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# Skandapurana 6.3.45

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.45

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.45.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.p1)

adhyāya 45

> Chapter 45  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.1)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
eṣa eva purā praśnaḥ paripṛṣṭo maheśvaram .  
rājñā cottānapādena ṛṣidevasamāgame .. 45.1 ..

> The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> This very question was asked formerly of Maheśvara  
> by King Uttānapāda at an assembly of seers and gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.2)

uttānapāda uvāca -  
idaṃ tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvadevamayaṃ param .  
guhyādguhyataraṃ sthānaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ na śrutaṃ hara .. 45.2 ..

> Uttānapāda said:  
> This sacred ford is very holy, consisting of all the gods, supreme;  
> a place more secret than the secret, never seen, never heard of, O Hara!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.3)

śūlabhedaṃ kathaṃ jātaṃ kenaivotpāditaṃ purā .  
māhātmyaṃ tasya tīrthasya vistarācchaṃsa me prabho .. 45.3 ..

> How did Śūlabheda come to be? By whom was it created in the past?  
> Proclaim to me in detail the māhātmya of that sacred ford, O Lord!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.4)

īśvara uvāca -  
āsītpurā mahāvīryo dānavo baladarpitaḥ .  
martye na tādṛśaḥ kaścidvikrameṇa balena vā .. 45.4 ..

> Īśvara said:  
> In ancient times there was an exceedingly valorous demon, proud of his strength;  
> no one on earth was like him in valor or in might.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.5)

sūnurbrahmasutasyāyamandhako nāma durmadaḥ .  
nijasthāne vasan pāpaḥ kurvan rājyamakaṇṭakam .. 45.5 ..

> He was the son of Brahmā's son, named Andhaka, haughty with pride;  
> dwelling in his own realm, the sinner ruled an empire without a thorn.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.6)

hṛṣṭapuṣṭo vasanmartye sa surairnābhibhūyate .  
bhavanaṃ tasya pāpasya vahnerupavanaṃ yathā .. 45.6 ..

> Thriving and robust, living among mortals, he could not be overcome by the gods;  
> the dwelling of that sinful one was like the grove of fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.7)

etasminnandhakaḥ kāle cintayāmāsa bhārata .  
toṣayāmi mahādevaṃ yena sānugraho bhavet .. 45.7 ..

> At that time, O descendant of Bharata, Andhaka considered:  
> 'I shall please Mahādeva, so that he may be gracious to me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.8)

prārthayāmi varaṃ divyaṃ yo me manasi vartate .  
paraṃ sa niścayaṃ kṛtvā so'ndhako nirgato gṛhāt .. 45.8 ..

> I shall request the divine boon that is in my mind.'  
> Having formed a supreme resolve, that Andhaka departed from his house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.9)

revātaṭaṃ samāsādya dānavastapasi sthitaḥ .  
ugraṃ tapaścacārāsau dāruṇaṃ lomaharṣaṇam .. 45.9 ..

> Reaching the bank of the Revā, the demon took his stand in austerity;  
> he performed severe austerity, harsh and hair-raising.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.10)

divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ sa nirāhāro'bhavattataḥ .  
dvitīyaṃ tu sahasraṃ sa nyavasadvāribhojanaḥ .. 45.10 ..

> For a thousand divine years he remained without food;  
> for a second thousand \[years\] he lived consuming only water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.11)

tṛtīyaṃ tu sahasraṃ sa dhūmapānarato'bhavat .  
caturthaṃ varṣasāhasraṃ yogābhyāsena saṃsthitaḥ .. 45.11 ..

> For a third thousand \[years\] he was devoted to inhaling smoke;  
> for a fourth thousand years he remained in the practice of yoga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.12)

kopīha nedṛśa cakre tapaḥ paramadāruṇam .  
asthicarmāvaśeṣo'sau yāvattiṣṭhati bhārata .. 45.12 ..

> No one here ever performed such exceedingly terrible austerity;  
> while he remained with only bone and skin remaining, O descendant of Bharata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.13)

tasya mūrdhni tato rājan dhūmavārttirviniḥsṛtā .  
devalokamatītyāsau kailāsaṃ vyāpya saṃsthitā .. 45.13 ..

> a column of smoke then issued from his crown, O king;  
> transcending the world of the gods, it remained pervading Kailāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.14)

tāvaddevasamīpasthā umā vacanamabravīt .  
ko'styayaṃ mānuṣe loke tapasogreṇa saṃsthitaḥ .. 45.14 ..

> Then Umā, standing near the God, spoke \[these\] words:  
> “Who is this in the mortal world engaged in fierce austerity?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.15)

caturvarṣasahasrāṇi vyatīyuḥ parameśvara .  
na kenāpīdṛśaṃ taptaṃ tapo dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ tathā .. 45.15 ..

> Four thousand years have passed, O Supreme Lord.  
> No one has ever been seen or heard to perform such austerity.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.16)

avajñāṃ kuruṣe deva kimatra niyamānvite .  
sarvasya datse śīghraṃ tvamalpena tapasā vibho .. 45.16 ..

> Why do you show neglect, O God, toward one observing such vows?  
> To everyone else you quickly grant \[boons\] even for little austerity, O all-pervading Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.17)

nākṣakrīḍāṃ kariṣye'dya tvayā saha maheśvara .  
yāvannotthāpyate hyeṣa dānavo bhaktavatsala .. 45.17 ..

> I will not play dice with you today, O Maheśvara,  
> until this Dānava is raised up, O lover of your devotees.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.18)

īśvara uvāca -  
sādhu sādhu mahādevi sarvalakṣaṇalakṣite .  
ahaṃ taṃ na vijānāmi kliśyantaṃ dānaveśvaram .. 45.18 ..

> Īśvara said:  
> “Well said, well said, O Great Goddess, endowed with all auspicious marks.  
> I did not notice that lord of Dānavas suffering.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.19)

yogābhyāse sthito bhadre dhyāyaṃstatparamaṃ padam .  
tatrāgaccha mayā sārddhaṃ yatra tapyatyasau tapaḥ .. 45.19 ..

> I was absorbed in the practice of yoga, O auspicious one, meditating on that supreme abode.  
> Come with me to the place where he is performing austerity.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.20)

umayā sahito devo gatastatra maheśvaraḥ .  
asthicarmāvaśeṣastu dṛṣṭo devena śambhunā .. 45.20 ..

> Accompanied by Umā, the divine Maheśvara went there.  
> And he was seen by the divine Śambhu, reduced to nothing but skin and bones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.21)

pratyuvāca prasanno'sau devadevo maheśvaraḥ .  
bhobhoḥ kaṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ bhīmaṃ dāruṇaṃ lomaharṣaṇam .. 45.21 ..

> Graciously pleased, the God of gods, Maheśvara, said:  
> “Ah! What terrifying, severe, hair-raising hardship has been endured!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.22)

īdṛśaṃ ca tapo ghoraṃ kasmādvatsa tvayā kṛtam .  
varaṃ dāsyāmyahaṃ vatsa yaste manasi vartate .. 45.22 ..

> Why was such dreadful austerity performed by you, my child?  
> I will grant a boon, my child, whatever is in your heart.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.23)

andhaka uvāca -  
yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva varado yadi śaṅkara .  
surān sarvān vijeṣyāmi tvatprasādānmaheśvara .. 45.23 ..

> Andhaka said:  
> “If you are pleased with me, O God, if you are a granter of boons, O Śaṅkara,  
> may I conquer all the gods through your grace, O Maheśvara.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.24)

īśvara uvāca -  
svapne'pi tridaśāḥ sarve na yoddhavyāḥ kadācana .  
asaṃbhāvyaṃ na vaktavyaṃ manaso yanna rocate .. 45.24 ..

> Īśvara said:  
> “Even in a dream, one should never fight with all the gods.  
> One should not speak of what is impossible, nor what is not pleasing to the mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.25)

anyaṃ kimapi yācasva yaste manasi vartate .  
svarge vā yadi vā martye pātāleṣu ca saṃsthitān .. 45.25 ..

> Ask for something else, whatever is in your heart,  
> whether among those in heaven, on earth, or in the subterranean realms.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.26)

martyeṣu vividhān bhogān bhokṣyasi tvaṃ yathepsitān .  
kuru niṣkaṇṭakaṃ rājyaṃ svarge devapatiryathā .. 45.26 ..

> You shall enjoy various pleasures on earth as you desire.  
> Rule a kingdom free of thorns, just as the lord of the gods \[rules\] in heaven.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.27)

devasya vacanaṃ śrutvā so'ndhako vimanāḥ sthitaḥ .  
vṛthā kleśaśca me jāto na kiṃcitsādhitaṃ mayā .. 45.27 ..

> Hearing the God’s words, that Andhaka stood dejected:  
> “My trouble has become futile; nothing was achieved by me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.28)

niśvāsaṃ paramaṃ muktvā nipapāta dharātale .  
mūlacchinno yathā vṛkṣo nirucchvāsastadābhavat .. 45.28 ..

> Releasing a deep sigh, he fell onto the surface of the earth.  
> Like a tree severed at its roots, he became breathless then.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.29)

mūrcchāpannaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā devī vacanamabravīt .  
yaṃ kāmaṃ kāmayatyeṣa tamasmai dehi śaṅkara .. 45.29 ..

> Then, seeing him fallen unconscious, the Goddess spoke \[these\] words:  
> “Whatever desire he desires, grant that to him, O Śaṅkara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.30)

bhaktānupekṣamāṇasya tavākīrtirbhaviṣyati .. 45.30 ..

> Disrepute will come upon you if you overlook a devotee.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.31)

īśvara uvāca -  
yadi dāsye varaṃ devi icchābhūtaṃ kadācana .  
tato na maṃsyate viṣṇuṃ na brahmāṇaṃ na māmapi .. 45.31 ..

> Īśvara said:  
> “If I were ever to grant the boon he desires, O Goddess,  
> then he would respect neither Viṣṇu, nor Brahmā, nor even me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.32)

uccatvamāpto deveśi anyānapi surāsurān .. 45.32 ..

> having attained supremacy, O Queen of gods, over all other gods and Asuras.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.33)

devyuvāca -  
kamapyupāyamāśritya utthāpaya maheśvara .  
viṣṇuvarjaṃ surānsarvāñjayasveti varaṃ vada .. 45.33 ..

> The Goddess said:  
> “Resorting to some means, raise him up, O Maheśvara.  
> State the boon: ‘Conquer all the gods, with the exception of Viṣṇu.’”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.34)

īśvara uvāca -  
upāyaḥ śobhano devi yo me manasi vartate .  
tamevāsmai pradāsyāmi yastvayā kathito varaḥ .. 45.34 ..

> Īśvara said:  
> “An excellent means has occurred to my mind, O Goddess.  
> I shall grant him the very boon that has been spoken by you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.35)

tato'mṛtena saṃsiktaḥ svastho'bhūttatkṣaṇādayam .  
tathā punarnavo jātaḥ sarvāvayavaśobhitaḥ .. 45.35 ..

> Then, sprinkled with nectar, he instantly regained health;  
> likewise, he was made renewed, adorned in all his limbs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.36)

śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā gṛhāṇa varamuttamam .  
viṣṇuvarjaṃ pradāsyāmi yattavābhimataṃ priyam .. 45.36 ..

> “Listen with a focused mind and accept an excellent boon:  
> I will grant what is dear and desired by you, with the exception of Viṣṇu.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.37)

sarvaṃ ca saphalaṃ tubhyaṃ mā dharmaste'nyathā bhavet .  
dadāmīti varaṃ tubhyaṃ manyase yadi cāsura .. 45.37 ..

> May everything be fruitful for you; may your dharma not be compromised.  
> I grant this boon to you, if you accept it, O Asura:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.38)

viṣṇuvarjaṃ surān sarvāñjeṣyasi tvaṃ ca māṃ vinā .. 45.38 ..

> You shall conquer all the gods, with the exception of Viṣṇu and without me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.39)

andhaka uvāca -  
bhavatvevamiti prāha balamāsthāya kevalam .  
viṣṇuvarjaṃ vijeṣye'haṃ svabalena maheśvara .. 45.39 ..

> Andhaka said:  
> “Let it be so!” he said, relying solely on his own might.  
> “I will conquer \[them\] by my own strength, with the exception of Viṣṇu, O Maheśvara.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.40)

kṛtārtho'haṃ hi saṃjāta ityuktvā praṇatiṃ gataḥ .  
gaccha devomayāsārddhaṃ kailāsaśikharaṃ varam .. 45.40 ..

> Indeed, I have attained my purpose!” Having spoken thus, he bowed down.  
> “Go, O God, along with Umā, to the excellent peak of Kailāsa.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.41)

vṛṣapuṃgavamāruhya devo'sāvumayā saha .  
varaṃ dattvā sa tasyaivaṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata .. 45.41 ..

> Mounting his bull, the best of bulls, the God along with Umā,  
> having granted his boon in this manner, disappeared right there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.45.41\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.45.41_2)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe andhakavarapradānavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the forty-fifth chapter, titled “Description of the Granting of the Boon to Andhaka,” in the Revākhaṇḍa of the Āvantyakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.45.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.45.1) — Sanskrit

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