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# Skandapurana 6.2.4

Skandapurāṇa 6.2.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.2.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.1)

śrīmahādeva uvāca ..

> The venerable Mahādeva said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.2)

khyāto'vaṃtyāṃ caturtho'sau devo ḍamarukeśvaraḥ..

> The fourth god is renowned in Avantī as Ḍamarukeśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.3)

dṛṣṭe yasmiñjagannāthe yāti pāpaṃ ca saṃkṣayam ..1..

> upon seeing whom, the Lord of the universe, sin comes to an end.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.4)

purā vaivasvate kalpe rururnāma mahāsuraḥ ..

> Formerly, in the Vaivasvata kalpa, there was a great asura named Ruru.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.5)

tasya putro mahābāhurvajronāma mahābalaḥ ..

> His son was named Vajra, long-armed and of great strength;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.6)

babhūva sumahākāyastīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro bhayaṃkaraḥ .. 2 ..

> he possessed a very gigantic body, sharp fangs, and was terrifying.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.7)

tena devāḥ svādhikārāccālitāstridaśāla yāt .. 3 ..

> By him, the gods were expelled from their office and from the abode of the thirty \[gods\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.8)

tato nītaṃ dhanaṃ teṣāṃ brahmāṇaṃ te tato yayuḥ ..

> Then, their wealth was taken, and they went to Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.9)

brahmāpi bhayasaṃvigno babhūvākuliteṃdriyaḥ .. 4 ..

> Brahmā too became agitated with fear, his senses distressed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.10)

jñātvāvadhyaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ sarvaiḥ so'thamahā balaḥ ..

> Knowing that \[demon\] of great strength to be invulnerable to all the gods together,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.11)

teṣu naṣṭeṣu ye viprā yajvāno'tha tapasvinaḥ ..

> and when they had fled, whichever brahmins were sacrificers or practitioners of austerities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.12)

tāñjaghāna sa duṣṭātmā ye cānye dharmacāriṇaḥ .. 5 ..

> that wicked-souled one slew them, as well as others who followed dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.13)

niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāraṃ tadāsīddharaṇīta talam..

> The surface of the earth then became devoid of Vedic study and the exclamation vaṣaṭ;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.14)

naṣṭayajñotsavaṃ devi hāhābhūtamacetanam .. 6..

> its sacrificial festivities lost, O goddess, it was filled with cries of grief and rendered senseless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.15)

tataḥ pravyathitā devāstathā sarve maharṣayaḥ ..

> Then the gods, deeply distressed, and likewise all the great seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.16)

sametyāmaṃtrayanmaṃtraṃ vadhārthaṃ tasya durmateḥ .. 7 ..

> assembled and held counsel for the slaying of that evil-minded one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.17)

tataḥ kāyo'bhavatsadyaḥ sarveṣāṃ puratastadā ..

> Then, at that moment, a body suddenly appeared before them all,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.18)

teṣāṃ ciṃtayatāṃ devi tejaḥpuṃjena cāvṛtaḥ .. 8 ..

> as they were deliberating, O goddess, enveloped in a mass of splendour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.19)

tasmātkṛtyā samutpannā divyā kamalalocanā ..

> From it, a divine Kṛtyā arose, having lotus-like eyes,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.20)

dyotayaṃtī diśaḥ sarvāḥ svatejobhiḥ samaṃtataḥ .. 9 ..

> illuminating all the directions on every side with her own splendours.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.21)

sābravīttridaśānsarvānkasmātsṛṣṭā hyahaṃ surāḥ ..

> She said to all the thirty \[gods\]: “Why indeed have I been created, O gods?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.22)

yatkartavyaṃ mayā karma tacchīghraṃ saṃnivedyatām .. 5.2.4.10 ..

> Whatever deed must be done by me, let that be announced quickly!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.23)

tatastu tridaśāḥ sarve śrutvā tasyāḥ śubhā giraḥ ..

> Then, having heard her auspicious words, all the thirty \[gods\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.24)

ācakhyuḥ sakalaṃ tasyai tadā vajrasya ceṣṭitam .. 11 ..

> related to her all the deeds of Vajra at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.25)

śrutvā jahāsa sā devī sāṭṭahāsaṃ muhur muhuḥ ..

> Having heard this, that goddess laughed repeatedly with loud laughter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.26)

tasyā hasaṃtyā niḥsasruḥ kanyāḥ kamalalocanāḥ .. 12 ..

> As she laughed, lotus-eyed maidens came forth \[from her\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.27)

pāśāṃkuśadharā raudrā jvālāmālāvṛtānanāḥ ..

> holding nooses and goads, terrible, their faces surrounded by garlands of flames,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.28)

phetkāreṇa ca saṃnādaiścālayaṃtyaścarācaram .. 13 ..

> shaking the moving and unmoving creation with their shrieks and roars.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.29)

gatāḥ sarvā mahādevi yatra vajro mahāsuraḥ ..

> They all went, O great goddess, to where the great asura Vajra was.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.30)

yuddhaṃ tu tumulaṃ jātaṃ tābhistasya bhayāvaham .. 14 ..

> A tumultuous battle, terrifying to him, then took place with them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.31)

śastrāstrairbahudhā muktairvyāptaṃ caiva digaṃtaram ..

> The intermediate space of the directions was pervaded by weapons and missiles discharged in many ways;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.32)

saṃnaddhākhilasainyāste yuyudhuḥ samare bhṛśam .. 15 ..

> with their entire army clad in armour, they fought intensely in battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.33)

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tayā devyā suradviṣām ..

> Then a battle began between that goddess and the enemies of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.34)

tato mātṛgaṇaṃ kruddhaṃ marddayantaṃ mahāsu rān ..

> Then, seeing the enraged troop of mothers crushing the great asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.35)

parāṅmukhaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā vajro māyāmathāsṛjat .. 16 ..

> and seeing his army turned back, Vajra then released an illusion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.36)

tāmasīṃnāma duḥsādhyāṃ yayā muhyati kanyakāḥ .. 17 ..

> named Tāmasī, difficult to overcome, by which the maidens were bewildered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.37)

tamobhūte tatastasminsā devī bhayavihvalā ..

> When it had become darkness, that goddess, overwhelmed with fear,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.38)

tābhiḥ sārddhaṃ samāyātā mahākālavanottamam .. 18 ..

> came along with them to the supreme Mahākālavana,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.39)

kapālavānharo yatra liṃgākāreṇa saṃsthitaḥ ..

> where Hara, holding a skull, was stationed in the form of a liṅga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.40)

jñātvā mātṛgaṇaṃ naṣṭaṃ tato māyāprabhāvataḥ .. 19 ..

> Having learned that the troop of mothers had fled due to the power of that illusion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.41)

vajro'pi tridaśāñjñātvā devyā sārddhamathopi(ṣi?)tān ..

> and Vajra also knowing that the thirty \[gods\] were residing together with the goddess,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.42)

ājagāma tamuddeśaṃ svasainyaparivāritaḥ .. 5.2.4.20 ..

> he came to that place surrounded by his own army.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.43)

mahākālavane divye rathakoṭiśatairvṛtaḥ..

> In the divine Mahākālavana, surrounded by hundreds of millions of chariots,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.44)

samaṃtācca vanaṃ devi tatkruddho vākyamabravīt ..21..

> he, enraged, spoke these words on all sides of the forest, O goddess:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.45)

adya devānhaniṣyāmi tayā sākaṃ suduṣṭayā ..

> “Today I will kill the gods along with that extremely wicked woman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.46)

kanyābhiḥ saha yā naṣṭā tamomāyābalena tu..22..

> who fled together with the maidens by the power of the illusion of darkness!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.47)

etasminnaṃtare kāle nārado munisattamaḥ..

> Meanwhile, Nārada, the best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.48)

sotsukastu samāyāto maṃdare cārukaṃdare.. 23 ..

> arrived full of eagerness at the beautiful cave on Mount Mandara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.49)

kathayāmāsa devanāṃ vajrāddevaparābhavam..24..

> He told the Lord of the defeat of the gods by Vajra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.50)

mahākālavane deva tāḍitāsttridaśāḥ prabho..

> “O God, the thirty \[gods\] have been struck down in the Mahākālavana, O Lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.51)

vajreṇa ruruputreṇa tasmādyāhi maheśvara..25..

> by Vajra, the son of Ruru; therefore, go forth, O Maheśvara!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.52)

nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā tato'haṃ parameśvari..

> Having heard the words of Nārada, then I, O supreme goddess,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.53)

maṃdarādāgatastūrṇaṃ kṛtvā rūpaṃ subhairavam..26..

> came swiftly from Mandara, having assumed a most terrible form,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.54)

sarpairlasadbhiratyugrairbhīṣaṇairgaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ..

> surrounded by gaṇas, with flashing, extremely fierce and dreadful serpents.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.55)

agre dṛṣṭaṃ mahatsainyaṃ dānavānāṃ bhayāvaham..27..

> In front was seen the great army of the dānavas, terrifying to behold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.56)

mahākālavanaṃ ruddhaṃ samaṃtādasureṇa tu ..

> Mahākālavana was besieged on all sides by the asura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.57)

vajreṇa ruruputreṇa duḥsahena yaśasvini .. 28 ..

> by Vajra, the son of Ruru, who was irresistible, O renowned lady.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.58)

tadāgatya mayā tāḍya raudraṃ ḍamarukaṃ tathā ..

> Then arriving, by beating the dreadful ḍamaruka drum,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.59)

mohitaṃ sahasā sainyaṃ vajrasyaiva durātmanaḥ .. 29 ..

> the army of that wicked-souled Vajra was instantly stupefied by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.60)

ḍamarukasya nādena hyutthitaṃ liṃgamuttamam ..

> By the sound of the ḍamaruka, an excellent liṅga arose,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.61)

vidārya vasudhāṃ devi jvālāmālākulaṃ tadā .. 5.2.4.30 ..

> cleaving the earth, O goddess, filled with garlands of flames at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.62)

tasya liṃgasya ca tadā mahājvālā vinirgatā ..

> And from that liṅga there issued forth a great flame,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.63)

ekadeśādvarārohe brahmāṃḍavyāpinī tathā .. 31 ..

> from one part \[of it\], O lady of beautiful hips, which pervaded the cosmic egg.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.64)

liṃgasyānyapradeśāttu vāyuḥ samabhavanmahān .. 32 ..

> From another part of the liṅga, a mighty wind arose.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.65)

tejojvālāsamūhena vātena preritena ca ..

> By the mass of blazing fire and driven on by the wind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.66)

saha cakreṇa tatsainyaṃ dagdhaṃ bhasmatvamāgatam .. 33 ..

> that army, along with its chariots, was burnt and reduced to ashes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.67)

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ ..

> Then all the hosts of gods, their minds filled with overflowing joy,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.68)

namaścakrurha te tasminruruputre mahābale .. 34 ..

> bowed down to that mighty son of Ruru.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.69)

asya devasya māhātmyāddagdho vajro mahābalaḥ ..

> Because of the majesty of this god, the mighty Vajra was burnt  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.70)

sasainyobhūttatastasmādeṣa ḍamarukeśvaraḥ ..

> along with his army; therefore, from that, this \[god\], Ḍamarukeśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.71)

khyātiṃ yāsyati lokesminsarvakāmaphalapradaḥ .. 35 ..

> will attain renown in this world, granting the fruits of all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.72)

ḍamarukasya tu nādena jāto yasmānmahītale ..

> Since he arose on the surface of the earth from the sound of the ḍamaruka drum,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.73)

ataḥ pūjyavaro devo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .. 36 ..

> therefore he will be a most worshipful god, there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.74)

dṛṣṭvā ye pūjayiṣyaṃti devaṃ ḍamarukeśvaram ..

> Those who, having seen him, worship the god Ḍamarukeśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.75)

te sarve duḥkhanirmuktā bhaviṣyaṃti gatajvarāḥ .. 37 ..

> will all be freed from suffering, their afflictions gone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.76)

cāṃdrāyaṇānāṃ vidhivacchatānāmatha yatphalam ..

> Whatever fruit comes from hundreds of cāndrāyaṇa fasts performed according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.77)

tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti ḍamarukeśvarapūjanāt .. 38 ..

> that fruit one attains from the worship of Ḍamarukeśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.78)

asminsthāne sthitaṃ liṃgaṃ bhaktyā ḍamarukeśvaram ..

> If with devotion, even by chance, men dedicated to sin  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.79)

prasaṃgādapi paśyaṃti hyapi pāpaparā narāḥ .. 39 ..

> behold the liṅga Ḍamarukeśvara standing in this place,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.80)

te'pyavaśyaṃ tu yāsyaṃti rudralokaṃ sanātanam ..

> even they will surely go to the eternal world of Rudra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.81)

bhaktāḥ stoṣyaṃti ye liṃgaṃ khyātaṃ ḍamarukeśvaram ..5.2.4.40..

> Devotees who praise the renowned liṅga Ḍamarukeśvara  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.82)

mānasaiḥ pātakairmuktā yāsyaṃti paramaṃ padam ..

> are freed from mental sins and will go to the supreme abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.83)

aśvamedhasahasraṃ tu vājapeyaśataṃ bhavet ..

> The fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices, a hundred Vājapeya sacrifices,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.84)

gosahasraphalaṃ cātra dṛṣṭvā prāpsyaṃti mānavāḥ .. 41 ..

> and the fruit of a thousand cows—mortals will obtain it here upon beholding \[it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.85)

yo yāti saṃgare dhīro dṛṣṭvā ḍamarukeśvaram ..

> The brave man who enters battle after beholding Ḍamarukeśvara  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.86)

jayedripūnathāṃte sa rudraloke mahīyate .. 42 ..

> conquers his foes, and in the end he is glorified in the world of Rudra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.87)

eṣa te kathito devi prabhāvaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ ..

> This power that destroys sin has been told to you, O goddess;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.88)

stutastu kīrtitaścaiva sarvābhīṣṭaphalaprada .. 43 ..

> when praised and celebrated, it grants the fruits of all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.2.4.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.2.4.89)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvaṃtyakhaṇḍe caturaśītiliṅgamāhātmye ḍamarukeśvarūmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma caturtho' dhyāyaḥ .. 4 .. .. cha .. ..

> Thus ends the fourth chapter, titled 'Description of the Glory of Ḍamarukeśvara' in the Praise of the Eighty-Four Liṅgas in the Avantī Section of the Skandapurāṇa, the great Purāṇa in eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.2.4.1) — English, machine translation

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