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# Skandapurana 3.1.13

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.1)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.2)

maṃgalākhye mahātīrthe naraḥ snātvā vikalmaṣaḥ ..

> After bathing in the great sacred ford called Maṅgala and becoming free of blemish,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.3)

ekāṃtarāmanāthākhyaṃ kṣetraṃ gacchettataḥ param .. 1 ..

> a man should next go to the sacred field called Ekāntarāmanātha. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.4)

tatra rāmo jagannātho jānakyā lakṣmaṇena ca ..

> There Rāma, the lord of the world, along with Jānakī and Lakṣmaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.5)

hanumatpramukhaiścāpi vānaraiḥ parivāritaḥ .. 2 ..

> and surrounded by monkeys led by Hanumān, // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.6)

sannidhatte sadā viprā lokānugrahakāmyayā ..

> is ever present, O brahmins, out of a desire to bestow grace upon the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.7)

vidyate puṇyadā tatra nāmnā hyamṛtavāpikā .. 3 ..

> There exists there a merit-yielding stepwell indeed named Amṛtavāpikā. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.8)

tasyāṃ nimajjatāṃ nṛṇāṃ na jarāṃtakajaṃ bhayam ..

> For men plunging into it, there is no fear born of old age or death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.9)

asyāmamṛtavāpyāṃ yaḥ saśraddhaṃ snāti mānavaḥ .. 4 ..

> A person who faithfully bathes in this Amṛtavāpī // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.10)

amṛtatvaṃ bhajatyeṣa śaṃkarasya prasādataḥ ..

> attains immortality by the grace of Śaṃkara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.11)

mahāpātakanāśinyāmasyāṃ vāpyāṃ nimajjatām .. 5 ..

> To those plunging into this stepwell that destroys heinous sins, // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.12)

amṛtatvaṃ haro dātuṃ sannidhatte sadā taṭe ..

> Hara is ever present on the bank to grant immortality.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.13)

.. . ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The seers said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.14)

iyaṃ hyamṛtavāpīti kuto hetornigadyate .. 6 ..

> For what reason is this called 'Amṛtavāpī'? // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.15)

asmākametadbrūhi tvaṃ kṛpayā vyāsaśāsita ..

> Tell this to us graciously, O one instructed by Vyāsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.16)

tathaivāmṛtanāminyā vāpikāyāśca vaibhavam ..

> and likewise the grandeur of the stepwell named Amṛtā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.17)

tṛptirna jāyate'smākaṃ tvadvaco'mṛtapāyinām .. .7 ..

> We who drink the nectar of your speech find no satiety. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.18)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> Śrī Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.19)

asyā amṛtanāmatvaṃ vaibhavaṃ ca manoharam .. 8 ..

> Its name of Amṛtā and its charming grandeur // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.20)

pravakṣyāmi viśeṣeṇa śṛṇuta dvijasattamāḥ ..

> I shall declare in detail; listen, O best of the twice-born!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.21)

purā himavataḥ pārśve nānāmunisamākule .. 9 ..

> Formerly, on the slope of the Himālaya, crowded with various sages, // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.22)

siddhacāraṇagaṃdharvadevakinnarasevite ..

> resorted to by siddhas, cāraṇas, gandharvas, gods, and kinnaras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.23)

siṃhavyāghravarāhebhamahiṣādisamākule .. 3.1.13.10 ..

> thronged with lions, tigers, boars, elephants, buffaloes, and the like, // 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.24)

tamālatālahiṃtālacaṃpakāśokasaṃtate ..

> overspread with tamāla, tāla, hintāla, campaka, and aśoka trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.25)

haṃsakokiladātyūhacakravākādiśobhite .. 11 ..

> adorned with swans, cuckoos, gallinules, cakravāka birds, and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.26)

padmeṃdīvarakahlārakumudāḍhyasaro vṛte ..

> surrounded by lakes abounding in lotuses, blue water lilies, kahlāra, and white water lilies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.27)

satyavāñchīlavānvāgmī vaśī kuṃbhajasodaraḥ .. 12 ..

> the brother of Agastya, truthful, virtuous, eloquent, self-controlled,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.28)

āste tapaścarannityaṃ mokṣārthī śaṃkarapriyaḥ ..

> resided constantly performing austerity, desiring liberation, dear to Śaṃkara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.29)

trikālamarcayañchaṃbhu vanyairmūlaphalādibhiḥ ... 13 ..

> Worshipping Śambhu at the three junctures of the day with wild roots, fruits, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.30)

āgatānsvāśramābhyāśamatithīnvanyabhojanaiḥ ..

> and honoring guests who came near his hermitage with food of the forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.31)

pūjayannarcayannagniṃ saṃdhyopāsanatatparaḥ .. 14 ..

> tending the fire and devoted to the twilight worship,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.32)

gāyatryādīnmahāmaṃtrānkālekāle japanmudā ..

> joyfully reciting at the proper times the great mantras such as the Gāyatrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.33)

nidrāṃ parityajanbrāhme muhūrte viṣṇuciṃtakaḥ .. 15 ..

> relinquishing sleep at the hour of Brahmā and meditating on Viṣṇu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.34)

snānaṃ kurvannuṣaḥkāle namansaṃdhyāṃ prasannadhīḥ ..

> performing ritual ablution at dawn and bowing to the twilight with a serene mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.35)

gāyatrīṃ prajapanviprāḥ pūjayanhariśaṃkarau .. 16 ..

> reciting the Gāyatrī, O brahmins, and worshipping Hari and Śaṃkara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.36)

vedādhyāyī śāstrapāṭhī madhyāhne'tithipūjakaḥ ..

> studying the Veda, reciting the scriptures, honoring guests at midday,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.37)

śrotāpurāṇapāṭhānāmagnikāryeṣvataṃdritaḥ .. 17 ..

> listening to the recitations of the Purāṇas, unwearied in the rites of the fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.38)

paṃcayajñaparo nityaṃ vaiśvadevabalipradaḥ ..

> constantly dedicated to the five great sacrifices, offering the bali for all the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.39)

pratyabdaṃ śrāddhakṛtpitrostathānyaśrāddhakṛddvijāḥ .. 18 ..

> performing the annual śrāddha for his parents and other śrāddhas, O twice-born ones—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.40)

evaṃ nināya kālaṃ sa nityānuṣṭhānatatparaḥ ..

> thus did he spend his time, dedicated to daily observances.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.41)

tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya tapaścarata uttamam .. 19 ..

> As he lived in this way, practicing excellent austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.42)

sahasravarṣāṇyagamañcchaṃkarāsaktacetasaḥ ..

> with his mind fixed on Śaṃkara, a thousand years passed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.43)

tathāpi śaṃkaro nāsyāyayau pratyakṣatāṃ tadā .. 3.1.13.20 ..

> Even so, Śaṃkara did not manifest visibly to him then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.44)

tatastvagastyabhrātāsau grīṣme paṃcānimadhyagaḥ ..

> Then the brother of Agastya, standing amid five fires in the summer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.45)

bhāskaraṃ dattadṛṣṭiśca maunavratasamanvitaḥ .. 21 ..

> fixing his gaze upon the sun, observing the vow of silence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.46)

tiṣṭhankaniṣṭhikāṃgulyāṃ vāmapādasya niścalaḥ ..

> standing motionless upon the little toe of his left foot,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.47)

ūrdhvabāhurnirālaṃbastapastepe'tidāruṇam .. 22 ..

> with his arms raised, unsupported, performed exceedingly severe austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.48)

atha tasya prasannātmā mahādevo ghṛṇānidhiḥ ..

> Then Mahādeva, pleased in his heart and an ocean of compassion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.49)

prādurāsītsvayā dīptyā diśo daśa vibhāsayan .. 23 ..

> appeared, illuminating the ten directions with his own radiance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.50)

tato'drākṣīnmuniḥ śaṃbhuṃ sāṃbaṃ vṛṣabhasaṃsthi tam ..

> Then the sage beheld Śambhu, accompanied by the Goddess, seated upon the bull.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.51)

dṛṣṭvā praṇamya tuṣṭāva bhavānīpatimīśvaram .. 24 ..

> Seeing him and bowing down, he praised Īśvara, the lord of Bhavānī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.52)

.. muniruvāca .. ..

> The sage said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.53)

namaste pārvatīnātha nīlakaṃṭha maheśvara..

> Homage to you, lord of Pārvatī, blue-throated one, Maheśvara!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.54)

śiva rudra mahādeva nama ste śaṃbhave vibho .. 25 ..

> O Śiva, Rudra, Mahādeva, homage to you, O Śambhu, O all-pervading lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.55)

śrīkaṃṭhomāpate śūlinbhaganetraharāvyaya ..

> O Śrīkaṇṭha, lord of Umā, bearer of the trident, remover of Bhaga's eyes, imperishable one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.56)

gaṃgādhara virūpākṣa namaste rudra manyave .. 26 ..

> Bearer of the Gaṅgā, odd-eyed one, homage to your wrath, O Rudra!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.57)

aṃtakāre kāmaśatro devadeva jagatpate ..

> O slayer of Antaka, enemy of Kāma, god of gods, lord of the world!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.58)

svāminpaśupate śarva namaste śatadhanvane ..

> O Master, Paśupati, Śarva, homage to you of a hundred bows!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.59)

dakṣayakṣavināśāya snāyūnāṃ pataye namaḥ ..

> Homage to the destroyer of the sacrifice of Dakṣa, to the lord of sinews!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.60)

nicerave namastubhyaṃ puṣṭānāṃ pataye namaḥ .. .. 28 ..

> Homage to you who move stealthily, homage to the lord of the thriving!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.61)

bhūyobhūyo namastubhyaṃ mahādeva kṛpālaya ..

> Again and again, homage to you, O Mahādeva, abode of compassion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.62)

dustarādbhavasiṃdhormāṃ tārayasva trilocana .. 29 ..

> Deliver me, O three-eyed lord, from the ocean of worldly existence, so hard to cross!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.63)

agastyasodareṇaivaṃ stutaḥ śaṃbhurabhāṣata ...

> Praised in this manner by the brother of Agastya, Śambhu spoke,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.64)

prīṇayanvacasā svena kuṃbhajasyānujaṃ munim .. 3.1.13.30 ..

> delighting the sage, the younger brother of the pot-born one, with his words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.65)

.. īśvara uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.13.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.66)

kuṃbhajānuja vakṣyāmi muktyupāyaṃ tavānagha ..

> O younger brother of the pot-born one, O sinless one, I shall tell you the means to liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.67)

setumadhye mahātīrthaṃ gaṃdhamādanaparvate .. 31 ..

> In the midst of the Causeway, on Mount Gandhamādana, there is a great sacred ford.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.68)

maṃgalākhyasya tīrthasya nātidūreṇa vartate ..

> It lies not far from the sacred ford named Maṅgala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.69)

tatra gatvā kuru snānaṃ tato muktimavāpsyasi ..32..

> Going there, perform ritual ablution; then you shall attain liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.70)

tattīrthasevanānnānyomokṣo pāyo laghustava ..

> Other than resorting to that sacred ford, there is no easy means of liberation for you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.71)

na hi tattīrthavaiśiṣṭyaṃ vaktuṃ śakyaṃ mayāpi ca .. 33 ..

> Indeed, the excellence of that sacred ford cannot be fully told even by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.72)

saṃdeho nātra kartavyastvayādya munisattama..

> No doubt should be entertained here by you today, O best of sages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.73)

tasmāttatraiva gaccha tvaṃ yadīcchasi bhavakṣayam .. 34 ..

> Therefore, go to that very place if you desire the cessation of worldly existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.74)

ityuktvā bhagavānīśastatraivāṃtaradhīyata ..

> Having spoken thus, the divine Īśa vanished right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.75)

tato devasya vacanādagastyasya sahodaraḥ .. 35 ..

> Then, according to the god's command, the brother of Agastya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.76)

gatvā setuṃ samudre tu gaṃdhamādanaparvate..

> having gone to the Causeway in the ocean, upon Mount Gandhamādana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.77)

īśvaraṇaiva gaditaṃ tīrthaṃ tacchīghramāsadat .. 36 ..

> quickly reached that sacred ford described by Īśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.78)

tatra tīrthe mahāpuṇye snātānāṃ muktidāyini ..

> At that exceedingly meritorious sacred ford, which grants liberation to those who bathe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.79)

ekāṃtarāmanāthākhye kṣetrālaṃkaraṇe śubhe .. 37 ..

> named Ekāntarāmanātha, an auspicious ornament of the sacred field,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.80)

sasnau niyamapūrvaṃ sa trīṇi varṣāṇi vai dvijaḥ ..

> that twice-born one bathed according to rule for three years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.81)

tataścaturthavarṣe tu samādhistho mahāmuniḥ .. 38 ..

> Then, in the fourth year, that great sage, absorbed in samādhi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.82)

brahmanāḍyā prāṇavāyuṃ mūrddhanyāropyayogataḥ ..

> having raised his vital breath into the crown of his head through the channel of Brahman by yoga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.83)

prāṇānnirgamayāmāsa brahmaraṃdhreṇa tatra saḥ .. 39 ..

> released his vital breaths right there through the aperture of Brahman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.84)

tato'gastyānujaḥ soyaṃ parityajya kalevaram ..

> Then that younger brother of Agastya, having abandoned his bodily frame,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.85)

avāpa muktiṃ paramāṃ tasya tīrthasya vaibhavāt ..3.1.13.4...

> he attained supreme liberation through the power of that sacred ford.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.86)

vinaṣṭāśeṣaduḥkhasya tattīrthasnānavaibhavāt ..

> Since, for him whose sorrows were entirely destroyed through the power of ritual ablution in that sacred ford,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.87)

mṛtatvamabhūdyasmādagastyānujajanmanaḥ..41..

> deathlessness occurred for Agastya's younger brother,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.88)

tato hyamṛtavāpītiprathā'syāsīnmunīśvarāḥ..

> therefore, O lords of sages, it became renowned as Amṛtavāpī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.89)

atra tīrthe narā ye tu varṣatrayamataṃdritāḥ..42..

> Those men who, unwearied, in this sacred ford for three years  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.90)

snānaṃ kurvaṃti te satyamamṛtatvaṃ prayāṃti hi ..

> perform ritual ablution, truly attain immortality.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.91)

evaṃ tvamṛtavāpīti prathā tadvaibhavaṃ tathā ..

> Thus the renown \[of the place\] as Amṛtavāpī and its power  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.92)

yuṣmākaṃ kathitaṃ viprāḥ kiṃbhūyaḥ śrotumicchatha .. 43 ..

> have been related to you, O brahmins. What further do you wish to hear?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.93)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The seers said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.94)

ekāṃtarāmanāthākhyā tasya kṣetrasya vai mune .. 44 ..

> How did the name Ekāntarāmanātha come to that sacred field,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.95)

kathaṃ samāgatā sūta vaktumetattvamarhasi ..

> O Sūta? You ought to tell this, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.96)

asmākaṃ muniśārdūla tacchuśrūṣātibhūyasī .. 45 ..

> O tiger among sages, our desire to hear that is very great.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.97)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

> The venerable Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.98)

purā dāśarathī rāmaḥ sasugrīvabhibhīṣaṇaḥ ..

> Formerly, Rāma, son of Daśaratha, along with Sugrīva and Vibhīṣaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.99)

lakṣmaṇena yuto bhrātrā maṃtrajñena hanūmatā .. 46 ..

> accompanied by his brother Lakṣmaṇa and by Hanūmat who knows counsel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.100)

vānarairbadhyamāne tu setāvaṃbudhimadhyataḥ ..

> while the bridge was being built in the midst of the ocean by the monkeys,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.101)

ciṃtayanmanasā sītāmekāṃte samamaṃtrayat .. 47 ..

> thinking of Sītā in his mind, deliberated in secret.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.102)

teṣu maṃtra yamāṇeṣu rāvaṇādivadhaṃ prati ..

> While they were taking counsel concerning the slaying of Rāvaṇa and the others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.103)

ullolatarakallolo jughoṣa jaladhirbhṛśam .. 48 ..

> the ocean roared intensely, its billowing waves tossing high.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.104)

arṇavasya mahābhīme jṛṃbhamāṇe mahādhvanau ..

> While the terrible, mighty roar of the ocean was resounding,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.105)

anyonyakathitāṃ vārtāṃ nāśṛṇvaṃste parasparam .. 49 ..

> they could not hear what was spoken to one another.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.106)

tataḥ kiṃcidiva kruddho bhṛkuṭīkuṭilekṣaṇaḥ ..

> Then, becoming somewhat enraged, with a glance curved in a frown,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.107)

bhrūbhaṃgalīlayā rāmo niyamya jaladhiṃ tadā .. .. 3.1.13.50 ..

> Rāma, having restrained the ocean with playful knit of his brow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.108)

nyamaṃtrayata vipreṃdrā rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ prati ..

> took counsel, O best of brahmins, concerning the destruction of the rākṣasas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.109)

ekāṃte'maṃtrayattatra taiḥ sārdhaṃ rāghavo yataḥ .. 51 ..

> Because Rāghava deliberated there in secret with them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.110)

ekāṃtarāmanāthākhyaṃ tatkṣetramabhavadvijāḥ ..

> that sacred field came to be called Ekāntarāmanātha, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.111)

soyaṃ niyamito vārdhī rāmabhrūbhaṃgalīlayā .. 52 ..

> This very ocean, restrained by the playful knit of Rāma's brow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.112)

adyāpi niścalajalastatpradeśeṣu dṛśyate ..

> even today is seen with motionless water in those regions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.113)

ekāṃtarāmanāthākhyaṃ tadetatkṣetramuttamam .. 53 ..

> This is that excellent sacred field named Ekāntarāmanātha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.114)

āgatyāmṛtavāpyāṃ ca snātvā niyamapūrvakam ..

> Having arrived and having bathed in Amṛtavāpī according to the rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.115)

rāmādīnapi sevaṃte te sarve muktimāpnuyuḥ .. 54 ..

> those who venerate Rāma and the others will all attain liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.116)

advaitavijñānavivekaśūnyā viraktihīnāśca samādhi hīnāḥ ..

> Though destitute of non-dual knowledge and discernment, lacking detachment and devoid of deep meditation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.117)

yāgādyanuṣṭhānavivarjitāśca snātvātra yāsyaṃtyamṛtaṃ dvijeṃdrāḥ .. 55 ..

> and abandoned of rituals such as Vedic sacrifices, having bathed here they will attain immortality, O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.13.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.13.118)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe setumāhātmye amṛtavāpīpraśaṃsāyām agastyabhrātṛvimuktivarṇanaṃnāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 13 ..

> Thus ends the thirteenth chapter, named 'The Description of the Liberation of Agastya's Brother in Praise of Amṛtavāpī', in the Setumāhātmya of the third Brahmakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.1.13.1) — English, machine translation

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