[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) › 4.8 # Skandapurana 4.8 Skandapurāṇa 4.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.1) .. lopāmudrovāca .. .. > Lopāmudrā said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.2) jīviteśa kathāmetāṃ puṇyāṃ puṇyapurīśritām .. > O lord of my life, hearing this meritorious story > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.3) na tṛptimadhigacchāmi śrutvā tvacchrīmukheritām .. 1 .. > concerning the holy city spoken from your glorious mouth, I do not attain satiety. // 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.4) māyāpuryāṃ muktipuryāṃ śivaśarmā dvijottamaḥ .. > In Māyāpurī, a city of liberation, Śivaśarman, the best of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.5) mṛtopi mokṣaṃ naivāpa brūhi tatkāraṇaṃ vibho .. 2 .. > did not attain liberation even when dead; tell the reason for that, O almighty one! // 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.6) .. agastya uvāca .. .. > Agastya said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.7) sākṣanmokṣo na caitāsu purīṣu priyabhāṣiṇi .. > Direct liberation does not occur in these cities, O pleasant-spoken lady. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.8) puroddiśyāmumevārthamitihāso mayāśrutaḥ .. 3 .. > Regarding this very matter, an ancient tale was heard by me long ago. // 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.9) śṛṇu kāṃte vicitrārthāṃ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm .. > Listen, O beloved, to the wondrous story that destroys sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.10) puṇyaśīlasuśīlābhyāṃ kathitāṃ śivaśarmaṇe ..4.. > which was narrated to Śivaśarman by Puṇyaśīla and Suśīla. // 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.11) śivaśarmovāca .. > Śivaśarman said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.12) ayi viṣṇugaṇau puṇyau puṃḍarīkadalekṣaṇau .. > O holy attendants of Viṣṇu, with eyes like lotus petals! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.13) kiṃcidvijñaptukāmohaṃ pravṛddhakarasaṃpuṭaḥ .. 5 .. > With folded hands raised, I desire to ask something. // 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.14) na nāma yuvayorvedmi vedmyākṛtyā ca kiṃcana .. > I do not know your names, yet I know something from your appearance: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.15) puṇyaśīlasuśīlākhyau yuvāṃ bhavitumarhathaḥ .. 6 .. > you must be the ones named Puṇyaśīla and Suśīla. // 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.16) .. gaṇā vūcatuḥ .. .. > The two attendants said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.17) bhagavadbhaktiyuktānāṃ kimajñātaṃ bhavādṛśām .. > For those endowed with devotion to the Lord, like you, what could be unknown? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.18) etadeva hi nau nāma yaduktaṃ śrīmatā tvayā .. 7 .. > Our names are indeed precisely those that were spoken by you, glorious one. // 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.19) yadanyadapi te citte praṣṭavyaṃ tadaśaṃkitam .. > Whatever else is to be asked that is in your mind, without hesitation > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.20) saṃpṛcchasva mahāprājña prītyā tatprabravāvahe .. 8 .. > ask it, O deeply wise one; we two will speak of it with joy. // 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.21) iti śrutvā sa vacanaṃ bhagavadgaṇabhāṣitam .. > Hearing these words spoken by the Lord's attendants, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.22) atiprītikaraṃ hṛdyaṃ tatastau pratyuvāca ha .. 9 .. > which brought great delight and touched the heart, he then replied to them: // 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.23) .. divya dvija uvāca .. .. > The celestial brahmin said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.24) ka eṣa loko 'lpaśrīkaḥ svalpapuṇyajanākṛtiḥ .. > What realm is this, devoid of splendour, appearing like persons of very little merit? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.25) ka ime vikṛtākārā brūtametanmamāgrataḥ .. 4.1.8.10 .. .. > Who are these misshapen ones? Tell this before me! // 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.26) .. gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two attendants said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.27) ayaṃ piśācalokotra vasaṃti piśitāśanāḥ .. > This is the realm of the piśācas; flesh-eaters dwell here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.28) dattvānutāpabhājo ye nono kṛtvā dadatyapi ..11.. > Those who feel remorse after giving, or give while diminishing \[the gift\], // 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.29) śivaṃ prasaṃgatobhyarcya sakṛttvaśucicetasaḥ .. > or who, with impure minds, worship Śiva only once and by chance— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.30) alpapuṇyālpalakṣmī kāḥ piśācāsta ime sakhe .. 12 .. > these are the piśācas, of little merit and little fortune, my friend. // 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.31) tato gacchandadarśāgre hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtam .. > Then, proceeding, he saw ahead a realm filled with joyful and plump people, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.32) picaṃḍilaiḥ sthūlavaktrairmeghagaṃbhīraniḥsvanaiḥ .. 13 .. > inhabited by beings with potbellies, thick mouths, sounds deep like thunderclouds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.33) lokairapyuṣitaṃ lokaṃ śyāmalāṃgaiśca lomaśaiḥ .. > with dark limbs, and hairy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.34) gaṇau kathayatāṃ kemī ko lokaḥ puṇyataḥ kutaḥ .. 14 .. .. > O attendants, tell: who are these? What is this realm, and by what merit \[is it attained\]? // 13–14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.35) .. gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two attendants said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.36) guhyakānāmayaṃ lokastvete vai guhyakāḥ smṛtāḥ .. > This is the realm of the guhyakas, and these indeed are known as guhyakas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.37) nyāyenopārjya vittāni gūhayaṃti ca ye bhuvi .. 15 .. > Those who, having earned wealth lawfully on earth, conceal it, // 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.38) svamārgagādhanāḍhyāśca śūdraprāyāḥ kuṭuṃbinaḥ .. > householders who follow their own path, are rich in wealth, mostly śūdras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.39) saṃvibhajya ca bhoktāraḥ krodhāsūyāvivarjitāḥ .. 16 .. > who eat after sharing, and are free from anger and envy; // 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.40) na tithiṃ naiva vāraṃ ca saṃkrātyādi na parva ca .. > they know neither lunar day nor weekday, nor solstice, transit, nor festival day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.41) nādharmaṃ na ca dharmaṃ ca vidaṃtyete sadā sukhāḥ ..17.. > nor do they know non-righteousness or righteousness—they are ever happy. // 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.42) ekameva hi jānaṃti kulapūjyo hi yo dvijaḥ .. > They know only one thing: the brahmin who is worshipped by the family; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.43) tasmai gāḥ saṃprayacchaṃti manyaṃte tadvacaḥsphuṭam ..18 .. > to him they give cows and clearly respect his word. // 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.44) samṛddhibhājohyatrāpi tena puṇyena guhyakāḥ .. > Because of that merit, the guhyakas, enjoying prosperity even here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.45) bhuṃjate svargasaukhyāni devavaccākutobhayāḥ .. 19 .. > enjoy heavenly pleasures like gods, free from all fear. // 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.46) tato vilokayāmāsa lokaṃ locanaśarmadam .. > Then he looked upon a realm that delighted the eyes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.47) ke'mī janāstvasau lokaḥ kiṃnāmā vadatāṃ gaṇau .. 4.1.8.20 .. > Who are these people, and what is the name of this realm? O attendants, speak! // 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.48) .. gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two attendants said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.49) gāṃdharvastveṣaloko'mī gaṃdharvāśca śubhavratāḥ.. > This realm is of the gandharvas, and these are gandharvas of auspicious vows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.50) devānāṃ gāyanādyete cāraṇāḥ stutipāṭhakāḥ .. 21 .. > They are the singers of the gods, cāraṇas, and chanters of praise. // 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.51) gītajñā atigītena toṣayaṃti narādhipān .. > Knowing music, they please rulers of men with superb singing, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.52) stuvaṃti ca dhanāḍhyāṃśca dhanalobhena mohitā. .. 22 .. > and, deluded by greed for wealth, they also praise the rich. // 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.53) rājñāṃ prasādalabdhāni suvāsāṃsi dhanānyapi.. > Fine clothes and riches obtained through the favour of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.54) dravyāṇyapi sugaṃdhīni karpūrādīnyanekaśaḥ .. 23 .. > as well as fragrant substances such as camphor and the like in abundance, // 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.55) brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchaṃti gītaṃ gāyaṃtyaharniśam .. > they give to brahmins; day and night they sing songs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.56) śrutāveva manasteṣāṃ nāṭyaśāstrakṛtaśramāḥ .. 24 .. > Their minds are set only on musical tones, having taken pains in the science of dramaturgy. // 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.57) tena puṇyena gāṃdharvo lokastveṣāṃ viśiṣyate .. > By that merit, this realm of the gandharvas is distinguished for them, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.58) brāhmaṇāstoṣitā yadvai gītavidyārjitairdhanaiḥ .. 25 .. > in that brahmins were indeed pleased with wealth earned through the art of singing. // 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.59) gītavidyāprabhāvena devarṣirnārado mahān .. > By the power of the art of music, the great celestial seer Nārada > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.60) mānyo vaiṣṇavaloke vai śrīśaṃbhoścātivallabhaḥ .. 26 .. > is honoured in the realm of Viṣṇu and is exceedingly dear to glorious Śambhu. // 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.61) tuṃbururnāradaścobhau devānāmatidurlabhau .. > Tumburu and Nārada, both are very difficult even for the gods to attain; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.62) nādarūpī śivaḥ sākṣānnādatattvavidau hi tau .. 27 .. > for Śiva is sound itself incarnate, and those two truly know the reality of sound. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.63) yadi gītaṃ kvacidgītaṃ śrīmaddhariharāṃtike .. > If a song is sung somewhere in the presence of glorious Hari and Hara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.64) mokṣastu tatphalaṃ prāhuḥ sānnidhyamathavā tayoḥ .. 28 .. > they say its fruit is liberation, or presence with both of them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.65) gītajño yadi gītena nāpnoti paramaṃ padam .. > Even if one who knows music does not attain the highest state through singing, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.66) rudrasyānucaro bhūtvā tenaiva saha modate .. 29 .. > he becomes an attendant of Rudra and rejoices along with him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.67) asmim̐lloke sadā kālaṃ smṛtireṣā pragīyate .. > In this world, this traditional precept is always sung: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.68) tadgītamālayā pūjyau devau hariharau sadā .. 4.1.8.30 .. > The two gods Hari and Hara are always to be worshipped with a garland of songs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.69) iti śṛṇvankṣaṇātprāpa punaranyanmanoharam .. > Listening thus, in an instant he reached another charming \[place\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.70) śivaśarmātha papraccha kiṃ saṃjñaṃ nagaraṃ tvidam .. 31 .. > Then Śivaśarman asked: "What is the name of this city?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.71) gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two attendants said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.72) asau vaidyādharo loko nānā vidyā viśāradāḥ .. > "This is the Vidyādhara world, skilled in diverse arts and sciences. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.73) ete vidyārthināmannamupānadvastrakaṃbalam .. 32 .. > These \[residents\] give to seekers of knowledge food, sandals, clothing, and blankets, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.74) auṣadhānyapi yacchaṃti tatpīḍāśamanāni hi .. > and also medicines that alleviate their afflictions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.75) nānākalāḥ śikṣayaṃti vidyāgarvavivarjitāḥ .. 33 .. > Free from pride of learning, they teach various arts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.76) śiṣyaṃ putreṇa paśyaṃti vastra tāṃbūla bhojanaiḥ .. > They view a disciple like a son, \[providing him\] with clothes, betel, and food, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.77) alaṃkṛtāśca satkanyā dharmādudvāhayaṃti ca .. 34 .. > and out of righteousness they give excellent maidens, adorned \[with ornaments\], in marriage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.78) abhilāṣadhiyā nityaṃ pūjayaṃtīṣṭadevatāḥ .. > With longing mind, they continually worship their chosen deities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.79) etaḥ puṇyairvasaṃtīha vidyādhara varā ime ..35.. > Through these merits, these excellent Vidyādharas dwell here." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.80) yāvaditthaṃ kathāṃ cakrustāvatsaṃyaminīpatiḥ .. > While they were speaking in this manner, the lord of Saṃyaminī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.81) dharmarājobhisaṃprāpto devaduṃdubhi niḥsvanaiḥ ..36.. > Dharmarāja, arrived accompanied by the sounds of divine drums, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.82) somyamūrtirvimānastho dharmajñaiḥ parivāritaḥ .. > placid in form, seated in an aerial chariot, surrounded by those who know righteousness, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.83) sevākarmasu caturairbhṛtyaistricaturaiḥ saha ..37.. > along with three or four servants skilled in acts of service. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.84) dharmarāja uvāca .. > Dharmarāja said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.85) sādhusādhu mahābuddhe śivaśarmandvijottama .. > "Well done, well done, O highly intelligent one, Śivaśarman, best of brahmins! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.86) kulocitaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ bhavatā pratipāditam .. 38 .. > You have accomplished that which is befitting the lineage of brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.87) vedābhyāsaḥ kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ guravaścāpi toṣitāḥ .. > The study of the Vedas was performed earlier, and your teachers were gratified; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.88) dharmaśāstrapurāṇe ṣu dṛṣṭo dharmastvayā''dṛtaḥ .. 39 .. > the righteousness seen in the Dharmaśāstras and Purāṇas has been respected by you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.89) kṣālitaṃ muktipuryadbhirāśugaṃtṛśarīrakam .. > This quickly perishable body has been washed with the waters of the City of Liberation \[Vārāṇasī\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.90) kovido'sti bhavāneva jīvite jīvitetare .. 4.1.8.40 .. > You alone are truly wise regarding this life and what lies beyond life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.91) kalevaraṃ pūtigaṃdhi sadaivāśucibhājanam .. > This foul-smelling corpse, always a vessel of impurity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.92) sutīrthapuṇya paṇyena samyagvinimitaṃ tvayā .. 41 .. > has been well exchanged by you for the merchandise of merits from excellent sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.93) ataevāhi pāṃḍityamādriṃyate vicakṣaṇāḥ .. > For this very reason, wise men value true learning; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.94) ahaḥkṣepaṃ na kṣipaṃti kṣaṇamekaṃ hi te budhāḥ .. 42 .. > those wise men do not waste even a single moment in idle passage of days. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.95) nimeṣānpaṃcapānmartye prāṇaṃti prāṇino dhruvam .. > In the mortal world, living beings breathe for a mere few winks of an eye, surely; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.96) tatrāpi na pravarteyuraghakarmaṇi garhite .. 43 .. > even then, they should not engage in sinful, censurable action. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.97) sthirāpāyaḥ sadā kāyo na dhanaṃ nidhane'vati .. > The body is ever prone to decay; wealth does not protect at death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.98) tanmūḍhaḥ prauḍhakārye kiṃ na yateta bhavāniva ..44.. > Why then should even a fool not strive for exalted tasks, like you? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.99) satvaraṃ gatvaraṃ cāyurlokaḥ śokasamākulaḥ .. > Life passes swiftly and is ephemeral; the world is distressed by sorrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.100) tasmāddharme matiḥ kāryā bhavateva sudhārmikaiḥ..45.. > Therefore, the mind must be set upon righteousness by truly virtuous men, as by you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.101) satkarmaṇo vipāko'yaṃ tava vaṃdyau mamāpyaho .. > This is the fruition of your good deeds; ah, both \[of these beings\] are venerable even to me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.102) yadetau bhagavadbhaktau sakhitvaṃ bhavato gatau .. 46 .. > since these two devotees of the Lord have entered into friendship with you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.103) mamājñā dīyatāṃ tasmātsāhāyyaṃ karavāṇi kim .. > Therefore give me an order: what assistance may I render? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.104) yatkartavyaṃ mādṛśaiste tatkṛtaṃ bhavataivahi .. 47 .. > Whatever was to be done by people like me has indeed already been accomplished by you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.105) adya dhanyatarosmīha yaddṛṣṭau bhagavadgaṇau .. > Today I am extremely blessed here, since I have seen the two attendants of the Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.106) sevā sadaiva me jñāpyā śrīmaccaraṇasannidhau .. 48 .. > Service \[to them\] should always be made known to me in the presence of their glorious feet." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.107) tataḥ prasthāpitastābhyāṃ prāviśatsvapurīṃ yamaḥ .. > Then, having been sent off by the two, Yama entered his own city. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.108) aprākṣīcca tato viprastau gaṇau prasthite yame ..49 .. > And after Yama had departed, the brahmin questioned the two attendants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.109) .. śivaśarmovāca .. .. > Śivaśarman said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.110) sākṣādayaṃ dharmarājo nanu saumyatarākṛtiḥ .. > "This Dharmarāja in person has, indeed, an exceedingly placid appearance, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.111) dharmyāṇyeva vacāṃsyasya manaḥ prītikarāṇi ca .. 4.1.8.50 .. > and his words are entirely righteous and pleasing to the mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.112) purī saṃyamanī seyamatīva śubhalakṣaṇā .. > This city, Saṃyamanī, has exceedingly auspicious marks; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.113) ākarṇya yasya nāmāpi pāpino'tīva bibhyati .. 51 .. > yet sinners tremble greatly even on hearing his name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.114) yamarūpaṃ varṇayaṃti martyaloke'nyathā janāḥ .. > In the mortal realm, people describe Yama's form quite differently; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.115) anyathā'yaṃ mayā dṛṣṭo brūtaṃ tatkāraṇaṃ gaṇau .. 52 .. > yet he was seen by me differently. O two attendants, tell me the reason for that! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.116) kena paśyaṃtyamuṃ lokaṃ nivasaṃti tathātra ke .. > By what means do people behold this realm, and who dwell here in such a manner? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.117) idamevāsya kiṃ rūpaṃ kiṃ cānyacca nivedyatām ..53.. > Is this alone his form, or is there another? Please explain!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.118) .. gaṇāvūcatuḥ .. .. > The two attendants said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.119) śṛṇu saumya susaumyo'sau dṛśyatetra bhavādṛśaiḥ.. > "Listen, gentle one: he is seen as exceedingly placid by persons like you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.120) dharmamūrtiḥ prakṛtyaiva niḥśaṃkaiḥ puṇyarāśibhiḥ ..54.. > for he is righteousness personified by his very nature, \[seen thus\] by fearless beings possessing heaps of merit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.121) ayameva hi piṃgākṣaḥ krodharaktāṃtalocanaḥ .. > This very one, indeed, is tawny-eyed, with corners of his eyes reddened with rage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.122) daṃṣṭrākarālavadano vidyullalanabhīṣaṇaḥ .. 55 .. > his face dreadful with fangs, terrifying as he darts out \[his tongue like\] lightning, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.123) ūrdhvakeśo'tikṛṣṇāṃgaḥ pralayāṃbudaniḥsvanaḥ .. > with hair standing upright, an extremely dark body, and a roar like clouds at the dissolution of the world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.124) kāladaṃḍodyatakaro bhukuṭī kuṭilānanaḥ .. 56 .. > holding the staff of Death raised in his hand, his face twisted with knitted brows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.125) ānayainaṃ pātayainaṃ badhānāmuṃca durdama .. > "Bring him here! Cast him down! Bind him! Do not release him, O Durdama! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.126) ghātayainaṃ sudurvṛttaṃ mūrdhni tīvramayoghanaiḥ .. 57 .. > Strike this exceedingly wicked person violently on the head with iron hammers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.127) ātāḍayainaṃ durvṛttaṃ dhṛtvā pādau śilātale .. > Seize the two feet of this wicked man and beat him against the stone surface! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.128) utpāṭayāsya netre tvaṃ nidhāya caraṇaṃ gale .. 58 .. > Place your foot on his throat and tear out his two eyes! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.129) etasya gallāvutphullau kṣureṇāśuvi pāṭaya .. > Swiftly slice open his swollen cheeks with a razor! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.130) pāśena kaṃṭhaṃ baddhāsya samullaṃbaya bhūruhe .. 59 .. > Bind his neck with a noose and hang him from a tree! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.131) vidārayāsya mūrdhānaṃ karapatreṇa dāruvat .. > Rip open his head with a saw like a piece of wood! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.132) pārṣṇighātairghnatāsyāsyaṃ samuccūrṇaya dāruṇaiḥ .. 4.1.8.60 .. > Crush his face completely, striking it with dreadful kicks from your heels! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.133) paradāraprasṛmaraṃ karaṃ chiṃdhyasya pāpinaḥ .. > Sever the hand of this sinner that reaches out for another man's wife! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.134) paradāragṛhaṃ yātuḥ pādau cāsya vikhaṃḍaya .. 61 .. > And cut off both feet of him who goes to another man's wife's house! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.135) sūcībhī romakūpeṣu tanuṃ vyadhihi sarvataḥ .. > Pierce the body all over at the hair follicles with needles, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.136) dātuḥ parakalatrāṃge nakhapaṃktī durātmanaḥ .. 62 .. > of this evil-minded one who set rows of nail-marks upon the limbs of another's wife! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.137) paradāramukhāghrāturmukhe niṣṭhīvayāsya hi .. > Spit into the mouth of him who smells the face of another's wife! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.138) vaktuḥ parāpavādasya kīlaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ mukhe kṣipa .. 63 .. > Drive a sharp spike into the mouth of him who speaks slander against others! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.139) bharjayainaṃ caṇakavattaptavāluka karparaiḥ .. > Roast him like chickpeas with potsherds of heated sand, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.140) bhrāṣṭre vikaṭavaktratvaṃ parasaṃtāpakāriṇam .. 64 .. > in an oven, O Vikaṭavaktra—him who causes torment to others! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.141) doṣāropaṃ sadākarturadoṣe krūralocana .. > O Krūralocana, of him who always casts blame upon the faultless, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.142) nimajjayāsya vadanaṃ pūyaśoṇitakardame .. 65 .. > submerge his face in the mud of pus and blood! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.143) adattaparavastūnāṃ gṛhṇataḥ karapallavam .. > Of him who takes unbestowed goods belonging to others, his sprout-like hand > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.144) āplutyāplutya tailena taptāṃgāre pacotkaṭa .. 66 .. > plunge repeatedly into oil and cook on blazing embers, O Utkaṭa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.145) apavādaṃ gurorvakturniṃdākartuḥ suparvaṇām .. > Of him who speaks censure of his guru, and him who censures the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.146) taptalohaśalākāśca mukhe bhīṣaṇa nikṣipa ..67.. > cast heated iron rods into his mouth, O Bhīṣaṇa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.147) paramarma spṛśaścāsya paracchidraprakāśituḥ.. > And of him who touches the vital spots of others, revealing the faults of others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.148) sutaptāyomayāñcchaṃkūnsarvasaṃdhiṣu ropaya .. 68 .. > drive red-hot iron spikes into all his joints! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.149) anye na dīyamāne sve niṣeddhuḥpāpakāriṇaḥ .. > When one is giving his own \[wealth\] to another, of the sinful person who prevents it, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.150) ācchettuḥ paravṛttīnāṃ jihvāṃ chiṃdhyasya durmukha ..69.. > and of him who cuts off the livelihoods of others, cut out his tongue, O Durmukha! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.151) devasvabhoktuḥ kroḍāsya brāhmaṇasvasyabhojinaḥ .. > O Kroḍāsya, of him who consumes the property of a deity, and him who eats the property of a brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.152) vidāryodaramasyāśu viṭkīṭaiḥ paripūraya .. 4.1.8.70 .. > tear open his belly swiftly and fill it with worms of feces! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.153) na devārthe na viprārthe nātithyarthe pacetkvacit .. > He who never cooks for a deity, nor for a brahmin, nor for the sake of guests— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.154) tamamuṃ svārthapaktāraṃ kuṃbhīpāke pacāṃdhaka .. 71 .. > cook that one who cooks only for himself in Kumbhīpāka, O Andhaka! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.155) ugrāsya śiśuhaṃtāramamuṃ viśraṃbhaghātinam .. > O Ugrāsya, this murderer of children, this destroyer of trust, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.156) kṛtaghnaṃ naya vegena mahāraurava rauravam .. 72 .. > this ungrateful man, lead swiftly to Mahāraurava and Raurava! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.157) brahmaghnaṃ cāṃdhatāmisre surāpaṃ pūyaśoṇite .. > And \[lead\] the slayer of a brahmin to Andhatāmisra, the drinker of liquor to Pūyaśoṇita, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.158) kālasūtre hemacauramavīcau gurutalpagam ..73.. > the stealer of gold to Kālasūtra, and the violator of the guru's bed to Avīci! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.159) tatsaṃsargiṇamāvarṣamasipatravane tathā .. > Likewise, his associate to the forest of sword-leaves for a full year! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.160) etānmahāpātakinastaptatailakaṭāhake .. 74 .. > These great sinners \[plunge\] into a cauldron of heated oil, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.161) āplutyāplutya durdaṃṣṭrakākolairlohatuṃḍakaiḥ .. > repeatedly submerging them, O Durdaṃṣṭra; by ravens with iron beaks > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.162) saṃtodyamānānpāpiṣṭhānnityaṃ kalpaṃ nivāsaya .. 75 .. > make these most sinful ones, continually struck, dwell there for an entire kalpa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.163) strīghnaṃ goghnaṃ ca mitraghnaṃ kūṭaśālmalipādape.. > The killer of a woman, the killer of a cow, and the killer of a friend, upon the thorny Śālmali tree > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.164) ullaṃbaya ciraṃkālamūrdhvapādamadhomukham ..76.. > hang for a long time, with feet upwards and head downwards! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.165) tvacamasya ca saṃdaṃśaistroṭaya tvaṃ mahābhuja.. > And tear off his skin with pincers, O mighty-armed one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.166) āśleṣiturmitrapatnyā bhujāvutpāṭayā śuca ..77.. > Tear out the two arms of him who embraced the wife of a friend, O Śuca! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.167) jvālākīle mahāghore narake'muṃ ni pātaya .. > Into the hell of Jvālākīla, exceedingly dreadful, cast that one down > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.168) yo vahninā dāhayati parakṣetraṃ parālayam .. 78 .. > who burns another's field or another's house with fire! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.169) kālakūṭe ca garadaṃ kūṭasākṣyābhivādinam.. > And into Kālakūṭa \[cast\] the poisoner and the speaker of false witness; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.170) mānakūṭaṃ tulākūṭaṃ kaṃṭhamoṭe nipātaya .. 79 .. > the user of false measures and the user of false scales, cast down into Kaṇṭhamoṭa! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.171) lālāpibeca duṣprekṣya tīrthāsuṣṭhīvinaṃ(?) naya .. > And lead to Lālāpiba, O Duṣprekṣya, the one who spits in sacred fords! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.172) āmapāke ca garbhaghnaṃ śūlapāke'nyatāpinam .. 4.1.8.80 .. > And into Āmapāka \[cast\] the destroyer of an embryo; into Śūlapāka the tormentor of others! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.173) rasavikrayiṇaṃ vipramikṣuyaṃtre prapīḍaya .. > Crush in a sugarcane press the brahmin who sells juices! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.174) prajāpīḍākaraṃ bhūpamaṃdhakūpe nipātaya .. 81 .. > Cast down the king who oppresses his subjects into the blind well! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.175) gotilāṃśca turaṃgāṃśca vikretāraṃ dvijādhamam .. > The vile twice-born who sells cows, sesame seeds, and horses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.176) mātulānyāḥ surāyāśca vikretāraṃ halāyudha .. 82 .. > and the seller of the wife of a maternal uncle and of liquor, O Halāyudha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.177) musalolūkhale vaiśyaṃ kaṃḍayainaṃ punaḥpunaḥ .. > \[and\] the vaiśya \[who does so\], pound him again and again in a mortar with a pestle! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.178) śūdraṃ dvijāvamaṃtāraṃ dvijāgre maṃcasevinam .. 83 .. > The śūdra who disdains a twice-born, who sits upon a couch in the presence of a twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.179) adhomukhe ca narake dīrghagrīvaprapīḍya ..84.. > torment in the hell with head downwards, O Dīrghagrīva! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.180) śūdraṃ brāhmaṇajetāraṃ vaiśyaṃ bāhmaṇamāninam .. > The śūdra who defeats a brahmin, and the vaiśya who considers himself equal to a brahmin—" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.181) kṣatriyaṃ yājakaṃ cāpi vipraṃ vedavivarjitam .. 85 .. > and the kṣatriya who acts as an officiating priest, and the vipra devoid of the Veda, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.182) lākṣālavaṇamāṃsānāṃ satailaviṣasarpiṣām .. > and the seller of lac, salt, and meat, along with oil, poison, and clarified butter, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.183) āyudhekṣuvikārāṇāṃ vikretāraṃ dvijādhamam .. 86 .. > weapons, and sugarcane products—that lowest of twice-born men! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.184) pāśapāṇekaśāpāṇe baddhvaitāṃścaraṇedṛḍham .. > “O noose-in-hand, O whip-in-hand! Having firmly bound their feet, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.185) ghātayaṃtau kaśāghātairnayataṃ taptakardame .. 87 .. > striking them with lashes of the whip, lead them into the scalding mire! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.186) imāṃ striyaṃ śleṣayāśu puṃścalīṃ kulakalmaṣām .. > Quickly embrace this unchaste woman, the defiler of her lineage, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.187) tenopapatinā sārdhaṃ taptāyasamayena ca .. 88 .. > together with her paramour, made of glowing red-hot iron! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.188) svayaṃ gṛhītvā niyamaṃ yastyajedajiteṃdriyaḥ .. > He who, having taken a vow upon himself, abandons it with senses unrestrained— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.189) taṃ prāpaya durādharṣaṃ bahubhramaradaṃśake .. 89 .. > take that uncontrollable man to the torment of many bees and gnats!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.190) ityādijalpandurvṛttaiḥ śrūyate dūrato yamaḥ .. > Prattling thus and so, Yama is heard from afar by the wicked; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.191) svakarmaśaṃkitaiḥ pāpai rdṛśyateti bhayaṃkaraḥ .. 4.1.8.90 .. > he is seen as terrifying by sinners apprehensive of their own deeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.192) ye prajāḥ pālayaṃtīha putrāneva nijaurasān .. > Those who protect their subjects here like their own begotten sons, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.193) daṃḍayaṃti ca dharmeṇa bhūpāste'sya sabhāsadaḥ .. 91 .. > and punish in accordance with dharma—those kings are his councillors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.194) varṇāśramāśca yadrāṣṭre 'nutiṣṭhaṃti nijāṃ kriyām .. > In whose realm the classes and stages of life adhere to their proper duty, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.195) kālenāpannanidhanā bhūpāste'sya sabhāsadaḥ .. 92 .. > those kings, having met their death in the course of time, are his councillors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.196) naiva dīno na durvṛtto nāpadgrasto na śokabhāk .. > Neither wretched, nor wicked, nor fallen into misfortune, nor grieving > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.197) yeṣāṃ rāṣṭre pradṛśyaṃte bhūpāste'sya sabhāsadaḥ .. 93 .. > are seen in whose realm—those kings are his councillors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.198) brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ svadharma niratāḥ sadā .. > Brahmins, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas who are ever devoted to their own duties, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.199) anyepi ye saṃyaminaḥ saṃyaminyāṃ vasaṃti te .. 94 .. > and whatever other self-restrained men there be, dwell in Saṃyaminī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.8.200) uśīnaraḥ sudhanvā ca vṛṣaparvā jayadrathaḥ .. > Uśīnara, Sudhanvan, Vṛṣaparvan, Jayadratha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 238 passages. 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