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# Skandapurana 3.3.13

Skandapurāṇa 3.3.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.3.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.2)

daśārṇādhipatestasya vajrabāhormahābhujaḥ ..

> Against that king of Daśārṇa, the mighty-armed Vajrabāhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.3)

babhūva śatrurbalavānrājā magadharāṭ tataḥ .. 1 ..

> there arose a powerful enemy, the king who ruled Magadha. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.4)

sa vai hemaratho nāma bāhuśālī raṇotkaṭaḥ ..

> Indeed, named Hemaratha, mighty-armed and formidable in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.5)

balena mahatāvṛtya daśārṇaṃ nyarudhadbalī .. 2 ..

> that strong king, surrounding Daśārṇa with a great army, laid siege to it. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.6)

camūpāstasya durdharṣāḥ prāpya deśaṃ daśārṇakam ..

> His unassailable army commanders, having reached the Daśārṇa country,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.7)

vyaluṃpanvasuratnāni gṛhāṇi dadahuḥ pare ..3..

> plundered wealth and gems; others burned down the houses. (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.8)

keciddhanāni jagṛhuḥ kecidbālānstriyo'pare ..

> Some seized riches; some took children; others took women;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.9)

godhanānyapare'gṛhṇankeciddhānyaparicchadān ..

> others seized herds of cattle; some took grain and household goods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.10)

kecidārāmasasyāni gṛhodyānānyanāśayat ..4..

> others destroyed the crops in the groves and the household gardens. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.11)

evaṃ vināśya tadrājyaṃ strīgodhanajighṛkṣavaḥ ..

> Having thus ruined that kingdom, desiring to seize women and herds of cattle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.12)

āvṛtya tasya nagarīṃ vajrabāhostu māgadhaḥ .. 5 ..

> the Magadha king surrounded that city of Vajrabāhu. (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.13)

evaṃ paryākulaṃ vīkṣya rājā nagarameva ca ..

> Seeing the city thus thrown into turmoil,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.14)

yuddhāya nirjagāmāśu vajrabāhuḥ sasai nikaḥ .. 6 ..

> King Vajrabāhu quickly went out with his soldiers to fight. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.15)

vajrabāhuśca bhūpālastathā maṃtripuraḥsarāḥ ..

> King Vajrabāhu and his ministers at the fore,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.16)

yuyudhurmāgadhaiḥ sārdhaṃ nijaghnuḥ śatruvāhinīm ..7..

> fought together with the Magadhas and struck down the enemy army. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.17)

vajrabāhurmaheṣvāso daṃśito rathamāsthitaḥ..

> The great archer Vajrabāhu, clad in mail, mounted his chariot;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.18)

vikiranbāṇavarṣāṇi cakāra kadanaṃ mahat ..8..

> scattering showers of arrows, he wrought a great slaughter. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.19)

daśārṇarājaṃ yudhyaṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuddhe suduḥsaham ..

> Seeing the king of Daśārṇa fighting, hard to withstand in battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.20)

tameva tarasā vavruḥ sarve māgadhasainikāḥ .. 9 ..

> all the Magadha soldiers quickly surrounded him alone. (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.21)

kṛtvā tu suciraṃ yuddhaṃ māgadhā dṛḍhavikramāḥ ..

> Having fought for a very long time, the Magadhas of firm valour  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.22)

tatsainyaṃ nāśayāmāsurlebhire ca jayaśriyam ..3.3.13.10..

> destroyed his army and gained the glory of victory. (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.23)

kecittasya rathaṃ jaghnuḥ kecittaddhanurācchinam ..

> Some struck down his chariot; some cut down his bow;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.24)

sūtaṃ tasya jaghānaikastvaparaḥ khaḍgamācchinat .. 11..

> one killed his charioteer, while another shattered his sword. (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.25)

saṃchinnakhaḍgadhanvānaṃ virathaṃ hatasārathim ..

> With his sword and bow shattered, deprived of chariot, his charioteer killed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.26)

balādgṛhītvā balino babaṃdhurnṛpatiṃ ruṣā ..12..

> the mighty warriors seized the king by force and bound him in fury. (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.27)

tasya maṃtrigaṇaṃ sarvaṃ tatsainyaṃ ca vijitya te ..

> Having defeated all his council of ministers and his army,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.28)

māgadhāstasya nagarīṃ viviśurjayakāśinaḥ .. 13 ..

> those Magadhas entered his city, shining with victory. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.29)

aśvānnarāngajānuṣṭrānpaśūṃścaiva dhanāni ca ..

> Horses, men, elephants, camels, cattle, and treasures—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.30)

jagṛhuryuvatīḥ sarvāścārvaṃgīścaiva kanyakāḥ .. 14 ..

> they seized all the young women and the lovely-limbed maidens. (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.31)

rājño babaṃdhurmahiṣīrdāsīścaiva sahasraśaḥ ..

> They bound the king's queens and thousands of female slaves;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.32)

kośaṃ ca ratnasaṃpūrṇaṃ jahruste'pyātatāyinaḥ .. 15 ..

> and those violent marauders carried off the treasury full of gems. (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.33)

evaṃ vināśya nagarīṃ hṛtvā strīgodhanādikam ..

> Having thus ravaged the city and carried off women, cattle, wealth, and the rest,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.34)

vajrabāhuṃ balādbaddhvā rathe sthāpya viniryayuḥ .. 16 ..

> having bound Vajrabāhu by force and placed him on a chariot, they set out. (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.35)

evaṃ kolāhale jāte rāṣṭranāśe ca dāruṇe ..

> When such an uproar had arisen, and there was terrible destruction in the realm,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.36)

rājaputro'tha bhadrāyustadvārtāmaśṛṇodbalī .. 17 ..

> the powerful prince Bhadrāyus then heard that report. (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.37)

pitaraṃ śatrunirbaddhaṃ pitṛpatnīstathā hṛtāḥ ..

> Hearing of his father bound by the enemy, of his father's wives carried off,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.38)

naṣṭaṃ daśārṇarāṣṭraṃ ca śrutvā cukrośa siṃhavat .. 18 ..

> and of the kingdom of Daśārṇa destroyed, he roared like a lion. (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.39)

sa khaḍgaśaṃkhāvādāya vaiśyaputrasahāyavān ..

> Taking up the sword and the conch, assisted by the merchant's son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.40)

daṃśito hayamāruhya kumāro vijigīṣayā .. 19 ..

> clad in mail and mounting a horse with a desire for victory, the prince, (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.41)

javenāgatya taṃ deśaṃ māgadhairabhipūritam ..

> arriving swiftly in that country filled with the Magadhas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.42)

dahyamānaṃ kraṃdamānaṃ hṛtastrīsutagodhanam .. 3.3.13.20 ..

> which was burning, weeping, its women, sons, cattle, and wealth carried off, (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.43)

dṛṣṭvā rājajanaṃ sarvaṃ rājyaṃ śūnyaṃ bhayākulam ..

> and seeing all the royal folk, and the kingdom desolate and overwhelmed by fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.44)

krodhādhmātamanāstūrṇaṃ praviśya ripuvāhinīm ..

> his mind inflamed with rage, quickly entered the enemy host;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.45)

ākarṇākṛṣṭakodaṃḍo vavarṣa śarasaṃtatīḥ .. 21 ..

> drawing his bow up to his ear, he rained down showers of arrows. (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.46)

te hanyamānā ripavo rājaputreṇa sāyakaiḥ ..

> Those enemies, being struck down by the prince with arrows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.47)

tamabhidrutya vegena śarairvivyadhurulbaṇaiḥ .. 22 ..

> ran at him with speed and pierced him with fierce shafts. (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.48)

hanyamāno'strapūgena ripubhiryuddhadurmadaiḥ ..

> Though struck by a barrage of weapons by the enemies drunk with battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.49)

na cacāla raṇe dhīraḥ śivavarmābhirakṣitaḥ .. 23 ..

> the steadfast prince did not flinch in battle, protected by Śiva's armor. (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.50)

so'strakarṣaṃ prasahyāśu praviśya gajalīlayā ..

> Enduring the hail of weapons and advancing quickly with the grace of an elephant,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.51)

jaghānāśu rathānnāgānpadātīnapi bhūriśaḥ .. 24 ..

> he swiftly struck down numerous chariots, elephants, and foot soldiers. (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.52)

tatraikaṃ rathinaṃ hatvā sasūtaṃ nṛpanaṃdanaḥ ..

> Having killed one charioteer there together with his driver, the prince,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.53)

tameva rathamāsthāya vaiśyanaṃdanasārathiḥ ..

> Mounting that very chariot, with the merchant's son as his charioteer,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.54)

vicacāra raṇe dhīraḥ siṃho mṛgakulaṃ yathā .. 25 ..

> the steadfast \[prince\] moved about the battle like a lion among a herd of deer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.55)

atha sarve susaṃrabdhāḥ śūrāḥ prodyatakārmukāḥ ..

> Then all the furious heroes with raised bows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.56)

abhisasrustamevaikaṃ camūpā balaśālinaḥ .. 26 ..

> the mighty army commanders, rushed against him alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.57)

teṣāmāpatatāmagre khaḍgamudyamya dāruṇam ..

> Raising a terrible sword before those who were charging,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.58)

abhyudyayau mahāvīrāndarśayanniva pauruṣam .. 27 ..

> he advanced against the great warriors, as if displaying his manly prowess.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.59)

karālāṃtakajihvābhaṃ tasya khaḍgaṃ mahojjvalam ..

> His dazzling sword resembled the dreadful tongue of Antaka \[the god of death\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.60)

dṛṣṭvaiva sahasā mamruśca mūpāstatprabhāvataḥ .. 28 ..

> merely upon seeing it, the army commanders suddenly died by its power.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.61)

yeye paśyaṃti taṃ khaḍgaṃ prasphuraṃtaṃ raṇāṃgaṇe ..

> Whosoever beheld that sword flashing on the battlefield  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.62)

te sarve nidhanaṃ jagmurvajraṃ prāpyeva kīṭakaḥ .. 29 ..

> all met destruction, like an insect struck by a thunderbolt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.63)

athāsau sarvasainyānāṃ vināśāya mahābhujaḥ ..

> Then, for the destruction of the entire army, the mighty-armed hero  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.64)

śaṃkhaṃ dadhmau mahārāvaṃ pūrayanniva rodasī .. 3.3.13.30 ..

> blew his conch with a great roar, as if filling heaven and earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.65)

tena śaṃkhaninādena viṣāktenaiva bhūyasā ..

> By that immense sound of the conch, which was as if smeared with poison,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.66)

śrutamātreṇa ripavo mūrcchitāḥ patitā bhuvi ..31 ..

> the enemies fainted and fell to the ground the moment it was heard.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.67)

ye'śvapṛṣṭhe rathe ye ca ye ca daṃtiṣu saṃsthitāḥ..

> Those on horseback, those on chariots, and those mounted on elephants—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.68)

te visaṃjñāḥ kṣaṇātpetuḥ śaṃkhanādahataujasaḥ..32..

> their vigour shattered by the sound of the conch, fell unconscious in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.69)

tānbhūmau patitānsarvānnaṣṭasaṃjñā nnirāyudhān..

> All those who had fallen to the ground, senseless and weaponless,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.70)

vigaṇayya śavaprāyānanāvadhīddharmaśāstravit..33..

> he, knowing the treatises on righteousness, deemed as good as corpses and did not kill.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.71)

ātmanaḥ pitaraṃ baddhaṃ mocayitvā raṇājire..

> Having released his father who was bound on the battlefield,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.72)

tatpatnīḥ śatruvaśagāḥ sarvāḥ sadyo vyamocayat .. 34 ..

> he immediately freed all \[his father's\] wives who had fallen into the enemy's power.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.73)

patnīśca maṃtrimukhyānāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ puraukasām ..

> And the wives of the chief ministers, as well as of other citizens,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.74)

striyo bālāṃśca kanyāśca godhanādīnyanekaśaḥ .. 35 ..

> women, children, maidens, and numerous cattle and wealth—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.75)

mocayitvā ripubhayāttamāśvāsayadākulaḥ ..

> having freed \[them\] from fear of the enemy, he, overcome with emotion, comforted him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.76)

athārisainyeṣu caraṃsteṣāṃ jagrāha yoṣitaḥ .. 36 ..

> Then, moving through the enemy ranks, he seized their women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.77)

marunmanojavānaśvānmātaṃgāngirisannibhān ..

> horses swift as the wind or thought, mountain-like elephants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.78)

syaṃdanāni ca raukmāṇi dāsīśca rucirānanāḥ .. 37 ..

> golden chariots, and maidservants with radiant faces.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.79)

yugmam ..

> \[A pair of verses:\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.80)

sarvamāhṛtya vegena gṛhītvā taddhanaṃ bahu ..

> Having swiftly taken everything and seized that abundant wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.81)

māgadheśaṃ hemarathaṃ nirbabaṃdha parājitam .. 38 ..

> he bound fast Hemaratha, the defeated king of Magadha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.82)

tanmaṃtriṇaśca bhūpāṃśca tatra mukhyāṃśca nāyakān..

> Capturing his ministers, kings, and the chief commanders there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.83)

gṛhītvā tarasā baddhvā purīṃ prāveśayaddrutam .. 39 ..

> and swiftly binding them, he made them enter the city at once.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.84)

pūrvaṃ ye samare bhagnā vivṛttāḥ sarvatodiśam ..

> Those chief ministers and leaders who had earlier been broken in battle  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.85)

te maṃtrimukhyā viśvastā nāyakāśca samāyayuḥ .. 3.3.13.40 ..

> and had fled in all directions returned, having regained confidence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.86)

kumāravikramaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve vismitamānasāḥ ..

> Seeing the valorous deeds of the prince, all were struck with wonder in their minds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.87)

taṃ menire suraśreṣṭhaṃ kāraṇādāgataṃ bhuvam .. .. 41 ..

> they considered him the foremost of gods, descended to the earth for some purpose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.88)

aho naḥ sumahābhāgyamaho nastapasaḥ phalam ..

> “Ah, what great good fortune is ours! Ah, the fruit of our austerity!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.89)

kenāpyanena vīreṇa mṛtāḥ saṃjīvitāḥ khalu .. 42 ..

> Indeed, we who were dead have been brought back to life by this unknown hero!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.90)

eṣa kiṃ yogasiddho vā tapaḥsiddho 'thavā'maraḥ ..

> Is he one perfected through yoga, one perfected through austerity, or an immortal?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.91)

amānuṣamida karma yadanena kṛtaṃ mahat .. 43 ..

> Superhuman is this great deed that he has performed!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.92)

nūnamasya bhavenmātā sā gaurīti śivaḥ pitā ..

> Surely that Gaurī must be his mother, and Śiva his father,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.93)

akṣauhiṇīnāṃ navakaṃ jigāyānaṃtaśaktidhṛk .. 44 ..

> for, possessing infinite power, he conquered nine akṣauhiṇīs!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.94)

ityāścaryayutairhṛṣṭaiḥ praśaṃsadbhiḥ parasparam ..

> As they praised \[him\] to one another, filled with wonder and delighted,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.95)

pṛṣṭo'mātyajanenāsāvātmānaṃ prāha tattvataḥ .. 45 ..

> he was questioned by the ministers and told them the truth about himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.96)

samāgataṃ svapitaraṃ vismayāhlādaviplutam ..

> Approaching his father, who was overwhelmed with wonder and joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.97)

muṃcaṃtamānaṃdajalaṃ vavaṃde premavihvalaḥ .. 46 ..

> and shedding tears of delight, he bowed down, overcome with love.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.98)

sa rājā nijaputreṇa praṇayādabhivaṃditaḥ ..

> Greeted with affection by his son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.99)

āśliṣya gāḍhaṃ tarasā babhāṣe premakātaraḥ .. 47 ..

> the king embraced him tightly and spoke with haste, distressed with love:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.100)

kastvaṃ devo manuṣyo vā gandharvo vā mahāmate ..

> “Who are you, noble-minded one—a god, a man, or a gandharva?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.101)

kā mātā janakaḥ ko vā ko deśastava nāma kim .. 48 ..

> Who is your mother, or who is your father? What is your country, and what is your name?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.102)

kasmānna śatrubhirbaddhānmṛtāniva hataujasaḥ ..

> Why have you, having arrived here out of compassion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.103)

kāruṇyādiha saṃprāpya sapatnīkānmumoca yaḥ .. 49 ..

> released me along with my wives, who were bound by enemies and drained of strength like dead men?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.104)

kuto labdhamidaṃ śauryaṃ dhairyaṃ tejo balonnatiḥ ..

> From where did you obtain this heroism, steadfastness, splendor, and towering might?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.105)

jigīṣasīva lokāṃstrīnsadevāsuramānuṣān .. 3.3.13.50 ..

> You seem to wish to conquer the three worlds along with gods, asuras, and humans!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.106)

api janmasahasreṇa tavānṛṇyaṃ mahaujasaḥ ..

> Even in a thousand lifetimes, O you of great majesty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.107)

kartuṃ nāhaṃ samarthosmi sahaibhirdārabāṃdhavaiḥ ..51..

> I am not able, together with these wives and kin, to repay my debt to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.108)

imānputrānimāḥ patnīridaṃ rājyamidaṃ puram ..

> Leaving aside these sons, these wives, this kingdom, and this city—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.109)

sarvaṃ vihāya maccittaṃ tvayyeva premabaṃdhanam ..52..

> everything—my heart is bound in love to you alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.110)

sarvaṃ kathaya me tāta matprāṇaparirakṣaka ..

> Tell me everything, my dear child, protector of my life!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.111)

etāsāṃ mama patnīnāṃ tvadadhīnaṃ hi jīvitam .. 53 ..

> For the life of these wives of mine is indeed dependent on you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.112)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.13.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.113)

iti pṛṣṭaḥ sa bhadrāyuḥ svapitrā tamabhāṣata ..

> Questioned thus by his father, that Bhadrāyus spoke to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.114)

eṣa vaiśyasuto rājansunayo nāma matsakhā .. 54 ..

> "O king, this is a son of a vaiśya named Sunaya, my friend.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.115)

ahamasya gṛhe ramye vasāmi sahamātṛkaḥ ..

> I live in his charming house together with my mother.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.116)

bhadrāyurnāma madvṛttaṃ paścādvijñāpayāmi te .. 55 ..

> My name is Bhadrāyus; I will tell you my story later.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.117)

puraṃ praviśya bhadraṃ te sadāraḥ sasuhṛjjanaḥ ..

> Enter the city, may good befall you, along with your wives and your friends;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.118)

tyaktvā bhayamarātibhyo viharasva yathāsukham .. 56 ..

> casting aside fear of your enemies, take your pleasure as you please.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.119)

naitānmuṃca ripūṃstāvadyāvadāgamanaṃ mama ..

> Do not release these enemies until my return.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.120)

ahamadya gamiṣyāmi śīghramātmaniveśanam .. 57 ..

> I will go quickly to my own abode today."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.121)

ityuktvā nṛpamāmaṃtrya bhadrāyurnṛpanaṃdanaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus and taken leave of the king, Bhadrāyus, the prince,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.122)

ājagāma svabhavanaṃ mātre sarvaṃ nyavedayat .. 58..

> went to his own house and reported everything to his mother.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.123)

sāpi hṛṣṭā svatanayaṃ parirebhe'śrulocanā ..

> She too, overjoyed, embraced her son with tears in her eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.124)

sa ca vaiśyapatiḥ premṇā pariṣvajyābhyapūjayat .. 59 ..

> and that chief of vaiśyas embraced him with love and honored him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.125)

vajrabāhuśca rājeṃdraḥ praviṣṭo nijamaṃdiram ..

> And King Vajrabāhu, having entered his own palace  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.126)

strīputrāmātya sahitaḥ praharṣamatulaṃ yayau .. 3.3.13.60 ..

> along with his wives, sons, and ministers, experienced incomparable delight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.127)

tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāmṛṣabho yogināṃ varaḥ ..

> When that night had dawned, Ṛṣabha, the foremost of yogins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.128)

caṃdrāṃgadaṃ samāgatya sīmaṃtinyāḥ patiṃ nṛpam .. 61 ..

> came to King Candrāṅgada, the husband of Sīmantinī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.129)

bhadrāyuṣaḥ samutpattiṃ tasya karmāpyamānuṣam ..

> and told him in secret of the birth of Bhadrāyus, his superhuman feat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.130)

āvedya rahasi premṇā tvatsutāṃ kīrtimālinīm .. 62 ..

> and with love \[said\]: "Your daughter Kīrtimālinī  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.131)

bhadrāyuṣe prayaccheti bodhayitvā ca naiṣadham ..

> give to Bhadrāyus." Having thus advised the king of Niṣadha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.132)

ṛṣabho nirjagāmātha deśakālārthatattvavit .. 63 ..

> Ṛṣabha, who knew the truth of place, time, and purpose, departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.133)

viśeṣakam ..

> \[The preceding is\] a unit of three verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.134)

atha caṃdrāṃgado rājā muhūrtte maṃgalocite ..

> Then King Candrāṅgada, at an auspicious astrological moment,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.135)

bhadrāyuṣaṃ samāhūya prāyacchatkīrttimālinīm .. 64 ..

> summoned Bhadrāyus and gave him Kīrtimālinī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.136)

kṛtodvāhaḥ sa rājeṃdratanayaḥ saha bhāryayā ..

> Having married her, the prince, together with his wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.137)

hemāsanasthaḥ śuśubhe rohiṇyeva niśākaraḥ .. 65 ..

> seated on a golden throne, shone like the moon with Rohiṇī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.138)

vajrabāhuṃ tatpitaraṃ samāhūya sa naiṣadhaḥ ..

> The king of Niṣadha, having invited Vajrabāhu, his father,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.139)

puraṃ praveśya sāmātyaḥ pratyudgamyābhyapūjayat .. 66 ..

> brought him into the city and, accompanied by his ministers, went out to meet and honor him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.140)

tatrāpaśyatkṛtodvāhaṃ bhadrāyuṣamariṃdamam ..

> There he saw the tamer of foes, Bhadrāyus, now married,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.141)

pādayoḥ patitaṃ premṇā harṣāttaṃ pariṣasvaje .. .. 67 ..

> fallen at his feet; with love and joy he embraced him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.142)

eṣa me prāṇado vīra eṣa śatruniṣūdanaḥ ..

> "He is the hero who gave me my life; he is the destroyer of enemies;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.143)

athāpyajñātavaṃśo'yaṃ mayānaṃtaparākramaḥ .. 68 ..

> yet his lineage is unknown to me, although his valor is endless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.144)

eṣa te nṛpa jāmātā caṃdrāṃgada mahābalaḥ ..

> This mighty one is your son-in-law, O King Candrāṅgada;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.145)

asya vaṃśamathotpattiṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ .. 69 ..

> I wish to hear his lineage and origin in truth."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.146)

itthaṃ daśārṇarājena prārthito niṣadhādhipaḥ ..

> Requested thus by the king of Daśārṇa, the ruler of Niṣadha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.147)

vivikta upasaṃgamya prahasannidamabravīt .. 3.3.13.70 ..

> approaching in private, smiled and said this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.148)

eṣa te tanayo rājañchaiśave rogapīḍitaḥ ..

> "O king, this is your son, afflicted with disease in his childhood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.149)

tvayā vane parityaktaḥ saha mātrā rujārtayā .. 71 ..

> abandoned by you in the forest along with his mother, who was tormented by illness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.150)

paribhramaṃtī vipine sā nārī śiśunāmunā ..

> Wandering in the forest with this child,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.151)

daivādvaiśyagṛhaṃ prāptā tena vaiśyena rakṣitā .. 72 ..

> that woman by fortune reached a vaiśya's house and was protected by that vaiśya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.152)

athāsau bahurogārto mṛtastava kumārakaḥ ..

> Then this boy of yours, afflicted by many diseases, died;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.153)

kenāpi yogirājena mṛtaḥ saṃjīvitaḥ punaḥ .. 73 ..

> dead, he was brought back to life again by a certain king of yogins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.154)

ṛṣabhākhyasya tasyaiva prabhāvācchivayoginaḥ ..

> Through the power of that very Śiva-yogin named Ṛṣabha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.155)

rūpaṃ ca devasadṛśaṃ prāptau mātṛkumārakau .. 74 ..

> both mother and child attained a divine-like appearance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.156)

tena dattena khaḍgena śaṃkhena ripughātinā ..

> With the sword given by him, and the enemy-slaying conch,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.157)

jigāya samare śatrūñchivavarmābhirakṣitaḥ .. 75 ..

> protected by the armor of Śiva, he conquered his enemies in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.158)

dviṣaṭsahasranāgānāṃ balameko bibhartyasau ..

> He alone possesses the strength of twelve thousand elephants;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.159)

sarvavidyāsu niṣṇāto mama jāmātṛtāṃ gataḥ .. 76 ..

> accomplished in all sciences, he has become my son-in-law.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.160)

ata enaṃ samādāya mātaraṃ cāsya suvratām..

> Therefore, taking him and his virtuous mother,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.161)

gacchasva nagarīṃ rājanprāpsyasi śreya uttamam .. 77 ..

> go to your city, O king; you will attain supreme auspiciousness."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.162)

iti caṃdrāṃgadaḥ sarvamākhyāyāṃtargṛhe sthitām ..

> Having related everything thus, Candrāṅgada called his chief queen,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.163)

tasyāgra patnīmāhūya darśayāmāsa bhūṣitām .. 78 ..

> who was staying in the inner chamber, and showed her adorned before him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.164)

ityādi sarvamākarṇya dṛṣṭvā ca sa mahīpatiḥ ..

> Hearing all this and seeing \[them\], that lord of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.165)

vrīḍito nitarāṃ mauḍhyātsvakṛtaṃ karma garhayan .. 79 !.  
prāptaśca paramānandaṃ tayordarśanakautukāt ..

> greatly ashamed due to his folly, censuring the deed done by himself, / attained supreme joy from the wondrous sight of both of them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.166)

pulakāṃkitasarvāṃgastāvubhau pariṣasvaje .. 3.3.13.80 ..

> and, his whole body thrilled with horripilation, embraced them both.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.167)

yugmam ..

> \[The preceding is\] a pair of verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.168)

evaṃ niṣadharājena pūjitaścābhinanditaḥ ..

> Thus honored and congratulated by the king of Niṣadha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.169)

sa bhojayitvā taṃ samyaksvayaṃ ca saha maṃtribhiḥ .. 81 ..

> having fed him well, and himself together with the ministers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.170)

tāmātmanogramahiṣīṃ putraṃ tamapi tāṃ snuṣām ..

> taking that principal queen of his, that son, and that daughter-in-law,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.171)

ādāya saparīvāro vajrabāhuḥ purīṃ yayau ..82..

> Vajrabāhu set out for his city accompanied by his retinue.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.172)

sa saṃbhrameṇa mahatā bhadrāyuḥ pitṛmaṃdiram..

> With great agitation, that Bhadrāyus, \[entering\] his father's house...  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.173)

saṃprāpya paramānaṃdaṃ cakre sarvapuraukasām..83..

> having reached it, brought supreme joy to all the city's inhabitants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.174)

kālena divamārūḍhe pitari prāptayauvanaḥ..

> When in time his father ascended to heaven, having attained his youth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.175)

bhadrāyuḥ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ śaśāsādbhutavikramaḥ .. 84 ..

> Bhadrāyu, possessing wonderful prowess, ruled the entire earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.176)

māgadheśaṃ hemarathaṃ mocayāmāsa baṃdhanāt ..

> He released Hemaratha, the lord of Magadha, from bondage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.177)

saṃdhāya maitrīṃ paramāṃ brahmarṣīṇāṃ ca sannidhau.. 85..

> having established supreme friendship \[with him\] in the presence of the brahmin seers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.178)

itthaṃ trilokamahitāṃ śivayogipūjāṃ kṛtvā purātanabhave'pi sa rājasūnuḥ ..

> Having thus performed the worship of Śiva-yogins honored in the three worlds even in a previous existence, that prince,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.179)

nistīrya duḥsahavipadgaṇamāptarājyaścaṃdrāṃgadasya sutayā saha sādhu reme .. 86 ..

> having crossed over a multitude of unbearable misfortunes and obtained the kingdom, took noble delight together with Candrāṅgada's daughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.13.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.13.180)

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmottarakhaṃḍe bhadrāyuvivāhakathanaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 13 ..

> Thus ends the thirteenth chapter, named 'The Account of Bhadrāyu's Marriage', in the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa of the third \[part of the\] glorious Skandapurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.13.1) — English, machine translation

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