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# Skandapurana 3.3.5

Skandapurāṇa 3.3.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.3.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.2)

śivo guruḥ śivo devaḥ śivo baṃdhuḥ śarīriṇām ..

> Śiva is the guru, Śiva is the god, Śiva is the kinsman of embodied beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.3)

śiva ātmā śivo jīvaḥśivādanyanna kiñcana ..1...

> Śiva is the Self, Śiva is the individual soul; there is nothing other than Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.4)

śivamuddiśya yatkiṃciddattaṃ japtaṃ hutaṃ kṛtam ..

> Whatever is given, whispered in prayer, offered into the fire, or performed with Śiva as the aim,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.5)

tadanaṃtaphalaṃ proktaṃ sarvāgamaviniścitam .. 2 ..

> is declared to yield boundless fruit; this is determined by all sacred traditions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.6)

bhaktyā niveditaṃ śaṃbhoḥ patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ jalam ..

> A leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water offered with devotion to Śambhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.7)

alpādalpataraṃ vāpi tadānaṃtyāya kalpate .. 3 ..

> even if exceedingly small, leads to endless reward.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.8)

vihāya sakalāndharmānsakalāgamaniścitān ..

> Leaving aside all duties determined by all sacred traditions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.9)

śivamekaṃ bhajedyastu mucyate sarvabandhanāt .. 4 ..

> whoever worships Śiva alone is freed from all bondage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.10)

yā prītirātmanaḥ putre yā kalatre dhanepi sā ..

> Whatever affection one has for one's son, one's wife, or even for wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.11)

kṛtā cecchivapūjāyāṃ trāyatīti kimadbhutam .. 5 ..

> if directed towards the worship of Śiva, what wonder is there that it saves?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.12)

tasmātkecinmahātmānaḥ sakalānviṣayāsavān ..

> Therefore, some great-souled persons abandon all worldly pleasures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.13)

tyajaṃti śivapūjārthe svadehamapi dustyajam .. 6 ..

> and even their own body, though hard to abandon, for the sake of worshipping Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.14)

sā jihvā yā śivaṃ stauti tanmano dhyāyate śivam ..

> That is a tongue which praises Śiva; that is a mind which meditates on Śiva;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.15)

tau karṇau tatkathālolau tau hastau tasya pūjakau .. 7 ..

> those are ears eager for his stories; those are hands that worship him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.16)

te netre paśyataḥ pūjāṃ tacchiraḥ praṇataṃ śive ..

> those are eyes that behold his worship; that is a head bowed down to Śiva;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.17)

tau pādau yau śivakṣetraṃ bhaktyā paryaṭataḥ sadā .. 8 ..

> those are feet that constantly wander through a sacred field of Śiva with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.18)

yasyendriyāṇi sarvāṇi vartaṃte śivakarmasu ..

> He whose senses are all engaged in deeds for Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.19)

sa nistarati saṃsāraṃ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca viṃdati .. 9 ..

> crosses over worldly existence and attains enjoyment and liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.20)

śivabhaktiyuto martyaścāṃḍālaḥ pulkasopi ca ..

> A mortal endowed with devotion to Śiva, even a cāṇḍāla or a pulkasa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.21)

nārī naro vā ṣaṃḍho vā sadyo mucyeta saṃsṛteḥ .. 3.3.5.10 ..

> a woman, a man, or a eunuch, is instantly freed from transmigratory existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.22)

kiṃ kulena kimācāraiḥ kiṃśīlena guṇena vā ..

> What is the use of noble birth? What of traditional observances? What of good character or virtue?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.23)

bhaktileśayutaḥ śaṃbhoḥ sa vaṃdyaḥ sarvadehinām .. 11 ..

> One who possesses even a fraction of devotion to Śambhu is worthy of homage by all embodied beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.24)

ujjayinyāmabhūdrājā candrasenasamāhvayaḥ ..

> In Ujjayinī there was a king named Candrasena,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.25)

jāto mānavarūpeṇa dvitīya iva vāsavaḥ .. 12 ..

> born in human form like a second Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.26)

tasminpure mahākālaṃ vasaṃtaṃ parameśvaram ..

> To Mahākāla, the supreme lord residing in that city,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.27)

saṃpūjayatyasau bhaktyā candraseno nṛpottamaḥ .. 13 ..

> that Candrasena, the best of kings, rendered worship with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.28)

tasyābhavatsakhā rājñaḥ śivapāriṣadāgraṇīḥ ..

> That king had a friend, the foremost attendant of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.29)

maṇibhadro jitābhadraḥ sarvalokanamaskṛtaḥ .. 14 ..

> named Maṇibhadra, who had conquered misfortune and was revered by all the worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.30)

tasyai kadā mahībhartuḥ prasannaḥ śaṃkarānugaḥ ..

> Once, pleased with that ruler of the earth, the follower of Śaṃkara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.31)

cintāmaṇiṃ dadau divyaṃ maṇibhadro mahāmatiḥ .. 15 ..

> the noble-minded Maṇibhadra gave him a divine wish-granting jewel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.32)

sa maṇiḥ kaustubha iva dyotamānorkasannibhaḥ ..

> That jewel, blazing like the Kaustubha and resembling the sun,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.33)

dṛṣṭaḥ śruto vā dhyāto vā nṛṇāṃ yacchati ciṃtitam .. 16 ..

> granted whatever was wished for to people when seen, heard of, or meditated upon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.34)

tasya kāṃtilavaspṛṣṭaṃ kāṃsyaṃ tāmramayastrapu ..

> Touched by even a ray of its brilliance, bronze, copper, iron, tin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.35)

pāṣāṇādikamanyadvā sadyo bhavati kāṃcanam .. .. 17 ..

> stone, or anything else, instantly turned to gold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.36)

sa taṃ cintāmaṇiṃ kaṃṭhe bibhradrājāsanaṃ gataḥ ..

> Wearing that wish-granting jewel on his neck and seated upon the royal throne,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.37)

rarāja rājā devānāṃ madhye bhānuriva svayam .. 18 ..

> the king shone like the sun itself in the midst of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.38)

sadā cintāmaṇigrīvaṃ taṃ śrutvā rājasattamam ..

> Hearing of that best of kings whose neck always bore the wish-granting jewel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.39)

pravṛddhatarṣā rājānaḥ sarve kṣubdhahṛdo'bhavan .. 19 ..

> all the kings, their greed inflamed, became agitated at heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.40)

snehātkecidayācaṃta dhārṣṭyātkecana durmadāḥ ..

> Some asked for it out of friendship, while some, blinded by pride, out of arrogance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.41)

daivalabdhamajānaṃto maṇiṃ matsariṇo nṛpāḥ.3.3.5.20..

> The envious kings, unaware that the jewel was obtained from fate, (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.42)

sarveṣāṃ bhūbhṛtāṃ yāñcā yadā vyarthīkṛtāmunā..

> when the request of all the kings had been rendered futile by him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.43)

rājānaḥ sarvadeśānāṃ saṃraṃbhaṃ cakrire tadā..21..

> then the kings of all lands made preparations for battle. (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.44)

saurāṣṭrāḥ kaikayāḥ śālvāḥ kaliṃgaśakamadrakāḥ ..

> The Saurāṣṭras, Kaikayas, Śālvas, Kaliṅgas, Śakas, Madrakas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.45)

pāṃcālāvaṃtisauvīrā māgadhā matsyasṛṃjayāḥ .. 22 ..

> Pāñcālas, Avantīs, Sauvīras, Māgadhas, Matsyas, and Sṛñjayas— (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.46)

ete cānye ca rājānaḥ sahāśvarathakumajarāḥ ..

> these and other kings, accompanied by horses, chariots, and elephants,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.47)

candrasenaṃ mṛdhe jetumudyamaṃ cakrurojasā .. 23 ..

> made an effort with their might to conquer Candrasena in battle. (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.48)

te tu sarve susaṃrabdhāḥ kaṃpayaṃto vasundharām ..

> All of them, fiercely agitated and making the earth tremble,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.49)

ujjayinyāścaturdvāraṃ rurudhurbahusainikāḥ .. 24 ..

> with numerous troops, blockaded the four gates of Ujjayinī. (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.50)

saṃrudhyamāno svapurīṃ dṛṣṭvā rājabhiruddhataiḥ ..

> Seeing his city besieged by the arrogant kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.51)

caṃdraseno mahākālaṃ tameva śaraṇaṃ yayau .. 25 ..

> Candrasena went to Mahākāla alone for refuge. (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.52)

nirvikalpo nirāhāraḥ sa rājā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ ..

> Free from doubts, without food, and firm of resolve,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.53)

arcayāmāsa gaurīśaṃ divā nakta mananyadhīḥ .. 26 ..

> that king worshiped the lord of Gaurī day and night with undistracted mind. (26)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.54)

etasminnaṃtare gopī kācittatpuravāsinī ..

> Meanwhile, a certain cowherd woman living in that city,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.55)

ekaputrā bhartṛhīnā tatraivāsīcciraṃtanā .. 27 ..

> who had an only son, was without a husband, and was a long-time resident there, (27)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.56)

sā paṃcahāyanaṃ bālaṃ vahaṃtī gata bhartṛkā ..

> that widow, carrying her five-year-old child,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.57)

rājñā kṛtāṃ mahāpūjāṃ dadarśa girijāpateḥ .. 28 ..

> saw the great worship performed by the king for the husband of Girijā. (28)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.58)

sā dṛṣṭvā sarvamāścaryaṃ śivapūjāmahodayam ..

> Having witnessed all that wondrous magnificence of the worship of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.59)

praṇipatya svaśibiraṃ punarevābhyapadyata .. .. 29 ..

> she bowed down and returned again to her own dwelling. (29)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.60)

etatsarvamaśeṣeṇa sa dṛṣṭvā ballavīsutaḥ ..

> Having watched all this in its entirety, that cowherd's son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.61)

kutūhalena vidadhe śivapūjāṃ viraktidām.. 3.3.5.30 ..

> out of curiosity, performed a worship of Śiva that produces detachment. (30)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.62)

ānīya hṛdyaṃ pāṣāṇaṃ śūnye tu śibirottame ..

> Bringing an appealing stone into an empty, excellent tent  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.63)

nātidūre svaśibirācchivaliṃgamakalpayat .. 31 ..

> not far from his own dwelling, he set up a Śiva-liṅga. (31)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.64)

yāni kāni ca puṣpāṇi hastalabhyāni cātmanaḥ ..

> Whatever flowers were within reach of his hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.65)

ānīya snāpya talliṃgaṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ .. 32 ..

> bringing them and bathing that liṅga, he worshiped it with devotion. (32)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.66)

gaṃdhālaṃkāravāsāṃsi dhūpadīpākṣatādikam ..

> Fragrances, ornaments, garments, incense, lamps, unbroken rice, and the like—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.67)

vidhāya kṛtrimairdivyairnaivedyaṃ cāpyakalpayat .. 33 ..

> having arranged these with makeshift, wonderful \[substitutes\], he also offered food. (33)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.68)

bhūyobhūyaḥ samabhyarcya patraiḥ puṣpairmanoramaiḥ ..

> Having worshiped again and again with delightful leaves and flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.69)

nṛtyaṃ ca vividhaṃ kṛtvā praṇanāma punaḥpunaḥ ..34..

> and having performed various dances, he bowed down repeatedly. (34)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.70)

evaṃ pūjāṃ prakurvāṇaṃ śivasyānanyamānasam ..

> While he was thus performing worship with a mind devoted solely to Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.71)

sā putraṃ praṇayādgopī bhojanāya samā hvayat..35..

> the cowherd woman, out of affection, called her son for a meal. (35)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.72)

mātrāhūtopi bahuśaḥ sa pūjāsaktamānasaḥ ..

> Although called many times by his mother, his mind was attached to worship;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.73)

bālopi bhojanaṃ nacchattadā mātā svayaṃ yayau.. 36..

> the boy did not want food, and then the mother came herself. (36)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.74)

taṃ vilokya śivasyāgre niṣaṇṇaṃ mī litekṣaṇam..

> Seeing him seated before Śiva with closed eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.75)

cakarṣa pāṇiṃ saṃgṛhya kopena samatāḍayat.. 37 ..

> she dragged him by taking his hand and struck him in anger. (37)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.76)

ākṛṣṭastāḍito vāpi nāgacchatsvasuto yadā ..

> When her son did not come even though dragged or struck,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.77)

tāṃ pūjāṃ nāśayāmāsa kṣiptvā liṃgaṃ vidūrataḥ .. 38 ..

> she destroyed that worship, throwing the liṅga far away. (38)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.78)

hāheti rudamānaṃ taṃ nirbhartsya svasutaṃ tadā ..

> Reproaching her son who was crying out 'Alas, alas!',  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.79)

punarviveśa svagṛhaṃ gopī roṣasamanvitā .. 39 ..

> the cowherd woman, filled with wrath, entered her own house again. (39)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.80)

mātrā vināśitāṃ pūjāṃ dṛṣṭvā devasya śūlinaḥ ..

> Seeing the worship of the trident-bearing god destroyed by his mother,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.81)

devadeveti cukrośa nipapāta sa bālakaḥ .. 3.3.5.40 ..

> that boy cried out, 'O God of gods!', and fell down. (40)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.82)

pranaṣṭasaṃjñaḥ sahasā bāṣpapūrapariplutaḥ ..

> Having suddenly lost consciousness, flooded with a torrent of tears,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.83)

labdhasaṃjño muhūrtena cakṣuṣī udamīlayat.. .. 41 ..

> he regained consciousness after a moment and opened his eyes. (41)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.84)

tato maṇistaṃbhavirājamānaṃ hiraṇmayadvārakapāṭatoraṇam ..

> Then, radiant with pillars of jewels, with golden doorways, door-leaves, and archways,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.85)

mahārhanīlāmalavajravedikaṃ tadeva jātaṃ śibiraṃ śivālayam .. 42 ..

> having a dais of priceless sapphires and flawless diamonds—that very tent had become a temple of Śiva. (42)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.86)

saṃtaptahema kalaśairbahubhirvicitraiḥ prodbhāsitasphaṭikasaudhatalābhirāmam ..

> Charming with shining crystal palace floors, adorned with many colorful finials of refined gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.87)

ramyaṃ ca tacchivapuraṃ varapīṭhamadhye liṃgaṃ ca ratnasahitaṃ sa dadarśa bālaḥ .. 43 ..

> and delightful—in the middle of that splendid seat of Śiva's city, the boy beheld the liṅga together with jewels. (43)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.88)

sa dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya bhītavismitamānasaḥ ..

> Seeing this and rising up suddenly, his mind was frightened and astonished,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.89)

nimagna iva saṃtoṣātparamānaṃdasāgare .. 44 ..

> as if submerged out of satisfaction into an ocean of supreme bliss. (44)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.90)

vijñāya śivapūjāyā māhātmyaṃ tatprabhāvataḥ ..

> Recognizing through its power the māhātmya of the worship of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.91)

nanāma daṃḍavadbhūmau svamāturaghaśāṃtaye .. 45 ..

> he bowed like a staff upon the ground for the pacification of his mother's sin: (45)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.92)

deva kṣamasva duritaṃ mama māturumāpate ..

> “O God, forgive the transgression of my mother, O lord of Umā!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.93)

mūḍhāyāstvāmajānaṃtyāḥ prasanno bhava śaṃkara .. 46 ..

> Be gracious, O Śaṃkara, to the foolish woman who does not know you! (46)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.94)

yadyasti mayi yatkiṃcitpuṇyaṃ tvadbhaktisaṃbhavam ..

> If there is in me any religious merit whatsoever arisen from devotion to you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.95)

tenāpi śiva me mātā tava kāruṇyamāpnuyāt .. 47 ..

> through that too, O Śiva, may my mother attain your compassion!” (47)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.96)

iti prasādya giriśaṃ bhūyobhūyaḥ praṇamya ca ..

> Having thus propitiated the mountain-dweller and bowed repeatedly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.97)

sūrye cāstaṃ gate bālo nirjagāma śivālayāt .. 48 ..

> when the sun had set, the boy went out from the temple of Śiva. (48)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.98)

athāpaśyatsvaśibiraṃ puraṃdarapuropamam ..

> Then he saw his own dwelling resembling the city of Purandara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.99)

sadyo hiraṇmayībhūtaṃ vicitravibhavojjvalam .. 49 ..

> instantly turned into gold, ablaze with wonderful opulence. (49)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.100)

soṃtaḥ praviśya bhavanaṃ modamāno niśāmukhe ..

> Entering inside the residence, rejoicing at the beginning of night, \[…\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.101)

mahāmaṇigaṇākīrṇaṃ hemarāśisamujjvalam .. 3.3.5.50 ..

> filled with heaps of great gems, radiant with piles of gold. (50)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.102)

tatrāpaśyatsvajananīṃ smaraṃtīmakutobhayām ..

> There he saw his mother, meditating, free from fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.103)

mahārharatna paryaṃke sitaśayyāmadhiśritām .. 51 ..

> resting upon a white bed on a couch of precious jewels; (51)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.104)

ratnālaṃkāradīptāṃgīṃ divyāṃbaravirājinīm ..

> her limbs shining with jewel ornaments, resplendent in celestial garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.105)

divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannāṃ sākṣātsuravadhūmiva .. 52 ..

> endowed with divine marks, like an apsaras in bodily form. (52)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.106)

javenotthāpayāmāsa saṃbhramotphullalocanaḥ ..

> With eyes wide with wonder, he quickly awakened her:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.107)

aṃba jāgṛhi bhadraṃ te paśyedaṃ mahadadbhutam.. 53 ..

> "Mother, wake up! Blessings to you! Behold this great wonder!" (53)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.108)

iti prabodhitā gopī svaputreṇa mahātmanā ..

> Thus awakened by her noble-minded son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.109)

tato'paśyatsvajananī smayantī mukuṭojjvalā .. 54 ..

> smiling, radiant with a diadem, his mother then saw it. (54)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.110)

sasaṃbhramaṃ samutthāya tatsarvaṃ pratyavekṣata ..

> Rising in astonishment, she looked all around.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.111)

apūrvamiva cātmānamapūrvamiva bālakam .. 55 ..

> Looking upon herself as though unprecedented, and upon the boy as though unprecedented, (55)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.112)

apūrvaṃ ca svasadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā sītsukhavihvalā ..

> and seeing her own home transformed, she was overwhelmed with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.113)

śrutvā putramukhātsarvaṃ prasādaṃ girijāpateḥ .. 56 ..

> Hearing from the son's mouth everything about the grace of Girijā's lord, (56)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.114)

rājñe vijñāpayāmāsa yo bhajatyaniśaṃ śivam ..

> she reported it to the king, who constantly worshipped Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.115)

sa rājā sahasāgatya samāpta niyamo niśi .. 57 ..

> The king, having completed his religious observances at night, arrived in haste; (57)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.116)

dadarśa gopikāsūnoḥ prabhāvaṃ śivatoṣajam ..

> he saw the marvelous power of the cowherd's son, born of Śiva's satisfaction:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.117)

hiraṇmayaṃ śivasthānaṃ liṃgaṃ maṇimayaṃ tathā .. 58 ..

> the golden temple of Śiva, and likewise the liṅga made of gems, (58)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.118)

gopavadhvāśca sadanaṃ māṇi kyavarakojjvalam..

> and the cowherd woman's home, shining with excellent rubies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.119)

dṛṣṭvā mahīpatiḥ sarvaṃ sāmātyaḥ sapurohitaḥ ..59 ..

> Having seen everything, the king, together with his ministers and family priest, (59)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.120)

muhūrtaṃ vismitadhṛtiḥ paramānaṃdanirbharaḥ ..

> his composure arrested in wonder for a moment, filled with supreme bliss,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.121)

premṇā vāṣpajalaṃ muṃcanparirebhe tama rbhakam .. 3.3.5.60 ..

> shed tears of love and embraced that boy. (60)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.122)

evamatyadbhutākārācchivamāhātmyakīrttanāt ..

> Thus, through the narration of Śiva's glory in this exceedingly wondrous manner,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.123)

paurāṇāṃ saṃbhramāccaiva sā rātriḥ kṣaṇatāmagāt .. 61 ..

> and through the excitement of the citizens, that night passed like a single moment. (61)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.124)

atha prabhāte yuddhāya puraṃ saṃrudhya saṃsthitāḥ ..

> Then, at dawn, the kings who stood besieging the city for battle  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.125)

rājānaścāravaktrebhyaḥ śuśruvuḥ paramādbhutam .. 62 ..

> heard the supreme wonder from the mouths of their spies. (62)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.126)

te tyaktavairāḥ sahasā rājānaścakitā bhṛśam ..

> Immediately abandoning their enmity, greatly astonished,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.127)

nyastaśastrā niviviśuścaṃdrasenānumoditāḥ .. 63 ..

> the kings laid down their weapons and entered, welcomed by Candrasena. (63)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.128)

tāṃ praviśya purīṃ ramyāṃ mahākālaṃ praṇamya ca ..

> Entering that delightful city and bowing before Mahākāla,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.129)

tadgopavanitāgehamājagmuḥ sarvabhūbhṛtaḥ .. 64 ..

> all the kings went to the house of that cowherd woman. (64)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.130)

te tatra caṃdrasenena pratyudgamyābhi pūjitāḥ ..

> Going out to meet them, Candrasena honored them there;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.131)

mahārhaviṣṭaragatāḥ prītyānaṃdansuvismitāḥ .. 65 ..

> seated on costly seats, they rejoiced with affection, filled with wonder. (65)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.132)

gopasūnoḥ prasādāya prādurbhūtaṃ śivālayam ..

> Beholding the temple of Śiva that had appeared for the grace of the cowherd's son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.133)

liṃgaṃ ca vīkṣya sumahacchive cakruḥ parāṃ matim .. 66 ..

> and the immense liṅga, they directed their highest devotion to Śiva. (66)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.134)

tasmai gopakumārāya prītāste sarvabhūbhujaḥ ..

> Delighted, all those kings gave to that cowherd boy  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.135)

vāsohiraṇyaratnāni gomahiṣyādikaṃ dhanam .. 67 ..

> garments, gold, gems, wealth such as cows and buffaloes, (67)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.136)

gajānaśvānrathānraukmāñchatra yānaparicchadān ..

> elephants, horses, golden chariots, parasols, vehicles, and attendants;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.137)

dāsāndāsīranekāśca daduḥ śivakṛpārthinaḥ .. 68 ..

> seeking the grace of Śiva, they gave many male and female servants. (68)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.138)

yeye sarveṣu deśeṣu gopāstiṣṭhaṃti bhūriśaḥ ..

> All the cowherds who lived in great numbers in all the regions—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.139)

teṣāṃ tameva rājānaṃ cakrire sarva pārthivāḥ ..69..

> all the kings made him alone the king over them. (69)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.140)

athāsminnaṃtare sarvaistridaśairabhipūjitaḥ ..

> Then, in the meantime, worshipped by all the thirty gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.141)

prādurbabhūva tejasvī hanūmānvānareśvaraḥ ..3.3.5.70..

> the radiant Hanūmān, lord of the monkeys, manifested himself. (70)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.142)

tasyābhigamanādeva rājāno jātasaṃbhramāḥ ..

> Merely upon his arrival, the kings, struck with reverence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.143)

pratyutthāya namaścakrurbhaktinamrātmamūrttayaḥ .. 71 ..

> rose up and bowed down, their bodies bent low in devotion. (71)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.144)

teṣāṃ madhye samāsīnaḥ pūjitaḥ plavageśvaraḥ ..

> Seated in their midst and worshipped, the lord of the monkeys,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.145)

gopātmajaṃ samāśliṣya rājño vīkṣyedamavavīt .. .. 72 ..

> embracing the cowherd's son, looked toward the kings and said: (72)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.146)

sarve śṛṇuta bhadraṃ vo rājāno ye ca dehinaḥ ..

> "Listen, all of you—kings and whatever embodied beings are here! Blessings to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.147)

śivapūjāmṛte nānyā gatirasti śarīriṇāma .. 73 ..

> There is no other refuge for embodied beings than the worship of Śiva. (73)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.148)

eṣa gopasuto diṣṭyā pradoṣe maṃdavā sare ..

> By good fortune, on a Saturday at twilight (pradoṣa), this cowherd's son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.149)

amaṃtreṇāpi saṃpūjya śivaṃ śivamavāptavān .. 74 ..

> even without mantras, having worshipped Śiva, attained auspiciousness (śiva). (74)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.150)

maṃdavāre pradoṣo'yaṃ durlabhaḥ sarvadehinām ..

> This pradoṣa on a Saturday is rare to attain for all embodied beings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.151)

tatrāpi durlabhataraḥ kṛṣṇapakṣe samāgate .. .. 75 ..

> even rarer is it when it falls in the dark fortnight. (75)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.152)

eṣa puṇyatamo loke gopānāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ ..

> He is the most virtuous in the world, the enhancer of the cowherds' fame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.153)

asya vaṃśe'ṣṭamo bhāvī naṃdonāma mahāyaśāḥ ..

> In his lineage, the eighth descendant will be of great renown, named Nanda;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.154)

prāpsyate tasya putratvaṃ kṛṣṇo nārā yaṇaḥ svayam .. 76 ..

> Nārāyaṇa himself, Kṛṣṇa, will become his son. (76)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.155)

adyaprabhṛti lokesminneṣa gopālanaṃdanaḥ ..

> From this day forward, in this world, this son of the cowherd  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.156)

nāmnā śrīkara ityuccairloke khyātiṃ gamiṣyati .. 77 ..

> shall attain lofty fame in the world by the name of Śrīkara. (77)"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.157)

.. sūta uvāca ..

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

### [3.3.5.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.158)

evamuktvāṃjanīsūnustasmai gopakasūnave ..

> Having spoken thus, Añjanā's son \[Hanūmān\], having instructed that cowherd boy  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.159)

upadiśya śivācāraṃ tatraivāṃtaradhīyata .. 78 ..

> in the righteous conduct of Śiva, vanished right there. (78)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.160)

te ca sarve mahīpālāḥ saṃhṛṣṭāḥ pratipūjitāḥ ..

> And all those kings, delighted and mutually honored,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.161)

candrasenaṃ samāmaṃtrya pratijagmuryathāgatam .. 79 ..

> took leave of Candrasena and departed whence they had come.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.162)

śrīkaro'pi mahātejā upadiṣṭo hanūmatā ..

> Śrīkara too, of great splendor, instructed by Hanūmat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.163)

brāhmaṇaiḥ saha dharmajñaiścakre śambhoḥ samarhaṇam .. 3.3.5.80 ..

> worshiped Śambhu together with brahmins knowledgeable in dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.164)

kālena śrīkaraḥ so'pi caṃdrasenaśca bhūpatiḥ ..

> In the course of time, that Śrīkara and King Candrasena,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.165)

samārādhya śivaṃ bhaktyā prāpatuḥ paramaṃ padam .. 81 ..

> having worshiped Śiva with devotion, attained the supreme abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.166)

idaṃ rahasyaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ yaśaskaraṃ puṇyamaharddhivardhanam ..

> This supreme secret, purifying, bringing renown, holy, and increasing great prosperity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.167)

ākhyānamākhyātamaghaughanāśanaṃ gaurīśapādāṃbujabhaktivardhanam .. 82 ..

> this narrative has been recounted, destroying heaps of sins and increasing devotion to the lotus feet of the Lord of Gaurī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.5.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.5.168)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmottara khaṇḍe gopakumāracaritavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 5 ..

> Thus ends the fifth chapter, titled "The Description of the Deeds of the Cowherd Boy," in the Brahmottara section of the third \[part\] 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.3.3.5.1) — English, machine translation

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