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# Skandapurana 2.2.9

Skandapurāṇa 2.2.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.1)

.. jaiminiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.2)

pratyāgate tato vipre sāyāhne surasaṃkule ..

> When the brahmin had returned, then, at evening time, thronged by the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.3)

mādhavārcanavelāyāṃ vātaścaṃḍagatirvavau .. 1 ..

> at the time of worshiping Mādhava, a wind of violent speed blew. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.4)

suvarṇavālukāścāsau vicakāra ca sarvaśaḥ ..

> And it scattered golden sand everywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.5)

tenākuladṛśo devā na śekuravalokane .. 2 ..

> Their eyes obscured by it, the gods were unable to see. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.6)

śrīkāṃtasya tadā viprā dadhyuste puruṣottamam ..

> O brahmins, they then meditated on Puruṣottama, the beloved of Śrī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.7)

yāvaddhyānasthiradṛśo muhūrtaṃ te divaukasaḥ .. 3 ..

> While those heaven-dwellers had their gaze fixed in meditation for an hour, (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.8)

dhyānāṃte vālukārāśiṃ dadṛśuste na mādhavam ..

> at the end of their meditation they saw a heap of sand, not Mādhava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.9)

rauhiṇaṃ ca tathā kuṃḍaṃ babhūvurvyākulendriyāḥ .. 4 ..

> nor the Rauhiṇa pool; their senses were thrown into distress. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.10)

ciṃtāmavāpurmahatīṃ hāheti rurudurbhṛśam ..

> They fell into great anxiety and wept bitterly, crying ‘Alas! Alas!’:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.11)

kimetanno hi durdaivamekadā samupasthitam .. 5 ..

> “What is this misfortune of ours that has suddenly befallen all at once? (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.12)

dṛśāṃ secanakaḥ śrīśaḥ kṣaṇādyannopalabhyate ..

> The Lord of Śrī, who gladdened our eyes, is no longer found in an instant!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.13)

aparādhaṃ kimasmākaṃ lakṣitaṃ puruṣottama .. 6 ..

> What fault of ours has been seen, O Puruṣottama, (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.14)

yugapatsevakānsarvānapahāya na dṛśyase ..

> that leaving all Your servants at once, You are no longer seen?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.15)

yeṣāmarthe jagannātha svīcakartha kalevaram .. 7 ..

> For whose sake, O Jagannātha, You assumed a body, (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.16)

tānanāthānparityajya kānane kimupekṣase ..

> leaving them helpless in the forest, why do You forsake them?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.17)

svaśarīravibhūtīrno vihāya kamalekṣaṇa .. 8 ..

> Abandoning us, the manifestations of Your own body, O lotus-eyed Lord, (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.18)

kimakāṃḍaṃ racayasi kathāśeṣāndivaukasaḥ ..

> why do You unexpectedly reduce the heaven-dwellers to a mere memory?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.19)

tavāṃśabhūtānnaḥ sarvānyajvānaḥ prayajaṃti vai .. 9 ..

> Sacrificers sacrifice indeed unto all of us who are Your parts, (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.20)

tvatprītyai yajñapuruṣa tvadādiṣṭaphalapradān..

> for Your pleasure, O Yajñapuruṣa, \[to us\] who grant fruits ordained by You.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.21)

tvadahaṃkāravarṣmāṇastvadanugrahajīvanāḥ .. 2.2.9.10 ..

> Having bodies born of Your ego-sense, living only by Your grace, (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.22)

kāṃdiśīkā kutra yāmaḥ sāṃprataṃ tvadupekṣitāḥ..

> whither can we go, fleeing in fear, neglected by You now?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.23)

divi sthānaiśca kiṃ kāryaṃ tvāmanālokya mādhava .. 11 ..

> What is the use of places in heaven, without seeing You, O Mādhava? (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.24)

akṛtārthāstvayā hīnā bhaviṣyāmo vanecarāḥ ..

> Unfulfilled, deprived of You, we will become forest-dwellers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.25)

niṣkalaṃkasudhābhānuṃ suṣamāparibhāvukam .. 12 ..

> Surpassing the charm of the spotless nectar-beamed moon, (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.26)

tvadāsyaṃ cenna paśyāmo na yāsyāmaḥ surālayam ..

> if we do not see Your face, we shall not go to the abode of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.27)

tapa āsthāya paramamatraiva saṃśitavratāḥ .. 13 ..

> Undertaking supreme austerity right here, firm in our vows, (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.28)

vartāmahe vanyavṛttyā jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇaḥ ..

> We shall live on forest food, wearing matted hair and bark garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.29)

yāvattvāṃ puṃḍarīkākṣa vilokiṣyāmahe vayam .. 14 ..

> until we see you, O lotus-eyed one! 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.30)

nisargakaruṇāṃbhodhe dīnānnastrātumarhasi ..

> O ocean of innate compassion, you ought to protect us who are miserable,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.31)

anāthāndīnahadayāṃstvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatān .. 15 ..

> helpless, wretched at heart, who have taken refuge in you alone. 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.32)

tvadanālokaśokaikapārāvāre nimajjataḥ ..

> Drowning in the sole ocean of grief caused by not seeing you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.33)

śubhadṛṣṭitaraṇyā naḥ samuddhara jagatpate .. 16 ..

> deliver us, O Lord of the universe, with the boat of your auspicious gaze! 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.34)

evaṃ pralapatāṃ tatra sarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām ..

> While all the denizens of heaven were thus lamenting there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.35)

aśarīrā tadā vāṇī punaḥ prādurbabhūva ha .. 17 ..

> a bodiless voice once again arose: 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.36)

atrārthe bhoḥ surā yatnaṃ kartumarhatha no vṛthā ..

> “O gods, you should not make a futile effort in this matter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.37)

adyaprabhṛti devasya darśanaṃ durlabhaṃ bhuvi .. 18 ..

> From today onward, the darśana of the deity is difficult to obtain on earth. 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.38)

atra sthāne'pi taṃ natvā taddarśanaphalaṃ labhet ..

> Even at this place, by bowing to him, one shall obtain the fruit of his darśana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.39)

svayaṃbhuvoṃ'tikaṃ gatvā hetuṃ jñāsyatha niścitam .. 19 ..

> Having gone into the presence of the Self-manifest \[Brahmā\], you will learn the exact reason.” 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.40)

tacchrutvā tridaśāḥ sarve brahmaṇoṃ'tikamāgatāḥ ..

> Having heard that, all the gods approached Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.41)

yamānugrahavṛttāṃtamavatāraṃ ca dāruṇaḥ .. 2.2.9.20 ..

> Having heard the account of the grace shown to Yama and the descent in wooden form, 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.42)

śrutvā saṃtuṣṭamanasaḥ sarve te tridivaṃ gatāḥ ..

> all of them, their minds satisfied, went to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.43)

sa tu vidyāpatirvipro rathārūḍho'bhyaciṃtayat .. 21 ..

> The brahmin Vidyāpati, however, mounted on his chariot, thought: 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.44)

mama kāryaṃ tu niṣpannaṃ yaddṛṣṭo nīlamādhavaḥ ..

> “My task has been accomplished, since Nīlamādhava has been seen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.45)

āsamaṃtātkṣetramidaṃ paribhramyāvalokaye .. 22 ..

> Let me wander all around and behold this sacred field, 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.46)

adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ paramaṃ supuṇyaṃ saṃkīrtanaṃ yasya malāpahāri ..

> never seen before, supreme, extremely sacred, whose recitation removes impurities —  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.47)

kṣetrottamaṃ śrīpuruṣottamākhyaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya vrajāmi tūrṇam .. 23 ..

> having circumambulated this best of sacred fields named Śrī Puruṣottama, I shall swiftly depart. 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.48)

pṛthvīpradakṣiṇaphalaṃ śatadhā bhajaṃte paryaṃti ye sakalakalmaṣadāryaraṇyam ..

> Those who walk around the forest that destroys all sins attain a hundredfold the fruit of circumambulating the earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.49)

nīlādrimaṇḍimidaṃ purupottamākhyaṃ mitraṃ mamopadiśati sma samudratīre .. 24 ..

> my friend on the seashore pointed out to me this \[field\] named Puruṣottama, adorned by Nīlādri.” 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.50)

viciṃtyetthaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ paribabhrāma vai tadā ..

> Having thought thus, the best of twice-born \[brahmins\] then wandered about,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.51)

kṣetraṃ paśyanvanaṃ caiva nānādrumagaṇānvitam .. 25 ..

> beholding the sacred field and the forest filled with various kinds of trees, 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.52)

nānāpakṣigaṇāghuṣṭaṃ kūjadbhramaraguṃphitam ..

> resounding with flocks of various birds, woven with humming bees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.53)

apraviṣṭārkakiraṇaṃ chāyātarugaṇāvṛtam .. 26 ..

> impervious to the rays of the sun, covered with clusters of shade-giving trees, 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.54)

sarvartukusumopetaṃ latāgulmopaśobhitam..

> endowed with blossoms of all seasons, adorned with creepers and shrubs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.55)

nānājalāśayādhārakūjatsārasasaṃkulam.. 27 ..

> filled with calling sārusa cranes relying on various reservoirs of water, 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.56)

padmakahlārakumudavikacotpalarājitam ..

> splendid with lotuses, white water-lilies, night-lotuses, and blossoming blue water-lilies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.57)

na jalaṃ tatra kusumaparihīnaṃ latādikam .. 28 ..

> No water there was destitute of flowers, creepers, and the like. 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.58)

parītya vegāttatkṣetraṃ jagāmātha dvijottamaḥ ..

> Having quickly gone around that sacred field, the excellent twice-born \[brahmin\] then departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.59)

dhyāyanniraśanaḥ prājñaḥ prāpyāvantīṃ dinātyaye .. 29 ..

> Meditating, fasting, the wise man arrived at Avantī at the end of the day. 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.60)

dūtairāveditaṃ pūrvaṃ dūrasthasyāgataṃ dvijāḥ ..

> O brahmins, having heard from messengers previously sent that he who had been far away had arrived,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.61)

śrutveṃdradyumno nṛpatiḥ praharṣaṃ paramaṃ yayau.. 2.2.9.30 ..

> King Indradyumna experienced supreme joy. 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.62)

tadāgamanamākāṃkṣanpūjayitvā janārddanam..

> Yearning for his arrival, having worshiped Janārdana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.63)

vidvadbhirbrāhmaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ tasthau saṃhṛṣṭamānasaḥ .. 31 ..

> he remained with learned brahmins, his mind delighted. 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.64)

etasminnaṃtare viprāḥ sa tu vidyāpatirdvijaḥ..

> Meanwhile, O brahmins, that twice-born Vidyāpati,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.65)

prāveśikairvetrahastairdauvārikapuraḥsaraiḥ..32..

> guided along the path by ushering door-keepers holding reeds in hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.66)

nirdiṣṭamārgaḥ pauraiścā'numataḥ kautukānvitaiḥ..

> and approved by the curious citizens,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.67)

nirmālyamālāṃ nīlākhya mādhavasya suśobhanām..33..

> holding in his hand the very beautiful garland of flowers offered to the deity named Nīlamādhava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.68)

nidhāya pāṇau rājāgre praviveśa tvarānvitaḥ..

> entered in haste before the king. 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.69)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpatiḥ so'tha samutthāya varāsanāt ..

> Seeing him, the king then rose from his excellent seat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.70)

prasīda jagadīśeti vadannaṃtikamabhyagāt .. 34 ..

> and saying, “Be gracious, O Lord of the universe!” approached his side. 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.71)

adya me jīvitaṃ jātaṃ saphalaṃ janmakarmaṇā ..

> “Today my life has become fruitful through the deeds of my birth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.72)

nirmālyamālāvapuṣaṃ yatpaśyāmīhamādhavam .. 35 ..

> in that I see Mādhava here in the form of a garland of offered flowers! 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.73)

mālāṃ mukundaśiraso'nupamapramodalābhādharīkṛtasuradrumakāṃtagandhām ..

> I bow to the garland from Mukunda’s head, whose charming fragrance, gained from incomparable bliss, surpasses the heavenly tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.74)

andhīkṛtālinicayāṃ pavanaprasārigandhapraṇāśitajagatkaluṣāṃ namāmi .. 36 ..

> which blinds the swarms of bees, and whose scent, carried by the breeze, destroys the impurities of the world. 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.75)

yatpādapaṃkajagaladrajasonuṣaṃgā brahmādayaḥ paramasaṃpadamāpurasya ..

> Through contact with the dust falling from his lotus feet, Brahmā and others attained supreme prosperity;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.76)

viṣṇoḥ kalevarasamujjvalitāṃgarāgasaṃsaktapuṣpanilayāṃ praṇatosmi mālām .. 37 ..

> I bow to this garland, an abode of flowers clinging to the unguents illuminating the body of that Viṣṇu! 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.77)

padmāṃ hṛtpadmavasatiṃ sapatnīṃ yā hasatyasau ..

> It laughs, with its blossoming lovely flowers, at its co-wife Padmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.78)

vikasvaraiḥ sukusumairviṣṇvaṃkasthitirgarvitām .. 38 ..

> who dwells in the heart-lotus and is proud of resting on Viṣṇu’s lap. 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.79)

kutra sthiteyamāhārṣīnmahimānaṃ sragujvalā ..

> Remaining where, did this radiant garland carry away glory,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.80)

yā śrīnidheḥ śarīre''bhūtsarvāṃgavyāpinī ciram .. 39 ..

> which was on the body of the abode of Śrī, pervading all his limbs for a long time? 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.81)

jaya nīlādriśikharabhūṣaṇāghapradṣaṇa ..

> Victory to you, O ornament of the crest of Nīlādri, O burner of sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.82)

praṇatārttihara śrīmaṃstrāhi māṃ śaraṇāgatam .. 2.2.9.40 ..

> O remover of the distress of those who bow, O glorious one, protect me who have taken refuge! 40”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.83)

iti bruvāṇaḥ kṣitipo bāṣpagadgadayā girā ..

> Speaking thus with a voice choked with tears,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.84)

jagāma śirasā bhūmiṃ sphuradromāṃcakaṃcukaḥ .. 41 ..

> the ruler of the earth went to the ground with his head, bristling with horripilation like an armor. 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.85)

so'pi vidyāpatirvipraḥ kṣapitāśeṣakalmaṣaḥ ..

> That brahmin Vidyāpati too, with all his sins destroyed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.86)

divyadeho nṛpasyāgre dhyāyanmādhavamāsthitaḥ .. 42 ..

> possessing a divine body, stood before the king meditating on Mādhava, 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.87)

tejasā sarvalokānāṃ pāpāni kṣālayansudhīḥ ..

> the wise man washing away the sins of all the worlds with his splendor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.88)

anugṛhṇātu devastvāṃ nīlādriśikharālayaḥ .. 43 ..

> "May the Lord whose dwelling is on the peak of Nīlādri bless you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.89)

śrīpateriyamājñā te mālārūpā prakāśitā ..

> This command of the Lord of Śrī has been revealed to you in the form of a garland,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.90)

draṣṭuṃ kṣetrottamagataṃ svaṃ sākṣānmuktidāyakam .. .. 44 ..

> that you may go to behold His very self, the giver of liberation, who resides in the supreme sacred field."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.91)

ityuccarannarapaterāmumoca gale srajam ..

> Speaking thus, he placed the garland around the king's neck.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.92)

so'pyutthāya kṣitipatirmālāṃ hṛdayalaṃbinīm .. 45 ..

> Then the king arose, and looking upon the garland hanging upon his chest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.93)

dṛṣṭvā mene śriyaḥ kāṃtaṃ sākṣāddhṛdayagāminam ..

> he felt as though the beloved of Śrī had entered directly into his heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.94)

nidhāya pāṇī śirasi daramīlitalocanaḥ .. 46 ..

> Placing his hands upon his head, his eyes half-closed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.95)

ānaṃdāśrujalaklinnavadanastuṣṭuve harim .. 47 ..

> his face bathed in tears of joy, he praised Hari:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.96)

.. indradyumna uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.9.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.97)

jayākhilajagatsṛṣṭisthitisaṃhāraśilpakṛt ..

> "Victory, O Creator whose art is the creation, maintenance, and destruction of all the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.98)

līlāviśvavapurlomasaṃkhyabrahmāṃḍabhārabhṛt .. 48 ..

> O bearer of the burden of cosmic eggs as numerous as the hairs on Your playfully assumed universal body!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.99)

aṃtaryāminnaśeṣāṇāṃ praṇatārtihara prabho ..

> O inner ruler of all, O Lord who removes the distress of those who bow before You,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.100)

brahmeṃdra rudramukuṭakirmīritapadāṃbuja .. 49 ..

> whose lotus feet are variegated by the diadems of Brahmā, Indra, and Rudra!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.101)

dīnānāthavipannaikasatatatrāṇatatpara ..

> O You who are solely intent on ever protecting the wretched, the helpless, and the distressed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.102)

nirvyājakaruṇāvāripārāvāra parātpara .. 2.2.9.50 ..

> O ocean of unfeigned waters of compassion, higher than the highest!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.103)

tvadekaśaraṇaṃ dīnamanādibhramanirbharam ..

> Pitiable, having no other refuge than You, weighed down by beginningless delusion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.104)

paritrāhi jagannātha bhaktāviratavatsala .. 51 ..

> protect me, O Lord of the universe, You who constantly cherish Your devotees!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.105)

iti stuvannarapatiḥ svāsane samupāviśat ..

> Praising Him thus, the king sat down upon his throne,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.106)

gṛhamedhibrahmacāriyativaikhānasairvṛtaḥ .. .. 52 ..

> surrounded by householders, celibate students, ascetics, and forest hermits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.107)

aṣṭādaśasu vidyāsu kuśalairyajvabhirdvijaiḥ ..

> by twice-born sacrificers skilled in the eighteen sciences,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.108)

mīnaiḥ sthavirabhṛtyaiśca sārddhaṃ maṃtripuraḥsaraiḥ .. 53 ..

> along with leading citizens, elder servants, and ministers at their head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.109)

vidyāpati pūjayitvā bahumānapuraḥsaram ..

> Having honoured Vidyāpati with great respect,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.110)

upaveśyāgrataḥ pīṭhe pṛṣṭvā kuśalamāditaḥ .. 54 ..

> having seated him before him on a stool and first inquired after his welfare,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.111)

puruṣottamakṣetrasya viṣṇornīlāśmavarṣmaṇaḥ ..

> attentively and joyfully he asked about the greatness and the true form  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.112)

mahimānaṃ svarūpaṃ ca papracchāvahito mudā .. 55 ..

> of Puruṣottama-kṣetra and of Viṣṇu whose body is made of blue sapphire stone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.113)

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyeṇāsau pṛṣṭonubhavamātmanaḥ ..

> Questioned by the kṣatriya about his personal experience,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.114)

bhilladvīpapraveśādimajjanāṃtaṃ saritpateḥ .. 56 ..

> from his entry into the Bhilla region up to his bathing in the ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.115)

kṣetrottamasya vṛttāṃtaṃ kathayāmāsa vistarāt ..

> the brāhmaṇa related at length the account of that supreme sacred field:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.116)

nīlādrirohaṇaṃ nīlamādhavasya ca darśanam .. 57 ..

> the ascent of Nīlādri, the darśana of Nīlamādhava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.117)

snānaṃ ca rauhiṇe kuṇḍe mahimānaṃ vaṭasya ca ..

> the bath in the Rauhiṇa pool, the greatness of the banyan tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.118)

nṛsiṃhādyaṣṭaśaṃbhūna śaktīnāmaṣṭasaṃsthitim .. 58 ..

> the eight Śambhus beginning with Nṛsiṃha, the presence of the eight Śaktis,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.119)

rathenākramaṇāddṛṣṭau kṣetrasyāyāmavistarau ..

> and the length and breadth of the sacred field observed by traversing it by chariot—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.120)

tatsarvaṃ varṇayāmāsa yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ .. 59 ..

> he described all that accurately and in proper order.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.121)

tacchrutvā citramatulaṃ tairthikāveditaṃ purā ..

> Hearing that incomparable marvel, which had been announced previously by the pilgrim,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.122)

saṃpratīto hṛṣṭamanāḥ punastaṃ kṣitipo'bravīt .. 2.2.9.60 ..

> firmly convinced and gladdened in mind, the king spoke to him again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.123)

.. indradyumna uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.9.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.124)

śrutapūrvaṃ tu bhagavaṃstvatto'śrauṣaṃ sudurlabham . .  
kṣetrottamaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha sāṃprataṃ varṇayasva me .. 61 ..

> "O venerable one, I had heard of it before, but from you I have heard what is exceedingly hard to attain. / Describe to me now, O best of the twice-born, that supreme sacred field,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.125)

nīlendramaṇimūrtestu viṣṇo rūpaṃ yathātatham ..

> and the true form of Viṣṇu whose image is made of blue sapphire."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.126)

.. vidyāpatiruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.2.9.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.127)

haṃta te kathayiṣyāmi divyāṃ mūrtiṃ jagatpateḥ .. 62 ..

> "Ah, I shall tell you of the divine image of the Lord of the universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.128)

yāṃ carmacakṣuṣā dṛṣṭvā jāyate muktibhājanam ..

> beholding which with fleshy eyes, one becomes a vessel of liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.129)

nīlendramaṇipāṣāṇamayī mūrtiḥ purātanī .. 63 ..

> It is an ancient image made of blue sapphire stone,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.130)

yānvahaṃ brahmarudreṃdrapurogairarcitā suraiḥ ..

> worshipped daily by the gods led by Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.131)

āropiteyaṃ divyā srakpūjāyāṃ hi suparvabhiḥ .. 64 ..

> This divine garland was placed upon it by the gods during worship;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.132)

seyaṃ na mlāyati nṛpa na ca gandhena ricyate ..

> it does not wither, O king, nor is it devoid of fragrance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.133)

dine bahutithe yāte'pīdṛśī sragdharodbhavā .. 65 ..

> Even though many days have passed, such is this garland produced from the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.134)

divyopahāraḥ nirmālyabhakṣaṇātkṣīṇakalmaṣam ..

> Having eaten the divine offering, the remnants of worship, my sins are destroyed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.135)

māṃ na paśyasi kiṃ rājannatimānuṣavarcasam .. 66 ..

> do you not see, O king, my superhuman radiance?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.136)

sakṛdapyaśanādyasya kṣutpipāsābalakṣayāḥ ..

> By eating of it even once, hunger, thirst, and loss of strength  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.137)

na bādhante nṛpaśreṣṭha dṛṣṭenādṛṣṭakalpanam .. 67 ..

> do not afflict a man, O best of kings; one should infer the unseen from what is seen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.138)

bhuktirmuktiśca vai rājann tatra yugapatsthite ..

> Both enjoyment and liberation abide together there, O king;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.139)

na jarārogaśokādiduḥkhaṃ tatra hi vidyate .. 68 ..

> for there exists no suffering there, such as old age, disease, or sorrow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.140)

yatra sākṣājjagannāthaḥ prasannavadano vibhuḥ ..

> where the omnipresent Lord of the universe is manifest with a gracious countenance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.141)

phulleṃdīvarapatrākṣaḥ prapannāmṛtamuktidaḥ .. 69 ..

> His eyes like petals of a blooming blue lotus, granting nectar and liberation to those who surrender."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2.9.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.2.9.142)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekaśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīpuruṣottamamāhātmye jaiminiṛṣisaṃvāde navamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 9 ..

> Thus ends the ninth chapter in the section on Viṣṇu in the glorious Puruṣottama-māhātmya, in the dialogue between the sage Jaimini, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.2.9.1) — English, machine translation

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