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# Skandapurana 3.1.50

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.50

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.50.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.1)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.50.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.2)

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi setumādhavavaibhavam..

> Now, next, I shall proclaim the majesty of Setumādhava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.3)

śṛṇudhvaṃ munayo bhaktyā puṇyaṃ pāpaharaṃ param.. 1 ..

> Listen with devotion, O sages, to this holy, supreme \[narrative\] that removes sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.4)

purā puṇyanidhirnāma rājā somakulodbhavaḥ ..

> In ancient times, a king named Puṇyanidhi, born of the lunar dynasty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.5)

madhurāṃ pālayāmāsa hālāsyeśvarabhūṣitām .. 2 ..

> ruled Madhurā, which was adorned by Hālāsyeśvara. 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.6)

kadācitsa mahīpālaścaturaṃgabalānvitaḥ ..

> Once, accompanied by his fourfold army  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.7)

sāṃ'taḥpuraparīvāro madhurāyāṃ nijaṃ sutam .. 3 ..

> and the retinue of his inner apartments, that protector of the earth, having installed his own son in Madhurā, / 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.8)

sthāpayitvā rāmasetuṃ prayayau snānakautukī ..

> went to Rāmasetu, eager to take a bath.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.9)

tatra gatvā dhanuṣkoṭau snātvā saṃkalpapūrvakam .. 4 ..

> Having gone there and bathed at Dhanuṣkoṭi according to ritual resolution, / 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.10)

anyeṣvapi ca tīrtheṣu tatratyeṣu nṛpottamaḥ ..

> as well as in other sacred fords located there, that best of kings  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.11)

sasnau rāmeśvaraṃ devaṃ siṣeve ca sabhaktikam .. .. 5 ..

> bathed and worshipped the god Rāmeśvara with devotion. 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.12)

evaṃ sa bahukālaṃ vai tatraiva nyavasatsukham ..

> Thus he lived there happily for a long time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.13)

rāmasetau vasanpuṇye gandhamādanaparvate .. 6 ..

> Dwelling at holy Rāmasetu on Mount Gandhamādana, / 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.14)

viṣṇuprītikaraṃ yajñaṃ kadācidakaronnṛpaḥ ..

> the king once performed a sacrifice to please Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.15)

yajñāvasāne rājāsau mudāvabhṛthakautukī .. 7 ..

> At the conclusion of the sacrifice, that king, joyful and eager for the final ablution, / 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.16)

sasnau rāmadhanuṣkoṭau sadāraḥ saparicchadaḥ ..

> bathed at Rāmadhanuṣkoṭi together with his wife and his attendants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.17)

sevitvā rāmanāthaṃ ca sa veśma prayayau dvijāḥ .. 8 ..

> Having worshipped Rāmanātha, he went to his abode, O twice-born ones. 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.18)

evaṃ nivasamāne'sminrājñi puṇyanidhau tadā ..

> While this king Puṇyanidhi was thus residing there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.19)

kadāciddhariṇā lakṣmīrvinodakalahākulā .. 9 ..

> once Lakṣmī, perturbed by a playful quarrel with Hari, / 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.20)

hariṇā samayaṃ kṛtvā nṛpabhaktiṃ parīkṣitum ..

> having made an agreement with Hari to test the king’s devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.21)

viṣṇunā preṣitā lakṣmīrvaikuṃṭhātkamalālayā .. 3.1.50.10 ..

> Lakṣmī, whose abode is the lotus, was sent by Viṣṇu from Vaikuṇṭha. 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.22)

aṣṭavarṣavayorūpā prayayau gaṃdhamādane ..

> Having assumed the form of an eight-year-old, she went to Gandhamādana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.23)

tatrāgatya dhanuṣkoṭau tasthau sā kamalālayā .. 11 ..

> Arriving there, that lotus-dwelling goddess stood at Dhanuṣkoṭi. 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.24)

tasminnavasare rājā yayau guṇanidhirdvijāḥ ..

> At that moment, the king, a treasury of virtues, went, O twice-born ones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.25)

snātuṃ rāmadhanuṣkoṭau sadāraḥ sahasainikaḥ .. 12 ..

> to bathe at Rāmadhanuṣkoṭi with his wife and his soldiers. 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.26)

tatra gatvā sa rājā'yaṃ snātvā niyamapūrvakam..

> Having gone there and bathed according to the rules,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.27)

tulāpuruṣamukhyāni kṛtvā dānāni kṛtsnaśaḥ .. 13 ..

> and having performed gifts entirely, chief among them the tulāpuruṣa, / 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.28)

prayātukāmo bhavanaṃ kanyāṃ kāṃciddadarśa saḥ ..

> he, desiring to return to his palace, saw a girl,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.29)

atīvarūpasaṃpannāmaṣṭavarṣāṃ śucismitām.. .. 14 ..

> endowed with supreme beauty, eight years of age, and pure-smiling. 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.30)

dṛṣṭvā nṛpastāṃ papraccha kanyāṃ cāruvilocanām ..

> Seeing that girl of charming eyes, the king asked her—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.31)

cārusmitāṃ cārudatīṃ biṃboṣṭhīṃ tanumadhyamām .. 15 ..

> her of charming smile, charming teeth, bimba-fruit lips, and slender waist: 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.32)

.. puṇyanidhiruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.50.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.33)

kā tvaṃ kanye sutā kasya kuto vā tvamihāgatā ..

> “Who are you, maiden? Whose daughter are you, or from where have you come here?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.34)

atrāgamena kiṃ kāryaṃ tava vatse śucismite .. 16 ..

> What is the purpose of your coming here, O child of pure smiles?” 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.35)

evaṃ nṛpastāṃ papraccha kanyāmutpalaloca nām..

> Thus the king questioned that lotus-eyed girl.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.36)

evaṃ pṛṣṭā tadā kanyā nṛpaṃ tamavadadvijāḥ .. 17 ..

> Thus questioned, the girl then said to that king, O twice-born ones: 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.37)

na me mātā pitā nāsti na ca me bāṃdhavāstathā ..

> “I have neither mother nor father, nor do I have kin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.38)

anāthāhaṃ mahārāja bhaviṣyāmi ca te sutā .. 18 ..

> I am destitute, O great king, and I will become your daughter. 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.39)

tvadgṛhe'haṃ nivatsyāmi tāta tvāṃ paśyatīsadā ..

> I will dwell in your house, father, always gazing upon you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.40)

haṭhātkṛṣyati yo vā māṃ grahīṣyati kareṇa tam .. 19 ..

> Whoever pulls me by force or seizes me with his hand— / 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.41)

yadi śāsiṣyase bhūpa tadāhaṃ tava maṃdire ..

> if you will punish him, O king, then I, in your abode,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.42)

vatsyāmi te sutā bhūtvā pitarguṇanidhe ciram .. 3.1.50.20 ..

> will live for a long time as your daughter, O father, treasury of virtues.” 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.43)

evamuktastadā prāha kanyāṃ guṇanidhirnṛpaḥ ..

> Spoken to in this way, King Guṇanidhi then said to the maiden:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.44)

ahaṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyāmi tvaduktaṃ kanyake śubhe .. 21 ..

> “I will do everything that you have said, O auspicious girl. 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.45)

mamāpi duhitā nāsti putro'styekaḥ kulodvahaḥ ..

> I too have no daughter; there is only one son who upholds the lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.46)

tava yasminrucirbhadre tvāṃ tasmai pradadāmyaham .. 22 ..

> Whomever you take a liking to, O auspicious one, to him I will give you. 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.47)

āgaccha madgṛhaṃ kanye mama cāṃtaḥpure vasa ..

> Come to my house, O maiden, and dwell in my inner apartments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.48)

madbhāryāyāḥ sutā bhūtvā yathākāmamaniṃdite .. 23 ..

> as the daughter of my wife, as you wish, O blameless one.” 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.49)

ityuktā sā nṛpeṇātha kanyā kamalalocanā ...

> Being thus addressed by the king, that lotus-eyed girl,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.50)

tathā stviti nṛpaṃ procya tena sākaṃ yayau gṛham .. 24 ..

> saying, “So be it,” to the king, went home with him. 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.51)

rājā svabhāryāhaste tāṃ pradadau kanyakāṃ śubhām ..

> The king placed that auspicious girl in the hands of his wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.52)

abravīcca svakāṃ bhāryāṃ rājā vindhyāvaliṃ tadā .. 25 ..

> and the king then spoke to his own wife, Vindhyāvali: 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.53)

āvayoḥ kanyakā ceyaṃ rājñi viṃdhyāvale śubhe ..

> “This is our daughter, O auspicious Queen Vindhyāvali.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.54)

rakṣemāṃ sarvathā tvaṃ vai puruṣāṃtarataḥ priye .. 26 ..

> You must protect her by all means from other men, my dear.” 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.55)

itīritā nṛpeṇāsau bhāryā viṃdhyā valistadā ..

> Thus addressed by the king, his wife Vindhyāvali then,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.56)

omityuktvātha tāṃ kanyāṃ putrīṃ jagrāha pāṇinā .. 27 ..

> saying, “Yes,” took that daughter by the hand. 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.57)

poṣitā pālitā rājñā sutavatkanyakā ca sā ..

> Nourished and protected by the king like a daughter,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.58)

nyavātsītsusukhaṃ rājño bhavane lālitā sadā ..28..

> that maiden dwelt very happily in the king's palace, constantly cherished. 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.59)

atha viṣṇurjagannātho lakṣmīmanveṣṭumādarāt ..

> Then Viṣṇu, the lord of the universe, eagerly seeking Lakṣmī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.60)

ārūḍhavinatānando vaikuṃṭhānniryayau dvijāḥ ..29..

> mounted upon Garuḍa, set forth from Vaikuṇṭha, O twice-born ones. 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.61)

vinirgatya sa vaikuṃṭhā dvilaṃghitaviyatpathaḥ ..

> Having set out from Vaikuṇṭha, traversing the path of the sky,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.62)

babhrāma ca bahūndeśāllam̐kṣmīṃ tatra na dṛṣṭavān..3.1.50.30..

> he wandered through many lands, but did not see Lakṣmī there. 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.63)

rāmasetumathāgacchadgaṃdhamādanaparvate ..

> Then he came to Rāmasetu on Mount Gandhamādana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.64)

anviṣya sarvato rāmasetuṃ babhrāma ceṃdi rām.. 31 ..

> Having searched all around Rāmasetu, he wandered \[in search of\] Indirā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.65)

etasminneva kāle sā puṣpāvacayakautukāt ..

> At that very time, out of an eagerness to gather flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.66)

sakhībhiḥ kanyakāyāsīdbhavanodyānapādapān .. 32 ..

> the maiden went with her friends to the trees in the palace garden.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.67)

puṣpāṇyavacinoti sma sakhībhiḥ saha kānane ..

> She gathered flowers with her companions in the grove.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.68)

tatrāgatya tato viṣṇurviprarūpadharo dvijāḥ .. 33 ..

> Coming there, O twice-born ones, Viṣṇu, disguised as a brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.69)

gaṃgāṃbho vidadhatskaṃdhe vahañchatraṃ karaṃṇa ca ..

> carrying Gaṅgā water on his shoulder and holding an umbrella in his hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.70)

gaṃgāsnāyidvijasyeva racayanveṣamātmanaḥ .. 34 ..

> assuming the appearance of a brahmin who bathes in the Gaṅgā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.71)

dhārayandakṣiṇe pāṇau kuśāgraṃthipavitrakam ..

> wearing a purificatory ring of kuśa grass with a knot on his right hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.72)

bhasmoddhūlitasarvāṃgastripuṇḍrāvaliśobhitaḥ .. 35 ..

> his whole body smeared with ashes, adorned with lines of the tripuṇḍra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.73)

prajapañchivanāmāni dhṛtarudrākṣa mālikaḥ ..

> chanting the names of Śiva, wearing a garland of rudrākṣa beads,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.74)

sottarīyaḥ śucirviprāḥ samāyāto janārdanaḥ .. 36 ..

> wearing an upper garment, pure, O brahmins—Janārdana arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.75)

tamāgataṃ dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā stabdhā'tiṣṭhata kanyakā ..

> Seeing that brahmin arrive, the girl stood motionless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.76)

apaśyadaṣṭavarṣāṃ tāṃ vallabhāṃ puṣpa hāriṇīm .. 37 ..

> He saw his beloved, eight years of age, gathering flowers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.77)

dṛṣṭvā sa tvarayā vipraḥ kanyāṃ madhurabhāṣiṇīm ..

> Having seen that sweet-speaking maiden, the brahmin swiftly  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.78)

haṭhātkṛtya kareṇāsau jagrāha garuḍadhvajaḥ .. 38 ..

> seized her violently by the hand, he whose emblem is Garuḍa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.79)

tadā cukrośa sā kanyā sakhībhiḥ saha kānane ..

> Then the girl cried out together with her companions in the grove.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.80)

tamākrośaṃ samākarṇya rājā sa tu samāgataḥ .. 39 ..

> Hearing that cry, the king arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.81)

prayayau bhavanodyānaṃ vṛtaḥ katipayairbhaṭaiḥ ..

> Surrounded by a few soldiers, he went to the palace garden.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.82)

gatvā papraccha tāṃ kanyāṃ tatsakhīrapi bhūpatiḥ .. 3.1.50.40 ..

> Having arrived, the king questioned the maiden and her friends:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.83)

kimarthamadhunā kruṣṭaṃ sakhībhiḥ saha kanyake ..

> “For what reason have you now cried out with your friends, O daughter,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.84)

tvayā tu bhavanodyāne tatra kāraṇamucyatām .. 41 ..

> in the palace garden? Let the reason for that be stated!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.85)

kena tvaṃ paribhūtāsi haṭhātkṛṣya sute mama ..

> By whom have you been assaulted, being forcibly dragged, O my daughter?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.86)

iti pṛṣṭā tamācaṣṭa kanyā guṇanidhiṃ nṛpam ..

> Thus questioned, the maiden spoke to King Guṇanidhi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.87)

bāṣpapūrṇānanā khinnā ruṣitā bhṛśakātarā .. 42 ..

> her face filled with tears, distressed, angry, and deeply frightened.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.88)

.. kanyovāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.50.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.89)

ayaṃ vipro haṭhātkṛtya jagṛhe pāṃḍyanātha mām .. 43 ..

> “This brahmin violently seized me, O lord of the Pāṇḍyas!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.90)

tātātra vṛkṣamūle'sau sa tiṣṭhatyakutobhayaḥ ..

> Father, he stands here at the foot of the tree, fearing nothing from anywhere!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.91)

tadākarṇya vacastasyā rājā guṇanidhiḥ sudhīḥ .. 44 ..

> Hearing her words, the wise king Guṇanidhi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.92)

jagrāha tarasā vipramavidvāṃstadbalaṃ haṭhāt ..

> not knowing his power, forcibly seized the brahmin with speed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.93)

rāmanāthālayaṃ nītvā nigṛhya ca haṭhāttadā .. 45 ..

> Taking him to the temple of Rāmanātha and subduing him by force,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.94)

baddhvā nigaḍapāśābhyā mānayanmaṃḍapaṃ ca tam ..

> binding him with fetters and ropes, he brought him to the pavilion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.95)

ātmaputrīṃ samāśvāsya śuddhāṃtamanayannṛpaḥ .. 46 ..

> Having comforted his daughter, the king led her to the inner quarters.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.96)

svayaṃ ca prayayau ramyaṃ bhavanaṃ nṛpapuṃgavaḥ ..

> And the excellent king himself went to his delightful palace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.97)

tato rātrau svapanrājā svapne vipraṃ dadarśa tam .. 47 ..

> Then at night, while sleeping, the king saw that brahmin in a dream:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.98)

śaṃkhacakragadāpadmavanamālāvibhūṣitam ..

> Hari, adorned with conch, discus, mace, lotus, and a garland of forest flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.99)

kaustubhālaṃkṛtoraskaṃ pītāṃbaradharaṃ harim .. 48 ..

> his chest decorated with the Kaustubha jewel, wearing yellow garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.100)

kālameghacchaviṃ kāṃtaṃ garuḍopari saṃsthitam ..

> having the hue of a dark cloud, lovely, mounted upon Garuḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.101)

cārusmitaṃ cārudaṃtaṃ lasanmakarakuṇḍalam .. 49 ..

> with a charming smile, beautiful teeth, and glistening makara-shaped earrings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.102)

viṣvaksenaprabhṛtibhiḥ kiṃkarairupasevitam ..

> served by attendants such as Viṣvaksena and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.103)

śeṣaparyaṃkaśayanaṃ nāradādi munistutam .. 3.1.50.50 ..

> resting upon the bed of Śeṣa, praised by sages such as Nārada.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.104)

dadarśa ca svakāṃ kanyāṃ vikāsikamalasthitām ..

> And he saw his own daughter resting upon a blooming lotus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.105)

dhṛtapaṃkajahastāṃ tāṃ nīlakuñcitamūrdhajām .. 51 ..

> holding a lotus in her hand, with dark curly hair,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.106)

viṣṇuvakṣasthalrāvāsāṃ samunnatapayodharām ..

> dwelling on Viṣṇu's chest, with prominent breasts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.107)

diggajairabhiṣiktāṃgīṃ śyāmāṃ pītāṃbarāvṛtām .. 52 ..

> her limbs consecrated by the elephants of the quarters, youthful, clothed in yellow garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.108)

svarṇapaṃkajasaṃklṛptamālālaṃkṛtamūrdhajām ..

> her hair adorned with a garland crafted of golden lotuses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.109)

divyābharaṇaśobhāḍhyāṃ cāruhā ravibhūṣitām .. 53 ..

> rich in the beauty of divine ornaments, decorated with a lovely necklace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.110)

anargharatnasaṃklṛptanāsābharaṇaśobhitām ..

> shining with a nose ornament fashioned from priceless jewels,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.111)

suvarṇaniṣkābharaṇāṃ kāṃcīnūpurarājitām .. 54 ..

> adorned with golden coins, radiant with a girdle and anklets.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.112)

mahālakṣmīṃ dadarśāsau rājā rātrau svakāṃ sutām ..

> The king saw his own daughter as Mahālakṣmī that night.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.113)

evaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpaḥ svapne vipraṃ taṃ svasutāmapi .. 55 ..

> Having thus seen in a dream that brahmin as well as his own daughter,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.114)

utthitaḥ sahasā talpātkanyāgṛhamavāpa ca ..

> the king suddenly arose from his couch and went to his daughter's chamber.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.115)

tathaiva dṛṣṭavānkanyāṃ yathā svapne dadarśa tām .. 56 ..

> He saw the girl just as he had seen her in the dream.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.116)

athodite savitari kanyāmādāya bhūmipaḥ ..

> Then, when the sun arose, the king, taking the maiden,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.117)

rāmanāthālayaṃ prāpa brāhmaṇaṃ nyastavānyataḥ .. 57 ..

> went to the temple of Rāmanātha where he had placed the brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.118)

sa maṃḍapavare vipraṃ dadarśa harirūpiṇam ..

> In the excellent pavilion, he saw the brahmin bearing the form of Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.119)

yathā dadarśa svapne taṃ vanamālādicihnitam ..

> just as he had seen him in his dream, marked with the garland of forest flowers and other signs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.120)

viṣṇuṃ vijñāya tuṣṭāva nṛpatirharimīśvaram .. 58 ..

> Recognizing him as Viṣṇu, the king praised Hari, the Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.121)

.. puṇyanidhiruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.50.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.122)

namaste kamalākāṃta prasīda garuḍadhvaja .. 59 ..

> “Obeisance to you, beloved of Kamalā! Be gracious, O Garuḍa-bannered one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.123)

śārṅgapāṇe namastubhyamaparādhaṃ kṣamasva me ..

> O wielder of the Śārṅga bow, obeisance to you! Forgive my transgression!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.124)

namaste puṇḍarīkākṣa cakrapāṇe śriyaḥpate .. 3.1.50.60 ..

> Praise be to you, lotus-eyed one, disk-in-hand, lord of Śrī! 3.1.50.60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.125)

kaustubhālaṃkṛtāṃkāya namaḥ śrīvatsalakṣmaṇe ..

> Praise to him whose chest is adorned with the Kaustubha gem, who bears the mark of the Śrīvatsa!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.126)

namaste brahmaputrāya daityasaṃghavidāriṇe .. 61 ..

> Praise be to you, son of Brahmā, tearer of the hosts of Daityas! 61  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.127)

aśeṣabhuvanāvāsanābhipaṃkajaśāline ..

> Adorned with a navel-lotus that is the dwelling place of all worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.128)

madhukaiṭabhasaṃhartre rāvaṇāṃtakarāya te ..62..

> slayer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, cause of Rāvaṇa's end, 62  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.129)

prahrādarakṣiṇe tubhyaṃ dharitrīpataye namaḥ ..

> protector of Prahlāda, praise be to you, lord of the earth!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.130)

nirguṇāyāprameyāya viṣṇave buddhisākṣiṇe ..63..

> To Viṣṇu, devoid of qualities, immeasurable, the witness of the intellect! 63  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.131)

namaste śrīnivāsāya jaga ddhātre parātmane..

> Praise be to you, abode of Śrī, sustainer of the world, supreme self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.132)

nārāyaṇāya devāya kṛṣṇāya madhuvidviṣe..64..

> to God Nārāyaṇa, to Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Madhu! 64  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.133)

namaḥ paṃkajanābhāya namaḥ paṃkajacakṣuṣe..

> Praise to him of the lotus navel, praise to him of the lotus eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.134)

namaḥ paṃkajahastāyāḥ pataye paṃkajāṃghraye ..65..

> praise to the lord of the lotus-handed goddess, to him of the lotus feet! 65  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.135)

bhūyobhūyo jagannātha namaḥ paṃkajamāline ..

> Again and again, O lord of the world, praise to him adorned with a lotus garland!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.136)

dayāmūrtte namastubhyamaparādhaṃ kṣamasva me .. 66 ..

> Praise be to you, embodiment of compassion! Forgive my transgression. 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.137)

mayā nigaḍapāśābhyāṃ yaḥ kṛto madhusūdana ..

> That which was done by me with iron shackles and nooses, O Madhusūdana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.138)

anayastvatsvarūpamaviditvā kṛtaḥ prabho .. 67 ..

> was an improper act committed without knowing your true nature, O Lord. 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.139)

ato madaparādho'yaṃ kṣaṃtavyo madhusūdana ..

> Therefore, this transgression of mine should be forgiven, O Madhusūdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.140)

evaṃ stutvā mahāviṣṇuṃ rājā puṇyanidhirdvijāḥ .. 68 ..

> Having thus praised Mahāviṣṇu, O brahmins, King Puṇyanidhi 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.141)

lakṣmīṃ tuṣṭāva jananīṃ sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ mudā ..

> joyfully praised Lakṣmī, the mother of all living beings:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.142)

namo devi jagaddhātri viṣṇuvakṣasthalālaye .. 69 ..

> Praise to you, O goddess, sustainer of the world, whose abode is on Viṣṇu's chest! 69  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.143)

namobdhisaṃbhave tubhyaṃ mahālakṣmi haripriye ..

> Praise to you born of the ocean, Mahālakṣmī, beloved of Hari!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.144)

siddhyai puṣṭyai svadhāyai ca svāhāyai satataṃ namaḥ .. 3.1.50.70 ..

> To Siddhi, Puṣṭi, Svadhā, and Svāhā, constant praise! 3.1.50.70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.145)

saṃdhyāyai ca prabhāyai ca dhātryai bhūtyai namonamaḥ ..

> To Saṃdhyā, to Prabhā, to Dhātrī, and to Bhūti, praise, praise!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.146)

śraddhāyai caiva medhāyai sarasvatyai namonamaḥ .. 71 ..

> To Śraddhā, to Medhā, and to Sarasvatī, praise, praise! 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.147)

yajñavidye mahāvidye guhyavidyetiśobhane ..

> O knowledge of sacrifice, great knowledge, secret knowledge, exceedingly splendid,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.148)

ātmavidye ca deveśi muktide sarvadehinām .. 72 ..

> knowledge of the self, queen of the gods, giver of liberation to all embodied beings! 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.149)

trayīrūpe jaganmātarjagadrakṣāvidhāyini ..

> O you whose form is the threefold Veda, mother of the universe, provider of the world's protection,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.150)

rakṣa māṃ tvaṃ kṛpādṛṣṭyā sṛṣṭisthityaṃtakāriṇi .. 73 ..

> protect me with your merciful glance, O causer of creation, maintenance, and destruction! 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.151)

bhūyobhūyo namastubhyaṃ brahmamātre maheśvari ..

> Again and again praise be to you, mother of Brahmā, great sovereign goddess!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.152)

iti stutvā mahālakṣmīṃ prārthayāmāsa mādhavam .. 74..

> Having thus praised Mahālakṣmī, he prayed to Mādhava: 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.153)

yadajñānānmayā viṣṇo tvayi doṣaḥ kṛto'dhunā ..

> O Viṣṇu, the wrong that was committed against you just now through my ignorance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.154)

pāde nigaḍabaṃdhena sa drohaḥ kṣamyatāṃ tvayā .. 76 ..

> by fettering your feet with shackles—may that offense be forgiven by you. 75  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.155)

lokāste śiśavaḥ sarve tvaṃ pitā jagatāṃ hare..

> All beings are your children; you are the father of the worlds, O Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.156)

sutā'parādhaḥ pitṛbhiḥ kṣaṃtavyo madhusūdana .. 76 ..

> The transgression of a son must be forgiven by fathers, O Madhusūdana. 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.157)

aparādhināṃ ca daityānāṃ svarūpamapi dattavān ..

> You even granted your own nature to sinful Daityas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.158)

bhavānviṣṇo mamāpīmamaparādhaṃ kṣamasva vai .. .. 77 ..

> O Lord Viṣṇu, surely forgive this transgression of mine as well! 77  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.159)

jighāṃsayāpi bhagavannāgatāṃ pūtanāṃ purā ..

> Even when Pūtanā came long ago wishing to kill you, O Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.160)

anayastvatpadāṃbhojaṃ tanmāṃ rakṣa kṛpānidhe ..

> you led her to your lotus feet. Therefore protect me, O ocean of mercy!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.161)

lakṣmīkāṃta kṛpādṛṣṭiṃ mayi pātaya keśava .. 78 .. ..

> O beloved of Lakṣmī, cast a compassionate glance upon me, O Keśava! 78  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.162)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.50.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.163)

iti saṃprārthito viṣṇu rājñā tena dvijottamāḥ ..

> Having been thus prayed to by that king, O best of brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.164)

prāha gaṃbhīrayā vācā nṛpaṃ puṇyanidhiṃ tataḥ .. 79 ..

> Viṣṇu then spoke to King Puṇyanidhi in a deep voice: 79  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.165)

.. viṣṇuruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.50.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.166)

rājanna bhīstvayā kāryā madbaṃdhananimittajā .. 3.1.50.80 ..

> O King, you should harbor no fear born of having bound me. 3.1.50.80  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.167)

bhaktavaśyatvamadhunā tava pratihitaṃ mayā ..

> My subservience to devotees has now been shown toward you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.168)

mama prītikaraṃ yajñamakarodyadbhavāniha .. .. 91 ..

> Because you performed here a sacrifice pleasing to me, 81  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.169)

atastvaṃ mama bhaktosi rājanpuṇyanidhe'dhunā ..

> therefore, O King Puṇyanidhi, you are now my devotee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.170)

tenāhaṃ tava vaśyo'smi bhaktipāśena yaṃtritaḥ .. 82 ..

> By that, I am under your control, bound by the cord of devotion. 82  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.171)

bhaktāparādhaṃ satataṃ kṣamāmyahamariṃ dama ..

> I always forgive a devotee's transgression, O tamer of enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.172)

tvadbhaktiṃ jñātukāmena mayā saṃpreritā tviyam .. 83 ..

> Wishing to know your devotion, she was dispatched by me. 83  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.173)

lakṣmīrmama priyā rājaṃstvayāsaṃrakṣitā'dhunā ..

> Lakṣmī, my beloved, O King, has now been properly guarded by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.174)

tenāhaṃ tava tuṣṭo'smi matsvarūpā tviyaṃ sadā .. 84 ..

> Because of that I am pleased with you; for she is always of the same nature as myself. 84  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.175)

asyāṃ yo bhaktimāṃlloke sa madbhakto'bhidhīyate ..

> Whoever possesses devotion to her in the world is declared to be my devotee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.176)

asyāṃ yo vimukho rājansa maddveṣī smṛtaḥ sadā .. 85 ..

> Whoever is averse to her, O King, is always considered an enemy of mine. 85  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.177)

tvamimāṃ bhaktisaṃ yukto yasmātpūjitavānasi ..

> Since, endowed with devotion, you have worshiped her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.178)

matpūjāpi kṛtā tasmānmadabhinnā tviyaṃ yataḥ .. 86 ..

> therefore worship of me has also been performed, because she is nondifferent from me. 86  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.179)

atastvayā nāparādhaḥ kṛto mayi nareśvara ..

> Hence no offense against me was committed by you, O ruler of men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.180)

kiṃ tu pūjaiva vihitā tāṃ tvayārcayatā mama .. 97 ..

> Rather, by worshiping her, it was only worship of me that was performed. 87  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.181)

tvayā madbhāryayā sākaṃ saṃketo'kāri yatpurā ..

> The agreement that was made previously by you with my wife—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.182)

tatsaṃketābhigutyarthaṃ māṃ yadbaṃdhitavānasi .. 88 ..

> in that you bound me in order to protect that agreement, 88  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.183)

tena prītosmi te rājam̐llakṣmīḥ saṃrakṣitā'dhunā ..

> by that I am pleased with you, O King; Lakṣmī has now been protected.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.184)

matsvarūpā ca sā lakṣmīrjaganmātā trayīmayī .. 89 ..

> And that Lakṣmī is my own nature, the Mother of the Universe, comprising the triple Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.185)

tadrakṣāṃ kurvatā bhūpa tvayā yadbaṃdhanaṃ mama ..

> In protecting her, O king, that fettering of me  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.186)

tatpriyaṃ mama rājeṃdra mā bhayaṃ kriyatāṃ tvayā .. 3.1.50.90 ..

> which was done by you was pleasing to me, O king of kings; have no fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.187)

iyaṃ lakṣmīstava sutā satyameva na saṃśayaḥ ..

> This Lakṣmī is indeed your daughter, truly, without a doubt.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.188)

itīrite'tha hariṇā lakṣmīḥ provāca bhūpatim .. .. 91 ..

> When Hari had spoken thus, Lakṣmī said to the king:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.189)

.. lakṣmīruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.50.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.190)

rājanprītāsmi te cāhaṃ rakṣitā yadgṛhe tvayā ..

> “O king, I am pleased with you, since I was protected in your home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.191)

tvadbhaktiśodhanārthaṃ vā ahaṃ viṣṇurubhāvapi .. 92 ..

> In order to test your devotion, Viṣṇu and I, both of us,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.192)

vinoda kalahavyājādāgatāviha bhūpate ..

> came here, O king, under the pretext of a playful quarrel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.193)

tava yogena bhaktyā ca tuṣṭāvāvāṃ paraṃtapa .. 93 ..

> We two are pleased by your discipline and devotion, O tormentor of foes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.194)

āvayoḥ kṛpayā rājansukhaṃ te bhavatātsadā ..

> Through our grace, O king, may happiness always be yours;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.195)

sarvabhūmaṃḍalaiśvaryaṃ sadā te bhavatu dhruvam .. 94 ..

> may sovereignty over the entire circle of the earth always be yours firmly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.196)

āvayoḥ pādayugale bhaktirbhavatu te dhruvā ..

> May your devotion to our pair of feet be constant;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.197)

dehāṃte mama sāyujyaṃ punarāvṛttivarjitam .. 95 ..

> at the end of your body, may there be communion with me, free from rebirth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.198)

nityaṃ bhavatu te rājanmā bhūtte pāpadhīstathā ..

> May it always be so for you, O king, and may your mind never turn to sin;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.199)

sadā dharme bhava dhīrviṣṇubhaktiyutā tava ..96..

> may your mind ever abide in righteousness, filled with devotion to Viṣṇu.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.50.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.50.200)

evamuktvā nṛpaṃ lakṣmīrviṣṇorvakṣasthalaṃ yayau ..

> Having spoken thus to the king, Lakṣmī went to the chest of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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