[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) › 4.66.47.2 # Skandapurana 4.66.47.2 Skandapurāṇa 4.66.47.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.66.47.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.66.47.2) dyāvābhūmyoraṃtarālaṃ tatheti samavaimyaham .. īdṛksaṃpattisaṃbhāraḥ kuverasyāpi no gṛhe .. 4.2.66.60 .. api vaikuṃṭhabhuvane netarasyeha kā kathā .. iti yāvadgirīṃdrosau saṃbhāvayati cetasi .. 61 .. tāvatkārpaṭikaḥ kaścittallocanapathaṃ gataḥ .. āhūya bahumānaṃ tamapṛcchaccācaleśvaraḥ .. 62 .. .. himavānuvāca .. .. haṃho kārpaṭika śreṣṭha adhyāsvaitadihāsanam .. svapurodaṃtamākhyāhi kimapūrvamihādhvaga .. 63 .. kotra saṃpratyadhiṣṭhātā kimadhiṣṭhātṛ ceṣṭitam .. yadi jānāsi tatsarvamihācakṣva mamāgrataḥ .. 64 .. sopi kārpaṭikastasya girirājasya bhāṣitam .. samākarṇya samācaṣṭuṃ mune samupacakrame .. 65 .. .. kārpaṭika uvāca .. .. ācakṣe śṛṇu rājeṃdra yatpṛṣṭosmi tvayākhilam .. ahāni paṃcaṣāṇyeva vyatikrāṃtāni mānada..66.. samāyāte jagannāthe parvateṃdra sutāpatau .. suṃdarānmaṃdarādadrerdivodāse gate divi ..67.. yo vai jagadadhiṣṭhātā sodhiṣṭhātātra sarvagaḥ .. sarvadṛksarvadaḥ śarvaḥ kathaṃ na jñāyate vibho ..68.. manye dṛṣatsvarūposi dṛṣadopi kaṭhoradhīḥ .. yato viśveśvaraṃ kāśyāṃ na vetsi girijāpatim ..69.. svabhāvakaṭhinātmāpi sa varaṃ himavāngiriḥ .. prāṇādhika sutā dānādyo dhinodviśvanāyakam .. 4.2.66.70 .. bibhratsahaja kāṭhinyaṃ jāto gaurīgururguruḥ .. śaṃbhuṃ prapūjya sutayā srajā viśvagurorapi .. 71 .. ceṣṭitaṃ tasya ko veda vedavedyasya ceśituḥ .. manāgiti ca jānehaṃ tacceṣṭitamidaṃ jagat ..72.. adhiṣṭhātā mayā khyātastathādhiṣṭhātṛ ceṣṭitam .. apūrvaṃ yattvayāpṛṣṭaṃ tadākhyāmi ca tacchṛṇu .. 73 .. śubhe jyeṣṭheśvarasthāne sāṃprataṃ sa umāpatiḥ .. > in the space between heaven and earth—so do I realize \[its splendor\]. > Such an abundance of wealth does not exist even in the house of Kuvera, / 60 > nor even in the realm of Vaikuṇṭha—what mention of any other here?” > While that king of mountains was considering this in his mind, / 61 > a certain wanderer came into his field of vision; > calling him with great respect, the lord of mountains asked him: / 62 > Himavat said: > “Ho, best of wanderers, take this seat here; > relate the news of your city. What is unprecedented here, O traveler? / 63 > Who is the presiding ruler here now? What are the doings of that ruler? > If you know all that, tell me here before me.” / 64 > Having heard the speech of that king of mountains, > that wanderer, O sage, began to relate: / 65 > The wanderer said: > “I will tell you, O king of kings; listen to everything you have asked me. > Only five or six days have passed, O giver of honor, / 66 > since the lord of the universe, the husband of the mountain king’s daughter, > arrived from the charming Mandara mountain, Divodāsa having gone to heaven. / 67 > He who is indeed the ruler of the universe is the omnipresent ruler here— > all-seeing, all-granting Śarva. How is he not known, O lord? / 68 > I think you are like a stone, even harder of mind than a stone, > since you do not know the lord of the universe, the husband of Girijā, in Kāśī! / 69 > Though stone-hard by nature, Himavat the mountain is superior, > who pleased the lord of the universe by the gift of his daughter dearer than life. / 70 > Though possessing natural hardness, the father of Gaurī became venerable, > having worshipped Śambhu with his daughter as a garland for the teacher of the world. / 71 > Who knows the conduct of that ruler who is to be known through the Vedas? > I know this only a little: this universe is his doing. / 72 > The ruler has been declared by me, as well as the ruler’s deed. > Now hear what you asked regarding the unprecedented; I shall tell it: / 73 > Presently that husband of Umā is in the auspicious abode of Jyeṣṭheśvara…” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.66.47.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.66.47.1) - [Next: 4.66.47.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.66.47.3) - [Up: 4.66.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.66.47) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.66.47.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.66.47.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.66.47.2) · Pramāṇa