[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) › 5.54 # Skandapurana 5.54 Skandapurāṇa 5.54 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.54.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. carmamuṃḍā tathā devī tasminsthāne vyavasthitā .. nalena sthāpitā pūrvaṃ svayameva mahātmanā .. 1 .. > Sūta said: / Likewise, the goddess Carmamuṇḍā is situated in that place, / established of old by the great-souled Nala himself. 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.2) abhyarcayati tāṃ bhaktyā yo mahānavamī dine .. sa kāmānvāṃchitām̐llabdhvā padaṃ prāpnoti śāśvatam .. 2 .. > Whoever worships her with devotion on the day of the Mahānavamī, / obtains his desired wishes and attains the eternal abode. 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.3) vīrasenasutaḥ pūrvaṃ nalonāma mahīpatiḥ .. āsītsarvaguṇopetaḥ sarva śatrukṣayāvahaḥ .. 3 .. > Formerly, the king named Nala was the son of Vīrasena; / he was endowed with all virtues and brought about the destruction of all enemies. 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.4) bhāryā tasyābhavatsādhvī prāṇebhyopi garīyasī .. damayaṃtīti vikhyātā vidarbhādhipateḥ sutā .. 4 .. > His virtuous wife was dearer to him than his own life-breaths, / renowned as Damayantī, the daughter of the ruler of Vidarbha. 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.5) athāsau kalināviṣṭo dyūtaṃ cakre mahīpatiḥ .. puṣkareṇa samaṃ viprā dāyādena divāniśam .. 5 .. > Then, possessed by Kali, that king played dice / day and night, O brahmins, with Puṣkara, his kinsman. 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.6) tataḥ sa vyasanāsakto vāryamāṇo'pi sajjanaiḥ .. hārayāmāsa saptāṃgaṃ rājyaṃ muktvā ca tāṃ priyām .. 6 .. > Then he, addicted to that vice, though restrained by virtuous people, / lost his seven-limbed kingdom, leaving aside only that beloved \[wife\]. 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.7) atha tāṃ sa samādāya praviṣṭo gahanaṃ vanam .. nirjalaṃ lajjayāviṣṭo duḥkhavyākuliteṃdriyaḥ .. 7 .. > Then, taking her with him, he entered the dense forest, / devoid of water, overcome with shame, his senses agitated with sorrow. 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.8) tataḥ sa ciṃtayāmāsa yadyeṣā bhīmamaṃdire .. yāti tanmucyate kaṣṭādvanavāsasamudbhavāt .. 8 .. > Then he thought: "If she goes to the palace of Bhīma, / then she will be freed from the misery arising from forest dwelling. 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.9) na mayā tatra gaṃtavyaṃ kathaṃcidapi māninā .. tasmādenāṃ parityajya rātrau gacchāmi dūrataḥ .. 9 .. > Proud as I am, under no circumstances must I go there. / Therefore, abandoning her at night, I shall depart far away, 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.10) yena tyaktā mayā sādhvī kuṇḍinaṃ yāti tatpuram .. sa evaṃ niścayaṃ kṛtvā sukhasuptāṃ vihāya tām .. prajagāma vanaṃ ghoraṃ vanyaśvāpadasaṃkulam.. 6.54.10 .. > so that, abandoned by me, the virtuous lady may go to that city of Kuṇḍina." / Having made this resolve, leaving her asleep in comfort, / he departed into the terrible forest filled with wild beasts. 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.11) pratyūṣe cāpi sotthāya yāvatpaśyati bhābhinī .. tāvatpaśyatiśūnyaṃ svaṃ pārśvaṃ yatra nalaḥ sthitaḥ .. 11 .. > And at dawn, rising up, as soon as the beautiful woman looked, / she saw her own side empty, where Nala had been resting. 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.12) tato vilapya duḥkhārtā karuṇaṃ tatra kānane .. jagāma mārgamāśrittha piturharmyaṃ śanaiḥśanaiḥ .. 12 .. > Then, weeping piteously in that forest, afflicted with grief, / she took the path and went slowly toward the mansion of her father. 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.13) nalo'pi ca vane tasminbhramamāṇo mahīpatiḥ .. ekākī vṛkṣakuṃjāni sevayāmāsa sarvadā .. 13 .. > Nala too, the king wandering in that forest, / solitary, always resorted to thickets of trees. 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.14) tatastadvanamutsṛjya jagāmānyanmahāvanam .. nānāvṛkṣagaṇairyuktaṃ bahuśvāpadasaṃkulam .. 14 .. > Then, leaving that forest, he went to another great forest, / endowed with many varieties of trees and teeming with numerous wild beasts. 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.15) evaṃ sa pṛthivīpālo bhramamāṇovanādvanam .. hāṭakeśvarajaṃ kṣetramāsasāda tataḥ param .. 15 .. > Thus, that protector of the earth, wandering from forest to forest, / thereupon reached the sacred field born of Hāṭakeśvara. 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.16) etasminnaṃtare prāptaṃ tanmahānavamīdinam .. viśeṣādyatra bhūpālāḥ pūjayanti sureśvarīm .. 16 .. > In the meantime, that day of the Mahānavamī arrived, / on which kings especially worship the sovereign goddess of the gods. 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.17) tataḥ sa mṛnmayīṃ kṛtvā carmamuṇḍadharāṃ nṛpaḥ .. vibhavābhāvataḥ paścātphalamūlairatarpayat .. 17 .. > Then the king, having fashioned an earthen \[image\] bearing Carmamuṇḍā, / afterwards gratified her with fruits and roots due to the absence of wealth. 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.18) tatastasyāḥ stutiṃ kṛtvā puraḥ sthitvā kṛtāṃjaliḥ .. śraddhayā parayā yukto niṣadhādhipatiḥ svayam .. 18 .. > Then, having praised her and standing before her with folded hands, / the lord of Niṣadha himself, filled with supreme faith, \[prayed\]: 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.19) jaya sarvagate devi carmamuṇḍadhare vare .. jaya daityakulocchedadakṣe dakṣātmaje śubhe .. 19 .. > "Victory to you, O all-pervading goddess, bearer of Carmamuṇḍā, O excellent one! / Victory to you, expert in annihilating the lineage of Daityas, O daughter of Dakṣa, O auspicious one! 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.20) kālarātri jayācintye navamyaṣṭamivallabhe .. trinetre tryaṃbakābhīṣṭe jaya devi surārcite.. .. 6.54.20 .. > O Kālarātri, victory to you, O inconceivable one, beloved of the eighth and ninth lunar days! / O three-eyed one, dear to Tryambaka, victory to you, O goddess worshipped by the gods! 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.21) bhīmarūpe surūpe ca mahāvidye mahābale .. mahodaye mahākāye jayadevi mahāvrate .. 21 .. > O you of terrible form, and of lovely form, of great wisdom, of great might, / of great elevation, of massive body! Victory to you, O goddess of great vows! 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.22) nityarūpe jagaddhātri surāmāṃsavasāpriye .. vikarāli mahākāli jaya pretajanānuge .. 22 .. > O eternal form, support of the universe, fond of liquor, flesh, and fat! / O terribly dreadful one, Mahākālī, victory to you, followed by hosts of spirits! 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.23) śavayānarate ramye bhujaṃgābharaṇānvite .. pāśahaste mahāhaste rudhiraughakṛtāspade .. 23 .. > O you who delight in a vehicle of corpses, charming one, adorned with serpent ornaments, / with noose in hand, of great hands, having your abode in torrents of blood! 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.24) phetkārā ravaśobhiṣṭhe gītavādyavirājite .. jayānādye jaya dhyeye bhargadehārdhasaṃśraye .. 24 .. > O most radiant amid howls and cries, adorned with song and instruments! / Victory to you, beginningless one! Victory, O object of meditation, who take refuge in half of Bharga's body! 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.25) tvaṃ ratistvaṃ dhṛtistuṣṭistvaṃ gaurī tvaṃ sureśvarī .. tvaṃ lakṣmīstvaṃ ca sāvitrī gāyatrī tvamasaṃśayam .. 25 .. > You are Rati, you are Dhṛti, Tuṣṭi; you are Gaurī, you are the sovereign goddess of the gods; / you are Lakṣmī, you are Sāvitrī, and without doubt you are Gāyatrī. 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.26) yatkiṃcittriṣu lokeṣu strīrūpaṃ devi dṛśyate .. tatsarvaṃ tvanmayaṃ nātra vikalpo'sti mama kvacit .. 26 .. > Whatever female form is seen in the three worlds, O goddess, / all that consists of you; herein I have no doubt anywhere. 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.27) yena satyena tena tvamatrāvāsaṃ drutaṃ kuru .. sānnidhyaṃ bhaktitastuṣṭā surāsuranamaskṛte .. 27 .. > By virtue of that truth, do make your dwelling here quickly; / pleased by my devotion, \[grant\] your presence, O goddess saluted by gods and demons!" 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.28) .. sūta uvāca .. .. evaṃ stutā ca sā devī nalena pṛthivībhujā .. provāca darśanaṃ gatvā taṃ nṛpaṃ bhaktavatsalā .. 28 .. > Sūta said: / Thus praised by Nala, the ruler of the earth, / that goddess, affectionate to her devotees, appeared to the king's sight and spoke. 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.29) .. śrīdevyuvāca .. .. parituṣṭā'smi te vatsa stotreṇānena sāṃpratam .. tasmādgṛhāṇa mattastvaṃ varaṃ manasi saṃsthitam .. 29 .. > The holy Goddess said: / "I am well pleased with you, child, now by this hymn of praise. / Therefore, accept from me the boon situated in your mind." 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.30) .. nala uvāca .. .. damayantīti me bhāryā prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī .. sā mayā nirjane muktā vane vyālagaṇānvite .. 6.54.30 .. > Nala said: / "My wife named Damayantī is dearer to me than my very life-breaths; / she was abandoned by me in the solitary forest filled with ferocious beasts. 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.31) akhaṇḍaśīlāṃ nirdoṣāṃ yathāhaṃ tvatprasādataḥ .. labhe bhūyo'pi tāṃ devi tathātra kuru satvaram .. 31 .. > So act quickly here, O goddess, that through your grace / I may find her again, blameless and of unbroken chastity. 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.32) stotreṇānena yo devi stutiṃ kuryātpurastava .. tatraiva divase tasmai tvayā deyaṃ manogatam .. 32 .. > And whoever, O goddess, praises you before you with this hymn, / on that very day you should grant him his heart's desire." 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.33) .. sūta uvāca .. .. sā tatheti pratijñāya jagāmādarśanaṃ tataḥ .. so'pi pārthivaśārdūlo lebhe sarvaṃ tayoditam .. 33 .. > Sūta said: / Having promised, saying, "So be it," she then vanished from sight. / That tiger among kings also obtained everything she had promised. (33) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.54.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54.54) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye nalanirmitacarmamuṇḍāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma catuṣpañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 54 .. .. > Thus ends the fifty-fourth chapter, named 'Description of the Māhātmya of Carmamuṇḍā installed by Nala,' in the Hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the eighty-one-thousand-verse collection in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. (54) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.54.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.54) · Pramāṇa