Skandapurana 7.4.52_192

7.4.52_192

tasmāt81 pitṛtvaṃ yuṣmākaṃ82 putrāṇāṃ nityamavyayam .
bhaviṣyati na sandeho yūyaṃ putrāśca sarvaśaḥ . .41 . .
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72 prapaśyet ( śyat) - kha. . 73 pitāmaha - ka. gha. . itaḥ paravarti patramekaṃ khaṇḍitam ( naṣṭaṃ) - ka. pustake . 74 yopyavāpsyatha - gha. . 75 vedājñā (ṅgām̐) śca suvistarān - gha . 76 ācakṣuḥ - kha. gha . 77 putrāṇāṃ nityamavyayaṃ - ga. . 78... ktai statrāgād - ga. . 79 pitāmaha - gha. . 80 nānṛtaṃ - gha. . 81 asmat - gha. . 82 pitṝṇāṃ - gha. .
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nahya83 śiṣyāya kathyante rahasyāni kathaṃcana .
ekārthau putraśiṣyau ca tasmāt putrāḥ stha sarvaśaḥ ..42 . .
taranti putraiḥ pitaraḥ putrām̐stān tārayanti ca .
tārayitvā pitṛtvañca84 karmaṇā tena yānti te . .43 . .
yūyañca tāritāḥ putrairajñānānnarakāttathā85 .
tasmādime hi86 pitaro yūyaṃ putrāśca sarvaśaḥ . .44. .
pāti yasmāt pitā tasmāj janayatyapi87 vā pitā88 .
putreṣu caitadubhayaṃ pitarastena vo89 matāḥ . .45 . .
tataste brahma - - - - - - - - - - - .
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - balāḥ .
pitarastān varairiṣṭaiśchandayāmāsura0yathāḥ . .47. .
pitaraśca tato vavruragre yajanamātmanaḥ .
yo noniṣṭvā yajeddevān90 na sa tatphalamāpnuyāt91 . .48. .
enasā cābhisaṃyukto maha - - - - - - .
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yathāgataṃ tato jagmurbrahmaṇā saha sarvaśaḥ . . 8.36.50 . .
pitara ūcuḥ
yathā92 vayaṃ tvayā putra narakānnaṣṭacetasaḥ .
tāritāścetanāvantaḥ punaśca pravarīkṛtāḥ93 . .51 . .
pitā tato bhavān pūjyo yonuyāsi mahā - - .
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praṇataḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā pitṝn vacanamabravīt . .53 . .
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83 nahi - kha. . 84 pitṝna putrāḥ - gha. . 85... rajñāne narakāttathā - kha .. 86... ttepīha - gha. . 87 janayam̐ścāpi - gha. . 88 tān - ga. . 89 co - ga., vā (?) . 90 yajandevān - kha. . 91 tatphalamavāpnuyāt - kha. . 92 tathā - kha. . 93 pracarīkṛtāḥ - kha. ga. .
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evametadyathoktaṃ vo nānṛtaṃ vo vacaḥ śubham .
paraspara94 pitṛtvaṃ hi sarveṣāṃ samudāhṛtam . .54. .
varaṃ bhūya imaṃ95 mahyaṃ prayacchata gaṇeśvarāḥ .
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etena praśnamiṣṭaṃ hi kathitaṃ dvijasattama (?) ..55..

Therefore, fatherhood over you for your sons shall be eternal and imperishable,
there is no doubt, and you are their sons in every respect. (41)
For secret doctrines are never taught to a non-pupil;
and 'son' and 'pupil' have the same meaning; therefore you are sons in every respect. (42)
Fathers cross over by means of sons, and they cause those sons to cross over as well;
having brought about crossing-over, they attain the status of fathers by virtue of that deed. (43)
And you have been made to cross over from ignorance and also from hell by your sons;
therefore, these are the fathers, and you are sons in every respect. (44)
Because he protects, he is a father; or because he begets, he is a father;
and both of these apply to the sons; on that account they are considered your fathers. (45)
Then they, Brahmā […]
[…] (46)
[…] of might.
The fathers gratified them with chosen boons, undisturbed. (47)
And then the fathers chose for themselves worship prior [to the gods]:
'Whoever sacrifices to the gods without having sacrificed to us shall not obtain that fruit, (48)
and joined with guilt, a great […]
[…] (49)
[…]
Then they went back as they had come along with Brahmā in every direction. (50)
The fathers said:
Just as we, having lost our senses, were made to cross over
from hell by you, O son, endowed with consciousness, and made foremost once again, (51)
therefore you, as a father, are worthy of worship, who follow [the law], O great […]
[…] (52)
[…], best of virtuous beings,
bowing down with joined palms, spoke these words to the fathers: (53)
'It is so, exactly as you have said; your auspicious word is no falsehood.
For mutual fatherhood has indeed been declared for all. (54)
Grant me further this boon, O lords of the hosts:
[…]
By this the desired question has indeed been spoken, O best of brahmins(?).' (55)