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/ Therefore, dispel this doubt of your disciple, who is dear to yourself. / Thus questioned well by the king, the highly renowned Śrutadeva / said, "Well spoken, well spoken!" and proceeded to utter these words: / Śrutadeva said: / Listen, O king, I shall explain what has been asked by you, O sinless one, / as was spoken by Śiva to Śivā on the spotless peak of Kailāsa: / Having created all these worlds, he then arranged their maintenance / in two ways: concerning the other world and concerning this world. / The great Lord arranged three causes for each maintenance: / service of water, service of food, and service of medicine— / where these are found, O highly fortunate one, they are the causes for maintenance in this world. / Likewise for the other world, O king, only three are proclaimed in the Veda: / service of the virtuous, service of Viṣṇu, and service of the path of dharma. / These, performed previously, are the causes of the next world, / just as provisions prepared at home serve for the journey. / The causes belonging to this world, O king, grant their objects immediately upon being performed. / Moreover, even what is desirable to the virtuous, if it is unbearable to the mind / for some reason, O king, turns out to lead to misfortune. / What need is there to speak of what is displeasing? Clearly, it is a cause of suffering. / In this very connection, they relate this ancient narrative, / which destroys sins, is a great wonder, and causes the hair to stand on end for those who hear it: / Long ago, Dakṣa Prajāpati, having undertaken initiation for a sacrifice, / went to the silver mountain to invite the Lord of Spirits. / Seeing him, Śambhu did not rise, wishing only his welfare \[thinking\]: / "I am the preceptor of all immortals, accessible through the Vedas, eternal. / These rulers of the gods, such as the Moon and Indra, are servants who bring offerings. / A master should not rise for a servant, nor a husband for his wife; / a teacher should not rise for a disciple: such is the opinion of those who know the scriptures. / Mere relationship is not the reason for being a guru, so says the Veda; / where strength, knowledge, austerity, and tranquility are greater, / he is the guru of the others, and the inferior should become servants. / If out of stubbornness masters and the like rise for servants and the like, / their life, wealth, and fame are ruined, and their progeny perishes immediately. / Therefore, I shall not rise, though this father-in-law is dear to me." / Seeking his welfare thus, the all-pervading Lord did not stir from his seat. / But seeing Mṛḍa not rising, Prajāpati became enraged. / He reviled him in many ways in front of the Lord of Girijā: / "Oh, the arrogance, oh, the arrogance of this impoverished, unrefined fellow! / Whose only wealth is an aged bull that is nothing but skin. / For this very reason he bears skulls and bones, moving in the realm of heretics! / Whence will destiny grant auspiciousness to a vainly conceited person? / The wise know that deeds in the world are pure by their proper performance. / Destitute and afflicted with cold, he wears a sacred elephant's skin; / his dwelling is a cremation ground, and serpents are indeed his adornment! / There is no courage, nor even knowledge, in one who fled from that wolf \[asura\]! / He is perpetually united with wicked beings: bhūtas, pretas, piśācas, and the like. / No noble family is heard of anywhere, nor is he approved by the virtuous! / Formerly, I was falsely made to place trust by the wicked Nārada, / by whom I was persuaded and gave him this Satī, my daughter. / Following a different code of conduct, let her dwell happily in his house! / He is not to be praised by us, nor my daughter in any way, / like a potter's jar that has fallen into the power of an outcaste!" / Thus Dakṣa, foolish in mind, without inviting Umā or that Mṛḍa, / having severely rebuked him, went home in silence. / Then, going to the sacrificial arena together with the priests and sages, / he sacrificed according to the rite, constantly reviling the great Lord. / Leaving aside Brahmā and Viṣṇu, all the gods assembled: / the siddhas, cāraṇas, gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, and kinnaras. / Then the virtuous goddess Satī, enticed by womanly fickleness, / was eager to see the festival and the relatives gathered there. / Being restrained by Rudra, unsteady due to woman's nature, / though answered again and again, she resolved: "I must go!" / \[Śiva said:\] "He always insults me in the midst of the assembly, O fair-complexioned one; / and hearing that unbearable \[insult\], you will truly abandon your body. / Even what is unbearable must be tolerated by me, who desires a household. / As I have acted, O goddess, you do not behave at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_1) tasmānmā gaccha śālāṃ vai na śubhaṃ tu bhaveddhruvam.. > Therefore, do not go to the hall; surely no good will come!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_2) ityevaṃ bodhitā devī cāpalyaṃ punarāgamat .. 38 .. > Though advised thus, the goddess again became fickle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_3) niścakrāma satī gehādekākī pādacāriṇī .. > Satī departed from the house, alone and on foot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_4) tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vṛṣabhastūṣṇīṃ pṛṣṭhe devīmuvāha saḥ .. 39 .. > Seeing her, the bull silently carried the goddess upon his back. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_5) koṭiśo bhūtasaṃghāśca hyanujagmuḥ satīṃ tadā .. > And millions of hosts of spirits then followed Satī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_6) yajñavāṭaṃ tu sā gatvā patnīśālāṃ yayau purā .. 2.7.8.40 .. > Having reached the sacrificial arena, she first went to the hall of the wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_7) tūṣṇīmāsa satīṃ dṛṣṭvā khedāttasmādvinirgatā .. > \[Her mother\] remained silent upon seeing Satī; out of distress, she went out from there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_8) pativākyaṃ tu saṃsmṛtya jagāmottaravedikām .. 41 .. > Remembering the words of her husband, she went to the northern altar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_9) pitā sabhyāśca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sthitāstūṣṇīṃ hatāśiṣaḥ .. > Seeing her, her father and the members of the assembly stood silent, their blessings destroyed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_10) sā rudrāhutiparyaṃtaṃ paśyantī pitṛceṣṭitam .. > Observing her father's conduct up to the time of the oblation to Rudra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_11) tyaktvā rudraṃ ca juhvaṃtamuvācā'śrukulekṣaṇā .. 42 .. > as he made offerings omitting Rudra, she spoke, her eyes filled with tears. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_12) .. devyuvāca .. .. > The goddess said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_13) mahadullaṃghanaṃ puṃsāṃ na prāyaḥ śreyase bhavet .. > Transgression of the great generally does not lead to welfare for men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_14) lokakartā lokabhartā sarveṣāṃ prabhuravyayaḥ .. 43 .. > He is the creator of the worlds, the supporter of the worlds, the imperishable Lord of all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_15) evaṃbhūtasya rudrasya kathaṃ no dīyate haviḥ .. > How is sacrificial oblation not given to such a Rudra? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_16) jātāṃ na kiṃ te durbuddhiṃ haraṃtyanye samāgatāḥ .. 44 .. > Do the others who have assembled not remove this wicked intent that has arisen in you? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_17) na cedṛśā mahātmānaḥ kimeṣāṃ vimukho vidhiḥ .. 45 .. > Are these great-souled ones not so? Why is fate opposed to them? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_18) ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇāṃ tāṃ pūṣā devo jahāsa ha .. > While she was speaking thus, the god Pūṣan laughed out loud; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_19) śmaśrūṇāṃ cālanaṃ cakre bhṛgurhataśubhastathā .. 46 .. > Bhṛgu, whose auspiciousness was ruined, stroked his beard in like manner. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_20) bhujapādorukakṣā ṇāṃ sphālanaṃ cakrire pare .. > Others slapped their arms, feet, thighs, and armpits; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_21) bahudhā nindanaṃ cakre tatpitā hatabhāgyavān .. 47 .. > and her ill-fated father reviled \[Śiva\] in manifold ways. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_22) tacchrutvā rudrabhāryā sā kopākulitamānasā .. > Hearing that, she, the wife of Rudra, her mind agitated with rage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_23) prāyaścittaṃ śruteḥ kartuṃ dehaṃ tatyāja sā satī .. > cast off her body to perform an expiation for what was heard—she, Satī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_24) homāgnau vedikāmadhye sarveṣāmeva paśyatām .. 48 .. > in the sacrificial fire in the middle of the altar, while everyone was looking on. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_25) hāhākāro mahānāsīddudruvuḥ pramathā drutam .. > A great wailing arose, and the pramathas ran swiftly; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_26) ācakhyurdevadevāya vṛttāntamakhilaṃ tadā .. 49 .. > they reported the whole matter to the god of gods then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_27) tacchrutvā sahasotthāya rudraḥ kālāṃtakopamaḥ .. > Hearing that, rising up suddenly, Rudra, like Kāla the destroyer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_28) jaṭāmutpāṭya hastena bhūtale tāmatāḍayat .. 2.7.8.50 .. > tore out a matted lock with his hand and struck it upon the ground. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_29) tato'bhavanmahākāyo vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ .. > From that arose Vīrabhadra of colossal body and immense strength; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_30) sahasrabāhurabhavatkālāṃtakasamaprabhaḥ .. 51 .. > he had a thousand arms, shining with a radiance like Kāla the destroyer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_31) baddhāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā vyājahāra haraṃ tadā .. > Having folded his hands in reverence, he then spoke to Hara: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_32) matsṛṣṭistu yadarthaṃ te tadarthaṃ mā niyojaya .. 52 .. > “For whatever purpose my creation was made by you, assign me to that purpose.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_33) ityuktaḥ prāha taṃ kruddho dhūrjaṭiśca puraḥ sthitam .. ..53.. > Addressed thus, enraged Dhūrjaṭi said to him standing before him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_34) hana tvaṃ nindakaṃ dakṣaṃ yadarthe matpriyā hatā .. > “Slay Dakṣa the reviler, on whose account my beloved was destroyed! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_35) bhūtasaṃghāstu gacchantu sahaitena mahābalāḥ .. 54 .. > Let the hosts of spirits of mighty power go along with him.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_36) ityādiṣṭā bhagavatā yayuryajñasabhāṃ tadā .. > Commanded thus by the Lord, they then went to the sacrificial assembly; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_37) jaghnuḥ sarvānmahāvīrāndevāsuranarādikān ..55.. > the great heroes struck down all—gods, asuras, humans, and the rest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_38) pūṣṇaśca hasato daṃtāñjaṭābhūśca babhañja ha .. > And he who was born of the matted lock shattered the teeth of the laughing Pūṣan; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_39) śmaśrūṇyutpāṭayāṃcakre bhṛgostasya durātmanaḥ ..56.. > he plucked out the beard of that evil-minded Bhṛgu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_40) yadyadāsphālitaṃ pūrvaṃ tattacciccheda vīryavān .. > Whatever limb had previously been slapped, that the valiant one cut off; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_41) tato dakṣaśiro hartuṃ bahūdyogaṃ cakāra ha .. 57 .. > then he made great effort to take Dakṣa's head. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_42) munimaṃtrapraguptaṃ tu naiva kṛṃtati tadbalāt .. > Protected by the sages' mantras, he could not cut it off by force; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_43) haro jñātvā tu ciccheda svayametya durātmanaḥ .. 58 .. > knowing this, Hara came in person and cut off \[the head\] of the evil-minded one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_44) evaṃ makhagatānhatvā sā'nugaḥ svālayaṃ yayau .. > Having thus slain those at the sacrifice, he went to his own abode with his followers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_45) hatāvaśiṣṭāḥ kecittu brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ .. .. 59 .. > Certain survivors went to Brahmā for refuge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_46) tairanvito yayau brahmā kailāsaṃ tu śivālayam .. > Accompanied by them, Brahmā went to Kailāsa, the abode of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_47) tato rudraṃ sāntvayitvā vacobhirvividhairapi .. 2.7.8.60 .. > Then, having conciliated Rudra with diverse words, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_48) tenaiva sahitaḥ prāgādyajñavāṭaṃ mahāprabhuḥ .. > the great lord went along with him to the sacrificial enclosure; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_49) tenaivojjīvayāmāsa sarvānyajñasamāgatān .. 61 .. > he revived all those who had assembled for the sacrifice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_50) khyātyai prādādajamukhaṃ dakṣasya tu tadā śivaḥ .. > Śiva then gave a goat's face to Dakṣa for his fame; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_51) ajaśmaśrūṇyadācchaṃbhurbhṛgave tu mahātmane .. 62 .. > and Śambhu gave a goat's beard to the great-souled Bhṛgu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_52) pūṣṇaśca daṃtānna prādātpiṣṭādaṃ ca cakāra ha .. > He did not give Pūṣan his teeth back, making him an eater of ground flour; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_53) tadaṅgānāṃ vyatikaraṃ keṣāṃcidapi vai śivaḥ .. 63 .. > and Śiva indeed \[rectified\] the disfigurement of the limbs of some. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_54) śivamāpuśca te sarve brahmaṇā ca śivena ca .. > And all of them attained auspiciousness through Brahmā and Śiva; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_55) punaḥ pravartito yajño yathāpūrvaṃ mahātmanaḥ .. 64 .. > the sacrifice of the great-souled one was set in motion again as before. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_56) yajñānte sarvadevāśca jagmuste svasvamālayam .. > At the conclusion of the sacrifice, all the gods went to their respective abodes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_57) naiṣṭhikaṃ brahmacaryaṃ tu kṛtvā rudro mahātapāḥ .. 65 .. > Having undertaken lifelong celibacy, Rudra of great tapas > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_58) tepe gaṃgātaṭe rudraḥ punnāgatarumūlagaḥ .. > practiced austerity on the bank of the Gaṅgā, seated at the root of a punnāga tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_59) dakṣātmajā satī devī tyaktadehā pativratā .. 66 .. > The devoted wife goddess Satī, Dakṣa's daughter, having cast off her body, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_60) jajñe himādrermenakyāṃ vavṛdhe tasya veśmani.. > was born to Menakā from the Himālaya, and grew up in his house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_61) etasminneva kāle tu tārakākhyo mahāsuraḥ .. 67 .. > At that very time, a great asura named Tāraka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_62) sa tīvratapasā''rādhya brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam .. > having propitiated Brahmā Parameṣṭhin with severe tapas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_63) avadhyatvaṃ varaṃ vavre devāsuranaroragaiḥ .. 68 .. > chose the boon of invulnerability to gods, asuras, humans, and serpents, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_64) āyudhairastrasaṃghaiśca sarvaireva mahābalaiḥ .. > and to all weapons and missiles of great power. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_65) rudraputraṃ vinā daitya hyavadhyaḥ sakalairapi .. 69 .. > “O daitya, you shall indeed be invulnerable to all, except for a son of Rudra”— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_66) iti tasmai varaṃ prādādbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ .. > thus Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, granted him the boon, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_67) astrīkatvādaputratvādrudrasyeti tathāstviti .. 2.7.8.70 .. > saying “So be it,” because Rudra had no wife and had no son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_68) varaṃ gṛhītvā svagṛhaṃ prāpya lokānbabādha ha .. > Having obtained the boon and returned to his home, he oppressed the worlds: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_69) dāsā devā mārjanādau dāsyo devyaśca tadgṛhe .. 71 .. > the gods were servants for sweeping and such, and the goddesses were servant-maids in his house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_70) tatastatpīḍitā devā brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ .. > Then, afflicted by him, the gods went to Brahmā for refuge; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_71) taiḥ pīḍāṃ varṇitāṃ śrutvā vedhāḥ prāha surānidam .. 72 .. > hearing their affliction described by them, the Creator said this to the gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_72) varapradānakāle'haṃ rudraputraṃ vinā surāḥ .. > “O gods, at the time of granting the boon, except for a son of Rudra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_73) nakhyaivadhya iti prādāṃ varaṃ tasmai durātmane .. 73 .. > I granted the boon to that evil-minded one that he cannot be slain at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_74) purā satī rudrapatnī satre tyaktakalevarā .. > Formerly, Satī, the wife of Rudra, abandoned her body at the sacrificial session; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_75) jātā himavataḥ putrī pārvatīti ca yāṃ viduḥ ..74.. > was born as the daughter of Himavat, whom they know as Pārvatī. (74b) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_76) rudro himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe tapaścarati duścaram .. > Rudra performs severe austerity on the ridge of Himavat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_77) yojayadhvaṃ ca pārvatyā rudraṃ lokeśvaraṃ prabhum .. .. 75 .. > Unite Rudra, the lord of the worlds, the master, with Pārvatī!" (75) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_78) punardevendrasadane saṃgatairamareśvaraiḥ .. > Then, having assembled again in the dwelling of Devendra with the chiefs of the immortals, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_79) dhiṣaṇenā'pi sammaṃtrya deveṃdraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ .. 76 .. > and having deliberated also with Dhiṣaṇa, Devendra, the chastiser of Pāka, (76) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_80) sasmāra ca sa kāryārthaṃ nāradaṃ smarameva ca .. > remembered Nārada and Smara as well, for the sake of the task. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_81) tatrā''gatau tatastau tu balabhidvākyamabravīt .. 77 .. > Then, when the two arrived there, the slayer of Bala spoke these words: (77) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_82) himavantaṃ bhavāngatvā vacasā taṃ nibodhaya .. > "You, sir, go to Himavat and instruct him with words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_83) putrī tava prāgdakṣasya harapatnī sutā satī .. .. 78 .. > 'Your daughter was formerly the virtuous daughter of Dakṣa, the wife of Hara. (78) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_84) tapaścarati te śṛṃge viyuktā daśakanyayā .. > Separated from \[her\], \[Hara\] performs austerity on your peak with ten maidens. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_85) mṛḍastasya saparyāyai viniyojaya tatpriyām .. 79 .. > Direct his beloved to the service of Mṛḍa. (79) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_86) tasyaiva patnī bhavitā sa eva bhavitā patiḥ .. > She alone will be his wife; he alone will be her husband.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_87) ityā''diṣṭo maghonā ca nāradopetya taṃ girim .. 2.7.8.80 .. > Being thus instructed by Maghavat, Nārada approached that mountain, (80) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_88) tathaiva kārayāmāsa devendreṇoditaṃ yathā .. > and brought it about precisely as had been stated by Devendra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_89) paścātkāmaṃ samāhūya maghavānida māha ca .. 81 .. > Afterwards, having summoned Kāma, Maghavat said this to him: (81) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_90) devānāṃ ca hitārthāya tathā mṛḍahitāya ca .. > "For the benefit of the gods and also for the benefit of Mṛḍa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_91) vasantena samāyukto gatvā rudratapovanam .. 82 .. > go to the penance grove of Rudra accompanied by Spring. (82) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_92) guṇānvijṛmbha yitvā tu vāsaṃ tānhṛcchayāvahān .. > Manifesting the qualities of spring that bring about desire in the heart, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_93) yadā sannihitā devī pārvatī tu mṛḍasya ca .. 83 .. > when the goddess Pārvatī is near Mṛḍa, (83) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_94) tadā prayujya tvaṃ vāṇānmohayasva mahāprabhum .. > then, discharging your arrows, enchant the great lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_95) tayostu saṃgame jāte kāryaṃ no'ddhā bhaviṣyati .. 84 .. > When their union takes place, our task will indeed be accomplished." (84) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_96) ityādiṣṭaḥ smarastūrṇaṃ pratasthe bāḍhamityatha .. > Thus instructed, Smara promptly set out, saying, "Certainly!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_97) savasaṃtaḥ saratikaḥ sānugastadvanaṃ yayau .. 85 .. > Together with Spring, with Rati, and with his attendants, he went to that forest. (85) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_98) akāle tu vasaṃtartuṃ jṛṃbhayitvā svaśaktitaḥ .. > Having unfolded the spring season out of season by his own power > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_99) tadvane sarvato ramye mandā'nilaniṣevite .. 86 .. > in that forest, delightful on all sides and frequented by gentle breezes, (86) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_100) kadāciddevadevo'pi pārvatyāśca saparyayā .. > at one time the god of gods, pleased by Pārvatī's service, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_101) prītaḥ svāṅkaṃ samāropya kiṃcidvyāhartumārabhat .. 87 .. > placed her on his lap and began to say something. (87) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_102) prāṇapriyā saṅgamasya kālo'yamiti niścitaḥ .. > Thinking, "This is the determined time for the union of the beloved of life," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_103) peśalaṃ dhanurādāya sa tasthau harapṛṣṭhataḥ .. .. 88 .. > he stood behind Hara taking up his charming bow. (88) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_104) kṛtvā javanikāṃ vṛkṣaṃ bāṇamekaṃ mumoca ha .. > Making a tree his screen, he released an arrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_105) dvitīyamapi saṃdhāya cakre moktuṃ mahodyamam .. 89 .. > Fitting a second one as well, he made a great effort to loose it. (89) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_106) atha kṣubdhamanā bhūtvā mṛḍaściṃtāmavāpa ha .. > Then Mṛḍa, his mind disturbed, was seized with reflection: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_107) na me manaścaletkvāpi kena vā kaśmalīkṛtam .. 2.7.8.90 .. > "My mind never wavers anywhere; by whom has it been defiled?" (90) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_108) iti cintākulo vāme pārśve kāmaṃ dadarśa ha .. > Thus troubled with thought, he saw Kāma on his left side. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_109) kruddhonmīlya lalāṭākṣaṃ svāṅkāddevīmapāsya ca .. 91 .. > Angered, opening his forehead eye and setting the goddess down from his lap, (91) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_110) tasyākṣṇaḥ samabhūdagnistīkṣṇo lokavibhīṣaṇaḥ .. > from that eye arose a fierce fire terrifying the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_111) tena dagdho'bhavatsadyo manmathaḥ saśarāsanaḥ .. 92 .. > By it, Manmatha together with his bow was instantly burnt. (92) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_112) kāryasiddhiṃ ca paśyaṃto dudruvuścāmarā divam .. > And seeing the success of their purpose, the immortals fled to heaven; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_113) śaṃkamānāḥ svadaṇḍaṃ ca vasanto ratireva ca .. 93 .. > dreading their own punishment, Spring and Rati also \[fled\]. (93) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_114) nimīlya locane bhītā devī dūraṃ pradudruve .. > Closing her eyes in fear, the goddess fled far away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_115) sannidhānaṃ striyo hartuṃ mṛḍopyaṃtaradhīyata .. 94 .. > To remove the presence of a woman, Mṛḍa also vanished. (94) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_116) rudrasyeṣṭaṃ prakurvāṇo devaśca manaso hitam .. > A god who performs what is dear to Rudra and beneficial to the mind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_117) lebhe'narthamanirvṛttaṃ vipriyaṃ kurvatastu kim .. 95 .. > incurred misfortune without end; what then for one who does what is displeasing? (95) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_118) tasmādikṣvākutanayaḥ sādhūnāmapriyaḥ sadā .. > Therefore, the son of Ikṣvāku was always unpleasant to virtuous people; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_119) tasmādātmahitāṃ sevāṃ nā'karonmandadhīḥ satām .. 96 .. > therefore, dull-witted, he did not perform service to the good which brings benefit to oneself. (96) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_120) anubhūtaṃ mahadduḥkhaṃ tasmādduryonireva ca .. > Great suffering was experienced, and therefore an evil rebirth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_121) tasmātkuryāttu sādhūnāṃ sevāṃ sarvārthasādhinīm .. 97 .. > Therefore, one should perform service to the virtuous, which achieves all ends. (97) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_122) rudrasyā'priyakāritvātsmaro bhāvini janmani .. > Because he acted displeasingly toward Rudra, Smara, in a future birth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_123) duḥkhaṃ tu bahulaṃ lebhe janmakāle mahāprabhuḥ .. 98 .. > experienced abundant suffering at the time of his birth, though a great lord. (98) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_124) itihāsamimaṃ puṇyaṃ ye śṛṇvanti divāniśam .. > Those who hear this sacred history day and night > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_125) janmamṛtyujarādibhyo mucyaṃtenā'tra saṃśayaḥ .. 99 .. > are freed from birth, death, old age, and the like; there is no doubt in this. (99) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.7.8.37\_126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8.37_126) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāsamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde dākṣāyaṇyapamāne dakṣayajñavidhvaṃsapūrvakapārvatī janmādikāmadahanavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 8 .. > Thus ends the eighth chapter, named "Description of the Burning of Kāma Preceded by the Birth of Pārvatī and the Destruction of Dakṣa's Sacrifice, in the Insult to Dākṣāyaṇī," in the dialogue between Nārada and Ambarīṣa, in the Vaiśākhamāsamāhātmya, in the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. (8) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.7.8.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.7.8) · Pramāṇa