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# Skandapurana 2.4.8

Skandapurāṇa 2.4.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.4.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.1)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.2)

bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi nāsti me kamalāsana ..

> Speak further, O lotus-seated one, for I have no satiety;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.3)

tvadvāgamṛtapānena tṛṣā bhūyaḥ pravardhate .. 1 ..

> by drinking the nectar of your speech, my thirst increases all the more. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.4)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.5)

prātaḥ snātvā śucirbhūtvā kārtike viṣṇutatparaḥ ..

> Having bathed at dawn and become purified, devoted to Viṣṇu in the month of Kārtika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.6)

devaṃ dāmodaraṃ pūjya komalaistulasīdalaiḥ ..

> worshiping the god Dāmodara with tender tulasī leaves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.7)

sa tu mokṣamavāpnoti nā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 2 ..

> he attains liberation; no doubt should be entertained in this matter. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.8)

bhaktyā virahito yastu suvarṇādibhirarcayet ..

> However, whoever, devoid of devotion, worships with gold and other riches—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.9)

tasya pūjāṃ na gṛhṇāti nā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 3 ..

> He does not accept his worship; no doubt should be entertained in this matter. (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.10)

sarveṣāmapi varṇānāṃ bhaktireṣā parā smṛtā ..

> For all classes alike, this devotion is considered supreme;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.11)

bhaktyā virahitaṃ karma na viṣṇoḥ priyakāraṇam .. 4 ..

> an act devoid of devotion does not bring pleasure to Viṣṇu. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.12)

bhaktyā saṃpūjito nityaṃ tulasyāstu dalārdhataḥ ..

> Continually worshiped with devotion with even half a leaf of tulasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.13)

svayaṃ pratyakṣamāyāti bhagavānharirīśvaraḥ .. 5 ..

> the blessed Lord Hari personally becomes visible. (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.14)

viṣṇudāsaḥ purā bhaktyā tulasīpūjanena ca ..

> In ancient times Viṣṇudāsa, through devotion and the worship of tulasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.15)

viṣṇulokaṃ gataḥ śīghraṃ colo gauṇatvamāgataḥ .. 6 ..

> went swiftly to the world of Viṣṇu, while the Cola king obtained secondary rank. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.16)

tulasyāḥ śṛṇu māhātmyaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyavarddhanam ..

> Hear the māhātmya of tulasī, which destroys sin and increases merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.17)

yatpurā viṣṇunā proktaṃ ramāyai tadvadāmyaham .. 7 ..

> which was spoken by Viṣṇu of old to Ramā; that I now declare. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.18)

saṃprāpte kārtike māsi tulasyāḥ pūjanaṃ hareḥ..

> When the month of Kārtika arrives, worship of Hari with tulasī—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.19)

ye kurvaṃti narā bhaktyā te yāṃti paramaṃ padam ..8..

> the men who perform it with devotion go to the supreme abode. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.20)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena tulasyāḥ komalairdalaiḥ ..

> Therefore, by every effort, with tender leaves of tulasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.21)

pūjanīyo mahābhaktyā sarvakleśavināśanaḥ .. 9 ..

> the destroyer of all afflictions is to be worshiped with great devotion. (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.22)

ropitā tulasī yāvatkurute mūlavistaram ..

> As far as a planted tulasī extends its roots,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.23)

tāvadyugasahasrāṇi brahmaloke mahīyate .. 2.4.8.10 ..

> for that many thousands of yugas one is glorified in the world of Brahmā. (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.24)

tulasīpatrasaṃyuktajale snānaṃ caredyadi ..

> If one takes a bath in water combined with tulasī leaves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.25)

sarvapāpavinirmukto modate viṣṇumaṃdire .. 11 ..

> he is freed from all sins and rejoices in the abode of Viṣṇu. (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.26)

vṛndāvanaṃ ca kurute ropaṇārthaṃ mahāmune ..

> And if one prepares a grove for planting \[tulasī\], O great sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.27)

tāvataiva vimuktā'gho brahmabhūyāya kalpate .. 12 ..

> by that alone his sins are cleared away and he is fit for absorption into brahman. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.28)

tulasīkānanaṃ brahmangṛhe yasyā'vatiṣṭhate ..

> In whose house, O brahmin, a tulasī grove stands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.29)

tadgṛhaṃ tīrthabhūtaṃ tu na yāṃti yamakiṃkarāḥ .. 13 ..

> that house becomes a sacred ford; the attendants of Yama do not go there. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.30)

sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ kāmadaṃ tulasīvanam ..

> The tulasī grove removes all sins, yields merit, and grants desires;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.31)

ropayaṃti narāḥ śreṣṭhāste na paśyaṃti bhāskarim .. 14 ..

> the excellent men who plant it never see the son of the Sun. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.32)

tulasīkāṣṭhasaṃyuktaṃ gandhaṃ yo dhārayennaraḥ ..

> The person who wears sandal-paste mixed with tulasī wood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.33)

taddehaṃ na spṛśetpāpaṃ kriyamāṇaṃ tathaiva ca .. .. 15 ..

> sin being committed does not touch his body in that way. (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.34)

tulasīvipinacchāyā yatra caiva bhaveddvija ..

> Where the shadow of a tulasī grove falls, O twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.35)

tatra śrāddhaṃ prakartavyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tṛptihetave .. 16 ..

> a śrāddha should be performed there for the satisfaction of the ancestors. (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.36)

yatkṛte tulasīpatraṃ karṇe śirasi dṛśyate ..

> On whom a tulasī leaf is seen upon the ear or on the head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.37)

yamastaṃ nekṣituṃ śaktaḥ kimu dūtā bhayaṃkarāḥ .. 17 ..

> Yama is not able to look at him, how much less his terrifying messengers? (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.38)

tulasyā mahimāṃ yastu śṛṇuyānnityamādṛtaḥ ..

> Whoever, full of reverence, listens daily to the greatness of tulasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.39)

sarva pāpavimuktātmā brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati .. 18 ..

> his soul freed from all sin, goes to the world of Brahmā. (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.40)

atraivodāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam ..

> In this very context they cite this ancient legend  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.41)

tulasyā viṣaye brahmañcchravaṇātpāpanāśanam .. 19 ..

> concerning tulasī, O brahmin, which destroys sin through hearing. (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.42)

purā kāśmīradeśe tu brāhmaṇau saṃbabhūvatuḥ ..

> Formerly, in the land of Kaśmīra, there were two brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.43)

harimedhaḥsumedhākhyau viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇau ..2.4.8.20..

> named Harimedhas and Sumedhas, wholly devoted to devotion to Viṣṇu, (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.44)

sarvabhūtadayāyuktau sarvatattvārthavedinau ..

> endowed with compassion for all living beings, and knowers of the meaning of all truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.45)

kadācittau dvijavarau tīrthayātrāparāyaṇau ..21..

> Once, those two best of twice-born men, intent on pilgrimage to sacred fords, (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.46)

gacchatāvekato viprau kāṃtāre śramavihvalau ..

> were traveling together, overpowered with fatigue in a wilderness;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.47)

tulasīkānanaṃ tatra dadarśaturariṃdamau .. 22 ..

> there those two subduers of foes saw a grove of tulasī. (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.48)

tayoḥ sumedhāstaddṛṣṭvā tulasīkānanaṃ mahat ..

> Seeing that great grove of tulasī, Sumedhas among them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.49)

pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tadā vavaṃde bhaktisaṃyutaḥ .. 23 ..

> having then circumambulated it, bowed down full of devotion. (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.50)

dṛṣṭvaitaddharimedhāstu uvāca parayā mudā ..

> Seeing this, Harimedhas, with the highest joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.51)

jñātuṃ tulasyā māhātmyaṃ tatphalaṃ ca punaḥpunaḥ .. 24 .. ..

> in order to learn the māhātmya of tulasī and its fruit again and again, said: (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.52)

.. harimedhā uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.8.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.53)

kimarthaṃ vipra deveṣu tīrtheṣu ca vrateṣu ca ..

> For what reason, O brahmin, when gods, sacred fords, and vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.54)

sthiteṣu vipramukhyeṣu praṇāmaṃ kṛtavānasi .. 25 ..

> and foremost brahmins are present, have you offered obeisance \[here\]? (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.55)

.. sumedhā uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.4.8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.56)

śṛṇu vipra mahābhāga sādhu vākyamudīritam ..

> Listen, fortunate brahmin; you have spoken well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.57)

ātapo bādhate hyāvāṃ gatvaitadvaṭasannidhau .. 26 ..

> The heat indeed oppresses both of us. Having gone to the presence of this banyan tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.58)

tasyacchāyāṃ samāśritya vakṣyāmi te yathārthataḥ ..

> and resorting to its shade, I will tell you according to the truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.59)

evamuktaḥ sumedhāstu harimedhena saṃyutaḥ .. 27 ..

> Having spoken thus, Sumedhas, accompanied by Harimedhas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.60)

vaṭaṃ jagāma dharmajño mahatkoṭarasaṃyutam ..

> who knew righteousness, went to the banyan tree endowed with a large hollow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.61)

tatra viśrāmya viprosau harimedhamuvāca ha .. 28 ..

> Resting there, that brahmin spoke indeed to Harimedhas:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.62)

śrūyatāṃ vipraśārdūla tulasyāstūttamāṃ kathām ..

> “Let the excellent story of Tulasī be heard, O tiger among brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.63)

parameśaprasādena saṃjātā yā payonidhau .. 29 ..

> who arose in the ocean of milk through the grace of the Supreme Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.64)

purā durvāsasaḥ śāpādgataiśvarye puraṃdare ..

> Formerly, when Puraṃdara’s sovereignty was lost through the curse of Durvāsas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.65)

mamaṃthuḥ kṣīrajaladhiṃ brahmādyāḥ sasurā'surāḥ .. 2.4.8.30 ..

> Brahmā and others, along with the gods and asuras, churned the ocean of milk.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.66)

airāvataḥ kalpataruścandramāḥ kamalā tathā ..

> Airāvata, the wish-fulfilling tree, the Moon, and Kamalā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.67)

uccaiḥśravā kaustubhaśca tathā dhanvantarirhariḥ .. 31 ..

> Uccaiḥśravas, the Kaustubha gem, and likewise Dhanvantari and Hari;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.68)

harītakyādayaścā'pi divyā oṣadhayastathā ..

> and the myrobalan and other divine medicinal plants—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.69)

ajāyanta dvijaśreṣṭha lokaśreyovidhāyakāḥ .. 32 ..

> these were born, O best among the twice-born, bestowing welfare upon the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.70)

tataḥ pīyūṣakalaśamajarāmaradāyakam ..

> Then, holding in both hands the pot of nectar  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.71)

karābhyāṃ kalaśaṃ viṣṇurdhārayansutalaṃ param ..

> that grants agelessness and immortality—the supreme, beautiful vessel—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.72)

avekṣya manasā sadyaḥ parāṃ nirvṛtimāpa ha .. 33 ..

> Viṣṇu, seeing it with his mind, immediately attained supreme bliss.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.73)

tasminpīyūṣakalaśa ānandāsrodabindavaḥ ..

> Tears of joy fell into that pot of nectar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.74)

vyapataṃstulasī sadyaḥ samajāyata maṇḍalā .. 34 ..

> and instantly Tulasī was born, circular in form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.75)

sarva lakṣaṇasaṃpannā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā .. 35 ..

> endowed with all auspicious marks, adorned with all ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.76)

tatrotpannāṃ tathā lakṣmīṃ tulasīṃ ca dadurhareḥ ..

> The gods, Brahmā and the rest, then gave Lakṣmī, who had arisen there, and Tulasī to Hari;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.77)

devā brahmādayaste hi jagṛhe bhagavānhariḥ .. 36 ..

> and the blessed Lord Hari accepted \[them\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.78)

tato'tīva priyakarā tulasī jagatāṃ pateḥ..37..

> Thenceforth, Tulasī became exceedingly dear to the Lord of the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.79)

sā tu devagaṇaiḥ sarvairviṣṇuvatpūjyate priyā ..

> She, the beloved, is worshipped like Viṣṇu by all the hosts of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.80)

nārāyaṇo jagattrātā tulasī tasya vallabhā ..38..

> Nārāyaṇa is the protector of the universe, and Tulasī is his beloved.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.81)

tasmāttasyā namaskāro mayā vipra kṛtastataḥ ..

> Therefore obeisance was made to her by me, O brahmin.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.82)

ityevaṃ vadatastasya sumedhasya mahātmanaḥ .. 39 ..

> As the high-souled Sumedhas was speaking thus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.83)

ārādadṛśyata mahadvimānaṃ sūryavarcasam ..

> a great aerial chariot, radiant like the sun, was seen nearby.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.84)

tadānīṃ vaṭavṛkṣastu papāta purato mune ..2.4.8.40..

> At that moment, O sage, the banyan tree fell before \[them\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.85)

tathaiva tasmādvṛkṣācca puruṣau dvau vinirgatau ..

> And likewise from that tree two men emerged,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.86)

dyotayaṃtau diśaḥ sarvāstejasā sūryasannibhau .. 41 ..

> illuminating all quarters with their splendour, resembling the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.87)

praṇāmaṃ cakratustau hi harimedhasumedhayoḥ ..

> The two of them bowed down to Harimedhas and Sumedhas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.88)

harimedhasumedhau tau tau dṛṣṭvā bhayavihvalau .. 42..

> Harimedhas and Sumedhas, seeing them, were overcome with fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.89)

ūcaturvismayāviṣṭau tāvubhau devasannibhau ..43..

> Filled with wonder, the two said to those two who resembled gods:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.90)

harimedhasumedhasāvūcatuḥ ..

> Harimedhas and Sumedhas said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.91)

yuvāṃ kau devasaṃkāśau bhavaṃtau sarvamaṃgalau ..

> “Who are you two, who resemble gods and are all-auspicious,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.92)

maṃdāramālāṃ taruṇāṃ dhārayaṃtau tathā'marau ..

> wearing garlands of fresh mandāra flowers, like immortals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.93)

namaskāryau tathā''vābhyāṃ pūjyau ca surarūpiṇau .. 44 ..

> worthy of our salutation and worship, having the form of celestials?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.94)

ityuktau brāhmaṇābhyāṃ tāvūcaturvṛkṣanirgatau ..

> Thus addressed by the two brahmins, the two who had emerged from the tree said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.95)

yuvāmeva pitā mātā āvayośca tathā guruḥ ..45..

> “You two alone are our father, mother, and likewise teacher;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.96)

baṃdhvādayastathā caiva yuvāmeva na saṃśayaḥ ..

> and you two alone are our kinsmen and others, without doubt.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.97)

jyeṣṭha uvāca .. ..

> The elder one said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.98)

ahaṃ tu devalokasya āstīkonāma nāmataḥ .. 46 ..

> “I belong to the heavenly world, named Āstīka by name.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.99)

apsarogaṇasaṃvītaḥ kadācinnaṃdana vanam ..

> Surrounded by a group of apsarases, once to the Nandana forest  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.100)

krīḍārthamagamaṃ cādrau viṣayāsakta cetanaḥ .. 47 ..

> and to a mountain I went for pleasure, my mind attached to sensual objects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.101)

remire devavanitā yathākāmaṃ mayā saha ..

> The celestial women dallied with me as they pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.102)

muktāmallikamālyāni nipetustāni yoṣitām .. 48 ..

> Garlands of jasmine and pearls fell from those women  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.103)

tapato romaśasyaiva taddṛṣṭvā kupito muniḥ ..

> upon Romaśa while he was practising austerity. Seeing that, the sage was angered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.104)

yoṣitāṃ nā'parādhoyaṃ yāsāṃ vai parataṃtratā .. 49 ..

> ‘This is not the fault of the women, who are indeed dependent upon others;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.105)

ayameva durācāraḥ śāpārha iti cā'bravīt ..

> this wicked-mannered one alone deserves a curse,’ he said.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.106)

tvaṃ brahmarākṣaso bhūtvā vaṭavṛkṣe careti mām .. 2.4.8.50 ..

> ‘Having become a brahmarākṣasa, dwell in a banyan tree,’ \[he said\] to me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.107)

prasādito mayā so'tha viśāpamapi dattavān ..

> Propitiated then by me, he also granted an end to the curse:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.108)

tulasīpatramāhātmyaṃ viṣṇornāma tathā dvijāt .. ..51..

> ‘When you hear from a twice-born the māhātmya of the tulasī leaf  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.109)

yadā śṛṇoṣi sadyastvaṃ vimuktiṃ yāsyase parām..

> and the name of Viṣṇu, you will immediately attain supreme liberation.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.110)

iti śaptastu muninā cirakālaṃ suduḥkhitaḥ .. 52 ..

> Thus cursed by the sage, extremely sorrowful for a long time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.111)

vasāmyatra vaṭe daivādbhavaddarśanato dhruvam ..

> I was dwelling here in the banyan tree. By fate, surely through the sight of you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.112)

muktirjātā vipraśāpāddvitīyasya kathāṃ śṛṇu .. 53 ..

> liberation from the brahmin’s curse has occurred. Listen to the story of the second one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.113)

ayaṃ munivaraḥ pūrvaṃ guruśuśrūṣaṇe rataḥ ..

> Formerly, this best of sages was devoted to serving his guru.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.114)

gurorājñāmanādṛtya brahmarākṣasatāṃ gataḥ .. ..54 ..

> Having disregarded the command of his guru, he attained the state of a brahmarākṣasa.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.115)

yuṣmatprasādādadhunā brahmaśāpādvimocitaḥ ..

> "Now, by your favor, he is freed from the curse of the brahmin;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.116)

tīrthayātrāphalaṃ caiva yuvābhyāmiha sādhitam ..55..

> and the fruit of a pilgrimage to sacred fords has indeed been accomplished here by you two.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.117)

uttarottarapuṇyāni vardhaṃte ca dinedine ..

> May increasingly higher merits increase day by day."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.118)

ityuktvā tau munivarau praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ .. 56 ..

> Having said this and bowed repeatedly to those two excellent sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.119)

tāvanujñāpya tau dhāma jagmatuḥ parayā mudā ..

> having taken leave of them, those two went to their abode with supreme joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.120)

tatastau tīrthayātrārthaṃ paramau munipuṃgavau .. .. 57 ..

> Then those two foremost of sages, for the sake of a pilgrimage to sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.121)

śaṃsaṃtau tulasīṃ puṇyāṃ jagmaturmunipuṃgava ..

> praising the holy tulasī, departed, O foremost of sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.122)

evaṃ nārada māhātmyaṃ tulasyāḥ ko nu varṇayet .. 58 ..

> Thus, O Nārada, who indeed can describe the māhātmya of tulasī?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.123)

tasmānnārada māse'sminkārtike harituṣṭide ..

> Therefore, O Nārada, in this month of Kārtika which delights Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.124)

kartavyā tulasīpūjā nā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 59 ..

> the worship of tulasī must be performed; no hesitation should be made here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.125)

evamaṃga vratānyeva proktāni munisattama ..

> Thus, my dear, the vows have been proclaimed, O best of sages;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.126)

upāṃgāni pravakṣyāmi vālakhilyoditāni ca .. 2.4.8.60 ..

> I shall explain the auxiliary rites as proclaimed by the Vālakhilyas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4.8.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.4.8.127)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe kārtikamāsamāhātmye tulasīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmā'ṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ ..8..

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

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.4.8.1) — English, machine translation

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