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# Skandapurana 2.8.2

Skandapurāṇa 2.8.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.8.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.2)

agastyamunirityuktvā cakratīrthāśrayāṃ kathām ..

> Having thus spoken the story concerning Cakratīrtha  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.3)

vibhorviṣṇuhareścāpi punarāha dvijottamāḥ .. 1 ..

> and the all-pervading Viṣṇuhari, sage Agastya spoke again, O best of brahmins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.4)

.. .. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.5)

purā brahmā jagatsraṣṭā vijñāya harimacyutam ..

> Formerly, Brahmā, the creator of the world, having known that Hari, Acyuta,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.6)

ayodhyāvāsinaṃ devaṃ tatra cakre sthitiṃ svayam .. 2 ..

> the god, resided in Ayodhyā, himself took up residence there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.7)

āgatya kṛtavāṃstatra yātrāṃ brahmā yathāvidhi ..

> Brahmā came and duly performed a pilgrimage there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.8)

yajñaṃ ca vidhivaccakre nānāsaṃbhārasaṃyutam .. 3 ..

> and properly performed a sacrifice furnished with various provisions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.9)

tataḥ sa kṛtavāṃstatra brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ..

> Then Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, made there  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.10)

kuṇḍaṃ svanāmnā vipulaṃ nānādevasamanvitam .. 4 ..

> an extensive pool bearing his own name, attended by various gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.11)

vistīrṇajalakallolakalitaṃ kaluṣāpaham ..

> filled with wide waves of water, removing impurities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.12)

kumudotpalakahlārapuṃḍarīkakulākulam .. 5 ..

> thronged with multitudes of white water-lilies, blue lotuses, night-lotuses, and white lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.13)

haṃsasārasacakrāhva vihaṃgamamanoharam ..

> delightful with swans, cranes, and ruddy geese,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.14)

taṭāṃtaviṭapollāsi patattrigaṇasaṃkulam .. 6 ..

> crowded with flocks of birds sporting among the branches on its banks.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.15)

tatra kuṇḍe surāḥ sarve snātāḥ śuddhisamanvitāḥ ..

> All the gods bathed in that pool and, endowed with purity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.16)

babhūvuraddhā vigatarajaskā vimalatviṣaḥ .. 7 ..

> truly became free from passion and dirt, possessing spotless radiance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.17)

tadāścaryyaṃ mahaddṛṣṭvā te sarve sahasā surāḥ ..

> Seeing that great wonder, all those gods at once  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.18)

brahmāṇaṃ praṇipatyocurbhaktyā prāṃjalayastadā .. 8 ..

> bowed down to Brahmā and then, with folded hands, said with devotion:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.19)

.. devā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.20)

bhagavanbrūhi tattvena māhātmyaṃ kamalāsana ..

> O Blessed One seated on the lotus, speak in truth of the glory  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.21)

asya kuṇḍasya sakalaṃ khātasya vimalatviṣaḥ .. 9 ..

> in its entirety of this excavated pool of spotless radiance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.22)

atra snānena sarveṣāmasmākaṃ vigataṃ rajaḥ ..

> By bathing here, the passion and dirt of us all has vanished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.23)

mahadāścaryametasya dṛṣṭvā kuṃḍasya vismitāḥ ..

> Having witnessed this great wonder of the pool, we are all amazed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.24)

sarve vayaṃ suraśreṣṭha kṛpayā tvamato vada .. 2.8.2.10 ..

> O best of gods; therefore, tell us out of compassion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.25)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.26)

śṛṇvantu sarve tridaśāḥ sāvadhānāḥ savismayāḥ ..

> Let all the gods, attentive and full of wonder, hear  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.27)

kuṇḍasyaitasya māhātmyaṃ nānāphalasamanvitam .. 11 ..

> the glory of this pool, which is accompanied by various fruits.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.28)

atra snānena vidhivatpāpātmāno'pi jaṃtavaḥ ..

> By duly bathing here, even sinful creatures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.29)

vimānaṃ haṃsasaṃyuktamāsthāya rucirāṃbarāḥ ..

> mounting an aerial chariot yoked with swans, wearing splendid garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.30)

nivasaṃti brahmaloke yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam .. 12 ..

> dwell in the world of Brahmā until the cosmic dissolution.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.31)

atra dānena homena yathāśaktyā surottamāḥ ..

> By giving gifts and making fire offerings here according to one's capacity, O best of gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.32)

tulāśvamedhayoḥ puṇyaṃ prāpnuyurmunisattama .. 13 ..

> they obtain the merit of the Tulāpuruṣa gift and the horse sacrifice, O best of sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.33)

mamāsminsarasi śrīmāñjāyate snānato naraḥ ..

> By bathing in this lake of mine, a man becomes prosperous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.34)

tasmādatra vidhānena snānaṃ dānaṃ japādikam .. 14 ..

> Therefore, ritual ablution, charitable donation, recitation \[of mantras\], and other rites performed here in accordance with the rules, 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.35)

sarvayajñasamaṃ syādvai mahāpātakanāśanam..

> are equal indeed to all sacrifices and destroy great sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.36)

brahmakuṇḍamiti khyātimito yāsyatyanuttamām..15..

> From now on, it will attain supreme renown by the name Brahmakuṇḍa. 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.37)

asminkuṇḍe ca sāṃnidhyaṃ bhaviṣyati sadā mama ..

> And in this pool my presence shall dwell forever.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.38)

kārttike śuklapakṣasya caturdaśyāṃ surottamāḥ .. 16 ..

> On the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight of Kārttika, O best of gods, 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.39)

yātrā bhaviṣyati sadā surāḥ sāṃvatsarī mama ..

> there shall always take place my annual pilgrimage festival, O gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.40)

śubhapradā mahāpāparāśināśakarī tadā .. 17 ..

> granting auspiciousness and destroying a multitude of great sins at that time. 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.41)

svarṇaṃ caiva sadā deyaṃ vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca ..

> Gold and various kinds of garments should always be given,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.42)

nijaśaktyā prakartavyā surāstṛptirdvijanmanām..18..

> and according to one's capacity, O gods, the satisfaction of the twice-born should be accomplished. 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.43)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.44)

ityuktvā devadevo'yaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, this god of gods, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.45)

antardadhe suraiḥ sārddhaṃ tīrthaṃ dṛṣṭvā tapodhana .. 19 ..

> disappeared along with the gods after beholding the sacred ford, O you whose wealth is austerity. 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.46)

tadāprabhṛti tatkuṇḍaṃ vikhyātaṃ paramaṃ bhuvi ..

> From that time forward, that pool became supremely renowned on earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.47)

cakratīrthācca pūrvasyāṃ diśi kuṇḍaṃ sthitaṃ mahat .. 2.8.2.20 ..

> and the great pool is situated to the east of Cakratīrtha. 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.48)

.. .. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.49)

ityuktvā sa taporāśiragastyaḥ kuṃbhasaṃbhavaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, that mass of austerity, Agastya, born of a pitcher,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.50)

punaḥ pṛṣṭo munivaro vyāsāyāvīvadatkathām .. 21 ..

> questioned again, that best of sages recounted the narrative to Vyāsa. 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.51)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.52)

anyacchṛṇu mahābhāga tīrthaṃ duṣkṛtidurllabham ..

> Listen, O fortunate one, to another sacred ford, hard to reach for evildoers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.53)

ṛṇamocanasaṃjñaṃ tu sarayūtīrasaṃgatam .. 22 ..

> named Ṛṇamocana, situated on the bank of the Sarayū. 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.54)

brahmakuṇḍānmunivara dhanuḥsaptaśatena ca ..

> Seven hundred bow-lengths from Brahmakuṇḍa, O best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.55)

pūrvottaradiśābhāge saṃsthitaṃ sarayūjale .. 23 ..

> it is located in the waters of the Sarayū, in the north-eastern direction. 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.56)

tatra pūrvaṃ munivaro lomaśo nāma nāmataḥ ..

> There in ancient times the best of sages named Lomaśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.57)

tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena snānaṃ cakre vidhānataḥ .. 24 ..

> on the occasion of a pilgrimage to sacred fords, performed his ritual ablution according to rule. 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.58)

tataḥ sa ṛṇanirmukto babhūva gatakalmaṣaḥ ..

> Thereupon he became free from debt and rid of all defilement.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.59)

tadāścaryaṃ mahaddṛṣṭvā munīnsānandamabravīt .. 25 ..

> Seeing that great wonder, he spoke joyfully to the sages: 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.60)

paśyantvetasya mahato guṇāṃstīrthavarasya vai ..

> “Let everyone behold the virtues of this great, best of sacred fords!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.61)

bhujāvūrdhvaṃ tathā kṛtvā harṣeṇāhā'śrulocanaḥ .. 26 ..

> Raising his two arms and with eyes full of tears of joy, he said: 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.62)

.. lomaśa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.63)

ṛṇamocanasaṃjñaṃ tu tīrthametadanuttamam ..

> “This unexcelled sacred ford is indeed named Ṛṇamocana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.64)

yatra snānena jaṃtūnāmṛṇaniryātanaṃ bhavet .. 27 ..

> where, by bathing, the discharge of debts occurs for living beings. 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.65)

aihikaṃ pāralaukikyaṃ yadṛṇatritayaṃ nṛṇām ..

> The threefold debt that belongs to men, pertaining to this world and the next—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.66)

tatsarvaṃ snānamātreṇa tīrthe'sminnaśyati kṣaṇāt .... 28 ..

> all of that is destroyed in an instant in this sacred ford merely by bathing. 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.67)

sarvatīrthottamaṃ caitatsadyaḥ pratyayakārakam ..

> This is the best of all sacred fords, producing immediate conviction,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.68)

mayā cāsya phalaṃ samyaganubhūtamṛṇādiha .. 29 ..

> and by me its fruit regarding debt and the like has been fully experienced here. 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.69)

tasmādatra vidhānena snānaṃ dānaṃ ca śaktitaḥ ..

> Therefore, ritual ablution and donation according to one's capacity  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.70)

karttavyaṃ śraddhayā yuktaiḥ sarvadā phalakāṃkṣibhiḥ .. 2.8.2.30 ..

> must always be performed here with faith by those who desire the fruit. 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.71)

snātavyaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca deyaṃ vastrādi śaktitaḥ .. 31 ..

> One must bathe, and gold, garments, and other gifts should be given according to one's means.” 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.72)

.. .. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.73)

ityuktvā tīrthamāhātmyaṃ lomaśo munisattamaḥ ..

> Having thus proclaimed the māhātmya of the sacred ford, Lomaśa, best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.74)

antardadhe muniśreṣṭhaḥ stuvaṃstīrthaguṇānmudā .. 32 ..

> that foremost of sages vanished while joyfully praising the virtues of the sacred ford. 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.75)

ityetatkathitaṃ vipra ṛṇamocanasaṃjñakam ..

> Thus has been recounted, O brahmin, \[the sacred ford\] named Ṛṇamocana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.76)

yatra snānena jantūnāmṛṇaṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt ..

> where, by bathing, the debt of living beings is destroyed in that very instant. 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.77)

ṛṇamocanatīrthaṃ tu pūrvataḥ sarayūjale .. 33 ..

> To the east of the Ṛṇamocana sacred ford, in the waters of the Sarayū,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.78)

dhanurdviśatyā tīrthaṃ ca pāpamocanasaṃjñakam..

> at two hundred bow-lengths, is the sacred ford named Pāpamocana. 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.79)

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā tatra snānena mānavaḥ ..

> A person becomes purified of all sins by bathing there  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.80)

jāyate tatkṣaṇādeva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 34 ..

> at that very instant; no doubt need be entertained here. 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.81)

mayā tatra muniśreṣṭha dṛṣṭaṃ māhātmyamuttamam .. 35 ..

> Its excellent māhātmya was witnessed there by me, O best of sages. 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.82)

pāṃcāladeśasaṃbhūto nāmnā naraharirdvijaḥ ..

> Born in the Pañcāla country, a twice-born man named Narahari  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.83)

asatsaṃgaprabhāvena pāpātmā samajāyata .. 36 ..

> became sinful in soul through the influence of bad company. 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.84)

nānā vidhāni pāpāni brahmahatyādikāni ca ..

> Various kinds of sins, including the murder of a brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.85)

kṛtavānpāpisaṃgena trayīmārgavinindakaḥ .. 37 ..

> he committed through association with sinners, reviling the path of the three Vedas. 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.86)

sa kadācitsādhusaṃgāttīrthayātrāprasaṃgataḥ ..

> Once, through the company of good men, in the course of a pilgrimage to sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.87)

ayodhyāmāgato vipra mahāpātakakṛddvijaḥ .. 38 ..

> he came to Ayodhyā, O brahmin—that twice-born man who had committed great sins. 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.88)

pāpamocanatīrthe tu snātaḥ satsaṃgato dvijaḥ ..

> Through association with the good, the twice-born bathed at the Pāpamocana sacred ford;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.89)

pāparāśirvinaṣṭo'sya niṣpāpaḥ samabhūtkṣaṇāt .. 39 ..

> his mass of sin was destroyed, and he became sinless in an instant. 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.90)

divaḥ papāta tanmūrdhni puṣpavṛṣṭirmunīśvara ..

> A shower of flowers fell from heaven upon his head, O lord of sages;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.91)

divyaṃ vimānamāruhya viṣṇuloke gato dvijaḥ .. 2.8.2.40 ..

> and ascending a celestial aerial chariot, the twice-born went to the realm of Viṣṇu. 40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.92)

taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ mayā ca dvijapuṃgava ..

> And that great wonder having been seen by me, O foremost of the twice-born...  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.93)

śraddhayā parayā tatra kṛtaṃ snānaṃ viśeṣataḥ ..41..

> Ritual ablution performed there with supreme faith is especially \[efficacious\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.94)

māghakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ tatra snānaṃ viśeṣataḥ ..

> On the fourteenth day of the dark half of Māgha, ritual ablution there in particular,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.95)

dānaṃ ca manujaiḥ kāryyaṃ sarvapāpaviśuddhaye ..42..

> and gift-giving should be performed by men for purification from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.96)

anyadā(?) tu kṛte snāne sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet .. 43 ..

> Even when ritual ablution is performed at other times, destruction of all sins occurs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.97)

pāpamocanatīrthe tu pūrvaṃ tu sarayūjale ..

> To the east of Pāpamocanatīrtha in the waters of the Sarayū,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.98)

dhanuḥśatapramāṇena varttate tīrthamuttamam .. 44 ..

> at a measure of a hundred bows, there is an excellent sacred ford,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.99)

sahasradhārāsaṃjñaṃ tu sarvakilbiṣanāśanam ..

> named Sahasradhārā, destroying all sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.100)

yasminrāmājñayā vīro lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā ..

> where by Rāma's command the hero Lakṣmaṇa, slayer of enemy heroes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.101)

prāṇānutsṛjya yogena yayau śeṣātmatāṃ purā .. 45 ..

> having given up his vital breaths through yoga, attained the nature of Śeṣa in ancient times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.102)

sārddhaṃhastatrayeṇaiva pramāṇaṃ dhanuṣo viduḥ ..

> They know the measure of a bow to be three cubits and a half;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.103)

caturbhirhastakaiḥ saṃkhyā daṇḍa ityabhidhīyate .. 46 ..

> a count of four cubits is designated a staff.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.104)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.105)

itthaṃ tadā samākarṇya kumbhayonimunestadā ..

> Having thus heard then from the pot-born sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.106)

kṛṣṇadvaipāyano vyāsaḥ punaḥ papraccha kautukāt .. 47 ..

> Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa asked again out of curiosity:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.107)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.108)

sahasradhārāmāhātmyaṃ vistarādvada suvrata ..

> Speak in detail, O you of good vows, the māhātmya of Sahasradhārā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.109)

śṛṇvaṃstīrthasya māhātmyaṃ na tṛpyati mano mama .. 48 ..

> listening to the māhātmya of the sacred ford, my mind is not satiated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.110)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.111)

sāvadhānaḥ śṛṇu mune kathāṃ kathayato mama ..

> Listen attentively, O sage, as I tell the story,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.112)

sahasradhārātīrthasya samutpattiṃ mahodayāt .. 49 ..

> the origin of the sacred ford Sahasradhārā, from its great rise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.113)

purā rāmo raghupatirdevakāryaṃ vidhāya vai ..

> Formerly Rāma, lord of the Raghus, having accomplished the task of the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.114)

kālena saha saṃgamya maṃtraṃ cakre nareśvaraḥ .. 2.8.2.50 ..

> met together with Kāla and held counsel, the king of men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.115)

āvāṃ mantrayamāṇau hi yaḥ paśyedantikāgataḥ..49..

> "Whoever comes near and sees the two of us consulting,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.116)

mayā tyājyo bhavetkṣipramitthaṃ cakre sa saṃvidam ..51..

> must be quickly abandoned by me." Thus he made an agreement.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.117)

tasminmaṃtrayamāṇe hi dvāre tiṣṭhati lakṣmaṇe ..

> While he was consulting, Lakṣmaṇa standing at the door,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.118)

āgataḥ sa taporāśirdurvāsāstejasāṃ nidhiḥ .. 52 ..

> Durvāsas arrived, that mass of austerity, a treasury of splendors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.119)

āgatya lakṣmaṇaṃ śīghraṃ prītyovāca kṣudhā''kulaḥ.. 53 ..

> Having arrived, afflicted with hunger, he quickly said affectionately to Lakṣmaṇa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.120)

.. durvāsā uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.121)

saumitre gaccha śīghraṃ tvaṃ rāmāgre māṃ nivedaya ..

> "O son of Sumitrā, go quickly and announce me in front of Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.122)

kāryārthinamidaṃ vākyaṃ nānyathā kartumarhasi .. 54 ..

> I am seeking a purpose; you ought not to act contrary to this command."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.123)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.124)

śāpādbhītaḥ sa saumitrirdrutaṃ gatvā tayoḥ puraḥ ..

> Frightened of a curse, that son of Sumitrā swiftly went before the two  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.125)

muniṃ nivedayāmāsa rāmāgre darśanārthinam ..

> and announced the sage in front of Rāma as desiring a darśana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.126)

durvāsasaṃ taporāśimatrinandanamāgatam .. 55 ..

> Durvāsas, a mass of austerity, the son of Atri who had arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.127)

rāmo'pi kālamāmaṃtrya prasthāpya ca bahiryayau ..

> Rāma also, having taken leave of Kāla and dismissed him, went outside.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.128)

dṛṣṭvā muniṃ taṃ praṇataḥ saṃbhojya prabhurādarāt .. 56 ..

> Seeing that sage, the lord bowed down and fed him with respect.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.129)

durvāsasaṃ munivaraṃ prasthāpya svayamādarāt ..

> Having dismissed Durvāsas, best of sages, himself with respect,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.130)

satyabhaṃgabhayādvīro lakṣmaṇaṃ tyaktavāṃstadā .. 57 ..

> out of fear of breaking the truth, the hero then abandoned Lakṣmaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.131)

lakṣmaṇo'pi tadā vīraḥ kurvannavitathaṃ vacaḥ ..

> Then the hero Lakṣmaṇa also, making true the word  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.132)

bhrāturjyeṣṭhasya sumatiḥ sarayūtīramāyayau .. 58 ..

> of his elder brother, wise-minded, went to the bank of the Sarayū.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.133)

tatra gatvātha ca snātvā dhyānamāsthāya satvaram ..

> Having gone there and bathed, promptly engaging in meditation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.134)

cidātmani manaḥ śāntaṃ saṃgamyāvasthitastadā .. 59 ..

> joining his peaceful mind to the Self of pure consciousness, he remained then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.135)

tataḥ prādurabhūttatra sahasraphaṇamaṇḍitaḥ ..

> Then there appeared there, adorned with a thousand hoods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.136)

śeṣaścakṣuḥśravāḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kṣitiṃ bhittvā sahasradhā ..

> Śeṣa, the best serpent, cleaving the earth a thousandfold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.137)

suralokātsurendro'pi samāgādamaraiḥ saha .. 2.8.2.60 ..

> From the world of the gods, the lord of the gods also arrived along with the immortals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.138)

tataḥ śeṣātmatāṃ yātaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ satyasaṃgaram ..

> Then to Lakṣmaṇa, true to his promise, who had attained the nature of Śeṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.139)

uvāca madhuraṃ śakraḥ surāṇāṃ tatra paśyatām .. 61 ..

> Śakra spoke sweetly while the gods looked on there:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.140)

.. .. indra uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.141)

lakṣmaṇottiṣṭha śīghraṃ tvamāroha svapadaṃ svakam ..

> "Lakṣmaṇa, rise up quickly; ascend to your own abode!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.142)

devakāryaṃ kṛtaṃ vīra tvayā ripuniṣūdana .. 62 ..

> The task of the gods has been accomplished by you, O hero, slayer of enemies!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.143)

vaiṣṇavaṃ paramaṃ sthānaṃ prāpnuhi tvaṃ sanātanam ..

> Attain the eternal, supreme station of Viṣṇu!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.144)

bhavanmūrtiḥ samāyātaḥ śeṣo'pi vilasatphaṇaḥ .. 63 ..

> Your very form has arrived: Śeṣa too, with gleaming hoods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.145)

sahasradhā kṣitiṃ bhittvā sahasraphaṇamaṇḍalaiḥ ..

> having cleaved the earth a thousandfold with rings of a thousand hoods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.146)

kṣiteḥ sahasracchidreṣu yasmādbhittvā samudgatāḥ .. 64 ..

> Because they burst up from the thousand openings of the earth, having cleaved \[it\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.147)

phaṇasāhasramaṇibhirdagdhāḥ śeṣasya suvrata ..

> \[and\] are made fiery by the gems of the thousands of hoods of Śeṣa, O you of good vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.148)

tasmādetanmahātīrthaṃ sarayūtīragaṃ śubham ..

> therefore this auspicious great sacred ford situated on the bank of the Sarayū  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.149)

khyātaṃ sahasradhāreti bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .. 65 ..

> will be famed as Sahasradhārā; there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.150)

etatkṣetrapramāṇaṃ tu dhanuṣāṃ pañcaviṃśatiḥ ..

> The extent of this sacred field is twenty-five bows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.151)

atra snānena dānena śrāddhena śraddhayānvitaḥ ..

> By ritual ablution, gift-giving, and ancestral offerings here, endowed with faith,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.152)

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇulokaṃ vrajennaraḥ .. 66 ..

> a man, his soul purified of all sins, will go to the world of Viṣṇu."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.153)

atra snāto naro dhīmāñcheṣaṃ saṃpūjya cāvyayam ..

> A wise man who bathes here, having worshipped imperishable Śeṣa  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.154)

tīrthaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivadviṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt .. 67 ..

> and having duly worshipped the sacred ford, attains the world of Viṣṇu. // 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.155)

tasmādatra prakartavyaṃ snānaṃ vidhipuraḥsaram ..

> Therefore, ritual ablution should be performed here according to rule;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.156)

śeṣarūpāhivaddhyeyāḥ pūjyā viprā viśeṣataḥ .. 68 ..

> brahmins are especially to be meditated upon and worshipped like serpents of the form of Śeṣa. // 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.157)

svarṇaṃ cānnaṃ ca vāsāṃsi deyāni śraddhayānvitaiḥ ..

> Gold, food, and clothes should be given by those endowed with faith;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.158)

snānaṃ dānaṃ hareḥ pūjā sarvamakṣayatāṃ vrajet .. 69 ..

> ritual ablution, gifting, and worship of Hari—all will attain imperishability. // 69  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.159)

tasmādetanmahātīrthaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam ..

> Therefore, this great sacred ford, which grants the fruit of all desires,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.160)

kṣitau bhaviṣyati sadā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 2.8.2.70 ..

> shall forever exist on earth; no doubt should be entertained on this point. // 2.8.2.70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.161)

śrāvaṇe śuddhapakṣasya yā tithiḥ pañcamī bhavet ..

> On whatever lunar day is the fifth of the bright fortnight in Śrāvaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.162)

tasyāmatra prakartavyo nāgānuddiśya yatnataḥ .. 71 ..

> on that \[day\] here, dedicated to the nāgas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.163)

utsavo vipulaḥ sadbhiḥ śeṣapūjāpuraḥsaram ..

> a vast festival should be assiduously performed by virtuous men, preceded by the worship of Śeṣa. // 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.164)

utsave tu kṛte tatra tīrthe mahati mānavaiḥ .. 72 ..

> When the festival has indeed been performed there at the great sacred ford by men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.165)

santoṣya ca dvijānbhaktyā nāgapūjāpurassaram ..

> and having gratified the twice-born with devotion preceded by the worship of the nāgas, // 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.166)

santuṣṭāḥ phaṇinaḥ sarve pīḍayanti na mānuṣān .. 73 ..

> all the hooded serpents, being pleased, will not torment human beings. // 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.167)

vaiśākhamāse ye snānaṃ kurvaṃtyatra samāhitāḥ ..

> Those who, being collected in mind, perform ritual ablution here in the month of Vaiśākha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.168)

na teṣāṃ punarāvṛttiḥ kalpakoṭiśatairapi .. 74 ..

> have no return \[to rebirth\] even in hundreds of millions of kalpas. // 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.169)

tasmādatra prakartavyaṃ mādhave yatnato naraiḥ ..

> Therefore, in the month of Mādhava, ritual ablution and gifting should be assiduously performed here by men;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.170)

snānaṃ dānaṃ hariḥ pūjyo brāhmaṇāśca viśeṣataḥ ..

> Hari and especially the brahmins are to be worshipped;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.171)

tīrthe kṛte'tra manujaiḥ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ .. 75 ..

> \[the bath\] performed by men at this sacred ford grants the fruit of all desires. // 75  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.172)

viṣṇumuddiśya yo dadyātsālaṃkārāṃ payasvinīm ..

> Whoever gives, dedicated to Viṣṇu, a milch-cow with ornaments  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.173)

savatsāmatra sattīrthe satpātrāya dvijanmane .. 76 ..

> along with its calf here at this good sacred ford to a twice-born worthy recipient, // 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.174)

tasya vāso bhavennitya viṣṇuloke sanātane ..

> his abode shall be eternal in the imperishable world of Viṣṇu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.175)

akṣayaṃ svargamāpnoti tīrtha snānena mānavaḥ .. 77 ..

> a man attains imperishable heaven through ritual ablution at the sacred ford. // 77  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.176)

atra pūjyau viśeṣeṇa naraiḥ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ ..

> Here, especially, with ornaments and garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.177)

vaiśākhe māsyalaṃkārairvastraiśca dvijadaṃpatī .. 78 ..

> a twice-born couple should be worshipped by men endowed with faith in the month of Vaiśākha, // 78  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.178)

lakṣmīnārāyaṇaprītyai lakṣmīprātyai viśeṣataḥ ..

> for the pleasure of Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa and especially for the attainment of prosperity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.179)

vaiśākhe māsi tīrthāni pṛthivīsaṃsthitāni vai .. 79 ..

> In the month of Vaiśākha, all the sacred fords situated on earth  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.180)

sarvāṇyapi ca saṃgatya sthāsyaṃtyatra na saṃśayaḥ ..

> will surely gather and abide here; there is no doubt. // 79  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.181)

tasmādatra viśeṣeṇa vaiśākhe snānato nṛṇām ..

> Therefore, from ritual ablution here in Vaiśākha especially,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.182)

sarvatīrthāvagāhasya bhaviṣyati phalaṃ mahat .. 2.8.2.80 ..

> there shall be for men the great fruit of bathing in all sacred fords. // 2.8.2.80  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.183)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.2.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.184)

ityuktvā munirājeṃdro lakṣmaṇaṃ surasaṃ gatam ..

> Having spoken thus, the king of sages, to Lakṣmaṇa who had joined the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.185)

śeṣaṃ saṃsthāpya tattīrthe bhūbhāraharaṇakṣamam ..

> having established Śeṣa, who is capable of removing the burden of the earth, at that sacred ford,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.186)

lakṣmaṇaṃ yānamāropya pratasthe divamādarāt .. 81 ..

> and having mounted Lakṣmaṇa on a vehicle, departed respectfully for heaven. // 81  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.187)

tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ vikhyātiṃ paramāṃ yayau ..

> From that time forward, that sacred ford attained supreme renown;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.188)

vaiśākhe māsi tīrthasya māhātmyaṃ paramaṃ smṛtam .. 82 ..

> the supreme māhātmya of the sacred ford is remembered \[especially\] in the month of Vaiśākha, // 82  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.189)

pañcamyāmapi śuklāyāṃ śrāvaṇasya viśeṣataḥ ..

> and especially on the bright fifth lunar day of Śrāvaṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.190)

anyadā parvaṇi śreṣṭhaṃ viśeṣaṃ snānamācaret ..

> at other times, on a holy occasion, one should perform an auspicious, special ritual ablution;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.191)

sahasradhārātīrthe ca naraḥ svargamavāpnuyāt.. 83 ..

> and at the Sahasradhārātīrtha, a man attains heaven. // 83  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.192)

vidhivadiha hi dhīmānsnānadānāni tīrthe naravara iha śaktyā yaḥ karotyādareṇa ..

> O best of men, whatever wise man here performs with respect ritual ablutions and gifts at the sacred ford according to rule and according to his means,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.193)

sa iha vipulabhogānnirmalātmā ca bhaktyā bhajati bhujagaśāyiśrīpaterātmanaikyam .. 84 ..

> he, purified in soul, enjoys vast pleasures here and through devotion attains oneness of self with the Lord of Śrī, who lies upon the serpent. // 84  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.2.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.2.194)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe'yodhyāmāhātmye brahmakuṇḍasahasradhārātīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ .. 2 ..

> Thus ends the second chapter, titled 'Description of the Māhātmya of the Brahmakuṇḍa and Sahasradhārātīrtha' in the Ayodhyāmāhātmya of the second \[section\], the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa containing eighty-one thousand verses. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.8.2.1) — English, machine translation

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