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# Skandapurana 3.1.46

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.46

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.46.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.1)

.. śrīrāma uvāca..

> Glorious Rāma said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.2)

paṃpāraṇye vayaṃ dīnāstvayā vānarapuṃgava..

> "In the forest of Pampā, when we were wretched, O foremost of monkeys,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.3)

āśvāsitāḥ kārayitvā sakhyamādityasūnunā..1..

> we were consoled by you, having brought about friendship with the son of the Sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.4)

tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ bandhūnkausalyāṃ jananīmapi ..

> Seeing you, \[our\] father, relatives, and even mother Kausalyā—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.5)

na smarāmo vayaṃ sarvānme tvayopakṛtaṃ bahu.. 2 ..

> we remember none of them; great was the help rendered to me by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.6)

madarthaṃ sāgarastīrṇo bhavatā bahu yojanaḥ ..

> For my sake the ocean spanning many yojanas was crossed by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.7)

talaprahārābhihato maināko'pi nagottamaḥ .. 3 ..

> Even Maināka, the best of mountains, was struck by the blow of your palm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.8)

nāgamātā ca surasā madarthaṃ bhavatā jitā ..

> Surasā, the mother of the Nāgas, was also overcome by you for my sake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.9)

chāyāgrahāṃ mahākrūrāma vadhīdrākṣasīṃ bhavān .. 4 ..

> You slew the exceedingly cruel demoness who seized shadows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.10)

sāyaṃ suvelamāsādya laṃkāmāhatya pāṇinā ..

> Having reached Suvela in the evening and struck Laṅkā with your hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.11)

ayāsī rāvaṇagṛhaṃ madarthaṃ tvaṃ mahākape .. 5 ..

> you went to Rāvaṇa's palace for my sake, O great monkey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.12)

sītāmanviṣya laṃkāyāṃ rātrau gatabhayo bhavān..

> Searching for Sītā in Laṅkā by night, free from fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.13)

adṛṣṭvā jānakīṃ paścādaśokavanikāṃ yayau .. 6 ..

> not seeing Jānakī, you then went to the Aśoka grove.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.14)

namaskṛtya ca vaidehīmabhijñānaṃ pradāya ca ..

> Bowing to Vaidehī and giving the token of recognition,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.15)

cūḍāmaṇiṃ samādāya madarthaṃ jānakīkarāt .. 7 ..

> and taking the crest-jewel from Jānakī's hand for my sake,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.16)

aśokavanikāvṛkṣānabhāṃkṣīstvaṃ mahākape ..

> you broke the trees of the Aśoka grove, O great monkey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.17)

tatastvaśītisāhasrānkiṃkarānnāma rākṣasān .. 8 ..

> Then the eighty thousand rākṣasas named Kiṃkaras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.18)

rāvaṇapratimānyuddhe patyaśvebharathākulān ..

> equal to Rāvaṇa in battle, crowded with infantry, horses, elephants, and chariots,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.19)

avadhīstvaṃ madarthe vai mahābalaparākramān .. 9 ..

> possessing great strength and prowess, you indeed slew for my sake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.20)

tataḥ prahastatanayaṃ jaṃbumālinamāgatam ..

> Then, Prahasta's son Jambumālin having arrived,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.21)

avadhīnmaṃtritanayānsapta saptārcivarcasaḥ .. 3.1.46.10 ..

> you slew \[him and\] the seven sons of the ministers, who were radiant as fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.22)

paṃca senāpatīnpaścādanayastvaṃ yamālayam ..

> Next you dispatched five army commanders to the abode of Yama;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.23)

kumāramakṣamavadhīstatastvaṃ raṇamūrdhani .. 11 ..

> then you killed prince Akṣa at the vanguard of battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.24)

tata indrajitā nīto rākṣaseṃdra sabhāṃ śubhām ..

> Then, brought by Indrajit to the splendid assembly of the king of rākṣasas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.25)

tatra laṃkeśvaraṃ vācā tṛṇīkṛtyāvamanya ca .. 12 ..

> having there treated the lord of Laṅkā like grass with your words and humiliated him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.26)

abhāṃkṣīstvaṃ purīṃ laṃkāṃ madarthaṃ vāyunaṃdana ..

> you burned the city of Laṅkā for my sake, O son of the Wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.27)

punaḥ pratinivṛttastvamṛṣyamūkaṃ mahāgirim .. 13 ..

> and then returned back to the great mountain Ṛṣyamūka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.28)

evamādi mahāduḥkhaṃ madarthaṃ prāptavānasi ..

> Such great misery and more you endured for my sake;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.29)

tvamatra bhūtale śeṣe mama śokamudīrayan .. 14 ..

> yet here you lie on the surface of the earth, arousing my grief!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.30)

ahaṃ prāṇānparityakṣye mṛto'si yadi vāyuja ..

> I shall abandon my life-breaths if you are dead, O son of the Wind!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.31)

sītayā mama kiṃ kāryaṃ lakṣmaṇenānujena vā .. 15 ..

> What need have I of Sītā, or of my younger brother Lakṣmaṇa?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.32)

bharatenāpi kiṃ kāryaṃ śatrughnena śriyāpi vā ..

> What need have I of Bharata, or of Śatrughna, or of royal splendour?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.33)

rājyenāpi na me kāryaṃ paretastvaṃ kape yadi .. 16 ..

> Even of the kingdom I have no need, O monkey, if you have passed away!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.34)

uttiṣṭha hanumanvatsa kiṃ śeṣe'dya mahītale ..

> Arise, child Hanūmān! Why do you lie today on the surface of the earth?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.35)

śayyāṃ kuru mahābāho nidrārthaṃ mama vānara .. 17 ..

> Prepare my bed for sleep, O monkey of mighty arms!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.36)

kandamūlaphalāni tvamāhārārthaṃ mamāhara ..

> Bring me edible bulbs, roots, and fruits for my nourishment!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.37)

snātumadya gamiṣyāmi śīghraṃ kalaśamānaya .. 18 ..

> I am going to bathe now; fetch the water-jar quickly!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.38)

ajināni ca vāsāṃsi darbhāṃśca samupāhara ..

> Collect deer-skins, garments, and darbha grass!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.39)

brahmāstreṇāvabaddho'haṃ mocitaśca tvayā hare .. 19 ..

> Bound fast by the Brahmā weapon, I was freed by you, O monkey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.40)

lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā hyauṣadhānayanena vai ..

> along with my brother Lakṣmaṇa, truly by the bringing of the medicinal herb!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.41)

lakṣmaṇaprāṇadātā tvaṃ paulastyamadanāśanaḥ .. 3.1.46.20 ..

> You were the giver of life to Lakṣmaṇa, the destroyer of the pride of the descendant of Pulastya!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.42)

sahāyena tvayā yuddhe rākṣasā nrāvaṇādikān ..

> With you as my ally in battle, slaying the rākṣasas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.43)

nihatyātibalānvīrānavāpaṃ maithilīmaham .. 21 ..

> headed by Rāvaṇa, mighty warriors, I regained the princess of Mithilā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.44)

hanūmannaṃjanāsūno sītāśokavināśana ..

> O Hanūmān, son of Añjanā, destroyer of Sītā's sorrow!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.45)

kathamevaṃ parityajya lakṣmaṇaṃ māṃ ca jānakīm .. 22 ..

> How have you thus departed, abandoning Lakṣmaṇa, me, and Jānakī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.46)

aprāpayitvāyodhyāṃ tvaṃ kimarthaṃ gatavānasi ..

> without having brought us to Ayodhyā? Why have you gone?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.47)

kva gatosi mahāvīra mahārākṣasakaṇṭaka .. 23 ..

> Where have you gone, O great hero, thorn to the great rākṣasas?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.48)

iti paśyanmukhaṃ tasya nirvākyaṃ raghunaṃdanaḥ ..

> Thus gazing upon his speechless face, the delight of the Raghus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.49)

prarudannaśrujālena secayāmāsa vāyujam .. 24 ..

> weeping profusely, sprinkled the son of the Wind with a flood of tears.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.50)

vāyuputrastato mūrcchāmapahāya śanairdvijāḥ ..

> Then, O brahmins, the son of the Wind, shaking off his swoon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.51)

paulastyabhayasaṃtrastalokarakṣārthamāgatam..25..

> beheld the delight of the Raghus, who had descended for the protection of the worlds terrified by fear of the descendant of Pulastya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.52)

āśritya mānuṣaṃ bhāvaṃ nārāyaṇamajaṃ vibhum..

> having resorted to human nature—Nārāyaṇa, the unborn, all-pervading Lord—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.53)

jānakīlakṣmaṇayutaṃ kapibhiḥ parivāritam..26..

> accompanied by Jānakī and Lakṣmaṇa, surrounded by monkeys,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.54)

kālāṃbhodharasaṃkāśaṃ raṇadhūlisamukṣitam ..

> resembling a dark rain-cloud, sprinkled with the dust of battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.55)

jaṭāmaṇḍalaśobhāḍhyaṃ puṇḍarīkāyatekṣaṇam .. 27 ..

> abounding in the splendor of matted hair, with long eyes like lotus petals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.56)

khinnaṃ ca bahuśo yuddhe dadarśa raghunaṃdanam ..

> wearied many times in battle, the slayer of his foes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.57)

stūyamānamamitraghnaṃ devarṣipitṛkinnaraiḥ .. 28 ..

> praised by divine seers, ancestors, and kinnaras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.58)

dṛṣṭvā dāśarathiṃ rāmaṃ kṛpābahulacetasam ..

> Having seen Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, whose heart overflowed with compassion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.59)

raghunāthakarasparśapūrṇagātraḥ sa vānaraḥ .. 29 ..

> His limbs fulfilled by the touch of the Lord of Raghu's hand, that monkey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.60)

patitvā daṇḍavadbhūmau kṛtāṃjalipuṭo dvijāḥ ..

> falling like a staff upon the ground, with folded hands, O brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.61)

astauṣījjānakīnāthaṃ stotraiḥ śrutimanoharaiḥ .. 3.1.46.30 ..

> praised the Lord of Jānakī with hymns enchanting to the ear. // 3.1.46.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.62)

.. hanūmānuvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.46.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.63)

namo rāmāya haraye viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave ..

> Obeisance to Rāma, to Hari, to Viṣṇu, the all-powerful Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.64)

ādidevāya devāya purāṇāya gadābhṛte .. 31 ..

> to the primal deity, the God, the ancient one, the mace-bearer! // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.65)

viṣṭare puṣpakaṃ nityaṃ niviṣṭāya mahātmane ..

> To the great-souled one seated perpetually upon the seat of the Puṣpaka \[chariot\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.66)

prahṛṣṭavānarānīkajuṣṭapādāṃbujāya te .. 32 ..

> to you whose lotus feet are attended by the delighted monkey hosts! // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.67)

niṣpiṣṭa rākṣaseṃdrāya jagadiṣṭavidhāyine ..

> To the crusher of the king of rākṣasas, the bestower of wishes upon the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.68)

namaḥ sahasraśirase sahasracaraṇāya ca .. 33 ..

> obeisance to him who has a thousand heads and a thousand feet, // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.69)

sahasrākṣāya śuddhāya rāghavāya ca viṣṇave ..

> to him who has a thousand eyes, to the pure Rāghava, and to Viṣṇu!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.70)

bhaktārtihāriṇe tubhyaṃ sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ .. 34 ..

> To you, the dispeller of devotees' distress, the husband of Sītā, obeisance! // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.71)

haraye nārasiṃhāya daityarājavidāriṇe ..

> To Hari, to the Man-Lion, the tearer-apart of the Daitya king!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.72)

namastubhyaṃ varāhāya daṃṣṭroddhṛtavasundhara .. 35 ..

> Obeisance to you, the Boar who lifted the earth upon his tusk! // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.73)

trivikramāya bhavate baliyajña vibhedine ..

> To you who are Trivikrama, the disruptor of Bali's sacrifice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.74)

namo vāmanarūpāya namo maṃdaradhāriṇe .. 36 ..

> obeisance to him who took the form of Vāmana, obeisance to the upholder of Mount Mandara! // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.75)

namaste matsyarūpāya trayīpālanakāriṇe ..

> Obeisance to you who took the form of the Fish, the protector of the triple Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.76)

namaḥ paraśurāmāya kṣatriyāṃtakarāya te ..37..

> obeisance to you who are Paraśurāma, the exterminator of the kṣatriyas! // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.77)

namaste rākṣasaghnāya namo rāghavarūpiṇe ..

> Obeisance to you, the slayer of rākṣasas, obeisance to the one whose form is Rāghava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.78)

mahādeva mahābhīma mahākodaṇḍabhedine .. 38 ..

> the great deity, the exceedingly terrible one, the breaker of the great bow! // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.79)

kṣatriyāṃtakarakrūrabhārgavatrāsakāriṇe ..

> To the terrifier of the cruel Bhārgava, the destroyer of the kṣatriyas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.80)

namo'stvahilyā saṃtāpahāriṇe cāpahāriṇe .. 39 ..

> obeisance be to the remover of the torment of Ahalyā and the bearer of the bow! // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.81)

nāgāyutavalopetatāṭakādehahāriṇe ..

> To the destroyer of the body of Tāṭakā, who possessed the strength of ten thousand elephants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.82)

śilākaṭhinavistāravālivakṣovibhedine .. 3.1.46.40 ..

> to the piercer of Vālin's broad chest, hard as stone! // 3.1.46.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.83)

namo māyā mṛgonmāthakāriṇe'jñānahāriṇe ..

> Obeisance to the slayer of the illusory deer, the dispeller of ignorance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.84)

daśasyaṃdanaduḥkhābdhiśoṣaṇāgastyarūpiṇe .. 41 ..

> who had the form of Agastya in drying up the ocean of grief of Daśaratha! // 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.85)

anekormisamādhūtasamudramadahāriṇe ..

> To the destroyer of the pride of the ocean agitated by countless waves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.86)

maithilīmānasāṃ bhojabhānave lokasākṣiṇe .. 42 ..

> the sun to the lotus-mind of Maithilī, the witness of the worlds! // 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.87)

rājeṃdrāya namastubhyaṃ jānakīpataye hare ..

> Obeisance to you, the sovereign king, the husband of Jānakī, O Hari!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.88)

tārakabrahmaṇe tubhyaṃ namo rājīvalocana .. 43 ..

> To you, the saving Brahman, obeisance, O lotus-eyed one! // 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.89)

rāmāya rāmacandrāya vareṇyāya sukhātmane ..

> To Rāma, to Rāmacandra, the most excellent one, whose nature is bliss,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.90)

viśvāmitrapriyāyedaṃ namaḥ kharavidāriṇe .. 44 ..

> beloved of Viśvāmitra, to this tearer of Khara, obeisance! // 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.91)

prasīda devadeveśa bhaktānāmabhayaprada ..

> Be gracious, O Lord of the gods of gods, bestower of fearlessness upon devotees!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.92)

rakṣa māṃ karu ṇāsiṃdho rāmacandra namo'stu te .. 45 ..

> Protect me, O ocean of compassion, O Rāmacandra, obeisance be to you! // 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.93)

rakṣa māṃ vedavacasāmapyagocara rāghava ..

> Protect me, O Rāghava, beyond the reach even of the words of the Veda!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.94)

pāhi māṃ kṛpayā rāma śaraṇaṃ tvāmupaimyaham .. 46 ..

> Protect me through your compassion, O Rāma; I take refuge in you! // 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.95)

raghuvīra mahāmohamapākuru mamādhunā ..

> O hero of the Raghus, dispel my great delusion now!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.96)

snāne cācamane bhukto jāgratsvapnasuṣuptiṣu .. 47 ..

> During bathing, sipping water, eating, and in waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, // 47  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.97)

sarvāvasthāsu sarvatra pāhi māṃ raghunaṃdana ..

> in all states and everywhere, protect me, O delighter of the Raghus!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.98)

mahimānaṃ tava stotuṃ kaḥ samartho jagattraye .. 48 ..

> Who is capable of praising your greatness in the three worlds? // 48  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.99)

tvameva tvanmahattvaṃ vai jānāsi raghunaṃdana ..

> You alone indeed know your own greatness, O delighter of the Raghus!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.100)

iti stutvā vāyuputro rāmacaṃdraṃ ghṛṇānidhim .. 49 ..

> Having thus praised Rāmacandra, the treasury of mercy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.101)

sītāmapyabhituṣṭāva bhaktiyuktena cetasā ..

> the son of the wind praised Sītā as well with a heart filled with devotion:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.102)

jānaki tvāṃ namasyāmi sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm .. 3.1.46.50 ..

> "O Jānakī, I bow to you who destroy all sins, // 3.1.46.50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.103)

dāridryaraṇasaṃhartrīṃ bhaktānāmiṣṭadāyinīm ..

> who end the battle with poverty, who grant the wishes of devotees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.104)

videharājatanayāṃ rāghavānaṃdakāriṇīm .. 51 ..

> daughter of the king of Videha, giver of joy to Rāghava! // 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.105)

bhūmerduhitaraṃ vidyāṃ namāmi prakṛtiṃ śivām ..

> I bow to the daughter of the Earth, to the sacred knowledge, to the auspicious primordial nature,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.106)

paulastyaiśvaryasaṃhartrīṃ bhaktābhīṣṭāṃ sarasvatīm .. 52 ..

> the destroyer of the power of Pulastya's scion, who fulfills the desires of devotees, Sarasvatī! // 52  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.107)

pativratādhurīṇāṃ tvāṃ namāmi janakātmajām ..

> Foremost of faithful wives, I bow to you, the daughter of Janaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.108)

anugrahaparāmṛddhimanaghāṃ harivallabhām .. 53 ..

> intent on grace, prosperity, faultless one, the beloved of Hari! // 53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.109)

ātmavidyāṃ trayīrūpāmumārūpāṃ namāmya ham ..

> I bow to the knowledge of the Self, whose form is the triple Veda, whose form is Umā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.110)

prasādābhimukhīṃ lakṣmīṃ kṣīrābdhitanayāṃ śubhām .. 54 ..

> Lakṣmī disposed to grace, the auspicious daughter of the ocean of milk! // 54  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.111)

namāmi candrabhaginīṃ sītāṃ sarvāṃgasuṃdarīm ..

> I bow to the sister of the moon, Sītā, beautiful in every limb;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.112)

namāmi dharmanilayāṃ karuṇāṃ vedamātaram .. 55 ..

> I bow to the abode of righteousness, compassion itself, the mother of the Vedas! // 55  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.113)

padmālayāṃ padmahastāṃ viṣṇuvakṣasthalālayām ..

> Whose home is the lotus, lotus-handed, whose abode is Viṣṇu's chest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.114)

namāmi candranilayāṃ sītāṃ candranibhānanām .. 56 ..

> I bow to her whose abode is the moon, to Sītā, whose face resembles the moon, // 56  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.115)

āhlādarūpiṇīṃ siddhiṃ śivāṃ śivakarīṃ satīm ..

> the embodiment of delight, spiritual perfection, the auspicious, auspicious-making, devoted wife!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.116)

namāmi viśvajananīṃ rāmacandreṣṭavallabhām ..

> I bow to the mother of the universe, the cherished beloved of Rāmacandra;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.117)

sītāṃ sarvānavadyāṃgīṃ bhajāmi satataṃ hṛdā .. 57 ..

> with my heart I constantly revere Sītā, whose every limb is flawless."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.118)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.46.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.119)

stutvaivaṃ hanumānsītārāmacandrau sabhaktikam .. 58 ..

> Having thus praised Sītā and Rāmacandra with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.120)

ānaṃdāśrupariklinnastūṣṇīmāste dvijottamāḥ ..

> Hanumān sat in silence, drenched in tears of joy, O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.121)

ya idaṃ vāyuputreṇa kathitaṃ pāpanāśanam .. 59 ..

> Whoever daily recites this sin-destroying hymn,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.122)

stotraṃ śrīrāmacaṃdrasya sītāyāḥ paṭhate'nvaham ..

> spoken by the son of the wind, addressed to glorious Rāmacandra and Sītā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.123)

sa naro mahadaiśvaryamaśnute vāṃchitaṃ sa dā .. 3.1.46.60 ..

> that person always attains great sovereign power and whatever is desired:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.124)

anekakṣetradhānyāni gāśca dogdhrīḥ payasvinīḥ ..

> grains from many fields, cows yielding abundant milk,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.125)

āyurvidyāśca putrāṃśca bhāryāmapi manoramām .. 61 ..

> long life, learning, sons, and also a charming wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.126)

etatstotraṃ sakṛ dviprāḥ paṭhannāpnotyasaṃśayaḥ ..

> By reciting this hymn even once, O brahmins, one attains \[these\] without doubt;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.127)

etatstotrasya pāṭhena narakaṃ naiva yāsyati .. 62 ..

> by reciting this hymn, one will certainly not go to hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.128)

brahmahatyādipāpāni naśyaṃti sumahāṃtyapi ..

> Even very great sins, such as the killing of a brahmin, are destroyed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.129)

sarvapāpavinirmukto dehāṃte muktimāpnuyāt .. 63 ..

> freed from all sins, one will attain liberation at the end of the body.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.130)

iti stuto jagannātho vāyuputreṇa rāghavaḥ ..

> Having been praised thus by the son of the wind, Rāghava, the lord of the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.131)

sītayā sahito viprā hanūmaṃtamathābravīt .. 64 ..

> along with Sītā, then spoke to Hanūmat, O brahmins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.132)

.. śrīrāma uvāca .. ..

> Glorious Rāma said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.133)

ajñānādvā naraśreṣṭha tvayedaṃ sāhasaṃ kṛtam ..

> Out of ignorance, O best of men, you committed this rash act.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.134)

brahmaṇā viṣṇunā vāpi śakrāditridaśairapi .. 65 ..

> Not even by Brahmā, nor by Viṣṇu, nor by the thirty \[gods\] headed by Śakra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.135)

nedaṃ liṃgaṃ samuddhartuṃ śakyate sthāpitaṃ mayā ..

> can this liṅga, installed by me, be uprooted.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.136)

mahādevāparādhena patito'syadya mūrcchitaḥ .. 66 ..

> Because of your offense against Mahādeva, you have fallen today unconscious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.137)

itaḥ paraṃ mā kriyatāṃ drohaḥ sāṃbasya śūlinaḥ ..

> Henceforth, let no hostility be shown toward the trident-bearer together with Ambā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.138)

adyārabhya tvidaṃ kuṃḍaṃ tava nāmnā jagattraye .. 67 ..

> Beginning today, let this pool, bearing your name in the three worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.139)

khyātiṃ prayātu yatra tvaṃ patito vānarottama ..

> attain renown, where you fell, O best of monkeys.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.140)

mahāpātakasaṃghānāṃ nāśaḥ syādatra majjanāt .. 68 ..

> Destruction of multitudes of great sins shall come about from bathing here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.141)

mahādevajaṭājātā gautamī saritāṃ varā ..

> The Gautamī, best among rivers, born from Mahādeva’s matted locks,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.142)

aśvamedhasahasrasya phaladā snāyināṃ nṛṇām .. 69 ..

> bestows the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices upon men who bathe \[in it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.143)

tataḥ śataguṇā gaṃgā yamunā ca sarasvatī ..

> A hundred times greater than that are Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Sarasvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.144)

etannadītrayaṃ yatra sthale pravahate kape .. 3.1.46.70 ..

> Where these three rivers flow together in one place, O monkey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.145)

militvā tatra tu snānaṃ sahasraguṇitaṃ smṛtam ..

> a ritual ablution there is declared to be multiplied a thousandfold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.146)

nadīṣvetāsu yatsnānātphalaṃ puṃsāṃ bhavetkape .. 71 ..

> Whatever fruit people attain from ritual ablution in those rivers, O monkey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.147)

tatphalaṃ tava kuṃḍe'sminsnānātprāpnotyasaṃśayam ..

> that fruit one undoubtedly attains from ritual ablution in this pool of yours.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.148)

durlabhaṃ prāpya mānuṣyaṃ hanūmatkuṃḍatīrataḥ .. 72 ..

> Having attained human birth, so difficult to obtain, whoever, on the bank of Hanūmatkuṇḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.149)

śrāddhaṃ na kurute yastu bhaktiyuktena cetasā ..

> does not perform an ancestral offering with a devoted heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.150)

nirāśāstasya pitaraḥ prayāṃti kupitāḥ kape .. 73 ..

> his ancestors depart hopeless and angered, O monkey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.151)

kupyaṃti munayo'pyasmai devāḥ seṃdrāḥ sacāraṇāḥ ..

> Even the sages, as well as the gods along with Indra and the cāraṇas, become angry with him  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.152)

na dattaṃ na hutaṃ yena hanūmatkuṃḍatīrataḥ .. 74 ..

> by whom nothing was given and no oblation offered on the bank of Hanūmatkuṇḍa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.153)

vṛthājīvita evāsāvihāmutra ca duḥkhabhāk ..

> His life is entirely in vain; he is an experiencer of sorrow here and in the hereafter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.154)

hanūmatkuṃḍasavidhe yena dattaṃ tilodakam ..

> By whoever water with sesame seeds is offered near Hanūmatkuṇḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.155)

modaṃte pitarastasya ghṛtakulyāḥ pibaṃti ca .. 75 ..

> his ancestors rejoice and drink streams of ghee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.156)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.46.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.157)

śrutvaitadvacanaṃ viprā rāmeṇoktaṃ sa vāyujaḥ .. 76 ..

> Having heard this speech spoken by Rāma, O brahmins, the son of the wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.158)

uttare rāmanāthasya liṃgaṃ svenāhṛtaṃ mudā ..

> joyfully, to the north of Rāmanātha, the liṅga brought by himself,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.159)

ājñayā rāmacandrasya sthāpayāmāsa vāyujaḥ .. 77 ..

> by order of Rāmacandra, the son of the wind installed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.160)

pratyakṣameva sarveṣāṃ kapilāṃgūlaveṣṭitam ..

> Visible to all, it was wrapped by the monkey's tail;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.161)

haropi tatpucchajā taṃ bibharti ca valitrayam ..

> even Hara bears the three folds produced by that tail.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.162)

taduttarāyāṃ kakubhi gaurīṃ saṃsthāpayanmudā .. 78 ..

> In the northern quarter, he joyfully installed Gaurī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.163)

.. śrīsūta uvāca ..

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

### [3.1.46.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.164)

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprā yadarthaṃ rāghaveṇa tu ...

> Thus it has been related to you, O brahmins, why, indeed, by Rāghava  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.165)

liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhitaṃ setau bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṛṇām .. 79 ..

> a liṅga granting enjoyment and liberation to men was installed at the causeway.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.166)

yaḥ paṭhedimamadhyāyaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ ..

> Whoever recites this chapter or listens to it attentively,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.167)

sa vidhūyeha pāpāni śivaloke mahīyate .. 3.1.46.80 ..

> having shaken off sins here, is magnified in the realm of Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.46.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.46.168)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe setumāhātmye rāmanāthaliṃgapratiṣṭhākāraṇavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 46 ..

> Thus ends the forty-sixth chapter, named 'Description of the Reason for the Installation of the Rāmanāthaliṅga,' 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.3.1.46.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Liṅgadhāraṇacandrikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.lingadharanacandrika.8.20) — Nandikeśvara 1625, Sanskrit

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