[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) › 5.41 # Skandapurana 5.41 Skandapurāṇa 5.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.41.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tasyaivottaradigbhāge devasya jalaśāyinaḥ .. sthānamasti suvikhyātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / In the northern region of that very god who reclines on the water, / there is a celebrated place that destroys all sins. 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.2) yastatpūjayate bhaktyā śayane bodhane hareḥ .. upavāsaparo bhūtvā sa gacchedvaiṣṇavaṃ padam .. 2 .. > Devoted to fasting, whoever worships it with devotion / at the sleeping and awakening of Hari goes to the realm of Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.3) aśūnyaśayanānāma dvitīyā dayitā tithiḥ .. sadaiva devadevasya kṛṣṇā suptasya yā bhavet .. 3 .. > The second lunar day, named Aśūnyaśayanā, / which falls in the dark fortnight when the God of gods is asleep, is forever dear \[to him\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.4) tasyāṃ yaḥ pūjayettatra taṃ devaṃ jalaśāyinam.. śāstroktena vidhānena sa gacchati hareḥ padam .. 4 .. > Whoever worships there that god who reclines on the waters / according to the rite enjoined by scripture on that \[day\] goes to the abode of Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.5) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. jalaśāyī kathaṃ tatra saṃprāptaḥ sūtanandana .. pūjyate vidhinā kena tatsarvaṃ vistarādvada .. 5 .. > The seers said: > How did he who reclines on the waters arrive there, O son of Sūta? / By what rite is he worshipped? Tell us all that in detail. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.6) .. sūta uvāca .. .. purāsīdbāṣkalirnāma dānavendro mahābalaḥ .. ajeyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ gandharvoragarakṣasām .. 6 .. > Sūta said: > Formerly there was a lord of Dānavas named Bāṣkali, of great power, / invincible to all the gods, Gandharvas, serpents, and Rākṣasas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.7) athāsau bhūtalaṃ sarvaṃ vaśīkṛtvā mahābalaḥ .. tato daityagaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ jagāma tridaśālayam .. 7 .. > Then, having subjugated the entire surface of the earth, that mighty one / went to the abode of the gods together with hosts of Daityas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.8) tatrābhavanmahāyuddhaṃ devāsuravināśakam .. devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca kruddhānāmitaretaram .. 8 .. > There took place a great battle destructive of gods and Asuras, / between the enraged gods and Dānavas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.9) varṣāṇāmayutaṃ tāvadahanyahani dāruṇam .. tatrāsṛkkardamo jātaḥ parvataścāsthi saṃbhavaḥ .. 9 .. > Dreadful, day after day, for ten thousand years, / there arose mud of blood and a mountain made of bones. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.10) tato varṣasahasrāṃte daśame samupasthite .. jitastena sahasrākṣaḥ sasainyaḥ saparigrahaḥ .. 6.41.10 .. > Then, when the tenth thousandth year arrived, / the thousand-eyed \[Indra\], with his army and retinue, was conquered by him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.11) tataḥ svargaṃ parityajya sarvadevagaṇaiḥ saha .. jagāma śaraṇaṃ viṣṇoḥ śvetadvīpaṃ pratiśrayam .. 11 .. > Then, having abandoned heaven together with all the hosts of gods, / he went for refuge to the shelter of Viṣṇu, Śvetadvīpa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.12) yatrāste bhagavānviṣṇuryoganidrāvaśaṃgataḥ .. śayānaḥ śeṣaparyaṃke lakṣmyā saṃvāhitāṃghriyuk .. 12 .. > where the blessed Lord Viṣṇu stays, overcome by yogic sleep, / lying on the couch of Śeṣa, with his feet massaged by Lakṣmī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.13) tato vedodbhavaiḥ sūktaiḥ stutiṃ cakruḥ samaṃtataḥ .. tasya devasya sadbhaktāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ .. 13 .. > Then, with hymns originating from the Vedas, all the gods with Indra, / true devotees, praised that god on every side. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.14) athotthāya jagannāthaḥ provāca balasūdanam .. kaccitkṣemaṃ sahasrākṣa sāṃprataṃ bhuvanatraye .. yattvaṃ devagaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ svayameva ihāgataḥ .. 14 .. > Then, having arisen, the Lord of the World said to the slayer of Bala: / “Is all well, O thousand-eyed one, right now in the three worlds, / since you have come here in person along with the hosts of gods?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.15) .. śakra uvāca .. .. bāṣkalirnāma detyendro haralabdhavaro balī .. ajeyaḥ saṃgare devaistenāhaṃ vijito raṇe .. 15 .. > Śakra said: > There is a powerful lord of Daityas named Bāṣkali who obtained a boon from Hara, / invincible in battle by the gods; by him I have been defeated in fight, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.16) saṃsthitiśca kṛtā svarge sāṃprataṃ madhu sūdana .. tenaiṣa śaraṇaṃ prāpto devaiḥ sārddhaṃ surottama .. 16 .. > and residence in heaven has now been established \[by him\], O slayer of Madhu. / Therefore, O best of gods, this \[one\] has come for refuge along with the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.16\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.16_1) hiraṇyākṣabhayāddevā hiraṇyakaśipoḥ purā .. tvayā trātā vayaṃ sarve tathānyeṣāṃ durātmanām ...7.. > Formerly, O Lord, all of us were protected by you from fear of Hiraṇyākṣa / and Hiraṇyakaśipu, and likewise of other wicked souls. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.16\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.16_2) tasmādasmādapi trāhi dānavādbalavattarāt .. bāṣkalernāsti deveśa tvāṃ muktvānyā parā gatiḥ ...8.. > Therefore protect \[us\] from this mightier Dānava as well; / from Bāṣkali, O Lord of gods, there is no other supreme refuge besides you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.19) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. ahaṃ taṃ nigrahīṣyāmi saṃprāpte samaye svayam.. tasmāttvaṃ samayaṃyāvatkuru śakra tapo mahat .. 19 .. > The blessed Lord said: > I myself shall subdue him when the time has arrived; / therefore, Śakra, until that time, perform great austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.20) yena te jāyate śaktistapovīryeṇa vāsava .. vadhāya tasya daityasya balayuktasya bāṣkaleḥ .. 6.41.20 .. > by which power will arise for you through the potency of austerity, O Vāsava, / for the slaying of that mighty Daitya Bāṣkali. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.21) .. śakra uvāca .. .. kasminkṣetre jagannātha karomi sumahattapaḥ .. tasya daityasya nāśārthaṃ tada smākaṃ prakīrtaya .. 21 .. > Śakra said: > In what sacred field, O Lord of the World, shall I perform very great austerity / for the destruction of that Daitya? Proclaim that to us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.22) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tacchrutvā bhagavānviṣṇuḥ provācātha puraṃdaram .. ciraṃ manasi niścitya kṣetrāṇyāyatanāni ca .. 22 .. > Sūta said: > Having heard that, the blessed Lord Viṣṇu then addressed Puraṃdara, / having pondered in his mind for a long time on sacred fields and sanctuaries: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.23) camatkārapuraṃ kṣetraṃ śakra siddhipradāyakam .. tasmāttatra drutaṃ gatvā tadvadhārthaṃ tapaḥ kuru .. 23 .. > “The sacred field Camatkārapura, O Śakra, bestows perfections; / therefore, having gone there swiftly, perform austerity for his slaying.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.24) .. śakra uvāca .. .. na vayaṃ bhavatā hīnā yāsyāmo'nyatra keśava .. bāṣkalerdānavendrasya bhayādbhītāḥ kathaṃcana .. 24 .. > Śakra said: > Deprived of you, Keśava, we shall not go elsewhere, / being terrified out of fear of the Dānava lord Bāṣkali. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.26) tasmādāgaccha tatra tvaṃ svayameva sureśvara .. tvayā saṃrakṣito yena karomi sumahattapaḥ .. 26 .. > Therefore, come there yourself in person, O Lord of the gods, / so that, protected by you, I may perform very great austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.26\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.26_3) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tataḥ sa bhagavānviṣṇustathetyuktvā suraiḥ saha .. camatkārapuraṃ kṣetramājagāma saha śriyā .. .. 26 .. > Sūta said: > Then that blessed Lord Viṣṇu, having said “So be it,” along with the gods / went to the sacred field Camatkārapura together with Śrī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.27) atha devagaṇāḥ sarve tatra gatvā tadā''śramān .. cakruḥ pṛthakpṛthagghṛṣṭāstapo'rthaṃ kṛtaniścayāḥ .. 27 .. > Then all the hosts of gods, having gone there, / delighted and resolute for the sake of austerity, established separate hermitages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.28) vāsudevo'pi saṃsmṛtya kṣīrodaṃ tatra sāgaram .. ānināyāśu vistīrṇaṃ hrade tasminpurātane .. 28 .. > Vāsudeva also, calling to mind the Ocean of Milk there, / quickly brought it, vast, into that ancient lake. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.29) cakāra śayanaṃ tatra śvetadvīpe yathā purā .. stūyamānaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiḥ samaṃtādvinayānvitaiḥ .. 29 .. > He made his couch there as formerly in Śvetadvīpa, / while being praised on all sides by all the gods filled with humility. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.30) athāṣāḍhasya saṃprāpte dvitīyādivase śubhe .. kṛṣṇapakṣe sahasrākṣaṃ svayameva bṛhaspatiḥ .. provāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ bāṣpavyākula locanam .. 6.41.30 .. > Then, when the auspicious second day of the dark fortnight / of Āṣāḍha arrived, Bṛhaspati himself spoke gentle words / to the thousand-eyed \[Indra\], whose eyes were troubled with tears: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.31) .. bṛhaspatiruvāca .. .. aśūnyaśayanānāma dvitīyādya puraṃdara .. atīva dayitā viṣṇoḥ prasuptasya jalāśaye .. 31 .. > Bṛhaspati said: > Today, O Puraṃdara, is the second \[lunar day\] named Aśūnyaśayanā, / exceedingly dear to Viṣṇu as he sleeps soundly in the reservoir of water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.32) asyāṃ saṃpūjito viṣṇuryāvanmāsacatuṣṭayam .. dadāti sakalānkāmāndhyātaścetasi sarvadā .. śāstroktavidhinā samyagvratastho jalaśāyinam .. 32 .. > Worshipped on this \[day\] for four months, / \[and\] constantly meditated upon in the mind, Viṣṇu who reclines on the waters / grants all desires \[to one\] undertaking the vow duly according to the scriptural rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.33) evaṃ sa caturo māsāndvitīyādivase harim .. pūjayitvā sahasrākṣastejasā sahito'bhavat .. 33 .. > Having thus worshipped Hari on the second day for four months, / the thousand-eyed one became endowed with splendor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.34) taṃ dṛṣṭvā tejasā yuktaṃ parituṣṭo janārdanaḥ .. provāca śakra gacchādya vadhārthaṃ tasya bāṣkaleḥ .. sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ vijayaste bhaviṣyati .. 34 .. > Seeing him endowed with splendor, Janārdana, deeply pleased, / said: “Śakra, go today for the slaying of that Bāṣkali / together with all the hosts of gods; victory will be yours.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.35) .. śakra uvāca .. .. bibhemi tasya devāhaṃ dānavendrasya durmateḥ .. tvayā vinā na gacchāmi sārdhaṃ sarvaiḥ surairapi .. 35 .. > Śakra said: > O Lord, I fear that evil-minded lord of Dānavas; / without you I will not go, even with all the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.36) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. tvayā saha sahasrākṣa cakrametatsudarśanam .. gamiṣyati vadhārthāya madīyaṃ suravidviṣām .. 36 .. > The blessed Lord said: > Together with you, O thousand-eyed one, this Sudarśana discus / of mine will go for the slaying of the enemies of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.37) evamuktvā hariścakraṃ pramumoca sudarśanam .. vadhārthaṃ dānavendrāṇāṃ śakreṇa sahitaṃ tadā .. 37 .. > Having spoken thus, Hari released the Sudarśana discus / at that time along with Śakra for the slaying of the lords of Dānavas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.38) śakro'pi sahitastena gatvā cakreṇa kṛtsnaśaḥ .. sarvānutsādayāmāsa dānavānraṇamūrdhani .. 38 .. > Accompanied by that discus, Śakra also went and completely / destroyed all the Dānavas in the forefront of battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.39) sa cāpi bāṣkalistena cchinnaścakreṇa kṛtsnaśaḥ .. papāta dharaṇīpṛṣṭhe vajrāhata ivācalaḥ .. 39 .. > And that Bāṣkali, cut to pieces by that discus, / fell upon the surface of the earth like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.40) tathānye bahavaḥ śūrā dānavā baladarpitāḥ .. hatvā sudarśanaṃ cakraṃ bhūyaḥ prāptaṃ hareḥ karam.. 6.41.40 .. > Having likewise slain many other heroic Dānavas arrogant with strength, / the Sudarśana discus returned once more to the hand of Hari. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.41) te'pi śakrādayo devāḥ prahṛṣṭā gatasaṃśayāḥ .. bhūyo viṣṇuṃ sametyātha procurnatvā tataḥ param .. 41 > Those gods also, Indra and the rest, overjoyed and freed of doubt, / approached Viṣṇu once again and, having bowed, then spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.42) prabhāvāttava deveśa hatāḥ sarve'marārayaḥ .. prāptaṃ trailokyarājyaṃ ca bhūyo nihatakaṃṭakam .. 42 .. > "By your power, O Lord of Gods, all the enemies of the gods have been slain, / and the sovereignty over the three worlds has been regained, free of thorns. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.43) tasmātkīrtaya yatkṛtyaṃ tacca śreyaskaraṃ mama .. sadā syātpuṃḍarīkākṣa tathā śatrubhayāvaham .. 43 .. > Therefore tell me what duty I must perform that will bring me welfare / forever, O Lotus-eyed One, and likewise strike terror into my enemies." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.44) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. mayātraiva sadā stheyaṃ rūpeṇānena vāsava .. sarvalokahitārthāya hrade puṇya jalāśraye .. 44.. > The Blessed Lord said: / "I must always remain right here in this form, O Vāsava, / for the welfare of all the worlds, in the pool that holds holy water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.45) tvayā tasmātsamāgamya cāturmāsyaṃ śacīpate .. prayatnena prakartavyamaśūnyaśayanaṃ vratam .. 45 .. > Therefore, coming here during Cāturmāsya, O husband of Śacī, / you must diligently observe the vow of Aśūnyaśayana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.46) na bhavaṃti sahasrākṣa yena te pari paṃthinaḥ .. tathābhīṣṭaphalāvāptirmatprasādādasaṃśayam .. 46 .. > Thereby, O thousand-eyed one, you will have no adversaries, / and the attainment of your desired fruit will be assured by my grace, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.47) anyo'pi yo naro bhaktyā pūjayiṣyati māmiha .. saṃprāpsyati sa tām̐llokāndurlabhāṃstri daśairapi .. 47 .. > Any other man who worships me here with devotion / will also attain those worlds difficult to reach even for the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.48) tasmādgaccha sahasrākṣa kuru rājyaṃ triviṣṭape .. bhūyo'pyatraiva deveśa draṣṭavyo'smi na saṃśayaḥ .. kāryakāle samāyāte śvetadvīpe yathā tathā .. 48 .. > Therefore go, O thousand-eyed one, and rule in heaven. / At this very spot, O Lord of Gods, I am always to be seen, without doubt, / whenever a necessity arises, just as in Śvetadvīpa." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.49) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tataḥ praṇamya taṃ dṛṣṭvā prajagāma śatakratuḥ .. vāsudevo'pi tatraiva sthito lokahitāya ca .. 49 .. > Sūta said: / Then, having bowed and beheld him, Śatakratu departed; / Vāsudeva also remained right there for the welfare of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.50) evaṃ tatra dvijaśreṣṭhā jalaśāyī janārdanaḥ .. sarvalokahitārthāya saṃsthitaḥ parameśvaraḥ .. 6.41.50 .. > Thus, O best of brahmins, Janārdana, reclining on the waters, / the Supreme Lord, settled there for the welfare of all the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.51) yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ .. cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa sa yāti paramāṃ gatim .. 51 .. > Whoever worships him with devotion, endowed with supreme faith, / particularly during Cāturmāsya, attains the highest state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.52) tathā devagaṇaiḥ sarvairdvārakā tatra sā kṛtā .. saṃpūjya tu narā yāṃti cāturmāsye triviṣṭapam .. 52 .. > Likewise, Dvārakā was established there by all the hosts of gods; / having worshipped \[there\] during Cāturmāsya, mortals go to heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.53) śeṣakāle'pi cittasthānkāmānmartyaḥ samāpnuyāt .. tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjyā sā dvārakā naraiḥ .. sarveṣvapi hi kāleṣu cātumāsye viśeṣataḥ .. 53 .. > Even at other times, a mortal attains the desires residing in their heart; / therefore, with all effort, that Dvārakā must be worshipped by men / at all times, and especially during Cāturmāsya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.54) etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam .. ākhyānaṃ devadevasya supuṇyaṃ jalaśāyinaḥ .. 54 .. > All this, which destroys every transgression, has been told to you: / the most sacred narrative of the God of Gods reclining upon the waters. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.41.54\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41.54_4) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṃḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye jalaśāyyutpattivarṇanaṃnāmaikacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 41 .. .. cha .. > Thus ends the forty-first chapter, named 'Description of the Origin of Jalaśāyin,' in the Māhātmya of the Sacred Field of Śrī Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[section\], in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.41.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Dharmasindhu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.krtya.dharmasindhu.p107) — Kāśīnātha Upādhyāya 1790, Sanskrit - [Dharmasindhusāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.siddhanta.karana.dharmasindhusara.p107) — Śivānanda Gosvāmin 1766, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.41) · Pramāṇa