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# Skandapurana 4.45

Skandapurāṇa 4.45

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.1)

.. skaṃda uvāca .. ..

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

### [4.45.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.2)

atha tadyoginīvṛṃdaṃ dūrāddṛṣṭiṃ prasārya ca ..

> Then that host of Yoginīs, casting its gaze from afar,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.3)

svanetradairghyanirmāṇaṃ praśaśaṃsa phalānvitam .. 1 ..

> praised the creation of the long reach of their eyes as fruitful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.4)

divyaprāsādamālānāṃ patākāścalapallavāḥ ..

> The flags of the celestial rows of palaces, with fluttering banner-cloths,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.5)

sādaraṃ dūramārgasthānpāṃthānāhvayatīriva ..2..

> seemed to respectfully summon travelers standing afar on the road.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.6)

caṃcatprāsādamāṇikyairvijṛṃbhitamarīcibhiḥ ..

> By the flashing rubies of the palaces, their rays expanding,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.7)

sunīlamapi ca vyomavīkṣyamāṇaṃ sunirmalam .. 3 ..

> the sky, though deep blue, was seen as exceedingly bright.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.8)

devatvaṃ māyayācchādya veṣaṃ kārpaṭikocitam ..

> Concealing their divine nature through illusion and assuming the attire suited to pilgrims,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.9)

vidhāya kāśīmaviśadyoginīcakramakramam .. 4 ..

> the circle of Yoginīs entered Kāśī without distinct order.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.10)

kāciccayoginī bhūtā kācijjātā tapasvinī ..

> One became a female ascetic; another became a woman performing austerities;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.11)

kācidbabhūva sairaṃdhrī kācinmāsopavāsinī ..5..

> one became a maidservant; another, a woman fasting for a month;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.12)

mālākāravadhūḥ kācitkācinnāpitasuṃdarī ..

> one, the wife of a garland-maker; another, the beautiful wife of a barber;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.13)

sūtikarmavicārajñā 'parā bhaiṣajyakovidā .. 6 ..

> another, skilled in midwifery; another, proficient in medicine;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.14)

vaiśyā ca kācidabhavatkrayavikrayacaṃcurā ..

> and one became a Vaiśya woman, clever at buying and selling;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.15)

vyālagrāhiṇyabhūtkāciddāsīdhātrī ca kācana .. 7 ..

> one became a snake-catcher; and another, a female servant and nurse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.16)

ekā ca nṛtyakuśalā tvanyā gānaviśāradā ..

> And one was skilled in dancing, while another was adept in singing;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.17)

aparā veṇuvādajñā parā vīṇādharābhavat .. 8 ..

> Another knew how to play the flute, and another became a bearer of the lute. // 8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.18)

mṛdaṃgavādanajñānyā kācittāla kalāvatī ..

> Another knew how to play the mṛdaṅga drum; one was versed in the art of rhythm;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.19)

kācitkārmaṇatattvajñā kācinmauktikaguṃphikā .. 9 ..

> One knew the reality of magical arts; one strung pearls; // 9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.20)

gaṃdhabhāgavidhijñānyā kācidakṣakalālayā ..

> Another knew the preparation of perfumes; one was an abode of the art of dice;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.21)

ālāpollāsakuśalā kāciccatvaracāriṇī .. 4.1.45.10 ..

> One was skilled in conversational wit, walking through the public squares; // 10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.22)

vaṃśādhirohaṇe dakṣā rajjumārgeṇa cetarā ..

> Expert in climbing poles, and another \[skilled\] in walking the tightrope;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.23)

kācidvātulaceṣṭā'bhūtpathi cīvaraveṣṭanā .. 11 ..

> One acted like a madwoman on the road, wrapped in rags; // 11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.24)

apatyadā'napatyānāṃ parā tatrapure'vasat ..

> Another lived there in the city, bestowing offspring upon the childless;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.25)

kācitkarāṃghrirekhāṇāṃ lakṣaṇāni ciketi ca .. 12 ..

> And one interpreted the signs of the lines on the hands and feet; // 12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.26)

citralekhana naipuṇyātkācijjanamanoharā ..

> One captivated people's hearts through her skill in painting pictures;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.27)

vaśīkaraṇamaṃtrajñā kācittatra cacāra ha .. 13 ..

> Knowing mantras of subjugation, one wandered about there; // 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.28)

guṭikāsiddhidā kācitkācidaṃjanasiddhidā ..

> One granted the perfection of magic pills, another granted the perfection of magical collyrium;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.29)

dhātuvādavidagdhānyā pādukāsiddhidā parā .. 14 ..

> Another was expert in alchemy, another granted the perfection of flying sandals; // 14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.30)

agnistaṃbha jalastaṃbha vākstaṃbhaṃ cāpyaśikṣayat ..

> She also taught the immobilisation of fire, the immobilisation of water, and the arresting of speech;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.31)

khecarītvaṃ dadau kācidadṛśyatvaṃ parā dadau .. 15 ..

> One granted the power of moving through space; another gave invisibility; // 15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.32)

kācidākarpaṇīṃ siddhiṃ dadāvuccāṭanaṃ parā ..

> One granted the perfection of attraction; another \[the power of\] eradication;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.33)

kācinnijāṃgasauṃdarya yuvacittavimohinī .. 16 ..

> One bewildered the minds of youths through the beauty of her own limbs; // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.34)

ciṃtitārthapradā kācitkācijjyotiḥ kalāvatī ..

> One granted whatever was desired; one was skilled in the art of astrology.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.35)

ityādi veṣabhāṣābhiranukṛtya samaṃtataḥ .. 17 ..

> Having assumed disguises and dialects of these and other kinds on all sides, // 17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.36)

pratyaṃgaṇaṃ pratigṛhaṃ prāviśadyoginīgaṇaḥ ..

> The host of yoginīs entered every courtyard and every house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.37)

itthamabdaṃcaraṃtyastā yoginyo'harniśaṃ puri ..18..

> Roaming about day and night in the city in this manner for a year, // 18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.38)

na cchidraṃ lebhire kvāpi nṛpavighnacikīrṣavaḥ ..

> Those \[yoginīs\], wishing to cause obstacles for the king, found no vulnerability anywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.39)

tataḥ sametya tāḥ sarvā yoginyo vaṃdhyavāṃchitāḥ ..

> Then, having assembled together, all those yoginīs, their desires thwarted, // 19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.40)

tasthuḥ saṃmaṃtrya tatraiva na gatā maṃdaraṃ punaḥ .. 19 ..

> Conferred and stayed right there; they did not return to Mandara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.41)

prabhukāryamaniṣpādya sadaḥ saṃbhāvanaidhitaḥ ..

> Not having accomplished their master’s work, elevated by the honor of his assembly, // 20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.42)

kaḥ puraḥ śaknuyātsthātuṃ svāmino kṣatavigrahaḥ ..4.1.45.20..

> Who, with an uninjured body, could dare to stand before their master?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.43)

anyacca ciṃtitaṃ tābhiryoginībhiridaṃ mune ..

> Moreover, O sage, this was reflected upon by those yoginīs: // 21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.44)

prabhuṃ vināpi jīvāmo na tu kāśīṃ vinā punaḥ .. 21 ..

> ‘We can live even without our master, but never without Kāśī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.45)

prabhūruṣṭopi sadbhṛtye jīvikāmātrahārakaḥ ..

> A master, even when angered at a good servant, takes away only the livelihood; // 22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.46)

kāśīharetkarādbhraṣṭā puruṣārthacatuṣṭayam .. 22 ..

> Kāśī, slipping from one’s grasp, takes away the four aims of human life.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.47)

nādyāpi kāśīṃ saṃtyajya tadārabhya mahāmune ..

> Even today, beginning from that time, O great sage, // 23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.48)

yoginyonyatra tiṣṭhaṃti caraṃtyopi jagattrayam.. 23 ..

> The yoginīs do not stay elsewhere having abandoned Kāśī, though they roam the three worlds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.49)

prāpyāpi śrīmatīṃ kāśīṃ yastitikṣati durmatiḥ ..

> The evil-minded person who, having attained glorious Kāśī, endures \[leaving it\]— // 24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.50)

sa eva pratyuta tyakto dharmakāmārthamuktibhiḥ ..24..

> He indeed, in turn, is abandoned by dharma, pleasure, wealth, and liberation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.51)

kaḥ kāśīṃ prāpya durbuddhiraparatra yiyāsati..

> What fool, having reached Kāśī, would wish to go elsewhere, // 25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.52)

mokṣanikṣepa kalaśīṃ tucchaśrīkṛtamānasaḥ .. 25 ..

> His mind turned to petty prosperity, \[away from\] the treasure-jar of liberation?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.53)

vimukhopīśvarosmākaṃ kāśīsevanapuṇyataḥ ..

> Even if Īśvara is turned away from us, through the merit of serving Kāśī, // 26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.54)

saṃmukho bhavitā puṇyaṃ kṛtakṛtyāḥ sma tadvayam .. 26 ..

> He will become favorably disposed; both \[aims are accomplished\] and we have fulfilled our purpose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.55)

dinaiḥ katipayaireva sarvajñopi sameṣyati ..

> In only a few days, even the Omniscient One will arrive; // 27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.56)

vinā kāśīṃ na ramate yato'nyatra trilocanaḥ .. 27 ..

> For without Kāśī, the Three-eyed Lord finds delight nowhere else.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.57)

śaṃbhoḥ śaktiriyaṃ kāśī kācitsarvairagocarā ..

> This Kāśī is a certain power of Śambhu, beyond the grasp of all; // 28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.58)

śaṃbhureva hi jānīyādetasyāḥ paramaṃ sukham .. .. 28 ..

> Only Śambhu himself could truly know its supreme joy.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.59)

iti niścitya manasi śaṃbhorānaṃdakānane ..

> Having thus resolved in their minds, in the Bliss Forest of Śambhu, // 29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.60)

atiṣṭhadyoginīvṛṃdaṃ kayācinmāyayāvṛtam .. 29 ..

> The host of yoginīs remained, concealed by a certain illusion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.61)

vyāsa uvāca .. ..

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

### [4.45.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.62)

itthaṃ samākarṇya muniḥ punaḥ papraccha ṣaṇmukham ..

> Having heard this, the sage asked the Six-faced Lord once again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.63)

kāni kāni ca nāmāni tāsāṃ tāni vadeśvara .. 4.1.45.30 ..

> “What are their respective names? Speak them, O lord! // 30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.64)

bhajanādyoginīnāṃ ca kāśyāṃ kiṃ jāyate phalam ..

> And what fruit is born from worshiping the yoginīs in Kāśī?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.65)

kasminparvaṇi tāḥ pūjyāḥ kathaṃ pūjyāśca tadvada .. 31 ..

> On what sacred occasion are they to be worshiped, and how are they to be worshiped? Speak that!” // 31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.66)

śrutvetipraśnamaumeyo yoginīsaṃśrayaṃ tataḥ ..

> Then, having heard this question regarding the yoginīs, the son of Umā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.67)

pratyuvāca mune vacmi śṛṇotvavahito bhavān .. 32 ..

> Replied: “O sage, I shall tell; listen attentively! // 32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.68)

.. skaṃda uvāca .. ..

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

### [4.45.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.69)

nāmadheyāni vakṣyāmi yoginīnāṃ ghaṭodbhava..

> I shall declare the names of the yoginīs, O jar-born one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.70)

ākarṇya yāni pāpāni kṣayaṃti bhavināṃ kṣaṇāt..33..

> Hearing which, the sins of embodied beings are destroyed in an instant: // 33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.71)

gajānanā siṃhamukhī gṛdhrāsyā kākatuṃḍikā..

> Gajānanā, Siṃhamukhī, Gṛdhrāsyā, Kākatuṇḍikā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.72)

uṣṭragrīvā hayagrīvā vārāhī śarabhānanā ..34..

> Uṣṭragrīvā, Hayagrīvā, Vārāhī, Śarabhānanā, // 34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.73)

ulūkikā śivārāvā mayūrī vikaṭānanā ..

> Ulūkikā, Śivārāvā, Mayūrī, Vikaṭānanā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.74)

aṣṭavaktrā koṭarākṣī kubjā vikaṭalocanā ..35..

> Aṣṭavaktrā, Koṭarākṣī, Kubjā, Vikaṭalocanā, // 35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.75)

śuṣkodarī lalajjihvā śvadaṃṣṭrā vānarānanā ..

> Śuṣkodarī, Lalajjihvā, Śvadaṃṣṭrā, Vānarānanā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.76)

ṛkṣākṣī kekarākṣī ca bṛhattuṃḍā surāpriyā .. 36 ..

> Bear-eyed, Squint-eyed, Large-snouted, Lover of Liquor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.77)

kapālahastā raktākṣī śukī śyenī kapotikā ..

> Skull-in-hand, Red-eyed, Parrot-faced, Falcon-faced, Dove-faced,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.78)

pāśahastā daṃḍahastā pracaṃḍā caṃḍavikramā .. 37 ..

> Noose-in-hand, Staff-in-hand, Fierce, of fierce prowess,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.79)

śiśughnī pāpahaṃtrī ca kālī rudhirapāyinī ..

> Child-slayer, Destroyer of Sins, Kālī, Blood-drinker,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.80)

vasādhayā garbhabhakṣā śavahastāṃtramālinī ..38..

> Fat-sucker, Fetus-eater, Corpse-in-hand, Garlanded with Intestines,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.81)

sthūlakeśī bṛhatkukṣiḥ sarpāsyā pretavāhanā ..

> Thick-haired, Large-bellied, Snake-mouthed, having a corpse for mount,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.82)

daṃdaśūkakarā krauṃcī mṛgaśīrṣā vṛṣānanā .. 39 ..

> Serpent-in-hand, Curlew-faced, Deer-headed, Bull-faced,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.83)

vyāttāsyā dhūmaniḥśvāsā vyomaikacaraṇordhvadṛk ..

> Gaping-mouthed, with smoke for breath, Upward-looking with one foot in the sky,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.84)

tāpanī śoṣaṇīdṛṣṭiḥ koṭarī sthūlanāsikā .. 4.1.45.40 ..

> Tormentor, with withered gaze, Hollow-faced, Broad-nosed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.85)

vidyutprabhā balākāsyā mārjārī kaṭapūtanā ..

> Lightning-radiant, Crane-mouthed, Cat-faced, Kaṭapūtanā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.86)

aṭṭāṭṭahāsā kāmākṣī mṛgākṣī mṛgalocanā ..41..

> Boisterous-laugher, Kāmākṣī, Doe-eyed, Deer-eyed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.87)

nāmānīmāni yo martyaścatuḥṣaṣṭiṃ dinedine ..

> Whatever mortal chants these sixty-four names day after day,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.88)

japettrisaṃdhyaṃ tasyeha duṣṭabādhā praśāmyati .. 42 ..

> at the three junctures of the day, all affliction caused by wicked beings is quelled for him here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.89)

na ḍākinyo na śākinyo na kūṣmāṃḍā na rākṣasāḥ ..

> Neither ḍākinīs, nor śākinīs, nor kūṣmāṇḍas, nor rākṣasas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.90)

tasya pīḍāṃ prakurvaṃti nāmānīmāni yaḥ paṭhet .. 43 ..

> cause distress to him who recites these names.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.91)

śiśūnāṃ śāṃtikārīṇi garbhaśāṃtikarāṇi ca ..

> They bring peace to children, and they bring safety to fetuses;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.92)

raṇe rājakule vāpi vivāde jayadānyapi .. 44 ..

> they bestow victory in battle, in royal assemblies, and in disputes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.93)

labhedabhīpsitāṃ siddhiṃ yoginīpīṭhasevakaḥ ..

> A devotee of the seat of the yoginīs will attain his desired perfection;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.94)

maṃtrāṃtarāṇyapi japaṃstatpīṭhe siddhibhāgbhavet .. 45 ..

> even when muttering other mantras at that seat, he will become an obtainer of perfection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.95)

balipūjopahāraiśca dhūpadīpasamarpaṇaiḥ ..

> Through offerings, worship, gifts, and dedications of incense and lamps,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.96)

kṣipraṃ prasannā yoginyaḥ prayaccheyurmanorathān .. 46 ..

> the yoginīs, quickly pleased, will grant his wishes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.97)

śaratkāle mahāpūjāṃ tatra kṛtvā vidhānataḥ ..

> Having performed the great worship there in the autumn season according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.98)

havīṃṣi hutvā maṃtrajño mahatīṃ siddhimāpnuyāt .. 47 ..

> and having offered oblations, one who knows the mantras will attain great perfection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.99)

ārabhyāśvayujaḥśuklāṃ tithiṃ pratipadaṃ śubhām ..

> Beginning on the auspicious first lunar day of the bright fortnight of Āśvina,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.100)

pūjayennavamīyāvannaraściṃtitamāpnuyāt .. 48 ..

> a man should worship until the ninth; he will obtain whatever he has contemplated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.101)

kṛṣṇapakṣasya bhūtāyāmupavāsī narottamaḥ ..

> Fasting on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, the best of men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.102)

tatra jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā mahatīṃ siddhimāpnuyāt .. 49 ..

> having kept vigil there, will attain great perfection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.103)

praṇavādicaturthyantairnāmabhirbhaktimānnaraḥ ..

> With the names beginning with Oṃ and ending in the dative case, a devoted man,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.104)

pratyekaṃ havanaṃ kṛtvā śatamaṣṭottaraṃ niśi .. 4.1.45.50 ..

> performing a burnt offering one hundred and eight times for each name at night,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.105)

sasarpiṣā guggulunā laghukoli pramāṇataḥ ..

> with bdellium mixed with ghee, in portions the size of a small jujube,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.106)

yāṃ yāṃ siddhimabhīpseta tāṃtāṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ ..51..

> attains whatever perfection he may desire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.107)

caitrakṛṣṇapratipadi tatra yātrā prayatnataḥ ..

> On the first day of the dark fortnight of Caitra, a pilgrimage there should diligently  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.108)

kṣetravighnaśāṃtyarthaṃ kartavyā puṇyakṛjjanaiḥ .. 52 ..

> be undertaken by meritorious people to pacify obstacles in the sacred field.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.109)

yātrā ca sāṃvatsarikīṃ yo na kuryādavajñayā ..

> Whoever, through disrespect, does not make the annual pilgrimage—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.110)

tasya vighnaṃ prayacchaṃti yoginyaḥ kāśivāsinaḥ .. 53 ..

> the yoginīs dwelling in Kāśī cause obstacle to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.111)

agre kṛtvā sthitāḥ sarvāstāḥ kāśyāṃ maṇikarṇikām ..

> Having placed Maṇikarṇikā in front of them, all those \[yoginīs\] stand in Kāśī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.112)

tannamaskāramātreṇa naro vighnairna bādhyate .. 54 ..

> by merely saluting them, a man is not afflicted by obstacles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.45.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.45.113)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kāśīkhaṃḍe pūrvārddhe ṣaṣṭiyoganyāgamanaṃnāma paṃcacatvāriṃśodhyāyaḥ .. 45 ..

> Thus ends the forty-fifth chapter, named 'The Arrival of the Sixty Yoginīs', in the first half of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, in the fourth \[section\] of the glorious Skandapurāṇa containing eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.45.1) — English, machine translation

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