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(1) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.2) saṃgame saritostatra pitṝnsaṃtarpya devatāḥ .. japahomādikarmāṇi kṛtvā phalamanaṃtakam ..2.. > Having offered libations there to the ancestors and gods at the confluence of two rivers, / and having performed rites such as recitation and fire offerings, one attains endless fruit. (2) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.3) goviṃdasmaraṇaṃ kṛtvā paścātkāryāḥ śubhāḥ kriyāḥ .. eṣa eva pitṛdevamanuṣyādiṣu tṛptidaḥ .. 3 .. > Having remembered Govinda, auspicious rites should then be performed; / this alone gives satisfaction to ancestors, gods, men, and others. (3) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.4) śraddhāṃ dharmayutāṃ nāma smṛtipūtāni kārayet .. karmāṇi sakalānīha cāturmāsye guṇottare .. 4 .. > Endowed with faith and righteousness, one should perform all rites / purified by the smṛtis here during Cāturmāsya, which is supreme in virtues. (4) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.5) satsaṃgo dvijabhaktiśca gurudevāgni tarpaṇam .. gopradānaṃ vedapāṭhaḥ satkriyāsatyabhāṣaṇam .. 5 .. > Association with the virtuous, devotion to the twice-born, propitiating the guru, gods, and fire, / the gift of cows, recitation of the Veda, right action, and speaking the truth; (5) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.6) gobhaktirdānabhaktiśca sadā dharmasya sādhanam .. kṛṣṇe supte viśeṣeṇa niyamo'pi mahā phalaḥ .. 6 .. > devotion to cows and devotion to charity are always the means to righteousness; / especially while Kṛṣṇa is asleep, observance of vows also yields great fruit. (6) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.7) .. nārada uvāca .. .. niyamaḥ kīdṛśo brahmanphalaṃ ca niyamena kim .. niyamena haristuṣṭo yathā bhavati tadvada ..7 .. > Nārada said: / What kind of observance is it, O Brahmā, and what is the fruit of that observance? / Speak that by which observance Hari becomes pleased. (7) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.8) .. brahmovāca .. .. niyamaścakṣurādīnāṃ kriyāsu vividhāsu ca .. kāryo vidyāvatā puṃsā tatprayogānmahāsukham .. 8 .. > Brahmā said: / The restraint of the eyes and other senses in various actions / should be practiced by an educated man; from its practice comes great happiness. (8) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.9) etatṣaḍvargaharaṇaṃ ripunigrahaṇaṃ param .. adhyātmamūlametaddhi paramaṃ saukhyakāraṇam .. 9 .. > This is the destruction of the six enemies, the supreme subjugation of foes; / this indeed is the root of spirituality and the supreme cause of happiness. (9) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.10) tatra tiṣṭhaṃti niyataṃ kṣamāsatyādayo guṇāḥ .. vivekarūpiṇaḥ sarve tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam .. 6.234.10 .. > There virtues such as forbearance and truth always dwell, / all taking the form of discrimination; that is Viṣṇu's supreme state. (10) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.11) kṛtvā bhavati yajñānyatkṛtakṛtyatvamatra tat .. syāttasya tatpūrvajānāṃ yena jñātamidaṃ padam .. 11 .. > Having done this, whatever other sacrifice is performed, fulfillment of duty is achieved; / it accrues to him and to his ancestors, by whom this state has been known. (11) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.12) tanmuhūrttamapi dhyātvā pāpaṃ janmaśatodbhavam.. bhasma sādyāti vihitaṃ niraṃjananiṣevaṇāt .. 12 .. > Meditating on that even for a moment, sin arising from hundreds of births / goes to ashes, duly destroyed through serving the taintless one. (12) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.13) pratyahaṃ saṃkucatyasya kṣutpipāsādikaḥ śramaḥ .. sa yogī niyamī nityaṃ harau supte viśiṣyate .. 13 .. > Day by day, the exhaustion of hunger, thirst, and the like shrinks away for him; / that yogin, constantly observant of vows, is distinguished while Hari is asleep. (13) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.14) cāturmāsye naro bhaktyā yogābhyāsarato na cet .. tasya hastātparibhraṣṭamamṛtaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 14 .. > If a man does not devotedly engage in the practice of yoga during Cāturmāsya, / nectar has slipped from his hand; of this there is no doubt. (14) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.15) mano niyamitaṃ yena sarvecchāsu sadāgatam.. tasya jñāne ca mokṣe ca kāraṇaṃ mana eva hi .. 15 .. > By whom the mind, which always wanders among all desires, is restrained, / for him that very mind is the cause of knowledge and liberation. (15) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.16) manoniyamane yatnaḥ kāryaḥ prajñāvatā sadā .. manasā sugṛhītena jñānāptirakhilā dhruvam .. 16 .. > Effort in restraining the mind should always be made by a wise man; / when the mind is well restrained, all knowledge is certainly attained. (16) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.17) tanmanaḥ kṣamayā grāhyaṃ yathā vahniśca vāriṇā .. ekayā kṣamayā sarvo niyamaḥ kathito budhaiḥ .. 17 .. > That mind is to be seized with forbearance, just as fire is controlled by water; / through forbearance alone is all restraint declared by the wise. (17) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.18) satyamekaṃ paro dharmaḥ satyamekaṃ paraṃ tapaḥ .. satyamekaṃ paraṃ jñānaṃ satye dharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ .. 18 .. > Truth alone is the highest dharma; truth alone is the supreme austerity. / Truth alone is supreme knowledge; dharma is established upon truth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.19) dharmamūlamahiṃsā ca manasā tāṃ ca citayan .. karmaṇā ca tathā vācā tata etāṃ samācaret .. 19 .. > And non-violence is the root of dharma: contemplating it in thought, / and likewise in deed and in speech, one should then practice it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.20) parasvaharaṇaṃ cauryaṃ sarvadā sarvamānuṣaiḥ .. cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa brahmadevasvavarjanam .. 6.234.20 .. > Taking another's property is theft at all times for all men; / especially during the Cāturmāsya, the avoidance of property belonging to brahmins and gods \[is enjoined\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.21) akṛtyakaraṇaṃ caiva varjanīyaṃ sadā budhaiḥ .. ahīnaḥ sarvakāryeṣu yaḥ sadā vipra vartate .. 21 .. > And the performance of improper deeds must always be avoided by the wise. / The one who always remains untainted in all actions, O brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.22) sa ca yogī mahāprājñaḥ prajñācakṣurahaṃ nadhīḥ .. ? ahaṃkāro viṣamidaṃ śarīre varttate nṛṇām .. 22 .. > that yogin is great in wisdom, possessing the eye of wisdom, devoid of the notion of ego. / This egoism exists as a poison in the body of men; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.23) tasmātsa sarvadā tyājyaḥ supte deve viśeṣataḥ .. anīhayā jitakrodho jitalobho bhavennaraḥ .. 23 .. > therefore it must always be abandoned, especially while the God is asleep. / Through freedom from craving, a person should overcome anger and overcome greed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.24) tasya pāpasahasrāṇi dehādyāṃti sahasradhā .. mohaṃ mānaṃ parājitya śamarūpeṇa śatruṇā .. 24 .. > His thousands of sins depart from the body in a thousand ways. / Having conquered delusion and pride through peace, the enemy \[of passions\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.25) vicāreṇa śamo grāhyaḥ santoṣeṇa tathā hi saḥ .. mātsaryamṛjubhāvena niyacchetsa munīśvaraḥ .. 25 .. > peace is to be grasped through reflection, and likewise through contentment. / By means of straightforwardness, that lord among sages should restrain malice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.26) cāturmāsye dayādharmo na dharmo bhūtavidruhām .. sarvadā sarva dāneṣu bhūtadrohaṃ vivarjayet .. 26 .. > During the Cāturmāsya, the dharma of compassion \[holds\]; there is no dharma for those who harm living beings. / In all gifts at all times, one should shun malice toward creatures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.27) etatpāpasahasrāṇāṃ mūlaṃ prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ .. tasmātsarvaprayatnena kāryā bhūtadayā nṛbhiḥ .. 27 .. > Wise men call this the root of thousands of sins; / therefore, with every effort, compassion for creatures must be practiced by men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.28) sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāṃ harirnityaṃ hṛdi sthitaḥ .. sa eva hi parābhūto yo bhūtadrohakārakaḥ .. 28 .. > Hari is constantly present in the hearts of all beings indeed. / He alone is truly humiliated who causes harm to creatures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.29) yasmindharme dayā naiva sa dharmo dūṣito mataḥ .. dayāṃ vinā na vijñānaṃ na dharmo jñānameva ca .. 29 .. > That dharma in which there is no compassion is considered flawed; / without compassion there is neither discernment nor dharma nor true knowledge. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.30) tasmātsarvātmabhāvena dayādharmaḥ sanātanaḥ .. sevyaḥ sa puruṣairnityaṃ cāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ .. 6.234.30 .. > Therefore, with one's whole soul, the eternal dharma of compassion / should constantly be cultivated by people, especially during the Cāturmāsya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.233.234](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233.234) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye cāturmāsyamāhātmye śepaśāyyupākhyāne brahma nāradasaṃvāde cāturmāsyaniyamavidhimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma catustriṃśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 234 .. > Thus ends the two hundred and thirty-fourth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Glory of the Observances of the Rules of Cāturmāsya', in the narrative of the one lying on the couch, in the dialogue between Brahmā and Nārada, in the Glory of Cāturmāsya, in the Glory of Hāṭakeśvara Sacred Field, in the sixth Nāgarakhaṇḍa, in the venerable Skanda Mahāpurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.233.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.233) · Pramāṇa