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# Skandapurana 6.3.229

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.229

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.229.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.1)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
evaṃ te kathitaṃ rājanpurāṇaṃ dharmasaṃhitam .  
śivaprītyā yathā proktaṃ vāyunā devasaṃsadi .. 229.1 ..

> The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Thus has this Purāṇa endowed with dharma been told to you, O king, / as it was proclaimed by Vāyu in the assembly of the gods out of love for Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.2)

ṣaṣṭitīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭistathaiva ca .  
ādimadhyāvasāneṣu narmadāyāṃ pade pade .. 229.2 ..

> There are sixty thousand sacred fords, and likewise six hundred million, / at the beginning, middle, and end, at every step along the Narmadā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.3)

mayā dvādaśasāhasrī saṃhitā yā śrutā purā .  
devadevasya gadataḥ sāmprataṃ kathitā tava .. 229.3 ..

> The compendium of twelve thousand verses that was heard by me long ago / as the God of gods spoke it, has now been related to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.4)

pṛṣṭastvayāhaṃ bhūpāla parvate'marakaṇṭake .  
sthitaḥ saṃkṣepataḥ sarvaṃ mayā tatkathitaṃ tava .. 229.4 ..

> I was questioned by you, O lord of the earth, as I stayed on Mount Amarakantaka; / all of that has been told to you in summary by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.5)

narmadācaritaṃ puṇyaṃ śṛṇu tasyāsti yatphalam .  
yatphalaṃ sarvavedaiḥ syātsaṣaḍaṅgapadakramaiḥ .. 229.5 ..

> Listen to the holy life-story of the Narmadā and the fruit that belongs to it: / whatever fruit would come from all the Vedas with the six auxiliary limbs, word-by-word recitations, and step-by-step recitations,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.6)

paṭhitaiśca śrutairvāpi tasmādbahutaraṃ bhavet .  
satrayājī phalaṃ yatra labhate dvādaśābdikam .. 229.6 ..

> when studied or heard, much greater than that accrues; / the fruit that a performer of a twelve-year sacrificial session attains,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.7)

carite tu śrute devyā labhate tādṛśaṃ phalam .  
sarvatīrtheṣu yatpuṇyaṃ snātvā sāgaramāditaḥ .. 229.7 ..

> such fruit one obtains when the life-story of the goddess is heard. / Whatever merit is found at all sacred fords by bathing from the source to the ocean,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.8)

sakṛtsnātvā tathā śrutvā narmadāyāṃ phalaṃ hi tat .  
ādimadhyāvasānena narmadācaritaṃ śubham .. 229.8 ..

> that fruit is obtained by bathing once in the Narmadā, or likewise by hearing \[its deeds\]. / The auspicious life-story of the Narmadā, through its beginning, middle, and end—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.9)

yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu .  
sa prāpya śivasaṃsthānaṃ rudrakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ .. 229.9 ..

> hear the holy fruit of that man who listens to it with devotion: / having attained the abode of Śiva, surrounded by the maidens of Rudra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.10)

rudrasyānucaro bhūtvā tenaiva saha modate .  
etaddharmamupākhyānaṃ sarvaśāstreṣu sattamam .. 229.10 ..

> becoming an attendant of Rudra, he rejoices together with him. / This narrative of dharma is the best of all treatises;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.11)

deśe vā maṇḍale vāpi vā grāme nagare'pi vā .  
gṛhe vā tiṣṭhate yasya cāturvarṇyasya bhārata .. 229.11 ..

> in whatever country, district, village, city, / or house of the four castes it resides, O Bhārata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.12)

sa brahmā sa śivaḥ sākṣātsa ca devo janārdanaḥ .  
trividhaṃ kāraṇaṃ loke dharmapanthānamuttamam .. 229.12 ..

> that is Brahmā, that is Śiva in person, and that is the god Janārdana. / It is the threefold cause in the world, the supreme path of dharma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.13)

devatānāṃ guruṃ śāstraṃ paramaṃ siddhikāraṇam .  
śrutveśvaramukhātpārtha mayāpi tava kīrtitam .. 229.13 ..

> the guru of the deities, the scripture, the supreme source of perfection. / Having heard it from the mouth of Īśvara, O Pārtha, it has also been recounted by me to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.14)

dakṣiṇe cottare kūle yāni tīrthāni kānicit .  
pradhānataḥ supuṇyāni kathitāni viśeṣataḥ .. 229.14 ..

> Whatever sacred fords there are on the southern and northern banks / have been described in particular according to their primary importance, possessing great merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.15)

sparśanāddarśanātteṣāṃ kīrtanācchravaṇāttathā .  
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati .. 229.15 ..

> By touching them, beholding them, proclaiming them, and hearing of them, / one is liberated from all sins and goes to the world of Rudra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.16)

idaṃ yaḥ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ purāṇaṃ śivabhāṣitam .  
brāhmaṇo vedavidyāvān kṣatriyo vijayī bhavet .. 229.16 ..

> Whoever listens daily to this purāṇa spoken by Śiva— / a brahmin becomes learned in Vedic knowledge, a kṣatriya becomes victorious;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.17)

dhanabhāgī bhavedvaiśyaḥ śūdro vai dharmabhāgbhavet .  
saubhāgyaṃ santatiṃ svargaṃ nārī śrutvāpnuyāddhanam .. 229.17 ..

> a vaiśya gains wealth, and a śūdra attains righteousness; / by hearing it, a woman obtains good fortune, offspring, heaven, and wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.18)

brahmaghnaśca surāpaśca steyī ca gurutalpagaḥ .  
māhātmyaṃ narmadāyāstu śrutvā pāpabahiṣkṛtāḥ .. 229.18 ..

> Even the slayer of a brahmin, the drinker of liquor, the thief, and the violator of the guru's bed, / having heard the māhātmya of the Narmadā, are cast free from sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.19)

pāpabhedī kṛtaghnaśca svāmiviśvāsaghātakaḥ .  
goghnaśca garadaścaiva kanyāvikrayakārakaḥ .. 229.19 ..

> The perpetrator of sins, the ungrateful, the betrayer of a master's trust, / the killer of cows, the poisoner, and the seller of his daughter—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.20)

ete śrutvaiva pāpebhyo mucyante nātra saṃśayaḥ .  
ye punarbhāvitātmānaḥ śṛṇvanti satataṃ nṛpa .. 229.20 ..

> these, merely by hearing it, are freed from their sins; of this there is no doubt. / How much more so those purified souls who listen constantly, O king!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.21)

pūjayanta idaṃ devāḥ pūjitā guravaśca taiḥ .  
narmadā pūjitā tena bhagavāṃśca maheśvaraḥ .. 229.21 ..

> By those who worship this \[text\], the gods are worshipped, and gurus are worshipped; / by such a one Narmadā is worshipped, and the Lord Maheśvara is worshipped.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.22)

tasmātsarvaprayatnena gandhapuṣpavibhūṣaṇaiḥ .  
pūjitaṃ parayā bhaktyā śāstrametatphalapradam .. 229.22 ..

> Therefore, by every effort, with fragrances, flowers, and ornaments, / this scripture, which bestows fruits, should be worshipped with supreme devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.23)

lekhāpayitvā sakalaṃ narmadācaritaṃ śubham .  
uttamaṃ sarvaśāstrebhyo yo dadāti dvijanmane .. 229.23 ..

> Having caused the entire auspicious account of the Narmadā to be copied down, / whoever gives \[this\], the best of all treatises, to a twice-born,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.24)

narmadāsarvatīrtheṣu snāne dāne ca yatphalam .  
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti sa naro nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 229.24 ..

> attains the reward of ritual ablution and gifting / at all the sacred fords of the Narmadā; that man \[reaches it\], there is no doubt in this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.25)

etatpurāṇaṃ rudroktaṃ mahāpuṇyaphalapradam .  
svargadaṃ putradaṃ dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ kīrtivardhanam .. 229.25 ..

> This purāṇa, spoken by Rudra, yields the reward of great merit; / it grants heaven, grants sons, brings blessings, confers renown, and increases fame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.26)

sarvapāpaharaṃ pārtha duḥkhaduḥsvapnanāśanam .  
paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ rājan sarvakāmārthasiddhidam .. 229.26 ..

> It removes all sins, O Pārtha, and destroys suffering and bad dreams; / for those who recite or listen to it, O king, it grants the fulfillment of all desires and aims.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.27)

śāntirastu śivaṃ cāstu lokāḥ santu nirāmayāḥ .  
gobrāhmaṇebhyaḥ svastyastu dharmaṃ dharmātmajāśrayaḥ .. 229.27 ..

> May there be peace, and may there be auspiciousness; may the worlds be free from disease; / may there be well-being for cows and brahmins, and may righteousness abide in the son of Dharma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.28)

narakāntakarī revā satīrthā viśvapāvanī .  
narmadā dharmadā cāstu śarmadā pārtha te sadā .. 229.28 ..

> May the Revā, which puts an end to hells, is endowed with sacred fords, and purifies the universe, / the Narmadā, grant you righteousness and grant you bliss forever, O Pārtha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.229.28\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.229.28_1)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe mārkaṇḍeyayudhiṣṭhirasaṃvāde revākhaṇḍapaṭhanaśravaṇadānādiphalaśrutivarṇanaṃ nāmaikonatriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the two hundred and twenty-ninth chapter, entitled "Description of the Fruits of Recitation, Listening, Gifting, and Other \[Rites\] of the Revākhaṇḍa," in the dialogue between Mārkaṇḍeya and Yudhiṣṭhira, in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth \[part\], 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.6.3.229.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.229.1) — Sanskrit

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