[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) › 4.43 # Skandapurana 4.43 Skandapurāṇa 4.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.43.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.1) .. agastiruvāca .. .. > Agastya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.2) divodāsaṃ narapatiṃ kathaṃ devastrilocanaḥ .. > How did the three-eyed Lord cause King Divodāsa > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.3) kāśīṃ saṃtyājayāmāsa kathamāgācca maṃdarāt .. > to abandon Kāśī, and how did he return from Mount Mandara? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.4) etadākhyānamākhyāhi śrotṝṇāṃ pramude bhagoḥ .. 1 .. > Relate this narrative, O lord, for the delight of the listeners! .. 1 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.5) .. skaṃda uvāca .. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.6) maṃdaraṃ gatavāndevo brahmaṇo vākya gauravāt .. > The god went to Mount Mandara out of respect for the words of Brahmā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.7) tapasā tasya saṃtuṣṭo maṃdarasyaiva bhūbhṛtaḥ .. 2 .. > being pleased with the tapas of that king of mountains, Mandara itself. .. 2 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.8) gate viśveśvare deve maṃdaraṃ girisuṃdaram .. > When the god Viśveśvara departed to Mount Mandara, beautiful among mountains, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.9) giriśena samaṃ jagmurapi sarve divaukasaḥ .. 3 .. > all the gods dwelling in heaven went along with Giriśa. .. 3 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.10) kṣetrāṇi vaiṣṇavānīha tyaktvā viṣṇurapi kṣiteḥ .. > Even Viṣṇu, abandoning the sacred fields of Viṣṇu here on earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.11) prayāto maṃdaraṃ yatra devadeva umādhavaḥ .. 4 .. > went to Mount Mandara, where Umā's husband, the god of gods, was. .. 4 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.12) sthānāni gāṇapatyāni gaṇeśopi tato vrajat .. > Gaṇeśa too then departed, \[leaving\] his abodes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.13) hitvāhamapi vipreṃdra gatavānmaṃdaraṃ prati .. 5 .. > and I too, O best of brahmins, left and went toward Mount Mandara. .. 5 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.14) sūraḥ saurāṇi saṃtyajya gataścāyatanādaram .. > The Sun, abandoning his solar shrines, departed out of respect for \[Śiva's\] residence; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.15) svaṃsvaṃ sthānaṃ kṣitau tyaktvā yayuranyepi nirjarāḥ .. 6.. > the other gods as well, leaving their respective places on earth, went away. .. 6 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.16) gateṣu devasaṃgheṣu pṛthivyāḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ .. > When the hosts of gods had left the earth, the king of the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.17) cakāra rājyaṃ nirdvaṃdvaṃ divodāsaḥ pratāpavān .. 7 .. > the glorious Divodāsa, exercised undisputed sovereignty. .. 7 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.18) vidhāya rājadhānīṃ sa vārāṇasyāṃ suniścalām .. > Establishing an unshakeable royal capital in Vārāṇasī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.19) edhāṃ cakre mahābuddhiḥ prajādharmeṇa pālayan .. 8 .. > the highly intelligent \[king\] prospered, protecting his subjects righteously. .. 8 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.20) sūryavatsa pratapitā durhṛdāṃ hṛdi netrayoḥ .. > Like the sun, he burned in the hearts and the eyes of his enemies; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.21) somavatsuhṛdāmāsīnmānaseṣu svakeṣva'pi .. 9 .. > like the moon, he was \[gentle\] in the minds of his friends and his own people. .. 9 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.22) akhaṃḍamākhaṃḍalavatkodaṃḍakalayanraṇe .. > Holding an unbroken bow in battle like Indra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.23) palāyamānairālokiśatrusainyabalāhakaiḥ .. 4.1.43.10 .. > he was beheld by the cloud-like enemy armies fleeing away. .. 4.1.43.10 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.24) sa dharmarājavajjāto dharmādharmavivecakaḥ .. > He became a discerner of righteousness and unrighteousness like Dharmarāja, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.25) adaṃḍyānmaṇḍayanrājā daṃḍyāṃśca paridaṃḍayan .. 11 .. > the king honouring those not deserving punishment and punishing those who deserved punishment. .. 11 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.26) dhanaṃjaya ivādhākṣītparāraṇyānyanekaśaḥ .. > Like Arjuna (fire), he repeatedly burned down the forests of his enemies. .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.27) pāśīva pāśayāṃcakre vairicakraṃ vidūragaḥ .. 12 .. > Reaching far, he bound the circle of his enemies like the bearer of the noose \[Varuṇa\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.28) sobhūtpuṇyajanādhīśo ripurākṣasavardhanaḥ .. > He was the lord of virtuous people, bringing prosperity even to his enemy rākṣasas; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.29) jagatprāṇasamānaśca jagatprāṇanatatparaḥ ..13.. > he was equal to the breath of life of the world, wholly devoted to enlivening the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.30) rājarājaḥ sa evābhūtsarveṣāṃ dhanadaḥ satām .. > He alone was a king of kings, a giver of wealth to all the good; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.31) sa eva rudramūrtiśca prekṣiṣṭa ripubhī raṇe .. 14 .. > and in battle, he alone was beheld by his enemies as the very form of Rudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.32) viśveṣāṃ sa hi devānāṃ tapasā rūpadhṛgyataḥ .. > For through his austerity he embodied the form of all the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.33) viśvedevāstatastaṃ tu stuvaṃti ca bhajaṃti ca .. 15 .. > therefore the Viśvedevas praised him and worshipped him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.34) asādhyaḥ sa hi sādhyānāṃ vasubhyo vasunādhikaḥ .. > Unconquerable to the Sādhyas, he surpassed the Vasus in wealth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.35) grahāṇāṃ vigrahadharo dasrato'jasrarūpabhāk .. 16 .. > he assumed an embodied form surpassing the planets, and constantly possessed beauty exceeding the Aśvins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.36) marudgaṇānagaṇayaṃstuṣitāṃstoṣayanguṇaiḥ .. > Not even reckoning the host of the Maruts, pleasing the Tuṣitas with his virtues, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.37) sarvavidyādharo yastu sarvavidyādhareṣvapi .. 17 .. > he was a master of all lores even among all the Vidyādharas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.38) agarvāneva gaṃdharvānyaścakre nijagītibhiḥ .. > By his songs he stripped the Gandharvas of their pride; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.39) rarakṣuryakṣarakṣāṃsi taddurgaṃ svargasodaram .. 18 .. > the Yakṣas and Rakṣases protected his fortress that was like a twin to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.40) nāgānāgāṃsi cakruśca tasya nāgabalīyasaḥ .. > The serpents committed no offenses against him, who was stronger than elephants; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.41) danujāmanujākāraṃ kṛtvā taṃ ca siṣevire .. 19 .. > and assuming human forms, the Danujas served him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.42) jātā guhyacarā yasya guhyakāḥ parito nṛṣu .. > Guarakṣas were born to him who moved secret among men: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.43) saṃseviṣyāmahe rājannasurāstvāṃ svavaibhavaiḥ .. 4.1.43.20 .. > “O king, we asuras shall serve you with our own splendors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.44) vayaṃ yatastvadviṣaye surāvāso'pi durlabhaḥ .. > since in your realm even the dwelling of gods is hard to attain.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.45) aśikṣayatkṣitipateriha yasya turaṃgamān .. > The swift-coursing wind, stationed in the sky, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.46) āśugaścāśugāmitvaṃ pāvamāne pathisthitaḥ .. 21 .. > taught swiftness of gait to the horses of this lord of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.47) agajānyasya tu gajānnagavarṣmasuvarṣmaṇaḥ .. > Seeing his elephants, born of mountain stock, with bodies as splendid as mountains, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.48) ajasra dānino dṛṣṭvā bhavannanyepi dāninaḥ .. 22 .. > unceasingly shedding rut, others also became liberal donors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.49) sadojire ca boddhāro yoddhāraścaraṇājire .. > In the assembly hall the learned, and in the courtyard the warriors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.50) na yasya śāstrairvijitā na śastraiḥ kenacitkvacit .. 23 .. > were never conquered anywhere by anyone, neither by scriptures nor by weapons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.51) na netraviṣaye jātā viṣaye yasyabhūbhṛtaḥ .. > In the realm of this king, haters were never seen; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.52) sadā naṣṭapadā dveṣyāstadā'naṣṭapadāḥ prajāḥ .. 24 .. > adversaries were forever ruined, while his subjects were never deprived of their place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.53) kalāvāneka evāsti tridivepi divaukasām .. > Even in heaven, there is only one possessor of the digits \[the Moon\] among the celestials; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.54) tasya kṣoṇibhṛtaḥ kṣoṇyāṃ janāḥ sarve kalālayāḥ .. 25 .. > in the realm of this king on earth, all the people were repositories of arts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.55) eka eva hi kāmosti svarge sopyaṃgavarjitaḥ .. > Indeed, in heaven there is only one Kāma, and he is bodiless; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.56) sāṃgopāṃgāśca sarveṣāṃ sarve kāmā hi tadbhuvi ..26.. > whereas in his realm, all the desires of all were fully fulfilled with all their parts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.57) tasyopavartanepyeko na śruto gotrabhitkvacit .. > Even in his territory, not a single breaker of families was ever heard of; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.58) svarge svargasadāmīśo gotrabhitparikīrtitaḥ .. 27 .. > whereas in heaven the lord of the gods is celebrated as the shatterer of mountains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.59) kṣayī ca tasya viṣaye kopyākarṇi na kenacit .. > In his realm no one suffering from consumption was ever heard of by anyone; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.60) triviṣṭape kṣapānāthaḥ pakṣepakṣe kṣayīṣyate .. 28 .. > whereas in heaven the lord of the night wanes fortnight after fortnight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.61) nāke navagrahāḥ saṃti deśāstasyā'navagrahāḥ .. 29 .. > In heaven there are nine planets, but his lands were without affliction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.62) hiraṇyagarbhaḥ svarlokepyeka eva prakāśate .. > Even in the heavenly world only one Hiraṇyagarbha shines; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.63) hiraṇyagarbhāḥ sarveṣāṃ tatpaurāṇāmihālayāḥ .. 4.1.43.30 .. > here, the dwellings of all the citizens of his city were filled with gold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.64) saptāśva ekaḥ svarloke nitarāṃ bhāsateṃ'śumān .. > In heaven, only one sun shines brightly, borne by seven horses; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.65) sadaṃśukāḥ pratidinaṃ bahvaśvāstatpuraukasaḥ .. 31 .. > the dwellers of his city were clothed in fine garments every day and had many horses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.66) sadapsarā yathāsvarbhūstatpuryapisadapsarāḥ .. > Just as the celestial world has virtuous apsarases, so his city had excellent water-lakes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.67) ekaiva padmā vaikuṃṭhe tasya padmākarāḥ śatam .. .. 32 .. > in Vaikuṇṭha there is only one Lakṣmī, while he had hundreds of lotus ponds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.68) anītayaśca tadgrāmānārājapuruṣāḥ kvacit .. > Nowhere were royal officers unjust to his villages; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.69) gṛhegṛhetra dhanadā nāka eko'lakāpatiḥ .. 33 .. > in every house there were givers of wealth, while in heaven there is only one lord of Alakā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.70) divodāsasya tasyaivaṃ kāśyāṃ rājyaṃ praśāsataḥ .. > While Divodāsa was thus governing the kingdom in Kāśī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.71) gataṃ varṣaṃ dinaprāyaṃ śaradāmayutāṣṭakam .. 34 .. > eighty thousand years passed like a single day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.72) gīrvāṇā vipratīkāramatha tasya cikīrṣavaḥ .. > Then the gods, desiring to thwart him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.73) guruṇā maṃtrayāṃcakrurdharmavartmānuyāyinaḥ ..35.. > consulted with their Guru, though he followed the path of righteousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.74) bhavādṛśāmiva mune prāyaśo dharmacāriṇām .. > O sage, as in the case of those like you who walk the path of virtue, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.75) vibudhā vidadhatyeva mahatīrāpadāṃtatīḥ ..36.. > the gods almost always bring about a succession of great calamities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.76) yadyapyasau dharādhīśo vyādhinoddurdharādhvaraiḥ .. > Although that lord of the earth sustained those enjoyers of sacrifices > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.77) tānadhvarabhujo'tyaṃtaṃ tathāpi suhṛdo na te .. 37 .. > exceedingly with difficult sacrifices, even so they were not his friends. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.78) svabhāva eva dyusadāṃ parotkarṣāsahiṣṇutā .. > Intolerance of the excellence of others is the very nature of the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.79) bali bāṇa dadhīcyādyairaparāddhaṃ kimatra taiḥ ..38.. > what offense was committed in this world by Bali, Bāṇa, Dadhīci, and the rest? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.80) aṃtarāyā bhavaṃtyeva dharmasyāpi padepade .. > Obstacles certainly arise at every step even for righteousness; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.81) tathāpi na nijo dharmo dharmadhībhirvimucyate .. 39 .. > nonetheless, their own duty is never abandoned by those whose minds are set on dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.82) adharmiṇaḥ samedhaṃte dhanadhānyasamṛddhibhiḥ .. > The unrighteous prosper with wealth, grain, and abundance; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.83) adharmādeva ca paraṃ samūlaṃ yāṃtyadhogatim .. 4.1.43.40 .. > yet solely because of unrighteousness they go to ruin along with their roots. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.84) prajāḥ pālayatastasya putrāniva nijaurasān .. > As he protected the subjects like his own begotten sons, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.85) ripuṃjayasya nālpopi babhūvādharmasaṃgrahaḥ ..41.. > not the slightest accumulation of unrighteousness accrued to Ripuñjaya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.86) ṣāḍguṇyavedinastasya triśaktyūrjitacetasaḥ .. > For him, who understood the six measures of policy, whose mind was strengthened by the three powers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.87) caturopāyavittasya na raṃdhraṃ vividuḥ surāḥ .. 42 .. > The gods could find no flaw in him, who knew the four means. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.88) buddhimaṃtopi vibudhā vipratīkartumudyatāḥ .. > Though intelligent, the deities, intent on retaliating, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.89) manāgapi na saṃśekurapakartuṃ tadīśituḥ .. 43 .. > were not able to harm that ruler in the slightest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.90) ekapatnīvratāḥ sarve pumāṃsastasya maṃḍale .. > In his realm, all men were devoted to a single wife; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.91) nārīṣu kācinnaivāsīdapativratadharmiṇī .. 44 .. > among women, none failed to observe devotion to her husband. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.92) anadhīto na viprobhūdaśūronaiva bāhujaḥ .. > There was no brahmin who had not studied; no kṣatriya who was not valiant; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.93) vaiśyonabhijño naivāsīdarthopārjanakarmasu ..45.. > no vaiśya was unskilled in the activities of earning wealth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.94) ananyavṛttayaḥ śūdrā dvijaśuśrūṣaṇaṃ prati .. > the śūdras were single-mindedly devoted to serving the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.95) tasya rāṣṭre samabhavandivodāsasya bhūpateḥ .. 46 .. > Such were they in the kingdom of King Divodāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.96) avipluta brahmacaryāstadrāṣṭre brahmacāriṇaḥ .. > The students in his kingdom were unbroken in their celibacy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.97) nityaṃ gurukulādhīnā vedagrahaṇatatparāḥ .. 47 .. > constantly dependent upon their guru's household, intent upon grasping the Veda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.98) ātithyadharmapravaṇā dharmaśāstravicakṣaṇāḥ .. > Everywhere his householders were devoted to the duty of hospitality, expert in the treatises on dharma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.99) nityasādhusamācārā gṛhasthāstasya sarvataḥ .. 48 .. > and constantly observed the conduct of the virtuous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.100) tṛtīyāśramiṇo yasminvanavṛttikṛtādarāḥ .. > In his \[realm\], those in the third stage of life respected the forest livelihood, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.101) niḥspṛhā grāmavārtāsu vedavartmānusāriṇaḥ .. 49 .. > free from desire for village gossip, following the path of the Veda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.102) sarvasaṃgavinirmuktā nirmuktā niṣparigrahāḥ .. > Completely free from all attachments, unbound, possessing no property, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.103) vāṅmanaḥkarmadaṃḍāḍhyā yatayo yatra niḥspṛhāḥ .. 4.1.43.50 .. > holding the controls of speech, mind, and action, the ascetics there were devoid of longing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.104) anyenulomajanmānaḥ pratilo mabhavā api .. > Others born of mixed castes, whether anuloma or pratiloma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.105) svapāraṃparyato dṛṣṭaṃ manāgvartma na tatyajuḥ .. 51 .. > did not abandon even slightly the path established by their own tradition. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.106) anapatyā na tadrāṣṭre dhanahīnopi kopi na .. > In his kingdom no one was childless, nor was anyone devoid of wealth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.107) avṛddhasevī no kaścidakāṃḍamṛtibhākca na .. 52 .. > no one failed to serve the elders, and no one met an untimely death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.108) na cāṭā naiva vācāṭā vaṃcakā no na hiṃsakāḥ .. > There were no flatterers, no loudmouths, no cheats, no violent men; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.109) na pāṣaṃḍā na vai bhaṃḍā na raṃḍā na ca śauṃḍikāḥ ..53.. > no heretics, no scoundrels, no widows, and no tavern-keepers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.110) śrutighoṣo hi sarvatra śāstravādaḥ padepade .. > Indeed, everywhere was the sound of the Veda, and scholarly debates at every step; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.111) sarvatra subhagālāpā mudāmaṃgalagītayaḥ ..54 .. > everywhere were charming conversations and auspicious songs of joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.112) vīṇāveṇupravādāśca mṛdaṃgā madhurasvanāḥ .. > Lutes and flutes were played, and mṛdaṅga drums sounded sweetly; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.113) somapānaṃ vinānyatra pānagoṣṭhī na karṇagā ..55.. > except for the drinking of soma, no drinking party was ever heard of. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.114) māṃsāśinaḥ puroḍāśe naivānyatra kadācana .. > Meat was eaten only in the sacrificial cake, never elsewhere; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.115) na durodariṇo yatra nādhamarṇā na taskarāḥ .. 56 .. > there were no gamblers, no debtors, and no thieves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.116) putrasya pitroḥ padayoḥ pūjanaṃ devapūjanam .. > For a son, worship of his parents' feet was the worship of the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.117) upavāso vrataṃ tīrthaṃ devatārādhanaṃ param .. 57 .. > fasting, vows, and sacred fords were the highest worship of the deities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.118) nārīṇāṃ bhartṛpad yorarcanaṃ tadvacaḥśrutiḥ .. > For women, worshipping their husband's feet was the hearing of sacred revelation; / younger brothers constantly revered their elder brother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.119) samarcayaṃti satatamanujā nijamagrajam .. 58 .. > Younger brothers constantly revered their elder brother; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.120) saparyayaṃti muditā bhṛtyāḥ svāmipadāṃbujam .. > servants gladly worshipped the lotus-feet of their master. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.121) hīnavarṇairagravarṇo varṇyate guṇagauravaiḥ .. 59 .. > The higher class was praised by the lower classes for its greatness of virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.122) varivasyaṃti bhūyopi trikālaṃ kāśidevatāḥ .. > They served the deities of Kāśī again and again at the three junctions of the day; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.123) sarvatra sarve vidvāṃsaḥ samarcyaṃte manorathaiḥ .. 4.1.43.60 .. > everywhere all the learned were honoured with their wishes fulfilled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.124) vidvadbhiśca taponiṣṭhāstaponiṣṭhairjiteṃdriyāḥ .. > The learned revered those dedicated to austerity, and those dedicated to austerity revered the self-controlled; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.125) jiteṃdriyairjñānaniṣṭhā jñānibhiḥ śivayoginaḥ .. 61 .. > the self-controlled revered those dedicated to knowledge, and the knowers revered the yogins of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.126) maṃtrapūtaṃ mahārhaṃ ca vidhiyuktaṃ susaṃskṛtam .. > Purified by mantras, precious, proper, and well prepared, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.127) vāḍavānāṃ mukhāgnau ca hūyate'harniśaṃ haviḥ .. 62 .. > oblation was offered day and night into the fire that is the mouth of the brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.128) vāpīkūpataḍāgānāmārāmāṇāṃ padepade .. > Stepped wells, wells, ponds, and pleasure-groves at every step > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.129) śucibhirdravyasaṃbhāraiḥ kartāro yatra bhūriśaḥ .. 63 .. > had many makers who used pure materials and wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.130) yadrāṣṭre hṛṣṭapuṣṭāśca dṛśyaṃte sarvajātayaḥ .. > In his kingdom all classes were seen to be cheerful and well-nourished, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.131) aniṃdyasevā saṃpannā vināmṛgayu saunikān .. 64 .. > endowed with blameless occupations, except for hunters and butchers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.132) itthaṃ tasya mahījāneḥ sarvatra śucivartinaḥ .. > Thus, concerning that king who walked purely everywhere, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.133) unmiṣaṃtopyanimiṣā manākchidraṃ na lebhire .. 65 .. > the gods, though wide-eyed, could not find the slightest opening. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.134) athovācāmara gururdevānapacikīrṣukān .. > Then the preceptor of the immortals spoke to the gods who wished to harm > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.135) tasminrājani dharmiṣṭhe variṣṭhe maṃtravediṣu ..68.. > that king, the most righteous and foremost among masters of counsel. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.136) .. gururuvāca .. .. > The Guru said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.137) saṃdhivigrahayānāsti saṃ śrayaṃ dvaidhabhāvanam .. > "Peace, war, marching, neutrality, seeking shelter, and duplicity— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.138) yathā sa rājā saṃvetti na tathātrāpi kaścana .. 67 .. > no one even here understands them as that king knows them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.139) upāyopyeka evāsti caturṣviha divaukasaḥ .. > O gods, of the four means, only one remains here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.140) bhedo nāma sa cetsidhyettapobalini tatra hi ..68.. > namely sowing dissension, if indeed it can succeed against that man strong in austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.141) tena yadyapi bhūbhartrā bhūmerdevā vivāsitāḥ .. > Even though the gods have been banished from the earth by that king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.142) tathāpi bhūriśastatra saṃtyasmatpakṣapātinaḥ .. 69 .. > still there are many there who take our side. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.143) kālo nimiṣamātropi yānvinā na sukhaṃ vrajet .. > Without whom not even a moment of time passes pleasantly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.144) asmākamapi tasyāpi saṃti te tatra mānitāḥ .. 4.1.43.70 .. > they are respected both by us and by him, there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.145) aṃtarbahiścarā nityaṃ sarvaviśraṃbha bhūmayaḥ .. > Always moving within and without, the foundations of all trust, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.146) samāgateṣu teṣvatra sarvaṃ naḥ setsyati priyam .. 71 .. > when they arrive here, our every desired aim will be accomplished." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.147) samākarṇya ca te sarve tridaśā gīṣpatīritam .. > And hearing what the Lord of Speech had said, all those gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.148) nirṇītavaṃtastasyārthaṃ tasmādaṃtarbahiścarān .. > ascertained its meaning regarding those \[agents\] who move within and without. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.149) abhinaṃdyātha taṃ sarve procuritthaṃ bhavediti .. 72 .. > Then, applauding him, they all said: "So let it be!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.150) tataḥ śakraḥ samāhūya vītihotraṃ puraḥsthitam .. > Then Śakra summoned Vītihotra (Fire), who stood before him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.151) ūce madhurayā vācā bahumānapuraḥsaram .. 73 .. > and spoke in sweet words, accompanied with great respect: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.152) havyavāhana yā mūrtistava tatra pratiṣṭhitā .. > "O bearer of oblations, that form of yours which is established there— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.153) tāmupāsaṃhara kṣipraṃ viṣayāttasya bhūpateḥ .. .. 74 .. > withdraw it swiftly from the realm of that king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.154) samāgatāyāṃ tanmūrtau sarvānaṣṭāgrayaḥ prajāḥ .. > When that form of yours is withdrawn, all the subjects, whose first \[duty\] is the sacrificial fires, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.155) havyakavyakriyāśūnyā virajiṣyaṃti rājani .. 75 .. > deprived of the rites of offering to gods and ancestors, will become disaffected with the king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.156) prajāsu ca viraktāsu rājyakāmadughāsu vai .. > And when the subjects, who are the wish-yielding cow of the kingdom, become disaffected, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.157) kṛcchreṇopārjito'pārtho rājaśabdo bhaviṣyati .. 76 .. > the title of 'king,' though acquired with great effort, will become meaningless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.158) prajānāṃ raṃjanādrājā yeyaṃ rūḍhirupārjitā .. > Since this conventional title 'king' (rājan) was acquired from pleasing (rañjana) the subjects, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.159) tasyāṃ rūḍhyāṃ pranaṣṭāyāṃ rājyameva vinaṃkṣyati .. 77 .. > when that conventional meaning is destroyed, the kingship itself will perish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.160) prajāvirahito rājā kośadurgabalādibhiḥ .. > A king forsaken by his subjects, even if prosperous with treasury, fortresses, forces, and the like, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.161) samṛddhopyacirānnaśyetkūlasaṃstha iva drumaḥ .. 78 .. > would quickly perish like a tree standing on a riverbank. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.162) trivargasādhanāhetuḥ prākprajaiva mahīpateḥ .. > For a king, the subjects are the foremost cause for achieving the three goals of life; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.163) kṣīṇavṛttyāṃ prajāyāṃ vai trivargaḥ kṣīyate svayam .. 79 .. > when the livelihood of the subjects wanes, the three goals of life indeed perish by themselves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.164) kṣīṇe trivarge saṃkṣīṇā gatirlokadvayātmikā .. 4.1.43.80 .. > When the three goals are lost, one's course in both worlds is completely ruined." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.165) itīṃdravacanādvahnirahnāya kṣoṇimaṃḍalāt .. > At Indra's word, Fire, endowed with the power of illusory yoga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.166) ācakarṣa nijāṃ mūrtiṃ yogamāyā balānvitaḥ .. 81 .. > instantly withdrew his own form from the earthly orb. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.167) ninye na kevalaṃ tretāṃ jāṭharāgnimapi prabhuḥ .. > The lord Fire withdrew not only the triad of ritual fires, but also the digestive fire; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.168) vajriṇo vacasā vahnirnijaśaktisamanvitam .. 82 .. > at the thunderbolt-wielder's command, he \[withdrew it\] along with his own energy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.169) vahnau svarlokamāpanne jāte madhyaṃdine nṛpaḥ .. > When Fire had departed to heaven and midday arrived, the king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.170) kṛtamādhyāhnikastūrṇaṃ prāviśadbhojyamaṃḍapam .. 83 .. > having performed his midday rites, quickly entered the dining hall. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.171) mahānasādhikṛtayo vepamānāstato muhuḥ .. > Then the officers in charge of the kitchen, trembling again and again, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.172) kṣudhārtamapi bhūpālamidaṃ maṃdaṃ vyajijñapan .. 84 .. > softly made this submission to the king, even though he was afflicted with hunger: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.173) sūpakārā ūcuḥ .. > The cooks said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.174) atyahaskaratejaska pratāpavijitānala .. > "O you whose brilliance surpasses the sun! O you whose majesty has conquered fire! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.175) kiṃcidvijñaptukāmāḥ smopyakāṃḍeraṇapaṃḍita .. 85 .. > O one skilled in unexpected battle! We wish to make a small submission. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.176) yadi viśruṇayedrājanbhavānabhayadakṣiṇām .. > If Your Majesty would grant the boon of safety, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.177) tadā vijñāpayiṣyāmaḥ prabaddhakarasaṃpuṭāḥ .. 86 .. > then, with folded hands, we will make our report." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.178) bhrūsaṃjñayākṛtādeśāḥ praśastāsyenabhūbhujā .. > Given permission by a sign of the eyebrow from the king whose face was gracious, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.179) mṛdu vijñāpayāṃcakruḥ pākaśālādhikāriṇaḥ .. 87 .. > the kitchen overseers gently made their submission: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.180) na jānīmo vayaṃ nātha tvatpratāpabhayārditaḥ .. > "O lord, we do not know: terrified by the fear of your majesty, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.181) kusṛtyātha kayā vidvānnaṣṭo vaiśvānaraḥ purāt .. 88 .. > or by what clever escape, the wise Fire has vanished from the city. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.182) kṛśānau kṛśatāṃ prāpte kathaṃ pākakriyā bhavet .. > When Fire has vanished, how can cooking take place? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.183) tathāpi sūryapākena siddhā paktirhi kācana .. 89 .. > Nevertheless, some food cooked by the heat of the sun is ready. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.184) prabhorādeśamāsādya tāmihaivānayāmahe .. > Obtaining our master's command, we shall bring it right here; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.185) manyāmahe ca bhūjāne paktiradyatanī śubhā .. 4.1.43.90 .. > and we consider, O protector of the earth, that today's preparation is wholesome." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.186) śrutvāṃdhasikavākyaṃ sa mahāsattvo mahāmatiḥ .. > Hearing the cook's words, that magnanimous and highly intelligent > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.187) nṛpatiściṃtayāmāsa devānāṃ vai kṛtaṃ tvidam .. 91 .. > king reflected: "Surely this has been done by the gods." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.188) kṣaṇaṃ saṃśīlayaṃstatra dadarśa tapasobalāt .. > Reflecting there for a moment, he saw through the power of his austerity > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.189) na kevalaṃ jahau gehaṃ hutabhukcaudarīrdarīḥ .. 92 .. > that the fire had left not only the houses and the cavities of stomachs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.190) apyahāsīditolokājjagāma ca surālayam .. > but had also departed from this world and gone to the abode of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.191) bhavatviha hi kā hānirasmākaṃ jvalane gatai .. 93 .. > "Let it be! What loss is there to us because fire has departed? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.192) teṣāmevavicārācca hānireṣā suparvaṇām .. > Indeed, this loss falls upon those gods themselves because of their lack of deliberation! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.193) tadbalena ca kiṃ rājyaṃ mayedamurarīkṛtam .. 94 .. > Was this kingdom accepted by me through their strength? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.194) pitāmahena mahato gauravātpratipāditam .. > It was bestowed by the Grandfather (Brahmā) out of great esteem!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.195) iti ciṃtayatastasya madhyalokaśatakratoḥ .. 95 .. > While that Indra of the middle world was thus pondering, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.196) paurāḥ samāgatā dvāri saha jānapadairnaraiḥ .. > the citizens arrived at the door along with people from the countryside. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.197) dvāsthena cājñayā rājñastatasteṃtaḥ praveśitāḥ .. 96 .. > Then, by the king's order, they were led inside by the doorkeeper. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.198) dattvopadaṃ yathārhaṃ te praṇemuḥ kṣoṇivajriṇam .. > Having presented suitable gifts, they bowed before the Indra of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.199) kecitsaṃbhāṣitā rājñādarasodarayā girā .. 97 .. > Some were addressed by the king with words full of affection, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43.200) kecicca samudā dṛṣṭyā kecicca karasaṃjñayā .. > some with a joyful glance, and others with a gesture of the hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 234 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.43.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ānandarāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.upajivya.ananda.93.21) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.43) · Pramāṇa