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# Skandapurana 2.8.1

Skandapurāṇa 2.8.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.8.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.1)

.. ayodhyāmāhātmyaṃ prārabhyate .. ..

> Here begins the Ayodhyāmāhātmya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.2)

jayati parāśarasūnuḥ satyavatīhṛdayanaṃdano vyāsaḥ ..

> Victorious is Vyāsa, son of Parāśara, delighter of the heart of Satyavatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.3)

yasyāsyakamalagalitaṃ vāṅmayamamṛtaṃ jagatpibati .. 1 ..

> From whose lotus mouth drips the nectar of speech which the whole world drinks. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.4)

nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam..

> Bowing to Nārāyaṇa and to Nara, the best of men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.5)

devīṃ sarasvatīṃ caiva tato jayamudīrayet .. 2 ..

> And also to goddess Sarasvatī, one should then proclaim victory. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.6)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.7)

himavadvāsinaḥ sarve munayo vedapāragāḥ ..

> All the sages residing in the Himavat, who had mastered the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.8)

trikālajñā mahātmāno naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ .. 3 ..

> Great-souled ones who knew past, present, and future, the dwellers in the Naimiṣa forest, // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.9)

ye'rbudāraṇyaniratā daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ ..

> Those devoted to the Arbuda forest, the dwellers in the Daṇḍaka forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.10)

mahendrādriratā ye vai ye ca vindhyanivāsinaḥ .. 4 ..

> Those delighting in Mount Mahendra, and those who reside in the Vindhyas, // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.11)

jaṃbūvanaratā ye ca ye godāvarivāsinaḥ ..

> Those delighting in the Jambū forest, and those who dwell by the Godāvarī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.12)

vārāṇasīśritā ye ca mathurāvāsinastathā .. 5 ..

> Those who have taken refuge in Vārāṇasī, and likewise the residents of Mathurā, // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.13)

ujjayinyāṃ ratā ye ca prathamāśramavāsinaḥ ..

> Those delighting in Ujjayinī, those living in the foremost āśrama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.14)

dvārāvatīśritā ye ca badaryyāśrayiṇastathā.. 6 ..

> Those who have taken shelter in Dvārāvatī, and likewise those resorting to Badarī, // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.15)

māyāpurīśritā ye ca ye ca kāntīnivāsinaḥ ..

> Those who have taken refuge in Māyāpurī, and those dwelling in Kāntī—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.16)

ete cānye ca munayaḥ saśiṣyā bahavo'malāḥ .. 7 ..

> These and many other spotless sages, accompanied by their disciples, // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.17)

kurukṣetre mahākṣetre satre dvādaśavārṣike ..

> When a twelve-year sacrificial session in the great sacred field of Kurukṣetra  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.18)

vartamāne ca rāmasya kṣitīśasya mahātmanaḥ ..

> Was taking place under Rāma, the great-souled lord of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.19)

samāgatāḥ samāhūtāḥ sarve te munayo'malāḥ .. 8 ..

> All those spotless sages arrived, having been summoned. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.20)

sarve te śuddhamanaso vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ ..

> All of them, pure in mind and master of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.21)

tatra snātvā yathānyāyaṃ kṛtvā karma japādikam .. 9 ..

> Having bathed there according to rule and having performed rites, recitation, and other observances, // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.22)

bhāradvājaṃ puraskṛtya vedavedāṃgapāragam ..

> Placed Bhāradvāja at their head, who had mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.23)

āsaneṣu vicitreṣu bṛṣyādiṣu hyanukramāt .. 2.8.1.10 ..

> Then upon wonderful seats, grass mats, and so forth in order, // 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.24)

upaviṣṭāḥ kathāścakrurnānātīrthāśritāstadā ..

> They sat down and recounted stories concerning various sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.25)

karmāṃtareṣu satrasya sukhāsīnāḥ parasparam .. 11 ..

> Sitting comfortably with one another during the intervals of the rites of the sacrificial session, // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.26)

kathāṃteṣu tatasteṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām ..

> At the conclusion of the discourses of those sages whose minds were purified,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.27)

ājagāma mahātejāstatra sūto mahāmatiḥ .. 12 ..

> The brilliant and noble-minded Sūta arrived there. // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.28)

vyāsaśiṣyaḥ purāṇajño samaḥ harṣaṇasaṃjñakaḥ ..

> He was the disciple of Vyāsa, knower of the Purāṇas, known by the name of \[Romaharṣaṇa\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.29)

tānpraṇamya yathānyāyaṃ munīnupaviveśa saḥ ..

> Bowing to those sages in the proper manner, he sat down;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.30)

upaviṣṭo yathānyāyaṃ munīnāṃ vacanena saḥ .. 13 ..

> He sat down according to rule at the word of the sages. // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.31)

vyāsaśiṣyaṃ munivaraṃ sūtaṃ vai romaharṣaṇam ..

> To that excellent sage Romaharṣaṇa, the disciple of Vyāsa and a Sūta,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.32)

taṃ papracchurmunivarā bhāradvājādayo'malāḥ .. 14 ..

> The spotless foremost sages, Bhāradvāja and others, put questions. // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.33)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The seers said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.34)

tvattaḥ śrutā mahābhāga nānātīrthāśritāḥ kathāḥ ..

> From you, O fortunate one, we have heard stories connected with various sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.35)

sarahasyāni sarvāṇi purāṇāni mahāmate .. 15 ..

> and all the Purāṇas along with their esoteric secrets, O noble-minded one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.36)

sāṃprataṃ śrotumicchāmaḥ sarahasyaṃ sanātanam ..

> Now we desire to hear the eternal, secret \[lore\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.37)

ayodhyāyā mahāpuryā mahimānaṃ guṇojjvalam .. 16 ..

> the greatness of the great city of Ayodhyā, radiant with virtues.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.38)

kīdṛśī sā sadā medhyā'yodhyā viṣṇupriyāpurī ..

> What is that ever-pure city of Ayodhyā like, beloved of Viṣṇu?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.39)

ādyā sā gīyate vede purīṇāṃ muktidāyikā .. 17 ..

> She is praised in the Veda as the foremost of cities, the bestower of liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.40)

saṃsthānaṃ kīdṛśaṃ tasyāstasyāṃ ke ca mahībhujaḥ ..

> What is its configuration, and who were the kings there?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.41)

kāni tīrthāni puṇyāni māhātmyaṃ teṣu kīdṛśam .. 18 ..

> Which are the holy sacred fords, and what is their māhātmya?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.42)

ayodhyāsevanānnṛṇāṃ phalaṃ syātsūta kīdṛśam ..

> What fruit accrues to men from serving Ayodhyā, O Sūta?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.43)

kiṃ caritraṃ sūta tasyāḥ kā nadyaḥ ke ca saṃgamāḥ ..19..

> What is its history, O Sūta? Which are its rivers, and which are the confluences?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.44)

tatra snānena kiṃ puṇyaṃ dānena ca mahāmate ..

> What merit is gained there by ritual ablution, and what by charitable giving, O noble-minded one?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.45)

tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmastvattaḥ sūta guṇādhika.. 2.8.1.20 ..

> We wish to hear all that from you, O Sūta, rich in virtue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.46)

etatsarvaṃ krameṇaiva tathyaṃ tvaṃ vettha sāṃpratam..

> All this you indeed know in proper order and truly at present.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.47)

ayodhyāyā mahāpuryyā māhātmyaṃ vaktumarhasi .. 21 ..

> You ought to tell the māhātmya of the great city of Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.48)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.49)

vyāsaprasādājjānāmi purāṇāni tapodhanāḥ ..

> By the grace of Vyāsa, O ascetics whose wealth is austerity, I know the Purāṇas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.50)

setihāsāni sarvāṇi sarahasyāni tattvataḥ .. 22 ..

> all the Itihāsas, along with their secret teachings in truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.51)

taṃ praṇamya pravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ bhavadagrataḥ ..

> Bowing to him, I shall declare the māhātmya before you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.52)

ayodhyāyā mahāpuryā yathāvatsarahasyakam .. 23 ..

> of the great city of Ayodhyā, properly along with its secrets.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.53)

vidyāvantaṃ vipulamatidaṃ vedavedāṃgavedyaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ śāntaṃ śamitaviṣayaṃ śuddhatejoviśālam ..

> Endowed with knowledge, granter of vast intellect, knowable through the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, the supreme, peaceful one who has subdued the senses, vast with pure brilliance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.54)

vedavyāsaṃ satatavinataṃ viśvavedyaikayoniṃ pārāśaryyaṃ paramapuruṣaṃ sarvadā'haṃ namāmi ..24..

> Veda-vyāsa, ever humble, the sole origin through which the universe is known, the son of Parāśara, the supreme person—I bow to him at all times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.55)

oṃ namo bhagavate tasmai vyāsāyāmitatejase ..

> Om, homage to that blessed Vyāsa of immeasurable splendor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.56)

yasya prasādājjānāmi hyayodhyāmahimāmaham ..25..

> by whose grace I know the greatness of Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.57)

śṛṇvantu munayaḥ sarve sāvadhānāḥ saśiṣyakāḥ ..

> Let all the sages listen attentively along with their disciples;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.58)

māhātmyaṃ kathayiṣyāmi ayodhyāyā mahodayam .. 26 ..

> I shall narrate the glorious māhātmya of Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.59)

udīritamagastyāya skandenāśrāvi nāradāt ..

> It was proclaimed to Agastya by Skanda, having been heard from Nārada;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.60)

agastyena purā proktaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāya tat ..27..

> formerly that was related by Agastya to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.61)

kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāccaitanmayā prāptaṃ tapodhanāḥ ..

> And from Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, O ascetics, this was received by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.62)

tadahaṃ vacmi yuṣmabhyaṃ śrotukāmebhya ādarāt .. 28 ..

> I tell that respectfully to you who are desirous of hearing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.63)

namāmi paramātmānaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam..

> I bow to the Supreme Self, Rāma with lotus eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.64)

atasīkusumaśyāmaṃ rāvaṇāṃtakamavyayam ..29..

> dark as the flax blossom, the slayer of Rāvaṇa, the imperishable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.65)

ayodhyā sā parā medhyā purī duṣkṛtidurllabhā ..

> Ayodhyā is that supreme, pure city, difficult to attain by evildoers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.66)

kasya sevyā ca nā'yodhyā yasyāṃ sākṣāddhariḥ svayam .. 2.8.1.30 ..

> By whom is Ayodhyā not to be revered, where Hari himself is directly present?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.67)

sarayūtīramāsādya divyā paramaśobhanā ..

> Situated on the bank of the Sarayū, divine and exceedingly lovely,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.68)

amarāvatīnibhā prāyaḥ śritā bahutapodhanaiḥ ..31..

> almost like Amarāvatī, resorted to by many rich in austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.69)

hastyaśvarathapattyāḍhyā saṃpaduccā ca saṃsthitā ..

> abounding in elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers, established with lofty prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.70)

prākārāḍhyapratolībhistoraṇaiḥ kāṃcanaprabhaiḥ .. 32 ..

> with streets flanked by ramparts and gateways shining like gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.71)

sānūpaveṣaiḥ sarvatra suvibhaktacatuṣṭayā ..

> well-divided into four quarters everywhere with marshy lands around,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.72)

anekabhūmiprāsādā bahubhittisuvikriyā ..33..

> having multi-storied palaces and richly carved walls,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.73)

padmotphullaśubhodābhirvāpībhirupaśobhitā..

> adorned with stepped wells whose auspicious waters blossom with lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.74)

devatāyatanairdivyairvedaghoṣaiśca maṇḍitā ..34 ..

> graced with divine temples and reverberating with the chanting of the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.75)

vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgādiśabdairutkṛṣṭatāṃ gatā.  
śālaistālairnālikeraiḥ panasāmalakaistathā.. 35..

> raised to excellence by the sounds of lutes, flutes, and mṛdaṅgas; / with śāla, palmyra, coconut, jackfruit, and āmalaka trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.76)

tathaivāmrakapitthādyairaśokairupaśobhitā ..

> likewise adorned with mango, kapittha, and other trees, and aśokas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.77)

ārāmairvividhairyuktā sarvartuphalapādapaiḥ.. 36 ..

> furnished with diverse pleasure gardens containing trees bearing fruit in all seasons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.78)

mālatījātibakulapāṭalīnāgacaṃpakaiḥ ..

> with mālatī, jasmine, bakula, pāṭalī, nāgakeśara, and campaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.79)

karavīraiḥ karṇikāraiḥ ketakībhiralaṃkṛtā .. 37 ..

> decorated with oleanders, karṇikāras, and ketakīs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.80)

nimbajaṃvīrakadalīmātuliṃgamahāphalaiḥ ..

> with nīm, lime, plantain, and citron trees bearing large fruits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.81)

lasaccaṃdanagaṃdhāḍhyairnāgarairupaśobhitā ..38..

> adorned with citzens rich in the fragrance of gleaming sandalwood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.82)

devatulyaprabhāyuktairnṛpaputraiśca saṃyutā ..

> and populated by princes possessing splendor equal to the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.83)

surūpābhirvarastrībhirdevastrībhirivāvṛtā.. 39..

> filled with beautiful noble women like celestial nymphs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.84)

śreṣṭhaiḥ satkavibhiryuktā bṛhaspatisamairdvijaiḥ..

> blessed with foremost, true poets and with twice-born \[brahmins\] equal to Bṛhaspati,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.85)

vaṇigjanaistathā pauraiḥ kalpavṛkṣairivāvṛtā.. 2.8.1.40..

> with merchants and citizens who were like wish-fulfilling trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.86)

aśvairuccaiḥśravastulyairdaṃtibhirdiggajairiva..

> with horses resembling Uccaiḥśravas and tuskers like the world-elephants—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.87)

iti nānāvidhairbhāvairupetendrapurī samā..41 ..

> thus, endowed with diverse aspects, it was equal to the city of Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.88)

yasyāṃ jātā mahīpālāḥ sūryavaṃśasamudbhavāḥ..

> In it were born the rulers of the earth sprung from the Solar dynasty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.89)

ikṣvākupramukhāḥ sarve prajāpālanatatparāḥ.. 42..

> all headed by Ikṣvāku, dedicated to the protection of their subjects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.90)

yasyāstīre puṇyatoyā kūjadbhṛṃgavihaṃgamā ..

> On whose bank flows the river named Sarayū, / of sacred waters, with humming bees and birds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.91)

sarayūrnāma taṭinī mānasaprabhavollasā ..43..

> surging forth from the origin at the Mānasa lake,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.92)

dharmadravaparītā sā ghargharottamasaṃgamā ..

> filled with the fluid of dharma, having its excellent confluence with the Ghargharā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.93)

munīśvarāśritataṭā jāgarti jagaducchritā .. 44 ..

> With banks inhabited by great sages, it is watchful and exalted in the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.94)

dakṣiṇāccaraṇāṃguṣṭhānniḥsṛtā jāhnavī hareḥ ..

> The Jāhnavī issued forth from the big toe of the right foot of Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.95)

vāmāṃguṣṭhānmunivarāḥ sarayūrnirgatā śubhā .. 45 ..

> while from the left big toe, O best of sages, the auspicious Sarayū flowed out.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.96)

tasmādime puṇyatame nadyau devanamaskṛte ..

> Therefore these two are the most sacred rivers, revered by the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.97)

etayoḥ snānamātreṇa brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati .. 46 ..

> by mere ritual ablution in both of them, one removes \[the sin of\] murdering a brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.98)

tāmayodhyāmatha prāpto'gastyaḥ kumbhodbhavo muniḥ ..

> Then the pot-born sage Agastya reached that Ayodhyā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.99)

yātrārthaṃ tīrthamāhātmyaṃ jñātvā skandaprasādataḥ .. .. 47 ..

> having learned the māhātmya of the sacred ford through the grace of Skanda, for the sake of pilgrimage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.100)

āgatya tu itaḥ so'pi kṛ'tvā yātrāṃ krameṇa ca ..

> And coming here, he also performed the pilgrimage in due order,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.101)

yathoktena vidhānena snātvā saṃtarpya tānpitṝn .. 48 ..

> bathing according to the prescribed rule and offering libations to the ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.102)

pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ devatāḥ sakalā api ..

> worshipping all the deities properly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.103)

sarvāṇyapi ca tīrthāni namaskṛtya yathāvidhi ..49..

> and bowing down to all the sacred fords according to the injunction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.104)

kṛtakṛtyorjjitānandastīrthamāhātmyadarśanāt ..

> Having achieved his purpose, elevated with joy from beholding the māhātmya of the sacred ford,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.105)

abhūdagastyo rūpeṇa pulakāṃ citavigrahaḥ .. 2.8.1.50 ..

> Agastya became one whose body was covered with horripilation in appearance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.106)

sa trirātraṃ sthitastatra yātrāṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi ..

> Having stayed there for three nights and performed the pilgrimage according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.107)

stuvannayodhyāmāhātmyaṃ pratasthe munisattamaḥ .. 51 ..

> the best of sages departed, praising the māhātmya of Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.108)

tamāyāṃtaṃ vilokyāśu bahulānandasundaram ..

> Seeing him approaching, radiant with abundant joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.109)

kṛṣṇadvaipāyano vyāsaḥ papracchānaṃdakāraṇam .. 52 ..

> Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana Vyāsa immediately asked him the cause of his joy:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.110)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.111)

kutaḥ samāgato brahmansāṃprataṃ munisattamaḥ ..

> "From where have you now come, O best of sages, O brahmin?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.112)

paramānaṃdasaṃdohaḥ samabhūtsāṃprataṃ tava .. 53 ..

> An abundance of supreme joy has now arisen within you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.113)

kasmādānaṃdapoṣo'bhūttava brahmanvadasva me ..

> From what has this increase of joy arisen for you, O brahmin? Tell me!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.114)

mamāpi bhavadānaṃdātpramodo hṛdi jāyate .. 54 .. ..

> From your joy, delight also arises in my heart."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.115)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.116)

aho mahadathāścaryyaṃ vismayo munisattama ..

> "Ah, great indeed is this wonder, a marvel, O best of sages!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.117)

dṛṣṭvā prabhāvaṃ me'dyābhūdayodhyāyāstapodhana .. 55 ..

> Today, having seen the power of Ayodhyā, \[this joy\] arose for me, O one whose wealth is austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.118)

tasmādānaṃdasaṃdohaḥ samabhūnmama sāṃpratam ..

> Therefore this abundance of joy has now arisen within me."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.119)

tacchrutvāgastyavacanaṃ vyāsaḥ provāca taṃ munim .. 56 ..

> Hearing that speech of Agastya, Vyāsa said to that sage:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.120)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.121)

bhagavanbrūhi tattvena vistarātsarahasyakam ..

> "O venerable one, tell \[me\] in truth and in detail, along with its secret,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.122)

ayodhyāyā mahāpuryā mahimānaṃ guṇādhikam .. 57 ..

> the greatness of the great city Ayodhyā, supreme in virtues!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.123)

kaḥ kramastīrthayātrāyāḥ kāni tīrthāni ko vidhiḥ ..

> What is the sequence of the pilgrimage to the sacred ford? Which are the sacred fords, and what is the rule?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.124)

ki phalaṃ snānatastatra dānasya ca mahāmune ..

> What is the fruit of ritual ablution there, and of gift-giving, O great sage?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.125)

etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva vistarādvadatāṃ vara .. 58 ..

> Explain all this in detail, O best of speakers!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.126)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.127)

aho dhanyatamā buddhistava jātā tapodhana ..

> "Ah, blessed indeed is the intellect born in you, O one whose wealth is austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.128)

dṛśyate yena pṛcchā te hyayodhyāmahimāśritā .. 59 ..

> in that your inquiry is seen to concern the greatness of Ayodhyā!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.129)

akāro brahma ca proktaṃ yakāro viṣṇurucyate ..

> The syllable 'a' is said to be Brahmā, the syllable 'ya' is spoken of as Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.130)

dhakāro rudrarūpaśca ayodhyānāma rājate .. 2.8.1.60 ..

> and the syllable 'dha' has the form of Rudra; thus the name Ayodhyā shines forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.131)

sarvopapātakairyuktairbrahmahatyādipātakaiḥ ..

> Since, even by those laden with all minor sins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.132)

nāyodhyā śakyate yasmāttāmayodhyāṃ tato viduḥ .. 61 ..

> and major sins such as murdering a brahmin, it cannot be fought against (a-yodhya), they therefore know it as Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.133)

viṣṇorādyā purī yeyaṃ kṣitiṃ na spṛśati dvija ..

> This primeval city of Viṣṇu does not touch the earth, O twice-born;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.134)

viṣṇoḥ sudarśane cakre sthitā puṇyakarī kṣitau .. 62 ..

> it rests upon Viṣṇu's Sudarśana discus, producing merit on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.135)

kena varṇayituṃ śakyo mahimā'syāstapodhana ..

> By whom can its greatness be described, O one whose wealth is austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.136)

yatra sākṣātsvayaṃ devo viṣṇurvasati sādaraḥ .. 63 ..

> where the god Viṣṇu himself dwells in person with reverence?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.137)

sahasradhārāmārabhya yojanaṃ pūrvato diśi ..

> Beginning from Sahasradhārā, one yojana in the eastern direction,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.138)

pratīci diśi tathaiva yojanaṃ samatovadhiḥ .. 64 ..

> and likewise in the western direction the boundary extends uniformly for one yojana;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.139)

dakṣiṇottarabhāge tu sarayūtamasāvadhiḥ ..

> in the southern and northern parts, the boundary extends between the Sarayū and the Tamasā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.140)

etatkṣetrasya saṃsthānaṃ harerantargṛhaṃ sthitam ..

> This is the layout of the sacred field, established as the inner chamber of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.141)

matsyākṛtiriyaṃ vipra purī viṣṇorudīritā .. 65 ..

> This city of Viṣṇu, O brahmin, is described as having the shape of a fish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.142)

paścime tasya mūrddhā tu gopratārāsitā dvija .. 66 ..

> In the west is its head, resting at Gopratāra, O twice-born;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.143)

pūrvataḥ pṛṣṭhabhāgo hi dakṣiṇottaramadhyamaḥ ..

> to the east is the back portion, and the middle extends south to north.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.144)

tasyāṃ puryyāṃ mahābhāga nāmnā viṣṇurhariḥ svayam ..

> In that city, O fortunate one, Hari himself, known as Viṣṇuhari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.145)

pūrvaṃdṛṣṭaprabhāvo'sau prādhānyena vasatyapi .. 67 ..

> whose power was seen of old, dwells prominently."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.146)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.147)

bhagavankiṃ prabhāvo'sau yo'yaṃ viṣṇuharistvayā ..

> "O venerable one, what is that power of this Viṣṇuhari  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.148)

kīrtito muniśārdūla prasiddhiṃ gatavānkatham ..

> who was praised by you, O tiger among sages? How did he attain renown?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.149)

etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva vistareṇa mamāgrataḥ .. 68 ..

> Explain all of this in detail before me!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.150)

.. .. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.151)

viṣṇuśarmeti vikhyātaḥ purābhūdbrāhmaṇottamaḥ ..

> "Formerly there was an excellent brahmin known as Viṣṇuśarman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.152)

vedavedāṃgatattvajño dharmakarmasamāśritaḥ .. 69 ..

> who knew the truth of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, devoted to righteous duties."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.153)

yogadhyānarato nityaṃ viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ ..

> He was always devoted to yoga and meditation, entirely dedicated to devotion to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.154)

sa kadācittīrthayātrāṃ kurvanvaiṣṇavasattamaḥ ..

> Once, while on a pilgrimage to sacred fords, that best of Vaiṣṇavas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.155)

ayodhyāmāgato viṣṇurviṣṇuḥsākṣādvasediti .. 2.8.1.70 ..

> came to Ayodhyā, thinking, “Viṣṇu resides \[here\] in visible form.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.156)

ciṃtayanmanasā vīrastapaḥ kartuṃ samudyataḥ ..

> Reflecting thus in his mind, the resolute man resolved to perform austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.157)

sa vai tatra tapastepe śākamūlaphalāśanaḥ .. 71 ..

> Indeed, he performed austerity there, subsisting on greens, roots, and fruits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.158)

grīṣme paṃcāgnimadhyastho hyatapatsa mahātapāḥ ..

> In the hot season, standing amidst the five fires, that man of great austerity scorched himself;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.159)

vārṣike ca nirālambo hemante ca sarovare .. 72 ..

> in the rainy season, \[he remained\] without shelter; and in the winter, in a lake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.160)

snātvā yathoktavidhinā kṛtvā viṣṇostathārcanam ..

> Having bathed according to the prescribed rules, and having worshipped Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.161)

vaśīkṛtyendriyagrāmaṃ viśuddhenāṃtarātmanā .. 73 ..

> subduing the aggregate of his senses, with a completely purified inner self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.162)

mano viṣṇau samāveśya vidhāya prāṇasaṃyamam ..

> fixing his mind on Viṣṇu, having restrained his breath,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.163)

oṃkāroccāraṇāddhīmānhṛdi padmaṃ vikāsayan .. 74 ..

> and opening the lotus in his heart through the utterance of the syllable Oṃ,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.164)

tanmadhye ravisomāgnimaṇḍalāni yathāvidhi ..

> the wise man duly \[imagined\] the discs of the sun, moon, and fire within it;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.165)

kalpayitvā hariṃ mūrtaṃ yasmindeśe sanātanam .. 75 ..

> having visualised in that place Hari with bodily form, the eternal,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.166)

pītāṃbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharam ..

> Viṣṇu wearing yellow garments, bearing the conch, discus, and mace;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.167)

taṃ ca puṣpaiḥ samabhyarcya manastasminniveśya ca .. 76 ..

> having worshipped him with flowers, and having concentrated his mind upon him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.168)

brahmarūpaṃ hariṃ dhyāyañjapanvai dvādaśākṣaram ..

> meditating on Hari whose form is Brahman, muttering the twelve-syllable mantra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.169)

vāyubhakṣaḥ sthitastatra viprastrīnvatsarānvasan .. 77 ..

> living on air alone, the brahmin remained dwelling there for three years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.170)

tato dvijavaro dhyātvā stutiṃ cakre harerimām ..

> Then, having meditated, the best of the twice-born made this hymn of praise to Hari;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.171)

praṇipatya jagannāthaṃ carācaraguruṃ harim ..

> bowing down to the Lord of the Universe, Hari, the guru of all moving and unmoving beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.172)

viṣṇuśarmātha tuṣṭāva nārāyaṇamataṃdritaḥ .. 78 ..

> Viṣṇuśarman, unwearied, praised Nārāyaṇa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.173)

.. viṣṇuśarmmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.174)

prasīda bhagavanviṣṇo prasīda puruṣottama ..

> “Be gracious, Lord Viṣṇu! Be gracious, Supreme Person!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.175)

prasīda devadeveśa prasīda kamalekṣaṇa .. 79 ..

> Be gracious, Lord of the gods of gods! Be gracious, lotus-eyed one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.176)

jaya kṛṣṇa jayāciṃtya jaya viṣṇo jayāvyaya ..

> Victory to Kṛṣṇa, victory to the Inconceivable, victory to Viṣṇu, victory to the Imperishable!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.177)

jaya yajñapate nātha jaya viṣṇo pate vibho .. 2.8.1.80 ..

> Victory to the Lord of Sacrifice, O protector, victory to Viṣṇu, O Lord, all-pervading one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.178)

jaya pāpaharānaṃta jaya janmajvarāpaha ..

> Victory to the remover of sin, the Infinite, victory to the dispeller of the fever of birth!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.179)

namaḥ kamalanābhāya namaḥ kamalamāline ..81..

> Homage to the lotus-naveled one! Homage to the one who wears a garland of lotuses!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.180)

namaḥ sarveśa bhūteśa namaḥ kaiṭabhasūdana ..

> Homage to the Lord of all, Lord of beings! Homage to the slayer of Kaiṭabha!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.181)

namastrailokyanāthāya jaganmūla jagatpate .. 82 ..

> Homage to the Lord of the three worlds, source of the world, Lord of the world!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.182)

namo devādhidevāya namo nārāyaṇāya vai ..

> Homage to the supreme God of gods! Homage indeed to Nārāyaṇa!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.183)

namaḥ kṛṣṇāya rāmāya namaścakrāyudhāya ca .. 83 ..

> Homage to Kṛṣṇa, to Rāma, and homage to the one armed with the discus!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.184)

tvaṃ mātā sarvalokānāṃ tvameva jagataḥ pitā ..

> You are the mother of all the worlds; you alone are the father of the universe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.185)

bhayārttānāṃ suhṛnmitraṃ tvaṃ pitā tvaṃ pitāmahaḥ .. 84 ..

> You are the friend and ally of those afflicted with fear; you are the father, you are the grandfather.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.186)

tvaṃ havistvaṃ vaṣaṭkārastvaṃ prabhustvaṃ hutāśanaḥ ..

> You are the oblation, you are the vaṣaṭ-call, you are the master, you are the consumer of the offering.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.187)

karaṇaṃ kāraṇaṃ karttā tvameva parameśvaraḥ .. 85 ..

> You alone are the instrument, the cause, the agent, the Supreme Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.188)

śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇe māṃ samuddhara mādhava .. 86 ..

> O bearer of the conch, discus, and mace in hand, deliver me, O Mādhava!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.189)

prasīda maṃdaradhara prasīda madhusūdana ..

> Be gracious, bearer of Mandara! Be gracious, slayer of Madhu!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.190)

prasīda kamalākānta prasīda bhuvanādhipa .. 87 ..

> Be gracious, beloved of Kamalā! Be gracious, ruler of the universe!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.191)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.1.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.192)

ityevaṃ stuvatastasya manobhaktyā mahātmanaḥ ..

> As that great-souled man was thus praising him with devotion in his mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.193)

āvirbabhūva viśvātmā viṣṇurgaruḍavāhanaḥ .. 88 ..

> the Soul of the Universe, Viṣṇu, whose mount is Garuḍa, appeared:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.194)

śaṃkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ pītāṃbaradharo'cyutaḥ ..

> bearing the conch, discus, and mace in hand, wearing yellow garments, the Infallible One.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.195)

uvāca sa prasannātmā viṣṇuśarmāṇamavyayaḥ .. 89 ..

> His heart filled with pleasure, the Imperishable One spoke to Viṣṇuśarman:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.196)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The Blessed Lord said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.197)

tuṣṭo'smi bhavato vatsa mahatā tapasā'dhunā ..

> “I am pleased now with your great austerity, my child;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.198)

stotreṇānena sumate naṣṭapāpo'si sāṃpratam ..2.8.1.90..

> by this hymn of praise, O wise one, your sins are now destroyed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.199)

varaṃ varaya viprendra varado'haṃ tavāgrataḥ ..

> Choose a boon, best of brahmins; I stand before you to grant boons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.1.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.1.200)

nā'taptatapasā draṣṭuṃ śakyaḥ kenāpyahaṃ dvija .. 91 ..

> I cannot be seen by anyone who has not performed austerity, O twice-born.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.8.1.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Narasiṃhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.narasimha.1.4) — Sanskrit

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