[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.9.1 # Skandapurana 2.9.1 Skandapurāṇa 2.9.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.9.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.1) śrīkṛṣṇāya namonamaḥ .. > Reverence, repeated reverence to Lord Kṛṣṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.2) .. atha śrīvāsudevamāhātmyaṃ prārabhyate .. > Now begins the glorious Vāsudevamāhātmya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.3) .. śaunaka uvāca .. .. > Śaunaka said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.4) jīvānāṃ śreyase saute bahudhā sādhanāni te .. > O Sauti, for the welfare of living beings, manifold spiritual means > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.5) dharmo jñānaṃ ca vairāgyaṃ yogādīnyuditāni naḥ .. 1 .. > such as dharma, knowledge, detachment, and yoga have been spoken by you to us. (1) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.6) itihāsairbahuvidhairvispaṣṭārthāni tāni ca .. > And their meanings have been made clear by diverse traditional narratives; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.7) sarvāṇyapi mahābuddhe śrutānyasmābhirādarāt .. 2 .. > all of them have indeed been respectfully heard by us, O \[sage\] of great intellect! (2) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.8) sarveṣāṃ manujānāṃ tu duṣkarāṇyeva tāni tu .. > Yet they are exceedingly difficult to practice for all humans, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.9) bāhulyāccāntarāyāṇāṃ tatsiddhirapi durllabhā .. 3 .. > and on account of the multitude of obstacles, success in them is rare indeed. (3) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.10) prayatnenāti mahatā puruṣaiddheṃryyaśālibhiḥ .. > Even when practiced with immense effort by men possessing fortitude, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.11) sādhitānyapi sidhyanti tāni kālena bhūyasā .. 4 .. > they are accomplished only after a very long time. (4) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.12) ato bhavāndvijātīnāmāśramāṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ .. > Therefore, for the twice-born and for all the stages of life, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.13) bravītu sukaropāyaṃ strīśūdrāderapīha naḥ .. 5 .. > and also here for women, śūdras, and others, please tell us an easy means, (5) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.14) kṛtena yenāpyalpena yena kenāpi dehinā .. > by which, even when performed slightly by any embodied soul whatsoever, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.15) antarāyairavihataṃ mahadeva phalaṃ bhavet .. 6 .. > a great fruit, unobstructed by obstacles, may come to pass. (6) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.16) mokṣasya sādhanaṃ tādṛksuvicāryya mahāmate .. > Having carefully deliberated upon such a means of liberation, O broad-minded one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.17) hitāya sarvajīvānāṃ kṛpayā vaktumarhasi .. 7 .. > you ought to declare it graciously for the benefit of all living beings. (7) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.18) prasādādbaladevasya vyāsasya janakasya ca .. > By the grace of Baladeva, Vyāsa, and Janaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.19) jānāsi sarvameva tvaṃ tanno brūhi bubhutsataḥ .. 8 .. > you know everything; so tell that to us who wish to know. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.20) sautiruvāca .. > Sauti said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.21) maharṣirapi sāvarṇirevameva hi śaunaka .. > O Śaunaka, the great seer Sāvarṇi, indeed in this very manner, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.22) vinītaḥ skandamaprākṣītpunaḥ śaṅkaranandanam .. 9 .. > having become humble, questioned Skanda again, the son of Śaṅkara. (9) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.23) sāvarṇiruvāca .. > Sāvarṇi said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.24) śrutā nānāvidhā dharmmāḥ sāṅkhyajñānaṃ ca naikadhā .. > Various religious duties have been heard, and Sāṅkhya knowledge in many forms, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.25) yogādīni tvaduktāni sādhanāni mayā guha .. 2.9.1.10 .. > as well as means such as yoga, which were spoken of by you, O Guha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.26) suduṣkarāṇi manye'haṃ tāni tvasmādṛśāṃ kila .. > I consider them very difficult to accomplish indeed for people like us; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.27) mahatāmapi cānyeṣāṃ kṛcchrasādhyāni vai cirāt .. 11 .. > even for other great beings, they are surely attainable only with difficulty after a long time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.28) ato varṇāśramavatāṃ śreyaskṛtsukaraṃ ca yat .. > Therefore, you ought now to tell me that highest means, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.29) sādhanaṃ tacchreṣṭhatamaṃ vaktumarhasi me'dhunā .. 12 .. > which brings welfare and is easy to perform for those belonging to the classes and stages of life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.30) sautiruvāca .. > Sauti said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.31) iti pṛṣṭo munīndreṇa tena jijñāsunā guhaḥ .. > Having been questioned in this way by that lord of sages, who was desirous of knowledge, Guha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.32) vāsudevaṃ hṛdi dhyāyankārttikeyaḥ sa ūcivān .. 13 .. > that Kārttikeya, meditating on Vāsudeva in his heart, spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.33) skanda uvāca .. śṛṇu brahmanpravakṣye'haṃ śrutaṃ pitṛmukhānmayā .. > Skanda said: Listen, O brahmin, I shall declare what was heard by me from the mouth of my father, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.34) sarveṣāmapi jīvānāṃ sukaraṃ mokṣasādhanam .. 14 .. > an easily performed means of liberation for all living beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.35) devatāprīṇanasamaṃ sveṣṭasiddhimabhīpsatām .. > Equal to pleasing the deity, for those desiring the achievement of their desired end, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.36) nāstyanyasādhanaṃ kiñcidvarṇāśramavatāmiha .. 15 .. > there is no other means whatsoever for those belonging to the classes and stages of life here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.37) apyalpaṃ sukṛtaṃ karmma devasaṃbandhataḥ kṛtam .. > Even a small virtuous deed performed in connection with God > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.38) phalaṃ dadāti nirvighnaṃ mahadeva hi tannṛṇām .. 16 .. > bestows a very great fruit without impediment to men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.39) daivaṃ pitryaṃ svadharmmaśca kāmyaṃ karmmāpi yacca tat .. > Work pertaining to the gods, to the ancestors, one's own duty, and whatever work is done with desire— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.40) devatāyāstu saṃbandhātsadyaḥ syādiṣṭasiddhidam .. 17 .. > through connection with the deity, it instantly grants the attainment of desired ends. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.41) sāṅkhyayoga virāgādi prāguktaṃ yacca duṣkaram .. > What was previously spoken of as difficult—Sāṅkhya, yoga, dispassion, and the like— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.42) tadapi syāddhi sukaramanenaivāśu siddhidam .. 18 .. > even that becomes easy and quickly yields perfection by this very means. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.43) devasyārādhanenaiva yataḥ siddhyati vāñchitam .. > Because whatever is desired is accomplished through the worship of God alone, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.44) ataḥ sarvairyyathāśakti prītyārādhyaḥ sa mānavaiḥ .. 19 .. > therefore, according to their ability, he should be worshipped with love by all human beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.45) sāvarṇiruvāca.. > Sāvarṇi said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.46) devā vahuvidhā proktāstvayā ṣaṇmukha me purā .. > Many kinds of gods were described by you previously, O Six-faced One, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.47) nānāvidhā varṇitāśca tadārādhanarītayaḥ..2.9.1.20.. > and diverse methods of worshipping them were described. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.48) tatphalāni ca sarvāṇi tvayoktāni pṛthakpṛthak .. > All their fruits were spoken of by you individually; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.49) svargādiprāptimukhyāni kālagrastāni tāni tu ..21.. > prominent among them is attainment of heaven and the like, yet they are seized by time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.50) nivṛttidharmmiṇāṃ brahmā hyupāsteryyogināṃ guha .. > From the worship of Brahmā, O Guha, for yogins following the path of cessation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.51) janādilokāptiphalaṃ dviparārddhāntanaśvaram..22.. > the fruit is the attainment of worlds such as Jana, yet it perishes at the end of two parārdhas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.52) duṣkarāṇīha saṃsādhya karmmāṇi purukṛcchrataḥ.. > Having accomplished difficult deeds here through great hardship, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.53) kṣayiṣṇuphalalābhaścettarhi kiṃ tadupārjanaiḥ..23.. > if the gain of the fruit is perishable, then what is the use of acquiring it? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.54) kālena nāśyate yeṣāṃ vapuḥ sthānabalādikam.. > The worship of those denizens of heaven whose body, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.55) teṣāṃ na rocate mahyamupāsā'tra divaukasām..24.. > status, power, and the like are destroyed by time does not please me here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.56) yaḥ svayaṃ nirbhayo'nyeṣāṃ bhayaharttā sanātanaḥ .. > Tell me, O Guha, of that God who is himself fearless, the remover of fear for others, eternal, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.57) nityadhāmā'kṣayaphalapradātā bhaktavatsalaḥ .. 25 .. > whose abode is imperishable, the giver of imperishable fruit, affectionate toward his devotees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.58) yasya prasādātsarveṣāṃ sarva eva manorathāḥ .. > by whose grace all desires whatsoever of all beings > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.59) siddhyeyuścāñjasaivā'tra taṃ devaṃ vada me guha .. 26 .. > would be accomplished straightforwardly here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.60) tadārādhanarītiṃ ca sukarāṃ śiṣṭasaṃmatām .. > And tell me in full detail that method of worshipping him which is easy > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.61) brūhi sarvāṃ viśeṣeṇa jijñāsāmīdamañjasā .. 27 .. > and approved by the wise; truly, I wish to know this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.62) sautiruvāca .. > Sauti said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.63) itthaṃ maharṣiṇā tena saṃpṛṣṭo bhagavānguhaḥ .. > Being thus questioned by that great seer, the Lord Guha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.64) suprasanna uvācedaṃ mānayaṃstamudāradhīḥ .. 28 .. > well-pleased and noble-minded, honouring him, said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.1.65) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye sāvarṇipraśno nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 1 .. > Thus ends the first chapter, named "The Question of Sāvarṇi," in the Vāsudevamāhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine 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