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# Skandapurana 2.2.6

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.1)

.. munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.2.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.2)

kasmindeśe dvijaśreṣṭha tatkṣetraṃ puruṣottamam ..

> In what country, O best of brahmins, is that sacred field of Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.3)

yatra nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣāddārurūpī prakāśate .. 1 ..

> where Nārāyaṇa visibly shines forth in the form of wood? 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.4)

.. jaimini ruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.5)

utkalonāma deśo'sti khyātaḥ paramapāvanaḥ ..

> There is a country named Utkala, famous and supremely purifying,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.6)

yatra tīrthānyanekāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca ..2..

> where there are many sacred fords and holy sanctuaries. 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.7)

dakṣiṇasyodadhestīre sa tu deśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ..

> That country is situated on the shore of the southern ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.8)

yatra sthitā vai puruṣāḥ sadācāranidarśanāḥ .. 3 ..

> wherein the people residing are models of righteous conduct. 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.9)

vṛttādhyayanasaṃpannā yajvāno yatra bhūsurāḥ ..

> There the brahmins are endowed with good conduct and study, performers of sacrifices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.10)

sṛṣṭyādau kratavo vedā vedaśāstrapravartakāḥ ..4...

> promoters of sacrifices, Vedas, and Vedic scriptures as at the beginning of creation. 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.11)

aṣṭādaśānāṃ vidyānāṃ nidhānaṃ saṃprakīrtitam ..

> It is celebrated as a repository of the eighteen branches of learning;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.12)

gṛhe gṛhe nivasati lakṣmīrnārāyaṇājñayā .. 5 ..

> Lakṣmī dwells in every house by the command of Nārāyaṇa. 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.13)

lajjāśīlā vinītāśca ādhivyādhivivarjitāḥ ..

> The people are modest, humble, free from mental and physical diseases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.14)

pitṛmātṛratāḥ satyavādino vaiṣṇavā janāḥ .. 6 ..

> devoted to their father and mother, truthful, and worshippers of Viṣṇu. 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.15)

na cātrāvaiṣṇavaḥ kaścinnāstiko vāpi vartate ..

> Neither does any non-Vaiṣṇava live there, nor any atheist;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.16)

sarve parahitāstatra na lubdhā na śaṭhāḥ khalāḥ .. 7 ..

> all there are benevolent towards others, not greedy, not deceitful, and not wicked. 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.17)

dīrghāyuṣastatra janāḥ striyaśca patidevatāḥ ..

> The people there are long-lived, and the women regard their husbands as deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.18)

suśīlā dharmaśīlāśca trapācāritrabhūṣitāḥ .. 8 ..

> well-behaved, righteous in character, adorned with modesty and good conduct, 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.19)

rūpayauvanagarvāḍhyāḥ sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ ..

> abounding in the pride of beauty and youth, adorned with all ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.20)

kulaśīlavayovṛttānurūpācāracaṃcavaḥ .. 9 ..

> renowned for conduct appropriate to their lineage, character, age, and behavior. 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.21)

svakarmaniratāstatra prajārakṣaṇadīkṣitāḥ ..

> Engaged in their own duties there, consecrated to the protection of the subjects,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.22)

kṣatriyā dānaśauṃḍāśca śastraśāstraviśāradāḥ .. 2.2.6.10 ..

> the kṣatriyas are champions in generosity, proficient in weapons and treatises. 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.23)

yajaṃte kratubhiḥ sarve satataṃ bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ ..

> All perform sacrifices constantly with copious sacrificial gifts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.24)

dīpyaṃte cittayo yeṣāṃ yūpāḥ kāṃcanabhūṣitāḥ .. 11 ..

> their sacrificial altars shine, and their sacrificial posts are adorned with gold. 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.25)

yeṣāṃ gṛheṣvatithayaḥ kāmanādhikapūjitāḥ ..

> In their homes, guests are honored beyond their expectations;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.26)

vaiśyāśca kṛṣi vāṇijyagorakṣāvṛttisaṃsthitāḥ .. 12 ..

> and the vaiśyas abide by the occupations of agriculture, trade, and cattle-rearing. 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.27)

devāngurūndvijānbhaktyā prīṇayaṃti dhanairapi ..

> With devotion and also with wealth, they gratify the gods, preceptors, and brahmins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.28)

ekasya dvāri yāto'rthī na gacchedanyaveśmani .. 13 ..

> a petitioner who has gone to the door of one does not have to go to another's house. 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.29)

gītakāvyakalāśilpakuśalāḥ priyavādinaḥ ..

> Proficient in songs, poetry, arts, and crafts, speaking kindly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.30)

śūdrāśca dhārmikāstatra snānadānakriyāratāḥ .. 14 ..

> and the śūdras there are righteous, devoted to the acts of bathing and giving; 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.31)

karmaṇā manasā vācā dhanaiśca dvijasevakāḥ ..

> in deed, thought, speech, and wealth, they are servers of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.32)

ye'nye saṃkarajātāste svesve dharme pratiṣṭhitāḥ .. 15 ..

> Those others who are born of mixed castes are established in their own duties. 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.33)

na viparyaṃti ṛtavo nākāle varṣate ghanaḥ ..

> The seasons do not reverse; clouds do not rain out of season;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.34)

na sasyahānirna marutkṣunna pīḍayati prajāḥ .. 16 ..

> there is no loss of crops; nor does wind or hunger afflict the subjects. 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.35)

durbhikṣamarake nātra rāṣṭrabhaṃgaḥ prajāyate ..

> No famine, epidemic, or ruin of the realm occurs here;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.36)

nālabhyaṃ tatra vastvasti yatkiṃcitpṛthivīgatam .. 17 ..

> there is no object existing on earth that is unobtainable there. 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.37)

evaṃ sarvaguṇairyukto nānādrumalatākulaḥ ..

> Thus endowed with all virtues, crowded with various trees and creepers:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.38)

arjunāśokapunnāga tālahiṃtālaśālakaiḥ .. 18 ..

> with arjuna, aśoka, punnāga, tāla, hintāla, and śāla trees; 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.39)

prācīnāmalakairlodhrairbakulairnāgakeśaraiḥ ..

> with prācīnāmalaka, lodhra, bakula, and nāgakeśara trees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.40)

nārikelaiḥ priyālaiśca saralairdevadārubhiḥ .. .. 19 ..

> with coconuts, priyālas, saralas, and devadārus; 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.41)

dhavaiśca khadirairbilvaiḥ panasaiśca kapitthakaiḥ ..

> with dhavas, khadiras, bilvas, jackfruits, and kapitākas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.42)

caṃpakaiḥ karṇikāraiśca kovidāraiḥ sapāṭalaiḥ .. 2.2.6.20 ..

> with campakas, karṇikāras, kovidāras, and pāṭalas; 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.43)

kadaṃbaniṃbanicuralarasālāmalakaistathā ..

> with kadamba, nimba, nicula, mango, and āmalaka trees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.44)

nāgaraṃgaiśca jaṃbīrairnīpakairmātuluṃgakaiḥ .. 21 ..

> with oranges, jambīras, nīpas, and mātuluṅgas; 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.45)

maṃdāraiḥ pārijātaiśca nyagrodhāgurucaṃdanaiḥ ..

> with mandāras, pārijātas, banyans, agallochum, and sandaltrees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.46)

kharjūrāmrātakaiḥ siddhairmucukuṃdaiḥ sakiṃśukaiḥ .. 22 ..

> with dates, hog-plums, siddhas, mucukundas, and kiṃśukas; 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.47)

tiṃdukaiḥ saptaparṇaiśca aśvatthaiśca bibhītakaiḥ ..

> with tindukas, saptaparṇas, sacred figs, and vibhītakas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.48)

anyaiśca vividhairvṛkṣaiḥ prakīrṇaḥ sumanoharaiḥ .. 23 ..

> and strewn with various other exceedingly charming trees; 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.49)

mālatīkuṃdabāṇaiśca karavīraiḥ sitetaraiḥ ..

> and with mālatī, kunda, bāṇa, and karavīras of white and other colors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.50)

ketakīvanaṣaṃḍaiśca atimuktaiḥ sakubjakaiḥ .. 24 ..

> and with groves of ketakī thickets, with atimukta and kubjaka plants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.51)

elālavaṃgakaṃkoladāḍimairbījapūrakaiḥ ..

> with cardamoms, cloves, kaṅkolas, pomegranates, and citrons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.52)

śreṇīkṛtaiḥ pūgavanairudyānaiḥ śataśo vṛtaḥ .. 25 ..

> surrounded by hundreds of gardens and rows of areca-nut groves.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.53)

nānādrumalatākīrṇaḥ parvataiḥ siṃdhurbhirvṛtaḥ ..

> Teeming with various trees and creepers, surrounded by mountains and rivers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.54)

sa eṣa deśapravara utkalākhyo dvijottamāḥ .. 26 ..

> this excellent country, O best of the twice-born, is called Utkala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.55)

ṛṣikulyāṃ samāsādya dakṣiṇodadhigāminīm ..

> Extending to the Ṛṣikulyā which flows to the southern ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.56)

svarṇarekhāmahānadyormadhye deśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ .. 27 ..

> the country is situated between the two great rivers, \[the Ṛṣikulyā\] and the Svarṇarekhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.57)

santyatra puṇyāyatane kṣetrāṇi subahūnyapi ..

> In this sacred dwelling place there are very many sacred fields,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.58)

pūrvaṃ vastīrthayātrāyāṃ varṇitāni mayā dvijāḥ ..

> which were described by me to you previously during the pilgrimage, O twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.59)

bhūsvargaḥ sāṃprataṃ hyeṣa kathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ .. 28 ..

> And now this Puruṣottama, a heaven on earth, has been described.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.6.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.6.60)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmya oḍhradeśavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ .. 6 ..

> Thus ends the sixth chapter, named 'Description of the Oḍhra Country', in the Puruṣottamakṣetra-māhātmya of the second \[section\], the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

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