[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 # Skandapurana 7.4 Skandapurāṇa 7.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [7.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52) — 6 parts - [7.4.52\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_38) — 32 parts ### [7.4.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.p1) pūrvavartī pṛṣṭhaḥ (adhyāyāḥ 21 - 30) āgāmī pṛṣṭhaḥ (adhyāyāḥ 41 - 50) > Previous page (chapters 21–30) Next page (chapters 41–50) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.p2) adhyāyāḥ 31 - 40 > Chapters 31–40 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.1) sanatkumāra uvāca etasminnantare devo devīmāha girīndrajām . vrajāma dātuṃ yakṣāya varaṃ bhaktāya bhāvini . . 1 .. bhakto mama varārohe tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ . arho1 varamasau labdhumasmatto2 bhuvaneśvari . .2 . . evamuktvā tato devaḥ saha devyā jagatpatiḥ . jagāma yakṣo yatrāste kṛśo dhamanisaṃtataḥ . divyaṃ cakṣuradāccaiva3 yenāpaśyat sa śaṃkaram . .3 .. sanatkumāra uvāca atha yakṣastadā vyāsa śanairunmīlya locane . apaśyat sagaṇaṃ devaṃ vṛṣaketumupāśritam4 . .4. . devadeva uvāca varaṃ dadāmi5 te pūrvaṃ trailokye narśanaṃ tathā . sāratvaṃ ca śarīrasya paśya māṃ vigatajvaraḥ .. 5. . sanatkumāra uvāca tataḥ sa labdhvā tu varaṃ śarīreṇākṣatena ca6 . pādayoḥ praṇatastasthau kṛtvā śirasi cāñjalim . . 6. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 128 māpurante - gha. . 1 aho - gha. . 2 labdhamasmatto - gha . 3 ttasmai - gha. . 4 vṛṣaṃ śvetamapāśritam - gha. . 5 dadāni - gha. . 6... ṇekṣitena ca - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- uvāca ca tadeśena7 varadosmīti coditaḥ . bhagavan bhaktimavyagrāṃ tvayyananyāṃ8 vidhatsva me . .7.. annadatvaṃ ca lokānāṃ gāṇapatyaṃ9 tathākṣayam . avimukte ca te sthāne vaseyaṃ10 sarvadā yathā . etamicchāmi11 deveśa dattaṃ varamanuttamam . .8. . devadeva uvāca jarāmaraṇasaṃtyaktaḥ sarvaśokavivarjitaḥ12 . bhaviṣyasi gaṇādhyakṣo varadaḥ sarvapūjitaḥ . .9. . ajayyaścāpi sarveṣāṃ yogaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ . annadaścāpi13 lokebhyaḥ kṣetrapālo bhaviṣyasi . .8.31.1 0 . . mahābalo mahāsatvo brahmaṇyo14 tha mama priyaḥ . > Sanatkumāra said: > Meanwhile, the god said to the goddess, the daughter of the king of mountains: > “Let us go, O lovely lady, to bestow a boon upon the yakṣa, my devotee. > He is my devotee, O fair-hipped lady, whose sins have been consumed by austerity. > He is worthy, O mistress of the universe, to receive a boon from us.” > Having spoken thus, the lord of the world, together with the goddess, > went to where the yakṣa was sitting, emaciated and covered with veins. > And he granted him divine sight, by which he beheld Śaṃkara. > Sanatkumāra said: > Then the yakṣa, O Vyāsa, slowly opening his eyes, > beheld the god accompanied by his retinue, seated on the bull-bannered \[vehicle\]. > The god of gods said: > “I grant you a boon first: darśana throughout the three worlds, > and solidity of body; behold me, free from torment.” > Sanatkumāra said: > Then, having obtained the boon and a body free from injury, > he bowed at his feet and stood with palms joined upon his head. > --------------------------------------- > 128 māpurante - gha. 1 aho - gha. 2 labdhamasmatto - gha. 3 ttasmai - gha. 4 vṛṣaṃ śvetamapāśritam - gha. 5 dadāni - gha. 6 \[…\]ṇekṣitena ca - gha. > --------------------------------------- > And he spoke then, urged by the lord saying, “I am the giver of boons”: > “O Lord, bestow upon me undistracted and undivided devotion toward you, > and the providing of food to the worlds, as well as imperishable leadership of the gaṇas, > so that I may always dwell in your abode, Avimukta. > O Lord of gods, I desire this supreme boon to be granted.” > The god of gods said: > “Freed from old age and death, completely devoid of all grief, > you will become the leader of the gaṇas, a granter of boons, worshipped by all, > unconquerable by all, endowed with the sovereign power of yoga, > and a provider of food to the worlds; you will become the guardian of the sacred field (Kṣetrapāla), > mighty, of great sattva, devoted to brahmins, and dear to me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.2) tryakṣaśca daṇḍapāṇiśca mahāyogī tathaiva ca . . 1 1. . udbhramaḥ saṃbhramaścaiva gaṇau te paricārakau . tavājñayā kariṣyete lokasyodbhramasaṃbhramau . . 1 2.. sanatkumāra uvāca evaṃ sa bhagavān vyāsa yakṣaṃ kṛtvā gaṇeśvaram . jagāma dhāma deveśaḥ15 saha tena sureśvaraḥ16 ..1 3 .. atha dṛṣṭvā tato devīṃ devadevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ . tapyato mandarasyāśu varadānārthamabravīt . . 14. . devadeva uvāca devi phullāravindākṣi gamiṣyāmi sumadhyame . mandaraṃ parvataśreṣṭhamanugrahavarepsayā . .1 5.. sabhāryaḥ sasutaścaiva sa hi māṃ sasuhṛjjanaḥ . prapanna17 stāpasa18 śreṣṭho mandaraḥ parvatottamaḥ . . 16 . . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 7 tadā tena - gha. . 8... tvayi nāthe - gha . 9 sonapatyaṃ - gha. . 10 paśyeyaṃ - gha. . 11.. .dicchāmi - gha- . 12 lokavivājitaḥ - gha. . 13 arthadaścāpi - gha. . 14 mama ca - gha. . 15 vāmadeveśa - ka. gha. . 16 nareśvaraḥ - gha. . 17 prasanna - ka. . 18 tapasāṃ - gha., tapatāṃ? . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- adya varṣasahasrāṇi pañca divyāni pārvati . tapyate tapatāṃ śreṣṭho mayi sarvātmabhāvataḥ19 ..17. . devyuvāca naya māmapi deveśa mandaraṃ cārukandaram . na raṃsyehaṃ20 vinā deva tvayā sarvajagatpate . . 1 8.. tato devaḥ prahasyaināmuvāca parameśvaraḥ . avimuktaṃ na moktavyaṃ kathaṃ tvaṃ yātumicchasi21 ..1 9.. devyuvāca iha caiva nivatsyāmi22 gamiṣyāmi ca mandaram . avimuktamidaṃ sthānaṃ tato deva bhaviṣyati23 . .8.31.2 0 .. devadeva uvāca evametad varārohe yathā vadasi pārvati . > Also three-eyed, staff-in-hand (Daṇḍapāṇi), and a great yogin. > Udbhrama and Saṃbhrama shall be your two attendant gaṇas; > by your command, they will cause wandering and perplexity to the world.” > Sanatkumāra said: > Having thus made the yakṣa the lord of the gaṇas, O Vyāsa, > the divine Lord, the lord of gods, returned to his abode along with him. > Then, looking at the goddess, the god of gods whose emblem is the bull, > spoke in order to grant a boon to Mandara, who was performing austerity. > The god of gods said: > “O goddess with eyes like blossoming lotuses, O slender-waisted lady, I shall go > to Mandara, the foremost of mountains, wishing to confer the boon of grace. > Together with his wife, his sons, and his friends, > Mandara, the best of mountains, the foremost of ascetics, has taken refuge in me. > --------------------------------------- > 7 tadā tena - gha. 8 \[…\]tvayi nāthe - gha. 9 sonapatyaṃ - gha. 10 paśyeyaṃ - gha. 11 \[…\]dicchāmi - gha. 12 lokavivājitaḥ - gha. 13 arthadaścāpi - gha. 14 mama ca - gha. 15 vāmadeveśa - ka. gha. 16 nareśvaraḥ - gha. 17 prasanna - ka. 18 tapasāṃ - gha., tapatāṃ? . > --------------------------------------- > For five thousand divine years up to today, O Pārvatī, > the best of ascetics has practiced austerity toward me with his whole being.” > The goddess said: > “Take me too, O Lord of gods, to Mandara with its beautiful caves. > O god, without you, O Lord of the whole world, I shall find no delight.” > Then the god, the Supreme Lord, laughed and said to her: > “Avimukta must not be abandoned; how do you wish to go?” > The goddess said: > “I shall dwell right here and I shall also go to Mandara; > thus this abode, O god, will remain unabandoned (Avimukta).” > The god of gods said: > “It is just so, O fair-hipped lady, as you say, O Pārvatī.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.3) aiśvaryāt24 sarvagā25 hi tvaṃ yathāhaṃ26 devi sarvaśaḥ . .2 1 .. sanatkumāra uvāca tataḥ sa bhagavān devo vṛṣamāruhya sarvagam . somaḥ sanandī sagaṇo27 mandaraṃ prayayau haraḥ ..22 . . sa gatvā28 bhuvaneśānastapyamānaṃ paraṃ tapaḥ . apaśyanmandaraṃ tatra dṛṣṭavā caina29 muvāca ha . .23 .. varadosmi girīśāna30 tuṣṭaste tapasā31 bhṛśam . varaṃ vṛṇu yatheṣṭantvaṃ sarvaṃ tat32 pradadāmi33 te . .24. . sanatkumāra uvāca sa evamuktaśśarveṇa dṛṣṭvā tribhuvaneśvaram . somaṃ sanandinaṃ caiva praṇamya vṛṣavāhanam .. 25. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 18 tapasā śreṣṭho mayi sarvātmabhāvitaḥ ka. 20 vatsyehaṃ gha . 21 marhasi gha. 22 na vatsyāmi gha. 23 avimuktaṃ tato deva bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ - gha . 24 aiśvaryaṃ - gha. . 25 sarvagaṃ - gha . 26 tvaṃ - gha . 27 nandissagaṇo - ka. kha. . 28 gatvā tu - gha. . 241 caiva - ka. . 30... smīti giriśa - gha. . 31 tapasānena te - ka., tasyedya (tuṣṭodya?) - gha, . 32 tat sarvaṃ - gha. . 33... ni - ka. kha. gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- punaḥ punarharaṃ dṛṣṭavā devīñcaiva punaḥ punaḥ . punaḥ punargaṇañcaiva34 nandinañca35 nanāma saḥ . . 26 .. taṃ tathā vyākulaṃ dṛṣṭavā harṣajāsrāvilekṣaṇaḥ36 . vareṇacchandayāmāsa bhūya eva haro girim . .27 .. devadeva uvāca varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te varadohaṃ tavācala . yatheṣṭaṃ dātumicchāmi varaṃ varaya bhūdhara ..28 .. mandara uvāca bhagavan yadi tuṣṭosi devadeva jagatpate . mayi te vāsicchāmi somasya sagaṇasya ca . .29. . icchāmi devadeveśa pādasparśena te sadā37 . > "Indeed, through divine power you go everywhere, O goddess, just as I do in all directions." > Sanatkumāra said: > Then the blessed god Hara, mounting his bull that goes everywhere, > went to Mandara along with Umā, with Nandī, and with his retinue. > Having gone there, the Lord of the universe saw Mandara > performing supreme austerities, and having seen him, said: > "I am the giver of boons, O lord of mountains; I am exceedingly pleased with your tapas. > Choose whatever boon you desire; I grant all that to you." > Sanatkumāra said: > Addressed thus by Śarva, having seen the Lord of the three worlds > accompanied by Umā and Nandī, and having bowed to him whose mount is the bull, > having gazed again and again upon Hara, and again and again upon the Goddess, > he bowed again and again to the retinue and to Nandī. > Seeing him so overwhelmed, his eyes blurred with tears born of joy, > Hara once more gratified the mountain with a boon. > The God of gods said: > "Choose a boon; may it be well with you! O mountain, I am your granter of boons. > I wish to grant whatever you desire; choose a boon, O support of the earth!" > Mandara said: > "O Blessed One, if you are pleased, O God of gods, O Lord of the universe, > I desire your dwelling upon me, together with Umā and along with your retinue. > I desire, O Lord of the gods of gods, by the touch of your feet always, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.4) pavitrīkṛtamātmānaṃ somena sagaṇena ca .. 8.31.30 .. nānyaṃ varamihecchāmi38 tvatto deva jagadguro . eṣa eva varo mahyaṃ dīyatāṃ bhuvaneśvara . . 31 . . sanatkumāra uvāca39 evamastviti taṃ40 prāha mandaraṃ varadastadā41 . sanandī saha devyā ca nivatsyāmi sadā tvayi . .3 2 . . tvaṃ cāpi bhūbhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ . abhedyaścaiva vajreṇa matprasādād bhaviṣyasi ..3 3 .. ramyaśca sarvabhūtānāṃ hemaratnavibhūṣitaḥ . apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇaḥ surasiddhaniṣevitaḥ42 . .34.. sanatkumāra uvāca tatosṛjad gṛhaṃ43 tatra jāmbūnadamayaṃ mahat . manasātiguṇaṃ vyāsa44 na tenāsti45 samaṃ kvacit ..35. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 34.. gaṇānāṃ ca - kha. . 15 gaṇeśvaraṃ - kha. . 36.,. ṇaṃ - ka. kha. . 37 tejasā - gha. . 38 nacānyaṃ varacchāmi - kha. . 39 devadeva - gha. . 40 ta ? - gha . 1 cārukandaram - ka. . 42 siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ - kha. . 43 sadma cāpyamṛjat - ka, svayamevāsṛjatsadma - kha . 4 guṇairyuktaṃ - kha. . 45 na te tena - kha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- na tādṛg brahmaṇopyasti46 kimutānyasya kasya47cit . tejasā varṣmaṇā kāntyā vṛṣanāmnātiviśrutam48 ..3 6 .. vyāsa uvāca bhagavan brahmaṇaḥ sūno sarvayogeśvareśvara . na me tṛpti49stvayākhyāte50 devadevasya51 ca ceṣṭite52 .. 37.. sa vṛṣo dayitaścaiva vāhanattvaṃ53 mahābalaḥ . kenāgamanmahāśabdo maheśasya mahātmanaḥ ..38.. kasya putraḥ kasya naptā kathaṃ jajñe 54 tathaiva ca . kiṃ tapaḥ kiṃ phalaṃ tasya etadicchāmi veditum ..39.. abhavajjaladaḥ pūrvaṃ vāhanaṃ rudravallabham . > that myself be purified together with Umā and along with your retinue. > I desire no other boon from you here, O God, teacher of the universe! > Let this very boon be granted to me, O Lord of the universe!" > Sanatkumāra said: > "May it be so," the giver of boons then said to Mandara. > "With Nandī and together with the Goddess, I shall dwell always upon you. > And you, best of mountains, free from old age and death, > and impenetrable even to the thunderbolt, shall become so by my grace; > and charming to all living beings, adorned with gold and jewels, > thronged with hosts of apsarases, frequented by gods and siddhas." > Sanatkumāra said: > Then he created a great mansion there, made of Jāmbūnada gold, > surpassing thought in excellence, O Vyāsa; nowhere is there anything equal to it. > Even Brahmā has nothing like it, how much less anyone else! > Renowned by the name of Vṛṣa for its splendor, stature, and beauty. > Vyāsa said: > "O Blessed One, son of Brahmā, lord of all masters of yoga, > there is no satiety in me as the deeds of the God of gods are recounted by you. > How did that mighty bull, so beloved of great-souled Maheśa, > resounding loudly, attain the status of his mount? > Whose son was he? Whose grandson? And how was he born? > What was his tapas, and what its fruit? This I desire to know. > Formerly, a cloud was the mount beloved of Rudra; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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) ### [7.4.52.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.6) tathaiva jaladatvepi72 vaheyaṃ tvāha73 mavyayam(?) . . 8.31.50 . . sanatkumāra uvāca evamastviti saṃ74 procya vāhanatve vyakalpayat75 . jīmūtaṃ76 vyāsa bhagavān yajñamūrtimatiprabham . . 51 . . yadā tu yajato vyāsa dakṣasya sumahātmanaḥ . śiraśchinnaṃ śareṇāśu yajñasyāmitatejasaḥ . tadā śiraskaṃ77 taṃ yajñaṃ vāhanatvādapānudata78 . .52 . > "In the same manner, even in the state of being a cloud, I shall bear you, the imperishable one." / Sanatkumāra said: / Saying "So be it," the Lord appointed as his mount, / O Vyāsa, the cloud, which was the sacrifice incarnate and exceedingly brilliant. / But when, O Vyāsa, of the noble-souled Dakṣa performing sacrifice, / the head of that sacrifice of immeasurable splendour was severed swiftly with an arrow, / then, because it had become headless, he dismissed that sacrifice from being his mount. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_3) vyāsa uvāca kathaṃ yajñaṃ sa dakṣasya bhagavānāhanacchubham79 . kāraṇaṃ cātra kiṃ vipra yena taṃ hatavān prabhuḥ . .53 . . sanatkumāra uvāca śāpaḥ pūrvaṃ samākhyātaḥ kāraṇaṃ munisattama . idañca śṛṇu me bhūyo vistareṇa purātanam . .54. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 65 sudustara - gha. . 66 sa (bha) vo - ka, sarvo - gha. . 67 tatsutaḥ - kha. taḥ - ka. . 68 varamuttamaṃ - kha, vipulaṃ - gha. . 69 yadā - kha . 70.. pi - gha, ti - ka kha . 71. 5 prabhum - ka. kha.,... bho - kha. . 72 varamicchāmi - gha.. . 73 vaheyamaha... - ka, bhadra... - gha. . 74 sa - kha, ta - gha. . 75 taṃ hyakalpayat - kha, ... naṃ ceti? - gha. . 76 jīvitaṃ - kha . 77 śiṣaḥ kṣataṃ - gha . 78 vadadbhṛśa - kha., naṃ dupānvadat - gha. . 79... hanat sutaṃ - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- purā hi brahmaṇo vaktrāt kṣuvatobhiviniḥsṛtaḥ80 . baddhagodhvāṃgulitraśca śarī tūṇī śarāsanī . .55 .. > Vyāsa said: / Why did the Lord strike Dakṣa's auspicious sacrifice? / And what was the cause here, O brahmin, by which the Lord destroyed it? / Sanatkumāra said: / The curse was previously narrated, which was the cause, O best of sages. / And listen to this ancient account from me once more in detail: / Long ago, indeed, as Brahmā sneezed, there came forth from his mouth / \[a man\] with arm-guards and finger-protectors bound on, bearing arrows, a quiver, and a bow, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_4) khaṅgī81 kirīṭamālī ca kuṇḍalī82 kavacī83 tathā . mahorasko mahotsāhaḥ puruṣaḥ kāñcanaprabhaḥ ..56.. > wielding a sword, adorned with a crown and garlands, wearing earrings and armour, / broad-chested, of great fortitude, a man with the brilliance of gold. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_5) kṣupa ityeva nāmnā taṃ brahmā svayamabhāṣata . tamindro varayāmāsa rājānaṃ bhuvi84 lokapam ..57. . sobravīdyadi me vajramāyudhaṃ svaṃ85 prayacchasi . tataḥ syāṃ bhuvi rājāhaṃ nānyathā rocate mama86 . . 58. . indra uvāca cintitaṃ karametatte vajrameṣyati87 nānyathā . evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te bhava rājā prajāhitaḥ . .59. . sanatkumāra uvāca sa evamuktastejasvī rājā bhuvi babhūva ha . cyāvaniśca88 dadhīcosya89 sakhā samabhavattadā . .8.31.60 .. > Brahmā himself addressed him by the very name of Kṣupa. / Indra chose him as a king on earth, a world-protector. / He said: "If you give me your own weapon, the thunderbolt, / then I might be king on earth; otherwise it does not please me." / Indra said: / "As soon as it is thought of, this thunderbolt will come to your hand, not otherwise. / So be it; bless you! Become a king devoted to the welfare of your subjects." / Sanatkumāra said: / Thus addressed, that radiant one became a king on earth. / And Cyāvana's son Dadhīca then became his friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_6) sa tena saha saṃgatya90 sukhāsīno varāsane . cakre kathā vicitrārthāḥ prīyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ..61 .. > Having met with him, seated comfortably on an excellent throne, / he, delighted, repeatedly engaged in discourses on diverse subjects. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_7) athābhavattayorvyāsa rāgo jātikṛtaḥ punaḥ91 . kṣatraṃ92 śreṣṭhaṃ na vā śreṣṭhaṃ brahma śreṣṭhaṃ na veti93 ca ..62 .. > Then, O Vyāsa, there arose between the two of them a passion born of caste: / "Is the warrior caste superior or not? Is the priestly caste superior or not?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_8) kṣupobravīt kṣatramiti dadhīco brahma ceti94 ha95 . athū tāṃ96 kāraṇe97 cobhau98 na nyavartata99 kaścana ..63 . . atha tīkṣṇatayā caiva tapodhikatayā100 tathā . brāhmaṇatvasya cāgryatvāttathā daivakṛtena ca . . 64. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 80 bhuvi niḥ sṛtaḥ - gha. . 81 śṛṃgī - ka . 82 kavacī - kha . 83 kuṃ ḍalī - kha. . 84 bhūmi - ka . 85 tvaṃ - ka. . 86 mama rocate - gha. . 87 vajrameṣyati ka., vara yāsyati - gha. . 88 cyāvaneśca -? . 89 dadhīcasya? . 90 saṃgamya - kha. . 91 prabhaḥ - kha . 92 kṣetraṃ - ka. kha . 93 naceti - gha. . 94.. veti - ka. . 95 ca - kha. gha. . 96 nābrūtāṃ - kha . 97 kāraṇa - gha. . 98 cobhe - ka. kha 91 pravartata - gha vyaka..? - ka, vyavartana ( ta) - kha . 100 vayodhikatayā - ka . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- kuddho dadhīcastaṃ vyāsa vāmahastena mūrdhani . ājaghāna mahātejā vajreṇātaḍayat101 sa ca102 ..65.. > Kṣupa said, "The warrior caste," while Dadhīca said, "The priestly caste." / Then both of them stated their arguments, and neither would yield. / Then, through sharp temper, superior austerity, / the pre-eminence of brahminhood, and by the power of fate, / enraged, O Vyāsa, Dadhīca struck him on the head with his left hand, / and of great splendour, he struck back with the thunderbolt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_9) vajreṇa sa dvidhā chinnaḥ śakramāhvayadavyayaḥ . sovadat tvaṃ103 mahāyogaḥ104 śaktaḥ105 sandhātumātmanā106 . .66 .. > Severed into two pieces by the thunderbolt, that imperishable one invoked Śakra. / He said: "You possess great yoga; you are capable of uniting yourself." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_10) svaṃ dehaṃ107 sa tathābhūtaṃ108 dadhīco yogamāyayā . sandhayāmāsa109 śarvañca śaraṇaṃ samapadyata . . 67. . sa sureśvaramārādhya prāpyāvadhyatvamuttamam110 . vajrāsthitvamabhedyatvamajaratvañca śaṅkarāt ..68. . sarvabhūtānukampitvaṃ mahāyogitvameva ca . punarāgāt kṣupaṃ draṣṭuṃ punaḥ sakhyamabhūt111 tayoḥ .. 69. . rāgo jātikṛto yaśca pūrvavat sa112 babhūva ha . vāmapādena cāpyenaṃ kṣupa sa samatāḍayat113 ..8.31.70 . . punaśca vajramādāya sa cainamahanattadā . na cārtiṃ na vyathāṃ tasya114 tadvajramakaronmune ..71 . . avadhyatvamatho115 jñātvā kṣupastasya mahātmanaḥ . nārāyaṇaṃ samāsādya varārthaṃ samarādhayat116 ..72.. > By his yogic power Dadhīca rejoined his own body that had become so, / and went to Śarva for refuge. / Having propitiated the Lord of gods, he obtained supreme invulnerability, / bones as hard as a thunderbolt, impenetrability, and freedom from old age from Śaṅkara, / compassion for all beings, and great yogic power. / He returned to see Kṣupa, and friendship arose between the two again. / And the passion born of caste arose just as before: / that Kṣupa struck him with his left foot. / And taking the thunderbolt again, he struck him then. / But that thunderbolt caused him neither distress nor pain, O sage. / Then, realizing the invulnerability of that great-souled one, / Kṣupa approached Nārāyaṇa and propitiated him for a boon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_11) varadosmīti tuṣṭena117 viṣṇunā sa ca118 coditaḥ . provāca praṇato viṣṇumidaṃ vyāsa mahāmanāḥ119 . .73 . . kṣupa uvāca dadhīco nāma viprarṣiravadhyokṣaya eva ca . sakhā mama hṛṣīkeśa sa ca māmāha nityadā120 . .74. . bibhemyahaṃ na devasya rākṣasasyāsurasya vā . piśācasyātha yakṣasya vayaso mānuṣasya vā121 . .75 . . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 101 vakreṇā tāḍayat - ka. . 102 tadā - gha. . 103... ttaṃ - gha. . 104 mahāyogaṃ - gha. . 105 śakraḥ - gha. . 106 mahātmanaḥ - ka. . 107 svadehaṃ - kha., sa - gha . 108 tyaktā - ka.. bhūtvā - kha., śrutvā - gha. . 109 sāṃtvayāmāsa - gha. . 110 taṃ vareśvaramārādhya saṃprāpya varamuttamam - gha. . 111 saṃkhyamabhūt - gha. . 1\] 2 saṃ - ka. gha. . 1 . 3 samabhitāḍayata - kha. . 114 cāsya - kha. . 115 mayaṃ - kha. . 116 varārthamatapattapaḥ - kha., samavārayat - gha. . 117 tuṣṭosmi - kha. . 118 sa tu - gha., sama... - kha. . 119 mahātapāḥ - gha. . 120. nāmahanatsadā - gha. . 121 ca - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- bibhemīti yathā brūyāt tathā tvaṃ122 kartumarhasi123 . evamukto nareśena124 sa viṣṇurlokabhāvanaḥ ..76 . . tathāstviti ca taṃ procya dadhīcasyāśramaṃ yayau . sa125 praviśyāśramaṃ vyāsa dadhīcenābhipūjitaḥ ..77.. > Addressed by the pleased Viṣṇu, who said, “I grant boons,” / that high-minded king bowed to Viṣṇu and spoke these words, O Vyāsa: / Kṣupa said: / “The brahmin seer named Dadhīca is invulnerable and imperishable. / He is my friend, O Hṛṣīkeśa, and he always says to me: / ‘I do not fear any god, rākṣasa, or asura, / piśāca, yakṣa, bird, or mortal.’ / You should act in such a way that he might say, ‘I am afraid.’ ” / Addressed in this way by the ruler of men, Viṣṇu, the creator of the worlds, / said to him, “So be it,” and went to Dadhīca's hermitage. / Having entered the hermitage, O Vyāsa, being honoured by Dadhīca, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_12) abhivādyāñjaliṃ kṛtvā dadhīcamidamabravīt . bhagavan brahmaṇaśreṣṭha pitāmahasamadyute ..78. . varamekaṃ vṛṇehaṃ yaṃ taṃ126 bhavāndātumarhati127 . prasāditohaṃ viprendra kṣupeṇa śubhakarmaṇā ..79.. > having bowed and placed his hands palm to palm, he said this to Dadhīca: / “O venerable one, best of brahmins, radiant as the Grandfather \[Brahmā\]! / I ask for one boon; you should grant that to me. / I have been propitiated, O prince of brahmins, by Kṣupa of auspicious deeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_13) varadosmīti cāpyukto varaṃ vavre mahāmune . proktaṃ tvayā bibhemīti brūhi tan128 madanugrahāt ..8.31.80 .. > Told by me, ‘I grant boons,’ he chose a boon, O great sage: / ‘Let it be spoken by you, “I am afraid”; say that out of grace toward me.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_14) abhayaṃ sarvabhūtebhyo129 brāhmaṇasya na saṃśayaḥ . avadhyaścāpi sarveṣāṃ mahāyogabalānvitaḥ . .8 1 .. > Freedom from fear of all beings belongs to a brahmin, without a doubt; / and endowed with the power of great yoga, he is invulnerable to all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_15) abhītastvaṃ130 tathāpyadya madarthaṃ vada tat131 prabho . dadhīcaścaiva132 muktopi133 viṣṇunā madhuraṃ tadā ..82 .. > You are fearless, yet today speak that for my sake, O lord!” / And Dadhīca, though addressed sweetly by Viṣṇu then, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_16) uvāca na bibhemīti bhūyo bhūyo janārdanam . nāhaṃ vakṣye bibhemīti noktaṃ nāpyucyate mayā . .83 . . sanatkumāra uvāca evamuktaścakrapāṇiścyāvaniṃ134 krodhamūrcchitaḥ135 . uvāca cakramudyamya bhayamasya vidarśayan ..84. . evameva hi kartavyā ye bhūtvā136 balavattarāḥ . asvāmina iva premṇā bruvate137 durbalaṃ janam138 . .85 .. > said again and again to Janārdana, “I am not afraid! / I will not say, ‘I am afraid’; it has not been said, nor will it be said by me.” / Sanatkumāra said: / Addressed thus, the discus-wielder \[Viṣṇu\], overwhelmed by anger toward Cyāvana's son, / raised his discus, striking fear into him, and said: / “Indeed, those must be treated thus who, having become stronger, / speak out of affection to a weak person as if they were not their master! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_17) na ced drakṣyasi139 bhītosmītyetaccakra140 tatastava . sunasaṃ śira ādāya141 mahīṃ saṃ prāpayiṣyati ..86.. > If you do not say, ‘I am afraid,’ then this discus / shall take your well-nosed head and cast it to the earth!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_18) - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 122 tattathā - gha. . 123 marhati - gha. . 124 narendreṇa - gha . 125 saṃ - kha. . 126 tvattaḥ - kha, tad - ka., sa - kha. . 127 marhasi - ka kha . 128 vākyanta (vācyantad?) - kha. . 129 sarvabhūtānāṃ: - kha. . 130... śca - ka.,... topi - kha. . 131 tvaṃ vada - kha. . 132 stveva... - kha. . 133 vai - ka. . 134 dadhīcaṃ - gha. . 135 mūrchitaḥ - gha . 136 bhūtā - gha. . 137 vibrūte - gha. . 138 balaṃ - gha. . 139 na ca vakṣyāmi - gha. . 140 eva cakraṃ - kha . 141 sanasaṃ sumukhaṃ tasya - kha., nṛśaṃsa śivayā ( śiraā?) - gha. mukhamādāya - kha. . 42 sa - gha . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- dadhīciruvāca143 kiṃ vṛthā cakramudyamya viṣṇo tvaṃ144 kleśamicchasi145 . nāhaṃ cakrasya te gamyaḥ146 prasādāt tryambakasya tu ..87.. > Dadhīci said: / “Why do you, lifting your discus in vain, O Viṣṇu, seek trouble? / I am not accessible to your discus, by the grace of Tryambaka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_19) kintu jijñāsayā yāmi lokapālaśaraṇyatām . teṣāṃ niṣkriyatāṃ jñātvā tato yāsyāmi147 śaṃkaram . .88.. > Yet, out of curiosity, I go to seek refuge with the guardians of the world. / Finding them powerless to act, I shall then go to Śaṃkara.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_20) evamuktvā cyāvanistu prādravad varuṇaṃ prati . śaraṇaṃ taṃ prapannaśca saṃ148 prādādabhayaṃ149 prabhuḥ . .89.. > Having spoken thus, the son of Cyavana ran toward Varuṇa; / and when he took refuge in him, the powerful lord granted him freedom from fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_21) tatra viṣṇośca devasya varuṇasya ca dhīmataḥ . yuddhaṃ samabhavad ghoraṃ bahūnabdān vibhīṣaṇam ..8.31.90 .. > There, a terrible and frightful battle took place / between the god Viṣṇu and the wise Varuṇa for many years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_22) nigṛhītetha150 varuṇe cyāvaniryamamabhyayāt151 . sa cāpyabhayada152 stasmai153 viṣṇunā nirjito yudhi ..91 .. > When Varuṇa was defeated, the son of Cyavana approached Yama. / He too granted him freedom from fear, \[but\] was defeated in battle by Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_23) tatognimabhyayād154 vyāsa sopi tenābhinirjitaḥ . tataḥ sa muṣṭimādāya kuśānāṃ cyāvanistadā155 ..92.. > Then he approached Agni, O Vyāsa; he too was utterly vanquished by him. / Then, taking a handful of kuśa grass, that son of Cyavana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_24) svamāśramamupāgamya tiṣṭhatiṣṭhetyabhāṣata . jijñāsārthaṃ lokapālānahaṃ śaraṇa meyivān156 .. 93 .. > returned to his hermitage and cried out, “Stand! Stand! / For the sake of inquiry, I went for refuge to the guardians of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_25) abalāste ca sarvepi mayyeva balamuttamam . adya garvañca darpañca balaṃ yacca157 tavādbhutam158 . tatsarvaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi tiṣṭhedānīṃ janārdana ..94.. > They are all powerless; supreme strength resides in me alone! / Today your pride, arrogance, and whatever wondrous power you possess— / I will destroy all that! Stand now, O Janārdana!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_26) sanatkumāra uvāca tato yuddhaṃ samabhavat tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam . nārāyaṇasya ca vyāsa cyāvaneśca mahātmanaḥ . .95.. > Sanatkumāra said: / Then a tumultuous, hair-raising battle took place / between Nārāyaṇa and the great-souled son of Cyavana, O Vyāsa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_27) yānyastrāṇi śarā ye ca nārāyaṇakaracyutāḥ . yogena tān dadhīcosau kuśamuṣṭau nyayeśayat . .96. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 143 cyāvana (ni) u - ka. . 144 tvaṃ viṣṇo - ka. . 145 kliśyasenagha - kha., ścakaṃ samarcasi - gha. . 146 manyaḥ - gha. . 147 dhyā... - ka. gha., dhyāyāmi - kha . 148 prasādādabhayaṃ - ka., 149 pradadāvabhatyaṃ - kha. . 150 tu - kha. . 151... gād - kha 152 cāsyābhayād - ka kha. . 153 ścāsya? . 154?.. gād - kha. . 155 śśubhaḥ - ka.,... ne sthitaḥ - gha. . 156 mīyivān - gha. . 157 yatte - kha. . 156 tadādbhutam - kha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- tato viṣṇoryogabalād gātrebhyaḥ saṃprajajñire . devā yuyudhire sarve159 viṣṇunā saha daṃśitāḥ ..97. . tānapyaśeṣataḥ sarvān sāyudhān saha vāhanaiḥ . kuśamuṣṭau sa160 saṃkruddho viṣṇuvarjaṃ161 nyaveśayat . .98.. > Whatever weapons and arrows were discharged from Nārāyaṇa's hand, / that Dadhīca placed into a fistful of kuśa grass by his yoga. / Then, by the power of Viṣṇu's yoga, from his limbs were born / the gods, all armored, who fought alongside Viṣṇu. / All of them without exception, along with their weapons and mounts, / he, deeply enraged, put into the fistful of kuśa grass, sparing Viṣṇu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_28) tatassarvāmarairvyāsa kuśamuṣṭau162 praveśitaiḥ . yogena tejasā caiva dadhīcena mahātmanā .. 99.. > Then, O Vyāsa, after all the immortals had been placed into the fistful of kuśa grass / by the high-souled Dadhīca through his yoga and fiery energy, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_29) viṣṇuṃ saṃvignarūpaṃ163 tu kopāveśāt pramohitam . tatrāgamya svayaṃ brahmā tadā vacanamabravīt .. 8.31.100 . . kintavānena govinda tathā yatnena164 sadadvije165 . kṛtenātha166 dadhīcasya śarvāllabdhavarasya tu . .1 01 . . kinna vetsi yathā hyeṣa prasādāt pārameśvarāt . avadhyatvaṃ suyogitvaṃ guṇaiśvaryatvameva ca . . 10 2. . vajrāsthisāratāñcaiva labdhavān svayamīśvarāt 167 . na caivaṃ168 tvadvidhā deva brāhmaṇeṣu vikurvate . .1 03 . . tasmādāśu169 nivartasva kṣamayainaṃ170 dvijottamam . tato brahmavacaḥ171 śrutvā sa viṣṇurlokabhāvanaḥ . .1 04.. > Brahmā himself came there and spoke these words / to Viṣṇu, who was distressed and bewildered by the onset of fury: / 'Govinda, what is gained by this effort of yours against this true twice-born, / made against Dadhīca, who has obtained a boon from Śarva? / Do you not know that, by the supreme Lord's grace, / invulnerability, supreme yoga, the sovereignty of virtues, / and adamantine bone strength were obtained by him from Īśvara himself? / Persons of your stature, O god, do not act with hostility against brahmins. / Therefore withdraw at once and appease this best of the twice-born.' / Then, hearing Brahmā's words, Viṣṇu, the fashioner of the worlds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_30) yogena tadbalaṃ jñātvā dadhīcasya mahātmanaḥ172 . kṣāmayāmāsa173 viprendraṃ svaṃ cāvāsamathābhyagāt .. 10 5. . brahmāpi tamṛṣiṃ sāntvya174 pūjayitvā trilokapaḥ175 . jagāmādarśanaṃ vyāsa saha sarvāmaraistadā .. 1 06.. > and realizing by yoga the power of the high-souled Dadhīca, / pacified the lord of vipras and went back to his own dwelling. / Brahmā too, the lord of the three worlds, consoled that seer and honored him, / and then, O Vyāsa, vanished together with all the immortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_31) dadhīcopi mahātejāstapastepe svakāśrame176 . mahādevaprasādārthamugraṃ vāyvambubhojanaḥ177 .. 1 07. . athāsya yuktasya tadā tapasā bhāskaradyuteḥ . tutoṣa bhagavān tryakṣastuṣṭaścaivābravīdidam .. 1 08. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 159 tatra - gha. . 160 su - ka gha. . 161 cakra - gha. . 162 muṣṭi... - ka. . 163 saṃvighnarūpa - gha . 164 kleśena - kha. . 165... dvijaḥ- ka. . 166 kṛtenāsya- kha . 167... stvayamīśvarāt-kha. . 168. kha - ka. . 169 tasmādeva - kha. . 170 kṣāmayainaṃ - ka. . 171 brahmaṇo vacanaṃ - kha. . 172 ca śaṃkarāt - ka . 173 kṣamayāmāsa - gha. . 174 śāntvā - gha. . 175 ca lokapaḥ - gha. . 176 svake... - kha. . 177... bhojanam - ka. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- devadeva uvāca cyāvane tapasānena tava tuṣṭosmi suvrata . brūhi yatte bhilaṣitaṃ kṛtameva hi tanmayā . . 1 09. . dadhīciruvāca178 bhagavan yadi tuṣṭosi yadi deyo varaśca me . icchāmi viṣṇunā sārdhaṃ sarvāndevām̐stvayā jitān179 ..8.31.1 10 . . sanatkumāra uvāca tataḥ prahasya varado dadhīcamṛṣisattamam . evamastviti taṃ prāha praṇatārtiharo haraḥ . . 11 1. . tasmindatte180 tadā tena tryambakeṇa vare śubhe . amanyata sthitaṃ181 vairaṃ kṣupeṇa saha vai ṛṣiḥ .. 112 .. > Dadhīca too, endowed with great fiery energy, performed austerity in his own hermitage, / terrible \[tapas\] consuming only air and water to win Mahādeva's favor. / Then, as he who had the brilliance of the sun was engaged in austerity, / the three-eyed Lord was pleased, and, being pleased, spoke thus: / The God of gods said: / 'O Cyāvana, O observer of vows, I am pleased by this austerity of yours. / Speak what you desire; it is already accomplished by me.' / Dadhīca said: / 'O Lord, if you are pleased and if a boon is to be given to me, / I wish for all the gods along with Viṣṇu to be conquered by you.' / Sanatkumāra said: / Then Hara, who dispels the distress of the bowed, the giver of boons, laughed / and said to Dadhīca, the best of seers: 'So be it.' / When that auspicious boon was granted by the three-eyed Lord, / the seer considered the enmity with Kṣupa to be ended. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_32) dhyāyantaṃ taṃ182 tathā dṛṣṭvā bhagavān govṛṣadhvajaḥ . uvāca varamanyañca183 brūhi vipra dadāmi te184 ..1 13 .. > Seeing him thus contemplating, the Lord whose banner bears the bull / said: 'Speak another boon, O vipra, and I will grant it to you.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_33) dadhīciruvāca yasmāt sthitamidaṃ185 vairaṃ varadānāt tava186 prabho . iha tasmāttava sthānaṃ nāmnaitena187 bhavatvaja .. 1 14.. > Dadhīca said: / 'Since this enmity has ended because of your granting of a boon, O Lord, / therefore let your place here be known by this name, O unborn one.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_34) devadeva uvāca sthāneśvaramiti khyātaṃ188 nāmnaitat189 sthānamuttamam . bhavitṛ190 krośaparyantaṃ nānāpuṣpalatākulam ..1 1 5. . atra yobhyarcayenmāṃ tu paraṃ191 niyamamāsthitaḥ . trirātropoṣitaḥ samyak snātvā nadyāṃ tu mānavaḥ .. 116 . . brāhmaṇaṃ192 bhojayitvā ca caruṃ193 dharmeṇa saṃyutaḥ194 . sarvapāpavinirmukto195 mama lokamavāpnuyāt196 ..1 17.. > The God of gods said: / 'This excellent place shall be renowned by the name Sthāneśvara, / extending for a krośa and filled with various flowers and creepers. / Whoever worships me here, having undertaken the supreme vow, / having fasted for three nights and properly bathed in the river, / and, endowed with righteousness, having fed a brahmin with oblation rice, / shall be freed from all sins and attain my world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_35) - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 178 dadhīca u - gha. . 179 sarve devāstvayā jitāḥ - gha. . 180 tasminnukte - gha. . 181 sthiraṃ - ka. kha. . 182 dhyānatastaṃ - gha. . 183... manyacca - ka. kha gha. . 184... ndadāmi - ka., dadāni - ka. kha. gha. . 185 sthiramidaṃ - gha. . 186 bhuvi - gha. . 18 ' nāmnā tena - gha. . 188 deva syāneśvaramiti - gha. . 189 nāmnaiva - gha. . 190 bhavecca - kha, bhavatu - gha. . 191 sadā - gha . 192 brāhmaṇān - gha. . 193 varaṃ - gha. . 194 saṃyutaṃ - ka. gha. . 195 sa sarvapāpanirmukto - ka. . 196 rudralokamavāpnuyāt - ka. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- sthāṇutīrthaṃ197 ca bhavitṛ tathaitat198 pāpanāśanam 199 . aśvamedhaphalaṃ hyatra snātaḥ prāpnoti puṣkalam . .1 18. . ayañcāpi vaṭaḥ śrīmān sthitohaṃ yatra sāṃpratam . varaṃ dātuṃ madākhyāno nāmnā sthāṇuvaṭo mahān200 . . 11 9.. > And this shall also be the Sthāṇutīrtha, destroying sin; / having bathed here, one obtains the abundant fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice. / And also this glorious banyan tree, where I am now standing / to grant the boon, bearing my name, shall be the great tree named Sthāṇuvaṭa.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_36) bhaviṣyati na sandehaḥ phalañcāpyasya201 me śṛṇu . yotra tiṣṭhedahorātraṃ saṃyato202 niyatāśanaḥ203 . . 8.31.120 . . cīrṇaṃ svayaṃ bhavettena sthāṇuvratamanuttamam . sarvapāpavinirmukto204 gaṇapassa205 bhavenmama . . 121 . . akampano nāma mahān206 mahāyogabalānvitaḥ . yaśca prāṇānniyamavān yamavānathavā207 punaḥ ..1 22.. > \[This\] will come to pass, of that there is no doubt; hear also from me the fruit of this. > Whoever should stay here day and night, self-controlled and eating regulated food, > by him the unsurpassed vow of Sthāṇu will have been personally observed. > Freed from all sin, he will become an attendant-chief of mine, > named Akampana, mighty and endowed with the power of great yoga. > And whatever human being, practicing self-restraint or indeed disciplined, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_37) parityajeta manujastasya puṇyaphalaṃ mahat . sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ208 sarvabandhavivarjitaḥ209. gaṇośvaro210 nandisamaḥ sa me bhavati sarvagaḥ211 .. 123 . . sthāneśvare yastviha caikarātraṃ212 sthitvā kṣapet213 sarvamaśeṣato hi . sa sarvapāpapravimuktacetā214 gaṇeśvaro me bhavitātibhīmaḥ215 . .1 24. . iti skandapurāṇe kṣupadadhīcavivādo nāma216 ekatriṃśattamodhyāyaḥ > should abandon his vital breaths \[here\], great is his fruit of merit: > freed from all sin and released from all fetters, > he becomes a lord of attendants equal to Nandin, capable of going everywhere. > Moreover, whoever, having stayed here at Sthāneśvara for one night, should consume \[his sins\] without remainder, > his mind completely freed from all sin, he shall become a most terrifying lord of attendants of mine.” > Thus ends the thirty-first chapter, named “The Dispute between Kṣupa and Dadhīca,” in the Skandapurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_38.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_38.1) sanatkumāra uvāca etasminneva kāle tu vyāsa dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ . ayajat sośvamedhena rājā prācetasātmajaḥ1 . . 1 .. tatra devanikāyānāṃ bhāgadheyāni sarvaśaḥ . havyavāhastadā tatrā2vahanmantraissamīritaḥ3 ..2 . . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 197 sthānaṃ... - gha. . 198 tavaiva - ka. . 199... nāt - gha. . 200 bhavet - kha. . 201 syāpi - gha. . 202 vāgyato - dha. . 203 niyatāsanaḥ - gha. . 204 sa sarvapāpanirmukto -?, 205.. śca -? 206 gaṇo - kha. . 207 yatnavān sarvathā - gha. . 208 sarvapātakanirmuktaḥ - ka. . 209.. .bandhanavarjitaḥ - gha. . 210 maheśvaro - gha. . 211 nityaśaḥ - gha. . 212 yastdimekarātraṃ - gha. . 213 paṭhet - gha. . 214.. .deho -kha. 215 sa tena - kha. . 216 dadhīcamāhātmye triṃśodhyāyaḥ - gha . 1 pracetasātmajaḥ - gha. . 2 tatra - gha. . 3 .. ssamāhitaḥ - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- vahantaṃ4 tamapaśyacca5 devī girivarātmajā . anusmarantī tadvairaṃ śāpakāraṇameva ca . . 3 . . uvāca cainaṃ girijā bodhayantī purātanam . śliṣṭaṃ madhurayā vācā kāraṇena samanvitam . .4. . tvaṃ devaḥ sarvadevānāṃ gatiśca7 śaraṇaṃ tathā8 . tvayā vinā kathaṃ yajño9 vartate sarvadevapa . . 5 .. devānāṃ bhāgadheyāni vahatyagnirayaṃ bhava10 . nāyaṃ tava maheśāna kiṃ kāraṇamatidyute . . 6. . na sāmnā sidhyate kāryaṃ11 vikrameṇa vinā prabho . ayaṃ mūḍhovaliptaśca rājā prācetasātmajaḥ . .7 . . anusmaran pūrvavairaṃ naiva dāsyatyaśāsitaḥ . dadhīcasya varaścāpi tvayā dattastadā12 prabho . tasyāyamāgataḥ kālastadarthena13 vidhīyatām14 . .8. . > Sanatkumāra said: > “At that very time, O Vyāsa, King Dakṣa Prajāpati, > the son of the Pracetases, performed a horse sacrifice. > There, impelled by mantras, the fire carrying the offerings > was then conveying the portions everywhere for the hosts of gods. > And the goddess, the daughter of the best of mountains, saw him conveying \[them\], > remembering that enmity and the cause of the curse. > And the mountain-born \[goddess\], prompting the ancient one, spoke to him > fittingly in sweet words, accompanied by reason: > ‘You are the god of all the gods, their refuge and their shelter. > Without you, how does a sacrifice proceed, O protector of all gods? > This fire, O Bhava, is conveying the portions of the gods; > he is not \[conveying\] yours, O Maheśāna of great splendor! What is the reason? > An aim is not achieved through conciliation without prowess, O Lord! > This king, the son of the Pracetases, is foolish and arrogant; > remembering previous enmity, he will never give \[your share\] unless he is chastised. > Moreover, a boon was given by you to Dadhīca at that time, O Lord; > the time for that has come—let \[action\] be taken for that purpose!’” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_38.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_38.2) sanatkumāra uvāca evamuktastadā vyāsa bhagavān vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ . uvāca prahasan devīṃ pitā tava śucismite ..9. . pūrvajanmani suśroṇi prajāpatisutaḥ śubhe . mama tvaṃ bhāvavijñānaṃ kurvatī15 devi bhāṣase . .8.32.1 0 . . nahi duḥkhaṃ piturloke kaścidicchati bhāmini16 . evamuktā tadā vyāsa17 devena vimalātmanā .. 11 .. lalāṭe bhṛkuṭīṃ18 kṛtvā tato devyāyatekṣaṇā . krodhāt19 kareṇa nāsāgraṃ saṃmamarda śucismitā .. 12 . . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 4 taṃ vahantaṃ - gha. . 5 apaśntī - gha. . 6 ślakṣṇaṃ - gha. . 7 tvaṃ gatiḥ kha . 8 śaraṇārthināṃ - gha. . 9 jajñe - ka . 10 tava - gha . 11. sāmnā sarvaṃsurādhyakṣa-- gha. nāmnā - ka, nāmnā - ka, na satvo - gha. . 12 svayaṃ - kha. . 13 stadā tena - gha., tadordhvena - ka . 14 -vidhīyate - gha. . 15 kurvanto - kha. . 16 bhāvini - gha, . 17 devī - gha. . 18 bhrukuṭī - ka. 19 kruddhā - gha . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- tasyāṃ saṃmṛdyamānāyāṃ nāsikāyāmatiprabhā . jajñe strī bhṛkuṭīvaktrā caturdaṃṣṭrā trilocanā baddhagodhāṃgulitrā ca kavacā20 baddhamekhalā .. 13 .. sakhaṅgā sadhanuṣkā ca21 satūṇīrā22 patākinī . dvādaśāsyā daśabhujā tanumadhyā tamonibhā23 ..14. . ghanastanī24 pṛthukaṭī nāganāsoruravyayā25 . bhadrakālīti tāṃ prāha devīṃ devī26 śubhānanā27 . .1 5.. tatobravīt tadā devameṣā sṛṣṭā mayā prabho . tvamapyanyaṃ sṛja gaṇamanurūpaṃ namostute ..1 6.. tato devastadā skandhaṃ svamavaikṣata bhāsvaram28 . tasmājjajñe pumān divyastrailokyaṃ pradahanniva29 . . 17. . bhṛkuṭībhūṣitāsyaśca30 baddhagodhāṃgulitravān . > Sanatkumāra said: > “Addressed thus, O Vyāsa, the blessed Lord who bears the bull upon his banner > smiled and spoke to the goddess: ‘O lady of bright smiles, your father > in a previous birth, O fair-hipped, auspicious one, was the son of Prajāpati. > Testing my disposition, O goddess, do you speak \[thus\]? > For no passionate woman wishes sorrow upon her father in this world.’ > Spoken to thus at that time, O Vyāsa, by the pure-souled god, > the goddess of wide eyes then knit her brows upon her forehead, > and in anger the brightly smiling one rubbed the tip of her nose with her hand. > As that nose was being rubbed, a woman of great radiance > was born, with a frown on her face, four fangs, and three eyes, > wearing armguards of leather and finger-protectors, clad in armor, wearing a girded belt, > having a sword, a bow, quivers, and a banner, > twelve-faced, ten-armed, slender-waisted, dark as gloom, > with firm breasts, broad hips, thighs like elephant trunks, imperishable. > The goddess with a lovely face addressed that goddess as Bhadrakālī. > Then she spoke to the god: ‘She has been created by me, O Lord; > you also create another suitable attendant. Homage be to you!’ > Then the god looked upon his own radiant shoulder; > from it was born a divine man, as if burning up the three worlds, > his face adorned with knitted brows, equipped with leather armguards and finger-protectors,” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_38.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_38.3) kavacī baddhatūṇīraḥ31 śarī khaṅgī śarāsanī .. 18. . tryakṣaścaturbhujaścaiva32 vajrasaṃhanano yuvā . sa sṛṣṭaḥ33 praṇato bhūtvā harirnāmnā34 gaṇeśvaraḥ .. 1 9. . uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā devadevaṃ sahomayā . ājñāpaya sureśāna yat kartavyaṃ mayā vibho . .8.32.2 0 .. tatassa bhagavānāha35 hariṃ taṃ gaṇanāyakam . prācetasasutasyāsya36 yajñaṃ gaccha vināśaya ..2 1 .. bhadrakālyā sahāśu tvametat kṛtyaṃ gaṇeśvara37 . tataḥ sa38 bhagavān devo gaṇeśān39 kāmarūpiṇaḥ40 . .22 . . svagātrebhyosṛjad dhīmān41 nānā42 rūpadharān gaṇān . pasparśa bāhuṃ43 samyak ca44 tasmā45 jjātā mahābalāḥ46 ..23 .. - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 20. sakavacā? . 21 ca savāhā - gha. . 22 satūlī ca - gha . 23... timohinī - kha . 24 tuṃgastanī - gha . 25 nāgapāsavarāyudhā - gha. . 26 deva - gha. . 27. nām - gha. . 28 stramaikṣata subhāsuram - ka., svabhāśvaraṃ - kha., prabhāśvaraṃ - gha. . 29 saṃharanniva - ka. . 30 bhrukuṭībhūṣitāsyaśca - ka kha. . 31 ca - gha. . 32... śca subhujaścaiva - ka kha. . 33 saṃtuṣṭā - gha. . 34 harirnāma - gha. . 35 bhagavāndevo - kha. . 36 pracetasasutasyāsya - gha. .. syema - ka . 37. naveśvara - kha . 38 tatosya - ka. . 39 gaṇeśa - kha., gaṇeśaḥ - gha. . 40. ṇaṃ - kha. . 41 bhīmān - gha. . 42 nāmnā - gha. . 43 bāhūn -gha. . 44 tu - ka. . 45 tasmi (n) - ka. kha. gha. . 46 mahātmanaḥ - ka., nā - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- koṭyastā navatiścaiva śatañcaiva tadā prabhoḥ47. sa tām̐ścovāca48 bhagavān yajñaṃ pramathatānaghāḥ . .24. . sanatkumāra uvāca > Armored, with quiver bound, holding arrows, sword, and bow, / three-eyed and four-armed, a youth of adamantine frame— / having been created, he bowed down, the troop-lord named Hari, / and with cupped hands addressed the God of gods together with Umā: / “Command, O Lord of gods, what I am to do, O pervasive Lord.” / Then the Blessed One spoke to Hari, the commander of the troops: / “Go, destroy this sacrifice of the son of Pracētas. / Together with Bhadrakālī, swiftly carry out this deed, O lord of the troops.” / Then the blessed god, wise, created lords of troops / of multifaceted shapes from his own limbs, able to assume any form at will. / He touched his arm properly, and from it were born mighty ones. / There were ninety hundred crores \[of them\] born of the Lord. / The Blessed One said to them: “O sinless ones, destroy the sacrifice!” / Sanatkumāra said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_38.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_38.4) tatastau tena sainyena mahatābhisamāvṛtau . jagmatuḥ sāgaronnāda49 meghāśaninināditaiḥ50 ..25. . devopi saha pārvatyā raibhyāśramasamīpataḥ51 . sthitvāpaśyad gaṇeśānāṃ karma tad yajñanāśanam . .26. . sanatkumāra uvāca vṛkṣāḥ kanakhaleyāstu gaṅgādvārasamīpagāḥ . suvarṇaśṛṃgaśca girirmeruparvatasannibhaḥ ..27. . tasmin pradeśe dakṣasya yajñosāvabhavattadā52 . gaṇeśvarabalaṃ cāgād bhīmaṃ kālīpurogamam ..28 .. te saṃprāpya mahābhāgāḥ sarve dīptānalaprabhāḥ . ūcustaṃ yajamānañca ṛtvijotha munīn surān ..29. . vayaṃ hyanucarāḥ sarve śarvasya paramātmanaḥ . ihābhilipsavaḥ prāptā bhāgān yacchadhvamīpsitān . .8.32.3 0 . . tapasā yajñabhāgārhā balena53 niyamena vā54 . aiśvaryeṇātha yogena55 yena tena puro hi vaḥ56 . .3 1.. sarvañcāsmāsvapi hi tad57 vayamapyaṃśabhāginaḥ58 . atha cet svāmino devāstena bhāgārhatāṃ gatāḥ . .3 2.. svāmitve ca balaṃ hetustapo vā nātra saṃśayaḥ . asmāsvevobhayaṃ tacca svāmitvaṃ tena no varam . .3 3 .. atha cet kasyacidiyamājñā munisurottamāḥ . bhāgo bhavadbhyo deyastu nāsmabhyamiti kathyatām . .34.. - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 47 prabho - ka .gha . 48 sarvāṃścovāca - ka. . 49 sāgarairnādaiḥ - gha. . 50 vināditaiḥ - ka., tau - ka., nī (nau?) - kha. . 51 vaiśvānarasamaprabhaḥ - gha. . 52 yajñoyamabhavattadā - ka. . 53 balenā - gha. . 54 ca - gha. . 55.. .bhiyogena - gha. . 56 vayaṃ surāḥ - gha. . 57 cāsmāsu pihitaṃ - gha. . 58 tadvayaṃ hyaṃśabhāginaḥ - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- taṃ brūta yo jñāpayati vetsyāmo hi vayaṃ tataḥ . > Then the two, surrounded by that vast army, / went forth with roars like the ocean and rumblings like clouds and thunderbolts. / And the god, together with Pārvatī, staying near the hermitage of Raibhya, / watched that work of destroying the sacrifice by the troop-lords. / Sanatkumāra said: / The trees of Kanakhala stood near the gate of the Gaṅgā, / and there was a mountain with golden peaks resembling Mount Meru. / In that region, Dakṣa's sacrifice was taking place. / And the formidable army of the troop-lords arrived, led by Kālī. / Having arrived, all those exalted ones, radiant as blazing fire, / spoke to the patron of the sacrifice, the officiating priests, the sages, and the gods: / “We are indeed all followers of Śarva, the Supreme Self. / We have come here desiring shares; bestow the desired shares! / By austerity, by strength, or by restraint are \[people\] worthy of sacrificial shares, / or by majesty, or by yoga—by whatever means before you. / All of that is indeed in us as well; we too are share-takers. / If the gods are masters, and therefore have attained worthiness of shares— / in mastery, strength or austerity is the cause, no doubt of this; / both of those reside in us alone, and therefore our mastery is superior. / But if this is someone's command, O best of sages and gods: / ‘A share must be given to you \[gods\], but not to us,’ let it be stated! / Tell us who commands this, and then we will know.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.4.52\_38.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52_38.5) evamuktāstu hariṇā sarve devapurassarāḥ ..35.. ūcurmantrāḥ pramāṇaṃ vo bhāgaṃ prati gaṇeśvarāḥ58 . mantrāpyūcuḥ surān yūyaṃ tamopahatacetasaḥ ..36.. yena prathamabhāgārhaṃ60 nāyajadhvaṃ maheśvaram . mantraiste procyamānāpi naiva bhāgān daduryadā ..37.. tadā yātāstato mantrā brahmalokaṃ sanātanam . tataḥ śakrādayo devāḥ sarve ūcu61rgaṇeśvarān ..38.. tyaktvā (?) - - - - - . yuṣmānnihanmo vikramya sarvānevāgatān yudhi ..39.. teṣāṃ sagarvaṃ62 tad vākyaṃ śrutvā hariramitrajit . uvāca prahasan sarvānidaṃ vacanasūrjitam ..8.32.40.. mantrāḥ pramāṇaṃ na kṛtā yuṣmābhirbalagarvitaiḥ63 . yasmāt prasahya tasmādvo nāśayāmyadya garjitān64 ..41.. ṛtvigbhirbhāgadheyaiśca saha yajñena codyataḥ65 . yeṣāṃ ca lavattā66 vastān sarvān67 nāśayāmyaham ..42.. evamuktvā sa tejasvī haribhadraḥ pratāpavān . bhadrakālī ca saṃkruddhā abhidudruvatuḥ68 surān ..43.. gaṇeśvarāśca saṃkruddhā yūpānutpāṭya cikṣipuḥ . prasthātrā69 saha hotāra70maśvaṃ71 caiva gaṇeśvarāḥ . .44.. gṛhītvā kupitāḥ sarve gaṅgāsrotasi cikṣipuḥ . yajamānañca pāśena baddhvā ninyuryathāsukham . .45.. - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 59 maheśvarāḥ - kha. . 60 pramathabhagārhaṃ - kha . 61 sarvānūcu - ka. . 62 savargaṃ - ka. . 63... darpitaiḥ? 65 garvitān? 65 coditaḥ - gha. . 66 yadbalaṃ yattapo vāpi - gha. . 67 tatsarvaṃ - gha. . 68.. .vabhidudruvātuḥ- ka. . 69 prastotrā - kha. . 70 hotrā ca - gha. . 71 makhaṃ - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- vedīmanye72 kuśānanye73 sruconye camasān pare74. > Thus addressed by Hari, all of them, led by the gods, / said: “The mantras are the authority regarding your share, O troop-lords.” / And the mantras said to the gods: “Your minds are overpowered by darkness, / since you did not offer sacrifice to Maheśvara, who is worthy of the first share.” / When, even though being addressed by the mantras, they still did not give shares, / the mantras then departed from there to the eternal realm of Brahmā. / Then the gods, Śakra and others, said to the troop-lords: / “\[…\] / having advanced, we will strike down in battle all of you who have come!” / Hearing their arrogant words, Hari, the vanquisher of foes, / laughing, spoke to all of them these forceful words: / “The mantras have not been accepted as authority by you who are arrogant with power; / because you acted violently, today I will destroy you who roar \[in pride\]. / Prompted together with the sacrifice, the officiating priests, and the shares, / and whatever power you possess, all of that will I destroy.” / Having spoken thus, the radiant, glorious Haribhadra / and the furious Bhadrakālī rushed against the gods. / And the enraged troop-lords, tearing up the sacrificial posts, hurled them away. / The troop-lords, all angered, seized the \*hotṛ\* priest along with the \*prasthātṛ\*, / and the horse, and hurled them into the current of the Gaṅgā; / and having bound the patron of the sacrifice with a snare, they led him away at their pleasure. / Others \[seized\] the altar, others the \*kuśa\* grass, others the ladles, and others the cups. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 48 of 306 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.4.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.15.74) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāmanapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vamana.42.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Parāśaropapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.parasara.15.41) — Sanskrit - [Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī (ed. Rājeśvaradatta Śāstrī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.cikitsa.gauda.bhaisajyaratnavali*sastri1978.2.63) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4) · Pramāṇa