[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) › 5.245 # Skandapurana 5.245 Skandapurāṇa 5.245 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.245.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.1) .. gālava uvāca .. .. śakrādayastu deveśā duḥkhasaṃtaptamānasāḥ .. .. īśvarādarśanabhrāṃtamanaḥ karmeṃdriyā ratim .. 1 .. > Gālava said: / "Śakra and the other lords of the gods, their minds burning with sorrow, / their sensory and motor organs agitated because they did not see Īśvara, found no delight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.2) na prāpurlokanāthaṃ te kṛtvā yaḥ pratimākṛtim .. tapasārādhayāmāsuḥ sarvabhūtahṛdisthitam .. 2 .. > They, having made an iconographic form, / worshipped with tapas the Lord of the World who dwells in the hearts of all beings: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.3) kapardaśirasaṃ devaṃ śūlahastaṃ pinākinam .. kapālakhaṭvāṃgadharaṃ daśahastaṃ kirīṭinam.. 3 .. > the god with matted hair, trident in hand, wielder of the Pināka, / holding a skull and a khaṭvāṅga, ten-armed, wearing a diadem; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.4) umāsahitamīśānaṃ paṃcavaktraṃ mahābhujam.. karpūragauradehābhaṃ sitabhūtivibhūṣitam.. .. 4 .. > Īśāna accompanied by Umā, five-faced, mighty-armed, / with a bodily luster white like camphor, adorned with white ashes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.5) nāgayajñopavītena gajacarmasamanvitam .. kṛṣṇasāratvacā cāpi kṛtaprāvaraṇaṃ vibhum .. 5 .. > accompanied by an elephant hide and a serpent as sacred thread, / and the all-pervading Lord wearing an upper garment made of the skin of a black buck. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.6) kṛtadhyānāḥ surāstatra vṛkṣādhāre samāśritāḥ .. vratacaryāṃ samāśritya pracakrustapa uttamam .. 6 .. > Having undertaken meditation there, taking shelter at the base of a tree, / the gods, resorting to the performance of a vow, performed supreme tapas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.7) ṣaḍakṣareṇa maṃtreṇa śaivena vihitāḥ surāḥ .. .. śūdra uvāca .. .. vratacaryā tvayā yā sā proktā saṃjā yate katham .. 7 .. > The gods were established by the six-syllabled Śaiva mantra." / The śūdra said: / "How is that performance of the vow, which was spoken of by you, performed? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.8) brahmanvistarato brūhi na tṛpyete vaco'mṛtaiḥ .. 8 .. > Tell me in detail, O brahmin; \[my ears\] are not satiated with the nectar of your words." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.9) .. gālava uvāca .. .. japanbhasma ca khaṭvāṃgaṃ kapālaṃ sphāṭikaṃ tathā .. ruṃḍamālāṃ paṃcavaktramarddhacaṃdraṃ ca mūrddhani .. 9 .. > Gālava said: / "Reciting \[the mantra\], \[wearing\] ashes, a khaṭvāṅga, a skull, crystal, / a garland of severed heads, \[meditating on\] the five-faced \[god\] with the half-moon on his crest; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.10) citrakṛttiparīdhānaṃ kaupīnakuṇḍaladvayam .. ghaṃṭāyugmaṃ triśūlaṃ ca sūtraṃ caryāsvarūpakam .. 6.246.10 .. > wearing a variegated hide, a loincloth, a pair of earrings, / a pair of bells, a trident, and a sacred cord—this is the nature of the practice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.11) amībhirlakṣaṇairlakṣyaṃ mayoktaṃ tava śūdraja .. anena vidhinā sarve devā vahnipurogamāḥ .. 11 .. > The mark defined by these characteristics has been told to you by me, O son of a śūdra. / By this rule, all the gods headed by Fire > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.12) sarva ārādhayāmāsuḥ sarvopāyairvarapradam .. cāturmāsye ca saṃpūrṇe sapūrṇe kārtike'male .. 12 .. > worshipped the granter of boons by all means. / When the four months were completed, and the pure month of Kārtika was full, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.13) cīrṇavratānsurāndṛṣṭvā viśuddhāṃśca maheśvaraḥ .. matiṃ teṣāṃ dadau tuṣṭo jīvātmā sarvabhūtadṛk .. 13 .. > seeing the gods who had performed the vow and were purified, Maheśvara, / pleased, the Living Self who beholds all beings, bestowed \[favorable\] intent on them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.14) śatarudrīyajāpyena vidhānasahitena ca .. dhyānena dīpadānena cāturmāsye tutoṣa saḥ .. 14 .. > By the recitation of the Śatarudrīya accompanied by ritual, / by meditation, and by the gift of lamps in the Cāturmāsya, he was pleased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.15) pūjanaiḥ ṣoḍaśavidhairyathā viṣṇostathā hare .. kurvāṇānbhaktibhāvena jñātvā devānsamāgatān .. 15 .. > With the sixteen kinds of worship, as done for Viṣṇu, so done for Hara— / knowing that the gods who arrived were performing it with a feeling of devotion, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.16) prahṛṣṭo bhagavānrudro dadau teṣāṃ śubhā matim .. tataḥ saṃmaṃtrya te devā vahniṃ stutvā yathārthataḥ .. 16 .. > the blessed Rudra, joyful, granted them a propitious mind. / Then the gods, having consulted together and praised Fire fittingly, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.17) prasannavadanaṃ cakruḥ kāryasādhanatatparam .. karmasākṣī mahātejāḥ kṛtvā pārāvataṃ vapu .. 17 .. > made his face gracious, intent on accomplishing their objective. / The witness of deeds, of great splendor, assuming the form of a pigeon, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.18) praviveśa tato madhye draṣṭuṃ devaṃ maheśvaram .. cakāra gativikṣepaṃ guṃṭhanairavaguṃṭhanaiḥ ..18.. > then entered inside to see the god Maheśvara. / He made steps and strides with coverings and uncoverings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.19) luṃṭhanaiḥ sarpaṇaiścaiva cārurūpo'dbhutāṃ gatim .. taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagavāṃstatra kāraṇaṃ samabuddhyata ..19.. > with rollings and creepings, of charming form and marvelous movement. / Seeing him there, the Lord perceived the reason. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.20) ūrdhvaretāstatastasminsasarjādau dadhāra tat .. vīryaṃ vahnimukhe caiva sotpapāta gṛhādbahiḥ .. 6.246.20 .. > Then he of restrained semen discharged it upon him, and he held it at first. / And \[when the seed was\] in Fire's mouth, he flew out of the house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.21) gate tasminpataṃge'tha pārvatī viphalaśramā .. saṃkruddhā sarvadevānāṃ sā śaśāpa maheśvarī .. 21 .. > When that bird had gone, Pārvatī, her efforts rendered fruitless, / enraged, Maheśvarī cursed all the gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.22) yasmānmamecchā vihatā bhavadbhirduṣṭabuddhibhiḥ .. tasmātpāṣāṇatāmāśu vrajaṃtu tridivaukasaḥ .. 22 .. > "Since my desire has been thwarted by you wicked-minded ones, / therefore, may the dwellers of heaven quickly turn into stones! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.23) nirapatyā nirdayāśca sarve devā bhaviṣyatha .. tataḥ prasādayāmāsuḥ praṇatāḥ śāpayaṃtritāḥ .. 23 .. > You all shall become childless and devoid of compassion!" / Then, bound by the curse, bowing down, they propitiated her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.24) mahadduḥkhaṃ saṃpraviṣṭāḥ punaḥ punarathābruvan .. 24 .. > Having entered great sorrow, they spoke again and again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.25) .. devā ūcuḥ .. .. tvaṃ mātā sarvadevānāṃ sarvasākṣī sanātanī .. utpattisthitisaṃhārakāraṇaṃ jagatāṃ sadā .. 25 .. > The gods said: / "You are the mother of all gods, the witness of all, eternal, / always the cause of creation, maintenance, and destruction of the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.26) bhūtaprakṛtirūpā tvaṃ mahābhūtasamāśritā .. aparṇā tapasāṃ dhātrī bhūtadhātrī vasundharā .. 26 .. > You are the primal nature of beings, resting on the great elements, / Aparṇā, the supporter of austerities, the supporter of beings, the Earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.27) maṃtrārādhyā mantrabījaṃ viśvabījalayasthitiḥ .. yajñādiphaladātrī ca svāhārūpeṇa sarvadā .. 27 .. > You are to be propitiated by mantras, the seed of mantras, the dissolution and maintenance of the cosmic seed; / and always the giver of the fruit of sacrifices and the like in the form of Svāhā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298) mantrayantrasamopetā brahmaviṣṇuśivādiṣu .. nityarūpā mahārūpā sarvarūpā nirañjanā .. 298 .. > You are endowed with mantras and yantras in Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and others; / eternal-formed, vast-formed, all-formed, taintless; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_1) doṣatrayasamākrānta jananaiḥ śreyasapradā .. mahālakṣmīrmahākālīmahādevī maheśvarī .. 29 .. > granting the highest good to people assailed by the three faults; / Mahālakṣmī, Mahākālī, Mahādevī, Maheśvarī!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_2) viśveśvarī mahāmāyā māyābījavarapradā .. vararūpā vareṇyā tvaṃ varadātrī varāsutā .. 6.246.30 .. > Sovereign of the universe, great cosmic illusion, giver of boons by the seed-syllable of illusion, / you of excellent form, most worthy of choice, bestower of boons, excellent daughter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_3) bilvapatraiḥ śubhairye tvāṃ pūjayanti narāḥ sadā .. teṣāṃ rājyapradātrī ca kāmadā siddhidā sadā .. 31 .. > Those men who always worship you with auspicious bilva leaves, / to them you grant kingship, fulfil desires, and constantly bestow perfection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_4) cāturmāsye'rcitā yaistvaṃ bilvapatrairviśeṣataḥ .. teṣāṃ vāṃchitasiddhyarthaṃ jātā kāmadughā svayam .. 32 .. > For those by whom you are worshipped especially with bilva leaves during Cāturmāsya, / you yourself have become a wish-granting cow to accomplish their desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_5) ye'rcayaṃti sadā loke maheśvarasamanvitām .. bilvapatrairmahābhaktyā na teṣāṃ duḥkhaduṣkṛtī .. 33 .. > Those who always worship \[you\] united with Maheśvara in the world / with great devotion through bilva leaves have neither sorrow nor wrongdoing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_6) cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa tava pūjā mahāphalā .. adyaprabhṛti yairlokairbilvapatraistu pūjitā .. 34 .. > Especially during Cāturmāsya, worship of you bears great fruit. / From this day onward, for those people by whom you are worshipped with bilva leaves, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_7) vidhāsyasi maheśāni teṣāṃ jñānamanuttamam.. cāturmāsye'dhikaphalaṃ bilvapatraṃ varānane .. 35 .. > O Maheśānī, you will grant unsurpassed knowledge. / During Cāturmāsya, bilva leaves bear extraordinary fruit, O fair-faced one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_8) umāmaheśvaraprītyai dattaṃ vidhivadakṣayam .. yathā śrīstulasīvṛkṣe tathā bilve ca pārvatī .. 36 .. > Offered according to rule for the pleasure of Umā and Maheśvara, it is imperishable. / As Śrī is in the tulasī plant, so is Pārvatī in the bilva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_9) tvaṃ mūrtyā dṛśyase viśvaṃ sakalābhīṣṭadāyinī .. cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa sevitau dvau mahāphalau .. 37 .. > In your form you are seen as the universe, granter of all desired things. / Especially during Cāturmāsya, the two, when attended upon, bear great fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.245.298\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.245.298_10) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye śeṣaśāyyupākhyāne brahmanāradasaṃvāde cāturmāsya māhātmye paijavanopākhyāne pārvatyendrādīnāṃ śāpapradānavṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 246 .. > Thus ends the two hundred and forty-sixth chapter, named 'Description of the Account of Pārvatī's Cursing of Indra and Others', in the Account of Paijavana, in the Greatness of Cāturmāsya, in the Dialogue of Brahmā and Nārada, in the Account of the One Reclining on Śeṣa, in the Māhātmya of Hāṭakeśvarakṣetra, in the Sixth Nāgarakhaṇḍa, in the Great Purāṇa of Skanda containing eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.245.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - 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