[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 4.12 # Skandapurana 4.12 Skandapurāṇa 4.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.1) śivaśarmovāca .. > Śivaśarman said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.2) nairṛtādīn kramāllokānākhyātaṃ puruṣottamau .. > "Tell in order of the worlds beginning with that of Nirṛti, O best of men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.3) puruṣottamapādābjaparāgoddhūsarālakau .. 1 .. > whose locks are grayed with pollen from the lotus feet of the Supreme Being!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.4) gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. > The two attendants said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.5) ākarṇaya mahābhāga saṃyaminyāḥ purīṃ parām .. > "Listen, O fortunate one, to the city beyond Saṃyaminī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.6) dikpaternirṛtasyāsau puṇyāpuṇyajanoṣitā .. 2 .. > it belongs to Nirṛti, regent of the direction, and is inhabited by holy beings and ogres. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.7) rākṣasānivasaṃtyasyāmaparadrohiṇaḥ sadā .. > In it dwell rākṣasas who never harm others; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.8) jātimātreṇa rakṣāṃsi vṛttaiḥ puṇyajanā ime .. 3 .. > they are ogres by birth alone, but holy folk by conduct. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.9) smṛtyuktaśrutivartmāno jātavarṇāvareṣvapi .. > Treading the path of revelation taught by tradition, even among those born in lower castes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.10) nādriyaṃte'nnapānānāmasmṛtyuktaṃ kadācana .. 4 .. > they never accept food or drink not prescribed by tradition. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.11) paradāra paradravya paradrohaparāṅmukhāḥ .. > turned away from another's wife, another's wealth, and malice toward others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.12) jātājātau nikṛṣṭāyāmapipuṇyānusāriṇaḥ .. 5 .. > even though born in a degraded caste, pursuing merit; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.13) dvijātibhaktyutpannārthairātmānaṃ poṣayaṃti ye .. > who maintain themselves with wealth gained through devotion to the twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.14) sadā saṃkucitāṃgāśca dvijasaṃbhāṣaṇādiṣu .. 6 .. > and whose limbs are always humbly drawn in when conversing with the twice-born and the like; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.15) āhūtā vastravadanā vadaṃti dvijasaṃnidhau .. > who, when summoned, speak in the presence of the twice-born with their mouths covered by cloth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.16) jayajīvabhagonātha svāminniti hi vādinaḥ .. 7 .. > saying: "Hail! Long life, O lord! O master! O lord!"— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.17) tīrthasnānaparānityaṃ nityaṃ devaparāyaṇāḥ .. > always dedicated to ritual ablution at sacred fords, always devoted to God, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.18) dvijeṣu nityaṃ praṇatāḥ svanāmākhyānapūrvakam .. 8 .. > always bowing before the twice-born after announcing their own names; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.19) dama dāna dayā kṣāṃti śauceṃdriya vinigrahāḥ .. > self-control, charity, compassion, patience, purity, restraint of the senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.20) asteya satyāhiṃsāśca sarveṣāṃ dharmahetavaḥ .. 9 .. > non-stealing, truth, and non-violence are the causes of righteousness for all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.21) āvaśyeṣu sadodyuktā ye jātā yatrakutracit .. > Wherever they are born, those who are always intent upon obligatory duties, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.22) sarvabhogasamṛddhāste vasaṃtyatra purottame ..4.1.12.10.. > endowed with all enjoyments, dwell here in the best of cities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.23) mlecchā api sutīrtheṣu ye mṛtānātmaghātakāḥ .. > Even barbarians who die at good sacred fords, not having killed themselves, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.24) vihāya kāśīṃ nirvāṇa viśrāṇāṃte'tra bhoginaḥ .. .. 11 .. > excluding Kāśī, having attained nirvāṇa, end up as enjoyers here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.25) aṃdhaṃ tamo viśeyuste ye caivātmahano janāḥ .. > Those people who take their own lives enter blinding darkness; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.26) bhuktvā nirayasāhasraṃ te ca syurgrāmasūkarāḥ .. 12 .. > having suffered a thousand hells, they become village pigs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.27) ātmaghāto na kartavyastasmātkvāpi vipaścitā .. > Therefore, suicide should never be committed by a wise person; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.28) ihāpi ca paratrāpi na śubhānyātmaghātinām .. 13 .. > for suicides there is no good fortune, neither in this world nor in the next. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.29) yatheṣṭamaraṇaṃ kecidāhustattvāvabodhakāḥ .. > Some teachers of ultimate truth speak of death at will > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.30) prayāge sarvatīrthānāṃ rājñisarvābhilāṣade .. 14 .. > at Prayāga, the king of all sacred fords, which grants every desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.31) aṃtyajā api ye keciddayādharmānusāriṇaḥ .. > Even those outcasts who follow the law of compassion > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.32) paropakṛtiniṣṭhāste vasaṃtyatra tu sattamāḥ .. 15 .. > and are devoted to helping others dwell here as the best of good people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.33) asya svarūpaṃ vakṣyāvo dikpateḥ kṣaṇataḥ śṛṇu .. > We shall declare the nature of this guardian of the quarter; listen a moment: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.34) madhye viṃdhyāṭavi purā pakkaṇasthajanāgraṇīḥ .. 15 .. > Formerly, in the middle of the Vindhya forest, there was a chief of people living in an encampment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.35) pallīpatirabhūdugraḥ piṃgākṣa iti viśrutaḥ .. > a fierce chieftain of a tribal village, famed as Piṅgākṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.36) nirviṃdhyāyāstaṭe śūraḥ krūrakarmaparāṅmukhaḥ .. 17 .. > He was a warrior on the bank of the Nirvindhyā, turned away from cruel deeds; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.37) ghātayeddūrasaṃsthopi yaḥ pāṃthaparipaṃthinaḥ .. > even stationed afar, he would slay those who attacked wayfarers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.38) vyāghrādīn duṣṭasattvāṃśca sa hinasti prayatnataḥ .. 18 .. > and with effort he destroyed tigers and other harmful creatures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.39) jīvenmṛgayu dharmeṇa tatrāpi karuṇāparaḥ .. > He lived by the hunter's way of life, yet even then he was full of compassion: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.40) na viśvastānpakṣimṛgānna suptānna vyavāyinaḥ .. 19 .. > he did not kill trusting birds or deer, nor those asleep, nor those mating, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.41) na toyagṛdhnūnna śiśūnnāṃtarvartnitvalakṣaṇān .. > nor those thirsty for water, nor the young, nor those showing signs of pregnancy; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.42) sa ghātayati dharmajño jātidharmaparāṅmukhaḥ .. 4.1.12.20 .. > he who knew righteousness, turning away from the \[cruel\] duty of his birth, did not slay them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.43) śramāturebhyaḥ pāṃthebhyaḥ sa viśrāmaṃ prayacchati .. > To travelers exhausted by toil, he gave rest; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.44) haretkṣudhā kṣudhārtānāmupānaddo'nupānahe .. 21 .. > he removed the hunger of the famished, and gave sandals to the unshod. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.45) mṛgattvacotimṛdulā vivastrebhyātisarjati .. > He distributed very soft deer-skins to the naked; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.46) anuvrajati kāṃtāre prāṃtare pathikānpathi .. 22 .. > he escorted travelers along the road in the wilderness and the forest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.47) na jighṛkṣati tebhyorthamabhayaṃ ceti yacchati .. > He did not seek to take wealth from them, and he gave them safety, \[saying:\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.48) āviṃdhyāṭavi me nāma grāhyaṃ duṣṭabhayāpaham .. 23 .. > "Until the Vindhya forest \[is crossed\], my name should be uttered to ward off the fear of evil men." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.49) nityaṃ kārpaṭikānsarvān sa putreṇa prapaśyati .. > He constantly looked upon all pilgrims as his own son; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.50) tepi ca pratitīrthaṃ hi tamāśīrvādayaṃ ti vai ..24.. > and at every sacred ford they truly blessed him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.51) iti tiṣṭhati piṃgākṣe sāṭavī nagarāyitā .. > While Piṅgākṣa was thus stationed, that forest acted like a city; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.52) adhvanīne 'dhvagānkopi na ruṇaddhi sasādhvasaḥ ..25.. > when he was on the road, no one with fear obstructed travelers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.53) kadācittatpitṛvyeṇa samīpa grāmavāsinā .. > Once, by his paternal uncle who lived in a nearby village, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.54) śrutaḥ kārpaṭikānāṃ hi sārthaḥ sārtho mahāsvanaḥ .. 205 .. > a caravan of pilgrims with a great sound was heard, laden with goods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.55) lubdhakastaddhane lubdhaḥ kṣudrastannidhanodyataḥ .. > A greedy hunter, coveting their wealth, mean-spirited, set out to kill them; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.56) sa rurodha tamadhvānamagre gatvā'tigūḍhavat .. 27 .. > having gone ahead very secretly, he blocked the road. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.57) tadā yupyasyaśeṣeṇa piṃgākṣo mṛgayāṃ gataḥ .. > At that time, Piṅgākṣa, with all his attendants, had gone on a hunt; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.58) tasminnaraṇye tanmārgaṃ nikaṣādhyuṣito niśi .. 28 .. > in that forest, he dwelt at night near their path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.59) paraprāṇadruhāṃ puṃsāṃ na siddhyeyurmanorathāḥ .. > The desires of men who harm the lives of others can never succeed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.60) viśvaṃ kuśalitenaitadviśveśaparirakṣitam .. 29 .. > this entire universe is skillfully protected by the Lord of the Universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.61) na ciṃtayedaniṣṭāni tasmātkṛṣṭiḥ kadācana .. > Therefore, a human being should never contemplate undesirable things, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.62) vidhidṛṣṭaṃ yato bhāvi kaluṣaṃbhāvi kevalam ..4.1.12.30.. > since only that which is ordained by destiny will happen; \[wicked intention brings\] only taint. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.63) tasmādātmasukhaṃprepsu riṣṭāniṣṭaṃ na ciṃtayet .. > Therefore, one who desires his own happiness should not dwell on the desirable or the undesirable; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.64) ciṃtayeccettadāciṃtyo mokṣopāyo na cetaraḥ ..31.. > if one contemplates, then only the means to liberation should be contemplated, and nothing else. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.65) vyuṣṭāyāmathayāminyāmabhūtkolāhalo mahān .. > Then, when the night had dawned, a great tumult arose: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.66) ghātayadhvaṃ pātayadhvaṃ nagnayadhvaṃ drutaṃ bhaṭāḥ ..32.. > "Strike! Strike down! Strip them bare quickly, O warriors!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.67) mā mārayadhvaṃ trāyadhvaṃ bhaṭāḥ kārpaṭikā vayam .. > "Do not kill! Protect \[us\], O warriors! We are pilgrims! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.68) anāyāsaṃ luṃṭhayadhvaṃ nayadhvaṃ ca yadasti naḥ .. 33 .. > Plunder without effort, and take whatever we have! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.69) vayaṃ pāṃthā anāthāḥ smo viśvanāthaparāyaṇāḥ .. > We are helpless travelers, devoted to the Lord of the Universe! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.70) sanāthāste na dūraṃ sanāthatāṃ pathiko'paraḥ .. 34 .. > Protected are they—not far off, may another traveler provide protection!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.71) vayaṃ piṃgākṣaviśvāsādasminmārge'kutobhayāḥ .. > "Relying upon Piṅgākṣa, we have no fear on this road; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.72) yātāyātaṃ sadā kurmaḥ sa ca dūra ito vanāt ..35.. > we always come and go, but he is far away from this forest." // 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.73) iti śrutvā'tha piṃgākṣo bhaṭaḥ kārpaṭikeritama .. > Then, having heard what was said by the pilgrim, the warrior Piṅgākṣa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.74) dūrānmā bhaiṣṭa mābhaiṣṭa bruvanniti samāgataḥ .. 36 .. > calling out from afar, "Fear not! Fear not!", arrived. // 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.75) tatkarmasūtrairākṛṣṭo bhillaḥkārpaṭikapriyaḥ .. > Drawn by the cords of his own karma, the Bhilla, who was dear to pilgrims, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.76) tūrṇaṃ tadāyuṣyamiva tatropasthitavān kṣaṇāt .. 37 .. > arrived there in an instant, as if \[drawn by\] the close of his lifespan. // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.77) koyaṃkoyaṃ durācāraḥ piṃgākṣe mayi jīvati .. > "Who is this, who is this evil-doer who, while I, Piṅgākṣa, am alive, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.78) ulluluṃṭhayiṣuḥ pāṃthānprāṇaliṃgasamānmama .. 38 .. > wishes to rob the travellers, who are as dear to me as the liṅga of my own life?" // 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.79) iti tadvākyamākarṇya tārākṣastatpitṛvyakaḥ .. > Hearing this utterance of his, Tārākṣa, his paternal uncle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.80) dhanalobhena piṃgākṣe pāpaṃ pāpo vyaciṃtayat ..39.. > out of greed for wealth, sinful \[as he was\], plotted sin against Piṅgākṣa: // 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.81) kuladharmaṃ vyapāsyaiṣa vartate kulapāṃsanaḥ .. > "Discarding the duty of the clan, this disgraced member of the family behaves \[thus\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.82) ciraṃ ciṃtitamadyāmuṃ ghātayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam .. 4.1.12.40 .. > I will without doubt slay him today, as I have long intended." // 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.83) vicāryeti sa duṣṭātmā bhṛtyānājñāpayatkrudhā .. > Having reflected thus, that evil-minded one angrily commanded his servants: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.84) ādāvenaṃ ghātayaṃtu tataḥ kārpaṭikānimān .. 41 .. > "First slay him, and after that, these pilgrims!" // 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.85) tato 'yudhyandurācārāstenaikena ca te'khilāḥ .. > Then all those evil-doers fought with that single \[warrior\]; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.86) yathākathaṃcittānanayatsa ca svāvasathāṃtikam .. 42 .. > and somehow he brought them near to his own dwelling. // 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.87) ācchinnaṃ hi dhanurvāṇaṃ chinnaṃ sannahanaṃ śaraiḥ .. > "My bow and arrow are shattered indeed, and my armour is pierced by arrows; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.88) asūdayiṣyametāṃstadabhaviṣyaṃ yadīśvaraḥ .. 43 .. > I would slay them if I were the master \[of my body and weapons\]." // 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.89) abhilapyanniti prāṇānatyākṣītsa parārthataḥ .. > Lamenting thus, he gave up his life for the sake of others; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.90) tepi kārpaṭikāḥ prāptāstatpallīṃ gatasādhvasāḥ .. 44 .. > and those pilgrims reached his village, their fear departed. // 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.91) yā matistvaṃtakāle syādgatistadanurūpataḥ .. > Whatever one's state of mind may be at the time of death, the destiny corresponds to it; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.92) digīśatvamataḥ prāpto nirṛtyāṃ nairṛteśvaraḥ .. 45 .. > therefore, he attained the status of a guardian of the quarter, as the lord of the southwest (nairṛteśvara) in the southwest (nirṛti). // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.93) itthamasya svarūpaṃ te āvābhyāṃ samudīritam .. > Thus his true nature has been declared to you by us two. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.94) etasyottarato loko varuṇasyāyamadbhutaḥ ..46.. > To the north of this is this wondrous world of Varuṇa. // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.95) kūpavāpītaḍāgānāṃ kartāro nirmalairdhanaiḥ .. > Makers of wells, step-wells, and ponds with pure wealth > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.96) iha loke mahīyaṃte vāruṇe varuṇaprabhāḥ ..47.. > are honoured here in this world of Varuṇa, radiant as Varuṇa. // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.97) nirjale jaladātāraḥ parasaṃtāpahāriṇaḥ .. > Those who give water in a waterless place, dispelling the distress of others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.98) arthibhyo ye prayacchaṃti citracchatrakamaṃḍalūn ..48.. > and who give variegated umbrellas and water-pots to supplicants; // 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.99) pānīyaśālikāḥ kuryurnānopaskarasaṃyutāḥ .. > those who set up water-booths provided with various utensils, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.100) dadyurdharmaghaṭāṃścāpi sugaṃdhodakapūritān ..49.. > and also give pots for merit filled with fragrant water; // 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.101) aśvatthasekaṃ ye kuryuḥ pathi pādaparopakāḥ .. > those who water the sacred fig tree, planters of trees along the path, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.102) viśrāmaśālākartāraḥ śrāṃtasaṃtāpanodakāḥ ..4.1.12.50.. > makers of rest houses, who dispel the weariness and burning heat of the fatigued; // 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.103) grīṣmoṣprahaṃti māyūrapicchādi racitānyapi .. > those who dispel the heat of summer, and also fashioned from peacock feathers and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.104) citrāṇi tālavṛṃtāni vitaraṃti tapāgame ..51.. > distribute variegated fans of palm-leaf at the onset of summer; // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.105) rasavaṃti sugaṃdhīni himavaṃti tapartuṣu .. > those who carefully bestow refreshing drinks, delicious, fragrant, and cool, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.106) viśrāṇayaṃti vā tṛpti pānakāni prayatnataḥ .. 52 .. > during the summer seasons, for \[their\] satisfaction; // 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.107) ikṣukṣetrāṇi saṃkalpya brāhmaṇebhyo dadatyapi .. > those who, having dedicated fields of sugarcane, give them to brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.108) tathā nānāprakārāṃśca vikārānaikṣavānbahūn .. 53 .. > and also various kinds of numerous sugarcane preparations; // 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.109) gorasānāṃ pradātārastathā gomahiṣīpradāḥ .. > givers of dairy products, and likewise givers of cows and she-buffaloes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.110) dhārāmaṃḍapakartāraśchāyāmaṃḍapakāriṇaḥ ..54.. > makers of water-shower pavilions, and creators of shade pavilions; // 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.111) devālayeṣu ye dadyurbahudhārāgalaṃtikāḥ .. > those who donate water-dripping vessels with many streams in temples, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.112) tīrthe vā karahartārastīrthamārgāvanejakā. .. 55 .. > or who abolish taxes at a sacred ford, or who sweep the path to a sacred ford; // 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.113) abhayaṃ ye prayacchaṃti bhayārtodyata pāṇayaḥ .. > those who grant fearlessness with raised hands to the terrified— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.114) nirbhayā vāruṇe loke te vasaṃti lasaṃti ca .. 56 .. > they dwell fearless and shine in the world of Varuṇa. // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.115) vipāśayaṃti ye puṇyā durvṛtaiḥ kaṃṭhapāśitān .. > Those virtuous ones who release from bonds those bound by the neck with nooses by evil-doers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.116) te pāśapāṇe lokesminnivasaṃtyakutobhayāḥ .. 57 .. > dwell free from any fear in this world of the noose-handed \[Varuṇa\]. // 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.117) naukādyupāyairna dyādau pāṃthānye tārayaṃtyapi .. > Those who carry travellers across rivers and the like by means of boats and other means, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.118) tārayaṃtyapi duḥkhābdhestatra nāgarikā dvija ..58 .. > carry them across the ocean of sorrow; there they become citizens \[of that world\], O twice-born. // 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.119) ghaṭṭānpuṇyataṭinyāderbaṃdhayaṃti śilādibhiḥ .. > Those who build bathing-stairs of stone and other materials on holy rivers and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.120) toyārthisukhasiddhyarthaṃ ye narāstetra bhoginaḥ .. 59 .. > for the sake of the ease and comfort of those seeking water, those men enjoy pleasures there. // 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.121) vitarpayaṃti ye puṇyāstṛṣitāñśītalairjalaiḥ .. > Those virtuous persons who satisfy the thirsty with cool water, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.122) te'tra vai vāruṇe loke sukhasaṃtatibhāginaḥ .. 4.1.12.60 .. > they indeed enjoy an uninterrupted stream of happiness here in the world of Varuṇa. // 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.123) jalāśayānāṃ sarveṣāmayamekatamaḥ patiḥ .. > This Pracetas is the sole lord of all reservoirs of water, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.124) pracetā yādasāṃnāthaḥ sākṣī sarveṣukarmasu .. 61 .. > the master of aquatic creatures, and the witness to all deeds. // 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.125) asyotpattiṃ śṛṇu patervaruṇasyamahātmanaḥ .. > Hear the origin of this lord, the high-souled Varuṇa: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.126) āsīnmunirameyātmā kardamasya prajāpateḥ .. 62.. > There was an immeasurable-souled sage of the progenitor Kardama, // 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.127) śuciṣmāniti vikhyātastanayo vinayocitaḥ .. > his son known as Śuciṣmān, adorned with modest conduct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.128) sthairya mādhurya dhairyādyairguṇairupacitohitaḥ .. 63 .. > beneficent, endowed with virtues such as steadfastness, gentleness, and courage. // 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.129) acchode sarasi snātuṃ sa gato bālakaiḥ saha .. > He went to the Acchoda lake with \[other\] boys to bathe; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.130) jalakrīḍanasaṃsaktaṃ śiśumāro haracca tam ..64.. > and as he was absorbed in water sports, a crocodile seized him. // 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.131) tatastasminmunisute hṛte'tyāhitaśaṃsibhiḥ .. > Then, when that sage's son had been carried off, announcing the disaster, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.132) taiḥ samāgatya śiśubhiḥ kathitaṃ tatpituḥ puraḥ .. 65 .. > those children came together and told it before his father. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.133) harārcanopaviṣṭasya samādhau niścalātmanaḥ .. > Seated in worship of Hara, his mind unwavering in absorption, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.134) śrutabālavipatteśca cacāla na manoharāt .. 66 .. > even upon hearing of the boy's misfortune, his mind did not waver from Hara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.135) adhikaṃ śīlayāmāsa sa sarvajñaṃ trilocanam .. > All the more intensely he meditated upon the omniscient, three-eyed Lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.136) paśyañśaṃbhoḥ samīpe sa bhuvanāni caturdaśa .. 67 .. > seeing in the presence of Śambhu the fourteen worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.137) nānā bhūtāni bhūtāni brahmāṃḍāṃtargatāni ca .. > the manifold creatures that have come to be within the cosmic egg, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.138) caṃdrasūryarkṣatārāśca parvatānsarito drumān .. 68 .. > the moon, sun, constellations, stars, mountains, rivers, and trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.139) samudrānaṃtarīyāṇi hyaraṇyānīssarāṃsi ca .. > oceans, islands, forests, and lakes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.140) nānā devanikāyāṃśca bahvīrdiviṣadāṃ purīḥ .. 69 .. > the various hosts of gods, and many cities of the celestials, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.141) vāpīkūpataḍāgāni kulyāḥ puṣkariṇīrbahu .. > step-wells, wells, ponds, canals, and numerous lotus pools. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.142) ekasminkvāpi sarasi jalakrīḍāparāyaṇān .. 4.1.12.70 .. > In a certain lake, \[he saw\] devoted to water-sports, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.143) bahūnmunikumārāṃśca majjanonmajjanādibhiḥ .. > many sons of sages, by plunging and surfacing, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.144) karayaṃtravinirmuktatoyadhārābhiṣecanaiḥ .. 71 .. > by spraying streams of water discharged with their hand-pumps, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.145) karatāḍitapānīyaśabdadiṅmukhanādibhiḥ .. > making the regions of the sky resound with the sound of water struck by hands— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.146) jalakhelanakairitthaṃ saṃsaktānbahubālakān ..72.. > many boys thus engrossed in aquatic play. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.147) teṣāṃ madhye dadarśātha samādhisthaḥ sa kardamaḥ .. > Among them, Kardama, remaining in deep absorption, then saw > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.148) svaṃ śiśuṃ śiśumāreṇa nīyamānaṃ suvihvalam .. 73 .. > his own child, exceedingly distraught, being dragged away by a porpoise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.149) kayācijjaladevyātha tasmāccakrūrayādasaḥ .. > Then, by a certain goddess of the waters, from that cruel aquatic beast, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.150) prasahya nītvodadhaye dṛṣṭavāṃstaṃ samarpitam .. 74 .. > he saw him forcibly taken and delivered to the ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.151) nirbhartsya saritāṃnāthaṃ kenacidrudrarūpiṇā .. > Having rebuked the lord of rivers, a certain figure bearing the form of Rudra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.152) triśūlapāṇinetyuktaṃ krodhatāmrānanenaca .. 75 .. > trident in hand, his face flushed red with wrath, said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.153) kuto jalānāmadhipa śivabhaktasya bālakaḥ .. > "Why, O lord of waters, was the boy of a devotee of Śiva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.154) prajāpateḥ kardamasya mahābhāgasya dhīmataḥ .. 76.. > \[the child\] of the wise and glorious Prajāpati Kardama, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.155) ajñātvā śivasāmarthyaṃ bhavatāciramāsitaḥ .. > detained by you for long, unaware of the power of Śiva?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.156) bhayatrastena tadvākyaśravaṇāttamudanvatā ..77.. > Terrified with fear upon hearing his words, that ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.157) bālaṃ ratnairalaṃkṛtya baddhvā taṃ śiśumārakam .. > having adorned the boy with jewels and having bound that porpoise, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.158) samarpitaṃ samānīya śaṃbhupādābjasaṃnidhau .. .. 78 .. > brought him and surrendered him near Śambhu's lotus feet. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.159) natvā vijñāpayattaṃ ca nāparādhyāmyahaṃ vibho .. > Bowing down, he addressed Him: "I have not sinned, O omnipresent Lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.160) anāthanāthaviśveśa bhaktāpattivināśana .. 79 .. > Lord of the universe, protector of the helpless, destroyer of distress for your devotees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.161) bhaktakalpataro śaṃbho'nenāyaṃ duṣṭayādasā .. > O Śambhu, wish-fulfilling tree for devotees! By this wicked water-beast, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.162) anāyina mayā nātha bhavadbhaktajanārbhakaḥ .. 4.1.12.80 .. > and not by me, O Lord, was this child of your devotee brought here." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.163) gaṇena tena vijñāya śaṃbhoratha manogatam .. > Then, knowing the thought in Śambhu's mind, that attendant (gaṇa), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.164) pāśena baddhvā tadyādaḥ śiśuhaste samarpitam .. 81 .. > having bound that water-beast with a cord, delivered it into the boy's hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.165) gṛhāṇemaṃ svatanayaṃ pārṣade śaṃkarājñayā .. > "Take this child of your own!" as the attendant said by the command of Śaṃkara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.166) yāhi svabhavanaṃ vatsa bruvatīti sa kardamaḥ .. 82.. > "Go to your own abode, child!"—that Kardama, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.167) samādhisamaye sarvamiti śṛṇvannudāradhīḥ.. > the noble-minded one, hearing all this at the time of deep absorption, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.168) unmīlya nayane yāvatpraṇidhānaṃ visṛjya ca..83.. > opened his eyes as soon as he released his contemplation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.169) saṃpaśyate śiśuṃ tāvatpurataḥ samavaikṣata .. > and as he looked around, he saw the child right before him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.170) gṛhītaśiśumāraṃ ca pārśve'laṃkṛtakarṇikam .. 84 .. > holding the porpoise, with adorned ear-ornaments at his side, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.171) toyārdrakākapakṣāgraṃ kaṣāyanayanāṃcalam .. > the ends of his sidelocks wet with water, the corners of his eyes reddened, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.172) kiṃcidvirūkṣaṃ tvakkṣobhaṃ saṃbhramāpannamānasam .. 85 .. > his skin slightly dry and irritated, his mind filled with agitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.173) kṛtapraṇāmamāliṃgya jighraṃstanmukhapaṃkajam .. > Embracing him as he offered his salutation, smelling his lotus face, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.174) punarjātamivāmaṃsta paśyaṃścāpi muhurmuhuḥ .. 86 .. > he thought of him as born anew, gazing at him again and again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.175) śatānipaṃcavarṣāṇi praṇidhānasthitasya hi .. > Indeed, five hundred years passed for Kardama > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.176) kardamasya vyatītāni śaṃbhumarcayatastadā .. 87 .. > remaining in contemplation while worshipping Śambhu then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.177) kardamopi ca tatkālamajñāsītkṣaṇasaṃgatam .. > Yet Kardama perceived that span of time as having lasted only a moment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.178) yato na prabhavetkālo mahākālasya saṃnidhau .. 88 .. > for Time has no power in the presence of Mahākāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.179) tatastaṃ tanayaḥ pṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ praṇipatya ca .. > Then, having asked his father's permission and bowing down to him, the son > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.180) jagāma tūrṇaṃ tapase śrīmadvārāṇasīṃ purīm .. 89 .. > went swiftly to the glorious city of Vārāṇasī for the sake of austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.181) tatra taptvā tapo ghoraṃ liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya śāṃbhavam .. > There, having performed fierce austerity and having installed a liṅga of Śambhu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.182) paṃcavarṣasahasrāṇi sthitaḥ pāṣāṇaniścalaḥ .. 4.1.12.90 .. > he remained motionless as a stone for five thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.183) āvirāsīnmahādevastuṣṭastattapasā tataḥ .. > Then Mahādeva, pleased by his austerity, manifested Himself > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.184) uvāca kārdame brūhi kaṃ dadāmi varottamam .. 91 .. > and said: "O son of Kardama, speak! What supreme boon shall I grant?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.185) kārdamiruvāca .. .. > The son of Kardama said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.186) yadi nātha prasannosi bhaktānāmanukaṃpaka .. > "If, O Lord, You are pleased, You who are compassionate to devotees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.187) sarvāsāmādhipatyaṃ me dehyapāṃ yādasāmapi .. 92 .. > grant me lordship over all waters and over aquatic creatures as well!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.188) iti śrutvā maheśānaḥ sarvaciṃtitadaḥ prabhuḥ .. > Having heard this, the great Lord, the master who grants whatever is desired, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.189) abhyaṣiṃcata taṃ tatra vāruṇe parame pade .. 93 .. > consecrated him there in the supreme status of Varuṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.190) ratnānāmabdhijātānāmabdhīnāṃ saritāmapi .. > \[lord\] of jewels born of the ocean, of the oceans, and of the rivers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.191) sarasāṃ palvalānāṃ ca vāpyaṃbu srotasā punaḥ .. 94 .. > and of lakes, ponds, and the flowing waters of stepwells, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.192) jalāśayānāṃ sarveṣāṃ pratīcyāścāpi vaidiśaḥ .. > and of all reservoirs of water, as well as of the western quarter, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.193) adhīśvaraḥ pāśapāṇirbhava sarvāmarapriyaḥ .. 95 .. > be the sovereign ruler, noose in hand, beloved of all the gods! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.194) dadāmi varamanyaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ hitakārakam .. > I grant another boon as well, which will bring welfare to all: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.195) tvayaitatsthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati .. 96 .. > This liṅga installed by you shall be named after you; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.196) varuṇeśamiti khyātaṃ vārāṇasyāṃ susiddhidam .. > renowned as Varuṇeśa in Vārāṇasī, it will bestow great attainments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.197) maṇikarṇeśa liṃgasya nairṛtyāṃ diśi saṃsthitam .. 97 .. > Situated in the south-western direction from the Maṇikarṇeśa liṅga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.198) ārādhitaṃ sadā puṃsāṃ sarvajāḍyavināśakṛt .. > when worshipped, it continually destroys all dullness of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.199) varuṇeśasya ye bhaktā na teṣāmabbhayaṃ kvacit .. 98 .. > Those who are devotees of Varuṇeśa have no fear of water anywhere, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.12.200) na saṃtāpabhayaṃ teṣāṃ nāpāyamaraṇaṃ kvacit .. > no fear of affliction, nor do they ever suffer an untimely death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 209 passages. 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