[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) › 6.3.223 # Skandapurana 6.3.223 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.223 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.223.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.1) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca - tataḥ krośāntare pārtha vāsavaṃ tīrthamuttamam . vasubhiḥ sthāpitaṃ tatra sthitvā vai dvādaśābdakam .. 223.1 .. > Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Then, at a distance of one krośa, O son of Pṛthā, is the excellent sacred ford Vāsava, / installed there by the Vasus after staying for twelve years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.2) dharo dhruvaśca somaśca āpaścaivānilo'nalaḥ . pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca vasavo'ṣṭāvime purā .. 223.2 .. > Dhara, Dhruva, Soma, Āpa, Anila, Anala, / Pratyūṣa, and Prabhāsa—these were the eight Vasus of old. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.3) pitṛśāpaparikliṣṭā garbhavāsāya bhārata . nārmadaṃ tīrthamāsādya tapaścakruryatendriyāḥ .. 223.3 .. > Tormented by their father's curse to dwell in a womb, O descendant of Bharata, / they reached the sacred ford of the Narmadā and performed austerities with restrained senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.4) ārādhayantaḥ paramaṃ bhavānīpatimavyam . dvādaśābdāni rājendra tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ .. 223.4 .. > worshipping the supreme, imperishable husband of Bhavānī / for twelve years, O best of kings. Thereupon Maheśvara was pleased; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.5) pratyakṣaḥ pradadau tebhyastvabhīṣṭaṃ varamuttamam . tataḥ svanāmnā saṃsthāpya vasavastaṃ maheśvaram . jagmurākāśamāviśya prasanne sati śaṅkare .. 223.5 .. > manifesting before their eyes, he granted them their desired, excellent boon. / Then, having installed that Maheśvara under their own name, / the Vasus departed into the sky when Śaṅkara had become pleased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.6) tataḥ prabhṛti vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ tadvāsavāhvayam . tasmiṃstīrthe mahārāja yo bhaktyā pūjayecchivam . yathālabdhopahāraiśca dīpaṃ dadyātprayatnataḥ .. 223.6 .. > From then on, that sacred ford became renowned by the name Vāsava. / At that sacred ford, O great king, whoever worships Śiva with devotion / and with offerings as available, and carefully offers a lamp > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.7) śuklapakṣe tadāṣṭamyāṃ pratyahaṃ vāpi śaktitaḥ . aṣṭau varṣasahasrāṇi sa vasecchivasaṃnidhau .. 223.7 .. > on the eighth day of the bright fortnight, or daily according to one's ability, / shall dwell in the presence of Śiva for eight thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.8) tataḥ śivālayaṃ yāti garbhavāsaṃ na paśyati . puṣpairvā pallavairvāpi phalairdhānyaistathāpi vā .. 223.8 .. > Then he goes to the abode of Śiva and does not experience dwelling in a womb. / Whether with flowers, sprouts, fruits, or grains, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.9) pūjayeddevamīśānaṃ sa dainyaṃ nāpnuyātkvacit . sarvaśokavinirmuktaḥ svargaloke mahīyate .. 223.9 .. > if he worships the god Īśāna, he never suffers distress; / freed from all grief, he is glorified in the heavenly world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.10) ekāhamapi kaunteya yo vasedvāsaveśvare . pāparāśiṃ vinirdhūya bhānuvaddivi modate .. 223.10 .. > Even for a single day, O son of Kuntī, whoever dwells at Vāsaveśvara, / having shaken off the mass of sins, rejoices in heaven like the sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.11) viprāṃśca bhojayedbhaktyā dadyādvāsāṃsi dakṣiṇām .. 223.11 .. > One should also feed brahmins with devotion, and give garments and priestly fees. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.223.11\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223.11_1) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe vāsaveśvaratīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma trayoviṃśatyadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the two hundred and twenty-third chapter, entitled 'Description of the Greatness of the Vāsaveśvara Sacred Ford,' in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth section, the 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.6.3.223.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.223.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.223) · Pramāṇa