[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.2.44 # Skandapurana 2.2.44 Skandapurāṇa 2.2.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.44.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.1) .. jaiminiruvāca .. .. > Jaimini said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.2) atra vaḥ kathayiṣyāmi vrataṃ sāṃvatsaraṃ param.. > Here I shall relate to you the supreme annual observance, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.3) saṃvatsarasyādidine paurṇamāsyāṃ tu phālgune..1.. > on the full-moon day in the month of Phālguna, the first day of the year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.4) anādidevasya harermūrttayo dvādaśaiva yāḥ.. > The twelve forms of the beginningless God Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.5) viṣṇvādināmaprathitāḥ pratimāsaṃ prapūjayet..2.. > celebrated by the names beginning with Viṣṇu, one should worship month by month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.6) ekaikāṃ mūrtimetāsāṃ māseṣu dvādaśasvapi .. > Each one of these forms throughout the twelve months > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.7) pratyahaṃ pūjayetpuṣpaiḥ phalairdvādaśabhistathā ..3.. > one should worship every day with flowers and likewise with twelve kinds of fruits: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.8) aśoko mallikā caiva pāṭalaṃ ca kadaṃbakam .. > the aśoka, mallikā, pāṭala, kadaṃba, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.9) karavīraṃ jātipuṣpaṃ mālatīśatapatrakam ..4 .. > karavīra, jāti flower, mālatī, hundred-petalled lotus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.10) utpalaṃ caiva vāsaṃtī kuṃdaṃ punnāgakaṃ tathā.. > blue lotus, vāsaṃtī, kuṃda, and punnāga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.11) etāni kramaśo dadyātkusumāni harermudā .. 5 .. > These flowers one should joyfully offer in order to Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.12) dāḍimaṃ nārikelaṃ ca āmraṃ ca panasaṃ tathā .. > Pomegranate, coconut, mango, jackfruit, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.13) kharjūraṃ tṛṇarājaṃ ca prācīnāmalakaṃ tathā .. 6 .. > date, palmyra fruit, and prācīnāmalaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.14) śrīphalaṃ nāgaraṃgaṃ ca kramukaṃ karamaṅgakam .. > wood-apple, orange, areca nut, carambola, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.15) jātīphalaṃ ca kramaśaḥ phalānyetāni vai dadet .. 7 .. > and nutmeg: these fruits indeed one should offer in order. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.16) bhakṣyabhojyāni coṣyāṇi lehyāni madhurāṇi ca .. > Having offered foods to be chewed, eaten, sucked, and licked, and sweet delicacies, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.17) āsanādyupacārāṃśca dattvā stutvā jagadgurum .. 8 .. > and attendances beginning with a seat, and having praised the Guru of the universe: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.18) sarvavyāpiñjagannātha bhūtabhavyabhavatprabho .. > “O All-Pervading One, Lord of the Universe, master of what has been, what is to be, and what is! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.19) trāhi māṃ puṃḍarīkākṣa viṣṇo saṃsārasāgarāt .. 9 .. > Save me, O lotus-eyed one, O Viṣṇu, from the ocean of worldly existence! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.20) ekārṇavajale raudre nirālaṃbe purā madhum... > Of old, in the dreadful waters of the single ocean without support, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.21) avadhīrviśvarakṣārtha madhusūdana rakṣa mām ..2.2.44.10.. > you slew Madhu for the protection of the universe; O Slayer of Madhu, protect me! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.22) trīnvikramānkramitvā yo hatvā daityabalaṃ mahat.. > You who strode the three strides and, having slain the great host of Daityas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.23) trailokyaṃ pālayāmāsa trivikrama namostu te ..11.. > protected the three worlds—O Trivikrama, homage to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.24) kṛtvā vāmanakaṃ rūpamṛgyajuḥsāmagarbhakam .. > Having assumed the dwarf form containing the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma Vedas within, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.25) mohayitvādbhutaṃ rūpaṃ tasmai māyāvine namaḥ .. 12 .. > having enchanted \[all\] with your wondrous form, homage to that master of illusion! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.26) yaḥ śriyaṃ dhārayennityaṃ hṛdi bhaktebhya eva ca .. > To him who constantly bears Śrī upon his chest and gives fortune > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.27) dadātyapi śriyaṃ tasmai śrīdharāya namo'stu te .. 13 .. > to his devotees—homage to that Śrīdhara! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.28) iṃdriyāṇāmadhiṣṭhātā yaḥ sarveṣāṃ sadā prabhuḥ .. > The presiding ruler of all the senses, the eternal sovereign, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.29) sukhaikaheturbhaktānāṃ hṛṣīkeśa namo'stu te .. 14 .. > the sole cause of joy for devotees—O Hṛṣīkeśa, homage to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.30) yannābhipadmasaṃbhūtaṃ jagadetaccarācaram .. > From whose navel-lotus this universe of moving and unmoving beings arose, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.31) vidhāturāsanaṃ nityaṃ padmanābha namo'stu te .. 15 .. > the eternal seat of the Creator—O Padmanābha, homage to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.32) yasyaitattriguṇairbaddhaṃ jagadetaccarācaram.. > By whom this moving and unmoving universe is bound with the three qualities, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.33) dāmnā baddhaḥ sa gopyā tu dāmodara namo'stu te .. 16 .. > yet who was bound with a rope by a cowherdess—O Dāmodara, homage to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.34) trailokyaviplavakaraṃ hatavānkeśidānavam.. > You who slew the demon Keśin who devastated the three worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.35) īśitā sarvasaukhyānāṃ trāhi keśava māṃ prabho .. 17 .. > the ruler of all joys—protect me, O Lord Keśava! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.36) sraṣṭā sasarja bhūtāni jagatāmādikāraṇam .. > The Creator who created all beings, the primordial cause of the worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.37) aciṃtyamahimanviṣṇo nārāyaṇa namo'stu te ..18.. > of inconceivable majesty, O Viṣṇu—O Nārāyaṇa, homage to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.38) māyayā yasya viśvaṃ vai mohitaṃ yadanādyayā .. > By whose beginningless māyā this universe is deluded, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.39) sarvadharmasvarūpāya mādhavāya namo namaḥ .. 19 .. > homage, homage to Mādhava, the embodiment of all righteousness! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.40) jñānināṃ jñānagamyastvamagatīnāṃ gatipradaḥ .. > You are accessible by knowledge to the wise, the giver of a refuge to the shelterless; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.41) saṃpūrṇamastu goviṃda tvatprasādādvrataṃ mama .. 2.2.44.20 .. > O Govinda, may my observance be made complete through your grace!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.42) pratimāsaṃ pūjanāṃte maṃtrairetaiḥ kṛtāṃjaliḥ .. > Every month, at the end of the worship, with joined palms using these mantras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.43) prārthayetparayā bhaktyā bhajanāṃtaṃ janārdanam .. 21 .. > one should pray with supreme devotion to Janārdana until the worship is concluded. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.44) evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ nītvā vrataṃ vai mūrtipaṃjaram .. > Having thus spent a year in the observance known as the Mūrtipañjara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.45) saṃpūrṇaphalasiddhyarthaṃ pratiṣṭhāvidhimācaret .. 22 .. > one should perform the concluding rite of consecration for the attainment of the full fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.46) suvarṇanirmitā viṣṇormūrtayo dvādaśaiva tu .. > Twelve images of Viṣṇu fashioned of gold, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.47) yathāśakti kṛtāḥ sthāpyāḥ kuṃbheṣu dvādaśasvapi .. 23 .. > made according to one's means, are to be placed on twelve pitchers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.48) āmrapātrācchāditeṣu sākṣātteṣu pṛthakpṛthak .. > which are covered with vessels of mango wood, directly on them, individually, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.49) śvetavastrāvanaddheṣu gaṃdhapallavavāriṣu .. 24 .. > wrapped in white cloths, containing fragrant water and sprouts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.50) aṣṭadikṣu caturdikṣu sarvatobhadramaṃḍale .. > in the eight directions and the four directions, on a sarvatobhadra maṇḍala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.51) sthāpanīyāśca te kuṃbhāsteṣu pūjyāśca mūrtayaḥ .. 25 .. > Those pitchers should be set up, and the images worshipped upon them, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.52) dvādaśākṣaramaṃtreṇa upacāraiḥ pṛthakpṛthak .. > with the twelve-syllable mantra, with individual offerings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.53) paṃcāmṛtaiśca snapanaṃ sarveṣāmādito dvijāḥ ..26.. > and first a ceremonial bath of all with the five nectars, O twice-born ones, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.54) gītavāditranṛtyādyaistathā brāhmaṇapūjanaiḥ .. > accompanied by songs, instrumental music, dances, and so forth, as well as worship of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.55) vastrayugmairdvādaśabhiśchatropānadyugaistathā ..27.. > with twelve pairs of garments, and likewise pairs of parasols and sandals, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.56) vyajanairudakuṃbhaiśca śayanīyaiḥ sapīṭhakaiḥ .. > with fans, water pitchers, and beds with pedestals, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.57) gaṃdhairmālyaiḥ sutāṃbūlairmudrikākuṃḍalaistathā .. 28 .. > with perfumes, garlands, good betel leaves, and likewise finger-rings and earrings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.58) pradīpāḥ sarpiṣā jvālyā dvādaśadvādaśa kramāt .. > Lamps fueled with ghee should be lit, twelve by twelve in order. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.59) nītvā triyāmāmitthaṃ vai prabhāte vahnikarma ca .. 29 .. > Having spent the night in this manner, in the morning the fire ritual \[is performed\]— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.60) samidājyacarūṇāṃ vai pratidevaṃ śatatrayam.. > three hundred \[oblations\] of firewood, ghee, and sacred cooked food for each deity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.61) aṣṭottarasahasraṃ tu tilairvyāhṛtibhistataḥ .. 2.2.44.30 .. > and then a thousand and eight with sesame seeds accompanied by the vyāhṛtis. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.62) homāṃte prāśanaṃ kṛtvā dadyādācāryadakṣiṇām .. > At the end of the fire oblation, having partaken of the remnants, one should give the preceptor's sacrificial fee: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.63) kapilā dhenavo deyāḥ sālaṃkārāśca dvādaśa ..31.. > twelve brown cows adorned with ornaments should be given. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.64) śataṃ catuścatvāriṃśadbrāhmaṇānbhojayettataḥ .. > Then one should feed one hundred and forty-four brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.65) taddevavṛṃdaṃ saghaṭaṃ savitānaṃ sacāmaram .. 32 .. > That host of deities, together with the pots, the canopy, and the chowries, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.66) sarvopacārasahitamācāryāya nivedayet.. > along with all the offerings, he should present to the preceptor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.67) vratarājamimaṃ kṛtvā sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt ..33.. > Having performed this king of observances, one obtains all desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.68) guṃḍicādyāstu yā yātrā viṣṇordvādaśa kīrtitāḥ .. > The twelve festivals of Viṣṇu that are renowned, beginning with the Guṇḍicā— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.69) tāsāṃ darśanajaṃ puṇyaṃ vratenānena labhyate .. 34.. > the religious merit born from witnessing them is attained through this observance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.70) aiṃdraṃ padaṃ sārvabhaumaṃ cakravartitvameva ca .. > The state of Indra, universal sovereignty, and the status of an emperor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.71) aṣṭaiśvaryamavāpnoti devadevaprasādataḥ .. 35 .. > and the eight supernatural powers he attains by the grace of the God of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.72) etanmahāpuṇyatamaṃ nāradaḥ kṛtavānvratam .. > This most sacred observance was performed by Nārada; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.73) kṛtvā dvādaśa varṣāṇi jīvanmukto'bhavanmuniḥ .. 36 .. > having performed it for twelve years, the sage became liberated while living. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.74) anye ca vaiṣṇavā ye vai cakruste bahuśaḥ purā .. vrataṃ nātaḥ parataraṃ bhagavatprītikārakam .. 37 .. > And other Vaiṣṇavas who performed it many times in the past— / there is no observance higher than this that produces delight in the Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.75) dharmyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ brāhmaṇyaṃ vaṃśavarddhanam.. > It leads to righteousness, fame, longevity, brahminhood, and the increase of one's lineage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.76) bhavaṃto'pi yatātmānaḥ kurvaṃti vratamuttamam.. 38 .. > You too, self-restrained, should perform this supreme observance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.44.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44.77) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye jyeṣṭhapaṃcakavratavarṇanaṃnāma catuścatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 44 .. > Thus ends the forty-fourth chapter, titled 'Description of the Jyeṣṭhapañcaka Observance', in the Praise of Puruṣottamakṣetra, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.44.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.44) · Pramāṇa