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# Skandapurana 2.9.22

Skandapurāṇa 2.9.22

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.9.22.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.1)

.. śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ..

> Glorious Nārāyaṇa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.2)

gṛhī bubhūṣurgurave dakṣiṇāṃ svasya śaktitaḥ ..

> Wishing to become a householder, he should give a fee (dakṣiṇā) to the teacher according to his means,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.3)

dattvā tadājñayaivā'sau samāvarttanamācaret .. 1 ..

> and only by his permission perform the rite of return from studentship (samāvartana).  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.4)

tataḥ kulocitāṃ yoṣāṃ vayasonāmarogiṇīm ..

> Then, according to rule, he should marry a woman suitable to his family, younger in age, free from disease,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.5)

pum̐llakṣaṇena rahitāmapāpāṃ vidhinodvahet .. 2 ..

> devoid of masculine characteristics, and free from sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.6)

svādhikārānusāreṇa kṛṣṇasaṃprītaye'nvaham ..

> According to his qualification, every day for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.7)

devarṣipitṛbhūtāni yajeta vidhinā tataḥ.. .. 3 ..

> he should then worship the gods, seers, ancestors, and living beings according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.8)

snānaṃ saṃdhyāṃ japaṃ homaṃ svādhyāyaṃ viṣṇupūjanam ..

> Bathing, the twilight devotions, recitation (japa), burnt offering (homa), self-study of the Veda (svādhyāya), the worship of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.9)

tarpaṇaṃ vaiśvadevaṃ ca kuryāccātithyamanvaham .. 4 ..

> water libation (tarpaṇa), the offering to all gods (vaiśvadeva), and hospitality to guests he should perform daily.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.10)

kuryātpuṇyaṃ yathāśakti nyāyārjitadhanena ca ..

> He should perform virtuous deeds according to his ability with wealth acquired by righteous means.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.11)

anāsaktaḥ poṣyavargaṃ puṣṇīyānna tu pīḍayet .. 5 ..

> Unattached, he should support those dependent upon him for maintenance, but never torment \[them\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.12)

dehaṃ ca daihikānvāsāvuddiśya paśuvatparaiḥ ..

> Because of the body or bodily relations, he should not, like a beast,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.13)

vairaṃ na kuryāddehādāvahantāṃ mamatāṃ tyajet ..6..

> bear enmity toward others; he should abandon the notion of 'I' and 'mine' with regard to the body and so forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.14)

kuryādbhāgavatānāṃ ca satāṃ saṃgamatandritaḥ ..

> Unwearied, he should keep company with the good, the devotees of the Lord (Bhāgavatas);  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.15)

na straiṇānāṃ vyasanināṃ saṃgaṃ kuryānna lobhinām ..7..

> he should not keep company with womanisers, the dissolute, or the greedy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.16)

kāmabhāvena nekṣeta parayoṣāṃ tu karhicit ..

> He should never look upon another man's wife with lustful intent;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.17)

śrāddhaparvavratāhādau nopeyācca svayoṣitam .. 8 ..

> nor should he approach his own wife on days of ancestral rites (śrāddha), sacred junctions (parvan), vows, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.18)

prāptopi puruṣaḥ sāṃkhye yoge ca paripakvatām..

> Even a man who has attained perfection in Sāṃkhya and Yoga  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.19)

putryā api prasaṃgena rahaḥsthāne tu muhyati .. 9 ..

> is bewildered in a secluded place by contact even with his own daughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.20)

ato mātrā bhaginyā vā duhitrāpi rahaḥsthale ..

> Therefore, a wise man should not sit together with his mother, sister, or daughter  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.21)

saha nāsīta matimānyuvatyā kimutā'nyayā .. 2.9.22.10 ..

> in a solitary place, \[if she is\] a young woman—how much less with any other woman?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.22)

amaṅgalānāṃ sarveṣāṃ vidhavā hyatyamaṃgalam ..

> Of all inauspicious things, a widow is indeed the most inauspicious;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.23)

taddarśanaṃ ca tatsparśo nṝṇāṃ sukṛtahṛttataḥ ..11..

> therefore, looking upon her and touching her robs men of their merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.24)

prayāṇakāle vidhavādarśanaṃ sanmukhe yadi ..

> If, at the time of departure on a journey, the sight of a widow occurs right in front,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.25)

syāttadā naiva gantavyamanyathā maraṇaṃ dhuvam .. 12 ..

> then one must not go; otherwise, death is certain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.26)

āśiṣo vidhavāstrīṇāṃ samāḥ kālāhiphūtkṛtaiḥ ..

> The blessings of widowed women are equal to the hissing of the serpent of death;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.27)

tataśca bibhiyāttābhyo rākṣasībhyo yathā gṛhī .. 13 ..

> hence, a householder should fear them as he would demonesses (rākṣasīs).  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.28)

madyaṃ māṃsaṃ mādakaṃ ca dyūtādīndūratastyajet ..

> He should shun liquor, meat, intoxicants, and gambling from afar;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.29)

na drohaṃ prāṇimātrasya kuryādvācāpi karhicit .. 14 ..

> he should never cause injury to any living being, even by speech.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.30)

avatāracaritrāṇi śṛṇuyādanvahaṃ hareḥ ..

> He should daily listen to the deeds of the incarnations of Hari;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.31)

sarvā api kriyāḥ kuryādvāsudevārthamāstikaḥ .. 15 ..

> faithful, he should perform all actions for the sake of Vāsudeva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.32)

ūrje māghe ca vaiśākhe cāturmāsye malimluce ..

> In the months of Ūrja (Kārttika), Māgha, and Vaiśākha, during the Cāturmāsya, and in an intercalary month (malimluca),  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.33)

anyeṣu puṇyakāleṣu viśeṣaniyamāṃścaret .. 16 ..

> as well as on other meritorious occasions, he should observe special observances.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.34)

puṇyadeśe puṇyakāle satpātre vidhinā gṛhī..

> In a sacred place, at an auspicious time, to a worthy recipient according to rule, a householder  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.35)

dadyāddānaṃ yathāśakti dayāṃ kurvīta jantuṣu .. 17 ..

> should give gifts according to his capacity, and show compassion toward living creatures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.36)

puṇyāndeśānpuṇyakālānpuṇyapātrāṇi cānagha ..

> O sinless one, I shall describe to you specifically the sacred places, auspicious times,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.37)

kathayāmi viśeṣeṇa dharmavṛddhikarāṇi te .. 18 ..

> and worthy recipients that increase righteousness (dharma).  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.38)

deśaḥ sarvottamastveṣa bhuvi yo madadhiṣṭhitaḥ ..

> The best of all regions on earth is that which is inhabited by Me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.39)

mahāmunigaṇā yatra tapasyanti mahāvratāḥ.. .. 19 ..

> where hosts of great sages of noble vows perform austerities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.40)

haritadbhaktamāhātmyāddeśānāmasti puṇyatā ..

> The sanctity of places arises from the greatness of Hari and His devotees:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.41)

gaṃgādvāraṃ madhupurī naimiṣāraṇyameva ca .. 2.9.22.20 ..

> Gaṅgādvāra, Madhupurī (Mathurā), and Naimiṣāraṇya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.42)

kurukṣetramayodhyā ca prayāgaśca gayāśiraḥ ..

> Kurukṣetra, Ayodhyā, Prayāga, and Gayāśiras;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.43)

purī vārāṇasī caiva puṇyaśca pulahāśramaḥ ..21 ..

> the city of Vārāṇasī, and the sacred Pulahāśrama;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.44)

kapilāśramaḥ śrīraṃgaḥ prabhāsaśca kuśasthalī ..

> Kapilāśrama, Śrīraṅga, Prabhāsa, and Kuśasthalī (Dvārakā);  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.45)

kṣetraṃ siddhapadākhyaṃ ca pauṣkaraṃ ca mahatsaraḥ .. 22 ..

> the sacred field named Siddhaprada, and the great lake Pauṣkara (Puṣkara);  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.46)

krīḍāsthānaṃ bhagavataḥ saśriyo raivatācalaḥ ..

> Mount Raivata, the sporting ground of the Blessed Lord with Śrī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.47)

tathā govarddhanagiriḥ puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam .. 23 ..

> likewise Mount Govardhana, and the sacred forest Vṛndāvana;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.48)

mahendramalayādyāśca saptāpi kulaparvatāḥ ..

> the seven principal mountain ranges, beginning with Mahendra and Malaya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.49)

bhāgīrathī mahāpuṇyā yamunā ca sarasvatī .. 24 ..

> the most holy Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā), the Yamunā, and the Sarasvatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.50)

godāvarī ca sarayūḥ kāverī gomatīmukhāḥ ..

> the holy major rivers and streams celebrated in the Purāṇas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.51)

purāṇaprathitāḥ puṇyā mahānadyo nadāstathā .. 25 ..

> headed by the Godāvarī, Sarayū, Kāverī, and Gomatī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.52)

mahotsavairbhavedyatra bhagavatpratimārcanam ..

> wherever the worship of the image of the Blessed Lord takes place with great festivals;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.53)

prabhorananyabhaktāśca bhaveyuryatrayatra ca .. 26 ..

> and wherever there are unswerving devotees of the Lord;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.54)

ahiṃsrāśca svadharmasthā yatra syurbrāhmaṇottamāḥ ..

> and wherever there are excellent brahmins who are non-violent and devoted to their own duty—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.55)

mṛgādyāḥ paśavo yatra vicareyuśca nirbhayāḥ .. 27 ..

> and where animals such as deer roam fearlessly. (27)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.56)

yatrayatrāvatārāśca harervāsaśca yatra vā ..

> Wherever are the descents of Hari, or wherever is his abode,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.57)

ete puṇyatamā deśā bhuvi santi viśeṣataḥ .. 28 ..

> these regions in particular are the most meritorious on earth. (28)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.58)

alpopyeṣu kṛto dharmaḥ syātsahasraguṇo nṛṇām ..

> Even a little virtue performed in these yields a thousandfold to men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.59)

puṇyavṛddhikarānkālāñchṛṇvatho vacmi nārada .. 29 ..

> Now listen, O Nārada: I shall tell the times that increase merit. (29)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.60)

ayane dve ca viṣuvaṃ grahaṇaṃ sūryasomayoḥ ..

> The two solstices, the equinox, an eclipse of the sun and moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.61)

dinakṣayo vyatīpātaḥ śravaṇarkṣāṇi sarvaśaḥ .. 2.9.22.30 ..

> the loss of a lunar day, a Vyatīpāta, and the Śravaṇa asterisms in all respects, (30)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.62)

dvādaśya ekādaśyaśca manvādyāśca yugādayaḥ ..

> the twelfth lunar days, the eleventh lunar days, the beginnings of the manvantaras, the beginnings of the yugas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.63)

puṇyāḥ syustithayaḥ sarvā amāvāsyā ca vaidhṛtiḥ .. 31 ..

> all these are meritorious lunar days, as well as the new moon and Vaidhṛti, (31)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.64)

māsarkṣayukpaurṇamāsyaścatasropyaṣṭakāstathā ..

> the full moons conjoined with the month’s asterism, the four Aṣṭakās likewise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.65)

svajanmarkṣāṇi ca harerjanmotsavadināni ca .. 32 ..

> the asterisms of one’s own birth, and the festival days of Hari’s appearance, (32)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.66)

svasya striyāścārbhakāṇāṃ saṃskārobhyudayastathā ..

> the life-cycle rites and celebrations of oneself, of \[one’s\] wife, and of \[one’s\] children,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.67)

satpātralabdhiśca yadā kālāḥ puṇyatamā ime .. 33 ..

> and whenever a worthy recipient is found: these are the most meritorious times. (33)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.68)

devapitṛdvijasatāmeṣāṃ śaktyā samarcanam ..

> The worship of the gods, ancestors, twice-born, and virtuous according to one’s capacity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.69)

snānadānajapādīni syuranantaphalāni hi .. 34 ..

> and ritual ablution, gifts, recitation, and so forth, indeed yield endless fruit. (34)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.70)

satpātraṃ tu svayaṃ sākṣādbhagavāneva nārada ..

> The worthy recipient in person, however, is the Blessed Lord Himself, O Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.71)

śākhānāmiva mūlāmbu yaddattaṃ sarvatuṣṭikṛt ..35..

> just as water given to the root satisfies all the branches. (35)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.72)

ahiṃsā vedavidyābhistuṣṭiḥ saddharmabhaktibhiḥ ..

> By non-violence, Vedic knowledge, contentment, right conduct, and devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.73)

hṛdi viṣṇuṃ dadhīranye te satpātrāṇi vai dvijāḥ .. 36 ..

> those twice-born who hold Viṣṇu in their hearts are indeed worthy recipients. (36)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.74)

ekāntikāśca bhagavadbhaktā baddhavimocakāḥ ..

> The single-minded devotees of the Blessed Lord, who release the bound—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.75)

satpātrāṇīti jānīhi yeṣvāste bhagavānsvayam .. 37 ..

> know that those in whom the Blessed Lord Himself resides are worthy recipients. (37)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.76)

āḍhyastu kārayedviṣṇormandirāṇi dṛḍhāni ca ..

> A wealthy man should cause firm temples of Viṣṇu to be built,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.77)

pūjāpravāhasiddhyarthaṃ tadvṛttīścāpi kārayet .. 38 ..

> and should also provide endowments for them to secure an ongoing stream of worship. (38)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.78)

jalāśayānvāṭikāśca viṣṇvarthamupakalpayet ..

> He should prepare water reservoirs and gardens for the sake of Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.79)

sadannaiḥ surasaiḥ sādhūnbrāhmaṇāṃścaiva tarpayet .. 39 ..

> and he should satisfy virtuous people and brahmins with wholesome, delicious food. (39)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.80)

ahiṃsānvaiṣṇavānyajñānkuryācchaktyā yathāvidhi ..

> He should perform non-violent Vaiṣṇava sacrifices according to his capacity and the rules,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.81)

vratajanmotsavānviṣṇoḥ saṃbhāreṇa ca bhūyasā .. 2.9.22.40 ..

> and observe the observances and appearance-festivals of Viṣṇu with abundant provisions. (40)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.82)

prauṣṭhapadāsitepakṣe kṣayāhe tīrthaparvasu ..

> In the dark fortnight of the month of Prauṣṭhapada, on the day of death, and on auspicious festival days at sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.83)

pitroḥ śrāddhaṃ prakurvīta tadbandhūnāṃ ca śaktitaḥ .. 41 ..

> he should diligently perform the śrāddha of his parents and of his relatives according to his capacity. (41)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.84)

daive karmaṇi pitrye ca bhaktānbhagavato dvijān ..

> In rituals for the gods and for the ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.85)

pūjayeta svadharmasthānbhojayedbhagavaddhiyā .. 42 ..

> he should worship twice-born devotees of the Blessed Lord who abide in their own duty, and feed them regarding them as the Blessed Lord. (42)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.86)

daive dvau bhojayedviprau trīṃśca pitrye yathāvidhi ..

> He should feed two brahmins in a rite for the gods and three in a rite for the ancestors according to the rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.87)

ekaikaṃ vobhayatrāpi naiva śrāddhe tu vistaret .. 43 ..

> or one in each case; he should certainly not expand \[the number\] in a śrāddha. (43)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.88)

deśakāladravyapātrapūjopakaraṇāni ca ..

> Place, time, offerings, recipients, and utensils for worship—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.89)

vistareṇa yathāśāstraṃ na syādeveti niścitam .. 44 ..

> it is certain that there would not be \[success\] through expansion according to the scriptures. (44)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.90)

na śrāddhe kvāpi māṃsaṃ tu dadyānnā'dyācca mānavaḥ ..

> A person should never offer meat in a śrāddha, nor should he eat it;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.91)

munyannaiḥ kṣīrasarpirbhyāṃ tṛpyanti pitaro bhṛśam .. 45 ..

> the ancestors are greatly pleased by ascetic food, milk, and clarified butter. (45)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.92)

ahiṃsā prāṇimātrasya manovāktanubhistu yā ..

> By that non-violence toward every living being through mind, speech, and body,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.93)

tayaiva pitaraḥ sarve tṛpyantyatidayālavaḥ .. 46 ..

> all the ancestors, being exceedingly compassionate, are satisfied. (46)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.94)

tasmātkusaṅgataḥ kvāpi śāstrahārdamabudhya ca ..

> Therefore, never through bad company nor through failing to understand the core meaning of scripture,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.95)

śrāddhe māṃsaṃ naiva dadyādvāsudevaparaḥ pumān .. 47 ..

> should a man devoted to Vāsudeva give meat in a śrāddha. (47)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.96)

vratāni kuryādviṣṇośca brahmacaryādibhiryamaiḥ ..

> He should perform the observances of Viṣṇu along with the restraints such as celibacy;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.97)

sahaiva tatparo nānyatkāryaṃ kuyācca taddine .. 48 ..

> intent solely on that, he should not perform any other business on that day. (48)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.98)

svasaṃbandhijanānāṃ cāpyāśaucaṃ janināśayoḥ ..

> He should observe the impurity of his own relatives upon birth and death according to the scripture,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.99)

yathāśāstraṃ pālayeta grahaṇe cārkacandrayoḥ .. 49 ..

> and likewise at an eclipse of the sun and the moon. (49)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.100)

vyāvahārikakāryāṇāṃ vivāde nirṇayepi ca ..

> In a dispute over worldly matters and in deciding them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.101)

gṛhītarāstyāgino ye te na kāryā na cādhavāḥ .. 2.9.22.50 ..

> those who have abandoned the householder's stage must not be employed, nor vile persons. (50)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.102)

yatraite syurnna tatkāryaṃ sidhyetkvāpi dvijottama ..

> Where these are present, that business would never succeed anywhere, O best of the twice-born;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.103)

sarvasvanāśastatra syādityevaṃ tvasti nirṇayaḥ .. 51 ..

> the loss of all one’s property would happen there—such is the settled conclusion. (51)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.104)

dharmā ete gṛhasthānāṃ mayā saṃkṣepatoditāḥ ..

> These duties of householders have been declared briefly by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.105)

yadanuṣṭhānato nṝṇāṃ syātsveṣṭasukhamakṣayam .. 52 ..

> by whose practice there will be inexhaustible, desired happiness for men. (52)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.106)

śilādijīvikāvṛttibhedena gṛhiṇo dvijāḥ ..

> Twice-born householders are celebrated as being of four kinds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.107)

caturvidhāḥ prakīrtyante tattannāmnā ca nārada .. 53 ..

> according to the distinction of means of livelihood such as gleaning, each with its name, O Nārada. (53)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.108)

strīṇāmatha pravakṣyāmi dharmānrdharmavatāṃ vara ..

> Next, I shall declare the duties of women, O best of the virtuous,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.109)

yeṣu sthitāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ prāpnuvantīpsitaṃ sukham .. 54 ..

> remaining steadfast in which all women attain their desired happiness. (54)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.110)

suvāsinībhirnnārībhiḥ svapatirdevavatsadā ..

> By married women whose husbands are living, one’s own husband should always be served  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.111)

sevanīyo'nuvarttyaśca jaranrugṇo'dhanopi vā .. 55 ..

> and complied with like a god, even if he is old, diseased, or destitute. (55)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.112)

tadbandhavaścānuvartyāḥ sevanena yathocitam ..

> His relatives should also be complied with through appropriate service;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.113)

ujjvalāni vidheyāni gṛhopakaraṇāni ca .. 56 ..

> and the household utensils should be kept bright and clean. (56)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.114)

gṛhaṃ mārjanasekādyaiḥ svacchaṃ kāryaṃ dinedine ..

> The house should be made clean day after day with sweeping, sprinkling, and so forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.115)

priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ stheyaṃ śucitayā sadā .. 57 ..

> Pleasant and truthful words should be spoken, and one should always remain pure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.116)

cāñcalyamatilobhaśca krodhaḥ steyaṃ ca hiṃsanam ..

> Fickleness, excessive greed, anger, theft, violence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.117)

adhārmikāṇāṃ saṅgaśca varjyaḥ strīṇāṃ tathā nṛṇām .. 58 ..

> and the company of unrighteous people are to be avoided by women as well as by men. // 58  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.118)

bhavitavyaṃ tatparābhirddharmakāryeṣu sarvadā ..

> They should always be devoted to religious duties;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.119)

tyaktvauddhatyaṃ vinītābhiḥ stheyaṃ jitvendriyāṇi ca .. 59 ..

> having abandoned arrogance, they should remain humble and with senses conquered. // 59  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.120)

pātivratye sthitābhiśca dharme tābhī ramāpateḥ ..

> Established in the virtue of devotion to their husbands, they  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.121)

bhaktiḥ kāryā svatantrābhirbhavitavyaṃ na kutracit .. 2.9.22.60 ..

> should practice devotion to the Lord of Ramā; they should never act independently. // 2.9.22.60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.122)

vidhavā tu sadā viṣṇuṃ seveta patibhāvataḥ ..

> A widow, however, should constantly serve Viṣṇu with the attitude \[held toward\] a husband.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.123)

kāmasaṃbandhinīrvārttā na śṛṇvīta na kīrtayet.. 61 ..

> She should not listen to nor speak words connected with desire. // 61  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.124)

āsannasaṃbandhavato vinānyānpuruṣānkvacit ..

> Except for close relatives, she should never,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.125)

anāpadi spṛśennaiva paśyennaiva ca kāmataḥ .. 62 ..

> except in an emergency, touch other men, nor look \[at them\] lustfully. // 62  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.126)

stanapasya tu nuḥ sparśādvṛddhasya ca na duṣyati ..

> A husbandless woman incur no fault from the touch of an infant boy or of an old man,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.127)

kārya āvaśyake tābhyāṃ bhāṣaṇe ca vibhartṛkā .. 63 ..

> or from speaking with them in necessary affairs. // 63  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.128)

vyāvahārikakārye ca vivādamadhikaṃ naraiḥ ..

> In worldly matters, she should not engage in excessive dispute  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.129)

na kurvītāvaśyakārye tairbhāṣeta vinā rahaḥ .. 64 ..

> with men; in necessary business, she may speak with them, but not in secret. // 64  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.130)

nekṣeta midhunībhūtaṃ budyā paśvādyapi kvacit ..

> She should never intentionally look upon even animals engaged in mating.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.131)

tyajecca sakalānbhogānsyātsakṛnmitabhuktathā .. 65 ..

> She should renounce all pleasures, eat only once \[a day\], and eat moderately. // 65  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.132)

sadhātusūkṣmavāsāṃsi nālaṃkārāṃśca dhārayet ..

> She should not wear metallic or fine garments, nor ornaments;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.133)

na divā śayanaṃ kuryānna khaṭvāyāmanāpadi .. 66 ..

> she should not sleep during the day, nor on a cot, except in times of calamity. // 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.134)

tāmbūlabhakṣaṇaṃ naiva kuryānnābhyaṅgamañjanam ..

> She must not chew betel, nor use unguents or collyrium;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.135)

pumprasaṃgācca bibhiyātkṛṣṇāheriva nityadā .. 67 ..

> and she should constantly fear contact with men as if with a black serpent. // 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.136)

samīkṣya puruṣaṃ nārī yā na mohamupāvrajet ..

> A woman who does not become infatuated upon seeing a man—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.137)

tādṛśī tu vinā lakṣmīmekāṃ nānyāsti kutracit .. 68 ..

> such a woman does not exist anywhere, except for Lakṣmī alone. // 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.138)

dharmaniṣṭhā tato nārī svaniḥśreyasamicchatī ..

> Therefore, a woman steadfast in righteousness and desiring her own highest good  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.139)

nekṣeta puruṣākāraṃ buddhipūrvaṃ ca na spṛśet .. 69 ..

> should not gaze at the male form, nor intentionally touch it. // 69  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.140)

kṛcchracāndrāyaṇādīni nairantaryeṇa bhaktitaḥ ..

> She should continually perform religious observances out of devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.141)

vratāni kuryācca sadā bhavenniyamatatparā .. 2.9.22.70 ..

> such as kṛcchra and cāndrāyaṇa penances, and always be dedicated to self-restraint. // 2.9.22.70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.142)

pitrā putrādinā vāpi taruṇī taruṇena ca ..

> Even with her father or son, a young woman  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.143)

saha tiṣṭhenna rahasi kusaṅgaṃ sarvathā tyajet .. 71 ..

> should not remain in secret with a young man; she must completely avoid bad company. // 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.144)

sadhavā vidhavā vā strī svarajodarśanaṃ kvacit ..

> A woman, whether married or a widow, should never conceal the appearance of her menses;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.145)

na gopayettrirātraṃ tu manuṣyādīṃśca na spṛśet .. 72 ..

> for three nights she should not touch human beings and others. // 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.146)

prathame'hani caṇḍālī dvitīye brahmaghātinī ..

> On the first day she is declared to be a caṇḍālī, on the second a slayer of a brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.147)

tṛtīye rajakī proktā sā caturthe'hni śuddhyati .. 73 ..

> and on the third a washerwoman; she becomes pure on the fourth day. // 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.148)

iti strīṇāṃ mayā dharmāḥ saṃkṣepātkathitāstava ..

> Thus the duties of women have been briefly related to you by me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.149)

yuktā yairyoṣito yāyurihāmutra mahatsukham .. 74 ..

> endowed with which women attain great happiness both here and in the hereafter. // 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.22.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.22.150)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye gṛhasthadharmanirūpaṇaṃ nāma dvāviṃśodhyāyaḥ..22..

> Thus ends the twenty-second chapter, titled 'Delineation of the Duties of the Householder', in the Śrīvāsudevamāhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. // 22  
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- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.9.22.1) — English, machine translation

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