[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) › 5.100 # Skandapurana 5.100 Skandapurāṇa 5.100 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.100.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. evaṃ bhuktvā sa viprarṣirvāṃchayā rāmamaṃdire .. dattāśīrnirgataḥ paścādāmaṃtrya raghunaṃdanam .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / Having eaten thus to his heart's desire in Rāma's palace, / the brahmin seer gave his blessing, took leave of the delighter of the Raghu lineage, and departed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.2) atha yāte munau tasmindurvāsasi tadaṃtikāt .. lakṣmaṇaḥ khaṅgamādāya rāmadevamuvāca ha .. 2 .. > Then, when that sage Durvāsas had gone away from his presence, / Lakṣmaṇa took up a sword and said to Lord Rāma: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.3) etatkhaṅgaṃ gṛhītvāśu māṃ prabho vinipātaya .. yena te syādṛtaṃ vākyaṃ pratijñātaṃ ca yatpurā .. 3 .. > "Take this sword quickly, O lord, and strike me down, / so that your word and what was promised earlier may be true!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.4) tato rāmaścirātsmṛtvā tāṃ pratijñāṃ svayaṃ kṛtām .. vadhārthaṃ saṃpraviṣṭasya samīpe puruṣasya ca .. 4 .. > Then Rāma, after a long silence, remembered that promise made by himself / for the execution of any person who entered into their presence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.5) tato'ticiṃtayāmāsa vyākulenāṃtarātmanā .. bāṣpavyākulanetraśca niḥṣvasanpannago yathā .. 5 .. > Then he pondered deeply with an agitated inner self, / his eyes disturbed with tears, sighing like a serpent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.6) taṃ dīnavadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā niḥṣvasaṃtaṃ muhurmuhuḥ .. bhūyaḥ provāca saumitrirvinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ .. 6 .. > Seeing his miserable face as he sighed repeatedly, / the son of Sumitrā, standing bowed down in humility, spoke again: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.7) eṣa eva paro dharmo bhūpatīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ .. yathātmīyaṃ vacastathyaṃ kriyate nirvikalpitam .. 7 .. > "This is the highest duty, especially of kings: / that one's own word must be made true, without hesitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.9) tasmāttvayā prabho proktaṃ svayameva mamāgrataḥ .. tasyaiva devadūtasya tāranādena kopataḥ .. 9 .. > Therefore, O lord, you yourself said in my presence, / loudly in anger, before that messenger of the gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.9\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.9_1) yo'trāgacchati saumitre mama dūtasya saṃnidhau .. taṃ ceddhanmi svahastena nāhaṃ tasmātsupāpakṛt .. 9 .. > 'Whoever comes here, O son of Sumitrā, into the presence of my messenger, / if I kill him with my own hand, I shall not be a great sinner on that account.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.10) tadahaṃ cāgatastāta bhayāddurvāsaso muneḥ .. niṣiddho'pi tvayātīva tasmācchīghraṃ tu ghātaya .. 6.100.10 .. > And so, dear brother, out of fear of the sage Durvāsas I came, / although strictly forbidden by you. Therefore, slay me quickly!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.11) tataḥ saṃmaṃtrya suciraṃ maṃtribhiḥ sahito nṛpaḥ .. brāhmaṇairdharmaśāstrajñaistathānyairvedapāragaiḥ .. 11 .. > Then, after deliberating for a long time together with his ministers, / with brahmins knowing the treatises on duty, and with others who had mastered the Vedas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.12) provāca lakṣmaṇaṃ paścādvinayāvanataṃ sthitam .. vāṣpaklinnamukho rāmo gadgadaṃ niḥśvasanmuhuḥ .. 12 .. > Rāma, his face wet with tears, sighing repeatedly and falteringly, / afterward spoke to Lakṣmaṇa as he stood bowed down in humility: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.13) vraja lakṣmaṇa muktastvaṃ mayā deśātaraṃ drutam .. tyāgo vātha vadho vātha sādhūnāmubhayaṃ samam .. 13 .. > "Go, Lakṣmaṇa! You are quickly banished by me to another country! / For the virtuous, abandonment or execution—both are equal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.14) na mayā darśanaṃ bhūyastava kāryaṃ kathaṃcana .. na sthātavyaṃ ca deśe'pi yadi me vāṃchasi priyam .. 14 .. > I must never again catch sight of you in any way, / nor must you stay within this realm, if you wish to do what pleases me!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.15) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā praṇipatya tataḥ param .. niryayau nagarāttasmāttatkṣaṇādeva lakṣmaṇaḥ .. 15 .. > Hearing his word, Lakṣmaṇa bowed down after that / and departed from that city that very moment, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.16) akṛtvāpi samālāpaṃ kenacinnijamaṃdire .. mātrā vā bhāryayā vātha sutena suhṛdāthavā .. 16 .. > without even speaking to anyone in his own home, / whether his mother, or his wife, or his son, or a friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.17) tato'sau sarayūṃ gatvā'vagāhyātha ca tajjalam .. śucirbhūtvā niviṣṭotha tattīre vijane śubhe .. 17 .. > Then, having gone to the Sarayū and bathed in its water, / becoming pure, he sat down upon its solitary, auspicious bank. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.18) padmāsanaṃ vidhāyātha nyasyātmānaṃ tathātmani .. brahmadvāreṇa taṃ paścāttejorūpaṃ vyasarjayat .. 18 .. > Having assumed the lotus posture, fixing his self in the Self, / he then released his form of brilliance through the aperture of Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.19) atha tadrāghavo dṛṣṭvā mahattejo viyadgatam .. vismayena samāyukto'cintayatkimidaṃ tataḥ .. 19 .. > Then, seeing that great brilliance rising into the sky, / the descendant of Raghu was filled with wonder and thought: 'What is this?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.20) atha martye parityakte tejasā tena tatkṣaṇāt .. vaiṣṇavena turīyeṇa bhāgena dvijasattamāḥ .. 6.100.20 .. > Then, when the mortal \[form\] was abandoned by that brilliance at that moment— / by that fourth portion of Viṣṇu, O best of brahmins— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.21) papāta bhūtale kāyaṃ kāṣṭhaloṣṭopamaṃ drutam.. lakṣmaṇasya gataśrīkaṃ sarayvāḥ puline śubhe .. 21 .. > the body of Lakṣmaṇa, drained of its luster, like wood or a clod of earth, / fell swiftly upon the earth, on the auspicious sands of the Sarayū. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.22) tatastu rāghavaḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇaṃ gatajīvitam .. patitaṃ saritastīre vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ .. 22 .. > Then, hearing that Lakṣmaṇa was departed from life / and fallen upon the bank of the river, the descendant of Raghu lamented, deeply grieving. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.23) svayaṃ gatvā tamuddeśaṃ sāmātyaḥ sasuhṛjjanaḥ .. lakṣmaṇaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā karuṇaṃ paryadevayat .. 23 .. > Going in person to that spot together with his ministers and friends, / seeing Lakṣmaṇa fallen, he wept piteously. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.24) hā vatsa māṃ parityajya kiṃ tvaṃ saṃprasthito divam .. prāṇeṣṭaṃ bhrātaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sadā tava mate sthitam .. 24 .. > “Ah, child! Having abandoned me, have you departed for heaven— / \[your\] elder brother, dear as life, who always stood by your counsel? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.25) tasminnapi mahāraṇye gacchamānaḥ purādaham ...? api saṃdhāryamāṇena anuyātastvayā tadā .. 25 .. > Even when I was going through that great forest in the past, / I was followed by you, holding me up then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.26) saṃprāpte'pi kabaṃdhākhye rākṣase balavattare .. tvayā rātrimukhe ghore sabhāryo'haṃ prarakṣitaḥ .. 26 .. > Even when the most powerful rākṣasa named Kabandha approached, / at that dread twilight hour, I, together with my wife, was protected by you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97) yenendrajiddhato yuddhe tādṛgrūpo niśācaraḥ .. sa eṣa patitaḥ śete gatāsurdharaṇītale .. 97 .. > He by whom Indrajit was slain in battle, a night-roamer of such form— / that very one lies fallen on the ground, lifeless. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_2) yena śūrpaṇakhā dhvastā rākṣasī sā ca dāruṇā .. līlayāpi mamādeśātsoyamevaṃvidhaḥ sthitaḥ .. 28 .. > He by whom Śūrpaṇakhā, that cruel rākṣasī, was struck down / playfully at my command—that very one lies in such a state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_3) yadbāhubalamāśritya mayā dhvastā niśācarāḥ .. so'yaṃ nipatitaḥ śete mama bhrātā hyanāthavat ...? .. 29 .. > Relying on whose strength of arm I destroyed the night-roamers— / that very brother of mine lies fallen, like an orphan! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_4) hā vatsa kva gato māṃ tvaṃ vimucya bhrātaraṃ nijam .. jyeṣṭhaṃ prāṇasamaṃ kiṃ te sneho'dya vigataḥ kvacit .. 6.100.30 .. > Ah, child! Where have you gone, abandoning me, your own elder brother / who is like your life? Where has your love gone today?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_5) .. sūta uvāca .. .. evaṃ bahuvidhānkṛtvā pralāpānraghunandanaḥ .. mātṛbhiḥ sahito dīnaḥ śokena mahatānvitaḥ .. 31 .. > Sūta said: / Having thus uttered many laments, the delight of the Raghus, / miserable, accompanied by his mothers, was overcome with great grief. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_6) tataste maṃtriṇastasya procustaṃ vīkṣya duḥkhitam ... vilapaṃtaṃ raghuśreṣṭhaṃ strījanena samanvitam .. 32 .. > Then his ministers spoke, seeing him distressed, / the best of the Raghus lamenting together with the womenfolk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_7) .. maṃtriṇa ūcuḥ .. .. mā śokaṃ kuru rājendra yathānyaḥ prākṛtaḥ sthitaḥ .. kuruṣva ca yathedaṃ syātsāṃprataṃ caurdhvadaihikam.. 33 .. > The ministers said: / “Do not grieve, king of kings, standing like an ordinary commoner; / and act so that the funeral rites may now be performed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_8) naṣṭaṃ mṛtamatītaṃ ca ye śocanti kubuddhayaḥ .. dhīrāṇāṃ tu purā rājannaṣṭaṃ naṣṭaṃ mṛtaṃ mṛtam .. 34 .. > Foolish are those who grieve for what is lost, dead, and departed. / But for the steadfast in the past, O king, what was lost was lost, and what was dead was dead.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_9) evaṃ te mantriṇaḥ procya tatastasya kalevaram .. lakṣmaṇasya vilapyauccaiścandanośīrakuṃkumaiḥ .. 35 .. > Having spoken thus, those ministers then took his corpse, / that of Lakṣmaṇa, weeping loudly; \[and\] with sandalwood, uśīra, and saffron, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_10) karpūrāgurumiśraiśca tathānyaiḥ susugandhibhiḥ .. pariveṣṭya śubhairvastraiḥ puṣpaiḥ saṃbhūṣya śobhanaiḥ .. 36 .. > mixed with camphor and agarwood, and other fragrant substances, / wrapping \[it\] in auspicious cloths and adorning \[it\] with splendid flowers, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_11) candanāgurukāṣṭhaiśca citiṃ kṛtvā suvistarām .. nyadadhustasya tadgātraṃ tatra dakṣiṇadiṅmukham .. 37 .. > and making an extensive pyre with sandalwood and agarwood logs, / they laid his body upon it, facing the southern direction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_12) etasminnaṃtare jātaṃ tatrāścaryaṃ dvijottamāḥ .. tanme nigadataḥ sarvaṃ śṛṇvaṃtu sakalaṃ dvijāḥ .. 38 .. > Meanwhile a wonder occurred there, O best of brahmins; / let all the twice-born listen as I tell it completely. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_13) yāvatteṃ'taḥ samāropya citāṃ tasya kalevaram .. prayacchaṃti havirvāhaṃ tāvannaṣṭaṃ kalevaram .. 39 .. > As soon as they placed his corpse upon the pyre / and applied the fire, at that moment the corpse vanished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_14) etasminnaṃtare vāṇī nirgatā gaganāṃgaṇāt .. nādayaṃtī diśaḥ sarvāḥ puṣpavarṣādanaṃtaram .. 6.100.40 .. > At that moment a voice issued from the vault of the sky, / causing all the directions to resound, following a shower of flowers: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_15) rāmarāma mahābāho mā tvaṃ śokaparo bhava .. na cāsya yujyate vahnirdātuṃ caiva kathaṃcana .. 41 .. > “Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed one! Do not be overcome with sorrow! / Nor is it proper to give fire to him in any way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_16) brahmajñānaprayuktasya saṃnyastasya viśeṣataḥ .. agnidānaṃ na yuktaṃ syātsarveṣāmapi yoginām .. 42 .. > For one endowed with knowledge of Brahman, especially a renunciant, / and for all yogins, the offering of fire is not fitting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_17) tavāyaṃ bāṃdhavo rāma brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ gataḥ. brahmadvāreṇa cātmānaṃ niṣkramya sumahāyaśāḥ .. 43 .. > This kinsman of yours, O Rāma, has gone to the abode of Brahmā, / having released himself through the door of Brahman, the most renowned one.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_18) atha te maṃtriṇaḥ procustacchrutvā''kāśagaṃ vacaḥ .. aśocyo yaṃ mahārāja saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gataḥ .. lakṣmaṇo gamyatāṃ śīghraṃ tasmātsvabhavane vibho .. 44 .. > Then those ministers, having heard that voice from the sky, said: / “He is not to be grieved for, O great king, having attained supreme perfection. / Therefore, O lord, let Lakṣmaṇa be; go swiftly to your own abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_19) cintyantāṃ rājakāryāṇi tathā yaccaurdhvadaihikam .. kuru snehocitaṃ tasya pṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇasattamān .. 45 .. > Let the affairs of state be considered, and as for the funeral rites, / perform what is fitting out of affection for him, having consulted the best of brahmins.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_20) .. rāma uvāca .. nāhaṃ gṛhaṃ gamiṣyāmi lakṣmaṇena vinā'dhunā .. prāṇānatra vihāsyāmi yathā tena mahātmanā .. 46 .. > Rāma said: / “I will not go home now without Lakṣmaṇa; / I shall abandon my life here, just as that great-souled one did. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_21) eṣa putro mayā dattaḥ kuśākhyo mama saṃmataḥ .. yuṣmabhyaṃ kriyatāṃ rājye madīye yadi rocate .. 47 .. > This son of mine, named Kuśa, approved by me, / has been given to you. If it pleases you, \[consecrate him\] in my kingdom.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_22) evamuktvā tato rāmo gantukāmo divālayam .. cintayāmāsa bhūyo'pi smṛtvā mitraṃ vibhīṣaṇam .. 48 .. > Having spoken thus, Rāma, desirous of going to the abode of the gods, / thought once again, remembering his friend Vibhīṣaṇa: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_23) mayā tasya tadā dattaṃ laṃkāyāṃ rājyamakṣayam .. bahubhaktipratuṣṭena yāvaccandrārkatārakāḥ .. 49 .. > “Imperishable kingship in Laṅkā was given by me to him then, / being well pleased by his great devotion, for as long as the moon, sun, and stars endure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_24) atikrūratarā jātī rākṣasānāṃ yataḥ smṛtā .. viśeṣādvarapuṣṭānāṃ jāyate'tra dharātale .. 6.100.50 .. > Since the race of the rākṣasas is known to be exceedingly cruel / on this earth, especially of those nourished by boons; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_25) taccedrākṣasabhāvena sa mahātmā vibhīṣaṇaḥ .. kariṣyati suraiḥ sārdhaṃ virodhaṃ rāvaṇo yathā .. 51 .. > if by the nature of a rākṣasa that great-souled Vibhīṣaṇa / should come into conflict with the gods, just as Rāvaṇa did, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_26) taṃ devāḥ sūdayiṣyaṃti upāyaiḥ sāmapūrvakaiḥ .. trailokyakaṇṭako yadvattasya bhrātā daśānanaḥ .. 52 .. > the gods will slay him by means beginning with conciliation, / just as \[they did\] his brother, the Ten-necked one, the thorn of the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_27) tato me syānmṛṣā vāṇī tasmādgatvā tadaṃtikam .. śikṣāṃ dadāmi tasyāhaṃ yathā devānna dūṣayet .. 53 .. > Then my word would become false; therefore, having gone to his presence, / I shall give him instruction so that he does not harm the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_28) tathā me paramaṃ mitraṃ dvitīyaṃ vānaraḥ sthitaḥ .. sugrīvākhyo mahābhāgo jāṃbavāṃśca tathā'paraḥ .. 54 .. > Likewise, my second supreme friend is the monkey / named Sugrīva, the highly fortunate, and Jāmbavān is another; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_29) sabhṛtyo vāyuputraśca vāliputrasamanvitaḥ .. kumudākhyaśca tāraśca tathānye'pi ca vānarāḥ ..55.. > the son of Vāyu with his followers, accompanied by the son of Vālin, / and Kumuda, and Tāra, and other monkeys as well. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_30) tasmāttānapi saṃbhāṣya sarvānsaṃmaṃtrya sādaram .. tato gacchāmi devānāṃ kṛtakṛtyo gṛhaṃ prati .. 56 .. > Therefore, having spoken to them as well, having respectfully consulted them all, / I will then go to the abode of the gods, having accomplished my purpose.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_31) evaṃ saṃcintya suciraṃ samāhūya ca puṣpakam .. tatrāruhya yayau tūrṇaṃ kiṣkindhākhyāṃ purīṃ prati ..57.. > Reflecting thus for a long time, and summoning the Puṣpaka \[vimāna\], / mounting it, he swiftly went toward the city named Kiṣkindhā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_32) atha te vānarā dṛṣṭvā proddyotaṃ puṣpakodbhavam .. vijñāya rāghavaṃ prāptaṃ satvaraṃ sammukhā yayuḥ .. 58 .. > Then those monkeys, seeing the radiance arising from the Puṣpaka, / knowing that the descendant of Raghu had arrived, went quickly to meet him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_33) tataḥ praṇamya te dūrājjānubhyāmavaniṃ gatāḥ .. jayeti śabdamādāya muhurmuhuritastataḥ ..59.. > Then, having bowed down from afar, falling on their knees to the ground, / uttering the cry ‘Victory!’ repeatedly on every side, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_34) tatastenaiva saṃyuktāḥ kiṣkindhāṃ tāṃ mahāpurīm .. viviśuḥ satpatākābhiḥ samaṃtātsamalaṃkṛtām .. 6.100.60 athottīrya vimānāgryātsugrīvabhavane śubhe .. praviveśa drutaṃ rāmaḥ sarvataḥ suvibhūṣite .. 61 .. > accompanied by him, they entered that great city of Kiṣkindhā, / which was decorated all around with splendid banners. / Then, descending from the excellent aerial chariot, Rāma quickly entered / into Sugrīva’s auspicious abode, which was well-adorned on all sides. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_35) tatra rāmaṃ niviṣṭaṃ te viśrāṃtaṃ vīkṣya vānarāḥ.. arghyādibhiśca saṃpūjya papracchustadanantaram ..62.. > Seeing Rāma seated there and rested, the monkeys, / having worshipped him with guest-water and other offerings, then asked: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_36) .. vānarā ūcuḥ .. .. tejasā tvaṃ vinirmukto dṛśyase raghunandana.. kṛśo'syatīva codvignaḥ kaccitkṣemaṃ gṛhe tava ..63.. > The monkeys said: / “You appear bereft of your splendor, O delight of the Raghus; / you are very emaciated and agitated. Is all well in your house? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_37) kāye vā'nugato nityaṃ tathā te lakṣmaṇo'nujaḥ.. na dṛśyate samīpasthaḥ kimadya tava rāghava ..64.. > Likewise your younger brother Lakṣmaṇa, who constantly follows \[you like your own\] body, / is not seen standing beside you today; why is this, descendant of Raghu? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_38) tathā prāṇasamā'bhīṣṭā sītā tava prabho .. dṛśyate kiṃ na pārśvasthā etannaḥ kautukaṃ param ..65.. > Likewise, your beloved Sītā, who is dear to you as life, O lord— / why is she not seen by your side? This is a great wonder to us.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_39) .. sūta uvāca.. .. teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ciraṃ niḥśvasya rāghavaḥ .. vāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇo bhūtvā sarvaṃ teṣāṃ nyavedayat ..66.. > Sūta said: / Hearing their words, Rāghava sighed deeply for a long time; / his eyes filled with tears, and he related everything to them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_40) atha sītā parityaktā tathā bhrātā sa lakṣmaṇaḥ.. yadarthaṃ tatra saṃprāptaḥ svayameva dvijottamāḥ ..67.. > “Then Sītā was abandoned, and likewise my brother Lakṣmaṇa; / \[and\] the reason for which he went there of his own accord, O best of brahmins.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_41) tacchrutvā vānarāḥ sarve sugrīvapramukhāstataḥ .. ruruduste suduḥkhārtāḥ samāliṃgya tataḥ param..68.. > Hearing that, all the monkeys, headed by Sugrīva, / wept, sorely tormented by sorrow, and then embraced him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_42) evaṃ ciraṃ pralapyoccaistataḥ procū raghūttamam.. ādeśo dīyatāṃ rājanyo'smābhiriha sidhyati ..69.. > Having lamented aloud for a long time in this way, they then said to the best of the Raghus: / “Let an order be given, O king, that can be accomplished by us here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_43) dhanyā vayaṃ dharāpṛṣṭhe yeṣāṃ tvaṃ raghusattama .. īdṛksnehasamāyuktaḥ samāgacchasi maṃdire .. 6.100.70 .. > Blessed are we upon the surface of the earth, to whose home you, / O best of the Raghus, come endowed with such affection.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_44) .. rāma uvāca .. .. uṣitvā rajanīmekāṃ sugrīva tava maṃdire .. prātarlaṃkāṃ gamiṣyāmi yatrāste sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ 71 .. > Rāma said: / “Having stayed for one night in your abode, O Sugrīva, / I will go in the morning to Laṅkā, where that Vibhīṣaṇa resides. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_45) pradhānāmātyayuktena tvayāpi kapisattama .. āgaṃtavyaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ vibhīṣaṇagṛhaṃ prati .. 72 .. > Together with your chief ministers, you too, O best of monkeys, / must come with me to the house of Vibhīṣaṇa.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.100.97\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100.97_46) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye śrīrāmeśvarasthāpana prastāve lakṣmaṇanirvāṇottaraṃ śrīrāmasya sugrīvanagarīṃprati gamanavarṇanaṃnāma śatatamo'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the hundredth chapter, titled ‘Description of the Departure of Śrī Rāma to the City of Sugrīva after the Nirvāṇa of Lakṣmaṇa,’ in the context of the installation of Śrī Rāmeśvara, in the Māhātmya of Hāṭakeśvara Sacred Field, in the sixth Nāgarakhaṇḍa, in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.100.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.100) · Pramāṇa