[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) › 4.3.67.5 # Skandapurana 4.3.67.5 Skandapurāṇa 4.3.67.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.3.67.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.3.67.5) madhupā eva gāyaṃte bhrāṃtibhājaḥ punaḥ punaḥ .. 58 .. ataeva purāṇeṣu gātheti parigīyate .. sphuṭārthātra purāṇajñairjñātvā tattvaṃ pinākinaḥ .. 59 .. kva māṃsaṃ kva śive bhaktiḥ kva madyaṃ kva śivārcanam .. madyamāṃsaratānāṃ ca dūre tiṣṭhati śaṃkaraḥ .. 4.1.3.60 .. vinā śivaprasādaṃ hi bhrāṃtiḥ kvāpi na naśyati .. ataeva bhramaṃtyete bhramarāḥ śivavarjitāḥ .. 61 .. ityāśramacarāndṛṣṭvā tiryañcopi munīniva .. abodhivibudhairitthaṃ prabhāvaḥ kṣetrajastvayam .. 62 .. yato viśveśvareṇaite tiryañcopyatravāsinaḥ .. nidhanāvasare mocyāstāraka syopadeśataḥ .. 63 .. jñātvā kṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ yo vasetkṛtaniścayaḥ .. taṃ tārayati viśveśo jīvaṃtamathavā mṛtam .. 64 .. avimuktarahasyajñā mucyaṃte jñāni no narāḥ.. ajñāninopi tiryañco mucyaṃte gatakilbiṣāḥ .. 65 .. ityāścaryaparā devā yāvadyāṃtyāśramaṃ muneḥ .. tāvatpakṣikulaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛśaṃ mumudire punaḥ .. 66 .. sāraso lakṣmaṇākaṃṭhe kaṃṭhamādhāya niścalaḥ .. manyāmahe na nidrātidhyāyedviśveśvaraṃ kila .. 67 > the honey-drinkers sing, seized with delusion again and again; / therefore in the Purāṇas a verse is traditionally sung, / its meaning made clear by knowers of the Purāṇas who know the truth of the Wielder of the Pināka: / 'Where is meat, and where is devotion to Śiva? Where is liquor, and where is the worship of Śiva? / Śaṃkara stays far from those devoted to liquor and meat.' / Indeed, without the grace of Śiva, delusion is nowhere destroyed; / therefore these bumblebees, bereft of Śiva, wander about. / Seeing even the beasts living in the hermitage \[acting\] like sages, / the gods thus realized: 'This is the power born of the sacred field, / for all these beasts dwelling here are to be liberated by the Lord of the Universe / at the time of death through the teaching of the Tāraka mantra. / Whoever dwells here with firm resolve, knowing the māhātmya of the sacred field, / the Lord of the Universe carries across, whether alive or dead. / Wise humans, knowing the secret of Avimukta, are liberated; / even ignorant beasts, freed from sins, are liberated.' / While the gods, filled with such wonder, proceeded toward the sage's hermitage, / they rejoiced exceedingly once more upon seeing a flock of birds: / A male crane, resting his neck motionless upon the neck of a female crane— / we think he is not asleep, but truly meditating upon the Lord of the Universe! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.3.67.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.3.67.4) - [Next: 4.3.67\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.3.67_1) - [Up: 4.3.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.3.67) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.3.67.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.3.67.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.3.67.5) · Pramāṇa