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# Skandapurana 2.2.7

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.1)

.. munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.2.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.2)

kasminyuge sa tu nṛpa indradyumno'bhavanmune ..

> In which yuga did that King Indradyumna live, O sage?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.3)

kasmindeśe'sya nagaraṃ kathaṃ vā puruṣottamam .. .. 1 ..

> In which country was his city, and how did he go to Puruṣottama  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.4)

gatvā ca viṣṇoḥ pratimāṃ kārayāmāsa vā katham ..

> and cause the image of Viṣṇu to be made?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.5)

etatsarvaṃ vistarataḥ kathayasva mahāmune .. 2 ..

> Tell all this in detail, O great sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.6)

yāthātathyena sarvajña paraṃ kautṛhalaṃ hi naḥ .. 3 ..

> faithfully according to the truth, O all-knowing one; for great indeed is our curiosity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.7)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.8)

sādhu sādhu dvijaśreṣṭhā yatpṛcchadhvaṃ purātanam ..

> Excellent, excellent, O best of the twice-born, that you ask about the ancient  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.9)

sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ śubham .. .. 4 ..

> auspicious history that removes all sins, is holy, and grants enjoyment and liberation!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.10)

caritaṃ tasya vakṣyāmi tathāvṛttaṃ kṛte yuge ..

> I shall relate his life as it happened in the Kṛtayuga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.11)

śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve sāvadhānā jitendriyāḥ .. 5 ..

> Listen, all you sages, attentive and with senses subdued.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.12)

āsītkṛtayuge viprā indradyumno mahā nṛpaḥ ..

> In the Kṛtayuga, O brahmins, there was a great king named Indradyumna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.13)

sūryavaṃśe sa dharmātmā sraṣṭuḥ paṃcamapūruṣaḥ .. 6 ..

> born in the solar dynasty, righteous, the fifth descendant of the Creator.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.14)

satyavādī sadācāro'vadātaḥ sāttvikāgraṇīḥ ..

> He spoke the truth, had good conduct, was pure, foremost among the virtuous;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.15)

nyāyātsadā pālayati prajāḥ svā iva sa prajāḥ .. 7 ..

> he always protected his subjects justly, like his own offspring.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.16)

adhyātmavijjñānaśauṃḍaḥ śūraḥ saṃgrāmavarddhanaḥ ..

> A knower of the supreme Self, expert in knowledge, heroic, victorious in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.17)

sadodyataḥ sadā viprapūjakaḥ pitṛbhaktimān .. 8 ..

> ever active, always a worshipper of brahmins, devoted to his ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.18)

aṣṭādaśasu vidyāsu bṛhaspatirivāparaḥ ..

> like another Bṛhaspati in the eighteen branches of learning,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.19)

aiśvaryeṇa surādhīśaḥ kuberaḥ koṣasaṃcaye .. 9 ..

> a ruler of gods in majesty, and Kubera in the accumulation of treasure;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.20)

rūpavānsubhagaḥ śīlī dātā bhoktā priyaṃvadaḥ ..

> handsome, fortunate, well-mannered, generous, an enjoyer, speaking kindly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.21)

yaṣṭā samastayajñānāṃ brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ .. 2.2.7.10 ..

> a performer of all sacrifices, devoted to the brahmins, true to his word,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.22)

vallabho naranārīṇāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ yathā śaśī ..

> dear to men and women like the moon on the full-moon night,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.23)

āditya iva duṣprekṣyaḥ śatrupakṣakṣayaṃkaraḥ .. 11 ..

> dazzling like the sun, difficult to gaze upon, causing the destruction of enemy ranks,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.24)

vaiṣṇavaḥ satya saṃpanno jitakrodho jiteṃdriyaḥ ..

> a Vaiṣṇava, endowed with truth, having conquered anger and controlled the senses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.25)

rājasūyaṃ kratuvaraṃ vājimedhasahasrakam .. 12 ..

> He sacrificed with the Rājasūya, the best of rites, and a thousand horse-sacrifices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.26)

iyāja paramaḥ śrīmānmumukṣurdharmatatparaḥ ..

> the supreme, glorious \[king\], desiring liberation, intent upon righteousness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.27)

evaṃ sarvaguṇopetaḥ sa pṛthvīṃ pālayannṛpaḥ .. 13 ..

> Thus endowed with all virtues, that king protecting the earth  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.28)

avaṃtīṃnāma nagarīṃ mālave bhuvi viśrutām ..

> dwelt in the city named Avantī, renowned on earth in Mālava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.29)

uvāsa sarvaratnāḍhyāṃ dvitīyāmamarāvatīm .. 14 ..

> abounding in all precious gems, like a second Amarāvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.30)

tatra sthito narapatirviṣṇau bhaktimanuttamām ..

> Residing there, the king offered supreme devotion to Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.31)

cakāra manasā vācā karmaṇā paramādbhutām .. 15 ..

> most wonderful, in thought, speech, and action.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.32)

evaṃ pravartamāno'sau kadācicchrīpatervibhoḥ ..

> Conducting himself thus, once at the time of worship of the all-pervading Lord of Śrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.33)

pūjāsamayamāsādya devārcanagṛhāṃtare .. 16 ..

> inside the sanctuary for worshipping the deity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.34)

vidvadbhiḥ kavibhiścaiva tīrthayātrāprasiddhibhiḥ ..

> together with scholars and poets, and those celebrated for pilgrimage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.35)

daivajñaiḥ śrotriyaiḥ sārddhaṃ purohitamavasthitam .. 17 ..

> with astrologers and Vedic scholars, to the domestic priest standing by,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.36)

ādṛto vyājahāreda jñāyatāṃ kṣetramuttamam ..

> he, showing respect, said: 'Let that excellent sacred field be known  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.37)

yatra sākṣājjagannāthaṃ paśyāmo'nena cakṣuṣā .. 18 ..

> where we may see the Lord of the World directly with this very eye.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.38)

evamukto nṛpāgryeṇa vaiṣṇavena purohitaḥ ..

> Thus addressed by the foremost of kings, the Vaiṣṇava priest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.39)

tīrthayātṛvrajaṃ paśyannuvāca praśritaṃ vacaḥ .. 19 ..

> looking at the company of pilgrims, spoke humble words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.40)

bhobhostīrthāṭanavyagrā dhārmikāstīrthakovidāḥ ..

> 'O you who are devoted to wandering through sacred fords, righteous and skilled in sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.41)

yadādiśati devo'yaṃ yuṣmābhistacchrutaṃ kila .. 2.2.7.20 ..

> surely you have heard that which this lord commands.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.42)

vijñāya tasyābhiprāyaṃ kaścitsubahutīrthagaḥ ..

> Having understood his intention, a certain eloquent man who had visited very many sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.43)

uvāca vāggmī rājānaṃ baddhāṃjalipuṭaṃ mudā ..21..

> with hands joined in reverence, spoke joyfully to the king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.44)

rājannanekatīrthāni vyacāriṣamahaṃ prabho ..

> 'O King, O Lord, I have wandered through many sacred fords  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.45)

āśaiśavātkṣititale śrutānyanyaistu yāni vai .. 22 ..

> on the surface of the earth since childhood, and \[visited\] those heard of from others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.46)

oḍhradeśa iti khyāto varṣe bhāratasaṃjñite ..

> Known as the Oḍhra country in the division named Bhārata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.47)

dakṣiṇasyodadhestīre kṣetraṃ śrīpuruṣottamam .. 23 ..

> on the shore of the southern ocean, is the sacred field of the glorious Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.48)

yatra nīlagirirnāma samaṃtātkānanāvṛtaḥ..

> where there is \[a mountain\] named Nīlagiri, surrounded on all sides by forests;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.49)

tasyotsaṃge kalpavṛkṣaḥ samaṃtātkrośasaṃmitaḥ .. 24 ..

> in its lap stands the wish-granting tree, measuring a krośa all around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.50)

tasya chāyāṃ samākramya brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati ..

> Stepping into its shade, one dispels the sin of killing a brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.51)

tasya paścāddiśi khyātaṃ kuṃḍaṃ rauhiṇasaṃjñitam .. .. 25 ..

> To its west is known the sacred pool called Rauhiṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.52)

tatpūrṇaṃ kāraṇāṃbhobhiḥ sparśanādeva muktidam ..

> filled with primordial causal waters, granting liberation by touch alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.53)

tasya prāktaṭamāsthāya nīleṃdramaṇinirmitā .. 26 ..

> Standing upon its eastern bank, fashioned from sapphire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.54)

tanuḥ śrīvāsudevasya sākṣānmuktipradāyinī ..

> is the physical form of illustrious Vāsudeva, directly bestowing liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.55)

tatra kuṃḍe tu yaḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā tu puruṣottamam .. 27 ..

> Whoever bathes in that sacred pool and beholds Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.56)

aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ prāpya vimucyate ..

> obtains the fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices and is liberated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.57)

tatrāsta āśramaśreṣṭhaḥ khyātaḥ śabaradīpakaḥ .. 28 ..

> There exists an excellent hermitage known as Śabaradīpaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.58)

paścimasyāṃ diśi vibhorveṣṭitaḥ śabarālayaiḥ ..

> in the western direction from the Lord, surrounded by the dwellings of the Śabaras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.59)

yasmādekapadīmārgo yena viṣṇvālayaṃ vrajet .. 29 ..

> from which goes a footpath by which one may reach the abode of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.60)

yatra sākṣājjagannāthaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ ..

> where Jagannātha himself, bearer of the conch, discus, and mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.61)

jaṃtūnāṃ darśanānmuktiṃ yo dadāti kṛpānidhiḥ .. 2.2.7.30 ..

> bestows liberation upon living beings by \[his\] darśana, he who is a treasure of compassion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.62)

tatroṣitaṃ mayā rājanvarṣaṃ śrīpuruṣottame ..

> I dwelt there in holy Puruṣottama for a year, O King,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.63)

tuṣṭyarthaṃ devadevasya vratinā vanavāsinā .. 31 ..

> keeping vows as a forest-dweller to please the God of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.64)

pratirātraṃ bhagavato darśanāya divaukasām ..

> Every night, when the denizens of heaven come  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.65)

āgatānāṃ mahārāja divyagaṃdho hyamānuṣaḥ .. 32 ..

> for the darśana of the Blessed One, O Great King, divine, superhuman fragrance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.66)

nānāstutivacaḥkalpapuṣpavṛṣṭiśca labhyate..

> words of varied hymns of praise, and a rain of Kalpa flowers are perceived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.67)

mahimaiṣa na kutrāpi viṣṇoḥ sthāne prakāśate .. 33 ..

> Such greatness does not manifest anywhere else in any abode of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.68)

paurāṇikī pravṛttiśca śrutā tatra mahīpate ..

> And an ancient event of the Purāṇas was heard by me there, O protector of the earth:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.69)

vāyaso mādhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā tiryagdeho'pi mucyate .. 34 ..

> even a crow, having an animal's body, beholding Mādhava, is liberated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.70)

nādhikārī puṇyakṛtye jñānahīno'pi pārthiva ..

> Lacking any right to meritorious deeds, and destitute of knowledge, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.71)

tṛṣārtto rauhiṇe kuṃḍe jalaṃ pātuṃ samāgataḥ .. 35 ..

> afflicted by thirst, it came to drink water at the Rauhiṇa pool;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.72)

tyaktvā kālavaśātprāṇānviṣṇusārūpyamāptavān ..

> yielding up its life-breaths under the power of Time, it attained similarity of form with Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.73)

ahamāsaṃ purā mūrkhastatprasādāttu sāṃpratam .. 36 ..

> Formerly I was a fool, but now, by his grace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.74)

aṣṭādaśasu vidyāsu śeṣo vā syānmamāparaḥ ..

> perhaps Śeṣa would be my match across the eighteen branches of learning.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.75)

matiśca nirmalā jātā viṣṇoḥ paśyāmi nāparam .. 37 ..

> My mind has become stainless; I see nothing other than Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.76)

tvaṃ yasmādviṣṇubhakto'si satataṃ ca dṛḍhavrataḥ ..

> Since you are a devotee of Viṣṇu and always firm in your vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.77)

atastavopadeśārthamāgato'haṃ tavāṃtikam .. 38 ..

> I have come to your presence for the sake of instructing you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.78)

no dhanaṃ na ca bhūmiṃ ca tvattaḥ saṃprārthyate'dhunā ..

> Neither wealth nor land is solicited from you now.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.79)

vyalīkametanmā buddhvā tatrasthaṃ śrīdharaṃ bhaja .. 39 ..

> Do not regard this as false; worship Śrīdhara who resides there."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.80)

evamuktvā tu jaṭilaḥ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā ..

> Having spoken thus, the ascetic with matted hair, while all were looking on,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.81)

aṃtarddhānaṃ jagāmāśu rājā paramavismayam .. 2.2.7.40 ..

> instantly vanished; and the king, \[filled with\] supreme wonder,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.82)

avāpya vyākulamatiḥ kathaṃ me nirvahediti ..

> having become agitated in mind \[pondering\], "How shall this be accomplished for me?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.83)

purohitamuvācedaṃ tasyaivārthasya sādhane .. 41 ..

> spoke this to his royal priest for the accomplishment of that very matter:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.84)

.. indradyumna uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.7.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.85)

amānuṣamidaṃ vṛttaṃ śrutvedānīmamānuṣāt ..

> "Having just heard this superhuman account from a superhuman being,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.86)

buddhistvarayate tatra yatrāste'sau gadādharaḥ .. 42 ..

> my mind hurries to that place where that Gadādhara resides.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.87)

mama dharmārthakāmā hi tvadāyattā dvijottama ..

> Indeed, my virtue, wealth, and pleasure depend on you, O best of the twice-born;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.88)

aviruddhāstvatprasādāttrivargaḥ sādhito mayā .. 43 ..

> unobstructed, the threefold aim has been accomplished by me through your favor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.89)

idānīṃ ceddvijaśreṣṭha tvamatrārthe gamiṣyasi ..

> If you, O best of brahmins, go now for this purpose,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.90)

caturvargastu saṃpūrṇaḥ prāptaḥ syātsāṃprataṃ mayā .. 44 ..

> the complete fourfold aim would now be attained by me."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.91)

.. purohita uvāca .. ..

> The royal priest said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.92)

bāḍhametatkariṣyāmi yathā drakṣyasi keśavam ..

> "Certainly I shall do this, so that you may behold Keśava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.93)

varmācchāditacakṣurbhyāṃ sākṣānmuktipradaṃ vibhum .. 45 ..

> the all-pervading Lord who directly bestows liberation, with eyes covered by mail \[of flesh\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.94)

evamatra yatiṣyāmi tatra sarve yathā vayam ..

> I shall endeavor in this matter so that all of us  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.95)

vatsyāmaḥ sasahāyāśca kṣetre śrīpuruṣottame ..46..

> will reside together with our companions in the sacred field of holy Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.96)

sāphalyaṃ kimato rājañjanmino janmano bhavet ..

> What greater fruitfulness than this could there be, O King, for a living being's birth?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.97)

puruṣaṃ tamasaḥ pāraṃ sākṣāddrakṣyasi mādhavam .. 47 ..

> You shall directly behold the Person beyond darkness, Mādhava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.98)

bhrātā vidyāpatirnāma kanīyānme vrajiṣyati ..

> My younger brother, named Vidyāpati, will go  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.99)

deśabhramaṇaśīlaiśca cāraiḥ saha tavādhunā .. 48 ..

> right now, together with your spies accustomed to wandering through the regions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.100)

tatra gatvā jagannāthaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa hi girau yathā ..

> Having gone there and beheld Jagannātha as he is on the mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.101)

kaṃṭakāvāsasaṃsthānaṃ bhūpradeśaṃ pramīya ca .. .. 49 ..

> and having surveyed the terrain and the settlement of thorny dwellings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.102)

tūrṇaṃ pravṛttimānetā śreyo'smākaṃ bhaviṣyati ..

> he will swiftly bring back the news, \[and\] it will be for our welfare."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.103)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājā punaruvāca ha .. 2.2.7.50 ..

> Hearing those words of his, the king spoke again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.104)

.. indradyumna uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.7.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.105)

sādhu brahmansamādhāya vyavasāyo vicāritaḥ ..

> "Well done, O brahmin! Having collected your thoughts, an enterprise has been resolved upon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.106)

ahaṃ prathamatopyetacchrutvaiva kṛtaniścayaḥ .. 51 ..

> I myself, immediately upon hearing this, had already made up my mind:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.107)

tatra kṣetre bhagavataḥ sannidhau nivasāmyaham ..

> 'I shall dwell in that sacred field in the presence of the Blessed One.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.108)

tadgacchatu tava bhrātā yatheṣṭaṃ sādhayiṣyati .. 52 ..

> Therefore let your brother go; he will accomplish what is desired."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.109)

ityuktvāṃtaḥpuraṃ rājā praviveśa mudānvitaḥ ..

> Having said this, the king entered the inner apartments, filled with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.110)

purohito'pi tānsarvānyathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ ..53..

> The royal priest, too, in due order and as prescribed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.111)

rājājñayā pūjayitvā prāhiṇotsvaṃ svamāśramam ..

> honoured all of them by order of the king and sent them back each to their own hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.112)

bhrātaraṃ sumuhūrte ca daivajñakṛtaniścaye .. 54 ..

> And at an auspicious hour determined by the astrologer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.113)

prasthāpayāmāsa tadā kṛtasvastyayanaṃ dvijaiḥ ..

> he sent forth his brother, for whom rites of benediction had been performed by the brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.114)

apasarpaiḥ pratyayikaiḥ puṣpasyandanamāsthitaḥ .. 55 ..

> Accompanied by trustworthy spies, seated in a flower chariot,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.115)

tataḥ saṃprasthito viprāḥ sa tu vidyāpatirdvijaḥ ..

> that brahmin Vidyāpati, O brahmins, set out.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.116)

manasā cintayāmāsa madhye syandanamāsthitaḥ .. 56 ..

> Seated in the chariot, he reflected in his mind:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.117)

aho me saphalaṃ janma sukalyā śarvarī ca me ..

> “Ah, fruitful is my birth, and fortunate is my night,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.118)

drakṣyāmi yadbhagavato mukhapadmamaghāpaham .. 57 ..

> since I shall behold the lotus-face of the Blessed One, which removes sin!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.119)

śravaṇādyairupāyairyaṃ yatamānā aharniśam ..

> He whom ascetics, striving day and night by means such as hearing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.120)

paśyaṃti yatayaḥ cetaḥ puṃḍarīke vyavasthitam .. 58 ..

> behold stationed in the lotus of the heart—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.121)

tamadya nīlaśikhariśṛṃgasthaṃ bibhrataṃ vapuḥ ..

> Him today, abiding on the peak of the blue mountain, bearing a form  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.122)

vapuḥsaṃbandhaharaṇaṃ sākṣāddrakṣyāmi cakriṇam .. 59 ..

> that removes connection with physical bodies—the bearer of the discus—I shall behold directly!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.123)

śruti smṛtīhāsapurāṇavākyairyadrūpamāsthāpayituṃ na śakyam ..

> Whose form cannot be established even by the words of the Śruti, Smṛti, Itihāsas, and Purāṇas—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.124)

tacchrīnidhe rūpamadṛṣṭapūrvaṃ dṛṣṭvā tariṣyāmi bhavāṃburāśim .. 2.2.7.60 ..

> having seen that never-before-seen form of that treasure of Śrī, I shall cross over the ocean of worldly existence!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.125)

yannāmasaṃkīrtanatastrivāṃhaḥ saṃghaḥ praṇāśaṃ smaratāṃ prayāti ..

> By singing whose name the threefold mass of sins perishes for those who remember Him—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.126)

tamadya viśveśvaramaprameyaṃ sākṣātkariṣyāmi girau vasantam .. 61 ..

> Him today, the immeasurable Lord of the Universe dwelling on the mountain, I shall see face to face!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.127)

yatpādapadmānanusaṃhitasya padepade duḥkhamupārjitasya ..

> For one who does not cling to His lotus feet, who acquires suffering at every step,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.128)

tamaḥ prakāṃḍaprabhavaṃ kadācinnātmāśritaṃ karmabhireti nāśam .. 62 ..

> the darkness arising from dense delusion, resting in the soul, is never destroyed by actions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.129)

ārādhya sūkṣmaṃ svaguhānivāsaṃ yaṃ pañcakoṣāvṛtamātmasaṃstham ..

> Having worshipped Him, the subtle one dwelling in one's own cave \[of the heart\], enveloped by the five sheaths, seated within the self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.130)

vedāṃtagīrāha na cāpi veda vaṃde svavidyaikanivedyamādyam .. 63 ..

> whom the voice of the Vedānta proclaims yet does not know—I bow to the primeval one who is known only by self-knowledge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.131)

brahmāṃḍamālākalitānuromaṃ sahasramūrddhāṃghridṛśaṃ purāṇam ..

> Whose body hairs are encircled by a garland of universes, who has a thousand heads, feet, and eyes, the ancient one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.132)

niḥśvāsavātotthita vedarāśiṃ sarvaprapaṃceśamahaṃ prapadye .. 64 ..

> from whose breath of wind the mass of Vedas arose, the Lord of all phenomenal creation—to Him I surrender!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.133)

yanmāyayā nirmitakūṭametatsṛṣṭikṣayasthānavilāsi rūpam ..

> By whose māyā this deceptive form, delighting in creation, dissolution, and maintenance, was fashioned;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.134)

nirūpitāropitaheyarūpasvarūpahīnaṃ praṇavasvarūpam .. 65 ..

> who is devoid of the investigated, superposed, and base forms, having the true nature of the Praṇava;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.135)

tiryaktṛṣāśāṃtinimittato'pi yadṛcchayā yatsavidhaṃ prayātaḥ ..

> approaching whom by chance, even for the sake of quenching an animal's thirst,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.136)

dehena tenaiva sarūpamuktimavāpa taṃ dṛṣṭipathaṃ kariṣye .. 66 ..

> one attained liberation of having the same form in that very body—Him I shall bring into the range of my sight!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.137)

aho aho me khalu bhāgyaśaṃsī yatkoṭijanmārjitapuṇya ekaḥ ..

> Ah, indeed, my fortune is proclaimed, since the merit accumulated in a crore of births  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.138)

samutthito me khalu carmadṛgbhyāṃ vilokayiṣye jagadādikaṃdam .. 67 ..

> has truly arisen for me; with these eyes of flesh I shall behold the root cause of the universe!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.139)

itthaṃ saṃcintayanvipraḥ prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā ..

> While the brahmin was thinking thus with a delighted inner self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.140)

atītaṃ bahumadhvānaṃ nābudhyadrathavegataḥ .. 68 ..

> because of the chariot's speed he did not notice the long path that was traversed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.141)

dinamadhye vyatikrāṃte laṃbite bahuvāsare ..

> When midday had passed and the long day was declining,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.142)

vartmanyadṛśyatāgre tu deśo bhuvanamaṃḍanaḥ .. 69 ..

> there appeared ahead on the road a land that was an ornament of the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.143)

oḍhrasaṃjñastu bho viprāḥ kṣitimaṃḍalapāvanaḥ ..

> named Oḍhra, O brahmins, which purifies the earthly realm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.144)

itthaṃ paśyanvanāṃtāni giridurgāśca mārgagān ..

> Thus beholding the edges of forests and the mountain fortresses situated along the road,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.145)

sūryāstamanavelāyāṃ mahānadyāstaṭe'bhavat .. 2.2.7.70 ..

> at the time of sunset he arrived at the bank of the Mahānadī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.146)

avaruhya rathādvipraḥ kṛtvā cāhnikamādṛtaḥ ..

> Stepping down from the chariot, the brahmin dutifully performed his daily rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.147)

upāsya paścimāṃ sandhyāṃ dadhyau sa madhusūdanam.. 71 ..

> and having performed the evening twilight prayer, he meditated upon Madhusūdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.148)

rathapṛṣṭhe sthito rātriṃ gamayitvā tvarānvitaḥ ..

> Having spent the night resting in the back of the chariot, filled with haste,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.149)

mahānadīṃ samuttīrya prātaḥkṛtyaṃ samāpya saḥ .. 72 ..

> he crossed the Mahānadī and, having completed his morning duties,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.150)

ciṃtayanneva goviṃdaṃ pratasthe rathamāsthitaḥ ..

> he set out, mounted on the chariot, still meditating on Govinda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.151)

paśyanbhagavato mārgaṃ śrotriyāṇāṃ hi yajvanām .. 73 ..

> beholding the road of the Blessed One, and the villages of Vedic scholars, sacrificers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.152)

vahnivarcasvināṃ viprā grāmānpūgairalaṃkṛtān ..

> and brahmins resplendent with the splendour of fire, adorned with betel nut trees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.153)

vilaṃghyaikāmrakavanaṃ yāvadāyāti sa dvijaḥ .. 74 ..

> As soon as that brahmin arrived, having crossed the forest of Ekāmraka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.154)

śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadhāriṇo dadṛśe janān ..

> he saw people bearing the conch, discus, mace, and lotus;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.155)

janmāṃtaritamātmānaṃ bubudhe divyarūpiṇam .. 75 ..

> and he perceived himself transformed, having assumed a divine form as if in another birth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.156)

avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ sāṣṭāṃgaṃ praṇipatya ca ..

> Quickly descending from the chariot and prostrating with eight limbs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.157)

harṣāśrupūrṇanayano nānyatkiṃcidapaśyata .. 76 ..

> his eyes filled with tears of joy, he saw nothing else.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.158)

kevalaṃ manasā viṣṇuṃ paśyanbāhye ca bho dvijāḥ ..

> Beholding Viṣṇu solely in his mind and outwardly as well, O brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.159)

evaṃ vrajanyadā vipro dhyāyanpaśyanstuvanharim .. 77 ..

> as the brahmin was thus proceeding, meditating, seeing, and praising Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.160)

apaśyatkānanākīrṇaṃ kalpanyagrodhabhūṣitam ..

> he beheld the Nīlācala, crowded with forests, adorned with the wish-fulfilling banyan tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.161)

nīlācalaṃ likhaṃtaṃ khaṃ paśyatāṃ pāpanāśanam .. 78 ..

> scraping the sky, destroying the sins of those who gaze upon it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.162)

atyadbhutaṃ nivasaṃti sākṣāttanubhṛto hareḥ..

> Most wonderful! Living beings directly endowed with the forms of Hari dwell there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.163)

upatyakāyāmārūḍhaḥ samaṃtānmārgayandvijaḥ..79..

> Having ascended to the foot of the hill, searching all around, the brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.164)

mārgaṃ na lebhe vipro'sau mukuṃdālokanotsukaḥ..

> eager to behold Mukunda, did not find the path.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.165)

asupyata tato bhūmau kuśānāstīrya vāgyataḥ..2.2.7.80..

> Then, having spread kuśa grass upon the ground, he lay down in silence;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.166)

darśane tasya devasya tameva śaraṇaṃ yayau..

> for the darśana of that God, he took refuge in Him alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.167)

tataḥ śuśrāva vacanaṃ gireḥ paścādamānuṣam..81..

> Then from behind the mountain he heard a superhuman voice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.168)

bhagavadbhaktiviṣayaṃ saṃlāpaṃ kurvatāṃ mithaḥ..

> as people conversed with one another on the subject of devotion to the Blessed One.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.169)

tato vidyāpatirhṛṣṭo'nusaraṃstaṃ jagāma vai..82..

> Then Vidyāpati, overjoyed, followed it and went on.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.170)

dadarśa śabarāgārairveṣṭitaṃ parito dvijāḥ..

> O brahmins, he saw \[the place\] surrounded on all sides by the dwellings of the Śabaras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.171)

kṣetrasya dīpasaṃsthānaṃ khyātaṃ śabaradīpakam..83..

> an island settlement of the sacred field, renowned as Śabaradīpaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.172)

tatra gatvā śanairvipraḥ praviśya vinayānvitaḥ..

> Going there slowly, the brahmin entered, filled with humility,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.173)

dadarśa viṣṇubhaktāṃstāñchaṃkhacakragadādharān..84..

> and saw those devotees of Viṣṇu bearing the conch, discus, and mace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.174)

praṇamya śirasā viprastasthau baddhāṃjalistadā ..

> Bowing his head, the brahmin then stood with folded hands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.175)

tatoviśvāvasurnāma śabaraḥ palitāṃgakaḥ .. 85 ..

> Then a Śabara named Viśvāvasu, his limbs grey with age,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.176)

avasāya hareḥ pūjāṃ pūjāśeṣopaśobhitaḥ ..

> having completed the worship of Hari, adorned with the remnants of the worship,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.177)

saṃprāpto girimadhyāttu tasminneva kṣaṇe dvijāḥ..86..

> arrived at that very moment from the midst of the mountain, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.178)

ālokya taṃ dvijo harṣamupayāto vyaciṃtayat..

> Seeing him, the brahmin felt joy and reflected:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.179)

eṣa prāpto hareḥ sthānācchrāṃto nirmālyabhūṣitaḥ..87..

> “This man has come from the abode of Hari, weary, adorned with the nirmālya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.180)

vaiṣṇavāgrya ito vārtāṃ viṣṇoḥ prāpsyāmi durlabhām..

> From this foremost Vaiṣṇava I shall obtain the rare news of Viṣṇu.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.181)

ciṃtayanneva vipro'sau śabareṇābhyabhāṣata..88..

> Even as he was reflecting thus, the brahmin was addressed by the Śabara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.182)

..śabara uvāca..

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

### [2.2.7.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.183)

kutaḥ samāgato vipra kānanāṃtaṃ sudustaram..

> “From where have you come, O brahmin, to the depths of this forest, so hard to traverse?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.184)

kṣuttṛḍbhiratiśrāṃtaśca sukhamatrāsyatāṃ ciram..89..

> You are utterly exhausted with hunger and thirst; please sit comfortably here for a while.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.185)

pādyamāsanamarghaṃ ca dattvā viśvāvasurdvijam..

> Offering water for the feet, a seat, and the respectful arghya offering to the brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.186)

uvāca praśrayagirā prastutaṃ pratipādayan.. 2.2.7.90 ..

> Viśvāvasu spoke in a humble voice, introducing the matter at hand:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.187)

phalaiḥ pākena vā vipra prāṇayātrā bhavettava ..

> “O brahmin, let your sustenance be with fruits or with cooked food.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.188)

yattubhyaṃ rocate tadvai dīyate'tra mayā dvija .. 91 ..

> Whatever pleases you, O twice-born, will surely be given here by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.189)

bhāgyaṃ mamādya bhagavañjīvitaṃ saphalaṃ ca me ..

> Today is my good fortune, O venerable one, and my life has become fruitful,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.190)

prāpto'si madgṛhaṃ vipra sākṣādviṣṇurivāparaḥ .. 92 ..

> since you have reached my house, O brahmin, like another Viṣṇu in person!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.191)

iti bruvāṇaṃ śabaraṃ provāca dvijapuṃgavaḥ ..

> To the Śabara who spoke thus, the best of brahmins replied:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.192)

na me phalairna pākena kāryaṃ vaiṣṇavapuṃgava .. 93 ..

> “I have no need of fruits or of cooked food, O best of Vaiṣṇavas!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.193)

yadarthamāgataṃ dūrātsādho tatsaphalaṃ kuru ..

> Make fruitful, O virtuous one, the purpose for which I have come from afar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.194)

indradyumnasya nṛpateravaṃtipuravāsinaḥ .. 94 ..

> Of King Indradyumna, who resides in the city of Avantī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.195)

purohito'haṃ saṃprāpto viṣṇordarśanalālasaḥ ..

> I am the domestic priest; I have come longing for the darśana of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.196)

rājñāgre tairthikānāṃ hi samājāvasare śrutam .. 95 ..

> Indeed, in the presence of the king, on the occasion of an assembly of pilgrims,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.197)

tīrthakṣetraprasaṃgena kenacitprastutaṃ tadā ..

> it was introduced then by someone in the context of sacred fords and sacred fields.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.198)

tathā niveditaṃ kṣetraṃ rājāgre jaṭilena vai .. 96 ..

> Thus the sacred field was described before the king by an ascetic with matted hair.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.199)

ānupūrvyācca tatsarvaṃ kathayāmāsa sa dvijaḥ ..

> And that brahmin related all of it in proper succession.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.7.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.7.200)

etadarthamahaṃ sādho rājñā cotkaṇṭhitena vai .. 97 ..

> For this purpose, O virtuous one, by the eager king indeed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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