[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) › 2.2.48 # Skandapurana 2.2.48 Skandapurāṇa 2.2.48 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.48.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.1) .. munaya ūcuḥ .. .. > The sages said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.2) prāsādasya pratiṣṭhāṃta indradyumnāya yadvarān .. > At the conclusion of the temple consecration, as for the boons that Hari > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.3) ājñāpayāmāsa hariryātrāstā dvādaśāpi ca .. 1 .. > commanded for Indradyumna, and also those twelve pilgrimage festivals, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.4) tvatsakāśācchutaṃ sarvaṃ tataḥ sa pṛthivīpatiḥ .. > everything has been heard from your presence. Then, what did that ruler of the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.5) kiṃ cakāra mahābuddhirviṣṇubhakto'pyavasthitaḥ .. .. 2 .. > of great intellect, remaining as a devotee of Viṣṇu, do? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.6) .. jaiminiruvāca .. .. > Jaimini said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.7) varām̐llabdhvā jagannāthātsākṣādbrahmasvarūpiṇaḥ .. > Having obtained boons from Jagannātha, who is the direct embodiment of Brahman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.8) kṛtakṛtyaṃ sa mene vā ātmānaṃ narapuṃgavaḥ .. 3 .. > that bull among men considered himself fulfilled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.9) yathājñaṃ kārayitvā vai yātrāstāḥ puṇyamokṣadāḥ .. > Having had those festivals that bestow merit and liberation conducted according to command, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.10) bahūpacārairbahudhā samabhyarcya jagadgurum .. 4 .. > and having worshipped the guru of the universe in many ways with numerous offerings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.11) gālarājaṃ samādiśya devasyājñāṃ yathāvidhi .. > having transmitted the command of the deity to King Gāla in accordance with rule, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.12) idaṃ provāca madhuraṃ dharmanyāyasamāyutam .. 5 .. > he spoke these sweet words endowed with dharma and justice: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.13) .. indradyumna uvāca .. .. > Indradyumna said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.14) rājanbahuśruto'si tvaṃ dharmaniṣṭhāmupāgataḥ .. > O King, you are deeply learned, committed to devotion to dharma; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.15) bhagavatyapi bhaktiste karmaṇā manasā girā .. .. 6 .. > your devotion also is directed to the Lord by deed, mind, and speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.16) na hyekasyopadaśāya bhagavānanuśāsti vai .. > The Lord does not instruct for the sake of only one \[person\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.17) carācaragururhyeṣa viśvaṃ tacchiṣyatāṃ gatam .. 7 .. > for he is the teacher of the moving and unmoving, and the universe has become his disciple. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.18) mamānugrahalakṣyeṇa avatīrṇo jagatpatiḥ .. > With the purpose of bestowing grace upon me, the Lord of the universe has descended; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.19) uddhṛtyai dīnamanasāmatrāpi sthāsyate cirāt .. 8 .. > for the uplifting of those whose minds are distressed, he will remain here for a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.20) bhaktyā ca śraddhayā yukta etadājñāṃ pravarttaya .. > Endowed with devotion and faith, carry out his command; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.21) pratimāvyavahāreṇa nainaṃ jānīhi bhūmipa .. 9 .. > do not regard him merely as an image, O king! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.22) pratyakṣaṃ te yathā jātaṃ trailokyaṃ bhūmimāgatam .. > As became manifest before your eyes, the three worlds came down to the earth > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.23) prāsādāṃtaḥ praveśe hi yasyāsya jagadīśituḥ .. 2.2.48.10 .. > at the entrance into the temple of this Lord of the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.24) pitāmahādyāstridaśāḥ sarve yugapadāgatāḥ .. > The thirty \[gods\] beginning with Pitāmaha all arrived simultaneously; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.25) viśvamūrtyā vayaṃ sarve jātā vai naṣṭacetanāḥ .. 11 .. > at his universal form, all of us indeed lost consciousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.26) carācaramayo hyeṣa sākṣāddārusvarūpadhṛk .. > Consisting of the moving and unmoving, he has directly assumed a wooden form; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.27) kalpavṛkṣamimaṃ viddhi bhūgataṃ sarvakāmadam .. 12 .. > know this \[form\] to be a wish-fulfilling tree arrived on earth, granting all desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.28) upāsyainaṃ hi labhate yo yathā kāmanāphalam .. > Having worshipped him, one obtains the fruit of one's desire according to \[one's intention\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.29) yataṃto bahudhā yaṃ hi yatayo na vidanti vai .. > Indeed, him whom ascetics, striving in many ways, do not know, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.30) tamaḥpāre pratiṣṭhataṃ kiṃsvijjyotiḥ svarūpiṇam .. 13 .. > who is established beyond darkness, in the form of supreme light— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.31) yatīnāṃ dharmaniṣṭhānāṃ śuddhānāmūrdhvaretasām .. > for the ascetics devoted to dharma, pure and chaste, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.32) ananyabhaktiyuktānāmekaḥ paṃthāstu yoginām .. 14 .. > for yogins endowed with exclusive devotion, he is the only path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.33) grīṣme śīta gabhīre vai nimajjya salilāśaye .. > Just as by diving into a deep, cool pool of water in summer > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.34) parāṃ nirvṛtimāpnoti tathāsminkaruṇāṃbudhau .. 15 .. > one attains supreme relief, so in this ocean of compassion > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.35) tritāpaduḥkhaṃ tyajati saṃprāpte puruṣottame .. 16 .. > one casts off the misery of the threefold suffering, once Puruṣottama is reached. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.36) na mātā na pitā mitraṃ na patnī na sutastathā .. > Neither mother, nor father, nor friend, nor wife, nor son > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.37) śaraṇāgatadīnānāṃ yathāyamupakārakaḥ .. 17 .. > is such a benefactor to the wretched who take refuge as He is. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.38) tadenaṃ parisevasva bhuktimuktiphalapradam .. > Therefore, worship Him, who bestows the fruits of enjoyment and liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.39) pauraiḥ prajābhiryātrāstāḥ samṛddhaṃ parivarttaya .. 18 .. > Together with the citizens and subjects, conduct those festivals in an abundant manner. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.40) sādhāraṇo dharmapaṃthā nṛpāṇāṃ nṛpasattama .. > This is the common path of dharma for kings, O best of kings: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.41) pravartitaśca pūrveṇa pālyate'naṃtareṇa saḥ .. 19 .. > what is instituted by a predecessor is maintained by his successor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.42) nṛsiṃhaṃ bhaja rājeṃdra upacārairmaharddhibhiḥ .. > Worship Nṛsiṃha, O lord of kings, with grand offerings of rich splendor; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.43) pūjayasva trisaṃdhyaṃ taṃ paraṃ nirvāṇamāpnuhi .. 2.2.48.20 .. > worship Him at the three junctures of the day, and attain supreme nirvāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.44) svakṛtāduttamaṃ prāhuḥ parakṛtyoparakṣaṇam.. > They say that preserving what another has done is superior to one's own doing; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.45) pālayetparadattaṃ yaḥ svadattāduttamaṃ hi tat .. 21 .. > whoever protects what was given by another, that indeed is superior to what is given by oneself.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.46) .. jaiminiruvāca .. .. > Jaimini said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.47) kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ so'tha śveto nṛpatisattamaḥ .. > Then, with folded palms, that Śveta, the best of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.48) mūrdhni jagrāha tadvākyaṃ mālāmiva guṇānvitām .. 22 .. > placed those words upon his head, as though a garland possessing virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.49) iṃdradyumno'pi rājarṣiḥ prasādya puruṣottamam .. > The royal seer Indradyumna too, having propitiated Puruṣottama, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.50) saha śrīmānbrahmalokaṃ jagāma ha .. .. 23 .. > the glorious one went to the world of Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.51) etadvaḥ kathitaṃ puṇyaṃ kṣetramāhātmyamuttamam .. > Thus has been related to you this sacred, supreme māhātmya of the sacred field, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.52) tatra nityoṣitasyāpi māhātmyaṃ brahmadāruṇaḥ .. 24 .. > and the māhātmya of the Wooden Brahman who dwells there perpetually. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.53) yaścaitacchṛṇuyādbhaktyā vācyamānaṃ dvijottamāḥ .. > Whoever hears this being recited with devotion, O best of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.54) aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ so'vikalaṃ labhet .. 25 .. > he shall obtain the entire fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.55) arddhodayastu yo yogaḥ skaṃdena parikīrtitaḥ .. > Whatever astrological conjunction is known as Ardhodaya, described by Skanda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.56) tatkoṭiguṇitaṃ puṇyaṃ viṣṇormāhātmyakīrtanāt .. 26 .. > a crore times multiplied is the merit from proclaiming the māhātmya of Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.57) prātaḥ prātaryaḥ śṛṇuyātkapilāśatado bhavet .. > Whoever hears it morning after morning becomes \[equal to\] the giver of a hundred tawny cows; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.58) gāṃgaiḥ puṣkarajaistoyairabhiṣekaphalaṃ labhet .. 27 .. > he obtains the fruit of an ablution with waters from the Gaṅgā and the Puṣkara lake. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.59) dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ saṃtānavarddhanam.. > It brings fortune, brings fame, grants long life, is sacred, increases offspring, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.60) svargapratiṣṭhāgatidaṃ sarvapāpāpanodanam .. 28 .. > confers a place in heaven, and removes all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.61) etadrahasyamākhyātaṃ purāṇeṣu sugopitam .. > This secret has been declared, well concealed in the Purāṇas; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.62) vaiṣṇavebhyo vinā'nyeṣu na tu vācyaṃ kadācana ..29.. > it must never be told to anyone except Vaiṣṇavas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.63) kutarkopahatā ye ca duradhītaśrutāgamāḥ .. > Those who are corrupted by false logic, whose Vedic learning and scriptures are poorly studied, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.64) nāstikā dāṃbhikā nityaṃ paradoṣopadarśinaḥ .. > nihilists, hypocrites, who constantly seek faults in others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.65) avaiṣṇavā moghajīvāstebhyo gopyaṃ sadaiva hi .. 2.2.48.30 .. > non-Vaiṣṇavas whose lives are in vain—from them it must always be concealed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.48.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48.66) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye'ṣṭacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 48 .. > Thus ends the forty-eighth chapter of the Puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmya in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skandapurāṇa 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.2.2.48.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.48) · Pramāṇa