[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) › 6.3.37 # Skandapurana 6.3.37 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.37.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.p1) adhyāya 37 > Chapter 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.1) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - tato gaccheta rājendra devatīrthamanuttamam . yena devāstrayastriṃśatsnātvā siddhiṃ parāṃ gatāḥ .. 37.1 .. > The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Then one should go to the supreme Devatīrtha, O king of kings, / bathing in which the thirty-three gods attained supreme perfection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.2) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - kathaṃ tāta surāḥ sarve dānavairbalavattaraiḥ . nirjitāstatra tīrthe ca snātvā siddhiṃ parāṃ gatāḥ .. 37.2 .. > Yudhiṣṭhira said: / How, O dear one, were all the gods vanquished by the more powerful Dānavas, / and how, having bathed at that sacred ford, did they attain supreme perfection? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.3) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca - purā daityagaṇairugrairyuddhe'tibalavattaraiḥ . indro devagaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ svarājyāccyāvito nṛpa .. 37.3 .. > Mārkaṇḍeya said: / In the past, O king, Indra together with the hosts of gods was driven from his kingdom / in battle by fierce troops of Daityas who were exceedingly powerful. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.4) hastyaśvarathayānaughairmardayitvā varūthinīm . vidhvastā bhejire mārgaṃ prahārairjarjarīkṛtāḥ .. 37.4 .. > Having crushed his army with multitudes of elephants, horses, and chariots, / shattered and battered by blows, they took to flight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.5) jambhaśumbhaiśca kūṣmāṇḍakuhakādibhiḥ . vepamānārditāḥ sarve brahmāṇamupatasthire .. 37.5 .. > Trembling and tormented by Jambha, Śumbha, Kūṣmāṇḍa, Kuhaka, and the rest, / they all approached Brahmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.6) praṇamya śirasā devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ parameṣṭhinam . tadā vijñāpayāmāsurdevā vahnipurogamāḥ .. 37.6 .. > Bowing their heads to the god Brahmā, the supreme lord, / the gods, led by the fire god, then made this petition: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.7) paśya paśya mahābhāga dānavaiḥ śakalīkṛtāḥ . viyojitāḥ putradāraistvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 37.7 .. > “Look, look, O blessed one! Cut to pieces by the Dānavas, / separated from our sons and wives, we have taken refuge in you alone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.8) paritrāyasva deveśa sarvalokapitāmaha . nānyā gatiḥ sureśāna tvāṃ muktvā parameśvara .. 37.8 .. > Protect us, O lord of gods, grandfather of all the worlds! / There is no other recourse, O lord of the gods, leaving you, O supreme master!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.9) brahmovāca - dānavānāṃ vighātārthaṃ narmadātaṭamāsthitāḥ . tapaḥ kurudhvaṃ svasthāḥ stha tapo hi paramaṃ balam .. 37.9 .. > Brahmā said: / “For the destruction of the Dānavas, resort to the bank of the Narmadā / and perform austerity; be composed, for austerity is indeed the highest power. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.10) nānyopāyo na vai mantro vidyate na ca me kriyā . vinā revājalaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram .. 37.10 .. > No other means nor mantra exists, nor is there any rite for me, / without the sacred water of the Revā, which destroys all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.11) dāridryavyādhimaraṇabandhanavyasanāni ca . etāni caiva pāpasya phalānīti matirmama .. 37.11 .. > Poverty, disease, death, bondage, and calamities— / these are indeed the fruits of sin; this is my conviction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.12) evaṃ jñātvā tataścaiva tapaḥ kuruta duṣkaram . tathā caiva surāḥ sarve devā hyagnipurogamāḥ .. 37.12 .. > Knowing this, perform difficult austerity there!” / And so all the suras, the gods led by the fire god, \[did\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.13) tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tathyaṃ brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ . narmadāmāgatāḥ sarve devā hyagnipurogamāḥ .. 37.13 .. > Having heard that truthful speech of Brahmā, the supreme lord, / all the gods led by the fire god came to the Narmadā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.14) cerurvai tatra vipulaṃ tapaḥ siddhimavāpnuvan . tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ devatīrthamanuttamam .. 37.14 .. > They performed vast austerity there and attained perfection. / From that time on, that sacred ford is celebrated > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.15) gīyate triṣu lokeṣu sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram . tatra gatvā ca yo martyo vidhinā saṃyatendriyaḥ .. 37.15 .. > in the three worlds as the supreme Devatīrtha, destroying all sins. / Whatever mortal goes there, with senses controlled according to the rule, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.16) snānaṃ samācaredbhaktyā sa labhenmauktikaṃ phalam . yastu bhojayate viprāṃstasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa .. 37.16 .. > and performs a ritual ablution with devotion, he will obtain the fruit of liberation. / And whoever feeds brahmins at that sacred ford, O king of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.17) sa labhenmukhyaviprāṇāṃ phalaṃ sāhasrikaṃ nṛpa . tatra devaśilā ramyā mahāpuṇyavivardhinī .. 37.17 .. > he obtains the fruit of \[feeding\] a thousand foremost brahmins, O king. / There is the lovely Devaśilā, which greatly augments merit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.18) saṃnyāsena mṛtā ye tu teṣāṃ syādakṣayā gatiḥ . agnipraveśaṃ yaḥ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa .. 37.18 .. > Those who die through renunciation attain an imperishable state. / Whoever enters the fire at that sacred ford, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.19) rudraloke vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasaṃplavam . evaṃ snānaṃ japo homaḥ svādhyāyo devatārcanam .. 37.19 .. > dwells in the world of Rudra until the dissolution of all beings. / Thus ritual ablution, muttered prayer, fire oblation, self-study, and the worship of deities— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.20) sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ vā'pi tatra tīrthe'kṣayaṃ bhavet . eṣa te vidhiruddiṣṭa utpattiścaiva bhārata .. 37.20 .. > good deeds or bad deeds done at that sacred ford become imperishable. / This rule and the origin of Devatīrtha have been declared to you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.21) devatīrthasya nikhilā yathā vai śaṅkarācchrutā . paṭhanti ye pāpaharaṃ sarvaduḥkhavimocanam .. 37.21 .. > in full, O Bhārata, as heard from Śaṅkara. / Those who read this sin-destroying \[narrative\] that frees from all sorrow, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.22) devatīrthasya caritaṃ devalokaṃ vrajanti te .. 37.22 .. > this deed of Devatīrtha, go to the realm of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.37.22\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37.22_2) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe devatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the twenty-seventh chapter, entitled “Description of the Māhātmya of the Devatīrtha,” in the Revākhaṇḍa of the Avantī section in the glorious Skandapurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.37.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.37.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.37) · Pramāṇa