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Whose is this, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.3) nayanānaṃdasaṃdohadāyinīpūranuttamā .. 1 .. > an unsurpassed city that grants an abundance of joy to the eyes? / 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.4) gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two gaṇas said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.5) śivaśarmanmahābhāgasutīrthaphalitadruma .. > O highly fortunate Śivaśarman, a tree that has borne the fruits of excellent holy fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.6) loko'tra ramate vipra sahasākṣapurī tviyam .. 2 .. > the world delights here, O brahmin; this is the city of the Thousand-eyed One. / 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.7) tapobalena mahatā vihitā viśvakamarṇā .. > It was fashioned by Viśvakarman through great power of austerity; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.8) divāpi kaumudī yasyāḥ saudhaśreṇīśriyaṃ śrayet .. 3 .. > the moonlight, even by day, takes shelter in the splendour of its rows of palaces. / 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.9) yadākalānidhiḥ kvāpi darśe 'dṛśyatvamāvahet .. > Whenever the moon becomes invisible anywhere on the new-moon day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.10) tadā svapreyasīṃ jyotsnāṃ saudheṣveṣu nigūhayet .. 4 .. > he hides his beloved moonlight in these mansions. / 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.11) yadacchabhittau vīkṣya svamanyayopidviśaṃkitā .. > Seeing herself reflected in its clear walls and suspecting another woman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.12) mugdhānāśuviśeccitramapisvāṃcitraśālikām .. 5 .. > a confused maiden would swiftly enter her own picture-gallery even though it is wondrous. / 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.13) harmyeṣu nīlamaṇibhirnirmiteṣvatranirbhayam .. > In the mansions built of blue gems here, fearlessly > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.14) svanīlimānamādhāya tamohaḥsvapi tiṣṭhati .. 6 .. > depositing its own blueness, darkness remains even by day. / 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.15) caṃdrakāṃtaśilājālasrutamātrāmalaṃjalam .. > Receiving pure water just trickling from lattices of moonstones > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.16) tatra cādāya kalaśairnecchaṃtyanyajjalaṃ janāḥ .. 7 .. > into jars there, the people desire no other water. / 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.17) kuviṃdā na ca saṃtyatra na ca te paśyato harāḥ .. > There are no weavers here, nor are there thieves who snatch before one's eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.18) cailānyalaṃkṛtīratra yataḥ kalpadrumorpayet .. 8 .. > because the wish-fulfilling tree provides garments and ornaments here. / 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.19) gaṇakā nātra vidyaṃte ciṃtāvidyāviśāradāḥ .. > There are no astrologers here skilled in the science of answering queries, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.20) yataściketi sarveṣāṃ ciṃtā ciṃtāmaṇirdrutam .. 9 .. > because the wishing-jewel quickly understands everyone's thought. / 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.21) sūpakārā na saṃtyatra rasakarma vicakṣaṇāḥ.. > There are no cooks here skilled in the culinary arts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.22) dugdhe sarvarasānekā kāmadhenuratoyataḥ .. 4.1.10.10 .. > because the single Kāmadhenu yields all tastes from her milk. / 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.23) kīrtiruccaiḥśravā yasya sarvato vājirājiṣu .. > His fame is loud among all rows of horses; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.24) ratnamuccaiḥśravāḥ sotra hayānāṃ pauruṣādhikaḥ .. 11 .. > Uccaiḥśravas is the jewel among horses here, superior in vigor. / 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.25) airāvato daṃtivaraścaturdaṃtotra rājate .. > Airāvata, the best of elephants, four-tusked, shines here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.26) dvitīya iva kailāso jaṃgamasphaṭikojjvalaḥ .. 12 .. > like a second Kailāsa, moving and bright as crystal. / 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.27) taruratnaṃpārijātaḥ strīratnaṃ sorvaśī tviha .. > The jewel of trees is the pārijāta; the jewel of women is Urvaśī here; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.28) naṃdanaṃ vanaratnaṃ ca ratnaṃ maṃdākinī hyapām .. 13 .. > the Nandana is the jewel of gardens, and the Mandākinī is the jewel of waters. / 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.29) trayastriṃśatsurāṇāṃ yā koṭiḥ śruti samīritā .. > The thirty-three crores of gods proclaimed by the scriptures > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.30) pratīkṣate sā'vasaraṃ sevāyai pratyahaṃtviha .. 14 .. > await their opportunity here every day for service. / 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.31) svargeṣviṃdrapadādanyanna viśiṣyeta kiṃcana .. > Among heavens, nothing is superior to Indra's realm; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.32) yadyattrilokyāmaiśvaryaṃ na tattulyamanena hi .. 15 .. > whatever lordship exists in the three worlds is certainly not equal to this. / 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.33) aśvamedhasahasrasya labhyaṃ vinimayena yat .. > That which is obtained in exchange for a thousand horse-sacrifices— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.34) kiṃ tena tulyamanyatsyātpavitramathavā mahata .. 16 .. > what else could be equal to it, pure or great? / 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.35) arciṣmatī saṃyaminī puṇyavatyamalāvatī .. > Arciṣmatī, Saṃyaminī, Puṇyavatī, Amalāvatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.36) gaṃdhavatyalakeśī ca naitattulyā mahardhibhiḥ .. 17.. > Gandhavatī, and Alakā are not equal to this in great splendours. / 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.37) ayameva sahasrākṣastvayameva divaspatiḥ .. > This very one is the Thousand-eyed One; this very one is the Lord of Heaven; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.38) śatamanyurayaṃ devo nāmānyetāni nāmataḥ .. 18 .. > this god is Śatamanyu; these are his names by designation. / 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.39) saptāpi lokapālā ye ta enaṃ samupāsate .. > Even the seven world-guardians attend upon him; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.40) nāradādyairmunivarairayamāśīrbhirīḍyate .. 19 .. > he is praised with blessings by the best of sages headed by Nārada. / 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.41) etatsthairyeṇa sarveṣāṃ lokānāṃ sthairyamiṣyate .. > Through his stability, the stability of all the worlds is desired; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.42) parājayānmaheṃdrasya trailokyaṃ syātparājitam .. 4.1.10.20 .. > by the defeat of Mahendra, the three worlds would be defeated. / 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.43) danujā manujā daityāstapasyaṃtyugrasaṃyamāḥ .. > Danavas, human beings, and Daityas, with fierce restraints, perform austerities; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.44) gaṃdharva yakṣarakṣāṃsi maheṃdrapadalipsavaḥ .. 21 .. > gandharvas, yakṣas, and rākṣasas desire to attain the position of Mahendra. / 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.45) sagarādyā mahīpālā vājimedhavidhāyakāḥ .. > Kings such as Sagara, performers of horse-sacrifices, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.46) kṛtavaṃto mahāyatnaṃ śakraiśvaryajighṛkṣavaḥ .. 22 .. > have made great efforts, desiring to seize the sovereignty of Śakra. / 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.47) niṣpratyūhaṃ kratuśataṃ yaḥ kaścitkurute'vanau .. > Whosoever on earth performs a hundred sacrifices without obstacle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.48) jiteṃdriyomarāvatyāṃ sa prāpnoti pulomajām .. 23 .. > having conquered his senses, attains Puloman's daughter in Amarāvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.49) asamāptakratuśatā vasaṃtyatra mahībhujaḥ .. > Kings whose hundred sacrifices were left incomplete reside here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.50) jyotiṣṭomādibhiryāgairye yajaṃtyapi te dvijāḥ ..24.. > as do those twice-born who sacrifice with the Jyotiṣṭoma and other rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.51) tulāpuruṣadānādi mahādānāni ṣoḍaśa .. > The sixteen great gifts, beginning with the gift of a man's weight in gold— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.52) ye yacchaṃtyamalātmānaste labhaṃte'marāvatīm .. 25 .. > those pure souls who bestow them attain Amarāvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.53) aklībavādino dhīrāḥ saṃgrāmeṣvaparāṅmukhāḥ .. > Steadfast men who speak without cowardice, who never turn their backs in battle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.54) vikrāṃtā vīraśayane te'tra tiṣṭhaṃti bhūbhujaḥ ..26.. > valiant kings resting upon the hero's bed—they abide here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.55) ityuddeśātsamākhyātā maheṃdranagarī sthitiḥ .. > Thus has the realm of Mahendra's city been briefly described; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.56) yāyajūkā vasaṃtyatra yajñavidyāviśāradāḥ .. 27 .. > sacrificers skilled in the science of sacrifice reside here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.57) imāmarciṣmatīṃ paśya vītihotrapurīṃ śubhām .. > Behold this radiant, auspicious city of Vītihotra; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.58) jātavedasi ye bhaktāste vasaṃtyatra suvratāḥ .. 28 .. > those faithful to Jātavedas, firm in their vows, dwell here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.59) agnipraveśaṃ ye kuryurdṛḍhasattvā jiteṃdriyāḥ .. > Those of firm resolve and controlled senses who enter into fire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.60) striyo vā sattvasaṃpannāste sarve agnitejasaḥ .. 29 .. > or women endowed with courage—all of them shine with the fiery splendour of Agni. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.61) agnihotraratā viprāstathāgnibrahmacāriṇaḥ .. > Brahmins devoted to the agnihotra, as well as those who observe the fire-vow of celibacy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.62) paṃcāgnivratino ye vai te'gnilokegnitejasaḥ .. 4.1.10.30 .. > and those who perform the vow of the five fires—they indeed, radiant with the fire's brilliance, dwell in Agni's world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.63) śīte śītāpanutyai yastvidhmabhārānprayacchati .. > He who, in the cold, offers loads of firewood to dispel the chill, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.64) kuryādagniṣṭikāṃ vā'tha sa vasedagnisannidhau .. 31 .. > or who provides a fire-hearth, dwells in the presence of Agni. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.65) anāthasyāgnisaṃskāraṃ yaḥ kuryācchraddhayānvitaḥ .. > He who, endowed with faith, performs the cremation rites for an orphan, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.66) aśaktaḥ prerayedanyaṃ sogniloke mahīyate ..32.. > or, if unable, urges another to do so, is honoured in Agni's world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.67) jaṭharāgnivivṛddhyai yo dadyādāgneyamauṣadham .. > He who gives a fiery medicine to kindle the gastric fire > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.68) maṃdāgnaye sa puṇyātmā vahniloke vasecciram .. 33 .. > for one of sluggish digestion—that virtuous soul shall dwell long in the realm of fire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.69) yajñopaskara vastūni yajñārthaṃ draviṇaṃ tu vā .. > Implements for sacrifice or wealth intended for sacrifice— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.70) yathāśakti pradadyādyo hyarciṣmatyāṃvasetsa vai .. 34 .. > he who bestows them according to his means shall indeed dwell in the city of Arciṣmatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.71) agnireko dvijātīnāṃ niḥśreyasakaraḥ paraḥ .. > Fire alone is the supreme bestower of ultimate bliss for the twice-born; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.72) gururdevo vrataṃ tīrthaṃ sarvamagnirviniścitam .. 35 .. > guru, god, vow, and sacred ford—all, it is certain, are Agni. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.73) apāvanāni sarvāṇi vahnisaṃsargataḥ kṣaṇāt .. > All impure things, through contact with fire, in an instant > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.74) pāvanāni bhavaṃtyeva tasmādyaḥ pāvakaḥ smṛtaḥ .. 36 .. > become completely purified; therefore is he traditionally called the Purifier. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.75) api vedaṃ viditvā yastyaktvā vai jātavedasam .. > Even having known the Veda, he who abandons Jātavedas > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.76) anyatra badhnāti ratiṃ brāhmaṇo na sa vedavit ..37.. > and attaches his delight elsewhere—that brahmin is no knower of the Veda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.77) aṃtarātmā hyayaṃ sākṣānniścito hyāśuśukṣaṇiḥ .. > For this Agni is determined to be the inner Self directly visible; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.78) māṃsagrāsānpacetkukṣau strīṇāṃ no māṃsapeśikām ..38.. > he digests mouthfuls of meat in the belly, but never the mass of flesh within women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.79) taijasī śāṃbhavī mūrtiḥ pratyakṣā dahanātmikā .. > He is the luminous manifestation of Śambhu, visible and consisting of burning flame; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.80) kartrī haṃtrī pālayitrī vinaināṃ kiṃ vilokyate .. 39 .. > creator, destroyer, and sustainer—without him, what can be seen? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.81) citrabhānurayaṃ sākṣānnetraṃ tribhuvaneśituḥ .. > This Citrabhānu is visibly the eye of the Lord of the three worlds; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.82) aṃdhaṃ tamomaye loke vinainaṃ kaḥ prakāśakaḥ .. 4.1.10.40 .. > in a world enveloped in blinding darkness, who is the illuminator without him? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.83) dhūpapradīpanaivedya payo dadhi ghṛtaikṣavam .. > Incense, lamp, food offering, milk, curd, clarified butter, and sugarcane juice— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.84) etadbhuktaṃ niṣevaṃte sarve divi divaukasaḥ .. 41 .. > partaking of these \[through him\], all the gods in heaven enjoy them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.85) śivaśarmovāca .. .. > Śivaśarma said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.86) koyaṃ kṛśānuḥ kasyāyaṃ sūnuḥ kathamidaṃ padam .. > Who is this Kṛśānu? Whose son is he? How was this > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.87) āgneyaṃ labdhametena brūtametanmamāgrataḥ .. 42 .. > fiery realm attained by him? Speak this before me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.88) .. gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two Gaṇas said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.89) ākarṇaya mahāprājña varṇayāvo yathātatham .. > Listen, O greatly wise one! We shall describe in truth > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.90) yoyaṃ yasya yathā'nena prāpi jyotiṣmatīpurī .. 43 .. > who he is, whose son he is, and how the city of Jyotiṣmatī was obtained by him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.91) narmadāyāstaṭe ramye pure narmapure purā .. > Formerly, on the charming bank of the Narmadā, in the city of Narmapura, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.92) purāribhaktaḥ puṇyātmā'bhavadviśvānaro muniḥ ..44.. > there lived a virtuous sage named Viśvānara, a devotee of the Enemy of Pura. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.93) brahmacaryāśrame niṣṭho brahmayajñarataḥsadā .. > Steadfast in the student stage of life, ever devoted to the sacrifice of Vedic recitation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.94) śāṃḍilyagotraḥ śucimānbrahmatejo nidhirvaśī .. 45 .. > belonging to the Śāṇḍilya lineage, pure, a treasury of brahma-splendour, and self-restrained, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.95) vijñātākhilaśāstrārtho laukikācāracaṃcuraḥ .. > conversant with the meaning of all treatises, proficient in worldly conduct— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.96) kadācicciṃtayāmāsa hṛdi dhyātvā maheśvaram .. 46 .. > once, meditating in his heart upon Maheśvara, he reflected: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.97) caturṇāmapyāśramāṇāṃ kotīva śreyase satām .. > “Among the four stages of life, which one leads to the supreme good for the virtuous, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.98) yasminprāpnoti saṃkṣuṇṇe paratreha ca vā sukham ..47.. > by treading which one attains happiness both in the hereafter and in this world? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.99) idaṃ śreyastvidaṃ śreyastvidaṃ tu sukaraṃ bhavet .. > ‘This is better; no, this is better; but this one would be easily practised.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.100) itthaṃ sarvaṃ samāloḍya gārhasthyaṃ praśaśaṃsa ha .. 48 .. > Having thus examined everything, he praised the householder stage: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.101) brahmacārī gṛhastho vā vānaprastho'tha bhikṣukaḥ .. > ‘Whether a student, a householder, a forest-dweller, or a mendicant— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.102) eṣāmādhārabhūtosau gṛhastho nānyatheti ca .. 49 .. > this householder is their sole foundation, and not otherwise.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.103) devairmanuṣyaiḥ pitṛbhistiryagbhiścopajīvyate .. > Because the householder is depended upon daily by gods, men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.104) gṛhasthaḥ pratyahaṃ yasmāttasmācchreṣṭho gṛhāśramī ..4.1.10.50 .. > ancestors, and animals, therefore the householder in his stage of life is the best. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.105) asnātvā cāpyahutvā vā'dattvā vāśnāti yo gṛhī .. > The householder who eats without having bathed, without having offered oblations, or without having given gifts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.106) devādīnāmṛṇī bhūtvā narakaṃ pratipadyate .. 51 .. > becoming a debtor to the gods and others, falls into hell. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.107) asnātāśī malaṃ bhuṃkte tvajapī pūyaśoṇitam .. > One who eats without having bathed eats filth; one who recites no prayers \[eats\] pus and blood; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.108) ahutāśī kṛmīnbhuṃktepyadattvāviḍvibhojanaḥ .. 52 .. > one who eats without offering oblations eats worms; and one who gives nothing eats excrement. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.109) brahmacaryaṃ hi gārhasthye yādṛkkalpanayojjhitam .. > For such celibacy as exists in the householder's life, free of \[sensual\] fantasy— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.110) svabhāvacapale citte kva tādṛgbrahmacāriṇi .. 53 .. > where is such \[chastity\] in a celibate student whose mind is naturally fickle? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.111) haṭhādvā lokabhītyā vā svārthādvā brahmacaryabhāk .. > If one observing celibacy, through obstinacy, fear of people, or self-interest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.112) saṃkalpayati citte cetkṛtamapyakṛtaṃ tadā .. 54 .. > indulges in fantasy in his mind, then what is done is indeed undone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.113) paradāraparityāgātsvadāraparituṣṭitaḥ .. > From renouncing other men's wives, being contented with one's own wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.114) ṛtukālābhigāmitvādbrahmacārī gṛhīritaḥ .. 55 .. > and approaching her only in her season, a householder is called a celibate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.115) vimuktarāgadveṣo yaḥ kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ .. > He who is free from passion and aversion, rid of desire and anger, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.116) sāgniḥ sadāraḥ sa gṛhī vānaprasthādviśiṣyate .. 56 .. > keeping his sacred fire and his wife—that householder is superior to a forest-dweller. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.117) vairāgyādgṛhamutsṛjya gṛhadharmānhṛdi smaret .. > If one leaves home out of dispassion, yet remembers domestic duties in his heart, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.118) sa bhavedubhayabhraṣṭo vānaprastho na vā gṛhī .. 57 .. > he falls from both, neither a forest-dweller nor a householder. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.119) ayācitopasthitayā yo vṛttyā vartate gṛhī .. > A householder who maintains himself by a livelihood that comes unsought, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.120) yena kenāpi saṃtuṣṭo bhikṣukātsa viśiṣyate .. 58 .. > contented with whatever \[he receives\], is superior to an ascetic mendicant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.121) prāthayedyatkvacitkiṃcidduṣprāpaṃ vā bhaviṣyati .. > If \[an ascetic\] should beg wherever something may be hard to obtain, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.122) aśaneṣu na saṃtuṣṭaḥ sa yatiḥ patito bhavet .. 59 .. > and is not satisfied with his food, that ascetic becomes fallen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.123) guṇāguṇavicāryetthaṃ sa vai viśvānaro dvijaḥ .. > Reflecting thus upon merits and defects, that twice-born Viśvānara > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.124) udvavāha vidhānena svocitāṃ kulakanyakām .. 4.1.10.60 .. > duly married a girl of good family suitable for himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.125) agniśuśrūṣaṇarataḥ paṃcayajñaparāyaṇaḥ .. > Devoted to the service of the sacred fire, dedicated to the five daily sacrifices, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.126) ṣaṭkarmanirato nityaṃ devapitratithipriyaḥ .. 61 .. > constantly engaged in the six duties, he was dear to the gods, ancestors, and guests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.127) dharmārthakāmānyuktātmā sorjayansvasvakālataḥ .. > Self-restrained, acquiring duty, wealth, and pleasure each in its proper time, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.128) parasparamasaṃkocaṃ daṃpatyorānukūlyataḥ .. 62 .. > the couple had no mutual hesitation, living in perfect harmony. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.129) pūrvāhṇe daivikaṃ karma sokarotkarmakāṃḍavit .. > In the forenoon, he, knowing the sacrificial manual, performed rites for the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.130) madhyaṃdine manuṣyāṇāṃ pitṝṇāmaparāhnake ..63.. > \[rites\] for men at midday, and \[rites\] for the ancestors in the afternoon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.131) evaṃ bahutithe kāle gate tasyāgrajanmanaḥ .. > When a long time had thus passed for that twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.132) bhāryā śuciṣmatī nāma kāmapatnī vasuvratā .. 64 .. > his loving wife, named Śuciṣmatī, who observed good vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.133) apaśyaṃtyaṃkuramapi saṃtateḥ svargasādhanam .. > not seeing even a sprout of offspring that secures heaven, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.134) vijñāya śaṃkaṃraṃ kāṃtaṃ praṇipatya vyajijñapat .. 65 .. > knowing her beloved to be \[devoted to\] Śaṃkara, bowed down and made a request. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.135) śuciṣmatyuvāca.. > Śuciṣmatī said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.136) āryaputrāryadhiṣaṇa prāṇanātha priyavrata .. > Noble husband, of noble intellect, lord of my life, faithful to beloved vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.137) na durlabhaṃ mamāstīha kiṃcittvaccaraṇārcanāt .. 66 .. > nothing in this world is difficult for me to attain through worshiping your feet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.138) ye vai bhogāḥ samucitāḥ strīṇāṃ te tvatprasādataḥ .. > Whatever pleasures are suitable for women, those, through your grace, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.139) alaṃkṛtya mayā bhuktāḥ prasaṃgādvacmi tānyapi ..67.. > I have enjoyed, adorned; on this occasion I mention them as well: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.140) suvāsāṃsi suvāsāśca suśayyā sunitaṃbinī.. > fine garments, sweet perfumes, a comfortable bed, a lovely woman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.141) sraktāṃbūlānnapānāśca aṣṭau bhogāḥ svadharmiṇām .. 68 .. > garlands, betel, food, and drink—these are the eight pleasures of those who follow their duty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.142) ekaṃ me prārthitaṃ nātha cirāya hṛdisaṃsthitam .. > One thing has been wished by me, my lord, dwelling long in my heart, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.143) gṛhasthānāṃ samucitaṃ tattvaṃ dātumihārhasi .. 69 .. > suitable for householders; you ought to grant it to me here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.144) viśvānara uvāca .. > Viśvānara said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.145) kimadeyaṃ hi suśroṇi tava priyahitaiṣiṇi .. > What indeed should not be given to you, O fair-hipped one, who desire my pleasure and welfare? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.146) tatprārthaya mahābhāge prayacchāmyavilaṃbitam ..4.1.10.70.. > Therefore ask, O highly fortunate lady; I shall give it without delay. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.147) maheśituḥ prasādena mama kiṃcinna durlbham .. > By the grace of the Great Lord, nothing is hard to obtain for me > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.148) ihāmutra ca kalyāṇi sarvakalyāṇakāriṇaḥ .. 71 .. > in this world or the next, O auspicious one, \[by the grace\] of the author of all auspiciousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.149) iti śrutvā vacaḥ patyustasya sā patidevatā .. > Hearing these words of her husband, she to whom her husband was a god, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.150) uvāca hṛṣṭavadanā yadi deyo varo mama ..72.. > with a joyful face, said: “If a boon is to be given to me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.151) varayogyāsmi cennātha nānyaṃ varamahaṃ vṛṇe .. > and if I am worthy of a boon, my lord, I choose no other boon: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.152) maheśasadṛśaṃ putraṃ dehi māheśvarānava .. 73 .. > give me a son equal to the Great Lord, O protector of the devotees of the Great Lord!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.153) iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā śuciṣmatyāḥ śucivrataḥ .. > Hearing these words of that Śuciṣmatī, he of pure vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.154) kṣaṇaṃ samādhimādhāya hṛ(?)dyetatsamaciṃtayat ..74.. > concentrating his mind for a moment, contemplated this within his heart: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.155) aho kimetayā tanvyā prārthitaṃ hyatidurlabham .. > “Ah, what an exceedingly difficult thing has been asked by this slender lady, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.156) manorathapathāddūramastuvā sa hi sarvakṛt ..75.. > far beyond the reach of desire! Yet, so be it, for he is the maker of all! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.157) tenaivāsyā mukhe sthitvā vāksvarūpeṇa śaṃbhunā .. > Resting in her mouth in the form of speech, Śambhu himself > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.158) vyāhṛtaṃ ko'nyathākartumutsaheta bhavedidam ..76.. > uttered it; who would venture to alter it? May this come to pass!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.159) tataḥ provāca tāṃ patnīmekapatnivrate sthitaḥ .. > Then, adhering to the vow of having an only wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.160) viśvānaramuniḥ śrīmāniti kāṃte bhaviṣyati .. 77 .. > the glorious sage Viśvānara said to that wife: “Beloved, so shall it be.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.161) itthamāśvāsya tāṃ patnīṃ jagāma tapase muniḥ .. > Having thus comforted his wife, the sage departed for austerity > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.162) yatra viśveśvaraḥ sākṣātkāśīnāthodhitiṣṭhati .. 78 .. > to where Viśveśvara himself, the lord of Kāśī, resides. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.163) prāpya vārāṇasīṃ tūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvātha maṇikarṇikām .. > Quickly reaching Vārāṇasī and beholding Maṇikarṇikā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.164) tatyāja tāpatritayamapijanmaśatārjitam .. 79 .. > he cast off the threefold affliction accumulated over hundreds of births. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.165) dṛṣṭvā sarvāṇi liṃgāni viśveśa pramukhāni ca .. > Beholding all the liṅgas, with Viśveśa at their head, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.166) snātvā sarveṣu kuṃḍeṣu vāpīkūṭasaraḥsu ca .. 4.1.10.80 .. > and bathing in all the pools, step-wells, wells, and lakes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.167) natvā vināyakānsarvāngaurīḥ sarvāḥ praṇamya ca .. > having bowed to all the Vināyakas and saluted all the Gaurīs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.168) saṃpūjya kālarājaṃ ca bhairavaṃ pāpabhakṣaṇam .. 81 .. > and having fully worshipped Kālarāja, the Bhairava who devours sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.169) daṇḍanāyakamukhyāṃśca gaṇānstutvā prayatnataḥ .. > having diligently praised the gaṇas headed by Daṇḍanāyaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.170) ādikeśavamukhyāṃśca keśavānparitoṣya ca .. 82 .. > and having propitiated the Keśavas headed by Ādikeśava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.171) lolārkamukhya sūryāṃśca praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ .. > having repeatedly bowed to the suns headed by Lolārka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.172) kṛtvā piṇḍapradānāni sarvatīrtheṣvataṃdritaḥ .. 83 .. > and having untiringly offered funeral cakes in all the sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.173) sahasrabhojanādyaiśca yatīnviprānpratarpya ca .. > having gratified ascetics and brahmins with thousands of meals and other offerings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.174) mahāpūjopacāraiśca liṃgānyabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ .. 84 .. > and having worshipped the liṅgas with devotion through the great ritual services of worship, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.175) asakṛccintayāmāsa kiṃ liṃgaṃ kṣiprasiddhidam .. > he pondered repeatedly: 'Which liṅga is the bestower of swift accomplishment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.176) yatra niścalatāmeti tapastanayakāmyayā .. 85 .. > where austerity, performed out of a desire for a son, may attain steadfastness? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.177) śrīmadoṃkāranāthaṃ vā kṛttivāseśvaraṃ kimu .. > Is it the glorious Oṃkāranātha, or Kṛttivāseśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.178) kāleśaṃ vṛddhakāleśaṃ kalaśeśvarameva ca .. 86 .. > Kāleśa, Vṛddhakāleśa, or Kalaśeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.179) kedāreśaṃ tu kāmeśaṃ candreśaṃ vā trilocanam .. > Kedāreśa, Kāmeśa, Candreśa, or Trilocana? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.180) jyeṣṭheśaṃ jaṃbukeśaṃ vā jaigīṣavyeśvaraṃ tu vā .. 87 .. > Jyeṣṭheśa, Jambukeśa, or Jaigīṣavyeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.181) daśāśvamedhamīśānaṃ drumi caṃḍeśameva ca .. > Daśāśvamedha, Īśāna, Drumi, or Caṇḍeśa? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.182) dṛkkeśaṃ garuḍeśaṃ ca gokarṇeśaṃ gaṇeśvaram .. 88 .. > Dṛkkeśa, Garuḍeśa, Gokarṇeśa, or Gaṇeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.183) ḍhuṃḍhyāśāgajasiddhākhyaṃ dharmeśaṃ tārakeśvaram .. > The one called Ḍhuṇḍhyāśāgajasiddha, Dharmeśa, or Tārakeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.184) nandikeśaṃ nivāseśaṃ patrīśaṃ prītikeśvaram .. 89 .. > Nandikeśa, Nivāseśa, Patrīśa, or Prītikeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.185) parvateśaṃ paśupatiṃ brahmeśaṃ madhyameśvaram .. > Parvateśa, Paśupati, Brahmeśa, or Madhyameśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.186) bṛhaspatīśvaraṃ vātha vibhāṃḍeśvarameva ca .. 4.1.10.90 .. > Or Bṛhaspatīśvara, or Vibhāṇḍeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.187) bhārabhūteśvaraṃ kiṃ vā mahālakṣmīśvaraṃ tu vā .. > Or is it Bhārabhūteśvara, or Mahālakṣmīśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.188) marutteśaṃ tu mokṣeśaṃ gaṃgeśaṃ narmadeśvaram .. 91 .. > Marutteśa, Mokṣeśa, Gaṅgeśa, or Narmadeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.189) mārkaṃḍaṃ maṇikarṇīśa ratneśvaramathāpi vā .. > Mārkaṇḍa, Maṇikarṇīśa, or even Ratneśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.190) athavā yoginīpīṭhaṃ sādhakasyaiva siddhidam .. 92 .. > Or rather the seat of the yoginīs, which brings accomplishment to the practitioner? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.191) yāmuneśaṃ lāṃgalīśaṃ śrīmadviśveśvaraṃ vibhum .. > Yāmuneśa, Lāṅgalīśa, the glorious, all-pervading Viśveśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.192) avimukteśvaraṃ vātha viśālākṣīśameva ca .. 93 .. > Or Avimukteśvara, or Viśālākṣīśa? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.193) vyāghreśvaraṃ varāheśaṃ vyāseśaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam .. > Vyāghreśvara, Varāheśa, Vyāseśa, or Vṛṣabhadhvaja? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.194) varuṇeśaṃ vidhīśaṃ vā vasiṣṭheśaṃ śanīśvaram .. 94 .. > Varuṇeśa, Vidhīśa, Vasiṣṭheśa, or Śanīśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.195) someśvaraṃ kimindreśaṃ svarlīnaṃ saṃgameśvaram .. > Someśvara, Indreśa, Svarlīna, or Saṅgameśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.196) hariścaṃdreśvaraṃ kiṃ vā harikeśeśvaraṃ tu vā..95.. > Is it Hariścandreśvara, or Harikeśeśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.197) trisaṃdhyeśaṃ mahādevamupaśāṃti śivaṃ tathā.. > Trisandhyeśa, Mahādeva, or Upaśānta-Śiva? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.198) bhavānīśaṃ kapardīśaṃ kaṃdukeśaṃ makheśvaram .. 96 .. > Bhavānīśa, Kapardīśa, Kandukeśa, or Makheśvara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.199) mitrāvaruṇasaṃjñaṃ vā kimeṣāmāśuputradam .. > Or the one named Mitrāvaruṇa—which of these quickly grants a son?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10.200) kṣaṇaṃ vicārya sa muniriti viśvānaraḥ sudhīḥ .. 97 .. > Having deliberated for a moment, that sage Viśvānara, wise of mind, \[thought\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 303 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.10.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Dāśarathīyatantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.tantra.dasarathiyatantra.780) — Sanskrit - [Hālāsyamāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.halasya.3.85) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.10) · Pramāṇa