[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) › 5.49 # Skandapurana 5.49 Skandapurāṇa 5.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.49.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.1) sūta uvāca .. .. tatraivāsti mahāpuṇyo hradatīre vyavasthitaḥ .. kalaśeśvara ityākhyaḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanaḥ .. 1 .. > Sūta said: > Right there, situated on the bank of the pool, is the exceedingly holy \[liṅga\] / named Kalaśeśvara, which destroys all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.2) dṛṣṭvā pramucyate pāpānmanuṣyaḥ kalaśeśvaram.. 2 .. > Upon seeing Kalaśeśvara, a human being is liberated from sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.3) purāsītkalaśonāma yaduvaṃśasamudbhavaḥ .. yajvā dānapatirdakṣaḥ sarvalokahite rataḥ .. 3 .. > Formerly, there was a man named Kalaśa, born of the Yadu lineage, / a sacrificer, a master of generosity, capable, and devoted to the welfare of all people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.4) kasyacittvatha kālasya durvāsā muni sattamaḥ .. cāturmāsyavrataṃ kṛtvā tadgṛhaṃ samupasthitaḥ .. 4 .. > Then, after some time, the sage Durvāsas, best of munis, / having observed the vow of Cāturmāsya, arrived at his house. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.5) athotthāya nṛpastūrṇaṃ sammukhaḥ prayayau mudā .. svāgataṃ svāgataṃ testu bruvāṇa iti sādaram .. 5 .. > Thereupon the king rose quickly and went forward with joy, / respectfully saying: “Welcome! Welcome to you!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.6) tataḥ praṇamya taṃ bhaktyā prakṣālya caraṇau svayam .. dattvārghamiti hovāca harṣabāṣpākulekṣaṇaḥ .. 6 .. > Then, having bowed to him with devotion, washed his feet himself, / and offered the guest-offering, he spoke thus, his eyes clouded with tears of joy: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.7) idaṃ rājyamamī putrā imā nārya idaṃ dhanam.. brūhi sarvaṃ mune tvaṃ ca tava kāryaṃ dadāmyaham .. 7 .. > “Here is the kingdom, here are my sons, here are these women, here is the wealth. / Say whatever it is, O muni, and I will accomplish your purpose.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.8) .. durvāsā uvāca .. .. yuktametanmahārāja vaktuṃ te kāryamīdṛśam .. gṛhāgatāya viprāya vratine'smadvidhāya ca .. 8 .. > Durvāsas said: > It is fitting for you, great king, to speak such a purpose / to a brahmin who has come to your house, one observing vows like us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.9) na me kiñciddhanaiḥ kāryaṃ na rājyena nṛpottama .. cāturmāsyavrato'to'haṃ pāraṇaṃ kartṛmutsahe .. 9 .. > I have no need of wealth, nor of a kingdom, best of kings. / I have kept the vow of Cāturmāsya, and therefore I wish to break my fast. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.10) tasmādyatkiñcidannaṃ te siddhamasti gṛhe nṛpa .. taddehi bhojanārthaṃ me bubhukṣātīva vardhate .. 6.49.10 .. > Therefore, O king, whatever food is already prepared in your house, / give that to me to eat; my hunger increases exceedingly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.11) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tataḥ sa pṛthivīpālo yathāsiddhaṃ susaṃskṛm .. annaṃ bhojyakṛte tasmai pradadau svayameva hi .. 11 .. > Sūta said: > Then that protector of the earth personally gave him / the food just as it had been prepared and well cooked, for his meal— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.12) vyañjanāni vicitrāṇi pakvānnāni bahūni ca .. peyaṃ coṣyaṃ ca khādyaṃ ca lehyamannamanekadhā .. tathā māṃsaṃ vicitraṃ ca lavaṇādyaiḥ susaṃskṛtam .. 12 .. > various condiments, many cooked dishes, / manifold food to be drunk, sucked, chewed, and licked, / and also varied meat, well prepared with salt and seasonings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.13) athāsau bubhuje vipraḥ kṣutkṣāmastvarayānvitaḥ .. avindanna rasāsvādaṃ bṛhadgrāsairmudānvitaḥ .. 13 .. > Then that brahmin, emaciated with hunger, ate in haste, / taking large mouthfuls with joy, not discerning the taste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.14) atha tṛptena māṃsasya jñātastena raso dvijāḥ .. tataḥ kopaparītātmā taṃ śaśāpa munīśvaraḥ .. 14 .. > Then, when he was satiated, the taste of the meat was recognized by him, O twice-born ones; / thereupon the lord of sages, his soul overcome with anger, cursed him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.15) yasmānmāṃsaṃ tvayā dattvā vratabhaṃgaḥ kṛto mama .. tasmāttvamāmiṣāhāro raudro vyāghro bhaviṣyasi .. 15 .. > “Since by giving meat you have caused the breaking of my vow, / therefore you shall become a ferocious tiger that feeds on flesh!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.16) tataḥ sa bhūpatirbhītaḥ praṇamya ca munīśvaram .. provāca dīnavadano vepamānaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ .. 16 .. > Then the king, terrified, bowed down before the lord of sages / and, trembling and deeply grieved, spoke with a wretched countenance: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.17) tava kṣutkṣāmakaṇṭhasya mayā bhaktiḥ kṛtā mune .. yathāsiddhena bhojyena tatkasmācchaptumudyataḥ .. 17 .. > “Devotion was shown by me to you whose throat was parched with hunger, O muni, / with food just as it had been prepared; why then are you bent on cursing me? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.18) tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me bhaktasya vinatasya ca .. śāpasyānugraheṇaiva śīghraṃ brāhmaṇasattama .. 18 .. > Therefore, show favor to me, your devoted and bowed \[servant\], / by showing grace regarding the curse swiftly, best of brahmins!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.19) .. durvāsā uvāca .. .. muktvā śrāddhaṃ tathā yajñaṃ na māṃsaṃ bhakṣayeddvijaḥ .. viśeṣeṇa vratasyāṃte cāturmāsyodbhavasya ca .. 19 .. > Durvāsas said: > Except at a śrāddha or a sacrifice, a twice-born man should not eat meat, / especially at the conclusion of the vow born of Cāturmāsya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.20) upavāsaparo bhūtvā māṃsamaśnāti yo dvijaḥ .. vṛthāmāṃsādvṛthā tasya tadvrataṃ jāyate dhruvam .. 6.49.20 .. > A twice-born man who, having been intent on fasting, eats meat, / his vow certainly becomes vain because of the vain meat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.21) tasmādvrataṃ praṇaṣṭaṃ me cāturmāsyasamudbhavam .. tena śapto'si rājeṃdra mayā kopena sāṃpratam .. 21 .. > Therefore my vow arising from Cāturmāsya has been ruined; / on that account you have now been cursed by me in anger, O king of kings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.22) ..rājovāca .. .. tathāpi kuru me vipra śāpasyāṃtaṃ yathepsitam .. bhaktiyuktasya dīnasya nirdoṣasya viśeṣataḥ .. 22.. > The king said: > Even so, O brahmin, grant as desired an end to the curse / for me, who am full of devotion, wretched, and especially innocent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.23) .. durvāsā uvāca .. .. yadā te naṃdinī dhenurliṃgaṃ bāṇārcitaṃ purā .. darśayiṣyati te muktistadā tūrṇaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 23 .. > Durvāsas said: > When the cow Nandinī shall show you the liṅga / worshiped of old by Bāṇa, then your liberation will quickly take place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.24) evamuktvā sa viprendro jagāma nijamāśramam .. babhūva so'pi bhūpālo vyāghro raudratamākṛtiḥ .. 24 .. > Having spoken thus, that best of brahmins went to his own hermitage; / and that protector of the earth became a tiger of most ferocious appearance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.25) naṣṭasmṛtistatastūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā jaṃtūnpuraḥsthitān .. jaghānoccāṭitonyaiśca praviveśa mahāvanam .. 25 .. > His memory immediately lost, seeing living beings standing before him, / he killed them, and, driven away by others, he entered the great forest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.26) atha te maṃtriṇastasya śāpasyātaṃ mahīpateḥ .. vāṃchatastasya tadrājyaṃ cakrureva surakṣitam .. 26 .. > Then his ministers, desiring the end of the king's curse, / indeed kept that kingdom of his well protected. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.49.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49.49) iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye kalaśeśvarākhyāne kalaśanṛpaterdurvāsasaḥ śāpena vyāghratvaprāptivarṇanaṃnāmaikonapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 49 .. .. .. > Thus ends the forty-ninth chapter, entitled "The Description of King Kalaśa's Attainment of Tiger-hood through the Curse of Durvāsas," in the account of Kalaśeśvara, in the Māhātmya of the Holy Field of Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\], in the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.49.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.49) · Pramāṇa