[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) › 5.188 # Skandapurana 5.188 Skandapurāṇa 5.188 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.188.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. atha yāvacca tāḥ śaptā mātaro dvijasattamāḥ .. sāvitryā tāstu gaṃdharvyaḥ prāptāḥ sā yatra tiṣṭhati .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / Now, as soon as those Mothers were cursed, O best of the twice-born, / those Gandharva women came to where she was staying. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.2) tataḥ praṇamya tā ūcuḥ sarvā dīnataraṃ vacaḥ .. vayaṃ samāgatā devi sarvāstava makhe yataḥ.. 2 .. > Then, bowing down, they all spoke in words most humble: / "O goddess, since we all arrived at your sacrifice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.3) yajñabhāgaṃ labhiṣyāma auduṃbaryāḥ prasādataḥ .. na cāsmābhiḥ parijñātā sāvitrī cātra tiṣṭhati .. 3 .. > we were to obtain a share of the sacrifice by the grace of Audumbarī; / and we did not know that Sāvitrī was staying here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.4) daurbhāgyadoṣasaṃpannā nāgarībhiḥ samāvṛtā .. asmākaṃ sukhamārgo'yaṃ nṛtyagītasamudbhavaḥ .. 4 .. > beset by the fault of ill fortune and surrounded by Nāgara women. / Our path to happiness arises from dance and song; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.5) tatkurvāṇāstato rātrau śaptā gāṃdharvasattame .. strīṇāṃ duḥkhena duḥkhārtā jāyaṃte sarvayoṣitaḥ ..5.. > doing that there at night, we were cursed, O best of Gandharva women: / 'All women are pained by the sorrow of \[other\] women; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.6) yūyamānaṃditāḥ sarvāḥ sapatnyā mama cotsave .. tāṃ praṇamya prapūjyādya nāhaṃ saṃbhāṣitāpi ca .. 6 .. > you were all rejoicing at the festival of my co-wife. / Today, having bowed to her and worshipped her, you did not even speak to me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.7) viśeṣānnṛtyagītaṃ ca prārabdhaṃ mama cāgrataḥ.. tasmādvyomagati rnaiva bhavatīnāṃ bhaviṣyati .. 7 .. > and especially, singing and dancing was begun right before me. / Therefore, you will not have any movement through the sky! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.8) asminsthāne sadā dīnāstathā''śrayavivarjitāḥ .. saṃtiṣṭhadhvaṃ na vaḥ pūjāṃ kariṣyaṃti ca mānavāḥ .. 8 .. > Remain in this place forever, destitute and deprived of shelter; / and humans will not perform worship for you,' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.9) dīnānāmasamarthānāṃ yātrākṛtyeṣu sarvadā .. tasyāstadvacanaṃ devi nānyathā saṃbhaviṣyati .. 9 .. > for those who are miserable and helpless in rites of pilgrimage at all times. / Her word, O goddess, will not turn out otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.10) audumbaryāḥ pūjanāya gatvā tasyai nivedyatām .. sā hi vyapanayedduḥkhaṃ dhruvaṃ sā hi prakāmadā .. 6.189.10 .. > Having gone to worship Audumbarī, let it be made known to her; / for she will surely take away the sorrow, as she grants all desires." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.11) tenā'tra sahasā prāptā yāvannaṣṭamanorathāḥ .. 11 .. > "Therefore, \[we\] have quickly arrived here, as our desires have been ruined. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.12) tasmātkuruṣva kalyāṇi yathāsmākaṃ gatirbhavet .. māhātmyaṃ tava varddheta trailokye'pi carācare .. 12 .. > Therefore, O auspicious one, act in such a way that there may be a refuge for us, / and your greatness will increase even in the three worlds of moving and unmoving beings." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.13) .. audumbaryuvāca .. .. kā śaktirvidyate'smākaṃ kṛtaṃ sāvitrisaṃbhavam .. anyathā kartumevādya sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ .. 13 .. > Audumbarī said: / "What power do we have, or indeed do all the gods and demons have today, / to make what was done by Sāvitrī otherwise? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.14) tathāpi śaktito devyo yatiṣyāmi hitāya vaḥ .. aṣṭaṣaṣṭiṣu gotreṣu bhavatyaḥ saṃniyojitāḥ .. 14 .. > Nevertheless, according to my ability, O goddesses, I will strive for your benefit. / You have been assigned among the sixty-eight clans > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.15) pitāmahena tuṣṭena tatra pūjāmavāpsyatha .. yūyaṃ rātrau ca saṃjñābhirhāsyapūrvābhireva ca ..15.. > by the pleased Grandfather; there you will receive worship / at night, by names preceded by laughter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.16) adyaprabhṛti yasyātra nāgarasya tu maṃdire .. vṛddhiḥ saṃpatsyate kācidvi śeṣānmaṃḍapodbhavā .. 16 .. > From this day forth, in the house of whichever Nāgara here / an increase of prosperity shall take place, especially arising from a pavilion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.17) tathā yā yoṣitaḥ kāścitpuradvāraṃ sametya ca .. adṛṣṭahāsyamādhyāya kṣapiṣyaṃti baliṃ tataḥ .. 17 .. > and likewise whatever women, having approached the city gate, / meditate upon unseen laughter and then cast an offering, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.18) tena vo bhavitā tṛptirdevānāṃ ca yathā makhaiḥ .. yāḥ punarna kariṣyaṃti pūjāmetāṃ mayoditām .. 18 .. > by that your satisfaction shall occur, just as that of the gods through sacrifices. / Moreover, those \[women\] in the city who will not perform this worship told by me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.19) yuṣmākaṃ nagare tāsāṃ suputro nāśamāpsyati .. yuṣmākamapamāne na sadā rogī bhaviṣyati .. 19 .. > their good son will meet with ruin; / through the disrespect shown to you, he will always be diseased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.20) tasmāttiṣṭhadhvamatraiva rakṣārthaṃ nagarasya ca .. śāpavyājena yuṣmākaṃ varo'yaṃ samupasthitaḥ .. 6.189.20 .. > Therefore, remain right here for the protection of the city; / under the pretext of a curse, this boon has arrived for you." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.21) etasminnaṃtare prāpto devaśarmā dvijottamāḥ .. gaṃdharvaḥ parvato jātaḥ svapatnyā sahitastadā .. 21 .. > In the meantime, O best of the twice-born, Devaśarman arrived, / the Gandharva Parvata born along with his wife at that time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.22) yadā caudumbarī śaptā nāradena surarṣiṇā .. mānuṣī bhava kruddhena tadā saṃprārthitastayā..22.. > When Audumbarī was cursed by the divine seer Nārada, / who was angry—'Become a human woman!'—then he was implored by her: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.23) madarthaṃ mānuṣo bhūtvā tatā tvaṃ cānayā saha.. sṛja māṃ mānuṣīṃ ceva yena gacchāmi no bhuvi..23.. > "Becoming a human for my sake, O father, you with her / produce me as a human, so that on earth I may not enter > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.24) viṇmūtrasaṃyute garbhe sarvadoṣasamanvite.. tataḥ sā kṛpayā tasyāḥ satpatnyā devaśarmaṇaḥ..24.. > a womb filled with feces and urine, endowed with all faults." / Then, out of compassion for her, \[born\] of that virtuous wife of Devaśarman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.25) avatīrṇā dharāpṛṣṭhe vānaprasthāśrame tataḥ.. evaṃ sā pañcamī rātristasya yajñasya sattamāḥ..25.. > she descended upon the surface of the earth in the hermitage of forest-dwellers. / In this way, that fifth night of that sacrifice, O best of men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.26) utsavena manojñena caudumbaryā vyatikramāt.. pratyūṣe ca tato jāte yadā tena visarjitā..26.. > passed with a delightful festival and with Audumbarī. / And then, when dawn arrived, when she was dismissed by him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.27) audumbarī tadā prāha parvataṃ janakaṃ nijam.. kalye'trāvabhṛtho bhāvī vidhiyajñasamudbhavaḥ..27.. > Audumbarī then said to her father, Parvata: / "Tomorrow here will be the concluding ablution arising from Brahmā's sacrifice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.28) sarvatīrthamayastasminsnānaṃ na syāttataḥ param.. yāsyāmaḥ svagṛhānbhūyaḥ sarvairdevaiḥ samanvitāḥ..28.. > consisting of all sacred fords; there could be no bath superior to that. / We will go back to our homes accompanied by all the gods." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.30) anenaiva vimānena trayo vāpi yathāsukham.. mamāpi ca varo jāto yaḥ śāpānnāradodbhavāt.. yajñabhāgo mayā prāpto devānāmapi durlabhaḥ.. paurṇamāsīdine prāpte viśeṣātstrījanaiḥ kṛtaḥ..6.189.30.. > In this very aerial chariot, all three \[of us\], at our pleasure. / A boon has also been granted to me, arising from the curse caused by Nārada: / I have obtained a share in sacrifices, hard to win even for the gods, / offered especially by women when the day of the full moon arrives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.188.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188.189) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmya auduṃbaryutpattipūrvakatatprāgjanmavṛttāṃtavarṇanaṃnāmaikonanavatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ..189.. > Thus ends the one hundred and eighty-ninth chapter, entitled "The Description of the Previous Life Preceding the Origin of Audumbarī," in the Māhātmya of the Sacred Field of Hāṭakeśvara in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the auspicious Skandapurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.188.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Nandipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.nandi.1.23.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.188) · Pramāṇa