[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 3.2.4 # Skandapurana 3.2.4 Skandapurāṇa 3.2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.1) .. vyāsa uvāca .. .. > Vyāsa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.2) ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dharmarājasya ceṣṭitam .. > Henceforth I shall relate the deed of Dharmarāja, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.3) yacchrutvā yamadūtānāṃ na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit ..1.. > hearing which no fear of the messengers of Yama arises anywhere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.4) dharmarājena sā dṛṣṭā varddhanī ca varāpsarā .. > Dharmarāja beheld her, Vardhanī, the excellent apsaras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.5) mahatyaraṇye kā hyeṣā sundarāṃgyatisundarī ..2.. > 'Who is this beautiful-limbed, exceedingly lovely woman in the vast forest? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.6) nirmānuṣavanaṃ cedaṃ siṃhavyāghrabhayānakam .. > And this is a wilderness devoid of humans, terrifying with lions and tigers.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.7) āścaryaṃ paramaṃ jñātvā dharmarājo'bravīdidam .. 3 .. > Recognizing this as a supreme wonder, Dharmarāja spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.8) .. dharmarāja uvāca .. .. > Dharmarāja said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.9) kasmāttvaṃ mānini hyekā vane carasi nirjane .. > 'Why, O proud lady, do you wander alone in this deserted forest? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.10) kasmātsthānātsamāyātā kasya patnī suśobhane .. 4 .. > From what place have you come, and whose wife are you, O lovely one? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.11) sutā tvaṃ kasya vāmoru atirūpavatī śubhā .. > Whose daughter are you, O fair-thighed one, so exceedingly beautiful and auspicious? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.12) mānuṣī vātha gaṃdharvī amarī vātha kiṃnarī .. 5 .. > Are you a human, or a gandharva woman, an immortal goddess, or a kiṃnara woman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.13) apsarā pakṣiṇī vātha athavā vanadevatā .. > an apsaras, a bird-maiden, or perhaps a forest deity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.14) rākṣasī vā khecarī vā kasya bhāryā ca tadvada .. 6 .. > a rākṣasī, or a sky-traveler? And whose wife are you? Tell me that! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.15) satyaṃ ca vada me subhrūrityāhārkasutastadā .. > Tell me the truth, O fair-browed one!' the son of Arka said then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.16) kimicchasi tvayā bhadre kiṃ kāryaṃ vā vadātra vai .. 7 .. > 'What do you wish for, blessed lady, or what must be done? Speak of it here! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.17) yadicchasi tvaṃ vāmoru dadāmi tava vāṃchitam .. 8 .. > Whatever you desire, O fair-thighed one, I shall grant what you wish.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.18) .. varddhanyuvāca .. .. > Vardhanī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.19) dharme tiṣṭhati sarvaṃ vai sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ vibho .. > 'Everything immovable and movable rests upon dharma, O lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.20) sa dharmo duṣkaraṃ karma kasmāttvaṃ kuruṣe'nagha .. 9 .. > Being that Dharma yourself, why are you performing this difficult practice, O sinless one?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.21) .. yama uvāca .. .. > Yama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.22) īśānasya ca yadrūpaṃ draṣṭumicchāmi bhāmini .. > 'I desire to see the form of Īśāna, O splendid lady; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.23) tenāhaṃ tapasā yuktaḥ śivayā saha śaṃkaram .. 3.2.4.10 .. > therefore, engaged in austerity, \[I wish to see\] Śaṃkara along with his auspicious consort Śivā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.24) yaśaḥ prāpsye sukhaṃ prāpsye karomi ca suduṣkaram .. > I shall attain fame, I shall attain happiness, and so I perform this exceedingly difficult task. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.25) yugeyuge mama khyātirbhavediti matirmama .. 11 .. > My thought was: "Let my fame endure age after age; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.26) kalpe kalpe mahākalpe bhūyaḥ khyātirbhavediti .. > let my fame endure again through eon after eon, and great eon after great eon!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.27) etasmātkāraṇātsubhrūstapyate paramaṃ tapaḥ .. 12 .. > For this reason, O fair-browed lady, supreme austerity is being practiced. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.28) kasmāttvamāgatā bhadre kathayasva yathātathā .. > Why have you come, O auspicious one? Tell me just as it is! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.29) kiṃ kāryaṃ kasya hetuśca satyamākhyātumarhasi .. 13 .. > What is the business, and for what reason? You should speak the truth.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.30) .. varddhanyuvāca .. .. > Vardhanī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.31) tapasaiva tvayā dharma bhayabhīto divaspatiḥ .. > 'By your very austerity, O Dharma, the lord of heaven was struck with fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.32) tenāhaṃ noditā cātra tapovi ghnasya kāṃkṣayā .. 14 .. > By him I have been sent here with the desire to obstruct your tapas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.33) indrāsanabhayādbhītā hariṇā harisannidhau .. > Terrified through fear of losing his throne, by Hari \[Indra\], in Hari's presence, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.34) preṣitāhaṃ mahābhāga satyaṃ hi pravadāmyaham .. 15 .. > I was dispatched, O illustrious one. Truly, I speak the truth!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.35) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.36) satyavākyena ca tadā toṣito ravinaṃdanaḥ .. > Then, pleased by her truthful words, the son of the Sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.37) uvācaināṃ mahābhāgyo varadohaṃ prayaccha me .. 16 .. > the highly fortunate one, said to her: "I am a granter of boons; ask \[a boon\] of me! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.38) yamo'haṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ duṣṭānāṃ karmakāriṇām .. > I am Yama to all evil beings who perform bad deeds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.39) dharma rūpo hi sarveṣāṃ manujānāṃ jitātmanām .. 17 .. > yet I am the very embodiment of Dharma to all men of self-control. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.40) sa dharmo'haṃ varārohe dadāmi tava durlabham .. > As that Dharma, O fair-hipped woman, I grant you what is hard to attain; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.41) tatsarvaṃ prārthaya tvaṃ me śīghraṃ cāpsarasāṃ vare .. 18 .. .. > ask all that of me quickly, O best of the apsarases!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.42) .. varddhanyuvāca .. .. > Varddhanī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.43) indrasthāne sadā ramye susthiratvaṃ prayaccha me .. > "Grant me permanent stability in Indra's lovely realm, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.44) svāmindharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha lokānāṃ ca hitāya vai .. 19 .. > O lord, O best among the upholders of Dharma, and for the welfare of the worlds!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.45) .. yama uvāca .. .. > Yama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.46) evamastviti tāṃ prāha cānyaṃ varaya satvaram .. > Saying to her, "So be it," he \[added\]: "Choose another \[boon\] quickly! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.47) dadāmi varamutkṛṣṭaṃ gānena toṣitosmyaham .. 3.2.4.20 .. > I shall grant an excellent boon; I am delighted by your singing." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.48) .. varddhanyuvāca .. .. > Varddhanī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.49) asminsthāne mahākṣetre mama tīrthaṃ mahāmate .. > "In this place, in this great kṣetra, O highly wise one, let there be a tīrtha belonging to me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.50) bhūyācca sarvapāpaghnaṃ mannāmneti ca viśrutam .. 21 .. > destroying all sins, and well known by my name! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.51) tatra dattaṃ hutaṃ taptaṃ paṭhitaṃ vā'kṣayaṃ bhavet .. > Whatever is given there, offered in fire, practiced as austerity, or recited, let it be imperishable! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.52) pañcarātraṃ niṣeveta varddhamānaṃ sarovara m ..22 .. > Whoever frequents this growing lake for five nights, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.53) pūrvajāstasya tuṣyeraṃstarpyamāṇā dinedine .. > his ancestors shall be satisfied, being offered water offerings day by day." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.54) tathetyuktvā tu tāṃ dharmo maunamācaṣṭa saṃsthitaḥ.. > Saying "So be it" to her, Dharma remained observing silence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.55) triḥparikramya taṃ dharmaṃ namaskṛtya divaṃ yayau .. 23 .. > Having circumambulated that Dharma three times and bowed to him, she went to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.56) .. varddhanyuvāca .. .. > Varddhanī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.57) mā bhayaṃ kuru deveśa yamasyārkasutasya ca .. > "Do not fear, O lord of gods, concerning Yama, the son of the Sun! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.58) ayaṃ svārthaparo dharma yaśase ca samācaret .. 24 .. > This Dharma is devoted to his own purpose; he performs \[tapas\] for renown." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.59) .. vyāsa uvāca .. .. > Vyāsa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.60) varddhanī pūjitā tena śakreṇa ca śubhānanā .. > Varddhanī of fair countenance was honoured by that Śakra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.61) sādhusādhu mahābhāge devakārya kṛtaṃ tvayā ..25.. > "Well done, well done, O highly fortunate one! You have accomplished the work of the gods! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.62) nirbhayatvaṃ varāgehe sukhavāsaśca te sadā .. > Fearlessness in an excellent home and a happy dwelling shall always be yours; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.63) yaśaḥ saukhyaṃ śriyaṃ ramyāṃ prāpsyasi tvaṃ śubhānane .. 26 .. > fame, happiness, and charming fortune you will attain, O fair-faced lady!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.64) tatheti devāstāmūcurnirbhayānaṃdacetasā .. > "So be it," said the gods to her, with minds joyful and fearless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.65) namaskṛtya ca śakraṃ sā gatā sthānaṃ svakaṃ śubham .. 27 .. > Having bowed to Śakra, she went to her own auspicious dwelling. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.66) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.67) gatepsarasi rājendra dharmastasthau yathāvidhi .. > When the apsaras had gone, O king of kings, Dharma remained according to rule; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.68) tapastepe mahāghoraṃ viśvasyodvegadāyakam .. 28 .. > he performed terrifying tapas, causing agitation to the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.69) paṃcāgnisā dhanaṃ śukre māsi sūryeṇa tāpite .. > Performing the discipline of five fires in the month of Jyeṣṭha, heated by the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.70) cakre suduḥsahaṃ rājandevairapi durāsadam .. 29 .. > he did what was very hard to endure, O king, unapproachable even for the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.71) tato varṣaśate pūrṇe antako maunamāsthitaḥ.. > Then, when a hundred years had elapsed, Antaka, adhering to silence, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.72) kāṣṭhabhūta ibhavātasthau valmīkaśatasaṃvṛtaḥ .. 3.2.4.30 .. > stood like a piece of wood, \[calm\] like an elephant in the wind, covered by hundreds of anthills. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.73) nānāpakṣigaṇaistatra kṛtanīḍaiḥ sa dharmarāṭ .. > With various flocks of birds that had built nests on him, that king of Dharma > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.74) upaviṣṭe vrataṃ rājandṛśyate naiva kutracit .. 31 .. > sat there, O king; such a vow is not seen anywhere! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.75) saṃsmaraṃto'tha deveśa mumāpatimaniṃditam .. > Constantly remembering the lord of gods, the blameless consort of Umā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.76) tato devāḥ sagandharvā yakṣāścodvignamānasāḥ .. > the gods, along with the gandharvas and yakṣas, their minds agitated, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.77) kailāsaśikharaṃ bhūya ājagmuḥ śivasannidhau .. 32 .. > went once again to the peak of Kailāsa, into the presence of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.78) .. devā ūcuḥ .. > The gods said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.79) trāhitrāhi mahādeva śrīkaṇṭha jagataḥ pate .. > "Protect, protect us, O Mahādeva, O Śrīkaṇṭha, O Lord of the universe! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.80) trāhi no bhūtabhavyeśa trāhi no vṛṣabhadhvaja .. > Protect us, O Lord of past and future! Protect us, O Bull-bannered Lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.81) dayālustvaṃ kṛpānātha nirvighnaṃ kuru śaṃkara .. 33 .. > You are compassionate, O Lord of mercy! Make us free from obstacles, O Śaṃkara!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.82) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. > Īśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.83) kenāparādhitā devāḥ kena vā mānamardditāḥ .. > "By whom have the gods been wronged? Or by whom has your pride been crushed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.84) martye svarge'thavā nāge śīghraṃ kathaya tāciram .. 34 .. > in the mortal world, in heaven, or among the serpents? Tell me quickly, without delay! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.85) anenaiva triśūlena khaṭvāṃgenāthavā punaḥ .. > With this very trident, or with the skull-topped staff, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.86) atha pāśupatenaiva nihaniṣyāmi taṃ raṇe .. > or indeed with the Pāśupata weapon, I shall slay him in battle! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.87) śīghraṃ vai vadatāsmāka matrāgamanakāraṇam .. 35 .. > Tell us quickly the reason for your coming here!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.88) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. > The gods said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.89) kṛpāsindho hi deveśa jagadānandakāraka .. > "O ocean of compassion, O lord of gods, O creator of joy to the world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.90) na bhayaṃ mānuṣādadya na nā gāddevadānavāt .. 36 .. > today there is no fear from humans, nor from serpents, gods, or demons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.91) martyaloke mahādeva pretanātho mahākṛtiḥ .. > In the world of mortals, O Mahādeva, the lord of the dead, of huge form," > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.92) ātmakāryaṃ mahāghoraṃ kleśayediti niścayaḥ .. 37 .. > mortifying himself for his own very terrible purpose—this is certain; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.93) ugreṇa tapasā kṛtvā kliśyadātmānamātmanā .. > having undertaken severe austerity, he is afflicting himself by his own will. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.94) tenātra vayamudvignā devāḥ sarve sadāśiva .. > Because of this, O Sadāśiva, all of us gods are anxious here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.95) śaraṇaṃ tvāmanuprāptā yadicchasi kuruṣva tat .. 38 .. > We have come to you for refuge; do whatever you wish.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.96) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.97) devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā vṛṣārūḍho vṛṣadhvajaḥ .. > Hearing the words of the gods, \[Śiva\], who rides a bull and has a bull on his banner, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.98) āyudhānparisaṃgṛhya kavacaṃ sumanoharam .. > taking up his weapons and beautiful armor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.99) gatavānatha taṃ deśaṃ yatra dharmo vyavasthitaḥ .. .. 39 .. > then went to that place where Dharma was stationed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.100) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. > Īśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.101) anena tapasā dharma saṃtuṣṭaṃ mama mānasam .. > “O Dharma, my mind is pleased with this austerity of yours. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.102) varaṃ brūhi varaṃ brūhi varaṃ brūhītyuvāca ha .. 3.2.4.40 .. > Choose a boon! Choose a boon! Choose a boon!”—thus he spoke indeed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.103) icchase tvaṃ yathā kāmā nyathā te manasi sthitān .. > “Whatever desires you wish for, as they reside in your mind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.104) yaṃyaṃ prārthayase bhadra dadāmi tava sāṃpratam .. 41 .. > whatever you ask for, O good one, I grant it to you now.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.105) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.106) evaṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā devaṃ maheśvaram .. > Seeing the god Maheśvara speaking thus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.107) valmīkādutthito rājangṛhītvā karasaṃpuṭam .. > he arose from the ant-hill, O king, folding his hands together, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.108) tuṣṭāva vacanaiḥ śuddhairlokanāthamariṃdam .. 42 .. > and praised the lord of the world, the subduer of foes, with pure words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.109) .. dharma uvāca .. .. > Dharma said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.110) īśvarāya namastubhyaṃ namaste yogarūpiṇe .. > “Homage to you, O Īśvara! Homage to you who possess the form of yoga! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.111) namaste tejorūpāya nīlakaṃṭha namo'stu te .. 43 .. > Homage to you whose form is splendor! O Nīlakaṇṭha, homage be to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.112) dhyātṝṇāmanurūpāya bhaktigamyāya te namaḥ .. > Homage to you who conform to \[the meditation of\] those who meditate, reachable through devotion! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.113) namaste brahmarūpāya viṣṇurūpa namo' stu te .. 44 .. > Homage to you whose form is Brahmā! Homage be to you whose form is Viṣṇu! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.114) namaḥ sthūlāya sūkṣmāya aṇurūpāya vai namaḥ .. > Homage to the gross, to the subtle, and indeed homage to the atomic form! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.115) namaste kāmarūpāya sṛṣṭisthityaṃtakāriṇe .. 45 .. > Homage to you who assume any form at will, the maker of creation, preservation, and dissolution! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.116) namo nityāya saumyāya mṛḍāya haraye namaḥ .. > Homage to the eternal, the gentle, Mṛḍa, and homage to Hari! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.117) ātapāya namastubhyaṃ namaḥ śītakarāya ca .. 46 .. > Homage to you who are the heat, and homage to the maker of coolness! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.118) sṛṣṭirūpa namastubhyaṃ lokapāla namo'stu te .. > Homage to you whose form is creation! O guardian of the world, homage be to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.119) nama ugrāya bhīmāya śāṃta rūpāya te namaḥ .. 47 .. > Homage to the fierce, the terrible, and homage to your tranquil form! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.120) namaścānaṃtarūpāya viśvarūpāya te namaḥ .. > Homage to the endless form, and homage to your cosmic form! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.121) namo bhasmāṃgaliptāya namaste caṃdraśekhara .. > Homage to the one whose limbs are smeared with ashes! Homage to you, O Candraśekhara! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.122) namo'stu paṃcavaktrāya trinetrāya namo'stu te .. 48 .. > Homage be to the five-faced one! Homage be to the three-eyed one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.123) namaste vyālabhūṣāya kakṣāpaṭadharāya ca .. > Homage to you adorned with serpents, wearing a loincloth! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.124) namoṃ'dhakavināśāya dakṣapāpāpahāriṇe .. > Homage to the destroyer of Andhaka, the remover of Dakṣa’s sin! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.125) kāmanirddāhine tubhyaṃ tripurāre namo'stu te .. .. 49 .. > To you, the consumer of Kāma, O foe of Tripura, homage be to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.126) catvāriṃśacca nāmāni mayoktāni ca yaḥ paṭhet .. > And whoever recites these forty names spoken by me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.127) śucirbhūtvā trikālaṃ tu paṭhedvā śṛṇuyādapi .. 3.2.4.50 .. > having become pure, at the three junctions of the day, recites or even listens \[to them\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.128) goghnaścaiva kṛtaghnaśca surāpo guruta lpagaḥ .. > even a cow-slayer, an ungrateful person, a drinker of liquor, one who defiles the teacher’s bed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.129) brahmahā hemahārī ca hyathavā vṛṣalīpatiḥ .. 51 .. > a slayer of a brahmin, a stealer of gold, or indeed a husband of a Śūdra woman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.130) strībālaghātakaścaiva pāpī cānṛtabhāṣaṇaḥ .. > a slayer of women and children, a sinner, and a speaker of untruth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.131) anācārī tathā steyī paradārābhigastathā .. > one of bad conduct, likewise a thief, and likewise an adulterer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.132) akāryakārī kṛtyaghno brahmadviḍvāḍavādhamaḥ.. 53.. > a doer of what should not be done, a betrayer of duties, a hater of brahmins, the lowest of priests—\[he is freed from all sins\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.133) ..sūta uvāca.. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.134) ityevaṃ bahubhirvākyairdharmarājena vai muhuḥ.. > Having been thus repeatedly praised with many words by the King of Dharma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.135) īḍito'pi mahadbhaktyā praṇamya śirasā svayam..54.. > with great devotion, personally bowing with his head, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.136) tuṣṭaḥ śaṃbhustadā tasmā uvācedaṃ vacaḥ śubham .. > pleased then, Śambhu spoke to him these auspicious words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.137) varaṃ vṛṇu mahābhāga yatte manasi varttate .. 55 .. > “Choose a boon, O illustrious one, whatever is in your heart.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.138) .. yama uvāca .. .. > Yama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.139) yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa dayāṃ kṛtvā mamopari.. > “If you are pleased, O lord of gods, showing compassion upon me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.140) taṃ kuruṣva mahābhāga trailokyaṃ sacarācaram .. 56 .. > grant that, O illustrious one, throughout the three worlds with the moving and unmoving, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.141) mannāmnā sthānametaddhi khyātaṃ loke bhavediti .. > this place shall become famous in the world by my name, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.142) acchedyaṃ cāpyabhedyaṃ ca puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam .. .. 57 .. > uncuttable and unpierceable, meritorious, destroying sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.143) sthānaṃ kuru mahādeva yadi tuṣṭo'si me bhava .. > Make it your abode, O Mahādeva, if you are pleased with me, O Bhava.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.144) śivena sthānakaṃ dattaṃ kāśītulyaṃ tadā nṛpa .. > Then, O king, a place equal to Kāśī was granted by Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.145) taddattvā ca punaḥ prāha anyaṃ varaya sattama .. 58 .. > Having granted that, he spoke again: “Choose another \[boon\], O best of virtuous beings.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.146) .. dharma uvāca .. .. > Dharma said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.147) yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa dayāṃ kṛtvā mamopari .. > “If you are pleased, O lord of gods, showing compassion upon me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.148) taṃ kuruṣva mahābhāga trailokyaṃ sacarācaram .. > make it so, O illustrious one, throughout the three worlds with the moving and unmoving, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.149) vareṇaivaṃ yathā khyātiṃ gamiṣyāmi yugeyuge .. 59 .. > that by this boon I shall attain renown age after age.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.150) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. > Īśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.151) brūhi kīnāśa tatsarvaṃ prakaromi tavepsitam .. > “Speak, O Kīnāśa, I shall fulfill all of that which you desire.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.152) tapasā toṣito'haṃ vai dadāmi varamīpsitam .. .. 3.2.4.60 .. > Pleased indeed by your austerity, I grant the desired boon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.153) .. yama uvāca .. .. > Yama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.154) yadi me vāṃchitaṃ deva dadāsi tarhi śaṃkara .. > "O god, if you grant what is desired by me, then, O Śaṃkara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.155) asminsthāne mahākṣetre mannāmā bhava sarvadā .. 61 .. > in this place, this great sacred field, always bear my name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.156) dharmāraṇyamiti khyātistrailokye sacarācare .. > O Maheśvara, act in such a way, O god, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.157) yathā saṃjāyate deva tathā kuru maheśvara .. 62 .. > that it becomes renowned as Dharmāraṇya in the three worlds, including moving and unmoving beings." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.158) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. > Īśvara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.159) dharmāraṇyamidaṃ khyātaṃ sadā bhūyādyugeyuge .. > "May this always be renowned as Dharmāraṇya in age after age. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.160) tvannāmnā sthāpitaṃ deva khyātimetadgamiṣyati .. > Established by your name, O god, it will attain renown. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.161) athānyadapi yatkiṃcitkaromyeṣa vadasva tata .. .. 63 .. > Now, whatever else there may be, I shall do it; speak, dear one." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.162) .. yama uvāca .. .. > Yama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.163) yojanadvayavistīrṇaṃ mannāmnā tīrthamuttamam .. > "Let there be an excellent sacred ford two yojanas in extent bearing my name, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.164) mukteśca śāśvataṃ sthānaṃ pāvanaṃ sarvadehinām .. .. 64 .. > an eternal place of liberation, purifying all embodied beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.165) makṣikāḥ kīṭakāścaiva paśupakṣimṛgādayaḥ .. > Flies, insects, domestic animals, birds, wild beasts, and others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.166) pataṃgā bhūtavetālā piśācoragarākṣasāḥ .. 65 .. > moths, bhūtas, vetālas, piśācas, serpents, and rākṣasas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.167) nārī vātha naro vātha matkṣetre dharmasaṃjñake .. > a woman or a man, who gives up their dear life-breaths > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.168) tyajate yaḥ priyānprāṇānmuktirbhavatu śāśvatī .. 66 .. > in my sacred field named Dharma—let there be eternal liberation \[for them\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.169) evamastviti sarvopi devā brahmādayastathā .. > Saying 'Let it be so,' all the gods, Brahmā and the others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.170) puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ prakurvāṇāḥ paraṃ harṣamavāpnuyuḥ..67.. > showering rain of flowers, attained supreme joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.171) devaduṃdubhayo nedurgaṃdharvapatayo jaguḥ.. > Celestial drums sounded, the lords of gandharvas sang, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.172) vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātā nanṛtuścāpsaro gaṇāḥ..68.. > auspicious winds blew, and hosts of apsarases danced. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.173) ..sūta uvāca.... > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.174) yamena tapasā bhaktyā toṣito hi sadāśivaḥ .. > Sadāśiva, pleased indeed by Yama with austerity and devotion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.175) uvāca vacanaṃ devaṃ ramyaṃ sādhumanoramam.. 69 .. > spoke a delightful, fitting, and agreeable speech to the god: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.176) anujñāṃ dehi me tāta yathā gacchāmi satvaram .. > "Give me permission, dear one, that I may go swiftly > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.177) kailāsaṃ parvataśreṣṭhaṃ devānāṃ hitakāmyayā .. 3.2.4.70 .. > to Kailāsa, best of mountains, out of a desire for the welfare of the gods." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.178) .. yama uvāca .. .. > Yama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.179) na me sthānaṃ parityaktuṃ tvayā yuktaṃ maheśvara .. > "It is not proper for you to abandon my place, O Maheśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.180) kailāsādadhikaṃ deva jāyate vacanādidam .. 71 .. > By your word, O god, this place becomes greater than Kailāsa." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.181) .. śiva uvāca .. .. > Śiva said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.182) sādhu proktaṃ tvayā yuktamekāṃśenātra me sthitiḥ .. > "You have spoken well and fittingly; my presence here will be with a single portion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.183) na mayā tyajitaṃ sādhu sthānaṃ tava sunirmalam .. .. 72 .. > O virtuous one, this very pure place of yours has not been abandoned by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.184) viśveśvaraṃ mahāliṃgaṃ mannāmnātra bhaviṣyati .. > The great liṅga Viśveśvara will exist here under my name." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.185) evamuktvā mahādevastatraivāṃtaradhīyata .. 73 .. > Having spoken thus, Mahādeva disappeared right there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.186) śivasya vacanāttatra tadā liṃgaṃ tadadbhutam .. > By the word of Śiva, that wondrous liṅga \[arose\] then and there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.187) taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca suraistatra yathānāmānukīrttanam .. 74 .. > Having seen it, the gods there, proclaiming their names accordingly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.188) svaṃsvaṃ liṃgaṃ tadā sṛṣṭaṃ dharmāraṇye surottamaiḥ .. > each fashioned their own liṅga in Dharmāraṇya, best of gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.189) yasya devasya yalliṃgaṃ tannāmnā parikīrtitam .. .. 75 .. > whichever god's liṅga it was, it was celebrated by his name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.190) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.191) dharmeṇa sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ dharmeśvaramupasthitam .. > The liṅga Dharmeśvara was installed by Dharma and was present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.192) smaraṇātpūjanāttasya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 76 .. > From remembering and worshipping it, one is released from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.193) yadbrahma yogināṃ gamyaṃ sarveṣāṃ hṛdaye sthitam .. > The Brahman accessible to yogins, dwelling in the hearts of all, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.194) tiṣṭhate yasya liṃgaṃ tu svayaṃbhuvamiti sthitam .. 77 .. > remains as his liṅga, established as self-manifest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.195) bhūtanāthaṃ ca saṃpūjya vyādhibhirmucyate janaḥ .. > Having worshipped the Lord of Beings, a person is freed from diseases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.196) dharmavāpīṃ tataścaiva cakre tatra manoramām .. 78 .. > Then he made a delightful stepwell of Dharma there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.197) āhatya koṭitīrthānāṃ jalaṃ vāpyāṃ mumoca ha .. > Having gathered water from ten million sacred fords, he released it into the stepwell. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.198) yamatīrthasvarūpaṃ ca snānaṃ kṛtvā manoramam .. 79 .. > The charming nature of the sacred ford of Yama, having performed ritual ablution \[there\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.199) snānārthaṃ devatānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām .. > was for the sake of the ritual ablution of deities and purified seers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.4.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.4.200) tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 3.2.4.80 .. > Having bathed there and drunk \[the water\], one is released from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 268 passages. 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