> shall never suffer untimely death."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.37.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.37.125)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ..37..

> Thus ends the thirty-seventh chapter in the Glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\], in the second Vaiṣṇava section, in the praise of the sacred field of Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.37.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Gadādharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.gadadharapaddhati.5.p70) — Gadādhara Rājaguru 1725, Sanskrit
- [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.muhurta.kala.kalasara.6.p24) — Nārāyaṇa Jyotirvit, Sanskrit
- [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.kalasara.6.p24) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit

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