[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) › 2.9.4 # Skandapurana 2.9.4 Skandapurāṇa 2.9.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.9.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.1) .. skanda uvāca .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.2) sa evamuktotmavidāṃ variṣṭho nārāyaṇenottamapūruṣeṇa .. > He, the best of those who know the Self, addressed in this way by Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Person, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.3) jagāda vākyaṃ jagatāṃ gariṣṭhaṃ tamacyutaṃ lokahitādhivāsam .. 1 .. > spoke a word to that Acyuta, the greatest in all the worlds, the dwelling-place of the world's welfare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.4) nārada uvāca .. > Nārada said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.5) śrutaṃ mayā deva samaṃ tvayoktamṛṣyākṛticchāditabhūridhāmnā .. > "O God, all that you have spoken has been heard by me, whose vast glory is concealed by the form of a seer; / I know in my heart, O Lord, that all of this is only the play of the Lord of All. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.6) tavaiva līlā sakaleyamīśa sarveśvarasyeti vidāmi citte .. 2 .. > I know in my heart, O Lord, that this entire universe is merely your divine play, the Sovereign Lord of All. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.7) tvaddarśanenaiva hi pūrṇakāmo bhavāmi bhūmansvahṛdīpsitena .. > By your darśana alone, O Infinite One, my desire is fulfilled, as sought in my heart; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.8) tathāpyahaṃ tattava pūrvarūpaṃ prabho didṛkṣāmi hi kautukaṃ me .. 3 .. > even so, O Lord, I wish to see that primordial form of yours; great is my curiosity." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.9) śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca .. > Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.10) na tatsvarūpaṃ mama dānayajñayogaiśca vaidestapasāpi dṛśyam .. > "That essential form of mine cannot be seen by charitable gifts, sacrifices, yogic practices, Vedic rites, or even by austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.11) ekāntikairbhaktavaraistu bhaktyā hyananyayā nārada dṛśyate tat .. 4 .. > It is seen, O Nārada, by the best of devotees who are single-minded, through unswerving devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.12) bhaktistava tvasti mayi hyananyā jñānaṃ ca vairāgyayutaṃ svadharmaḥ .. > Your devotion to me is indeed unswerving, accompanied by knowledge, detachment, and adherence to your own duty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.13) ataśca taddarśanamāpsyasi tvaṃ sureśvarādyairapi yaddurāpam .. 5 .. > Therefore, you shall obtain that darśana, which is difficult to attain even for the chiefs of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.14) tvadīyabhaktyā'titarā prasannastvājñāpayāmyadya tadīkṣaṇāya .. > Being exceedingly pleased by your devotion, I now bid you to behold it: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.15) sitāntarīpaṃ vraja tatra te'yaṃ manorathaḥ setsyati vipravarya .. 6 .. > go to the White Island; there this desire of yours will be accomplished, O best of brahmins." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.16) skanda uvāca .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.17) śrutveti vācaṃ parameṣṭhiputraḥ sopyarccayitvā tamṛṣiṃ purāṇam .. > Having heard this speech, he, the son of Brahmā, worshiped that ancient seer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.18) khamutpapātottamayogayuktastatodhimerau sahasā nipete .. 7 .. > soared into the sky equipped with excellent yoga, and then suddenly descended upon Meru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.19) tasyāvatasthe ca munirmuhūrttamekāntamāsādya gireḥ sa śṛṃge .. > The sage paused there for a moment after reaching a solitary peak on the mountain; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.20) ālokayannuttarapaścimena dadarśa cātyadbhutamantarīpam .. 8 .. > looking toward the north-west, he beheld an exceedingly wondrous island. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.21) kṣīrodadheruttarato hi dvīpaḥ śvetaḥ sa nāmnā prathito viśālaḥ .. > To the north of the Ocean of Milk lies that vast island famed by the name Śveta, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.22) dedīpyamāno vitatena sarvato jyotiścayenātisi tena nityam .. 9 .. > continually blazing forth all around with an extensive mass of intensely white light; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.23) āmrairanekairasanairaśokairāmrātakairnimbakadambanīpaiḥ .. > with numerous mangoes, asanas, aśokas, āmrātakas, nimba, kadamba, and nīpa trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.24) bilvairmadhūkaiḥ suradārubhiśca plakṣairvaṭaiḥ kiṃśukacandanaiśca .. 2.9.4.10 .. > with bilvas, madhūkas, divine trees, plakṣas, banyans, kiṃśukas, and sandal trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.25) sarjjaiśca śālaiḥ panasaistamālairmunidrumaiḥ ketakacampakaiśca .. > with sarjas, śālas, jackfruits, tamālas, sage-trees, ketakas, and campakas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.26) kundaiśca jātīsuramallikābhidrumairvṛtaḥ puṣpaphalāvanamraiḥ .. 11 .. > and with kundas, jātīs, and divine mallikās—trees bent under the weight of fruits and flowers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.27) kalpadrumāṇāṃ bahubhiśca vṛndaiḥ suvarṇarambhākramukālibhiśca .. > with many groves of wish-fulfilling trees, and rows of golden plantains and betel-nut palms, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.28) mahadbhirudyānavarairanekaiḥ saritsarobhirvikacāmbujaiśca .. > with numerous vast and splendid gardens, and rivers and lakes adorned with blossoming lotuses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.29) haṃsādibhiḥ pakṣivaraiḥ suśabdairgaṇairmṛgāṇāṃ ruciraiścaladbhiḥ .. 12 .. > with excellent birds such as swans producing sweet sounds, and beautiful moving herds of deer. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.30) sarvepi jīvāḥ kila yatra muktā vasanti ca sthāvarajaṅgamāśca .. > where indeed all living beings, both stationary and moving, dwell liberated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.31) taṃ vīkṣamāṇena ca tena dṛṣṭā bhaktottamāḥ śrīpuruṣottamasya .. 13 .. > Looking around, he saw the foremost devotees of glorious Puruṣottama, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.32) atīndriyā nirgatasarvapāpā niṣyandahīnāśca sugandhinaśca .. > beyond the senses, freed from all sin, devoid of bodily discharges, and fragrant, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.33) dvibāhavaḥ kepi caturbhujāśca śvetāśca kecinnavanīradābhāḥ.. .. 14 .. > some two-armed and some four-armed, some white and some shining like fresh rainclouds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.34) padmacchadākṣāḥ samamānagātrāḥ surūpadivyāvayavāḥ susārāḥ .. > with eyes like lotus petals, bodies of balanced proportions, handsome and divine limbs, extremely solid, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.35) vikīrṇakeśāśca sadā kiśorā sadbhiśca cihnairnnikhilairupetāḥ .. 15 .. > with flowing hair, ever youthful, endowed with all auspicious marks, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.36) sarojarekhāṅkitapāṇipādāḥ ṣaḍūrmihīnā mihirātitejasaḥ .. > their hands and feet marked with lotus lines, free from the six waves \[of mortal suffering\], radiant beyond the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.37) sitāṃśukā dhyānaparāśca saumyāḥ kālopi yebhyo bhayameti nityam.. 16 .. > dressed in white garments, absorbed in meditation, gentle, and of whom even Time is constantly afraid. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.38) sāvarṇiruvāca .. > Sāvarṇi said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.39) atīndriyā nirātaṅkā aniṣyandāḥ sugandhinaḥ .. ke te narāḥ kathaṃ jātāstādṛśāḥ kā ca tadgatiḥ .. 17 .. > Beyond the senses, free from distress, without bodily discharges, fragrant— / who are those men, how were such beings born, and what is their destination? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.40) śvetadvīpaḥ payombhodhau varttate hi dharātale .. tadvāsināmapi kathaṃ proktā'tīndriyatā tvayā ..18.. > Śvetadvīpa is situated in the ocean of milk upon the surface of the earth; / how then has transcending the senses been spoken of by you even for its dwellers? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.41) ye brahmaṇyakṣare dhāmni saccidānandarūpiṇi.. sthitāḥ syuścinmayā muktāste tathā syurnnahītare .. 19 .. > Those liberated ones of pure consciousness who abide in the imperishable abode of Brahman, / which consists of being, consciousness, and bliss—they may be so, but surely not others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.42) etaṃ me saṃśayaṃ chindhi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me .. tvaṃ hi sarvakathābhijñastatastvāmāśritosmayaham .. 2.9.4.20 .. > Sever this doubt of mine, for my curiosity is great; / you are indeed knowledgeable in all tales, and therefore I have taken refuge in you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.43) skanda uvāca .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.44) ekāntopāsanenaiva prākkalpeṣu ramāpateḥ .. ye brahmabhāvaṃ saṃprāptā ajarāmaratāṃ gatāḥ .. 21 .. > By exclusive devotion alone to the Lord of Ramā in previous kalpas, / those who attained the state of Brahman and reached agelessness and immortality, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.45) akṣarākhyāḥ pumāṃsaste śvetadvīpe'tra dhāmani .. sevituṃ vāsudevaṃ taṃ sthitā devarṣiṇekṣitāḥ ..22 .. > those beings called 'imperishable' in this abode of Śvetadvīpa / were seen by the divine seer, dwelling there to serve Vāsudeva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.46) prāpte pralayakāle tu punaścākṣaradhāmani .. sthāsyanti te svatantrāśca kālamāyābhayojjhitāḥ .. 23 .. > When the time of dissolution arrives, they will once again dwell in the imperishable abode, / independent and devoid of fear from Time and Māyā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.47) atrāpi puruṣā ye tu māyājātā ataḥ kṣarāḥ .. tepi sadbhiḥ sādhanairvai jāyante tādṛśāḥ kila .. 24 .. > Even here, men born of Māyā who are consequently perishable / indeed become such through good spiritual practices: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.48) ahiṃsayā ca tapasā svadharmeṇa virāgataḥ .. vāsudevasya māhātmyajñānenaivātmaniṣṭhayā .. 25.. > By non-violence, austerity, one's own duty, dispassion, / knowledge of Vāsudeva's majesty, steadfastness in the Self, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.49) bhaktyā paramayā nityaṃ prasaṅgena mahātmanām .. harisevāvihīnānāṃ muktīnāmapyanicchayā .. 26 .. > supreme devotion, constant association with great souls, / by desiring not even forms of liberation devoid of service to Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.50) siddhīnāmaṇimādīnāṃ sarvāsāṃ cāpyakāṃkṣayā .. anyonyaṃ śrutikīrtibhyāṃ śrīharerjanmakarmaṇām .. > by lacking desire for all supernatural perfections such as minuteness, / by mutual hearing and glorifying of Śrī Hari's births and deeds— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.51) bhavanti tādṛśā nūnaṃ puruṣā munisattama .. 27 .. > such men certainly arise, O best of sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.52) jagatsarge jāyamānepyete kālavaśātkvacit .. na jāyante svataṃtratvānna naśyanti laye'nyavat .. 28 .. > Even when the creation of the world occurs, these are never born through the power of Time; / by their independence they do not perish at the dissolution like others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.53) atra te kathayiṣyāmi kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ mune .. yathātratyopi manujastathā bhāvamupeyivān.. 29 .. > In this regard I will tell you an ancient tale, O sage, / of how even a mortal dwelling here attained such a state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.54) vistīrṇaiṣā kathā brahmañchrutā me pitṛsannidhau .. saiṣādya tava vaktavyā kathāsāro hi sa smṛtaḥ .. 2.9.4.30 .. > This extensive story, O brahmin, was heard by me in the presence of my father; / that very story, known as the essence of tales, is to be spoken to you today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.9.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4.55) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye śvetadvīpamuktavarṇanaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ .. 4 .. > Thus ends the fourth chapter, entitled "The Description of the Liberated of Śvetadvīpa" in the glorious Vāsudeva-māhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.9.4.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.12.322.1) — Sanskrit - [Nārāyaṇīya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.narayaniya.12.322.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.4) · Pramāṇa