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# Skandapurana 2.5.11: adhyāyaḥ 11

Skandapurāṇa 2.5.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 11

### [2.5.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.1)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.5.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.2)

ekādaśyāśca māhātmyaṃ mūrtīnāṃ ca vidhānakam ..

> The māhātmya of the Ekādaśī, and the injunction regarding the images—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.3)

sarvaṃ brūhi mama svāminkṛpayā bhūtabhāvana .. 1 ..

> tell me everything, O Lord, Creator of beings, out of your compassion. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.4)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The Blessed Lord said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.5)

śṛṇuṣva dvijaśārdūla kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm ..

> Listen, O tiger among the twice-born, to the narrative that destroys sin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.6)

yāṃ śrutvā yāti vilayaṃ pāpaṃ brahmavadhādikam .. 2 ..

> hearing which sin such as the murder of a brahmin dissolves away. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.7)

kāṃpilye nagare rājā vīrabāhuriti smṛtaḥ ..

> In the city of Kāmpilya, there was a king known as Vīrabāhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.8)

satyavādī jitakrodho brahmajño mama tatparaḥ .. 3 ..

> truthful, with anger conquered, a knower of Brahman, devoted to me, (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.9)

bhāvavānsa dayāśīlorūpavānbalavānnaraḥ ..

> full of feeling, compassionate, handsome, a strong man,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.10)

bhakto bhāgavatānāṃ ca sadā mama kathāruciḥ .. 4 ..

> devoted to the devotees of the Lord, and ever delighting in stories about me, (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.11)

sadā mama kathā''saktaḥ sadā jāgaraṇapriyaḥ ..

> always attached to my stories, always fond of keeping vigil,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.12)

dātā vidvānkṣamāśīlo vikramī vijiteṃdriyaḥ .. 5 ..

> generous, learned, forgiving, valorous, with senses subdued, (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.13)

vijayī raṇaśīlaśca ṛddhyā ca dhanadopamaḥ..

> victorious, warlike, equal to Dhanada in prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.14)

putravānpaśumāṃścaiva svadāraniratastathā ..6..

> having sons, possessing cattle, and devoted to his own wife. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.15)

tasya bhāryā kāṃtimatī rūpeṇā'pratimā bhuvi ..

> His wife, Kāntimatī, was peerless on earth in beauty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.16)

pativratā mahāsādhvī mama bhaktiratā sadā .. 7 ..

> devoted to her husband, extremely virtuous, and ever dedicated to devotion to me. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.17)

tayā saha viśālākṣo bubhuje medinīṃ yuvā ..

> Together with her, that large-eyed youth enjoyed the earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.18)

muktvaikaṃ māṃ mahābāho nānyajjānāti daivatam .. ... 8 ..

> leaving aside me alone, O mighty-armed one, he knew no other deity. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.19)

ekasmindivase putra bhāradvājo mahāmuniḥ ..

> One day, O son, the great sage Bhāradvāja  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.20)

samāgato gṛhe tasya vīrabāhormahātmanaḥ .. 9 ..

> arrived at the house of that great-souled Vīrabāhu. (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.21)

dṛṣṭvā samāgataṃ dūrādbhāradvājaṃ mahāmunim ..

> Seeing the great sage Bhāradvāja arrive from afar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.22)

svāgataṃ kārayāmāsa dattvārghyaṃ vidhivattadā .. 2.5.11.10 ..

> he welcomed him, having offered water for reception according to the rule. (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.23)

āsanaṃ kalpayāmāsa svayameva mahīpatiḥ ..

> The king himself prepared a seat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.24)

praṇamya parayā bhaktyā tasthau munivarāgrataḥ ..... 11 ..

> and bowing down with supreme devotion, stood before the excellent sage. (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.25)

.. rājovāca .. ..

> The king said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.26)

adya me saphalaṃ janma adya me saphalaṃ dinam ..

> "Today my birth has borne fruit; today my day has borne fruit;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.27)

adya me saphalaṃ rājyamadya me saphalaṃ gṛham .. 12 ..

> today my kingdom has borne fruit; today my house has borne fruit. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.28)

prasanno mama viprarṣe paramātmā janārdanaḥ ..

> Janārdana, the Supreme Self, is pleased with me, O brahmin-seer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.29)

yattvaṃ samāgato hyadya gṛhe yogivarastathā .. 13 ..

> since you, the best of yogins, have indeed arrived at my house today. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.30)

mukto'haṃ pāpakoṭyādya yattvayā'haṃ nirīkṣitaḥ ..

> I am liberated today from ten million sins, since I have been beheld by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.31)

rājyaṃ lakṣmīrgajā'śvāśca mayā tubhyaṃ niveditāḥ .. 14 ..

> My kingdom, wealth, elephants, and horses are offered by me to you. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.32)

vaiṣṇavo'si muniśreṣṭha nāstyadeyaṃ mayā tava ..

> You are a Vaiṣṇava, O best of sages; there is nothing for me that may not be given to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.33)

merutulyaṃ bhavetsarvaṃ vaiṣṇavasya varāṭikā .. .. 15 ..

> Everything belonging to a Vaiṣṇava—even a cowrie—becomes equal to Mount Meru. (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.34)

nā''yāti hi gṛhe yasya vaiṣṇavo vai dvijottamaḥ ..

> The house into which a Vaiṣṇava, the best of the twice-born, does not enter—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.35)

taddinaṃ viphalaṃ tasya kathitaṃ brāhmaṇairmama ..16..

> that day is fruitless for him: so has it been told to me by brahmins. (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.36)

viṣṇubhaktāśca ye kecitsarve varṇā dvijātayaḥ ..

> Those who are devotees of Viṣṇu, whatever their class, are twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.37)

kathitaṃ mama gārgyeṇa gautamena sumaṃtunā .. 17 ..

> This was told to me by Gārgya, by Gautama, and by Sumantu. (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.38)

ye tvabhaktā hṛṣīkeśe piśācāste hi mānavāḥ ..

> Those who are without devotion to Hṛṣīkeśa are indeed ghosts in human form;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.39)

mahāpātakaliptāste ye bhuṃjaṃti harerdine .. .. 18 ..

> smeared with great sins are they who eat on the day of Hari. (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.40)

śivavratasahasraistu saurairbrāhmaiśca koṭibhiḥ ..

> Whatever fruit is declared by wise poets through thousands of Śiva-vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.41)

yatphalaṃ kavibhiḥ proktaṃ vāsaraikena taddhareḥ .. 19 ..

> and through ten millions of solar and Brahmā-vows, is obtained through a single day of Hari. (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.42)

garvamudvahate tāvattithirbrāhmī ca śāṃkarī ..

> A lunar day sacred to Brahmā or sacred to Śiva bears pride only so long,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.43)

yāvannāyāti vipreṃdra dvādaśī ca mama priyā .. 2.5.11.20 ..

> O chief of brahmins, until the Dvādaśī dear to me arrives. (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.44)

tāvatprabhāvastārāṇāṃ yāvannodayate śaśī ..

> The splendor of stars lasts only so long as the moon does not rise;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.45)

tithistathā ca vipreṃdra yāvannāyāti dvādaśī .. 21 ..

> likewise does a lunar day \[shine\], O chief of brahmins, until the Dvādaśī arrives. (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.46)

nāradena purā proktaṃ vasiṣṭhena mamāgrataḥ ..

> Formerly this was spoken before me by Nārada and by Vasiṣṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.47)

tvaṃ vettā sarvadharmāṇāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ mahāmune .. 22 ..

> You are a knower of all the duties of Vaiṣṇavas, O great sage." (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.48)

.. bhāradvāja uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.5.11.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.49)

sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ mahābhāga yattvaṃ bhakto'si vaiṣṇavaḥ ..

> Well asked, highly fortunate one, since you are a devotee of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.50)

sā suprajā mahī dhanyā yattvaṃ rakṣasi bhūmipa .. 23 ..

> Blessed and well-peopled is that earth which you protect, O king!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.51)

tasminrāṣṭre na vastavyaṃ yatra rājā na vaiṣṇavaḥ ..

> One should not live in a kingdom where the king is not a devotee of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.52)

varaṃ vāso vane tīrthe na tu rāṣṭre tvavaiṣṇave .. 24 ..

> Dwelling in a forest or at a sacred ford is preferable, but not in a non-Vaiṣṇava kingdom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.53)

yatra bhāgavato rājā saṃpraśāsti ca medinīm ..

> Where a devotee of the Blessed Lord rules the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.54)

vaikuṇṭhamiti maṃtavyaṃ tadrāṣṭraṃ pāpavarjitam .. 25 ..

> that kingdom should be considered Vaikuṇṭha, devoid of sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.55)

cakṣurhīnaṃ yathā dehaṃ patihīnā yathā striyaḥ ..

> Just as a body without eyes, just as women without a husband,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.56)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 26 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.57)

yathā putro mahīpāla mātāpitrorapoṣakaḥ ..

> Just as a son, O ruler of the earth, who does not support his mother and father,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.58)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 27 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.59)

dānahīno yathā rājā brāhmaṇo rasavikrayī ..

> Just as a king without generosity, \[or\] a brahmin selling juices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.60)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 28 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.61)

daṃtahīno yathā hastī pakṣahīno yathā khagaḥ ..

> Just as an elephant without tusks, just as a bird without wings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.62)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 29 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.63)

pratigrahārthaṃ vedādi dravyārthaṃ sukṛtaṃ yathā ..

> Just as the Veda \[studied\] for the sake of monetary gifts, \[or\] good deeds \[done\] for the sake of wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.64)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 2.5.11.30 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.65)

darbhahīnā yathā saṃdhyā yathā śrāddhamadakṣiṇam ..

> Just as the twilight worship without darbha grass, just as an ancestral rite without a priestly gift,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.66)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 31 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.67)

saśikhaśca yathā śūdrā kapilākṣīrapāyakaḥ ..

> Just as a Śūdra with a topknot, and a drinker of a brown cow’s milk,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.68)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 32 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.69)

śūdraśca brāhmaṇīgāmī hemaghno dharmadūṣakaḥ ..

> And a Śūdra who approaches a brahmin woman, a thief of gold, a corruptor of dharma—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.70)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 33 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.71)

harisūryādivṛkṣāṇāṃ yathā chedo narottama ..

> Just as the cutting down of trees sacred to Hari, Sūrya, and others, O best among men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.72)

dvādaśī daśamī yuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 34 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.73)

yathā''hutirmaṃtrahīnā mṛtavatsāpayo yathā ..

> Just as an oblation devoid of mantra, just as the milk of a cow whose calf has died,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.74)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 35 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.75)

sakeśā vidhavā yadvadvrataṃ snānavivarjitam ..

> Just as a widow with hair, \[or\] a vow devoid of ritual ablution,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.76)

dvādaśī daśamīyuktā tathā rāṣṭramavaiṣṇavam .. 36 ..

> and \[just as\] a Dvādaśī combined with a Daśamī, so is a kingdom that is not devoted to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.77)

sa rājā procyate sadbhiryo bhakto madhusūdane ..

> He is proclaimed a king by the virtuous, who is devoted to Madhusūdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.78)

tadrāṣṭraṃ vardhate nityaṃ sukhī bhavati saprajaḥ .. 37 ..

> His kingdom constantly prospers, and he is happy along with his subjects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.79)

dṛṣṭirme saphalā rājanyanmayā tvaṃ nirīkṣitaḥ ..

> My sight has borne fruit, O king, in that you have been seen by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.80)

adya me saphalā vāṇī jalpate yā tvayā saha .. 38 ..

> Today my voice has borne fruit, in that it converses with you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.81)

dūrameva hi gaṃtavyaṃ śrūyate yatra vaiṣṇavaḥ ..

> One should indeed travel far wherever a devotee of Viṣṇu is heard of.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.82)

darśanāttu bhavetpuṇyaṃ tīrthasnānasamudbhavam .. 39 ..

> For by their darśana arises the merit born of ritual ablution at a sacred ford.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.83)

sa tvaṃ rājanmayā dṛṣṭo viṣṇubhaktirataḥ śuciḥ ..

> Such a one are you, O king, seen by me: pure, devoted to devotion to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.84)

svasti te'stu gamiṣyāmi sukhī bhava narādhipa .. 2.5.11.40 ..

> May it be well with you; I shall depart. Be happy, O ruler of men!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.85)

etasminnaṃtare rājñyā kāṃtimatyā namaskṛtaḥ ..

> At this moment, greeted with obeisance by Queen Kāntimatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.86)

bhāradvājo muniśreṣṭhaḥ pravaraḥ sarvayoginām .. 41 ..

> Bhāradvāja, the best of sages, the foremost among all yogins, \[spoke\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.87)

avaidhavyaṃ varārohe bhaktā bhava svabharttari ..

> “May you be free from widowhood, O fair-waisted one! Be devoted to your husband.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.88)

niścalā keśave bhaktiḥ sadā bhavatu te śubhe .. 42 ..

> May unwavering devotion to Keśava always be yours, O auspicious woman!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.89)

etasminnaṃtare rājā bhāradvājaṃ mahāmunim ..

> In this meantime, the king to the great sage Bhāradvāja  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.90)

uvāca prīṇayanvācā meghanādagabhīrayā .. 43 ..

> spoke, pleasing him with a voice deep as the roar of a thundercloud:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.91)

.. rājovāca .. ..

> The king said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.92)

vipulā me kathaṃ lakṣmīḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ pūrvajanmani ..

> “How has my great fortune arisen? What was done in a previous birth?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.93)

sarvaṃ brūhi muniśreṣṭha kṛpā yadi mamopari .. 44 ..

> Tell everything, O best of sages, if you have compassion upon me!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.94)

etanmayā kathaṃ prāptaṃ rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam ..

> How was this kingdom attained by me, its thorns destroyed?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.95)

putro vai guṇavāñcchreṣṭhaḥ priyā ca sumanoharā .. 45 ..

> A son who is virtuous and noble, and a beloved wife most captivating,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.96)

maccittā madgataprāṇā ciṃtayantī janārdanam ..

> whose mind is fixed on me, whose life is dedicated to me, and who meditates on Janārdana?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.97)

ko'haṃ mune kathaṃ caiṣā kaśca dharmo mayā kṛtaḥ .. 46 ..

> Who was I, O sage? And how \[was she born\]? And what dharma was performed by me?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.98)

kiṃ cā'nayā'pi cārvaṃgyā mama patnyā kṛtaṃ mune ..

> And what was done by this wife of mine, of lovely limbs, O sage?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.99)

kena puṇyena me lakṣmīrmṛtyuloke sudurlabhā .. 47 ..

> By what merit is this fortune mine, so hard to attain in the mortal world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.100)

aśeṣā bhūmipālā vai vartaṃte yasya me vaśe ..

> where all the rulers of the earth indeed remain under my control,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.101)

vikramaṃ cā'pratihataṃ śarīrārogyatā tathā .. 48 ..

> and \[where I have\] unhindered valour and bodily health?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.102)

mamā'pi vipulaṃ tejo na kaścitsahate mune ..

> Moreover, no one can withstand my vast splendour, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.103)

icchāmyadya pratijñātuṃ yathā ceyamaniṃditā .. 49 ..

> Today I wish to know fully about it, and how this blameless woman \[became so\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.104)

mayā'pi sukṛtaṃ vipra kiṃ kṛtaṃ pūrvajanmani ..

> What good deed was done by me as well, O brahmin, in a previous birth?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.105)

iti pṛṣṭo nareṃdreṇa pūrvajanmaviceṣṭitam .. 2.5.11.50 ..

> Thus questioned by the king concerning the deeds of the previous birth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.106)

svapatnyāśceṣṭitaṃ caiva saṃpadāṃ caiva kāraṇam ..

> and the deeds of his wife, and the cause of their fortunes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.107)

yogotthaṃ suciraṃ kālaṃ tathāviṃdata mānase .. 51 ..

> he perceived \[it all\] in his mind for a long time, arising through yoga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.108)

vijñātametannṛpate pūrvajanmaviceṣṭitam ..

> "This conduct in a past birth is known, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.109)

tava patnyāśca rājarṣe śṛṇuṣva kathayāmyaham .. 52 ..

> and that of your wife, O royal sage; listen as I narrate it." // 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.110)

..bhāradvāja uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.5.11.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.111)

śṛṇu bhūpāla sakalaṃ yasyedaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam ..

> "Listen, O protector of the earth, to everything whose fruit this action is:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.112)

tvamāsīḥ śūdrajātīyo jīvahiṃsāparāyaṇaḥ .. 53 ..

> You were born of the Śūdra class, devoted to harming living beings, // 53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.113)

nāstiko duṣṭacāritraḥ paradārapradharṣakaḥ ..

> an atheist, of wicked conduct, a violator of other men's wives,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.114)

kṛtaghno durvinītaśca suṣṭhvācāravivarjitaḥ .. 54 ..

> ungrateful, undisciplined, and completely devoid of good conduct. // 54  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.115)

iyaṃ yā bhavato bhāryā pūrvamapyāyatekṣaṇā ..

> This wide-eyed woman who is your wife was also yours before:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.116)

karmaṇā manasā vācā nānyadasyāstvayā vinā .. .. 55 ..

> in deed, thought, and word, she knew no other than you. // 55  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.117)

pativratā mahābhāgā bhajamānā nirantaram ..

> Devoted to her husband, highly fortunate, serving \[you\] constantly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.118)

bhāvaṃ na kurute duṣṭaṃ tavopari tathā sati .. 56 ..

> she harbored no evil feeling towards you, though you were such. // 56  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.119)

sakhibhistvaṃ parityakto bandhubhiḥ pāpakarmakṛt ..

> You, an evildoer, were abandoned by your friends and kinsmen,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.120)

kṣayaṃ jagāma cā'rtho yaḥ sañcitastava pūrvajaiḥ .. 57 ..

> and the wealth that had been accumulated by your ancestors went to ruin. // 57  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.121)

naṣṭe dravye phalā''kāṃkṣī tvamāsīrjagatīpate ..

> When your wealth was lost, O ruler of the earth, you desired livelihood;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.122)

pūrvakarmavipākena kṛṣiśca viphalā gatā .. .. 58 ..

> through the ripening of past deeds, even your agriculture failed. // 58  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.123)

tato vitte parikṣīṇe parityaktaśca bāṃdhavaiḥ ..

> Then, with your wealth completely exhausted, abandoned by your relatives,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.124)

kṣīyamāṇā'pi sādhvīyamatyajattvāṃ na bhāminī .. 59 ..

> this virtuous and spirited woman, though wasting away, did not abandon you. // 59  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.125)

tvaṃ bhagnaḥ sarvakāmebhyo gatavānnirjane vane ..

> Frustrated in all your desires, you went into a deserted forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.126)

hatvā jīvānanekāṃśca cakārātmavipoṣaṇam ..2.5.11.60 ..

> and, killing many living beings, supported yourself. // 60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.127)

evaṃ pravṛttasya tava saha patnyā tadā nṛpa ..

> As you were thus engaged together with your wife, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.128)

gatāni bahuvarṣāṇi pāpavṛttyā mahītale..61..

> many years passed on the surface of the earth through this sinful livelihood. // 61  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.129)

anyasminvāsare rājanmārgabhraṣṭo mahāmuniḥ ..

> On another day, O king, a great sage strayed from the path;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.130)

na diśaṃ vidiśaṃ vetti devaśarmā dvijottamaḥ .. 62 ..

> Devaśarman, the best of twice-born, did not know cardinal direction or intermediate direction. // 62  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.131)

kṣuttṛṣāpīḍito'tyarthaṃ madhyāhnagadivākare ..

> Severely afflicted with hunger and thirst, when the sun had reached midday,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.132)

patito vanamadhye tu mārgabhraṣṭo mahīpate .. 63 ..

> he fell in the middle of the forest, having lost his way, O ruler of the earth. // 63  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.133)

dayā jātā ca te bhūpa dṛṣṭvā duḥkhena pīḍitam ..

> Compassion arose in you, O king, seeing him afflicted with distress;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.134)

brāhmaṇaṃ vṛddhamajñātaṃ gṛhītvā tu kareṇa vai .. 64 ..

> taking that unknown, elderly brahmin by the hand, // 64  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.135)

utthāpya patitaṃ bhūmau tvayoktaṃ hi tadā nṛpa ..

> and lifting him as he lay fallen on the ground, you indeed said then, O king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.136)

prasādaṃ kuru viprarṣa āgaccha tvaṃ mamā''śramam .. 65 ..

> 'Grant me your favor, O brahmin seer; come to my hermitage! // 65  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.137)

jalapūrṇaṃ taḍāgaṃ ca padminīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitam ..

> \[There is\] a pond full of water, adorned with clusters of lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.138)

vṛkṣairmanoharairyuktaṃ phalaiḥ puṣpairmanoramaiḥ .. 66 ..

> endowed with charming trees with delightful fruits and flowers. // 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.139)

snātvā suśītale toye kṛtvā karma ca naityakam ..

> Having bathed in the very cool water and performed your daily rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.140)

kuru vipra phalāhāraṃ piba vāri suśītalam .. 67 ..

> partake of fruits, O brahmin, and drink the very cool water! // 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.141)

sukhena kuru viśrāmaṃ mayā saṃrakṣitaḥ svayam ..

> Take rest in comfort, personally protected by me;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.142)

viprendra tṛptiparyaṃtaṃ vasa tvaṃ ca mamāśrame .. 68 ..

> O foremost of brahmins, dwell in my hermitage until you are satisfied! // 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.143)

uttiṣṭha tvaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha prasādaṃ kartumarhasi ..

> Arise, O best of the twice-born! You should grant me your favor.' // 69a  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.144)

labdhasaṃjñastadā vipraḥ śrutvā śūdrasya bhāṣitam .. 69 ..

> Having regained consciousness upon hearing the Śūdra's speech, the brahmin then // 69b  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.145)

kare jagrāha taṃ śūdraṃ gato yatra jalāśayaḥ ..

> grasped that Śūdra by the hand and went to where the body of water was.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.146)

upaviṣṭo mahābāho chāyāmāśritya tattaṭe .. 2.5.11.70 ..

> He sat down, O mighty-armed one, taking shelter in the shade on its bank. // 70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.147)

snānaṃ cakāra vidhivatpūjayāmāsa keśavam ..

> He performed his ritual ablution according to the rules and worshipped Keśava;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.148)

tarpayitvā pitṝndevānpapau nīraṃ suśītalam .. 71 ..

> having offered libations to the ancestors and gods, he drank the very cool water. // 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.149)

viśrāṃto vṛkṣūmūle'bhūddevaśarmā dvijottamaḥ ..

> Devaśarman, the best of the twice-born, rested at the root of a tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.150)

sāṣṭāṃgaṃ munaye kṛtvā namaskāraṃ saha striyā .. 72 ..

> Having performed a full prostration to the sage along with his wife, // 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.151)

śūdrastu parayā bhaktyā provāca munisannidhau ..

> the Śūdra, with supreme devotion, spoke in the presence of the sage:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.152)

āvayostaraṇārthāya atithistvaṃ samāgataḥ .. 73 ..

> 'For the salvation of both of us, you have arrived as a guest. // 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.153)

darśanāttava viprarṣe jātaḥ pāpasya saṃkṣayaḥ ..

> By the darśana of you, O brahmin seer, the destruction of sin has occurred.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.154)

priye phalāni svādūni prayacchāsmai dvijātaye ..

> Dear wife, give delicious fruits to this twice-born one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.155)

mṛdūni rasayuktāni supakvāni priyāṇi ca .. 74 ..

> tender, juicy, well-ripened, and delightful!' // 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.156)

.. .. brāhmaṇa uvāca .. ..

> The brahmin said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.157)

tvāmahaṃ naiva jānāmi svajñātiṃ kathayasva me ..

> "I do not know you at all. Tell me your lineage;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.158)

nājñātasya hi bhoktavyaṃ brāhmaṇasyā'pi putraka .. 75 ..

> for food should not be taken from an unknown person, even by a brahmin, my son." // 75  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.159)

.. śūdra uvāca .. ..

> The Śūdra said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.160)

śūdro'haṃ dvijaśārdūla na kāryaḥ saṃśayastvayā ..

> "I am a Śūdra, O tiger among the twice-born; you should have no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.161)

ātmajairdurjanairvipra parityaktaḥ svabandhubhiḥ .. 76 ..

> I was abandoned by wicked sons and by my own kinsmen, O brahmin." // 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.162)

tayoḥ saṃvadatorevaṃ śūdrapatnyā phalāni ca ..

> Even as the two were thus conversing, fruits were offered  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.163)

dattāni tasmai viprāya tena bhuktāni tāni vai .. 77 ..

> to that brahmin by the Śūdra's wife, and they were indeed eaten by him. // 77  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.164)

abhūtprītamanā vipraḥ pītvā nīraṃ suśītalam ..

> Having drunk the very cool water, the brahmin was pleased in mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.165)

sukhaṃ saṃprāpya sa munirviśrāṃtastarumūlake .. 78 ..

> Having obtained comfort, the sage rested at the base of the tree. // 78  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.166)

sa ca śūdraḥ sapatnīko bhuktvā ca punarāgataḥ ..

> And that Śūdra, having eaten along with his wife, returned:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.167)

svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha kutastvamiha cā''gataḥ .. 79 ..

> "Welcome to you, O best of sages! Whence have you come here?" // 79  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.168)

śūnyāṭavīṃ dvijaśreṣṭha duṣṭasattvabhayākulām ..

> into this empty forest, O best of the twice-born, teeming with dread of wicked beasts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.169)

nirmanuṣyāṃ duḥkhayuktāṃ divārātraṃ bhayānakām .. 2.5.11.80 ..

> devoid of people, fraught with distress, and terrifying by day and by night?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.170)

.. brāhmaṇa uvāca .. ..

> The brahmin said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.171)

brāhmaṇo'haṃ mahābhāga prayāgagamanaṃ prati ..

> “O noble one, I am a brahmin setting out on a journey toward Prayāga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.172)

ahamajñātamārgeṇa praviṣṭo dāruṇe vane .. 81 ..

> Having lost my way, I entered this dread forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.173)

mama puṇyaprabhāveṇa jātosi varabāṃdhavaḥ ..

> By the power of my merit, you have become an excellent kinsman to me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.174)

jīvitaṃ me tvayā dattaṃ brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te .. 62 ..

> My life has been granted by you; tell me, what may I do for you?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.175)

bhavānapi kutaḥ prāpto nirmanuṣye vane khalu ..

> Whence, moreover, have you come into this uninhabited forest?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.176)

ko bhavānkāraṇaṃ kiṃsvitkathayasva mamā'grataḥ .. 83 ..

> Who are you? What is the reason? Please tell it before me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.177)

.. śūdra uvāca .. ..

> The śūdra said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.178)

vidarbhanagarī rājñā bhīmasenena rakṣitā ..

> “There is a city called Vidarbha, protected by King Bhīmasena.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.179)

vāso mama mahārāṣṭre śūdro'haṃ pāpalaṃpaṭaḥ .. 84 ..

> My home is in Mahārāṣṭra; I am a śūdra, addicted to sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.180)

svakarmavihito dharmo mayā tyakto dvijottama ..

> The duty prescribed for my own caste was abandoned by me, O best of the twice-born;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.181)

tyakto'haṃ bandhuvargeṇa tato'haṃ vanamāgataḥ .. 85 ..

> I was cast out by my kinsmen, and therefore I came to the forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.182)

kṛtvā jīvavadhaṃ nityaṃ jīve'haṃ bhāryayā saha ..

> Always slaughtering living creatures, I live here with my wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.183)

sāṃprataṃ pātakātsamyaṅ nirviṇṇosmi mahāmune .. 86 ..

> Now, O great sage, I am utterly filled with remorse because of my sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.184)

kuruṣvā'nugrahaṃ kiñcitpāpayuktasya me prabho ..

> Bestow some grace upon me, fraught with sin as I am, O master!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.185)

mama puṇyaprabhāveṇa āgatastvaṃ dvijottama .. 87 ..

> By the power of my merit, you have arrived here, O best of the twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.186)

na paśyāmi yathā sauriṃ patnyā saha mahāmune ..

> So that I, along with my wife, may not look upon the son of Sūrya \[Yama\], O great sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.187)

upadeśaprabhāveṇa prasādaṃ kartumarhasi .. 88 ..

> you should be pleased to grant me favor through the power of your teaching.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.188)

nānyadicchāmyahaṃ kiñcinmuktvā devaṃ janārdanam ..

> I desire nothing else whatsoever, aside from Lord Janārdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.189)

kuruṣvā'nugrahaṃ me'dya prasādamṛṣisattama .. 89 ..

> Grant me favor today; bestow your grace, O best of seers!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.190)

.. bhāradvāja uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.5.11.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.191)

iti tena samāpṛṣṭo devaśarmā dvijāgraṇīḥ ..

> Thus addressed by him, Devaśarman, foremost among the twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.192)

śūdreṇa parayā bhaktyā prahasanvākyamabravīt .. 2.5.11.90 ..

> smiled and spoke these words to the śūdra endowed with supreme devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.11.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.11.193)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe brahmaviṣṇusaṃvāde mārgaśīrṣamāhātmya ekādaśyākhyānaṃnāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 11 .. .. cha ..

> Thus ends the eleventh chapter, titled ‘The Narrative of the Ekādaśī,’ in the Mārgaśīrṣamāhātmya within the dialogue of Brahmā and Viṣṇu, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.5.11.1) — English, machine translation

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