[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) › 7.8 # Skandapurana 7.8 Skandapurāṇa 7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p1) pūrvavartī pṛṣṭhaḥ (adhyāyāḥ 61 - 70) | āgāmī pṛṣṭhaḥ (adhyāyāḥ 81- 90) > Previous page (chapters 61–70) | Next page (chapters 81–90) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p2) sanatkumāra uvāca śāsatastasya daityasya hiraṇyakaśipostadā . agāt1 kālo mahān vyāsa trailokyaṃ sacarācaram ..1 .. darpeṇa mahatāviṣṭaḥ2 śrīmadodvṛttacetanaḥ3 . avamene surānsarvān na ca dharmamavaikṣata4 ..2. . sa devān sahitān sarvāñchakrādyān krodhamūrcchitaḥ . cālitānapi5 rājye sve kṛcchramāpādayad bhṛśam ..3 . . santāpyamānāste sarve brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ . bhagavan bhūtabhavyeśa pitāmaha mahādyute ..4. . hiraṇyakaśipurdaityastvatto labdhavaronagha . trailokyaṃ kṛtsnamākramya rājyaṃ no hṛtavāndivaḥ7 . .5 .. aniśaṃ cāvamānannaḥ8 prayuṃkte vairayātanam . tena vidrāvitāssarve śaraṇaṃ vayamāgatāḥ ..6. . prasādaṃ kuru deveśa sa na syānno yathā ripuḥ . tyaktadharmā jagacchatrurhiraṇyakaśipurbalī . .7.. evaṃ proktastadā devairdevaḥ kamalavāhanaḥ . provācedaṃ mahāprajña devānāṃ priyakṛdvacaḥ ..8. . > Sanatkumāra said: > While that Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu was ruling then, > a great length of time passed, O Vyāsa, over the three worlds with their moving and unmoving beings. / 1 > Possessed by immense arrogance, his mind deranged by pride in his prosperity, > he disdained all the gods and did not observe dharma. / 2 > Infuriated with anger, he brought severe affliction > upon all the gods together, Śakra and the others, though banished from their own realm. / 3 > Being tormented, they all went to Brahmā for refuge: > "O Lord, master of what was and is to be, grandfather, of great splendour! / 4 > O sinless one, the Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu, having obtained a boon from you, > has overrun all three worlds and seized our heavenly kingdom. / 5 > And he constantly heaps humiliation upon us, inflicting the torment of enmity. > Routed by him, we have all come to you for refuge. / 6 > Grant your grace, O lord of the gods, so that he may no longer be our enemy— > the powerful Hiraṇyakaśipu, who has abandoned dharma and become the foe of the world." / 7 > Thus addressed then by the gods, the god whose vehicle is the lotus, > endowed with great wisdom, spoke this word bringing joy to the gods: / 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p3) 54 varapradāne adhyāya. 60(70) - kha. . 55 ūnasaptatitamo - ka. kha. . 1 āgāt. - ka. . 2 ...ṣṭa - ka . 3 ...cetasaḥ - ka. . 4 ..mavekṣate - kha. . 5 calitānapi - kha. . 6 santrāsyamānāste - ka. . 7 divi - ka. kha. . 8.. mavamānaṃ naḥ - kha., cārthamāna - ka . 407 kṣīṇaṃ tad daityarājasya tapastasya durātmanaḥ . kṛcchraṃ gamitavān yo vo rājyañca hṛtavān ripuḥ . .9 . . tenāhaṃ prārthitaḥ pūrvaṃ sarvāvadhyatvamuttamam . antaraṃ bhāṣitaścāsau mayā saṃjñāvimohitaḥ . . 8.71.10 . . yadaivāntaramāhātha9 daityarājo vicetanaḥ . tadaiva10 manasā toṣamahamāgāṃ mahābalāḥ . .1 1 .. > \[Apparatus and page number\] > "The austerity of that wicked king of the Daityas is now exhausted— > that enemy who reduced you to misery and seized your kingdom. / 9 > Formerly, he sought from me the supreme boon of being invulnerable to all. > And \[a loophole of\] vulnerability was stated to him by me while his senses were bewildered. / 10 > As soon as the unconscious king of the Daityas stated that loophole, > right then I experienced satisfaction in my heart, O mighty ones! / 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p4) te yūyamadya gacchadhvaṃ viṣṇorbhavanamuttamam . taṃ brūta sahitāssarve tasya nāśārthamacyutam11 . . 1 2.. > Go today to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu; > all of you together, speak to Acyuta for his destruction. / 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p5) narasiṃhavapuḥ12 kṛtvā sakṛdāhatya haṃsyati . hiraṇyakaśipuṃ daityaṃ tato nirvṛtimeṣyatha .. 13 . . evamastviti te sarve praṇipatya pitāmaham . ājagmuḥ sahitā devā viṣṇorbhavanamādṛtāḥ . .14.. > Assuming the form of a man-lion, striking him just once, he will kill > the Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu; then you will attain peace." > Saying "So be it," all those gods bowed down to the Grandfather, > and, filled with reverence, went together to the abode of Viṣṇu. / 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p6) atha dṛṣṭvā mahātejā viṣṇurdevānupasthitān . uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā vacaścoktimanoharam13 ..1 5 . . svāgataṃ bhavatāmastu kimarthaṃ yūyamāgatāḥ . pūjyā bhavantassarve me suhṛdotigarīyasaḥ ..1 6. . yadvo14 manogataṃ kiñcinmayā kāryaṃ divaukasaḥ . kṣipraṃ tad brūta saṃkṣiptaṃ kartāhamavicāritam ..17.. > Then, seeing the gods arrived, Viṣṇu of great splendour > spoke in a smooth voice words pleasing to hear: / 15 > "Welcome to you all! For what purpose have you come? > You are all worthy of my worship, dearest friends of great importance. / 16 > Whatever is in your minds, whatever deed I must do, O dwellers of heaven, > speak it quickly in brief; I shall do it without hesitation." / 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p7) viṣṇunaivaṃ tadā proktā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ . ūcuḥ prahṛṣṭavadanāḥ saṃstuvanto janārdanam . .18.. > Thus addressed then by Viṣṇu, the gods headed by Śakra > spoke with cheerful faces, praising Janārdana: / 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p8) hiraṇyakaśipordeva daityarājo15 mahābalāt . bhayaṃ naḥ sumahajjātaṃ rājyaṃ cāpahṛtaṃ divaḥ16 . .19. . avamānaḥ prayuktaśca tenāsmabhyaṃ surottama . bhunakti sa jagat kṛtsnaṃ brahmadviṭ kaśyapātmajaḥ ..8.71.2 0 .. > "O Lord, from Hiraṇyakaśipu, the exceedingly powerful king of the Daityas, > great fear has arisen for us, and our kingdom in heaven has been seized. / 19 > Humiliation has also been inflicted on us by him, O best of the gods. > He enjoys the entire world—that hater of Brahmā, son of Kaśyapa! / 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p9) 9 yadevāntaramāhātha - kha. . 10 tadeva - kha. . 11 ...mucyatāṃ - ka., ...mudyataṃ - kha. . 12 nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ (?) . 13 ...ścetomanoharam - ka, .ścoktau manoharam - kha. . 14 yadvā - ka. . 15 daityarājño - ka. . 16 divi 5. ka. kha. . 408 sa yathā vadhyate daityastvayā sarvārisūdana . tathā kuru hṛṣīkeśa varoyaṃ naḥ pradīyatām ..21 .. > \[Apparatus and page number\] > O slayer of all enemies, act in such a way that this Daitya is killed by you; > make it so, O Hṛṣīkeśa! Let this boon be granted to us." / 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p10) tato viṣṇuściraṃ dhyātvā vadhopāyaṃ pracintya ca . prāha devān suraśreṣṭho vacasāpyāyayanniva . .22. . evamastu suraśreṣṭhāḥ sarvaṃ kartāsmi vo vacaḥ mahābalasya daityendro yato yuṣmānvadāmyaham . .23 . . āviśantu17 bhavantopi śarīraṃ mama suvratāḥ . sarvadevamayo bhūtvā dṛptaṃ haṃsyāmi vo ripum18 . .24.. > Then Viṣṇu, having meditated for a long time and reflected on the means of killing him, > spoke to the gods, the best of the deities, as if invigorating them with his word: / 22 > "So be it, O best of gods! I will carry out all your words. > Since he is a king of Daityas of great strength, I tell you: / 23 > Enter my body too, O you of virtuous vows! > Embodying all the gods, I shall slay your arrogant enemy." / 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p11) tato devāstadā sarve viviśurvaiṣṇavīṃ tanum . sa cāpi balavān bhūtvā rūpaṃ kṛtvā bhayānakam . .25. . nārasiṃhaṃ mahātejā nakhadaṃṣṭrāvibhūṣaṇam19 . jagāma vilasan viṣṇurhiraṣyakaśipoḥ puram ..26.. > Then all the gods entered the body of Viṣṇu. > And he, becoming mighty and assuming a terrifying form, / 25 > the man-lion of great splendour, adorned with claws and fangs, > Viṣṇu went, shining forth, to the city of Hiraṇyakaśipu. / 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p12) udyānaṃ sa bahistasya20 sarvartukusumairvṛtam21 . nṛsiṃho daityasiṃhasya dṛṣṭvā tasthau suvismitaḥ ..27.. > Having seen outside his garden, filled with flowers of all seasons, > the man-lion stood greatly astonished at \[the garden of\] the lion of the Daityas. / 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p13) campakāśokajātībhiḥ kadambairbakulairapi22 . tathā surabhipuṣpaiśca samantādupaśobhitam . .28.. > It was adorned on all sides with campaka, aśoka, and jātī trees, > with kadambas and bakulas, and with fragrant flowers, / 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p14) sarobhiḥ padmasaṃchannairhaṃsacakrāhvaśobhitaiḥ23 . vṛkṣaiḥ kāmaphalaiścaiva vaibhrājasadṛśaṃ vanam24 ..29.. > with lakes covered with lotuses and adorned by swans and cakravāka birds, > and with trees bearing desired fruits—a forest resembling the celestial Vaibhrāja. / 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p15) tadbabhañja nṛsiṃhastu khelagāmī madotkaṭaḥ . sarāṃsi kṣobhayāmāsa karīva sa madolbaṇaḥ25 ..8.71.3 0 .. > Moving playfully, high with fury, the man-lion shattered it; > he agitated the lakes like an elephant fierce with rut. / 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p16) sa reje vanamadhyasthaḥ parisarpannitastataḥ . meroracalarājasya sthitaṃ śṛṅgamivocchritam26 ..3 1 .. > Standing in the midst of the forest, roaming here and there, he shone > like a loftily raised peak of Meru, the king of mountains. / 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.p17) athābhyetya27 nṛsiṃhaṃ taṃ vanapālā ruṣānvitāḥ . balino vārayāmāsustām̐ścaivābhyahanad28 balī ..32.. > Then, approaching that man-lion, the forest-guards, filled with rage— > powerful though they were—sought to restrain him; and the mighty one struck them down. / 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34) 17 āviśadhvaṃ - ka. . 18 ripūn - ka, ṛpūn - kha. . 19 vibhīṣaṇam - ka. . 20 .. statra - kha. . 21 sarvartukusumāyutaṃ - ka. . 22 kadambabakulairapi - ka. kha. . 23 sevitaiḥ (?) . 24 ghanaṃ - (?) . 25 samado lalan - kha. . 26 mivotthitaṃ - kha. . 27 athāgatya - kha. . 28 caiva vyahanad - ka. kha.. . 409 hataśeṣāstatastatra29 pravilīnāstu30 yesurāḥ31 . te gatvā kathayāmāsurhiraṇyakaśipostadā . . 33 . . teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā daityarājo mahābalaḥ . prahlādañcānuhrādañca namuciṃ bāṣkaliṃ balim . .34. > \[Apparatus and page number\] > Those asuras who survived the slaughter and fled from there, > they went and reported it to Hiraṇyakaśipu then. / 33 > Hearing their words, the king of the Daityas of great strength > \[summoned\] Prahlāda, Anuhrāda, Namuci, Bāṣkali, and Bali... / 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_18) vipracittipradhānām̐śca sarvānāhūya dānavān . provāca tvaritaṃ gatvā baddhvā siṃhaṃ mamāntikam . .3 5.. samānayata daityendrā na hantavyaḥ kathañcana . krīḍanaṃ32 siṃhapotosau devyā mama bhaviṣyati .. 36 . . iti śrutvāsurāssarve vipracittipurogamāḥ . udyānaṃ sahitā gatvā nṛsiṃhaṃ dadṛśuḥ sthitam ..37.. dūrasthāścikṣipuḥ pāśām̐stām̐nsa33 ciccheda mādhavaḥ . atha vidrāvayāmāsa dānavān keśarī bhṛśam ..3 8.. tato hatasahāyāste daityā vimanaso yayuḥ . pārśvaṃ dānavarājasya sarvañcākathayam̐stadā ..3 9 . atha kruddhaḥ svayaṃ rājā hiraṇyakaśipurbalī . rathamāsthāya sannaddhā nṛsiṃhaṃ prādravadruṣā . .8.71.40 . . sa rathaḥ siṃharājena sāyudhaḥ parvatopamaḥ . saṃbhrāmya pātitastūrṇaṃ cūrṇamāgānmahītale ..41 . . tato bhagnaratho daityaḥ krodhātsaṃraktalocanaḥ . vṛkṣamutpāṭya vegena nṛsiṃhāya vyasarjayat . .42. . athāsau patito gātre siṃharājasya pādapaḥ . mṛtkhaṇḍa34 iva pāṣāṇe kṣiptaścūrṇaṃ35 jagāma ha ...43 .. gṛhītvā sa tadā siṃho hiraṇyaśipuṃ sakṛt . talenāhatya36 taṃ prāṇairvyayojayata satvaram ..44.. siṃhanādaṃ mahat kṛtvā nakhairvajramayairvibhuḥ . uro bibheda daityasya mahāśailopamaṃ hariḥ . .45.. > And summoning all the Dānavas headed by Vipracitti, / he said: 'Go swiftly, bind that lion, and bring him before me, / O leaders of the Daityas! He must not be killed by any means; / this lion cub will become a plaything for my queen.' / Having heard this, all the asuras, led by Vipracitti, / went together to the pleasure garden and saw Nṛsiṃha standing there. / Standing far off, they cast nets; Mādhava cut them to pieces. / Then the maned lion thoroughly routed the Dānavas. / Thereupon those Daityas, their comrades slain, went despondently / to the presence of the king of the Dānavas and recounted everything then. / Then the mighty King Hiraṇyakaśipu himself, enraged, / mounted his chariot, armed, and rushed furiously against Nṛsiṃha. / That mountain-like chariot, equipped with weapons, was whirled around / and quickly hurled down by the king of lions; it was reduced to powder upon the earth. / Then, with his chariot broken, his eyes red with rage, the Daitya / violently tore up a tree and flung it at Nṛsiṃha. / But when that tree fell upon the body of the lion king, / it was shattered to dust like a lump of clay dashed against a rock. / Then seizing Hiraṇyakaśipu all at once, / that lion struck him with his palm and quickly deprived him of his life. / Giving a great lion's roar, with his adamantine claws the omnipresent Lord, / Hari, tore open the Daitya's chest, which resembled a great mountain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_19) 29 ...stu ye tatra - ka. . 30 pravalīnāstu - ka., prapa... - kha. . 31 ...stu tesurāḥ - ka., bhaye - kha . 32 krīḍanaḥ - kha. . 33 ..stām̐śca - ka. kha. . 34 mṛdagaṇḍa - ka., mṛdbhāṇḍa - kha. . 35 ..ñcūrṇaṃ kha 36 balenāhṛtya - ka. > \[Textual variants: 29. ...stu ye tatra - ka. 30. pravalīnāstu - ka., prapa... - kha. 31. ...stu tesurāḥ - ka., bhaye - kha. 32. krīḍanaḥ - kha. 33. ..stām̐śca - ka. kha. 34. mṛdagaṇḍa - ka., mṛdbhāṇḍa - kha. 35. ..ñcūrṇaṃ kha. 36. balenāhṛtya - ka.\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_20) 410 hate tasminmahādaitye viṣṇunā śaktinandana . dānavā na hatāḥ37 ye tu viviśuste rasātalam . .46.. > When that great Daitya was slain by Viṣṇu, O son of Śakti, / those Dānavas who were not killed entered Rasātala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_21) divo rājyaṃ38 punaḥ śakro lebhe niṣkaṇṭakaṃ mahat . divaukasaśca sarve te svāni rājyāni bhejire ..47. . athāgatya tato devaḥ śūlapāṇirvṛṣadhvajaḥ . surairvijñāpito vyāsa yatte kathitavānaham ..48 .. > Śakra once again obtained the supreme kingdom of heaven, free of thorns, / and all the celestials returned to their own realms. / Then the trident-bearing God whose banner bears the bull arrived, / having been petitioned by the gods, O Vyāsa, as I told you, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_22) viṣṇostyājayituṃ rūpaṃ saiṃhamadbhutakarmaṇaḥ . śarabhassa tadā bhūtvā himavacchikharopamaḥ ..49.. > to cause Viṣṇu, of wondrous deeds, to relinquish his leonine form. / Becoming then a Śarabha resembling a peak of the Himālaya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_23) caturbhiḥ pṛṣṭhajaiḥ pādaistīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro39 mahābalaḥ . narasiṃhasamīpaṃ tu gatvāgarjat samāhitaḥ ..8.71.50 . . atha siṃhastadā dṛṣṭvā śarabhaṃ samupasthitam . krodhena mahatāviṣṭastalenainamatāḍayat40 . .51 .. > with four legs growing from his back, sharp fangs, and great strength, / he went near Narasiṃha and roared with focused intent. / Then seeing the Śarabha arrived before him, / the lion, filled with great wrath, struck him with his palm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_24) sa hatastena siṃhena śarabho naiva cukṣubhe . tataḥ śarabhamāhatya vajradehaṃ mahābalama41 . .52.. > Though struck by that lion, the Śarabha was not agitated at all. / Then, having struck the Śarabha of adamantine body and great strength, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_25) ātmanaivāgamat kṛcchraṃ sparśāttasya mahātmanaḥ . tato viṣṇuściraṃ dhyātvā jñātvā śaṅkaramāgatam ..53 .. > he himself experienced pain by the mere touch of that great-souled one. / Then Viṣṇu, meditating for a long time, realized that Śaṅkara had arrived. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_26) praṇamya śirasā taṃ vai42 stotumevaṃ43 pracakrame . namaḥ śarvāya rudrāya senānye śarmadāya44 ca ..54.. > Bowing to him with his head, he began to praise him thus: / 'Homage to Śarva, to Rudra, to the commander of the army, and to the bestower of peace! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_27) namaḥ paramadevāya brahmaṇe paramāya ca . kālāya yamarūpāya kāladaṇḍāya vai namaḥ ..55.. > Homage to the supreme God and to the supreme Brahman! / Homage to Time, to the one whose form is Yama, and indeed to the Rod of Death! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_28) namaḥ lāntakartre ca kālekālaharāya ca45 . namaḥ pinākahastāya raudrabāṇadharāya ca ..56.. > Homage to the destroyer of the world, and to the one who takes away time in due time! / Homage to the bearer of the Pināka, and to the holder of fierce arrows! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_29) caṇḍāya vāmadevāya sarvayogeśvarāya ca . namo vidyādhipataye brahmaṇaḥ pataye namaḥ ..57.. > To the fierce one, to Vāmadeva, and to the lord of all yogas! / Homage to the master of knowledge, homage to the lord of sacred lore! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_30) 37 nihatā - kha. . 38 devarājyaṃ - ka. kha. . 31 ... raṣṭradaṃṣṭro - ka. . 40 ...vamatāḍayat - ka. kha. . 41 mahābalaḥ - kha. . 42 tasmai - ka. kha. . 43 menaṃ - ka. kha. . 44 sarvadāya - kha. . 45 kālākālaharāya ca - kha. . 411 namosuravaraghnāya kālacakrāya te46 namaḥ . saṃvarttakāgnicakrāya47 pralayāntakarāya ca ..58. . naranārāyaṇeśāya naranārāyaṇātmane . mamaiva varadātre ca sarvakāmapradāya ca ..59.. > \[Textual variants: 37. nihatā - kha. 38. devarājyaṃ - ka. kha. 39. ... raṣṭradaṃṣṭro - ka. 40. ...vamatāḍayat - ka. kha. 41. mahābalaḥ - kha. 42. tasmai - ka. kha. 43. menaṃ - ka. kha. 44. sarvadāya - kha. 45. kālākālaharāya ca - kha.\] / Homage to the slayer of the foremost asuras, homage to you, the wheel of Time! / To the circle of the cosmic fire at dissolution, and to the causer of universal dissolution! / To the lord of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, to the soul of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, / to the bestower of boons on me, and to the grantor of all desires! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_31) śarabhāya surūpāya vyāghracarmasuvāsase . nandīśvaragaṇeśāya gaṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ ..8.71.60 .. > To Śarabha of handsome form, clad well in tiger skin! / To the lord of the troops of Nandīśvara, homage to the lord of the gaṇas! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_32) indriyāṇāmatheśāya manasaspataye namaḥ48 . namaḥ pradhānapataye surāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ ..61.. > To the lord of the senses, and homage to the master of the mind! / Homage to the lord of primordial matter, homage to the lord of the gods! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_33) namostu bhāvapataye tattvānāṃ pataye namaḥ . carācarāṇāṃ49 pataye bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ ..62.. > Homage be to the lord of existence, homage to the lord of the elements of reality! / To the lord of the moving and unmoving, homage to the lord of beings! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_34) trailokyapataye caiva lokānāṃ pataye namaḥ . yogadāya namo mahyaṃ tathaivaiśvaryadāya ca . .63 . . avadhyatvapradātre ca tathaivājapyadāya50 ca . bhagavaṃstvatpratiṣṭhosmi tvanniṣṭhastvatparāyaṇaḥ . śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapannohaṃ prasīda mama sarvadā ..64. . ya imaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ . sa rudralokamāsādya devasya gaṇapo bhavet . .65.. > To the master of the three worlds, and homage to the lord of the worlds! / Homage to the bestower of yoga upon me, and likewise to the granter of divine power, / to the bestower of invulnerability, and likewise to the bestower of what cannot be conquered! / O Lord, I am established in you, devoted to you, having you as my supreme refuge. / I have taken refuge in you; be ever gracious to me!' / Whoever listens to this constantly, pure and of restrained mind, / having attained the world of Rudra, becomes a leader of the God's gaṇas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_35) dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam . śrāvaṇaṃ śravaṇaṃ cāsya tathānusmaraṇaṃ sadā . .66.. > Reciting it, hearing it, and constantly remembering it / brings wealth, brings fame, grants long life, leads to heaven, and destroys sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_36) sanatkumāra uvāca sa evaṃ stūyamānastu viṣṇunā bhuvaneśvaraḥ . hṛṣīkeśamuvācedaṃ vacaḥ paramapūjitam ..67.. > Sanatkumāra said: / Thus praised by Viṣṇu, the Lord of the Universe / addressed this supremely revered word to Hṛṣīkeśa: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_37) tubhyaṃ viṣṇo mayā dattaḥ puṇyo hyeṣa varaḥ śubhaḥ . ayonau sajjamānasya svayonau pratipādanam . .68. . > 'To you, O Viṣṇu, has been granted by me this auspicious, meritorious boon: / that you, who were clinging to an unnatural form, are restored to your own natural state.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_38) 46 vai - ka. kha. . 47 saṃvarttakāgnivaktrāya - gha. . 48 manasāṃ pataye namaḥ - ka. kha. . 49 carācarasya - kha . 50 ...yāvyayāya ca - kha. . 412 sa tvaṃ viṣṇurmahātejā matto labdhavarassadā . velāyāṃ tvāṃ51 samudrastu tiryagyonimasūta yaḥ (?) .. 69. . kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ tvayā sarvaṃ hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ . ehi gaccha śubhāṃ yonimātmanaḥ paramādbhutām . .8.71.70 . . tatastamākramat pādaiḥ siṃhaṃ śarabhasattamaḥ . ayojayacca dehena punardivyena keśavam . .71 . . viṣṇavetha varaṃ dattvā daityaghnaṃ sa vṛṣadhvajaḥ . prakṛtistho bhavetyuktvā tatraivāntaradhīyata ..72.. datvā tasmai varamanupamaṃ viṣṇave lokadhātā daityaghnatvaṃ surapuravadhūlocanaiḥ pīyamānaḥ . nīlāmbhodadyutinibhamuraḥ52 prodvahacchūlapāṇi- rdhāma svīyaṃ53 paramamunibhirvandyamāno jagāma . .73 .. iti skandapurāṇe hiraṇyakaśipūpākhyāne śarabhakṛtanarasiṃhoddhārākhyānaṃ nāma ekasaptatitamo54dhyāyaḥ > \[…\] / You, that Viṣṇu of great splendour, having always received a boon from me, / \[you\] whom the ocean gave birth to on its shore as an animal: / all your work has been accomplished, Hiraṇyakaśipu has been slain. / Come, return to your own auspicious, exceedingly wondrous nature.’ / Then that best of śarabhas stepped upon that lion with his feet, / and once again united Keśava with his divine body. / Having thus granted to Viṣṇu the boon of destroying demons, he whose banner bears the bull, / saying, ‘Return to your natural state,’ vanished right there. / Having granted that matchless boon to Viṣṇu, the creator of the world, / the ability to destroy demons, being drunk in by the eyes of the women of heaven's city, / bearing a chest radiant like a dark cloud, the trident-bearer, / praised by the foremost sages, went to his own abode. / Thus in the Skandapurāṇa, in the story of Hiraṇyakaśipu, ends the seventy-first chapter, entitled ‘The Account of the Deliverance of Narasiṃha Accomplished by the Śarabha’. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_39) vyāsa uvāca bhagavan sarvayogajña śrutamākhyānamuttamam . parataḥ śrotumicchāmi yad vṛttaṃ munisattama . .1 .. apanīya tadā viṣṇoḥ siṃharūpaṃ vṛṣadhvajaḥ . kimanyadakaroddhīmānetadicchāmi veditum . .2 . . sanatkumāra uvāca svayoniṃ viṣṇumānīya devadevo bhavastadā . mandare sahito devyā vicacāra mahādyutiḥ ..3 . . ramyān sa kānanoddeśān gireḥ prasravaṇāni ca . alañcakāra deveśaḥ parisarpan samantataḥ ..4.. > Vyāsa said: / Lord, knower of all yoga, this excellent narrative has been heard. / I wish to hear what happened thereafter, O best of sages. / When he whose banner bears the bull had then removed the lion form of Viṣṇu, / what else did the wise one do? This I desire to know. / Sanatkumāra said: / Having brought Viṣṇu back to his own origin, the god of gods, Bhava, / then wandered upon Mount Mandara together with the goddess, full of great splendour. / Delighting in the charming forest regions and the mountain's cascades, / the lord of gods adorned them as he roamed all around. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_40) 51 tvaṃ - ka. 52 vapuḥ - gha. . 53 svākyaṃ - ka., svādyaṃ - gha. 54 saptatitamo - ka. . 413 vanaprekṣārataṃ1 devaṃ jñātvā śaṅkaramavyayam . śarattatra vasantaśca dvāvṛtū samupasthitau ..5. . tato mahīruhāḥ sarve sarāṃsi ca samantataḥ . nānāvidhāni puṣpāṇi mumucussahasā samam ..6.. > \[…\] / Knowing that the imperishable god Śaṅkara was fond of gazing at the forest, / two seasons, autumn and spring, both appeared there together. / Then all the trees and lakes all around / suddenly and simultaneously shed diverse kinds of flowers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_41) kamalotpalasaṃchannāḥ ṣaṭpadavrātasevitāḥ . haṃsasārasasaṃvāsā2 vāpyastatra manoharāḥ ..7.. > Charming ponds were covered with blue and white lotuses, / frequented by swarms of bees, / and inhabited by swans and cranes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_42) gandhāḍhyā jātayaḥ kṣipraṃ babhūvuḥ saha campakaiḥ . aśokā3 gandhapuṣpāśca4 tathā caivātimuktakāḥ5 ..8.. > Jasmines swiftly became rich with fragrance, together with campaka flowers, / aśokas, sweet-scented blossoms, and atimuktaka creepers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_43) upatasthuḥ samaṃ devaṃ sarvagandhasukhānilāḥ . sarvartukusumākīrṇaṃ dṛṣṭavā tadvanamuttamam . .9.. > Pleasant breezes bearing all fragrances approached the god together. / Beholding that excellent forest strewn with the flowers of all seasons, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_44) puṣpāṇyādāya deveśaḥ svayameva jagatpatiḥ . alañcakāra hṛṣṭātmā devīṃ himagireḥ sutām ..8.72.1 0 .. > the lord of the gods, the master of the world, taking the flowers himself, / with a joyful heart adorned the goddess, the daughter of the snowy mountain, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_45) nandīśvarañca pārśvasthamātmānañca sureśvaraḥ . tataḥ praṇamya deveśaṃ pārvatī praṇayādidam . . 11 .. > and Nandīśvara who was standing nearby, and himself, the lord of the gods. / Then, having bowed to the lord of gods, out of love Pārvatī > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_46) vacaḥ provāca jananī kṛtsnasya jagatovyayā . yathā me dehajaḥ putro bhavitā govṛṣadhvaja ..1 2.. > spoke this word, she the imperishable mother of the entire world: / ‘O god whose banner bears the bull, so that a son born of my body will come to be, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_47) tvadvīryastvatprabhāvaśca sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ . tathā kuru mahādeva yadi te priyatā mayi . .1 3.. > possessing your valour, your power, and revered by all the gods, / act accordingly, O Mahādeva, if you have affection for me.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_48) evamuktastadā devyā devadevastrilocanaḥ . provācedaṃ mahātejā devyāḥ priyacikīrṣayā . .14.. > Addressed thus by the goddess, the god of gods, the three-eyed one, / full of great splendour, spoke thus, wishing to do what was pleasing to the goddess: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_49) evaṃ bhavatu deveśe vijñaptiṃ saphalāmimām . kariṣyāmi taveśāni putraste sa bhavedyathā . .15.. > ‘So be it, O ruler of gods! I shall make this petition of yours fruitful, / O Īśānī, so that you may have such a son, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_50) śreṣṭhaḥ sarvasureśānāṃ mahāyogabalānvitaḥ . kṛtsnaṃ jagadidaṃ yasya vaśe sthāsyati bhāmini . . 1 6.. > foremost among all the rulers of the gods, endowed with the strength of great yoga, / under whose control this entire world will stand, O radiant lady! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_51) 1 vanaṃ prekṣya ratiṃ - ka., navaprekṣāratiṃ - kha. . 2 haṃsasārasasaṃvāhā (dhā?) - kha . 3 aśoko - ka. kha . 4 gandhapuṣpaśca - ka. kha. . 5 .muktakaḥ - ka. kha. . 414 gacchantyā tat tapaḥ karttuṃ varaḥ pūrvamapi tvayā . prārthito hyeṣa putrārthaṃ tenāvaśyaṃ dadāmi6 te . . 17.. > \[…\] / When you went to perform that austerity, previously indeed this boon / was requested by you for the sake of a son; therefore I certainly grant it to you.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_52) evamuktvā tu tau devau girijābhuvaneśvarau . nandīśena tadā sārdhaṃ vicarantau jagadgurū ..18.. > Having spoken thus, those two deities, the mountain-born goddess and the lord of the world, / the teachers of the universe, wandering then together with Nandīśa, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_53) sarvodyānāni paśyantau vindhyamājagmaturgirim . athāgamya tu vindhyasya sauvarṇaṃ śikharottamam . . 1 9. . darīkandarasaṃkīrṇaṃ nānānirjharasaṃyutam . sataḍinmeghasaṃghāta7 ghanīkṛtaśiloccayam . .8.72.20 .. > viewing all the pleasure-gardens, went to the Vindhya mountain. / Having arrived at the excellent golden peak of the Vindhya, / crowded with ravines and caves, furnished with diverse waterfalls, / a mass of rocks made dense by clusters of clouds bearing lightning, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_54) nānāvṛkṣaśilopetaṃ nānākusumasaṃyutam . nānākhagaravāmodaṃ hemaratnojjvalaṃ śubham ..21 .. > endowed with diverse trees and boulders, filled with various flowers, / delighting with the songs of various birds, shining and auspicious with gold and gems, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_55) mānasaṃ tasya madhye tu puraṃ sṛṣṭvā8 maharddhimat . maṇihemamayaṃ divyaṃ devāsuravimohanam ..2 2 . . paramaiśvaryasaṃyuktau yutau viviśatuḥ puram . nandinañca tato devī samājñāpayadavyayā . 23 . . vatsa nandin tathā dvāre tiṣṭhestvaṃ gaṇapeśvara . viśenneha vathā kaścit sūkṣmo vāyurapi sthitaḥ . .24. . kṛtvā śirasi tāmājñāṃ nandīśo gaṇapādhipaḥ . abhavad9 dvāramūlasthaḥ10 kṛtvā tejotidussaham . .25.. > having created in its midst a city by thought, full of great prosperity, / divine, made of jewels and gold, enchanting to gods and asuras, / endowed with supreme sovereignty, united they entered the city. / And then the imperishable goddess commanded Nandin: / ‘Dear Nandin, lord of the gaṇas, stand thus at the doorway / so that no one may enter here, not even the subtle wind.’ / Placing that command on his head, Nandīśa, the lord of the gaṇas, / stood at the threshold of the door, generating an unbearable fiery splendour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_56) yogayuktau tadā devau parāṃ mūrttiṃ samāsthitau . kṛtsnasya jagato yonī pārvatībhuvaneśvarau ..2 6 . . tasthatuḥ suciraṃ kālaṃ tanayārthaṃ mahādyutī . sa na śakyo mayā vaktuṃ brahmaṇā vā mahāmune ..27. . suyogo yobhavad11 devyā devadevasya śūlinaḥ . brahmaṇo madvidhānāñca śreṣṭhosau parameśvaraḥ . . 28. . avaśyaṃ tvāgame vācyaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ yathāśrutam . ato vakṣyāmi te vyāsa priyaḥ śiṣyaśca me bhavān .. 29.. > Engaged in yoga, the two deities, assuming their supreme forms, / the sources of the entire world, Pārvatī and the lord of the world, / full of great splendour, remained for a very long time for the sake of a son. / That cannot be described by me, nor by Brahmā, O great sage: / that great union of the goddess and the god of gods who holds the trident. / He, the supreme lord, is higher than Brahmā and those like me. / Yet it must certainly be told according to the tradition, as it occurred and as it was heard; / therefore I will tell it to you, Vyāsa, for you are my dear disciple. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_57) 6 dadāni ka.. 7 saṃghātaṃ ka.. 8 dṛṣṭvā 9 bhagavad ka.. 10 sthaṃ ka.. 415 yogasandhānamāsthāya tayorevaṃ mahāmune . atītaṃ sthitayordivyaṃ sahasraṃ śaradāmabhūt ..8.72.3 0 .. > \[…\] / While they remained thus, O great sage, engaged in union through yoga, / a thousand divine years passed by. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_58) tatobhavannimittāni ghorāṇi trāsanāni ca . cacāla pṛthivī kṛtsnā saśailavanakānanā . .3 1 . . nadyaḥ śoṣaṃ tadā jagmuścukṣubhe saritāṃ patiḥ . tapano niṣprabhaścāsīd vavāvuṣṇaḥ12 samīraṇaḥ ..3 2 .. > Then there arose terrible and terrifying omens: / the entire earth, with its mountains, woods, and forests, trembled; / the rivers then went dry; the ocean was agitated; / the sun lost its brilliance; a hot wind blew; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_59) peturulkā mahāghorā diśaścāsansudāruṇāḥ13 . evamutpātavitrastā śubhahetorvasundharā ..3 3 .. > dreadful meteors fell, and the directions became utterly terrifying. / Thus the earth was terrified by portents, even though it was for an auspicious cause. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_60) jagāma śaraṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ gatvā cārttiṃ nyavedayat14 . utpātā dāruṇā deva babhūvurbahavo bhṛśam ..34.. > \[The Earth\] went for refuge to Viṣṇu, and having gone, reported her distress: / 'O God, many terrible portents have arisen exceedingly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_61) tenātīva samudvignā tvāmadya śaraṇaṃ gatā . atha viṣṇuḥ surānsarvānidamaśrāvayat prabhuḥ . .35.. > Greatly agitated by this, I have come to you today for refuge.' / Then the lord Viṣṇu proclaimed this to all the gods: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_62) tato divaukasaḥ sarve bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ . ekatra saṃgatā bhūtvā cakrurbahuvidhāḥ kathāḥ ..3 6.. > Thereupon all the gods, led by Bṛhaspati, / gathered together in one place and held discussions of many kinds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_63) mahābuddhirathāhedaṃ vākyamaṅgirasaḥ sutaḥ . śrīkaṇṭho bhagavāneṣa devadevastrilocanaḥ ..37.. > Then the son of Aṅgiras, endowed with great intellect, spoke these words: / 'This Lord Śrīkaṇṭha, the God of gods, the three-eyed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_64) yuktobhūddhimavatputryā tanayārthaṃ mahādyutiḥ . divyaṃ varṣasahasrantu yogena parameṣṭhinaḥ . .38.. > the greatly radiant one, has united with the daughter of the Himālaya for the sake of a son / by the yoga of Parameṣṭhin for a divine thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_65) agādyuktasya15 pārvatyā babhūvurdāruṇāstataḥ . utpātā jagatastrāsāścintyate kimihāparam ..39.. > As he remains united with Pārvatī, terrible portents have arisen from it, / terrors for the world; what else should be contemplated here? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_66) gacchāma sahitāḥ sarve stotuṃ bhaktyā vṛṣadhvajam . yathā ca dehajaḥ putro bhaved16 devyāḥ sureśvarāḥ ..8.72.40 .. > Let us all go together to praise the bull-bannered \[god\] with devotion, / so that, O lords of the gods, the son born of the goddess's body may be averted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_67) vijñāpayāma deveśaṃ tathā śīghramihāmarāḥ . tato vaivasvataḥ prāha vacaḥ krodhābhiniḥsṛtam17 ..41.. > Let us quickly entreat the Lord of gods in this matter, O immortals!' / Then Vaivasvata spoke words bursting forth in anger: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_68) 12 vavāvuṣṇaṃ - ka. . 13 diśaścāsaṃstadā (?) . 14 nivedayat - ka. . 15 āgādyuktasya - ka. . 16 putrobhavad - ka. . 17 krodha - ka., krodhavimiśritaṃ (?) . 416 kimarthaṃ bhṛśamudvignā bhavantassarva eva hi . yadyasau devadevasya tanayosmāsu bhaktimān . .42 .. > 'Why are all of you so exceedingly agitated? / If this son of the God of gods should be devoted to us, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_69) utpatsyati na ca drogdhā tataḥ kṣaṃsyāma taṃ surāḥ . atha cetkarkaśosmāsu drogdhā vā sa18 bhaviṣyati ..43 . . tata enamahaṃ baddhvā kālapāśena bālakam . .āneṣye19 svavaśaṃ20 krūraṃ mṛtyunā sahitomarāḥ ..44.. > and is born not an enemy, then we will tolerate him, O gods. / But if he proves harsh toward us, or becomes an enemy, / then I, binding this boy with the noose of Time, / shall bring him, cruel as he is, under my control along with Death, O immortals! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_70) na cetpurandaro vajraṃ tasya kṣepsyati mūrdhani . dvidhā yena kṛto mūḍhaḥ prāṇāṃstyakṣyati dustyajān ..45. . bruvatastasya bahvevaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ . viṣṇuḥ provāca dharmātmā vacāṃsi paramārthavit ..46.. > If not, then Purandara will hurl his thunderbolt at his head, / by which that fool, split in two, will abandon his hard-to-relinquish life-breaths.' / As he was thus speaking at length, his eyes reddened with anger, / the righteous Viṣṇu, who knows the ultimate truth, spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_71) aho tvayā suviśrabdhaṃ procyate bhāskarātmaja . paramārthamavijñāya krodhasya vaśavartinā . .47. . tanayaḥ kila yaḥ śambhorgirijāyāṃ bhaviṣyati . sa mūḍha iva yaḥ kaścid bhavitā vaśagastava . .48 .. > 'Ah, son of Bhāskara, you speak with utmost confidence, / falling under the sway of anger without knowing the ultimate truth! / The son of Śambhu who will be born of the Mountain's daughter— / will he be some fool, that he should come under your sway? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_72) kimasau mānavonyo vā janma21 mṛtyusamanvitaḥ . utpatsyati raveḥ putra yena22 syādvaśagastava . .49.. > Is he a mere mortal or any other creature endowed with birth and death / that will be born, O son of Ravi, so that he would fall under your power? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_73) kālenāparipūrṇena mānavasyāpi bhānuja . na tvaṃ nāśayitā23 nāma kimu putrasya śūlinaḥ ..8.72.50 . . tejo bhagavataḥ śambhoryad bhaviṣyatyanuttamam . sa kathaṃ vadhyatāṃ yāyāt24 tava śakrasya vo vibho25 . .51 .. > When his allotted time is not fulfilled, even of an ordinary mortal, O son of Bhānu, / you are certainly not the destroyer; how much less of the Trident-bearer's son! / That splendor of the lord Śambhu which will be peerless, / how could it be liable to death by you or by Śakra, O lord? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_74) bravīmi vo hitaṃ devāḥ kriyate yadi madvacaḥ . prayāma sahitāssarve taṃ prasādayituṃ haram ..52 .. > I speak for your welfare, O gods, if my word is followed: / let us all go together to propitiate that Hara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_75) yo naḥ svayaṃvare datto varastiṣṭhati śaṅkare . tameva varayiṣyāmo26 varamagryaṃ pinākinam27 . .53 .. > The boon which was granted to us at Śaṅkara's svayaṃvara, / that very foremost boon let us choose from the wielder of the bow Pināka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_76) 1saṃbhaviṣyati (?) . 19 nayiṣye - ka. . 20 svaṃ vaśaṃ - ka. kha. . 21 jano - kha. . 22 tena - ka. kha . 23 vāśayitā - ka., vaśamitā (?) . 24 yātu (yātā?) - ka. ṭi. . 25 vibhoḥ - kha. . 26 mṛgaśi ... (?) - ka. . 27 pinākinaḥ - ka. . 417 yathā na28 dehajo devyāstanayaḥ saṃbhaviṣyati . nāsmākamahitaṃ śambhuḥ putramutpādayiṣyati . .54. . vayameva sutāssarve śaṅkarasyāgrajā29 vibhoḥ . na śakyastapasā draṣṭuṃ na jñānena30 sureśvarāḥ31 ..55.. > so that no son born of the goddess's body will come to be, / \[and\] Śambhu will not produce a son harmful to us. / We ourselves are all the elder sons of the all-pervading Śaṅkara; / he cannot be seen through austerity nor through knowledge, O lords of gods; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_77) bhaktyā paramayā draṣṭuṃ śakyaḥ syātsa vṛṣadhvajaḥ . āgacchadhvaṃ gamiṣyāmo yatra tiṣṭhati śaṅkaraḥ . .56. . parāṃ bhaktiṃ samāsthāya yathā paśyeya śaṅkaram . hutabhuk caiva no devastatsakāśaṃ32 pravekṣyati ..57.. > that bull-bannered \[god\] can be seen only through supreme devotion. / Come, let us go where Śaṅkara abides, / so that, relying on supreme devotion, I may behold Śaṅkara. / And the god Fire, consumer of oblations, shall enter into his presence, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_78) sarveṣāmeva vijñaptyā33 surāṇāṃ surasattamāḥ34 . iti śrutvā vacastasya viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ ..58.. > carrying the petition of all the gods, O best of gods.' / Having heard this speech of Viṣṇu of immeasurable splendor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_79) bṛhaspatipurogāste hṛṣṭātmāno divaukasaḥ . sādhusādhviti santuṣṭā vacāṃsyūcuḥ surottamāḥ ..59.. > those celestial dwellers, led by Bṛhaspati, rejoiced in mind; / delighted, the foremost gods uttered words saying, 'Well done! Well done!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_80) tato viṣṇusahāyāṃste gatvā tacchṛṃgamuttamam35 . ūcurhutāśanaṃ devaṃ vacaḥ stutipurassaram . .8.72.6 0 . . tvamagne sarvadevānāṃ hitakṛtsarvatovyayaḥ . praviśya trāhi naḥ sarvāñchaṅkarāya nivedaya . .61 .. > Then, having Viṣṇu as their ally, they went to that excellent peak, / and spoke to the god Fire with words accompanied by praise: / 'O Agni, you work welfare for all the gods; you are everywhere imperishable. / Having entered, protect us all: announce \[our arrival\] to Śaṅkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_81) tathā kuryāssuraśreṣṭha36 yena nirgamya śaṅkaraḥ . asmānnirīkṣate devaḥ prahvān bhaktimataḥ sthitān ..62 . . ityuktassa suraissarvaiḥ pratyuvāca hutāśanaḥ . akartavyaṃ hi me devā na yuṣmānprati vidyate . .63 . . pārvatyā saha saṃyuktaṃ devadeveśvaraṃ37 param . na me śaktirharaṃ draṣṭuṃ bhavantaścākulā bhṛśam ..64.. > Act in such a way, O best of gods, that Śaṅkara, emerging, / may look upon us, the gods standing humble and full of devotion.' / Thus addressed by all the gods, the fire-consumer replied: / 'Indeed, O gods, there is nothing improper for me to do on your behalf; / \[yet\] the supreme Lord of the god of gods is united with Pārvatī; / I have no power to look upon Hara, and you are exceedingly perturbed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_82) yuṣmadvākyamalaḍghyañca kṛcchrametadatīva me . pravekṣye dūtavaddevāḥ38 kariṣye sāhasaṃ mahat . ityuktvā sa jagāmāśu bhavanaṃ39 tatkapardinaḥ . . 65. . > And your word cannot be transgressed; this is an extreme hardship for me. / I shall enter like a messenger, O gods; I shall perform a great daring deed.' / Having said this, he quickly went to the abode of the matted-haired god. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_83) 28 te - ka . 29 śaṃkarasyātmajā - ka . 20 jñāyeta - kha. . 31 sureśvara. - kha. . 32 stambha. ka. . 33 vijñāpyaḥ - kha. . 34 surasattamaḥ - kha. . 35,.. mucchritaṃ - ka. . 36 kuryātsuraśreṣṭha - ka. kha. . 37 devaṃ deveśvaraṃ - ka. . 38 sutavad devāḥ - ka. . 39.. bhavanaṃ - ka. . 418 tatrāpaśyat sthitaṃ dvāre nandinaṃ paramaujasam . dvāramākramya tiṣṭhantaṃ dīptapaṭṭiśadhāriṇam ..66. . taṃ dṛṣṭvā sa tadā vahniḥ samālokya samantataḥ . nāsti kaścidihopāyaḥ sūkṣmajantorapi sthite ..67. . praveṣṭumiti sañcintya tameva śaraṇaṃ yayau . nandinaṃ hutabhug devastuṣṭāva ca kṛtāñjaliḥ .. 68.. > There he saw Nandin of supreme might standing at the door, / blocking the doorway, holding a blazing spear. / Seeing him then, looking all around, / \[knowing that\] 'there is no way for even a tiny creature to enter while he stands \[here\],' / having considered thus, he went to him alone for refuge; / the fire-consuming god praised Nandin with folded palms: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_84) namo gaṇādhipataye namaścaṇḍāya śūline . namassenādhipataye namaḥ śarvātmane40 sadā ..69.. > 'Obeisance to the lord of the gaṇas! Obeisance to the fierce trident-bearer! / Obeisance to the commander of the army! Obeisance always to him whose self is Śarva!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_85) hālāhalāya rudrāya nīlarudrāya vai namaḥ . namo ii?tirudrāya tathaivārdrapaṭāya ca ..8.72.70 . . namaste svapnarudrāya bhasmarudrāya te namaḥ . namaḥ śmaśānarudrāya koṭīrudrāya te namaḥ . .71 .. > Homage to Rudra the deadly poison, homage indeed to Nīlarudra; / homage to \[…\]rudra, and likewise to him who wears damp cloth. / Homage to you, the dream-Rudra; homage to you, the ash-Rudra; / homage to Rudra of the cremation ground; homage to you, Koṭīrudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_86) namaḥ piṅgalarudrāya rudrādhipataye namaḥ . namaḥ pramatharudrāya41 bhūtarudrāya te namaḥ ..72.. > Homage to Piṅgalarudra; homage to the lord of the Rudras; / homage to Pramatharudra; homage to you, Bhūtarudra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_87) virūpākṣāya rudrāya śvetarudrāya te namaḥ . namaste satataṃ deva namaste satataṃ śiva . .73 .. > Homage to the odd-eyed Rudra, homage to you, Śvetarudra; / homage to you always, O god; homage to you always, O Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_88) namaste satataṃ saumya namaste bhaktavatsala42 . mama bhaktasya deva tvaṃ devānāṃ hitamicchataḥ . .74.. > Homage to you always, O gentle one; homage to you who are affectionate to devotees. / To me who am your devotee, O god, seeking the welfare of the gods, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_89) varado bhava nandīśa mā naḥ krodhaṃ kṛthāḥ prabho . tato nandīśvaraḥ prāha stuvantamanalaṃ sthitam ..75.. > grant a boon, O lord of Nandin! Do not be angry with us, O master!’ / Then Nandīśvara spoke to fire standing there and praising him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_90) prītastavānayā vahne bhaktyāhaṃ surasattama . brūhi kinte priyendeva karavāṇi43 hutāśana . .76.. > ‘I am pleased, O fire, with this devotion of yours, O best of gods. / Speak, O god: what desired thing may I do for you, O fire? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_91) atha provāca vahnistaṃ varadaṃ nandinaṃ sthitam . yadi tuṣṭosi me deva deyo yadi varaśca me ..77.. > Then fire said to that Nandin who stood granting a boon: / ‘If you are pleased with me, O god, and if a boon is to be given to me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_92) 40 sarvātmane - ka. . 41 prathamarudrāya - ka. . 42 bhaktivatsala - ka. . 43 karomyadya - ka. kha. . 419 devakāryeṇa deveśa praveṣṭuṃ44 dīyatāṃ mama . bhavanaṃ devadevasya vara eṣostu me vibho . 78.. > 40 sarvātmane - ms. ka. 41 prathamarudrāya - ms. ka. 42 bhaktivatsala - ms. ka. 43 karomyadya - mss. ka, kha. / 419 / O lord of the gods, let me enter on the business of the gods / into the dwelling of the God of gods; let this boon be mine, O all-pervading lord.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_93) taṃ nandī pratyuvācedaṃ kṛcchraṃ deyo varo hyayam . na taṃ śakṣyasi45 deveśaṃ draṣṭuṃ tvaṃ yogamāsthitam ..79.. > Nandin replied this to him: ‘This boon is indeed difficult to grant. / You will not be able to see that lord of the gods absorbed in union \[with the goddess\], > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_94) saha devyā maheśānaṃ sraṣṭāraṃ jagatovyayam . tathāpyeṣa46 mayā tubhyaṃ deya eva varonala . .8.72.80 . . gaccha sūkṣmataro bhūtvā durālakṣyo hutāśana . praviśya niṣkrama kṣipramavijñātāgamakriyaḥ ..81 . . sa nandinābhyanujñāto jātavedā47 mudā yutaḥ . jyotiḥ sūkṣmataro bhūtvā bhāskarasyāṃśunā saha ..82.. > the great lord together with the goddess, the imperishable creator of the world. / Even so, O fire, this boon must certainly be granted by me to you. / Go, having become very subtle, hard to perceive, O fire; / enter and come out quickly, your act of arrival unnoticed.’ / Permitted by Nandin, fire, filled with joy, / having become a light most subtle together with a ray of the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_95) praviśya bhavanaṃ śambhormaṇistambhamathāviśat . vāhneya48maṇimadhyasthaṃ stambhaṃ taṃ bhāsayan49 muhuḥ ..83 .. > entered the dwelling of Śambhu and then entered a jeweled pillar, / illuminating repeatedly that pillar containing a fiery gem. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_96) sopaśyattatra deveśaṃ devīñca bhuvaneśvarīm . tuṣṭāva manasā50 devau tatosau havyavāhanaḥ ..84. . tathā saṃstūyamānaśca prītiṃ devyāśca darśayan . vīkṣya stabhbhaṃ haro devīṃ vākyametadabhāṣata ..85. . eṣa stambhamaṇirdevi bhrājamāna iva priye . saṃstauti māṃ tvayā sārdhaṃ dadānyasmai varaṃ śubham ..86.. > There he saw the lord of the gods and the goddess, the ruler of the universe. / Then that carrier of oblations praised the two deities in his mind. / And being thus praised, showing love for the goddess, / Hara looked at the pillar and spoke these words to the goddess: / ‘This jewel of a pillar, O goddess, as if shining, O beloved, / praises me along with you; let me give him an auspicious boon.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_97) devyuvāca evaṃ kuru mahādeva bhaktasyāsya sureśvara . stuvatastvā mayā sārdhaṃ prayaccha varamuttamam . .87.. > The goddess said: / ‘Do so, O Mahādeva, to this devotee of yours, O lord of the gods; / grant an excellent boon to him who praises you along with me.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_98) devadeva uvāca prītohaṃ maṇimadhyastha bhaktyā te vinayena ca . brūhi kāryaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ tvaṃ tatsarvaṃ te bhaviṣyati51 . .88.. > The God of gods said: / ‘I am pleased, O you who are within the jewel, by your devotion and humility. / State the purpose as you wish; all that shall come to pass for you.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_99) 44 praveśo (?) . 45 śaktosi - kha. . 46 yathāpyeṣa - ka. . 47 jātavedo - ka. . 48 vahneya - -kha . 49 bhāvayat - ka. . 50 vacasā - kha. . 51 vara eṣa bhaviṣyati - kha. . 420 agniruvāca devāstvāṃ draṣṭumicchanti bahiḥsthā bhuvaneśvara . bhagavam̐ste yathā sarve paśyeyustvāṃ tathā kuru ..89. . devadeva uvāca evamastu suraśreṣṭha nirgatya tridivaukasām . dadāmi52 darśanaṃ vahne bhavataḥ priyakāmyayā . .8.72.90 . . tatheti samanujñāto vahnistasmād53 vinirgataḥ . devebhyaḥ kāryamāvedya tasthau yogaṃ samāsthitaḥ ..91. . atha niṣkramya bhagavān devadevaḥ pinākadhṛk . jagāma tvaritaṃ tatra yatra devāḥ samāsate . .92.. > 44 praveśo (?). 45 śaktosi - ms. kha. 46 yathāpyeṣa - ms. ka. 47 jātavedo - ms. ka. 48 vahneya - ms. kha. 49 bhāvayat - ms. ka. 50 vacasā - ms. kha. 51 vara eṣa bhaviṣyati - ms. kha. / 420 / Agni said: / ‘The gods standing outside wish to see you, O ruler of the universe. / O lord, act in such a way that they all may see you.’ / The God of gods said: / ‘So be it, O best of gods. Having gone out, I shall grant / darśana to the denizens of heaven, out of a desire to please you, O fire.’ / Having received assent saying ‘So be it’, fire departed from that \[pillar\]. / Having announced the matter to the gods, he remained fixed in yoga. / Then, stepping out, the lord, the God of gods who bears the Pināka, / went swiftly to the place where the gods were seated together. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_100) atha dṛṣṭavā mahādevaṃ devāssarve vṛṣadhvajam . praṇemurmūrdhabhirhaṣṭāstuṣṭuvuśca mudā yutāḥ . .93 .. > Then, having seen Mahādeva whose banner bears the bull, / all the gods bowed with their heads, delighted, and praised him filled with joy: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_101) namassahasranetrāya sahasracaraṇāya ca . mahatāṃ pataye nityaṃ devānāṃ pataye namaḥ . .94.. > ‘Homage to the thousand-eyed one, and to the thousand-footed one; / homage always to the lord of the great, to the lord of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_102) namaḥ śmaśānarataye vyāghracarmasuvāsase . brahmaṇaśca śirohartre54 viṣṇorvai55 varadāya ca ..95. . namo dakṣamakhaghnāya namaste tryambakāya ca . namo bhūtādhipataye pradhānamathanāya ca . .96.. > Homage to the one delighting in cremation grounds, beautifully dressed in tiger skin, / to the severer of Brahmā's head, and indeed the giver of boons to Viṣṇu. / Homage to the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice, and homage to you, Tryambaka; / homage to the lord of spirits, and to the churner of primordial matter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_103) pinākapāṇaye nityaṃ sarvayogātmayogine . namo nīlaśikhaṇḍāya sapatnīkāya vai namaḥ . .97.. > Homage always to the one holding the Pināka in hand, the yogin who is the self of all yoga; / homage to the blue-crested one, and homage indeed to him with his consort. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_104) namaḥ kāmeṣvasaktāya kāmasaktāya vai namaḥ . namassarvāya56 śarvāya57 daṇḍine58 jaṭine namaḥ . namaḥ sarvātmabhūtāya diśa no yanmanogatam ..98. . evaṃ saṃstūyamānotha sarvaireva surottamaiḥ . pratyuvāca mahādevastānsurānpraṇatān sthitān . .99. . > Homage to the one detached from desires, and homage indeed to the one attached to desire; / homage to Sarva, to Śarva, to the staff-bearer, to the matted-haired one. / Homage to the one who has become the self of all; grant us that which is in our minds.’ / Thus being praised by all the best of gods, / Mahādeva replied to those gods who stood bowing down: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_105) 52 dadāni kha.. 53 stambhād kha.. 54 namo brahmaśirohartre (?) 55 viṣṇave ka. kha. 56 namaśśarvāya - kha. . 57 sarvāya - kha . 58 muṇḍane - kha. . 421 parituṣṭosmi bho59 devā brūta kiṃ60 pradadāni vaḥ61 . punaḥ praṇamya te devāḥ prāhurvacanamuttamam . . 8.72.100 .. > 52 dadāni - ms. kha. 53 stambhād - ms. kha. 54 namo brahmaśirohartre (?). 55 viṣṇave - mss. ka, kha. 56 namaśśarvāya - ms. kha. 57 sarvāya - ms. kha. 58 muṇḍane - ms. kha. / 421 / ‘I am thoroughly pleased, O gods! Tell me, what may I give to you?’ / Having bowed again, those gods spoke these supreme words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_106) yo nassvayaṃvare deva varo dattastvayā vibho . taṃ prārthayāma sahitāstanno dātuṃ tvamarhasi . .1 01 .. > ‘The boon that was given by you to us at the Svayaṃvara, O lord, O all-pervading one— / together we ask for that; it is fitting for you to give that to us. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_107) devyā ya eṣa putrārthaṃ yogaste bhuvaneśvara . kṛtobdāni bahūni sma taṃ62 saṃhara namastava . .1 0 2.. > This union of yours with the goddess for the sake of a son, O ruler of the universe, / which has been carried on for many years—bring that to an end! Homage to you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_108) aśubhāni nimittāni dṛśyante sumahādyute . pṛthivī duḥsthitā deva vayañca bhṛśamākulāḥ ..10 3 .. > Inauspicious omens are being seen, O you of great splendor; / the earth is in distress, O god, and we are terribly agitated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_109) tenaiṣa na yathā devyā dehe sañjāyate sutaḥ . jāyeta ca yathā deva tathā naḥ kartumarhasi . . 1 04. . teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā devadevobravīdvacaḥ . mahāneṣa varaḥ sarvaiḥ prārthitaḥ surapuṅgavaiḥ63 .. 10 5. . tathāpi ca prayacchāmi yuṣmatpriyacikīrṣayā . mahāntaṃ kintvidaṃ kālaṃ tejassandhāritaṃ64 mayā ..1 06 .. > Therefore, in such a way that this son is not born in the goddess's body, / and yet may be born, O god, act for us in that manner.’ / Having heard those words of theirs, the God of gods spoke these words: / ‘This great boon has been requested by all the foremost gods; / yet I shall grant it, out of a desire to do what is pleasing to you. / However, this semen has been held by me for a long time; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_110) asya65 prapaśyata66 sthānamamoghaṃ hyetaduttamam . athaivamuktā devena te devā munisattama . .1 07.. > look for a place for this, for this excellent \[seed\] cannot be in vain.’ / Then, addressed thus by the god, those gods, O best of sages, \[…\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_111) babhūvussahitāstūṣṇīṃ surā brahmapurogamāḥ . teṣāṃ madhye tadā vahniḥ67 provāca bhuvaneśvaram .. 1 08. . juhudhyetatparantejo mayi deva trilokapa . juhāvāgnau tatastejastadā svīyaṃ68 paraṃ bhavaḥ . .1 09. . hutvā tasmintataḥ kṛtsnaṃ69 tuṣṭobhūtparameśvaraḥ . varaṃ vṛṇu hutāśa tvamiti provāca śaṅkaraḥ ..8.72.1 10 .. > The gods together, led by Brahmā, became silent. > Then in their midst, the fire said to the lord of the world: > 'Offer this supreme fiery splendor into me, O god, protector of the three worlds.' > Then Bhava offered that supreme fiery splendor of his own into the fire. > Having offered it all into him, the supreme lord was pleased. > 'Choose a boon, O fire,' said Śaṃkara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_112) tato vahniḥ praṇamyeśaṃ varānabhyarthayad70 vibhum71 . iccheyametaṃ72 putrante mama nāmnā prakīrtitam . . 111 . . > Then the fire bowed to the lord and requested boons from the almighty: > 'I would wish this son of yours to be renowned by my name. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_113) 59 vo - ka kha. . 60 taṃ brūta - kha . . 61 ca - ka . 62 tat - ka kha. . 63 supaṅgavāḥ - kha. . 64 ...ssvandhāritaṃ (?) . 65 atha - ka . 66 prayacchata - kha. . 67 teṣāmagnistadā madhye - .ka. . 68 ..stadātmīyaṃ - ka. . 69 kṛtsna tatastasmina - kha . 70 prārthayad - ka kha. . 71 vibhu - ka. . 72 menaṃ - kha . 422 śāpasyāhamagamyaḥ syāṃ paśyeyaṃ tvāñca nityaśaḥ . dhārayeyaṃ sukhenaitadutsṛjeyañca śaṅkara .. 1 12. . sarvabhakṣopyalepaḥ73 syāṃ pāpanna ca74 bhavenmama . mayi devāśca yajñāśca pratiṣṭhāṃ yāntu śūladhṛk .. 113.. > May I be beyond the reach of curses, and may I see you constantly. > May I bear this with ease and release it \[safely\], O Śaṃkara. > Even while devouring everything, may I remain untainted, and let there be no sin for me. > May the gods and sacrifices find their support in me, O bearer of the trident! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_114) ahaṃ bhūteśvaraśca syāmahaṃ paśupatiśca ha . ahaṃ tava tanuḥ syāñca tvanmūrttistvadupāśrayaḥ75 ..114.. > May I be a lord of beings, and may I indeed be Paśupati. > May I be your body, your form, and dependent on you.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [7.8.34\_115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_115) varamicchāmi deveśa dīyamānamimaṃ76 tvayā . evamastviti tatsarvaṃ vahnaye pradadau vibhuḥ ..1 15. . visṛjya ca tato devān devadevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ . punarviveśa bhavanaṃ devī caina77mabhāṣata .. 11 6. . kva gatvā tvamihāyātaḥ kṣipraṃ tribhuvaneśvara . kintad gurutaraṃ kāryaṃ yena nirgatavānasi .. 1 17. . tataḥ provāca deveśaḥ pārvatīṃ ruṣitānanām . gatosmi tvarito devi devairvijñāpitaḥ priye ..1 18.. > 'I desire this boon, O lord of gods, as it is being granted by you.' > Saying 'So be it,' the almighty granted all that to the fire. > Then, dismissing the gods, the god of gods, whose emblem is the bull, > entered the chamber again, and the goddess addressed him: > 'Where did you go and then return here so quickly, O lord of the three worlds? > What was that very urgent matter on account of which you went outside?' > Then the lord of gods spoke to Pārvatī, whose face was angry: > 'I went quickly, O goddess, having been petitioned by the gods, O beloved, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 116 of 413 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8)_ ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.8.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Satyopākhyāna](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.satyopakhyana.35.53) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8) · Pramāṇa