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# Skandapurana 6.3.49

Skandapurāṇa 6.3.49

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.3.49.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.p1)

adhyāya 49

> Chapter 49  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.1)

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -  
andhakaṃ tu nihatyātha devadevo maheśvaraḥ .  
umayā sahito rudraḥ kailāsamagamannagam .. 49.1 ..

> Mārkaṇḍeya said:  
> Then, having slain Andhaka, Maheśvara, the god of gods,  
> Rudra together with Umā, went to Mount Kailāsa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.2)

āgatāśca tato devā brahmādyāśca savāsavāḥ .  
hṛṣṭāstuṣṭāśca te sarve praṇemuḥ pārvatīpatim .. 49.2 ..

> And then the gods arrived, Brahmā and others together with Indra;  
> delighted and pleased, they all bowed to the husband of Pārvatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.3)

īśvara uvāca -  
upāviśantu te sarve ye kecana samāgatāḥ .  
nihato dānavo hyeṣa gīrvāṇārthe pitāmaha .. 49.3 ..

> Īśvara said:  
> Let all those sit down, whoever has arrived.  
> This Dānava was indeed slain for the sake of the gods, O Grandfather;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.4)

raktena tasya me śūlaṃ nirmalaṃ naiva jāyate .  
śubhavratatapojapyarato brahmanmayā hataḥ .. 49.4 ..

> by his blood my trident does not become clean at all.  
> Devoted to auspicious vows, austerity, and prayers, O Brahmā, he was slain by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.5)

kartumicchāmyahaṃ samyaktīrthayānaṃ caturmukha .  
āgacchantu mayā sārddhaṃ ye yūyamiha saṃgatāḥ .. 49.5 ..

> I desire to undertake a pilgrimage to sacred fords properly, O Four-faced One;  
> let all of you who have assembled here come along with me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.6)

ityuktvā devadeveśaḥ prabhāsaṃ pratiniryayau .  
prabhāsādyāni tīrthāni gaṅgāsāgaramadhyataḥ .. 49.6 ..

> Having spoken thus, the Lord of the gods of gods set forth towards Prabhāsa.  
> Sacred fords beginning with Prabhāsa, as far as the midst of Gaṅgāsāgara—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.7)

avagāhyāpi sarvāṇi nairmalyaṃ nābhavannṛpa .  
narmadāyāṃ tato gatvā devo devaiḥ samanvitaḥ .. 49.7 ..

> even having bathed in all of them, O king, purity did not occur.  
> Then, having gone to the Narmadā, the god, accompanied by the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.8)

uttaraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ kūlamavāgāhatpriyavrataḥ .  
gatastu dakṣiṇe kūle parvate bhṛgusaṃjñitam .. 49.8 ..

> fond of vows, bathed on both the northern and the southern bank.  
> And having gone to the southern bank, onto the mountain named after Bhṛgu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.9)

tatra sthitvā mahādevo devaiḥ saha mahīpate .  
bhrāntvā bhrāntvā ciraṃ śrānto nirviṇṇo niṣasāda ha .. 49.9 ..

> dwelling there, O lord of earth, Mahādeva together with the gods,  
> having wandered long, tired and despondent, sat down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.10)

manohāri yataḥ sthānaṃ sarveṣāṃ vai divaukasām .  
tīrthaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ tanmatvā sthito devo maheśvaraḥ .. 49.10 ..

> Since the place was enchanting to all the celestials,  
> considering that sacred ford distinguished, the god Maheśvara stayed there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.11)

giriṃ vivyādha śūlena bhinnaṃ tena rasātalam .  
nirmalaṃ cābhavacchūlaṃ na lepo dṛśyate kvacit .. 49.11 ..

> He pierced the mountain with his trident, and Rasātala was split open by it;  
> and the trident became clean; no stain was visible anywhere.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.12)

devairāhvānitā tatra mahāpuṇyā ca bhāratī .  
parvatānniḥsṛtā tatra mahāpuṇyā sarasvatī .. 49.12 ..

> The most meritorious Bhāratī was summoned there by the gods;  
> and the most meritorious Sarasvatī flowed out from the mountain there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.13)

dvitīyaḥ saṅgamastatra yathā veṇyāṃ sitāsitaḥ .  
tatra brahmā svayaṃ devo brahmeśaṃ liṅgamuttamam .. 49.13 ..

> A second confluence is there, like the dark and white \[waters\] at the Veṇī;  
> there, the god Brahmā himself \[consecrated\] the excellent liṅga Brahmeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.14)

saṃsthāpayāmāsa puṇyaṃ sarvaduḥkhaghnamuttamam .  
tasya yāmye diśo bhāge svayaṃ devo janārdanaḥ .. 49.14 ..

> He established the meritorious, supreme \[liṅga\], destroyer of all sorrow.  
> In the southern quarter thereof, the god Janārdana himself  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.15)

tiṣṭhate ca sadā tatra viṣṇupādāgrasaṃsthitā .  
ambhaso na bhavenmārgaḥ kuṇḍamadhyasthitasya ca .. 49.15 ..

> remains always there, standing before the foot of Viṣṇu.  
> There would be no path for the water resting in the middle of the pool;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.16)

śūlāgreṇa kṛtā rekhā tatastoyaṃ vahennṛpa .  
tattoyaṃ ca gataṃ tatra yatra revā mahānadī .. 49.16 ..

> a furrow was drawn with the tip of the trident, and from it the water flowed, O king;  
> and that water went to where the great river Revā is.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.17)

jalaliṅgaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ cakatīrthaṃ nṛpottama .  
śūlabhede ca deveśaḥ snānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi .. 49.17 ..

> The most meritorious water-liṅga, a radiant sacred ford, O best of kings—  
> at Śūlabheda, if the lord of gods should perform his ritual ablution according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.18)

ātmānaṃ manyate śuddhaṃ na kiṃcitkalmaṣaṃ kṛtam .  
tasyaivottarakāṣṭhāyāṃ devadevo jagadguruḥ .. 49.18 ..

> he considers himself pure, with no blemish remaining.  
> On its northern side, the god of gods, the teacher of the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.19)

ātmanā devadeveśaḥ śūlapāṇiḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ .  
sarvatīrtheṣu tattīrthaṃ sarvadevamayaṃ param .. 49.19 ..

> the trident-handed Lord of the gods of gods, established himself.  
> Among all sacred fords, that sacred ford is supreme, embodying all the gods,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.20)

sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaduḥkhaghnamuttamam .  
tatra tīrthe pratiṣṭhāpya devadevaṃ jagadguruḥ .. 49.20 ..

> destroying all sins, meritorious, the best destroyer of all sorrows.  
> Having installed the god of gods at that sacred ford, the teacher of the world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.21)

rakṣāpālāṃstato muktvā śataṃ sāṣṭavināyakān .  
kṣetrapālāḥ śataṃ sāṣṭaṃ tadrakṣanti prayatnataḥ .. 49.21 ..

> having stationed guardian deities there, one hundred and eight Vināyakas,  
> one hundred and eight guardians of the field protect it with effort.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.22)

vighnāstasyopajāyante yastatra sthātumicchati .  
kecitkuṭumbāttatāsu vyāgrāḥ kecitkṛṣīṣu ca .. 49.22 ..

> Obstacles arise for anyone who wishes to stay there:  
> some are preoccupied with family and children, some in agricultural works;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.23)

kecitsabhāṃ prakurvanti keciddravyārjane ratāḥ .  
parokṣavādaṃ kurvanti ke'pi hiṃsāratāḥ sadā .. 49.23 ..

> some hold assemblies, some are devoted to accumulating wealth;  
> some speak ill behind backs, and some are always intent on harm;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.24)

paradāraratāḥ kecitkecidvṛttivihiṃsakāḥ .  
anye kecidvadantyevaṃ kathaṃ tīrtheṣu gamyate .. 49.24 ..

> some are attached to others' wives, some destroy livelihoods;  
> others say thus: 'How can one go to sacred fords?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.25)

kṣudhayā pīḍyate bhāryā putrabhṛtyādayastadā .  
mohajāleṣu yojyante evaṃ devagaṇairnarāḥ .. 49.25 ..

> A wife, sons, servants, and others are afflicted by hunger then.'  
> Thus men are entangled in webs of delusion by the hosts of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.26)

pāpācārāśca ye martyāḥ snānaṃ teṣāṃ na jāyate .  
saṃrakṣanti ca tattīrthaṃ devabhṛtyagaṇāḥ sadā .. 49.26 ..

> And mortals of sinful conduct—their ritual ablution does not take place;  
> and the attendant hosts of the gods guard that sacred ford always.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.27)

dhanyāḥ puṇyāśca ye martyāsteṣāṃ snānaṃ prajāyate .  
sarasvatyā bhogavatyā devanadyā viśeṣataḥ .. 49.27 ..

> Mortals who are fortunate and meritorious—their ritual ablution takes place,  
> especially in the celestial river Sarasvatī, the Bhogavatī.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.28)

ayaṃ tu saṅgamaḥ puṇyo yathā veṇyāṃ sitāsitaḥ .  
dṛṣṭvā tīrthaṃ tu te sarve gīrvāṇā hṛṣṭacetasaḥ .. 49.28 ..

> This is a meritorious confluence, like the dark and white \[waters\] at the Veṇī.  
> Having seen that sacred ford, all those gods, glad at heart,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.29)

devasya sannidhau bhūtvā varṇayāmāsuruttamam .  
idaṃ tīrthaṃ tu deveśa gayātīrthena te samam .. 49.29 ..

> came into the presence of the god and described it as supreme:  
> 'This sacred ford, O Lord of gods, is equal to the sacred ford of Gayā for you.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.30)

guhyādguhyatamaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati .  
śūlapāṇiḥ samabhyarcya indrādyairapsarogaṇaiḥ .. 49.30 ..

> A sacred ford more secret than the secret, there never was nor will there be. / Having worshipped the Trident-bearer, along with Indra and the other hosts of apsarases,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.31)

yakṣakinnaragandharvairdikpālairlokapairapi .  
nṛtyagītaistathā stotraiḥ sarvaiścāpi surāsuraiḥ .. 49.31 ..

> along with yakṣas, kinnaras, gandharvas, guardians of the directions, and world-protectors, / with dances, songs, and praises, by all the gods and asuras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.32)

pūjyamāno gaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ siddhairnāgairmaheśvaraḥ .  
devena bheditaṃ tatra śūlāgreṇa narādhipa .. 49.32 ..

> Maheśvara was worshipped by all the hosts, siddhas, and serpents. / O king, \[the ground\] was pierced there by the god with the tip of his trident,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.33)

tridhā yatrekṣyate'dyāpi hyāvartaḥ surapūritaḥ .  
kuṇḍatrayaṃ naravyāghra mahatkalakalānvitam .. 49.33 ..

> where even today a whirlpool filled by the gods is seen divided threefold, / a triad of pools, O tiger among men, accompanied by a great murmuring sound,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.34)

sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ sarvaduḥkhaghnamuttamam .  
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snāti upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ .. 49.34 ..

> destroying all sins, supreme, dispelling all sorrow. / Whoever bathes in that sacred ford, dedicated to fasting,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.35)

dīkṣāmantravihīno'pi mucyate cābdikādaghāt .  
ye punarvidhivatsnānti mantraiḥ pañcabhireva ca .. 49.35 ..

> even if devoid of initiation and mantra, is freed from the sin of a whole year. / Those, however, who bathe according to rule with the five mantras,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.36)

vedoktaiḥ pañcabhirmantraiḥ sahiraṇyaghaṭaiḥ śubhaiḥ .  
akṣarairdaśabhiścaiva ṣaḍbhirvā tribhireva vā .. 49.36 ..

> with the five mantras proclaimed in the Veda, with auspicious jars containing gold, / or with ten syllables, or six, or three,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.37)

pṛthagbhūtairdvijātīnāṃ tīrthe kāryaṃ narādhipa .  
brahmakṣatraviśāṃ vāpi strīśūdrāṇāṃ tathaiva ca .. 49.37 ..

> distinctly for the twice-born, it must be performed at the sacred ford, O king; / or for brahmins, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas, and likewise for women and śūdras.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.38)

puruṣāṇāṃ trayīṃ dhyātvā snānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi .  
daśākṣareṇa mantreṇa ye pibanti jalaṃ narāḥ .. 49.38 ..

> Having meditated upon the triad of persons, one should perform the ritual ablution according to rule. / The men who drink the water with the ten-syllabled mantra,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.39)

te gacchanti paraṃ lokaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ .  
kedāre ca yathā pītaṃ rudrakuṇḍe tathaiva ca .. 49.39 ..

> they go to the supreme realm where the god Maheśvara is, / just as if drunk at Kedāra, and likewise at the Rudrakuṇḍa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.40)

pañcarephasamāyuktaṃ kṣakāraṃ surapūjitam .  
oṅkāreṇa samāyuktametadvedyaṃ prakīrtitam .. 49.40 ..

> Equipped with five rephas, the letter kṣa is worshipped by the gods; / joined with the oṃkāra, this is proclaimed to be the object of knowledge.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.41)

yastatra kurute snānaṃ vidhiyukto jitendriyaḥ .  
tilamiśreṇa toyena tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ .. 49.41 ..

> He who performs ritual ablution there, endowed with the rites, with senses controlled, / should offer libations to the ancestral gods with water mixed with sesame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.42)

kulānāṃ tārayedviṃśaṃ daśapūrvāndaśāparān .  
gayādipañcasthāneṣu yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ .. 49.42 ..

> He delivers twenty generations: ten preceding and ten succeeding. / The person who performs a śrāddha in the five places beginning with Gayā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.43)

sa tatra phalamāpnoti śūlabhede na saṃśayaḥ .  
yastatra vidhinā yukto dadyāddānāni bhaktitaḥ .. 49.43 ..

> he obtains that same fruit at Śūlabheda, without a doubt. / He who, observing proper rites, bestows gifts there with devotion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.44)

tudakṣayaṃ phalaṃ tatra sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ tathā .  
gayāśiro yathā puṇyaṃ pitṛkāryeṣu sarvadā .. 49.44 ..

> imperishable is the fruit thereof, whether good deeds or bad deeds. / Just as Gayāśiras is ever meritorious in ancestral rites,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.45)

śūlabhedaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ snānadānāditarpaṇaiḥ .  
bhaktyā dadāti yastatra kāñcanaṃ gāṃ mahīṃ tilān .. 49.45 ..

> so Śūlabheda is meritorious through ritual ablutions, gifts, and libations. / Whoever gives there with devotion gold, a cow, land, sesame seeds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.46)

āsanopānahau śayyāṃ varāśvān kṣatriyastathā .  
vastrayugmaṃ ca dhānyaṃ ca gṛhaṃ pūrṇaṃ prayatnataḥ .. 49.46 ..

> a seat, sandals, a bed, and likewise a kṣatriya \[who gives\] excellent horses, / a pair of garments, grain, and carefully \[gives\] a fully furnished house,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.47)

sayoktraṃ lāṅgalaṃ dadyātkṛṣṭāṃ caiva vasuṃdharām .  
dānānyetāni yo dadyādbrāhmaṇe vedapārage .. 49.47 ..

> and gives a plow with its yoke and cultivated earth— / who gives these gifts to a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.48)

śrotriye kulasampanne śuciṣmati jitendriye .  
śrutādhyayanasampanne dambhahīne kriyānvite .  
trayodaśāhaḥsvekaikaṃ trayodaśaguṇaṃ bhavet .. 49.48 ..

> a Vedic scholar of noble family, pure, with senses subdued, / endowed with learning and study of scripture, devoid of hypocrisy, engaged in rituals— / each gift shall become thirteenfold on the thirteenth day.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [6.3.49.48\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49.48_2)

.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe śūlabhedotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

> Thus ends the forty-ninth chapter, entitled "Description of the Glorification of the Origin of Śūlabheda," in the Revākhaṇḍa of the Āvantyakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.49.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.49.1) — Sanskrit

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.49) · Pramāṇa