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# Skandapurana 2.8.6

Skandapurāṇa 2.8.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.8.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.1)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.2)

tasmātsaṃgamato vipra paścime diktaṭe sthitam ..

> To the west from that confluence, situated on the bank, O brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.3)

sītākuṇḍamitikhyātaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam .. 1 ..

> is that which is famed as Sītākuṇḍa, which grants the fruit of all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.4)

yatra snātvā naro vipra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ..

> Bathing where, O brahmin, a man is freed from all sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.5)

sītayā kila tatkuṇḍaṃ svayameva vinirmitam ..

> that pool was indeed made by Sītā herself,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.6)

rāmeṇa varadānācca mahāphalanidhīkṛtam .. 2 ..

> and by the granting of a boon by Rāma, it was made a treasury of great fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.7)

.. śrīrāma uvāca .. ..

> The venerable Rāma said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.8)

śṛṇu sīte pravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ bhuvi yādṛśam ..

> "Hear, O Sītā! I shall declare what its māhātmya is on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.9)

tvatkuṇḍasyāsya subhage tvatprītyā kathayāmyaham.. 3 ..

> I tell of this pool of yours out of love for you, O fortunate lady!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.10)

atra snānaṃ ca dānaṃ ca japo homastapo'thavā..

> Bathing, giving, recitation, offering into fire, or austerity performed here,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.11)

sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti vidhānena śucismite .. 4 ..

> all attains imperishability according to the injunctions, O lady of pure smiles!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.12)

mārgakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ tatra snānaṃ viśeṣataḥ ..

> Bathing there especially on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.13)

sarvapāpaharaṃ devi sarvadā snāyināṃ nṛṇām .. 5 ..

> removes all sin, O goddess, for men who bathe at all times."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.14)

iti rāmo varaṃ prādātsītāyai ca prajāpriyaḥ ..

> Thus Rāma, dear to his subjects, granted the boon to Sītā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.15)

tadāprabhṛti sarvatra tattīrthaṃ bhuvi varttate .. 6 ..

> From that time forth, that sacred ford exists everywhere on earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.16)

sītākuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ janānāṃ paramādbhutam ..

> known as Sītākuṇḍa, exceedingly wondrous to people.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.17)

tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā nūnaṃ rāmamavāpnuyāt .. 7 ..

> A man who bathes in that sacred ford surely attains Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.18)

tatra snānena dānena tapasā ca viśeṣataḥ ..

> By bathing, giving, and especially austerity there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.19)

gandhairmālyairdhūpadīpairnnānāvibhavavistaraiḥ ..

> with perfumes, garlands, incense, lamps, and various abundant offerings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.20)

rāmaṃ saṃpūjya sītāṃ ca muktaḥ syānnātra saṃśayaḥ .. 8 ..

> having fully worshipped Rāma and Sītā, he becomes liberated—there is no doubt about this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.21)

mārge māsi ca snātavyaṃ garbhavāso na jāyate ..

> One should bathe in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa; no dwelling in a womb occurs \[for him\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.22)

anyadāpi naraḥ snātvā viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati .. 9 ..

> Bathing at other times as well, a man goes to the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.23)

vibhorviṣṇuharervipra ramye paścimadiktaṭe ..

> On the pleasant western bank belonging to the all-pervading Viṣṇu-Hari, O brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.24)

devaścakraharirnāma sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradaḥ .. 2.8.6.10 ..

> there is the god named Cakrahari, who grants the fruit of all desired things.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.25)

tasya cakraharervipra mahimā na hi mānavaiḥ ..

> The greatness of that Cakrahari, O brahmin, cannot  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.26)

śakyo varṇayituṃ dhīrairapi buddhimatāṃ varaiḥ..11..

> be described by mortals, even by wise men who are foremost among the intelligent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.27)

tataḥ paścimadigbhāge nāmnā puṇyaṃ harismṛti ..

> Then, to the western side, is the holy \[shrine\] named Harismṛti,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.28)

viṣṇorāyatanaṃ khyātaṃ paramārthaphalapradam..

> the renowned sanctuary of Viṣṇu that grants the fruit of the supreme truth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.29)

yasya darśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 12 ..

> by the mere darśana of which one is freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.30)

tayordarśanato yāṃti teṣāṃ pāpāni dehinām ..

> From the darśana of the two of them depart the sins of those embodied beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.31)

tāni pāpāni yāvaṃti kurvate bhuvi ye narāḥ .. 13 ..

> as many sins as people commit on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.32)

purā devāsure jāte saṃgrāme bhṛśadāruṇe ..

> Formerly, when an exceedingly terrible battle between the gods and asuras arose—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.33)

daityairvaramadotsiktairdevā yudhi parājitāḥ .. 14 ..

> The gods were defeated in battle by the Daityas, who were arrogant with pride born of boons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.34)

teṣāṃ palāyamānānāṃ devānāmagraṇīrharaḥ ..

> As those gods were fleeing, Hara, their leader,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.35)

saṃstabhya caiva tānsarvānpuraskṛtyāṃbujāsanam .. 15 ..

> stayed them all and, placing the lotus-seated Brahmā at the forefront,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.36)

kṣīrodaśāyinaṃ viṣṇuṃ śeṣaparyyaṃkaśāyinam ..

> approached Viṣṇu, who sleeps upon the Milk Ocean, lying on the couch of Śeṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.37)

lakṣmyopaviṣṭaṃ pārśve ca caraṇāṃbujahastayā .. 16 ..

> with Lakṣmī seated at his side, her hands holding his lotus feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.38)

nāradādyairmunivarairudgītagugauravam ..

> whose greatness was sung aloud by the best of sages, Nārada and the rest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.39)

garuḍena puraḥsthenāniśamaṃjalinā stutam .. 17 ..

> who was constantly praised with folded hands by Garuḍa standing before him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.40)

kṣīrābdhijalakallolamadabindvaṃkitāmbaram ..

> whose garments were marked with fine spray from the surging waves of the Milk Ocean's waters,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.41)

tārakotkaravisphāratārahāravirājitam .. .. 18 ..

> who shone with a necklace of bright pearls as vast as a host of stars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.42)

pītāṃbaramatismeravikāśadbhāvabhāvitam ..

> dressed in yellow garments, suffused with an expression radiant with a gentle smile,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.43)

bibhrataṃ kuṇḍalaṃ sthūlaṃ karṇābhyāṃ mauktikojjvalam .. 19 ..

> wearing large ear-rings on both ears, bright with pearls,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.44)

ratnavallīmiva svacchāṃ śvetadvīpanivāsinīm ..

> resembling a pure creeper of jewels dwelling in Śvetadvīpa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.45)

kirīṭaṃ padmarāgāṇāṃ valayaṃ dadhataṃ param .. 2.8.6.20 ..

> wearing a supreme crown and a circlet of rubies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.46)

mitrasya rāhuvitrāsanivarttanamivāparam ..

> like a second sun driving away the terror of Rāhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.47)

sakaustubhaprabhācakraṃ bibhrāṇaṃ pravalāruṇam .. 21 ..

> bearing the radiant disk of the Kaustubha, reddish like coral,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.48)

parāṃ caturmukhotpattikalpasaṃkalpanāmiva ..

> like the supreme conception for the creation of the four-faced Brahmā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.49)

śaraṇaṃ sa jagāmāśu vinītātmā stuvanniti .. 22 ..

> subdued in mind, he swiftly went to him for refuge, praising him thus.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.50)

tasminnavasare śaṃbhuḥ sarvadevagaṇaiḥ saha ..

> At that moment, Śambhu, together with all the hosts of gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.51)

tuṣṭāva prayato bhūtvā viṣṇuṃ jiṣṇuṃ suradviṣām .. 23 ..

> became composed and praised Viṣṇu, the conqueror of the enemies of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.52)

.. īśvara uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.53)

saṃsārārṇavasaṃtārasuparṇasukhadāyine ..

> O Garuḍa who carries \[beings\] safely across the ocean of worldly existence, giver of happiness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.54)

moha tīvratamo hāri candrāya haraye namaḥ .. 24 ..

> homage to Hari, the moon who dispels the intense darkness of delusion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.55)

sphuratsaṃvinmaṇiśikhāṃ cittasaṃgaticaṃdrikām ..

> The crest-gem of flashing consciousness, the moonlight of harmony in the mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.56)

prapadye bhagavadbhaktimānasodyānavāhinīm .. 25 ..

> flowing through the garden of the mind—to that devotion to the Lord I take refuge!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.57)

helollasatsamutsāhaśaktiṃ vyāptajagattrayām ..

> The power whose enthusiasm shines in effortless play, pervading the three worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.58)

yā pūrvakoṭirbhāvānāṃ sattvānāṃ vaiṣṇavīti vā .. 26 ..

> she who is the primordial source of existences, or the Vaiṣṇavī energy of beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.59)

pavanāṃdolitāṃbhojadalaparvāṃtavarttinām ..

> For creatures poised on the edge of a lotus leaf tossed by the wind  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.60)

patatāmiva jantūnāṃ sthairyamekā harismṛtiḥ .. 27 ..

> and on the verge of falling, remembrance of Hari is the sole stability.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.61)

namaḥ sūryyātmane tubhyaṃ saṃvitkiraṇamāline ..

> Homage to you whose nature is the sun, who wear a garland of rays of consciousness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.62)

hṛtkuśeśayakoṣaśrīsamunmeṣavidhāyine .. 28 ..

> who cause the unfolding beauty of the heart's lotus-bud!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.63)

namastasmai yamavate yogināṃ gataye sadā ..

> Homage to him who is self-controlled, ever the refuge of yogins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.64)

parameśāya vai pāre mahasāṃ tamasāṃ tathā .. 29 ..

> to the Supreme Lord beyond splendor and beyond darkness!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.65)

yajñāya bhuktahaviṣa ṛgyajuḥsāmarūpiṇe ..

> Homage to the sacrifice, the consumer of the oblation, whose form is the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.66)

namaḥ sarasvatīgītadivyasadgaṇaśāline .. 2.8.6.30 ..

> who are endowed with the divine, virtuous hosts sung by Sarasvatī!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.67)

śāṃtāya dharmanidhaye kṣetrajñāyāmṛtātmane ..

> To the peaceful one, the treasure of dharma, the knower of the field, whose nature is immortality,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.68)

śiṣyayogapratiṣṭhāya namo jīvaikahetave ..

> the foundation of yoga for disciples, homage to the sole cause of individual souls!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.69)

ghorāya māyāvidhaye sahasraśirase namaḥ .. 31 ..

> Homage to the terrible one, the controller of illusion, the thousand-headed!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.70)

yoganidrātmane nābhipadmodbhūtajagatsṛje ..

> To him whose nature is yogic sleep, from whose navel-lotus the creator of the world arose,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.71)

namaḥ salilarūpāya kāraṇāya jagatsthiteḥ .. 32 ..

> homage to him whose form is water, the cause of the maintenance of the world!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.72)

kāryameyāya baline jīvāya paramātmane ..

> To him who is known through effects, the mighty, the soul, the supreme self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.73)

goptre prāṇāya bhūtānāṃ namo viśvāya vedhase .. 33 ..

> the protector, the life-breath of living beings, homage to the all-pervading creator!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.74)

dṛptāya siṃhavapuṣe daityasaṃhārakāriṇe ..

> To the haughty one in the body of a lion, who works the destruction of the Daityas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.75)

vīryāyānaṃtamanase jagadbhāvabhṛte namaḥ .. 34 ..

> to valor, of boundless mind, who sustains the being of the universe, homage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.76)

saṃsārakāraṇājñānamahāsaṃtamasacchide ..

> To the destroyer of the thick darkness of ignorance, which is the cause of worldly existence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.77)

acintyadhāmne guhyāya rudrāyātyudvije namaḥ .. 35 ..

> of inconceivable splendor, secret, Rudra, intensely frightening, homage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.78)

śāntāya śāntakallolakaivalyapadadāyine ..

> To the calm one, the bestower of the state of absolute liberation where waves have ceased,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.79)

sarvabhāvātiriktāya namaḥ sarvamayātmane .. 36 ..

> transcending all existence, homage to the one whose self consists of everything!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.80)

indīvaradalaśyāmaṃ sphūrjatkiṃjalkavibhramam..

> Dark as the petal of a blue lotus, radiant with the charm of shimmering filaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.81)

bibhrāṇaṃ kaustubhaṃ viṣṇuṃ naumi netrarasāyanam .. 37 ..

> bearing the Kaustubha, I praise Viṣṇu, an elixir to the eyes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.82)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.83)

iti stutaḥ prasannātmā varado garuḍadhvajaḥ ..

> Thus praised, gracious in spirit, the boon-granting deity with Garuḍa on his banner,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.84)

vavarṣa dṛṣṭisudhayā sarvāndevānkṛpānvitaḥ ..

> full of compassion, showered all the gods with the nectar of his gaze.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.85)

uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ praśrayāvanatānsurān .. .. 38 ..

> He addressed sweet words to the gods bowed down in modesty:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.86)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.87)

jānāmi vibudhāḥ sarvamabhiprāyaṃ samādhitaḥ ..

> O gods, I know through meditation your entire intention:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.88)

daiteyairvikramākrāntaṃ padaṃ samaradarpitaiḥ .. 39 ..

> your position has been overrun through valor by the Daityas, insolent from war.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.89)

sabalairbalahīnānāṃ pratāpo vijitaḥ paraiḥ ..

> You were deprived of power, and your splendor was conquered by the powerful enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.90)

sāṃprataṃ tu vidhāsyāmi tapo yuṣmadbalāya vai .. 2.8.6.40 ..

> Now, however, I shall perform austerity for your strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.91)

ayodhyānagare gatvā kariṣye tapa uttamam ..

> Going to the city of Ayodhyā, I will perform supreme austerity  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.92)

gupto bhūtvā bhavattejovivṛddhyai daityaśāntaye .. 41 ..

> in secret, for the increase of your fiery vigor and the pacification of the Daityas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.93)

bhavanto'pi tapastīvraṃ kurvaṃtvamalamānasāḥ ..

> You also, pure of mind, must perform severe austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.94)

ayodhyāṃ prāpyatāṃ devā daityanāśāya satvaram .. 42 .. ..

> O gods, go quickly to Ayodhyā for the destruction of the Daityas!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.95)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.96)

ityuktvāṃtardadhe devāndevo garuḍavāhanaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, the god whose mount is Garuḍa vanished from the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.97)

ayodhyāmāgataḥ kṣipraṃ cakāra tapa uttamam .. 43 ..

> Having quickly gone to Ayodhyā, he performed supreme austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.98)

gupto bhūtvā yadā vidvansuratejobhivṛddhaye ..

> When, becoming hidden, O wise one, for increasing the fiery power of the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.99)

tena guptaharirnāma devo vikhyātimāgataḥ .. 44 ..

> the god attained renown by the name Guptahari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.100)

āgatasya hareḥ pūrvaṃ yatra hastatalāccyutam ..

> Where previously from the palm of Hari's hand as he arrived  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.101)

sudarśanākhyaṃ taccakraṃ tena cakrahariḥ smṛtaḥ .. 45 ..

> that discus named Sudarśana slipped, he is commemorated by that as Cakrahari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.102)

tayordarśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ..

> Merely by the darśana of both of them, one is freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.103)

harastena prabhāveṇa devāḥ prabalatejasaḥ .. 46 ..

> By the power of Hari, the gods, possessed of mighty fiery energy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.104)

jitvā daityānraṇaiḥ sarvānsaṃprāpya svapadānyatha ..

> having conquered all the Daityas in battles and having regained their own stations,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.105)

rejire vipulānaṃdairasurānārdayaṃstataḥ .. 47 ..

> shone with immense joy, having then tormented the asuras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.106)

tataḥ sarve sametyāśu bṛhaspatipurassarāḥ ..

> Then, having all assembled quickly, headed by Bṛhaspati,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.107)

devāḥ sarve'namanmaulimālārccita padāmbujam ..

> all the gods bowed to his lotus feet adorned with garlands of their diadems;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.108)

hariṃ draṣṭumathāgacchannayodhyāyāṃ samutsukāḥ .. 48 ..

> then they eagerly came to Ayodhyā to behold Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.109)

āgatya ca tataḥ śrutvā nānāvidhaguṇādaram ..

> And having arrived, hearing of his respect for various virtues,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.110)

bhāvaiḥ puṇyaiḥ samabhyarcya natvā prāṃjalayastadā ..

> having worshipped him with pure sentiments and bowed with cupped hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.111)

harimekāgramanasā dhyāyanto dhyānaniṣṭhitāḥ .. 49 ..

> established in meditation, meditating on Hari with one-pointed mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.112)

tānāgatānsamālokya padabhaktyā kṛtānatīn ..

> Beholding them who had arrived and made obeisance with devotion at his feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.113)

prasannaḥ prāha viśvātmā pītavāsā janārdanaḥ .. 2.8.6.50 ..

> the yellow-robed Janārdana, the soul of the universe, pleased, spoke:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.114)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The Holy One said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.115)

bhobho devā bhavantaśca cirāddiṣṭayādyasaṃgatāḥ ..

> “Hail, O gods! By good fortune you have met together today after a long time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.116)

adhunā bhavatāmicchāṃ kāṃ karomi surā aham ..

> What wish of yours, O gods, shall I now fulfill?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.117)

tadbrūta tvaritā mahyaṃ kiṃ vilaṃbena nirbhayāḥ .. 51 ..

> Tell that to me quickly, fearless without delay!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.118)

devā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.119)

bhagavandevadeveśa tvayā saṃprati sarvaśaḥ ..

> “O Blessed One, Lord of the gods of gods, by you now in every way  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.120)

sarvaṃ samabhavatkāryaṃ niṣpannaṃ vai jagatpate .. 52 ..

> all our work has indeed been accomplished and fulfilled, O Lord of the world!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.121)

tathāpi sarvadā bhāvyaṃ nityaṃ deva tvayā vibho ..

> Even so, you must always abide eternally here, O all-pervading God,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.122)

asmadrakṣārthamatraiva vijitendriyavartmanā ..53..

> for our protection, having subdued the path of the senses;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.123)

evameva sadā kāryaṃ śatrupakṣavināśanam ..54..

> in this very way, destruction of the hostile faction must always be wrought.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.124)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The Holy One said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.125)

evametatkariṣyāmi bhavatāmarisaṃjayam ..

> “I will do this: the total conquest of your enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.126)

śrīmatāṃ tejaso vṛddhiṃ kariṣyāmi sadāsurāḥ ..

> I shall constantly cause the increase of the fiery splendor of you glorious ones, O gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.127)

katheyaṃ ca sadā khyātiṃ loke yāsyati cottamām .. 55 ..

> And this story shall always attain supreme fame in the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.128)

ayaṃ nāmnā guptaharirdevo bhuvanaviśrutaḥ ..

> By the name Guptahari, this god shall become renowned in the universe;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.129)

madīyaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ sthānaṃ khyātiṃ sameṣyati ..56 ..

> this supreme secret place of mine shall attain renown.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.130)

atra yaḥ prāṇināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pūjāyajñajapādikam ..

> Whatever best among living beings performs here worship, sacrifice, recitation, and the like  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.131)

karoti parayā bhaktyā sa yāti paramāṃ gatim.. 57..

> with supreme devotion, he goes to the highest state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.132)

atra yaḥ kurute dānaṃ yathāśaktyā jitendriyaḥ ..

> Whoever gives a gift here according to his capacity, with senses subdued,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.133)

sa svargamatulaṃ prāpya na śocati kadācana .. 58 ..

> having attained matchless heaven, he never grieves.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.134)

atra matprītaye devāḥ prāṇibhirdharmakāṃkṣibhiḥ ..

> Here, for my pleasure, O gods, by living beings desiring righteousness  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.135)

dātavyā gauḥ prayatnena savatsā vidhipūrvakam .. .. 59 ..

> a cow accompanied by its calf must be given diligently according to rule:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.136)

svarṇaśṛṃgī raupyakhurī vastradvayasamāvṛtā ..

> with gold horns, silver hooves, draped in two cloths,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.137)

kāṃsyopadohanā tāmrapṛṣṭhī bahuguṇānvitā.. 2.8.6.60..

> with a bronze milking vessel, a copper back, endowed with many good qualities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.138)

ratnapucchā dugdhavatī ghaṃṭābharaṇabhūṣitā ..

> with a jeweled tail, rich in milk, adorned with bells as ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.139)

arcitā gaṃdhapuṣpādyaiḥ suprasannā'mṛtaprajā .. 61 ..

> worshipped with fragrant sandalwood paste, flowers, and the like, very gentle, with immortal offspring;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.140)

dvijāya vedavijñāya guṇine nirmalātmane ..

> to a twice-born who knows the Veda, virtuous, pure of self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.141)

viṣṇubhaktāya viduṣe ānṛśaṃsyaratāya ca .. 62 ..

> devoted to Viṣṇu, learned, and delighting in non-cruelty—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.142)

brāhmaṇāya ca gaurdeyā sarvatrasukhamaśnute ..

> and the cow should be given to a brahmin; \[the donor\] enjoys happiness everywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.143)

na deyā dvijamātrāya dātāraṃ so'vapātayet .. 63 ..

> It must not be given to someone who is a twice-born merely by birth; he would bring the giver down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.144)

matprītaye'tra dātavyā nirmalenāṃtarātmanā .. 64 ..

> For my pleasure it must be given here with a pure inner self.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.145)

snātaṃ yaiśca viśuddhyarthamatra madbhaktitatparaiḥ ..

> And by those devoted to devotion to me, who have bathed here for complete purification,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.146)

teṣāṃ svargatayo nityaṃ muktiḥ karatale sthitā .. 65 ..

> heavenly states are attained eternally, and liberation rests in the palm of their hand.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.147)

tathā cakrahareḥ pīṭhe matprītyai dānamuttamam ..

> Likewise, an excellent gift should be given for my pleasure at the seat of Cakrahari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.148)

japahomādikaṃ cāpi karttavyaṃ yatnato naraiḥ .. 66 ..

> and silent recitation, fire offerings, and the like must also be performed diligently by men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.149)

bhavanto'pi vidhānena yātrāṃ kurvaṃtu sattamāḥ ..

> You also, O best of beings, undertake a pilgrimage according to rule  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.150)

asmādguptahareḥ sthānānnikaṭe saṃgame śubhe .. 67 ..

> from this place of Guptahari near the auspicious confluence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.151)

pratyagbhāge gopratārādyojanatrayasaṃmite ..

> in the western part, measured at three yojanas from Gopratāra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.152)

ghargharāṃbutaraṃgiṇyā sarayūḥ saṃgatā yataḥ .. 68 ..

> where the Sarayū meets the Ghargharā river with its undulating waters.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.153)

atra snātvā vidhānena draṣṭavyo'tra prayatnataḥ ..

> Having performed ritual ablution here according to rule, one should carefully behold here  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.154)

devo guptaharirnāma sarvakāmārthasiddhidaḥ .. 69 ..

> the deity named Guptahari, who grants the fulfillment of all desires and purposes. (69)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.155)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.156)

ityuktvāṃtardadhe devaḥ pītāmbaradharo'cyutaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, the imperishable god wearing yellow garments vanished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.157)

devā api vidhānena kṛtvā yātrāṃ prayatnataḥ ..

> The gods too, having properly and diligently made the pilgrimage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.158)

ayodhyāyāṃ sthitā nityaṃ harerguṇavimohitāḥ .. 2.8.6.70 ..

> stayed constantly in Ayodhyā, captivated by Hari's virtues. (70)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.159)

tadāprabhṛti vipreṃdra tatsthānaṃ bhuvi paprathe ..

> From then on, O best of brahmins, that place became renowned on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.160)

kārtikyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa yātrā sāṃvatsarī bhavet .. 71 ..

> The annual pilgrimage should take place especially on the full moon of Kārttika,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.161)

vibhorguptaharestatra saṃgamasnānapūrvikā ..

> preceded by ritual ablution at the confluence, of the all-pervading Guptahari there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.162)

gopratāre ca tīrthe'sminsarayūghargharāśrite ..

> And at this sacred ford Gopratāra, situated at the Sarayū and Ghargharā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.163)

snātvā devo'rcanīyo'yaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ .. 72 ..

> having bathed, this deity who bestows the fruit of all desires is to be worshipped. (72)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.164)

tathā cakrahareryātrā karttavyā suprayatnataḥ ..

> Likewise, a pilgrimage to Cakrahari should be made with great effort  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.165)

mārgaśārṣasya viśade pakṣe haritithau naraiḥ .. 73 ..

> by men during the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa on Hari's lunar day. (73)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.166)

evaṃ yaḥ kurute yātrāṃ viṣṇuloke sa modate ..74 ..

> He who makes the pilgrimage in this manner rejoices in the world of Viṣṇu. (74)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.167)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.168)

evamuktvā tu virate munau kalaśajanmani ..

> When the pitcher-born sage had thus spoken and paused,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.169)

kṛṣṇadvaipāyano vyāsaḥ punarāha savismayaḥ .. 75 ..

> Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa spoke again, filled with wonder: (75)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.170)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.6.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.171)

atyāścaryyamayīṃ brahmankathāmetāṃ tapodhana ..

> O brahmin, O rich in austerity, this most marvelous narrative  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.172)

uktavānasi yenaitatsāścaryyaṃ mama mānasam .. 76 ..

> you have told, by which my mind has been filled with wonder. (76)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.173)

vistareṇa mama brūhi māhātmyaṃ paramādbhutam .. 77 ..

> Tell me in detail the supremely wonderful māhātmya. (77)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.174)

śṛṇu saṃgamamāhātmyaṃ vipreṃdra paramādbhutam ..

> \[Agastya said:\] / Hear the supremely wonderful confluence-māhātmya, O best of brahmins; / as heard from the god Skanda, I shall relate it fully to you. (78)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.175)

skandadevācchrutaṃ samyakkathayāmi tathā tava .. 78 ..

> One hundred thousand million, and ten thousand million  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.176)

daśakoṭisahasrāṇi daśakoṭiśatāni ca ..

> sacred fords, at the confluence of the river Sarayū and the waters of the Ghargharā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.177)

tīrthāni sarayūnadyā ghargharodakasaṃgame ..

> dwell perpetually, O brahmin; this has been understood by me from Skanda. (79)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.178)

nivasaṃti sadā vipra skandādavagataṃ mayā ..79 ..

> The presence of deities, gods, siddhas, and yogins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.179)

devatānāṃ surāṇāṃ ca siddhānāṃ yogināṃ tathā ..

> and of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, is established there at all times. (80)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.180)

brahmaviṣṇuśivānāṃ ca sānnidhyaṃ sarvadā sthitam .. 2.8.6.80 ..

> A man who has bathed composed in mind in the water of that confluence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.181)

tasminsaṃgamasalile naraḥ snātvā samāhitaḥ ..

> having gratified the ancestors and gods, and having given gifts according to his capacity, (81)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.182)

saṃtarpya pitṛdevāṃśca dattvā dānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ .. 81 ..

> having offered oblations with a Vaiṣṇava mantra, pure—whatever fruit he obtains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.183)

hutvā vaiṣṇavamaṃtreṇa śuciryatphalamāpnuyāt ..

> hear that now with single-minded focus, O brahmin, as I tell it to you: (82)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.184)

tadihaikamanā vipra śṛṇu yatkathayāmi te .. 82 ..

> The merit of a thousand horse sacrifices and a hundred Vājapeyas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.185)

aśvamedhasahasrasya vājapeyaśatasya ca ..

> or the giving of gold at the great sacred field of Kurukṣetra when the sun is seized by Rāhu—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.186)

kurukṣetre mahākṣetre rāhugraste divākare .. 83 ..

> that \[same\] merit accrues every single day. (84)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.187)

suvarṇadāne yatpuṇyamahanyahani tadbhavet .. 84 ..

> On the new moon, on the full moon, and on both twelfth lunar days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.188)

amāvāsyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ dvādaśyorubhayorapi ..

> at the solstice, and during Vyatīpāta, ritual ablution grants the world of Viṣṇu. (85)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.189)

ayane ca vyatīpāte snānaṃ vaiṣṇavalokadam .. 85 ..

> Even if a man should stand on one foot for a thousand yugas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.190)

tiṣṭhedyugasahasraṃ tu pādenaikena yaḥ pumān ..

> bathing at the confluence according to rule on the full moon of Pauṣa is not different from that. (86)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.191)

vidhivatsaṃgame snāyātpauṣyāṃ tadaviśeṣataḥ .. 86 ..

> And whatever man hangs head downward for ten thousand yugas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.192)

laṃbate'vākchirā yastu yugānāmayutaṃ pumān ..

> for self-restrained men who bathe with pure waters at the confluence, (87)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.193)

snātānāṃ śucibhistoyaiḥ saṃgame prayatātmanām .. 87 ..

> whatever reward arises for men cannot \[be matched\] even by hundreds of sacrifices. (88)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.194)

vyuṣṭirbhavati yā puṃsāṃ na sā kratuśatairapi .. 88 ..

> Ritual ablution in the month of Pauṣa especially yields abundant fruit. (89)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.195)

pauṣe māsi viśeṣeṇa snānaṃ bahuphalapradam .. 89 ..

> Whoever performs ritual ablution with reverence especially in the month of Pauṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.196)

pauṣe māsi viśeṣeṇa yaḥ kuryātsnānamādṛtaḥ ..

> whether a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, or one of mixed caste,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.197)

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā varṇasaṃkaraḥ ..

> goes to the realm of Brahman, from which there is no return. (90)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.198)

sa yāti brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṃ punarāvṛttivarjitam ..2.8.6.90 ..

> Whoever offers an excellent lamp rich in ghee in the month of Pauṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.199)

pauṣe māse tu yo dadyādghṛtāḍhyaṃ dīpamuttamam ..

> according to rule and with faith, O brahmin, hear also what fruit is his: (91)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.6.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.6.200)

vidhivacchraddhayā vipra śṛṇu tasyāpi yatphalam ..91..

> Sin acquired across many births, whether small or even great,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.8.6.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhāratamañjarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.bharatamanjari.13.224) — Kṣemendra, Sanskrit

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