[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) › 6.3.47 # Skandapurana 6.3.47 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.47 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.47.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.p1) adhyāya 47 > Chapter 47 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.1) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - gīrvāṇāśca tataḥ sarve brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ . gajairgirivarākārairhayaiścaiva gajopamaiḥ .. 47.1 .. > The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said: > "Then all the gods went to Brahmā for refuge, / on elephants resembling great mountains and horses resembling elephants, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.2) syandanairnagarākāraiḥ siṃhaśārdūlayojitaiḥ . kacchapairmahiṣaiścānyairmakaraiśca tathāpare .. 47.2 .. > on chariots shaped like cities, yoked with lions and tigers, / and others on tortoises, buffaloes, and makaras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.3) brahmalokamanuprāptā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ . dṛṣṭvā padmodbhavaṃ devaṃ sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇatāḥ surāḥ .. 47.3 .. > Having reached the world of Brahmā, the gods headed by Śakra / saw the lotus-born god and bowed down prostrate with all eight limbs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.4) devā ūcuḥ . jaya deva jagadvandya jaya saṃsṛtikāraka . padmayone suraśreṣṭha tvāmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 47.4 .. > The gods said: > 'Victory, O god, who are worshipped by the universe! Victory, O maker of worldly existence! / O lotus-born one, foremost among the gods, we have come to you alone for refuge!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.5) sodvegaṃ bhāṣitaṃ śrutvā devānāṃ bhāvitātmanām . meghagambhīrayā vācā devarājamuvāca ha .. 47.5 .. > Hearing the agitated speech of the gods, whose minds were distressed, / he spoke to the king of the gods in a voice deep like a thundercloud: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.6) kimatrāgamanaṃ devāḥ sarveṣāṃ vai vivarṇatā . kenāpamānitāḥ sarve śīghraṃ me kathyatāṃ svayam .. 47.6 .. > 'Why have you come here, O gods, all of you drained of colour? / By whom have you all been insulted? Tell me quickly yourself.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.7) devā ūcuḥ . andhakākhyo mahādaityo balavān padmasambhava . tena devagaṇāḥ sarve dhanaratnairviyojitāḥ .. 47.7 .. > The gods said: > 'A mighty great daitya named Andhaka, O lotus-born one, / has stripped all the hosts of gods of their wealth and jewels. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.8) hatvā devagaṇāṃstāvadasicakraparaddviśvadhaiḥ . gṛhītvā śakrabhāryāṃ sa dānavo'pi gato balāt .. 47.8 .. > Having struck down the hosts of gods with swords, discs, and battle-axes, / that Dānava has also seized the wife of Śakra and departed by force.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.9) devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ . cintayāmāsa rājendra vadhārthaṃ dānavasya ha .. 47.9 .. > Hearing the words of the gods, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, / deliberated, O king of kings, on the means for the slaying of that Dānava: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.10) avadhyo dānavaḥ pāpaḥ sarveṣāṃ vo divaukasām . sa trātā sarvajagatāṃ nānyo vidyeta kutracit .. 47.10 .. > 'The wicked Dānava cannot be slain by any of you gods. > He \[Viṣṇu\] is the protector of all the worlds; no other exists anywhere.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.11) evamuktāḥ surāḥ sarve brahmaṇā tadanantaram . brahmāṇaṃ te puraskṛtya gatā yatra sa keśavaḥ . tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotrairbrahmādyāścakrapāṇinam .. 47.11 .. > Having been thus addressed by Brahmā, the gods immediately thereafter, / placing Brahmā at their head, went to where Keśava was. > Brahmā and the others praised the wielder of the disc with various hymns. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.12) devā ūcuḥ . jaya tvaṃ devadeveśa lakṣmyā vakṣaḥsthalāśritaḥ . asurakṣaya deveśa vayaṃ te śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 47.12 .. > The gods said: > 'Victory to you, O god of gods, who abide on Lakṣmī's breast! / O destroyer of asuras, O god of gods, we have come to you for refuge!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.13) stūyamānaḥ suraiḥ sarvairbrahmādyaiśca janārdanaḥ . samprahṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā surasaṅghamuvāca ha .. 47.13 .. > Praised by all the gods, with Brahmā at their head, Janārdana / became exceedingly joyful in heart and spoke to the company of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.14) śrīvāsudeva uvāca - svāgataṃ devaviprāṇāṃ suprabhātādya śarvarī . kiṃ kāryaṃ procyatāṃ kṣipraṃ kasya ruṣṭā divaukasaḥ .. 47.14 .. > The venerable Vāsudeva said: > 'Welcome to the gods and brahmins! The night has dawned auspiciously today. > State quickly what is to be done. Against whom are the gods enraged? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.15) kiṃ duḥkhaṃ kaśca saṃtāpaḥ kuto vā bhayamāgatam . kathayantu mahābhāgāḥ kāraṇaṃ yanmanogatam .. 47.15 .. > What is the sorrow, and what is the distress? From where has fear come? > Let the illustrious ones declare the cause that is in your minds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.16) parābhavaḥ kṛto yena so'dya yātu yamālayam . evamuktāstu kṛṣṇena kathayāmāsurasya tat .. 47.16 .. > He by whom this humiliation was done—let him go to Yama's abode today.' > Having been spoken to in this manner by Kṛṣṇa, they described it to him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.17) darśayantaḥ svakāndehān lajjamānā hyadhomukhāḥ . hṛtarājyā hyandhakena kṛtā nistejasaḥ prabho .. 47.17 .. > showing their bodies, ashamed and with faces cast down: > 'Our sovereignty has been taken away by Andhaka, and we have been stripped of our splendour, O Lord!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.18) piteva putraṃ parirakṣa deva jahīndraśatruṃ saha putrapautraiḥ . tatheti coktaḥ kamalāsanena surāsurairvanditapādapadmaḥ .. 47.18 .. > "Protect \[us\], O god, like a father his son; slay Indra's enemy along with his sons and grandsons!" > Addressed with "So be it" by \[him\] whose lotus feet are praised by gods and demons, who is seated on a lotus, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.19) śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ cāpaṃ saṃgṛhya parameśvaraḥ . utthito bhogaparyaṅkāddevānāṃ puratastadā .. 47.19 .. > the Supreme Lord grasped his conch, discus, mace, and bow, > and then rose up from his serpent-couch before the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.20) śrīvāsudeva uvāca - pātāle yadi vā martye nāke vā yadi tiṣṭhati . taṃ haniṣyāmyahaṃ pāpaṃ yena saṃtāpitāḥ surāḥ .. 47.20 .. > The venerable Vāsudeva said: > "Whether he stays in Pātāla, or among mortals, or in heaven, > I will slay that wicked one by whom the gods have been tormented. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.21) svaṃ sthānaṃ yāntu gīrvāṇāḥ saṃtuṣṭā bhāvitaujasaḥ . viṣṇostadvacanaṃ śrutvā brahmādyāste savāsavāḥ .. 47.21 .. > Let the gods go to their own abode, satisfied, their radiance restored." > Having heard those words of Viṣṇu, those gods, Brahmā and the rest, along with Indra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.22) svayānaistu hariṃ natvā hṛdi tuṣṭā divaṃ yayuḥ .. 47.22 .. > bowed down to Hari and went to heaven in their own vehicles, pleased in heart. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.47.22\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47.22_2) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe gīrvāṇasvargamanavarṇanaṃ nāma saptacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the forty-seventh chapter, entitled 'Description of the Gods' Departure to Heaven,' 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.6.3.47.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.47.1) — Sanskrit - [108 Buddhist Stotras (Nepalese collection)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.stotra.stotra108.15.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.47) · Pramāṇa