[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) › 4.31 # Skandapurana 4.31 Skandapurāṇa 4.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.31.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.1) .. agastya uvāca .. .. > Agastya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.2) sarvajña hṛdayānaṃda skaṃdaskaṃdita tāraka .. > O omniscient one, joy of the heart, Skanda, destroyer of Tāraka! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.3) na tṛptimadhigacchāmi śṛṇvanvārāṇasīkathām .. 1 .. > I do not reach satiety while hearing the story of Vārāṇasī. 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.4) anugraho yadi mayi yogyosmi śravaṇe yadi .. > If there is favor towards me, if I am fit to hear, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.5) tadā kathaya me nātha kāśyāṃ bhairava saṃkathām .. 2 .. > then tell me, O Lord, the complete story of Bhairava in Kāśī. 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.6) kosau bhairavanāmātra kāśipuryāṃ vyavasthitaḥ .. > Who is this one named Bhairava stationed here in the city of Kāśī? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.7) kiṃ rūpamasya kiṃ karma kāni nāmāni cāsya vai ..3.. > What is his form? What is his work? And what indeed are his names? 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.8) kathamārādhitaścaiva siddhidaḥ sādhakasya vai .. > And how is he worshipped so as to grant accomplishments to the practitioner? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.9) ārādhitaḥ kutra kāle kṣipraṃ siddhyati bhairavaḥ .. 4 .. > Worshipped at what time does Bhairava quickly become propitious? 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.10) .. skaṃda uvāca .. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.11) vārāṇasyāṃ mahābhāga yathā te prema vartate .. > O highly fortunate one, just as your love exists for Vārāṇasī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.12) tathā na kasyacinmanye tato vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ .. 5 .. > such, I think, belongs to no one else; therefore I shall tell it entirely. 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.13) prādurbhāvaṃ bhairavasya mahāpātakanāśanam .. > \[I shall describe\] the manifestation of Bhairava, which destroys great sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.14) yacchrutvā kāśivāsasya phalaṃ nirvighramāpnuyāt .. 6 .. > by hearing which one may attain the fruit of dwelling in Kāśī without obstacle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.15) pāṇibhyāṃ paritaḥ prapīḍya sudṛḍhaṃ niścotya niścotya ca brahmāṃḍaṃ sakalaṃ pacelimarasāloccaiḥ phalābhaṃ muhuḥ .. > Pressing the entire cosmic egg firmly all around with both hands and squeezing it again and again like a very ripe juicy fruit, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.16) pāyaṃpāyamapāyatastrijagatīmunmattavattai rasairnṛtyaṃstāṃḍavaḍaṃbareṇa vidhināpāyānmahābhairavaḥ .. 7 .. > drinking repeatedly and effortlessly the three worlds with those juices like an intoxicated one, dancing with the ostentation of the tāṇḍava according to rule—may Mahābhairava protect \[you\]! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.17) kuṃbhayone na vettyeva mahimānaṃ maheśituḥ .. > O pitcher-born one, neither four-armed Vaikuṇṭha > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.18) caturbhajopi vaikuṃṭhaścaturvaktropi viśvakṛt .. 8 .. > nor the four-faced creator of the universe truly knows the greatness of the Great Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.19) na citramatra bhūdeva bhavamāyā duratyayā .. > There is no wonder here, O brahmin; the māyā of Bhava is difficult to overcome. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.20) tayā saṃmohitāḥ sarve nāvayaṃtyapi taṃ param .. 9 .. > Deluded by it, they all do not understand even that Supreme Being. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.21) vedayedyadicātmānaṃ sa eva parameśvaraḥ .. > If that Supreme Lord himself reveals himself, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.22) tadā viṃdaṃti brahmādyāḥ svecchayaiva na taṃ viduḥ .. 4.1.31.10 .. > then Brahmā and the others know \[him\]; by their own will alone they do not know him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.23) sa sarvagopi nekṣyeta svātmārāmo maheśvaraḥ .. > That Great Lord, though omnipresent, is not seen, delighting in his own self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.24) devavadbudhyate mūḍhairatīto yo manogirām .. 11 .. > He who is beyond mind and speech is perceived like an ordinary deity by the foolish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.25) purā pitāmahaṃ vipra meruśṛṃge maharṣayaḥ .. > Formerly, O brahmin, on the peak of Meru, the great seers bowed down to the grandfather, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.26) procuḥ praṇamya lokeśaṃ kimekaṃ tattvamavyayam .. 12 .. > the lord of the world, and said: "What is the one imperishable reality?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.27) samā yayā maheśasya mohito lokasaṃbhavaḥ .. > Deluded by the māyā of the Great Lord, the creator of the world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.28) avijñāya paraṃ bhāvamātmānaṃ prāha varpiṇam .. 13 .. > not knowing the supreme reality, spoke of himself as having supreme form: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.29) jagadyonirahaṃ dhātā svayaṃbhūreka īśvaraḥ .. > "I am the womb of the universe, the creator, the self-manifest, the sole Īśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.30) anādimadahaṃ brahma māmanarcya na mu cyate .. 14 .. > I am Brahman having no beginning; without worshipping me, one is not liberated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.31) pravartako hi jagatāmahameko nivartakaḥ .. > I alone indeed am the originator of the worlds, and their dissolver. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.32) nānyo madadhikaḥ satyaṃ kaścitkopi surottamāḥ .. 15 .. > Truly no one else is greater than me, whoever \[he may be\], O best of gods." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.33) tasyaivaṃ bruvato dhātuḥ kraturnārāyaṇāṃśajaḥ .. > As the creator was speaking thus, Kratu, born of a portion of Nārāyaṇa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.34) provāca prahasanvākyaṃ roṣatāmravilocanaḥ .. 16 .. > laughed and spoke these words, his eyes red with anger: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.35) avijñāya paraṃ tattvaṃ kimetatpratipādyate .. > "Without knowing the supreme reality, why is this being asserted? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.36) ajñānaṃ yogayuktasya na caitaducitaṃ tava .. 17 .. > Ignorance is not suitable for you who are joined with yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.37) ahaṃ kartā hi lokānāṃ yajño nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ .. > I indeed am the maker of the worlds, the sacrifice, Nārāyaṇa, the supreme. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.38) na māmanādṛtya vidhe jīvanaṃ jagatāmaja .. 18 .. > Without revering me, O creator, there is no life for the worlds, O unborn one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.39) ahameva paraṃ jyotirahameva parā gatiḥ .. > I alone am the supreme light; I alone am the supreme path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.40) matpreritena bhavatā sṛṣṭireṣā vidhīyate .. .. 19 .. > Impelled by me, this creation is performed by you." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.41) evaṃ vipra kṛtau mohātparasparajayaiṣiṇau .. > Thus, O brahmin, acting out of delusion, desiring victory over one another, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.42) papracchatuḥ pramāṇajñānāgamāṃścaturopi tau .. 4.1.31.20 .. > the two questioned even the four Āgamas, the knowers of authority. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.43) .. vidhikratū ūcatuḥ .. .. > The Creator and Kratu said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.44) vedāḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvatra pratiṣṭhāṃ paramāmitāḥ .. > "The Vedas are the authority everywhere, having attained the highest standing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.45) yūyameva na saṃdehaḥ kiṃ tattvaṃ pratitiṣṭhata .. 21 .. > You indeed \[are so\], there is no doubt; establish what is the reality." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.46) śrutaya ūcuḥ .. .. > The Śrutis said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.47) yadi mānyā vayaṃ devau sṛṣṭisthitikarau vibhū .. > "If we are respected by the two gods who are the all-pervading agents of creation and maintenance, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.48) tadā pramāṇaṃ vakṣyāmo bhavatsaṃdehabhedakam .. 22 .. > then we will declare the authoritative word that destroys your doubt." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.49) śrutyuktamidamākarṇya procatustau śrutīḥ prati .. > Hearing this statement spoken by the Śruti, the two replied to the Śrutis: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.50) yuṣmaduktaṃ pramāṇaṃ nau kiṃ tattvaṃ samyagucyatām .. 23 .. > "What is said by you is our authority; let the reality be accurately spoken." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.51) ṛguvāca .. .. > The Ṛgveda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.52) yadaṃtaḥsthāni bhūtāni yataḥ sarvaṃ pravartate .. > "In whom all beings reside, from whom everything originates, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.53) yadāhustatparaṃ tattvaṃ sa rudrastveka eva hi .. 24 .. > whom they call that supreme reality—he is indeed Rudra alone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.54) .. yajuruvāca .. .. > The Yajurveda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.55) yo yajñairakhilairīśo yogena ca samijyate .. > "The Īśa who is worshipped with all sacrifices and through yoga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.56) yena pramāṇaṃ hi vayaṃ sa ekaḥ sarvadṛkchivaḥ ..25.. > by whom indeed we are authoritative—he is the one all-seeing Śiva." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.57) .. sāmovāca .. .. > The Sāmaveda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.58) yenedaṃ bhraśyate viśvaṃ yogibhiryo viciṃtyate .. > "By whom this universe revolves, who is contemplated by yogins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.59) yadbhāsā bhāsate viśvaṃ sa ekastryaṃbakaḥ paraḥ .. 26 .. > by whose light the universe shines—he is the one supreme Tryambaka." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.60) .. atharvovāca .. .. > The Atharvaveda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.61) yaṃ prapaśyaṃti deveśaṃ bhaktyānugrahiṇo janāḥ .. > "The lord of the gods whom people who receive grace behold with devotion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.62) tamāhurekaṃ kaivalyaṃ śaṃkaraṃ duḥkhataskaram .. 27 .. > him they call the sole absolute reality, Śaṃkara, who steals away sorrow." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.63) śrutīritaṃ niśamyetthaṃ tāvatīva vimohitau .. > Having heard thus what was uttered by the Śrutis, both deeply deluded, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.64) smitvāhatuḥ kratu vidhīmohādhyenāṃkitau mune .. 28 .. > Kratu and the Creator smiled and spoke, marked with the eye of delusion, O sage: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.65) kathaṃ pramathanāthosau ramamāṇo niraṃtaram.. > "How could this lord of the Pramathas, constantly sporting > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.66) digaṃbaraḥ pitṛvane śivayā dhūlidhūsaraḥ .. 29 .. > naked in the cremation ground with Śivā, gray with dust, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.67) viṭaṃkaveśo jaṭilo vṛṣagovyālabhūṣaṇaḥ .. > with a bizarre appearance, matted hair, riding a bull, adorned with serpents, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.68) paraṃ brahmatvamāpannaḥ kva ca tatsaṃgavarjitam.. 4.1.31.30 .. > have attained the state of the supreme Brahman, and where is that which is devoid of attachment?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.69) tadudīritamākarṇya praṇavātmā sanātanaḥ .. > Hearing what was uttered by the two, the eternal self of the Praṇava, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.70) amūrto mūrtimānbhūtvā hasamāna uvāca tau .. 31 .. > though formless, assumed a form and, laughing, said to them: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.71) praṇava uvāca .. > The Praṇava said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.72) na hyeṣa bhagavāñchaktyā svātmano vyatiriktayā .. > "This Lord certainly does not \[sport\] with a power distinct from his own self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.73) kadācidramate rudro līlārūpadharo haraḥ .. 32 .. > "Sometimes Rudra, Hara, assumes a playful form and sports; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.74) asau hi bhagavānīśaḥ svayaṃjyotiḥ sanātanaḥ .. > for he is the Lord, Īśa, self-luminous and eternal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.75) ānaṃdarūpā tasyaiṣā śaktirnāgaṃtukī śivā .. 33 .. > This auspicious Śakti of his consists of bliss and is not accidental." // 32–33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.76) ityevamuktepi tadā makhamūrterajasya hi .. > Even when this was said, the ignorance of the unborn \[Brahmā\], the personification of sacrifice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.77) nājñānamagamannāśaṃ śrīkaṃṭhasyaiva māyayā .. 34 .. > did not perish, due to the māyā of Śrīkaṇṭha alone. // 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.78) prādurāsīttato jyotirubhayoraṃtare mahat .. > Then between the two of them a great light appeared, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.79) pūrayannijayā bhāsā dyāvābhūmyoryadaṃtaram.. 35 .. > filling with its radiance the intermediate space between heaven and earth. // 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.80) jyotirmaṃḍalamadhyastho dadṛśe puruṣākṛtiḥ .. > Standing in the middle of the orb of light, a human form was seen; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.81) prajajvālātha kopena brahmaṇaḥ paṃcamaṃ śiraḥ .. 36 .. > and then the fifth head of Brahmā blazed with wrath: // 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.82) āvayoraṃtaraṃ kosau bibhṛyātpuruṣākṛtim .. > "Who is this that assumes a human form between the two of us?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.83) vidhiḥ saṃbhāvayedyāvattāvatsa hi vilokitaḥ .. 37 .. > As soon as the Creator conceived this thought, he was seen— // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.84) sraṣṭā kṣaṇena ca mahānpuruṣo nīlalohitaḥ .. > and in an instant the Creator \[beheld\] a great person, dark blue and red (Nīlalohita), > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.85) triśūlapāṇirbhālākṣo nāgoḍupavibhūṣaṇaḥ .. 38 .. > with a trident in hand, an eye on his forehead, and serpents and the crescent moon as ornaments. // 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.86) hiraṇyagarbhastaṃ prāha jāne tvāṃ caṃdraśekharam .. > Hiraṇyagarbha said to him: "I know you to be Candraśekhara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.87) bhālasthalānmamapurā rudraḥ prādurabhūdbhavān .. 39 .. > Formerly, you appeared as Rudra from my forehead. // 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.88) rodanādrudranāmāpi yojitosi mayā purā .. > Because of your crying (rodana), the name Rudra was given to you by me long ago. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.89) māmeva śaraṇaṃ yāhi putra rakṣāṃ karomi te .. 4.1.31.40 .. > Take refuge in me alone, my son; I shall protect you." // 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.90) atheśvaraḥ padmayoneḥ śrutvā garvavatīṃ giram.. > Then Īśvara, having heard the arrogant words of the lotus-born \[Brahmā\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.91) sakopataḥ samutpādya puruṣaṃ bhairavākṛtim .. 41 .. > wrathfully produced a man bearing the form of Bhairava. // 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.92) prāha paṃkajajanmāsau śāsyaste kālabhairava .. > \[Īśvara\] said: "This lotus-born one must be chastised by you, O Kālabhairava! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.93) kālavadrājase sākṣātkālarājastato bhavān .. 42 .. > You shine forth manifestly like Kāla (Time/Death); therefore you are Kālarāja. // 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.94) viśvaṃ bhartuṃ samartho'si bharaṇādbhairavaḥ smṛtaḥ .. > You are capable of sustaining (bhartum) the universe; because of sustaining (bharaṇa), you are remembered as Bhairava. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.95) tvatto bheṣyati kālopi tatastvaṃ kālabhairavaḥ .. 43 .. > Even Kāla shall fear (bheṣyati) you; therefore you are Kālabhairava. // 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.96) āmardayiṣyati bhavāṃstuṣṭo duṣṭātmano yataḥ .. > Since, being pleased, you will crush (āmardayiṣyati) the evil-minded, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.97) āmardaka iti khyāti tataḥ sarvatra yāsyati .. 44 .. > you shall therefore become known everywhere by the name Āmardaka. // 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.98) yataḥ pāpāni bhaktānāṃ bhakṣayiṣyati tatkṣaṇāt .. > Because you will instantly devour the sins (pāpāni) of your devotees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.99) pāpabhakṣaṇa ityeva tava nāma bhaviṣyati .. 45 .. > your name will indeed be Pāpabhakṣaṇa. // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.100) yā me muktipurī kāśī sarvābhyopi garīyasī .. > That city of liberation of mine, Kāśī, is greater than all others; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.101) ādhipatyaṃ ca tasyāste kālarāja sadaiva hi ..46.. > sovereignty over it shall forever be yours, O Kālarāja! // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.102) tatra ye pāpakartārasteṣāṃ śāstā tvameva hi .. > You alone shall be the chastiser of those who commit sin there; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.103) śubhāśubhaṃ na tatkarma citragupto likhiṣyati .. 47 .. > Citragupta will not record their auspicious or inauspicious deeds." // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.104) etānvarānpragṛhyā'tha tatkṣaṇātkālabhairavaḥ .. > Having received these boons, Kālabhairava, at that very moment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.105) vāmāṃgulinakhāgreṇa cakarta ca śiro vidheḥ .. 48 .. > severed the head of the Creator with the tip of the nail of his left finger. // 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.106) yadaṃgamaparādhnoti kāryaṃ tasyaiva śāsanam .. > That limb which commits an offense must be punished: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.107) ato yena kṛtā niṃdā tacchinnaṃ pacamaṃ śiraḥ .. 49 .. > therefore that fifth head, by which the insult was made, was cut off. // 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.108) yajñamūrtidharo viṣṇustatastuṣṭāva śaṃkaram .. > Then Viṣṇu, who bore the form of sacrifice, praised Śaṃkara; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.109) bhīto hiraṇyagarbhopi jajāpa śatarudriyam .. 4.1.31.50 .. > and terrified Hiraṇyagarbha also chanted the Śatarudriya. // 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.110) āśvāsya tau mahādevaḥ prītaḥ praṇatavatsalaḥ .. > Consoling the two of them, Mahādeva, pleased and fond of those who bow to him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.111) prāha svāṃ mūrtimaparāṃ bhairavaṃ taṃ kapardinam .. 51 .. > said to his own other form, that Bhairava who wore matted hair: // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.112) mānyo'dhvarosau bhavatā tathā śatadhṛtistvayam .. > "This sacrifice (Viṣṇu) is to be honored by you, and likewise this Śatadhṛti (Brahmā). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.113) kapālaṃ vaidhasaṃ cāpi nīlalohita dhāraya .. 52 .. > Carry this skull of Brahmā, O Nīlalohita! // 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.114) brahmahatyāpanodāya vrataṃ lokāya darśayan.. > In order to expiate the murder of a brahmin (brahmahatyā), showing the observance to the world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.115) cara tvaṃ satataṃ bhikṣāṃ kāpālavratamāsthitaḥ .. > undertake the Kāpāla observance and wander constantly for alms." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.116) ityuktvāṃ'tarhito devastejorūpastadā śivaḥ .. 53 .. > Having said this, Lord Śiva, whose form is light, disappeared. // 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.117) utpādya kanyāmekāṃ tu brahmahatyeti viśrutām .. > Then, having produced a maiden renowned as Brahmahatyā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.118) raktāṃbaradharāṃ raktāṃ raktasraggaṃdhalepanām.. 54 .. > clad in red garments, red-hued, anointed with red garlands and pastes, // 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.119) daṃṣṭākarālavadanāṃ lalajjihvātibhīṣaṇām .. > with a face terrible with fangs, extremely terrifying with a lolling tongue, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.120) aṃtarikṣaikapādāgrāṃ pibaṃtīṃ rudhiraṃ bahu ..55.. > with one tip of her foot in the intermediate space, drinking much blood, // 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.121) kartrīṃ karparahastāgrāṃ sphuratpiṃgogratārakām .. > holding a scissors and a skull-bowl in the tip of her hands, with blazing reddish and fierce pupils, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.122) garjayaṃtīṃ mahāvegāṃ bhairavasyāpibhīṣaṇām .. 56 .. > roaring, moving with immense speed, fearsome even to Bhairava— // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.123) yāvadvārāṇasīṃ divyāṃ purīmeṣa gamiṣyati .. > \[Śiva said:\] "Until he reaches the divine city of Vārāṇasī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.124) tāvattvaṃ bhīṣaṇe kālamanugacchograrūpiṇi .. 57 .. > so long, O terrifying one of fierce form, follow Kāla! // 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.125) sarvatra te praveśosti tyaktvā vārāṇasīṃ purīm.. > You have entry everywhere, except for the city of Vārāṇasī." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.126) niyojyatāmiti śivopyaṃtardhānaṃ gatastataḥ .. 58 .. > Having commanded her thus: "Let it be done," Śiva disappeared from there. // 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.127) tatsānnidhyādbhairavopi kālobhūtkālakālataḥ .. > Because of that presence, Bhairava also became Kāla, since he was the death of Kāla. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.128) sa devadevavākyena bibhratkāpālikaṃ vratam.. 59 .. > At the command of the God of gods, he observed the Kāpālika vow; // 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.129) kapālapāṇirviśvātmā cacāra bhuvanatrayam.. > with the skull in hand, the Self of the universe wandered through the three worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.130) nātyākṣīccāpi taṃ devaṃ brahmahatyā sudāruṇā .. 4.1.31.60 .. > and that dreadful Brahmahatyā did not abandon the god. // 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.131) satyalokepi vaikuṃṭhe maheṃdrādi purīṣvapi .. > Even in Satyaloka, in Vaikuṇṭha, and in the cities of Mahendra and the others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.132) trijagatpatirugropi vratī trijagatīśvaraḥ ..61.. > the Lord of the three worlds, though fierce, remained a vow-observer, the Ruler of the triple world. // 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.133) pratitīrthaṃ bhramannāpi vimukto brahmahatyayā ..62.. > wandering through sacred ford after sacred ford, he was still not released from the sin of killing a brahmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.134) anenaivānumānena mahimā tvavagamyatām .. > By this inference alone let the greatness be understood, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.135) brahmahatyāpanodinyāḥ kāśyāḥ kalaśasaṃbhava .. 63 .. > O pot-born \[Agastya\], of Kāśī, which dispels the sin of killing a brahmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.136) saṃti tīrthānyanekāni bahūnyāyatanāni ca .. > There are manifold sacred fords and many shrines > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.137) adhi trilokino kāśyāḥ kalāmarhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm .. 64 .. > throughout the three worlds, \[yet\] they are not worth a sixteenth part of Kāśī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.138) tāvadgarjaṃti pāpāni brahatyādikānyalam .. > Sins like killing a brahmin roar mightily only so long > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.139) yāvannāma na śṛṇvaṃti kāśyāḥ pāpācalāśaneḥ .. 65 .. > as they do not hear the name of Kāśī, the thunderbolt to the mountains of sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.140) pramathaiḥ sevyamāno'yaṃ trilokīṃ vicaranharaḥ .. > Attended by the Pramathas, this Hara, wandering through the three worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.141) kāpāliko yayau devo nārāyaṇaniketanam .. 66 .. > the god carrying a skull, arrived at the dwelling of Nārāyaṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.142) athāyāṃtaṃ mahākālaṃ trinetraṃ sarpakuṃḍalam .. > Seeing him then arriving—Mahākāla, three-eyed, with snake-earrings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.143) mahādevāṃśasaṃbhūtaṃ bhairavaṃ bhīṣaṇākṛtim .. 67 .. > Bhairava, sprung as a portion of Mahādeva, of terrifying form— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.144) papāta daṃḍavadbhūmau dṛṣṭvā taṃ garuḍadhvajaḥ .. > he whose banner is Garuḍa fell to the ground like a stick; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.145) devāśca munayaścaiva devanāryaḥ samaṃtataḥ .. 68 .. > and the gods, the sages, and the divine women all around > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.146) nipetuḥ praṇipatyainaṃ praṇataḥ kamalāpatiḥ .. > fell down, bowing low before him. Bowed in reverence, the lord of Kamalā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.147) śirasyaṃjalimāropya stutvā bahuvidhaiḥ stavaiḥ ..69.. > placing his folded hands upon his head, having praised him with many kinds of hymns, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.148) kṣīrodamathano tāṃ prāha padmālayāṃ hariḥ .. > Hari, the churner of the Ocean of Milk, said to her who dwells in the lotus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.149) priye paśyā'bjanayane dhanyā'si subhagenaghe .. 4.1.31.70 .. > "Look, my beloved lotus-eyed one! Blessed are you, fortunate and sinless one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.150) dhanyo'haṃ devi suśroṇi yatpaśyāvo jagatpatim .. > Blessed am I, O goddess of fair hips, in that we behold the Lord of the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.151) ayaṃ dhātā vidhātā ca lokānāṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ .. 71 .. > This is the creator and ordainer, the master and lord of the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.152) anādiḥ śaraṇaḥ śāṃtaḥ paraḥ ṣaḍviṃśasaṃmitaḥ .. > Beginningless, the refuge, tranquil, supreme, revered as the twenty-sixth \[principle\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.153) sarvajñaḥ sarvayogīśaḥ sarvabhūtaikanāyakaḥ ..72.. > omniscient, lord of all yogins, sole master of all beings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.154) sarvabhūtāṃtarātmā'yaṃ sarveṣāṃ sarvadaḥ sadā .. > this is the inner Self of all beings, ever the giver of all things to all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.155) yaṃ vinidrā viniḥśvāsāḥ śāṃtā dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ .. 73 .. > He whom those devoid of sleep and suspended in breath, tranquil and dedicated to meditation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.156) dhiyā paśyaṃti hṛdaye soyamadya samīkṣyatām.. > perceive with intellect in the heart—let that very one be beheld today! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.157) yaṃ vidurvedatattvajñā yogino yatamānasāḥ .. 74 .. > He whom the knowers of the reality of the Veda and yogins of restrained mind know, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.158) arūpo rūpavānbhūtvā soyamāyāti sarvagaḥ .. > that omnipresent one, having assumed a form though formless, arrives here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.159) aho vicitraṃ devasya ceṣṭitaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ ..74... > Ah, wondrous is the conduct of the Parameṣṭhin god! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.160) yasyākhyāṃ bruvatāṃ nityaṃ na dehaḥ sopi dehadhṛk.. > Even he, at the speaking of whose name men are freed forever from embodiment, has taken on a body! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.161) yaṃ dṛṣṭvā na punarjanma labhyate mānavairbhuvi..76.. > Seeing whom mortals on earth do not suffer rebirth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.162) soyamāyāti bhagavāṃstryaṃbakaḥ śaśibhūṣaṇaḥ .. > that very blessed Tryambaka, adorned with the moon, arrives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.163) puṃḍarīkadalāyāme dhanyeme'dya vilocane .. 77 .. > O lotus-petal-eyed one, blessed today are these eyes of mine! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.164) dhigdhikpadaṃ tu devānāṃ paraṃ dṛṣṭvā'tra śaṃkaram .. > Fie, fie upon the station of the gods, even seeing the supreme Śaṃkara here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.165) labhyate yanna nirvāṇaṃ sarvaduḥkhāṃtakṛttu yat .. 78 .. > since liberation, which brings an end to all sorrow, is not attained! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.166) devatvādaśubhaṃ kiṃciddevaloke na vidyate .. > There is nothing more inauspicious in the world of the gods than godhood itself, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.167) dṛṣṭvāpi sarvadeveśaṃ yanmuktiṃ na labhāmahe .. 79 .. > since even having seen the lord of all gods we do not attain liberation." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.168) evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ .. > Having spoken thus, Hṛṣīkeśa, his body hair bristling with joy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.169) praṇipatya mahādevamidamāha vṛṣadhvajam .. 4.1.31.80 .. > prostrated himself and spoke thus to Mahādeva, whose banner bears the bull: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.170) kimidaṃ devadevena sarvajñena tvayā vibho .. > "What is this that is being done by you, O omnipresent God of gods, omniscient > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.171) kriyate jagatāṃ dhātrā sarvapāpaharā'vyaya .. 81 .. > creator of the worlds, dispeller of all sins, immutable one? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.172) krīḍeyaṃ tava deveśa trilocana mahāmate .. > This is your sport, O lord of gods, three-eyed one of great wisdom! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.173) kiṃ kāraṇaṃ virūpākṣa ceṣṭitaṃ te smarārdana ..82 .. > What is the reason, O Virūpākṣa, tormentor of the god of love, for your conduct? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.174) kimarthaṃ bhagavatrchaṃbho bhikṣāṃ carasi śaktipa .. > For what reason, O blessed Śambhu, wielder of the trident, do you wander begging alms? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.175) saṃśayo me jagannātha natatrailokyarājyada .. 83 .. > I have a doubt, O Lord of the universe, giver of sovereignty over the three worlds to those who bow." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.176) evamuktastataḥ śaṃbhurviṣṇumetadudāharat .. > Addressed thus, Śambhu then said this to Viṣṇu: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.177) brahmaṇastu śiraśchinnamaṃgulyagranakhena ha .. 84 .. > "Brahmā's head was severed indeed by the tip of my fingernail; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.178) tadaghapratighaṃ viṣṇo carāmyetadvrataṃ śubham .. > to ward off that sin, O Viṣṇu, I undertake this auspicious vow." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.179) evamukto maheśena puṃḍarīkavilocanaḥ .. 85 .. > Addressed thus by Maheśa, the lotus-eyed one > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.180) smitvā kiṃcinnataśirāḥ punarevaṃ vyajijñapat .. > smiled slightly, bowed his head, and petitioned again thus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.181) yathecchasi tathā krīḍa sarvaviṣṭapanāyaka .. 86 .. > "Sport as you please, O ruler of all the worlds! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.182) māyayā māṃ mahādeva nacchādayitumarhasi .. > You ought not to veil me, O Mahādeva, with your illusion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.183) nābhīkamalakośāttu koṭiśaḥ kamalāsanān .. 87 .. > From the hollow of my navel-lotus, by millions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.184) kalpe kalpe sṛjāmīśa tvanniyogabalādvibho .. > I create Brahmās in every cycle of creation, O Lord, by the power of your command, O omnipresent one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.185) tyaja māyāmimāṃ deva dustarāmakṛtātmabhiḥ .. 88 .. > Cast aside this illusion, O God, impassable to those who are undisciplined in self! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.186) madādyo mahādeva māyayā tava mohitāḥ .. > \[Others\] beginning with me, O Mahādeva, are deluded by your illusion; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.187) yathāvadavagacchāmi ceṣṭitaṃ te śivāpate .. 89.. > yet I understand your conduct as it truly is, O consort of Śivā! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.188) saṃhārakāle saṃprāpte sadevānakhilānmunīn .. > When the time of dissolution arrives, along with the gods and all the sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.189) lokānvarṇāśramavato hariṣyasi yadā hara .. 4.1.31.90 .. > when you destroy the worlds with their classes and stages of life, O Hara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.190) tadā kva te mahādeva pāpa brahmavadhādikam .. > where then, O Mahādeva, is sin for you, such as the killing of a brahmin? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.191) pārataṃtryaṃ na te śaṃbho svairaṃ krīḍettato bhavān .. 91 .. > There is no dependence for you, O Śambhu; therefore may you play freely as you will. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.192) atītabrahmaṇāmasthnāṃ srakkaṃṭhe tava bhāsate .. > A garland of the bones of past Brahmās shines upon your neck! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.193) tadātadā kvānugatā brahmahatyā tavānagha .. 92 .. > Where then has the murder of a brahmin followed you, O sinless one? / 92 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.194) kṛtvāpi sumahatpāpaṃ tvāṃ yaḥ smarati bhāvataḥ .. > Even having committed a very great sin, whoever remembers you with devotion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.195) ādhāraṃ jagatāmīśaṃ tasya pāpaṃ vilīyate .. 93 .. > the foundation of the worlds, the Lord—his sin dissolves. / 93 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.196) yathā tamo na tiṣṭheta saṃnidhāvaṃśumālinaḥ .. > Just as darkness cannot remain in the presence of the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.197) tathā na bhavabhaktasya pāpaṃ tasya vrajetkṣayam .. 94 .. > so sin cannot fail to reach destruction for a devotee of Śiva. / 94 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.198) yaściṃtayati puṇyātmā tava pādāṃbujadvayam .. > The meritorious soul who meditates on your two lotus feet— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.199) brahmahatyādikamapi pāpaṃ tasya vrajetkṣayam .. 95 .. > even sins such as the murder of a brahmin go to destruction for him. / 95 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31.200) tava nāmānuraktā vāgyasya puṃso jagatpate .. > The man whose speech is attached to your name, O Lord of the universe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 328 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.31.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (5) - [Kulavṛtti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.kulavrtti.1.459) — Sanskrit - [Tantracintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.trika.krama.tantracintamani.28.369) — Sanskrit - [Vāmanapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vamana.3.4) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viśvasāratantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.visvasaratantra.1.53) — Sanskrit - [Laukikanyāyasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.visistadvaita.later.laukikanyayasamgraha.3.45.11) — Raghunātha Varman 1825, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.31) · Pramāṇa