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# Skandapurana 2.9.16

Skandapurāṇa 2.9.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.9.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.1)

.. skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.2)

meruśṛṃgaṃ samārūḍho nārado divyayā dṛśā ..

> Having ascended the peak of Meru, Nārada, seeing with divine vision  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.3)

śvetadvīpaṃ ca tatrasthānpaśyanmuktānsahasraśaḥ .. 1 ..

> Śvetadvīpa and the thousands of liberated souls dwelling there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.4)

vāsudeve bhagavati dṛṣṭimābadhya tatkṣaṇam ..

> fixed his gaze that very moment upon the blessed Vāsudeva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.5)

utpapāta mahāyogī sadyaḥ prāpa ca dhāma tat .. 2 ..

> and the great yogin flew up and immediately reached that abode. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.6)

prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ nārado hṛṣṭamānasaḥ ..

> Having reached the great white island, Nārada, delighted in his mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.7)

dadarśa bhaktāṃstāneva śvetāṃścandraprabhāñchubhān .. 3 ..

> saw those very devotees, white, shining like the moon, and auspicious. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.8)

pūjayāmāsa śirasā manasā taiśca pūjitaḥ ..

> He honored them with his head, and was honored by them in mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.9)

didṛkṣurbrahma paramaṃ sa ca kṛcchraparaḥ sthitaḥ .. 4 ..

> Desiring to see the supreme Brahman, he remained engaged in rigorous austerity. // 4  
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### [2.9.16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.10)

bhaktamekāntikaṃ viṣṇorbuddhvā bhāgavatāstu te ..

> Recognizing him as an unswerving devotee of Viṣṇu, those devotees of the Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.11)

tamūcustuṣṭamanaso japantaṃ dvādaśākṣaram .. 5 ..

> their minds pleased, spoke to him as he chanted the twelve-syllable mantra. // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.12)

śvetamuktā ūcuḥ ..

> The liberated souls of Śveta said:  
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### [2.9.16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.13)

munivarya bhavānbhaktaḥ kṛṣṇasyā'sti yato'tra naḥ ..

> O best of sages, you are a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, since you have seen us here  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.14)

dṛṣṭavāndevadurdṛśyānkimicchannatha tapyati .. 6 ..

> who are hard to see even for the gods. Desiring what do you now perform austerities? // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.15)

nārada uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.16)

bhagavantaṃ paraṃ brahma sākṣātkṛṣṇamahaṃ prabhum ..

> I am eager to see the Lord, the supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa in person, the master.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.17)

draṣṭumutko'smi bhaktendrāstaṃ darśayata tatpriyāḥ ..7..

> O best among devotees, his beloved ones, show him to me! // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.18)

skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.16.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.19)

tadaikaḥ śvetamuktastu kṛṣṇena prerito hṛdi ..

> Then, one liberated soul from the White Island, prompted in his heart by Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.20)

ehi te darśaye kṛṣṇamityuktvā puratobhavat ..8..

> saying, 'Come, I will show you Kṛṣṇa,' went before him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.21)

prahṛṣṭo nāradastena sākamākāśavartmanā ..

> Delighted, Nārada went with him by the path of the sky;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.22)

paśyandhāmāni devānāṃ tata ūrddhvaṃ yayau muniḥ .. 9 ..

> observing the abodes of the gods, the sage then ascended higher.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.23)

saptarṣīṃśca dhruvaṃ dṛṣṭvā'nāsaktaḥ kutracitsa ca ..

> Having seen the Seven Seers and Dhruva, attached to nothing anywhere,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.24)

maharjanatapolokānvyatīyāya dvijottama..2.9.16.10..

> he passed beyond the Maharloka, Janaloka, and Tapoloka worlds, O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.25)

brahmalokaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā śvetamuktānugo muniḥ ..

> Then, having seen Brahmaloka, the sage, following the liberated soul from the White Island,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.26)

kṛṣṇasyaivecchayā'dhvānaṃ prāpāṣṭāvaraṇeṣvapi..11..

> by the will of Kṛṣṇa traversed the path through the eight coverings as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.27)

bhūmyaptejonilākāśāhammahatprakṛtīḥ kramāt ..

> Earth, water, fire, wind, ether, ego, the great intellect, and primordial nature in order—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.28)

krāntvā daśottaraguṇāḥ prāpa golokamadbhutam ..12..

> having crossed these, each tenfold greater than the last, he reached the wondrous Goloka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.29)

dhāma tejomayaṃ taddhi prāpyamekāntikairhareḥ..

> that abode full of splendour, attainable only by exclusive devotees of Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.30)

gacchandadarśa vitatāmagādhāṃ virajāṃ nadīm..13..

> As he went, he saw the wide, unfathomable Virajā river,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.31)

gopīgopagaṇasnānadhautacandanasaurabhām..

> fragrant with sandal paste washed off in the bathing of groups of gopīs and gopas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.32)

puṇḍarīkaiḥ kokanadai ramyāmindīvarairapi..14..

> delightful with white lotuses, red water-lilies, and blue lotuses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.33)

tasyāstaṭaṃ manohāri sphaṭikāśmamayaṃ mahat..

> Its enchanting bank, made of immense crystal stones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.34)

prāpa śvetaharidraktapītasanmaṇirājitam..15..

> shining with excellent gems—white, green, red, and yellow—he reached;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.35)

kalpavṛkṣālibhirjjuṣṭaṃ pravālāṅkuraśobhitam..

> frequented by rows of wish-fulfilling trees, adorned with shoots of coral,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.36)

syamantakendranīlādimaṇīnāṃ khanimaṇḍitam .. 16 ..

> embellished with mines of jewels such as the Syamantaka and sapphires,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.37)

nānāmaṇīndranicitasopānatatiśobhanam ..

> splendid with flights of stairs inlaid with various precious gems,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.38)

kūjadbhirmadhuraṃ juṣṭaṃ haṃsakāraṇḍavādibhiḥ .. 17 ..

> frequented by sweetly chirping swans, kāraṇḍava ducks, and other birds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.39)

vṛndaiḥ kāmadughānāṃ ca gajendrāṇāṃ ca vājinām ..

> and by herds of wish-yielding cows, lordly elephants, and horses  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.40)

pibadbhirnnirmalaṃ toyaṃ rājitaṃ sa vyatikramat .. 18 ..

> drinking the clear water. Resplendent, he crossed over it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.41)

uttīryā'tha dhunī divyāṃ tatkṣaṇādīśvarecchayā ..

> Having crossed the divine river, then instantly, by the will of the Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.42)

taddhāmaparikhābhūtāṃ śataśṛṅgāgamāpa saḥ .. 19 ..

> which served as a moat around that abode, he reached Mount Śataśṛṅga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.43)

hiraṇmayaṃ darśanīyaṃ koṭiyojanamucchritam ..

> made of gold, worthy of sight, one crore yojanas high,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.44)

vistāre daśakoṭyastu yojanānāṃ manoharam .. 2.9.16.20 ..

> and ten crores of yojanas in width, captivating the mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.45)

sahasraśaḥ kalpavṛkṣaiḥ pārijātādibhirdrumaiḥ ..

> shining with thousands of wish-fulfilling trees, pārijāta and other trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.46)

mallikāyūthikābhiśca lavaṅgailālatādibhiḥ .. 21 ..

> with mallikā and yūthikā jasmines, and with clove and cardamom creepers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.47)

svarṇarambhādibhiścānyaiḥ śobhamānaṃ mahīruhaiḥ ..

> with golden plantains and various other trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.48)

divyairmṛgagaṇairnnāgaiḥ pakṣibhiśca sukūjitaiḥ .. 22 ..

> with divine herds of deer, elephants, and sweet-singing birds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.49)

durgāyitasya taddhāmnastasya ramyeṣu sānuṣu ..

> On the delightful ridges of that \[mountain\] which served as a fortress for that abode,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.50)

manojñānvitatānaikṣadbhagavadrāsamaṇḍapān .. 23 ..

> he beheld vast and charming pavilions for the Lord's rāsa dance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.51)

vṛtānudyānatatibhiḥ phullapuṣpasugandhibhiḥ ..

> surrounded by rows of gardens fragrant with blooming flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.52)

kapāṭai ratnanicitaiścaturdvārasuśobhanān .. 24 ..

> beautified with four gates having doors studded with jewels,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.53)

citratoraṇasaṃpannai ratnastambhaiḥ sahasraśaḥ ..

> provided with wonderful archways and thousands of jewelled pillars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.54)

juṣṭāṃśca kadalīstambhairmuktālambairvitānakaiḥ .. 25 ..

> furnished with banana trunks and canopies with hanging pearls,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.55)

dūrvālājākṣataphalairyuktānmāṅgalikairapi ..

> provided with dūrvā grass, parched grains, unbroken rice, fruits, and auspicious articles,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.56)

candanāgurukastūrīkeśarokṣita catvarān .. 26 ..

> their courtyards sprinkled with sandal, agallochum, musk, and saffron,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.57)

suśrāvyavādyaninadairhṛdyānbahuvidhairapi ..

> charming with the diverse, melodious sounds of musical instruments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.58)

teṣu yūthāni gopīnāṃ koṭiśaḥ sa dadarśa ha .. 27 ..

> In them he saw millions of groups of gopīs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.59)

anarghyavāsobhūṣābhiḥ sadratnamaṇikaṅkaṇaiḥ ..

> adorned with priceless garments and ornaments, fine jewel-encrusted bracelets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.60)

kāñcīnūpurakeyūraiḥ śobhitānyaṅgulīyakaiḥ .. 28 ..

> girdles, anklets, armlets, and rings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.61)

tāruṇyarūpalāvaṇyaiḥ svaraiścā'pratimāni hi ..

> incomparable indeed in youth, beauty, grace, and voices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.62)

rādhālakṣmīsavarṇāni śṛṅgārikakarāṇi ca .. 29 ..

> sharing the complexion of Rādhā and Lakṣmī, skilled in amorous arts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.63)

bhogadravyairbahuvidhairmaṇḍapeṣu yuteṣu ca ..

> In the pavilions filled with various articles of enjoyment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.64)

vilasanti ca gāyanti manojñāḥ kṛṣṇagītikāḥ .. 2.9.16.30 ..

> they sport and sing charming songs of Kṛṣṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.65)

upatyakāsu tasyādreratha vṛndāvanābhidham ..

> Then in the foothills of that mountain, the sage Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.66)

vanaṃ mahattadadrākṣītsāvarṇe nārado muniḥ .. 31 ..

> O Sāvarṇi, saw that great forest named Vṛndāvana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.67)

kṛṣṇasya rādhikāyāśca priyaṃ tatkrīḍanasthalam..

> the beloved sporting ground of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.68)

kalpadrumālibhī ramyaṃ sarobhiśca sapaṅkajaiḥ .. 32 ..

> delightful with rows of wish-fulfilling trees and ponds filled with lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.69)

āmrairāmrātakairnīpairbadarībhiśca dāḍimaiḥ ..

> shining with various trees bending under the weight of fruits and flowers— / mangoes, hog-plums, nīpas, jujubes, pomegranates,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.70)

kharjūrīpūganāraṃgairnnālikeraiśca candanaiḥ .. 33 ..

> date palms, areca palms, oranges, coconuts, sandalwoods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.71)

jambūjambīrapanasairakṣodaiḥ suradārubhiḥ ..

> rose apples, citrons, jackfruits, walnuts, celestial pines,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.72)

kadalībhiścampakaiśca drākṣābhiḥ svarṇaketakaiḥ .. 34 ..

> plantains, campakas, grapes, and golden ketakas—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.73)

phalapuṣpabharānamrairnnānāvṛkṣairvirājitam ..

> bending under the weight of fruits and flowers, shining with diverse trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.74)

mallikā mādhavīkundairllavaṃgairyūthikādibhiḥ .. 35 ..

> with mallikā, mādhavī, kunda, clove, and yūthikā \[creepers\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.75)

mandaśītasugandhena sevitaṃ mātariśvanā ..

> served by a gentle, cool, and fragrant breeze,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.76)

śataśṛṅgasnutairārdraṃ nirjharaiśca samantataḥ .. 36 ..

> moist all around with waterfalls flowing from Śataśṛṅga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.77)

sadā vasanta śobhāḍhyaṃ ratnadīpālimaṇḍitaiḥ ..

> rich with the beauty of perpetual spring, adorned with rows of jewel-lamps,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.78)

śṛṅgārikadravyayutaiḥ kuñjairjuṣṭamanekaśaḥ .. 37 ..

> abounding in countless bowers supplied with erotic articles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.79)

gopānāṃ gopikānāṃ ca kṛṣṇasaṃkīrttanairmuhuḥ ..

> resounding everywhere, O sage, with the repeated chanting of Kṛṣṇa's praises by cowherds and gopīs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.80)

govatsa pakṣininadairnnānābhūṣaṇanisvanaiḥ ..

> with the lowing of cows and calves and the chirping of birds, with the sounds of various ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.81)

dadhimanthanaśabdaiśca sarvato nāditaṃ mune .. 38 ..

> and with the churning of curds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.82)

phullapuṣpaphalānamranānādrumasuśobhanaiḥ ..

> Endowed with thirty-two other forests, enchanting to behold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.83)

dvātriṃśatavanairanyairyuktaṃ paśyamanoharaiḥ .. 39 ..

> adorned with various trees bending under blossoming flowers and fruits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.84)

tadvīkṣya hṛṣṭaḥ sa prāpa golokapuramujvalam ..

> having seen that, overjoyed, he reached the radiant city of Goloka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.85)

vartulaṃ ratnadurgaṃ ca rājamārgopaśobhitam .. 2.9.16.40 ..

> circular, with ramparts of jewels, and adorned with royal highways,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.86)

rājitaṃ kṛṣṇabhaktānāṃ vimānaiḥ koṭibhistathā ..

> resplendent with crores of aerial chariots of Kṛṣṇa's devotees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.87)

rathai ratnendrakhacitaiḥ kiṃkiṇījālaśobhitaiḥ .. 41 ..

> and with chariots studded with supreme jewels and adorned with nets of small tinkling bells,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.88)

mahāmaṇīndranikarai ratnastambhālimaṇḍitaiḥ ..

> charming with crores of wondrous mansions standing in rows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.89)

adbhutaiḥ koṭiśaḥ saudhaiḥ paṃktisaṃsthairmanoharam .. 42 ..

> adorned with heaps of great gems and rows of jeweled pillars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.90)

vilāsamaṇḍapai ramyai ratnasāravinirmitaḥ ..

> fashioned from the essence of jewels, with delightful pleasure pavilions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.91)

ratnendradīpatatibhiḥ śobhanaṃ ratnavedibhiḥ .. 43 ..

> radiant with rows of lamps of supreme gems and with jeweled altars,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.92)

kesarāgurukastūrīkuṃkumadravacarcitam ..

> smeared with liquids of saffron, agallochum, musk, and red powder,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.93)

dadhidūrvālājapūgai rambhābhiḥ śobhitāṅgaṇam .. 44 ..

> its courtyards adorned with curds, dūrvā grass, parched grain, betel nuts, and plantain trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.94)

vāripūrṇairhemaghaṭaistoraṇaiḥ kṛtamaṃgalam ..

> made auspicious with golden jars filled with water and arched gateways,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.95)

maṇikuṭṭimarājādhvacaladbhūrigajāśvakam .. 45 ..

> its paved gem royal avenues bustling with numerous elephants and horses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.96)

śrīkṛṣṇadarśanāyātairnnaikabrahmāṇḍanāyakaiḥ ..

> The sage rejoiced upon beholding that great highway densely crowded  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.97)

viriñciśaṃkarādyaiśca balihastaiḥ susaṃkulam ..46..

> with lords of numerous universes—headed by Brahmā and Śaṃkara—who had arrived for the darśana of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, holding offerings in hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.98)

vrajadbhiḥ kṛṣṇavīkṣātha gopagopīkadambakaiḥ ..

> and with throngs of cowherds and gopīs going to see Kṛṣṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.99)

susaṃkulamahāmārgaṃ mumodālokya tanmuniḥ ..47..

> Beholding that great highway so crowded, the sage rejoiced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.100)

kṛṣṇamandiramāpā'tha sarvāścaryaṃ manoharam ..

> Then he reached Kṛṣṇa's temple, wonderful in every way and enchanting,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.101)

nandādivṛṣabhānvādigopasaudhālibhirvṛtam .. 48 ..

> surrounded by rows of palaces of cowherds such as Nanda and Vṛṣabhānu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.102)

caturdvāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirdurgaiḥ saparikhairyutam..

> having sixteen gates, moated fortresses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.103)

koṭigopavṛtaikaikadvārapālasurakṣitaiḥ .. 49 ..

> guarded by individual doorkeepers, each surrounded by a crore of cowherds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.104)

ratnastambhakapāṭeṣu dvārṣu svāgrasthiteṣu saḥ ..

> At the gates standing before him, with doors and pillars of jewels,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.105)

upaviṣṭānkrameṇaiva dvārapālāndadarśa ha ..2.9.16.50..

> he saw the doorkeepers seated in order:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.106)

vīrabhānuṃ candrabhānuṃ sūryabhānuṃ tṛtīyakam ..

> Vīrabhānu, Candrabhānu, Sūryabhānu the third,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.107)

vasubhānuṃ devabhānuṃ śakrabhānuṃ tataḥ param .. 51 ..

> Vasubhānu, Devabhānu, and next Śakrabhānu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.108)

ratnabhānuṃ supārśvaṃ ca viśālamṛṣabhaṃ tataḥ ..

> Ratnabhānu, Supārśva, and then Viśāla and Ṛṣabha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.109)

aṃśuṃ balaṃ ca subalaṃ devaprasthaṃ varūthapam .. 52 ..

> Aṃśu, Bala, Subala, Devaprastha, Varūthapa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.110)

śrīdāmānaṃ ca natvā'sau praviṣṭoṃtastadājñayā ..

> and Śrīdāman; having bowed to them, he entered inside by their permission,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.111)

mahācatuṣke vitate tejo'paśyanmahoccayam .. 53 ..

> and in an extensive grand courtyard he saw a supreme heap of light.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.16.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.16.112)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye golokavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ ..16..

> Thus ends the sixteenth chapter, entitled “Description of Goloka,” in the Śrīvāsudevamāhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.9.16.1) — English, machine translation

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