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# Skandapurana 3.3.16

Skandapurāṇa 3.3.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.3.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.1)

.. sūta uvāca . ..

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

### [3.3.16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.2)

śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ śreṣṭhā vāmadevasya bhāṣitam .. 1 ..

> Listen, O excellent sages, to the speech of Vāmadeva. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.3)

.. vāmadeva uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.4)

purā maṃdaraśaileṃdre nānādhātuvicitrite ..

> Formerly, on Mandara, the king of mountains, variegated with various minerals,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.5)

nānāsatvasamākīrṇe nānādrumalatākule .. 2 ..

> thronged with diverse living beings, and filled with various trees and creepers, // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.6)

kālāgnirudro bhagavānkadācidviśvavaṃditaḥ ..

> the revered Kālāgnirudra, worshipped by the universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.7)

samāsasāda bhūteśaḥ svecchayā parameśvaraḥ ..3 ..

> the lord of spirits, the supreme lord, arrived once of his own free will. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.8)

samaṃtātsamupātiṣṭhanrudrāṇāṃ śatakoṭayaḥ ..

> A hundred crores of Rudras attended around him on all sides;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.9)

teṣāṃ madhye samāsīno devadevastrilocanaḥ .. 4 ..

> seated in their midst was the god of gods, the three-eyed one. // 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.10)

tatrāgacchatsuraśraṣṭho devaiḥ saha puraṃdaraḥ ..

> There came Puraṃdara, the foremost of the gods, along with the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.11)

tathāgnirvaruṇo vāyuryamo vaivasvatastathā .. 5 ..

> likewise Agni, Varuṇa, Vāyu, and Yama Vaivasvata; // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.12)

gaṃdharvāścitrasenādyāḥ khecarāḥ pannagādayaḥ ..

> gandharvas led by Citrasena, sky-farers, serpents, and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.13)

vidyādharāḥ kiṃpuruṣāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyāśca guhyakāḥ .. 6 ..

> vidyādharas, kimpuruṣas, siddhas, sādhyas, and guhyakas; // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.14)

brahmarṣayo vasiṣṭhādyā nāradādyāḥ surarṣayaḥ ..

> brahmin seers led by Vasiṣṭha, celestial seers led by Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.15)

pitaraśca mahātmāno dakṣādyāśca prajeśvarāḥ .. 7 ..

> the noble ancestors, and lords of creatures led by Dakṣa; // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.16)

urvaśyādyāścāpsarasaścaṃḍikādyāśca mātaraḥ ..

> apsarases led by Urvaśī, and mothers led by Caṇḍikā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.17)

ādityā vasavo dasrau viśvedevā mahaujasaḥ .. 8 ..

> the Ādityas, the Vasus, the two Dasras, and the Viśvedevas of great splendour. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.18)

athānye bhūtapatayo lokasaṃharaṇe kṣamāḥ ..

> Then other lords of spirits capable of destroying the worlds:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.19)

mahākālaśca naṃdī ca tathā vai śaṃkhapālakau .. 9 ..

> Mahākāla and Nandī, and likewise Śaṅkhapālaka; // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.20)

vīrabhadro mahātejāḥ śaṃkukarṇo mahābalaḥ ..

> Vīrabhadra of great splendour, Śaṅkukarṇa of great strength,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.21)

ghaṃṭākarṇaśca durdharṣo maṇibhadro vṛkodaraḥ .. 3.3.16.10 ..

> Ghaṇṭākarṇa the unassailable, Maṇibhadra, Vṛkodara, // 3.3.16.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.22)

kuṃḍodaraśca vikaṭāstathā kubhodaro balī ..

> Kuṇḍodara, Vikaṭa, and the mighty Kumbhodara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.23)

maṃdodaraḥ karṇadhāraḥ keturbhṛṃgīriṭistathā .. 11 ..

> Mandodara, Karṇadhāra, Ketu, and Bhṛṅgīriṭi; // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.24)

bhūtanāthāstathānye ca mahākāyā mahaujasaḥ ..

> and other lords of spirits, large of body and of great fiery might:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.25)

kṛṣṇavarṇāstathā śvetāḥ kecinmaṃḍūkasaprabhāḥ .. 12 ..

> black-colored and white, some having the luster of frogs, // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.26)

haritā dhūsarā dhūmrāḥ karburā pītalohitāḥ..

> green, grey, smoky, speckled, yellow-red,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.27)

citravarṇā vicitrāṃgāścitralīlā madotkaṭāḥ .. 13 ..

> multi-colored, of diverse limbs, of varied playful sport, furious with intoxication; // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.28)

nānāyudhodyatakarā nānāvāhanabhūṣaṇāḥ ..

> with hands raised holding various weapons, adorned with diverse mounts and ornaments;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.29)

kecidvyāghramukhāḥ kecitsūkarāsyā mṛgā nanāḥ .. 14 ..

> some having tiger faces, some boar mouths, deer faces, // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.30)

kecicca nakravadanāḥ sārameyamukhāḥ pare ..

> some crocodile-faced, others with dog faces,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.31)

sṛgālavadanāścānya uṣṭrābhavadanāḥ pare .. 15 ..

> others jackal-faced, and others with camel-like faces; // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.32)

keciccharabhabheruṃḍasiṃhāśvoṣṭrabakānanāḥ ..

> some with faces of śarabhas, bheruṇḍas, lions, horses, camels, and cranes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.33)

ekavaktrā dvivaktrāśca trimukhāścaiva nirmukhāḥ .. 16 ..

> single-faced, two-faced, three-faced, and faceless; // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.34)

ekahastāstrihastāśca paṃcahastāstvahastakāḥ ..

> one-armed, three-armed, five-armed, and armless;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.35)

apādā bahupādāśca bahukarṇaikakarṇakāḥ ..17..

> footless, many-footed, many-eared, and single-eared; // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.36)

ekanetrāścaturnetrā dīrghāḥ kecana vāmanāḥ ..

> one-eyed, four-eyed, tall, and some dwarfish.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.37)

samaṃtātparivāryeśaṃ bhūtanāthamupāsate .. 18 ..

> Surrounding him on every side, they worshipped the Lord, the master of spirits. // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.38)

athāgacchanmahātejā munīnāṃ pravaraḥ sudhīḥ ..

> Then there arrived one of great splendour, the foremost of sages, the wise  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.39)

sanatkumāro dharmātmā taṃ draṣṭuṃ jagadīśvaram .. 19 ..

> The righteous Sanatkumāra \[came\] to see that Lord of the universe,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.40)

taṃ devadevaṃ viśveśaṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham ..

> that God of gods, Lord of all, whose radiance is equal to ten million suns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.41)

mahāpralayasaṃkṣubdhasaptārṇavaghanasvanam .. 3.3.16.20 ..

> whose deep roar is like the seven oceans churned at the great dissolution,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.42)

saṃvarttāgnisamāṭopaṃ jaṭāmaṃḍalaśobhitam ..

> whose grandeur is equal to the cosmic fire of dissolution, adorned with a mass of matted hair,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.43)

akṣīṇabhālanayanaṃ jvālāmlānamukhatviṣam .. 21 ..

> with an unblemished eye upon his forehead, the radiance of his face unfaded by flames,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.44)

pradīptacūḍāmaṇinā śaśikhaṃḍena śobhitam ..

> adorned with the crescent moon as a blazing crest-jewel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.45)

takṣakaṃ vāmakarṇena dakṣiṇena ca vāsukim .. 22 ..

> wearing Takṣaka on his left ear and Vāsuki on his right,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.46)

bibhrāṇaṃ kuṃḍalayugaṃ nīlaratnamahāhanum ..

> bearing them as a pair of earrings, with prominent jaws like blue sapphires,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.47)

nīlagrīvaṃ mahābāhuṃ nāgahāravirājitam .. 23 ..

> blue-throated, mighty-armed, splendid with garlands of serpents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.48)

phaṇirājaparibhrājatkaṃka ṇāṃgadamudrikam ..

> with serpent kings shining as bracelets, armlets, and rings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.49)

anaṃtaguṇasāhasramaṇiraṃjitamekhalam .. 24 ..

> whose girdle was adorned with thousands of endlessly manifold jewels,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.50)

vyāghracarmaparīdhānaṃ ghaṃṭādarpaṇabhūṣitam ..

> clad in a tiger skin, adorned with bells and mirrors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.51)

karkoṭakamahāpadmadhṛtarāṣṭradhanaṃjayaiḥ ..25..

> whose lotus feet were made radiant and echoed with sounding anklets  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.52)

kūjannūpurasaṃghuṣṭapādapadmavirājitam ..

> made of Karkoṭaka, Mahāpadma, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Dhanañjaya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.53)

prāsatomarakhaṭvāṅgaśūlaṭaṃkadhanurdharam .. 26 ..

> bearing a dart, javelin, skull-staff, trident, chisel, and bow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.54)

apradhṛṣyamanirdeśyamaciṃtyākāramīśvaram ..

> invincible, undefinable, of inconceivable form—the Lord  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.55)

ratnasiṃhāsanārūḍhaṃ praṇa nāma mahāmuniḥ .. 27 ..

> mounted upon a jeweled throne—the great sage bowed down to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.56)

taṃ bhaktibhārocchvasitāṃtarātmā saṃstūya vāgbhiḥ śrutisaṃmitābhiḥ ..

> His inner self breathing freely with the weight of devotion, having praised him with words conforming to the Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.57)

kṛtāṃjaliḥ praśrayanamrakaṃdharaḥ papraccha dharmānakhilāñchu bhapradān .. 28 ..

> with hands joined in reverence and neck bowed with modesty, he asked about all the duties that bestow auspiciousness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.58)

yānyānapṛcchata munistāṃstāndharmānaśeṣataḥ ..

> Whichever duties the sage asked about, all of them without exception  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.59)

provāca bhagavānrudro bhūyo munirapṛcchata .. 29 ..

> the blessed Rudra explained; then the sage asked further:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.60)

.. sanatkumāra uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.61)

śrutāste bhagavandharmāstvanmukhānmuktihetavaḥ ..

> "O Blessed One, the duties that lead to liberation have been heard from your mouth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.62)

yairmuktapāpā manujāstariṣyaṃti bhavārṇavam .. 3.3.16.30 ..

> by which men, freed from sin, will cross over the ocean of worldly existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.63)

athāparaṃ vibho dharmamalpāyāsaṃ mahāphalam ..

> Now, O all-pervading Lord, tell me out of compassion another duty  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.64)

brūhi kāruṇyato mahyaṃ sadyo muktipradaṃ nṛṇām .. 31 ..

> that requires little effort yet yields great fruit, granting immediate liberation to mortals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.65)

abhyāsabahulā dharmāḥ śāstradṛṣṭāḥ sahasraśaḥ ..

> Duties seen in the scriptures are thousands-fold and demand great practice;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.66)

samyaksaṃsevitāḥ kālātsiddhiṃ yacchaṃti vā na vā .. 32 ..

> even when properly observed, over time they may or may not grant perfection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.67)

ato lokahitaṃ guhyaṃ bhuktimuktyośca sādhanam ..

> Therefore, I wish to know, by your grace, O Maheśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.68)

dharmaṃ vijñātumicchāmi tvatprasādānmaheśvara .. 33 ..

> that secret duty beneficial to the world, which accomplishes both enjoyment and liberation."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.69)

.. śrīrudra uvāca .. ..

> The blessed Rudra said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.70)

sarveṣāmapi dharmāṇāmuttamaṃ śruticoditam ..

> "The highest of all duties, enjoined by the Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.71)

rahasyaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ yattripuṃḍrasya dhāraṇam .. 34 ..

> and the secret for all living beings, is the wearing of the tripuṇḍra."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.72)

.. sanatkumāra uvāca.. ..

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

### [3.3.16.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.73)

tripuṃḍrasya vidhiṃ brūhi bhagavañjagatāṃ pate ..

> "Declare the rule for the tripuṇḍra, O Blessed One, Lord of the worlds!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.74)

tattvato jñātumicchāmi tvatprasādānmaheśvara .. 35 ..

> I wish to know it in truth by your grace, O Maheśvara:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.75)

kati sthānāni kiṃ dravyaṃ kā śaktiḥ kā ca devatā ..

> how many places are there, what is the substance, what is the power, and who is the deity?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.76)

kiṃ pramāṇaṃ ca kaḥ karttā ke maṃtrāstasya kiṃ phalam .. 36 ..

> What is the measure, who is the agent, which are the mantras, and what is its fruit?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.77)

etatsarvamaśeṣeṇa tripuṃḍrasya ca lakṣaṇam ..

> Tell me all this without omission, the entire characteristic of the tripuṇḍra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.78)

brūhi me jagatāṃ nātha lokānugrahakāmyayā .. 37 ..

> O Lord of the worlds, out of a desire to show grace to the world."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.79)

.. śrīrudra uvāca .. ..

> The blessed Rudra said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.80)

āgneyamucyate bhasma dagdhagomayasaṃbhavam ..

> "Ash produced from burnt cow dung is called fiery \[ash\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.81)

tadeva dravyamityuktaṃ tripuṃḍrasya mahāmune .. 38 ..

> that alone is declared to be the substance for the tripuṇḍra, O great sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.82)

sadyojātādibhirbrahmamayairmaṃtraiśca paṃcabhiḥ..

> Taking it with the five mantras consisting of Brahman, beginning with Sadyojāta,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.83)

parigṛhyāgnirityādimaṃtrairbhasmābhimaṃtrayet .. 39 ..

> one should consecrate the ash with the mantras beginning with 'agnir iti'.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.84)

mānastoketi saṃmṛṃjya śiro liṃpecca tryaṃbakam ..

> Wiping it while reciting 'mā nas toke', one should smear the head with 'tryambakam',  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.85)

triyāyuṣādibhirmaṃtrairlalāṭe ca bhujadvaye ..

> and on the forehead and the two arms with mantras beginning with 'tryāyuṣam';  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.86)

skaṃdhe ca lepayedbhasma sajalaṃ maṃtrabhāvitam .. 3.3.16.40 ..

> and on the shoulders one should apply the ash mixed with water and consecrated with mantras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.87)

tisro rekhā bhavaṃtyeṣu sthāneṣu munipuṃgava ..

> There are three lines in these places, O best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.88)

bhruvormadhyaṃ samārabhya yāvadaṃto bhruvorbhavet .. 41 ..

> extending from the middle of the eyebrows to the end of the eyebrows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.89)

madhyamānāmikāṃgulyormadhye tu pratilomataḥ ..

> A line drawn in reverse between the middle and ring fingers  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.90)

aṃguṣṭhena kṛtā rekhā tripuṃḍrasyābhidhīyate .. 42 ..

> by means of the thumb is said to be the tripuṇḍra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.91)

tisṛṇāmapi rekhāṇāṃ pratyekaṃ nava devatāḥ ..

> For each of the three lines there are nine deities:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.92)

akāro gārhapatyaśca ṛgbhūrloko rajastathā .. 43 ..

> the syllable 'A', the Gārhapatya fire, the Ṛgveda, the earth, rajas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.93)

ātmā caiva kriyāśaktiḥ prātaḥ savanameva ca ..

> the individual self, the power of action, and the morning pressing of soma—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.94)

mahādevastu rekhāyāḥ prathamāyāstu devatā .. 44 ..

> and Mahādeva is the deity of the first line.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.95)

ukāro dakṣiṇāgniśca nabhaḥ sattvaṃ yajustathā ..

> The syllable 'U', the Dakṣiṇa fire, the atmosphere, sattva, the Yajurveda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.96)

madhyaṃdinaṃ ca savanamicchāśaktyaṃtarātmakau .. 45 ..

> the midday pressing, the power of will, the inner self,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.97)

maheśvaraśca rekhāyā dvitīyāyāśca devatā ..

> and Maheśvara is the deity of the second line.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.98)

makārāhavanīyau ca paramātmā tamo divaḥ .. 46 ..

> The syllable 'M', the Āhavanīya fire, the supreme self, tamas, heaven,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.99)

jñānaśaktiḥ sāmavedastṛtīyasavanaṃ tathā ..

> The power of knowledge, the Sāmaveda, and likewise the third pressing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.100)

śivaśceti tṛtīyāyā rekhāyāścādhidevatā .. 47 ..

> and Śiva: these are the presiding deities of the third line.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.101)

etā nityaṃ namaskṛtya tripuṃḍraṃ dhārayetsudhīḥ ..

> Having constantly bowed to these, the wise man should wear the tripuṇḍra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.102)

maheśvaravratamidaṃ sarvavedeṣu kīrtitam ..48..

> This observance of Maheśvara is proclaimed in all the Vedas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.103)

muktikāmairnaraiḥ sevyaṃ punasteṣāṃ na saṃbhavaḥ ..

> It should be practiced by men desiring liberation; they are not born again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.104)

tripuṃḍraṃ kurute yastu bhasmanā vidhipūrvakam ..49..

> He who makes the tripuṇḍra with ashes according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.105)

brahmacārī gṛhastho vā vanastho yatireva vā..

> whether a student, a householder, a forest-dweller, or an ascetic,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.106)

mahāpātakasaṃghātairmucyate copapātakaiḥ..3.3.16.50..

> is freed from collections of great sins and from minor sins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.107)

tathānyaiḥ kṣatraviṭśūdrastrīgohatyā dipātakaiḥ..

> likewise from other sins, such as killing a kṣatriya, a vaiśya, a śūdra, a woman, or a cow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.108)

vīrahatyāśvahatyābhyāṃ mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ..51..

> and from slaying a warrior or slaying a horse—of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.109)

amaṃtreṇāpi yaḥ kuryādajñātvā mahimonnatim..

> Even he who makes it without a mantra, not knowing its exalted greatness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.110)

tripuṃḍraṃ bhālapaṭale mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ ..52..

> a tripuṇḍra upon the expanse of his forehead, is freed from all sins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.111)

paradravyāpaharaṇaṃ paradārābhimarśanam..

> stealing another's property, violating another's wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.112)

paraniṃdā parakṣetraharaṇaṃ parapīḍanam..53..

> slandering another, seizing another's field, tormenting another,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.113)

sasyārāmādiharaṇaṃ gṛhadāhādikarma ca ..

> stealing crops, groves, and the like, and acts such as burning a house,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.114)

asatyavādaṃ paiśunyaṃ pāruṣyaṃ vedavikra yaḥ..

> false speech, malicious gossip, harshness, selling the Veda,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.115)

kūṭasākṣyaṃ vratatyāgaḥ kaitavaṃ nīcasevanam ..54..

> perjury, abandoning a vow, deceit, serving the base,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.116)

gobhūhiraṇyamahiṣī tilakaṃbalavāsasām..

> accepting a cow, land, gold, a female buffalo, sesame, a blanket, or garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.117)

annadhānyajalādīnāṃ nīcebhyaśca parigrahaḥ..55..

> food, grain, water, and the like from low-born people,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.118)

dāsī veśyābhujaṃgeṣu vṛṣalīṣu naṭīṣu ca ..

> consorting with maidservants, courtesans, outcastes, and actresses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.119)

rajasvalāsu kanyāsu vidhavāsu ca saṃgamaḥ .. 56 ..

> and with menstruating women, virgins, and widows,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.120)

māṃsacarmarasādīnāṃ lavaṇasya ca vikrayaḥ ..

> and selling meat, hides, juices, and salt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.121)

evamādīnya saṃkhyāni pāpāni vividhāni ca .. 57 ..

> These and other sins, innumerable and diverse,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.122)

sadya eva vinaśyaṃti tripuṃḍrasya ca dhāraṇāt ..

> are destroyed immediately through wearing the tripuṇḍra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.123)

śivadravyāpaharaṇaṃ śivaniṃdā ca kutracit .. 58 ..

> Stealing Śiva's property, slandering Śiva anywhere,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.124)

niṃdā ca śivabhaktānāṃ prāyaścitairna śuddhyati ..

> and slandering devotees of Śiva are not purified by expiations.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.125)

rudrākṣā yasya gātreṣu lalāṭe ca tripuṃḍrakam ..59..

> He on whose limbs are rudrākṣa beads and on whose forehead is the tripuṇḍra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.126)

sa cāṃḍālo'pi saṃpūjyaḥ sarvavarṇottamo bhavet ..

> even if a caṇḍāla, is worthy of worship and becomes the highest of all castes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.127)

yāni tīrthāni loke'smingaṃgāyāḥ saritaśca yāḥ .. 3.3.16.60 ..

> Whatever sacred fords there are in this world, and whatever rivers are like the Gaṅgā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.128)

snāto bhavati sarvatra lalāṭe yastripuṃḍradhṛk ..

> he who wears the tripuṇḍra on his forehead has bathed in them all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.129)

saptakoṭimahāmaṃtrāḥ paṃcākṣarapuraḥsarāḥ .. .. 61 ..

> The seven crores of great mantras headed by the five-syllable mantra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.130)

tathānye koṭiśo maṃtrāḥ śaivāḥ kaivalyahetavaḥ ..

> and other crores of Śaiva mantras that cause absolute liberation—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.131)

te sarve yena japtāḥ syuryo bibharti tripuṃḍrakam .. 62 ..

> all these have been chanted by him who wears the tripuṇḍra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.132)

sahasraṃ pūrvajātānāṃ sahasraṃ ca janiṣyatām ..

> A thousand born before and a thousand yet to be born  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.133)

svavaṃśajānāṃ martyānāmuddharedyastripuṃḍradhṛk.. 63 ..

> among mortal descendants of his own lineage, he who wears the tripuṇḍra delivers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.134)

iha bhuktvākhilānbhogāndīrghāyurvyādhivarjitaḥ ..

> Having enjoyed all pleasures here, endowed with long life and free of disease,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.135)

jīvitāṃte ca maraṇaṃ sukhanaivaṃ prapadyate .. 64 ..

> at the end of his life he attains death with ease.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.136)

aṣṭaiśvaryaguṇopetaṃ prāpya divyaṃ vapuḥ śubham ..

> Having attained an auspicious, celestial body endowed with the eight supernatural powers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.137)

divyaṃ vimānamāruhya divyastrīśatasevitaḥ .. 65 ..

> and mounted an aerial chariot, served by hundreds of celestial women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.138)

vidyādharāṇāṃ siddhānāṃ gaṃdharvāṇāṃ mahaujasām ..

> in the realms of the vidyādharas, the siddhas, the gandharvas of great splendor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.139)

iṃdrādilokapālānāṃ lokeṣu ca yathākramam .. 66 ..

> and of the world-protectors headed by Indra, in due succession,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.140)

bhuktvā bhogānsuvipulānprajeśānāṃ pureṣu ca ..

> having enjoyed vast pleasures, and in the cities of the lords of creatures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.141)

brahmaṇaḥ padamāsādya tatra kalpaśataṃ ramet .. 67 ..

> he reaches the abode of Brahmā and takes delight there for a hundred kalpas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.142)

viṣṇorloke ca ramate yāvadbrahmaśatatrayam .. 68 ..

> And he delights in the realm of Viṣṇu for three hundred lifespans of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.143)

śivalokaṃ tataḥ prāpya ramate kālamakṣayam ..

> Then, having attained the realm of Śiva, he delights there for endless time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.144)

śivasāyujyamāpnoti na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate .. 69 ..

> He attains communion with Śiva and is not born again.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.145)

sarvopaniṣadāṃ sāraṃ samālocya muhurmuhuḥ ..

> Having repeatedly examined the essence of all the Upaniṣads,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.146)

idameva hi nirṇītaṃ paraṃ śreyastripuṃḍrakam .. 3.3.16.70 ..

> this alone has been ascertained as the supreme good: the tripuṇḍra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.147)

etattripuṃḍramāhātmyaṃ samāsātkathitaṃ mayā ..

> This greatness of the tripuṇḍra has been related briefly by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.148)

rahasyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ gopanīyamidaṃ tvayā .. 71 ..

> It is a secret from all beings, to be concealed by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.149)

ityuktvā bhagavānrudrastatraivāṃtaradhīyata ..

> Having spoken thus, the Lord Rudra vanished right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.150)

sanatkumāro'pi munirjagāma brahmaṇaḥ padam .. 72 ..

> The sage Sanatkumāra also went to the abode of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.151)

tavāpi bhasmasaṃparkātsaṃjātā vimalā matiḥ ..

> Your intellect too has become spotless through contact with the ashes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.152)

tvamapi śraddhayā puṇyaṃ dhārayasva tripuṃḍrakam .. 73 ..

> You too, wear the holy tripuṇḍra with faith.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.153)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.16.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.154)

ityuktvā vāmadevastu śivayogī mahātapāḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, Vāmadeva, the Śiva-yogi of great austerity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.155)

abhimaṃtrya dadau bhasma ghorāya brahmarakṣase .. 74 ..

> consecrated the ashes with mantras and gave them to the terrible brahmarakṣas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.156)

tenāsau bhālapaṭale cakre tirya ktripuṃḍrakam ..

> With them, he made a horizontal tripuṇḍra upon the expanse of his forehead.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.157)

brahmarākṣasatāṃ sadyo jahau tasyānubhāvataḥ .. 75 ..

> Instantly he cast off the state of a brahmarākṣasa through its power.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.158)

sa babhau sūryasaṃkāśastejomaṇḍalamaṃḍitaḥ ..

> He shone like the sun, adorned with an aura of fiery brilliance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.159)

divyāvayarūpaiśca divyamālyāṃbaro jjvalaḥ .. 76 ..

> with divine limbs and form, radiant in divine garlands and garments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.160)

bhaktyā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya taṃ guruṃ śivayoginam ..

> Devoutly circumambulating that guru, the master of Śiva-yoga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.161)

divyaṃ vimānamāruhya puṇyalokāñjagāma saḥ .. 77 ..

> and ascending a divine aerial chariot, he went to the realms of merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.162)

vāmadevo mahāyogī dattvā tasmai parāṃ gatim ..

> Vāmadeva, the great yogi, having bestowed upon him the highest state,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.163)

cacāra loke mūḍhātmā sākṣādiva śivaḥ svayam .. 78 ..

> wandered the world like a fool, though \[he was\] Śiva himself incarnate.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.164)

ya etadbhasmamāhātmyaṃ tripuṃḍraṃ śṛṇuyānnaraḥ ..

> Whatever person hears this glory of holy ash \[and\] the tripuṇḍra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.165)

śrāvayedvā paṭhedvāpi sa hi yāti parāṃ gatim .. 79 ..

> or causes it to be heard, or reads it, attains indeed the highest state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.166)

kathayati śivakīrtiṃ saṃsṛtermuktihetuṃ praṇamati śivayogidhyeyamīśāṃghripadmam ..

> He who recites the glory of Śiva, the cause of liberation from worldly existence; who bows to the lotus feet of the Lord, meditated upon by Śiva-yogis;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.167)

racayati śivabhaktodbhāsi bhāle tripuṃḍraṃ na punariha jananyā garbhavāsaṃ bhajetsaḥ .. 3.3.16.80 ..

> and who makes the tripuṇḍra shine on his forehead as a devotee of Śiva—he shall never dwell in a mother's womb again in this world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.16.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.16.168)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmottara khaṇḍe bhasmamāhātmyakathanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 16 .. ..

> Thus ends the sixteenth chapter, named 'The Narration of the Glory of Holy Ash', in the third \[section\], the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa, of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skandamahāpurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.16.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (4)

- [Prāṇatoṣiṇī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.pranatosini.4.7.342) — Rāmatoṣaṇa Śarman 1796, Sanskrit
- [Śrīvidyārṇavatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.srividya.srividyarnavatantra.61.140) — Sanskrit
- [Kaṅkālamālinītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.kankalamalinitantra.5.77) — Sanskrit
- [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.1.24.52) — Sanskrit

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