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# Skandapurana 4.21

Skandapurāṇa 4.21

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.1)

.. dhruva uvāca .. ..

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

### [4.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.2)

namo hiraṇyagarbhāya sarvasṛṣṭividhāyine ..

> Obeisance to Hiraṇyagarbha, the creator of all creation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.3)

hiraṇyaretase tubhyaṃ suhiraṇyapradāyine .. 1 ..

> to You whose seed is gold, who grant pure gold. (1)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.4)

namo harasvarūpāya bhūtasaṃhārakāriṇe ..

> Obeisance to the one whose form is Hara, the destroyer of creatures;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.5)

mahābhūtātmabhūtāya bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ .. 2 ..

> obeisance to the self of the great elements, the lord of creatures. (2)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.6)

namaḥ sthitikṛte tubhyaṃ viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave ..

> Obeisance to You, the sustainer, Viṣṇu, all-powerful,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.7)

tṛṣṇāharāya kṛṣṇāya mahābhāra sahiṣṇave .. 3 ..

> the remover of thirst, Kṛṣṇa, the bearer of great burdens. (3)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.8)

namo daityamahāraṇya dāvavahnisvarūpiṇe ..

> Obeisance to the one whose form is the forest fire to the great forest of Daityas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.9)

daityadrumakuṭhārāya namaste śārṅgapāṇaye ..4..

> the axe to the trees that are Daityas; obeisance to You holding the Śārṅga bow in hand. (4)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.10)

namaḥ kaumodakīvyagra karāgrāya gadādhara ..

> Obeisance to You whose hand is occupied with Kaumodakī, O bearer of the mace,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.11)

mahādanujanāśāya namo naṃdakadhāriṇe .. 5 ..

> destroyer of great Danujas; obeisance to the wielder of the Nandaka sword. (5)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.12)

namaḥ śrīpataye tubhyaṃ namaścakradharāya ca ..

> Obeisance to You, the lord of Śrī, and obeisance to the holder of the discus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.13)

dharādharāya vārāha rūpiṇe paramātmane .. 6 ..

> the supporter of the earth, possessing the form of the Boar, the Supreme Self. (6)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.14)

namaḥ kamalahastāya kamalāvallabhāya te ..

> Obeisance to You who hold a lotus in hand, the beloved of Kamalā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.15)

namo matsyādirūpāya namaḥ kaustubhavakṣase .. 7 ..

> obeisance to the one having forms beginning with the Fish, obeisance to the one with the Kaustubha on his chest. (7)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.16)

namo vedāṃtavedyāya namaḥ śrīvatsadhāriṇe ..

> Obeisance to the one to be known through the Vedānta, obeisance to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.17)

namo guṇasvarūpāya guṇine guṇavarjite .. 8 ..

> obeisance to the one whose form is the qualities, who possesses qualities, and is devoid of qualities. (8)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.18)

namaste padmanābhāya pāṃcajanyadharāya ca ..

> Obeisance to You with a lotus in your navel, and holder of Pāñcajanya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.19)

vāsudeva namastubhyaṃ devakīnaṃdanāya ca .. 9 ..

> O Vāsudeva, obeisance to You, and to the son of Devakī. (9)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.20)

pradyumnāya namastubhyamaniruddhāya te namaḥ ..

> Obeisance to You, Pradyumna; obeisance to You, Aniruddha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.21)

namaḥ kaṃsavināśāya namaścāṇūramardine .. 4.1.21.10 ..

> obeisance to the destroyer of Kaṃsa, obeisance to the crusher of Cāṇūra. (10)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.22)

dāmodarahṛṣīkeśa gorvidācyutamādhava ..

> O Dāmodara, Hṛṣīkeśa, Knower of the earth, Acyuta, Mādhava,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.23)

upeṃdrakaiṭabhā'rāte madhuhaṃtaradhokṣaja .. 11 ..

> Upendra, enemy of Kaiṭabha, slayer of Madhu, Adhokṣaja! (11)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.24)

nārāyaṇāya narakahāriṇe pāpahāriṇe ..

> To Nārāyaṇa, the destroyer of Naraka, the remover of sins,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.25)

vāmanāya namastubhyaṃ haraye śauraye namaḥ .. 12 ..

> to Vāmana, obeisance to You, to Hari, to Śauri; obeisance! (12)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.26)

anaṃtāya namastubhyamanaṃtaśayanāya ca ..

> Obeisance to You, Ananta, and reclining on Ananta;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.27)

rukmiṇīpataye tubhyaṃ rukmipramathanāya ca .. 13 ..

> to You, the husband of Rukmiṇī, and the crusher of Rukmin. (13)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.28)

caidyahaṃtre namastubhyaṃ dānavāresurāraye ..

> Obeisance to You, slayer of the king of Cedi, foe of the Dānavas, enemy of the Asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.29)

mukuṃdaparamānaṃda naṃdagopapriyāya ca .. 14 ..

> Mukunda, supreme bliss, and dear one of the cowherd Nanda! (14)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.30)

namaste puṃḍarīkākṣa danujeṃdra niṣūdine ..

> Obeisance to You, lotus-eyed one, slayer of the lords of Danujas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.31)

namo gopālarūpāya veṇuvādanakāriṇe .. 15 ..

> obeisance to the one having the form of a cowherd, player of the flute. (15)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.32)

gopīpriyāya keśighne govardhanadharāya ca ..

> To the beloved of the gopīs, slayer of Keśin, and uplifter of Govardhana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.33)

rāmāya raghunāthāya rāghavāya namonamaḥ .. 16 ..

> to Rāma, lord of the Raghus, Rāghava, obeisance, obeisance! (16)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.34)

rāvaṇāre namastubhyaṃ vibhīṣaṇaśaraṇyada ..

> O foe of Rāvaṇa, obeisance to You, giver of refuge to Vibhīṣaṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.35)

ajāya jayarūpāya raṇāṃgaṇavicakṣaṇa ..17..

> unborn one, whose form is victory, expert on the field of battle! (17)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.36)

kṣaṇādi kālarūpāya nānārūpāya śārṅgiṇe ..

> To the one whose form is time beginning with moments, having multiform appearances, bearer of the Śārṅga bow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.37)

gadine cakriṇe tubhyaṃ daityacakravimardine ..18..

> wielder of the mace, wielder of the discus, to You, crusher of the host of Daityas! (18)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.38)

balāya balabhadrāya balārātipriyāya ca ..

> To Bala, Balabhadra, and the beloved of the enemy of Bala,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.39)

baliyajñapramathana namo bhaktavaraprada .. 19 ..

> O disruptor of the sacrifice of Bali, obeisance, O granter of boons to devotees! (19)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.40)

hiraṇyakaśiporvakṣo vidāraṇa raṇapriya ..

> O tearer of the chest of Hiraṇyakaśipu, lover of battle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.41)

namo brahmaṇyadevāya gobrāhmaṇahitāya ca .. 4.1.21.20 ..

> obeisance to the deity of the brahmins, and the benefactor of cows and brahmins! (20)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.42)

namaste dharmarūpāya namaḥ sattvaguṇāya ca ..

> Obeisance to You whose form is dharma, and obeisance to the sattva quality;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.43)

namaḥ sahasraśirase puruṣāya parāya ca .. 21 ..

> obeisance to the thousand-headed one, the supreme Puruṣa. (21)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.44)

sahasrākṣa sahasrāṃghre sahasrakiraṇāya ca ..

> O thousand-eyed, thousand-footed one, and having a thousand rays,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.45)

sahasramūrte śrīkāṃta namaste yajñapūruṣa ..22..

> of a thousand forms, beloved of Śrī, obeisance to You, O Cosmic Person of sacrifice! (22)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.46)

vedavedyasvarūpāya namo vedapriyāya ca..

> To the one whose nature is known through the Vedas, and obeisance to the lover of the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.47)

vedāya vedagadine sadācārādhvagāmine ..23..

> to the Veda, the speaker of the Veda, the traveler on the path of good conduct. (23)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.48)

vaikuṃṭhāya namastubhyaṃ namo vaikuṃṭhavāsine..

> Obeisance to You, Vaikuṇṭha, obeisance to the dweller in Vaikuṇṭha;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.49)

viṣṭaraśravase tubhyaṃ namo garuḍagāmine ..24..

> to You, Viṣṭaraśravas, obeisance to the one who rides Garuḍa. (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.50)

viṣvaksena namastubhyaṃ jaganmaya janārdana..

> O Viṣvaksena, obeisance to You, all-pervading, Janārdana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.51)

trivikramāya satyāya namaḥ satyapriyāya ca..25..

> to Trivikrama, Truth, and obeisance to the lover of truth! (25)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.52)

keśavāya namastubhyaṃ māyine brahmāgāyine..

> Obeisance to You, Keśava, master of māyā, praised by Brahmā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.53)

taporūpāya tapasāṃ namaste phaladāyine .. 26 ..

> whose form is austerity, obeisance to You, the giver of the fruits of austerities! (26)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.54)

stutyāya stutirūpāya bhaktastutiratāya ca ..

> To the one worthy of praise, whose form is praise, and delighting in the praise of devotees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.55)

namaste śrutirūpāya śrutyācāra priyāya ca .. 27 ..

> obeisance to You whose form is revelation, and fond of conduct taught by revelation. (27)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.56)

aṃḍajāya namastubhyaṃ svedajāya namostu te ..

> Obeisance to You born of an egg, obeisance be to You born of sweat;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.57)

jarāyuja svarūpāya nama udbhijjarūpiṇe .. 28 ..

> to the one whose nature is born of a womb, obeisance to the one whose form is born of the earth. (28)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.58)

devānāmiṃdrarūposi grahāṇāmasi bhānumān ..

> Among the gods, You are Indra; among the planets, You are the sun;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.59)

lokānāṃ satyaloko'si siṃdhūnāṃ kṣīrasāgaraḥ .. 29 ..

> among the worlds, You are Satyaloka; among the seas, the Ocean of Milk; (29)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.60)

surāpagā'si saritāṃ sarasāṃ mānasaṃ saraḥ ..

> among rivers, You are the river of the gods; among lakes, Lake Mānasa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.61)

himavānasi śailānāṃ dhenūnāṃ kāmadhugbhavān .. 4.1.21.30 ..

> You are Himavān among mountains; you are the wish-granting cow among milk cows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.62)

dhātūnāṃ hāṭakamasi sphaṭikaścopaleṣvasi ..

> You are gold among minerals, and you are crystal among stones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.63)

nīlotpalaṃ prasūneṣu vṛkṣeṣu tulasī bhavān .. 31 ..

> You are the blue lotus among blossoms; you are tulasī among plants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.64)

sarvapūjyaśilānāṃ vai śālagrāma śilā bhavān ..

> Among all stones worthy of worship, you indeed are the Śālagrāma stone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.65)

muktikṣetreṣu kāśī tvaṃ prayāgastīrthapaṃktiṣu ..32..

> Among sacred fields of liberation, you are Kāśī; you are Prayāga among lines of sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.66)

varṇeṣu śvetavarṇo'si dvipadāṃ brāhmaṇo bhavān ..

> You are the color white among colors; you are the brahmin among two-footed beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.67)

garuḍosyaṃḍajeṣvīśa vyavahāreṣu vāgbhavān .. 33 ..

> You are Garuḍa among the egg-born, O Lord; you are speech in transactions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.68)

vedeṣūpaniṣadrūpā maṃtrāṇāṃ praṇavohyasi ..

> You are the form of the Upaniṣads among the Vedas; you are indeed the praṇava among mantras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.69)

akṣarāṇāmakārosi yajvanāṃ somarūpadhṛk .. 34 ..

> You are the syllable 'a' among letters; you bear the form of Soma among sacrificers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.70)

pratāpināmagnirasi kṣamā'si tvaṃ kṣamāvatām ..

> You are fire among those with splendour; you are forbearance among the forbearing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.71)

dātṝṇāmasi parjanyaḥ pavitrāṇāṃ parohyasi .. 35 ..

> You are Parjanya among givers; you are the supreme among purifiers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.72)

cāposi sarvaśastrāṇāṃ vāto vegavatāmasi ..

> You are the bow among all weapons; you are the wind among the swift.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.73)

manosīṃdriyavargeṣu nirbhayāṇāṃ karohyasi .. 36 ..

> You are the mind among the faculties of sense; you are the hand among the fearless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.74)

vyomavyāptimatāṃ tvaṃ vai paramātmā'si cātmanām ..

> You indeed are the sky among all-pervading things, and you are the Supreme Self among selves.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.75)

saṃdhyopāstirbhavāndeva sarvanityeṣu karmasu.. 37 ..

> You, O Lord, are the twilight worship among all regular duties.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.76)

kratūnāmaśvamedhosi dānānāmabhayaṃ bhavān ..

> You are the horse sacrifice among sacrifices; you are the gift of fearlessness among gifts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.77)

lābhānāṃ putralābhosi vasaṃtastvamṛtuṣvaho ..38..

> You are the gain of a son among gains; O, you are spring among seasons!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.78)

yugānāṃ prathamosi tvaṃ tithīnāṃ tvaṃ kuhūrhyasi ..

> You are the first among yugas; you indeed are the new-moon day among lunar days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.79)

puṣyosi nakṣatragaṇe saṃkramaḥ sarvaparvasu .. 39 ..

> You are Puṣya in the host of asterisms, \[and\] the solar transit among all festival days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.80)

yogeṣu vyatipātastvaṃ tṛṇeṣu hi kuśo bhavān ..

> You are the Vyatīpāta among planetary yogas; you are indeed the kuśa among grasses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.81)

udyamānāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ nirvāṇaṃ tvamasi prabho .. 4.1.21.40 ..

> You are indeed the final emancipation of all striving efforts, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.82)

sarvāsāmiha buddhīnāṃ dharmabuddhirbhavānaja ..

> Among all thoughts here, you are the righteous thought, O unborn one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.83)

aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣeṣu somavallī latāsu ca .. 41 ..

> You are the sacred fig among all trees, and the soma vine among creepers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.84)

prāṇāyāmosi sarvepu sādhaneṣu śuciṣvaho ..

> O, you are breath control among all pure spiritual practices!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.85)

sarvadaḥ sarvaliṃgeṣu śrīmānviśveśvaro bhavān .. 42 ..

> Among all liṅgas, you are the illustrious Viśveśvara, the bestower of all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.86)

mitrāṇāṃ hi kalatraṃ tvaṃ dharmastvaṃ sarvabaṃdhuṣu ..

> For you are the wife among friends, you are righteousness among all relatives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.87)

tvatto nānyajjagatyasminnārāyaṇa carācare .. 43 ..

> Other than you there is nothing in this world of the moving and unmoving, O Nārāyaṇa!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.88)

tvameva mātā tvaṃ tātastvaṃ sutastvaṃ mahādhanam ..

> You alone are mother, you are father, you are son, you are immense wealth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.89)

tvameva saukhyasaṃpattistvamāyurjīvaneśvaraḥ .. 44 ..

> you alone are the treasure of happiness, you are life-span, the Lord of life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.90)

sā kathā yatra te nāma tanmano yattvadarpitam ..

> That \[alone\] is a true story wherein is your name; that is mind which is offered to you;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.91)

tatkarma yattvadarthaṃ vai tattapo yadbhavatsmṛtiḥ ..45..

> that is deed which is truly for your sake; that is austerity which is remembrance of you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.92)

taddhanaṃ dhanināṃ śuddhaṃ yattvadarthe vyayīkṛtam ..

> That wealth of the wealthy is pure which is spent for your sake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.93)

sa eva sakalaḥ kālo yasmiñjiṣṇo tvamarcyase .. 46 ..

> That alone is fruitful time in which you are worshipped, O victorious one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.94)

tāvacca jīvitaṃ śreyo yāvattvaṃ hṛdi vartase ..

> And life is auspicious only so long as you abide in the heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.95)

rogāḥ praśamamāyāṃti tvatpādodaka sevanāt .. 47 ..

> Diseases go to complete cessation by partaking of the water from your feet.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.96)

mahāpāpāni goviṃda bahujanmārjitānyapi ..

> Even great sins, O Govinda, acquired across many births,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.97)

sadyo vilayamāyāṃti vāsudeveti kīrtanāt .. 48 ..

> instantly go to dissolution through chanting 'Vāsudeva!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.98)

aho puṃsāṃ mahāmohastvaho puṃsāṃ pramādatā ..

> Ah, what great delusion of men! Ah, what heedlessness of men!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.99)

vāsudevamanādṛtya yadanyatra kṛtaśramāḥ .. 49 ..

> That having disregarded Vāsudeva, they have exerted effort elsewhere!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.100)

idameva hi māṃgalyamidameva dhanārjanam ..

> This alone is auspiciousness; this alone is the acquisition of wealth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.101)

jīvitasya phalaṃ caitadyaddāmodarakīrtanam .. 4.1.21.50 ..

> and this is the fruit of life: chanting the name of Dāmodara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.102)

adhokṣajātparodharmo nārtho nārāyaṇātparaḥ ..

> There is no righteousness higher than Adhokṣaja; there is no goal higher than Nārāyaṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.103)

na kāmaḥ keśavādanyo nāpavargo hariṃ vinā .. 51 ..

> there is no desire other than Keśava; there is no liberation without Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.104)

iyameva parā hānirupasargo yamevahi ..

> This alone is the supreme loss, this indeed is a dire calamity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.105)

abhāgyaṃ paramaṃ caitadvāsudevaṃ na yatsmaret .. 52 ..

> and this is supreme misfortune: that one should not remember Vāsudeva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.106)

harerārādhanaṃ puṃsāṃ kiṃ kiṃ na kurute bata ..

> What, alas, does worship of Hari not accomplish for men?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.107)

putramitrakalatrārtha rājyasvargāpavargadam .. 53 ..

> It bestows sons, friends, wives, wealth, kingdoms, heaven, and liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.108)

haratyaghaṃ dhvaṃsayati vyādhīnādhīnniyacchati ..

> It removes evil, destroys diseases, restrains anxieties,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.109)

dharmaṃ vivardhayetkṣipraṃ prayacchati manoratham .. 54 ..

> swiftly increases righteousness, and grants every desire of the heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.110)

bhagavaccaraṇadvaṃdvaṃ nirddvaṃdva dhyānamuttamam ..

> Free from dualities, supreme meditation upon the pair of the Lord's feet,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.111)

pāpināpi prasaṃgena vihitaṃ svahitaṃ param .. 55 ..

> performed even inadvertently by a sinner, brings about supreme welfare for oneself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.112)

pāpināṃ yāni pāpāni mahopapadabhāṃjyapi ..

> Whatever sins sinners have, even those sharing the title of 'great'—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.113)

sulīnadhyānasaṃpanno nāmoccāro harerharet ..56..

> the utterance of Hari's name, accompanied by deeply absorbed contemplation, takes them all away.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.114)

pramādādapi saṃspṛṣṭo yathā'nalakaṇo dahet ..

> Just as a spark of fire burns even if touched by accident,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.115)

tathauṣṭhapuṭasaṃspṛṣṭa harināma haredagham .. 57 ..

> so Hari's name, having touched the cavity of the lips, takes away evil.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.116)

nitāṃtaṃ kamalākāṃte śāṃtacittaṃ vidhāya yaḥ ..

> Whoever, having made his mind completely calm in the beloved of Kamalā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.117)

saṃśīlayetkṣaṇaṃ nūnaṃ kamalā tatra niścalā ..58..

> practices contemplation for a moment, Kamalā surely remains steadfast for him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.118)

ayameva parodharmastvidameva paraṃ tapaḥ ..

> This alone is supreme righteousness; this alone is supreme austerity;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.119)

idameva paraṃ tīrthaṃ viṣṇupādāṃbu yatpibeta .. 59 ..

> this alone is the supreme sacred ford: that one drinks water from Viṣṇu's feet.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.120)

tavopahāraṃ bhaktyāya sevate yajapūruṣa ..

> He who partakes with devotion of your offering, O Person of sacrifice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.121)

sevitastena niyataṃ puroḍāśo mahādhiyā .. 4.1.21.60 ..

> by that one of great intellect, the sacrificial cake has surely been enjoyed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.122)

sa caivāvabhṛthasnātaḥ sa ca gaṃgājalāplutaḥ ..

> He has taken the final sacrificial bath, and he has been submerged in the water of the Gaṅgā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.123)

viṣṇupādodakaṃ kṛtvā śaṃkhe yaḥ snāti mānavaḥ .. 61 ..

> that man who takes the water from Viṣṇu's feet into a conch and bathes \[with it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.124)

śālagrāma śilā yena pūjitā tulasī dalaiḥ ..

> By whomsoever the Śālagrāma stone has been worshipped with tulasī leaves,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.125)

sa pārijātamālābhiḥ pūjyate surasadmani .. 62 ..

> he is worshipped with garlands of pārijāta flowers in the abode of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.126)

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā yadi vetaraḥ ..

> Be he a brahmin, a kṣatriya, a vaiśya, a śūdra, or even another,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.127)

viṣṇubhakti samāyukto jñeyaḥ sarvottamaśca saḥ .. 63 ..

> if he is endowed with devotion to Viṣṇu, he should be known as the highest of all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.128)

śaṃkhacakrāṃkitatanuḥ śirasāṃ maṃjarīdharaḥ ..

> His body marked with the conch and disc, bearing flower-spikes on his head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.129)

gopīcaṃdanaliptāṃgo dṛṣṭaścettadaghaṃ kutaḥ .. 64 ..

> his limbs smeared with gopīcandana—if he is seen, whence could there be sin?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.130)

pratyahaṃ dvādaśaśilāḥ śālagrāmasya yo'rcayet ..

> Whoever worships daily twelve Śālagrāma stones,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.131)

dvāravatyāḥ śilāyuktaḥ sa vaikuṃṭhe mahīyate .. 65 ..

> accompanied by a stone from Dvāravatī, is magnified in Vaikuṇṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.132)

tulasī yasya bhavane pratyahaṃ paripūjyate ..

> In whose house tulasī is worshipped every day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.133)

tadgṛhaṃ nopasarpaṃti kadācidyamakiṃkarāḥ .. 66 ..

> to that house the servants of Yama never approach.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.134)

harināmākṣaramukhaṃ bhāle gopīmṛdāṃkitam ..

> Whose mouth bears the syllables of Hari's name, whose forehead is marked with gopī clay,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.135)

tulasīmālitoraskaṃ spṛśeyurnayamānugāḥ .. 67 ..

> whose chest is adorned with a tulasī garland—the followers of Yama cannot touch him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.136)

gopīmṛttulasī śaṃkhaḥ śālagrāmaḥ sacakrakaḥ ..

> Gopī clay, tulasī, a conch, a Śālagrāma along with a disc:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.137)

gṛhepi yasya paṃcaite tasya pāpabhayaṃ kuta. .. 68 ..

> in whose house these five are present, whence could there be fear of sin for him?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.138)

ye muhūrtāḥ kṣaṇā ye ca yā kāṣṭhā ye nimeṣakāḥ ..

> Whatever muhūrtas, whatever moments, whatever kāṣṭhās, and whatever twinklings of an eye  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.139)

ṛte viṣṇusmṛteryātāsteṣu muṣṭo yamena saḥ .. 69 ..

> have passed without the remembrance of Viṣṇu, in those he has been robbed by Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.140)

kva dvayakṣaraṃ harernāma sphuliṃgasadṛśaṃ jvaleta ..

> Where is the two-syllabled name of Hari, blazing like a spark,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.141)

mahatī pātakānāṃ ca rāśistūlopamā kva ca .. 4.1.21.70 ..

> and where is the great heap of sins, comparable to cotton?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.142)

goviṃda paramānaṃdaṃ mukuṃdaṃ madhusūdanama ..

> Govinda, Supreme Bliss, Mukunda, Madhusūdana—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.143)

tyaktvānyaṃ naiva jānāmi na bhajāmi smarāmi na .. 71 ..

> leaving aside \[Him\], I know no other, worship no other, remember no other.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.144)

na namāmi na ca staumi na paśyāmīha cakṣuṣā ..

> I bow to none, nor do I praise any, nor do I look upon any here with my eye;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.145)

na spṛśāmi na vāyāmi gāyāmi na na hariṃ vinā .. 72 ..

> I touch none, nor do I smell, nor do I sing of anyone except Hari.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.146)

jale sthale ca pātālepyanile cānale'cale ..

> In water, on land, and in Pātāla, in wind, in fire, on a mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.147)

vidyādharāsurasure kiṃ nare vānare nare .. 73 ..

> among vidyādharas, asuras, gods, kinnaras, monkeys, and men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.148)

tṛṇestraiṇe ca pāṣāṇe tarugulmalatāsu ca ..

> in grass, among women, in stone, in trees, shrubs, and creepers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.149)

sarvatra śyāmalatanuṃ vīkṣe śrīvatsavakṣasam .. 74 ..

> everywhere I behold the dark-complexioned body, the chest marked with the Śrīvatsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.150)

sarveṣāṃ hṛdayāvāsaḥ sākṣātsākṣī tvameva hi ..

> You alone are the resident within the hearts of all, the manifest witness;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.151)

bahiraṃtarvinā tvāṃ tu nahyanyaṃ vedmi sarvagam .. 75 ..

> without You, outside and inside, I indeed know no other all-pervading one."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.152)

ityuktvā virarāmāsau śivaśarmandhruvastadā ..

> Having spoken thus, O Śivaśarman, Dhruva then fell silent.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.153)

devopi bhagavānviṣṇustamuvāca prasannadṛk .. 76 ..

> The god, Lord Viṣṇu, with a gracious look, spoke to him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.154)

.. śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The Holy Lord said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.155)

api bāla viśālākṣa dhruva dhruvamate'nagha ..

> “O child, large-eyed Dhruva, of steadfast mind, sinless one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.156)

parijñāto mayā samyaktavahṛtstho manorathaḥ .. 77 ..

> the desire abiding in your heart has been fully understood by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.157)

annādbhavaṃti bhūtāni vṛṣṭerannasamudbhavaḥ ..

> From food beings arise; from rain is the production of food;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.158)

tadvṛṣṭeḥ kāraṇaṃ sūryaḥ sūryādhāro dhruvaidhi bhoḥ ..78..

> the cause of that rain is the sun. O Dhruva, become the support of the sun!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.159)

jyotiścakrasya sarvasya graharkṣādeḥ samaṃtataḥ ..

> Of the entire circle of lights, the planets, constellations, and the rest on every side,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.160)

gagane bhramato nityaṃ tvamādhāro bhaviṣyasi .. 79 ..

> wandering constantly in the sky, you shall be the support.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.161)

meḍhībhūtastu vai sarvānvāyupāśairniyaṃtritān ..

> Having become the central pivot \[holding\] all of them bound by cords of wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.162)

ākalpaṃ tatpadaṃ tiṣṭha bhrāmayañjyotiṣāṃgaṇān .. 4.1.21.80 ..

> remain in that place until the end of the kalpa, turning the host of celestial lights.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.163)

ārādhya śrī mahādevaṃ purāpadamidaṃ mayā ..

> Formerly, having worshipped the glorious Mahādeva, this position was obtained  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.164)

āsādiyattadetatte tapasā pratipāditam .. 81 ..

> by me; that very \[position\] has now been bestowed upon you by your austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.165)

keciccaturyugaṃ yāvatkecinmanvaṃtaraṃ dhruva ..

> Some remain for four yugas, some for a manvantara, O Dhruva;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.166)

tiṣṭhaṃti tvaṃ tu vai kalpaṃ padametatpraśāsyasi .. 82 ..

> but you indeed shall rule over this place for a kalpa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.167)

manunāpi na yatprāpi kimanyairmānavairdhruva ..

> That which was not attained even by Manu, what to say of other men, O Dhruva?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.168)

tatpadaṃ vihitaṃ tvatsācchakrādyairapi durlabham .. 83 ..

> That place, difficult to attain even for Śakra and others, has been made yours.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.169)

anyānvarānprayacchāmi stavenānena toṣitaḥ ..

> Pleased by this hymn of praise, I grant you other boons:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.170)

sunītirapi te mātā tvatsamīpe cariṣyati .. 84 ..

> your mother Sunīti also will dwell near you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.171)

idaṃ stotravaraṃ yastu paṭhiṣyati samāhitaḥ ..

> Whosoever, concentrated in mind, recites this excellent hymn of praise  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.172)

trisaṃdhyaṃ manujastasya pāpaṃ yāsyati saṃkṣayam..85..

> at the three junctures of the day, that man's sin will go to destruction.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.173)

na tasya sadanaṃ lakṣmīḥ parityakṣyatyasaṃśayam ..

> Lakṣmī will not abandon his dwelling, beyond doubt,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.174)

na jananyā viyogaśca na baṃdhukalahodayaḥ .. 86 ..

> nor will there be separation from a mother, nor the arising of quarrels with kinsmen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.175)

dhruvastutiriyaṃ puṇyā mahāpātakanāśinī ..

> This holy praise of Dhruva destroys great sins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.176)

brahmahāpi viśuddhyeta kā kathetara pāpinām .. 87 ..

> even the killer of a brahmin is purified—what need to speak of other sinners?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.177)

mahāpuṇyasya jananī mahāsaṃpattidāyinī ..

> It is the mother of great merit, the bestower of great wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.178)

mahopasargaśamanī mahāvyādhivināśinī .. 88 !.  
yasyā'stiparamā bhaktirmayi nirmalacetasaḥ ..

> the pacifier of great portents, the destroyer of serious diseases. / Whosoever has supreme devotion to me with a pure mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.179)

dhruvastutiriyaṃ tena japyā matprītikāriṇī .. 89 ..

> by him this praise of Dhruva, which brings about my pleasure, should be chanted.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.180)

samasta tīrthasnānena yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ ..

> Whatever fruit a man obtains by bathing in all the sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.181)

tatphalaṃ samyagāpnoti japanstutyānayā mudā .. 4.1.21.90 ..

> he fully attains that fruit by chanting with joy this hymn of praise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.182)

saṃti stotrāṇyanekāni mama prītikarāṇi ca ..

> There are many hymns of praise that bring me pleasure,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.183)

dhruvastuterna caitasyāḥ kalāmarhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm .. 91 ..

> yet they are not worth a sixteenth part of this hymn by Dhruva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.184)

śrutvāpīmāṃ stutiṃ martyaḥ śraddhayā parayā mudā ..

> Even upon hearing this hymn of praise with supreme faith and joy, a mortal  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.185)

pātakairmucyate sadyo mahatpuṇyamavāpnuyāt .. 92 ..

> is instantly freed from sins and would obtain great merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.186)

aputraḥ putramāpnoti nirdhano dhanamāpnuyāt ..

> One without a son obtains a son; one without wealth would obtain wealth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.187)

abhakto bhaktimāpnoti kīrtanācca dhruvastuteḥ .. .. 93 ..

> and one lacking devotion obtains devotion from reciting Dhruva's hymn.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.188)

dattvā dānānyanekāni kṛtvā nānā vratāni ca ..

> The gains a man obtains by giving numerous gifts  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.189)

yathālābhānavāpnoti tathā stutyā'nayā naraḥ .. 94 ..

> and performing diverse vows, he obtains just so through this hymn.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.190)

tyaktvā sarvāṇi kāryāṇi tyaktvā japyānyanekaśaḥ ..

> Setting aside all tasks and abandoning numerous mantras to be recited,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.191)

dhruvastutiriyaṃ japyā sarvakāmapradāyinī .. 95 ..

> this hymn of Dhruva should be recited, which grants all desires."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.192)

śrībhagavānuvāca .. ..

> The Blessed Lord said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.193)

dhruvāvadhehi vakṣyāmi hitaṃ tava mahāmate ..

> "Dhruva, pay attention; I shall tell you what is beneficial, O large-minded one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.194)

yena te niścalaṃ samyakpadametadbhaviṣyati .. 96 ..

> whereby this position of yours shall become completely immovable.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.195)

ahaṃ jigamiṣustvāsaṃ purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ śubhām ..

> I was indeed desirous of going to the auspicious city of Vārāṇasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.196)

sākṣādviśveśvaro yatra tiṣṭhate mokṣakāraṇam .. 97 ..

> where Viśveśvara himself dwells, the cause of liberation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.197)

vipannānāṃ ca jaṃtūnāṃ yatra viśveśvaraḥ svayam ..

> and where Viśveśvara himself into the ear of dying creatures  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.198)

karṇe jāpaṃ prakurute karmanirmūlana kṣamam .. 98 ..

> performs the recitation capable of uprooting all karma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.199)

asya saṃsāraduḥkhasya sarvopadravadāyinaḥ ..

> For this suffering of saṃsāra, which brings about every affliction,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.21.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.21.200)

upāya eka evāsti kāśikānaṃdabhūmikā .. 99 ..

> there is only one remedy: the ground of joy that is Kāśī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.21.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Yogavāsiṣṭha (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.upajivya.yogavasistha*vulgate.4.35.2) — Sanskrit
- [Laghuyogavāsiṣṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.advaita.prakarana.laghuyogavasistha.53.116) — Sanskrit
- [Nīlādrimahodaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.odia.purana.niladrimahodaya.35.183) — Mahādeva Dāsa, Sanskrit

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