Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 100
SkP-RK 100.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ततो गच्छेत् तु राजेन्द्र पराशरवरोत्तमम् । पराशरो महात्मा च नर्मदायास् तटे शुभे
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tato gacchet tu rājendra parāśaravarottamam / parāśaro mahātmā ca narmadāyās taṭe śubhe
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the most excellent (ford) of Parāśara; and the great-souled Parāśara, on the auspicious bank of the Narmadā —
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SkP-RK 100.2
तपश् चचार विपुलं पुत्रार्थं पाण्डुनन्दन । हिमाचलसुता गौरी लक्ष्मीनारायणान्विता
tapaś cacāra vipulaṃ putrārthaṃ pāṇḍunandana / himācalasutā gaurī lakṣmīnārāyaṇānvitā
He performed extensive austerity for the sake of a son, O son of Pāṇḍu; (and) Gaurī, the daughter of Himācala, accompanied by Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa,
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SkP-RK 100.3
तोषिता परया भक्त्या नर्मदायोत्तरे तटे । पराशरेण ऋषिणा तस्य तुष्टा वरं ददौ
toṣitā parayā bhaktyā narmadāyottare taṭe / parāśareṇa ṛṣiṇā tasya tuṣṭā varaṃ dadau
was propitiated with supreme devotion on the northern bank of the Narmadā by the sage Parāśara; pleased, she granted him a boon.
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SkP-RK 100.4
देव्य् उवाच: भो भो ऋषिवरश्रेष्ठ तुष्टाहं तव भक्तितः । वरं याचस्व विप्रेन्द्र पराशरमहामते
devy uvāca: bho bho ṛṣivaraśreṣṭha tuṣṭāhaṃ tava bhaktitaḥ / varaṃ yācasva viprendra parāśaramahāmate
The Goddess said: Ho, ho, best among the finest of sages! I am pleased by your devotion. Ask for a boon, lord of brahmins, Parāśara of great mind.
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SkP-RK 100.5
पराशर उवाच: यदि तुष्टासि मे देवि यदि देयो वरो मम । पुत्रो मे दीयतां शीघ्रं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
parāśara uvāca: yadi tuṣṭāsi me devi yadi deyo varo mama / putro me dīyatāṃ śīghraṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
Parāśara said: If you are pleased with me, O Goddess, if a boon is to be granted to me, let a son be given me quickly, one skilled in all the scriptures.
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SkP-RK 100.6
तीर्थं चात्र भवेद् देवि सन्निधानं वरेण तु । लोकोपकारहेत्व् अर्थं स्थीयतां गिरिनन्दिनि
tīrthaṃ cātra bhaved devi sannidhānaṃ vareṇa tu / lokopakārahetv arthaṃ sthīyatāṃ girinandini
"And let there be a sacred ford here, O Goddess, and by (this) boon your presence (too); for the sake of benefiting the world, stay here, O daughter of the mountain,"
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SkP-RK 100.7
पराशराभिधानेन नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे । पराशरवचः श्रुत्वा देवी हिमवतः सुता
parāśarābhidhānena narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe / parāśaravacaḥ śrutvā devī himavataḥ sutā
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 100.8
एवं भवतु ते विप्र इत्युक्त्वान्तरधीयत । पराशरो महात्मा च स्थापयामास पार्वतीम्
evaṃ bhavatu te vipra ityuktvāntaradhīyata / parāśaro mahātmā ca sthāpayāmāsa pārvatīm
"So let it be for you, brahmin" — having said this, (she) vanished; and the great-souled Parāśara installed Pārvatī.
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SkP-RK 100.9
शङ्करं स्थापयामास सुरासुरनमस्कृतम् । अर्चितं सर्वदेवानां दानवानां दुरासदम्
śaṅkaraṃ sthāpayāmāsa surāsuranamaskṛtam / arcitaṃ sarvadevānāṃ dānavānāṃ durāsadam
(He) installed Śaṅkara, who is saluted by gods and demons, worshipped by all the gods, hard for the dānavas to approach.
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SkP-RK 100.10
पराशरो महात्मा च कृतार्थो विगतज्वरः । तस्मिंस् तीर्थे तु यो भक्त्या शुचिः प्रयतमानसः
parāśaro mahātmā ca kṛtārtho vigatajvaraḥ / tasmiṃs tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ
And the great-souled Parāśara, his aim accomplished, his distress gone (departed). But whoever, at that holy ford, with devotion, pure and of disciplined mind—
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SkP-RK 100.11
मासे चैत्रे च विख्याते श्रावणे नृपनन्दन । मासि मार्गशिरे चैव शुक्लपक्षे तु सर्वदा
māse caitre ca vikhyāte śrāvaṇe nṛpanandana / māsi mārgaśire caiva śuklapakṣe tu sarvadā
—in the renowned month of Caitra, and in Śrāvaṇa, O son of the king, and also in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa, and always in the bright fortnight,
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SkP-RK 100.12
शङ्करं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ गिरिजां पूजयेत् तथा । अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां सूर्यपर्वणि सर्वदा
śaṅkaraṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha girijāṃ pūjayet tathā / aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ sūryaparvaṇi sarvadā
One should worship Śaṅkara, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, and Girijā likewise, on the eighth and the fourteenth (lunar days), and always at a solar festival (i.e. an eclipse).
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SkP-RK 100.13
स्त्रियो वा पुरुषा वापि कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः । तत्र गत्वा शूचौ स्थाने नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे
striyo vā puruṣā vāpi kāmakrodhavivarjitāḥ / tatra gatvā śūcau sthāne narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe
Whether women or men, being free of desire and anger, having gone there, to a pure spot on the southern bank of the Narmadā —
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SkP-RK 100.14
उपोष्य परया भक्त्या व्रतं कुर्युर् महामुने । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा दीपदानं स्वशक्तितः
upoṣya parayā bhaktyā vrataṃ kuryur mahāmune / rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā dīpadānaṃ svaśaktitaḥ
Having fasted, with the highest devotion let them perform the vow, O great sage; keeping vigil through the night, giving lamps according to their own capacity.
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SkP-RK 100.15
सपत्नीकानुत्तमांश् च शीलश्रद्धासमन्वितान् । पूजयेद् ब्राह्मणान् पार्थ अन्नदानहिरण्मयैः
sapatnīkānuttamāṃś ca śīlaśraddhāsamanvitān / pūjayed brāhmaṇān pārtha annadānahiraṇmayaiḥ
And he should honor foremost brahmins together with their wives, endowed with good conduct and faith, O Pārtha, with gifts of food and things of gold.
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SkP-RK 100.16
वस्त्रेण च्छत्रदानेन शय्या ताम्बूलभोजनैः । श्राद्धं कार्यं नृपश्रेष्ठ आमश्राद्धं प्रशस्यते
vastreṇa cchatradānena śayyā tāmbūlabhojanaiḥ / śrāddhaṃ kāryaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha āmaśrāddhaṃ praśasyate
With cloth, with the gift of a parasol, with a bed, betel and food (offerings) the śrāddha is to be performed, O best of kings; but the āma-śrāddha (offering of uncooked food) is (especially) commended.
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SkP-RK 100.17
आमं चतुर्गुणं प्रोक्तं ब्राह्मणानां युधिष्ठिर । वेदोक्तेन विधानेन द्विजाः पूज्याः प्रयत्नतः
āmaṃ caturguṇaṃ proktaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira / vedoktena vidhānena dvijāḥ pūjyāḥ prayatnataḥ
Uncooked (food) is declared fourfold (in merit) for brahmins, Yudhiṣṭhira; by the rule stated in the Veda the twice-born are to be honoured with care.
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SkP-RK 100.18
हस्तमात्रकुशैश् चैव तिलैश् च वाञ्च्छितैर् नृप । विप्रं चोदङ्मुखं चैव आत्मानं दक्षिणामुखम्
hastamātrakuśaiś caiva tilaiś ca vāñcchitair nṛpa / vipraṃ codaṅmukhaṃ caiva ātmānaṃ dakṣiṇāmukham
With kuśa grasses a hand's length (long) and with sesame seeds as desired, O king, (one should place) the brahmin facing north and oneself facing south.
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SkP-RK 100.19
आमं दर्भेषु निःक्षिप्य इत्युच्चार्य द्विजाग्रतः । प्रेता यान्तु परं लोकं तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
āmaṃ darbheṣu niḥkṣipya ityuccārya dvijāgrataḥ / pretā yāntu paraṃ lokaṃ tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
Having cast the uncooked (food) upon the darbha grass, one should pronounce thus before the brahmin: "Let the departed go to the highest world by the power of this holy place.
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SkP-RK 100.20
पापं मे प्रशमं यातु यातु वृद्धिः सदा शुभम् । वृद्धिं यातु सदा वंशो ज्ञातिवर्गो द्विजोत्तम
pāpaṃ me praśamaṃ yātu yātu vṛddhiḥ sadā śubham / vṛddhiṃ yātu sadā vaṃśo jñātivargo dvijottama
Let my sin come to extinction; let increase, ever auspicious, come about; let my lineage and my body of kinsmen ever increase, O best of the twice-born."
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SkP-RK 100.21
एवम् उच्चार्य विप्रेन्द्रं देयं पराशराश्रमे । गोभूनीलहिरण्यानि अन्नं वस्त्रं च शक्तितः
evam uccārya viprendraṃ deyaṃ parāśarāśrame / gobhūnīlahiraṇyāni annaṃ vastraṃ ca śaktitaḥ
Having spoken thus, one should give to the chief of brahmins in Parāśara's hermitage cows, land, sapphires (or indigo), gold, food and cloth, according to one's power.
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SkP-RK 100.22
दातव्यं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ पराशरवराश्रमे । यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या सो ऽपि पापैः प्रमुच्यते
dātavyaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha parāśaravarāśrame / yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā so 'pi pāpaiḥ pramucyate
(These) are to be given, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, in the excellent hermitage of Parāśara; and the man who hears (of this) with devotion, he too is released from his sins.
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