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# Skandapurana 3.3.11

Skandapurāṇa 3.3.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.3.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.2)

piṃgalā nāma yā veśyā mayā pūrvamudāhṛtā ..

> The courtesan named Piṅgalā whom I mentioned earlier,  
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### [3.3.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.3)

śivabhaktārcanātpuṇyāttyaktvā pūrvakalevaram .. 1 ..

> having cast off her former body through the merit of worshipping devotees of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.4)

candrāṃgadasya sā bhūyaḥ sīmaṃtinyāmajāyata ..

> was born again to Candrāṅgada and Sīmantinī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.5)

rūpaudāryaguṇopetā nāmnā vai kīrtimālinī .. 2 ..

> endowed with beauty, nobility, and virtue, under the name Kīrtimālinī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.6)

bhadrāyurapi tatraiva rājaputro vaṇikpateḥ ..

> Meanwhile, in that very place, prince Bhadrāyus, \[dwelling\] in the merchant's house,  
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### [3.3.11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.7)

vavṛdhe sadane bhānuḥ śucāviva mahātapāḥ .. 3 ..

> grew up like the sun in the summer month, possessing great radiance.  
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### [3.3.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.8)

tasyāpi vaiśyanāthasya kumārastveka uttamaḥ ..

> That chief of merchants also had an excellent son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.9)

sa nāmnā sunayaḥ prokto rājasūnoḥ sakhā'bhavat .. 4 ..

> he was named Sunaya and became a companion to the king's son.  
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### [3.3.11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.10)

tāvubhau paramasnigdhau rājavaiśyakumārakau..

> Those two boys, the royal prince and the merchant's son, deeply affectionate toward each other,  
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### [3.3.11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.11)

citrakrīḍāvudārāṃgau ratnābharaṇamaṃḍitau .. 5 ..

> enjoyed varied games, possessed noble forms, and were adorned with jewel-ornaments.  
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### [3.3.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.12)

tasya rājakumārasya brāhmaṇaiḥ sa vaṇikpatiḥ ..

> For that royal prince as well as for his own son, that chief of merchants  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.13)

saṃskārānkārayāmāsa svaputrasyāpi vistarāt .. 6 ..

> had the rites of passage performed in detail by brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.14)

kāle kṛtopanayanau guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratau ..

> Having received the sacred thread at the proper time, devoted to serving their teacher,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.15)

cakratuḥ sarvavidyānāṃ saṃgrahaṃ vinayānvitau .. 7 ..

> the two of them, endowed with humility, acquired mastery of all sciences.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.16)

atha rājakumārasya prāpte ṣoḍaśahāyane ..

> Then, when the prince reached sixteen years of age,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.17)

sa eva ṛṣabho yogī tasya veśmanyupāyayau .. 8 ..

> that very same yogin, Ṛṣabha, arrived at his dwelling.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.18)

sā rājñī sa kumāraśca śivayoginamāgatam ..

> Seeing that Śiva-yogin arrived, both the queen and the prince  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.19)

muhurmuhuḥ praṇamyobhau pūjayāmāsaturmudā .. 9 ..

> bowed down again and again and worshipped him with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.20)

tābhyāṃ ca pūjitaḥ so'tha yogīśo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ ..

> And worshipped by the two of them, the lord of yogins, delighted in his heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.21)

taṃ rājaputramuddiśya babhāṣe karuṇārdradhīḥ .. 3.3.11.10 ..

> addressed the prince, his mind soft with compassion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.22)

.. śivayogyuvāca .. ..

> The Śiva-yogin said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.23)

kaccitte kuśalaṃ tāta tvanmātuścāpyanāmayam ..

> “Is all well with you, dear child, and is your mother free from affliction?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.24)

kaccittvaṃ sarvavidyānāmakārṣīśca pratigraham .. 11 ..

> Have you acquired mastery over all sciences?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.25)

kaccidgurūṇāṃ satataṃ śuśrūṣātatparo bhavān ..

> Are you ever intent upon the service of your teachers?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.26)

kaccitsmarasi māṃ tāta tava prāṇapradaṃ gurum .. 12 ..

> Do you remember me, dear child, the guru who gave you life?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.27)

evaṃ vadati yogīśe rājñī sā vinayānvitā ..

> When the lord of yogins spoke thus, that queen, endowed with modesty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.28)

svaputraṃ pādayostasya nipātyainamabhāṣata .. 13 ..

> made her son fall at his feet and said to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.29)

eṣa putrastava guro tvamasya prāṇadaḥ pitā ..

> “O guru, this is your son; you are the father who gave him life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.30)

eṣa śiṣyastu saṃgrāhyo bhavatā karuṇātmanā .. 14 ..

> Being compassionate of soul, you should accept him as your disciple.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.31)

ato bandhubhirutsṛṣṭamanāthaṃ paripālaya ..

> Therefore protect this helpless boy who has been abandoned by his kinsmen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.32)

asmai samyaksatāṃ mārgamupadeṣṭuṃ tvamarhasi .. 15 ..

> You ought to instruct him fully in the path of the virtuous.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.33)

iti prasādito rājñyā śivayogī mahāmatiḥ ..

> Thus propitiated by the queen, the highly intelligent Śiva-yogin  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.34)

tasmai rājakumārāya sanmārgamupadiṣṭavān .. 16 ..

> instructed that prince in the path of righteousness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.35)

.. ṛṣabha uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.36)

śrutismṛtipurāṇeṣu prokto dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ..

> “The eternal dharma taught in the Vedas, the smṛtis, and the Purāṇas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.37)

varṇāśramānurūpeṇa niṣevyaḥ sarvadā janaiḥ .. 17 ..

> should always be practiced by people according to their caste and stage of life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.38)

bhaja vatsa satāṃ mārgaṃ sadeva caritaṃ cara ..

> Follow the path of the virtuous, my child, and practice only righteous conduct.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.39)

na devājñāṃ vilaṃghethā mā kārṣīrdevahelanam .. 18 ..

> Do not transgress the command of the gods, and do not show disrespect to the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.40)

godevaguruvipreṣu bhaktimānbhava sarvadā ..

> Be devoted always to cows, gods, teachers, and brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.41)

cāṃḍālamapi saṃprāptaṃ sadā saṃbhāvayātithim .. 19 ..

> Always honor a guest who has arrived, even if he be an outcaste.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.42)

satyaṃ na tyaja sarvatra prāpte'pi prāṇasaṃkaṭe ..

> Never abandon truth anywhere, even when danger to life is at hand;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.43)

gobrāhmaṇānāṃ rakṣārthamasatyaṃ tvaṃ vada kvacit .. 3.3.11.20 ..

> only for the protection of cows and brahmins may you speak an untruth on occasion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.44)

parasveṣu parastrīṣu devabrāhmaṇa vastuṣu ..

> Toward others’ wealth, others’ wives, and the possessions of gods and brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.45)

tṛṣṇāṃ tyaja mahābāho durlabheṣvapi vastuṣu .. 21 ..

> relinquish desire, O mighty-armed one, even if they are rare and desirable objects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.46)

satkathāyāṃ sadācāre sadvrate ca sadāgame ..

> For good discourse, virtuous conduct, holy vows, true scripture,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.47)

dharmādisaṃgrahe nityaṃ tṛṣṇāṃ kuru mahāmate .. 22 ..

> and for accumulating virtue and the other ends of life, always maintain desire, O highly intelligent one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.48)

snāne jape ca home ca svādhyāye pitṛtarpaṇe ..

> In ritual ablution, silent recitation, fire-offering, recitation of scripture, and libations to ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.49)

godevātithipūjāsu nirālasyo bhavānagha .. 23 ..

> In the worship of cows, gods, and guests, be free from indolence, O sinless one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.50)

krodhaṃ dveṣaṃ bhayaṃ śāṭhyaṃ paiśunya masadāgraham ..

> Anger, hatred, fear, dishonesty, malicious slander, insistence on evil,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.51)

kauṭilyaṃ daṃbhamudvegaṃ yatnena parivarjaya .. 24 ..

> crookedness, deceit, and agitation—avoid these with diligence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.52)

kṣātradharmarato'pi tvaṃ vṛthā hiṃsāṃ parityaja ..

> Though dedicated to the duty of a kṣatriya, abandon senseless violence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.53)

śuṣkavairaṃ vṛthālāpaṃ paranidāṃ ca varjaya .. 25 ..

> Avoid groundless hostility, idle chatter, and speaking ill of others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.54)

mṛgayā dyūtapāneṣu strīṣu strīvijiteṣu ca ..

> In hunting, gambling, and drinking; among women and those subjugated by women;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.55)

atyāhāramatikrodhamatinidrāmatiśramam .. 26 ..

> excessive eating, excessive anger, excessive sleep, excessive exertion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.56)

atyālāpamatikrīḍāṃ sarvadā parivarjaya .. .. 27 ..

> excessive talk, and excessive play—avoid \[these\] at all times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.57)

atividyāmatiśraddhāmatipuṇyamatismṛtim ..

> Supreme learning, supreme faith, supreme merit, supreme memory,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.58)

atyutsāhamatikhyātimatidhairyaṃ ca sādhaya .. 28 ..

> supreme enthusiasm, supreme renown, and supreme fortitude: cultivate these.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.59)

sakāmo nijadāreṣu sakrodho nija śatruṣu ..

> Be full of desire toward your own wife, full of anger toward your own enemies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.60)

salobhaḥ puṇyanicaye sābhyasūyo hyadharmiṣu .. 29 ..

> full of greed for an accumulation of merit, and full of indignation toward the unrighteous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.61)

sadveṣo bhava pākhaṇḍe sarāgaḥ sajjaneṣu ca ..

> Be full of aversion toward a heretic, and full of affection toward the virtuous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.62)

durbodho bhava durmaṃtre badhiraḥ piśunoktiṣu .. 3.3.11.30 ..

> Be difficult to persuade in bad counsel, and deaf to malicious words.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.63)

dhūrttaṃ caṃḍaṃ śaṭhaṃ krūraṃ kitavaṃ capalaṃ khalam ..

> The rogue, the violent, the deceitful, the cruel, the gambler, the fickle, the wicked,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.64)

patitaṃ nāstikaṃ jihmaṃ dūrataḥ parivarjaya .. 31 ..

> the outcaste, the atheist, and the crooked—avoid \[them\] from afar.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.65)

ātmapraśaṃsā mā kārṣīḥ parijñāteṃgito bhava ..

> Do not indulge in self-praise; discern inner intentions;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.66)

dhane sarvakuṭuṃbe ca nātyāsaktaḥ sadā bhava .. 32 ..

> and never be overly attached to wealth or to the whole household.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.67)

patnyāḥ pativratāyāśca jananyāḥ śvaśurasya ca ..

> In the word of a devoted wife, of a mother, of a father-in-law,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.68)

satāṃ gurośca vacane viśvāsaṃ kuru sarvadā .. 33 ..

> of good people, and of a guru, place your trust at all times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.69)

ātmarakṣāparo nityamapramatto dṛḍhavrataḥ ..

> Always intent on self-protection, vigilant, steadfast in vows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.70)

viśvāsaṃ naiva kurvīthāḥ svabhṛtyeṣvapi kutra cit .. 34 ..

> do not place trust anywhere even in your own servants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.71)

viśvastaṃ mā vadhīḥ kaṃcidapi coraṃ mahāmate ..

> Do not kill one who has trusted \[you\], even if he is a thief, O broad-minded one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.72)

apāpeṣu na śaṃkethāḥ satyānna calito bhava .. 35 ..

> Do not suspect the sinless, and do not deviate from the truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.73)

anāthaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ vṛddhaṃ striyaṃ bālaṃ nirāgasam ..

> The helpless, the wretched, the aged, a woman, a child, the innocent—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.74)

parirakṣa dhanaiḥ prāṇairbuddhyā śaktyā balena ca .. 36 ..

> protect them with wealth, life, intellect, capability, and strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.75)

api śatruṃ vadhasyārhaṃ mā vadhīḥ śaraṇāgatam ..

> Even an enemy deserving death, do not kill if he has sought refuge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.76)

apyapātraṃ supātraṃ vā nīco vāpi mahattamaḥ .. 37 ..

> Whether unworthy or worthy, whether lowly or most exalted,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.77)

yo vā ko vāpi yāceta tasmai dehi śiropi ca ..

> whoever it may be that asks, give to him even your head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.78)

api yatnena mahatā kīrtimeva sadārjaya .. 38 ..

> Always acquire fame alone, even through great effort.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.79)

rājñāṃ ca viduṣāṃ caiva kīrtireva hi bhūṣaṇam ..

> For fame alone is the ornament of kings and of the wise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.80)

satkīrtiprabhavā lakṣmīḥ puṇyaṃ satkīrtisaṃbhavam .. 39 ..

> Prosperity arises from good renown; merit is born of good renown;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.81)

satkīrtyā rājate lokaścaṃdraścaṃdrikayā nyathā ..

> the world shines through good renown, as does the moon with moonlight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.82)

gajāśvahemanicayaṃ ratnarāśiṃ nagopamam .. 3.3.11.40 ..

> A horde of elephants, horses, and gold, and a mountain-like heap of jewels—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.83)

akīrtyopahataṃ sarvaṃ tṛṇavanmuṃca satvaram ..

> cast aside everything swiftly like grass if it is tainted by ill repute.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.84)

mātuḥ kopaṃ pituḥ kopaṃ guroḥ kopaṃ dhanavya yam .. 41 ..

> Forgive the anger of a mother, the anger of a father, the anger of a guru, expenditure of wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.85)

putrāṇāmaparādhaṃ ca brāhmaṇānāṃ kṣamasva bhoḥ ..

> the transgression of sons, and \[the anger\] of brahmins, O friend.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.86)

yathā dvijaprasādaḥ syāttathā teṣāṃ hitaṃ cara .. 42 ..

> Act for their welfare in such a way that the brahmins become pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.87)

rājānaṃ saṃkaṭe magnamuddhareyurdvijottamā ..

> The best of the twice-born can rescue a king sunk in distress.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.88)

āyuryaśo balaṃ saukhyaṃ dhanaṃ puṇyaṃ prajonnatiḥ .. 43 ..

> Lifespan, fame, strength, happiness, wealth, merit, and the flourishing of subjects—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.89)

karmaṇā yena jāyeta tatsevyaṃ bhavatā sadā ..

> the action by which these are produced must always be pursued by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.90)

deśaṃ kālaṃ ca śaktiṃ ca kāryaṃ cā kāryameva ca .. 44 ..

> Considering properly with diligence place, time, capability,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.91)

samyagvicārya yatnena kuru kāryaṃ ca sarvadā ..

> what is to be done and what is not to be done, always perform your duty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.92)

na kuryāḥ kasyacidbādhāṃ parabādhāṃ nivāraya .. 45 ..

> Do not cause distress to anyone; ward off the distress of others.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.93)

corānduṣṭāṃśca bādhethāḥ sunītyā śaktimattayā ..

> Trouble thieves and wicked people through good policy and might.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.94)

snāne jape ca home ca daive pitrye ca karmaṇi .. 46 ..

> In ritual ablution, in recitation, in fire-offerings, and in rites for gods and ancestors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.95)

atvaro bhava nidrāyāṃ bhojane bhava satvaraḥ ..

> be unhurried; in sleep and eating, be expeditious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.96)

dākṣiṇyayuktamaśaṭhaṃ satyaṃ janamanoharam .. 47 ..

> Full of courtesy, free of deceit, truthful, pleasing to the mind of men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.97)

alpākṣaramanaṃtārthaṃ vākyaṃ brūhi mahāmate..

> with few words and infinite meaning: speak such speech, O broad-minded one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.98)

abhīto bhava sarvatra vipakṣeṣu vipatsu ca .. 48 ..

> Be fearless everywhere—among adversaries and in adversities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.99)

bhīto bhava brahmakule na pāpe guruśāsane ..

> Be fearful toward the race of brahmins, toward sin, and toward the guru’s command.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.100)

jñātibaṃdhuṣu vipreṣu bhāryāsu tanayeṣu ca .. 49 ..

> Toward kinsmen, relatives, brahmins, wives, and sons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.101)

samabhāvena vartethāstathā bhojanapaṃktiṣu ..

> act with an equal disposition, and likewise in dining rows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.102)

satāṃ hitopadeśeṣu tathā puṇya kathāsu ca .. 3.3.11.50 ..

> Toward the beneficial teachings of the virtuous, as well as holy tales  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.103)

vidyāgoṣṭhīṣu dharmyāsu kvacinmā bhūḥ parāṅmukhaḥ ..

> and discussions on learning that accord with dharma, never turn away.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.104)

śucau puṇyajalasyāṃte prakhyāte brahmasaṃkule .. 51..

> In a pure place beside sacred waters, renowned and crowded with brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.105)

mahādeśe śivamaye vastavyaṃ bhavatā sadā ..

> in a great land devoted to Śiva, you should always dwell.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.106)

kulaṭā gaṇikā yatra yatra tiṣṭhati kāmukaḥ .. 52 ..

> Where an unchaste woman or a courtesan resides, where a lustful man stays,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.107)

durdeśe nīcasaṃbādhe kadācidapi mā vasa ..

> in a wretched land crowded with the low-born, never dwell at any time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.108)

ekamevāśritopi tvaṃ śivaṃ tribhuvaneśvaram .. 53 ..

> Even while taking refuge in Śiva alone, the Lord of the three worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.109)

sarvāndevānupāsīthāstaddināni ca mānayan ..

> You should worship all the gods, honouring their respective days,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.110)

sadā śuciḥ sadā dakṣaḥ sadā śāṃtaḥ sadā sthiraḥ .. 54 ..

> always pure, always diligent, always tranquil, always steady,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.111)

sadā vijita ṣaḍvargaḥ sadaikāṃto bhavānagha ..

> having always conquered the group of six \[passions\], and always seeking solitude, O sinless one;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.112)

viprānvedavidaḥ śāṃtānyatīṃśca niyatojvalān.. 55 ..

> and the brahmins who know the Vedas, tranquil, and the self-controlled, radiant ascetics—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.113)

yugmam ..

> \[these\] two verses \[form a unit\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.114)

puṇyavṛkṣānpuṇyanadīḥ puṇyatīrthaṃ mahatsaraḥ ..

> sacred trees, sacred rivers, a sacred ford, a great lake,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.115)

dhenuṃ ca vṛṣabhaṃ ratnaṃ yuvatīṃ ca pativratām.. 56 ..

> a milch cow, a bull, a jewel, a maiden, a devoted wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.116)

ātmano gṛhadevāṃśca sahasaiva namaskuru ..

> and your own household deities—bow down to them at once.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.117)

utthāya samaye brāhme svācamya vimalāśayaḥ ..57 ..

> Rising at the hour of Brahmā, sipping water, pure in mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.118)

namaskṛtyātmaguruve dhyātvā devamumāpatim..

> having bowed to one's own teacher, and meditating on the god, the husband of Umā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.119)

nārāyaṇaṃ ca lakṣmīśaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca vināyakam.. 58 ..

> and Nārāyaṇa, the lord of Lakṣmī, and Brahmā, and Vināyaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.120)

skandaṃ kātyāyanīṃ devīṃ mahālakṣmīṃ sarasvatīm ..

> Skanda, the goddess Kātyāyanī, Mahālakṣmī, and Sarasvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.121)

indrādīnatha lokeśānpuṇyaślokānṛṣīnapi .. 59 ..

> and the world-protectors headed by Indra, and the seers of virtuous fame,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.122)

ciṃtayitvātha mārttaṃḍamudyaṃtaṃ praṇametsadā ..

> having then meditated on the rising sun, one should always bow down to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.123)

gaṃdhaṃ puṣpaṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ śākaṃ pakvaphalādikam .. 3.3.11.60 ..

> Perfume, flowers, betel, vegetables, ripe fruits, and the like—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.124)

śivāya dattvopabhuṃkṣva bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ priyaṃ navam ..

> having offered food, dishes, what is pleasing, and new things to Śiva, eat them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.125)

yaddattaṃ yatkṛtaṃ japtaṃ yatsnātaṃ yaddhutaṃ smṛtam .. 61 ..

> Whatever is given, whatever is done, whatever is chanted, bathed \[for\], offered into fire, remembered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.126)

yacca taptaṃ tapaḥ sarvaṃ tacchivāya nivedaya..

> and whatever austerity is performed, dedicate all that to Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.127)

bhuṃjānaśca paṭhanvāpi śayāno viharannapi ..

> Whether eating, reciting, lying down, or wandering about,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.128)

paśyañchṛṇnvavadangṛhṇañchivamevānuciṃtaya .. 62 ..

> seeing, hearing, speaking, or taking, meditate constantly on Śiva alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.129)

rudrākṣakaṃkaṇalasatkaradaṃḍayugmo mālāṃtarāladhṛtabhasma sitatripuṃḍūḥ ..

> Having both arms adorned with rudrākṣa bracelets, wearing the white tripuṇḍra of ashes within a garland,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.130)

paṃcākṣaraṃ paripaṭhanparamaṃtrarājaṃ dhyāyansadā paśupateścaraṇaṃ ramethāḥ ..63 ..

> reciting the five-syllable king of supreme mantras, always meditating on the feet of Paśupati, you should rejoice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.131)

iti saṃkṣepato vatsa kathito dharmasaṃgrahaḥ ..

> Thus, O child, the summary of dharma has been told to you in brief;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.132)

anyeṣu ca purāṇeṣu vistareṇa prakīrtitaḥ ..64..

> in other Purāṇas, it is proclaimed in full detail.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.133)

athāparaṃ sarvapurāṇaguhyaṃ niḥśeṣapāpaughaharaṃ pavitram..

> Now, another secret of all the Purāṇas, which removes the entire flood of sins, holy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.134)

jayapradaṃ sarvavipadvimocanaṃ vakṣyāmi śaivaṃ kavacaṃ hitāya te ..65..

> granting victory, releasing from all adversities—I shall explain the Śaiva armour for your welfare.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.11.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.11.135)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe bhadrāyuṃ prati ṛṣabhopadeśavarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 11 ..

> Thus ends the eleventh chapter, titled 'Description of the Instruction of Ṛṣabha to Bhadrāyu', in the Brahmakhaṇḍa, the third \[part\] of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.11.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Śāktapramoda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.saktapramoda.11.713) — Sanskrit
- [Amoghaśivakavacam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.stotra.amoghasivakavaca.3) — Sanskrit

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