[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) › 5.123 # Skandapurana 5.123 Skandapurāṇa 5.123 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.123.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.2) .. sūta uvāca .. .. athānyadapi tatrāsti mukhāraṃ tīrthamuttamam .. yatra te munayaḥ śreṣṭhā viprāścaureṇa saṃgatāḥ..... yatra siddhiṃ samāpannaḥ sa caurastatprabhāvataḥ. vālmīkiriti vikhyāto rāmāyaṇanibaṃdhakṛt..2.. > Sūta said: / “Now there is another excellent sacred ford there, Mukhāra, / where those excellent sages and brahmins met with a thief, / \[and\] where, by its power, that thief attained perfection / and became famous as Vālmīki, the composer of the Rāmāyaṇa.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.3) camatkārapure pūrvaṃ māṃḍavyānvaya saṃbhavaḥ .. lohajaṃgho dvijo hyāsītpitṛmātṛparāyaṇaḥ ..3.. > Formerly in Camatkārapura there was a twice-born named Lohajaṅgha, / born in the lineage of Māṇḍavya, who was devoted to his father and mother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.4) tasyaikā cābhavatpatnī prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī.. pativratā patiprāṇā patipriyahite ratā ..4.. > And he had a wife dearer to him even than life, / devoted to her husband, having her husband as her life, intent upon what was pleasing and beneficial to her husband. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.5) atha tasya sthitasyātra brahmavṛttyābhivartataḥ .. jagāma sumahānkālaḥ pitṛmātṛratasya ca ..5.. > Now, as he dwelt there living by the livelihood of a brahmin, / devoted to his father and mother, a great deal of time passed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.6) ekadā bhagavāñchakro na vavarṣa dharātale .. ānartaviṣaye kṛtsne yāvadvādaśavatsarāḥ .. 6 .. > Once the lord Śakra did not rain upon the surface of the earth, / throughout the whole region of Ānarta, for as long as twelve years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.7) tataḥ sa kaṣṭamāpanno lohajaṃgho dvijottamāḥ .. na prāpnoti kvacidbhikṣāṃ na ca kiṃcitpratigraham .. 7 .. > Then Lohajaṅgha fell into distress, O best of brahmins; / he obtained no alms anywhere, nor any gift. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.8) tatastau pitarau dvau tu dṛṣṭvā kṣutparipīḍitau .. bhāryāṃ ca ciṃtayāmāsa duḥkhena mahatānvitaḥ .. 8 .. > Then, seeing both his parents tormented by hunger / and his wife as well, filled with great sorrow, he thought: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.9) kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kathaṃ syāddarśanaṃ mama .. etābhyāmapi vṛddhābhyāṃ patnyāścaiva viśeṣataḥ .. 9 .. > “What shall I do? Where shall I go? How can I show my face / to both these elderly people, and especially to my wife?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.10) tataḥ sa duḥkhasaṃyuktaḥ phalārthaṃ prayayau vane .. na ca kiṃcidavāpnoti sarve śuṣkā mahīruhāḥ .. 6.124.10 .. > Then, stricken with grief, he went into the forest for fruit, / but found nothing at all; all the trees were withered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.12) athāpaśyatsa vṛddhāṃ strīṃ stokasasyasamanvitām .. gacchamānāṃ tathā tena śrameṇa mahatānvitām ...... tatastatsasyamādāya vastrāṇi ca sa nirdayaḥ.. jagāma svagṛhaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ pitṛbhyāṃ ca nyavedayat..12.. > Then he saw an old woman carrying a small amount of grain, / walking along, overcome with great fatigue. / Thereupon, taking that grain and her clothes, that pitiless man / went home delighted and offered it to his parents. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.13) sa evaṃ labdhalakṣo'pi dasyukarmaṇi nityaśaḥ. kṛtvā cauryaṃ pupoṣātha nijameva kuṭumbakam..13. > Having thus found an opportunity, constantly engaged in the work of a bandit, / committing robbery, he maintained his own family. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.14) subhikṣe cāpi saṃprāpte nānyatkarma karoti saḥ. brāhmīṃ vṛttiṃ parityaktvā cauryakarma samācarat..14.. > And even when plenty returned, he did no other work; / abandoning the way of life of a brahmin, he practiced the deed of robbery. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.15) kasyacittvatha kālasya tīrthayātrāprasaṃgataḥ. tatra saptarṣayaḥ prāptā marīcipramukhā dvijāḥ..15.. > Then, after some time, by way of pilgrimage to sacred fords, / the seven seers, brahmins headed by Marīci, arrived there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.16) tatastānvijane dṛṣṭvā drohakopasamanvitaḥ. yaṣṭimudyamya vegena tiṣṭhadhvamiti cābravīt..16.. > Then, seeing them in an isolated place, filled with malice and rage, / raising his staff with haste, he said, “Halt!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.17) triśikhāṃ bhṛkuṭīṃ kṛtvā satvaraṃ samupādravat. bhartsamānaḥ sa paruṣairvākyaistāṃstāḍayanniva..17.. > Knitting his brows into three points, he rushed forward swiftly, / threatening them with harsh words, as if striking them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.18) tataste munayo dṛṣṭvā yamadūtopamaṃ ca tam. yajñopavītasaṃyuktaṃ procuste kṛpayānvitāḥ..18.. > Then those sages, seeing him resembling a messenger of Yama / yet endowed with the sacred thread, spoke, filled with compassion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.19) ṛṣaya ūcuḥ.. aho tvaṃ brāhmaṇo'sīti tatkasmādatigarhitam. karoṣi karma caitaddhi mlecchakṛtyaṃ tu bāliśa..19.. > The seers said: / “Ah, you are a brahmin! Why then do you perform this utterly despicable / deed, which is an action of barbarians, O foolish one? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.20) vayaṃ ca munayaḥ śāṃtāstyaktā'śeṣaparigrahāḥ. nāsmākamapi pārśvasthaṃ kiṃcidgṛhṇāti yadbhavanān.6.124.20.. > And we are peaceful sages who have renounced all possessions; / there is nothing by our side for you to take.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.21) lohajaṃgha uvāca. etāni śubhracīrāṇi valkalānyajināni ca. upānahasametāni śīghraṃ yacchaṃtu me dvijāḥ..21... > Lohajaṅgha said: / “Give me quickly, O brahmins, these clean rags, / bark garments, and deerskins, together with sandals! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.22) no ceddhatvāprahāreṇa yaṣṭyā vajropamena ca .. prāpayiṣyasyasaṃdigdhaṃ dharmarājaniveśanam .. 22 .. > If not, having struck you down with a blow of my staff like a thunderbolt, / I will send you, without doubt, to the abode of the King of Justice!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.23) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. sarvaṃ dāsyāmahe tubhyaṃ vayaṃ tāvanmalimluca .. kiṃvadantīṃ vadāsmākaṃ yāṃ pṛcchāmaḥ kutūhalāt .. 23 .. > The seers said: / “We will give everything to you, O robber; / first tell us the report about which we ask out of curiosity: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.24) kimarthaṃ kuruṣe cauryaṃ tvaṃ vipro'si sunirghṛṇaḥ .. kiṃ jito vyasanai raudraiḥ kiṃ vā vyādhadvijo bhavān ..24.. > For what purpose do you commit robbery, being a brahmin utterly without pity? / Have you been overcome by terrible vices, or are you a hunter-brahmin?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.25) .. lohajaṃgha uvāca .. .. vyasanārthaṃ na me kṛtyametaccauryasamudbhavam .. kuṭumbārthaṃ vijānītha dharmametanna saṃśayaḥ .. 25 .. > Lohajaṅgha said: / “This undertaking born of theft is not for the sake of vice; / know that it is for the sake of my family; this is duty, no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.26) pitarau mama vārddhakye vartamānau vyavasthitau .. tathā pativratā patnī gṛhadharmavicakṣaṇā .. 26 .. > My parents are both dwelling in old age, / and likewise my devoted wife is discerning in the duties of the household. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.27) upārjjayāmi yatkiñcidahametena karmaṇā .. tatsarvaṃ tatkṛte nūnaṃ satyenātmānamālabhe ..27.. > Whatever I earn through this action, / all that is certainly for their sake; I swear upon my own soul! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.28) tasmānmuṃcatha prāksarvaṃ vibhavaṃ kiṃ vṛthoktibhiḥ .. kṛtābhiḥ sphurate hasto mamāyaṃ hantumeva hi ..28.. .. > Therefore release all your wealth first! What is the use of vain words / being spoken? For this hand of mine twitches to strike!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.29) ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. yadyevaṃ caura tadgatvā tvaṃ pṛcchasva kuṭumbakam .. mamapāpāṃśabhāgī tvaṃ kiṃ bhaviṣyasi kiṃ na vā..29.. > The seers said: / “If so, O thief, then go and ask your family: / ‘Will you be a sharer in the portion of my sin, or not?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.30) yadi te saṃvibhāgena pāpasyāṃśo'pi gacchati .. tatkuruṣvāthavā pāpa durvahaṃ te bhaviṣyati .. 6.124.30 .. > If by their taking a share even a part of the sin departs, / then do it; otherwise, O sinful one, it will be unbearable for you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.31) sakalaṃ raurave raudre patitasya sudurmate .. vayaṃ tvā brāhmaṇaṃ matvā brūma etadasaṃśayam ..31... > when you have fallen entirely into the terrible Raurava hell, O evil-minded one! / Thinking you to be a brahmin, we speak this without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.32) kṛpāviṣṭāḥ sahāsmābhiḥ sañjāte'pi sudarśane .. munīnāṃ yatacittānāṃ darśanāddhi śubhaṃ bhavet ..32.. > We are filled with compassion, since an auspicious darśana has occurred with us; / for through the darśana of sages whose minds are restrained, auspiciousness arises. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.33) ekaḥ pāpāni kurute phalaṃ bhuṃkte mahājanaḥ .. bhoktāro vipramucyaṃte kartā doṣeṇa lipyate .. 33 .. > One man commits sins, and a multitude of people enjoys the fruit; / the enjoyers are freed, but the doer is smeared with guilt.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.34) .. sūta uvāca .. .. sa teṣāṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā cauraḥ kiṃcidbhayānvitaḥ .. satyametanna saṃdeho yadetairvyāhṛtaṃ vacaḥ .. 34 .. > Sūta said: / Hearing that speech of theirs, the robber was somewhat afraid: / “This is true, there is no doubt, this word that has been uttered by them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.39) tasmātpṛcchāmi tadgatvā nijameva kuṭumbakam .. yadi syātsaṃvibhāgo me pāpāṃśasya karomi vai .. 39 .. > Therefore I will go and ask my own family; / if there is a division of my share of sin, indeed I shall do > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.39\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.39_1) etatkarma na gṛhṇaṃti yadi vā saṃtyajāmyaham .. mahadbhayaṃ samutpannaṃ mama cetasi sāṃpratam ..36.. > this deed; or if they will not take it, I shall abandon it; / a great fear has now arisen in my heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.39\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.39_2) yadi yūyaṃ na cānyatra prayāsyatha munīśvarāḥ .. palāyanaparā bhūtvā tadgatvā nijamaṃdiram ..37.. > If you, O lords of sages, will not go elsewhere, / having taken to flight, then, having gone to my own home, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.39\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.39_3) pṛcchāmi poṣyavargaṃ ca yuṣmadvākyaṃ viśeṣataḥ .. yadi tatpātakāṃśaṃ me grahīṣyati kuṭumbakam .. tadyuṣmākaṃ grahīṣyāmi yatkiṃcitpārśvasaṃsthitam .. 38 .. > I will ask my dependents, especially concerning your words: / ‘If my family will take that portion of my sin, / then I will take whatever is present beside you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.39\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.39_4) athavā pratiṣedhaṃ me pāpasyāsya kariṣyati .. tattyajiṣyāmyasaṃdigdhaṃ sarvānvaḥ saparicchadān .. 39 .. > Or if they forbid me from this sin, / then without doubt I will let you all go, along with your belongings.’” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.40) tataste śapathānkṛtvā tasya pratyayakāraṇāt .. tasyopari dayāṃ kṛtvā mumucustaṃ gṛhaṃ prati .. 6.124.40 .. > Then, having taken oaths to convince him, / showing compassion toward him, they sent him on toward his home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.41) so'pi gatvā'tha papraccha pragatvā pitaraṃ nijam .. śṛṇu tāta vaco'smākaṃ tataḥ pratyuttaraṃ kuru .. 41 .. > He too went and, having approached his father, asked: / “Listen, Father, to my words, and then make reply: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.42) yatkṛtvāhamakṛtyāni cauryādīni sahasraśaḥ .. puṣṭiṃ karomi te nityas tadbhāgaste'sti vā na vā .. 42 .. > Since, having committed thousands of wrong deeds, such as theft and the like, / I nourish you constantly, do you have a share of that or not? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.43) pāpasya mama prabrūhi pṛcchato'tra yathātatham .. atra me saṃśayo jātastasmācchīghraṃ prakīrtaya .. 43 .. > Tell me truly as I ask here concerning my sin; / a doubt has arisen in me here, therefore declare it quickly!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.44) .. pitovāca .. bālye putra mayā nītastvaṃ puṣṭiṃ vyākulātmanā .. śubhā'śubhāni kṛtyāni kṛtvā snigdhena cetasā .. 44 .. > The father said: / “In childhood, my son, you were brought to nourishment by me with an anxious heart, / performing good and bad deeds with an affectionate mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.45) etadarthaṃ punaryena vārdhakye samupasthite ... gāṃ pālayasi bhūyo'pi kṛtvā karma śubhā'śubham .. 45 .. > For this reason, however, when old age has arrived, / you again protect the earth, performing good and bad deeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.46) na tasya vidyate bhāgastava svalpo'pi putraka .. śubhasya vā'tha pāpasya sāṃprataṃ ca tathā mama .. 46 .. > Not even the slightest share of that belongs to you, dear son, / whether good or sin, nor does it belong to me at present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.47) ātmanaiva kṛtaṃ karma svayamevopabhujyate .. śubhaṃ vā yadi vā pāpaṃ bhoktāronyajanāḥ smṛtāḥ .. 47 .. > An action done by oneself is experienced by oneself alone, / whether good or sinful; other people are considered \[merely\] enjoyers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.48) sādhutvenātha cauryeṇa kṛṣyā vā vāṇijena vā .. tvamupānayase bhojyaṃ na me cintā prajāyate .. 48 .. > Whether by honesty, or theft, or farming, or trade, / you bring food, no concern arises in me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.49) tasmānnaitaddhṛdi sthāpyaṃ karmaniṃdyaṃ kariṣyasi .. yattasyāṃśaṃ prabhoktā tvaṃ vayaṃ sarve prabhuṃjakāḥ.. 49 .. > Therefore, you should not hold this in your heart, that 'You will perform a censurable act / of which you will enjoy a share, while all of us are consumers.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.50) .. sūta uvāca .. .. sa etadvacanaṃ śrutvā vyākulenānttarātmanā .. papraccha mātaraṃ gatvā tamevārthaṃ prayatnataḥ ..6.124.50... > Sūta said: / Having heard these words, with an inner soul distressed, / he went and questioned his mother regarding the very same matter with great effort. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.51) tatastayāpi taccoktaṃ yatpitrā tasya jalpitam .. asāmānyaṃ śubhe pāpe kṛtye tasya dvijottamāḥ ..51... > Then she too said to him that which was uttered by his father: / 'There is no sharing in his good or sinful deed, O best of twice-born.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.52) tataḥ papraccha tāṃ bhāryāṃ gatvā duḥkhasamanvitaḥ .. sā'pyuvāca tatastādṛkpāpaṃ gurujanodbhavam .. 52 .. > Then, filled with sorrow, he went and questioned that wife of his; / she too then spoke similarly regarding sin originating from the elders. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.53) tataḥ sa śokasaṃtaptaḥ paścāttāpena saṃyutaḥ .. garhayanneva cātmānaṃ yayau te yatra tāpasāḥ ..53.. > Then, tormented by grief and accompanied by remorse, / constantly reproaching himself, he went to where those ascetics were. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.54) tataḥ praṇamya tānsarvānkṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ. gamyatāṃ gamyatāṃ viprāḥ kṣamyatāṃ kṣamyatāṃ mama .. 54 .. > Then, bowing down to all of them, he stood with folded hands: / 'Go, go, O brahmins! Pardon, pardon me! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.55) yanmayā maurkhyamāsthāya yuṣmannirbhartsanā kṛtā .. supāpmanā vimūḍhena tasmātkāryā kṣamādya me .. 55 .. > Since, resorting to foolishness, an insult was committed by me, / a great sinner and utterly deluded, therefore patience must be granted to me today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.56) yuṣmadīyaṃ vacaḥ kṛtsnaṃ madgurubhyāṃ prajalpitam .. bhāryayā ca dvijaśreṣṭhāstena me duḥkhamāgatam..56.. > All your words were repeated by my parents / and by my wife, O best of twice-born; because of that, sorrow has come upon me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.57) tasmātkurvaṃtu me sarve prasādaṃ munisattamāḥ .. upadeśapradānena yena pāpaṃ kṣapāmyaham ..57.. > Therefore let all of you grant me favor, O best of sages, / by giving instruction through which I may destroy my sin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.58) mayā karma kṛtaṃ niṃdyaṃ sadaiva dvijasattamāḥ.. striyo'pi ca dvijeṃdrāśca tāpasāśca viśeṣataḥ ..58.. > Blameworthy action was constantly performed by me, O best of twice-born: / women, and chiefs of twice-born, and ascetics in particular. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.59) ye ye dīnatarā lokā na samarthāḥ prayodhitum .. te mayā muṣitāḥ sarve na samarthāḥ kadācana ..59.. > Whosoever were wretched people, unable to fight back, / all of them were robbed by me, never those who were powerful. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.60) kuṭumbārthaṃ vimūḍhena sādhusaṃgavivarjinā .. yathaiva paṭhatā śāstraṃ tanme'dya patitaṃ hṛdi ..6.124.60... > Deluded for the sake of family, bereft of company of the virtuous— / just as if one were reading scripture, that has fallen upon my heart today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.61) yadi na syādbhavadbhirme darśanaṃ cādya sattamāḥ .. tadanyānyapi pāpāni kartāhaṃ syāṃ na saṃśayaḥ .. 61 .. > If my darśana with you had not occurred today, O best of beings, / then I would be a committer of yet other sins; there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.62) teṣāṃ madhyagataścāsītpulaho nāma sanmuniḥ .. hāsyaśīlaḥ sa taṃ prāha viplavārthaṃ dvijottamam .. .. 62 .. > And in their midst was a good sage named Pulaha; / fond of jesting, he said to that best of twice-born for the sake of confusion: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.63) ahaṃ te kīrtayiṣyāmi mantramekaṃ suśobhanam .. yaṃ dhyāyañjapyamānastvaṃ siddhiṃ yāsyasi śāśvatīm .. 63 .. > 'I will proclaim to you a very auspicious mantra, / meditating on which and reciting it, you will attain eternal perfection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.64) jāṭaghoṭetimantro'yaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakaḥ .. (ṭi. jāṭaghoṭā = jātigotra?) tamenaṃ japa vipra tvaṃ divārātramataṃdritaḥ .. 64 .. > This mantra "jāṭaghoṭā" is the granter of all perfections; / mutter this, O brahmin, day and night without wearying. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.65) tato yāsyasi saṃsiddhiṃ durlabhāṃ tridaśairapi .. 65 .. > Then you will attain complete perfection, difficult to attain even for the thirty \[gods\].' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.66) evamuktvātha te viprāstīrthayātrāṃ tato yayuḥ .. so'pi tatraiva caurastu sthito japaparāyaṇaḥ .. 66 .. > Having spoken thus, those brahmins then departed on their pilgrimage to sacred fords; / he too, the thief, remained right there, devoted to muttering \[the mantra\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.67) ananyamanasā tena prārabdhaḥ sa tadā japaḥ .. yathā'bhavatsamādhistho yenāvasthāṃ parāṃ gataḥ .. 67 .. > With an undistracted mind, that repetition was then begun by him, / in such a way that he became absorbed in samādhi, whereby he attained the supreme state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.68) tasyaivaṃ smaramāṇasya taṃ mantraṃ brāhmaṇasya ca .. niścalatvaṃ gataḥ kāyaḥ kārye ca niścalaḥ sthitaḥ .. 68 .. > As he, the brahmin, was thus remembering that mantra, / his body attained immobility, and he remained motionless in his undertaking. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.69) tataḥ kālena mahatā valmīkena samāvṛtaḥ .. samaṃtādbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā dhyānasthasya mahātmanaḥ .. 69 .. > Then, after a great length of time, he was covered all around by an anthill, / O best of brahmins, as that great-souled one remained in meditation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.70) tau mātāpitarau tasya sā ca bhāryā manasvinī .. yātā mṛtyuvaśaṃ sarve tamanveṣya prayatnataḥ .. 6.124.70 .. > Both his parents and that high-minded wife, / having searched for him diligently, all fell under the power of death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.71) na vijñātaśca tatrasthaḥ saṃnyastaḥ sa mahāvrataḥ .. saṃsārabhāvanirmuktastasmānmunisamāgamāt . 71 .. > And he, remaining there, was not noticed; renounced, of great vows, / freed from the feeling of worldly existence because of that meeting with the sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.72) kasyacittvatha kālasya tena mārgeṇa te punaḥ .. tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena munayaḥ samupasthitāḥ .. 72 .. > Then, after some time, by that same path again, / the sages arrived in the course of their pilgrimage to sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.73) procuścaitaddvijāḥ sthānaṃ yatra caureṇa saṃgamaḥ .. āsīdvastena raudreṇa brāhmaṇacchadmadhāriṇā .. 73 .. > And the twice-born said: 'This is the place where the encounter with the thief / occurred, with that terrible one wearing the disguise of a brahmin.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.74) tato valmīkamadhyasthaṃ śuśruvurnisvanaṃ ca te .. jāṭaghoṭetimaṃtrasya tasyaiva ca mahātmanaḥ .. 74 .. > Then they heard a sound from within the anthill, / of the mantra "jāṭaghoṭā", belonging to that very same great-souled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.75) atha bhūmyāṃ prahārāste sasvanuḥ sarvatodiśam .. te valmīkaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā taṃ cauraṃ tasya madhyagam .. 75 .. > Then strikes upon the ground resounded in all directions; / then, having seen the anthill and that thief situated in its midst, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.76) japamānaṃ tu taṃ mantraṃ pulahena niveditaḥ .. hāsyarūpeṇa yastasya siddhiṃ ca dvijasattamāḥ .. 76 .. > muttering that mantra which had been taught by Pulaha / in the form of a joke, and \[seeing\] his perfection, O best of twice-born— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.77) yadvā satyamidaṃ proktamācāryaiḥ śāstradṛṣṭibhiḥ .. stokaṃ siddhikṛte tasya yasmātsiddhirupasthitā .. 77 .. > Or rather, this was truthfully spoken by the teachers who see through the scriptures: / a little is sufficient for perfection, since perfection was attained by him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.78) mantre tīrthe dvije deve daivajñe bheṣaje gurau .. yādṛśī bhāvanā yasya siddhirbhavati tādṛśī .. .. 78 .. > Toward a mantra, a sacred ford, a twice-born, a deity, an astrologer, medicine, and a guru— / whatever kind of mental disposition one has, such perfection comes to be. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.79) atha taṃ vīkṣya saṃsiddhaṃ kumantreṇāpi taskaram .. te viprā vismayāviṣṭāḥ kṛpāviṣṭā viśeṣataḥ .. 79 .. > Then, seeing that thief accomplished even by means of a bad mantra, / those brahmins were filled with wonder, and especially filled with compassion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.80) samādhyarhaistato dravyaistailaistadbheṣajairapi .. 6.124.80 .. > Then, with substances fit for samādhi, with oils and with remedies, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.81) mamardustasya tadgātraṃ samādhisthaṃ ciraṃ dvijāḥ .. tataḥ sa cetanāṃ labdhā ālokya ca muhurmuhuḥ .. provāca vismayāviṣṭastānmunīnprakṛtāniti .. 81 .. > the twice-born massaged his body, which had been in samādhi for a long time. / Then, having regained consciousness and looking again and again, / filled with amazement, he spoke to those original sages thus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.82) .. lohajaṃgha uvāca .. .. kimarthaṃ na gatā yūyaṃ mayā muktā dvijottamāḥ .. nāhaṃ kiṃcidgrahīṣyāmi yuṣmadīyaṃ kathaṃcana .. kuṭuṃbārthaṃ yatastasmādvrajadhvaṃ svecchayā'dhunā .. 82 .. > Lohajaṅgha said: / 'Why have you not gone, having been released by me, O best of twice-born? / I will not take anything belonging to you by any means. / Since \[I acted\] for the sake of family, therefore depart now according to your desire.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.83) .. munaya ūcuḥ.. .. cirakālādvayaṃ prāptāḥ punarbhrāṃtvā'tra kānane .. samādhisthena na jñātaḥ kālo'tītastvayā bahu .. 83 .. > The sages said: / 'We have arrived after a long time, having wandered in this forest again. / Remaining in samādhi, the passage of much time was not noticed by you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.84) tau mātāpitarau vṛddhau tvayā muktau kṣayaṃ gatau . tvaṃ ca saṃsiddhimāpannaḥ parāmasmatprasādataḥ .. ..84.. > Those elderly parents, left behind by you, have gone to destruction; / and you have attained supreme perfection by our grace. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.85) valmīkāṃtaḥ sthito yasmātsaṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gataḥ .. valmīkirnāma vikhyātastasmālloke bhaviṣyasi.. 85 .. > Because you remained inside an anthill and attained supreme perfection, / you will therefore become renowned in the world by the name Valmīki. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.86) atrasthena yato muṣṭāstvayā lokāḥ purā dvija .. mukhārākhyaṃ tatastīrthametatkhyātiṃ gamiṣyati..86.. > Because people were robbed by you formerly while staying here, O twice-born, / therefore this sacred ford will attain renown under the name Mukhāra.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.87) ye'tra snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti śrāvaṇyāṃ śraddhayā dvijāḥ.. kṣālayiṣyaṃti te pāpaṃ caurya karmasamudbhavam ..87.. > Those brahmins who will take a ritual ablution here with faith on the full-moon day of Śrāvaṇa / will wash away the sin born of deeds of theft. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.88) .. sūta uvāca .. .. evamuktvātha te viprāstamāmaṃtrya muniṃ tataḥ .. praṇatāstena saṃjagmurvāṃchitāśāṃ tataḥ param .. 88 .. > Sūta said: / Having spoken thus, those vipras bid farewell to that sage; / bowed to by him, they then departed to the quarter they desired. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.89) tapaḥsthaḥ so'pi tatraiva vālmīkiriti yaḥ smṛtaḥ . 89 .. > He also remained engaged in austerity right there, who is remembered as Vālmīki. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.90) munīnāṃ pravaraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ saṃjātaśca tataḥ param .. adyāpi tiṣṭhate mūrtaḥ sa tatrastho munīśvaraḥ .. 6.124.90 .. > And thereafter he became the foremost, the best among sages. / Even today that lord of sages stands there in bodily form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.91) yastaṃ prapūjayedbhaktyā sa kavirjāyate bhuvam.. aṣṭamyāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ .. 91 .. > Whoever worships him with devotion on earth becomes a poet, / especially on the eighth day, fully endowed with faith. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.123.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123.124) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye mukhāratīrthotpattivarṇanaṃnāma caturviṃśatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 124 .. > Thus ends the one hundred twenty-fourth chapter, entitled “Description of the Origin of the Mukhāratīrtha,” in the Māhātmya of the Hāṭakeśvarakṣetra, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the auspicious 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.5.123.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.123) · Pramāṇa