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# Skandapurana 3.1.51

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.51

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.51.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.51.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.2)

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi setuyātrākramaṃ dvijāḥ ..

> Now, therefore, I will explain the procedure for the pilgrimage to the Setu, O brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.3)

yaṃ śrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate mānavaḥ kṣaṇāt .. 1 ..

> hearing which a man is instantly freed from all sins. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.4)

snātvācamya viśuddhātmā kṛtanityavidhiḥ sudhīḥ ..

> Having bathed and sipped water, purified in mind, having performed his daily rites, the wise man,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.5)

rāmanāthasya tuṣṭyarthaṃ prītyarthaṃ rāghavasya ca .. 2 ..

> for the pleasure of Rāmanātha and for the satisfaction of Rāghava, // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.6)

bhojayitvā yathāśakti brāhmaṇānvedapāragān ..

> having fed according to his means brahmins who have mastered the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.7)

bhasmoddhūlitasarvāṃgastripuṃḍrāṃkitamastakaḥ .. 3 ..

> his whole body smeared with sacred ash, his forehead marked with the tripuṇḍra, // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.8)

gopīcandanalipto vā svabhāle'pyūrdhvapuṃḍrakaḥ ..

> or smeared with gopīcandana, wearing an ūrdhvapuṇḍra on his forehead,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.9)

rudrākṣa mālābharaṇaḥ sapavitrakaraḥ śuciḥ .. 4 ..

> adorned with a rosary of rudrākṣa beads, pure, holding the pavitra grass in his hand, // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.10)

setuyātrāṃ kariṣye'hamiti saṃkalpya bhaktitaḥ ..

> having resolved with devotion: "I will undertake the pilgrimage to the Setu,"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.11)

svagṛhātpravrajenmaunī japannaṣṭākṣaraṃ manum .. 5 ..

> should set out from his home in silence, chanting the eight-syllabled mantra, // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.12)

paṃcākṣaraṃ nāmamaṃtraṃ japenniyatamānasaḥ ..

> or, with a restrained mind, should chant the five-syllabled mantra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.13)

ekavāraṃ haviṣyāśī jitakrodho jiteṃdriyaḥ .. 6 ..

> Eating havis food once a day, with anger conquered and senses subdued, // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.14)

pādukāchatrarahitastāṃbūlaparivarjitaḥ ..

> without sandals or umbrella, abstaining from betel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.15)

tailābhyaṃgavihīnaśca strīsaṃgādivivarjitaḥ ..7..

> avoiding oil massages and abstaining from intercourse with women, // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.16)

śaucādyācārasaṃyuktaḥ sandhyopāstiparāyaṇaḥ ..

> endowed with proper conduct such as purity, devoted to twilight worship,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.17)

gāyatryupāsti kurvāṇastrisaṃdhyaṃ rāmaciṃtakaḥ .. 8 ..

> practicing the worship of the Gāyatrī, meditating on Rāma at the three twilights, // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.18)

madhyemārgaṃ paṭhannityaṃ setumāhātmyamādarāt ..

> daily reading with respect on the road the Setumāhātmya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.19)

paṭhanrāmāyaṇaṃ vāpi purāṇāṃtarameva vā .. 9 ..

> or reciting the Rāmāyaṇa, or another Purāṇa, // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.20)

vyarthavākyāni saṃtyajya setuṃ gacchedviśuddhaye ..

> avoiding useless words, he should proceed to the Setu for purification.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.21)

pratigrahaṃ na gṛhṇīyānnācārāṃśca parityajet .. 3.1.51.10 ..

> He must not accept gifts, nor should he abandon his traditional conduct. // 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.22)

kuryānmārge yathāśakti śivaviṣṇvādipūjanam ..

> On the way, he should perform worship of Śiva, Viṣṇu, and others according to his ability;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.23)

vaiśvadevādikarmāṇi yathāśakti samācaret .. 11 ..

> he should perform rites such as the Vaiśvadeva according to his strength. // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.24)

brahmayajñamukhāndharmā nprakuryāccāgnipūjanam ..

> He should perform duties such as the brahmayajña and the worship of fire;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.25)

atithibhyo'nnapānādi saṃpradadyādyathābalam .. 12 ..

> he should give food, drink, and the like to guests according to his ability. // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.26)

dadyādbhikṣāṃ yatibhyo'pi vittaśāṭhyaṃ parityajan ..

> He should also give alms to ascetics, giving up deceit regarding wealth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.27)

śivaviṣṇvādi nāmāni stotrāṇi ca paṭhetpathi .. 13 ..

> on the road, he should recite the names and hymns of Śiva, Viṣṇu, and others. // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.28)

dharmameva sadā kuryānniṣiddhāni parityajet ..

> He should always perform righteousness and avoid prohibited actions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.29)

ityādiniyamopetaḥ setumūlaṃ tato vrajet .. 14 ..

> endowed with such observances, he should then go to the base of the Setu. // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.30)

pāṣāṇaṃ prathamaṃ dadyāttatra gatvā samāhitaḥ ..

> Having gone there, collected in mind, he should first offer a stone;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.31)

tatrāvāhya samudraṃ ca praṇamettadanaṃtaram .. 15 ..

> having invoked the ocean there, he should then bow down. // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.32)

arghyaṃ dadyātsamudrāya prārthayettadanaṃtaram..

> He should offer arghya to the ocean, and then pray;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.33)

anujñāṃ ca tataḥ kuryāttataḥ snāyānmahodadhau .. 16 ..

> then he should request permission, and then take a ritual ablution in the great ocean. // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.34)

munīnāmatha devānāṃ kapīnāṃ pitṛṇāṃ tathā ..

> For the sages, the gods, the monkeys, and also for the ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.35)

prakuryāttarpaṇaṃ viprā manasā saṃsmaranharim .. 17 .. ..

> he should make water-offerings, O brahmins, remembering Hari in his mind. // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.36)

.. pāṣāṇasaṃkhyā .. ..

> The Number of Stones:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.37)

pāṣāṇasaptakaṃ dadyādekaṃ vā viprapuṃgavāḥ ..

> He should offer seven stones, or one, O best of brahmins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.38)

pāṣāṇadānātsaphalaṃ snānaṃ bhavati nānyathā .. 18 ..

> by offering a stone, the ritual ablution becomes fruitful, not otherwise. // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.39)

.. pāṣāṇadānamaṃtraḥ .. ..

> Mantra for Offering the Stone:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.40)

pippalādasamutpanne kṛtye lokabhayaṃkare ..

> "O Kṛtyā, born from Pippalāda, terrifying to the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.41)

pāṣāṇaṃ te mayā dattamāhārārthaṃ prakalpyatām .. 19 ..

> a stone is given to you by me; let it be taken as food!" // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.42)

.. sānnidhyaprārthanāmantraḥ .. ..

> Mantra for Praying for Presence:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.43)

viśvārci tvaṃ ghṛtāci tvaṃ viśvayāne viśāṃpate ..

> "You are all-illuminating, you are Ghṛtācī, you are all-pervading, O lord of subjects;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.44)

sānnidhyaṃ kuru me deva sāgare lavaṇāṃbhasi .. 3.1.51.20 ..

> establish your presence for me, O god, in the ocean of salt water!" // 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.45)

.. namaskāramantraḥ .. ..

> Mantra of Obeisance:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.46)

namaste viśvaguptāya namo viṣṇo hyapāṃpate ..

> "Obeisance to you, protector of the universe! Obeisance, O Viṣṇu, lord of waters!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.47)

namo hiraṇyaśṛṃgāya nadīnāṃ pataye namaḥ ..

> Obeisance to the golden-horned one! Obeisance to the lord of rivers!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.48)

samudrāya vayūnāya proccārya praṇamettathā .. 21 ..

> Having recited thus to the ocean, the clear one, he should then bow down. // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.49)

.. arghyamantraḥ .. ..

> Mantra for Arghya:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.50)

sarvaratnamaya śrīmansarvaratnākarākara ..

> "O glorious one made of all jewels, mine of all jewel-mines,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.51)

sarvaratnapradhānastvaṃ gṛhāṇārghyaṃ mahodadhe .. 22 ..

> you are preeminent in all jewels; accept this arghya, O great ocean!" // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.52)

.. anujñāpanamaṃtraḥ .. ..

> Mantra for Requesting Permission:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.53)

aśeṣajagadādhāra śaṃkhacakragadā dhara ..

> "O support of the entire universe, holder of the conch, discus, and mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.54)

dehi deva mamānujñāṃ yuṣmattīrthaniṣevaṇe .. 23 ..

> grant me permission, O god, to resort to your sacred ford!" // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.55)

.. prārthanāmaṃtraḥ .. ..

> Mantra of Prayer:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.56)

prācyāṃ diśi ca sugrīvaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ nalaṃ smaret .. 24 ..

> He should remember Sugrīva in the eastern direction and Nala in the southern; // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.57)

pratīcyāṃ maiṃdanāmānamudīcyāṃ dvividaṃ tathā ..

> in the western, the one named Mainda, and likewise Dvivida in the northern;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.58)

rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva sītāmapi yaśasvinīm .. 25 ..

> also Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, and the renowned Sītā; // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.59)

aṃgadaṃ vāyutanayaṃ smarenmadhye vibhīṣaṇam ..

> he should remember Aṅgada, the son of the Wind, and Vibhīṣaṇa in the center:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.60)

pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni prāviśaṃstvā mahodadhe .. 26 ..

> "Whatever sacred fords on earth have entered you, O great ocean, // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.61)

snānasya me phalaṃ dehi sarvasmāttrāhi māṃhasaḥ ..

> grant me the fruit of my ritual ablution, and protect me from all sin!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.62)

hiraṇyaśṛṃgamityābhyāṃ nābhyāṃ nārāyaṇaṃ smaret .. 27 ..

> With the two \[mantras beginning\] "Hiraṇyaśṛṅga", one should remember Nārāyaṇa at the navel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.63)

dhyāyannārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ snānādiṣu ca karmasu ..

> Meditating upon the god Nārāyaṇa during ritual ablutions and other rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.64)

brahmalokamavāpnoti jāyate neha vai punaḥ .. 28 ..

> one attains the world of Brahmā and is not born here again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.65)

sarveṣāmapi pāpānāṃ prāyaścittaṃ bhavettataḥ ..

> Then there is expiation for all sins whatsoever.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.66)

prahlādaṃ nāradaṃ vyāsamaṃbarīṣaṃ śukaṃ tathā ..

> Prahlāda, Nārada, Vyāsa, Ambarīṣa, Śuka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.67)

anyāṃśca bhagavadbhaktāṃściṃtayedekamānasaḥ .. 29 ..

> and other devotees of the Lord one should contemplate with a single mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.68)

.. snānamantraḥ .. ..

> The Mantra for Ritual Ablution  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.69)

vedādiryo vedavasiṣṭhayoniḥ saritpatiḥ sāgararatnayoniḥ ..

> The origin of the Vedas, who is the source of the Veda and Vasiṣṭha, lord of rivers, womb of the jewels of the ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.70)

agniśca tejaśca ilāṃ ca tejo retodhā viṣṇuramṛtasya nābhiḥ .. 3.1.51.30 ..

> fire and splendour, and splendour to the earth, the seed-bearer, Viṣṇu, the navel of immortality;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.71)

idaṃ te anyābhirasamānamadbhiryāḥ kāśca siṃdhuṃ praviśaṃtyāpaḥ ..

> this \[water of yours\] is not equalled by any other waters that enter the ocean;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.72)

sarpo jīrṇāmiva tvacaṃ jahāmi pāpaṃ śarīrātsaśirasko'bhyupetya ..31..

> entering with head \[submerged\], I cast off the sin from my body, like a serpent its worn-out skin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.73)

samudrāya vayūnāya namaskuryātpunardvijāḥ ..

> One should bow again, O twice-born ones, to the ocean, to the breeze,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.74)

sarvatīrthamayaṃ śuddhaṃ nadīnāṃ patimaṃbudhim .. 32..

> to the ocean that consists of all sacred fords, pure, the lord of rivers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.75)

dvau samudrāviti punaḥ proccārya snānamācaret ..

> Uttering again \[the mantra beginning\] "Dvau samudrau", one should perform the ritual ablution.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.76)

brahmāṃḍodaratīrthāni karaspṛṣṭāni te rave .. 33 ..

> "The sacred fords in the belly of the cosmic egg are touched by your rays, O Sun;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.77)

tena satyena me setau tīrthaṃ dehi divākara ..

> by that truth, grant me a sacred ford at the Setu, O maker of day!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.78)

prācyāṃ diśi ca sugrīvamityādikramayogataḥ ..34..

> By the sequence beginning with "Sugrīva in the eastern direction" and so on,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.79)

smṛtvā bhūyo dvijāḥ setau tṛtīyaṃ snānamācaret ..

> remembering \[them\], O twice-born ones, one should again perform a third ritual ablution at the Setu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.80)

devīpattanamārabhya pravrajedyadi mānavaḥ .. 35 ..

> If a man sets out on a journey starting from Devīpattana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.81)

tadā tu navapāṣāṇamadhye setau vimuktide ..

> then, in the middle of Navapāṣāṇa at the liberation-giving Setu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.82)

snānamaṃbunidhau kuryātsvapāpaughāpanuttaye .. 36 ..

> he should bathe in the ocean to remove his heap of sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.83)

darbhaśayyāpadavyā cedgacche tsetuṃ vimuktidam ..

> If one goes along the path of Darbhaśayyā to the liberation-giving Setu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.84)

tadā tatrodadhāveva snānaṃ kuryādvimuktaye .. 37 ..

> then one should bathe in that very ocean for liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.85)

.. tarpaṇavidhiḥ .. ..

> The Rule of Water-Oblation  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.86)

pippalādaṃ kaviṃ kaṇvaṃ kṛtāṃtaṃ jīviteśvaram ..

> Pippalāda, the Poet \[Uśanas\], Kaṇva, the Finisher \[Yama\], the Lord of Life,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.87)

manyuṃ ca kālarātriṃ ca vidyāṃ cāhargaṇeśvaram .. 38 ..

> Manyu, Kālarātri, Vidyā, and the Lord of Days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.88)

vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca parāśaramumāpatim ..

> Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva, Parāśara, Umā's Lord \[Śiva\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.89)

vālmikiṃ nāradaṃ caiva vālakhilyānmunīṃstathā .. 39 ..

> Vālmīki, Nārada, and the Vālakhilya sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.90)

nalaṃ nīlaṃ gavākṣaṃ ca gavayaṃ gandhamādanam ..

> Nala, Nīla, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Gandhamādana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.91)

maiṃdaṃ ca dvividaṃ caiva śarabhaṃ carṣabhaṃ tathā .. 3.1.51.40 ..

> Mainda, Dvivida, Śarabha, and Ṛṣabha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.92)

sugrīvaṃ ca hanūmaṃtaṃ vegadarśanameva ca ..

> Sugrīva, Hanūmat, and Vegadarśana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.93)

rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ sītāṃ mahābhāgāṃ yaśasvinīm .. 41 ..

> Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and the illustrious, fortunate Sītā—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.94)

triḥ kṛtvā tarpayedetānmaṃtrānuktvā yathākramam ..

> having uttered the mantras in proper order, one should offer water-oblations to these three times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.95)

vibhośca tattannāmāni caturthyaṃtāni vai dvijāḥ ..42..

> And each of the names of the pervasive Lord ending in the dative case, O twice-born ones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.96)

devā nṛṣīnpitṝṃścaiva vidhivacca tilodakaiḥ..

> and \[to\] the gods, seers, and ancestors, according to rule, with water and sesame seeds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.97)

dvitīyāṃtāni nāmāni coktvā tarpayeddvijāḥ .. 43..

> and uttering the names ending in the accusative case, one should offer water-oblations, O twice-born ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.98)

tarpayetsapavitrastu jale sthitvā prasannadhīḥ ..

> Wearing a purifying ring of darbha, standing in the water with a serene mind, one should offer water-oblations;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.99)

tarpaṇātsarvatīrtheṣu snānasya phalamāpnuyāt .. 44 ..

> from offering water-oblations, one obtains the fruit of ritual ablution in all sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.100)

evametāṃstarpayitvā namaskṛtyottarejjalāt ..

> Having thus offered water-oblations to them and bowed, he should come up out of the water;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.101)

ārdravastraṃ parityajya śuṣkavāsaḥsamāvṛtaḥ .. 45 ..

> casting off wet clothes and wrapped in dry garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.102)

ācamya sapavitraśca vidhivacchrāddhamācaret ..

> having sipped water and wearing a purifying ring of darbha, he should perform the śrāddha according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.103)

piṃḍānpitṛbhyo dadyācca tilataṇḍulakaistathā .. 46 ..

> And he should offer rice-balls to the ancestors with sesame seeds and grains of rice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.104)

etacchrāddhamaśaktasya mayā proktaṃ dvijottamāḥ ..

> This śrāddha for one who is unable has been proclaimed by me, O best of the twice-born;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.105)

dhanāḍhyo'nnena vai śrāddhaṃ ṣaḍrasena samācaret .. 47 ..

> a wealthy man should indeed perform the śrāddha with food of six flavours.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.106)

gobhūtilahiraṇyādidānaṃ kuryātsamṛddhimān ..

> A prosperous person should make gifts of cows, land, sesame seeds, gold, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.107)

rāmacandradhanuṣkoṭāvevameva samācaret .. 48 ..

> At Rāmacandra's Dhanuṣkoṭi, one should perform \[the rites\] in this very manner;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.108)

pāṣāṇadānapūrvāṇi tarpaṇāṃtāni vai dvijāḥ ..

> beginning with the gift of stones and ending with water-oblations, O twice-born ones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.109)

setumūle yathaitāni vidhivadvyatanoddvijāḥ .. 49 ..

> just as the twice-born performed them according to rule at Setumūla.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.110)

cakratīrthaṃ tato gatvā tatrāpi snānamācaret ..

> Having gone then to Cakratīrtha, one should perform a ritual ablution there as well,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.111)

paśyecca setvadhipatiṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim .. 3.1.51.50 ..

> and behold the god Hari Nārāyaṇa, the sovereign of the Setu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.112)

gacchanpaścimamārgeṇa tatratye cakratīrthake ..

> Going along the western route, at Cakratīrtha located there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.113)

snātvā darbhaśayaṃ devaṃ prapaśyedbhaktipūrvakam .. 51 ..

> having bathed, one should behold with devotion the god who reclines on darbha grass.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.114)

kapitīrthaṃ tataḥ prāpya tatrāpi snānamācaret ..

> Then having reached Kapitīrtha, one should perform a ritual ablution there as well;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.115)

sītākuṃḍaṃ tataḥ prāpya tatrāpi snānamācaret .. 52 ..

> then having reached Sītākuṇḍa, one should perform a ritual ablution there as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.116)

ṛṇamocanatīrthaṃ tu tataḥ prāpya mahāphalam ..

> Then having reached Ṛṇamocanatīrtha, which yields great fruit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.117)

snātvā praṇamya rāmaṃ ca jānakīramaṇaṃ prabhum .. 53 ..

> having bathed and bowed to Rāma, the Lord who delights the daughter of Janaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.118)

gacchellakṣmaṇatīrthaṃ tu kaṇṭhādupari vāpanam ..

> he should go to Lakṣmaṇatīrtha, and having shaved \[all hair\] above the neck,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.119)

kṛtvā snāyācca tatrāpi duṣkṛtānyapi cintayan .. 54 ..

> he should bathe there as well, reflecting upon his misdeeds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.120)

tataḥ snātvā rāmatīrthe tato devālayaṃ vrajet ..

> Having then bathed in Rāmatīrtha, he should go to the temple of the deity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.121)

snātvā pāpavināśane ca gaṃgāyamunayostathā .. 55 ..

> and having bathed in Pāpavināśana, and likewise in Gaṅgā and Yamunā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.122)

sāvitryāṃ ca sarasvatyāṃ gāyatryāṃ ca dvijottamāḥ ..

> and in the Sāvitrī, Sarasvatī, and Gāyatrī, O best of brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.123)

snātvā ca hanumatkuṇḍe tataḥ snāyānmahāphale ..

> and having bathed in Hanumatkuṇḍa, one should then bathe in \[the pool of\] great fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.124)

brahmakuṇḍaṃ tataḥ prāpya snāyādvidhipuraḥsaram .. 56 ..

> Then, having reached Brahmakuṇḍa, one should bathe according to the rules. (56)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.125)

nāgakuṇḍaṃ tataḥ prāpya sarvapāpavināśanam ..

> Then, having reached Nāgakuṇḍa, which destroys all sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.126)

snānaṃ kuryānnaro viprā narakakleśanāśanam ..

> a man should perform his ritual ablution, O brahmins, which destroys the afflictions of hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.127)

gaṃgādyāḥ saritaḥ sarvāstīrthāni sakalānyapi .. 57 ..

> All the rivers, beginning with the Gaṅgā, and indeed all sacred fords, (57)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.128)

sarvadā nāgakuṃḍe tu vasaṃti svāghaśāṃtaye ..

> dwell perpetually in Nāgakuṇḍa for the appeasement of their own sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.129)

anaṃtādimahānāgairaṣṭābhiridamuttamam .. 58 ..

> This excellent, auspicious sacred ford on Rāma's bridge, granting liberation, (58)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.130)

kalpitaṃ muktidaṃ tīrthaṃ rāmasetau śivaṃkaram ..

> was established by the eight great Nāgas, beginning with Ananta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.131)

agastyakuṇḍaṃ saṃprāpya tataḥ snāyādanuttamam .. 59 ..

> Having reached Agastyakuṇḍa, one should then bathe in that peerless \[pool\]. (59)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.132)

athāgnitīrthamāsādya sarvaduṣkarmanāśanam ..

> Then, having approached Agnitīrtha, which destroys all bad karma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.133)

snātvā saṃtarpya vidhivacchrāddhaṃ kuryātpitṝnsmaran .. 3.1.51.60 ..

> having bathed and performed libations according to rule, one should perform a śrāddha, remembering the ancestors. (60)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.134)

gobhūhiraṇya dhānyādi brāhmaṇebhyaḥ svaśaktitaḥ ..

> Having given cows, land, gold, grain, and the like to brahmins according to one's capacity (61ab)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.135)

dattvāgnitīrthatīre tu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 61 ..

> on the bank of Agnitīrtha, one is released from all sins. (61cd)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.136)

athavā yāni tīrthāni cakratīrthamukhāni vai ..

> Alternatively, whatever sacred fords, beginning with Cakratīrtha, (62ab)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.137)

anukrāṃtāni vipreṃdrāḥ sarvapāpaharāṇi tu .. 62 ..

> have been enumerated, O chiefs of brahmins, which remove all sins, (62cd)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.138)

snāyāttadanupūrveṇa snāyādvāpi yathāruci ..

> one should bathe in them in succession, or bathe according to one's inclination.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.139)

snātvaivaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu śrāddhādīni samācaret .. 63 ..

> Having thus bathed in all the sacred fords, one should perform śrāddha and the other rites. (63)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.140)

paścādrāmeśvaraṃ prāpya niṣevya parameśvaram ..

> Afterward, having reached Rāmeśvara and worshipped the Supreme Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.141)

setumādhavamāgatya tathā rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇam .. 64 ..

> having approached Setumādhava, as well as Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, (64)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.142)

sītāṃ prabhaṃjanasutaṃ tathānyānkapisattamān ..

> Sītā, the son of the wind (Hanumān), and the other excellent monkeys,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.143)

tatratya sarvatīrtheṣu snātvā niyamapūrvakam .. 65 ..

> and having bathed in all the sacred fords there according to the vows, (65)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.144)

praṇamya rāmanāthaṃ ca rāmacaṃdraṃ tathāparān ..

> having bowed to Rāmanātha, Rāmacandra, and the others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.145)

namaskṛtya dhanuṣkoṭiṃ tataḥ snātuṃ vrajennaraḥ .. 66 ..

> and having paid homage to Dhanuṣkoṭi, a person should then go to bathe \[there\]. (66)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.146)

tatra pāṣāṇa dānādipūrvoktaniyamaṃ caret ..

> There one should observe the previously mentioned rules, such as the offering of stones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.147)

dhanuṣkoṭau ca dānāni dadyādvittānusārataḥ .. 67 ..

> and give gifts at Dhanuṣkoṭi according to one's wealth: (67)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.148)

kṣatraṃ gāśca tathānyāni vastrāṇyanyāni cādarāt ..

> umbrellas, cows, and various garments, reverently (68ab)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.149)

brāhmaṇebhyo vedavidbhyo dadyādvittānusārataḥ .. 68 ..

> to brahmins who know the Veda, according to one's wealth. (68cd)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.150)

koṭitīrthaṃ tataḥ prāpya snāyānniyamapūrvakam ..

> Then, having reached Koṭitīrtha, one should bathe according to the rules.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.151)

tato rāmeśvaraṃ devaṃ praṇamedvṛṣabhadhvajam .. 69 ..

> Then one should bow to the god Rāmeśvara, whose emblem is the bull. (69)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.152)

vibhave sati viprebhyo dadyātsauvarṇadakṣiṇām..

> If one has the means, one should give a priestly gift of gold to the brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.153)

tilāndhānyaṃ ca gāṃ kṣetraṃ vastrāṇyanyāni taṃḍulān .. 3.1.51.70 ..

> sesame seeds, grain, a cow, land, garments, and rice grains. (70)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.154)

dadyādvittānusāreṇa vittalobhavivarjitaḥ ..

> Free from greed for wealth, one should give according to one's means (71ab)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.155)

dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ pūjopakaraṇānica .. 71 ..

> incense, a lamp, food offering, and implements of worship (71cd)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.156)

rāmeśvarāya devāya dadyādvittānusārataḥ ..

> to the god Rāmeśvara according to one's means.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.157)

stutvā rāmeśvaraṃ devaṃ praṇamya ca sabhaktikam .. 72 ..

> Having praised the god Rāmeśvara and bowed with devotion, (72)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.158)

anujñāpya tato gacchatsetumādhavasaṃnidhim ..

> having taken leave, one should then go to the presence of Setumādhava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.159)

tasmai dattvā ca dhūpādīnanujñāpya ca mādhavam .. 73 ..

> Having offered incense and the like to him and taken leave of Mādhava, (73)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.160)

pūrvoktaniyamopetaḥ punarāyātsvakaṃ gṛham ..

> observing the previously mentioned rules, one should return to one's own home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.161)

brāhmaṇānbhojayedannaiḥ ṣaḍrasaiḥ paripūritaiḥ .. 74 ..

> One should feed brahmins with dishes full of the six flavors. (74)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.162)

tenaiva rāmanātho'smai prīto'bhīṣṭaṃ prayacchati ..

> By that alone, Rāmanātha, being pleased, grants him his desired wish;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.163)

nārakaṃ cāsya nāstyeva dāridryaṃ ca vinaśyati .. .. 75 ..

> there is no hell for him, and poverty is destroyed; (75)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.164)

saṃtatirvardhate tasya puruṣasya dvijottamāḥ ..

> the lineage of that man flourishes, O best of brahmins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.165)

saṃsāramavadhūyāśu sāyujyamapi yāsyati .. 76 ..

> having quickly cast off worldly existence, he attains even union \[with the Divine\]. (76)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.166)

atrāgantumaśaktaścecchrutismṛtyāgameṣu yat ..

> If one is unable to come here, whatever collection of texts in the Śruti, Smṛti, and Āgama (77ab)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.167)

graṃthajātaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ setumāhātmyasūcakam .. 77 ..

> is very meritorious and proclaims the greatness of the Setu, (77cd)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.168)

taṃ graṃthaṃ pāṭhayedviprā mahāpātakanāśanam ..

> one should cause that text to be recited, O brahmins, which destroys great sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.169)

idaṃ vā setumāhātmyaṃ paṭhedbhaktipuraḥsaram .. 78 ..

> or one should read this Setumāhātmya with devotion. (78)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.170)

setusnānaphalaṃ puṇyaṃ tenāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ ..

> Thereby one undoubtedly obtains the meritorious fruit of bathing at the Setu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.171)

aṃdhapaṃgvādiviṣayametatproktaṃ manīṣibhiḥ .. 79 ..

> This has been declared by the wise regarding the blind, the lame, and others. (79)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.172)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.51.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.173)

evaṃ vaḥ kathito viprāḥ setuyātrākramo dvijāḥ ..

> Thus the sequence of the pilgrimage to the Setu has been told to you, O twice-born brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.174)

etatpaṭhanvā śṛṇvanvā sarvaduḥkhādvimucyate .. 3.1.51.80 ..

> Reading or hearing this, one is freed from all suffering. (80)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.51.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.51.175)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe setumāhātmye yātrākramavarṇanaṃnāmaikapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 51 ..

> Thus ends the fifty-first chapter, entitled 'Description of the Sequence of Pilgrimage' in the Setumāhātmya of the third Brahmakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. (51)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.1.51.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Merutantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.merutantra.8.1019) — Gommaṭa, Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.2.42) — Sanskrit
- [Vidhānapārijāta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.vidhanaparijata.3.p81) — Ananta Bhaṭṭa 1600, Sanskrit

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