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# Skandapurana 2.7.10

Skandapurāṇa 2.7.10

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.7.10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.1)

.. maithila uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.7.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.2)

yatkāmapatnīcaritamaśūnyaśayanaṃ vratam ..

> The Aśūnyaśayana observance, which was practiced by the wife of Kāma  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.3)

devopadiṣṭaṃ tasyā'sya vidhānaṃ brūhi bhūsura .. 1 ..

> and instructed by the god—tell me its procedure, O earthly god! (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.4)

kiṃ dānaṃ ko vidhistasya pūjanaṃ kiṃ phalaṃ tathā ..

> What is the gift? What is its procedure, its worship, and its fruit?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.5)

etadācakṣva bhūdeva śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me .. 2 ..

> Tell this, O earthly god, for I have great curiosity to hear it. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.6)

.. śrutadeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.7.10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.7)

śṛṇu bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi vrataṃ pāpapraṇāśanam ..

> Listen, I shall speak further of the sin-destroying observance  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.8)

aśūnyaśayanaṃ nāma ramāyai hariṇoditam .. 3 ..

> named Aśūnyaśayana, spoken by Hari to Ramā. (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.9)

yena cīrṇena deveśo jīmūtā''bhaḥ prasīdati ..

> Performed, the Lord of gods, who shines like a raincloud,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.10)

lakṣmībhartā jagannāthaḥ samastā'ghaughanāśanaḥ .. 4 ..

> the husband of Lakṣmī, the Lord of the universe, the destroyer of the multitude of all sins, is pleased. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.11)

akṛtvā yastvidaṃ rājanvrataṃ pātakanāśanam ..

> O king, whoever, without performing this sin-destroying observance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.12)

gārhasthyamanuvarteta tasyedaṃ niṣphalaṃ bhavet .. 5 ..

> pursues the household life, for him it will be fruitless. (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.13)

śrāvaṇe śuklapakṣe tu dvitīyāyāṃ mahīpate ..

> In the month of Śrāvaṇa, on the second day of the bright fortnight, O protector of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.14)

aśūnyaśayanākhyaṃ tadgrāhyaṃ vratamanuttamam ..6..

> that unexcelled observance named Aśūnyaśayana should be undertaken. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.15)

cāturmāsye tu saṃprāpte haviṣyāśī bhavennaraḥ ..

> When the Cāturmāsya arrives, a man should eat sacrificial food.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.16)

caturbhiḥ pāraṇaṃ māsaiḥ samyaṅniṣpādyate prabho ..7..

> The conclusion of the fast is properly accomplished after four months, O lord. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.17)

lakṣmīyukto jagannāthaḥ pūjanīyo janārdanaḥ ..

> Janārdana, the Lord of the universe, accompanied by Lakṣmī, is to be worshipped.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.18)

pāraṇe divase prāpte bhakṣyaṃ caiva caturvidham.. 8 ..

> When the day of breaking the fast has arrived, four kinds of food (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.19)

upāyanaṃ ca dātavyaṃ brāhmaṇāya kuṭuṃbine ..

> and an offering of respect should be given to a householder brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.20)

sauvarṇīṃ rājatīṃ cāpi mūrtiṃ kuryānmanoramām .. 9 ..

> One should fashion a charming image of gold or silver, (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.21)

pītāmbaradharāṃ divyāṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitām ..

> clad in yellow garments, divine, adorned with a garland of forest flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.22)

śuklapuṣpaiḥ sugaṃdhaiśca pūjayetpuruṣottamam .. 2.7.10.10 ..

> and worship Puruṣottama with white, fragrant flowers. (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.23)

śayyādānairvastradānairviprāṇāṃ bhojanaistathā ..

> With gifts of beds, gifts of garments, and meals for brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.24)

dampatyorbhojanaiścaiva dakṣiṇābhiḥ prapūjayet .. 11 ..

> as well as meals for married couples and priestly gifts, one should worship him. (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.25)

evaṃ tu caturo māsānpūjayitvā janārdanam ..

> Having thus worshipped Janārdana for four months,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.26)

mārgaśīrṣādimāseṣu pūjayetpūrvavaddharim.. 12 ..

> one should worship Hari as before during the months beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.27)

rakravarṇaṃ hariṃ dhyāyedrukmiṇīsahitaṃ tathā ..

> One should meditate upon Hari, reddish in hue and accompanied by Rukmiṇī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.28)

caitrādīṃścaturo māsānevaṃ saṃpūjayettataḥ .. 13 ..

> then one should worship him thus for the four months beginning with Caitra. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.29)

bhūmyā saha sthitaṃ devamarcayedbhaktipūrvakam ..

> One should worship the god standing with the Earth with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.30)

sanaṃdanādyairmunibhiḥ stūyamānamakalmaṣam .. 14 ..

> praised by sages such as Sanandana, spotless. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.31)

āṣāḍhasya ca māsasya dvitīyāyāṃ samāpayet ..

> On the second day of the month of Āṣāḍha, one should bring it to completion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.32)

aṣṭākṣareṇa maṃtreṇa juhuyādanale śubhe .. 15 ..

> One should make an oblation into the auspicious fire with the eight-syllable mantra. (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.33)

mārgaśīrṣādimāsānāṃ pāraṇe bhūmipālaka ..

> At the breaking of the fast of the months beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa, O protector of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.34)

juhuyādviṣṇugāyatryā caitrādīnāṃ nibodhaya .. 16 ..

> one should make an oblation with the Viṣṇugāyatrī; learn of those \[months\] beginning with Caitra: (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.35)

pauruṣeṇa ca maṃtreṇa juhuyādanale śubhe ..

> one should make an oblation into the auspicious fire with the Puruṣa hymn's mantra  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.36)

pañcāmṛtaṃ pāyasaṃ ca hyapūpaṃ ghṛtapācitam .. 17 ..

> of five nectars, milk-rice, and cakes cooked in clarified butter. (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.37)

evaṃ krameṇa dravyāṇi pratimāsu nibodhaya ..

> Learn of the substances for the images in this order:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.38)

sauvarṇī pratimāṃ dadyāllakṣmīnārāyaṇasya ca .. 18 ..

> one should give a golden image of Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa, (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.39)

sauvarṇīṃ madhyame dadyātkṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ ..

> in the middle period, a golden \[image\] of the supreme Self, Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.40)

rājatīṃ tvaṃtime dadyādvarāhasya mahātmanaḥ .. 19 ..

> and in the final period, a silver \[image\] of the great Varāha. (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.41)

brāhmaṇānbhojayetpaścānnāmabhiḥ keśavādibhiḥ ..

> Afterwards, one should feed brahmins \[designated\] by names such as Keśava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.42)

vastrayugmairalaṃkārairyathāvittānusārataḥ .. 2.7.10.20 ..

> according to one's wealth, with pairs of garments and ornaments. (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.43)

arcayitvā tato dadyādapūpānghṛtapācitān ..

> Having worshipped, one should then give cakes cooked in clarified butter;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.44)

upāyanārthe viprebhyo dvādaśabhyo nivedayet .. 21 ..

> one should present them as an offering of respect to twelve brahmins. (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.45)

ācāryāya tato dadyātpratimāṃ pūrvakalpitām ..

> Then one should give to the teacher the previously prepared image  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.46)

śayyāṃ saṃkalpitāṃ pūrṇāṃ sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitām .. 22 ..

> and a designated, complete bed adorned with all ornaments, (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.47)

tasyāmabhyarcya vidhivallakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ param ..

> having worshipped upon it according to the rule the supreme Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.48)

kāṃsyapātreṇa sahitāmapūpairbahubhistathā .. 23 ..

> along with a bronze vessel and many sweet cakes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.49)

vastrālaṃkārasahitāṃ dakṣiṇābhistathaiva ca ..

> provided with garments and ornaments, and likewise with priestly fees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.50)

brāhmaṇāya viśiṣṭāya vaiṣṇavāya kuṭuṃbine .. .. 24 ..

> to an eminent brahmin who is a Vaiṣṇava and a householder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.51)

dātavyā vidhivatpūjya brāhmaṇāṃścāpi bhojayet ..

> It should be given after worshipping \[him\] according to rule, and he should also feed the brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.52)

.. dānamantraḥ .. ..

> The mantra for the gift:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.53)

lakṣmyā aśūnyaṃ śayanaṃ yathā tava janārdana ..25..

> "Just as your couch is never empty of Lakṣmī, O Janārdana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.54)

śayyā mamāpyaśūnyā syāddānenā'nena keśava ..

> so may my bed never be empty, O Keśava, through this gift."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.55)

evaṃ samprārthya deveśaṃ svayaṃ bhojanamācaret .. 26 ..

> Having thus prayed to the Lord of the gods, he himself should take his meal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.56)

puruṣo vā satī vā'pi vidhavā vā samācaret ..

> Whether a man, a virtuous wife, or even a widow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.57)

aśūnyaśayanārthaṃ ca kartavyaṃ vratamuttamam .. 27 ..

> they should perform this supreme observance for the sake of an unemptied bed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.58)

evaṃ tava mayā khyātaṃ vistarānnṛpasattama ..

> Thus has it been declared to you in detail by me, O best of kings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.59)

suprasanne jagannāthe bhaveyurvividhāḥ prajāḥ .. 28 ..

> when the Lord of the universe is well pleased, manifold offspring come to be.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.60)

tasmiṃstuṣṭe tu deveśe devānāmapi durlabhāḥ ..

> When that Lord of the gods is pleased, \[things\] difficult to attain even for the gods \[are won\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.61)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena vratametatsamācaret .. 29 ..

> Therefore, with every effort, one should perform this vow  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.62)

avaśyaṃ gantukāmena tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam ..

> if one inevitably wishes to go to that supreme abode of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.63)

evamuktaṃ mayā sarvaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi .. 2.7.10.30 ..

> Thus all has been told by me; what else do you wish to hear?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.64)

ityuktastena rājarṣiḥ punarapyāha taṃ munim ..

> Having been spoken to thus by him, the royal seer said again to that sage:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.65)

vaiśākhe chatradānasya māhātmyaṃ vistarādvada .. 31 ..

> "Tell in detail the māhātmya of the gift of an umbrella in Vaiśākha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.66)

śṛṇvato'pi na tṛptirme vaiśākhoktāñcchubhāvahān .. 32 ..

> Even as I listen, there is no satiety for me regarding the auspicious things proclaimed for Vaiśākha."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.67)

iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yaśasyaṃ puṇyavarddhanam ..

> Having heard those words of his, which bring renown and increase merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.68)

pratyuvāca mahābhāgaṃ śrutadevo mahāyaśāḥ ..33 ..

> the highly illustrious Śrutadeva replied to the fortunate one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.69)

.. śrutadeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.7.10.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.70)

vaiśākhe gharmataptānāṃ mānavānāṃ mahātmanām ..

> For great-souled men who are tormented by the heat in Vaiśākha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.71)

ye kurvantyātapatrāṇaṃ teṣāṃ puṇyamanaṃtakam .. 34 ..

> those who make shelter from the sun—endless is their merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.72)

atraivodāharantīmamiti hāsaṃ purātanam ..

> In this very connection, they cite this ancient legendary account  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.73)

vaiśākhadharmamuddiśya purā kṛtayuge kṛtam .. 35 ..

> concerning duty in Vaiśākha, performed long ago in the Kṛta age.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.74)

vaṅgadeśe purā kaściddhemakānta iti śrutaḥ ..

> In the country of Vaṅga, there was once a wise king  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.75)

kuśaketoḥ suto dhīmānrājā śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ..

> named Hemakānta, the son of Kuśaketu, best of weapon-bearers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.76)

ekadā mṛgayā''sakto gahanaṃ vanamāviśat .. 36 ..

> Once, addicted to the hunt, he entered a dense forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.77)

tatra nānāvidhānhatvā mṛgānkroḍādikānbahūn..

> Having slain many various animals there, such as deer and boars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.78)

śrāṃto madhyāhnavelāyāṃ munīnāmāśramaṃ yayau .. 37 ..

> exhausted at midday, he went to the hermitage of sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.79)

tadā śatarcinonāma ṛṣayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ ..

> At that time, the seers named Śatarcins, whose vows were renowned,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.80)

samādhisthā na jānanti bāhyakṛtyaṃ ca kiṃcana .. 38 ..

> were established in samādhi and did not perceive any external matter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.81)

tāndṛṣṭvā niścalānviprānkruddho haṃtuṃ mano dadhe ..

> Seeing those brahmins motionless, he became enraged and set his mind on killing \[them\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.82)

bhūpaṃ nivārayāmāsa śiṣyāṇāmayutaṃ tadā .. 39 ..

> Then ten thousand disciples restrained the king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.83)

durbuddha śṛṇu no vākyaṃ guravastu samādhigāḥ ..

> "O foolish one, listen to our words! The teachers have entered samādhi;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.84)

no jānanti bahiḥkṛtyaṃ tasmātkrodhaṃ na cārhasi .. 2.7.10.40 ..

> they do not perceive external action. Therefore, anger is not proper for you."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.85)

tataḥ śiṣyānuvācedaṃ vacanaṃ krodhavihvalaḥ ..

> Then, overwhelmed with wrath, he spoke these words to the disciples:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.86)

yūyaṃ kurudhvamātithyamadhvaśrāṃtasya me dvijāḥ.. 41 ..

> "You, O twice-born, must show hospitality to me, who am weary from the journey!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.87)

evamuktāśca bhūpena śiṣyā ūcustadā nṛpam ..

> Thus addressed by the king, the disciples then said to the ruler:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.88)

nā''jñaptā gurubhirbhūpa vayaṃ bhikṣāśinaḥ punaḥ .. 42 ..

> "We have not been commanded by our teachers, O king, and we eat only begged food.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.89)

gurutantrāḥ kathaṃ kartumātithyaṃ te vayaṃ kṣamāḥ ..

> Dependent on the guru, how are we able to offer you hospitality?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.90)

pratyākhyāto nṛpaḥ śiṣyaistānhaṃtuṃ dhanurādade .. 43 ..

> Refused by the disciples, the king took up his bow to kill them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.91)

mṛgadasyubhayādibhyo bahudhā rakṣitā mayā ..

> "They have been protected by me in manifold ways from wild beasts, robbers, danger, and the like;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.92)

te māmevopaśikṣaṃti mayā dattapratigrahāḥ .. 44 ..

> yet they instruct me, though having received gifts from me!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.93)

ete māṃ na vijānaṃti kṛtaghnā bhūrimāninaḥ ..

> These ungrateful, arrogant ones do not acknowledge me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.94)

ghnatopi me na doṣaḥ syādetānvai hyātatāyinaḥ .. 45 ..

> Even if I slay them, there will be no fault, for they are indeed assailants!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.95)

evaṃ vikruddhamānaḥ sañcharānmuṃcañccharāsanāt ..

> Becoming so enraged and releasing arrows from his bow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.96)

tānvidrutānanudrutya jaghne śiṣyaśatatrayam ..46..

> he pursued those who fled and slew three hundred disciples.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.97)

dudruvurbhayataḥ sarve vihāyā''śramamañjasā ..

> They all fled in fear, quickly abandoning the hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.98)

vidrāviteṣu śiṣyeṣu balādāśramasaṃsthitān .. 47 ..

> When the disciples were put to flight, the evil-minded soldiers  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.99)

saṃbhārāñjagṛhuḥ śīghraṃ sainikāḥ pāpabuddhayaḥ ..

> swiftly seized by force the provisions situated in the hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.100)

yatheṣṭaṃ bhojanaṃ cakrurnṛpeṇaivānumoditāḥ .. 48 ..

> Permitted by the king himself, they ate as much as they wished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.101)

tataḥ senā''vṛto rājā purīmāgāddinātyaye ..

> Then, surrounded by his army, the king returned to the city at the close of day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.102)

kuśaketustataḥ śrutvā tanayasya viceṣṭitam.. 49 ..

> Then Kuśaketu, having heard the deed of his son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.103)

purānniryātayāmāsa garhayangarhayansutam ..

> banished his son from the city, reviling him repeatedly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.104)

rājyānarhaṃ kṣamāhīnaṃ svadeśādapi bhūmipa .. 2.7.10.50 ..

> and even from his own realm, O king, as one unfit for kingship and devoid of forbearance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.105)

pitrā tyaktastato rājā hemakāṃto'tivihvalaḥ ..

> Abandoned by his father, King Hemakānta, utterly distracted  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.106)

vanaṃ viveśa gahanaṃ hatyābhiśca supīḍitaḥ .. 51 ..

> and deeply afflicted by the murders, entered the dense forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.107)

bahukālamavāsīcca gahvare nirjane vane ..

> And he dwelled for a long time in a cave in the uninhabited forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.108)

āhāraṃ kalpayāmāsa vyādhadharmamupāśritaḥ .. 52 ..

> Resorting to the ways of a hunter, he procured food.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.109)

na kvā'pi sthitimāpede hatyayā'bhidruto bhṛśam ..

> Hard-pressed by the sin of murder, he found no rest anywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.110)

aṣṭāviṃśativarṣāṇi gatānyasya durātmanaḥ .. 53 ..

> Twenty-eight years passed for this evil-minded man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.111)

tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena trito nāma mahāmuniḥ ..

> On the occasion of a pilgrimage to sacred fords, a great sage named Trita,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.112)

tasminnaraṇye vaiśākhe ravau madhyaṃdine gate .. 54 ..

> in that forest in the month of Vaiśākha, when the sun had reached midday,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.113)

gacchannātapaviklāṃtastṛṣayā cā'pi pīḍitaḥ ..

> exhausted by the heat as he walked, and tormented by thirst,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.114)

kvacidvṛkṣavihīne tu pradeśe mūrcchito'bhavat .. 55 ..

> fainted in a certain place devoid of trees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.115)

daivāddṛṣṭvā hemakāṃtastritaṃ nāma mahāmunim ..

> Seeing by chance the great sage named Trita,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.116)

tṛṣārtaṃ mūrchitaṃ śrāṃtaṃ kṛpāṃ cakre nṛpādhamaḥ ..56..

> afflicted by thirst, unconscious, and exhausted, that vilest of kings felt pity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.117)

brahmapatraistadā chatraṃ kṛtvā cā''tapavāraṇam..

> Then, having fashioned an umbrella out of palāśa leaves to ward off the heat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.118)

munerjagrāha śirasi hyalābusthaṃ jalaṃ dadau .. 57 ..

> he held it over the sage's head and gave him water kept in a gourd.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.119)

labdhasaṃjño'bhavattena hyupacāreṇa vai muniḥ ..

> By that attendance, indeed, the sage regained consciousness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.120)

patracchatraṃ kṣatradattaṃ gṛhītvā gataviklamaḥ .. 58 ..

> Taking the leaf-umbrella given by the kṣatriya, his fatigue was dispelled;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.121)

grāmaṃ kvacicchanaiḥ prāpya kiñcidāpyāyitendriyaḥ ..

> slowly reaching a certain village, his senses were somewhat refreshed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.122)

tena puṇyaprabhāvena brahmahatyāśatatrayam .. 59 ..

> By the power of that merit, the three hundred sins of killing brahmins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.123)

vinaṣṭamabhavattasya kṣaṇādeva mahātmanaḥ ..

> belonging to that great-souled man were destroyed in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.124)

tato vismayamāpanno hemakānto mahārathaḥ ..2.7.10.60..

> Then Hemakānta, the great chariot-warrior, was filled with amazement:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.125)

bahudhā pīḍyamānasya brahmahatyāḥ kathaṃ gatāḥ ..

> “How have the sins of killing brahmins, by which I was tormented in many ways, departed?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.126)

kenā'pi niṣkṛtā hyetāḥ kva gatāḥ kena hetunā ..61..

> By whom have these been expiated? Where have they gone, and by what cause?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.127)

ityevaṃ cintayāmāsa brahmahatyāvimocanam..

> Thus he reflected upon his release from the sin of killing brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.128)

evaṃ cā'jñasthite rājñi yamadūtā athā''gaman..62..

> While the king remained thus unknowing, the messengers of Yama arrived  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.129)

netumenaṃ mahātmānaṃ hemakāṃtaṃ vane sthitam ..

> to carry off this noble Hemakānta who was staying in the forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.130)

grahaṇīṃ janayāmāsuḥ prāṇānhartuṃ mahātmanaḥ..63..

> They produced dysentery to take away the life of the great-souled man.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.131)

tadā prāṇaviyogārtaḥ puruṣāṃstrīndadarśa ha ..

> Then, distressed by the departure of his life-breaths, he saw three men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.132)

yamadūtānmahāghorānūrdhvakeśānbhayaṃkarān .. 64 ..

> messengers of Yama, terrible, with hair standing erect, and frightening.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.133)

cintayānaḥ svakarmāṇi tūṣṇīmāsīttadā nṛpaḥ ..

> Reflecting upon his own deeds, the king then remained silent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.134)

chatradānaprabhāvena jātā viṣṇusmṛtirnṛpa .. 65 ..

> By the power of the gift of the umbrella, O king, remembrance of Viṣṇu arose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.135)

tena smṛto mahāviṣṇurviṣvaksena svamaṃtriṇam ..

> Remembered by him, Mahāviṣṇu spoke to his minister Viṣvaksena:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.136)

uvāca tūrṇaṃ tvaṃ gaccha yamadūtānnivāraya ..66..

> “Go quickly and turn back the messengers of Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.137)

vaiśākhadharmanirataṃ hemakāṃtaṃ tu pālaya ..

> Protect Hemakānta, who is devoted to the religious duties of Vaiśākha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.138)

niṣpāpamenaṃ madbhaktaṃ pitre dehi puraṃ gataḥ .. 67 ..

> Having gone to the city, give this sinless devotee of mine back to his father.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.139)

madīritena vākyena kuśaketuṃ ca bodhaya ..

> And instruct Kuśaketu with the words spoken by me:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.140)

sarvadharmmojjhito vāpi brahmacaryādivarjitaḥ .. 68 ..

> ‘Even one abandoned by all righteous duties or bereft of celibacy and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.141)

vaiśākhadharmanirato matpriyaḥ syānna saṃśayaḥ..

> if devoted to the religious duties of Vaiśākha, becomes dear to me; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.142)

kṛtāgāścā'pi tvatputro munitrāṇaparāyaṇaḥ .. 69 ..

> Though having committed crimes, your son, intent on protecting a sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.143)

vaiśākhe chatradānena niṣpāpo nā'tra saṃśayaḥ ..

> has become free from sin by the gift of an umbrella in Vaiśākha; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.144)

tena puṇyaprabhāvena śāṃto dāntaścirāyuṣaḥ .. 2.7.10.70 ..

> By the power of that merit he is calm, self-controlled, and long-lived;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.145)

śauryodāryaguṇopetastvatsamo'yaṃ guṇairapi ..

> endowed with the qualities of heroism and generosity, he is equal to you even in virtues.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.146)

tasmādenaṃ rājyabhāre saṃsthāpaya mahābalam .. 71 ..

> Therefore, install this very mighty one in the burden of the kingdom.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.147)

viṣṇunaiva samājñaptamityādiśya nṛpottamam ..

> Instructing the best of kings thus: ‘It is commanded by Viṣṇu himself,’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.148)

piturvaṃśe hemakāṃtaṃ sthāpyā''yāhi ca māṃ punaḥ .. 72 ..

> and having established Hemakānta in his father’s lineage, come back to me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.149)

ityādiṣṭo bhagavatā viṣvakseno mahābalaḥ ..

> Having been commanded thus by the Lord, the very mighty Viṣvaksena  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.150)

hemakāntaṃ samāsādya yamadūtānnivārya ca .. 73 ..

> approached Hemakānta, turned back the messengers of Yama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.151)

pāṇinā śaṃtamenaiva pasparśāṃgeṣu bhūmipam ..

> and with a most soothing hand touched the king on his limbs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.152)

bhagavadbhaktasaṃsparśāddhatavyādhiḥ kṣaṇādabhūt .. 74 ..

> From the touch of the Lord's devotee, his disease was destroyed in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.153)

viṣvaksenastatastena saha tasya purīṃ yayau ..

> Then Viṣvaksena went with him to his city.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.154)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismito bhūtvā kuśaketurmahāprabhuḥ .. 75 ..

> Seeing him, the great lord Kuśaketu was filled with astonishment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.155)

nanāma śirasā bhaktyā daṇḍavatpatito bhuvi ..

> bowed with his head in devotion, falling like a staff upon the ground,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.156)

gṛhaṃ praveśayāmāsa pārṣadaṃ paramātmanaḥ .. 76 ..

> and brought the attendant of the Supreme Self into his house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.157)

stutvā ca vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ pūjayāmāsa vaibhavaiḥ ..

> Having praised him with various hymns, he honored him with rich offerings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.158)

tasmai prītamanāḥ prāha viṣvakseno mahābalaḥ .. .. 77 ..

> To him, the very mighty Viṣvaksena, with a pleased mind, spoke  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.159)

hemakāntaṃ samuddiśya yaduktaṃ viṣṇunā purā ..

> what had been said earlier by Viṣṇu concerning Hemakānta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.160)

tacchrutvā kuśaketuśca putraṃ rājye niveśya ca .. 78 ..

> Having heard that, Kuśaketu installed his son on the throne,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.161)

viṣvaksenābhyanujñātaḥ sabhāryo vanamāviśat ..

> and, permitted by Viṣvaksena, entered the forest together with his wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.162)

viṣvakseno hemakāntamanumaṃtryābhipūjya ca .. 79 ..

> Having advised and honored Hemakānta, the wise and magnanimous Viṣvaksena  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.163)

śvetadvīpaṃ yayau dhīmānviṣṇupārśve mahāmanāḥ ..

> went to Śvetadvīpa, to the side of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.164)

hemakāṃtastato rājā vaiśākhoktāñcchubhāvahāna..2.7.10.80..

> Then King Hemakānta performed every year the auspicious duties  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.165)

viṣṇuprītikarāndharmānprativarṣaṃ cakāra ha ..

> prescribed for Vaiśākha, which are pleasing to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.166)

brahmaṇyo dharmamārgasthaḥ śānto dānto jitendriyaḥ .. 81 ..

> Devoted to brahmins, walking the path of righteousness, calm, self-restrained, his senses mastered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.167)

dayāluḥ sarvabhūteṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ ..

> compassionate toward all beings, he was consecrated in all sacrifices.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.168)

pravṛddhaḥ sarvasampadbhiḥ putrapautrādibhirvṛtaḥ .. 82 ..

> Flourishing with all kinds of prosperity, surrounded by sons, grandsons, and other descendants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.169)

bhuktvā bhogānsamastāṃśca viṣṇulokamavāptavān .. 83 ..

> and having enjoyed all pleasures, he attained the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.170)

nekṣe tu vaiśākhasamāṃśca dharmānsukhaprayatnānbahupuṇyahetūn ..

> Indeed, I see no religious duties equal to those of Vaiśākha, which are easy of effort and causes of immense merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.171)

pāpendhanādyagninibhānsulabhyāndharmādimokṣāntapumarthahetūn .. 84 ..

> which resemble fire to the fuel of sin, are easily performed, and are causes of the goals of human life from dharma up to liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.10.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.10.172)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṃḍe vaiśākhamāsamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde chatradānapraśaṃsane hemakāṃtasya brahmahatyādi pāpaśamanavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 10 ..

> Thus ends the tenth chapter, entitled “Description of the Quieting of the Sin of Brahmin-Slaughter and Other Sins of Hemakānta in the Praise of the Gift of an Umbrella, in the Dialogue between Nārada and Ambarīṣa, in the Māhātmya of the Month of Vaiśākha, in the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the Eighty-One-Thousand-Verse Saṃhitā of the Glorious Skandapurāṇa.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.10.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Vratodyāpanakaumudī (Śaṅkara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.udyapana.vratodyapanakaumudi-sankara.p10.16) — Śaṅkara 1728, Sanskrit

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