[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.6.5 # Skandapurana 2.6.5 Skandapurāṇa 2.6.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.6.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5.1) atha vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe ṣaṣṭhaṃ bhāgavatamāhātmyam .. ( 2-6) .. > Now begins the sixth \[sub-section\], the Bhāgavatamāhātmya, in the Vaiṣṇava section. (2.6) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.6.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5.2) 1 sūtaśaunakasaṃvādaprasaṅgena māthurahastināpurayo rājyasiṃhāsanayorvajraparīkṣitāvabhiṣicya śrīkṛṣṇapāṃḍavānāṃ svadhāmagamanavarṇanam, vajranābhaparīkṣitsaṃvādottaraṃ śāṃḍilyarṣerāgamanam, śāṃḍilyena vrajaśabdārthavivecanapūrvakaṃ kṛṣṇakṛtavrajalīlāvarṇanam, govardha- namāthurādirājyakaraṇenoddhavadarśanalābhakathanam '... 213 1 > 1. In the context of the dialogue between Sūta and Śaunaka: description of the departure of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍavas to their own abode after consecrating Vajra and Parīkṣit upon the royal thrones of Mathurā and Hastināpura; the arrival of the seer Śāṇḍilya after the conversation between Vajranābha and Parīkṣit; the description of the pastimes in Vraja performed by Kṛṣṇa preceded by Śāṇḍilya's explanation of the meaning of the word 'Vraja'; the narration of obtaining the darśana of Uddhava by ruling the kingdom of Govardhana, Mathurā, and other regions. ... 213 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.6.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5.3) 2 itthamuktvā śāṃḍilyasya svāśramagamanam, parīkṣidrājñastatra māthuramaṇḍalaṃ pratyāgamanam, vajraparīkṣidrājabhyāṃ govindagopīlalitasthānasthāpanam, māthurasyāsamantato bahūnāṃ grāmāṇāmavasthāpanam, māthure kuṇḍakūpādipūrtakarmapūrvakaśivaliṅgasthāpanam, śrīkṛṣṇaviraheṇa kṛṣṇapatnīkṛtaśokavarṇanam, kāliṃdīvarṇitabhagavadguṇānuvādavarṇanam, govardhanaparvatasamīpe parīkṣidādīnāmuddhavadarśanavarṇanam 214 1 > 2. Having spoken thus, Śāṇḍilya's departure to his own hermitage; King Parīkṣit's return there to the Mathurā region; the establishment of the sacred places of Govinda, the Gopīs, and Lalitā by Kings Vajra and Parīkṣit; the settling of many villages all around Mathurā; the establishment of Śivaliṅgas preceded by works of public welfare such as ponds and wells in the Mathurā region; the description of the grief of Kṛṣṇa's wives caused by separation from Śrī Kṛṣṇa; the description of the recitation of the Lord's qualities described by Kālindī; the description of the darśana of Uddhava by Parīkṣit and others near Mount Govardhana. 214 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.6.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5.4) 3 uddhavaparīkṣitsaṃvāda uddhavena bhagavanmāhātmyakathanam, kṛṣṇakṛtabālakrīḍādivarṇanam, bhāgavatagranthapaṭhanena sarvamanorathaphalaprāptikathanam, yadgṛhe bhāgavataṃ tadeva śrīkṛṣṇāvāsasthānamityādivarṇanam, bhāgavataśravaṇena mokṣaprāptivarṇanam, śrīmadbhāgavatasaptāhaśravaṇaphalam, bhagavatkṛtaṃ sattvarajastamomayaviṣṇubrahmadevaśaṃkarakāryasthityutpattilayādyupadeśavarṇanam, śrīmadbhāgavatagrahaṇena śivasya tamoguṇanirāsaḥ, bhāgavataśravaṇotsukena parīkṣitoddhavasya prārthanākaraṇam, śukamukhāttava bhāgavataśravaṇaṃ syādityuddhavavacanaṃ śrutvoddhavājñayā kalinigrahārthaṃ digvijayāya ca parīkṣito gamanam, vajrasya pratibāhuṃ putraṃ rājye saṃsthāpya vṛndāvanaṃ gatvoddhavasaṃkīrtitaśrīmadbhāgavataśravaṇena muktiprāptivarṇanam-..... ... 215 1 > 3. In the dialogue between Uddhava and Parīkṣit: Uddhava's narration of the Lord's greatness; description of the childhood pastimes and other deeds performed by Kṛṣṇa; narration of the attainment of the fruit of all desires by reciting the text of the Bhāgavata; description that the home where the Bhāgavata is present is the very dwelling place of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and so forth; description of the attainment of liberation through hearing the Bhāgavata; the fruit of hearing the week-long recitation of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata; description of the Lord's instruction regarding the functions of maintenance, creation, and dissolution by Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Śaṃkara, who are made of the qualities of sattva, rajas, and tamas; the dispelling of the quality of tamas in Śiva through receiving the Śrīmad Bhāgavata; Parīkṣit's making of a request to Uddhava, eager to hear the Bhāgavata; hearing Uddhava's word that 'You shall hear the Bhāgavata from the mouth of Śuka', Parīkṣit's setting out by Uddhava's command for world conquest and to suppress Kali; after installing his son Pratibāhu on the throne, Vajra goes to Vṛndāvana, and the description of the attainment of liberation by hearing the Śrīmad Bhāgavata sung by Uddhava. ... 215 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.6.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5.5) 4 sūtaśaunakasaṃvādaprasagena śrīmadbhāgavatabhagavatorekasvarūpatvakathanam, śrīmadbhāgavataśravaṇavidhikathanam, śrīmadbhāgavataśravaṇena sadyaḥ sarvasiddhiprāptivarṇanam ... 216 2 > 4. In the context of the dialogue between Sūta and Śaunaka: statement of the identical nature of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata and the Lord; statement of the rules for hearing the Śrīmad Bhāgavata; description of the immediate attainment of all perfections through hearing the Śrīmad Bhāgavata. ... 216 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.6.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5.6) iti vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe ṣaṣṭhaṃ bhāgavatamāhātmyam .. (2--6) .. > Thus ends the sixth \[sub-section\], the Bhāgavatamāhātmya, in the Vaiṣṇava section. (2.6) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.6.5.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5) · Pramāṇa