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# Skandapurana 2.2.49

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.49

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.49.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.1)

..munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.2.49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.2)

bhagavañjaimine sarvaṃ vedavedāṃgapāraga ..

> O venerable Jaimini, master of all the Vedas and Vedāṅgas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.3)

tvadanugrahato'smābhirmāhātmyaṃ jagadīśituḥ .. 1 ..

> by your grace, the māhātmya of the Lord of the Universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.4)

kṣetrarājasya tasyaiva yātrāṇāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ ..

> of this king of sacred fields, and of all the festivals in every detail,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.5)

bhagavadbhojanocchiṣṭaprāśanādiphalaṃ tathā .. 2 ..

> as well as the fruit of consuming the Lord's leftover food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.6)

iṃdradyumnasya rājño vai vṛttāṃtamatidurlabham ..

> the exceedingly rare history of King Indradyumna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.7)

nīlamādhavarūpaṃ tu dārubrahmaprakāśanam .. .. 3 ..

> the manifestation of Nīlamādhava and of the Wooden Brahman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.8)

śrutaṃ tvadvadanāṃbhojādgalitaṃ tadyathāvidhi ..

> has been heard as it flowed properly from the lotus of your mouth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.9)

idānīṃ śrotumicchāmastvatto hi vadatāṃ vara .. 4 ..

> Now we wish to hear from you, O best of speakers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.10)

sarvaṃ vistarato brahmanvayaṃ sarve mudānvitāḥ ..

> everything in detail, O holy one, all of us filled with joy:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.11)

purāṇaśravaṇasyaiva yaduktaṃ phalameva tat .. 5 ..

> that fruit which has been stated precisely for the hearing of the Purāṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.12)

ko vā tasya vidhiścaiva kena vā syāttu sāṃgakam..

> what is its rule, and how does it become complete in all parts?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.13)

asmāsu cedanukrośo yathāvadvaktumarhasi .. 6 ..

> If you have compassion for us, you ought to tell it properly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.14)

.. .. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.49.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.15)

sādhu sādhu muniśreṣṭhā yatpṛṣṭaṃ parayā mudā ..

> Well done, well done, O best of sages, that you have asked with supreme joy!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.16)

tatra me prītiratulā jātā romāṃcakāriṇī .. 7 ..

> In that, incomparable delight has arisen in me, causing my hair to stand on end.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.17)

tadvaḥ sarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ sāvadhānataḥ ..

> I shall tell you all of that; listen attentively.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.18)

purāṇaśravaṇāraṃbhe yathāvibhavamātmanaḥ .. 8 ..

> At the beginning of listening to a Purāṇa, according to one's own means,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.19)

ādau saṃkalpya vidhivadbrāhmaṇaṃ śuddhavaṃśajam ..

> having first made the ritual resolve according to the rule, \[one should select\] a brahmin born of a pure lineage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.20)

avyaṃgāvayavaṃ śāṃtaṃ svaśākhaṃ svapurodhasam .. 9 ..

> free from defective limbs, peaceful, belonging to one's own Vedic branch, or one's own family priest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.21)

sarvaśāstrārthatattvajñaṃ bhūṣaṇairatiśobhanaiḥ ..

> knowing the true meaning of all treatises; with exceedingly radiant ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.22)

vastracaṃdanamālyādyairvṛṇuyātpāṭhasaṃśrutau .. 2.2.49.10 ..

> with garments, sandalwood paste, garlands and the like, one should appoint him for reading and recitation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.23)

kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā tataḥ saṃprārthayeddvijam ..

> Having folded his hands in supplication, he should then pray to the twice-born:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.24)

tvaṃ viṣṇurviṣṇureva tvaṃ na tu bhedaḥ kadācana .. 11 ..

> “You are Viṣṇu, you are Viṣṇu indeed, there is never any difference.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.25)

nirvighnaṃ me bhavatveva tvatprasādātprasīda ca ..

> May my \[listening\] be free of obstacles through your grace, and be pleased \[with me\]!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.26)

tato vṛtaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ca bahumūlyāsane śubhe .. .. 12 ..

> Then, \[having placed\] the appointed brahmin on an auspicious, costly seat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.27)

vāsayitvā ca tasyaiva gale mālāṃ vinikṣipet ..

> And seating him, one should place a garland around his neck,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.28)

mastake puṣpagarbhaṃ ca caṃdanairanulepayet .. 13 ..

> place a mass of flowers upon his head, and anoint him with sandalwood paste. // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.29)

yasmāttasmiṃśca samaye vipro vyāsasamo mataḥ ..

> For at that time the brahmin is regarded as equal to Vyāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.30)

tenaiva brāhmaṇenaiva pustake viṣṇurūpake .. 14 ..

> Through that very brahmin, upon the book embodying the form of Viṣṇu, // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.31)

kārayedvyāsapūjāṃ ca śrīkhaṇḍāgurupuṣpakaiḥ ..

> one should have the worship of Vyāsa performed with sandalwood, agallochum, and flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.32)

nānopacārai rucirairbhakṣyabhojyādikairapi .. 15 ..

> with various pleasing rites of worship, and also with diverse foods and eatables. // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.33)

bhaktyā cāsanadānādividhiḥ kāryo dine dine ..

> With devotion, the rite of offering a seat and other honors should be performed day after day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.34)

sāṃprataṃ kathayāmyevaṃ śrūyatāṃ śrotṛlakṣaṇam .. 16 ..

> Now I will declare the characteristic marks of a listener: let it be heard! // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.35)

gatānugatikānāṃ ca nivāsārthaṃ tathā dvijāḥ ..

> And for the accommodation of the followers who have arrived, O brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.36)

āsanāni yathāyogyaṃ racayitvā svayaṃ tathā .. 17 ..

> having himself prepared suitable seats in a proper manner, // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.37)

śubhāsanāṃtarastho hi bhavedutkaṇṭhamānasaḥ ..

> seated upon an auspicious seat, he should be eager in mind;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.38)

athavā saṃskṛte deśe sarvaiḥ saha vasedbhuvi .. 18 ..

> or else he should sit on the ground together with all in a purified place. // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.39)

vyāsasyāgre nivasatirāsane nocca eva ca ..

> One's seat before Vyāsa should not be high at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.40)

kṛtasnāno mudā yukto dhārayaṃñchuklavāsasī .. 19 ..

> Having performed his ritual ablution, full of joy, wearing two white garments, // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.41)

ācāṃtaḥ śaṃkhacakrāditilakānvitavigrahaḥ ..

> having sipped water, his body marked with tilakas of the conch, discus, and other symbols,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.42)

manasā bhāvayedviṣṇuṃ viśvāsaṃ kārayedbhṛśam .. 2.2.49.20 ..

> he should meditate upon Viṣṇu in his mind and cultivate deep faith. // 2.2.49.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.43)

purāṇe brāhmaṇe caiva deve ca maṃtrakarmaṇi ..

> In the Purāṇa, in the brahmin, in the deity, and in the rite of mantras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.44)

tīrthe vṛddhasya vacane viśvāsaḥ phaladāyakaḥ .. 21 ..

> in a sacred ford, and in the word of an elder, faith yields fruit. // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.45)

ato munivarāḥ sarvaṃ puṇyaṃ viśvāsakāraṇam ..

> Therefore, O best of sages, all religious merit has faith as its cause.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.46)

pāṣaṃḍādikasaṃbhāṣaṃ vṛthālāpaṃ prayatnataḥ .. 22 ..

> Conversation with heretics and idle chatter should be scrupulously avoided; // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.47)

purāṇaśravaṇe kāle sarvaciṃtāṃ ca varjayet ..

> at the time of listening to the Purāṇa, one should abandon all anxieties.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.48)

anena vidhinā viprāḥ pratyahaṃ śṛṇuyānmudā .. 23 ..

> According to this rule, O brahmins, one should listen every day with joy. // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.49)

tataḥ pāṭhe samāpte ca karatālādikairmuhuḥ ..

> Then, when the recitation is concluded, with clappings of hands repeatedly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.50)

jaya kṛṣṇa jagannātha hara ityādināmabhiḥ .. 24 ..

> uttering names such as 'Victory to Kṛṣṇa, Lord of the Universe, Hara!', // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.51)

vistārayedyathākāśe śrūyate śabda eva saḥ ..

> one should magnify the sound so that it is heard even in the sky.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.52)

evaṃ ca pratyahaṃ kuryātprītaye muravairiṇaḥ .. 25 ..

> And in this way one should act every day for the pleasure of the enemy of Mura. // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.53)

tato graṃthasamāptau ca viṣṇuprīṇanatatparaḥ ..

> Then, upon the conclusion of the text, intent on pleasing Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.54)

viśeṣādvastramālyādicaṃdanairbhūṣaṇaistathā ..

> especially with garments, garlands, sandalwood, and ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.55)

bhūṣayetparayā bhaktyā vipraṃ vyāsasamaṃ dvijāḥ .. 26 ..

> one should adorn the brahmin who is equal to Vyāsa with supreme devotion, O twice-born ones. // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.56)

ātmaśaktyā pradadyācca dakṣiṇāṃ vai yathāvidhi ..

> And according to one's means, one should offer the priestly fee in accordance with the rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.57)

ye ye pradadyuryadyacca mattastacchṛṇutādhunā .. 27 ..

> Whoever should give whatever, hear that now from me: // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.58)

rājānaḥ kariṇo dadyuḥ sālaṃkārānsulakṣaṇān ..

> Kings should give elephants adorned with ornaments and endowed with auspicious marks;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.59)

kṣatriyā evamevaṃ ca te vai rājasamā matāḥ .. 28 ..

> kṣatriyas should do likewise, for they are regarded as equal to kings. // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.60)

brāhmaṇāḥ pustakāṃścaiva viṣṇorarcākaraṃḍikāḥ ..

> Brahmins \[should give\] manuscripts, caskets for the worship of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.61)

kanakaṃ rajataṃ caiva dhānyaṃ vastraṃ svabhaktitaḥ .. 29 ..

> gold, silver, grain, and cloth according to their devotion. // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.62)

viśaśca ratnabhūṣāḍhyānsindhudeśodbhavānapi ..

> Vaiśyas \[should give horses\] adorned with gemmed ornaments and born in the Sindhu region,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.63)

gāśca lakṣaṇasaṃyuktāḥ savatsāśca payasvinīḥ .. 2.2.49.30 ..

> and cows endowed with good marks, accompanied by calves and giving milk. // 2.2.49.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.64)

anyacca kanakādyaṃ ca tyajeyurdharmatatparāḥ ..

> And intent on righteousness, they should give other gifts, such as gold and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.65)

śūdrāḥ pradadyuḥ parayā mudā saṃyuktamānasāḥ .. 31 ..

> Śūdras, their minds endowed with supreme joy, should give // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.66)

vāsāṃsi ca suvarṇaṃ ca dhānyaṃ ratnāni gāstathā ..

> garments, gold, grain, gems, and cows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.67)

nānālaṃkārayuktāśca ghaṭoghnīrbālagarbhiṇīḥ .. 32 ..

> decked with various ornaments, possessing large udders, and pregnant for the first time. // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.68)

evaṃ vai dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādyena saṃtuṣyate guruḥ ..

> In this way one should give a priestly fee so that the guru is satisfied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.69)

ātmanaḥ śaktito viprā vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kārayet .. 33 ..

> According to one's capacity, O brahmins, one should not be miserly with wealth. // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.70)

śāṃtikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ caiva vratodvāhādi karma ca ..

> A rite for peace, a rite for prosperity, an observance, a wedding, and similar rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.71)

mokṣasya sādhakaṃ karma purāṇaśravaṇaṃ tathā .. 34 ..

> as well as listening to the Purāṇa, an act leading to liberation, // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.72)

yajñādikaṃ ca dānaṃ ca vrataṃ nānāvidhaṃ tathā ..

> sacrifice, charitable donation, and various kinds of observances—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.73)

yadi ceddakṣiṇāhīnaṃ tadā bhavati niṣphalam..35..

> if devoid of a priestly fee, then it becomes fruitless. // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.74)

asurāḥ karmaṇastasya haraṃti phalameva tat ..

> The demons snatch away the fruit of that rite,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.75)

yathā strīṇāṃ ca lāvaṇyaṃ bhartṛsnehavivarjitam .. 36 ..

> just as the charm of women devoid of a husband's love, // 36  
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### [2.2.49.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.76)

yuddhātpalāyitānāṃ ca pṛṣṭhaṃ kṛtvā dhanuṣmatām ..

> and the turned backs of bowmen fleeing from battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.77)

vinā dhāvanamaśvānāṃ duṣṭatvaṃ hi yathā dvijāḥ .. 37 ..

> or, O twice-born ones, the viciousness of horses that will not run, // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.78)

mūkatveneva pāṃḍityaṃ sarvaśāstravipaścitām ..

> or the learning of scholars learned in all treatises rendered useless through muteness—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.79)

hīnaṃ dakṣiṇayā yadyatkarma tadvacca niṣphalam ..38..

> whatever rite is devoid of a priestly fee is just like that, completely fruitless. // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.80)

dānena kṣīyate yasmāduritānāṃ kadaṃbakam ..

> Because through giving, a multitude of sins is destroyed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.81)

dakṣiṇeti tathā viprā gīyate śāstravedibhiḥ .. 39 ..

> it is sung as 'dakṣiṇā' by those who know the sacred texts, O brahmins. // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.82)

tato viprānbhojayedvai yathāśaktiprakalpitaiḥ ..

> Then one should feed the brahmins with \[foods\] prepared according to one's capacity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.83)

karpūreṇa ca khaṃḍena sarpiṣā pāyasairyutaiḥ ..2.2.49.40 ..

> provided with camphor, sugar, clarified butter, and rice cooked in milk, // 2.2.49.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.84)

ṣaḍvidhairannapānādyaiḥ susvādairamṛtopamaiḥ ..

> with six kinds of foods, drinks, and the like, very delicious and resembling nectar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.85)

tebhyopi svarṇavastrādi yathāśaktyā pradāpayet.. 41 ..

> To them also one should give gold, garments, and other gifts according to one's ability. // 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.86)

etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ purāṇaśravaṇasya ca ..

> All this regarding the hearing of the Purāṇa has been told to you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.87)

sāṃgopāṃgavidhānaṃ ca yena syātsaphalaṃ tvidam ..

> and the procedure with its main parts and subsidiaries by which this \[listening\] becomes fruitful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.88)

idānīṃ bho muniśreṣṭhāḥ kimanyajjñātumicchatha ..42..

> Now, O best of sages, what else do you wish to know?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.89)

.. munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.2.49.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.90)

aho'smākaṃ mahābhāgyaṃ yatpāpaughavināśanam ..

> "Ah, great is our good fortune, that the destruction of a flood of sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.91)

purāṇaśravaṇasyaiva phalamasmābhireva ca .. 43 ..

> the fruit of hearing the Purāṇa itself, and  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.92)

sāṃgopāṃgavidhānaṃ ca śrutaṃ tvanmukhapaṃkajāt ..

> the procedure with all its main parts and subsidiaries have been heard by us from the lotus of your mouth!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.93)

dhanyāḥ sma kṛtapuṇyāḥ sma saṃsāre vigatajvarāḥ .. 44 ..

> We are blessed! We have acquired merit! We are freed from feverish anxiety in saṃsāra!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.94)

idānīmātmaśaktyā vai dīyate bhavate mune ..

> Now indeed, according to our capacity, O sage, is offered to you  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.95)

dakṣiṇā phalasaṃprāptyai prasannastvaṃ gṛhāṇa ca .. 45 ..

> a sacrificial fee for the attainment of the fruit; be pleased and accept it."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.96)

ityuktavaṃto munayo hyakiṃcanāḥ samitkuśaṃ puṣpaphalākṣatādikam ..

> Having spoken thus, the sages, having no possessions, prepared sacrificial wood, kuśa grass, flowers, fruits, unbroken grains, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.97)

klṛptvā ca tasmai munayaḥ sumuktāḥ kṣetrottamaṃ jagmuratipraharṣitāḥ .. 46 ..

> and offering it to him, the sages, fully liberated, departed for the supreme sacred field, exceedingly rejoiced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.98)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetra māhātmye jaiminiṛṣisaṃvāda ekonapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 49 .. .. .. .. .. ..

> Thus ends the forty-ninth chapter in the dialogue with the seer Jaimini, in the Puruṣottamakṣetra-māhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.49.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.49.99)

iti vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe dvitīyaṃ śrīpuruṣottama (jagannātha) kṣetramāhātmyaṃ samāptam .. (2-2) ..

> Thus ends the second \[part\], the glorious Puruṣottama (Jagannātha) Kṣetra-māhātmya, in the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa. (2-2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.49.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [108 Buddhist Stotras (Nepalese collection)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.stotra.stotra108.7.18) — Sanskrit

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