[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) › 3.3.3.47.3 # Skandapurana 3.3.3.47.3 Skandapurāṇa 3.3.3.47.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.3.47.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.3.47.3) ityuktāste mayā dūtā devadevasya śūlinaḥ .. pratyūcurmāmatha prītyā sarvasaṃśayabhedinaḥ .. 3.3.3.30 .. .. śivadūtā ūcuḥ .. .. brahmansumahadāścaryaṃ śṛṇu kautūhalaṃ yadi .. imāmuddiśya cāṃḍālīṃ yaduktaṃ bhavatādhunā .. 31 .. āsīdiyaṃ pūrvabhave kācidbrāhmaṇakanyakā .. sumitrānāma saṃpūrṇasomabimbasamānanā .. 32 .. utphullamallikādāmasukumārāṃgalakṣaṇā .. kaikeyadvijamukhyasya kasyacittanayā satī .. 33 .. tāṃ sarvalakṣaṇopetāṃ ratermūrtimivāparām.. varddhamānāṃ piturgehe vīkṣyāsanvismitā janāḥ .. 34 .. dinedine vardhamānā baṃdhubhirlālitā bhṛśam .. sā śanairyauvanaṃ bheje smarasyeva mahādhanuḥ .. 35 .. atha sā baṃdhuvargaiśca sametena kumārikā .. pitrā pradattā kasmaicidvidhinā dvijasūnave.. 36 .. sā bharttāramanuprāpya navayauvanaśālinī .. kaṃcitkālaṃ śubhācārā reme baṃdhubhirāvṛtā .. 37 .. atha kālavaśāttasyāḥ patistīvra rujārditaḥ .. rūpayauvanakāṃtopi paṃcatvamagamanmune .. 38 .. mṛte bharttari duḥkhena vidagdhahadayā satī .. uvāsa katicinmāsānsuśīlā vijiteṃ driyā .. 39 .. atha yauvanabhāreṇa jṛṃbhamāṇena nityaśaḥ .. babhūva hṛdayaṃ tasyāḥ kaṃdaparparikaṃpitam .. 3.3.3.40 .. sā guptā bandhuvargeṇa śāsitāpi mahottamaiḥ .. na śaśāka mano roddhaṃ madanākṛṣṭamaṃganā .. 41 .. sā tīvramanmathāviṣṭā rūpayauvanaśālinī .. vidhavāpi viśeṣeṇa jāramārgaratābhavat .. 42 .. na jñātā kenacidapi jāriṇīti vicakṣaṇā .. jugūhātmadurācāraṃ kaṃcitkālamasattamā .. 43 .. tāṃ dohadasamākrāṃtāṃ ghananīlamukhastanīm .. kālena baṃdhuvargopi bubodha viṭadūṣitām .. 44 .. > Thus addressed by me, those messengers of the God of gods, the trident-wielder, / dispelling all doubts, then answered me with affection. / The messengers of Śiva said: / "O brahmin, listen to a very great marvel, if you have curiosity, / regarding what you have now said concerning this cāṇḍāla woman. / In a previous birth she was a certain brahmin girl / named Sumitrā, whose face was like the full disk of the moon, / whose bodily characteristics were delicate like a garland of blooming jasmine, / the chaste daughter of a certain foremost brahmin of the Kaikeya country. / Seeing her growing up in her father's house, endowed with all auspicious marks / like a second embodiment of Rati, people were astonished. / Day by day she grew, pampered greatly by her relatives; / slowly she attained youth, like the great bow of the God of Love. / Then that young maiden was given according to rule by her father, / joined by his relatives, to a certain brahmin's son. / Having obtained a husband, possessing fresh youth, / of good conduct, she enjoyed herself for some time surrounded by relatives. / Then, through the power of time, her husband, afflicted by severe disease, / though endowed with beauty and youth, met his death, O sage. / When her husband died, being a chaste woman whose heart was burned with sorrow, / she lived for a few months well-behaved, with conquered senses. / Then, through the constantly developing burden of youth, / her heart became agitated by Kāmadeva. / Kept hidden by her circle of relatives, though instructed by the most eminent, / that woman was unable to restrain her mind, captivated by love. / Filled with intense desire, endowed with beauty and youth, / though a widow, she became especially devoted to the path of lovers. / Known by no one at all to be an unchaste woman, being clever, / that worst of women concealed her own misconduct for some time. / Overcome with pregnancy cravings, her breasts with thick, dark nipples, / in time even her circle of relatives realized she had been defiled by a paramour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.3.47.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.3.47.2) - [Next: 3.3.3.47.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.3.47.4) - [Up: 3.3.3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.3.47) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.3.47.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.3.47.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.3.47.3) · Pramāṇa