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# Skandapurana 6.3.182

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.182

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.182.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.1)

adhyāya 182  
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
tato bhṛguḥ śriyā caiva sametaḥ kacchapaṃ gataḥ .  
abhinandya yathānyāyamuvāca vacanaṃ śubham .. 182.1 ..

> Chapter 182  
> Glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> Then Bhṛgu, joined by Śrī, went to the tortoise.  
> Having greeted him properly, he spoke auspicious words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.2)

tvayā dhṛtā dharā sarvā tathā lokāścarācarāḥ .  
tathaiva puṇyabhāvatvātsthitastatra mahāmate .. 182.2 ..

> 'By you all the earth is supported, as well as the worlds of mobile and immobile beings;  
> likewise, out of your virtuous nature, you abide there, O noble-minded one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.3)

cāturvidyasya saṃsthānaṃ karomi ramayā saha .  
yadi tvaṃ manyase deva tadādeśaya māṃ vibho .. 182.3 ..

> Together with Ramā, I am establishing a foundation for those versed in the four Vedas.  
> If you approve, O god, then grant me the order, O all-pervading one!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.4)

kūrma uvāca -  
evameva dvijaśreṣṭha mama nāmāṅkitaṃ puram .  
bhaviṣyati mahatkālaṃ mamopari susaṃsthitam .. 182.4 ..

> The Tortoise said:  
> 'Just so, O best of the twice-born! A city marked with my name  
> shall exist for a long time, well established upon me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.5)

acalaṃ susthiraṃ tāta na bhīḥ kāryā sulocane .  
etacchrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ kacchapasya mukhāccyutam .. 182.5 ..

> unshakable and exceedingly firm, my dear! No fear should be felt, O fair-eyed lady!'  
> Having heard these auspicious words fallen from the mouth of the tortoise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.6)

hṛṣṭastuṣṭaḥ śriyā sārddhaṃ padmayonisuto bhṛguḥ .  
abhīci udaye prāpte kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ .. 182.6 ..

> Bhṛgu, the son of the lotus-born \[Brahmā\], was delighted and pleased along with Śrī.  
> When the auspicious rising occurred, having performed the auspicious festive rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.7)

nandane vatsare māghe pañcamyāṃ bharatarṣabha .  
śaste tu hyuttarāyoge kumbhasthe śaśimaṇḍale .. 182.7 ..

> in the year Nandana, in the month of Māgha, on the fifth day, O bull of the Bharatas,  
> under the auspicious conjunction of Uttarā, while the orb of the moon was in Kumbha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.8)

revāyā uttare tīre gambhīre cābhivāruṇi .  
prāgudakpravaṇe deśe koṭitīrthasamanvitam .. 182.8 ..

> on the deep northern bank of the Revā, toward the western direction,  
> in a region sloping east and north, endowed with ten million sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.9)

krośapramāṇaṃ tatkṣetraṃ prāsādaśatasaṃkulam .  
acireṇaiva kālena tapobalasamanvitaḥ .  
vicintya viśvakarmāṇaṃ cakāra bhṛgusattamaḥ .. 182.9 ..

> a sacred field one krośa in measure, crowded with hundreds of temples,  
> in no long time, endowed with the power of his austerity,  
> the best of the Bhṛgus built, having meditated upon Viśvakarman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.10)

brāhmaṇā vedavidvāṃsaḥ kṣatriyā rājyapālakāḥ .  
vaiśyā vṛttiratāstatra śūdrāḥ śuśrūṣakāstriṣu .. 182.10 ..

> Brahmins versed in the Vedas, kṣatriyas protecting the kingdom,  
> vaiśyas engaged in their livelihoods, and śūdras serving the three \[castes were there\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.11)

evaṃ śriyā vṛtaṃ kṣetraṃ paramānandananditam .  
nirmitaṃ bhṛguṇā tāta sarvapātakanāśanam .  
iti bhṛgukacchotpattiḥ .. 182.11 ..

> Thus the sacred field, chosen by Śrī, gladdened by supreme bliss,  
> was constructed by Bhṛgu, my dear, destroying all sins.  
> Thus is the origin of Bhṛgukaccha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.12)

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
tataḥ kālena mahatā kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare .  
devalokaṃ jagāmāśu lakṣmīrṛṣisamāgame .. 182.12 ..

> Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> Then after a great length of time, for some other reason,  
> Lakṣmī went swiftly to the heavenly world upon an assembly of seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.13)

samarpya kuñcikāṭṭālaṃ bhṛgave brahmavādine .  
pālayasva yathārthaṃ vai sthānakaṃ mama suvrata .. 182.13 ..

> having entrusted the key to the palace to Bhṛgu, the declarer of the Veda:  
> 'Guard my abode faithfully, O one of virtuous vows!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.14)

devakāryāṇyaśeṣāṇi kṛtvā śrīḥ punarāgatā .  
ājagāma ramā devī bhṛgukacchaṃ tvarānvitā .. 182.14 ..

> Having accomplished all the duties of the gods, Śrī returned again;  
> Goddess Ramā came in haste to Bhṛgukaccha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.15)

prārthitaṃ kuñcikāṭṭālaṃ svagṛhaṃ saparigraham .  
bhṛguryadā tadā pārtha mithyā nāsti tadā vadata .. 182.15 ..

> When the key to the palace, her own house with its belongings, was requested,  
> then Bhṛgu \[denied it\], O son of Pṛthā: 'There is no falsehood,' he said then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.16)

eva vivādaḥ sumahānsaṃjātaśca nareśvara .  
mameti mama caiveti parasparasamāgame .. 182.16 ..

> Thus a very great dispute arose, O lord of men,  
> \[saying\] 'It is mine!' and 'It is mine!' when they encountered each other.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.17)

tataḥ kālena mahatā bhṛguṇā paramarṣiṇā .  
cāturvidyapramāṇārthaṃ cakāra mahatīṃ sthitim .. 182.17 ..

> Then, after a great length of time, Bhṛgu, the supreme seer,  
> for the sake of the testimony of those versed in the four Vedas, made a great arrangement:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.18)

asmadīyaṃ yathā sarvaṃ nagaraṃ mṛgalocane .  
cāturvidyā dvijāḥ sarve tathā jānanti sundari .. 182.18 ..

> 'Just as the entire city is ours, O deer-eyed lady,  
> so all the twice-born versed in the four Vedas know, O beautiful one.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.19)

śrīruvāca -  
pramāṇaṃ mama viprendra cāturvaṇyā na saṃśayaḥ .  
madīyaṃ vā tvadīyaṃ vā kathayantu dvijottamāḥ .. 182.19 ..

> Śrī said:  
> 'Those of the four castes are my authority, O chief of the twice-born, no doubt.  
> Let the best of the twice-born say whether it is mine or yours!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.20)

tataḥ samastairvibudhaiḥ sampradhārya parasparam .  
dvidhā tairvāksthalaṃ dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇā nṛpasaṃhitam .. 182.20 ..

> Then, having deliberated mutually among all the wise men,  
> and having seen the two sides of the spoken dispute, the brahmins, together with the king...  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.21)

aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi nocurvai kiṃciduttaram .  
aṣṭādaśasahasreṣu bhṛgukopabhayānnṛpa .  
uktaṃ ca tālakaṃ haste yasya tasyedamuttaram .. 182.21 ..

> Eighteen thousand gave no reply at all. / Among the eighteen thousand, out of fear of Bhṛgu's anger, O king, / it was said: "He who holds the palm-leaf document in his hand—his is this answer."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.22)

etacchrutvā tu sā devī nigamaṃ naigamaiḥ kṛtam .  
krodhena mahatāviṣṭā śaśāpa dvijapuṃgavān .. 182.22 ..

> Hearing this settlement made by those who know the Vedic tradition, that goddess, / seized by great wrath, cursed the bull-like brahmins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.23)

śrīdevyuvāca -  
yasmātsatyaṃ samutsṛjya lobhopahatamānasaiḥ .  
madīyaṃ lopitaṃ sthānaṃ tasmācchṛṇvantu me giram .. 182.23 ..

> The holy goddess said: / "Since, abandoning truth with minds corrupted by greed, / you have abolished my abode, therefore hear my word:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.24)

tripauruṣā bhavedvidyā tripuruṣaṃ na bhaveddhanam .  
na dvitīyastu vo vedaḥ paṭhito bhavati dvijāḥ .. 182.24 ..

> Knowledge shall last three generations; wealth shall not last three generations. / Nor, O brahmins, shall a second Veda ever be studied by you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.25)

gṛhāṇi na dvibhaumāni na ca bhūtiḥ sthirā dvijāḥ .  
pakṣapātena vo dharmo na ca niḥśreyabhāvataḥ .. 182.25 ..

> Your houses shall not have two storeys, nor will prosperity be enduring, O brahmins. / Your dharma shall stem from partiality, and not from the pursuit of supreme beatitude.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.26)

iṣṭo gotrajanaḥ kaścillobhenāvṛtamānasaḥ .  
na ca dvaidhaṃ parityajya hyekaṃ satyaṃ bhaviṣyati .. 182.26 ..

> Some beloved kinsman, his mind clouded by greed, / shall never abandon duality, nor will there be a single truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.27)

adyaprabhṛti sarveṣāmahaṅkāro dvijanmanām .  
na pitā putravākyena na putraḥ pitṛkarmaṇi .. 182.27 ..

> From this day forward, all twice-born men shall have pride: / the father will not heed the son's word, nor the son the father's rite.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.28)

ahaṅkārakṛtāḥ sarve bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ .  
iti śaptvā ramādevī tadaiva ca divaṃ yayau .. 182.28 ..

> All will become filled with egotism, there is no doubt." / Having cursed them thus, the goddess Ramā went to heaven that very moment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.29)

tato gatāyāṃ vai lakṣmyāṃ devā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ .  
krodhalobhamidaṃ sthānaṃ te'pi coktvā divaṃ yayuḥ .. 182.29 ..

> When Lakṣmī had gone, the gods and the stainless brahmin seers, / saying, "This place is filled with wrath and greed," also went to heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.30)

gatāṃ dṛṣṭvā tato devīmṛṣīṃścaiva tapodhanān .  
bhṛguśca parameṣṭhī sa viṣādamagamatparam .  
prasādayāmāsa punaḥ śaṅkaraṃ tripurāntakam .. 182.30 ..

> Seeing the goddess gone, and the seers rich in austerity, / Bhṛgu, that lord of creatures, fell into profound dejection. / He again propitiated Śaṃkara, the destroyer of Tripura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.31)

tapasā mahatā pārtha tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ .  
uvāca vacanaṃ kāle harṣayan bhṛgusattamam .. 182.31 ..

> Through great austerity, O son of Pṛthā, Maheśvara was pleased; / at that time he spoke words that brought joy to the best of the Bhṛgus:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.32)

kiṃ viṣaṇṇo'si viprendra kiṃ vā santāpakāraṇam .  
mayi prasanne'pi tava hyetatkathaya me'nagha .. 182.32 ..

> "Why are you dejected, O lord among brahmins? What is the cause of your distress? / Even though I am pleased with you, tell me this, O sinless one."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.33)

bhṛguruvāca -  
śāpayitvā dvijānsarvānpurā lakṣmīrvinirgatā .  
apavitramidaṃ coktvā tato devā vinirgatāḥ .. 182.33 ..

> Bhṛgu said: / "Having cursed all the brahmins, Lakṣmī departed earlier, / and declaring, 'This \[place\] is impure,' the gods departed from here."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.34)

īśvara uvāca -  
purā mayā yathā proktaṃ tattathā na tadanyathā .  
krodhasthānamasaṃdehaṃ tathānyadapi tacchṛṇu .. 182.34 ..

> Īśvara said: / "As I proclaimed earlier, that is so and not otherwise: / it is certainly a place of wrath. Hear also something else:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.35)

tatra sthānasamudbhūtā mahadbhayavivarjitāḥ .  
brāhmaṇā matprasādena bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ .. 182.35 ..

> The brahmins born in this place, freed from great fear, / shall prosper by my grace, there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.36)

vedavidyāvratasnātāḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ .  
ye'pi te śatasāhasrāstvaritā hyāgatāstviha .. 182.36 ..

> Even those who have taken the ceremonial bath of Vedic learning and vows, and are skilled in all scriptures, / even a hundred thousand who have swiftly gathered here—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.37)

apaṭhasyāpi mūrkhasya sarvāvasthāṃ gatasya ca .  
uttarāduttaraṃ śakro dātuṃ na tu bhṛgūttama .. 182.37 ..

> to a fool who does not study and has sunk to every low state, / even Indra could not give a better rejoinder, O best of the Bhṛgus!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.38)

koṭitīrthamidaṃ sthānaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .  
adyaprabhṛti viprendra bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ .. 182.38 ..

> This place shall become Koṭitīrtha, destroying all sins, / from this day forward, O lord among brahmins, there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.39)

matprasādāddevagaṇaiḥ sevitaṃ ca bhaviṣyati .  
bhṛgukṣetre mṛtā ye tu kṛmikīṭapataṃgakāḥ .. 182.39 ..

> By my grace it shall be frequented by hosts of gods. / The worms, insects, and moths that die in Bhṛgukṣetra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.40)

vāsasteṣāṃ śive loke matprasādādbhaviṣyati .  
vṛṣakhāte naraḥ snātvā pūjayitvā maheśvaram .. 182.40 ..

> shall abide in the auspicious realm of Śiva by my grace. / A man who bathes in Vṛṣakhāta and worships Maheśvara  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.41)

sarvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam .  
bhṛgutīrthe naraḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ .. 182.41 ..

> doubtless attains the fruit of the Sarvamedha sacrifice. / A man who bathes in Bhṛgutīrtha and offers libations to ancestors and deities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.42)

tasya te dvādaśābdāni śāntiṃ gacchanti tarpitāḥ .  
dadhikṣīreṇa toyena ghṛtena madhunā saha .. 182.42 ..

> has those \[ancestors\] gratified, attaining peace for twelve years. / With curd, milk, water, ghee, and honey,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.43)

ye snapanti virūpākṣaṃ teṣāṃ vāsastriviṣṭape .  
matprasādāddvijaśreṣṭha sarvadevānusevitam .. 182.43 ..

> those who bathe Virūpākṣa abide in heaven. / By my grace, O best of the twice-born, frequented by all the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.44)

bhaviṣyati bhṛgukṣetraṃ kurukṣetrādibhiḥ samam .  
mārtaṇḍagrahaṇe prāpte yavaṃ kṛtvā hiraṇmayam .. 182.44 ..

> Bhṛgukṣetra shall be equal to Kurukṣetra and other sacred places. / When an eclipse of the sun occurs, having made a golden barley corn  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.45)

dattvā śirasi yaḥ snāti bhṛgukṣetre dvijottama .  
avicāreṇa taṃ viddhi saṃsnātaṃ kurujāṅgale .. 182.45 ..

> and placed it on his head, whoever bathes in Bhṛgukṣetra, O best of brahmins, / know that without a doubt he has bathed in Kurujāṅgala.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.46)

ahaṃ caiva vasiṣyāmi ambikā ca mama priyā .  
sarvaduḥkhāpahā devī nāmnā saubhāgyasundarī .. 182.46 ..

> And I myself shall dwell there, and my beloved Ambikā, / the goddess who removes all sorrows, named Saubhāgyasundarī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.47)

vasiṣyāmi tayā devyā sahito bhṛgukacchake .  
evamuktvā sthito devo bhṛgukacche'mbikā tathā .. 182.47 ..

> I shall dwell together with that goddess in Bhṛgukaccha." / Having spoken thus, the god remained in Bhṛgukaccha, and so did Ambikā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.48)

bhṛgustu svapuraṃ prāyādbrahmaghoṣanināditam .  
ṛgyajuḥsāmaghoṣeṇa hyatharvaṇanināditam .. 182.48 ..

> Bhṛgu, however, went to his own city, echoing with the chanting of the Veda, / resonant with the sounds of the Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma, and Atharva \[Vedas\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.49)

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā vṛṣamutsṛjate naraḥ .  
sa yāti śivasāyujyamityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt .. 182.49 ..

> Whoever bathes in that sacred ford and releases a bull / attains intimacy with Śiva; so spoke Śaṃkara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.50)

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā caitre māsi samācaret .  
dadyācca lavaṇaṃ vipre pūjya saubhāgyasundarīm .. 182.50 ..

> Whoever bathes in that sacred ford and performs rites in the month of Caitra, / and, having worshipped Saubhāgyasundarī, gives salt to a brahmin,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.51)

gobhūhiraṇyaṃ viprebhyaḥ prīyetāṃ lalitāśivau .  
na duḥkhaṃ durbhagatvaṃ ca viyogaṃ patinā saha .. 182.51 ..

> and cattle, land, and gold to brahmins, pleases Lalitā and Śiva. / Neither grief, nor ill-fortune, nor separation from her husband  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.52)

prāpnoti nārī rājendra bhṛgutīrthāplavena ca .  
yastu nityaṃ bhṛguṃ devaṃ paśyedvai pāṇḍunandana .. 182.52 ..

> does a woman suffer, O king of kings, by bathing in Bhṛgutīrtha. / And whoever constantly beholds the divine Bhṛgu, O son of Pāṇḍu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.53)

ā brahmasadanaṃ yāvattatrasthairdaivataiḥ saha .  
yatphalaṃ samavāpnoti tacchṛṇuṣva nṛpottama .. 182.53 ..

> all the way to the abode of Brahmā, together with the deities dwelling there— / hear the fruit that he obtains, O best of kings:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.54)

suvarṇaśṛṅgīṃ kapilāṃ payasvinīṃ sādhvīṃ suśīlāṃ taruṇīṃ savatsām .  
dattvā dvije sarvavratopapanne phalaṃ ca yatsyāttadihaiva nūnam .. 182.54 ..

> The fruit one gains by giving a tawny cow with golden horns, rich in milk, gentle, of good temper, young, and accompanied by her calf, / to a brahmin endowed with all vows—surely that is gained right here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.55)

samāḥ sahasrāṇi tu sapta vai jale mriyellabheddvādaśavahnimadhye .  
tyajaṃstanuṃ śūravṛttyā narendra śakrātithyaṃ yāti vai martyadharmā .. 182.55 ..

> If a mortal dies in water, \[he attains heaven\] for seven thousand years; in fire, he obtains twelve \[thousand\]. / Relinquishing his body by the conduct of a hero, O king, he enjoys the hospitality of Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.56)

ākhyānametacca sadā yaśasyaṃ svargyaṃ dhanyaṃ putryamāyuṣyakāri .  
śṛṇvaṃllabhetsarvametaddhi bhaktyā parvaṇi parvaṇyājamīḍhassadaiva .. 182.56 ..

> This narrative always brings renown, heaven, prosperity, sons, and longevity. / Hearing it with devotion on every festival day, O descendant of Ajamīḍha, one obtains all this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.57)

saṃnyāsaṃ kurute yastu bhṛgutīrthe vidhānataḥ .  
sa mṛtaḥ paramaṃ sthānaṃ gacchedvai yacca durlabham .. 182.57 ..

> Whoever takes up renunciation according to rule at Bhṛgutīrtha, / when dead, goes to that supreme, hard-to-attain abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.58)

etacchrutvā bhṛguśreṣṭho devadevena bhāṣitam .  
prahṛṣṭavadano bhūtvā tatraiva saṃsthito dvijaḥ .. 182.58 ..

> Hearing this spoken by the god of gods, the best of the Bhṛgus, / his face beaming with joy, that twice-born remained right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.59)

tirobhāvaṃ gate deve bhṛguḥ śreṣṭho dvijottamaḥ .  
svamūrti tatra muktvā tu brahmalokaṃ jagāma ha .. 182.59 ..

> When the god had vanished, Bhṛgu, the best of the twice-born, / leaving his form there, went to the world of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.60)

bhṛgukacchasya cotpattiḥ kathitā tava pāṇḍava .  
saṃkṣepeṇa mahārāja sarvapāmapraṇāśanī .. 182.60 ..

> Thus the origin of Bhṛgukaccha, destroying all sins, / has been told to you in brief, O Pāṇḍava, O great king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.61)

etatpuṇyaṃ pāpaharaṃ kṣetraṃ devena kīrtitam .  
caturyugasahasreṇa pitāmahadinaṃ smṛtam .. 182.61 ..

> This holy, sin-destroying sacred field was proclaimed by the god.  
> A thousand cycles of four yugas is traditionally remembered as a day of the Grandfather.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.62)

prāpte brahmadine viprā jāyate yugasambhavaḥ .  
na paśyāmi tvidaṃ kṣetramiti rudraḥ svayaṃ jagau .. 182.62 ..

> When the day of Brahmā arrives, O brahmins, the origin of the yugas takes place.  
> 'I do not see \[another\] sacred field like this,' so Rudra himself sang.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.63)

yaḥ śṛṇoti tvidaṃ bhaktyā nārī vā puruṣo'pi vā .  
sa yāti paramaṃ lokamiti rudraḥ svayaṃ jagau .. 182.63 ..

> Whether a woman or a man who hears this with devotion,  
> goes to the supreme realm—so Rudra himself sang.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.64)

devakhāte naraḥ snātvā piṇḍadānādisatkriyām .  
yāṃ karoti nṛpaśreṣṭha tāmakṣayaphalāṃ viduḥ .. 182.64 ..

> Having bathed in Devakhāta, whatever pious rite such as offering the rice-ball  
> a person performs, O best of kings, they know it to have inexhaustible fruit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.65)

ya imaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā bhṛgukacchasya vistaram .  
koṭitīrthaphalaṃ tasya bhavedvai nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 182.65 ..

> Whoever listens with devotion to this detailed account of Bhṛgukaccha  
> shall obtain the fruit of ten million sacred fords; there is no doubt about this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.182.65\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.182.65_1)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe bhṛgukacchatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma dvyaśītyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the one hundred and eighty-second chapter, titled 'Description of the māhātmya of the Bhṛgukaccha sacred ford,' in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth section, the Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in the glorious 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.6.3.182.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.182.1) — Sanskrit

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