[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) › 4.24.182 # Skandapurana 4.24.182 Skandapurāṇa 4.24.182 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.24.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.182) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kāśīkhaṃḍe pūrvāddhe śivaśarmanirvāṇaprāpaṇaṃ nāma caturviṃśodhyāyaḥ .. 24 .. > Vyāsa said: > Listen, Sūta, I will recount the story of the pot-born \[sage\], > hearing which a man becomes free from passion and a vessel of knowledge. (1) > Having circumambulated the mountain named Śrī, > the pot-born one, together with his wife, then beheld the vast, charming grove of Skanda, (2) > filled with flowers in all seasons, with trees bearing succulent fruits, > rich in edible roots and tubers, with trees having excellent bark, (3) > frequented by herds of wild beasts, surrounded by rivers and pools, > with clear and deep lakes, the supreme essence of all the earth, (4) > resounding with various birds, inhabited by diverse sages, > as if it were the sole gathering-place of austerity and the abode of prosperity. (5) > There is a mountain there named Lohita, possessing the splendour of the golden mountain, > with lovely caves and waterfalls, its ridges shining like peaks, (6) > as if it were a single piece of Kailāsa that had descended here into the realm of action > to practice austerity intensely, endowed with many wonders. (7) > There the best of sages, Agastya, beheld the six-faced one in person. > Having bowed prostrate on the ground together with his wife, the one of great austerity (8) > praised the son of Girijā with hymns originating from the Vedas > and with a hymn of his own composition, with his hands folded in reverence. (9) > Agastya said: > Salutations to the one whose lotus feet are worshipped by the host of gods, who creates nectar, > who has six faces, boundless valour, and is the source of joy to Gaurī’s heart! (10) > Salutations to you, who removes the distress of the surrendered, the fulfiller of all wishes, > the granter of chariots for crossing over, the slayer of the fierce demon Tāraka! (11) > To the unformed yet formed, of a thousand forms, possessing qualities, the locus of qualities, higher than the high, > beyond the boundless shore, beyond the prior and the posterior, salutations to you whose mount is the peacock! (12) > Salutations to you, the best among knowers of Brahman, clad in space, abiding in the firmament, > golden-hued, golden-armed; salutations to the golden one, the golden-seeded! (13) > To the one whose nature is austerity, rich in austerity, the bestower of the fruits of austerity... > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.24.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.181) - [Next: 4.25.74.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.25.74.1) - [Up: 4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.24.182) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.182) · Pramāṇa