[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) › 5.131 # Skandapurana 5.131 Skandapurāṇa 5.131 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.131.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ . .. tvayā sūtaja tatrasthaṃ yājñavalkyasya kīrtitam .. tīrthaṃ vararuceścaiva vaināyakyaṃ pravidyate .. 1 .. > The seers said: / O son of Sūta, you have related the sacred ford situated there belonging to Yājñavalkya, / and there exists that of Vararuci dedicated to Vināyaka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.2) kātyāyanasya na proktaṃ kiñcittatra mahāmate .. kiṃ vā tena kṛtaṃ naiva kiṃ vā te vismṛtiṃ gatam .. 2 .. > Nothing of Kātyāyana has been told there, O high-minded one. / Was nothing indeed done by him, or has it slipped your memory? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.3) tasmādācakṣva naḥ śīghraṃ yadi kiṃcinmahātmanā .. kṣetretra nirmitaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam . 3 .. > Therefore, declare to us quickly if any sacred ford granting all perfections / was made in this sacred field by that great-souled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.4) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tena vāstupadaṃnāma tatra tīrthavinirmitam .. kātyāyanena vipreṇa sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām .. 4 .. > Sūta said: / A sacred ford named Vāstupada was constructed there / by that brahmin Kātyāyana, granting all desires to men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.5) catvāriṃśattribhiryuktā devatā yatra paṃca ca .. pūjyaṃte pūjitāścāpi siddhiṃ yacchaṃti tatkṣaṇāt .. 5 .. > where forty-five deities / are worshipped, and being worshipped, they bestow perfection that very moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.6) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. kasmāttā devatāḥ sūta pūjyaṃte tatra saṃsthitāḥ .. nāmataśca vibhāgena kīrtayasva pṛthakpṛthak .. 6 .. > The seers said: / Why, O Sūta, are those deities situated there worshipped? / Tell us according to their names and divisions, one by one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.7) .. sūta uvāca .. .. pūrvaṃ kiṃcinmahadbhūtaṃ nirgataṃ dharaṇītalāt .. apūrvaṃ raudramatyugraṃ kṛṣṇa daṃtaṃ bhayānakam .. 7 .. > Sūta said: / Formerly a certain great being emerged from the surface of the earth, / extraordinary, terrible, exceedingly fierce, black-toothed, and terrifying, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.9) śaṃkukarṇaṃ kṛśāsyaṃ ca ūrdhvakeśaṃ bhayānakam .. devānāṃ nāśanārthāya mānuṣāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ .. .. ākṛṣṭaṃ dānaveṃdreṇa maṃtraiḥ śukrapradarśitaiḥ .. avadhyaṃ sarvaśastrāṇāmastrāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .. 9 .. > with peg-like ears, an emaciated face, hair standing upright, terrifying, / for the destruction of the gods and especially of men, / drawn forth by the lord of Dānavas through mantras demonstrated by Śukra, / immune to being killed by any weapons, and especially missiles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.10) atha devāḥ samālokya tattādṛksubhayāvaham .. jaghnuḥ śastraiḥ śitaiścitraiḥ kopena mahatānvitāḥ .. 6.132.10 .. > Then the gods, seeing that \[creature\] that was of such a kind and so terrifying, / struck it with various sharp weapons, filled with great wrath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.11) naiva śekustadaṃgeṣu prahartuṃ yatnamāsthitāḥ .. bhakṣyaṃte kevalaṃ tena śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ .. 11 .. > They were not able to inflict injury upon its limbs despite their effort; / they were merely devoured by it in their hundreds and thousands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.12) atha te yatnamāsthāya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ .. brahmāṇamagrataḥ kṛtvā tadbhūtamabhidudruvuḥ .. 12 .. > Then, making an effort, all the gods along with Indra, / placing Brahmā in front, ran toward that being. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.13) tataḥ saṃgṛhya yatnena sarvagātreṣu sarvataḥ .. tacca paṃcaguṇairdevaiḥ pātitaṃ dharaṇītale.. .. 13 .. > Then, having seized it with effort on all limbs from all sides, / it was brought down to the surface of the earth by the gods, five times in number. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.14) upaviṣṭāstatastasya sarve bhūtvā samaṃtataḥ .. prahārānsaṃprayacchaṃti na lagaṃti ca tasya te .. 14 .. > Thereupon, all of them having sat upon it from every side, / delivered blows, but they did not take effect on it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.15) ātharvaṇena sūktena jātaṃ cāmṛtabiṃdunā .. tadbhūtaṃ preṣitaṃ daityairmuṃḍena ca tadaṃtikam.. 15 .. > Born through an Atharvan hymn and a drop of nectar, / that being had been dispatched by the Daityas and by Muṇḍa into their presence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.16) evaṃ varṣasahasrāṃtaṃ tattathaiva vyavasthitam . na muṃcaṃti bhayātte tu na haṃtuṃ śaknuvaṃti ca .. 16 .. > In this way, for up to a thousand years, it remained just so; / out of fear they did not release it, nor were they able to kill it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.17) tasyodare sthito brahmā śakrādyā amarāśca ye .. caturdikṣu sthitāḥ kruddhā mahadyatnena saṃsthitāḥ .. tataste dānavāḥ sarve maṃtraṃ cakruḥ parasparam .. 17 .. > Brahmā stood on its belly, and the immortals beginning with Indra / stood in the four quarters, enraged, maintaining their positions with great effort. / Then all those Dānavas took counsel with one another: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.18) asya bhūtasya raudrasya śukrasṛṣṭasya tatkṣaṇāt .. eka evātra nirdiṣṭa upāyo devasaṃkṣayaḥ . 18 .. > "For this fierce being created by Śukra, / the destruction of the gods has been pointed out as the only remedy here immediately." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.19) tataḥ śastrāṇi tīkṣṇāni dānavāste mahābalāḥ .. muṃcaṃto vividhānnādānsamājagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ .. 19 .. > Then those mighty Dānavas, releasing sharp weapons / and emitting various cries, arrived by the thousands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.20) etasminnaṃtare viṣṇurāgatastatra tatkṣaṇāt .. āha bhūtaṃ tadā viṣṇurvacasā hlādayanniva .. 6.132.20 .. > In the meantime Viṣṇu arrived there that very moment. / Then Viṣṇu spoke to the being, as if gladdening it with his speech: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.21) yo yasminsaṃsthito gātre devastava samudbhave .. tatra pūjāṃ samādāya tasmāttvāṃ tarpayiṣyati ..21.. > "Whichsoever god is situated upon whichsoever limb of yours, O being, / having received worship there, he will satisfy you with that. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.22) naivaṃvidhā tu loke'sminpūjā devasya saṃsthitā .. kasyacidyādṛśī te'dya mayā saṃpratipāditā .. 22 .. > No worship of any god in this world has ever been established / of such a kind as has been granted to you today by me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.23) tatastena pratijñātamavikalpena? cetasā.. evaṃ te'haṃ kariṣyāmi paraṃ me vacanaṃ śṛṇu .. 23 .. > Then it agreed with an unwavering mind: / "I shall do thus for you, but listen to my condition: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.24) yadi kaścinna me pūjāṃ kariṣyati kadācana .. kathaṃcinmānavaḥ kaścitsa me bhakṣyo bhaviṣyati .. 24 .. > If anyone does not perform worship to me at any time, / any such human being shall become my food." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.25) .. sūta uvāca .. .. bāḍhamityeva ca prokte tato devena cakriṇā .. tadbhūtaṃ niścalaṃ jātaṃ harṣeṇa mahatānvitam .. 25 .. > Sūta said: / When "So be it!" was indeed uttered by the discus-bearing deity, / that being became motionless, filled with great joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.26) tato devāḥ samutthāya tattyaktvā śastrapāṇayaḥ .. jaghnuśca niśitaiḥ śastraiḥ palāyanasamutsukān .. lajjāhīnāngatāmarṣāndīnavākyaprajalpakān .. 26 .. > Then the gods, having arisen and left it, with weapons in hand, / struck with sharp weapons those who were eager to flee, / devoid of shame, devoid of anger, uttering wretched words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.27) tataḥ svasthaḥ sa bhūtvā tu harirdaityairnipātitaiḥ .. provāca padmajaṃ nāma bhūtasyāsya kuruṣva bhoḥ .. 27 .. > Then Hari, having become calm once the Daityas were brought down, / said to the lotus-born \[Brahmā\]: "Sir, give a name to this being." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.28) .. brahmovāca ... .. anena tava vākyasya proktaṃ vākyaṃ hare yataḥ .. vāstvetaditi yasmācca tasmādvāstu bhaviṣyati .. 28 .. > Brahmā said: / "Since in response to your word, O Hari, his word was spoken, / and since \[he said\] 'this should be a settlement' (vāstu), therefore he will be Vāstu." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.29) evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśa āhūya viśvakarmaṇe .. vidhānaṃ kathayāmāsa pūjārthaṃ vistarānvitam .. 29 .. > Having spoken thus, Hṛṣīkeśa summoned Viśvakarman / and declared in detail the rule for its worship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.30) etasminnaṃtare prāha yājñavalkyasutaḥ sudhīḥ .. viśvakarmāṇamāhūya prathamaṃ dvijasattamāḥ .. 6.132.30 .. > In the meantime, the wise son of Yājñavalkya, / having first summoned Viśvakarman, O best of the twice-born, said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.31) hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre mamāśramapadaṃ kuru .. anenaiva vidhānena proktena tu mahāmate .. 31 .. > "In the sacred field arising from Hāṭakeśvara, construct my hermitage / according to this very rule that was spoken, O high-minded one!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.32) tatohaṃ sakalaṃ buddhvā vṛddhiṃ neṣyāmi bhūtale .. bālāvabodhanārthāya tasmādāgaccha satvaram .. 32 .. > "Then, understanding it completely, I shall propagate it on the earth / for the instruction of the ignorant; therefore, come quickly." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.33) tataḥ saṃpreṣayāmāsa taṃ brahmāpi tadaṃtikam .. viśvakarmāṇamāhūya svasutasya hite sthitaḥ .. 33 .. > Then Brahmā also sent him into his presence, / having summoned Viśvakarman, intent on the welfare of his son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.34) viśvakarmāpi tatraitya vāstupūjāṃ yathoditām .. cakāra brahmaṇā proktāṃ yādṛśīṃ sakalāṃ tataḥ .. 34.. > Viśvakarman too, having arrived there, performed the site-worship as prescribed, / all of it just as was spoken by Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.35) kātyāyano'pi tāṃ sarvāṃ dṛṣṭvā cakre sahasraśaḥ .. tadā viśvahitārthāya śālākarmādi pūrvikām .. . 35 .. > Kātyāyana also, having seen all of it, then performed it thousands of times / for the welfare of the world, beginning with the construction of halls and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.36) evaṃ vāstupadaṃ jātaṃ tasminkṣetre dvijottamāḥ .. asminkṣetre naraḥ pāpātspṛṣṭo mucyeta karmaṇā .. 36 .. > Thus the sacred site for building came to be in that sacred field, O best of brahmins. / In this sacred field, a man touched by sin is freed by this rite. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.37) tathā na prāpnuyāddoṣaṃ gṛhajātaṃ kathaṃcana .. śilpotthaṃ kupadotthaṃ ca kuvāstujamathāpi ca .. 37 .. > Likewise, he will never incur any fault arising from a house, / whether arising from craftsmanship, from an improper site, or from improper construction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.38) vaiśākhasya tṛtīyāyāṃ śuklāyāṃ rohiṇīṣu ca .. tatpadaṃ nihitaṃ tatra vāstostena mahātmanā .. 38 .. > On the third lunar day of the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha, under the asterism Rohiṇī, / that sacred site of building was established there by that great-souled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.39) tasminnapi ca yaḥ pūjāṃ tenaiva vidhinā naraḥ .. tasya yaḥ kurute samyaksa bhūpatvamavāpnuyāt .. 39 .. > And whatever man properly performs worship there according to that very rite, / he shall attain kingship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.40) gṛhaṃ doṣānvitaṃ prāpya śilpādibhirupadrutam .. tasyopasaṃgamaṃ prāpya samṛddhiṃ yāti taddine .. 6.132.40 .. > Having acquired a house beset with faults and troubled by defects of craftsmanship and the like, / he attains prosperity on that very day upon approaching it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.131.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131.132) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgara khaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye vāstupadotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvātriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 132 .. > Thus ends the one hundred and thirty-second chapter, entitled 'Description of the Glory of the Origin of the Sacred Site for Building', in the Glory of 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.5.131.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.131) · Pramāṇa