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# Skandapurana 3.2.3

Skandapurāṇa 3.2.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.2.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.1)

vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.2)

śrūyatāṃ nṛpaśārdūla kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām ..

> "Listen, O tiger among kings, to the auspicious ancient tale,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.3)

yāṃ śrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 1 ..

> hearing which one is freed from all sins, there is no doubt about this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.4)

ekadā dharmarājo vai tapastepe suduṣkaram ..

> Once, Dharmarāja performed exceedingly difficult austerity  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.5)

brahmaviṣṇumaheśādyairjalavarṣāṃtapādiṣāṭ .. 2 ..

> which protected against the cold, rain, and extremes of water \[endured\] by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa, and others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.6)

ādau tretāyuge rājanvarṣāṇāmayutatrayam ..

> At the beginning of the Tretāyuga, O king, for thirty thousand years,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.7)

madhyevanaṃ tapasyaṃtamaśokatarumūlagam .. 3 ..

> \[he sat\] in the middle of the forest practicing austerity at the foot of an aśoka tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.8)

śuṣkasnāyupinaddhāsthisaṃcayaṃ niścalākṛtim ..

> a mass of bones held together only by dry sinews, motionless in form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.9)

valmīkakīṭikākoṭiśoṣitāśeṣaśoṇitam .. 4 ..

> whose blood had been completely drained away by millions of anthill-dwelling insects,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.10)

nirmāṃsakīkasacayaṃ sphaṭikopalaniścalam ..

> a heap of fleshless bones, motionless as a crystal stone,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.11)

śaṃkhakudeṃdutahinamahāśaṃkhalasacchriyam .. 5 ..

> radiant with a luster like a conch, a jasmine blossom, the moon, snow, or a great white conch,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.12)

sattvāvalaṃbitaprāṇamāyuḥśeṣeṇa rakṣitam ..

> his vital breath sustained only by pure spirit, preserved by what remained of his lifespan,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.13)

niśvāsocchvāsa pavanavṛttisūcitajīvitam .. 6 ..

> his life indicated only by the subtle movement of inhalation and exhalation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.14)

nimeṣonmeṣasaṃcārapaśunīkṛtajantukam ..

> the small creatures \[around him\] made gentle by the mere movement of his opening and closing eyelids,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.15)

piśaṃgitasphuradraśminetradīpitadiṅmukham .. 7 ..

> the quarters of the sky illuminated by his eyes that radiated flashing reddish-yellow beams,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.16)

tattapogniśikhādāva cuṃbitamlānakānanam ..

> the forest withered, kissed by the forest-fire flame of his austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.17)

tacchāṃtyudasudhāvarṣasaṃsiktākhilabhūruhama .. 8 ..

> yet with all trees sprinkled by the shower of nectar brought forth by his peaceful calm,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.18)

sākṣāttapasyaṃtamiva tapo dhṛtvā narākṛtim ..

> as if austerity itself had assumed human form and was practicing austerity in visible presence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.19)

nirākṛtiṃ nirākāśaṃ kṛtvā bhaktiṃ ca kāṃcanam .. 9 ..

> having made \[himself\] formless and spaceless, and his devotion pure as gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.20)

kuraṃgaśāvairgaṇaśo bhramadbhiḥ parivāritam ..

> surrounded by young deer wandering about in herds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.21)

ninādabhīṣaṇāsyaiśca vanajaiḥ parirakṣitam .. 3.2.3.10 ..

> and guarded all around by forest beasts whose muzzles roar terrifyingly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.22)

etādṛśaṃ mahābhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ ..

> Having seen such a terrifying \[spectacle\], the gods, along with Indra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.23)

dhyāyaṃtaṃ ca mahādevaṃ sarveṣāṃ cābhayapradam .. 11 ..

> beholding him meditating upon Mahādeva, the bestower of fearlessness upon all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.24)

brahmādyā daivatā sarve kailāsaṃ prati jagmire ..

> all the deities headed by Brahmā went toward Kailāsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.25)

pārijātatarucchāyāmāsīnaṃ ca sahomayā .. 12 ..

> \[where Śiva was\] seated together with Umā in the shade of a pārijāta tree,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.26)

nadirbhṛṃgirmahākālastathānye ca mahāgaṇāḥ ..

> attended by Nandin, Bhṛṅgin, Mahākāla, and other great gaṇas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.27)

skandasvāmī ca bhagavāngaṇapaśca tathaiva ca ..

> and likewise by the divine lord Skanda and the lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa).  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.28)

tatra devāḥ sabrahmādyāḥ svasvasthāneṣu tasthire .. 13 ..

> There the gods headed by Brahmā stood in their respective places.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.29)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.30)

namostvanaṃtarūpāya nīlaśca namo'stu te ..

> "Homage to you whose form is infinite; O blue-throated one, homage to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.31)

avijñātasvarūpāya kaivalyāyāmṛtāya ca .. 14 ..

> To the one whose essential nature is unknowable, to absolute liberation, to the immortal nectar!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.32)

nāṃtaṃ devā vijānaṃti yasya tasmai namonamaḥ ..

> To him whose end the gods do not know, homage, homage to that one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.33)

yaṃ na vācaḥ praśaṃsaṃti namastasmai cidātmane .. 15 ..

> Whom words cannot adequately praise, homage to that embodiment of pure consciousness!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.34)

yogino yaṃ hṛdaḥ kośe praṇidhānena niścalāḥ ..

> Whom yogins, motionless through profound contemplation within the chamber of the heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.35)

jyotīrūpaṃ prapaśyati tasmai śrībrahmaṇe namaḥ .. 16 ..

> perceive as the form of light—homage to that glorious Brahman!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.36)

kālātparāya kālāya svecchayā puruṣāya ca ..

> To the one who is beyond time, who is time itself, and who by his own will is the Puruṣa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.37)

guṇatrayasvarūpāya namaḥ prakṛtirūpiṇe ..17..

> homage to the one whose nature consists of the three guṇas, who takes the form of Prakṛti;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.38)

viṣṇave sattvarūpāya rajorūpāya vedhase ..

> to Viṣṇu whose form is sattva, to the Creator (Vedhas) whose form is rajas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.39)

tamorūpāya rudrāya sthitisargāṃtakāriṇe .. 18 ..

> to Rudra whose form is tamas, the agent of maintenance, creation, and dissolution;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.40)

namo buddhisvarūpāya tridhāhaṃkārarūpiṇe ..

> homage to the one who takes the form of intellect (buddhi), and the threefold ego (ahaṃkāra);  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.41)

paṃcatanmātrarūpāya namaḥ prakṛtirūpiṇe .. 19 ..

> homage to the one who takes the form of the five subtle elements (tanmātras), who takes the form of Prakṛti!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.42)

namo namaḥ svarūpāya paṃcabuddhīṃdriyātmane ..

> Praise, praise to you whose nature is one's own self, who are the self of the five cognitive senses!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.43)

kṣityādipaṃcarūpāya namaste viṣayātmane .. 3.2.3.20 ..

> Praise to you whose form consists of the five \[elements\] beginning with earth, who are the self of sensory objects! // 3.2.3.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.44)

namo brahmāṃḍarūpāya tadaṃtarvartine namaḥ ..

> Praise to you who have the form of the cosmic egg, praise to you who dwell within it!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.45)

arvācīnaparācīnaviśvarūpāya te namaḥ ..21..

> Praise to you whose universal form encompasses what is near and what is far! // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.46)

anityanityarūpāya sadasatpataye namaḥ ..

> Praise to the lord of the existent and nonexistent, whose nature is both non-eternal and eternal!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.47)

namaste bhaktakṛpayā svecchāvi ṣkṛtavigraha .. 22 ..

> Praise to you who manifest your body out of your own will through compassion for devotees! // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.48)

tava niśvasitaṃ vedāstava vedo'khilaṃ jagat ..

> The Vedas are your breath; the whole universe is your Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.49)

viśvābhūtāni te pādaḥ śiro dyauḥ samavartata .. 23 ..

> All beings are your foot; the sky arose as your head. // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.50)

nābhyā āsīdaṃtarikṣaṃ lomāni ca vanaspatiḥ ..

> The intermediate space came from your navel, and the trees were the hair on your body;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.51)

caṃdramā manaso jātaścakṣoḥ sūryastava prabho .. 24 ..

> the moon was born from your mind, and the sun from your eye, O Lord! // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.52)

tvameva sarvaṃ tvayi deva sarvaṃ sarvastuti stavya iha tvameva ..

> You alone are everything; in you, O God, is everything; you alone are praised by all praise here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.53)

īśa tvayā vāsyamidaṃ hi sarvaṃ namo'stu bhūyo'pi namo namaste .. 25 ..

> O Īśa, all this indeed is to be inhabited by you; let there be praise again and again, praise, praise to you! // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.54)

iti stutvā mahādevaṃ nipeturdaṃḍavatkṣitau ..

> Having thus praised Mahādeva, they fell upon the earth like a staff.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.55)

pratyuvāca tadā śaṃbhurvarado'smi kimicchati .. 26 ..

> Śambhu then replied, "I am the granter of boons; what is desired?" // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.56)

.. mahādeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.57)

kathaṃ vyagrāḥ surāḥ sarve bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ ..

> "Why are all the gods agitated, with Bṛhaspati at their head?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.58)

tatsamācakṣva māṃ brahmanbhavatāṃ duḥkhakāraṇam .. 27 ..

> Declare that to me, O Brahmā, the cause of your distress." // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.59)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.60)

nīlakaṃṭha mahādeva duḥkhanāśābhayaprada ..

> "O blue-throated Mahādeva, granter of freedom from fear and destroyer of sorrow!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.61)

śṛṇu tvaṃ duḥkhamasmākaṃ bhavato yadvadāmyaham .. 28 ..

> Listen to our sorrow, which I shall tell to you. // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.62)

dharmarājo'pi dharmātmā tapastepe suduḥsaham ..

> Dharmarāja, righteous in soul, has performed an intolerable austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.63)

na jāne'sau kimicchati devānāṃ padamuttamam .. 29 ..

> I do not know what he desires—the supreme station of the gods? // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.64)

tena trastāstattapasā sarva iṃdrapurogamāḥ ..

> All \[the gods\], with Indra at their head, are terrified by his austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.65)

bhavatoṃghrau cireṇaiva manastena samarpitam ..

> For a long time his mind has been surrendered to your feet.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.66)

tamutthāpaya deveśa kimicchati sa dharmarāṭ .. 3.2.3.30 ..

> Raise him up, O Lord of the gods! What does that Dharmarāja desire?" // 3.2.3.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.67)

.. īśvara uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.68)

bhavatāṃ nāsti nu bhayaṃ dharmātsatyaṃ bravīmyaham .. 31 ..

> "You have no fear from Dharma; I speak the truth." // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.69)

tata utthāya te sarve devāḥ saha divaukasaḥ ..

> Then, rising up, all those gods, the sky-dwellers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.70)

rudraṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya namaskṛtvā punaḥpunaḥ .. 32 ..

> circumambulated Rudra and, having bowed again and again, // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.71)

indreṇa sahitāḥ sarve kailātpunarāgatāḥ ..

> together with Indra, all returned from Kailāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.72)

svasvasthāne tadā śīghraṃ gatāḥ sarve divaukasaḥ .. 33 ..

> All the sky-dwellers then swiftly went to their respective abodes. // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.73)

indro'pi vai sudharmāyāṃ gatavānprabhurīśvaraḥ ..

> Indra, the sovereign lord, also went to Sudharmā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.74)

na nidrāṃ labdhavāṃstatra na sukhaṃ na ca nirvṛtim .. 34 ..

> there he found no sleep, no happiness, and no peace. // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.75)

manasā ciṃtayāmāsa vighnaṃ me samupasthitam ..

> He thought in his mind, "An obstacle has befallen me!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.76)

avāpa mahatīṃ citāṃ tadā devaḥ śacīpatiḥ .. 35 ..

> Then the god, the husband of Śacī, fell into great anxiety: // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.77)

mama sthānaṃ parāhartuṃ stapastepe suduścaram ..

> "He has performed an austerity exceedingly difficult to practice in order to seize my station!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.78)

sarvāndevānsamāhūya idaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 36 .. ..

> Having summoned all the gods, he spoke these words: // 36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.79)

.. indra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.80)

śṛṇvaṃtu devatāḥ sarvā mama duḥkhasya kāraṇam ..

> "Let all the deities listen to the cause of my distress:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.81)

duḥkhena mama yallabdhaṃ tatkiṃ vā prārthayedyamaḥ ..

> Could Yama be seeking that which was obtained by me with great difficulty?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.82)

bṛhaspatiḥ samālokya sarvānde vānathābravīt .. 37 ..

> Having considered this, Bṛhaspati then said to all the gods: // 37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.83)

bṛhaspatiruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.84)

tapase nāsti sāmarthyaṃ vighnaṃ kartuṃ divaukasaḥ ..

> "O sky-dwellers, there is no power to put an obstacle to austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.85)

urvaśyādyā samāhūya saṃpreṣyaṃtāṃ ca tatra vai ..38..

> Let Urvaśī and the others be summoned and sent there indeed." // 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.86)

tāsāmākāraṇārthāya pratidvāraṃ pratasthivān..

> In order to summon them, he set out towards every doorway.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.87)

sa gatvā tāḥ samādāya sabhāyāṃ śīghramāyayau..39..

> Having gone and gathered them, he returned swiftly to the assembly. // 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.88)

āgatāstā hariḥ prāha mahatkāryamupasthitam ..

> When they had arrived, Hari said, "A great task has presented itself!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.89)

gacchantu tvaritāḥ sarvā dharmāraṇyaṃ prati drutam .. 3.2.3.40 ..

> Let all of you go quickly, hastening toward Dharmāraṇya, // 3.2.3.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.90)

yatra vai dharmarājosau tapaścakre suduṣkaram ..

> where that Dharmarāja has undertaken an austerity exceedingly difficult to perform!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.91)

hāsyabhāvakaṭākṣaiśca gītanṛtyādibhistathā .. 41 ..

> With laughter, amorous gestures, side-glances, and also with singing and dancing, // 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.92)

taṃ lobhayadhvaṃ yaminaṃ tapaḥsthānāccyutirbhavet ..

> entice that ascetic so that he may fall from his station of austerity!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.93)

devasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tathā apsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ .. 42 ..

> Hearing the command of the god, the hosts of apsarases // 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.94)

mithaḥ saṃrebhire kartuṃ vicārya ca parasparam..

> deliberated among themselves and resolved together to do so.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.95)

dharmāraṇyaṃ pratasthesāvurvaśī svarvarāṃganā .. 43 ..

> That Urvaśī, the excellent celestial woman, set out for Dharmāraṇya. // 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.96)

tuṣṭuvuḥ puṣpavarṣāśca sasṛjustacchirasyamī ..

> They praised her, and showered rains of flowers upon her head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.97)

tatastu devairvipraiśca stūyamānaḥ samaṃtataḥ .. 44 ..

> Then, being praised on all sides by the gods and brahmins, // 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.98)

niryayau paramaprītyā vanaṃ paramapāvanam ..

> she went forth with supreme delight to the most holy forest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.99)

bilvārkakhadirākīrṇaṃ kapitthadhavasaṃkulam .. 45 ..

> overgrown with bilva, arka, and khadira trees, and crowded with kapittha and dhava trees, // 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.100)

na sūryo bhāti tatraiva mahāṃdhakāra saṃyutam..

> where the sun did not shine at all, filled with deep darkness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.101)

nirjanaṃ nirmanuṣyaṃ ca bahuyojanamāyatam .. 46 ..

> deserted, devoid of humans, and extending for many yojanas. // 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.102)

mṛgaiḥ siṃhairvṛtaṃ ghoreranyaiścāpi vanecaraiḥ ..

> filled with deer, terrible lions, and also other forest-dwellers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.103)

puṣpitaiḥ pādapaiḥ kīrṇaṃ sumanoharaśādvalam .. .. 47 ..

> strewn with flowering trees, with delightfully charming grassy lawns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.104)

vipulaṃ madhurānādairnāditaṃ vihagaistathā ..

> vast, made to echo with the sweet cries of birds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.105)

puṃskokilaninādāḍhyaṃ jhillīkagaṇanāditam .. 48 ..

> rich with the calls of male cuckoos, resounding with swarms of crickets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.106)

pravṛddhavikaṭairvṛkṣaiḥ sukhacchāyaiḥ samāvṛtam .. .  
vṛkṣairācchāditatalaṃ lakṣmyā paramayā yutam ..49..

> covered all around with large, imposing trees offering pleasant shade; / its ground shaded by trees, endowed with supreme splendour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.107)

nāpuṣpaḥ pādapaḥ kaścinnāphalo nāpi kaṃṭakī ..

> There was no tree without flowers, none without fruit, nor any that was thorny;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.108)

ṣaṭpadairapyanākīrṇaṃ nāsminvai kānanebhavet ..3.2.3.50..

> nor was there any in that forest that was not crowded with six-footed bees.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.109)

vihaṃgairnāditaṃ puṣpairalaṃkṛtamatīva hi ..

> It echoed with birds and was exceedingly adorned with flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.110)

sarvartukusamairvṛkṣaiḥ sukhacchāyaiḥ samāvṛtam .. 51 ..

> filled with trees bearing flowers of all seasons and providing pleasant shade.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.111)

mārutākalitāstatra drumāḥ kusumaśākhinaḥ ..

> The trees there, their branches laden with blossoms, shaken by the wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.112)

puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ vicitrāṃ tu visṛjaṃti ca pādapāḥ .. 52 ..

> shed a wonderful rain of flowers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.113)

divaspṛśo'tha saṃpuṣṭāḥ pakṣibhirmadhurasvanaiḥ ..

> Touching the sky, thriving, accompanied by birds with sweet voices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.114)

virejuḥ pādapāstatra sugandhakusumairvṛtāḥ .. 53 ..

> the trees shone there, covered with fragrant flowers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.115)

tiṣṭhaṃti ca pravāleṣu puṣpabhārāvanādiṣu ..

> Alighting upon sprouts bowed under the weight of blossoms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.116)

ruvaṃti madhurālāpāḥ ṣaṭpadā madhulipsavaḥ .. 54 ..

> bees, longing for nectar, hummed their sweet melodies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.117)

tatra pradeśāṃśca bahūnāmodāṃkuramaṃḍitān ..

> There, many regions adorned with sprouts of fragrance,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.118)

latāgṛha parikṣiptānmanasaḥ prītivarddhanān .. 55 ..

> enclosed by bowers of creepers, gladdening the mind—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.119)

saṃpaśyaṃtī mahātejā babhūva muditā tadā ..

> beholding them, she of great splendour then became delighted.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.120)

parasparāśliṣṭaśākhaiḥ pādapaiḥ kusamācitaiḥ .. 56 ..

> With trees whose branches embraced one another, covered in blossoms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.121)

aśobhata vanaṃ tattu maheṃdradhvajasannibhaiḥ ..

> that forest shone, resembling Indra's banners.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.122)

sukhaśītasugandhī ca puṣpareṇuvaho'nilaḥ .. 57 ..

> A pleasantly cool and fragrant breeze carried the pollen of flowers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.123)

evaṃguṇasamāyuktaṃ dadarśa sā vanaṃ tadā ..

> Endowed with such qualities, she then beheld the forest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.124)

tadā sūryodbhavāṃ tatra pavitrāṃ pariśobhitām .. 58 ..

> Then, there she saw the sacred and radiant \[river\] born of the sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.125)

āśramapravaraṃ tatra dadarśa ca manoramam ..

> and she beheld there an excellent, delightful hermitage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.126)

patibhirvālakhilyaiśca vṛtaṃ munigaṇā vṛtam .. 59 ..

> surrounded by Vālakhilyas as masters, crowded with hosts of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.127)

agnyagāraiśca bahubhirvṛkṣaśākhāvalaṃbitaiḥ ..

> with many fire-houses, \[and ascetics\] suspended from tree branches,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.128)

dhūgamrapānakaṇaistatra digvāsoyatibhistathā .. 3.2.3.60 ..

> with smoke-drinkers there, and sky-clad ascetics.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.129)

pālyā vanyā mṛgāstatra saumyā bhūyo babhūvire ..

> Wild beasts protected there became exceedingly gentle:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.130)

mārjārā mūṣakaistatra sarpaiśca nakulāstathā .. 61 ..

> cats were peaceful with mice there, and mongooses with snakes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.131)

mṛgaśāvaistathā siṃhāḥ sattvarūpā babhūvire ..

> lions behaved peacefully with fawn fawns;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.132)

parasparaṃ cikrīḍuste yathā caiva sahodarāḥ ..

> they played with one another just like brothers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.133)

dūrāddadarśa ca vanaṃ tatra devo'bravīttadā .. 62 ..

> He beheld that forest from afar, and then the god spoke there:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.134)

.. indra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.135)

ayaṃ ca khalu dharmarāḍ tapastugrevatiṣṭhate ..

> “This king of righteousness stands performing fierce austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.136)

mama rājyābhikāṃkṣo'sāvatorthe yatyatāmiha .. 63 ..

> He desires my realm; therefore strive in this matter here!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.137)

tapovighnaṃ prakurvaṃtu mamājñā tatra gamyatām..

> Cause an obstacle to his austerity; go there by my command!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.138)

indrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā urvaśī ca tilottamā .. 64 ..

> Hearing Indra's words, Urvaśī, Tilottamā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.139)

sukeśī maṃjughoṣā ca ghṛtācī menakā tathā ..

> Sukeśī, Mañjughoṣā, Ghṛtācī, and Menakā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.140)

viśvācī caiva raṃbhā ca pramlocā cārubhāṣiṇī ..65..

> Viśvācī, Rambhā, and sweet-speaking Pramlocā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.141)

pūrvacittiḥ surūpā ca anumlocā yaśasvinī ..

> Pūrvacitti, the fair-formed Surūpā, and famous Anumlocā—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.142)

etāścānyāśca bahuśastatra saṃsthā vyaciṃtayan .. 66 ..

> these and many other \[apsarases\] residing there pondered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.143)

parasparaṃ vilokyaiva śaṃkamānā bhayena hi ..

> Looking at one another with hesitation out of fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.144)

yamaścaiva tathā śakra ubhau vāyatanaṃ hi vaḥ .... .. 67 ..

> \[they thought:\] “Both Yama and Śakra are indeed a refuge for you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.145)

evaṃ vicārya bahudhā varddhanī nāma bhārata ..

> Having thus deliberated in many ways, O descendant of Bharata, the one named Vardhanī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.146)

sarvāsāmapsarasāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā .. 68 ..

> the best of all the apsarases, adorned with all ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.147)

uvācaivorvaśī tatra kiṃ khidyasi śubhānane..

> spoke there to Urvaśī: “Why are you distressed, O fair-faced one?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.148)

devānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ māyārūpabalena ca ..

> To accomplish the purpose of the gods, by the power of illusory form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.149)

varṇadharmo yathā bhūyātkariṣye pākaśāsana .. 69 ..

> I shall act, O chastiser of Pāka, so that the order of the castes remains intact.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.150)

.. indra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.151)

sādhusādhu mahābhāge varddhanī nāma suvratā ..

> “Well done, well done, O highly fortunate one, Vardhanī of good vows!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.152)

śīghraṃ gaccha svayaṃ bhadre kuru kāryaṃ kṛśodari .. 3.2.3.70 ..

> Go swiftly yourself, O auspicious one, and accomplish the task, O slender-waisted lady!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.153)

dhīrāṇāmavane śaktā nānyā subhru tvayā vinā ..

> None other than you, O fair-browed one, is capable of winning over the steadfast.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.154)

varddhanī ca tathetyuktvā gatā yatra sa dharmarāṭ .. 71 ..

> And Vardhanī, having said “So be it,” went to where the king of righteousness was.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.155)

mahatā bhūṣaṇenaiva rūpaṃ kṛtvā manoramam ..

> Assuming a charming form with splendid ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.156)

kuṃkumaiḥ kajjalairvastrairbhūṣaṇaiścaiva bhūṣitā .. 72 ..

> adorned with saffron, collyrium, fine clothes, and jewellery,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.157)

kusumaṃ ca tathā vastraṃ kiṃkiṇīkaṭirājitā ..

> adorned with flowers, garments, and tiny bells at her waist,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.158)

jhaṇatkāraistathā kaṣṭairbhūṣitā ca padadvaye .. 73 ..

> and adorned on both feet with tinkling sounds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.159)

nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyā nānācaṃdanacarcitā ..

> richly decorated with various ornaments, anointed with diverse sandals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.160)

nānākusuma mālāḍhyā dukūlenāvṛtā śubhā .. 74 ..

> decked with garlands of various flowers, the auspicious one clad in fine silk,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.161)

pragṛhya vīṇāṃ saṃśuddhāṃ kare sarvāṃgasundarī ..

> holding a pure vīṇā in her hand, beautiful in every limb—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.162)

nartanaṃ trividhaṃ tatra cakre lokamanoramam .. 75 ..

> There she performed a threefold dance that delighted all the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.163)

tārasvareṇa madhurairvaṃśanādena miśritam .. 76 ..

> blended with high-pitched notes and the sweet sounding of a flute,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.164)

mūrcchanātālasaṃyuktaṃ taṃtrīlayasamanvitam ..

> endowed with modulations and rhythm, and united with the lute's melody.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.165)

kṣaṇena sahasā devo dharmarājo jitātmavān ..

> In an instant, suddenly, the god Dharmarāja, though self-controlled,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.166)

vimanāḥ sa tadā jāto dharmarājo nṛpātmajaḥ .. 77 ..

> became agitated in mind, Dharmarāja, the king's son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.167)

.. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.168)

āścaryaṃ paramaṃ brahmañjātaṃ me brahmasattama ..

> A great wonder has arisen in me, O brahmin, best of brahmins!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.169)

kathaṃ brahmopapannasya tapaśchedo babhūva ha .. 78 ..

> How did an interruption of austerity occur for one who is endowed with Brahman?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.170)

dharme dharā ca nākaśca dharme pātālameva ca ..

> The earth and heaven rest on dharma; upon dharma rests Pātāla itself;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.171)

dharme caṃdrārkamāpaśca dharme ca pavano'nalaḥ .. 79 ..

> the moon, the sun, and the waters rest on dharma, and upon dharma wind and fire;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.172)

dharme caivākhilaṃ viśvaṃ sa dharmo vyagratāṃ katham ..

> and the entire universe rests on dharma. How did that Dharma fall into distraction?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.173)

gataḥ svāmiṃstadvaiyagryaṃ tathyaṃ kathaya suvrata .. 3.2.3.80 ..

> O lord, tell me the truth of that agitation, O you of noble vows!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.174)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.3.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.175)

patanaṃ sāhasānāṃ ca narakasyaiva kāraṇam ..

> The downfall of the rash is the very cause of hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.176)

yonikuṇḍamidaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ kuṃbhīpākasamaṃ bhuvi .. 81 ..

> This pit of the womb is created on earth like the Kumbhīpāka hell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.177)

netrarajjvā dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā dharṣayaṃti manasvinaḥ..

> Binding them firmly with the rope of their eyes, they assault the resolute;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.178)

kucarūpairmahādaṃḍaistāḍyamānamacetasam .. 82 ..

> beating him with the great staves of their breasts, making him senseless,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.179)

kṛtvā vai pātayaṃtyāśu narakaṃ nṛpasattama ..

> they quickly cast him down to hell, O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.180)

mohanaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ nārī caivaṃ vinirmitā ..83..

> A woman has been created thus to delude all living beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.181)

tāvaddhaṃta manaḥsthairyaṃ śrutaṃ satyamanākulam ..

> Alas, firmness of mind lasts only so long, \[as do\] scripture and undisturbed truth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.182)

yāvanmattāṃganāgre na vāgureva sucetasā m ...4...

> until a snare, as it were, appears before the pure-minded man in the form of an intoxicated woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.183)

tāvattapobhivṛddhistu tāvaddānaṃ dayā damaḥ..

> The increase of austerity lasts only so long, only so long charity, compassion, and restraint;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.184)

tāvatsvādhyāyavṛttaṃ ca tāvacchaucaṃ dhṛtaṃ vratam ..85..

> only so long the practice of sacred study, and purity, and the vow that is maintained,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.185)

yāvattrastamṛgīdṛṣṭiṃ capalāṃ na vilokayet..

> until he beholds the restless glance of a frightened doe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.186)

tāvanmātā pitā tāvaddhātā tāvatsasuhṛjjanaḥ .. 86 ..

> Mother lasts only so long, father only so long, the Creator only so long, and friends only so long;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.187)

tāvallajjā bhayaṃ tāvatsvācārastāvadeva hi ..

> modesty and fear last only so long, and righteous conduct lasts only that long;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.188)

jñānamaudāryamaiśvaryaṃ tāvadeva hi bhāsate ..

> knowledge, generosity, and majesty shine only that long,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.189)

yāvanmattāṃganāpāśaiḥ pātito naiva bandhanaiḥ .. 87 ..

> until one is cast down by the bonds and fetters of an intoxicated woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.3.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.3.190)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe dharmāraṇyamāhātmye indrabha yakathanaṃnāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ .. 3 .. cha ..

> Thus ends the third chapter, named 'The Recounting of Indra's Fear,' in the Dharmāraṇyamāhātmya of the third section, the Brahmakhaṇḍa, of the great Skanda Purāṇa in eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.3.1) — English, machine translation

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