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# Skandapurana 2.9.14

Skandapurāṇa 2.9.14

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.9.14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.1)

.. skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.2)

brahmā prajeśvarāḥ śambhurmanavaśca maharṣayaḥ ..

> Brahmā, the lords of creatures, Śambhu, the Manus, and the great seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.3)

ādityavasurudrāśca siddhagandharvacāraṇāḥ .. 1 ..

> the Ādityas, Vasus, and Rudras, the Siddhas, Gandharvas, and Cāraṇas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.4)

sādhyāśca marutaścaiva viśvedevā digīśvarāḥ ..

> the Sādhyas, the Maruts, the Viśvedevas, the guardians of the directions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.5)

dasrau vahniścandramāśca svayaṃ dharmaḥ prajāpatiḥ .. 2 ..

> the two Aśvins, Fire, the Moon, Dharma himself, Prajāpati,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.6)

suparṇaḥ kinnarāścaiva ye cānye gaṇadevatāḥ ..

> Suparṇa, the Kinnaras, and whatever other troop deities \[there were\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.7)

śepādyā vaiṣṇavā nāgā devapatnyaśca sarvaśaḥ .. 3 ..

> the Vaiṣṇavas beginning with Śeṣa, the serpents, and all the wives of the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.8)

sāvitrī pārvatī caiva pṛthivī ca sarasvatī ..

> Sāvitrī, Pārvatī, the Earth, and Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.9)

śacī gaurī śivā saṃjñā ṛddhiḥ svāhā ca rohiṇī ..

> Śacī, Gaurī, Śivā, Saṃjñā, Ṛddhi, Svāhā, Rohiṇī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.10)

dhūmorṇā cāditirddharmapatnyo mūrtidayādayaḥ .. 4 ..

> Dhūmorṇā, Aditi, and the wives of Dharma beginning with Mūrti and Dayā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.11)

arundhatī śāṇḍilī ca lopāmudrā tathaiva ca ..

> Arundhatī, Śāṇḍilī, Lopāmudrā, and likewise  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.12)

anasūyādayaḥ sādhvya ṛpipatnyaśca sarvaśaḥ .. 5 ..

> chaste wives beginning with Anasūyā, and all the wives of the seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.13)

gaṅgā sarasvatī revā yamunā tapatī tathā ..

> the Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī, Revā, Yamunā, Tapatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.14)

candrabhāgā vipāśā ca śatadrurdevikā tathā .. 6 ..

> Candrabhāgā, Vipāśā, Śatadru, Devikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.15)

godāvarī ca sarayūḥ kāverī kauśikī tathā ..

> Godāvarī, Sarayū, Kāverī, Kauśikī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.16)

kṛṣṇā veṇī bhīmarathā tāmraparṇī mahānadī .. 7 ..

> Kṛṣṇā, Veṇī, Bhīmarathā, Tāmraparṇī, Mahānadī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.17)

kṛtamālā vitastā ca nirvindhyā surasā tathā..

> Kṛtamālā, Vitastā, Nirvindhyā, Surasā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.18)

carmaṇvatī payoṣṇī ca viśvādyā nadya āyayuḥ .. 8 ..

> Carmaṇvatī, Payoṣṇī, and rivers beginning with Viśvā arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.19)

rambhā ghṛtācī viśvācī menakā ca tilottamā ..

> Rambhā, Ghṛtācī, Viśvācī, Menakā, Tilottamā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.20)

urvaśīpramukhāstatra sarvāpsarasa āyayuḥ ..9 ..

> and all the apsarases headed by Urvaśī came there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.21)

vaikuṇṭhavāsinaḥ sarve tathā golokavāsinaḥ ..

> All the dwellers of Vaikuṇṭha and likewise the dwellers of Goloka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.22)

pārṣadapravarā viṣṇostatrājagmuḥ praharṣitāḥ .. 2.9.14.10 ..

> the foremost attendants of Viṣṇu, arrived there filled with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.23)

aṇimādyāḥ siddhayo'ṣṭau śaṃkhapadmādayo nava ..

> The eight perfections beginning with Aṇimā, and the nine  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.24)

nidhayo mūrtimantaśca samājagmuḥ śriyontike .. 11 ..

> treasures beginning with Śaṅkha and Padma, personified, came near Śrī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.25)

pūrṇaḥ śāradacandropi tadānīṃ prītaye śriyāḥ ..

> The full autumn moon too, then, for the pleasure of Śrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.26)

naiśaṃ tamo'haratsarvaṃ babhūvurnirmalā diśaḥ .. 12 ..

> dispelled all the darkness of night; the quarters of the sky became spotless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.27)

tato'bhiṣekamārebhe tasyā brahmājñayā vṛṣā ..

> Then, by the command of Brahmā, Indra began her consecration; / immediately, Tvaṣṭṛ constructed a most magnificent pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.28)

maṇḍapaṃ racayāmāsa sadyastvaṣṭātiśobhanam .. 13 ..

> At once Tvaṣṭṛ constructed a most magnificent pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.29)

ratnastambhasahasrāṇāmāyatābhiśca paṃktibhiḥ ..

> with long rows of thousands of jewelled pillars, / adorned with diverse, colourful canopies and plantain trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.30)

citrairanekairullocaiḥ śobhitaṃ kadalīdrumaiḥ .. 14 ..

> adorned with many colourful canopies and plantain trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.31)

sugandhipuṣpanamrābhirdivyakalpadrumālibhiḥ ..

> graced with rows of divine wish-fulfilling trees bending with fragrant flowers, / handsome and captivating with diverse components,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.32)

juṣṭaṃ nānāvidhairaṅgairdarśanīyaṃ manoharam .. 15 ..

> furnished with diverse parts, beautiful to behold, captivating the heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.33)

koṭiśo ratnadīpānāṃ paṃktibhiḥ śuddharociṣām ..

> gleaming with millions of rows of jewel lamps of pure radiance, / with archways and hanging pearl necklaces.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.34)

bhrājamānaṃ toraṇaiśca muktāhāraiśca lambibhiḥ .. 16 ..

> resplendent with archways and hanging strings of pearls.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.35)

ratnasiṃhāsane tatra gītavādyapurassaram ..

> Seating Śrī on a jewelled throne there accompanied by song and instrumental music,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.36)

upāveśya śriyaṃ cakrurabhiṣekaṃ maharṣayaḥ .. 17 ..

> the great seers performed the consecration.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.37)

airāvataḥ puṇḍarīko vāmanaḥ kumudoñjanaḥ ..

> Airāvata, Puṇḍarīka, Vāmana, Kumuda, Añjana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.38)

puṣpadantaḥ sārvabhaumaḥ supratīkaśca diggajāḥ .. 18 ..

> Puṣpadanta, Sārvabhauma, and Supratīka, the elephants of the quarters,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.39)

kurvanto bṛṃhitānyete hemakumbhoddhṛtaiḥ śubhaiḥ ..

> trumpeting, consecrated \[her\] with auspicious waters brought from the four oceans,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.40)

catuḥsindhusamānītairabhyaṣiñcanta vāribhiḥ .. 19 ..

> drawn up in golden jars.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.41)

mūrtimatyo mahānadyastatrājahurjalāni ca ..

> The great rivers, personified, brought waters there;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.42)

maṃtrānuccārayaṃti sma mūrtā vedāḥ saharṣibhiḥ .. 2.9.14.20 ..

> the Vedas in bodily form, along with the seers, chanted mantras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.43)

jaguḥ sukaṇṭhā gaṃdharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ ..

> Sweet-voiced Gandharvas sang, and hosts of apsarases danced;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.44)

vādyāni vādayāmāsuranye devagaṇāstadā .. 21 ..

> other hosts of gods then played musical instruments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.45)

mahānabhūttadānaṃdastrilokyāṃ sarvadehinām ..

> Great joy then arose among all embodied beings in the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.46)

śrīsūktādi dvijāḥ peṭhurjagurgītāni ca striyaḥ .. .. 22 ..

> The brahmins recited the Śrīsūkta and other hymns, and the women sang songs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.47)

kāṃsyatālamṛdaṅgāṃśca paṇavānakagomukhān ..

> Gongs, cymbals, mṛdaṅga drums, paṇavas, ānakas, and gomukha horns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.48)

vādayāmāsurambhodā divi duṃdubhayo'nadan .. 23 ..

> they sounded; and the clouds thundered like kettle-drums in the sky.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.49)

āsītkusumavṛṣṭiśca sākaṃ jayaravaistadā ..

> Then there was a shower of flowers accompanied by shouts of victory,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.50)

āsaṃstatparicaryāyāṃ dharmapatnyaśca siddhayaḥ .. 24 ..

> and the wives of Dharma and the supernatural perfections attended upon her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.51)

susnātāyai tatastasyai kauśeye pītavāsasī ..

> Then, to her who was well-bathed, two yellow silken garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.52)

dadāvanarghye jaladhī ratnabhūṣāśca bhūriśaḥ .. 25 ..

> priceless, the ocean gave, and abundant jewel-ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.53)

upaveśocitaṃ tasyā iṃdra āsanamāharat ..

> Indra brought a seat fit for her to sit upon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.54)

viśvakarmā kaṅkaṇāni dadau sadratnamudrikāḥ .. 26 ..

> Viśvakarman gave bracelets and rings set with precious gems.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.55)

sudhākarastu tadbhrātā nāsābhūṣaṇamuttamam ..

> The Moon, her brother, gave an excellent nose-ornament;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.56)

dadau tasyai keśabhūṣā sadratnanicitā tathā .. 27 ..

> he likewise gave her a hair-ornament studded with excellent jewels.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.57)

padmajanmā dadau padmaṃ muktāhāraṃ sarasvatī ..

> The lotus-born Brahmā gave a lotus, Sarasvatī a pearl necklace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.58)

nāgāśca śeṣapramukhāstasyai ratneṃdrakuṇḍale .. 28 ..

> and the Nāgas, headed by Śeṣa, gave her two kingly jewel-earrings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.59)

añjanaṃ kuṅkumaṃ cādāddurgā sobhāgyalakṣaṇam ..

> Durgā gave collyrium and saffron, the mark of marital felicity;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.60)

lalāṭikāṃ ca sāvitrī śacī tāmbūlapātrikām .. 29 ..

> Sāvitrī gave a forehead ornament, and Śacī a betel-box.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.61)

vasaṃtaḥ kausumānhārānkaṇṭhasūtraṃ ca śaṃkaraḥ ..

> The Spring gave flower garlands, and Śaṃkara a neck-string.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.62)

vaijayaṃtīṃ srajaṃ pāśī kubero ratnadarpaṇam .. 2.9.14.30 ..

> The wielder of the noose gave the Vaijayantī garland, and Kubera a jeweled mirror.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.63)

anarghyāṃ kaṃcukīṃ vahniryamo'dādvyajanaṃ śubham ..

> Fire gave a priceless bodice, and Yama gave an auspicious fan.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.64)

dadustasyai cāparepi bhūṣāstatsamayocitāḥ .. 31 ..

> Others too presented her with ornaments suited for that occasion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.65)

tataḥ svalaṃkṛtāṃ kanyāṃ kasmai dadyāmimāmiti ..

> Then, considering, "To whom shall I give this adorned maiden?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.66)

siṃdhuḥ papraccha brahmāṇaṃ tadovāca sa sarvavit ..32 ..

> the ocean asked Brahmā. Then the all-knowing one said to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.67)

kanyā taveyamambhodhe mātā mama śivasya ca ..

> "O ocean, this daughter of yours is the mother of myself and of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.68)

devānāmatha sarveṣāṃ lokānāmasti niścitam .. 33 ..

> and indeed of all the gods and worlds; this is certain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.69)

nārāyaṇaṃ vāsudevaṃ paraṃ brahmākhileśvaram ..

> Except for Nārāyaṇa, Vāsudeva, the Supreme Brahman, the Lord of all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.70)

puruṣottamamevaikaṃ vināsyā nāparaḥ patiḥ .. 34 ..

> the Supreme Spirit alone, she has no other husband.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.71)

ataḥ sākṣādbhagavate trailokyasukhahetave ..

> Therefore, to the Lord Himself, the cause of joy to the three worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.72)

āgatāyopaviṣṭāya dehyasmai vidhināmbudhe .. 35 ..

> who has arrived and is seated, give her according to the rites, O ocean.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.73)

kuruṣva janmasāphalyaṃ pāvayitvā nijaṃ kulam ..

> Make your birth fruitful, purifying your lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.74)

samuddhara bhavāmbhodherdattvemāṃ paramātmane ..36..

> Deliver \[yourself\] from the ocean of worldly existence by giving her to the Supreme Self.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.75)

ekastvaṃ saptabhī rūpaiḥ saptadvīpa vibhāgataḥ ..

> Though one, you are renowned in seven forms according to the division of the seven continents;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.76)

viśruto'tha vidhāyaitanmahatīṃ kīrttimāpsyasi ..37..

> now, having done this, you will attain great renown."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.77)

ityukto brahmaṇā hṛṣṭaḥ samudraḥ pulakāñcitaḥ ..

> Addressed thus by Brahmā, the ocean, overjoyed, with his hair standing on end,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.78)

manyamāno nijaṃ dhanyamaditsadviṣṇave sutām ..38..

> deeming himself blessed, wished to give his daughter to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.79)

tataḥ sahaiva vidhinā sa saṃprārthya tamīśvaram ..

> Then, having implored that Lord along with Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.80)

vāgdānādi vidhāyaiva cakre vaivāhikaṃ vidhim ..39..

> he performed the solemn betrothal and then carried out the wedding rites.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.81)

dhanvaṃtariścandramāśca vāsavādyāśca devatāḥ ..

> Dhanvantari, the Moon, and the gods headed by Indra  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.82)

āsansamudrasya pakṣe tatra vaivāhikotsave ..2.9.14.40..

> were on the ocean’s side at that wedding festival.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.83)

vastrābharaṇayānādi dāne bhojanakarmaṇi ..

> In giving garments, ornaments, conveyances, and the like, in the serving of food,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.84)

sanmānane ca janyānāṃ mukhyā āsaṃsta eva hi .. 41 ..

> and in honoring the members of the wedding party, they indeed took the lead.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.85)

lakṣmyāśca māṃgalyavidhau mukhyāstatra tu yoṣitaḥ ..

> And in the auspicious rites for Lakṣmī, the foremost women there  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.86)

āsangaṃgādayo nadyaḥ śacyādyāśca surāṃganāḥ .. 42 ..

> were the rivers headed by Gaṅgā, and celestial damsels headed by Śacī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.87)

menādyā nagapatnyaśca siddhayaścāṇimādayaḥ ..

> the mountain-wives headed by Menā, and the supernatural perfections such as Aṇimā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.88)

candrapatnī tathā kāntiḥ sarvāścāpsaraso mune .. 43 ..

> the wife of the Moon, Kanti, and all the apsarases, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.89)

nārāyaṇasyātha vibhorlīlāṃ vaivāhikīṃ vidhiḥ ..

> Then, adorning the wedding play of the all-pervading Nārāyaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.90)

śobhayanpitarau cakre mūrtidharmau vicārya ca .. 44 ..

> Brahmā, upon reflection, appointed Dharma and Mūrti as the parents \[of the groom\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.91)

dharmo'sau jagadādhāra pūjyaścākhiladehinām ..

> "This Dharma is the support of the world, worthy of worship by all embodied beings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.92)

pitā'sya bhavituṃ yogyo hyasmiṃśca prītimānbhṛśam .. 45 ..

> he is fit to be his father, and he has great affection for him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.93)

iyaṃ ca mūrttiḥ prakhyātā sarvasadguṇajanmabhūḥ ..

> And this renowned Mūrti, the birthplace of all good qualities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.94)

dākṣāyaṇī dharmapatnī mātā bhavitumarhati .. 46 ..

> the daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma, is worthy to be his mother."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.95)

tato dharmasyāpi pakṣe mukhyāḥ kāryeṣvime'bhavan ..

> Then on Dharma's side, too, the following were foremost in the duties:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.96)

nandīśvaragaṇeśābhyāṃ sahitaḥ śaṃkaro mune .. 47 ..

> Śaṃkara together with Nandīśvara and Gaṇeśa, O sage;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.97)

maharṣayo marīcyādyāḥ prajeśā nārado muniḥ ..

> the great seers headed by Marīci, the lords of creatures, the sage Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.98)

vainateyaśca nandādyāḥ śrīdāmādyāśca pārṣadāḥ .. 48 ..

> the son of Vinatā \[Garuḍa\], and the attendants headed by Nanda and Śrīdāman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.99)

durgā ca vedasūrvāṇī strīṣu mukhyā babhūvire ..

> Durgā and Sarasvatī, mother of the Vedas, were foremost among the women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.100)

ṛṣipatnyo'nasūyādyā dharmapatnyaśca sarvaśaḥ .. 49 ..

> along with the seers' wives headed by Anasūyā, and all the wives of Dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.101)

saha vedādibhirbrahmā tvāsīdubhayapakṣayoḥ ..

> Brahmā together with the Vedas and other \[scriptures\] was on both sides,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.102)

brāhmaṇā vaidikā ye ca vivāhavidhikovidāḥ .. 2.9.14.50 ..

> as were the Vedic brahmins who were experts in the rites of marriage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.103)

athābdhiḥ sarvasaṃbhārāñchriyā eva prasādataḥ ..

> Then, through the grace of Lakṣmī alone, the ocean  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.104)

sadyaḥ saṃpādayāmāsa janayandevavismayam .. 51 ..

> procured all the provisions instantly, causing wonder among the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.105)

yadyatsaṃkalpayāmāsa hṛdi tattadupāhṛtam ..

> Whatever he envisioned in his mind was brought forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.106)

sadyaḥ svāṃtika evaikṣattatobhūdatiharṣitaḥ .. 52 ..

> he saw instantly right before him; therefore he became exceedingly glad.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.107)

madhye tu maṇḍapasyāsāvagnisthāpanavedikām ..

> In the middle of the pavilion, he caused  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.108)

kārayāmāsa vidhivadbrāhmaṇairvedavedibhiḥ .. 53 ..

> an altar for establishing the sacred fire to be built according to the rule by brahmins versed in the Vedas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.109)

alaṃcakāra tāṃ vediṃ gandhapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ ..

> He adorned that altar with perfumes, flowers, unbroken grains, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.110)

nānāvidhaiḥ śubhai raṅgaiḥ sāṅkuraiḥ karakaistathā .. 54 ..

> with various auspicious colors, and with water-jars having sprouts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.111)

tato mahāmaṅgalavādyaghoṣaiḥ samantrakaṃ saṃsnapito munīndraiḥ ..

> Then, having been ceremonially bathed by the lords of sages accompanied by mantras to the sounds of greatly auspicious musical instruments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.112)

anarghyavāsāṃsi ca ratnabhūṣā dadhāra viṣṇurmukuṭaṃ ca divyam.. 55 ..

> Viṣṇu put on priceless garments, jewel ornaments, and a divine crown.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.113)

vāditranidhvānanināditāśaṃ nṛtyatsurastrīkalagītaśobhanam ..

> Having approached that pavilion, which was made to resound in every direction by the sounding of musical instruments and made splendid by the melodious songs of dancing heavenly women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.114)

taṃ maṇḍapaṃ so'tha suraiḥ stuvadbhiḥ sahetya haime niṣasāda pīṭhe .. 56 ..

> he sat down on a golden throne together with the praising gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.115)

prakṣālayāmāsa tadaṅghripaṅkajaṃ svapreṣṭhapatnyā jaladhiḥ sagaṃgayā ..

> Then the ocean, along with his dearest wife and with the Gaṅgā, washed his lotus feet  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.116)

bhṛṅgārasiktottamavāridhārayā tadambu śīrṣṇā ca dadhāra sānvayaḥ .... 57 ..

> with an excellent stream of water poured from a pitcher, and along with his family he bore that water on his head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.117)

tataḥ paṭhanmaṃgalamuccakaiḥ śriyaṃ prādāpayaccāmbudhinā'cyutāya ..

> Then, loudly reciting the auspicious verses, the Creator caused the ocean to give Śrī to Acyuta;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.118)

prajvālya vahniṃ vidhinā vidhātā sākaṃ bṛhadbhirmunibhirjuhāva .. 58 ..

> having kindled the fire according to rule, he made offerings into it together with the great sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.119)

pradāya tasmai tanayāṃ manojñāṃ tatpādapadmaikanibaddhadṛṣṭim ..

> Having given to him his lovely daughter, whose gaze was fixed solely upon his lotus feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.120)

vāsāṃsi ratnābharaṇāni cādādbhūyāṃsi bhūmne sa samaṃ duhitrā .. 59 ..

> he gave garments and jewel ornaments in great abundance to the infinite Lord along with his daughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.121)

hutasya tasyā'tha hutāśanasya pradakṣiṇāṃ cāpi saha śriyaiva ..

> Then, around that fire into which offerings had been poured, circumambulation along with Śrī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.122)

cakāra cetāṃsi nijekṣakāṇāṃ strīṇāṃ ca puṃsāṃ ca haranhariḥ saḥ .. 2.9.14.60 ..

> was performed by Hari, who captivated the hearts of the women and men looking upon him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.123)

ekāsane tau saha sanniviṣṭau brahmāṇḍamātāpitarau manojñau ..

> Seated together on a single seat, the lovely mother and father of the universe  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.124)

saṃpūjayāmāsuranarghyavastravibhūṣaṇairdevagaṇāḥ sayoṣāḥ .. 61 ..

> were worshipped by the hosts of gods along with their wives with priceless garments and ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.125)

tadā ca gītāni sumaṃgalāni śriyaśca viṣṇorguṇavarṇanāni ..

> And then very auspicious songs celebrating the virtues of Śrī and Viṣṇu  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.126)

durgādayaścā'tha pulomajādyā devyo jaguḥ sasmitacāruvaktrāḥ .. 62 ..

> were sung by goddesses such as Durgā and Pulomajā, whose faces were beautiful with smiles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.127)

dvidhā vibhaktāni surāṃganānāṃ vṛndānyupāviśya ca sammukhāni ..

> The hosts of heavenly women, divided into two groups and seated facing each other,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.128)

taddampatiprekṣaṇakautukāni tathā jaguḥ premabhareṇa tāni .. 63 ..

> eager to gaze upon the couple, sang with an abundance of love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.129)

yathā tadākarṇya surāḥ samastā maharṣayaścā'khilayoṣitopi ..

> such that, hearing it, all the gods, the great seers, and all the women  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.130)

svāṃtastamaikṣaṃta saha śriyeśaṃ sphuraṃtamāsannanu citravacca..64 ..

> beheld within themselves the Lord radiant with Śrī, and stood motionless as if in a picture.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.131)

praṇamya bhaktyā ca varākṣatādi samarpya tābhyāṃ vibudhā mudaiva ..

> Having bowed with devotion and gladly offered excellent unbroken grains and other gifts to the two,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.132)

pṛthakpṛthaktuṣṭuvurūrjitābhirvāgbhiśca tau prāñjalayo vinītāḥ .. 65 ..

> the gods, humble with palms joined, praised them individually with powerful words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.14.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.14.133)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye lakṣmīnārāyaṇavivāhotsavanirūpaṇaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 14 ..

> Thus ends the fourteenth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Marriage Festival of Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa,' in the Śrīvāsudevamāhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skandapurāṇa containing eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

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