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# Skandapurana 2.5.16: adhyāyaḥ 16

Skandapurāṇa 2.5.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 16

### [2.5.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.1)

..śrībhagavānuvāca.. ..

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

### [2.5.16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.2)

śṛṇu dhyānaṃ caturvaktra vakṣyāmi prītamānasaḥ ..

> "Listen to the meditation, O four-faced one; with a pleased mind I shall tell it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.3)

śrutenaiva ca saubhāgyaṃ labhate mānavo bhuvi ..1..

> by merely hearing which a human being attains good fortune on earth. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.4)

atha śrīmadudyānasaṃvītahaimasthalodbhāsiratnasphuranmaṃḍapāṃtaḥ ..

> "Now, \[one should meditate on him\] inside a brilliant jewelled pavilion upon a golden ground surrounded by a glorious garden,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.5)

lasatkalpavṛkṣoditoddīptaratnasthalādhiṣṭhitāṃbhojapīṭhā'dhirūḍham .. 2 ..

> mounted upon a lotus-throne established on a radiant jewelled platform arisen beneath a shining wish-fulfilling tree, // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.6)

mahānīlanīlābhamatyaṃtabālaṃ guḍasnigdhavaktrāṃtavisrastakeśam ..

> possessing the lustre of a great sapphire, very young, with dishevelled hair falling to the edges of a face smeared with jaggery,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.7)

alivrātaparyākulotphullapadmapramugdhānanaṃ śrīmadiṃdīvarākṣam .. 3 ..

> whose charming face resembles a fully blown lotus surrounded by swarms of bees, possessing glorious blue-lotus eyes, // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.8)

calatkuṃḍalollāsitotphullagallaṃ sughoṇaṃ suśoṇādharaṃ susmitāsyam ..

> his blossoming cheeks illuminated by dangling earrings, with an exquisite nose, lovely crimson lower lip, and gently smiling mouth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.9)

anekollasatkaṃṭhabhūṣālasaṃtaṃ vahaṃtaṃ nakhaṃ pauṃḍarīkaṃ sunetram .. 4 ..

> shining with various glittering throat ornaments, bearing a tiger-claw amulet, with beautiful eyes, // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.10)

samuddhūsaroraḥsthalaṃ dhenudhūlyā supuṣṭāṃgamaṣṭāpadākalpadīptam ..

> his chest greyed with the dust raised by cows, his well-nourished limbs radiant with gold ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.11)

kaṭīrasthale cārujaṃghoruyugme pinaddhaṃ kvaṇatkiṃkiṇījāladāmnā .. 5 ..

> girded at the waist and upon the pair of charming shanks and thighs with a cord of jingling bells, // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.12)

hasaṃtaṃ lasadbaṃdhujīvaprasūnaprabhāpāṇipādāṃbujodārakāṃtyā ..

> laughing, with the noble splendor of lotus hands and feet resembling the radiance of the shining bandhujīva flower,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.13)

kare dakṣiṇe pāyasaṃ vāmahaste dadhānaṃ navaṃ śuddhahaiyaṃgavīnam .. 6 ..

> holding milk-rice in his right hand, and holding fresh, pure clarified butter from yesterday's milk in his left hand, // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.14)

mahībhārabhūtā'marārātiyūthā'nalaṃ pūtanādīnnihaṃtuṃ pravṛttam ..

> the fire consuming the hordes of enemies of the gods who were a burden to the earth, engaged in slaying Pūtanā and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.15)

prabhuṃ gopikāgopavṛṃdena vītaṃ surendrādibhirvaṃditaṃ devadevam .. 7 ..

> the Lord surrounded by a multitude of cowherdesses and cowherds, praised by the lords of gods and others, the God of gods. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.16)

prage pūjayitvā tvanusmṛtya kṛṣṇaṃ bhujaṃgeṃdravajrādibhirbhaktinamraḥ ..

> "Having worshipped Kṛṣṇa early in the morning and remembered him, bowed in devotion with \[hymns like\] the Snake-King's Thunderbolt,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.17)

sitāṃbhojahaiyaṃgavīnaiśca dadhnā vimiśreṇa dugdhena saṃprīṇayettam .. 8 ..

> one should please him with white lotuses, fresh butter, and milk mixed with curds. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.18)

iti prātarevā'rcayedatyutaṃ yo naraḥ pratyahaṃ śaśvadāstikyayuktaḥ ..

> The man who thus worships Acyuta every single day early in the morning, constantly endowed with faith,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.19)

labhetso'cireṇaiva lakṣmīṃ samagrāmiha pretya śuddhaṃ paraṃ dhāma bhūyāt .. 9 ..

> shall soon obtain complete fortune here, and having departed, shall attain the pure, supreme abode. // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.20)

mantraścoktaḥ purā putra ādau lokamanoharaḥ ..

> "The mantra, enchanting to the worlds, was spoken earlier, O son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.21)

śrīmaddāmodarākhyo hi śṛṇu tasyādhikāriṇaḥ .. 2.5.16.10 ..

> it is indeed named after the glorious Dāmodara. Hear about those who are qualified for it: // 2.5.16.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.22)

ayogyāya na dātavyo maṃtrarājastvayā suta ..

> This king of mantras must not be given by you to an unfit person, O son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.23)

yatnena gopanīyaṃ ca rahasyaṃ śīghrasiddhidam .. 11 ..

> And it should be kept secret with effort, a secret that bestows swift perfection. // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.24)

alasaṃ malinaṃ kliṣṭaṃ daṃbhamohasamanvitam ..

> \[A student who is\] lazy, dirty, afflicted, full of hypocrisy and delusion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.25)

daridraṃ rogiṇaṃ kruddhaṃ rāgiṇaṃ bhogalālasam .. 12 ..

> destitute, diseased, angry, lustful, eager for pleasures, // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.26)

asūyāmatsaragrastaṃ śaṭhaṃ paruṣavādinam ..

> seized by envy and jealousy, deceitful, harsh-spoken,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.27)

anyāyenā'rjitadhanaṃ paradārarataṃ sadā .. 13 ..

> having wealth acquired unjustly, always attached to another's wife, // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.28)

viduṣāṃ vairiṇaṃ nityamajñaṃ paṃḍitamāninam ..

> ever the enemy of learned men, ignorant yet fancying himself wise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.29)

bhraṣṭavrataṃ kliṣṭavṛttiṃ piśunaṃ duṣṭamānasam .. 14 ..

> fallen from vows, miserable in conduct, slanderous, wicked-minded, // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.30)

bahvāśinaṃ krūraceṣṭamagragaṇyaṃ durātmanām ..

> gluttonous, cruel in action, foremost among the wicked,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.31)

kṛpaṇaṃ pāpinaṃ raudramāśritānāṃ bhayaṃkaram .. 15 ..

> miserly, sinful, violent, terrifying to his dependents— // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.32)

evamādiguṇairyuktaṃ śiṣyaṃ naiva parigrahet ..

> a disciple endowed with such qualities \[a guru\] must not accept.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.33)

gṛhṇīyādyadi taddoṣaḥ prāyo gurumupaspṛśet .. 16 ..

> If he should accept \[such a one\], that student's fault would generally affect the guru. // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.34)

amātyadoṣo rājānaṃ jāyādoṣaḥ patiṃ yathā ..

> Just as the minister's fault \[affects\] the king, \[and\] the wife's fault the husband,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.35)

tathā śiṣyakṛto doṣo guruṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam .. 17 ..

> so the fault committed by a disciple undoubtedly reaches the guru. // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.36)

tasmācchiṣyaṃ gururnityaṃ parīkṣyaiva parigrahet ..

> Therefore, the guru should always examine the disciple before accepting him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.37)

kāyena manasā vācā guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratam .. 18 ..

> one devoted in body, mind, and speech to serving the guru, // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.38)

asteyavṛttimāstikyayuktaṃ mokṣakṛtodyamam ..

> of non-stealing conduct, possessed of faith, striving for liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.39)

brahmacaryarataṃ nityaṃ dṛḍhavratamakalmaṣam .. 19 ..

> ever devoted to celibacy, firm in vows, free from blemish, // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.40)

prasannahṛdayaṃ śuddhamaśaṭhaṃ vimalāśayam ..

> cheerful of heart, pure, non-deceitful, clean in intention,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.41)

paropakāranirataṃ svārthe ca vigataspṛham .. 2.5.16.20 ..

> intent upon helping others, and devoid of desire for his own gain, // 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.42)

svacittavittadehaistu paritoṣakaraṃ guroḥ ..

> bringing satisfaction to his guru with his own mind, wealth, and body,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.43)

āśritānāṃ tathā putra paritoṣakaraṃ śucim .. 21 ..

> likewise bringing satisfaction to dependents, O son, pure— // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.44)

īdṛgvidhāya śiṣyāya maṃtraṃ dadyācca nānyathā ..

> to such a disciple he should impart the mantra, and not otherwise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.45)

yadyanyathā vadettasmindevatāśāpa āpatet .. 22 ..

> If he should speak \[it\] otherwise, a curse of the deity will fall upon him. // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.46)

śṛṇu putra pravakṣyāmi gurorapi ca lakṣaṇam ..

> Listen, O son: I shall also proclaim the characteristics of the guru.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.47)

ebhistu lakṣaṇairyukto gurureva bhavennṛṇām .. 23 ..

> Endowed with these marks indeed, he becomes a guru unto men: // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.48)

samacetāḥ praśāṃtātmā vimanyuśca suhṛnnṛṇām ..

> even-minded, tranquil of soul, free from anger, a friend to men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.49)

sādhurmahānsamo loke sa guruḥ parikīrtitaḥ .. 24 ..

> virtuous, great, impartial in the world—he is proclaimed a guru. // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.50)

mama vratadharo nityaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ susaṃmataḥ ..

> Constantly observant of my vows, highly esteemed by Vaiṣṇavas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.51)

madāśrayakathāsakto mamotsavarataḥ sadā .. 25 ..

> devoted to narratives that take refuge in me, ever delighting in my festivals, // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.52)

kṛpāsindhuḥ supūrṇārthaḥ sarvasattvopakārakaḥ ..

> an ocean of compassion, truly accomplished in purpose, benefactor of all living beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.53)

niḥspṛhaḥ sarvataḥ siddhaḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ .. 26 ..

> free from desire, accomplished in all respects, skilled in all sciences, // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.54)

sarvasaṃśayasaṃchettā'nalaso gururādṛtaḥ ..

> cutter of all doubts, not indolent, a revered guru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.55)

brāhmaṇaḥ sarvakālajñaḥ kuryātsarveṣvanugraham .. 27 ..

> a brahmin who knows all seasons, who bestows grace upon all. // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.56)

pūrvoktalakṣaṇairyuktaḥ śiṣya īdṛgvidhādguroḥ ..

> Endowed with the aforementioned qualities, a disciple, from such a guru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.57)

gṛhṇīyātputra tanmaṃtraṃ mārgaśīrṣe madāyane .. 28 ..

> should receive that mantra, O son, in \[the month of\] Mārgaśīrṣa, which is my course. // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.58)

vaiṣṇavānāṃ vratānāṃ ca kuryātsvīkaraṇaṃ budhaḥ ..

> And the wise man should undertake the observance of Vaiṣṇava vows;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.59)

matpriyaṃ śṛṇuyācchaśvacchrīmadbhāgavataṃ param ..29..

> he should constantly listen to the supreme Śrīmadbhāgavata, dear to me. // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.60)

śrīmadbhāgavataṃnāma purāṇaṃ lokaviśrutam ..

> The Purāṇa named Śrīmadbhāgavata, renowned throughout the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.61)

śṛṇuyācchraddhayā yukto mama santoṣakāraṇam .. 2.5.16.30 ..

> he should hear with faith, as a cause of my delight. // 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.62)

nityaṃ bhāgavataṃ yastu purāṇaṃ paṭhate naraḥ ..

> The man who daily recites the Bhāgavata Purāṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.63)

pratyakṣaraṃ bhavettasya kapilādānajaṃ phalam .. 31 ..

> for every syllable, his will be the fruit born of gifting a tawny cow. // 31  
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### [2.5.16.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.64)

ślokārdhaṃ ślokapādaṃ vā nityaṃ bhāgavatodbhavam ..

> Half a verse or a quarter of a verse originating from the Bhāgavata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.65)

paṭhate śṛṇuyādyastu gosahasraphalaṃ labhet .. 32 ..

> whoever recites or hears \[it\] daily, obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. // 32  
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### [2.5.16.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.66)

yaḥ paṭhetprayato nityaṃ ślokaṃ bhāgavataṃ suta ..

> The one who, self-controlled, daily recites a verse of the Bhāgavata, O son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.67)

aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ .. 33 ..

> that mortal attains the fruit of the eighteen Purāṇas. // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.68)

nityaṃ mama kathā yatra tatra tiṣṭhanti vaiṣṇavāḥ ..

> Where my story is ever \[told\], there dwell the Vaiṣṇavas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.69)

kalibāhyā narāste vai ye'rcayanti sadā mama .. 34 ..

> those men indeed are beyond Kali who constantly worship me. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.70)

vaiṣṇavānāṃ tu śāstrāṇi ye'rcayanti gṛhe narāḥ ..

> Those men who worship the scriptures of the Vaiṣṇavas in their home,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.71)

sarvapāpavinirmuktā bhavaṃti suravanditāḥ .. 35 ..

> are freed from all sin and become praised by the gods. // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.72)

ye'rcayanti gṛhe nityaṃ śāstraṃ bhāgavataṃ kalau ..

> Those who daily worship the Bhāgavata scripture in their home in the Kali \[age\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.73)

āsphoṭayaṃti valganti teṣāṃ prīto bhavāmyaham .. 36 ..

> they clap their arms and leap for joy; I am pleased with them. // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.74)

yāvaddināni he putra śāstraṃ bhāgavataṃ gṛhe ..

> For as many days, O son, as the Bhāgavata scripture remains in a home,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.75)

tāvatpibaṃti pitaraḥ kṣīraṃ sarpirmadhūdakam .. 37 ..

> for so long the ancestors drink milk, clarified butter, honey, and water. // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.76)

yacchaṃti vaiṣṇave bhaktyā śāstraṃ bhāgavataṃ hi ye ..

> Those who give the Bhāgavata scripture with devotion to a Vaiṣṇava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.77)

kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi mama loke vasaṃti te .. 38 ..

> they dwell in my world for thousands of crores of kalpas. // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.78)

ye'rcayanti sadā gehe śāstraṃ bhāgavataṃ narāḥ ..

> The men who always worship the Bhāgavata scripture in their home,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.79)

prīṇitāstaiśca vibudhā yāvadā''bhūtasaṃplavam .. 39 ..

> by them the gods are delighted until the dissolution of all beings. // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.80)

ślokārdhaṃ ślokapādaṃ vā varaṃ bhāgavataṃ gṛhe ..

> Even half a verse or a quarter of a verse of the Bhāgavata in one's home is superior;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.81)

śataśo'tha sahasraiśca kimanyaiḥ śāstrasaṃgrahaiḥ .. 2.5.16.40 ..

> what is the use of other collections of scriptures by the hundreds or thousands? // 40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.82)

na yasya tiṣṭhate śāstraṃ gṛhe bhāgavataṃ kalau ..

> In whose home in Kali the Bhāgavata scripture does not dwell,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.83)

na tasya punarāvṛttiryāmyapāśātkadācana ..41 ..

> there is never any release for him from the noose of Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.84)

kathaṃ sa vaiṣṇavo jñeyaḥ śāstraṃ bhāgavataṃ kalau ..

> How can he be known as a Vaiṣṇava in the Kali \[age\], in whose house  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.85)

gṛhe na tiṣṭhate yasya śvapacādadhiko hi saḥ .. 42 ..

> the Bhāgavata scripture does not reside? Indeed, he is lower than an outcaste dog-cooker.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.86)

sarvasvenā'pi lokeśa kartavyaḥ śāstrasaṃgrahaḥ ..

> Even at the cost of all his possessions, O lord of the worlds, an acquisition of the scripture should be made  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.87)

vaiṣṇavastu sadā bhaktyā tuṣṭyarthaṃ mama putraka .. 43 ..

> by a Vaiṣṇava, always with devotion, for my pleasure, O dear son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.88)

yatra yatra bhavetpuṇyaṃ śāstraṃ bhāgavataṃ kalau ..

> Wherever the sacred Bhāgavata scripture is found in the Kali \[age\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.89)

tatra tatra sadaivā'haṃ bhavāmi tridaśaiḥ saha .. 44 ..

> there I myself always abide together with the thirty \[gods\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.90)

tatra sarvāṇi tīrthāni nadīnadasarāṃsi ca ..

> There are all the sacred fords, rivers, streams, and lakes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.91)

yajñāḥ saptapurī nityaṃ puṇyāḥ sarve śiloccayāḥ .. 45 ..

> the sacrifices, the seven sacred cities constantly, and all holy mountains.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.92)

śrotavyaṃ mama śāstraṃ hi yaśodharmajayārthinā ..

> My scripture must indeed be heard by one who desires fame, virtue, and victory,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.93)

pāpakṣayārthaṃ lokeśa mokṣārthaṃ dharmabuddhinā .. 46 ..

> for the destruction of sins, O lord of the worlds, and for liberation by one of righteous mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.94)

śrīmadbhāgavataṃ puṇyamāyurārogyapuṣṭidam ..

> The holy Śrīmad Bhāgavata grants longevity, health, and vigor;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.95)

paṭhanācchravaṇādvā'pi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 47 ..

> by reading it or even by hearing it, one is completely freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.96)

na śṛṇvaṃti na hṛṣyaṃti śrīmadbhāgavataṃ param ..

> Those who do not listen to and do not rejoice in the supreme Śrīmad Bhāgavata—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.97)

satyaṃsatyaṃ hi lokeśa teṣāṃ svāmī sadā yamaḥ .. 48 ..

> truly, truly, O lord of the worlds, Yama is forever their master.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.98)

na gacchati yadā martyaḥ śrotuṃ bhāgavataṃ suta ..

> When a mortal does not go to hear the Bhāgavata, O son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.99)

ekādaśyāṃ viśeṣeṇa nā'sti pāparatastataḥ .. 49 ..

> especially on an Ekādaśī, there is none more devoted to sin than he.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.100)

ślokaṃ bhāgavataṃ cā'pi ślokārdhaṃ pādameva vā ..

> A verse of the Bhāgavata, or half a verse, or even a quarter,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.101)

likhitaṃ tiṣṭhate yasya gṛhe tasya vasāmyaham .. 2.5.16.50 ..

> in whose house it remains written down, in his house I dwell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.102)

sarvā''śramā'bhigamanaṃ sarvatīrthā'vagāhanam ..

> Visiting all hermitages and bathing in all sacred fords  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.103)

na tathā pāvanaṃ nṝṇāṃ śrīmadbhāgavataṃ yathā .. 51 ..

> does not purify human beings in such a manner as does the Śrīmad Bhāgavata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.104)

yatra yatra caturvaktra śrīmadbhāgavataṃ bhavet ..

> Wherever the Śrīmad Bhāgavata is found, O four-faced one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.105)

gacchāmi tatratatrā'haṃ gauryathā sutavatsalā .. 52 ..

> there I go, just as a milch cow fond of her calf.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.106)

matkathāvācakaṃ nityaṃ matkathāśravaṇe ratam ..

> One who expounds my story daily, one who delights in hearing my story,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.107)

matkathāprītamanasaṃ nā'haṃ tyakṣyāmi taṃ naram .. 53 ..

> and one whose mind is delighted by my story—I shall never abandon that man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.108)

śrīmadbhāgavataṃ puṇyaṃ dṛṣṭvā nottiṣṭhate hi yaḥ ..

> Whoever does not rise upon seeing the holy Śrīmad Bhāgavata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.109)

sāṃvatsaraṃ tasya puṇyaṃ vilayaṃ yāti putraka .. 54 ..

> his religious merit of an entire year vanishes, O dear son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.110)

śrīmadbhāgavataṃ dṛṣṭvā pratyutthānābhivādanaiḥ ..

> Having seen the Śrīmad Bhāgavata, if one should honor it upon seeing it  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.111)

sanmānayeta taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavetprītirmamā'tulā .. 55 ..

> with rising up and salutations, incomparable pleasure of mine arises.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.112)

dṛṣṭvā bhāgavataṃ dūrātprakrametsaṃmukhaṃ hi yaḥ ..

> Whoever, seeing the Bhāgavata from afar, steps forward to meet it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.113)

padepade'śvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam .. 56 ..

> at every step obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice, without doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.114)

utthāya praṇamedyo vai śrīmadbhāgavataṃ naraḥ ..

> The man who indeed stands up and bows down to the Śrīmad Bhāgavata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.115)

dhanaṃ putrāṃstathā dārānbhaktiṃ ca pradadāmyaham .. 57 ..

> to him I grant wealth, sons, a wife, and devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.116)

mahārājopacāraistu śrīmadbhāgavataṃ suta ..

> Those men who listen to the Śrīmad Bhāgavata with devotion, O son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.117)

śṛṇvaṃti ye narā bhaktyā teṣāṃ vaśyo bhavāmyaham.. 58 ..

> with royal services of worship, I become subjugated by them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.118)

mamotsaveṣu sarvepu śrīmadbhāgavataṃ param ..

> During all my festivals, those men who listen to the supreme Śrīmad Bhāgavata  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.119)

śṛṇvaṃti ye narā bhaktyā mama prītyai ca suvrata .. 59 ..

> with devotion and for my pleasure, O one of good vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.120)

vastrālaṃkaraṇaiḥ puṣpairdhūpadīpopahārakaiḥ ..

> with garments, ornaments, flowers, incense, lamps, and offerings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.121)

vaśīkṛto hyahaṃ taiśca satstriyā satpatiryathā .. 2.5.16.60 ..

> I am captivated by them, just as a good husband by a virtuous wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5.16.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.5.16.122)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe brahmaviṣṇusaṃvāde mārgaśīrṣamāsamāhātmye bhāgavataśraiṣṭhyamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma poḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 16 ..

> Thus ends the sixteenth chapter, titled 'Description of the Excellence and Greatness of the Bhāgavata' in the Greatness of the Month of Mārgaśīrṣa, in the dialogue between Brahmā and Viṣṇu, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.5.16.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (4)

- [Āgamakalpalatā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.agamakalpalata.208) — Sanskrit
- [Āgamakalpalatā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.kamya.agamakalpalata.208) — Sanskrit
- [Puraścaryārṇava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.prayoga.purascarana.purascaryarnava.2.25.386) — Sanskrit
- [Merutantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.merutantra.7.105) — Gommaṭa, Sanskrit

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