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# Skandapurana 2.9.7

Skandapurāṇa 2.9.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.9.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.1)

.. skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.2)

bhūmadhyagaḥ sa rājā'tha svakṛtaṃ karma garhayan ..

> Then, situated in the midst of the earth, that king, censuring his own deed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.3)

anutapyamānaśca bhṛśaṃ mānayaṃstābṛhanmunīn ..

> and repenting greatly, showing reverence to those great sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.4)

jajāpa bhagavanmantraṃ tryakṣaraṃ manasā sadā .. 1 ..

> constantly repeated in his mind the three-syllabled mantra of the Lord. (1)  
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### [2.9.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.5)

tatrāpi parayā bhaktyā pañcakālaṃ svacetasā ..

> Even there, with supreme devotion, at the five appropriate times, in his own mind  
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### [2.9.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.6)

ayajaddhariṃ surapatiṃ bhūmervivara ādarāt .. 2 ..

> he respectfully worshipped Hari, the lord of the gods, in the cavity of the earth. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.7)

tato'sya tuṣṭo bhagavānvāsudevo jagatpatiḥ .. āpadyapi yathākālaṃ yathāśāstraṃ svamarcataḥ .. 3 ..

> Then the Lord Vāsudeva, master of the universe, was pleased with him / who worshipped him according to the time and according to the scriptures, even in calamity. (3)  
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### [2.9.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.8)

varado bhagavānviṣṇuḥ samīpasthaṃ dvijottamam .. garutmantaṃ mahāvegamābabhāṣe svayaṃ tataḥ .. 4 ..

> The boon-giving Lord Viṣṇu then himself spoke / to Garutmān, of great speed, the best of birds standing near him: (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.9)

śrībhagavānuvāca ..

> The Holy Lord said:  
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### [2.9.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.10)

dvijottama mahābhāga gamyatāṃ vacanānmama ..

> “O best of birds, O highly fortunate one, go at my word!  
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### [2.9.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.11)

samrāḍrājā vasurnāma dharmātmā māṃ samāśritaḥ .. 5 ..

> The sovereign king named Vasu, righteous of soul, has taken refuge in me. (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.12)

brahmātikramadoṣeṇa praviṣṭo vasudhātalam ..

> Due to the fault of transgressing the brāhmaṇas, he has entered the surface of the earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.13)

tanmānanā kṛtā tena tadgacchādya tadantikam .. 6 ..

> he has rendered honor to them. Therefore, go to his presence today! (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.14)

bhūmervivarasaṃguptaṃ garuḍainaṃ mamājñayā ..

> O Garuḍa, by my command, \[deliver\] this one hidden in the cavity of the earth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.15)

adhaścaraṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ khecaraṃ kuru mā ciram .. 7 ..

> make that best of kings, who moves down below, one who moves in the sky, without delay!” (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.16)

skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.17)

garutmānatha vikṣipya pakṣau mārutavegavān ..

> Then Garutmān, having the speed of the wind, flapping his wings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.18)

viveśa vivaraṃ bhūmyā yatrāste vāgyato vasuḥ .. 8 ..

> entered the cavity of the earth where Vasu sat with restrained speech. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.19)

tata enaṃ samutkṣipya svacañcvā vinatā sutaḥ ..

> Then, lifting him up with his beak, the son of Vinatā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.20)

utpapāta nabhastūrṇaṃ tatra cainamamuñcata .. 9 ..

> swiftly flew up into the sky and released him there. (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.21)

tasminmuhūrtte saṃjajñe rājoparicaraḥ punaḥ ..

> At that very moment, the king again became ‘Uparicara’ \[the sky-farer\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.22)

saśarīro gataḥ svargaṃ paramaṃ sukhamāptavān .. 2.9.7.10 ..

> he went to heaven in his bodily form and attained supreme bliss. (2.9.7.10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.23)

evaṃ tenāpi brahmarṣe vāgdoṣātsadavajñayā ..

> Thus, O brāhmaṇa seer, even by him, due to the fault of speech and disregard of the good,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.24)

prāptā gatirayajvārhā dharmajñena mahātmanā .. 11 ..

> was a fate fit for one who does not perform sacrifices attained, though he was a great soul who knew righteousness. (11)  
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### [2.9.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.25)

kevalaṃ puruṣastena sevito harirīśvaraḥ ..

> Yet solely the Supreme Person, Hari, the Lord, was served by him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.26)

tataḥ śīghraṃ jahau pāpaṃ svargalokamavāpa ca .. 12 ..

> therefore, he quickly cast off the sin and attained the heavenly world. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.27)

bhuñjāno vividhaṃ saukhyaṃ manobhīṣṭaṃ ca tatra saḥ ..

> Enjoying diverse happiness and what his heart desired there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.28)

uvāsānyo yathā śakro gīyamānayaśāḥ suraiḥ .. 13 ..

> he dwelt like another Śakra, his fame being sung by the gods. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.29)

tamekadā vimānena carantaṃ sūryasannibham ..

> Once, as he was moving about in an aerial chariot shining like the sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.30)

adrikāpsarasā yuktamacchodā samavaikṣata .. 14 ..

> accompanied by the apsaras Adrikā, Acchodā beheld him. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.31)

sā hi somapadasthānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ mānasī sutā ..

> She was the mind-born daughter of the ancestors abiding in the abode of Soma. (15ab)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.32)

agniṣvāttābhidhānānāmamūrttānāṃ mahātmanām .. 15 ..

> of the great-souled \[ancestors\] named Agniṣvāttas, who are formless. // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.33)

amūrttatvātpitṝnsvānsā na jānantī śucismitā ..

> Because they were formless, she of pure smiles did not recognize her own ancestors;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.34)

taṃ vasuṃ pitaraṃ mene sa ca tāmātmajāmiva .. 16 ..

> she regarded that Vasu as her father, and he regarded her as if his daughter. // 16  
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### [2.9.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.35)

tau tataḥ pitaraḥ śepurbhāvaṃ dṛṣṭvedṛśaṃ tayoḥ ..

> Seeing such a feeling between the two of them, the ancestors then cursed them:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.36)

kanye tvamasya nṛpaterbhuvi kanyā bhaviṣyasi .. 17 ..

> “O girl, you shall become a daughter of this king upon the earth! // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.37)

vaso tvaṃ mānuṣo bhūtvā sutāmenāṃ svayoṣiti ..

> O Vasu, having become a human being, in your own wife—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.38)

asyāmevāpsarāyāṃ tvaṃ janayiṣyasi niścitam .. 18 ..

> in this very apsaras—you will certainly father this daughter.” // 18  
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### [2.9.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.39)

itthaṃ tau pitṛbhiḥ śaptau śāpamokṣāya tāstataḥ ..

> Having thus been cursed by the ancestors, the two then bowed down and begged them  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.40)

prārthayāmāsaturnnatvā tadocuste kṛpālavaḥ .. 19 ..

> for release from the curse. Then those compassionate ones said: // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.41)

avaśyamitthaṃ bhāvitvādyuvābhyāmupalambhitaḥ ..

> “Because this was inevitably destined to happen, you two have incurred  
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### [2.9.7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.42)

śāpo'yaṃ tatra yuvayoḥ śreya eva bhaviṣyati .. 2.9.7.20 ..

> this curse. In that, only the highest good will befall both of you. // 2.9.7.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.43)

aṣṭāviṃśe dvāpare tu vaso tvaṃ bhuvi bhūpateḥ ..

> In the twenty-eighth Dvāpara \[yuga\], however, O Vasu, on earth you shall become the son  
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### [2.9.7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.44)

kṛtayajñasya tanayo bhavitāsi mahātmanaḥ .. 21 ..

> of the king, the great-souled Kṛtayajña. // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.45)

tatrāpi ca yathedānīṃ tathā tvaṃ sakalairguṇaiḥ ..

> Even there, just as now, you will be endowed with all virtues,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.46)

juṣṭaśca khacaro bhāvyo mahābhāgavatāgraṇīḥ .. 22 ..

> a sky-farer, and a foremost leader among great devotees of the Lord. // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.47)

pañcarātroktavidhinā viṣṇumabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ ..

> Having worshipped Viṣṇu with devotion according to the rite prescribed in the Pañcarātra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.48)

taccheṣeṇa surāṃścāsmānarcayiṣyasi saprajaḥ .. 23 ..

> along with your subjects, you will worship the gods and us with his remnants. // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.49)

tatastvaṃ divyadehena svargalokamavāpsyasi ..

> Then, with a divine body, you will attain heaven;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.50)

divyānbhogāṃstatra bhuktvā prāpsyase vaiṣṇavaṃ padam .. .. 24 ..

> having enjoyed divine pleasures there, you will attain the realm of Viṣṇu. // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.51)

acchode tvamapi kṣoṇyāṃ nāmnā kālīti viśrutā ..

> O Acchodā, you too, renowned on earth by the name Kālī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.52)

svāṃśena matsyadehāyāmadrikāyāṃ janiṣyase .. 25 ..

> will be born by a part of yourself from Adrikā, who will have the body of a fish. // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.53)

parāśarāttatra sutaṃ kanyeva prāpsyase harim ..

> There, while still an unmarried girl, you will obtain Hari from Parāśara as your son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.54)

prasādādeva tasya tvaṃ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca lapsyase .. 26 ..

> By his grace alone, you will attain worldly enjoyment and liberation.” // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.55)

skanda uvāca ..

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

### [2.9.7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.56)

itthaṃ sa pitṛbhiḥ śapto'nugṛhītaśca bhūpatiḥ ..

> Having thus been cursed and favored by the ancestors, that king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.57)

kṛtayajñādiha janiṃ prāpyā'bhūdviśruto guṇaiḥ .. 27 ..

> obtaining birth here from Kṛtayajña, became renowned for his virtues. // 27  
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### [2.9.7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.58)

yathā pūrvaṃ kṛṣṇabhakto daivapitryavidhānavit ..

> Just as before, he was devoted to Kṛṣṇa and knew the rites for the gods and ancestors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.59)

sakhye tasmai mahendraśca prādātpracurasaṃpadaḥ .. 28 ..

> And Mahendra, out of friendship, gave him abundant wealth. // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.60)

śvetadvīpe vāsudevātprāpto yo vijayadhvajaḥ ..

> The banner of victory which had formerly been obtained from Vāsudeva  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.61)

purā svenārināśārthaṃ tasmā indrastamapyadāt ..29..

> in Śvetadvīpa by himself for the destruction of enemies, Indra gave that to him as well. // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.62)

antarikṣagatī rājā bhaumānbhogānsudurlabhān ..

> Moving in the intermediate space, the king enjoyed very rare earthly pleasures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.63)

bhuktvānte svargalokaṃ ca divyadehena labdhavān .. 2.9.7.30 ..

> and at the end attained heaven with a divine body. // 2.9.7.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.64)

prākpuṇyaśeṣasya phalaṃ bhuñjansvamanasepsitān..

> Enjoying the fruit of the remainder of his past merits, which was desired by his mind,  
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### [2.9.7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.65)

tatra bhogānbahuvidhāṃstīvraṃ vairāgyamāptavān .. 31 ..

> he experienced many kinds of pleasures there and attained intense detachment. // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.66)

meroḥ śṛṅge'tha vijane śuciḥ kṛtadṛḍhāsanaḥ ..

> Then, on a solitary peak of Meru, pure and having assumed a steady seat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.67)

dadhyau svahṛdayāmbhoje sveṣṭadevaṃ ramāpatim .. 32 ..

> he meditated in the lotus of his own heart upon his chosen deity, the lord of Ramā. // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.68)

tyaktvā devavapuḥ so'tha yogadhāraṇayā muniḥ ..

> Having abandoned the divine body through yogic concentration, that silent sage  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.69)

tataḥ sūkṣmaśarīreṇa prāpa bhāskaramaṇḍalam ..

> then reached the orb of the sun with his subtle body,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.70)

yadāhurnaiṣṭhikānāṃ ca muktidvāraṃ hi yoginām .. 33 ..

> which they declare to be the door of liberation for committed yogins. // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.71)

tattejodagdhasūkṣmāṅgaḥ saccidūpo'tinirmalaḥ..

> With his subtle body burnt away by its splendor, consisting of existence and consciousness, exceedingly pure,  
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### [2.9.7.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.72)

sa babhūva mahābhāgaḥ saṃkṣīṇāśeṣavāsanaḥ..34..

> that fortunate one became free of all lingering impressions. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.73)

tatastanmaṇḍalagatairātivāhikadaivataiḥ..

> Then, by the psychopomp deities residing in that orb,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.74)

sa ninye vaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma śvetadvīpākhyamadbhutam .. 35 ..

> he was led to the wondrous realm of Viṣṇu called Śvetadvīpa. // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.75)

sa hi dvīpo bhuvisthopi bhavatyaprākṛto mune ..

> For that island, O sage, even though existing on earth, is transcendental;  
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### [2.9.7.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.76)

haribhaktajanāvāsaḥ prāpya ekāntabhaktibhiḥ .. 36 ..

> it is the abode of the devotees of Hari, attainable by unswerving devotion. // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.77)

sa golokabrahmapuravaikuṇṭhānāṃ ca suvrata ..

> And it serves as the gateway to Goloka, Brahmapura, and Vaikuṇṭha, O observer of good vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.78)

dvārabhūtosti bhaktānāṃ tallipsūnāṃ mahātmanām .. 37 ..

> for the great-souled devotees who desire to attain them. // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.79)

yasya yaddhāmna icchā syādbhajatastaṃ tadeva hi ..

> Whichever realm one desires, worshipping Him, to that very realm  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.80)

prāpayanti śvetamuktā mune prāguktalakṣaṇāḥ .. 38 ..

> the white liberated souls, whose characteristics were previously described, lead him, O sage. // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.81)

divyadeho'bhavattatra dhāmnya'sau śvetamuktavat ..

> There in that realm, he acquired a divine body like a white liberated soul;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.82)

prāpya golokadhāmā'tha paramānandamāptavān .. 39 ..

> having then attained the realm of Goloka, he reached supreme bliss. // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.83)

itthamekāntikenaiva dharmeṇārādhayanti ye ..

> Those who thus worship Nārāyaṇa, the supreme Brahman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.84)

nārāyaṇaṃ paraṃ brahma śvetamuktā bhavaṃti te .. 2.9.7.40 ..

> by unswerving righteousness alone, become white liberated souls. // 2.9.7.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.85)

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ pṛṣṭavānyadbhavānmune ..

> All this which you asked has been narrated to you, O sage:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.86)

sthitirekāṃtabhaktānāṃ śvetadhāmnaśca lakṣaṇam .. 41 ..

> the state of the unswerving devotees and the description of the White Realm.” // 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9.7.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.9.7.87)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmya upīracaravasumokṣanirūpaṇaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 7 ..

> Thus ends the seventh chapter, titled “Description of the Liberation of Uparicara Vasu,” in the glorious Vāsudeva-māhātmya of the second section, the Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.9.7.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.12.324.38) — Sanskrit
- [Nārāyaṇīya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.narayaniya.12.324.38) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Pūrvadhāricaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.prabandha.prabandha.purvadharicaritra.13.170) — Sanskrit

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