[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) › 5.80 # Skandapurana 5.80 Skandapurāṇa 5.80 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.80.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.1) atha suparṇākhyamāhātmyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃti .. .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. yadetadbhavatā proktaṃ tejovīryasamanvitaḥ .. garuḍastena saṃjajñe munīnāṃ homakarmaṇā .. 1 .. > Now begins the māhātmya named Suparṇa. > The seers said: > “What was said by you, \[namely\] that endowed with splendor and strength, > Garuḍa was born from that sacrificial act of the sages; 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.2) sa kathaṃ tatra saṃbhūta etanno vistarādvada .. vinatāyāḥ samudbhūta ityeṣā śrūyate śrutiḥ .. 2 .. > How was he born there? Tell us this in detail. > This scripture is heard: that he was born from Vinatā.” 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.3) .. sūta uvāca .. .. yo'sāvātharvaṇairmaṃtraiḥ kalaśaścābhimantritaḥ .. tairmaṃtrairvālakhilyaiśca mahā'marṣasamanvitaiḥ .. 3 .. > Sūta said: > “That pitcher which was consecrated with Atharvan mantras > by those Vālakhilyas filled with great indignation, 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.4) nivāritaiśca dakṣeṇa sūcite vihagādhipe .. kaśyapastaṃ samādāya kalaśaṃ prayayau gṛham .. 4 .. > and when the lord of birds was foretold, they were restrained by Dakṣa— > Kaśyapa, taking that pitcher, went to his home. 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.5) tataḥ provāca saṃhṛṣṭo vinatāṃ dayitāṃ nijām .. etatpiba jalaṃ bhadre mantrapūtaṃ mahattaram .. 5 .. > Then, rejoiced, he said to his beloved Vinatā: > ‘Drink this water, auspicious lady, which is purified by mantras and most eminent, 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.6) yena te jāyate putraḥ sahasrākṣādhiko balī .. tejasvī ca yaśasvī ca ajeyaḥ sarva dānavaiḥ .. 6 .. > whereby a son shall be born to you, mightier than the thousand-eyed \[Indra\], > splendid, renowned, and unconquerable by all the Dānavas.’ 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.7) tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tatkṣaṇādeva saṃpapau .. tattoyaṃ sā varārohā sadyo garbhaṃ tato dadhe .. 7 .. > Hearing his word, that lady of beautiful hips drank that water > that very moment, and immediately thereafter conceived an embryo. 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.8) evaṃ tajjalapānena tejovīryasama nvitaḥ .. kaśyapādgaruḍo jajñe sarvasarpabhayāvahaḥ .. 8 .. > Thus, through the drinking of that water, endowed with splendor and strength, > Garuḍa was born from Kaśyapa, inspiring terror in all serpents. 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.9) yenāmṛtaṃ hṛtaṃ vīryātparibhūya puraṃdaram .. mātṛbhaktiparītena sarpāṇāṃ saṃniveditam .. 9 .. > By him, having overcome Puraṃdara through valor, the nectar was taken away > and, filled with devotion to his mother, offered to the serpents; 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.10) yo jajñe dayito viṣṇorvāhanatvamupāgataḥ .. dhvajāgre tu rathasyāpi yaḥ sadaiva vyavasthitaḥ .. 6.80.10 .. > who became the beloved \[attendant\] of Viṣṇu, having attained the status of his mount, > and who remains forever placed at the tip of the banner of his chariot; 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.11) yena pūrvaṃ tapastaptvā kṣetre'traiva mahātmanā .. trinetrastuṣṭimānīto gatapakṣeṇa dhīmatā .. 11 .. > by whom, having formerly performed austerity in this very sacred field, > the three-eyed \[Śiva\] was pleased by that high-souled, wise one whose wings were lost; 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.12) pakṣāptiryena saṃjātā yasya bhūyo'pi tādṛśī .. devadevaprasādena viśiṣṭā cā'tha nirmitā .. 12 .. .. > by whom an attainment of wings was regained, such \[as before\], > and then fashioned even more distinguished by the grace of the god of gods.” 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.13) .. munaya ūcuḥ .. .. kathaṃ tasya gatau pakṣau garuḍasya mahātmanaḥ .. punarlabdhau kathaṃ tena kathaṃ tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ .. etanno vistarādbrūhi sūtaputra yathātatham .. 13 .. > The sages said: > “How did the two wings of that high-souled Garuḍa depart? > How were they regained by him? How was Maheśvara pleased? > Tell us this in detail, O son of Sūta, exactly as it happened.” 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.14) .. sūta uvāca .. .. purāsīdbrāhmaṇo mitraṃ bhṛguvaṃśakulodvahaḥ .. garuḍasya dvijaśreṣṭhā bālabhāvādapi prabho .. 14 .. > Sūta said: > “Formerly, O best of brahmins, a brahmin, an upholder of the lineage of the Bhṛgu race, > was a friend to Garuḍa from his very childhood, O lord. 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.15) tasya kanyā purā jātā mādhavī nāma saṃmatā .. rūpaudāryasamopetā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā .. 15 .. > To him a daughter was formerly born, esteemed, named Mādhavī, > endowed with beauty and nobility, marked with all \[auspicious\] signs. 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.16) na devī na ca gandharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī .. tādṛgrūpā mahābhāgā yādṛśī sā sumadhyamā .. 16 .. > No goddess, nor Gandharva maiden, nor Asura maiden, nor serpent maiden > possessed such beauty, O fortunate ones, as that slender-waisted lady. 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.17) atha tasyā varārthāya garuḍaṃ vihagādhipam .. sa provāca paraṃ mitraṃ vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ .. .. 17 .. > Then, for the sake of a bridegroom for her, bowing in modesty, > he spoke to Garuḍa, the lord of birds, his supreme friend: 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.18) etasyā mama kanyāyā varaṃ tvaṃ vihagādhipa .. sadṛśaṃ vīkṣayasvādya yena tasmai dadāmyaham .. 18 .. > ‘For this daughter of mine, O lord of birds, > seek out today a suitable bridegroom, so that I may give her to him.’ 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.19) .. garuḍa uvāca .. .. mama pṛṣṭhaṃ samāruhya samastaṃ kṣitimaṃḍalam .. tvaṃ bhramasva dvijaśreṣṭha gṛhītvemāṃ ca kanyakām .. 19 .. > Garuḍa said: > ‘Mounting upon my back, O best of brahmins, > roam the entire circle of the earth, taking this maiden. 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.20) tatastasyāḥ kumāryā vai anurūpaṃ guṇānvitam .. svayaṃ cāhara bhartārameṣā maitrī mamodbhavā .. 6.80.20 .. > Then, for that young maiden, > yourself fetch a suitable husband endowed with virtues; such is my friendship.’ 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.21) .. sūta uvāca .. evamukto'tha vipraḥ sa tatkṣaṇātkanyayā saha .. ārūḍho gāruḍaṃ pṛṣṭhaṃ varārthāya dvijottamāḥ .. 21 .. > Sūta said: > Thus addressed, O best of brahmins, that brahmin at that moment, > along with his daughter, mounted upon Garuḍa’s back in search of a bridegroom. 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.22) yaṃyaṃ paśyati vipraḥ sa kumāraṃ taruṇākṛtim .. sa sa no tasya cittāṃte vartatesma kathaṃcana .. 22 .. > Whichever youth of youthful appearance that brahmin saw, > he did not at all meet the approval of his mind. 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.23) kasyacidrūpamatyugraṃ na kulaṃ ca sunirmalam .. kulaṃ rūpaṃ ca yasya syāttasya no guṇasaṃcayaḥ .. 23 .. > Of someone, the beauty was excessive, but the lineage was not pure; > and if someone had lineage and beauty, he lacked a collection of virtues. 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.24) yasya vā guṇasandohastasya no rūpamuttamam .. pakṣapātaṃ ca vittaṃ ca tathānyadvaralakṣaṇam .. 24 .. > Or if someone had an abundance of virtues, he lacked excellent beauty, > or impartiality, or wealth, or other characteristics of an excellent groom. 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.25) evaṃ varṣasahasrāṃte bhramatastasyabhūtalam .. viprasya pakṣināthasya varārthāya drijottamāḥ .. 25 .. > Thus, at the end of a thousand years of wandering the surface of the earth > for the sake of a groom, O best of brahmins, for that brahmin and the lord of birds, 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.26) kadācidatha tau śrāntau bhramamāṇāvitastataḥ .. kṣetre'traiva samāyātau vāsudevadidṛkṣayā .. 26 .. > once, weary from wandering here and there, > the two arrived at this very sacred field desiring to see Vāsudeva; 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.27) śvetadvīpaṃ samālokya tathānyāṃ badarīṃ śubhām .. kṣīrodaṃ ca savaikuṇṭhaṃ tathānyaṃ tasya saṃśrayam .. 27 .. > having seen Śvetadvīpa, and likewise the auspicious Badarī, > and the Milk Ocean with Vaikuṇṭha, as well as his other abodes. 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.28) atha tābhyāṃ munirdṛṣṭo nārado brahmasaṃbhavaḥ .. sāṃtvapūrvaṃ tadā pṛṣṭo viṣṇuṃ brahma sanātanam .. .. 28 .. > Then the sage Nārada, born of Brahmā, was seen by the two; > he was asked then with gentle words concerning Viṣṇu, the eternal Brahman: 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.29) kva devaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣaḥ sāṃprataṃ vartate mune .. viṣṇusthānāni sarvāṇi vīkṣitāni samaṃtataḥ .. āvābhyāṃ saṃprahṛṣṭābhyāṃ na saṃdṛṣṭaḥ sa keśavaḥ .. 29 .. > ‘Where is the lotus-eyed god at present, O sage? > All the places of Viṣṇu have been inspected on all sides > by the two of us, eager, yet that Keśava was not seen.’ 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.30) .. nārada uvāca .. .. jalaśāyisvarūpeṇa yāvanmāsacatuṣṭayam .. hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre sa saṃtiṣṭhati sarvadā .. 6.80.30 .. > Nārada said: > ‘In the form of the one who sleeps upon the waters, for a period of four months, > he constantly resides in the sacred field arising from Hāṭakeśvara. 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.31) tasmāttaddarśanārthāya gamyatāṃ tatra mā ciram .. yena sandarśanaṃ yāti dvābhyāmapi sa cakradhṛk .. 31 .. > Therefore, for the sake of his darśana, go there without delay, > so that the wielder of the discus may come into view for both of you. 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.32) ahamapyeva tatraiva prasthitastasya darśanāt .. prasthitaśca tvayā yuko devakāryeṇa kenacit .. 32 .. > I too have set out for that very place for his darśana, > and having set out \[along\] with you on some business of the gods.’ 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.33) atha tau pakṣiviprendrau sa ca brahmasuto muniḥ .. prāptāḥ sarve sthito yatra jalaśāyī janārdanaḥ .. 33 .. > Then the two, the lord of birds and the eminent brahmin, and the sage, the son of Brahmā— > all arrived where Janārdana, sleeping upon the waters, was present. 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.34) atha dṛṣṭvā mahattejo vaiṣṇavaṃ dūrato'pi tam .. brāhmaṇaṃ garuḍaḥ prāha nāradaśca munīśvaraḥ .. 34 .. > Then, seeing that great Vaiṣṇava luster even from afar, > Garuḍa and Nārada, the lord of sages, said to the brahmin: 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.35) atraiva tvaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha tiṣṭha dūre'pi tejasaḥ .. vaiṣṇavasya sutāyuktaḥ kalpāṃtāgnisamam va (?).. 35 .. > ‘Right here, O best of brahmins, remain together with your daughter, far from the luster > of Viṣṇu, which is like the fire of the end of the aeon. 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.36) no cetsaṃpatsyase bhasma pataṃga iva pāvakam .. samāsādya niśāyoge mūḍhaṃ bhāvaṃ samāśritaḥ .. 36 .. > Otherwise, you will become ashes, like a moth approaching fire > at the onset of night, overtaken by foolishness. 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.37) āvābhyāṃ tatprasādena soḍhametatsuduḥsaham .. na karoti śarīrārti tathānyadapi kutsitam .. 37 .. > By us two, through his grace, this exceedingly unbearable \[luster\] is endured; > it does not cause bodily affliction or any other evil.’ 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.38) evaṃ taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tatra muktvā dūre sutānvitam .. gatau tau tatra saṃsuptastoye yatra janārdanaḥ .. 38 .. > Having thus left that brahmin there at a distance together with his daughter, > the two went there where Janārdana was asleep upon the water. 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.39) divyastutiparau mūrdhni dhṛtahastāṃjalīpuṭau .. pulakāṃkitasarvāṃgāvānandāśruplutānanau .. 39 .. > Devoted to divine praise, holding their folded hands upon their heads, > their limbs bristling with hair, their faces bathed in tears of joy, 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.40) triḥparikamya taṃ devamaṣṭāṃgaṃ praṇatau harim.. dṛṣṭavantau ca pādāṃte saṃniviṣṭāṃ samudrajām .. 6.80.40 .. > circumambulating that god three times, they bowed down with eight limbs to Hari, > and they saw the daughter of the ocean seated at the end of his feet, 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.41) pādasaṃvāhanāsaktāṃ viṣṇu vaktrāhitekṣaṇām.. athāparāṃ vayovṛddhāṃ śvetavastrāvaguṃṭhitām .. 41 .. > intent on massaging his feet, with her eyes fixed on Viṣṇu’s face; > and then another woman, advanced in age, veiled in white cloth. 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.42) sanniviṣṭāṃ tadabhyāśe samyagdhyānaparāyaṇām .. dvādaśārkaprabhāyuktāṃ kṛśāṃgīṃ pulakānvitām.. 42 .. > sitting near Him, absorbed in perfect meditation, / possessing the brilliance of twelve suns, slender-limbed, and her hair standing on end with joy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.43) atha tau viṣṇunā harṣādubhāvapi praharṣitau .. saṃbhāṣitau ca saṃpṛṣṭau yadarthaṃ ca samāgatau .. 43 .. > Then the two were filled with joy by Viṣṇu in His delight; / they were addressed and asked for what purpose they had come. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.44) .. śrīnārada uvāca .. .. ahaṃ hi surakāryeṇa saṃprāpyo'tra tavāṃtikam .. garuḍo vai brāhmaṇāya yanmāṃ pṛcchasi keśava .. 44 .. > Śrī Nārada said: / “Indeed, I have arrived here in your presence on the business of the gods; / Garuḍa \[has come\] for the sake of a brahmin, about which you ask me, O Keśava.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.45) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. kaccitkṣemaṃ muniśreṣṭha sarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām .. kaccinneṃdrasya saṃjātaṃ bhayaṃ dānavasaṃbhavam .. 45 .. > The Blessed Lord said: / “Is all well, O best of sages, with all the dwellers of heaven? / Has Indra not incurred fear arising from the Dānavas? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.46) yajñabhāgaṃ labhaṃte sma kacciddevāḥ savāsavāḥ .. kaccinna dānavaḥ kaścidutkaṭo'bhūddharātale .. 46 .. > Have the gods with Indra received their share of the sacrifice? / Has no formidable Dānava arisen on the surface of the earth?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.47) .. śrīnārada uvāca .. .. sāṃprataṃ dharaṇī prāptā caturvaktrasya saṃnidhau .. rorūyamāṇā bhārārtā dānavaiḥ pīḍitā bhṛśam .. provāca padmajaṃ tatra duḥkhena mahatā'nvitā .. 47 .. > Śrī Nārada said: / “Just now the Earth has arrived into the presence of the Four-faced One \[Brahmā\]; / weeping loudly, oppressed by her burden, and severely tormented by the Dānavas, / filled with great sorrow, she said to the Lotus-born One there: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.48) .. dharaṇyuvāca .. .. kālanemirhato yo'sau viṣṇunāprabhaviṣṇunā .. ugrasenasutaḥ kaṃsaḥ saṃbhūtaḥ sa mahāsuraḥ .. 48 .. > The Earth said: / ‘That Kālanemi who was slain by the all-powerful Viṣṇu / has been born as that great asura Kaṃsa, the son of Ugrasena. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.49) ariṣṭo dhenukaḥ keśī pralambonāma cāparaḥ .. tathānyā tu mahāraudrā pūtanā nāma rākṣasī .. 49 .. > Ariṣṭa, Dhenuka, Keśin, and another named Pralamba, / as well as another most terrifying rākṣasī named Pūtanā— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.50) itaścetaśca dhāvadbhirdānavairebhireva ca.. vṛthā me jāyate pīḍā tathānyairapi dāruṇaiḥ .. 6.80.50 .. > by these very Dānavas running here and there, / and by other cruel ones as well, useless suffering is caused to me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.51) ūrdhvabāhustathā jāto martyaloke jano'dhunā .. bahutvānna pramāti sma kathaṃciddhi mamopari .. 51 .. > Moreover, the people in the mortal realm have now thrown up their arms \[in despair\]; / indeed, on account of their multiplicity, they can in no way fit upon me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.52) bhārāvataraṇaṃ deva na kariṣyasi cāśu cet .. rasātalaṃ prayāsyāmi tadā'haṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 52 .. > O lord, if you do not quickly relieve my burden, / then I shall go to Rasātala; of this there is no doubt.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.53) tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā brahmaṇā lokakartṛṇā .. saṃmaṃtrya vibudhaiḥ sārdhaṃ preṣito'haṃ tavāṃtikam .. 53 .. > Having heard those words of hers, Brahmā, the creator of the worlds, / deliberated with the gods and sent me into your presence: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.54) proktavyo bhagavānvākyaṃ tvayā devo janārdanaḥ .. yathā'vatīrya bhūpṛṣṭhe bhāramasyāḥ praṇāśayet .. 54 .. > ‘The Blessed Lord Janārdana should be told by you in these words, / so that descending to the surface of the earth, He may destroy her burden.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.55) tasmādbhūbhitale deva kṛtvā janma svayaṃ vibho .. bhāraṃ nāśaya medinyā etadartha mihāgataḥ .. 55 .. > Therefore, O all-pervading lord, taking birth yourself on the surface of the earth, / destroy the burden of the Earth. For this purpose I have come here.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.56) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. evaṃ mune kariṣyāmi saṃmaṃtrya brahmaṇā saha .. bhārāvataraṇaṃ bhūmeḥ sākaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ .. 56 .. > The Blessed Lord said: / “So shall I do, O sage, after deliberating with Brahmā, / relieving the burden of the earth together with the gods led by Indra.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.57) evamuktvā'tha taṃ viṣṇurnāradaṃ munipuṃgavam .. tataśca garuḍaṃ prāha tvaṃ kimarthamihāgataḥ .. 57 .. > Having thus spoken to that Nārada, the best of sages, / Viṣṇu then said to Garuḍa: “For what purpose have you come here?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.80.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80.80) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye suparṇākhyamāhātmye viṣṇudarśanamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 80 .. cha .. > Thus ends the eightieth chapter, titled “Description of the Māhātmya of the Darśana of Viṣṇu” in the Suparṇākhyamāhātmya, in the Śrī-Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya, in the sixth Nāgarakhaṇḍa, 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.5.80.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Lalitopākhyāna](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.lalitopakhyana.13.61) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.80) · Pramāṇa