[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 6.3.211 # Skandapurana 6.3.211 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.211 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.211.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.1) adhyāyaḥ 211 śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - āścaryabhūtaṃ lokasya devadevena yatkṛtam . tatte sarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi narmadātaṭavāsinām .. 211.1 .. > Chapter 211 / Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / That wondrous deed of the god of gods done for the world, / I shall tell you all of that, for the dwellers on the banks of the Narmadā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.2) dvijān sukṛtpaṇān devaḥ kuṣṭhī bhūtvā yayāca ha . śrāddhakāle tu samprāpte raktagandhānulepanaḥ .. 211.2 .. > The god, having become a leper smeared with red fragrant ointments, / begged from the twice-born who had staked their good deeds, when the time of the śrāddha had arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.3) sravadbudbudagātrastu makṣikākṛmisaṃvṛtaḥ . duścarmā durmukho gandhī praskhalaṃśca pade pade .. 211.3 .. > His limbs were oozing with blisters, covered with flies and worms, / having foul skin, a repulsive face, stinking, and stumbling at every step. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.4) brāhmaṇāvasathaṃ gatvā skhalandvāre'bravīdidam . bhobho gṛhapate tvadya brāhmaṇaiḥ saha bhojanam .. 211.4 .. > Going to a brahmin's dwelling, faltering at the door, he said this: / 'O master of the house, today a well-prepared meal with the brahmins > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.5) tvadgṛhe kartumicchāmi hyebhiḥ saha susaṃskṛtam . tatastaṃ brahmāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajamānasamanvitāḥ .. 211.5 .. > I wish to eat together with them in your house.' / Then, seeing that brahmin, \[the guests\] along with the sacrificer > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.6) sravantaṃ sarvagātreṣu dhigdhigityevamabruvan . nirgacchasvāśu durgandha gṛhācchīghraṃ dvijādhama .. 211.6 .. > oozing on all his limbs, said, 'Fie, fie!' / 'Get out at once, foul-smelling one, quickly from the house, O lowest of the twice-born! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.7) abhojyametatsarveṣāṃ darśanāttava satkṛtam . evameva tathetyuktvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ .. 211.7 .. > This \[food\] prepared for all has become uneatable because of the sight of you!' / Saying only 'So be it,' the god of gods, Maheśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.8) jagāmākāśamamalaṃ dṛśyamāno dvijottamaiḥ . gate cādarśanaṃ deve snātvābhyukṣya samantataḥ .. 211.8 .. > went into the clear sky, being watched by the best of the twice-born. / When the god had vanished from sight, having bathed and sprinkled \[water\] all around, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.9) bhuñjate'sma dvijā rājanyāvatpātre pṛthakpṛthak . yatrayatra ca paśyanti tatratatra kṛmirbahuḥ .. 211.9 .. > as the twice-born ate, O king, each in his own dish, / wherever they looked, there were many worms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.10) dṛṣṭvā vismayamāpannāḥ sarve kimiti cābruvan . tataḥ kaściduvācedaṃ brāhmaṇo guṇavānajaḥ .. 211.10 .. > Having seen that, they fell into astonishment, and all said, 'What is this?' / Then a certain brahmin, virtuous and unswerving, said this: 211.10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.11) yogīndraḥ śaṅkayā tatra bahuviprasamāgame . yo'tra pūrvaṃ samāyātaḥ sa yogī parameśvaraḥ .. 211.11 .. > "With hesitation regarding the king of yogins in that great assembly of brahmins, / He who came here previously, that yogin is the Supreme Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.12) tasyedaṃ krīḍitaṃ manye bhartsitasya vipākajam . phalaṃ bhavati nānyasya hyatitheḥ śāstraniścayāt .. 211.12 .. > I think this is his sport, born of the ripening of his scolding; / the fruit comes from no other than a guest, according to the certainty of scripture. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.13) sampūjya paramātmā vai hyatithiśca viśeṣataḥ . śrāddhakāle tu samprāptamatithiṃ yo na pūjayet .. 211.13 .. > The Supreme Self is truly worthy of worship, and especially a guest; / but whoever does not worship a guest who has arrived at the time of a śrāddha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.14) piśācā rākṣasāstasya tadvilumpantyasaṃśayam . rūpānvitaṃ virūpaṃ vā malinaṃ malināmbaram .. 211.14 .. > Piśācas and Rākṣasas undoubtedly snatch away his \[merit\]. / Whether handsome or deformed, filthy or wearing soiled garments, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.15) yogīndraṃ śvapacaṃ vāpi atithiṃ na vicārayet . tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya yajamānapurogamāḥ .. 211.15 .. > Whether a lord of yogins or an outcaste, one should not scrutinize a guest." / Having heard his word, led by the patron of the sacrifice, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.16) brāhmaṇā dvijamanveṣṭuṃ dhāvitāḥ sarvatodiśam . tāvatkathaṃcitkenāpi gahanaṃ vanamāśritaḥ .. 211.16 .. > The brahmins ran in all directions to search for the twice-born man. / Meanwhile, somehow, by someone, he who had entered the deep forest > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.17) dṛṣṭo dṛṣṭa iti proktaṃ tena te sarva āgatāḥ . tataḥ paśyanti taṃ vipraṃ sthāṇuvanniścalaṃ sthitam .. 211.17 .. > Was seen, and "Seen, seen!" was shouted; by that \[shout\] they all arrived. / Then they beheld that brahmin standing motionless like a post. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.18) krandate na calati spandate na ca paśyati . jalpanti karuṇaṃ kecitstuvanti ca tathāpare .. 211.18 .. > He did not weep, he did not move, he did not twitch, nor did he look. / Some spoke piteously, and others praised \[him\] likewise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.19) vāgbhiḥ satatamiṣṭābhiḥ stūyamānastrilocanaḥ . kṣudhārditānāṃ deveśa brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ . vinaṣṭamannaṃ sarveṣāṃ punaḥ saṃkartumarhasi .. 211.19 .. > Being constantly praised with pleasing words, the Three-eyed One \[was addressed\]: / "O Lord of gods, especially for the brahmins afflicted by hunger, / whose food is all ruined, you ought to restore it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.20) śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira . parayā kṛpayā devaḥ prasannastānuvāca ha .. 211.20 .. > Having heard the words of those brahmins, O Yudhiṣṭhira, / the god, pleased through supreme compassion, spoke to them indeed: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.21) mayā prasannena mahānubhāvāstadeva vo'nnaṃ vihitaṃ sudheva . bhuñjantu viprāḥ saha bandhubhṛtyairarcantu nityaṃ mama maṇḍalaṃ ca .. 211.21 .. > "O noble ones, by me, being pleased, that very food of yours has been turned into nectar; / let the brahmins eat together with kinsmen and servants, and let them constantly worship my maṇḍala." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.22) tataścāyatanaṃ pārtha devadevasya śūlinaḥ . muṇḍināmeti vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham . kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa gayātīrthena tatsamam .. 211.22 .. > Thence arose the auspicious abode of the trident-bearing God of gods, / renowned as Muṇḍin, which removes all sins, / especially on the full-moon day of Kārttika, equal to the sacred ford of Gayā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.211.22\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211.22_1) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe muṇḍitīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśottaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the two hundred and eleventh chapter, entitled "Description of the māhātmya of Muṇḍitīrtha," in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth book, Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.211.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.211.1) — Sanskrit - [Nyāyabhāṣya (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nyaya.nyayasutra!vatsyayana*complete.26.p4.43) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.211) · Pramāṇa