[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) › 5.166 # Skandapurana 5.166 Skandapurāṇa 5.166 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.166.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. gādhestu yā'tha patnī ca prāśanāccaru kasya vai .. sāpi garbhaṃ dadhe tatra vāsare mantrataḥ śubhā .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / Now the wife of Gādhi, from consuming the caru, / also conceived an embryo on that day, through the mantra, auspiciously. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.2) sā ca garbhasamopetā yadā jātā dvijottamāḥ .. tīrthayātrāparā sādhvī jātā vrataparāyaṇā .. 2 .. > When that virtuous woman became endowed with the embryo, O best of brahmins, / she became devoted to pilgrimages to sacred fords, intent upon vows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.3) vedadhvanirbhavedyatra tatra harṣasamanvitā .. pulakāṃcitasarvāṃgī sā śuśrāva ca sarvadā .. tyaktvā rājyocitānsarvānalaṃkārānsukhāni ca .. .. 3 .. > Wherever the sound of the Veda arose, filled with joy there, / her limbs thrilled with horripilation, she constantly listened, / having abandoned all ornaments and pleasures suited to royalty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.4) atha sāpi dvijaśreṣṭhā daśame māsi saṃsthite .. suṣuve suprabhaṃ putraṃ brāhmyā lakṣmyā samāvṛtam .. 4 .. > Then, O best of brahmins, when the tenth month arrived, / she too gave birth to a son of great lustre, surrounded by brahmin splendour, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.5) viśvāmitrastathā khyātastrailokye sacarā care .. vavṛdhe sa mahābhāgo nityamevādhikaṃ nṛṇām .. 5 .. > known as Viśvāmitra in the three worlds of moving and unmoving beings. / That illustrious one grew daily, surpassing other men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.6) śuklapakṣaṃ samāsādya tārāpatirivāṃbare .. yadāsau yauvanopetaḥ saṃjāto dvijasattamāḥ .. 6 .. > like the lord of the stars in the sky entering the bright fortnight. / When he grew up and reached youth, O best of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.7) rājyakṣamastadā rājye gādhinā sa niyojitaḥ .. anicchamānaḥ svaṃ rājyaṃ pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mahat .. 7 .. > capable of ruling, he was installed in the kingdom by Gādhi, / though he was unwilling \[to take\] his great ancestral kingdom. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.8) vedādhyayanasaṃpanno nityaṃ ca paṭhate hi saḥ .. brāhmaṇocitamārgeṇa gacchamāno divāniśam .. 8 .. > Accomplished in the study of the Veda, he recited it constantly, / walking day and night along the path appropriate for a brahmin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.9) saṃsthāpyātha sutaṃ rājye babhūva vanagocaraḥ .. sakalatro mahābhāgo vānaprasthāśrame rataḥ .. 9 .. > Then, having established his son in the kingdom, the illustrious one became a dweller of the forest / with his wife, devoted to the forest-dwelling stage of life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.10) viśvāmitro'pi rājyastho dvijasaṃpūjane rataḥ .. dvijaiḥ sarvaiścacārātha snānajāpyaparāyaṇaḥ .. 6.167.10 .. > Viśvāmitra too, situated in the kingdom, remained devoted to worshipping brahmins, / and lived among all the brahmins, intent upon ritual ablution and prayer-recitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.11) kasyacittvatha kālasya pāparddhiṃ samupāgataḥ .. praviveśa vanaṃ raudraṃ nānāmṛgasamākulam .. 11 .. > Then, at some time, having gone out on a hunt, / he entered a fierce forest filled with various wild beasts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.12) jaghāna sa vane tatra varāhānsaṃbarāngajān .. tarakṣāṃśca rurūnkhaḍgānāraṇyānmahiṣāṃstathā .. 12 .. > In that forest he slew boars, sambar deer, elephants, / hyenas, ruru deer, rhinoceroses, and wild buffaloes, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.13) siṃhānvyāghrānmahāsarpāñcharabhāṃśca dvijottamāḥ .. mṛgayāsaktacittaḥ sa bhramamāṇo mahāvane .. 13 .. > lions, tigers, great serpents, and śarabhas, O best of brahmins. / His mind intent on the hunt, as he roamed in the great forest, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.14) madhyāhnasamaye prāpte vṛṣasthe ca divākare .. kṣutpipāsāpariśrāṃto viśvāmitro dvijottamāḥ .. 14 .. > when midday arrived and the sun stood in Taurus, / Viśvāmitra, exhausted with hunger and thirst, O best of brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.15) āsasādāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ .. vasiṣṭho'pi samālokya viśvāmitraṃ nṛpo ttamam .. 15 .. > reached the holy hermitage of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha. / Vasiṣṭha also, seeing Viśvāmitra, the best of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.16) nijāśrame tu saṃprāptaṃ sānandaṃ sammukho yayau .. dattvā tasmai tadārghyaṃ ca madhuparkaṃ ca bhūbhuje .. 16 .. > arrived at his own hermitage, went forward to meet him with joy. / Having given the water offering and the honey-mixture to that king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.17) abravīcca tato vākyaṃ svāgataṃ te mahīpate .. vada kṛtyaṃ karomyeva gṛhāyātasya yacca te .. 17 .. > he then spoke these words: 'Welcome to you, O lord of the earth! / Speak what duty there is, and I shall certainly do it for you who have come to my home.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.18) .. viśvāmitra uvāca .. .. mṛgayāyāṃ pariśrāṃtaḥ pipāsāvyākulendriyaḥ .. pānārthamiha saṃprāpta āśrame te munīśvara .. 18 .. > Viśvāmitra said: / Exhausted from hunting, my senses overcome with thirst, / I have arrived here at your hermitage, O lord of sages, in search of a drink. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.19) tatpītaṃ śītalaṃ toyaṃ vitṛṣṇo'haṃ vyavasthitaḥ .. anujñāṃ dehi me brahmanyena gacchāmi maṃdiram .. .. 19 .. > I have drunk that cool water and my thirst is quenched. / Give me leave, O brahmin, so that I may return to my abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.20) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. madhyāhna samayo raudraḥ sūryo'tīva sutāpadaḥ .. tatkṛtvā bhojanaṃ rājannaparāhṇe vyavasthite .. gantāsi nijamāvāsaṃ bhuktvānnaṃ mama cāśrame .. 6.167.20 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: / The midday hour is fierce; the sun causes extreme distress. / Therefore, having taken food, O king, when the afternoon has set in, / after eating a meal in my hermitage, you may go to your own dwelling. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.21) .. rājovāca .. .. caturaṃgeṇa sainyena mṛgayāmahamāgataḥ .. 21 .. > The king said: / I came hunting with a fourfold army. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.22) tavāśramasya dvārasthaṃ mama sainyaṃ vyavasthitam.. bubhukṣiteṣu bhṛtyeṣu yaḥ svāmī kurute'śanam ..22.. > My army stands waiting at the entrance to your hermitage. / When servants are hungry, a master who eats food \[alone\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.23) sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ tyajyate ca guṇairdrutam .. tasmādājñāpaya kṣipraṃ māṃ mune svagṛhāya bhoḥ ..23.. .. > goes to a terrible hell and is quickly abandoned by good qualities. / Therefore, O sage, quickly grant me leave to go to my own house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.24) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. yadi te sevakāḥ saṃti dvāradeśe bubhukṣitāḥ .. sarvānihānaya kṣipraṃ tṛptiṃ neṣyāmyahaṃ param .. 24 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: / If your attendants are hungry at the gate, / bring them all here at once; I shall completely satisfy them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.25) asti me nandinīnāma kāmadhenuḥ suśobhanā .. vāṃchitaṃ yacchate sarvaṃ tapasā pārthivottama .. 25 .. > I have a wish-granting cow named Nandinī, exceedingly splendid, / who grants every desired thing through austerity, O best of earthly rulers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.26) tṛptiṃ neṣyati te sarvaṃ sainyaṃ pārthivasattama .. tasmādānīyatāṃ kṣipraṃ paśya me dhenujaṃ phalam .. 26 .. > She will fully satisfy your entire army, O best of earthly rulers. / Therefore, let it be brought at once; behold the fruit born of my cow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.27) tacchrutvā cānayāmāsa sarvaṃ sainyaṃ mahīpatiḥ .. snātaśca kṛtajapyaśca santarpya pitṛdevatāḥ ..27.. > Hearing that, the king brought in his entire army. / Having bathed, performed his prayers, and offered libations to the ancestors and gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.28) brāhmaṇānvācayitvā ca siṃhāsanasamāśritaḥ .. etasminnaṃtare dhenuḥ samāhūtā ca naṃdinī .. 28 .. > and having had the brahmins chant blessings, he sat upon a throne. / Meanwhile, the cow Nandinī was called. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.29) vasiṣṭhena samāhūtā viśvāmitrapuraḥsthitā .. abravīcca tatā vākyaṃ vasiṣṭhamṛṣi sattamam .. 29 .. > Summoned by Vasiṣṭha, standing before Viśvāmitra, / she then addressed these words to Vasiṣṭha, the best of seers: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.30) ādeśo dīyatāṃ mahyaṃ kiṃ karomi praśādhi mām .. 6.167.30 .. > Give the command to me. What shall I do? Instruct me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.31) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. pādaprakṣālanādyaṃ tu kuruṣva vacanānmama .. viśvāmitrasya rājarṣeryāvadbhojanasaṃsthitim .. 31 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: / At my word, perform all hospitality, beginning with washing the feet, / for royal seer Viśvāmitra, right up to the serving of a meal, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.32) khādyaiḥ sarvaistathā lehyaiścoṣyaiḥ peyaiḥ pṛthavidhaiḥ .. kuruṣva tṛptiparyantaṃ sasainyasya mahīpateḥ .. aśvānāṃ ca gajānāṃ ca ghāsādibhiryathākramam .. 32 .. > with all kinds of foods to chew, to lick, to suck, and to drink, / so as to bring complete satisfaction to the king together with his army, / and for his horses and elephants with fodder and the like in due order. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.33) .. sūta uvāca .. .. bāḍhamityeva sāpyuktvā tatastatsasṛje kṣaṇāt.. yatproktaṃ tena muninā bhṛtyānāṃ cāyutaṃ tathā .. 33 .. > Sūta said: / Saying "So be it," she immediately produced all that / which was spoken by that sage, as well as ten thousand attendants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.34) tataste sarvamādāya bhṛtyā bhojyaṃ dadustathā .. ekaikasya pṛthaktvena pratipattipuraḥsaram .. 34 .. > Then those attendants, taking everything, served the food, / individually to each person with due respect. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.35) evaṃ tayā kṣaṇenaiva tṛptiṃ nīto mahīpatiḥ .. sasainyaḥ saparīvāro gajoṣṭrāśvairvṛṣaiḥ saha .. 35 .. > In this way, in an instant, the king was fully satisfied by her, / together with his army, his retinue, along with his elephants, camels, horses, and oxen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.36) tatastu kautukaṃ dṛṣṭvā viśvāmitro mahīpatiḥ .. sāmātyo visma yāviṣṭo mantrayāmāsa ca dvijāḥ .. 36 .. > Then, having seen that marvel, King Viśvāmitra, / together with his ministers, was filled with astonishment and consulted, O twice-born ones: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.37) aho citramaho citraṃ yayā'kasmādvarūthinī .. tṛptiṃ nīteyamasmākaṃ kṣutpipāsāsamākulā .. 37 .. > Ah, what a wonder! Ah, what a wonder! By whom our entire army, / afflicted with hunger and thirst, has been satisfied all at once! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.38) tasmātsaṃnīyatāmeṣā svagṛhaṃ dhenuruttamā .. kiṃ kariṣyati vipro'yaṃ nirbhṛtyo vanasaṃsthitaḥ ..38.. > Therefore, let this excellent cow be taken to my own house. / What will this brahmin do with her, living in the forest without any servants? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.39) tato vasiṣṭhamāhūya vākyametaduvāca saḥ .. naṃdinī dīyatāṃ mahyaṃ kiṃ kariṣyasi cānayā .. 39 .. > Then, summoning Vasiṣṭha, he spoke these words: / Let Nandinī be given to me. What will you do with her? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.40) tvameko vanasaṃsthastu nirdvandvo niṣparigrahaḥ .. athavā tava dāsyāmi vyayārthe munisattama .. varāngrāmāṃśca hastyaśvānanyāṃścāpi yathepsitān .. 6.167.40 .. > You dwell alone in the forest, free from dualities and devoid of possessions. / Otherwise, I will give you, for your expenses, O best of sages, / excellent villages, elephants, horses, and other things as you desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.41) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. homadhenuriyaṃ rājannasmākaṃ kāmadohinī .. adeyā gaurmahārāja sāmānyāpi dvijanmanām.. 41 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: / This is my sacrificial cow, O king, which yields whatever is desired. / A cow is not to be given away, O great king, even an ordinary one belonging to twice-born men; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.42) kiṃ punarnaṃdinī yaiṣā sarvakāmapradāyinī .. aparaṃ śṛṇu rājeṃdra smṛtivākyamanuttamam .. 42 .. > how much less Nandinī, who bestows all desires! / Hear another supreme statement from the Smṛti, O Indra among kings: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.43) gavāṃ hi vikrayārthe ca yaduktaṃ manunā svayam .. gavāṃ vikrayajaṃ vittaṃ yo gṛhṇāti dvijottamaḥ .. 43 .. > regarding the sale of cows, which was spoken by Manu himself: / "The best of twice-born men who accepts wealth born from the sale of cows > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.44) antyajaḥ sa parijñeyo mātṛvikrayakārakaḥ .. tasmānnāhaṃ pradāsyāmi nandinīṃ tāṃ mahīpate .. 44 .. > is to be regarded as an outcaste, a seller of his own mother." / Therefore I will not give away that Nandinī, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.45) na sāmnā naiva bhedena na dānena kathaṃcana .. na daṇḍena mahārāja tasmādgaccha nijālayam .. 45 .. .. > neither by conciliation, nor by division, nor by gifts of any kind, / nor by force, O great king. Therefore, go to your own abode. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.46) .. viśvāmitra uvāca .. .. yatkiṃcidvidyate ratnaṃ pārthivasya kṣitau dvija .. tatsarvaṃ rājakīyaṃ syāditi vittavido viduḥ .. 46 .. > Viśvāmitra said: / Whatever jewel exists on earth belongs to the king, O twice-born one; / all that is royal property—so say those who know about wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.47) ratnabhūtā tato dhenurmameyaṃ naṃdinī sthitā .. daṇḍenāpi grahīṣyāmi sāmnā yacchasi no yadi .. 47 .. > Therefore this cow Nandinī, being a jewel, is mine. / I will take her even by force if you do not give her by conciliation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.48) evamuktvā vasiṣṭhaṃ sa viśvāmitro mahīpatiḥ .. ādideśa tato bhṛtyānnadinīyaṃ pragṛhyatām .. 48 .. > Having spoken thus to Vasiṣṭha, King Viśvāmitra / then ordered his servants: "Let this Nandinī be seized!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.49) atha sā bhṛtyavargeṇa nīyamānā ca naṃdinī .. hanyamānā prahāraiśca pāṣāṇairlakuṭairapi .. 49 .. > Then, being dragged away by the troop of servants, / struck with blows, stones, and clubs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.50) aśrupūrṇekṣaṇā dīnā prahārairjarjarīkṛtā .. kṛcchrādupetya taṃ prāha vasiṣṭhaṃ munisattamam .. 6.167.50 .. > her eyes filled with tears, miserable, battered by blows, / approaching with difficulty, she spoke to Vasiṣṭha, the best of sages: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.51) kiṃ dattāsmi muniśreṣṭha tvayāhaṃ cāsya bhūpateḥ .. yena māṃ kālayaṃtyasya puruṣāḥ svāmino yathā .. 51 .. > Have I been given away by you, O best of sages, to this king, / that his men drive me away as if they were my masters? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.52) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. na tvāṃ yacchāmyahaṃ dheno prāṇatyāge'pi saṃsthite .. tadrakṣasva svayaṃ dheno ātmānaṃ matprabhāvataḥ .. 52 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: / I do not give you away, O cow, even if it costs my life! / Therefore protect yourself, O cow, through my spiritual power. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.53) evamuktā tadā dhenurvasiṣṭhena mahātmanā .. kopāviṣṭā tataścakre huṃkārāndāruṇāṃstathā .. 53 .. > Spoken to in this way by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, / the cow, seized by anger, then let out terrible roars of rage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.54) tasyā huṃkāraśabdaiśca niṣkrāṃtāḥ sāyudhā narāḥ .. śabarāśca puliṃdāśca mlecchāḥ saṃkhyāvivarjitāḥ .. 54 .. > And from the sounds of her roars came forth armed men: / Śabaras, Pulindas, and Mlecchas beyond count. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.55) taiśca bhṛtyā hatāḥ sarve viśvāmitrasyabhūpateḥ .. tataḥ kopābhibhūto'sau viśvāmitro mahīpatiḥ.. 55 .. > And by them all the servants of King Viśvāmitra were slain. / Then, overcome with rage, King Viśvāmitra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.56) sajjaṃ kṛtvā svasainyaṃ tu caturaṃgaṃ prakopataḥ.. yuddhaṃ cakre ca taiḥ sārdhaṃ maraṇe kṛtaniścayaḥ .. 56 .. > marshaling his fourfold army in fury, / fought with them, determined to die \[or conquer\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.57) atha te sainikā stasya te gajāste ca vājinaḥ.. paśyato nihatāḥ sarve puruṣairdhenusaṃbhavaiḥ..57.. > Then his soldiers, his elephants, and his horses / were all slain before his eyes by the men born of the cow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.58) viśvāmitraṃ parityajya śeṣaṃ sarvaṃ nipātitam .. taṃ dṛṣṭvā veṣṭitaṃ mlecchairyu dhyamānaṃ mahīpatim .. 58 .. > Leaving aside Viśvāmitra, everyone else was struck down. / Seeing that king surrounded by Mlecchas and continuing to fight, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.59) kṛpāṃ kṛtvā vasiṣṭhastu nandinīmidamabravīt .. rakṣa naṃdini bhūpālaṃ mlecchairetaiḥ samāvṛtam .. 59 .. > Taking pity, Vasiṣṭha said to Nandinī: > “Protect, O Nandinī, the king surrounded by these mlecchas! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.60) rājā hi yatnato rakṣyo yatprasādādidaṃ jagat .. sanmārge vartate sarvaṃ na cāmārge pravartate .. 6.167.60 .. > For a king must be protected with diligence, by whose grace this entire world > walks upon the right path and does not turn to an evil way.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.61) tatastu naṃdinīṃ yāvanniṣedhayitumāgatām .. viśvāmitro'simudyamya prahartumupacakrame .. 61 .. > Then, as Nandinī approached to restrain \[the mlecchas\], > Viśvāmitra raised his sword and prepared to strike \[her\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.62) vasiṣṭho'pi samālokya vadhyamānāṃ ca tāṃ tadā .. bāhuṃ saṃstaṃbhayāmāsa khaḍgaṃ tasya ca bhūpateḥ .. 62 .. > Vasiṣṭha, seeing her about to be struck down at that moment, > paralyzed the king’s arm and his sword. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.63) atha vailakṣyamāpanno viśvāmitro mahīpatiḥ .. provāca vrīḍayā yukto vasiṣṭhaṃ munisattamam.. 63 .. > Then King Viśvāmitra, overcome with shame, > and filled with embarrassment, said to Vasiṣṭha, best of munis: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.64) rakṣa māṃ tvaṃ muniśreṣṭha vadhyamānaṃ sudāruṇaiḥ .. mlecchaiḥ kuruṣva me bāhuṃ stambhena tu vivarjitam .. 64 .. > “Save me, O best of munis, being slain by these most dreadful > mlecchas! Free my arm from this paralysis! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.65) mamāparādhātsaṃnaṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ sainyamanantakam.. tasmādyāsyāmyahaṃ harmyaṃ na yuddhena prayojanam .. 65 .. > By my own fault my entire vast army has perished; > therefore I will go to my palace—there is no purpose in fighting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.66) durvinītaḥ śriyaṃ prāpya vidyāmaiśvaryameva ca .. na tiṣṭhati ciraṃ yuddhe yathāhaṃ madagarvitaḥ .. 66 .. > One ill-disciplined, even having attained fortune, learning, and sovereignty, > does not stand long in battle, just as I, proud with intoxication, \[could not\].” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.67) .. sūta uvāca .. .. evamukto vasiṣṭhastu viśvāmitreṇa bhūbhujā .. cakāra taṃ bhujaṃ tasya staṃbhadoṣavivarjitam .. 67 .. > Sūta said: > Thus addressed by King Viśvāmitra, Vasiṣṭha > freed his arm from the affliction of paralysis. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.68) abravītprahasanvākyaṃ vidhāya sa śubhaṃ karam.. gaccha rājanvimukto'si staṃbhadoṣeṇa vai mayā .. 68 .. > Having made his hand whole again, he said, smiling: > “Go, O king; you are released by me from the affliction of paralysis. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.69) mākārśīrbrāhmaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ virodhaṃ bhūya eva hi .. anujñātaḥ sa tenātha viśvāmitro mahīpatiḥ .. 69 .. > Never again enter into enmity with brāhmaṇas!” > Thus permitted by him, King Viśvāmitra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.69\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.69_1) savrīḍaṃ prayayau harmyaṃ padbhyāmeva dvijottamāḥ.. svapuradvāramāsādya sugupte rajanīmukhe ..6.167.7... > ashamed, went on foot to his palace, O best of dvijas, > reaching the gate of his city in the deep secrecy of nightfall. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.71) pralāpamakarottatra bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ ... dhigbalaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca dhigvīryaṃ dhikprajīvitam .. .. 71 .. > There he lamented, his eyes filled with tears: > “Cursed is the strength of kṣatriyas! Cursed is their valour! Cursed is their way of living! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.72) ślāghyaṃ brahmabalaṃ caikaṃ brāhmyaṃ tejaśca kevalam ..72 .. > Praiseworthy alone is the strength of a brāhmaṇa, and solely the power of a brāhmaṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.74) etatkarma mayā kāryaṃ yathā syādbrahmajaṃ balam .. tyaktvā caiva nijaṃ rājyaṃ cariṣyāmi mahattapaḥ. evaṃ sa niścayaṃ kṛtvā rājye saṃsthāpya vai sutam.. nāmnā viśvasahaṃ khyātaṃ prajagāma tapovanam..74.. > I must do this work so that strength born of a brāhmaṇa may be mine; > and giving up my own kingdom, I shall perform great austerity.” > Having made this resolution and established his son, > renowned by the name of Viśvasaha, upon the throne, he went to the penance grove. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.166.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166.167) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye viśvāmitrarājyaparityāgavarṇanaṃ nāma saptaṣaṣṭyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ..167.. > Thus ends the one hundred and sixty-seventh chapter, entitled “Description of Viśvāmitra’s Renunciation of the Kingdom,” in the Hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] in the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skandapurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.166.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.166) · Pramāṇa