[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) › 4.18 # Skandapurana 4.18 Skandapurāṇa 4.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.1) agastiruvāca .. .. > Agasti said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.2) iti śṛṇvankathāṃ ramyāṃ śivaśarmā'tha māthuraḥ .. > Hearing this delightful story, Śivaśarman, a native of Mathurā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.3) muktipuryāṃ susaṃsnāto māyāpuryāṃ gatāsukaḥ ..1.. > having bathed well in Muktipurī and breathed his last in Māyāpurī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.4) netrayoḥ prāghuṇī cakre tataḥ saptarṣimaṃḍalam .. > then made the sphere of the Seven Seers a guest to his eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.5) vrajansa vaiṣṇavaṃ lokamaṃte viṣṇupurīkṣaṇāt .. 2 .. > as he traveled to the world of Viṣṇu, because in the end he had beheld the city of Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.6) uvāca ca prasannātmā stutaścāraṇamāgadhaiḥ .. > And he spoke, serene at heart, praised by bards and panegyrists, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.7) prārthito devakanyābhistiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cakṣaṇam ..3.. > entreated by divine maidens: “Stay, do stay for a moment!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.8) sthitā sutāsu niḥśvasasya maṃdabhāgyā vayaṃ tviti .. > \[The maidens\], standing among the daughters \[of the gods\], sighed: “Ah, we are unfortunate, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.9) gataḥ puṇyatamām̐llokānasau yatpuṇyavattamaḥ .. 4 .. > since he, the most virtuous of men, has departed to the most sacred worlds.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.10) iti śṛṇavanmukhāttāsāṃ vacanāni vimānagaḥ .. > Hearing these words from their mouths, he, seated on the aerial chariot, \[asked\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.11) devau kasyāyamatulo lokastejomayaḥ śubhaḥ .. 5 .. > “O two divine beings, whose is this peerless, auspicious world full of light?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.12) iti dvijavacaḥ śrutvā procaturgaṇasattamau .. > Hearing the brahmin's words, the two best of gaṇas replied: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.13) śivaśarmañchivamate sadā saptarṣayomalāḥ ..6.. > “O Śivaśarman of Śaiva resolve, the pure Seven Seers always > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.14) vasaṃtīha prajāḥ sraṣṭuṃ viniyuktāḥ prajāsṛjā .. > dwell here, appointed by the Creator of creatures to generate offspring: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.15) marīciratriḥ pulahaḥ pulastyaḥ kraturaṅgirāḥ .. 7 .. > Marīci, Atri, Pulaha, Pulastya, Kratu, Aṅgiras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.16) vasiṣṭhaśca mahābhāgo brahmaṇo mānasāḥ sutāḥ .. > and the exalted Vasiṣṭha—the mind-born sons of Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.17) sapta brahmāṇa ityete purāṇe niścayaṃ gatāḥ .. 8 .. > These are determined in the Purāṇa as the seven Brahmās. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.18) saṃbhūtiranasūyā ca kṣamā prītiśca sannatiḥ .. > Saṃbhūti, Anasūyā, Kṣamā, Prīti, Sannati, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.19) smṛtirūrjā kramādeṣāṃ patnyo lokasya mātaraḥ ..9.. > Smṛti, and Ūrjā are, in order, their wives, the mothers of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.20) eteṣāṃ tapasā caitaddhāryate bhuvanatrayam .. > And by their austerity this threefold world is sustained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.21) utpādya brahmaṇā pūrvamete proktā maharṣayaḥ ..4.1.18.10.. > Having brought them forth formerly, Brahmā said to these great seers: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.22) prajāḥ sṛjata re putrā nānārūpāḥ prayatnataḥ.. > ‘O sons, diligently generate progeny of manifold forms!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.23) tataḥ praṇamya brahmāṇaṃ tapase kṛtaniścayāḥ .. 11 .. > Then, having bowed to Brahmā, resolved upon austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.24) avimuktaṃ samāsādya kṣetraṃkṣetrajñadhiṣṭhitam .. > they reached Avimukta, the sacred field presided over by the Knower of the Field, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.25) muktaye sarvajaṃtūnāmavimuktaṃ śivena yat .. 12 .. > which was never forsaken by Śiva for the liberation of all creatures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.26) pratiṣṭhāpya ca liṃgāni te svanāmnāṃkitāni ca .. > And having installed liṅgas marked with their own names, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.27) śiveti parayā bhaktyā tepurugraṃ tapo bhṛśama..13.. > they performed intense, fierce austerity with supreme devotion to Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.28) tuṣṭastattapasā śaṃbhuḥ prājāpatyapadaṃ dadau .. > Pleased by their austerity, Śambhu granted them the rank of Prajāpatis. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.29) liṃgānyatrīśvarādīni dṛṣṭvā kāśyāṃ prayatnataḥ .. 4 .. > Having diligently beheld the liṅgas beginning with Atrīśvara in Kāśī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.30) prājāpatye'tra te loke vasaṃtyujjvalatejasaḥ .. > they dwell here in the world of the Prajāpatis, blazing with brilliant radiance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.31) gokarṇeśasya sarasaḥ pratyaktīre pratiṣṭhitam .. 15 .. > Installed on the western bank of the lake of Gokarṇeśa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.32) liṃgamatrīśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmatejobhivardhate .. > beholding the Atrīśvara liṅga, one's brahminical splendor increases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.33) karkoṭa vāpyā īśāne marīceḥ kuṃḍamuttamam .. 16 .. > To the northeast of the Karkoṭa well is the excellent pool of Marīci; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.34) tatra snātvā naro bhakttyā bhrājate bhāskaro yathā .. > bathing there with devotion, a man shines like the sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.35) marīcīśvara saṃjñaṃ tu tatra liṃgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam .. 17 .. > Moreover, the liṅga named Marīcīśvara is installed there; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.36) talliṃgadarśanādvipra mārīcaṃ lokamāpnuyāt .. > from the sight of that liṅga, O brahmin, one attains the world of Marīci. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.37) kāṃtyā marīcimālīva śobhate puruṣarṣabhaḥ .. 18 .. > In radiance like the sun, that bull among men shines resplendent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.38) pulaheśa pulastyeśau svargadvārasya paścime .. > Pulaheśa and Pulastyeśa are to the west of Svargadvāra; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.39) tau dṛṣṭvā manujo loke prājāpatye mahīyate .. 19 .. > having seen them, a person is glorified in the world of the Prajāpatis. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.40) harikeśavane ramye dṛṣṭvaivāṃgiraseśvaram .. > Having beheld Āṅgiraseśvara in the delightful Harikeśa forest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.41) iha loke vasedvipra tejasāparibṛṃhitaḥ .. 4.1.18.20 .. > a man dwells in this world, O brahmin, endowed with blazing splendor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.42) varaṇāyāstaṭe ramye dṛṣṭvā vāsiṣṭhamīśvam .. > Having seen Vāsiṣṭheśvara on the charming bank of the Varaṇā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.43) kratvīśvaraṃ ca tatraiva labhate vasatiṃ tviha .. 21 .. > and Kratvīśvara right there, one obtains residence here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.44) kāśyāmetāni liṃgāni sevitāni śubhaiṣibhiḥ.. > These liṅgas in Kāśī, honored by those desiring welfare, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.45) manobhivāṃchitaṃ dadyuriha loke paratra ca..22.. > grant what is wished for in the heart, both in this world and the next.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.46) gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two gaṇas said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.47) śivaśarmanmahābhāga tiṣṭhate sātra suṃdarī .. > “O highly fortunate Śivaśarman, here abides that beautiful woman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.48) aruṃdhatī mahāpuṇyā pativrataparāyaṇā .. 23 .. > the exceedingly holy Arundhatī, devoted to wifely fidelity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.49) yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa gaṃgāsnāna phalaṃ labhet .. > by merely remembering whom one obtains the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.50) aṃtaḥpuracarairdvitraiḥ pavitraiḥ sahito vibhuḥ .. 24 .. > Accompanied by two or three pure female attendants of the inner chambers, the all-pervading Lord, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.51) sadā nārāyaṇo devo yasyāścakre kathāṃ mudā .. > the god Nārāyaṇa, ever joyfully conversed of her > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.52) kamalāyāḥ purobhāge pātivratya sutoṣitaḥ .. 25 .. > in front of Kamalā, deeply pleased by her wifely fidelity: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.53) pativratāsvaruṃdhatyāḥ kamale vimalāśayaḥ .. > ‘O Kamalā, pure-hearted one! Among devoted wives, such as Arundhatī is, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.54) yathāsti na tathā'nyasyāḥ kasyāścitkāpi bhāmini ..26.. > none other is anywhere, O lovely woman! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.55) na tadrūpaṃ na tacchīlaṃ na tatkaulīnyameva ca .. > There is no such beauty, no such character, no such noble pedigree, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.56) na tatkalāsukauśalyaṃ patyuḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ na tat .. 27 .. > no such skill in the arts, no such attendance upon the husband, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.57) na mādhuryaṃ na gāṃbhīryaṃ na cāryaparitoṣaṇam .. > no sweetness, no profundity, nor pleasing of elders, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.58) aruṃdhatyā yathā devi tathā'nyāsāṃ kvacitpriye .. 28 .. > such as Arundhatī possesses, O goddess, in any other woman anywhere, O dear one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.59) dhanyāstā yoṣito loke sabhāgyāḥ śuddhabuddhayaḥ .. > Blessed are those women in the world, fortunate and pure of intellect, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.60) aruṃdhatyāḥ prasaṃge yā nāmāpi parigṛhṇate .. 29 .. > who utter even the name of Arundhatī on any occasion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.61) yadā pativratānāṃ tu kathāsmadbhavane bhavet .. > Whenever talk of devoted wives takes place in our abode, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.62) tadā prāthamikīṃ rekhāmeṣā'laṃkurute satī .. 4.1.18.30 !. bruvatoriti saṃkathāṃ tathā gaṇayorvaiṣṇavayormudāvahām .. > then this chaste woman adorns the first rank.” / As the two attendants of Viṣṇu were thus holding their delightful conversation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.63) dhruvalokaupāgatastato nayanātithyamatathyavarjitaḥ .. 31 .. .. > the realm of Dhruva then presented itself as a guest to the eyes, unmistakably real. // 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18.64) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasyāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kāśīkhaṃḍe pūrvārddhe saptarṣilokavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ ..18.. > Thus ends the eighteenth chapter, named “The Description of the Realm of the Seven Seers,” in the first half of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa in the glorious Skandapurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. // 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.18.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.18) · Pramāṇa