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# Skandapurana 6.3.28

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.28

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.1)

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
etasminnantare rudro narmadātaṭamāsthitaḥ .  
krīḍate hyumayā sārddhaṃ nāradastatra cāgataḥ .. 28.1 ..

> Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Meanwhile Rudra, stationed on the bank of the Narmadā, / was sporting with Umā, and Nārada arrived there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.2)

praṇamya devadeveśamumayā saha śaṅkaram .  
vyajñāpayattadā devaṃ yadvṛttaṃ tripure tadā .. 28.2 ..

> Bowing to Śaṅkara, the lord of the gods, along with Umā, / he then informed the god of what had occurred in Tripura at that time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.3)

gato'haṃ svāminirdeśādyatra tadbāṇamandiram .  
dṛṣṭā bāṇaṃ yathānyāyaṃ gato hyantaḥpuraṃ mahat .. 28.3 ..

> "By my Lord's command I went to that palace of Bāṇa. / Having seen Bāṇa according to custom, I entered the great inner chambers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.4)

tatra bhāryāsahasrāṇi dṛṣṭvā bāṇasya dhīmataḥ .  
yathāyogyaṃ yathākāmamāgataḥ kṣobhya tatpuram .. 28.4 ..

> Having seen there the thousands of wives of the wise Bāṇa, / properly and as I pleased, having agitated that city, I have returned."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.5)

nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā sādhu sādhviti pūjayan .  
cintayāmāsa deveśo bhramaṇaṃ tripurasya hi .. 28.5 ..

> Hearing Nārada's words, praising him, saying, "Well done! Well done!", / the lord of the gods reflected indeed on the wandering of Tripura:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.6)

karamuktaṃ yathā cakraṃ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā .  
mahāvegaṃ mahāyāmaṃ rakṣitaṃ tejasā mama .. 28.6 ..

> "Just as the discus was released from the hand by the mighty Viṣṇu, / of great speed and great range, protected by my splendour;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.7)

sa ca me bhaktinirato bāṇo loke ca viśrutaḥ .  
bhāratī ca mayā dattā brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ .. 28.7 ..

> and Bāṇa, renowned in the world, is devoted in bhakti to me; / and speech was given by me, especially to the brahmins."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.8)

evaṃ sa suciraṃ kālaṃ devadevo maheśvaraḥ .  
cintayitvā sunirvāṇaṃ kāryaṃ prati janeśvaraḥ .. 28.8 ..

> Having thus reflected for a very long time, the god of gods, Maheśvara, / the lord of men, regarding the task of supreme cessation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.9)

tato'sau mandaraṃ dhyātvā cāpe kṛtvā guṇe mahīm .  
viṣṇuṃ sanātanaṃ devaṃ bāṇe dhyātvā trilocanaḥ .. 28.9 ..

> the three-eyed lord then visualized Mandara for his bow, made the earth his bowstring, / and visualized the eternal god Viṣṇu as the arrow,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.10)

phale hutāśanaṃ devaṃ jvalantaṃ sarvatomukham .  
suparṇaṃ puṅkhayormadhye jave vāyuṃ prakalpya ca .. 28.10 ..

> the blazing, all-facing god Agni as the arrowhead, / Suparṇa between the two feathers, and fashioned Vāyu as its speed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.11)

rathaṃ mahīmayaṃ kṛtvā dhuri tāvaśvināvubhau .  
akṣe sureśvaraṃ devamagrakīlyāṃ dhanādhipam .. 28.11 ..

> having made a chariot consisting of the earth, he placed both the Aśvins on the yoke, / the god Indra on the axle, and Kubera on the front axle-pin;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.12)

yamaṃ tu dakṣiṇe pārśve vāme kālaṃ sudāruṇam .  
ādityacandrau cakre tu gandharvānārakādiṣu .. 28.12 ..

> Yama on the right side, and the dread Kāla on the left, / the Sun and Moon as the two wheels, and the Gandharvas on the spokes and other parts;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.13)

yantāraṃ ca surajyeṣṭhaṃ vedānkṛtvā hayottamān .  
khalīnādiṣu cāṅgāni raśmīṃśchandāṃsi cākarot .. 28.13 ..

> the eldest of the gods as the charioteer, having made the Vedas the excellent horses, / the Vedāṅgas on the bridle-bits and fittings, and the meters the reins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.14)

kṛtvā pratodamoṃkāraṃ mukhagrāhyaṃ maheśvaraḥ .  
dhātāraṃ cāgrataḥ kṛtvā vidhātāraṃ ca pṛṣṭhataḥ .. 28.14 ..

> having made the syllable Oṃ the whip held in the hand, Maheśvara, / placing Dhātṛ in front and Vidhātṛ behind;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.15)

mārutātsarvato digbhya ūrdhvayantre tathaiva ca .  
mahoragapiśācāṃśca siddhavidyādharāṃstathā .. 28.15 ..

> the winds from all directions, and likewise in the upper machinery / the great serpents and Piśācas, as well as the Siddhas and Vidyādharas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.16)

gaṇāṃśca bhūtasaṅghāṃśca sarve sarvāṅgasaṃdhiṣu .  
yugamadhye sthito meruryugasyādho mahāgiriḥ .. 28.16 ..

> and the gaṇas and multitudes of bhūtas, all in all the joints of its limbs; / Meru stood in the middle of the yoke, and the great mountain below the yoke;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.17)

sarpā yantrasthitā ghorāḥ śamye varuṇanairṛtau .  
gāyatrī caiva sāvitrī sthite te raśmibandhane .. 28.17 ..

> the dread serpents were placed in the mechanism, Varuṇa and Nirṛti in the yoke-pins, / and Gāyatrī and Sāvitrī were stationed in the fastening of the reins;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.18)

satyaṃ rathadhvaje śaucaṃ damaṃ rakṣāṃ samantataḥ .  
rathaṃ devamayaṃ kṛtvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ .. 28.18 ..

> truth on the chariot banner, purity and restraint as the protection on all sides— / having made the chariot composed of gods, the god of gods, Maheśvara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.19)

saṃnaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī baddhagodhāṅgulitravān .  
baddhā parikaraṃ gāḍhaṃ jaṭājūṭaṃ niyamya ca .. 28.19 ..

> fully armed, wearing armor, bearing a sword, wearing the archer’s arm-guard and finger-guards, / tightly girding his loins and binding his matted hair,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.20)

sajjaṃ kṛtvā dhanurdivyaṃ yojayitvā rathottamam .  
rathamadhye sthito devaḥ śuśubhe ca yudhiṣṭhira .. 28.20 ..

> strung the divine bow, yoked the excellent chariot, / and standing in the center of the chariot, the god shone forth, O Yudhiṣṭhira!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.21)

dhanuṣaḥ śabdanādenākampayacca jagattrayam .  
sthānaṃ kṛtvā tu vaiśākhaṃ nibhṛtaṃ saṃsthito haraḥ .. 28.21 ..

> With the roaring sound of his bow he made the three worlds tremble; / assuming the vaiśākha posture, Hara stood motionless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.22)

nirīkṣya suciraṃ kālaṃ kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ .  
dhyātvā taṃ paramaṃ mantramātmānaṃ ca nirudhya saḥ .. 28.22 ..

> Gazing for a long time, his eyes reddened with rage, / meditating upon that supreme mantra and restraining himself,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.23)

mumoca sahasā bāṇaṃ purasya vadhakāṅkṣayā .  
yadā trīṇi sametāni antarikṣasthitāni tu .. 28.23 ..

> he suddenly loosed the arrow, desiring the destruction of the city, / when the three \[cities\] had come together, positioned in mid-air.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.24)

tataḥ kālanimeṣārdhaṃ dṛṣṭvaikyaṃ tripurasya ca .  
triparvaṇā triśalyena tatastānyavasādayat .. 28.24 ..

> Then, seeing the unity of Tripura for half the wink of an eye, / he destroyed them with the three-jointed, three-pointed \[arrow\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.25)

tato lokā bhayatrastāstripure bharatottama .  
sarvāsuravināśāya kālarūpā bhayāvahāḥ .. 28.25 ..

> Then the people in Tripura were terrified with fear, O best of Bharatas; / for the destruction of all the asuras, \[portents\] fearful as the form of Kāla \[arose\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.26)

aṭṭahāsān pramuñcanti kaṣṭarūpā narāstadā .  
nimeṣonmeṣaṇaṃ caiva kurvanti lipikarmasu .. 28.26 ..

> Men, assuming miserable forms, then burst into bursts of loud laughter, / and they blinked constantly in their work of writing.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.27)

niṣpandanayanā martyāścitreṣvālikhitā iva .  
devāyatanagā devā raṭanti prahasanti ca .  
svapne paśyanti cātmānaṃ raktāmbaravibhūṣitam .. 28.27 ..

> Mortals had motionless eyes, as if painted in pictures; / the gods residing in temples cried out and laughed out loud, / and \[people\] saw themselves in dreams adorned with red garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.28)

raktamālyottamāṅgāśca patantaḥ kārdame hrade .  
paśyanti nāma cātmānaṃ satailābhyaṅgamastakam .. 28.28 ..

> having red garlands on their heads, falling into a muddy pool; / indeed, they saw themselves with their heads anointed with oil;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.29)

paśyanti yānamārūḍhaṃ rāsabhaiśca nṛpottama .  
saṃvartako mahāvāyuryugāntapratimo mahān .. 28.29 ..

> they saw themselves mounted upon a vehicle drawn by donkeys, O best of kings. / A great saṃvartaka wind arose, immense like the end of an era;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.30)

gṛhānunmūlayāmāsa vṛkṣajātīnanekaśaḥ .  
bhūmikampāḥ sanirghātā ulkāpātāḥ sahasraśaḥ .. 28.30 ..

> it uprooted houses and trees of many species; / there were earthquakes accompanied by thunderclaps and thousands of falling meteors;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.31)

rudhiraṃ varṣate devo miśritaṃ karkarairbahu .  
agnikuṇḍeṣu viprāṇāṃ hutaḥ samyagghutāśanaḥ .. 28.31 ..

> the sky rained blood mixed with many gravel stones; / the fire properly offered in the fire-altars of the brahmins  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.32)

jvalate dhūmasaṃyukto visphuliṅgakaṇaiḥ saha .  
kuṃjarā vimadā jātāsturagāḥ sattvavarjitāḥ .. 28.32 ..

> blazed enveloped in smoke, together with showers of sparks; / the elephants lost their rut, and the horses became bereft of strength;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.33)

avāditāni vādyante vāditrāṇi sahasraśaḥ .  
dhvajā hyakampitāḥ petuśchatrāṇi vividhāni ca .. 28.33 ..

> thousands of musical instruments were sounded without being played; / unblown banners fell, as did various umbrellas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.34)

jvalati pādapāstatra parṇāni ca sabhaṃ tataḥ .  
sarvaṃ tadvyākulībhūtaṃ hāhākārasamanvitam .. 28.34 ..

> trees blazed there, and leaves, and the assembly hall was covered; / everything became bewildered and filled with cries of woe;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.35)

udyānāni vicitrāṇi prababhañja prabhañjanaḥ .  
tena saṃpreritāḥ sarve jvalanti viśikhāḥ śikhāḥ .. 28.35 ..

> the gale shattered the splendid gardens; / driven by it, all blazing arrow-like flames \[spread\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.36)

vṛkṣagulmalatāvallyo gṛhāṇi ca samantataḥ .  
digvibhāgaiśca sarvaiśca pravṛtto havyavāhanaḥ .. 28.36 ..

> trees, bushes, creepers, vines, and houses on all sides— / the fire spread across every quarter of the sky;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.37)

sarvaṃ kiṃśukaparṇābhaṃ prajvalaccaiva dṛśyate .  
gṛhādgṛhaṃ tadā gantuṃ naiva dhūmena śakyate .. 28.37 ..

> everything was seen blazing with the hue of kiṃśuka leaves; / it was impossible to go from house to house due to the smoke;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.38)

harakopāgninirdagdhāḥ krandante tripure janāḥ .  
pradīptaṃ sarvato dikṣu dahyate tripuraṃ param .. 28.38 ..

> burned by the fire of Hara's wrath, the people in Tripura wailed; / ablaze in all directions, supreme Tripura was consumed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.39)

patanti śikharāgrāṇi viśīrṇāni sahasraśaḥ .  
pāvako dhūmasaṃpṛkto dahyamānaḥ samantataḥ .. 28.39 ..

> thousands of shattered mountain-peaks fell; / the fire, mingled with smoke, burning on all sides,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.40)

nṛtyanvai vyāptadigdeśaḥ kāntāreṣvabhidhāvati .  
devāgāreṣu sarveṣu gṛheṣvaṭṭālakeṣu ca .. 28.40 ..

> dancing indeed, covering every quarter and region, rushed into the forests; / in all the temples, houses, and turrets,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.41)

pravṛtto hutabhuktatra pure kālapracoditaḥ .  
dadāha lokānsarvatra harakopaprakopitaḥ .. 28.41 ..

> the fire broke out there in the city, impelled by Time; / stirred to fury by Hara's anger, it burned the people everywhere;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.42)

dahate traipuraṃ lokaṃ bālavṛddhasamanvitam .  
sapuraṃ sagṛhadvāraṃ savāhanavanaṃ nṛpa .. 28.42 ..

> it burned the populace of Tripura, including the young and the old, / with their city, with their doorways, with their vehicles and forests, O king!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.43)

kecidbhojanasaktāśca pānāsaktāstathāpare .  
aparā nṛtyagīteṣu saṃsaktā vārayoṣitaḥ .. 28.43 ..

> Some were clinging to food, and others were clinging to drink; / other courtesans were engaged in singing and dancing;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.44)

anyonyaṃ ca pariṣvajya hutāśanaśikhārditāḥ .  
dahyamānā nṛpaśreṣṭha sarve gacchantyacetanāḥ .. 28.44 ..

> embracing one another, tormented by the flames of fire, / being burned, O best of kings, they all became unconscious and perished.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.45)

athānye dānavāstatra dahyante'gnivimohitāḥ .  
na śaktāścānyato gantuṃ dhūmenākulitānanāḥ .  
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā nalinyo hemapaṅkajāḥ .. 28.45 ..

> Then other Dānavas were burned there, stupefied by the fire; / unable to go anywhere else, their faces were choked with smoke; / lotus pools crowded with geese and kāraṇḍava ducks, with golden lotuses \[were destroyed\]—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.46)

dahyante vividhāstatra vāpyaḥ kūpāśca bhārata .  
dṛśyante'naladagdhāni purodyānāni dīrghikāḥ .  
amlānaiḥ paṅkajaiśchannā vistīrṇāvasuyojanāḥ .. 28.46 ..

> Various reservoirs and wells burned there, O descendant of Bharata; / city gardens and oblong ponds, covered with unfading lotuses / extending for eight yojanas, were seen burned by the fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.47)

girikūṭanibhāstatra prāsādā ratnaśobhitāḥ .  
dṛśyante'nalasaṃdagdhā viśīrṇā dharaṇītale .. 28.47 ..

> Palaces there, resembling mountain peaks and adorned with jewels, / were seen scorched by the fire and shattered on the surface of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.48)

narastrībālavṛddheṣu dahyamāneṣu sarvataḥ .  
nirdayaṃ jvalate vahnirhāhākāro mahānabhūt .  
kācicca sukhasaṃsuptāpramattānyā nṛpottama .. 28.48 ..

> As men, women, children, and the aged were burning on every side, / the fire blazed mercilessly, and a great wailing arose. / One \[woman\] had been sleeping pleasantly, another was heedless, O best of kings;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.49)

krīḍitvā ca suvistīrṇaśayanasthā varāṅganā .  
kācitsuptā viśālākṣī hārāvalivibhūṣitā .  
dhūmenākulitā dīnā nyapataddhavyavāhane .. 28.49 ..

> an excellent woman, having sported, was lying on a very broad couch; / another, large-eyed and adorned with rows of necklaces, while asleep / was choked by smoke and, wretched, fell into the fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.50)

kācittasminpure dīpte putrasnehānulālasā .  
putramāliṅgate gāḍhaṃ dahyate tripure'gninā .. 28.50 ..

> A woman in that blazing city, clinging fondly through love for her son, / hugged her son tightly and was burned by the fire in Tripura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.51)

kācitkanakavarṇābhā indranīlavibhūṣitā .  
bhartāraṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā patitā tasya copari .. 28.51 ..

> One of golden hue, adorned with sapphires, / seeing her husband fallen, fell upon him.  
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### [6.3.28.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.52)

kācidādityavarṇābhā prasuptā tu priyopari .  
agnijvālāhatā gāḍhaṃ kaṃṭhamāliṅgate nṛpa .. 28.52 ..

> Another, shining with the hue of the sun, asleep upon her beloved, / struck by the flames of fire, embraced his neck tightly, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.53)

medhavarṇā parā nārī calatkanakamekhalā .  
śvetavastrottarīyā tu papāta dharaṇītale .. 28.53 ..

> Another woman, cloud-complexioned, with a jangling golden girdle / and an upper garment of white cloth, fell to the surface of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.54)

kācitkundenduvarṇābhā nīlaratnavibhūṣitā .  
śirasā prāñjalirbhūtvā vijñāpayati pāvakam .. 28.54 ..

> One having the lustre of a jasmine and the moon, adorned with blue gems, / placing her joined hands upon her head, made a plea to the fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.55)

kasyāścijjvalate vastraṃ keśāḥ kasyāśca bhārata .  
jvalajjvalanasaṅkāśairhemabhāṇḍaistrasaṃhita ca .. 28.55 ..

> The garment of one was burning, and the hair of another, O descendant of Bharata, / along with vessels of gold resembling blazing fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.56)

kācitprabhūtaduḥkhārtā vilalāpa varāṅganā .  
bhasmībhūtaṃ patiṃ dṛṣṭvā krandantī kurarī yathā .. 28.56 ..

> An excellent woman, stricken with immense sorrow, lamented / upon seeing her husband turned to ashes, crying like an osprey.  
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### [6.3.28.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.57)

āliṅgya gāḍhaṃ sahasā patitā tasya mūrdhani .  
kācicca bahuduḥkhārtā vyalapatstrī svaveśmani .. 28.57 ..

> Embracing him tightly, she suddenly fell upon his head. / Another woman, deeply afflicted with sorrow, wailed in her own house,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.58)

bhasmasācca kṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā krandate kurarī yathā .  
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ kāciddṛṣṭvā vigatacetanam .. 28.58 ..

> crying like an osprey upon seeing \[it\] reduced to ashes. / Another, seeing her mother and father lifeless,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.59)

vepate patitā bhūmau kheditā vaḍavā yathā .  
itaścetaśca kācicca dahyamānā varāṅganā .. 28.59 ..

> shook and fell to the ground, like an exhausted mare. / Here and there an excellent woman, burning,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.60)

nāpaśyadbālamutsaṅge viparītamukhī sthitā .  
kumbhilasya gṛhaṃ dagdhaṃ patitaṃ dharaṇītale .. 28.60 ..

> did not see the child in her lap, standing with her face turned away. / The house of Kumbhila burned and fell to the surface of the earth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.61)

kūṣmāṇḍasya ca dhūmrasya kuhakasya bakasya ca .  
virūpanayanasyāpi virūpākṣasya caiva hi .. 28.61 ..

> and of Kūṣmāṇḍa, Dhūmra, Kuhaka, and Baka, / and indeed of Virūpanayana and Virūpākṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.62)

śumbho ḍimbhaśca raudraśca prahlādaścāsurottamaḥ .  
daṇḍapāṇirvipāṇiśca siṃhavaktrastathānagha .. 28.62 ..

> and Śumbha, Ḍimbha, Raudra, and Prahlāda, best of asuras, / Daṇḍapāṇi, Vipāṇi, and Siṃhavaktra, O sinless one,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.63)

dundubhaścaiva saṃhrādo ḍiṇḍirmuṇḍistathaiva ca .  
bāṇabhrātā ca bāṇaśca kravyādavyāghravaktrakau .. 28.63 ..

> and Dundubha, Saṃhrāda, Ḍiṇḍi, and Muṇḍi, / and Bāṇa's brother, and Bāṇa, Kravyāda and Vyāghravaktra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.64)

evamanye'pi ye keciddānavā baladarpitāḥ .  
teṣāṃ gṛhe tathā vahnirjvalate nirdayo nṛpa .  
dahyamānāḥ striyastāta vilapanti gṛhe gṛhe .. 28.64 ..

> Likewise in the house of those others—whatever Dānavas were arrogant with strength— / the fire blazed mercilessly, O king. / The women, burning, lamented in every house, O dear one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.65)

karuṇākṣaravādinyo nirādhārā gatāḥ śivam .  
yadi vairaṃ surāreśca puruṣoparipāvaka .. 28.65 ..

> Uttering words of pity, destitute, they went to Śiva: / "Fire! If the enmity of the enemy of the gods is against men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.66)

striyaḥ kimaparādhyanti gṛhapañjarakokilāḥ .  
anirdayo nṛśaṃsastvaṃ kaste kopaḥ striyaṃ prati .. 28.66 ..

> what offense have the women committed—cuckoos in the cage of the home? / You are unmerciful and cruel! What is your anger against a woman?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.67)

kiṃ tvayā na śrutaṃ loke avadhyāḥ sarvathā striyaḥ .  
kiṃ tu tubhyaṃ guṇo hyasti dahane pavaneritaḥ .. 28.67 ..

> Have you not heard in the world that women are by all means not to be slain? / But you have the quality of burning, driven by the wind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.68)

na kāruṇyaṃ tvayā kiṃciddākṣiṇyaṃ ca striyaṃ prati .  
dayāṃ mlecchā hi kurvanti vacanaṃ vīkṣya yoṣitām .. 28.68 ..

> You have no compassion at all, nor any courtesy toward a woman. / Even barbarians show mercy upon hearing the words of women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.69)

mlecchānāmapi ca mleccho durnivāryo hyacetanaḥ .  
evaṃ vilapamānānāṃ strīṇāṃ tatraiva bhārata .. 28.69 ..

> You are a barbarian even among barbarians, unrestrainable and mindless!" / While the women were thus lamenting right there, O descendant of Bharata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.70)

jvālākalāpabahulaḥ prajvalatyeva pāvakaḥ .  
evaṃ dṛṣṭvā tato bāṇo dahyamāna uvāca ha .. 28.70 ..

> the fire, thick with masses of flames, blazed on. / Seeing this, Bāṇa, burning, spoke then:  
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### [6.3.28.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.71)

avajñāya vinaṣṭo'haṃ pāpātmā haramañjasā .  
mayā pāpena mūrkheṇa ye lokā nāśitā dhruvam .. 28.71 ..

> "Having disregarded Hara, I, an evil soul, am utterly ruined. / By me, an evil fool, the worlds were certainly destroyed;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.72)

gobrāhmaṇā hatā nityamiha loke paratra ca .  
nāśitānyannapānāni maṭhārāmāśramāstathā .. 28.72 ..

> cows and brahmins were constantly killed in this world and the next; / food and drink, monasteries, gardens, and hermitages were destroyed,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.73)

ṛṣīṇāmāśramāścaiva devārāmā gaṇālayāḥ .  
tena pāpena me dhvaṃsastapasaśca balasya ca .. 28.73 ..

> as well as the hermitages of seers, gardens of the gods, and dwellings of the gaṇas. / Through that sin comes the destruction of my austerity and strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.74)

kiṃ dhanena kariṣyāmi rājyeṇāntaḥpureṇa ca .. 28.74 ..

> What shall I do with wealth, with the kingdom, or with the inner quarters?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.75)

varaṃ śaṅkarapādau ca śaraṇaṃ yāmi mūḍhadhīḥ .  
na mātā na pitā caiva na bandhurnāparo janaḥ .. 28.75 ..

> Rather, dull-witted, I go for refuge to Śaṅkara's feet. / There is neither mother, nor father, nor kinsman, nor any other person,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.76)

muktvā caiva maheśānaṃ paramārtiharaṃ param .  
ātmanā ca kṛtaṃ pāpamātmanaiva tu bhujyate .. 28.76 ..

> apart from Maheśāna, the supreme remover of the distress of the afflicted. / The sin committed by oneself is experienced by oneself alone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.77)

ahaṃ punaḥ samastaiśca dahyāmi saha sādhubhiḥ .  
evamuktvā śivaṃ liṅgaṃ kṛtvā tanmastakopari .. 28.77 ..

> Yet I burn together with all the virtuous ones." / Having spoken thus, placing the liṅga of Śiva upon his head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.78)

nirjagāma gṛhācchīghraṃ pāvakenāvaguṇṭhitaḥ .  
sa khinnaḥ svinnagātrastu praskhalaṃstu muhurmuhuḥ .. 28.78 ..

> he went forth quickly from the house, enveloped by fire. / Distressed, his limbs sweating, stumbling repeatedly,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.79)

haraṃ gadgadayā vācā stuvanvai śaraṇaṃ yayau .  
tvatkopānalanirdagdho yadi vadhyo'smi śaṅkara .. 28.79 ..

> praising Hara with a choked voice, he went for refuge: / "If, scorched by the fire of your wrath, I am to be slain, O Śaṅkara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.80)

tvatprasādānmahādeva mā me liṅgaṃ praṇaśyatu .  
arcitaṃ me suraśreṣṭha dhyātaṃ bhaktyā mayā vibho .. 28.80 ..

> by your grace, O Mahādeva, let not my liṅga perish! / It was worshipped by me, O best of gods, meditated upon with devotion, O all-pervading lord,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.81)

prāṇādiṣṭatamaṃ deva tasmādrakṣitumarhasi .  
yadi te'hamanugrāhyo vadhyo vā surasattama .. 28.81 ..

> dearer than my life, O God! Therefore, you ought to protect it. / Whether I am to be favored or to be slain by you, O best of the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.82)

pratijanma mahādeva tvadbhaktiracalāstu me .  
paśukīṭapataṅgeṣu tiryagyonigateṣu ca .  
svakarmaṇā mahādeva tvadbhaktiracalāstu me .. 28.82 ..

> let my devotion to you be unwavering in every birth, O Mahādeva! / Even among animals, insects, and birds, and among those born of animal wombs / through my own past deeds, O Mahādeva, let my devotion to you be unwavering!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.83)

evamuktvā mahābhāgo bāṇo bhaktimatāṃ varaḥ .  
stotreṇa devadeveśaṃ chandayāmāsa bhārata .. 28.83 ..

> Having spoken thus, the illustrious Bāṇa, foremost among devotees, / propitiated the Lord of the Gods with a hymn of praise, O descendant of Bharata.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.84)

bāṇa uvāca -  
śiva śaṅkara sarvaharāya namo bhavabhītabhayārtiharāya namaḥ .  
kusumāyudhadehavināśaṃkara pramadāpriyakāmaka deva namaḥ .. 28.84 ..

> Bāṇa said: / "O Śiva, Śaṅkara, homage to the destroyer of all! Homage to the remover of the fear and distress of those afraid of worldly existence! / O causer of the destruction of the body of the flower-weaponed one, O god who fulfills the desires beloved of women, homage to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.85)

jaya pārvatīśa paramārthasāra jaya viracitabhīmabhujaṅgahāra .  
jaya nirmalabhasmaviliptagātra jaya mantramūla jagadekapātra .. 28.85 ..

> Victory, O Lord of Pārvatī, essence of the supreme truth! Victory, O you who have fashioned a garland of terrible serpents! / Victory, O you whose limbs are smeared with spotless ashes! Victory, O root of mantras, sole vessel of the universe!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.86)

jaya viṣadharakapilajaṭākalāpa jaya bhairavavighṛtapinākacāpa .  
jaya viṣamanayanaparimuktasaṅga jaya śaṅkara dhṛtagāṅgataraṅga .. 28.86 ..

> Victory, O you with a mass of brown matted hair containing poisonous serpents! Victory, O you who hold the bow Pināka, terrible one! / Victory, O you with uneven eyes, free from attachment! Victory, O Śaṅkara, bearer of the waves of the Gaṅgā!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.87)

jaya bhīmarūpa khaṭvāṅgahasta śaśiśekhara jaya jagatāṃ praśasta .  
jaya sukhareśa suralokasāra jaya sarvasakalanirdagdhasāra .. 28.87 ..

> Victory to you of terrible form, skull-staff in hand, with the crescent moon on your crest! Victory to you, praised by the worlds! / Victory, lord of joy, essence of the realm of the gods! Victory, you who burnt entirely the essence of all!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.88)

jaya kīrtanīya jagatāṃ pavitra jaya vṛṣāṅka bahuvidhacaritra .  
jaya viracitanarakaṅkālamāla aghāsuradehakaṅkālakāla .. 28.88 ..

> Victory to you who are worthy of praise, purifier of the worlds! Victory, bull-bannered one of manifold deeds! / Victory, you who fashioned a garland of human skeletons, death unto the skeleton of the demon Agha’s body!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.89)

jaya nīlakaṃṭha varavṛṣabhagamana jaya sakalalokaduritānuśamana .  
jaya siddhasurāsuravinatacaraṇa jaya rudra raudrabhavajaladhitaraṇa .. 28.89 ..

> Victory, blue-throated one who rides an excellent bull! Victory, allayer of the misfortunes of all worlds! / Victory, you whose feet are bowed to by siddhas, gods, and asuras! Victory, Rudra who ferries across the terrible ocean of worldly existence!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.90)

jaya giriśa sureśvaramānanīya jaya sūkṣmarūpa saṃcitanīya .  
jaya dagdhatripura viśvasattva jaya sakalaśāstraparamārthatattva .. 28.90 ..

> Victory, mountain-dweller revered by the lord of the gods! Victory, subtle-formed one worthy of contemplation! / Victory, destroyer of Tripura, inner being of the universe, ultimate reality of all scriptures!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.91)

jaya duravabodha saṃsāratāra kalikaluṣamahārṇavaghoratāra .  
jaya surāsuradevagaṇeśa namo hayavānarasiṃhagajendramukha .. 28.91 ..

> Victory, difficult to comprehend, redeemer from worldly existence, fierce savior across the great ocean of the defilements of the Kali age! / Victory, lord of the host of gods and asuras! Homage to you whose faces include the horse, monkey, lion, and lord of elephants!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.92)

atihrasvasthūlasudīrghatama upalabdhirna śakyate te hyamaraiḥ .  
praṇato'smi nirañjana te caraṇau jaya sāmba sulocanakāntihara .. 28.92 ..

> Extremely short, stout, and exceedingly tall—your perception cannot indeed be attained by the immortals. / Taintless one, I bow to your feet! Victory, you accompanied by Ambā, who steals the luster of beautiful eyes!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.93)

aprāpya tvāṃ kimatyantamucchrayī na vināśayet .  
atipramāthi ca tadā tapo mahatsudāruṇam .. 28.93 ..

> Failing to reach you, what would not an exalted person destroy? / And then great, extremely dreadful tapas is severely tormenting.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.94)

na putrabāndhavā dārā na samastaḥ suhṛjjanaḥ .  
saṅkaṭe'bhyupagacchanti vrajantamekagāminam .. 28.94 ..

> Neither sons, kinsmen, wives, nor all one's friends / approach to assist in distress as one goes alone on the path.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.95)

yadeva karma kaivalyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena śubhāśubham .  
tadeva sārthavattasya bhavatyagre tu gacchataḥ .. 28.95 ..

> Whatever karma alone, good or bad, has been done by him, / that alone becomes his companion as he goes forward.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.96)

nirdhanasyaiva carato na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit .  
dhanībhayairna mucyeta dhanaṃ tasmāttyajāmyaham .. 28.96 ..

> For the penniless wanderer alone there is no fear anywhere; / a wealthy man is never freed from fears. Therefore I renounce wealth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.97)

lubdhāḥ pāpāni kurvanti śuddhāṃśā naiva mānavāḥ .  
śrutvā dharmasya sarvasvaṃ śrutvā caivāvadhārya tat .. 28.97 ..

> The greedy commit sins, but men of pure disposition do not, / having heard the essence of dharma, and having heard and comprehended it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.98)

tvaṃ viṣṇustvaṃ jagannātho brahmarūpaḥ sanātanaḥ .  
indrastvaṃ devadeveśa suranātha namo'stu te .. 28.98 ..

> You are Viṣṇu, you are the Lord of the Universe, the eternal form of Brahman. / You are Indra, O god of the lords of gods, lord of the celestials, homage to you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.99)

tvaṃ kṣitirvaruṇaścaiva pavanastvaṃ hutāśanaḥ .  
tvaṃ dīkṣā yajamānaśca ākāśaṃ soma eva ca .. 28.99 ..

> You are the earth and Varuṇa, you are the wind, and you are the fire. / You are the consecration, the sacrificer, space, and Soma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.100)

tvaṃ sūryastvaṃ tu vitteśo yamastvaṃ gurureva ca .  
tvayā vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ trailokyaṃ bhāsvatā yathā .. 28.100 ..

> You are the sun, and you are the lord of wealth, you are Yama, and you are the guru. / By you the entire universe is pervaded, as the three worlds are by the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.101)

etadbāṇakṛtaṃ stotraṃ śrutvā devo maheśvaraḥ .  
krodhaṃ muktvā prasannātmā tadā vacanamabravīt .. 28.101 ..

> Having heard this hymn composed by Bāṇa, the divine Maheśvara, / relinquishing anger with a pleased heart, then spoke \[these\] words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.102)

īśvara uvāca -  
na bhetavyaṃ na bhetavyamadyaprabhṛti dānava .  
sauvarṇe bhavane tiṣṭha mama pārśve'thavā punaḥ .. 28.102 ..

> Īśvara said: / Do not fear, do not fear from this day forward, O dānava! / Stay in the golden mansion or else by my side,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.103)

putrapautraprapautraiśca bāndhavaiḥ saha bhāryayā .  
adyaprabhṛti vatsa tvamavadhyaḥ sarvaśatruṣu .. 28.103 ..

> with your sons, grandsons, great-grandsons, kinsmen, and wife. / From this day forward, dear child, you are invulnerable among all enemies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.104)

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
bhūyastasya varo datto devadevena bhārata .  
svarge martye ca pātāle pūjitaḥ sasurāsuraiḥ .. 28.104 ..

> Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Further, a boon was granted to him by the god of gods, O descendant of Bharata, / worshipped in heaven, on earth, and in Pātāla by gods and asuras:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.105)

akṣayaścāvyayaścaiva vasa tvaṃ vai yathāsukham .  
tato nivārayāmāsa rudraḥ saptaśikhaṃ tadā .. 28.105 ..

> Imperishable and unwaning, dwell as you please! / Then Rudra restrained the seven-flamed \[fire\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.106)

tṛtīyaṃ rakṣitaṃ tasya puraṃ devena śambhunā .  
jvālāmālākulaṃ cānyatpatitaṃ dharaṇītale .. 28.106 ..

> His third city was protected by the divine Śambhu, / while the other, engulfed in garlands of flames, fell onto the surface of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.107)

ardhena prasthitādūrdhvaṃ tasya jvālā divaṃ gatāḥ .  
hāhākāro mahāṃstatra ṛṣisaṅghairudīritaḥ .. 28.107 ..

> Rising halfway upwards, its flames reached the heavens. / A great cry of woe was uttered there by the hosts of seers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.108)

daivataiśca mahābhāgaiḥ siddhavidyādharādibhiḥ .  
ekaṃ tu patitaṃ tatra śrīśaile khaṇḍamuttaram .. 28.108 ..

> and by the exalted deities, siddhas, vidyādharas, and others. / One northern section fell there on Śrīśaila;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.109)

dvitīyaṃ patitaṃ rājañchaile hyamarakaṇṭake .  
prajvalatpatitaṃ tatra tena jvāleśvaraṃ smṛtam .. 28.109 ..

> the second fell, O king, on Mount Amarakaṇṭaka. / Blazing, it fell there; therefore it is remembered as Jvāleśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.110)

dagdhe tu tripure rājanpatite khaṇḍa uttame .  
rudro devaḥ sthitastatra jvālāmālānivārakaḥ .. 28.110 ..

> Tripura having been burned, O king, and the upper section having fallen, / the divine Rudra remained there, turning back the garlands of flames,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.111)

hāhākāraparāṇāṃ tu ṛṣīṇāṃ rakṣaṇāya ca .  
svayaṃ mūrtirmaheśānumāvṛṣabhasaṃyutaḥ .. 28.111 ..

> in order to protect the seers who were crying out in woe, / Maheśāna himself in bodily form, accompanied by Umā and the bull.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.112)

manasāpi smaredyastu bhaktyā hyamarakaṇṭakam .  
cāndrāyaṇādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ sa labhennātra saṃśayaḥ .. 28.112 ..

> Whoever recalls Amarakaṇṭaka with devotion even in mind / obtains merit greater than the Cāndrāyaṇa fast; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.113)

atipuṇyo giriśreṣṭho yasmādbharatasattama .  
asmānnityaṃ bhavedrājansarvapāpakṣayaṃkaraḥ .. 28.113 ..

> Because this best of mountains is extremely sacred, O best of the Bharatas, / for this reason, O king, it always destroys all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.114)

nānādrumalatākīrṇo nānāpuṣpopaśobhitaḥ .  
nānāgulmalatākīrṇo nānāvallībhirāvṛtaḥ .. 28.114 ..

> It is filled with various trees and creepers, adorned with various flowers, / covered with various bushes and plants, and surrounded by manifold climbing vines.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.115)

siṃhavyāghrasamākīrṇo mṛgayūthairalaṃkṛtaḥ .  
śvāpadānāṃ ca ghoṣeṇa nityaṃ pramudito'bhavat .. 28.115 ..

> It is teeming with lions and tigers, adorned with herds of deer; / and with the roar of wild beasts it was constantly delightful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.116)

brahmendraviṣṇupramukhairhyamaraiśca sahasraśaḥ .  
sevyate devadeveśaḥ śaṅkarastatra parvate .. 28.116 ..

> By immortals in their thousands, headed by Brahmā, Indra, and Viṣṇu, / Śaṅkara, the lord of the gods of gods, is served there on that mountain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.117)

patanaṃ kurute yo'sminparvate'marakaṇṭake .  
krīḍate kramaśo rājanbhuvanāni caturdaśa .. 28.117 ..

> Whoever leaps down on this Mount Amarakaṇṭaka / sports, O king, through the fourteen worlds in succession:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.118)

aindraṃ vāhnaṃ ca kauberaṃ vāyavyaṃ yāmyameva ca .  
nairṛtyaṃ vāruṇaṃ caiva saumyaṃ sauraṃ tathaiva ca .. 28.118 ..

> the realm of Indra, the realm of Agni, of Kubera, of Vāyu, and of Yama, / of Nirṛti, of Varuṇa, of Soma, and of Sūrya,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.119)

brāhmaṃ ca padamakliṣṭaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tadanantaram .  
umārudraṃ mahābhāga aiśvaraṃ tadanantaram .. 28.119 ..

> and the unblemished abode of Brahmā, immediately after that the abode of Viṣṇu, / then, O illustrious one, the abode of Umā and Rudra, and next the abode of Īśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.120)

paraṃ sadāśivaṃ śāntaṃ sūkṣmaṃ jyotiratīndriyam .  
tasminyāti layaṃ dhīro vidhinā nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 28.120 ..

> Into the supreme, peaceful, subtle Sadāśiva, the light beyond the senses, / the steadfast person attains dissolution according to the rule; of this there is no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.121)

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca -  
ko'pyatra vidhiruddiṣṭaḥ patane ṛṣisattama .  
etanme sarvamācakṣva saṃśayo'sti mahāmune .. 28.121 ..

> Yudhiṣṭhira said: / What rule has been prescribed here regarding the leap, O best of seers? / Relate all of this to me, O great sage; I have a doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.122)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
śṛṇuṣva kathayiṣyāmi taṃ vidhiṃ pāṇḍunandana .  
yatkṛtvā prathamaṃ karma nipatettadanantaram .. 28.122 ..

> Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Listen, son of Pāṇḍu, I will declare that rule, / having performed which initial rite one should leap down thereafter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.123)

kṛtvā kṛcchratrayaṃ pūrvaṃ japtvā lakṣaṃ daśaiva tu .  
śākayāvakabhukcaiva śucistriṣavaṇo nṛpa .. 28.123 ..

> Having first performed three Kṛcchra penances and recited \[the mantra\] one million times, / eating only herbs and barley gruel, pure and bathing at the three junctures of the day, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.124)

trikālamarcayedīśaṃ devadevaṃ trilocanam .  
daśāṃśena tu rājendra homaṃ tatraiva kārayet .. 28.124 ..

> one should worship Īśa, the three-eyed god of gods, at the three times of the day. / One should have a fire offering made right there with one tenth \[of the japa count\], O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.125)

lakṣavāraṃ japeddevaṃ gandhamālyaiśca pūjayet .  
rātrau svapne tadā paśyedvimānasthaṃ tataḥ kṣipet .. 28.125 ..

> One should recite \[the name of\] the god a hundred thousand times and worship with perfumes and garlands. / At night, when one sees him in a dream standing in a vimāna, one should then throw oneself down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.126)

anenaiva vidhānena ātmānaṃ yastu nikṣipet .  
svargalokamanuprāpya krīḍate tridaśaiḥ saha .. 28.126 ..

> Whoever throws oneself down according to this very procedure, / having reached the celestial world, sports together with the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.127)

triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathaiva ca .  
muktvā manoramānbhogāṃstadā gacchenmahītalam .. 28.127 ..

> For thirty thousand years and likewise three hundred million \[years\], / having enjoyed delightful pleasures, he then goes down to the surface of the earth. // 28.127  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.128)

pṛthivīmekacchatreṇa bhunakti lokapūjitaḥ .  
vyādhiśokavinirmukto jīvecca śaradāṃ śatam .. 28.128 ..

> He rules the earth under a single umbrella, worshipped by the world; / freed from illness and sorrow, he lives for a hundred autumns. // 28.128  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.129)

jvāleśvaraṃ tu tattīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam .  
tatra jvālā nadī pārtha prasrutā śivanirmitā .. 28.129 ..

> The sacred ford Jvāleśvara is renowned in the three worlds; / there the Jvālā River, created by Śiva, flowed forth, O son of Pṛthā. // 28.129  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.130)

nirvāpya tadbāṇapuraṃ revayā saha saṃgatā .  
tatra snātvā mahārāja vidhinā mantrasaṃyutaḥ .. 28.130 ..

> Having extinguished that city of Bāṇa, it joined with the Revā. / Having bathed there according to rule, accompanied by mantras, O great king, // 28.130  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.131)

tilasaṃmiśratoyena tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ .  
piṇḍadānena ca pitṝn pauṇḍarīkaphalaṃ labhet .. 28.131 ..

> one should gratify the ancestors and the deities with water mixed with sesame seeds, / and the ancestors with the offering of rice-balls; he obtains the fruit of a Pauṇḍarīka sacrifice. // 28.131  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.132)

anāśakaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa .  
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati .. 28.132 ..

> Whoever undertakes fasting unto death at that sacred ford, O ruler of men, / is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Rudra. // 28.132  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.133)

amarāṇāṃ śataiścaiva sevito hyamareśvaraḥ .  
tathaiva ṛṣisaṅghaiśca tena puṇyatamo mahān .. 28.133 ..

> Amareśvara is indeed served by hundreds of immortals / and likewise by hosts of seers; therefore it is the most sacred and great. // 28.133  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.134)

samantādyojanaṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ hyamarakaṇṭakam .  
rudrakoṭisamopetaṃ tena tatpuṇyamuttamam .. 28.134 ..

> The sacred ford of Amarakaṇṭaka extends for a yojana all around; / it is equal to ten million Rudras, and therefore it is supremely sacred. // 28.134  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.135)

tasya parvatarājasya yaḥ karoti pradakṣiṇam .  
pradakṣiṇīkṛtā tena pṛthivī nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 28.135 ..

> Whoever circumambulates that king of mountains, / by him the earth has been circumambulated; of this there is no doubt. // 28.135  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.136)

vācikaṃ mānasaṃ caiva kāyikaṃ trividhaṃ ca yat .  
naśyate pātakaṃ sarvamityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt .. 28.136 ..

> All the three kinds of sin—vocal, mental, / and bodily—are destroyed: so Śaṅkara said. // 28.136  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.137)

amareśvarapārśve ca tīrthaṃ śakreśvaraṃ nṛpa .  
tapastaptvā purā tatra śakreṇa sthāpitaṃ kila .. 28.137 ..

> And beside Amareśvara is the sacred ford Śakreśvara, O king; / having performed austerity there in ancient times, it was established by Śakra. // 28.137  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.138)

kuśāvartaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ brahmaṇā ca kṛtaṃ śubham .  
brahmakuṇḍamiti khyātaṃ haṃsatīrthaṃ tathā param .. 28.138 ..

> The auspicious sacred ford named Kuśāvarta was made by Brahmā, / known as Brahmakuṇḍa, and another is Haṃsatīrtha. // 28.138  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.139)

ambarīṣasya tīrthaṃ ca mahākāleśvaraṃ tathā .  
kāveryāḥ pūrvabhāge ca tīrthaṃ vai mātṛkeśvaram .. 28.139 ..

> And the sacred ford of Ambarīṣa, and likewise Mahākāleśvara; / and to the east of the Kāverī is the sacred ford Mātṛkeśvara. // 28.139  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.140)

etāni dakṣiṇe tīre revāyā bharatarṣabha .  
saṃsevanasnānadānaiḥ pāpasaṅghaharāṇi ca .. 28.140 ..

> These are on the southern bank of the Revā, O bull of the Bharatas; / through worship, bathing, and gifts, they destroy multitudes of sins. // 28.140  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.141)

bhṛgutuṅge mahārāja prasiddho bhairavaḥ śivaḥ .  
tasya yāmyavibhāge ca tīrthaṃ vai capaleśvaram .. 28.141 ..

> On Bhṛgutuṅga, O great king, the well-known Bhairava is Śiva; / and in its southern part is the sacred ford Capaleśvara. // 28.141  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.142)

etau sthitau duḥkhaharau revāyā uttare taṭe .  
tāvabhyarcya tathā natvā samyagyātrāphalaṃ bhavet .  
adṛṣṭapūjitau tau hi narāṇāṃ vighnakārakau .. 28.142 ..

> These two, destroyers of sorrow, stand on the northern bank of the Revā. / Having worshipped them and bowed down to them, the full fruit of pilgrimage is attained; / for unseen and unhonoured, they cause obstacles to men. // 28.142  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.28.142\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.28.142_1)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe tripuravidhvaṃsane jvāleśvaratīrthāmareśvatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the twenty-eighth chapter, named ‘Description of the Māhātmya of the Sacred Fords of Jvāleśvara and Amareśvara in the Destruction of Tripura’, in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth \[part\], Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in 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.6.3.28.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.28.1) — Sanskrit
- [Vāmanapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vamana.31.2) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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