[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) › 6.3.78 # Skandapurana 6.3.78 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.78.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.p1) adhyāya 78 > Chapter 78 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.1) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - tato gacchettu rājendra naradeśvaramuttamam . tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ nāradena tu .. 78.1 .. > Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Naradeśvara, / the supreme sacred ford among sacred fords, founded by Nārada. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.2) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - nāradena muniśreṣṭha kasmāttīrthaṃ vinirmitam . etadākhyāhi me sarvaṃ prasanno yadi sattama .. 78.2 .. > Yudhiṣṭhira said: / O best of sages, why was this sacred ford founded by Nārada? / Relate all this to me, if you are pleased \[with me\], O most virtuous one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.3) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - parameṣṭhisutaḥ pārtha nārado munisattamaḥ . revāyāścottare kūle tapastena purā kṛtam .. 78.3 .. > Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Nārada, the son of the Supreme Lord \[Brahmā\], is the best of sages, O son of Pṛthā; / formerly, austerity was performed by him on the northern bank of the Revā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.4) navanāḍīnirodhena kāṣṭhāvatyāṃ gatena ca . toṣitaḥ paśubhartā vai nāradena yudhiṣṭhira .. 78.4 .. > By restraining the nine channels and remaining motionlessly absorbed like wood, / the Lord of Beings was truly pleased by Nārada, O Yudhiṣṭhira. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.5) īśvara uvāca - tuṣṭo'haṃ tava viprendra yoginātha ayonija . varaṃ prārthaya me vatsa yaste manasi vartate .. 78.5 .. > Īśvara said: / I am pleased with you, O best of brahmins, lord among yogins, unborn from a womb! / Ask a boon of me, child, whatever is in your mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.6) nārada uvāca - tvatprasādena me śambho yogaścaiva prasidhyatu . acalā te bhavedbhaktiḥ sarvakālaṃ mamaiva tu .. 78.6 .. > Nārada said: / By your grace, O Śambhu, may my yoga be accomplished, / and may I have unswerving devotion to you at all times. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.7) svecchācārī bhave deva vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ . trikālajño jagannātha gītajño'haṃ sadā bhave .. 78.7 .. > May I wander at will, O God, well-versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas; / may I know the three times, O Lord of the World, and may I always know the art of song. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.8) dine dine yathā yuddhaṃ devadānavamānuṣaiḥ . pātāle martyaloke vā svarge vāpi maheśvara .. 78.8 .. > Day after day, just as there is conflict among gods, Dānavas, and human beings / in Pātāla, in the mortal world, or even in heaven, O Maheśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.9) paśyeyaṃ tvatprasādena bhavantaṃ pārvatīṃ tathā . tīrthaṃ lokeṣu vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram .. 78.9 .. > may I behold \[it\], and by your grace behold you and Pārvatī likewise; / and \[grant\] a sacred ford renowned throughout the worlds, destroying all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.10) īśvara uvāca - evaṃ nārada sarvaṃ tu bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ . cintitaṃ matprasādena sidhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 78.10 .. > Īśvara said: / Thus, O Nārada, all shall come to pass, there is no doubt. / Whatever you have thought will be accomplished through my grace; there is no doubt here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.11) svecchācāro bhavervatsa svarge pātālagocare . martye vā bhrama vai yoginna kenāpi nivāryase .. 78.11 .. > You will wander at will, my child, in heaven and in the realm of Pātāla; / wander also in the mortal realm, O yogin, and you will not be restrained by anyone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.12) sapta svarāstrayo grāmā mūrcchanāścaikaviṃśatiḥ . tānā ekonapañcāśatprasādānme tava dhruvam .. 78.12 .. > The seven musical notes, the three scales, the twenty-one modulations, / and the forty-nine melodic patterns \[shall be yours\] by my grace, surely. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.13) mama priyaṃkaraṃ divyaṃ nṛtyagītaṃ bhaviṣyati . kaliṃ ca paśyase nityaṃ devadānavakinnaraiḥ .. 78.13 .. > Divine song and dance will be pleasing to me; / and you will constantly behold strife among gods, Dānavas, and Kinnaras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.14) tvattīrthaṃ bhūtale puṇyaṃ matprasādādbhaviṣyati . vedavedāṅgatattvajño hyaśeṣajñānakovidaḥ . ekastvamasi niḥsaṅgo matprasādena nārada .. 78.14 .. > Your sacred ford on the face of the earth will be holy through my grace. / Knowing the essence of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, skilled in all knowledge, / you are solitary and unattached through my grace, O Nārada. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.15) ityuktvāntardadhe devo nāradastatra śūlinam . sthāpayāmāsa rājendra sarvasattvopakārakam .. 78.15 .. > Having spoken thus, the God disappeared. Then, O best of kings, Nārada / installed the Bearer of the Trident there, who benefits all beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.16) pṛthivyāmuttamaṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ nāradena tu . tatra tīrthe nṛpaśreṣṭha yo gacchedvijitendriyaḥ .. 78.16 .. > An excellent sacred ford on earth was founded by Nārada; / whichever self-controlled person goes to that sacred ford, O best of kings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.17) māsi bhādrapade pārtha kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī . upoṣya parayā bhaktyā rātrau kurvīta jāgaram .. 78.17 .. > on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhādrapada, O son of Pṛthā, / fasting with supreme devotion, should keep vigil at night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.18) chatraṃ tatra pradātavyaṃ brāhmaṇe śubhalakṣaṇe . śastreṇa tu hatā ye vai teṣāṃ śrāddhaṃ pradāpayet . te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ piṇḍadānaprabhāvataḥ .. 78.18 .. > An umbrella should be given there to a brahmin endowed with auspicious marks. / For those who were killed by a weapon, one should offer a śrāddha; / they go to the supreme realm through the power of the gift of rice-balls. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.19) kapilā tatra dātavyā pitḥnuddiśya bhārata . ityuccārya dvije deyā yāntu te paramāṃ gatim .. 78.19 .. > A brown cow should be given there for the sake of the ancestors, O descendant of Bharata, / uttering thus, it should be given to a twice-born: 'May they attain the supreme state!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.20) asya śrāddhasya bhāvena brāhmaṇasya prasādataḥ . narmadātoyabhāvena nyāyārjitadhanasya ca . teṣāṃ caiva prabhāvena pretā yāntu parāṃ gatim .. 78.20 .. > 'Through the intention of this śrāddha, through the grace of the brahmin, / through the nature of the waters of the Narmadā, and through wealth earned righteously, / and through their power, may the spirits of the dead attain the supreme state!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.21) ityuccārya dvije deyā dakṣiṇā ca svaśaktitaḥ . haviṣyānnaṃ viśālākṣa dvijānāṃ caiva dāpayet .. 78.21 .. > Having uttered thus, a sacrificial fee should be given to the twice-born according to one's capacity, / and one should feed the twice-born with sacrificial food, O large-eyed one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.22) dīpaṃ bhaktyā pradātavyaṃ nṛtyaṃ gītaṃ ca kārayet . avāptaṃ tena vai sarvaṃ yaḥ karotīśvarālaye .. 78.22 .. > A lamp should be offered with devotion, and dance and song should be performed; / indeed, everything is obtained by him who performs this in the abode of Īśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.23) sa yāti rudrasāṃnidhyamiti rudraḥ svayaṃ jagau . vidyādānena caikena akṣayāṃ gatimāpnuyāt .. 78.23 .. > He goes to the presence of Rudra; so Rudra himself proclaimed. / And by the singular gift of knowledge, he attains an imperishable state. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.24) dhūrvahāstatra dātavyā bhūmiḥ sasyavatī nṛpa . citrabhānuṃ śubhairmantraiḥ prīṇayettatra bhaktitaḥ .. 78.24 .. > Draught-oxen should be given there, \[and\] land bearing crops, O king. / One should please the fire \[Citrabhānu\] there with devotion, using auspicious mantras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.25) ājyena suprabhūtena homadravyeṇa bhārata . ye yajanti sadā bhaktyā trikālaṃ nṛtyameva ca .. 78.25 .. > with abundant clarified butter and sacrificial materials, O descendant of Bharata. / Those who always worship with devotion at the three times of day and \[offer\] dance > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.26) tīrthe nāradanāmākhye revāyāścottare taṭe . citrabhānumukhā devāḥ sarvadevamaya ṛṣiḥ .. 78.26 .. > at the sacred ford called Nārada on the northern bank of the Revā— / the gods have Citrabhānu as their mouth, and the sage is composed of all the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.27) ṛṣiṇā prīṇitāḥ sarve tasmātprītyo hutāśanaḥ . pūjite havyavāhe tu dāridryaṃ naiva jāyate .. 78.27 .. > All are pleased by the sage; therefore, the consumer of oblations is pleased. / When the bearer of oblations is worshipped, poverty never arises. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.28) dhanena vipulā prītirjāyate pratijanmani . kulīnāśca suveṣāśca sarvakālaṃ dhanena tu .. 78.28 .. > Great satisfaction through wealth arises in every birth; / and they are of noble family and handsomely attired at all times through wealth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.29) plavo nadīnāṃ patiraṅganānāṃ rājā ca sadvṛttarataḥ prajānām . dhanaṃ narāṇāmṛtavastarūṇāṃ gataṃ gataṃ yauvanamānayanti .. 78.29 .. > A raft for rivers, a husband for women, a king devoted to good conduct for his subjects, / wealth for men, and seasons for trees bring back their departed youth again and again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.30) dhanadatvaṃ dhaneśena tasmiṃstīrthe hyupārjitam . yamena ca yamatvaṃ hi indratvaṃ caiva vajriṇā .. 78.30 .. > The status of the giver of wealth was attained by the Lord of Wealth at that very sacred ford; / and the status of Yama by Yama, and the status of Indra by the wielder of the thunderbolt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.31) anyairapi mahīpālaiḥ pārthivatvamupārjitam . nāradeśvaramāhātmyāddhruvo niścalatāṃ gataḥ .. 78.31 .. > Sovereignty over the earth was attained by other kings as well; / Dhruva achieved steadfastness through the māhātmya of Nāradeśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.32) sarvatīrthavaraṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ nāradena tu . pṛthivyāṃ sāgarāntāyāṃ revāyāścottare taṭe . tadvaraṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam .. 78.32 .. > The sacred ford, best among all sacred fords, was founded by Nārada / on the ocean-bounded earth, on the northern bank of the Revā; / it is the best of all sacred fords, destroying the greatest sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.78.32\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78.32_2) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe nāradeśvaratīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the seventy-eighth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Māhātmya of Nāradeśvara Tīrtha', in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth \[section\], the Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.78.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.78.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.78) · Pramāṇa