[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) › 5.177 # Skandapurana 5.177 Skandapurāṇa 5.177 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.177.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.1) .. lakṣmīruvāca .. .. evaṃ rājyaṃ mayā prāptaṃ gaurīpūjā kṛte vibho .. saubhāgyaṃ paramaṃ caiva durlabhaṃ sarvayoṣitām.. 1 .. > Lakṣmī said: / Thus, O all-pervading lord, sovereignty was obtained by me by worshipping Gaurī, / as well as supreme good fortune, difficult for all women to obtain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.2) na cāpatyaṃ mayā labdhaṃ tathāpi parameśvara .. tādṛśe'pi ca saubhāgye tāruṇye tādṛśe sthite .. 2 .. > Yet, O Supreme Lord, no child was obtained by me, / even when such good fortune and such youth were present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.3) dahyāmi tena duḥkhena divānaktaṃ sukhaṃ na me .. kasyacittvatha kālasya durvāsā munisattamaḥ .. 3 .. > I was burned by that sorrow; day and night I had no happiness. / Then, after some time, Durvāsas, the best of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.4) ānartādhipaterharmyaṃ saṃprāpto gauravāya saḥ... cāturmāsyakṛte caiva mṛttikāgrahaṇāya ca ... 4.. > came to the palace of the ruler of Ānarta to receive honor, / and to take clay for the observance of the four months of the rainy season. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.5) tataḥ saṃpūjito rājñā ānartena yathākramam.. dattvārghyaṃ madhuparkaṃ ca tataḥ proktaṃ praṇamya ca..5.. > Then, duly worshipped by the king of Ānarta, / having offered the water of welcome and the honey-mixture, \[the king\] bowed down and spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.6) svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha bhūyaḥ susvāgataṃ ca te.. nānyo dhanyatamo loke bhūyo'sti sadṛśo mayā..6.. > ‘Welcome to you, best of sages, and welcome again to you! / In this world there is none more fortunate than me, nor any like me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.7) yau te pādau rajodhvastau keśairme nirmalīkṛtau.. tadbrūhi kiṃkaromyadya gṛhāyātasya te mune .. 7 .. > Those two feet of yours, covered with dust, have been cleansed by my hair. / Therefore tell me, sage: what shall I do for you who have come to my house today? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.8) api rājyaṃ prayacchāmi kā vārtānyeṣu vastuṣu .. 8 .. > I would even give my kingdom; what to speak of other things?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.9) .. durvāsā uvāca .. .. cāturmāsīvidhānaṃ te kariṣye nṛpa maṃdire .. mṛttikāgrahaṇaṃ tāvacchuśrūṣā kriyatāṃ mama .. sa tatheti pratijñāya māmūce pārthivottamaḥ .. 9 .. > Durvāsas said: / ‘I shall perform the Cāturmāsya observance in your palace, O king, / \[and\] the gathering of clay; so let service be rendered to me.’ / Having agreed with ‘So be it,’ the best of kings said to me: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.10) śuśrūṣā cāsya kartavyā sarva daiva varānane .. cāturmāsīvrataṃ yāvaddevatārcanapūrvakam .. 6.178.10 .. > ‘Service must be rendered to him constantly, O fair-faced woman, / until the Cāturmāsya vow, preceded by the worship of the deities, \[is completed\].’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.11) bāḍhamityevamuktvātha mayā sarvamanuṣṭhitam .. śuśrūṣārhaṃ ca yatkarma duhiteva pituryathā ... .. 11 .. > Having said ‘Very well,’ everything was carried out by me, / every duty worthy of service, like a daughter \[serving\] her father. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.12) cāturmāsyāṃ vyatītāyāṃ yadā saṃprasthito muniḥ .. tadā provāca māṃ tuṣṭaḥ putri kiṃ karavāṇi te .. 12 .. > When the four-month period had passed and the sage was about to depart, / he, well pleased, spoke to me: ‘Daughter, what can I do for you?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.13) tataḥ sa bhagavānproktaḥ praṇipatya mayā muhuḥ .. apatyaṃ nāsti me brahmaṃstena dahyāmyaharniśam .. 13 .. > Then that blessed one was addressed by me, repeatedly bowing down: / ‘I have no offspring, O holy one; because of that I burn day and night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.14) īdṛśe sati rājño'pi yauvane ca mahattare .. tattvaṃ vada muniśreṣṭha yena syānmama saṃtatiḥ .. 14 .. > Even though such a king exists and my youth is in its prime, / tell me the truth, best of sages, by which offspring may be mine, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.15) vratena niyamenātha dānena ca hutena ca .. tataḥ sa suciraṃ dhyātvā māmuvāca smayanniva .. 15 .. > by a vow, a religious observance, by gifts, or by fire-offerings.’ / Then, having meditated for a very long time, he said to me, smiling as it were: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.16) anyadehāṃtare putri tvayā gaurī prapūjitā .. taptābhirvālukābhiḥ sā mṛtyukāla upasthite .. 16 .. > ‘In another birth, daughter, Gaurī was worshipped by you / with heated sands when the time of death had arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.17) tadbhaktyā labdharājyāpi dāhena pariyujyase .. gaurī yattāpasaṃyuktā bālukābhiḥ kṛtā tvayā .. 17 .. > Through devotion to her, though you have obtained a kingdom, you are afflicted by burning heat, / because Gaurī was made by you with heated sands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.18) na devo vidyate kāṣṭhe pāṣāṇe mṛttikāsu ca .. bhāveṣu vidyate devo mantrasaṃyogasaṃyutaḥ .. 18 .. > A deity does not reside in wood, nor in stone, nor in clays; / a deity resides in devotion, united with the application of mantras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.19) bhāvabhaktisamā yuktā maṃtrasaṃyojanena ca .. devī mantrasamāyātā tvayā vālukayā'rcitā .. 19 .. > Conjoined with the devotion of feelings and by the employment of mantras, / the Goddess, summoned by mantras, was worshipped by you with sand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.20) tvatkāye tena saṃtāpaḥ sarvadā'yaṃ vyavasthitaḥ.. tasmādratnamayīṃ gaurīṃ kṛtvā tvaṃ paṃcapiṃḍikām .. hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre saṃsthāpaya śubhānane ..6.178.20.. > Therefore this burning sensation is ever present in your body. / For that reason, having fashioned Gaurī of gems in five lumps, / install her in the sacred field of Hāṭakeśvara, O woman of lovely face! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.21) vṛṣasthe bhāskare paścāttasyā upari srāvi yat .. jalayantraṃ divārātraṃ dhārayasva prayatnataḥ .. 21 .. > Then, when the sun is in Taurus, carefully place above her / a water-dripping device, flowing day and night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.22) tato yathāyathā tasyāḥ śītabhāvo bhaviṣyati .. tathātathā ca te dāhaḥ śāṃtiṃ yāsyatyaharniśam .. 22 .. > Then, just as coolness comes to her, / so too your burning heat will be pacified day and night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.23) dāhāṃte bhavitā garbhastataḥ putramavāpsyasi .. rājyabhārakṣamaṃ śūraṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam .. 23 .. > At the end of the burning heat, conception will occur; then you will obtain a son / capable of bearing the burden of the kingdom, valorous, celebrated in the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.24) anyāpi kāminī yātra evaṃ tāṃ pūjayiṣyati .. jyeṣṭhe māse tathā sāpi yathā tvaṃ prabhaviṣyati .. 24 .. > Any other lovely woman here who will worship her thus / in the month of Jyeṣṭha, she too will prosper just like you.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.25) .. lakṣmīruvāca .. .. tato mayā punaḥ prokto bhagavānsa munīśvaraḥ .. mānuṣatve na me rāgo viraktirmahatī sthitā .. 25 .. > Lakṣmī said: / ‘Then that blessed lord of sages was addressed again by me: / “I have no attachment to human existence; great detachment has arisen \[in me\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.26) nadīvegopamaṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvitaṃsarvadehinām .. tanme vada mahābhāga yatkiṃcid vratamuttamam .. 26 .. > seeing the life of all embodied beings to be like the rushing torrent of a river. / Therefore tell me, fortunate one, some supreme vow > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.27) mānuṣatvaṃ na yena syātsamyakcīrṇena saddvija .. tataḥ sa suciraṃ dhyātvā māmāha parameśvara .. 27 .. > by which, being properly observed, human birth will not recur, O good twice-born.” / Then, having meditated for a very long time, he said to me, O supreme lord: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.28) asti putri vrataṃ puṇyaṃ gaurī tuṣṭikaraṃ param .. yena cīrṇena vai samyagyoṣiddevatvamāpnuyāt .. 28 .. > “There is, daughter, a sacred vow that brings great delight to Gaurī, / by which, when properly observed, a woman attains divinity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.29) gomayākhyā mahādevī kṛtā vai gomayena sā .. tato golokamāpannāḥ sarvāstā varavarṇini .. 29 .. > That Great Goddess called Gomayā was fashioned indeed of cow dung; / hence all those \[women\] attained Goloka, O woman of excellent complexion! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.30) tāṃ tvaṃ kuruṣva kalyāṇi yena devatvamāpsyasi .. tato mayā punaḥ proktaḥ sa muniḥ surasattama .. 6.178.30 .. > Perform that \[vow\], auspicious one, by which you will attain divinity.” / Then that sage was asked again by me, best of gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.31) kasminkāle prakartavyā vidhinā kena sanmune .. sarvaṃ vistarato brūhi yena tāṃ prakaromyaham .. 31 .. > “At what time must it be performed, and by what rite, O good sage? / Tell me everything in detail, so that I may perform it.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.32) .. durvāsā uvāca .. .. nabhasye cāsite pakṣe tṛtīyādivase sthite.. prātarutthāya paścācca bhakṣayeddaṃtadhāvanam..32.. > Durvāsas said: / “In the month of Bhādrapada, during the dark fortnight, on the third day, / having risen in the morning, one should then chew the tooth-cleansing stick. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.33) tataśca niyamaṃ kṛtvā upavāsasamudbhavam.. gaurīnāmasamuccārya śraddhāpūtena cetasā .. 33 .. > Then, having taken the resolve of fasting, / uttering the name of Gaurī with a mind purified by faith, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.34) tato niśāgame prāpte kṛtvā gaurīcatuṣṭayam .. mṛnmayaṃ yādṛśaṃ caiva tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu .. 34 .. > and then, when night arrives, having fashioned four Gaurīs / made of clay—listen with one-pointed mind to how they should be: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.35) ekā gaurī prakartavyā paṃcapiṃḍā yathoditā .. prahareprahare prāpte tāsu pūjāṃ samācaret .. yairmaṃtraistānnibodha tvamekaikasyāḥ pṛthakpṛthak .. 35 .. > One Gaurī should be made of five lumps, as described. / As each watch of the day arrives, one should perform worship to them; / learn from me the mantras for each of them separately: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.36) himācalagṛhe jātā devi tvaṃ śaṃkarapriye .. menāgarbhasamudbhūtā pūjāṃ gṛhṇa namostu te .. 36 .. > ‘O Goddess born in the house of the Himālaya, beloved of Śaṃkara, / born from the womb of Menā, accept this worship, homage to you!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.37) dhūpaṃ dadyāttataścaiva karpūraṃ śraddhayā saha .. raktasūtreṇa dīpaṃ ca ghṛtena parikalpayet .. 37 .. > Then one should offer incense, and camphor along with faith, / and prepare a lamp with red thread and with ghee. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.38) jātipuṣpaiḥ samabhyarcya naivedye modakānnyaset .. raktavastreṇa saṃchādya arghyaṃ dattvā tataḥ param .. 38 .. > Having worshipped with jasmine flowers, one should place sweetmeats as food-offering; / having covered it with red cloth, and having offered the water of welcome thereafter, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.39) yasya vṛkṣasya puṣpaṃ ca tasya syāddantadhāvanam .. mātuliṃgena tasyāstu mantreṇānena bhaktitaḥ .. 39 .. > the tooth-stick should be of the tree of which the flower is used; / with a citron fruit, with devotion, \[one should offer\] to her with this mantra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.40) arghyaṃ dadyātprayatnena gandhapuṣpākṣatānvitam .. śaṃkarasya priye devi himācalasute śubhe .. arghyamenaṃ mayā dattaṃ pratigṛhṇa namo'stu te .. 6.178.40 .. > ‘Carefully one should offer the water of welcome, accompanied by perfume, flowers, and unbroken grains of rice: / “O Goddess beloved of Śaṃkara, auspicious daughter of the Himālaya, / accept this water of welcome offered by me, homage to you!”’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.41) tadeva prāśanaṃ kuryāttataḥ kāyaviśuddhaye .. praharāṃte ca saṃpūjya ardhanārīśvaraṃ tataḥ .. 41 .. > One should partake of that very \[offering\] for the purification of the body. / And at the end of the first watch, having worshipped Ardhanārīśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.42) surabhyā pūjayedbhaktyā mantreṇānena pārvati .. vāmamardhaṃ śarīrasya yā harasya vyavasthitā .. sā me pūjāṃ pragṛhṇātu tasyai devyai namo'stu te .. 42 .. > one should worship with fragrant flowers with devotion, O Pārvatī, using this mantra: / ‘She who abides as the left half of Hara's body, / may that Goddess accept my worship; homage to you!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.43) agaruṃ ca tato bhaktyā dhūpaṃ dadyāttathā śubhe .. naivedye guṇakāṃścaiva nālikereṇa cārghakam .. 43 .. > Then with devotion one should offer aloe wood as incense, O auspicious one, / and sweet pastries as food-offering, and the water of welcome with a coconut. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.44) mantreṇānena dātavyaṃ tadeva prāśanaṃ smṛtam .. ardhanārīśvarau yau ca saṃsthitau parameśvarau .. 44 .. > It should be offered with this mantra, and partaking of that very \[offering\] is prescribed: / ‘The two supreme lords who abide as Ardhanārīśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.45) arghyo me gṛhyatāṃ devau syātaṃ sarvasukhapradau .. tṛtīye prahare prāpte śatapatryā prapūjayet .. 45 .. > may my water of welcome be accepted, O two deities, and may you bestow all happiness!’ / When the third watch arrives, one should worship with centifolia roses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.46) umāmaheśvarau devau maṃtreṇānena pūjayet .. .. 46 .. > One should worship the two deities Umā and Maheśvara with this mantra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.47) umāmaheśvarau devau yau tau sṛṣṭilayānvitau .. tau gṛhṇītāmimāṃ pūjāṃ mayā dattāṃ prabhaktitaḥ .. 47 .. > "May the two deities Umā and Maheśvara, who are endowed with creation and dissolution, / accept this worship offered by me with devotion." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.48) guggulotthaṃ tato dhūpaṃ naivedyaṃ ghārikātmakam .. jātīphalena cārghyaṃ ca tadeva prāśanaṃ smṛtam .. 48 .. > Then incense made from bdellium \[should be offered\], and an offering of food consisting of ghārikā cakes, / and an arghya with nutmeg, and that very \[nutmeg\] is traditionally taught as the food to be consumed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.49) tataścārghyaḥ pradātavyo maṃtreṇānena bhaktitaḥ .. graṃthicūrṇena dhūpaṃ ca arghyaṃ madanajaṃ phalam .. 49 .. > Then an arghya is to be offered with devotion using this mantra: / incense with powdered knots \[of ginger/turmeric\], and an arghya consisting of a madana fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.50) tadeva prāśanaṃ kāryaṃ tataḥ kāyaviśuddhaye .. 6.178.50 .. > That very \[fruit\] must be consumed thereafter for the purification of the body. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91) umāmaheśvarau devau sarvakāmasukhapradau .. gṛhṇītāmarghyametaṃ me dayāṃ kṛtvā mahattamām.. 91 .. > "O deities Umā and Maheśvara, bestowers of the pleasure of all desires, / having shown the greatest compassion, accept this arghya of mine!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_1) caturthe prahare prāpte tāṃ gaurīṃ paṃcapiṃḍikām .. bhṛṃgarājena saṃpūjya maṃtreṇānena bhaktitaḥ .. 52 .. > When the fourth watch has arrived, having worshipped that Gaurī of the five balls / with bhṛṅgarāja with devotion, using this mantra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_2) pṛthivyādīni bhūtāni yāni proktāni paṃca ca .. paṃcarūpāṇi deveśi pūjāṃ gṛhṇa namo'stu te .. 53 .. > "O ruler of gods, who consist of the five forms that are declared as the five elements beginning with earth, / accept \[my\] worship! Obeisance be to you!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_3) naivedye ghṛtapūpāṃśca dadyāddevyāḥ prabhaktitaḥ .. graṃthicūrṇena dhūpaṃ ca hyarghyaṃ madanajaṃ phalam .. tadeva prāśanaṃ kāryamarghyamaṃtramidaṃ smṛtam .. 54 .. > For the food offering, one should devoutly present cakes fried in ghee to the Goddess, / incense with knot-powder, and an arghya of madana fruit; / that very \[fruit\] is to be consumed, and this is remembered as the mantra for the arghya: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_4) paṃcabhūtamayī devī paṃcadhā yā vyavasthitā .. arghyamenaṃ mayā dattaṃ sā gṛhṇātu sure śvarī .. 55 .. > "May the goddess who consists of the five elements and abides in fivefold form, / that ruler of the gods, accept this arghya offered by me!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_5) evaṃ sarvā niśā sā ca gītavādyādiniḥsvanaiḥ.. tāsāṃ caivāgrato neyā naiva nidrāṃ samācaret . 56 .. > Thus that entire night should be spent before them with the sounds of songs, musical instruments, and the like; / one should not sleep at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_6) tataḥ prabhāte vimale prodgate ravimaṇḍale .. snātvā saṃpūjayedvipraṃ saha patnyā prabhaktitaḥ .. 57 .. > Then in the clear dawn, when the orb of the sun has risen, / having bathed, one should devoutly worship a brahmin along with his wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_7) vastrairābharaṇaiścaiva svaśaktyā nṛpanaṃdini .. gauryai bhakṣyaṃ ca dātavyaṃ miṣṭānnena śucismite .. 58 .. > with garments and ornaments according to one's means, O princess; / and food consisting of sweet rice should be offered to Gaurī, O fair-smiling lady! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_8) tataḥ kareṇumānīya vaḍavāṃ vā sumadhyame .. gaurīcatuṣṭayaṃ tacca samāropya tathopari .. 59 .. > Then, having brought a female elephant or a mare, O slender-waisted lady, / and having placed that group of four Gaurīs upon it, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_9) gītavāditraśabdena vedadhvaniyutena ca .. nadyāṃ vā'tha taḍāge vā vāpyāṃ vātha parikṣipet .. 6.178.60 .. > with the sound of songs and instruments, accompanied by the chanting of the Vedas, / one should cast them into a river, a pond, or a step-well, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_10) maṃtreṇānena sadbhaktyā tavedaṃ vacmi sundari .. 61 .. > with true devotion using this mantra; I speak this to you, O beautiful woman: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_11) āhūtāsi mayā devi pūjitāsi mayā śubhe .. mama saubhāgyadānāya yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāmiti .. 62 .. > "You were invoked by me, O Goddess; you were worshipped by me, O auspicious one! / For bestowing good fortune upon me, depart as you please." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_12) .. lakṣmīruvāca .. .. evaṃ mayā kṛtā deva sā tṛtīyā yathoditā .. nabhasye māsi saṃprāpte bhaktyā paramayā vibho .. 63 .. > Lakṣmī said: / "Thus, O Lord, that tṛtīyā was observed by me as described, / when the month of Nabhasya arrived, with supreme devotion, O all-pervading one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_13) dvitīye ca tathā prāpte tṛtīye ca viśeṣataḥ .. yāvatpaśyāmi pratyūṣe tāvadgaurīcatuṣṭayam .. jātaṃ ratnamayaṃ tacca mayā yatparipūjitam .. 64 .. > And likewise when the second arrived, and especially the third: / as I looked at dawn, the group of four Gaurīs, / which had been worshipped by me, had turned into jewels. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_14) prasthitāṃ māṃ nadītīramuddiśya ca visarjanam .. kariṣyāmīti sā prāha vyaktībhūtā sureśvarī .. .. 65 .. > When I set out towards the riverbank intending to perform the immersion, / that ruler of gods appeared and spoke to me: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_15) mā putri jalamadhye'tra mama mūrticatuṣṭayam .. paribhāvaya madvākyaṃ śrutvā caiva vidhīyatām .. 66 .. > 'Do not, O daughter, \[throw\] my four forms into the water here! / Reflect upon my words, and having heard them, act accordingly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_16) hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre sthāpaya tvaṃ ca mā kṣipa .. akṣayaṃ jāyate yena sarvastrīṇāṃ hitāya ca .. 67 .. > Install \[them\] in the sacred field of Hāṭakeśvara; do not throw \[them away\]! / Thereby it will become imperishable, and benefit all women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_17) tvaṃ prārthaya varaṃ sarvaṃ dadāmyahamihārcitā .. abhyarcitā girisutā mayā proktā sureśvarī .. .. 68 .. > Ask for any boon; worshipped here, I grant it.' / When the daughter of the mountain, the ruler of gods, was worshipped, she was addressed by me: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_18) yadi yacchasi me devi varaṃ tuṣṭā sureśvari .. tadahaṃ mānuṣe garbhe mā bhūyāsaṃ kathaṃcana .. 69 .. > 'If, pleased, you grant me a boon, O Goddess, O ruler of gods, / then may I never be born in a human womb! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_19) bharttā bhavatu me viṣṇuḥ śāśvatābhīṣṭadaḥ sadā .. nānyatkiṃcidabhīṣṭaṃ me rājyaṃ tridivaśobhanam \[. 6.178.70 .. > May Viṣṇu be my husband, ever the bestower of eternal desires! / I desire no other thing, not even sovereignty beautified by heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_20) anyāpi kurute yā ca vratametatsamāhitā .. sarvairtratairyathātuṣṭistathā devi prajāyate ..71 .. > And whatever other woman performs this vow with concentrated mind, / just as satisfaction arises through all vows, O Goddess, so may it arise > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_21) tathā tasyāḥ prakartavyamakenānena pārvati .. tatheti gaurī māmuktvā tataścādarśanaṃ gatā .. 72 .. > for her through this single one, O Pārvatī!' / Having said to me, 'So be it,' Gaurī then disappeared. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_22) sā devī ca mayā tatra tacca gaurīcatuṣṭayam .. hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre śubhe saṃsthāpitaṃ vibho .. 73 .. > And that Goddess, that group of four Gaurīs, / was installed by me there in the auspicious sacred field of Hāṭakeśvara, O Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_23) tatprabhāvānmayā labdho bharttā tvaṃ parameśvara .. śāśvataścākṣayaścaiva mukhaprekṣaśca sarvadā .. 74 .. > By that power, you, O Supreme Lord, were attained by me as husband, / eternal, imperishable, and always attentive to my face. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_24) etatta sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭāsmi sureśvara .. satyenānena deveśa tava pādau spṛśāmyaham .. 75 .. > All this which I was asked has been told to you, O Lord of gods! / By this truth, O Lord of gods, I touch your feet." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_25) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyāḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ .. vihasyātha mahālakṣmīṃ tāmuvāca praharṣitaḥ .. muhurmuhuḥ samāliṃgya vakṣasaścopari sthitām .. 76 .. > Sūta said: / Having heard those words of hers, the wielder of the conch, discus, and mace, / smiled and, overjoyed, spoke to that Mahālakṣmī, / repeatedly embracing her as she rested upon his chest: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_26) sādhumādhu mahābhāge satyametattvayoditam .. jānatāpi mayā pṛṣṭā bhavatīṃ varavarṇini .. 77 .. > "Well done, well done, O fortunate lady! True is this that was spoken by you. / Though knowing it, you were questioned by me, O fair-complexioned lady!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_27) .. sūta uvāca .. .. etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi dvijottamāḥ .. caturbhujā yathā gaurī saṃjātā paṃcapiṃḍikā .. 78.. > Sūta said: / All this that I was asked has been told to you, O best of the twice-born: / how Gaurī became four-armed and \[worshipped as\] five balls. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_28) yaścaitatpaṭhate bhaktyā prātarutthāya mānavaḥ .. na sa lakṣmyā vimucyeta na ca daurbhāgyamāpnuyāt .. 79 .. > And whatever person reads this with devotion, having risen in the morning, / will not be abandoned by Lakṣmī, nor will they encounter misfortune. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_29) tasmātsarvaprayatnena paṭhanīyamidaṃ śubham .. ākhyānaṃ gaurikaṃ viprā yanmayā parikīrtitam .. 6.178.80 .. > Therefore, with every effort, this auspicious narrative / concerning Gaurī, which has been recounted by me, should be read, O brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.177.91\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177.91_30) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye paṃcapiṃḍikāgauryutpattimāhātmya varṇanaṃnāmāṣṭasaptatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 178 .. ..9.. > Thus ends the one hundred and seventy-eighth chapter, entitled "The Description of the Māhātmya of the Origin of Pañcapiṇḍikā Gaurī," in the Māhātmya of the Sacred Field of Hāṭakeśvara in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.177.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.177) · Pramāṇa