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# Skandapurana 3.1.29

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.29

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.29.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..  
snātvā sādhyāmṛte tīrthe nṛpaśāpavimokṣaṇe ..  
sarvatīrthaṃ tato gacchenmanujo niyamānvitaḥ .. 1 ..  
sarvatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam ..  
mahāpātakayukto vā yukto vā sarvapātakaiḥ .. 2 ..  
śuddhyeta tatkṣaṇādeva savartīrthanimajjanāt ..  
tāvatsarvāṇi pāpāni dehe tiṣṭhaṃti suvratāḥ .. 3 ..  
na yāvatsarvatīrthesminnimajjetpāpapūruṣaḥ .1

> The glorious Sūta said:  
> Having bathed in the Sādhyāmṛta sacred ford, which releases the king from his curse, / a person observing vows should then go to Sarvatīrtha. (1)  
> Sarvatīrtha is of great merit, the destroyer of grave sins; / whether one is tainted with grave sins or tainted with all sins, (2)  
> one is purified that very moment from plunging into Sarvatīrtha. / All sins remain in the body, O you of noble vows, (3)  
> only as long as a sinful person does not plunge into this Sarvatīrtha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_1)

snānārthaṃ sarvatīrthe'smindṛṣṭvā yāṃtaṃ dvijā naram.. 4 ..

> Seeing a man going to this Sarvatīrtha for a ritual ablution, O twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_2)

vepaṃte sarvapāpāni nāśo'smākaṃ bhavediti ..

> all his sins tremble, thinking, ‘Our destruction will occur!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_3)

garbhavāsādiduḥkhāni tāvadyāti naro bhuvi .. 5 ..

> A man on earth experiences sufferings such as dwelling in the womb only so long (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_4)

na snāyātsarvatīrthe'sminyāvadbrāhmaṇapuṃgavāḥ..

> as he does not bathe in this Sarvatīrtha, O foremost of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_5)

anuṣṭhitairmahāyāgaistathā tīrthaniṣevaṇaiḥ .. 6 ..

> Whatever fruit a mortal obtains by performing great sacrifices and attending upon sacred fords, (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_6)

gāyatryādimahāmaṃtrajapairniyamapūrvakam ..

> by reciting great mantras such as the Gāyatrī according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_7)

caturṇāmapi vedānāmāvṛttyā śatasaṃkhyayā .. 7 ..

> by repeating all four Vedas a hundred times, (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_8)

śivaviṣṇvādidevānāṃ pūjayā bhakti pūrvakam ..

> by worshiping the deities headed by Śiva and Viṣṇu with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_9)

ekādaśyāditithiṣu tathaivānaśanena ca..

> and likewise by fasting on lunar days such as the eleventh,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_10)

yatphalaṃ labhate martyastallabhedatra majjanāt .. 8 ..

> that fruit he obtains here from plunging \[into its waters\]. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_11)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.1.29.1\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_12)

sarvatīrthamiti khyātiḥ sūtāsya kathamāgatā ..

> How did this obtain the fame of being called ‘Sarvatīrtha’, O Sūta?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_13)

brūhyasmākamidaṃ puṇyaṃ vistarācchṛṇvatāṃ mune .. 9 ..

> Tell this merit to us, O sage, as we listen at length. (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_14)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.29.1\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_15)

purā sucaritonāma munirniyamasaṃyutaḥ .. .. 3.1.29.10 ..

> Formerly there was a sage named Sucarita, endowed with vows, (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_16)

bhṛguvaṃśasamudbhūto jātyaṃdho jarayāturaḥ ..

> born in the lineage of Bhṛgu, blind from birth, and afflicted with old age.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_17)

aśaktastīrthayātrāyāṃ netrābhāvena sa dvijāḥ .. 11 ..

> Incapable of pilgrimage to sacred fords because of his lack of eyes, O twice-born, (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_18)

sarveṣāmeva tīrthānāṃ snātukāmo mahāmu niḥ ..

> that great sage, desiring to bathe in all sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_19)

dakṣiṇāṃbunidhau puṇyaṃ gaṃdhamādanaparvatam .. 12 ..

> went to the holy mountain Gandhamādana at the southern ocean, (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_20)

gatvā śaṃkaramuddiśya tapastepe suduṣkaram ..

> and performed exceedingly difficult austerity dedicated to Śaṃkara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_21)

trikālamarcayañchaṃbhumupavāsī jiteṃdriyaḥ ..13..

> Worshiping Śambhu at the three junctures of the day, fasting, with senses subdued, (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_22)

tathā triṣavaṇasnānāttathaivātithipūjakaḥ ..

> and performing ritual ablution at the three ritual times, and likewise honoring guests,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_23)

śiśire jalamadhyastho grīṣme paṃcāgnimadhyagaḥ .. 14 ..

> standing in water in the cold season, standing amidst the five fires in the summer, (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_24)

varṣāsvāsārasahana abbhakṣo vāyubhojanaḥ ..

> enduring torrential downpours in the rainy season, subsisting on water, feeding on air,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_25)

uddhūlanaṃ tripuṃḍraṃ ca bhasmanā dhārayansadā .. 15 ..

> always wearing the dusting of ashes and the three-striped mark made with ash, (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_26)

jābālopaniṣadrītyā tathā rudrākṣadhārakaḥ ..

> and wearing rudrākṣa beads according to the rule of the Jābāla Upaniṣad,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_27)

evamugraṃ tapaścakre daśasaṃvatsaraṃ dvijaḥ .. 16 ..

> the twice-born performed fierce austerity thus for ten years. (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_28)

tapasā tasya saṃtuṣṭaḥ śaṃkaraścaṃdraśekharaḥ ..

> Pleased by his austerity, Śaṃkara, who bears the crescent moon upon his crest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_29)

prādurāsīnmunestasya dvijāḥ sucaritasya vai .. 17 ..

> manifested before that sage Sucarita, O twice-born, (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_30)

samāruhya mahokṣāṇaṃ bhūtavṛṃdaniṣevitaḥ ..

> mounted upon a great bull, served by a host of spirits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_31)

girijārdha vapuḥ śūlī sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ .. 18 ..

> half of his body the daughter of the mountain, wielding a trident, equal in radiance to ten million suns, (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_32)

svabhāsā bhāsayansarvā diśo vitimirāstadā ..

> illuminating all quarters with his own luster, dispelling the darkness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_33)

bhasmapāṃḍurasarvāṃgo jaṭāmaṃḍalamaṃḍitaḥ .. 19 ..

> all his limbs pale white with ash, adorned with a mass of matted hair, (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_34)

anaṃtā dimahānāgavibhūṣaṇavibhūṣitaḥ ..

> bedecked with ornaments of great serpents such as Ananta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_35)

prādurbhūtastataḥ śaṃbhuḥ prādāttasya vilocane .. 3.1.29.20 ..

> Śambhu, having then manifested, gave him two eyes (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_36)

ātmāvalokanārthāya śaṃkaro girijāpatiḥ ..

> so that he might behold him, Śaṃkara, the lord of the mountain’s daughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_37)

tataḥ sucarito viprāḥ śaṃbhunā dattadṛgdvayaḥ ..

> Then, O brahmins, Sucarita, given a pair of eyes by Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_38)

ālokya parameśānaṃ pratuṣṭāva prasannadhīḥ .. 21 ..

> beheld the supreme lord, and with a serene mind praised him: (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_39)

.. sucarita uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.29.1\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_40)

jaya deva maheśāna jaya śaṃkara dhūrjaṭe .. 22 ..

> Hail, O god, supreme lord! Hail, O Śaṃkara, O you with matted hair! (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_41)

jaya brahmādipūjya tvaṃ tripuraghna yamāṃtaka ..

> Hail, you who are worshiped by Brahmā and the rest, destroyer of Tripura, ender of Yama!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_42)

jayomeśa mahādeva kāmāṃtaka jayāmala .. 23 ..

> Hail, lord of Umā, great god, slayer of Kāma, hail, spotless one! (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_43)

jaya saṃsāravaidya tvaṃ bhūtapāla śivāvya ya ..

> Hail, physician of worldly existence, protector of beings, benevolent and imperishable!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_44)

triyaṃbaka namastubhyaṃ bhaktarakṣaṇadīkṣita .. 24 ..

> Homage to you, three-eyed one, dedicated to protecting devotees! (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_45)

vyomakeśa namastubhyaṃ jaya kāruṇyavigraha ..

> Homage to you, whose hair is the sky! Hail, embodiment of compassion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_46)

nīlakaṇṭha namastubhyaṃ jaya saṃsāramocaka..25..

> Homage to you, blue-throated one! Hail, liberator from worldly existence! (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_47)

maheśvara namastubhyaṃ paramānaṃdavigraha ..

> Homage to you, supreme lord, embodiment of supreme bliss!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_48)

gaṃgādhara namastubhyaṃ viśveśvara mṛḍāvyaya .. 26 ..

> Homage to you, bearer of the Gaṅgā, lord of the universe, Mṛḍa, imperishable one! (26)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_49)

namastubhyaṃ bhagavate vāsudevāya śaṃbhave ..

> Homage to you, the Lord, to Vāsudeva, to Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_50)

śarvāyogrāya garbhāya kailāsapataye namaḥ .. 27 ..

> to Śarva, to the fierce one, to the source, homage to the lord of Kailāsa! (27)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_51)

rakṣa māṃ karuṇāsiṃdho kṛpādaṣṭyavalokanāt ..

> Protect me, ocean of compassion, through the glance of your merciful gaze!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_52)

mama vṛttamanālocya trāhi māṃ kṛpayā hara..28..

> Without examining my conduct, save me through mercy, O Hara! (28)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_53)

śrīsūta uvāca..

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

### [3.1.29.1\_54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_54)

iti stuto mahādevastamenamidamabhyadhāt ..

> Puffed with praise in this manner, Mahādeva said this to him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_55)

muniṃ sucaritaṃ viprā dayodanvānumāpatiḥ .. 29 ..

> to the sage Sucarita, O brahmins—\[Mahādeva,\] the lord of Umā, an ocean of compassion: / 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_56)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.29.1\_57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_57)

mune sucaritādya tvaṃ varaṃ varaya kāṃkṣitam ..

> “O sage Sucarita, choose today the boon you desire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_58)

varaṃ dātuṃ tavāyātaḥ puṇyesminnāśrame śubhe ..

> I have come to this meritorious, auspicious hermitage to grant you a boon.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_59)

itīrito muniḥ prāha mahādevaṃ dayānidhim .. 3.1.29.30 .. ..

> Addressed thus, the sage spoke to Mahādeva, the treasure of compassion: / 3.1.29.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_60)

.. sucarita uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.29.1\_61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_61)

bhagavaṃstvaṃ prasanno me yadi syāścaṃdraśekhara .. 31 ..

> “O Lord, if you are pleased with me, O crescent-crested one, / 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_62)

tarhi tvāṃ pravṛṇomyaddhā varaṃ madabhikāṃkṣitam ..

> then I truly choose from you the boon desired by me:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_63)

jarāpalitadehohaṃ kutracidgaṃtumakṣamaḥ .. 32 ..

> My body is worn out by old age and gray hair; I am unable to go anywhere, / 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_64)

sarvatīrtheṣu ca snātumākāṃkṣā mama vidyate ..

> and yet my desire is to bathe in all sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_65)

tasmātsarveṣu tīrtheṣu snānena manujo hi yat ..

> Therefore, tell me the means of obtaining that fruit  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_66)

phalaṃ prāpnoti me brūhi tatphalā vāptisādhanam.. 33 ..

> which a mortal attains by bathing in all sacred fords.” / 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_67)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.29.1\_68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_68)

ahamāvāhayiṣyāmi tīrthānyatraiva kṛtsnaśaḥ .. 34 ..

> “I shall summon all the sacred fords right here in their entirety, / 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_69)

rāmasya setunā pūte nage'smingaṃdhamādane ..

> on this mountain Gandhamādana, purified by Rāma's causeway.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_70)

ityuktvā sa mahādevaḥ parvate gandhamādane .. 35 ..

> Having spoken thus on Mount Gandhamādana, that Mahādeva, / 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_71)

tīrthānyāvāhayāmāsa muniprītyarthamuttamaḥ ..

> the supreme one, summoned the sacred fords for the pleasure of the sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_72)

tatassucaritaṃ prāha śaṃkaraḥ karuṇānidhiḥ .. 36 ..

> Then Śaṃkara, the treasure of compassion, spoke to Sucarita: / 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_73)

mune sucaritedaṃ tu mahāpātakanāśanam ..

> “O sage Sucarita, this \[pool\] indeed destroys great sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_74)

sāṃnidhyātsarvatīrthānāṃ sarvatīrthābhidhaṃ smṛtam .. 37 ..

> Because of the presence of all the sacred fords, it is known by the name Sarvatīrtha. / 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_75)

mayātra sarvatīrthānāṃ manasākarṣaṇādidam ..

> Since all the sacred fords were drawn here by me mentally,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_76)

mānasaṃ tīrthamityākhyāṃ lapsyate bhuktimuktidam .. 38 ..

> it shall obtain the name Mānasa sacred ford, bestowing enjoyment and liberation. / 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_77)

ataḥ sucaritātra tvaṃ snāhi sadyo vimuktaye ..

> Therefore, Sucarita, bathe here immediately for liberation—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_78)

mahāpātakasaṃghānāṃ dāvānalasamadyutau .. .. 39 ..

> in this \[ford\] possessing a splendour like a forest fire to the masses of great sins, / 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_79)

kāmamohabhayakrodhalobharogādināśane ..

> in that which destroys lust, delusion, fear, anger, greed, disease, and the rest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_80)

vinā vedāṃtavijñānaṃ sadyonirvāṇakāraṇe .. 3.1.29.40 ..

> in that which causes immediate emancipation without the knowledge of Vedānta, / 3.1.29.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_81)

janmamṛtyvādinakraughasaṃsārārṇavatāraṇe ..

> in that which carries one across the ocean of worldly existence filled with crocodiles such as birth and death,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_82)

kumbhīpākādisakalanarakāgnivināśane .. 41 ..

> in that which extinguishes the fire of all hells such as Kumbhīpāka.” / 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_83)

itīritaḥ sucaritaḥ śambhunā madanāriṇā ..

> Thus addressed by Śambhu, the enemy of Madana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_84)

sasnau viprāḥ sarvatīrthe mahādevasya saṃnidhau .. 42 ..

> Sucarita bathed in Sarvatīrtha, O brahmins, in the presence of Mahādeva. / 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_85)

snātvotthitaḥ sucarito dadṛśe'khilamānavaiḥ ..

> Emerging after his ritual ablution, Sucarita was beheld by all people  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_86)

jarāpalitanirmuktastaruṇo'tīva sundaraḥ .. 43 ..

> freed from old age and gray hair, young and exceedingly handsome. / 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_87)

dṛṣṭvā svadehasauṃdaryaṃ tataḥ sucarito muniḥ ..

> Then, seeing the beauty of his own body, the sage Sucarita  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_88)

ślāghayāmāsa tattīrthaṃ bahudhā'nye ca tāpasāḥ .. 44 ..

> praised that sacred ford in many ways, as did the other ascetics. / 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_89)

mahādevaḥ sucaritaṃ babhāṣe tadanaṃtaram ..

> After that, Mahādeva spoke to Sucarita:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_90)

asya tīrthasya tīre tvaṃ vasansucarita dvija .. .. 45 ..

> “Dwelling on the bank of this sacred ford, O Sucarita, O twice-born, / 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_91)

snānaṃ kuruṣva satataṃ smaranmāṃ muktidāyakam ..

> perform your ritual ablution constantly, remembering me, the giver of liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_92)

deśāṃtarīyatīrtheṣu mā vraja brāhmaṇottama .. 46 ..

> Do not wander to sacred fords in other regions, O best of brahmins! / 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_93)

asya tīrthasya māhātmyānmāmaṃte prāpsyasi dhruvam..

> Through the māhātmya of this sacred ford, you will surely reach me at the end.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_94)

anye'pi ye'tra snāsyaṃti te'pi māṃ prāpnuyurdvija .. 47 ..

> Others too who will bathe here shall also attain me, O twice-born.” / 47  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_95)

ityuktvā bhagavānīśastatraivāṃtaradhīyata ..

> Having said this, the Lord, the Ruler, vanished right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_96)

tasminnaṃtarhite rudre tataḥ sucarito muniḥ .. 48 ..

> When Rudra had disappeared, the sage Sucarita, / 48  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_97)

anekakālaṃ nivasansarvatīrthasya tīrataḥ ..

> dwelling for a long time on the bank of Sarvatīrtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_98)

snānaṃ samācaraṃstīrthe mānase niyamānvitaḥ .. 49 ..

> performing his ritual ablution in the Mānasa sacred ford with vows observed, / 49  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_99)

dehāṃte śaṃkaraṃ prāpa sarvabandhavimocitaḥ ..

> at the end of his physical existence attained Śaṃkara, freed from all fetters,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_100)

sāyujyaṃ cāpi saṃprāpa sarvatīrthasya vaibhavāt .. 3.1.29.50 ..

> and attained intimate union by virtue of the power of Sarvatīrtha. / 3.1.29.50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_101)

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāḥ sarvatīrthasya vaibhavam ..

> Thus the power of Sarvatīrtha has been told to you, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_102)

etatpaṭhanvā śṛṇvanvā mucyate sarva pātakaiḥ .. 51 ..

> One who recites or hears this is freed from all sins. / 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_103)

Comments on Koti/Dhanushkoti

> Comments on Koṭi/Dhanuṣkoṭi  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.29.1\_104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.29.1_104)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe setumāhātmye sarvatīrthapraśaṃsāyāṃ sarvatīrthasvarūpa kathanaṃnāmaikonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 29 .. .

> Thus ends the twenty-ninth chapter, entitled “Description of the Nature of Sarvatīrtha” in the Praise of Sarvatīrtha, in the Setumāhātmya of the third section, Brahmakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.1.29.1) — English, machine translation

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