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# Skandapurana 4.11

Skandapurāṇa 4.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.1)

agastiruvāca .. ..

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

### [4.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.2)

śṛṇu suśroṇi subhage vaiśvānarasamudbhavam ..

> “Listen, O fair-hipped, fortunate lady, to the birth of Vaiśvānara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.3)

puṇyaśīlasuśīlābhyāṃ yathoktaṃ śivaśarmaṇe .. 1 ..

> as it was told to Śivaśarman by Puṇyaśīla and Suśīla.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.4)

atha kālena tadyoṣidaṃtarvatnī babhūva ha ..

> Then, in the course of time, that wife of his became pregnant  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.5)

vidhivadvihite tena garbhādhānākhya karmaṇi .. 2 ..

> when the rite known as Garbhādhāna was duly performed by him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.6)

tataḥ puṃsavanaṃ tena spaṃdanātprāgvipaścitā ..

> Then, before quickening, the Puṃsavana rite was properly performed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.7)

gṛhyoktavidhinā samyakkṛtaṃ puṃstvavivṛddhaye .. 3 ..

> by that wise man, according to the rule declared in the Gṛhyasūtras, to increase masculinity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.8)

sīmantothāṣṭame māsi garbharūpasamṛddhikṛt ..

> Then, in the eighth month, Sīmanta, which enriches the beauty of the fetus  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.9)

sukhaprasava siddhyai ca tenākāri kriyāvidā .. 4 ..

> and secures an easy delivery, was performed by him who knew the rites.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.10)

athātaḥ satsutārāsu tārādhipa varānanaḥ ..

> Thereupon, under auspicious lunar mansions, with an exquisite face like the moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.11)

keṃdre gurau śubhe lagne sugraheṣvayugeṣu ca ..5..

> Jupiter in a quadrant, the ascendant auspicious, and favorable planets in odd signs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.12)

ariṣṭaṃ dīpayandīptyā sarvāriṣṭavināśakṛt ..

> illuminating the lying-in chamber with radiance, destroying all misfortunes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.13)

tanayo nāma tasyāṃ tu śuciṣmatyāṃ babhūva ha ..6..

> a son indeed was born to him by Śuciṣmatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.14)

sadyaḥ samastasukhado bhūrbhuvaḥsvarnivāsinām ..

> At once he brought all happiness to the inhabitants of earth, the mid-region, and heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.15)

gaṃdhavāhāgandhavāhādigvadhūmukhavāsanāḥ .. 7 ..

> The fragrance-bearing winds carried pleasant scents to the faces of the maidens of the quarters.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.16)

iṣṭagandhaprasūnaughairvavarṣuste ghanāghanāḥ ..

> Dense rain-clouds showered streams of desired, fragrant blossoms;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.17)

devadundubhayo neduḥ praseduḥ sarvatodiśaḥ ..8..

> divine drums sounded; all directions became bright and clear;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.18)

paritaḥ saritaḥ svacchā bhūtānāṃ mānasaiḥ saha 9 ..

> rivers everywhere flowed clear, together with the minds of living beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.19)

tamo'tāmyattu nitarāṃ rajopi virajobhavat .. 9 ..

> Tamas faded completely away; Rajas too became free of dust;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.20)

sattvāḥ sattvasamāyuktā vasudhāsīcchubhā tadā ..

> living beings were filled with Sattva; the earth became auspicious then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.21)

kalyāṇī sarvato vāṇī prāṇinaḥ prīṇayaṃtyabhūt .. 4.1.11.10 ..

> Beneficent speech arose on every side, delighting all living beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.22)

tilottamorvaśīraṃbhā prabhā vidyutprabhā śubhā ..

> Tilottamā, Urvaśī, Rambhā, Prabhā, Vidyutprabhā, Śubhā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.23)

sumaṃgalā śubhālāpā suśīlāḍyā(?) varāṃganāḥ ..11..

> Sumaṅgalā, Śubhālāpā, Suśīlā, and other noble women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.24)

kvaṇatkaṃkaṇa pātrāṇi kṛtvā karatalaṃ mudā ..

> joyfully bearing vessels in their palms with jingling bangles—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.25)

muktamuktāphalāḍhyāni yakṣakardamavaṃti ca .. 12 ..

> dishes rich with loose pearls and scented paste of sandalwood and saffron,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.26)

vajravaidūrya dīpāni haridrā lepanāni ca ..

> lamps of diamond and cat's-eye gem, turmeric ointments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.27)

gārutmataikarūpāṇi śaṃkhaśuktidadhīni ca .. 13 ..

> pure emerald vessels, conches, pearl-oyster shells, curds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.28)

padmarāgapravālākhyaratnakuṃkumavaṃti ca ..

> rubies, gems called corals, and saffron,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.29)

gomedapuṣparāgeṃdra nīlasanmālyabhāṃji ca .. 14 ..

> hessonite, topazes, sapphires, and beautiful garlands—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.30)

vidyādharyaśca kinnaryastathā'maryaḥ sahasraśaḥ ..

> and vidyādharīs, kinnarīs, and celestial women by the thousands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.31)

cāmara vyagrahastāgra maṃgaladravyapāṇayaḥ .. 15 ..

> holding chowries in their fingertips, bearing auspicious articles in their hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.32)

gaṃdharvoragayakṣāṇāṃ suvāsinyaḥ śubhasvarāḥ ..

> fortunate women among the gandharvas, serpents, and yakṣas, with sweet voices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.33)

gāyaṃtyo lalitaṃ gītaṃ tatrājagmuranekaśaḥ .. 16 ..

> came there in great numbers, singing charming songs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.34)

marīciratri pulahaḥ pulastyaḥ kraturaṃgirāḥ ..

> Marīci, Atri, Pulaha, Pulastya, Kratu, Aṅgiras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.35)

vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapaścāhaṃ vibhāṃḍo māṃḍavīsutaḥ .. 17 ..

> Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, myself \[Agastya\], Vibhāṇḍaka, the son of Māṇḍavī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.36)

lomaśo lomacaraṇo bharadvājotha gautamaḥ ..

> Lomaśa, Lomacaraṇa, Bharadvāja, then Gautama,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.37)

bhṛgustu gālavo gargo jātūkarṇyaḥ parāśaraḥ .. 18 ..

> Bhṛgu, Gālava, Garga, Jātūkarṇya, Parāśara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.38)

āpastaṃbo yājñavalkya dakṣavālmīkimudgalāḥ ..

> Āpastamba, Yājñavalkya, Dakṣa, Vālmīki, Mudgala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.39)

śātātapaśca likhitaḥ śilādaḥ śaṃkhauṃchabhuk .. 15 ..

> Śātātapa, Likhita, Śilāda, Śaṅkha, Uñchabhuj,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.40)

jamadagniśca saṃvarto mataṃgo bharatoṃśumān ..

> Jamadagni, Saṃvarta, Mataṅga, Bharata, Aṃśumān,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.41)

vyāsaḥ kātyāyanaḥ kutsaḥ śaunakaḥ suśrutaḥ śukaḥ ..4.1.11.20 ..

> Vyāsa, Kātyāyana, Kutsa, Śaunaka, Suśruta, Śuka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.42)

ṛṣyaśṛṃgotha durvāsā rucirnāradatuṃburū ..

> Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Durvāsas, Ruci, Nārada, Tumburu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.43)

uttaṃko vāmadevaśca cyavanositadevalau ..21 ..

> Uttaṅka, Vāmadeva, Cyavana, Asita, Devala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.44)

śālaṃkāyanahārī tau viśvāmitrothabhārgavaḥ ..

> Śālaṅkāyana, Hārīta, Viśvāmitra, and Bhārgava—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.45)

mṛkaṃḍaḥ saha putreṇa dālbhya uddālakastathā .. 22 ..

> Mṛkaṇḍu along with his son, Dālbhya, and likewise Uddālaka,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.46)

dhaumyopamanyuvatsādyā munayo munikanyakāḥ .  
tacchāṃtyarthaṃ samājagmurdhanyaṃ viśvānarāśramam .. 23 ..

> Dhaumya, Upamanyu, Vatsa, and other sages, \[along with\] the daughters of sages, / came to the blessed hermitage of Viśvānara to pacify that \[influence\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.47)

brahmā bṛhaspatiyuto devo garuḍavāhanaḥ ..

> Brahmā accompanied by Bṛhaspati, the god whose vehicle is Garuḍa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.48)

naṃdi bhṛṃgi samāyukto gauryā saha vṛṣadhvajaḥ .. 24 ..

> the bull-bannered \[Śiva\] accompanied by Nandī and Bhṛṅgin, together with Gaurī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.49)

maheṃdramukhyā gīrvāṇā nāgāḥ pātālavāsinaḥ ..

> the gods headed by Mahendra, the nāgas residing in Pātāla,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.50)

ratnānyādāya bahuśaḥ sasaritkā mahābdhayaḥ .. 25 ..

> and the great oceans, accompanied by rivers, bringing abundant gems—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.51)

sthāvarā jaṃgamaṃ rūpaṃ dhṛtvā yātāḥ sahasraśaḥ ..

> stationary beings, assuming moving forms, arrived by the thousands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.52)

mahāmahotsave tasminbabhūvākālakaumudī .. 26..

> In that grand festival, an untimely moonlight \[celebration\] burst forth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.53)

jātakarma svayaṃ cakre tasya devaḥ pitāmahaḥ ..

> The god, the Grandfather \[Brahmā\], performed his birth-rite himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.54)

śrutiṃ vicārya tadrūpāṃ nāmnā gṛhapatistvayam ..27..

> Considering the Vedic text that corresponded to his nature: "This one is Gṛhapati by name,"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.55)

iti nāma dadau tasmai deyamekādaśehani ..

> he gave him that name to be given on the eleventh day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.56)

nāmakarmavidhānena tadarthaṃ śrutimuccaran .. 28 ..

> uttering the Vedic text for that purpose according to the rule for the naming ceremony:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.57)

ayamagnirgṛhapatirgārhapatyaḥ prajāyā vasuvittamaḥ ..

> "This Agni, the master of the house, the domestic fire, is the greatest finder of wealth for his offspring.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.58)

agne gṛhapatebhidyumnamabhi saha āyacchasva .. 29 ..

> O Agni, master of the house, grant us radiant splendor and strength."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.59)

agne gṛhapate sthityā parāmapi nidarśayan ..

> Indicating also his supreme state through \[the phrase\] "O Agni, master of the house,"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.60)

caturnigamamaṃtroktairāśīrbhirabhinaṃdya ca .. 4.1.11.30 ..

> and blessing him with the blessings spoken in the mantras of the four Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.61)

kṛtvā bālocitāṃ rakṣāṃ hareṇa hariṇā saha ..

> and performing the protective rites appropriate for an infant along with Hara and Hari,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.62)

niryayau haṃsamāruhya sarveṣāṃ prapitāmahaḥ .. 31 ..

> the Great-Grandfather of all mounted his swan and departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.63)

ahorūpamaho tejastvaho sarvāṃgalakṣaṇam ..

> "Oh, what form! Oh, what fiery energy! Oh, the marks on all his limbs!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.64)

aho śuciṣmatībhāgyamāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ .. 32 ..

> Oh, the fortune of Śuciṣmatī, \[for\] Hara himself has become manifest!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.65)

athavā kimidaṃ citraṃ śarvabhaktajaneṣvaho ..

> Or rather, what wonder is this among the devotees of Śarva?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.66)

āvirbhavetsvayaṃ rudro yatorudrāstadarcakāḥ .. 33 ..

> Rudra himself would become manifest, for those who worship him are Rudras."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.67)

iti stuvaṃtastvanyonyaṃ jagmuḥ sarve yathāgatam ..

> Praising one another in this way, they all went back the way they came,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.68)

viśvānaraṃ samāpṛcchya saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhāḥ .. 34 ..

> taking leave of Viśvānara, their bodily hairs thrilling with joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.69)

ataḥ putraṃ samīhaṃte gṛhasthāśramavāsinaḥ ..

> Therefore, those dwelling in the householder's stage of life desire a son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.70)

putreṇa lokāñjayati śrutireṣā sanātanī .. 35 ..

> "Through a son, one conquers worlds"—this is the eternal Vedic revelation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.71)

aputrasya gṛhaṃ śūnyamaputrasyārjanaṃ vṛthā ..

> Empty is the home of one without a son; vain is the wealth gained by one without a son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.72)

aputrasyānvayaśchinno nāpavitraṃ hyaputrataḥ .. 36 ..

> broken is the lineage of one without a son, and indeed nothing is more impure than \[being\] childless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.73)

na putrātparamo lābho na putrātparamaṃ sukham ..

> There is no gain higher than a son; there is no happiness higher than a son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.74)

na putrātparamaṃ mitraṃ paratreha ca kutracit .. 37 ..

> there is no friend higher than a son anywhere, in this world or the next.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.75)

aurasaḥ kṣetrajaḥ krīto dattaḥ prāptaḥ sutāsutaḥ ..

> The biological son, the wife's son \[by another\], the bought, the given, the found, the daughter's son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.76)

āpatsurakṣitaścānyaḥ putrāḥ saptātra kīrtitāḥ .. 38 ..

> and another rescued from misfortune: seven kinds of sons are proclaimed here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.77)

eṣāmanyatamaḥ kāryo gṛhasthena vipaścitā ..

> A wise householder must obtain any one among these;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.78)

pūrvapūrvaḥ sutaḥ śreyānhīnaḥsyāduttarottaraḥ .. 39 ..

> each preceding son is superior, and each subsequent one is inferior.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.79)

.. gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. ..

> The two Gaṇas said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.80)

niṣkramotha caturthe'sya māsi pitrākṛto gṛhāt ..

> Then, in his fourth month, his first outing from the house was performed by his father;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.81)

annaprāśanamabdārdhe cūḍābde cārthavatkṛtā .. 4.1.11.40 ..

> first feeding of solid food at half a year, and the tonsure at one year was properly performed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.82)

karṇavedhaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā śravaṇarkṣe sakarmavit ..

> Then, having performed the ear-piercing under the asterism Śravaṇa, knowing the rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.83)

brahmatejobhivṛddhyarthaṃ paṃcame'bde vrataṃ dadau .. 41 ..

> he imparted the vow \[of initiation\] in the fifth year for the increase of brahminical splendor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.84)

upākarma tataḥ kṛtvā vedānadhyāpayatsudhīḥ ..

> Then, having performed the Upākarma, the wise father taught him the Vedas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.85)

tryabdaṃ vedānsavidhinā'dhyaiṣṭa sāṃgapadakramān .. 42 ..

> in three years he studied the Vedas according to rule, together with their auxiliary limbs, pada, and krama texts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.86)

vidyājātaṃ samastaṃ ca sākṣimātrādgurormukhāt ..

> And the whole collection of branches of knowledge, merely observed from the mouth of his guru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.87)

vinayādiguṇānāviṣkurvañjagrāha śaktimān .. 43 ..

> the capable boy grasped, manifesting virtues such as humility.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.88)

tatotha navame varṣe pitroḥ śuśrūṣaṇe ratam ..

> Then, in the ninth year, seeing Gṛhapati, the son of Viśvānara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.89)

vaiśvānaraṃ gṛhapatiṃ dṛṣṭvā kāmacaro muniḥ .. 44 ..

> delighting in the service of his parents, the sage who travels at will,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.90)

viśvānaroṭajaṃ prāpya devarṣirnāradaḥ sudhīḥ ..

> the celestial seer Nārada, the wise, reached the hermitage of Viśvānara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.91)

papraccha kuśalaṃ tatra gṛhītārghāsanaḥ kramāt .. 45 ..

> Having accepted the seat and water of hospitality, he duly inquired after their welfare there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.92)

.. nārada uvāca .. ..

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

### [4.11.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.93)

viśvānara mahābhāga śuciṣmati śubhavrate ..

> "O fortunate Viśvānara! O Śuciṣmatī of auspicious vows!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.94)

kurute yuvayorvākyamayaṃ gṛhapatiḥ śiśuḥ .. 46 ..

> Does this child Gṛhapati obey the words of you both?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.95)

nānyattīrthaṃ na vā devo na gururna ca satkiyā ..

> There is no other sacred ford, nor god, nor teacher, nor good deed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.96)

vihāya pitrorvacanaṃ nānyo dharmaḥ sutasya hi .. 47 ..

> setting aside the command of parents, there is indeed no other duty for a son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.97)

na pitroradhikaṃ kiṃcittrilokyāṃ tanayasya hi ..

> Nothing in the three worlds is superior to parents for a son;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.98)

garbhadhāraṇapoṣābhyāṃ piturmātā garīyasī .. 48 ..

> through bearing the womb and nourishing, the mother is weightier than the father.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.99)

aṃbhobhirabhiṣicyasvaṃ jananīcaraṇacyutaiḥ ..

> Being sprinkled with the waters flowing from a mother's feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.100)

prāpnuyātsvardhunīśuddha kabaṃdhādhikaśuddhatām .. 49 ..

> one would attain a purity greater than \[that from\] the waters purified by the celestial river \[Gaṅgā\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.101)

saṃnyastākhilakarmāpi piturvaṃdyo himaskarī ..

> Even a wandering ascetic who has renounced all ritual actions must be saluted by his father;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.102)

sarvavaṃdyena yatinā prasūrvaṃdyā prayatnataḥ .. 4.1.11.50 ..

> \[yet\] by an ascetic who is worthy of salutation by all, the mother must be saluted with great care.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.103)

idameva tapotyugramidamevaparaṃ vratam ..

> This alone is the most severe austerity; this alone is the supreme vow;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.104)

ayameva paro dharmo yatpitroḥ paritoṣaṇam .. 51 ..

> this alone is the highest duty: that which pleases the parents.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.105)

manyemānyo nādhamasya tathānyasya yathā yuvām ..

> I consider that he would not respect another, a lowly person, as he does the two of you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.106)

sukhākārairvinītasya śiśorgṛhapateraham .. 52 ..

> Of this well-mannered child, Gṛhapati, charming in appearance, I \[shall speak\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.107)

vaiśvānarasamabhyehi mamotsaṃge niṣīda bho ..

> "O son of Viśvānara, come here! Sit on my lap, child!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.108)

lakṣaṇāni parīkṣehaṃ pāṇiṃ darśaya dakṣiṇam .. 53 ..

> I shall examine your bodily signs; show me your right hand."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.109)

ityukto muninā bālaḥ pitrorājñāmavāpya saḥ ..

> Addressed thus by the sage, the boy, having obtained his parents' permission,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.110)

praṇamya nāradaṃ śrīmānbhaktyāprahva upāviśat .. 54 ..

> bowed down to Nārada, and, glorious, sat humbly with devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.111)

tato dṛṣṭvāsya sarvāṃgaṃ tālujihvādvijānapi ..

> Then, having inspected all his limbs, his palate, tongue, and teeth too,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.112)

ānīya kuṃkumāraktaṃ sūtraṃ ca triguṇīkṛtam .. 55 ..

> and having brought a three-stranded thread reddened with saffron,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.113)

smṛtvā śivau gaṇādhyakṣamūrdhvībhūtamudaṅmukham ..

> recalling the two Śivas and the lord of the gaṇas, with the boy standing upright and facing north,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.114)

muniḥ parimamau bālamāpādatalamastakam .. 56 ..

> the sage measured the child from the soles of his feet to his head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.115)

tiryagūrdhvaṃ samo māne yoṣṭottaraśatāṃgulaḥ ..

> "He whose span across matches his height, measuring one hundred and eight finger-breadths,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.116)

sa bhavetpṛthivīpālo bālo'yaṃ te yathā dvija .. 57 ..

> shall become a ruler of the earth, just like this boy of yours, O brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.117)

paṃcasūkṣmaḥ paṃcadīrghaḥ saptaraktaḥ ṣaḍunnataḥ ..

> Five subtle parts, five long parts, seven red parts, six elevated parts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.118)

tripṛthurlaghugaṃbhīro dvātriṃśallakṣaṇastviti .. 58 ..

> three broad parts, small and deep, he possesses thirty-two bodily signs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.119)

paṃcadīrghāṇi śasyāni yathādīrghāyuṣosya vai ..

> His five long parts are praised, indicating long life for him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.120)

bhujau netre hanurjānu nāsā'sya tanayasya te .. 59 ..

> his two arms, two eyes, chin, knees, and nose, of this son of yours.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.121)

grīvājaṃghā mehanaiśca tribhirhrasvoyamīḍitaḥ ..

> He is praised as short in three: the neck, the shanks, and the male organ;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.122)

svareṇa sattvanābhibhyāṃ trigaṃbhīraḥ śiśuḥ śubhaḥ .. 4.1.11.60 ..

> this auspicious child is deep in three: in his voice, his temperament, and his navel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.123)

tvakkeśāṃgulidaśanāḥ parvāṇyaṃgulijānyapi ..

> The skin, the hair, the fingers, the teeth, and also the finger-joints—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.124)

tathāsya paṃcasūkṣmāṇi dikpālapadabhāgyathā .. 61 ..

> these five subtle features he has indicate that he will attain the station of a guardian of the directions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.125)

vakṣaḥ kukṣyalakaṃ skaṃdha karaṃ vaktraṃ ṣaḍunnatam ..

> Chest, belly, locks of hair, shoulders, hand, and face are the six elevated parts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.126)

tathā'tra dṛśyate bāle mahadaiśvaryabhāgyathā .. 62 ..

> thus it is seen in this child that he will possess great sovereignty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.127)

pāṇyostale ca netrāṃte tālujihvādharauṣṭhakam ..

> The palms of the two hands, the corners of the eyes, the palate, the tongue, the lower lip,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.128)

saptāruṇaṃ ca sanakhamasminrājyasukhapradam .. 63 ..

> along with the nails, are the seven reddish parts on him that bestow the happiness of kingship.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.129)

lalāṭakaṭivakṣobhistrivistīrṇo yathāhyasau ..

> Since he is broad in three—by his forehead, waist, and chest—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.130)

sarvatejotiraiśvaryaṃ tathā prāpsyati nānyathā .. 64 ..

> he will attain sovereignty eclipsing all splendour; it will not be otherwise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.131)

kamaṭhīpṛṣṭhakaṭhināvakarmakaraṇau karau ..

> His two hands, hard like the back of a tortoise and unaccustomed to menial labor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.132)

rājyahetū śiśorasya pādau cādhvani komalau ..65..

> are causes of kingship for this child, and his feet, tender when walking \[likewise\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.133)

acchinnā tarjanīṃ vyāpya tathā rekhāsya dṛśyate ..

> An unbroken line is seen on him, extending to the forefinger,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.134)

kaniṣṭhā pṛṣṭhaniryātā dīrghāyuṣyaṃ yathārpayet .. 66 ..

> originating from behind the little finger, such as would grant a long life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.135)

pādau sumāṃsalau raktau samau sūkṣmau suśaubhanau ..

> His feet are well-fleshed, reddish, even, delicate, very beautiful,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.136)

samagulphau svedahīnau snigdhāvaiśvaryasūcakau ..67..

> with even ankles, free of sweat, and glossy, indicating sovereign power.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.137)

svalpābhiḥ kararekhābhirāraktābhiḥ sadāsukhī ..

> With few and reddish lines on his hands, he will be ever happy;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.138)

liṃgena kṛśahrasvena rājarājo bhaviṣyati .. 68 ..

> with a slender and short organ, he will become a king of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.139)

utkaṃṭāsanagulphāsphignābhirasyāpi vartulā ..

> His throat, hips, ankles, buttocks, and his navel are rounded;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.140)

dakṣiṇāvartamaruṇaṃ mahadaiśvaryasūcikā .. 69..

> turned to the right and reddish, \[the navel\] indicates great sovereignty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.141)

dhāraikā mūtrayatyasmindakṣiṇāvartinī yadi ..

> If a single stream turns clockwise when he urinates,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.142)

gaṃdhaśca mīnamadhunoryadi vīrye tadā nṛpaḥ .. 4.1.11.70 ..

> and if his semen has the fragrance of fish and honey, then he is a king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.143)

vistīrṇau māṃsalau snigdhau sphicāvasya sukhocitau ..

> His buttocks are broad, fleshy, and smooth, suited for happiness;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.144)

vāmāvartau supralaṃbau doṣau digrakṣaṇocitau ..71..

> his two arms, turned counter-clockwise and hanging long, are fit for protecting the directions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.145)

śrīvatsavajracakrābja matsyakodaṃḍadaṃḍabhṛt ..

> He bears \[marks of\] the śrīvatsa, thunderbolt, discus, lotus, fish, bow, and staff;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.146)

tathāsya karagā rekhā yathā syāttridivaspatiḥ .. 72 ..

> the lines on his hand are such that he could be the lord of heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.147)

dvātriṃśaddaśanaścāyaṃ karakaṃbu śirodharaḥ ..

> He has thirty-two teeth, and a neck shaped like a conch with rings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.148)

kauṃcaduṃdubhihaṃsābhra svaraḥ sarveśvarādhikaḥ .. 73 ..

> with a voice like a curlew, drum, swan, or cloud, he surpasses all lords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.149)

madhupiṃgalanetro'sau nainaṃ śrīstyajati kvacit ..

> Having eyes tawny as honey, good fortune will never abandon him;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.150)

paṃcarekhalalāṭastu tathā siṃhodaraḥ śubhaḥ...74..

> he has five lines on his forehead, and his belly is auspicious like a lion's.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.151)

ūrdhvarekhāṃkitapado niḥśvasanpadmagaṃdhavān ..

> His feet are marked with upward lines; his breath smells of lotus;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.152)

acchidrapāṇiḥ sunakho mahālakṣaṇavānayam .. 75 ..

> his hands have no gaps \[between fingers\]; he has beautiful nails; he possesses great auspicious marks.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.153)

kiṃtu sarvaguṇopetaṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitam ..

> However, even one endowed with all virtues and marked with all auspicious signs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.154)

saṃpūrṇanirmalakalaṃ pātayedvidhuvadvidhiḥ .. 76 ..

> complete with all spotless arts, fate may strike down, just like the moon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.155)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena rakṣaṇīyastvasau śiśuḥ ..

> Therefore, with every effort, this child must be protected;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.156)

guṇopi doṣatāṃ yāti vakrībhūte vidhātari .. 77 ..

> even a virtue turns into a fault when the Creator becomes adverse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.157)

śaṃke'sya dvādaśevarṣe pratyūho vidyudagnitaḥ ..

> I fear an obstacle to his life in his twelfth year, from lightning or fire."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.158)

ityuktvā nārado dhīmānsa jagāma yathāgatam .. 78 ..

> Having spoken thus, the wise Nārada went away as he had come.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.159)

viśvānaraḥ sapatnīkastacchrutvā nāraderitam ..

> Viśvānara, together with his wife, hearing that speech of Nārada,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.160)

tadaiva manyamānobhūdvajrapātaṃ sudāruṇam .. 79 ..

> felt right then as if struck by a terrible thunderbolt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.161)

hāhatosmīti vacasā hṛdayaṃ samatāḍayat ..

> "Alas, I am ruined!" with these words he beat his chest;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.162)

mūrcchāmavāpa mahatīṃ putraśokasamākulaḥ .. 4.1.11.80 ..

> distraught with grief for his son, he fell into a deep faint.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.163)

śuciṣmatyapi duḥkhārtā rurodātīva duḥsaham ..

> Śuciṣmatī also, stricken with sorrow, wept intolerably,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.164)

ārtasvareṇa hārāvairatyaṃta vyākuledriyā .. 81 ..

> with a plaintive voice and cries of "Alas!", her senses utterly agitated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.165)

hāśiśo hāguṇanidhe hā piturvākyakāraka ..

> "Alas, child! Alas, treasure of virtues! Alas, obedient to your father's word!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.166)

hā kuto maṃdabhāgyāyā jaṭhare me samāgataḥ .. 82 ..

> Alas, why did you enter into the womb of an unfortunate woman like me? 82.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.167)

tvadekaputrāṃ hāputrako'tra māṃ trāyate purā ..

> Alas, little son, who will save me here formerly having you as my only son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.168)

tvadṛte tvadguṇormyāḍhye patitāṃ śokasāgare .. 83 ..

> fallen without you into the ocean of sorrow overflowing with the waves of your virtues? 83.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.169)

hā bāla hā vimala hā kamalāyatākṣa hā lokalocanacakora kuraṃgalakṣman ..

> Alas, boy! Alas, pure one! Alas, wide-lotus-eyed one! Alas, moon to the cakora birds of people's eyes!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.170)

hā tāta tāta nayanābja mayūkhamālinhā māturutsavasahasrasukhaikaheto .. 84 ..

> Alas, child! Child, garland of sunrays to your father's lotus-eyes, sole cause of joy in thousands of festivals for your mother! 84.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.171)

hā pūrṇacaṃdramukha hā sunakhāṃgulīka hā cāṭukāravacanāmṛtavīcipūra ..

> Alas, full-moon-faced one! Alas, one with beautiful nails and fingers! Alas, flood of the waves of nectar in charming speech!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.172)

duḥkhaiḥ kiyadbhirahahāṃ gamayātvamāptaḥ kiṃ kiṃ kṛtaṃ gṛhapate na mayā tvadāptyai .. 85 ..

> Alas, through how many sorrows did you become attained by me, Gṛhapati? What indeed was not done by me to attain you? 85.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.173)

nopto balirna bata kāsu ca devatā sutīrthāni kāni na mayādhyuṣitāni vatsa ..

> To which deities were offerings of food not scattered by me? Which sacred fords, dear child, were not frequented by me? 86.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.174)

ke ke mayā na niyamauṣadhamaṃtrayaṃtrāḥ saṃsādhitāstava kṛte sukṛtaikalabhya .. 86 ..

> What vows, medicines, mantras, and yantras were not accomplished by me for your sake, you who are attainable only through good merit? 86.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.175)

saṃsārasāgaratare hara duḥkhabhāraṃ sāraṃ mukheṃdumabhidarśaya saukhyasiṃdho ..

> O ship on the ocean of worldly existence, remove this burden of sorrow! Ocean of happiness, show the essence of the moon of your face!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.176)

punnāmatīvranarakārṇava vāḍavāgnessaṃjīvayasva pitaraṃ nijavāksudhokṣaiḥ .. 87 ..

> Revive your father with the sprinklings of the nectar of your speech from the submarine fire in the fierce ocean of the hell named Put! 87.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.177)

kiṃdevatā ahaha janmamahotsave'sya jñātveti bhāvimilitā yugapatsamastāḥ ..

> Did all the deities, having known the future, gather together at once on the great festival of his birth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.178)

ekastha sarvaguṇa śīla kalākalāpa sauṃdaryalakṣaṇaparīkṣaṇapūrṇaharṣāḥ .. 88 ..

> filled with joy from examining the collection of beauty and auspicious marks, the host of virtues, conduct, and arts united in one person? 88.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.179)

śaṃbho maheśa karuṇākara śūlapāṇe mṛtyuṃjayastvamiti vedavido vadaṃti ..

> O Śambhu, great lord, compassionate one, spear in hand! The knowers of the Veda declare that you are the conqueror of death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.180)

tvaddatta bālatanaye yadi kālakālaḥ syādevamatra vada kasya bhavenna pātaḥ .. 89 ..

> If Time, the ender, comes upon a boy-son given by you, tell me: whose fall would not occur here? 89.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.181)

hā haṃtahaṃtabhavatā bhava tāpahārī kasmādvidhe'tra vidadhe bahubhiḥ prayatnaiḥ ..

> Alas, alas! Creator, why was this boy, who removes the torment of worldly existence, created by you here with many efforts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.182)

bālo viśālaguṇasiṃdhumagādhamadhyaṃ sadratnasāramakhilaṃ savidhaṃ vidhāya .. 4.1.11.90 ..

> having placed by his side the whole essence of good jewels, a fathomless middle in a vast ocean of virtues? 90.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.183)

hā kālabālakavatī kimutena rājñī tvatkālatāṃ na hṛtavānnasutānaneṃduḥ ..

> Alas, death! Did not the moon-face of this boy's son, possessed of a mother, steal away your deathliness?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.184)

bāleti komalamṛṇāla latāṃgalīlaṃ daṃbholiniṣṭhurakaṭhorakuṭhāradaṃṣṭraḥ .. 91 ..

> He whose playful limbs are tender like a lotus stalk, \[destroyed by\] one whose fangs are a thunderbolt-stiff and cruel axe! 91.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.185)

itthaṃ vilapya bahuśo nayanāṃbudhārāsaṃpātajāta taṭinī śatamuttaraṃgam ..

> Having lamented thus repeatedly, with high-surging waves like a hundred rivers born from the stream of tears from her eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.186)

sā tokaśokajanitānala tāpataptā procchvasyadīrghavipuloṣṇamaho śuśoṣa.. 92 ..

> she, scorched by the heat of the fire generated by grief for her child, sighing long, heavy, and hot, withered away. 92.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.187)

ākarṇya tatkaruṇavatparidevitāni tāni drumā vratatayaḥ kusumāśrupātaiḥ ..

> Hearing those piteous laments, the trees and creepers, with showers of tear-flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.188)

prāyo rudaṃti patatāṃ virutārtarāvairālolyamaulimasakṛtpavanacchalena .. 93 ..

> seemed to weep through the distressed cries of singing birds, repeatedly shaking their heads under the guise of the wind. 93.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.189)

ruṇṇaṃ tayā kila tathā bahumuktakaṃṭhamārtasvaraiḥ pratiravacchalato yathoccaiḥ ..

> Indeed, she wept so loudly with open throat and distressed cries that, under the guise of an echo,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.190)

tadduḥkhatonururudurgirikaṃdarāsyāḥ sarvā diśaḥ sthagitapatrimṛgāgamā hi .. 94 ..

> from her sorrow, all directions through the mouths of mountain caves wept along with her, the approach of birds and beasts arrested. 94.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.191)

śrutvārtanādamiti viśvanaropi mohaṃ hitvotthitaḥ kimiti kiṃtviti kiṃkimetat ..

> Hearing this distressed cry, Viśvanara too, casting off his faint, arose, saying, 'What is this? But what? What, what is this?'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.192)

uccairvadangṛhapatiḥ kva same bahisthaḥ prāṇoṃtarātmanilayaḥ sakaleṃdriyeśaḥ .. 95 ..

> Calling loudly, 'Where is Gṛhapati, my breath of life standing outside, residing as the inner self, lord of all senses?' 95.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.193)

agastya uvāca .. ..

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

### [4.11.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.194)

tato dṛṣṭvā sa pitarau bahuśokasamāvṛtau ..

> Then, seeing both his parents enveloped in great grief,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.195)

smitvovāca tato mātastrāsastvīdṛkkuto hi vām ..96..

> he smiled and said, 'Mother, whence indeed is such fear for both of you? 96.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.196)

na māṃkṛta vapustrāṇaṃ bhavaccaraṇareṇubhiḥ ..

> When my body has been shielded by the dust of your feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.197)

kālaḥ kalayituṃ śakto varākī caṃcalālpikā .. 97 ..

> neither Death nor that wretched, unsteady, diminutive \[lightning\] is able to seize me. 97.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.198)

pratijñāṃ śṛṇutaṃ tātau yadi vāṃ tanayo hyaham ..

> Hear my vow, dear parents: if I am indeed your son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.199)

kariṣyehaṃ tathā tena vidyunmattastrasiṣyati .. 98 ..

> I shall act in such a way that the lightning will be afraid of me. 98.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.11.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.11.200)

mṛtyuṃjayaṃ samārādhya sarvajñaṃ sarvadaṃ satām ..

> Having worshipped the Conqueror of Death, the omniscient one who grants all to the virtuous,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.11.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Ānandarāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.upajivya.ananda.63.29) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit
- [Lakṣaṇaprakāśa (Mitramiśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.laksanaprakasa.1.p9) — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit

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