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# Skandapurana 3.2.15

Skandapurāṇa 3.2.15

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.2.15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.1)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.2)

na paśyaṃti tadā śīrṣaṃ brahmādyāstu surāstadā ..

> Then Brahmā and the other gods did not see the head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.3)

kiṃ kurma iti hetyuktvā jñāninaste vyacintayan .. 1 ..

> Saying 'Alas, what shall we do?' those wise ones reflected.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.4)

uvāca viśvakarmāṇaṃ tadā brahmā surānvitaḥ ..2..

> Then Brahmā, accompanied by the gods, spoke to Viśvakarman:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.5)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.6)

viśvakarmastvamevāsi kāryakartā sadā vibho ..

> "O Viśvakarman, you alone are ever the performer of deeds, O lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.7)

śīghrameva kuru tvaṃ vai vaktraṃ sāṃdraṃ ca dhanvinaḥ .. 3 ..

> Quickly indeed make a solid face for the bowman!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.8)

namaskṛtya tadā tasmai stuto'sau devavarddhakiḥ ..

> Then, having bowed to him, that divine architect was praised.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.9)

uvāca parayā bhaktyā brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam .. 3 ..

> he spoke with supreme devotion to Brahmā, the lotus-born:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.10)

yajñakāryaṃ nivṛtyāśu vadaṃti vividhāḥ surāḥ .. 4 ..

> "Having brought about the sacrificial rite, the various gods speak quickly \[of their shares\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.11)

yajñabhāgavihīnaṃ māṃ kiṃ punarvacmi te 'grataḥ ..

> Deprived of a share in the sacrifice, what further can I say before you?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.12)

yajñabhāgamahaṃ deva labheyaivaṃ suraiḥ saha .. 5 ..

> O Lord, in this way may I also obtain a share in the sacrifice along with the gods!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.13)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.14)

dāsyāmi sarvayajñeṣu vibhāgaṃ suravarddhake ..

> "I shall give you a share in all sacrifices, O carpenter of the gods!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.15)

some tvaṃ prathamaṃ vīra pūjyase śrutikovidaiḥ .. 6 ..

> In the Soma \[sacrifice\], O hero, you will be worshipped first by those learned in the Vedic scriptures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.16)

tadviṣṇośca śirastāvatsaṃdhatsvāmaravarddhaka ..

> Therefore, first join the head of Viṣṇu, O carpenter of the immortals!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.17)

viśvakarmābravīddevānānayadhvaṃ śirastviti .. 7 ..

> Viśvakarman said to the gods: "Bring the head then!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.18)

tannāstīti surāḥ sarve vadaṃti nṛpasattama ..

> "It is nowhere to be found," all the gods said, O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.19)

madhyāhne tu samudbhūte rathastho divi cāṃśumān .. 8 ..

> When midday arrived, the sun was shining in the sky mounted on his chariot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.20)

dṛṣṭaṃ tadā suraiḥ sarvai rathādaśvamathānayan ..

> It was seen then by all the gods, and they brought a horse from the chariot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.21)

chittvā śīrṣaṃ mahīpāla kabaṃdhādvājino hareḥ .. 9 ..

> Severing the head from the torso of the horse of the sun, O ruler of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.22)

kabaṃdhe yojayāmāsa viśvakarmāticāturaḥ ..

> the exceedingly clever Viśvakarman joined it to the headless torso \[of Viṣṇu\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.23)

dṛṣṭvā taṃ devadeveśaṃ surāḥ stutimakurvata .. 3.2.15.10 ..

> Beholding that Lord of the gods of gods, the gods offered praise:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.24)

.. devā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.25)

namaste'stu jagadbīja namaste kamalāpate ..

> "Salutations to you, O seed of the universe! Salutations to you, O lord of Kamalā!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.26)

namaste'stu sureśāna namaste kamalekṣaṇa .. 11 ..

> Salutations to you, O ruler of the gods! Salutations to you, O lotus-eyed one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.27)

tvaṃ sthitiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tvameva śaraṇaṃ satām ..

> You are the sustenance of all beings; you alone are the refuge of the righteous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.28)

tvaṃ haṃtā sarvaduṣṭānāṃ hayagrīva namo'stu te .. 12 ..

> You are the slayer of all wicked ones. O Hayagrīva, salutations to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.29)

tvamoṃkāro vaṣaṭkāraḥ svāhā svadhā caturvidhā ..

> You are the syllable Om, the vaṣaṭ-call, the svāhā, and the fourfold svadhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.30)

ādyastvaṃ ca sureśāna tvameva śaraṇaṃ sadā .. 13 ..

> You are primordial, O ruler of the gods! You alone are the eternal refuge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.31)

yajño yajñapatiryajvā dravyaṃ hotā hutastathā ..

> You are the sacrifice, the lord of the sacrifice, the sacrificer, the offering, the hotṛ priest, and that which is offered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.32)

tvadarthaṃ hūyate deva tvameva śaraṇaṃ sakhā .. 14 ..

> For your sake the oblation is poured, O Lord; you alone are our refuge and friend.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.33)

kālaḥ karālarūpastvaṃ tvaṃ vārkkaḥ śītadīdhitiḥ ..

> You are Time, of terrifying form; you are the sun and the cool-rayed moon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.34)

tvamagnirvaruṇaścaiva tvaṃ ca kālakṣayaṃkaraḥ .. 15 ..

> You are fire and Varuṇa, and you bring about the destruction of Time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.35)

guṇatrayaṃ tvameveha guṇahīnastvameva hi ..

> You alone are the three guṇas here, and you are indeed devoid of guṇas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.36)

guṇānāmālayastvaṃ ca goptā sarveṣu jaṃtuṣu .. 16 ..

> You are the abode of virtues, and the protector among all living beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.37)

strīpuṃsośca dvidhā tvaṃ ca paśupakṣyādimānavaiḥ ..

> You are twofold as female and male, among beasts, birds, and other creatures, and humans.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.38)

caturvidhaṃ kulaṃ tvaṃ hi caturāśītilakṣaṇaḥ .. 17 ..

> You are the fourfold race of beings, characterized by the eighty-four \[hundred thousand species\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.39)

dināṃtaścaiva pakṣāṃto māsāṃto hāyanaṃ yugam ..

> You are the end of day, the end of the fortnight, the end of the month, the year, the yuga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.40)

kalpāṃtaśca mahāṃtaśca kālāṃtastvaṃ ca vai hare .. 18 ..

> the end of the kalpa, the great end, and the end of time, O Hari!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.41)

evaṃvidhairmahādivyaiḥ stūyamānaḥ surairnṛpa ..

> Being praised with such exceedingly celestial \[hymns\] by the gods, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.42)

saṃtuṣṭaḥ prāha sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ purataḥ prabhuḥ .. 19 ..

> the satisfied Lord spoke before all the gods:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.43)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca ..

> The Blessed Lord said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.44)

kimarthamiha saṃprāptāḥ sarve devagaṇā bhuvi ..

> "For what purpose have all the hosts of gods arrived here on the earth?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.45)

kimetatkāraṇaṃ devāḥ ki nu daityaprapīḍitāḥ .. 3.2.15.20 ..

> What is the reason for this, O gods? Are you oppressed by Daityas?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.46)

.. devā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.47)

na daityasya bhayaṃ jātaṃ yajña karmotsukā vayam ..

> "No fear has arisen from a Daitya; we were eager to perform sacrificial rites.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.48)

tvaddarśanaparāḥ sarve paśyāmo vai diśo daśa .. 21 ..

> Intent on seeing you, we all searched the ten directions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.49)

tvanmāyāmohitāḥ sarve vyagracittā bhayāturāḥ ..

> Deluded by your māyā, we were all agitated in mind and overcome with fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.50)

yogārūḍhasvarūpaṃ ca dṛṣṭaṃ te'smābhiruttamam.. 22 ..

> And then your supreme form absorbed in yoga was seen by us.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.51)

vamrī ca noditāsmābhirjāgarāya taveśvara ..

> An ant was impelled by us to awaken you, O Lord;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.52)

tataścāpūrvamabhavacchiraśchinnaṃ babhūva te .. 23 ..

> then something unprecedented occurred, and your head was cut off.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.53)

sūryāśvaśīrṣamānīya viśva karmāticāturaḥ ..

> Bringing the head of the sun's horse, the exceedingly clever Viśvakarman  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.54)

samadhatta śiro viṣṇo hayagrīvo'syataḥ prabho .. 24 ..

> joined the head to you, O Viṣṇu; therefore, O Lord, you have become Hayagrīva."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.55)

.. viṣṇuruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.56)

tuṣṭo'haṃ nākinaḥ sarve dadāmri varamīpsitam ..

> "I am pleased, O dwellers of heaven all! I grant your desired boon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.57)

hayagrīvo'smyahaṃ jāto devadevo jagatpatiḥ .. 25 ..

> I have become Hayagrīva, the god of gods, the lord of the universe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.58)

na raudraṃ na virūpaṃ ca surairapi ca sevitam ..

> Neither wrathful nor misshapen, \[this form is\] served even by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.59)

jāto'haṃ varado devā hayānaneti toṣitaḥ .. 26 .. ..

> I have become the giver of boons, O gods, pleased to be called Hayānana."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.60)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.61)

kṛte satre tato vedhā dhīmānsantuṣṭacetasā ..

> When the sacrificial session was completed, the wise Creator, with a satisfied mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.62)

yajñabhāgaṃ tato dattvā vamrībhyo viśvakarmaṇe .. 27 ..

> then gave a share of the sacrifice to the ants and to Viśvakarman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.63)

yajñāṃte ca suraśreṣṭhaṃ namaskṛtya divaṃ yayau ..

> And at the conclusion of the sacrifice, having bowed to the foremost among the gods, he departed to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.64)

etacca kāraṇaṃ viddhi hayānano yato hariḥ .. 28 ..

> Know this to be the reason why Hari has the face of a horse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.65)

.. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.66)

yenākrāṃtā mahī sarvā krameṇaikena tattvataḥ ..

> "By whom the entire earth was truly encompassed with a single stride,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.67)

vivare vivare romṇāṃ vartaṃte ca pṛthakpṛthak ..29..

> and in every pore of whose bodily hairs there exist, one by one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.68)

brahmāṃḍāni sahasrāṇi dṛśyaṃte ca mahādyute ..

> thousands of cosmic eggs, visible, O you of great splendor—"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.69)

na vetti vedo yatpāraṃ śīrṣaghāto hi vai katham .. 3.2.15.30 .. ..

> The Veda does not know whose limit; how indeed could there be the severing of \[his\] head?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.70)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.71)

śṛṇu tvaṃ pāṃḍavaśreṣṭha kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām ..

> Listen, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, to the auspicious ancient tale.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.72)

īśvarasya caritraṃ hi naiva vetti carācare ..31..

> Indeed, no one among the moving and unmoving knows the conduct of Īśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.73)

ekadā brahmasabhāyāṃ gatā devāḥ savāsavāḥ..

> Once the gods, along with Indra, went to the assembly of Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.74)

bhūrlokādyāśca sarve hi sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca..32..

> along with all \[beings\] from the earth-world onwards, both unmoving and moving,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.75)

devā brahmarṣayaḥ sarve namaskartuṃ pitāmaham ..

> all the gods and divine seers, to bow down to the grandfather \[of the worlds\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.76)

viṣṇurapyāgatastatra sabhāyāṃ maṃtrakāraṇāt ..33..

> Viṣṇu also came there to the assembly for the purpose of counsel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.77)

brahmā cāpi vigarviṣṭha uvācedaṃ vacastadā ..

> And Brahmā, exceedingly arrogant, then spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.78)

bhobho devāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ kastrayāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ mahat ..34..

> “O gods, listen! Who is the great cause among the three?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.79)

satyaṃ bruvaṃtu vai devā brahmeśaviṣṇumadhyataḥ ..

> Let the gods truly say who \[is greatest\] among Brahmā, Īśa, and Viṣṇu.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.80)

tāṃ vācaṃ ca samākarṇya devā vismayamāgatāḥ..35..

> Hearing those words, the gods were filled with astonishment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.81)

ūcuścaiva tato devā na jānīmo vayaṃ surāḥ ..

> Then the gods said: “We gods do not know.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.82)

brahmapatnī tadovāca viṣṇuṃ prati sureśvaram ..

> Then Brahmā's wife spoke to Viṣṇu, the lord of the gods:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.83)

trayāṇāmapi devānāṃ mahāṃtaṃ ca vadasva me .. 36 ..

> “Tell me who is the greatest even among the three gods.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.84)

.. viṣṇuruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.85)

viṣṇumāyābalenaiva mohitaṃ bhuvanatrayam ..

> “The three worlds are deluded solely by the power of Viṣṇu's māyā.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.86)

tato brahmovāca cedaṃ na tvaṃ jānāsi bho vibhoḥ .. 37 ..

> Then Brahmā said this: “You do not know, O lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.87)

naiva muhyati te māyābalena naivameva ca ..

> One is not at all deluded by the power of your māyā, not like that at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.88)

garvahiṃsāparo devo jagadbhartā jagatprabhuḥ ..38..

> The god who is the sustainer of the universe, the lord of the universe, is intent on pride and violence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.89)

jyeṣṭhaṃ tvāṃ na viduḥ sarve viṣṇumāyāvṛtāḥ khilāḥ ..

> All these \[beings\], enveloped by Viṣṇu's māyā, do not recognize you as the eldest.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.90)

tato brahmā sa roṣeṇa kruddhaḥ prasphuritānanaḥ .. 39 ..

> Then Brahmā, enraged with fury, his face trembling,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.91)

uvāca vacanaṃ kopāddhe viṣṇo śṛṇu me vacaḥ ..

> spoke words in anger: “O Viṣṇu, listen to my words!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.92)

yena vaktreṇa sabhāyāṃ vacanaṃ samudīritam .. 3.2.15.40 ..

> That mouth with which these words were uttered in the assembly—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.93)

tacchīrṣaṃ patatādāśu cālpakālena vai punaḥ ..

> may that head fall quickly in a short time!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.94)

tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ seṃdrāḥ sarṣipurogamāḥ .. 41 ..

> Then a cry of woe arose from all, led by Indra and the seers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.95)

brahmāṇaṃ kṣamayāmāsurviṣṇuṃ prati surottamāḥ ..

> The foremost gods begged Brahmā for pardon on behalf of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.96)

viṣṇuśca tadvacaḥ śrutvā satyaṃsatyaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 42 ..

> And Viṣṇu, hearing those words, \[said:\] “True, it will truly happen.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.97)

tato viṣṇurmahātejāstīrthasyotpādanena ca ..

> Then Viṣṇu of great splendour, by producing a sacred ford,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.98)

tapastepe tu vai tatra dharmāraṇye sureśvaraḥ ..

> practised austerity there in Dharmāraṇya, the lord of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.99)

aśvaśīrṣa mukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā hayagrīvo janārddanaḥ .. 43 ..

> Seeing his face become a horse's head, Janārdana became Hayagrīva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.100)

tapastepe mahābhāga vidhinā saha bhārata ..

> He practised austerity, O fortunate one, together with Brahmā, O descendant of Bharata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.101)

na śakyaṃ kenacitkarttumātmanātmaiva tuṣṭavān .. 44 ..

> It could not be done by anyone else; by himself alone he was pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.102)

brahmāpi tapasā yuktastepe varṣaśatatrayam ..

> Brahmā also, engaged in austerity, performed tapas for three hundred years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.103)

tiṣṭhanneva puro viṣṇorviṣṇumāyāvimohitaḥ .. 45 ..

> Standing right in front of Viṣṇu, \[he was\] deluded by Viṣṇu's māyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.104)

yajñārthamavadattuṣṭo devadevo jagatpatiḥ ..

> Pleased, the god of gods, the lord of the universe, said for the sake of the sacrifice:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.105)

brahmaṃste muktatādyāsti mama māyāpyaduḥsahā .. 46 ..

> “O Brahmā, today you have freedom; my māyā is indeed difficult to endure.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.106)

tato labdhavaro brahmā hṛṣṭacitto janārddanaḥ ..

> Then Brahmā obtained a boon; with a joyful heart Janārdana  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.107)

uvāca madhurāṃ vācaṃ sarveṣāṃ hitakāraṇāt .. 47 ..

> spoke sweet words for the benefit of all:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.108)

atrābhavanmahākṣetraṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam ..

> “Here has arisen a great sacred field, holy and destroying sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.109)

vidhiviṣṇumayaṃ caitadbhavatvetanna saṃśayaḥ .. 48 ..

> And let this be imbued with Brahmā and Viṣṇu; of this there is no doubt.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.110)

tīrthasya mahimā rājanhayaśīrṣastadā hariḥ ..

> Such is the majesty of the sacred ford, O king! Then Hari, the horse-headed one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.111)

śubhānano hi saṃjātaḥ pūrveṇaivā nanena tu .. 49 ..

> became one with an auspicious face, through \[restoring\] his former face indeed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.112)

kaṃdarpakoṭilāvaṇyo jātaḥ kṛṣṇastadā nṛpa ..

> Kṛṣṇa then became endowed with the beauty of ten million Kandarpa gods, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.113)

brahmāpi tapasā yukto divyaṃ varṣaśatatrayam .. 3.2.15.50 ..

> Brahmā also, engaged in austerity for three hundred divine years,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.114)

sāvitryā ca kṛtaṃ yatra viṣṇumāyā na bādhate ..

> where \[austerity\] was performed with Sāvitrī, Viṣṇu's māyā does not torment \[him\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.115)

māyayā tu kṛtaṃ śīrṣaṃ paṃcamaṃ śārdulasya vā .. 51 ..

> A fifth head, or like that of a tiger, was made by māyā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.116)

dharmāraṇye kṛtaṃ ramyaṃ hareṇa ccheditaṃ purā ..

> made charming in Dharmāraṇya, it was severed long ago by Hara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.117)

tasmai dattvā varaṃ viṣṇurjagāmādarśanaṃ tataḥ .. 52 ..

> Having granted a boon to him, Viṣṇu then vanished from sight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.118)

sthāpayitvā vidhistatra tīrthaṃ caiva trilocanam ..

> Brahmā, having established there a sacred ford and Trilocana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.119)

mukteśaṃ nāma devasya mokṣatīrthamariṃdama .. 53 ..

> the god named Mukteśa, and the Mokṣatīrtha, O subduer of enemies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.120)

gataḥ so'pi suraśreṣṭhaḥ svasthānaṃ surasevitam ..

> that best of gods also went to his own abode served by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.121)

tatra pretā divaṃ yāṃti tarpaṇena pratarpitāḥ .. 54 ..

> There the departed spirits go to heaven, fully gratified by libation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.122)

aśvamedhaphalaṃ snāne pāne godānajaṃ phalam ..

> The fruit of a horse sacrifice is obtained in bathing, and the fruit born of the gift of a cow in drinking.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.123)

puṣkarādyāni tīrthāni gaṃgādyāḥ saritastathā .. 55 ..

> The sacred fords beginning with Puṣkara, and the rivers beginning with the Gaṅgā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.124)

snānārthamatrāgacchaṃti devatāḥ pitarastathā ..

> the deities and the ancestors come here for the purpose of bathing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.125)

kārttikyāṃ kṛttikāyoge mukteśaṃ pūjayettu yaḥ .. 56 ..

> Whoever worships Mukteśa on the full moon of Kārttika under the conjunction of Kṛttikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.126)

snātvā devasare ramye natvā devaṃ janārddanam ..

> having bathed in the charming divine lake and bowed to the god Janārdana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.127)

yaḥ karoti naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 57 ..

> the person who performs this with devotion is completely freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.128)

bhuktvā bhogā nyathākāmaṃ viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati ..

> Having enjoyed pleasures as desired, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.129)

aputrā kākavaṃdhyā ca mṛtavatsā mṛtaprajā .. 58 ..

> \[Whether\] a woman is childless, one who has borne only one child, one whose children have died in infancy, or one whose offspring are stillborn,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.130)

ekāṃbareṇa susnātau patipatnyau yathāvidhi ..

> if husband and wife bathe properly clad in a single garment according to the rules,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.131)

taddoṣaṃ nāśayennūnaṃ prajāptipratibandhakam .. 59 ..

> it will certainly destroy that fault which obstructs the attainment of progeny.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.132)

mokṣeśvaraprasādena putrapautrādi varddhayet ..

> By the grace of Mokṣeśvara, one will increase sons, grandsons, and descendants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.133)

dadyādvaikena cittena phalāni satyasaṃyutā .. .. 3.2.15.60 ..

> Or, single-mindedly, endowed with truthfulness, she should give fruits;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.134)

nidhāya vaṃśapātre'pi nārī doṣātpramucyate ..

> having placed them in a bamboo vessel, the woman is freed from the fault.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.135)

prāpnuvaṃti ca devāśca agniṣṭomaphalaṃ nṛpa .. 61 ..

> And the gods attain the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.136)

vedhā harirharaścaiva tapyaṃte paramaṃ tapaḥ ..

> Brahmā, Hari, and Hara perform supreme austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.137)

dharmāraṇye trisaṃdhyaṃ ca snātvā devasarasyatha .. 62 ..

> having bathed at the three junctures of the day in the divine lake in Dharmāraṇya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.138)

tatra mokṣeśvaraḥ śaṃbhuḥ sthāpito vai tataḥ suraiḥ ..

> There Mokṣeśvara Śambhu was established indeed by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.139)

tatra sāṃgaṃ japaṃ kṛtvā na bhūyaḥ stanapo bhavet .. 63 ..

> Having performed complete recitation of mantras there, one will not suckle the breast again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.140)

evaṃ kṣetraṃ mahārāja prasiddhaṃ bhuvanatraye ..

> Thus, O great king, the sacred field is renowned in the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.141)

yastatra kurute śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ .. 64 ..

> Whoever performs the ancestral rite there for the ancestors, endowed with faith,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.142)

uddharetsapta gotrāṇi kulamekottaraṃ śatam ..

> redeems seven lineages and one hundred and one ancestral families.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.143)

devasaro mahāramyaṃ nānāpuṣpaiḥ samanvitam ..

> The divine lake is exceedingly delightful, filled with various flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.144)

śyāmaṃ sakalakalhārairvividhairjalajaṃtubhiḥ .. 65 ..

> dark with all sorts of white water lilies and diverse aquatic creatures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.145)

brahmaviṣṇumaheśādyaiḥ sevitaṃ suramānuṣaiḥ ..

> attended by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa, and other gods and humans,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.146)

siddhairyakṣaiśca munibhiḥ sevitaṃ sarvataḥ śubham .. 66 ..

> attended by siddhas, yakṣas, and sages, auspicious on all sides.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.147)

.. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.148)

kīdṛśaṃ tatsaraḥ khyātaṃ tasmi nsthāne dvijottama ..

> What is that lake celebrated as, in that place, O best of the twice-born?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.149)

tasya rūpaṃ prakāraṃ ca kathayasva yathātatham .. 67 ..

> Describe its form and character to me as it truly is.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.150)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.15.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.151)

sādhusādhu mahāprājña dharmaputra yudhiṣṭhira ..

> Well said, well said, O highly wise Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Dharma!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.152)

yasya saṃkīrtanānnūnaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 68 ..

> By reciting its praise, indeed, one is freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.153)

atisvachataraṃ śītaṃ gaṃgodakasamaprabham ..

> Exceedingly clear, cool, with a splendour like the water of the Gaṅgā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.154)

pavitraṃ madhuraṃ svādu jalaṃ tasya nṛpottama .. 69 ..

> its water is holy, sweet, and delicious, O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.155)

mahāviśālaṃ gaṃbhīraṃ devakhātaṃ manoramam ..

> It is very vast, deep, dug by the gods, and captivating to the mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.156)

laharyādibhirgaṃbhīraḥ phenāvartasamākulam.. 3.2.15.70 ..

> deep with waves and the like, full of foam and whirlpools,  
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### [3.2.15.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.157)

jhaṣamaṃḍūkakamaṭhairmakaraiśca samākulam ..

> swarming with fish, frogs, turtles, and alligators,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.158)

śaṃkhaśuktyādi bhiryuktaṃ rājahaṃsaiḥ suśobhitam .. 71 ..

> rich in conches, pearl-oysters, and the like, well adorned with royal swans,  
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### [3.2.15.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.159)

vaṭaplakṣaiḥ samāyuktamaśvatthāmraiśca veṣṭitam ..

> accompanied by banyan and plakṣa trees, surrounded by peepals and mango trees,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.160)

cakravākasamopataṃ bakasārasaṭiṭṭibhaiḥ .. 72 ..

> abounding in cakravākas, cranes, sārusa cranes, and lapwings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.161)

kamanīya pragandhācchacchatrapatraiḥ suśobhitam ..

> adorned with lovely, fragrant, clear parasol-like lotus leaves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.162)

sevyamānaṃ dvijaiḥ sarvaiḥ sārasādyaiḥ suśobhitam .. 73 ..

> frequented by all birds, well beautified by sārusa cranes and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.163)

sadevairmunibhiścaiva viprairmatyaiśca bhūmipa ..

> attended by gods, sages, brahmins, and mortals, O ruler of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.164)

sevitaṃ duḥkhahaṃ caiva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .. 74 ..

> attended \[by all\], destroying sorrow, and eradicating all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.165)

anādinidhanodaṃtaṃ sevitaṃ siddhamaṃḍalaiḥ ..

> Its glory is without beginning or end; it is frequented by hosts of siddhas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.166)

snānādibhiḥ sarvadaiva tatsaro nṛpasattama .. 75 ..

> always with ablutions and the like, that lake, O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.167)

vidhinā kurute yastu nīlotsargaṃ ca tattaṭe ..

> Whoever duly performs the release of a dark bull on its bank,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.168)

pretā naiva kule tasya yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa .. 76 ..

> no ghosts exist in his family for as long as the fourteen Indras reign.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.169)

kanyādānaṃ ca ye kuryurvidhinā tatra bhūpate ..

> And those who perform the gift of a maiden there according to the rules, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.170)

te tiṣṭhanti brahmaloke yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam .. 77 ..

> they abide in the world of Brahmā until the dissolution of all beings.  
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### [3.2.15.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.171)

mahiṣīṃ gṛhadāsīṃ ca surabhīṃ sutasaṃyutām ..

> A female buffalo, a household maidservant, and a milch cow along with her calf,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.172)

hema vidyāṃ tathā bhūmiṃ rathāṃśca gajavāsasī .. 78 ..

> gold, learning, and likewise land, chariots, elephants, and garments—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.173)

dadāti śraddhayā tatra so'kṣayaṃ svargamaśnute ..

> whoever gives \[these\] there with faith attains imperishable heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.174)

devakhātasya māhātmyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau ..

> Whoever recites the māhātmya of the Devakhāta in the presence of Śiva  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.175)

dīrghamāyustathā saukhyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 79 ..

> attains long life and happiness; there is no doubt about this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.176)

yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā nārī vā tvidamadbhutam ..

> Whatever man or woman listens to this wonder with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.177)

kule tasya bhavecchreyaḥ kalpāṃte'pi yudhiṣṭhira .. 3.2.15.80 ..

> welfare will be in their family even at the end of a kalpa, O Yudhiṣṭhira.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.178)

etatsarvaṃ mayākhyātaṃ hayagrīvasya kāraṇam ..

> All this has been narrated by me: the cause of Hayagrīva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.179)

prabhāstasya tīrthasya sarvapāpāyanuttaye .. 81 ..

> and the majesty of that sacred ford, for the destruction of all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.15.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.15.180)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe pūrvabhāge dharmāraṇya māhātmye hayagrīvasyākhyānavarṇanaṃnāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 15 .. .. cha ..

> Thus ends the fifteenth chapter, titled 'The Description of the Account of Hayagrīva,' in the Dharmāraṇyamāhātmya, in the first part of the third Brahmakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.15.1) — English, machine translation

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