Skandapurana 5.276
Skandapurāṇa 5.276
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5.276.1
.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..
ki nāmāno dvijāste ca vārāṇasyāḥ samāgatāḥ..
ekādaśaprakāro'sau yeṣāṃ rudraḥ prabhaktitaḥ ..
tatsaṃjñāśca samācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune .. 1 ..
The seers said: / What were the names of those brahmins who arrived from Vārāṇasī, / for whose profound devotion Rudra became elevenfold? / Tell us their names in detail, O great sage! 1
5.276.2
.. sūta uvāca .. ..
ekasteṣāṃ mṛgavyādho vikhyāto bhuvanatraye ..
dvitīyaḥ sarvasaṃjñaśca niṃditaśca tṛtīyakaḥ.. 2 ..
Sūta said: / One among them was Mṛgavyādha, renowned in the three worlds; / the second was named Sarva, and the third was Nindita. 2
5.276.3
mahāyaśāścaturthastu kathyate munisattamāḥ ..
ajaikapāda ityuktaḥ paṃcamo muni sattamāḥ .. 3 ..
The fourth is declared to be Mahāyaśas, O best of sages; / the fifth is called Ajaikapāda, O best of sages. 3
5.276.4
ahirbudhnyastathā ṣaṣṭhaḥ pinākī saptamastathā ..
paraṃ tapastathānyastu dahano navamastathā .. 4 ..
Likewise, the sixth was Ahirbudhnya, and the seventh was Pinākin; / the other was Paraṃtapa, and the ninth was Dahana. 4
5.276.5
īśvaro daśamaḥ proktaḥ kapālī cāṃti mastathā ..
teṣāmetāni nāmāni sthitānyeva hi yāni ca ..
rudrāṇāmapi tānyeva vihitāni hareṇa tu .. 5 ..
The tenth is declared to be Īśvara, and the last was Kapālin. / These very names that belonged to them / were also assigned to the Rudras by Hara. 5
5.276.6
.. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. ..
kāni dānāni śasyāni tadarthaṃ vada no drutam ..
japaścaiva purā proktastvayā kāryo yathaiva ca .. 6 ..
The seers said: / What gifts are commendable for that purpose? Tell us quickly! / And what recitation of mantras was previously spoken by you that should be performed? 6
5.276.7
.. sūta uvāca .. ..
taduddiśya pradātavyamekaikasya pṛthakpṛthak ..
pratyakṣāśca mahābhāga dātavyā dhenavaḥ kramāt .. 7 ..
Sūta said: / Dedicated to that, [gifts] should be given separately to each one; / and cows, O fortunate one, are to be given in sequence, directly [or symbolic]: 7
5.276.8
mṛgavyādhāya pratyakṣā gaurdeyā ca guḍodbhavā ..
kapāline pradātavyā navanītasamudbhavā .. 8 ..
To Mṛgavyādha, a real cow and one made of jaggery should be given; / to Kapālin, one made of fresh butter should be given; 8
5.276.9
ajapādāya cājyotthā ahirbudhnyāya hemajā ..
pinākine pradātavyā dhenurlavaṇasambhavā .. 9 ..
to Ajapāda, one made of ghee; to Ahirbudhnya, one made of gold; / to Pinākin, a cow made of salt should be given; 9
5.276.10
paraṃtapāya viprendrāstathaiva rasasa mbhavā ..
annajā dahanāyoktā īśvarāya jalodbhavā .. 6.277.10 ..
to Paraṃtapa, O lords of brahmins, likewise one made of liquid [syrup]; / to Dahana, one made of food is declared; to Īśvara, one made of water. 10
5.276.11
etā dadāti yo viprā eteṣāṃ ca mahātmanām ..
cakravartī bhavennūnametadāha pitāmahaḥ .... .. 11 ..
He who gives these to these great souls, O brahmins, / shall surely become a universal monarch; so said the Grandfather. 11
5.276.12
anyatrāpi pradattāśca kiṃ punarbhavasaṃnidhau ..
tasmātsarvaprayatnena etā deyāḥ prayatnataḥ .. 12 ..
If given elsewhere [it bears fruit], how much more so in the presence of Bhava? / Therefore, with all effort, these should be given diligently. 12
5.276.13
dhenavo yo na śaktaḥ syādekā deyā prayatnataḥ ..
sarveṣāmeva rudrāṇāṃ bhartṛyajñavaco yathā .. 13 ..
He who is unable [to give all] should give one cow diligently / to all the Rudras, according to the words of Bhartṛyajña. 13
5.276.277
iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye ekādaśarudrasamīpe dānamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma saptasaptatyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 277 ..
Thus ends the two hundred seventy-seventh chapter, named 'Description of the Māhātmya of Gifts in the Presence of the Eleven Rudras', in the Hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand [verses]. 277
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