[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) › 6.3.26 # Skandapurana 6.3.26 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.26.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.1) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - jāleśvare'pi yatproktaṃ tvayā pūrvaṃ dvijottama . tatkathaṃ tu bhavetpuṇyamṛṣisiddhaniṣevitam .. 26.1 .. > Yudhiṣṭhira said: / Regarding Jāleśvara as well, which was mentioned by you before, O best of twice-born, / how can it be holy and attended by seers and perfected beings? .. 26.1 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.2) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - jāleśvarātparaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati . tasyotpattiṃ kathayataḥ śṛṇu tvaṃ pāṇḍunandana .. 26.2 .. > The glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said: / There has never been, nor will there ever be, a sacred ford superior to Jāleśvara; / listen to me as I narrate its origin, O son of Pāṇḍu! .. 26.2 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.3) purā ṛṣigaṇāḥ sarve sendrāścaiva marudgaṇāḥ . tāpitā asuraiḥ sarvaiḥ kṣayaṃ nītā hyanekaśaḥ .. 26.3 .. > In ancient times, all the hosts of seers, and the hosts of Maruts along with Indra, / being tormented by all the Asuras, were repeatedly brought to destruction .. 26.3 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.4) bāṇāsuraprabhṛtibhirjambhaśumbhapurogamaiḥ . vadhyamānā hyanekaiśca brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 26.4 .. > by those headed by Bāṇāsura, led by Jambha and Śumbha. / Being slain in many ways, they went to Brahmā for refuge .. 26.4 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.5) vimānaiḥ parvatākārairhayaiścaiva gajopamaiḥ . syandanairnagarākāraiḥ siṃhaśārdūlayojitaiḥ .. 26.5 .. > with aerial chariots resembling mountains, with horses resembling elephants, / with chariots resembling cities, yoked with lions and tigers; .. 26.5 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.6) kacchapairmakaraiścānye jagmuranye padātayaḥ . prāpya te paramaṃ sthānamaśakyaṃ yadadhārmikaiḥ .. 26.6 .. > others went on turtles and crocodiles, and others on foot. / Having reached that supreme place, which cannot be attained by the unrighteous, .. 26.6 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.7) dṛṣṭvā padmodbhavaṃ devaṃ sarvalokasya śaṅkaram . te sarve tatra gatvā tu stutiṃ cakruḥ samāhitāḥ .. 26.7 .. > having seen the lotus-born god, the benefactor of all the world, / they all went there and praised \[him\] with concentrated minds. .. 26.7 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.8) devā ūcuḥ . jayāmeya jayābheda jaya sambhūtikāraka . padmayone suraśreṣṭha tvāṃ vayaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 26.8 .. > The gods said: / 'Victory to the immeasurable! Victory to the indivisible! Victory to the cause of creation! / O lotus-born one, O best among the gods, we have come to you for refuge.' .. 26.8 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.9) tacchrutvā tu vaco devo devānāṃ bhāvitātmanām . meghagambhīrayā vācā pratyuvāca pitāmahaḥ .. 26.9 .. > Having heard those words of the gods whose minds were purified, / the god, the Grandfather, replied in a voice deep as thunder: .. 26.9 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.10) kiṃ vo hyāgamanaṃ devāḥ sarveṣāṃ ca vivarṇatā . kenāvamānitāḥ sarve śīghraṃ kathayatāmarāḥ .. 26.10 .. > 'What is the reason for your arrival, O gods, and the pallor of all of you? / By whom have you all been insulted? Speak quickly, O immortals!' .. 26.10 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.11) devā ūcuḥ . bāṇo nāma mahāvīryo dānavo baladarpitaḥ . tenāsmākaṃ hṛtaṃ sarvaṃ dhanaratnairviyojitāḥ .. 26.11 .. > The gods said: / 'There is a Dānava named Bāṇa of great valor, arrogant with might. / By him all that is ours has been taken, and we have been deprived of wealth and jewels.' .. 26.11 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.12) devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ . cintayāmāsa deveśastasya nāśāya yā kriyā .. 26.12 .. > Having heard the words of the gods, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, / the lord of the gods, pondered what action \[should be taken\] for his destruction: .. 26.12 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.13) avadhyo dānavaḥ pāpaḥ sarveṣāṃ vai divaukasām . muktvā tu śaṅkaraṃ devaṃ na mayā na ca viṣṇunā .. 26.13 .. > 'The wicked Dānava cannot be slain by all the denizens of heaven, / neither by me nor by Viṣṇu, except by the god Śaṅkara. .. 26.13 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.14) tatraiva sarve gacchāmo yatra devo maheśvaraḥ . sa gatiścaiva sarveṣāṃ vidyate'nyo na kaścana .. 26.14 .. > Let us all go right there where the god Maheśvara is; / he is the refuge for all, and no other exists.' .. 26.14 .. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.15) evamuktvā suraiḥ sarvairbrahmā vedavidāṃvaraḥ . brāhmaṇaiḥ saha vidvadbhirato yatra maheśvaraḥ .. 26.15 .. > Having spoken thus with all the gods, Brahmā, the foremost knower of the Vedas, / with the learned brahmins, went to where Maheśvara was. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.16) stutibhiśca supuṣṭābhistuṣṭāva parameśvaram .. 26.16 .. > And with lavish hymns of praise he praised Parameśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.17) devā ūcuḥ . jaya tvaṃ devadeveśa jayomārdhaśarīradhṛk . vṛṣāsana mahābāho śaśāṅkakṛtabhūṣaṇa .. 26.17 .. > The gods said: / 'Victory to you, O Lord of the gods of gods! Victory to you who bear Umā in half your body! / O bull-seated one, mighty-armed one, adorned with the crescent moon! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.18) namaḥ śūlāgrahastāya namaḥ khaṭvāṅgadhāriṇe . jaya bhūtapate deva dakṣayajñavināśana .. 26.18 .. > Homage to you who hold the tip of a spear in hand! Homage to you who bear the khaṭvāṅga! / Victory, O Lord of beings, O God, destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.19) pañcākṣara namo deva pañcabhūtātmavigraha . pañcavaktramayeśāna vedaistvaṃ tu pragīyase .. 26.19 .. > O Five-Syllabled One, homage, O God whose body consists of the five elements! / O Īśāna who comprises five faces, you are praised indeed by the Vedas! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.20) sṛṣṭipālanasaṃhārāṃstvaṃ sadā kuruṣe namaḥ . aṣṭamūrte smarahara smara satyaṃ yathā stutaḥ .. 26.20 .. > You always perform creation, maintenance, and destruction; homage to you! / O Eight-Formed One, destroyer of Smara, remember the truth as you are praised! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.21) pañcātmikā tanurdeva brāhmaṇaiste pragīyate . sadyo vāme tathāghore īśo tatpuruṣe tathā .. 26.21 .. > O God, your fivefold body is chanted by the brahmins / as Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, likewise Aghora, Īśāna, and Tatpuruṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.22) hemajāle suvistīrṇe haṃsavatkūjase hara . evaṃ stuto munigaṇairbrahmādyaiśca surāsuraiḥ .. 26.22 .. > In a vast network of gold, you sing like a swan, O Hara!' / Thus praised by the hosts of sages, and by the gods and asuras led by Brahmā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.23) prahṛṣṭaḥ sumanā bhūtvā surasaṅghānuvāca ha .. 26.23 .. > delighted and serene of mind, he spoke to the assembly of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.24) īśvara uvāca - svāgataṃ devaviprāṇāṃ suprabhātādya śarvarī . kiṃ kurmo vadata kṣipraṃ ko'nyaḥ sevyaḥ surāsuraiḥ .. 26.24 .. > Īśvara said: / 'Welcome to the gods and brahmins! Today night has turned into a beautiful dawn. / Tell me quickly, what should we do? Who else is to be served by gods and asuras? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.25) kiṃ duḥkhaṃ ko nu santāpaḥ kuto vo bhayamāgatam . kathayadhvaṃ mahābhāgāḥ kāraṇaṃ yanmanogatam .. 26.25 .. > What sorrow, what anguish is there? From where has fear come upon you? / Tell me, fortunate ones, the purpose that is in your mind.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.26) evamuktāstu rudreṇa pratyavocansurarṣabhāḥ . svānsvāndehāndarśayanto lajjamānā adhomukhāḥ .. 26.26 .. > Thus addressed by Rudra, the best of the gods replied, / showing their bodies, ashamed and with faces turned downward: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.27) asti ghoro mahāvīryo dānavo baladarpitaḥ . bāṇo nāmeti vikhyāto yasya tattripuraṃ mahat .. 26.27 .. > 'There is a terrible dānava of great valor, arrogant with strength, / renowned by the name Bāṇa, to whom belongs that great Tripura. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.28) tena vai sutapastaptaṃ daśavarṣaśatāni hi . tasya tuṣṭo'bhavadbrahmā niyamena damena ca .. 26.28 .. > Indeed, severe austerity was practiced by him for a thousand years; / Brahmā was pleased with him for his restraint and self-control, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.29) purāṇi tānyabhedyāni dadau kāmagamāni vai . āyasaṃ rājataṃ caiva sauvarṇaṃ ca tathāparam .. 26.29 .. > and granted those impenetrable cities that go wherever desired: / one of iron, one of silver, and another of gold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.30) tripuraṃ brahmaṇā sṛṣṭaṃ bhramattatkāmagāmi ca . tasyaiva tu balotkṛṣṭāstripure dānavāḥ sthitāḥ .. 26.30 .. > The triple city, created by Brahmā, wanders about moving at will, / and relying on his very strength, the dānavas dwell in Tripura. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.31) trailokyaṃ sakalaṃ deva pīḍayanti mahāsurāḥ . daṇḍapāśāsiśastrāṇi avikāre vikurvate . tripuraṃ dānavairjuṣṭaṃ bhramattaccakrasaṃnibham .. 26.31 .. > The great asuras torment the entire triple world, O God. / Without provocation they wield staffs, nooses, and swords as weapons; / Tripura, occupied by the dānavas, wanders like a wheel. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.32) kvaciddṛśyamadṛśyaṃ vā mṛgatṛṣṇaiva lakṣyate .. 26.32 .. > Somewhere visible or invisible, it appears like a mirage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.33) yasminpatati taddivyaṃ dṛptasya tripuraṃ mahat . na tatra brāhmaṇā devā gāvo naiva tu jantavaḥ .. 26.33 .. > Wherever that divine, great Tripura of that haughty one falls, / there remain no brahmins, no gods, no cows, and no living creatures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.34) na tatra dṛśyate kiṃcitpatedyatra puratrayam . nadyo grāmāśca deśāśca bahavo bhasmasātkṛtāḥ .. 26.34 .. > Nothing at all is seen where that triad of cities might fall; / rivers, villages, and many regions have been reduced to ashes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.35) suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ caiva maṇimauktikameva ca . strīratnaṃ śobhanaṃ yacca tatsarvaṃ karṣate balāt .. 26.35 .. > Gold, silver, gems, and pearls, / and whatever splendid jewel of a woman there is, all that he drags away by force. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.36) na śastreṇa na cāstreṇa na divā niśi vā hara . śakyate devasaṅghaiśca nihantuṃ sa kathaṃcana .. 26.36 .. > Neither by weapon nor by missile, neither by day nor by night, O Hara, / can he be slain in any way by the hosts of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.37) taddahasva mahādeva tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ . evaṃ prasādaṃ deveśa sarveṣāṃ kartumarhasi .. 26.37 .. > Therefore burn it down, O Mahādeva, for you are our ultimate refuge; / thus you should grant this favor to all, O Lord of gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.38) yena devāśca gandharvā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ . parāṃ dhṛtiṃ samāyānti tatprabho kartumarhasi .. 26.38 .. > so that the gods, gandharvas, and seers rich in austerity / may attain supreme comfort; you ought to do that, O Lord.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.39) īśvara uvāca - etatsarvaṃ kariṣyāmi mā viṣādaṃ gamiṣyatha . acireṇaiva kālena kuryāṃ yuṣmatsukhāvaham .. 26.39 .. > Īśvara said: / 'I shall do all this; do not fall into despair. / In a very short time I shall bring about what brings you joy.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.40) āśvāsayitvā tāndevānsarvānindrapurogamān . cintayāmāsa deveśastripurasya vadhaṃ prati .. 26.40 .. > Having consoled those gods, all led by Indra, / the Lord of gods contemplated the destruction of Tripura: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.41) kathaṃ kena prakāreṇa hantavyaṃ tripuraṃ mayā . tamekaṃ nāradaṃ muktvā nānyopāyo vidhīyate .. 26.41 .. > 'How, and by what means, should Tripura be slain by me? / Setting aside that sole Nārada, no other means is prescribed.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.42) evaṃ saṃstabhya cātmānaṃ tato dhyātaḥ sa nāradaḥ . tatkṣaṇādeva samprāpto vāyubhūto mahātapāḥ .. 26.42 .. > Having thus composed himself, he then meditated upon Nārada. / At that very instant that \[sage\] of great austerity arrived, moving like the wind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.43) kamaṇḍaludharo devastridaṇḍī jñānakovidaḥ . yogapaṭṭākṣasūtreṇa chatreṇaiva virājitaḥ .. 26.43 .. > the divine one holding a waterpot, carrying a triple staff, skilled in knowledge, / adorned with a meditation band, a rosary, and an umbrella, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.44) jaṭājūṭābaddhaśirā jvalanārkasamaprabhaḥ . tridhā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya daṇḍavatpatito bhuvi .. 26.44 .. > his head bound with matted hair, brilliant as the blazing sun. / Having circumambulated \[him\] thrice, he fell to the ground like a staff. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.45) kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā nārado bhagavānmuniḥ . stotreṇa mahatā śarvaḥ stuto bhaktyā mahāmanāḥ .. 26.45 .. > With folded hands, the divine sage Nārada, / high-minded, praised Śarva with devotion through a great hymn. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.46) nārada uvāca - jaya śambho virūpākṣa jaya deva trilocana . jaya śaṅkara īśāna rudreśvara namo'stu te .. 26.46 .. > Nārada said: / 'Victory, O Śambhu, O Virūpākṣa! Victory, O God, three-eyed one! / Victory, O Śaṅkara, O Īśāna, O Lord of the Rudras, homage be to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.47) tvaṃ patistvaṃ jagatkartā tvameva layakṛdvibho . tvameva jagatāṃ nātho duṣṭātakaniṣūdanaḥ .. 26.47 .. > You are the master, you are the creator of the world, you alone are the cause of dissolution, O all-pervading one! / You alone are the lord of the worlds, the slayer of the afflictions of the wicked! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.48) tvaṃ naḥ pāhi sureśāna trayīmūrte sanātana . bhavamūrte bhavāre tvaṃ bhajatāmabhayo bhava .. 26.48 .. > Protect us, O Lord of the gods, eternal one whose form is the three Vedas! / O you whose form is existence, enemy of mundane existence, grant fearlessness to those who worship you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.49) bhavabhāvavināśārthaṃ bhava tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ bhaje . kimarthaṃ cintito deva ājñā me dīyatāṃ prabho .. 26.49 .. > For the destruction of mundane existence, O Bhava, I resort to you as refuge. / Why was I contemplated, O God? Let your command be given to me, O Lord! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.50) kasya saṃkṣobhaye cittaṃ ko vādya patatu kṣitau . kamadya kalahenāhaṃ yojaye jayatāṃvara .. 26.50 .. > Whose mind shall I agitate? Or who should fall to the earth today? / With whom shall I engage in strife today, O foremost of victors?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.51) nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ . utphullanayano bhūtvā idaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 26.51 .. > Hearing Nārada's words, Maheśvara, the god of gods, / with blossoming eyes, spoke this speech: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.52) svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha sadaiva kalahapriya . vīṇāvādanatattvajña brahmaputra sanātana .. 26.52 .. > 'Welcome to you, best of sages, who are always fond of strife, / knower of the truth of vīṇā-playing, eternal son of Brahmā! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.53) gaccha nārada śīghraṃ tvaṃ yatra tattripuraṃ mahat . bāṇasya dānavendrasya sarvalokabhayāvaham .. 26.53 .. > Go quickly, Nārada, to where that great Tripura is, / belonging to Bāṇa, the lord of dānavas, which causes fear to all the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.54) bhartāro devatātulyāḥ striyastatrāpsaraḥsamāḥ . tāsāṃ vai tejasā caiva bhramate tripuraṃ mahat .. 26.54 .. > Its masters are equal to deities; the women there are equal to apsarases. / And by their brilliance that great Tripura wanders about. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.55) na śakyate kathaṃ bhettuṃ sarvopāyairdvijottama . gatvā tvaṃ mohaya kṣipraṃ pṛthagdharmairanekadhā .. 26.55 .. > It cannot be breached in any way by any means, O best of the twice-born. / Go and quickly delude \[them\] in many ways through different doctrines.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.56) nārada uvāca - tava vākyena deveśa bhedayāmi purottamam . abhedyaṃ bahudhopāyairyattu devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ .. 26.56 .. > Nārada said: / 'At your word, O Lord of gods, I shall cause division in that foremost city, / which could not be breached by many means by the gods along with Indra.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.57) evamuktvā gato bhūpa śatayojanamāyatam . bāṇasya tatpuraśreṣṭhamṛddhivṛddhisamāyutam .. 26.57 .. > Having spoken thus, O king, he went to that foremost city of Bāṇa, / extending for a hundred yojanas, endowed with prosperity and growth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.58) kṛtakautukasambādhaṃ nānādhātuvicitritam . anekaharmyasaṃchannamanekāyatanojjvalam .. 26.58 .. > crowded with created wonders, variegated with various minerals, / covered with numerous mansions, and radiant with many temples. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.59) dvāratoraṇasaṃyuktaṃ kapāṭārgalabhūṣitam . bahuyantrasamopetaṃ prākāraparikhojjvalam .. 26.59 .. > Equipped with gateways and arched portals, adorned with door leaves and bolts, / furnished with many mechanical devices, radiant with ramparts and moats, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.60) vāpīkṛpataḍāgaiśca devatāyatanairyutam . haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ padminīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitam .. 26.60 .. > Provided with step-wells, wells, and reservoirs, and temples of the gods, / thronged with geese and kāraṇḍava ducks, ornamented with clusters of lotus beds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.61) anekavanaśobhāḍhyaṃ nānāvihagamaṇḍitam . evaṃ guṇagaṇākīrṇaṃ bāṇasya puramuttamam .. 26.61 .. > Rich with the beauty of numerous groves, decorated with various birds, / thus filled with a multitude of good qualities was the excellent city of Bāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.62) tasya madhye mahākāyaṃ saptakakṣaṃ suśobhitam . bāṇasya bhavanaṃ divyaṃ sarvaṃ kāñcanabhūṣitam .. 26.62 .. > In its center stood Bāṇa’s divine palace of immense proportions, / having seven courtyards, beautifully adorned, entirely embellished with gold, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.63) mauktikādāmaśobhāḍhyaṃ vajravaiḍūryabhūṣitam . rukmapaṭṭatalākīrṇaṃ ratnabhūmyā suśobhitam .. 26.63 .. > Rich in the luster of pearl garlands, decorated with diamonds and lapis lazuli, / covered with pavements of gold plates, splendid with jeweled floors, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.64) mattamātaṅganiḥśvāsaiḥ syandanaiḥ saṃkulīkṛtam . hayaheṣitaśabdaiśca nārīṇāṃ nūpurasvanaiḥ .. 26.64 .. > Thronged with chariots and the heavy breathing of intoxicated elephants, / and with the sounds of neighing horses and the tinkling of women’s anklets, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.65) khaḍgatomarahastaiśca vajrāṅkuśaśarāyudhaiḥ . rakṣitaṃ ghorarūpaiśca dānavairbaladarpitaiḥ .. 26.65 .. > Guarded by ferocious Dānavas arrogant with power, / their hands armed with swords and lances, carrying vajras, elephant goads, and arrows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.66) evaṃ guṇagaṇākīrṇaṃ bāṇasya bhavanottamam . kailāsaśikharaprakhyaṃ mahendrabhavanopamam .. 26.66 .. > Thus filled with a host of virtues was the supreme palace of Bāṇa, / resembling the peak of Kailāsa, like the residence of Mahendra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.67) nārado gagane śīghramagamatpurasaṃmukhaḥ . dvāradeśaṃ samāsādya kṣattāraṃ vākyamabravīt .. 26.67 .. > Nārada swiftly moved through the sky facing toward the city. / Reaching the gateway, he spoke these words to the chamberlain: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.68) bhobhoḥ kṣattarmahābuddhe rājakāryaviśārada . śīghraṃ bāṇāya cācakṣva nārado dvāri tiṣṭhati .. 26.68 .. > “O chamberlain of great intellect, skilled in royal affairs! / Report quickly to Bāṇa that Nārada is waiting at the door.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.69) sa vandayitvā caraṇau nāradasya tvarānvitaḥ . sabhāmadhyagataṃ bāṇaṃ vijñaptumupacakrame .. 26.69 .. > Having bowed at the feet of Nārada with haste, / he proceeded to make a representation to Bāṇa who was sitting in the assembly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.70) vepamānāṅgayaṣṭistu kareṇāpihitānanaḥ . śṛṇvatāṃ sarvayodhānāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 26.70 .. > His slender body trembling, his face covered with his hand, / he uttered these words in the hearing of all the warriors: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.71) vandito devagandharvairyakṣakinnaradānavaiḥ . kalipriyo durārādhyo nārado dvāri tiṣṭhati .. 26.71 .. > “Worshiped by gods, gandharvas, yakṣas, kinnaras, and dānavas, / fond of strife, difficult to propitiate—Nārada stands at the door!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.72) dvārapālasya tadvākyaṃ śrutvā bāṇastvarānvitaḥ . dvāḥsthamāha mahādaityaḥ savismayamidaṃ tadā .. 26.72 .. > Having heard those words of the doorkeeper, Bāṇa, full of haste, / the great Daitya then spoke to the doorkeeper in astonishment: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.73) bāṇa uvāca - brahmaputraṃ satejaskaṃ duḥsahaṃ duratikramam . praveśaya mahābhāgaṃ kimarthaṃ vārito bahiḥ .. 26.73 .. > Bāṇa said: > “The glorious son of Brahmā, radiant, unbearable, unassailable— / usher him in! Why has he been made to wait outside?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.74) śrutvā prabhorvacastasya prāveśayadudīritam . gatvā vegena mahatā nāradaṃ gṛhamāgatam .. 26.74 .. > Having heard that command uttered by his lord, going with great speed, / he brought in Nārada who had arrived at the palace. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.75) dṛṣṭvā devarṣimāyāntaṃ nāradaṃ surapūjitam . sāhasotthāya saṃhṛṣṭo vavande caraṇau muneḥ .. 26.75 .. > Seeing the celestial seer Nārada approaching, who is worshiped by the gods, / rising up boldly and filled with joy, he bowed at the feet of the sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.76) dadau cāsanamarghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ pūjāṃ yathāvidhi . nyavedayacca tadrājyamātmānaṃ bāndhavaiḥ saha .. 26.76 .. > He gave him a seat, the arghya offering, water for the feet, and ritual worship according to the rule, / and presented his kingdom and himself, along with his kinsmen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.77) papraccha kuśalaṃ cāpi muniṃ bāṇāsuraḥ svayam .. 26.77 .. > The demon Bāṇa himself also inquired after the welfare of the sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.78) nārada uvāca - sādhu sādhu mahābāho danorvaṃśavivarddhana . ko'nyastribhuvane ślāghyastvāṃ muktvā danupuṃgava .. 26.78 .. > Nārada said: > “Well done, well done, O mighty-armed one, enhancer of the lineage of Danu! / Who else in the three worlds is praiseworthy besides you, O best of Danu’s line? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.79) pūjito'haṃ danuśreṣṭha dhanaratnaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ . rājyena cātmanā vāpi hyevaṃ kaḥ pūjayetparaḥ .. 26.79 .. > I have been honored by you, O foremost among Danu’s sons, with splendid wealth and gems, / and even with your kingdom and yourself! Who else would worship thus? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.80) na me kāryaṃ hi bhogena bhuṅkṣva rājyamanāmayam . tvaddarśanotsukaḥ prāpto dṛṣṭvā devaṃ maheśvaram .. 26.80 .. > Indeed, I have no concern with enjoyment; enjoy your trouble-free kingdom. / Eager for a darśana of you, I have arrived after seeing Lord Maheśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.81) bhramate tripuraṃ loke strīsatītvānmayā śrutam . tāndraṣṭukāmaḥ samprāptastvaddārāndānaveśvara .. 26.81 .. > I have heard that Tripura revolves in the world because of the chastity of women. / Desiring to see them, I have come to see your wives, O lord of the Dānavas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.82) manyase yadi me śīghraṃ darśayasva ca māciram . nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā kañcukiṃ samudīkṣya vai .. 26.82 .. > If you approve, show them to me quickly and without delay.” / Hearing the words of Nārada, and glancing at the chamberlain, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.83) antaḥpuracaraṃ vṛddhaṃ daṇḍapāṇiṃ guṇānvitam . uvāca rājā hṛṣṭātmā śabdenāpūrayandiśaḥ .. 26.83 .. > The elder who attends the inner apartments, staff in hand and endowed with virtues, / the king, glad at heart, spoke, filling the quarters with his voice: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.84) nāradāya mahādevīṃ darśayasveha kañcukin . antaḥpuracaraiḥ sarvaiḥ sametāmaviśaṅkitaḥ .. 26.84 .. > “O chamberlain, show the queen to Nārada here, / accompanied by all the attendants of the inner apartments, without any hesitation.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.85) nāthasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya gṛhītvā nāradaṃ kare . praviśyākathayaddevyai nārado'yaṃ samāgataḥ .. 26.85 .. > Placing his master’s order first, taking Nārada by the hand, / entering, he told the queen: “This is Nārada who has arrived.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.86) dṛṣṭvā devī muniśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtvā pādābhivandanam . āsanaṃ kāñcanaṃ śubhramarghyapādyādikaṃ dadau .. 26.86 .. > Seeing the best of sages, the queen paid homage at his feet, / and offered a bright golden seat, arghya, water for the feet, and the rest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.87) tasyai sa bhagavāṃstuṣṭo hyāśīrvādamadātparam . nānyā devi triloke'pi tvatsamā dṛśyate'ṅganā .. 26.87 .. > Pleased with her, the blessed one gave her a supreme blessing: / “O queen, no other woman in the three worlds is seen equal to you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.88) pativratā śubhācārā satyaśaucasamanvitā . yasyāḥ prabhāvāttripuraṃ bhramate cakravatsadā .. 26.88 .. > Devoted to your husband, of virtuous conduct, endowed with truth and purity, / by whose power Tripura revolves constantly like a wheel!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.89) tacchrutvā vacanaṃ devī nāradasya sudānvitam . paryapṛcchadṛṣiṃ bhaktyā dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃvarā .. 26.89 .. > Hearing those nectar-like words of Nārada, the queen, / foremost among the upholders of dharma, questioned the seer with devotion about dharma: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.90) rājñyuvāca - bhagavanmānuṣe loke devāstuṣyanti kairvrataiḥ . kāni dānāni dīyante yeṣāṃ ca syānmahatphalam .. 26.90 .. > The queen said: > “O holy one, by what observances are the gods pleased in the human world? / What gifts are given that yield great fruit? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.91) upavāsāśca ye kecitstrīdharme kathitā budhaiḥ . yaiḥ kṛtaiḥ svargamāyānti sukṛtinyaḥ striyo yathā .. 26.91 .. > And what fasts have been declared by the wise regarding the dharma of women, / by performing which virtuous women go to heaven? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.92) yattatsarvaṃ mahābhāga kathayasva yathātatham . śrotumicchāmyahaṃ sarvaṃ kathayasvāviśaṅkitaḥ .. 26.92 .. > Tell me all that accurately, O illustrious one! / I wish to hear everything; speak without hesitation.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.93) nārada uvāca - sādhu sādhu mahābhāge praśno'yaṃ veditastvayā . yaṃ śrutvā sarvanārīṇāṃ dharmavṛddhistu jāyate .. 26.93 .. > Nārada said: > “Well said, well said, O blessed lady! This question has been appropriately framed by you, / hearing which the increase of dharma arises for all women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.94) upavāsaiśca dānaiśca patiputrau vaśānugau . bāndhavaiḥ pūjyate nityaṃ yaiḥ kṛtaiḥ kathayāmi te .. 26.94 .. > By which fasts and gifts a husband and son become obedient / and one is continually honored by relatives—those I shall tell you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.95) durbhagā subhagā yaistu subhagā durbhagā bhavet . putriṇī putrarahitā hyaputrā putriṇī tathā .. 26.95 .. > By which an unfortunate woman becomes fortunate, and a fortunate woman becomes unfortunate, / a mother of sons becomes childless, and a childless woman gains sons, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.96) bhartāraṃ labhate kanyā tathānyā bhartṛvarjitā . kṛtākṛtaiśca jāyante tannibodhasva sundari .. 26.96 .. > A maiden obtains a husband, and another is bereft of a husband. / They arise from things done and left undone; learn that, O beautiful one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.97) tiladhenuṃ suvarṇaṃ ca rūpyaṃ gā vāsasī tathā . pānīyaṃ bhūmidānaṃ ca gandhadhūpānulepanam .. 26.97 .. > A cow made of sesame seeds, gold, silver, cows, and two garments, / water, gift of land, fragrant scents, incense, and unguents, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.98) pādukopānahau chatraṃ puṇyāni vyañjanāni ca . pādābhyaṅgaṃ śiro'bhyaṅgaṃ snānaṃ śayyāsanāni ca .. 26.98 .. > Wooden clogs, leather shoes, an umbrella, auspicious fans, / foot-massage, head-massage, ritual ablution, beds, and seats— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.99) etāni ye prayacchanti nopasarpanti te yamam . madhu māṣaṃ payaḥ sarpirlavaṇaṃ guḍamauṣadham .. 26.99 .. > Those who give these do not approach Yama. / Honey, black gram, milk, clarified butter, salt, jaggery, medicine, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.100) pānīyaṃ bhūmidānaṃ ca śālīnikṣurasāṃstathā . āraktavāsasī ślakṣṇe dampatyorlalitādine .. 26.100 .. > Water, gift of land, winter rice, and sugarcane juice, / two smooth reddish garments to a married couple on the day of Lalitā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.101) saubhāgyaṃ jāyate caiva iha loke paratra ca . brāhmaṇe vṛttasampanne surūpe ca guṇānvite .. 26.101 .. > Good fortune arises both in this world and the next, / \[when given\] to a brahmin who is accomplished in good conduct, handsome, and endowed with virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.102) tithau yasyāmidaṃ deyaṃ tatte rājñi vadāmyaham . pratipatsu ca yā nārī pūrvāhṇe ca śucivratā .. 26.102 .. > On which lunar day this should be given, that I tell you, O queen: / The woman who, pure in her observance, in the morning on the first lunar day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.103) indhanaṃ brāhmaṇe dadyātprīyatāṃ me hutāśanaḥ . tasyā janmāni ṣaṭtriṃśadaṅgapratyaṅgasandhiṣu .. 26.103 .. > gives firewood to a brahmin, saying, 'May the Fire-Eater be pleased with me'— / for thirty-six births, in the joints of her major and minor limbs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.104) na rajo naiva santāpo jāyate rājavallabhe . dvitīyāyāṃ tu yā nārī navanītamudānvitā .. 26.104 .. > neither impurity nor fever arises, O beloved of the king. / But the woman who, filled with joy, on the second lunar day > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.105) dadāti dvijamukhyāya sukumāratanurbhavet . lavaṇaṃ vipravaryāya tṛtīyāyāṃ prayacchati .. 26.105 .. > gives butter to an eminent twice-born, will have a delicate body. / She who offers salt to an excellent vipra on the third lunar day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.106) gaurī me prīyatāṃ devī tasyāḥ puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu . kaumārikā patiṃ prāpya tena sārddhamumā yathā .. 26.106 .. > saying, 'May the goddess Gaurī be pleased with me'—listen to the fruit of her merit: / having obtained a husband while a virgin, she, like Umā with him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.107) krīḍatyavidhavā cāpi labhate sā mahadyaśaḥ . naktaṃ kṛtvā caturthyāṃ vai dadyādviprāya modakān .. 26.107 .. > sports, never becoming a widow, and attains great fame. / Having undertaken a fast at night, she should indeed give modakas to a vipra on the fourth lunar day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.108) prīyatāṃ mama deveśo gaṇanātho vināyakaḥ . tasyāstena phalenāśu sarvakarmasu bhāmini .. 26.108 .. > saying, 'May the lord of gods, Gaṇanātha, Vināyaka, be pleased with me.' / By that fruit, O spirited lady, in all undertakings > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.109) vighnaṃ na jāyate kvāpi evamāha pitāmahaḥ . pañcamīṃ tu tataḥ prāpya brāhmaṇe tiladā tu yā .. 26.109 .. > no obstacle ever arises for her; so said the Grandfather. / Then, having reached the fifth lunar day, she who gives sesame seeds to a brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.110) sā bhavedrūpasampannā yathā caiva tilottamā . ṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu yā madhūkasya phaladā tu bhavetsadā .. 26.110 .. > she will be endowed with beauty, just like Tilottamā. / On the sixth lunar day, she who always gives the fruit of the madhūka tree, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.111) uddiśya cāgnijaṃ devaṃ brāhmaṇe vedapārage . tasyāḥ putro yathā skando devasaṅgheṣu cottamaḥ .. 26.111 .. > dedicating it to the god born of fire, to a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas, / her son, like Skanda, the foremost among the hosts of gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.112) utpadyate mahārājaḥ sarvalokeṣu pūjitaḥ . saptamyāṃ yā dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ suvarṇena prapūjayet .. 26.112 .. > is born as a great king, worshipped in all worlds. / She who on the seventh lunar day worships an excellent twice-born with gold, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.113) uddiśya jagato nāthaṃ devadevaṃ divākaram . tasya puṇyaphalaṃ yadvai kathitaṃ dvijasattamaiḥ .. 26.113 .. > dedicating it to the lord of the universe, the god of gods, the Day-Maker— / the meritorious fruit of that which is declared by the best of the twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.114) tatte rājñi pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ sati . dadrūcitrakakuṣṭhāni maṇḍalāni vicarcikā .. 26.114 .. > that I will tell you, O queen; listen with an attentive mind, O virtuous woman: / ringworm, white leprosy, leprosy, skin-circles, and scabies > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.115) na bhavantīha cāṅgeṣu pūrvakarmārjitānyapi . kṛṣṇāṃ dhenuṃ tathāṣṭamyāṃ yā prayacchati bhāminī .. 26.115 .. > do not occur here upon her limbs, even if acquired through past deeds. / And the spirited lady who gives a black cow on the eighth lunar day > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.116) brāhmaṇe vṛttasampanne prīyatāṃ me maheśvaraḥ . tasyā janmārjitaṃ pāpaṃ naśyate vibhavānvitā .. 26.116 .. > to a brahmin endowed with good conduct, saying, 'May Maheśvara be pleased with me'— / the sin acquired across her births is destroyed, and she becomes endowed with wealth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.117) jāyate nātra sandeho yasmāddānamanuttamam . gandhadhūpaṃ tu yā nārī bhaktyā viprāya dāpayet .. 26.117 .. > there is no doubt about this, because this gift is unsurpassed. / The woman who devotedly causes fragrant incense to be given to a vipra > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.118) kātyāyanīṃ samuddiśya navamyāṃ śṛṇu yatphalam . tasyā bhrātā pitā putraḥ patirvā raṇamuttamam .. 26.118 .. > on the ninth lunar day, dedicating it to Kātyāyanī—hear what fruit ensues: / her brother, father, son, or husband, having entered an excellent battle, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.119) prāpyate naiva sīdanti tena dānena rakṣitāḥ . ikṣudaṇḍarasaṃ devi daśamyāṃ yā prayacchati .. 26.119 .. > does not perish, protected by that gift. / O goddess, she who gives sugarcane juice on the tenth lunar day > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.120) lokapālānsamuddiśya brāhmaṇe vyaṅgavarjite . tena dānena sā nityaṃ sarvalokasya vallabhā .. 26.120 .. > to a brahmin free from deformity, dedicating it to the World-Protectors, / through that gift she always becomes dear to all the world; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.121) jāyate nātra sandeha ityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt . ekādaśyāmupoṣyātha dvādaśyāmudakapradā .. 26.121 .. > there is no doubt about this; thus spoke Śaṅkara. / Having fasted on the eleventh lunar day, she who gives water on the twelfth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.122) nārāyaṇaṃ samuddiśya brāhmaṇe viṣṇutatpare . sā sadā sparśasambhāṣairdrāvayedbhāvayejjanam .. 26.122 .. > dedicating it to Nārāyaṇa, to a brahmin devoted to Viṣṇu, / she would always delight and please people through touch and speech, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.123) yasmāddānaṃ maharloke hyanantamudake bhavet . pādābhyaṅgaṃ śiro'bhyaṅgaṃ kāmamuddiśya vai dvije .. 26.123 .. > because a gift of water becomes endless in Maharloka. / She who offers anointing of the feet and anointing of the head to a twice-born, dedicating it to Kāma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.124) dadāti ca trayodaśyāṃ bhaktyā paramayāṅganā . yasyāṃ yasyāṃ mṛtā jāyedbhūyo yonyāṃ tu janmani .. 26.124 .. > giving it on the thirteenth lunar day with supreme devotion, / into whatever womb she may be born again in a rebirth after dying, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.125) tasyāṃ tasyāṃ tu sā bharturna viyujyeta karhicit . tathāpyevaṃ caturdaśyāṃ dadyātpātramupānahau .. 26.125 .. > in that very one she will never be separated from her husband. / Likewise, on the fourteenth lunar day she should give a vessel and shoes > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.126) brahmaṇe dharmamuddiśya tasyā lokā hyanāmayāḥ . evaṃ ca pakṣapakṣānte śrāddhe tarpeddvijottamān .. 26.126 .. > to a brahmin, dedicating them to Dharma; her realms are free from affliction. / And thus at the end of each fortnight, she should satisfy excellent twice-born in a śrāddha; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.127) avyucchinnā sadā rājñi santatirjāyate bhuvi . evaṃ te tithimāhātmyaṃ dānayogena bhāṣitam .. 26.127 .. > an unbroken lineage is always born \[to her\] on earth, O queen. / Thus has the majesty of lunar days been told to you in connection with gift-giving. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.128) tathā vanaspatīnāṃ tu ārādhanavidhiṃ śṛṇu . jambūṃ nimbataruṃ caiva tindukaṃ madhukaṃ tathā .. 26.128 .. > Likewise, hear the rite of worshipping the lords of the forest: / The rose-apple, the neem tree, the tinduka, and the madhuka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.129) āmraṃ cāmalakaṃ caiva śālmaliṃ vaṭapippalau . śamībilvāmalīvṛkṣaṃ kadalīṃ pāṭalīṃ tathā .. 26.129 .. > the mango, the āmalaka, the silk-cotton tree, the banyan and sacred fig, / the śamī, bilva, āmalī tree, the plantain, and the trumpet-flower tree— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.130) anyānpuṇyatamānvṛkṣānupetya svargamāpnuyāt .. 26.130 .. > by approaching these and other most sacred trees, one attains heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.131) nārada uvāca - caitre māse tu yā nārī kuryādvratamanuttamam . tasya vratasya cānyāni kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm .. 26.131 .. > Nārada said: / The woman who performs this unsurpassed observance in the month of Caitra— / other \[observances\] are not worth a sixteenth part of that observance, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.132) śrutena yena subhage durbhagatvaṃ na paśyati . yathā himaṃ raviṃ prāpya vilayaṃ yāti bhūtale .. 26.132 .. > by hearing which, O fortunate lady, she sees no misfortune. / Just as frost, reaching the sun, melts away upon the earth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.133) tathā duḥkhaṃ ca daurbhāgyaṃ vratādasmādvilīyate . madhukākhyāṃ tu lalitāmārādhayati yena vai .. 26.133 .. > so sorrow and ill fortune dissolve from this observance. / Whereby one worships Lalitā, called Madhukā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.134) vidhiṃ taṃ śṛṇu subhage kathyamānaṃ sukhāvaham . caitre śuklatṛtīyāyāṃ susnātā śuddhamānasā .. 26.134 .. > hear that rite, O fortunate lady, as it is told, which brings happiness: / On the bright third lunar day of Caitra, well-bathed and pure in mind, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.135) pratimāṃ madhuvṛkṣasya śāṅkarīmumayā saha . kārayitvā dvijavaraiḥ pratiṣṭhāpya yathāvidhi .. 26.135 .. > having an image of Śaṅkara with Umā made out of madhūka wood, / and having it consecrated according to rule by excellent twice-born, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.136) sugandhikusumairdhūpaistathā karpūrakuṅkumaiḥ . pūjayedvidhinā devaṃ mantrayuktena bhāminī .. 26.136 .. > with fragrant flowers, incense, camphor, and saffron, / the spirited lady should worship the god according to rule, accompanied by mantras: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.137) pādau namaḥ śivāyeti meḍhre vai manmathāya ca . kālodarāyetyudaraṃ nīlakaṃṭhāya kaṇṭhakam .. 26.137 .. > the feet with 'Obeisance to Śiva', the penis with \[obeisance\] to Manmatha, / the belly with \[obeisance\] to Kālodara, the throat to Nīlakaṇṭha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.138) śiraḥ sarvātmane pūjya umāṃ paścātprapūjayet . kṣāmodarāyaihyudaraṃ sukaṇṭhāyai ca kaṇṭhakam .. 26.138 .. > having worshipped the head for the Self of All, she should afterwards worship Umā: / the belly with \[obeisance\] to Kṣāmodarā, and the throat to Sukaṇṭhā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.139) śiraḥ saubhāgyadāyinyai paścādarghyaṃ pradāpayet .. 26.139 .. > the head to Saubhāgyadāyinī; afterwards she should offer the arghya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.140) namaste devadeveśa umāvara jagatpate . arghyeṇānena me sarvaṃ daurbhāgyaṃ nāśaya prabho . iti arghyamantraḥ .. 26.140 .. > 'Obeisance to you, O lord of the gods, lover of Umā, lord of the world; / by this arghya, destroy all my ill fortune, O Lord.' / Thus is the mantra for the arghya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.141) arghyaṃ dattvā tataḥ paścātkarakaṃ vāripūritam . madhūkapātropabhṛtaṃ sahiraṇyaṃ tu śaktitaḥ .. 26.141 .. > Having offered the arghya, then afterwards \[she should offer\] a water-pot filled with water, / served with a vessel of madhūka, together with gold according to her means: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.142) karakaṃ vārisampūrṇaṃ saubhāgyena tu saṃyutam . dattaṃ tu lalite tubhyaṃ saubhāgyādivivardhanam . iti karakadānamantraḥ .. 26.142 .. > 'This water-pot filled with water, endowed with good fortune, / is given to you, O Lalitā, increasing good fortune and \[prosperity\].' / Thus is the mantra for giving the water-pot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.143) mantreṇānena viprāya dadyātkarakamuttamam . lavaṇaṃ varjayecchuklāṃ yāvadanyāṃ tṛtīyikām .. 26.143 .. > With this mantra she should give an excellent water-pot to a vipra. / She should avoid salt until another bright third lunar day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.144) kṣamāpya devīṃ deveśāṃ naktamadyātsvayaṃ haviḥ . anena vidhinā sārdhaṃ māsi māsi hyapakramet .. 26.144 .. > Having asked forgiveness of the goddess, the ruler of gods, she herself should eat sacrificial food at night. / Together with this rule, she should proceed month after month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.145) phālgunasya tṛtīyāyāṃ śuklāyāṃ tu samāpyate . vaiśākhe lavaṇaṃ deyaṃ jyeṣṭhe cājyaṃ pradīyate .. 26.145 .. > It ends on the third day of the bright fortnight of Phālguna. / Salt should be given in Vaiśākha, and clarified butter is given in Jyeṣṭha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.146) āṣāḍhe māsi niṣpāvāḥ payo deyaṃ tu śrāvaṇe . mudgā deyā nabhasye tu śālimāśvayuje tathā .. 26.146 .. > In the month of Āṣāḍha, niṣpāva beans; milk is to be given in Śrāvaṇa; / green gram is to be given in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada), and likewise winter rice in Āśvayuja. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.147) kārttike śarkarāpātraṃ karakaṃ rasasaṃbhṛtam . mārgaśīrṣe tu kārpāsaṃ karakaṃ ghṛtasaṃyutam .. 26.147 .. > In Kārttika, a vessel of sugar and a water pot filled with sugarcane juice; / in Mārgaśīrṣa, cotton and a water pot accompanied with clarified butter; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.148) pauṣe tu kuṅkumaṃ deyaṃ māghe pātraṃ tilairbhṛtam . phālgune māsi samprāpte pātraṃ modakasaṃbhṛtam .. 26.148 .. > in Pauṣa, saffron is to be given; in Māgha, a vessel filled with sesame seeds; / when the month of Phālguna arrives, a vessel filled with sweetmeats. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.149) paścāttṛtīyādeyaṃ yattatpūrvasyāṃ vivarjayet . vidhānamāsāṃ sarvāsāṃ sāmānyaṃ manasaḥ priye .. 26.149 .. > That which is to be given on a subsequent third day should be abstained from on the preceding one. / The procedure for all these \[vows\] is the same, O darling of my heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.150) pratimāṃ madhuvṛkṣasya tāmeva pratipūjayet . tasmai sarvaṃ tu viprāya ācāryāya pradīyate .. 26.150 .. > One should worship that very image of the madhūka tree. / Everything is then given to that brahmin priest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.151) tataḥ saṃvatsarasyānte udyāpanavidhiṃ śṛṇu . madhuvṛkṣaṃ tato gatvā bahusambhārasaṃvṛtaḥ .. 26.151 .. > Then, at the end of the year, hear the rite of concluding the vow: / Having then approached the madhūka tree, furnished with many provisions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.152) nikhanetpratimāṃ madhye mādhūkīṃ madhukasya ca . tatrasthaṃ pūjayetsarvamumādehārddhadhāriṇam .. 26.152 .. > one should bury an image made of madhūka wood in the middle of the madhūka \[grove\]. / Stationed there, one should worship the all-\[pervading one\] who bears Umā as half his body, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.153) pūjopahārairvipulaiḥ kuṅkumena punaḥpunaḥ . ślakṣṇābhiḥ puṣpamālābhiḥ kausumbhaiḥ kesareṇa ca .. 26.153 .. > with abundant offerings of worship, again and again with saffron, / with smooth garlands of flowers, with safflower blossoms, and with saffron filaments; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.154) kausumbhe vāsasī śubhre atasīpuṣpasannibhe . paridhāpya tāṃ pratimāṃ dampatī ravisaṃkhyayā .. 26.154 .. > having clothed that image in two bright safflower-colored garments resembling flax flowers, / \[and honoring\] twelve married couples, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.155) upānadyugalaiśchatraiḥ kaṇṭhasūtraiḥ sakaṇṭhikaiḥ . kaṭakairaṅgulīyaiśca śayanīyaiḥ śubhāstṛtaiḥ .. 26.155 .. > with pairs of shoes, umbrellas, necklaces with pendants, / bracelets, rings, and couches spread with auspicious coverings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.156) kuṅkumena viliptāṅgau bahupuṣpaiśca pūjitau . bhojayedvividhai ratnairmadhūkāvāsake sthitau .. 26.156 .. > their limbs anointed with saffron, and worshipped with many flowers, / he should feed them with various precious foods while they sit in a madhūka bower. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.157) bhuktotthitau tu viśrāmya śayyāsu ca kṣamāpayet . gurumūlaṃ yataḥ sarvaṃ gururjñeyo maheśvaraḥ .. 26.157 .. > When they have finished eating and arisen, having rested them on the beds, he should ask their forgiveness. / For everything is rooted in the guru; the guru should be recognized as the Great Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.158) prīte gurau tataḥ sarvaṃ jagatprītaṃ surāsuram . yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ loke yatkiṃciddayitaṃ gṛhe .. 26.158 .. > When the guru is pleased, then the entire world with gods and asuras is pleased. / Whatever is dearest in the world, whatever is beloved in one’s home— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.159) tatsarvaṃ gurave deyamātmanaḥ śreya icchatā . idaṃ tu dhanibhirdeyamanyairdeyaṃ yathocyate .. 26.159 .. > all that should be given to the guru by one desiring his own welfare. / This is to be given by the wealthy; as for others, what should be given is declared as follows: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.160) dāmpatyamekaṃ vidhivatpratipūjya śubhavrataiḥ . dvitīyaṃ gurudāmpatyaṃ vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet .. 26.160 .. > Duly worshiping one married couple with auspicious vows, / and a second couple being the guru and his wife, one should avoid stinginess with wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.161) tataḥ kṣamāpayeddevīṃ devaṃ ca brāhmaṇaṃ gurum . yathā tvaṃ devi lalite na viyuktāsi śambhunā .. 26.161 .. > Then one should beg forgiveness from the goddess, the god, and the brahmin guru, \[saying\]: / 'O goddess Lalitā, just as you are never separated from Śambhu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.162) tathā me patiputrāṇāmaviyogaḥ pradīyatām . anena vidhinā kṛtvā tṛtīyāṃ madhusaṃjñikām .. 26.162 .. > even so let non-separation from my husband and sons be granted to me.' / Having performed in this manner the third-day vow known as Madhūka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.163) indrāṇī cendrapatnītvamavāpa sutamuttamam . saubhāgyaṃ sarvalokeṣu sarvarddhisukhamuttamam .. 26.163 .. > Indrāṇī attained her status as Indra’s wife, an excellent son, / good fortune among all worlds, and the highest happiness of all prosperity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.164) anena vidhinā yā tu kumārī vratamācaret . śobhanaṃ patimāpnoti yathendrāṇyā śatakratuḥ .. 26.164 .. > Whatever maiden observes this vow according to this rule / obtains a handsome husband, just as Indrāṇī obtained Śatakratu (Indra). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.165) durbhagā subhagatvaṃ ca subhagā putriṇī bhavet . putriṇyakṣayamāpnoti na śokaṃ paśyati kvacit .. 26.165 .. > An unfortunate woman becomes fortunate, and a fortunate woman becomes blessed with sons. / One blessed with sons attains imperishable \[bliss\] and never experiences sorrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.166) anekajanmajanitaṃ daurbhāgyaṃ naśyati dhruvam . mṛtā tu tridivaṃ prāpya umayā saha modate .. 26.166 .. > Misfortune caused by many births is surely destroyed. / Upon dying, she reaches heaven and rejoices with Umā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.167) kalpakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ bhuktvā bhogān yathepsitān . punastu sambhave loke pārthivaṃ patimāpnuyāt .. 26.167 .. > Having enjoyed desired pleasures for fully a hundred billion kalpas, / upon returning to birth in the mortal world, she would obtain an earthly king as her husband. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.168) subhagā rūpasampannā pārthivaṃ janayetsutam .. 26.168 .. > Fortunate and endowed with beauty, she will give birth to an earthly king as her son. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.169) etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam . anyatpṛcchasva subhage vāñchitaṃ yaddhṛdi sthitam .. 26.169 .. > All this, the foremost vow among vows, has been told to you. / Ask something else, O fortunate lady, whatever desire dwells in your heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.26.169\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26.169_1) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe narmadāmāhātmye madhūkatṛtīyāvratavidhānamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the twenty-sixth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Procedure and Greatness of the Madhūkatṛtīyā Vow,' in the Narmadāmāhātmya of the Revākhaṇḍa in the fifth book, the Āvantyakhaṇḍa, of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.26.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.26.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.26) · Pramāṇa