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# Skandapurana 2.2.39

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.39

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.39.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.1)

.. munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.2.39.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.2)

mune tvattaḥ śrutaṃ samyaṅmāhātmyaṃ jagadīśituḥ ..

> "O sage, from you has been fully heard the māhātmya of the Lord of the Universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.3)

nirmālyaprabhṛtīnāṃ ca yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ .. 1 ..

> and properly, in sequence, \[that\] of the garland-remains and other items.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.4)

śrotumicchāmahe brahmanyātrāṃ taraphalāni vai ..

> O brahmin, we wish to hear truly of the festivals and their fruits;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.5)

śṛṇvatāṃ tattvato brūhi yathoddeśaḥ kṛtaḥ purā .. 2 ..

> tell it to us who listen, just as was indicated earlier."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.6)

.. jaiminiruvāca ..

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

### [2.2.39.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.7)

sarvathā varttate lokahitāya puruṣottamaḥ ..

> "In every way Puruṣottama acts for the welfare of the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.8)

nānāguṇavikāsaiśca nānārūpaviceṣṭitaiḥ .. 3 ..

> through the manifestations of his various qualities and the deeds of his diverse forms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.9)

nānārūpavilāsena nānātmā ca jaganmayaḥ..

> Through the play of diverse forms, he has diverse selves, consisting of the whole universe; / O best of twice-born, without egoism there is no fruit of action.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.10)

ahaṃkāraṃ vinā karmaphalaṃ no dvijasattamāḥ..4..

> By egoism people are bound in the prison called worldly existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.11)

ahaṃkāreṇa badhyante kārāgāre bhavābhidhe ..

> When a man undertakes an action united with intellect and egoism,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.12)

buddhyahaṃkārayuktastu yatkarmārabhate naraḥ .. 5 ..

> he obtains the fruit of that, whether good or bad, endowed with the qualities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.13)

tasya sadguṇamāpnoti phalaṃ śubhamathāparam ..

> Their intellect, however, is threefold, shaped by the difference of the qualities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.14)

buddhistu trividhā teṣāṃ guṇabhedena bhāvitā .. 6 ..

> Among them, those who are sāttvika and virtuous, indifferent to obtaining fruits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.15)

tatra ye sāttvikāḥ saṃtaḥ phalāvāptiparāṅmukhāḥ ..

> perform action for the pleasure of the Lord, desiring liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.16)

bhagavatprītaye karma kurvate te mumukṣavaḥ .. 7 ..

> Out of rivalry with another, or for the sake of fame, or aiming again at a reward,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.17)

parasya sparddhayā kīrtyai phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ..

> they perform rājasa action with great expenditure of wealth and exertion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.18)

bahuvittavyayāyāsai rājasaṃ karma tanvate .. 8 ..

> And those who follow the crowd, devoted solely to visible aims,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.19)

gatānugatikā ye ca dṛṣṭārthaikaparāyaṇāḥ ..

> desiring a fruit merely in passing, perform tāmasa action.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.20)

prasaṃgātphalamicchaṃtastāmasaṃ karma kurvate .. 9 ..

> For the sāttvika, Jagannātha, the creator of all, is always  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.21)

sāttvikānāṃ jagannāthaḥ sarvadā sarvabhāvanaḥ ..

> the giver of liberation when meditated upon, seen, or remembered; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.22)

dhyāto dṛṣṭaḥ smṛto vāpi muktidātā na saṃśayaḥ .. 2.2.39.10 ..

> Those who are rājasa and tāmasa, foolish-minded and longing for fruits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.23)

rājasāstāmasā ye vai mūḍhātmānaḥ phalaiṣiṇaḥ ..

> consider action done during festivals and the like to be what gives results.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.24)

utsavādikṛtaṃ karma manyaṃte phaladāyi te .. 11 ..

> Many brahmins gather together and undertake a minor ritual;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.25)

saṃbhūya bahavo viprā ārabhaṃte'lpakaṃ vidhim ..

> an action that involves great exertion and distress gives them fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.26)

bahulāyāsaduḥkhaṃ yatkarma teṣāṃ phalapradam .. 12 ..

> For their deliverance, and to instill faith in those of corrupt mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.27)

teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya viśvāsāya durātmanām ..

> one should celebrate various festivals year after year, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.28)

yātrā nānāvidhā viprā varṣe varṣe pravartayet .. 13 ..

> The ritual ablution of birth on the great altar has been proclaimed a festival;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.29)

janmasnānaṃ mahāvedyā utsavaśca prakīrtitaḥ ..

> these two great festivals destroy sin for men simply by praise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.30)

mahāyātrādvayaṃ puṃsāṃ kīrtanātpāpanāśanam .. 14 ..

> The darśana of Dakṣiṇāmūrti and the festival of \[the Lord's\] sleep—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.31)

darśanaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtestathā ca śayanotsavaḥ ..

> this festival of theirs during the southern course of the sun removes all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.32)

sarvapāpaharaścaiṣāmutsavo dakṣiṇāyane .. 15 ..

> Hereafter I will describe the turning of the side  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.33)

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi pārśvasya parivartanam ..

> of the Lord of the universe who is asleep, who turns the ages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.34)

śayitasya jagadbhartuḥ parivartayituryugam ..16..

> When the day of Hari arrives in the bright fortnight of the month of Nabhasya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.35)

nabhasya vimale pakṣe saṃprāpte harivāsare ..

> one should go quietly to the door of Viṣṇu's bedchamber, enter,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.36)

viṣṇoḥ svāpagṛhadvāri śanairgatvā praviśya ca ..17..

> bow down joyfully to Jagannātha lying on his couch,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.37)

namaskṛtvā jagannāthaṃ paryaṃke śayitaṃ mudā ..

> cover him, approach softly, and worship him with articles of worship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.38)

avacchādya śanairgatvā pūjayedupacārakaiḥ .. 18 ..

> Having bowed with devotion at his feet, praising him with secret Upaniṣads,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.39)

praṇamya bhaktyā tatpādau guhyopaniṣadaiḥ stuvan ..

> and reciting this mantra, one should cause the God to lie facing north:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.40)

mantraṃ cemaṃ paṭhandevaṃ svāpayeduttarāmukham .. 19 ..

> 'O God of gods, O Jagannātha, O turner of world-ages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.41)

devadeva jagannātha kalpānāṃ parivartaka ..

> by whom this whole universe, both stationary and moving, is turned,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.42)

parivṛttamidaṃ sarvaṃ yena sthāvarajaṃgamam .. 2.2.39.20 ..

> merely by the movements of your will, through the states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.43)

yadicchāceṣṭitaireva jāgratsvapnasuṣuptibhiḥ ..

> protect me, O Lord of the universe, who am immersed in the ocean of worldly existence!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.44)

jagaddhitāya supto'si pārśvena parivarttaya .. 21 ..

> "You have slept for the welfare of the world; turn over onto \[your other\] side.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.45)

parivarttanakālo'yaṃ jagataḥ pālanāya te ..

> This is the time to turn over for your protection of the universe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.46)

tavājñayā'yaṃ śakro'pi dhvaje tiṣṭhansamutsukaḥ .. 22 ..

> By your command, even Śakra, standing eager upon his banner,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.47)

draṣṭuṃ tvatpādakamalaṃ vimucañjaladairjalam ..

> longing to see your lotus feet, releases water through the clouds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.48)

mahītalaṃ plāvayati prajāpālanahetukam .. 23 ..

> and floods the surface of the earth in order to protect its creatures."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.49)

iti saṃprārthya deveśaṃ vīpsayā toṣayettataḥ ..

> Having thus prayed to the Lord of gods, one should repeatedly please him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.50)

vyajanaiścāmaraiścaiva vījayedanukalpakṛt .. 24 ..

> and, performing this auxiliary ritual, fan him with fans and chowries.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.51)

sugandhacandanairasya sarvāṃgaṃ parilepayet ..

> One should smear his whole body with fragrant sandalwood paste,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.52)

svādūnikṣuvikārāṃśca vikṛtaiḥ pāyasaistathā .. 25 ..

> and \[offer\] sweet preparations of sugarcane, modified milk-rice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.53)

yāvakāni ca hṛdyāni phalāni vividhāni vai ..

> pleasant barley dishes, various kinds of fruits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.54)

svādūpadaṃśānanyāṃśca ghṛtapūpānsapāyasān .. 26 ..

> other sweet appetizers, cakes fried in ghee accompanied by milk-rice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.55)

pakvatāṃbūla patrāṇi sopaskārāṇi ca dvijāḥ ..

> and ripe betel leaves with spices, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.56)

śayyāgṛhadvāri vibhoḥ śanairbhaktyā nivedayet .. 27 ..

> One should gently offer them with devotion at the doorway of the bedchamber of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.57)

tasmindine hare rūpaṃ bhavedyadi mahāphalam ..

> Whatever \[worship of\] the form of Hari takes place on that day bears great fruit;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.58)

devamuddiśya yaḥ kuryātsarvamakṣayatāṃ vrajet .. 28 ..

> whatever one performs dedicated to the god becomes imperishable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.59)

snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homastapo jāgaraṇaṃ tathā ..

> Ritual ablution, gifting, silent recitation, fire-sacrifice, austerity, keeping vigil,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.60)

upavāsaśca niyamo vratāṃte dvijatarpaṇam .. 29 ..

> fasting, religious vows, and satisfying brahmins at the conclusion of the observance—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.61)

sāṃgaṃ vratamidaṃ kṛtvā viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt ..

> having performed this vow with all its parts, one attains the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.62)

yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate citte taṃ tamāpnotyasaṃśayam .. 2.2.39.30 ..

> Whatever one desires in the heart, one attains that without doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.63)

ayaṃ vaḥ kathito viprāḥ pārśvaparyāyaṇotsavaḥ ..

> This festival of turning onto the side has been related to you, O brahmins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.64)

anāyāsena lokānāmakṣayaḥ sukhadāyakaḥ .. 31 ..

> it effortlessly bestows imperishable happiness upon people.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.65)

ataḥ paraṃ vai śṛṇuta utthāpanamahotsavam ..

> Hear now the great festival of awakening \[the Lord\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.66)

pūjayitvā jagannāthaṃ kaumudyākhye mahotsave .. 32 ..

> Having worshipped the Lord of the World during the great festival called Kaumudī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.67)

akṣakrīḍādibhiḥ puṣpavastramālyānulepanaiḥ ..

> with games of dice and the like, with flowers, garments, garlands, and ointments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.68)

tatosminpaurṇamāsyāyāṃ rātrāvutsavasaṃyutam .. 33 ..

> then on that full-moon night, accompanied by festivities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.69)

nārikelādibhirdravyaiḥ piṣṭakairarcayeddharim ..

> one should worship Hari with substances such as coconuts and cakes of flour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.70)

tataḥ prabhāte saṃkalpya kārttike vratamuttamam .. 34 ..

> Then, having made the solemn resolve at dawn for the excellent vow in Kārttika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.71)

vratena tenaiva nayedyāvadekādaśī sitā ..

> one should spend \[the time\] through that very vow until the bright eleventh day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.72)

tasyāmutthāpayeddevaṃ susuptaṃ jagadīśvaram .. 35 ..

> On that \[day\], one should awaken the god, the deeply sleeping Sovereign of the World.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.73)

pūrvavatpūjayitvā tu niśāmadhye jagadgurum ..

> Having worshipped the Teacher of the World at midnight as before,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.74)

utthāpayedimaṃ maṃtramāhvayañchanakairmudā .. 36 ..

> one should awaken him, softly uttering this mantra with joy:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.75)

uttiṣṭha devadeveśa tejorāśe jagatpate ..

> "Awake, O God of the lord of gods, mass of splendor, Master of the Universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.76)

vīkṣasva sakalaṃ deva prasuptaṃ tava māyayā .. 37 ..

> Behold the whole \[world\], O God, which is fast asleep through your māyā!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.77)

praphullapuṃḍarīkaśrīhāriṇā nayanena vai ..

> With your eyes that captivate with the beauty of blooming white lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.78)

tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ jagadidaṃ pāvitryaṃ parameṣyati .. 38 ..

> beholding this universe, it will attain supreme purity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.79)

śrautasmārttāḥ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ pravartaṃte tato dhruvam ..

> All rituals enjoined by Śruti and Smṛti will then certainly proceed!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.80)

ityutthāpya jagannāthaṃ veṇuvīṇādikasvanaiḥ .. 39 ..

> Having thus awakened the Lord of the World to the sounds of flutes, vīṇās, and other instruments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.81)

baṃdimāgadhasūtānāṃ stutibhirmaṃgalasvanaiḥ ..

> with praises of panegyrists, bards, and chroniclers, and auspicious sounds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.82)

śaṃkhakāhālamurajavādanairnṛtyagītakaiḥ .. 2.2.39.40 ..

> with the playing of conches, kāhalā horns, and muraja drums, with dances and songs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.83)

jayaśabdaistathā stotrairnayaṃttaṃ nṛtyamaṇḍapam ..

> with shouts of victory and hymns of praise, leading him to the dance pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.84)

sugandhatailenābhyajya snāpayetpuruṣottamam .. 41 ..

> anointing him with fragrant oil, one should bathe Puruṣottama  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.85)

pañcāmṛtairnārikelarasaiḥ phalarasaistathā ..

> with the five nectars, coconut water, and fruit juices.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.86)

sugandhāmalakenātha yavakalkena lepayet .. 42 ..

> Then one should smear him with fragrant myrobalan and barley paste;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.87)

gharṣayettulasīcūrṇairlepayedgandhacandanaiḥ ..

> one should rub him with tulasī powder and smear him with fragrant sandalwood paste.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.88)

puṣpādhivāsitaistoyaistathā karpūravāsitaiḥ .. 43 ..

> With waters perfumed with flowers, and scented with camphor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.89)

kuśodakai ratnatoyaistathā gaṃdhodakaistathā ..

> with kuśa-grass waters, jewel waters, and scented waters,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.90)

snāpyamānaṃ tathā devaṃ ye paśyaṃti mudānvitāḥ .. 44 ..

> those who joyfully behold the god being thus bathed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.91)

kṣālayanti dṛḍhaṃ paṃkaṃ bahujanmopapāditam ..

> wash away the hardened impurity accumulated over many births.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.92)

tataḥ śrījagadīśasya kroḍe saṃvāsayeddvijāḥ ..45..

> Then, O brahmins, one should place \[Śrī\] on the lap of the glorious Sovereign of the World.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.93)

āpādānmūrdhaparyaṃtaṃ sarvāgaṃ parilepayet ..

> One should smear his entire body from feet to head  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.94)

kuṃkumāgurukastūrīkarpūraiścaṃdanānvitaiḥ .. 46 ..

> with saffron, agallochum, musk, and camphor mixed with sandalwood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.95)

pāṭalodakasaṃpiṣṭaiḥ kālāgururasāplutaiḥ ..

> ground with trumpet-flower water and soaked in juice of black agallochum.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.96)

dattvā ca mālatīmālā candracūrṇena saṃyutām .. 47 ..

> And offering a garland of mālatī jasmine sprinkled with camphor powder,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.97)

mahopacāraiḥ saṃpūjya viṣṇuṃ nīrājayettataḥ ..

> and worshipping Viṣṇu with grand articles of homage, one should then perform the light-waving rite for him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.98)

kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā prārthayetparayā mudā .. 48 ..

> Having joined one's hands in supplication, one should pray with supreme joy:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.99)

carācaramidaṃ sarvaṃ tvadekaśaraṇaṃ vibho ..

> "All this moving and unmoving world has you alone as refuge, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.100)

anugrahāmṛtālokaiḥ pāvayasva jagadguro .. .. 49 ..

> Purify it, O Teacher of the World, with glances full of the nectar of grace!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.101)

nṛtyagītaiḥ prekṣaṇakai rātriśeṣaṃ samāpayet ..

> One should pass the remainder of the night with dances, songs, and theatrical spectacles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.102)

śayanādutthitaṃ devaṃ yaḥ paśyati gadādharam .. 2.2.39.50 ..

> Those who behold the god, the mace-bearer, arisen from his sleep,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.103)

nidrāṃ mohamayīṃ bhittvā jyotiḥ śāṃtaṃ vrajaṃti te ..

> break through the sleep of delusion and attain the tranquil Light.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.104)

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti yānyānkāmayate hṛdi .. 51 ..

> He attains all desires, whatever he longs for in his heart. (51)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.105)

aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ sāgraṃ labheta vai ..

> Indeed, he will obtain the fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices with an excess;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.106)

kapilālaṃkṛtādhenukoṭidānaphalaṃ tathā .. 52 ..

> likewise, the fruit of the gift of ten million adorned brown cows; (52)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.107)

puṇyaṃ cāpnoti paramaṃ sarvatīrthābhiṣekajam ..

> and he attains the supreme merit born of bathing in all sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.108)

kārttikyāṃ pāraṇaṃ kuryāccāturmāsyavratasya vai .. 53 ..

> Indeed, on the full moon of Kārttika one should perform the conclusion of the four-month vow. (53)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.109)

dāmodarasya pratimāṃ svarṇaniṣkeṇa nirmitām ..

> An image of Dāmodara made of a niṣka of gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.110)

yathāśaktikṛtāṃ vāpi śālagrāmaśilāsthitām ..54..

> or fashioned according to one's means, or situated in a śālagrāma stone— (54)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.111)

cakramūrtiṃ bhagavataḥ pūjayetprayatātmavān ..

> having controlled oneself, one should worship that discus-bearing form of the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.112)

racayenmaṇḍapaṃ śubhramekadeśaṃ gṛhasya vā .. 55 ..

> One should prepare an auspicious pavilion, or a part of the house, (55)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.113)

alaṃkuryātpuṣpadāmacāmaraiḥ savitānakaiḥ ..

> and decorate it with garlands of flowers, chowries, along with canopies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.114)

bhūmibhittīḥ sudhālepaiḥ staṃbhaiścitradukūlakaiḥ .. 56 ..

> the ground and walls with white lime plaster, and the pillars with variegated fine silks. (56)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.115)

kālāgurūṇāṃ dhūpaiśca dhūpayettadgṛhaṃ śubham ..

> One should perfume that auspicious house with incenses of black aloe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.116)

tanmadhye maṇḍalaṃ kuryātsvastikaṃ varṇakaiḥ śubhaiḥ .. 57 ..

> and in its middle fashion a svastika diagram with auspicious powders. (57)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.117)

tadantaḥ sthāpayetkhaṭvāṃ karidantamayīṃ śubhām ..

> Inside it, one should place an auspicious couch made of elephant tusk;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.118)

paṭṭatūlīṃ tadupari vāsayetpuruṣottamam ..58..

> upon it, on a silk mattress, one should install Puruṣottama— (58)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.119)

dāmodarākṛtiṃ śaṃkhapadmapāṇiṃ caturbhujam ..

> having the form of Dāmodara, holding a conch and a lotus in His hands, four-armed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.120)

lakṣmīmāliṃgya padmasthāṃ kroḍasthāṃ vāmapāṇinā ..59..

> embracing with His left hand Lakṣmī, who is seated on a lotus, resting in His lap, (59)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.121)

bhaktebhyo dātumudyaṃtaṃ varaṃ dakṣiṇapāṇinā ..

> and with His right hand ready to bestow a boon upon devotees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.122)

sunāsaṃ sulalāṭaṃ ca sunetraṃ suśrutidvayam .. 2.2.39.60 ..

> having a beautiful nose, a beautiful forehead, beautiful eyes, and a pair of beautiful ears, (60)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.123)

viśālavakṣasaṃ devaṃ sarvalāvaṇyasaṃyutam ..

> the broad-chested God endowed with all beauty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.124)

sarvālaṃkāraruciraṃ divyapītanicolinam .. 61 ..

> resplendent with all ornaments, clad in a divine yellow garment; (61)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.125)

lakṣmīṃ padmakarāṃ vāpi tāṃbūlaṃ dadatīṃ tathā ..

> and also Lakṣmī holding a lotus in her hand, offering betel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.126)

pañcāmṛtaiḥ snāpayitvā vāsoyugmena veṣṭayet .. 62 ..

> Having bathed Him with the five nectars, one should clothe Him in a pair of garments. (62)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.127)

pūjayedupacāraistaṃ yathāvibhavavistaraiḥ ..

> One should worship Him with services according to the extent of one's wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.128)

tāmradīpānmṛnmayānvā jvālayedgavyasarpiṣā ..63..

> and light copper or earthen lamps with cow's ghee (63)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.129)

tailena vā śataṃ dīpavṛkṣāṃścaiva pradāpayet ..

> or with oil, and offer a hundred lamp-trees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.130)

brahmāṇaṃ nāradādīṃśca devarṣīṃstatra pūjayet ..64..

> There one should worship Brahmā, and the divine seers beginning with Nārada. (64)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.131)

dāmodarasvarūpānvai brāhmaṇānapi pūjayet ..

> One should also worship brahmins as embodiments of Dāmodara  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.132)

vastrayugmairmālyagandhairbhakṣyabhojyaphalaistathā ..65..

> with pairs of garments, garlands, perfumes, and also chewable foods, eatables, and fruits. (65)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.133)

tīrtharājābhiṣekāṃgaṃ pūjākarma yathocitam ..

> The ritual act of worship being a part of the consecration of the king of sacred fords as appropriate,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.134)

dāmodarasya tenaiva vidhinehārcanaṃ bhavet .. .. 66 ..

> by that very rite the worship of Dāmodara should take place here. (66)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.135)

tadviṣṇoriti mantreṇa brahmādīnapi pūjayet ..

> With the mantra beginning with "tad viṣṇoḥ", one should also worship Brahmā and the others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.136)

veṇuvīṇādikairgītaiḥ purāṇapaṭhanena ca .. 67 ..

> and with songs accompanied by flutes, lutes, and other instruments, and by reciting the Purāṇa, (67)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.137)

mahotsavaṃ prakurvīta tato jāgaraṇena ca ..

> one should celebrate a great festival, and then hold a night vigil.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.138)

tataḥ prabhāte vimale'gnikāryaṃ ca samācaret .. 68 ..

> Then, at clear dawn, one should perform the fire-offering. (68)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.139)

aṣṭākṣareṇa maṃtreṇa samidājyacarūnapi ..

> With the eight-syllabled mantra, sacrificial wood, clarified butter, and caru offerings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.140)

lājānmadhusaminmiśrāñjuhuyācca tataḥ śriye ..69..

> and parched grain mixed with honey, one should then sacrifice for the sake of Śrī. (69)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.141)

sūktenāṣṭottaraśataṃ brahmādīnāṃ tadantataḥ ..

> With the hymn, one hundred and eight \[oblations\], and at the end of that, to Brahmā and the others  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.142)

aṣṭāhutīrvai juhuyātkramādekaikaśastilaiḥ .. 2.2.39.70 ..

> one should offer eight oblations with sesame seeds, one by one in order: (70)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.143)

brahmāṇaṃ nāradaṃ dakṣaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ gautamaṃ tathā ..

> to Brahmā, Nārada, Dakṣa, Vasiṣṭha, and Gautama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.144)

sanatkumāramatriṃ ca bharadvājaṃ ca kaśyapam ..71..

> to Sanatkumāra, Atri, Bharadvāja, and Kaśyapa, (71)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.145)

durvāsasamagastyaṃ ca mahādevaṃ tataḥ param ..

> to Durvāsas, Agastya, and after that to Mahādeva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.146)

vikhyātā vaiṣṇavā hyete viṣṇurūpā na saṃśayaḥ ..72..

> For these are renowned Vaiṣṇavas, forms of Viṣṇu without a doubt. (72)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.147)

etānsaṃpūjayanviprānviṣṇuḥ prīṇāti tatkṣaṇāt ..

> Worshipping these brahmins, Viṣṇu is instantly pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.148)

homāṃte prāśanaṃ kṛtvā dadyādācāryadakṣiṇām ..73..

> At the end of the fire oblation, having taken the sip of food, one should give the priest's fee to the preceptor: (73)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.149)

suvarṇabhūṣitāṃ dhenuṃ vastraṃ dhānyaṃ ca bhaktitaḥ ..

> a cow adorned with gold, clothing, and grain, with devotion;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.150)

prītaye vāsudevasya bhojayeddvijapuṃgavān.. 74 ..

> for the pleasure of Vāsudeva, one should feed the eminent brahmins. (74)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.151)

sarvopacārasahitaṃ dadyāddāmodaraṃ tataḥ .. 76 ..

> Then one should give the image of Dāmodara along with all articles of worship: (75)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.152)

oṃ dāmodara jagannātha tvanmayaṃ viśvameva hi ..

> "Oṃ. O Dāmodara, O Lord of the World, the universe is indeed full of You!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.153)

tvadādhāramidaṃ sarvaṃ tvaṃ dharmaḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ...

> All this rests on You; You are Dharma, the creator of all beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.154)

tvatprasādādvrataṃ cīrṇaṃ susaṃpūrṇaṃ tadastu me ..76..

> By Your grace the vow has been observed; may it be completely fulfilled for me! (76)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.155)

dāmodaraḥ pradātā ca gṛhītā ca vṛṣadhvajaḥ..

> Dāmodara is the giver, and the bull-bannered Lord is the receiver;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.156)

pradīyate jagannāthaḥ prīyatāṃ me jagadguruḥ..77..

> the Lord of the World is being given—may the Teacher of the World be pleased with me!" (77)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.157)

iti maṃtraṃ japandadyādācāryāya surottamam..

> Chanting this mantra, he should give the foremost of gods to the preceptor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.158)

samāpya pūjayedbhaktyā stūyāttaṃ ca prasādayet .. 78 ..

> Having concluded, one should worship with devotion, praise him, and propitiate him. (78)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.159)

ācārye parituṣṭe tu tuṣṭo bhavati mādhavaḥ ..

> For when the preceptor is completely pleased, Mādhava is pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.160)

tattaddravyāṇi ca tato dadyādviprebhya eva hi .. 79 ..

> And then one should indeed give those respective items to the brahmins. (79)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.161)

tataḥ svayaṃ vai bhuṃjīta iṣṭaiḥ śiṣṭaiḥ svabaṃdhubhiḥ ..

> Then one should oneself eat together with dear ones, cultured companions, and one's own kinsmen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.162)

cāturmāsyavrataṃ cedaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānataḥ .. 2.2.39.80 ..

> Having thus duly established this four-month vow, (80)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.163)

yathoktaphalasaṃpanno viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt ..

> endowed with the fruit as described, he will attain the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.164)

śrutismṛtipurāṇeṣu nātaḥ parataraṃ vratam .. 81 ..

> In the Śrutis, Smṛtis, and Purāṇas, there is no observance superior to this,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.165)

yenānuṣṭhitamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ ..

> by the mere performance of which a man becomes one who has achieved all his goals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.166)

viṣṇoḥ prītikaraṃ yādṛṅna tathānyadvrataṃ dvijāḥ .. 82 ..

> There is no other observance, O twice-born ones, that gives as much pleasure to Viṣṇu as this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.167)

tilapātrasahasraistu gavāṃ caivāyutāyutaiḥ ..

> With thousands of vessels of sesame, and tens of thousands of cows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.168)

kṛṣṇājinaśatenāpi kanyānāmayutena ca .. 83 ..

> with even a hundred black antelope skins, and ten thousand maidens,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.169)

dattvā yatphalamāpnoti kṛtvaitadvratamuttamam ..

> the fruit that one obtains by giving \[these\], having performed this excellent observance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.170)

sārddhatrikoṭitīrthānāmabhiṣekaphalaṃ tathā ..84..

> as well as the fruit of bathing in thirty-five million sacred fords—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.171)

prāpnoti tatphalaṃ viprā yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate naraḥ .. 85 ..

> that fruit a man attains, O brahmins, whatever \[fruit\] he desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.39.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.39.172)

iti śrī skāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye cāturmāsyavratavidhirnāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ..39..

> Thus ends the thirty-ninth chapter, entitled “The Rules of the Cāturmāsya Vow,” in the Puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmya of the second \[section\], the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the Skandapurāṇa, the great Purāṇa in eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.39.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (6)

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- [Smṛtyarthasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.daksinatya.smrtyarthasagara.1.p87) — Chalāri Nṛsiṃha, Sanskrit

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