[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) › 6.3.233.24\_4 # Skandapurana 6.3.233.24\_4 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.233.24\_4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.233.24\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.233.24_4) "anuvāda:-śrī vyāsajī ne kahā- eka samaya naimiṣāraṇya tīrtha meṃ śaunaka ādi hajāroṃ ṛṣi-muniyoṃ ne purāṇoṃ ke mahājñānī śrī sūtajī se pūchā ki vaha vrata-tapa kauna sā hai, jisake karane se manavāṃchita phala prāpta hotā hai. hama sabhī vaha sunanā cāhate haiṃ. kṛpā kara sunāem̐. śrī sūtajī bole- aisā hī praśna nārada ne kiyā thā. jo kucha bhagavāna kamalāpati ne kahā thā, āpa saba use sunie. paropakāra kī bhāvanā lekara yogī nārada kaī lokoṃ kī yātrā karate-karate mṛtyu loka meṃ ā gae. vahām̐ unhoṃne dekhā ki loga bhārī kaṣṭa bhoga rahe haiṃ. pichale karmoṃ ke prabhāva se aneka yoniyoṃ meṃ utpanna ho rahe haiṃ. duḥkhījanoṃ ko dekha nārada socane lage ki ina prāṇiyoṃ kā duḥkha kisa prakāra dūra kiyā jāe. mana meṃ yahī bhāvanā rakhakara nāradajī viṣṇu loka pahum̐ce. vahām̐ nāradajī ne cāra bhujādhārī satyanārāyaṇa ke darśana kie, jinhoṃne śaṃkha, cakra, gadā, padma apanī bhujāoṃ meṃ le rakhā thā aura unake gale meṃ vanamālā par̤ī thī. nāradajī ne stuti kī aura kahā ki mana-vāṇī se pare, anaṃta śaktidhārī, āpako praṇāma hai. ādi, madhya aura aṃta se mukta sarvaātmā ke ādikāraṇa śrī hari āpako praṇāma. nāradajī kī stuti suna viṣṇu bhagavāna ne pūchā- he nārada! tumhāre mana meṃ kyā hai? vaha saba mujhe batāie. bhagavāna kī yaha vāṇī suna nāradajī ne kahā- martya loka ke sabhī prāṇī pūrva pāpoṃ ke kāraṇa vibhinna yoniyoṃ meṃ utpanna hokara aneka prakāra ke kaṣṭa bhoga rahe haiṃ. yadi āpa mujha para kṛpālu haiṃ to ina prāṇiyoṃ ke kaṣṭa dūra karane kā koī upāya batāem̐. maiṃ vaha sunanā cāhatā hūm̐. śrī bhagavāna bole he nārada! tuma sādhu ho. tumane jana-jana ke kalyāṇa ke lie acchā praśna kiyā hai. jisa vrata ke karane se vyakti moha se chūṭa jātā hai, vaha maiṃ tumheṃ batātā hūm̐. yaha vrata svarga aura mṛtyu loka donoṃ meṃ durlabha hai. tumhāre snehavaśa meṃ isa vrata kā vivaraṇa detā hūm̐. > "Translation:—Śrī Vyāsa said: At one time in the sacred ford of Naimiṣāraṇya, thousands of seers and sages headed by Śaunaka asked the great knower of the Purāṇas, Śrī Sūta, 'What is that observance and austerity by performing which one obtains the desired fruit? We all wish to hear that. Please recount it to us.' Śrī Sūta said: 'Nārada asked this very question. Please listen to all that the blessed Lord, the consort of Kamalā, said.' > Carrying the desire to benefit others, the yogin Nārada traveled through many worlds and came to the mortal realm. There he saw that people were enduring severe suffering. Under the influence of their past deeds, they were being born into various wombs. Seeing these distressed people, Nārada began to think how the suffering of these living beings could be removed. Keeping this thought in mind, Nārada reached the world of Viṣṇu. There Nārada had the darśana of four-armed Satyanārāyaṇa, who held a conch, discus, mace, and lotus in his arms, and a garland of forest flowers hung around his neck. > Nārada praised him and said, 'Beyond mind and speech, bearer of infinite power, salutations to you! Salutations to you, Śrī Hari, the primal cause of all souls, free from beginning, middle, and end.' Hearing Nārada's praise, Lord Viṣṇu asked, 'O Nārada! What is on your mind? Tell me all of that.' Hearing these words of the Lord, Nārada said, 'All beings of the mortal realm, having been born into various wombs due to past sins, are suffering many kinds of distress. > If you are compassionate towards me, then tell me some means of removing the suffering of these beings. I wish to hear that.' > The blessed Lord said, 'O Nārada! You are virtuous. You have asked a good question for the welfare of each and every person. I shall tell you that observance by performing which a person is freed from delusion. This observance is rare in both heaven and the mortal world. Out of affection for you, I give an account of this observance.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.233.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.233.24) - [Next: 6.3.233.24\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.233.24_5) - [Up: 6.3.233](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.233) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.233.24_4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.233.24_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.233.24_4) · Pramāṇa