[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.4.12 # Skandapurana 2.4.12 Skandapurāṇa 2.4.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.1) .. śaunaka uvāca .. .. > Śaunaka said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.2) kārtikasya ca māhātmyaṃ mahatpuṇyaphalapradam .. > Great is the merit and fruit bestowed by the māhātmya of Kārtika. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.3) kadā dhātrī samutpannā kathaṃ sā khyātimāgatā .. 1 .. > When was the dhātrī tree produced, and how did it attain fame? (1) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.4) kasmādiyaṃ pavitrā ca kasmātpāpapraṇāśinī .. > Why is it sacred, and why is it the destroyer of sins? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.5) āmardakī kṛtā kena kathayasvātra vistarāt .. 2 .. > By whom was it made the āmardakī? Tell this here in detail. (2) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.6) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.7) kathayāmi dvijaśreṣṭha yathā ceyaṃ hi puṇyadā .. > I shall explain, O best of the twice-born, how it indeed bestows merit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.8) ūrjaśuklacaturdaśyāṃ dhātrīpūjāṃ samācaret .. 3 .. > On the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight of Ūrja, one should perform the worship of the dhātrī tree. (3) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.9) āmardakīmahāvṛkṣaḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanaḥ .. > The great āmardakī tree destroys all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.10) vaikuṇṭhākhyacaturdaśyāṃ dhātrīchāyāṃ gato naraḥ .. 4 .. > A person who approaches the shade of the dhātrī tree on the fourteenth \[tithi\] known as Vaikuṇṭha (4) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.11) pūjayettatra deveśaṃ rādhayā sahitaṃ harim .. > should worship there the lord of gods, Hari, accompanied by Rādhā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.12) pradakṣiṇāṃ tataḥ kuryācchatamaṣṭottaraṃ tathā .. 5 .. > Then one should perform one hundred and eight circumambulations (5) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.13) suvarṇarajatairvāpi phalairāmalakaistathā .. > with gold, or silver, or fruits, or āmalaka fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.14) śatamaṣṭottaraṃ kuryādekaikena pradakṣiṇām .. 6 .. > One should perform one hundred and eight circumambulations with one \[offering\] each time. (6) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.15) sāṣṭāṃgaṃ praṇato bhūtvā prārthayetparameśvaram .. > Prostrating with eight limbs on the ground, one should pray to the Supreme Lord: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.16) dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritya śṛṇuyācca kathāmimām .. 7 .. > Taking shelter in the shade of the dhātrī tree, he should listen to this sacred story; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.17) brāhmaṇānbhojayetpaścādyathāśaktyā ca dakṣiṇām .. > And afterwards feed the brahmins and give a sacrificial gift according to his means. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.18) brāhmaṇeṣu ca tuṣṭeṣu tuṣṭo mokṣaprado hariḥ .. .. > When the brahmins are satisfied, Hari is pleased and bestows liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.19) atra te kathayiṣyāmi kathāṃ puṇyaphalapradām .. > In this matter I will tell you a story that bestows meritorious fruits; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.20) āmardakīphalaṃ vaktuṃ brahmā cā'pi na pāryate .. 9 .. > Even Brahmā is not able to describe the fruit of the āmardakī tree fully. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.21) ekārṇave purā jāte naṣṭe sthāvarajaṃgame .. > Formerly, when the single cosmic ocean had arisen and the stationary and moving creation was destroyed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.22) naṣṭe devā'suragaṇe praṇaṣṭoragarākṣase .. 2.4.12.10 .. > When the hosts of gods and demons were destroyed, and serpents and rākṣasas had perished, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.23) tatra devādhideveśaḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ .. > There the Lord of the supreme gods, the eternal supreme Self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.24) jajāpa brahma paramamātmanaḥ paramāvyayam .. 11 .. > Chanted the supreme Brahman, the ultimate, imperishable nature of his own Self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.25) tato'sya brahma japato niragācchvasitaṃ puraḥ .. > Then, as he chanted Brahman, a breath came forth before him; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.26) taddarśanā'nurāgeṇa netrābhyāmagamajjalam .. 12 .. > Through devotion at the sight of that, water flowed from his two eyes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.27) premāśrubharanirbhinno bhūmau biṃduḥ papāta saḥ .. > Bursting forth in a weight of tears of love, a drop fell upon the earth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.28) tasmādbiṃdo samutpannaḥ svayaṃ dhātrī nago mahān .. 13 .. > From that drop arose of itself the great tree, the dhātrī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.29) śākhāpraśākhābahulaḥ phalabhāreṇa pīḍitaḥ .. > Abounding in branches and twigs, weighed down by a burden of fruit; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.30) sarveṣāmeva vṛkṣāṇāmādirohaḥ prakīrtitaḥ .. 14 .. > It is proclaimed as the very first growth among all trees. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.31) brahmā tamasṛjatpūrvaṃ tatpaścāccā'sṛjatprajāḥ .. > Brahmā created it first, and only after that did he create creatures: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.32) devadānavagandharvayakṣarākṣasapannagān .. 15 .. > Gods, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, and pannagas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.33) asṛjadbhagavāndevo mānuṣāṃśca tathāmalān .. > The blessed god also created humans, pure and spotless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.34) ājagmustatra devāste yatra dhātrī haripriyā .. 16 .. > Those gods arrived where the dhātrī, dear to Hari, was; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.35) tāṃ dṛṣṭvā te mahābhāgāḥ paramaṃ vismayaṃ gatāḥ .. > Seeing it, those fortunate ones were filled with extreme wonder, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.36) na jānīma imaṃ vṛkṣaṃ ciṃtayanto muhurmuhuḥ .. 17 .. > Pondering again and again: 'We do not know this tree.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.37) evaṃ ciṃtayatāṃ teṣāṃ vāguvācā'śarīriṇī .. > As they were thus pondering, a bodiless voice spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.38) āmardakī nago hyeṣa pravaro vaiṣṇavo yataḥ .. 18 .. > 'This is the āmardakī tree, the foremost, for it is sacred to Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.39) asya vai smaraṇādeva labhedgodānajaṃ phalam .. > By mere remembrance of it, one obtains the fruit of gifting a cow; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.40) darśanāddviguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ triguṇaṃ bhakṣaṇāttathā .. 19 .. > From seeing it, the merit is doubled, and from eating it, tripled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.41) tasmātsarvaprayatnena sevyā āmardakī sadā .. > Therefore, the āmardakī must always be honored with every effort; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.42) sarvapāpaharā proktā vaiṣṇavī pāpanāśinī .. 2.4.12.20 .. > Pertaining to Viṣṇu, it is said to remove all sins and destroy iniquity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.43) tasyā mūle sthito viṣṇustadūrdhvaṃ ca pitāmahaḥ .. > At its root resides Viṣṇu, and above that, the grandfather \[Brahmā\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.44) skandhe ca bhagavānrudraḥ saṃsthitaḥ parameśvaraḥ .. 21 .. > On the trunk rests the blessed Rudra, the Supreme Lord; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.45) śākhāsu savitāraśca praśākhāsu ca devatāḥ .. > On the branches are the suns, and on the twigs the deities; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.46) parṇeṣu devatāḥ saṃti puṣpeṣu marutastathā .. 22 .. > Deities reside in the leaves, and the Maruts in the flowers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.47) prajānāṃ patayaḥ sarve phaleṣvevaṃ vyavasthitāḥ .. > All the lords of beings reside in the fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.48) sarvadevamayī hyeṣā dhātrī vai kathitā mayā .. 23 .. > Indeed, this dhātrī is declared by me to embody all the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.49) ataḥ sā pūjanīyā ca sarvakāmārthasiddhaye .. > Therefore, it should be worshipped for the attainment of all desired aims.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.50) ekadā nārado yogī brahmaṇaḥ purataḥ sthitaḥ .. > Once the yogin Nārada stood before Brahmā; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.51) namaskṛtvā jagannāthaṃ papracchātīva vismitaḥ .. 24 .. > Having bowed to the Lord of the universe, exceedingly astonished, he asked: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.52) .. śrīnārada uvāca .. .. > Śrī Nārada said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.53) yathā priyaṃ sutulasīkānanaṃ sarvadā hareḥ .. > 'Just as a fine grove of tulasī is always dear to Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.54) tathā dhātrīvanaṃ māse kārtike śrīharipriyam .. 25 .. > Is a dhātrī grove likewise dear to Śrī Hari in the month of Kārtika?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.55) .. brahmovāca .. .. > Brahmā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.56) dhātrīvane hareḥ pūjā dhātrī chāyāsu bhojanam .. > 'He who worships Hari in a dhātrī grove and dines under the shades of the dhātrī > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.57) kārtike māsi yaḥ kuryāttasya pāpaṃ vinaśyati .. 26 .. > In the month of Kārtika—his sin is destroyed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.58) tīrthāni munayo devā yajñāḥ sarve'pi kārtike .. > Sacred fords, sages, gods, and all sacrifices in Kārtika > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.59) nityaṃ dhātrīṃ samāśritya tiṣṭhaṃtyarke tulāsthite .. 27 .. > Ever take resort in the dhātrī and remain there while the sun is in Libra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.60) yatkiṃcitkurute puṇyaṃ dhātrīchāyāsu mānavaḥ .. > Whatever little merit a man performs in the shade of a dhātrī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.61) tatkoṭiguṇitaṃ bhūyānnā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 28 .. > That becomes multiplied ten million times; there is no doubt about this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.62) atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam .. .. 29 .. > In this very connection, they cite this ancient history: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.63) ayodhyānagare kaścidvaiśyaścāsīdvijottama .. > In the city of Ayodhyā there was a certain vaiśya, O best of the twice-born; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.64) putradāravihīnaśca daivāddāridryapīḍitaḥ .. 2.4.12.30 .. > He was destitute of son and wife, and tormented by poverty due to fate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.65) bhikṣayā codarāgniṃ sa śamayāmāsa nārada .. > He quenched the fire of his belly by alms, O Nārada. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.66) kadācidvaṇijo vaiśyo yayāce kṣutprapīḍitaḥ .. 31 .. > Once, tormented by hunger, that vaiśya begged from a merchant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.67) bhikṣāptacaṇakāngṛhya dhātrīchāyāmagātkila .. > Taking the chickpeas obtained as alms, he went to the shade of a dhātrī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.68) tatra tānbhakṣayāmāsa kārtike māsi nārada .. 32 .. > There he ate them in the month of Kārtika, O Nārada. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.69) kecidurvaritāstepu caṇakāstatra nārada .. > Some of those chickpeas were left over there, O Nārada; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.70) vaiśyena tena dattā hi kṣutkṣāmāya dvijātaye .. 33 .. > They were given by that vaiśya to a twice-born emaciated with hunger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.71) tena puṇyaprabhāvena rājā''sīddhanikaḥ kṣitau .. > By the power of that merit, he became a wealthy king on earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.72) tasmāddānaṃ prakartavyaṃ kārtike māsi sarvadā .. 34 .. > Therefore, gifts should always be given in the month of Kārtika > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.73) dhātrīvane muniśreṣṭha sarvakāmārthasiddhaye .. > In a dhātrī grove, O best of sages, for the attainment of all desired aims. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.74) dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritya kārtike ca hareḥ kathām .. > Taking resort in the shade of a dhātrī in Kārtika, he who listens > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.75) yaḥ śṛṇoti sa pāpebhyo mucyate dvijasūnuvat .. 35 .. .. > To the narrative of Hari is released from sins, just like the son of the twice-born.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.76) .. nārada uvāca .. .. > Nārada said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.77) ko'bhūddvijasuto brahmankiṃ pāpaṃ kṛtavānpurā .. > Who was that brahmin's son, O Brahmā? What sin had he committed in the past? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.78) tasya jātā kathaṃ muktiretadvistarato vada .. 36 .. > How did his liberation occur? Tell me this in full detail. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.79) .. brahmovāca .. .. > Brahmā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.80) purā dvijavaraścāsītkāveryā uttare taṭe .. 37 .. > Long ago, on the northern bank of the Kāverī, there lived an excellent brahmin > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.81) devaśarmeti vikhyāto vedavedāṃgapāragaḥ .. > named Devaśarman, who had mastered the Vedas and their auxiliary sciences. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.82) tasya putro durācārastamāha ca pitā hitam .. 38 .. > He had an ill-behaved son; to him his father spoke words for his welfare: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.83) idānīṃ kārtiko māso vartate harivallabhaḥ .. > "Now comes the month of Kārtika, beloved of Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.84) tatra snānaṃ ca dānaṃ ca vratāni niyamānkuru .. 39 .. > In it, perform ritual ablutions, giving of gifts, vows, and observances. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.85) tulasīpuṣpasahitāṃ kurupūjāṃ hareḥ suta .. > O son, perform the worship of Hari with tulasī flowers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.86) dīpadānaṃ ca vividhaṃ namaskāraṃ pradakṣiṇām .. 2.4.12.40 .. > giving of various lamps, salutation, and circumambulation." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.87) evaṃ piturvacaḥ śrutvā putraḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ.. > Hearing this speech of his father, the son, overcome with anger, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.88) pitaraṃ prāha duṣṭātmā caladoṣṭho viniṃdayan .. 41 .. > spoke to his father, the wicked soul reviling him with trembling lips: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.89) .. putra uvāca .. .. > The son said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.90) na kariṣyāmyahaṃ tāta kārtike puṇyasaṃgraham .. > "Father, I will not accumulate merit in Kārtika." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.91) iti putravacaḥ śrutvā sakrodhaḥ prāha taṃ sutam .. 42 .. > Hearing these words of the son, \[the father\] angrily spoke to that son: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.92) mūṣako bhava durbuddhe vane vṛkṣasya koṭare .. > "O foolish one, become a mouse in the hollow of a tree in the forest!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.93) iti śāpabhayādbhīto natvā pitaramabravīt .. 43 .. > Terrified by the fear of that curse, he bowed and said to his father: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.94) duryonermama muktiḥ syātkathaṃ tadvada me guro .. > "Tell me, O master: how may my liberation from this evil womb come to be?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.95) iti prasādito vipraḥ prāha niṣkṛtikāraṇam .. 44 .. > Thus propitiated, the brahmin spoke the means of expiation: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.96) yadorjjavratajaṃ puṇyaṃ śṛṇoṣi harivallabham .. > "When you hear of the merit arising from the vow of Ūrja, beloved of Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.97) tadā te bhavitā muktistatkathāśravaṇātsuta .. 45 .. > then your liberation shall come to pass from hearing that tale, O son." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.98) sa pitrā caivamuktastu tatkṣaṇānmūṣako'bhavat .. > Thus addressed by his father, he became a mouse at that very moment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.99) bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi gahvare vipine vasan .. 46 .. > living for many thousands of years in a cave in the dense forest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.100) ekadā kārtike māsi viśvāmitraḥ saśiṣyakaḥ .. > Once, during the month of Kārtika, Viśvāmitra together with his disciples, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.101) snātvā nadyāṃ hariṃ cārcya dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritaḥ .. 47 .. > having bathed in the river and worshipped Hari, resorted to the shade of a dhātrī tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.102) kathayāmāsa māhātmyaṃ śiṣyebhyaścorjjasaṃbhavam .. > He narrated to his disciples the māhātmya relating to Ūrja. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.103) tadā kaściddurācāro vyādho'gānmṛgayāṃ caran .. 48 .. > At that time, a certain ill-behaved hunter went about hunting game; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.104) dṛṣṭvā ṛṣigaṇānhaṃtuṃ kṛtecchaḥ prāṇighātakaḥ .. > seeing the gathering of seers, the killer of living beings formed the desire to kill \[them\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.105) teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa subuddhirabhavattadā .. 49 .. > but merely upon seeing them, he then attained a virtuous mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.106) athovāca dvijānnatvā bhavadbhiḥ kriyate'tra kim .. > Then, bowing to the brahmins, he said: "What is being done here by your honors?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.107) tenaivamukto vipreṃdro viśvāmitrastamabravīt .. 2.4.12.50 .. > Thus addressed by him, the best of brahmins, Viśvāmitra, said to him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.108) .. .. viśvāmitra uvāca .. .. > Viśvāmitra said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.109) sarveṣāmeva māsānāṃ kārtikaḥ śreṣṭha ucyate .. > "Of all months indeed, Kārtika is declared the best. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.110) tasminyatkriyate karma vardhate vaṭabījavat .. 51 .. > Whatever rite is performed in it expands like the seed of a banyan tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.111) kārtike māsi yaḥ kuryātsnānaṃ dānaṃ ca pūjanam .. > Whoever performs ritual ablution, giving of gifts, and worship in the month of Kārtika, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.112) viprāṇāṃ bhojanaṃ caiva tadakṣayyaphalaṃ bhavet .. 52 .. > and also the feeding of brahmins, that yields imperishable fruit." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.113) vyādhaprayuktamākarṇya dharmaṃ ca ṛṣiṇā dvijaḥ .. > Hearing the duty explained by the seer to the hunter, the brahmin \[mouse\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.114) mauṣakaṃ dehamutsṛjya divyadeho'bhavattadā .. 53 .. > casting off the mouse's body, then attained a celestial body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.115) viśvāmitraṃ praṇamyātha svavṛttāṃtaṃ nivedya ca .. > Then, bowing to Viśvāmitra and recounting his own tale, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.116) anujñāto'tha ṛṣiṇā vimānastho divaṃ yayau .. 54 .. > permitted by the seer, he mounted an aerial chariot and went to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.117) vismito gādhiputrastu vyādhaścaiva viśeṣataḥ .. > The son of Gādhi was amazed, and especially so was the hunter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.118) vyādho'pyūrjavrataṃ kṛtvā jagāma harimaṃdiram .. 55 .. > The hunter too, having performed the vow of Ūrja, went to Hari's abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.119) tasmātsarvaprayatnena kārtike keśavā'grataḥ .. > Therefore, by every effort in Kārtika, before Keśava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.120) dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritya kathāśravaṇamācaret .. 56 .. > taking shelter in the shade of a dhātrī tree, one should listen to the narrative. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.121) mūṣako'pi ca duryonermukta ūrjakathāśruteḥ .. > Even a mouse was freed from an evil birth by hearing the narration of Ūrja; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.122) śṛṇuyācchrāvayedyo vā muktibhāgī na saṃśayaḥ .. .. 57 .. > whoever listens to it or recites it attains liberation, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.123) dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritya vanabhojanamācaret .. > Taking shelter under the shade of a dhātrī tree, one should partake of a meal in the forest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.124) ādau kṛtvā tathā snānamudake vanasaṃsthite .. > having first performed ritual ablution in water located in the forest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.125) kṛtvā karmāṇi nityāni mādhavaṃ pūjayettataḥ .. 58 .. > Having performed the daily rites, one should then worship Mādhava; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.126) dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritya harau bhaktisamanvitaḥ .. > sheltered beneath the shade of a dhātrī tree, endowed with devotion to Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.127) śṛṇuyācca kathāṃ divyāṃ māsamāhātmyaśaṃsanīm .. 59 .. > one should listen to the celestial narrative extolling the greatness of the month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.128) tatastu brāhmaṇānbhaktyā bhojayedbrahmavittamān .. > Then with devotion one should feed brahmins, best among knowers of the Veda; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.129) tato bhuṃjīta vipreṃdra svayaṃ harimanusmaran .. 2.4.12.60 .. > then, O best of brahmins, one should eat oneself, remembering Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.130) evaṃkṛte vrate vipra kārtike harivallabhe .. > When the vow is thus performed in Kārtika, beloved of Hari, O brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.131) yatpāpaṃ naśyate putra sāvadhānamanā śṛṇu .. 61 .. > the sin that is destroyed, O son, listen attentively: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.132) harernārpitabhogācca bhojane sūryadarśanāt .. > from food not offered to Hari, from looking at the sun while eating, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.133) rajasvalāvākchravaṇapāpādbhojanake tathā .. 62 .. > and likewise from the sin of hearing the words of a menstruating woman during a meal, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.134) bhojanāvasare cānyasparśadoṣastu yadbhavet .. > and whatever fault of improper touch occurs at the time of eating, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.135) niṣiddhabhojanāttasmādbhojane cā'nnadūṣaṇāt .. 63 .. > from eating prohibited food, and from food defilement while eating— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.136) śuddhasyāpi tathā tyāgātpuṇyakāle haripriye .. > as well as from discarding pure \[food\] during an auspicious time, O lover of Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.137) etairyatsādhitaṃ pāpaṃ tatsarvaṃ naśyati dhuvam .. 64 .. > all the sin incurred by these \[actions\] is certainly destroyed. (64) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.138) tasmātsarvaprayatnena dhātryāṃ bhojanamācaret .. 65 .. > Therefore, with every effort, one should take a meal under an āmalakī tree. (65) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.139) kārtike māsi vai vipro dhātrīmālāṃ tu yo vahet .. > If a brahmin wears a garland of āmalakī beads during the month of Kārtika, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.140) tathaiva tulasīmālāṃ tasya puṇyamanaṃtakam .. 66 .. > and likewise a garland of tulasī beads, his merit is endless. (66) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.141) dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritya dīpamālārpaṇaṃ naraḥ .. > A man who, taking shelter under the shade of an āmalakī tree, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.142) kariṣyati viśeṣeṇa tasya puṇyamanaṃtakam .. 67 .. > offers a row of lamps, especially so, his merit is endless. (67) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.143) rādhādāmodarau pūjyau tulasyadho viśeṣataḥ .. > Rādhā and Dāmodara should be worshipped, especially beneath a tulasī plant; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.144) tulasyabhāve kartavyā pūjā dhātrītale śubhā .. 68 .. > in the absence of tulasī, auspicious worship should be performed beneath an āmalakī tree. (68) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.145) dhātrīchāyātale yena sakṛdbhuktaṃ tu kārtike .. > He who has eaten even once beneath the shade of an āmalakī tree in Kārtika, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.146) daṃpatyorbhojanaṃ dattamannadoṣātpramucyate .. 69 .. > and provided food to a married couple, is freed from the taint of \[impure\] food. (69) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.147) saṃpūrṇe kārtike yastu saṃpūjyāmalakīṃ śubhām .. > He who, when the month of Kārtika is completed, having worshipped the auspicious āmalakī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.148) rādhādāmodaraprītyai bhojayitvā ca daṃpatī .. > and fed a married couple for the pleasure of Rādhā and Dāmodara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.149) paścātsvayaṃ tu bhuṃjīta na śrīstasya kṣayaṃ vrajet .. 2.4.12.70 .. > afterwards eats himself, his prosperity shall never perish. (70) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.150) yaḥ kaścidvaiṣṇavo loke dhatte dhātrīphalaṃ mune .. > Whatever Vaiṣṇava in this world holds an āmalakī fruit, O sage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.151) priyo bhavati devānāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ ca kā kathā .. 71 .. > he becomes dear to the gods, what to say of human beings? (71) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.152) dhātrīphalaviliptāṃgo dhātrīphalasamanvitaḥ.. > A man whose limbs are anointed with āmalakī fruit, who is endowed with āmalakī fruit, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.153) dhātrīphalakṛtāhāro naro nārāyaṇo bhavet .. 72 .. > and who eats meals of āmalakī fruit, becomes Nārāyaṇa. (72) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.154) dhātrīphalāni yo nityaṃ vahate karasaṃpuṭe .. > He who constantly holds āmalakī fruits in the hollow of his hands, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.155) tasya nārāyaṇo devo varamiṣṭaṃ prayacchati .. 73 .. > to him the divine Nārāyaṇa grants the desired boon. (73) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.156) śrīkāmaḥ sarvadā snānaṃ kuryādāmalakairnaraḥ .. > A man desiring prosperity should always perform his ritual ablution with āmalakīs; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.157) tuṣyatyāmalakairviṣṇurekādaśyāṃ viśeṣataḥ .. 74 .. > Viṣṇu is pleased with āmalakīs, especially on the eleventh lunar day. (74) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.158) navamyāṃ darśe saptamyāṃ saṃkrāṃtau ravivāsare .. > On the ninth, on the new-moon day, on the seventh, on a solstice or equinox, on Sunday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.159) candrasūryoparāge ca snānamāmalakaistyajet .. 75 .. > and during an eclipse of the moon or sun, one should avoid a ritual ablution with āmalakīs. (75) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.160) dhātrīchāyāṃ samāśritya kuryyātpiṃḍaṃ ta yo naraḥ .. > A man who, taking shelter under the shade of an āmalakī tree, offers a funeral ball, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.161) prayāṃti pitaro muktiṃ prasādānmādhavasya tu .. .. 76 .. > his ancestors attain liberation through the grace of Mādhava. (76) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.162) mūrdhni pāṇau mukhe caiva bāhvoḥ kaṃṭhe tu yo naraḥ .. > A man who wears an āmalakī fruit upon his head, hand, mouth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.163) dhatte dhātrīphalaṃ vatsa dhātrīphalavibhūṣitaḥ ..77 .. > arms, and on his neck, my child, adorned with āmalakī fruits, (77) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.164) yāvalluṭhati kaṇṭhasthā dhātrīmālā narasya hi .. > as long as a garland of āmalakī beads hangs on a man's neck, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.165) tāvattasya śarīre tu prītyā luṃṭhati keśavaḥ. 78 .. > for so long does Keśava sport with delight upon his body. (78) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.166) dhātrīphalaṃ ca tulasī mṛttikā dvārakodbhavā .. > An āmalakī fruit, tulasī, and earth originating from Dvārakā: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.167) saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya tritayaṃ yasya veśmani .. 79 .. > fruitful is the life of him in whose house this triad exists. (79) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.168) yāvaddināni vahate dhātrīmālāṃ kalau naraḥ .. > For as many days as a man in the Kali age wears a garland of āmalakī beads, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.169) tāvadyugasahasrāṇi vaikuṇṭhe vasatirbhavet .. 2.4.12.80 .. > for that many thousands of yugas shall his dwelling be in Vaikuṇṭha. (80) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.170) mālāyugmaṃ vahedyastu dhātrītulasisaṃbhavam .. > He who wears a pair of garlands made from āmalakī and tulasī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.171) yo naraḥ kaṃṭhadeśe tu kalpakoṭiṃ divaṃ vaset .. 81 .. > that man who \[wears them\] around his neck shall dwell in heaven for ten million kalpas. (81) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.172) dhātrīchāyāṃ gato yastu dvādaśyāṃ pūjayeddharim .. > He who, having gone under the shade of an āmalakī tree on the twelfth lunar day, worships Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.173) tatraiva bhojanaṃ yastu brāhmaṇānāṃ ca kārayet .. 82 .. > and feeds brahmins right there, (82) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.174) svayaṃ ca tatra bhuṃkte yaḥ sūpabhakṣādikaṃ tathā .. > and himself eats pulse, sweetmeats, and other foods there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.175) na tasya punarāvṛttiḥ kalpakoṭiśatairapi .. 83 .. > for him there is no return \[to rebirth\] even in hundreds of millions of kalpas. (83) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.176) tulasyāścaiva dhātryāśca phalaiḥ patrairhariṃ yajet .. 84 .. > One should worship Hari with the fruits and leaves of both tulasī and āmalakī. (84) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.177) tulasī dhātrīyuktā hi sikte sati ca kārtike .. > When tulasī accompanied by an āmalakī tree is watered in Kārtika, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.178) vilayaṃ yāṃti pāpāni brahmahatyādikāni ca .. 85 .. > sins such as the murder of a brahmin are dissolved, (85) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.179) dharmadatto dvijaḥ pūrvaṃ yathā muktimavāpa ha .. 86 .. > just as the twice-born Dharmadatta attained liberation in ancient times. (86) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.180) .. nārada uvāca .. .. > Nārada said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.181) kārtike māsi sā sevyā pūjanīyā sadā naraiḥ .. > “In the month of Kārtika, it must always be resorted to and worshipped by men; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.182) cāturmāsye na sevyā sā ityuktaṃ bhavatā purā .. > \[yet\] during Cāturmāsya it is not to be used—so it was stated by you formerly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.183) tasmātsarvamaśeṣeṇa kathayasva mamāgrataḥ .. 87 .. > Therefore, explain everything to me completely.” (87) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.184) .. brahmovāca .. .. > Brahmā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.185) kārtike māsi viprarṣe śuklā yā daśamī śubhā .. > “In the month of Kārtika, O brahmin seer, on the auspicious tenth lunar day of the bright fortnight, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.186) taddinā''rabhya sā sevyā daive pitrye ca karmaṇi .. > beginning from that day, it may be used in rites for gods and ancestors. (88) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.187) daśamyārabhya tatpatraiḥ phalakairmadhusūdanam .. 88 .. > Those men who, beginning from the tenth lunar day, worship Madhusūdana with its leaves and fruits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.188) pūjayaṃti narā ye vai te vai vaikuṇṭhagāminaḥ .. > go to Vaikuṇṭha. / When the Kārtika observance is completed, one should take a meal in the grove. (89) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.189) samāpte kārtikavrate vanabhojanamācaret .. 89 .. > When the vow of Kārttika is completed, one should perform a forest picnic. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.190) daśamyāṃ vā'tha dvādaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāmathā'pi vā .. > On the tenth, or on the twelfth, or on the full-moon day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.191) paṃcamyāṃ vā mahābhāga vanabhojanamācaret .... 2.4.12.90 .. > or on the fifth, O fortunate one, one should take a meal in the grove. (90) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.192) sarvopaskarasaṃyukto vṛddhabālaiśca saṃyutaḥ .. > Equipped with all provisions and accompanied by the elderly and children, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.193) vanaṃ praveśayeddhīmāndhātrīvṛkṣaiḥ suśobhitam .. 91 .. > the wise man should enter a grove adorned with āmalakī trees, (91) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.194) cūtairbakaistathā'śvatthaiḥ picumaṃdaiḥ kadaṃbakaiḥ .. > and adorned all around with mango, baka, and sacred fig trees, nīm, and kadamba trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.195) nyagrodhatiṃtiṇīvṛkṣaiḥ samaṃtātpariśobhitam.. 92.. > as well as banyan and tamarind trees. (92) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.196) tatra gatvā mahāprājña puṇyā'haṃ kārayetpurā.. > Going there, O greatly wise one, he should first have the recitation of auspicious day (puṇyāha) performed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.197) vāstupīṭhaṃ tathā pūjyaṃ dhātrīmūle tu kārayet .. 93 .. > and at the base of the myrobalan (dhātrī) tree he should make the worthy seat for the deity of the site (vāstupīṭha), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.198) vedikāṃ caturasrāṃ ca hastamātrāyatāṃ śubhām .. > and an auspicious square altar, one cubit in length; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.199) tathopavedikāṃ kṛtvā vedikāgre mahāmate .. 94 .. > likewise, having made a secondary altar in front of the altar, O high-minded one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.4.12.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.12.200) upaveśāya devasya hyalaṃ kāryaṃ tu dhātubhiḥ .. > it should be adorned with mineral pigments for the sitting of the god; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 283 passages. 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