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# Skandapurana 3.1.39

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.39

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.39.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.1)

śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.39.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.2)

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi kapitīrthasya vaibhavam ..

> “Now, therefore, I will describe the majesty of Kapitīrtha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.3)

tattīrthaṃ sakalaiḥ pūrvaṃ gaṃdhamādanaparvate .. 1 ..

> That sacred ford was formerly, on Mount Gandhamādana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.4)

sarveṣāmupakārāya kapibhirnirmitaṃ dvijāḥ ..

> created by all the monkeys for the benefit of all beings, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.5)

rāvaṇādiṣu rakṣaḥsu hateṣu tadanaṃtaram .. 2 ..

> After Rāvaṇa and the other demons had been slain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.6)

tīrthaṃ nirmāya tatraiva sasnuste kapayo mudā ..

> having created the sacred ford right there, those monkeys bathed with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.7)

tīrthāya ca varaṃ prāduḥ kapayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ .. .. 3..

> And the monkeys, who could assume any form at will, granted a boon to the sacred ford:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.8)

asmiṃstīrthe nimagnā ye bhaktipravaṇacetasaḥ ..

> ‘Those who plunge into this sacred ford with minds intent on devotion  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.9)

te sarve muktibhājaḥ syurmahāpātakamocitāḥ .. 4 ..

> shall all partake of liberation, released from great sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.10)

atra tīrthe nimagnānāṃ na syānnarakajaṃ bhayam ..

> For those who plunge into this sacred ford there shall be no fear born of hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.11)

atra snātā narāḥ sarve dāridrayaṃ nāpnuvaṃti hi .. 5 ..

> All men who have bathed here indeed never incur poverty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.12)

atra tīrthe nimagnānāṃ yamapīḍāpi no bhavet ..

> For those who plunge into this sacred ford there shall not even be torment inflicted by Yama.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.13)

kapitīrthaṃ prayāsye'hamiti yaḥ satataṃ bruvan .. 6 ..

> He who constantly says, "I will go to Kapitīrtha,"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.14)

vrajecchatapadaṃ viprāḥ sa yāyātparamaṃ padam ..

> and walks a hundred paces, O brahmins, shall go to the supreme abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.15)

etattīrthasamaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati .. 7 ..

> A sacred ford equal to this sacred ford has never been, nor will ever be. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.16)

evaṃ varaṃ tu te dattvā tīrthāyāsmai kapīśvarāḥ ..

> Having thus granted a boon to this sacred ford, the monkey lords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.17)

rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ sarve praṇamyātha yayācire .. 8 ..

> all bowing down to Rāma, son of Daśaratha, then made a request: // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.18)

svāmiṃstvayāsmai tīrthāya dīyatāṃ varamadbhutam..

> "O Lord, let a wonderful boon be granted by you to this sacred ford!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.19)

kapibhiḥ prārthito viprā rāmacaṃdro'tiharṣitaḥ .. 9..

> Beseeched by the monkeys, O brahmins, Rāmacandra, exceedingly delighted, // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.20)

tattīrthāya varaṃ prādātkapīnāṃ prītikāraṇāt ..

> granted a boon to that sacred ford for the sake of pleasing the monkeys:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.21)

atra tīrthe nimagnānāṃ gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet .. 3.1.39.10 ..

> "Those who bathe in this sacred ford shall obtain the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā, // 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.22)

prayāgasnānajaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvatīrthaphalaṃ tathā ..

> the merit born of bathing at Prayāga, and likewise the fruit of all sacred fords;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.23)

agniṣṭomādiyāgānāṃ phalaṃ bhūyādanuttamam .. 11 ..

> may the unequalled fruit of sacrifices such as the Agniṣṭoma be theirs! // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.24)

gāyatryādimahāmaṃtrajapapuṇyaṃ tathā bhavet ..

> So too, let there be the merit of chanting great mantras such as the Gāyatrī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.25)

gosahasrapradanṛṇāṃ prāpnotyavikalaṃ phalam .. 12 ..

> one obtains the full fruit of those men who bestow a thousand cows. // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.26)

caturṇāmapi vedānāṃ pārāyaṇaphalaṃ labhet ..

> One shall obtain the fruit of reciting the four Vedas completely;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.27)

brahmaviṣṇumaheśādidevapūjāphalaṃ labhet .. 13 ..

> one shall obtain the fruit of worshiping deities such as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa." // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.28)

kapitīrthāya rāmoyaṃ prādādevaṃ varaṃ dvijāḥ ..

> Thus, O twice-born ones, this Rāma granted a boon to Kapitīrtha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.29)

evaṃ rāmeṇa datte tu vare tatra kutūhalāt ..14..

> When the boon was thus granted by Rāma there, out of curiosity, // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.30)

ṣaḍardhanayano brahmā sahasrākṣo yamastathā ..

> the three-eyed one \[Śiva\], Brahmā, the thousand-eyed one \[Indra\], and Yama;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.31)

varuṇognistathā vāyuḥ kuberaścaṃdramā api ..15..

> Varuṇa, Agni, and Vāyu, Kubera, and the Moon as well; // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.32)

ādityo nirṛtiścaiva sādhyāśca vasavastathā ..

> the Sun and Nirṛti, and the Sādhyas, and the Vasus;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.33)

anye'pi tridaśāḥ sarve viśvedevādayastathā .. 16 ..

> and all the other gods, the Viśvedevas and the rest; // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.34)

atrirbhṛgustathā kutso gautamaśca parāśaraḥ ..

> Atri, Bhṛgu, and Kutsa, Gautama and Parāśara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.35)

kaṇvo'gastyaḥ sutīkṣṇaśca viśvāmitrādayo'pare .. 17 ..

> Kaṇva, Agastya, and Sutīkṣṇa, Viśvāmitra, and other sages; // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.36)

yoginaḥ sanakādyāśca nāradādyāḥ surarṣayaḥ ..

> yogins such as Sanaka and others, and divine seers such as Nārada and others—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.37)

rāmadattavaraṃ tīrthaṃ ślāghaṃte bahudhā tadā .. 18..

> all then praised the sacred ford blessed with Rāma's boon in many ways. // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.38)

sasnuśca tatra tīrthe te sarvābhīṣṭapradāyini ..

> And they bathed in that sacred ford, which grants all desired things.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.39)

kapibhirnirmitaṃ yasmādetattīrthamanuttamam .. 19 ..

> "Because this unsurpassed sacred ford was made by monkeys, // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.40)

kapitīrthamiti khyātimato loke prayāsyati..

> it shall therefore go by the renown of 'Kapitīrtha' in the world!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.41)

ityapyavocaṃste sarve devāśca munayastathā .. 3.1.39.20 ..

> Thus spoke all those gods and sages. // 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.42)

tasmādavaśyaṃ gaṃtavyaṃ kapitīrthaṃ mumukṣubhiḥ ..

> Therefore, Kapitīrtha must certainly be visited by seekers of liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.43)

raṃbhā kauśikaśāpena śilābhūtā purā dvijāḥ .. 21..

> In ancient times, O twice-born ones, Rambhā, having turned into a stone through Kauśika's curse, // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.44)

tatra snātvā nijaṃ rūpaṃ prapede ca divaṃ yayau ..

> bathed there, regained her own form, and went to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.45)

asya tīrthasya māhātmyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ na śakyate .. 22 ..

> The greatness of this sacred ford cannot be fully told by me. // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.46)

.. munaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.1.39.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.47)

raṃbhāṃ kimarthamaśapatkauśikaḥ sūtanaṃdana ..

> Why did Kauśika curse Rambhā, O son of Sūta?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.48)

kathaṃ gatā śilābhūtā kapitīrthaṃ surāṃganā ..

> How did the celestial damsel, turned into stone, go to Kapitīrtha?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.49)

etannaḥ sarvamācakṣva vistarānmunisattama .. 23 ..

> Explain all of this to us in full detail, O best of sages! // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.50)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.39.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.51)

viśvāmitrābhidho rājā prāgabhūtkuśikānvaye .. 24 ..

> Long ago, in the lineage of Kuśika, there was a king named Viśvāmitra. // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.52)

sa kadācinmahārājaḥ senāparivṛto balī ..

> Once that mighty monarch, surrounded by his army,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.53)

medinīṃ paricakrāma rājyavīkṣaṇakautukī .. .. 25 ..

> traversed the earth, eager to inspect his kingdom. // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.54)

aṭitvā sa bahūndeśānvasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ yayau ..

> Having wandered through many lands, he went to the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.55)

ātithyāya vṛtaḥ so'yaṃ vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā .. 26 ..

> He was invited to receive hospitality by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha. // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.56)

tathāstvityabravītsoyaṃ daṃḍavatpraṇato nṛpaḥ ..

> "So be it," said the king, bowing prostrate like a staff.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.57)

kāmadhenuprabhāvena viśvāmitrāya bhūbhuje .. 27 ..

> By the power of the wish-fulfilling cow, to King Viśvāmitra // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.58)

ātithyamakarodviprā vasiṣṭho brahmanaṃdanaḥ ..

> Vasiṣṭha, son of Brahmā, offered hospitality, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.59)

kāmadhenuprabhāvaṃ vai jñātvā kuśikanaṃdanaḥ .. .. 28 ..

> Having realized the power of the wish-fulfilling cow, the descendant of Kuśika // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.60)

vasiṣṭhaṃ prārthayāmāsa kāmadhenumabhīṣṭadām ..

> begged Vasiṣṭha for the wish-fulfilling cow that grants all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.61)

pratyākhyāto vasiṣṭhena pracakarṣa ca tāṃ balāt .. 29 ..

> Refused by Vasiṣṭha, he dragged her away by force. // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.62)

kāmadhenuvisṛṣṭaistu mlecchādyaiḥ sa parājitaḥ ..

> Defeated by Mlecchas and others brought forth by the wish-fulfilling cow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.63)

mahādevaṃ samārādhya tasmādastrāṇyavāpya ca .. 3.1.39.30 ..

> he propitiated Mahādeva and obtained divine weapons from him. // 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.64)

vasiṣṭhasyāśramaṃ gatvā vyasṛjaccharasaṃcayān ..

> Having gone to Vasiṣṭha's hermitage, he unleashed showers of arrows;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.65)

sarvāṇyastrāṇi mumuce brahmāstraṃ ca nṛpottamaḥ .. 31 ..

> the best of kings discharged all the divine weapons, including the Brahmā-weapon. // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.66)

tāni sarvāṇi cāstrāṇi vasiṣṭho brahmanaṃdanaḥ ..

> All those weapons, Vasiṣṭha, son of Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.67)

ekena brahmadaṃḍena nijaghna svatapobalāt .. 32 ..

> struck down with a single staff of Brahmā, by the power of his own austerity. // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.68)

tataḥ parājito viprā viśvāmitro'tilajjitaḥ ..

> Then, being defeated, O brahmins, Viśvāmitra was greatly ashamed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.69)

brāhmaṇyāvāptaye svasya tapaḥ kartuṃ vanaṃ yayau .. 33 ..

> to attain brahminhood for himself, he went to the forest to perform austerity. // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.70)

pūrvāsu paścimāṃtāsu triṣu dikṣu tapo'carat ..

> He performed austerity in three directions, ending in the east and the west;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.71)

prādurbhūtamahā vighnastattaddikṣu sa kauśikaḥ .. 34 ..

> in each of those directions, great obstacles arose for that Kauśika. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.72)

uttarāṃ diśamāsādya himavatparvate'male  
kauśikyāssaritastīre puṇye pāpavināśini .. 35 ..

> Reaching the northern direction on the pure Himavat mountain, / on the sacred, sin-destroying bank of the river Kauśikī, // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.73)

divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu nirāhāro jiteṃdriyaḥ ..

> For a divine thousand years, without food, his senses mastered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.74)

nirāloko jitaśvāso jitakrodhaḥ suniścalaḥ .. 36 ..

> without looking about, his breath controlled, his anger overcome, completely motionless,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.75)

grīṣme paṃcāgnimadhyasthaḥ śiśire vāriṣu sthitaḥ ..

> standing in the midst of five fires in summer, staying in the water during the cold season,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.76)

varṣāsvākāśago nityamūrdhvabāhurnirāśrayaḥ .. 37 ..

> standing in the open air during the rains, his arms raised always, without any support,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.77)

brāhmaṇyasiddhaye'tyugraṃ cacāra sumahattapaḥ ..

> he performed very severe, great tapas to attain the status of a brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.78)

udvignamanasastasya tridaśāstridivālayāḥ ..

> Their minds agitated \[because of\] him, the thirty \[gods\] dwelling in heaven,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.79)

jaṃbhāriṇā ca sahitā raṃbhāṃ procuridaṃ vacaḥ .. 39 ..

> along with the foe of Jambha, addressed this speech to Rambhā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.80)

.. devā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.1.39.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.81)

raṃbhe tvaṃ himavacchaile kauśikītīragaṃ munim .. 39 ..

> “O Rambhā, to the sage on the mountain Himavat, on the bank of the Kauśikī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.82)

viśvāmitraṃ tapasyaṃtaṃ vilobhaya viceṣṭitaiḥ ..

> to Viśvāmitra practicing tapas, entice him with your gestures;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.83)

yathā tattapaso vighno bhaviṣyati tathā kuru .. 3.1.39.40 ..

> act in such a way that there will be an obstacle to his tapas.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.84)

evamuktā tadā raṃbhā devairiṃdrapurogamaiḥ ..

> Thus addressed then by the gods headed by Indra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.85)

pratyuvāca surānsarvānprāṃjaliḥ praṇatā tadā .. 41 ..

> Rambhā then replied to all the gods with folded hands, bowing down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.86)

.. raṃbhovāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.39.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.87)

atikrūro mahākrodho viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ..

> “The great sage Viśvāmitra is extremely fierce and greatly wrathful;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.88)

sa śapsyate māṃ krodhena bibhemyasmādahaṃ surāḥ .. 42 ..

> he will curse me in anger. O gods, I am afraid of him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.89)

trāyadhvaṃ kṛpayā yūyaṃ māṃ yuṣmatparicārikām ..

> Out of compassion protect me, your servant!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.90)

ityukto raṃbhayā tatra jaṃbhāristāma bhāṣata .. 43 ..

> Thus addressed there by Rambhā, the foe of Jambha spoke to her:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.91)

.. indra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.39.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.92)

raṃbhe tvayā na bhīḥ kāryā viśvāmitrāttapodhanāt ..

> “O Rambhā, you should have no fear of Viśvāmitra, whose wealth is tapas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.93)

ahamapyāgamiṣyāmi tvatsahāyaḥ samanmathaḥ .. 44 ..

> I too will come as your ally, accompanied by Manmatha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.94)

kokilālāpamadhuro vasanto'pyāgamiṣyati ..

> Spring, sweet with the calls of the cuckoo, will also arrive.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.95)

atisuṃdararūpā tvaṃ pralobhaya mahāmunim .. 45 ..

> You of exceedingly beautiful form, entice the great sage!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.96)

itīṃdrakathitā raṃbhā viśvāmitrāśramaṃ yayau ..

> Thus told by Indra, Rambhā went to Viśvāmitra's hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.97)

taddṛṣṭigocarā sthitvā lalitaṃ rūpamāsthitā .. 46 ..

> Standing within range of his sight, having assumed a charming form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.98)

sā muniṃ lobhayāmāsa manoharaviceṣṭitaḥ ..

> she enticed the sage with captivating gestures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.99)

pikopi tasminsamaye cukūjānaṃdayanmanaḥ .. 47 ..

> and at that moment a cuckoo also cooed, delighting the mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.100)

śrutvā pikasvaraṃ raṃbhāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca munipuṃgavaḥ ..

> Hearing the voice of the cuckoo and seeing Rambhā, the eminent sage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.101)

saṃśayāviṣṭahṛdayo viditvā śakrakarma tat ..

> his heart seized with doubt, understood that it was the deed of Śakra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.102)

śaśāpa raṃbhāṃ krodhena viśvāmitrastapodhanaḥ .. 48 .. ..

> Viśvāmitra, whose wealth is tapas, cursed Rambhā in anger.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.103)

.. viśvāmitra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.39.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.104)

yasmātkopayase raṃbhe māṃ tvaṃ kopajayaiṣiṇam .. 49 ..

> “Because you provoke anger in me, O Rambhā, who wish to conquer anger,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.105)

śilā bhavātra tasmāttvaṃ raṃbhe varṣaśatāyutam ..

> therefore, O Rambhā, become a stone here for ten thousand years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.106)

tadaṃtare brāhmaṇena rakṣitā mokṣamāpsyasi .. 3.1.39.50 ..

> At the end of that \[time\], protected by a brahmin, you will attain release.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.107)

viśvāmitrasya śāpena tadaṃte sā śilā'bhavat ..

> By the curse of Viśvāmitra, she instantly became a stone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.108)

bahukālaṃ śilābhūtā tasthau tasyāśrame dvijāḥ .. 51 ..

> Turned into a stone, O twice-born, she remained in his hermitage for a long time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.109)

viśvāmitropi dharmātmā punastaptvā mahattapaḥ ..

> Viśvāmitra too, of righteous soul, having performed great tapas once again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.110)

lebhe vasiṣṭhavākyena brāhmaṇyaṃ durlabhaṃ nṛpaiḥ .. 52 ..

> obtained, by the word of Vasiṣṭha, the brahminhood difficult for kings to attain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.111)

bahukālaṃ śilābhūtā raṃbhāpyāsīttadāśrame ..

> Turned into a stone, Rambhā also remained for a long time in that hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.112)

tasminnevāśrame puṇye śiṣyo'gastyasya saṃmataḥ .. 53 ..

> In that very holy hermitage, the esteemed disciple of Agastya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.113)

śvetonāma muniścakre mumukṣuḥ paramaṃ tapaḥ ..

> a sage named Śveta, seeking liberation, performed supreme tapas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.114)

cirakālaṃ tapastasminprakurvati mahāmunau ..54..

> As that great sage was performing tapas for a long time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.115)

aṃgāraketi vikhyātā rākṣasī kācidāgatā ..

> a certain rākṣasī known as Aṅgārakā arrived  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.116)

tasyāśramamatikrūrā meghasvanamahāsvanā .. 55 ..

> at his hermitage, exceedingly cruel, roaring with a sound like clouds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.117)

mūtraraktapurīṣādyairdūṣayāmāsa bhīṣaṇā ..

> The terrifying creature polluted \[the hermitage\] with urine, blood, feces, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.118)

upadravaistathā cānyairbādhayāmāsa taṃ munim .. 56 ..

> and afflicted that sage with other disturbances as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.119)

atha kruddho muniḥ śveto vāyavyāstreṇa yojayan ..

> Then the enraged sage Śveta, employing the wind-weapon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.120)

śaptāṃ kuśikaputreṇa rākṣasyai prākṣipacchilām .. 57 ..

> hurled at the rākṣasī the stone cursed by the son of Kuśika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.121)

rākṣasī sā pradudrāva vāyavyāstreṇa yojitā ..

> Assailed by the wind-weapon, that rākṣasī fled away;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.122)

vāyavyāstraprayuktena dṛṣadānudrutā ca sā .. 58 ..

> and pursued by the rock propelled by the wind-weapon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.123)

dakṣiṇāṃbunidhestīraṃ dhāvati sma bhayārditā ..

> she ran afflicted with fear to the shore of the southern ocean.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.124)

dhāvantīmanudhāvantī sā śilāstraprayojitā .. 59 ..

> Pursuing her as she ran, that stone hurled by the weapon  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.125)

papātopari rākṣasyā majjaṃtyāḥ kapitīrthake ..

> fell upon the rākṣasī as she was plunging into Kapitīrtha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.126)

mṛtā sā rākṣasī tatra śilāpātātsvamūrddhani .. .. 3.1.39.60 ..

> The rākṣasī died there from the impact of the stone on her head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.127)

viśvāmitreṇa śaptā sā kapitīrthe nimajjanāt ..

> She who had been cursed by Viśvāmitra, through plunging into Kapitīrtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.128)

śilārūpaṃ parityajya raṃbhārūpamupeyuṣī .. 61 ..

> cast off the form of a stone and returned to the form of Rambhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.129)

devaiḥ kusumadhārābhirabhivṛṣṭā manoramā ..

> Showered with torrents of flowers by the gods, the charming woman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.130)

divyaṃ vimānamārūḍhā divyāṃbaravirājitā .. 62 ..

> mounting a celestial vimāna, resplendent in celestial garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.131)

hārakeyūrakaṭakanāsābharaṇabhūṣitā ..

> adorned with necklaces, armlets, bracelets, and nose-ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.132)

urvaśyādyapsarobhiśca sakhibhiḥ parivāritā ..63..

> was surrounded by her friends, apsarases headed by Urvaśī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.133)

kapitīrthasya māhātmyaṃ praśaṃsantī punaḥpunaḥ ..

> Praising the māhātmya of Kapitīrtha again and again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.134)

niṣevya rāmanāthaṃ ca śaṃkaraṃ śaśibhūṣaṇam .. 64 ..

> and having worshipped Rāmanātha, Śaṃkara, who is adorned with the moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.135)

ākhaṇḍalapurīṃ ramyāṃ prayayāvamarāvatīm ..

> she went to Amarāvatī, the delightful city of Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.136)

rākṣasī sāpi śāpena kumbhajasya mahaujasaḥ .. 65 ..

> That rākṣasī too, through the curse of the mighty Agastya, born of a jar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.137)

ghṛtācī devaveśyā hi rākṣasīrūpamāgatā ..

> —for Ghṛtācī, the courtesan of the gods, had assumed the form of a rākṣasī—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.138)

sāpyatra kapitīrthāpsu snānātsvaṃ rūpamāyayau .. 66 ..

> she too, by bathing here in the waters of Kapitīrtha, regained her own form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.139)

evaṃ raṃbhāghṛtācyau te kapitīrthe nimajjanāt ..

> Thus Rambhā and Ghṛtācī, by plunging into Kapitīrtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.140)

agastyaśiṣyaśvetasya prasādāddvijasattamāḥ .. 67 ..

> through the grace of Śveta, the disciple of Agastya, O best of brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.141)

rākṣasītvaṃ śilātvaṃ ca hitvā svaṃ rūpamāgate ..

> abandoned their states of being a rākṣasī and a rock, and attained their own form.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.142)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena snātavyaṃ kapitīrthake .. 68 ..

> Therefore, one should bathe in Kapitīrtha with every effort.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.143)

yaḥ śṛṇotīmamadhyāyaṃ paṭhate vāpi mānavaḥ ..

> Whatever person hears or reads this chapter,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.144)

prāpnoti kapitīrthasya snānajaṃ phalamuttamam .. 69 ..

> obtains the excellent fruit born of bathing in Kapitīrtha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.145)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe setumāhātmye kapitīrthapraśaṃsāyāṃ raṃbhāghṛtācīśāpavimokṣaṇavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ..39..

> Thus ends the thirty-ninth chapter, titled 'The Description of the Release of Rambhā and Ghṛtācī from the Curse' in the praise of Kapitīrtha, in the Setumāhātmya, in the third Brahmakhaṇḍa, in the Mahāpurāṇa of Skanda consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.146)

3.1.39.55 aṃgāraketi vikhyātā rākṣasī kācidāgatā . tasyāśramamatikrūrā meghasvanamahāsvanā .. 55 ..

> 3.1.39.55 A certain rākṣasī known as Aṅgārakā came to his hermitage, extremely cruel, with a mighty roar like the rumble of clouds. 55.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.39.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.39.147)

aṅgārakā upari ṭippaṇī

> Note on Aṅgārakā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.1.39.1) — English, machine translation

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