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# Skandapurana 2.4.15

Skandapurāṇa 2.4.15

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.1)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.2)

ye devairnirjitāḥ pūrvaṃ daityāḥ pātālasaṃsthitāḥ ..

> The daityas who had previously been conquered by the gods and were living in Pātāla,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.3)

te'pi bhūmaṃḍalaṃ yātā nirbhayāstamupāśritāḥ ..1..

> they too came to the circle of the earth, taking refuge in him without fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.4)

kadācicchinnaśirasaṃ rāhuṃ dṛṣṭvā sa daityarāṭ ..

> Once, seeing Rāhu with his head cut off, that king of daityas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.5)

papraccha bhārgavaṃ tatra tacchiraśchedakāraṇam .. 2 ..

> asked Bhārgava there the reason for his head being severed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.6)

sa śaśaṃsa samudrasya mathanaṃ devakāritam ..

> He told of the churning of the ocean brought about by the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.7)

ratnāpaharaṇaṃ caiva daityānāṃ ca parābhavam .. 3 ..

> and the taking away of the jewels, and the defeat of the daityas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.8)

sa śrutvā krodharaktākṣaḥ svapiturmathanaṃ tadā ..

> Hearing of the churning of his own father, his eyes red with rage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.9)

dūtaṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa ghasmaraṃ śakrasannidhau ..4..

> he dispatched a messenger, Ghasmara, into the presence of Śakra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.10)

dūtastriviṣṭapaṃ gatvā sudharmāṃ prāviśadvarām..

> The messenger went to heaven and entered the excellent Sudharmā assembly hall.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.11)

jagādākharvamaulistu deveṃdraṃ vākyamadbhutam .. 5 ..

> With an unbowed head, he spoke astonishing words to the lord of the gods:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.12)

.. ghasmara uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.15.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.13)

jalaṃdharo'bdhitanayaḥ sarvadaityajaneśvaraḥ ..

> "Jalandhara is the son of the ocean, the lord of all daitya folk.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.14)

dūto'haṃpreṣitastena sa yadāha śṛṇuṣva tat .. 6 ..

> I am a messenger sent by him; hear what he says:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.15)

kasmāttvayā mama pitā mathitaḥ sāgaro'driṇā ..

> 'Why was my father, the ocean, churned by you with a mountain?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.16)

nītāni sarvaratnāni tāni śīghraṃ prayaccha me .. 7 ..

> All jewels were carried off; give them back to me at once!'"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.17)

iti dūtavacaḥ śrutvā vismitastridaśādhipaḥ..

> Hearing these words of the messenger, the lord of the thirty \[gods\] was astonished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.18)

uvāca ghasmaraṃ raudraṃ bhayaroṣasamanvitaḥ .. 8 ..

> Filled with fear and anger, he addressed the fierce Ghasmara:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.19)

.. iṃdra uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.15.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.20)

śṛṇu dūta mayā pūrvaṃ mathitaḥ sāgaro yathā ..

> “Listen, messenger, to why the ocean was churned by me in the past.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.21)

adrayo madbhayāttrastāḥ svakukṣisthāḥ kṛtāstathā ..9..

> Mountains terrified out of fear of me were placed inside its belly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.22)

anye'pi maddviṣastena rakṣitā ditijāḥ purā ..

> and other Daityas, who were my enemies, were also protected by it long ago.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.23)

tasmādyattatprajātaṃ tu mayā'pyapahṛtaṃ kila ..2.4.15.10..

> Therefore, whatever was produced from it was indeed taken away by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.24)

śaṃkho'pyevaṃ purā devānadviṣatsāgarātmajaḥ ..

> Likewise Śaṅkha, the son of the ocean, previously hated the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.25)

mamā'nujena nihataḥ praviṣṭaḥ sāgarodaram .. 11 ..

> having entered the belly of the ocean, he was slain by my younger brother.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.26)

tadgaccha kathayasvā'sya sarvaṃ mathanakāraṇam ..

> Therefore go and tell him the entire reason for the churning.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.27)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.15.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.28)

itthaṃ visarjito dūtastadeṃdreṇā'gamadbhuvam ..12..

> Thus dismissed by Indra, the messenger then went to earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.29)

tadidaṃ vacanaṃ sarvaṃ daityāyākathayattadā ..

> He then reported all of these words to the Daitya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.30)

tanniśamya tadā daityo roṣātprasphuritā'dharaḥ.. 13 ..

> Hearing that, the Daitya, his lip trembling with rage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.31)

daityasenāsamāyukto yayau yoddhuṃ triviṣṭapam ..

> marched to heaven with the Daitya army to fight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.32)

tato yuddhe mahāñjāto devadānavasaṃkṣayaḥ .. 14 ..

> Then, in the battle, a great destruction of gods and Dānavas took place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.33)

tatra yuddhe mṛtāndaityānbhārgavastūdatiṣṭhapat ..

> There in the battle, Bhārgava revived the dead Daityas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.34)

vidyayā mṛtajīvinyā maṃtritaistoyabiṃdubhiḥ .. 15 ..

> by means of the lore of reviving the dead, with consecrated drops of water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.35)

devānapi tathā yuddhe tatrā'jīvayadaṃgirāḥ ..

> Likewise, in that battle, Aṅgiras revived the gods  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.36)

divyauṣadhī samānīya droṇādreḥ sa punaḥpunaḥ ..16..

> by repeatedly bringing divine herbs from Mount Droṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.37)

dṛṣṭvā devāṃstathā yuddhe punareva samutthitān ..

> Seeing the gods thus risen once again in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.38)

jalaṃdharaḥ krodhavaśo bhārgavaṃ vākyamabravīt ..17..

> Jalandhara, overcome with anger, spoke these words to Bhārgava:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.39)

.. jalaṃdhara uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.15.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.40)

mayā yuddhe hatā devā uttiṣṭhaṃti kathaṃ punaḥ ..

> “How do the gods slain by me in battle rise again?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.41)

tava saṃjīvinīvidyā na vā'nyatreti viśrutam ..18..

> It is renowned that the Saṃjīvinī lore is yours and exists nowhere else.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.42)

.. śukra uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.15.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.43)

divyauṣadhīḥ samānīya droṇādreraṃgirāḥ surān..

> “Bringing divine herbs from Mount Droṇa, Aṅgiras revives the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.44)

jīvayatyeva tacchīghraṃ droṇādriṃ tvamapāhara .. 19 ..

> Therefore, carry off Mount Droṇa quickly.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.45)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.15.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.46)

ityuktaḥ sa tu daityeṃdro nītvā droṇācalaṃ tadā ..

> Being thus addressed, that lord of Daityas carried off Mount Droṇa  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.47)

prākṣipatsāgare tūrṇaṃ punarāgānmahāhavam .. 2.4.15.20 ..

> and swiftly threw it into the ocean, and then returned to the great battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.48)

atha devānhatāndṛṣṭvā droṇādrimagamadguruḥ ..

> Then, seeing the gods slain, the preceptor went to Mount Droṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.49)

tāvattatra girīṃdraṃ tu na dadarśa surārcitaḥ .. 21 ..

> the one worshipped by the gods did not see the king of mountains there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.50)

jñātvā daityahṛtaṃ droṇaṃ dhiṣaṇo bhayavihvalaḥ ..

> Knowing Droṇa had been seized by the Daitya, Dhiṣaṇa, overcome with fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.51)

āgatya dūrādvyājahre śvāsā''kulitavigrahaḥ .. 22 ..

> came from afar and spoke, his body agitated by panting:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.52)

palāyadhvaṃ havāddevā nā'yaṃ jetuṃ kṣamo yataḥ ..

> “Flee swiftly, O gods! For he cannot be conquered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.53)

rudrāṃśasaṃbhavo hyeṣa smaradhvaṃ śakraceṣṭitam .. 23 ..

> He is indeed born from an aspect of Rudra; remember Śakra's deed!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.54)

śrutvā tadvacanaṃ devā bhayavihvalitāstadā ..

> Hearing his words, the gods, then bewildered with fear  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.55)

daityena vadhyamānāste palāyaṃte diśo daśa .. 24 ..

> and being slaughtered by the Daitya, fled in the ten directions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.56)

devānvidrāvitāndṛṣṭvā daityaiḥ sāgaranaṃdanaḥ ..

> Seeing the gods routed by the Daityas, the son of the ocean  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.57)

śaṃkhabherījayaravaiḥ praviveśā'marāvatīm .. 25 ..

> entered Amarāvatī amid the sounds of conchs, drums, and cries of victory.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.58)

praviṣṭe nagarīṃ daitye devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ ..

> When the Daitya entered the city, the gods, with Śakra at their head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.59)

suvarṇādriguhāṃ prāptā nyavasandaityatāpitāḥ.. 26 ..

> tormented by the Daitya, reached a cave in the Golden Mountain and dwelt \[there\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.60)

tataśca sarveṣvasuro'dhikāreṣviṃdrādikānāṃ viniveśayattadā ..

> Then the Asura installed in all the offices of Indra and the others  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.61)

śuṃbhādikāndaityavarānpṛthakpṛthaksvayaṃ suvarṇādriguhāmagātpunaḥ .. 27 ..

> the foremost Daityas such as Śumbha individually, and himself went again to the cave in the Golden Mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.15.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.15.62)

iti śrī skānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe kārtikamāsamāhātmye jalaṃdharavijayaprāptirnāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ ..15..

> Thus ends the fifteenth chapter, named “Attainment of Victory by Jalandhara,” in the eulogy of the month of Kārtika in the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa of the glorious Skandamahāpurāṇa, containing eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

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