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# Skandapurana 2.7.11

Skandapurāṇa 2.7.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.7.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.1)

.. maithila uvāca .. ..

> The King of Mithilā said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.2)

vaiśākhadharmāḥ sulabhāḥ puṇyarāśividhāyakāḥ ..

> The religious duties of Vaiśākha are easy to perform, produce a heap of merit,  
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### [2.7.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.3)

viṣṇuprītikarāḥ sadyaḥ pumarthānāṃ tu hetavaḥ .. 1 ..

> bring immediate delight to Viṣṇu, and are indeed causes of the goals of human life.  
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### [2.7.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.4)

na prakhyātāḥ kathaṃ loke śāśvatāḥ śruticoditāḥ ..

> Why are they not renowned in the world, eternal though they are and enjoined by the Vedas?  
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### [2.7.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.5)

prakhyātā rājasā dharmāstāmasā api bhūriśaḥ .. 2 ..

> Religious duties of the nature of rajas, and even those of the nature of tamas, are widely renowned,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.6)

durghaṭā vahuyatnāśca vahudravyavyayāvahāḥ ..

> difficult to accomplish, requiring great effort, and entailing the expenditure of much wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.7)

kecinmāghaṃ praśaṃsanti cāturmāsyānpare jaguḥ .. 3 ..

> Some praise the month of Māgha; others proclaim the four months of the rainy season (Cāturmāsya).  
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### [2.7.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.8)

vyatīpātādidharmāśca varṇayantīha bhūriśaḥ ..

> And in this world they describe at length the religious observances on vyatīpāta and other occasions.  
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### [2.7.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.9)

etadvivekaṃ vistārya śrotukāmāya me vada .. 4 ..

> Explain this distinction in detail to me, who am eager to hear.  
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### [2.7.11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.10)

.. śrutadeva uvāca .. ..

> Śrutadeva said:  
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### [2.7.11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.11)

śṛṇu bhūpa pravakṣyāmi na prakhyātā ime katham ..

> Listen, O king; I will explain why these are not renowned,  
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### [2.7.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.12)

itareṣāṃ ca dharmāṇāṃ kathaṃ khyātiśca bhūtale .. 5 ..

> and how the other religious duties have gained renown on earth.  
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### [2.7.11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.13)

rājasāstāmasā bhūmau bahavaḥ kāmukā janāḥ ..

> On earth, people of the nature of rajas and tamas are numerous, full of desire.  
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### [2.7.11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.14)

icchaṃtyaihikabhogāṃste putrapautrādisaṃpadaḥ .. 6 ..

> They desire worldly enjoyments and the wealth of sons, grandsons, and the like.  
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### [2.7.11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.15)

kvacitkathaṃcana kvā'pi janeṣveko'tikṛcchrataḥ ..

> Rarely, somehow, somewhere, only one person among men, with utmost difficulty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.16)

svargāya yatate loke tasmādyajñādisatkriyāḥ .. 7 ..

> strives for heaven in this world; therefore, sacrifices and other pious rites  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.17)

kurute'tiprayatnena mokṣaṃ nopāsate naraḥ ..

> a man performs with intense effort, but does not pursue liberation.  
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### [2.7.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.18)

kṣudrāśā bhūrikarmāṇo janāḥ kāmyānupāsate .. 8 ..

> People of petty hopes, engaged in manifold rituals, pursue desire-driven rites.  
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### [2.7.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.19)

prakhyātā rājasā dharmāstāmasā api tena vai ..

> Therefore, indeed, duties of the nature of rajas and even tamas are renowned,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.20)

na khyātāḥ sāttvikā dharmā hariprītikarā ime .. 9 ..

> while these duties of the nature of sattva, pleasing to Hari, are not renowned.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.21)

niṣkāmikā ime dharmā hyaihikā''muṣmikapradāḥ ..

> These desireless duties bestow both this world and the next;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.22)

na jānanti janā mūḍhā mohitā devamāyayā .. 2.7.11.10 ..

> yet foolish people do not know them, deluded by divine illusion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.23)

yathā''dhipatye saṃprāpte sarvasiddho manorathaḥ ..

> Just as, when sovereignty has been attained, every wish is fulfilled,  
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### [2.7.11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.24)

mohanārthaṃ sthalaṃ prāptamādhipatyena hīyate .. 11 ..

> yet a place obtained for delusion's sake falls away through that sovereignty,  
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### [2.7.11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.25)

kāraṇaṃ ca pravakṣyāmi gopane bhūtaleṃ'jasā ..

> so also I shall declare to you the cause of the concealment on earth,  
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### [2.7.11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.26)

yadvaiśākhoktadharmāṇāṃ sāttvikānāṃ nṛṇāmiha .. 12 ..

> in regard to these sattva-natured duties prescribed for Vaiśākha among men here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.27)

sārvabhaumaḥ purā kāśyāmikṣvākukulabhūṣaṇaḥ ..

> Formerly, in Kāśī, there was a universal monarch, an ornament of the lineage of Ikṣvāku,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.28)

kīrtimāniti vikhyāto nṛgaputro mahāyaśāḥ .. 13 .'.  
jiteṃdriyo jitakrodho brahmaṇyo rājasattamaḥ ..

> renowned as Kīrtimān, the illustrious son of Nrga, / with senses conquered, anger conquered, devoted to brahmins, the best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.29)

ekadā mṛgayāsakto vasiṣṭhāśramamāyayau .. 14 ..

> Once, devoted to hunting, he arrived at the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha.  
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### [2.7.11.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.30)

gacchanmārge dadarśā'sau vaiśākhe gharmaniṣṭhure ..

> Going along the road during the harsh heat of Vaiśākha, he saw  
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### [2.7.11.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.31)

bhūyobhūyaḥ kāryamāṇāñcchiṣyāṃstasya mahātmanaḥ .. 15 ..

> the disciples of that great soul engaged again and again in various tasks.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.32)

kvacitprapāṃ prakurvanti chāyāmaṇḍapameva ca ..

> In some places they set up water-sheds and shaded canopies;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.33)

taṭaprapātaṃ nistīrya vāpīṃ kurvanti nirmalām .. 16..

> clearing away the crumbling of the bank, they made a step-well clear of impurities.  
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### [2.7.11.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.34)

sūpaviṣṭānkvacidvṛkṣe vyajanairvījayanti ca ..

> To those seated comfortably beneath a tree, they fanned with fans;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.35)

kvaciddadyurhīkṣudaṇḍānkvacidgandhānkvacitphalam..17..

> in some places they gave pieces of sugarcane, in some places fragrant unguents, in some places fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.36)

madhyāhne chatradānaṃ ca sāyāhne pānakasya ca ..

> At midday \[they made\] gifts of umbrellas, and in the evening, of cooling drinks;  
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### [2.7.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.37)

kvacidyacchaṃti tāmbūlaṃ netre karpūralepanam .. 18 ..

> in some places they offered betel, and applied camphor to the eyes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.38)

succhāye ca vane kecitsusaṃmṛṣṭāṃ'gaṇeṣu ca ..

> In pleasant shade and in the forest, some in well-swept courtyards,  
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### [2.7.11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.39)

kecidāstarayaṃtyaddhā vālukāni hitāni ca.. 19 ..

> some indeed spread out beneficial sands.  
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### [2.7.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.40)

kurvantyāṃdolikāṃ rājanvṛkṣaśākhāvalaṃbinīm ..

> They made swings hanging from tree branches, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.41)

ke yūyamiti papraccha vāsiṣṭhā iti te'bruvan .. 2.7.11.20 ..

> “Who are you?” he asked; “We are the disciples of Vasiṣṭha,” they replied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.42)

kimetaditi papraccha dharmā vaiśākhacoditāḥ ..

> “What is this?” he asked. “These are duties enjoined for Vaiśākha,  
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### [2.7.11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.43)

pumarthahetava ime kriyante'smābhirañjasā .. 21 ..

> causes of the goals of human life, which are being performed by us directly,  
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### [2.7.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.44)

vasiṣṭhasyā''jñayā ceti te'buvannṛpasattamam ..

> and by the command of Vasiṣṭha,” they told that best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.45)

etadācaraṇe puṃsāṃ kiṃ phalaṃ kastu tuṣyati ..22..

> “By performing this, what fruit accrues to men, and who is pleased?  
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### [2.7.11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.46)

etadvistārya me brūta yūyaṃ samyagyathāśrutam ..

> Explain this in detail to me, properly, just as you have heard it.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.47)

iti rājñā tu saṃpṛṣṭāḥ pratyūcuste mahīpatim .. 23 ..

> Thus questioned by the king, they replied to the lord of the earth:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.48)

gurorājñākrameṇaiva kurvatāṃ pathisatkriyāḥ ..

> “For us who are performing benevolent deeds on the road solely in obedience to our guru's command,  
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### [2.7.11.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.49)

nāsmākamavakāśo'tra guruṃ pṛccha yathocitam .. 24 ..

> there is no leisure here; ask the guru properly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.50)

sa vetti tattvato nūnaṃ dharmānetānmahāyaśāḥ ..

> He, the highly renowned one, truly knows these duties in essence.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.51)

iti śiṣyairvasiṣṭhasya pratyuktastu drutaṃ yayau ..25..

> Addressed thus by the disciples of Vasiṣṭha, he quickly went  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.52)

vasiṣṭhasyā'śramaṃ puṇyaṃ vidyāyogopabṛṃhitam ..

> to Vasiṣṭha's holy hermitage, filled with sacred learning and yoga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.53)

samāyāntaṃ nṛpaṃ vīkṣya vasiṣṭhaḥ prītamānasaḥ ..26..

> Seeing the king arriving, Vasiṣṭha, pleased in mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.54)

ātithyaṃ vidhivaccakre sānugasya mahātmanaḥ..

> rendered hospitality according to rule to that great soul along with his retinue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.55)

sūpaviṣṭaḥ kṛtā'tithyaḥ prītaḥ papraccha taṃ gurum .. 27 ..

> Comfortably seated, having received hospitality, pleased, he questioned that guru.  
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### [2.7.11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.56)

.. rājovāca .. ..

> The king said:  
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### [2.7.11.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.57)

mārge dṛṣṭaṃ mahāścaryaṃ tvacchiṣyaiśca kṛtaṃ śubham ..

> On the way, a great marvel was seen, an auspicious act performed by your disciples.  
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### [2.7.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.58)

mayā pṛṣṭaṃ ca tairnoktaṃ kriyamāṇaṃ śubhāvaham .. 28 ..

> Though questioned by me, they did not speak of what was being performed, which brings auspiciousness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.59)

nāsmākamavakāśo'tra hyetaddharmapraśaṃsane ..

> “We have no opportunity here to praise this dharma;  
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### [2.7.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.60)

kartabyā ca kriyā'smābhirguruṇā yā ca coditā .. 29 ..

> and the rite instructed by our guru must be performed by us.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.61)

guruṃ gaccheti tairukta āgato'haṃ tavāṃtikam ..

> Told by them, “Go to the guru,” I have come into your presence.  
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### [2.7.11.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.62)

mṛgayā''saktacittena śrāṃtenātithyamicchatā .. 2.7.11.30 ..

> With a mind intent on hunting, exhausted, desiring hospitality,  
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### [2.7.11.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.63)

dṛṣṭaṃ mārge tvidaṃ puṇyaṃ tava śiṣyaiśca kāritam ..

> this holy deed, indeed performed by your disciples, was seen on the way.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.64)

jijñāsā''sīttataḥ śrotuṃ dharmānetānmunīśvara .. 31 ..

> Therefore there arose a desire to know, to hear these dharmas, O lord of sages.  
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### [2.7.11.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.65)

tvamādirādimāndharmānsamācarasi vai yataḥ ..

> Since you are the first, practicing the primeval dharmas,  
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### [2.7.11.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.66)

tāndharmāñcchrotukāmāya śiṣyāya praṇatāya ca .. 32 ..

> to a disciple eager to hear those dharmas and bowed down in reverence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.67)

śraddadhānāya me brūhi vistarānmunipuṃgava ..

> to me, faithful, speak in detail, O best of sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.68)

itīkṣvākukulīnena rājñā pṛṣṭo mahāyaśāḥ .. 33 ..

> Thus questioned by the king born in the Ikṣvāku lineage, the illustrious one  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.69)

manasā toṣamāpede samyakpṛṣṭo'dhunā'munā ..

> felt satisfaction in his mind: “I have now been properly questioned by him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.70)

aho vyavasitā buddhī rājaste'dya suśikṣitā .. 34 ..

> Ah, resolute is your intellect today, O king, well-disciplined,  
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### [2.7.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.71)

yasmādviṣṇukathāyāṃ ca taddharmācaraṇe'pi ca ..

> since both regarding the discourse on Viṣṇu and in the practice of his dharma  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.72)

matirātyaṃtikī jātā sukṛtaṃ phalitaṃ tava .. 35 ..

> an ultimate disposition has arisen; your meritorious deed has borne fruit!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.73)

iti saṃbhāṣya rājānaṃ jātaharṣastamabravīt ..

> Addressing the king thus, filled with joy, he said to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.74)

śṛṇu bhūpa pravakṣyāmi yatpṛṣṭo'haṃ tvayādhunā .. 36 ..

> “Listen, O king, I shall speak of what I have now been asked by you,  
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### [2.7.11.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.75)

yasya śravaṇamātreṇa mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ ..

> by the mere hearing of which one is freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.76)

sarvadharmānparityajya vartate viṣayātmakaḥ ..37..

> Even if one lives devoted to sensual pleasures, abandoning all dharmas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.77)

vaiśākhasnānanirataḥ sa priyo madhuvidviṣaḥ ..

> if intent upon the ritual ablution in Vaiśākha, he is dear to the enemy of Madhu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.78)

sāṃgāndharmānanuṣṭhāya vaiśākho yena nādṛtaḥ .. 38 ..

> By whomsoever the month of Vaiśākha is disregarded, even though he performs dharmas with their limbs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.79)

snānadānārcanaiḥ puṇyaistasya dūrataro hariḥ ..

> through meritorious ritual ablutions, gifts, and worship, Hari is very far from him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.80)

asnāpya cā'pyadattvā ca vaiśākho yena nīyate .. 39 ..

> By whomsoever the month of Vaiśākha is spent without bathing \[the deity\] and without giving gifts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.81)

karmaṇā sa tu caṇḍālo nā'tra kāryā vicāraṇā ..

> he is indeed a caṇḍāla by action; no deliberation is to be made here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.82)

vaiśākhoktairmahādharmairyena cā''rādhito hariḥ .. 2.7.11.40 ..

> And by whomsoever Hari is worshipped with the great dharmas enjoined for Vaiśākha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.83)

taiśca toṣaṃ samāyāti pradadāti samīhitam ..

> by those \[offerings\] he attains satisfaction and grants the desired object.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.84)

lakṣmībharttā jagannātho hyaśeṣāghaughanāśanaḥ .. 41 ..

> The husband of Lakṣmī, the Lord of the World, the destroyer of the entire mass of sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.85)

dharmaiḥ sūkṣmaiśca prīṇāti na prayāsairdhanairapi ..

> is pleased by subtle dharmas, not by great efforts or wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.86)

bhaktyā saṃpūjito viṣṇuḥ pradadāti samīhitam .. 42 ..

> Worshipped with devotion, Viṣṇu grants what is desired.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.87)

tasmādrājansadā bhaktiḥ kartavyā madhuvidviṣaḥ ..

> Therefore, O king, devotion to the enemy of Madhu must always be practiced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.88)

jalenā'pi jagannāthaḥ pūjitaḥ kleśahā hariḥ .. 43 ..

> Hari, the Lord of the World who removes afflictions, even when worshipped with water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.89)

paritoṣaṃ vrajatyāśu tṛṣārtaḥ salilairyathā ..

> speedily reaches satisfaction, just as a person afflicted by thirst \[is satisfied\] with water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.90)

mahadapyalpadaṃ karma tathā hyalpaṃ ca bhūridam .. 44 ..

> Even a great action may yield little, and likewise a small one may yield much.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.91)

karmaṇā'lpatvabhūritve na hetū mahadalpake ..

> The greatness or smallness of an action are not the cause of whether it yields little or much;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.92)

kintu karmasvarūpaṃ ca gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ .. 45 ..

> rather, the nature of the action \[matters\], and deep is the course of action.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.93)

vaiśākhoktā ime dharmāḥ svalpā''yāsakṛtā api ..

> These dharmas enjoined for Vaiśākha, even when performed with very little effort  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.94)

bahuvyayavināśāśca viṣṇoḥ prītikarā śubhāḥ .. 46 ..

> and free from great expense, are pleasing to Viṣṇu and auspicious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.95)

tasmāttvamapi bhūpāla vaiśākhoktānsamācara..

> Therefore, O king, you too must practice those \[dharmas\] enjoined for Vaiśākha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.96)

tvadrāṣṭrīyairjanaiḥ sarvaiḥ kārayemāñcchubhāvahān..47..

> and cause all the people of your realm to perform these auspicious \[rites\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.97)

na karoti ca yo dharmānvaiśākhoktānnarādhamaḥ ..

> And the vile man who does not perform the dharmas enjoined for Vaiśākha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.98)

bahudhā śiṣyamāṇo'pi sa daṇḍyastava bhūpate ..48..

> even when instructed in many ways, must be punished by you, O king.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.99)

ityāvaśyakatāṃ samyakchāstrairvyutpādya tasya ca ..

> Having thus fully demonstrated to him its necessity through the scriptures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.100)

paścādvaiśākhanirdiṣṭāndharmānprovāca sarvaśaḥ..49..

> he then proclaimed in full the dharmas specified for Vaiśākha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.101)

śrutvā tānsakalāndharmānguruṃ saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ ..

> Having heard all those dharmas and worshipped his guru with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.102)

sa rājā gṛhamāgatya sarvāndharmāṃścakāra ha .. 2.7.11.50 ..

> that king went home and indeed performed all those dharmas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.103)

bhaktimānkeśave rājandevadeve nirañjane ..

> Devoted to Keśava, O king, to the taintless God of gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.104)

nā'nyaṃ paśyati deveśātpadmanābhānmahīpatiḥ .. 51 ..

> the ruler of the earth saw none other than the lotus-navelled Lord of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.105)

bherīmudvāhya mātaṃgaṃ svarāṣṭre'ghoṣayadbhaṭaiḥ ..

> Mounting a drum upon an elephant, he had his soldiers proclaim throughout his realm:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.106)

aṣṭavarṣādhiko martyo hyaśītirnahi pūryate .. 52 ..

> “Any mortal older than eight years and not yet eighty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.107)

prātarna snāti meṣasthe sūrye sarvo'pi yo janaḥ ..

> whosoever does not bathe at dawn when the sun is in Aries,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.108)

sa me daṃḍyaśca vadhyaśca niryāsyo viṣayāddhruvam .. 53 ..

> he shall certainly be punished by me, executed, and banished from the realm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.109)

pitā vā yadi vā putro bhāryā vā'tha suhṛjjanaḥ ..

> Be it father, or son, or wife, or a friend,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.110)

vaiśākhadharmahīnaśca nirgrāhyo dasyuvanmayā .. 54 ..

> if devoid of the Vaiśākha dharma, he shall be seized by me like a bandit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.111)

dātavyaṃ vipramukhyebhyaḥ snātvā prātarjale śubhe ..

> Gifts must be given to foremost brahmins after bathing at dawn in auspicious water;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.112)

prapādānādidharmāṃśca kurudhvaṃ śaktito'naghāḥ .. 55 ..

> and perform dharmas such as providing water booths according to your capacity, O sinless ones!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.113)

vipraṃ ca dharmavaktāraṃ grāmegrāme nyaveśayat ..

> And he appointed a brahmin expounder of dharma in every village,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.114)

pañcānāmapi grāmāṇāmakarodadhikāriṇam .. 56 ..

> and he made an officer over every five villages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.115)

daṇḍārthaṃ tyaktadharmāṇāṃ daśavājiniṣevitam ..

> attended by ten horsemen, for the purpose of punishing those who abandoned dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.116)

evaṃ pravṛttaḥ sarvatra sārvabhaumasya śāsanāt .. 57 ..

> In this way, \[dharma\] was set in motion everywhere by the decree of the universal emperor;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.117)

pravṛddho dharmavṛkṣoyaṃ sarvadeśeṣu vistarāt ..

> this tree of righteousness grew extensively throughout all lands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.118)

ye kecinnidhanaṃ yāṃti bhūpālaviṣaye narāḥ .. 58 ..

> Whatever men met death in that king's realm,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.119)

pramādācca nṛpaśreṣṭha te yāṃti harimandiram ..

> even inadvertently, O best of kings, they went to Hari's abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.120)

avaśyaṃ vaiṣṇavo lokaḥ prāpyate mānavairdrutam .. 59 ..

> The realm of Viṣṇu is swiftly attained by men without fail:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.121)

vyājenā'pi sakṛtsnātaḥ prātarmeṣagate ravau ..

> one who has bathed even once under any pretext in the morning while the sun is in Aries,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.122)

sarvapāpavinirmukto yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam .. 2.7.11.60 ..

> is freed from all sins and goes to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.123)

na prāpnoti yamaṃ dharmaṃ sakṛdvaiśākhasnānataḥ ..

> One does not reach Yama \[or his\] law because of a single ablution in Vaiśākha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.124)

vailekhyamagamadrājā ravisūnustadā nṛpa .. 61 ..

> then the king \[Yama\], the son of the Sun, fell into bewilderment, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.125)

lekhyakarmaṇi viśrāntaścitragupto'bhavattadā ..

> Citragupta then rested from his work of writing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.126)

mārjitāni ca lekhyāni purā pāpodbhavāni ca .. 62 ..

> and the former records arising from sin were wiped away.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.127)

gacchadbhirvaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ svakarmasthairjanaiḥ kṣaṇāt ..

> As the people, steadfast in their duties, went in an instant to Viṣṇu's world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.128)

śūnyāstu narakāḥ sarve pāpiprāṇivivarjitāḥ .. 63 ..

> all the hells became completely empty, devoid of sinful creatures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.129)

bhagnayāno'bhavanmārgo vaiśākhasya prabhāvataḥ ..

> The path \[to Yama's world\] became broken of travel through the power of Vaiśākha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.130)

sarve'pi vimalākārā janā yānti hareḥ padam .. 64 ..

> all people, pure in form, went to the abode of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.131)

divaukasāṃ tu ye lokāḥ śūnyāḥ sarve tathā'bhavan ..

> And the worlds of the gods also became completely desolate.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.132)

śūnye triviṣṭape jāte śūnyeṣu nara keṣu ca .. 65 ..

> When heaven had become empty, and the hells had become empty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.133)

nārado dharmarājānaṃ gatvā cedamuvāca ha ..

> Nārada went to the King of Dharma and spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.134)

nākrandaḥ śrūyate rājanprākcchruto narake yathā .. 66 ..

> "No wailing is heard, O king, such as was heard before in hell;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.135)

tathā na kriyate lekhyaṃ kiṃcidduṣkṛtakarmaṇām..

> nor is any record made of the evildoers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.136)

citragupto muniriva sthito'yaṃ maunasaṃsthitaḥ .. 67 ..

> Citragupta remains silent, standing like a silent sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.137)

kāraṇaṃ brūhi rājeṃdra na yānti tava mandiram ..

> Tell me the reason, O king of kings, why they do not go to your abode—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.138)

manuṣyāḥ pāpakarmāṇo māyādambhavivardhitāḥ .. 68 ..

> men who are committed to sinful deeds, thriving in illusion and deceit?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.139)

evamukte tu vacane nāradena mahātmanā ..

> When these words had been spoken by the great-souled Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.140)

prāha vaivasvato rājā kiṃciddainyasamanvitaḥ .. 69 ..

> King Vaivasvata \[Yama\] replied, filled with a touch of despair:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.141)

yo'yaṃ nārada bhūpālaḥ pṛthivyāṃ sāṃprataṃ sthitaḥ ..

> "This king who is now reigning on the earth, O Nārada—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.142)

so'tibhakto hṛṣīkeśe purāṇapuruṣottame .. 2.7.11.70 ..

> he is exceedingly devoted to Hṛṣīkeśa, the ancient supreme Puruṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.143)

prabodhayati vaiśākhadharme bherīsvanena ca ..

> He rouses \[the people\] to the duties of Vaiśākha with the sounding of kettle-drums:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.144)

aṣṭavarṣādhiko martyo hyaśītirna hi pūryate .. 71 ..

> 'Any mortal older than eight years and not yet eighty  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.145)

yo vai hyakṛtavaiśākhaḥ sa me daṇḍyo na saṃśayaḥ ..

> who fails to observe Vaiśākha is undoubtedly to be punished by me!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.146)

tadbhayāddhi janāḥ sarve nollaṃghaṃti kadācana .. 72 ..

> Out of fear of him, indeed, all people never transgress \[this rule\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.147)

gacchaṃti vaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma karmaṇā tena nārada ..

> They go to the abode of Viṣṇu through that deed, O Nārada;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.148)

vaiśākhasevanāllokā yāsyaṃti harimaṃdiram .. 73 ..

> through practicing \[the duties of\] Vaiśākha, all people will go to Hari's mansion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.149)

tena rājñā muniśreṣṭha mārgo lupto mamā'dhunā ..

> By that king, O best of sages, my pathway has now been obliterated;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.150)

kṛtā hi narakāḥ śūnyā lokāścāpi divaukasām .. 74 ..

> the hells have been rendered empty, and the worlds of the gods as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.151)

viśrāṃto lekhako lekhe likhitaṃ mārjitaṃ janaiḥ ..

> The scribe has rested from writing; what was written has been erased by the people.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.152)

vaiśākhamāsadharmasya māhātmyaṃ tvīdṛśaṃ mune .. 75 ..

> Such indeed is the māhātmya of the duties of the month of Vaiśākha, O sage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.153)

brahmahatyādipāpāni vimuktāni janairdvija ..

> People are freed from sins such as the killing of a brahmin, O twice-born one;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.154)

kṛtvā vaiśākhakṛtyāni yāṃti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam .. 76 ..

> performing the rites of Vaiśākha, they go to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.155)

so'haṃ kāṣṭhasamo jāto na kaścinmama gocaraḥ ..

> I have become like a piece of wood; no one comes within my range.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.156)

yuddhaṃ kṛtvā tu taṃ hanmi sarvathā'dya mahābalam .. 77 ..

> Having fought, I will kill him today by all means, mighty though he is.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.157)

akṛtvā svāmikāryaṃ tu nirvyāpāro yadi sthitaḥ ..

> If one remains inactive without doing his master's work,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.158)

tasya vittaṃ samaśnāti sa yāti narakaṃ dhuvam .. .. 78 ..

> \[yet\] eats his wealth, he surely goes to hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.159)

yadi devādavadhyo'yaṃ tadā brahmāṇametya ca ..

> If he cannot be slain by divine decree, then having gone to Brahmā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.160)

nivedya tasmai tatsarvaṃ paścātsvasthasthitirbhavam .. 79 ..

> and reported everything to him, I shall afterward remain at ease."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.161)

ityuktvā dvijamāmaṃtrya sānugaḥ prayayau bhuvam ..

> Having said this and taken leave of the twice-born sage, he set out for the earth with his attendants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.162)

sa kālo mahiṣārūḍho daṇḍamudyamya bhīṣaṇam .. 2.7.11.80 ..

> That Death (Kāla), mounted on a buffalo, raised his terrifying staff,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.163)

mṛtyurogajarādyaiśca pārṣadaiśca mahotkaṭaḥ ..

> exceedingly formidable, accompanied by attendants such as Death, Disease, and Old Age,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.164)

pañcāśatkoṭisaṃkhyākairyamadūtairvṛtastataḥ .. 81 ..

> and surrounded then by messengers of Yama numbering fifty crores.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.165)

sa tūrṇaṃ tasya rājarṣe rurodha sakalāṃ purīm ..

> He swiftly besieged the entire city of that royal seer;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.166)

śaṃkhaṃ dadhmau mahāghoraṃ sarvalokabhayaṃkaram .. 82 ..

> he blew a terrifying conch that struck terror into all worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.167)

tacchutvā sa tu rājarṣi rjñātvā vaivasvataṃ yamam ..

> Hearing that, that royal seer, knowing \[the attacker\] to be Yama, the son of Vivasvat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.168)

sa sajjīkṛtasarvasvaḥ pattanānniryayau ruṣā .. 83 ..

> equipped all his forces and marched out of the city in wrath.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.169)

tayoryuddhamabhūttatra bhīṣaṇaṃ romaharṣaṇam ..

> A terrifying battle that made the hair stand on end took place there between the two.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.170)

mṛtyuṃ kālaṃ tathā rogaṃ yamaṃ dūtapatiṃ tathā .. 84 ..

> Death, Time, Disease, Yama, and the lord of messengers—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.171)

jitvā kṣaṇena rājarṣirdrāvayāmāsa roṣataḥ ..

> having conquered \[them\] in an instant, the royal seer routed them in his fury.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.172)

tataḥ kruddho yamo rājā svayamabhyetya taṃ ruṣā .. 85 ..

> Then King Yama, enraged, advanced against him in person with anger,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.173)

yuyodha bahubhirbāṇaiḥ siṃhanādaṃ cakāra ha ..

> fought with many arrows, and uttered a lion's roar;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.174)

cakarta rājā tasyā'pi kārmukaṃ viśikhaistribhiḥ .. 86 ..

> the king, however, cut down his bow with three arrows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.175)

punaścarmāsimādāya yamo haṃtumathā''gamat ..

> Then, taking up a sword and shield, Yama came forward to slay him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.176)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu nṛpaḥ kruddhaḥ punaśchittvā'sicarmaṇī .. 87 ..

> Seeing him, the enraged king cut down his sword and shield once more,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.177)

nicakhāna lalāṭe ca śaraṃ kāloragaprabham ..

> and struck into \[Yama's\] forehead an arrow shining like a deadly serpent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.178)

yamastenā''hataḥ kruddhastato daṃḍamupādade ..

> Struck by it, the enraged Yama then took up his staff,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.179)

brahmāstreṇa ca saṃmaṃtrya daṇḍaṃ tasmai mumoca ha .. 88 ..

> and, consecrating the staff with the Brahmāstra, hurled it at him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.180)

hāhākāro mahānāsījjanānāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā ..

> Then arose a great cry of dismay among the people watching.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.181)

tadā viṣṇuḥ svabhaktasya rakṣāyai prāhiṇodari .. 89 ..

> Then Viṣṇu dispatched his discus to protect his devotee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.182)

viṣṇumuktaṃ tadā cakraṃ śīghramāgatya tadraṇe ..

> Then the discus hurled by Viṣṇu came swiftly to that battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.183)

yamadaṇḍena saṃyudhya tadbrahmāstraṃ nivārya ca ..2.7.11.90..

> fought with Yama's staff, warded off that Brahmāstra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.184)

yamaṃ haṃtumathārebhe sahasrāraṃ mahādbhutam ..

> and the wondrous thousand-spoked \[discus\] began to kill Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.185)

devabhaktastato bhītastadā'stauccakramañjasā ..91..

> Then the devotee of the gods, terrified, immediately praised the discus:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.186)

sahasrāra namaste'stu viṣṇupāṇivibhūṣaṇa ..

> “O Thousand-spoked One, homage to you, ornament of Viṣṇu's hand!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.187)

tvaṃ sarvalokarakṣāyai hariṇā ca dhṛtaṃ purā .. 92 ..

> You were borne in ancient times by Hari for the protection of all the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.188)

tvāṃ yāce'dya yamaṃ trātuṃ viṣṇubhaktaṃ mahābalam .. 93 ..

> Today I beg you to spare Yama, the devotee of Viṣṇu of great strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.189)

nṛṇāṃ devadruhāṃ kālastvameva hi na cā'paraḥ..

> For you alone, and no other, are Death to mortals who hate the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.190)

tasmādenaṃ yamaṃ rakṣa kṛpāṃ kuru jagatpate .. 94 ..

> Therefore protect this Yama; have mercy, O Lord of the Universe!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.191)

nṛpeṇaivaṃ stutaṃ cakraṃ yamaṃ hitvā nṛpāṃtikam ..

> Praised thus by the king, the discus spared Yama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.192)

punaryayau mahārāja devānāṃ paśyatāṃ divi .. 95 ..

> and returned to the presence of the king, O great king, as the gods watched in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.193)

tato yamo'tinirviṇṇo brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ yayau ..

> Then Yama, utterly despondent, went to the abode of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.194)

sa dadarśa samāsīnaṃ mūrtāmūrtajanairvṛtam ..96..

> He saw him seated, surrounded by corporeal and incorporeal beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.195)

dhuvāśrayaṃ jagadbījaṃ sarvalokapitāmaham..

> the steadfast refuge, the seed of the universe, the grandfather of all the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.196)

upāsyamānaṃ vibudhairlokapālairdigīśvaraiḥ .. 97 ..

> attended upon by the gods, world-protectors, and guardians of the directions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.197)

itihāsapurāṇādyairdevairvigrahasaṃsthitaiḥ ..

> by deities embodied as histories, Purāṇas, and the like;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.198)

mūrtimadbhiḥ samudraiśca nadībhiśca sarovaraiḥ .. 98 ..

> by personified oceans, rivers, and lakes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.199)

dehavadbhistathā vṛkṣairaśvatthādyairaśeṣitaiḥ ..

> by embodied trees, the sacred fig and all others without exception;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.11.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.11.200)

vāpīkūpataḍāgaiśca mūrtimadbhiśca parvataiḥ .. 99 ..

> by stepped wells, wells, ponds, and personified mountains;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Kṛṣṇāmṛtamahārṇava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.madhva.krsnamrtamaharnava.182) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- [Śaktisaṅgamatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.saktisangama.2.19.26) — Sanskrit

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