Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 112
SkP-RK 112.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ततो गच्छेत् तु राजेन्द्र तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । उत्तरे नर्मदाकूले यज्ञवाटस्य मध्यतः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tato gacchet tu rājendra tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam / uttare narmadākūle yajñavāṭasya madhyataḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, O lord of kings, one should go to a most beautiful holy place, on the northern bank of the Narmadā, in the middle of the sacrificial enclosure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.2
संकर्षणं च विख्यातं पृथिव्यां पापनाशनम् । तपश्चीर्णं पुरा राजन् नर्मदायास् तटे शुभे
saṃkarṣaṇaṃ ca vikhyātaṃ pṛthivyāṃ pāpanāśanam / tapaścīrṇaṃ purā rājan narmadāyās taṭe śubhe
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 112.3
बलभद्रेण राजेन्द्र प्राणिनाम् उपकारकम् । गीर्वाणैश् चैव तत्रैव सन्निधौ नृपनन्दन
balabhadreṇa rājendra prāṇinām upakārakam / gīrvāṇaiś caiva tatraiva sannidhau nṛpanandana
(It was performed) by Balabhadra, O lord of kings, for the benefit of living beings; and by the gods too, there in that very place, in (his) presence, O son of a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 112.4
उमया सहितः शम्भुः स्थितस् तत्रैव केशवः । यस् तत्र स्नापयेद् भक्त्या जितक्रोधो जितेन्द्रियः
umayā sahitaḥ śambhuḥ sthitas tatraiva keśavaḥ / yas tatra snāpayed bhaktyā jitakrodho jitendriyaḥ
Śambhu together with Umā abides there, and Keśava as well; whoever, with devotion, bathes (them) there, having conquered anger and having conquered the senses —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.5
एकादश्यां सिते पक्षे मन्त्रेण स्नापयेच् छिवम् । श्राद्धं तत्र च यो भक्त्या प्रेतानां वै प्रदापयेत्
ekādaśyāṃ site pakṣe mantreṇa snāpayec chivam / śrāddhaṃ tatra ca yo bhaktyā pretānāṃ vai pradāpayet
On the eleventh day of the bright fortnight (one) should bathe Śiva with the mantra; and whoever there devoutly has the śrāddha offering given to the departed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.6
स याति परमं स्थानं बलभद्रवचो यथा । ततो गच्छेच् च राजेन्द्र मन्मथेश्वरम् उत्तमम्
sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ balabhadravaco yathā / tato gacchec ca rājendra manmatheśvaram uttamam
he goes to the highest abode, as Balabhadra's word (declares). Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Manmatheśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.7
स्नानमात्रो नरो राजन् यमलोकं न पश्यति । अनपत्या तु या नारी स्नापयेत् पाण्डुनन्दन
snānamātro naro rājan yamalokaṃ na paśyati / anapatyā tu yā nārī snāpayet pāṇḍunandana
Merely by bathing (there), O king, a man does not see the world of Yama; and the woman who is childless, if she bathes (there), O son of Pāṇḍu—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.8
पुत्रं सा लभते पार्थ सत्यवन्तं दृढव्रतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् मुनिः प्रयतमानसः
putraṃ sā labhate pārtha satyavantaṃ dṛḍhavratam / tatra snātvā naro rājan muniḥ prayatamānasaḥ
—she obtains a son, O Pārtha, truthful and firm in his vows. Having bathed there, O king, a man, silent and with a purified mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.9
उपोष्य परया भक्त्या गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । तत्र नृत्यं प्रकुर्वन्ति ये नरा भक्तिमानसाः
upoṣya parayā bhaktyā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet / tatra nṛtyaṃ prakurvanti ye narā bhaktimānasāḥ
Having fasted with supreme devotion, (a man) would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. Those men whose minds are devoted who perform dancing there —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.10
गीतवादित्रसंयुक्तं रात्रौ जागरणं शुभम् । सहाम्बिको महादेवस् तुष्टो वै मन्मथेश्वरः
gītavāditrasaṃyuktaṃ rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ śubham / sahāmbiko mahādevas tuṣṭo vai manmatheśvaraḥ
— (and) the auspicious night-long vigil joined with song and instrumental music: by it the Great God together with Ambikā, the Lord Manmatheśvara, is indeed pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 112.11
किं करिष्यति संरुष्टो यमस् तं न च पश्यति । कामेन स्थापितं तत्र एतस्मात् कारणात् नृप
kiṃ kariṣyati saṃruṣṭo yamas taṃ na ca paśyati / kāmena sthāpitaṃ tatra etasmāt kāraṇāt nṛpa
What will Yama do, though enraged? He does not even see him. (The liṅga) was established there by Kāma — for this reason, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 112.12
अन्नदानेन भो राजन् कीर्तितं फलम् उत्तमम् । सोपानं स्वर्गमार्गस्य पृथिव्यां मन्मथेश्वरः
annadānena bho rājan kīrtitaṃ phalam uttamam / sopānaṃ svargamārgasya pṛthivyāṃ manmatheśvaraḥ
By the gift of food, O king, the highest fruit is proclaimed; Manmatheśvara on earth is a stairway of the path to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition