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# Skandapurana 3.1.40

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.40

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.40.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.1)

. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.2)

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi munayo lokapāvanam ..

> Now, therefore, O sages, I will proclaim that which purifies the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.3)

gāyatryā ca sarasvatyā māhātmyaṃ muktidaṃ nṛṇām .. 1 ..

> the māhātmya of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī, which grants liberation to mortals;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.4)

śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ caiva mahāpātakanāśanam ..

> which destroys great sins for those who hear and recite it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.5)

mahāpuṇyapradaṃ puṃsā narakakleśanāśanam .. 2 ..

> bestowing great merit upon men and destroying the torments of hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.6)

gāyatryāṃ ca sarasvatyāṃ ye snāṃti manujā mudā ..

> Those men who gladly bathe in Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.7)

na teṣāṃ garbhavāsaḥ syātkiṃ tu muktirbhaveddhruvam .. 3 ..

> shall have no dwelling in a womb, but shall surely attain liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.8)

sarasvatyāśca gāyatryā gandhamādanaparvate ..

> On Mount Gandhamādana, of Sarasvatī and Gāyatrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.9)

brahmapatnyoḥ sannidhānāttannāmnā kathite ime .. 4 ..

> because of the presence of the two wives of Brahmā, these two \[tīrthas\] are named after them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.10)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.1.40.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.11)

gāyatryāśca sarasvatyā gandhamādanaparvate ..

> On Mount Gandhamādana, of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.12)

kimarthaṃ saṃnidhānaṃ vai sūtābhūttadvadasva naḥ .. 5 .. ..

> for what reason did their presence come to be, O Sūta? Tell us that.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.13)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.40.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.14)

prajāpatiḥ purā viprāḥ svāṃ vai duhitaraṃ mudā ..

> Formerly, O brahmins, Prajāpati gladly lusted after his own daughter  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.15)

vāṅnāmnīṃ kāmuko bhūtvā spṛhayāmāsa mohanaḥ .. 6 ..

> named Vāc; having become filled with desire, infatuated, he longed for her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.16)

atha prajāpateḥ putrī svasminvai tasya kāmitām..

> Then, perceiving his desire towards herself,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.17)

vilokya lajjitā bhūtvā rohidrūpa dadhāra sā .. 7 ..

> the daughter of Prajāpati felt ashamed and assumed the form of a doe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.18)

brahmāpi hariṇo bhūtvā tayā rantumanāstadā ..

> Brahmā also became a buck, wishing then to sport with her;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.19)

gacchatīmanuyātisma hariṇīrūpadhāriṇīm .. 8 ..

> he pursued her as she fled, bearing the form of a female deer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.20)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā devatāḥ sarvāḥ putrīgamanasādaram ..

> Seeing him intent upon cohabiting with his daughter, all the deities \[cried\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.21)

karotyakāryaṃ brahmāyaṃ putrīgamanalakṣaṇam .. 9 ..

> "This Brahmā is doing a forbidden deed in the form of incest with his daughter!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.22)

iti nindaṃti taṃ viprāḥ sraṣṭāraṃ jagatāṃ patim ..

> Thus the brahmins censured that creator, the lord of the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.23)

niṣiddhakṛtyanirataṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā parameṣṭhinam.. 3.1.40.10 ..

> Seeing Parameṣṭhin devoted to a forbidden act,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.24)

haraḥ pinākamādāya vyādharūpadharaḥ prabhuḥ ..

> the lord Hara took his Pināka and assumed the form of a hunter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.25)

ākarṇapūrṇa kṛṣṭena pinākadhanuṣā śaram .. 11 ..

> With the Pināka bow drawn fully to his ear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.26)

saṃyojya vedhasaṃ tena vivyādha niśitena saḥ ..

> having fitted a sharp arrow, he pierced the Creator with it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.27)

tripurāṃtaka bāṇena viddho'sau nyapatadbhuvi .. 12 ..

> Pierced by the arrow of the destroyer of Tripura, he fell to the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.28)

tasya dehādathotthāya mahajjyotirmahāprabham ..

> Then, rising from his body, a great light of immense splendour  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.29)

ākāśe mṛgaśīrṣākhyaṃ nakṣatramabhavattadā .. 13 ..

> became the constellation named Mṛgaśīrṣa in the sky at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.30)

ārdrānakṣatrarūpī sanharo'pyanujagāma tam ..

> Taking the form of the constellation Ārdrā, Hara too pursued it,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.31)

pīḍayanmṛgaśīrṣākhyaṃ nakṣatraṃ brahmarūpiṇam .. 14 ..

> harassing the constellation named Mṛgaśīrṣa that had the form of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.32)

adhunāpi mṛgavyādharūpeṇa tripurāṃtakaḥ ..

> Even today, in the form of a deer-hunter, the destroyer of Tripura  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.33)

aṃbare dṛśyate spaṣṭaṃ mṛgaśīrṣāṃtike dvijāḥ .. 15 ..

> is clearly seen in the sky near Mṛgaśīrṣa, O brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.34)

evaṃ vinihate tasmiñcchaṃbhunā parameṣṭhini ..

> When that Parameṣṭhin was thus slain by Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.35)

anaṃtaraṃ tu gāyatrīsarasvatyau śucārpite .. 16 ..

> thereupon Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī were stricken with grief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.36)

bhartṛhīne muniśreṣṭhā bhartṛjīvanakāṃkṣayā ..

> Bereft of their husband, O best of sages, longing for the revival of their husband,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.37)

kiṃ kariṣyāvahe hyāvāmityanyoyaṃ vicārya tu .. 17 ..

> they consulted each other: "What shall the two of us do?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.38)

svapatiprāṇasiddhyarthaṃ gāyatrī ca sarasvatī ..

> For the sake of bringing about the life of their husband, Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.39)

sarvotkṛṣṭaṃ śivasthānaṃ gandhamādanaparvatam .. 18 ..

> intent on performing austerity on Mount Gandhamādana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.40)

sarvābhīṣṭapradaṃ puṃsāṃ tapaḥ kartuṃ samudyate ..

> the most supreme abode of Śiva which bestows all desires upon men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.41)

jagmaturniyamopetaṃ tapaḥ kartuṃ śivaṃ prati .. 19 ..

> went \[there\] bound by vows to perform austerity dedicated to Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.42)

snānārthamātmano viprā gāyatrī ca sarasvatī ..

> For the purpose of their own ritual ablution, O brahmins, Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.43)

tīrthadvayaṃ svanāmnā vai cakratuḥ pāpanāśanam .. 3.1.40.20 ..

> made two sacred fords under their own names, destroying sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.44)

tatra triṣavaṇasnānaṃ pratyahaṃ cakraturmudā ..

> Joyfully they performed ritual ablutions at the three junctures of the day there daily;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.45)

bahukālamanāhāre kāmakrodhādivarjite .. 21 ..

> for a long time they were without food, free from desire, anger, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.46)

atyugraniyamo pete śivadhyānaparāyaṇe ..

> engaged in exceedingly severe observances, wholly devoted to meditating on Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.47)

paṃcākṣaramahāmantrajapaikaniyate śubhe .. 22 ..

> singularly committed to chanting the great five-syllable mantra, auspicious,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.48)

svapaterjīvanārthaṃ vai gāyatrī ca sarasvatī ..

> for the sake of reviving their husband, indeed, Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.49)

mahādevaṃ samuddiśya tapa evaṃ pracakratuḥ .. 23 ..

> thus performed austerity directed towards Mahādeva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.50)

tayoratha tapastuṣṭo mahādevo maheśvaraḥ ..

> Then Mahādeva, Maheśvara, pleased by their austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.51)

sannidhatte mahāmūrtistapasāṃ phaladitsayā .. 24 ..

> manifested His great form, desiring to grant the fruit of austerities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.52)

tataḥ sannihitaṃ śaṃbhuṃ pārvatīramaṇaṃ śivam ..

> Then, seeing Śambhu, Śiva, the delight of Pārvatī, who had appeared,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.53)

gaṇeśakārttikeyābhyāṃ pārśvayoḥ parisevitama .. 25 ..

> attended on both sides by Gaṇeśa and Kārttikeya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.54)

dṛṣṭvā saṃtuṣṭacitte te gāyatrī ca sarasvatī ..

> their minds filled with joy, both Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.55)

stotraistuṣṭuvatuḥ stutyaṃ mahādevaṃ ghṛṇā nidhim .. 26 .. ..

> praised Mahādeva, the treasure of compassion, who is worthy of praise, with hymns.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.56)

gāyatrīsarasvatyāvūcatuḥ .. ..

> Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.57)

namo durvārasaṃsāradhvāṃtadhvaṃsaikahetave ..

> "Obeisance to the sole cause of the destruction of the darkness of irresistible saṃsāra, / to the consumer of the kālakūṭa poison, terrible with blazing rows of flames!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.58)

jvalajjvālāvalībhīmakālakūṭaviṣādine .. 27 ..

> To the devourer of the Kālakūṭa poison, dreadful with a mass of blazing flames;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.59)

jaganmohana paṃcāstradehanāthaikahetave ..

> To the sole cause of the destruction of the body of the five-arrowed god who enchants the world, / to the slayer of cruel Yama who brings an end to the universe, obeisance to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.60)

jagadaṃtakarakrūra yamāṃtaka namo'stu te .. 28 ..

> to the destroyer of the universe, the slayer of the fierce Yama, praise be to You!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.61)

gaṃgātaraṃgasaṃpṛktajaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇe ..

> To the one who bears a mass of matted hair touched by the waves of the Gaṅgā, / obeisance to you, O Virūpākṣa, bearer of the young, cool-rayed moon!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.62)

namastestu virūpākṣa bāla śītāṃśudhāriṇe .. 29 ..

> Praise be to You, O Virūpākṣa, wearer of the young crescent moon!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.63)

pinākabhīmaṭaṃkāratrāsitatripuraukase ..

> To the one who terrified the dwellers of Tripura with the terrible twang of the Pināka bow, / obeisance to you who cut off the head of the creator of the manifold universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.64)

namaste vividhākārajagatsraṣṭṛśiraśchide .. 3.1.40.30 ..

> Praise be to You, the severer of the head of the Creator of the manifold universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.65)

śāṃtāmalakṛpādṛṣṭisaṃrakṣitamṛ kaṇḍuja ..

> O you who protected the son of Mṛkaṇḍu by your calm and immaculate glance of compassion! / O lord of the mountain's daughter, obeisance to you! Protect us who have taken refuge!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.66)

namaste girijānātha rakṣāvāṃ śaraṇāgate .. 31 ..

> Praise be to You, O Lord of the Mountain-born; protect us two who have sought refuge!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.67)

mahādeva jagannātha tripurāṃtaka śaṃkara ..

> O Mahādeva, lord of the world, destroyer of Tripura, Śaṃkara, / O Vāmadeva, Mahādeva, protect us who have taken refuge!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.68)

vāmadeva mahādeva rakṣāvāṃ śaraṇāgate .. 32 ...

> O Vāmadeva, O Mahādeva, protect us two who have sought refuge!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.69)

iti tābhyāṃ stutaḥ śambhurdevadevo maheśvaraḥ ..

> Praised in this way by the two, Śambhu, the God of gods, Maheśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.70)

abravītprītisaṃyukto gāyatrīṃ ca sarasvatīm .. 33 ..

> filled with affection, spoke to Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.71)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.40.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.72)

bhoḥ sarasvati gāyatri prīto'smi yuvayoraham ..

> "O Sarasvatī, O Gāyatrī, I am pleased with you two. / Choose a boon from me, whatever is in your mind."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.73)

varaṃ varayataṃ matto yadvā manasi vartate .. 34 ..

> Choose a boon from me, whatever is in your mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.74)

ityukte te tu gāyatrīsarasvatyau hareṇa vai ..

> When this was said by Hara, Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.75)

abrūtāṃ pārvatīkāṃtaṃ mahādevaṃ ghṛṇānidhim .. 35 ..

> spoke to Pārvatī's beloved, Mahādeva, the treasure of compassion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.76)

.. gāyatrīsarasvatyāvūcatuḥ .. ..

> Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.77)

bhagannāvayordeva bharttāraṃ caturānanam ..

> "O Lord, O God, make our husband, the four-faced one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.78)

saprāṇaṃ kuru sarveśa kṛpayā karuṇākara .. 36 ..

> alive with breath, O Lord of all, out of mercy, O maker of compassion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.79)

tvamāvayoḥ pitā deva tavāpyāvāṃ sute ubhe ..

> You are our father, O God, and we are both your daughters; / therefore, protect us by the gift of our husband, O destroyer of Tripura!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.80)

rakṣāvāṃ patidānena tasmāttvaṃ tripurāṃtaka .. 37 ..

> Therefore, O Destroyer of Tripura, protect us two by the grant of our husband!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.81)

sa evaṃ prārthitaḥ śambhustābhyāṃ brāhmaṇapuṃgavāḥ ..

> When Śambhu was thus petitioned by them, O best of brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.82)

evamastviti saṃprocya gāyatrīṃ ca sarasvatīm .. 38 ..

> saying, 'So be it,' to Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.83)

tadeva vedhasaḥ kāyaṃ śirasā yoktumutsukaḥ ..

> eager to join that body of the Creator with the head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.84)

tatraiva vedhasaḥ kāyaṃ śirobhiḥ sahasuvratāḥ .. 39 ..

> right there, O men of good vows, the body of the Creator together with the heads,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.85)

bhūtairānāyayāmāsa naṃdibhṛṃgimukhaistadā ..

> he caused to be brought by the spirits led by Nandin and Bhṛṅgin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.86)

śirāṃsi tānyanekāni kāyena saha śaṃkaraḥ .. 3.1.40.40 ..

> Those various heads Śaṃkara, together with the body,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.87)

kṣaṇātsaṃdhārayāmāsa vāṇīgāyatrisaṃnidhau ..

> rejoined in a moment before Sarasvatī and Gāyatrī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.88)

saṃdhito'tha hareṇāsau caturvaktro jagatpatiḥ .. 41 ..

> Reassembled then by Hara, this four-faced Lord of the universe  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.89)

uttasthau tatkṣaṇādeva suptotthita iva dvijāḥ ..

> stood up that very instant, as if awoken from sleep, O twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.90)

tataḥ prajāpatirdṛṣṭvā śaṃkaraṃ śaśibhūṣaṇam ..

> Then Prajāpati, seeing Śaṃkara adorned with the moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.91)

tuṣṭāva vāgbhiragryābhirbhāryābhyāṃ ca samanvitaḥ .. 42 ..

> praised \[him\] with choice words, accompanied by his two wives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.92)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.40.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.93)

namaste devadeveśa karuṇākara śaṃkara .. 43 ..

> "Obeisance to you, O Lord of the gods of gods, O maker of compassion, Śaṃkara! / Protect me, O ocean of compassion, O Master, from prohibited conduct!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.94)

pāhi māṃ karuṇāsiṃdho niṣiddhācaraṇātprabho ..

> Protect me, O Ocean of Compassion, from forbidden conduct, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.95)

mama tvatkṛpayā śaṃbho niṣiddhācaraṇe kvacit .. 44 ..

> May no inclination ever arise again in me toward prohibited conduct / through your grace, O Śambhu; protect me always in that manner!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.96)

mā pravṛttirbhavedbhūyo rakṣa māṃ tvaṃ tathā sadā ..

> May there not be an inclination again; protect me thus always!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.97)

tathaivāstviti saṃprāha brahmāṇaṃ girijāpatiḥ .. 45 ..

> "So be it indeed," the husband of the mountain's daughter said to Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.98)

itaḥ paraṃ pramādaṃ tvaṃ mā kuruṣva vidhe punaḥ ..

> "Henceforth, do not make an error again, O Creator. / I am always the punisher of men who have taken to the wrong path."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.99)

utpathaṃ pratipannānāṃ puṃsāṃ śāstāsmi sarvadā .. 46 ..

> I am always the punisher of men who have taken to the wrong path.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.100)

evamuktvā caturvaktraṃ mahādevo dvijottamāḥ ..

> Having spoken thus to the four-faced one, O best of the twice-born, Mahādeva  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.101)

sarasvatīṃ ca gāyatrīṃ provāca prīṇayangirā .. 47 .. ..

> spoke to Sarasvatī and Gāyatrī, pleasing them with his speech.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.102)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.40.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.103)

yuvayormatprasādena he gāyatri sarasvati ..

> "Through my grace to you both, O Gāyatrī, O Sarasvatī, / this husband of yours, the four-faced one, has returned, alive with breath.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.104)

ayaṃ bhartā samāyātaḥ saprāṇaścaturānanaḥ .. 48 ..

> Here has your husband arrived alive, the Four-faced One!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.105)

sahānena brahmalokaṃ yātaṃ mā bhūdvilaṃbatā ..

> Go with him to the world of Brahmā; let there be no delay."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.106)

yuvayoḥ saṃnidhānena sadā kuṃḍadvaye'tra vai .. 49 ..

> "By the presence of you both constantly here in this pair of pools,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.107)

bhaviṣyati nṛṇāṃ muktiḥ snānātsāyujyarūpiṇī ..

> liberation in the form of union with God will surely accrue to men from bathing \[here\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.108)

yuṣmannāmnā ca gāyatrīsara svatyāviti dvayam .. 3.1.40.50 ..

> And named after both of you, this pair, called Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.109)

idaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvaloke khyātiṃ yāsyati śāśvatīm ..

> this sacred ford will attain eternal renown throughout all the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.110)

sarveṣāmapi tīrthānāmidaṃ tīrthadvayaṃ sadā .. 51 ..

> Even among all sacred fords, may this pair of sacred fords always  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.111)

śuddhipradaṃ tathā bhūyānmahāpātakanāśanam ..

> grant purification and destroy major sins!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.112)

mahāśāṃtikaraṃ puṃsāṃ sarvābhīṣṭapradāyakam .. 52 ..

> May it bring great peace to men and bestow all desires!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.113)

mama prasādajananaṃ viṣṇuprītikaraṃ tathā ..

> It will engender my grace and cause delight to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.114)

etattīrthadvayasamaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati .. 53 ..

> Equal to this pair of sacred fords none has existed, nor will ever exist.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.115)

atra snānāddhi sarveṣāṃ sarvābhīṣṭaṃ bhaviṣyati ..

> For by bathing here, all men will attain their every wish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.116)

idaṃ kuṃḍadvayaṃ loke bhavatībhyāṃ kṛtaṃ mahat .. 54 ..

> This great pair of pools created in the world by the two of you  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.117)

yuṣmannāmnā prasiddhaṃ ca bhaviṣyati vimuktidam ..

> shall become renowned by your names and grant liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.118)

gāyatryupāstirahitā vedābhyāsavivarjitāḥ .. 55 ..

> Those who are devoid of worship of Gāyatrī, abandoned by the study of the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.119)

aupāsanavihīnāśca paṃcayajñavivarjitāḥ ..

> lacking the domestic fire-sacrifice, and neglected of the five great sacrifices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.120)

yuṣmatkuṃḍadvaye snānāttatta tphalamavāpnuyuḥ .. 56 ..

> shall obtain their respective fruits merely by bathing in your pair of pools.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.121)

anye ca ye pātakino nityānuṣṭhānavarjitāḥ ..

> And whatever other sinners there are who neglect their daily duties,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.122)

snātvā kuṃḍadvaye tatra śuddhāḥ syurdvijasattamāḥ .. 57..

> having bathed in that pair of pools, O best of brahmins, they will become purified."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.123)

sarasvatīṃ ca gāya trīmevamuktvā maheśvaraḥ ..

> Having spoken thus to Sarasvatī and Gāyatrī, the Great Lord  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.124)

kṣaṇādaṃtaradhāttatra sarveṣāmeva paśyatām .. 58 ..

> vanished there in an instant, even as everyone watched.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.125)

patiṃ labdhvā'tha gāyatrīsarasvatyau mudānvite ..

> Then, having regained their husband, Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī, filled with joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.126)

tena sākaṃ brahmalokaṃ jagma turdvijasattamāḥ .. 59 ..

> went along with him to Brahmaloka, O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.127)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.40.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.128)

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā gaṃdhamādanaparvate ..

> "Thus has been recounted to you, O brahmins, on Mount Gandhamādana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.129)

saṃnidhānaṃ sarasvatyā gāyatryāśca sahetukam .. 3.1.40.60 ..

> the manifestation of Sarasvatī and Gāyatrī, along with its cause.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.130)

yaḥ śṛṇotīmamadhyāyaṃ paṭhate vā sabhaktikam ..

> Whoever hears this chapter or recites it with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.131)

etattīrthadvayasnānaphalamāpnotyasaṃśayaḥ .. 61 ..

> undoubtedly obtains the fruit of bathing in this pair of sacred fords."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.40.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.40.132)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhi tāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe setumāhātmye gāyatrīsarasvatītīrthapraśaṃsāyāṃ gaṃdhamādane gāyatrīsarasvatīsannidhānakathanaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 40 .. ..

> Thus ends the fortieth chapter, entitled 'The Account of the Manifestation of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī on Gandhamādana,' in the Praise of the Sacred Fords of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī, in the Setumāhātmya of the third section, the Brahmakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.1.40.1) — English, machine translation

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