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# Skandapurana 2.7.23

Skandapurāṇa 2.7.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.7.23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.1)

.. .. śrutadeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.7.23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.2)

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam ..

> "Now therefore I shall declare the māhātmya that destroys sin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.3)

akṣayyāyāstṛtīyāyāḥ site pakṣe ca mādhave .. 1 ..

> of Akṣayatṛtīyā, in the bright fortnight in the month of Mādhava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.4)

ye kurvaṃti ca tasyāṃ vai prātaḥ snānaṃ bhagodaye ..

> Those who perform the morning ritual ablution on that \[day\] at the rising of the sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.5)

te sarve pāpanirmuktā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam .. 2 ..

> they all, freed from sin, go to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.6)

devānpitṝnmunīnyastu kuryāduddiśya tarpaṇam ..

> Whoever performs water oblations dedicated to the gods, ancestors, and sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.7)

tenā'dhītaṃ ca teneṣṭaṃ tena śrāddhaśataṃ kṛtam .. 3 ..

> by him has \[all\] been studied, by him have sacrifices been offered, and by him have a hundred śrāddhas been performed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.8)

madhusūdanamabhyarcya kathāṃ śṛṇvaṃti ye narāḥ ..

> Those men who worship Madhusūdana and listen to his story  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.9)

akṣayyāyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ te narā muktibhāginaḥ .. .. 4 ..

> on Akṣayya-tṛtīyā, those men partake of liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.10)

ye dānaṃ tatra kurvaṃti madhudviṭprītaye śubham ..

> Whatever auspicious gift they make on that day to please the enemy of Madhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.11)

tadakṣayyaṃ phalatyeva madhuśāsanaśāsanāt .. 5 ..

> that indeed bears imperishable fruit by the decree of the chastiser of Madhu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.12)

devarṣipitṛdaivatyā tithireṣā mahāśubhā ..

> This lunar day has the gods, the seers, and the ancestors as its deities, and is exceedingly auspicious;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.13)

trayāṇāṃ tṛptidātrī ca kṛte dharme sanātane .. 6 ..

> when eternal duty is performed, it gives satisfaction to all three.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.14)

prakhyātiśca titherasyāḥ kena cāsti tadapyaham..

> And how this lunar day came to be famed, that too I  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.15)

vakṣyāmi nṛpaśārdūla sāvadhānamanāḥ śṛṇu .. .. 7 ..

> shall tell you, O tiger among kings; listen with an attentive mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.16)

purā puraṃdarasyā''sīdyuddhaṃ ca balinā saha ..

> Formerly, there was a battle between Puraṃdara and Bali;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.17)

devānāṃ caiva daityānāṃ dvaṃdvaṃ yuddhamabhūttataḥ .. 8 ..

> then a duel ensued between the gods and the daityas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.18)

sa nirjitya baliṃ daityaṃ pātālatalavāsinam..

> Having conquered Bali, the daitya who dwells in the realm of Pātāla,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.19)

punarbhuvaṃ samāsādya cotathyasyā''śramaṃ yayau .. 9 ..

> he returned to earth and went to the hermitage of Utathya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.20)

tatrāpaśyacca tatpatnīṃ gurviṇīṃ maṃdagāminīm..

> There he saw his wife, pregnant and walking slowly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.21)

calacchroṇitaṭābaddha kāṃcīdāmnā sumaṃḍitām .. 2.7.23.10 ..

> richly adorned with a girdle-cord bound about her shifting hips,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.22)

kvaṇatkaṃkaṇanirghoṣa jitamattālikokilām ..

> surpassing intoxicated bees and cuckoos with the tinkling sound of her bracelets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.23)

valgucitrāṃbarāṃ rāmāṃ maṃjuvācaṃ śucismitām .. 11 ..

> a charming woman clad in beautiful variegated garments, of sweet speech and bright smile,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.24)

lasatkuṃbhasthalābhyāṃ ca kucābhyāmupaśobhitām ..

> adorned with breasts resembling shining jars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.25)

hasatpadmamukhāṃ divyāṃ nīlotpalasulocanām.. 12 ..

> divine, with a face like a blooming lotus and lovely eyes like blue water-lilies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.26)

ketakyudarapāṃḍubhyāṃ gaṃḍābhyāṃ ca manoramām ..

> delightful with cheeks pale like the interior of a ketakī flower,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.27)

śramocchvasaṃtīṃ dīnākṣīṃ parṇaśālāmukhe sthitām .. 13 ..

> sighing with fatigue, eyes piteous, standing at the entrance of the leaf-hut.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.28)

svapatīṃ śayane kvā'pi tāṃ dṛṣṭvā mohamāgataḥ ..

> Seeing her sleeping somewhere on a bed, he succumbed to infatuation;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.29)

balātkāreṇa bubhuje gurviṇīṃ pākaśāsanaḥ..14 ..

> Pākaśāsana forcefully enjoyed the pregnant woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.30)

garbhasthastu tadā piṃḍaḥ svasya pātaviśaṃkayā ..

> Then the fetus in the womb, fearing its own fall,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.31)

chādayāmāsa vai yoniṃ dvāre pādena duḥkhitaḥ .. 15 ..

> distressed, covered the entrance to the vulva with its foot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.32)

tataścaskanda vīryaṃ tadbhūmāveva balidviṣaḥ ..

> Thereupon the semen of the enemy of Bali fell right onto the ground.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.33)

garbhasthāya cukopāsau bhagavānpākaśāsanaḥ .. 16 ..

> The venerable Pākaśāsana grew furious at the one in the womb;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.34)

taṃ śaśāpa ca garbhasthaṃ ruṣā tāmrāṃtalocanaḥ ..

> with eyes reddened at the corners with anger, he cursed the one in the womb:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.35)

jātyandho bhava durbuddhe mā'vamaṃsthā yataḥ padā .. 17 ..

> ‘Be blind from birth, O evil-minded one, since you insulted me with your foot  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.36)

pracchādya yonidvāraṃ ca tato dīrghatapāhvayaḥ ..

> and covered the entrance to the vulva!’ Then he named Dīrghatapas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.37)

padā praskaṃditādvīryājjālataḥ samajāyata .. 17 ..

> was born from that semen discharged by the foot through the network \[of vessels\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.38)

paścādiṃdro yayau śīghramṛṣeḥ śāpa viśaṃkitaḥ ..

> Afterwards, Indra quickly departed, fearing the curse of the seer;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.39)

palāyaṃtaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā jahasurbaṭavo'khilāḥ .. 19 ..

> seeing Hari fleeing, all the young brahmacārins laughed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.40)

tatastu vrīḍito bhūtvā yayau merorguhāṃ śubhām ..

> Then, filled with shame, he went to an auspicious cave on Mount Meru;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.41)

tatra līnaścacārā'sau dustaraṃ vai tapo mahat .. 2.7.23.20 ..

> hidden there, he performed great and arduous austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.42)

merau vilīya vasati devendre lajjayā'nvite ..

> While the lord of the gods was dwelling concealed on Meru, overcome with shame,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.43)

gūḍhairvijñāya tāṃ vārtāṃ daiteyā balipūrvakāḥ .. 21 ..

> the daiteyas, led by Bali, learned that news through secret \[spies\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.44)

surānākramya bubhujurbalīṃdraścāmarāvatīm ..

> attacking the gods, they enjoyed \[their kingdom\], and Bali the lord \[enjoyed\] Amarāvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.45)

dikpālānāṃ vibhūtīśca śaṃbarādyā balīyasaḥ .. 22 ..

> The powerful Śambara and others forcibly enjoyed the splendors of the guardians of the directions  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.46)

balādbubhujire hīnanāthe rāṣṭre divaukasām ..

> when the realm of the celestials was left without a master.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.47)

rakṣitāramajānaṃto devāścāgnipurogamāḥ .. 23 ..

> Not knowing who their protector was, the gods, preceded by Agni,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.48)

papracchurdhiṣaṇaṃ devaṃ devācāryamakalmaṣam ..

> questioned the god Dhiṣaṇa, the stainless teacher of the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.49)

papracchuriṃdravṛttāṃtaṃ kva svittiṣṭhati naḥ prabhuḥ .. 24 ..

> they asked for news of Indra: ‘Where indeed is our lord staying?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.50)

daityākrāṃtamidaṃ rāṣṭraṃ hīnanāthaṃ divaukasām ..

> This realm of the celestials has been overrun by the daityas and left without a ruler.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.51)

kuto nā''yāti devo'sau bhūyānkālo gato vibho .. 25 ..

> Why does that god not come? A great deal of time has passed, O mighty lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.52)

taṃ yāmo yatra dhiṣaṇa prārthayāmaśca taṃ vibhum ..

> Let us go to where he is, O Dhiṣaṇa, and let us make our petition to that lord.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.53)

iti pṛṣṭastadā devairdhiṣaṇastānuvāca ha .. 26 ..

> Thus questioned by the gods at that time, Dhiṣaṇa said to them:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.54)

rasātale baliṃ jitvā cotathyasyā''śramaṃ yayau ..

> ‘Having conquered Bali in Rasātala, he went to the hermitage of Utathya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.55)

bhuktvā patnīṃ ca dārḍhyena tacchiṣyaireva ninditaḥ .. 27 ..

> and having forcefully enjoyed \[his\] wife, he was reviled by his disciples alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.56)

vrīḍitastu divaṃ yātuṃ guhāṃ merorviveśa ha ..

> Shamed to go to heaven, he entered a cave on Mount Meru;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.57)

tatraivā''ste śacīyuktaḥ svakṛtaṃ cintayanvibhuḥ .. 28 ..

> there he remains together with Śacī, reflecting on his own deed, the mighty lord.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.58)

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā devā agnipurogamāḥ ..

> Hearing his words, the gods, preceded by Agni,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.59)

guhāṃ meroryayuḥ śīghraṃ dṛṣṭvā prārthayituṃ vibhum .. 29 ..

> went swiftly to the cave on Mount Meru to see and petition the lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.60)

tatra dṛṣṭvā guhālīnaṃ devendraṃ pākaśāsanam ..

> Seeing there the lord of the gods, Pākaśāsana, hiding in the cave,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.61)

tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotraistadvīryairlokaviśrutaiḥ .. 2.7.23.30 ..

> they praised him with diverse hymns of praise celebrating his world-renowned heroic deeds:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.62)

iṃdra tubhyaṃ namaste'stu sarvadevā'dhipāya te ..

> ‘O Indra, salutation be to you, ruler of all the gods!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.63)

vayaṃ daityairarditāśca tvayā hīnā bhṛśārditāḥ .. 31 ..

> We are oppressed by the daityas and, deprived of you, sorely tormented.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.64)

sthānabhraṣṭāścarāmoṃ'ga nānādeśeṣu duḥkhitāḥ ..

> Fallen from our stations, we wander through various lands in misery, dear lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.65)

tasmādāgatya devendra jahi śatrūnariṃdama .. 32 ..

> Therefore, come forth, O lord of the gods, and slay our enemies, O vanquisher of foes!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.66)

iti stutastadā devairniścakrāma guhāmukhāt ..

> Thus praised at that time by the gods, he came out from the mouth of the cave.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.67)

lajjayā 'vanato bhūtvā paśyanbhūmiṃ ca cakṣuṣā .. 33 ..

> Bowed down with shame, gazing at the ground with his eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.68)

na kiṃcidapi covāca duḥkhādgadgadabhāṣaṇaḥ ..

> he said nothing at all, his speech faltering from sorrow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.69)

ta''jñātvā dhiṣaṇaḥ prāha taṃ surendraṃ bhayānakam ..34..

> Recognising this, Dhiṣaṇa spoke to that terrified lord of gods:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.70)

mā śaṃkā te surapate karmādhīnamidaṃ jagat..

> “Have no fear, O lord of gods; this universe is subject to karma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.71)

mānāmānau sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ lābhālābhau jayājayau.. 35..

> Honor and dishonor, pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.72)

pūrvakarmānurodhena bhavaṃtyete na saṃśayaḥ..

> these arise in accordance with past actions, without a doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.73)

jīvaḥ karmānugo duḥkhaṃ diṣṭaṃ daivena kālataḥ.. 36..

> The soul follows its karma; sorrow is ordained by destiny according to time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.74)

prājñāḥ prāyo na śocaṃti na prahṛṣyaṃti vai sukhāt..

> The wise generally do not grieve, nor do they exult out of joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.75)

tasmātprārabdhataḥ prāptaṃ duḥkhaṃ cedaṃ tava prabho.. .. 37 ..

> Therefore, O lord, this sorrow has come to you from prārabdha karma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.76)

tatprāpya maghavanduḥkhaṃ naiva śocitumarhasi ..

> Having met with it, O Maghavan, you ought not to grieve at all.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.77)

ityukto guruṇā cāha maghavānamarādhipān .. 38 ..

> Thus addressed by his guru, Maghavan spoke to the chiefs of the immortals:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.78)

.. indra uvāca ..

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

### [2.7.23.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.79)

parastrīsaṃgadoṣeṇa balaṃ vīryaṃ yaśo'malam ..

> “Due to the sin of union with another's wife, my strength, prowess, spotless fame,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.80)

maṃtraśaktiḥśāstraśaktirvidyāśaktiśca mānada .. 39 ..

> the power of mantras, the power of sacred texts, and the power of knowledge, O giver of honor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.81)

abhavannaṣṭavīryaṃ me tūṣṇīṃ tena vasāmyaham ..

> have become stripped of vigor; because of that, I remain silent.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.82)

pākaśāsanavākyaṃ tu śrutvā svācāryasaṃyu'tāḥ .. 2.7.23.40 ..

> Having heard the words of Pākaśāsana, \[the gods\], joined by their teacher,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.83)

maṃtrayāmāsurekānte punastasya balāptaye ..

> deliberated in secret to regain his strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.84)

tadā guruśca tānprāha karuṇaṃ ca viduttamaḥ .. 41 ..

> Then their guru, the foremost of the wise, spoke to them with compassion:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.85)

bṛhaspatiruvāca..

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

### [2.7.23.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.86)

māso vaiśākhanāmā'yaṃ priyo vai madhughātinaḥ..

> “This month named Vaiśākha is indeed dear to the slayer of Madhu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.87)

sarvāśca tithayaḥ puṇyā māse'sminmādhavapriye..42..

> All the lunar days in this month dear to Mādhava are auspicious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.88)

tatrā'pi ca site pakṣe māse'sminnakṣayāhvayā ..

> Even there, in the bright fortnight in this month, the day called Akṣayā \[arrives\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.89)

yā tasyāṃ snānadānādi śraddhayā ca karoti vai ..43..

> whoever performs ritual ablution, giving of gifts, and the like with faith upon it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.90)

tasya pāpasahasrāṇi naśyaṃtyeva na saṃśayaḥ..

> thousands of his sins are indeed destroyed, without a doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.91)

anavadyaṃ tathaiśvaryaṃ balaṃ dhairyaṃ bhavaṃti ca ..44..

> Faultless sovereignty, strength, and courage also arise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.92)

tasmāttasyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ hariṇā balavidviṣā ..

> Therefore, on that third day, for the slayer of Vala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.93)

snānadānādisaddharmānkārayāmo hitā''ptaye ..45..

> let us cause the pious duties of ablution, gifting, and the like to be performed for obtaining his welfare.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.94)

bhaviṣyati ca sā śaktirvidyāyā mantraśāstrayoḥ ..

> And that power of learning, of mantra, and of sacred texts will return;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.95)

balaṃ dhairyaṃ yaśaścaiva yathāpūrvaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 46 ..

> his strength, courage, and fame will become just as before.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.96)

ityevaṃ tu vicāryātha gururdevaiḥ samāhitaḥ ..

> Having thus deliberated, the guru, concentrated in mind along with the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.97)

indreṇa kārayāmāsa dharmānetānharipriyān.. 47 ..

> caused these pious duties dear to Hari to be performed by Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.98)

akṣayyāyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradān ..

> On the Akṣayyā Tṛtīyā, which grants the fruits of enjoyment and liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.99)

tena pūrvavadevā''sīdbalaṃ dhairyādikaṃ vibhoḥ .. .. 48 ..

> by that the lord's strength, courage, and the rest became just as before.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.100)

parastrīsaṃgadoṣo'pi sadya eva vyalīyata ..

> Even the sin of union with another's wife vanished immediately.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.101)

paścāddhatāśubhaḥ śakro rāhormukta ivoḍupaḥ .. 49 ..

> Afterward, with misfortune destroyed, Śakra shone like the moon released from Rāhu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.102)

devatānāṃ tathā madhye śuśubhe ca hariryathā ..

> and in the midst of the deities, he shone just like Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.103)

paścāddevaiḥ samāyukto vinirjitya tathā'surān .. 2.7.23.50 ..

> Then, joined with the gods, having conquered the Asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.104)

tṛtīyāyāśca māhātmyādbhāgyayukto'marāvatīm ..

> endowed with good fortune through the māhātmya of the third day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.105)

viveśa vibhavaiḥ sārddhaṃ śaṃkhatūryādiniḥsvanaiḥ .. 51 ..

> he entered Amarāvatī along with riches, amidst the sounds of conches, musical horns, and drums.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.106)

anujñātāśca śakreṇa svadhāmāni yayuḥ surāḥ ..

> Permitted by Śakra, the gods went to their own abodes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.107)

tataste yajñabhāgāṃśca lebhire ca yathā purā .. 52 ..

> then they obtained their shares of sacrifice just as of old.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.108)

piṃḍabhāgāṃśca pitaro yathāpūrvaṃ prapedire ..

> The ancestors received their portions of funeral cakes just as before.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.109)

svādhyāye munayastuṣṭā daityānāṃ ca parājayaḥ .. 53 ..

> The sages were satisfied in their Vedic recitation, and the Daityas met defeat.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.110)

tadā prabhṛti loke'smiṃstṛtīyā cā'kṣayā''hvayā ..

> From that time forward in this world, the third day called Akṣayā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.111)

prakhyātā sarvalokeṣu devarṣipitṛtuṣṭidā ..54..

> became celebrated across all worlds, granting satisfaction to gods, seers, and ancestors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.112)

tasmātpuṇyatamā caiṣā sarvakarmanikṛṃtanī ..

> Therefore, this \[day\] is most sacred, cutting away all \[past\] karma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.113)

bhuktimuktipradā nṛṇāṃ tṛtīyā cā'kṣayā''hvayā .. 55 ..

> granting enjoyment and liberation to men—the third day called Akṣayā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7.23.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.23.114)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāsamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde'kṣayyatṛtīyāyāḥ śreṣṭhatvakathanaṃ nāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ..23..

> Thus ends the twenty-third chapter, entitled “The Narration of the Eminence of Akṣayya Tṛtīyā”, in the dialogue between Nārada and Ambarīṣa, in the Vaiśākhamāsamāhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.23.1) — English, machine translation

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