[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) › 2.7.2 # Skandapurana 2.7.2 Skandapurāṇa 2.7.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.1) .. .. nārada uvāca .. .. > Nārada said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.2) na mādhavasamo māso na kṛtena yugaṃ samam .. > There is no month equal to Mādhava; there is no yuga equal to Kṛta; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.3) na ca vedasamaṃ śāstraṃ na tīrthaṃ gaṃgayā samam .. 1 .. > there is no scripture equal to the Veda; there is no sacred ford equal to the Gaṅgā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.4) na jalena samaṃ dānaṃ na sukhaṃ bhāryayā samam .. > There is no gift equal to water; there is no happiness equal to a wife; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.5) na kṛṣestu samaṃ vittaṃ na lābho jīvitātparaḥ .. 2 .. > there is no wealth equal to agriculture; there is no gain higher than life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.6) na tapo'naśanāttulyaṃ na dānātparamaṃ sukham .. > There is no austerity equal to fasting; there is no supreme happiness other than giving; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.7) na dharmastu dayātulyo na jyotiścakṣuṣā samam.. 3 .. > there is no righteousness equal to compassion; there is no light equal to the eye. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.8) na tṛptiraśanāttulyā na vāṇijyaṃ kṛṣeḥ samam .. > There is no satisfaction equal to food; there is no trade equal to agriculture; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.9) na dharmeṇa samaṃ mitraṃ na satyena samaṃ yaśaḥ .. 4 .. > there is no friend equal to righteousness; there is no fame equal to truth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.10) nārogyasamamutthānaṃ na trātā keśavātparaḥ .. > There is no rising equal to good health; there is no protector higher than Keśava; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.11) na mādhavasamaṃ loke pavitraṃ kavayo viduḥ .. 5 .. > the wise know nothing in the world as purifying as the month of Mādhava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.12) mādhavaḥ paramo māsaḥ śeṣaśāyipriyaḥ sadā .. > Mādhava is the supreme month, ever dear to the one who reclines on Śeṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.13) avratena kṣipedyastu māsaṃ mādhavavallabham .. 6 .. > Whoever passes the month dear to Mādhava without vows > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.14) tiryagyoniṃ sa yātyāśu sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ .. > promptly enters an animal womb, excluded from all righteousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.15) avratena gato yeṣāṃ mādhavo martyadharmiṇām .. 7 .. > For those mortal beings whose Mādhava passes without vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.16) iṣṭāpūrte vṛthā teṣāṃ dharmodharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ .. > their sacrificial rites and public works are in vain, O best among upholders of dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.17) pravṛttānāṃ tu bhakṣyāṇāṃ mādhave'niyame kṛte .. 8 .. > When a restriction is made in Mādhava concerning customary foods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.18) avaśyaṃ viṣṇusāyujyaṃ prāpnotyeva na saṃśayaḥ .. > one certainly attains intimate union with Viṣṇu; of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.19) saṃtīha bahuvittāni vratāni vividhāni ca .. 9 .. > In this world there are diverse vows requiring vast wealth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.20) dehā''yāsakarāṇyeva punarjanmapradāni ca .. > which merely cause bodily exertion and grant yet another rebirth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.21) vaiśākhasnānamātreṇa na punarjāyate bhuvi .. 2.7.2.10 .. > by a ritual ablution in Vaiśākha alone, one is not born again on earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.22) sarva dāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu yatphalam .. > Whatever merit is in all gifts, whatever fruit is in all sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.23) tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti mādhave jaladānataḥ .. 11 .. > that fruit one attains completely from the gift of water in Mādhava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.24) jaladānāsamarthena parasyāpi prabodhanam .. > One incapable of giving water, if desirous of prosperity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.25) kartavyaṃ bhūtikāmena sarvadānādhikaṃ hitam .. 12 .. > should awaken others to do so—a beneficial deed surpassing all gifts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.26) ekataḥ sarvadānāni jaladānaṃ hi caikataḥ .. > All gifts placed on one side, and the gift of water on the other, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.27) tulāmāropitaṃ pūrvaṃ jaladānaṃ viśiṣyate .. 13 .. > were formerly weighed in the balance: the gift of water proved superior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.28) mārge'dhvagānāṃ yo martyaḥ prapādānaṃ karoti hi.. > Whatever mortal provides a water-booth on the road for travellers > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.29) sa koṭikulamuddhṛtya viṣṇuloke mahīyate.. 14.. > delivers ten million members of his lineage and is glorified in the world of Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.30) devānāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ rājasattama.. > For the gods, the ancestors, and the seers, O best of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.31) atyaṃta prītidaṃ satyaṃ prapādānaṃ na saṃśayaḥ.. 15.. > the gift of a water-booth truly brings supreme delight; there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.32) prapādānena saṃtuṣṭā yenā'dhvaśramakarṣitāḥ.. > The one by whom those exhausted from the fatigue of travel are gratified through the gift of a water-booth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.33) toṣitāstena devāśca brahmaviṣṇuśivādaya ..16 .. > by him the gods—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and the rest—are pleased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.34) salilaṃ salilecchūnāṃ chatraṃ chāyāmapīcchatām .. > Water to those desiring water, an umbrella to those desiring shade, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.35) vyajanaṃ vyajanecchūnā vaiśākhe māsi bhūmipa .. 17 .. > a fan to those desiring a fan in the month of Vaiśākha, O king— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.36) jalaṃ chatraṃ ca vyajanaṃ dānaṃ yeṣāṃ viśiṣyate .. > the gift of these: water, an umbrella, and a fan, is superior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.37) mādhave māsi saṃprāpte brāhmaṇāya kuṭumbine .. 18 .. > When the month of Mādhava has arrived, \[if one lives\] without giving to a householder brahmin > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.38) adattvodakakumbhaṃ ca cātako jāyate bhuvi .. 19 .. > a water pot, he is reborn on earth as a cātaka bird. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.39) yo dadyācchītalaṃ toyaṃ tṛṣārtāya mahātmane .. > Whoever gives cool water to an exalted soul tormented by thirst > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.40) tāvanmātreṇa rājeṃdra rājasūyāyutaṃ labhet .. 2.7.2.20 .. > attains by that alone, O king of kings, \[the fruit of\] ten thousand Rājasūya sacrifices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.41) gharmaśramārtaviprāya vījayedvyajanena yaḥ .. > Whoever fans with a fan a brahmin afflicted by the fatigue of heat > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.42) tāvanmātreṇa niṣpāpo vihagādhipatirbhaveta .. 21 .. > becomes free of sin by that alone and becomes king of the birds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.43) adattvā vyajanaṃ bhūpa vaiśākhe tu dvijātaye .. > Without giving a fan to a twice-born in Vaiśākha, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.44) vātarogaśatākīrṇo narakāneva viṃdati .. 22 .. > one is beset with a hundred wind-diseases and finds only hells. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.45) yo vījayetpaṭenā'pi pathi śrāṃtaṃ dvijottamam .. > Whoever fans an eminent twice-born weary on the road, even with a cloth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.46) tāvatātha vimukto'sau viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt ..23.... > is thereby liberated and attains intimate union with Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.47) yāstālavyajanaṃ vā'pi dattvā śuddhena cetasā.. > Whoever, having given a palm-leaf fan with a pure mind... > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.48) vidhūya sarvapāpāni brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati.. 24.. > shaking off all sins, he goes to the world of Brahmā. // 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.49) sadyaḥ śramaharaṃ puṇyaṃ na dadyādvyajanaṃ naraḥ.. > If a man does not give a fan, which instantly dispels fatigue and brings merit, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.50) nārakīṃ yātanāṃ bhuktvā kaśmalo jāyate bhuvi.. 25.. > he suffers the torments of hell and is born on earth as a foul creature. // 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.51) ādhyātmikādiduḥkhānāṃ śāṃtaye manujeśvara .. > For the pacification of afflictions, beginning with the personal ones, O lord of men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.52) chatraṃ dadyātprayatnena vaiśākhe māsi vāsakṛt .. 26 .. > one who makes a home should diligently give an umbrella in the month of Vaiśākha. // 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.53) acchatrado naro yastu vaiśākhe mādhavapriye.. > A man who gives no umbrella in Vaiśākha, the month beloved of Mādhava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.54) chāyāhīno mahākrūraḥ piśāco bhuvi jāyate .. 27 .. > is born on earth as a shadowless, exceedingly cruel piśāca. // 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.55) yo dadyātpāduke divye mādhave mādhavapriye .. > He who gives a pair of divine sandals in \[the month of\] Mādhava, beloved of Mādhava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.56) yamadūtau tiraskṛtya viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati .. 28 .. > spurns the two messengers of Yama and goes to the world of Viṣṇu. // 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.57) pādatrāṇaṃ tu yo dadyādvaiśākhe mādhavāgame .. > He who gives footwear upon the arrival of Vaiśākha, the month of Mādhava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.58) na tasya nārako loko na kleśā aihikāśca ye ..29.. > has no hellish world \[to face\], nor any earthly afflictions. // 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.59) pāduke yācamānāya yo dadyādbrāhmaṇāya ca .. > He who gives sandals to a begging brahmin > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.60) sa bhūpālo bhavedbhūmau koṭijanmasvasaṃśayam..2.7.2.30.. > becomes a king on earth for ten million births; of this there is no doubt. // 2.7.2.30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.61) anāthamaṃḍapaṃ mārge śramahāri karoti yaḥ .. > He who erects a rest-pavilion on the road that relieves weariness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.62) tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ brahmaṇā'pi na śakyate ..31.. > even Brahmā cannot describe the fruit of his merit. // 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.63) madhyāhne brāhmaṇaṃ prāptamatithiṃ bhojayedyadi .. > If he feeds a brahmin guest who has arrived at midday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.64) na tasya phalaviśrāṃtirbrahmaṇā'pi nirūpitā .. 32 .. > even Brahmā has not fully defined the resting-place of that fruit. // 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.65) sadyaḥ svāpyāyanaṃ nṛṇāmannadānaṃ narādhipa .. > The gift of food brings immediate satisfaction to mortals, O king; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.66) tasmānnānnena sadṛśaṃ dānaṃ lokeṣu vidyate . 33 .. > therefore, no gift equal to food exists in the worlds. // 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.67) mārgaśrāṃtāya viprāya praśrayaṃ pradadāti yaḥ .. > He who provides shelter to a brahmin exhausted from the road, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.68) tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ brahmaṇā'pi na śakyate .. .. 34 .. > even Brahmā is unable to declare the fruit of his merit. // 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.69) dārāpatyagṛhādīni vāso'laṃkārabhūṣaṇam .. > Wife, offspring, house, and the rest; clothing, adornments, and ornaments— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.70) asahyaṃ nāśnataḥ puṃsaḥ sahyaṃ bhuktavato dhruvam .. 35 .. > for a man who does not eat, these are intolerable; for one who has eaten, they are surely enjoyable. // 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.71) tasmādannasamaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati .. > Therefore, a gift equal to food has never been nor will ever be. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.72) vaiśākhe yena cādattaṃ mārgaśrāṃte ca bhūsure..36.. > If someone does not give \[it\] in Vaiśākha to a brahmin exhausted from the road, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.73) sa piśāco bhavedbhūmau svamāṃsānyeva khādati .. > he becomes a piśāca on earth and eats only his own flesh. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.74) yathāvibhūti dātavyaṃ tasmādannaṃ dvijātaye .. 37 .. > Therefore, food should be given to a twice-born according to one's means. // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.75) annado mātṛpitrādīnvismārayati bhūmipa .. > The giver of food makes one forget mother, father, and other kin, O king; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.76) tasmādannaṃ praśaṃsaṃti lokāstrailokyavartinaḥ .. 38 .. > therefore, the people dwelling in the three worlds praise food. // 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.77) mātaraḥ pitaraścāpi kevalaṃ janmahetavaḥ .. > Mothers and fathers are merely the causes of birth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.78) annadaṃ pitaraṃ loke vadanti ca manīṣiṇaḥ ..39.. > and the wise call the giver of food the \[true\] father in this world. // 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.79) annade sarvatīrthāni annade sarvadevatāḥ .. > All sacred fords abide in the giver of food; all deities abide in the giver of food; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.80) annade sarvadharmāśca tiṣṭhaṃtyaridharājaya ..2.7.2.40.. > and all dharmas reside in the giver of food, O conqueror of enemy kings! // 2.7.2.40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.2.81) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāsamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde dānanirūpaṇaṃnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ .. 2 .. > Thus ends the second chapter, named 'Description of Gifts', in the praise of the month of Vaiśākha, in the dialogue between Nārada and Ambarīṣa, in the second \[book\], the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand verses. // 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.2.1) — English, machine translation --- 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