[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) › 7.4.52.5 # Skandapurana 7.4.52.5 Skandapurāṇa 7.4.52.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.4.52.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.5) sa55 kathaṃ tat56 parityajya vṛṣabhe matimādadhe57 . .8.31.40 . . sanatkumāra uvāca purā vedaḥ58 suto jajñe brahmaṇaḥ prathamodbhutaḥ59 . dvitīyaścaiva yajñobhūt taṃ ca loke60 nyayuṃjata61 . .41 .. sa lokāpyāyanakaraḥ prayukto brahmahaṇā svayam . prajā vivarddhayiṣatā62 nāvarddhayadaśeṣataḥ ..42 .. . -- - . .43 . . yajña uvāca bhagavan lokasiddhyarthaṃ prayuktohaṃ63 svayaṃbhuvā . na ca mesti tathā vīryamanyamiccha64 namastava . . 44. . devadeva uvāca jīmūto bhava lokānāṃ tava siddhirbhaviṣyati . tatomṛtābhiradbhistvaṃ lokān saṃvardhayiṣyati . .45.. - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 46 sarvalokeṣu - kha. . 47 ramaṇīyaṃ bhavet - kha . 48 ramyaṃ divyaguṇādapi - kha. . 49 mūrdhni - kha. . 50 khyātaṃ - kha. . 51 sāṃprataṃ - kha. . 52 ceṣṭitam - ka. . 53 dhāraṇatva - gha. . 54 yajñe - gha. . 55 tat, 56 sa - gha. . 57 vāhanaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ bhajat - kha. . 58 deva - gha. . 59 paramādbhut - gha. . 60 paramātmā - gha. . 61 lokobhyapūjayat - gha. . 62 lokavṛ? ..., 63 yaṃ - gha. . 64 muṣu - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- yajña uvāca jīmūtatvaṃ yadi mama lokasiddhikaraṃ śubham . asmadbhavantaṃ pṛṣṭhena vaheyaṃ vidyutālaya (?) . .46 . . --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . .47. . ātmānamatha sa jñātvā nātitejasamacyutaḥ . tatāpa sumahad vyāsa tapo yajñaḥ suduścaram65 . .48. . atha tuṣṭastadā devaḥ śarvo66 yajñasya suvrata67 . uvāca varadosmīti sa vavre varadaṃ varam68 . .49 . . yathāhaṃ69 yajñabhāvena70 vahāmi tvāṃ mahāprabha71 . > having abandoned that, why did he set his mind on a bull?" > Sanatkumāra said: > "Long ago, the Veda was born as the first wondrous son of Brahmā, > and Yajña was born as the second, and they employed him in the world. > He, making the world flourish, employed by Brahmā himself > who wished to increase offspring, did not cause them to increase completely. > \[…\] > Yajña said: > 'O Blessed One, I was employed by the Self-born for the welfare of the world, > but I do not possess such vigor; I seek another \[…\] of yours.' > The God of gods said: > 'Become a cloud of the worlds; your success will be achieved. > Then you will nurture the worlds with nectar-like waters.' > Yajña said: > 'If being a cloud brings auspicious welfare to the world, > may I bear you, the abode of lightning, upon my back.' > \[…\] > \[…\] > Then, realizing that he was not exceedingly radiant, Yajña, unswerving, > performed very great and exceedingly severe tapas, O Vyāsa. > Then the god Śarva, pleased with Yajña, O faithful one, > said, 'I am the giver of boons'; he chose a boon from the boon-giver: > 'Just as I bear you through the nature of sacrifice, O Lord of great splendor,' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.4.52.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.4) - [Next: 7.4.52.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.6) - [Up: 7.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.4.52.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.5) · Pramāṇa