[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 3.1.3 # Skandapurana 3.1.3 Skandapurāṇa 3.1.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. > The seers said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.2) caturviṃśatitīrthāni yānyuktāni tvayā mune .. > Among those twenty-four sacred fords mentioned by you, O sage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.3) teṣāṃ pradhānatīrthānāṃ setau pāpavināśane .. 1 .. > those principal sacred fords on the bridge that destroys sin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.4) ādimasya tu tīrthasya cakratīrthamiti prathā .. > how did the renown of the very first sacred ford > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.5) kathaṃ samāgatā sūta vadāsmākaṃ hi pṛcchatām .. 2 .. > as 'Cakra-tīrtha' arise? Tell us, Sūta, as we ask. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.6) .. śrīsūta uvāca .. .. > The auspicious Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.7) caturviṃśatitīrthānāṃ pradhānānāṃ dvijottamāḥ .. > O best of brahmins, among the twenty-four principal sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.8) yaduktamādimaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvalokeṣu viśrutam .. .. 3 .. > the first sacred ford that has been mentioned is celebrated in all the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.9) smaraṇāttasya tīrthasya garbhavāso na vidyate .. > By remembering that sacred ford, there is no dwelling in a womb; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.10) vilayaṃ yāṃti pāpāni lakṣajanmakṛtānyapi .. 4 .. > even sins committed over a hundred thousand births vanish, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.11) tasmiṃstīrthe sakṛtsnānā tsmaraṇātkīrtanādapi .. > by a single ritual ablution in that sacred ford, by remembering it, or even by praising it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.12) loke tatodhikaṃ tīrthaṃ tattulyaṃ vā dvijottamāḥ .. 5 .. > In this world, a sacred ford superior to that or equal to that, O best of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.13) na vidyate muniśreṣṭhāḥ satyamuktamidaṃ mayā .. > does not exist, O best of sages; this truth is spoken by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.14) gaṃgā sarasvatī revā paṃpā godāvarī nadī .. 6 .. > The Gaṅgā, the Sarasvatī, the Revā, the Pampā, the Godāvarī river, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.15) kāliṃdī caiva kāverī narmadā maṇikarṇikā .. > the Kālindī and the Kāverī, the Narmadā, Maṇikarṇikā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.16) anyāni yāni tīrthāni nadyaḥ puṇyā mahītale .. .. 7 .. > and whatever other sacred fords and holy rivers there are on the surface of the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.17) asya tīrthasya vipreṃdrāḥ koṭyaṃśenāpi no samāḥ .. > are not equal to even a ten-millionth part of this sacred ford, O foremost brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.18) dharmatīrthamiti prāhustattīrthaṃ hi purāvidaḥ .. 8 .. > Those who know the past call that sacred ford Dharma-tīrtha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.19) yathā samāgatā tasya cakratīrthamiti prathā .. > How its fame as 'Cakra-tīrtha' arose, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.20) tadidānīṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ munipuṃgavāḥ .. 9 .. > I shall now explain; listen, O bulls among sages! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.21) setumūlaṃ hi tatproktaṃ taddarbhaśayanaṃ matam .. > The base of the bridge is indeed declared as that; it is recognized as Darbhaśayana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.22) tatraiva cakratīrthaṃ tu mahāpātakamarddanam .. ..3.1.3.10... > Right there is Cakra-tīrtha, destroying great sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.23) purā hi gālavonāma munirviṣṇuparāyaṇaḥ .. > Long ago, a sage named Gālava, devoted to Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.24) dakṣiṇāṃbhonidhestīre hālāsyādavidūrataḥ ..11.. > on the shore of the southern ocean, not far from Hālāsya... > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.25) phullagrāmasamīpe ca tathā kṣīrasaroṃtike .. > and near Phullagrāma, in the vicinity of the Kṣīrasaras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.26) dharma puṣkariṇītīre so'tapyata mahattapaḥ .. 12 .. > on the bank of the Dharmapuṣkariṇī, he practiced great austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.27) yugānāmayutaṃ brahma gṛṇanviprāḥ sanātanam.. > chanting the eternal Brahman for ten thousand yugas, O brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.28) dayāyukto nirāhāraḥ satyavānvijiteṃdriyaḥ ..13.. > Endowed with compassion, fasting, truthful, and subduing his senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.29) ātmavatsarvabhūtāni paśyanviṣayaniḥspṛhaḥ .. > viewing all living beings like himself, free from longing for sense-objects, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.30) sarvabhūtahito dāṃtaḥ sarvadvaṃdvavivarjitaḥ .. 14 .. > intent on the welfare of all beings, self-restrained, and free from all dualities, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.31) varṣāṇi katicitso'yaṃ jīrṇaparṇāśano'bhavata .. > for some years he ate withered leaves; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.32) kiṃcitkālaṃ jalāhāro vāyubhakṣaḥ kiyatsamāḥ .. 15 .. > for some time he subsisted on water, and for a few years he fed on air. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.33) evaṃ paṃcasahasrāṇi varṣāṇi sa mahāmuniḥ .. > In this manner, for five thousand years, that great sage > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.34) atapyata tapo ghoraṃ devairapi suduṣkaram .. 16 ... > performed dreadful austerity, difficult even for the gods to perform. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.35) tataḥ paṃcasahasrāṇi varṣāṇi munipuṃgavaḥ .. > Then, for five thousand years, that foremost of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.36) nirāhāro nirāloko nirucchvāso nirāspadaḥ .. 17 .. > taking no food, seeing no light, holding his breath, without a fixed abode, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.37) varṣāsvāsārasahanaṃ hemaṃteṣu jaleśayaḥ.. > enduring downpours in the rains, lying in water during the winters, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.38) grīṣme paṃcāgnimadhyastho viṣṇudhyānaparāyaṇaḥ.. 18 .. > standing amidst the five fires in summer, devoted to meditation on Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.39) japannaṣṭākṣaraṃ maṃtraṃ dhyāyanhṛdi janārdanam.. > reciting the eight-syllable mantra and meditating in his heart upon Janārdana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.40) tatāpa sumahātejā gālavo munipuṃgavaḥ .. 19 .. > performed austerity—Gālava, the eminent sage of immense splendor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.41) evaṃ tvayutava varṣāṇi sa samatītāni vai muneḥ.. > Thus ten thousand years passed indeed for the sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.42) atha tattapasā tuṣṭo bhagavānkamalāpatiḥ..3.1.3.20... > Then, pleased by his austerity, the Blessed Lord, the husband of Kamalā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.43) pratyakṣatāmagāttasya śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ.. > bearing the conch, discus, and mace, appeared visibly before him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.44) vikacāṃbujapatrākṣaḥ sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ..21.. > his eyes resembling blooming lotus petals, his radiance equal to ten million suns, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.45) vinatānaṃdanārūḍhaśchatracāmaraśobhitaḥ.. > mounted upon Vinatā's son \[Garuḍa\], adorned with an umbrella and chowries, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.46) hārakeyūramukuṭakaṭakādivibhūṣitaḥ..22.. > adorned with necklaces, armlets, a diadem, bracelets, and other ornaments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.47) viṣvaksenasunaṃdādikiṃkaraiḥ parivāritaḥ .. > surrounded by attendants such as Viṣvaksena and Sunanda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.48) vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgādivādakairnāradādibhiḥ .. 23 .. > accompanied by Nārada and others playing the vīṇā, flute, mṛdaṅga, and other instruments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.49) upagīyamānavijayaḥ pītāṃbaravirājitaḥ .. > his victory being praised in song, resplendent in yellow garments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.50) lakṣmīvirājitorasko nīlameghasamacchaviḥ.. .. 24 .. > his chest graced by Lakṣmī, with a complexion resembling a dark-blue raincloud, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.51) dhunānaḥ padmamekena pāṇinā madhusūdanaḥ .. > waving a lotus with one hand, the slayer of Madhu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.52) sanakādimahāyogisevitaḥ pārśvayordvayoḥ .. 25 .. > attended on both sides by great yogins such as Sanaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.53) maṃdasmitena sakalaṃ mohayanbhuvanatrayam .. > enchanting all the three worlds with his gentle smile, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.54) svabhāsā bhāsayansarvāndiśo daśa ca bhūsurāḥ .. 26 .. > illuminating all ten directions with his own luster, O brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.55) kaṃṭhalagrena maṇinā kaustubhena ca śobhitaḥ .. > adorned with the Kaustubha jewel resting upon his neck, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.56) suvarṇavetrahastaiśca sauvidallairanekaśaḥ .. .. 27 .. > accompanied by numerous chamberlains holding golden canes in hand, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.57) ananyadurlabhāciṃtyagīyamānanijādbhutaḥ .. > whose miraculous nature is sung, inconceivable and unattainable to others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.58) subhaktasulabho devo lakṣmīkāṃto hariḥ svayam .. 28 .. > the God easily accessible to true devotees, the beloved of Lakṣmī, Hari himself, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.59) sannyadhatta purastasya gālavasya mahāmuneḥ .. > appeared before that great sage Gālava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.60) āvirbhūtaṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā śrīvatsāṃkitavakṣasam .. 29 .. > Then, seeing the Lord manifest with his chest marked by the Śrīvatsa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.61) pītāṃbaradharaṃ devaṃ tuṣṭiṃ prāpa mahāmuniḥ .. > wearing yellow garments, the great sage attained immense satisfaction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.62) bhaktyā paramayā yuktastuṣṭāva jagadīśvaram.. ..3.1.3.30. .. gālava uvāca .. > Endowed with supreme devotion, he praised the Lord of the universe. > Gālava said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.63) namo devādidevāya śaṃkhacakragadābhṛte .. > Homage to the God of gods, the bearer of the conch, discus, and mace! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.64) namo nityāya śuddhāya saccidānaṃdarūpiṇe ..31.. > Homage to the eternal one, the pure one, whose nature is being, consciousness, and bliss! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.65) namo bhaktārti haṃtre te havyakavyasvarūpiṇe.. > Homage to you, the remover of the distress of devotees, whose embodiment is the sacrificial oblations for gods and ancestors! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.66) namastrimūrtaye tubhyaṃ sṛṣṭisthityaṃtakāriṇe..32.. > Homage to you possessing the threefold form, the cause of creation, preservation, and dissolution! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.67) namaḥ pareśāya namo vibhūmne namostu lakṣmīpataye vidhātre.. > Homage to the supreme Lord, homage to the omnipresent one, homage be to the Lord of Lakṣmī, the creator! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.68) namostu sūryeṃduvilocanāya namo viriṃcyādyabhivaṃditāya ..33.. > Homage be to the one whose eyes are the sun and the moon! Homage to the one worshipped by Viriñci and the rest! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.69) yo nāmajātyādivikalpahīnaḥ samastadoṣairapi varjito yaḥ .. > He who is free from the conceptual distinctions of name, caste, and the like, who is also devoid of all faults, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.70) sramastasaṃsārabhayāpahāriṇe tasmai namo daityavināśanāya .. 34 .. > to him who takes away the fear of all worldly existence, to that destroyer of Daityas, homage! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.71) vedāṃtavedyāya rameśvarāya vaikuṇṭhavāsāya vidhātṛpitre .. > To the one known through the Vedānta, the Lord of Ramā, dwelling in Vaikuṇṭha, father of the creator, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.72) namonamaḥ satyajanārtihāriṇe nārāyaṇāyāmitavikramāya.. 35.. > repeated homage to the remover of the distress of virtuous people, to Nārāyaṇa of boundless valor! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.73) namastubhyaṃ bhaga vate vāsudevāya śārṅgiṇe .. > Homage to you, the Blessed Lord, Vāsudeva, wielder of the Śārṅga bow! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.74) bhūyobhūyo namastubhyaṃ śeṣaparyaṃkaśāyine .. 36 .. > Again and again homage to you who recline on the couch of Śeṣa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.75) iti stutvā hariṃ viprāstūṣṇīmāste sa gālavaḥ .. > Having thus praised Hari, O brahmins, that Gālava sat in silence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.76) śrutvā stutiṃ śruti sukhāṃ haristasyamahātmanaḥ .. 37 .. > Hearing the hymn of that great soul, pleasing to the ears, Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.77) avāpa paramaṃ toṣaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ .. > the wielder of the conch, discus, and mace, attained supreme satisfaction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.78) athāliṃgya muniṃ śauriścaturbhirbāhubhistadā .. 38 .. > Then Śauri, embracing the sage with his four arms, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.79) babhāṣe prītisaṃ yukto varo vai vriyatāmiti .. > spoke, filled with affection: 'Let a boon be chosen! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.80) tuṣṭo'smi tapasā te'dya stotreṇāpi ca gālava .. 39 .. > I am pleased today by your austerity and by your hymn, O Gālava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.81) namaskāreṇa ca prīto varado'haṃ tavāgataḥ .. > and delighted by your reverent bow, I have come to bestow a boon.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.82) .. gālava uvāca .. .. > Gālava said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.83) nārāyaṇa ramānātha pītāṃbara jaganmaya .. 3.1.3.40 .. > O Nārāyaṇa, O Lord of Ramā, O yellow-robed one, O immanent in the universe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.84) janārdana jagaddhāmangoviṃda narakāṃtaka .. > O Janārdana, O abode of the universe, O Govinda, O slayer of Naraka! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.85) tvaddarśanātkṛtārtho'smi sarvasmādadhikastathā .. 41 .. > By your darśana I have attained my purpose, superior indeed to all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.86) tvāṃ na paśyaṃtyadharmiṣṭhā yatastvaṃ dharmapālakaḥ .. > The unrighteous do not see you, because you are the protector of dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.87) yanna vetti bhavo brahmā yanna vetti trayī tathā .. 42 .. > What Bhava does not know, what Brahmā does not know, and what the three Vedas do not know, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.88) taṃ vedmi paramātmānaṃ kimasmā dadhikaṃ varam.. > that Supreme Self I know. What boon is higher than this? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.89) yogino yaṃ na paśyanti yaṃ na paśyaṃti karmaṭhāḥ .. 43 .. > Whom yogins do not see, whom the ritualists do not see, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.90) taṃ paśyāmi parātmānaṃ kimasmādadhikaṃ varam .. > that Supreme Self I see. What boon is higher than this? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.91) etena ca kṛtārtho'smi janārdana jagatpate .. 44 .. > And by this I have achieved my goal, O Janārdana, Lord of the universe! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.92) yannāmasmṛtimātreṇa mahāpātakino'pica.. > By the mere remembrance of whose name even perpetrators of great sins > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.93) muktiṃ prayāṃti munayastaṃ paśyāmi janārdanam.. 45 .. > \[and\] sages attain liberation—that Janārdana I behold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.94) tvatpādapadmayugale niścalā bhaktirastume .. > May I have unswerving devotion to the pair of your lotus feet! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.95) .. hariruvāca .. .. > Hari said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.96) mayi bhaktirdṛḍhā te'stu niṣkāmā gālavādhunā.. 46 .. > May your devotion to me be firm and desireless now, O Gālava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.97) śṛṇu cāpyaparaṃ vākyamucyamānaṃ mayā mune .. > And hear another word being spoken by me, O sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.98) madarthaṃ karma kurvāṇo maddhyāno matparāyaṇaḥ ..47.. > Performing actions for my sake, meditating on me, devoted entirely to me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.99) etatprārabdhadehāṃte matsvarūpamavāpsyasi .. > at the end of this body governed by prārabdha \[karma\], you shall attain my true nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.100) asminnevāśrame vāsaṃ kuruṣva munipuṃgava ..48.. > Dwell in this very hermitage, O best of sages! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.101) dharmapuṣkariṇī ceyaṃ puṇyā pāpavināśinī .. > And this Dharmapuṣkariṇī is holy and destroys sin; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.102) asyāstīre tapaḥ kurvaṃstapaḥsiddhimavāpnuyāt .. 49 .. > performing austerity on its bank, one would attain success in austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.103) dharmaḥ purā samāgatya dakṣiṇasyodadhestaṭe .. > In ancient times, Dharma, having arrived at the shore of the southern ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.104) tapastepe mahādevaṃ ciṃtayanmanasā tadā .. 3.1.3.50 .. > performed austerity then, meditating in his mind upon Mahādeva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.105) snānārthamekaṃ tīrthaṃ ca cakre dharmo mahāmune .. > And Dharma made a sacred ford for the purpose of ritual ablution, O great sage; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.106) dharmapuṣkariṇī tena prasiddhā tatkṛtā yataḥ .. 51 .. > therefore it is celebrated as Dharmapuṣkariṇī, since it was made by him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.107) tvayā yathā tapastaptamidānīṃ munisattama .. > Just as austerity was practiced by you now, O best of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.108) tathā taptaṃ tapastena dharmeṇa harasevinā .. 52 .. > so was austerity performed by that Dharma, who was serving Hara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.109) tapasā tasya tuṣṭaḥ sañchūlapāṇirmaheśvaraḥ .. > Pleased by his austerity, Maheśvara, the trident-bearer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.110) prādurāsīstvayā dīptyā diśodaśavibhāsayan .. 53 .. > manifested with his own splendor, illuminating the ten directions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.111) athāśramamanuprāptaṃ mahādevaṃ kṛpānidhim .. > Then, to Mahādeva, the treasure of compassion, who had reached the hermitage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.112) dharmaḥ paramasantuṣṭastuṣṭāva parameśvaram.. 54 .. > Dharma, exceedingly pleased, offered praise to the Supreme Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.113) .. dharma uvāca .. .. > Dharma said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.114) praṇamāmi jagannāthamīśānaṃ praṇavātmakam .. > I bow to the Lord of the universe, Īśāna, whose self is the praṇava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.115) samastadevatārūpamādimadhyāṃtavarjitam .. 55 .. > who embodies all deities, devoid of beginning, middle, and end. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.116) ūrdhvaretaṃ virūpākṣaṃ viśvarūpaṃ namāmya ham .. > I bow to the one of upward-drawn seed, the odd-eyed one, whose form is the universe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.117) samastajagadādhāramanantamajamavyayam ..56.. > the foundation of the whole universe, endless, unborn, imperishable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.118) yamāmananti yogīndrāstaṃ vande puṣṭivardhanam .. > Whom the chiefs of yogins celebrate, to that enhancer of nourishment I pay homage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.119) namo lokādhināthāya vaṃcate parivaṃcate ..57 .. > Homage to the supreme lord of the worlds, to the deceiver, to the arch-deceiver! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.120) namo'stu nīlakaṇṭhāya paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ .. > Homage be to the blue-necked one! Homage to the lord of creatures! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.121) namaḥ kalmaṣanāśāya namo mīḍhuṣṭamāya ca .. 58 .. > Homage to the destroyer of blemishes! And homage to the most bountiful! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.122) namo rudrāya devāya kadrudrāya pracetase .. > Homage to the god Rudra, to the fierce Rudra, the wise! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.123) namaḥ pinākahastāya śūlahastāya te namaḥ .. 59 .. > Homage to the one with the Pināka in his hand! Homage to you with the trident in your hand! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.124) namaścaitanyarūpāya puṣṭīnāṃ pataye namaḥ .. > Homage to the one whose form is consciousness! Homage to the lord of prosperities! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.125) namaḥ paṃcāsyadevāya kṣetrāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ .. 3.1.3.60 .. > Homage to the five-faced god! Homage to the lord of fields! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.126) iti stuto mahādevaḥ śaṃkarolokaśaṃkaraḥ .. > Thus praised, Mahādeva Śaṃkara, who brings welfare to the world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.127) dharmasya paramāṃ tuṣṭimāpannastamuvāca vai .. 61 .. > attained supreme satisfaction and spoke to Dharma indeed: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.128) .. maheśvara uvāca .. .. > Maheśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.129) prītosmyanena stotreṇa tava dharma mahāmate .. > I am pleased by this hymn of yours, O noble-minded Dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.130) varaṃ matto vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ mā vilaṃbaṃ kuruṣva vai .. 62 .. > Choose a boon from me; make no delay indeed! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.131) īśvareṇaivamuktastu dharmo devamathābravīt .. > Addressed thus by Īśvara, Dharma then spoke to the god: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.132) vāhanaṃ te bhaviṣyāmi sadāhaṃ pārvatīpate ... .. 63 .. > May I ever be your mount, O lord of Pārvatī! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.133) ayameva varo mahyaṃ dātavyastripurāṃtaka .. > This very boon must be granted to me, O destroyer of Tripura! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.134) tavodvahanamātreṇa kṛtārtho'haṃ bhavāmi bhoḥ .. 64 .. > By the mere bearing of you, sir, I shall be fulfilled! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.135) itthaṃ dharmeṇa kathito devo dharmamathābravīt .. > Spoken to in this manner by Dharma, the god then said to Dharma: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.136) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. > Īśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.137) vāhanaṃ bhava me dharma sarvadā lokapūjitaḥ .. 65 .. > Be my mount, O Dharma, worshipped by the world at all times! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.138) mama codvahane śaktiramoghā te bhaviṣyati .. > And your power in bearing me shall be unfailing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.139) tvatsevināṃ sadā bhaktirmayi syānnātra saṃśayaḥ .. 66 .. > Those who serve you shall always have devotion toward me; there is no doubt here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.140) ityukte śaṃkareṇātha dharmopi vṛṣarūpadhṛk .. > When this was said by Śaṃkara, Dharma, assuming the form of a bull, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.141) uvāha parameśānaṃ tadāprabhṛti gālava .. 67 .. > bore the Supreme Lord from that time forward, O Gālava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.142) mahādevastamāruhya dharmaṃ vai vṛṣarūpiṇam .. > Mahādeva, having mounted that Dharma who possessed the form of a bull, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.143) śobhamāno bhṛśaṃ dharmamuvāca paramāmṛtam ..68 .. > shining brightly, spoke supreme nectar to Dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.144) .. īśvara uvāca .. > Īśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.145) tvayā kṛtaṃ hi yattīrthaṃ dakṣiṇasyodadhestaṭe .. > For the sacred ford that was made by you on the shore of the southern ocean > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.146) dharmapuṣkariṇītyeṣā loke khyātā bhaviṣyati ..69.. > shall be renowned in the world as Dharmapuṣkariṇī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.147) asyāstīre japohomo dānaṃ svādhyāya eva ca .. > On its bank, recitation, burnt oblations, gift-giving, and scriptural study, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.148) anye ca dharmanivahāḥ kriyamāṇā narairmudā .. 3.1.3.7... > and other collections of meritorious acts performed with joy by men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.149) anaṃtaphaladā jñeyā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. > should be known as yielding infinite fruit; no doubt should be entertained here." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.150) iti dattvā varaṃ tasmai dharmatīrthāya śaṃkaraḥ .. 71 .. > Having thus granted a boon to that sacred ford of Dharma, Śaṃkara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.151) āruhya vṛṣabhaṃ dharmaṃ kailāsaṃ parvataṃ yayau .. > mounting the bull Dharma, went to Mount Kailāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.152) dharmapuṣkariṇītīre gālava tvamatodhunā .. 72 .. > "Now, therefore, O Gālava, on the bank of Dharmapuṣkariṇī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.153) śarīrapātaparyaṃtaṃ tapaḥ kurvansamāhitaḥ .. > performing austerity until the fall of the body, composed in mind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.154) vasa tvaṃ muni śārdūla paścānmāmāpsyase dhruvam .. 73 .. > dwell, O tiger among sages; afterwards you will certainly attain me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.155) yadā te jāyate bhītistadā tāṃ nāśayāmyaham .. > Whenever fear arises in you, then I will destroy it > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.156) mamāyudhena cakreṇa preritena mayā kṣaṇāt ..74.. > in an instant by my weapon, the discus, dispatched by me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.157) ityuktvā bhagavānviṣṇustatraivāṃtaradhīyata .. > Having spoken thus, the blessed Lord Viṣṇu vanished right there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.158) .. śrīsūta uvāca .. .. > Śrī Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.159) tasminnaṃtarhite viṣṇau gālavo munipuṃgavaḥ ..75.. > When that Viṣṇu had vanished, Gālava, the best of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.160) dharmapuṣkariṇītīre viṣṇudhyānaparāyaṇaḥ .. > devoted to meditation on Viṣṇu on the bank of Dharmapuṣkariṇī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.161) trikālamarcayanviṣṇuṃ śālagrāme vimuktide .. 76 .. > worshipping Viṣṇu at the three junctures of the day in a liberation-granting Śālagrāma stone, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.162) uvāsa matimāndhīro virakto vijiteṃdriyaḥ .. > dwelt wise, resolute, dispassionate, and with senses conquered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.163) kadācinmāghamāse tu śuklapakṣe harerdine .. 77 .. > Once, during the month of Māgha, in the bright fortnight on the day of Hari, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.164) upoṣya jāgaraṃ kṛtvā rātrau viṣṇumapūjayat .. > having fasted and kept a night vigil, he worshipped Viṣṇu at night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.165) snātvā paredyurdvādaśyāṃ dharmapuṣkariṇījale .. 78 .. > On the next day, the twelfth \[lunar day\], having bathed in the water of Dharmapuṣkariṇī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.166) saṃdhyāvandanapūrvāṇi nityakarmāṇi cākarot ... > he performed the obligatory rites beginning with twilight devotions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.167) tataḥ pūjāṃ vidhātuṃ sa hareḥ samupacakrame .. 79 .. > Then he undertook to perform the worship of Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.168) tulasyādīni puṣpāṇi samāhṛtya ca gālavaḥ .. > Having gathered tulasī and other flowers, Gālava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.169) vidhāya pūjāṃ kṛṣṇasya stotrametadudairayat .. 3.1.3.80 .. > having performed the worship of Kṛṣṇa, uttered this hymn of praise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.170) .. gālava uvāca .. .. > Gālava said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.171) sahasraśirasaṃ viṣṇuṃ matsyarūpadharaṃ harim .. > Viṣṇu with a thousand heads, Hari who assumed the form of a fish, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.172) namasyāmi hṛṣīkeśaṃ kūrmavārāharūpiṇam .. 81 .. > Hṛṣīkeśa whose form is the tortoise and the boar, I bow to. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.173) nārasiṃhaṃ vāmanākhyaṃ jāma dagnyaṃ ca rāghavam .. > The man-lion, the one named Vāmana, the son of Jamadagni, and Rāghava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.174) balabhadraṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca kalkiṃ viṣṇuṃ namāmyaham .. 82 .. > Balabhadra, Kṛṣṇa, and Kalki—to Viṣṇu I bow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.175) vāsudevamanādhāraṃ praṇatārtivināśanam .. > Vāsudeva, without support, the destroyer of distress in those who bow down, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.176) ādhāraṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ praṇamāmi janārdanam .. 83 .. > the foundation of all beings, Janārdana, I revere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.177) sarvajñaṃ sarvakartāraṃ saccidānaṃdavigraham .. > The omniscient one, maker of all, whose form is being, consciousness, and bliss, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.178) apratarkyamanirdeśyaṃ praṇato'smi janārdanam .. 84 .. > inconceivable, indescribable, to Janārdana I am bowed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.179) evaṃ stuvanmahā yogī gālavo munipuṃgavaḥ .. > Praising thus, the great yogin Gālava, the best of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.180) dharmapuṣkariṇītīre tasthau dhyānaparāyaṇaḥ .. 85 .. > remained on the bank of Dharmapuṣkariṇī, intent on meditation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.181) etasminnaṃtare kaścidrākṣaso gālavaṃ munim .. > Meanwhile, a certain rākṣasa approached the sage Gālava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.182) āyayau bhakṣituṃ ghoraḥ kṣudhayā pīḍito bhṛśam .. 86 .. > dreadful, afflicted greatly by hunger, in order to devour him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.183) gālavaṃ tarasā so'yaṃ rākṣaso jagṛhe tadā .. > That rākṣasa then seized Gālava with swift force. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.184) gṛhītastarasā tena gālavo naiṛtena saḥ .. 87 .. > Having been seized forcefully by that night-roamer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.185) pracukrośa dayāṃ bhodhimāpannānāṃ parāyaṇam .. > he cried out to the ocean of compassion, the refuge of those in distress, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.186) nārāyaṇaṃ cakrapāṇiṃ rakṣarakṣeti vai muhuḥ .. 88 .. > to Nārāyaṇa, the discus-bearer, saying repeatedly, "Protect, protect!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.187) pareśa paramānaṃda śaraṇāgatapālaka .. > "O Supreme Lord, supreme bliss, protector of those who come for refuge, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.188) trāhi māṃ karuṇāsiṃdho rakṣovaśe mupāgatam .. 89 .. > save me, ocean of compassion, fallen into the power of a rākṣasa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.189) lakṣmīkāṃta hare viṣṇo vaikuṃṭha garuḍadhvaja .. > O beloved of Lakṣmī, Hari, Viṣṇu, Vaikuṇṭha, one whose emblem is Garuḍa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.190) māṃ rakṣa rakṣasākrāṃtaṃ grāhākrāṃtaṃ gajaṃ yathā .. 3.1.3.90 .. > protect me, overpowered by a rākṣasa, just as \[you protected\] the elephant seized by an alligator! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.191) dāmodara jagannātha hiraṇyāsura marddana .. > O Dāmodara, Lord of the World, crusher of the demon Hiraṇya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.192) prahrādamiva māṃ rakṣa rākṣasenātipīḍitam .. 91 .. > protect me, greatly tormented by a rākṣasa, as \[you protected\] Prahrāda!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.193) ityevaṃ stuvatastasya gālavasya dvijottamāḥ .. > While that Gālava was thus praising, O best of the twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.194) svabhaktasya bhayaṃ jñātvā cakrapāṇivṛṣā kapiḥ .. 92 .. > recognising the fear of his devotee, the discus-bearer, Vṛṣākapi, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.195) svacakraṃ preṣayāmāsa bhaktarakṣaṇakāraṇāt .. > sent forth his own discus for the sake of protecting his devotee. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.196) preritaṃ viṣṇucakraṃ tadviṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā .. 93 .. > Dispatched by the mighty Viṣṇu, that discus of Viṣṇu > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.197) ājagāmātha vegena dharmapuṣkariṇī taṭam .. > came then with speed to the bank of Dharmapuṣkariṇī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.198) anaṃtādityasaṃkāśamanaṃtāgnisamaprabham .. 94 .. > resembling infinite suns, equal in radiance to infinite fires, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.199) mahājvālaṃ mahānādaṃ mahāsuravimardanam .. > with great flames, a great roar, crusher of great demons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.1.3.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.3.200) dṛṣṭvā sudarśanaṃ viṣṇo rākṣaso'tha pradudruve .. .. 95 .. > Seeing the Sudarśana of Viṣṇu, the rākṣasa then fled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 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