[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) › 3.3.8 # Skandapurana 3.3.8 Skandapurāṇa 3.3.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [3.3.8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.80) — 6 parts ### [3.3.8.80.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.80.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. nityānaṃdamayaṃ śāṃtaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirāmayam .. śivatattvamanādyaṃtaṃ ye viduste paraṃ gatāḥ .. 1 .. viraktāḥ kāmabhogebhyo ye prakurvaṃtyahaitukīm .. bhaktiṃ parāṃ śive dhīrāsteṣāṃ muktirna saṃsṛtiḥ ..2.. viṣayānabhisaṃdhāya ye kurvaṃti śive ratim .. viṣayairnābhibhūyaṃte bhuṃjānāstatphalānyapi .. 3 .. yena kenāpi bhāvena śivabhaktiyuto naraḥ .. na vinaśyati kālena sa yāti paramāṃ gatim .. 4 .. ārurukṣuḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ viṣayāsaktamānasaḥ .. pūjayetkarmaṇā śaṃbhuṃ bhogāṃte śivamāpnuyāt .. 5 .. aśaktaḥ kaścidutsraṣṭuṃ prāyo viṣayavāsanām .. ataḥ karmamayī pūjā kāmadhenuḥ śarīriṇām ..6.. māyāmayepi saṃsāre ye vihṛtya ciraṃ sukham .. muktimicchanti dehāṃte teṣāṃ dharmoyamīritaḥ .. 7.. śivapūjā sadā loke hetuḥ svargāpavargayoḥ .. somavāre viśeṣeṇa pradoṣādiguṇānvite .. 8 .. kevalenāpi ye kuryuḥ somavāre śivārcanam .. na teṣāṃ vidyate kiṃcidihāmutra ca durlabham .. 9 .. upoṣitaḥ śucirbhūtvā somavāre jiteṃdriyaḥ .. vaidikairlaukikairvāpi vidhivatpūjayecchivam ..3.3.8.10.. brahmacārī gṛhastho vā kanyā vāpi sabharttṛkā.. vibhartṛkā vā saṃpūjya labhate varamīpsitam..11.. atrāhaṃ kathayiṣyāmi kathāṃ śrotṛmanoharām.. śrutvā muktiṃ prayāṃtyeva bhartirbhavati śāṃbhavī..12.. āryāvarte nṛpaḥ kaścidāsīddharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ.. citravarmeti vikhyāto dharmarājo durātmanām.. .. 13 .. sa goptā dharmasetūnāṃ śāstā duṣpathagāminām .. yaṣṭā samastayajñānāṃ trātā śaraṇamicchatām..14.. karttā sakalapuṇyānāṃ dātā sakalasaṃpadām .. jetā sapatnavṛṃdānāṃ bhaktaḥ śivamukundayoḥ .. 15 .. > Sūta said: > Those who know the reality of Śiva—which consists of eternal bliss, is peaceful, free of conceptual differentiation, flawless, and without beginning or end—have attained the supreme state. / 1 > Those steadfast ones who, detached from the pleasures of desires, practice unmotivated, > supreme devotion to Śiva attain liberation, not transmigration. / 2 > Those who, while intending sensory objects, maintain affection for Śiva > are not overcome by sensory objects, even while enjoying their fruits. / 3 > Endowed with devotion to Śiva with whatever disposition, > a man is not destroyed by time; he attains the supreme state. / 4 > He who wishes to ascend to the supreme realm, but whose mind is attached to sensory objects, > should worship Śambhu through ritual action; at the end of enjoyment he shall attain Śiva. / 5 > Almost no one is capable of abandoning the latent desire for sensory objects; > therefore, action-based worship is a wish-fulfilling cow for embodied souls. / 6 > For those who, having enjoyed happiness for a long time even in this world composed of illusion, > desire liberation at the end of the body, this duty has been proclaimed. / 7 > Worship of Śiva in this world is always the cause of heaven and final liberation, > especially on Monday when combined with auspicious qualities such as pradoṣa. / 8 > For those who perform the worship of Śiva even merely on a Monday, > nothing whatsoever is difficult to obtain in this world or the next. / 9 > Having fasted, become pure, and controlled one's senses on a Monday, > one should worship Śiva according to the rules, through Vedic or worldly rites. / 10 > A celibate student, a householder, an unmarried girl, a married woman, > or a widow, having worshiped him, obtains the desired boon. / 11 > Here I shall relate a story captivating to the listener's heart; > having heard it, they indeed attain liberation, and devotion directed to Śambhu arises. / 12 > In Āryāvarta there was a certain king, the best of the upholders of righteousness, > renowned as Citravarman, a King of Justice to the wicked. / 13 > He was the protector of the embankments of righteousness, the chastiser of those who walk on evil paths, > the performer of all sacrifices, the savior of those seeking refuge, / 14 > the maker of all merits, the bestower of all riches, > the conqueror of hordes of rivals, devoted to Śiva and Mukunda. / 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.80.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.80.2) sonukūlāsu patnīṣu labdhvā putrānmahaujasaḥ .. cireṇa prārthitāṃ lebhe kanyāmekāṃ varānanām .. 16 .. sa labdhvā tanayāṃ diṣṭyā himavāniva pārvatīm .. ātmānaṃ devasadṛśaṃ mene pūrṇamanoratham .. 17 .. sa ekadā jātakalakṣaṇajñānāhūya sādhūndvijamukhyavṛṃdān .. kutūhalenābhiniviṣṭacetāḥ papraccha kanyājanane phalāni .. 18 .. atha tatrābravīdeko bahujño dvijasattamaḥ .. eṣā sīmaṃtinī nāmnā kanyā tava mahīpate .. 19 .. umeva māṃgalyavatī damayaṃtīva rūpiṇī .. bhāratīva kalābhijñā lakṣmīriva mahāguṇā .. .. 3.3.8.20 .. suprajā devamāteva jānakīva dhṛtavratā .. raviprabheva satkāṃtiścaṃdrikeva manoramā .. 21 .. daśavarṣasahasrāṇi saha bhartrā pramodate .. prasūya tanayānaṣṭau paraṃ sukhamavāpsyati.. 22 .. ityuktavaṃtaṃ nṛpatirdhanaiḥ saṃpūjya taṃ dvijam .. avāpa paramāṃ prītiṃ tadvāgamṛtasevayā .. 23 .. athānyo'pi dvijaḥ prāha dhairyavānamitadyutiḥ .. eṣā caturdaśe varṣe vaidhavyaṃ pratipatsyati .. 24 .. ityākarṇya vacastasya vajranirghātaniṣṭhuram .. muhūrtamabhavadrājā ciṃtāvyākulamānasaḥ .. 25 .. atha sarvānsamutsṛjya brāhmaṇānbrahmavatsalaḥ .. sarvaṃ daivakṛtaṃ mattvā niściṃtaḥ pārthivo'bhavat .. 26 .. sāpi sīmaṃtinī bālā krameṇa gataśaiśavā .. vaidhavyamātmano bhāvi śuśrāvātmasakhīmukhāt .. 27 .. paraṃ nirvedamāpannā ciṃtayāmāsa bālikā .. yājñavalkyamuneḥ patnīṃ maitreyīṃ paryapṛcchata..28.. mātastvaccaraṇāṃbhojaṃ prapannāsmi bhayākulā.. saubhāgyavardhanaṃ karma mama śaṃsitumarhasi..29.. iti prapannāṃ nṛpateḥ kanyāṃ prāha muneḥ satī.. > Having obtained mighty sons from his compliant wives, / he at last obtained one fair-faced daughter, long prayed for. / 16 > Having obtained that daughter, as Himavat obtained Pārvatī by good fortune, / he considered himself like a god, his desires fulfilled. / 17 > Once, summoning virtuous leaders of the twice-born who knew the signs of horoscopes, / his mind filled with curiosity, he asked the consequences of the girl's birth. / 18 > Then one excellent twice-born \[brahmin\] there, learned in many matters, said: / “This daughter of yours, O king, shall be named Sīmantinī. / 19 > She will be auspicious like Umā, beautiful like Damayantī, / skilled in arts like Bhāratī, endowed with great virtues like Lakṣmī. / 20 > She will have good offspring like the Mother of the Gods, be devoted to vows like Jānakī, / radiant with noble splendor like the light of the sun, delightful like the moonlight. / 21 > For ten thousand years she will rejoice with her husband; / having borne eight sons, she will attain supreme happiness.” / 22 > When he had spoken thus, the king, honoring that twice-born \[brahmin\] with wealth, / experienced supreme joy, drinking the nectar of his words. / 23 > Then another twice-born \[brahmin\] too, steadfast and of immeasurable splendor, spoke: / “In her fourteenth year, she will meet with widowhood.” / 24 > Hearing his word, harsh as a thunderbolt's crash, / the king for a moment became bewildered in his mind with sorrow. / 25 > Then, dismissing all the brahmins, the king, lover of the sacred word, / considered everything to be ordained by fate and became free of anxiety. / 26 > And that young girl Sīmantinī, her childhood gradually passing, / heard from the mouth of her own friend of her future widowhood. / 27 > Having fallen into deep despair, the maiden pondered; / she approached Maitreyī, the wife of the sage Yājñavalkya, and questioned her: / 28 > “O mother, distressed with fear, I have sought refuge at your lotus feet; / you ought to declare to me an action that promotes good fortune in marriage.” / 29 > To the king's daughter who had thus sought refuge, the virtuous wife of the sage said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.80.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.80.3) śaraṇaṃ vraja tanvaṃgi pārvatīṃ śivasaṃyutām..3.3.8.30.. somavāre śivaṃ gaurīṃ pūjayasva samāhitā.. upoṣitā vā susnātā virajāmbaradhāriṇī .. 31 .. yatavāṅniścalamanāḥ pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathocitām .. brāhmaṇānbhojayitvātha śivaṃ samyakprasādayat ..32.. pāpakṣayo'bhiṣekeṇa sāmrājyaṃ pīṭhapūjanāt .. saubhāgyamakhilaṃ saukhyaṃ gaṃdhamālyākṣatārpaṇāt .. 33 .. dhūpadānena saugaṃdhyaṃ kāṃtirdīpapradānataḥ .. naivedyaiśca mahābhogo lakṣmīstāṃbūladānataḥ .. 34 .. dharmārthakāmamokṣāśca namaskārapradānataḥ .. aṣṭaiśvaryādisiddhīnāṃ japa eva hi kāraṇam .. 35 .. homena sarvakāmānāṃ samṛddhirupajāyate .. sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ tuṣṭirbrāhmaṇabhojanāt .. 36 .. itthamārādhaya śivaṃ somavāre śivāmapi .. atyāpadamapi prāptā nistīrṇābhibhavā bhaveḥ .. 37 .. ghorādghoraṃ prapannāpi mahākleśaṃ bhayānakam .. śivapūjāprabhāveṇa tariṣyasi mahadbhayam .. 38 .. itthaṃ sīmaṃtinīṃ samyaganuśāsya punaḥ satī .. yayau sāpi varārohā rājaputrī tathā'karot .. 39 .. damayaṃtyāṃ nalasyāsīdiṃdrasenābhidhaḥ sutaḥ .. tasya caṃdrāṃgado nāma putrobhū ccaṃdrasannibhaḥ .. 3.3.8.40 .. citravarmā nṛpaśreṣṭhastamāhūya nṛpātmajam .. kanyāṃ sīmaṃtinīṃ tasmai prāyacchadgurvanujñayā .. 41 .. so'bhūnmahotsavastatra tasyā udvāhakarmaṇi .. yatra sarvamahīpānāṃ samavāyo mahānabhūt .. 42 .. tasyāḥ pāṇigrahaṃ kāle kṛtvā caṃdrāṃgadaḥ kṛtī .. uvāsa katicinmāsāṃstatraiva śvaśurālaye .. 43 .. ekadā yamunāṃ tartuṃ sa rājatanayo balī .. āruroha tarīṃ kaiścidvayasyaiḥ saha līlayā .. 44 .. tasmiṃstarati kāliṃdīṃ rājaputre vidhervaśāt .. > “Take refuge, O slender-limbed girl, in Pārvatī united with Śiva. / 30 > On Mondays worship Śiva and Gaurī with a collected mind, / having fasted or bathed well, wearing spotless garments. / 31 > Restraining speech with an unwavering mind, having performed the proper worship, / and having fed brahmins, properly propitiate Śiva. / 32 > Destruction of sins comes through anointing; imperial rule from worshiping the pedestal; / all good fortune and happiness from offering perfumes, garlands, and unhusked grain. / 33 > Sweet fragrance comes from presenting incense, and radiant splendor from presenting a lamp; / great enjoyment from food offerings, and prosperity from offering betel. / 34 > Virtue, wealth, pleasure, and liberation come from offering salutations; / recitation of mantras is indeed the cause of the perfections such as the eight sovereign powers. / 35 > From oblation in fire arises the fulfillment of all desires; / from feeding brahmins comes the satisfaction of all the gods. / 36 > In this manner worship Śiva and also Śivā on Mondays; / even if overtaken by terrible misfortune, you will overcome defeat. / 37 > Even if fallen into most terrible, awful, and frightening misery, / by the power of worshiping Śiva you will cross over great fear.” / 38 > Having thus properly instructed Sīmantinī, the virtuous woman departed; / and that princess of lovely hips did accordingly. / 39 > To Damayantī and Nala was born a son named Indrasena; / his son was Candrāṅgada, resembling the moon. / 40 > Citravarmā, best of kings, summoning that prince, / gave his daughter Sīmantinī to him with the permission of his preceptors. / 41 > There was a great festival at her wedding, / where a great gathering of all kings took place. / 42 > Having taken her hand in marriage at the appointed time, the fortunate Candrāṅgada / lived for some months right there in his father-in-law's house. / 43 > Once, to cross the Yamunā, that powerful prince / boarded a boat playfully with some companions. / 44 > As the prince was crossing the Kālindī, by the power of fate, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.80.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.80.4) mamajja saha kaivatairāvarttābhihatā tarī .. 45 .. hā heti śabdaḥ sumahānāsīttasyāstaṭadvaye .. paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ pralāpo divama spṛśat .. 46 .. majjaṃto mamrire kecitkecidgrāhodaraṃ gatāḥ .. rājaputrādayaḥ kecinnādṛśyaṃta mahājale .. 47 .. tadupaśrutya rājāpi citravarmātivi hvalaḥ .. yamunāyāstaṭaṃ prāpya viceṣṭaḥ samajāyata ..48.. śrutvātha rājapatnyaśca vabhūburgatacetanāḥ .. sā ca sīmaṃtinī śrutvā papāpa ḍūvi mūrcchitā .. 49 .. tathānye maṃtrimukhyāśca nāyakāḥ sapurohitāḥ.. vihvalāḥ śokasaṃtaptā vilepurmuktamūrdhajāḥ ..3.3.8.50.. iṃdrasenopi rājedraḥ putravārttāṃ suduḥkhitaḥ.. ākarṇya saha patnībhirnaṣṭasaṃjñaḥ papāta ha .. 51 .. tanmaṃtriṇaśca tatpaurāstathā taddeśavāsinaḥ .. ābālavṛddhavanitāścukruśuḥ śokavihvalāḥ .. 52 .. śokātkeciduro jaghnuḥ śiro jaghnuśca kecana .. hā rājaputra hā tāta kvāsi kvāsīti babhramuḥ ..53.. evaṃ śokākulaṃ dīnamiṃdrasenamahīpateḥ .. nagaraṃ sahasā kṣubdhaṃ citravarmapuraṃ tathā .. 54 .. atha vṛddhaiḥ samāśvastaścitravarmā mahīpatiḥ .. śanairnagaramāgatya sāntvayāmāsa cātmajām .. 55 .. sa rājāṃbhasimagnasya jāmātustasya bāṃdhavaiḥ .. āgataiḥ kārayāmāsa sākalyādaurdhvadaihikam ..56.. sā ca sīmaṃtinī sādhvī bhartṛlokamatiḥ satī .. pitrā niṣiddhā snehena vaidhavyaṃ pratyapadyata .. 57 .. muneḥ patnyo'padiṣṭaṃ yatsomavāravrataṃ śubham .. na tatyāja śubhācārā vaidhavyaṃ prāptavatyapi .. 58 .. evaṃ caturdaśe varṣe duḥkhaṃ prāpya sudāruṇam .. dhyāyantī śivapādābjaṃ vatsaratrayamatyagāt .. 59 .. putraśokādivonmattamiṃdrasenaṃ mahīpatim .. > the boat, struck by a whirlpool, sank along with the boatmen. / 45 > A very great cry of “Alas, alas!” arose on both its banks; / as all the troops looked on, their wailing touched the sky. / 46 > Drowning, some died; some went into the bellies of crocodiles; / the prince and others were not seen anywhere in the vast water. / 47 > Hearing that, King Citravarmā too, utterly distracted, / reached the bank of the Yamunā and became motionless. / 48 > Hearing it, the king's wives too lost consciousness; / and Sīmantinī, upon hearing it, fell unconscious to the ground. / 49 > Likewise the other chief ministers, generals, and family priests, / bewildered and tormented by grief, wailed with their hair disheveled. / 50 > King Indrasena also, deeply afflicted upon hearing the news of his son, / fell down senseless together with his wives. / 51 > His ministers, his citizens, and the inhabitants of that land, / including children, the elderly, and women, cried out, overcome with grief. / 52 > Out of grief, some beat their chests and some beat their heads; / they wandered about crying, “Alas, prince! Alas, dear one! Where are you? Where are you?” / 53 > Thus the city of King Indrasena, full of sorrow and miserable, / was suddenly agitated, and likewise the city of Citravarmā. / 54 > Then King Citravarmā, consoled by the elders, / slowly went to the city and comforted his daughter. / 55 > Together with the relatives who had arrived, the king had the funeral rites / performed completely for that son-in-law who had drowned in the water. / 56 > And that virtuous woman Sīmantinī, intent on \[reaching\] the world of her husband, / though dissuaded by her father out of affection, assumed widowhood. / 57 > That auspicious Monday vow which had been taught by the sage's wife, / she of auspicious conduct did not abandon, even though she had met with widowhood. / 58 > Having thus met with severe suffering in her fourteenth year, / meditating on the lotus feet of Śiva, she spent three years. / 59 > King Indrasena, as if driven mad by grief for his son, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.80.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.80.5) prasahya tasya dāyādāḥ saptāṃgaṃ jahrurojasā .. 3.3.8.60 .. hṛtasiṃhāsanaḥ śūrairdāyādaiḥ so'prajo nṛpaḥ .. nigṛhya kārābhavane sapatnīko niveśitaḥ .. .. 61 .. caṃdrāgado'pi tatputro nimagno yamunājale .. adhodhomajjamāno'sau dadarśoragakāminīḥ .. 62 .. jalakrīḍāsu saktāstā dṛṣṭvā rājakumāra kam .. vismitāstamatho ninyuḥ pātālaṃ pannagālayam .. 63 .. sa nīyamānastarasā pannagībhirnṛpātmajaḥ .. takṣakasya puraṃ ramyaṃ viveśa paramādbhutam .. .. 64 .. so'paśyadrājatanayo maheṃdrabhavanopamam .. mahāratnaparibhrājanmayūkhaparidīpitam .. 65.. vajravaiḍūryapācādiprāsādaśatasaṃkulam .. māṇikya gopuradvāraṃ muktādāmabhirujjvalam .. 66 .. caṃdrakāṃtasthalaṃ ramyaṃ hemadvārakapāṭakam .. anekaśatasāhasramaṇidīpavirājitam .. 67 .. tatrāpaśyatsabhā madhye niṣaṇṇaṃ ratnaviṣṭare .. takṣakaṃ pannagādhīśaṃ phaṇānekaśatojjvalam .. 68 .. divyāṃbaradharaṃ dīptaṃ ratnakuṇḍalarājitam .. nānāratnaparikṣiptamukuṭa dyutiraṃjitam .. 69 .. phaṇāmaṇimayūkhāḍhyairasaṃkhyaiḥ pannagottamaiḥ .. upāsitaṃ prāṃjalibhiścitraratnavibhūṣitaiḥ .. 3.3.8.70 .. rūpayauvanamādhuryavilāsagati śobhinā .. nāgakanyāsahasreṇa samaṃtātparivāritam .. 71 .. divyābharaṇadīptāṃgaṃ divyacaṃdanacarcitam .. kālāgnimiva durdharṣaṃ tejasādityasannibham .. .. 72 .. dṛṣṭvā rājasuto dhīraḥ praṇipatya sabhāsthale .. utthitaḥ prāṃjalistasya tejasākṣiptalocanaḥ .. 73 .. nāgarājopi taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājaputraṃ manoramam .. ko'yaṃ kasmādihāyāta iti papraccha pannagīḥ .. 74 .. tā ūcuryamunātoye dṛṣṭo'smābhiryadṛcchayā .. > His kinsmen forcibly seized his seven-limbed kingdom by their might. / Deprived of his throne by valiant kinsmen, that childless king / was captured and cast into prison along with his wife. / And Candrāṅgada, his son, plunged into the waters of the Yamunā; / as he sank down and down, he saw serpent maidens. / Seeing the prince, those \[maidens\] absorbed in water-sports / were astonished, and brought him to Pātāla, the abode of serpents. / Carried swiftly by the serpent-women, the king's son / entered the delightful and most wondrous city of Takṣaka. / That prince beheld \[a city\] resembling the abode of Mahendra, / illuminated by rays shining from great gems, / crowded with hundreds of palaces made of diamonds, lapis lazuli, emeralds, and other jewels, / with gates on gateway towers of ruby, radiant with strings of pearls, / with delightful pavements of moonstone and golden door-leaves, / resplendent with hundreds of thousands of jewel-lamps. / There, in the center of the assembly hall, seated upon a jeweled throne, he saw / Takṣaka, lord of serpents, shining with many hundreds of hoods, / wearing divine garments, radiant, adorned with jeweled earrings, / embellished by the brilliance of a crown set with diverse gems, / attended by countless excellent serpents adorned with multicolored jewels, / with palms joined in reverence, rich in the rays of the gems upon their hoods, / surrounded on all sides by thousands of Nāga maidens / radiant with the graceful movements, charm, and beauty of youth, / his limbs shining with celestial ornaments, anointed with divine sandalwood paste, / unassailable like the fire of cosmic dissolution, resembling the sun in splendor. / Seeing him, the steadfast prince bowed down in the assembly hall; / he stood up with joined palms, his eyes dazzled by his splendor. / The Nāga king also, seeing that handsome prince, / asked the serpent-women: 'Who is he? Whence has he come here?' / They said: 'He was seen by us by chance in the waters of the Yamunā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.80.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.80.6) ajñātakulanāmāyamānītastava sannidhim .. 75 .. atha pṛṣṭo rājaputrastakṣakeṇa mahātmanā .. kasyāsi tanayaḥ kastvaṃ ko deśaḥ kathamāgataḥ .. 76 .. rājaputro vacaḥ śrutvā takṣakaṃ vākyamabravīt .. 77 .. .. rājaputra uvāca .. .. asti bhūmaṃḍale kaściddeśo niṣadhasaṃjñakaḥ .. tasyādhipo'bhavadrājā nalo nāma mahā yaśāḥ .. sa puṇyakīrtiḥ kṣitipo damayantīpatiḥ śubhaḥ .. 78 .. tasmādapīṃdrasenākhyastasya putro mahābalaḥ .. caṃdrāṃgadosmi nāmnāhaṃ navoḍhaḥ śvaśurālaye .. viharanyamunātoye nimagno devacoditaḥ .. 79 .. etābhiḥ pannagastrībhirānītosmi tavāṃtikam .. dṛṣṭvāhaṃ tava pādābjaṃ puṇyairjanmāṃtarārjitaiḥ .. 3.3.8.80 .. > Unknown in family and name, he has been brought to your presence.' / Then questioned by the noble Takṣaka: / 'Whose son are you? Who are you? What is your country? How did you come?' / hearing the words, the prince spoke in reply to Takṣaka. / The prince said: / 'There is on the earthly realm a certain country named Niṣadha. / Its sovereign was a king named Nala, of great renown; / he was a righteous king of virtuous fame, the husband of Damayantī. / From him \[sprang a son\] named Indrasena, his son of great strength. / I am Candrāṅgada by name, newly married; while at my father-in-law's house, / sporting in the waters of the Yamunā, I was submerged, impelled by fate. / I have been brought near you by these serpent-women. / Having seen your lotus feet by merits earned in other births, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.81) adya dhanyo'smi dhanyo'smi kṛtārtho pitarau mama .. yatprekṣito'haṃ kāruṇyāttvayā saṃbhāṣitopi ca .. 81 .. > today I am blessed, blessed indeed! My parents have attained their purpose, / in that I have been looked upon with compassion and even addressed by you.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.82) .. sūta uvāca .. .. ityudāramasaṃbhrāṃtaṃ vacaḥ śrutvātipeśalam .. takṣakaḥ punarautsukyādbabhāṣe rājanaṃdanam .. 82 .. > Sūta said: / Hearing this noble, unperturbed, and exceedingly charming speech, / Takṣaka spoke again with eager interest to the king's son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.83) .. takṣaka uvāca .. .. bhobho nareṃdradāyāda mā bhaiṣīrdhīratāṃ vraja .. sarvadeveṣu ko devo yuṣmābhiḥ pūjyate sadā .. 83 .. > Takṣaka said: / 'O scion of kings, do not fear! Take courage! / Among all gods, which god is constantly worshipped by you \[all\]?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.84) .. rājaputra uvāca .. .. yo devaḥ sarvedeveṣu mahādevaṃ iti smṛtaḥ .. pūjyate sa hi viśvātmā śivo'smābhirumāpatiḥ .. 84 .. > The prince said: / 'That god who among all gods is remembered as Mahādeva, / that Śiva, the soul of all, the lord of Umā, is indeed worshipped by us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.85) yasya tejoṃśaleśena rajasā ca prajāpatiḥ .. kṛtarūpo'sṛjadviśvaṃ sa naḥ pūjyo maheśvaraḥ .. 85 .. > By a fraction of a portion of whose splendor, and by rajas, Prajāpati / assumed form and created the universe—he, Maheśvara, is to be worshipped by us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.86) yasyāṃśātsāttvikaṃ divyaṃ bibhradviṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ .. viśvaṃ bibhartti bhūtātmā śivo'smābhiḥ sa pūjyate .. .. 86 .. > Bearing a celestial, sāttvika form from a portion of whom the eternal Viṣṇu, / the soul of all beings, sustains the universe—he, Śiva, is worshipped by us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.87) yasyāṃśāttāmasājjāto rudraḥ kālāgnisannibhaḥ .. viśvametaddharatyaṃte sa pūjyo'smābhirīśvaraḥ .. 87 .. > Born from whose tāmasa portion, Rudra, resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution, / destroys this universe at the end—he, Īśvara, is to be worshipped by us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.88) yo vidhātā vidhātuśca kāraṇasyāpi kāraṇam .. tejasāṃ paramaṃ tejaḥ sa śivo naḥ parā gatiḥ .. 88 .. > Who is the creator even of the creator, and the cause of the cause itself, / the supreme light among lights—that Śiva is our ultimate refuge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.89) yoṃtikastho'pi dūrasthaḥ pāpopahṛtacetasām .. aparicchedya dhāmāsau śivo naḥ paramā gatiḥ .. 89 .. > Who, though near, is far away to those whose minds are ruined by sin, / whose abode is boundless—that Śiva is our ultimate refuge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.91) yo'gnau tiṣṭhati yo bhūmau yo vāyau salile ca yaḥ .. ya ākāśe ca viśvātmā sa pūjyo naḥ sadāśivaḥ.. 3.3.8.90 . yaḥ sākṣī sarvabhūtānāṃ ya ātmastho niraṃjanaḥ .. yasyecchāvaśago lokaḥ so'smābhiḥ pūjyate śivaḥ .. 91 .. > Who abides in fire, who in the earth, who in the wind and in water, / and who is in space, the soul of all—that Sadāśiva is to be worshipped by us. / Who is the witness of all beings, who dwells in the self, unstained, / under whose will the world moves—that Śiva is worshipped by us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.92) yamekamādyaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ vadaṃti bhinnaṃ guṇavaikṛtena .. kṣetrajñameketha turīyamanye kūṭasthamanye sa śivo gatirnaḥ .. 92 .. > Whom some call the one, primordial, ancient Person, differentiated by transformation of the guṇas, / others the one knower of the field, others the fourth state, others the immutable—that Śiva is our refuge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.93) yaṃ nāspṛśaṃścaityamaciṃtyatattvaṃ duraṃtadhāmānamatatsvarūpam .. manovacovṛttaya ātmabhājāṃ sa eṣa pūjyaḥ paramaḥ śivo naḥ .. 93.. > Whom—an object of consciousness yet an inconceivable reality, of unending majesty, not of this nature— / the activities of mind and speech of those devoted to the self cannot touch: he, this supreme Śiva, is to be worshipped by us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.94) yasya prasādaṃ pratilabhya saṃto vāṃchaṃti naiṃdraṃ padamujjvalaṃ vā .. nistīrṇakarmārgalakālacakrāścaraṃtyabhītāḥ sa śivo gatirnaḥ .. 94.. > Obtaining whose grace, good men do not desire even Indra's radiant station; / having crossed the wheel of time and the iron bar of karma, they walk without fear—that Śiva is our refuge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.95) yasya smṛtiḥ sakalapāparujāṃ vighātaṃ sadyaḥ karotyapi cu pulkasajanmabhājām .. yasya svarūpamakhilaṃ śrutibhirvimṛgyaṃ tasmai śivāya satataṃ karavāma pūjām .. 95 .. > The remembrance of whom instantly brings destruction to the afflictions of all sins even for those born among the lowest castes; / whose entire true nature is to be sought through the Vedas—to that Śiva let us ever offer worship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.96) yanmūrdhni labdhanilayā suralokasiṃdhuryasyāṃgagām̐ bhagavatī jagadaṃbikā ca .. yatkuṃḍale tvahaha takṣakavāsukī dvau so'smākameva gatirardhaśaśāṃkamauliḥ .. 96 .. > Upon whose head the river of the world of gods has found its abode, on whose body dwells the divine Mother of the universe, / and on whose earlobes—ah!—are the two, Takṣaka and Vāsuki: he who bears the crescent moon on his crest is our sole refuge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.97) jayati nigamacūḍāgreṣu yasyāṃghripadmaṃ jayati ca hṛdi nityaṃ yogināṃ yasya mūrtiḥ .. jayati sakalatattvodbhāsanaṃ yasya mūrtiḥ sa vijitaguṇasargaḥ pūjyate'smābhirīśaḥ .. 97 .. > Triumphant are his lotus feet upon the crest of the Vedas; triumphant forever in the hearts of yogins is his form; / triumphant is his form that illumines all principles; he who has conquered the creation of the guṇas—that Lord is worshipped by us.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98) .. sūta uvāca .. .. ityākarṇya vacastasya takṣakaḥ prītamānasaḥ .. jātabhaktirmahādeve rājaputramabhāṣata .. 98 .. > Sūta said: / Hearing this speech of his, Takṣaka, pleased in mind, / with devotion awakened towards Mahādeva, spoke to the prince. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_1) .. takṣaka uvāca .. .. > Takṣaka said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_2) parituṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ stāttava rājedranaṃdana .. > 'I am well pleased; may good fortune be yours, O son of an excellent king! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_3) bālopi yatparaṃ tattvaṃ vetsi śaivaṃ parātparam .. 99 .. > Since, though a boy, you know the highest reality pertaining to Śiva, higher than the highest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_4) eṣa ratnamayo loka etāścārudṛśo'balāḥ .. > This world is full of jewels, and these women are lovely-eyed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_5) ete kalpadrumāḥ sarve vāpyomṛtarasāṃbhasaḥ .. 3.3.8.100 .. > "All these are wishing-trees; the step-wells have waters of nectar-essence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_6) nātra mṛtyubhayaṃ ghoraṃ na jarārogapīḍanam .. > Here there is no terrible fear of death, nor the torment of old age and disease. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_7) yatheṣṭaṃ viharātraiva bhuṃkṣva bhogānyathocitān .. 101 .. > Sport here at your pleasure; enjoy the delights as befit you." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_8) ityukto nāgarājena sa rājeṃdrakumārakaḥ .. > Thus addressed by the king of serpents, that prince, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_9) pratyuvāca paraṃ prītyā kṛtāṃjalirudāradhīḥ .. 2 .. > noble in mind, replied with supreme affection, his hands joined in reverence: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_10) kṛtadāro'smyahaṃ kāle suvratā gṛhiṇī mama .. > "I have taken a wife at the proper time; my wife is faithful to her vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_11) śiva pūjāparā nityaṃ pitarāvekaputrakau .. 3 .. > constantly devoted to the worship of Śiva; my parents have but an only son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_12) te tvadya māṃ mṛtaṃ mattvā śokena mahatāvṛtāḥ .. > Believing me dead today, overwhelmed with great sorrow, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_13) prāyaḥ prāṇairviyujyaṃte daivātprāṇānvahaṃti vā .. 4 .. > they will surely part with their lives, or else barely breathe by fate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_14) ato mayā bahutithaṃ nātra stheyaṃ kathaṃcana .. > Therefore, I must by no means remain here for many days. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_15) tameva lokaṃ kṛpayā māṃ prāpayitumarhasi .. 5 .. > You ought graciously to convey me back to that very world." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_16) ityuktavaṃtaṃ naradevaputraṃ divyairvarānnaiḥ surapādapotthaiḥ .. > To the prince who spoke thus, having refreshed \[him\] with divine, excellent food born of celestial trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_17) āpyāyayitvā varagaṃdhavāsaḥ sragratnadivyābharaṇairvicitraiḥ .. 6 .. > with excellent perfumes, garments, garlands, gems, and varied divine ornaments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_18) saṃtoṣayitvā vividhaiśca bhogaiḥ punarbabhāṣe bhujagādhirājaḥ .. > and having gratified \[him\] with various pleasures, the king of serpents said again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_19) yadāyadā tvaṃ smarasi tvadagre tadā tadāviṣkriyate mayeti .. 7 .. > "Whenever you remember \[it\], it shall be manifested before you by me!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_20) punaśca rājaputrāya takṣakośvaṃ ca kāmagam .. > Moreover, to the prince Takṣaka gave a horse that went at will, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_21) nānādvīpasamudreṣu lokeṣu ca nirargalam .. 8 .. > \[moving\] without hindrance through various continents, oceans, and worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_22) dattavānratnābharaṇa divyābharaṇavāsasām .. > He gave jeweled ornaments, divine decorations, and garments; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_23) vāhanāya dadāvekaṃ rākṣasaṃ pannageśvaraḥ .. 9 .. > and to carry them, the lord of serpents gave a rākṣasa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_24) tatsahāyārthamekaṃ ca pannageṃdrakumārakam .. > And appointing a prince of serpents to assist him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_25) niyujya takṣakaḥ prītyā gaccheti visasarja tam .. 3.3.8.110 .. > Takṣaka dismissed him with affection, saying, "Go!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_26) iti caṃdrāṃgadaḥ so'tha saṃgṛhya vividhaṃ dhanam .. > Thus taking the various riches, that Candrāṅgada, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_27) aśvaṃ kāmagamāruhya tābhyāṃ saha viniryayau ..11.. > mounting the horse that went at will, departed with the two of them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_28) sa mūhūrtādivonmajjya tasmā deva sarijjalāt .. > Emerging in about an instant from the water of that very river, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_29) vijahāra taṭe ramye divyamāruhya vājinam .. 12 .. > he roved on the delightful bank, mounted on the divine steed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_30) athāsminsamaye tanvī sā ca sīmaṃtinī satī .. > Now at that time, the slender and virtuous Sīmantinī > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_31) snātuṃ samāyayau tatra sakhī bhiḥ parivāritā .. 13 .. > came there to bathe, surrounded by her companions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_32) sā dadarśa nadītīre viharaṃtaṃ nṛpātmajam .. > She saw the prince sporting on the riverbank, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_33) rakṣasā nararūpeṇa nāgaputreṇa cānvitam .. 14 .. > accompanied by the rākṣasa in human form and by the son of the serpent, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_34) divyaratnasamākīrṇaṃ divya mālyāvataṃsakam .. > strewn with divine jewels, wearing a crest of divine garlands, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_35) dehena divyagaṃdhena vyākṣiptadaśayojanam .. 15 .. > his body diffusing a divine fragrance over ten yojanas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_36) tamapūrvākṛtiṃ vīkṣya divyāśvamadhisaṃsthitam .. > Seeing him of extraordinary form, mounted on the divine horse, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_37) jaḍonmatteva bhīteva tasthau tannyastalocanā .. 16 .. > she stood, her eyes fixed on him, as if stunned, crazed, or frightened. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_38) tāṃ ca rājeṃdraputro'sau dṛṣṭapūrvāmiti smaran .. > And the prince, recalling that she had been seen before, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_39) nirmuktakaṃṭhābharaṇāṃ kaṃṭhasūtravivarjitām .. 17 .. > \[saw that she was\] stripped of throat ornaments, devoid of the auspicious necklace, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_40) asaṃyojitadhammillāmaṃgarāgavivarjitām .. > her hair unbraided, without bodily unguents, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_41) tyaktanīlāṃjanāpāṃgīṃ kṛśāṃgīṃ śokadūṣitām .. 18 .. > the corners of her eyes free of black collyrium, thin-limbed, marred by grief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_42) dṛṣṭvā'vatīrya turagādupaviṣṭaḥ sarittaṭe .. > Seeing \[her\], he dismounted from the horse, sat down on the riverbank, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_43) tāmāhūya varārohāmupaveśyedama bravīt .. 19 .. > and calling that woman of lovely hips, had her sit down and said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_44) kā tvaṃ kasya kalatraṃ vā kasyāsi tanayā satī .. > "Who are you? Whose wife, or whose virtuous daughter are you? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_45) kimidaṃ teṃgane bālye duḥsahaṃ śokalakṣaṇam .. 3.3.8.120 .. > Why, O fair woman, is this unbearable sign of grief in your youth?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_46) iti snehena saṃpṛṣṭā sā vadhūraśrulocanā .. > Thus asked with affection, that young woman, tears in her eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_47) lajjitā svayamākhyātuṃ tatsakhī sarvamabravīt .. 21 .. > was too bashful to speak herself; her companion told everything: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_48) iyaṃ sīmaṃtinī nāmnā snuṣā niṣadhabhūpateḥ .. > "This is Sīmantinī by name, daughter-in-law of the king of Niṣadha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_49) caṃdrāṃgadasya mahiṣī tanayā citravarmaṇaḥ .. 22 .. > the queen of Candrāṅgada, daughter of Citravarman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_50) asyāḥ patirdaivayogānnimagno'sminmahājale .. > Her husband, by a stroke of fate, drowned in these vast waters; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_51) teneyaṃ prāptavaidhavyā bālā duḥkhena śoṣitā .. 23 .. > thereby this young girl has fallen into widowhood and is wasted by sorrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_52) evaṃ varṣatrayaṃ nītaṃ śokenātibalīyasā .. > In this way three years have passed in overwhelming grief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_53) adyeṃduvāre saṃprāpte snātumatra samāgatā .. 24 .. > Today, Monday having arrived, she came here to bathe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_54) śvaśuro'syāśca rājeṃdro hṛtarājyaśca śatru bhiḥ .. > Her father-in-law, a mighty king, has been deprived of his kingdom by enemies, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_55) balādgṛhīto baddhaśca sabhāryastadvaśe sthitaḥ .. 25 .. > seized by force, bound, and remains in their power together with his wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_56) tathāpyeṣā śubhācārā somavāre maheśvaram .. > Even so, this woman of auspicious conduct, on Monday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_57) sāṃbikaṃ parayā bhaktyā pūjayatyamalāśayā .. 26 .. > worships Maheśvara together with Ambikā with supreme devotion and a pure mind." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_58) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_59) itthaṃ sakhīmukhenaiva sarvamāvedya suvratā .. > Having thus made everything known through the mouth of her friend, the woman of good vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_60) tataḥ sīmaṃtinī prāha svayameva nṛpātmajam .. 27 .. > Sīmantinī then spoke to the prince herself: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_61) kastvaṃ kaṃdarpasaṃkāśaḥ kāvimau tava pārśvagau .. > "Who are you, resembling the god of love? Who are these two at your side? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_62) devo nareṃdraḥ siddho vā gaṃdharvo vātha kinnaraḥ .. 28 .. > Are you a god, a king, a siddha, a gandharva, or a kinnara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_63) kimarthaṃ mama vṛttāṃtaṃ snehavāniva pṛcchasi .. > Why do you inquire about my story as if full of affection? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_64) kiṃ māṃ vetsi mahābāho dṛṣṭavānkimu kutracit .. 29 .. > Do you know me, O strong-armed one, or have you seen me somewhere?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_65) dṛṣṭapūrva ivābhāsi mayā ca svajano yathā .. > You appear to me as one seen before, like one of my own kin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_66) sarvaṃ kathaya tattvena satyasārā hi sādhavaḥ .. 3.3.8.130 .. > Tell everything in truth, for the good are founded on truth.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_67) .. sūta uvāca .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_68) etāvaduktvā naradevaputrī sabāṣpakaṃṭhaṃ suciraṃ ruroda .. > Having said this much, the king's daughter wept for a long time, her throat choked with tears. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_69) mumoha bhūmau patitā sakhībhirvṛtā na kiṃcitkathituṃ śaśāka .. 31 .. > Falling to the ground, surrounded by her female companions, she fainted and was unable to say anything. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_70) śrutvā caṃdrāṃgadaḥ sarvaṃ priyāyāḥ śokakāraṇam .. > Hearing all the cause of his beloved's grief, Candrāṅgada > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_71) muhūrttamabhavatūṣṇīṃ svayaṃ śokasamākulaḥ .. 32 .. > remained silent for a moment, himself overwhelmed with sorrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_72) athāśvāsya priyāṃ tanvīṃ vividhairvākyanaipuṇaiḥ .. > Then, having consoled his slender-waisted beloved with various skillful words, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_73) siddhā nāma vayaṃ devāḥ kāmagā iti so'bravīt .. 33 .. > he said: “We are gods known as Siddhas, who can go wherever we wish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_74) tato balādivākṛṣya pāṇigrahaṇaśaṃkitām .. > Then, drawing close to her who feared being grasped by the hand, as if by force, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_75) pulakāṃcitasarvāṃgīṃ tāṃ karṇe tvidamabravīt .. 34 .. > her entire body thrilled with horripilation, he whispered this in her ear: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_76) kvāpi loke mayā dṛṣṭastava bharttā varānane .. > “In some world, O fair-faced lady, your husband was seen by me; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_77) tvadvratācaraṇātprītaḥ sadya evāgamiṣyati .. .. 35 .. > pleased by your observance of the vow, he will return right soon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_78) apaneṣyati te śokaṃ dvitraireva dinairdhruvam .. > He will surely remove your grief in just two or three days. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_79) etacchaṃsitumāyātastava bharttuḥ sakhā'smyaham .. 36 .. > I have come to announce this; I am your husband's friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_80) atra kāryo na saṃdehaḥ śapāmi śivapādayoḥ .. > No doubt should be harbored in this matter; I swear by the feet of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_81) tāvattvaddhṛdaye stheyaṃ na prakāśyaṃ ca kutracit .. 37 .. > Until then, it must remain in your heart and not be revealed anywhere.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_82) sā tu tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sudhādhārāśatādhikam .. > Hearing his speech, which surpassed a hundred streams of nectar, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_83) saṃbhramodbhrāṃtanayanā tameva muhuraikṣata .. .. 38 .. > she gazed at him again and again, her eyes bewildered with agitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_84) premabaṃdhānuguṇitaṃ vākyaṃ cāha rasāyanam .. > He spoke words that were an elixir, multiplying the bonds of love, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_85) vibhramodārasahitaṃ madhurāpāṃgavīkṣaṇam .. 39 .. > accompanied by noble charm and casting sweet side-glances, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_86) svapāṇisparśanodbhinnapulakāṃcitavigraham.. > his body thrilled with horripilation bursting forth at the touch of his own hand \[on hers\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_87) pūrva dṛṣṭāni cāṃgeṣu lakṣaṇāni svarādiṣu .. > Noticing the marks seen before on his limbs, his voice, and other \[traits\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_88) vayaḥpramāṇaṃ varṇaṃ ca parīkṣyainamatarkayat .. 3.3.8.140 .. > and examining his age, stature, and complexion, she pondered: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_89) eṣa eva patirme syāddhruvaṃ nānyo bhaviṣyati .. > “This must indeed be my husband; surely he can be no other. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_90) asminneva prasaktaṃ me hṛdayaṃ premakātaram .. 141 .. > My heart, anxious with love, is attached to this very man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_91) paralokādihāyātaḥ kathamevaṃ svarūpadhṛk .. > How could one have come here from the other world bearing such a form of his own? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_92) durbhāgyāyāḥ kathaṃ me syādbharturnaṣṭasya darśanam .. 142 .. > How could there be a darśana of my lost husband for an unfortunate woman like me? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_93) svapnoyaṃ kimu na svapno bhramo'yaṃ kiṃ tu na bhramaḥ .. > Is this a dream? But it is not a dream. Is this a delusion? Yet it is no delusion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_94) eṣa dhūrto'thavā kaścidyakṣo gaṃdharva eva vā .. 143 .. > Is this a rogue, or some yakṣa or gandharva? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_95) munipalyā yaduktaṃ me paramāpadgatāpi ca .. > Or is this the fruit of that vow which the sage's wife told me \[to perform\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_96) vratametatkuruṣveti tasya vā phalameva vā..44.. > saying, ‘Even if fallen into extreme distress, perform this vow’? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_97) yo varṣāyuta saubhāgyaṃ mametyāha dvijottamaḥ.. > The excellent twice-born who said to me, ‘Your good fortune will last ten thousand years’— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_98) nūnaṃ tasya vacaḥ satyaṃ ko vidyādīśvaraṃ vinā..45.. > surely his word was true; who could know except Īśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_99) nimittāni ca dṛśyaṃte maṃgalāni dinedine.. > Auspicious omens are also seen day after day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_100) prasanne pārvatīnāthe kimasādhyaṃ śarīriṇām.. 46.. > When the Lord of Pārvatī is pleased, what is impossible for embodied beings?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_101) itthaṃ vimṛśya bahudhā tāṃ punarmuktasaṃśayām.. > Reflecting thus in many ways, her doubts were dispelled; to her, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_102) lajjānamramukhīṃ karṇe śaśaṃsātmaprayojanam .. 47 .. > whose face was bowed with bashfulness, he declared his purpose in her ear: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_103) imaṃ vṛttāṃtamākhyātuṃ tatpitroḥ śokataptayoḥ .. > “We are going to recount this event to his parents, who are tormented by grief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_104) gacchāmaḥ svasti te bhadre sadyaḥ patimavāpsyasi .. 48 .. > Blessing to you, auspicious lady; you will regain your husband immediately.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_105) ityuktvāśvaṃ samāruhya jagāma nṛpanaṃdanaḥ .. > Having spoken thus and mounted his horse, the prince departed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_106) tābhyāṃ saha nijaṃ rāṣṭraṃ pratyapadyata tatkṣaṇāt .. 49 .. > together with those two, he reached his own kingdom in an instant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_107) sa puropavanābhyāśe sthitvā taṃ phaṇi putrakam .. > Stationed near the city’s pleasure-grove, he dispatched that young serpent > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_108) visasarjātmadāyādānnṛpāsanagatānprati ..3.3.8.150.. > to his kinsmen who were seated on the royal throne. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_109) sa gatvovāca tāñchīghramiṃdraseno vimucyatām .. > He went and said to them quickly: “Let Indrasena be released! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_110) caṃdrāṃgadastasya sutaḥ prāpto'yaṃ pannagāla yāt .. 151 .. > His son Candrāṅgada has arrived from the abode of the serpents. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_111) nṛpāsanaṃ vimuṃcaṃtu bhavaṃto na vicāryatām .. > Vacate the royal throne; do not hesitate! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_112) no ceccaṃdrāgadasyāśu bāṇāḥ prāṇānharaṃti vaḥ .. 152 .. > Otherwise, the arrows of Candrāṅgada will swiftly take your lives! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_113) sa magno yamunātoye gatvā takṣakamaṃdiram .. > He who sank into the waters of the Yamunā went to the mansion of Takṣaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_114) labdhvā ca tasya sāhāyyaṃ punarlokādihāgataḥ .. 153 .. > and having obtained his assistance, has returned here from that world.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_115) ityākhyātamaśeṣeṇa tadvṛttāṃtaṃ niśamya te .. > Hearing that entire account related in full, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_116) sādhusādhviti saṃbhrāṃtāḥ śaśaṃsuḥ paripaṃthinaḥ .. 54 .. > the adversaries, confounded, cried out, “Excellent, excellent!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_117) atheṃdrasenāya nivedya satvaraṃ naṣṭasya putrasya punaḥ samāgamam .. > Then, having quickly reported to Indrasena the return of his lost son, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_118) prasādya taṃ prāptanareśvarāsanaṃ dāyādamukhyāstu bhayaṃ prapedire .. 55 .. > and having appeased him as he regained the royal throne, the chiefs among the kinsmen were seized with fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_119) atha paurajanāḥ sarve purodyāne nṛpātmajam .. > Then all the citizens, having seen the prince in the city park, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_120) dṛṣṭvā rājñe drutaṃ procurlebhire ca mahādhanam .. 56 .. > hastily reported it to the king and received great wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_121) ākarṇya putramāyāṃtaṃ rājānaṃdajalāplutaḥ .. > Hearing that his son had arrived, the king was flooded with tears of joy; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_122) na vyajānādimaṃ lokaṃ rājñī ca parayā mudā .. 57 .. > neither he nor the queen, in their supreme delight, were aware of this world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_123) atha nāgarikāḥ sarve maṃtrivṛddhāḥ purodhasaḥ .. > Then all the citizens, senior ministers, and domestic priests, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_124) pratyudgamya pariṣvajya tamāninyurnṛpāṃti kam .. 58 .. > going out to meet him and embracing him, brought him before the king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_125) athotsavena mahatā praviśya nijamaṃdiram .. > Then, having entered his own palace with a grand celebration, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_126) rājaputraḥ svapitarau vavaṃde bāṣpamutsṛjan .. 59 .. > the prince bowed to his parents, shedding tears. // 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_127) taṃ pādamūle patitaṃ svaputraṃ viveda nāsau pṛthivīpatiḥ kṣaṇam .. > For a moment, the ruler of the earth did not recognize his own son who had fallen at his feet; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_128) prabodhito'mātyajanaiḥ kathaṃcidutthāya klinnena hṛdāliliṃga .. 3.3.8.160 .. > awakened by the ministers, he somehow stood up and embraced him with a moistened heart. // 3.3.8.160 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_129) krameṇa mātṝrabhivaṃdya tābhiḥ pravardhitāśīḥ praṇayāku lābhiḥ .. > In turn saluting his mothers, whose blessings were increased as they were overwhelmed with affection, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_130) āliṃgitaḥ paurajanānaśeṣānsaṃbhāvayāmāsa sa rājasūnuḥ ..61.. > the king's son, embraced \[by them\], honored all the citizens. // 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_131) teṣāṃ madhye samāsīnaḥ svavṛttāṃtamaśeṣataḥ .. > Seated in their midst, his entire story > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_132) pitre nivedayāmāsa takṣakasya ca mitratām..62.. > he reported to his father, as well as the friendship of Takṣaka, // 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_133) dattaṃ bhujaṃgarājena ratnādidhanasaṃcayam .. > and the heap of wealth consisting of jewels and the like given by the serpent king; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_134) divyaṃ tadrākṣasānītaṃ pitre sarvaṃ nyavedayat ..63.. > all that divine \[wealth\] brought by the Rākṣasas he offered to his father. // 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_135) rājaputrasya caritaṃ dṛṣṭvā śrutvā ca vihvalaḥ .. . mene snuṣāyāḥ saubhāgyaṃ maheśārādhanārjitam ..64.. > Agitated upon seeing and hearing the deeds of the prince, / he considered it to be the good fortune of his daughter-in-law, earned by worshiping the Great Lord. // 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_136) saumāṃgalyamayīṃ vārtāmimāṃ niṣadhabhūpatiḥ.. > This news full of auspiciousness the king of Niṣadha > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_137) cārairnivedayāmāsa citravarmamahīpateḥ ..65.. > reported through spies to King Citravarmā. // 65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_138) śrutvā'mṛtamayīṃ vārttāṃ sa samutthāya saṃbhramāt .. > Hearing the nectar-like report, he rose up in haste, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_139) tebhyo dattvā dhanaṃ bhūri nanartānaṃdavihvalaḥ..66.. > gave abundant wealth to them, and danced, overwhelmed with joy. // 66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_140) athāhūya svatanayāṃ pariṣvajyāśrulocanaḥ .. > Then, calling his daughter and embracing her with tearful eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_141) bhūṣaṇairbhūṣayāmāsa tyaktavaidhavyalakṣaṇām .. 67 .. > he adorned with ornaments her who had cast aside the marks of widowhood. // 67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_142) athotsavo mahānāsīdrāṣṭragrāmapurādiṣu .. > Then there was a great festival in the realms, villages, cities, and the like; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_143) sīmaṃtinyāḥ śubhācāraṃ śaśaṃsuḥ sarvato janāḥ .. 68 .. > people on all sides praised the auspicious conduct of Sīmantinī. // 68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_144) citravarmātha nṛpatiḥ samāhūyeṃdrasenajam .. > Then King Citravarmā, having summoned the son of Indrasena, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_145) punarvivāhavidhinā sutāṃ tasmai nyavedayat .. 69 .. > offered his daughter to him again according to the rites of marriage. // 69 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_146) candrāṃgado'pi ratnādyairānītaistakṣakālayāt .. > Candrāṅgada also, with jewels and other treasures brought from the abode of Takṣaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_147) svāṃ patnīṃ bhūṣayāṃ cakre martyānāmatidurlabhaiḥ .. 3.3.8.170 .. > which were extremely difficult for mortals to obtain, adorned his own wife. // 3.3.8.170 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_148) aṃgarāgeṇa divyena taptakāṃcanaśobhinā .. > With divine unguents gleaming like heated gold, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_149) śuśubhe sā sugaṃdhena daśayojanagāminā .. 71 .. > she shone with a fragrance spreading for ten yojanas. // 71 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_150) amlānamālayā śaśvatpadmakiṃjalkavarṇayā .. > With an unfading garland of the perpetual color of lotus filaments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_151) kalpadrumotthayā bālā bhūṣitā śuśubhe satī .. 72 .. > produced from the wishing tree, the young, virtuous woman shone, beautifully adorned. // 72 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_152) evaṃ caṃdrāṃgadaḥ patnīmavāpya samaye śubhe .. > Thus, having regained his wife at an auspicious time, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_153) yayau svanagarīṃ bhūyaḥ śvaśureṇānumoditaḥ .. 73 .. > Candrāṅgada went back to his own city with the approval of his father-in-law. // 73 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_154) indraseno'pi rājeṃdro rājye sthāpya nijātmajam .. > King Indrasena, having installed his own son upon the throne, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_155) tapasā śivamārādhya lebhe saṃyamināṃ gatim .. 74 .. > worshiped Śiva through austerity and attained the destination of self-restrained ascetics. // 74 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_156) daśavarṣa sahasrāṇi sīmaṃtinyā svabhāryayā .. > For ten thousand years, together with his wife Sīmantinī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_157) sārdhaṃ candrāṃgado rājā bubhuje viṣayānbahūn .. 75 .. > King Candrāṅgada enjoyed many worldly pleasures. // 75 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_158) prāsūta tanayānaṣṭau kanyāmekāṃ varānanām .. > She gave birth to eight sons and one fair-faced daughter; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_159) reme sīmaṃtinī bhartrā pūjayatī maheśvaram .. > Sīmantinī took delight with her husband while worshiping the Great Lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_160) dinedine ca saubhāgyaṃ prāptaṃ caivenduvāsarāt .. 76 .. > and day by day obtained good fortune arising from the Monday \[observance\]. // 76 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_161) .. sūta uvāca .. .. > Sūta said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_162) vicitramidamākhyānaṃ mayā samanuvarṇitam .. > This wondrous narrative has been thoroughly described by me; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_163) bhūyo'pi vakṣye māhātmyaṃ somavāravratoditam .. 177 .. > I shall also declare again the māhātmya proclaimed regarding the Monday observance. // 177 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.3.8.98\_164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8.98_164) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ brahmottarakhaṇḍe somavāravratavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 8 .. > Thus ends the eighth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Monday Observance', in the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa of the glorious Skandapurāṇa containing eighty-one thousand verses. // 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.8.80.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kathākautuka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.akhyana.kathakautuka.12.55) — Śrīvara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.8) · Pramāṇa