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# Skandapurana 3.2.8

Skandapurāṇa 3.2.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.2.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.1)

.. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.2)

dharmāraṇyakathāṃ puṇyāṃ śrutvā tṛptirna me vibho ..

> Hearing the holy story of Dharmāraṇya, there is no satiety in me, O lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.3)

yadāyadā kathayasi tadā protsahate manaḥ ..

> Whenever you tell it, then my mind is filled with eagerness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.4)

ataḥ paraṃ kimabhavatparaṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me .. 1 ..

> What happened after this? Great curiosity indeed is mine.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.5)

.. vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.6)

śṛṇu pārtha mahāpuṇyāṃ kathāṃ skaṃdapurāṇajām ..

> Listen, O son of Pṛthā, to the most holy narrative arising from the Skandapurāṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.7)

sthāṇunoktāṃ ca skaṃdāya dharmāraṇyodbhavāṃ śubhām .. 2 ..

> spoken by Sthāṇu to Skanda, auspicious, arising from Dharmāraṇya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.8)

sarvatīrthasya phaladāṃ sarvopadravanāśinīm ..

> yielding the fruit of every sacred ford, destroying all afflictions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.9)

kailāsaśikharāsīnaṃ devadevaṃ jagadgurum ..

> To the god of gods, teacher of the universe, seated on the peak of Kailāsa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.10)

paṃcavaktraṃ daśabhujaṃ trinetraṃ śūlapāṇinam .. 3 ..

> five-faced, ten-armed, three-eyed, holding the trident in hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.11)

kapālakhaṭavāṃgakaraṃ nāgayajñopavītinam ..

> with a skull and khaṭvāṅga in his hands, having a serpent as his sacred thread,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.12)

gaṇaiḥ parivṛtaṃ tatra surāsuranamaskṛtam .. 4 ..

> surrounded there by his gaṇas, bowed to by gods and asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.13)

nānārūpaguṇairgītaṃ nāradapramukhairyutam ..

> sung with diverse melodies and virtues, accompanied by Nārada and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.14)

gaṃdharvaiścāpsarobhiśca sevitaṃ tamumāpatim..

> served by gandharvas and apsarases—to that husband of Umā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.15)

tatrasthaṃ ca mahādevaṃ praṇipatyābravītsutaḥ .. 5 ..

> dwelling there, the son bowed down to Mahādeva and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.16)

.. skaṃda uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.17)

svāminniṃdrādayo devā brahmādyāścaiva sarvaśaḥ ..

> O Master, Indra and the other gods, Brahmā and the rest, entirely,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.18)

tava dvāre samāyātāntvaddarśanaikalālasāḥ ..

> have arrived at your door, desiring only your darśana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.19)

kimājñāpayase deva karavāṇi tavāgrataḥ .. 6 ..

> What do you command, O god? What shall I do before you?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.20)

.. vyāsa uvāca ..

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

### [3.2.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.21)

skaṃdasya vacanaṃ śrutvā āsanādutthito haraḥ ..

> Hearing the words of Skanda, Hara rose from his seat;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.22)

vṛṣabhaṃ na samārūḍho gaṃtukāmo'bhavattadā .. 7 ..

> not mounting the bull, he was desirous of departing then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.23)

gatukāmaṃ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā skaṃdo vākyamathābravīt .. .. 8 ..

> Seeing Śiva desirous of departing, Skanda then spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.24)

.. skaṃda uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.25)

kiṃ kāryaṃ deva devānāṃ yattvamāhūyase tvaram ..

> What business of the gods is it, O god, that you are summoned in haste?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.26)

vṛṣaṃ tyaktvā kṛpāsiṃdho kṛpāsti yadi me vada .. 9 ..

> Leaving aside your bull, O ocean of compassion, tell me if there is compassion for me:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.27)

devadānava yuddhaṃ vā kiṃ kāryaṃ vā mahattaram .. 3.2.8.10 ..

> Is it a battle between gods and dānavas, or what greater task is it?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.28)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.29)

śṛṇuṣvaikāgramanasā yenāhaṃ vyagracetasaḥ ..

> Listen with one-pointed mind to that on account of which my thoughts are distracted:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.30)

asti sthānaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ dharmmāraṇyaṃ ca bhūtale .. 11 ..

> There is a most holy place on the earth, Dharmāraṇya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.31)

tatrāpi gaṃtukāmo'haṃ devaiḥ saha ṣaḍānanaḥ .. 12 ..

> Even there I wish to go together with the gods, O six-faced one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.32)

.. skaṃda uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.33)

tatra gatvā mahādeva kiṃ kariṣyasi sāṃpratam ..

> Having gone there, O Mahādeva, what will you do now?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.34)

tanme brūhi jagannātha kṛtyaṃ sarvamaśeṣataḥ .. 13 ..

> Tell me that in its entirety, O Lord of the Universe—the whole task.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.35)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.36)

śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ putra manasolhādakāraṇam ..

> Let my words be heard, O son, which cause joy to the mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.37)

āditaḥ sarvvavṛttānāṃ sṛṣṭi sthitikaraṃ mahat .. 14 ..

> the great \[narrative\] from the beginning of all events, bringing about creation and preservation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.38)

paraṃtu pralaye jāte sarvatastamasā vṛtam..

> When the dissolution had occurred, enveloped on all sides by darkness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.39)

āsīdekaṃ tadā brahma nirguṇaṃ bījamavyayam .. 15 ..

> there existed then the one Brahman, beyond the qualities, the imperishable seed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.40)

nirmitaṃ vai guṇairādau maha ddravyaṃ pracakṣyate .. 16 ..

> First created indeed by the qualities is that declared to be the great substance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.41)

mahākalpe ca saṃprāpte carācare kṣayaṃ gate ..

> When the great cosmic age had arrived, and the moving and unmoving had gone to destruction,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.42)

jalarūpī jagannātho ramamāṇastu līlayā .. 17 ..

> the Lord of the Universe, having the form of water, sporting in play,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.43)

cirakāle gate sopi pṛthivyādisutattvakaiḥ ..

> after a long time had passed, produced with the true principles beginning with earth  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.44)

vṛkṣamutpādayāmāsāyutaśākhāmanoramam .. 18 ..

> a tree charming with ten thousand branches,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.45)

phalairviśālairākīrṇaṃ skaṃdhakāṃḍādiśobhitam ..

> laden with vast fruits, adorned with a trunk, stem, and the like:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.46)

phalaughāḍhyo jaṭāyukto nyagro dho viṭapo mahān .. 19 ..

> rich with an abundance of fruits, possessing hanging aerial roots—a great banyan tree.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.47)

bālabhāvaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā vāsudevo janārddanaḥ ..

> Then, having assumed the state of a child, Vāsudeva Janārdana  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.48)

śete'sau vaṭapatreṣu viśvaṃ nirmātumutsukaḥ .. 3.2.8.20 ..

> lies upon the leaves of the banyan tree, eager to fashion the universe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.49)

sanābhikamale viṣṇo rjāto brahmā hi lokakṛt ..

> In the navel-lotus of Viṣṇu, Brahmā, the creator of the worlds, was born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.50)

sarvaṃ jalamayaṃ paśyannānākāramarūpakam.. 21 ..

> seeing everything made of water, formless, without shapes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.51)

taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasodvegādbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ..

> Seeing that, suddenly in agitation, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.52)

idamāha tadā putra kiṃ karo mīti niścitam.. 22 ..

> then said this, O son: 'What shall I do for certain?'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.53)

khe jajāna tato vāṇī devātsā cāśarīriṇī ..

> Then from the god, an incorporeal voice arose in the sky:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.54)

tapastapa vidhe dhātaryathā me darśanaṃ bhavet .. 23 ..

> 'Perform austerity, O creator, O maker, so that you may have vision of me!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.55)

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tatra brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ..

> Hearing that speech there, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.56)

prātapyata tapo ghoraṃ paramaṃ duṣkaraṃ mahat .. 24 ..

> practised terrible, supreme, most arduous, and great austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.57)

prahasansa tadā bālarūpeṇa kamalāpatiḥ ..

> Then the lord of Kamalā, smiling in the form of a child,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.58)

uvāca madhurāṃ vācaṃ kṛpālurbāla līlayā .. 25 ..

> the compassionate one, spoke sweet words in childlike play:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.59)

.. śrīviṣṇuruvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.60)

putra tvaṃ vidhinā cādya kuru brahmāṃḍagolake ..

> "Son, according to rule, create today within the cosmic egg  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.61)

pātālaṃ bhūtalaṃ caiva siṃdhusāgarakānanam .. 26 ..

> Pātāla, the surface of the earth, the seas, oceans, and forests,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.62)

vṛkṣāśca girayo dvipadāḥ paśavastathā ..

> trees, mountains, two-footed beings, and animals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.63)

pakṣiṇaścaiva gaṃdharvāḥ siddhā yakṣāśca rākṣasāḥ .. 27 ..

> birds, gandharvas, siddhas, yakṣas, and rākṣasas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.64)

śvāpadādyāśca ye jīvāścaturāśītiyonayaḥ ..

> beasts of prey and whatever living beings there are across eighty-four \[hundred thousand\] wombs:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.65)

udbhijjāḥ svedajāścaiva jarāyujāstathāṃḍajāḥ ..28..

> plant-born, sweat-born, womb-born, and egg-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.66)

ekaviṃśatilakṣāṇi ekaikasya ca yonayaḥ ..

> twenty-one hundred thousand wombs of each.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.67)

kuru tvaṃ sakalaṃ cāśu ityuktvāṃtaradhīyata ..

> Create all of this swiftly." Having spoken thus, he vanished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.68)

brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ sarvaṃ brahmāṃḍaṃ ca yathoditam .. 29 ..

> Everything and the cosmic egg were fashioned by Brahmā just as instructed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.69)

yasminpitāmaho jajñe prabhurekaḥ prajāpatiḥ ..

> in which the grandfather, the single sovereign Prajāpati, was born:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.70)

sthāṇuḥ suragururbhānuḥ pracetāḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ .. 3.2.8.30 ..

> Sthāṇu, the preceptor of the gods, the sun, and the Pracetases of Parameṣṭhin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.71)

yathā dakṣo dakṣaputrā stathā saptarṣayaśca ye ..

> as well as Dakṣa, Dakṣa's sons, and the seven seers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.72)

tataḥ prajānāṃ patayaḥ prābhavannekaviṃśatiḥ .. 31 ..

> From him arose the twenty-one lords of creatures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.73)

puruṣaścāprameyaśca evaṃ vaṃśyarṣayo viduḥ ..

> and the immeasurable Puruṣa; thus the seers of the lineages know \[it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.74)

viśvedevāstathādityā vasava ścāśvināvapi .. 32 ..

> The Viśvedevas, the Ādityas, the Vasus, and the two Aśvins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.75)

yakṣāḥ piśācāḥ sādhyāśca pitaro guhyakāstathā ..

> yakṣas, piśācas, sādhyas, ancestors, and guhyakas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.76)

tataḥ prasūtā vidvāṃso hyaṣṭau brahmarṣayo'malāḥ .. 33 ..

> then were born the eight wise, spotless brahmin-seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.77)

rājarṣayaśca bahavaḥ sarve samuditā guṇaiḥ ..

> and many royal seers, all endowed with virtues;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.78)

dyaurāpaḥ pṛthivī vāyuraṃtarikṣaṃ diśastathā .. 34 ..

> sky, waters, earth, wind, the intermediate space, and the cardinal directions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.79)

saṃvatsarārtavo māsāḥ pakṣāhorātrayaḥ kramāt ..

> the year, seasons, months, fortnights, days and nights in succession;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.80)

kalākāṣṭhāmuhūrtādi nime ṣādi lavāstathā .. 35..

> kalās, kāṣṭhās, muhūrtas and the like, nimeṣas and the like, and lavas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.81)

grahacakraṃ sanakṣatraṃ yugā manvantarādayaḥ ..

> the circle of planets along with lunar mansions, the yugas, manvantaras, and the rest.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.82)

yaccānyadapi tatsarvaṃ saṃbhūtaṃ lokasākṣikam .. 36 ..

> And whatever else there is, all that came into being, witnessed by the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.83)

yadidaṃ dṛśyate cakraṃ kiṃci tsthāvarajaṃgamam..

> This entire wheel that is seen, whatever is stationary or moving,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.84)

punaḥ saṃkṣipyate putra jagatprāpte yugakṣaye .. 37 ..

> is contracted again, O son, when the destruction of the world arrives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.85)

yathartāvṛtuliṃgāni nāmarūpāṇi paryaye ..

> Just as in the change of seasons the seasonal signs and names and forms  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.86)

dṛśyante tāni tānyeva tathā vatsa yugādikam.. 38 ..

> are seen as the very same ones, so it is with the yugas and the rest, dear child."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.87)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.88)

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām ..

> "Hereafter I shall tell an auspicious Purāṇic narrative,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.89)

brahmaṇaśca tathā putra vaṃśasyaivānukīrtanam .. 39 ..

> and likewise, O son, the recital of Brahmā's lineage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.90)

brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrā viditāḥ ṣaṇmaharṣayaḥ ..

> Known as the mind-born sons of Brahmā are six great seers:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.91)

marīciratryaṃgirasau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ .. 3.2.8.40 ..

> Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.92)

marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ putraḥ kaśyapāccaramāḥ prajāḥ ..

> Kaśyapa was the son of Marīci; from Kaśyapa the subsequent creatures  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.93)

prajajñire mahābhāgā dakṣakanyāstrayodaśa .. 41 ..

> were born: the thirteen fortunate daughters of Dakṣa—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.94)

aditirditirdanuḥ kālā danāyuḥ siṃhikā tathā ..

> Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kālā, Danāyu, and Siṃhikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.95)

krodhā provā vasiṣṭhā ca vinatā kapilā tathā .. 42 ..

> Krodhā, Provā, Vasiṣṭhā, Vinatā, and Kapilā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.96)

kaṇḍūścaiva sunetrā ca kaśyapāya dadau tadā ..

> and Kaṇḍū, and Sunetrā—he gave to Kaśyapa then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.97)

adityāṃ dvādaśādityāḥ saṃjātā hi śubhānanāḥ .. 43 ..

> In Aditi the twelve fair-faced Ādityas were born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.98)

sūryādvai dharmarāḍ jajñe te nedaṃ nirmitaṃ purā ..

> From Sūrya was born the king of dharma; by him this was fashioned of old.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.99)

dharmeṇa nirmitaṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmāraṇyamanuttamam ..

> Seeing that it was fashioned by Dharma, \[he made\] the unsurpassed Dharmāraṇya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.100)

dharmāraṇyamiti proktaṃ yanmayā skanda puṇyadam .. 44 ..

> It is called Dharmāraṇya, which bestows merit, as told by me, O Skanda."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.101)

.. skanda uvāca .. ...

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

### [3.2.8.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.102)

dharmāraṇyasya cākhyānaṃ paramaṃ pāvanaṃ tathā ..

> "The supremely purifying account of Dharmāraṇya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.103)

śrotumicchāmi tatsarvaṃ kathayasva maheśvara .. 45 ..

> all that I wish to hear; tell it, O Maheśvara!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.104)

.. īśvara uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.105)

indrādyāḥ sakalā devā anvayurbrahmaṇā saha ..

> "All the gods beginning with Indra followed along with Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.106)

ahaṃ vai tatra yāsyāmi kṣetraṃ pāpaniṣūdanam .. 46 ..

> I shall indeed go to that sacred field which destroys sin."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.107)

.. skanda uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.108)

ahamapyāgamiṣyāmi taṃ draṣṭuṃ śaśiśe khara .. 47 ..

> "I too shall come to see it, O moon-crested one!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.109)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.110)

tataḥ skandastathā rudraḥ sūryaścaivānilo'nalaḥ ..

> Then Skanda, Rudra, Sūrya, the wind, and fire,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.111)

siddhāścaiva sagandharvāstathaivāpsarasaḥ śubhāḥ .. 48 ..

> siddhas and gandharvas, and likewise the auspicious apsarases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.112)

piśācā guhyakāḥ sarva indro varuṇa eva ca ..

> piśācas, all the guhyakas, Indra, and Varuṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.113)

nāgāḥ sarvāḥ samājagmuḥ śukro vācaspatistathā .. 49 ..

> all the serpents, Śukra, and Vācaspati arrived,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.114)

grahāḥ sarve sanakṣatrā vasavo'ṣṭau dhruvā dayaḥ ..

> all the planets with the lunar mansions, the eight Vasus beginning with Dhruva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.115)

aṃtarikṣacarāḥ sarve ye cānye nagavāsinaḥ .. 3.2.8.50 ..

> all those who roam the sky, and whatever others dwell on mountains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.116)

brahmādayaḥ surāḥ sarve vaikuṇṭhaṃ parayā mudā ..

> and all the gods headed by Brahmā \[came\] to Vaikuṇṭha with great joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.117)

mantraṇārthaṃ tadā brahmā viṣṇave'mitate jase .. 51 ..

> Then Brahmā \[went\] for deliberation to Viṣṇu of immeasurable splendour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.118)

gatvā tasmiṃśca vaikuṇṭhe brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ..

> Having gone to that Vaikuṇṭha, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.119)

dhyātvā muhūrtamācaṣṭa viṣṇuṃ prati suharṣitaḥ .. 52 ..

> meditated for a moment and, greatly delighted, spoke to Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.120)

.. brahmovāca .. ..

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

### [3.2.8.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.121)

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābāho kṛpālo parameśvara ..

> "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, O mighty-armed one, compassionate one, Supreme Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.122)

sraṣṭā tvaṃ caiva hartā tvaṃ tvameva jagataḥ pitā .. 53 ..

> You are the creator, you are the destroyer, and you alone are the father of the universe.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.123)

namaste viṣṇave saumya namaste garuḍadhvaja ..

> Homage to you, O Viṣṇu, gentle one! Homage to you whose emblem is Garuḍa!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.124)

namaste kama lākāṃta namastebrahmarūpiṇe .. 54 ..

> Homage to you, beloved of Kamalā! Homage to you whose form is Brahman!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.125)

namaste matsyarūpāya viśvarūpāya vai namaḥ ..

> Homage to you who took the form of the Fish! Homage indeed to you whose form is the universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.126)

namaste daityanāśāya bhaktānāmabhayāya ca .. 55 ..

> Homage to you, destroyer of Daityas, who grants fearlessness to devotees!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.127)

kaṃsaghnāya namastestu baladaityajite namaḥ ..

> Homage be to you, slayer of Kaṃsa! Homage to the conqueror of the demon Bala!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.128)

brahmaṇaivaṃ stutaścāsītpratyakṣo'sau janārddanaḥ .. 56 ..

> Thus praised by Brahmā, Janārdana became visible \[before him\]—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.129)

pītāṃbaro ghanaśyāmo nāgārikṛtavāhanaḥ ..

> wearing yellow garments, dark as a raincloud, having the enemy of serpents as his vehicle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.130)

caturbhujo mahā tejāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ .. 57 ..

> four-armed, of great splendour, holding the conch, discus, and mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.131)

stūyamānaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiḥ sa devo'mitavikramaḥ ..

> being praised by all the gods, that deity of immeasurable valor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.132)

vidyādharaistathā nāgaiḥ stūyamānaśca sarvaśaḥ .. 58 ..

> and praised on every side by Vidyādharas and Nāgas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.133)

uttasthau sa tadā devo bhāskarāmitadīptimān ..

> That god then stood up, possessing the boundless radiance of the sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.134)

koṭiratnaprabhābhāsvanmukuṭādivibhūṣitaḥ .. 59 ..

> adorned with a crown and other \[ornaments\] shining with the brilliance of ten million gems.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.2.8.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.2.8.135)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe pūrvabhāge dharmāraṇyamāhātmye viṣṇusamāgamonāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 8 .. .. cha ..

> Thus ends the eighth chapter, titled 'The Meeting with Viṣṇu', in the Dharmāraṇyamāhātmya of the first part of the third Brahmakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.2.8.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Kathākautuka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.akhyana.kathakautuka.10.33) — Śrīvara, Sanskrit

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