[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) › 5.274 # Skandapurana 5.274 Skandapurāṇa 5.274 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.274.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. duḥśīlo'pi ca tatkṛtvā gurornāmnā śivālayam .. nimbeśvara iti khyātaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritam .. 1 .. > Sūta said: > Duḥśīla too, having done that, \[built\] an abode of Śiva in the name of his guru, > known as Nimbeśvara, situated in the southern direction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.2) cakāra parayā bhaktyā tatpādābjamanusmaran .. tathā tasya tu bhāryā yā nāmnā śākaṃbharī smṛtā .. 2 .. > He built it with supreme devotion, remembering his lotus-like feet. > Likewise, his wife, who was known by the name Śākaṃbharī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.3) svanāmāṃkā tatra durgā tathā saṃsthāpitā tayā .. tatastu taddhanaṃ tābhyāṃ kiciccheṣaṃ vyavasthitam .. 3 .. > installed Durgā there bearing her own name. > Then whatever little remained of their wealth > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.4) pūjārthaṃ devatābhyāṃ ca brāhmaṇebhyaḥ samarpitam .. bhikṣābhujau tato jātau dampatī tau tataḥ param .. 4 .. > was dedicated to the brahmins for the worship of the two deities. > Thereafter, that couple lived on begged food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.5) kasyacittvatha kālasya duḥśīlo nidhanaṃ gataḥ .. 5 .. > After some time, Duḥśīla met his death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.6) śākaṃbharyapi tatkāyaṃ gṛhītvā havyavāhanam .. praviṣṭā nṛpaśārdūla nirvikalpena cetasā .. 6 .. > Śākaṃbharī too, taking his body, entered the sacrificial fire, > O tiger among kings, with an unwavering mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.7) tato vimānamāruhya varāpsaraḥsusevitam .. gatau tau dvāvapi svargaṃ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhau .. 7 .. > Then, having mounted an aerial chariot well-attended by excellent apsarases, > the two of them, their body-hairs thrilling with joy, went to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.8) etaṃ duḥśīlajaṃ yastu paṭhedākhyānamuttamam .. sa sarvairmucyate pāpairajñānavihitairnṛpa .. 8 .. > Whoever reads this excellent narrative concerning Duḥśīla, > O king, is freed from all sins committed through ignorance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.274.275](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274.275) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye nimbeśvaraśākaṃbharyutpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcasaptatyuttaradviśatatamodbhayāyaḥ .. 275 .. > Thus ends the two hundred and seventy-fifth chapter, entitled “The Description of the Origin and Māhātmya of Nimbeśvara and Śākaṃbharī,” in the Māhātmya of the Sacred Field of Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[section\], in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.274.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.274) · Pramāṇa