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# Skandapurana 3.3.9

Skandapurāṇa 3.3.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.3.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.1)

.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..

> The sages said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.2)

sādhusādhu mahābhāga tvayā kathitamuttamam ..

> Well done, well done, O fortunate one! You have recounted an excellent  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.3)

ākhyānaṃ punaranyatra vicitraṃ vaktumarhasi .. 1 ..

> narrative; you ought to tell yet another wondrous tale. // 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.4)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.5)

vidarbhaviṣaye pūrvamāsīdeko dvijottamaḥ ..

> In the Vidarbha region, there was formerly an excellent brahmin  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.6)

vedamitra iti khyāto veda śāstrārthavitsudhīḥ .. 2 ..

> known as Vedamitra, intelligent and knowing the meaning of the Vedas and treatises. // 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.7)

tasyāsīdaparo vipraḥ sakhā sārasvatāhvayaḥ ..

> He had another brahmin friend named Sārasvata;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.8)

tāvubhau paramasnigdhāvekadeśanivāsinau .. 3 ..

> the two of them were extremely affectionate and lived in the same place. // 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.9)

vedamitrasya putro'bhūtsumedhā nāma suvrataḥ ..

> Vedamitra had a son named Sumedhas, of faithful vows;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.10)

sārasvatasya tanayaḥ somavāniti viśrutaḥ .. 4 ..

> Sārasvata had a son renowned as Somavān. // 4  
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### [3.3.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.11)

ubhau savayasau bālau samaveṣau samasthitī ..

> Both boys were of the same age, of identical dress and status;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.12)

samaṃ ca kṛtasaṃskārau sama vidyau babhūvatuḥ .. 5 ..

> they had their rites of passage performed together and possessed equal learning. // 5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.13)

sāṃgānadhītya tau vedāṃstarkavyākaraṇāni ca ..

> Having studied the Vedas along with their auxiliary limbs, logic, and grammar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.14)

itihāsapurāṇāni dharmaśāstrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ .. 6 ..

> the epics, the Purāṇas, and the books of sacred law in their entirety, // 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.15)

sarvavidyākuśalinau bālya eva manīṣiṇau ..

> skilled in all sciences and wise even in their boyhood,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.16)

praharṣamatulaṃ pitrordadatuḥ sakalairguṇaiḥ .. 7 ..

> they brought unequaled delight to their parents through all their virtues. // 7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.17)

tāvekadā svatanayau tāvubhau brāhmaṇottamau ..

> Once, those two best of brahmins, summoning their two sons  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.18)

āhūyāvocatāṃ prītyā ṣoḍa śābdau śubhākṛtī .. 8 ..

> who were sixteen years of age and of auspicious appearance, spoke with affection: // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.19)

he putrakau yuvāṃ bālye kṛtavidyau suvarcasau ..

> "O sons! You two, having acquired learning in your youth and full of splendor,  
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### [3.3.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.20)

vaivāhikoyaṃ samayo vartate yuvayoḥ samam .. 9 ..

> this time of marriage has arrived for both of you alike." // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.21)

imaṃ prasādya rājānaṃ vidarbheśaṃ svavidyayā ..

> Having pleased this king, the lord of Vidarbha, with your learning,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.22)

tataḥ prāpya dhanaṃ bhūri kṛtodvāhau bhaviṣyathaḥ .. 3.3.9.10 ..

> and then obtained abundant wealth, you will be married.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.23)

evamuktau sutau tābhyāṃ tāvubhau dvijanaṃdanau ..

> Thus addressed by both parents, those two sons, the delight of the twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.24)

vidarbharājamāsādya samatoṣayatāṃ guṇaiḥ .. 11 ..

> approached the king of Vidarbha and pleased him with their virtues.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.25)

vidyayā parituṣṭāya tasmai dvijakumārakau ..

> To him, who was thoroughly pleased with their learning, the two young brahmins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.26)

vivāhārthaṃ kṛtodyogau dhanahīnāvaśaṃsatām .. 12 ..

> making an effort toward their marriage, declared their lack of wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.27)

tayorapi mataṃ jñātvā sa vidarbhamahīpatiḥ ..

> Knowing their intention also, the lord of the earth, the king of Vidarbha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.28)

prahasya kiṃcitprovāca lokatattvavivitsayā .. 13 ..

> smiled slightly and spoke, wishing to test the ways of the world:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.29)

āste niṣadharājasya rājñī sīmaṃtinī satī ..

> “There is the virtuous Queen Sīmantinī of the king of Niṣadha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.30)

somavāre mahādevaṃ pūjayatyaṃbikāyutam..14..

> On Mondays she worships Mahādeva along with Ambikā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.31)

tasmindine sapatnīkāndvijāgryānvedavittamān..

> On that day, having worshipped the foremost twice-born who know the Veda best,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.32)

saṃpūjya parayā bhaktyā dhanaṃ bhūri dadāti ca..15..

> accompanied by their wives, with supreme devotion, she gives abundant wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.33)

ato'tra yuvayoraiko nārīvibhramaveṣadhṛk..

> Therefore, here one of you should put on the coquettish attire of a woman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.34)

ekastasyā patirbhūtvā jāyetāṃ vipradaṃpatī..16..

> and the other become her husband; become a brahmin couple!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.35)

yuvāṃ vadhūvarau bhūtvā prāpya sīmaṃtinīgṛham..

> Becoming bride and groom and reaching Sīmantinī's house,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.36)

bhuktvā bhūri dhanaṃ labdhvā punaryātaṃ mamāṃmatikam .. 17 ..

> having dined and obtained abundant wealth, come back to my presence.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.37)

iti rājñā samādiṣṭau bhītau dvijakumārakau ..

> Thus commanded by the king, the two young brahmins, terrified,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.38)

pratyūcaturidaṃ karma kartuṃ nau jāyate bhayam .. 18 ..

> replied: “Fear arises in us to do this deed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.39)

devatāsu gurau pitrostathā rājakuleṣu ca ..

> Practicing deceit toward the deities, the teacher, parents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.40)

kauṭilyamācaranmohātsadyo naśyati sānvayaḥ .. 19 ..

> and also royal families, one quickly perishes along with one's lineage through delusion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.41)

kathamaṃtargṛhaṃ rājñāṃ chadmanā praviśetpumān ..

> How could a man enter the inner apartments of kings in disguise?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.42)

gopyamānamapicchadma kadācitkhyātimeṣyati .. 3.3.9.20 ..

> Even if kept secret, disguise will eventually become known.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.43)

ye guṇāḥ sādhitāḥ pūrvaṃ śīlācāraśrutādibhiḥ ..

> Whatever virtues were attained previously by good character, right conduct, sacred learning, and the like,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.44)

sadyaste nāśamāyāṃti kauṭilya pathagāminaḥ .. 21 ..

> quickly go to ruin for one who walks the path of crookedness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.45)

pāpaṃ niṃdā bhayaṃ vairaṃ catvāryetāni dehinām ..

> Sin, censure, fear, and enmity—these four  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.46)

chadmamārgaprapannānāṃ tiṣṭhaṃtyeva hi sarvadā .. 22 ..

> always attend embodied beings who take to the path of disguise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.47)

ata āvāṃ śubhācārau jātau ca śucināṃ kule ..

> Therefore we two, who are of auspicious conduct and born in a pure lineage,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.48)

vṛttaṃ dhūrtajanaślāghyaṃ nāśrayāvaḥ kadācana .. 23 ..

> will never resort to behavior praised by rogues.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.49)

.. rājovāca .. ..

> The king said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.50)

daivatānāṃ gurūṇāṃ ca pitrośca pṛthivīpateḥ ..

> “Because an order of deities, teachers, parents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.51)

śāsanasyāpyalaṃghyatvātpratyādeśo na karhicit .. 24 ..

> and the lord of the earth must not be transgressed, there can never be refusal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.52)

etairyadyatsamādiṣṭaṃ śubhaṃ vā yadi vā'śubham ..

> Whatever is commanded by these, whether good or bad,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.53)

kartavyaṃ niyataṃ bhītairapramattairbubhūṣubhiḥ .. .. 25 ..

> must certainly be done by those who are fearful, vigilant, and desiring prosperity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.54)

aho vayaṃ hi rājānaḥ prajā yūyaṃ hi saṃmatāḥ ..

> Ah, we are kings, and you are our accepted subjects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.55)

rājājñayā pravṛttānāṃ śreyaḥ syādanyathā bhayam .. 26 ..

> For those who act by royal command there is good fortune; otherwise, fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.56)

ato macchāsanaṃ kāryaṃ bhava dbhyāmavilaṃbitam ..

> Therefore, my command must be carried out by you without delay.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.57)

ityuktau naradevena tau tathetyūcaturbhayāt .. 27 ..

> Thus addressed by the lord of men, the two said, “So be it,” out of fear.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.58)

sārasvatasya tanayaṃ sāmavantaṃ narādhipaḥ ..

> The ruler of men made the son of the Sarasvatī-knower, who was endowed with calm,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.59)

strīrūpadhāriṇaṃ cakre vastrākalpāṃ janādibhiḥ .. 28 ..

> wear the form of a woman by means of garments, ornaments, collyrium, and the like.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.60)

sa kṛtrimodbhūtakalatrabhāvaḥ prayuktakarṇābharaṇāṃgarāgaḥ ..

> He, having assumed the artificial state of a wife, wearing ear-ornaments and body-unguents,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.61)

snigdhāñjanākṣaḥ spṛhaṇīyarūpo babhūva sadyaḥ pramadottamābhaḥ .. 29 ..

> his eyes anointed with glossy collyrium, possessed of a charming form, instantly took on the radiance of an excellent woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.62)

tāvubhau daṃpatī bhūtvā dvijaputrau nṛpājñayā ..

> Both the brahmin sons, having become a married couple by the king's command,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.63)

jagmaturnaiṣadhaṃ deśaṃ yadvā tadvā bhavatviti .. 3.3.9.30 ..

> went to the country of Niṣadha, thinking, “Come what may.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.64)

upetya rājasadanaṃ somavāre dvijottamaiḥ ..

> Having approached the royal palace on a Monday, along with the foremost twice-born  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.65)

sapatnīkaiḥ kṛtātithyau dhautapādau babhūvatuḥ .. 31 ..

> and their wives, their hospitality was performed and their feet were washed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.66)

sā rājñī brāhmaṇānsarvānupaviṣṭānvarāsane ..

> The queen worshipped all the brahmins seated on excellent seats,  
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### [3.3.9.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.67)

pratyekamarcayāṃcakre sapatnīkāndvijottamān.. 32 ..

> each of the foremost twice-born accompanied by their wives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.68)

tau ca viprasutau dṛṣṭvā prāptau kṛtakadaṃpatī ..

> And seeing those two brahmin sons who had arrived as a false couple,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.69)

jñātvā kiṃcidvihasyātha mene gaurīmaheśvarau .. 33 ..

> perceiving \[something\] and smiling slightly, she regarded them as Gaurī and Maheśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.70)

āvāhya dvijamukhyeṣu devadevaṃ sadāśivam ..

> Invoking Sadāśiva, the god of gods, in the foremost twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.71)

patnīṣvāvāhayāmāsa sā devīṃ jagadaṃbikām .. 34 ..

> she invoked the goddess, the mother of the universe, in the wives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.72)

gandhairmālyaiḥ surabhibhirdhūpairnīrājanairapi ..

> Having worshipped the best of the twice-born with perfumes, fragrant garlands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.73)

arcayitvā dvijaśreṣṭhānnamaścakre samāhitā .. 35 ..

> incenses, and waved lights, she bowed with a concentrated mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.74)

hiraṇmayeṣu pātreṣu pāyasaṃ ghṛtasaṃyutam ..

> Rice cooked in milk with clarified butter in golden dishes,  
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### [3.3.9.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.75)

śarkarāmadhusaṃyuktaṃ śākairjuṣṭaṃ manoramaiḥ .. 36 ..

> mixed with sugar and honey, furnished with delightful vegetables,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.76)

gaṃdhaśālyodanairhṛdyairmodakāpūparāśibhiḥ ..

> with heart-pleasing dishes of cooked fragrant rice, heaps of modakas and apūpas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.77)

śaṣkrulībhiśca saṃyāvaiḥ kṛsarairmāṣapakvakaiḥ .. 37 ..

> with śaṣkulī pastries, saṃyāvas, kṛsaras, and cakes made of black gram,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.78)

tathānyairapyasaṃkhyātairbhakṣyairbhojyairmanoramaiḥ ..

> as well as countless other delightful foods to chew and eat,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.79)

sugandhaiḥ svādubhiḥ sūpaiḥ pānīyairapi śītalaiḥ .. 38 ..

> with fragrant and savory broths, and also cool drinking water—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.80)

klṛptamannaṃ dvijā -gryebhyaḥ sā bhaktyā paryaveṣayat ..

> she served with devotion the food prepared for the foremost twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.81)

dadhyodanaṃ nirupamaṃ nivedya samatoṣayat .. 39 ..

> Offering incomparable curd-rice, she satisfied them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.82)

bhuktavatsu dvijāgryeṣu svācāṃteṣu nṛpāṃganā ..

> When the foremost of twice-born had eaten and properly sipped water, the king's wife,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.83)

praṇamya dattvā tāṃbūlaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ ca yathārhataḥ .. 3.3.9.40 ..

> having bowed down and given betel and the fee according to merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.84)

dhenūrhiraṇyavāsāṃsi ratnasragbhūṣaṇāni ca ..

> having given cows, gold, garments, and ornaments with gem garlands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.85)

dattvā bhūyo namaskṛtya visasarja dvijottamān .. 41 ..

> and having bowed down again, dismissed the best of the twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.86)

tayordvayorbhūsuravaryaputrayorekasttayā haimavatīdhiyārcitaḥ ..

> Of the two sons of the foremost earthly gods, one was worshipped by her with the thought that he was Haimavatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.87)

eko mahādevadhiyābhipūjitaḥ kṛtapraṇāmau yayatustadājñayā .. 42 ..

> and one was worshipped with the thought that he was Mahādeva. Having made their salutations, they departed by her command.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.88)

sā tu vismṛtapuṃbhāvā tasminneva dvijottame ..

> She, however, having forgotten her male nature, towards that very best of twice-born  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.89)

jātaspṛhā madotsiktā kandarpavivaśābravīt .. 43 ..

> felt desire, flushed with passion, and overcome by love spoke:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.90)

aṃyi nātha viśālākṣa sarvāvayavasundara ..

> “Ah, lord, large-eyed one, handsome in every limb!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.91)

tiṣṭhatiṣṭha kva vā yāsi māṃ na paśyasi te priyām .. 44 ..

> Wait, wait! Where are you going? Do you not see me, your beloved?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.92)

idamagre vanaṃ ramyaṃ supuṣpitamahādrumam ..

> Ahead is this charming forest with great trees in full bloom;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.93)

asminvihartumicchāmi tvayā saha yathāsukham .. 45 ..

> in it I wish to sport with you as we please.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.94)

itthaṃ tayoktamākarṇya puro'gacchaddvijātmajaḥ ..

> Hearing what she thus said, the son of the twice-born went on ahead;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.95)

viciṃtya parihāsoktiṃ gacchati sma yathā purā .. 46 ..

> considering it to be words spoken in jest, he kept walking as before.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.96)

punarapyāha sā bālā tiṣṭhatiṣṭha kva yāsyasi..

> Again the young woman said: “Wait, wait! Where will you go,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.97)

durutsahasmarāveśāṃ paribhoktumupetya mām .. 47 ..

> having approached to enjoy me, who am seized by unbearable love?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.98)

pariṣvajasva māṃ kāṃtāṃ pāyayasva tavādharam ..

> Embrace me, your beloved! Let me drink your lower lip!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.99)

nāhaṃ gaṃtuṃ samarthāsmi smarabāṇaprapīḍitā .. .. 48 ..

> I am not able to walk, afflicted as I am by the arrows of Love!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.100)

itthamaśrutapūrvāṃ tāṃ niśamya pariśaṃkitaḥ ..

> Hearing her \[speak\] such things never heard before, he became apprehensive;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.101)

āyāṃtīṃ pṛṣṭhato vīkṣya sahasā vismayaṃ gataḥ ..49..

> seeing her coming behind him, he was suddenly filled with amazement:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.102)

kaiṣā padmapalāśākṣī pīnonnatapayodharā ..

> “Who is this woman with eyes like lotus petals, with full and high breasts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.103)

kṛśodarī bṛhacchroṇī navapallavakomalā .. 3.3.9.50 ..

> slender-waisted, broad-hipped, and delicate as a fresh sprout?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.104)

sa eva me sakhā kinnu jāta eva varāṃganā ..

> Has that very friend of mine truly become an excellent woman?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.105)

pṛcchāmyenamataḥ sarvamiti saṃcintya so'bravīt ..51..

> Let me ask him everything.” Thinking thus, he said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.106)

kimapūrva ivābhāṣi sakhe rūpaguṇādibhiḥ ..

> “Why do you speak as if you are novel, friend, in form, qualities, and the like?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.107)

apūrvaṃ bhāṣase vākyaṃ kāminīva samākulā .. 52 ..

> You speak strange words, like an agitated, impassioned woman!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.108)

yastvaṃ vedapurāṇajño brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ ..

> You who know the Vedas and Purāṇas, a celibate student with senses conquered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.109)

sārasvatātmajaḥ śāṃtaḥ kathamevaṃ prabhāṣase .. 53 ..

> the tranquil son of Sarasvatī’s progeny—how is it that you speak like this?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.110)

ityuktā sā punaḥ prāha nāhamasmi pumānprabho ..

> Addressed thus, she spoke again: “I am not a man, lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.111)

nāmnā sāmavatī bālā tavāsmi ratidāyinī.. 54 ..

> By name I am Sāmavatī, a girl who gives you delight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.112)

yadi te saṃśayaḥ kāṃta mamāṃgāni vilokaya ..

> If you have any doubt, beloved, look upon my limbs!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.113)

ityuktaḥ sahasā mārge rahasyenāṃ vyalokayat ..55..

> Addressed thus, he suddenly gazed upon her in private on the path.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.114)

tāmakṛtrimadhammillāṃ javanastanaśobhinīm ..

> Seeing her with her natural chignon, adorned with hips and breasts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.115)

surūpāṃ vīkṣya kāmena kiṃcidvyākulatāmagāt .. 56 ..

> beautiful in form, he felt somewhat perturbed by desire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.116)

punaḥ saṃstabhya yatnena cetaso vikṛtiṃ budhaḥ ..

> Restraining again with effort the agitation of his mind, the wise youth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.117)

muhūrtaṃ vismayāviṣṭo na kiṃcitpratyabhāṣata .. 57 ..

> seized with astonishment, did not reply at all for a moment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.118)

.. sāmavatyuvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.9.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.119)

gataste saṃśayaḥ kaścittarhyāgaccha bhajasva mām ..

> “Has any doubt of yours gone? Then come, enjoy me!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.120)

paśyedaṃ vipinaṃ kāṃta parastrīsuratocitam .. 58 ..

> Behold this forest, beloved, suitable for lovemaking with another's woman!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.121)

.. sumedhā uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.9.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.122)

maivaṃ kathaya maryādāṃ mā hiṃsīrmadamattavat ..

> “Do not speak thus! Do not transgress propriety like one intoxicated by passion!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.123)

āvāṃ vijñātaśāstrārthau tvamevaṃ bhāṣase katham ..59..

> The two of us know the meaning of the scriptures; how can you speak in this way?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.124)

adhītasya ca śāstrasya vivekasya kulasya ca ..

> Is this practice of adultery a proper duty  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.125)

kimeṣa sadṛśo dharmo jāradharmaniṣevaṇam .. 3.3.9.60 ..

> worthy of the scripture you studied, of your discernment, and of your family?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.126)

na tvaṃ strī puruṣo vidvāñjānīhyātmānamātmanā ..

> You are not a woman; you are a wise man. Know yourself by yourself!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.127)

ayaṃ svayaṃkṛto'nartha āvābhyāṃ yadviceṣṭitam .. 61 ..

> This misfortune was made by ourselves through how the two of us acted:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.128)

vaṃcayitvātmapitarau dhūrttarājānuśāsanāt ..

> having deceived our parents at the order of a rogue king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.129)

kṛtvā cānucitaṃ karma tasyaitadbhujyate phalam .. 62 ..

> and having performed an improper deed, this fruit of it is now being reaped.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.130)

sarvaṃ tvanucitaṃ karma nṛṇāṃ śreyovināśanam ..

> Indeed, every improper deed destroys the welfare of men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.131)

yastvaṃ viprātmajo vidvāngataḥ strītvaṃ vigarhitam .. 63 ..

> since you, a learned son of a brahmin, have fallen into despised womanhood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.132)

mārgaṃ tyaktvā gato'raṇyaṃ naro vidhyeta kaṇṭakaiḥ ..

> A man who leaves the path and goes into the wilderness is pierced by thorns,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.133)

balārddhisyeta vā hiṃsrairyadā tyaktasamā gamaḥ .. 64 ..

> or is forcibly destroyed by beasts of prey when he abandons good company.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.134)

evaṃ vivekamāśritya tūṣṇīmehi svayaṃ gṛham ..

> Therefore, resorting to discernment, come silently to your own home;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.135)

devadvijaprasādena strītvaṃ tava vilīyate .. 65 ..

> by the grace of gods and brahmins, your womanhood will dissolve.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.136)

athavā daivayogena strītvameva bhavettava ..

> Or if through the working of destiny womanhood alone should remain yours,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.137)

pitrā dattā mayā sākaṃ raṃsyase varavarṇini .. 66 ..

> given by your father, you will take pleasure with me, O fair-complexioned lady!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.138)

aho citramaho duḥkhamaho pāpabalaṃ mahat ..

> Ah, what a wonder! Ah, what sorrow! Ah, the great power of sin!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.139)

aho rājñaḥ prabhāvoyaṃ śivārādhanasaṃbhṛtaḥ .. 67 ..

> Ah, this is the power of the king, amassed through the worship of Śiva!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.140)

ityuktāpyasakṛttena sā vadhūrativihvalā ..

> Though spoken to repeatedly by him in this way, that young woman, exceedingly distressed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.141)

balena taṃ samāliṃgya cucuṃbādharapallavam .. 68 ..

> embracing him with force, she kissed the sprout of his lower lip.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.142)

dharṣitopi tayā dhīraḥ sumedhā nūtanastriyam ..

> Though thus assailed by her, the steadfast Sumedhas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.143)

yatnādānīya sadanaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tatra nyavedayat .. 69 ..

> brought the new woman home with effort and related everything there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.144)

tadākarṇyātha tau viprau kupitau śokavihvalau ..

> Hearing that, the two brahmins, enraged and frantic with grief,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.145)

tābhyāṃ saha kumārābhyāṃ vaidarbhāṃtikamīyatuḥ .. 3.3.9.70 ..

> went into the presence of the king of Vidarbha along with the two youths.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.146)

tataḥ sārasvataḥ prāha rājānaṃ dhūrtaceṣṭitam ..

> Then Sārasvata spoke to the king who had acted deceitfully:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.147)

rājanmamātmajaṃ paśya tava śāsanayaṃtritam .. 71 ..

> "O king, look upon my son, constrained by your order!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.148)

etau tavājñāvaśagau cakratuḥ karma garhitam ..

> Under the power of your command, these two performed a reprehensible deed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.149)

matputrastatphalaṃ bhuṃkte strītvaṃ prāpya jugupsitam.. 72 ..

> Having obtained loathsome womanhood, my son now reaps its fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.150)

adya me saṃtatirnaṣṭā nirāśāḥ pitaro mama ..

> Today my lineage is destroyed; my ancestors are left hopeless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.151)

nāputrasya hi lokosti luptapiṃḍādisaṃskṛteḥ .. 73 ..

> For there is no world for a sonless man whose funeral rites such as the piṇḍa offerings are lost.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.152)

śikhopavītamajinaṃ maujīṃ daṃḍaṃ kamaṃḍalum ..

> Abandoning the crest-tuft, the sacred thread, the deer hide, the muñja girdle, the staff, the water-pot—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.153)

brahmacaryocitaṃ cihnaṃ vihāyemāṃ daśāṃ gataḥ .. 74 ..

> the marks proper to student celibacy—he has fallen into this state.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.154)

brahmasūtraṃ ca sāvitrīṃ snānaṃ saṃdhyāṃ japārcanam ..

> Abandoning the sacred thread, the Sāvitrī verse, ritual ablution, the twilight prayers, japa, and worship,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.155)

visṛjya strītvamāptosya kā gatirvada pārthiva .. 75 ..

> he has attained womanhood; tell me, O ruler of the earth, what is his destiny?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.156)

tvayā me saṃtatirnaṣṭā naṣṭo vedapathaśca me ..

> By you my lineage has been destroyed, and the path of the Vedas is destroyed for me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.157)

ekātmajasya me rājankā gatirvada śāśvatī .. 76 ..

> For me, who had an only son, O king, tell what will be the eternal destiny!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.158)

iti sārasvatenoktaṃ vākyamākarṇya bhūpatiḥ ..

> Hearing these words spoken by Sārasvata, the king  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.159)

sīmaṃtinyāḥ prabhāveṇa vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ .. 77 ..

> was struck with supreme wonder at the power of Sīmantinī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.160)

atha sarvānsamāhūya maharṣīnamitadyutīn..

> Then, summoning all the great seers of boundless splendor  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.161)

prasādya prārthayāmāsa tasya puṃstvaṃ mahīpatiḥ .. 78 ..

> and propitiating them, the ruler of the earth prayed for his manhood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.162)

te'buvannatha pārvatyāḥ śivasya ca samīhitam ..

> They said then: "The will of Pārvatī and of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.163)

tadbhaktānāṃ ca māhātmyaṃ konyathā kartumīśvaraḥ .. 79 ..

> and the māhātmya of their devotees—who is capable of altering that?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.164)

atha rājā bharadvājamādāya munipuṃgavam ..

> Then the king, taking Bharadvāja, the foremost among sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.165)

tābhyāṃ saha dvijāgryābhyāṃ tatsutābhyāṃ samanvitaḥ .. 3.3.9.80 ..

> accompanied by those two eminent brahmins and their sons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.166)

aṃbikābhavanaṃ prāpya bharadvājopadeśataḥ ..

> went to the abode of Ambikā, according to the instruction of Bharadvāja.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.167)

tāṃ devīṃ niyamaistīvrairupāste sma mahāniśi .. 81 ..

> He worshipped that goddess with severe observances at midnight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.168)

evaṃ trirātraṃ suvisṛṣṭabhojanaḥ sa pārvatīdhyāna rato mahīpatiḥ ..

> Thus, having completely given up food for three nights, that ruler of the earth, devoted to meditation on Pārvatī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.169)

samyakpraṇāmairvividhaiśca saṃstavairgaurīṃ prapannārtiharāmatoṣayat .. 82 ..

> pleased Gaurī, the remover of distress of the surrendered, with proper prostrations and manifold hymns of praise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.170)

tataḥ prasannā sā devī bhaktasya pṛthivīpateḥ ..

> Then, pleased with the devoted lord of the earth, that goddess  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.171)

svarūpaṃ darśayāmāsa caṃdrakoṭisamaprabham .. 83 ..

> revealed her essential form, radiant as ten million moons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.172)

athāha gaurī rājānaṃ kiṃ te brūhi samīhitam ..

> Then Gaurī said to the king: "Speak, what is your desire?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.173)

so'pyāha puṃstvametasya kṛpayā dīyatāmiti .. 84 ..

> He also said: "May manhood be granted to him out of compassion."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.174)

bhūyopyāha mahādevī madbhaktaiḥ karma yatkṛtam ..

> Again the Great Goddess said: "The deed done by my devotees  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.175)

śakyate nānyathā kartuṃ varṣāyutaśatairapi .. 85 ..

> cannot be altered even in hundreds of myriads of years."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.176)

.. rājovāca .. ..

> The king said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.177)

ekātmajo hi viproyaṃ karmaṇā naṣṭasaṃtatiḥ ..

> "This brahmin had an only son, and his lineage is destroyed by this deed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.178)

kathaṃ sukhaṃ prapadyeta vinā putreṇa tādṛśaḥ .. 86 ..

> How could such a man attain happiness without a son?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.179)

.. devyuvāca .. ..

> The goddess said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.180)

tasyānyo matprasādena bhaviṣyati sutottamaḥ ..

> "By my grace, another excellent son will be born to him,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.181)

vidyā vinayasaṃpanno dīrghāyuramalāśayaḥ .. 87 ..

> endowed with learning and modesty, long-lived, and pure of heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.182)

eṣā sāmavatī nāma sutā tasya dvijanmanaḥ ..

> Let this girl, named Sāmavatī, daughter of that twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.183)

bhūtvā sumedhasaḥ patnī kāmabhogena yujyatām .. 88 ..

> become the wife of Sumedhas and be joined in the pleasures of love."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.184)

ityuktvāṃtarhitā devī te ca rājapurogamāḥ ..

> Having spoken thus, the goddess vanished; and all of them, led by the king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.185)

gatāḥ svaṃsvaṃ gṛhaṃ sarve cakrustacchāsane sthitim .. 89 ..

> went to their respective homes and stood firm in her command.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.186)

sopi sārasvato vipraḥ putraṃ pūrvasuto ttamam ..

> That brahmin Sārasvata also, by the grace of the goddess,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.187)

lebhe devyāḥ prasādena hyacirādeva kālataḥ .. 3.3.9.90 ..

> obtained in no long time a son superior to the previous son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.188)

tāṃ ca sāmavatīṃ kanyāṃ dadau tasmai sumedhase ..

> And he gave that maiden Sāmavatī to that Sumedhas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.189)

tau daṃpatī ciraṃ kālaṃ bubhujāte paraṃ sukham .. 91 ..

> The couple enjoyed supreme happiness for a long time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.190)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

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

### [3.3.9.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.191)

ityeṣa śivabhaktāyāḥ sīmaṃtinyā nṛpastriyāḥ ..

> Thus has been recounted the power of the king's wife Sīmantinī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.192)

prabhāvaḥ kathitaḥ śaṃbhormāhātmyamapi varṇitam .. 92 ..

> the devotee of Śiva, and the māhātmya of Śambhu has also been described.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.193)

bhūyopi śivabhaktānāṃ prabhāvaṃ vismayāvaham ..

> Furthermore, I shall briefly describe the wondrous power  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.194)

samāsādvarṇayiṣyāmi śrotṝṇāṃ maṃgalāyanam .. 93 ..

> of Śiva's devotees, which is an abode of auspiciousness for the listeners.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.9.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.9.195)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmottarakhaṇḍe sīmaṃtinyāḥ prabhāvavarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 9 ..

> Thus ends the ninth chapter, titled "Description of the Power of Sīmantinī", in the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa 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.3.3.9.1) — English, machine translation

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