[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) › 5.85 # Skandapurana 5.85 Skandapurāṇa 5.85 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.85.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. mādhavyāḥ padmayā datto yaḥ śāpastasya yatphalam .. pariṇāmodbhavaṃ sarvaṃ śrutamasmābhiradya tat .. 1 .. > The seers said: / That which was the curse given to Mādhavī by Padmā, and whatever result of it / arose from the outcome—all that has been heard by us today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.2) tena yatkamalā śaptā brāhmaṇena mahātmanā .. sā kathaṃ gaja vaktrā'tha punarjātā śubhānanā .. 2 .. > In that Kamalā was cursed by that great-souled brahmin, / how did she, having an elephant's face, then become beautiful-faced again? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.3) .. sūta uvāca .. .. śāpena tasya viprasya tatkṣaṇādeva sā dvijāḥ .. gajavaktrā samutpannā mahāvismayakāriṇī .. 3 .. > Sūta said: / By the curse of that brahmin, O brahmins, at that very moment / she arose with an elephant's face, causing great astonishment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.4) sā proktā hariṇā tiṣṭha kiñcitkālāṃtare śubhe .. anenaiva tu rūpeṇa yāvatsyāddvāparakṣayaḥ .. 4 .. > She was told by Hari: "Remain for some time, O auspicious one, / in this very form, until the end of the Dvāpara \[yuga\] occurs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.5) tato'haṃ medinīpṛṣṭhe hyavatīrya samudraje .. tapaḥ śaktyā kariṣyāmi bhūyastvāṃ tu śubhānanām .. 5 .. > Then, having descended to the surface of the earth, O daughter of the ocean, / I will make you beautiful-faced again through the power of austerity." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.6) avajñāyātha sā tasya tadvākyaṃ śārṅgadhanvinaḥ .. śubhāsyatvakṛte tepe tapastīvraṃ suharṣitā.. .. 6.. > Then, disregarding that speech of the wielder of the Śārṅga bow, / she performed severe austerity, highly delighted, for the sake of having a beautiful face. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.7) etatkṣetraṃ samāsādya trikālaṃ snānamācarat.. brahmāṇaṃ toṣayāmāsa divārātrimataṃdritā.. 7.. > Having reached this sacred field, she performed ritual ablution at the three divisions of the day; / unwearied day and night, she pleased Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.8) tāmuvāca tato brahmā varṣāṃte tuṣṭimāgataḥ .. varaṃ prārthaya tuṣṭo'haṃ tava keśavavallabhe .. 8 .. > Then, at the end of a year, Brahmā, having attained satisfaction, said to her: / "Ask for a boon; I am pleased with you, O beloved of Keśava!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.9) .. lakṣmīruvāca .. .. gajāsyāhaṃ kṛtā deva śāpaṃ dattvā sudāruṇam .. brāhmaṇena sukruddhena kasmiścitkāraṇāṃtare ..9.. > Lakṣmī said: / "O Lord, I was given an elephant's face by an enraged brahmin / who uttered a terrible curse upon me for a certain reason. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.10) tasmāttadrūpiṇīṃ bhūyo māṃ kuruṣva pitāmaha .. yadi me tuṣṭimāpanno nānyatkiṃcidvṛṇomyaham .. 6.85.10 .. > Therefore, O Grandfather, make me possess my original form once more. / If you are pleased with me, I choose nothing else." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.11) .. brahmovāca .. .. bhaviṣyati śubhaṃ vaktraṃ matprasādādasaṃśayam .. tava bhadre viśeṣeṇa tasmāttvaṃ svagṛhaṃ vraja .. 11 .. > Brahmā said: / "By my grace your face shall undoubtedly become auspicious, / especially for you, O blessed one; therefore go to your home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.12) mahattvaṃ te mayā dattamadyaprabhṛti śobhane .. mahālakṣmīti te nāma tasmādatra bhaviṣyati .. 12 .. > Greatness has been granted to you by me from this day forth, O fair one; / therefore your name here shall be Mahālakṣmī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.13) gajavaktrāṃ naro yastvāṃ pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ .. sa gajādhipatirbhūpo bhaviṣyati ca bhūtale .. 13 .. > The man who worships you with devotion while you have an elephant's face / will become a king, a lord of elephants, upon the surface of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.14) dvitīyādivase yastvāṃ mahālakṣmīriti bruvan .. śrīsūktena subhaktyā'tha devi saṃpūjayiṣyati .. 14 .. > The one who worships you on the second day \[of the lunar fortnight\], addressing you as 'Mahālakṣmī', / with the Śrīsūkta and with pure devotion, O goddess, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.15) saptajanmāṃtarāṇyeva na bhaviṣyati so'dhanaḥ.. evamuktvā caturvaktro virarāma tataḥ param.. 15 .. > shall never be impoverished for seven successive births." / Having spoken thus, the four-faced one then ceased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.16) sā'pi hṛṣṭā gatā devī yatra tiṣṭhati keśavaḥ .. 16 .. > Delighted, the goddess also went to where Keśava stayed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.85.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85.85) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgara khaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye mahālakṣmīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ.. 85 ..cha.. > Thus ends the eighty-fifth chapter, titled 'Description of the Glory of Mahālakṣmī', in the Māhātmya of Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] in the Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses, the glorious Skandapurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.85.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.85) · Pramāṇa