[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) › 6.3.62 # Skandapurana 6.3.62 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.62 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.62.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.p1) adhyāya 62 > Chapter 62 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.1) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - tato gacchettu rājendra karoḍīśvaramuttamam . yatra vai nihatāstāta dānavāḥ sapadānugāḥ .. 62.1 .. > The glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Then one should go, O king of kings, to the excellent Karoḍīśvara, / where the Dānavas along with their followers were slain, dear friend, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.2) indrādidevaiḥ saṃhṛṣṭaiḥ satataṃ jayabuddhibhiḥ . teṣāṃ ye putrapautrāśca pūrvavairamanusmaram .. 62.2 .. > by the gods led by Indra, overjoyed and ever minded toward victory. / Remembering their ancestral enmity, the sons and grandsons of those \[Dānavas\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.3) kruddhairdevasamūhaiśca dānavā nihatā raṇe . teṣāṃ śirāṃsi saṃgṛhya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ .. 62.3 .. > were slain in battle by the enraged hosts of gods. / Taking up their heads, all the gods along with Indra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.4) nikṣipya narmadātoye bandhubhāvamanusmaram . tatra snātvā surāḥ sarve sthāpayitvā umāpatim .. 62.4 .. > cast them into the water of the Narmadā, remembering their kinship. / Having bathed there, all the gods, having established the lord of Umā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.5) indreṇa sahitāḥ sarve'pūjayaṃllokasiddhaye . hṛṣṭacittāḥ surāḥ sarve jagmurākāśamaṇḍalam .. 62.5 .. > along with Indra, worshipped him for the welfare of the world. / With delighted minds, all the gods went to the circle of the sky. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.6) dānavānāṃ mahābhāga sūditā koṭiruttamā . tadā prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ karoḍīti mahītale .. 62.6 .. > A full crore of Dānavas, O fortunate one, was exterminated; / from then on, that sacred ford is known on the earth as Karoḍī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.7) vikhyātaṃ tu tadā loke pāpaghnaṃ pāṇḍunandana . aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāmubhau pakṣau ca bhaktitaḥ . upoṣya śūlinaścāgre rātrau kurvīta jāgaram .. 62.7 .. > It became famous in the world, O son of Pāṇḍu, as destroying sin. / On the eighth and the fourteenth days of both fortnights, with devotion, / having fasted before the Trident-bearer, one should keep vigil at night, 62.7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.8) satkathāpāṭhasaṃyukto vedādhyayanasaṃyutaḥ . prabhāte vimale prāpte pūjayettridaśeśvaram .. 62.8 .. > engaged in reciting sacred tales and reciting the Veda. / When the spotless dawn arrives, one should worship the Lord of the thirty \[gods\]. 62.8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.9) pañcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya śrīkhaṇḍena ca guṇṭhayet . śastaiḥ pallavapuṣpaiśca pūjayettu prayatnataḥ .. 62.9 .. > Having bathed \[him\] with the five nectars, one should smear \[him\] with sandalwood paste, / and diligently worship \[him\] with auspicious shoots and flowers. 62.9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.10) bahurūpaṃ japanmantraṃ dakṣiṇāśāṃ vyavasthitaḥ . yathoktena vidhānena nābhimātre jale kṣipet .. 62.10 .. > Facing the southern direction and chanting the Bahurūpa mantra, / according to the prescribed rite, standing in navel-deep water, one should cast 62.10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.11) tilāñjaliṃ tu pretāya dakṣiṇāśāmupasthitaḥ . śrāddhaṃ tatraiva viprāya kārayedvijitendriyaḥ .. 62.11 .. > a handful of water with sesame seeds for the departed spirit, facing the southern quarter. / With subdued senses, one should perform a śrāddha right there for the brahmin, 62.11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.12) viṣamairagrajātaiśca vedābhyasanatatparaiḥ . gohiraṇyena sampūjya tāmbūlairbhojanaistathā .. 62.12 .. > with an odd number of firstborn \[brahmins\] devoted to the study of the Veda. / Having honored them with cows and gold, with betel leaves and meals, 62.12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.13) bhūṣaṇaiḥ pādukābhiśca brāhmaṇānpāṇḍunandana . bhavetkoṭiguṇaṃ tasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 62.13 .. > with ornaments and sandals, O son of Pāṇḍu—those brahmins— / for him it will be multiplied ten million times; there should be no doubt about this. 62.13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.14) tasmiṃstīrthe tu yaḥ kaścittyajeddehaṃ vidhānataḥ . tasya bhavati yatpuṇyaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa .. 62.14 .. > Whoever abandons their body at that sacred ford in accordance with the injunctions, / hear the merit that accrues to him, O lord of men: 62.14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.15) yāvadasthīni tiṣṭhanti martyasya narmadājale . tāvadvasati dharmātmā śivaloke sudurlabhe .. 62.15 .. > As long as a mortal's bones remain in the water of the Narmadā, / so long does the righteous person dwell in Śiva's world, which is so difficult to attain. 62.15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.16) tataḥ kālāccyutastasmādiha mānuṣatāṃ gataḥ . koṭidhanapatiḥ śrīmāñjāyate rājapūjitaḥ .. 62.16 .. > Falling from there when the time comes, having attained human birth here, / he is born wealthy, master of ten million fortunes, and honored by kings. 62.16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.17) sarvadharmasamāyukto medhāvī bījaputrakaḥ . vikhyāto vasudhāpṛṣṭhe dīrghāyurmānavo bhavet .. 62.17 .. > Endowed with all virtues, wise, possessing good offspring, / renowned on the face of the earth, he becomes a long-lived man. 62.17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.18) punaḥ smarati tattīrthaṃ tatra gatvā nṛpottama . karoḍeśvaramabhyarcya prāpnoti paramāṃ gatim .. 62.18 .. > He remembers that sacred ford again, and going there, O best of kings, / having worshipped Karoḍeśvara, he attains the supreme state. 62.18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.19) indracandrayamairrudrairādityairvasubhistathā . viśvedevaistathā sarvaiḥ sthāpitastridaśeśvaraḥ .. 62.19 .. > By Indra, Candra, Yama, the Rudras, the Ādityas, and the Vasus, / and by all the Viśvedevas, the Lord of the thirty \[gods\] was established 62.19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.20) revāyā uttare kūle lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā . mānavo bhaktisaṃyuktaḥ prāsādaṃ kārayettu yaḥ .. 62.20 .. > on the northern bank of the Revā, desiring the welfare of the worlds. / A mortal endowed with devotion who builds a temple 62.20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.21) tasmiṃstīrthe naraśreṣṭha sadgatiṃ samavāpnuyāt . nyāyopāttadhanenaiva dārupāṣāṇakeṣṭakaiḥ .. 62.21 .. > at that sacred ford, O best of men, attains a good destination. / With wealth obtained by righteous means, using wood, stones, and bricks, 62.21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.22) brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyaiḥ śūdraiḥ strībhiśca śaktitaḥ . te'pi yānti narā loke śāṃkare surapūjite .. 62.22 .. > by a brahmin, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, śūdras, and women according to their ability— / those men also go to the world of Śaṅkara, worshipped by the gods. 62.22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.23) yaḥ śṛṇoti sadā bhaktyā māhātmyaṃ tīrthajaṃ nṛpa . tasya pāpaṃ praṇaśyeta ṣaṇmāsābhyantaraṃ ca yat .. 62.23 .. > Whoever always hears with devotion the māhātmya originating from that sacred ford, O king, / his sin that has accumulated within six months is destroyed. 62.23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.62.23\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62.23_2) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe karoḍīśvaratīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma dviṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ.. > Thus ends the sixty-second chapter, titled "Description of the Māhātmya of the Karoḍīśvara Sacred Ford," 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.6.3.62.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.62.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.62) · Pramāṇa