[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) › 5.132 # Skandapurana 5.132 Skandapurāṇa 5.132 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.132.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tathā'nyāpi ca tatrāsti devatā dvijasattamāḥ .. ajāgṛheti vikhyātā sarvarogakṣayāvahā .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / Likewise, there is also another deity there, O best of brahmins, / renowned as Ajāgṛhā, who brings about the destruction of all diseases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.2) ajāpālo yadā rājā sarvalokahite rataḥ .. ajārūpāḥ prayāṃti sma vyādhayaḥ sakalā dvijāḥ .. tadā rātrau samānīya tasminsthāne dadhāti saḥ .. 2 .. > When Ajāpāla was king, devoted to the welfare of all people, / all diseases, O brahmins, went about in the form of she-goats; / then, having brought them together at night, he kept them in that place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.3) tatastadāśrayātsthānamajāgṛhamiti smṛtam .. sarvairjanairdharā pṛṣṭhedarśanādvyādhināśanam .. 3 .. > Therefore, because of that shelter, the place was remembered as Ajāgṛha / by all people on the surface of the earth, destroying disease merely by darśana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.4) tatraiśvaryamabhūtpūrvaṃ yattadbrāhmaṇasattamāḥ .. ahaṃ vaḥ kīrtayiṣyāmi śrotavyaṃ susamāhitaiḥ .. 4 .. > The sovereign power that existed there of old, O best of brahmins, / that I shall recount to you; it should be listened to with concentrated minds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.5) tatrāgato dvijaḥ kaścitkṣetre tāpasarūpadhṛk .. tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena rātrau prāptaḥ śramānvitaḥ .. 5 .. > A certain brahmin, bearing the appearance of an ascetic, arrived in that sacred field; / having arrived at night while on a pilgrimage to sacred fords, he was overcome with fatigue. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.6) ajāvṛṃdamathālokya niviṣṭaṃ susukhānvitam .. romaṃtha karmasaṃyuktaṃ viśvastamakutobhayam.. 6 .. > Then, seeing a flock of she-goats settled very comfortably, / engaged in chewing the cud, confident, and free from any fear, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.7) sa jñātvā mānuṣeṇātra bhavitavyamasaṃśayam .. na śūnyāḥ paśavo rātrau sthāsyaṃti vijane vane .. 7 .. > he, knowing that 'a human being must surely be here— / unattended animals will not remain at night in a deserted forest'— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.8) tataḥ phūtkṛtya phūkṛtya divaṃ yāvanna saṃdadhe .. kaścidvācaṃ prasuptaśca tāvattatraiva ciṃtayan .. 8 .. > then called out aloud, and as long as no one answered with a word, / he fell asleep right there, thinking: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.9) avaśyaṃ mānuṣeṇātra paśūnāṃ rakṣaṇāya ca .. āgaṃtavyaṃ kuto'pyāśu tasmāttiṣṭhāmi nirbhayaḥ .. 9 .. > "Surely a human being must come here soon from somewhere / to protect the animals; therefore, I shall remain without fear." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.10) evaṃ tasya prasuptasya gatā sā rajanī tataḥ .. tatastvaritavattasya suśrāṃtasya dvijottamāḥ .. 6.133.10 .. > While he was thus fast asleep, that night passed away, / and then it seemed quick to him, being thoroughly exhausted, O best of brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.11) atha yāvatprabhāte sa prapaśyati nijāṃ tanum .. tāvatkuṣṭhādibhī rogaiḥ samaṃtātparivāritām .. 11 .. > Now, as soon as he looked at his own body at dawn, / it was completely encompassed on all sides by diseases such as leprosy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.12) aśaktaścalituṃ sthānādapi caikaṃ padaṃ kvacit .. tejo hīno'pi raudreṇa cintayāmāsa vai tataḥ .. 12 .. > Unable to move even a single step from that place, / bereft of vigor by the fierce \[affliction\], he then reflected: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.13) kimidaṃ kāraṇaṃ yena mamaiṣā saṃsthitā tanuḥ .. akasmādeva rogo'yaṃ calituṃ naiva ca kṣamaḥ ..13.. > "What is this reason on account of which my body has become like this? / This disease \[has appeared\] all of a sudden, and I am not able to move at all." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.14) evaṃ cintayamānasya tasya viprasya tatkṣaṇāt.. dvādaśārkapratīkāśaḥ puruṣaḥ samupāgataḥ .. 14 .. > While that brahmin was reflecting thus, at that very moment / a man resembling twelve suns approached. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.15) taṃ yūthaṃ kālayāmāsa tataḥ saṃjñābhirāhvayan .. pṛthaktvena samādāya yaṣṭiṃ savyena pāṇinā .. 15 .. > He then drove that flock, calling them by their names individually, / holding a staff in his left hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.16) athāpaśyatsa taṃ vipraṃ vyādhibhiḥ sarvato vṛtam.. aśaktaṃ calituṃ kvāpi tataḥ provāca sādaram..16.. > Then he saw that brahmin surrounded on all sides by diseases, / unable to move anywhere; then he respectfully spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.17) kastvamevaṃvidhaḥ prāptaḥ sthāne cātra dvijottama .. nāsti rājye mama vyādhiḥ kasyacitkutracitsphuṭam .. 17.. > "Who are you that have arrived in such a state at this place, O best of brahmins? / In my kingdom, there is clearly no disease for anyone anywhere. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.18) ajonāma narendro'haṃ yadi te śrotramāgataḥ.. vyādhīṃśca cchāgarūpeṇa rakṣāmi janakāraṇāt ..18.. > I am the king named Aja, if this has reached your ears; / and I keep diseases in the form of goats for the sake of the people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.19) tasmādbrūhi śarīrastho yaste vyādhirvyavasthitaḥ .. yenā'haṃ nigrahaṃ tasya karomi dvijasattama .19.. > Therefore, declare the disease that has settled in your body, / so that I may subdue it, O best of brahmins." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.20) .. brāhmaṇa uvāca .. .. tīrthayātrāparo'haṃ ca bhramāmi kṣitimaṃḍale.. krameṇā'tra samāyātaḥ kṣetre'sminhāṭakeśvare .. 6.133.20 .. > The brahmin said: / "Devoted to pilgrimages to sacred fords, I wander upon the earth; / in due course, I have arrived here in this sacred field of Hāṭakeśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.21) niśāvaktre nṛpaśreṣṭha vāsaḥ saṃciṃtito mayā .. dṛṣṭvā'mūṃśca paśūnbhūpa mānuṣaṃ bhāvyameva hi .. 21 .. > At the beginning of night, O best of kings, dwelling was sought by me; / and having seen these animals, O king, a human presence seemed certain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.22) tataścātra prasupto'haṃ paśūnāmaṃtike nṛpa ..22.. > And then I fell asleep here near the animals, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.23) atha yāvatprabhāte'haṃ prapaśyāmi nijāṃ tanum.. tāvatkuṣṭhādirogaiśca samaṃtātparivāritām .. 23 .. > Now, as soon as I looked at my own body at dawn, / it was completely surrounded on all sides by diseases such as leprosy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.24) nānyatkiṃcinnṛpaśreṣṭha kāraṇaṃ vedmi tattvataḥ .. kimetena nṛpaśreṣṭha bhūyobhūyaḥ prajalpatā .. bahutvātkuru tasmānme yathā syānnīrujā tanuḥ.. 24 .. > I know of no other cause in truth, O best of kings. / What is the use of prattling on and on, O best of kings, / with so many words? Therefore, make my body free from disease!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.25) tataste vyādhayaḥ proktā ajāpālena bhūbhujā .. kenājñā khaṃḍitā me'dya ko vadhyaḥ sāṃprataṃ mama .. 25 .. > Then those diseases were addressed by King Ajāpāla: / "By whom has my command been broken today? Who deserves to be put to death by me now?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.26) .. vyādhaya ūcuḥ .. .. mā kopaṃ kuru bhūpāla kṛtye'smiṃstvaṃ kathaṃcana .. yasmādeṣa dvijo viṣṭaḥ sāṃprataṃ vyādhibhistribhiḥ ..26... > The diseases said: / "Do not become angry at all in this matter, O king, / for this brahmin has now been entered by three diseases: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.27) rājayakṣmā ca kuṣṭhaṃ ca pāmā ca dvijasattama .. ete saṃsargajā doṣāstrayo'dyāpi prakīrtitāḥ .. 27 .. > consumption, leprosy, and scabies, O best of brahmins. / These three faults are declared even today to arise from contact. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.28) eteṣāṃ prathamau yau dvau nivṛttirahitau smṛtau .. auṣadhaiścaiva maṃtraiśca śeṣā nāśaṃ vrajaṃti ca ..28.. > Of these, the first two are traditionally considered incurable; / but the remaining ones go to destruction through medicines and mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.29) ābhyāṃ ca brahmaśāposti yena nāsti nivartanam .. tasmādatra nṛpaśreṣṭha kuru yatte kṣamaṃ bhavet ..29... > And in these two there is a brahmin's curse, because of which there is no removal; / therefore, O best of kings, do what may be suitable here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.30) etena brāhmaṇenaite spṛṣṭā rājaṃstrayopi ca.. tasmāttāvattanuṃ cāsyāviśatāṃ tāvasaṃśayam..6.133.30.. > All three of these were touched by this brahmin, O king; / therefore, those two have undoubtedly entered his body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.30\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.30_1) aparaṃ śṛṇu bhūpāla vacanaṃ no mukhāccyutam.. hitāya sarvajaṃtūnāṃ tava śreyovivṛddhaye..3... > Hear another word, O king, fallen from our mouths / for the benefit of all creatures and for the increase of your welfare: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.32) yatra sthānaṃ ciraṃ tatra medinyāṃ vihitaṃ nṛpa. purīṣaṃ ca samāviddhā tenaiṣā medinī drutam..32.. > Where a place has been maintained on the earth for a long time, O king, / this earth quickly becomes filled with excrement." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.33) kālāṃtarepi ye martyā bhūmyāmasyāṃ samāgatāḥ. bhūmeḥ sparśaṃ kariṣyaṃti te bhaviṣyaṃti cedṛśāḥ..33.. > "In the course of time, whichever mortals arrive on this ground > and touch the ground, will likewise become such." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.34) vayaṃ śeṣā mahārāja vyādhayo ye vyavasthitāḥ. tvayā muktvā bhaviṣyāmo mantrauṣadhavaśānugāḥ ..34.. > "The rest of us diseases who remain, O great king, > released by you, will become subject to mantras and medicinal herbs." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.35) naitau punastu durgrāhyau brahmaśāpa samudbhavau ..35.. > "These two, however, arising from a brahmin's curse, are difficult to curb." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.36) tacchrutvā pārthivaḥ so'pi tasminsthāne vyavasthitaḥ .. taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ punaḥ prāha na bhetavyaṃ tvayā dvija .. 36 .. > Having heard that, the king, remaining in that place, > spoke again to that brahmin: "Do not fear, O twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.37) ahaṃ tvāṃ rakṣayiṣyāmi vyādherasmātsudāruṇāt .. atra tasmātpratīkṣasva kañcitkālaṃ mamājñayā .. 37 ... > I will protect you from this terrible disease; > therefore, wait here for some time by my command." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.38) evamuktvā tataścakre tadarthaṃ sumahattapaḥ .. ārādhayanprabhaktyā ca samyaktāṃ kṣetradevatām ..38.. > Having spoken thus, he then performed great austerity for that purpose, > worshipping that deity of the sacred field with deep devotion and in the proper manner, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.39) muṃḍenātharvaśīrṣeṇa divārātramataṃdritaḥ.. kṣetrapālotthasūktena vāstusūktena ca dvijāḥ..39.. > day and night without slackening, O brahmins, with the Muṇḍa-\[Upaniṣad\], the Atharvaśīrṣa, > with the hymn to the Guardian of the Field, and with the hymn to the Vāstu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.39\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.39_2) siddhārthai raktapuṣpaiśca guggulena sudhūpitaiḥ.. homaṃ kurvannṛpaḥ paścānnīlarudrānviśeṣataḥ..6.133.4... > offering oblation with white mustard seeds, red flowers, and well-fumigated bdellium gum, > the king then especially \[reciting\] the Nīlarudras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.41) atha naktāvasānena tasya homasya cotthitā.. bhittvā dharātalaṃ devī mantrākṛṣṭā vinirgatā..41.. > Then, at the end of the night, arising from that oblation, > the goddess burst through the surface of the earth and emerged, drawn by the mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.42) devatā tasya kṣetrasya tataḥ provāca taṃ nṛpam..42.. > Then the deity of that sacred field spoke to that king: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.43) ekāhaṃ tava bhūpāla homasyāsya prabhāvataḥ .. vinirgatā dharāpṛṣṭhātkṣetrasyāsyādhipā smṛtā .. 43 .. > "I alone, O protector of the earth, through the power of this oblation of yours, > have emerged from the surface of the earth; I am known as the sovereign of this sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.44) tasmādvada mahābhāga yatte kṛtyaṃ karomyaham .. parāṃ tuṣṭimanuprāptā tasmādbrūhi yadīpsitam .. 44 .. > Therefore, declare, O fortunate one, what duty I may perform for you. > I have attained supreme satisfaction; therefore, speak what is desired." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.45) .. rājovāca .. .. atra sthāne sadā stheyaṃ tvayā devi viśeṣataḥ .. vyādhisaṃsargajo doṣo bhūmerasyā yathā vrajet .. .. 45 .. > The king said: > "O goddess, you should especially dwell in this place forever, > so that the fault born of contact with diseases may depart from this earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.46) adyaprabhṛti deveśi tathā nītirvidhīyatām .. no cedasyāḥ prasaṃgena prabhaviṣyaṃti mānavāḥ .. 46 .. > From this day forward, O ruler of gods, let such a rule be established; > otherwise, by contact with it, human beings will become > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.47) vyādhigrastā yathā vipro yo'yaṃ saṃdṛśyate puraḥ .. mayātra vyādhayaḥ kālaṃ ciraṃ saṃsthāpitā yataḥ .. bhaviṣyati ca me doṣo no ceddevi na saṃśayaḥ .. 47 .. > afflicted by disease, like this brahmin who is seen before us. > Since diseases were kept here by me for a long time, > fault will come upon me otherwise, O goddess, without a doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.48) tathāyaṃ brāhmaṇo rogāttvatprasādātsureśvari .. mukto bhavatu medinyāmatra stheyaṃ sadā tvayā ..48.. > Likewise, may this brahmin be freed from disease by your grace, O ruler of gods; > and you should dwell perpetually here on this earth." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.49) .. kṣetradevatovāca .. .. etatsthānaṃ mayā sarvaṃ vyādhidoṣavivarjitam .. vihitaṃ sarvadaivātra sthāsye'hamiha sarvadā ..49.. > The deity of the sacred field said: > "This entire place has been made free from the fault of diseases by me; > I shall dwell here forever at all times. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.50) sāṃprataṃ yo'tra me sthāne vyādhigrastaḥ sameṣyati .. pūjayiṣyati māṃ bhaktyā nīrogaḥ sa bhaviṣyati .. 6.133.50 .. > Now, whoever, afflicted with disease, approaches my place here > and worships me with devotion, will become free from disease. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.51) tasmādadya dvijeṃdro'yaṃ māṃ pūjayatu sādaram .. bhaktyā paramayā yuktaḥ śucirbhūtvā samāhitaḥ.. 51 .. > Therefore, let this best of brahmins worship me respectfully today, > endowed with supreme devotion, having become pure and concentrated in mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.52) atra kṣetre parā'nyāsti vikhyātā caṃdrakūpikā. .. tasyāṃ snātu yathānyāyaṃ nityameva mahīpate .. 52 .. > In this sacred field there is another celebrated well, the Candrakūpikā; > let him bathe in it according to rule every day, O lord of the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.53) dakṣaśāpapraśaptena yā caṃdreṇa purā kṛtā .. svasnānārthaṃ kṣayavyādhipragrastena mahātmanā . 53 .. > which was formerly made by the Moon, when cursed by Dakṣa's curse, > for his own ritual ablution, when that great soul was afflicted with consumption. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.54) tathā khaṇḍaśilānāma devatā cātra tiṣṭhati .. saubhāgyakūpikāsnānaṃ kṛtvā tāṃ ca prapaśyatu ..54.. > Likewise, a deity named Khaṇḍaśilā dwells here; > having taken a ritual ablution in the Saubhāgyakūpikā, let him behold her, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.55) yā kṛtā kāmadevena kuṣṭhagrastena vai purā . snapanārthaṃ ca kuṣṭhasya vināśāya ca sādaram .. 55.. > which was formerly made by Kāmadeva when afflicted with leprosy, > for ceremonial bath and for the destruction of leprosy, with reverence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96) tathā cāpsarasāṃ kuṇḍamatrāsti nṛpasattama .. tatra snātvā raverahni tataḥ pāmā praśāmyati .. 96 .. > And likewise, there is a pool of the apsarases here, O best of kings; > having bathed there on the day of the Sun (Sunday), one's scabies is alleviated." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_3) .. sūta uvāca .. tataḥ sa brāhmaṇaḥ prāpya supuṇyāṃ candrakūpikām .. snānaṃ kṛtvā ca tāṃ devīṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ .. yāvanmāsaṃ tato muktaḥ satvaraṃ rājayakṣmaṇā .. 57 > Sūta said: > Then that brahmin, having reached the very holy Candrakūpikā > and having taken a ritual ablution, worshipped that goddess with devotion; > within a month he was quickly freed from consumption. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_4) tataḥ saubhāgyakūpīṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kāmavinirmitām .. tathā snānaṃ vidhāyātha paśyankhaṃḍaśilāṃ ca tām .. 58 .. > Then, having seen that Saubhāgyakūpī fashioned by Kāma, > and having likewise performed a ritual ablution, and beholding that Khaṇḍaśilā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_5) tadvanmāsena nirmuktaḥ kuṣṭhena dvijasattamāḥ .. tasyā devyāḥ prabhāvena kūpikāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ . 59 .. > in like manner within a month he was freed from leprosy, O best of brahmins, > by the power of that goddess, especially at the well. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_6) tataścāpsarasāṃ kuṃḍe snātvaikaṃ ravivāsaram .. pāmayā saṃparityakto buddhyeva viṣayātmakaḥ .. 6.133.60 .. > Then, having bathed in the pool of the apsarases on a single Sunday, > he was abandoned by scabies, as an intellect attached to sense-objects \[is abandoned by attachments\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_7) tataḥ sa brāhmaṇo jāto dvādaśārkasamaprabhaḥ .. toṣeṇa mahatā yukto dattāśīstasya bhūpateḥ .. 61 .. > Then that brahmin became radiant as the twelve suns; > filled with great joy, he bestowed a blessing upon that king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_8) prayayau vāṃchitaṃ deśamanujñātaśca bhūbhujā .. devatāyāṃ praṇāmaṃ ca tābhyāṃ kṛtvā punaḥpunaḥ .. 62 .. > and, permitted by the king, went to his desired region, > having repeatedly offered bow to both deities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_9) sopi rājā sadoṣāṃstānajārūpānvilokya ca .. svasyaiva brāhmaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ tathā saṃpraharṣitaḥ .. 63 .. > That king also, having seen those \[diseases\] with their faults in the form of goats, > and having seen his own brahmin thus \[cured\], was greatly delighted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_10) svayaṃ ca prayayau tatra yatrastho hāṭakeśvaraḥ .. tenaiva ca śarīreṇa nijakāṃtāsamanvitaḥ ..64 .. > And he himself went to that place where Hāṭakeśvara resides, > in that very body, accompanied by his beloved wife. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_11) ajāgṛhe sthitā yasmātsā devī kṣetradevatā .. ajāgṛhā tataḥ khyātā sarvatraiva dvijottamāḥ .. 65 .. > Because that goddess, the deity of the sacred field, stayed in the house of goats (Ajāgṛha), > she is known everywhere as Ajāgṛhā, O best of brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.96\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.96_12) adyāpi yakṣmaṇā grasto yastāṃ pūjayate naraḥ .. tainaiva vidhinā samyaksa nīrogo drutaṃ bhavet.. 66 .. > Even today, a man afflicted with consumption who worships her > properly according to that very rite quickly becomes free from disease. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.132.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132.133) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye'jāgṛhotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma trayastriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 133 .. > Thus ends the one hundred and thirty-third chapter, entitled "Description of the Origin and Greatness of Ajāgṛhā" in the Greatness of the Sacred Field of Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the auspicious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.132.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Hāṭakeśvaramāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.sthala.hatakesvaramahatmya.133.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.132) · Pramāṇa