[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) › 6.3.44 # Skandapurana 6.3.44 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.44.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.1) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa . revāyā dakṣiṇe kūle nirmitaṃ śūlapāṇinā .. 44.1 .. > The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Hear about that sacred ford, the highest of sacred fords, O king, / created on the southern bank of the Revā by the Trident-Wielding One, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.2) mokṣārthaṃ mānavendrāṇāṃ nirmitaṃ nṛpasattama . yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - śrutā me vividhā dharmāstīrthāni vividhāni ca . dānadharmāḥ samastāśca tvatprasādāddvijottama .. 44.2 .. > fashioned for the liberation of the lords of men, O best of kings. > Yudhiṣṭhira said: > Various duties and various sacred fords have been heard by me, > as well as all the duties of gift-giving, through your grace, O best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.3) anyacca śrotumicchāmi saṃsāraśchidyate yathā . punarāgamanaṃ nāsti mokṣaprāptirbhavedyathā .. 44.3 .. > I wish to hear another thing: how saṃsāra is cut off, / how there is no return, and how liberation is attained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.4) etadākhyāhi me sarvaṃ prasādāddvijasattama .. 44.4 .. > Tell me all this, by your grace, O best of the twice-born. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.5) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca - śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā tīrthāttīrthāntaraṃ mahat . śrute yasya prabhāve tu mucyate cābdikādaghāt .. 44.5 .. > Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Listen with a focused mind to the great, superior sacred ford, / upon hearing whose power one is freed from sins accumulated over a year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.6) vācikairmānasairvāpi śārīraiśca viśeṣataḥ . kīrtanāttasya tīrthasya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ .. 44.6 .. > Especially through mental, vocal, or bodily sins, / by praising that sacred ford one is freed from all misdeeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.7) pañcakrośapramāṇaṃ tu tacca tīrthaṃ mahīpate . bhuktimuktipradaṃ divyaṃ prāṇināṃ pāpakarmiṇām .. 44.7 .. > That sacred ford measures five krośas, O lord of the earth; / divine, bestowing enjoyment and liberation upon sinful living beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.8) revāyā dakṣiṇe kūle parvato bhṛgusaṃjñitaḥ . tasya mūrdhni ca tattīrthaṃ sthāpitaṃ caiva śambhunā .. 44.8 .. > On the southern bank of the Revā is a mountain called Bhṛgu; / on its summit that sacred ford was established by Śambhu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.9) śūlabhedeti vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu bhūpate . tatra sthitāśca ye vṛkṣāstīrthāccaiva caturdiśam .. 44.9 .. > It is renowned in the three worlds as Śūlabheda, O king. / The trees growing there in all four directions around the sacred ford, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.10) patitā nilayaṃ yānti rudrasya nātra saṃśayaḥ . mṛtāstatraiva ye kecijjantavo bhuvi pakṣiṇaḥ .. 44.10 .. > when fallen, go to the abode of Rudra, without doubt. / Whatever creatures and birds on earth die right there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.11) te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ tatra tīrthe na saṃśayaḥ . pātālānniḥsṛtā gaṅgā bhogavatītisaṃjñitā .. 44.11 .. > they go to the supreme realm at that sacred ford, without doubt. / The Gaṅgā named Bhogavatī, having issued from Pātāla, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.12) niṣkrāntā śūlabhedācca sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarī . yā sā gīrvāṇanāmnyanyā vahetpuṇyā mahānadī .. 44.12 .. > emerged from Śūlabheda, destroying all sins. / That other holy great river called Gīrvāṇā that flows there, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.13) patitā kuṇḍamadhye tu yatra bhinnaṃ triśūlinā . śambhunā ca purā tāta utpādya ca sarasvatī .. 44.13 .. > fell into the midst of the basin where it was pierced by the trident-bearer, / by Śambhu in the past, my dear, having created the Sarasvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.14) sā tatra patitā rājan prācīnāghavimocinī . bhāsvatyā tritayaṃ yatra śilā gīrvāṇasaṃjñitā .. 44.14 .. > She fell there, O king, releasing ancient sins, / where there is a triad of the radiant one, and the stone called Gīrvāṇā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.15) tatra tīrthe ca tattīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati . kedāraṃ ca prayāgaṃ ca kurukṣetraṃ gayā tathā .. 44.15 .. > There at that sacred ford—such a sacred ford has never existed nor will ever exist. / Kedāra, Prayāga, Kurukṣetra, and Gayā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.16) anyāni ca sutīrthāni kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm . pañca sthānāni tīrthāni pṛthagbhūtāni yāni ca .. 44.16 .. > and other fine sacred fords are not worth a sixteenth part of it. / The five sacred places that are distinct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.17) vakṣyāmi ca samāsena ekaikaṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak . gayā nābhyāṃ yathā puṇyā cakratīrthaṃ ca tatsamam .. 44.17 .. > I shall declare in brief, each one separately. / As Gayā is holy at the navel, Cakratīrtha is equal to that; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.18) dharmāraṇye yathā kūpaṃ śūlabhedaṃ ca tatsamam . brahmayūpaṃ yathā puṇyaṃ devanadyāstathaiva ca .. 44.18 .. > as the well in Dharmāraṇya \[is holy\], Śūlabheda is equal to that; / as the sacrificial post of Brahmā is holy, and so too of the river of the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.19) yathā gayāśiraḥ puṇyaṃ surāṇāṃ ca yathā śilā . yathā ca puṣkaraṃ sthānaṃ mārkaṇḍahrada eva ca .. 44.19 .. > as Gayāśiras is holy, and as the stone of the gods \[is holy\], / and as the site of Puṣkara, so too is Mārkaṇḍahrada. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.20) dattvā piṇḍodakaṃ tatra piṇḍāṇāṃ ca tathākṣayam . yastatra kurute śrāddhaṃ toyaṃ pibati nityaśaḥ . mucyate sarvapāpaistu uragaḥ kañcukairiva . anindyānpūjayedviprān dambhakrodhavivarjitān .. 44.20 .. > Having offered funeral cakes and water there, and likewise offering of funeral cakes that brings inexhaustible \[merit\], / whoever performs a śrāddha there and constantly drinks the water, / is freed from all sins like a serpent from its slough. / One should honor blameless brahmins who are free from deceit and anger; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.21) trayodaśadinaṃ dānaṃ trayodaśaguṇaṃ bhavet . abhyarcitaṃ suraṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇanāthaṃ gajānanam .. 44.21 .. > a gift given on the thirteenth day becomes thirteen times as fruitful. / Beholding the honored god, the elephant-faced Gaṇanātha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.22) sarve vighnā vinaśyanti dṛṣṭvā kambalakṣetrapam .. 44.22 .. > all obstacles are destroyed upon seeing the guardian of the field, Kambala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.23) pūjayetparayā bhaktyā śūlapāṇiṃ maheśvaram .. 44.23 .. > With supreme devotion one should worship Maheśvara, holding a trident in hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.24) devasya pūrvabhāge tu umā pūjyā prayatnataḥ . mārkaṇḍeśaṃ tato bhaktyā pūjayedguhavāsinam .. 44.24 .. > To the east of the god, Umā is to be worshipped with effort; / then with devotion one should worship Mārkaṇḍeśa, who dwells in the cave. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.25) mucyante pātakaiḥ sarvairajñānajñānasaṃcitaiḥ . guhāmadhye praviṣṭastu japetsūktaṃ tu tryakṣaram .. 44.25 .. > They are freed from all sins accumulated consciously or unconsciously. / Entering into the cave, one should chant the three-syllabled hymn; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.26) nīlaparvatajaṃ puṇyaṃ ṣaṣṭhāṃśena labheta saḥ . trinarāstatra tiṣṭhanti sādityamarutaiḥ saha .. 44.26 .. > he will obtain one-sixth of the merit born of the Blue Mountain. / Three persons abide there together with the Ādityas and the Maruts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.27) sarvadevamayaṃ sthānaṃ koṭiliṅgamanuttamam . yathā nadīnadāḥ sarve sāgare yānti saṃkṣayam .. 44.27 .. > The unexcelled Koṭiliṅga is a site consisting of all the gods. / Just as all rivers and streams meet their end in the ocean, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.28) tathā pāpāni naśyanti śūlabhedasya darśanāt . pratyakṣo dṛśyate'dyāpi pratyayo hyavanīpate .. 44.28 .. > so sins are destroyed by the darśana of Śūlabheda. / Even today an evident proof is seen, O king: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.29) visphuliṅgā liṅgamadhye spandante snānayogataḥ . dvitīyaḥ pratyayastatra tailabindurna sarpati .. 44.29 .. > sparks vibrate in the middle of the liṅga upon performing ritual ablution; / a second proof there is that a drop of oil does not spread. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.30) evaṃ hi pratyayastatra śūlabhedaprabhāvajaḥ . yaḥ smarecchūlabhedaṃ tu trikālaṃ nityameva ca .. 44.30 .. > Such indeed is the proof there, born of the power of Śūlabheda. / Whoever remembers Śūlabheda at the three junctures of the day, continuously, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.31) sa pūtaśca bhavetsākṣātsabāhyābhyantaro nṛpa . na kasyacinmayā khyātaṃ pṛṣṭo'haṃ tridaśairapi .. 44.31 .. > becomes manifestly purified, both outwardly and inwardly, O king. / I have not told this to anyone, even though questioned by the gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.32) guhyādguhyataraṃ tīrthaṃ sadā gopyaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā . sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvadoṣaghnamuttamam .. 44.32 .. > more secret than the secret, this sacred ford was always kept hidden by me. / Holy, destroying all sins, excellent, removing all defects, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.33) sarvatīrthamayaṃ tīrthaṃ śūlabhedaṃ janeśvara . śrute yasya prabhāve tu mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ .. 44.33 .. > it is a sacred ford embodying all sacred fords: Śūlabheda, O ruler of people; / upon hearing whose power one is freed from all misdeeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.34) śūlabhedaṃ mayā tāta saṃkṣepātkathitaṃ tava . yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ .. 44.34 .. > Śūlabheda has thus been related to you in brief, my dear; / the person who hears it with devotion is freed from all misdeeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.44.34\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44.34_1) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe śūlabhedapraśaṃsāvarṇanaṃ nāma catuścatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. > Thus ends the forty-fourth chapter, named the Description of the Praise of Śūlabheda, in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth section, the 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.6.3.44.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.44.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.44) · Pramāṇa