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# Skandapurana 2.8.7

Skandapurāṇa 2.8.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.8.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.1)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.2)

tīrthamanyatpravakṣyāmi kṣīrodakamiti smṛtam ..

> I shall tell of another sacred ford, known as Kṣīrodaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.3)

sītākuṇḍācca vāyavye varttate guṇasundaram ..

> It lies northwest of Sītākuṇḍa, beautiful in its virtues,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.4)

puṇyaikanicayasthānaṃ sarvaduḥkhavināśanam .. 1 ..

> a sole resting place for an accumulation of merit, destroying all sorrows. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.5)

purā daśaratho rājā putreṣṭināma nāmataḥ ..

> In former times King Daśaratha, with due regard,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.6)

cakāra vidhivadyajñaṃ putrārthaṃ yatra cādarāt .. 2 ..

> duly performed a sacrifice there called the Putreṣṭi for the sake of obtaining sons. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.7)

kratuṃ samāpayāmāsa sānando bhūridakṣiṇam ..

> Joyfully he completed the sacrifice with lavish gifts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.8)

yajñānte kratubhuktatra mūrtimānsamadṛśyata .. 3 ..

> At the conclusion of the sacrifice, the Consumer of sacrificial offerings appeared there in embodied form, (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.9)

haste kṛtvā hemapātraṃ haviḥpūrṇamanuttamam ..

> holding in his hand an unsurpassed golden vessel filled with the oblation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.10)

tasminhaviṣi saṃkīrṇaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ teja uttamam ..

> In that oblation the supreme splendor of Viṣṇu was blended;  
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### [2.8.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.11)

caturvidhaṃ vibhajyaiva patnībhyo dattavānnṛpaḥ .. 4 ..

> dividing it fourfold, the king gave it to his wives. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.12)

yatra tatkṣīrasaṃprāptirjātā paramadurlabhā ..

> Where that milk-food was obtained, so exceedingly hard to attain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.13)

kṣīrodakamiti khyātaṃ tatsthānaṃ pāpanāśanam ..

> that place is celebrated as Kṣīrodaka, destroying sin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.14)

udakenābhivyaktaṃ ca uttamaṃ ca phalapradam .. 5 ..

> manifest through its water, exalted, and granting fruit. (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.15)

tatra snātvā naro dhīmānvijitendriya ādarāt ..

> Having bathed there with devotion, a wise person with conquered senses  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.16)

sarvānkāmānavāpnoti putrāṃśca subahuśrutān .. 6 ..

> attains all desires, and sons of great learning. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.17)

āśvine śuklapakṣasya ekādaśyāṃ jitavrataḥ ..

> Steadfast in vows on the eleventh lunar day of the bright half of the month of Āśvina,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.18)

tatra snātvā vidhānena dattvā śaktyā dvijanmane .. 7 ..

> bathing there according to rule and giving according to one’s means to a twice-born, (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.19)

viṣṇuṃ saṃpūjya vidhivatsarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt ..

> and worshiping Viṣṇu duly, one attains all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.20)

putrānavāpnuyādviddhi dharmāṃśca vidhivannaraḥ .. 8 ..

> Know that a person duly obtains sons and righteous deeds. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.21)

tasmātkṣīrodakasthānānnairṛte digdale śritam ..

> Resting southwest from that place of Kṣīrodaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.22)

khyātaṃ bṛhaspateḥ kuṇḍamuddaṃḍācaṃḍamaṃḍitam .. 9 ..

> celebrated is the pool of Bṛhaspati, adorned with magnificent flags and canopies, (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.23)

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ puṇyāmṛtataraṃgitam ..

> calming all sins, rippling with the nectar of merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.24)

yatra sākṣātsuragururnivāsaṃ kila nirmame .. 2.8.7.10 ..

> where the Guru of the gods visibly made his abode. (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.25)

yajñaṃ ca vidhivaccakre bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ ..

> And Bṛhaspati of noble intellect performed a sacrifice there according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.26)

nānāmunigaṇairyuktaṃ ramyaṃ bahuphalapradam ..

> Endowed with various throngs of sages, delightful, granting many fruits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.27)

suparṇacchāyasaṃpannaṃ kuṇḍaṃ tatpāpidurllabham .. 11 ..

> provided with the shade of fine leaves, that pool is hard for sinners to reach. (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.28)

indrādayo'pi vibudhā yatra snātvā prayatnataḥ ..

> Even the gods headed by Indra, having carefully bathed there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.29)

manobhīṣṭaphalaṃ prāptāḥ sauṃdaryaudāryatuṃdilāḥ .. 12 ..

> attained the desired fruit of their minds, full of beauty and generosity. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.30)

yatra snānena dānena naro mucyeta kilbiṣāt .. 13 ..

> By bathing and giving gifts there, a person is freed from sin. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.31)

bhādre śukle tu paṃcamyāṃ yātrā tatra phalapradā ..

> On the fifth lunar day of the bright half of Bhādrapada, a pilgrimage there bears fruit;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.32)

anyadāpi gurorvāre snānaṃ bahuphalapradam .. 14 ..

> at other times too, bathing on Thursday yields great fruit. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.33)

bṛhaspatestathā viṣṇoḥ pūjāṃ tatra ya ācaret ..

> Whoever performs the worship of Bṛhaspati and Viṣṇu there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.34)

sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke sa modate .. 15 ..

> freed from all sins, rejoices in the world of Viṣṇu. (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.35)

bhavedbṛhaspateḥ pīḍā yasya gocaravedhataḥ ..

> Whoever suffers affliction from Bṛhaspati due to his transit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.36)

tenātra vidhivatsnānaṃ kāryaṃ saṃkalpapūrvakam .. 16 ..

> must perform a bath there according to rule, preceded by a formal intention. (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.37)

homaṃ kṛtvā gurormūrtiḥ suvarṇena vinirmitā ..

> Having performed a fire offering, an image of the Guru fashioned of gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.38)

sthitvā jale pradeyā vai pītāṃbarasamanvitā .. 17 ..

> invested with yellow garments, should indeed be given while standing in the water (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.39)

vedajñāyātiśucaye snātvā pīḍāpanuttaye ..

> to a knower of the Vedas who is exceedingly pure, after having bathed, to remove the affliction;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.40)

homaṃ ca kārayettatra grahajāpyavidhānataḥ .. 18 ..

> and one should have a fire offering made there according to the rule of planetary recitation. (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.41)

evaṃ kṛte na saṃdeho grahapīḍā praṇaśyati .. 19 ..

> When this is done, the planetary affliction undoubtedly vanishes. (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.42)

taddakṣiṇe muniśreṣṭha rukmiṇīkuṇḍamuttamam ..

> To the south of it, O best of sages, is the supreme Rukmiṇīkuṇḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.43)

cakāra yatsvayaṃ devī rukmiṇī kṛṣṇavallabhā .. 2.8.7.20 ..

> which goddess Rukmiṇī, Kṛṣṇa’s beloved, made herself. (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.44)

tatra viṣṇuḥ svayaṃ cakre nivāsaṃ salile tadā ..

> Viṣṇu himself then made his abode in the water there;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.45)

varapradānātsnehena bhāryāyāḥ praguṇīkṛtam .. 21 ..

> by granting a boon out of affection, it was rendered excellent for his wife. (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.46)

tatra snānaṃ tathā dānaṃ homaṃ vaiṣṇavamaṃtrakam ..

> Bathing there, as well as giving, offering oblations with Vaiṣṇava mantras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.47)

dvijapūjāṃ viṣṇupūjāṃ kurvīta prayato naraḥ .. 22 ..

> worship of brahmins, and worship of Viṣṇu, a restrained person should perform. (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.48)

tatra sāṃvatsarī yātrā karttavyā suprayatnataḥ ..

> An annual pilgrimage should be undertaken there with great effort,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.49)

ūrjakṛṣṇanavamyāṃ ca sarvapāpāpanuttaye .. .. 23 ..

> especially on the ninth lunar day of the dark half of Kārttika, for the removal of all sins. (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.50)

putravāñjāyate vandhyo yātrāṃ kṛtvā na saṃśayaḥ ..

> A childless person becomes endowed with sons after making the pilgrimage, there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.51)

nārībhirvā narairvāpi karttavyaṃ snānamādarāt .. 24 ..

> A bath should be performed with devotion by women or by men. (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.52)

bhuktvā bhogānsamagrāṃśca viṣṇuloke sa modate ..

> Having enjoyed all pleasures, one rejoices in the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.53)

lakṣmīkāmanayā tatra snātavyaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .. 25 ..

> One should bathe there especially with the desire for prosperity. (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.54)

sarvakāmamavāpnoti tatra snānena mānavaḥ ..

> A human being obtains every desire by bathing there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.55)

rukmiṇīśrīpatiprītyai dātavyaṃ ca svaśaktitaḥ .. 26 ..

> and should give gifts according to one’s means for the gratification of Rukmiṇī and the Lord of Śrī. (26)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.56)

karttavyā vidhivatpūjā brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ ..

> Duly performed worship of brahmins should be done especially.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.57)

dhyeyo lakṣmīpatistatra śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ .. 27 ..

> There one should meditate on the Lord of Lakṣmī, bearer of the conch, discus, and mace, (27)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.58)

pītāṃbaradharaḥ sragvī nāradādibhirīḍitaḥ ..

> clad in yellow garments, garlanded, praised by Nārada and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.59)

tārkṣyāsano mukuṭavānmahendrādivibhūṣitaḥ .. 28 ..

> seated on Garuḍa, wearing a crown, adorned by the great Indra and others, (28)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.60)

sarvakāmaphalāvāptyai vakṣolakṣitakaustubhaḥ ..

> with the Kaustubha jewel marked upon his chest, for the attainment of the fruits of all desires,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.61)

atasīkusumaśyāmaḥ kamalāmalalocanaḥ .. 29 ..

> dark like the flax flower, with eyes spotless as the lotus. (29)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.62)

evaṃ kṛte na saṃdehaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt ..

> When this is done, one obtains without doubt all desired objects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.63)

iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā hariloke sa modate .. 2.8.7.30 ..

> Having enjoyed happiness in this world, he rejoices in the world of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.64)

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi tīrthamanyadaghāpaham ..

> Beyond this, I will describe another sacred ford that removes sin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.65)

kalikilviṣasaṃhārakārakaṃ pratyayātmakam .. 31 ..

> which brings about the destruction of the sins of the Kali age and inspires faith.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.66)

paraṃ pavitramatulaṃ sarvakāmārthasiddhidam ..

> Supremely purifying, peerless, granting the attainment of all desires and wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.67)

dhanayakṣaitikhyātaṃ paraṃ pratyayakārakam .. 32 ..

> known as Dhanayakṣa, it produces supreme confidence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.68)

rukmiṇīkuṇḍavāyavyadigdale saṃsmṛtaṃ śubham ..

> It is remembered as auspicious in the north-western direction of the Rukmiṇī pool.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.69)

hariścandrasya rājarṣerāsīttatra dhanaṃ mahat .. 33 ..

> There was vast wealth there belonging to the royal seer Hariścandra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.70)

tasya rakṣārthamatyarthaṃ rakṣito yakṣauccakaiḥ ..

> For its protection, a Yakṣa was stationed on high with great care.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.71)

viśvāmitro muniḥ pūrvaṃ yadā caiva parājayat .. 34 ..

> When formerly the sage Viśvāmitra defeated  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.72)

hariścaṃdraṃ narapatiṃ rājyasūyakaraṃ param ..

> Hariścandra, the ruler of men who performed the supreme Rājasūya sacrifice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.73)

rājyaṃ jagrāha sakalaṃ caturaṃgabalānvitam .. .. 35 ..

> he seized his entire kingdom accompanied by the fourfold army.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.74)

tadvaśe'dācca sa munirdhanaṃ sakalamuttamam ..

> And that sage placed all the excellent wealth under his control.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.75)

tadrakṣāyai prayatnena yakṣaṃ sthāpitavānasau .. 36 ..

> For its protection, he diligently stationed a Yakṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.76)

pramaṃthura iti khyātaṃ pramodānandamaṃdiram ..

> known as Pramanthura, an abode of delight and joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.77)

rakṣāṃ vidadhatastasya bahuyatnena sarvaśaḥ .. 37 ..

> As he provided protection on all sides with great exertion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.78)

tutoṣa sa munirddhīmānkadācidvijitendriyaḥ ..

> the wise sage, who had conquered his senses, was pleased at a certain time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.79)

uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ prītyā paramayā yutaḥ .. 38 ..

> Endowed with supreme affection, he spoke these sweet words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.80)

.. viśvāmitra uvāca ..

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

### [2.8.7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.81)

varaṃ varaya dharmajña kṣiprameva vimatsaraḥ..

> "Choose a boon quickly, O knower of righteousness, free from envy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.82)

bhaktyā paramayā dhīra saṃtuṣṭo'smi viśeṣataḥ..39..

> O steadfast one, I am especially pleased by your supreme devotion."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.83)

..yakṣa uvāca ....

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

### [2.8.7.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.84)

varaṃ prayacchasi yadi vipravarya madīpsitam..

> "If you grant me the boon I desire, O best of brahmins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.85)

mamāṃgamatidurgaṃdhi śāpācca nṛpaterabhūt..

> my body has become foul-smelling due to the curse of a king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.86)

sugandhayituṃ brahmarṣe tatprasīda munīśvara ..2.8.7.40..

> Be gracious to make it sweet-scented, O brahmin seer, O lord of sages!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.87)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.7.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.88)

evamukte tu yakṣeṇa munirdhyānasthalocanaḥ..

> When spoken to thus by the Yakṣa, the sage, whose eyes were fixed in meditation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.89)

taṃ vivicyānayā bhaktyā abhiṣekaṃ cakāra saḥ..41..

> having considered that with such devotion, performed a consecration for him  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.90)

tīrthodakena vidhivatkṛtvā saṃkalpamādarāt..

> with the water of the sacred ford according to rule, having respectfully formed his intention.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.91)

tataḥ so'bhūtkṣaṇenaiva sugandhottaravigrahaḥ .. 42 ..

> Thereupon, in an instant, he became possessed of an exquisitely fragrant body.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.92)

tathābhūtaḥ sa madhuraṃ provāca prāṃjalistataḥ ..

> Having become so, the wise one, with folded palms, then spoke sweetly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.93)

punaḥ puraḥ sthito dhīmānvinayāvanatastadā ..43..

> standing once more before him, bowed down in humility.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.94)

.. yakṣa uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.7.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.95)

tvatkṛpābhirahaṃ dhīra jātaḥ surabhivigrahaḥ..

> "Through your graces, O steadfast one, I have become fragrant-bodied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.96)

etatsthānaṃ yathā khyātiṃ yāti sarvajña tatkuru .. 44 ..

> O omniscient one, act so that this place attains renown;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.97)

tvatprasādena viprarṣe tathā yatnaṃ vidhehi vai .. 45 ..

> by your grace, O brahmin seer, make an effort in that regard!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.98)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.7.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.99)

evamuktaḥ kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā muniḥ stimitalocanaḥ ..

> Addressed thus, having meditated for a moment with steady eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.100)

yakṣaṃ prati prasannātmā hyuvāca ślakṣṇayā girā .. 46 ..

> the sage, gracious in soul, spoke to the Yakṣa with gentle speech:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.101)

.. viśvāmitra uvāca .. ..

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

### [2.8.7.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.102)

prasiddhimatulāṃ yakṣa etatsthānaṃ gamiṣyati ..

> "O Yakṣa, this place will attain incomparable fame;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.103)

dhanayakṣa iti khyātimetattīrthaṃ gamiṣyati .. 47 ..

> this sacred ford will attain renown as Dhanayakṣa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.104)

sauṃdaryyadaṃ śarīrasya paraṃ pratyayakārakam ..

> Bestowing beauty upon the body, producing supreme confidence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.105)

yatra snātvā vidhānena daurgaṃdhyaṃ tyajati kṣaṇāt ..

> where, having bathed according to the prescribed rite, one casts off foul odor in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.106)

tatra snānaṃ prayatnena karttavyaṃ puṇyakāṃkṣibhiḥ .. 48 ..

> A ritual ablution should be carefully performed there by those desiring religious merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.107)

dānaṃ śraddhāsvaśaktibhyāṃ lakṣmīpūjā viśeṣataḥ ..

> as well as giving according to faith and one's capacity, and especially worship of Lakṣmī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.108)

tatra snānena dānena lakṣmīprītyai viśeṣataḥ .. 49 ..

> By ritual ablution and giving there, especially for the pleasure of Lakṣmī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.109)

pūjayā tu nidhīnāṃ ca navānāmapi suvrata ..

> and by the worship of the nine treasures, O one of good vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.110)

iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā paraloke sa modate .. 2.8.7.50 ..

> having enjoyed happiness in this world, he rejoices in the other world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.111)

mahāpadmastathā padmaḥ śaṃkho makarakacchapau ..

> Mahāpadma, Padma, Śaṅkha, Makara, Kacchapa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.112)

mukundakuṃdanīlāśca kharvaśca nidhayo nava .. 51 ..

> Mukunda, Kunda, Nīla, and Kharva are the nine treasures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.113)

eteṣāmapi kuṇḍe'tra saṃnidhirbhavitā'nagha ..

> Even of these there will be a presence in this pool, O sinless one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.114)

eteṣāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa pūjā bahuphalapradā..52..

> Indeed, worship of them especially yields abundant fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.115)

jalamadhye prakarttavyaṃ nidhilakṣmīprapūjanam..53..

> The worship of the treasures and Lakṣmī should be performed amidst the water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.116)

annaṃ bahuvidhaṃ deyaṃ vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca..54..

> Food of various kinds should be given, and clothes of various sorts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.117)

suvarṇādi yathāśaktyā vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet ..

> gold and other valuables according to one's ability; one should avoid deceit in wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.118)

guptaṃ dānaṃ prayatnena karttavyaṃ suprayatnataḥ ..55..

> Secret giving should be carried out carefully with great diligence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.119)

phalāni ca suvarṇāni deyāni ca viśeṣataḥ ..56..

> Fruits and gold especially are to be given.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.120)

kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ snānaṃ bahuphalapradam ..

> Ritual ablution on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight yields abundant fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.121)

śraddhayā parayā yuktaiḥ karttavyaṃ śraddhayādhikam .. 57 ..

> It should be performed with the highest faith by those endowed with abundant faith.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.122)

māghe kṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ yātrā sāṃvatsarī bhavet ..

> On the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight in Māgha, the annual pilgrimage should take place;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.123)

tatra snānaṃ pitṝṇāntu tarpaṇaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .. 58 ..

> there, ritual ablution and especially the water offering to the ancestors \[should be performed\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.124)

ābrahmastambaparyaṃtaṃ jagattṛpyatviti bruvan ..

> Saying, ‘May the universe, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, be satisfied,’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.125)

apasavyena vidhivattarppayedaṃjalitrayam .. 59 ..

> he should duly offer three handfuls of water with \[the sacred thread hung over\] the right shoulder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.126)

evaṃ kurvannaro yakṣa na muhyati kadācana ..

> A man doing this, O yakṣa, is never deluded;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.127)

atra snāto divaṃ yāti atra snātaḥ sukhī bhavet ..2.8.7.60..

> having bathed here he goes to heaven, having bathed here he becomes happy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.128)

atra snātena te yakṣa karttavyaṃ pūjanaṃ puraḥ ..

> Having bathed here, O yakṣa, worship must be offered to you first;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.129)

tvatpūjanena vidhivannṛṇāṃ pāpakṣayo bhavet .. 61 ..

> by duly worshipping you, men obtain destruction of sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.130)

namaḥ pramatharājeti pūjāmantra udāhṛtaḥ ..

> ‘Homage to the lord of the Pramathas’ is declared to be the mantra for worship;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.131)

tīrthamadhye prakarttavyaṃ pūjanaṃ śravaṇādikam .. 62 ..

> in the sacred ford, worship, hearing \[the sacred lore\], and other rites should be performed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.132)

nidhilakṣmyo tathā yakṣa tava pūjā viśeṣataḥ ..

> So too, O yakṣa, your worship especially \[with the offering to\] Nidhi and Lakṣmī \[should be done\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.133)

evaṃ yaḥ kurute dhīraḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt ..63..

> the wise man who does this attains all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.134)

dhanārthī dhanamāpnoti putrārthī putramāpnuyāt ..

> One seeking wealth obtains wealth; one seeking a son obtains a son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.135)

mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnoti tatkiṃ na yadihāpyate .. 64 ..

> one seeking liberation obtains liberation: what is it that is not obtained here?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.136)

yastu mohānnaro yakṣa snānaṃ na kurute kila ..

> The man who, out of delusion, does not perform the ritual ablution, O yakṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.137)

tasya sāṃvatsaraṃ puṇyaṃ tvaṃ grahīṣyasi sarvaśaḥ .. 65 ..

> you shall take all his merit accumulated over the year.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.138)

iti dattvā varāṃstasmai viśvāmitro munīśvaraḥ..

> Having thus granted boons to him, Viśvāmitra, the lord of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.139)

antardadhe munivarastadā sa ca taponidhiḥ ..66..

> the best of sages and treasure of austerity, then disappeared.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.140)

tadāprabhṛti tatsthānaṃ paramāṃ khyātimāyayau ..

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

### [2.8.7.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.141)

tasya tīrthasya sakalā bhūmiḥ svarṇavinirmitā ..67 ..

> the entire ground of that sacred ford is made of gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.142)

divyaratnaughakhacitā samaṃtādupaśobhitā ..

> inlaid with hosts of divine gems, and beautified all around;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.143)

evaṃ yaḥ kurute vidvansa yāti paramāṃ gatim .. 68 ..

> a wise person who acts thus attains the supreme state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.144)

dhanayakṣāduttarasmindigbhāge saṃsthitaṃ dvija ..

> To the north of Dhanayakṣa, O twice-born, is situated  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.145)

vasiṣṭhakuṇḍaṃ vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpāpahaṃ sadā .. 69 ..

> the renowned Vasiṣṭhakuṇḍa, which always removes all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.146)

vasiṣṭhasya sadā tatra nivāsaḥ sutaponidheḥ ..

> There is the constant dwelling of Vasiṣṭha, who has great austerity as his treasure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.147)

arundhatī sadā yasya vartate nirmalavratā .. 2.8.7.70 ..

> where Arundhatī of spotless vows always abides.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.148)

atra snānaṃ viśeṣeṇa śrāddhapūrvamataṃdritaḥ ..

> The wise and restrained man who, without slacking, performs ritual ablution here,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.149)

yaḥ kuryātprayato dhīmāṃstasya puṇyamanuttamam .. 71 ..

> especially preceded by a śrāddha, obtains peerless merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.150)

vāmadevasya tatraiva saṃnidhirvartate'nagha ..

> The presence of Vāmadeva is right there, O sinless one;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.151)

vaśiṣṭhavāmadevau tu pūjanīyau prayatnataḥ .. 72 ..

> both Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva must be worshipped with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.152)

pativratā pūjanīyā'rundhatī ca viśeṣataḥ ..

> The devoted wife Arundhatī, too, should especially be worshipped;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.153)

snātavyaṃ vidhinā samyagdātavyaṃ ca svaśaktitaḥ .. 73 ..

> ablution should properly be performed according to rule, and gifts made according to one’s ability.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.154)

sarvakāmaphalaprāptirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ..

> Attainment of the fruit of all desires is brought about; there is no doubt about this;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.155)

atra yaḥ kurute snānaṃ sa vaśiṣṭhasamo bhavet .. 74 ..

> he who performs ritual ablution here becomes equal to Vasiṣṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.156)

bhādre māsi site pakṣe paṃcamyāṃ niyatavrataḥ ..

> In the month of Bhādrapada, on the fifth day of the bright fortnight, observing strict vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.157)

tasya sāṃvatsarī yātrā karttavyā vidhipūrvikā .. 75 ..

> the annual pilgrimage to it should be performed according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.158)

viṣṇupūjā prayatnena kartavyā śraddhayātra vai ..

> The worship of Viṣṇu should certainly be performed here with effort and faith;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.159)

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇuloke mahīyate .. 76 ..

> his self cleansed of all sin, he is glorified in the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.160)

vasiṣṭhakuṇḍādvipreṃdra pratyagdigdalamāśritam ..

> To the west of Vasiṣṭhakuṇḍa, O best of brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.161)

vikhyātaṃ sāgaraṃ kuṇḍaṃ sarvakāmārthasiddhidam ..

> is the famous Sāgarakuṇḍa, granting the fulfillment of all desires and purposes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.162)

yatra snānena dānena sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt .. 77 ..

> where by ritual ablution and gifting one attains all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.163)

paurṇamāsyāṃ samudrasya snānādyatpuṇyamāpnuyāt ..

> Whatever merit one obtains through bathing in the ocean on a full-moon day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.164)

tatpuṇyaṃ parvaṇi snāto naraścākṣayamāpnuyāt .. 78 ..

> a man bathing here on a festival day obtains that merit imperishably.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.165)

tasmādatra vidhānena snātavyaṃ putrakāṃkṣayā ..

> Therefore, one should bathe here according to the prescribed rule, if desiring a son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.166)

āśvine paurṇamāsyāṃ tu viśeṣātsnānamācaret .. 79 ..

> on the full moon of Āśvina, one should especially perform ablution.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.167)

evaṃ kurvannaro vidvānsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ..

> A wise man who does so is liberated from all sins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.168)

atra snātvā naro dattvā yathāśaktyā divaṃ vrajet .. 2.8.7.80 ..

> having bathed here and given \[gifts\] according to his ability, a man goes to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.169)

sāgarānnairṛte bhāge yoginīkuṇḍamuttamam ..

> To the southwest of Sāgara\[kuṇḍa\] is the excellent Yoginīkuṇḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.170)

yatrā''sate catuḥṣaṣṭiyoginyo jalasaṃsthitāḥ .. 81 ..

> where the sixty-four yoginīs reside within the water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.171)

sarvārthasiddhidāḥ puṃsāṃ strīṇāṃ caiva viśeṣataḥ ..

> granting the achievement of all aims to men and especially to women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.172)

parasiddhipradāḥ sarvāḥ sarvakāmaphalapradāḥ .. 82 ..

> all giving the highest siddhi, giving the fruit of all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.173)

āśvine śuklapakṣasya aṣṭamyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ ..

> In Āśvina, on the eighth day of the bright fortnight especially,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.174)

snātavyaṃ ca prayatnena yoginīprītaye nṛbhiḥ .. 83 ..

> ritual ablution should be performed with effort by men to please the yoginīs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.175)

atra snānaṃ tathā dānaṃ sarvaṃ saphalatāṃ vrajet ..

> Here, ritual ablution as well as gifting all become fruitful;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.176)

yakṣiṇīprabhṛtayaḥ siddhā bhavaṃtyatra na saṃśayaḥ .. .. 84 ..

> yakṣiṇīs and others are mastered here; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.177)

yoginīkuṃḍataḥ pūrvamurvaśīkuṇḍamuttamam ..

> To the east of Yoginīkuṇḍa is the excellent Urvaśīkuṇḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.178)

yatra snāto naro vidvannurvaśīṃ divi saṃśrayet .. 85 ..

> where, having bathed, a wise man reaches Urvaśī in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.179)

purā kila munirdhīro raibhyo nāma tapodhanaḥ ..

> Long ago, indeed, a wise sage named Raibhya, whose wealth was austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.180)

cacāra himavatpārśve nirāhāro jitendriyaḥ .. 86 ..

> wandered near the Himavat, abstaining from food and subduing his senses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.181)

tattapo vipulaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītaḥ surapatistataḥ ..

> Seeing that vast austerity, the lord of the gods became afraid.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.182)

urvaśīṃ preṣayāmāsa tapovighnāya cādarāt .. 87 ..

> he respectfully dispatched Urvaśī to cause an obstacle to his austerity. (87)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.183)

tataḥ sā preṣitā tenājagāma gajagāminī ..

> Then, dispatched by him, she, walking with the grace of an elephant, went;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.184)

uvāsa himavatpārśve raibhyāśramamanuttamam .. 88 ..

> she dwelt near the Himavat mountains at the unsurpassed hermitage of Raibhya, (88)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.185)

vanaphullalatākuñje mañjukūjadvihaṃgame ..

> in an arbor of blooming forest creepers where birds sweetly sang,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.186)

kinnarīkelisaṃgītastimitāṃgakuraṃgake .. 89 ..

> where deers' limbs were stilled by the sportive music of the Kinnarīs, (89)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.187)

punnāgakeśarāśokacchinnakijalkapiṃjare ..

> tawny with the plucked filaments of punnāga, keśara, and aśoka flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.188)

kalpite kāṃcanagirau dvitīya iva vedhasā .. 2.8.7.90 ..

> fashioned as if it were a second Golden Mountain by the Creator. (90)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.189)

sā babhau kāṃtisarvasvakośaḥ kusumadhanvanaḥ ..

> She shone as the repository of all beauty of the flower-bowed god \[Kāma\]—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.190)

urvaśyanalpasāmānyalāvaṇyāmṛtavāhinī .. 91 ..

> Urvaśī, a flowing river of the nectar of beauty that was far from ordinary. (91)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.191)

aṃgaprabhāsuvarṇena sitamauktikaśobhitā ..

> Adorned with white pearls against the gold of her bodily luster,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.192)

tāruṇyaruciratvena tāruṇyena vibhūṣitā .. 92 ..

> she was embellished with youth through the charm of her youthfulness. (92)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.193)

vilomalocanāpāṃgataraṃgadhavalatviṣā ..

> With the wavy white brilliance of the corner of her oblique eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.194)

navapallavasacchāyaṃ kalpayantī nijādharam .. 93 ..

> she made her lower lip resemble the hue of a fresh sprout. (93)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.195)

karṇopalambisaṃghuṣyadbhṛṅgāḍhyacūtamañjarī ..

> With a mango blossom hanging by her ear, rich in humming bees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.196)

sudhāgarbhasamudbhūtā pārijātalatā yathā .. 94 ..

> she was like a Pārijāta creeper arisen from the interior of nectar. (94)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.197)

tanumadhyā pṛthuśroṇirvarṇodbhinnapayodharā ..

> Slender-waisted, broad-hipped, her breasts blooming in beauty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.198)

niḥśāṇitaśarasyeva śaktiḥ kusumadhanvanaḥ .. 95 ..

> she was like the power of the flower-bowed god whose arrows have been whetted. (95)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.199)

apaśyadāśrame tasminmunirāyatalocanām ..

> In that hermitage, the sage saw that large-eyed woman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8.7.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.7.200)

nayanānaladāhena vidagdhena manobhuvā .. 96 ..

> as if a woman's body fashioned by the Mind-born one \[Kāma\], who had been burned  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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