[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) › 4.35 # Skandapurana 4.35 Skandapurāṇa 4.35 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.35.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.1) .. kuṃbhayoniruvāca .. .. > The pot-born \[Agastya\] said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.2) avimuktaṃ mahākṣetraṃ paranirvāṇakāraṇam .. > Avimukta is a great sacred field, the cause of supreme liberation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.3) kṣetrāṇāṃ paramaṃ kṣetraṃ maṃgalānāṃ ca maṃgalam .. 1 .. > the highest of sacred fields, and the blessing among blessings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.4) śmaśānānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ śmaśānaṃ paramaṃ mahat .. > Among all cremation grounds, it is the supreme, great cremation ground; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.5) pīṭhānāṃ paramaṃ pīṭhamūṣarāṇāṃ mahoṣaram .. 2 .. > among sacred seats, the supreme seat; among saline tracts, the great saline ground. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.6) dharmābhilāṣibuddhīnāṃ dharmarāśikaraṃ param .. > For those whose minds yearn for righteousness, it supremely produces an abundance of virtue; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.7) arthārthināṃ śikhiratha paramārtha prakāśakam .. 3 .. > for those seeking wealth, O rider of the peacock, it reveals the highest wealth \[liberation\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.8) kāmināṃ kāmajananaṃ mumukṣūṇāṃ ca mokṣadam .. > It fulfills desire for the passionate, and bestows liberation upon seekers of liberation; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.9) śrūyate yatra yatraitattatra tatra parāmṛtam .. 4 .. > wherever this is heard, supreme immortality is right there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.10) kṣetraikadeśavartinyā jñānavāpyāḥ kathāṃ parām .. > Having heard this supreme account of Jñānavāpī > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.11) śrutvemāmiti manyehaṃ gaurīhṛdayanaṃdana .. 5 .. > situated in a single region of the sacred field, I consider this, O delighter of Gaurī's heart: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.12) aṇupramāṇamapi yā madhye kāśivikāsinī .. > The earth which, even an atom in size, shines in the middle of Kāśī > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.13) mahī mahīyasī jñeyā sā siddhyai na mudhā kvacit .. 6 .. > is to be known as greater than the greatest; it is never fruitless for \[spiritual\] success. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.14) kiyaṃti saṃti tīrthāni neha kṣoṇītale'khile .. > How many sacred fords are there not here on the entire surface of the earth? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.15) paraṃ kāśīrajomātra tulāsāmyaṃ kva teṣvapi .. 7 .. > Yet where among them is there even equality with a grain of Kāśī's dust? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.16) kiyaṃtyo na sravaṃtyotra ratnākara mudāvahāḥ .. > How many rivers are there not here bringing joy to the ocean? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.17) paraṃ svargataraṃgiṇyāḥ kāśyāṃ kā sāmyamudvahet .. 8 .. > Yet who could bear comparison with the heavenly river \[Gaṅgā\] in Kāśī? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.18) kiyaṃti saṃti no bhūmyāṃ mokṣakṣetrāṇi ṣaṇmukha .. > How many sacred fields of liberation are there not on earth, O six-faced one? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.19) paraṃ manye'vimuktasya koṭyaṃśopi na teṣvaho .. 9 .. > Yet among them, oh, I consider not even a ten-millionth part of Avimukta exists. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.20) gaṃgā viśveśvaraḥ kāśī jāgarti tritayaṃ yataḥ .. > Where this triad—the Gaṅgā, Viśveśvara, and Kāśī—is awake, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.21) tatra naiḥśreyasī lakṣmīrlabhyate citramatra kim .. 4.1.35.10 .. > there the fortune of ultimate beatitude is obtained; what is wondrous about that? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.22) kathameṣā trayī skaṃda prāpyate niyataṃ naraiḥ .. > How, O Skanda, can this triad be attained unfailingly by men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.23) tiṣye yuge viśeṣeṇa nitarāṃ caṃcaleṃdriyaiḥ .. 11 .. > especially in the Tiṣya \[Kali\] age, by those whose senses are completely restless? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.24) tapastādṛkkva vā tiṣye tiṣye yogaḥ kva tādṛśaḥ .. > Where is such austerity in the Tiṣya age, or where is such yoga in the Tiṣya age? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.25) kva vā vrataṃ kva vā dānaṃ tiṣye mokṣastvataḥ kutaḥ .. 12.. > Where is observance, or where is giving? Whence, then, liberation in the Tiṣya age? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.26) vināpi tapasā skaṃda vināyogena ṣaṇmukha .. > Even without austerity, O Skanda, even without yoga, O six-faced one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.27) vinā vratairvinā dānaiḥ kāśyāṃ mokṣastvayeritaḥ .. 13 .. > without observances and without gifts, liberation in Kāśī has been declared by you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.28) kiṃ kimācaratā skaṃda kāśī prāpyeta tadvada .. > By doing what, O Skanda, can Kāśī be attained? Tell that! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.29) manye vinā sadācāraṃ na siddhyeyurmanorathāḥ .. 14 .. > I think that without good conduct desires cannot be accomplished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.30) ācāraḥ paramo dharma ācāraḥ paramaṃ tapaḥ .. > Proper conduct is the highest virtue; proper conduct is the highest austerity; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.31) ācārādvardhate hyāyurācārātpāpasaṃkṣayaḥ .. 15 .. > from proper conduct life-span increases, and from proper conduct comes the destruction of sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.32) ācārameva prathamaṃ tasmādācakṣva ṣaṇmukha .. > Therefore, first expound proper conduct alone, O six-faced one; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.33) devadevo yathā prāha tavāgre tvaṃ tathā vada .. 16 .. > just as the God of gods spoke before you, so do you speak. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.34) .. skaṃda uvāca.. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.35) mitrāvaruṇajākhyāmi sadācāraṃ satāṃ hitam .. > O son of Mitra and Varuṇa, I shall declare the good conduct beneficial to the virtuous, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.36) yadācarannaro nityaṃ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt ..17.. > practicing which a person constantly obtains all desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.37) sthāvarāḥ kṛmayo'bjāśca pakṣiṇaḥ paśavo narāḥ .. > Immobile beings, worms, water-born creatures, birds, beasts, and men > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.38) krameṇa dhārmikāstvete hyetebhyo dhārmikāḥ surāḥ .. 18 .. > are righteous in successive order; and more righteous than these, indeed, are the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.39) sahasrabhāgaḥ prathamā dvitīyonukramāttathā .. > The first is a thousandth part, and likewise the second in succession; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.40) sarva ete mahābhāgā yāvanmukti samāśrayāḥ .. 19 .. > all these are highly fortunate until they take refuge in liberation. // 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.41) caturṇāmapi bhūtānāṃ prāṇino'tīva cottamāḥ .. > Even among the four kinds of beings, living creatures are exceedingly superior; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.42) prāṇibhyāmapi mune śreṣṭhāḥ sarve buddhyupajīvinaḥ .. 4.1.35.20 .. > and even among living creatures, O sage, all those who live by intelligence are best. // 4.1.35.20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.43) matimadbhyo narāḥ śreṣṭhāstebhyaḥ śreṣṭhāstu vāḍavāḥ .. > Humans are superior to intelligent beings, and brahmins are superior to them; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.44) viprebhyopi ca vidvāṃso vidvadbhyaḥ kṛtabuddhayaḥ .. 21 .. > the learned are superior even to brahmins, and those of resolute intellect are superior to the learned; // 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.45) kṛtadhībhyopi kartāraḥ kartṛbhyo brahmatatparāḥ .. > doers \[of duty\] are superior even to those of resolute intellect, and those devoted to Brahman are superior to doers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.46) na teṣāmarcanīyo'nyastriṣu lokeṣu kuṃbhaja .. 22 .. > in the three worlds, O jar-born \[Agastya\], there is none other worthy of worship to them. // 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.47) anyonyamarcakāste vai tapovidyā'viśeṣataḥ .. > Indeed, they worship one another without distinction of austerity and learning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.48) brāhmaṇo brahmaṇā sṛṣṭaḥ sarvabhūteśvaro yataḥ .. 23 .. > Since the brahmin was created by Brahmā as the lord of all beings, // 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.49) ato jagatsthitaṃ sarvaṃ brāhmaṇo'rhati nāparaḥ .. > therefore the brahmin deserves everything existing in the world, and no other. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.50) sadācāro hi sarvārho nācārādvicyutaḥ punaḥ .. > Indeed, one of good conduct is worthy of everything, not one who has fallen away from conduct; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.51) tasmādvipreṇa satataṃ bhāvyamācāraśīlinā .. 24 .. > therefore, a brahmin should constantly be one of virtuous conduct. // 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.52) vidveṣa rāgarahitā anutiṣṭhaṃti yaṃ mune .. > That which the learned, devoid of hatred and passion, follow, O sage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.53) vidvāṃsastaṃ sadācāraṃ dharmamūlaṃ vidurbudhāḥ ..25.. > the wise know that to be good conduct, the root of dharma. // 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.54) lakṣaṇaiḥ parihīnopi samyagācāratatparaḥ .. > Even if devoid of auspicious marks, a man devoted to proper conduct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.55) śraddhāluranasūyuśca naro jīvetsamāḥ śatama .. 26 .. > full of faith and free from malice, may live a hundred years. // 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.56) śrutismṛtibhyāmuditaṃ sveṣu sveṣu ca karmasu .. > Declared by Śruti and Smṛti, in each of his own activities, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.57) sadācāraṃ niṣeveta dharmamūlamataṃdritaḥ .. 27 .. > one should unweariedly observe good conduct, the root of dharma. // 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.58) durācārarato loke garhaṇīyaḥ pumānbhavet .. > A man devoted to bad conduct becomes blameworthy in the world; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.59) vyādhibhiścābhibhūyeta sadālpāyuḥ suduḥkhabhāk .. 28 .. > he is overcome by diseases, always short-lived, and partakes of great sorrow. // 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.60) tyājyaṃ karma parādhīnaṃ kāyamātmavaśaṃ sadā .. > Action dependent on another should be abandoned; one's body should always be under one's own control; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.61) duḥkhī yataḥ parādhīnaḥ sadaivātmavaśaḥ sukhī .. 29 .. > for one dependent on another is miserable, while one who is self-reliant is always happy. // 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.62) yasminkarmaṇyaṃtarātmā kriyamāṇe prasīdati .. > That action by the doing of which the inner self is pleased, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.63) tadeva karma kartavyaṃ viparītaṃ na ca kvacit .. 4.1.35.30 .. > only that action should be performed, and never the contrary. // 4.1.35.30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.64) prathamaṃ dharmasarvasvaṃ proktā yanniyamā yamāḥ .. > The yamas and niyamas are declared to be the primary essence of dharma; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.65) atasteṣveva vai yatnaḥ kartavyo dharmamicchatā .. 31 .. > therefore, an effort should indeed be made regarding them by one who desires dharma. // 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.66) satyaṃ kṣamārjavaṃ dhyānamānṛśaṃsyamahiṃsanam .. > Truthfulness, forgiveness, uprightness, meditation, benevolence, non-violence, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.67) damaḥ prasādo mādhuryaṃ mṛduteti yamā daśa .. 32 .. > self-control, serenity, sweetness, and gentleness—these are the ten yamas. // 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.68) śaucaṃ snānaṃ tapo dānaṃ maunejyādhyayanaṃ vratam .. > Purity, ritual ablution, austerity, charity, silence, sacrifice, study, observance, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.69) upoṣaṇopastha daṃḍau daśaite niyamāḥ smṛtāḥ .. 33 .. > fasting, and sexual restraint—these are remembered as the ten niyamas. // 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.70) kāmaṃ krodhaṃ madaṃ mohaṃ mātsaryaṃ lobhameva ca .. > Lust, anger, pride, delusion, envy, and greed— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.71) amūnṣaḍvai(?)riṇo jitvā sarvatra vijayī bhavet .. 34 .. > having conquered these six enemies, one becomes victorious everywhere. // 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.72) śanaiḥ śanaiḥ sa cinuyāddharmaṃ valmīka śṛṃgavat .. > Little by little he should accumulate dharma, like an ant-hill \[grows\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.73) parapīḍāmakurvāṇaḥ paralokasahāyinam .. 35 .. > causing no affliction to others, as his companion for the next world. // 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.74) dharma eva sahāyī syādamutra na paricchadaḥ .. > Dharma alone can be a companion in the next world, not an entourage; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.75) pitṛ mātṛ suta bhrātṛ yoṣidbaṃdhujanādikaḥ .. 36 .. > father, mother, son, brother, wife, kinfolk, and the like \[cannot\]. // 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.76) jāyate caikalaḥ prāṇī pramriyeta tathaikalaḥ .. > A living being is born alone, and likewise dies alone; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.77) ekalaḥ sukṛtaṃ bhuṃkte bhuṃkte duṣkṛtamekalaḥ .. 37 .. > alone he experiences good deeds, and alone he experiences evil deeds. // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.78) dehaṃ paṃcatvamāpannaṃ tyaktvā kau kāṣṭhaloṣṭhavat .. > Abandoning on the ground the body that has met the dissolution of the five elements like a piece of wood or a clod of earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.79) bāṃdhavā vimukhā yāṃti dharmo yāṃtamanuvrajet ..38.. > relatives turn away; dharma follows him as he departs. // 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.80) kṛtī saṃcinuyāddharmaṃ tato'mutra sahāyinam .. > Therefore, the wise man should accumulate dharma as a companion for the next world; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.81) dharmaṃ sahāyinaṃ labddhvā saṃtareddustaraṃ tamaḥ .. 39 .. > having obtained dharma as a companion, he crosses over the darkness that is hard to cross. // 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.82) saṃbaṃdhānācarennityamuttamairuttamaiḥ sudhīḥ .. > The intelligent man should always form relationships with the highest and best; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.83) adhamānadhamāṃstyaktvā kulamutkarṣatāṃ nayet.. 4.1.35.40 .. > abandoning the lowest of the low, he should lead his family to pre-eminence. // 4.1.35.40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.84) uttamānuttamāneva gacchanhīnāṃśca varjayan .. > Associating only with the best and avoiding the low, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.85) brāhmaṇaḥ śreṣṭhatāmeti pratyavāye na śūdratām .. 41 .. > a brahmin attains excellence; on failure \[to do so\], he does not avoid the status of a śūdra. // 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.86) anadhyayanaśīlaṃ ca sadācāravilaṃghinam.. > A brahmin who does not study, who transgresses good conduct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.87) sālasaṃ ca durannādaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ bādhateṃ'takaḥ .. 42 .. > who is lazy, and who eats bad food—him the Destroyer afflicts. // 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.88) tato'bhyasetprayatnena sadācāraṃ sadā dvijaḥ .. > Therefore, a twice-born should constantly practice good conduct with effort; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.89) tīrthānyapyabhilaṣyaṃti sadācārisamāgamam.. 43 .. > even sacred fords desire the association of one of good conduct. // 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.90) rajanīprāṃtayāmārdhaṃ bāhmaḥ samaya ucyate .. > The half-watch at the end of the night is called the hour of Brahmā; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.91) svahitaṃ ciṃtayetprājñastasmiṃścotthāya savardā .. 44 .. > rising at that time, the wise man should always reflect upon his own welfare. // 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.92) gajāsyaṃ saṃsmaredādau tata īśaṃ sahāṃbayā.. > First he should remember the elephant-faced \[Gaṇeśa\], then the Lord with the Mother, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.93) śrīraṃgaṃ śrīsametaṃ tu brahmāṇyā kamalodbhavam.. 45 .. > Śrīraṅga accompanied by Śrī, and the lotus-born \[Brahmā\] with Brahmāṇī, // 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.94) iṃdrādīnsakalāndevānvasiṣṭhādīnmunīnapi .. > all the gods beginning with Indra, the sages beginning with Vasiṣṭha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.95) gaṃgādyāḥ saritaḥ sarvāḥ śrīśailādyakhilāngirīn .. 46 .. > all the rivers beginning with Gaṅgā, all the mountains beginning with Śrīśaila, // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.96) kṣīrodādīnsamudrāṃśca mānasādi sarāṃsi ca .. > the oceans beginning with the ocean of milk, the lakes beginning with Mānasa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.97) vanāni naṃdanādīni dhenūḥ kāmadughādikāḥ .. 47 .. > the forests beginning with Nandana, the wish-granting cows and others, // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.98) kalpavṛkṣādi vṛkṣāṃśca dhātūnkāṃcanamukhyataḥ .. > trees beginning with the wish-granting tree, and minerals headed by gold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.99) divyastrīrurvaśīmukhyā garuḍādīnpatattriṇaḥ .. 48 .. > divine women headed by Urvaśī, birds beginning with Garuḍa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.100) nāgāśca śeṣapramukhāngajānairāvatādikān.. > serpents headed by Śeṣa, elephants beginning with Airāvata, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.101) aśvānuccaiḥśravo mukhyānkaustubhādīnmaṇīñchubhān .. 49 .. > horses headed by Uccaiḥśravas, auspicious gems beginning with the Kaustubha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.102) smaredaruṃdhatīmukhyāḥ pativratavatīrvadhūḥ .. > one should remember devoted wives headed by Arundhatī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.103) naimiṣādīnyaraṇyāni purīḥ kāśīpurīmukhāḥ .. 4.1.35.50 .. > forests such as Naimiṣa, and cities headed by the city of Kāśī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.104) viśveśādīni liṃgāni vedānṛkpramukhānapi .. > liṅgas beginning with Viśveśa, the Vedas headed by the Ṛgveda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.105) gāyatrīpramukhānmaṃtrānyoginaḥ sanakādikān .. 51 .. > mantras headed by the Gāyatrī, yogins beginning with Sanaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.106) praṇavādimahābījaṃ nāradādīṃśca vaiṣṇavān .. > the great seed-syllable beginning with the Praṇava, Vaiṣṇavas headed by Nārada, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.107) śivabhaktāṃśca bāṇādīnprahlādādīndṛḍhavratān .. 52 .. > devotees of Śiva such as Bāṇa, those firm in vows beginning with Prahlāda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.108) vadānyāṃśca dadhīcyādīnhariścaṃdrādi bhūpatīn .. > bountiful givers headed by Dadhīci, and kings beginning with Hariścandra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.109) jananī caraṇau smṛtvā sarvatīrthottamottamau .. 53 .. > Having remembered the mother's feet, the highest among all sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.110) pitaraṃ ca gurūṃścāpi hṛdi dhyātvā prasannadhīḥ .. > and contemplating the father and teachers in his heart with a serene mind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.111) tataścāvaśyakaṃ kartuṃ nairṛtīṃ diśamāśrayet .. 54 .. > he should then resort to the southwest direction to answer the call of nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.112) grāmāddhanuḥśataṃ gacchennagarācca caturguṇam .. > He should go a hundred bow-lengths from a village, and four times that from a town. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.113) tṛṇairācchādya vasudhāṃ śiraḥ prāvṛtya vāsasā ..55 .. > Covering the ground with grass and wrapping his head with a cloth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.114) karṇopavītyudagvaktro divase saṃdhyayorapi .. > with his sacred thread placed on his ear, facing north by day and at both twilights, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.115) viṇmūtre visṛjenmaunī niśāyāṃ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ .. 56 .. > he should discharge feces and urine in silence, facing south at night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.116) na tiṣṭhannāpsu no vipra go vahnyanila saṃmukhaḥ .. > Neither standing nor in water, nor facing a brahmin, a cow, fire, or the wind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.117) na phālakṛṣṭe bhūbhāge na rathyāsevyabhūtale .. 57 .. > nor on ground ploughed by a ploughshare, nor on a ground traversed by roads, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.118) nālokayeddiśobhāgāñjyotiścakraṃ nabhomalam .. > he should not look at the directions, nor at the orb of luminaries, nor at the clear sky. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.119) vāmena pāṇinā śiśnaṃ dhṛtvottiṣṭhetprayatnavān .. 58 .. > Holding the penis with the left hand, he should carefully rise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.120) atho mṛdaṃ samādāya jaṃtukarkaravarjitām .. > Then, taking earth devoid of insects and pebbles, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.121) vihāya mūṣakotkhātāṃ śaucocchiṣṭāṃ ca nākulām .. 59 .. > avoiding that dug up by rats, that leftover from purification, and that from an anthill, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.122) guhye dadyānmṛdaṃ caikāṃ pāyau paṃcāṃbusāṃ tarāḥ .. > he should apply one portion of earth to the private part and five to the anus, with water in between; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.123) daśa vāmakare cāpi sapta pāṇidvaye mṛdaḥ .. 4.1.35.60 .. > ten portions of earth on the left hand, and seven on both hands, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.124) ekaikāṃ pādayordadyāttisraḥ pāṇyormṛdastathā .. > one on each foot, and three on both hands likewise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.125) itthaṃ śaucaṃ gṛhī kuryādgaṃdhalepakṣayāvadhi .. 61 .. > Thus a householder should perform purification until the odor and coating are removed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.126) kramāddvaiguṇyametasmādbrahmacaryādiṣu triṣu .. > This is doubled progressively for the other three \[stages\], beginning with studentship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.127) divāvihita śaucasya rātrāvardhaṃ samācaret .. 62 .. > He should perform at night half of the purification prescribed for the daytime; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.128) rujyardhaṃ ca tadardhaṃ ca pathi caurādi bādhite .. > half of that during illness, and half of that on a path infested with thieves and the like; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.129) tadardhaṃ yoṣitāṃ cāpi susthe nyūnaṃ na kārayet ..63.. > half of that also for women; but when in good health, one should not lessen it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.130) api sarvanadītoyairmṛtkūṭaiścāpi gomayaiḥ .. > Even with the waters of all rivers, with heaps of earth, and with cow dung, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.131) āpādamācaracchaucaṃ bhāvaduṣṭo na śuddhibhāk ..64.. > one who performs purification down to the feet does not obtain purity if corrupted in mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.132) ārdradhātrīphalonmānā mṛdaḥ śauce prakīrtitāḥ.. > The portions of earth for purification are said to be the size of a fresh myrobalan fruit; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.133) sarvāścāhutayopyevaṃ grāsāścāṃdrāyaṇepi ca .. > and all oblations are likewise, as are mouthfuls in the Cāndrāyaṇa penance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.134) prāgāsya udagāsyovā sūpaviṣṭaḥ śucau bhuvi.. > Facing east or facing north, well seated upon clean ground, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.135) upaspṛśedvihīnāyāṃ tuṣāṃgārāsthibhasmabhiḥ .. 66.. > \[on ground\] free from chaff, charcoal, bones, and ashes, he should sip water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.136) anuṣṇābhiraphenābhiradbhirhṛdgābhiratvaraḥ .. > With water that is unheated, free from foam, reaching the heart, without haste, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.137) brāhmaṇo brāhmatīrthena dṛṣṭipūtābhirācamet .. 67.. > and purified by sight, a brahmin should sip water through the brāhma sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.138) kaṃṭhagābhirnṛpaḥ śuddhyettālugābhistathorujaḥ .. > A king becomes purified by water reaching the throat, and a vaiśya likewise by water reaching the palate; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.139) strīśūdrāvāsya saṃsparśamātreṇāpi viśuddhyataḥ .. 68 .. > a woman and a śūdra are purified merely by touching the water to the mouth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.140) śiraḥ prāvṛtya kaṃṭhaṃ vā jale muktaśikho'pi ca .. > With his head or throat covered, in water, or with loosened topknot, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.141) akṣālitapadadvaṃdva ācāṃtopyaśucirmataḥ .. 69 .. > or having unwashed feet, even though he has sipped water, he is considered impure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.142) triḥ pītvāṃbu viśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ khāni viśodhayet .. > Having drunk water three times for purification, he should then cleanse the apertures: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.143) aṃguṣṭhamūladeśena dvirdviroṣṭhādharau spṛśet .. 4.1.35.70 .. > with the base of the thumb he should touch both upper and lower lips twice; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.144) aṃgulībhistribhiḥ paścātpunarāsyaṃ spṛśetsudhīḥ .. > then the wise man should touch the mouth again with three fingers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.145) tarjanyaṃguṣṭhakoṭyā ca ghrāṇaraṃdhre punaḥ punaḥ .. 71 .. > with the tips of the forefinger and thumb, both nostrils again and again; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.146) aṃguṣṭhānāmikāgrābhyāṃ cakṣuḥ śrotre punaḥ punaḥ .. > with the tips of the thumb and ring finger, the eyes and ears again and again; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.147) kaniṣṭhāṃguṣṭhayogena nābhiraṃdhramupaspṛśet .. 72 .. > by joining the little finger and thumb, he should touch the navel aperture; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.148) spṛṣṭvā talena hṛdayaṃ samastābhiḥ śiraḥ spṛśet .. > having touched the heart with the palm, he should touch the head with all fingers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.149) aṃgulyagraistathā skaṃdhau sāṃbu sarvatra saṃspṛśet .. 73 .. > and with the fingertips he should touch the shoulders, moistening with water everywhere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.150) ācāṃtaḥ punarācāmetkṛte rathyopasarpaṇe .. > Even if he has sipped water, he should sip water again when an approach to a street has been made, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.151) snātvā bhuktvā payaḥ pītvā prāraṃbhe śubhakarmaṇām .. 74 .. > after bathing, after eating, after drinking milk, and at the beginning of auspicious rites; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.152) suptvā vāsaḥ parīdhāya tathā dṛṣṭvāpyamaṃgalam .. > after sleeping, after putting on clothing, and also after seeing an inauspicious thing; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.153) pramādādaśuciṃ spṛṣṭvā dvirācāṃtaḥ śucirbhavet .. 75 .. > if he inadvertently touches an impure thing, he becomes pure by sipping water twice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.154) atho mukhaviśuddhyarthaṃ gṛhṇīyāddaṃtadhāvanam .. > Now, for the purification of the mouth, he should take a tooth-cleansing stick, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.155) ācāṃtopyaśuciryasmādakṛtvā daṃtadhāvanam.. 76 .. > since even having sipped water, one is impure without having cleansed one's teeth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.156) pratipaddarśaṣaṣṭhīṣu navamyāṃ ravivāsare .. > On the first day of the lunar fortnight, the new moon, the sixth, the ninth, and on Sunday, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.157) daṃtānāṃ kāṣṭhasaṃyogo dahedāsaptamaṃ kulam .. 77.. > contact of the teeth with wood burns the family down to the seventh generation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.158) alābhe daṃtakāṣṭhānāṃ niṣiddhe vātha vāsare .. > When a tooth-stick is unavailable, or on a forbidden day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.159) gaṃḍūṣā dvādaśa grāhyā mukhasya pariśuddhaye .. 78 .. > Twelve mouthfuls \[of water\] should be taken for thoroughly purifying the mouth. (78) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.160) kaniṣṭhāgra parīmāṇaṃ satvacaṃ nirvraṇaṃ ṛjum .. > Having the thickness of the tip of the little finger, with bark, without knots or blemishes, straight, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.161) dvādaśāṃgulamānaṃ ca sārdhaṃ syāddaṃtadhāvanam .. 79 .. > and twelve aṅgulas in length, the tooth-cleaning stick should be. (79) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.162) ekaikāṃgulahrāsena varṇeṣvanyeṣu kīrtitam .. > For the other castes, it is taught to decrease by one aṅgula each. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.163) āmrāmrātaka dhātrīṇāṃ kaṃkola khadirodbhavam .. 4.1.35.80 .. > Obtained from mango, āmrātaka, dhātrī, kaṅkola, or khadira; (80) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.164) śamyapāmārgakharjūrīśeluśrīparṇipīlujam.. > produced from śamī, apāmārga, wild date, śelu, śrīparṇī, or pīlu; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.165) rājādanaṃ ca nāraṃgaṃ kaṣāyakaṭukaṃṭakam..81.. > or rājādana and orange; astringent, pungent, or thorny; (81) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.166) kṣīravṛkṣodbhavaṃ vāpi praśastaṃ daṃtadhāvanam.. > or produced from a milky tree: such a tooth-cleaning stick is praised. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.167) jihvollekhanikāṃ cāpi kuryāccāpākṛtiṃ śubhām.. 82.. > One should also make an auspicious tongue-scraper in the shape of a bow. (82) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.168) annādyāya vyūhadhvaṃ somorājāya mā gamat .. > ‘Arrange yourselves for food, lest King Soma depart!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.169) same mukhaṃ pramārkṣyate yaśasā ca bhagena ca .. 83 .. > ‘He shall wipe my mouth with glory and with fortune.’ (83) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.170) āyurbalaṃ yaśo varcaḥ prajāḥ paśu vasūni ca .. > ‘Life-span, strength, renown, radiance, offspring, cattle, and wealth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.171) brahma prajñāṃ ca medhāṃ ca tvanno dehi vanaspate .. 84 .. > sacred lore, wisdom, and intellect—give these to us, O Lord of the Forest!’ (84) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.172) maṃtrāvetau samuccārya yaḥ kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam .. > Whoever brushes his teeth having recited these two mantras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.173) vanaspatigataḥ somastasya nityaṃ prasīdati .. 85 .. > towards him Soma residing in the forest tree is always gracious. (85) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.174) mukhe paryuṣite yasmādbhavedaśucibhāgnaraḥ .. > Since a man becomes impure because his mouth is stale \[upon waking\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.175) tataḥ kuryātprayatnena śuddhyarthaṃ daṃtadhāvanam .. 86 .. > he should therefore diligently clean his teeth for the sake of purification. (86) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.176) upavāsepi no duṣyeddaṃtadhāvanamaṃjanam .. > Even on a day of fasting, tooth-cleaning and collyrium are not blameworthy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.177) gaṃdhālaṃkārasadvastrapuṣpamālānulepanam .. 87 .. > \[nor are\] perfumes, ornaments, clean garments, flower garlands, and anointing pastes. (87) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.178) prātaḥsaṃdhyāṃ tataḥ kuryāddaṃtadhāvanapūrvikām .. > He should then perform the morning twilight devotion preceded by cleaning his teeth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.179) prātaḥsnānaṃ caritvā ca śuddhe tīrthe viśeṣataḥ .. 88 .. > and having performed the morning ritual ablution, especially at a pure sacred ford. (88) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.180) prātaḥsnānādyataḥśuddhyetkāyoyaṃ malinaḥ sadā .. > Because this body is always impure, it is purified through the morning ritual ablution; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.181) chidrito navabhiśchidraiḥ sravatyeva divāniśam .. 89 .. > pierced with nine apertures, it oozes day and night. (89) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.182) utsāha medhā saubhāgya rūpa saṃpatpravartakam .. > Promoting enthusiasm, intellect, good fortune, beauty, and prosperity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.183) manaḥ prasannatāhetuḥ prātaḥsnānaṃ praśasyate .. 4.1.35.90 .. > and the cause of cheerfulness of mind: the morning ritual ablution is praised. (90) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.184) prasveda lālādyāklinno nidrādhīno yato naraḥ .. > Since a man is soiled with sweat, saliva, and the like, and overcome by sleep, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.185) prātaḥsnānāttatorhaḥ syānmaṃtrastotrajapādiṣu..91.. > therefore, by virtue of the morning ritual ablution, he becomes fit for mantras, hymns, silent recitation, and other rites. (91) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.186) prātaḥprātastu yatsnānaṃ saṃjāte cāruṇodaye .. > The ritual ablution performed every morning just as the dawn rises, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.187) prājāpatyasamaṃ prāhustanmahāghavighātakṛt .. 92 .. > they say is equal to a Prājāpatya penance, destroying great sins. (92) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.188) prātaḥsnānaṃ haretpāpamalakṣmīṃ glānimeva ca .. > The morning ritual ablution removes sin, misfortune, and fatigue; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.189) aśucitvaṃ ca duḥsvapnaṃ tuṣṭiṃ puṣṭiṃ prayacchati .. 93 .. > it takes away impurity and bad dreams, and grants contentment and vigor. (93) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.190) nopasarpaṃti vai duṣṭāḥ prātaḥsnāyijana kvacit .. > Wicked beings never approach one who bathes in the morning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.191) dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaphalaṃ yasmātprātaḥsnānaṃ samācaret .. 94 .. > Since its fruits are both visible and invisible, one should perform the morning ritual ablution. (94) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.192) prasaṃgataḥ snānavidhiṃ vakṣyāmi kalaśodbhava .. > In this context, I shall describe the rule of ritual ablution, O pot-born \[Agastya\]! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.193) vidhisnānaṃ yataḥ prāhuḥ snānācchataguṇottaram .. 95 .. > For they say ritual ablution done according to rule is a hundred times superior to mere bathing. (95) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.194) viśuddhāṃ mṛdamādāya barhīṃṣi tila gomayam .. > Taking pure clay, kuśa grasses, sesame seeds, and cow dung, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.195) śucau deśe paristhāpya tvācamya snānamācaret .. 96 .. > placing them in a pure spot, and sipping water, one should perform the ritual ablution. (96) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.196) upagrahī baddhaśikho jalamadhye samāviśet .. > Holding blades of grass, with topknot tied, he should enter the water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.197) urum̐ hīti maṃtreṇa toyamāvartya sṛṣṭitaḥ .. 97 .. > Having swirled the water in a clockwise direction with the mantra \*uruṁ hi\*, (97) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.198) ye te śataṃ tato japtvā toyasyāmaṃtraṇāya ca .. > and having then recited \*ye te śatam\* to invite the water, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.199) sumitriyā no maṃtreṇa pūrvaṃ kṛtvā jalāṃjalim .. > having first offered a cavity of water with the \*sumitriyā naḥ\* mantra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.35.200) kṣipeddveṣyaṃ samuddiśya japandurmitriyā iti .. 98 .. > he should cast it in the direction of his enemy while reciting \*durmitriyāḥ\*. 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