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babhūvatuḥ .. apāstapāpanirmokau sākṣāddevamapaśyatām .. 7 .. śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇi divyālaṃkārabhūṣitam .. ratnapādukayoḥ pṛṣṭhe vinyastacaraṇāṃbujam .. 8 .. vyākośapuṃḍarīkākṣaṃ prasannavadanaṃ vibhum .. vāmapārśve sthitāṃ lakṣmīṃ vāmenāliṃgya bāhunā .. 9 .. nāgavallīdalaṃ baddhamādadānaṃ śriyā hṛtam .. ratnavetrakarāḥ kāścitkāściccāmarapāṇayaḥ .. 2.2.5.10 .. gaṃdhatailapradīpāstu ratnavartipradīpikāḥ .. kāściddadhānāḥ svakarairyovanāḍhyāḥ subhūṣitāḥ ..11.. paścādratnamayaṃ chatraṃ bibhratī kācidujjvalā.. dhūpapātraṃ mukhābhyāśe kṛṣṇāgurusudhūpitam .. 12 .. kāciddadhānā pramlocāṃ hasaṃtī vigrahaśriyā .. līlālakadṛśā devānanugṛhṇaṃtamagrataḥ .. 13 .. baddhāṃjalipuṭānnamrakandharānstuvataḥ pṛthak .. siddhānmunigaṇāndivyānsanakādīnsmitena ca .. 14 .. nāradādīṃśca gaṃdharvāndivyagānamanoharān .. dattāvadhānaṃ śravaṇe līlayaivānukampinam..15.. prahlādādīnvaiṣṇavāgryānsvarūpaṃ dhyāyato'grataḥ .. cittākarṣaṇasaṃlīnāṃ vidadhānaṃ svavigrahe .. 16 .. vakṣaḥsthalapravilasatkaustubhapratibiṃbitaiḥ .. devādibhirviśvarūpamūrtteḥ svasyāḥ prakāśakam .. 17 .. uparyupari divyāyāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭeradhaḥ sthitam .. śrīsannidhānavigataśriyamapsarasāṃ gaṇam .. .. 18 .. paśyaṃtaṃ vividhaṃ nityamaṅgahāramanoharam .. divyalīlāvilāsaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā tau dvijabāhujau .. 19 .. babhūvatuḥ kṣaṇātsarvavidyānāṃ pāragau dvijāḥ .. triḥ parikramya deveśaṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭāvubhau .. sāṣṭāṃgapātapraṇatau tuṣṭuvāte mudānvitau .. 2.2.5.20 .. .. puṇḍarīka uvāca .. .. namaste jagadādhāra sargasthityaṃtakāraṇa .. nārāyaṇa namaste'stu paramātmanparāyaṇa .. 21 .. paramārthastvamevaiko bhavāpyayavivarjitaḥ .. nityānandasvarūpaṃ tvāṃ vidanti dhyānacakṣuṣaḥ .. 22 .. cinmātraṃ jagatāmīśamadhiṣṭhānaṃ parātparam .. kathaṃ nu mūḍhahṛdayāstvāṃ jānaṃti sunirmalam .. 23 .. kāmārthalipsāsaṃbhrātacetaso'tyaṃtaduḥkhinaḥ .. gatāgatapathe śrāṃtāḥ sukhabhājaḥ kadācana .. 24 .. anukaṃpaya māṃ nātha sudīnaṃ śaraṇāgatam .. mūḍhaṃ duṣkṛtakarmāṇaṃ patitaṃ bhavasāgare .. 25 .. ko'nyastvatsadṛśo bandhurbrahmāṃḍe nātha varttate .. svakarttavyānapekṣo yo dīnānāthadayālukaḥ .. 26 .. uccāvacabhramādduḥkhaṃ jalayaṃtraghaṭīmiva .. ajasramadhikarttāraṃ paritrāhi kṛpāṃbudhe .. 27 .. yogakṣemābhisaṃdhānā ye mūḍhāstvāmupāsate .. līlāvimuktidaṃ te vai tvanmāyāparimohitāḥ .. 28 . > Jaimini said: > With hearts dispassionate, the two, having abandoned the company of courtesans and the like, / meditating on Viṣṇu with their minds, both observing the vow of pure food, / 1 > reached in a short time the abode of Hari on the Blue Mountain. / Having bathed in the waters of the king of sacred fords as prescribed by rule, / 2 > standing at the temple gateway and bowing down with all eight limbs, / looking for the Lord, O brahmins, they did not see \[him\] then. / 3 > With pale faces, not seeing the God, distressed with anxiety, / they undertook a fast until they should receive darśana of the Lord. / 4 > Praising the sin-destroying name of the Lord, / in the third watch of the night they saw a single light. / 5 > Then the two of them, steadfast, fasted for three more days; / in the middle of the seventh night, they saw the Lord. / 6 > Hearing the praises of the gods, they acquired divine knowledge; / their slough of sins cast off, they saw the God face to face, / 7 > holding conch, discus, and mace in hand, adorned with divine ornaments, / with lotus feet placed on the back of jewel-encrusted sandals, / 8 > with eyes like blooming white lotuses, a serene countenance, all-pervading, / embracing with his left arm Lakṣmī who stood at his left side, / 9 > taking the prepared betel leaf offered by Śrī. / Some \[maidens\] held jewelled canes in their hands, others had chowries in hand; / 10 > some, rich in youth and well adorned, held with their own hands / lamps of fragrant oil and small lamps with jewelled wicks; / 11 > behind \[him\], a radiant \[maiden\] held an umbrella made of jewels; / another, holding near his face an incense burner well-perfumed with black aloe, / mocked Pramlocā with the beauty of her form. / Bestowing grace with his playful, curly-haired glance upon the gods before him / 13 > who, with hands folded in reverent salutation and necks bowed, praised him individually; / and with a smile upon the divine hosts of perfected ones and sages, Sanaka and the rest; / 14 > and upon Nārada and other gandharvas enchanting with divine songs, / lending his ear in listening, compassionate in mere sport; / 15 > and upon the foremost Vaiṣṇavas such as Prahlāda meditating upon his true form before him, / absorbing their minds in his own form; / 16 > manifesting his universal cosmic form by means of the gods and others / reflected in the Kaustubha jewel gleaming on his chest; / 17 > standing beneath a shower of divine flowers raining down from above; / beholding the multitude of apsarases, whose beauty had faded in the presence of Śrī, / 18 > \[performing\] various, ever-alluring movements of the limbs; / having seen him of divine playful sports, the two, the brahmin and the kṣatriya, / 19 > became in an instant masters of all branches of learning, O brahmins. / Having circumambulated the Lord of gods three times, both with folded hands, / bowing with prostration of all eight limbs, they praised him, filled with joy. / 20 > Puṇḍarīka said: > Salutations to you, support of the universe, cause of creation, maintenance, and destruction! / O Nārāyaṇa, salutations to you, Supreme Self, supreme refuge! / 21 > You alone are the ultimate reality, free from arising and passing away; / those endowed with the eye of meditation know you to be the embodiment of eternal bliss. / 22 > You are pure consciousness, Lord of the worlds, the foundation, higher than the highest; / how indeed can those of foolish heart know you, the utterly pure? / 23 > Their minds bewildered by the craving for desires and wealth, intensely miserable, / weary on the path of coming and going—when do they ever partake of happiness? / 24 > Take pity on me, O Lord, who am wretched, who have sought refuge, / foolish, a performer of evil deeds, fallen into the ocean of worldly existence. / 25 > What other kinsman like you exists in the cosmic egg, O Lord, / who, regardless of his own obligations, is compassionate toward the wretched and shelterless? / 26 > Save \[me\], O ocean of mercy, who am continually caused / to experience suffering due to wandering through high and low, like a bucket on a waterwheel! / 27 > Those fools who worship you with an eye to acquisition and preservation, / though you bestow effortless liberation, are utterly deluded by your māyā. / 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_1) nārāyaṇeti tvannāma kīrtitaṃ tu yadṛcchayā .. > Your name, 'Nārāyaṇa', even if chanted casually, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_2) tvatto'dhikaṃ jagannātha caturvargaikasādhanam . 29 .. > is greater than yourself, O Lord of the universe, as the sole means to the four goals of life. / 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_3) tvaṃ tu taistaiḥ pṛthagyajñaistāstāḥ siddhīḥ prayacchasi .. > You grant those various perfections through those various individual sacrifices, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_4) tvamekaḥ śaraṇaṃ nātha patitānāṃ bhavārṇave .. 2.2.5.30 .. > \[yet\] you alone, O Lord, are the refuge of those fallen into the ocean of worldly existence. / 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_5) jñānanaukāsamārūḍhaḥ karuṇākṣepaṇīkaraḥ .. > Having boarded the boat of knowledge, with the oar of compassion in hand, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_6) paraṃ pāraṃ prabho netuṃ saṃsārābdhervicetanam .. 31 .. > you alone are able, O Lord, to lead the unconscious one to the farther shore of the ocean of saṃsāra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_7) tvameka īśiṣe bhaktyānanyayā pariciṃtitaḥ .. > when meditated upon with undivided devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_8) ye'nye muktipradā devāḥ śāstreṣu pariniṣṭhitāḥ .. 32 .. > Those other gods who bestow liberation, established in the scriptures, / 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_9) duḥkhābdhikumbhayoniṃ te tvadbhaktiṃ prāpayaṃti vai .. 33 .. > truly lead \[one\] to devotion to you, which is an Agastya to the ocean of suffering. / 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_10) tanme prasīda bhagavanpadapaṃkaje te bhaktiṃ dṛḍhāṃ vitara nātha bhavābdhimuccaiḥ .. > Therefore be pleased with me, O Blessed One; grant firm devotion to your lotus feet, O Lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_11) ghoraṃ sudustaramamuṃ hi yayā tareyamaṣṭāṃgayogajanitaśramavarjito'pi .. 393 .. > by which I may cross this terrible and very impassable ocean of existence, even though devoid of the exertion born of eight-limbed yoga. / 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_12) dharmārthakāmanicayaiḥ kumatipragṛhyaiḥ kṣudrairamībhirahitālpasukhairna kāryam . ājñāpayāṃghrinalinadvayaciṃtanedya sāṃdrānuvardhitasukhārṇavamajjanaṃ me .. 35 .. > I have no need of these heaps of righteousness, wealth, and desire, grasped by the foolish, which are trivial and yield little happiness. / Command, O Worshipful One, through the contemplation of your two lotus feet, my immersion in an ocean of dense and ever-increasing bliss! / 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_13) stutvetthaṃ jagadīśasya pādapadmāṃtike dvijaḥ .. > Having thus praised \[him\], the brahmin, near the lotus feet of the Lord of the universe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_14) papāta trāhi kṛṣṇeti vadanvāṣpārdrayā girā .. > fell down, saying, 'Save me, O Kṛṣṇa!' with a voice choked with tears. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_15) tasthau sa punarutthāya kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ stuvan .. 36 .. > Rising again, he stood with folded hands, praising \[him\]. / 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_16) .. ambarīṣa uvāca .. .. > Ambarīṣa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_17) prasīda deva sarvātmannasaṃkhyeyaśirobhuja .. > Be pleased, O God, the Self of all, of countless heads and arms! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_18) asaṃkhya ghrāṇanayanapāṇipāda namo'stu te .. 37 .. > O one of countless noses, eyes, hands, and feet, salutations to you! / 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_19) ṣaṭtriṃśattattvātīto'si niṣprapaṃca prapaṃcakaḥ .. > You transcend the thirty-six principles; you are free from phenomenal existence, yet the cause of phenomenal existence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_20) caturvidhajagaddhāma viśvamūrte namo'stu te .. 38 .. > O abode of the fourfold universe, O cosmic-formed one, salutations to you! / 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_21) ekapādastripādaśca tīrthapādoṃ'tarikṣapāt .. > Having one foot, and having three feet, having sacred waters at your feet, stepping through intermediate space, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_22) yasya pādodbhavā gaṃgā punāti bhuvanatrayam..39 .. > from whose foot the Gaṅgā arose and purifies the three worlds; / 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_23) brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ śodhakaṃ yasya nāma vai .. > whose name indeed, when recited, cleanses sins such as the murder of a brahmin > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_24) kīrtitaṃ sarvaśubhadaṃ namastasmai śubhātmane..2.2.5.40.. > and bestows all auspiciousness—salutations to him of auspicious nature! / 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_25) deva tvannāmakīrtyāpi jāyaṃte sarvasiddhayaḥ.. > O God, even through the praise of your name all perfections arise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_26) kautukāttvāṃ hi mṛgyaṃti vidvāṃso buddhiśālinaḥ.. 41.. > Out of eager wonder indeed do the wise, endowed with intellect, seek you. / 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_27) nātha tvatpādasalilaṃ saṃśrayāttāpahārakam.. > O Lord, the water of your feet removes torment through taking refuge \[in it\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_28) tāpatrayābhibhūtasya bhaktiṃ me'tra dṛḍhāṃ kuru.. 42.. > for me, who am overcome by the threefold suffering, make devotion firm here. / 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_29) ananyasvāmino me'dya nāstyanyatprārthanīyakam.. > For me, who have no other master, there is nothing else to be prayed for today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_30) praṇipatya jagannātha tvāṃ prayāce sahasradhā ..43 .. > Bowing down, O Jagannātha, I pray to you a thousandfold: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_31) samastapuruṣārthasya bījaṃ tvatpādapaṃkaje .. > The seed of all human goals lies in your lotus feet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_32) yāvatprāṇāndhārayāmi tāvadbhaktirdṛḍhāstu me ..44 .. > As long as I maintain my breath, may my devotion remain steadfast. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_33) sṛṣṭiṃ vinirmame cemāṃ yayā bhaktyā pitāmahaḥ .. > Through that devotion by which the Grandfather fashioned this creation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_34) saṃharatyakhilaṃ rudro lakṣmīścaiśvaryadāyinī .. 45.. > and Rudra dissolves the universe, and Lakṣmī bestows sovereignty— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_35) dīnānukaṃpiṃstāṃ bhaktiṃ prārthaye nānyamānasaḥ .. > O compassionate one to the wretched, with an undivided mind I pray for that devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_36) anādya vidyāpaṃkesminsudṛḍhe dustaraṃ bhṛśam .. 46 .. > In this exceedingly firm mire of beginningless ignorance, extremely hard to cross, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_37) nimagnasya jagannātha nirālaṃbaṃ praṇaśyataḥ .. > for one submerged, O Jagannātha, unsupported and perishing, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_38) mahāmahimnastvadbhakternānyadasti parāyaṇam .. 47 .. > there is no other refuge than devotion to you, possessing great majesty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_39) śrutismṛtyādisaṃbhinnamārgāḥ saṃmohahetavaḥ .. > The conflicting paths of Śruti, Smṛti, and the rest are causes of confusion; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_40) tvadbhaktimapahāryete na pravarttitumīśvarāḥ .. 48 .. > without devotion to you, these are incapable of functioning effectively. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_41) ananyaśaraṇaṃ svāminnanukampaya māṃ vibho .. > Having no other refuge, O Lord, take pity on me, O omnipresent one!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_42) iti stuvañjagannāthapādapadmāṃtike mudā .. 49 .. > While praising thus joyfully near the lotus feet of Jagannātha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_43) papāta daṇḍavadbhūmau prasīdeti vadanmuhuḥ .. > he fell to the ground like a stick, saying repeatedly, "Be gracious!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_44) tataste devatāḥ sarve stutvā saṃpūjya keśavam .. 2.2.5.50 .. > Then all those deities, having praised and worshiped Keśava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_45) tallīlāpāṃgasaṃtuṣṭāḥ prayātāstridivaṃ punaḥ .. > delighted by the playful side-glance of his, departed once again to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_46) tata unmīlitadṛśau puṇḍarīkāṃbarīṣakau .. 51 .. > Then, their eyes opened, Puṇḍarīka and Ambarīṣa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_47) māyayā mohitau viṣṇoḥ svapnadṛṣṭamabudhyatām .. > deluded by the illusory power of Viṣṇu, thought that what they had seen was a dream. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_48) yāṃ dṛṣṭvā divyalīlāṃ hi sākṣātpalalacakṣuṣā .. 52 .. > For, having seen that divine play directly with their fleshy eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_49) punarmānuṣabhāvau tau divyasiṃhāsanasthitam .. > the two of them, having returned to human consciousness, \[saw\] him seated upon a divine throne: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_50) nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśaṃ phullapadmāyatekṣaṇam .. 53 .. > resembling a dark-blue raincloud, with large eyes like blossoming lotuses; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_51) śoṇādharaṃ cārunāsaṃ divyakuṇḍalabhūṣitam .. > with crimson lips, a beautiful nose, adorned with divine earrings; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_52) śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadhāriṇaṃ vanamālinam .. 54 .. > bearing the conch, discus, mace, and lotus, wearing a garland of forest flowers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_53) pīnoraskaṃ cāruhāramanarghyamukuṭojjvalam .. > with a broad chest, a lovely necklace, radiant with a priceless crown; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_54) śrīvatsakaustubhoraskaṃ divyāṃgadavibhūṣitam .. 55 .. > his chest marked by the Śrīvatsa and Kaustubha, adorned with divine armlets; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_55) pralaṃbabāhuṃ dīnārtaparitrāṇasamudyatam .. > with long-reaching arms, intent upon protecting the wretched and afflicted; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_56) suvarṇasūtrasaṃnaddha madhyagraṃthimaṇīyutam .. 56 .. > fastened with a golden cord having a jewel at the center knot; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_57) divya pītāṃbaradharaṃ divyasraggandhabhūṣitam .. > wearing divine yellow garments, adorned with divine garlands and perfumes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_58) svarṇapadmāsanāsīnaṃ sarvāṃgāliṃgitaśriyam .. 57 .. > seated upon a golden lotus-seat, embraced in every limb by Śrī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_59) prapannasaṃtāpaharaṃ sudhāsāgaramulbaṇam .. > dispelling the affliction of those who surrender to him, a boundless ocean of nectar; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_60) aśeṣavāṃchāphaladaṃ kalpavṛkṣaṃ supuṣpitam .. 58 .. > granting the fruit of all desires, a fully blossomed wishing tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_61) dakṣapārśvasthitaṃ tasya dadṛśāte halāyudham .. > On his right side they beheld Halāyudha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_62) bibhartti yena brahmāṃḍaṃ balena mahatā vibhuḥ .. 59 .. . taṃ balaṃ nāgarājānaṃ phaṇāsaptakamaṃḍitam .. > by whose great strength the Lord sustains the cosmic egg— > that Bala, the king of serpents, adorned with seven hoods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_63) kailāsaśikharottuṃga dhavalaṃ kuṇḍalojjvalam .. 2.2.5.60 .. > as white as the towering peak of Kailāsa, radiant with earrings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_64) vicitravanamālāḍhyaṃ divyanīlanicolinam .. > richly adorned with a variegated forest-garland, wearing a divine dark-blue mantle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_65) satataṃ vāruṇīkṣība ghūrṇonnayanapaṃkajam .. 61 .. > his lotus eyes continually rolling, intoxicated with wine, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_66) nimnapṛṣṭhonnatoraskaṃ kuṇḍalīkṛtavigraham .. > with a curved back and an elevated chest, his body coiled, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_67) śaṃkhacakragadāpadmasamujjvalacaturbhujam .. 62 .. > with four arms resplendent with the conch, discus, mace, and lotus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_68) nānālaṃkāraruciraṃ natakalmaṣanāśanam .. > splendid with various ornaments, destroying the sins of those who bow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_69) tayormadhye sthitāṃ bhadrāṃ subhadrāṃ kuṃkumāruṇām .. 63 .. > Between the two stood the auspicious Subhadrā, reddish like saffron, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_70) sarvalāvaṇyavasatiṃ sarvadeva namaskṛtām .. > the dwelling place of all beauty, bowed down to by all the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_71) lakṣmīṃ lakṣmīśahṛdayapaṃkajasthāṃ pṛthaksthitām .. 64 .. > Lakṣmī, who abides in the lotus heart of the Lord of Lakṣmī, standing separately, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_72) varābjadhāriṇīṃ devīṃ divyanepathyabhūṣaṇām .. > the goddess holding a boon-bestowing lotus, adorned with divine attire and ornaments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_73) prapannakalpalatikāṃ sarvakalmaṣanāśinīn .. 65 .. > a wish-fulfilling creeper for the surrendered, destroying all sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_74) saṃsārārṇavamagnānāṃ tāriṇīṃ devatāraṇīm .. > rescuing those submerged in the ocean of worldly existence, the savior of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_75) vāmapārśvasthitaṃ viṣṇoradrāṣṭāṃ cakramuttamam .. 66 .. > On the left side of Viṣṇu, they saw the excellent discus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_76) dārvagranirmitaṃ viprāḥ svarṇabhaktisamujjvalam .. > fashioned from the end of the log, O brahmins, blazing with golden portions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_77) caturddhāvasthitaṃ viṣṇuṃ dṛṣṭvā tau dvijabāhujau .. 67 .. > Having seen Viṣṇu manifested in a fourfold form, the two—the brahmin and the kṣatriya— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_78) aruṇodayavelāyāṃ śramaṃ sārthamamanyatām .. > at the time of sunrise, deemed their toil to have borne fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_79) saṃsmṛtya tāṃ svapnalīlāṃ vismayaṃ jagmatustadā .. 68 .. > Remembering that dream-like divine play, they were then filled with wonder: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_80) na dārupratimā ceyaṃ sākṣādbrahma prakāśate .. > "This is not a wooden image; it is the absolute Brahman manifested in person!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_81) sadogatānāṃ viprāṇāṃ vākyaṃ śraddadhatuśca tau .. 69 .. > And the two placed their faith in the words of the brahmins who had assembled: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_82) kvāvāṃ mahāpātakinau yātanākramabhāginau .. > "Where are we two, great sinners, destined to undergo hellish torments? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_83) kvedaṃ surasamākrāṃtasthitaṃ viṣṇoḥ pradarśanam .. 2.2.5.70 .. > And where is this vision of Viṣṇu, surrounded by gods? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_84) mūrkhayorāvayoraṣṭādaśavidyāpravīṇatā .. > Though we were foolish, proficiency in the eighteen sciences \[has arisen in us\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_85) yasmāttasmānna ca bhrāṃtirjñānaṃ tatsamavādinaḥ .. 71 .. > therefore, there is no delusion: the knowledge declared by them is true. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_86) yadūcurdāravaṃ brahma tīrtharājataṭe sthitam .. > What they said—that the wooden Brahman situated on the shore of the king of sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_87) vaṭamūle prakāśaṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā jaṃturvimucyate .. 72 .. > shining at the root of the banyan tree, upon being seen liberates a living being— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_88) tadevāyaṃ jagannāthaścaturddhā saṃvyavasthitaḥ.. > that indeed is this Jagannātha, manifested in four forms! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_89) kṣitau yadāvatarati catūrūpaḥ prakāśate.. 73.. > Whenever he descends to earth, he manifests in fourfold form." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_90) tadāsya saṃnidhāvāvāṃ sthāsyāvaḥ prāṇadhāriṇau.. > "Then, keeping ourselves alive, both of us shall stay in his presence; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_91) yāvannānyatra gacchāvaḥ kṣudrakāmaparāṅmukhau .. 74 .. > turning our backs on trivial desires, we shall not go anywhere else." 74 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_92) iti niścitya munayo viṣṇau bhaktiparāyaṇau .. > Having resolved thus, O sages, devoted to Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_93) nārāyaṇākhyaṃ satataṃ japantau muktimāgatau .. .. 75 .. > constantly chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa, they both attained liberation. 75 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_94) .. jaiminiruvāca .. .. > Jaimini said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_95) prasaṃgātkathitaṃ hyetadrahasyaṃ pāpanāśanam .. > In this context has indeed been told this secret that destroys sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_96) śṛṇvaṃti ye tu caritaṃ puṇḍarīkāṃbarīṣayoḥ .. 76 .. > Those who hear the account of Puṇḍarīka and Ambarīṣa, 76 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_97) satataṃ c kīrtayaṃtaśca mudā paramaya yutāḥ .. > and constantly recite it filled with supreme joy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_98) vrajaṃti viṣṇunilayaṃ mudā paramayā yutāḥ .. > go to the abode of Viṣṇu, filled with supreme joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_99) vrajaṃti viṣṇunilayaṃ te'pi nirddhūtakalmaṣāḥ .. 77 .. > With their impurities washed away, they too go to the abode of Viṣṇu. 77 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.5.28\_100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5.28_100) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryā saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye jaiminiṛṣisaṃvāde pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 5 .. .. > Thus ends the fifth chapter in the dialogue between the sage Jaimini \[and the sages\], in the Praise of Puruṣottamakṣetra, in the second Vaiṣṇava Section, in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.5.28) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Śrīvidyārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.srividya.srividyarnavatantra.19.738) — Sanskrit - [Śāntikamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.2.96) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1587, Sanskrit - [Tīrthacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.tirtha.tirthacintamani.4.p19) — Vācaspatimiśra, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.5) · Pramāṇa