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# Skandapurana 6.3.231

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.231

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.231.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.1)

adhyāya 231  
śrīsūta uvāca -  
tathaiva tīrthastabakān vakṣye'hamṛṣisattamāḥ .  
yaistu tīrthāvalīgumphaḥ pūrvoktairekataḥ kṛtaḥ .. 231.1 ..

> Chapter 231  
> Śrī Sūta said:  
> In that same way I shall speak of the clusters of sacred fords, O best of seers,  
> by which the garland of sacred fords mentioned before was strung together as one, // 231.1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.2)

vibhakto bhaktalokānāmānandaprathanaḥ śubhaḥ .  
mṛkaṇḍatanayaḥ pūrvaṃ prāha pārthāya pṛcchate .. 231.2 ..

> divided \[into groups\], increasing the joy of devotees, auspicious.  
> Formerly, the son of Mṛkaṇḍu told it to the son of Pṛthā when he asked, // 231.2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.3)

yathā tathāhaṃ vakṣyāmi tīrthānāṃ stabakāniha .  
śivāmbupānajā puṇyā revā kalpalatā kila .. 231.3 ..

> just as I shall declare the clusters of sacred fords here.  
> The holy Revā, arisen from the drinking of the water of Śiva, is indeed a wish-granting vine, // 231.3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.4)

tīradvayodbhūtatīrthaprasūnaiḥ puṣpitā śubhā .  
yatpuṇyagandhalakṣmyā vai trailokyaṃ surabhīkṛtam .. 231.4 ..

> flowering with the blossom-like sacred fords produced on both its banks, auspicious,  
> by the beauty of whose holy fragrance the three worlds are perfumed. // 231.4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.5)

tatpuṣpamakarandasya rasāsvādaviduttamaḥ .  
bhramaraḥ khalu mārkaṇḍo munirmatimatāṃ varaḥ .. 231.5 ..

> A bee enjoying the taste of the nectar of those flowers,  
> the sage Mārkaṇḍa is indeed the best among the intelligent. // 231.5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.6)

tatpuṣpamālāṃ hṛdaye tīrthastabakacitritām .  
dadhāti satataṃ puṇyāṃ munirbhṛgukulodvahaḥ .  
tasyāḥ stabakasaṃsthānaṃ vakṣye'hamṛṣisattamāḥ .. 231.6 ..

> The sage, the uplifter of Bhṛgu’s lineage, constantly wears on his heart  
> that holy garland of flowers, patterned with clusters of sacred fords.  
> I shall describe its arrangement of clusters, O best of seers! // 231.6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.7)

oṅkāratīrthamārabhya yāvatpaścimasāgaram .  
saṃgamāḥ pañcatriṃśadvai nadīnāṃ pāpanāśanāḥ .. 231.7 ..

> Beginning from the Oṅkāra sacred ford as far as the western sea,  
> there are thirty-five confluences of rivers that destroy sins: // 231.7  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.8)

daśaikamuttare tīre satriviṃśati dakṣiṇe .  
pañcatriṃśattamaḥ śreṣṭho revāsāgarasaṅgamaḥ .. 231.8 ..

> eleven on the northern bank, and twenty-three on the southern bank;  
> the thirty-fifth and foremost is the confluence of the Revā and the ocean. // 231.8  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.9)

saṅgamaḥ sahitānyevaṃ revātīradvaye'pi ca .  
catuḥśatāni tīrthāni prasiddhāni dvijottamāḥ .. 231.9 ..

> Together with the confluences, on both banks of the Revā  
> there are four hundred renowned sacred fords, O best of twice-born! // 231.9  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.10)

triśataṃ śivatīrthāni trayīstriṃśatsamanvitam .  
tatrāpi vyaktito vakṣye śṛṇudhvaṃ tāni sattamāḥ .. 231.10 ..

> Three hundred and thirty-three are sacred fords belonging to Śiva.  
> There also I shall describe them individually; hear them, O good ones! // 231.10  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.11)

mārkaṇḍeśvaratīrthāni daśa teṣu munīśvarāḥ .  
daśādityabhavānyatra navaiva kapileśvarāḥ .. 231.11 ..

> Among them, there are ten Mārkaṇḍeśvara sacred fords, O lords of sages,  
> ten originating from the sun, and nine Kapileśvara sacred fords; // 231.11  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.12)

somasaṃsthāpitānyaṣṭau tāvanto narmadeśvarāḥ .  
koṭitīrthānyathāṣṭau ca sapta siddheśvarāstathā .. 231.12 ..

> eight established by Soma, as many Narmadeśvara sacred fords,  
> eight Koṭitīrthas, and likewise seven Siddheśvara sacred fords; // 231.12  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.13)

nāgeśvarāśca saptaiva revātīradvaye'pi tu .  
saptaiva vahnivihitānyathāpyāvartasaptakam .. 231.13 ..

> seven Nāgeśvara sacred fords on both banks of the Revā,  
> seven established by Agni, and also a heptad of whirlpools; // 231.13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.14)

kedāreśvaratīrthāni pañca pañcendrajāni ca .  
varuṇeśāśca pañcaiva pañcaiva dhanadeśvarāḥ .. 231.14 ..

> five Kedāreśvara sacred fords, and five born of Indra,  
> five Varuṇeśas, and five Dhanadeśvaras; // 231.14  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.15)

devatīrthāni pañcaiva catvāro vai yameśvarāḥ .  
vaidyanāthāśca catvāraścatvāro vānareśvarāḥ .. 231.15 ..

> five Devatīrthas, four Yameśvaras,  
> four Vaidyanāthas, and four Vānareśvaras; // 231.15  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.16)

aṅgāreśvaratīrthāni tāvantyeva munīśvarāḥ .  
sārasvatāni catvāri catvāro dārukeśvarāḥ .. 231.16 ..

> just as many Aṅgāreśvara sacred fords, O lords of sages,  
> four Sārasvatas, and four Dārukeśvaras; // 231.16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.17)

gautameśvaratīrthāni trīṇi rāmeśvarāstrayaḥ .  
kapāleśvaratīrthāni trīṇi haṃsakṛtāni ca .. 231.17 ..

> three Gautameśvara sacred fords, three Rāmeśvaras,  
> three Kapāleśvara sacred fords, and three made by Haṃsa; // 231.17  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.18)

trīṇyeva mokṣatīrthāni trayo vai vimaleśvarāḥ .  
sahasrayajñatīrthāni trīṇyeva munirabravīt .. 231.18 ..

> three Mokṣatīrthas, three Vimaleśvaras,  
> and three Sahasrayajña sacred fords, the sage said; // 231.18  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.19)

bhīmeśvarāstrayaḥ khyātāḥ svarṇatīrthāni trīṇi ca .  
dhautapāpadvayaṃ proktaṃ karañjeśadvayaṃ tathā .. 231.19 ..

> three are known as Bhīmeśvaras, and three Svarṇatīrthas;  
> two Dhautapāpa sacred fords are declared, and likewise two Karañjeśas; // 231.19  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.20)

ṛṇamocanatīrthe dve tathā skandeśvaradvayam .  
daśāśvamedhatīrthe dve nandītīrthadvayaṃ dvijāḥ .. 231.20 ..

> two Ṛṇamocana sacred fords, and two Skandeśvaras;  
> two Daśāśvamedha sacred fords, and two Nandītīrthas, O twice-born; // 231.20  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.21)

manmatheśadvayaṃ caiva bhṛgutīrthadvayaṃ tathā .  
parāśareśvarau dvau ca ayonīsaṃbhavadvayam .. 231.21 ..

> two Manmatheśas, and two Bhṛgutīrthas;  
> two Parāśareśvaras, and two Ayonisaṃbhavas; // 231.21  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.22)

vyāseśvaradvayaṃ proktaṃ pitṛtīrthadvayaṃ tathā .  
nandikeśvaratīrthe dve dvau ca gopeśvarau smṛtau .. 231.22 ..

> two Vyāseśvaras are declared, and two Pitṛtīrthas;  
> two Nandikeśvara sacred fords, and two remembered as Gopeśvaras; // 231.22  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.23)

māruteśadvayaṃ tadvaddvau ca jvāleśvarau smṛtau .  
śuklatīrthadvayaṃ puṇyamapsareśadvayaṃ tathā .. 231.23 ..

> likewise two Māruteśas, and two remembered as Jvāleśvaras;  
> two holy Śuklatīrthas, and two Apsareśas; // 231.23  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.24)

pippaleśvaratīrthe dve māṇḍavyeśvarasaṃjñite .  
dvīpeśvaradvayaṃ caiva prāha tadvadbhṛgūdvahaḥ .  
uttareśvaratīrthe dve aśokeśadvayī tathā .. 231.24 ..

> two Pippaleśvara sacred fords known as Māṇḍavyeśvara;  
> and two Dvīpeśvaras, the uplifter of Bhṛgu’s line said likewise;  
> two Uttareśvara sacred fords, and a pair of Aśokeśas; // 231.24  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.25)

dve yodhanapure caiva rohiṇītīrthakadvayam .  
luṅkeśvaradvayaṃ khyātamākhyānaṃ muninā tathā .. 231.25 ..

> two in Yodhanapura, and a pair of Rohiṇītīrthas;  
> two Luṅkeśvaras are famed, so the sage related; // 231.25  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.26)

saikonaviṃśatiśataṃ tīrthānyekaikaśo dvijāḥ .  
stabakeṣu kṛtaṃ tīrthaṃ dviśataṃ sacaturdaśam .. 231.26 ..

> one hundred and nineteen sacred fords \[stand\] singly, O twice-born;  
> the sacred fords gathered in clusters amount to two hundred and fourteen. // 231.26  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.27)

śaivānyetāni tīrthāni vaiṣṇavāni ca sattamāḥ .  
śṛṇudhvaṃ procyamānāni brāhmaśāktāni ca kramāt .. 231.27 ..

> These are the Śaiva sacred fords; now hear the Vaiṣṇava ones being spoken of,  
> O good ones, and also the Brāhma and Śākta ones in sequence! // 231.27  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.28)

aṣṭaviṃśatitīrthāni vaiṣṇavānyabravīnmuniḥ .  
teṣu vārāhatīrthāni ṣaḍeva munisattamāḥ .. 231.28 ..

> The sage mentioned twenty-eight Vaiṣṇava sacred fords;  
> among them, six are Vārāha sacred fords, O best of sages; // 231.28  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.29)

catvāri cakratīrthāni śeṣāṇyaṣṭādaśaiva hi .  
viṣṇunādhiṣṭhitānyeva prāha pūrvaṃ mṛkaṇḍajaḥ .. 231.29 ..

> four are Cakratīrthas, and the remaining eighteen are indeed  
> presided over by Viṣṇu, as Mṛkaṇḍu's son declared long ago. // 231.29  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.30)

tathaiva brahmaṇā siddhyai saptatīrthānyavīvadat .  
triṣu ca brahmaṇaḥ pūjā brahmeśāścaturo'pare .  
aṣṭāviṃśanmayā khyātā yathāsaṅkhyaṃ yathākramam .. 231.30 ..

> Likewise, he spoke of seven sacred fords for Brahmā, for the attainment of perfection;  
> in three of them, Brahmā is worshipped, and the other four are Brahmeśas.  
> Twenty-eight have been declared by me according to number and order. // 231.30  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.31)

etatpavitramatulaṃ hyetatpāpaharaṃ param .  
narmadācaritaṃ puṇyaṃ māhātmyaṃ munibhāṣitam .. 231.31 ..

> This is incomparable purity; this destroys the greatest sins,  
> the sacred deeds and māhātmya of the Narmadā, spoken by the sage. // 231.31  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.32)

sūta uvāca -  
evamuddeśataḥ prokto revātīrthakramo mayā .  
yathā pārthāya saṃkṣepānmārkaṇḍo munirabravīt .. 231.32 ..

> Sūta said:  
> Thus has the sequence of Revā’s sacred fords been spoken by me by way of indication,  
> just as the sage Mārkaṇḍa told it in brief to the son of Pṛthā. // 231.32  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.33)

avāntarāṇi tīrthāni teṣu guptānyanekaśaḥ .  
yatra yāvatpramāṇāni tānyākarṇayatānaghāḥ .. 231.33 ..

> There are many hidden intermediate sacred fords within them;  
> hear, O sinless ones, how many there are and where: // 231.33  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.34)

oṅkāratīrthaparitaḥ parvatādamarakaṇṭāt .  
krośadvaye sarvadikṣu sārdhakoṭītrayī matā .. 231.34 ..

> Around Oṅkāra sacred ford from Mount Amarakaṇṭa,  
> within two krośas in all directions, thirty-five million are considered to be present, // 231.34  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.35)

tīrthānāṃ saṃkhyayā guptaprakaṭānāṃ dvijottamāḥ .  
koṭirekā tu tīrthānāṃ kapilāsaṅgame pṛthak .. 231.35 ..

> by count of hidden and manifest sacred fords, O best of twice-born.  
> One crore of sacred fords, however, is distinct at the confluence of the Kapilā; // 231.35  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.36)

aśokavanikāyāśca tīrthaṃ lakṣaṃ pratiṣṭhitam .  
śatamaṃ gāragartāyāḥ saṅgame munisattamāḥ .. 231.36 ..

> and one hundred thousand sacred fords are established at Aśokavanikā;  
> one hundred at the confluence of the Gāragartā, O best of sages; // 231.36  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.37)

tīrthānāmayutaṃ tadvatkubjāyāḥ saṅgame sthitam .  
śataṃ hiraṇyagarbhāyāḥ saṅgame samavasthitam .. 231.37 ..

> likewise ten thousand sacred fords are situated at the confluence of the Kubjā;  
> one hundred are situated at the confluence of the Hiraṇyagarbhā; // 231.37  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.38)

tīrthānāmaṣṭaṣaṣṭiśca viśokāsaṅgame sthitā .  
tathā sahasraṃ tīrthānāṃ saṃsthitaṃ vāgusaṅgame .. 231.38 ..

> sixty-eight sacred fords are situated at the confluence of the Viśokā;  
> likewise one thousand sacred fords reside at the confluence of the Vāgu; // 231.38  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.39)

śataṃ sarasvatīsaṅge śuklatīrthe śatadvayam .  
sahasraṃ viṣṇutīrtheṣu mahiṣmatyāmathāyutam .. 231.39 ..

> one hundred at the confluence of the Sarasvatī; two hundred at Śuklatīrtha;  
> one thousand among the sacred fords of Viṣṇu, and ten thousand at Māhiṣmatī. // 231.39  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.40)

śūlabhede ca tīrthānāṃ sāgraṃ lakṣaṃ sthitaṃ dvijāḥ .  
devagrāme sahasraṃ ca tīrthānāṃ munirabravīt .. 231.40 ..

> And at Śūlabheda, O brahmins, reside more than one hundred thousand sacred fords; / and at Devagrāma reside one thousand sacred fords, so the sage declared.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.41)

luṅkeśvare ca tīrthānāṃ sāgrā saptaśatī sthitā .  
tīrthānyaṣṭottaraśataṃ maṇinadyāśca saṅgame .  
vaidyanāthe ca tīrthānāṃ śatamaṣṭādhikaṃ viduḥ .. 231.41 ..

> At Luṅkeśvara reside more than seven hundred sacred fords; / one hundred and eight sacred fords are at the confluence of the Maṇinadī; / and at Vaidyanātha they know of one hundred and eight sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.42)

evaṃ tāvatpramāṇāni tīrthe kumbheśvare dvijāḥ .  
sāgraṃ lakṣaṃ ca tīrthānāṃ sthitaṃ revorasaṅgame .. 231.42 ..

> So many are the sacred fords at the Kumbheśvara ford, O brahmins; / and more than one hundred thousand sacred fords reside at the confluence of the Revā and the Uras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.43)

tataścāpyadhikāni syuriti mārkaṇḍabhāṣitam .  
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi vyāsadvīpāśritāni ca .. 231.43 ..

> And they may be even more than that—thus spoke Mārkaṇḍeya. / Eighty-eight thousand are situated at Vyāsadvīpa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.44)

saṅgame ca karañjāyāḥ sthitamaṣṭottarāyutam .  
eraṇḍīsaṅgame tadvattīrthānyaṣṭādhikaṃ śatam .. 231.44 ..

> And at the confluence of the Karañjā reside ten thousand and eight; / likewise at the confluence of the Eraṇḍī there are one hundred and eight sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.45)

dhūtapāpe ca tīrthānāṃ ṣaṣṭiraṣṭādhikā sthitā .  
skandatīrthe śataṃ puṇyaṃ tīrthānāṃ muniruktavān .. 231.45 ..

> At Dhūtapāpa reside sixty-eight sacred fords; / at the Skandatīrtha, the sage declared, there are one hundred holy sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.46)

kohaneśa ca tīrthānāṃ ṣaṣṭiraṣṭādhikā sthitā .  
sārdhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṃ sthitā vai korilāpure .. 231.46 ..

> At Kohaneśa reside sixty-eight sacred fords; / and fifteen million sacred fords reside in Korilāpura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.47)

rāmakeśavatīrthe ca sahasraṃ sāgramuktavān .  
asmāhake sahasraṃ ca tīrthāni nivasanti hi .. 231.47 ..

> At the Rāmakeśavatīrtha he declared more than one thousand; / and at Asmāhaka indeed dwell one thousand sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.48)

lakṣāṣṭakaṃ sahasre dve śuklatīrthe dvijottamāḥ .  
tīrthāni kathayāmāsa purā pārthāya bhārgavaḥ .. 231.48 ..

> Eight hundred and two thousand sacred fords at Śuklatīrtha, O best of brahmins, / the descendant of Bhṛgu proclaimed to the son of Pṛthā in ancient times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.49)

śatamaṣṭādhikaṃ prāha pratyekaṃ saṅgameṣu ca .  
nadīnāmavaśiṣṭānāṃ kāverīsaṅgamaṃ vinā .. 231.49 ..

> He spoke of one hundred and eight at each of the confluences / of the remaining rivers, except for the confluence of the Kāverī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.50)

kāveryāḥ saṅgame viprāḥ sthitā pañcaśatī tathā .  
tīrthānāṃ parvasu tathā viśeṣo muninoditaḥ .. 231.50 ..

> At the confluence of the Kāverī, O brahmins, five hundred are situated; / likewise, the sage spoke of the special efficacy of the sacred fords on festival days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.51)

mokṣatīrthaṃ hi satprāhuḥ purāṇapuruṣāśritam .  
bhṛgoḥ kṣetre ca tīrthānāṃ koṭirekā samāśritā .. 231.51 ..

> The virtuous declare the Mokṣatīrtha to be presided over by the primordial Puruṣa; / and in the sacred field of Bhṛgu, ten million sacred fords have gathered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.52)

sādhikānāmṛṣiśreṣṭhā vaktuṃ śakto hi ko bhavet .  
sarvāmarāśrayaṃ proktaṃ sarvatīrthāśrayaṃ tathā .. 231.52 ..

> Who indeed would be capable of describing those that exceed that number, O best of seers? / It is declared to be the refuge of all immortals, and the refuge of all sacred fords,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.53)

triṣu lokeṣu vikhyātaṃ pūjitaṃ siddhisādhanam .  
bhārabhūtyāṃ ca tīrthānāṃ sthitamaṣṭottaraṃ śatam .. 231.53 ..

> renowned throughout the three worlds, worshipped, accomplishing all perfections. / And at Bhārabhūti reside one hundred and eight sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.54)

akrūreśvaratīrthe ca sārdhaṃ tīrthaśataṃ sthitam .  
vimaleśvaratīrthe tu revāsāgarasaṅgame .  
daśāyutāni tīrthānāṃ sādhikānyabravīnmuniḥ .. 231.54 ..

> At the Akrūreśvaratīrtha reside one hundred and fifty sacred fords; / but at the Vimaleśvaratīrtha, at the confluence of the Revā and the ocean, / the sage declared more than one hundred thousand sacred fords.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.231.54\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.231.54_1)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe tīrthasaṃkhyāparigaṇanavarṇanaṃ nāmaikatriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the two hundred thirty-first chapter, named 'Enumeration of the Number of Sacred Fords', in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth, 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.6.3.231.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.231.1) — Sanskrit

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