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### [5.194.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.3) pādukābhyāṃ samutpattiḥ śrutā'smābhiḥ purā tava .. vada taccāpi māhātmyaṃ tābhyāṃ caiva samudbhavam .. 3 .. > The origin through the sandals was previously heard by us from you; / tell that māhātmya as well, and the arising from them!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.4) .. sūta uvāca .. .. purāsīnnāgaro vipraśchāṃdogya iti viśrutaḥ .. yasyā'nvaye'pi viprendrāśchāndogyā iti viśrutāḥ .. 4 .. > Sūta said: / "Formerly there was a Nāgara brahmin renowned as Chāndogya, / in whose lineage too the foremost brahmins were renowned as the Chāndogyas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.5) sāmavedavidastasya gṛhasthāśramadharmiṇaḥ .. paścime vayasi prāpte kanyā jātā suśobhanā .. 5 .. > To him, a knower of the Sāmaveda, observant of the duties of the householder stage of life, / when he reached old age, a very beautiful daughter was born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.6) sarvairapi guṇairyuktā sarvalakṣaṇa lakṣitā .. saptaraktā trigaṃbhīrā pañcasūkṣmā'bṛhatkaṭiḥ .. 6 .. > endowed with all virtues, marked with every auspicious sign, / red in seven parts, deep in three, fine in five, not broad in the waist, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.7) padmapatraviśālākṣī laṃbakeśī suśobhanā .. biṃboṣṭhī hrasvalomā ca pūrṇacandrasamaprabhā .. .. 7 .. > with large eyes like lotus petals, long hair, very lovely, / with bimba-fruit lips, fine body hair, and splendor equal to the full moon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.8) tasyā nāma pitā cakre brāhmaṇīti dvijottamāḥ .. yasmātsā brāhmaṇairdattā maṇḍapānte supūjitaiḥ .. 8 .. > Her father gave her the name 'Brāhmaṇī', O best of the twice-born, / because she was given \[as a gift\] by well-worshiped brahmins inside the pavilion > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.9) paścime vayasi prāpte apatyarahitasya ca .. vavṛdhe sā ca tanvaṅgī candralekhā yathā tathā .. 9 .. > to him who had reached old age and was devoid of offspring. / And she of slender limbs grew just like the crescent moon > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.10) śuklapakṣe tu saṃprāpte janalocanatuṣṭidā .. yasminnahani saṃjātā chāndogyasya mahātmanaḥ .. ānartādhipatestasmiṃstādṛgrūpā sutā'bhavat .. 6.195.10 .. > when the bright fortnight has arrived, delighting the eyes of men. / On the very day that she was born to the noble Chāndogya, / a daughter of similar beauty was born to the king of Ānarta, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.11) yasyāḥ kāyaprabhaugheṇa sarvaṃ tatsūtikāgṛham .. niśāgame'pi saṃjātaṃ ratnaughairiva suprabham .. tatastasyāḥ pitā nāma cakre ratnavatīti ca .. 11 .. > by the mass of whose bodily radiance the entire lying-in chamber / became bright with light, as if with masses of jewels, even when night came. / Therefore her father gave her the name Ratnavatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.12) atha sakhyaṃ samāpannā brāhmaṇyā saha sā śubhā .. nairantaryeṇa tābhyāṃ ca viyogo naiva jāyate .. .. 12 .. > Then that auspicious girl formed a friendship with Brāhmaṇī, / and between the two of them there was never any separation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.13) ekāśanaṃ tathā śayyā ekānnena ca bhojanam .. aṣṭame'bde ca saṃjāte pitā tasyā dvijottamāḥ .. 13 .. > They had a single seat, likewise a bed, and ate together of the same food. / When the eighth year arrived, O best of the twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.14) vivāhaṃ cintayāmāsa pradānāya vare tathā .. sā jñātvā ceṣṭitaṃ tasya piturduḥkhasamanvitā .. 14 .. > her father considered marriage, to bestow her upon a groom. / Learning of that intention of her father, filled with sorrow > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.15) sakhyā viyogabhītā ca proce ratnavatī tadā .. aśrupūrṇekṣaṇā dīnā bāṣpagadgadayā girā .. 15 .. > and terrified of separation from her friend, Ratnavatī then spoke, / her eyes full of tears, distressed, with a voice choked with sobs: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.16) sakhi tāto vivāhaṃ me prakariṣyati sāṃpratam .. vivāhitāyāśca sakhyaṃ na bhaviṣyati karhicit .. 16 .. > "O friend, father will arrange my marriage now, / and for a married woman, friendship will never be possible!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.17) vajrapātopamaṃ vākyaṃ tasyāḥ śrutvā sakhī ca sā .. ruroda kaṇṭhamāśliṣya snehavyākulitendriyā .. 17 .. > Hearing her words like the fall of a thunderbolt, that friend also / wept, embracing her neck, her senses agitated by affection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.18) atha tadruditaṃ śrutvā mātā tasyā mṛgāvatī .. sasaṃbhramā samāgatya vākyametaduvāca ha .. 18 .. > Then, hearing that weeping, her mother, Mṛgāvatī, / arrived in agitation and indeed spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.19) kimarthaṃ rudyate putri kena te vipriyaṃ kṛtam .. karomi nigrahaṃ yena tasyādyaiva durātmanaḥ .. 19 .. > "Why are you weeping, daughter? Who has caused you displeasure, / so that I may punish that wicked soul this very day?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.19\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.19_1) .. ratnavatyuvāca .. .. śṛṇu me supriyātīva brāhmaṇī prāṇasaṃmatā .. vivāhaṃ prāpya kalyāṇī prayāsyati patergṛham ..6.195.2... > Ratnavatī said: / "Listen to me: my dear Brāhmaṇī, cherished like life itself, / having obtained marriage, the blessed girl will go to her husband's house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.21) anayā rahitāhaṃ ca na jīvāmi kathaṃcana .. etasmātkāraṇāddevi prarodimi suduḥkhitā .. 21 .. > And deprived of her, I cannot live by any means; / for this reason, O queen, I weep, deeply distressed." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.22) .. mṛgāvatyuvāca .. .. yadyevaṃ putri yatra tvaṃ prayāsyasi patergṛhe .. tasya rājñastu yo vipraḥ paurohitye vyavasthitaḥ .. 22 .. > Mṛgāvatī said: / "If it is so, daughter, to whichever husband's house you will go, / whichever brahmin is established in the royal priesthood of that king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.23) tasya putrāya dāsyāmi sakhīmenāṃ tava priyām .. tatrāpi yena te saṃgo bhaviṣyatyanayā saha .. 23 .. > to his son I will give this dear friend of yours, / so that there too you will have companionship with her." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.24) evamuktvā tato rājñī chādogyaṃ dvijasattamam .. samānīyābravīdenaṃ vinayāvanatā sthitā ..24.. > Having spoken thus, the queen then summoned Chāndogya, the best of the twice-born, / and bowed in humility, she said to him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258) iyaṃ tava sutā brahmansutāyā mama supriyā .. na viyogaṃ sahatyasyā muhūrtamapi bhāminī .. 258 .. > "This daughter of yours, O brahmin, is very dear to my daughter; / this proud girl cannot bear separation from her even for a moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_2) tathā tava sutāyāśca suteyaṃ mama supriyā .. tasmātkuru vaco mahyaṃ yacca vakṣyāmi suvrata ..26.. > Likewise, this daughter of mine is very dear to your daughter; / therefore, fulfill my word which I shall speak, O you of noble vows! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_3) yasya me dīyate kanyā kadācinnṛpateriyam .. purodhāstasya yo viprastasmai deyā nijā sutā ..27.. > To whichever king this maiden of mine is ever given, / to whichever brahmin is his priest, your own daughter should be given, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_4) yena na syānmitho bhedastābhyāṃ dvijavarottama .. ekasthāne sthitābhyāṃ ca prasā dāttava sattama .. 28 .. > so that there may be no estrangement between them, O best of the foremost twice-born, / and they may remain in one place, by your favor, O excellent one!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_5) .. chāṃdogya uvāca .. .. nāgaro nāgaraṃ muktvā yo'nyasmai saṃprayacchati .. kanyakāṃ yaḥ pragṛhṇāti vivāhārthaṃ kathaṃcana ... ..29.. > Chāndogya said: / "A Nāgara who, bypassing a Nāgara, gives to another, / or who accepts a maiden for marriage by any means, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_6) sa paṃktidūṣakaḥ pāpānnāgaro na bhavediha .. tasmānnāhaṃ pradāsyāmi kathaṃcinnijakanyakām .. anyasmai nāgaraṃ muktvā niścayo'yaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ .. .. 6.195.30 .. > he is a defiler of the row \[of diners\] through sin; he cannot be a Nāgara here. / Therefore I shall never give my daughter / to another, bypassing a Nāgara: this resolve has been made by me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_7) .. brāhmaṇyuvāca .. .. nāhaṃ patiṃ prayāsyāmi kumārī brahmacāriṇī .. deyā priyā sakhī yatra tāvadyāsyāmi tatra ca .. 31 .. > Brāhmaṇī said: / "I will not go to a husband; as an unmarried girl observing celibacy, / wherever my dear friend is given, there only will I go! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_8) yadi tāta balānmahyaṃ vivāhaṃ tvaṃ kariṣyasi .. viṣaṃ vā bhakṣayiṣyāmi sādhayiṣyāmi pāvakam .. 32 .. > If by force you arrange my marriage, father, / I will consume poison or resort to fire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_9) śastreṇa vā haniṣyāmi svadehaṃ tāta niścayam ... evaṃ jñātvā tu tāta tvaṃ yatkṣamaṃ tatsamācara .. 33 .. > or I will surely destroy my body with a weapon, father! / Knowing this, father, do what is proper!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_10) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tasyāstaṃ niścayaṃ jñātvā sa vipro duḥkhasaṃyutaḥ .. strīhatyāpāpa bhītastu tāṃ tyaktvā svagṛhaṃ yayau .. 34 .. > Sūta said: / Knowing that resolve of hers, that brahmin, filled with grief / and fearing the sin of killing a woman, abandoned her and went to his own home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_11) sāpi reme tayā sārdhaṃ ratnavatyā dvijottamāḥ .. saṃhṛṣṭahṛdayā nityaṃ saṃtyaktapitṛsauhṛdā .. 35 .. > She too delighted together with that Ratnavatī, O best of the twice-born, / her heart ever joyous, having renounced affection for her father. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_12) yauvanaṃ sā tu saṃprāptā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi .. 36 .. > She, for her part, reached youth, peerless in beauty on earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.194.258\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194.258_13) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye chāndogyabrāhmaṇakanyāvṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma pañcanavatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 195 .. > Thus ends the one hundred and ninety-fifth chapter, titled 'Description of the Account of the Daughter of the Chāndogya Brahmin', 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 and great Skandapurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.194.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Purāṇasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.puranasamhita.61.41) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.194) · Pramāṇa