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# Skandapurana 3.2.31

Skandapurāṇa 3.2.31

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.2.31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.1)

śrīrāma uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.2)

bhagavanyāni tīrthāni sevitāni tvayā vibho ..

> “O venerable lord, among the sacred fords visited by you, O all-pervading one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.3)

eteṣāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ tanmamācakṣva mānada .. 1 ..

> tell me of that supreme sacred ford among them, O honour-giver.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.4)

mayā tu sītāharaṇe nihatā brahmarākṣasāḥ ..

> For in the abduction of Sītā, brahmarākṣasas were slain by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.5)

tatpāpasya viśudayarthaṃ vada tīrthottamottamam .. 2 ..

> For the purification of that sin, speak of the very best among sacred fords.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.6)

vasiṣṭha uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.7)

gaṃgā ca narmadā tāpī yamunā ca sarasvatī ..

> “The Gaṅgā, Narmadā, Tāpī, Yamunā, and Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.8)

gaṃḍakī gomatī pūrṇā etā nadyaḥ supāvanāḥ .. 3 ..

> the Gaṇḍakī, Gomatī, and Pūrṇā—these are exceedingly purifying rivers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.9)

etāsāṃ narmadā śreṣṭhā gaṃgā tripathagāminī ..

> Among these, the Narmadā is best, as is the Gaṅgā that flows through the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.10)

dahate kilbiṣaṃ sarvaṃ darśanādeva rāghava .. 4 ..

> Merely by being seen, O descendant of Raghu, it burns away all sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.11)

dṛṣṭvā janmaśataṃ pāpaṃ gatvā janmaśatatrayam ..

> Having seen it, \[the sin of\] a hundred births; having gone to it, \[the sin of\] three hundred births;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.12)

snātvā janmasahasraṃ ca haṃti revā kalau yuge .. 5 ..

> and having bathed in it, the Revā destroys the sin of a thousand births in the Kali age.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.13)

narmadātīramāśritya śākamūlaphalairapi ..

> Resorting to the bank of the Narmadā, even with vegetables, roots, and fruits,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.14)

ekasminbhojite vipre koṭi bhojaphalaṃ labheta .. 6 ..

> when one vipra is fed, one obtains the reward of feeding ten million.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.15)

gaṃgā gaṃgeti yo brūyādyojanānāṃ śatairapi ..

> Whoever says, 'Gaṅgā, Gaṅgā,' even from \[a distance of\] hundreds of yojanas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.16)

mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati .. 7 ..

> is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Viṣṇu. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.17)

phālgunāṃte kuhūṃ prāpya tathā prauṣṭhapade'site ..

> Having reached the new moon at the end of Phālguna, and likewise in the dark \[fortnight\] of Prauṣṭhapada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.18)

pakṣe gaṃgāmadhi prāpya snānaṃ ca pitṛtarpaṇam .. 8 ..

> having reached the Gaṅgā in that fortnight, ritual ablution and libation to the ancestors, // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.19)

kurute piṃḍadānāni so'kṣayaṃ phalamaśnute ..

> and offerings of rice-balls—whoever performs these enjoys imperishable reward.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.20)

śucau māse ca saṃprāpte snānaṃ vāpyāṃ karoti yaḥ .. 9 ..

> And when the month of Śuci arrives, whoever takes a bath in a step-well, // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.21)

caturaśītinarakānna paśyati naro nṛpa ..

> that person does not see the eighty-four hells, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.22)

tapatyāḥ smaraṇe rāma mahāpātakināmapi .. 3.2.31.10 ..

> By remembering the Tapatī, O Rāma, even for the perpetrators of great sins, // 3.2.31.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.23)

uddharetsaptagotrāṇi kulamekottaraṃ śatam ..

> one would deliver seven gotras and one hundred and one families.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.24)

yamunāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 11 ..

> A man, having bathed in the Yamunā, is entirely freed from all sins; // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.25)

mahāpātakayukto'pi sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim ..

> even if joined with great sins, he would attain the supreme state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.26)

kārttikyāṃ kṛttikāyoge sarasvatyāṃ nimajjayet .. 12 ..

> On the full moon day of Kārttika during the conjunction with Kṛttikā, one should bathe in the Sarasvatī; // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.27)

gacchetsa garuḍārūḍhaḥ stūyamānaḥ surottamaiḥ ..

> mounted upon Garuḍa, praised by the best of gods, he would go \[to heaven\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.28)

snātvā yaḥ kārtike māsi yatra prācī sarasvatī .. 13 ..

> Whoever, having bathed in the month of Kārtika where the Sarasvatī flows eastward, // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.29)

prācīṃ mādhavamāstūya sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim ..

> and having praised Prācī-Mādhava, he would go to the supreme state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.30)

gaṃḍakīpuṇyatīrthe hi snānaṃ yaḥ kurute naraḥ .. 14 ..

> A man who takes a bath in the sacred ford of Gaṇḍakī, // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.31)

śālagrāmaśilāmarcya na bhūyaḥ stanapo bhavet ..

> and worships the śālagrāma stone, will not drink from a mother's breast again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.32)

gomatījalakallolairmajjayetkṛṣṇasannidhau .. 15 ..

> In the presence of Kṛṣṇa, one should plunge into the billowing waves of the water of the Gomatī; // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.33)

caturbhujo naro bhūtvā vaikuṇṭhe modate ciram ..

> having become four-armed, that man rejoices long in Vaikuṇṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.34)

carmaṇvatīṃ namaskṛtya apaḥ spṛśati yo naraḥ .. 16 ..

> That man who bows to the Carmaṇvatī and touches its waters, // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.35)

sa tārayati pūrvajāndaśa pūrvāndaśāparān ..

> delivers his ancestors: ten prior and ten subsequent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.36)

dvayośca saṃgamaṃ dṛṣṭvā śrutvā vā sāgaradhvanim .. 17 ..

> And having seen the confluence of the two, or having heard the roar of the ocean, // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.37)

brahmahatyāyuto vāpi pūto gacchetparāṃ gatim ..

> even one joined with the murder of a brahmin, purified, goes to the supreme state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.38)

māghamāse prayāge tu majjanaṃ kurute naraḥ .. 18 ..

> A man who performs immersion at Prayāga in the month of Māgha, // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.39)

iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā ante viṣṇupadaṃ vrajet ..

> having enjoyed happiness in this world, goes to the abode of Viṣṇu at the end.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.40)

prabhāse ye narā rāma trirātraṃ brahmacāriṇaḥ .. 19 ..

> Those men who remain celibate for three nights at Prabhāsa, O Rāma, // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.41)

yamalokaṃ na paśyeyuḥ kuṃbhīpākādikaṃ tathā ..

> would not see the world of Yama nor the Kumbhīpāka hell and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.42)

naimiṣāraṇyavāsī yo naro devatvamāpnuyāt .. 3.2.31.20 ..

> A person who dwells in Naimiṣāraṇya would attain divinity, // 3.2.31.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.43)

devānāmālayaṃ yasmāttadeva bhuvi durlabham ..

> because it is the dwelling place of the gods, difficult to find on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.44)

kurukṣetre naro rāma grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ .. 21 ..

> A man at Kurukṣetra, O Rāma, during an eclipse of the moon or the sun, // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.45)

hemadānācca rājeṃdra na bhūyaḥ stanapo bhavet ..

> and through gifts of gold, O king of kings, will not drink from a mother's breast again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.46)

śrīsthale darśanaṃ kṛtvā naraḥ pāpātpramucyate .. 22 ..

> Having had darśana at Śrīsthala, a man is freed from sin; // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.47)

sarvaduḥkhavināśe ca viṣṇuloke mahīyate ..

> and upon the destruction of all suffering, he is glorified in the world of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.48)

kāśyapīṃ sparśayedyo gāṃ mānavo bhuvi rāghava .. .. 23 ..

> Whatever mortal on earth causes a cow to touch the earth, O Rāghava, // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.49)

sarvakāmadughāvāsamṛṣilokaṃ sa gacchati ..

> he goes to the world of the seers, the abode of the wish-fulfilling cow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.50)

ujjayinyāṃ tu vaiśākhe śiprāyāṃ snānamācaret .. 24 ..

> One should perform a bath in the Śiprā at Ujjayinī in the month of Vaiśākha; // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.51)

mocayedrauravādghorātpūrvajāṃśca sahasraśaḥ ..

> one would release one's ancestors by thousands from the dreadful Raurava hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.52)

siṃdhusnānaṃ naro rāma prakaroti dinatrayam .. 25 ..

> If a man performs a bath in the Sindhu for three days, O Rāma, // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.53)

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā kailāse modate naraḥ ..

> his soul purified of all sins, that man rejoices on Kailāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.54)

koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā koṭīśvaraṃ śivam .. 26 ..

> Having bathed at Koṭītīrtha and having seen Koṭīśvara Śiva, // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.55)

brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairlipyate na ca sa kvacit ..

> a man is never stained by sins such as the murder of a brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.56)

ajñānāmapi jaṃtūnāṃ mahā'medhye tu gacchatām .. .. 27 ..

> Even of creatures without understanding that wander in great impurity, // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.57)

pādodbhūtaṃ payaḥ pītvā sarvapāpaṃ praṇaśyati ..

> by drinking the water that arises from \[Śiva's\] feet, every sin is destroyed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.58)

vedavatyāṃ naro yastu snāti sūryodaye śubhe .. 28 ..

> That man who bathes in the Vedavatī at the auspicious rising of the sun, // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.59)

sarvarogātpramucyeta paraṃ sukhamavāpnuyāt ..

> would be freed from all disease and would attain supreme happiness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.60)

tīrthāni rāma sarvatra snānapānāvagāhanaiḥ .. 29 ..

> Sacred fords everywhere, O Rāma, through bathing, drinking, and immersion, // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.61)

nāśayaṃti manuṣyāṇāṃ sarvapāpāni līlayā ..

> effortlessly destroy all sins of human beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.62)

tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ dharmāraṇyaṃ pracakṣate .. 3.2.31.30 ..

> The supreme sacred ford among sacred fords is declared to be Dharmāraṇya, // 3.2.31.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.63)

brahmaviṣṇuśivādyairyadādau saṃsthāpitaṃ purā ..

> which was first established in ancient times by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.64)

araṇyānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ tīrthānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .. 31 ..

> Among all forests, and among sacred fords in particular, // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.65)

dharmāraṇyātparaṃ nāsti bhuktimuktipradāyakam ..

> there is none higher than Dharmāraṇya that bestows enjoyment and liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.66)

svarge devāḥ praśaṃsaṃti dharmāraṇyanivāsinaḥ .. 32 ..

> In heaven, the gods praise the dwellers of Dharmāraṇya: // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.67)

te puṇyāste puṇyakṛto ye vasaṃti kalau narāḥ ..

> 'Those men who dwell in the Kali age are meritorious and performers of good deeds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.68)

dharmāraṇye rāmadeva sarvakilbiṣanāśane .. 33 ..

> in Dharmāraṇya, O divine Rāma, which destroys all wickedness.' // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.69)

brahmahatyādipāpāni sarvasteyakṛtāni ca ..

> Sins such as the murder of a brahmin, and all sins committed through theft,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.70)

paradāraprasaṃgādi abhakṣyabhakṣaṇādi vai .. 34 ..

> association with another's wife and the like, eating what must not be eaten and the like, // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.71)

agamyāgamanā yāni asparśasparśanādi ca ..

> approaching women who should not be approached, and touching what must not be touched,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.72)

bhasmībhavaṃti lokānāṃ dharmāraṇyāvagāhanāt .. 35 ..

> turn to ashes for people from immersion in Dharmāraṇya. // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.73)

brahmaghnaśca kṛtaghnaśca bālaghno'nṛtabhāṣaṇaḥ ..

> The slayer of a brahmin, the ungrateful, the slayer of a child, the liar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.74)

strīgoghnaścaiva grāmaghro dharmāraṇye vimucyate .. 36 ..

> the slayer of a woman, the slayer of a cow, and the destroyer of a village—all are freed in Dharmāraṇya. // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.75)

nātaḥ paraṃ pāvanaṃ hi pāpināṃ prāṇināṃ bhuvi ..

> For on earth there is nothing more purifying than this for sinful creatures;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.76)

svargyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ vāṃchitārthapradaṃ śubham .. 37 ..

> it confers heaven, fame, longevity, and desired goals, and is auspicious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.77)

kāmināṃ kāmadaṃ kṣetraṃ yatīnāṃ muktidāyakam ..

> Granting desires to those with desires, granting liberation to ascetics,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.78)

siddhānāṃ siddhidaṃ proktaṃ dharmāraṇyaṃ yugeyuge .. 38 ..

> and granting perfections to the perfected, Dharmāraṇya is proclaimed in every age.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.79)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.31.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.80)

vasiṣṭhavacanaṃ śrutvā rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ..

> Having heard the words of Vasiṣṭha, Rāma, foremost among upholders of dharma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.81)

paraṃ harṣamanuprāpya hṛdayānaṃdakārakam .. 39 ..

> experienced supreme delight that brought joy to his heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.82)

protphullahṛdayo rāmo romāciṃtatanūruhaḥ ..

> With a blossoming heart, the hair of his body bristling with horripilation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.83)

gamanāya matiṃ cakre dharmāraṇye śubhavrataḥ .. .. 3.2.31.40 ..

> Rāma of auspicious vows made up his mind to go to Dharmāraṇya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.84)

yasminkīṭapataṃgādimānuṣāḥ paśavastathā ..

> wherein insects, moths, human beings, and animals alike  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.85)

trirātrasevanenaiva mucyante sarvapātakaiḥ .. 41 ..

> are freed from all sins by merely staying there for three nights.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.86)

kuśasthalī yathā kāśī śūlapāṇiśca bhairavaḥ ..

> Just as Kuśasthalī, just as Kāśī, and just as Śūlapāṇi Bhairava  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.87)

yathā vai muktido rāma dharmāraṇyaṃ tathottamam .. 42 ..

> grant liberation, O Rāma, so too is the excellent Dharmāraṇya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.88)

tato rāmo maheṣvāso mudā paramayā yutaḥ ..

> Then Rāma, the great archer, filled with supreme joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.89)

prasthitastīrthayātrāyāṃ sītayā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha .. 43 ..

> set out on the pilgrimage along with Sītā and his brothers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.90)

anujagmustadā rāmaṃ hanumāṃśca kapīśvaraḥ ..

> At that time, Hanumān the lord of monkeys followed Rāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.91)

kauśalyā ca sumitrā ca kaikeyī ca mudānvitā .. 44 ..

> as did Kauśalyā, Sumitrā, and Kaikeyī, filled with joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.92)

lakṣmaṇo lakṣaṇopeto bharataśca mahāmatiḥ ..

> Lakṣmaṇa endowed with auspicious marks, the highly intelligent Bharata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.93)

śatrughnaḥ sainyasahitopyayodhyāvāsinastathā .. 45 ..

> and Śatrughna with his army, as well as the residents of Ayodhyā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.94)

prakṛtayo naravyāghra dharmāraṇye viniryayuḥ ..

> The subjects, O tiger among men, set forth for Dharmāraṇya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.95)

anujagmustadā rāmaṃ mudā paramayā yutāḥ .. 46 ..

> filled with supreme joy, they then followed Rāma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.96)

tīrthayātrāvidhiṃ kartuṃ gṛhātpracalito nṛpaḥ ..

> Having set out from home to perform the rites of pilgrimage, the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.97)

vasiṣṭhaṃ svakulācāryamidamāha mahīpate .. 47 ..

> O lord of earth, spoke these words to Vasiṣṭha, his family preceptor:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.98)

.. śrīrāma uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.31.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.99)

etadāścaryamatulaṃ kimādi dvārakābhavat ..

> What was the beginning of this incomparable wonder, Dvārakā?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.100)

kiyatkālasamutpannā vasiṣṭhedaṃ vadasva me .. 48 ..

> Tell me this, O Vasiṣṭha: how long ago did it arise?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.101)

.. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.31.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.102)

na jānāmi mahārāja kiyatkālādabhūdidam ..

> O great king, I do not know how long ago this came to be.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.103)

lomaśo jāṃbavāṃścaiva jānātīti ca kāraṇam .. 49 ..

> Lomaśa and Jāmbavān know the cause.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.104)

śarīre yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nānājanmāṃtareṣvapi ..

> Whatever sin has been committed by the body across various lifetimes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.105)

prāyaścitaṃ hi sarveṣāmetatkṣetra paraṃ smṛtam .. 3.2.31.50 ..

> this sacred field is considered the supreme expiation for all of them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.106)

śrutveti vacanaṃ tasya rāmaṃ jñānavatāṃ varaḥ ..

> Having heard his words, Rāma, foremost among the wise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.107)

gantuṃ kṛtamatistīrthaṃ yātrāvidhimathācarat .. 51 ..

> resolved to go to the sacred ford and performed the rites of journey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.108)

vasiṣṭhaṃ cāgrataḥ kṛtvā mahāmāṃḍalikairnṛpaiḥ ..

> Placing Vasiṣṭha in the lead, along with kings governing regions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.109)

punaścaravidhiṃ kṛtvā prasthitaścottarāṃ diśam .. 52 ..

> and having performed the preparatory rites, he set out towards the northern direction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.110)

vasiṣṭhaṃ cāgrataḥ kṛtvā pratasthe paścimāṃ diśam ..

> Placing Vasiṣṭha in the lead, he set out towards the western direction,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.111)

grāmādgrāmamatikramya deśāddeśaṃ vanādvanam ..53..

> passing from village to village, from region to region, from forest to forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.112)

vimucya niryayau rāmaḥ sasainyaḥ saparicchadaḥ ..

> Leaving \[the city\], Rāma set out with his army and retinue,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.113)

gajavājisahasraughai rathairyānaiśca koṭibhiḥ.. .. 54 ..

> with thousands of elephants and horses, and millions of chariots and vehicles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.114)

śibikābhiścāsaṃkhyābhiḥ prayayau rāghavastadā ..

> Rāghava then advanced with innumerable palanquins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.115)

gajārūḍhaḥ prapaśyaṃśca deśānvividhasauhṛdān .. 55 ..

> mounted upon an elephant, observing regions with diverse friendly peoples.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.116)

śvetātapatraṃ vidhṛtya cāmareṇa śubhena ca ..

> A white parasol being held over him and being fanned with an auspicious fly-whisk  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.117)

vījitaśca janaughena rāmastatra samabhyagāt .. 56 ..

> by the multitude of people, Rāma arrived there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.118)

vāditrāṇāṃ svanaighorairnṛtyagītapuraḥsaraiḥ ..

> With the roaring sounds of musical instruments, preceded by dancing and singing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.119)

stūyamānopi sūtaiśca yayau rāmo mudānvitaḥ .. 57 ..

> and being praised by bards, Rāma went forward filled with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.120)

daśame'hani saṃprāptaṃ dharmāraṇyamanuttamam ..

> On the tenth day, the peerless Dharmāraṇya was reached.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.121)

adūre hi tato rāmo dṛṣṭvā māṃḍalikaṃ puram .. 58 ..

> Seeing a provincial city not far from there, Rāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.122)

tatra sthitvā sasainyastu uvāsa niśi tāṃ purīm ..

> halting there with his army, lodged for the night in that city.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.123)

śrutvā tu nirjanaṃ kṣetramudvasaṃ ca bhayānakam .. 59 ..

> Hearing that the sacred field was desolate, abandoned, and terrifying,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.124)

vyāghrasiṃhākulaṃ tatra yakṣarākṣasasevitam ..

> infested with tigers and lions, and frequented by yakṣas and rākṣasas—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.125)

śrutvā janamukhādrāmo dharmāraṇyamaraṇyakam ..

> having heard from the mouths of people that Dharmāraṇya was a wilderness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.126)

tacchrutvā rāmadevastu na ciṃtā kriyatāmiti .. 3.2.31.60 ..

> Lord Rāma, having heard that, said: "No anxiety should be had!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.127)

tatrasthānvaṇijaḥ śūrāndakṣānsvavyavasāyake .. 61 ..

> The merchants stationed there, who were brave, skilled in their trade,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.128)

samarthānhi mahākāyānmahābalaparākramān ..

> capable, of large physique, and possessed of great strength and valor—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.129)

samāhūya tadā kāle vākyametadathābravīt .. 62 ..

> summoning them at that time, he then addressed these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.130)

śibikāṃ susuvaṇāṃ me śīghraṃ vāhayatāciram ..

> "Carry my beautiful golden palanquin quickly, without delay,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.131)

yathā kṣaṇena caikena dharmaraṇyaṃ vrajāmyaham .. 63 ..

> so that in a single moment I may reach Dharmāraṇya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.132)

tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca sarvapāpātpramucyate ..

> Having bathed and drunk water there, one is freed from all sin."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.133)

evaṃ te vaṇijaḥ sarvai rāmeṇa preritāstadā .. 64 ..

> All those merchants, being thus urged by Rāma at that time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.134)

tathetyuktvā ca te sarve ūhustacchibikāṃ tadā ..

> saying "So be it," all bore his palanquin then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.135)

kṣetramadhye yadā rāmaḥ praviṣṭaḥ sahasainikaḥ .. .. 65 ..

> When Rāma entered the middle of the sacred field together with his army,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.136)

tadyānasya gatirmaṃdā saṃjātā kila bhārata ..

> the pace of his vehicle truly slowed down, O Bhārata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.137)

maṃdaśabdāni vādyāni mātaṃgā maṃdagāminaḥ .. 66 ..

> Musical instruments gave faint sounds, the elephants moved slowly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.138)

hayāśca tādṛśā jātā rāmo vismaya māgataḥ ..

> and the horses became likewise; Rāma was filled with wonder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.139)

guruṃ papraccha vinayādvaśiṣṭhaṃ munipuṃgavam .. 67 ..

> With humility, he questioned his guru, Vasiṣṭha, the foremost of sages:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.140)

kimetanmaṃdagatayaścitraṃ hṛdi munīśvara ..

> “What is this slow motion? There is astonishment in my heart, O lord of sages.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.141)

trikālajño muniḥ prāha dharmakṣetramupāgatam .. .. 68 ..

> The sage, knower of the three times, said: “A field of righteousness has been reached.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.142)

tīrthe purātane rāma pādacāreṇa gamyate ..

> In an ancient sacred ford, O Rāma, one travels on foot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.143)

evaṃ kṛte tataḥ paścātsainyasaukhyaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 69 ..

> When this is done, there will subsequently be comfort for the army.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.144)

pādacārī tatau rāmaḥ sainyena saha saṃyutaḥ ..

> Then Rāma went on foot, accompanied by his army.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.145)

madhuvāsanake grāme prāptaḥ paramabhāvanaḥ .. 3.2.31.70 ..

> The supreme purifier reached the village named Madhuvāsanaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.146)

guruṇā coktamārgeṇa mātṝṇāṃ pūjanaṃ kṛtam ..

> And following the path spoken by his guru, worship of the Mothers was performed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.147)

nānopahārairvividhaiḥ pratiṣṭhāvidhipūrvakam .. 73 ..

> with manifold varied offerings, preceded by the rites of consecration.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.148)

tato rāmo harikṣetraṃ suvarṇādakṣiṇe taṭe ..

> Then Rāma, on the southern bank of the Suvarṇā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.149)

nirīkṣya yajñayogyāśca bhūmīrvai bahuśastathā .. 72 ..

> having observed Harikṣetra and many grounds suitable for sacrifice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.150)

kṛtakṛtyaṃ tadātmānaṃ mene rāmo raghūdvahaḥ ..

> deemed himself to have achieved his purpose, Rāma the scion of Raghu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.151)

dharmasthānaṃ nirīkṣyātha suvarṇākṣottare taṭe .. 73 ..

> Then, having beheld the abode of dharma on the northern bank of the Suvarṇākṣā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.152)

sainyasaṃghaṃ samuttīryya babhrāma kṣetramadhyataḥ ..

> having made the host of his army cross over, he wandered through the sacred field.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.153)

tatra tīrtheṣu sarveṣu devatāyataneṣu ca ..74..

> There, at all the sacred fords and temples of deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.154)

yathoktāni ca karmāṇi rāmaścakre vidhānataḥ ..

> Rāma duly performed the rites as prescribed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.155)

śrāddhāni vidhivaccakre śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ .. 75 ..

> Filled with supreme faith, he performed ancestral offerings according to rule.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.156)

sthāpayāmāsa rāmeśaṃ tathā kāmeśvaraṃ punaḥ ..

> He established Rāmeśa, and then Kāmeśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.157)

sthānādvāyupradeśe tu suvarṇo bhayatastaṭe .. 76 ..

> in the north-western direction from the place, on both banks of the Suvarṇā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.158)

kṛtvaivaṃ kṛtakṛtyo'bhūdrāmo daśarathātmajaḥ ..

> Having done so, Rāma, son of Daśaratha, became fulfilled in his purpose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.159)

kṛtvā sarvavidhiṃ caiva sabhāyāṃ samupāviśat .. 77 ..

> And having performed every rite, he sat down in the assembly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.160)

tāṃ niśāṃ sa nadītīre suṣvāpa raghunaṃdanaḥ ..

> That night, the delight of Raghu slept on the bank of the river.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.161)

tato'rddharātre saṃjāte rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ .. 78 ..

> Then, when midnight arrived, lotus-eyed Rāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.162)

jāgṛtastu tadā kāla ekākī dharmavatsalaḥ ..

> fond of righteousness, was awake at that time, all alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.163)

aśrauṣīcca kṣaṇe tasminrāmo nārīvirodanam .. 79 ..

> And at that moment, Rāma heard the weeping of a woman  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.164)

niśāyāṃ karuṇairvākyai rudaṃtīṃ kurarīmiva ..

> in the night, crying with plaintive words like an osprey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.165)

cārairvilokayāmāsa rāmastāmatisaṃbhramāt .. 3.2.31.80 ..

> Through spies, Rāma had her investigated in great perturbation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.166)

dṛṣṭvātivihvalāṃ nārīṃ kraṃdantīṃ karuṇaiḥ svaraiḥ ..

> Seeing the woman deeply distraught, lamenting in plaintive tones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.167)

pṛṣṭā sā duḥkhitā nārī rāmadūtaistadānagha .. 81 ..

> that sorrowful woman was then questioned by Rāma's messengers, O sinless one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.168)

.. dūtā ūcuḥ .. ..

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

### [3.2.31.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.169)

kāsi tvaṃ subhage nāri devī vā dānavī nu kim ..

> “Who are you, fortunate woman? Are you a goddess, or perhaps a Dānavī?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.170)

kena vā trāsitāsi tvaṃ muṣṭaṃ kena dhanaṃ tava ..82..

> Or by whom have you been frightened? By whom has your wealth been stolen?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.171)

vikalā dāruṇāñchabdānudgiraṃtī muhurmuhuḥ ..

> Distraught, uttering dreadful cries again and again,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.172)

kathayasva yathātathyaṃ rāmo rājābhipṛcchati.. .. 83 ..

> tell truthfully: King Rāma inquires.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.173)

tayoktaṃ svāminaṃ dūtāḥ preṣayadhvaṃ mamāṃtikam ..

> By her it was said: “O messengers, send your master to my presence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.174)

yathāhaṃ mānasaṃ duḥkhaṃ śāṃtyai tasmai nivedaye .. 84 ..

> so that I may reveal to him my mental sorrow for its pacification.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.175)

tathetyuktvā tato dūtā rāmamāgatya cābruvan .. 85 ..

> Having said, “So be it,” the messengers then came to Rāma and spoke.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.31.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.31.176)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe pūrvabhāge dharmāraṇyamāhātmye dūtāgamanaṃnāmaikatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ .. 31 .. cha ..

> Thus ends the thirty-first chapter, named ‘The Arrival of the Messengers,’ in the Dharmāraṇyamāhātmya of the first part of the third Brahmakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skandapurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.31.1) — English, machine translation

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