[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.7.21.p1 # Skandapurana 2.7.21.p1 Skandapurāṇa 2.7.21.p1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.21.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.21.p1) "vālmīke:pūrvajanmasya kathā "śrutadeva uvāca.. tatastu vismito bhūtvā śaṅkho vyādhasamanvitaḥ.. ko bhavāniti taṃ prāha daśaiṣā ca kutastava..1.. kena vā karmaṇā saumya matistava śubhāvahā.. akasmātte kathaṃ muktiretadācakṣva vistarāt..2.. śaṅkhenaiva tadā pṛṣṭo daṇḍavatpatito bhuvi.. praśrayā'vanato bhūtvā prāṃjalirvākyamabravīt..3.. ahaṃ purā dvijaḥ kaścitprayāge bahubhāṣaṇaḥ.. rūpayauvanasaṃpanno vidyāmadasugarvitaḥ..4.. dhanāḍhyo bahuputrāḍhyaḥ sadā'haṃkāradūṣitaḥ.. kusīdasya muneḥ putro nāmnā rocana ityaham..5.. āsanaṃ śayanaṃ nidrā vyavāyo'kṣaparikriyāḥ.. lokavārtā kusīdaṃ vā vyāpārāste mamā'bhavan.. 6.. tantumātrāṇi karmāṇi lokanindāviśaṃkitaḥ .. sadambhaśca sadā kurve na śraddhā me kadācana ..7.. durbuddhermama duṣṭasya kiyatkālo gato'bhavat .. tadā vaiśākhamāse'smiñjayaṃtonāma vai dvijaḥ..8.. śrāvayāmāsa tanmāsadharmānbhāgavatapriyān.. tatkṣetre vāsināṃ puṇyakarmaṇāṃ ca dvijanmanām..9.. nārīnarāḥ kṣatriyāśca vaiśyāḥ śūdrāḥ sahasraśaḥ .. prātaḥ snātvā samabhyarcya madhusūdanamavyayam.. 2.7.21.10.. > "The story of Vālmīki's previous birth. > Śrutadeva said: > 'Then Śaṅkha, accompanied by the hunter, became astonished > and said to him: "Who are you, and whence comes this condition of yours? 1 > Or by what deed, gentle one, has your mind become bearer of good fortune? > How did your liberation come about suddenly? Tell this in detail." 2 > Being then asked thus by Śaṅkha, falling like a stick upon the earth, > bowed in modesty, he spoke this word with joined palms: 3 > "Formerly I was a certain talkative twice-born in Prayāga, > endowed with beauty and youth, very arrogant with the pride of learning, 4 > rich in wealth, rich in many sons, constantly corrupted by egotism, > the son of the sage Kusīda, Rocana by name. 5 > Sitting, lying down, sleeping, intercourse, playing dice, > gossip of the world, or usury—those were my occupations. 6 > Fearing the censure of people, I always performed only superficial actions > with hypocrisy, and never had any faith. 7 > Some time passed for me, wicked and of corrupt intellect. > Then, in this month of Vaiśākha, a certain twice-born named Jayanta 8 > caused the virtues of that month, dear to the devotees of the Lord, > to be heard by the twice-born residents of that holy field, performers of meritorious deeds. 9 > Women, men, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras in the thousands, > having bathed in the morning and fully worshipped the imperishable Madhusūdana..." 2.7.21.10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.7.20.65\_62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.20.65_62) - [Next: 2.7.21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.21.15) - [Up: 2.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.21.p1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.21.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.21.p1) · Pramāṇa