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# Skandapurana 3.2.35

Skandapurāṇa 3.2.35

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.2.35.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.1)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.2)

bhagavandevadeveśa sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāraka ..

> O Blessed One, Lord of the gods of gods, cause of creation and dissolution,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.3)

guṇātīto guṇairyukto muktīnāṃ sādhanaṃ param .. 1 ..

> transcending the guṇas, endowed with guṇas, supreme means to liberations,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.4)

saṃsthāpya vedabhavanaṃ vidhivaddvija sattamān ..

> having established the mansion of the Vedas and the excellent brahmins according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.5)

kiṃ cakre raghunāthastu bhūyo'yodhyāṃ gatastadā .. 2 ..

> what then did the lord of the Raghus do after going back to Ayodhyā?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.6)

svasthāne brāhmaṇāstatra kāni karmāṇi cakrire ..

> What duties did the brahmins perform there in their own abode?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.7)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.35.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.8)

iṣṭāpūrtaratāḥ śāṃtāḥ pratigrahaparāṅmukhāḥ .. 3 ..

> Devoted to sacrifices and charitable works, tranquil, averse to accepting gifts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.9)

rājyaṃ cakrurvanasyāsya purodhā dvijasattamaḥ ..

> they ruled this forest. The royal priest, best of brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.10)

uvāca rāmapuratastīrthamāhātmyamuttamam .. 4 ..

> spoke the supreme māhātmya of sacred fords before Rāma:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.11)

prayāgasya ca māhātmyaṃ triveṇīphalamuttamam ..

> the māhātmya of Prayāga and the supreme fruit of the Triveṇī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.12)

prayāgatīrthamahimā śuklatīrthasya caiva hi .. 5 ..

> the greatness of Prayāga sacred ford and indeed of Śuklatīrtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.13)

siddhakṣetrasya kāśyāśca gaṃgāyā mahimā tathā ..

> likewise the greatness of Siddhakṣetra, Kāśī, and Gaṅgā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.14)

vasiṣṭhaḥ kathayā māsa tīrthānyanyāni nārada .. 6 ..

> Vasiṣṭha recounted other sacred fords, O Nārada:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.15)

dharmāraṇyasuvarṇāyā harikṣetrasya tasya ca ..

> of Dharmāraṇya, Suvarṇā, and that sacred field of Hari;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.16)

snānadānādikaṃ sarvaṃ vārāṇasyā yavādhikam .. 7 ..

> all \[acts like\] ritual ablution and giving \[there\] are a barley-corn greater than at Vārāṇasī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.17)

etacchrutvā rāmadevaḥ sa camatkṛtamānasaḥ ..

> Hearing this, the divine Rāma, his mind astonished,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.18)

dharmāraṇye punaryātrāṃ karttukāmaḥ samabhyagāt .. 8 ..

> desiring to make a pilgrimage again to Dharmāraṇya, set out.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.19)

sītayā saha dharmajño gurusainyapuraḥsaraḥ ..

> Accompanied by Sītā, the knower of righteousness preceded by a large army,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.20)

lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā bharatena sahāyavān .. 9 ..

> with his brother Lakṣmaṇa, having Bharata as his helper,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.21)

śatrughnena parivṛto gato moherake pure ..

> surrounded by Śatrughna, he went to the city of Moheraka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.22)

tatra gatvā vasiṣṭhaṃ tu pṛcchate'sau mahāmanāḥ .. 3.2.35.10 ..

> Having gone there, that high-minded one asked Vasiṣṭha:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.23)

.. rāma uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.35.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.24)

dharmāraṇye mahākṣetre kiṃ karttavyaṃ dvijottama ..

> "In the great sacred field of Dharmāraṇya, what should be done, O best of brahmins?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.25)

dānaṃ vā niyamo vātha snānaṃ vā tapa uttamam .. 11 ..

> Giving, religious observance, ritual ablution, or supreme austerity?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.26)

dhyānaṃ vātha kratuṃ vātha homaṃ vā japamuttamam ..

> Meditation, a sacrificial rite, an oblation, or supreme recitation of mantras?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.27)

dānaṃ vā niyamaṃ vātha snānaṃ vā tapa uttamam.. 12 ..

> Giving, religious observance, ritual ablution, or supreme austerity?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.28)

yena vai kriyamāṇena tīrthe'smindvijasattama ..

> By performing what in this sacred ford, O best of brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.29)

brahmahatyādipāpebhyo mucyate tadbravīhi me .. 13 ..

> is one freed from sins such as killing a brahmin? Tell me that."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.30)

.. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.35.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.31)

yajñaṃ kuru mahābhāga dharmāraṇye tvamuttamam ..

> "Perform an excellent sacrifice, O fortunate one, in Dharmāraṇya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.32)

dinedine koṭiguṇaṃ yāvadvarṣaśataṃ bhavet .. 14 ..

> day by day it becomes ten million-fold \[in fruit\] for a hundred years."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.33)

tacchrutvā caiva guruto yajñāraṃbhaṃ cakāra saḥ ..

> Hearing that from his guru, he commenced the sacrifice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.34)

tasminnavasare sītā rāmaṃ vyajñāpayanmudā .. 15 ..

> On that occasion, Sītā joyfully petitioned Rāma:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.35)

svāminpūrvaṃ tvayā viprā vṛtā ye vedapāragāḥ ..

> "Lord, those brahmins versed in the Vedas whom you previously chose—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.36)

brahmaviṣṇumaheśena nirmitā ye purā dvijāḥ .. 16 ..

> the brahmins who were created of old by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.37)

kṛte tretāyuge caiva dharmāraṇyanivāsinaḥ ..

> in the Kṛta and Tretā ages, dwellers in Dharmāraṇya—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.38)

viprāṃstānvai vṛṇuṣva tvaṃ taireva sādhako'dhvaraḥ .. 17 ..

> do choose those brahmins; only through them will the sacrifice succeed."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.39)

tacchrutvā rāmadevena āhūtā brāhmaṇāstadā ..

> Hearing that, the brahmins were then summoned by the divine Rāma  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.40)

sthāpitāśca yathāpūrvamasminmohe rake pure .. 18 ..

> and settled as before in this city of Moheraka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.41)

taistvaṣṭādaśasaṃkhyākaistraividyairmehivāḍavaiḥ ..

> With those eighteen learned in the three Vedas, the Modha brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.42)

yajñaṃ cakāra vidhivattairevāyatabuddhibhiḥ .. 19 ..

> he performed the sacrifice according to rule, with those very men of expansive intellect:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.43)

kuśikaḥ kauśiko vatsa upamanyuśca kāśyapaḥ..

> Kuśika, Kauśika, Vatsa, Upamanyu, and Kāśyapa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.44)

kṛṣṇātreyo bharadvājo dhāriṇaḥ śaunako varaḥ..3.2.35.20..

> Kṛṣṇātreya, Bharadvāja, Dhāriṇa, and the excellent Śaunaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.45)

māṃḍavyo bhārgavaḥ paiṃgyo vātsyo laugākṣa eva ca..

> Māṇḍavya, Bhārgava, Paiṅgya, Vātsya, and Laugākṣi,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.46)

gāṃgāyanotha gāṃgeyaḥ śunakaḥ śaunakastathā.. 21..

> Gāṅgāyana, then Gāṅgeya, Śunaka, and Śaunaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.47)

..brahmovāca..

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

### [3.2.35.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.48)

ebhirvipraiḥ kratuṃ rāmaḥ samāpya vidhivannṛpaḥ..

> Having duly completed the sacrifice with these brahmins, King Rāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.49)

cakārāvabhṛthaṃ rāmo viprānsaṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ..22..

> having worshipped the brahmins with devotion, performed the final purifying bath.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.50)

yajñāṃte sītayā rāmo vijñaptaḥ suvinītayā..

> At the conclusion of the sacrifice, Rāma was addressed by the humble Sītā:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.51)

asyādhvarasya saṃpattī dakṣiṇāṃ dehi suvrata..23..

> "For the fulfillment of this sacrifice, give the sacrificial gift, O you of noble vows;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.52)

mannāmnā ca puraṃ tatra sthāpyatāṃ śīghrameva ca ..

> and let a city be established there quickly in my name."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.53)

sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā tathā cakre nṛpottamaḥ .. 24 ..

> Hearing Sītā's words, the best of kings did so.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.54)

teṣāṃ ca brāhmaṇānāṃ ca sthānamekaṃ sunirbhayam ..

> A single, completely secure dwelling place for those brahmins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.55)

dattaṃ rāmeṇa sītāyāḥ saṃtoṣāya mahībhṛtā .. 25 ..

> was given by Rāma, the king, for Sītā's satisfaction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.56)

sītāpuramiti khyātaṃ nāma cakre tadā kila ..

> Then, indeed, he gave it the renowned name 'Sītāpura'.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.57)

tasyādhidevyau varttete śāṃtā caiva sumaṃgalā .. 26 ..

> Its two presiding goddesses are Śāntā and Sumaṅgalā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.58)

moherakasya purato grāmadvādaśakaṃ puraḥ ..

> Before the city of Moheraka, twelve villages in front  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.59)

dadau viprāya viduṣe samutthāya praharṣitaḥ .. 27 ..

> he, rising up overjoyed, gave to the learned brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.60)

tīrthāṃtaraṃ jagāmāśu kāśyapīsaritastaṭe ..

> He then went quickly to another sacred ford on the bank of the river Kāśyapī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.61)

vāḍavāḥ ke'pi nītāste rāmeṇa saha dharmavit .. 28 ..

> Certain Brahmins were led along with Rāma, O knower of righteousness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.62)

dharmālaye gataḥ sadyo yatra mālā kamaṃḍaluḥ ..

> He went immediately to Dharmālaya, where the rosary and water-pot \[are found\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.63)

purā dharmeṇa sumahatkṛtaṃ yatra tapo mune .. 29 ..

> Where of old Dharma performed great austerity, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.64)

tadārabhya suvikhyātaṃ dharmālayamiti  
śrutam .. dadau dāśarathistatra mahādānāni ṣoḍaśa . 3.2.35.30 ..

> Starting from that \[time\], it is celebrated and known as Dharmālaya. / There the son of Daśaratha gave the sixteen great gifts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.65)

paṃcāśattadā grāmāḥ sītāpurasamanvitāḥ ..

> Then fifty-five villages, together with Sītāpura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.66)

satyamaṃdiraparyaṃtā raghunā thena vai tadā .. 31 ..

> Extending as far as Satyamaṃdira, by the lord of the Raghus indeed at that time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.67)

sītāyā vacanāttatra guruvākyena caiva hi ..

> By the word of Sītā there, and indeed by the precept of his guru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.68)

ātmano vaṃśavṛddhyarthaṃ dvijebhyo'dādraghūttamaḥ .. 32 ..

> For the increase of his own lineage, the best of the Raghus gave to the twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.69)

aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇāṃ dvijānāmabhavatkulam ..

> There was a community of eighteen thousand twice-born:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.70)

vātsyāyana upamanyurjātūkarṇyo'tha piṃgalaḥ .. 33 ..

> Vātsyāyana, Upamanyu, Jātūkarṇya, then Piṅgala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.71)

bhāradvājastathā vatsaḥ kauśikaḥ kuśa eva ca ..

> Bhāradvāja, likewise Vatsa, Kauśika, and Kuśa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.72)

śāṃḍilyaḥ kaśyapaścaiva gautamaśchāṃdhanastathā .. 34 ..

> Śāṇḍilya, Kaśyapa, Gautama, and Chāndhana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.73)

kṛṣṇātreyastathā vatso vasiṣṭho dhāraṇastathā ..

> Kṛṣṇātreya, likewise Vatsa, Vasiṣṭha, and Dhāraṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.74)

bhāṃḍilaścaiva vijñeyo yauvanāśvastataḥ param .. 35 ..

> And Bhāṇḍila should be known, \[and\] Yauvanāśva next,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.75)

kṛṣṇāyanopamanyū ca gārgyamudgalamaukhakāḥ ..

> Kṛṣṇāyana, Upamanyu, Gārgya, Mudgala, Maukhaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.76)

puśiḥ parāśaraścaiva kauṃḍinyaśca tataḥ param .. 36 ..

> Puśi, Parāśara, and Kauṇḍinya thereafter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.77)

paṃcapaṃcāśadgrāmāṇāṃ nāmānyevaṃ yathākramam ..

> The names of the fifty-five villages in order are as follows:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.78)

sītāpuraṃ śrīkṣetraṃ ca muśalī mudgalī tathā .. 37 ..

> Sītāpura, Śrīkṣetra, Muśalī, Mudgalī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.79)

jyeṣṭhalā śreyasthānaṃ ca daṃtālī vaṭapatrakā ..

> Jyeṣṭhalā, Śreyasthāna, Dantālī, Vaṭapatrakā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.80)

rājñaḥ puraṃ kṛṣṇavāṭaṃ dehaṃ lohaṃ canasthanam .. 38 ..

> Rājñapura, Kṛṣṇavāṭa, Deha, Loha, Canasthana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.81)

kohecaṃ caṃdanakṣetraṃ thalaṃ ca hastināpuram ..

> Koheca, Candanakṣetra, Thala, Hastināpura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.82)

karpaṭaṃ kaṃnajahnavī vanoḍaphanaphāvalī .. 39 ..

> Karpaṭa, Kannajahnavī, Vanoḍa, Phanaphāvalī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.83)

mohodhaṃ śamohoralī goviṃdaṇaṃ thalatyajam ..

> Mohodha, Śamohoralī, Govindaṇa, Thalatyaja,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.84)

cāraṇasiddhaṃ sodgītrābhājyajaṃ vaṭamālikā ..3.2.35.40..

> Cāraṇasiddha, Sodgītrā, Bhājyaja, Vaṭamālikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.85)

godharaṃ māraṇajaṃ caiva mātramadhyaṃ ca mātaram ..

> Godhara, Māraṇaja, Mātramadhya, Mātara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.86)

balavatī gaṃdhavatī īāmlī ca rājyajam ..41..

> Balavatī, Gandhavatī, Īāmlī, Rājyaja,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.87)

rūpāvalī bahudhanaṃ chatrīṭaṃ vaṃśaṃjaṃ tathā ..

> Rūpāvalī, Bahudhana, Chatrīṭa, Vaṃśaja,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.88)

jāyāsaṃraṇaṃ gotikī ca citralekhaṃ tathaiva ca .. 42 ..

> Jāyāsaṃraṇa, Gotikī, Citralekha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.89)

dugdhāvalī haṃsāvalī ca vaiholaṃ caillajaṃ tathā ..

> Dugdhāvalī, Haṃsāvalī, Vaihola, Caillaja,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.90)

nālāvalī āsāvalī suhālī kāmataḥ param ..43..

> Nālāvalī, Āsāvalī, Suhālī, and after that Kāmata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.91)

rāmeṇa paṃcapaṃcāśadgrāmāṇi vasanāya ca ..

> Fifty-five villages for habitation  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.92)

svayaṃ nirmāya dattāni dvijebhyastebhya eva ca .. 44 ..

> Were created by Rāma himself and given to those twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.93)

teṣāṃ śuśrūṣaṇārthāya vaiśyānrāmo nyave dayat ..

> To serve them, Rāma assigned Vaiśyas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.94)

ṣaṭtriṃśacca sahasrāṇi śūdrāstebhyaścaturguṇān ..45..

> Thirty-six thousand, and four times as many Śūdras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.95)

tebhyo dattāni dānāni gavāśvavasanāni ca ..

> Gifts were given to them: cows, horses, and garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.96)

hiraṇyaṃ rajataṃ tāmraṃ śraddhayā parayā mudā .. 46 ..

> Gold, silver, and copper, with supreme faith and joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.97)

nārada uvāca ..

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

### [3.2.35.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.98)

aṣṭādaśasahasrāste brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ ..

> Those eighteen thousand brahmins were masters of the Vedas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.99)

kathaṃ te vyabhajangrāmāndrāmo()tpannaṃ tathā vasu ..

> How did they divide the villages and the wealth produced for Rāma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.100)

vastrādyaṃ bhūṣaṇādyaṃ ca tanme kathaya suvra tam ..47. ..

> The garments and the ornaments? Tell me that, O you of noble vows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.101)

brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.35.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.102)

yajñāṃte dakṣiṇā yāvatsartvigbhiḥ svīkṛtā suta ..

> As soon as the sacrificial fee was accepted by the officiating priests at the end of the sacrifice, O son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.103)

mahādānādikaṃ sarvaṃ tebhya eva samarpitam ..48..

> All \[the wealth\], including the great gifts, was handed over to them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.104)

grāmāḥ sādhāraṇā dattā mahāsthānāni vai tadā ..

> The villages were given as common property, along with the great habitations at that time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.105)

ye vasaṃti ca yatraiva tāni teṣāṃ bhavaṃtviti .. 49 ..

> \[Saying:\] 'Wherever they dwell, let those be theirs.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.106)

vaśiṣṭhavacanāttatra grāmāste viprasātkṛtāḥ ..

> By the word of Vasiṣṭha, those villages were bestowed upon the brahmins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.107)

raghūdvahena dhīreṇa nodva saṃti yathā dvijāḥ ..3.2.35.50..

> By the resolute descendant of Raghu, so that the twice-born would not move away.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.108)

dhānyaṃ teṣāṃ pradattaṃ hi viprāṇāṃ cāmitaṃ vasu ..

> Grain was given to them, and immeasurable wealth to the brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.109)

kṛtāṃjalistato rāmo brāhmaṇānidamabravīt ..51..

> Then Rāma, joining his palms, said this to the brahmins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.110)

yathā kṛtayuge viprāstretāyāṃ ca yathā purā ..

> 'Just as the brahmins \[lived\] in the Kṛta age, and as in the Tretā age of old,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.111)

tathā cādyaiva varttavyaṃ mama rājye na saṃśayaḥ .. 52 ..

> So shall you live this very day in my realm, without doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.112)

yatkiṃciddhanadhānyaṃ vā yānaṃ vā vasanāni vā ..

> Whatever wealth, grain, conveyances, or garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.113)

maṇayaḥ kāṃcanādīṃśca hemādīṃśca tathā vasu .. 53 ..

> Gems, gold and the like, gold and similar wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.114)

tāmrādyaṃ rajatādīṃśca prārthayadhvaṃ mamādhunā ..

> Copper and the like, and silver and the like—ask of me now!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.115)

adhunā vā bhaviṣye vābhyarthanīyaṃ yathocitam .. 54 ..

> Now or in the future, you should request whatever is fitting.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.116)

preṣaṇīyaṃ vācikaṃ me sarvadā dvijasattamāḥ ..

> A spoken message should always be sent to me, O best of the twice-born!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.117)

yaṃyaṃ kāmaṃ prārthayadhvaṃ taṃ taṃ dāsyāmyahaṃ vibho .. 55..

> Whatever wish you ask for, that I will grant, O powerful ones!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.118)

tato rāmaḥ sevakādīnādarātpratyabhāṣata ..

> Then Rāma respectfully spoke to his servants and attendants:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.119)

viprājñā nollaṃghanīyā seva nīyā prayatnataḥ .. 56 ..

> 'The command of a brahmin must not be transgressed; they must be served with diligence!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.120)

yaṃyaṃ kāmaṃ prārthayaṃte kārayadhvaṃ tatastataḥ ..

> Whatever desire they ask for, carry it out immediately from every side!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.121)

evaṃ natvā ca viprāṇāṃ sevanaṃ kurute tu yaḥ .. 57 ..

> Moreover, he who bows down thus and serves the brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.122)

sa śūdraḥ svargamāpnoti dhanavānputravānbhavet ..

> that śūdra attains heaven, becomes wealthy, and possesses sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.123)

anyathā nirdhanatvaṃ hi labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 58 ..

> Otherwise, indeed, he incurs poverty; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.124)

yavano mlecchajātīyo daityo vā rākṣasopi vā..

> A Yavana, one of mleccha origin, a daitya, or even a rākṣasa—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.125)

yotra vighnaṃ karotyeva bhasmībhavati tatkṣaṇāt .. 59 ..

> whoever causes an obstacle here is instantly reduced to ashes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.126)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.35.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.127)

tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya dvijānrāmo'tiharṣitaḥ ..

> Then, having circumambulated the twice-born, Rāma, exceedingly glad,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.128)

prasthānābhimukho viprairāśīrbhirabhinaṃditaḥ .. 3.2.35.60 ..

> set out on his journey, congratulated with blessings by the brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.129)

āsīmāṃtamanuvrajya snehavyākulalocanāḥ ..

> Having accompanied him up to the border, their eyes troubled with affection,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.130)

dvijāḥ sarve vinirvṛttā dharmāraṇye vimohitāḥ .. 61 ..

> all the twice-born returned to Dharmāraṇya, deeply moved.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.131)

evaṃ kṛtvā tato rāmaḥ pratasthe svāṃ purīṃ prati ..

> Having done this, Rāma then set out towards his own city.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.132)

kāśyapāścaiva gargāśca kṛtakṛtyā dṛḍhavratāḥ .. 62 ..

> The descendants of Kaśyapa and Garga, fulfilled in purpose and firm in their vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.133)

gurvāsanasamāviṣṭāḥ sabhāryā sasuhṛtsutāḥ ..

> seated on the gurus' seats, together with their wives, friends, and sons, \[dwelt there\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.134)

rājadhānīṃ tadā prāpa rāmo'yodhyāṃ guṇānvitām .. 63 ..

> Rāma then reached the capital city, Ayodhyā, endowed with excellence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.135)

dṛṣṭvā pramuditāḥ sarve lokāḥ śrīraghunandanam ..

> Having seen the joy of the Raghu dynasty, all the people were delighted.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.136)

tato rāmaḥ sa dharmātmā prajāpālanatatparaḥ .. 64 ..

> Then the righteous Rāma, devoted to the protection of his subjects,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.137)

sītayā saha dharmātmā rājyaṃ kurvaṃstadā sudhīḥ ..

> ruling the kingdom together with Sītā, the righteous and wise one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.138)

jānakyā garbhamādhatta ravivaṃśodbhavāya ca .. 65 ..

> impregnated Jānakī for the continuation of the Solar dynasty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.35.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.35.139)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe pūrvabhāge dharmāraṇyamāhātmye śrīrāmarudrakṛtadharmāraṇyatīrthakṣetrajīrṇoddhāravarṇanaṃ nāma pañcatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 35 ..

> Thus ends the thirty-fifth chapter, titled 'The Description of the Restoration of the Pilgrimage Field Dharmāraṇya by the Glorious Rāma and Rudra,' in the Dharmāraṇyamāhātmya, in the First Part of the third Brahmakhaṇḍa, in the Skandamahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.35.1) — English, machine translation

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