[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) › 5.168 # Skandapurana 5.168 Skandapurāṇa 5.168 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.168.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. kasmātsā tuṣṭidā proktā nāgarāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ .. dhārānāmeti vikhyātā kasmātsā dharaṇītale .. 1 .. > The seers said: / Why is she said to give satisfaction especially to the Nāgaras? / Why is she renowned on the surface of the earth by the name Dhārā? / 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.2) .. sūta uvāca .. .. camatkārapure pūrvaṃ dhārānāmeti viśrutā .. āsīttapasvinī sādhvī nāgarī brāhmaṇottamā .. tasyāḥ sakhyamarundhatyā āsītpūrvaṃ sumedhayā .. 2 .. > Sūta said: / Formerly, in Camatkārapura, there was a virtuous ascetic woman / renowned by the name Dhārā, an excellent Nāgara brahmin lady; / previously, she had a friendship with the very wise Arundhatī. / 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.3) arundhatī yadā prāptā camatkārapure śubhe .. snānārthaṃ śaṃkhatīrthaṃ tu vasiṣṭhena samāgatā .. 3 .. > When Arundhatī arrived in auspicious Camatkārapura / for the purpose of a ritual ablution at the Śaṅkhatīrtha, having come with Vasiṣṭha, / 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.4) tayā dṛṣṭātha sā tatra aṃguṣṭhāgreṇa saṃsthitā .. vāyubhakṣā nirāhārā divyena vapuṣānvitā .. 4 .. > she was seen there by her, standing on the tip of her big toe, / feeding on wind, taking no food, endowed with a divine form. / 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.5) tayā pṛṣṭā ca sā sādhvī kā tvaṃ kasya sutā śubhe .. kimarthaṃ tu sthitā cogre tapasi brūhi me śubhe .. 5 .. > And that virtuous woman was questioned by her: "Who are you? Whose daughter are you, O auspicious one? / For what purpose do you stand in severe austerity? Tell me, O auspicious one!" / 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.6) .. dhārovāca .. .. devaśarmākhyaviprasya sutāhaṃ nāgarasya ca .. bālatve vartamānāyā vaidhavyaṃ me vyavasthitam .. 6 .. > Dhārā said: / "I am the daughter of the Nāgara brahmin named Devaśarman. / While I was in my childhood, widowhood befell me. / 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.7) śaṃkhatīrthasya māhātmyaṃ śrutvā śaṃkheśvarasya ca .. tato'haṃ saṃsthitā hyatra tasyaivārādhane sthitā .. 7 .. .. > Having heard the greatness of Śaṅkhatīrtha and of Śaṅkheśvara, / I have stayed right here, devoted to his worship alone." / 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.8) .. arundhatyuvāca .. .. tavopari mahānsneho darśanātte vyavasthitaḥ .. tasmādāgaccha gacchāvo mamāśramapadaṃ śubham .. 8 .. > Arundhatī said: / "A great affection toward you has arisen in me from seeing you. / Therefore, come; let us both go to my auspicious hermitage. / 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.9) sarasvatyā staṭe śubhre sarvapātakanāśane .. śāstragoṣṭhīratā nityaṃ tatra tiṣṭha mayā saha .. 9 .. > On the pure bank of the Sarasvatī, which destroys all sins, / constantly delighting in discourses on the sacred scriptures, stay there with me." / 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.10) tataḥ saṃprasthitā sā tu tayā sārdhaṃ tapasvinī .. anujñātā svapitrā tu jananyā bāṃdhavaistathā .. 6.169.10 .. > Then that ascetic woman departed along with her, / having been permitted by her father, her mother, and her relatives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.11) tasyāḥ sakhyaṃ ciraṃ kālaṃ tayā saha babhūva ha .. kasyacittvatha kālasya sā śaktistatra cāgatā .. .. 11 .. > Her friendship with her lasted for a long time. / Then, after some time, that spear arrived there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.12) viśvāmitreṇa saṃsṛṣṭā vasiṣṭhasya vadhāya ca .. sā staṃbhitā vasiṣṭhena kṛtā devīsvarūpiṇī .. saṃpūjyā devamartyānāṃ sarvarakṣāpradā śubhā .. 12 .. > created by Viśvāmitra for the slaying of Vasiṣṭha. / Paralyzed by Vasiṣṭha, she was turned into a goddess, / worthy of worship by gods and mortals, giving protection to all, auspicious. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.13) tatastu dhārayā tasyāḥ kailāsaśikharopamaḥ .. prāsādo nirmito viprā nānāratnavicitritaḥ .. 13 .. > Then, O brahmins, a temple resembling the peak of Kailāsa, / adorned with various jewels, was built for her by Dhārā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.14) cakārātha tataḥ stotraṃ tasyāḥ sā ca tapasvinī .. 14 .. > Then that female ascetic offered praise to her: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.15) namaste parame brāhmi dhārayoge namonamaḥ .. ardhamātre pare śūnye tasyārdhārdhe namostu te ..- .. 15 .. > "Salutations to you, supreme Brāhmī! Salutations, salutations to Dhārayogā! / Salutations to you, the half-mātrā, the supreme void, and half of its half! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.16) namaste jagadādhāre namaste bhūtadhāriṇi .. namaste padmapatrākṣi namaste kāṃcanadyute .. 16 .. > Salutations to you, support of the universe! Salutations to you, bearer of beings! / Salutations to you, whose eyes are like lotus petals! Salutations to you, possessing the luster of gold! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.17) namaste siṃhayānāḍhye namaste'stumahābhuje .. namaste devatābhīṣṭe namaste daityasūdini .. 17 .. > Salutations to you, splendid on a lion mount! Salutations to you, great-armed goddess! / Salutations to you, cherished by the deities! Salutations to you, slayer of Daityas! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.18) namaste mahiṣākrāṃtaśarīracchinnamastake .. namaste viṃdhyanirate surāmāṃsabalipriye .. 18 .. > Salutations to you, who severed the head from Mahiṣa's overpowered body! / Salutations to you, fond of the Vindhya mountains, delighting in offerings of wine and meat! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.19) tvaṃ lakṣmīstvaṃ śacī gaurī tvaṃ siddhistvaṃ vibhāvarī .. tvaṃ svāhā tvaṃ svadhā tuṣṭistvaṃ puṣṭistvaṃ sureśvarī .. 19 .. > You are Lakṣmī, you are Śacī, Gaurī; you are Siddhi, you are Vibhāvarī; / you are Svāhā, you are Svadhā, contentment; you are nourishment, you are the sovereign goddess. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.20) śaktirūpāsi devi tvaṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakā riṇī .. tvayi dṛṣṭamidaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram .. 6.169.20 .. > You are of the nature of Śakti, O goddess, the cause of creation and dissolution. / All this threefold world, with the moving and the unmoving, is seen in you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.21) yathā tilesthitaṃ tailaṃ dadhisaṃsthaṃ yathā ghṛtam .. havirbhujaśca kāṣṭhasthaḥ suguptaṃ labhyate na hi .. 21 .. > Just as oil resides in sesame seeds, just as ghee resides in curds, / and the fire-eater in wood, well hidden and not easily found, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.22) tathā tvamapi deveśi sarvagāpi na lakṣyase .. 22 .. > so also you, O sovereign of deities, although omnipresent, are not perceived." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.23) .. sūta uvāca .. .. etena stotramukhyena smṛtā sā parameśvarī .. bahūni varṣa pūgāni pūjayaṃtyā dinedine .. 23 .. > Sūta said: / Remembered by this supreme hymn of praise, that supreme goddess / was worshipped day after day for many collections of years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.24) kasyacittvatha kālasya caitraśuklāṣṭamī sitā .. tasminnahani devī sā nadyāṃ saṃsnāpya pūjitā .. 24 .. > Then, after some time, on the bright eighth lunar day of Caitra, / on that day that goddess, having been bathed in the river, was worshipped. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.25) bali pūjāṃ tato dattvā stotreṇānena ca stutā .. tataḥ pratyakṣatāṃ gatvā tāmuvāca tapasvinīm ..25.. > Then, having given the bali offering and worship, she was praised with this hymn. / Thereupon, manifesting visibly, she spoke to that ascetic woman: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.26) putri tuṣṭāsmi bhadraṃ te stotreṇānena cānaghe .. varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te tava dāsyāmi vāṃchitam .. 26 .. > "Daughter, I am pleased with this hymn of praise, O sinless one; blessings to you! / Choose a boon, blessings to you! I shall grant what you desire." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.27) .. dhārovāca .. .. yadi tuṣṭāsi me devi yadi deyo varo mama .. tanme nāma tavāpyastu prāsāde'tra hi kevalam.. 27 .. > Dhārā said: / "If you are pleased with me, O goddess, if a boon is to be granted to me, / then let this temple bear solely my name as well as yours. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.28) aparaṃ nāgaro yo'tra tvasminnahani saṃsthite .. pradakṣiṇātrayaṃ kṛtvā tava dattvā phalatrayam .. 28 .. > Furthermore, whatever Nāgara here, on this day arriving, / makes three circumambulations and offers three fruits to you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.30) stotreṇānena bhavatīṃ stutvā ca kurute natim.. tasya saṃvatsaraṃ yāvadrogo rakṣyastvayā'khilaḥ ..29.. yā ca vaṃdhyā bhavennārī sā bhūyātputrasaṃyutā .. durbhagā ca sasaubhāgyā kurūpā rūpasaṃbhavā .. rogiṇī roganirmuktā sarvasaukhyasamanvitā .. 6.169.30 .. > and praising you with this hymn makes a bow, / from all disease he must be protected by you for a full year. / And whatever woman may be barren, she must become endowed with sons; / an unfortunate woman must obtain good fortune; an ugly woman must obtain beauty; / a sick woman must be freed from sickness and endowed with all happiness." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.31) .. devyuvāca .. .. ahaṃ dhāreti vikhyātā prāsāde'tra tvayā kṛte.. bhaviṣyāmi na sandehastava kīrtikṛte sadā .. 31 .. > The goddess said: / "Known as Dhārā in this temple built by you / I shall be, without doubt, for the sake of your fame forever. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.32) atra yo nāgaro bhaktyā samāgatya tapasvini .. pradakṣiṇātrayaṃ kuryāddattvā mama phalatrayam .. 32 .. > Whatever Nāgara here, having come with devotion, O ascetic woman, / makes three circumambulations after offering me three fruits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.33) so'pi saṃvatsaraṃ yāvadbhavitā rogavarjitaḥ .. evamuktā tu sā devītataścādarśanaṃ gatā .. 33 .. > he too shall be free from disease for a full year." / Having spoken thus, that goddess then vanished from sight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.34) dhārāpi saṃsthitā tatra arundhatyā samanvitā .. adyāpi dṛśyate vyomni tasyāścāpi samīpagā .. 34 .. > Dhārā also remained there together with Arundhatī; / even today she is seen in the sky, positioned near her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.35) etaddhārodbhavaṃ yo'tra vṛttāṃtaṃ kīrtayiṣyati .. śṛṇuyādvā dvijaśreṣṭhā mucyetpāpāddinodbhavāt .. 35 .. > Whoever recounts this story of the origin of Dhārā / or listens to it, O best of brahmins, is freed from the sin born of the day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.36) tasmātsarvaprayatnena paṭhanīyaṃ viśeṣataḥ .. śrotavyaṃ ca prabhaktyedaṃ nāgaraiśca viśeṣataḥ .. 36 .. > Therefore, it should be recited especially with every effort, / and it should be heard with devotion, especially by the Nāgaras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.168.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168.169) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye dhārānāmotpattivṛttāṃta dhārādevīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonasaptatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ ..169.. > Thus ends the one hundred and sixty-ninth chapter, named "Account of the Origin of the Name of Dhārā and the Description of the Māhātmya of Goddess Dhārā," in the Māhātmya of Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa in eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.168.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.168) · Pramāṇa