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# Skandapurana 6.3.142

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.142

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.142.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.p1)

adhyāya 142

> Chapter 142  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.1)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
tato gacchenmahārāja rukmiṇītīrthamuttamam .  
yatraiva snānamātreṇa rūpavānsubhago bhavet .. 142.1 ..

> The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> Then, O great king, one should go to the excellent Rukmiṇītīrtha,  
> where by merely performing ritual ablution one becomes handsome and fortunate. // 142.1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.2)

aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ .  
snānaṃ samācarettatra na ceha jāyate punaḥ .. 142.2 ..

> Especially on the eighth, fourteenth, and third days,  
> one should perform ritual ablution there and will not be born in this world again. // 142.2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.3)

yaḥ snātvā rukmiṇītīrthe dānaṃ dadyāttu kāṃcanam .  
tattīrthasya prabhāvena śokaṃ nāpnoti mānavaḥ .. 142.3 ..

> A person who, having bathed in the Rukmiṇītīrtha, gives a gift of gold,  
> does not encounter sorrow through the power of that sacred ford. // 142.3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.4)

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca -  
tīrthasyāsya kathaṃ jāto mahimedṛṅmunīśvara .  
rūpasaubhāgyadaṃ yena tīrthametadbravīhi me .. 142.4 ..

> Yudhiṣṭhira said:  
> How did such greatness come to this sacred ford, O lord of sages,  
> by which this sacred ford grants beauty and good fortune? Tell me. // 142.4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.5)

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
kathayāmi yathāvṛttamitihāsaṃ purātanam .  
kathitaṃ pūrvato vṛddhaiḥ pāramparyeṇa bhārata .. 142.5 ..

> Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> I shall narrate an ancient legend just as it happened,  
> which was told of old by the elders through succession, O Bhārata. // 142.5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.6)

taṃ te'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ .  
nagaraṃ kuṇḍinaṃ nāma bhīṣmakaḥ paripāti hi .. 142.6 ..

> I shall relate that to you; listen with a single-minded heart.  
> There was a city named Kuṇḍina which Bhīṣmaka protected. // 142.6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.7)

hastyaśvarathasampanno dhanāḍhyo'ti pratāpavān .  
strīsahasrasya madhyasthaḥ kurute rājyamuttamam .. 142.7 ..

> Supplied with elephants, horses, and chariots, wealthy, exceedingly glorious,  
> surrounded by a thousand women, he ruled an excellent kingdom. // 142.7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.8)

tasya bhāryā mahādevī prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī .  
tasyāmutpādayāmāsa putramekaṃ ca rukmakam .. 142.8 ..

> His wife, the queen, was dearer \[to him\] than life itself.  
> Upon her he begot a single son, Rukma. // 142.8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.9)

dvitīyā tanayā jajñe rukmiṇī nāma nāmataḥ .  
tadāśarīriṇī vācā rājānaṃ tamuvāca ha .. 142.9 ..

> A second child, a daughter named Rukmiṇī, was born.  
> Then a bodiless voice spoke indeed to that king: // 142.9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.10)

caturbhujāya dātavyā kanyeyaṃ bhuvi bhīṣmaka .  
evaṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā jaharṣa priyayā saha .. 142.10 ..

> 'This maiden must be given to a four-armed one on earth, O Bhīṣmaka!'  
> Hearing that speech, he rejoiced along with his beloved \[wife\]. // 142.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.11)

brāhmaṇaiḥ saha vidvadbhiḥ praviṣṭaḥ sūtikāgṛham .  
svastikaṃ vācayitvāsyāścakre nāmeti rukmiṇī .. 142.11 ..

> Accompanied by learned brahmins, he entered the maternity room.  
> Having caused benedictions to be recited, he gave her the name Rukmiṇī. // 142.11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.12)

yataḥ suvarṇatilako janmanā saha bhārata .  
tataḥ sā rukmiṇīnāma brāhmaṇaiḥ kīrtitā tadā .. 142.12 ..

> Because she had a golden mark from her birth, O Bhārata,  
> she was then called Rukmiṇī by the brahmins. // 142.12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.13)

tataḥ sā kālaparyāyādaṣṭavarṣā vyajāyata .  
pūrvoktaṃ caiva tadvākyamaśarīriṇyudīritam .. 142.13 ..

> Then, in the course of time, she became eight years old.  
> And remembering repeatedly that speech previously uttered // 142.13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.14)

smṛtvā smṛtvātha nṛpatiścintayāmāsa bhūpatiḥ .  
kasmai deyā mayā bālā bhavitā kaścaturbhujaḥ .. 142.14 ..

> by the bodiless voice, the king, the lord of the earth, reflected:  
> 'To whom should this girl be given by me? Who will be the four-armed one?' // 142.14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.15)

etasminnantare tāvadraivatātparvatottamāt .  
mukhyaścedipatistatra damaghoṣaḥ samāgataḥ .. 142.15 ..

> Meanwhile, Damaghoṣa, the prominent lord of Cedi,  
> arrived there from the excellent Raivata mountain. // 142.15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.16)

praviṣṭo rājasadanaṃ yatra rājā sa bhīṣmakaḥ .  
taṃ dṛṣṭvā cāgataṃ gehe pūjayāmāsa bhūpatiḥ .. 142.16 ..

> He entered the royal palace where King Bhīṣmaka was.  
> Seeing him arrived at his home, the king honored him. // 142.16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.17)

āsanaṃ vipulaṃ dattvā sabhāṃ gatvā niveśitaḥ .  
kuśalaṃ tava rājendra damaghoṣa śriyāyuta .. 142.17 ..

> Having offered a spacious seat, he led him to the assembly and seated him:  
> 'Is all well with you, O king of kings, O Damaghoṣa endowed with prosperity? // 142.17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.18)

puṇyāhamadya saṃjātamahaṃ tvaddarśanotsukaḥ .  
kanyā madīyā rājendra hyaṣṭavarṣā vyajāyata .. 142.18 ..

> Today has become an auspicious day; I was eager for the sight of you.  
> My daughter, O king of kings, has indeed reached eight years of age. // 142.18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.19)

caturbhujāya dātavyā vāguvācāśarīriṇī .  
bhīṣmakasya vacaḥ śrutvā damaghoṣo'bravīdidam .. 142.19 ..

> She is to be given to a four-armed one, said a bodiless voice.'  
> Hearing Bhīṣmaka's words, Damaghoṣa spoke this: // 142.19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.20)

caturbhujo mama sutastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ .  
tasyeyaṃ dīyatāṃ kanyā śiśupālasya bhīṣmaka .. 142.20 ..

> 'My son is four-armed, renowned throughout the three worlds.  
> Let this maiden be given to him, to Śiśupāla, O Bhīṣmaka!' // 142.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.21)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā damaghoṣasya bhūmipa .  
bhīṣmakena tato dattā śiśupālāya rukmiṇī .. 142.21 ..

> Hearing that speech of Damaghoṣa, O ruler of the earth,  
> Rukmiṇī was then promised by Bhīṣmaka to Śiśupāla. // 142.21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.22)

prārabdhaṃ maṅgalaṃ tatra bhīṣmakeṇa yudhiṣṭhira .  
dikṣu deśāntareṣveva ye vasanti svagotrajāḥ .. 142.22 ..

> The auspicious ceremonies were commenced there by Bhīṣmaka, O Yudhiṣṭhira.  
> Those kinsmen who lived in the various directions and other lands // 142.22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.23)

nimantritāstu te sarve samājagmuryathākramam .  
tato yādavavaṃśasya tilakau balakeśavau .. 142.23 ..

> were all invited and arrived in due order.  
> Then Balarāma and Keśava, ornaments of the Yādava lineage, // 142.23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.24)

nimantritau samāyātau kuṇḍinaṃ bhīṣmakasya tu .  
bhīṣmakeṇa yathānyāyaṃ pūjitau tau yadūttamau .. 142.24 ..

> invited, came to Kuṇḍina, to Bhīṣmaka's \[palace\].  
> Those two best of Yadus were honored properly by Bhīṣmaka. // 142.24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.25)

tataḥ pradoṣasamaye rukmiṇī kāmamohinī .  
sakhībhiḥ sahitā yātā pūrbahiścāmbikārcane .. 142.25 ..

> Then, at the time of dusk, Rukmiṇī, infatuated with desire,  
> went outside the city with her female companions to worship Ambikā. // 142.25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.26)

sāpaśyattatra deveśaṃ gopaveṣadharaṃ harim .  
taṃ dṛṣṭvā mohamāpannā kāmena kaluṣīkṛtā .. 142.26 ..

> There she saw Hari, the lord of gods, wearing the attire of a cowherd.  
> Seeing him, she fell into bewilderment, agitation brought on by love. // 142.26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.27)

keśavo'pi ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃkarṣaṇamuvāca ha .  
strīratnapravaraṃ tāta hartavyamiti me matiḥ .. 142.27 ..

> Keśava, too, seeing her, said to Saṃkarṣaṇa:  
> 'This jewel among women, dear brother, should be abducted—this is my mind.' // 142.27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.28)

keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā saṃkarṣaṇa uvāca ha .  
gaccha kṛṣṇa mahābāho strīratnaṃ cāśu gṛhyatām .. 142.28 ..

> Hearing Keśava's words, Saṃkarṣaṇa said:  
> 'Go, O mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa, and seize this jewel among women swiftly! // 142.28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.29)

ahaṃ ca tava mārgeṇa hyāgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhataḥ .  
dānavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kurvaṃśca kadanaṃ mahat .. 142.29 ..

> And I will follow along behind your path,  
> causing great slaughter among all the Dānavas.' // 142.29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.30)

saṃkarṣaṇamataṃ prāpya keśavaḥ keśisūdanaḥ .  
yayau kanyāṃ gṛhītvā tu rathamāropya satvaram .. 142.30 ..

> Having obtained Saṃkarṣaṇa's assent, Keśava, the slayer of Keśin,  
> took the maiden, placed her on his chariot, and departed swiftly. // 142.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.31)

nirgataḥ sahasā rājanvegenaivānilo yathā .  
hāhākārastadā jāto bhīṣmakasya pure mahān .. 142.31 ..

> He departed suddenly, O king, with the speed of the wind itself.  
> Then a great cry of despair arose in Bhīṣmaka's city. // 142.31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.32)

nirgatā dānavāḥ kruddhā velā iva mahodadheḥ .  
garjantaḥ sāyudhāḥ sarve dhāvanto rathavartmani .. 142.32 ..

> The enraged Dānavas rushed out like the tide of the great ocean,  
> all roaring, armed with weapons, running upon the path of the chariot. // 142.32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.33)

baladevaṃ tataḥ prāptā rathamārgānugāminam .  
teṣāṃ yuddhaṃ balasyāsītsarvalokakṣayaṃkaram .. 142.33 ..

> Then they reached Baladeva, who followed the path of the chariot.  
> A battle took place between them and Bala, bringing destruction to all beings, // 142.33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.34)

yathā tārāmaye pūrvaṃ saṅgrāme lokaviśrute .  
gadāhasto mahābāhustrailokye'pratimo balaḥ .. 142.34 ..

> just like formerly in the Tārakā battle renowned in the worlds.  
> Mace in hand, mighty-armed, Bala had no equal in the three worlds. // 142.34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.35)

halenākṛṣya sahasā gadāpātairapātayat .  
aśakyo dānavairhantuṃ balabhadro mahābalaḥ .. 142.35 ..

> Dragging them violently with his plowshare, he felled them with blows of his mace.  
> Balabhadra of mighty strength could not be slain by the Dānavas. // 142.35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.36)

babhañja dānavānsarvāṃstasthau giririvācalaḥ .  
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca balaṃ kruddhaṃ durdharṣaṃ tridaśairapi .. 142.36 ..

> He crushed all the Dānavas and stood firm like an unshakeable mountain.  
> And seeing Bala enraged, hard to overcome even for the gods, // 142.36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.37)

bhīṣmaputro mahātejā rukmīnāṃ mahayaśāḥ .  
narāṇāmatiśūrāṇāmakṣauhiṇyā samanvitaḥ .. 142.37 ..

> Bhīṣmaka's son, possessed of great fiery energy, celebrated as Rukmin,  
> accompanied by an akṣauhiṇī of exceedingly heroic men, // 142.37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.38)

balabhadramatikramya tato yuddhe nirākarot .  
tadyuddhaṃ vañcayitvā tu rathamārgeṇa satvaram .. 142.38 ..

> bypassing Balabhadra, then challenged \[him\] in battle.  
> Having bypassed that battle swiftly along the chariot-path, // 142.38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.39)

keśavo'pi tadā devo rukmiṇyā sahito yayau .  
vindhyaṃ tu laṅghayitvāgre trailokyagururavyayaḥ .. 142.39 ..

> Lord Keśava then departed along with Rukmiṇī.  
> Crossing the Vindhya ahead, the imperishable teacher of the three worlds // 142.39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.40)

narmadātaṭamāpede yatra siddhaḥ purā punaḥ .  
ajeyo yena saṃjātastīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ .. 142.40 ..

> reached the bank of the Narmadā, where he had formerly attained perfection;  
> whereby he became invincible by the power of this sacred ford. // 142.40  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.41)

etasmātkāraṇāttāta yodhanīpuramucyate .  
rukmo'pi dānavendro'sau prāptaḥ .. 142.41 ..

> For this reason, dear child, it is called Yodhanīpura.  
> Rukma too, that lord of Dānavas, arrived... // 142.41  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.42)

pratyuvācācyutaṃ kruddhastiṣṭha tiṣṭheti mā vraja .  
adya tvāṃ niśitairbāṇairneṣyāmi yamasādanam .. 142.42 ..

> Enraged, he answered Acyuta: “Halt! Halt! Do not flee! / Today I will send you to Yama's abode with sharpened arrows!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.43)

evaṃ parasparaṃ vīrau jagarjaturubhāvapi .  
tayoryuddhamabhūdghoraṃ tārakāgnijasannibham .. 142.43 ..

> Thus the two heroes roared at each other. / A terrible battle ensued between them, like the one between the fire-born \[Skanda\] and Tāraka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.44)

cikṣepa śarajālāni keśavaṃ prati dānavaḥ .  
nānucintya śarāṃstasya keśavaḥ keśisūdanaḥ .. 142.44 ..

> The dānava discharged volleys of arrows against Keśava. / Disregarding his arrows, Keśava, the slayer of Keśin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.45)

tato viṣṇuḥ svayaṃ kruddhaścakraṃ gṛhya sudarśanam .  
sampraharatyamuṃ yāvadrukmiṇyātra nivāritaḥ .. 142.45 ..

> Viṣṇu himself, then grew enraged and took up the Sudarśana discus. / Just as he was about to strike him, he was checked there by Rukmiṇī:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.46)

tvāṃ na jānāti deveśaṃ caturbāhuṃ janārdanam .  
darśayasva svakaṃ rūpaṃ dayāṃ kṛtvā mamopari .. 142.46 ..

> “He does not recognize you as the lord of the gods, the four-armed Janārdana. / Taking pity on me, show your own form.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.47)

evamuktastu rukmiṇyā darśayāmāsa bhārata .  
devā dṛṣṭvāpi tadrūpaṃ stuvantyākāśasaṃsthitāḥ .  
divyaṃ cakṣustadā devo dadau rukmasya bhārata .. 142.47 ..

> Addressed thus by Rukmiṇī, he showed \[it\], O Bhārata. / Seeing that form, the gods standing in the sky praised him. / Then the god gave divine vision to Rukma, O Bhārata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.48)

rukma uvāca -  
yanmayā pāpaniṣṭhena mandabhāgyena keśava .  
sāyakairāhataṃ vakṣastatsarvaṃ kṣantumarhasi .. 142.48 ..

> Rukma said: / “O Keśava, that your chest was struck with arrows by me, / devoted to sin and wretched of fortune, you ought to forgive all that.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.49)

pūrvaṃ dattā svayaṃ deva jānakī janakena vai .  
mayā pradattā deveśa rukmiṇī tava keśava .. 142.49 ..

> Formerly, O Lord, Jānakī was given by Janaka himself; / by me is Rukmiṇī given to you, O Keśava, lord of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.50)

udvāhaya yathānyāyaṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā .  
rukmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tatastuṣṭo jagadguruḥ .. 142.50 ..

> Marry \[her\] according to rule, with the rite prescribed by the sacred ordinances.” / Having heard Rukma's words, the teacher of the world was then pleased.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.51)

babhāṣe devadeveśo rukmiṇaṃ bhīṣmakātmajam .  
gaccha svakaṃ puraṃ mā bhaiḥ kuru rājyamakaṇṭakam .. 142.51 ..

> The lord of the god of gods said to Rukma, the son of Bhīṣmaka: / “Go to your own city, do not fear, and rule the kingdom free from thorns.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.52)

keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā rukmo dānavapuṃgavaḥ .  
taṃ praṇamya jagannāthaṃ jagāma bhavanaṃ pituḥ .. 142.52 ..

> Hearing Keśava's words, Rukma, best among dānavas, / bowed to that lord of the world and went to his father's house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.53)

gate rukme tadā kṛṣṇaḥ samāmantrya dvijottamān .  
marīcimatryaṅgirasaṃ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum .. 142.53 ..

> When Rukma had gone, Kṛṣṇa then invited the best among the twice-born: / Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.54)

vasiṣṭhaṃ ca mahābhāgamityete sapta mānasāḥ .  
ityete brāhmaṇāḥ sapta purāṇe niścayaṃ gatāḥ .. 142.54 ..

> and the illustrious Vasiṣṭha—these are the seven mind-born \[sons\]. / These are the seven brahmins established with certainty in the Purāṇa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.55)

kṣamāvantaḥ prajāvanto maharṣibhiralaṃkṛtāḥ .  
ityevaṃ brahmaputrāśca satyavanto mahāmate .. 142.55 ..

> forbearing, blessed with offspring, adorned by great seers; / thus these truthful sons of Brahmā, O wise one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.56)

narmadātaṭamāśritya nivasanti jitendriyāḥ .  
tapaḥsvādhyāyaniratā japahomaparāyaṇāḥ .. 142.56 ..

> dwell taking refuge on the bank of the Narmadā, with their senses mastered, / dedicated to austerity and self-study, devoted to silent recitation and oblations.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.57)

nimantritāstu rājendra keśavena mahātmanā .  
śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ brahmoktavidhinā tataḥ .. 142.57 ..

> Invited by the high-souled Keśava, O king of kings, / he then performed a śrāddha according to rule, following the rite spoken by Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.58)

haristānpūjayāmāsa saptabrahmarṣipuṃgavān .  
pradadau dvādaśa grāmāṃstebhyastatra janārdanaḥ .. 142.58 ..

> Hari worshipped those seven foremost brahmanical seers. / Janārdana gave twelve villages to them there:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.59)

yāvaccandraśca sūryaśca yāvattiṣṭhati medinī .  
tāvaddānaṃ mayā dattaṃ paripanthī na kaścana .. 142.59 ..

> “As long as the moon and the sun \[shine\], as long as the earth stands, / for so long is this gift given by me; let no one be an adversary \[to it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.60)

maddattaṃ pālayiṣyante ye nṛpā gatakalmaṣāḥ .  
tebhyaḥ svasti kariṣyāmi dāsyāmi paramāṃ gatim .. 142.60 ..

> Whichever sinless kings preserve what has been given by me, / to them I shall bring welfare; I will grant the supreme goal.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.61)

yāvaddhi yānti lokeṣu mahābhūtāni pañca ca .  
tāvatte divi modante maddattaparipālakāḥ .. 142.61 ..

> As long as the five great elements remain in the worlds, / for that long those who protect what has been given by me shall rejoice in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.62)

yastu lopayate mūḍho dattaṃ vaḥ pṛthivītale .  
narake tasya vāsaḥ syādyāvadābhūtasamplavam .. 142.62 ..

> But the fool who revokes what is given to you on the surface of the earth, / his residence shall be in hell until the destruction of all beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.63)

svadattā paradattā vā pālanīyā vasuṃdharā .  
yasya yasya yadā bhūmistasya tasya tadā phalam .. 142.63 ..

> Whether given by oneself or given by another, land must be protected; / whoever holds the earth at any time, his is the fruit at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.64)

svadattāṃ paradattāṃ vā yo hareta vasuṃdharām .  
sa viṣṭhāyāṃ kṛmirbhūtvā pitṛbhiḥ saha majjati .. 142.64 ..

> He who seizes land, whether given by himself or given by another, / becomes a worm in excrement and sinks along with his ancestors.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.65)

anyāyena hṛtā bhūmiranyāyena ca hāritā .  
hartā hārayitā caiva viṣṭhāyāṃ jāyate kṛmiḥ .. 142.65 ..

> Land stolen unjustly or caused to be taken away unjustly: / the taker and the one who causes the taking is born a worm in excrement.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.66)

ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi svarge tiṣṭhati bhūmidaḥ .  
ācchettā cānumantā ca tānyeva narake vaset .. 142.66 ..

> The giver of land remains in heaven for sixty thousand years; / he who revokes it and he who assents \[to the seizure\] shall dwell in hell for as many \[years\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.67)

yānīha dattāni purā narendrairdānāni dharmārthayaśaskarāṇi .  
nirmālyarūpapratimāni tāni ko nāma sādhuḥ punarādadāti .. 142.67 ..

> Those gifts given here formerly by rulers of men, which bring righteousness, wealth, and renown, / are like remnant offerings: what virtuous person would take them back?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.68)

evaṃ tānpūjayitvā tu samyaṅnyāyena pāṇḍava .  
rukmiṇyā vidhivatpāṇiṃ jagrāha madhusūdanaḥ .. 142.68 ..

> Having thus worshipped them according to proper rule, O Pāṇḍava, / the slayer of Madhu took Rukmiṇī's hand in marriage as ordained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.69)

muśalī ca tataḥ sarvāñjitvā dānavapuṃgavān .  
svasthānamagamattatra kṛtvā kāryaṃ suśobhanam .. 142.69 ..

> Then the mace-bearer, having defeated all the foremost dānavas / and having accomplished that very splendid deed, went to his own place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.70)

prayātau dvāravatyāṃ tau kṛṣṇasaṃkarṣaṇāvubhau .  
gacchamānaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā keśavaṃ kleśanāśanam .. 142.70 ..

> Both Kṛṣṇa and Saṃkarṣaṇa set out for Dvāravatī. / Seeing that Keśava, the destroyer of distress, was departing,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.71)

brāhmaṇāḥ satyavantaśca nirgatāḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ .  
āgacchamānāṃstau vīkṣya rathamārgeṇa brāhmaṇān .. 142.71 ..

> the brahmins, truthful and strict in their vows, set forth. / Seeing those brahmins coming along the road of his chariot,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.72)

muhūrtaṃ tatra viśramya keśavo vākyamabravīt .  
kimāgamanakāryaṃ vo brūta sarvaṃ dvijottamāḥ .. 142.72 ..

> resting there for a moment, Keśava spoke these words: / “What is the purpose of your coming? Tell me everything, O best of the twice-born.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.73)

kurvāṇāḥ svīyakarmāṇi mama kṛtyaṃ tu tiṣṭhate .  
devasya vacanaṃ śrutvā munayo vākyamabruvan .. 142.73 ..

> Performing your own duties, what remains to be done for me?” / Hearing the god's words, the sages spoke:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.74)

kalpakoṭisahasreṇa satyabhāvāttu vanditaḥ .  
duṣprāpyo'si manuṣyāṇāṃ prāptaḥ kiṃ tyajase hi naḥ .. 142.74 ..

> “Praised with true disposition for thousands of crores of kalpas, / you are difficult for mortals to attain; having attained \[you\], why do you abandon us?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.75)

brāhmaṇānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānidamabravīt .  
mathurāyāṃ dvāravatyāṃ yodhanīpura eva ca .. 142.75 ..

> Hearing the words of the brahmins, the Lord said this: / “In Mathurā, in Dvāravatī, and at Yodhanīpura,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.76)

trikālamāgamiṣyāmi satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ punaḥ .  
evaṃ te brāhmaṇāḥ śrutvā yodhanīpuramāgatāḥ .. 142.76 ..

> I shall come at the three times \[of day\]; truly, truly, again and again.” / Having heard this, those brahmins returned to Yodhanīpura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.77)

avatīrṇastribhāgena prādurbhāve tu māthure .  
etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ tīrthasyotpattikāraṇam .. 142.77 ..

> He descended by a third part in the manifestation at Mathurā. / This whole reason for the origin of the sacred ford has been told to you,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.78)

bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyacca vartamānaṃ tathāparam .  
yaṃ śrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 142.78 ..

> past, present, and future, as well as the other \[truths\], / hearing which one is freed from all sins; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.79)

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayedbalakeśavau .  
tena devo jagaddhātā pūjitastriguṇātmavān .. 142.79 ..

> Whoever bathes in that sacred ford and worships Bala and Keśava, / by him the god who upholds the world, possessing the three guṇas, is worshipped.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.80)

upavāsī naro bhūtvā yastu kuryātpradakṣiṇam .  
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 142.80 ..

> A person who fasts and performs circumambulation / is freed from all sins; no doubt should be held on this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.81)

tatra tīrthe tu ye vṛkṣāstānpaśyantyapi ye narāḥ .  
te'pi pāpaiḥ pramucyante bhrūṇahatyāsamairapi .. 142.81 ..

> Whatever trees are in that sacred ford, even the men who only look upon them, / they too are freed from sins, even those equal to the slaying of an embryo.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.82)

prātarutthāya ye kecitpaśyanti balakeśavau .  
tena te sadṛśāḥ syurvai devadevena cakriṇā .. 142.82 ..

> Those who, having risen in the morning, behold Bala and Keśava, / become equal to that discus-bearing god of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.83)

te pūjyāste namaskāryāsteṣāṃ janma sujīvitam .  
ye namanti jagannāthaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim .. 142.83 ..

> They are worshipful, they are to be bowed to, their life is well-lived, / who bow down to the lord of the world, God Nārāyaṇa, Hari.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.84)

tatra tīrthe tu yaddānaṃ snānaṃ devārcanaṃ nṛpa .  
tatsarvamakṣayaṃ tasya ityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt .. 142.84 ..

> Whatever gift, ritual ablution, or worship of the gods is performed at that sacred ford, O king, / all that becomes imperishable for him—thus Śaṅkara declared.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.85)

praviśyāgnau mṛtānāṃ ca yatphalaṃ samudāhṛtam .  
tacchṛṇuṣva nṛpaśreṣṭha procyamānamaśeṣataḥ .. 142.85 ..

> And whatever fruit is declared for those who die after entering fire, / listen to that in its entirety as it is being told, O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.86)

vimānenārkavarṇena kiṃkiṇījālamālinā .  
āgneye bhavate tatra modate kālamīpsitam .. 142.86 ..

> By means of an aerial chariot bright as the sun, garlanded with nets of tinkling bells, / he goes to the fiery world of Agni and rejoices there for his desired span of time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.87)

jale caivā mṛtānāṃ tu yodhanīpuramadhyataḥ .  
vasanti vāruṇe loke yāvadābhūtasamplavam .. 142.87 ..

> And those who die in the water, within the midst of Yodhanīpura, / dwell in the world of Varuṇa until the dissolution of all beings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.88)

anāśake mṛtānāṃ tu tatra tīrthe narādhipa .  
anivartikā gatirnṛṇāṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 142.88 ..

> For those who die by fasting at that sacred ford, O ruler of men, / their destination is one from which there is no return; no doubt should be entertained on this point.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.89)

tatra tīrthe tu yo dadyātkapilādānamuttamam .  
vidhānena tu saṃyuktaṃ śṛṇu tasyāpi yatphalam .. 142.89 ..

> Now listen to the fruit of him who gives the supreme gift of a brown cow / at that sacred ford in accordance with the prescribed rites.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.90)

yāvanti tasyā romāṇi tatprasūteśca bhārata .  
tāvanti divi modante sarvakāmaiḥ supūjitāḥ .. 142.90 ..

> As many hairs as she has, and as many as her offspring has, O descendant of Bharata, / for that many \[years\] they rejoice in heaven, honored with all desires.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.91)

yāvanti romāṇi bhavanti dhenvāstāvanti varṣāṇi mahīyate saḥ .  
svargāccyutaścāpi tatastrilokyāṃ kule samutpatsyati gomatāṃ saḥ .. 142.91 ..

> For as many hairs as there are on the cow, for so many years he is glorified; / and when he falls from heaven, he will then be born in the three worlds into a family possessing many cows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.92)

tatra tīrthe tu yo dadyādrūpyaṃ kāñcanameva vā .  
kāñcanena vimānena viṣṇuloke mahīyate .. 142.92 ..

> Whoever gives silver or gold at that sacred ford / is glorified in the world of Viṣṇu in a golden aerial chariot.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.93)

tasmiṃstīrthe tu yo dadyātpāduke vastrameva ca .  
dānasyāsya prabhāvena labhate svargamīpsitam .. 142.93 ..

> Whoever gives sandals and clothing at that sacred ford / attains the heaven he desires by the power of this gift.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.94)

ṛgyajuḥsāmavedānāṃ paṭhanādyatphalaṃ bhavet .  
tatra tīrthe tu rājendra gāyatryā tatphalaṃ labhet .. 142.94 ..

> Whatever fruit comes from the recitation of the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāmavedas, / at that sacred ford, O king of kings, he attains that fruit through the Gāyatrī alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.95)

prayāge yadbhavetpuṇyaṃ gayāyāṃ ca tripuṣkare .  
kurukṣetre tu rājendra rāhugraste divākare .. 142.95 ..

> Whatever merit there is at Prayāga, at Gayā, and at Tripuṣkara, / and at Kurukṣetra, O king of kings, when the sun is seized by Rāhu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.96)

someśvare ca yatpuṇyaṃ somasya grahaṇe tathā .  
tatphalaṃ labhate tatra snānamātrānna saṃśayaḥ .. 142.96 ..

> and whatever merit is at Someśvara during an eclipse of the moon, / he obtains that fruit there merely by a ritual ablution; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.97)

dvādaśyāṃ tu naraḥ snātvā namaskṛtya janārdanam .  
uddhṛtāḥ pitarastena avāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam .. 142.97 ..

> A man who performs a ritual ablution on the twelfth day and bows to Janārdana / has delivered his ancestors and attained the fruit of his birth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.98)

saṃkrāntau ca vyatīpāte dvādaśyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ .  
brāhmaṇaṃ bhojayedekaṃ koṭirbhavati bhojitā .. 142.98 ..

> If he feeds a single brahmin at a solstice, during Vyatīpāta, / and especially on the twelfth day, ten million have been fed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.99)

pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni hyāsamudrāṇi pāṇḍava .  
tāni sarvāṇi tatraiva dvādaśyāṃ pāṇḍunandana .. 142.99 ..

> All the sacred fords on the earth extending as far as the ocean, O Pāṇḍava, / are present right there on the twelfth day, O son of Pāṇḍu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.100)

kṣayaṃ yānti ca dānāni yajñahomabalikriyāḥ .  
na kṣīyate mahārāja tatra tīrthe tu yatkṛtam .. 142.100 ..

> Gifts, sacrifices, oblations, and offerings of food come to an end, / but what is done at that sacred ford never perishes, O great king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.101)

yadbhūtaṃ yadbhaviṣyacca tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam .  
kathitaṃ te mayā sarvaṃ pṛthagbhāvena bhārata .. 142.101 ..

> The past and the future of this excellent sacred ford's māhātmya / has all been told to you in detail by me, O descendant of Bharata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.142.101\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.142.101_2)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe rukmiṇītīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma dvicatvāriṃśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the one hundred and forty-second chapter, named the Description of the Māhātmya of Rukmiṇītīrtha, in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth section, the Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in the Skandamahāpurāṇa 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.6.3.142.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (4)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.142.1) — Sanskrit
- [Basavapurāṇam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.telugu.saiva.basavapuranam.37.5) — Sanskrit
- [Basavapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.basavapurana.2.443) — Sanskrit
- [Dānacandrikā (Divākarabhaṭṭa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.dana.danacandrika-divakara.3.1.7) — Divākarabhaṭṭa 1658, Sanskrit

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