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# Skandapurana 2.4.7

Skandapurāṇa 2.4.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.1)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.2)

bhagavankṛtakṛtyo'smi tava pādasamāśrayāt ..

> O Lord, I have fulfilled my duty by taking refuge at your feet;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.3)

śrotavyaṃ neha bhūyo me vidyate devasattama .. 1 ..

> There is nothing more to be heard by me here, O best of gods. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.4)

tathāpi bhagavankiṃcitpraṣṭavyaṃ me hṛdi sthitam..

> Even so, O Lord, something residing in my heart must be asked;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.5)

tvadvākyāmṛtapītasya na me tṛptirhi jāyate ..2..

> Having drunk the nectar of your words, I find no satiety at all. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.6)

dīpadānasya māhātmyaṃ śrotumicchāmi te prabho ..

> I wish to hear from you, O master, the greatness of the gift of lamps,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.7)

yena cā'pi purā dattastadvadasva caturmukha ..3..

> And by whom it was given in ancient times; tell me that, O four-faced one. (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.8)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.9)

prātaḥ snātvā śucirbhūtvā dīpaṃ dadyātprayatnataḥ ..

> Having bathed in the morning and become pure, one should diligently give a lamp;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.10)

tena pāpāni naśyeyustamāṃsīva bhagodaye ..4..

> By that, sins are destroyed, like darkness at the rising of the sun. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.11)

ājanma yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ striyā vā puruṣeṇa ca ..

> Whatever sin has been committed from birth, whether by a woman or by a man,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.12)

tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti kārtike dīpadānataḥ .. 5 ..

> All that goes to destruction from the gift of a lamp in Kārtika. (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.13)

atra te varṇayiṣyāmi itihāsaṃ purātanam ..

> Here I will narrate to you an ancient legend,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.14)

śravaṇātsarvapāpaghnaṃ dīpadānaphalapradam .. 6 ..

> Which destroys all sins upon hearing, and bestows the fruit of the gift of a lamp. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.15)

purā draviḍadeśe tu brāhmaṇo buddhanāmakaḥ ..

> Formerly in the Draviḍa country there was a brahmin named Buddha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.16)

tasya bhāryā'bhavadduṣṭā anācāraratā mune .. 7 ..

> His wife was wicked, devoted to improper conduct, O sage. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.17)

tasyāḥ saṃsargadoṣeṇa kṣīṇā''yurmṛtimāptavān ..

> Through the fault of association with her, his life was exhausted and he met death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.18)

patyau mṛte'pi sā patnī anācāre viśeṣataḥ .. 8 ..

> Even when her husband had died, that wife, especially in improper conduct, (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.19)

ratābhūnna hi tasyāstu lajjā lokāpavādataḥ ..

> Remained engaged; nor indeed did she feel shame from public reproach.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.20)

sutabaṃdhuvihīnā sā sadābhikṣānnabhojanā .. 9 ..

> Bereft of sons and kinsmen, she constantly ate food obtained by begging, (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.21)

na saṃskārānnamalpaṃ vā bhuktvā paryuṣitāśinī ..

> Not eating even a little cooked food \[from sacrificial rituals\], eating stale food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.22)

parapākaratā nityaṃ tīrthayātrādivarjitā .. .. 2.4.7.10 ..

> Ever devoted to food cooked by others, devoid of pilgrimages to sacred fords and the like; (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.23)

kathāyāḥ śravaṇaṃ caiva na śrutaṃ tu tayā dvija ..

> And hearing sacred stories was never heard by her, O twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.24)

ekadā brāhmaṇaḥ kaścittīrthayātrāparāyaṇaḥ .. 11 ..

> Once, a certain brahmin intent on pilgrimages to sacred fords, (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.25)

tasyā gṛhaṃ samāgacchadvidvānvai kutsanāmakaḥ ..

> A learned man named Kutsa, came to her house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.26)

anācāraratāṃ tāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā brahmarṣisattamaḥ ..

> Having seen her engaged in improper conduct, that best of brahmin seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.27)

kopena raktacakṣuḥ saṃstāmuvācā'satīṃ striyam .. 12 ..

> With his eyes red with anger, addressed that unchaste woman: (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.28)

.. kutsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.29)

vakṣyāmi sāṃprataṃ mūḍhe madvākyamavadhāraya .. 13 ..

> I shall speak now, O foolish woman; pay heed to my words! (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.30)

duḥkhahetumimaṃ dehaṃ pūyaśoṇitapūritam ..

> This body, a cause of misery, filled with pus and blood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.31)

paṃcabhūtātmakaṃ caiva kiṃ ca puṣṇāsi dūtike .. 14 ..

> and consisting of the five gross elements—why do you nourish it, O female messenger?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.32)

jalabudbudavaddeho nāśamāyāti niścitam ..

> The body comes to destruction, certainly, like a water bubble.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.33)

anityaṃ dehamāśritya nityaṃ tvaṃ manyase hṛdi .. 15 ..

> Relying on this impermanent body, you think it permanent in your heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.34)

tasmādaṃtaḥsthitaṃ mohaṃ tyaja mūḍhe vicārataḥ ..

> Therefore, O foolish woman, abandon by discernment the delusion residing within!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.35)

smara sarvottamaṃ devaṃ kuru śravaṇamādarāt .. 16 ..

> Remember God, the highest of all, and listen \[to his tales\] with devotion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.36)

kārtike māsi saṃprāpte snānadānādikaṃ kuru ..

> When the month of Kārtika arrives, perform ritual ablutions, charitable giving, and so forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.37)

dāmodarasya prītyarthaṃ dīpadānaṃ tathā kuru .. 17 ..

> Likewise, offer a lamp to please Dāmodara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.38)

lakṣavartyādikaṃ caiva lakṣapadmādikaṃ tathā ..

> Offer a hundred thousand wicks and so forth, as well as a hundred thousand lotuses and so forth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.39)

pradakṣiṇāṃ tu devasya namaskāraṃ tathaiva ca .. 18 ..

> circumambulation of God, and homage likewise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.40)

dhāraṇaṃ pāraṇaṃ caiva kuru bhaktyā hi kārtike ..

> Observe fasting and the breaking of the fast with devotion in Kārtika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.41)

vidhavānāṃ vratamidaṃ sadhavānāṃ tathaiva ca .. 19 ..

> This vow is for widows, and likewise for women whose husbands are alive.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.42)

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvopadravanāśanam ..

> It pacifies all sins and destroys all afflictions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.43)

tatrā'pi kārtike māsi dīyatāṃ dīpa uttamaḥ .. 2.4.7.20 ..

> Even then, in the month of Kārtika, let an excellent lamp be offered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.44)

dīpo hareḥ priyakaraḥ kārtike māsi niścitam ..

> A lamp is certainly pleasing to Hari in the month of Kārtika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.45)

mahāpātakakṛdvāpi dīpadānātpramucyate .. 21 ..

> Even one who has committed a great sin is liberated by the gift of a lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.46)

purā kaściddvijavaro nāmnā harikaro hyabhūt ..

> Formerly there was an eminent twice-born named Harikara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.47)

adharmaviṣayāsaktaḥ śaśvadveśyārato dvijaḥ .. 22 ..

> Addicted to unrighteous sense-objects, the twice-born was constantly devoted to a courtesan.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.48)

pitṛvittakṣayakaro vaṃśacchede kuṭhārakaḥ ..

> He caused the destruction of his father's wealth; he was an axe to the cutting down of his lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.49)

kadācittena vidhave dyūte pitṛdhanaṃ mahat .. 23 ..

> Once, O widow, through association with wicked men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.50)

hāritaṃ duṣṭasaṃsargāttato duḥkhī sa cā'bhavat ..

> his father's great wealth was lost by him in gambling; then he became sorrowful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.51)

kadācitsādhusaṃsargāttīrthayātrāprasaṃgataḥ .. 24 ..

> Once, through the association with holy men, on the occasion of a pilgrimage to sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.52)

ayodhyāmāgato vatse mahāpāpakaro dvijaḥ ..

> the twice-born, who had committed great sins, came to Ayodhyā, O child.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.53)

kārtike māsi saṃprāptaḥ śrīmaddvijagṛhe sadā ..25..

> Arriving in the month of Kārtika at the house of a prosperous twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.54)

dyūtavyājena tenā''śu dīpo datto hareḥ puraḥ ..

> he quickly offered a lamp before Hari under the pretext of gambling.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.55)

tataḥ kālāṃtare vipro mṛto mokṣamavāptavān .. 26 ..

> Then in the course of time the brahmin died and attained liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.56)

mahāpātakakṛdvā'pi gatavānabhayaṃ harim ..

> Even though he had committed great sins, he went to fearless Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.57)

tasmāttvaṃ kārtike māsi dīpadānaṃ tathā kuru .. 27 ..

> Therefore, in the month of Kārtika, do offer a lamp,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.58)

tathā'nyānyapi dānāni kuru bhaktisamanvitā ..

> and make other gifts as well, endowed with devotion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.59)

ityādiśyātha tāṃ kutso jagāmā'nyagṛhaṃ dvijaḥ .. 28 ..

> Having thus instructed her, the twice-born Kutsa then went to another house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.60)

sā'pi kutsavacaḥ śrutvā paścāttāpena saṃyutā ..

> Hearing Kutsa's words, she too was filled with repentance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.61)

vrataṃ tu kārtike māsi kariṣyāmīti niścitā .. 29 ..

> and resolved: 'I will certainly perform the vow in the month of Kārtika.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.62)

pataṃgodayavelāyāṃ kārtike snānamaṃbhasi ..

> At the hour of sunrise in Kārtika, \[she performed\] ritual ablution in the water;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.63)

dīpadānaṃ vratam caiva māsamekaṃ cakāra sā .. 2.4.7.30 ..

> she performed the offering of lamps and the vow for one whole month.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.64)

tataḥ kālāṃtare caiva gatāyurmṛtimāgatā ..

> Then, in the course of time, her lifespan ended and she met her death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.65)

dīpadānasya māhātmyānmahāpāpakṛdapyasau .. 31 ..

> By the māhātmya of the gift of a lamp, even though she had committed great sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.66)

svargamārgaṃ gatā sā strī kāle mokṣamavāpa ha ..

> that woman went on the path to heaven, and in time attained liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.67)

tasmānnārada māhātmyaṃ dīpadānasya ko vadet .. 32 ..

> Therefore, O Nārada, who can describe the māhātmya of the gift of a lamp?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.68)

kārtike dīpadānaṃ tu mahāpuṇyaphalapradam ..

> Offering a lamp in Kārtika yields the fruit of great religious merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.69)

kārtikavrataniṣṭho yo dīpadānādikṛnnaraḥ .. 33 ..

> A person who is devoted to the Kārtika vow and gives lamps and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.70)

dīpadānasyetihāsaṃ śṛṇvanvai mokṣamāpnuyāt .. 34 ..

> hearing this narrative of the gift of a lamp, will indeed attain liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.71)

dīpadānasya māhātmyaṃ vaktuṃ keneha śakyate ..

> Who can declare the māhātmya of the gift of a lamp in this world?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.72)

paradīpaprabodhasya māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu nārada .. 35 ..

> Hear, O Nārada, the māhātmya of trimming or rekindling another's lamp!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.73)

svasyā'pi śaktirāhitye parasyā'pi prabodhanam ..

> Even in one's own lack of capacity, if one tends another's \[lamp\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.74)

yaḥ kuryāllabhate so'pi nā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 36 ..

> whoever should do so obtains that \[fruit\] as well; here there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.75)

dīpārthaṃ vartikāṃ tailaṃ pātraṃ vā yo dadāti hi ..

> He who gives a wick, oil, or a vessel for a lamp,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.76)

sahāyaṃ vā'tha kurute dadatāṃ dīpamuttamam .. 37 ..

> or provides assistance to those offering an excellent lamp,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.77)

sa tu mokṣamavāpnoti nā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā ..

> he attains liberation; here there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.78)

kārtike dīpadānasya māhātmyaṃ ko nu varṇayet .. 38 ..

> Who indeed could describe the māhātmya of offering a lamp in Kārtika?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.79)

svasyāpi śaktirāhitye paradīpaṃ prabodhayet ..

> Even in one's own lack of capacity, one should rekindle another's lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.80)

so'pi tatphalamāpnoti nā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 39 ..

> He too obtains that fruit; here there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.81)

veśyā cendumatīnāma tasyā gehe'tha mūṣikā ..

> There was a courtesan named Indumatī; in her house, a female mouse  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.82)

paradīpaprabodhena mokṣaṃ prāpa sudurlabham .. 2.4.7.40 ..

> attained very rare liberation by rekindling another's lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.83)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena paradīpaṃ prabodhayet ..

> Therefore, with every effort, one should rekindle another's lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.84)

tena mokṣamavāpnoti mūṣikāvanna saṃśayaḥ .. 41 ..

> By that, one attains liberation just like the female mouse; there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.85)

paradīpaprababodhasya phalamīdṛgvidhaṃ mune ..

> Such is the fruit of rekindling another's lamp, O sage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.86)

sākṣāddīpapradānasya māhātmyaṃ kena varṇyate .. 42 ..

> By whom can the māhātmya of the direct gift of a lamp be described?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.87)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.7.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.88)

kārtike dīpadānasya māhātmyaṃ ca mayā śrutam ..

> The māhātmya of the gift of a lamp in Kārtika has been heard by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.89)

paradīpa prabodhasya māhātmyamapi vai śrutam ..

> and the māhātmya of rekindling another's lamp has also indeed been heard.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.90)

idānīṃ śrotumicchāmi vyomadīpasya vaibhavam .. 43 ..

> Now I wish to hear the grandeur of the sky-lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.91)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.7.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.92)

ākāśadīpa māhātmyaṃ śṛṇu putra samāhitaḥ ..

> Hear, O son, with a concentrated mind, the māhātmya of the sky-lamp,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.93)

yasya śravaṇamātreṇa dīpadāne matirbhavet .. 44 ..

> by merely hearing which the mind is inclined toward offering a lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.94)

saṃprāpte kārtike māsi prātaḥsnānaparāyaṇaḥ ..

> When the month of Kārtika arrives, devoted to the morning ritual ablution,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.95)

ākāśadīpaṃ yo dadyāttasya puṇyaṃ vadāmyaham .. 45 ..

> I shall proclaim the religious merit of him who offers a sky-lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.96)

sarvalokādhipo bhūtvā sarvasaṃpatsamanvitaḥ ..

> Having become the sovereign of all worlds, endowed with all prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.97)

iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā cāṃte mokṣamavāpnuyāt .. 46 ..

> having enjoyed happiness in this world, at the end he attains liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.98)

snānadānakriyāpūrvaṃ harimaṃdiramastake ..

> Preceded by the rites of ritual ablution and gifts, upon the roof of Hari's temple  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.99)

ākāśadīpo dātavyo māsamekaṃ tu kārtike ..

> a sky-lamp must be offered for one month during Kārtika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.100)

kārtike śuddhapūrṇāyāṃ vidhinotsarjayecca tam .. 47 ..

> And on the bright full-moon day of Kārtika, one should formally conclude it according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.101)

yaḥ karoti vidhānena kārtike vyomni dīpakam ..

> He who offers a lamp in the sky according to rule in Kārtika  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.102)

na tasya punarāvṛttiḥ kalpakoṭiśatairapi .. 48 ..

> has no return, even after hundreds of crores of kalpas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.103)

atra te varṇayiṣyāmi itihāsaṃ purātanam ..

> In this regard, I shall narrate to you an ancient tale,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.104)

yasya śravaṇamātreṇa vyomadīpaphalaṃ labhet .. 49 ..

> by merely hearing which one obtains the fruit of a sky-lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.105)

purā tu niṣṭhuronāma lubdhako lokakaṃṭakaḥ ..

> Formerly there was a hunter named Niṣṭhura, a thorn to the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.106)

yamunātīravāsī ca kālamṛtyurivā'paraḥ .. 2.4.7.50 ..

> dwelling on the bank of the Yamunā, like another Death at the time of destruction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.107)

vane caranmṛgānsarvānhatvā vṛttimakalpayat ..

> Roaming in the forest, he made his living by killing all kinds of game.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.108)

pathikānbādhate nityaṃ coravṛttyā dhanurdharaḥ .. 51 ..

> Bearing a bow, he constantly harassed travelers by acting as a thief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.109)

kaṃcidgrāmaṃ jagāmāśu cauryārthaṃ kārtike mune ..

> Once in the month of Kārtika, O sage, he went quickly to a certain village for theft.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.110)

tasminvidarbhanagare rājā sukṛtināmakaḥ .. 52 ..

> In that city of Vidarbha, a king named Sukṛti,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.111)

candraśarmākhyaviprasya vacanātkārtike sudhīḥ ..

> wise, at the instruction of a brahmin named Candraśarman in Kārtika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.112)

cakāra vyomadīpaṃ tu harimaṃdiramastake .. 53 ..

> placed a sky-lamp upon the roof of Hari's temple.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.113)

dīpaṃ dattvā mahābhaktyā aśṛṇocca kathāṃ niśi ..

> Having offered the lamp with great devotion, he listened to the sacred story at night.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.114)

etasminneva kāle tu cauryārthaṃ samupāgataḥ .... 54 ..

> At that very time, \[the hunter\] arrived there in order to steal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.115)

rājñā dattaṃ vyomadīpaṃ paśyankṣaṇamatiṣṭhata ..

> He stood for a moment beholding the sky-lamp offered by the king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.116)

tadānīṃ daivayogena gṛdhro javasamanvitaḥ .. 55 ..

> Just then, by the turn of fate, a swift vulture,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.117)

śīghramāgatya jagrāha tailapātraṃ sadīpakam ..

> approaching swiftly, seized the oil-vessel along with the lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.118)

svamukhenaiva saṃgṛhya vṛkṣāgraṃ ca samāśrayat .. 56 ..

> Holding it in its beak, it flew up to the top of a tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.119)

tatra pītvā tu tailaṃ ca dīpaṃ sthāpya sa pakṣirāṭ ..

> Having drunk the oil there and placed the lamp down, that king of birds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.120)

vṛkṣāgraṃ tu samāsthāya kṣaṇamātramatiṣṭhata .. 57 ..

> perched upon the top of the tree, remained there for a moment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.121)

tadānīṃ daivayogena grahītuṃ pakṣisattamam ..

> Just then, by the turn of fate, in order to seize that excellent bird,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.122)

mārjāro'pyāruhadvṛkṣaṃ pakṣiṇā'dhiṣṭhitaṃ tu tam .. 58 ..

> a cat climbed the tree occupied by the bird.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.123)

tadagre mukhadīpaṃ ca paśyankṣaṇamatiṣṭhata ..

> Seeing the lamp in front of its face, \[the cat\] paused for a moment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.124)

ākāśadīpamāhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ candraśarmaṇā .. 59 ..

> The māhātmya of the sky-lamp, narrated by Candraśarman  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.125)

rājñe sukṛtināmne ca tau vai śuśruvatuḥ kṣaṇam ..

> to the king named Sukṛti, the two of them heard for a moment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.126)

khagamārjārakau tatra svasvacāmacalyadoṣataḥ .. 2.4.7.60 ..

> There, due to their natural restlessness, both the bird and the cat \[moved\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.127)

mārjāro jagṛhe tatra śākhāmataragataṃ khagam ..

> the cat seized the bird perched inside the branches.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.128)

daivena coditau vṛkṣācchilāyāṃ patitau tadā .. 61 ..

> Impelled by fate, both then fell from the tree onto a stone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.129)

bhagnagātrau mṛtau tatra pakṣimārjārakau bhuvi ..

> With broken limbs, both bird and cat died there upon the ground.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.130)

divyadehasamāyuktau yānārūḍhau divaṃ gatau .. 62 ..

> Endowed with divine bodies and mounted upon an aerial vehicle, they went to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.131)

tatsarvaṃ lubdhako dṛṣṭvā cauryārthaṃ samupāgataḥ ..

> Seeing all that, the hunter, who had come to steal,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.132)

nivṛtto duṣṭabhāvena kathayaṃtaṃ kathāṃ munim .. 63 ..

> turned away from his wicked disposition toward the sage narrating the story.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.133)

caṃdraśarmāṇamābhāṣya idaṃ vacanamabravīt ..

> Addressing Candraśarman, he spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.134)

caṃdraśarmanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ cauryārthaṃ hyāgatena ca ..64..

> “O Candraśarman, I who had come to steal saw  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.135)

rājñā sukṛtinā dattaṃ vyomadīpaṃ manoharam ..

> the charming sky-lamp offered by King Sukṛti.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.136)

tadānīṃ daivayogena khagaḥ pātraṃ pragṛhya ca .. 65 ..

> Just then, by the turn of fate, a bird seized the vessel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.137)

tailaṃ pītvā tu tatpātraṃ sadīpaṃ tu manoharam ..

> and having drunk the oil, placing that lovely vessel with the lamp  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.138)

vṛkṣāgre sthāpayitvā ca tatra kṣaṇamatiṣṭhata .. 66 ..

> on the top of the tree, it stayed there for a moment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.139)

mārjāro'pyāgatastatra grahītuṃ pakṣipuṃgavam ..

> A cat also came there to seize that excellent bird.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.140)

daivena preritau tau ca ubhe śākhe samāśritau .. .. 67 ..

> Impelled by fate, both rested on the branches.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.141)

tvanmukhātkathyamānāṃ hi kathāṃ śuśruvatuḥ kṣaṇam ..

> Indeed, they listened for a moment to the story being narrated from your mouth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.142)

paścāccāṃcalyadoṣeṇa mārjāro hyagrahītkhagam .. 68 ..

> Afterwards, through the fault of restlessness, the cat seized the bird.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.143)

tau vṛkṣātpatitau mṛtyuṃ prāptau ca kṣaṇamātrataḥ ..

> Both fell from the tree and met their death in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.144)

ubhau tau divyarūpau ca yānārūḍhau divaṃ gatau .. 69 ..

> Both, endowed with divine forms and mounted upon an aerial vehicle, went to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.145)

tadāścaryamahaṃ dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ praṣṭuṃ samupāgataḥ ..

> Having seen that wonder, I have come to ask you:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.146)

tau kau purā ca mārjārakhagau tadvada bho dvija .. 2.4.7.70 ..

> Who were that cat and bird in a previous life? Tell me that, O twice-born!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.147)

tiryagyonisamāpannau muktau kena ca karmaṇā ..

> Born into an animal womb, by what action were they liberated?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.148)

iti lubdhavacaḥ śrutvā caṃdraśarmā'bravīttadā .. 71 ..

> Hearing the hunter's words, Candraśarman then said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.149)

śṛṇu lubdha pravakṣyāmi tayorvṛttāṃtamaṃjasā ..

> “Listen, O hunter! I shall clearly tell you their story.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.150)

mārjāro'pi purā pāpī tathā śrīvatsagotrajaḥ .. 72 ..

> Even the cat was formerly a sinner born in the Śrīvatsa lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.151)

devaśarmā iti prokto devadravyā'pahārakaḥ ..

> Named Devaśarman, he was an embezzler of property belonging to the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.152)

ahobalanṛsiṃhasya pūjākartṛtvamāpa saḥ.. 73 ..

> He obtained the office of priest for Ahobala-Nṛsiṃha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.153)

tasmindevālaye prāptaṃ tailaṃ dravyādikaṃ tathā ..

> The oil, wealth, and other offerings received in that temple,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.154)

apahṛtya ca tenaiva kuṭuṃbaṃ poṣayatyasau .. 74 ..

> he stole, and with that alone he supported his family.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.155)

āyurnītvaivamevā'sau tataḥ paṃcatvamāgataḥ ..

> Having spent his lifespan in this very manner, he then met his death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.156)

tasmātpāpātkālasūtraṃ mahārauravarauravam .. 75 ..

> Because of that sin, \[he went\] to Kālasūtra, Mahāraurava, and Raurava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.157)

nirucchvāsaṃ tathā prāpya asipatravanaṃ kramāt ..

> and having reached Nirucchvāsa and the forest of sword-leaves in succession,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.158)

chidyamāno mahākāyairyamadūtairbhayaṃkaraiḥ .. 76 ..

> he was hacked to pieces by the dreadful, gigantic messengers of Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.159)

anubhūya ca tānsarvānbrahmarākṣasatāṃ gataḥ ..

> Having experienced all of them, he became a brahmarākṣasa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.160)

tatastu śvānayonau ca caṃḍālo'bhūtkukarmataḥ .. 77 ..

> Then, due to his evil deeds, he was born as a dog and then as a caṇḍāla.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.161)

evaṃ janmaśataṃ prāpya bhūmau mārjāratāṃ gataḥ ..

> Having thus undergone a hundred births, he became a cat upon the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.162)

ākāśadīpamāhātmyaṃ śrutvedānīṃ tu daivataḥ ..

> Now, by destiny, having heard the māhātmya of the sky-lamp,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.163)

nirmuktā'khilapāpastu agamaddharimaṃdiram .. 78 ..

> freed entirely from all sin, he went to the temple of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.164)

gṛdhro'yaṃ tu purā vipro mithile vedapāragaḥ ..

> This vulture, however, was previously a brahmin in Mithilā, a master of the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.165)

śaryātiriti vikhyātau nāmnā loke mahāprabhuḥ .... 79..

> celebrated by the name of Śaryāti in the world, a great lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.166)

dāsīsaṃgaṃ cakārāsau veśyāsaṃgaṃ tathaiva ca ..

> He engaged in union with a female servant, and likewise union with a courtesan.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.167)

tena doṣeṇa mahatā paṃcatvamagamattadā .. 2.4.7.80 ..

> By that great fault, he then met his death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.168)

kuṃbhīpāke mahāghore sthitvā yugacatuṣṭayam ..

> Having remained in the most dreadful Kumbhīpāka for four yugas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.169)

karmaśeṣeṇa bhūmau ca gṛdhratvamagamattadā .. 81 ..

> he then became a vulture on earth due to the residue of his karma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.170)

daivena codito gṛdhrastailapānārthamāgataḥ ..82..

> Impelled by fate, the vulture came to drink the oil.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.171)

dattvā cākāśadīpaṃ ca śrutvā caiva hareḥ kathām ..

> And having offered a sky-lamp, and heard the narrative of Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.172)

vidhvastā'khilapāpastu jagāma harimaṃdiram .. 83 ..

> his sins entirely eradicated, he went to the abode of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.173)

ityetatsarvamākhyātaṃ lubdha gaccha yathāsukham ..

> All this has been recounted. Hunter, go happily at will."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.174)

vyādho'pyasya vacaḥ śrutvā gatvā caiva svamaṃdiram .. 84 ..

> Hearing his words, the hunter also went to his own abode,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.175)

vrataṃ cākāśadīpasya cakāra vidhivanmune ..

> and performed the observance of the sky-lamp according to the rules, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.176)

āyuḥśeṣaṃ tadā nītvā jagāma harimaṃdiram .. 85 ..

> Having spent the remainder of his life, he then went to the abode of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.177)

sunaṃdopi mahārāja āścaryaṃ samupāgataḥ ..

> King Sunanda too was overcome with wonder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.178)

cakāra vidhinā māsaṃ caṃdraśarmoktamārgataḥ .. 86 ..

> He performed \[the observance\] properly for a month, according to the path described by Candraśarman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.179)

prātaḥ snātvā śucirbhūtvā kārtike māsi vai nṛpaḥ ..

> Having bathed in the morning and become pure in the month of Kārtika, the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.180)

komalaistulasīpatraiḥ samabhyarcya janārdanam .. 87 ..

> having thoroughly worshiped Janārdana with tender tulasī leaves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.181)

rātrau dadyādvyomadīpaṃ maṃtreṇānena vai nṛpaḥ.. 88 ..

> would offer a sky-lamp at night with this mantra, O king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.182)

dāmodarāya viśvāya viśvarūpadharāya ca ..

> "To Dāmodara, the universe, and the one who assumes the form of the universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.183)

namaskṛtvā pradāsyāmi vyomadīpaṃ haripriyam ..

> having bowed, I will offer the sky-lamp dear to Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.184)

nirvighnaṃ kuru deveśa yāvanmāsaḥ samāpyate .. 89 ..

> Make it free of obstacles, O Lord of gods, until the month concludes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.185)

vratenā'nena deveśa tvayi bhaktiḥ pravarddhatām ..

> By this observance, O Lord of gods, may devotion toward you increase!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.186)

iti maṃtreṇa rājā'sau dīpadānaṃ cakāra ha .. 2.4.7.90 ..

> With this mantra, the king indeed performed the offering of the lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.187)

brāhme muhūrte ca punarvyomadīpaṃ dadāti hi ..

> And again in the brāhma-muhūrta, he offered the sky-lamp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.188)

viṣṇoḥ pūjā kṛtā prātaḥ prātaḥsnānaṃ cakāra ha .. 91 ..

> Worship of Viṣṇu was performed in the morning, and he took his morning bath.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.189)

utsargasya vidhiṃ kṛtvā vyomni dīpaṃ samāpya ca ..

> Having performed the rite of dedication and concluded the lamp in the sky,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.190)

brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā ca vrataṃ viṣṇoḥ samārpayat .. 92 ..

> and having fed the brahmins, he dedicated the observance to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.191)

tena puṇyaprabhāvena sa rājā munisattama ..

> Through the power of that merit, that king, O best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.192)

śaradāṃ śatasāhasramiha bhogānmanoharān .. 93 ..

> enjoyed delightful pleasures here \[on earth\] for a hundred thousand autumns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.193)

suputrapautrasvajanairbubhuje saha bhāryayā ..

> along with his wife, good sons, grandsons, and kin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.194)

tataścāṃ'te dvijavara vimānaṃ sumanoharam .. 94 ..

> Then, at the end, O best of the twice-born, having mounted a magnificent aerial chariot  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.195)

strībhiḥ saha samāruhya mokṣamārgaṃ gato mune ..

> together with his wives, he went on the path to liberation, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.196)

caturbhujaḥ pītavāsāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ .. 95 ..

> Four-armed, clad in yellow garments, bearing the conch, discus, and mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.197)

viṣṇuloke viṣṇuriva procyamānaḥ sadā'maraiḥ ..

> in the realm of Viṣṇu, spoken of like Viṣṇu at all times by the immortals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.198)

krīḍayāmāsa rājā'sau yathākāmaṃ mahāmanāḥ .. 96 ..

> that high-minded king sported at his pleasure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.199)

tasmāttu kārtike māsi mānuṣyaṃ prāpya durlabham ..

> Therefore, having attained human birth, which is difficult to obtain, in the month of Kārtika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.7.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.7.200)

ākāśadīpo dātavyo vidhānena hareḥ priyaḥ ..97..

> the sky-lamp, dear to Hari, should be offered according to the prescribed rules.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.4.7.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.gaudiya.siddhanta.bhaktirasamrtasindhu.1.1.32) — Rūpa Gosvāmin 1541, Sanskrit

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