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# Skandapurana 2.4.11

Skandapurāṇa 2.4.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.1)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.2)

bhagavanpraṣṭumicchāmi tvāmahaṃ vinayānvitaḥ ..

> O lord, full of humility I wish to ask you:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.3)

tadvrataṃ brūhi me martyo mṛtyuṃ yena na paśyati .. 1 ..

> tell me that observance by which a mortal does not see death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.4)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.5)

yadi pṛcchasi viprendra vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam ..

> If you ask, O best of brahmins, about the highest observance among observances,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.6)

vrataṃ yamadvitīyākhyaṃ śṛṇu tvaṃ mṛtyunāśanam .. 2 ..

> listen to the observance named Yamadvitīyā, which destroys death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.7)

kārtike māsi śuddhāyāṃ dvitīyāyāṃ munīśvara ..

> On the pure second lunar day in the month of Kārtika, O lord of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.8)

kartavyaṃ tadvidhānena sarvamṛtyunivāraṇam .. 3 ..

> it should be performed according to the rules, averting all death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.9)

brāhme muhūrte copthāya dvitīyāyāṃ munīśvara ..

> Rising at the Brāhma-muhūrta on the second lunar day, O lord of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.10)

manasā ciṃtayedātmahitaṃ naivā'hitaṃ smaret .. 4 ..

> one should contemplate in mind what is beneficial for oneself, and never dwell on the unbeneficial.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.11)

prātaḥsnānaṃ tataḥ kuryāddantadhāvanapūrvakam .. tataḥ  
śuklāṃbaradharaḥ śuklamālyānulepanaḥ .. 5..

> Then one should take a morning bath preceded by brushing the teeth; / then, wearing white garments, adorned with white garlands and ointments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.12)

kṛtanityakriyo hṛṣṭaḥ kuṇḍalāṃgadabhūṣitaḥ ..

> having performed one's daily duties, joyful, adorned with earrings and armlets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.13)

audumbara taruṃ gatvā kṛtvā maṇḍalamuttamam .. 6 ..

> having approached an audumbara tree and made an excellent maṇḍala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.14)

padmamaṣṭadalaṃ kṛtvā tasminnaudumbare śubhe.. ..

> having drawn an eight-petalled lotus upon that auspicious audumbara wood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.15)

vidhiṃ viṣṇuṃ ca rudraṃ ca varadāṃ ca sarasvatīm .. 7 ..

> one should worship Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and boon-granting Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.16)

vīṇāpustakasaṃyuktāṃ pūjayetsvasthamānasaḥ ..

> who holds a vīṇā and a book, with a composed mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.17)

candanāgarukastūrīkuṃkumairdvijasattama .. 8 ..

> with sandalwood, agarwood, musk, and saffron, O best of twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.18)

puṣpairdhūpaiśca naivedyairnārikelaphalādibhiḥ ..

> with flowers, incenses, food offerings, coconuts, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.19)

tato mṛtyuvināśātha sālaṃkārāṃ payasvinīm .. 9 ..

> Then, for the destruction of death, one should give a milch cow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.20)

viprāya vedaviduṣe gāṃ dadyācca savatsakām ..

> adorned, together with her calf, to a brahmin learned in the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.21)

apamṛtyuvināśārthaṃ saṃsārārṇavatārakām .. 2.4.11.10 ..

> for the destruction of untimely death and for carrying one across the ocean of worldly existence, / \[saying:\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.22)

he vipra te tvimāṃ saumyāṃ dhenuṃ saṃpradadāmyaham ..

> “O brahmin, to you indeed I give this gentle cow.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.23)

iti maṃtreṇa gāṃ dadyādviprāya brahmavādine .. 11 ..

> With this mantra one should give the cow to a brahmin who expounds the Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.24)

tadalābhe tu viprāya bhaktyā dadyādupānahau ..

> In the absence of that, however, one should give shoes with devotion to a brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.25)

tataḥ pūjāṃ samāpyātha bhaktimānpuruṣottame .. 12 ..

> Then, having completed the worship, devoted to Puruṣottama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.26)

jñātiśreṣṭhānvayovṛddhānsamyagbhaktyā'bhivādayet ..

> one should properly pay homage with devotion to the elders of one's kin and lineage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.27)

nānāvidhaiḥ phalai ramyaistarppayetsvajanānapi ..13..

> and one should also gratify one's own people with various delightful fruits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.28)

tataḥ sodarasaṃpannā bhaginī yā bhavenmune ..

> Then, O sage, one should go to the house of one's sister  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.29)

tasyā gṛhaṃ samāgatya samyagbhaktyā'bhivādayet .. 14 ..

> born of the same womb, and properly salute her with devotion, / \[saying:\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.30)

bhagini subhage bhadre tvadaṃghrisarasīruham ..

> “O sister, fortunate and auspicious one, your lotus feet  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.31)

śreyase'tha namaskartumāgato'smi tavālayam .. 19 ..

> "I have come to your abode to bow down \[before you\] for my welfare."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.32)

ityuktvā bhaginīṃ tāṃ tu viṣṇubuddhyā'bhivādayet ..

> Having said this, he should salute that sister, viewing her as Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.33)

tadā tu bhaginī śrutvā bhrāturvacanamuttamam .. 16 ..

> Then, having heard the excellent words of her brother,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.34)

bhaginyā bhrātaraṃ vākyaṃ vaktavyaṃ prati nārada ..

> the sister should address these words to the brother, O Nārada:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.35)

adya bhrātarahaṃ jātā tvatto dhanyā'smi maṃgalā .. 17 ..

> "Today, brother, because of you I have become blessed and auspicious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.36)

bhoktavyaṃ te'dya madgehe svāyuṣe kuladīpaka ..

> You must dine today in my house for your own long life, O illuminator of the lineage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.37)

kārtike śuklapakṣasya dvitīyāyāṃ sahodara .. 18 ..

> On the second day of the bright fortnight of Kārtika, O brother,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.38)

yamo yamunayā pūrvaṃ bhojitaḥ svagṛhercitaḥ ..

> Yama was formerly worshipped and fed by Yamunā in her own home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.39)

asmindine yamenā'pi nārakīyāśca mocitāḥ ..

> On this day, the denizens of hell were released by Yama as well;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.40)

api baddhāḥ karmapāśaiḥ svecchayā paryaṭaṃti te .. 19 ..

> even though bound by the cords of karma, they roam about at will.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.41)

svasurnaro veśmani yo na bhuṃkte yamadvitīyādinamatra labdhvā ..

> 'That man who, having reached the day of Yamadvitīyā here, does not dine in his sister's house—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.42)

taṃ pāpinaṃ prāpya vayaṃ suhṛṣṭāḥ prabhakṣayāmo'dya ca bhakṣyahīnāḥ.. 2.4.11.20 ..

> having reached that sinner, we, destitute of food, shall today gladly devour him!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.43)

iti pāpā raṭaṃtīha brahmahatyādayastathā ..

> Thus do sins like the murder of a brahmin cry out here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.44)

tasmādbhrātarmadgṛhe tu bhojanaṃ kuru kārtike .. 21 ..

> Therefore, brother, take your meal in my house in Kārtika  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.45)

śuklāyāṃ tu dvitīyāyāṃ viśrutāyāṃ jagattraye ..

> on the bright second lunar day, renowned throughout the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.46)

asyāṃ nijagṛhe putra bhujyate na budhairapi .. 22 ..

> On this \[day\], son, food is not eaten in one's own house even by the wise."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.47)

ityuktaḥ sa tathetyuktā bhaginīṃ pūjayedvratī ..

> Having been addressed thus, saying "So be it," the observer of the vow should honor his sister,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.48)

praharṣāstumahābhāga vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ .. 23 ..

> with great joy, O noble one, with garments and ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.49)

agrajāmabhivaṃdyā'tha āśiṣaṃ ca pragṛhya ca ..

> Then, having saluted the elder sister and received her blessing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.50)

sarvā bhaginyaḥ saṃtoṣyā vastrālaṃkāradānataḥ .. 24 ..

> all sisters should be gratified by gifts of clothes and ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.51)

abhāve svasya tu svasuḥ pitṛvyāḥ svapituḥ svasā ..

> In the absence of one's own sister, \[one should go to\] a paternal uncle's daughter, or one's father's sister;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.52)

tasyā gṛhaṃ samāgatya kuryādbhojanamādarāt .. 25 ..

> having come to her house, he should dine with respect.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.53)

evaṃ yaḥ kurute putra dvitīyāṃ yamanāmikām ..

> A man who thus observes the second day named after Yama, O son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.54)

apamṛtyuvinirmuktaḥ putrapautrādibhirvṛtaḥ .. 26 ..

> is freed from premature death and surrounded by sons and grandsons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.55)

iha bhuktvā tu vipulānbhogānanyānyathepsitān ..

> Having enjoyed extensive pleasures here, and others as desired,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.56)

aṃte mokṣamavāpnoti nānyathā madvaco bhavet .. 27 ..

> at the end he attains liberation; my word can never be otherwise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.57)

vratānyetāni sarvāṇi dānāni vividhāni ca ..

> All these vows and various gifts  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.58)

gṛhasthasyaiva yujyaṃte tasmādgārhasthyamāśrayet .. 28 ..

> are suitable only for a householder; therefore, one should resort to the householder's life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.59)

kathāṃ yamadvitīyāyā vratasthaḥ śṛṇuyānnaraḥ ..

> A person undertaking the vow who listens to the story of Yamadvitīyā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.60)

tasya sarvāṇi pāpāni naśyaṃtītyāha mādhavaḥ .. 29 ..

> all his sins are destroyed—so said Mādhava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.61)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.11.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.62)

kārtike ca dvitīyāyāṃ pūrvāhṇe yamamarcayet ..

> On the second day in Kārtika, one should worship Yama in the forenoon;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.63)

bhānujāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā yamalokaṃ na paśyati .. .. 2.4.11.30 ..

> having bathed in the daughter of the sun \[Yamunā\], a man does not see the realm of Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.64)

kārtike śuklapakṣe tu dvitīyāyāṃ tu śaunaka ..

> In the bright fortnight of Kārtika, on the second day, O Śaunaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.65)

yamo yamunayā pūrvaṃ bhojitaḥ svagṛhe'rcitaḥ .. 31 ..

> Yama was formerly worshipped and fed by Yamunā in her own home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.66)

dvitīyāyāṃ mahotsargo nārakīyāśca tarpitāḥ ..

> On the second day there was a great release, and the denizens of hell were gratified;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.67)

pāpebhyo viprayuktāste muktāḥ sarve nibaṃdhanāt .. 32 ..

> severed from their sins, they were all released from bondage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.68)

atrā''śitāśca saṃtuṣṭāḥ sthitāḥ sarve yadṛcchayā ..

> Fed and satisfied here, they all stayed at their pleasure;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.69)

teṣāṃ mahotsavo vṛtto yamarāṣṭrasukhāvahaḥ .. 33..

> a great festival took place among them, bringing happiness to Yama's kingdom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.70)

ato yamadvitīyeyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā ..

> Therefore, this Yamadvitīyā is renowned in the three worlds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.71)

tasmānnijagṛhe vipra na bhoktavyaṃ tato budhaiḥ .. 34 ..

> hence, O brahmin, food should not be eaten in one's own house on that day by the wise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.72)

snehena bhaginīhastādbhoktavyaṃ balavardhanam ..

> With affection, one should eat from the hand of a sister \[food\] that increases strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.73)

ūrje śukladvitīyāyāṃ pūjitastarpito yamaḥ .. 39 ..

> On the bright second of Ūrja, Yama was worshipped and propitiated—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.74)

mahiṣāsanamārūḍho daṃḍamudgarabhṛtprabhuḥ ..

> the Lord mounted on a buffalo-seat, holding a staff and a club,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.75)

veṣṭitaḥ kiṃkarairhṛṣṭaistasmai yāmyātmane namaḥ .. 36 ..

> surrounded by joyful servants; salutation to him whose self is Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.76)

yairbhaginyaḥ suvāsinyo vastradānāditoṣitāḥ ..

> Those by whom married sisters are gratified with gifts of garments and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.77)

na teṣāṃ vatsaraṃ yāvatkalaho na riporbhayam .. 37 ..

> have no quarrel or fear of an enemy for a whole year.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.78)

dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ dharmakāmārthasādhanam..

> Bringing blessings, fame, long life, and accomplishing dharma, desire, and wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.79)

vyākhyātaṃ sakalaṃ putra sarahasyaṃ mayā'nagha .. 38 ..

> all this, along with its secret, has been explained by me, O sinless one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.80)

yasyāṃ tithau yamunayā yamarājadevaḥ saṃbhojitaḥ pratitithau svasṛsauhṛdena ..

> On whichever lunar day the god Yamarāja was fed by Yamunā out of sisterly affection on that very day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.81)

tasmātsvasuḥ karatalādiha yo bhunakti prāpnoti vittaśubhasaṃpadamuttamāṃ saḥ .. 39 ..

> whoever therefore eats here from the palm of a sister attains excellent wealth and auspicious fortune.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.82)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.11.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.83)

viśeṣaścātra saṃprokto vālakhilyairmaharṣibhiḥ ..

> And here a special instruction was declared by the great seers, the Vālakhilyas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.84)

tadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ munisattamāḥ .. 2.4.11.40 ..

> that I will now relate; listen, O best of sages!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.85)

.. vālakhilyā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.4.11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.86)

kārtikasya site pakṣe dvitīyā yamasaṃjñitā ..

> In the bright fortnight of Kārtika, the second day is named after Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.87)

tatrā'parāhne kartavyaṃ sarvathaiva yamārcanam .. 41 ..

> There, in the afternoon, the worship of Yama must certainly be performed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.88)

pratyahaṃ yamunā''gatya yamaṃ saṃprārthayatpurā ..

> Formerly, Yamunā used to come every day and beg Yama:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.89)

bhrātarmama gṛhe yāhi bhojanārthaṃ gaṇāvṛtaḥ .. 42 ..

> "Brother, come to my house for a meal, accompanied by your retinue!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.90)

adyaśvo vā paraśvo vā pratyahaṃ vadate yamaḥ ..

> "Today, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow," Yama said every day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.91)

kāryavyākulacittānāmavakāśo na jāyate .. 43 ..

> For those whose minds are distracted by work, no leisure arises.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.92)

tadaikadā yamunayā balātkārānnimaṃtritaḥ ..

> Then once, urgently invited by Yamunā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.93)

sa gataḥ kārtike māsi dvitīyāyāṃ munīśvarāḥ .. 44 ..

> he went on the second lunar day in the month of Kārtika, O best of sages!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.94)

nārakīyajanānmuktvā gaṇaiḥ saha raveḥ sutaḥ ..

> Releasing the denizens of hell, the son of the Sun, accompanied by his attendants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.95)

kṛtā''tithyo yamunayā nānāpākāḥ kṛtāḥ khaga .. 45 ..

> was received with hospitality by Yamunā, who prepared various cooked foods, O bird!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.96)

kṛtābhyaṃgo yamunayā tailairgaṃdhamanoharaiḥ ..

> An anointing was performed for him by Yamunā with delightfully fragrant oils;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.97)

udvartanaṃ lāpayitvā snāpitaḥ sūryanaṃdanaḥ .. 46 ..

> having applied an unctuous paste, the son of the Sun was bathed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.98)

tato'laṃkārakaṃ dattaṃ nānāvastrāṇi caṃdanam ..

> Then ornaments were given, various garments, and sandalwood paste;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.99)

mālyāni ca pradattāni maṃcopari upāviśat .. 47 ..

> garlands were also offered, and he sat down upon a raised couch.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.100)

pakvānnāni vicitrāṇi kṛtvā sā svarṇabhājane ..

> Having served diverse cooked foods in a golden vessel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.101)

yamāyābhojayaddevī yamunā prītamānasā ..48..

> the goddess Yamunā, joyful in mind, fed Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.102)

bhuktvā yamo'pi bhaginīmalaṃkāraiḥ samarcayat ..

> Having eaten, Yama too honoured his sister with ornaments  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.103)

nānāvastraistataḥ prāha varaṃ varaya bhāmini ..

> and diverse clothes; then he said: 'Choose a boon, O splendid woman!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.104)

iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yamunā vākyamabravīt .. 49 ..

> Hearing his words, Yamunā spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.105)

..yamunovāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.11.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.106)

prativarṣaṃ samāgaccha bhojanārthaṃ tu madgṛhe .. 2.4.11.50 ..

> 'Come every year to my house for a meal!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.107)

adya sarve mocanīyāḥ pāpino narakādyama ..

> Today, all sinners should be freed from hell, O Yama!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.108)

ye'dyaiva bhaginīhastātkariṣyaṃti ca bhojanam ..

> And to those who on this very day eat food from the hand of a sister,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.109)

teṣāṃ saukhyaṃ pradehi tvametadeva vṛṇomyaham .. 51 ..

> grant happiness; this alone is what I choose.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.110)

.. yama uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.11.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.111)

yamunāyāṃ tu yaḥ snātvā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ .. 52 ..

> 'One who bathes in the Yamunā and satisfies the ancestors and deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.112)

bhuṃkte ca bhaginīgehe bhaginīṃ pūjayedapi ..

> eats in a sister's house, and also honours his sister—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.113)

kadācidapi madvāraṃ na sa paśyati bhānuje .. 53 ..

> he shall never see my gate, O daughter of the Sun!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.114)

vīreśaiśānadigbhāge yamatīrthaṃ prakīrtitam ..

> In the north-eastern direction of Vīreśa, the sacred ford Yamatīrtha is proclaimed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.115)

tatra snātvā ca vidhivatsaṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ .. 54 ..

> Having bathed there according to rule and having satisfied the ancestors and deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.116)

paṭhedetāni nāmāni āmadhyāhnaṃ narottamaḥ ..

> the best of men should recite these names until midday,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.117)

sūryasyābhimukho maunī hṛtacittaḥ sthirāsanaḥ .. 55 ..

> facing the sun, silent, with restrained mind and a steady seat:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.118)

yamo nihaṃtā pitṛdharmarājo vaivasvato daṃḍadharaśca kālaḥ ..

> 'Yama, the Destroyer, the King of Dharma of the Ancestors, the Son of Vivasvat, the Wielder of the Rod, and Time;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.119)

bhūtādhipo dattakṛtānusārī kṛtāṃtametaddaśabhirjapaṃti ..56..

> the Lord of Spirits, the Follower of Deeds Bestowed, and Kṛtānta'—with these ten they chant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.120)

tato yameśvaraṃ pūjya bhaginīgṛhamāvrajet ..

> Then, having worshipped Yameśvara, he should go to his sister's house;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.121)

maṃtreṇā'nena ca tayā bhojitaḥ pūrvamādarāt ..57..

> and first fed respectfully by her with this mantra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.122)

bhrātastavānujātā'haṃ bhuṃkṣva bhaktamidaṃ śubham ..

> 'O brother, I am your younger sister; eat this auspicious food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.123)

prītaye yamarājasya yamunāyā viśeṣataḥ .. 58 ..

> for the gratification of King Yama and especially of Yamunā!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.124)

tataḥ saṃtoṣya bhaginīṃ vastrālaṃkaraṇādibhiḥ ..

> Then, having pleased the sister with garments, ornaments, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.125)

svapne'pi yamalokasya bhaviṣyati na darśanam.. 59..

> there will be no sight of the realm of Yama, even in a dream.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.126)

nṛpaiḥ kārāgṛhe ye ca sthāpitā mama vāsare ..

> And those who have been placed in prison by kings on my day  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.127)

avaśyaṃ te preṣaṇīyā bhojanārthaṃ svasurgṛhe .. 2.4.11.60 ..

> must certainly be sent to a sister's house for a meal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.128)

vimoktavyā mayā pāpā narakebhyo'dya vāsare ..

> Sinners must be released by me from the hells on this day;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.129)

ye'dya baṃdī kariṣyaṃti te tāḍyā mama sarvathā .. 61 ..

> those who take captives today are to be punished by me in every way.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.130)

kanīyasī svasā nāsti tadā jyeṣṭhāgṛhaṃ vrajet..

> If there is no younger sister, then he should go to an elder sister's house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.131)

tadabhāve sapatyāyāḥ pitṛvyajāgṛhe tataḥ .. 62..

> In her absence, to the house of a paternal uncle's daughter who has children;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.132)

tadabhāve mātṛṣvasurmātulasyā''tmajā tathā ..

> in her absence, a maternal aunt's daughter, or likewise an uncle's daughter;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.133)

sāpatnagotrasaṃbaṃdhaiḥ kalpayedathavā kramam.. 63 ..

> or he should arrange the order through relations of a co-wife or lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.134)

sarvā'bhāve mānanīyā bhaginī kācideva hi ..

> In the absence of all, some woman should indeed be honoured as a sister;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.135)

gonadyādyathavā tasyā abhāve sati kārayet .. 64 ..

> or in her absence, he should make a cow, a river, or the like \[serve as one\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.136)

tadabhāvepyaraṇyānīṃ kalpayitvā sahodarām ..

> Even in their absence, having treated the forest as a sister \[he may eat\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.137)

asyāṃ nijagṛhe devi na bhoktavyaṃ kadācana .. 65 ..

> On this \[day\], O goddess, one should never eat in one's own house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.138)

ye bhuṃjate durācārā narake te pataṃti ca ..

> Those of bad conduct who eat \[there\] fall into hell.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.139)

evamuktvā dharmarājo yayau saṃyaminīṃ tataḥ .. 66 ..

> Having spoken thus, the King of Dharma then departed for Saṃyaminī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.140)

tasmādṛṣivarāḥ sarve kārtikavratakāriṇaḥ ..

> Therefore, all excellent sages, observers of the vow of Kārtika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.141)

bhuṃjate bhaginīhastātsatyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ .. 67 ..

> eat from a sister's hand: this is true, true, there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.142)

yamadvitīyāṃ yaḥ prāpya bhaginīgṛhabhojanam ..

> Whoever, having arrived at Yamadvitīyā, does not eat  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.143)

na kuryādvarṣajaṃ puṇyaṃ naśyatīti raveḥ śrutiḥ .. 68 ..

> in a sister's house, his merit accumulated for a year is lost; such is the revelation of the Sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.144)

yā tu bhojayate nārī bhrātaraṃ bhrātṛke tithau ..

> The woman who feeds her brother on the brother's lunar day  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.145)

arcayeccā'pi tāṃbūlairna sā vaidhavyamāpnuyāt .. 69 ..

> and also honours him with betel leaves will not incur widowhood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.146)

bhrāturāyuḥkṣayo nūnaṃ na bhavettatra karhicit ..

> Surely there will never be any diminution of the brother's lifespan.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.147)

aparāhnavyāpinī sā dvitīyā bhrātṛbhojane .. 2.4.11.70 ..

> That second lunar day extends into the afternoon for the brother's meal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.148)

ajñānādyadi vā mohānna bhuktaṃ bhaginīgṛhe ..

> If out of ignorance or delusion one has not eaten in a sister's house,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.149)

pravāsinā hyabhāvādvā jvaritenā'tha baṃdinā .. .. 71 ..

> or because of travelling, absence, fever, or being a captive,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.150)

etadākhyānakaṃ śrutvā bhojanasya phalaṃ bhavet ..

> by hearing this narrative, the fruit of the meal will be obtained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.151)

kārtike tu viśeṣeṇa dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritaḥ ..72..

> Especially in the month of Kārtika, taking shelter under the shade of a dhātrī tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.152)

bhojanaṃ kurute yastu sa vaikuṃṭhamavāpnuyāt .. 73 ..

> whoever eats a meal shall attain Vaikuṇṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.153)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe kārtikamāsamāhātmye yamadvitīyāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 11 .. cha ..

> Thus ends the eleventh chapter, titled 'The Description of the Māhātmya of Yamadvitīyā,' in the Kārtikamāsamāhātmya in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.154)

ṭīkā  
atha yamadvitīyāvidhānamāha-yadīti .  
yamadvitīyākhyāyāḥ prayojanaṃ vaktumanyāsāmapyāha pādme-  
'skaṃdaitāstithayo nūnaṃ dvitīyādyāśca viśrutāḥ ..

> Commentary:  
> Now he states the rule for Yamadvitīyā: 'yadīti'.  
> To explain the purpose of the name 'Yamadvitīyā', it is said also of the others in the Padma \[Purāṇa\]:  
> 'O Skanda, these lunar days, beginning with the second, are indeed renowned.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.155)

māsaiścaturbhiśca tataḥ prāvṛṭkāle sukhāvahāḥ ..

> Occurring over four months, they bring happiness during the rainy season.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.156)

prathamā śrāvaṇe māsi tathā bhādrapade'parā ..

> The first is in the month of Śrāvaṇa, and another in Bhādrapada;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.157)

tṛtīyā'śvayuje māsi caturthī kārtike bhavet ..

> the third is in the month of Āśvayuja, and the fourth is in Kārtika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.158)

kaluṣā śrāvaṇe māsi tathā bhādrapade'malā ..

> In the month of Śrāvaṇa it is called Kaluṣā ('the turbid'), and likewise in Bhādrapada, Amalā ('the stainless');  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.159)

āśvine pretasaṃcārā kārtike yāmyakā matā ..

> in Āśvina it is called Pretasaṃcārā ('the roving of the deceased spirits'), and in Kārtika it is considered Yāmyakā ('sacred to Yama').  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.160)

purā vṛtravadhe vṛtte prāptarājye puraṃdare ..

> Formerly, when the slaying of Vṛtra had taken place and Puraṃdara had regained his kingdom,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.161)

brahmahatyāpanodārthamaśvamedhaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ..

> the horse sacrifice was proclaimed to wipe away the sin of killing a brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.162)

krodhādiṃdreṇa vajreṇa brahmahatyā niṣūditā ..

> Through his wrath, the sin of killing a brahmin was struck down by Indra with his thunderbolt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.163)

ṣaḍvidhā sā kṣitau kṣiptā vṛkṣatoyamahītale ..

> It was cast upon the earth in six portions: into trees, water, the surface of the ground,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.164)

nāryā bhrūṇahane vahnau saṃvibhajya yathākramam ..

> into woman, into the slayer of an embryo, and into fire, having been distributed in due order.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.165)

tatpāpaśravaṇātpūrvaṃ dvitīyāyā dine'nagha ..

> Before the hearing of that sin, on the day of the second \[tithi\], O sinless one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.166)

nārīvṛkṣanadībhūmivahnibhūṇahanastathā ..

> woman, trees, rivers, earth, fire, and the slayer of an embryo,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.167)

kaluṣībhavanaṃ jātā hyato'rtha kaluṣā smṛtā ..

> became impure; therefore it is remembered as Kaluṣā ('the turbid').  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.168)

madhukaiṭabhayo rakte purā magnā tu medinī ..

> Formerly, the earth was submerged in the blood of Madhu and Kaiṭabha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.169)

aṣṭāṃ'gulā pavitrā sā nārīṇāṃ tu rajo malam ..

> it is pure \[only below\] eight finger-widths; and of women, menstrual blood is the impurity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.170)

nadyaḥ prāvṛṇmalāḥ sarvā vahnerūrdhvaṃ maṣī malaḥ ..

> All rivers carry the impurities of the rainy season; above fire, soot is the impurity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.171)

niryāsamalino vṛkṣāḥ saṃgādbhrūṇahano malāḥ ..

> Trees are defiled by sap; impurities arise from contact with the slayer of an embryo.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.172)

kaluṣāṇi caraṃtyasyāṃ tenaiṣā kaluṣā matā ..

> Since impurities wander about on this day, it is considered Kaluṣā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.173)

devarṣipitṛdharmāṇāṃ niṃdakā nāstikāḥ śaṭhāḥ ..

> Censors of the gods, seers, and ancestral rites, atheists, and rogues—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.174)

teṣāṃ sā vāṅmalātpūtā dvitīyā tena nirmalā ..

> the second \[tithi\] is cleansed of their verbal impurity; therefore it is Nirmalā ('stainless').  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.175)

anadhyāyeṣu śāstrāṇi pāṭhayaṃti paṭhaṃti ca ..

> Those who teach and read the scriptures on days of prohibited study—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.176)

sāṃkhyakāstārkikāḥ śrautāsteṣāṃ śabdā'paśabdajāt ..

> adherents of Sāṅkhya, logicians, and followers of the Śruti—from the impurity born of their words and ungrammatical words,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.177)

malātpūtā dvitīyāyāṃ tato'rthe nirmalā ca sā ..

> it is purified on the second \[tithi\]; therefore it is Nirmalā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.178)

kṛṣṇasya janmanā vatsa trailokyaṃ pāvitaṃ bhavet ..

> By the birth of Kṛṣṇa, dear one, the three worlds are purified.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.179)

nabhasyetena nirdiṣṭā nirmalā sā tithirbudhaiḥ ..

> For this reason that lunar day in the month of Nabhasya is designated by the wise as Nirmalā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.180)

agniṣvāttā barhiṣada ājyapāḥ somapāstathā ..

> The Agniṣvāttas, the Barhiṣads, the Ājyapas, and also the Somapas—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.181)

pitṝnpitāmahānpretasaṃcarātpretasaṃcarā ..

> fathers and grandfathers: it is Pretasaṃcarā because of the wandering of the deceased spirits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.182)

pretāstu pitaraḥ proktāsteṣāṃ tasyāṃ tu saṃcaraḥ ..

> The ancestors are indeed called pretas; their wandering takes place upon this \[tithi\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.183)

putrapautraistu dauhitraiḥ svadhāmaṃtraistu pūjitāḥ ..

> Worshipped by sons, grandsons, and daughters' sons with svadhā mantras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.184)

śrāddhadānamakhaistṛptā yāṃtyataḥ pretasaṃcarā ..

> and gratified by ancestral offerings, gifts, and sacrifices, they depart; hence it is Pretasaṃcarā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.185)

mahālaye tu pretānāṃ saṃcāro bhuvi dṛśyate ..

> During the Mahālaya, the wandering of the deceased spirits is seen on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.186)

tenaiṣā pretasaṃcārā kīrtitā śikhivāhana ..

> Therefore, O rider of the peacock, this \[tithi\] is celebrated as Pretasaṃcārā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.187)

yamasya kriyate pūjā yato'syāṃ pāvake naraiḥ ..

> Because on this day worship of Yama is performed in the fire by men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.188)

tenaiṣā yāmyakā proktā satyaṃsatyaṃ mayoditam .. iti .  
sanatkumārasaṃhitāyām-  
asyāṃ nijagṛhe devi na bhoktavyaṃ kadācana ..

> therefore this \[tithi\] is proclaimed as Yāmyakā; I have spoken the absolute truth.'  
> In the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā:  
> 'On this \[tithi\], O goddess, one should never eat in one's own house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.189)

ye bhuṃjate durācārā narake te pataṃti ca ..

> Those ill-behaved people who eat \[at home\] fall into hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.190)

śrāvaṇe tu pitṛvyasya kanyāhastena bhojanam ..

> In Śrāvaṇa, one should eat from the hand of a paternal uncle's daughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.191)

mātulasya sutāhastādbhoktavyaṃ bhādramāsake ..

> In the month of Bhādra, one should eat from the hand of a maternal uncle's daughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.192)

piturbhrātuḥ svasuḥ kanye āśvine tu tayoḥ kramāt ..

> In Āśvina, \[one should eat\] in due order \[from the hand of\] the daughters of one's father's brother and sister.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.193)

avaśyaṃ kārtike māsi bhoktavyaṃ bhaginīkarāt ...7 iti ..

> In the month of Kārtika, one must definitely eat from the hand of a sister.' Thus.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.194)

yamadvitīyā upari ṭippaṇī

> Note on Yamadvitīyā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.11.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.11.195)

bhaginyāḥ mahattvaṃ kena kāraṇena asti. asmin saṃdarbhe purāṇe kathanamasti yat kanyā tamoguṇī asti, jāyā rajoguṇī evaṃ bhaginī sattvaguṇī(bhaviṣya 3.4.18.24). etāni prakṛteḥ guṇāni santi.

> For what reason is there greatness of a sister? In this context, it is stated in the Purāṇa that an unmarried daughter possesses the quality of darkness (tamoguṇa), a wife possesses the quality of passion (rajoguṇa), and a sister possesses the quality of goodness (sattvaguṇa) (Bhaviṣya Purāṇa 3.4.18.24). These are the qualities of material nature.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.4.11.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (5)

- [Vīramitrodaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.viramitrodaya.32) — Mitramiśra 1610, Sanskrit
- [Jayasīṃhakalpadruma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.jayasimhakalpadruma.4.p19.6) — Ratnākara 1688, Sanskrit
- [Nirṇayasindhu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.nirnaya.nirnayasindhu.25.4-2) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1612, Sanskrit
- [Dharmapradīpa (Bhairavadatta Dvivedin)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.kalajyotisa.dharmapradipa.16.p8) — Bhairavadatta Dvivedin, Sanskrit
- [Dharmapradīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.dharmapradipa.16.p8) — Bhoja, Sanskrit

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