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# Skandapurana 2.4.5

Skandapurāṇa 2.4.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.1)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.2)

kadā snānaṃ prakartavyaṃ kathaṃ stheyaṃ dināvadhi ..

> When should the bath be performed, and how should one conduct oneself until the end of the day?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.3)

āhnikaṃ tatsamācakṣva viśeṣeṇa pitāmaha ..1.. ..

> Explain that daily duty in detail, O grandfather! 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.4)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.5)

rātryāṃ turyāṃśaśeṣāyāmuttiṣṭhetsarvadā vratī ..

> When the fourth part of the night remains, the observant person should always rise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.6)

viṣṇuṃ stutvā bahustotrairdinakāryaṃ vicārayet .. 2 ..

> Having praised Viṣṇu with many hymns, he should reflect upon the duties of the day. 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.7)

grāmanairṛtyadigbhāge malotsargaṃ yathāvidhi ..

> In the south-western quarter of the village, according to rule, for the evacuation of feces,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.8)

brahmasūtraṃ dakṣakarṇe sthāpya tatra udaṅmukhaḥ .. 3 ..

> placing the sacred thread on the right ear, facing north there, 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.9)

aṃtardhāya tṛṇaṃ bhūmau śiraḥ prāvṛtya vāsasā..

> covering the ground with grass, wrapping his head with a cloth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.10)

vaktraṃ niyamya vastreṇā'saṃgaḥ sodakabhājanaḥ .. 4 ..

> restraining his mouth with a garment, unattached, having a water vessel, 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.11)

kuryānmūtrapurīṣaṃ tu rātrau ceddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ ..

> he should pass urine and feces, but facing south if at night.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.12)

tata utthāya cā''gacchetsamīpaṃ kalaśasya hi .. 5 ..

> Then, having risen, he should indeed come near the water jar. 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.13)

gaṃdhalepakṣayakaraṃ mṛttikāśaucamācaret ..

> He should perform purification with earth, which removes smell and smear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.14)

ekā liṃge kare tisra ubhayormṛddvayaṃ smṛtam ..6..

> One \[application\] on the penis, three on the hand, and two on both \[hands\] are prescribed. 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.15)

mūtraśauce tvidaṃ jñeyaṃ viṣṭhāśaucamataḥ śṛṇu ..

> This is to be known for purification after urination; hear now the purification after defecation:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.16)

paṃcāpāne'thavā sapta daśa vāmakare tathā .. 7 ..

> five on the anus, or seven, and ten on the left hand; 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.17)

ubhayoḥ sapta dātavyāḥ pādayormṛttikātrayam ..

> seven should be applied to both \[hands\], and three applications of earth to the feet.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.18)

etacchaucaṃ gṛhasthasya dviguṇaṃ brahmacāriṇaḥ .. 8 ..

> This is the purification for a householder; twice as much for a celibate student, 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.19)

vānaprasthasya triguṇaṃ yatīnāṃ ca caturguṇam ..

> thrice as much for a forest dweller, and four times as much for ascetics.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.20)

etacchaucaṃ divā proktaṃ rātrāvarddhaṃ samācaret .. 9 ..

> This purification is prescribed for the day; at night he should perform half. 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.21)

mārgasthasya tadardhaṃ syātstrīśūdrāṇāṃ tadardhakam ..

> For a traveler on the road it should be half of that, and for women and śūdras half of that.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.22)

śaucakarmavihīnasya samastā niṣphalāḥ kriyāḥ .. 2.4.5.10 ..

> For one lacking the rite of purification, all religious acts are fruitless. 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.23)

daṃtajihvāviśuddhiṃ ca tataḥ kuryādataṃdritaḥ ..

> Then, without negligence, he should cleanse his teeth and tongue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.24)

āyurbalaṃ yaśo varcaḥ prajāḥ paśuvasūni ca .. .. 11 ..

> 'Longevity, strength, fame, radiance, progeny, livestock, and wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.25)

brahma prajñāṃ ca medhāṃ ca tvaṃ no dehi vanaspate ..

> spiritual knowledge, wisdom, and intelligence—give us these, O lord of the forest!' 11–12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.26)

daṃtakāṣṭhaṃ tu gṛhṇīyāddvādaśāṃgulasaṃmitam .. 12 ..

> He should take a tooth-stick measuring twelve finger-breadths. 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.27)

kṣīravṛkṣasya na grāhyaṃ kārpāsasya tathaiva ca ..

> One should not take from a milky tree, nor likewise from cotton,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.28)

kaṃṭakasya ca vṛkṣasya dagdhavṛkṣasya caiva hi .. 13 ..

> nor from a thorny tree, nor indeed from a burnt tree. 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.29)

sadvāsanaṃ mṛdutaraṃ daṃtadhāvanamāditaḥ .. 14 ..

> The tooth-cleanser should initially be pleasantly scented and very soft. 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.30)

upavāse navamyāṃ ca ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śrāddhadine ravau ..

> On a fast day, on the ninth, on the sixth, on a śrāddha day, on Sunday,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.31)

grahaṇe pratipaddarśe na kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam ..

> during an eclipse, on the first day of the fortnight, and on the new moon, he should not clean his teeth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.32)

kuryāddvādaśagaṃḍūṣānanukte daṃtadhāvane .. 15 ..

> When cleaning the teeth is forbidden, he should rinse his mouth twelve times. 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.33)

daṃtānviśodhya vidhivanmukhaṃ saṃmārjya vāriṇā ..

> Having cleaned his teeth properly and washed his face with water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.34)

lalāṭe cordhvapuṃḍraṃ tu dhṛtvā cācamya vāriṇā .. 16 ..

> having applied the vertical mark on the forehead and sipped water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.35)

devālaye nadītīre rājamārge viśeṣataḥ ..

> especially in a temple, on a riverbank, or on a royal highway,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.36)

dattvā cākāśadīpaṃ tu tulasīsannidhāvatha .. 17 ..

> and then having offered a sky-lamp in the presence of Tulasī— 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.37)

gṛhītvārcanasāmagrīmiṣṭadevagṛhaṃ vrajet ..

> Taking the materials for worship, one should go to the temple of one's chosen deity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.38)

tato gāyeta nṛtyeta pūjāṃ kṛtvā tu buddhimān .. 18 ..

> Then, having performed the worship, the wise person should sing and dance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.39)

paṭhitvā viṣṇunāmāni kuryyānnīrājanaṃ hareḥ .  
nāḍīdvayāvaśiṣṭāyāṃ rātryāṃ gacchejjalāśayam .. 19 ..

> Having recited the names of Viṣṇu, he should perform the waving of lights for Hari. / When two nāḍīs remain of the night, he should go to a reservoir of water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.40)

tatroktavidhinā snānaṃ kuryādvai kārtikavratī ..

> There, the observer of the Kārtika vow should perform ritual ablution according to the prescribed rule;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.41)

vastraniṣpīḍanaṃ kṛtvā kuryācca tilakaṃ tathā .. 2.4.5.20 ..

> wringing out his clothes, he should also apply the tilaka mark.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.42)

tataḥ saṃdhyāmupāsīta svasūtroktena vartmanā ..

> Then he should perform the twilight devotion according to the method prescribed by his own Sūtra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.43)

tataḥ kāryo japo devyā yāvadakoṃdayo bhavet .. 21 ..

> Next, the recitation of the goddess should be performed until the rising of the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.44)

etatproktaṃ rātriśeṣakṛtyaṃ dainamathocyate ..

> This is declared to be the duty for the remainder of the night; now the daily duty is stated,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.45)

yasminkṛte kārtiko'yaṃ sakalaḥ saphalo bhavet .. 22 ..

> by performing which this entire Kārtika \[observance\] becomes fruitful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.46)

viṣṇoḥ sahasranāmā''dyaṃ saṃdhyāṃte ca paṭhettataḥ ..

> Then, at the end of the twilight devotion, he should recite the Thousand Names of Viṣṇu and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.47)

devālaye samāgatya punaḥ pūjanamārabhet .. 23 ..

> Coming to the temple, he should begin worship once again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.48)

nṛtyagānādikāryeṣu praharaṃ divasaṃ nayet ..

> He should spend one prahara of the day in activities such as dancing and singing;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.49)

tataḥ purāṇaśravaṇaṃ yāmārdhaṃ samyagācaret .. 24 ..

> then he should duly listen to the Purāṇa for half a watch.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.50)

paurāṇikasya pūjāṃ tu tulasīpūjanaṃ tathā ..

> Having performed the worship of the reciter of the Purāṇa and likewise the worship of Tulasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.51)

kṛtvā mādhyāhnikaṃ karma bhuṃjīta dvidalojjhitam .. 25 ..

> and having performed the midday duties, he should eat \[food\] free from pulses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.52)

balidānaṃ vaiśvadevamatithīnāṃ samarpaṇam ..

> The mortal who eats only after making the bali offering, / the vaiśvadeva offering, and offering food to guests—that \[food\] is indeed pure nectar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.53)

kṛtvā bhuṃkte tu yo martyaḥ kevalaṃ cā'mṛtaṃ hi tat .. 26 ..

> Whatever mortal eats after having prepared \[it\], that is verily nothing but nectar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.54)

yathāśakti dvijā bhojyāḥ pratyahaṃ vā'tha parvaṇi ..

> According to one's capacity, brahmins should be fed daily or on holy days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.55)

haviṣyabhojanaṃ kuryādāmiṣaṃ parivarjayet .. 27 ..

> One should eat sacrificial food and completely avoid meat.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.56)

bhakṣayettulasīṃ vaktraśuddhyarthaṃ tīrthavāriṇā ..

> He should eat a tulasī leaf with holy water for purification of the mouth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.57)

saṃsāravyavahāreṇa dinaśeṣaṃ samāpayet ..28..

> he should complete the remainder of the day with worldly affairs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.58)

sāyaṃkāle punargacchedviṣṇordevālayaṃ prati ..

> In the evening, he should go again to the temple of Viṣṇu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.59)

saṃdhyāṃ kṛtvā prayuṃjīta tatra dīpanyathābalam.. 29 ..

> having performed the evening devotion, he should arrange lamps there according to his ability.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.60)

viṣṇuṃ praṇamya haraye kṛtvā nīrājanaṃ śubham ..

> Having bowed down to Viṣṇu and performed an auspicious waving of lights for Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.61)

stotrapāṭhādikaṃ kurvannādyayāme tu jāgaram .. .. 2.4.5.30 ..

> and keeping vigil during the first watch while reciting hymns and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.62)

yāme tu prathame'tīte nidrāṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ ..

> when the first watch has passed, the prudent person should sleep.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.63)

brahmacaryavrataṃ kuryādbhāryāmīyādṛtau tathā .. 31 ..

> He should observe the vow of celibacy, though he may approach his wife during her fertile period;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.64)

tayā kāmayamāno vā bhāryāṃ gacchenna doṣabhāk ..

> or if desired by her, he may approach his wife without incurring fault.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.65)

evaṃ pratidinaṃ kuryādāmāsaṃ tu yathāvidhi .. 32 ..

> Thus he should act every day according to rule for the entire month.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.66)

evaṃ tu kārtike māsi yaḥ kuryātparamaṃ vratam ..

> Whoever performs this supreme vow in the month of Kārtika in this manner,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.67)

sarvapāpavinirmukto yāti viṣṇoḥ salokatām .. 33 ..

> freed from all sin, goes to the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.68)

rogāpahaṃ pātakanāśakṛtparaṃ sadbuddhidaṃ putradhanādisādhakam ..

> It dispels disease, destroys great sins, grants true wisdom, and brings sons, wealth, and other blessings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.69)

mukternidānaṃ nahi kārtikavratādviṣṇupriyādanyadihā'sti bhūtale .. 34 ..

> there is no other primary cause of liberation on earth than the vow of Kārtika, which is dear to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.5.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.5.70)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe kārtikamāsamāhātmye nityakarmakathanaṃnāma paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 5 ..

> Thus ends the fifth chapter, named the Description of Daily Duties, in the Praise of the Month of Kārtika, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand \[verses\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

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