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# Skandapurana 2.8.4

Skandapurāṇa 2.8.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.8.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.1)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.2)

tasmāccaṃdraharisthānādāgneyyāṃ diśi saṃsthitaḥ ..

> In the south-eastern direction from that site of Candra-Hari is situated  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.3)

devo dharmaharirnnāma kalikalmaṣanāśakaḥ .. 1 ..

> the deity named Dharma-Hari, the destroyer of the sins of the Kali age. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.4)

vedavedāṅgatattvajñaḥ svakarmapariniṣṭhitaḥ ..

> Dharma, who knew the truth of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas and was steadfast in his own duties,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.5)

purā samāgato dharmastīrthayātrācikīrṣayā .. 2 ..

> came there in ancient times desiring to perform a pilgrimage to sacred fords. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.6)

āgatya ca cakāroccairyātrāṃ tatrādareṇa saḥ ..

> Having arrived, he performed the pilgrimage there with great reverence;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.7)

dṛṣṭvā māhātmyamatulamayodhyāyāḥ savismayaḥ .. 3 ..

> and beholding the peerless greatness of Ayodhyā, full of wonder,  
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### [2.8.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.8)

vidhāya svabhujāvūrdhvau vipro'vocanmudānvitaḥ ..

> raising his two arms, the brahmin spoke, filled with joy: // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.9)

aho ramyamidaṃ tīrthamaho māhātmyamuttamam .. 4 ..

> "Ah, how delightful is this sacred ford! Ah, what supreme greatness!  
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### [2.8.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.10)

ayodhyāsadṛśī kāpi dṛśyate nāparā purī ..

> No other city is seen equal to Ayodhyā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.11)

yā na spṛśati vasudhāṃ viṣṇucakrasthitā'niśam .... 5 ..

> which does not touch the earth, resting ceaselessly on the discus of Viṣṇu. // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.12)

yasyāṃ sthito hariḥ sākṣātseyaṃ kenopamīyate ..

> With what can this \[city\] be compared, in which Hari is manifestly present?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.13)

aho tīrthāni sarvāṇi viṣṇulokapradāni vai .. 6 ..

> Ah, all the sacred fords here truly bestow the world of Viṣṇu! // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.14)

aho viṣṇuraho tīrthamayodhyā'ho mahāpurī ..

> Ah, Viṣṇu! Ah, the sacred ford! Ah, Ayodhyā, the great city!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.15)

aho māhātmyamatulaṃ kiṃ na ślāghyamihāsthitam .. 7 ..

> Ah, what peerless greatness! What present here is not praiseworthy?" // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.16)

ityuktvā tatra bahuśo nanarta pramadākulaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, agitated with intense joy, he danced there repeatedly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.17)

dharmo māhātmyamālokya ayodhyāyā viśeṣataḥ .. 8 ..

> as Dharma gazed upon the greatness of Ayodhyā in particular. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.18)

taṃ tathā nartamānaṃ vai dharmaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛpānvitaḥ ..

> Seeing Dharma dancing in this manner, filled with compassion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.19)

āvirbabhūva bhagavānpītavāsā hariḥ svayam ..

> the Blessed Lord Hari himself, clad in yellow garments, manifested.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.20)

taṃ praṇamya ca dharmo'tha tuṣṭāva harimādarāt .. 9 ..

> Bowing to him, Dharma then praised Hari with reverence. // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.21)

.. dharma uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.22)

namaḥ kṣīrābdhivāsāya namaḥ paryaṃkaśāyine ..

> Obeisance to the one who dwells in the ocean of milk! Obeisance to the one reclining on the couch \[of Śeṣa\]!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.23)

namaḥ śaṃkarasaṃspṛṣṭadivyapādāya viṣṇave .. 2.8.4.10 ..

> Obeisance to Viṣṇu, whose divine feet are touched by Śaṃkara! // 2.8.4.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.24)

bhaktyārccitasupādāya namo'jādipriyāya te ..

> Obeisance to you whose auspicious feet are worshipped with devotion, who are dear to Brahmā and the others!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.25)

śubhāṃgāya sunetrāya mādhavāya namo namaḥ .. 11 ..

> Obeisance, obeisance to Mādhava, having auspicious limbs and handsome eyes! // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.26)

namo'ravindapādāya padmanābhāya vai namaḥ ..

> Obeisance to the lotus-footed one, indeed obeisance to the lotus-naveled one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.27)

namaḥ kṣīrābdhikallolaspṛṣṭagātrāya śārṅgiṇe .. 12 ..

> Obeisance to the wielder of the bow Śārṅga, whose body is touched by the billows of the ocean of milk! // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.28)

oṃ namo yoganidrāya yogarkṣairbhāvitātmane ..

> Oṃ, obeisance to the one of yogic sleep, whose self is meditated upon by the best of yogins!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.29)

tārkṣyāsanāya devāya govindāya namonamaḥ .. 13 ..

> Obeisance, obeisance to God Govinda, whose seat is Garuḍa! // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.30)

sukeśāya sunāsāya sulalāṭāya cakriṇe ..

> To the wielder of the discus, with beautiful hair, a handsome nose, and a lovely forehead;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.31)

suvastrāya suvarṇāya śrīdharāya namonamaḥ .. 14 ..

> to Śrīdhara, with beautiful garments and of golden hue, obeisance, obeisance! // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.32)

subāhave namastubhyaṃ cārujaṃghāya te namaḥ ..

> Obeisance to you with strong arms, obeisance to you with charming shanks;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.33)

suvāsāya sudivyāya suvidyāya gadābhṛte .. 15 ..

> to the wielder of the mace, well-clad, highly divine, possessing true wisdom! // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.34)

keśavāya ca śāṃtāya vāmanāya namonamaḥ ..

> Obeisance, obeisance to Keśava, tranquil and to Vāmana!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.35)

dharmapriyāya devāya namaste pītavāsase .. 16 ..

> Obeisance to you, the god beloved by Dharma, dressed in yellow garments! // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.36)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.37)

iti stuto jagannātho dharmeṇa śrīpatirmudā ..

> Thus praised with joy by Dharma, the Lord of the universe, the consort of Śrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.38)

uvāca sa hṛṣīkeśaḥ prīto dharmamudāradhīḥ .. 17 ..

> that noble-minded Hṛṣīkeśa, pleased, spoke to Dharma: // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.39)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.40)

tuṣṭo'haṃ bhavato dharma stotreṇānena suvrata ..

> I am pleased with you, O Dharma of good vows, through this hymn of praise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.41)

varaṃ varaya dharmajña yaste syānmanasaḥ priyaḥ .. 18 ..

> Choose a boon, O knower of righteousness, which may be dear to your heart. // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.42)

stotreṇānena yaḥ stauti mānavo māmatandritaḥ ..

> Whatever mortal unweariedly praises me with this hymn  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.43)

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti pūjitaḥ śrīyutaḥsadā.. 19 ..

> attains all desires, being honored and always endowed with fortune. // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.44)

.. dharma uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.45)

yadi tuṣṭosi bhagavandevadeva jagatpate ..

> If you are pleased, O Blessed One, God of gods, Lord of the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.46)

tvāmahaṃ sthāpayāmyatra nijanāmnā jagadguro .. 2.8.4.20 ..

> I establish you here by my own name, O Guru of the world! // 2.8.4.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.47)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.48)

evamastviti saṃprocyābhavaddharmaharirvibhuḥ ..

> Saying “So be it,” the all-pervading lord became Dharmahari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.49)

smaraṇādeva mucyeta naro dharmaharervibhoḥ .. 21 ..

> From the mere remembrance of the all-pervading Dharmahari, a person is liberated. // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.50)

sarayūsalile snātvā suciṃtākulamānasaḥ ..

> Having bathed in the waters of the Sarayū, \[even\] one whose mind is afflicted with deep anxieties,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.51)

devaṃ dharmahariṃ paśyetsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 22 ..

> should behold god Dharmahari; he is completely freed from all sins. // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.52)

atra dānaṃ tathā homaṃ japo brāhmaṇabhojanam ..

> Here, gift-giving, as well as burnt offerings, silent recitation, and feeding brahmins—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.53)

sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti viṣṇuloke nivāsakṛt .. 23 ..

> all become imperishable, causing residence in Viṣṇu’s realm. // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.54)

ajñānājjñānato vāpi yatkiṃcidduṣkṛtaṃ bhavet ..

> Whatever misdeed might exist, whether through ignorance or knowingly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.55)

prāyaścittaṃ vidhātavyaṃ tannāśāya prayatnataḥ .. 24 ..

> an expiation must be diligently performed for its destruction. // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.56)

prāyaścittena vidhinā pāpaṃ tasya praṇaśyati..

> By means of the prescribed expiation, his sin is destroyed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.57)

tasmādatra prakarttavyaṃ prāyaścittaṃ vidhānataḥ .. 25 ..

> therefore, expiation should be performed here according to rule. // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.58)

ajñānājjñānato vāpi rājādernigrahāttathā ..

> Whether through ignorance or knowingly, or through the restraint of a king or the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.59)

nityakarmanivṛttiḥ syādyasya puṃso'vaśātmanaḥ ..

> for any man lacking self-control whose daily rites are interrupted,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.60)

tenāpyatra vidhātavyaṃ prāyaścittaṃ prayatnataḥ .. 26 ..

> an expiation must also be diligently performed here by him. // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.61)

atra sākṣātsvayaṃ devo viṣṇurvasati sādaraḥ ..

> Here, Lord Viṣṇu himself dwells in person with reverence;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.62)

tasmādvarṇayituṃ śakyo mahimā na hi mānavaiḥ .. 27 ..

> therefore, his greatness cannot indeed be adequately described by mortals. // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.63)

āṣāḍhe śukla pakṣasya ekādaśyāṃ dvijottama ..

> In Āṣāḍha, on the eleventh day of the bright fortnight, O best of the twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.64)

tasya sāṃvatsarī yātrā kartavyā tu vidhānataḥ .. 28 ..

> his annual pilgrimage should be performed according to rule. // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.65)

svargadvāre naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā dharmahariṃ vibhum ..

> A person having bathed at Svargadvāra and beheld the all-pervading Dharmahari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.66)

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇuloke vasetsadā .. 29 ..

> his soul purified of all sins, will dwell forever in the realm of Viṣṇu. // 29  
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### [2.8.4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.67)

tasmāddakṣiṇadigbhāge svarṇasya khaniruttamā ..

> To the southern direction from that place is an excellent mine of gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.68)

yatra cakre svarṇavṛṣṭiṃ kubero raghujādbhayāt .. 2.8.4.30 .. ..

> where Kubera produced a shower of gold out of fear of Raghu’s descendant. // 2.8.4.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.69)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.70)

bhagavanbrūhi tattvajña svarṇavṛṣṭirabhūtkatham ..

> O blessed one, knower of the truth, tell me: how did the shower of gold happen?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.71)

kuberasya kathaṃ bhītirutpannā raghubhūpateḥ .. 31 ..

> How did the fear of King Raghu arise in Kubera? // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.72)

etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva vistarānmama suvrata ..

> Explain all of this in detail to me, O one of good vows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.73)

śrutvā kathārahasyāni na tṛpyati mano mama .. 32 ..

> Having heard these secret tales, my mind is not satiated. // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.74)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.75)

śṛṇu vipra pravakṣyāmi svarṇasyotpattimuttamām ..

> Listen, O brahmin; I will describe the excellent origin of gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.76)

yasya śravaṇato nṛṇāṃ jāyate vismayo mahān .. 33 ..

> from the hearing of which great wonder arises in men. // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.77)

āsītpurā raghupatirikṣvākukulavarddhanaḥ ..

> In ancient times, there was the lord of the Raghus who increased the lineage of Ikṣvāku:  
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### [2.8.4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.78)

raghurnijabhujodāravīryaśāsitabhūtalaḥ .. 34 ..

> Raghu, who ruled the surface of the earth through the noble valor of his own arms, // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.79)

pratāpatāpitārātivargavyākhyātasadyaśāḥ ..

> whose true renown was declared by the host of foes tormented by his splendor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.80)

prajāḥ pālayatā samyaktenanītimatā satā ..35..

> As he, the righteous and virtuous ruler, properly protected his subjects, // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.81)

yaśaḥpūreṇa samaliptā diśo daśa sitatviṣā ..

> The ten directions were smeared with the flood of \[his\] fame of white brilliance;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.82)

sa cakre prauḍhavibhavasādhanāṃ vijayakramāt .. 36 ..

> he acquired mature wealth through the course of conquest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.83)

nānādeśānsamākramya caturaṃgabalānvitaḥ ..

> Having invaded various countries accompanied by an army of four divisions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.84)

bhūtāni vaśamānīya vasu jagrāha daṇḍataḥ..37..

> and bringing living beings under control, he seized wealth by way of tribute.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.85)

utkṛṣṭānnṛpatīnvīro daṃḍayitvā balādhikān ..

> Having punished the preeminent kings who were superior in power, that hero,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.86)

ratnāni vividhānyāśu jagrāhātibalastadā ..38..

> mighty in strength, then quickly seized various jewels.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.87)

sa vijitya diśaḥ sarvā gṛhītvā ratnasaṃcayam..

> Having conquered all the directions and gathered a heap of gems,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.88)

ayodhyāmāgato rājā rājadhānīṃ ca tāṃ śubhām.. 39 ..

> the king returned to Ayodhyā, that auspicious capital.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.89)

tatrāgatya ca kākutstho yajñāyotsukamānasaḥ ..

> And having arrived there, the descendant of Kakutstha, with a mind eager for sacrifice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.90)

cakāra nirmalāṃ buddhiṃ nijavaṃśocitakriyāma..2.8.4.40..

> resolved clearly upon a rite worthy of his own lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.91)

vasiṣṭhaṃ munimājñāya vāmadevaṃ ca kaśyapam .. 41 ..

> Knowing of the sage Vasiṣṭha, as well as Vāmadeva and Kaśyapa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.92)

anyānapi muniśreṣṭhānnānātīrthasamāśritān ..

> and also other foremost sages residing at various sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.93)

samānayadvinītena dvijavaryeṇa bhūpatiḥ .. 42 ..

> the king had them summoned by a humble, excellent brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.94)

dṛṣṭvā sthitānsa tānsarvānpradīptāniva pāvakān ..

> Seeing all of them standing there like blazing fires,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.95)

tānāgatānviditvātha raghuḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ ..

> having learned that they had arrived, Raghu, the conqueror of enemy cities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.96)

niścakrāma yathānyāyaṃ svayameva mahāyaśāḥ .. 43 ..

> himself went out according to proper custom, he of great renown.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.97)

tato vinītavatsarvānkākutstho dvijasattamān ..

> Then, like a humble disciple, the descendant of Kakutstha addressed all the best of brahmins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.98)

uvāca dharmayuktaṃ ca vacanaṃ yajñasiddhaye .. 44 ..

> with words imbued with righteousness, for the accomplishment of the sacrifice:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.99)

.. raviruvāca ..

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

### [2.8.4.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.100)

munayaḥ sarva evaite yūyaṃ śṛṇuta madvacaḥ ..

> "O all you sages here, listen to my words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.101)

yajñaṃ vidhātumicchāmi tatrājñāṃ dātumarhatha .. 45 ..

> I wish to perform a sacrifice; you should give your command regarding that.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.102)

sāṃprataṃ māmako yajño yuktaḥ syānmunisattamāḥ ..

> At present, which sacrifice of mine would be appropriate, O best of sages?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.103)

etadvicāryya tattvena brūta yūyaṃ munīśvarāḥ .. .. 46 ..

> Deliberating on this truly, please speak, O lords of sages!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.104)

.. munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.105)

rājanviśvajidākhyāto yajñānāṃ yajña uttamaḥ ..

> "O King, the Viśvajit is celebrated as the highest sacrifice among sacrifices.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.106)

sāṃprataṃ kuru taṃ yatnānmā vilaṃbaṃ vṛthā kṛthāḥ .. 47 .. ..

> Perform it now with diligence; do not delay in vain!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.107)

.. agastya uvāca ..

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

### [2.8.4.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.108)

nṛpaścakre tato yajñaṃ viśvadigjayasaṃjñitam ..

> Then the king performed the sacrifice known as the conquest of all directions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.109)

nānāsaṃbhāramadhuraṃ kṛtasarvasvadakṣiṇam .. 48 ..

> delightful with various preparations, in which all his possessions were given as the sacrificial fee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.110)

nānāvidhena dānena munisaṃtoṣaharṣakṛt ..

> Causing satisfaction and joy to the sages through various kinds of gifts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.111)

sarvasvameva pradadau dvijebhyo bahumānataḥ ..49..

> he gave away indeed his entire property to the brahmins out of great respect.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.112)

teṣu viśveṣu yāteṣu pūjiteṣu gṛhānsvakān ..

> When all of them had departed, honored, to their own homes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.113)

bandhuṣvapi ca tuṣṭeṣu muniṣu praṇateṣu ca .. 2.8.4.50 ..

> and when his kinsmen were satisfied and the sages had bowed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.114)

tena yajñena vidhivadvihitena nareśvaraḥ ..

> by means of that sacrifice duly performed, the lord of men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.115)

śuśubhe śobhanācāraḥ svarge deveṃdravatkṣaṇāt .. 51 ..

> adorned with noble conduct, shone instantly like Indra in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.116)

tatrāṃtare samabhyāyānmuniryamavatāṃ varaḥ ..

> In the meantime, there arrived a sage, foremost among those who possess self-restraint,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.117)

viśvāmitramuneraṃtevāsī kautsa iti smṛtaḥ .. 52 ..

> a disciple of the sage Viśvāmitra, known as Kautsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.118)

dakṣiṇārthaṃ gurorddhīmānpāvituṃ taṃ nareśvaram ..

> That wise one, \[coming\] for the fee of his teacher, to purify that lord of men—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.119)

caturdaśasuvarṇānāṃ koṭīrāhara satvaram .. .. 53 ..

> "Quickly bring fourteen crores of gold  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.120)

maddakṣiṇeti guruṇā nirbandhādyācito ruṣā ..

> as my fee!"—having thus been asked in anger by his teacher out of insistence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.121)

āgataḥ sa muniḥ kautsastato yācitumādarāt ..

> that sage Kautsa arrived then to make his request respectfully  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.122)

raghuṃ bhūpālatilakaṃ dattasarvasvadakṣiṇam .. .. 54 ..

> to Raghu, the ornament of kings, who had given away his entire property as the sacrificial fee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.123)

tamāgatamabhipretya raghurādaratastadā ..

> Perceiving that he had arrived, Raghu then with reverence  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.124)

utthāya pūjayāmāsa vidhivatsa paraṃtapaḥ ..

> stood up and worshiped him according to rule, that scorcher of foes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.125)

saparyyāsīttasya sarvā mṛtpātravihitakriyā .. 55 ..

> the whole of his worship was performed using earthen vessels.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.126)

pūjāsaṃbhāramālokya tādṛśaṃ taṃ munīśvaraḥ ..

> Observing that kind of collection of worship materials, the lord of sages  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.127)

vismito'bhūnnirānando dakṣiṇā''śāṃ parityajan ..

> was astonished and joyless, giving up hope for the fee;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.128)

uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ vākyajñānaviśāradaḥ .. .. 56 ..

> expert in knowledge of speech, he spoke gentle words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.129)

.. kautsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.130)

rājannabhyudayaste'stu gacchāmyanyatra sāṃpratam .. 57 ..

> "O King, may prosperity be yours! I shall go elsewhere now.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.131)

gurvarthāharaṇāyaiva dattasarvasvadakṣiṇam ..

> Solely to obtain \[the fee\] for my teacher, I do not beg you  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.132)

tvāṃ na yāce dhanābhāvādato'nyatra vrajāmyaham .. 58 ..

> who have given all your property as the sacrificial fee, because of your lack of wealth; therefore I am going elsewhere."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.133)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.134)

ityuktastena muninā raghuḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ ..

> Having been spoken to thus by that sage, Raghu, the conqueror of enemy cities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.135)

kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā'bravīdenaṃ vinayādvihitāṃjaliḥ .. 59 ..

> pondered for a moment and said to him out of humility, with folded hands:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.136)

.. raghuruvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.137)

bhagavaṃstiṣṭha me harmye dinamekaṃ munivrata ..

> "O venerable one, stay in my palace for a single day, O you who observe the vows of a sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.138)

yāvadyatiṣye bhagavanbhavadarthārthamuccakaiḥ .. 2.8.4.60 ..

> while I strive exceedingly, O venerable one, for the sake of your wealth!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.139)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.140)

ityuktvā paramodāravaco munimudāradhīḥ ..

> Having spoken these exceedingly generous words to the sage, he of noble mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.141)

pratasthe ca raghustatra kuberavijigīṣayā .. 61 ..

> And Raghu set out there, intending to conquer Kubera.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.142)

tamāyāṃtaṃ kubero'tha vijñāpya vacanoditaiḥ ..

> Then Kubera, having made submission to him as he was advancing with spoken words,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.143)

prasannamanasaṃ cakre vṛṣṭiṃ svarṇasya cākṣayām .. 62 ..

> appeased his mind and made an inexhaustible shower of gold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.144)

svarṇavṛṣṭirabhūdyatra sā svarṇakhaniruttamā ..

> Where that shower of gold occurred, that became an excellent goldmine.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.145)

sa muniṃ darśayāmāsa khaniṃ tena niveditām.. 63 ..

> He showed the sage the mine presented by him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.146)

tasmai samarpayāmāsa tāṃ raghuḥ khanimuttamām ..

> Raghu offered that excellent mine to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.147)

munīndro'pi gṛhītvāśu tato gurvarthamādarāt .. 64 ..

> The lord of sages too, quickly taking from it out of respect what was needed for the guru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.148)

rājñe nivedayāmāsa sarvamanyadguṇādhikaḥ ..

> that man eminent in virtues presented all the rest to the king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.149)

varānatha dadau tuṣṭaḥ kautso matimatāṃ varaḥ .. 65 ..

> Then Kautsa, the best among the wise, being pleased, granted boons:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.150)

.. kautsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.151)

rājam̐llabhasva satputraṃ nijavaṃśaguṇānvitam ..

> O King, obtain a noble son endowed with the virtues of your lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.152)

iyaṃ svarṇakhanistūrṇaṃ manobhīṣṭaphalapradā .. 66 ..

> May this goldmine quickly bestow the fulfillment of the heart's desires;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.153)

bhūyādatra paraṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ sadā ..

> may there be here a supreme tīrtha, forever taking away all sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.154)

atra snānena dānena nṛṇāṃ lakṣmīḥ prajāyate .. 67 ..

> By bathing and giving here, prosperity arises for men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.155)

vaiśākhe śukladvādaśyāṃ yātrā sāṃvatsarī smṛtā ..

> The annual pilgrimage is celebrated on the twelfth day of the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.156)

nānābhīṣṭaphalaprāptirbhūyānmadvacasā nṛṇām .. 68 ..

> By my word, may the attainment of diverse desired results come to men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.157)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.4.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.158)

iti dattvā varānrājñe kautsaḥ saṃtuṣṭamānasaḥ ..

> Having thus granted boons to the king, Kautsa, contented in mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.159)

pratasthe nijakāryārthe gurorāśramamutsukaḥ .. 69 ..

> set out eagerly for the teacher's hermitage for the sake of his purpose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.160)

rājā sa kṛtakṛtyo'tha śeṣaṃ saṃgṛhya taddhanam..

> Then the king, having accomplished his duty, took the remainder of that wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.161)

dvijebhyo vidhivaddattvā pālayāmāsa vai prajāḥ .. 2.8.4.70 ..

> distributed it duly to the brahmins, and protected his subjects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.162)

evaṃ svarṇakhanerjātaṃ māhātmyaṃ ca munīśvarāt .. 71 ..

> Thus the māhātmya of the goldmine was brought about by the lord of sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.4.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.4.163)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe'yodhyāmāhātmye dharmaharisvarṇakhanimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ .. 4 ..

> Thus ends the fourth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Māhātmya of Dharmahari and the Goldmine', in the Ayodhyāmāhātmya in the second Section on Viṣṇu in the venerable Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.8.4.1) — English, machine translation

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