[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) › 5.88 # Skandapurana 5.88 Skandapurāṇa 5.88 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.88.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.1) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. yāstvayā devatāḥ proktāścatasraḥ sūtanaṃdana .. camatkārī mahitthā ca mahālakṣmīstathā'parā .. 1 .. > The sages said: / Regarding the four goddesses mentioned by you, O son of Sūta— / Camatkārī, Mahitthā, and the other, Mahālakṣmī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.2) aṃbāvṛddhā caturthī ca tāsāṃ tisraḥ prakīrtitāḥ.. vistareṇa caturthī ca aṃbāvṛddhā na kīrtitā .. 2 .. > and the fourth, Ambāvṛddhā—three of them have been praised / in detail, but the fourth, Ambāvṛddhā, has not been described. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.3) etasyāḥ sarvamācakṣva prabhāvaṃ sūtasaṃbhava .. kenaiṣā nirmitā yātrā sarvaṃ vistarato vada .. 3 .. > Tell us all about her power, O son of Sūta; / by whom this pilgrimage festival was instituted, tell all in detail. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.4) .. sūta uvāca .. .. eṣā tapomayī śaktirambāvṛddhā sureśvarī .. yathātra saṃsthitā pūrvaṃ tatsarvaṃ śrūyatāṃ mama .. 4 .. > Sūta said: / This Goddess Ambāvṛddhā is a power made of austerity. / Hear from me all about how she previously took up residence here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.5) camatkāramahīpena purametadyadā kṛtam.. tadā tadrakṣaṇārthāya nirmitā bhāvitātmanā .. catasro devatā hyetāḥ saṃmatena dvijanmanām .. 5 .. > When this city was founded by King Camatkāra, / these four deities were established by that purified soul for its protection, / with the assent of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.6) atha tasya mahīpasya aṃbānāmābhavatsutā .. tathānyā vṛddhasaṃjñā ca rūpaudāryaguṇānvite .. 6 .. > Now, that king had a daughter named Ambā, / and another named Vṛddhā, endowed with beauty, generosity, and virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.7) ubhe te kāśirājena pariṇīte dvijottamāḥ .. gṛhyoktena vidhānena devaviprāgnisaṃnidhau .. 7 .. > Both of them were married by the King of Kāśi, O best of brahmins, / according to the ritual prescribed in the domestic manuals, in the presence of the gods, brahmins, and fire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.8) kasyacittvatha kālasya kāśirājasya bhūpateḥ .. taiḥ kālayavanaiḥ sārdhamabhavatsaṃgaro mahān .. 8 .. > Then, after some time, a great battle took place / between the King of Kāśi and the Kālayavanas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.9) atha tairnihataḥ saṃkhye sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ .. haralabdhavarai raudraiḥ kāśirājaḥ pratāpavān .. 9 .. > Then the powerful King of Kāśi, along with his attendants, army, and mounts, / was slain in battle by those ferocious \[warriors\] who had received boons from Hara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.10) athāṃbā caiva vṛddhā ca vaidhavyaṃ prāpya duḥkhadam .. hāṭakeśvarajaṃ kṣetraṃ gatvā te vāṃchitapradam .. 6.88.10 .. > Then Ambā and Vṛddhā, having incurred sorrowful widowhood, / went to the sacred field of Hāṭakeśvara, which grants whatever is desired. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.11) devyā ārādhane yatnaṃ kṛtavatyau tataḥ param .. nāśārthaṃ patiśatrūṇāṃ dhṛtavatyau śubhavratam .. 11 .. > Thereafter, they made effort in the worship of the Goddess; / to destroy their husband's enemies, they undertook an auspicious vow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.12) yāvadvarṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ na ca tuṣṭā sureśvarī .. tato vairāgyamāsādya vāṃchaṃtyau svatanukṣayam .. 12 .. > Even when a full hundred years had passed, the Goddess was not pleased; / thereupon, attaining dispassion, and desiring the destruction of their own bodies, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.13) maṃtrairātharvaṇairviprāḥ kṣurikāsūktasaṃbhavaiḥ .. chittvācchittvā svamāṃsāni maṃtrapūtāni bhaktitaḥ .. 13 .. > with Atharvan mantras derived from the Kṣurikāsūkta, O brahmins, / they repeatedly cut off their own flesh, consecrated with mantras, and with devotion > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.14) kṛtavatyau tato homaṃ susamiddhe hutāśane .. agnikuṇḍāttatastasmāścaturhastā śubhānanā .. 14 .. > they made oblations into the well-kindled fire. / Then, from that sacrificial pit, a four-armed woman with a lovely face, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.15) śvetavastrā viniṣkrāṃtā nārī bālārkasavribhā .. tathānyā ca sunetrāsyā taptahāṭakasannibhā . 15 .. > clad in white garments, resembling the morning sun, emerged; / and likewise another, with beautiful eyes and face, resembling molten gold, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.16) tasmātkuṇḍādviniṣkrāṃtā dhṛtakhaḍgā bhayāvahā .. sā'parāpi tathārūpā śaktiḥ paramadāruṇā .. 16 .. > holding a sword, terrifying, emerged from that pit; / that other power was of a similar form, exceedingly fierce. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.17) procatuste varaṃ hṛtsthaṃ prārthyatāmiti durlabham .. .. 17 .. > The two said: “Ask for a boon in your hearts, difficult to obtain though it be.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.18) .. te ūcatuḥ .. .. asmākaṃ dayito bharttā kāśirājaḥ pratāpavān .. nihataḥ saṃgare kruddhairyavanaiḥ kālapūrvakaiḥ .. 18 .. > The two said: / “Our beloved husband, the powerful King of Kāśi, / was slain in battle by the enraged Kālayavanas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.19) yuṣmadīya prasādena yathā teṣāṃ parikṣayaḥ .. sañjāyate mahādevyau tathā kāryamasaṃśayam .. 19 .. > Undoubtedly, O great goddesses, that must be done / whereby their destruction may be brought about through your grace. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.20) sthātavyaṃ ca tathātraiva ubhābhyāmapi sādaram .. svapurasya prarakṣārthametatkṛtyaṃ mataṃ hi nau .. 6.88.20 .. > And likewise, both of you must respectfully remain right here / for the protection of our city; this indeed is the duty intended by the two of us.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.21) tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā ubhe te devate tataḥ.. saṃprocya bāḍhamityevaṃ tasminkuṇḍe vyavasthite .. 21 .. > Having heard their words, both those goddesses then, / having said, “So be it,” remained in that pit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.22) etasminnaṃtare tasmātkuṇḍācchatasahasraśaḥ .. niṣkrāṃtāḥ saṃkhyayā hīnā mātaro naikarūpikāḥ .. 22 .. > Meanwhile, from that pool, by hundreds of thousands, / countless Mothers of diverse forms emerged: 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.23) ekā gajamukhī tatra tathānyā turagānanā .. sārameya mukhāścānyāḥ pakṣicchāgamukhāḥ parāḥ .. 23 .. > one had an elephant face, another a horse face; / others had dog faces, and others had the faces of birds and goats; 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.24) tiryañca vapuṣaścānyā vaktrairmānuṣasaṃbhavaiḥ .. triśīrṣāḥ pañcaśīrṣāśca daśaśīrṣāstathā parāḥ .. 24 .. > others had animal bodies with faces born of humans; / some were three-headed, five-headed, and others ten-headed; 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.25) guhya sthānasthitairvaktrairekāścānyā hṛdisthitaiḥ .. pārśvasaṃsthaiḥ sthitāścānyā anyāḥ pṛṣṭhigatairmukhaiḥ .. 25 .. > some had faces situated on their private parts, others on their chests; / others stood with faces on their sides, and others with faces on their backs; 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.26) ekahastā dvihastāśca pañcahastāstathāparāḥ .. anyā viṃśatihastāśca vihastāśca tathāparāḥ .. 26 .. > some had one arm, some two arms, and others five arms; / others had twenty arms, and others were armless; 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.27) bahupādā vipādāśca ekapādāstathāparāḥ .. tathānyāścārdhapādāśca adhovaktrā vibhīṣaṇāḥ .. .. 27 .. > some had many legs, some were legless, and others had a single leg; / and others had half-legs, facing downward, terrifying; 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.28) ekanetrā dvinetrāśca trinetrāśca tathāparāḥ .. kāścidgajasamārūḍhā hayārūḍhāstathāparāḥ .. 28 .. > some were one-eyed, two-eyed, and others three-eyed; / some rode on elephants, and others mounted horses; 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.29) vṛṣavānarasiṃhājavyāghrasarpāsthitāḥ parāḥ .. godhāśvarāsabhārūḍhāstathā ca vihagāśritāḥ .. 29 .. > others were mounted on bulls, monkeys, lions, goats, tigers, and serpents; / others rode on monitor lizards, horses, and donkeys, and some relied on birds; 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.30) kūrmakukkuṭasarpādisamārūḍhāḥ sahasraśaḥ .. prakurvaṃtyo rudantyaśca gāyantyaśca tathā parāḥ .. nṛtyaṃtyaśca hasaṃtyaśca krīḍāsaktāḥ parasparam .. 6.88.30 .. > thousands rode on tortoises, cocks, snakes, and the like, / crying out, weeping, and others singing, / dancing, laughing, and engaged in mutual play. 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.30\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.30_1) ūrdhvakeśā vikeśāśca gātrakeśāśca bhūriśaḥ .. laṃbakeśā vikeśāśca vājikeśāstathaiva ca ..3... > Some had hair standing erect, some were hairless, and many had hair on their limbs; / some had long hair, some were bald, and likewise some had horse-like manes; 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.32) hrasvadantyo vidaṃtyaśca dīrghadantyo vibhīṣaṇāḥ .. gajadaṃtyastathaivānyā lohadaṃtyobhayāvahāḥ .. 32 .. > some had short teeth, some were toothless, and others had long, terrifying teeth; / others had elephant tusks, and iron-toothed ones inspiring fear; 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.33) laṃbakarṇyo vikarṇyaśca śūrpakarṇyastathā parāḥ .. śaṃkukarṇyaḥ kukarṇyaśca bahukarṇyaḥ sukarṇikāḥ .. 33 .. > some had pendulous ears, some were earless, and others had winnowing-basket ears; / some had peg-like ears, bad ears, many ears, or beautiful ears; 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.34) ekavastrā vivastrāśca bahuvastrāstathā parāḥ .. carmaprāvaraṇāścaiva kathāprāvaraṇānvitāḥ .. 34 .. > some wore a single garment, some were naked, and others wore many garments; / some were clad in hides, and some covered with rags; 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.35) khaṅgahastāḥ śarāhastāḥ kuṃtahastāśca bhīṣaṇāḥ .. pāśahastāstathaivānyāḥ prāsacāpakarāḥ parāḥ .. śūlamudgarahastāśca bhuśuṃḍikarabhūṣitāḥ .. 35 .. > frightful, holding swords, holding arrows, and holding spears; / others holding nooses, others holding darts and bows, / holding tridents and mallets, and adorned with bhusuṇḍi-clubs in hand. 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.36) atha tābhyāṃ tathā''karṇya tāḥ sarvā harṣasaṃyutāḥ .. prasthitāstatra tā yatra te kālayavanāḥ sthitāḥ ..36.. > Then, having thus heard from the two \[goddesses\], all of them, filled with joy, / set out to where those Kālayavanas were stationed. 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.37) tataste tatsamālokya balaṃ devīsamudravam .. raudra rūpadharaṃ tīvraṃ vikṛtaṃ vikṛtairmukhaiḥ ..37.. > Then, beholding that army arisen from the goddess, / bearing a fierce form, ferocious, deformed with hideous faces, 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.38) viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ sarve bhayabhītā samaṃtataḥ .. dhāvato bhakṣitāstābhirdevatābhiḥ sunirdayam .. 38 .. > all having dejected faces and terrified with fear on all sides, / as they ran away, they were consumed by those deities completely without mercy. 38 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.39) bālavṛddhasamopetaṃ teṣāṃ rāṣṭraṃ durātmanām .. strībhiśca sahitaṃ tābhirdevatābhiḥ prabhakṣitam ..39.. > Together with children and the elderly, the realm of those evil-minded ones, / along with the women, was devoured by those deities. 39 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.40) evaṃ nirvāsya tadrāṣṭraṃ sarvāstā harṣasaṃyutāḥ .. bhūya eva nijaṃ sthānaṃ saṃprāptā dvijasattamāḥ .. 6.88.40 .. > Having thus depopulated that kingdom, all of them, filled with joy, / returned once again to their own place, O best of brahmins. 40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.40\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.40_2) tataḥ procuḥ praṇamyoccaistābhyāṃ vinayapūrvakam .. hatāste yavanāḥ kṛṣṇāḥ saputrapaśubāṃdhavāḥ ..4... > Then, having bowed low with humility, they said to the two \[goddesses\]: / "Those black Yavanas have been slain together with their sons, cattle, and kinsmen, 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.42) udvāsitastathā sarvo deśasteṣāṃ sa vai mahān .. sāṃprataṃ dīyatāṃ kaścidāhārastṛptihetave .. nivāsāya tataḥ sthānaṃ kiṃciccāvedyatāṃ hi naḥ .. 42 .. > and that entire great country of theirs has been laid waste. / Now let some food be granted for our satisfaction, / and indeed make known to us some place for our dwelling." 42 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.43) .. devyāvūcatuḥ.. .. martyaloke'tra yā nāryo garbhavatyaḥ svapaṃti ca .. saṃdhyākālaprakāśe ca tāsāṃ garbho'stu vo drutam .. 43 .. > The two goddesses said: / "In this mortal world, whatever pregnant women sleep / during the light of the twilight hour, let their foetus immediately belong to you. 43 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.44) rudaṃtyo yā viniryāṃti catvareṣu trikeṣu ca .. tāsāṃ garbhastu yuṣmākaṃ saṃpradattaḥ prabhujyatām .. 44 .. > Those who go out weeping in public squares and crossroads, / their foetus is handed over to you; let it be consumed! 44 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.45) ucchiṣṭā yāḥ prasarpaṃti ramante ca svapaṃti ca .. tāsāṃ garbhaḥ samastānāṃ yuṣmākaṃ bhoja nāya vai .. 45 .. > Those who roam about, make love, or sleep while polluted by food remnants, / the foetus of all of them is indeed for your food. 45 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.46) sūtikābhavane yasminnucchiṣṭaṃ copajāyate .. sa bālakastu yuṣmākaṃ bhojanāya prakalpitaḥ .. 46 .. > In whichever lying-in chamber food remnants are produced, / that infant is assigned for your food. 46 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.47) na ṣaṣṭhījāgaro yasya bālakasya bhaviṣyati .. sa bhaviṣyati bhojyāya yuṣmākaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 47 .. > The infant for whom no sixth-night vigil is held / shall become food for you; there is no doubt about this. 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.48) nāśaṃ yāsyati vā yatra pāvakaḥ sūtikāgṛhe .. sa bhaviṣyati bhojyāya yuṣmākaṃ bālarūpadhṛk .. 48 .. > Or where the fire goes out in the lying-in chamber, / that one bearing the form of an infant shall become food for you. 48 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.49) māṃgalyaiḥ saṃparityaktaṃ yadbhavetsūtikāgṛham .. tasminyastiṣṭhate bālaḥ sa yuṣmākaṃ prakalpitaḥ ..49.. > Whichever lying-in chamber is devoid of auspicious rites, / the infant who remains in it is assigned to you. 49 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.50) saṃdhyāyāṃ bālakā ye vā svapaṃtyākāśadeśagāḥ.. te sarve bhojanārthāya yuṣmākaṃ saṃniveditāḥ .. 6.88.50 .. > Or whatever infants sleep in the open air during twilight, / all of them are offered for your food. 50 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.51) yasya janmadine prāpte varṣāṃte kriyate na ca .. māṃgalyaṃ tasya yadgātraṃ tadyuṣmākaṃ prakalpitam .. 51 .. > When a person's birthday arrives at the end of a year, and no auspicious rite / is performed, his body is assigned to you. 51 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.52) tailābhyaṃgaṃ naraḥ kṛtvā yaśca snānaṃ karoti na .. sa datto bhojanārthāya yuṣmākaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 52 .. > A man who performs an oil massage and does not bathe, / he is given for your food; there is no doubt about this. 52 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.53) ucchiṣṭo yaḥ pumāṃstiṣṭhedyo vā catvaramadhyagaḥ.. bhakṣaṇīyaḥ sa sarvābhirnirvikalpena cetasā ..53 .. > A man who remains polluted by food remnants, or who stands in the middle of a square, / should be devoured by all of you without hesitation of mind. 53 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.54) rajasvalāṃ vrajedyo vā puruṣaḥ kāmamohitaḥ.. nagnaḥ śete tathā snāti bhakṣaṇīyaḥ sa satvaram .. 54 .. > Or a man who, deluded by lust, approaches a menstruating woman, / sleeps naked, or bathes naked, should be devoured swiftly. 54 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.55) dakṣiṇābhimukho rātrau yaśca snāti vimūḍhadhīḥ .. śete ca śayane so'pi bhakṣaṇīyaśca satvaram ..55.. > And the foolish-minded one who bathes at night facing south / and lies down to sleep, he too should be devoured swiftly. 55 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.56) udaṅmukhaśca yo rātrau divā vā dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ .. mūtrotsargaṃ purīṣa vā prakuryādbhakṣya eva saḥ .. 56 .. > And he who discharges urine or faeces facing north at night / or facing south by day, he is certainly fit to be eaten. 56 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.57) yaḥ kuryādrajanīvaktre dadhisaktuprabhakṣaṇam .. aṃtyajābhigamaṃ cātha bhakṣaṇīyo drutaṃ hi saḥ .. 57 .. > He who eats curd and barley meal at nightfall / and has intercourse with an outcaste woman, he must indeed be devoured swiftly." 57 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.58) .. sūta uvāca .. .. evaṃ tābhyāṃ tadā proktā devatāstāḥ samaṃtataḥ .. parivārya tadā tasthuḥ saṃprahṛṣṭena cetasā .. 58 .. > Sūta said: / Having been addressed thus at that time by the two, those deities / surrounded them on all sides and then remained with delighted minds. 58 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.59) etasminnaṃtare rājā camatkāraḥ pratāpavān .. prāsādaṃ nirmame tābhyāṃ kailāsaśikharopamam .. 59 .. > In the meantime, the glorious King Camatkāra / built a palace for the two, resembling the peak of Kailāsa. 59 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.60) tataḥ prabhṛti te khyāte kṣetre tatra mahodaye .. aṃbāvṛddhābhidhāne ca purarakṣāpare sadā .. 6.88.60 .. > From then on, in that sacred field of great prosperity, the two became famous / under the names Ambā and Vṛddhā, always intent on protecting the city. 60 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.61) yaḥ pumānprātarutthāya tābhyāṃ paśyati cānanam .. tasya saṃvatsaraṃyāvanna ca cchidraṃ prajāyate .. 61 .. > A man who, rising in the morning, looks upon their face, / for a full year no misfortune befalls him. 61 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.62) vṛddhyādau vātha cāṃte vā tābhyāṃ pūjāṃ karoti yaḥ .. na tasya jāyate cchidraṃ kathaṃcidapi bhūtale .. 62 .. > Whoever performs worship to them at the beginning or at the end of an auspicious ceremony, / no misfortune whatever arises for him on the earth. 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.63) yātrākāle pumānyaśca tābhyāṃ pūjāṃ samācaret .. sa vāṃchitaphalaṃ prāpya śīghraṃ svagṛhamāpnuyāt .. 63 .. > And the man who performs worship to them at the time of a journey, / having attained his desired fruit, shall quickly reach his own home. 63 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.64) sadāṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ yastābhyāṃ balimāharet .. sa kāmānāpnuyādiṣṭāniha pretya ca sadgatim .. 64 .. > Whoever constantly offers an oblation to the two of them on the eighth and the fourteenth days / shall attain desired wishes here and a good destination after death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.65) yo mahānavamīsaṃjñe divase śraddhayānvitaḥ .. tābhyāṃ samācaretpūjāṃ sa sadā syādakaṇṭakī .. .. 65 .. > He who, endowed with faith, performs worship to the two / on the day named Mahānavamī shall always remain free from thorns. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.88.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88.88) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmyeṃ'bāvṛddhāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 88 .. > Thus ends the eighty-eighth chapter, named 'Description of the Māhātmya of Ambā and Vṛddhā', in the Māhātmya of Hāṭakeśvarakṣetra, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the 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.5.88.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.88) · Pramāṇa