[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) › 5.40 # Skandapurana 5.40 Skandapurāṇa 5.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.40.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. yadeṣā bhavatā proktā brāhmī tatra mahāśilā .. mokṣadā sarvajaṃtūnāṃ tathā pātakanāśinī .. 1 .. > The seers said: / "Regarding this great stone of Brahmā spoken of by you there, / which grants liberation to all living beings and destroys sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.2) sā kathaṃ sthāpitā tatra kiṃprabhāvā ca sūtaja .. etanno brūhi niḥśeṣaṃ na hi tṛpyāmahe vayam .. 2 .. > how was it established there, and what is its power, O son of Sūta? / Tell us all this completely, for we are not satiated." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.3) .. sūta uvāca .. .. brahmalokaniviṣṭasya brahmaṇo' vyaktajanmanaḥ .. purā'bhūnmahatī cintā tīrthayātrāsamudbhavā .. 3 .. > Sūta said: / "Formerly, a great concern arose for Brahmā of unmanifest birth, / residing in the world of Brahmā, originating from a pilgrimage to sacred fords: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.4) sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ saṃti tīrthāni bhūtale .. muktvā māṃ tanmayā kāryaṃ tīrthamekaṃ dharātale .. 4 .. > 'All the gods indeed have sacred fords on the surface of the earth, / except for me; therefore, I must establish a sacred ford on the earth's surface, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.5) yatra trikālamāsādya karma saṃdhyāsamudbhavam .. martyalokaṃ samāsādya karomi tadanaṃtaram .. 5 .. > where, having arrived at the three junctures of the day, reaching the mortal world, / I may then perform the rites arising from the twilight devotions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.6) tathānyadapi yatkiñcitkarma dharmyaṃ hitāvaham .. tatkaromi yathānye'pi cakrurdevāḥ śivādayaḥ .. 6 .. > and whatever other righteous, beneficial rite there is, / I may perform that, just as the other gods, Śiva and the rest, have done. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.7) na svarge'sti hi kṛtyānāmadhikāro'tra kaścana .. śubhānāṃ karmaṇāmeva kevalaṃ bhujyate phalam .. 7 .. > For in heaven there is no eligibility for actions whatsoever; / only the fruit of auspicious deeds is enjoyed here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.8) tasmādyatra dharāpṛṣṭhe śileyaṃ nipatiṣyati .. trisaṃdhyaṃ tatra gantavyamanuṣṭhānārthameva hi .. 8 .. > Therefore, wherever on the surface of the earth this stone shall fall, / there I must go at the three twilight junctures, solely for the performance of rites.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.9) evamuktvā suvistīrṇāṃ śilāṃ tāmā sanodbhavām .. pracikṣepa dharāpṛṣṭhaṃ samuddiśya pitāmahaḥ .. 9 .. > Having spoken thus, the Grandfather hurled toward the earth's surface / that very expansive stone originating from his seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.10) atha sā patitā bhūmau sarvaratnamayī śilā .. camatkārapure kṣetre sarvakṣetramahodaye .. 6.40.10 ... > Then that stone, made of all kinds of jewels, fell upon the earth / in the sacred field of Camatkārapura, the source of supreme prosperity among all sacred fields. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.11) tata āgatya lokeśaḥ svayameva dharātalam .. tatkṣetraṃ vīkṣayāmāsa vyāptaṃ tīrthaiḥ samantataḥ .. 11 .. > Then the lord of the world, having personally come to the surface of the earth, / looked upon that sacred field filled on all sides with sacred fords. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.12) tataḥ puṇyatame deśe dṛṣṭvā tāṃ samupasthitām .. śilāmānaṃdamāpannaḥ provāca tadanantaram .. 12 .. > Then, seeing that stone positioned in the most sacred place, / he was filled with joy and spoke thereafter: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.12\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.12_1) aho dhanyatamo matto nānyo'sti bhuvanatraye .. sarvatīrthamaye kṣetre yato jātātra saṃsthitiḥ ...3.. > "Ah, there is none more fortunate than me in the three worlds, / since my presence has come to be here in a sacred field consisting of all sacred fords! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.14) salilena vinā yasmānna kriyā saṃpravartate .. tasmādatra mayā kāryaḥ śucitoyo mahāhradaḥ .. 14 .. > Since no ritual activity proceeds without water, / therefore a great pool of pure water must be made here by me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.15) tataḥ saṃciṃtayāmāsa svasutāṃ ca sarasvatīm .. jana saṃsparśabhītyā ca pātālatalavāhinīm .. 15 .. > Then he thought of his daughter Sarasvatī, / who flows in the realm of Pātāla out of fear of the touch of people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.16) atha bhūmitalaṃ bhittvā prādurbhūtā mahānadī .. tāṃ śilāmamalaistoyaiḥ kṣālayantī samaṃtataḥ .. 16 .. > Then, bursting through the surface of the earth, the great river appeared, / washing that stone on all sides with pure waters. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.16\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.16_2) atha mūrtimatī bhūtvā provāca prapitāmaham .. kimarthaṃ saṃsmṛtā devamamādeśaḥ pradīyatām...7.. > Then, assuming an embodied form, she spoke to the great-grandfather: / "For what purpose have I been remembered, O god? Let your command be given!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.18) .. brahmovāca .. .. tvayātraiva sadā stheyaṃ śilāyāṃ mama saṃnidhau .. saṃdhyātraye'pi tvattoyairyena kṛtyaṃ karomyaham .. 18 .. > Brahmā said: / "You must always remain right here upon the stone in my presence, / so that with your waters I may perform rites at all three twilight junctures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.19) tathā ye mānavāḥ snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti jale tava .. te yāsyaṃti parāṃ siddhiṃ durlabhāṃ devā mānuṣaiḥ .. 19 .. > Likewise, the mortals who take a ritual ablution in your water / shall attain the supreme perfection difficult to obtain even by gods and humans." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.20) .. sarasvatyuvāca .. .. ahaṃ kanyā suraśreṣṭha pātālatalavāhinī .. janasparśabhayādbhītā nāgacchāmi mahītale .. 6.40.20 .. > Sarasvatī said: / "I am an unmarried maiden, O best of gods, flowing in the realm of Pātāla; / terrified of the fear of human touch, I will not come to the earth's surface. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.21) tavādeśo'nyathā naiva mayā kāryaḥ kathaṃcana .. evaṃ matvā suraśreṣṭha yadyuktaṃ tatsamācara .. 21 .. > Yet your command must by no means be disobeyed by me. / Considering this, O best of gods, do whatever is fitting." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.22) .. brahmovāca .. .. tavārthe kalpayiṣyāmi sthāne'traiva mahāhradam .. agamyaṃ sarvamartyānāṃ tatra tvaṃ sthātumarhasi .. 22 .. > Brahmā said: / "For your sake I shall fashion a great pool right in this place, / inaccessible to all mortals; you should dwell there." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.23) evamuktvā sa deveśaścakhāna ca mahāhradam .. tataḥ sarasvatī tatra svasthānamakaro datha .. 23 .. > Having spoken thus, the lord of gods dug a great pool. / Then Sarasvatī took up her abode there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.24) tato dṛṣṭiviṣānsarpānādideśa pitāmahaḥ .. yuṣmābhiḥ sarvadā stheyaṃ hradesmiñchāsanānmama .. 24 .. > Then the Grandfather commanded serpents whose glance is venomous: / "By my order, you must always abide in this pool. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.25) yathā sarasvatīṃ martyā na spṛśaṃti kathaṃcana .. bhavadbhiḥ sarvathā kāryaṃ tathā pannagasattamāḥ .. 25 .. > You must act in every way, O best of serpents, / so that mortals do not touch Sarasvatī by any means." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.26) .. sūta uvāca .. .. evaṃ brahmā vyavasthāpya tatra kṣetre sarasvatīm .. tāṃ ca citraśilāṃ madhye brahmalokaṃ jagāma ha .. 26 .. > Sūta said: / Having thus established Sarasvatī in that sacred field, / and that wondrous stone in the middle, Brahmā indeed went to the world of Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.27) atha maṃkaṇakonāma maharṣiḥ saṃśitavrataḥ .. kṣetre tatra samāyāto viṣavidyāvicakṣaṇaḥ .. 27 .. > Then a great seer named Maṅkaṇaka, strict in his vows / and expert in the science of poisons, arrived at that sacred field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.28) sakramādbhramamāṇastu tasminsarpābhirakṣite .. taṃ muniṃ veṣṭayāmāsurbabandhuścaiva pāśakaiḥ .. 28 .. > While he was wandering about in order in that \[pool\] guarded by serpents, / they encircled that sage and bound him with their coils. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.29) so'pi vidyābalātsarpānnirviṣāṃstāṃścakāraha .. tatra snātvā śucirbhūtvā kṛtvā ca pitṛtarpaṇam .. niṣkrāṃtaḥ salilāttasmātkṛtakṛtyo mudānvitaḥ .. 29 .. > He too, by the power of his science, rendered those serpents venomless. / Having bathed there, become pure, and offered libations to the ancestors, / he emerged from that water, having accomplished his purpose and filled with joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.30) tataścakre muniryāvatsamyakkuśaparigraham .. darbhāgreṇāsya hastāgraṃ pāṭitaṃ tāvadeva hi .. 6.40.30 .. > Then, as soon as the sage properly gathered the kuśa grass, / the tip of his hand was pierced by the tip of a darbha blade. 6.40.30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.31) atha tasmātkṣatājjātastasya śākaraso mahān .. taṃ dṛṣṭvā sa viśeṣeṇa harṣito vismayānvitaḥ .. 31 .. > Then, from that wound, an abundance of plant sap flowed out. / Seeing that, he became especially joyous and filled with wonder. 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.32) siddho'hamiti vijñāya nṛtyaṃ cakre tataḥ param .. brāhmīṃ śilāṃ samāruhya ānaṃdāśrupariplutaḥ .. 32 .. > Realising, 'I have achieved perfection,' he then began to dance; / climbing onto the rock sacred to Brahmā, he was overwhelmed with tears of joy. 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.33) athaivaṃ nṛtyamānasya munestasya mahātmanaḥ .. lāsyaṃ cakre tataḥ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam .. 33 .. > Now, as that great-souled sage was dancing in this manner, / the entire world, both immovable and moving, began to dance. 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.34) camatkārapuraṃ kṛtsnaṃ bhagnaṃ naṣṭā dvijottamāḥ .. prāsādairdhvaṃsitaistatra hāhākāro mahānabhūt ..34.. > The whole of Camatkārapura was broken; the best of brahmins fled; / as palaces collapsed there, a great cry of despair arose. 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.35) \]tato devagaṇāḥ sarve taddṛṣṭvā tasya ceṣṭitam.. lāsyasya vāraṇārthāya procurvṛṣabhavāhanam.. 35 .. > Then all the hosts of gods, seeing his actions, / spoke to the bull-vehicled \[Śiva\] to stop his dance: 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.36) anena nṛtyamānena jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam .. nṛtyaṃ karoti deveśa tasmādgatvā nivāraya .. 36 .. > 'Since he is dancing, the world, both immovable and moving, / dances, O Lord of gods; therefore, go and stop him. 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.37) nānyaḥ śaktaḥ suraśreṣṭha munimenaṃ kathaṃcana .. niṣedhayitumīśāna tataḥ kuru jagaddhitam .. 37 .. > None other, O best of gods, is in any way capable / of restraining this sage; therefore, O Īśāna, bring about the welfare of the world.' 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.38) atha teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ .. kṛtvā rūpaṃ dvijeṃdrasya tatsakāśamupādravat .. 38 .. > Hearing their words, the Lord whose banner bears a bull, / having assumed the form of an eminent brahmin, ran up to him. 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.39) abravīcca mune kasmāttvayaitannṛtyate'dhunā .. tasmātkāryaṃ vadāśu tvaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ .. 39 .. > And he said, 'O sage, why are you dancing now? / Therefore, tell your motive quickly, for our curiosity is great.' 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.40) evamuktaḥ sa vipreṃdraḥ śaṃkareṇa dvijottamāḥ .. hastaṃ saṃdarśayāmāsa tasya śākarasānvitam .. 6.40.40 .. > Addressed thus by Śaṃkara, O best of brahmins, that eminent brahmin / showed him his hand covered with plant sap. 6.40.40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.41) kiṃ napaśyasi me brahmankarācchākaraso mahān.. saṃjātaḥ kṣatavaktreṇa tasmātsiddhirupasthitā .. 41 .. > 'Do you not see, O brahmin, that from my hand great plant sap / has arisen from the opening of the wound? Therefore perfection has arrived. 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.42) etasmātkāraṇādvipra nṛtyametatkaromyaham.. ānaṃdaṃ paramaṃ prāpya siddhijaṃ siddhasattama .. 42 .. > For this reason, O brahmin, I am doing this dance, / having attained supreme bliss born of perfection, O best of perfected beings.' 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.43) evaṃ tu vadatastasya bhagavānvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ .. aṃguṣṭhaṃ tāḍayāmāsa svāṃgulyagreṇa tatkṣaṇāt .. 43 .. > While he was speaking thus, the Lord whose banner bears a bull / struck his own thumb with the tip of his finger at that very moment. 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.44) niścakrāma tato bhasma himasphaṭikasaṃnibham.. kṣatāgrātsahasā tasya mahāvismayakārakam.. 44 .. > From the wound's tip there suddenly emerged ash / resembling snow and crystal, causing great astonishment. 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.45) tataḥ provāca taṃ vipraṃ sa devo dvijasattamāḥ .. yasyāṃguṣṭhāgrato mahyaṃ niṣkrāṃtaṃ bhasma pāṃḍuram .. 45 .. > Then that god spoke to that brahmin, O best of brahmins: / 'I, from the tip of whose thumb white ash has come forth— 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.46) tathāpyahaṃ muniśreṣṭha na nṛtyaṃ kartumutsahe .. tvaṃ punarnṛtyase kasmādapi śākarasekṣaṇāt.. .. 46 .. > even so, O best of sages, I feel no impulse to dance. / Why, then, do you dance merely at the sight of plant sap? 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.47) virāmaṃ kuru tasmāttvaṃ nṛtyādasmādvigarhitāt .. tapaḥ kṣarati viprendra nṛtyagītāddvijanmanaḥ .. 47 .. > Desist therefore from this reprehensible dance; / the austerity of a twice-born leaks away from singing and dancing, O eminent brahmin.' 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.47\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.47_3) athāsau tatsamudvīkṣya kṣatādbhasmavisarjanam .. nṛtyaṃ vrīḍānvitastyaktvā tasya cakre namaskṛtim .. 40 .. > Then, seeing that discharge of ash from the wound, / he abandoned his dance with shame and offered him obeisance. 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.49) abravīttvāmahaṃ manye nānyaṃ devānmaheśvarāt .. tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me yathā na syāttapaḥkṣatiḥ .. 49 .. > He said, 'I consider you to be none other than the god Maheśvara; / therefore, bestow grace upon me, so that there may be no loss of my austerity.' 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.50) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. tapaste matprasādena vṛddhiṃ śasyati nityaśaḥ .. sthāne'tra bhavatā sārdhamahaṃ sthāsyāmi sarvadā .. 6.40.50 .. > The Blessed Lord said: / 'By my grace your austerity shall always flourish; / in this place I will remain forever together with you. 6.40.50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.51) ānanditena bhavatā prārthito'haṃ yato mune .. ānandeśvarasaṃjñastu khyātiṃ yāsyāmi bhūtale .. etatpuraṃ ca me nāmnā ānandākhyaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 51 .. > Because I was prayed to by you when you were rejoiced, O sage, / I will become famous on earth under the name Ānandeśvara; / and this city will be known as Ānanda after my name.' 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.52) evamuktvā mahādevo gataścādarśanaṃ tataḥ .. so'pi maṃkaṇakastatra tapastepe munīśvaraḥ .. 52 .. > Having spoken thus, Mahādeva vanished from sight; / and that Maṅkaṇaka, the lord of sages, performed austerity there. 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93) atha te pannagāḥ procuḥ praṇipatya munīśvaram.. bhagavannirviṣāḥ sarve vayaṃ hi bhavatā kṛtāḥ .. 93 .. > Then those serpents, bowing down to the lord of sages, said: / 'O lord, we have all been rendered poisonless by you. 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_4) tasmātkuru prasādaṃ no yathā syāddāruṇaṃ viṣam .. no cedvayaṃ gamiṣyāmaḥ sarvaloka parābhavam.. 54 .. > Therefore, bestow grace upon us so that we may have fierce venom; / otherwise we shall face humiliation from all people.' 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_5) .. maṃkaṇaka uvāca .. .. anṛtaṃ na mayā proktaṃ svaireṇāpi kadācana .. tasmādevaṃvidhāḥ sarve jalasarpā bhaviṣyatha .. 55 .. .. > Maṅkaṇaka said: / 'Untruth has never been spoken by me, even in jest; / therefore, all of you shall become water-serpents of such a kind.' 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_6) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tataḥprabhṛti saṃjātā jalasarpā mahītale .. tadvadrūpā dvijihvāśca kevalaṃ viṣavarjitāḥ .. 56 .. > Sūta said: / From that time on, water-serpents came to be on the earth; / having the same appearance and two tongues, but completely devoid of venom. 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_7) atha tasminhrade martyāḥ snātvā sārasvate śubhe .. spṛṣṭvā citraśilāṃ tāṃ ca prayāṃti paramāṃ gatim .. 57 .. > Then mortals, bathing in that auspicious pool belonging to Sarasvatī / and touching that Citraśilā, attain the supreme state. 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_8) atha bhītaḥ sahasrākṣo gatvā devaṃ pitāmaham .. yamena sahitastūrṇaṃ provācedaṃ vacastadā .. 58 .. > Then the thousand-eyed \[Indra\], terrified, went to the god Pitāmaha / together with Yama, and swiftly spoke these words: 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_9) tvatprasādātsamudvīkṣya gacchaṃti manujā divam .. pitāmaha mahātīrthaṃ yattvayā vihitaṃ kṣitau .. sārasvataṃ narāstatra snātvā yāṃti triviṣṭapam .. 59 .. > 'By your grace, men are seen going to heaven, / O Pitāmaha; at the great sacred ford that was established by you on earth / belonging to Sarasvatī, men bathe there and go to heaven. 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_10) api pāpasamācārāḥ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtāḥ .. tatra snātvā śilāṃ spṛṣṭvā tadaivāyāṃti sadgatim.. 6.40.60 .. > Even those of sinful conduct, excluded from all duty, / having bathed there and touched the rock, attain the good state at that very moment.' 6.40.60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_11) .. yama uvāca .. .. apramāṇaṃ vibho karma saṃprayātaṃ mamocitam .. śubhāśubhaparijñānaṃ sarveṣāmeva dehinām .. 61 .. > Yama said: / 'O all-pervading Lord, my proper function has become invalid— / the determination of the auspicious and inauspicious \[deeds\] of all embodied beings. 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_12) tasmāttyaja tvaṃ māṃ deva yadvā tattīrthamuttamam.. yatprabhāvājjanairhīnāḥ saṃjātā narakā mama .. 62 .. > Therefore, O god, abandon me or \[destroy\] that excellent sacred ford, / by whose power my hells have become bereft of people.' 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_13) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yamasya prapitāmahaḥ .. prāha pārśvasthitaṃ śakraṃ tattīrthaṃ naya saṃkṣayam .. 63 .. > Hearing those words of Yama, the Great-Grandfather / said to Śakra standing beside him: 'Bring about the destruction of that sacred ford.' 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_14) tataḥ śakro hradaṃ gatvā pūrayāmāsa pāṃsubhiḥ .. hradaṃ sārasvataṃ taṃ ca tāṃ ca citraśilāṃ dvijāḥ .. 64 .. > Then Śakra went to the pool and filled it with dust— / that pool belonging to Sarasvatī and that Citraśilā, O brahmins. 64 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_15) adyāpi manujaḥ samyakta sminsthāne vyavasthitaḥ .. yaḥ karoti tapaścaryāṃ sa śīghaṃ siddhimāpnuyāt .. 65 .. > Even today, a person properly situated in that place / who performs austerity quickly attains perfection. 65 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_16) so'pi maṃkaṇakastatra sārddhaṃ devena śaṃbhunā .. tiṣṭhatyadyāpi vipreṃdra pūritaṃ caiva pāṃsubhiḥ .. 66 .. > That Maṅkaṇaka also, together with the god Śambhu, / remains there even today, O eminent brahmin, though it is filled with dust. 66 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_17) liṃgaṃ maṃkaṇakanyastaṃ tatrāsti sumahodayam .. tatspṛṣṭvā mānavāḥ pāpairmucyaṃte dvijasattamāḥ .. 67 .. > The liṅga installed there by Maṅkaṇaka is of great glory; / touching it, mortals are freed from sins, O best of brahmins. 67 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_18) māgha śuklacaturdaśyāṃ yastaṃ pūjayate naraḥ .. sa pāpairapi saṃyuktaḥ śivaloke mahīyate .. 68 .. > A man who worships it on the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight of Māgha, / even if joined with sins, is glorified in the world of Śiva. 68 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.40.93\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40.93_19) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye citraśilāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 40 .. .. cha .. > Thus ends the fortieth chapter, named 'Description of the Glory of Citraśilā', in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[section\], in the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.40.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.40) · Pramāṇa