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# Skandapurana 3.1.49

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.49

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.49.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.1)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.2)

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi rāmanāthasya śūlinaḥ ..

> Now, therefore, I shall fully relate the chapter of the hymn to the trident-bearing Rāmanātha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.3)

stotrādhyāyaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ śṛṇuta śraddhayā dvijāḥ .. .. 1 ..

> listen with faith, O twice-born ones, to this greatly meritorious \[account\]. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.4)

rāmaḥ pratiṣṭhite liṃge tuṣṭāva parameśvaram ..

> When the liṅga was established, Rāma praised the Supreme Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.5)

lakṣmaṇo jānakī sītā sugrīvādyāḥ kapīśvarāḥ .. 2 ..

> Lakṣmaṇa, Jānakī Sītā, Sugrīva and the other lords of monkeys, (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.6)

brahmaprabhṛtayo devāḥ kumbhajādyā maharṣayaḥ ..

> the gods headed by Brahmā, and the great seers headed by the pot-born \[Agastya\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.7)

astuvanbhaktisaṃyuktāḥ pratyekaṃ rāghaveśvaram .. 3 ..

> endued with devotion, praised Rāghaveśvara individually. (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.8)

tadvakṣyāmyānupūrvyeṇa śṛṇutādarapūrvakam ..

> I shall relate that in proper order; listen with reverence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.9)

etacchravaṇamātreṇa muktaḥ syā nmānavo dvijāḥ .. 4 ..

> By the mere hearing of this, a human being would become liberated, O twice-born ones. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.10)

.. śrīrāma uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.11)

namo mahātmane tubhyaṃ mahāmāyāya śūline ..

> Homage to you, the Great-Souled, the wielder of the great illusion, the bearer of the trident,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.12)

svapadāṃbujabhaktārtihāriṇe sarpa hāriṇe .. 5 ..

> the remover of distress for the devotees of your own lotus-feet, the wearer of serpents! (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.13)

namo devādhidevāya rāmanāthāya sākṣiṇe ..

> Homage to the God of gods, to Rāmanātha, the witness;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.14)

namo vedāṃtavedyāya yogināṃ tattvadāyine .. 6 ..

> homage to the one to be known through Vedānta, the granter of ultimate truth to yogins; (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.15)

sarvadānaṃdapūrṇāya viśvanāthāya śaṃbhave ..

> to the one always full of bliss, to Viśvanātha, to Śambhu;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.16)

namo bhaktabhayacchedahetupādābjareṇave .. 7 ..

> homage to the dust of whose lotus-feet is the cause of cutting off the fear of devotees! (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.17)

namaste'khilanāthāya namaḥ sākṣātparātmane ..

> Homage to you, the Lord of all; homage to the Supreme Self manifest;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.18)

namaste'dbhutavīryāya mahāpātakanāśine .. .. 8 ..

> homage to you of wondrous valour, the destroyer of great sins! (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.19)

kālakālāya kālāya kālātītāya te namaḥ ..

> Homage to you, the Death of Death, Time itself, and transcending time;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.20)

namo'vidyānihaṃtre te namaḥ pāpaharāya ca .. 9 ..

> homage to you, the slayer of ignorance, and homage to the remover of sin! (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.21)

namaḥ saṃsārataptānāṃ tāpanāśaikahetave ..

> Homage to the sole cause of extinguishing the burning heat of those scorched by transmigration!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.22)

namo madbrahmahatyāvināśine ca viṣāśine .. 3.1.49.10 ..

> Homage to the destroyer of my \[sin of\] murdering a brahmin, and the consumer of poison! (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.23)

namaste pārvatīnātha kailāsanilayāvyaya ..

> Homage to you, lord of Pārvatī, imperishable dweller of Kailāsa!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.24)

gaṃgādhara virūpākṣa māṃ rakṣa sakalāpadaḥ .. 11 ..

> O bearer of Gaṅgā, odd-eyed one, protect me from all misfortunes! (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.25)

tubhyaṃ pinākahastāya namo madanahāriṇe ..

> Homage to you who hold the Pināka bow in hand, the destroyer of Madana!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.26)

bhūyobhūyo namastubhyaṃ sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā .. 12 ..

> Repeated homage to you in all states at all times! (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.27)

.. lakṣmaṇa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.28)

namaste rāmanāthāya tripuraghnāya śaṃbhave ..

> Homage to you, Śambhu, the lord of Rāma, the destroyer of Tripura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.29)

pārvatījīviteśāya gaṇeśaskandasūnave .. 13 ..

> The lord of Pārvatī's life, father of Gaṇeśa and Skanda! (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.30)

namaste sūryacadrāgnilocanāya kapardine ..

> Homage to you whose eyes are the sun, moon, and fire, who wear braided hair!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.31)

namaḥ śivāya somāya mārkaṃḍeya bhayacchide .. 14 ..

> Homage to Śiva, accompanied by Umā, who dispels the fear of Mārkaṇḍeya! (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.32)

namaḥ sarvaprapaṃcasya sṛṣṭisthityaṃtahetave ..

> Homage to the cause of the creation, maintenance, and destruction of the entire phenomenal world!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.33)

nama ugrāya bhīmāya mahādevāya sākṣiṇe .. 15 ..

> Homage to the fierce, the dreadful, the great god, the witness! (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.34)

sarvajñāya vareṇyāya varadāya varāya te ..

> To the all-knowing, the most worthy of choice, the giver of boons, the best,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.35)

śrīkaṇṭhāya namastubhyaṃ paṃcapātakabhedine .. 16 ..

> Homage to you, Śrīkaṇṭha, the dispeller of the five great sins! (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.36)

namaste'stu parānaṃdasatyavijñānarūpiṇe ..

> Let there be homage to you whose nature is supreme bliss, reality, and consciousness!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.37)

namaste bhavarogaghna snāyūnāṃ pataye namaḥ .. .. 17 ..

> Homage to you, the destroyer of the disease of transmigratory existence; homage to the lord of sinews! (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.38)

pataye taskarāṇāṃ te vanānāṃ pataye namaḥ ..

> Homage to you, the lord of thieves, the lord of forests!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.39)

gaṇānāṃ pataye tubhyaṃ viśvarūpāyasākṣiṇe ..18 ..

> Homage to you, the lord of the Gaṇas, the universal form, the witness! (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.40)

karmaṇā preritaḥ śambho janiṣye yatrayatra tu ..

> Impelled by my action, O Śambhu, wherever I shall be born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.41)

tatratatra padadvaṃdve bhavato bhaktirastu me .. 19 ..

> There let me have devotion to your pair of feet! (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.42)

asanmārge ratirmā bhūdbhavataḥ kṛpayā mama ..

> By your grace, let there be no pleasure for me on the unrighteous path,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.43)

vaidikācāramārge ca ratiḥ syādbhavate namaḥ .. 3.1.49.20 .. ..

> And let my delight be in the path of Vedic conduct; homage to you! (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.44)

.. sītovāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.45)

paramakāraṇa śaṃkara dhūrjaṭe girisutāstanakuṃkumaśobhita ..

> O ultimate cause, Śaṃkara, matted-haired one, adorned with the saffron from the breasts of the Mountain's daughter!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.46)

mama patau paridehi matiṃ sadā na viṣamāṃ parapūruṣagocarām .. .. 21 ..

> Bestow upon me a mind always directed toward my husband, never turned adversely toward another man. (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.47)

gaṃgādhara virūpākṣa nīlalohita śaṃkara ..

> O bearer of Gaṅgā, odd-eyed one, blue-and-red one, Śaṃkara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.48)

rāmanātha namastubhyaṃ rakṣa mā karuṇākara .. 22 ..

> Lord of Rāma, homage to you; protect me, O mine of compassion! (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.49)

namaste devadeveśa namaste karuṇālaya ...

> Homage to you, lord of the god of gods; homage to you, abode of compassion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.50)

namaste bhavabhītānāṃ bhavabhītivimardana .. 23 ..

> Homage to you, the crusher of the fear of transmigration for those afraid of transmigration! (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.51)

nātha tvadīyacaraṇāṃbujaciṃtanena nirddhūya bhāskarasutādbhayamāśu śambho ..

> O Lord, by meditating on your lotus-feet, swiftly casting off fear of the son of the Sun, O Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.52)

nityatvamāśu gatavānsa mṛkaṃḍuputraḥ kiṃ vā na sidhyati tavāśrayaṇātpareśa .. 24 ..

> That son of Mṛkaṇḍu swiftly attained immortality; what indeed is not accomplished by taking refuge in you, O supreme Lord? (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.53)

pareśaparamānaṃda śaraṇāgatapālaka ..

> O supreme Lord, supreme bliss, protector of those who take refuge \[in you\]!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.54)

pātivratyaṃ mama sadā dehi tubhyaṃ namonamaḥ .. .. 25 ..

> Bestow devotion to my husband upon me forever; homage, homage to you! (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.55)

.. hanūmānuvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.56)

devadeva jagannātha rāmanātha kṛpānidhe ..

> O god of gods, lord of the world, lord of Rāma, treasure of mercy!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.57)

tvatpādāṃbhoruhagatā niścalā bhaktirastu me .. 26 ..

> Let there be unswerving devotion in me toward your lotus feet! (26)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.58)

yaṃ vinā na jagatsattā tadbhānamapi no bhavet..

> Without whom the world has no existence, and whose appearance even would not be,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.59)

namaḥ sadbhānarūpāya rāmanāthāya śaṃbhave .. 27 ..

> Homage to Śambhu, the lord of Rāma, whose form is true manifestation! (27)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.60)

aṃgada uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.61)

yasya bhāsā jagadbhānaṃ yatprakāśaṃ vinā jagat ..

> By whose light the world appears, without whose illumination the world  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.62)

na bhāsate namastasmai rāmanāthāya śaṃbhave .. 28 ..

> Does not shine—homage to that Śambhu, the lord of Rāma! (28)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.63)

.. jāṃbuvānuvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.64)

sarvānaṃdo yadānaṃdo bhāsate paramārthataḥ ..

> Whose bliss shines in reality as all bliss—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.65)

namo rāmeśvarāyāsmai paramānaṃdarūpiṇe .. 29 ..

> Homage to this Rāmeśvara, whose form is supreme bliss! (29)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.66)

.. nīla uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.67)

yaddeśakāladigbhedairabhinnaṃ sarvadā dvayam ..

> Which \[reality\] is always undivided, devoid of duality by distinctions of space, time, and direction—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.68)

tasmai rāmeśvarāyāsmai namo'bhinnasva rūpiṇe .. 3.1.49.30 ..

> Homage to this Rāmeśvara whose nature is non-difference! (30)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.69)

.. nala uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.70)

brahmaviṣṇumaheśānā yadavidyāvijṛṃbhitāḥ ..

> Through whose ignorance Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśāna are manifested,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.71)

namo'vidyāvihīnāya tasmai rāmeśvarāya te .. 31 ..

> Homage to you, that Rāmeśvara who is free of ignorance! (31)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.72)

.. kumuda uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.73)

yastvarūpāparijñānātpradhānaṃ kāraṇatvataḥ ..

> Because whose true nature is not known, the Pradhāna has been conceived as the cause—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.74)

kalpitaṃ kāraṇāyāsmai rāmanāthāya śaṃbhave .. 32 ..

> To that cause, Śambhu, the lord of Rāma! (32)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.75)

.. panasa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.76)

jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyādiyadavidyāvijṛṃbhitam ..

> Waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and the rest are the manifestation of whose ignorance—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.77)

jāgradādivihīnāya namo'smai jñānarūpiṇe .. 33 ..

> To him who is free from waking and the other \[states\], whose nature is consciousness, homage! (33)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.78)

.. gaja uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.79)

yatsvarūpāparijñānātkāryāṇāṃ paramā ṇavaḥ ..

> Because whose true nature is not known, atoms have in vain been imagined  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.80)

kalpitāḥ kāraṇatvena tārkikāpasadairvṛthā .. 34 ..

> As the cause of effects by wretched logicians. (34)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.81)

tamahaṃ paramānaṃdaṃ rāmanāthaṃ maheśvaram ..

> I always worship that Rāmanātha, the Great Lord, highest bliss,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.82)

ātmarūpatayā nityamupāse sarvasākṣiṇam .. .. 35 ..

> the witness of all, as the nature of the Self. (35)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.83)

.. gavākṣa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.84)

ajñānapāśabaddhānāṃ paśūnāṃ pāśamocakam ..

> I perpetually seek refuge in Rāmeśvara, Śiva, the tranquil,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.85)

rāmeśvaraṃ śivaṃ śāṃtamupaimi śaraṇaṃ sadā .. 36 .. ..

> who releases bound souls bound by the fetter of ignorance. (36)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.86)

.. gavaya uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.87)

sādhvastajagadādhāraṃ caṃdracūḍamumāpatim ..

> I praise Rāmanātha, Śiva, the support of all the worlds, / who bears the moon on his crest, the lord of Umā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.88)

rāmanāthaṃ śivaṃ vande saṃsārāmayabheṣajam .. 37 .. ..

> the remedy for the disease of worldly existence. (37)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.89)

śarabha uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.90)

aṃtaḥkaraṇamātmeti yadajñānādvimohitaiḥ ..

> I bow to that Rāmanātha, the Self, / who is proclaimed to be merely the internal organ  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.91)

bhaṇyate rāmanāthaṃ tamātmānaṃ praṇamāmyaham .. 38 ..

> by those deluded by ignorance of Him. (38)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.92)

.. gandhamādana uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.93)

rāmanāthamumānāthaṃ gaṇanāthaṃ ca tryaṃbakam ..

> I worship the Lord of the Universe, Rāmanātha, the lord of Umā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.94)

sarvapātakaśuddhyarthamupāse jagadīśvaram ..39 ..

> the lord of the gaṇas, the three-eyed one, for purification from all sins. (39)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.95)

.. sugrīva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.96)

saṃsārāṃbhodhi madhye māṃ janmamṛtyujale bhaye ..

> In the midst of the ocean of worldly existence, in fearful water of birth and death,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.97)

putradāradhanakṣetravīcimālāsamākule .. 3.1.49.40 ..

> crowded with rows of waves that are sons, wives, wealth, and fields; (40)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.98)

majjadbrahmāṃḍakhaṃḍe ca patitaṃ nāptapārakam ..

> and fallen into a sinking piece of the cosmic egg, finding no ferryman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.99)

krośaṃtamavaśaṃ dīnaṃ viṣayavyā lakātaram .. 41 ..

> crying out, helpless, wretched, trembling before the serpents of sense objects, (41)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.100)

vyādhinakrasamudvignaṃ tāpatrayajhaṣārtidam ..

> terrified by the crocodile of disease, tormented by the fish of the three afflictions—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.101)

māṃ rakṣa girijānātha rāmanātha namo'stu te .. 42 ..

> protect me, O lord of the mountain's daughter, O Rāmanātha, homage be to you! (42)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.102)

.. vibhīṣaṇa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.103)

saṃsāravanamadhye māṃ vinaṣṭanijamārgake ..

> In the midst of the forest of worldly existence, having lost my own path,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.104)

vyādhicaure krodhasiṃhe janmavyāghre layorage .. 43 ..

> where disease is a thief, anger a lion, birth a tiger, and dissolution a serpent; (43)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.105)

bālyayauvanavārdhakyamahābhīmāṃdhakūpake ..

> in the greatly terrifying, blind well of childhood, youth, and old age,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.106)

krodherṣyā lobhavahnau ca viṣayakrūraparvate .. 44 ..

> in the fire of anger, jealousy, and greed, on the cruel mountain of sense objects; (44)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.107)

trāsabhūkaṃṭakāḍhye ca sīdaṃtamadhunāṃdhakam ..

> and filled with the thorns of fear on the ground—lead me, blind and fainting now,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.108)

śobhanāṃ padavīṃ śaṃbho naya rāmeśvarādhunā .. 45 ..

> to the auspicious state, O Śambhu, O Rāmeśvara, now! (45)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.109)

.. sarve vānarā ūcuḥ .. ..

> All the monkeys said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.110)

niṃdyāniṃdyeṣu sarvatra janitvā yoniṣu prabho ..

> Having taken birth, O Lord, everywhere in censurable and uncensurable wombs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.111)

kuṃbhīpākādinarake patitvā ca punastathā .. 46 ..

> and having fallen again into hells such as Kumbhīpāka; (46)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.112)

janitvā ca punaryonau karmaśeṣeṇa kutsite ..

> and having taken birth again in a vile womb through residual karma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.113)

saṃsāre patitānasmānrāmanātha dayānidhe .. 47 ..

> fallen into worldly existence—save us, O Rāmanātha, treasure of compassion! (47)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.114)

anāthānvivaśāndīnānkrośataḥ pāhi śaṃkara ..

> Protect us, lordless, helpless, wretched, crying out, O Śaṃkara!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.115)

namastestu dayāsiṃdho rāmanātha maheśvara .. 48 ..

> Homage be to you, ocean of compassion, Rāmanātha, Great Lord! (48)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.116)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.117)

namaste lokanāthāya rāmanāthāya śaṃbhave ..

> Homage to you, the lord of the worlds, to Rāmanātha, to Śambhu!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.118)

prasīda mama sarveśa madavidyāṃ vināśaya .. 49 .. ..

> Be gracious to me, Lord of All! Destroy my ignorance! (49)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.119)

.. iṃdra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.120)

yasya śaktirumā devī jaganmātā trayīmayī ..

> Whose power is goddess Umā, the mother of the universe, consisting of the three Vedas—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.121)

tamahaṃ śaṃkaraṃ vaṃde rāmanāthamumāpatim .. 3.1.49.50 ..

> I praise that Śaṃkara, Rāmanātha, the lord of Umā. (50)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.122)

.. yama uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.123)

putrau gaṇeśvaraskaṃdau vṛṣo yasya ca vāhanam ..

> Whose sons are the Lord of Gaṇas and Skanda, and whose vehicle is the bull—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.124)

taṃ vai rāmeśvaraṃ seve sarvājñānanivṛttaye .. 51 ..

> him indeed, Rāmeśvara, I serve for the cessation of all ignorance. (51)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.125)

.. varuṇa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.126)

yasya pūjāprabhāvena jita mṛtyurmṛkaṃḍujaḥ..

> By the power of whose worship the son of Mṛkaṇḍu conquered death,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.127)

mṛtyuṃjayamupāse'haṃ rāmanāthaṃ hṛdā tu tam .. 52 ..

> that Rāmanātha, the conqueror of death, I indeed worship in my heart. (52)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.128)

.. kubera uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.129)

īśvarāya lasatkarṇakuṃḍalābharaṇāya te ..

> To the Lord, whose ornament is shining earrings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.130)

lākṣāruṇaśarīrāya namo rāmeśvarāya vai .. 53 ..

> whose body is red as lac, homage indeed to Rāmeśvara! (53)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.131)

.. āditya uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.132)

namaste'stu mahādeva rāmanātha triyaṃbaka ..

> Homage be to you, Mahādeva, Rāmanātha, Three-Eyed One,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.133)

dakṣādhvaravināśāya namaste pāhi māṃ śiva .. 54 ..

> to the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice, homage to you; protect me, O Śiva! (54)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.134)

.. soma uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.135)

namaste bhasmadigdhāya śūline sarpamāline ..

> Homage to you who are smeared with ashes, who bear the trident, garlanded with serpents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.136)

rāmanātha dayāṃbhodhe smaśānanilayāya te .. 55 ..

> O Rāmanātha, ocean of compassion, to you who dwell in the cremation ground! (55)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.137)

.. agniruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.138)

indrādyakhiladikpālasaṃsevitapadāṃbuja ..

> O you whose lotus feet are served by Indra and all the guardians of the directions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.139)

rāmanāthāya śuddhāya namo digvāsase sadā .. 56 ..

> to pure Rāmanātha, space-clad, perpetual homage! (56)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.140)

.. vāyuruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.141)

harāya harirūpāya vyāghracarmāṃbarāya ca ..

> To Hara, who has the form of Hari, and whose garment is a tiger skin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.142)

rāmanātha namastubhyaṃ mamābhīṣṭaprado bhava .. 57 ..

> O Rāmanātha, obeisance to you! Grant me my desired wish! (57)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.143)

.. bṛhaspatiruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.144)

ahaṃtāsākṣiṇe nityaṃ pratyagadvayavastune ..

> To the eternal witness of the ego-sense, to the inward, non-dual reality,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.145)

rāmanātha mamājñānamāśu nāśaya te namaḥ .. 58 .. ..

> O Rāmanātha, quickly destroy my ignorance! Obeisance to you! (58)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.146)

.. śukra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.147)

vaṃcakānāmalabhyāya mahāmaṃtrārtharūpiṇe ..

> To the one unattainable by deceivers, whose form is the meaning of the great mantra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.148)

namo dvaitavihīnāya rāmanāthāya śaṃbhave .. 59 ..

> Obeisance to Śambhu, to Rāmanātha, who is free from duality! (59)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.149)

.. aśvināvūcatuḥ .. ..

> The two Aśvins said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.150)

ātmarūpatayā nityaṃ yogināṃ bhāsate hṛdi ..

> Who constantly shines in the hearts of yogins as the nature of the Self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.151)

ananya bhānavedyāya namaste rāghaveśvara .. 3.1.49.60 ..

> Known through undivided manifestation: obeisance to you, O Rāghaveśvara! (60)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.152)

.. agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.153)

ādideva mahādeva viśveśvara śivāvyaya ..

> O primeval god, O Mahādeva, O Lord of the Universe, auspicious, imperishable one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.154)

rāmanāthāṃbikānātha prasīda vṛṣa bhadhvaja .. 61 ..

> O Rāmanātha, Lord of Ambikā, be pleased, O bull-bannered one! (61)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.155)

aparādhasahasraṃ me kṣamasva vidhuśekhara ..

> Forgive my thousand offenses, O moon-crested one;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.156)

mamāhamiti putrādāvahaṃtāṃ mama mocaya .. 62 ..

> release me from the sense of “I” and “mine” concerning sons and the rest! (62)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.157)

.. sutīkṣṇa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.158)

kṣetrāṇi ratnāni dhanāni dārā mitrāṇi vastrāṇi gavāśvaputrāḥ ..

> Lands, gems, wealth, wives, friends, garments, cattle, horses, and sons  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.159)

naivopakārāya hi rāmanātha mahyaṃ prayaccha tvamato viraktim .. 63 ..

> are indeed of no real benefit, O Rāmanātha; therefore, grant me dispassion! (63)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.160)

.. viśvāmitra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.161)

śrutāni śāstrāṇyapi niṣphalāni trayyapyadhītā viphalaiva nūnam ..

> The scriptures that have been heard are fruitless, and the three Vedas that have been studied are surely vain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.162)

tvayīśvare cenna bhaveddhi bhaktiḥ śrīrāmanāthe śiva mānuṣasya ..64.. ..

> if a mortal has no devotion to you, Īśvara, the auspicious Śrī Rāmanātha. (64)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.163)

.. gālava uvāca .. ..

> Gālava said:  
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### [3.1.49.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.164)

dānāni yajñā niyamāstapāṃsi gaṃgāditīrtheṣu nimajjanāni ..

> Gifts, sacrifices, observances, austerities, and immersions in sacred fords like the Gaṅgā—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.165)

rāmeśvaraṃ tvāṃ na namaṃti ye tu vyarthāni teṣāmiti niścayo'tra .. 65 ..

> for those who do not bow to you, Rāmeśvara, these are all useless; this is certain here. (65)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.166)

.. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.167)

kṛtvāpi pāpānyakhilāni lokastvāmetya rāmeśvara bhaktiyuktaḥ ..

> Even if someone has committed all sins, if, endowed with devotion, he approaches you, O Rāmeśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.168)

nameta cettāni layaṃ vrajeyuryathāṃdhakāro ravitejasā'ddhā .. 66 ..

> and bows, those \[sins\] will dissolve just as darkness truly does before the light of the sun. (66)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.169)

.. atriruvāca .. ..

> Atri said:  
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### [3.1.49.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.170)

dṛṣṭvā tu rāmeśvaramekadāpi spṛṣṭvā namaskṛtya bhavaṃtamīśam ..

> Having beheld Rāmeśvara even once, having touched and bowed to you, the Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.171)

punarna garbhaṃ sa naraḥ prayāyātkiṃ tvadvayaṃ te labhataṃ svarūpam .. 67 ..

> that man will not enter a womb again; rather, he attains your non-dual nature. (67)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.172)

aṃgirā uvāca ..

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

### [3.1.49.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.173)

yo rāmanāthaṃ manujo bhavaṃtamupetya baṃdhūnpraṇamansmareta ..

> That person who, approaching you, Rāmanātha, remembers his kinsmen while bowing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.174)

saṃtārayettānapi sarvapāpātkima dbhutaṃ tasya kṛtārthatāyām.. 68 ..

> delivers even them from all sins; what wonder is there, then, in his own attainment of his goal? (68)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.175)

.. gautama uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.176)

śrīrāmanātheśvara gūḍhamettadrahasyabhūtaṃ paramaṃ viśokam ..

> O holy lord Rāmanātheśvara, this supreme mystery is hidden and free from grief:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.177)

tvatpādamūlaṃ bhajatāṃ nṛṇāṃ ye sevāṃ prakurvaṃti hi te'pi dhanyāḥ .. 69 ..

> those men who render service to those who worship the soles of your feet are fortunate indeed! (69)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.178)

.. śatānaṃda uvāca .. ..

> Śatānanda said:  
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### [3.1.49.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.179)

vedāṃtavijñānarahasyavidbhirvijñeyametaddhi mumukṣubhistu ..

> This is to be known by seekers of liberation who know the secret of the knowledge of Vedānta:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.180)

śāstrāṇi sarvāṇi vihāya deva tvatsevanaṃ yadraghuvīranātha .. 3.1.49.70 ..

> abandoning all scriptures, O God, Lord of the hero of the Raghus, service to you \[is everything\]! (70)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.181)

.. bhṛguruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.182)

rāmanātha tava pādapaṃkajaṃ dvaṃdvaciṃtanavidhūtakalmaṣaḥ ..

> O Rāmanātha, having shaken off all impurities through contemplation of the dualities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.183)

nirbhayaṃ vrajati satsukhādvayaṃ suprabhaṃ tvatha amoghaciddhanam .. 71 ..

> one goes fearlessly to the lotus of your feet, which is non-dual true bliss, radiant, and an unerring mass of consciousness. (71)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.184)

.. kutsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.185)

rāmanātha tava pādasevanaṃ bhogamokṣavaradaṃ nṛṇāṃ sadā ..

> O Rāmanātha, service to your feet always bestows the boons of enjoyment and liberation upon men  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.186)

rauravādinarakapraṇāśanaṃ kaḥ pumānna bhajate rasagrahaḥ .. 72 ..

> and destroys hells such as Raurava; what person of discerning taste would not worship \[them\]? (72)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.187)

.. kāśyapa uvāca .. ..

> Kāśyapa said:  
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### [3.1.49.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.188)

rāmanātha tava pādasevināṃ kiṃ vratairuta tapobhiradhvaraiḥ ..

> O Rāmanātha, for those who serve your feet, what need is there of vows, austerities, or sacrifices?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.189)

vedaśāstra japacintayā ca kiṃ svargasindhupayasāpi kiṃ phalam .. 73 ..

> What need of meditating on the Vedas, scriptures, and recitation? What fruit even from the water of the river of heaven? (73)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.190)

śrīrāmanātha tvamāgatya śīghraṃ mamotkrāṃtikāle bhavānyā ca sākam ..

> O venerable Rāmanātha, come quickly together with Bhavānī at the time of my death,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.191)

māṃ prāpaya svātmapādāravindaṃ viśokaṃ vimohaṃ sukhaṃ citsvarūpam .. 74 ..

> and lead me to the lotus of your own feet, which is free from sorrow, free from delusion, blissful, and whose nature is consciousness. (74)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.192)

.. gandharvā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.1.49.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.193)

rāmanātha tvamasmākaṃ bhajatāṃ bhavasāgare ..

> O Rāmanātha, for us who worship \[you\] in the ocean of worldly existence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.194)

apāre duḥkhakallole na tvattonyā gatirhi naḥ .. 75 ..

> which is boundless with waves of suffering, there is indeed no other refuge than you. (75)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.195)

.. kinnarā ūcuḥ .. ..

> The kinnaras said:  
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### [3.1.49.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.196)

rāmanātha bhavāraṇye vyādhivyāghrabhayānake ..

> O Rāmanātha, in the forest of worldly existence, terrifying with diseases and tigers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.197)

tvāmaṃtareṇa nāsmākaṃ padavīdarśako bhavet .. 76 ..

> there is no guide to show us the path other than you. (76)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.198)

.. yakṣā ūcuḥ .. ..

> The yakṣas said:  
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### [3.1.49.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.199)

rāmanātheṃdriyārātibādhā no duḥsahā sadā ..

> O Rāmanātha, the torment caused by the enemies that are our senses is constantly unbearable for us;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.49.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.49.200)

tānvijetuṃ sahāyastvamasmākaṃ bhava dhūrjaṭe .. 77 ..

> O Dhūrjaṭi, be our helper in conquering them! (77)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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