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# Skandapurana 2.3.4

Skandapurāṇa 2.3.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.3.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.1)

.. skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.3.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.2)

vainateyaśilāyāstu māhātmyaṃ vada me pitaḥ ..

> Tell me, O father, the māhātmya of Vainateyaśilā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.3)

kiṃ puṇyaṃ kiṃ phalaṃ cāsya anubhāvaṃ ca kiṃ bhavet .. 1 ..

> What is its religious merit, what is its fruit, and what might be its power?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.4)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.5)

kaśyapādvinatāgarbhe mahābalaparākramau ..

> From Kaśyapa, in the womb of Vinatā, two sons of great strength and valor  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.6)

garuḍāruṇau prajātau dvāvaruṇaḥ sūryasārathiḥ .. 2 ..

> were born: Garuḍa and Aruṇa; of the two, Aruṇa is the charioteer of the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.7)

badaryyā dakṣiṇe bhāge gandhamādanaśṛṅgake ..

> On the southern side of Badarī, on the peak of Gandhamādana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.8)

garuḍastapa ātepe harivāhanakāmyayā .. 3 ..

> Garuḍa performed austerity, desiring to become Hari's mount.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.9)

phalamūlajalāhāro nirdvaṃdvo japatāṃ varaḥ ..

> Subsisting on fruits, roots, and water, free from dualities, foremost among those who pray,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.10)

padaikenopasaṃkramya bhuvi jepe nirāmayaḥ .. 4 ..

> standing on one foot on the earth, free from affliction, he muttered \[prayers\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.11)

triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi haridarśana lālasaḥ ..

> For thirty thousand years, longing for the darśana of Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.12)

tatastu bhagavānsākṣātpītavāsā nijāyudhaḥ .. 5 ..

> then the Blessed One himself, wearing yellow garments, bearing his own weapons, 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.13)

āvirāsīdyathā prācyāṃ diśīṃduriva puṣkalaḥ ..

> appeared like the full moon in the eastern quarter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.14)

uvāca vacanaṃ samyaṅmeghagaṃbhīranisvanaḥ .. 6 ..

> He spoke words properly, with a voice deep as a thundercloud. 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.15)

tathāpi na bahirvṛttirdadhmau daravaraṃ tataḥ ..

> Even so, \[Garuḍa's\] consciousness did not turn outward; then \[Hari\] blew his excellent conch.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.16)

tathāpi na bahirvṛttirgaruḍasya mahātmanaḥ .. 7 ..

> Even so, the consciousness of great-souled Garuḍa did not turn outward. 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.17)

tataḥ praviśya bhagavānaṃtaraṃ pavanakramāt ..

> Then, entering inside by the path of the wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.18)

bahirunmukhatāṃ caiva racayanbahirābabhau .. 8 ..

> and turning \[his mind\] outward, the Blessed One shone outside. 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.19)

bhagavaṃtaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā garuḍo gatasādhvasaḥ ..

> Beholding the Blessed Hari, Garuḍa's fear was dispelled;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.20)

pulakāṃkita sarvāṃgastuṣṭāva vihitāṃjaliḥ .. 9 ..

> with his whole body thrilling with horripilation, he praised him with joined palms: 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.21)

.. garuḍa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.22)

jayajaya tribhuvanajanamanobhavana vidalitāghaguṇa sakalagīrvāṇavaṃdita caraṇakamalayugalaparimalabahalaripuvanavibhaṃjana vidyotamāna sakalasurāsuramukuṭakoṭivilasita nijapīṭhakamalanirasita nijajanahṛdayatimirapaṭalabahala himakara iva trividhasaṃtāpasaṃdohaharaṇacaraṇa  
jagadudayasthitilayavilāsavilasita trividhamūrtikīrtivisphūrjita jagadudayasaṃdoha dinakara iva nijajanamānasasarojaṣaṭpadavidita sakalavedavidyotamāna mānasa nijajanamunijanavandita padanakhanīrapavitrīkṛta gīrvāṇamunimānasavaṃdita caraṇarajaḥprasādasārabhūta jagatāmadhīśa namaste namaste .. .. 2.3.4.10 ..

> “Victory, victory! O Lord who dwell in the heart-abodes of beings of the three worlds; who destroy the collection of sins; whose pair of lotus-feet is praised by all gods; who shatter the dense forest of foes with the fragrance \[of your virtues\]; who shine forth, illumined by the tips of millions of crowns of all gods and demons; who, like a moon dispelling the dense veil of darkness from the hearts of your devotees, possess feet that remove the mass of threefold torments; whose renown of threefold forms is manifested by the play of the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the universe; who, like the sun manifesting all the worlds, are recognized as the bee on the lotus-heart of your devotees; whose mind is illumined by all the Vedas; who are praised by your devotees and sages; the water from whose toenails purifies \[all\]; whose foot-dust, praised by the minds of celestial sages, is the essence of grace; O Lord of the worlds, salutations to you, salutations to you! 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.23)

api ca ..

> And furthermore:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.24)

aṣṭaśaktisahito vanamālī pītacailakusumāvaliśobhaḥ ..

> Accompanied by the eight powers, wearing a forest garland, adorned with yellow garments and rows of flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.25)

paṃkajākaravirājitapādaḥ pātu māmavahitendriyavargaḥ .. 11 ..

> whose feet are adorned with lotus pools—may he whose senses are attentive protect me! 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.26)

bhaktahṛtkamalarājitamūrtirduṣṭadaityadalanotthitakīrtiḥ ..

> Whose form shines in the lotus-heart of devotees, whose fame arose from destroying wicked daityas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.27)

baddhaseturavitāśritalokaḥ pātu māmanudinaṃ bhuvaneśaḥ .. 12 ..

> who built the bridge \[to Laṅkā\], who protects the people surrendered to him—may the Lord of the world protect me day after day! 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.28)

sthiracalatrividhatāpahimāṃśurbhāsamānataraṇipratibhāsaḥ ..

> Who is the cooling moon to the threefold heat of moving and unmoving beings, who has the brilliance of the blazing sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.29)

eka eva bahudhā kṛtaveṣo māyayāvatu mahāmatirīśaḥ .. 13 ..

> who alone assumes many forms through his māyā—may the Lord of great wisdom protect \[me\]! 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.30)

bhaktaciṃtanakṛte kṛtarūpaḥ śaiśavena bahuśāsitabhūpaḥ ..

> Who assumed a form for the sake of his devotees' meditation, who restrained many kings through his childhood \[exploits\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.31)

vedamārga urudhā hitakārī rītirīśituriyaṃ guṇaśālī .. 14 ..

> who extensively establishes welfare along the path of the Vedas—such is the virtue-endowed way of the Ruler. 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.32)

yajñabhugghṛdayabaṃdhanadhārī viśvamūrtirabalāṃśukahārī..

> The enjoyer of sacrifices, who holds the binding of hearts, whose form is the universe, who stole the garments of the cowherd women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.33)

pālane'pi mahatāṃ bahudeho rāsa eṣa tanumānavatānnaḥ ..15..

> possessing many bodies even in protecting the great—may he who danced the rāsa protect us mortals! 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.34)

premabhaktipuruṣairupalabhyaḥ pūruṣaḥ kṛtasamastanivāsaḥ ..

> Attainable by men endowed with loving devotion, the Supreme Person who has made his dwelling in all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.35)

dāsyavṛṃdahṛṣito nijadāsaḥ prekṣaṇaikakaruṇovatu viśvam .. 16 ..

> delighted with the multitude of servants, whose glance alone is compassion to his servant—may he protect the universe! 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.36)

kaṃṭhalaṃbitatarakṣunakhāgrakruṣṭagoparamaṇīkucabhāraḥ..

> With the tips of hyena claws hanging from his neck scratching the mass of the breasts of the cowherd maidens,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.37)

līlayā yuvatibhiḥ kṛtaveṣaḥ śeṣa eṣa bhavatādupaśāṃtyai..17..

> who sportingly assumed this attire with the young maidens—may this Śeṣa be for our tranquility! 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.38)

daṃḍapāṇirayameva janānāṃ śāsitātmaniyamoktahitānām..

> Holding a staff in hand, the punisher of those men whose welfare was spoken through self-control,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.39)

pāvanāya mahatāmanuśālī viśvaduḥkhaśamano bhavatānnaḥ ..18..

> following \[the path\] for the purification of the great, the dispeller of the sorrow of the world—may he be \[gracious\] to us! 18”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.40)

evaṃ stutastataḥ sākṣādgaruḍena mahātmanā ..

> Thus praised directly by the great-souled Garuḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.41)

pūjārthamājuhāvaināṃ gaṃgāṃ tripathagāminīm ..19..

> \[Hari\] then invoked for worship this Gaṅgā who flows along three paths. 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.42)

tataḥ paṃcamukhī sākṣādāvirāsīnnagopari..

> Then she appeared in visible form with five faces upon the mountain;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.43)

tenodakena pādārghaṃ cakāra vinatāsutaḥ ..2.3.4.20..

> with that water the son of Vinatā offered water for the feet and the respectful offering. 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.44)

vriyatāṃ vara ityukto garuḍo hariṇā tataḥ ..

> When Garuḍa was then told by Hari, “Choose a boon,”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.45)

tavaikavāhanaḥ śrīmānbalavīryaparākramaḥ ..

> \[he said:\] “May I be your sole mount, glorious, endowed with strength, vigour, and valour,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.46)

ajeyo devadaityānāṃ syāmahaṃ te prasādataḥ .. 21 ..

> and unconquerable by gods and daityas, through your grace! 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.47)

iyaṃ mannāmavikhyātā sarvapāpaharā śilā ..

> May this rock, known by my name, take away all sins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.48)

etasyāḥ smaraṇātpuṃsāṃ viṣavyādhirna jāyatām..22..

> and by remembering it, may men never suffer from the illness of poison!” 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.49)

evamuktvā tatastūṣṇīṃ babhūva vinatāsutaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, the son of Vinatā then became silent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.50)

omityuktvā tato viṣṇuruvācedaṃ vaco hitam ..23..

> Saying “Om,” Viṣṇu then spoke these beneficial words: 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.51)

badarīṃ tvaṃ prayāhīti nāradena niṣevitām ..

> “Go to Badarī, which is frequented by Nārada.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.52)

snānaṃ nāradatīrthādāvupavāsatrayaṃ śuciḥ ..

> Pure, having performed a ritual ablution at the tīrtha of Nārada and others, and having fasted for three days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.53)

kṛtvā maddarśanaṃ tatra sulabhaṃ te bhaviṣyati .. 24 ..

> the darśana of me there will easily be attained by you.” 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.54)

ityuktvāṃtarddadhe viṣṇustaḍitsaudāmanī yathā ..

> Having said this, Viṣṇu disappeared like a flash of lightning.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.55)

garuḍastu tataḥ śīghramāgatya badarīṃ mudā .. 25 ..

> Garuḍa, however, then went swiftly with joy to Badarī. 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.56)

vahnitīrthaṃ samāsādya śilāmāśritya tatparaḥ ..

> Having reached the Vahnitīrtha and resorting to the rock, intent on that,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.57)

snātvā nāradatīrtheṣu vratacaryāmathākarot .. 26 ..

> having bathed in the Nāradatīrthas, he then performed the observance of vows. 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.58)

tatastu nārade tīrthe dṛṣṭvā bhagavataḥ sthitim ..

> Then, having seen the Blessed One's presence at the Nāradatīrtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.59)

namaskṛtya vidhānena tadājñātaḥ puraṃ yayau .. 27 ..

> and having bowed down according to the rules, he went to his city by his command. 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.60)

tataḥ prabhṛti trailokye gāruḍīti śilocyate .. 28 ..

> From that time forward, this rock is known in the three worlds as Gāruḍī. 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.61)

.. skaṃda uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.62)

vārāhyā vada māhātmyaṃ kīdṛśaṃ hīśvareśvara ..

> “O Lord of lords, tell me, of what nature is the māhātmya of Vārāhī \[rock\]?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.63)

kiṃ puṇyaṃ kiṃ phalaṃ tasyā abhidhānaṃ tathā katham .. 29 ..

> What is its religious merit, what is its fruit, and how did it obtain that name?” 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.64)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.65)

rasātalātsamuddhṛtya mahīṃ daivatavairiṇam ..

> “Having lifted the earth up from the underworld Rasātala, and having killed in battle  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.66)

hiraṇyākṣaṃ raṇe hatvā badarīṃ samupāgataḥ .. 2.3.4.30 ..

> Hiraṇyākṣa, the enemy of the gods, he came to Badarī. 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.67)

ākalpāṃtaṃ mahādevo yogadhāraṇayā sthitaḥ ..

> Remaining until the end of the kalpa by holding meditative yoga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.68)

badaryāḥ sauṣṭhavādeva vidadhe sthitimātmanaḥ .. 31 ..

> the Great God established his stay on account of Badarī's excellence alone. 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.69)

śilārūpeṇa bhagavānsthitiṃ tatra cakāra ha ..

> The Blessed One indeed took up his stay there in the form of a rock.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.70)

tatra gatvā tu manujaḥ snātvā gaṃgājale'male .. 32 ..

> Having gone there and bathed in the pure water of the Gaṅgā, a mortal 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.71)

dānaṃ dattvā svaśaktyā vai gaṃgāṃbhaḥ śāṃtamānasaḥ ..

> having given a gift according to one's ability, with a tranquil mind in the waters of the Gaṅgā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.72)

ahorātre sthito bhūtvā japedekāgramānasaḥ .. 33 ..

> staying for a day and a night, he should recite \[mantras\] with a one-pointed mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.73)

śilāyāṃ devadṛṣṭiśca tasya puṃsaḥ prajāyate ..

> A vision of the deity in the rock arises for that man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.74)

bahunā kimihoktena yadvadiṣyati sādhakaḥ .. 34 ..

> What is the use of saying much here? Whatever the spiritual practitioner says  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.75)

tattasya sidhyati kṣipraṃ yadyapi syātsuduṣkaram .. 35 .. ..

> is accomplished quickly for him, even if it may be very difficult to do.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.76)

.. skaṃda uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.77)

nārasiṃhīśilāyāstu māhātmyaṃ vada me prabho ..

> Tell me, O Lord, the māhātmya of the Nārasiṃhī rock;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.78)

tvatprasādānmahādeva durllabhaṃ śrutavānaham ..36..

> by your grace, O Mahādeva, I have heard what is rarely obtained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.79)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.80)

hiraṇyakaśipuṃ hatvā nakhāgreṇaiva līlayā ..

> Having slain Hiraṇyakaśipu merely with the tip of his claw in effortless play,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.81)

krodhāgninā pradīptāṃgaḥ pralayānalasannibhaḥ .. 37 ..

> his body blazed with the fire of wrath, resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.82)

tadā devaiḥ samāgatya sthitvā dūre dayālubhiḥ ..

> Then, having gathered and stood at a distance, the compassionate gods  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.83)

stuto'sau bhagavāndevo līlayā dhṛtavigrahaḥ .. 38 ..

> praised that Lord God, who assumed this form in play.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.84)

tadā prasanno harirugravikramaḥ svatejasā vyāptasurāsurottamaḥ ..

> Then pleased, Hari of fierce valor, who pervaded the foremost of gods and asuras with his own splendor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.85)

uvāca matto varamāvṛṇīdhvaṃ gīrvāṇanirvāṇa sukhaikahetum .. 39 ..

> spoke: “Choose from me a boon, the sole cause of liberation and happiness for the gods!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.86)

tadāsurāṇāmadhipaḥ svayaṃbhūruvāca vākyaṃ smitaśobhitānanaḥ ..

> Then the lord of asuras \[Prahlāda\], with a face adorned with a smile, spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.87)

rūpaṃ tavātyugramaśeṣadehināṃ bhayāvahaṃ saṃhara nārasiṃha .. 2.3.4.40 ..

> “Withdraw your extremely fierce form that brings terror to all embodied beings, O Narasiṃha!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.88)

anekadhaitadvidhivadvidhāya nidhāya śailādiṣu divyamūrtim ..

> Having divided this \[form\] in many ways according to rule, and having deposited his divine manifestation in the rocks and mountains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.89)

uvāca kiṃ vaḥ prakaromi kṛtyamahaṃ prasannastridaśāḥ paraṃtapāḥ .. 41 ..

> he said: “What duty shall I perform for you? I am pleased, O gods, harassers of foes!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.90)

tatomarā ūcuranena caiva rūpeṇa saṃkṣobhitaviśvamūrte ..

> Then the immortals said: “O you whose cosmic body agitated the universe with this very form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.91)

praśāṃtamaṃtaḥsukhahetubaṃdhi caturbhujatvaṃ varamīpsitaṃ naḥ .. 42 ..

> a four-armed state that is tranquil and brings inward joy is the boon desired by us.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.92)

tato harirvīkṣya nirīkṣaṇena divyena viśvaṃ prayayau viśālām..

> Then Hari, observing the universe with a divine glance, went to Viśālā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.93)

gaṃgājale krīḍati viṣṭacetāḥ surāsurebhyo bhagavānuvāca .. 43 ..

> playing in the water of the Gaṅgā with a concentrated mind, the Lord spoke to the gods and asuras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.94)

tato'marāḥ śāṃtabhayā athainaṃ nirīkṣya devaṃ jalamadhyasaṃstham .. ..

> Then the immortals, their fear allayed, beholding this god standing in the midst of the water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.95)

natvā parikramya tadā samāyayurnirūḍhabhāvāḥ svapuraṃ tataḥ kramāt .. 44 ..

> having bowed down and circumambulated \[him\], with established devotion, then returned in due order to their own abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.96)

tataḥ samastā ṛṣayastapodhanāḥ samāyayurbhaktibharāvanamrāḥ ..

> Then all the ṛṣis rich in austerity arrived, bowed low under the weight of devotion;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.97)

nṛsiṃhamatyadbhutavikamaṃ hariṃ samīḍire baddhakarā vacobhiḥ .. 45 ..

> with joined palms they praised Nṛsiṃha, Hari of exceedingly wondrous valor, with words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.98)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.99)

namonamaste jagatāmadhīśa viśveśa viśvābhaya viśvamūrte ..

> “Salutations, salutations to you, O Sovereign of the worlds, Lord of all, Bestower of fearlessness to all, Manifestation of the universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.100)

kṛpāṃburāśe bhajanīyatīrtha pādāṃbuja śrīśa dayāṃ vidhehi .. 46 ..

> O Ocean of mercy, whose lotus feet are a sacred ford to be served, Lord of Śrī, bestow your compassion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.101)

eko'si nānā nijamāyayā svayā ghaṭe payo yadvadupādhibhinnam ..

> You are the one who appears diverse through your own māyā, just as milk in pots is differentiated by limiting adjuncts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.102)

bhaktecchayopāttavicitravigraha prasīda viśvānana viśvabhāvana .. 47 ..

> O you who assume manifold forms according to the wish of your devotees, be pleased, O Universal-Faced One, Creator of the universe!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.103)

tataḥ prasanno bhagavānnṛsiṃhaḥ siṃhavikramaḥ ..

> Then the blessed Lord Nṛsiṃha, who possesses the valor of a lion, was pleased,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.104)

uvāca vacanaṃ cāru varaṃ me vriyatāmiti .. 48 ..

> and spoke pleasant words: “Let a boon be chosen from me!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.105)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.3.4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.106)

yadi prasanno bhagavankṛpayā jagatāṃ pate ..

> “If you are pleased out of compassion, O Lord of the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.107)

viśālā na parityājyā varo'smākamabhīpsitaḥ .. 49 ..

> Viśālā must not be abandoned; this is the boon desired by us.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.108)

evamastu tataḥ sarve svāśramaṃ hyṛṣayo yayuḥ ..

> “Let it be so.” Then all the ṛṣis went to their own hermitage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.109)

nṛsiṃho'pi śilārūpī jalakrīḍāparo'bhavat .. 2.3.4.50 ..

> and Nṛsiṃha too, in the form of a rock, became intent on sporting in the water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.110)

upavāsatrayaṃ kṛtvā japadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ ..

> Having observed a fast of three \[days\], devoted to recitation and meditation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.111)

nṛsiṃharūpiṇaṃ sākṣātpaśyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ .. 51 ..

> one sees him who has the form of Nṛsiṃha directly before one's eyes; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.112)

ya etacchraddhayā martyaḥ śṛṇoti śrāvayañchuciḥ ..

> Whatever mortal hears this with faith, or narrates it while pure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.113)

sarvapāpavinirmukto vaikuṃṭhe vasatiṃ labhet..52..

> freed from all sins, attains an abode in Vaikuṇṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3.4.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.3.4.114)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe badarikāśramamāhātmye śivakārttikeyasaṃvāde garuḍaśilā vārāhīśilā nārasiṃhīśilāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ ..4 ..

> Thus ends the fourth chapter, titled ‘Description of the Māhātmya of the Garuḍa Rock, the Vārāhī Rock, and the Nārasiṃhī Rock,’ in the dialogue between Śiva and Kārttikeya, in the Badarikāśramamāhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the Mahāpurāṇa of Śrī Skanda containing eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.3.4.1) — English, machine translation

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