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(1) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.2) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. ākhyātaṃ bhavatā sūta viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam.. samastāghaharaṃ puṇyaṃ samasena śrutaṃ ca naḥ.. 2.. > The seers said: / You have recounted, O Sūta, the supreme māhātmya of Viṣṇu, / which removes all sins and brings merit, and it has been heard by us in brief. (2) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.3) idānīṃ śrotumicchāmo māhātmyaṃ tripuradviṣaḥ .. tadbhaktānāṃ ca māhātmyamaśeṣāghaharaṃ param.. 3.. > Now we wish to hear the māhātmya of the enemy of Tripura, / and the supreme māhātmya of his devotees, which removes all sins, 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.4) tanmaṃtrāṇāṃ ca māhātmyaṃ tathaiva dvijasattama .. tatkathāyāśca tadbhakteḥ prabhāvamanuvarṇaya.. 4.. > and likewise the māhātmya of his mantras, O best of the twice-born. / Relate also the majesty of stories about him and devotion to him. 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.5) .. sūta uvāca .. .. etāvadeva martyānāṃ paraṃ śreyaḥ sanātanam.. yadīśvarakathāyāṃ vai jātā bhaktirahaitukī .. 5.. > Sūta said: / This alone is the mortals' supreme and eternal welfare, / namely, that unmotivated devotion should arise towards tales of Īśvara. 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.6) atastadbhaktileśasya māhātmyaṃ varṇyate mayā .. api kalpāyuṣā nālaṃ vaktuṃ vistarataḥ kvacit.. 6.. > Therefore, even a fraction of the māhātmya of devotion to him is described by me; / for even in a lifespan of a kalpa it could nowhere be told at length. 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.7) sarveṣāmapi puṇyānāṃ sarveṣāṃ śreyasāmapi .. sarveṣāmapi yajñānāṃ japayajñaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ.. 7.. > Among all merits, among all goods, / and among all sacrifices, the sacrifice of mantra repetition is regarded as supreme. 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.8) tatrādau japayajñasya phalaṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat .. śaivaṃ ṣaḍakṣaraṃ divyaṃ maṃtramāhurmaharṣayaḥ.. 8.. > There, first of all, the fruit of the sacrifice of mantra repetition is a great blessing of welfare; / the great seers call the six-syllabled Śaiva \[utterance\] the divine mantra. 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.9) devānāṃ paramo devo yathā vai tripurāṃtakaḥ .. maṃtrāṇāṃ paramo maṃtrastathā śaivaḥ ṣaḍakṣaraḥ .. 9.. > Just as the destroyer of Tripura is indeed the supreme god among the gods, / so the Śaiva six-syllabled \[mantra\] is the supreme mantra among mantras. 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.10) eṣa paṃcākṣaro maṃtro japtṝṇāṃ muktidāyakaḥ.. saṃsevyate muniśreṣṭhairaśeṣaiḥ siddhikāṃkṣibhiḥ..3.3.1.10 10 .. asyaivākṣaramāhātmyaṃ nālaṃ vaktuṃ caturmukhaḥ.. > This five-syllabled mantra grants liberation to those who chant it; / it is constantly served by the best of sages, by all who desire accomplishments. / Even the four-faced \[Brahmā\] is not capable of reciting the greatness of its syllables. 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.11) śrutayo yatra siddhāṃtaṃ gatāḥ paramanirvṛtāḥ.. 11 .. > wherein the scriptures have reached their final conclusion, supremely blissful. 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.12) sarvajñaḥ paripūrṇaśca saccidānaṃdalakṣaṇaḥ .. sa śivo yatra ramate śaive paṃcākṣare śubhe .. 12 .. > Omniscient, complete, characterized by existence, consciousness, and bliss— / that Śiva delights in the auspicious five-syllabled Śaiva \[mantra\]. 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.13) etena maṃtrarājena sarvopaniṣadātmanā .. lebhire munayaḥ sarve paraṃ brahma nirāmayam..13.. > By means of this king of mantras, the essence of all the Upaniṣads, / all the sages attained the supreme, disease-free Brahman. 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.14) namaskāreṇa jīvatvaṃ śive'tra paramātmani .. aikyaṃ gatamato maṃtraḥ parabrahmamayo hyasau .. 14 .. > Through the bow of greeting, the state of the individual soul merges into unity with Śiva here, the Supreme Self; / therefore, this mantra indeed consists of the supreme Brahman. 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.15) bhavapāśanibaddhānāṃ dehināṃ hitakāmyayā .. āhoṃnamaḥ śivāyeti maṃtramādyaṃ śivaḥ svayam .. 15.. > Desiring the welfare of embodied beings bound by the fetters of mundane existence, / Śiva himself uttered the primeval mantra: 'Oṃ namaḥ śivāya'. 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.16) kiṃ tasya bahubhirmaṃtraiḥ kiṃ tīrthaiḥ kiṃ tapo'dhvaraiḥ .. yasyoṃnamaḥ śivāyeti maṃtro hṛdayagocaraḥ.. 16 .. > What need has he of many mantras, what of sacred fords, what of austerities and sacrifices, / in whose heart the mantra 'Oṃ namaḥ śivāya' dwells? 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.17) tāvadbhramaṃti saṃsāre dāruṇe duḥkhasaṃkule .. yāvannoccārayaṃtīmaṃ maṃtraṃ dehabhṛtaḥ sakṛt .. 17 .. > Embodied beings wander in mundane existence, dreadful and filled with sorrow, / only so long as they do not utter this mantra even once. 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.18) maṃtrādhirājarājo'yaṃ sarvavedāṃtaśekharaḥ .. sarvajñānanidhānaṃ ca so'yaṃ caiva ṣaḍakṣaraḥ .. 18 .. > This is the king over sovereign mantras, the crest of all the Vedāntas, / and this six-syllabled one is the repository of all knowledge. 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.19) kaivalyamārgadīpo'yamavidyāsiṃdhuvāḍavaḥ .. mahāpātakadāvāgniḥ so'yaṃ maṃtraḥ ṣaḍakṣaraḥ ! .. 19 .. > This six-syllabled mantra is the lamp on the path to liberation, the submarine fire to the ocean of ignorance, / \[and\] the forest fire to heinous sins! 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120) tasmātsarvaprado maṃtraḥ so'yaṃ pañcākṣaraḥ smṛtaḥ .. strībhiḥ śūdraiśca saṃkīrṇairdhāryate muktikāṃkṣibhiḥ..3.3.120 .. > Therefore, this five-syllabled mantra is held to grant everything; / it may be maintained by women, śūdras, and people of mixed castes who desire liberation. 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_1) nāsya dīkṣā na homaśca na saṃskāro na tarpaṇam .. na kālo nopadeśaśca sadā śucirayaṃ manuḥ .. 21 .. > It requires no initiation, no oblation into fire, no preparatory rite, no water offering, / no specific time, and no formal instruction; this mantra is always pure. 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_2) mahāpātakavicchittyai śiva ityakṣaradvayam .. alaṃ namaskiyāyukto muktaye parikalpate .. 22.. > For the destruction of heinous sins, the two syllables 'Śi-va' / are sufficient; coupled with homage, it is fit for liberation. 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_3) upadiṣṭaḥ sadguruṇā japtaḥ kṣetre ca pāvane .. sadyo yathepsitāṃ siddhiṃ dadātīti kimadbhutam .. 23 .. > When taught by a true guru and chanted in a purifying sacred field, / it immediately grants the desired accomplishment—what wonder is there in this? 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_4) ataḥ sadgurumāśritya grāhyo'yaṃ maṃtranāyakaḥ.. puṇyakṣetreṣu japtavyaḥ sadyaḥ siddhiṃ prayacchati .. 24.. > Therefore, having resorted to a true guru, this sovereign of mantras should be received; / it should be chanted in holy sacred fields: it grants immediate accomplishment. 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_5) guravo nirmalāḥ śāṃtāḥ sādhavo mitabhāṣiṇaḥ .. kāmakrodhavinirmuktāḥ sadācārā jiteṃdriyāḥ .. 25 .. > Gurus are pure, tranquil, virtuous, of measured speech, / free from desire and anger, of righteous conduct, having their senses conquered. 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_6) etaiḥ kāruṇyato datto maṃtraḥ kṣipraṃ prasiddhyati .. kṣetrāṇi japayogyāni samāsātkathayāmyaham .. 26 .. > When bestowed out of compassion by these \[teachers\], the mantra quickly yields success. / I shall tell concisely of the sacred fields suitable for mantra repetition. 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_7) prayāgaṃ puṣkaraṃ ramyaṃ kedāraṃ setubaṃdhanam .. gokarṇaṃ naimiṣāraṇyaṃ sadyaḥ siddhikaraṃ nṛṇām ..27.. > Prayāga, delightful Puṣkara, Kedāra, Setubandha, / Gokarṇa, and Naimiṣāraṇya immediately bring accomplishment to men. 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_8) atrānuvarṇyate sadbhiritihāsaḥ purātanaḥ.. asakṛdvā sakṛdvāpi śṛṇvatāṃ maṃgalapradaḥ.. 28.. > Here an ancient legend is recounted by the virtuous, / which brings blessings to those who hear it, whether repeatedly or even once. 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_9) mathurāyāṃ yaduśreṣṭho dāśārha iti viśrutaḥ .. babhūva rājā matimānmahotsāho mahābalaḥ .. 29 .. > In Mathurā, there was an eminent Yadu known as Dāśārha, / a king wise, of great energy, and possessing great strength. 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_10) śāstrajño nayavākchūro dhairyavānamitadyutiḥ .. apradhṛṣyaḥ sugaṃbhīraḥ saṃgrāmeṣvanivarttitaḥ .. 3.3.1.30.. > He knew the scriptures, spoke with prudence, was heroic, resolute, of immeasurable splendor, / unconquerable, very deep, never retreating in battles, 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_11) mahāratho maheṣvāso nānāśāstrārthakovidaḥ.. vadānyo rūpasaṃpanno yuvā lakṣa ṇasaṃyutaḥ .. 31 .. > a great chariot-warrior, a great archer, skilled in the meaning of various treatises, / generous, endowed with beauty, youthful, and marked with auspicious signs. 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_12) sa kāśirājatanayāmupayeme varānanām .. kāṃtāṃ kalāvatīṃ nāma rūpaśīlaguṇānvitām .. 32 .. > He married the daughter of the king of Kāśī, beautiful of face, / a beloved lady named Kalāvatī, endowed with beauty, good character, and virtues. 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_13) kṛtodvāhaḥ sa rājeṃdraḥ saṃprāpya nijamaṃdiram.. rātrau tāṃ śayanārūḍhāṃ saṃgamāya samāhvayat .. 33 .. > Having concluded the wedding, that lord of kings reached his own palace; / at night, when she had mounted the bed, he called her for union. 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_14) sā svabhartrā samāhūtā bahuśaḥ prārthitā satī .. na babaṃdha manastasminna cāgaccha tadaṃtikam.. 34.. > Called by her husband and entreated many times, the virtuous woman / did not fix her mind on him, nor did she approach his side. 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_15) saṃgamāya yadāhūtā nāgatā nijavallabhā .. balādāhartukāmastāmudatiṣṭhanmahīpatiḥ .. 35 ... > When his beloved wife did not come though called for union, / the king stood up, desiring to seize her by force. 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_16) .. rājñyuvāca .. .. mā māṃ spṛśa mahārāja kāraṇajñāṃ vrate sthitām .. dharmādharmau vijānāsi mā kārṣīḥ sāhasaṃ mayi .. 36 .. > The queen said: / Do not touch me, O great king, \[me\] who know the cause and stand observing a vow; / you know righteousness and unrighteousness—do not commit rash violence against me. 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_17) kvacitpriyeṇa bhuktaṃ yadrocate tu manīṣiṇām .. daṃpatyoḥ prītiyogena saṃgamaḥ prītivarddhanaḥ .. 37 .. > What is enjoyed by the beloved sometimes pleases the wise; / union through the love of both husband and wife increases love. 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_18) priyaṃ yadā me jāyeta tadā saṃgastu te mayi .. kā prītiḥ kiṃ sukhaṃ puṃsāṃ balādbhogena yoṣitām .. 38 .. > When love arises in me, then your union may take place with me; / what love, what pleasure is there for men in enjoying women by force? 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_19) aprītāṃ rogiṇīṃ nārīmaṃtarvatnīṃ dhṛtavratām .. rajasvalāmakāmāṃ ca na kāmeta balātpumān .. 39 .. > A man should not forcefully lust after a woman who is unwilling, diseased, pregnant, / observing a vow, menstruating, or without desire. 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_20) prīṇanaṃ lālanaṃ poṣaṃ raṃjanaṃ mārdavaṃ dayām.. kṛtvā vadhūmupagamedyuvatīṃ premavānpatiḥ .. yuvatau kusume caiva vidheyaṃ sukhamicchatā .. 3.3.1.40 . ityukto'pi tayā sādhvyā sa rājā smaravihvalaḥ .. balādākṛṣya tāṃ haste parirebhe riraṃsayā .. 41 .. > Having shown pleasing, fondling, nurturing, delighting, gentleness, and pity, / an affectionate husband should approach his bride, a young woman; / one who desires pleasure should act \[gently\] toward a young woman as toward a flower. / Though addressed in this way by that virtuous woman, the king, overcome with passion, / dragged her by the hand with force and embraced her, desiring to make love. 40–41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_21) tāṃ spṛṣṭamātrāṃ sahasā taptāyaḥpiṃḍasannibhām .. nirdahaṃtīmivātmānaṃ tatyāja bhayavihvalaḥ .. 42 .. > As soon as she was touched, she was like a heated lump of iron; / feeling as though he were burning, he let go, distraught with fear. 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_22) .. rājovāca .. .. aho sumahadāścaryamidaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tava priye .. kathamagnisamaṃ jātaṃ vapuḥ pallavakomalam.. .. 43 .. > The king said: / Ah, a very great wonder has been seen in you, my dear! / How has your body, tender as a leaf-bud, become like fire? 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_23) itthaṃ suvismito rājā bhītaḥ sā rājavallabhā .. pratyuvāca vihasyainaṃ vinayena śucismitā .. 44 .. > The king was thus greatly astonished and afraid; the king's beloved, / smiling purely, laughed and replied to him with modesty. 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_24) .. rājñyuvāca .. .. rājanmama purā bālye durvāsā munipuṃgavaḥ.. śaivīṃ paṃcākṣarīṃ vidyāṃ kāruṇyenopadiṣṭavān ..45.. > The queen said: / O king, formerly in my childhood, Durvāsas, the foremost of sages, / out of compassion imparted to me the five-syllabled Śaiva teaching. 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_25) tena maṃtrānubhāvena mamāṃgaṃ kaluṣojjhitam .. spraṣṭuṃ na śakyate puṃbhiḥ sapāpairdevaivarjitaiḥ.. 46.. > By the power of that mantra my body is freed from defilement; / it cannot be touched by sinful men abandoned by fate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_26) tvayā rājanprakṛtinā kulaṭāgaṇikādayaḥ .. madirāsvādaniratā niṣevyaṃte sadā striyaḥ ..47.. > By your nature, O king, unchaste women, courtesans, and the like— / women constantly addicted to tasting liquor—are always enjoyed by you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_27) na snānaṃ kriyate nityaṃ na maṃtro japyate śuciḥ .. nārādhyate tvayeśānaḥ kathaṃ māṃ spraṣṭumarhasi .. 48.. > Ritual ablution is not performed daily, the pure mantra is not recited, / \[and\] Īśāna is not worshipped by you; how are you fit to touch me? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_28) .. rājovāca... .. tāṃ samākhyāhi suśroṇi śaivīṃ paṃcākṣarīṃ śubhām .. vidyāvidhvastapāpo'haṃ tvayīcchāmi ratiṃ priye .. 49 .. > The king said: / Tell me that auspicious five-syllabled Śaiva lore, O fair-hipped one; / having sins destroyed by that lore, I desire pleasure with you, my beloved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_29) .. rājñyuvāca .. .. nāhaṃ tavopadeśaṃ vai kuryāṃ mama gururbhavān .. upātiṣṭha guruṃ rājangargaṃ maṃtra vidāṃvaram .. 3.3.1.50 .. > The queen said: / I must not initiate you, for you are my master. / Approach the guru Garga, O king, the best among knowers of mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_30) .. sūta uvāca .. .. iti saṃbhāṣamāṇau tau daṃpatī gargasannidhim .. prāpya taccaraṇau mūrdhnā vavaṃdāte kṛtāñjalī .. 51 .. > Sūta said: / Thus conversing, the husband and wife approached the presence of Garga, / and bowed down to his feet with their heads, their hands joined in reverence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_31) atha rājā guruṃ prītamabhipūjya punaḥpunaḥ .. samācaṣṭa vinītātmā rahasyātmamanoratham .. 52.. > Then the king, having repeatedly worshipped the pleased guru, / with a humble mind declared the secret desire of his heart: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_32) .. rājovāca .. .. kṛtārthaṃ māṃ kuru guro saṃprāptaṃ karuṇārdradhīḥ .. śaivīṃ paṃcākṣarīṃ vidyāmupadeṣṭuṃ tvamarhasi .. 53.. > The king said: / Make me fulfilled, O guru, as I have approached you, your mind tender with compassion; / you ought to teach \[me\] the five-syllabled Śaiva lore. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_33) anājñātaṃ yadājñātaṃ yatkṛtaṃ rājakarmaṇā .. tatpāpaṃ yena śuddhyeta tanmaṃtraṃ dehi me guro .. 54.. > Give me that mantra, O guru, by which that sin may be cleansed, / whatever has been done unknowingly or knowingly through royal acts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_34) evamabhyarthito rājñā gargo brāhmaṇapuṃgavaḥ .. tau nināya mahāpuṇyaṃ kāliṃdyāstaṭamuttamam .. 55 .. > Thus requested by the king, Garga, the best among brahmins, / led the two of them to the most excellent, highly sacred bank of the Kālindī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_35) tatra puṇyatarormūle niṣaṇṇo'tha guruḥ svayam .. puṇyatīrthajale snātaṃ rājānaṃ samupoṣitam.. 56 .. > There, seated himself at the base of a sacred tree, the guru, / to the king who had bathed in the water of the sacred ford and had fasted, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_36) prāṅmukhaṃ copaveśyātha natvā śivapadāmbujam .. tanmastake karaṃ nyasya dadau maṃtraṃ śivātmakam .. .. 57.. > having seated him facing east and bowed to Śiva's lotus feet, / placed his hand on his head and imparted the mantra consisting of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_37) tanmaṃtradhāraṇādeva tadgurorhastasaṃgamāt.. niryayustasya vapuṣo vāyasāḥ śatakoṭayaḥ .. 58.. > Merely from holding that mantra, and from the touch of that guru's hand, / hundreds of millions of crows came forth from his body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_38) te dagdhapakṣāḥ krośaṃto nipataṃto mahītale .. bhasmībhūtāstataḥ sarve dṛśyaṃte sma sahasraśaḥ .. 59.. > With scorched wings, screeching, falling to the surface of the earth, / they were all then seen in thousands, reduced to ashes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_39) dṛṣṭvā tadvāyasakulaṃ dahyamānaṃ suvismitau .. rājā ca rājamahiṣī taṃ guruṃ paryapṛcchatām .. 3.3.1.60 .. > Seeing that flock of crows burning, both exceedingly amazed, / the king and the royal queen questioned that guru: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_40) bhagavannidamāścaryaṃ kathaṃ jātaṃ śarīrataḥ .. vāyasānāṃ kulaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ kimetatsādhu bhaṇyatām .. 61 .. > O venerable one, how did this wonder arise from the body? / A flock of crows was seen; explain truly what this is! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_41) .. śrīgururuvāca .. rājanbhavasahasreṣu bhavatā paridhāvatā .. saṃcitāni durantāni saṃti pāpānyanekaśaḥ .. 62.. > The venerable guru said: O king, as you wandered through thousands of births, / endless sins were accumulated in manifold ways. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_42) teṣu janmasahasreṣu yāni puṇyāni saṃti te .. teṣāmādhikyataḥ kvāpi jāyate puṇyayoniṣu .. 63.. > Whatever merits you had across those thousands of births, / by their preponderance one is born somewhere in virtuous wombs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_43) tathā pāpīyasīṃ yoniṃ kvacitpāpena gacchati .. sāmye puṇyānyayoścaiva mānuṣīṃ yonimāptavān .. 64 .. > Likewise, one goes to a most sinful womb somewhere on account of sin; / and when merits and demerits are equal, you obtained a human womb. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_44) śaivī paṃcākṣarī vidyā yadā te hṛdayaṃ gatā. aghānāṃ koṭayastvattaḥ kākarūpeṇa nirgatāḥ .. 69.. > When the five-syllabled Śaiva lore entered your heart, / millions of sins went forth from you in the form of crows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_45) koṭayo brahmahatyānāmagamyāgamyakoṭayaḥ.. svarṇasteyasurāpānabhrūṇahatyā dikoṭayaḥ .. bhavakoṭisahasreṣu ye'nye pātakarāśayaḥ .. 66.. > Millions of slaughters of brahmins, millions of approaches to women who must not be approached, / millions of thefts of gold, liquor-drinkings, and abortions, / and whatever other heaps of sins across thousands of millions of births— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_46) kṣaṇādbhasmībhavaṃtyeva śaive paṃcākṣare dhṛte .. āsaṃstavādya rājeṃdra dagdhāḥ pātakakoṭayaḥ .. .. 67 .. > they are reduced to ashes in an instant when the five-syllabled Śaiva \[mantra\] is held. / Today, O lord of kings, your millions of sins have been burned away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_47) anayā saha pūtātmā viharasva yathāsukham .. ityābhāṣya muniśreṣṭhastaṃ maṃtramupadiśya ca ..68.. > With your soul purified, enjoy pleasures with her at your will. / Having spoken thus and taught the mantra, the best of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_48) tābhyāṃ vismitacittābhyāṃ sahitaḥ svagṛhe yayau .. guruvaryamanujñāpya muditau tau ca daṃpatī .. 69.. > accompanied by the two whose hearts were amazed, went to his own home; / and having taken leave of the excellent guru, the husband and wife were joyful. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_49) tataḥ svabhavanaṃ prāpya rejatuḥsma mahādyutī... rājā dṛḍhaṃ samāśliṣya patnīṃ candanaśītalām.. saṃtoṣaṃ paramaṃ lebhe niḥsvaḥ prāpya yathā dhanam .. 3.3.1.70 .. > Then, having reached their palace, the two of great splendour shone. / Firmly embracing his wife, who was cool like sandalwood, / the king attained supreme contentment, like an impoverished man who has gained wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_50) aśeṣavedopaniṣatpurāṇaśāstrāvataṃso'yamaghāṃtakārī .. paṃcākṣarasyaiva mahāprabhāvo mayā samāsātkathito variṣṭhaḥ ..71.. > This crown of all the Vedas, Upaniṣads, Purāṇas, and treatises, destroying sin— / the supreme, great power of the five syllables alone has been related in brief by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.1.120\_51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1.120_51) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmottarakhaṇḍe paṃcākṣaramantramāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 1 .. > Thus ends the first chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of the Five-syllabled Mantra', in the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa, the third \[khaṇḍa\] in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.1.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Śūdrakamalākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.jati.sudrakamalakara.3.18.4) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit - [Śūdradharmatattva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.sudradharma.sudradharmatattva.3.18.4) — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa 1591, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.1) · Pramāṇa