[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) › 5.121 # Skandapurana 5.121 Skandapurāṇa 5.121 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.121.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭosmi dvijottamāḥ .. yathā sa nihato devyā mahiṣākhyo danūttamaḥ .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / All this has been narrated to you, as I was asked, O best of the twice-born, / how that best of Danu's sons, named Mahiṣa, was slain by the goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.2) sāṃprataṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi kathāṃ pātakanāśinīm .. kedārasaṃbhavāṃ puṇyāṃ tāṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ samāhitāḥ .. 2 .. > Now I shall recite the meritorious story born of Kedāra, / which destroys sins; listen to it attentively! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.3) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. . kedāraḥ śrūyate sūta gaṃgādvāre himācale .. sa kathaṃ ceha saṃprāptaḥ sarvaṃ vistarato vada .. 3 .. > The seers said: > Kedāra is heard of, O Sūta, at Gaṅgādvāra in the Himālayas. > How did he arrive here? Tell \[us\] everything in full detail. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.4) .. sūta uvāca .. .. etatsatyaṃ girau tasminsvayaṃbhūḥ saṃsthitaḥ prabhuḥ .. paraṃ tatra vaseddevo yāvanmāsāṣṭakaṃ dvijāḥ .. 4 . > Sūta said: > This is true: upon that mountain the Lord is present, self-manifest. > However, the god resides there for eight months, O brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.5) yāvadgharmaśca varṣā ca tāvattatra vasetprabhuḥ .. śītakāle punaścātra kṣetre saṃtiṣṭhate sadā .. .. 5 .. > As long as there is summer and the rainy season, so long does the Lord reside there; > and in the cold season, he always remains here in this sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.6) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. kiṃ tatkāryaṃ vasedyena kṣetre māsacatuṣṭayam .. himācale yathaivāṣṭau sūtaputra vadasva naḥ .. 6 .. > The seers said: > What is that purpose for which he resides in this sacred field for four months, > just as \[he stays\] eight in the Himālayas? Tell us, O son of Sūta. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.7) .. sūta uvāca .. .. pūrvaṃ svāyaṃbhuvasyādau manordaityo mahābalaḥ .. hiraṇyākṣo mahātejāstapovīryasamanvitaḥ .. 7 .. > Sūta said: > Long ago, at the beginning of the Svāyambhuva Manu, there was a mighty Daitya, > Hiraṇyākṣa, of great splendor, endowed with the power of austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.8) tairvyāptaṃ jagadetaddhi nirasya tridaśādhipam .. yajña bhāgāścadevānāṃ hṛtā vīryaprabhāvataḥ .. 8 .. > Indeed, this world was pervaded by them after expelling the ruler of the gods, > and the sacrificial shares of the gods were seized by virtue of his valor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.9) atha śakraḥ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ gaṃgādvāraṃ samāśritaḥ .. tapastepe suduḥkhārto rājyaśrīparivarjitaḥ .. 9 .. > Then Śakra, along with the gods, took refuge at Gaṅgādvāra; > afflicted with great sorrow, deprived of the fortune of his kingdom, he performed austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.10) tasyaivaṃ tapyamānasya tapastīvraṃ mahātmanaḥ .. māhiṣaṃ rūpamāsthāya niścakrāma dharātalāt .. 6.122.10 .. > As that noble-souled one was thus performing severe austerity, > assuming the form of a buffalo, he came forth from the surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.11) svayameva mahādevastataḥ śakramuvāca ha .. kedārayāmi me śīghraṃ brūhi sarvaṃ surottama .. daityānāmatha sarveṣāṃ rūpeṇānena vāsava .. 11 .. > Mahādeva himself then spoke to Śakra: > “Whom do I tear apart? Tell me quickly, O best of gods, > among all the Daityas, O Vāsava, with this form?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.12) .. indra uvāca .. .. hiraṇyākṣo mahādaityaḥ subāhurvakra kandharaḥ .. triśṛṃgo lohitākṣaśca paṃcaitāndāraya prabho .. hatairetairhataṃ sarvaṃ dānavānāmasaṃśayam .. 12 .. > Indra said: > “The great Daitya Hiraṇyākṣa, Subāhu, Vakragrīva, > Triśṛṅga, and Lohitākṣa—tear apart these five, O Lord. > When these are slain, all the Dānavas are slain beyond doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.13) kimanyaiḥ kṛpaṇairdhvastairyaiḥ kiṃcinnātra sidhyati .. tasya tadvacanaśrutvā bhagavāṃstūrṇamabhyagāt .. yatra dānavamukhyo'sau hiraṇyākṣo mahābalaḥ .. 13 .. > What is the use of other wretched ones being destroyed, through whom nothing is accomplished here?” > Having heard that speech of his, the Blessed One went swiftly > to where that chief of Dānavas, the mighty Hiraṇyākṣa, was. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.14) atha taṃ dūrato dṛṣṭvā mahiṣaṃ parvatopamam .. āyātaṃ raudrarūpeṇa dānavāḥ sarvataśca te .. 14 .. > Then, seeing from afar that buffalo resembling a mountain > approaching in a terrible form, all those Dānavas on every side, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.15) tato jaghnuśca pāṣāṇairlaguḍaiśca tathāpare .. kṣveḍitāsphoṭitāṃścakrustathānye balagarvitāḥ .. .. 15 .. > struck \[him\] with stones, and others likewise with clubs; > and others, proud of their strength, gave war-whoops and clapped their arms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.16) athavamanya tāndevaḥ prahāraṃ līlayā dadau .. yatrāste dānavendro'sau caturbhiḥ sacivaiḥ saha .. 16 ... > Then, disregarding them, the god effortlessly dealt a blow > where that lord of Dānavas sat with his four ministers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.17) tataḥ śastraṃ samudyamya yāvaddhāvati sammukhaḥ .. tāvacchṛṃgaprahāreṇa sonayadyamasādanam .. 17 .. > Then, lifting his weapon, as he ran head-on, > he dispatched him to the abode of Yama with a thrust of his horn. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.18) hatvā taṃ sacivānpaścātsubāhupramukhāṃśca tān .. jaghāna hanyamāno'pi samantāddānavaiḥ paraiḥ .. 18 .. > Having slain him, he afterwards struck down those ministers headed by Subāhu, > though he was being struck on all sides by the other Dānavas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.19) na tasya lagate kvāpi śastraṃ gātre kathaṃcana .. yatnato'pi visṛṣṭaṃ ca labdhalakṣaiḥ prahāribhiḥ .. 19 .. > No weapon whatsoever touched his body, > even when hurled with effort by skilled marksmen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.20) evaṃ paṃca pradhānāstānhatvā daityānmaheśvaraḥ .. bhūyo jagāma taṃ deśaṃ yatra śakro vyavasthitaḥ .. abravīcca prahaṣṭātmā tataḥ śakraṃ taponvitam .. 6.122.20 .. > Having thus slain those five principal Daityas, Maheśvara > went again to that place where Śakra was stationed, > and, with a delighted heart, he then spoke to Śakra, who was endowed with austerity: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.20\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.20_1) mayā te nihatāḥ paṃca dānavā ye tvayeritāḥ .. tasmāttrailokyarājyaṃ svaṃ bhūya eva samācara ..2... > “Those five Dānavas who were mentioned by you have been slain by me. > Therefore, conduct your rule over the three worlds once again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.22) matto'nyadapi deveśa varaṃ prārthaya vāṃchitam .. kailāsaśikharaṃ yena gacchāmi tvarayā'nvitaḥ .. 22 .. > Ask also of me another desired boon, O lord of gods, > so that I may proceed in haste to the peak of Kailāsa.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.23) .. indra uvāca .. .. anenaiva hi rūpeṇa tiṣṭha tvaṃ cātra śaṃkara .. trailokyarakṣaṇārthāya dharmāya ca śivāya ca .. 23 .. > Indra said: > “Remain right here in this very form, O Śaṃkara, > for the protection of the three worlds, for dharma, and for auspiciousness.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.24) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. etadrūpaṃ mayā śakra kṛtaṃ tasya vadhāya vai .. avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ yatonyeṣāṃ mayā hataḥ .. 24 .. > The Blessed One said: > “This form, O Śakra, was assumed by me indeed for his destruction; > since he could not be killed by any \[other\] beings, he was slain by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.25) tasmādatraiva te vākyātsthāsyāmi sura sattama .. anenaiva tu rūpeṇa mokṣadaḥ sarvadehinām .. 25 .. > Therefore, at your word I shall remain right here, O best of gods, > in this very form, granting liberation to all embodied beings.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.26) evamuktvā virūpākṣaścakre kuṃḍaṃ tataḥ param .. śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ susvādukṣīravatpriyam .. .. 26 .. > Having spoken thus, the three-eyed Lord then created a pool, > resembling pure crystal, pleasant like sweet milk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.27) tataḥ provāca devendraṃ meghagaṃbhīrayā girā .. śṛṇvatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ bhagavāṃstripurātakaḥ .. 27 .. > Then, with a voice deep as a thundercloud, > the Blessed One, destroyer of Tripura, spoke to the king of the gods, as all the gods listened: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.28) yo māṃ dṛṣṭvā śucirbhūtvā kuṃḍametatprapaśyati .. triḥ pītvā vāmasavyena dvābhyāṃ caiva tato jalam .. 28 .. > “Whoever, having seen me and become pure, gazes upon this pool, > and drinks water three times with the left, the right, and then with both > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294) karābhyāṃ sa pumānnūnaṃ tārayecca kulatrayam .. api pāpasamācāraṃ narake'pi vyava sthitam .. 294 > hands, that man shall surely redeem his three families, > even if one of sinful conduct, even if dwelling in hell: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_2) vāmena mātṛkaṃ pakṣaṃ dakṣiṇenātha paitṛkam .. ubhābhyāmatha cātmānaṃ karābhyāṃ madvaco yathā .. 6.122.30 .. > with the left, the maternal side; then with the right, the paternal; > and then himself with both hands, according to my word.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_3) .. indra uvāca .. .. ahamāgatya nityaṃ tvāṃ svargādvṛṣabhavāhana .. atrasthaṃ pūjayiṣyāmi pāsyāmi ca tathodakam .. 31 .. > Indra said: > “Coming daily from heaven, O you whose vehicle is the bull, > I shall worship you dwelling here, and I shall also drink the water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_4) ke dārayāmi yatproktaṃ tvayā mahiṣarūpiṇā .. kedāra iti nāmnā tvaṃ tataḥ khyāto bhaviṣyasi .. 32 .. > Because it was spoken by you in the form of a buffalo, ‘Whom do I tear apart?’ (ke dārayāmi), > you shall therefore become renowned by the name Kedāra.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_5) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. yadyevaṃ kuruṣe śakra tato daityabhayaṃ na te .. bhaviṣyati paraṃ tejo gātre saṃpatsyate'khilam .. 33 .. > The Blessed One said: > “If you do thus, O Śakra, then you will have no fear of the Daityas; > supreme splendor shall enter entirely into your body.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_6) evamuktaḥ sahasrākṣastataḥ prāsādamuttamam .. tadarthaṃ nirmayāmāsa sādhvālokaṃ manoharam .. 34 .. (sādhvālokaṃ- darśanīyatamam) > Having been told this, the thousand-eyed one then constructed an excellent temple for him, > most pleasing to behold and enchanting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_7) tataḥ praṇamya taṃ devamanumantrya tataḥ param .. jagāma nijamāvāsaṃ meruśṛṃgāgrasaṃsthitam .. 35 .. > Then, bowing to that god and taking leave of him thereafter, > he went to his own abode situated on the summit of Mount Meru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_8) tataścāgatya nityaṃ sa svargāddevasya śūlinaḥ .. kedārasya subhaktyāḍhyāṃ pūjāṃ cakre samāhitaḥ .. 36 .. > Then, coming daily from heaven, with concentrated mind, > he performed worship full of great devotion to the trident-bearing god Kedāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_9) mantrodakaṃ ca triḥ pītvā yayau brāhmaṇasattamāḥ .. kasyacittvatha kālasya yāvattatra samāyayau .. 37 .. > And having drunk the consecrated water three times, he departed, O best of brahmins. > Then after a certain time, as he arrived there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_10) tāvaddhimena tatsarvaṃ gireḥ śṛṃgaṃ prapūritam .. tacca kuṇḍaṃ sa devaśca prāsādena samanvitaḥ .. 38 .. > that entire mountain peak was completely covered with snow, > and that pool, along with the temple and the god. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_11) tato duḥkhaparītātmā bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ .. tāṃ diśaṃ praṇipatyoccairjagāma nijamaṃdiram .. 39 .. > Then, overwhelmed with sorrow, filled with supreme devotion, > he bowed reverently toward that direction and went to his own abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_12) evamāgacchatastasya gataṃ māsacatuṣṭayam .. apaśyato mahādevaṃ didṛkṣāgatacetasaḥ .. 6.122.40 .. > As he thus kept coming, four months passed, > not seeing Mahādeva, his mind filled with longing to behold him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_13) tataḥ prāpte punarviprā gharmakāle himālaye .. saṃyāto dṛkpathaṃ devaḥ sa tathārūpasaṃsthitaḥ .. 41 .. > Then, O brahmins, when summer arrived again in the Himālayas, > the god came into sight, stationed in that very form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_14) tataḥ pūjāṃ vidhāyoccaiścāturmāsyasamudbhavām .. gītavādyādikaṃ cakre tatpuraḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ .. 42 .. > Then, having performed the great worship belonging to the four months, > he performed songs, instrumental music, and so on before him with faith. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_15) atha devaḥ samālokya tāṃ śraddhāṃ tasya gopateḥ .. provāca darśanaṃ gatvā bhagavāṃstripurāṃtakaḥ .. 43 .. > Then, seeing the faith of that protector of cows, / the blessed destroyer of Tripura appeared before him and said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_16) parituṣṭo'smi deveśa bhaktyā cānanyayā'nayā .. tasmātprārthaya dāsyāmi yaṃ kāmaṃ hṛdisaṃsthitam ..44.. > "I am well pleased, O lord of gods, by this one-pointed devotion. / Therefore, ask for whatever desire is in your heart; I will grant it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_17) .. śakra uvāca .. .. tava prasādātsaṃjātaṃ mamaiśvaryamanuttamam.. yatkiṃcittriṣu lokeṣu tatsarvaṃ gṛhasaṃsthitam..45.. > Śakra said: / "By your grace my unsurpassed sovereignty has come to be; / whatever exists in the three worlds, all that is established in my home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_18) tasmādyadi prasādaṃ me karoṣi vṛṣabhadhvaja .. varaṃ vā yacchasi prītastatkuruṣva vaco mama .. 46 .. > Therefore, if you are pleased with me, O bull-bannered Lord, / or if, being gratified, you grant me a boon, then grant this wish of mine: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_19) parvato'yaṃ bhavedgamyo māsānaṣṭau sureśvara.. yāvanmīnasthito bhānuḥ pragacchati śrutaṃ mayā .. 47 .. > This mountain is accessible for eight months, O lord of gods, / as long as the sun, positioned in Pisces, moves forward—so I have heard. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_20) tataḥ paramagamyaśca himapūreṇa saṃvṛtaḥ .. yadā syāccaturo māsānyāvatkumbhagato raviḥ .. 48 .. > After that, it becomes inaccessible, covered by an expanse of snow, / for four months, until the sun enters Aquarius. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_21) saṃjāyate'pyagamyaśca mamāpi tripurāṃtaka .. kiṃ punaḥ svalpasattvānāṃ narādīnāṃ sureśvara .. 49 .. > It becomes inaccessible even to me, O destroyer of Tripura; / how much more so for men and others of feeble strength, O lord of gods! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_22) tasmātsvarge'tha pātāle martye vā tridaśeśvara .. kuruṣvānenarūpeṇa sthitiṃ māsacatuṣṭayam .. yena na syātpratijñāyā hānirmama sureśvara .. 6.122.50 .. > Therefore, in heaven, in Pātāla, or on earth, O lord of the thirty \[gods\], / remain in this form for four months, / so that my vow may not be broken, O lord of gods!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_23) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tato devaściraṃ dhyātvā provāca balasūdanam .. paraṃ saṃtoṣamāpanno meghanirghoṣaniḥsvanam .. .. 51 .. > Sūta said: / Then the god, having meditated for a long time, said to the slayer of Bala, / feeling supreme satisfaction, with a voice sounding like the roar of a cloud: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_24) ānartaviṣaye kṣetraṃ hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñitam.. asmadīyaṃ sahasrākṣa vidyate dharaṇītale .. 52 .. > "In the Ānarta country, on the surface of the earth, / there is our sacred field named Hāṭakeśvara, O thousand-eyed one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_25) tatrāhaṃ vṛścikasthe'rke sadā sthāsyāmi vāsava.. yāvatkumbhasya paryaṃtaṃ tava vākyādasaṃśayam.. 53 .. > There I will always dwell, O Vāsava, when the sun is in Scorpio, / until the end of Aquarius, on account of your word, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_26) tasmāttatra drutaṃ gatvā kṛtvā prāsādamuttamam .. mama rūpaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya kurupūjā yathocitām .. yena tatra nijaṃ tejo dhārayāmi tavārthataḥ .. 54 .. > Therefore, go there swiftly, erect a splendid temple, / install my form, and perform worship appropriately, / so that I may hold my own splendour there for your sake." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_27) .. sūta uvāca .. .. etacchrutvā sahasrākṣo devadevasya śūlinaḥ .. gatvā tatra tataścakre yaddeveneritaṃ vacaḥ .. 55 .. > Sūta said: / Hearing this of the trident-bearing god of gods, / the thousand-eyed one went there and then carried out the word spoken by the god. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_28) prāsādaṃ nirmayitvātha rūpaṃ saṃsthāpya śūlinaḥ .. kuṇḍaṃ cakre ca tadrūpaṃ svacchodakasamāvṛtam..56.. > Having constructed the temple and installed the form of the trident-bearer, / he also made a pool of that form, filled with clear water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_29) tataścārādhayāmāsa puṣpadhūpānulepanaiḥ .. snātvā kuṇḍe'pibattoyaṃ triḥkṛtvā ca yathāpurā .. 57 .. > Then he worshipped with flowers, incense, and unguents; / having bathed in the pool, he drank the water three times as before. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_30) evaṃ sa bhagavāṃstatra śakreṇārādhitaḥ purā .. samāyāto'tra vipreṃdrāḥ suramyāttu himācalāt .. 58 .. > Thus the Blessed Lord was worshipped there by Śakra in ancient times, / having arrived there, O foremost of brahmins, from the lovely Himācala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_31) yastamārādhayetsamyaksadā māsacatuṣṭayam .. himapātodbhave martyaḥ sa śivāya prapadyate .. 59 .. > A mortal who properly worships him there constantly for four months / during the snowfall goes to Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_32) śeṣakāle'pi yaḥ pūjāṃ karotyeva subhaktitaḥ .. sa pāpaṃ kṣālayetprājña ājanmamaraṇāṃtikam .. 6.122.60 .. > Even at other times, whoever performs worship with deep devotion / washes away, O wise one, sin from birth until death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_33) tatra gītaṃ praśaṃsaṃti nṛtyaṃ caiva pṛthagvidham .. devasya purataḥ prājñāḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ .. 61 .. > Wise men skilled in all treatises / praise song and diverse kinds of dance there before the god. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_34) atra ślokaḥ purā gīto nāradena surarṣiṇā .. tadvo'haṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ brāhmaṇottamāḥ .. 62 .. > On this matter, a verse was formerly sung by Nārada, the celestial seer; / that I will recite to you; let it be heard, O best of brahmins: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_35) kedāre salilaṃ pītvā gayāpiḍaṃ pradāya ca .. brahmajñānamathāsādya punarjanma na vidyate .. 63 .. > "Having drunk the water at Kedāra, and having offered a funerary ball at Gayā, / and having attained the knowledge of Brahman, there is no rebirth." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_36) etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ kedārasya ca saṃbhavam .. ākhyānaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāḥ sarvapātakanāśanam .. 64 .. > All this has been recounted to you regarding the origin of Kedāra, / a narrative that destroys all sins, O best of brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_37) yaścaitatchṛṇuyātsamyakpaṭhedvā tasya cāgrataḥ .. śrāvayedvāpi vā viprāḥ sarvapātakanānam .. kedārasya sa pāpaughairmucyate tatkṣaṇānnaraḥ .. 65 .. > Whoever hears this properly, or reads it before him, / or causes it to be heard, O brahmins, \[this story\] of Kedāra that destroys all sins— / that man is instantly freed from the floods of sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.121.294\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121.294_38) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṃḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye kedārotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmadvāviṃśatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 122 .. .. cha .. > Thus ends the one hundred and twenty-second chapter, entitled 'Description of the Origin and Māhātmya of Kedāra' in the Māhātmya of the Hāṭakeśvara Sacred Field, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[section\], in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.121.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Narasiṃhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.narasimha.36.4) — Sanskrit - [Śivagītā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.stotra.sivagita-2.4.44) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.121) · Pramāṇa