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# Skandapurana 6.3.46

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.46

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.46.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.p1)

adhyāya 46

> Chapter 46  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.1)

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
sa dānavo varaṃ labdhvā jagāma svapuraṃ prati .  
dadarśa svapuraṃ rājañchobhitaṃ citracatvaraiḥ .. 46.1 ..

> Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> Having obtained the boon, that Dānava went toward his city.  
> He saw his city, O king, adorned with variegated courtyards,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.2)

udyānaiścaiva vividhaiḥ kadalīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitaiḥ .  
panasairbakulaiścaivāmrātairāmraiśca campakaiḥ .. 46.2 ..

> with various gardens decorated with groves of plantains,  
> with jackfruits, bakulas, hog plums, mangoes, and campakas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.3)

aśokairnālikeraiśca mātuliṅgaiḥ sadāḍimaiḥ .  
nānāvṛkṣaiśca śobhāḍhyaṃ taḍāgairupaśobhitam .. 46.3 ..

> with aśokas, coconuts, citrons, and pomegranates,  
> richly adorned with various trees and beautified with ponds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.4)

devatāyatanairdivyairdhvajamālāsuśobhitaiḥ .  
vedādhyayananirghoṣairmaṅgalādyairvināditam .. 46.4 ..

> with divine temples of deities adorned with rows of banners,  
> and resounded with the chanting of the Vedas and auspicious songs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.5)

prāviśadbhavane divye kāñcane rukmamālini .  
apaśyatsa sutān bhāryāmamātyān dāsabhṛtyakān .. 46.5 ..

> He entered his divine palace, golden and garlanded with gold.  
> He saw his sons, his wife, ministers, servants, and attendants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.6)

tato jayapradān sarvānitaścetaśca dhāvataḥ .  
hṛcchobhāṃ ca prakurvāṇān vai jayantībhiruccakaiḥ .. 46.6 ..

> Then all, proclaiming victory, running here and there,  
> displayed heartfelt joy, \[holding\] triumph-banners high aloft.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.7)

kecittoraṇamābadhya kecitpuṣpāṇyavākiran .  
mātuliṅgakarāścānye dhāvanti hyandhakaṃ prati .. 46.7 ..

> Some erected archways; some scattered flowers;  
> and others, holding citrons in their hands, ran toward Andhaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.8)

pure janāśca dṛśyante bhājanairannapūritaiḥ .  
pūrṇahastāḥ pradṛśyante tatraiva bahavo janāḥ .. 46.8 ..

> In the city, people were seen with platters filled with food;  
> many people were seen right there with filled hands.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.9)

sākṣatairbhājanaistatra śatasāhasrayoṣitaḥ .  
mantrān paṭhanti viprāśca maṅgalānyapi yoṣitaḥ .. 46.9 ..

> There hundreds of thousands of women \[held\] platters with unhusked rice grains;  
> brahmins recited mantras, and women \[sang\] auspicious songs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.10)

amātyāścaiva bhṛtyāśca gajāṃścāḍhaukayanti ca .  
vardhāpayanti te sarve ye kecitpuravāsinaḥ .. 46.10 ..

> Ministers and servants brought elephants as gifts,  
> and all the citizens congratulated him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.11)

hṛṣṭastuṣṭo'vasattatra sacivaiḥ saha so'ndhakaḥ .  
dadarśa sa jagatsarvaṃ turaṅgāṃśca padātikān .. 46.11 ..

> Glad and contented, that Andhaka lived there with his counselors.  
> He inspected all his domains, the horses, and the infantry,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.12)

tathaiva vividhān kośāṃstatra kāñcanapūritān .  
mahiṣīrgā vṛṣāṃścaivāpaśyacchatrāṇyanekadhā .. 46.12 ..

> as well as various treasuries filled with gold;  
> he looked upon buffaloes, cows, bulls, and royal parasols of many kinds.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.13)

sa evamandhakastatra kiyantaṃ kālamāvasat .  
hṛṣṭastuṣṭo vasanmartye sa surairnābhyabhūyata .. 46.13 ..

> In this way, Andhaka dwelt there for some time.  
> Living on earth glad and contented, he was not overcome by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.14)

varaṃ labdhaṃ tu taṃ jñātvā śaṅkitāḥ svargavāsinaḥ .  
ekībhūtāśca te sarve vāsavaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 46.14 ..

> Learning of the boon that had been obtained, the dwellers of heaven were alarmed;  
> united together, they all went to Vāsava for refuge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.15)

śakra uvāca -  
kathamāgamanaṃ vo'tra sarveṣāmapi nākinām .  
kasmādvo bhayamutpannamāgatāḥ śaraṇaṃ katham .. 46.15 ..

> Śakra said:  
> "Why have all of you, residents of heaven, come here? / From where has your fear arisen? Why have you come for refuge?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.16)

tataste hyamarāḥ sarve śakrametadvaco'bruvan .. 46.16 ..

> Then indeed all those immortals addressed these words to Śakra:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.17)

devā ūcuḥ .  
suranāthāndhako nāma daityaḥ śambhuvarorjitaḥ .  
ajeyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ kiṃ nu kāryamataḥ param .. 46.17 ..

> The gods said:  
> "O lord of gods, a daitya named Andhaka, empowered by a boon from Śambhu, / is invincible to all the gods. What indeed should be done hereafter?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.18)

tattvaṃ cintaya deveśa ka upāyo vidhīyatām .  
itthaṃ vadanti te devāḥ śakrāgre mantraṇodyatāḥ .. 46.18 ..

> Reflect on this truth, O lord of gods: what remedy can be devised?"  
> Thus the gods spoke before Śakra, preparing to take counsel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.19)

mantrayanti ca yāvadvai tāvaccāramukheritam .  
jñātvā tatra sa devaughaṃ dānavo nirgato gṛhāt .. 46.19 ..

> Even as they were holding counsel, learning from the report of a spy / that the host of gods was assembled there, the Dānava set out from his dwelling.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.20)

ekākī syandanārūḍha āyurdhaibahubhirvṛtaḥ .  
durgamaṃ merupṛṣṭhaṃ sa līlayaiva gato nṛpa .. 46.20 ..

> Mounted alone on a chariot, surrounded by many weapons, / he effortlessly reached the inaccessible summit of Meru, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.21)

svarṇaprākārasaṃyuktaṃ śobhitaṃ vividhāśramaiḥ .  
durgamaṃ śatruvargasya tadā pārthivasattama .. 46.21 ..

> which was endowed with golden ramparts and adorned with various hermitages, / inaccessible to any host of foes, O best of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.22)

praviveśāsurastatra līlayā svagṛhe yathā .  
vṛtrahā bhayamāpannaḥ svakīyaṃ cāsanaṃ dadau .. 46.22 ..

> The asura entered there effortlessly, as if into his own home.  
> The slayer of Vṛtra was seized with fear and gave him his own seat.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.23)

upaviṣṭo'ndhakastatra śakrasyaivāsane śubhe .  
āsthānaṃ kalayāmāsa sarvatastridaśāvṛtam .. 46.23 ..

> Andhaka sat down there upon Śakra's own auspicious seat / and held court, surrounded on all sides by the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.24)

śakra uvāca -  
kiṃ tavāgamanaṃ cātra kiṃ kāryaṃ kathayasva me .  
yadasmadīyaṃ vittaṃ hi tatte dāsyāmi dānava .. 46.24 ..

> Śakra said:  
> "What is the purpose of your coming here? Tell me what must be done.  
> Whatever wealth belongs to us, that I will give to you, O Dānava."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.25)

andhaka uvāca -  
nāhaṃ vai kāmaye kośaṃ na gajāṃśca sureśvara .  
svakīyaṃ darśayasvādya svargaśṛṅgārabhūṣitam .. 46.25 ..

> Andhaka said:  
> "I desire no treasury, nor elephants, O lord of gods.  
> Show me today your own \[domain\], adorned with the ornaments of heaven:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.26)

airāvataṃ mahānāgaṃ taṃ caivoccaiḥśravohayam .  
urvaśyādīni ratnāni mama darśaya gopate .. 46.26 ..

> Airāvata, the great elephant, and that horse Uccaiḥśravas,  
> and the jewels beginning with Urvaśī—show them to me, O lord of cattle!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.27)

pārijātakapuṣpāṇi vṛkṣajātīnanekaśaḥ .  
vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi darśayasva śacīpate .. 46.27 ..

> The pārijāta flowers, numerous varieties of trees,  
> and all the musical instruments—show them to me, O husband of Śacī!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.28)

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śakraścintitavānidam .  
yo'muṃ nihanti pāpmānaṃ na taṃ paśyāmi karhicit .. 46.28 ..

> Hearing those words of his, Śakra thought to himself:  
> "I do not see anyone anywhere who can slay this evil one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.29)

nāsti rakṣāpradaḥ kaścitsvargalokasya duḥkhinaḥ .  
bhayatrasto dadāvanyadvāditrādyapsarogaṇaiḥ .. 46.29 ..

> There is no one to grant protection to this afflicted world of heaven."  
> Trembling with fear, he provided other \[entertainments\], with musical instruments and groups of apsarases.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.30)

raṅgabhūmāvupāviśya kārayāmāsa tāṇḍavam .  
upaviṣṭāḥ surāḥ sarve yamamārutakinnarāḥ .. 46.30 ..

> Seated in the assembly hall, he had a tāṇḍava dance performed.  
> All the gods sat down, along with Yama, the wind-god, and the kinnaras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.31)

urvaśyādyā apsaraso gītavāditrayogataḥ .  
nanṛtuḥ puratastasya sarvā ekaikaśo nṛpa .. 46.31 ..

> The apsarases beginning with Urvaśī, accompanied by song and musical instruments, / danced before him, all of them one by one, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.32)

na vyaśrāmyata taccittaṃ dṛṣṭvā cāpsarasastadā .  
śacīṃ prati manastasya sakāmamabhavannṛpa .. 46.32 ..

> Seeing the apsarases, his mind found no satisfaction then;  
> his heart was filled with lust for Śacī, O king.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.33)

gṛhītvā śakrabhāryāṃ sa prasthitaḥ svapuraṃ prati .  
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhamandhakasya suraiḥ saha .. 46.33 ..

> Seizing the wife of Śakra, he set out towards his own city.  
> Then a battle broke out between Andhaka and the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.34)

tena devagaṇāḥ sarve dhvastāḥ pārthivasattama .  
saṃgrāme vividhaiḥ śastraiścakravajrādibhirghanaiḥ .. 46.34 ..

> All the hosts of gods were crushed by him, O best of kings,  
> in battle with various dense weapons such as discs and thunderbolts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.35)

saṃtāpitāḥ surāḥ sarve kṣayaṃ nītā hyanekaśaḥ .  
sarve'pi marutastena bhagnāḥ saṃgrāmamūrdhani .. 46.35 ..

> Tormented, all the gods were brought to ruin in many ways;  
> even all the Maruts were broken by him at the head of the battle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.36)

yathā siṃhogajān sarvān vicitya vicaredvanam .  
tadvadekena te devā jitāḥ sarve parāṅmukhāḥ .. 46.36 ..

> Just as a lion would roam the forest after routing all the elephants, / so the gods were all defeated by that single one and turned their backs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.37)

bālo'dhipo yathā grāme svecchayā pīḍayejjanān .  
svairamākramya gṛhṇāti kośavāsāṃsi cāsakṛt .. 46.37 ..

> Just as a childish ruler in a village oppresses the people at will, / and invading at pleasure repeatedly seizes treasury and garments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.38)

gataṃ na paśyatyātmānaṃ prajāsaṃtāpanena ca .  
gṛhītvā śakrabhāryāṃ sa gato vai dānavottamaḥ .. 46.38 ..

> and does not see himself brought to ruin by the tormenting of subjects, / \[so\] that foremost Dānava, having seized Śakra's wife, departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.46.38\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.46.38_2)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe śūlabhedamāhātmye śacīharaṇavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the forty-sixth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Abduction of Śacī', in the Śūlabheda-māhātmya of the Revākhaṇḍa, in the fifth Avantī section, of the Mahāpurāṇa in eighty-one thousand verses, the glorious Skandapurāṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.46.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.46.1) — Sanskrit

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