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[5.82.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.3) nūnametena yā strīṇāṃ kṛtā niṃdā mahātmanā.. dūṣitaṃ brahmacaryaṃ yacchāṃḍilīṃ samavekṣya ca..3.. > Surely, because censure of women was uttered by this noble one, / and celibacy was questioned by him while looking at Śāṇḍilī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.4) anayā pātitau pakṣau tapaḥśaktiprabhāvataḥ.. nānyasya vidyate śaktirīdṛśī bhuvanatraye .. 4 .. > his wings were felled by her through the majesty of the power of her austerity. / No one else possesses such power in the three worlds.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.5) tataḥ prasādayāmāsa śāṃḍilīṃ garuḍadhvajaḥ .. tadarthaṃ vinayopetaḥ smitaṃ kṛtvā dvijottamāḥ .. 5 .. > Then the god whose banner is Garuḍa propitiated Śāṇḍilī / for his sake, having smiled and become endowed with humility, O best of brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.6) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. sāmānyavacanaṃ proktaṃ sarvastrīṇāmanena hi .. tatkimarthaṃ mahābhāge tvayā caivedṛśaḥ kṛtaḥ .. 6 .. > The Blessed One said: / “Indeed, a general statement regarding all women was uttered by him. / Then why, O highly fortunate lady, has he been made like this by you?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.7) .. śāṃḍilyuvāca .. .. mama vaktraṃ samālokya smitaṃ cakre janārdana .. strīniṃdā vihitānena svamatyāpi jagadguro .. 7 .. > Śāṇḍilī said: / “Looking closely at my face, Janārdana, he smiled; / and censure of women was uttered by him using his own wit, O teacher of the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.8) etasmātkāraṇādasya nigraho'yaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ .. manasā na ca vākyena na ca keśava karmaṇā .. 8 .. > For this reason this punishment was inflicted upon him by me / in mind alone, and not by word nor by deed, O Keśava.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.9) .. śrībhagavānuvāca .. .. tathāpi kuru cāsya tvaṃ prasādaṃ gatakalmaṣe.. mama vākyānurodhena yadimāṃ manyase śubhe .. 9 .. > The Blessed One said: / “Even so, show him grace, O sinless one, / out of regard for my word, if you have regard for me, O auspicious lady.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.10) .. śāṃḍilyuvāca .. .. manasāpi mayā dhyātaṃ śubhaṃ vā yadivā'śubham .. nānyathā jāyate deva viśeṣātkopayuktayā .. 6.82.10 .. > Śāṇḍilī said: / “Whatever good or bad has been conceived by me even in thought / does not turn out otherwise, O god, especially when I am filled with anger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.11) tasmādeṣa mamādeśādārādha yatu śaṃkaram .. pakṣalābhāya nānyasya śaktirdātuṃ vyavasthitā .. 11 .. > Therefore, by my command, let him worship Śaṃkara / to regain his wings; no other possesses the power to bestow them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.12) athavā puṃḍarīkākṣa rūpamīdṛgvyavasthitaḥ .. eṣa saṃsthāsyate loke satyametadbravīmyaham .. 12 .. > Otherwise, O Lotus-Eyed One, he shall remain in this world / fixed in such a form; this truth I speak.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.13) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā taṃ provāca janārdanaḥ .. garuḍaṃ dainyasaṃyuktaṃ bhāsapiṃḍopamaṃ sthitam .. 13 .. > Sūta said: / Having heard her words, Janārdana said to Garuḍa, / who was filled with dejection and stood looking like a lump of meat: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.14) eṣa eva varaścāsyā dvipadeśyā dvijottama .. pakṣalābhāya yatproktaṃ tava śaṃbhuprasādanam .. 14 .. > “This indeed is her boon, O best of birds, disguised as a curse, / that propitiation of Śambhu has been prescribed for you to regain your wings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.15) tasmādārādhaya kṣipraṃ tvaṃ devaṃ śaśiśekharam .. avyagraṃ cittamāsthāya divārātramataṃdritaḥ .. 15 .. > Therefore, quickly worship the god who bears the crescent moon on his crest, / fixing your mind untroubled, unwearied day and night, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.16) yena te tatprabhāvena bhūyaḥ syāttādṛśaṃ vapuḥ .. tasya devasya māhātmyādacirādapi kāśyapa .. 16 .. > so that, by his power, such a body may become yours once more, / without delay, through the majesty of that god, O descendant of Kaśyapa.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.17) tacchrutvā garuḍastūrṇaṃ dhṛtapāśupatavrataḥ .. saṃsthāpya devamīśānaṃ tatastaṃ toṣamānayat .. 17 .. > Having heard that, Garuḍa quickly undertook the Pāśupata vow; / having installed the god Īśāna, he then satisfied him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.18) cāṃdrāyaṇāni kṛcchrāṇi tathā sāṃtapanāni ca .. prājāpatyāni cakre'tha pārākāṇi tadagrataḥ .. 18 .. > He performed cāndrāyaṇa penances, kṛcchra penances, and sāntapana penances, / as well as prājāpatya penances and parāka penances before him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.19) snātvā triṣavaṇaṃ paścādbhasmasnāna parāyaṇaḥ .. japanrudraśiro rudrānnīlarudrāṃstathāparān .. 19 .. > Bathing at the three junctures of the day, subsequently devoted to bathing in ashes, / reciting the Rudraśiras, the Rudras, the Nīlarudras, and others, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.20) cakre pūjāṃ svayaṃ tasya snāpayitvā yathāvidhi .. balipūjopahārāṃśca vidhānena prayacchati .. 6.82.20 .. > he performed worship himself, having bathed him according to the rules, / and offered oblations, worship, and offerings according to proper injunction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.21) evaṃ tasya vratasthasya japapūjāparasya ca .. tato varṣasahasrāṃte gatastuṣṭiṃ maheśvaraḥ .. abravīdvarado'smīti vṛṇuṣveṣṭaṃ dvijottama .. .. 21 .. > Thus, as he remained fixed in the vow, devoted to recitation and worship, / Maheśvara became pleased at the end of a thousand years, / and said, ‘I am a granter of boons; choose your desired wish, O best of birds!’” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.22) .. garuḍa uvāca .. .. paśyāvasthāṃ mameśāna śāṃḍilyā yā vinirmitā .. pakṣapātaḥ kṛto'smākaṃ tamahaṃ prārthayāmi vai .. 22 .. > Garuḍa said: > “Behold my condition, O Īśāna, which was brought about by Śāṇḍilyā! > A loss of wings was inflicted upon me; indeed, I pray to you for that. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.23) tvayātraiva sadā liṃge stheyaṃ hara mamādhunā .. mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ yadi ceṣṭaṃ prayacchasi .. 23 .. > You must always remain right here in this liṅga now for me, O Hara, > undoubtedly at my word, if you grant me what I desire.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.24) .. bhagavānuvāca .. .. adyaprabhṛti me cātra liṃge vāso bhaviṣyati .. tvaṃ ca tadrūpasaṃpanno viśeṣādbalavegabhāk .. 24 .. > The Lord said: > “From this day onward, my dwelling shall be here in this liṅga. > And you, endowed with that \[original\] form, possessing extraordinary strength and speed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.25) bhaviṣyasi na saṃdeho matprasādādvihaṃgama .. evamuktvātha taṃ devaḥ svayaṃ pasparśa pāṇinā .. 25 .. > shall become, without doubt, by my grace, O bird!” > Having spoken thus, the god personally touched him with his hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.26) tato'sya pakṣau saṃjātau tatkṣaṇādeva sundarau .. tathā romāṇi divyāni jātarūpopamāni ca .. 26 .. > Then his two beautiful wings arose at that very moment, > as well as divine feathers resembling gold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.27) tataḥ praṇamya taṃ devaṃ prahaṣṭaḥ sa vihaṃgamaḥ .. gataḥ svabhavanaṃ paścādanujñāpya maheśvaram .. 27 .. > Then, having bowed to that god, that bird, overjoyed, > took leave of Maheśvara and afterwards went to his own home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.27\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.27_1) devopi vacanāttasya tasmim̐lliṃge sadā haraḥ .. nivāsamakarotsamyakprāpte saṃdhyātraye sadā ..2 .. > And the god Hara, at his word, always made his dwelling properly > in that liṅga whenever the three junctures of the day arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.29) tasya cāyatane puṇye yogātprāṇānparityajet .. prāyopaveśanaṃ kṛtvā na sa bhūyo'pi jāyate 29 .. > And if one should cast off his life-breaths in its holy sanctuary through yoga, > having undertaken fasting unto death, he is not born again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.30) api pāpa samācāraḥ kaulo vā nirghṛṇo'pi vā .. brahmaghno vā surāpo vā cauro vā bhrūṇahā'pi vā .. 6.82.30 .. > Even a person of sinful conduct, or an outcaste, or pitiless, > or a slayer of a brahmin, a drinker of liquor, a thief, or an aborticide, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.31) trikālaṃ pūjayanyastu śraddhāpūtena cetasā ... saṃvatsaraṃ vasetso'pi śivaloke mahīyate .. 31 .. > who worships at the three times of the day with a heart purified by faith, > and resides there for a year, is honored in the world of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.32) athavā somavāreṇa yastaṃ paśyati mānavaḥ .. kṛtvā kṣaṇaṃ subhaktyā yo yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ dvijāḥ ... .. 32 .. > Or whatever person beholds him on a Monday, > having devoted a single moment with sincere devotion for up to a year, O twice-born ones, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.33) so'pi yāti na saṃdehaḥ puruṣaḥ śivamandire .. vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ sevyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ..33.. > that man also goes to the temple of Śiva, there is no doubt, > mounted upon an excellent aerial chariot and attended by hosts of apsarases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.34) tasmātsarvaprayatnena kalikāle viśeṣataḥ.. draṣṭavyo vai suparṇākhyo devaḥ śraddhāsamanvitaiḥ ..34.. > Therefore, by every effort, especially in the Kali age, > the god named Suparṇa should indeed be beheld by those endowed with faith. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.35) saṃtyājyāśca tathā prāṇāstadagreprāyasaṃśritaiḥ .. vāṃchadbhiḥ śivasāṃnidhyaṃ satyametanmayoditam ... .. 35 .. > And likewise, life-breaths should be abandoned before him by those resorting to fasting unto death > who desire the presence of Śiva; this truth has been spoken by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.82.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.82.82) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye suparṇeśvarākhyamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvyaśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 82 .. .. cha .. > Thus ends the eighty-second chapter, titled ‘Description of the Māhātmya Named Suparṇeśvara,’ in the Māhātmya of the Holy Hāṭakeśvara Field, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[book\] 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.5.82.1) — 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