[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) › 6.3.97 # Skandapurana 6.3.97 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.97 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.97.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.p1) adhyāya 97 > Chapter 97 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.1) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - tato gacchenmahīpāla vyāsatīrthamanuttamam . durlabhaṃ manujaiḥ puṇyamantarikṣe vyavasthitam .. 97.1 .. > Glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said: / “Then, O protector of the earth, one should proceed to the peerless Vyāsatīrtha, / sacred, hard to attain for human beings, situated in the intermediate space.” 97.1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.2) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - kasmādvai vyāsatīrthaṃ tadantarikṣe vyavasthitam . etadākhyāhi saṃkṣepāttyaja granthasya vistaram .. 97.2 .. > Yudhiṣṭhira said: / “Why indeed is that Vyāsatīrtha situated in the intermediate space? / Tell me this concisely; avoid an expansive treatise.” 97.2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.3) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - sādhu sādhu mahābāho dharmavānsādhuvatsala . svakarmanirataḥ pārtha tīrthayātrākṛtādaraḥ .. 97.3 .. > Glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said: / “Well said, well said, O mighty-armed one, virtuous, affectionate to the righteous, / devoted to your own duty, O son of Pṛthā, full of reverence for pilgrimages to sacred fords! 97.3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.4) durlabhaṃ sarvajantūnāṃ vyāsatīrthaṃ nareśvara . pīḍito vṛddhabhāvena akalpo'haṃ nṛpātmaja .. 97.4 .. > Hard to attain for all creatures is Vyāsatīrtha, O lord of men. / Afflicted by old age, I am incapable, O prince; 97.4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.5) visaṃjño gatavittastu saṃjātaḥ smṛtivarjitaḥ . guhyādguhyataraṃ tīrthaṃ nākhyātaṃ kasyacinmayā .. 97.5 .. > confused in senses, deprived of faculties, and bereft of memory. / This sacred ford, more secret than the secret, has not been related to anyone by me. 97.5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.6) kalistatraiva rājendra na viśedvyāsasaṃśrayāt . antarikṣe tu saṃjātaṃ revāyāśceṣṭitena tu .. 97.6 .. > The Kali age does not enter there, O king of kings, because it is the refuge of Vyāsa. / And it was brought forth in the intermediate space by the movement of the Revā. 97.6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.7) viriñcirnaiva śaknoti revāyā guṇakīrtanam . kathaṃ jñāsyāmyahaṃ tāta revāmāhātmyamuttamam .. 97.7 .. > Even Brahmā cannot proclaim the virtues of the Revā; / how shall I know, my dear one, the supreme māhātmya of the Revā? 97.7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.8) vyāsatīrthaṃ viśeṣeṇa lavamātraṃ bravīmyataḥ . pratyakṣaḥ pratyayo yatra dṛśyate'dya kalau yuge .. 97.8 .. > Therefore, I shall tell only a mere particle of Vyāsatīrtha, / where a visible proof is seen even today in the Kali age: 97.8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.9) vihaṅgo gacchate naiva bhittvā śūlaṃ sudāruṇam . tasyotpattiṃ samāsena kathayāmi nṛpātmaja .. 97.9 .. > a bird never passes \[across\], piercing the frightful lance. / I will relate its origin in brief, O prince. 97.9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.10) āsītpūrvaṃ mahīpāla munirmānyaḥ parāśaraḥ . tenātyugraṃ tapaścīrṇaṃ gaṅgāmbhasi mahāphalam .. 97.10 .. > Formerly, O king, there was the venerable sage Parāśara; / exceedingly fierce austerity bearing great fruit was performed by him in the waters of the Gaṅgā. 97.10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.11) prāṇāyāmena saṃtasthau praviṣṭo jāhnavījale . pūrṇe dvādaśame varṣe niṣkrānto jalamadhyataḥ .. 97.11 .. > Having entered the water of the Jāhnavī, he remained there practicing prāṇāyāma. / When the twelfth year was complete, he emerged from the midst of the water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.12) bhikṣārthī saṃcaredgrāmaṃ nāvā yatraiva tiṣṭhati . tatra tena parā dṛṣṭā bālā caiva manoharā .. 97.12 .. > Seeking alms, he wandered to a village where a boat was stationed. / There he saw an exquisite and charming maiden. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.13) tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa ca kāmārta uvāca madhuraṃ tadā . māṃ nayasva paraṃ pāraṃ kāsi tvaṃ mṛgalocane .. 97.13 .. > Seeing her, stricken with desire, he spoke sweetly then: / 'Take me to the opposite bank. Who are you, fawn-eyed one, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.14) nāvārūḍhe nadītīre mama cittapramāthini . evamuktā tu sā tena praṇamya ṛṣipuṃgavam .. 97.14 .. > standing on the riverbank aboard a boat, agitating my heart?' / Thus addressed by him, she bowed down to the eminent seer > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.15) kathayāmāsa cātmānaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ kāmamohitam . kaivartānāṃ gṛhe dāsī kanyāhaṃ dvijasattama .. 97.15 .. > and, seeing him infatuated with desire, spoke about herself: / 'I am a maidservant, a maiden in the house of fishermen, O best of brahmins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.16) nāvāsaṃrakṣaṇārthāya ādiṣṭā svāminā vibho . mayā vijñāpitaṃ vṛttamaśeṣaṃ jñātumarhasi .. 97.16 .. > I was instructed by my master to watch over the boat, O lord. / I have related everything; please understand my full circumstances.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.17) evamuktastayā so'tha kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvābravīdidam .. 97.17 .. > Thus addressed by her, he meditated for a moment and then said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.18) parāśara uvāca - ahaṃ jñānabalādbhadre tava jānāmi sambhavam . kaivartaputrikā na tvaṃ rājakanyāsi sundari .. 97.18 .. > Parāśara said: / 'By the power of knowledge, auspicious one, I know your origin. / You are not the daughter of a fisherman; you are a king’s daughter, beautiful lady.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.19) kanyovāca - kaḥ pitā kathyatāṃ brahmankasyā vā hyudarodbhavā . kasminvaṃśe prasūtāhaṃ kaivartatanayā katham .. 97.19 .. > The maiden said: / 'Tell me, O holy one, who is my father, or from whose womb was I born? / In what lineage was I born, and how am I the daughter of a fisherman?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.20) parāśara uvāca - kathayāmi samastaṃ yattvayā pṛṣṭamaśeṣataḥ . vasurnāmeti bhūpālaḥ somavaṃśavibhūṣaṇaḥ .. 97.20 .. > Parāśara said: / 'I shall tell you everything in full, exactly as you have asked. / There was a king named Vasu, an ornament of the lunar dynasty, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.21) jambūdvīpādhipo bhadre śatrūṇāṃ bhayavardhanaḥ . śatāni sapta bhāryāṇāṃ putrāṇāṃ ca daśaiva tu .. 97.21 .. > the ruler of Jambūdvīpa, auspicious one, who struck terror into enemies. / He had seven hundred wives and ten sons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.22) dharmeṇa pālayellokānīśavatpūjyate sadā . mlecchāstasyāvidheyāśca kṣīradvīpanivāsinaḥ .. 97.22 .. > He protected the worlds according to dharma and was ever honored like the Lord. / The Mlecchas who dwelt on Kṣīradvīpa were insubordinate to him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.23) teṣāmutsādanārthāya yayāvullaṅghya sāgaram . saṃyuktaḥ putrabhṛtyaiśca pauruṣe mahati sthitaiḥ .. 97.23 .. > To eradicate them, he crossed the ocean and set forth, / accompanied by his sons and servants steadfast in great valor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.24) samaraṃ taiḥ samārabdhaṃ mlecchaiśca vasunā saha . jitā mlecchāḥ samastāste vasunā mṛgalocane .. 97.24 .. > A battle was begun by those Mlecchas together with Vasu. / All those Mlecchas were conquered by Vasu, fawn-eyed lady. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.25) karadāste kṛtāstena saputrabalavāhanāḥ . pradhānā tasya sā rājñī tava mātā mṛgekṣaṇe .. 97.25 .. > They were made to pay tribute by him, along with their sons, armies, and mounts. / His chief queen is your mother, O deer-eyed maiden. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.26) pravāsasthe mahīpāle saṃjātā sā rajasvalā . nārīṇāṃ tu sadākālaṃ manmatho hyadhiko bhavet .. 97.26 .. > While the king was away abroad, her menses arrived. / In women, passion is ever heightened, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.27) viśeṣeṇa ṛtoḥ kāle bhidyante kāmasāyakaiḥ . manmathena tu saṃtaptācintayatsā śubhekṣaṇā .. 97.27 .. > and especially at the fertile time they are pierced by the arrows of love. / Tormented by desire, that fair-eyed lady thought: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.28) dūtaṃ vai preṣayāmyadya vasurājñaḥ samīpataḥ . āhūtaḥ satvaraṃ dūta gaccha tvaṃ nṛpasannidhau .. 97.28 .. > 'I shall send a messenger today to King Vasu.' / The messenger was summoned quickly: 'Go to the king’s presence.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.29) dūta uvāca - paratīraṃ gato devi vasurājāriśāsanaḥ . tatra gantumaśakyeta jalayānairvinā śubhe .. 97.29 .. > The messenger said: / 'O queen, King Vasu, punisher of foes, has gone to the distant shore. / It is impossible to go there without boats, fair lady. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.30) tāni yānāni sarvāṇi gṛhītāni pare taṭe . dūtavākyena sā rājñī viṣaṇṇā kāmapīḍitā .. 97.30 .. > All those vessels have been seized on the opposite bank.' / At the messenger's words, the queen was dejected, afflicted by desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.31) tatsakhī tāmuvācātha kasmāttvaṃ paritapyase . svalekhaḥ preṣyatāṃ devi śukahaste yathārthataḥ .. 97.31 .. > Then her female friend said to her: 'Why are you grieved? / Send your own letter, O queen, into the keeping of a parrot, describing the matter faithfully. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.32) samudraṃ laṅghayitvā tu śakuntā yānti sundari . sakhivākyena sā rājñī svasthā jātā narādhipa .. 97.32 .. > Birds cross over the ocean, lovely lady.' / At her friend's words, that queen became composed, O lord of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.33) vyāhṛto lekhakastatra likha lekhaṃ mamājñayā . tvaddhīnā satyabhāmādya vaso rājanna jīvati .. 97.33 .. > A scribe was summoned there: 'Write a letter by my command: / "Without you, Satyabhāmā cannot live today, O King Vasu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.34) ṛtukālo'dya saṃjāto likha lekhaṃ tu lekhakaṃ . likhite bhūrjapatre tu lekhe vai lekhakena tu .. 97.34 .. > My fertile period has arrived today; scribe, write the letter."' / When the letter was written on birch bark by the scribe, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.35) śukaḥ pañjaramadhyastha ānītoddhaiva sannidhau .. 97.35 .. > a parrot held inside a cage was brought upright into her presence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.36) satyabhāmovāca - nītvā lekhaṃ gaccha śīghraṃ vasurājñaḥ samīpataḥ . śakuniḥ praṇato bhūtvā gṛhītvā lekhamuttamam .. 97.36 .. > Satyabhāmā said: / 'Take the letter and go swiftly into the presence of King Vasu.' / The bird bowed, took the excellent letter, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.37) utpatya sahasā rājañjagāmākāśamaṇḍalam . tataḥ pakṣī gataḥ śīghraṃ vasurājasamīpataḥ .. 97.37 .. > flew up suddenly into the realm of the sky, O king, / and then that bird went swiftly to the presence of King Vasu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.38) kṣipte lekhe śukenaiva satyabhāmāvisarjite . vasurājñā tato lekho gṛhya haste'vadhāritaḥ .. 97.38 .. > When the letter dispatched by Satyabhāmā was dropped by the parrot, / King Vasu took the letter in his hand and comprehended it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.39) lekhārthaṃ cintayitvā tu gṛhya vīryaṃ nareśvaraḥ . amoghaṃ puṭikāṃ kṛtvā pratilekhena miśritam .. 97.39 .. > Reflecting upon the message's import, the lord of men collected his semen, / infallible, made a packet, and joined it with a reply. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.40) śukasya so'payāmāsa gaccha rājñīsamīpataḥ . praṇamya vasurājānaṃ bījaṃ gṛhyotpapāta ha .. 97.40 .. > He gave it to the parrot: 'Go into the presence of the queen.' / Having bowed to King Vasu and taken the seed, it flew up. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.41) samudropari samprāptaḥ śukaḥ śyenena vīkṣitaḥ . sāmiṣaṃ taṃ śukaṃ jñātvā śyenastamabhyadhāvata .. 97.41 .. > When it reached above the ocean, the parrot was spotted by a hawk. / Believing that parrot was holding meat, the hawk rushed at it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.42) hataścañcuprahāreṇa śukaḥ śyenena bhārata . mūrcchayā tasya tadbījaṃ patitaṃ sāgarāmbhasi .. 97.42 .. > Struck by the hawk with a blow of its beak, O descendant of Bharata, / through the parrot's swoon that seed fell into the water of the ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.43) matsyena gilitaṃ tacca bījaṃ vasumahīpateḥ . kanyā matsyodare jātā tena bījena sundari .. 97.43 .. > And that seed of King Vasu was swallowed by a fish. / From that seed a maiden was born inside the fish's belly, beautiful lady. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.44) prāpto'sau lubdhakairmatsya ānītaḥ svagṛhaṃ tataḥ . yāvadvidārito matsyastāvaddṛṣṭā tvamuttame .. 97.44 .. > The fish was caught by fishermen and brought to their home. / When the fish was cut open, you were seen, finest lady, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.45) śaśimaṇḍalasaṅkāśā sūryatejaḥsamaprabhā . dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ harṣitāḥ sarve kaivartā jāhnavītaṭe .. 97.45 .. > resembling the orb of the moon, shining with radiance like that of the sun. / Seeing you on the bank of the Jāhnavī, all the fishermen rejoiced. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.46) harṣitāste gatāḥ sarve pradhānasya ca mandiram . strīratnaṃ kathayāmāsurgṛhāṇa tvaṃ mahāprabham .. 97.46 .. > Rejoicing, they all went to the mansion of their chief. / They spoke of the jewel among women: 'Accept this child of great splendor.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.47) gṛhītā tena tanvaṅgī hyaputreṇa mṛgekṣaṇā . bhāryāṃ svāmāha tanvaṅgi pālayasva mṛgekṣaṇe .. 97.47 .. > The slender, fawn-eyed girl was accepted by that childless man. / He said to his wife: 'Slender lady, protect this fawn-eyed one.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.48) tataḥ sā cintayāmāsa parāśaravacastadā . evamuktvā tu sā tena dattātmānaṃ nareśvara .. 97.48 .. > Then she reflected upon the words of Parāśara. / Having been told this by him, she gave herself \[to him\], O lord of men, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.49) uvāca sādhu me brahmanmatsyagandho'nu vartate . tatastena tu sā bālā divyagandhādhivāsitā .. 97.49 .. > and said: 'Very well, holy one, but the smell of fish clings to me.' / Thereupon the maiden was suffused by him with divine fragrance > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.50) kṛtā yogabalenaiva jvālayitvā vibhāvasum . kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ vahnimūḍhā tena rasāttadā .. 97.50 .. > by the power of yoga, and kindling a fire, / circumambulating the fire, he married her eagerly then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.51) jalayānasya madhye tu kāmasthānānyasaṃspṛśat . jñātvā kāmotsukaṃ vipraṃ bhītā sā dharmanandana .. 97.51 .. > In the middle of the boat he touched the regions of passion. / Knowing the brahmin to be eager with desire, she was afraid, O son of Dharma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.52) hasantī tamuvācātha deva tvaṃ lokasannidhau . na lajjase kathaṃ dhīmankurvāṇaḥ pāmarocitam .. 97.52 .. > and laughing, said to him: 'My lord, in the presence of people, / are you not ashamed, wise one, acting like a vulgar man?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.53) tatastena kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā saṃsmṛtā hṛdi tāmasī . āgatā tāmasī māyā yayā vyāptaṃ carācaram .. 97.53 .. > Then, having meditated for a moment, he recalled the darkness in his heart. / Darkness arrived as an illusion by which the animate and inanimate world was covered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.54) tataḥ sā vismitā tena karmaṇaiva tu rañjitā . brahmacaryābhitaptena strīsaukhyaṃ krīḍitaṃ tadā .. 97.54 .. > Then, astonished, she was delighted by that very deed. / He, who had been heated by celibacy, then enjoyed the pleasure of woman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.55) tataḥ sā tatkṣaṇādeva garbhabhāreṇa pīḍitā . prasūtā bālakaṃ tatra jaṭilaṃ daṇḍadhāriṇam .. 97.55 .. > Then, in that very moment, oppressed by the weight of pregnancy, / she gave birth there to a boy having matted hair and carrying a staff, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.56) kamaṇḍaludharaṃ śāntaṃ mekhalākaṭibhūṣitam . uttarīyakṛtaskandhaṃ viṣṇumāyāvivarjitam .. 97.56 .. > holding a water pot, calm, his waist adorned with a girdle, / with an upper garment placed over his shoulder, free from the illusion of Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.57) tato'pi śaṅkitā pārtha dṛṣṭvā taṃ kalabālakam . vepamānā tato bālā jagāma śaraṇaṃ muneḥ .. 97.57 .. > Even then she was alarmed, O Pārtha, upon seeing that tiny child; / trembling then, the maiden sought refuge with the sage: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.58) rakṣa rakṣa muniśreṣṭha parāśara mahāmate . jātaṃ me'tyadbhutaṃ putraṃ kaupīnavaramekhalam . daṇḍahastaṃ jaṭāyuktamuttarīyavibhūṣitam .. 97.58 .. > "Protect me, protect me, O best of sages, Parāśara of great intellect! / To me an exceedingly wondrous son has been born, with a loincloth and an excellent girdle, / with a staff in hand, endowed with matted locks, and adorned with an upper garment." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.59) parāśara uvāca - mā bhaiṣīḥ svasute jāte kumārī tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi . nāmnā yojanagandheti dvitīyaṃ satyavatyapi .. 97.59 .. > Parāśara said: / "Do not fear! Though your own son is born, you will remain a virgin. / By name \[you shall be called\] Yojanagandhā, and your second \[name shall be\] Satyavatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.60) śaṃtanurnāma rājā yaḥ sa te bhartā bhaviṣyati . prathamā mahiṣī tasya somavaṃśavibhūṣaṇā .. 97.60 .. > The king named Śaṃtanu, he shall be your husband. / You will be his chief queen, an ornament of the Lunar dynasty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.61) gaccha tvaṃ svāśrayaṃ śubhre pūrvarūpeṇa saṃsthitā . mā viṣādaṃ kuruṣvātra dṛṣṭaṃ jñānasya me balam .. 97.61 .. > Go to your own home, O fair one, remaining in your former form. / Do not grieve here; you have seen the power of my wisdom." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.62) ityuktvā prayayau vipraḥ sā bālā putramāśritā . natvoce mātaraṃ bhaktyā sāṣṭāṅgaṃ vinayānataḥ .. 97.62 .. > Having spoken thus, the brahmin departed. That girl turned to her son, / bowed down, and, bent in humility with eightfold prostration, said to him with devotion: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.63) kṣamyatāṃ mātaruktaṃ me prasādaḥ kriyatāmapi . īśvarārādhane yatnaṃ kariṣyāmyahamambike .. 97.63 .. > "Pardon what I said, O mother; let your favor also be granted. / I shall make an effort in the worship of Īśvara, O mother." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.64) tataḥ sā putravākyena viṣaṇṇā vākyamabravīt .. 97.64 .. > Then she, saddened by her son's words, spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.65) yojanagandhovāca - mā tyaktvā gaccha vatsādya mātaraṃ māmanāgasam . tvadviyogena me putra pañcatvaṃ bhāvyasaṃśayam .. 97.65 .. > Yojanagandhā said: / "Do not abandon me, your innocent mother, and go away today, my child! / From separation from you, my son, my death will surely follow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.66) nāsti putrasamaḥ sneho nāsti bhrātṛsamaṃ kulam . nāsti satyaparo dharmo nānṛtātpātakaṃ param .. 97.66 .. > There is no love equal to that for a son; there is no lineage equal to brothers; / there is no righteousness higher than truth; there is no sin worse than falsehood. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.67) bālabhāve mayā jāta ādhāraḥ kila jāyase . na me bhartā na me putraḥ paśya karmaviḍambanam .. 97.67 .. > Born to me in my childhood, you were indeed to become my support. / I have no husband, nor have I a son—behold the mockery of destiny!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.68) vyāsa uvāca - mā viṣādaṃ kuruṣvāntaḥ satyametanmayoritam . āpatkāle'smi te devi smartavyaḥ kāryasiddhaye .. 97.68 .. > Vyāsa said: / "Do not despair within your heart; this is the truth spoken by me. / In times of distress, O lady, you should remember me for the accomplishment of your purpose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.69) āpadastārayiṣyāmi kṣamyatāṃ me duruttaram . ityuktvā prayayau vyāsaḥ kanyā sāpi gatā gṛham .. 97.69 .. > I will deliver you from calamities; forgive my difficult departure." / Having spoken thus, Vyāsa departed, and that maiden also went home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.70) parāśarasutastatra viṣaṣṇo vanamadhyataḥ . tretāyugāvasāne tu dvāparādau nareśvara .. 97.70 .. > There, the son of Parāśara went into the forest, despondent, / at the end of the Tretāyuga and the beginning of the Dvāpara, O ruler of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.71) vyāsārthaṃ cintayāmāsurdevāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ . ākhyāto nāradenaiva putraḥ parāśarasya saḥ .. 97.71 .. > The gods, headed by Śakra, considered \[the need\] for a Vyāsa. / That son of Parāśara was indeed declared by Nārada, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.72) kaivartaputrikājāto jñānī jahnusutātaṭe . tato nāradavākyena āgatāḥ surasattamāḥ .. 97.72 .. > as born of the fisherman's daughter, wise, on the bank of the daughter of Jahnu. / Then, at the word of Nārada, the best among the gods arrived: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.73) rāmaḥ pitāmahaḥ śakro munisaṅghaiḥ samāvṛtāḥ . āsyādikaṃ pṛthagdattvā sādhu sādhvityudīrayan .. 97.73 .. > Rāma, the Grandfather \[Brahmā\], and Śakra, surrounded by hosts of sages. / Offering face-washing water and the rest separately, saying, "Well done! Well done!", > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.74) pitāmahena vai bālo garbhādhānādisaṃskṛtaḥ . dvīpāyano dvīpajanmā pārāśaryaḥ parāśarāt .. 97.74 .. > the child was indeed consecrated with the rites from conception onwards by the Grandfather: / Dvaipāyana, island-born, and Pārāśarya, born of Parāśara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.75) kṛṣṇāṃśātkṛṣṇanāmāyaṃ vyāso vedānvyasiṣyati . virañcinābhiṣikto'sau munisaṅghaiḥ punaḥpunaḥ .. 97.75 .. > "Because of a portion of Kṛṣṇa, this one named Kṛṣṇa, a Vyāsa, shall divide the Vedas." / He was consecrated again and again by Virañci and the hosts of sages: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.76) vyāsastvaṃ sarvalokeṣu ityuktvā prayayuḥ surāḥ . tīrthayātrā samārabdhā kṛṣṇadvaipāyanena tu .. 97.76 .. > "You are Vyāsa throughout all the worlds!" Having spoken thus, the gods departed. / Then a pilgrimage to sacred fords was undertaken by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.77) gaṅgāvagāhitā tena kedāraśca sapuṣkaraḥ . gayā ca naimiṣaṃ tīrthaṃ kurukṣetraṃ sarasvatī .. 97.77 .. > He bathed in the Gaṅgā, and Kedāra along with Puṣkara, / and Gayā, and the sacred ford of Naimiṣa, Kurukṣetra, and the Sarasvatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.78) ujjayinyāṃ mahākālaṃ somanāthaṃ prabhāsake . pṛthivyāṃ sāgarāntāyāṃ snātvā yāto mahāmuniḥ .. 97.78 .. > At Ujjayinī \[he visited\] Mahākāla, and Somanātha at Prabhāsa. / Having bathed across the earth bounded by the ocean, the great sage went on, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.79) amṛtāṃ narmadāṃ prāpto rudradehodbhavāṃ śubhām . sāhlādo narmadāṃ dṛṣṭvā cittaviśrāntimāpa ca .. 97.79 .. > and reached the immortal, auspicious Narmadā, born from the body of Rudra. / Joyful upon seeing the Narmadā, his mind attained tranquility. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.80) tapaścacāra vipulaṃ narmadātaṭamāśritaḥ . grīṣme pañcāgnimadhyastho varṣāsu sthaṇḍileśayaḥ .. 97.80 .. > Resorting to the bank of the Narmadā, he performed extensive austerities. / In summer he stood amid five fires; in the rainy season he lay on bare ground; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.81) sārdravāsāśca hemante tiṣṭhandadhyau maheśvaram . svāntarhṛtkamale sthāpya dhyāyate parameśvaram .. 97.81 .. > and in winter, standing in wet clothes, he meditated upon Maheśvara. / Placing the Supreme Lord within the lotus of his own heart, he meditated upon him, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.82) sṛṣṭisaṃhārakartāramachedyaṃ varadaṃ śubham . nityaṃ siddheśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ pūjayeddhyānatatparaḥ .. 97.82 .. > the maker of creation and destruction, indivisible, bestower of boons, auspicious. / Intent on meditation, he constantly worshipped the Siddheśvara liṅga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.83) arcanātsiddhaliṅgasya dhyānayogaprabhāvataḥ . pratyakṣaḥ śaṅkaro jātaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya saḥ .. 97.83 .. > From the worship of the Siddha-liṅga, and by the power of the yoga of meditation, / Śaṅkara became visible to that Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.84) īśvara uvāca - toṣito'haṃ tvayā vatsa varaṃ varaya śobhanam .. 97.84 .. > Īśvara said: / "I am pleased by you, child; choose an excellent boon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.85) vyāsa uvāca - yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva yadi deyo varo mama . pratyakṣo narmadātīre svayameva bhaviṣyasi . atītānāgatajño'haṃ tvatprasādādumāpate .. 97.85 .. > Vyāsa said: / "If you are pleased with me, O God, if a boon is to be given to me: / you yourself shall become manifest on the bank of the Narmadā; / and through your grace, O Lord of Umā, may I know the past and the future." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.86) īśvara uvāca - evaṃ bhavatu te putra matprasādādasaṃśayam . tvayi bhaktigṛhīto'haṃ pratyakṣo narmadātaṭe .. 97.86 .. > Īśvara said: / "So shall it be, my son, without a doubt, by my grace. / Won over by devotion to you, I will become manifest on the bank of the Narmadā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.87) sahasrāṃśārdhabhāvena pratyakṣo'haṃ tvadāśrame . ityuktvā prayayau devaḥ kailāsaṃ nagamuttamam .. 97.87 .. > With half the nature of the thousand-rayed sun, I will be manifest in your hermitage." / Having spoken thus, the god departed for Kailāsa, the best of mountains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.88) patnīsaṃgrahaṇaṃ jātaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya tu . śāstroktena vidhānena patnī pālayatastathā .. 97.88 .. > Then the acceptance of a wife took place for Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, / and while he maintained his wife according to the rule prescribed in the scriptures, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.89) putro jāto hyaputrasya parāśarasutasya ca . devairvardhāpitaḥ sarvairiñcendrapurogamaiḥ .. 97.89 .. > a son was born to that son of Parāśara, who had been sonless. / He was congratulated by all the gods, headed by Indra and the Lord \[Brahmā\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.90) putrajanmanyathājagmurvaśiṣṭhādyā munīśvarāḥ . tīrthayātrāprasaṅgena parāśarapurogamāḥ .. 97.90 .. > On the birth of the son, the best of sages, headed by Vasiṣṭha, arrived / in the course of their pilgrimage to sacred fords, led by Parāśara: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.91) manvatriviṣṇuhārītayājñavalkyośano'ṅgirāḥ . yamāpastambasaṃvartāḥ kātyāyanabṛhaspatī .. 97.91 .. > Manu, Atri, Viṣṇu, Hārīta, Yājñavalkya, Uśanas, Aṅgiras, / Yama, Āpastamba, Saṃvarta, Kātyāyana, and Bṛhaspati; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.92) evamādisahasrāṇi lakṣakoṭiśatāni ca . saśiṣyāśca mahābhāgā narmadātaṭamāśritāḥ .. 97.92 .. > thousands, hundreds of thousands, and hundreds of millions of such \[sages\], / along with their disciples, highly fortunate, resorted to the bank of the Narmadā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.93) vyāsāśrame śubhe ramye saṃtuṣṭā āyayurnṛpa . dṛṣṭvā tānso'pi viprendrānabhyutthānakṛtodyamaḥ .. 97.93 .. > They came satisfied to the auspicious and lovely hermitage of Vyāsa, O king. / Seeing those chiefs among brahmins, he made an effort to rise to welcome them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.94) pituḥ pūrvaṃ praṇamyādau sarveṣāṃ ca yathāvidhi . āsanāni dadau bhaktyā pādyamarghaṃ nyavedayat .. 97.94 .. > Having first bowed down to his father, and then to all in accordance with rule, / he gave them seats with devotion and offered water for the feet and the guest-offering. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.95) kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha . uddhṛto'haṃ na sandeho yuṣmatsambhāṣaṇārcanāt .. 97.95 .. > Folding his hands in reverence, he spoke these words: / "I am uplifted, there is no doubt, from conversing with you and worshipping you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.96) āraṇyāni ca śākāni phalānyāraṇyajāni ca . tāni dāsyāmi yuṣmākaṃ sarveṣāṃ prītipūrvakam .. 97.96 .. > Wild greens and fruits grown in the forest— / those I will give to all of you with affection." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.97) nyamantrayata tānsarvānpratyekaṃ praṇipatya ca . tataste praṇataṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ munim .. 97.97 .. > Having bowed down to each one, he invited them all. / Then they, seeing the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana bowed down, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.98) vardhayitvā jayāśīrbhiravalokya parasparam . parāśaraḥ samastaiśca vīkṣito munipuṃgavaiḥ .. 97.98 .. > Having cheered him with blessings of victory, and looking at one another, / Parāśara was looked upon by all the foremost sages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.99) uttaraṃ dīyatāṃ tāta kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca . evamuktastu taiḥ sarvairbhagavānsa parāśaraḥ . provāca svātmajaṃ vyāsamṛṣīṇāṃ yaccikīrṣitam .. 97.99 .. > "Father, let an answer be given to Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana." / Thus spoken to by all of them, the blessed Parāśara / declared to his son Vyāsa what the seers wished to do: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.100) śrīparāśara uvāca - necchanti dakṣiṇe kūle vratabhaṅgabhayādatha . bhojanaṃ bhoktukāmāste śrāddhe caiva viśeṣataḥ .. 97.100 .. > The venerable Parāśara said: / "They do not wish \[to eat\] on the southern bank, out of fear of breaking their vow; / yet they desire to partake of food, especially in a śrāddha." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.101) vyāsa uvāca - karomi bhavatāmuktamatraiva sthīyatāṃ kṣaṇam . yāvatprasādya saritaṃ karomi vidhimuttamam .. 97.101 .. > Vyāsa said: / "I shall do as you have spoken; stay right here for a moment, / while, having propitiated the river, I perform the highest rite." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.102) evamuktvā śucirbhūtvā narmadātaṭamāsthitaḥ . stotraṃ jagāda sahasā tannibodha nareśvara .. 97.102 .. > Having spoken thus and become pure, stationed on the bank of the Narmadā, / he straightway recited a hymn of praise; listen to that, O lord of men: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.103) jaya bhagavati devi namo varade jaya pāpavināśinī bahuphalade . jaya śumbhaniśumbhakapāladhare praṇamāmi tu devanarārtihare .. 97.103 .. > "Victory, O blessed goddess, homage, O giver of boons! Victory, O destroyer of sin, bestower of abundant fruit! / Victory, O bearer of the skulls of Śumbha and Niśumbha! I bow to you who remove the distress of gods and men! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.104) jaya candradivākaranetradhare jaya pāvakabhūṣitavaktravare . jaya bhairavadehanilīnapare jaya andhakaraktaviśoṣakare .. 97.104 .. > Victory, O you whose eyes are the moon and the sun! Victory, O you whose excellent face is adorned with fire! / Victory, O supreme one absorbed in the body of Bhairava! Victory, O dryer of the blood of Andhaka! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.105) jaya mahiṣavimardini śūlakare jaya lokasamastakapāpahare . jaya devi pitāmaharāmanate jaya bhāskaraśakraśiro'vanate .. 97.105 .. > Victory, O crusher of Mahiṣa, bearer of the trident! Victory, O remover of the sins of the entire world! / Victory, O goddess revered by the Grandfather and Rāma! Victory, O you before whom the heads of the Sun and Śakra bow down! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.106) jaya ṣaṇmukhasāyudha īśanute jaya sāgaragāmini śambhunute . jaya duḥkhadaridravināśakare jaya putrakalatravivṛddhikare .. 97.106 .. > Victory, O weapon-bearing mother of the six-faced one, praised by the Lord! Victory, O river flowing to the ocean, praised by Śambhu! / Victory, O destroyer of misery and poverty! Victory, O increaser of sons and wives! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.107) jaya devi samastaśarīradhare jaya nākavidarśini duḥkhahare . jaya vyādhivināśini mokṣakare jaya vāñchitadāyini siddhavare .. 97.107 .. > Victory, O goddess who wear all bodies! Victory, O revealer of heaven, remover of grief! / Victory, O destroyer of diseases, bestower of liberation! Victory, O giver of desires, supreme among the perfected!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.108) etadvyāsakṛtaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau . gṛhe vā śuddhabhāvena kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ .. 97.108 .. > Whoever recites this hymn composed by Vyāsa in the presence of Śiva / or at home, with a pure disposition, free from desire and anger, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.109) tasya vyāso bhavetprītaḥ prītaśca vṛṣavāhanaḥ . prītā syānnarmadā devī sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarī .. 97.109 .. > to him Vyāsa will be pleased, and pleased will be the one who rides the bull; / pleased will be goddess Narmadā, who brings about the destruction of all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.110) na te yānti yamālokaṃ yaiḥ stutā bhuvi narmadā . pitāmaho'pi muhyeta devi tvadguṇakīrtanāt .. 97.110 .. > Those by whom Narmadā is praised on earth do not go to the realm of Yama. / Even the Grandfather would be bewildered in recounting your qualities, O goddess; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.111) vākpatirnaiva te vaktuṃ svarūpaṃ veda narmade . kathaṃ guṇānahaṃ devi tvadīyāñjñātumutsahe .. 97.111 .. > even the Lord of Speech does not know how to describe your true nature, O Narmadā. / How, O goddess, can I presume to know your qualities? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.112) iti jñātvā śuciṃ bhāvaṃ vāṅmanaḥkāyakarmabhiḥ . prasannā narmadādevī tato vacanamabravīt .. 97.112 .. > Perceiving thus his pure devotion in word, mind, and bodily actions, / goddess Narmadā, pleased, then spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.113) satyavādena tuṣṭāhaṃ bhobho vyāsa mahāmune . yadīcchasi varaṃ kiṃcittaṃ te sarvaṃ dadāmyaham .. 97.113 .. > "I am pleased by your truthful speech, O Vyāsa, O great sage! / Whatever boon you desire, I shall grant it all to you." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.114) vyāsa uvāca - yadi tuṣṭāsi me devi yadi deyo varo mama . ātithyamuttare kūle ṛṣīṇāṃ dātumarhasi .. 97.114 .. > Vyāsa said: / "If you are pleased with me, O goddess, if a boon is to be granted to me, / you ought to grant hospitality to the seers on the northern bank." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.115) narmadovāca - ayuktaṃ yācitaṃ vyāsa vimārge yatpravartanam . indracandrayamaiḥ śakyamunmārge na pravartitum .. 97.115 .. > Narmadā said: / "An improper thing has been asked, O Vyāsa: to proceed on a wrong course. / Even Indra, the Moon, and Yama are not able to proceed on an improper path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.116) yācasvānyaṃ varaṃ putra yatkiṃcidbhuvi durlabham . etacchrutvā vaco devyā vyāso mūrcchāṃ yatastadā .. 97.116 .. > Ask for another boon, O son, whatever is difficult to obtain on earth." / Hearing these words of the goddess, Vyāsa then fell into a swoon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.117) vṛthā kleśo'dya me jāta iti matvā papāta ha . dharaṇī calitā sarvā saśailavanakānanā .. 97.117 .. > Thinking, "In vain has my toil been today," he collapsed. / The entire earth shook, together with its mountains and forests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.118) mūrcchāpannaṃ tato vyāsaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ . hāhākāramukhāḥ sarve tatrājagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ .. 97.118 .. > Then, seeing Vyāsa fallen into a swoon, the gods led by Vāsava, / their faces uttering cries of grief, came there by the thousands. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.119) vyāsamutthāpayāmāsurvedavyasanatatparam . brāhmaṇārthe ca saṃkliṣṭo nātmahetoḥ saridvare .. 97.119 .. > They revived Vyāsa, who was devoted to the toil of the Vedas. / "He is distressed for the sake of brahmins, not for his own sake, O best of rivers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.120) gavārthe brāhmaṇārthe ca sadyaḥ prāṇānparityajet . evaṃ sā narmadā proktā brahmādyaiḥ surasattamaiḥ .. 97.120 .. > For the sake of cows and for the sake of brahmins, one should immediately abandon one's life." / Thus was Narmadā addressed by Brahmā and the foremost gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.121) suśītalaistaṃ bahubhiśca vātairrevābhyaṣiñcatsvajalena bhītā . sacetanaḥ satyavatīsuto'pi praṇamya devānsaritaṃ jagāda .. 97.121 .. > Frightened, Revā sprinkled him with very cool breezes and her own water. / Regaining consciousness, the son of Satyavatī bowed to the gods and spoke to the river: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.122) vyāsa uvāca - tīrthaiḥ samastaiḥ kila sevanāya phalaṃ pradiṣṭaṃ mama mandabhāgyāt . yaddevi puṇyā viphalā mamāśā āraṇyapuṣpāṇi yathā janānām .. 97.122 .. > Vyāsa said: / "The fruit to be served by all sacred fords was promised to me; but through my ill fortune, / O goddess, holy one, my hopes have become futile, like forest flowers for men!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.123) narmadovāca - yato yato māṃ hi mahānubhāva ninīṣate cittamilātale'tra . vindhyena sārddhaṃ tava mārgamadya yāsyāmyahaṃ daṇḍadharasya pṛṣṭhe .. 97.123 .. > Narmadā said: / "Wherever your mind wishes to lead me on the surface of this earth, O noble one, / along with the Vindhya, I will go today on your path, behind you who carry the staff." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.124) evamukto mahātejā vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ . dakṣiṇe cālayāmāsa svāśramasya saridvarām .. 97.124 .. > Thus addressed, the son of Satyavatī, Vyāsa of great splendour, / caused the best of rivers to move to the south of his hermitage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.125) daṇḍahasto mahātejā huṅkāramakaronmuniḥ . vyāsahuṅkārabhītā sā calitā rudranandinī .. 97.125 .. > Staff in hand, the sage of great splendour uttered a roar of "huṃ". / Terrified by the roar of Vyāsa, the daughter of Rudra moved. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.126) daṇḍena darśayanmārgaṃ devī tatra pravartitā . vyāsamārgaṃ gatā devī dṛṣṭā śakrapurogamaiḥ .. 97.126 .. > Showing the path with his staff, the goddess was set in motion there. / Following the path of Vyāsa, the goddess was seen by the gods led by Śakra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.127) puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ tato devā vyamuñcan saha kiṃkaraiḥ . kiṃ kurmo brūhi me putra karmaṇā te sma rañjitāḥ .. 97.127 .. > Then the gods together with their attendants released a shower of flowers: / "Tell us what we should do, O son; we are delighted by your deed." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.128) vyāsa uvāca - tapaśca vipulaṃ kṛtvā dānaṃ dattvā mahāphalam . etadeva naraiḥ kāryaṃ sādhūnāṃ yatsukhāvaham .. 97.128 .. > Vyāsa said: / "Having performed extensive austerity and given gifts of great fruit, / this alone should be done by men: that which brings happiness to good people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.129) yadi tuṣṭā mahābhāgā anugrāhyo hyahaṃ yadi . tasmānmamāśrame sarvaiḥ sthīyatāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 97.129 .. > If you noble ones are pleased, if indeed I am to be favoured, / then let everyone remain in my hermitage; of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.130) ātithyaṃ śākaparṇena revāmṛtavimiśritam . pratipannaṃ samastairvaḥ parāśaramukhairmama . sthātavyaṃ svāśrame sarvairrevāyā uttare taṭe .. 97.130 .. > Hospitality consisting of vegetables and leaves mixed with the nectar of Revā / has been accepted by all of you, headed by Parāśara; / you all must remain in my hermitage on the northern bank of Revā." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.131) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca - snānatarpaṇanityāni kṛtāni dvijasattamaiḥ . vyāsakuṇḍe tato gatvā homaḥ sarvaiḥ prakalpitaḥ .. 97.131 .. > Mārkaṇḍeya said: / The daily rites of ritual ablution and libation were performed by the best of the twice-born. / Then, having gone to Vyāsakuṇḍa, a fire sacrifice was prepared by all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.132) śrīphalairbilvapatraiśca juhuvurjātavedasam . gautamo bhṛgurmāṇḍavyo nārado lomaśastathā .. 97.132 .. > With bilva fruits and bilva leaves, they made offerings into the fire: / Gautama, Bhṛgu, Māṇḍavya, Nārada, and Lomaśa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.133) parāśarastathā śaṅkhaḥ kauśikaścyavano muniḥ . pippalādo vasiṣṭhaśca nāciketo mahātapāḥ .. 97.133 .. > Parāśara, Śaṅkha, Kauśika, the sage Cyavana, / Pippalāda, Vasiṣṭha, and Nāciketa of great austerity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.134) viśvāmitro'pyagastyaśca uddālakayamau tathā . śāṇḍilyo jaiminiḥ kaṇvo yājñavalkyośano'ṅgirāḥ .. 97.134 .. > Viśvāmitra, Agastya, Uddālaka, and Yama, / Śāṇḍilya, Jaimini, Kaṇva, Yājñavalkya, Uśanas, Aṅgiras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.135) śātātapo dadhīciśca kapilo gālavastathā . jaigīṣavyastathā dakṣo bharato mudgalastathā .. 97.135 .. > Śātātapa, Dadhīci, Kapila, Gālava, / Jaigīṣavya, Dakṣa, Bharata, Mudgala, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.136) vātsyāyano mahātejāḥ saṃvartaḥ śaktireva ca . jātūkarṇyo bharadvājo vālakhilyāruṇistathā .. 97.136 .. > Vātsyāyana of great splendour, Saṃvarta, Śakti, / Jātūkarṇya, Bharadvāja, the Vālakhilyas, and Āruṇi. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.137) evamādisahasrāṇi juhvate jātavedasam . akṣamālākarotkīrṇā dhyānayogaparāyaṇāḥ .. 97.137 .. > Thousands of such \[sages\] offered oblations into the fire, / their hands busy with rosaries, devoted to meditation and yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.138) ekacittā dvijāḥ sarve cakrurhomakriyāṃ tadā . tataḥ samutthitaṃ liṅgaṃ mokṣadaṃ vyādhināśanam .. 97.138 .. > With single-minded focus all the brahmins then performed the oblation ritual. / Thereupon arose a liṅga that bestows liberation and destroys diseases. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.139) acchedyaṃ paramaṃ devaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyāsastutoṣa ca . puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ dadurdevā āśīrvādāndvijottamāḥ .. 97.139 .. > Beholding that indivisible, supreme God, Vyāsa was delighted; / the gods showered blossoms, and the best of brahmins gave blessings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.140) sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇato vyāso devaṃ dṛṣṭvā trilocanam . brāhmaṇānpūjayāmāsa śākamūlaphalena ca .. 97.140 .. > Bowing with all eight limbs upon seeing the three-eyed God, / Vyāsa honored the brahmins with vegetables, roots, and fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.141) pitṛpūrvaṃ dvijāḥ sarve bhojitāḥ pāṇḍunandana . āśīrvādāṃstataḥ puṇyān dattvā viprā yayuḥ punaḥ .. 97.141 .. > Preceded by offerings to the ancestors, all the brahmins were fed, O son of Pāṇḍu; / having then bestowed sacred blessings, the brahmins departed again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.142) tadā prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ vyāsākhyaṃ procyate budhaiḥ .. 97.142 .. > From that time forth, that sacred ford is called Vyāsa by the wise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.143) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca - vyāsatīrthasya yatpuṇyaṃ tatsarvaṃ kathayasva me . snānadānavidhānaṃ ca yasminkāle mahāphalam .. 97.143 .. > Yudhiṣṭhira said: / Tell me all the merit of Vyāsatīrtha, / and the rule of ritual ablution and gift-giving, and at what time it yields great fruit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.144) śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca - kathayāmi samastaṃ te bhrātṛbhiḥ saha pāṇḍava . kārttikasya site pakṣe caturdaśyāṃ jitendriyaḥ .. 97.144 .. > Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / I shall tell it all to you and your brothers, O Pāṇḍava. / On the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight of Kārttika, with restrained senses, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.145) upoṣya yo naro bhaktyā rātrau kurvīta jāgaram . snāpayedīśvaraṃ bhaktyā kṣaudrakṣīreṇa sarpiṣā .. 97.145 .. > the person who fasts and keeps vigil with devotion through the night, / should bathe Īśvara with devotion using honey, milk, and ghee, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.146) dadhnā ca khaṇḍayuktena kuśatoyena vai punaḥ . śrīkhaṇḍena sugandhena guṇṭhayetparameśvaram .. 97.146 .. > and with curds mixed with sugar, and also with kuśa-water; / then one should smear the Supreme Lord with fragrant sandalwood. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.147) tataḥ sugandhakusumairbilvapatraiśca pūjayet . mucukundena kundena kuśajātīprasūnakaiḥ .. 97.147 .. > Then one should worship him with fragrant flowers and bilva leaves, / with mucukunda, kunda, and blossoms of kuśa and jasmine, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.148) unmattamunipuṣpaiśca tathānyaiḥ kālasambhavaiḥ . arcayetparayā bhaktyā dvīpeśvaramanuttamam .. 97.148 .. > and with datura and munipuṣpa flowers, as well as others that bloom in that season. / With supreme devotion, one should worship the unexcelled Dvīpeśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.149) ikṣugaḍukadānena tuṣyate parameśvaraḥ . gaḍukāṣṭakadānena pātakaṃ yātyahorjitam .. 97.149 .. > By the offering of an earthen vessel of sugarcane juice, the Supreme Lord is pleased; / by the gift of eight vessels, sin accumulated in a single day departs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.150) māsarjitaṃ ca naśyeta gaḍukāṣṭaśatena ca . ṣāṇmāsikaṃ sahasreṇa dviguṇairabdikaṃ tathā .. 97.150 .. > What was accumulated in a month is destroyed by one hundred and eight vessels; / that of six months by a thousand, and likewise of a year by twice that amount. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.151) ājanmajanitaṃ pāpamayutena praṇaśyati . dviguṇairnaśyate vyādhistriguṇaiḥ syāddhanāgamaḥ .. 97.151 .. > Sin incurred since birth is destroyed by ten thousand; / by twice that, disease is destroyed, and by three times that, wealth accrues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.152) ṣaḍguṇairjāyate vāgmī siddhastaddviguṇaistathā . rudratvaṃ daśalakṣaiśca jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 97.152 .. > By six times that, one becomes an eloquent speaker; by twice that, an adept; / and by ten hundred thousand, Rudra-hood is attained—of this there is no doubt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.153) paurṇamāsyāṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha snānaṃ kurvīta bhaktitaḥ . mantroktena vidhānena sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram .. 97.153 .. > On the full moon day, O best of kings, one should perform ritual ablution with devotion / according to the procedure prescribed by mantras, destroying all sins, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.154) vāruṇaṃ ca tathāgneyaṃ brāhmayaṃ caivākṣayaṃkaram . devānpitḥnmanuṣyāṃśca vidhivattarpayedbudhaḥ .. 97.154 .. > and also the ablution sacred to Varuṇa, to Agni, and to Brahmā, which yields imperishable fruit. / The wise person should make libations to gods, ancestors, and human beings in accordance with rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.155) ṛcā ṛgvedajaṃ puṇyaṃ sāmnā sāmaphalaṃ labhet . yajurvedasya yajuṣā gāyatryā sarvamāpnuyāt .. 97.155 .. > With a Ṛg verse, one gains the merit born of the Ṛgveda; with a Sāman, the fruit of the Sāmaveda; / with a Yajus, that of the Yajurveda; and with the Gāyatrī, one attains everything. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.156) akṣaraṃ ca japenmantraṃ sauraṃ vā śivadaivatam . athavā vaiṣṇavaṃ mantraṃ dvādaśākṣarasaṃjñitam .. 97.156 .. > And one should recite the monosyllabic mantra, or one sacred to the Sun or to Śiva, / or the Vaiṣṇava mantra known as the twelve-syllabled one. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.157) pūjayedbrāhmaṇānbhaktyā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitān . svadāraniratānviprāndambhalobhavivarjitān .. 97.157 .. > With devotion one should honor brahmins endowed with all auspicious marks, / brahmins devoted to their own wives and free from deceit and greed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.158) bhinnavṛttikarān pāpān patitāñchūdrasevanān . śūdrīgrahaṇasaṃyuktānvṛṣalī yasya mandire .. 97.158 .. > Those who follow a divergent way of life, sinful, fallen, in service of Śūdras, / married to a Śūdra woman, in whose house dwells a low-caste woman, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.159) parokṣavādino duṣṭāngurunindāparāyaṇān . vedadveṣaṇaśīlāṃśca haitukān bakavṛttikān .. 97.159 .. > slanderers, wicked, intent on reviling their teachers, / prone to hating the Vedas, rationalists, and hypocrites— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.160) īdṛśānvarjayecchrāddhe dāne sarvavrateṣu ca . gāyatrīsāramātro'pi varaṃ vipraḥ suyantritaḥ .. 97.160 .. > such as these one should avoid in ancestral rites, gift-giving, and in all observances. / Even one who merely knows the essence of the Gāyatrī, if well-restrained, is preferable as a brahmin; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.161) nāyantritaścaturvedī sarvāśī sarvavikrayī . īdṛśānpūjayedviprānannadānahiraṇyataḥ .. 97.161 .. > not an unrestrained knower of the four Vedas who eats everything and sells everything. / One should honor such \[virtuous\] brahmins with gifts of food and gold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.162) upānahau ca vastrāṇi śayyāṃ chatramathāsanam . yo dadyādbrāhmaṇe bhaktyā so'pi svarge mahīyate .. 97.162 .. > A pair of sandals, clothes, a bed, an umbrella, or a seat— / whoever gives these to a brahmin with devotion is honored in heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.163) pratyakṣā surabhī tatra jaladhenustathāghṛtā . tiladhenuḥ pradātavyā mahiṣyaśca tathaiva ca .. 97.163 .. > A real milch cow, or one made of water, and likewise one of ghee, / or a cow made of sesame seeds should be given there, and likewise female buffaloes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.164) kṛṣṇājinapradātā yo dātā yastilasarpiṣoḥ . kanyāpustakayordātā so'kṣayaṃ lokamāpnuyāt .. 97.164 .. > One who gives a black antelope skin, who gives sesame seeds and ghee, / or who gives a maiden or a manuscript, attains an imperishable world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.165) dhūrvāhau khurasaṃyuktau dhānyopaskarasaṃyutau . dāpayetsvargakāmastu iti me satyabhāṣitam .. 97.165 .. > Desiring heaven, one should have two draft oxen given, with good hooves and equipped with grain— / this is spoken truly by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.166) sūtreṇa veṣṭayeddvīpamathavā jagatīṃ śubham . mandiraṃ parayā bhaktyā parameśamathāpi vā .. 97.166 .. > One should encircle the island with a thread, or the auspicious ground, / or the temple with supreme devotion, or the Supreme Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.167) pradakṣiṇāṃ vidhānena yaḥ karotyatra mānavaḥ . jambūplākṣāhvayau dvīpau śālmaliścāparo nṛpa .. 97.167 .. > The human being who performs circumambulation here in accordance with rule / \[has encircled\] the two islands called Jambū and Plakṣa, and the other, Śālmali, O king, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.168) kuśaḥ krauñcastathā kāśaḥ puṣkaraścaiva saptamaḥ . saptasāgaraparyantā veṣṭitā tena bhārata .. 97.168 .. > Kuśa, Krauñca, Kāśa, and Puṣkara as the seventh— / extending to the seven oceans, they have been encircled by him, O Bhārata. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.169) dvīpeśvare mahārāja vṛṣotsargaṃ ca kārayet . vṛṣeṇāruṇavarṇena māheśaṃ lokamāpnuyāt .. 97.169 .. > At Dvīpeśvara, O great king, one should also perform the release of a bull; / by means of a red-colored bull, one attains the realm of Maheśvara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.170) yastu vai pāṇḍuro vaktre lalāṭe pādayostathā . lāṅgūle yastu vai śubhraḥ sa vai nākasya darśakaḥ .. 97.170 .. > One that is pale white on the face, forehead, and feet, / and bright white on the tail, is indeed a shower of heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.171) nīlo'yamīdṛśaḥ prokto yastu dvīpeśvare tyajet . sa samāḥ romasaṃkhyātā nāke vasati bhārata .. 97.171 .. > Such a one is called a blue bull; whoever releases it at Dvīpeśvara / dwells in heaven for as many years as the count of its hairs, O Bhārata. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.172) sauraṃ ca śāṃkaraṃ lokaṃ vairañcaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ kramāt . bhunakti svecchayā rājanvyāsatīrthaprabhāvataḥ .. 97.172 .. > The realm of Sūrya, of Śaṃkara, of Brahmā, and of Viṣṇu in succession / he enjoys according to his wish, O king, by the power of Vyāsatīrtha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.173) sapatnīkaṃ tato vipraṃ pūjayettatra bhaktitaḥ . sitaraktāni vastrāṇi yo dadyādagrajanmane .. 97.173 .. > Then one should honor a brahmin with his wife there with devotion; / whoever gives white and red garments to a brahmin, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.174) kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ yugmaṃ prīyatāṃ me jagadguruḥ . nāsti viprasamo bandhuriha loke paratra ca .. 97.174 .. > having circumambulated the couple, \[praying:\] ‘May the teacher of the universe be pleased with me!’— / there is no kinsman equal to a brahmin in this world or in the next, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.175) yamaloke mahāghore patantaṃ yo'bhirakṣati . itihāsapurāṇajñaṃ viṣṇubhaktaṃ jitendriyam .. 97.175 .. > one who protects a person falling into the terrible realm of Yama. / One who knows the epics and Purāṇas, devoted to Viṣṇu, with senses restrained, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.176) pūjayetparayā bhaktyā sāmagaṃ vā viśeṣataḥ . dvīpeśvaraṃ ca ye bhaktyā saṃsmaranti gṛhe sthitāḥ .. 97.176 .. > one should worship with supreme devotion, or especially a chanter of the Sāmaveda. / And those who, remaining at home, remember Dvīpeśvara with devotion— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.177) na teṣāṃ jāyate śoko na hānirna ca duṣkṛtam . prathamaṃ pūjayettatra liṅgaṃ siddheśvaraṃ tataḥ .. 97.177 .. > to them comes no grief, no loss, and no wickedness. / First one should worship the liṅga there, and then Siddheśvara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.178) yatra siddho mahābhāgo vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ . asyaiva pūjanātsiddho dhārāsarpo mahāmatiḥ .. 97.178 .. > where the illustrious Vyāsa, son of Satyavatī, attained perfection; / by the worship of this very \[liṅga\], the wise Dhārāsarpa became an adept. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.179) tatra tīrthe tu yo rājanprāṇatyāgaṃ karoti ca . sūryalokamasau bhittvā prayāti śivasannidhau .. 97.179 .. > Moreover, O king, whoever gives up his life at that sacred ford, / having pierced the realm of the sun, goes into the presence of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.180) samāḥ sahasrāṇi ca sapta vai jale daśaikamagnau patane ca ṣoḍaśa . mahāhave ṣaṣṭiraśīti gograhe hyanāśake bhārata cākṣayā gatiḥ .. 97.180 .. > Seven thousand years \[in heaven\] for dying in water; eleven in fire; sixteen for falling from a precipice; / sixty in a great battle; eighty in a cattle-raid; but for dying of starvation, O descendant of Bharata, there is an imperishable state. // 97.180 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.181) pitā pitāmahaścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ . vāyubhūtaṃ nirīkṣante hyāgacchantaṃ svagotrajam .. 97.181 .. > The father, grandfather, and likewise the great-grandfather / gaze upon their descendant born of their own gotra who has become wind and is approaching, \[saying\]: // 97.181 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.182) asmadgotre'sti kaḥ putro yo no dadyāttilodakam . kārttikyāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa veśākhyāṃ vā tathaiva ca .. 97.182 .. > ‘Is there any son in our gotra who will offer us water with sesame seeds, / especially on the full moon of Kārttika, or likewise on the full moon of Vaiśākha? // 97.182 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.183) svargatiṃ ca prayāsyāmastatra tīrthopasevanāt . etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ dvīpeśvaramanuttamam .. 97.183 .. > And by resorting to that sacred ford, we shall attain the heavenly realm.’ / All this has been related to you concerning the unexcelled Dvīpeśvara. // 97.183 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.184) yaḥ paṭhetparayā bhaktyā śṛṇuyāttadgato nṛpa . so'pi pāpavinirmukto modate śivamandire .. 97.184 .. > A person who reads this with supreme devotion or listens to it with focused mind, O king, / is also freed from sin and rejoices in the abode of Śiva. // 97.184 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.185) ūṣaraṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ nirmitaṃ munipuṃgavaiḥ . kāmapradaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha vyāsatīrthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ .. 97.185 .. > The best of sages fashioned an arid ground for all sacred fords; / Vyāsatīrtha, O best of kings, fulfills all desires without a doubt. // 97.185 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [6.3.97.185\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97.185_2) .. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe vyāsatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma saptanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ .. > Thus ends the ninety-seventh chapter, titled “Description of the Māhātmya of Vyāsatīrtha,” in the Revākhaṇḍa of the Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skandapurāṇa, 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.6.3.97.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.97.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.97) · Pramāṇa