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# Skandapurana 2.6: bhāgavatamāhātmyam

Skandapurāṇa 2.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [2.6.0](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.0) — 5 parts
- [2.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1) — 92 parts
- [2.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2) — 79 parts
- [2.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3) — 168 parts
- [2.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.4) — 99 parts
- [2.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.5) — 6 parts

### bhāgavatamāhātmyam

### [2.6.0.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.0.p1)

adhyāyaḥ 1

> Chapter 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.0.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.0.p2)

adhyāyaḥ 2

> Chapter 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.0.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.0.p3)

adhyāyaḥ 3

> Chapter 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.0.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.0.p4)

adhyāyaḥ 4

> Chapter 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.0.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.0.p5)

viṣayānukramaṇikā

> Table of Contents  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.6)

skandapurāṇasya vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrībhāgavatamāhātmyasya devanāgarī yunikoḍa rūpāntaraṇam 23-8-2015ī.(śrāvaṇa śukla aṣṭamī, vikrama saṃvat 2072) tithau unnata ḍikśanarī phāīla grathita iṃḍasenja o.sī.āra. sāṃphṭaveyara dvārā kṛtamabhavat.

> The Devanāgarī Unicode transcription of the Śrībhāgavatamāhātmya in the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa was made on the date 23-8-2015 CE (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī, Vikrama Saṃvat 2072) by means of InPage OCR software integrated with an advanced dictionary file.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.1)

atha śrīmadbhāgavatamāhātmyaṃ prārabhyate ..

> Now begins the glorious Bhāgavatamāhātmya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.2)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

> Vyāsa said:  
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### [2.6.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.3)

śrīsaccidānandaghanasvarūpiṇe kṛṣṇāya cānantasukhābhivarṣiṇe ..

> To Kṛṣṇa, whose true nature is concentrated being, consciousness, and bliss, and who showers infinite happiness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.4)

viśvodbhavasthānanirodhahetave numo vayaṃ bhaktirasāptaye'niśam .. 1 ..

> the cause of the origination, sustenance, and dissolution of the universe, we bow incessantly to attain the aesthetic experience of devotion. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.5)

naimiṣe sūtamāsīnamabhivādya mahāmatim ..

> Having greeted the great-minded Sūta seated in Naimiṣa,  
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### [2.6.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.6)

kathāmṛtarasāsvādakuśalā ṛṣayo'bruvan .. 2 ..

> The seers, skilled in relishing the nectar of holy discourse, said:  
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### [2.6.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.7)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.6.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.8)

vajraṃ śrīmāthure deśe svapautraṃ hastināpure ..

> Having consecrated Vajra in the land of holy Mathurā and his own grandson in Hastināpura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.9)

abhiṣicya gate rājñi tau kathaṃ kiṃ ca cakratuḥ .. 3 ..

> when the king departed, what did those two do, and how?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.10)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.6.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.11)

nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam ..

> Having bowed to Nārāyaṇa, and to Nara, best of men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.12)

devīṃ sarasvatīṃ vyāsaṃ tato jayamudīrayet .. 4 ..

> and to the goddess Sarasvatī, and to Vyāsa, one should then utter "Victory!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.13)

mahāpathaṃ gate rājñi parīkṣitpṛthivīpatiḥ ..

> When the king had gone upon the Great Journey, King Parīkṣit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.14)

jagāma mathurāṃ viprā vajranābhadidṛkṣayā .. 5 ..

> O brahmins, went to Mathurā, wishing to see Vajranābha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.15)

pitṛvyamāgataṃ jñātvā vajraḥ premapariplutaḥ ..

> Learning that his uncle had arrived, Vajra, overflowing with love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.16)

abhigamyābhivādyātha nināya nijamandiram .. 6 ..

> went out to meet him, bowed down, and then led him to his own palace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.17)

pariṣvajya sa taṃ vīraḥ kṛṣṇaikagatamānasaḥ ..

> Embracing him, the heroic king, his mind fixed solely on Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.18)

rohiṇyādyā hareḥ patnīrvavandāyatanāgataḥ .. 7 ..

> entered the abode and paid homage to Hari's wives, headed by Rohiṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.19)

tābhiḥ sammānito'tyarthaṃ parīkṣitpṛthivīpatiḥ ..

> Greatly honoured by them, King Parīkṣit  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.20)

viśrāntaḥ sukhamāsīno vajranābhamuvāca ha .. 8 ..

> rested, and seated comfortably, addressed Vajranābha:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.21)

.. śrīparīkṣiduvāca .. ..

> Glorious Parīkṣit said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.22)

tāta tvatpitṛbhirnūnamasmatpitṛpitāmahāḥ ..

> "Dear boy, truly by your fathers were our fathers and grandfathers  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.23)

uddhṛtā bhūriduḥkhaughādahaṃ ca parirakṣitaḥ .. 9 ..

> delivered from a flood of immense grief, and I was protected.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.24)

na pārayāmyahaṃ tāta sādhu kṛtvopakārataḥ..

> I am not able, dear boy, to repay that kindness properly;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.25)

tvāmataḥ prārthayāmyaṅga sukhaṃ rājye'nuyujyatām .. 2.6.1.10 ..

> therefore I request you, dear one: apply yourself happily to your kingdom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.26)

kośasainyādijā cintā tathāridamanādijā ..

> Worry arising from the treasury, the army, and such, as well as from subduing enemies and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.27)

manāgapi na kāryā te susevyāḥ kintu mātaraḥ .. 11 ..

> must not be felt by you in the least; rather, the mothers should be well served.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.28)

nivedya mayi kartavyaṃ sarvādhiparivarjjanam ..

> Having reported \[any trouble\] to me, all mental anguish must be cast away."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.29)

śrutvaitatparamaprīto vajrastaṃ pratyuvāca ha .. 12 ..

> Hearing this, Vajra, exceedingly pleased, replied to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.30)

.. śrīvajranābha uvāca .. ..

> Glorious Vajranābha said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.31)

rājannucitametatte yadasmāsu prabhāṣate ..

> "O king, what you speak to us is proper.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.32)

tvatpitropakṛtaścāhaṃ dhanurvidyāpradānataḥ .. 13 ..

> And I was benefited by your father through the instruction in the science of archery.  
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### [2.6.1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.33)

tasmānnālpāpi me cintā kṣātraṃ dṛḍhamupeyuṣaḥ ..

> Therefore not even the slightest worry is mine, who have attained firm martial virtue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.34)

kintvekā paramā cintā tatra kiñcidvicāryyatām .. 14 ..

> Yet there is one supreme worry; please consider it somewhat:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.35)

māthure tvabhiṣikto'pi sthito'haṃ nirjane vane ..

> Though consecrated in Mathurā, I am dwelling in a deserted forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.36)

kva gatā vai prajā'tratyā yatra rājyaṃ prarocate .. 15 ..

> Where indeed have the subjects belonging here gone, over whom kingship is enjoyable?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.37)

ityukto viṣṇurātastu nandādīnāṃ purohitam ..

> Thus addressed, Viṣṇurāta quickly summoned Śāṇḍilya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.38)

śāṃḍilyamājuhāvāśu vajrasaṃdehanuttaye .. 16 ..

> the family priest of Nanda and others, to remove Vajra's doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.39)

athoṭajaṃ vihāyāśu śāṃḍilyaḥ samupāgataḥ ..

> Then Śāṇḍilya quickly left his hut and arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.40)

pūjito vajranābhena niṣasādāsanottame .. 17 ..

> Venerated by Vajranābha, he sat upon an excellent seat.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.41)

upodghātaṃ viṣṇurātaścakārāśu tatastvasau ..

> Viṣṇurāta immediately provided the introductory remarks, and then  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.42)

uvāca paramaprītastāvubhau parisāntvayan .. 18 ..

> he, exceedingly pleased, spoke, comforting them both:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.43)

.. śrīśāṃḍilya uvāca .. ..

> Glorious Śāṇḍilya said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.44)

śṛṇutaṃ dattacittau me rahasyaṃ vrajabhūmijam ..

> "Listen with attentive minds to my secret regarding the land of Vraja.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.45)

vrajanaṃ vyāptirityuktyā vyāpanādvraja ucyate .. 19 ..

> By the statement that 'wandering' (vrajana) means pervading, it is called Vraja because of its all-pervading nature.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.46)

guṇātītaṃ paraṃ brahma vyāpakaṃ vraja ucyate ..

> Vraja is said to be the supreme Brahman beyond the guṇas, all-pervading,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.47)

sadānandaṃ paraṃ jyotirmuktānāṃ padamavyayam .. 2.6.1.20 ..

> eternal bliss, supreme light, the imperishable realm of the liberated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.48)

tasminnandātmajaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sadānandāṃgavigrahaḥ ..

> Within it, Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda, whose embodiment is eternal bliss,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.49)

ātmārāmaścāptakāmaḥ premāktairanubhūyate .. 21 ..

> delighting in the Self and having all desires fulfilled, is experienced by those anointed with love.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.50)

ātmā tu rādhikā tasya tayaiva ramaṇādasau ..

> His Self, indeed, is Rādhikā; because of sporting with her alone,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.51)

ātmārāmatayā prājñaiḥ procyate gūḍhavedibhiḥ .. 22 ..

> he is described as 'delighting in the Self' by the wise who know hidden truths.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.52)

kāmāstu vāñchitāstasya gāvo gopāśca gopikāḥ ..

> His desires, indeed, are what is longed for: the cows, the cowherds, and the cowherd maidens;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.53)

nityāḥ sarve vihārādyā āptakāmastatastvayam .. 23 ..

> eternal are all \[his\] pastimes and the rest; therefore he is 'one who has attained his desires'.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.54)

rahasyaṃ tvidametasya prakṛteḥ paramucyate ..

> This secret of his, however, is said to be beyond material nature.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.55)

prakṛtyā khelatastasya līlā'nyairanubhūyate .. 24 ..

> As he plays through material nature, his divine play is experienced by others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.56)

213b  
sargasthityapyayā yatra rajaḥsattvatamoguṇaiḥ ..

> wherein creation, preservation, and dissolution occur through the guṇas of rajas, sattva, and tamas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.57)

līlaivaṃ dvividhā tasya vāstavī vyāvahārikī .. 25 ..

> Thus his play is of two kinds: real and conventional.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.58)

vāstavī tatsvasaṃvedyā jīvānāṃ vyāvahārikī ..

> The real is known to him himself; the conventional is for living beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.59)

ādyāṃ vinā dvitīyā na dvitīyā nādyagā kvacit .. 26 ..

> Without the primary, the secondary does not exist; the secondary never enters into the primary.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.60)

āvayorgocareyaṃ tu tallīlā vyāvahārikī ..

> This realm within our sight, however, is his conventional play,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.61)

yatra bhūrādayo lokā bhuvi māthuramaṇḍalam .. 27 ..

> wherein are the earth and other worlds, and on earth the circle of Mathurā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.62)

atraiva vrajabhūmiḥ sā yatra tattvaṃ sugopitam ..

> Right here is that land of Vraja, where the reality is well concealed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.63)

bhāsate premapūrṇānāṃ kadācidapi sarvataḥ .. .. 28 ..

> it shines everywhere at certain times to those who are full of love.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.64)

kadāciddvāparasyānte raholīlādhikāriṇaḥ ..

> Sometimes, at the end of the Dvāpara age, when those eligible for the secret play  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.65)

samavetā yadā'tra syuryathedānīṃ tadā hariḥ .. 29 ..

> are gathered together here as they are now, then Hari  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.66)

svaiḥ sahāvataretsveṣu samāveśārthamīpsitāḥ ..

> descends together with his own \[companions\], those desired ones, so that they enter into his own forms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.67)

tadā devādayo'pyanye'vataranti samantataḥ .. 2.6.1.30 ..

> Then the gods and others too descend from all around. // 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.68)

sarveṣāṃ vāñchitaṃ kṛtvā harirantarhito'bhavat ..

> Having fulfilled the desire of all, Hari disappeared.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.69)

tenātra trividhā lokāḥ sthitāḥ pūrvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ .. 31 ..

> Therefore three kinds of people stayed here previously, there is no doubt: // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.70)

nityāstallipsavaścaiva devādyāśceti bhedataḥ ..

> by distinction, the eternal companions, those desirous of obtaining that, and the gods and others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.71)

devādyāsteṣu kṛṣṇena dvārikāṃ prāpitāḥ purā .. 32 ..

> Among them, the gods and others were earlier taken to Dvārikā by Kṛṣṇa, // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.72)

punarmauśalamārgeṇa svādhikāreṣu cāpitāḥ ..

> and then, through the incident of the club, they were restored to their own administrative posts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.73)

tallipsūṃśca sadā kṛṣṇaḥ premānandaikarūpiṇaḥ .. 33 ..

> And making those desirous of obtaining that into the very embodiment of love and bliss, // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.74)

vidhāya svīyanityeṣu samāveśitavāṃstadā ..

> Kṛṣṇa then caused them to merge into his own eternal companions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.75)

nityāḥ sarve'pyayogyeṣu darśanābhāvatāṃ gatāḥ .. 34 ..

> All the eternal companions also became invisible to unqualified persons. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.76)

vyāvahārikalīlāsthāstatra yannādhikāriṇaḥ ..

> Because those situated in the worldly līlā are not qualified for that,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.77)

paśyantyatrāgatāstasmānnirjjanatvaṃ samantataḥ .. 35 ..

> those who come here see desolation all around. // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.78)

tasmāccintā na te kāryā vajranābha madājñayā ..

> Therefore you should not worry, O Vajranābha; by my command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.79)

vāsayātra bahūngrāmānsaṃsiddhiste bhaviṣyati .. 36 ..

> settle many villages here; your success will come to pass. // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.80)

kṛṣṇalīlānusāreṇa kṛtvā nāmāni sarvataḥ ..

> Giving them names everywhere in accordance with Kṛṣṇa's pastimes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.81)

tvayā vāsaya tā grāmānsaṃsevyā bhūriyaṃ parā .. 37 ..

> settle those villages; this supreme land should be served by you. // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.82)

govarddhane dīrghapure mathurāyāṃ mahāvane ..

> At Govardhana, Dīrghapura, Mathurā, Mahāvana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.83)

nandigrāme bṛhatsānau kāryā rājyasthitistvayā .. 38 ..

> Nandīgrāma, and Bṛhatsānu, you must establish your royal seat. // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.84)

nadyadridroṇikuṇḍādikuñjānsaṃsevatastava ..

> As you tend to the rivers, valleys of the mountains, ponds, and bowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.85)

rājye prajāḥ susaṃpannāstvaṃ ca prīto bhaviṣyasi .. 39 ..

> the subjects in your kingdom will be very prosperous, and you will be pleased. // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.86)

saccidānandabhūreṣā tvayā sevyā prayatnataḥ ..

> This land of being, consciousness, and bliss must be zealously served by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.87)

tava kṛṣṇasthalānyatra sphurantu madanugrahāt .. 2.6.1.40 ..

> May the places of Kṛṣṇa manifest here to you by my grace. // 40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.88)

vajra saṃsevanādasyā uddhavastvāṃ miliṣyati ..

> O Vajra, by serving this \[land\], Uddhava will meet you;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.89)

tato rahasyametasmātprāpsyasi tvaṃ samātṛkaḥ ..41..

> then, from him, you along with your mother will obtain the secret."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.90)

evamuktvā tu śāṇḍilyo gataḥ kṛṣṇamanusmaran ..

> Having spoken thus, Śāṇḍilya departed, constantly remembering Kṛṣṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.91)

viṣṇurāto'tha vajraśca parāṃ prītimavāpatuḥ .. 42 ..

> then Viṣṇurāta and Vajra experienced supreme joy. // 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.1.92)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīmadbhāgavatamāhātmye śāḍilyopadiṣṭavrajabhūmimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 1 ..

> Thus ends the first chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of the Land of Vraja Taught by Śāṇḍilya', in the Glorious Bhāgavatamāhātmya in the second Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.1)

.. śrīṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.6.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.2)

śāṃḍilye tau samādiśya parāvṛtte svamāśramam ..

> "When Śāṇḍilya had instructed the two of them and returned to his hermitage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.3)

ki kathaṃ cakratustau tu rājānau sūta tadvada .. 1 .. ..

> what did those two kings do, and how? Tell that, O Sūta." // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.4)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.5)

tatastu viṣṇurātena śreṇīmukhvāḥ sahasraśaḥ ..

> "Then, by Viṣṇurāta, thousands of heads of guilds  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.6)

indraprasthātsamānāyya mathurāsthānamāpitāḥ .. 2 ..

> were brought from Indraprastha and settled in the area of Mathurā. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.7)

māthurānbrāhmaṇāṃstatra vānarāṃśca purātanān ..

> Having recognized that the local brahmins of Mathurā and the ancient monkeys there  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.8)

vijñāya mānanīyatvaṃ teṣu sthāpitavānsvarādaṭ .. 3 ..

> were worthy of honor, the sovereign king established respect toward them. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.9)

vajrastu tatsahāyena śāṇḍilyasyā'pyanugrahāt ..

> And Vajra, with his assistance and by the grace of Śāṇḍilya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.10)

govindagopagopīnāṃ līlāsthānānyanukramāt .. 4 ..

> gradually identified the places of pastime of Govinda, the cowherds, and the gopīs; // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.11)

vijñāyā'bhidhayā''sthāpya grāmānāvāsayadbahūn ..

> designating them by name, he settled many villages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.12)

kuṇḍakūpādipūrtena śivādisthāpanena ca .. 5 ..

> Through charitable works such as ponds and wells, by consecrating Śiva and other \[deities\], // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.13)

govindaharidevādisvarūpā''ropaṇena ca ..

> and by installing images of Govinda, Harideva, and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.14)

kṛṣṇaikabhaktiṃ sve rājyaṃ tatāna ca mumoda ha .. 6 ..

> he spread single-minded devotion to Kṛṣṇa in his kingdom and rejoiced. // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.15)

prajāstu muditāstasya kṛṣṇakīrtanatatparāḥ..

> His subjects were delighted, dedicated to chanting the praises of Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.16)

paramānandasampannā rājyaṃ tasyaiva tuṣṭuvuḥ .. 7 ..

> and endowed with supreme bliss, they praised his very rule. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.17)

ekadā kṛṣṇapatnyastu śrīkṛṣṇavirahāturāḥ ..

> Once, Kṛṣṇa's wives, afflicted with the pain of separation from Śrī Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.18)

kālindīṃ muditā vīkṣya papracchurgatamatsarāḥ .. 8 ....

> seeing Kālindī joyful, freed from jealousy, asked her: // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.19)

.. śrīkṛṣṇapatnya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The wives of Śrī Kṛṣṇa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.20)

yathā vayaṃ kṛṣṇapatnyastathā tvamapi śobhane ..

> "Just as we are Kṛṣṇa's wives, so are you also, O fair one;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.21)

vayaṃ virahaduḥkhārtāstvaṃ na kālindi tadvada .. 9 ..

> we are afflicted by the sorrow of separation, but you are not, O Kālindī; explain that!" // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.22)

tacchrutvā smayamānā sā kālindī vākyamabravīt ..

> Hearing that, smiling, Kālindī spoke these words;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.23)

sāpatnyaṃ vīkṣya tattāsāṃ karuṇāparamānasā .. 2.6.2.10 .. ..

> seeing that they were co-wives, her mind was filled with the utmost compassion. // 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.24)

śrīkālindyuvāca .. ..

> Śrī Kālindī said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.25)

ātmārāmasya kṛṣṇasya dhruvamātmāsti rādhikā ..

> "Of Kṛṣṇa, who delights in the self, Rādhikā is surely the self;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.26)

tasyā dāsyaprabhāveṇa viraho'smānna saṃspṛśet .. 11 ..

> through the power of servitude to her, separation cannot touch us. // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.27)

tasyā evāṃśavistārāḥ sarvāḥ śrīkṛṣṇanāyikāḥ ..

> All the heroines of Śrī Kṛṣṇa are expansions of portions of her alone;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.28)

nityasaṃbhoga evāsti tasyāḥ sāmmukhyayogataḥ .. 12 ..

> there is eternal enjoyment indeed through being turned toward her. // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.29)

sa eva sā sa saivāsti vaṃśī tatpremarūpikā ..

> He is she, and she is he; the flute is the embodiment of their love;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.30)

śrīkṛṣṇanakhacandrālisaṃgāccandrāvalī smṛtā .. 13 ..

> from contact with the array of moons of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's nails, Candrāvalī is remembered. // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.31)

rūpāntaraṃ ca gṛhṇānā tayoḥ sevātilālasā ..

> Assuming another form out of intense longing for the service of the two,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.32)

rukmiṇyādisamāveśo mayātraiva vilokitaḥ .. 14 ..

> the absorption of Rukmiṇī and others has been seen right here by me. // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.33)

yuṣmākamapi kṛṣṇena viraho naiva sarvataḥ ..

> For you as well, there is never any separation from Kṛṣṇa at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.34)

kintu evaṃ na jānītha tasmādvyākulatāmitāḥ .. 15 ..

> “However, you do not know this; therefore you have fallen into distress. // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.35)

evamevātra gopīnāmakrūrāvasare purā ..

> In this very way, in the past, at the time of Akrūra, for the milkmaids here,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.36)

virahābhāsa evāsīduddhavena samāhitaḥ .. 16 ..

> the mere semblance of separation was resolved by Uddhava. // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.37)

tenaiva bhavatīnāṃ cedbhavedatra samāgamaḥ ..

> If your meeting should take place right here through him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.38)

tarhi nityaṃ svakāntena vihāramapi lapsyatha .. 17 ..

> then you will obtain eternal pastimes with your beloved.” // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.39)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.40)

evamuktāstu tāḥ patnyaḥ prasannāṃ punarabruvan ..

> Addressed thus, those wives, longing to meet their beloved through the sight of Uddhava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.41)

uddhavālokanenātmapreṣṭhasaṃgamalālasāḥ .. 18 ..

> spoke again to the delighted \[Kālindī\]: // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.42)

.. śrīkṛṣṇapatnya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The wives of Śrī Kṛṣṇa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.43)

dhanyāsi sakhi kāntena yasyā naivāsti vicyutiḥ ..

> “You are fortunate, O friend, who have no separation from your beloved!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.44)

yataste svārthasaṃsiddhistasyā dāsyo babhūvima .. 19 ..

> Since your own purpose has been accomplished, we have become your servants. // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.45)

parantūddhavalābhe syādasmatsarvārthasādhanam ..

> However, by attaining Uddhava, the accomplishment of all our goals would come about.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.46)

tathā vadasva kālindi tallābho'pi yathā bhavet .. 2.6.2.20 ..

> Therefore tell us, Kālindī, how finding him may also happen.” // 2.6.2.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.47)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.48)

evamuktā tu kālindī pratyuvācātha tāstathā ..

> Addressed thus, Kālindī, embodying the sixteen digits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.49)

smarantī kṛṣṇacandrasya kalāṣoḍaśarūpiṇī .. 21 ..

> remembering moon-like Kṛṣṇa, then replied to them in that way: // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.50)

sādhanabhūmirbadarī vrajatā kṛṣṇena maṃtriṇe proktā ..

> “The realm of practice, Badarī, was designated to his counselor by Kṛṣṇa as he was departing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.51)

tatrāste sa tu sākṣāttadvayunaṃ grāhayam̐llokān .. 22 ..

> There he dwells in visible form, imparting that knowledge to the people. // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.52)

phalabhūmirvrajabhūmirdattā tasmai puraiva sarahasyam ..

> The land of Vraja, the realm of the fruit \[of practice\], was given to him beforehand along with its secret.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.53)

phalamiha tirohitaṃ sattadihedānīṃ sa uddhavo'lakṣyaḥ .. 23 ..

> The fruit having become concealed here, that Uddhava is now invisible in this place. // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.54)

govarddhanagirinikaṭe sakhīsthale tadrajaḥkāmaḥ ..

> Desiring the dust of that place, near Mount Govardhana in Sakhīsthala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.55)

tatratyāṅkuravallīrūpeṇāste sa uddhavo nūnam .. 24 ..

> that Uddhava truly remains in the form of sprouts and creepers growing there. // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.56)

ātmotsavarūpatvaṃ hariṇā tasmai samarpitaṃ niyatam ..

> The nature of his own festival was surely conferred on him by Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.57)

tasmāttatra sthitvā kusumasaraḥparisare savajrābhiḥ .. 25 ..

> Therefore, staying there on the bank of the Kusumasaras lake with Vajra, // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.58)

vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgaiḥ kīrtanakāvyādisarasasaṃgītaiḥ ..

> a festival must be commenced with lutes, flutes, and mṛdaṅga drums,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.59)

utsava ārabdhavyo hariratalokānsamānāyya .. 26 ..

> with delightful music, songs of praise, poems, and the like, having gathered the people devoted to Hari. // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.60)

tatroddhavāvaloko bhavitā niyataṃ mahotsave vitate ..

> There, when the great festival is spread out, the sight of Uddhava will surely take place;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.61)

yauṣmākīṇāmabhimatasiddhiṃ savitā sa eva savitānām .. 27 ..

> he alone, the producer of ceremonies, will bring about the fulfillment of your desires.” // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.62)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.63)

iti śrutvā prasannāstāḥ kālindīmabhivandya tat ..

> Having heard this, pleased, they bowed to Kālindī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.64)

kathayāmāsurāgatya vajraṃ prati parīkṣitam .. 28 ..

> and, returning, related that to Vajra and Parīkṣit. // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.65)

viṣṇurātastu tacchrutvā prasannastadyutastadā ..

> Hearing that, Viṣṇurāta, pleased, together with them then  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.66)

tatraivāgatya tatsarvaṃ kārayāmāsa satvaram .. 29 ..

> went right there and quickly had all of it done. // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.67)

govardhanādadūreṇa vṛndāraṇye sakhīsthale ..

> Not far from Govardhana, in the Vṛnda forest at Sakhīsthala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.68)

pravṛttaḥ kusumāmbhodhau kṛṣṇasaṃkīrtanotsavaḥ .. 2.6.2.30 ..

> at Kusumasaras, the festival of the chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s names commenced. // 2.6.2.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.69)

vṛṣabhānusutākāntavihāre kīrtanaśriyā ..

> As the pastimes of the beloved of Vṛṣabhānu's daughter were, as it were, visibly manifested  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.70)

sākṣādiva samāvṛtte sarve'nanyadṛśo'bhavan .. 31 ..

> through the splendor of the kīrtana, everyone looked at nothing else. // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.71)

tataḥ paśyatsu sarveṣu tṛṇagulmalatācayāt ..

> Then, while all were watching, out of the thicket of grass, shrubs, and creepers  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.72)

ājagāmoddhavaḥ sragvī śyāmaḥ pītāmbarāvṛtaḥ .. 32 ..

> came Uddhava, wearing a garland, dark-complexioned, clad in yellow garments, // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.73)

guñjāmālādharo gāyanballavīvallabhaṃ muhuḥ ..

> bearing a necklace of guñjā beads, singing repeatedly of the lover of the cowherd maidens.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.74)

tadāgamanato reje bhṛśaṃ saṃkīrtanotsavaḥ .. 33 ..

> By his arrival, the festival of kīrtana shone brilliantly, // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.75)

candrikāgamato yadvatsphāṭikāṭṭālabhūmaṇiḥ ..

> just as the gem in an upper turret of crystal \[shines\] with the arrival of moonlight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.76)

atha sarve sukhāmbhodhau magnāḥ sarvaṃ visasmaruḥ .. 34 ..

> Then, submerged in an ocean of joy, everyone forgot everything. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.77)

kṣaṇenāgatavijñānā dṛṣṭvā śrīkṛṣṇarūpiṇam ..

> Regaining their senses after a moment, having seen him who bore the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.78)

uddhavaṃ pūjayāṃcakruḥ pratilabdhamanorathāḥ .. 35 ..

> they worshipped Uddhava, their desires attained. // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.2.79)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīmadbhāgavatamāhātmye govarddhanaparvatasamīpe parīkṣidādīnāmuddhavadarśanavarṇanonāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ .. 2 ..

> Thus ends the second chapter, titled “The Description of the Vision of Uddhava by Parīkṣit and Others near Mount Govardhana,” in the Śrīmadbhāgavatamāhātmya in the second Vaiṣṇava section of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.1)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.2)

athoddhavastu tāndṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇakīrtanatatparān ..

> Then Uddhava, having seen them intent on chanting the praises of Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.3)

satkṛtyātha pariṣvajya parīkṣitamuvāca ha .. 1 ..

> honored them, embraced them, and spoke to Parīkṣit: // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.4)

.. uddhava uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.6.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.5)

dhanyo'si rājankṛṣṇaikabhaktyā pūrṇo'si nityadā ..

> “You are fortunate, O King; you are ever filled with exclusive devotion to Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.6)

yastvaṃ nimagnacitto'si kṛṣṇasaṃkīrtanotsave .. 2 ..

> since your mind is submerged in the festival of chanting the praises of Kṛṣṇa. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.7)

kṛṣṇapatnīṣu vajre ca diṣṭyā prītiḥ pravartitā ..

> Providentially, love has arisen \[in you\] toward Kṛṣṇa's wives and toward Vajra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.8)

tavocitamidaṃ tāta kṛṣṇadattāṃga vaibhava .. 3 ..

> This is worthy of you, dear one, whose body and majesty were bestowed by Kṛṣṇa! // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.9)

dvārakāstheṣu sarveṣu dhanyā ete na saṃśayaḥ ..

> Among all those dwelling in Dvārakā, these are fortunate without doubt,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.10)

yeṣāṃ vrajanivāsāya pārthamādiṣṭavānprabhuḥ .. 4 ..

> for whose residence in Vraja the Lord commanded Pārtha. // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.11)

śrīkṛṣṇasya manaścaṃdro rādhāsyaprabhayānvitaḥ ..

> The moon of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mind, endowed with the radiance of Rādhā’s face,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.12)

tadvihāravanaṃ gobhirmaṇḍayanrocate sadā .. 5 ..

> ever shines, adorning his forest of pastimes with its rays. // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.13)

kṛṣṇacandraḥ sadā pūrṇastasya ṣoḍaśa yāḥ kalāḥ ..

> The moon of Kṛṣṇa is ever full; its sixteen digits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.14)

citsahasraprabhābhinnā atrāste tatsvarūpatā .. 6 ..

> indivisible from the radiance of thousands of spiritual consciousnesses, have their essential nature here.” // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.15)

evaṃ vajrastu rājendra prapannabhayabhañjakaḥ ..

> In this way, O king of kings, the thunderbolt destroys the fear of those who have taken refuge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.16)

śrīkṛṣṇadakṣiṇe pāde sthānametasya vartate .. 7 ..

> Its place is on the right foot of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.17)

avatāre'tra kṛṣṇena yogamāyā'ti bhāvitā ..

> In this incarnation, Yogamāyā was intensely projected by Kṛṣṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.18)

tadbalenātmavismṛtyā sīdantyete na saṃśayaḥ .. 8 ..

> by her power, through forgetfulness of the self, these \[beings\] surely perish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.19)

ṛte kṛṣṇaprakāśaṃ tu svātmabodho na kasyacit ..

> Without the manifestation of Kṛṣṇa, indeed, no one attains knowledge of one's own self;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.20)

tatprakāśastu jīvānāṃ māyayā pihitaḥ sadā .. 9 ..

> and his manifestation is perpetually veiled from living beings by māyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.21)

aṣṭāviṃśe dvāparānte svayameva yadā hariḥ ..

> When, at the end of the twenty-eighth Dvāpara age, Hari himself  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.22)

utsārayennijāṃ māyāṃ tatprakāśo bhavettadā .. 2.6.3.10 ..

> removes his own māyā, then his manifestation occurs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.6.3.23)

sa tu kālo vyatikrāṃtastenedamaparaṃ śṛṇu ..

> That time, however, has passed away; therefore hear this other \[means\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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