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# Skandapurana 4.24

Skandapurāṇa 4.24

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.24.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.1)

gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. ..

> The two Gaṇas said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.2)

śivaśarmannudarkaṃ te kathayāvo niśāmaya ..

> "O Śivaśarman, we two will tell you your future; listen!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.3)

tvamatra vaiṣṇave loke bhuktvā bhogānsupuṣkalān .. 1 ..

> Having enjoyed abundant pleasures here in the world of Viṣṇu  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.4)

brahmaṇo vatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ ramamāṇo'psarogaṇaiḥ ..

> for a full year of Brahmā, sporting with hosts of apsarases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.5)

sutīrthamaraṇopātta puṇyaśeṣeṇa vai punaḥ .. 2 ..

> by the remainder of the merit acquired through death at the sacred ford, you will indeed  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.6)

bhaviṣyasi mahīpālo nagare naṃdivardhane ..

> become a king in the city of Nandivardhana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.7)

rājyaṃ prāpyāsapatnaṃ ca samṛddhabalavāhanam ..3..

> having attained a kingdom without rivals, rich in armies and mounts,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.8)

kṛṣṭibhirhṛṣṭapuṣṭaiśca ramyahāṭakabhūṣaṇaiḥ ..

> frequented by joyful and well-fed peasants adorned with charming gold ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.9)

saṃjuṣṭamiṣṭāpūrtānāṃ dharmāṇāṃ nityakartṛbhiḥ..4..

> who constantly perform the duties of sacrifices and public works,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.10)

sadāsaṃpannasasyaṃ ca sūrvarakṣetrasaṃkulam..

> always rich in crops, filled with fertile fields,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.11)

sudeśaṃ suprajaṃ susthaṃ sutṛṇaṃ bahugodhanam .. 5 ..

> a good country with good subjects, prosperous, with fine pasture, rich in cattle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.12)

devatāyatanānāṃ ca rājibhiḥ parirājitam ..

> adorned with rows of shrines to deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.13)

suyūpā yatra vai grāmāḥ suvittarddhi virājitāḥ .. 6 ..

> where the villages have sacrificial posts, resplendent with the prosperity of great wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.14)

supuṣpa kṛtrimodyānāḥ sasadāphalapādapāḥ ..

> with cultivated gardens of beautiful flowers, and trees bearing fruit in all seasons."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.15)

sapadminīkakāsārā yatra rājaṃti bhūmayaḥ .. 7 ..

> where lands shine adorned with lakes full of lotuses;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.16)

sadaṃbhā nimnagārājirna yatra janatā kvacit ..

> where the row of rivers is full of reeds, but the people are never full of deceit;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.17)

kulānyeva kulīnāni na cānyāyadhanāni ca .. 8 ..

> where families are indeed noble, and wealth is never unjustly gained;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.18)

vibhramo yatra nārīṣu navidvatsu ca karhicit ..

> where amorous grace is seen in women, but confusion is never found among the wise;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.19)

nadyaḥ kuṭilagāminyo na yatra viṣaye prajāḥ .. 9 ..

> where rivers take crooked courses, but the subjects in that realm never go astray;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.20)

tamoyuktāḥ kṣapā yatra bahuleṣu na mānavāḥ ..

> where nights are full of darkness in the waning fortnights, but men are never endowed with dull ignorance;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.21)

rajoyujaḥ striyo yatra na dharmabahulā narāḥ .. 4.1.24.10 ..

> where women alone are subject to their monthly periods, but men devoted to virtue are never touched by passion;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.22)

dhanairanaṃdho yatrāsti mano naiva ca bhojanam ..

> where no one is blinded by riches, and food is never mere imagining;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.23)

anayaḥ syaṃdanaṃ yatra na ca vai rājapūruṣaḥ .. 11 ..

> where lack of guidance belongs only to the movement of a chariot, and never to a royal officer;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.24)

daṃḍaḥ paraśukuddāla vālavya janarājiṣu ..

> where the rod is found only in the rows of axes, spades, and chowries,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.25)

ātapatreṣu nānyatra kvacitkrodhāparādhajaḥ ..12..

> and in parasols, but punishment born of anger or crime is found nowhere else;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.26)

anyatrākṣikavṛṃdebhyaḥ kvacinna paridevanam ..

> where lamentation exists nowhere except among groups of gamblers;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.27)

ākṣikā eva dṛśyaṃte yatra pāśakapāṇayaḥ .. 13 ..

> where only gamblers are seen with dice in hand;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.28)

jāḍyavārtā jaleṣveva strīmadhyā eva durbalāḥ ..

> where talk of coldness is only in the waters, and only women's waists are slender;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.29)

kaṭhorahṛdayā yatra sīmaṃtinyo na mānavāḥ .. 14 ..

> where only women's breasts are hard, but human hearts are never so;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.30)

auṣadheṣveva yatrāsti kuṣṭhayogo na mānave ..

> where the application of costus exists only in medicines, but leprosy never touches a man;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.31)

vedhopyaṃtaḥsuratneṣu śūlaṃ mūrtikareṣu vai .. 15 ..

> where boring exists only within fine gems, and an iron pin only in the hands of sculptors;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.32)

kaṃpaḥsāttvikabhāvottho na bhayātkvāpi kasyacit ..

> where trembling arises only from spiritual emotion, never anywhere from fear in anyone;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.33)

saṃjvaraḥ kāmajo yatra dāridryaṃ kaluṣasya ca .. 16 ..

> where fever is born only of love, and poverty belongs only to impurity;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.34)

durlabhatvaṃ sadā kasya sukṛtena ca vastunaḥ ..

> where what good thing could ever be scarce on account of good deeds?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.35)

ibhā eva pramattā vai yuddhaṃ vīcyorjalāśaye .. 17 ..

> where only elephants are in rut, and conflict belongs only to waves in a reservoir;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.36)

dānahānirgajeṣveva drumeṣveva hi kaṃṭakāḥ ..

> where cessation of giving is seen only in the ichor of elephants, and thorns belong only to trees;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.37)

janeṣveva vihārā hi na kasyaciduraḥsthalī .. 18 ..

> where wandering belongs only to the people, and no one's chest is ever pierced;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.38)

bāṇeṣu guṇaviśleṣo baṃdhoktiḥ pustake dṛḍhā ..

> where detachment from the bowstring belongs only to arrows, and firm binding is only spoken of in a book;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.39)

snehatyāgaḥ sadaivāsti yatra pāśupate jane .. 19 ..

> where abandonment of affection exists ever only among the Pāśupata ascetics;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.40)

daṃḍavārtā sadā yatra kṛtasaṃnyāsakarmaṇām ..

> where mention of the staff belongs ever to those who have undertaken the vows of renunciation;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.41)

mārgaṇāścāpakeṣveva bhikṣukā brahmacāriṇaḥ .. 4.1.24.20 ..

> where seeking belongs to arrows, and mendicants are only celibate students;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.42)

yatra kṣapaṇakā eva dṛśyaṃte maladhāriṇaḥ ..

> where only Digambara monks are seen bearing dirt;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.43)

prāyo madhuvratā eva yatra caṃcalavṛttayaḥ .. 21 ..

> and where only bees are generally of fickle movement;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.44)

ityādi guṇavaddeśe tvayirājyaṃ praśāsati ..

> when, in such a virtuous land, you rule the kingdom  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.45)

dharmeṇa rājadharmajña śauṃḍīryaguṇaśālini .. 22 ..

> with righteousness, knowing the duties of kings, endowed with the quality of valour,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.46)

saubhāgyabhāji rūpāḍhye śauryaudāryaguṇānvite ..

> possessing good fortune, endowed with beauty, possessing heroism and generosity,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.47)

sīmaṃtinīnāṃ ramyāṇāṃ lāvaṇyavarjita suśriyām .. 23 ..

> you will have ten thousand charming wives possessing splendid beauty  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.48)

rājñīnāmayutaṃbhāvi kumārāṇāṃ śatatrayam ..

> and surpassing grace, and three hundred sons.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.49)

vṛddhakāla iti khyāta ugraḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ .. 24 ..

> Known as Vṛddhakāla, fierce, conqueror of enemies' cities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.50)

vijitānekasamaraḥ śrīsaṃtarpitamārgaṇaḥ ..

> victorious in many battles, satisfying petitioners with wealth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.51)

anekaguṇasaṃpūrṇaḥ pūrṇacaṃdranibhadyutiḥ .. 25 ..

> abounding in countless virtues, radiant like the full moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.52)

saṃtatāvabhṛthaklinna mūrdhajaḥ kṣitiṣarṣabhaḥ ..

> your hair ever wet from the ablutions of sacrifices, a bull among kings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.53)

prajāpālanasaṃpannaḥ kośaprīṇitabhūsuraḥ .. 26 ..

> accomplished in protecting subjects, gladdening brahmins from your treasury,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.54)

padāraviṃdaṃ gauviṃdaṃ hṛdi dhyāyannataṃdritaḥ ..

> unweariedly meditating on Govinda's lotus feet in your heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.55)

vāsudevakathālāpaparikṣipta dinakṣapaḥ .. 27 ..

> spending days and nights in conversation on tales of Vāsudeva—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.56)

kadācidupaviṣṭaḥsanmadhye rājasabhaṃ dvija ..

> once, seated in the midst of the royal assembly, O twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.57)

dūrātkārpaṭikairdṛṣṭo vārāṇasyāḥ samāgataiḥ .. 28 ..

> you will be seen from afar by pilgrims arrived from Vārāṇasī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.58)

tatkarmabhāvisadṛśaistadātvamabhinaṃditaḥ ..

> At that time, you will be greeted by them, who correspond to what is to come,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.59)

taiḥ sarvai rājaśārdūlasyāśīrvādairanekaśaḥ .. 29 ..

> with manifold blessings, O tiger among kings:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.60)

śrīmadviśveśvaro devo viśveṣāṃ jagatāṃ guruḥ ..

> ‘May the glorious Lord Viśveśvara, teacher of all the worlds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.61)

kāśīnāthastute kuryātkumaterapavarjanam .. 4.1.24.30 ..

> the Lord of Kāśī, bring about the removal of evil thoughts when praised!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.62)

naiḥśreyasīṃ ca saṃpattiṃ yo deyātsmaraṇādapi ..

> He who would grant the highest beatitude even from being remembered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.63)

kāśīnāthaḥ sa te diśyājjñānaṃ malavivarjitam .. 31 ..

> may that Lord of Kāśī bestow upon you knowledge free from stain!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.64)

yena puṇyena te prāptaṃ rājyaṃ prājyamakaṃṭakam ..

> By that merit through which an abundant, thornless kingdom was attained by you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.65)

tatpuṇyaśeṣatobhūyādviśvanāthe matistava .. 32 ..

> by the remainder of that merit, may your mind be set on Viśvanātha!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.66)

yasya prasādātsulabhamāyuḥ putrāṃbarāganāḥ ..

> By whose grace long life, sons, clothes, women,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.67)

samṛddhayaḥ svargamokṣau sa viśveśaḥ prasīdatu .. 33 ..

> riches, heaven, and liberation are easily attained—may that Lord of All be pleased!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.68)

nāmaśravaṇamātreṇa yasya viśveśiturvibhoḥ ..

> By the mere hearing of whose name, the all-pervading Lord of All,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.69)

mahāpātakavicchedaḥ sa viśveśo'stu te hṛdi .. 34 ..

> great sins are destroyed—may that Lord of All abide in your heart!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.70)

tvaṃ vṛddhakālo bhūpālaḥ śrutvetyāśīḥ paraṃparām ..

> Hearing this succession of blessings, you, king Vṛddhakāla,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.71)

smariṣyasīdaṃ vṛttāṃtaṃ pulakāṃkavapustadā .. 35 ..

> will then remember this incident, your body covered in goosebumps.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.72)

ākāragopanaṃ kṛtvā tebhyo dattvā dhanaṃ bahu ..

> Concealing your emotion, giving much wealth to them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.73)

sumuhūrtamanuprāpya sute rājyaṃ vidhāya ca .. 36..

> and waiting for an auspicious moment, after bestowing the kingdom upon your son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.74)

anaṃgalekhayā rājñyā tataḥ kāśīṃ gamiṣyasi ..

> you will then depart for Kāśī along with queen Anaṅgalekhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.75)

dattvā dānāni bhūrīṇi prīṇayitvā'rthino janān .. 37 ..

> Having given abundant gifts and satisfied those who ask,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.76)

svanāmnā tatra saṃsthāpya liṃgaṃ nirvāṇakāraṇam ..

> and having established there a liṅga under your own name, which causes nirvāṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.77)

prāsādaṃ tatra kṛtvoccaistadagre kūpamuttamam .. 38 ..

> having built a lofty temple there and, in front of it, an excellent well,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.78)

vidhāya vidhivattatra kalaśāropaṇādikam ..

> having duly performed the installation of the pinnacle and other \[rites\] there,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.79)

maṇimāṇikya cāṃpeya dukūlebhāśvagodhanam .. 39 ..

> having given wealth in jewels, rubies, gold, fine silks, elephants, horses, and cattle,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.80)

mahādhvajapatākāśca cchatracāmaradarpaṇam ..

> and large banners, flags, parasols, chowries, and mirrors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.81)

devopakaraṇaṃ bhūri viśrāṇya śramavarjitaḥ .. 4.1.24.40 ..

> having bestowed abundant equipment for the god, untiring,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.82)

vratopavāsaniyamaiḥ parikṣīṇakalevaraḥ ..

> your body emaciated through vows, fasts, and observances,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.83)

madhyāhne nirjane tatra drakṣyasyekaṃ tapodhanam .. 41 ..

> at midday in that deserted place you will see an ascetic:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.84)

atīvajīrṇavapuṣaṃ paripiṃgajaṭānvitam ..

> with an extremely aged body, having reddish matted hair,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.85)

mūrtimaṃtaṃmiva prāṃśuṃ dharmaṃ janamanoharam.. 42..

> tall, like Dharma incarnate, charming to people,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.86)

bhāraṃ śarīrayaṣṭeśca dṛḍhayaṣṭyāṃ samarpya ca ..

> resting the weight of his staff-like body upon a firm staff,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.87)

garbhāgārādviniṣkramyābhyāyāṃtaṃraṃgamaṃḍape ..43..

> emerging from the inner sanctum and approaching the theater pavilion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.88)

upaviśya samīpe te prakṣyatyevamanukramāt ..

> Sitting down beside you, he will ask you thus in order:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.89)

kosi tvaṃ kimihāsi tvaṃ dvitīya iva kastvayam .. 44 ..

> “Who are you? Why are you here? Who is this, like a second \[self\] to you?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.90)

prāsādaḥ kāritaḥ kena jānāsyeṣa tato vada ..

> By whom was this temple built? If you know, tell me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.91)

asya liṃgasya kiṃ nāma prāyo jāne na vārdhakāt .. 45 ..

> What is the name of this liṅga? On account of old age, I generally do not know.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.92)

pṛṣṭastvamiti te nātha tadā vṛddha tapasvinā ..

> Questioned thus by the aged ascetic, O Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.93)

kathayiṣyasyahaṃ rājā vṛddhakāla iti śrutaḥ .. 46 ..

> you will say: “I am a king, known as Vṛddhakāla,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.94)

dākṣiṇātya iha prāptastvetayā saha kāṃtayā ..

> a southerner, arrived here together with this beloved wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.95)

dhyāyāmi liṃgametacca prārthayāmi na kiṃcana .. 47 ..

> I meditate on this liṅga, and I ask for nothing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.96)

prāsādasyāsya jaṭila svayaṃkārayitā śivaḥ ..

> O ascetic with matted hair, Śiva himself is the builder of this temple.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.97)

viśeṣato'syaliṃgasya nāma no vedmi niścitam.. 48 ..

> In particular, I do not know for certain the name of this liṅga.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.98)

iti śrutvā narapatervākyaṃprāha jaṭādharaḥ ..

> Hearing these words of the king, the ascetic with matted hair said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.99)

satyamuktaṃ tvayaikaṃ hi liṃganāma na vetsi yat .. 49 ..

> “You have spoken only one truth: that you do not know the name of the liṅga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.100)

paśyeyaṃ tvāmahaṃ nityamupaviṣṭaṃ suniścalam ..

> I see you constantly seated here, completely motionless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.101)

śruto bhaviṣyati tava prāsādo yena kāritaḥ .. 4.1.24.50 ..

> Surely it has been heard by you by whom this temple was built.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.102)

mamāgre tatsamācakṣva yadi jānāsi tattvataḥ ..

> Tell me that plainly, if you know in truth.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.103)

ākarṇyeti vacastasya punaḥ prāha bhavāniti ... 51 ..

> Hearing his speech, you will say again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.104)

kartā kārayitā śaṃbhuḥ kimatathyaṃ bravīmyaham ..

> “Śambhu is the maker and the one who causes it to be made; what untruth am I speaking?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.105)

athavā ciṃtayā kiṃ me tapasvinnanayā vibho .. 52 ..

> Or else, O powerful ascetic, what does this concern matter to me?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.106)

iti tvayi sthite joṣaṃ sa punarvṛddhatāpasaḥ ..

> When you remain silent, that aged ascetic again \[will say\]:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.107)

pipāsurasmi pānīyamānīyāśu prayaccha me .. 53 ..

> “I am thirsty; fetch water quickly and give it to me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.108)

iti tena ca nunnastvaṃ vāryānīya ca kūpataḥ ..

> Urged thus by him, you will bring water from the well  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.109)

pāyayiṣyasi taṃ vṛddhaṃ tāpasaṃ tatkṣaṇācca saḥ .. 54 ..

> and give it to that aged ascetic to drink; and in that instant he,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.110)

tadaṃbupānato bhūyātsupārvaṇa śaśiprabhaḥ ..

> from drinking that water, will become endowed with the radiance of the full moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.111)

taruṇo rūpasaṃpannaḥ kośonmuktorago yathā .. 55 ..

> young, endowed with beauty, like a serpent freed from its skin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.112)

jātāścaryeṇa bhavatā punarevābhyabhāṣi saḥ ..

> Filled with wonder, you will speak to him once more:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.113)

kaḥ prabhāvo hi bhagavanneṣa yena bhavānpunaḥ .. 56 ..

> “What power is this indeed, O venerable one, by which you  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.114)

parityajyātra jarasaṃ na vo bhrājasi sāṃpratam ..

> have discarded old age here and now shine as young?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.115)

asti cedavakāśaste tato brūhi tapodhana .. 57 ..

> If you have the time, then tell me, O ascetic.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.116)

tapodhana uvāca .. ..

> The ascetic said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.117)

vṛddhakālakṣitipate jāne tvāṃ sumahāmate ..

> “O King Vṛddhakāla of great intellect, I know you;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.118)

imāmapi ca jāne'haṃ tava patnīṃ pativratām.. 58 ..

> and I also know this devoted wife of yours.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.119)

janmano'smādiyaṃ rājannāsīdviprasya kanyakā ..

> Prior to this birth, O King, she was the daughter of a brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.120)

turvasorvedavapuṣaḥ śubhācārā śubhānanā .. 59 ..

> of Turvasu, who was the embodiment of the Veda, herself of auspicious conduct and fair face.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.121)

tena dattā vivāhārthaṃ naidhruvāya mahātmane ..

> By him she was given in marriage to the noble-minded Naidhruva;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.122)

sa ca kālavaśaṃ prāpto naidhruvo'prāptayauvanaḥ .. 4.1.24.60 ..

> and that Naidhruva fell under the power of Time before reaching youth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.123)

vaidhavyaṃ pālayaṃtyeṣā mṛtā'vaṃtyāṃ śubhavratā ..

> Observing widowhood, keeping auspicious vows, she died in Avantī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.124)

tena puṇyena saṃjātā pāṃḍyasya nṛpateḥ sutā .. 61 ..

> Through that merit, she was born as the daughter of the Pāṇḍya king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.125)

pariṇītā tvayā rājanpativrataratā sadā ..

> Wedded by you, O King, ever devoted to her husband,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.126)

tvayā saheha saṃprāptā muktiṃ prāpsyatyanuttamām .. 62 ..

> arrived here along with you, she will attain unsurpassed liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.127)

ayodhyāyāmathāvaṃtyāṃ mathurāyāmathāpi vā ..

> Whether in Ayodhyā or in Avantī, or in Mathurā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.128)

dvāravatyāṃ ca kāṃcyāṃ vā māyāpuryāmatho nṛpa .. 63 ..

> or in Dvāravatī, or in Kāñcī, or in Māyāpurī, O King,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.129)

api pātakino ye ca kālena nidhanaṃ gatāḥ ..

> even sinners who meet their death in the course of time—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.130)

te hi svargādihāgatya kāśyāṃ mokṣamavāpnuyuḥ .. 64 ..

> they, coming here from heaven, will indeed attain liberation in Kāśī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.131)

avaimi tvāmapi nṛpadvijo'bhūḥ pūrvajanmani ..

> I know you too, O King: in your previous birth you were a brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.132)

māthuraḥ śivaśarmākhyo māyāpuryāṃ bhavānmṛtaḥ .. 65 ..

> a native of Mathurā named Śivaśarman, and you died in Māyāpurī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.133)

tatpuṇyātprāpya vaikuṃṭhaṃ bhuktvā bhogānmanoramān ..

> Having attained Vaikuṇṭha through that merit and enjoyed delightful pleasures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.134)

tatpuṇyaśeṣātkṣitipo jātastvaṃ naṃdivardhane .. 66 ..

> from the remainder of that merit you were born as a king in Nandivardhana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.135)

vṛddhakālāvanīpāla tenaiva sukṛtena ca ..

> O protector of the earth of Vṛddhakāla, by that very good deed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.136)

mokṣakṣetramidaṃ prāpto muktiṃ prāpsyasyanuttamām .. 67 ..

> you have reached this sacred field of liberation and will attain unsurpassed liberation. (67)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.137)

anyacca śṛṇu rājeṃdra tvayā yatsamudīritam ..

> Moreover, listen, O king of kings, to what was spoken by you:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.138)

kartā kārayitā śaṃbhuḥ prāsādasyeti tatsphuṭam .. 68 ..

> 'Śambhu is the maker and the one who causes the temple to be made'—that is plainly true. (68)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.139)

sukṛtaṃ naiva satatamākhyātavyaṃ kadācana ..

> A good deed should never be constantly proclaimed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.140)

kṛtaṃ mayeti kathanātpuṇyaṃ kṣayati tatkṣaṇāt .. 69 ..

> from saying 'this was done by me', merit vanishes that very instant. (69)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.141)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena gopanīyaṃ nidhānavat ..

> Therefore, with every effort, it must be concealed like a treasure;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.142)

sukṛtaṃ kīrtanādvyarthaṃ bhavedbhasmahutaṃ tathā.. 4.1.24.70 ..

> a good deed becomes futile by boasting, just like an oblation offered into ashes. (70)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.143)

niścitaṃ viśvanāthena preritena tvayā'nagha ..

> Prompted indeed by Viśvanātha, O sinless one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.144)

kṛtaṃ hi kṛtakṛtyena prāsādādiha vedmyaham .. 71 ..

> the temple and the rest have been built here by you whose purpose is accomplished; so I know. (71)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.145)

vṛddhakāleśvaraṃ nāma liṃgametanmahīpate ..

> This liṅga, O king, named Vṛddhakāleśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.146)

jānīhyanādisaṃsiddhaṃ nimittaṃ kiṃtu vai bhavān .. 72 ..

> know to be established from beginningless time, yet you indeed were the instrumental cause. (72)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.147)

darśanātsparśanāttasya pūjanācchravaṇānnateḥ ..

> From seeing, touching, worshipping, hearing of, and bowing to  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.148)

vṛddhakāleśaliṃgasya sarvaṃ prāpnoti vāṃchitam .. 73 ..

> this liṅga of Vṛddhakāleśa, one obtains everything desired. (73)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.149)

kūpaḥ kālodako nāma jarāvyādhivighātakṛt ..

> The well named Kālodaka destroys old age and disease;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.150)

yadīya jalapānena mātuḥstanyamapānavān .. 74 ..

> by drinking its water, one never drinks mother’s milk again. (74)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.151)

kṛtakūpodakasnānaḥ kṛtaitalliṃgapūjanaḥ ..

> Having bathed in the well's water and worshipped this liṅga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.152)

varṣeṇa siddhimāpnoti manobhilaṣitāṃ naraḥ .. 75 ..

> a person attains within a year the perfection desired by the mind. (75)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.153)

na kuṣṭhaṃ na ca visphoṭā naraṃghā na vicarcikā ..

> Neither leprosy, nor boils, nor blemishes, nor scabies,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.154)

pītātspṛṣṭātpratiṣṭhaṃti kaphaḥ kālatamodakāt .. 76 ..

> nor phlegm remain, when one has drunk or touched the water of Kālatama. (76)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.155)

nāgnimāṃdyaṃ naiva śūlaṃ na meho na pravāhikā ..

> Neither sluggish digestion, nor colic, nor urinary disease, nor dysentery,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.156)

na mūtrakṛcchraṃ nā pāmā pānāyasyāsya sevanāt .. 77 ..

> nor strangury, nor cutaneous eruptions \[afflict\] from drinking and resorting to this \[water\]. (77)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.157)

bhūtajvarāśca ye kecidye kecidviṣamajvarāḥ ..

> Whatever fevers caused by spirits and whatever intermittent fevers there be,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.158)

te kṣipramupaśāmyaṃti hyetatkūpodasevanāt .. 78 ..

> they quickly subside indeed from using the water of this well. (78)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.159)

tavāgrato mama jarā palitaṃ ca yathāvidhi ..

> Before your eyes, my old age and grey hair duly  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.160)

etatkūpodapānena kṣaṇānnaṣṭaṃ navo'bhavam .. 79 ..

> perished in a moment through drinking the water of this well, and I became young again. (79)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.161)

vṛddhakāleśvare liṃge sevitena daridratā ..

> When the liṅga Vṛddhakāleśvara is worshipped, there is no poverty,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.162)

nopasargā na vā rogā na pāpaṃ nāghajaṃ phalam .. 4.1.24.80 ..

> no afflictions, nor diseases, no sin, and no fruit born of wrongdoing. (80)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.163)

uttare kṛttivāsasya vārāṇasyāṃ prayatnataḥ ..

> To the north of Kṛttivāsa in Vārāṇasī, with diligence,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.164)

vṛddhakāleśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ draṣṭavyaṃ siddhikāmukaiḥ .. 81 ..

> the Vṛddhakāleśvara liṅga must be beheld by those who desire siddhi. (81)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.165)

ityuktvā taṃ mahīpālaṃ haste dhṛtvā tapodhanaḥ ..

> Having spoken thus and grasped that king by the hand, the ascetic,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.166)

sānaṃgalekhā rājñīkaṃ tasmim̐lliṃge layaṃ yayau .. 82 ..

> along with Queen Anaṅgalekhā, entered dissolution into that liṅga. (82)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.167)

mahākāla mahākāla mahākāleti kīrtanāt ..

> From proclaiming, 'O Mahākāla, O Mahākāla, O Mahākāla!',  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.168)

śatadhā mucyate pāpairnātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 83 ..

> one is freed a hundredfold from sins; no doubt should be entertained here. (83)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.169)

itthaṃ bhavitrī te muktiḥ kaiṭabhārātidarśanāt ..

> In this manner, liberation will be yours after the darśana of the enemy of Kaiṭabha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.170)

bhogānbhuktvā bahuvidhānvaikuṃṭha nagare śubhe .. 84 ..

> having enjoyed diverse pleasures in the auspicious city of Vaikuṇṭha. (84)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.171)

iti saṃhṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ sa vipro bhagavattadgaṇavaktrato niśamya ..

> Thus, with hair bristling with joy, having heard \[this\] from the mouth of that attendant of the Lord,  
> the brahmin beheld his own future in Hari's realm, delightful as ten million suns. (85)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.172)

svamudarkamathārkakoṭiramyaṃ harilokaṃ parilokayāṃcakāra .. 85 ..

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

### [4.24.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.173)

.. maitrāvaruṇiruvāca .. ..

> O Lopāmudrā, that best of brahmins, having enjoyed delightful pleasures,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.174)

lopāmudre sa vipreṃdro bhogānbhuktvā manoramān ..

> and by the power of the merit of relinquishing his life in Māyāpurī, (86)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.175)

māyāpuryāṃ kṛtaprāṇatyāga puṇyabalena ca .. 86 ..

> came from the realm of Vaikuṇṭha to the city of Nandivardhana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.176)

vaikuṃṭhalokādāgatya pattane naṃdivardhane ..

> enjoyed earthly pleasures, fathered handsome sons, (87)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.177)

bhaumāni bhuktvā saukhyāni putrānutpādya suṃdarān .. .. 87 ..

> and, transferring the kingdom to them, reached the city of Vārāṇasī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.178)

teṣu rājyaṃ vinikṣipya prāpya vārāṇasīṃ purīm ..

> where, having worshipped Viśveśvara, he attained the state of nirvāṇa. (88)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.179)

viśveśvaraṃ samārādhya nirvāṇapadamīyivān .. 88 ..

> Having heard this most sacred narrative of the brahmin Śivaśarman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.180)

etatpuṇyatamākhyānaṃ viprasya śivaśarmaṇaḥ ..

> a person is freed from sin and attains supreme knowledge. (89)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.24.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.24.181)

śrutvā pāpavinirmukto jñānaṃ paramamṛcchati.. .. 89 ..

> Thus ends the twenty-fourth chapter, entitled 'Attainment of Nirvāṇa by Śivaśarman', in the first half of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, in the fourth \[section\] of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skandapurāṇa. (24)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [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)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.24.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Ānandarāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.upajivya.ananda.93.8) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.2.246) — Sanskrit

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