[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 3.3.2 # Skandapurana 3.3.2 Skandapurāṇa 3.3.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. athānyadapi vakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ tripuradviṣaḥ .. śrutamātreṇa yenāśu cchidyaṃte sarvasaṃśayāḥ .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / Now I shall tell another māhātmya of the enemy of Tripura, / by the mere hearing of which all doubts are swiftly severed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.2) ataḥ parataraṃ nāsti kiṃcitpāpaviśodhanam .. sarvānaṃdakaraṃ śrīmatsarvakāmārthasādham .. 2 .. > There is nothing superior to this for the purification of sins, / bringing delight to all, glorious, accomplishing all aims and desires, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.3) dīrghāyurvijayārogyabhuktimuktiphalapradam .. yadananyena bhāvena mahe śārādhanaṃ param .. 3.. > bestowing the fruits of long life, victory, health, enjoyment, and liberation— / which is the supreme worship of Maheśa with single-minded devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.4) ārdrāṇāmapi śuṣkāṇāmalpānāṃ mahatāmapi .. etadeva vinirdiṣṭaṃ prāyaścitamathottamam .. 4 .. > Whether fresh or dry, small or great \[sins\], / this alone is taught as the supreme expiation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.5) sarvakāle'pyabhedyānāmaghānāṃ kṣayakāraṇam .. mahāmunivinirdiṣṭaiḥ prāyaścittairathottamaiḥ .. 5.. > It is the cause of destruction even of sins that cannot be broken at all times / by the supreme expiations prescribed by great sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.6) iyameva paraṃ śreyaḥ sarvaśāstraviniścitam.. yadbhaktyā parameśasya pūjanaṃ paramo dayam.. 6.. > This alone is the supreme good ascertained by all treatises: / the worship of the Supreme Lord with devotion, which yields supreme prosperity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.7) jānatā'jānatā vāpi yena kenāpi hetunā .. yatkiṃcipi devāya kṛtaṃ karma vimuktidam .. 7 .. > Whether knowingly or unknowingly, or for whatever reason, / whatever slight act is performed for God yields complete liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.8) māghe kṛṣṇacaturddaśyāmupavāso'ti durlabhaḥ.. tatrāpi durlabhaṃ manye rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ nṛṇām .. 8.. > In the month of Māgha, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, fasting is exceedingly rare; / even more difficult than that, I think, is the keeping of a night vigil by men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.9) atīva durlabhaṃ manye śivaliṃgasya darśanam .. sudurlabhataraṃ manye pūjanaṃ parameśituḥ .. .. 9.. > Exceedingly rare, I consider, is the darśana of the Śivaliṅga; / even far rarer, I consider, is the worship of the Supreme Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.10) bhavakoṭiśatotpannaṣuṇyarāśivipākataḥ.. labhyate vā punastatra bilvapatrārcanaṃ vibhoḥ .. 3.3.2.10 .. > From the ripening of a mass of merit produced across hundreds of millions of births / is obtained, moreover, the worship of the Lord with bilva leaves on that occasion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.11) varṣāṇāmayutaṃ yena snātaṃ gaṃgāsarijjale . sakṛdbilvārcanenaiva tatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ..11.. > A man who has bathed in the water of the river Gaṅgā for ten thousand years / obtains that \[same\] fruit merely by worshipping once with a bilva leaf. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.12) yāniyāni tu puṇyāni līnānīha yugeyuge .. māghe'sitacaturdaśyāṃ tāni tiṣṭhaṃti kṛtsnaśaḥ .. 12 .. > Whatever merits have vanished here age after age / all abide entirely on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight in Māgha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.13) etāmeva praśaṃsaṃti loke brahmādayaḥ surāḥ .. munayaśca vaśiṣṭhādyā māghe'sitacaturdaśīm .. 13 .. > The gods headed by Brahmā, and sages such as Vasiṣṭha, / praise this very fourteenth of the dark fortnight in Māgha in the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.14) atropavāsaḥ kenāpi kṛtaḥ kratuśatādhikaiḥ .. rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ puṇyaṃ kalpakoṭitapo'dhikam .. 14.. > A fast kept here by anyone surpasses a hundred sacrifices; / the merit of a night vigil is greater than austerity for ten million kalpas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.15) ekena bilvapatreṇa śivaliṃgārcanaṃ kṛtam .. trailokye tasya puṇyasya ko vā sādṛśyamicchati .. 15 .. > If the worship of the Śivaliṅga is performed with a single bilva leaf, / who indeed could seek an equal to that merit in the three worlds? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.16) atrānuvarṇyate gāthā puṇyā paramaśobhanā .. gopanīyāpi kāruṇyādgautamena prakāśitā .. 16 .. > Here is narrated a sacred, exceedingly splendid tale, / which, though secret, was disclosed by Gautama out of compassion. / 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.17) ikṣvākuvaṃśajaḥ śrīmānrājā parama dhārmikaḥ.. āsīnmitrasahonāma śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanurbhṛtām.. 17.. > Born of the Ikṣvāku lineage was a glorious and supremely righteous king / named Mitrasaha, foremost among all archers. / 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.18) sa rājā sakalāstrajñaḥ śāstrajñaḥ śrutipāragaḥ .. vīro'tyaṃtabalotsāho nityodyogī dayānidhiḥ.. 18.. > That king knew all weapons, was versed in the scriptures, and had mastered the Vedas; / a hero possessed of immense strength and vigor, ever energetic, a treasury of compassion. / 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.19) puṇyānāmiva saṃghātastejasāmiva paṃjaraḥ .. āścaryāṇāmiva kṣetraṃ yasya mūrtirvirājate .. 19 .. > As if a mass of merits, as if a cage of fiery splendors, / as if a sacred field of wonders—such did his form shine forth. / 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.46) hṛdayaṃ dayayākrāṃtaṃ śriyākrāṃtaṃ ca tadvapuḥ .. caraṇau yasya sāmaṃtacūḍāmaṇimarīcibhiḥ .. 3.3.2.20 .. ekadā mṛgayākelilolupaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ .. viveśa gahvaraṃ ghoraṃ balena mahatāvṛtaḥ .. .. 21 .. tatra vivyādha viśikhaiḥ śārdūlāngavayānmṛgān .. rurūnvarāhānmahiṣānmṛgeṃdrānapi bhūriśaḥ .. 22 .. sa rathī mṛgayāsakto gahanaṃ daṃśita ścaran .. kamapi jvalanākāraṃ nijaghāna niśācaram .. 23 .. tasyānujaḥ śucāviṣṭo dṛṣṭvā dūre tirohitaḥ .. bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā ciṃtayāmāsa cetasā .. 24 .. nanveṣa rājā durddharṣo devānāṃ rakṣasāmapi .. chadmanaiva prajetavyo mama śatrurna cānyathā .. 25 .. iti vyavasitaḥ pāpo rākṣaso manujākṛtiḥ .. āsasāda nṛpaśreṣṭhamutpāta iva mūrtimān .. 26 .. taṃ vinamrākṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛtyatāṃ kartumāgatam .. cakre mahānasādhyakṣamajñānātsa mahīpatiḥ .. 27 .. atha tasminvane rājā kiṃcitkālaṃ vihṛtya saḥ .. nivṛtto mṛgayāṃ hitvā svapurīṃ punarāyayau .. 28 .. tasya rājeṃdramukhyasya madayaṃtītināmataḥ .. damayantī nalasyeva viditā vallabhā satī .. 29 .. etasminsamaye rājā nimaṃtrya munipuṃgavam .. vaśiṣṭhaṃ gṛhamāninye saṃprāpte pitṛvāsare .. 3.3.2.30 .. rakṣasā sūdarūpeṇa saṃmiśritanarāmiṣam .. śākāmiṣaṃ puraḥ kṣiptaṃ dṛṣṭvā gururathābravīt .. 31 .. dhigdhiṅnarāmiṣaṃ rājaṃ stvayaitacchadmakāriṇā .. khalenopahṛtaṃ me'dya ato rakṣo bhaviṣyasi .. 32 .. rakṣaḥkṛtamavijñāya śaptvaivaṃ sa gurustataḥ .. punarvimṛśya taṃ śāpaṃ cakāra dvādaśābdikam .. 33 .. rājāpi kopitaḥ prāha yadidaṃ me na ceṣṭitam .. na jñātaṃ ca vṛthā śapto guruṃ caiva śapāmyaham .. 34 .. ityapoṃjalinādāya guruṃ śaptuṃ samudyataḥ .. patitvā pādayostasya madayantī nyavārayat ..35.. tato nivṛttaḥ śāpācca tasyā vacanagauravāt .. tatyāja pādayoraṃbhaḥ pādau kalmaṣatāṃ gatau ..36.. kalmaṣāṃghririti khyātastataḥ prabhṛti pārthivaḥ .. babhūva guruśāpena rākṣaso vanagocaraḥ ..37.. sa bibhradrākṣasaṃ rūpaṃ ghoraṃ kālāṃ takopamam .. cakhāda vividhāñjaṃtūnmānuṣādīnvanecaraḥ ..38.. sa kadācidvane kvāpi ramamāṇau kiśorakau .. apaśyadaṃtakākāro navoḍhau munidaṃpatī .. ..39.. rākṣaso mānuṣāhāraḥ kiśoramuninaṃdanam .. jagdhuṃ jagrāha śāpārto vyāghro mṛgaśiśuṃ yathā ..3.3.2.40.. rakṣogṛhītaṃ bhartāraṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītātha tatpriyā .. uvāca karuṇaṃ bālā kraṃdaṃtī bhṛśavepitā .. 41 .. bhobho māmā kṛthāḥ pāpaṃ sūryavaṃśayaśodhara .. madayaṃtīpatistvaṃ hi rājeṃdro na tu rākṣasaḥ ..42.. na khāda mama bharttāraṃ prāṇātpriyatamaṃ prabho .. ārttānāṃ śaraṇārttānāṃ tvameva hi yato gatiḥ .. 43 .. pāpānāmiva saṃghātaiḥ kiṃ me duṣṭairjaḍāsubhiḥ .. dehena cātibhāreṇa vinā bhartrā mahātmanā .. 44 .. malīmasena pāpena pāṃcabhautena kiṃ sukham .. bāloyaṃ vedavicchāṃtastapasvī bahuśāstravit .. 45 .. ato'sya prāṇadānena jagadrakṣā tvayā kṛtā. kṛpāṃ kuru mahārāja bālāyāṃ brāhmaṇastriyām .. 46 .. > His heart was filled with compassion, his body with splendor, / and his feet with the rays of the crest-jewels of tributary kings. // 3.3.2.20 > Once that lord of the earth, eager for the sport of hunting, / entered a terrible wilderness, surrounded by a large army. // 21 > There with his arrows he pierced tigers, gavayas, deer, / ruru deer, boars, buffaloes, and also lions in abundance. // 22 > Mounted on a chariot, devoted to the hunt, roaming the dense thicket fully armored, / he slew a night-stalker that possessed the form of blazing fire. // 23 > His younger brother, overcome with grief upon seeing it, vanished into the distance; / seeing his brother slain, he reflected in his mind: // 24 > “Indeed, this king is invincible even to the gods and the rakṣasas; / by trickery alone must my enemy be conquered, and not otherwise.” // 25 > Having thus resolved, that evil rākṣasa in human form / approached the foremost of kings like an embodied calamity. // 26 > Seeing him of humble bearing, arrived to offer his service, / the lord of the earth, out of ignorance, made him head of the kitchen. // 27 > Then, having sported for some time in that forest, / the king ceased, abandoning the hunt, and returned to his own city. // 28 > Of that foremost of mighty kings, a faithful wife named Madayantī / was renowned as beloved, just as Damayantī was to Nala. // 29 > At that time the king, having invited the eminent sage / Vasiṣṭha when the day for the ancestors had arrived, brought him to his house. // 3.3.2.30 > When the meat dish mixed with human flesh by the rakṣas in the form of the cook / was placed before him, the guru then spoke: // 31 > “Fie, fie upon human flesh! O king, by you, a deceitful villain, / this has been offered to me today; therefore you shall become a rakṣas!” // 32 > Not knowing it was done by a rakṣas, the guru, having thus cursed \[him\], / then reflected again and made that curse last for twelve years. // 33 > Enraged, the king too said: “Since this was not done by me, / nor known, I have been cursed in vain; I too shall curse my guru!” // 34 > Taking up water in his cupped hands and preparing to curse the guru, / Madayantī, falling at his feet, restrained him. // 35 > Then, desisting from the curse out of respect for her words, / he dropped the water upon his feet; his two feet became blackened. // 36 > From that time forth the ruler of the earth was renowned as Kalmāṣāṅghri; / by the curse of the guru, he became a forest-dwelling rākṣasa. // 37 > Assuming a terrible rākṣasa form like the god of death at the end of time, / roaming the forest, he devoured various living beings, beginning with humans. // 38 > Once in the forest, somewhere, resembling the god of death, he saw / a youthful, newly-wed sage couple making love. // 39 > Feeding on humans, afflicted by the curse, the rākṣasa seized / the youthful son of the sage to devour him, as a tiger seizes a fawn. // 3.3.2.40 > Seeing her husband seized by the rakṣas, his beloved, terrified, / weeping and trembling violently, the young woman said piteously: // 41 > “Oh, oh, do not commit sin, upholder of the glory of the Solar dynasty! / You are indeed the husband of Madayantī, a lord of kings, not a rākṣasa. // 42 > Do not devour my husband, dearer to me than life, O lord; / for you alone are the refuge of the distressed who seek protection! // 43 > What use to me, like heaps of sins, are my vile, senseless life-breaths, / and this body, an excessive burden without my noble husband? // 44 > What joy is there in this foul, sinful body made of the five elements? / This youth is a knower of the Veda, tranquil, an ascetic, learned in many scriptures. // 45 > Therefore, by giving him life, protection of the world will be performed by you; / have mercy, O great king, upon a young brahmin woman! // 46 //” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.47) anāthakṛpaṇārteṣu saghṛṇāḥ khalu sādhavaḥ .. || itthamabhyarthitaḥ so'pi puruṣādaḥ sa nirghṛṇaḥ .. 47.. > “The virtuous are indeed compassionate toward the helpless, the wretched, and the distressed.” / Even though thus beseeched, that man-eater was merciless. / 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.48) cakhāda śira utkṛtya vipraputraṃ durāśayaḥ.. atha sādhvī kṛśā dīnā vilapya bhṛśaduḥkhitā. .. 48 .. > Cutting off the head, the evil-minded one devoured the brahmin’s son. / Then the virtuous woman, emaciated, miserable, and lamenting, deeply grieved, / 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.49) āhṛtya bharturasthīni citāṃ cakre tatholbaṇām .. bhartāramanugacchaṃtī saṃviśaṃtī hutāśanam .. 49 .. > gathered her husband’s bones and prepared a terrifying funeral pyre; / following her husband, entering the fire, / 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.50) rājānaṃ rākṣasākāraṃ śāpāstreṇa jaghāna tam .. rere pārthiva pāpātmaṃstvayā me bhakṣitaḥ patiḥ .. 3.3.2.50 .. > she struck that king in the form of a rākṣasa with the weapon of a curse: / “Hey, hey, sinful king, my husband has been devoured by you! // 3.3.2.50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.51) ataḥ pativratāyāstvaṃ śāpaṃ bhuṃkṣva yatholbaṇam.. adyaprabhṛti nārīṣu yadā tvamapi saṃgataḥ . tadā mṛtistavetyuktvā viveśa jvalanaṃ satī .. 51 .. > Therefore suffer the terrible curse of a devoted wife: / From this day forth, whenever you unite with women, / then your death shall occur!” Having spoken thus, the faithful wife entered the fire. / 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.52) so'pi rājā guroḥ śāpamupabhujya kṛtāvadhim .. punaḥ svarūpamādāya svagṛhaṃ mudito yayau .. 52 .. > That king also, having endured the guru's curse whose term was fulfilled, / resumed his own form and, delighted, went to his own home. / 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.53) jñātvā viprasatīśāpaṃ tatpatnī ratilālasam .. patiṃ nivārayāmāsa vaidhavyātibibhyatī .. 53.. > Knowing the curse of the brahmin’s faithful wife, his wife restrained her husband / who was eager for amorous pleasure, being utterly terrified of widowhood. / 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.54) anapatyaḥ sa nirviṇṇo rājyabhogeṣu pārthivaḥ .. visṛjya sakalaṃ lakṣmīṃ yayau bhūyo'pi kānanam .. 54 .. > Childless, disgusted with the enjoyments of kingship, the ruler of the earth, / abandoning all his royal fortune, went once more to the forest. / 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.55) sūryavaṃśapratiṣṭhityai vaśiṣṭho munisattamaḥ .. tasyāmutpādayāmāsa madayaṃtyāṃ sutottamam .. 55 .. > For the continuation of the Solar dynasty, Vasiṣṭha, the best of sages, / fathered an excellent son upon that Madayantī. / 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.56) visṛṣṭarājyo rājāpi vicaransakalāṃ mahīm .. āyāṃtīṃ pṛṣṭhato'paśyatpiśācīṃ ghorarūpiṇīm .. 56 .. > Having renounced his kingdom, the king, wandering over the entire earth, / saw coming behind him a female piśāca of terrible form. / 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.57) sā hi mūrtimatī ghorā brahmahatyā duratyayā .. yadāsau śāpavibhraṣṭo muniputramabhakṣayat .. 57 .. > She was indeed the embodiment of terrible, insurmountable brahmahatyā, / incurred when, fallen through the curse, he had devoured the sage’s son. / 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.58) tenātmakarmaṇā. yāṃtīṃ brahmahatyāṃ sa pṛṣṭhataḥ .. bubudhe munivaryāṇāmupadeśena bhūpatiḥ.. 58 .. > Through that deed of his own, the king understood, / by the instruction of the best of sages, that brahmahatyā was following behind him. / 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.59) tasyā nirveśamanvicchanrājā nirviṇṇamānasaḥ .. nānākṣetrāṇi tīrthāni cacāra bahuvatsaram .. .. 59 .. > Seeking expiation for it, his mind despondent, / the king wandered to various sacred fields and sacred fords for many years. / 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.60) yadā sarveṣu tīrtheṣu snātvāpi ca muhurmuhuḥ .. na nivṛttā brahmahatyā mithilāmāyayau tadā .. bāhyodyānagatastasyāściṃtayā parayārditaḥ. .. 3.3.2.60 .. > When, despite bathing repeatedly in all the sacred fords, / the murder of a brahmin was not removed, he then came to Mithilā. / Having gone to its outer garden, afflicted with supreme anxiety, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.61) dadarśa munimāyāṃtaṃ gautamaṃ vimalāśayam.. hutāśanamivāśeṣatapasvijanasevitam .. 61 .. > he saw the pure-minded sage Gautama arriving, / who, like fire, was attended by countless ascetics; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.62) vivasvaṃtamivātyaṃtaṃ ghanadoṣatamonudam .. śaśāṃkamiva niḥśaṃkamavadātaguṇodayam .. 62 .. > who, like the sun, completely dispelled the darkness of dense blemishes; / who, like the moon, was devoid of fear and an arising of radiant virtues; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.63) maheśvaramiva śrīmaddvijarājakalādharam .. śāṃtaṃ śiṣyagaṇopetaṃ tapasāmekabhājanam .. 63 .. > who, like Maheśvara bearing the crescent moon, bore the learning of the illustrious king of the twice-born; / tranquil, accompanied by a host of disciples, the sole vessel of austerities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.63\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.63_1) upasṛtya sa rājeṃdraḥ praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ .. gautamo'pi muniśreṣṭho rājānaṃ ravivaṃśajam .. 61 .. > Approaching him, that king of kings bowed again and again. / Gautama too, the best of sages, \[addressed\] the king born of the solar dynasty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69) abhinaṃdya muniḥ prītyā saṃsmitaṃ samabhāṣata .. .. 69.. . > Welcoming him with affection, the sage spoke with a smile: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_2) .. gautama uvāca .. kaccitte kuśalaṃ rājankaccitte padamavyayam .. 66.. > Gautama said: / "Is all well with you, O king? Is your imperishable position safe? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_3) kuśalinyaḥ prajāḥ kaccidavarodhajanopi vā .. kimarthamiha saṃprāpto visṛjya sakalāṃ śriyam .. 67 .. > Are your subjects prosperous, or the women of your inner quarters? / For what purpose have you come here, having cast aside all royal splendour? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_4) kiṃ ca dhyāyasi bho rājandīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasan .. 68.. > And what are you pondering, O king, sighing long and hot?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_5) ll rājovāca .. .. sarve kuśalino brahmanvayaṃ tvadanukaṃpayā... rājñāmuttamavaṃśyānāṃ brahmāyattā hi saṃpadaḥ .. kiṃ nu māṃ bādhate tveṣā piśācī ghorarūpiṇī .. 69.. > The king said: / "All of us are well, O brahmin, through your compassion. / For the fortunes of kings of noble lineage are indeed dependent on brahmins. / Yet what torments me is this piśācī of dreadful form, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_6) alakṣitā madaparairbhartsayaṃtī padepade .. > unseen by anyone other than me, threatening me at every step. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_7) yanmayā śāpadagdhena kṛtamaho duratyayam .. > Alas, what was done by me, burnt by a curse, is difficult to overcome; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_8) na śāṃtirjāyate tasya prāyaścittasahasrakaiḥ .. 3.3.2.70 .. > no peace is produced from it by thousands of expiations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_9) iṣṭāśca vividhā yajñāḥ kośasarvasvadakṣiṇāḥ .. > Various sacrifices have been offered, with the entire treasury given as sacrificial fees; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_10) saritsarāṃsi snātāni yāni pūjyāni bhūtale .. > the rivers and lakes that are worthy of veneration on the face of the earth have been bathed in; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_11) niṣevitāni sarvāṇi kṣetrāṇi bhramatā mayā .. 71 .. > all the sacred fields have been visited by me as I wandered; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_12) japtānyakhilamaṃtrāṇi dhyātāḥ sakaladevatāḥ .. > all mantras have been recited; all deities have been meditated upon; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_13) mahāvratāni cīrṇāni parṇamūlaphalāśinā .. 72 .. > great vows have been observed by me, subsisting on leaves, roots, and fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_14) tāni sarvāṇi kurvaṃti svasthaṃ māṃ na kadācana .. > All those do not bring me peace at any time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_15) adya me janmasāphalyaṃ saṃprāptamiva lakṣyate .. 73 .. > Today the fruitfulness of my birth seems to have been attained, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_16) yatastvaddarśanādeva mamātmānaṃdabhāgabhūt .. > since from the very darśana of you, my self has partaken of joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_17) anviccham̐llabhate kvāpi varṣapūgairmanoratham .. 74 .. > Seeking, one might sometimes attain one's desire after a multitude of years:' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_18) ityevaṃ janavādo'pi saṃprāpto mayi satyatām .. > even this popular saying has become true in my case, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_19) ājanmasaṃcitānāṃ tu puṇyānāmudayodaye .. 75 .. > at the rising and fruition of merits accumulated since birth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_20) yadbhavānbhavabhītānāṃ trātā nayanagocaraḥ .. > since you, the protector of those who fear mundane existence, have become visible to my eyes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_21) kasmāddeśādihāyāto bhavānbhavabhayāpahaḥ .. 76 .. > From which land have you, the remover of the fear of worldly existence, come here? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_22) dūrabhramaṇaviśrāṃtaṃ śaṃke tvāmiha cāgatam .. > I think you have come here, rested after travelling from afar; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_23) dṛṣṭvāścaryamivātyarthaṃ muditosi mukhaśriyā .. 77 .. > as if having seen something exceedingly wondrous, you are delighted, judging from the radiance of your face. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_24) ānaṃdayasi me cetaḥ premṇā saṃbhāṣaṇādiva .. > You delight my mind, as if through conversing with love. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_25) adya me tava pādābjaśaraṇasya kṛtainasaḥ .. > Today, for me who have committed a sin and have taken refuge in your lotus feet, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_26) śāṃtiṃ kuru mahābhāga yenāhaṃ sukhamāpnuyām ..78.. > bring peace, O fortunate one, so that I may attain happiness." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_27) iti tena samādiṣṭo gautamaḥ karuṇānidhiḥ .. > Addressed thus by him, Gautama, an ocean of compassion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_28) samādideśa ghorāṇāmaghānāṃ sādhu niṣkṛtim .. 79 .. > properly prescribed the expiation for terrible sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_29) .. gautama uvāca .. .. > Gautama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_30) sādhu rājeṃdra dhanyo'si mahā ghebhyo bhayaṃ tyaja ..3.3.2.80.. > "Well done, O king of kings! You are fortunate. Cast aside fear of great sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_31) śive trātari bhaktānāṃ kva bhayaṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇām .. > When Śiva is the protector of his devotees, where is the fear for those seeking refuge? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_32) śṛṇu rājanmahābhāga kṣetramanyatpratiṣṭhitam ..81.. > Hear, O noble king, of another celebrated sacred field, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_33) mahāpātakasaṃhāri gokarṇākhyaṃ manoramam.. > the destroyer of great sins, delightful, called Gokarṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_34) yatra sthitirna pāpānāṃ mahadbhyo mahatāmapi .. 82 .. > where there is no persistence of sins, even the greatest of the great; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_35) smṛto hyaśeṣapāpaghno yatra saṃnihitaḥ śivaḥ .. > where Śiva, whose mere remembrance destroys all sins, is present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_36) yathā kailāsaśikhare yathā maṃdāramūrddhani .. 83 .. > Just as on the peak of Kailāsa, just as on the summit of Mandāra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_37) nivāso niścitaḥ śaṃbhostathā gokarṇamaṇḍale .. > so the dwelling of Śambhu is established in the realm of Gokarṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_38) nāgninā na śaśāṃkena na tārāgrahanāyakaiḥ .. 84 .. > Not by fire, not by the moon, not by the lords of stars and planets, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_39) tamo nistīryate samya gyathā savitṛdarśanāt .. > is darkness completely dispelled, as it is by the sight of the sun; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_40) tathaiva netaraistīrthairna ca kṣetrairmanoramaiḥ .. 85 .. > even so, not by other sacred fords nor by delightful sacred fields, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_41) sadyaḥ pāpaviśuddhiḥ syādyathā gokarṇadarśanāt .. > can instantaneous purification from sin occur as it does from the darśana of Gokarṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_42) api pāpaśataṃ kṛtvā brahma hatyādi mānavaḥ .. 86 .. > Even having committed a hundred sins such as the murder of a brahmin, a man > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_43) sakṛtpraviśya gokarṇaṃ na bibheti hyaghātkvacit .. > who enters Gokarṇa just once never fears sin anywhere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_44) tatra sarve mahātmānastapasā śāṃtimāgatāḥ ..87.. > There all the great-souled ones have attained peace through austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_45) indropeṃdraviriṃcyādyaiḥ sevyate siddhikāṃkṣibhiḥ .. > It is resorted to by Indra, Upendra, Viriñci, and others who desire perfections. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_46) tatraikena dinenāpi yatkṛtaṃ vratamuttamam .. 88 .. > Whatever supreme vow is performed there even for a single day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_47) tadanyatrābdalakṣeṇa kṛtaṃ bhavati tatsamam .. > becomes equal to that performed elsewhere for a hundred thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_48) yatreṃdrabrahmaviṣṇvādidevānāṃ hitakāmyayā .. 89 .. > Where, out of a desire for the welfare of the gods headed by Indra, Brahmā, and Viṣṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_49) mahābalābhidhānena devaḥ saṃnihitaḥ svayam .. > the God is present in person under the name of Mahābala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_50) ghoreṇa tapasā labdhaṃ rāvaṇākhyena rakṣasā .. 3.3.2.90 .. > Obtained through terrible austerity by the rākṣasa named Rāvaṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_51) talliṃgaṃ sthāpayāmāsa gokarṇe gaṇanāyakaḥ .. > that liṅga was installed at Gokarṇa by the lord of gaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_52) indro brahmā mukundaśca viśvedevā marudgaṇāḥ .. 91 .. > Indra, Brahmā, Mukunda, the Viśvedevas, the hosts of the Maruts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_53) ādityā vasavo dasrau śaśāṃkaśca divākaraḥ .. > the Ādityas, the Vasus, the two Aśvins, the Moon, and the Sun— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_54) ete vimānagatayo devāste saha pārṣadaiḥ .. 92 .. > these gods, travelling in aerial chariots, together with their attendants, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_55) pūrvadvāraṃ niṣevante devadevasya śūlinaḥ .. > attend upon the eastern gate of the God of gods who bears the trident. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_56) yonyo mṛtyuḥ svayaṃ sākṣāccitraguptaśca pāvakaḥ .. 93 .. > Yama, Death himself in person, Citragupta, and Agni, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_57) pitṛbhiḥ saha rudraiśca dakṣiṇadvāramāśritaḥ .. > Together with the ancestors and the Rudras, have taken their place at the southern gate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_58) varuṇaḥ saritāṃ nātho gaṃgādisaritāṃ gaṇaiḥ .. 94 .. > Varuṇa, the lord of rivers, along with the hosts of rivers headed by the Gaṅgā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_59) āsevate mahādevaṃ paścimadvāramāśritaḥ .. > Serves Mahādeva, having taken his place at the western gate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_60) tathā vāyuḥ kuberaśca deveśī bhadrakarṇikā .. 95 .. > Likewise, Vāyu, Kubera, and Bhadrakarṇikā, the ruler of gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_61) mātṛbhiścaṃḍikādyābhiruttaradvāramāśritā .. > Have taken their place at the northern gate together with the Mothers headed by Caṇḍikā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_62) viśvāvasuścitrarathaścitraseno mahābalaḥ .. 96 .. > Viśvāvasu, Citraratha, and the mighty Citrasena, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_63) saha gandharvavargaiśca pūjayaṃti mahābalam .. > Along with the troops of gandharvas, worship Mahābala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_64) raṃbhā ghṛtācī menā ca pūrvacittistilottamā .. 97 .. > Rambhā, Ghṛtācī, Menā, Pūrvacitti, and Tilottamā— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_65) nṛtyaṃti purataḥ śambhorurvaśyādyāḥ surastriyaḥ .. > Celestial women headed by Urvaśī dance before Śambhu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_66) vaśiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapaḥ kaṇvo viśvāmitro mahā tapāḥ .. 98 .. > Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, Kaṇva, Viśvāmitra of great austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_67) jaiminiśca bharadvājo jābāliḥ kraturaṃgirāḥ .. > Jaimini, Bharadvāja, Jābāli, Kratu, and Aṅgiras— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_68) ete vayaṃ ca rājeṃdra sarve brahmarṣayo'malāḥ .. 99 .. > These and we, O king of kings, all spotless brahmin seers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_69) devaṃ mahābalaṃ bhaktyā samaṃtātparyu pāsmahe .. > Worship the god Mahābala with devotion on all sides. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_70) marīcinā sahātriśca dakṣādyāśca munīśvarāḥ .. 3.3.2.100 .. > Atri together with Marīci, the lords of sages headed by Dakṣa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_71) sanakādyā mahātmāna upaviṣṭā upāsate .. > And the great-souled ones headed by Sanaka sit and attend upon him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_72) tathaiva munayaḥ sādhyā ajināṃbara dhāriṇaḥ .. 1 .. > Likewise sages, Sādhyas, wearers of deerskin garments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_73) daṃḍino vratamuṇḍāśca snātakā brahmacāriṇaḥ .. > Staff-bearers, those with shaven heads by vow, graduates, celibate students, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_74) tvagasthimātrāvayavāstapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ .. 2 .. > Their limbs reduced to mere skin and bone, their sins burned away by austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_75) sevante parayā bhaktyā devadevaṃ pinākinam .. > Serve the god of gods, Pinākin, with supreme devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_76) tathā devāḥ sagandharvāḥ pitaraḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ .. 3 .. > Likewise gods with gandharvas, ancestors, siddhas, cāraṇas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_77) vidyādharāḥ kiṃpuruṣāḥ kinnarā guhyakāḥ khagāḥ .. > Vidyādharas, kiṃpuruṣas, kinnaras, guhyakas, birds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_78) nāgāḥ piśācā vetālā daiteyāśca mahābalāḥ .. 4 .. > Nāgas, piśācas, vetālas, and mighty sons of Diti, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_79) nānāvibhavasaṃpannā nānābhūṣaṇavāhanāḥ .. > Endowed with various kinds of wealth, possessing various ornaments and mounts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_80) vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśairagnivarṇaiḥ śaśiprabhaiḥ .. 5 .. > In aerial chariots resembling the sun, fire-colored, bright as the moon, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_81) vidyutpuṃjanibhairanyaiḥ samaṃ tātparivāritam .. > And others like masses of lightning, have surrounded him on every side. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_82) prastuvaṃti pragāyaṃti paṭhaṃti praṇamaṃti ca .. 6 .. > They praise, sing aloud, recite, and bow down; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_83) pranṛtyaṃti prahṛṣyaṃti gokarṇe pṛthivīpate .. > They dance and rejoice in Gokarṇa, O lord of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_84) labhaṃte'bhīpsitānkāmānramaṃte ca yathā sukham .. 7 .. > They obtain their desired objects and delight at their pleasure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_85) gokarṇasadṛśaṃ kṣetraṃ nāsti brahmāṃḍagolake .. > There is no sacred field equal to Gokarṇa in the entire globe of the cosmos. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_86) tatra ghoraṃ tapastaptamagastyena mahātmanā .. 8 .. > There fierce austerity was practiced by the great-souled Agastya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_87) tathā sanatkumāreṇa priyavratasutairapi .. > Likewise by Sanatkumāra, and by the sons of Priyavrata, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_88) agninā devavaryeṇa kandarpeṇa ca pārthiva .. 9 .. > By Agni the foremost among gods, and by Kandarpa, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_89) tathā devyā bhadrakālyā śiśumāreṇa dhīmatā .. > Likewise by goddess Bhadrakālī, and by the wise Śiśumāra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_90) durmukhena phaṇīṃdreṇa maṇināgāhvayena ca .. 3.3.2.110 .. > By Durmukha the lord of serpents, and the one named Maṇināga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_91) ilāvartādibhirnāgairgaruḍena balīyasā .. > By nāgas headed by Ilāvarta, and by the mighty Garuḍa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_92) rakṣasā rāvaṇenāpi kumbhakarṇāhvayena tu .. 11 .. > Even by the rākṣasa Rāvaṇa, and by the one named Kumbhakarṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_93) vibhīṣaṇena puṇyena tapastaptaṃ mahātmanā .. > And by the virtuous, great-souled Vibhīṣaṇa, austerity was practiced. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_94) ete cānye ca gīrvāṇāḥ siddhadānavamānavāḥ .. 12 .. > These and other gods, siddhas, dānavas, and humans, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_95) gokarṇe devadeveśaṃ śivamārādhya bhaktitaḥ .. > Having worshiped Śiva, the lord of the god of gods, with devotion in Gokarṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_96) svanāmāṃkāni liṃgāni sthāpayitvā sahasraśaḥ .. 13 .. > And having established thousands of liṅgas marked with their own names, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_97) lebhire paramāṃ siddhiṃ tathā tīrthāni cakrire .. > Attained supreme perfection and likewise made sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_98) atra sthānāni sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ saṃti pārthiva .. 14 .. > Here are the shrines of all the gods, O king: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_99) viṣṇośca devadevasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ .. > Of Viṣṇu the god of gods, of Brahmā the highest lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_100) kārttikeyasya vīrasya gajavaktrasya cānagha .. 15 .. > Of the heroic Kārttikeya, and of the elephant-faced one, O sinless one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_101) dharmasya kṣetrapālasya durgāyāśca mahāmate .. > Of Dharma, of the guardian of the field, and of Durgā, O highly intelligent one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_102) gokarṇe śivaliṃgāni vidyaṃte koṭikoṭiśaḥ .. .. 16 .. > In Gokarṇa there are tens of millions of Śivaliṅgas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_103) asaṃkhyātāni tīrthāni tiṣṭhaṃti ca padepade .. > And countless sacred fords stand at every step. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_104) bahunātra kimuktena gokarṇasthāni pārthiva .. 17 .. > What need is there of saying much here, O king? In Gokarṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_105) sarvāṇyaśmāni liṃgāni tīrthānyaṃbhāṃsi sarvaśaḥ .. > All stones are liṅgas, and all waters everywhere are sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_106) gokarṇe śivaliṃgānāṃ tīrthānāmapi bhūriśaḥ .. 18 .. > The greatness of the Śivaliṅgas and of the sacred fords in Gokarṇa > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_107) gīyate mahimā rājanpurāṇeṣu maharṣibhiḥ .. > Is sung profusely by the great seers in the Purāṇas, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_108) gokarṇe koṭitīrthaṃ ca tīrthānāṃ mukhyatāṃ gatam .. 19 .. > In Gokarṇa, the Koṭitīrtha has attained preeminence among sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_109) sarveṣāṃ śivaliṃgānāṃ sārvabhaumo mahābalaḥ .. > And Mahābala is the emperor of all Śivaliṅgas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_110) kṛte mahābalaḥ śvetastretāyāmatilohitaḥ .. 3.3.2.120 .. > In the Kṛta age, Mahābala was white; in the Tretā age, extremely red; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_111) dvāpare pīta varṇaśca kalau śyāmo bhaviṣyati .. > In the Dvāpara age, of yellow color; and in the Kali age, he will be dark. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_112) ākrāṃtaṃ saptapātālaṃ kurvannapi mahābalaḥ .. 21 .. > Though Mahābala pervades the seven netherworlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_113) prāpte kaliyuge ghore mṛdutāmupayāsyati .. > When the terrible Kali age arrives, he will assume tenderness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_114) paścimāṃbudhitīrasthaṃ gokarṇakṣetramuttamam .. 22 .. > Since the excellent sacred field of Gokarṇa, situated on the shore of the western ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_115) brahmahatyādipāpāni dahatīti kimadbhutam .. > Burns away sins such as the killing of a brahmin, what is there to wonder at? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_116) ye cātra brahmahaṃtāro ye ca bhūtadruhaḥ śaṭhāḥ .. 23 .. > And here, those who are murderers of brahmins, those who harm living beings, the deceitful, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_117) ye sarvaguṇahīnāśca paradāraratāśca ye .. > those devoid of all virtues, and those devoted to the wives of others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_118) ye durvṛttā durācārā duḥśīlāḥ kṛpaṇāśca ye .. 24 .. > those of bad conduct, those of evil ways, the ill-behaved, and the miserly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_119) lubdhāḥ krūrāḥ khalā mūḍhāḥ ste nāścaivātikāminaḥ .. > the greedy, the cruel, the wicked, the foolish, thieves, and the excessively lustful— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_120) te sarve prāpya gokarṇaṃ snātvā tīrthajaleṣu ca .. 125 .. > they all, having reached Gokarṇa and bathed in the waters of the sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_121) devaṃ mahābalaṃ dṛṣṭvā prayātāḥ śāṃkaraṃ padam .. > and having beheld the god Mahābala, have gone to the abode of Śaṃkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_122) tatra puṇyāsu tithiṣu puṇya rkṣe puṇyavāsare .. 26 .. > There, on auspicious lunar days, under auspicious lunar mansions, on auspicious days of the week, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_123) ye'rcayaṃti maheśānaṃ te rudrāḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ .. > those who worship the Great Lord become Rudras—there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_124) yadā kadācidgokarṇaṃ yo vā ko vāpi mānavaḥ .. 27 .. > Whenever any human being at all > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_125) praviśya pūjayedīśaṃ sa gacchedbrahmaṇaḥ padam .. > enters Gokarṇa and worships the Lord, he goes to the abode of Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_126) ravīṃdusaumyavāreṣu yadā darśo bhaviṣyati .. 28 .. > When a new moon occurs on a Sunday, a Monday, or a Wednesday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_127) tadā jalanidhau snānaṃ dānaṃ ca pitṛtarpaṇam .. > then bathing in the ocean, giving gifts, and offering libations to the ancestors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_128) śivapūjā japo homo vratacaryā dvijārcanam .. 29 .. > worship of Śiva, silent recitation, fire sacrifice, observance of vows, and worshipping twice-borns— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_129) yatkiṃcidvā kṛtaṃ karma tadanaṃtaphalapradam .. > whatever rite is performed yields endless reward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_130) vyatīpātādiyogeṣu ravisaṃkramaṇeṣu ca .. 3.3.2.130 .. > During conjunctions such as Vyatīpāta, and during the sun's transits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_131) mahāpradoṣavelāsu śiva pūjā vimuktidā .. > at the times of the great twilight worship, the worship of Śiva bestows liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_132) athaikāṃ te pravakṣyāmi tithiṃ pārthiva muktidām .. 31 .. > Now I shall tell you, O king, of one lunar day that bestows liberation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_133) yasyāṃ kila mahāvyādho lebhe śaṃbhoḥ paraṃ padam .. > upon which, indeed, the great hunter attained the supreme state of Śambhu: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_134) māghamāse mahāpuṇyā yā sā kṛṣṇacaturdaśī .. 32 .. > in the month of Māgha, that greatly auspicious fourteenth day of the dark fortnight; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_135) śivaliṃgaṃ bilvapatraṃ durlabhaṃ hi catuṣṭayam .. > a Śiva-liṅga, and a bilva leaf—rare indeed is this group of four. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_136) aho balavatī māyā yayā śaivī mahātithiḥ .. 33 .. > Ah, powerful is the illusion by which this great lunar day sacred to Śiva > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_137) nopoṣyate janairmūḍhairmahāmūkairiva trayī .. > is not kept with fasting by foolish people, just as the threefold Veda \[is not studied\] by the utterly mute! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_138) upavāso jāgaraṇaṃ sannidhiḥ parameśituḥ .. 34 .. > Fasting, keeping vigil, and presence before the Supreme Lord— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_139) gokarṇaṃ śivalokasya nṛṇāṃ sopānapaddhatiḥ .. > Gokarṇa is the stairway for men to the world of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_140) śṛṇu rājannahamapi gokarṇā dadhunāgataḥ .. 135 .. > Listen, O king: I too have just now arrived from Gokarṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_141) upāsyaināṃ śivatithiṃ vilokya ca mahotsavam .. > having observed this lunar day of Śiva and having watched the great festival. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_142) asyāṃ śivatithau sarve mahotsavadidṛkṣavaḥ .. 36 .. > On this lunar day of Śiva, all wishing to see the great festival, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_143) āgatāḥ sarvadeśebhyaścāturvarṇā mahājanāḥ .. > great multitudes belonging to all four varnas came from all countries; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_144) striyo vṛddhāśca bālāśca caturāśramavāsinaḥ .. 37 .. > women, the elderly, children, and dwellers in the four stages of life, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_145) āgatya dṛṣṭvā deveśaṃ lebhire kṛtakṛtyatām .. > having come and seen the Lord of gods, attained fulfillment of purpose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_146) athāhamapyamī śiṣyā ṛṣayaśca tathā'pare .. 38 .. > Then I too, these disciples, and other seers likewise, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_147) rājarṣayaśca rājeṃdra sanakādyāḥ surarṣayaḥ .. > and royal seers, O king of kings, and celestial seers headed by Sanaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_148) snātvā sarveṣu tīrtheṣu samupāsya mahābalam .. 39 .. > having bathed in all the sacred fords and worshipped Mahābala, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_149) labdhvā ca janmasāphalyaṃ prayātāḥ sarvatodiśam .. > and having attained the fruitfulness of our births, departed in every direction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_150) amunādya nareṃdreṇa janakena yiyakṣuṇā ..3.3.2.140 .. > Having been invited today by this king, Janaka, who desires to perform a sacrifice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_151) nimaṃtrito'haṃ saṃprāpto gokarṇācchivamaṃdirāt .. > I have arrived from Gokarṇa, the temple of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_152) pratyāgamaṃ kimapyaṃga dṛṣṭvāścaryamahaṃ pathi .. > On the way, my dear sir, having seen a certain wonder as I was returning, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_153) mahānaṃdena manasā kṛtārtho'smi mahīpate .. 141 .. > with a mind filled with great joy, I am fulfilled, O protector of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.2.69\_154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2.69_154) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmottara khaṃḍe gokarṇamahimānuvarṇanaṃnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ .. 2 .. > Thus ends the second chapter, named 'Description of the Greatness of Gokarṇa', in the third Brahmottara section of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the 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.3.3.2.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṣaṭsahasrakālottarāgama](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.rudra.satsahasrakalottaragama.1.365) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.2) · Pramāṇa