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Or what indeed is his defining characteristic? / What is the proof of his true being? By what means is the lordly Bhagavān to be known? / What are the Vaiṣṇava duties like? By what is that Hari pleased? / Tell me this, O wise brahmin, to me, your servant! / Questioned thus by the hunter, the twice-born said again, / having bowed to Nārāyaṇa, the lord of the worlds, free from affliction: / Śaṅkha said: / Listen, O hunter! I will tell you the stainless form of Viṣṇu, / which is unthinkable \[even\] by Brahmā and the other sages of cultivated mind. / Possessing full power, possessing full qualities, he is designated the Lord of all; / devoid of \[material\] qualities, undivided, infinite, his form is being, consciousness, and bliss. / This entire universe, moving and unmoving, incomparable, / which rests on him as supreme support, remains continuously under his control. / Now I shall tell you the defining characteristic of Brahman, the Supreme Self: / From whom arise creation, maintenance, destruction, cycle \[of rebirth\], regulation, / illumination, bondage and liberation, and livelihood— / that Viṣṇu is called Brahman; he is considered all-pervading by the wise. / They call him directly Brahman, and afterward even Brahmā and the others; / the wise know the word 'brahman' applied to Brahmā and others as accompanied by an epithet. / In no other beings does Brahmanhood exist, for they possess only a single fraction of his power. / This \[nature\] of his, the great all-pervading Lord, originating \[the universe\] and so forth, is accessible only through scripture. / And scripture consists of the Vedas, the Smṛtis, the Purāṇa identical in nature to them, / the Itihāsa, the Pañcarātra, and the Bhārata, O wise one! / Only through these can Mahāviṣṇu be known, by no other means whatsoever; / a man who does not know the Vedas never comprehends this Viṣṇu. / Not by the senses, nor by inferences, nor by arguments can the all-pervading Lord, / the god Nārāyaṇa, knowable through the Vedas, eternal, be known. / Having known according to one's capacity his births, deeds, and qualities alone, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.19.51.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51.2) mucyaṃte jīvasaṃghāśca sadā tadvaśavartinaḥ ..15.. kramādviṣṇośca māhātmyaṃ yathā sātiśayaṃ bhavet.. ekaikasminsthitā śaktirdevarṣipitṛmātṛke..16.. pratyakṣeṇā''gamenāpi tathaivā'numayā'pi ca.. ādau narottamaṃ vidyādbale jñāne sukhe tathā..17.. tasmādbhūtaṃ śataguṇaṃ vidyājjñānādibhirvṛtam .. bhūtānmanuṣyagaṃdharvānvidyācchataguṇādhikān ..18.. tattvābhimānino devāstebhyo vidyācchatādhikān.. tattvābhimānidevebhyaḥ saptaiva ṛṣayo varāḥ..19.. saptarṣibhyo varo hyagniragneḥ sūryādayastathā.. sūryādgururguroḥ prāṇaḥ prāṇādiṃdro mahābalaḥ.. 2.7.19.20.. indrācca girijā devī devyāḥ śaṃbhurjagadguruḥ.. śaṃbhorbuddhirmahādevī buddheḥ prāṇo balādhikaḥ..21.. na prāṇātparamaṃ kiṃcitprāṇe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam.. prāṇājjātamidaṃ viśvaṃ prāṇātmakamidaṃ jagat..22.. prāṇe protamidaṃ sarvaṃ prāṇādeva hi ceṣṭate.. sarvādhāramimaṃ prāhuḥ sūtraṃ nīlāṃbudaprabham ..23.. lakṣmīkaṭākṣamātreṇa prāṇasyāsya sthitirbhavet.. sā lakṣmīrdevadevasya kṛpāleśaikabhājinī..24 .. na viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ kiṃcinna samo vā kathaṃcana.. .. vyādha uvāca.. kathaṃ jīveṣvayaṃ prāṇaḥsūtranāmā'dhiko'bhavat..25.. nirṇayo vā kathaṃ hyasya prāṇādhikyaṃ kathaṃ vibho.. etadācakṣva me brahmankathaṃ prāṇādvibhuḥ paraḥ..26.. ..śaṃkha uvāca .. śṛṇu vyādha pravakṣyāmi yatpṛṣṭo nirṇayastathā.. prāṇādhikyaṃ samuddiśya jīvaiśca sakalairapi..27.. purā nārāyaṇo devaḥ padmasṛṣṭau sanātanaḥ.. sṛṣṭvā brahmādikāndevānidaṃ prāha janārdanaḥ ..28 .. sāmrājye'haṃ sthāpayeyaṃ brahmāṇaṃ vaḥ patiṃ prabhum.. yo yuṣmāsvadhiko devo yauvarājye sureśvarāḥ..29.. > the multitudes of living beings, who are always subject to his control, are liberated. / In order that the greatness of Viṣṇu may become pre-eminent, / a power resides in each one among the gods, sages, ancestors, and mother goddesses. / Through direct perception, through scripture, and likewise through inference, / one should first know the best of men in strength, knowledge, and happiness. / Greater by a hundredfold than him one should know a spirit endowed with knowledge and the like; / one should know the human Gandharvas to be a hundred times greater than spirits. / The gods who identify with the elements should be known as a hundred times greater than them; / superior to the gods who identify with the elements are the seven seers alone. / Superior indeed to the seven seers is Agni; from Agni, Sūrya and the others; / from Sūrya, Bṛhaspati; from Bṛhaspati, Prāṇa; from Prāṇa, Indra of great strength; / and superior to Indra is the goddess Girijā; superior to the goddess is Śambhu, the guru of the universe; / superior to Śambhu is Buddhi, the great goddess; superior to Buddhi is Prāṇa, greater in strength. / There is nothing higher than Prāṇa; everything is established in Prāṇa; / from Prāṇa this universe was born; this world is composed of Prāṇa; / everything here is woven upon Prāṇa; indeed, it moves only because of Prāṇa. / They call him the support of all, the Sūtra, having the luster of a dark blue cloud. / By a mere glance of Lakṣmī alone can this Prāṇa maintain his state; / that Lakṣmī possesses only a small fraction of the grace of the God of gods. / There is nothing higher than Viṣṇu, nor is there anyone equal to him in any way. / The hunter said: / How did this Prāṇa, named Sūtra, become superior among living beings? / Or how is this established? How is the superiority of Prāṇa \[explained\], O lord? / Tell me this, O brahmin: how is the Lord superior to Prāṇa? / Śaṅkha said: / Listen, O hunter! I will tell you the determination as asked, / regarding the superiority of Prāṇa over all living beings as well. / Formerly, the eternal god Nārāyaṇa, during the lotus creation, / having created Brahmā and the other gods, Janārdana said this: / 'I shall place Brahmā in supreme sovereignty as your master and lord, / and whoever is the superior god among you, O lords of the gods, in the position of heir-apparent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.19.51.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51.3) taṃ sthāpayata śīlāḍhyaṃ śauryaudāryaguṇānvitam.. ityuktā vibhunā devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ..2.7.19.30.. evaṃ vivadire'nyonyamahaṃ bhūyāmahaṃ tviti.. sarve vivadamānāśca sūryaṃ kecitparaṃ viduḥ ..31.. śakraṃ kecitparaṃ kāmaṃ kecittūṣṇīṃ tu tasthire.. te nirṇayamapaśyaṃtaḥ praṣṭuṃ nārāyaṇaṃ yayuḥ ..32.. namaskṛtya punaḥ prāhuḥ sarve prāṃjalayo'marāḥ.. vicāritaṃ mahāviṣṇo sarvairasmābhiraṃjasā..33.. asmāsu devamadhikaṃ naiva vidmaḥ kathaṃcana .. tvameva nirṇayaṃ brūhi devāḥ saṃśayinaḥ khalu ..34.. iti pṛṣṭo'maraiḥ sarvaiḥ prahasannidamabravīt .. dehādasmācca vairājādyasminniṣkrāmati hyayam..35.. patiṣyati praviṣṭe tu yasminvai hyutthito bhavet.. sa devo hyadhiko nūnaṃ nāparastu kathaṃcana ..36.. ityuktāste tataḥ sarve tathāstviti vaco'bruvan .. niścakrāma jayaṃtāhvaḥ pādātpūrvaṃ sureśvaraḥ ..37.. tadā paṃgumamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā .. śṛṇvanpibanvadañjighranpaśyannāste'calannapi ..38.. paścādguhyādviniṣkrāṃto dakṣonāma prajāpatiḥ .. tadā ṣaṃḍhamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā .. 39.. śṛṇvanpibanvadañjighranpaśyannāste calannapi .. paścāddhastādviniṣkrāṃta indraḥ sarvāmareśvaraḥ .. 2.7.19.40.. hastahīnamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā .. śṛṇvanpibanvadañjighranpaśyannāste calannapi ..41.. locanābhyāṃ viniṣkrāṃtaḥ sūryastejasvināṃ varaḥ.. tadā kāṇamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā ..42.. śṛṇvanpibanvadañjighranpaśyannāste calannapi .. prāṇātpaścādviniṣkrāṃtau nāsatyau viśvabheṣajau.. ajighrāṇamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā ..43.. > "Install him who is rich in good conduct, endowed with the qualities of valour and generosity." > Having been thus spoken to by the Lord, all the gods, led by Indra, > disputed among one another in this way, saying, "I should be \[he\]," and "I \[should be he\]!" > And as they all disputed, some considered the Sun to be supreme; > some considered Indra supreme, others Kāma, while yet others stood silent. > Seeing no resolution, they went to Nārāyaṇa to ask. > Having bowed down, all the immortals said again with folded hands: > "This was deliberated truly by all of us, O Mahāviṣṇu, > \[yet\] we do not know at all who is the superior god among us. > You alone tell us the decision; for the gods are indeed full of doubt." > Thus questioned by all the immortals, he smiled and said this: > "He upon whose departure from this cosmic body it indeed > falls, and upon whose entrance it surely rises up, > that god is indeed superior; definitely none other at all." > Being thus addressed, all of them then said, "So be it." > First, the ruler of gods named Jayanta departed from the foot. > Then they called this \[body\] lame, but the body did not fall then: > hearing, drinking, speaking, smelling, seeing, it remained, even without moving. > Afterwards, the lord of creatures named Dakṣa departed from the genitals. > Then they called this \[body\] a eunuch, but the body did not fall then: > hearing, drinking, speaking, smelling, seeing, it remained, even moving. > Afterwards, Indra, the lord of all immortals, departed from the hands. > They called this \[body\] handless, but the body did not fall then: > hearing, drinking, speaking, smelling, seeing, it remained, even moving. > From the eyes departed the Sun, the best of the luminous. > Then they called this \[body\] blind in one eye, but the body did not fall then: > hearing, drinking, speaking, smelling, seeing, it remained, even moving. > Afterwards, from the nose departed the two Nāsatyas, the universal physicians. > They called this \[body\] devoid of smell, but the body did not fall then: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.19.51.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51.4) śṛṇvanpibanvadannaiva jighrannāste'calannapi .. śrotrāddiśo viniṣkrāṃtā na dehaḥ patitastadā.. tadāmuṃ badhiraṃ prāhurmṛtaṃ naiva kathaṃcana..44.. pibanvadannapi tadā hyaśṛṇvannacalannapi .. varuṇo rasanāyāstuviniṣkrāṃtastataḥ param .. tadā'rasajñamevāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā ..45.. jīvaṃścalannadannāste tathā jānañcchavasannapi .. tato vāco viniṣkrāṃto vahnirvāgīśvaro vibhuḥ.. 46 .. tadā mūkamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā .. jīvaṃścalannadannāste tathā jānañchvasannapi ..47.. paścādrudro viniṣkrāṃto manaso bodhanātmakaḥ.. tadā jaḍamamuṃ prāhurna dehaḥ patitastadā ..48.. jīvaṃścalannadannāste tathā jānañchvasannapi .. paścātprāṇo viniṣkrāṃto mṛtamenaṃ tadā viduḥ .. punarevaṃ tadā prāhurdevā vismitamānasāḥ ..49.. dehamutthā payedyastu punarevaṃ vyavasthitaḥ .. sa eva hyadhiko'smāsu yuvarājā bhaviṣyati.. 2.7.19.50.. ityevaṃ tu pratiśrutya viviśuśca yathākramam .. jayaṃtaḥ prāviśatpādau nottasthau tatkalevaram ..51. > hearing, drinking, speaking, not smelling at all, it remained, even without moving. > From the ear the quarters departed, but the body did not fall then; > they then called this \[body\] deaf, but by no means dead: > drinking, speaking, even then not hearing, yet without moving. > Varuṇa then departed from the tongue after that; > then they called it merely devoid of taste, but the body did not fall then: > living, moving, eating, it remained, and likewise knowing and breathing. > Then from speech departed Fire, the lord of speech, the all-pervading. > Then they called this \[body\] mute, but the body did not fall then: > living, moving, eating, it remained, and likewise knowing and breathing. > Afterwards Rudra departed from the mind, the essence of consciousness. > Then they called this \[body\] inert, but the body did not fall then: > living, moving, eating, it remained, and likewise knowing and breathing. > Afterwards Prāṇa departed; then they knew this \[body\] to be dead. > Then, with astonished minds, the gods spoke again thus: > "He who can raise the body that has come to this state, > he alone will indeed be the superior among us, and will become the crown prince." > Having thus agreed, they entered \[it\] in proper order: > Jayanta entered the feet, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.19.51\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.51_1) guhyaṃ ca prāviśaddakṣo nottasthau tatkalevaram .. indro hastau viveśā'tha nottasthau tatkalevaram.. ..52.. cakṣuḥ sūryaḥ praviṣṭo'bhūnnottasthau tatkalevaram .. diśaḥ śrotre praviviśurnottasthau tatkalevaram..53.. varuṇaḥ prāviśajihvāṃ nottasthau tatkalevaram .. nāsāṃ viviśaturdasrau nottasthau tatkalevaram..54 .. vahniśca prāviśadvācaṃ nottasthau tatkalevaram .. manaśca prāviśadrudro nottasthau tatkalevaram ..55.. paścātprāṇo viveśāsau tadottasthau kalevaram .. tadā devā viniścitya prāṇaṃ devādhikaṃ vibhum.. 56 .. bale jñāne ca dhairye ca vairāgye prāṇane'pi ca.. tato'bhiṣecayāṃcakruryauvarājye mahāprabhum ..57.. utkṛṣṭasthitihetutvādukthamekaṃ tadā jaguḥ .. tasmātprāṇātmakaṃ viśvaṃ sarvaṃ sthāvarajaṃgamam..58.. aṃśaiḥ pūrṇairbalāḍhyaiśca pūrṇo'yaṃ jagatāṃ patiḥ..59.. na prāṇahīnaṃ jagadasti kiṃcitprāṇena hīnaṃ na ca vai samedhate .. na prāṇahīnaṃ sthitamatra kiṃcitprāṇena hīnaṃ na ca kiṃcidasti.. tasmātprāṇaḥ sarvajīvādhiko'bhūdbalādhikaḥ sarvajīvāṃtarātmā .. 2.7.19.60.. > Dakṣa entered the genitals, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > Indra then entered the hands, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > The Sun entered the eye, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > The quarters entered the ears, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > Varuṇa entered the tongue, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > The two Dasras entered the nose, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > Fire entered the speech, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > Rudra entered the mind, \[yet\] that body did not rise up. > Afterwards Prāṇa entered, and then the body rose up. > Then the gods, having determined that the all-pervading Prāṇa was superior to the gods > in strength, knowledge, courage, dispassion, and in vitalisation, > thereupon consecrated that great lord as the crown prince. > Because he was the cause of pre-eminent existence, they then sang a single praise: > "Therefore the universe, all that is mobile and immobile, consists of Prāṇa. > Rich in full and powerful portions, this \[Prāṇa\] is the lord of the worlds. > Nothing in the world is devoid of prāṇa; and devoid of prāṇa, nothing thrives. > Nothing exists here devoid of prāṇa, and nothing devoid of prāṇa exists. > Therefore Prāṇa became superior to all living beings, superior in strength, the inner self of all living beings." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.19.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.73) prāṇātko'pi hyadhiko vā samo vā śāstre dṛṣṭaḥ śrutapūrvo na cā''ste ..61 .. tattatkāryānugaḥ prāṇo hyeko devo hyanekadhā .. tasmātprāṇaṃ varaṃ prāhuḥ prāṇopāsanatatparāḥ .. līlayaiva jagatsraṣṭuṃ hantuṃ pālayituṃ prabhuḥ ..62.. śeṣā'hiśivaśakrādyāścetanāśca jaḍā api .. vāsudevādṛte ko'pi nainaṃ paribhaviṣyati ..63.. sarvadevātmakaḥ prāṇaḥ sarvadevamayo vibhuḥ .. vāsudevā'nugo nityaṃ tathā viṣṇuvaśasthitaḥ..64.. vāsudevapratīpaṃ tu na śṛṇoti na paśyati .. devāḥ pratīpaṃ kurvaṃti rudrādyāḥ sureśvarāḥ ..65.. pratīpaṃ kvā'pi kurute na prāṇaḥ sarvagocaraḥ.. tasmātprāṇo mahāviṣṇorbalamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ..66.. evaṃ jñātvā mahāviṣṇormāhātmyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ tathā .. pūrvabandhānugaṃ liṃgaṃ jīrṇāṃ tvacamivoragaḥ ..67.. visṛjya paramaṃ yāti nārāyaṇamanāmayam .. śrutvā śaṃkhoditaṃ vākyaṃ punarvyādhaḥ prasannadhīḥ..68 .. praśrayā'vanato bhūtvā punaḥ papraccha taṃ munim .. brahmanmahānubhāvasya prāṇasyā'sya jagadguroḥ ..69.. na khyāto mahimā loke kathaṃ sarveśvarasya vai .. devānāṃ ca munīnāṃ ca bhūpānāṃ ca mahātmanām .. 2.7.19.70.. mahimā śrūyate loke purāṇeṣu sahasraśaḥ .. etadācakṣva me brahmañchrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me..71.. ..śaṃkha uvāca.. purā prāṇo hariṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam .. aśvamedhairyaṣṭukāmo gaṅgātīraṃ yayau mudā ..72.. halaiścakāra bhūśuddhiṃ nānāmunigaṇairyutaḥ .. antarvalmīkalīnastu kaṇvo nāma samādhigaḥ..73. > No one is seen in the scriptures, nor has ever been heard of, who is superior or even equal to Prāṇa. > Prāṇa attends to each and every function; indeed, he is one god acting in manifold ways. > Therefore, those dedicated to the worship of Prāṇa call Prāṇa supreme. > He is capable of creating, destroying, and maintaining the world merely in play. > Even the sentient and the insentient, beginning with Śeṣa the serpent, Śiva, and Indra— > none except Vāsudeva can ever surpass him. > Prāṇa consists of all gods; the all-pervading one is made up of all gods. > He constantly follows Vāsudeva and abides under Viṣṇu's command. > He neither hears nor sees anything opposed to Vāsudeva. > The gods, beginning with Rudra and the lords of the celestials, act in opposition, > but Prāṇa, whose range is everywhere, never acts in opposition anywhere. > Therefore the wise call Prāṇa the power of Mahāviṣṇu. > Knowing thus the greatness and nature of Mahāviṣṇu, > casting off the subtle body bound to previous ties as a snake casts off worn-out skin, > one goes to the supreme, taintless Nārāyaṇa." > Having heard the words spoken by Śaṅkha, the hunter, joyful in mind, > bowed low in reverence and questioned that sage again: > "O brāhmaṇa, why is the glory of this noble Prāṇa, the guru of the world, > the sovereign lord of all, not proclaimed in the world? > The glory of gods, sages, and noble kings > is heard by the thousands in the world within the Purāṇas. > Tell me this, O brāhmaṇa, for I have a great curiosity to hear it." > Śaṅkha said: > "Long ago, Prāṇa, desiring to sacrifice to the god Hari, the taintless Nārāyaṇa, > with horse-sacrifices, went joyfully to the bank of the Gaṅgā. > Accompanied by various hosts of sages, he prepared the ground with plows. > Inside an ant-hill lay absorbed in meditation one named Kaṇva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.19.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.76) halotkṛṣṭo viniṣkrāṃtaḥ krodhādidamuvāca ha .. dṛṣṭvā puraḥ sthitaṃ prāṇaṃ śaśāpa ha mahāvibhum.. 74.. adyaprabhṛti na khyātiṃ mahimā bhuvanatraye .. tava prāpnoti deveśa bhūloke tu viśeṣataḥ ..75.. prakhyātāste bhaviṣyaṃti hyavatārā jagattraye .. ityukto muninā tena vāyuḥ kodhāttamabravīt..76. > Uprooted by the plow, he came out and spoke in anger. > Seeing Prāṇa standing before him, he cursed the great, all-pervading lord: > 'From this day forward, O lord of gods, your greatness shall not attain fame > in the three worlds, and particularly upon the earth. > Your incarnations, however, will be celebrated throughout the three worlds.' > Thus addressed by that sage, Vāyu angrily said to him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.19.76\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19.76_2) vināparādhaṃ śapto'smi titikṣuṃ māṃ nirāgasam.. tasmātkaṇva mahābāho gurudrohī bhavā''śu ca.. 77 .. loke ninditavṛttiśca bhavetyāha sadāgatiḥ .. tataḥ prabhṛti loke'sminprāṇasyā'sya mahāprabho.. 78 .. na khyāto mahimā loke bhūloke tu viśeṣataḥ.. śāpātkaṇvo guruṃ jagdhvā sūryaśiṣyo'bhavattadā.. 79 .. ityetatkathitaṃ sarvaṃ yatpṛṣṭaṃ tu tvayā'dhunā .. yacchrotavyamito vyādha pṛccha māṃ mā vicāraya.. 2.7.19.80.. iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāsamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde vāyuśāpakathanaṃnāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ..19.. > 'Without fault, forgiving and guiltless though I am, I have been cursed. > Therefore, O mighty-armed Kaṇva, quickly become a betrayer of your guru, > and may your livelihood be despised in the world!' so spoke the Ever-Moving One. > From that time forward, O great lord, the greatness of this Prāṇa > has not been celebrated in this world, especially upon the earth. > Due to the curse, Kaṇva consumed his guru and then became a disciple of Sūrya. > Thus all of this, which you have just asked, has been related. > Whatever else you have to hear, O hunter, ask me without hesitation." > Thus ends the nineteenth chapter, named 'The Account of the Curse of Vāyu', in the dialogue between Nārada and Ambarīṣa, in the Vaiśākhamāsamāhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the Skandamahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.19.51.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.19) · Pramāṇa