[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) › 4.20 # Skandapurana 4.20 Skandapurāṇa 4.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.1) .. gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two gaṇas said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.2) auttānapādirnirgatya tataḥ kānanato dvija .. > Having departed from that forest, O twice-born, the son of Uttānapāda > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.3) ramyaṃ madhuvanaṃ prāpa yamunāyāstaṭe mahata .. 1 .. > reached the delightful, great Madhuvana on the bank of the Yamunā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.4) ādyaṃ bhagavataḥ sthānaṃ tatpuṇyaṃ harimedhasaḥ .. > the primal, holy place of the Lord Harimedhas; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.5) pāpopi jaṃtustatprāpya niṣpāpo jāyate dhruvam .. 2 .. > even a sinful creature, having reached it, surely becomes sinless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.6) japansa vāsudevākhyaṃ paraṃbrahma nirāmayam .. > Repeating \[the name of\] the supreme, untainted Brahman called Vāsudeva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.7) apaśyattanmayaṃ viśvaṃ dhyānastimitalocanaḥ .. 3 .. > with eyes motionless in meditation, he saw the universe filled with him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.8) harirharitsu sarvāsu harirharimarīciṣu .. > Hari was in all directions; Hari was in the rays of the sun; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.9) śivāmṛgamṛgeṃdrādi rūpaḥ kānanago hariḥ .. 4 .. > Hari went through the forest in the forms of jackals, deer, lions, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.10) jale śālūrakūrmādi rūpeṇa bhagavānhariḥ .. > In the water, the Lord Hari was present in the form of frogs, turtles, and so on; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.11) hariraśvādirūpeṇa maṃdurāsvapi bhūbhujām .. 5 .. > Hari was in the stables of kings in the form of horses and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.12) anaṃtarūpaḥ pātāle gagane'naṃtasaṃjñakaḥ .. > He has infinite form in Pātāla, and in the sky he is named Ananta; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.13) ekopyanaṃtatāṃ yāto rūpabhedairanaṃtakaiḥ .. 6 .. > though one, he has attained infinitude through endless variations of form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.14) deveṣu yo vasennityaṃ devānāṃ vasatirhi yaḥ .. > He who always dwells among the gods, and who indeed is the dwelling place of the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.15) sa vāsudevaḥ sarvatra dīvyedyadvāsanāvaśāt .. 7 .. > he is Vāsudeva, because he shines everywhere through his pervasive presence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.16) viṣlṛvyāptāvayaṃdhāturyatrasārthakatāṃ gataḥ.. > Where this root viṣḷ, meaning 'pervasion', attains its full meaning, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.17) te viṣṇunāma svarūpe hi sarvavyāpanaśīlini .. 8 .. > those \[qualities\] are indeed in the name and true nature of Viṣṇu, whose character is to pervade all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.18) sarveṣāṃ ca hṛṣīkāṇāmīśanātparameśvaraḥ .. > And because he governs all the sense faculties, the Supreme Lord > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.19) hṛṣīkeśa iti khyāto yaḥ sa sarvatrasaṃsthitaḥ .. 9 .. > is renowned as Hṛṣīkeśa, he who is situated everywhere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.20) na cyavaṃtepi yadbhaktā mahati pralaye sati .. > Since his devotees never fall away even when the great dissolution occurs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.21) ato'cyuto'khile loke sa ekaḥ sarvago'vyayaḥ .. 4.1.20.10 .. > he alone in the entire universe is the infallible, omnipresent, imperishable one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.22) idaṃ carācaraṃ viśvaṃ yo babhāra svalīlayā .. > He who maintained this moving and unmoving universe by his mere play, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.23) bhṛtyāsvarūpasaṃpattyā so'tra viśvaṃbharo'khilam .. 11 .. > by the abundance of his nature as its sustainer, is here the all-nourishing Viśvambhara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.24) tasyekṣaṇe samīkṣete nānyadvipṇupadādṛte .. > His two eyes looked at nothing except the abode of Viṣṇu; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.25) nirīkṣyaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣo nānyo niyamato hyataḥ .. 12 .. > the lotus-eyed one was to be beheld, none other by his vow, hence \[he looked nowhere else\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.26) nānya śabdagrahau tasya jātau śabdagrahāvapi .. > His two ears also became receptive to no other words > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.27) vinā mukuṃda goviṃda dāmodara caturbhuja .. 13 .. > than 'Mukunda, Govinda, Dāmodara, Four-armed One!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.28) goviṃdacaraṇārthārcāṃ tatpriyaṃkarmavai vinā .. > Except for the worship of Govinda's feet and actions pleasing to him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.29) śaṃkhacakrāṃkitau tasya nānyakarmakaraukarau .. 14 .. > his two hands, marked with conch and discus, performed no other work. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.30) nirdvaṃdvacaraṇadvaṃdvaṃ tanmano manute hareḥ .. > His mind contemplated the pair of feet of Hari, which are free from duality; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.31) hitvānyanmananaṃ sarvaṃ niścalatvamavāpa ha .. 15 .. > abandoning all other contemplation, it indeed attained unshakeable stillness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.32) caraṇau viṣṇuśaraṇau hitvā nārāyaṇāṃgaṇam .. > His feet, having taken refuge in Viṣṇu, never wandered anywhere else > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.33) tasya no caratonyatra carato vipulaṃ tapaḥ .. 16 .. > outside the courtyard of Nārāyaṇa as he performed vast austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.34) vāṇīpramāṇī kriyate goviṃdaguṇavarṇane .. > His speech was employed as an authority in describing the qualities of Govinda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.35) joṣaṃ samāsatā tena mahāsāraṃ tapasyatā .. 17 .. > while he remained sitting silently, performing austerity of great essence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.36) nitāṃtakamalākāṃta nāmadheyasudhārasam .. > Relishing the sweet nectar of the name of the beloved of Kamalā \[Lakṣmī\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.37) rasayaṃtī na rasanā tasyānyarasaspṛhā .. 18 .. > his tongue had no desire for any other taste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.38) śrīmukuṃda padadvaṃdva padmāmodapramoditam .. > Delighted by the lotus-fragrance of glorious Mukuṃda’s pair of feet, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.39) gaṃdhāṃtaraṃ na tadghrāṇaṃ parijighratyaśīghragam .. 19 .. > his unhasty nose smelled no other scent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.40) tvagiṃdriyaṃ madhuripoḥ parispṛśya padadvayam .. > Touching the two feet of the enemy of Madhu, the sense of touch > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.41) sarvasparśasukhaṃ prāpa tasya bhūjānijanmanaḥ .. 4.1.20.20 .. > of that king’s son attained the joy of all tactile sensations. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.42) śabdādiviṣayādhāraṃ sāraṃ dāmodaraṃ param .. > Reaching Damodara, the supreme reality and the foundation of sensory objects like sound, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.43) dhruveṃdriyāṇi saṃprāpya kṛtārthānyabhavaṃstadā .. 21 .. > Dhruva’s senses were then fulfilled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.44) luptāni sarvatejāṃsi tattapastapanodaye .. > All the radiances of the moon, the sun, fire, and the stars > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.45) caṃdrasūryānalarkṣāṇāṃ pradīpita jagattraye .. 22 .. > were eclipsed upon the rising of the sun of his austerity, which illuminated the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.46) iṃdra caṃdrāgni varuṇa samīraṇa dhanādhipāḥ .. > Indra, Candra, Agni, Varuṇa, Samīraṇa \[Vāyu\], the lord of wealth \[Kubera\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.47) yama nairṛtamukhyāśca jātāḥ svapadaśaṃkitāḥ .. 23 .. > Yama, and the chief of the Nairṛtas became anxious about their own positions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.48) vaimānikāstathā'nyepi vasumukhyā divaukasaḥ .. > So too the other dwellers of heaven who ride in aerial chariots, headed by the Vasus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.49) tato dhuvātsamuttresuḥ svādhikāraidhitādhayaḥ ..24.. > were terrified of Dhruva, their anxieties increasing on account of their offices. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.50) yatra yatra dhruvaḥ pādaṃ minoti pṛthivītale .. > Wherever Dhruva planted his foot upon the surface of the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.51) dharā tasya bharākrāṃtā vinamettatra tatra vai ..25.. > there indeed the earth bent down, oppressed by his weight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.52) aho tadaṃgasaṃgīni tyaktvā jāḍyaṃ jalānyapi .. > Ah, even the waters in contact with his limbs abandoned their sluggishness > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.53) rasavaṃti padasthāni sphuraṃtyanyatra tadbhayāt .. 26 .. > and, flavorful and standing in place, flashed elsewhere out of fear of him! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.54) yāvaṃti viṣvaktejāṃsi siddharūpaguṇāni ca .. > Whatever radiances were scattered all around, endowed with the qualities of perfection, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.55) netrātithīni tāvaṃti tattapastejasā'bhavan .. 27 .. > all of them became guests to his eyes by the power of his austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.56) aho nijaguṇasparśaḥ satataṃ mātariśvanā .. > Ah, the touch of its own quality was constantly brought within range of his skin > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.57) dūradeśāṃtarasthopi tattvaco viṣayīkṛtaḥ .. 28 .. > by the wind, even though it stood in distant regions! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.58) vyomnāpi śabdaguṇinā dhruvārādhanabuddhinā .. > Even space, possessing the quality of sound, with an intention to worship Dhruva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.59) śabdajātastvaśeṣopi tatkarṇa śaraṇīkṛtaḥ ..29.. > made the entire collection of sounds take refuge in his ear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.60) ārādhito'nudivasaṃ sabhūtairapi paṃcabhiḥ .. > Worshiped daily even by the five elements, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.61) tapa eva paraṃ mene goviṃdārpita mānasaḥ .. 4.1.20.30 .. > he, whose mind was offered to Govinda, regarded only austerity as supreme. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.62) kaustubhodbhāsitahṛdaḥ pītakauśeyavāsasaḥ .. > Through meditation on the one whose chest is illuminated by the Kaustubha jewel and who wears yellow silk garments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.63) dhyānāttejomayaṃ viśvaṃ tenaikṣi nṛpasūnunā .. 31 .. > the prince beheld the universe as filled with light. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.64) marutvatātimahatī ciṃtā'ptā tattapobhayāt .. > Indra was seized by an immense worry out of fear of his austerity: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.65) matpadaṃ cedakāṃkṣiṣyadahariṣyaddhruvaṃ dhuvaḥ .. 32 .. > “If he desires my position, Dhruva will certainly take it away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.66) samarthastvapsarovargo niyaṃtuṃ yamināṃ yamān .. > The host of apsarases is able to restrain the restraints of self-controlled ascetics; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.67) sa tu yūni prabhavati nātra bāle karomi kim .. 33 .. > but that prevails over a youth. What can I do here regarding a child? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.68) tapasvināṃ tapo haṃtuṃ dvau matsāhāyyakāriṇau .. > Desire and anger are my two helpers > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.69) kāmakraudhau na tāvasminprabhavetāṃ śiśau dhruve .. 34 .. > in destroying the austerity of ascetics; they cannot prevail over this child Dhruva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.70) eka eva kilopāyo bāle me prabhaviṣyati .. > Indeed, only one means will prevail for me over the child: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.71) bhūtāliṃ bhīṣaṇākārāṃ prahiṇomīha tadbhiye .. 35 .. > I will send here a horde of spirits of terrifying form to frighten him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.72) bālatvādbhīṣito bhūtaistapastyakṣyatyasau dhruvam .. > Frightened by the spirits because of his childhood, he will certainly abandon his austerity.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.73) iti niścitya bhūtāliṃ preṣayāmāsa vāsavaḥ .. 36 .. > Having so resolved, Indra dispatched a horde of spirits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.74) bhallūkākārasarvāṃga uṣṭralaṃbaśirodharaḥ .. > One, whose whole body had the form of a bear, with a neck long like a camel’s > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.75) kaściddurdarśadaśanastvabhyadhāvattamarbhakam .. 37 .. > and with frightful teeth, rushed at the boy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.76) taṃ vyāghravadanaḥ kaścidvyādāya vikaṭānanam .. > Another, tiger-faced, opening his hideous mouth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.77) dvipocca dehasaṃsthāno muhurgarjansamabhyagāt .. 38 .. > with a body as tall as an elephant, approached roaring repeatedly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.78) rayāttu māṃsakaṃ bhuṃjankaścidvikaṭadaṃṣṭrakaḥ .. > Another, with hideous fangs, devouring raw flesh in haste, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.79) roṣāttamabhidudrāva dṛṣṭvā saṃtarjayanniva .. 39 .. > rushed toward him in fury, seeming to threaten him upon seeing him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.80) atitīkṣṇairviṣāṇāgraistaṭānuccānvidārayan .. > Tearing high banks with the very sharp tips of his horns > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.81) khurāgrairdalayanbhūmiṃ mahokṣo'bhijagarjatam .. 4.1.20.40 .. > and breaking the ground with his hooftips, a great bull roared at him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.82) kaściddhi pannagī bhūya phaṭāṭopabhayānakaḥ .. > Another, having become a serpent terrifying with the expansion of its hood > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.83) atiloladvirasanaḥ pusphūrjanikaṣācitam .. 41 .. > and its excessively darting double tongue, hissed near him, covered in blackness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.84) kaścicca mahiṣākāraḥ kṣipañśṛṃgāgrato giron .. > Another, shaped like a buffalo, hurling mountains from the tips of his horns, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.85) lāṃgūlatāḍitadharaḥ śvasanvegāttamāptavān.. 42 .. > striking the earth with his tail and snorting, reached him swiftly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.86) kaściddāvānalālīḍha kharjūradrumasannibham .. > Another, having two thighs resembling date palm trees > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.87) bibhradūrudvayaṃbhūto vyāttāsyastamabhīṣayat .. 43 .. > scorched by a forest fire, a ghost with an open mouth, terrified him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.88) maulijairabhrasaṃgharṣaṃ kurvandīrghakṛśodaraḥ .. > Another, brushing the clouds with the hairs on his head, tall and with a sunken belly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.89) nimagnapiṃganayanaḥ kaścidbhīṣayati sma tam .. 44 .. > with deep-set, tawny eyes, terrified him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.90) kṛpāṇapāṇirbhagnāsyo vāmahastakapāladhṛt .. > Holding a sword in his hand, with a broken mouth, holding a skull in his left hand, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.91) pracaṃḍaṃ kṣveḍayankaścidabhyadhāvattamarbhakam .. 45 .. > emitting a fierce battle roar, another rushed at the child. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.92) viśāla sālamādāya kurvankila kilāravam .. > Taking a huge sāl tree, shouting with shrill cries, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.93) kaścittamabhito yāti kālo daṃḍadharo yathā .. 46 .. > someone approached him from all sides like Death wielding a staff. // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.94) tamaḥ saṃketasadanaṃ vyāghraṃ vai vadanaṃ mahat.. > Bearing a vast tiger-like maw, an abode of gathering darkness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.95) kṛtāṃtakaṃ darākāraṃ bibhratkaścittamabhyagāt.. 47 .. > fashioned like the cavern of the god of death, someone rushed towards him. // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.96) ulūkākāratāṃ dhṛtvā phūtkārairatidāruṇaiḥ .. > Assuming the form of an owl, with most dreadful hootings > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.97) hṛdayākaṃpanaiḥ kaścidbhīṣayāmāsa taṃ dhruvam .. 48 .. > that caused the heart to tremble, someone terrified Dhruva. // 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.98) yakṣiṇī kācidānīya rudaṃtaṃ kasyacicchiśum .. > A certain yakṣiṇī, bringing the crying child of someone, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.99) apibadrudhiraṃ koṣṭhāccakhādāsthi mṛṇālavat .. 49 .. > drank blood from its belly and devoured its bones like lotus stalks. // 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.100) pipāsitādya rudhiraṃ tepi pāsyāmyahaṃ dhuva .. > “I am thirsty today, and I will drink your blood, O Dhruva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.101) yathāsya bālasya tathā carvitvāsthīni vādinī .. 4.1.20.50 .. > just as that of this boy!” so she said while crunching the bones. // 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.102) anīya tṛṇadārūṇi paristīrya samaṃtataḥ .. > Having brought grass and wood and scattered them all around, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.103) dāvāgniṃ jvālayāmāsa kācidvātyāvivardhitam .. 51 .. > a woman kindled a forest fire magnified by a gale. // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.104) vetālī rūpamāsthāya bhaṃktvā kācittarūngirīn .. > Assuming the form of a vetālī, shattering trees and mountains, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.105) rurodha gaganādhvānaṃ kaṃpayaṃtī ca taṃ bhṛśam .. 52 .. > a woman blocked the path of the sky, making him tremble violently. // 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.106) anyā sunītirūpeṇa tamabhiprekṣya dūrataḥ .. > Another, in the form of Sunīti, beholding him from afar, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.107) rurodātīvaduḥkhārtā vakṣoghātaṃ muhurmuhuḥ .. 53 .. > wept, exceedingly afflicted with grief, beating her breast again and again, // 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.108) uvāca ca vacaścāṭu bahumāyā vinirmitam .. > and uttered flattering words wrought with great illusion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.109) kāruṇyapūrṇa vātsalyamatīvātanvatī satī .. 54 .. > exhibiting an exceedingly intense maternal affection filled with compassion: // 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.110) tvadekaśaraṇāṃ vatsa bata mṛtyurjighāṃsati .. > “Alas, my child, death seeks to slay me, who have no refuge but you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.111) rakṣarakṣa gatāsuṃ māṃ śaraṇāgatavatsala .. 55 .. > Save me, save me, whose life is departing, O you who are affectionate to those seeking refuge! // 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.112) pratigrāmaṃ pratipuraṃ pratyadhvaṃ pratikānanam .. > From village to village, city to city, road to road, forest to forest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.113) pratyāśramaṃ pratigiriṃ śrāṃtā tvadvīkṣaṇāturā .. 56 .. > hermitage to hermitage, mountain to mountain, I wander exhausted, desperate to see you. // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.114) yadā prabhṛti re bāla niragāttapase bhavān .. > From the time, O child, that you set forth for austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.115) tadeva dinamārabhya nirgatā'haṃ tvadīkṣaṇe .. 57 .. > starting from that very day, I have set out in search of you. // 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.116) taistaiḥ sapatnīdurvākyairdunopi tvaṃ yathārbhaka .. > Just as you were pained, O child, by those harsh words of your co-wife \[mother\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.117) tathā'hamapi dūnāsmi nitarāṃ tadvaco'gninā .. 58 .. > so too am I deeply burned by the fire of those words. // 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.118) na nidrāmi na jāgarmi nāśnāmi na pibāmyaham .. > I do not sleep, I do not wake, I do not eat, nor do I drink; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.119) dhyāyāmi kevalaṃ tvā'haṃ yoginīva viyoginī ..59.. > I meditate on you alone, like an ascetic woman separated \[from her beloved\]. // 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.120) nidrādaridranayanā svapnepi na tavānanam .. > With eyes impoverished of sleep, not even in a dream do I, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.121) ānaṃdi sarvathā yanme maṃdabhāgyā vilokaye .. 4.1.20.60 .. > unfortunate as I am, behold your joyful face that brings me delight in every way. // 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.122) tvadānanapratinidhirvidhurvidhurayā mayā .. > Though the moon, the substitute for your face, has risen, it has not been looked upon > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.123) uditvaropināloki tāpaṃ vai tyaktukāmayā .. 61 .. > by me, distressed and wishing to abandon my torment. // 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.124) tvadālāpasamālāpaṃ kalayankilakākalīm .. > Even the cuckoo, sounding a sweet note resembling your conversation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.125) kokilopi mayākarṇi nālakākīrṇakarṇayā ..62.. > has not been heard by me, whose ears are strewn with disheveled hair. // 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.126) tvadaṃgasaṃgamadhuro dhruvadhūpitayāmayā .. > Pleasant like the touch of your limbs, not even the breeze > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.127) nānilopi mayāliṃgi kvacidviśrāṃtayā bhṛśam .. 63 .. > has been embraced anywhere by me, scorched by grief, resting exceedingly. // 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.128) ke deśāḥ kāśca saritaḥ ke śailāstvatkṛte dhruva .. > What lands, what rivers, and what mountains, O Dhruva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.129) mayā caraṇacāriṇyā rājapatnyā na laṃghitāḥ .. 64 .. > have not been crossed on foot for your sake by me, a king's wife? // 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.130) adhruvaṃ sarvamevaitatpaśyaṃtyaṃdhīkṛtāsmyaham .. > Seeing all this to be impermanent, I have been blinded; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.131) dhātrīṃ trāyasva māṃ putra prāpya tvaṃmeṃ'dhayaṣṭitām .. 65 .. > protect me, your nurse and mother, O son, by becoming a blind person's staff for me! // 65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.132) mṛdulāni tavāṃgāni kvemāni kva tapastvidam .. > Where are these tender limbs of yours, and where is this austerity? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.133) paruṣaṃ puruṣaiḥ sādhyaṃ paruṣāṃgairnararṣabha .. 66 .. > It is harsh, to be accomplished by mature men with hardy limbs, O best of men! // 66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.134) anena tapasā vatsa tvayā''pyaṃ kimanenasā .. > What is to be attained by you, sinless child, through this austerity > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.135) dharādhīśatanūjatvādadhikaṃ tadvadādhunā .. 67 .. > that is greater than being the son of the ruler of the earth? Tell me that now! // 67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.136) anena vayasā bāla khelanīyaṃ tvayā'niśam .. > At this age, O boy, you should be playing constantly > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.137) bālakrīḍanakairanyaiḥ savayaḥ śiśubhiḥ samam .. 68 .. > with children's toys together with other youngsters of the same age. // 68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.138) tataḥ kaumāramāsādya vayo'bhidhyānaśīlinā .. > Then, having attained the age of youth, constantly intent on contemplation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.139) bhavatā sarvavidyānāṃ bhāvyaṃ vai pāradṛśvanā .. 69 .. > you should become one who has mastered all the branches of knowledge. // 69 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.140) vayotha caturaṃ prāpya yoṣāsrakcaṃdanādikān .. > Then, having attained skillful youth, fulfilling the objects of the senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.141) nirvekṣyasi bahūnbhogāniṃdriyārthānkṛtārthayan .. 4.1.20.70 .. > you will enjoy many pleasures: women, garlands, sandalwood paste, and the like. // 70 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.142) utpādyātha bahūnputrānguṇino dharmavatsalān .. > Having then fathered many virtuous sons devoted to righteousness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.143) parisaṃkrāmitaśrīkasteṣvatho tvaṃ tapaścara .. 71 .. > having transferred your royal fortune to them, then perform austerity! // 71 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.144) idānīmeva tapasi bālye vayasi kaḥ śramaḥ .. > Why this exertion in austerity just now in childhood? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.145) pādāṃguṣṭhakarīṣāgniḥ kadā maulimavāpsyati .. 72 .. > When will the fire of dried cow-dung on the great toe reach the crown of the head? // 72 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.146) vipakṣaparibhūtena hṛtamānena kenacit .. > Austerity should be performed by someone defeated by enemies, robbed of honor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.147) paribhraṣṭaśriyā vāpi taptavyaṃ teṣu ko bhavān .. 73 .. > or fallen from fortune; which of these are you? // 73 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.148) hṛtamānena taptavyaṃ niśamyeti vaco dhruvaḥ .. > Hearing this speech, ‘Austerity should be performed by one robbed of honor,’ Dhruva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.149) dīrghamuṣṇaṃ hi niḥśvasya punardadhyau hariṃ hṛdi .. 74 .. > sighing a long, hot sigh, again meditated upon Hari in his heart. // 74 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.150) janayitrīmanābhāṣya bhūtabhītiṃ vihāya ca .. > Without replying to his mother, and abandoning all fear of beings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.151) dhruvo'cyutadhyānaparaḥ punareva babhūva ha .. 75 .. > Dhruva once again became intent on meditating upon Acyuta. // 75 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.152) sāpi bhūtāvalī bhītiṃbahubhīṣaṇabhūṣaṇā .. > And that host of spirits, adorned with many terrifying ornaments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.153) darśayaṃtī tamabhito'drākṣīccakraṃ sudarśanam .. 76 .. > displaying terror, saw around him the Sudarśana discus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.154) paritaḥ pariveṣābhaṃ sūryasyoccaiḥ sphuratprabham .. > flashing with intense radiance all around, resembling a solar halo, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.155) rakṣaṇāya ca rakṣobhyastasyādhokṣaja nirmitam .. 77 .. > and created by Adhokṣaja to protect him from evil spirits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.156) bhūtāvalī tamālokya sphuraccakrasudarśanam .. > Beholding that Sudarśana discus flashing, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.157) jvālāmālākulaṃ tīvraṃ rakṣaṃtaṃ parito dhruvam .. 78 .. > terrific, filled with garlands of flames, protecting Dhruva on all sides, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.158) atīva niṣkaṃpahṛdaṃ govidārpitacetasam .. > and \[Dhruva\] whose heart was utterly unshaken, his mind surrendered to Govinda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.159) tapoṃkuramivodbhidya medinīṃ samuditvaram .. 79 .. > rising up like a sprout of austerity that had broken through the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.160) sāpi pratyutabhītātaṃ dhruvaṃ dhruvaviniścayam .. > that host, conversely filled with fear, bowed down to Dhruva, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.161) namaskṛtya yathāyātaṃ yātāvyarthamanorathā .. 4.1.20.80 .. > who was steadfast in his resolve, and departed just as they had come, their purpose thwarted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.162) garjatkādaṃbinījālaṃ vyomni vai vyākulaṃ yathā .. > Just as a bank of roaring clouds gathered agitatedly in the sky > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.163) vṛthā bhavati saṃprāpya manāganilalolatām .. 81 .. > becomes scattered in vain upon meeting the slightest gust of wind, \[so did they\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.164) atha jaṃbhāriṇā sārdhaṃ bhītāḥ sarve divaukasaḥ .. > Then all the gods, frightened, together with Indra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.165) saṃmaṃtrya tvaritā jagmurbrahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ dvija .. 82 .. > took counsel and swiftly went to Brahmā for refuge, O twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.166) natvā vijñāpayāmāsuḥ pariṣṭutyā pitāmaham .. > Having bowed down and praised the Grandfather, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.167) vacro'vasaramālokya pṛṣṭāgamanakāraṇāḥ .. 83 .. > and seeing an opportunity to speak when asked the reason for their coming, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.168) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. > The gods said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.169) dhātaruttānapādasya tanayena suvarcasā .. > “O Creator, by the radiant son of Uttānapāda > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.170) tapatā tāpitāḥ sarve trilokī talavāsinaḥ .. 84 .. > who is practicing austerities, all the dwellers of the three worlds are tormented. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.171) samyaksaṃvidmahe tāta dhuvasya na manīṣitam .. > O Father, we do not clearly know Dhruva's desire: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.172) padaṃ parijihīrṣuḥ sa kasyāsmāsu mahātapāḥ .. 85 .. > whose position among us does that boy of great austerity wish to seize?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.173) iti vijñāpito devairvihasya caturānanaḥ .. > Thus addressed by the gods, the Four-Faced One smiled, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.174) pratyuvācātha tānsarvāndhruvato bhītamānasān .. 86 .. > and then replied to all of them whose minds were frightened of Dhruva: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.175) .. brahmovāca .. .. > Brahmā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.176) na bhetavyaṃ surāstasmāddhruvāddhruvapadaiṣiṇaḥ .. > “O gods, you must not fear Dhruva, who seeks a permanent abode; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.177) vrajaṃtu vijvarāḥ sarve na sa vaḥ padamicchati .. 87 .. > go, all of you, free from anxiety: he does not desire your position. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.178) na tasmādbhagavadbhaktādbhetavyaṃ kenacitkvacit .. > No one, anywhere, need ever fear that devotee of the Lord; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.179) niścitaṃ viṣṇubhaktā ye na te syuḥ paratāpinaḥ .. 88 .. > certainly those who are devotees of Viṣṇu never afflict others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.180) ārādhya viṣṇuṃ deveśaṃ labdhvā tasmātsvakāṃkṣitam .. > Having worshipped Viṣṇu, the Lord of gods, and obtained his own desire from him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.181) bhavatāmapi sarveṣāṃ padāni sthirayiṣyati .. 89 .. > he will indeed make stable the positions of all of you as well.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.182) niśamyeti ca gīrvāṇāḥ praṇītaṃ brahmaṇo vacaḥ .. > Having heard this speech uttered by Brahmā, the gods > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.183) praṇipatya svadhiṣṇyāni prahṛṣṭāḥ parivavrajuḥ .. 4.1.20.90 .. > bowed down and, greatly delighted, returned to their respective abodes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.184) atha nārāyaṇo devastaṃ dṛṣṭvā dṛḍhamānasam .. > Then the lord Nārāyaṇa, seeing that steadfast-minded boy > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.185) ananyaśaraṇaṃ bālaṃ gatvā tārkṣyaratho'bravīt .. 91 .. > who had no other refuge, went on his chariot drawn by Garuḍa and spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.186) śrīviṣṇuruvāca .. .. > Glorious Viṣṇu said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.187) prasannosmi mahābhāga varaṃ varaya suvrata .. > “I am pleased, O fortunate one of noble vows; choose a boon! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.188) tapaso'smānnivartasva ciraṃ khinnosi bālaka .. 92 .. > Desist from this austerity, O boy; you have been exhausted for a long time.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.189) vaco'mṛtaṃ samākarṇya paryunmīlya vilocane .. > Having heard that nectar of speech, opening both his eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.190) iṃdranīlamaṇijyotiḥ paṭalīṃ paryalokayat .. 93 .. > he beheld an expanse of radiance like sapphire gems, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.191) pratyagravikasannīlotpalānāṃ nikuraṃbakaiḥ .. > as if heaven and earth were a lake blossoming all around > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.192) protphullitāṃ samaṃtācca rodasī sarasīmiva .. 94 .. > with clusters of freshly blooming blue lotuses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.193) lakṣmīdevīkaṭākṣoghaiḥ kaṭākṣitamivākhilam .. > and as if the whole universe were surveyed by the streams of glances of the goddess Lakṣmī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.194) dhuvastadāniraikṣiṣṭa dyāvābhūmyoryadaṃtaram .. 95 .. > Dhruva then saw that space between heaven and earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.195) prodyatkādaṃbinīmadhya vidyuddāmasamānaruk .. > Resplendent like a streak of lightning in the midst of a rising bank of clouds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.196) puraḥ pītāṃbaraḥ kṛṣṇastena netrātithīkṛtaḥ .. 96 .. > Kṛṣṇa, clad in yellow garments, was received by him as a guest to his eyes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.197) nabho nikaṣa pāṣāṇo merukāṃcana rekhitaḥ .. > As if the sky were a touchstone marked with a line of gold from Meru, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.198) yathātathā dhruveṇaikṣi tadā garuḍavāhanaḥ .. 97 .. > even so was the one whose vehicle is Garuḍa beheld then by Dhruva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.199) sunīlagaganaṃ yadvadbhūṣitaṃ tu kalāvatā .. > Just as the deep-blue sky is adorned by the moon, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.20.200) pītena vāsasā yuktaṃ sa dadarśa hariṃ tadā .. 98 .. > even so he saw Hari then, adorned with yellow garments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 212 passages. 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