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# Skandapurana 3.1.5

Skandapurāṇa 3.1.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.1.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.1)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.2)

prastutya cakratīrthaṃ tu puṇyaṃ pāpavināśanam ..

> Having extolled the sacred Cakratīrtha that destroys sin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.3)

punarapyadbhutaṃ kiñcitprabravīmi munīśvarāḥ .. 1 ..

> I shall tell yet another wonder, O foremost sages! (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.4)

vidhūmanāmā hi vasurdevastrī cāpyalaṃbuṣā ..

> A Vasu named Vidhūma and the divine woman Alaṃbuṣā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.5)

brahmaśāpānmahāghorātpurā prāptau manuṣyatām.. .. 2 ..

> formerly attained human birth due to a terrible curse from Brahmā. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.6)

cakratīrthe mahāpuṇye snātvā śāpādvimocitau ..

> Having bathed at the supremely holy Cakratīrtha, they were liberated from the curse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.7)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.8)

sūtasūta mahāprājña purāṇārthaviśārada.. 3 ..

> O Sūta, Sūta, highly wise one, expert in the meaning of the Purāṇas! (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.9)

prājñatvādvyāsaśiṣya tvādajñātaṃ te na kiṃcana ..

> Because of your wisdom and your being Vyāsa’s pupil, nothing is unknown to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.10)

brahmā kenāparādhena sahālaṃbusayā vasum .. 4 ..

> For what offense did the four-faced Brahmā in the past curse the Vasu named Vidhūma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.11)

purā vidhūmanāmānaṃ śaptavāṃścaturānanaḥ ..

> together with Alaṃbuṣā? (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.12)

brahmaśāpena ghoreṇa kayostau putratāṃ gatau .. 5 ..

> Through the terrible curse of Brahmā, whose son and daughter did the two become? (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.13)

śāpasyāntaḥ kathamabhūdbrahmaṇā śaptayostayoḥ ..

> How did the end of the curse come about for the two cursed by Brahmā?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.14)

etannaḥ śraddadhānānāṃ vistarādvaktumarhasi .. 6 ..

> You ought to tell this in detail to us who are full of faith. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.15)

.. śrīsūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.16)

purā hi bhagavānbrahmā svayambhūścaturānanaḥ ..

> Long ago, the lord Brahmā, the self-manifest, four-faced deity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.17)

sāvitryā ca sarasvatyā pārśvayoḥ pravirājitaḥ .. 7 ..

> flanked on both sides by Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.18)

sanātanena muninā sanakena ca dhīmatā ..

> attended by the sage Sanātana and the wise Sanaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.19)

sanatkumāranāmnā ca nāradena mahātmanā .. 8 ..

> by the one named Sanatkumāra, and by the noble Nārada, (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.20)

sanandanādibhiścānyaiḥ sevyamāno munīśvaraiḥ ..

> served by Sanandana and other foremost sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.21)

suparvavṛndajuṣṭena stūyamāno biḍaujasā .. 9 ..

> praised by Indra who is served by hosts of gods, (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.22)

ādityādi grahaiścaiva stūyamānapadāṃbujaḥ ..

> his lotus-feet praised by the planets headed by the Sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.23)

siddhaiḥ sādhyairmarudbhiśca kiṃnaraiśca samāvṛtaḥ .. 3.1.5.10 ..

> surrounded by Siddhas, Sādhyas, Maruts, and Kinnaras, (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.24)

gaṇaiḥ kiṃpuruṣāṇāṃ ca vasubhiścāṣṭabhirvṛtaḥ ..

> accompanied by troops of Kimpuruṣas and by the eight Vasus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.25)

urvaśīpramukhānāṃ ca svarveśyānāṃ manoramam .. 11 ..

> and watching again and again the charming dance  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.26)

nṛtyaṃ vāditrasahitaṃ vīkṣyamāṇo muhurmuhuḥ ..

> along with instrumental music of heavenly courtesans led by Urvaśī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.27)

goṣṭhīṃ cakre sabhāmadhye satyaloke kadācana .. 12 ..

> once held an assembly in the hall in Satyaloka. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.28)

meghagarjitagambhīro janānāṃ naṃdayanmuhuḥ ..

> Deep as the rumbling of clouds, continuously delighting the people,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.29)

vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgānāṃ dhvanistatra vyasarpata .. 13 ..

> the sound of lutes, flutes, and drums spread there. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.30)

gaṃgātaraṃgamālānāṃ śīkarasparśaśītalaḥ ..

> Cool from the touch of droplets from the rows of Gaṅgā’s waves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.31)

pavamānaḥ sukhasparśo mandaṃ mandaṃ vavau tadā .. 14 ..

> pleasant to the touch, the wind blew very gently at that time. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.32)

paryāyeṇa tadā sarvā nanṛturdevayoṣitaḥ ..

> Then all the celestial women danced in turn.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.33)

nṛtyaśrameṇa khinnāsu veśyāsvanyāsu sādaram .. 15 ..

> When the other courtesans were exhausted by the fatigue of dancing, respectfully (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.34)

alaṃbusā devanārī rūpayau vanaśālinī ..

> the celestial woman Alaṃbuṣā, endowed with beauty and youth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.35)

madayantī janānsarvānsabhāmadhye nanarta vai .. 16 ..

> enchanting everyone, danced in the midst of the assembly. (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.36)

tasminnavasare tasyā nṛtyaṃtyāḥ saṃsadi dvijāḥ ..

> At that moment, O brahmins, as she was dancing in the assembly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.37)

vastramābhyaṃtaraṃ vāyurlīlayā samudakṣipat .. 17 ..

> the wind playfully blew away her undergarment. (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.38)

tatkṣipte vasane spaṣṭamūrumūlamadṛśyata ..

> When that garment was lifted, the root of her thighs was clearly seen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.39)

tathābhūtāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve brahmādayo hriyā .. 19 ..

> Seeing her in such a state, all those beginning with Brahmā, out of bashfulness, (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.40)

sabhāmadhye samāsīnā nimīlita dṛśo'bhavan ..

> seated in the middle of the assembly, closed their eyes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.41)

vidhūmanāmā tu vasuḥ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ .. 19 ..

> The Vasu named Vidhūma, however, afflicted by the arrows of desire, (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.42)

tāmeva brahmabhavane dṛṣṭvānilahṛtāṃśukām ..

> seeing her alone in Brahmā’s abode, her garment snatched by the wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.43)

harṣasaṃphullanayano hṛṣṭaromā tato'bhavat .. 3.1.5.20 ..

> became full of joy with wide-open eyes and hair standing on end. (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.44)

alaṃbusāyāṃ tasyāṃ tu jātakāmaṃ vilokya tam ..

> Observing that he was stricken with passion for Alaṃbuṣā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.45)

vasuṃ vidhūmanāmānaṃ śaśāpa caturānanaḥ .. 21 ..

> the four-faced Brahmā cursed that Vasu named Vidhūma: (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.46)

yasmāttvamīdṛśaṃ kāryaṃ vidhūma kṛtavānasi ..

> “Because you have done such a deed, O Vidhūma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.47)

tasmāddhi martyaloke tvaṃ mānuṣatvamavāpsyasi .. 22 ..

> therefore you will attain a human state in the mortal world. (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.48)

iyaṃ ca devayoṣitte tatra bhāryā bhaviṣyati ..

> And this celestial woman shall be your wife there.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.49)

evaṃ sa brahmaṇā śapto vidhūmaḥ khinnamānasaḥ .. 23 ..

> Thus cursed by Brahmā, Vidhūma, distressed in mind, (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.50)

prasādayāmāsa vasurbrahmāṇaṃ praṇipatya tu ..

> prostrated before Brahmā and sought to propitiate him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.51)

.. vidhūma uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.52)

asya śāpasya ghorasya bhagavanbhaktavatsala .. 24 ..

> “O Lord, lover of your devotees! From this terrible curse (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.53)

nāhamarho'smi deveśa rakṣa māṃ karuṇānidhe ..

> I do not deserve this, O Lord of gods; protect me, O ocean of compassion!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.54)

evaṃ prasāditastena bhāratīpatiravyayaḥ .. 25 ..

> Propitiated in this manner by him, the imperishable Lord of Bhāratī, (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.55)

kṛpayā parayā yukto vidhūmaṃ prāha sāṃtvayan ..

> filled with supreme mercy, spoke consolingly to Vidhūma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.56)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.57)

tvayi śāpo'pyayaṃ datto na cāsatyaṃ bravīmyaham .. 26 ..

> “Although this curse has been laid upon you, and I do not speak falsely, (26)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.58)

tato'vadhiṃ kalpayāmi śāpasyāsya tavādhunā ..

> I shall now fix an end to this curse of yours.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.59)

martyabhāvaṃ samāpannaḥ sahālaṃbusayā'nayā .. 27 ..

> "Having fallen into mortal existence together with this Alaṃbuṣā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.60)

tatra bhūtvā mahārājaḥ śāsayitvā ciraṃ mahīm ..

> having become a great king there and having ruled the earth for a long time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.61)

putramapratimaṃ tvasyāṃ janayitvā mahīpatim .. 28 ..

> having begotten upon her a peerless son who will be king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.62)

abhiṣicya ca rājye taṃ rājyarakṣāvicakṣaṇam ..

> and having consecrated him on the throne, he who is expert in protecting the kingdom,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.63)

etacchāpasya śāṃtyarthaṃ dakṣiṇasyodadhestaṭe ..

> then, for the pacification of this curse, on the shore of the southern ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.64)

phullagrāmasamīpasthe cakratīrthe mahattare .. 29 ..

> at the most exalted Cakratīrtha situated near Phullagrāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.65)

anayā bhāryayā sārddhaṃ yadā snānaṃ kariṣyasi ..

> when you perform ritual ablution along with this wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.66)

tadā tvaṃ mānuṣaṃ bhāvaṃ jīrṇatvacamivoragaḥ .. 3.1.5.30 ..

> then you, shedding human existence like a snake sheds its worn-out skin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.67)

visṛjya bhāryayā sārddhaṃ svaṃ lokaṃ pratipatsyase ..

> together with your wife, will attain your own realm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.68)

cakratīrthe vinā snānaṃ na naśyecchāpa īdṛśaḥ..31..

> Without ritual ablution at Cakratīrtha, such a curse cannot be destroyed."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.69)

iti brahmavacaḥ śrutvā vidhūmo nātihṛṣṭavān ..

> Hearing these words of Brahmā, Vidhūma was not greatly pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.70)

svaveśma prāviśattūrṇamāmaṃtrya caturānanam..32..

> Taking leave of the four-faced \[god\], he swiftly entered his own abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.71)

ciṃtayāmāsa tatrāsau martyatāṃ yāsyato mama..

> There he reflected: "When I go into mortality,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.72)

ko vā pitā bhavedbhūmau kā vā mātā bhaviṣyati..33..

> who indeed might be my father on earth, and who will be my mother?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.73)

bahudhetthaṃ samālocya vidhūmo niścikāya saḥ..

> Having reflected thus in many ways, that Vidhūma resolved:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.74)

kauśāṃbīnagare rājā śatānīka iti śrutaḥ ..34..

> "In the city of Kauśāmbī there is a king renowned as Śatānīka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.75)

asti vīro mahābhāgo bhāryā cāpi pativratā ..

> He is a heroic, highly fortunate man, and his wife is devoted to her husband.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.76)

tasya viṣṇumatīnāma viṣṇoḥ śrīriva vallabhā ..35..

> Her name is Viṣṇumatī, beloved to him like Śrī is to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.77)

tameva pitaraṃ kṛtvā mātaraṃ ca vidhāya tām ..

> Making him alone my father, and making her my mother,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.78)

saṃbhaviṣyāmi bhūloke svakarmaparipākataḥ ..36..

> I shall be born in the mortal realm through the ripening of my own deeds."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.79)

tataḥ sa mālyavantaṃ ca puṣpadaṃtaṃ balotkaṭam..

> Then, having summoned his three servants—Mālyavant, Puṣpadanta,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.80)

trīnāhūyātmano bhṛtyānvṛttametannyave dayat .. 37 ..

> and the mighty Balotkaṭa—he disclosed this occurrence:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.81)

bhṛtyāḥ śṛṇuta bhadraṃ vo brahmaśāpānmahābhayāt ..

> "Servants, listen—blessing be upon you! Because of the great fear of Brahmā's curse,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.82)

janiṣyāmi śatānīkādviṣṇumatyāmahaṃ sutaḥ .. 38 ..

> I will be born as the son of Śatānīka from Viṣṇumatī."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.83)

iti śrutvā vaco bhṛtyāstasyā prāṇā bahiścarāḥ ..

> Hearing these words, his servants, who were like his vital breaths wandering outside,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.84)

vāṣpapūrṇamukhāḥ sarve vidhūmaṃ vākyamabruvan ..39 ..

> all with faces filled with tears, spoke these words to Vidhūma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.85)

.. bhṛtyā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.86)

tvadviyogaṃ vayaṃ sarve trayo'pi na sahāmahe ..

> "Separation from you, all three of us cannot endure;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.87)

tasmānmānuṣa bhāvatvamasmābhiḥ saha yāsyasi .. 3.1.5.40 ..

> therefore, you shall go into human existence together with us.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.88)

śatānīkasya rājarṣermaṃtrī yo'yaṃ yugandharaḥ ..

> There is that minister of the royal sage Śatānīka named Yugandhara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.89)

senānīrvipratīkaśca yo'yaṃ prāgrasaro raṇe ..41..

> and the general Vipratīka, who marches in the forefront in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.90)

narmakarmasu hṛdvipro vallabhākhyo mahāṃśca yaḥ ..

> and the great brahmin named Vallabha, dear in humorous diversions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.91)

teṣāṃ putrāstrayo'pyete bhaviṣyāmo na saṃśayaḥ .. 42 ..

> we three shall undoubtedly become their sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.92)

śatānīkasya rājarṣeḥ putrabhāvaṃ gatasya te ..

> To you, who have become the son of the royal sage Śatānīka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.93)

śuśrūṣāṃ saṃvidhāsyāmasteṣu teṣu ca karmasu ..

> we shall render service in various tasks."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.94)

tānevaṃvādinaḥ so'yaṃ vidhūmo vākyamabravīt .. 43 ..

> To them speaking thus, that Vidhūma spoke \[these\] words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.95)

.. vidhūma uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.96)

jāne'haṃ bhavatāṃ snehaṃ tādṛśaṃ mayya nuttamam .. 44 ..

> "I know such peerless affection of yours towards me;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.97)

tathāpi kathayāmyadya tacchṛṇudhvaṃ hitaṃ vacaḥ ..

> nevertheless, I speak today—hear these beneficial words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.98)

brahmaśāpena ghoreṇa svena duṣkarmaṇā kṛtam.. 45 ..

> brought about by a terrible curse of Brahmā due to my own wrong deeds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.99)

kutsitaṃ mānuṣaṃ bhāvamahameko'nuvartaye ..

> I alone should undergo this despised human state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.100)

vihitaṃ na hi yuṣmākametacchāpānuvartanam .. 46 ..

> Following this curse is indeed not ordained for you;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.101)

jugupsite'to mānuṣye mā kurudhvaṃ mano'dhunā ..

> therefore, do not set your mind now upon contemptible human existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.102)

ataḥ śāpāvadhiryāvanmadviyogo viṣahyatām .. 47 ..

> Therefore, until the limit of the curse, let separation from me be endured."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.103)

ityuktavantaṃ te sarve mālyavatpramukhāstadā ..

> To him who had spoken thus, all of them, led by Mālyavant,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.104)

ūcuḥ praṇamya śirasā prārthayaṃtaḥ punaḥpunaḥ .. 48 ..

> bowing their heads, spoke, entreating him again and again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.105)

rakṣitvā kṛpayā hyasmānmā kuruṣva ca sāhasam ..

> "Protect us out of compassion, and do not act rashly!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.106)

parityajasi naḥ sarvānbhaktānadya nirāgasaḥ .. 49 ..

> Are you abandoning all of us today, your guiltless devotees?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.107)

tvadviyogānmahāghorānmānuṣyamapi kutsitam ..

> Compared to the terrifying separation from you, even contemptible human existence  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.108)

bahu manyāmahe deva tasmānnastrāhi sāṃpratam .. 3.1.5.50 ..

> we deem very worthy, O lord! Therefore, protect us now!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.109)

evaṃ sa yācamānāṃstrīnanvamanyata bhṛtyakān ..

> Thus, he consented to those three servants who were entreating him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.110)

taistribhiḥ sahitaḥ so'yaṃ kauśāṃbīṃ gantumaicchata .. 51 ..

> together with those three, he desired to go to Kauśāmbī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.111)

etasminneva kāle tu somavaṃśavivarddhanaḥ ..

> At that very time, however, the enhancer of the lunar dynasty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.112)

arjunābhijane jāto janamejayasaṃbhavaḥ .. 52 ..

> born in the lineage of Arjuna, born of Janamejaya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.113)

śatānīko mahīpālaḥ pṛthivīmanvapālayat ..

> King Śatānīka was ruling the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.114)

buddhimānnītimānvāgmī prajāpālanatatparaḥ .. 53 ..

> Wise, prudent, eloquent, intent on protecting his subjects,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.115)

caturaṃgabalopeto vikramaikadhano yuvā ..

> equipped with a fourfold army, having valor as his sole wealth, young—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.116)

sa kauśāṃbīṃ mahārājo nagarīmadhyuvāsa vai .. 54 ..

> that great king dwelt in the city of Kauśāmbī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.117)

tasya mantrarahasyajño mantrī jāto yugaṃdharaḥ ..

> Knowing the secret of counsel, Yugandhara was his minister,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.118)

senānīrvipratīkaśca tasya prāgrasaro raṇe .. 55 ..

> and Vipratīka was his general, the foremost in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.119)

narmakarmasu tasyāsīdvallabhākhyaḥ sakhā dvijaḥ ..

> In matters of jest, he had a brahmin friend named Vallabha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.120)

tasya viṣṇumatī nāma viṣṇoḥ śrīriva vallabhā .. 56 ..

> His beloved \[wife\] was named Viṣṇumatī, just like Śrī is beloved of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.121)

sa sarvaguṇasaṃpannaḥ śatānīko mahāmatiḥ ..

> Endowed with all virtues, the highly intelligent Śatānīka  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.122)

putramātmasamaṃ tasyāṃ bhāryāyāṃ nānvaviṃdata .. 57 ..

> did not obtain a son equal to himself from that wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.123)

ātmānamasutaṃ jñātvā sa bhṛśaṃ paryatapyata ..

> Knowing himself to be sonless, he grieved deeply.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.124)

sa yugaṃdharamāhūya maṃtriṇaṃ mantravittamam .. 58 ..

> Summoning the minister Yugaṃdhara, who was most skilled in counsel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.125)

putralābhaḥ kathaṃ me syāditi kāryamamantrayat ..

> he deliberated on the matter: “How may I obtain a son?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.126)

yugandharo mahī pālaṃ putrālābhena pīḍitam ..

> Gladdening with his speech the ruler of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.127)

harṣayanvacasā svena vākyametadabhāṣata .. 59 ..

> who was afflicted by lack of a son, Yugaṃdhara spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.128)

.. yugandhara uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.129)

asti śāṃḍilyanāmā tu maharṣiḥ satyavākchuciḥ .. 3.1.5.60 ..

> “There is a great seer named Śāṇḍilya, truthful in speech and pure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.130)

śatrumitrasamo dāṃtastapaḥsvādhyāyatatparaḥ ..

> impartial to foes and friends, self-controlled, devoted to austerity and the study of the Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.131)

tameva munimāsādya jvalaṃtamiva pāvakam .. 61 ..

> Approaching that very sage, blazing like fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.132)

putramātmasamaṃ rājanprārthayethā vinītavat ..

> you should humbly ask for a son equal to yourself, O King.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.133)

kṛpāvānsa maharṣistu putraṃ te dāsyati dhruvam .. 62 ..

> Compassionate as he is, that great seer will surely grant you a son.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.134)

iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā harṣasaṃphullalocanaḥ ..

> Hearing these words of his, his eyes blossoming with joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.135)

maṃtriṇā tena saṃyuktastasyāgādāśramaṃ muneḥ .. 63 ..

> accompanied by that minister, he went to the hermitage of that sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.136)

tamāśrame samāsīnaṃ praṇanāma mahīpatiḥ ..

> The king bowed down to him as he sat in the hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.137)

śāṃḍilyastu mahātejā rājānaṃ prāptamāśramam .. 64 ..

> Seeing that the king had arrived at the hermitage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.138)

dṛṣṭvā pādyādibhiḥ pūjya svāgataṃ vyājahāra saḥ ..

> Śāṇḍilya, endowed with great splendor, honored him with water for the feet and other rites, and offered a welcome.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.139)

.. śāṃḍilya uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.1.5.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.140)

śatānīka kimarthaṃ tvamāśramaṃ prāptavānmama .. 65 ..

> “Śatānīka, for what purpose have you come to my hermitage?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.141)

yatkartavyamidānīṃ te tadvadasva karomyaham ..

> Speak what must be done for you now; I shall do it.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.142)

munimevaṃ vadaṃtaṃ taṃ pratyavādīdyugaṃdharaḥ .. 66 ..

> As the sage was speaking thus, Yugaṃdhara replied to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.143)

bhagavanneṣa vai rājā putrālābhena karṣitaḥ ..

> “O venerable one, this king, tormented by lack of a son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.144)

bhavaṃtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptaḥ sāṃprataṃ putrakāraṇāt .. 67 ..

> has now come to you for refuge for the sake of a son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.145)

asyāputratvajaṃ duḥkhaṃ tvamapākartumarhasi ..

> You ought to dispel the sorrow born of his sonlessness.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.146)

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā śāṃḍilyo munisattamaḥ ..68..

> Hearing his speech, Śāṇḍilya, the best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.147)

putralābhavaraṃ tasmai pratijajñe nṛpāya vai ..

> promised the boon of obtaining a son to that king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.148)

sa rājño varadaḥ śrīmānkauśāṃbīmetya sādaram .. 69 ..

> That glorious bestower of boons, having respectfully come to Kauśāmbī for the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.149)

putreṣṭyā putrakāmasya yājako'bhūnmahāmuniḥ ..

> that great sage became the officiating priest in the sacrifice for obtaining a son for him who desired a son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.150)

tato muniprasādena rājā daśarathopamaḥ .. 3.1.5.70 ..

> Then, by the grace of the sage, the king, comparable to Daśaratha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.151)

yajvā rāmamiva prāpa sahasrānīkamātmajam ..

> having performed the sacrifice, obtained a son named Sahasrānīka, just as \[Daśaratha obtained\] Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.152)

evaṃ vidhūmaḥ saṃjajñe śatānīkānnṛpottamāt .. 71 ..

> Thus Vidhūma was born from Śatānīka, the best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.153)

atrāṃtare maṃtrivarassenānīstu mahīpateḥ ..

> Meanwhile, the king's foremost minister and commander-in-chief,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.154)

dvijo narmavayasyaśca putrānprāpuḥ kulocitān .. 72 ..

> as well as the brahmin jester, obtained sons suitable to their lineages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.155)

putro yugaṃdharasyāsīnmālyavānnāma bhṛtyakaḥ ..

> The son of Yugaṃdhara was the attendant named Mālyavat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.156)

yaugaṃdharāyaṇo nāmnā mantraśāstreṣu kovidaḥ .. .. 73 ..

> named Yaugandharāyaṇa, skilled in the sciences of counsel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.157)

vipratīkasya tanayaḥ puṣpadanto babhūva ha ..

> Vipratīka's son was indeed Puṣpadanta,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.158)

rumaṇvāniti vikhyātaḥ parasainyavimardanaḥ .. 74 ..

> renowned as Rumaṇvat, the crusher of enemy armies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.159)

vallabhasya tadā jajñe tanayo vai balotkaṭaḥ ..

> Then a son of immense strength was born to Vallabha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.160)

vasaṃtaka iti khyāto narmakarmasu kovidaḥ .. 75 ..

> known as Vasantaka, skilled in the arts of jest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.161)

atha te vavṛdhuḥ sarve rājaputrapurogamāḥ ..

> Then they all grew up, with the prince leading them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.162)

pañcahāyanatāṃ teṣu yāteṣu tadanaṃtaram .. 76 ..

> After they had reached the age of five years,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.163)

alaṃbusāpi svarveśyā bhūpateḥ kṛtavarmaṇaḥ ..

> the celestial courtezan Alambuṣā also \[was born\] to King Kṛtavarman  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.164)

ayodhyāyāṃ mahāpuryāṃ kanyā jātā mṛgāvatī .. 77 ..

> in the great city of Ayodhyā as the maiden named Mṛgāvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.165)

evaṃ vidhūmamukhyāste jajñire kṣitimaṇḍale ..

> Thus they, headed by Vidhūma, were born upon the earthly realm.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.166)

atrāṃtare mahāsattvo duṣṭasānucaro balī .. 78 ..

> In the meantime, a mighty \[demon\] of great strength, having wicked followers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.167)

ahidaṃṣṭra iti khyāto mahādaityo balotkaṭaḥ ..

> renowned as Ahidaṃṣṭra, a great Daitya of tremendous might,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.168)

yuktaḥ sthūlaśironāmā sahāyena durātmanā ..79..

> joined by an evil-minded ally named Sthūlaśiras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.169)

rurodha devanagaraṃ babādha vibudhānapi ..

> besieged the city of the gods and oppressed the deities as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.170)

vartamāne divi mahāsamare surarakṣasām .. 3.1.5.80 ..

> While the great war between the gods and demons was underway in heaven,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.171)

ānināya śatānīkaṃ sahāyārthaṃ puraṃdaraḥ ..

> Puraṃdara brought Śatānīka to serve as his ally.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.172)

sa yauvarājye tanayaṃ vidhāya vidhinā nṛpaḥ .. 81 ..

> Having duly consecrated his son to the position of crown prince,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.173)

pratasthe rathamāsthāya yuddhāya ditijaiḥ saha ..

> the king set forth, mounting a chariot, to battle with the sons of Diti.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.174)

nīto mātalinābhyetya sādaraṃ sa dhanurdharaḥ .. 82 ..

> Brought respectfully by Mātali who had arrived \[for him\], that archer  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.175)

vidhāya prekṣakāndevāñjaghāna ditijānraṇe ..

> made the gods mere spectators and struck down the sons of Diti in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.176)

atha daityādhipaḥ so'pi nihataḥ samare divi .. 83 ..

> Then that lord of the Daityas too was slain in battle in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.177)

tataḥ śakrasya vacasā paretaṃ nṛpapuṃgavam ..

> Then, by the order of Śakra, placing that dead bull among kings  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.178)

rathamāropya sahasā kauśāṃbīṃ mātaliryayau .. 84 ..

> swiftly upon the chariot, Mātali went to Kauśāmbī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.179)

nītvā mahītalamasau tatsutāya nyavedayat ..

> Having brought \[the king's body\] to the surface of the earth, he presented it to his son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.180)

tataḥ sahasrānīkopi vilapya vahudukhitaḥ .. 85 ..

> Then Sahasrānīka also, weeping and deeply distressed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.181)

maṃtribhiḥ saha saṃbhūya pretakāryaṃ nyavartayat ..

> joined together with the ministers and performed the funeral rites.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.182)

mṛtaṃ jñātvā patiṃ rājñī sahaivānumamāra ca .. 86 ..

> Learning that her husband was dead, the queen died alongside him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.183)

mahiṣyā saha saṃprāpte bhūpāle kīrtiśeṣatām ..

> When the king, along with his queen, had attained the state of living only in fame,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.184)

bheje rājyaṃ śatānīkatanayo maṃtriṇāṃ girā .. 87 ..

> Śatānīka's son took up the kingdom at the bidding of the ministers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.185)

yugandhare vipratīke vallabhe ca mṛte sati ..

> When Yugandhara, Vipratīka, and Vallabha had died,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.186)

yaugandharāyaṇamukhāstatputrāḥ sarva eva hi .. 88 ..

> all their sons, headed by Yaugandharāyaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.187)

śatānīka sutasyāsya tattatkāryamakurvata ..

> performed their respective duties for this son of Śatānīka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.188)

evaṃ sa pālayāmāsa mahīṃ rājasuto balī .. 89 ..

> Thus the mighty prince ruled the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.189)

yāte kāle mahendreṇa sanandanamahotsave ..

> As time passed, having been invited by Mahendra to a great festival with his son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.190)

nimaṃtritastatkathitāṃ bhāvinīmaśṛṇotkathām .. 3.1.5.90 ..

> he heard a story of the future spoken by him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.191)

svaryoṣidbrahmaṇaḥ śāpādayodhyāyāyāmalaṃbusā ..

> "The heavenly woman Alambuṣā, through the curse of Brahmā, in Ayodhyā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.192)

jātā mṛgāvatī kanyā bhūpateḥ kṛtavarmaṇaḥ .. 91 ..

> was born as Mṛgāvatī, the daughter of King Kṛtavarman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.193)

vidhūma nāmā ca vasustvaṃ nākalalanāṃ purā ..

> And you, a Vasu named Vidhūma, formerly in the abode of Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.194)

tāmeva brahmasadane dṛṣṭvānilahṛtāṃśukām .. 92 ..

> having seen that very celestial woman whose garment was stripped away by the wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.195)

tadaiva mādanākrāṃtaḥ śāpānmartyatvamāgataḥ ..

> were overcome with passion at once and came to mortality through a curse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.196)

saiva te dayitā rājanbhāvinī na cirātsakhe .. 93 ..

> She alone will be your beloved wife before long, O king, my friend!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.197)

yadā tvamātmanaḥ putraṃ rājye saṃsthāpya bhūpate ..

> When, having installed your own son upon the kingdom, O ruler of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.198)

mṛgāvatyā striyā sārddhaṃ dakṣiṇasyodadhestaṭe .. 94 ..

> along with your wife Mṛgāvatī, on the shore of the southern ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.199)

cakratīrthe mahāpuṇye phullagrāmasamīpataḥ ..

> at the most holy Cakratīrtha near Phullagrāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.1.5.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.1.5.200)

snānaṃ kariṣyasi tadā śāpānmukto bhaviṣyasi .. 95 ..

> you perform a ritual ablution, then you will be freed from the curse."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.1.5.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bṛhatkathāmañjarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.brhatkatha.brhatkathamanjari.7.17) — Kṣemendra, Sanskrit

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