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[5.266.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.3) sāṃprataṃ vada me kṛtsnaṃ siddheśvarasamudbhavam.. vistareṇa mahābhāga paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me..3.. > Now tell me in full the origin of Siddheśvara / at length, O fortunate one, for great indeed is my curiosity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.4) bhartṛyajña uvāca.. siddheśvara iti khyāto mahādevo mahīpate.. tasyotpattistvayā pūrvaṃ śrutātra vadato mama..4.. > Bhartṛyajña said: > Mahādeva is renowned as Siddheśvara, O lord of the earth; / his origin was heard by you before as I spoke here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.5) sāṃprataṃ tatphalaṃ vacmi tasmindṛṣṭe tu dānajam.. yatphalaṃ jāyate nṝṇāṃ cakravartitva saṃbhavam..5.. > Now I declare the fruit arising from a gift when he is seen, / the fruit that arises for men, consisting of imperial sovereignty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.6) tulāpuruṣadānaṃ ca tatra rājanpraśaśyate.. ya iccheccakravartitvaṃ samaste dharaṇītale..6.. > And the gift of the person weighed on scales is praised there, O king, / for one who desires imperial sovereignty over the entire surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.7) ānarta uvāca.. tulāpuruṣadānasya yo vidhiḥ parikīrtitaḥ.. taṃ me sarvaṃ samācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune..7.. > Ānarta said: > The rite of the gift of the person weighed on scales which is proclaimed— / declare all of that to me at length, O great sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.8) bhartṛyajña uvāca.. caṃdrasūryoparāge vā ayane viṣuve tathā.. tīrthe vā puruṣaśreṣṭha tulāpuruṣasaṃbhavam..8.. > Bhartṛyajña said: > During an eclipse of the moon or the sun, or at a solstice, or at an equinox, / or at a sacred ford, O best of men, relating to the person weighed on scales, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.9) praśaṃsaṃti vidhiṃ samyakprāpte vā ceṃdusaṃkṣaye.. brāhmaṇānāṃ sudāṃtānāmanuṣṭhānavatāṃ satām..9.. > they rightly praise the rite; or when the new moon has arrived, / to self-controlled, observant, virtuous brahmins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.10) vedādhyayanayuktānāṃ nirdoṣāṇāṃ ca pārthiva.. vibhajya sa bhaveddeyo naikasya ca kathaṃcana..6.267.10.. > who are engaged in the study of the Veda and faultless, O ruler of the earth, / it should be given after dividing it, and under no circumstances to a single one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.12) śucau deśe same puṇye pūrvottaraplave śubhe.. maṃḍapaṃ kārayedvidvān ramyaṃ ṣa़ośahastakam.. tanmadhye kārayedvediṃ caturhasta pramāṇataḥ. yajamānasya hastena hastaikena samucchritām..12.. > In a clean, level, holy, and auspicious place that slopes toward the east or north, / the learned man should have a charming pavilion constructed, measuring sixteen cubits. / In its center he should have an altar made, measuring four cubits, / and raised up by one cubit measured by the arm of the patron. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.14) caturhastāni kuṇḍāni caturdikṣu prakalpayeta .. ekahastapramāṇāni āyāmavyāsavistarāt.. aiśānyāmaparāṃ vediṃ hastamātrāṃ nyasecchubhām.. ratnimātrotthitāṃ caiva grahāṃstatra prakalpayet.. 14.. > He should prepare fire pits of four cubits in the four directions, / measuring one cubit in length and breadth. / In the northeast he should place another auspicious altar measuring just one cubit, / raised merely a span; and there he should arrange the planets. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.15) yugmāṃśca ṛtvijaḥ kāryāścaturdikṣu yathākramam.. bahvṛco'dhvaryaścaiva cchaṃdogātharvaṇāvapi.. 15.. > And twin officiating priests should be appointed in the four directions in proper order: / a Ṛgvedic priest, a Yajurvedic priest, a Sāmavedic priest, and an Atharvavedic priest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.16) tūṣṇīṃ tu devatāhomastaiḥ kāryaḥ susamāhitaiḥ.. talliṃgairnṛpatemaṃtraiḥ svaśaktyā japa eva ca..16.. > A silent oblation to the deities should be performed by them, being fully concentrated, / and recitation according to their capacity with mantras having those specific deities' marks, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.17) ekahastapraviṣṭaṃ tu caturhastocchritaṃ tathā.. staṃbhadvayaṃ tu kartavyaṃ vediyāmyottare sthitam..17.. > Two pillars should be erected, sunk one cubit deep / and four cubits high, situated to the south and north of the altar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.18) tanmadhye suśubhaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ staṃbhajātyaṃ dṛḍhaṃ nyaset.. candanaḥ khadiro vātha bilvovā'śvattha eva vā.. 18.. > Between them he should place a very auspicious, strong crossbeam made of timber suitable for pillars: / either sandalwood, acacia, bilva, or aśvattha; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.19) tiṃduko devadārurvā śrīparṇī vā vaṭo'thavā.. aṣṭau vṛkṣāḥ śubhāḥ śastāḥ staṃbhārthaṃ nṛpasattam..19.. > or timduka, devadāru, śrīparṇī, or banyan— / these eight trees are deemed auspicious and commended for the pillars, O best of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.21) śikyadvaya samopetāṃ tanmadhye vinyasettulām.. snātaḥ śuklāṃbaradharaḥ śuklamālyānulepanaḥ..6.267.20. pūrayitvā samaṃtācca lokapālānyathākramam.. staṃbhānsaṃpūjayatpaścādgandhamālyānulepanaiḥ..21.. > In their middle he should suspend a balance fitted with two pans. / Having bathed, wearing white garments, adorned with white garlands and ointments, / after fully worshiping the world-guardians all around in their proper order, / he should then worship the pillars with perfumes, garlands, and unguents. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.22) tulāṃ ca pārthivaśreṣṭha puṇyāhaṃ ca prakīrtayet.. yajamāno nijaiḥ sarvairāyudhaiḥ kāyasaṃsthitaiḥ..22.. > And he should praise the balance, O best of kings, and proclaim an auspicious day; / the patron, bearing all his own weapons on his body, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.23) paścimāṃ diśamāsthāya prāṅmukhaḥ śraddhayā'nvitaḥ.. kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā imaṃ maṃtramudīrayet..23.. > taking his stand in the western direction facing east, endowed with faith, / having folded his hands in reverence, should utter this mantra: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.24) brahmaṇo duhitā nityaṃ satyaṃ paramamāśritā.. kāśyapī gotrataścaiva nāmato viśrutā tulā..24.. > “O balance, daughter of Brahmā, ever resting upon supreme truth, / belonging by lineage to Kaśyapa, celebrated by name as Tulā! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.25) tvaṃ tule satyanāmāsi svabhīṣṭaṃ cātmanaḥ śubham.. kariṣyāmi prasādaṃ me sāṃnidhyaṃ kuru sāṃpratam..25.. > You, O balance, are truly named; grant your favor to me, / and now manifest your presence, so that I may accomplish my own auspicious desire.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.26) tatastasyāṃ samāruhya svaśaktyā yatsamāhṛtam.. dānārthaṃ pūrvamāyojyaṃ śikyenyasminnarottama..26.. > Then, having mounted onto it, whatever has been gathered according to one's means / should first be placed into the other pan for the sake of giving, O best of men: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.27) suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vā'tha vastraṃ cānyadabhīpsitam.. yāvatsāmyaṃ bhavedrājannātmano'bhyadhikaṃ ca vā..27.. > gold, silver, cloth, or anything else desired, / until an equality is reached, O king, or \[the gifts\] exceed his own \[weight\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.28) tato'bhīṣṭāṃ samāsādya devatāṃ śikyamāśritaḥ.. udakaṃ jalamadhye ca tadarthaṃ prakṣipeddrutam..28.. > Then, having reached the desired deity while seated in the pan, / he should quickly cast water into water for that purpose, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.29) satilaṃ sahiraṇyaṃ ca sākṣataṃ vidhipūrvakam.. avatīrya tataḥ sarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo nivedayet..29.. > together with sesamum, gold, and unbroken grains, in accordance with the injunctions. / Then, having stepped down, he should offer it all to the brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.30) yatphalaṃ prāpyate paścāttadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu..6.267.30.. > Whatever fruit is attained thereafter, hear that now with single-minded attention: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.31) ajānatā jānatā vā yatpāpaṃ tu bhavetkṛtam.. tatsarvaṃ nāśayenmartyo dānasyāsya prabhāvataḥ..31.. > Whatever sin has been committed unknowingly or knowingly, / a mortal destroys it all by the power of this gift. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.32) yāvanmātraṃ kṛtaṃ pāpamatītaṃ nṛpasattama.. tāvanmātraṃ kṣayaṃ yāti tulāpuruṣadānataḥ..32.. > Whatever past sin has been committed, O best of kings, / that much goes to destruction through the gift of the person weighed in the balance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.33) īśvarāṇāṃ samādiṣṭaṃ kāyakleśabhayātmanām.. puraścaraṇametaddhi dānaṃ taulyasamudbhavam..33.. > For lords who fear bodily affliction, this preparatory rite / of a gift originating from a weighing balance has been prescribed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.34) etaddattaṃ dilīpena kārtavīryeṇa bhūpate.. pṛthunā purukutsena tathānyairapi pārthivaiḥ..34.. > This was given by Dilīpa, by Kārtavīrya, O king, / by Pṛthu, by Purukutsa, and likewise by other kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.35) etatpuṇyaṃ praśasyaṃ ca sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām. tulāpuruṣadānaṃ ca sarvopadravanāśanam..35.. > This gift of a person weighed in the balance is holy, praiseworthy, / bestowing all desires upon mortals, and destroying all afflictions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.36) ādhayo vyādhayo na syurna vaidhavyaṃ gadodbhavam.. saṃjāyate nṛpaśreṣṭha na viyogaḥ svabandhubhiḥ.. tulāpuruṣadānasya phalametadudāhṛtam..36.. > Mental distress and bodily diseases do not arise, nor does widowhood caused by sickness / occur, O best of kings, nor separation from one's own kinsmen: / such is declared to be the fruit of the gift of a person weighed in the balance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.37) tulāpuruṣadānasya pradattasya nṛpottama.. na śakyate kathayituṃ phalaṃ yatsyātkalau yuge..37.. > The fruit that results in the Kali age from the gift of a person weighed in the balance / having been given, O best of kings, cannot be described. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.38) dakṣiṇāmūrtimāsādya siddheśvaravibhoḥ puraḥ.. yaḥ prayacchati bhūpāla sahasraguṇitaṃ phalam..38.. > Approaching Dakṣiṇāmūrti in the presence of the all-pervading lord Siddheśvara, / he who bestows it, O protector of the earth, obtains a thousandfold fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.39) tasmātsarvaprayatnena prāpya siddheśvaraṃ vibhum.. tulāpuruṣadānaṃ ca kartavyaṃ suvivekinā.39.. > Therefore, by every effort having approached the all-pervading lord Siddheśvara, / the gift of a person weighed in the balance should be performed by one who possesses true discernment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.40) ekatra sarvatīrthāni sarvāṇyāyatanāni ca.. hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre kathitāni svayaṃbhuvā..6.267.40.. > All the sacred fords and all the shrines together / in the sacred field arising from Hāṭakeśvara have been spoken of by the self-manifest \[Brahmā\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.41) siddheśvaraḥ suraśreṣṭha ekatra samudāhṛtaḥ.. tasmindṛṣṭe tathā spṛṣṭe pūjite nṛpasattama.. sarveṣāṃ labhate martyaḥ phalaṃ yatparikīrtitam..41.. > Siddheśvara, O best of gods, is declared to be \[all of them\] united in one place; / when he is seen, touched, and worshiped, O best of kings, / a mortal obtains the fruit that has been proclaimed for all of them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.266.267](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.266.267) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye śrīsiddheśvaramāhātmye tulāpuruṣadānamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma saptaṣaṣṭyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ..267.. > Thus ends the two hundred and sixty-seventh chapter, entitled 'Description of the Glory of the Gift of a Person Weighed in the Balance in the Glory of Śrī Siddheśvara', in the Glory of the Sacred Field of Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[section\], in the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine 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