[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) › 4.54 # Skandapurana 4.54 Skandapurāṇa 4.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.54.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.1) skaṃda uvāca .. .. > Skanda said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.2) kuṃbhasaṃbhava vakṣyāmi śṛṇotvavahito bhavān .. > O pot-born one, I shall speak; listen attentively > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.3) kapardīśasya liṃgasya mahāmāhātmyamuttamam .. 1 .. > to the supreme and great māhātmya of the liṅga Kapardīśa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.4) kapardī nāma gaṇapaḥ śaṃbhoratyaṃtavallabhaḥ .. > A leader of the gaṇas named Kapardin was extremely dear to Śambhu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.5) pitrīśāduttare bhāge liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya śāṃbhavam ..2.. > Having installed a liṅga of Śambhu to the north of Pitrīśa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.6) kuṃḍaṃ cakhāna tasyāgre vimalodaka saṃjñakam .. > he dug a pool in front of it named Vimalodaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.7) yasya toyasya saṃsparśādvimalo jāyate naraḥ .. 3 .. > by the touch of whose water a mortal becomes spotless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.8) itihāsaṃ pravakṣyāmi tatra tretāyuge purā .. > I shall narrate an ancient legend there from the Tretā age, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.9) yathāvṛttaṃ kuṃbhayone śravaṇātpātakāpaham .. 4 .. > as it happened, O pot-born one, which destroys sins upon hearing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.10) ekaḥ pāśupata śreṣṭho vālmīkiriti saṃjñitaḥ .. > There was an eminent Pāśupata named Vālmīki; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.11) tapaścacāra sa muniḥ kapardīśaṃ samarcayan .. 5 .. > that sage performed austerity, worshiping Kapardīśa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.12) ekadā sa hi hemaṃte mārge māsi tapodhanaḥ .. > Once, during the cold season, in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, that ascetic, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.13) snātvā tatra mahātīrthe madhyāhne vimalodake .. 6 .. > having bathed at midday in that great tīrtha, Vimalodaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.14) cakāra bhasmanā snānamāpādatalamastakam .. > took an ablution with ashes from the soles of his feet to his head. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.15) liṃgasya dakṣiṇebhāge kṛtamādhyāhnikakriyaḥ .. 7 .. > Having performed his midday rites to the south of the liṅga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.16) nyastamastakapāṃsuśca saṃdhyāmādhyātmikīṃ smaran .. > having placed dust upon his head, remembering the spiritual twilight prayer, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.17) japanpaṃcākṣarīṃ vidyāṃ dhyāyandevaṃ kapardinam .. 8 .. > reciting the five-syllable mantra, meditating on the god Kapardin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.18) kṛtvā saṃhāramārgeṇa sapramāṇaṃ pradakṣiṇām .. > having circumambulated duly in the reverse order \[of dissolution\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.19) huḍuṃkṛtya huḍuṃkṛtya huḍuṃkṛtya triruccakaiḥ .. 9 .. > uttering loudly three times 'huḍuṃ', 'huḍuṃ', 'huḍuṃ', > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.20) praṇavaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā ṣaḍjādisvarabhedataḥ .. > placing the Praṇava first, through modulations of notes beginning with ṣaḍja, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.21) gītaṃ vidhāya sānaṃdaṃ sanṛtyaṃ hastakānvitam .. 4.2.54.10 .. > offering song with joy, together with dance accompanied by hand gestures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.22) aṃgahārairmanohāri cārī maṃḍalasaṃyutam .. > captivating with graceful bodily movements, joined with gaits and circular motions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.23) kṣaṇaṃ tatra sarastīre upaviṣṭo mahātapāḥ .. 11 .. > the great ascetic sat for a moment there on the shore of the lake. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.24) adrākṣīdrākṣasaṃ ghoramatīva vikṛtākṛtim .. > He beheld a dreadful rākṣasa of extremely deformed appearance: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.25) śuṣkaśaṃkhakapolāsyaṃ nimagnā piṃgalocanam ..12.. > his temples, cheeks, and mouth were dried like conches, his reddish-brown eyes were sunken, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.26) rūkṣasphuṭitakeśāgraṃ mahālaṃba śirodharam .. > the ends of his hair were dry and split, his neck was excessively long, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.27) atīva cipiṭa ghrāṇaṃ śuṣkauṣṭhamatidaṃturam .. 13 .. > his nose was extremely flat, his lips were dried up, and his teeth projected greatly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.28) mahāviśālamauliṃ ca prordhvībhūtaśiroruham .. > his head was very large, with his hair bristling upwards, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.29) pralaṃbakarṇapālīkaṃ piṃgalaśmaśrubhīṣaṇam .. .. 14 .. > his earlobes hung down long, and he was terrifying with a tawny beard, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.30) pralaṃbita lalajjihvamatyutkaṭa kṛkāṭikam .. > his drooping tongue lolled out, the nape of his neck was massive, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.31) sthūlāsthi jatru saṃsthānaṃ dīrghaskaṃdhadvayotkaṭam .. 15 .. > the structure of his collarbones had thick bones, his pair of long shoulders was huge, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.32) nimagnakakṣākuharaṃ śuṣkahrasva bhujadvayam .. > the hollows of his armpits were sunken, his pair of arms was withered and short, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.33) viralāṃgulihastāgraṃ natapīna nakhāvalim .. 16 .. > the ends of his hands had sparse fingers, and his rows of nails were curved and thick, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.34) viśuṣka pāṃsulotkroḍaṃ pṛṣṭhalagnodaratvacam .. > his dry lap was covered in dust, the skin of his belly clung to his back, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.35) kaṭītaṭena vikaṭaṃ nirmāṃsatrikabaṃdhanam .. 17 .. > he was monstrous in the region of his hips, the joints of his sacrum were devoid of flesh, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.36) pralaṃba sphigyugayutaṃ śuṣkamuṣkālpamehanam .. > he had a pair of drooping buttocks, shriveled testicles, and a small penis. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.37) dīrghanirmāṃsalorūkaṃ sthūlajānvasthipaṃjaram .. 18 .. > having long, fleshless thighs, and a skeleton with massive knee bones, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.38) asthicarmāvaśeṣaṃ ca śirājālitavigraham .. > reduced to bones and skin alone, his body covered by a network of veins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.39) śirālaṃ dīrghajaṃghaṃ ca sthūlagulphāsthibhīṣaṇam .. 19 .. > veiny, with long shanks, terrifying with thick ankle bones, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.40) ativistṛta pādaṃ ca dīrghavakrakṛśāṃgulim .. > having very broad feet and long, crooked, emaciated toes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.41) asthicarmāvaśeṣeṇa śirātāḍitavigraham .. 4.2.54.20 .. > with a body reduced to bones and skin, beaten with veins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.42) vikaṭaṃ bhīṣaṇākāraṃ kṣutkṣāmamatilomaśam .. > monstrous, of terrifying form, emaciated with hunger, excessively hairy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.43) dāvadagdhadrumākāramati caṃcalalocanam.. 21 .. > resembling a tree scorched by a forest fire, with extremely restless eyes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.44) mūrtaṃ bhayānakamiva sarvaprāṇibhayapradam .. > like terror embodied, causing fear to all living beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.45) hṛdayākaṃpanaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ pretaṃ vṛddhatāpasaḥ .. > Seeing that heart-trembling ghost, the aged ascetic, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.46) atidīnānanaṃ kastvamiti dhairyeṇa pṛṣṭavān.. 22 .. > seeing him with a most wretched face, courageously asked: “Who are you? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.47) kutastvamiha saṃprāptaḥ kasmātte gatirīdṛśī .. > Whence have you arrived here? Why is your state such as this? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.48) anukrośadhiyārakṣaḥ pṛcchāmi vada nirbhayam .. 23 .. > Out of compassion, O rākṣasa, I ask: speak without fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.49) asmākaṃ tāpasānāṃ ca na bhayaṃ tvadvidhānmanāk .. > We who are ascetics have not the slightest fear of someone like you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.50) śivanāmasahasrāṇāṃ vibhūtikṛtavarmaṇām .. 24 .. > for we have made armor of the thousand names of Śiva and sacred ash.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.51) tāpasodīritamiti tadrakṣaḥ prītipūvarkam .. > Having heard this spoken by the ascetic, that rākṣasa, filled with affection, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.52) niśamya prāṃjaliḥ prāha taṃ kṛpāluṃ tapodhanam .. 25 .. > with folded hands addressed that compassionate one rich in austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.53) .. rākṣasa uvāca .. > The rākṣasa said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.54) anukrośosti yadi te bhagavaṃstāpasottama .. > “If you have compassion, O venerable best of ascetics, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.55) svavṛttāṃtaṃ tadā vacmi śṛṇuṣvāvahitaḥ kṣaṇam .. 26 .. > then I shall tell my own story; listen attentively for a moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.56) pratiṣṭhānābhidhānosti deśo godāvarī taṭe .. > There is a land named Pratiṣṭhāna on the bank of the Godāvarī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.57) tīrthapratigraharucistatrāsaṃ brāhmaṇastvaham .. 27 .. > There I was a brahmin eager to accept gifts at sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.58) tena karmavipākena prāptosmi gatimīdṛśīm .. > Through the ripening of that action, I have attained such a state as this, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.59) marusthale mahāghore tarutoyavivarjite .. 28 .. > in a terrible desert tract devoid of trees and water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.60) gato bahutaraḥ kālastatra me vasato mune .. > A very long time passed as I dwelt there, O sage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.61) kṣudhitasya tṛṣārtasya śītatāpasahasya ca .. 29 .. > hungry, afflicted with thirst, and enduring cold and heat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.62) varṣatyapi mahāmeghe dhārāsārairdivāniśam .. > Even when a great cloud rained downpours day and night > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.63) prāvṛṭkāle'nile vāti kiṃcitprāvaraṇaṃ na me .. 4.2.54.30 .. > in the rainy season, and the wind blew, I had no covering at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.64) parvaṇyadattadānā ye kṛtatīrthapratigrahāḥ .. > Those who do not give gifts on sacred days, yet take gifts at sacred fords— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.65) ta imāṃ yonimṛcchaṃti mahāduḥkha nibaṃdhanīm .. 31 .. > they enter this womb that binds them to great suffering. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.66) gate bahutithe kāle marubhūmau mune mayā .. > After much time had passed in the desert, O sage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.67) dṛṣṭo brāhmaṇadāyāda ekadā kaścidāgataḥ .. 32 .. > I once saw a descendant of a brahmin who had arrived there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.68) sūryodayamanuprāpya saṃdhyāvidhivivarjitaḥ .. > Though sunrise had arrived, he neglected the rites of the twilight twilight devotions; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.69) kṛtvā mūtrapurīṣe tu śaucācamanavarjitaḥ .. 33 .. > having passed urine and feces, he omitted purification and sipping water; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.70) muktakacchamaśaucaṃ ca saṃdhyākarmavivarjitam .. > his loincloth was loose, he was impure, and abandoned the twilight rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.71) taṃ dṛṣṭvā taccharīrehaṃ saṃkrāṃto bhogalipsayā .. 34 .. > Seeing him, I entered into his body out of a desire for enjoyment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.72) sa dvijo maṃdabhāgyānme kenacidvaṇijā saha .. > Because of my misfortune, that twice-born man, along with a merchant, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.73) arthalobhena saṃprāptaḥ purīṃ puṇyāmimāṃ mune ..35.. > out of greed for wealth reached this holy city, O sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.74) aṃtaḥpuri praviṣṭobhūtsa dvijo munisattama .. > That twice-born man entered inside the city, O best of sages; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.75) taccharīrādbahirbhūtastvahaṃ pāpaiḥ samaṃ kṣaṇāt ..36.. > but I was cast out of his body in an instant, together with his sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.76) praveśo nāsti cāsmākaṃ pretānāṃ tapasāṃ nidhe .. > For ghosts like us have no entry, O treasure of austerities, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.77) mahatāṃ pātakānāṃ ca vārāṇasyāṃ śivājñayā ..37.. > nor do great sins, into Vārāṇasī, by the command of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.78) adyāpi tāni pāpāni tadbahirnirgamecchayā .. > Even today, those sins remain strictly outside on the boundary > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.79) bahireva hi tiṣṭhaṃti sīmni pramathasādhvasāt ..38.. > due to fear of the Pramathas, waiting for his exit outside. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.80) adya śvo vā paraśvo vā sa bahirnirgamiṣyati .. > ‘Today, tomorrow, or the day after, he will come out’— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.81) ityāśayā sthitāḥ smo vai yāvadadya tapodhana .. 39 .. > with this hope we have waited until today, O you whose wealth is austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.82) nādyāpi sa bahirgacchennādyāpyāśā prayāti naḥ .. > Even now he does not come out, nor does our hope fade away; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.83) ityāsmahe nirādhārā āśāpāśa niyaṃtritāḥ .. 4.2.54.40 .. > thus we sit without support, bound by the cords of hope. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.84) citramadyatanaṃ vacmi tapasviṃstanniśāmaya .. > I will tell you a wonder of today, O ascetic; listen to it! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.85) atīva bhāvi kalyāṇamiti manye'dhunaiva hi .. 41 .. > I think that very great good fortune is about to come right now. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.86) āprayāgaṃ pratidinaṃ prayāmaḥ kṣudhitā vayam.. > Every day we go hungry all the way to Prayāga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.87) āhārakāmyayā kvāpi paraṃ no kiṃcidāpnumaḥ .. 42 .. > wishing for food somewhere, but we obtain nothing at all! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.88) saṃti sarvatra phalinaḥ pādapāḥ pratikānanam .. > Everywhere there are fruit-bearing trees in every forest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.89) jalāśayāśca svacchāpāḥ saṃti bhūmyāṃ padepade .. 43 .. > and bodies of clear water exist on the earth at every step; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.90) anyānyapi ca bhakṣyāṇi sarveṣāṃ sulabhānyaho .. > other foods as well are easily available to all, alas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.91) pānānyapi vicitrāṇi saṃti bhūyāṃsi sarvataḥ .. 44 .. > and various drinks exist in abundance everywhere; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.92) paraṃ no dṛggatānyeva dūre dūre vrajaṃtyaho .. > yet as soon as they come into our sight, alas, they move far, far away! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.93) daivādadyaikamāyāṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā kārpaṭikaṃ mune ..45.. > By chance, seeing a pilgrim coming today, O sage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.94) tasyāṃtikamahaṃ prāptaḥ kṣudhayā paripīḍitaḥ .. > I approached near him, tormented by hunger, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.95) prasahya bhakṣayāmyenamiti matvā tvarānvitaḥ .. 46 .. > hastening with the thought: ‘I will forcefully devour him!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.96) yāvattaṃ tu jighṛkṣāmi tāvattadvadanāṃbujāt .. > Just as I wished to seize him, from his lotus-face > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.97) śivanāmapavitrā vāṅniragādvighnahāriṇī .. 47 .. > from his lotus-like mouth came forth speech purified by the name of Śiva, dispelling obstacles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.98) śivanāmasmaraṇato madīyamapi pātakam .. > From the remembrance of Śiva's name, even my sin > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.99) maṃdībhūtaṃ tatastena praveśaṃ labdhavānaham .. 48 .. > became weakened; therefore, by him, I gained entry. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.100) sīmasthaiḥ pramathairnāhaṃ sadyo dṛggocarīkṛtaḥ .. > I was not immediately noticed by the Pramathas stationed at the boundary; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.101) śivanāmaśrutau yeṣāṃ tānna paśyedyamopi yat .. 49 .. > for even Yama does not look upon those who hear the name of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.102) aṃtargehasya sīmānaṃ prāptastena sahādhunā .. > Along with him I have now reached the threshold of the inner chamber; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.103) sa tu kārpaṭiko madhyaṃ praviṣṭohamihasthitaḥ .. 4.2.54.50 .. > that pilgrim entered within, while I remained here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.104) ātmānaṃ bahumanyehaṃ tvāṃ vilokyādhunā mune .. > Seeing you now, O sage, I deem myself fortunate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.105) māmuddhara kṛpālo tvaṃ yonerasmātsadāruṇāt .. 51 .. > Deliver me, O compassionate one, from this most dreadful womb! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.106) iti pretavacaḥ śrutvā sa kṛpālustapodhanaḥ .. > Hearing these words of the ghost, that compassionate ascetic > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.107) manasā ciṃtayāmāsa dhiṅnijārthodyamānnarān .. 52 .. > reflected in his mind: 'Fie upon men whose efforts are only for themselves! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.108) svodaraṃ bhara yaḥ sarve paśupakṣimṛgādayaḥ .. > All beings such as beasts, birds, and animals merely fill their own bellies; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.109) sa eva dhanyaḥ saṃsāre yaḥ parārthodyataḥ sadā ..53.. > he alone is blessed in this world who is ever intent on the welfare of others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.110) tapasādya nijenāhaṃ pretametamaghāturam.. > Today, by my own austerity, this ghost afflicted by sin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.111) māmeva śaraṇaṃ prāptamuddhariṣyāmyasaṃśayam .. 54 .. > who has taken refuge in me alone, I shall surely deliver.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.112) vimṛśyeti sa vai citte piśācaṃ prāha sattamaḥ .. > Reflecting thus in his mind, that best of men said to the piśāca: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.113) vimalode sarasyasminsnāhi re pāpanuttaye .. 55 .. > 'Bathe in this lake of clear water to dispel your sin, O \[ghost\]! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.114) piśāca te piśācatvaṃ tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ .. > O piśāca, through the power of this sacred ford > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.115) kapardīśekṣaṇādadya kṣaṇātkṣīṇaṃ vinaṃkṣyati .. 56 .. > and by the sight of Kapardīśa, your state as a piśāca will be destroyed, dwindling away this very moment.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.116) śrutveti sa munervākyaṃ pretaḥ prāha praṇamya tam.. > Hearing these words of the sage, the ghost bowed down to him > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.117) prītātmā prītamanasaṃ prabaddhakarasaṃpuṭaḥ ..57.. > with a joyful soul and joined palms, and spoke to the glad-minded \[sage\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.118) pānīyaṃ pātumapi no labheyaṃ munisattama . snānasya kā kathā nātha rakṣeyurjaladevatāḥ ..58.. > 'O best of sages, I cannot even get water to drink; / what question is there of bathing, O protector? The water deities guard it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.119) pānasyāpyatra kā vārtā jalasparśopi durlabhaḥ .. > What mention can there be of drinking here? Even touching the water is hard to attain.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.120) iti pretoktamākarṇya sa bhṛśaṃ prītimānabhūt .. 59 .. > Hearing what the ghost said, he was filled with deep compassion > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.121) uvāca ca tapasvī taṃ jagaduddharaṇakṣamaḥ .. > and the ascetic, capable of delivering the world, said to him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.122) gṛhāṇemāṃ vibhūtiṃ tvaṃ lalāṭaphalake kuru .. 4.2.54.60 .. > 'Take this sacred ash and place it upon your forehead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.123) asmādvibhūtimāhātmyātpreta kopi na kutracit .. > By virtue of the majesty of this sacred ash, no ghost anywhere > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.124) bādhā karoti kasyāpi mahāpātakinopyaho ..61 .. > causes any affliction to anyone, even to a great sinner! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.125) bhālaṃ vibhūtidhavalaṃ vilokya yamakiṃkarāḥ .. > Seeing a forehead white with sacred ash, the servants of Yama > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.126) pāpinopi palāyaṃte bhītāḥ pāśupatāstrataḥ .. 62 .. > flee from even a sinner, terrified by the Pāśupata weapon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.127) asthidhvajāṃkitaṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā pāṃthā jalāśayam .. > Just as travelers go far away from a body of water upon seeing it marked with a banner of bones, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.128) dūraṃ yaṃti tathā bhasma bhālāṃkaṃ yamakiṃkarāḥ .. 63 .. > so the servants of Yama keep far away from a forehead marked with ash. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.129) kṛtabhūti tanutrāṇaṃ śivamaṃtrairnarottamam .. > Even violent beings from all sides never approach the best of men > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.130) nopasarpaṃti niyatamapi hiṃsrāḥ samaṃtataḥ .. 64 .. > who has made armor of ash with Śiva's mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.131) bhaktyā bibharti yo bhasma śivamaṃtrapavitritam .. > He who with devotion wears ash purified by Śiva's mantras > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.132) bhāle vakṣasi dormūle na taṃ hiṃsaṃti hiṃsakāḥ 55 .. > on his forehead, chest, and armpits—injurious beings do not harm him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.133) sarvebhyo duṣṭasattvebhyo yato rakṣedaharniśam .. > Because it protects day and night from all evil creatures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.134) rakṣatyeṣā tataḥ proktā vibhūtirbhūtikṛdyataḥ .. 66 .. > it is therefore called rakṣā (protection); and it is called vibhūti because it creates prosperity (bhūti). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.135) bhāsanādbhartsanādbhasma pāṃsuḥ pāṃsutvadāyataḥ .. > It is called bhasma from shining (bhāsana) and rebuking \[evil\] (bhartsana); it is called pāṃsu because it bestows the nature of fine dust; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.136) pāpānāṃ kṣāraṇātkṣāro budherevaṃ nirucyate .. 67 .. > and it is named kṣāra by the wise from dissolving (kṣāraṇa) sins.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.137) gṛhītvā dhāramadhyātsa bhasma pretakare'rpayat .. > Taking ash from his pouch, he placed it in the ghost's hand; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.138) sopyādarātsamādāya bhāladeśe nyaveśayat .. 68 .. > he too took it reverently and applied it to the region of his forehead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.139) vibhūtidhāriṇaṃ vīkṣya piśācaṃ jaladevatāḥ .. > Seeing the piśāca wearing sacred ash > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.140) jalāvagāhanaparaṃ vārayāṃcakrire na tam .. 69 .. > intent on plunging into the water, the water deities did not stop him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.141) snātvā pītvā sa nirgacchedyāvattasmājjalāśayāt ... tāvatpaiśācyamagamaddivyadehamavāpa ca .. 4.2.54.7 0.. > As soon as he bathed, drank, and came out of that lake, / his piśāca state vanished and he attained a divine body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.142) divyamālāṃbaradharo divyagaṃdhānulepanaḥ .. > Wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrances, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.143) divyayānaṃ samāruhya vartma prāptotha pāvanam .. 71 . . gacchatā tena gagane sa tapasvī namaskṛtaḥ .. > he mounted a celestial vehicle and set out on the pure path. / Moving through the sky, he bowed to that ascetic > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.144) proccaiḥ provāca bhagavanmocitosmi tvayānagha .. 72 .. > and spoke aloud: 'O venerable one, I have been liberated by you, O sinless one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.145) tasmātkadaryayonitvādatīva pariniṃditāt .. > From that despicable and utterly censured birth > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.146) asya tīrthasya māhātmyāddivyadehamavāptavān ..73.. > I have attained a divine body by the majesty of this sacred ford! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.147) piśācamocanaṃ tīrthamadyārabhya samākhyayā .. > Beginning today, this sacred ford, by the name Piśācamocana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.148) anyeṣāmapi paiśācyamidaṃ snānāddhariṣyati ..74.. > shall also remove the condition of a piśāca for others through ritual ablution. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.149) asmiṃstīrthe mahāpuṇye ye snāsyaṃtīha mānavāḥ .. > Whatever mortals shall bathe here in this most sacred ford > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.150) piṃḍāṃśca nirvapiṣyaṃti saṃdhyātarpaṇapūrvakam .. 75 .. > and offer funeral cakes preceded by twilight devotion and libations, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.151) daivātpaiśācyamāpannāsteṣāṃ pitṛpitāmahāḥ .. > even if their fathers and grandfathers have through fate fallen into the state of a piśāca, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.152) tepi paiśācyamutsṛjya yāsyaṃti paramāṃ gatim .. 76.. > they too will abandon the piśāca state and attain the supreme destination. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.153) adyaśuklacaturdaśyāṃ mārgemāsi taponidhe .. > Today, on the bright fourteenth day in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, O treasure of austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.154) atra snānādikaṃ kāryaṃ paiśācyaparimocanama ..77 .. > ablutions and similar rites are to be performed here to bring complete release from the state of a piśāca. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.155) imāṃ sāṃvatsarīṃ yātrāṃ ye kariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ .. > Whatever mortals undertake this annual pilgrimage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.156) tīrthapratigrahātpāpānniḥsariṣyaṃti te narāḥ..78.. > those men shall be freed from the sin of receiving gifts at a sacred ford.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.157) piśācamocane snātvā kapardīśaṃ samarcya ca .. > Having bathed in Piśācamocana and worshipped Kapardīśa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.158) kṛtvā tatrānnadānaṃ ca naronyatrāpi nirbhayāḥ .. 79 .. > and having given gifts of food there, men become fearless even elsewhere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.159) mārgaśuklacaturdaśyāṃ kapardīśvara saṃnidhau .. > On the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa, in the presence of Kapardīśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.160) snātvānyatrāpi maraṇānna paiśācyamavāpnuyuḥ .. 4.2.54.80 .. > having bathed, even if dying elsewhere, they will not attain the state of a piśāca. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.161) ityuktvā divyapuruṣo bhūyobhūyo namasya tam .. > Having spoken thus, the divine person, repeatedly bowing to that > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.162) tapodhanaṃ mahābhāgo divyāṃ gatimavāptavān ..81.. > richly ascetic sage, attained a divine destination. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.163) tapodhanopi taṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāścaryaṃ ghaṭodbhava .. > The ascetic too, having seen that great marvel, O pot-born one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.164) kapardīśvaramārādhya kālānnirvāṇamāptavān .. 82 .. > propitiated Kapardīśvara and in due course attained nirvāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.165) piśācamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ tadārabhya mahāmune .. > Beginning from that time, O great sage, the Piśācamocana tīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.166) vārāṇasyāṃ parāṃ khyātimagamatsarvapāpahṛt .. .. 83 .. > destroyer of all sins, attained supreme fame in Vārāṇasī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.167) paiśācamocane tīrthe saṃbhojya śivayoginam .. > Having fed a Śaiva yogin at the Paiśācamocana tīrtha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.168) koṭibhojyaphalaṃ samyagekaika parisaṃkhyayā .. 8 4 .. > the fruit is truly equivalent to feeding ten million, one by one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.169) śrutvādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ naro niyatamānasaḥ .. > Having heard this sacred chapter, a man of controlled mind > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.170) bhūtaiḥ pretaiḥ piśācaiśca kadācinnābhibhūyate .. 85 .. > is never overcome by bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.171) bālagrahābhibhūtānāṃ bālānāṃ śāṃtikārakam .. > Bringing pacification to children afflicted by childhood spirits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.172) paṭhanīyaṃ prayatnena mahākhyānamidaṃ param .. 86 .. > this supreme great narrative should be recited with diligence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.173) idamākhyānamākarṇya gacchandeśāṃtaraṃ naraḥ .. > A man going to another country, having heard this narrative, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.174) coravyāghrapiśācādyairnābhibhūyeta kutracit .. 87 .. .. > will not be overcome anywhere by thieves, tigers, piśācas, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54.175) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśātisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kāśīkhaṃḍa uttarārddhe piśācamocanamahimākathanaṃ nāma catuṣpaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ ..54.. > Thus ends the fifty-fourth chapter, titled 'The Declaration of the Greatness of Piśācamocana', in the second half of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, in the fourth \[part\] of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.54.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.54) · Pramāṇa