[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) › 4.83.75.1 # Skandapurana 4.83.75.1 Skandapurāṇa 4.83.75.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.83.75.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.83.75.1) rājñyuvāca .. .. avadhehi dharānātha kathayāmi yathātatham .. vratasyāsya vidhānaṃ ca phalaṃ cābhīṣṭadevatām .. 1 .. purā puraḥ śrīdapatnyāḥ śrīmukhyā brahmasūnunā .. nāradena sutārthinyā vratametadudīritam .. 2 .. cīrṇaṃ cātha tayā devyā putrobhūnnalakūbaraḥ .. anyābhirapi bahvībhiḥ putrāḥ prāptā vratāditaḥ .. 3 .. vidhināpyatra saṃpūjyā gaurī sarvavidhānavit .. stanaṃdhayena sahitā dhayatā stanamunmukham .. 4 .. mārgaśīrṣa tṛtīyāyāṃ śuklāyāṃ kalaśopari .. tāmrapātraṃ nidhāyaikaṃ taṃḍulaiḥ paripūritam .. 5 .. avicchinnaṃ navīnaṃ ca rajanīrāgaraṃjitam .. vāsaḥ pātropari nyasya sūkṣmātsūkṣmataraṃ param ..6.. tasyopari śubhaṃ padmaṃ raviraśmivikāsitam .. tatkarṇikāyā upari catuḥsvarṇavinirmitam .. 7 .. vidhiṃ saṃpūjayedbhaktyā ratnapaṭṭābaṃrādibhiḥ .. puṣpairnānāvidhai ramyaiḥ phalairnāraṃgamukhyakaiḥ .. 8 .. sugaṃdhaiścaṃdanādyaiśca karpūra mṛganābhibhiḥ .. paramānnādi naivedyaiḥ pakvānnairbahubhaṃgibhiḥ ..9.. dhūpairagurumukhyaiśca ramye kusumamaṃḍape .. rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ viniṃdraiḥ paramotsavaiḥ .. 4.2.83.10 .. hastamātramite kuṃḍe jātavedasa ityṛcā .. ghṛtena madhunāplutya juhuyānmaṃtraviddvijaḥ .. 11 .. sahasrakamalānāṃ ca smerāṇāṃ svayameva hi .. navaprasūtāṃ kapilāṃ suśīlāṃ ca payasvinīm .. 12 .. dadyādācāryavaryāya sālaṃkārāṃ salakṣaṇām .. upoṣya daṃpatī bhaktyā navāṃbaravibhūṣitau .. 13 .. prātaḥsnātvā caturthyāṃ ca saṃpūjyācāryamādṛtaḥ .. vastrairābharaṇairmālyairdakṣiṇābhirmudānvitau .. 14 .. sopaskarāṃ ca tāṃ mṛrtimācāryāya nivedayet .. > The queen said: / “Pay attention, O lord of the earth; I shall narrate in accordance with truth / the procedure of this observance, its fruit, and its presiding deity. / Formerly, before the wife of the bestower of wealth \[Kubera\], chief among fortunate women, by Brahmā’s son, / Nārada, this observance was proclaimed for one desiring a son. / And it was performed by that goddess, and Nalakūbara became her son; / by many other women as well, sons have been obtained through this observance and others. / Here Gaurī, knowing every ritual procedure, should be worshipped according to the rite, / accompanied by an infant nursing at her upturned breast. / On the third day of the bright fortnight of the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, upon a water-pot / having placed a copper vessel filled completely with grains of rice, / and placing over the vessel an unbroken, new garment, dyed with turmeric, / exceedingly fine, surpassing all others in fineness; / upon that, a handsome lotus opened by the rays of the sun; / upon the pericarp of that, fashioned of four gold pieces, / one should worship the image with devotion, with jewels, silken garments, and the like, / with delightful flowers of various kinds, with fruits, prominent among which are oranges, / with fragrant scents such as sandalwood and the like, camphor, and musk, / with food offerings such as sweet rice, and cooked foods of many varieties, / and with incense, prominent among which is agarwood, in a charming bower of flowers. / At night, a vigil should be kept, remaining awake amidst supreme celebrations. / In an altar fire-pit measuring one cubit, with the verse beginning with ‘Jātavedas’, / bathing \[offerings\] in clarified butter and honey, the twice-born priest knowing the mantras should make offerings, / using a thousand blossoming lotus flowers himself. / A brown cow that has newly calved, gentle-natured, and yielding abundant milk, / adorned with ornaments and possessing auspicious marks, he should give to the preeminent teacher. / The husband and wife, having fasted with devotion, adorned in new garments, / having bathed in the morning on the fourth day, honoring the teacher with reverence, / full of joy, with garments, ornaments, garlands, and priestly fees, / should offer that idol together with all ritual accessories to the teacher.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.82.287](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.82.287) - [Next: 4.83.75.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.83.75.2) - [Up: 4.83.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.83.75) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.83.75.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.83.75.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.83.75.1) · Pramāṇa