Skandapurana 3.2.11
Skandapurāṇa 3.2.11
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..
Yudhiṣṭhira said:
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ataḥ paraṃ kimabhavadbravītu dvijasattama ..
Tell me, O best of the twice-born: what happened after this?
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tvadvacanāmṛtaṃ pītvā tṛptirnāsti mama prabho .. 1 ..
Having drunk the nectar of your speech, my lord, I am not satiated.
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.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..
Vyāsa said:
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atha kiṃcidgate kāle yugāṃtasamaye sati ..
Then, after some time had elapsed, at the conclusion of the yuga,
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tretādau lolajihvākṣa abhavadrākṣaseśvaraḥ .. 2 ..
at the beginning of Tretā, there arose a lord of rākṣasas named Lolajihvākṣa.
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tena vidrāvitaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram ..
By him all the three worlds, moving and unmoving, were put to flight.
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jitvā sa sakalām̐llokāndharmāraṇye samāgataḥ .. 3 ..
Having conquered all the worlds, he arrived at Dharmāraṇya.
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taddṛṣṭvā sakalaṃ puṇyaṃ ramyaṃ dvijaniṣe vitam ..
Beholding that entire holy and charming [place], frequented by the twice-born,
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brahmadveṣācca tenaiva dāhitaṃ ca puraṃ śubham .. 4 ..
out of hatred for brahmins, that auspicious city was burned by him.
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dahyamānaṃ puraṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇaṣṭā dvijasattamāḥ ..
Seeing the city being burned, the best of the twice-born fled;
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yathāgataṃ prajagmuste dharmāraṇyanivāsinaḥ .. ..5 ..
the residents of Dharmāraṇya departed in every direction, just as they had come.
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śrīmātādyāstadā devyaḥ kopitā rākṣasena vai ..
Then Śrīmātā and the other goddesses, enraged indeed by the rākṣasa,
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ghātayaṃtyeva śabdena tarjayitvā ca rākṣasam .. 6 ..
struck [at him], having threatened the rākṣasa with their cries.
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samucchritāstadā devyaḥ śataśo'tha saha sraśaḥ ..
Then hundreds and thousands of goddesses rose up,
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triśūlavaradhāriṇyaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharāḥ ..7..
bearing excellent tridents, holding conches, discuses, and maces;
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kamaṃḍaludharāḥ kāścitkaśākhaṅgadharāḥ parāḥ ..
some held water pots, others held whips and swords;
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pāśāṃkuśadharā kācitkhaḍgakheṭakadhāriṇī .. 8 ..
one held a noose and a goad, another held a sword and a shield;
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kācitparaśuhastā ca divyāyudhadharā parā ..
one had an axe in hand, and another bore divine weapons;
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nānābharaṇabhūṣāḍhyā nānāratnābhiśobhitā .. 9 ..
richly adorned with various ornaments, resplendent with various jewels.
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rākṣasānāṃ vināśāya brāhmaṇānāṃ hitāya ca ..
For the destruction of the rākṣasas and for the welfare of the brahmins,
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ājagmustatra yatrāste lolajihvo hi rākṣasaḥ ..3.2.11.10..
they came to the place where the rākṣasa Lolajihva was.
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mahādaṃṣṭro mahākāyo vidyujjihvo bhayaṃkaraḥ ..
Having huge fangs, a massive body, a tongue like lightning, and terrifying [appearance]—
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dṛṣṭvā tā rākṣaso ghoraṃ siṃhanādamathākarot ..11..
seeing them, the rākṣasa let out a terrible lion's roar.
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tena nādena mahatā trāsitaṃ bhuvanatrayam ..
By that great roar, the three worlds were terrified,
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āpūritā diśaḥ sarvāḥ kṣubhitānekasāgarāḥ .. 12 ..
all the quarters were filled, and many oceans were agitated.
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kolāhalo mahānāsīddharmāraṇye tadā nṛpa ..
A great uproar arose in Dharmāraṇya then, O king.
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tacchrutvā vāsavenātha preṣito nalakūbaraḥ .. 13 ..
Hearing that, Nalakūbara was sent forth by Indra:
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kimidaṃ paśya gatvā tvaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahyaṃ nivedaya ..
“Go and see what this is; having seen, report to me.”
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tattasya vacanaṃ śrutvā gato vai nalakūbaraḥ .. 14 ..
Hearing his word, Nalakūbara went.
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dṛṣṭvā tatra mahāyuddhaṃ śrīmātālolajihvayoḥ ..
Seeing there the great battle between Śrīmātā and Lolajihva,
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yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathājātaṃ śakrāgre sa nyavedayat .. 15 ..
he reported before Śakra just as it was seen and just as it had happened:
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udvejayati lokāṃstrīndharmāraṇyamito gataḥ ..
“He agitates the three worlds, having gone from here to Dharmāraṇya.”
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tacchrutvā vāsavo viṣṇuṃ nivedya kṣitimāgamat.. 16 ..
Hearing that, Indra, having informed Viṣṇu, came down to earth.
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dāhitaṃ tatpuraṃ ramyaṃ devānāmapi durlabham ..
That charming city, hard to attain even for the gods, was burned down;
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na dṛṣṭā vāḍavāstatra gatāḥ sarve diśo daśa .. 17 ..
the brahmins were not seen there; they had all fled to the ten directions.
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śrīmātā yoginī tatra kurute yuddhamuttamam ..
Śrīmātā, the yoginī, was waging a great battle there,
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hāhābhūtā prajā sarvā itaścetaśca dhāvati .. 18 ..
while all the people, crying out in distress, were running hither and thither.
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tacchrutvā vāsudevo hi gṛhītvā ca sudarśanam ..
Hearing that, Vāsudeva took up the Sudarśana [discus]
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satyalokāttadā rājansamāgacchanmahītale .. 19 ..
and came down to the earth from Satyaloka at that time, O king.
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dharmāraṇyaṃ tato gatvā taccakraṃ pramumoca ha ..
Then, having gone to Dharmāraṇya, he released that discus.
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lolajihvastadā rakṣo mūrcchito nipapāta ha .. 3.2.11.20 ..
Then the demon Lolajihva fainted and fell down.
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triśūlena tato bhinnaḥ śaktibhiḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ ..
Then, pierced by the trident and by spears, fainting with rage,
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hanyamānastadā rakṣaḥ prāṇāṃstyaktvā divaṃ gataḥ .. 21 ..
being struck, the demon abandoned his life and went to heaven.
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tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvā harṣanirbharamānasāḥ ..
Then the gods along with the gandharvas, their minds filled with overflowing joy,
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tuṣṭuvustaṃ jagannāthaṃ satyalokātsamāgatāḥ .. 22 ..
having arrived from Satyaloka, praised that Lord of the Universe.
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udvasaṃ tatsamālokya viṣṇurvacanamabravīt ..
Seeing that [place] deserted, Viṣṇu spoke these words:
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kva ca te brāhmaṇāḥ sarve ṛṣīṇāmāśrame punaḥ .. 23 ..
“Where are all those brahmins belonging to the hermitage of the seers?”
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tato devāḥ sagaṃ dharvā itastataḥ palāyitān..
Then the gods, together with the gandharvas, having quickly searched out
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saṃśodhya tarasā rājanbrāhmaṇānidamabruvan .. 24 ..
the brahmins who had fled hither and thither, O king, said this to them:
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śrūyatāṃ no vaco viprā nihato rākṣasādhamaḥ ..
“Hear our words, O brahmins: the vile rākṣasa has been slain;
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vāsudevena devena cakreṇa nirakṛṃtata .. 25 ..
he was cut down by Lord Vāsudeva with his discus.”
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tacchrutvā vāḍavāḥ sarve praharṣotphullalocanāḥ ..
Hearing that, all the brahmins, their eyes wide with great joy,
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samājagmustadā rājansvasvasthāne samāviśan .. 26 ..
returned then, O king, and entered their respective dwellings.
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śrīkāṃtāya tadā rājanvākyamuktaṃ manoramam ..
Then, O king, a charming speech was addressed to the Beloved of Śrī:
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yasmāttvaṃ satyalokācca āgato'si jagatprabhuḥ ..
“Because you, the Lord of the Universe, have come from Satyaloka,
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sthāpitaṃ ca puraṃ cedaṃ hitāya ca dvijātmanām .. 27 ..
and this city was established for the welfare of the twice-born,
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satyamaṃdiramiti khyātaṃ tadā loke bhaviṣyati ..
it shall therefore be known in the world as Satyamandira.
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kṛte yuge dharmāraṇyaṃ tretāyāṃ satyamaṃdiram .. 28 ..
In the Kṛta age it is Dharmāraṇya; in the Tretā age, Satyamandira.”
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tacchrutvā vāsudevena tatheti pratipadya ca ..
Hearing that and consenting with "So be it,"
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tataste vāḍavāḥ sarve putrapautrasamanvitāḥ .. 29 ..
then all those brahmins, together with their sons and grandsons,
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sapatnīkāḥ sānucarā yathāpūrvaṃ nyavātsiṣuḥ ..
with their wives and attendants, dwelled as before,
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tapoyajñakriyādyeṣu vartaṃte'dhyayanādiṣu .. 3.2.11.30 ..
engaged in austerity, sacrificial rites, study, and the like.
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evaṃ te sarvamākhyātaṃ dharma vai satyamaṃdire .. 31 .. ..
Thus has all this been related to you concerning Dharma in the Satyamandira.
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe dharmāraṇyamāhātmye lolajihvāsuravadhapūrvakaṃ satyamaṃdirasaṃsthāpanavarṇanaṃnāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 11 .. .. cha ..
Thus ends the eleventh chapter, titled 'The Description of the Establishment of Satyamandira Preceded by the Slaying of the Asura Lolajihva,' in the Dharmāraṇyamāhātmya of the Brahmakhaṇḍa, the third section of the glorious Skandamahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.
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