[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) › 4.50 # Skandapurana 4.50 Skandapurāṇa 4.50 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.50.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.1) .. skaṃda uvāca .. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.2) vārāṇasyāṃ tathādityā ye cānye tānvadāmyataḥ .. > Now I shall tell you, out of love, of the other Ādityas > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.3) kalaśodbhava te prītyā sarve sarvāghanāśanāḥ .. 1 .. > who are in Vārāṇasī, O jar-born \[Agastya\], all of whom destroy all sins. // 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.4) khakholko nāma bhagavānāditya parikīrtitaḥ .. > The Lord Āditya named Khakholka is proclaimed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.5) triviṣṭapottare bhāge sarvavyādhivighātakṛt .. 2 .. > destroying all diseases in the northern region of Triviṣṭapa. // 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.6) yathā khakholka ityākhyā tasyādityasya tacchṛṇu .. > Listen to that \[story\] of how the name of that Āditya came to be Khakholka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.7) purā kadrūśca vinatā dakṣasya tanaye śubhe .. ..3.. > Long ago, Kadrū and Vinatā, the two auspicious daughters of Dakṣa, // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.8) kaśyapasya ca te patnyau mārīceḥ prākprajāpateḥ .. > were the two wives of Prajāpati Kaśyapa, the son of Marīci. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.9) krīḍaṃtyāvekadānyonyaṃ mune te ūcatustviti .. 4 .. > Once while playing together, O sage, they spoke to one another in this way: // 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.10) .. kadrūruvāca .. .. > Kadrū said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.11) vinate tvaṃ vijānāsi yadi tadbrūhi megrataḥ.. > 'O Vinatā, if you know, then declare it before me; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.12) akhaṃḍitā gatistesti yato gaganamaṃḍale .. 5 .. > for your course is unimpeded in the circle of the heavens. // 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.13) yosāvuccaiḥśravā vājī śrūyate savitūrathe .. > That horse Uccaiḥśravas who is heard of in the chariot of the Sun— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.14) kiṃ rūpaḥsosti śabalo dhavalo vā vadāśu me .. 6 .. > what is his color? Is he dappled or white? Tell me quickly! // 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.15) paṇaṃ ca kuru kalyāṇi tubhyaṃ yo rocatenaghe .. > And make a wager, O auspicious one, whichever pleases you, O sinless woman; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.16) evameva na yātyeṣa kālakrīḍanakaṃ vinā ..7.. > for this time does not pass pleasantly without some play!' // 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.17) .. vinatovāca .. .. > Vinatā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.18) kiṃ paṇena bhaginyatra kathayāmyevameva hi .. > 'What is the use of a wager here, sister? I will tell you straightforwardly indeed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.19) tvajjaye kā ca me prītirmajjaye kiṃ nu te sukham .. 8 .. > what pleasure would I have in your defeat, or what happiness could you have in mine? // 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.20) jñātvā paṇo na kartavyo mithaḥ snehamabhīpsatā .. > Knowing this, one who desires mutual affection should not make a wager; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.21) dhruvamekasya vijaye krodhonsyeha jāyate ..9.. > upon the victory of the one, anger certainly arises in the other here.' // 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.22) kadrūruvāca .. > Kadrū said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.23) krīḍeyaṃ nātra bhagini kāraṇaṃ kimapi krudhaḥ .. > 'This is just play, sister; there is no cause for anger here; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.24) khelasya vyavahāroyaṃ paṇe yatkiṃciducyate .. 4.1.50.10 .. > this is the convention of a game: whatever is spoken is in the wager.' // 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.25) .. vinatovāca .. .. > Vinatā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.26) tathā kuru yathā prītistavāsti pavanāśini .. > 'Do so in whatever way brings you pleasure, O snake!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.27) atha tāṃ vinatāmāha kadrūḥ kuṭilamānasā .. 11 .. > Then Kadrū of crooked mind said to that Vinatā: // 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.28) tasyāstu sā bhaveddāsī parājīyeta yā yayā .. > 'Whichever woman is defeated by the other shall become her slave; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.29) asminpaṇe imāḥ sarvāḥ sakhyaḥ sākṣiṇya eva nau .. 12 .. > in this wager, all these friends of ours are the only witnesses.' // 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.30) ityanyonyaṃ paṇīkṛtya sarpiṇyapi patattriṇī .. > Having thus made a mutual wager, the serpent woman and the bird woman— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.31) uvāca karburaṃ kadrūraśvaṃ śvetaṃ garutmatī .. 13 .. > Kadrū declared the horse to be dappled, while Garutmatī \[declared him\] white. // 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.32) kadāgaṃtavyamiti ca cakrāte te gamāvadhim .. > And deciding when they should go, they fixed the limit of their journey; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.33) jagmatuśca viramyātha krīḍanātsvasvamālayam .. 14 .. > and ceasing then from playing, they each went to their respective abode. // 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.34) vinatāyāṃ gatāyāṃ tu kadrūrāhūya cāṃgajān .. > When Vinatā had gone, Kadrū summoned her sons > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.35) uvāca yāta vai putrā drutaṃ vacanato mama .. 15.. > and said: 'Go quickly, my sons, at my word! // 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.36) turaṃgamuccaiḥśravasaṃ prodbhūtaṃ kṣīranīradheḥ .. > To the horse Uccaiḥśravas, who emerged from the milk-ocean > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.37) surāsurairmathyamānānmaṃdarāghātasādhvasāt .. 16 .. > as it was being churned by the gods and asuras, out of fright at the impacts of Mandara, // 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.38) kāryakāraṇarūpasya sādṛśyamadhigacchati .. > which attains likeness to the form of cause and effect...' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.39) atastaṃ kṣīravarṇābhaṃ kalmāṣayata putrakāḥ .. 17 .. > Therefore, my sons, spot that horse whose radiance has the color of milk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.40) tasya vāladhimadhyāsya kṛṣṇakuṃtalatāṃ gatāḥ .. > Fasten yourselves upon his tail and assume the form of black locks of hair; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.41) tathā tadaṃgalomāni vidhattaviṣasītkṛtaiḥ .. 18 .. > likewise, make the hairs of his body dark with the hissing of your venom." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.42) iti śrutvā vaco mātuḥ kādraveyāḥ parasparam .. > Hearing these words of their mother, the sons of Kadrū, having conferred > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.43) saṃmaṃtrya mātaraṃ procuḥ kadrūṃ kadrūpamāgatāḥ .. 19 .. > with one another, approached their mother Kadrū and said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.44) .. nāgā ūcuḥ .. .. > The serpents said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.45) mātarvayaṃ tvadāhvānādvihāya krīḍanaṃ balāt .. > "O Mother, at your call we forcibly left our play > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.46) prāptāḥ prahṛṣṭā mṛṣṭānnaṃ dāsyatyadya prasūriti .. 4.1.50.20 .. > and came here, delighted, thinking, 'Our mother will give us sweet food today.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.47) mṛṣṭaṃ tiṣṭhatu taddūraṃ viṣādapyadhikaṃ kaṭu .. > Let sweet food remain far away! This is more bitter than poison, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.48) tattvayā vādiyanmaṃtrairauṣadhairnopaśāmyati .. 21 .. > for it is a dispute raised by you that cannot be pacified by mantras or medicines. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.49) vayaṃ na yāmo yadbhāvyaṃ tadasmākaṃ bhavatviha .. > We will not go; let happen here to us whatever is destined to be!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.50) iti proktaṃ viṣāsyaistaistadā kuṭilagāmibhiḥ .. 22 .. > Thus it was spoken then by those crooked-moving serpents with mouths of venom. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.51) .. skaṃda uvāca .. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.52) anyepi ye kuṭilagāḥ pararaṃdhraniṣeviṇaḥ .. > Others also who go crookedly, who exploit the faults of others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.53) akarṇāḥ kūrahṛdayāḥ pitarau vrīḍayaṃti te .. 23 .. > who lack ears \[to listen\], and are cruel-hearted, bring shame upon their parents. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.54) pitrorgiraṃ nirākṛtya ye tiṣṭheyuḥ sudurmadāḥ .. > Those who, excessively arrogant, remain defiant of their parents' word, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.55) atyāhitamiha prāpya gaccheyuste'cirāllayam .. 24 .. > will meet with great disaster in this world and soon go to ruin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.56) teṣāṃ vacanamākarṇya nayāma iti soragī .. > Hearing their words, saying 'We will not go', that mother of serpents, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.57) śaśāpa tānkrudhāviṣṭā nāgāṃścāgaḥ samāgatān .. 25 .. > overcome with anger, cursed the serpents who had gathered there in fault: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.58) tārkṣyasya bhakṣyā bhavata yūyaṃ madvākyalaṃghanāt .. > "Because of disobeying my command, become food for Garuḍa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.59) jātamātrāśca sarpiṇyo bhakṣayaṃtu svabālakān .. 26 .. > And may female serpents devour their own children as soon as they are born!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.60) iti śāpānalādbhītaiḥ kaiścitpātālamāśritam .. > Terrified by the fire of this curse, some took refuge in Pātāla, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.61) jijīviṣubhiranyaiśca dvitraiścakre prasūvacaḥ .. 27 .. > while two or three others, wishing to live, carried out their mother's word. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.62) te pucchamauccaiḥśravasamadhigamya mahādhiyaḥ .. > Those wise ones, having reached the tail of Uccaiḥśravas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.63) sunīlacikurābhāsaṃ cakruraṃgaṃ ca karburam .. 28 .. > made it resemble dark blue hair and his body variegated, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.64) tatkṣveḍānala dhūmaughaiḥ phūtkārabharaniḥsṛtaiḥ.. > with streams of smoke from the fire of their venom emitted by the force of their hissing; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.65) mātṛvākkṛtijāddharmānna dagdhā bhānubhānubhiḥ .. 29 .. > and through the merit born of performing their mother's command, they were not scorched by the rays of the sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.66) vinatāpṛṣṭhamāruhya kadrūḥ snehavaśāttataḥ .. > Then Kadrū, having mounted the back of Vinatā out of affection, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.67) viyanmārgamalaṃkṛtya dadarśoṣṇāṃśumaṃḍalam .. 4.1.50.30 .. > graced the path of the sky and beheld the orb of the hot-rayed \[sun\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.68) tigmaraśmiprabhāveṇa vyākulībhūtamānasā .. > With her mind bewildered by the power of the fierce-rayed \[sun\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.69) kadrustataḥ khagīṃ prāha visrabdhaṃ vinate vraja .. 31 .. > Kadrū then said to the female bird, "O Vinatā, fly steadily! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.70) uṣṇagoruṣṇagobhirme tāpyate nitarāṃ tanuḥ .. > My body is excessively scorched by the hot rays of the hot-rayed one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.71) visrabdhāhaṃ svabhāvena tvaṃ sāpekṣāhi sarvataḥ .. .. 32 .. > I am trusting by nature, whereas you are indeed calculating in every way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.72) svarūpeṇa pataṃgī tvaṃ pataṃgosau sahasraguḥ .. > In form you are a winged bird (pataṅgī), and he of a thousand rays is the sun (pataṅga); > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.73) ataeva na te bādhā gagane tāpasaṃbhavā .. 33 .. > therefore you have no distress arising from heat in the sky. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.74) viyatsarasi haṃsoyaṃ bhavatī haṃsagāminī .. > He is the swan (haṃsa) in the lake of the sky, and you walk like a swan (haṃsagāminī); > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.75) caṃḍaraśmipratāpāgnistvāmato neha bādhate .. 34 .. > therefore the burning fire of the fierce-rayed one does not torment you here." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.76) khagīmudgīyamānāṃ khe punarūce bileśayā .. > To the female bird soaring in the sky, that hole-dwelling \[serpent\] spoke again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.77) trāhitrāhi bhaginyatra yāvonyatra viyatpathaḥ .. 35 .. > "Save me, save me, sister, here! Let us go elsewhere from the path of the sky! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.78) vinate vinatāṃ māṃ tvaṃ kiṃ nāvasi patattriṇī .. > O Vinatā, will you, a bird, not protect me who am bowed (vinatā) \[before you\]? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.79) tava dāsī bhaviṣyāmi tvaducchiṣṭaniṣeviṇī ..36 .. > I will become your servant, eating your leftover food; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.80) yāvajjīvamahaṃ bhūyāṃ tvatpādodakapāyinī .. > as long as I live, I shall drink the washings of your feet!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.81) khakholkāni patedeṣā bhṛśagadgadabhāṣiṇī .... 37 .. > Speaking with intense stammering, she said, "Khakholkāni patet!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.82) mūrcchāṃ gatavatī pakṣapuṭau dhṛtvā biḍoragī.. > Holding fast to the pinions of her wings, the female serpent fainted away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.83) sakhyulkāni patedeṣā vaktavye tviti saṃbhramāt .. 38 .. > For in her agitation, when she should have said "sakhyulkāni patet", > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.84) khakholketi yaduktā gīḥ kadrvā saṃbhrātacetasā .. > that word "Khakholka" was uttered by Kadrū with a bewildered mind; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.85) tadā khakholkanāmārkaḥ stuto vinatayā bahu .. 39 .. > then the sun named Khakholka was greatly praised by Vinatā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.86) manāgatigmatāṃ prāpte khe prayāti vivasvati .. > When the sun moving in the sky had attained a slightly lesser heat, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.87) tābhyāṃ turaṃgamo darśi kiṃcitkirmīravānrathe .. 4.1.50.40 .. > the horse in the chariot was seen by the two of them as slightly spotted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.88) uktā vinatayaivaiṣā tāpopahatalocanā .. > Then that cruel female serpent, whose eyes were damaged by the heat, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.89) krūrā sarīsṛpī satyavādinyā viśvamānyayā .. 41 .. > was addressed by Vinatā, the speaker of truth, revered by the world: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.90) kadru tvayā jitaṃ bhadre yata uccaiḥśravā hayaḥ .. > "O Kadrū, gentle lady, you have won! For the horse Uccaiḥśravas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.91) caṃdraraśmiprabhopyeṣa kalmāṣa iva bhāsate .. 42 .. > even though he has the luster of the moon's rays, appears as if spotted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.92) vidhirbalīyānbhujagi citraṃ jayaparājaye .. > Fate is all-powerful, O serpent; wonderful it is in victory and defeat! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.93) krūropi vijayī kvāpi tvakrūropi parājayī .. 43 .. > Even a cruel one may sometimes be victorious, and even an un-cruel one defeated." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.94) vinatāvinatādhārā vadaṃtīti yathāgatam .. > Speaking thus, Vinatā, who had bowed her head \[in defeat\], returned just as she had come > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.95) kadrūniveśanaṃ prāptā tasyā dāsyamacīkarat ..44.. > to the dwelling of Kadrū, and rendered servitude to her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.96) kadācidvinatādarśi suparṇanāśrulocanā .. > Once, Vinatā was seen by Suparṇa with tearful eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.97) vicchāyā malinā dīnā dīrghaniḥśvāsavatyapi .. .. 45 .. > lusterless, soiled, wretched, and sighing deeply. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.98) suparṇa uvāca .. .. > Suparṇa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.99) prātaḥprātaraho mātaḥ kva yāsi tvaṃ dinedine .. > "O mother, where do you go early every morning, day after day? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.100) sāyamāyāsi ca kuto vicchāyā dīnamānasā .. 46 .. > And whence do you return in the evening, pale and dejected in mind? // 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.101) kuto niḥśvasisi proccairaśrupūrṇa vilocanā .. > Why do you sigh aloud, your eyes filled with tears, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.102) yathā klībasutā yoṣidyathāpati tiraskṛtā ..47.. > like a woman whose son is impotent, or like one despised by her husband? // 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.103) brūhi mātarjhaṭityadya kuto dūnāsi pattriṇi .. > Tell me quickly today, mother bird: why are you distressed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.104) mayi jīvati te bāle kālepi kṛtasādhvase.. .. 48 .. > while I, your son, am alive—I who strike terror into Death himself? // 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.105) aśrunirmāṇakaraṇe kāraṇaṃ kiṃ tapasvini .. > What is the reason for producing these tears, poor woman? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.106) sucaritrā sunārīṣu nāmaṃgalamiheṣyate .. 49 .. > No misfortune should befall one of good conduct among virtuous women! // 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.107) dhiktāṃśca putrānyanmātā teṣu jīvatsu duḥkhabhāk .. > Shame on those sons whose mother suffers sorrow while they live! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.108) varaṃ vaṃdhyaiva sā yasyāḥ sutā vaṃdhyamanorathāḥ ..4.1.50.50 .. > Better is she who is barren than one whose sons have barren ambitions." // 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.109) ityūrjasvalamākarṇya vacaḥ sūnorgarutmataḥ .. > Having heard these spirited words of her son Garuḍa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.110) vinatā prāha taṃ putraṃ mātṛbhaktisamanvitam .. 51 .. > Vinatā spoke to that son endowed with devotion to his mother: // 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.111) ahaṃ dāsyasmi re bāla kadrvāśca krūracetasaḥ .. > "O child, I am a slave to the cruel-minded Kadrū. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.112) pṛṣṭhe vahāmi tāṃ nityaṃ tatputrānapi putraka..52.. > I constantly carry her on my back, and her sons as well, my dear son. // 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.113) kadācinmaṃdaraṃ yāmi kadācinmalayācalam .. > Sometimes I go to Mount Mandara, sometimes to Mount Malaya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.114) kadācidaṃtarīpeṣu careyaṃ tadudanvatām .. .. 53 .. > and sometimes I wander among the islands of those oceans. // 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.115) yatrayatra nayeyuste kādraveyāḥ sudurmadāḥ .. > Wherever those arrogant sons of Kadrū lead, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.116) vrajeyaṃ tatratatrāhaṃ tadadhīnā yataḥ suta .. 54.. > there I must go, since I am in their power, my son." // 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.117) garuḍa uvāca .. .. > Garuḍa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.118) dāsītvakāraṇaṃ mātaḥ kiṃ te jātaṃ sulakṣaṇe .. > "What caused your enslavement, O auspicious mother, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.119) dakṣaprajāpateḥ putri kaśyapasyapriye'naghe .. 55 .. > daughter of Dakṣa Prajāpati, beloved of Kaśyapa, sinless one?" // 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.120) vinatovāca garuḍaṃ purāvṛttamaśeṣataḥ .. > Vinatā related the past event to Garuḍa in its entirety: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.121) dāsītvakāraṇaṃ yadvadādityāśvavilokanam .. 56 .. > the cause of her enslavement, which was the sight of the Sun's horse. // 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.122) śrutveti garuḍaḥ prāha mātaraṃ satvaraṃ vraja.. > Hearing this, Garuḍa said to his mother: "Go quickly; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.123) pṛcchādya mātastānduṣṭānkādraveyānidaṃ vacaḥ ..57.. > ask those wicked sons of Kadrū this today, mother: // 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.124) yaddurlabhaṃ hi bhavatāṃ yatrātyaṃtaruciśca vaḥ .. > 'Whatever is difficult for you to attain, and in which you have supreme pleasure— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.125) maddāsītvavimokṣāya tadyācadhvaṃ dadāmyaham.. .. 58 .. > demand that for release from my servitude, and I shall give it.'" // 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.126) tathākarocca vinatā tepi śrutvā tadīritam .. > Vinatā did so, and having heard what she said, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.127) sarpāḥ saṃmaṃtrya tāṃ procurvinatāṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ .. 59 .. > those serpents took counsel and, delighted in mind, said to Vinatā: // 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.128) mātṛśāpavimokṣāya yadi dāsyati naḥ sudhām .. > "If he gives us the nectar of immortality to free you from our mother's curse, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.129) tadā samīhitaṃ testu na dāsyatyatha dāsyasi .. 4.1.50.60 .. > then what you desire will be yours; if he does not give it, you will remain a slave." // 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.130) ityoṃkṛtya samāpṛcchya kadrūṃ drutagatiḥ khagī .. > Saying 'So be it' and taking leave of Kadrū, the swift-flying female bird > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.131) garutmaṃtaṃ samācaṣṭa dṛṣṭvā saṃhṛṣṭamānasam .. 61 .. > reported this to Garuḍa, seeing his mind overjoyed. // 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.132) nāgāṃtakastataḥ prāha mātaraṃ ciṃtayāturām .. > Then the slayer of serpents spoke to his mother, who was afflicted with worry: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.133) ānītaṃ viddhi pīyūṣaṃ mātarme dehi bhojanam.. 62 .. > "Consider the nectar brought, mother! Give me food." // 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.134) vinatā prāha taṃ putraṃ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhā .. > Vinatā spoke to that son, the hairs on her body standing on end with delight: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.135) bhoḥ suparṇārṇavaṃ tūrṇaṃ yāhi maṃgalamastu te .. 63 .. > "O Garuḍa, go quickly to the ocean; may good fortune be yours! // 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.136) saṃti tatrāpi bahuśo niṣādā matsyaghātinaḥ .. > There are many Niṣādas there, slayers of fish, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.137) velātaṭanivāsāśca tānbhakṣaya durātmanaḥ .. 64 .. > living on the sea coast; eat those evil-minded ones! // 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.138) paraprāṇairnijaprāṇānye puṣṇaṃtīha durdhiyaḥ .. > Those wicked people who sustain their own lives with the lives of others > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.139) śāsanīyāḥ prayatnena śreyastacchāsanaṃ param .. 65 .. > must be punished with effort; punishing them is the highest good. // 65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.140) bahuhiṃsākṛtāṃ hiṃsā bhavetsvargasya sādhanam .. > Harm done to those who commit much violence becomes a means to heaven, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.141) vihiṃsiteṣu duṣṭeṣu rakṣyate bhūriśo yataḥ ..66.. > for when the wicked are destroyed, many are protected. // 66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.142) niṣādeṣvapi cedvipraḥ kaścidbhavati putraka .. > Yet if there should be any brahmin among the Niṣādas, my son, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.143) saṃrakṣaṇīyo yatnena bhakṣaṇīyo na karhicit .. 67 .. > he must be zealously protected and never eaten." // 67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.144) .. garuḍa uvāca .. .. > Garuḍa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.145) matsyādināṃ vasanmadhye kathaṃ jñeyo dvijo mayā .. abhakṣyo yastvayā proktastaccihnaṃ kiṃ canāttha me .. 68 .. > "Living among fish-eaters, how am I to recognize a twice-born? / You told me he must not be eaten, but you have not told me his distinguishing mark." // 68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.146) .. vinatovāca .. > Vinatā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.147) yajñasūtraṃ gale yasya sottarīyaṃ sunirmalam .. > "He on whose neck is a sacrificial thread and a pure upper garment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.148) nityadhautāni vāsāṃsi bhālaṃ tilaka lāṃchitam ..69.. > whose clothes are always washed, whose forehead is marked with a tilaka, // 69 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.149) sapavitrau karau yasya yannīvī kuśagarbhiṇī.. > whose hands are purified \[with kuśa grass\], whose waist-cloth tuck holds kuśa grass, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.150) yanmauliḥ saśikhāgraṃthiḥ sa jñeyo brāhmaṇastvayā .. 4.1.50.70 .. > and whose head has the knot of the topknot—he is to be known by you as a brahmin. // 70 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.151) uccaredṛgyajuḥsāmnāmṛcamekāmapīha yaḥ .. > Even one who recites a single verse from the Ṛg, Yajur, or Sāma \[Vedas\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.152) gāyatrīmātramaṃtropi sa vijñeyo dvijastvayā .. 71 .. > or who possesses only the Gāyatrī mantra—he should be recognized by you as a twice-born." // 71 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.153) garuḍa uvāca .. > Garuḍa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.154) madhye sadā niṣādānāṃ yo vasejjanani dvijaḥ .. > "O mother, for a twice-born who lives constantly among the Niṣādas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.155) tasyaiteṣvekamapyeva na manye lakṣmabodhakam .. 72 .. > I do not think even one of these serves as a recognizable mark. // 72 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.156) lakṣmāṃtaraṃ samācakṣva dvijabodhakaraṃ prasūḥ .. > Tell me another mark, mother, that makes a twice-born known, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.157) yena vijñāya taṃ vipraṃ tyajeyamapi kaṃṭhagam .. 73 .. > by which, recognizing that brahmin, I may release him even if he has entered my throat." // 73 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.158) tacchrutvā vinatā prāha yaste kaṃṭhagatoṃ'gaja .. > Hearing that, Vinatā said: "O son, he who has entered your throat > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.159) khadirāṃgāravaddahyāttamapākuru dūrataḥ .. 74 .. > \[The one who\] burns like glowing embers of khadira wood when he reaches your throat—cast him far away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.160) dvijamātrepi yā hiṃsā sā hiṃsā kuśalāya na .. > Even against a mere twice-born, whatever violence is done does not lead to good; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.161) deśaṃ vaṃśaṃ śriyaṃ svaṃ ca nirmūlayati kālataḥ .. 75 .. > in the course of time it uproots country, lineage, fortune, and self-wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.162) niśamya kāśyapiritiprasūpādaupraṇamya ca .. > Having heard this, Garuḍa, son of Kaśyapa, bowed down before his mother's feet; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.163) gṛhītāśīryayau śīghraṃ khamārgeṇa khageśvaraḥ ..76.. > and, having received her blessing, the lord of birds swiftly set out along the path of the sky. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.164) dūrādālokayāṃcakre niṣādānmatsyajīvinaḥ .. > From afar he caught sight of the Niṣādas who live by catching fish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.165) pakṣau vidhūya pakṣīṃdro rajasāpūrya rodasī .. 77 .. > Flapping his wings, the king of birds filled heaven and earth with dust; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.166) aṃdhīkṛtya diśobhāgānabdhirodhasyupāviśat .. > blinding the quarters of space, he settled down on the shore of the ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.167) vyādāya vadanaṃ ghoraṃ mahākaṃdarasannibham .. 78 .. > He opened wide his terrifying mouth, which resembled a great cavern; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.168) kāṃdiśīkā niṣādāstu viviśustatra ca svayam .. > and the Niṣādas, fleeing in all directions, entered it of their own accord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.169) manvāneṣvatha paṃthānaṃ teṣu kaṃṭhaṃ viśatsvapi ..79 .. > While they entered his throat, thinking it was a path, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.170) jajvāleṃgalasaṃsparśo dvijastatkaṃṭhakaṃdalīm .. > a twice-born, feeling like hot embers to the touch, burned the cavity of his throat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.171) prākpraviṣṭānatho tārkṣyo niṣādānaudarīṃ darīm .. 4.1.50.80 .. > Having sent the Niṣādas, who had previously entered, into the cavern of his stomach, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.172) praveśya kaṃṭhatālusthaṃ taṃ vijñāya dvijasphuṭam .. > Garuḍa realized clearly that the one lodged between his throat and palate was a twice-born; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.173) bhayādudagirattūrṇaṃ mātṛvākyena yaṃtritaḥ .. 81 .. > restrained by his mother's words, he quickly vomited him out in fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.174) tamudgīrṇaṃ naraṃ dṛṣṭvā pakṣirāṭsamabhāṣata .. > Seeing that man who had been cast up, the king of birds addressed him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.175) kastvaṃ jātyāsi nigada mama kaṃṭhavidāhakṛt .. 82 .. > "Speak: who are you by caste, you who have caused such burning in my throat?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.176) sa tadāheti viprohaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sangaruḍāgrataḥ .. > Questioned thus before Garuḍa, he said: "I am a brahmin; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.177) vasāmyeṣu niṣādeṣu jātimātropajīvakaḥ .. 83 .. > I dwell among these Niṣādas, living solely by the status of my caste." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.178) taṃ preṣya garuḍo dūraṃ bhakṣayitvātha bhūriśaḥ .. > Having sent him far away, Garuḍa devoured \[the rest\] in great numbers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.179) nabho vikṣobhayāṃcakre pralayānila sannibhaḥ .. 84 .. > and like the wind of cosmic dissolution, he agitated the sky. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.180) taṃ dṛṣṭvā tigmatejaskaṃ jvālātatadigaṃtaram .. > Seeing him blazing with fierce radiance, filling the horizon with flames, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.181) jvaladdāvānalaṃ śailamiva bibhyurdivaukasaḥ .. .. 85 .. > like a mountain ablaze with forest fire, the sky-dwellers were terrified. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.182) te sannahyaṃta yuddhāya sajjīkṛta balāyudhāḥ .. > Arming themselves for battle, their armies and weapons made ready, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.183) adhyāsya vāhanānyāśu sarve varmabhṛtaḥ surāḥ .. 86 .. > swiftly mounting their vehicles, all the gods put on their armor: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.184) tiryaggatīravirnāyaṃ nāyamagniḥ sadhūmavān .. > "This is not the sun moving horizontally across the sky, nor is this fire accompanied by smoke; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.185) kṣaṇaprabhāpyasau naiva ko naḥ sammukha etyasau .. 87 .. > nor is this a flash of lightning. Who is this who advances against us? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.186) na daityeṣu prabhedṛksyānnākṛtirdānaveṣviyam.. > Such splendour cannot belong to the Daityas, nor is this form seen among the Dānavas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.187) mahāsādhvasadaḥ koyamasmākaṃ hṛtprakaṃpanaḥ .. 88 .. > Who is this great bringer of terror, making our hearts tremble?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.188) yāvatsaṃbhāvayaṃtīti nītijñā api nirjarāḥ .. > While the immortal gods, knowledgeable in statecraft, were still pondering thus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.189) tāvaddudhāva svau pakṣau pakṣirājo mahābalaḥ .. 89 .. > the mighty king of birds flapped his two wings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.190) nipetuḥ pakṣavātena sāyudhāśca savāhanāḥ .. > By the blast of his wings, they fell along with their weapons and their vehicles; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.191) na jñāyaṃte kva saṃprāptā vātyayā pārṇatārṇavat .. 4.1.50.90 .. > like dry leaves caught in a whirlwind, it was not known where they had gone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.192) atha teṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu buddhyā vijñāya pakṣirāṭ .. > Then, once they had vanished, the king of birds perceived by his intellect > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.193) kośāgāraṃ sudhāyāḥ sa tatrāpaśyacca rakṣiṇaḥ .. 91 .. > the treasury of nectar, and there he saw its guardians. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.194) śastrāstrodyatapāṇīṃstānsurānādhūya sarvaśaḥ .. > Having brushed aside in every direction those gods whose hands were raised with weapons and missiles, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.195) dadarśa kartarīyaṃtramamṛtoparisaṃsthitam .. 92 .. > he saw a shearing mechanism placed above the nectar, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.196) manaḥpavanavegena bhramamāṇaṃ mahārayam .. > whirling with immense velocity at the speed of the mind and the wind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.197) apispṛśaṃtaṃ maśakaṃ yatkhaṃḍayati koṭiśaḥ .. 93 .. > which would cut into millions of pieces even a mosquito that merely touched it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.198) upopaviśya pakṣīṃdrastasya yaṃtrasya nirbhayaḥ .. > Sitting down near that machine, fearless, the lord of birds > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.199) kṣaṇaṃ vicārayāmāsa kimatra karavāṇyaho .. 94 .. > reflected for a moment: "Alas, what shall I do here? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.50.200) spraṣṭuṃ na labhyate caitadvātyā na prabhavediha .. > It is not possible to touch this, nor can a blast of wind prevail here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 316 passages. 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