[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) › 7.20.104 # Skandapurana 7.20.104 Skandapurāṇa 7.20.104 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.20.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.104) narakagatinivārakāṇāṃ śubhakarmaṇāṃ kathanam, sukeśopākhyānopasaṃhāraḥ . kāṣṭhakūṭopākhyānam, bhūmanyunāmno gautamakulotpannasyāputrasya vṛddhabrāhmaṇasya rudrārādhanataḥ, suyaśānāmnyā patnyāṃ kāṣṭhakūṭanāmasutotpattiḥ . kāṣṭha- kūṭasya vipravaṭoḥ pitroranumatyā vidyādhyayanārthaṃ gṛhānnirgatya cyavanasavidhe gamanam . tadantare bhūmanyordiṣṭāntaprāptiḥ, kāṣṭhakūṭe ' dhyayanaṃ samāpya gṛhaṃ pratyāgate bhartṛśokākulāyāstanmāturapi prāṇatyāgaḥ . kāṣṭhakūṭasya rudrārādhanam rudrānugraheṇa kāṣṭhakūṭasya gāṇapatyaprāptiḥ . tatpitrorujjīvanam, teṣāṃ śvetaparvate nivasanam, kāṣṭhakūṭopākhyānaupa- saṃhāraḥ . upamanyusukeśakāṣṭhakūṭādiṣu mahādevasya yosāvanugrahaḥ sa devyāṃ tapasi sthitāyāṃ saṃvṛtta iti kathanam . > Account of auspicious deeds that avert going to hell; conclusion of the episode of Sukeśa. The episode of Kāṣṭhakūṭa: through propitiation of Rudra by an aged childless brahmin named Bhūmanyu, born of the Gautama family, the birth of a son named Kāṣṭhakūṭa to his wife named Suyaśā; departure of the young brahmin boy Kāṣṭhakūṭa from home with his parents' permission to study sacred lore in the presence of Cyavana; meanwhile, the death of Bhūmanyu; when Kāṣṭhakūṭa, having finished his studies, returned home, his mother also, overcome with grief for her husband, gave up her life; Kāṣṭhakūṭa's propitiation of Rudra; Kāṣṭhakūṭa's attainment of the status of a gaṇa-chief by Rudra's grace; the revival of his parents; their dwelling on the white mountain; conclusion of the episode of Kāṣṭhakūṭa. Statement that this grace shown by Mahādeva unto Upamanyu, Sukeśa, Kāṣṭhakūṭa, and others took place while the Goddess was engaged in austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.20.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.103) - [Next: 7.20.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.105) - [Up: 7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.20.104) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.20.104) · Pramāṇa