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(machine translation) ### [5.87.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.3) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ dṛśyaṃte'tra samāśrayāḥ .. atra caṃdrasya caivaikaḥ kathaṃ jātaḥ samāśrayaḥ .. 3 .. > The seers said: / "Sanctuaries of all the gods are seen here; / how did a sanctuary of Candra alone come to be established here? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.4) etannaḥ sūtaputrāticitraṃ manasi vartate .. tasmādvada mahābhāga sarvaṃ tvaṃ vetsyaśeṣataḥ .. 4 .. > This is a great wonder in our minds, O son of Sūta; / therefore tell us, O fortunate one, for you know everything completely." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.5) .. sūta uvāca .. .. enajjagaddvijaśreṣṭhāḥ sarvaṃ somamayaṃ smṛtam .. tasmātpratiṣṭhite tasmiṃstrailokyaṃ syātpratiṣṭhitam .. 5 .. > Sūta said: / "This entire universe, O best of the twice-born, is traditionally known to consist of Soma; / therefore, when he is established, the three worlds are established. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.6) etāścauṣadhayaḥ sarvāḥ sasyādyāśceha bhūtale .. sarvāḥ somamayāstāśca yābhirjīvaṃti jaṃtavaḥ .. 6 .. > And all these medicinal herbs, crops, and the like here on the surface of the earth, / are all imbued with Soma, by which living beings survive. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.7) tasmādbrahmādayo devāḥ somaṃ prāpya kramāddvijāḥ .. tṛptiṃ yāṃti parāṃ hṛṣṭā yatastasmādvaro'tra saḥ .. 7 . > Therefore, O brahmins, Brahmā and the other gods, having obtained Soma in due order, / become delighted and attain supreme satisfaction; hence he is the foremost here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.8) agniṣṭomādayo yajñāstathā some pratiṣṭhitāḥ .. tasya pānādyatastṛptiṃ tatra yāṃti dvijottamāḥ .. 8 .. > Likewise, sacrifices such as the Agniṣṭoma are established in Soma; / for by drinking it, O best of brahmins, they attain satisfaction there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.9) etasmātkāraṇātsomaḥ sarveṣāmadhikaḥ smṛtaḥ .. devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca sa hi pūjyatamaḥ smṛtaḥ .. 9 .. > For this reason, Soma is held to be superior to all; / indeed, he is considered most worthy of worship among both gods and Dānavas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.10) yathānyeṣāṃ surendrāṇāṃ harmyāṇi dharaṇītale .. kriyante rātrināthasya tadvatkurvaṃti mānavāḥ .. 6.87.10 .. > Just as mansions are erected on the surface of the earth for other chiefs of gods, / men likewise build \[them\] for the lord of the night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.11) yairyernarairniśeśasya prāsādo vihitaḥ kṣitau .. tete muktipadaṃ prāptāḥ kṛtvā'tha śubhasaṃcayam .. 11 .. > Whatever men have built a temple on earth for the lord of night, / having accumulated auspicious merit, they have attained the realm of liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.12) yanmaheśvaraharmyāṇāṃ sahasreṇa bhavecchubham .. tadeke naiva caṃdrasya prāpnuvaṃti śubhaṃ narāḥ .. 12 .. > Whatever auspicious merit would arise from a thousand temples to Maheśvara, / men attain that auspicious merit through just a single one to the Moon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.13) atha candrotthaharmyasya māhātmyaṃ taddvijottamāḥ .. jñātvā brahmādayo devā bhayasaṃtrastamānasāḥ .. tadvighnārthamidaṃ procurmerumūrdhānamāśritāḥ .. 13 .. > Then, O best of brahmins, realizing that greatness of a temple raised to the Moon, / Brahmā and the other gods, their minds terrified with fear, / took refuge on the peak of Meru and declared this in order to obstruct it: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.14) saumyarkṣe somavāreṇa saumye māsi ca saṃsthite .. tithau ca somadevatye prāpte somagrahe tathā .. sakāraiḥ paṃcabhiryukte kāle somasya maṃdiram .. 14 .. > “In a lunar constellation, on a Monday, when the month is Saumya (Mārgaśīrṣa), / on a lunar day dedicated to Soma, and likewise when a lunar eclipse has occurred, / at a time possessed of the five ‘sa’s, a temple of Soma— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.15) ya ekāhena saṃpādya prāsādaṃ sthāpayiṣyati .. caṃdraṃ sa sarvadevotthaharmyasyāpnoti satphalam .. 15 .. > whoever, having completed the temple in a single day, installs \[the idol of\] the Moon, / he obtains the true fruit of temples raised to all the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.16) sahasraguṇitaṃ samyakchraddhāpūtena cetasā .. anyathā yastu caṃdrasya prāsādaṃ prakariṣyati .. 16 .. > multiplied a thousandfold, with a mind purified by complete faith. / Whoever, on the other hand, builds a temple to the Moon otherwise, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.17) vaṃśocchedaṃ samāsādya narakaṃ sa prayāsyati .. etasmātkāraṇādbhītā na kurvaṃti narā bhuvi .. 17 .. > suffering the destruction of his lineage, he shall go to hell.” / Terrified for this reason, men on earth do not build > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.18) prāsādaṃ rātrināthasya supuṇyamapi saddvijāḥ .. ya eṣa rātrināthasya kṣetre'traiva vyavasthitaḥ .. 18 .. > a temple to the lord of the night, even though it brings great merit, O noble brahmins. / This temple of the lord of the night which stands in this very sacred field, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.19) prāsādastvaṃbarīṣeṇa bhūbhujā sa vinirmitaḥ .. kathaṃcitsamayaṃ prāpya yathoktaṃ śāstraciṃtakaiḥ .. 19 .. > that temple was built by King Ambarīṣa, / somehow finding the \[proper\] time as taught by scholars of the scriptures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.20) tasyaivottaradigbhāge dvitīyo'nyaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ .. candramā dhaṃdhumāreṇa tadvatso'pi pratiṣṭhitaḥ .. 6.87.20 .. > In the northern quarter from it, another, second Moon was installed; / it was likewise installed by Dhandhumāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.21) tataśca tau mahīpālau tatprabhāvādubhau dvijāḥ .. gatau ca paramāṃ siddhiṃ janmamṛtyuvivarjitām .. .. 21 .. > And then, O brahmins, through that power, both those rulers of the earth / attained the supreme perfection, devoid of birth and death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.22) prāsādo'nyastṛtīyastu kṣetre prābhāsike tathā .. ikṣvākuṇā nareṃdreṇa śraddhāyuktena nirmitaḥ .. 22 .. > A third, different temple in the sacred field of Prabhāsa / was built with faith by the ruler of men, Ikṣvāku. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.23) prāsādatrayametaddhi muktvātra dharaṇītale .. aparo nāsti candrasya satyametanmayoditam .. eko'sti narmadātīre puṇye revorisaṃgame .. 23 .. > Except for these three temples, indeed, on the surface of the earth / there is no other to the Moon; this is the truth spoken by me. / There is \[yet\] one on the bank of the Narmadā, at the holy confluence of the Revā and the sea. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.24) etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ candramāhātmyamuttamam .. paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ cāpi sarvapātakanāśanam .. 24 .. > All this excellent māhātmya of the Moon has been recounted to you; / for those who recite or listen to it, it destroys all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.87.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87.87) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhenāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhatmye somaprāsādamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 87 .. > Thus ends the eighty-seventh chapter, entitled “Description of the Greatness of the Temple of Soma,” in the Great Purāṇa of Skanda, in the compilation of eighty-one thousand \[verses\], in the sixth Nāgarakhaṇḍa, in the Hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.87.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.87) · Pramāṇa