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[4.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.4) tataḥ śrīdarśa nānaṃda sudhādhārādhunīṃ muniḥ .. > Then the sage, having plunged into the river of the stream of nectar that was the joy of the darśana of Śrī > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.5) avagāhya sapatnīkaḥ parāṃ mudamavāpa saḥ .. 2 .. > together with his wife, attained supreme delight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.6) vahnikuṃḍasamudbhūta sūtanirmalamānasa .. > O Sūta, born from the sacrificial fire-pit, whose mind is immaculate, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.7) śṛṇuṣvaikaṃ purā vidbhirbhāṣitaṃ yatsubhā ṣitam .. 3 .. > listen to one well-spoken saying uttered by the wise of old: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.8) paropakaraṇaṃ yeṣāṃ jāgarti hṛdaye satām.. > 'For those good people in whose hearts assisting others remains awake, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.9) naśyaṃti vipadasteṣāṃ saṃpadaḥ syuḥ padepade .. 4 .. > misfortunes perish, and prosperities arise at every step.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.10) tīrthasnānairna sā śuddhirbahudānairna tatphalam .. > That purification is not obtained by ritual ablutions at sacred fords, nor that fruit by generous gifts, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.11) tapobhirugraistannāpyamupakṛtyāya dāpyate .. 5 .. > nor can it be attained by severe austerities, which is obtained by helping others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.12) paropakṛtyā yo dharmo dharmo dānādisaṃbhavaḥ .. > The dharma that comes from helping others and the dharma arising from gifts and the like— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.13) ekatra tulitau dhātrā tatra pūrvo bhavadguruḥ .. 6 .. > when both were weighed together on a balance by the Creator, the former proved heavier. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.14) parinirmathya vāgjālaṃ nirṇītamidameva hi .. > Having thoroughly churned the whole web of words, precisely this has been determined: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.15) nopakārātparo dharmo nāpakārādavaṃ param .. 7 .. > there is no dharma higher than helping others, and no sin worse than harming others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.16) upakarturagastyasya jātametannidarśanam .. > This is illustrated by Agastya, who was a benefactor: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.17) kva tādṛkkāśijaṃ duḥkhaṃ kva tādṛkśrīmukhekṣaṇam .. 8 .. > where was such grief born of Kāśī, and where was the sight of Śrī's face?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.18) karikarṇāgracapalaṃ jīvitaṃ vividhaṃ vasu .. > Life and wealth of various kinds are unsteady like the tip of an elephant's ear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.19) tasmātparopakaraṇaṃ kāryamekaṃ vipaścitā .. 9 .. > Therefore, doing good to others is the sole duty of a wise man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.20) yallakṣmīnāmamātrāptyā naro no māti kutracit .. > Since a man can scarcely contain himself anywhere merely by obtaining the name of fortune, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.21) sākṣātsamīkṣyatāṃ lakṣmīṃ kṛtakṛtyo bhavanmuniḥ .. 4.1.6.10 .. > beholding Fortune herself before his eyes, the sage attained the fulfillment of his goal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.22) gacchanyadṛcchayāsotha dūrācchrīśailamaikṣata .. > Then, as he was walking along at his pleasure, he saw Śrīśaila from afar, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.23) yatra sākṣānnivasati devaḥ śrītripurāṃtakaḥ ..11.. > where the glorious god, the destroyer of Tripura, resides in person. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.24) uvāca vacanaṃ patnīṃ tadā prītamanā muniḥ. .. > Then the sage, with a delighted mind, addressed these words to his wife: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.25) ihasthitaiva paśya tvaṃ kāṃte kāṃtataraṃ param.. 12 .. > "Remaining right here, beloved, behold what is supreme and most lovely, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.26) śrīśaila śikharaṃ śrīmadidaṃtadyadvilokanāt .. > this glorious peak of Śrīśaila, from the sight of which > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.27) punarbhavo manuṣyāṇāṃ bhavetra nabhavetkvacit .. 13 .. > rebirth for human beings in this world never occurs again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.28) giri ścaturaśītyāyaṃ yojanānāṃ hi vismṛtaḥ .. > Indeed, this mountain is eighty-four yojanas in extent; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.29) sarvaliṃgamayo yasmādataḥ kuryātpradakṣiṇam .. 14 .. > since it is composed entirely of liṅgas, one should circumambulate it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.30) .. lopāmudrovāca .. .. > Lopāmudrā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.31) kiṃcidvijñaptumicchāmi yadyājñā svāmino bhavet .. > "I wish to submit a humble question, if my lord permits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.32) brūte hi yā'nujñātā patyā sā patitā bhavet .. 15 .. > For a woman who speaks \[without\] being permitted by her husband becomes fallen." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.33) agastya uvāca .. .. > Agastya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.34) kiṃ vaktukāmā devi tvaṃ brūhi tattvamaśaṃkitā.. > "What do you wish to say, O lady? Speak the truth without hesitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.35) na tvādṛśīnāṃ vākyaṃ hi patyuḥ khedāya jāyate .. 16 .. > For words spoken by women like you never lead to distress for a husband." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.36) tataḥ papraccha sā devī praṇamya munimānatā .. > Then, bowing humbly to the sage, the noble lady asked, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.37) sarveṣāṃ ca hitārthāya svasaṃdehāpanuttaye .. 17 .. > for the welfare of all and to dispel her own doubt: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.38) lopāmudrovāca .. > Lopāmudrā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.39) śrīśailaśikharaṃ dṛṣṭvā punarjanma na vidyate .. > "If by seeing the peak of Śrīśaila rebirth is no more, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.40) idameva hi satyaṃ cetkimarthaṃ kāśiriṣyate .. 18 .. > and if this is truly so, for what purpose is Kāśī sought?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.41) agastiruvāca .. .. > Agasti said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.42) ākarṇaya varārohe satyaṃ pṛṣṭaṃ tvayāmale .. > "Listen, O beautiful woman; what you have asked is true, O faultless one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.43) nirṇītamasakṛccaitanmunibhistattvaciṃtakaiḥ .. 19 .. > This has been repeatedly determined by sages contemplating reality. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.44) muktisthānānyanekāni kṛtastatrāpinirṇayaḥ .. > There are many places of liberation, and there too a conclusion has been reached. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.45) tāni te kathayāmyatra dattacittā bhava kṣaṇam .. 4.1.6.20 .. > I shall tell them to you now; focus your mind for a moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.46) prathamaṃ tīrtharājaṃ tu prayāgākhyaṃ suviśrutam .. > First is the king of sacred fords, renowned as Prayāga, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.47) kāmikaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam .. 21 .. > fulfilling wishes among all sacred fords, granting dharma, pleasure, wealth, and liberation; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.48) naimiṣaṃ ca kurukṣetraṃ gaṃgādvāramavaṃtikā .. > Naimiṣa, Kurukṣetra, Gaṅgādvāra, Avantikā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.49) ayodhyā mathurā caiva dvārakāpyamarāvatī .. 22 .. > Ayodhyā, Mathurā, and Dvārakā, as well as Amarāvatī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.50) sarasvatī siṃdhusaṃgo gaṃgāsāgarasaṃgamaḥ .. > Sarasvatī, the confluence with the sea, the confluence of Gaṅgā and the ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.51) kāṃtī ca tryaṃbakaṃ cāpi saptagodāvarītaṭam .. 23 .. > Kāñcī, Tryambaka, and the banks of the Saptagodāvarī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.52) kālaṃjaraṃ prabhāsaśca tathā bada rikāśramaḥ .. > Kālañjara, Prabhāsa, and likewise Badarikāśrama; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.53) mahālayastathoṃkārakṣetraṃ vai pauruṣottamam .. 24 .. > Mahālaya, likewise Oṃkāra, and the sacred field of Puruṣottama; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.54) gokarṇo bhṛgukacchaśca bhṛgutuṃgaśca puṣkaram .. > Gokarṇa, Bhṛgukaccha, Bhṛgutuṅga, and Puṣkara; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.55) śrīparvatādi tīrthāni dhārātīrthaṃ tathaiva ca .. 25 .. > sacred fords such as Śrīparvata, and likewise Dhārātīrtha; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.56) mānasānyapi tīrthāni satyādīni ca vai priye .. > and also the mental sacred fords, truth and the rest, O beloved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.57) etāni muktidānyeva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 26 .. > These indeed bestow liberation; no doubt should be entertained here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.58) gayā tīrthaṃ ca yatproktaṃ pitṝṇāṃ hi muktidam .. > And the sacred ford of Gayā, which is declared to bestow liberation on ancestors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.59) pitāmahānāmṛṇato muktāstattanayā api .. 27 .. > their sons also become freed from their debt to their forebears." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.60) sadharmiṇyuvāca .. .. > His lawful wife said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.61) mānasānyapi tīrthāni yānyuktāni mahāmate .. > "The mental sacred fords that have been mentioned, O noble-minded one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.62) kāni kāni ca tānīha hyetadākhyātumarhasi .. 28 .. > which ones are they in this world? You ought to explain this." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.63) .. agastya uvāca .. .. > Agastya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.64) śṛṇu tīrthāni gadato mānasāni mamānaghe .. > "Listen, O sinless one, as I declare the mental sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.65) yeṣu samyaṅnaraḥ snātvā prayāti paramāṃ gatim .. 29 .. > bathing properly in which a person attains the supreme goal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.66) satyaṃ tīrthaṃ kṣamā tīrthaṃ tīrthamindriyanigrahaḥ .. > Truth is a sacred ford, patience is a sacred ford, restraint of the senses is a sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.67) sarvabhūtadayātīrthaṃ tīrthamārjavameva ca .. 4.1.6.30 .. > compassion for all beings is a sacred ford, and uprightness is a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.68) dānaṃ tīrthaṃ damastīrthaṃ saṃtoṣastīrthamucyate .. > Generosity is a sacred ford, self-control is a sacred ford, contentment is said to be a sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.69) brahmacaryaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ ca priyavāditā .. 31 .. > celibacy is a supreme sacred ford, and gentle speech is a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.70) jñānaṃ tīrthaṃ dhṛtistīrthaṃ tapastīrthamudāhṛtam .. > Knowledge is a sacred ford, steadfastness is a sacred ford, and austerity is proclaimed a sacred ford; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.71) tīrthānāmapi tattīrthaṃ viśuddhirmanasaḥ parā .. 32 .. > the highest sacred ford among sacred fords is the supreme purity of the mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.72) na jalāplutadehasya snānamityabhidhīyate .. > Having the body washed with water is not called a ritual ablution. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.73) sa snāto yo damasnātaḥ śuciḥ śuddhamanomalaḥ ..33.. > He is truly bathed who is bathed in self-control, pure, and cleansed of the impurities of the mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.74) yo lubdhaḥ piśunaḥ krūro dāṃbhiko viṣayātmakaḥ.. > One who is greedy, slanderous, cruel, deceitful, and attached to sensual pleasures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.75) sarvatīrtheṣvapi snātaḥ pāpo malina eva saḥ .. 34 .. > even if he bathes in all sacred fords, remains sinful and dirty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.76) na śarīra mala tyāgānnaro bhavati nirmalaḥ .. > A person does not become pure merely by discarding bodily dirt; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.77) mānase tu male tyakte bhavatyaṃtaḥ sunirmalaḥ..35.. > but when mental dirt is cast away, one becomes exceedingly pure within." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.78) jāyaṃte ca mriyaṃte ca jaleṣveva jalaukasaḥ .. > Water-dwelling creatures are born and die in water alone; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.79) na ca gacchaṃti te svargamaviśuddhamanomalāḥ .. 36 .. > yet they do not go to heaven, with the impurities of their minds unpurified. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.80) viṣayeṣvati saṃrāgo mānaso mala ucyate .. > Excessive attachment to sense objects is said to be mental impurity; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.81) teṣveva hi virāgo sya nairmalyaṃ samudāhṛtam .. 37 .. > indeed, detachment toward those very objects is proclaimed as one's purity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.82) cittamaṃtargataṃ duṣṭaṃ tīrthasnānānna śuddhyati .. > A wicked mind within is not purified by bathing at a sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.83) śataśotha jalairdhautaṃ surābhāṃḍamivāśuci .. 38 .. > just as an impure liquor pot is not cleansed though washed a hundred times with water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.84) dānamijyātapaḥśaucaṃ tīrthasevā śrutaṃ tathā .. > Giving, sacrificial worship, austerity, cleanliness, resort to sacred fords, and learning— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.85) sarvāṇyetānyatīrthāni yadi bhāvo na nirmalaḥ .. 39 .. > all these are not sacred fords if one's inner disposition is not pure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.86) nigṛhīteṃdriyagrāmo yatraiva ca vasennaraḥ .. > Wherever a man dwells with his host of senses restrained, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.87) tatra tasya kurukṣetraṃ naimiṣaṃ puṣkarāṇi ca .. 4.1.6.40 .. > there for him are Kurukṣetra, Naimiṣa, and the Puṣkaras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.88) jñānapūte jñānajale rāgadveṣamalāpahe .. > In the water of knowledge purified by knowledge, which removes the impurity of passion and hatred, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.89) yaḥ snāti mānase tīrthe sa yāti paramāṃ gatim .. 41 .. > he who bathes in that sacred ford of the mind attains the supreme state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.90) etatte kathitaṃ devi mānasaṃ tīrthalakṣaṇam .. > This, O goddess, has been declared to you as the character of the mental sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.91) bhaumānāmapi tīrthānāṃ puṇyatve kāraṇaṃ śṛṇu .. 42 .. > Hear also the cause of the sanctity of earthly sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.92) yathā śarīrasyoddeśāḥ kecinmedhyatamāḥ smṛtāḥ .. > Just as certain parts of the body are traditionally regarded as most pure, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.93) tathā pṛthivyāmuddeśāḥ kecitpuṇyatamāḥ smṛtāḥ ..43.. > so on the earth certain localities are traditionally regarded as most holy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.94) prabhāvādadbhutādbhūmeḥ salilasya ca tejasaḥ .. > Through the wondrous power of the earth, the water, and radiant energy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.95) parigrahānmunīnāṃ ca tīrthānāṃ puṇyatā smṛtā .. 44 .. > and through the possession by sages, the sanctity of sacred fords is remembered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.96) tasmādbhaumeṣu tīrtheṣu mānaseṣu ca nityaśaḥ .. > Therefore, in both earthly and mental sacred fords constantly— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.97) ubhayeṣvapi yaḥ snāti sa yāti paramāṃ gatima .. 45 .. > he who bathes in both of them goes to the supreme state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.98) anupoṣya trirātrāṇi tīrthānyanabhigamya ca.. > Without fasting for three nights and without visiting sacred fords, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.99) adattvā kāṃcanaṃ gāśca daridro nāma jāyate.. 46.. > and without giving gold and cattle, one is indeed born poor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.100) agniṣṭomādibhiryajñairiṣṭvā vipuladakṣiṇaiḥ.. > Having sacrificed with rituals such as the Agniṣṭoma accompanied by generous priestly fees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.101) na tatphalamavāpnoti tīrthabhigamanena yat .. 47 .. > one does not obtain that fruit which \[is gained\] by visiting sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.102) yasya hastau ca pādau ca manaścaiva susaṃyatam .. > He whose hands, feet, and mind are well controlled, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.103) vidyā tapaśca kīrtiśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute .. 48 .. > and \[who possesses\] knowledge, austerity, and renown, enjoys the fruit of a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.104) pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṃtuṣṭo yenakenacit .. > He who has turned away from accepting gifts, is content with whatever comes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.105) ahaṃkāra vimuktaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute .. 49 .. > and is free from egoism, enjoys the fruit of a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.106) adaṃbhako nirāraṃbho laghvāhāro jiteṃdriyaḥ .. > He who is without deceit, free from worldly enterprise, eats little, has conquered his senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.107) vimuktasarvasaṃgairyaḥ sa tīrthaphalamaśnute .. 4.1.6.50.. > and is freed from all attachments, enjoys the fruit of a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.108) akopano'malamatiḥ satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ.. > Free from anger, pure in intellect, speaking the truth, firm in his vows, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.109) ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu satīrthaphalamaśnute.. > and looking upon \[all\] beings as himself, he enjoys the fruit of a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.110) tīrthānyanusarandhīraḥ śraddadhānaḥ samāhitaḥ.. > Visiting sacred fords, wise, full of faith, and concentrated in mind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.111) kṛtapāpo viśuddhyeta kiṃ punaḥ śuddhakarmakṛt .. 52 .. > one who has committed sins would be purified—how much more one who performs pure deeds! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.112) tiryagyoni na vai gacchetkudeśe naiva jāyate .. > He will not go to animal birth; he is never born in an unholy land; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.113) na duḥkhī syātsvargabhākca mokṣopāyaṃ ca viṃdati .. 53 .. > he will not be miserable, he shares in heaven, and he finds the means to liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.114) aśraddadhānaḥ pāpātmā nāstiko'cchinnasaṃśayaḥ.. > One lacking faith, sinful in nature, an unbeliever, one whose doubts are unsevered, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.115) hetuniṣṭhaśca paṃcaite na tīrthaphalabhāginaḥ..54.. > and one devoted \[solely\] to rationalism—these five do not share in the fruit of a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.116) tīrthāni ca yathoktena vidhinā saṃcaraṃti ye.. > Those who traverse the sacred fords according to the prescribed rule, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.117) sarvadvaṃdvasahā dhīrāste narāḥ svargabhāginaḥ .. 55 .. > enduring all dualities, steadfast—those men share in heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.118) tīrthayātrāṃ cikīrṣuḥ prāgvidhāyopoṣaṇaṃ gṛhe .. > Desiring to make a pilgrimage to sacred fords, having first observed a fast at home, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.119) gaṇeśaṃ ca pitṝnviprānsādhūñchaktyā prapūjya ca .. 56 .. > and having worshipped Gaṇeśa, the ancestors, brahmins, and holy men according to one's capacity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.120) kṛtapāraṇako hṛṣṭo gacchenniyamadhṛkpunaḥ.. > having broken the fast, joyful, holding to his vows, he should set out again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.121) āgatyābhyarcya pitṝnyathoktaphalabhāgbhavet..57.. > Returning and worshipping the ancestors, he will receive the stated reward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.122) na parīkṣyo dvijastīrtheṣvannārthī bhojya eva ca.. > A twice-born seeking food at sacred fords is not to be examined, but simply fed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.123) saktubhiḥ piṃḍadānaṃ ca caruṇā pāyasena ca..58.. > and offering of funeral cakes \[made\] of roasted barley flour, sacrificial cooked porridge, or milk rice > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.124) kartavyamṛṣibhirdṛṣṭaṃ piṇyākena guḍena ca.. > should be made, as seen by the seers, or with oil-cake and molasses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.125) śrāddhaṃ tatra prakartavyamarghyāvāhanavarjitam..59.. > A śrāddha should be performed there without the water offering and invocation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.126) akālepyathavā kāle tīrthe śrāddhaṃ ca tarpaṇam.. > Whether at an improper time or at a proper time, at a sacred ford a śrāddha and libation > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.127) avilaṃbena kartavyaṃ naiva vighnaṃ samācaret..4.1.6.60.. > must be performed without delay; one should not cause any obstacle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.128) tīrthaṃ prāpya prasaṃgena snānaṃ tīrthe samācaret.. > Having reached a sacred ford incidentally, one should perform a ritual ablution at the sacred ford; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.129) snānajaṃ phalamāpnoti tīrthayātrāśritaṃ sa ca ..61.. > he obtains the fruit born of the ritual ablution associated with the pilgrimage to a sacred ford. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.130) nṛṇāṃ pāpakṛtāṃ tīrthe pāpasya śamanaṃ bhavet.. > For men who have committed sins, pacification of sin occurs at a sacred ford; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.131) yathoktaṃ phaladaṃ tīrthaṃ bhavecchraddhātmanāṃ nṛṇām..62.. > the sacred ford bestows the stated reward upon men who have faithful souls. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.132) ṣoḍaśāṃśaṃ sa labhate yaḥ parāthaṃ ca gacchati.. > He who goes for another's sake obtains a sixteenth part; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.133) ardhaṃ tīrthaphalaṃ tasya yaḥ prasaṃgena gacchati..63.. > half of the fruit of the sacred ford belongs to him who goes incidentally. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.134) kuśa pratikṛtiṃ kṛtvā tīrthavāriṇi majjayet. majjayecca yamuddiśya soṣṭamāṃśaṃ labheta vai..64.. > Having made an effigy of kuśa grass, one should plunge it into the water of the sacred ford; / and he for whose sake one plunges it shall indeed obtain an eighth part. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.135) tīrthopavāsaḥ kartavyaḥ śiraso muṃḍanaṃ tathā. śirogatāni pāpāni yāṃti muṃḍanato yataḥ..65.. > Fasting at a sacred ford should be observed, as well as the shaving of the head, / because sins situated in the head depart through shaving. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.136) yadahni tīrthaprāptiḥ syāttatohnaḥ pūrvavāsare.. > On the day before the day on which the sacred ford is reached, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.137) upavāsastu kartavyaḥ prāptāhni śrāddhado bhavet..66.. > a fast must be observed; on the day of arrival, one should offer a śrāddha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.138) tīrthaprasaṃgāttīrthāṃgamapyuktaṃ tvatpuromayā.. > In connection with the sacred ford, the subsidiary rites of the sacred ford have also been told by me before you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.139) svargasādhanamevaitanmokṣopāyaśca vai bhavet..67.. > This is indeed an instrument for heaven, and truly a means to liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.140) kāśīkāṃtī ca māyākhyā tvayodhyādvāravatyapi.. > Kāśī, Kāñcī, and Māyā, Ayodhyā and Dvāravatī as well, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.141) mathurāvaṃtikā caitāḥ sapta puryotra mokṣadāḥ.. 68.. > Mathurā, and Avantikā: these seven cities here bestow liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.142) śrīśailo mokṣadaḥ sarvaḥ kedāropi tato'dhikaḥ.. > All of Śrīśaila bestows liberation, and Kedāra even more than that; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.143) śrīśailāccāpi kedārātprayāgaṃ mokṣadaṃ param..69.. > and higher than both Śrīśaila and Kedāra, Prayāga bestows liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.144) prayāgādapi tīrthāgryādavimuktaṃ viśiṣyate.. > Avimukta is distinguished even above Prayāga, the foremost of sacred fords; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.145) yathāvimukte nirvāṇaṃ na tathākvāpyasaṃśayam..4.1.6.70.. > as in Avimukta, so nowhere else is there nirvāṇa, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.146) anyāni muktikṣetrāṇi kāśīprāptikarāṇi ca.. > The other sacred fields of liberation bring about the attainment of Kāśī; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.147) kāśīṃ dhyāyamimaṃ śrutvā naro niyatamānasaḥ.. > a man of disciplined mind, meditating on Kāśī after hearing this, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.148) śrāvayitvā dvijāṃścāpi śraddhābhaktisamanvitān.. 73.. > and having recited it to brahmins endowed with faith and devotion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.149) kṣatriyāndharmaniratānvaiśyānsanmārgavartinaḥ.. > to kṣatriyas intent on righteousness, to vaiśyas walking in the good path, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.150) śūdrāndvijeṣu bhaktāṃśca niṣpāpo jāyate dvijaḥ.. 74.. > and to śūdras devoted to brahmins, that twice-born becomes free from sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6.151) iti śrīskāndemahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kāśīkhaṇḍe tīrthādhyāyonāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ..6.. > Thus ends the sixth chapter, named 'The Chapter on Sacred Fords', in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa of the fourth \[book\] in the glorious Skandapurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.6.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.muhurta.kala.kalasara.18.p9) — Nārāyaṇa Jyotirvit, Sanskrit - [Kālasāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.kalasara.18.p9) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.6) · Pramāṇa