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# Skandapurana 6.3.198

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.198

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.198.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.1)

adhyāya 198  
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
tato gacchenmahīpāla bhadrakālītisaṅgamam .  
śūlatīrthamiti khyātaṃ svayaṃ devena nirmitam .. 198.1 ..

> Chapter 198  
> Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> Then one should go, O protector of the earth, to the confluence called Bhadrakālī, / renowned as Śūlatīrtha, fashioned by the god himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.2)

pañcāyatanamadhye tu tiṣṭhate parameśvaraḥ .  
śūlapāṇirmahādevaḥ sarvadevatapūjitaḥ .. 198.2 ..

> In the midst of the pañcāyatana stands the Supreme Lord, / the great god who bears the trident in his hand, worshipped by all the deities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.3)

sa saṅgamo nṛpaśreṣṭha nityaṃ devairniṣevitaḥ .  
darśanāttasya tīrthasya snānadānādviśeṣataḥ .. 198.3 ..

> That confluence, O best of kings, is perpetually resorted to by the gods. / From the darśana of that sacred ford, and especially from bath and gifting,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.4)

daurbhāgyaṃ durnimittaṃ ca hyabhiśāpo nṛpagrahaḥ .  
yadanyadduṣkṛtaṃ karma naśyate śaṅkaro'bravīt .. 198.4 ..

> misfortune, ill omens, curses, royal oppression, / and whatever other evil deed there is, are destroyed; so Śaṅkara declared.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.5)

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca -  
kathaṃ śūleśvarī devī kathaṃ śūleśvaro haraḥ .  
prathito narmadātīre etadvistarato vada .. 198.5 ..

> Yudhiṣṭhira said:  
> How did the goddess become Śūleśvarī? How did Hara become Śūleśvara, / renowned on the bank of the Narmadā? Tell this in detail.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.6)

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
babhūva brāhmaṇaḥ kaścinmāṇḍavya iti viśrutaḥ .  
vṛttimānsarvadharmajñaḥ satye tapasi ca sthitaḥ .. 198.6 ..

> Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> There was a certain brahmin renowned as Māṇḍavya, / of good conduct, knowing all dharma, steadfast in truth and austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.7)

aśokāśramamadhyastho vṛkṣamūle mahātapāḥ .  
ūrdhvabāhurmahātejāstasthau maunavratānvitaḥ .. 198.7 ..

> Dwelling in the Aśoka hermitage at the foot of a tree, practicing great austerity, / with raised arms and of great splendour, he remained observing the vow of silence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.8)

tasya kālena mahatā tīvre tapasi vartataḥ .  
tamāśramamanuprāptā dasyavo loptrahāriṇaḥ .. 198.8 ..

> After a long time, while he was engaged in intense austerity, / robbers carrying stolen goods arrived at that hermitage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.9)

anusarpyamāṇā bahubhiḥ puruṣairbharatarṣabha .  
te tasyāvasathe loptraṃ nyadadhuḥ kurunandana .. 198.9 ..

> Being pursued by many men, O bull of the Bharatas, / they deposited the stolen goods in his dwelling, O joy of the Kurus.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.10)

nidhāya ca tadā līnāstatraivāśramamaṇḍale .  
teṣu līneṣvatho śīghraṃ tatastadrakṣiṇāṃ balam .. 198.10 ..

> Having hidden them, they concealed themselves right there in the precinct of the hermitage. / While they were hidden, the force of the guards quickly arrived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.11)

ājagāma tato'paśyaṃstamṛṣiṃ taskarānugāḥ .  
tamapṛcchaṃstadā vṛttaṃ rakṣiṇastaṃ tapodhanam .. 198.11 ..

> Pursuing the thieves, they then saw that seer. / The guards then questioned that ascetic about what had happened:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.12)

vada kena pathā yātā dasyavo dvijasattama .  
tena gacchāmahe brahman yathā śīghrataraṃ vayam .. 198.12 ..

> 'Tell \[us\], by which path did the robbers go, O best of twice-borns? / We shall proceed along that \[path\], O brahmin, so that we may go more swiftly.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.13)

tathā tu vacanaṃ teṣāṃ bruvatāṃ sa tapodhanaḥ .  
na kiṃcidvacanaṃ rājannavadatsādhvasādhu vā .. 198.13 ..

> Although they spoke such words, that ascetic / said nothing, O king, neither good nor bad.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.14)

tataste rājapuruṣā vicinvantastamāśramam .  
saṃyamyainaṃ tato rājñe sarvān dasyūnnyavedayan .. 198.14 ..

> Then those royal officers, searching that hermitage, / bound him and delivered all the robbers to the king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.15)

taṃ rājā sahitaiścorairanvaśādvadhyatāmiti .  
sambadhya taṃ ca tairrājañchūle proto mahātapāḥ .. 198.15 ..

> The king commanded regarding him along with the thieves: 'Let him be put to death.' / Having bound him with them, O king, the practitioner of great austerity was impaled upon a stake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.16)

tataste śūlamāropya taṃ muniṃ rakṣiṇastadā .  
pratijagmurmahīpāla dhanānyādāya tānyatha .. 198.16 ..

> Then, having impaled that sage upon the stake, the guards / returned, O protector of the earth, taking all those riches.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.17)

śūlasthaḥ sa tu dharmātmā kālena mahatā tadā .  
dhyāyandevaṃ trilokeśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ tamumāpatim .. 198.17 ..

> Remaining on the stake for a long time, that righteous-minded one, / meditating on the god, the lord of the three worlds, Śaṅkara, the lord of Umā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.18)

bahukālaṃ maheśānaṃ manasādhyāya saṃsthitaḥ .  
nirāhāro'pi viprarṣirmaraṇaṃ nābhyapadyata .. 198.18 ..

> remained meditating in his mind upon the great lord for a long time. / Even without food, the brahmin-seer did not succumb to death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.19)

dhārayāmāsa viprāṇāmṛṣabhaḥ sa hṛdā harim .  
śūlāgre tapyamānena tapastena kṛtaṃ tadā .. 198.19 ..

> That bull among brahmins held Hari in his heart; / tormented upon the tip of the stake, he performed austerity at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.20)

santāpaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ śrutvaitanmunayo'khilāḥ .  
te rātrau śakunā bhūtvā saṃnyavartanta bhārata .. 198.20 ..

> Hearing this, all the sages experienced great distress; / becoming birds in the night, they assembled around him, O Bharata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.21)

darśayanto muneḥ śaktiṃ tamapṛcchan dvijottamam .  
śrotumicchāma te brahman kiṃ pāpaṃ kṛtavānasi .. 198.21 ..

> Revealing their power to the sage, they questioned that best of twice-borns: / 'We wish to hear, O brahmin: what sin have you committed?'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.22)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
tataḥ sa muniśārdūlastānuvāca tapodhanān .  
doṣataḥ kiṃ gamiṣyāmi na hi me'nyo parādhyati .. 198.22 ..

> Glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> Then that tiger among sages said to those ascetics: / 'Whom shall I blame for this fault? Indeed, no other person has wronged me.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.23)

evamuktvā tataḥ sarvānācacakṣe tato muniḥ .  
munayaśca tato rājñe dvitīye'hni nyavedayan .. 198.23 ..

> Having spoken thus, the sage then recounted everything to all of them; / and on the second day, the sages reported it to the king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.24)

rājā tu tamṛṣiṃ śrutvā niṣkrāntaḥ saha bandhubhiḥ .  
prasādayāmāsa tadā śūlasthamṛṣisattamam .. 198.24 ..

> Hearing of that seer, the king came forth with his kinsmen; / he then propitiated that best of seers impaled upon the stake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.25)

rājovāca -  
yanmayā'pakṛtaṃ tāta tavājñānavaśādbahu .  
prasādaye tvāṃ tatrāhaṃ na me tvaṃ kroddhumarhasi .. 198.25 ..

> The king said:  
> 'Whatever great wrong I have committed against you through ignorance, father, / for that I propitiate you; you ought not to be angry with me.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.26)

evamuktastato rājñā prasādamakaronmuniḥ .  
kṛtaprasādaṃ rājā taṃ tataḥ samavatārayat .. 198.26 ..

> Thus addressed by the king, the sage granted his favor. / Once he had granted favor, the king brought him down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.27)

avatīryamāṇastu muniḥ śūle māṃsatvamāgate .  
atisaṃpīḍito vipraḥ śaṅkaraṃ manasāgamat .. 198.27 ..

> As he was being brought down, since the stake had become embedded in his flesh, / the brahmin was exceedingly tormented, and went in mind to Śaṅkara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.28)

saṃdhyātaḥ śaṅkarastena bahukālopavāsataḥ .  
prādurbhūto mahādevaḥ śūlaṃ tasya tathāchinat .. 198.28 ..

> Śaṅkara was contemplated by him through long-standing fasting; / the great god became manifest and severed his stake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.29)

śūlamūlasthitaḥ śambhustuṣṭaḥ prāha punaḥpunaḥ .  
brūhi kiṃ kriyatāṃ vipra sattvasthānaparāyaṇa .. 198.29 ..

> Standing at the base of the stake, Śambhu was pleased and said repeatedly:  
> "Speak, what shall be done, O brahmin devoted to remaining in goodness?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.30)

adeyamapi dāsyāmi tuṣṭo'smyadyomayā saha .  
kiṃ tu satyavatāṃ loke siddhirna syācca bhūyasī .. 198.30 ..

> Even what cannot be given I shall bestow; today I am pleased together with Umā.  
> Yet, is there not greater fulfillment in the world for those who adhere to truth?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.31)

svakarmaṇo'nurūpaṃ hi phalaṃ bhuñjanti jantavaḥ .  
śubhena karmaṇā bhūtirduḥkhaṃ syātpātakena tu .. 198.31 ..

> For living beings experience the fruit corresponding to their own deeds;  
> by a good deed comes prosperity, but from sin comes suffering.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.32)

bahubhedaprabhinnaṃ tu manuṣyeṣu vipacyate .  
keṣāṃ daridrabhāvena keṣāṃ dhanavipattijam .. 198.32 ..

> Divided into many varieties, it ripens among human beings:  
> for some as poverty, and for some born from the loss of wealth;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.33)

santatyabhāvajaṃ keṣāṃ keṣāṃcittadviparyayaḥ .  
tathā durvṛttitasteṣāṃ phalamāvirbhavennṛṇām .. 198.33 ..

> for some born from the absence of offspring, and for some its opposite;  
> likewise from bad conduct the fruit manifests for men;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.34)

keṣāṃcitputramaraṇe viyogātpriyamitrayoḥ .  
rājacaurāgnitaḥ keṣāṃ duḥkhaṃ syāddaivanirmitam .. 198.34 ..

> for some at the death of a son, or from separation from dear friends;  
> for some there is suffering wrought by fate through kings, thieves, or fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.35)

taccharīre tu keṣāṃcitkarmaṇā sampradṛśyate .  
jarāśca vividhāḥ keṣāṃ dṛśyante vyādhayastathā .. 198.35 ..

> In the body of some it is seen through \[their own\] action;  
> for some various old-age \[infirmities\] are seen, and likewise diseases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.36)

dṛśyante cābhiśāpāśca pūrvakarmānusaṃcitāḥ .  
kaṣṭāḥ kaṣṭatarāvasthā gatāḥ kecidanāgasaḥ .. 198.36 ..

> And curses accumulated according to past deeds are seen;  
> some, though innocent, have fallen into difficult and most terrible states.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.37)

pūrvakarmavipākena dharmeṇa tapasi sthitāḥ .  
dāntāḥ svadāraniratā bhūridāḥ paripūjakāḥ .. 198.37 ..

> Through the ripening of past deeds, those established in righteousness and austerity,  
> self-controlled, devoted to their own wives, generous givers, worshippers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.38)

hrīmanto nayasaṃyuktā anye bahuguṇairyutāḥ .  
durgamāmāpadaṃ prāpya nijakarmasamudbhavām .. 198.38 ..

> modest, endowed with good conduct, and others possessed of many virtues,  
> having met with insurmountable misfortune born of their own past actions,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.39)

na saṃjvaranti ye martyā dharmanindāṃ na kurvate .  
idameva tapo matvā kṣipanti suvicetasaḥ .. 198.39 ..

> those mortals who do not feverishly lament and do not revile righteousness,  
> regarding this very \[distress\] as austerity, endure it with clear minds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.40)

hā bhrātarmātaḥ putreti kaṣṭeṣu na vadanti ye .  
smaranti māṃ maheśānamathavā puṣkarekṣaṇam .. 198.40 ..

> those who do not cry out in hardships, 'Alas, brother! Mother! Son!',  
> \[but\] remember Me, the Great Lord, or the Lotus-Eyed \[Viṣṇu\]—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.41)

duṣkṛtaṃ pūrvajaṃ bhoktuṃ dhruvaṃ tadupaśāmyati .. 198.41 ..

> that former bad deed, having to be experienced, is surely completely pacified.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.42)

dināni yāvanti vasetsa kaṣṭe yathākṛtaṃ cintayaddevamīśam .  
tāvanti saumyāni kṛtāni tena bhavanti vipra śrutinodanaiṣā .. 198.42 ..

> For as many days as he may dwell in hardship, meditating upon God, the Lord, in accordance with what he has done, / so many \[days\] are rendered benign by Him; O brahmin, this is the command of the Veda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.43)

yasmāttvayā kaṣṭagatena nityaṃ smṛtaścāhaṃ manasā pūjitaśca .  
gaurīsahāyastena ihāgato'smi brūhyadya kṛtyaṃ kriyatāṃ kiṃ nu vipra .. 198.43 ..

> Because I have been constantly remembered and worshipped in mind by you while you were in distress, / therefore I, accompanied by Gaurī, have come here; tell me now what is to be done, what indeed may be done, O brahmin?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.44)

māṇḍavya uvāca -  
tuṣṭo yadyumayā sārdhaṃ varado yadi śaṅkara .  
tadā me śūlasaṃsthasya saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ vada .. 198.44 ..

> Māṇḍavya said:  
> "If you are pleased together with Umā, if you grant boons, O Śaṅkara,  
> then resolve a supreme doubt of mine, situated on the stake:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.45)

na rujā mama kāpi syācchūlasaṃprotite'gake .  
amṛtasrāvi tacchūlaṃ prabhāvātkasya śaṃsa me .. 198.45 ..

> No pain at all has arisen in me, though my limbs are impaled on the stake;  
> that stake is dripping with nectar; tell me, by whose power is this?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.46)

śrīśūlapāṇiruvāca -  
śūlasthena tvayā vipra manasā cintito'smi yat .  
anayānāṃ nihantāhaṃ duḥkhānāṃ vinibarhaṇaḥ .. 198.46 ..

> The Lord with the Trident in Hand said:  
> "Because, while situated on the stake, you meditated on Me in your mind, O brahmin—  
> I am the destroyer of misfortunes, the dispeller of sorrows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.47)

dhyātamātro hyahaṃ vipra pātāle vāpi saṃsthitaḥ .  
śūlamūle tvahaṃ śambhuragre devī svayaṃ sthitā .  
jaganmātāmbikā devī tvāmṛtenānvapūrayat .. 198.47 ..

> For merely upon being meditated upon, O brahmin, even if situated in Pātāla, / I, Śambhu, was at the base of the stake, and the Goddess herself stood at the tip; / Goddess Ambikā, Mother of the Universe, filled you with nectar."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.48)

māṇḍavya uvāca -  
pūrvameva sthito yasmācchūlaṃ vyāpyomayā saha .  
prasādapravaṇo mahyamidānīṃ cānayā saha .. 198.48 ..

> Māṇḍavya said:  
> "Since you were already present, pervading the stake together with Umā,  
> and are now disposed to show grace to me together with Her,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.49)

yasyāḥ saṃsmaraṇādeva daurbhāgyaṃ pralayaṃ vrajet .  
na daurbhāgyātparaṃ loke duḥkhādduḥkhataraṃ kila .. 198.49 ..

> from the mere remembrance of whom misfortune comes to destruction—  
> indeed, there is no sorrow in the world worse than misfortune;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.50)

kilaivaṃ śrūyate gāthā purāṇeṣu surottama .  
trailokyaṃ dahatastubhyaṃ saubhāgyamekatāṃ gatam .. 198.50 ..

> indeed, such an account is heard in the Purāṇas, O best of gods:  
> when you were burning the three worlds, good fortune merged into one;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.51)

viṣṇorvakṣaḥsthalaṃ prāpya tatsthitaṃ ceti naḥ śrutam .  
pītaṃ tadvakṣasastrastadakṣeṇa parameṣṭhinā .. 198.51 ..

> reaching the chest of Viṣṇu, it remained there, so we have heard;  
> frightened of his chest, it was drunk by Dakṣa, the supreme lord;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.52)

tasmātsatīti saṃjajña iyamindīvarekṣaṇā .  
yajatastasya deveśa tava mānāvakhaṇḍanāt .. 198.52 ..

> from him she was born as Satī, this blue-lotus-eyed one;  
> while he was sacrificing, O Lord of Gods, because of the insult to your honor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.53)

juhāvāgnau tu sā devī hyātmānaṃ prāṇasaṃjñikam .  
ātmānaṃ bhasmasātkṛtvā prāleyādrestataḥ sutā .. 198.53 ..

> that Goddess offered herself, called the vital breath, into the fire;  
> having reduced herself to ashes, she then \[became\] the daughter of the Snowy Mountain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.54)

menakāyāṃ prabho jātā sāmprataṃ yā hyumābhidhā .  
anādinidhanā devī hyapratarkyā sureśvara .. 198.54 ..

> born of Menakā, O Lord, who is now named Umā;  
> the Goddess has neither beginning nor end, and is beyond contemplation, O Lord of Gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.55)

yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa hyumā me varadā yadi .  
ubhāvapyatra vai sthāne sthitau śūlāgramūlayoḥ .. 198.55 ..

> If you are pleased, O Lord of Gods, and if Umā grants me a boon:  
> both of you are indeed stationed in this place, at the tip and base of the stake;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.56)

avatāro yatra tatra saṃsthitiṃ vai tataḥ kuru .. 198.56 ..

> wherever the descent is, establish your presence permanently right there."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.57)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
tenaivamukte sahasā kṛtvā bhūmaṇḍalaṃ dvidhā .  
niḥsṛtau śūlamūlāgrālliṅgārcāpratirūpiṇau .. 198.57 ..

> Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> When he had spoken thus, suddenly cleaving the earth in two,  
> two forms, an image and a liṅga, came forth from the base and the tip of the stake.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.58)

pradyotayaddiśaḥ sarvā liṅgaṃ mūle pradṛśyate .  
vāmataḥ pratimā devī tadā śūleśvarī sthitā .. 198.58 ..

> Illuminating all the directions, a liṅga was seen at the base;  
> on the left stood the image, the Goddess, Śūleśvarī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.59)

vilobhayantī ca jagadbhāti pūrayatī diśaḥ .  
dṛṣṭvā kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ stutiṃ cakre dvijottamaḥ .. 198.59 ..

> enchanting the world, shining, and filling the directions;  
> seeing it, the best of twice-born folded his hands in reverence and offered praise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.60)

māṇḍavya uvāca -  
tvamasya jagato mātā jagatsaubhāgyadevatā .  
na tvayā rahitaṃ kiṃcidbrahmāṇḍe'sti varānane .. 198.60 ..

> Māṇḍavya said:  
> "You are the Mother of this universe, the goddess of universal good fortune;  
> there is nothing in the cosmic egg devoid of you, O fair-faced one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.61)

prasādaṃ kuru dharmajñe mama tvājñaptumarhasi .  
īdṛśenaiva rūpeṇa keṣu sthāneṣu tiṣṭhasi .  
prasādapravaṇā bhūtvā vada tāni maheśvari .. 198.61 ..

> Grant your grace, O knower of righteousness; you should instruct me:  
> in which places do you abide in this very form?  
> Being disposed to show grace, speak of them, O Great Goddess!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.62)

śrīdevyuvāca -  
sarvagā sarvabhūteṣu draṣṭavyā sarvato bhuvi .  
sarvalokeṣu yatkiṃcidvihitaṃ na mayā vinā .. 198.62 ..

> The Goddess said:  
> "Everywhere-going, I am to be seen in all beings and on every side upon the earth;  
> nothing whatsoever is ordained in all the worlds without me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.63)

tathāpi yeṣu sthāneṣu draṣṭavyā siddhimīpsubhiḥ .  
smartavyā bhūtikāmena tāni vakṣyāmi tattvataḥ .. 198.63 ..

> Nevertheless, in which places I am to be seen by those desiring perfection  
> and remembered by one desiring prosperity, those I will declare in truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.64)

vārāṇasyāṃ viśālākṣī naimiṣe liṅgadhāriṇī .  
prayāge lalitā devī kāmukā gandhamādane .. 198.64 ..

> In Vārāṇasī \[I am\] Viśālākṣī; in Naimiṣa, Liṅgadhāriṇī;  
> in Prayāga, Goddess Lalitā; on Gandhamādana, Kāmukā;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.65)

mānase kumudā nāma viśvakāyā tathā'pare .  
gomante gomatī nāma mandare kāmacāriṇī .. 198.65 ..

> at Mānasa, Kumudā by name; Viśvakāyā likewise in another;  
> on Gomanta, Gomatī by name; on Mandara, Kāmacāriṇī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.66)

madotkaṭā caitrarathe hayantī hāstine pure .  
kānyakubje sthitā gaurī rambhā hyamalaparvate .. 198.66 ..

> Madotkaṭā in Caitraratha; Hayantī in the city of Hāstina;  
> at Kānyakubja resides Gaurī; Rambhā indeed on Amala Mountain;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.67)

ekāmrake kīrtimatī viśvāṃ viśveśvare viduḥ .  
puṣkare puruhūtā ca kedāre mārgadāyinī .. 198.67 ..

> in Ekāmraka, Kīrtimatī; in Viśveśvara they know \[me as\] Viśvā;  
> at Puṣkara, Puruhūtā; and at Kedāra, Mārgadāyinī;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.68)

nandā himavataḥ prasthe gokarṇe bhadrakarṇikā .  
sthāneśvare bhavānī tu bilvake bilvapattrikā .. 198.68 ..

> Nandā on the plateau of the Himavat; Bhadrakarṇikā at Gokarṇa;  
> Bhavānī at Sthāneśvara; Bilvapattrikā at Bilvaka;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.69)

śrīśaile mādhavī nāma bhadre bhadreśvarīti ca .  
jayā varāhaśaile tu kamalā kamalālaye .. 198.69 ..

> Mādhavī by name on Śrīśaila; and Bhadreśvarī at Bhadra;  
> Jayā on Varāha Mountain; Kamalā in Kamalālaya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.70)

rudrakoṭyāṃ tu kalyāṇī kālī kālañjare tathā .  
mahāliṅge tu kapilā mākoṭe mukuṭeśvarī .. 198.70 ..

> Kalyāṇī at Rudrakoṭi; likewise Kālī at Kālañjara;  
> Kapilā at Mahāliṅga; Mukuṭeśvarī at Mākoṭa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.71)

śāligrāme mahādevī śivaliṅge jalapriyā .  
māyāpuryāṃ kumārī tu saṃtāne lalitā tathā .. 198.71 ..

> In Śāligrāma \[she is known as\] Mahādevī, in Śivaliṅga as Jalapriyā, / in Māyāpurī as Kumārī, and in Saṃtāna as Lalitā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.72)

utpalākṣī sahasrākṣe hiraṇyākṣe mahotpalā .  
gayāyāṃ vimalā nāma maṅgalā puruṣottame .. 198.72 ..

> In Sahasrākṣa \[she is\] Utpalākṣī, in Hiraṇyākṣa Mahotpalā, / in Gayā named Vimalā, and in Puruṣottama Maṅgalā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.73)

vipāśāyāmamoghākṣī pāṭalā puṇḍravardhane .  
nārāyaṇī supārśve tu trikūṭe bhadrasundarī .. 198.73 ..

> At the Vipāśā Amoghākṣī, in Puṇḍravardhana Pāṭalā, / Nārāyaṇī in Supārśva, and in Trikūṭa Bhadrasundarī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.74)

vipule vipulā nāma kalyāṇī malayācale .  
koṭavī koṭitīrtheṣu sugandhā gandhamādane .. 198.74 ..

> In Vipula named Vipulā, Kalyāṇī on Mount Malaya, / Koṭavī at the Koṭitīrthas, and Sugandhā on Mount Gandhamādana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.75)

godāśrame trisandhyā tu gaṅgādvāre ratipriyā .  
śivacaṇḍe sabhānandā nandinī devikātaṭe .. 198.75 ..

> At Godāśrama \[she is\] Trisandhyā, at Gaṅgādvāra Ratipriyā, / in Śivacaṇḍa Sabhānandā, and Nandinī on the bank of the Devikā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.76)

rukmiṇī dvāravatyāṃ tu rādhā vṛndāvane vane .  
devakī mathurāyāṃ tu pātāle parameśvarī .. 198.76 ..

> Rukmiṇī in Dvāravatī, Rādhā in the forest of Vṛndāvana, / Devakī in Mathurā, and Parameśvarī in Pātāla.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.77)

citrakūṭe tathā sītā vindhye vindhyanivāsinī .  
sahyādrāvekavīrā tu hariścandre tu caṇḍikā .. 198.77 ..

> Likewise Sītā in Citrakūṭa, Vindhyanivāsinī in the Vindhya, / Ekavīrā in the Sahyādri, and Caṇḍikā in Hariścandra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.78)

ramaṇā rāmatīrthe tu yamunāyāṃ mṛgāvatī .  
karavīre mahālakṣmī rūpādevī vināyake .. 198.78 ..

> Ramaṇā at Rāmatīrtha, Mṛgāvatī at the Yamunā, / Mahālakṣmī in Karavīra, and Rūpādevī in Vināyaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.79)

ārogyā vaidyanāthe tu mahākāle maheśvarī .  
abhayetyuṣṇatīrthe tu mṛgī vā vindhyakandare .. 198.79 ..

> Ārogyā at Vaidyanātha, Maheśvarī at Mahākāla, / Abhayā at Uṣṇatīrtha, and Mṛgī in the cave of the Vindhya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.80)

māṇḍavye māṇḍukī nāma svāhā māheśvare pure .  
chāgaliṅge pracaṇḍā tu caṇḍikāmarakaṇṭake .. 198.80 ..

> Named Māṇḍukī in Māṇḍavya, Svāhā in Māheśvarapura, / Pracaṇḍā in Chāgaliṅga, and Caṇḍikā at Amarakaṇṭaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.81)

someśvare varārohā prabhāse puṣkarāvatī .  
vedamātā sarasvatyāṃ pārā pārātaṭe mune .. 198.81 ..

> Varārohā at Someśvara, Puṣkarāvatī at Prabhāsa, / Vedamātā at the Sarasvatī, and Pārā on the bank of the Pārā, O sage.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.82)

mahālaye mahābhāgā payoṣṇyāṃ piṅgaleśvarī .  
siṃhikā kṛtaśauce tu kartike caiva śāṃkarī .. 198.82 ..

> Mahābhāgā at Mahālaya, Piṅgaleśvarī at the Payoṣṇī, / Siṃhikā at Kṛtaśauca, and Śāṅkarī in Kārtika.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.83)

utpalāvartake lolā subhadrā śoṇasaṅgame .  
matā siddhavaṭe lakṣmīstaraṃgā bhāratāśrame .. 198.83 ..

> Lolā at Utpalāvartaka, Subhadrā at the confluence of the Śoṇa, / considered Lakṣmī at Siddhavaṭa, and Taraṅgā at Bhāratāśrama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.84)

jālandhare viśvamukhī tārā kiṣkindhaparvate .  
devadāruvane puṣṭirmedhā kāśmīramaṇḍale .. 198.84 ..

> Viśvamukhī in Jālandhara, Tārā on Mount Kiṣkindha, / Puṣṭi in the Devadāru forest, and Medhā in the region of Kāśmīra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.85)

bhīmādevī himādrau tu puṣṭirvastreśvare tathā .  
kapālamocane śuddhirmātā kāyāvarohaṇe .. 198.85 ..

> Bhīmādevī on the Himālaya, and Puṣṭi at Vastreśvara, / Śuddhi at Kapālamocana, and Mātā at Kāyāvarohaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.86)

śaṅkhoddhāre dhvanirnāma dhṛtiḥ piṇḍārake tathā .  
kālā tu candrabhāgāyāmacchode śaktidhāriṇī .. 198.86 ..

> Named Dhvani at Śaṅkhoddhāra, and Dhṛti at Piṇḍāraka, / Kālā at the Candrabhāgā, and Śaktidhāriṇī at Acchoda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.87)

veṇāyāmamṛtā nāma badaryāmurvaśī tathā .  
oṣadhī cottarakurau kuśadvīpe kuśodakā .. 198.87 ..

> Named Amṛtā at the Veṇā, and Urvaśī at Badarī, / Oṣadhī in Uttarakuru, and Kuśodakā in Kuśadvīpa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.88)

manmathā hemakūṭe tu kumude satyavādinī .  
aśvatthe vandinīkā tu nidhirvaiśravaṇālaye .. 198.88 ..

> Manmathā on Mount Hemakūṭa, Satyavādinī in Kumuda, / Vandinīkā in the Aśvattha tree, and Nidhi in the abode of Vaiśravaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.89)

gāyatrī vedavadane pārvatī śivasannidhau .  
devaloke tathendrāṇī brahmāsye tu sarasvatī .. 198.89 ..

> Gāyatrī in the mouth of the Veda, Pārvatī in the presence of Śiva, / Indrāṇī in the heavenly realm, and Sarasvatī in the mouth of Brahmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.90)

sūryabimbe prabhā nāma mātṝṇāṃ vaiṣṇavī matā .  
arundhatī satīnāṃ tu rāmāsu ca tilottamā .. 198.90 ..

> Known as Prabhā in the sun's orb, as Vaiṣṇavī among the Mothers, / Arundhatī among chaste wives, and Tilottamā among beautiful women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.91)

citre brahmakalā nāma śaktiḥ sarvaśarīriṇām .  
śūleśvarī bhṛgukṣetre bhṛgau saubhāgyasundarī .. 198.91 ..

> Named Brahmakalā in the soul, the power of all embodied beings, / Śūleśvarī in Bhṛgukṣetra, and Saubhāgyasundarī in Bhṛgu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.92)

etaduddeśataḥ proktaṃ nāmāṣṭaśatamuttamam .  
aṣṭottaraṃ ca tīrthānāṃ śatametadudāhṛtam .. 198.92 ..

> Thus the supreme one hundred and eight names have been proclaimed in brief; / and these one hundred and eight sacred fords have been enumerated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.93)

idameva paraṃ vipra sarveṣāṃ tu bhaviṣyati .  
paṭhatyaṣṭottaraśataṃ nāmnāṃ yaḥ śivasannidhau .. 198.93 ..

> This indeed will be the highest \[benefit\] for all, O brahmin: / whoever recites the one hundred and eight names in the presence of Śiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.94)

sa mucyate naraḥ pāpaiḥ prāpnoti striyamīpsitām .  
snātvā nārī tṛtīyāyāṃ māṃ samabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ .. 198.94 ..

> that man is freed from sins and obtains the woman he desires. / Having bathed on the third lunar day and having worshipped me with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.95)

na sā syādduḥkhinī jātu matprabhāvānnarottama .  
nityaṃ maddarśane nārī niyatāyā bhaviṣyati .. 198.95 ..

> she shall never experience sorrow, O best of men, through my power. / The woman who is constantly devoted to darśana of me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.96)

patiputrakṛtaṃ duḥkhaṃ na sā prāpsyati karhicit .  
madālaye tu yā nārī tulāpuruṣasaṃjñitam .. 198.96 ..

> she shall never meet with grief caused by husband or son. / Moreover, whatever woman in my temple, having performed the \[rite\] called tulāpuruṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.97)

sampūjya maṇḍayeddevāṃllokapālāṃśca sāgnikān .  
sapatnīkāndvijānpūjya vāsobhirbhūṣaṇaistathā .. 198.97 ..

> having worshipped, should adorn the gods and the world-protectors along with Agni, / and having honoured the brahmins together with their wives with garments and ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.98)

bhūtebhyastu baliṃ dadyādṛtvigbhiḥ saha deśikaḥ .  
tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tulāmityabhimantrayet .. 198.98 ..

> the priest, together with the officiants, should make an offering to the spirits; / then, having circumambulated \[the balance\], he should consecrate the balance with mantras thus:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.99)

śuciraktāmbaro vā syādgṛhītvā kusumāñjalim .  
namaste sarvadevānāṃ śaktistvaṃ paramā sthitā .. 198.99 ..

> Either \[the worshipper\], pure and wearing red garments, holding an añjali of flowers, \[shall say\]: / 'Homage to you! You stand as the supreme power of all the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.100)

sākṣibhūtā jagaddhātrī nirmitā viśvayoninā .  
tvaṃ tule sarvabhūtānāṃ pramāṇamiha kīrtitā .. 198.100 ..

> serving as the witness, the sustainer of the world, fashioned by the Source of the Universe. / You, O balance, are proclaimed here as the standard of measure for all beings!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.101)

karābhyāṃ baddhamuṣṭibhyāmāste paśyannumāmukham .  
tato'pare tulābhāgenyaseyurdvijapuṃgavāḥ .. 198.101 ..

> With clenched fists in both hands, one sits looking upon Umā's face; / then, in the other pan of the balance, the eminent brahmins should place  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.102)

dravyamaṣṭavidhaṃ tatra hyātmavittānusārataḥ .  
mandaśabhūte viprendra pṛthivyāṃ yadadhiṣṭhitam .. 198.102 ..

> eight kinds of substances there, according to one's own wealth, / which exist on the earth in the form of property, O chief of brahmins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.103)

suvarṇaṃ caiva niṣpāvāṃstathā rājikusumbhakam .  
tṛṇarājendulavaṇaṃ kuṅkumaṃ tu tathāṣṭamam .. 198.103 ..

> gold, beans, wild mustard, safflower, / coconut, camphor, salt, and saffron as the eighth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.104)

eṣāmekatamaṃ kuryādyathā vittānusārataḥ .  
sāmyādabhyadhikaṃ yāvatkāñcanādi bhaveddvija .. 198.104 ..

> One should use one of these according to one's wealth, / until the gold and other goods exceed the balance \[of the person's weight\], O brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.105)

tāvattiṣṭhennaro nārī paścādidamudīrayet .  
namo namaste lalite tulāpuruṣasaṃjñite .. 198.105 ..

> So long the man or woman should sit \[there\], and afterwards recite this: / 'Homage, homage to you, O Lalitā, designated as the balance-man!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.106)

tvamume tārayasvāsmānasmātsaṃsārakardamāt .  
tato'vatīrya murave pūrvamarddhaṃ nivedayet .. 198.106 ..

> Do you, O Umā, deliver us from this mire of worldly existence!' / Then, stepping down, he should offer the first half to the guru,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.107)

ṛtvigbhyo'paramarddhaṃ ca dadyādudakapūrvakam .  
tebhyo labdhā tato'nujñāṃ dadyādanyeṣu cārthiṣu .. 198.107 ..

> and the other half to the officiants, accompanied with \[the pouring of\] water. / Then, having obtained permission from them, he may give to other suppliants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.108)

sapatnīkaṃ guruṃ raktavāsasī paridhāpayet .  
anyāṃśca ṛtvijaḥ śaktyā guruṃ keyūrakaṅkaṇaiḥ .. 198.108 ..

> He should clothe the guru and his wife in red garments, / and the other officiants according to his means, and the guru with armlets and bracelets.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.109)

śuklāṃ gāṃ kṣīriṇīṃ dadyāllalitā prīyatāmiti .  
anena vidhinā yā tu kuryānnārī mamālaye .. 198.109 ..

> He should give a white milch cow, \[saying\], 'May Lalitā be pleased!' / Whatever woman performs \[this\] in my temple according to this rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.110)

mattulyā sā bhavedrājñāṃ tejasā śrīrivāmalā .  
sāvitrīva ca saundarye janmāni daśa pañca ca .. 198.110 ..

> she shall become like me among queens, spotless in splendour like Śrī, / and like Sāvitrī in beauty, for fifteen lifetimes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.111)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
evaṃ niśamya vacanaṃ gauryā dvijavarottamaḥ .  
namaskṛtya jagāmāśu dharmarāja niveśanam .. 198.111 ..

> The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Having thus heard the speech of Gaurī, that best of eminent brahmins / bowed down and quickly departed to the abode of Dharmarāja.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.112)

tadā prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ khyātaṃ śūleśvarīti ca .  
tasmiṃstīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ .. 198.112 ..

> From that time forward that sacred ford has been known as Śūleśvarī. / Whoever bathes in that sacred ford and offers libations to the ancestors and gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.113)

brāhmaṇānannavāsobhiḥ piṇḍaiḥ pitṛpitāmahān .  
bhaktopahārairdeveśamumayā saha śaṅkaraṃ .. 198.113 ..

> \[honours\] brahmins with food and garments, ancestors and forefathers with rice-balls, / the Lord of the Gods, Śaṅkara, together with Umā, with dedicated offerings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.114)

dhūpagugguladānaiśca dīpadānaiḥ subodhitaiḥ .  
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sa gacchecchivasannidhim .. 198.114 ..

> and with gifts of incense, bdellium, and brightly lit lamps, / freed from all sins, shall go to the presence of Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.115)

tasmiṃstīrthe tu yaḥ kaścidabhiyukto nareśvara .  
ambhiśāpi tathā snātastridinaṃ mucyate naraḥ .. 198.115 ..

> Moreover, whatever man in that sacred ford is accused, O lord of men, / and likewise cursed, having bathed for three days, is freed \[from it\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.116)

kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ rātrau jāgarti yo naraḥ .  
upavāsaparaḥ śuddhaḥ śivaṃ sampūjayennaraḥ .  
pramucya pāpasaṃmohaṃ rudralokaṃ sa gacchati .. 198.116 ..

> The man who stays awake at night on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, / devoted to fasting, pure, and worships Śiva— / freed from the delusion of sin, he goes to the world of Rudra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.117)

trinetraśca caturbāhuḥ sākṣādrudro'paraḥ .  
krīḍate devakanyābhiryāvaccandrārkatārakam .. 198.117 ..

> Three-eyed and four-armed, another Rudra incarnate, / he sports with celestial maidens as long as the moon, the sun, and the stars endure.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.198.117\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.198.117_1)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe śūleśvaratīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭanavatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the one hundred and ninety-eighth chapter, titled 'Description of the Māhātmya of Śūleśvara Sacred Ford', in the Revā Section of the fifth Avantī Section, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.198.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.198.1) — Sanskrit
- [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.13.18) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Devībhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.7.30.63) — Sanskrit

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