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# Skandapurana 2.9.17

Skandapurāṇa 2.9.17

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.9.17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.1)

.. skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.2)

tattvekakālasaṃbhūtakoṭikoṭyarkasannibham ..

> Resembling crores upon crores of suns arisen at one time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.3)

sa vyacaṣṭa mahattejo divyaṃ sitataraṃ mune ..1..

> he beheld that great light, divine and dazzlingly white, O sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.4)

diśaśca vidiśaḥ sarvā ūrddhvādho vyāpnuvacca yat..

> pervading all cardinal and intermediate directions, above and below;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.5)

akṣaraṃ brahma kathitaṃ saccidānandalakṣaṇam .. 2 ..

> it is declared to be the imperishable Brahman, characterized by being, consciousness, and bliss,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.6)

prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ cobhau tatkāryāṇyapi sarvaśaḥ ..

> which completely pervades both Prakṛti and Puruṣa and their effects;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.7)

vyāptaṃ yadyogasaṃsiddhāḥ ṣaṭcakrāṇi nijāntare ..

> having crossed beyond the six cakras within themselves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.8)

vyatītya mūrdhni paśyanti vāsudevaprasādataḥ .. 3 ..

> those perfected in yoga behold it at the crown of the head by the grace of Vāsudeva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.9)

yadbhāsā bhāsitaḥ sūryo vahnirinduśca tārakāḥ ..

> Illumined by its light, the sun, fire, moon, and stars  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.10)

bhāsayanti jagatsarvaṃ svaprakāśaṃ tathāmṛtam .. 4 ..

> illuminate the entire world; it is self-luminous and immortal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.11)

yadbrahmapuramityāhurbhagavaddhāma sātvatāḥ ..

> This the Sātvatas call Brahmapura, the abode of the Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.12)

yasyāntikeṣu paritastiṣṭhantyarcakakoṭayaḥ .. 5 ..

> in the vicinity of which, all around, stand crores of worshippers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.13)

brahmaśaṃkara vṛndāni hyuparyupari saṃbhramāt ..

> and hosts of Brahmās and Śaṃkaras with offerings in hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.14)

patanti balihastāni gopagopīvrajāśca yat .. 6 ..

> and throngs of cowherds and gopīs fall \[in prostration\] one upon another in agitation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.15)

kṛṣṇasyānugraho yasminsa tejasi tamīkṣate ..

> He upon whom is Kṛṣṇa's grace beholds Him within that light;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.16)

kevalaṃ teja evānye paśyanti na tu taṃ mune .. 7 ..

> others see only the light, O sage, and not Him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.17)

tasmindadarśādbhutadivyamandiraṃ vicitraratnendramayaṃ manojñam ..

> Within it he beheld a wondrous divine temple, delightful and composed of various supreme gems,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.18)

ratnojjvalastambhasahasrakāntaṃ mahāsabhā maṇḍapadarśanīyam .. 8 ..

> lovely with thousands of columns gleaming with gems, and an assembly hall magnificent to behold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.19)

saudhālibhirbhūribhirujjvalābhiḥ svopāsakānāṃ parito virājitam ..

> adorned all around with numerous radiant rows of mansions of His worshippers—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.20)

vicitrasūkṣmāmbararatnabhūṣāvibhūṣitānāṃ hi nṛṇāṃ ca yoṣitām .. 9 ..

> men and women adorned with splendid, fine garments and jewel ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.21)

siṃhāsanaṃ tatra maṇīndrasārai ratnendrasāraiśca vinirmitaṃ saḥ ..

> There the sage, with immense joy, beheld a divine throne  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.22)

āścaryakṛnprekṣakamānasānāṃ divya muniḥ praikṣata bhūriharṣaḥ ..2.9.17.10..

> fashioned from the essences of best gems and jewels, causing wonder to the minds of onlookers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.23)

tatrā'tha kṛṣṇaṃ bhagavantamaikṣannārāyaṇaṃ nirguṇamāsthitaṃ saḥ ..

> There he then saw Lord Kṛṣṇa, Nārāyaṇa, seated beyond the guṇas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.24)

sarvajñamīśaṃ puruṣottamaṃ ca yaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca vadanti sātvatāḥ .. 11 ..

> all-knowing, the Lord, Puruṣottama, whom the Sātvatas call Vāsudeva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.25)

yaṃ kecidāhuḥ paramātmasaṃjñaṃ kecitparaṃ brahma parātparaṃ ca ..

> whom some call the Paramātman, some the Supreme Brahman higher than the highest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.26)

brahmeti kecidbhagavantameke viṣṇuṃ ca bhaktāḥ parameśvaraṃ ca..12..

> whom some call Brahman, others Bhagavān, and devotees Viṣṇu and the Supreme Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.27)

kandarpasāhasramanoharāṅgaṃ sadā kiśoraṃ karuṇānidhānam ..

> whose limbs are more enchanting than thousands of Kāmadevas, who is ever youthful, an ocean of compassion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.28)

atipraśāṃtākṛtidarśanīyaṃ kṣarākṣarebhyaśca paraṃ svatantram .. 13 ..

> lovely to behold with an exceedingly peaceful form, beyond both the perishable and the imperishable, self-dependent,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.29)

naikāṇḍasargasthitināśalīlāvidhāyakāpāṃganirīkṣaṇaṃ ca ..

> whose sidelong glances effect the playful creation, preservation, and destruction of many a world-egg,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.30)

anekakoṭyaṇḍamahādhirājaṃ viśvaikavandyaṃ naṭavaryaveṣam .. 14 ..

> the great sovereign over countless millions of world-eggs, alone praised by the universe, dressed in the guise of an exquisite dancer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.31)

anarghyadivyottamapītavāsasamanekasadratnavibhūṣaṇāḍhyam ..

> wearing priceless, divine, superior yellow garments, richly adorned with ornaments of many fine jewels,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.32)

navīnajīmūtasamānavarṇaṃ karṇollasatsanmakarābhakuṇḍalam .. 15 ..

> having a complexion resembling a fresh raincloud, with fine makara-shaped earrings glittering at his ears,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.33)

nijāṃganiryatsitabhūritejaścayāvṛtatvātsitavarṇamuktam ..

> said to be white-complexioned because he is enveloped in an abundant white radiance issuing from his own limbs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.34)

sadratnasārojjvalasatkirīṭaṃ śaratsarojacchadacārunetram .. 16 ..

> wearing a splendid crown radiant with choice jewels, with handsome eyes like the petals of an autumn lotus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.35)

sugandhisaccandanacarcitāṃgaṃ śrīvatsalakṣmāṅkitahṛtkapāṭam ..

> his body smeared with fragrant, excellent sandalwood paste, his broad chest marked with the sign of the Śrīvatsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.36)

ninādayantaṃ madhuraṃ ca veṇuṃ kṛtvā mukhāgrembujacārudorbhyām .. 17..

> sounding a sweet flute held before his mouth with his lotus-like handsome arms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.37)

jayāsuśīlālalitāmukhānāṃ vṛndaiḥ sakhīnāṃ saha rādhayā ca ..

> worshiped by groups of female companions headed by Jayā, Suśīlā, and Lalitā, along with Rādhā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.38)

samarcyamānaṃ ramayā ca bhāmā kalindajā jāmbavatīmukhānām ..18..

> and by Ramā, Satyabhāmā, Kālindī, Jāmbavatī, and the other foremost women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.39)

dharmeṇa vedairakhilairbhagaiśca jñānādibhiḥ saṃyatapāṇiyugmaiḥ ..

> attended upon by Dharma, by all the Vedas, by the opulences, and by knowledge and the other virtues with folded hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.40)

niṣevyamāṇaṃ ca sudarśanādyairnijāyudhairmūrtidharairanekaiḥ .. 19 ..

> and by his many personal weapons taking embodied form, headed by Sudarśana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.41)

masāramāṇikyasuvarṇavarṇaiḥ sitaiśca kaiścinnijapārṣadāgryaiḥ ..

> worshiped by the foremost of his own attendants, some having the color of sapphires, rubies, and gold, and some white,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.42)

upāsitaṃ cakragadābjaśaṅkhalasadbhujairnandasunandamukhyaiḥ .. 2.9.17.20 ..

> headed by Nanda and Sunanda, whose arms gleam with discus, mace, lotus, and conch,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.43)

śrīdāmamukhyairatha gopaveṣairbhaktyāvanamrairdvibhujairanekaiḥ ..

> attended upon by many two-armed attendants headed by Śrīdāman, in the dress of cowherds, bowing low with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.44)

upāsyamānaṃ garuḍena cāgrato vibhūtibhiścāṣṭabhirānatābhiḥ .. 21 ..

> and by Garuḍa in front, and by the eight bow-bent Opulences,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.45)

mūrtyā ca śāntyā dayayā ca sevitaṃ puṣṭyā ca tuṣṭyā hyatha medhayā ca ..

> served by Mūrti, Śānti, Dayā, Puṣṭi, Tuṣṭi, and Medhā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.46)

śraddhākriyā hyunnatibhiśca maitryā tathā titikṣāsmṛtibuddhibhiśca .. 22 ..

> and indeed by Śraddhā, Kriyā, Unnati, Maitrī, as well as Titikṣā, Smṛti, and Buddhi.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.47)

dṛṣṭvā tamatyadbhutadivyamūrtti tadrūpasaurabhyahṛtākhilendriyaḥ ..

> Having beheld that most wondrous divine form, his senses completely captivated by its beauty and fragrance, / with sight obstructed by tears of bliss and his hair standing on end in love, he became filled with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.48)

ānandavāripratiruddhadṛṣṭiḥ premṇorddhvaromā sukhasaṃbhṛto'bhūt .. 23 ..

> With his sight blocked by tears of joy, his hair standing on end with love, he was filled with bliss.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.49)

daṇḍavattaṃ namaskṛtya nāradaḥ premavihvalaḥ ..

> Bowing to him like a staff, Nārada, overcome with love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.50)

baddhāñjalipuṭastasthau vīkṣamāṇastadānanam .. 24 ..

> stood with hands folded in reverence, gazing upon his face.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.51)

taṃ mānayāmāsa hariḥ pṛṣṭvā svāgatamādarāt ..

> Hari honored him, having respectfully inquired after his welfare—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.52)

bhaktamekāntikaṃ svasya svenaiva ca didṛkṣitam .. 25 ..

> the sage who was his exclusive devotee, whom he himself had wished to see.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.53)

bhagavadvākyapīyūṣāsvādaprāptātmasaṃsmṛtiḥ ..

> Having regained his composure through tasting the nectar of the Lord's words,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.54)

taddarśanamahānando bhaktyā tuṣṭāva taṃ muniḥ .. 26 ..

> the sage, filled with the great bliss of beholding him, praised him with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.55)

nārada uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.17.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.56)

jaya śrīkṛṣṇa bhagavannārāyaṇa jagatprabho ..

> Victory to you, O Lord Kṛṣṇa, O Nārāyaṇa, O Lord of the universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.57)

vāsudevā'khilāvāsa sadaikāntikavallabha .. 27 ..

> O Vāsudeva, abode of all, ever beloved to exclusive devotees!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.58)

apyāścaryārcanīyāṅghre rādhikākamalādibhiḥ ..

> You whose wondrous feet are worshiped by Rādhikā, Kamalā, and the rest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.59)

tvamevātyantikaṃ śreyo'bhīpsatāṃ paramā gatiḥ .. 28 ..

> are indeed the supreme goal for those who seek ultimate good.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.60)

nityānāmātmanāṃ nitya ātmā cetanacetanaḥ ..

> You are the eternal Self of eternal souls, the conscious animating the conscious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.61)

kṣarākṣarebhyaśca parastvaṃ brahma paramaṃ hare .. 29 ..

> Higher than both the perishable and the imperishable, you are supreme Brahman, O Hari!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.62)

yathā viśuddhiḥ siddhiśca bhaktyā paramayā tava ..

> Just as purity and perfection come through supreme devotion to you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.63)

tathā na syānnṛṇāmanyaiḥ sādhanaistapa ādibhiḥ .. 2.9.17.30 ..

> it cannot be so for men through other means such as austerity and the rest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.64)

tvadaṅghridivyajyotsnaikā mumukṣūṇāṃ hṛdi sthitam ..

> The single divine moonlight of your feet, abiding in the hearts of seekers of liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.65)

mahatsantamasaṃhartuṃ sadyaḥ śaktāsti satpate .. 31 ..

> is capable of immediately dispelling thick darkness, O Lord of the righteous!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.66)

sarvairvedaistvamevejya upāsyo jñeya eva ca ..

> You alone are to be worshiped, meditated upon, and known through all the Vedas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.67)

nirūpitosi bhagavansarvakāraṇakāraṇam .. 32 ..

> you are established, O Lord, as the Cause of all causes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.68)

ekaikasminromakūpe yattavāsti sitaṃ mahaḥ ..

> The white radiance that exists in each single pore of your skin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.69)

śāntamānaṃdarūpaṃ ca tatkoṭīnduprabhādhikam .. 33 ..

> tranquil and consisting of bliss, surpasses the light of ten million moons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.70)

asmiṃstvamakṣare dhāmni nirguṇe'mṛtasañjñake ..

> In this imperishable abode, free from qualities, named the immortal,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.71)

mahaḥpuñje sadaivāsse nirguṇaḥ puruṣottamaḥ .. 34 ..

> in this mass of radiance, you ever reside beyond the qualities as the Supreme Person.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.72)

brahmāṇḍabhayadātkālānmāyāyāśca mahābhayāt ..

> From Time, which brings fear to the universe, and from the great terror of Māyā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.73)

muktā bhaktā bhavantyeva tvadīyopāsanābalāt .. 35 ..

> devotees are indeed liberated by the strength of worshiping you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.74)

taṃ tvāmahamupetosmi śaraṇaṃ jagadīśvaram ..

> To you, the Lord of the universe, I have come for refuge,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.75)

sarvātmānaṃ vibhuṃ brahma mahāpuruṣamacyutam .. 36 ..

> to the Self of all, the all-pervading Brahman, the Great Person, the Infallible One.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.76)

yathā tvaccaraṇāmbhoje bhaktirme niścalā sadā ..

> In such a way that my devotion to your lotus feet remains always unwavering,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.77)

bhavettathaiva deveśa karttumarhasyanugraham .. 37 ..

> be pleased to grant your grace, O Lord of gods!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.78)

.. skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.17.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.79)

itthaṃ devarṣiṇā bhaktyā saṃstutaḥ parameśvaraḥ ..

> Having been thus praised with devotion by the celestial seer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.80)

tamāhānandayanvācā sudhāsaṃmitayā munim .. 38 ..

> the Supreme Lord spoke to the sage, delighting him with speech like nectar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.17.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.17.81)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye śrīvāsudevadarśanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 17 ..

> Thus ends the seventeenth chapter, titled 'The Vision of Lord Vāsudeva', in the Vāsudevamāhātmya of the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.9.17.1) — English, machine translation

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