[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) › 6.3.93 # Skandapurana 6.3.93 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.93 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.93.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.p1) adhyāya 93 > Chapter 93 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.1) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - tato gacchettu rājendra kalhoḍītīrthamuttamam . vikhyātaṃ bhārate loke gaṅgāyāḥ pāpanāśanam .. 93.1 .. > Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Kalhoḍītīrtha, / famed in the world of Bhārata, which destroys the sin of Gaṅgā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.2) durlabhaṃ manujaiḥ pārtha revātaṭasamāśritam . prāṇināṃ pāpanāśāya ūṣaraṃ puṣkaraṃ tathā .. 93.2 .. > difficult to be reached by men, O Pārtha, situated on the bank of the Revā, / for the destruction of the sins of living beings, just like the saline soil or Puṣkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.3) tattu tīrthamidaṃ puṇyamityevaṃ śūlino vacaḥ . jāhnavī paśurūpeṇa tatra snānārthamāgatā .. 93.3 .. > "That is this sacred ford," such was the word of Śiva. / The river Gaṅgā came there in the form of an animal for the sake of bathing; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.4) atastadviśrutaṃ loke kalhoḍītīrthamuttamam . trirātraṃ kārayettatra pūrṇimāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira .. 93.4 .. > therefore, it is renowned in the world as the excellent Kalhoḍītīrtha. / One should observe a fast of three nights there on the full moon, O Yudhiṣṭhira. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.5) rajastamastathā krodhaṃ dambhaṃ mātsaryameva ca . etāṃstyajati yaḥ pārtha tenāptaṃ mokṣajaṃ phalam .. 93.5 .. > Passion, darkness, anger, hypocrisy, and malice— / whoever abandons these, O Pārtha, by him the fruit born of liberation is attained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.6) payasā snāpayeddevaṃ trisandhyaṃ ca tryahaṃ tathā . payo gosambhavaṃ sadyaḥ savatsā jīvaputriṇī .. 93.6 .. > One should bathe the god with milk at the three junctures of the day, and thus for three days— / fresh milk obtained from a cow that has her calf and whose offspring is alive. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.7) kṛtvā tattāmraje pātre kṣaudreṇa caiva yojite . oṃ namaḥ śrīśivāyeti snānaṃ devasya kārayet .. 93.7 .. > Placing it in a copper vessel mixed with honey, / one should bathe the god with the mantra: 'Om, salutations to Śrī Śiva!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.8) sa yāti tridaśasthānaṃ nākastrībhiḥ samāvṛtaḥ . yastatra vidhivatsnātvā dānaṃ preteṣu yacchati .. 93.8 .. > He goes to the abode of the gods, surrounded by celestial women, / who, having bathed there according to rule, gives gifts on behalf of the deceased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.9) śuklāṃ gāṃ dāpayettatra prīyatāṃ me pitāmahāḥ . brāhmaṇe śaucasampanne svadāranirate sadā .. 93.9 .. > One should give a white cow there, saying, 'May my ancestors be pleased,' / to a brahmin endowed with purity and always devoted to his own wife, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.10) savatsāṃ vastrasaṃyuktāṃ hiraṇyopari saṃsthitām . sattvayukto dadadrājañchāmbhavaṃ lokamāpnuyāt .. 93.10 .. > a cow with her calf, adorned with cloth, standing upon gold. / Giving it with pure intent, O king, he attains the world of Śambhu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.93.10\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93.10_2) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe kalhoḍītīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma trinavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the ninety-third chapter, entitled 'Description of the Māhātmya of Kalhoḍītīrtha', 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.6.3.93.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.93.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.93) · Pramāṇa