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# Skandapurana 5.124

Skandapurāṇa 5.124

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.124.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.1)

. sūta uvāca .. ..  
tataḥ karṇotpalātīrthaṃ vikhyātaṃ cāsti śobhanam ..  
yatra snāto naraḥ samyaṅna viyogamavāpnuyāt .. 1 ..

> Sūta said: / Next is the renowned and auspicious Karṇotpalātīrtha, / bathed in which a man duly never undergoes separation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.2)

kathaṃcidapi ceṣṭena dhanenālijanena ca ..  
parākrameṇa dharmeṇa kalatreṇa viśeṣataḥ .. 2 ..

> in any way, from a beloved \[object\], from wealth, from female companions, / from prowess, from righteousness, and especially from a wife.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.3)

satyasaṃdha iti khyātaḥ purāsītpṛthivīpatiḥ ..  
ikṣvākukulasaṃbhūtaḥ sarvarūpaguṇairyutaḥ .. 3 ..

> Formerly there was an earthly sovereign renowned as Satyasaṃdha, / born in the lineage of Ikṣvāku, endowed with all beauty and virtues.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.4)

tasya karṇotpalānāma jātā kanyā suśobhanā ..  
bahuputrasya caikā sā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā .. 4 ..

> To him, who had many sons, was born a single, very beautiful maiden / named Karṇotpalā, marked with all auspicious signs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.5)

atha tasyāḥ pitā nāma cakre dvādaśame dine ..  
saṃmaṃtrya brāhmaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ bhṛtyāmātyairmuhurmuhuḥ .. 5 ..

> Then, on the twelfth day, her father gave \[her\] a name, / having repeatedly taken counsel together with brahmins, servants, and ministers:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.6)

yasmātkarṇotpalā ceyaṃ jātā mama kumārikā ..  
tasmātkarṇotpalānāma jātā kanyā suśobhanā .. 6 ..

> “Since this girl was born to me resembling a blue lotus at the ear (karṇotpala), / therefore she is born a very beautiful maiden named Karṇotpalā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.7)

bahu putrasya caikā sā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā ..  
tasmātkarṇotpalānāma jāyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ .. 7 ..

> She is the only daughter of \[me\] who have many sons, marked with all auspicious signs; / therefore, O best of the twice-born, let her name be Karṇotpalā.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.8)

kṛtanāmā'tha sā bālā vṛddhiṃ yāti dinedine ..  
āhlādakāriṇī nityaṃ kalā cāṃdramasī yathā .. 8 ..

> Having thus been named, that young girl grew day by day, / ever bringing delight, like a digit of the moon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.9)

atha sā kramaśaḥ prāptā yauvanaṃ baṃdhulālitā ..  
hastāddhastaṃ pragacchaṃtī sarveṣāṃ dvijasattamāḥ.. .. 9 ..

> Then gradually she attained youth, pampered by her relatives, / passing from hand to hand of all, O best of the twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.10)

atha tāṃ yauvanopetāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa pṛthivīpatiḥ .  
ciṃtayāmāsa cittena kasyemāṃ pradadāmyaham .. 6.125.10 ..

> Then, having seen her endowed with youth, that sovereign of the earth / pondered in his mind: “To whom shall I give this girl?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.11)

na tasyāḥ sadṛśaḥ kaścidvaro'tra dharaṇītale ..  
na svarge na ca pātāle kiṃ kṛtyaṃ me'dhunā bhavet . 11 ..

> There is no groom equal to her here on the surface of the earth, / nor in heaven, nor in Pātāla. What should be done by me now?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.12)

sa evaṃ bahudhā dhyātvā tadarthaṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ ..  
niścayaṃ prākaroccitte praṣṭavyo'tra pitāmahaḥ .. 12

> Having pondered in many ways for that purpose, that lord of the earth / made a decision in his mind: “The Grandfather (Brahmā) ought to be asked here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.13)

mayādya viṣaye cāsminsa devaḥ prerayiṣyati ..  
tasmai putrīṃ pradāsyāmi nānyasmai vai kathaṃcana .. 13 ..

> Whomever that god shall direct me to today in this matter, / to him I will give my daughter, and certainly to no other in any way.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.14)

sa evaṃ niścayaṃ kṛtvā tāmādāya tataḥ param ..  
brahmalokaṃ jagāmātha praṣṭuṃ tasyāḥ kṛte varam .. 14 ..

> Having thus made his resolve, taking her after that, / he then went to Brahmaloka to ask for a groom for her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.15)

atha yāvatsa saṃprāpto brahmalokaṃ nareśvaraḥ ..  
tāvatsaṃdhyā samutpannā brāhmī brāhmaṇasattamāḥ .. 15 ..

> Now, just as that ruler of men reached Brahmaloka, / at that moment the evening twilight of Brahmā arose, O best of brahmins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.16)

etasminnaṃtare brahmā sāyaṃtanakriyotsukaḥ ..  
upaviṣṭaḥ samādhisthastatkālaṃ samapadyata .. 16 ..

> Meanwhile, Brahmā, eager for his evening ritual, / seated and immersed in absorption (samādhi), remained at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.17)

satyasaṃdho'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā samādhisthaṃ pitāmaham ..  
samādhyaṃtaṃ pratīkṣansa upaviṣṭaḥ samīpataḥ .. 17 ..

> Satyasaṃdha too, having seen the Grandfather immersed in absorption, / sat down near him, awaiting the end of the absorption.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.18)

tato vilokya cātmānamātmani prapitāmahaḥ ..  
padme pravartite samyagaṣṭapatre hṛdi sthite .. 18 ..

> Then, beholding the Self within the self, the Great-grandfather, / in the fully opened eight-petalled lotus situated in the heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.19)

karṇikāmadhyagaṃ dīptaṃ bahuvarṇamatisthiram ..  
ānaṃdāśrupariklinnavadanaḥ pulakāṃkitaḥ .. 19 ..

> standing in the middle of the pericarp, radiant, of manifold hues, extremely steady, / his face moist with tears of joy, his hair thrilling with horripilation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.20)

tata ācamya prakṣālya caraṇau sarvatodiśam ..  
apaśyatpraṇataḥ sarvairbrahmalokanivāsibhiḥ ..6.125.20 ..

> then having sipped water and washed his feet, looked in all directions, / bowed to by all the dwellers of Brahmaloka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.21)

etasminnaṃtare rājā tāmādāya śubhānanām ..  
namaskṛtya tayā sārdhaṃ tataḥ provāca sādaram .. 21 ..

> In the meantime, taking that fair-faced girl / and bowing down along with her, the king then spoke with reverence:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.22)

ahaṃ deva samāyāto martyalokāttavāṃtikam ..  
satyasaṃdho mahīpāla ānarta bhuvi viśrutaḥ .. 22 ..

> “O god, I have come from the mortal realm into your presence; / I am the king Satyasaṃdha, renowned in the land of Ānarta.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.23)

iyaṃ karṇotpalānāma mama kanyā suśobhanā ..  
asyā bhuvi mayā labdho na samo'tra patiḥ kvacit .. 23 ..

> This very beautiful maiden of mine is named Karṇotpalā; / no husband equal to her has been found by me anywhere here on earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.24)

sadṛśastena cāyātastava pārśve surottama ..  
tasmānme brūhi bharttāramasyā yena dadāmyaham .. 24 ..

> And an equal one \[is sought\]; therefore, O best of gods, I have come to your side. / Therefore tell me a husband for her, to whom I may give \[her\].”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.25)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..  
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tataḥ provāca padmajaḥ ..  
vihasya sarvadevānāṃ samāje dvijasattamāḥ . 25 ..

> Sūta said: / Hearing those words of his, the lotus-born \[Brahmā\] then said, / laughing, in the assembly of all the gods, O best of the twice-born:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.26)

yadi pṛcchasi me bhūpa kanyādharmapatiṃ prati ..  
tannaiṣā kasyaciddeyā sāṃprataṃ śṛṇu kāraṇam .. 26 ..

> “If you ask me, O king, concerning a lawful husband for the maiden, / then she must not be given to anyone at present; listen to the reason.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.27)

ātmaśreṇiprasūtāya vayojyeṣṭhāya bhūpate ..  
kanyā deyā ca dharmāya yaśase kulavṛddhaye .. 27 ..

> To one born in one's own class and older in age, O lord of the earth, / a girl is to be given, for righteousness, fame, and the increase of the family.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.28)

seyaṃ tava sutā martye jyeṣṭhabhāvaṃ samāśritā ..  
sarveṣāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ yattattvaṃ kāraṇaṃ śṛṇu .. 28 ..

> This daughter of yours has attained the status of seniority among mortals / with respect to all the rulers of the earth; listen to the factual reason for that.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.29)

mamāṃtikaṃ prapannasya tava jātaṃ yugatrayam..  
atītā bhūtale martyā ye dṛṣṭāḥ prāktvayā nṛpa .. 29 ..

> Three ages (yugas) have passed for you since you came into my presence; / those mortals whom you saw previously on the face of the earth, O king, have passed away.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.30)

anyā sṛṣṭiḥ samutpannā sāṃprataṃ dharaṇītale ..  
na tvaṃ jānāsi māhātmyānmama lokasamudbhavāt.. 6.125.30 ..

> Another creation has now arisen on the surface of the earth; / you do not know \[this\] on account of the majesty born of my world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.31)

na devā mānuṣīṃ bhāryāṃ kurvanti ca kathaṃcana ..  
śleṣmamūtrapurīṣāṇāṃ saṃsthānaṃ yā vigarhitā .. 31 ..

> And the gods never take a human woman as wife, / who is despised as an abode of phlegm, urine, and feces.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.32)

tasmādatraiva tiṣṭha tvaṃ sutayā sahito nṛpa ..  
hastyaśvādi ca yatkiṃcittatsarvaṃ te kṣayaṃ gatam .. 32 ..

> Therefore, stay right here together with your daughter, O king; / elephants, horses, and whatever else you had—all that of yours has gone to ruin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.33)

putrāḥ pautrāstathā bhṛtyā ye cānye bāṃdhavāstava ..  
te sarve nidhanaṃ prāptā ye cānye bhavatekṣitāḥ .. 33 ..

> Sons, grandsons, servants, and whatever other kinsmen you had— / all those have met their death, as well as the others who were seen by you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.34)

sa tatheti pratijñāya sthitaḥ pārthivasattamaḥ ..  
yāvattāvatsuduḥkhārtā rudatīsā'bravītsutā .. 34 ..

> Assenting to this, saying ‘So be it,’ the best of kings remained. / Meanwhile, the daughter, afflicted with deep grief, weeping, said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.35)

nāhaṃ tāta vasiṣyāmi sthānesminbrahmasaṃbhave ..  
sakhījanaparityaktā baṃdhuvargavinākṛtā .. 35 ..

> “O father, I will not live in this place originating from Brahmā, / abandoned by my female friends and separated from the circle of kinsfolk.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.36)

tasmādyāsyāmi tatraiva yatra sā jananī mama ..  
tāśca sakhyaḥ kṛtānaṃdā yābhiḥ saṃkrīḍitaṃ mayā .. 36 ..

> Therefore I will go right there where that mother of mine is, / and those joyful friends with whom I played.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.37)

bhartrā vinākṛtā nāhaṃ nayiṣye kālasaṃsthitim ..  
tasmāttatra drutaṃ gaccha yatra me jananī sthitā .. 37 ..

> Deprived of a husband, I will not spend the duration of time; / therefore go swiftly there where my mother stays!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.38)

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā snehārdreṇa sa cetasā ..  
tāmādāya tataḥ prāptaḥ svaṃ deśaṃ pārthivottamaḥ .. 38 ..

> Hearing her words, with a mind softened by affection, / the best of kings took her and arrived at his own country. 38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.39)

yāvatpaśyati tāvatsa sthalasthāne jalāśayān ..  
jalasthāneṣu saṃjātāḥ sthalasaṃghāḥ sudurgamāḥ .. 39 ..

> As he looked around, he saw reservoirs of water in places where dry land had been, / and impassable tracts of land had arisen in place of water. 39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.40)

anye lokāstathā dharmāsteṣāṃ madhye vyavasthitāḥ ..  
pṛcchannapi na jānāti saṃbaṃdhaṃ kenacitsaha .. 6.125.40 ..

> Other people and their customs were established among them. / Even though he asked, he recognized no connection with anyone. 40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.41)

tathā martyānilaspṛṣṭandyatattkaṇātsa mahīpatiḥ ..  
sā ca kanyā jarāgrastā saṃjātā śvetamūrddhajā .. 41 ..

> Then, having been touched by the air of the mortal world, at that very moment that king / and that maiden were seized by old age, their hair turning white, 41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.42)

valibhiḥ pūrṇitāṃgī ca śīrṇadaṃtā kucacyutā ..  
amanojñā virūpāṃgī cipiṭākṣī dvijottamāḥ .. 42 ..

> her body covered with wrinkles, her teeth decaying, her breasts fallen, / unlovely, deformed in body, and flat-eyed, O best of brahmins. 42  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.43)

sopi rājā tathābhūto vepamānaḥ padepade ..  
papraccha bhūpatiḥ kotra deśaḥ koyaṃ puraṃ ca kim .. 43 ..

> The king too, in the same state, trembling at every step, / the monarch asked: “What country is this here? What city is this? 43  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.44)

atha procurjanāstasya deśa ānarta ityayam ..  
ayaṃ bhūpotra vikhyātaḥ sudharmajño bṛhadbalaḥ .. 44 ..

> Then the people said to him: “This country is Ānarta. / Here, the famous king who knows dharma well is Bṛhadbala. 44  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.49)

etatprāptipuraṃnāma eṣā sābhramatī nadī ..  
gartātīrthamidaṃ puṇyametasyāḥ parikīrtitam .. 49 ..

> This is named the town of Prāptipura; this river is the Sābhramatī. / This is proclaimed to be the sacred Gartātīrtha upon it, 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.49\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.49_1)

yatraite munayaḥ śāṃtā dāṃtāścāṣṭaguṇe ratāḥ ..  
taparatā mahābhāgāḥ snānajapyayaparāyaṇāḥ .. .. 46 ..

> where these sages, tranquil, self-restrained, devoted to the eight virtues, / devoted to austerity, fortunate, are intent upon ritual ablution and silent recitation.” 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.49\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.49_2)

tataḥ sa tu samākarṇya ruroda kṛtaniḥsvanaḥ ..  
svasutāṃ tāṃ samāliṃgya duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ .. 47 ..

> Hearing this, he wept aloud, / embracing his daughter, filled with sorrow and grief. 47  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.49\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.49_3)

tau ca vṛddhatamau dṛṣṭvā rudatau kṛpayānvitāḥ ..  
sarve lokāḥ samājagmuḥ papracchuśca suduḥkhitāḥ .. 48 ..

> Seeing the two of them, deeply aged and weeping, filled with pity, / all the people came together and, deeply troubled, asked: 48  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.49\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.49_4)

kiṃ tvaṃ vṛddha suduḥkhārtaḥ prarodiṣi nirargalam ..  
anayā vṛddhayā sārdhaṃ tasmānnaḥ kāraṇaṃ vada .. 49 ..

> “Why, old man, afflicted with deep sorrow, do you weep unrestrainedly / together with this old woman? Therefore tell us the cause. 49  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.50)

kiṃ te naṣṭaḥ priyaḥ kaścitkiṃ vā jāto dhanakṣayaḥ ..  
parābhūtosi vā kiṃ tvaṃ kenāpi vada mā ciram .. 6.125.50 ..

> Has some loved one of yours perished, or has there been a loss of wealth? / Or have you been humiliated by someone? Speak without delay! 50  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.51)

dharmajño duṣṭahaṃtā ca sādhūnāṃ pālane rataḥ ..  
rājā bṛhadbalosmākaṃ yena te kurute sukham .. 51 .. ..

> Knowing dharma, slayer of the wicked, and devoted to protecting the virtuous, / our king is Bṛhadbala, so that he may bring you happiness.” 51  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93)

satyasaṃdha uvāca .. ..  
ānarttādhipatiścāhaṃ satyasaṃdha iti smṛtaḥ ..  
mama karṇotpalānāma suteyaṃ dayitā sadā ..  
sohamasyāḥ pradānārthaṃ brahmalokamito gataḥ ..  
praṣṭuṃ pitāmahaṃ devaṃ sthitastatra muhūrtavat .. 93 ..

> Satyasandha said: / “I am the ruler of Ānarta, known as Satyasandha. / This is my daughter named Karṇotpalā, ever cherished. / I went from here to the realm of Brahmā to give her in marriage, / to consult the god, the Grandfather, and I stayed there for mere moments. 52–53  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_5)

tato bhūyaḥ samāyāto yāvatpaśyāmi bhūtalam ..  
tāvadvilomatāṃ prāptaṃ sarvaṃ no vedmi kiñcana .. 54 ..

> Then, having returned here, as I look upon the earth, / everything has undergone complete change; I recognize nothing at all.” 54  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_6)

tacchrutvā te janā gatvā vismayotphullalocanāḥ ..  
bṛhadbalāya tatsarvamācakhyustuṣṭisaṃyutāḥ .. 55 ..

> Hearing that, those people went, their eyes wide with wonder, / and full of satisfaction related all of that to Bṛhadbala. 55  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_7)

so'pi tatsarvamākarṇya tataḥ śīghrataraṃ gataḥ ..  
padbhyāmeva sthito yatra satyasandho mahīpatiḥ .. 56 ..

> He too, having heard it all, went very swiftly, / on foot alone, to where King Satyasandha stood. 56  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_8)

tatastaṃ praṇipatyoccaiḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ ..  
svāgataṃ te mahīpāla bhūyaḥ susvāgataṃ ca te .. 57 ..

> Then, having bowed low before him, he stood with folded hands: / “Welcome to you, protector of the earth, and once again, a heartfelt welcome to you! 57  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_9)

idaṃ rājyaṃ nijaṃ bhūyo mayā bhṛtyena sādaram ..  
kuruṣva svecchayā dehi dānāni vividhāni ca .. 58 ..

> This kingdom is your own; ruled once more by me, your respectful servant, / govern it according to your will, and give various gifts.” 58  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_10)

tatastaṃ ca samāliṃgya śirasyādhāya cāsakṛt ..  
uvācāśrupariklinnavadano gadgadākṣaram .. 59 ..

> Then, having embraced him and kissed his head repeatedly, / with his face wet with tears, he spoke in a choked voice: 59  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_11)

vatsa cīrṇaṃ mayā rājyaṃ dānaṃ dattaṃ pṛthagvidham ..  
vājimedhamukhairyajñairiṣṭaṃ saṃpūrṇadakṣiṇaiḥ ..6.125.6...

> “Child, a kingdom has been enjoyed by me, and diverse gifts given; / I have sacrificed with rituals such as the horse sacrifice, with abundant priestly fees. 60  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_12)

tasmāttapaścariṣyāmi sutayā cānayā saha ..  
yathaiṣā labhate bhūyastāruṇyaṃ prāktanaṃ śubham ..6...

> Therefore I shall practice austerity together with this daughter, / so that she may regain her former auspicious youth.” 61  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_13)

.. bṛhadbala uvāca .. ..  
pāraṃparyeṇa rājeṃdra mayaitatsakalaṃ śrutam ..  
satyasaṃdho mahīpālaḥ kanyāmādāya nirgataḥ .. 62 ..

> Bṛhadbala said: / “Through continuous tradition, O lord of kings, I have heard all this: / King Satyasandha set out taking his maiden daughter; 62  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_14)

kutracinna samāyātaḥ sa bhūyo'pi purottame ..  
tatastatsacivai rājyaṃ pratipālya ciraṃ nṛpa ..  
abhiṣiktastataḥ putraḥ suhayonāma viśrutaḥ .. 63 ..

> he never returned anywhere to this foremost city. / Then, O king, the ministers preserved the kingdom for a long time, / and then his son named the famed Suhaya was consecrated. 63  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_15)

tasyāhaṃ kramaśo jātaḥ saptasaptatimo vibho..  
puruṣastava vaṃśasya samudbhūto mahāpatiḥ .. 64 ..

> In succession to him, O lord, I was born as the seventy-seventh / man born in your lineage, a great ruler. 64  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_16)

tasmādatraiva kalyāṇe sthāne'sminmedhyatāṃ gate ..  
gartātīrthe kuru vibho tapastvamanayā saha .. 65 ..

> Therefore, O lord, right here in this auspicious place that has attained sanctity, / at Gartātīrtha, practice austerity together with her, 65  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_17)

yena te caraṇau nityaṃ praṇipatya trisaṃdhijam..  
śreyaḥ prāpnomyasaṃdigdhaṃ prasādaḥ kriyatāmiti .. 66 ..

> so that, constantly bowing at your feet at the three junctures of the day, / I may undoubtedly attain welfare. Let your grace be shown!” 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_18)

.. satyasaṃdha uvāca .. ..  
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre mayāsītsthāpitaṃ purā ..  
liṃgaṃ vṛṣabhanāthasya tāvadasti suputraka .. 67 ..

> Satyasandha said: / “In the sacred field of Hāṭakeśvara, there was formerly established by me / a liṅga of Vṛṣabhanātha; does it still exist, good son? 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_19)

tattasyārādhanaṃ nityaṃ kariṣyāmi divāniśam ..  
tasmātprāpaya māṃ tatra anayā sutayā saha .. 68 ..

> I shall constantly worship it day and night; / therefore take me there together with this daughter.” 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_20)

evaṃ tayoḥ pravadatoranyonyaṃ bhūmipālayoḥ ..  
garttātīrthātsamāyātā brāhmaṇāḥ kautukānvitāḥ ..  
śrutvā bhūmipatiṃ prāptaṃ ciraṃtanaguruṃ śubham.. 69 ..

> As the two kings were conversing with one another in this way, / the brahmins arrived from Gartātīrtha full of curiosity, / having heard that the king, their auspicious ancient forefather, had arrived. 69  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_21)

tataḥ sa pārthivasteṣāṃ dattvārghaṃ prāṃjaliḥ sthitaḥ ..  
provāca svargavṛttāṃtamāsyatāmiti sādaram .. 6.125.70 ..

> Then that ruler of the earth, having given them guest-water, stood with folded hands, / and spoke respectfully of the news of heaven, saying, “Please be seated.” 70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_22)

atha te brāhmaṇāḥ sarve yathājyeṣṭhaṃ yathāsukham..  
upaviṣṭā nareṃdrasya caturdikṣu suvismitāḥ ..  
papracchustaṃ ca bhūpālaṃ vārtāṃ brahmagṛhodbhavām .. 71 ..

> Then all those brahmins, seated in order of seniority and at their ease / on the four sides of the king, filled with wonder, / asked that monarch for the news originating from Brahmā's abode, 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_23)

yathā sa tatra niryāta āgataśca yathā purā ..  
ālāpāḥ padmayoneśca yathā jātāstvanekaśaḥ .. 72 ..

> how he had departed there, and how he had come as before, / and the various conversations that had taken place with the Lotus-born \[Brahmā\]. 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_24)

tataḥ kathāṃtamāsādya satyasaṃdho mahīpatiḥ ..  
kiṃcidāsādya taṃ prāha samīpasthaṃ bṛhadbalam .. 73 ..

> Then, reaching the end of the narrative, King Satyasandha, / approaching Bṛhadbala who stood nearby, said a few words to him: 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_25)

mayā iṣṭaṃ makhaiścitrairanekairbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ ..  
dānāni ca vicitrāṇi yeṣāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate .. 74 ..

> “I have sacrificed with manifold splendid rites endowed with abundant priestly fees, / and \[given\] various gifts of which there is no counting. 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_26)

ekadāhaṃ gataḥ putra camatkārapurottame ..  
dṛṣṭaṃ mayā puraṃ tacca samaṃtādbrāhmaṇaivṛtam .. 75..

> Once, O son, I went to the supreme city of Camatkārapura; / and I saw that city surrounded on all sides by brahmins, 75  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_27)

japasvādhyāyasaṃpannairagnihotraparāyaṇaiḥ ..  
gṛhasthadharmasaṃpannairlokadvayaphalānvitaiḥ .. 76 ..

> endowed with silent recitation and study of the Veda, devoted to the fire sacrifice, / endowed with the duties of the householder, possessing the fruits of both worlds. 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_28)

tataśca ciṃtitaṃ citte sa vanyo mama pūrvajaḥ ..  
yenaiṣopārjitā kīrtiḥ śāśvatī kṣayavarjitā .. 77 ..

> And then it was thought in my mind: Praiseworthy is that ancestor of mine / by whom this eternal fame, free from decay, was acquired. 77  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_29)

tasmādahamapi sthāpya puramīdṛksamucchritam ..  
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāsyāmi tatkīrtiparivṛddhaye .. 78 ..

> Therefore, I too, having established such an elevated city, / shall give it to the brahmins for the increase of that fame. 78  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_30)

evaṃ citayamānasya mama nityaṃ mahīpate ..  
avāṃtareṇa saṃjātaṃ brahmalokaprayāṇakam .. 79 ..

> As I was constantly contemplating in this manner, O king, / in the meantime the journey to the realm of Brahmā came to pass. 79”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_31)

etadekaṃ hi me citte paścāttāpakaraṃ sthitam..  
nānyatkiṃcinmahīpāla kṛtakṛtyasya sarvataḥ .. 6.125.80 ..

> "This one regret alone remains in my mind; / nothing else at all \[remains\], O protector of the earth, for one whose purpose has been achieved in every way. (80)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_32)

tasmātprārthaya vipreṃdrānkāṃścideṣāṃ mahātmanām ..  
yena yacchāmi susthānaṃ kṛtvā tebhyastavājñayā .. 81 ..

> Therefore, make a request to some of the foremost brahmins among these great-souled ones, / so that, having created an excellent settlement, I may grant it to them at your command." (81)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_33)

tataḥ sa prārthayāmāsa tadarthaṃ brāhmaṇottamān ..  
mamopari dayāṃ kṛtvā kriyatāṃ bhoḥ parigrahaḥ .. 82 ..

> Then he besought the best of brahmins for that purpose: / "Taking pity upon me, sir, let this acceptance \[of the gift\] be made. (82)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_34)

asya bhūpasya sadbhaktyā yacchataḥ puramuttamam ..  
ahaṃ vaḥ pālayiṣyāmi sarve madvaṃśajāśca te .. .. 83 ..

> As this king gives this excellent city out of true devotion, / I shall sustain you, as will all those born of my lineage." (83)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_35)

tataḥ kāṃścitsukṛcchreṇa samānīya bṛhadbalaḥ ..  
rājñe nivedayāmāsa etebhyo dīyatāmiti .. 84 ..

> Then Bṛhadbala, bringing some \[brahmins\] with great difficulty, / announced to the king: "Let it be given to these." (84)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_36)

tataḥ prakṣālya sarveṣāṃ pādānsa pṛthivīpatiḥ ..  
satyasaṃdho dadau tebhyaḥ purārthaṃ bhūmimuttamām .. 85 ..

> Then, having washed the feet of them all, that lord of the earth, / true to his promise, gave them excellent land for the sake of a city. (85)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_37)

bṛhadbalasya cādeśaṃ dadau saṃprasthitaḥ svayam ..  
tvayaitadyogyatāṃ neyaṃ puraṃ parapuraṃjaya .. 86 ..

> Setting out himself, he gave an order to Bṛhadbala: / "You must bring this city to suitable perfection, O conqueror of enemy citadels." (86)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_38)

gatvā ca sa tayā sārdhaṃ tatkṣetraṃ hāṭakeśvaram ..  
talliṃgaṃ prāpya saṃhṛṣṭaściraṃ tepe tapastataḥ .. 87 ..

> Having gone with her to that sacred field of Hāṭakeśvara, / delighted on reaching that liṅga, he then performed austerity for a long time. (87)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_39)

sāpi karṇotpalā prāpya kiṃcitpuṇyaṃ jalāśayam ..  
tapastepe pratiṣṭhāpya gaurīṃ śraddhāsamanvitā .. 88 ..

> Karṇotpalā too, having reached a certain sacred body of water, / installed Gaurī and performed austerity endowed with faith. (88)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_40)

etasminnaṃtare rājā kāladharmamupāgataḥ ..  
ānartādhipatiryuddhe hataḥ putraiḥ samanvitaḥ .. 89 ..

> Meanwhile, the king succumbed to the law of Time: / the ruler of Ānarta was slain in battle along with his sons. (89)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_41)

tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve gartātīrthasamudbhavāḥ ..  
satyasaṃdhaṃ samabhyetya procurduḥkhasamanvitāḥ .. 6.125.90 ..

> Then all those brahmins originating from Gartātīrtha, / approaching Satyasandha, spoke filled with grief: (90)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_42)

parigrahaḥ kṛto'smābhiḥ kevalaṃ pṛthivīpate ..  
na ca kiṃcitphalaṃ jātaṃ vṛttijaṃ naḥ purodbhavam .. 91 ..

> "A gift was merely accepted by us, O protector of the earth, / and no fruit arose for us regarding livelihood arising from the city. (91)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_43)

tasmātkuru sthitiṃ tvaṃ ca svadharmaparivṛddhaye ..?.  
yena tadvartanopāyo hyasmākaṃ nṛpasattama .. 92 ..

> Therefore, make an arrangement yourself for the increase of your own duty, / by which there may indeed be a means of livelihood for us, O best of kings! (92)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.93\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.93_44)

rājā bṛhadbalo yuddhe kāladharmamupāgataḥ ..  
yastvayā darśito'smākaṃ vṛttyarthaṃ nṛpasattama .. 93 ..

> King Bṛhadbala has succumbed to the law of Time in battle— / he who was designated by you for our livelihood, O best of kings!" (93)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.94)

.. satyasandha uvāca .. ..  
saṃnyasto'haṃ dvijaśreṣṭhā vṛttiṃ kartuṃ na ca kṣamaḥ ..  
yadi me syātpumānkaścidanvaye'pi na saṃśayaḥ .. 94 ..

> Satyasandha said: / "I have renounced the world, O best of the twice-born, and am unable to provide a livelihood. / If only there were any male descendant in my lineage, there would be no doubt. (94)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.95)

tasmādvrajatha harmyaṃ svaṃ prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ mama ..  
abhāgyairbhavadīyaiśca hato rājā bṛhadbalaḥ .. 95 ..

> Therefore, go to your own dwelling; let favor be shown to me. / And through your own misfortunes, King Bṛhadbala was killed." (95)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.96)

evamuktāśca te viprā matvā tathyaṃ ca tadvacaḥ ..  
svasthānaṃ tvaritā jagmuḥ so'pi cakre tapaściram .. 96 ..

> Thus addressed, those brahmins, considering his words to be true, / swiftly went to their own abode; he too performed austerity for a long time. (96)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.124.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.124.125)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye satyasandhanṛpativṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 125 ..

> Thus ends the one hundred and twenty-fifth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Story of King Satyasandha', in the Māhātmya of the Sacred Field of Śrī Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[section\], in the Mahāpurāṇa of Śrī Skanda, in the collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. (125)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.124.1) — English, machine translation

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