[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) › 5.97 # Skandapurana 5.97 Skandapurāṇa 5.97 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.97.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.1) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tataḥ prabhṛti no mando rohiṇīśakaṭaṃ dvijāḥ .. bhinatti vacanāttasya rājño daśarathasya ca .. 1 .. > Sūta said: > From that time onwards, O twice-born, the Slow-moving One does not pierce > the cart of Rohiṇī, in accordance with the word of that King Daśaratha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.2) tadvṛttāṃtaṃ samākarṇya tasya śakraḥ praharṣitaḥ .. bhūpālaṃ taṃ samabhyetya tataścovāca sādaram .. 2 .. > Having heard that account of his, Śakra was exceedingly delighted; > approaching that ruler of the earth, he then said with respect: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.3) atyadbhutataraṃ karma tvayaitatpṛthivīpate .. saṃsādhitaṃ yadanyena manasāpi na cintyate .. 3 .. > "A most wondrous deed has been accomplished by you, O lord of the earth, > one that cannot even be conceived in mind by anyone else. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.4) ata eva hi saṃtuṣṭiḥ sañjātādya tavopari .. varaṃ matto gṛhāṇādya tadabhīṣṭaṃ hṛdi sthitam .. 4 .. > For this very reason, great satisfaction has arisen in me towards you today; > receive a boon today from me, whatever desire resides in your heart." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.5) .. rājovāca .. .. tvayā saha suraśreṣṭha maitrī saṃprārthayāmyaham .. śāśvatī sarvakṛtyeṣu paramāṃ lokasaṃsthitām ..5.. > The king said: > "I pray for friendship with you, O best among the gods, > a supreme, eternal friendship standing in the world in all undertakings." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.6) .. indra uvāca .. evaṃ bhavatu rājeṃdra tvayā saha sadā mama .. saṃpatsyate sadā maitrī vasoriva ca śāśvatī .. 6 .. > Indra said: > "Let it be so, O king of kings; always with you my > friendship will ever be established, eternal like that with Vasu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.7) tvayā sadaiva me pārśve sabhāyāṃ devasaṃnidhau .. āgantavyaṃ viśeṣeṇa yena maitrī pravardhate..7.. > You must always come beside me into the assembly in the presence of the gods, > especially so that our friendship may flourish." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.8) evamuktvā sahasrākṣo jagāma tridivālayam .. rājāpi cāgato harmye svakīye harṣasaṃyutaḥ ..8.. > Having spoken thus, the Thousand-Eyed One went to his celestial abode; > the king also, filled with joy, returned to his own palace, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.9) rakṣayitvā jagatsarvaṃ śanaiścara kṛtādbhayāt .. aprāpyāṃ prāpya saṃkīrtiṃ stūyamānastu bandibhiḥ .. 9 .. > having protected the entire world from the fear caused by Śanaiścara, > having attained unobtainable renown, being praised by bards. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.10) tataḥ prabhṛti nityaṃ sa sandhyākāla upasthite .. sāyāhnaṃ saṃvidhāyātha yāti śakrasya maṃdire ..6.97.10.... > From that time onwards, daily when the time of twilight arrived, > having performed the evening rites, he would go to the palace of Śakra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.11) tatra sthitvā ciraṃ śrutvā gaṃdharvāṇāṃ manoharam .. gītaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca nṛtyaṃ ca tānādivihitaṃ śubham ..11.... > Staying there for a long time, having listened to the enchanting song > of the Gandharvas and seen their auspicious dance performed with musical notes and rhythm, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.12) vicitrārthāḥ kathāḥ śrutvā devarṣīṇāṃ mukhāccyutāḥ .. svayaṃ ca kīrtayitvātha prayāti nijamaṃdiram..12.. > having heard stories of wondrous meaning issuing from the mouths of the celestial seers, > and having himself related \[stories\], he would depart for his own palace, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.13) vimānavaramāruhya haṃsabarhiṇanāditam.. manoharapatākābhiḥ samaṃtācca vibhūṣitam..13.. > having mounted an excellent aerial chariot resounded with geese and peacocks, > and adorned all around with charming banners. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.14) yadāyadā sa niryāti śakrasthānānnijālayam.. tadātadā''sane tasya kriyate'bhyukṣaṇaṃ sadā..14.. > Whenever he departed from the abode of Śakra to his own home, > every time a sprinkling of water was performed on his seat, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.15) śakrādeśāttadā vetti na sa bhūpaḥ kathaṃcana .. anyasmindivase tasya nārado munisattamaḥ .. kathayāmāsa tatsarvamabhyukṣaṇasamudbhavam .. 15 .. > by order of Śakra. The king did not know of it in any way. > On another day, Nārada, the best of sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.16) vṛttāṃtaṃ tasya rājarṣestasyaiva gṛhamāgataḥ .. tīrthayātrā prasaṃgena vidveṣaparivṛddhaye .. 16 .. > having come to his very house on the occasion of a pilgrimage to sacred fords, > told the royal seer that entire story concerning the sprinkling, in order to increase animosity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.17) tacchrutvā nāradenoktaṃ śraddheyamapi bhūpatiḥ .. na cakre hṛdaye'dharmamātmānaṃ pariciṃtayan .. 17 .. > Having heard that spoken by Nārada, though trustworthy, the king > did not entertain ill-feeling in his heart, reflecting upon himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.18) tathāpi kautukāviṣṭo gatvā śakraniveśanam .. anyasmindivase sthitvā ciraṃ tatra samutthitaḥ .. 18 .. > Nevertheless, seized with curiosity, having gone to the dwelling of Śakra > on another day and remained there for a long time, he stood up. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.19) alakṣyaṃ vīkṣayāmāsa svāsanaṃ dūramāsthitaḥ .. kiṃcitsadmāṃtaraṃ prāpya kautūhalasamanvitaḥ .. 19 .. > Standing far away, having reached another room, full of curiosity, > he watched his seat invisibly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.20) tataḥ śakrasamādeśādutthāya surakiṃkaraḥ .. prokṣayāmāsa toyena pārthivasya tadāsanam .. 6.97.20 .. > Then, by Śakra's command, a servant of the gods stood up / and sprinkled water upon that seat of the earthly king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.21) taddṛṣṭvā kopasaṃpannaḥ sa rājā'bhyetya vāsavam .. provāca kimidaṃ śakra prokṣyate yanmamāsanam .. 21 .. > Seeing that, the king, filled with anger, approached Vāsava / and said: "What is this, Śakra, that my seat is sprinkled? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.22) kiṃ mayā nihatā viprāḥ kiṃ vā viprasamudbhavam .. śāsanaṃ lopitaṃ kiṃcitkiṃ vā viprā viniṃditāḥ .. 22 .. > Were brahmins killed by me? Or was any royal edict / originating from a brahmin violated? Or were brahmins reviled? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.23) kiṃ vā naṣṭo'smi saṃgrāme dṛṣṭvā śatrūnsamāgatān .. dainyaṃ vā jalpitaṃ teṣāṃ bhayatrastena cetasā .. 23 .. > Or did I flee in battle upon seeing enemies arrive? / Or was servile pleading spoken to them by a mind trembling with fear? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.24) mama rājye'thavā śakra durbalo balavattaraiḥ .. pīr̤yate vātha caurādyairmuṣyate vaṃcakaistathā .. 24 .. > Or in my realm, Śakra, is a weak person oppressed by stronger ones, / or robbed by thieves and the like, as well as by cheats? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.25) kiṃ vā rājye madīye ca jāyate yoniviplavaḥ .. saṃkaro vātha varṇānāṃ parityaktavidhikramaḥ .. 25 .. > Or does corruption of wombs occur in my realm, / or a confusion of castes, abandoning the sequence of prescribed rules? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.26) kiṃ vā durjanavākyena dūṣito doṣavarjitaḥ .. daṃḍyate mama rājye ca kenacittridaśeśvara .. 26 .. > Or, on the word of a wicked person, is one free of fault falsely accused / and punished by anyone in my realm, lord of the thirty \[gods\]? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.27) kiṃ vā cauro'tha pāpo vā gṛhīto doṣavānsvayam .. mucyate dravyalobhena tathānyo vā jugupsitaḥ .. 27 .. > Or is a thief or sinner, caught in personal fault, / released out of greed for wealth, or any other despicable person? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.28) kiṃsvinmayā parityaktaḥ ko'pyatra śaraṇāgataḥ .. bhayatrastaḥ subhītena prāṇānāṃ tridaśādhipa .. 28 .. > Did I perhaps abandon someone who took refuge here, / trembling with fear, while I myself was terrified for my life, lord of the thirty \[gods\]? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.29) kasya vā pṛṣṭhamāṃsāni bhakṣitāni mayā kvacit .. kaccicca tridaśādhīṣa brāhmaṇasya viśeṣataḥ .. 29 .. > Or whose flesh from the back have I ever eaten \[by slandering\]? / Did I, ruler of the thirty \[gods\], especially \[eat\] that of a brahmin? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.30) kiṃ vā dānaṃ mayā dattvā brāhmaṇāya mahātmane .. paścāttāpaḥ kṛtaḥ paścāddattaṃ copekṣitaṃ ca vā .. 6.97.30 .. > Or having given a gift to a noble brahmin, / did I regret it afterwards, or neglect what was given? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.31) kiṃ vā rājye madīye ca dīnānāṃ prapataṃti ca .. aśrupātā divārātraṃ duḥkhitānāṃ samaṃtataḥ .. 31 .. > Or in my realm, do the tears of the wretched, / of the afflicted, fall day and night on every side? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.32) daivaṃ vā paitṛkaṃ vāpi kiṃ vā karma gṛhe mama .. lopaṃ gacchati devendra kriyate vā vidhicyutam .. 32 .. > Or does a rite for the gods or for the ancestors in my house, / king of the gods, suffer neglect, or is it performed contrary to rule? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.33) yattvayā kriyate nityaṃ toyairabhyukṣaṇaṃ mama .. āsanasya drutaṃ brūyā yatpāpaṃ vihitaṃ mayā .. .. 33 .. > Since this sprinkling of my seat with water is constantly done by you, / tell me quickly what sin was committed by me!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.34) .. indra uvāca .. .. na vidyate mahārāja śarīre tava pātakam .. na rāṣṭre ca kule gehe bhṛtyavarge viśeṣataḥ .. 34 .. > Indra said: / "O great king, there is no sin in your body, / nor in your kingdom, family, house, and especially in your attendants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.35) paraṃ śṛṇu pravakṣyāmi yatte pāpaṃ bhaviṣyati .. tena saṃprokṣyate caiva āsanaṃ sarvadaiva tu .. 35 .. > Listen further, however, and I shall tell you what sin will be yours; / because of that, your seat is always sprinkled. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.36) aputrasya gatirnāsti na ca svargaṃ prapadyate .. paitṛkeṇa naro grasto ya ṛṇena sadā nṛpa .. 36 .. > A childless man has no \[good\] destiny, nor does he attain heaven, / a man who is ever bound by debt to the ancestors, O king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.37) dveṣyatāṃ yāti devānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .. yadā paśyati putrasya vadanaṃ puruṣo nṛpa .. 37 .. > He incurs the hatred of the gods, and especially of the ancestors. / When a man gazes upon the face of a son, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.38) ānṛṇyaṃ samavāpnoti pitṝṇāṃ sa tadā dhruvam .. sa tvaṃ naiva gato rājannānṛṇyaṃ yanmayoditam .. 38 .. > he certainly attains freedom from debt to the ancestors then. / You have not at all attained that freedom from debt which I have stated, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.39) pitṝṇāṃ tena te nityamāsane'bhyukṣaṇaṃ kṛtam .. tasmādyatasva putrārthaṃ yadīcchasi parāṃ gatim .. 39 .. > the \[debt\] to the ancestors; therefore sprinkling was constantly done on your seat. / Therefore strive for a son, if you desire the highest state, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.40) ātmānaṃ narakāttrātuṃ puṃsaṃjñācca tathā nṛpa .. evamuktaḥ sa śakreṇa rājā daśarathastadā .. 6.97.40 .. > and to protect yourself from the hell called 'Put', O king." / Thus addressed by Śakra at that time, King Daśaratha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.41) duḥkhena mahatā yukto lajjayā'dhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ .. āmaṃtryātha sahasrākṣaṃ gatvā'yodhyāṃ nijāṃ purīm .. amātyānāṃ nijaṃ rājyamarpayāmāsa satvaraḥ .. 41 .. > seized by great grief, stood with head bowed down in shame. / Then, bidding farewell to the thousand-eyed \[Indra\] and going to his own city Ayodhyā, / he quickly entrusted his kingdom to his ministers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.42) tataḥ provāca tānsarvāṃstapaḥ kāryaṃ mayā'dhunā .. yāvatputrasya saṃprāptistāvadeva na saṃśayaḥ ..42.. > Then he said to them all: "Austerity must now be undertaken by me / until the attainment of a son—just so long, without doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.43) etadrājyaṃ prayatnena rakṣaṇīyaṃ yathāvidhi .. yuṣmābhirmama vākyena yāvadāgamanaṃ mama ..43.. > This kingdom must be diligently protected according to rule / by you, at my word, until my return." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.44) .. maṃtriṇa ūcuḥ .. .. yuktametanmahārāja putrārthaṃ yatsamudyamaḥ .. kriyate putrahīnasya kiṃ rājyena dhanena vā .. .. 44 .. > The ministers said: / "This is fitting, O great king, that an effort is made / for the sake of a son. For one without a son, what use is a kingdom or wealth? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.45) vayaṃ rakṣāṃ kariṣyāmastava rājye samaṃtataḥ .. nirvṛtiṃ tvaṃ samāsthāya kuru putrakṛte tapaḥ .. 45 .. > We shall maintain protection over your kingdom everywhere; / attaining peace of mind, perform austerity for the sake of a son, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.46) kārtikeyapuraṃ gatvā yatra pitrā purā tava .. tapastaptaṃ yathā labdhā siddhiśca manasepsitā .. 46 .. > having gone to Kārtikeyapura, where formerly by your father / austerity was performed, so that the perfection desired by his heart was attained." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.97.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.97) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetra māhātmye daśarathakṛtatapaḥsamudyogavarṇanaṃnāma saptanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 97 .. > Thus ends the ninety-seventh chapter, named 'Description of the Undertaking of Austerity by Daśaratha', in the Māhātmya of the Holy Hāṭakeśvara Field in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, in the collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.97.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97) · Pramāṇa