Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 12
SkP-RK 12.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अथ शृणुष्व राजेन्द्र दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रितम् । शैवं गाञ्जालभेदं च संगमं सुरपूजितम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: atha śṛṇuṣva rājendra dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritam / śaivaṃ gāñjālabhedaṃ ca saṃgamaṃ surapūjitam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Now hear, O best of kings, of what lies in the southern quarter: the Śaiva Gāñjālabheda and the confluence honoured by the gods.
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SkP-RK 12.2
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः । यः कुर्यात् पितृदेवानां तर्पणं पिण्डपातनम्
tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ / yaḥ kuryāt pitṛdevānāṃ tarpaṇaṃ piṇḍapātanam
Having bathed there, (people) go to heaven; those who die (there) are not born again. Whoever performs for the ancestors and the gods the water-offering and the setting down of rice-balls —
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SkP-RK 12.3
पितरस् तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावच् चन्द्रार्कतारकम् । महोत्सवे च कौमुद्यां कार्त्तिक्यां चैव पर्वणि
pitaras tasya tṛpyanti yāvac candrārkatārakam / mahotsave ca kaumudyāṃ kārttikyāṃ caiva parvaṇi
his ancestors are satisfied as long as moon, sun, and stars endure. And at the great festival on the Kaumudī, on the Kārttika full-moon, at the parvan,
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SkP-RK 12.4
गाञ्जालेश्वरलिङ्गं च अर्चयेत् सिद्धिदायकम् । हरिकेशश्चक्रवर्ती कन्यापुरपतिः पुरा
gāñjāleśvaraliṅgaṃ ca arcayet siddhidāyakam / harikeśaścakravartī kanyāpurapatiḥ purā
And one should worship the Gāñjāleśvara liṅga, which bestows attainment. Formerly Harikeśa, a universal sovereign, was lord of Kanyāpura.
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SkP-RK 12.5
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ममास्ति संशयस् तात सुमहांल्लोमहर्षणः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: mamāsti saṃśayas tāta sumahāṃllomaharṣaṇaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: I have a doubt, dear sir, a very great one, that makes the hair bristle.
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SkP-RK 12.6
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् कथां दिव्याम् इतिहासं पुरातनम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan kathāṃ divyām itihāsaṃ purātanam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Hear, O king, a divine tale, an ancient history.
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SkP-RK 12.7
सोमवंशे नृपश्चासीत् सत्यधर्मव्रते स्थितः । देवानीक इति ख्यातो हरिकेशस् तदात्मजः
somavaṃśe nṛpaścāsīt satyadharmavrate sthitaḥ / devānīka iti khyāto harikeśas tadātmajaḥ
In the lunar dynasty there was a king, established in the vow of truth and righteousness, known as Devānīka; Harikeśa was his son.
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SkP-RK 12.8
सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णश् चक्रवर्ती महाबलः । अनेकाश् च मखास् तेन राजन् निष्टा महात्मना
sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇaś cakravartī mahābalaḥ / anekāś ca makhās tena rājan niṣṭā mahātmanā
He was endowed with every (auspicious) mark, a universal sovereign, of great strength; and many sacrifices were completed by that great-souled one, O king.
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SkP-RK 12.9
ख्यातं कन्यापुरं तस्य धनदस्यालका यथा । चिरायुषः प्रजाः सर्वा धनधान्यसमन्विताः
khyātaṃ kanyāpuraṃ tasya dhanadasyālakā yathā / cirāyuṣaḥ prajāḥ sarvā dhanadhānyasamanvitāḥ
His city Kanyāpura was famed like Alakā, (the city) of the wealth-giver (Kubera); all its people were long-lived and provided with wealth and grain.
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SkP-RK 12.10
तुङ्गभद्रेति विख्याता श्रीशैले त्रिपुरान्तिके । उक्ता पातालगङ्गेति मल्लिकार्जुनदर्शनात्
tuṅgabhadreti vikhyātā śrīśaile tripurāntike / uktā pātālagaṅgeti mallikārjunadarśanāt
(The river) renowned as Tuṅgabhadrā, on Śrīśaila near Tripura, is called Pātālagaṅgā because of the sight of Mallikārjuna.
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SkP-RK 12.11
पूर्वभागे ततस् तस्य श्रीधामं नाम खेटकम् । नाना मुनिसमाकीर्णं देवकोटिसमावृतम्
pūrvabhāge tatas tasya śrīdhāmaṃ nāma kheṭakam / nānā munisamākīrṇaṃ devakoṭisamāvṛtam
Then, in its eastern part, there is a village named Śrīdhāma, thronged with many sages and surrounded by crores of gods.
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SkP-RK 12.12
ललितोद्वाहिता तत्र शिवेन परमात्मना । पुरा त्वस्यायुषा नाम प्रजापतिरकल्पयत्
lalitodvāhitā tatra śivena paramātmanā / purā tvasyāyuṣā nāma prajāpatirakalpayat
There Lalitā was taken in marriage by Śiva, the supreme Self; and formerly a Prajāpati named Āyuṣa fashioned her.
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SkP-RK 12.13
सुप्रभा नाम तस्यास् तु विख्यातम् अभवत् तथा । देव्याः पूर्वावतारो ऽयं कथितस् ते विशाम्पते
suprabhā nāma tasyās tu vikhyātam abhavat tathā / devyāḥ pūrvāvatāro 'yaṃ kathitas te viśāmpate
And her name became renowned as Suprabhā. This, O lord of men, is the earlier incarnation of the Goddess that has been told to you.
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SkP-RK 12.14
द्वितीये हिमवत्पुत्री पार्वती च उमा तथा । तृतीये दक्षदुहिता नाम्ना गौरीति विश्रुता
dvitīye himavatputrī pārvatī ca umā tathā / tṛtīye dakṣaduhitā nāmnā gaurīti viśrutā
In the second (incarnation she was) the daughter of Himavat, Pārvatī, and also Umā; in the third, the daughter of Dakṣa, renowned by the name Gaurī.
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SkP-RK 12.15
पुण्यतीर्थे च क्षेत्रे ऽस्मिन् हरिकेशः प्रतापवान् । सुप्रभा निकटे नाम सुप्रभो राजसत्तम
puṇyatīrthe ca kṣetre 'smin harikeśaḥ pratāpavān / suprabhā nikaṭe nāma suprabho rājasattama
And in this holy field of pilgrimage the mighty Harikeśa — near (the river) named Suprabhā — (dwelt), O best of kings, radiant one.
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SkP-RK 12.16
शशास मेदिनीं राजा सर्वधर्मपरायणः । लक्षम् एकं तु दोग्ध्रीणां राहुसूर्यसमागमे
śaśāsa medinīṃ rājā sarvadharmaparāyaṇaḥ / lakṣam ekaṃ tu dogdhrīṇāṃ rāhusūryasamāgame
The king, wholly devoted to all duties, ruled the earth. One hundred thousand milch cows, at the conjunction of Rāhu and the sun —
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SkP-RK 12.17
निष्काणां तु सहस्रं वै प्रतिगङ्गामकल्पयत् । सर्वाभरणशोभाढ्याम् एकां गां चोपवेशयत्
niṣkāṇāṃ tu sahasraṃ vai pratigaṅgāmakalpayat / sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyām ekāṃ gāṃ copaveśayat
— and a thousand gold niṣkas he allotted for each Gaṅgā (bathing-place); and he presented one cow richly adorned with every ornament.
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SkP-RK 12.18
ब्राह्मणांश् च समाहूय वेदविद्याबहुश्रुतान् । पञ्चभिर्दिवसैः पूर्वं राहुसूर्यसमागमे
brāhmaṇāṃś ca samāhūya vedavidyābahuśrutān / pañcabhirdivasaiḥ pūrvaṃ rāhusūryasamāgame
And having summoned brahmins deeply versed in Vedic learning, five days before the conjunction of Rāhu and the sun,
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SkP-RK 12.19
प्रयागे तत्र योगे वा इत्युक्तं वेदपारगैः । दैवोपकृतयोगेन पूर्वकर्म्मकृतेन च
prayāge tatra yoge vā ityuktaṃ vedapāragaiḥ / daivopakṛtayogena pūrvakarmmakṛtena ca
"(the rite is to be done) at Prayāga, or in that conjunction" — so it was said by those who had mastered the Vedas — by a conjunction brought about by fate and by deeds done formerly.
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SkP-RK 12.20
आग्नेयी हूयते चेष्टी राज्ञा ऽनलसमागमे । अग्नावाहवनीये ऽत्र रौद्रैर्मन्त्रैः सुतेजसैः
āgneyī hūyate ceṣṭī rājñā 'nalasamāgame / agnāvāhavanīye 'tra raudrairmantraiḥ sutejasaiḥ
And an offering to Agni is made by the king at the conjunction with fire; here, in the Āhavanīya fire, with fierce, very fiery mantras,
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SkP-RK 12.21
पातालाद् उत्थितो वह्णिर् युगान्ताग्निसमप्रभः । दग्धं गोमण्डलं कृत्स्नम् अयुतं ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
pātālād utthito vahṇir yugāntāgnisamaprabhaḥ / dagdhaṃ gomaṇḍalaṃ kṛtsnam ayutaṃ brahmacāriṇām
a fire rose up from the netherworld, blazing like the fire at the end of an age. The whole herd of cows was burnt, and ten thousand brahmacārins,
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SkP-RK 12.22
भस्मीभूतं च तत्सर्वं मण्डपं पुरम् एव हि । हरिकेशो विषण्णात्मा प्रवेष्टुं वै हुताशनम्
bhasmībhūtaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ maṇḍapaṃ puram eva hi / harikeśo viṣaṇṇātmā praveṣṭuṃ vai hutāśanam
and all that — the sacrificial pavilion and indeed the city itself — was reduced to ashes. Harikeśa, dejected in spirit, (resolved) to enter the fire.
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SkP-RK 12.23
आसनाद् उत्थितो राजा सान्तः पुरपरिच्छदः । अमात्यैः संवृतस् तावत् समयज्ञैर् बलोत्तरैः
āsanād utthito rājā sāntaḥ puraparicchadaḥ / amātyaiḥ saṃvṛtas tāvat samayajñair balottaraiḥ
The king rose from his seat, together with the retinue of his harem, surrounded meanwhile by ministers who knew the (proper) occasions and were foremost in strength.
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SkP-RK 12.24
हाहाकारो महानासीत् त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत । उवाच वचनं राजा ब्राह्मणान् वेदपारगान्
hāhākāro mahānāsīt triṣu lokeṣu bhārata / uvāca vacanaṃ rājā brāhmaṇān vedapāragān
There was a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" in the three worlds, O Bhārata; and the king spoke these words to the brahmins who were versed to the end of the Vedas.
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SkP-RK 12.25
ब्राह्मणस्यैव हत्याया गवां चैव विशेषतः । अपि वर्षसहस्रेण निष्कृतिर् न विधीयते
brāhmaṇasyaiva hatyāyā gavāṃ caiva viśeṣataḥ / api varṣasahasreṇa niṣkṛtir na vidhīyate
For the killing of a brahmin, and especially of cows, no expiation is prescribed, not even in a thousand years.
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SkP-RK 12.26
धेनूनां चैव वत्सानां ब्राह्मणानां यथागतिः । सा गतिर् मे भवेन् नित्यं सत्यम् एतद् ब्रवीम्य् अहम्
dhenūnāṃ caiva vatsānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ yathāgatiḥ / sā gatir me bhaven nityaṃ satyam etad bravīmy aham
Whatever course (after death) belongs to the cows, the calves and the brahmins, may that course be mine forever — this I say truly.
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SkP-RK 12.27
ब्राह्मण उवाच: गच्छ त्वं महाभाग कल्पग्रामं पुरोत्तमम् । अगस्तिर् भगवान् यत्र कश्यपो भृगुर् एव च
brāhmaṇa uvāca: gaccha tvaṃ mahābhāga kalpagrāmaṃ purottamam / agastir bhagavān yatra kaśyapo bhṛgur eva ca
The brahmin said: Go, greatly fortunate one, to Kalpagrāma, the best of towns, where are the lord Agasti (Agastya), Kaśyapa, and Bhṛgu,
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SkP-RK 12.28
भारद्वाजो ऽत्रिगर्गौ च गौतमो मनुर् एव च । याज्ञवल्क्यो वशिष्ठश् च ऋषयः शंसितव्रताः
bhāradvājo 'trigargau ca gautamo manur eva ca / yājñavalkyo vaśiṣṭhaś ca ṛṣayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ
Bhāradvāja, Atri and Garga, Gautama and Manu, Yājñavalkya and Vaśiṣṭha — sages of praised vows.
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SkP-RK 12.29
तत्र गत्वा महाराज प्रायश्चित्तं प्रगृह्यताम् । महर्षीणां मतेनैव वेदशास्त्रार्थदर्शिनाम्
tatra gatvā mahārāja prāyaścittaṃ pragṛhyatām / maharṣīṇāṃ matenaiva vedaśāstrārthadarśinām
Having gone there, great king, let the expiation be received, according to the very opinion of the great sages who see the meaning of the Vedas and the treatises.
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SkP-RK 12.30
एवम् उक्तो ययौ राजा पादचारी द्विजैः सह । विवेश नगरीं पुण्यां ब्रह्मलोकसमां नृपः
evam ukto yayau rājā pādacārī dvijaiḥ saha / viveśa nagarīṃ puṇyāṃ brahmalokasamāṃ nṛpaḥ
Thus addressed, the king went on foot together with the twice-born; the king entered that holy city, equal to the world of Brahmā.
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SkP-RK 12.31
महर्षींस् तत्र तान् दृष्ट्वा सो ऽभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च । निश्चयं चिरकालं तु तेषामेवाग्रत स्थितः
maharṣīṃs tatra tān dṛṣṭvā so 'bhivādya praṇamya ca / niścayaṃ cirakālaṃ tu teṣāmevāgrata sthitaḥ
Seeing those great sages there, he greeted and bowed to them, and stood for a long while before them in resolve.
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SkP-RK 12.32
ऋषय ऊचुः: स्वागतं ते नृपश्रेष्ठ फलं कर्मसहस्रशः । किमागमनकार्यं च सत्यमेतद् वदस्व नः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ: svāgataṃ te nṛpaśreṣṭha phalaṃ karmasahasraśaḥ / kimāgamanakāryaṃ ca satyametad vadasva naḥ
The sages said: Welcome to you, best of kings — (this is) the fruit of thousands of (good) deeds. And what is the business of your coming? Tell us this truly.
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SkP-RK 12.33
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ऋषीणाम् ऊर्द्ध्वरेतसाम् । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा वृत्तान्तं स्वं न्यवेदयत्
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ṛṣīṇām ūrddhvaretasām / kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā vṛttāntaṃ svaṃ nyavedayat
Hearing that speech of those sages whose seed was drawn upward, he made a cup of his joined palms and reported his own affair.
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SkP-RK 12.34
दैवाद् विपद्यते कार्यं संसिद्धमपि भो द्विजाः । दशा ऽयुतं गवां दग्धं द्विजानाम् अयुतं तथा
daivād vipadyate kāryaṃ saṃsiddhamapi bho dvijāḥ / daśā 'yutaṃ gavāṃ dagdhaṃ dvijānām ayutaṃ tathā
By fate an undertaking miscarries even when it has been accomplished, O twice-born ones: ten times ten thousand cows were burnt, and likewise ten thousand brahmins.
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SkP-RK 12.35
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः: दशलक्षाणि गायत्र्यास् तीर्थे तीर्थे जपं कुरुं
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ: daśalakṣāṇi gāyatryās tīrthe tīrthe japaṃ kuruṃ
The brahmins said: Perform ten hundred thousand recitations of the Gāyatrī, at one sacred ford after another.
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SkP-RK 12.36
अयुतं तु गवां दत्त्वा सहिरण्यं नृपोत्तम । कोटिहोमं तु कुर्वीत सहस्रशतदक्षिणम्
ayutaṃ tu gavāṃ dattvā sahiraṇyaṃ nṛpottama / koṭihomaṃ tu kurvīta sahasraśatadakṣiṇam
And having given ten thousand cows along with gold, best of kings, let one perform the koṭi-homa with a hundred thousand as the priestly fee.
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SkP-RK 12.37
प्रयागं च महातीर्थं गच्छेद् वाराणसीं शुभाम् । केदारं च तथेशानं गङ्गासागरसङ्गमम्
prayāgaṃ ca mahātīrthaṃ gacched vārāṇasīṃ śubhām / kedāraṃ ca tatheśānaṃ gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgamam
And he should go to the great sacred ford Prayāga, to auspicious Vārāṇasī, to Kedāra and likewise to Īśāna, and to the meeting of the Gaṅgā and the ocean;
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SkP-RK 12.40
पितृतीर्थं गयां चैव नैमिषं पुष्करं तथा । मायापुरीं हरिक्षेत्रं गङ्गाद्वारं महाफलम् ॥ र्क्स्_१२।३८ ॥ तीर्थेष्वेतेषु चान्येषु यावद् द्वादशवत्सरान् ॥ र्क्स्_१२।३९ ॥ अनेन क्रमयोगेन शुद्धिस् ते नात्र संशय । मुक्तिस् ते भविता राजन् ब्राह्मणानां प्रभावतः
pitṛtīrthaṃ gayāṃ caiva naimiṣaṃ puṣkaraṃ tathā / māyāpurīṃ harikṣetraṃ gaṅgādvāraṃ mahāphalam // rks_12.38 // tīrtheṣveteṣu cānyeṣu yāvad dvādaśavatsarān // rks_12.39 // anena kramayogena śuddhis te nātra saṃśaya / muktis te bhavitā rājan brāhmaṇānāṃ prabhāvataḥ
(and to) the ford of the fathers, Gayā, and Naimiṣa and Puṣkara, to Māyāpurī, Harikṣetra, and Gaṅgādvāra of great fruit — [12.38] at these fords and at others, for a full twelve years — [12.39] by this sequential practice there will be purification for you, no doubt of it; there will be release for you, O king, through the power of the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.41
दत्तं ते श्रुतिवाक्येन प्रायश्चित्तं द्विजोत्तमैः । पादपूजा द्विजेन्द्राणां कर्तव्या च विधानतः
dattaṃ te śrutivākyena prāyaścittaṃ dvijottamaiḥ / pādapūjā dvijendrāṇāṃ kartavyā ca vidhānataḥ
An expiation has been given to you by the best of the twice-born, by the word of scripture; and worship of the feet of those lords among the twice-born is to be performed according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.42
कुरुक्षेत्रं जगामाथ कर्तुं सोमसवं नृपः । विचिन्त्यैवं स्वाघन्यासं सरस्वत्यां समाश्रयत्
kurukṣetraṃ jagāmātha kartuṃ somasavaṃ nṛpaḥ / vicintyaivaṃ svāghanyāsaṃ sarasvatyāṃ samāśrayat
Then the king went to Kurukṣetra to perform the soma-sacrifice; reflecting thus, laying aside his own guilt, he took refuge at the Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.43
जपति स्म शिवस्तोत्रं हरं विष्णुं सरस्वतीम् । कुरुक्षेत्रं गमिष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रे वसाम्यहम्
japati sma śivastotraṃ haraṃ viṣṇuṃ sarasvatīm / kurukṣetraṃ gamiṣyāmi kurukṣetre vasāmyaham
He recited the hymn to Śiva, (invoking) Hara, Viṣṇu and Sarasvatī: "I shall go to Kurukṣetra, in Kurukṣetra I shall dwell."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.44
कुरुक्षेत्रस्य नाम्ना ऽपि नरः पापात् प्रमुच्यते । अखिलशब्दम् अहौषधप्रक्षालितसकलाभूतकलङ्का । मुनिभिरुपासिततीर्था सरस्वतीह हरतु मे दुरितम्
kurukṣetrasya nāmnā 'pi naraḥ pāpāt pramucyate / akhilaśabdam ahauṣadhaprakṣālitasakalābhūtakalaṅkā / munibhirupāsitatīrthā sarasvatīha haratu me duritam
"Even by the name of Kurukṣetra a man is freed from sin. ... She whose waters have washed away every stain of all beings, whose ford is attended by sages — may Sarasvatī here take away my evil."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.45
राज्ञस् तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा प्राह पापहरा नदी । विषादं त्यज राजेन्द्र शृणु मे वचनं परम्
rājñas tad vacanaṃ śrutvā prāha pāpaharā nadī / viṣādaṃ tyaja rājendra śṛṇu me vacanaṃ param
Hearing that speech of the king, the sin-removing river spoke: "Abandon despondency, lord of kings; hear my further word."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.46
उपदेशं प्रदास्यामि स्थातुं तव नृपोत्तम । अनेकभाविकं घोरं स्मरणाद् एव नश्यति
upadeśaṃ pradāsyāmi sthātuṃ tava nṛpottama / anekabhāvikaṃ ghoraṃ smaraṇād eva naśyati
"I shall give (you) instruction so that you may stand firm, O best of kings; the dread (sin) of many kinds perishes by mere remembrance (of her)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.47
ब्रह्महत्या सहस्रं तु गोहत्यालक्षम् एव च । न च मोचयितुं शक्ता गङ्गा चैव सरिद्वरा
brahmahatyā sahasraṃ tu gohatyālakṣam eva ca / na ca mocayituṃ śaktā gaṅgā caiva saridvarā
But a thousand brahmin-slayings, and even a hundred thousand cow-slayings — the Ganges, best of rivers, is not able to release (one) from them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.48
चराचरे ऽस्य लोके ऽस्मिन् कर्त्री तिष्ठति कल्पगा । दीपादित्यादिभिर् वीक्ष्य यथान्धत्व प्रणश्यति
carācare 'sya loke 'smin kartrī tiṣṭhati kalpagā / dīpādityādibhir vīkṣya yathāndhatva praṇaśyati
In this world, among moving and unmoving (beings), she who flows through the aeons stands as the doer; as blindness perishes when one sees by means of a lamp, the sun, and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.49
तथा नाशयते पापं कल्पगा सरितां वरा । दानैर् दग्धा पुरा चाहं क्षत्रियाणाम् अनेकधा
tathā nāśayate pāpaṃ kalpagā saritāṃ varā / dānair dagdhā purā cāhaṃ kṣatriyāṇām anekadhā
so does she who flows through the aeons, the best of rivers, destroy sin. Formerly I was scorched in many ways by the gifts of kṣatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.50
ग्रस्ता ऽहं तेन पापेन नृपदक्षिणया ततः । शुक्लतः कृष्णतां चाहं प्राप्ता भो पृथिवीपते
grastā 'haṃ tena pāpena nṛpadakṣiṇayā tataḥ / śuklataḥ kṛṣṇatāṃ cāhaṃ prāptā bho pṛthivīpate
I was seized by that sin, (arising) from the sacrificial fees of kings; and so from white I came to blackness, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.51
द्वादशा ऽब्दे चतुर्विंशे स्नानं कर्तुं समागमम् । ग्रस्ते वै राहुणा सूर्ये कोटितीर्थे नराधिपः
dvādaśā 'bde caturviṃśe snānaṃ kartuṃ samāgamam / graste vai rāhuṇā sūrye koṭitīrthe narādhipaḥ
In the twelfth (or) the twenty-fourth year, (I) came together to make a bathing, when the sun was seized by Rāhu, at Koṭitīrtha, O ruler of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.52
प्रत्यक्षं मे शरीरं त्वं पश्य तेजः समुज्ज्वलम् । स्नात्वा तु शिवमभ्यर्च्य बहु स्वर्णं मखोत्तमम्
pratyakṣaṃ me śarīraṃ tvaṃ paśya tejaḥ samujjvalam / snātvā tu śivamabhyarcya bahu svarṇaṃ makhottamam
Look, my body is before your very eyes, its radiance blazing forth. Having bathed and worshipped Śiva, (offer) much gold, the highest sacrifice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.53
कुरु तत्र नृपश्रेष्ठ तेन ते निष्कृतिर् भवेत् । ये मृता ब्राह्मणा गावस् तेषाम् अस्थिप्रवाहनम्
kuru tatra nṛpaśreṣṭha tena te niṣkṛtir bhavet / ye mṛtā brāhmaṇā gāvas teṣām asthipravāhanam
perform (it) there, O best of kings; by that your expiation will come about. As for the brahmins and cows that have died, the setting adrift of their bones —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.54
नर्मदोदकसम्पर्काद् दिवि देवत्वमाप्यते । तिलोदकप्रदानेन तेषां मुक्तिः परा भवेत्
narmadodakasamparkād divi devatvamāpyate / tilodakapradānena teṣāṃ muktiḥ parā bhavet
by contact with the water of the Narmadā, godhood in heaven is attained; by the gift of sesame and water their highest liberation will come about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.55
श्रुत्वैतत् कथितं वाक्यं सरस्वत्या नृपश्च ताम् । नमस्कृत्य समुत्थाय कन्यापुरमगात् ततः
śrutvaitat kathitaṃ vākyaṃ sarasvatyā nṛpaśca tām / namaskṛtya samutthāya kanyāpuramagāt tataḥ
Having heard this speech spoken by Sarasvatī, the king bowed to her, rose up, and then went to the maidens' quarters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.56
सान्तः पुरपरीवारो मुदा परमया नृपः । तेनाज्ञप्तास् ततो भृत्याः सर्वसम्भारसभृताः
sāntaḥ puraparīvāro mudā paramayā nṛpaḥ / tenājñaptās tato bhṛtyāḥ sarvasambhārasabhṛtāḥ
The king, with the retinue of his harem, in the highest joy — then the servants, commanded by him, were loaded with all the requisites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.57
यज्ञोपस्करम् आदाय मेकला यत्र गच्छत । अस्थि भस्म यथान्यायं नीतं कर्मकरैस् ततः
yajñopaskaram ādāya mekalā yatra gacchata / asthi bhasma yathānyāyaṃ nītaṃ karmakarais tataḥ
"Taking the sacrificial implements, go where the Mekalā (river) goes." Then the bones and ashes were carried there by the workmen, as is proper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.58
प्रावाहयत् कल्पगायां मन्त्रयुक्तेन वारिणा । अस्थ्यादि पूजयित्वा च यथा विधम् अनुत्तमम्
prāvāhayat kalpagāyāṃ mantrayuktena vāriṇā / asthyādi pūjayitvā ca yathā vidham anuttamam
He had (them) set afloat in her who flows through the aeons, with water joined to mantras, and having worshipped the bones and the rest according to the rule, most excellently,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.59
देवांश् च ब्राह्मणांस् तत्र तर्पयित्वा कृताञ्जलिः । प्रवाहो निर्गतस् तत्र नर्मदायां समाविशत्
devāṃś ca brāhmaṇāṃs tatra tarpayitvā kṛtāñjaliḥ / pravāho nirgatas tatra narmadāyāṃ samāviśat
and having satisfied the gods and the brahmins there, with palms joined — the stream that went out there entered into the Narmadā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.60
स गाञ्जालेति विख्यातो नर्मदा सङ्गमो नृप । गाञ्जालसिद्धलिङ्गं च सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
sa gāñjāleti vikhyāto narmadā saṅgamo nṛpa / gāñjālasiddhaliṅgaṃ ca sūryakoṭisamaprabham
That confluence with the Narmadā is renowned as Gāñjāla, O king; and the Gāñjāla Siddha-liṅga, equal in splendour to ten million suns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.61
दिव्ययानसमारूढा दग्धाः कालाग्निना तु ये । आशीर्वादपरास् सर्वे हरिकेशं प्रतुष्टुवुः
divyayānasamārūḍhā dagdhāḥ kālāgninā tu ye / āśīrvādaparās sarve harikeśaṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ
Those who had been burned by the fire of time, mounted on divine vehicles, all intent on giving blessings, praised Harikeśa:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.62
त्वत् प्रसादान् महाभाग दिवि देवत्वम् आगताः । देवदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर् वेणुवीणारवैस् तथा
tvat prasādān mahābhāga divi devatvam āgatāḥ / devadundubhinirghoṣair veṇuvīṇāravais tathā
"By your grace, O greatly fortunate one, we have attained godhood in heaven." Then, with the thundering of the gods' drums and with the sounds of flutes and lutes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.63
दिव्ययानसमारूढा गतास् ते वैष्णवं पदम् । हरिकेशो नृपश्रेष्ठः परया च मुदायुतः
divyayānasamārūḍhā gatās te vaiṣṇavaṃ padam / harikeśo nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ parayā ca mudāyutaḥ
mounted on divine vehicles they went to the abode of Viṣṇu. And Harikeśa, best of kings, filled with the highest joy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.64
सप्तकल्पवहां देवीं नर्मदा लोकपावनीम् । नमस्कृत्य सरिच्छ्रेष्ठां स्तुतिं चक्रे समाहितः
saptakalpavahāṃ devīṃ narmadā lokapāvanīm / namaskṛtya saricchreṣṭhāṃ stutiṃ cakre samāhitaḥ
having bowed to the goddess Narmadā, who flows through seven aeons, purifier of the world, best of rivers, made a hymn of praise with collected mind:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.65
नमस्ते ऽस्तु सरिच्छ्रेष्ठे सप्तकल्पनिवासिनि । यत्र तत्र नरः स्नात्वा मुक्तो भवति कल्मषात्
namaste 'stu saricchreṣṭhe saptakalpanivāsini / yatra tatra naraḥ snātvā mukto bhavati kalmaṣāt
"Homage be to you, O best of rivers, dwelling through seven aeons! Bathing in you anywhere, a man becomes freed from stain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.66
न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर्घोरे संसारसागरे । जन्मान्तरसहस्रेण न त्वां स्तम्भयते बली
na tasya punarāvṛttirghore saṃsārasāgare / janmāntarasahasreṇa na tvāṃ stambhayate balī
For him there is no return again into the terrible ocean of saṃsāra; not in a thousand other births can any mighty one obstruct you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.67
जह्नुना हि पुरा पीता करतोयेन जाह्नवी । त्वया च पूरितं सर्वं विश्वं चैव चराचरम्
jahnunā hi purā pītā karatoyena jāhnavī / tvayā ca pūritaṃ sarvaṃ viśvaṃ caiva carācaram
For formerly the Jāhnavī was drunk by Jahnu with (the water of) his hand; and by you the whole universe, moving and unmoving, was filled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.68
त्वत् प्रसादात् महादेवि मुक्तिश्चापि भवार्णवात् । प्रत्यक्षा कल्पगैतच्च स्तोत्रं श्रुत्वा नृपोदितम्
tvat prasādāt mahādevi muktiścāpi bhavārṇavāt / pratyakṣā kalpagaitacca stotraṃ śrutvā nṛpoditam
By your grace, great goddess, there is also liberation from the ocean of existence — ... this, made visible, when the hymn uttered by the king had been heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.69
नर्मदोवाच: वरं वृणु महाभाग यत् ते मनसि वर्तते । तस्यास् तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा हरिकेशो ऽब्रवीद् इदम्
narmadovāca: varaṃ vṛṇu mahābhāga yat te manasi vartate / tasyās tad vacanaṃ śrutvā harikeśo 'bravīd idam
Narmadā said: Choose a boon, greatly fortunate one, whatever is in your mind. Hearing that speech of hers, Harikeśa said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.70
यदि मे वरदादेवि पूतं मां परिकल्पय । स्नानावगाहनात् पानात् स्मरणात् कीर्तनाद् अपि
yadi me varadādevi pūtaṃ māṃ parikalpaya / snānāvagāhanāt pānāt smaraṇāt kīrtanād api
If, O boon-granting goddess, (you will grant it) to me, make me purified — by bathing, by immersion, by drinking, by remembering, and by praising (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.71
रेवोवाच: एवम् अस्तु नृपश्रेष्ठ मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यति
revovāca: evam astu nṛpaśreṣṭha matprasādād bhaviṣyati
Revā said: So be it, best of kings; by my grace it shall come to pass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.72
एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवी तत्रैवान्तर धीयत । हरिकेशश्चक्रवर्ती साष्टाङ्गं प्रणिपत्य च
evamuktvā tato devī tatraivāntara dhīyata / harikeśaścakravartī sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇipatya ca
Having spoken thus, the goddess then vanished right there; and Harikeśa the emperor, having bowed down with the eight limbs (touching the ground),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.73
कामिकं यानमारुह्य सर्वालङ्कारभूषितः । विवेश नगरं पुण्यं यथाशक्रो ऽमरावतीम्
kāmikaṃ yānamāruhya sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitaḥ / viveśa nagaraṃ puṇyaṃ yathāśakro 'marāvatīm
mounting a chariot (that went) at his will, adorned with every ornament, entered the holy city, as Śakra (enters) Amarāvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.74
कालान्तरे ततः प्राप्ते राज्यं कृत्वा सुरालये । सान्तः पुरपरीवारो भोगान् भुङ्क्ते स्म पुष्कलान्
kālāntare tataḥ prāpte rājyaṃ kṛtvā surālaye / sāntaḥ puraparīvāro bhogān bhuṅkte sma puṣkalān
Then, when a further span of time had come, having exercised kingship, in the abode of the gods, surrounded by his harem, he enjoyed abundant pleasures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.75
एतत्ते कथितं राजन् महाभाग विशाम्पते । द्वापरं वंशम् ऐक्ष्वाकं ब्राह्मं वैवस्वतं तथा
etatte kathitaṃ rājan mahābhāga viśāmpate / dvāparaṃ vaṃśam aikṣvākaṃ brāhmaṃ vaivasvataṃ tathā
This has been told to you, O king, greatly fortunate lord of peoples: the Dvāpara, the Vaṃśa, the Aikṣvāka, the Brāhma, and likewise the Vaivasvata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 12.76
कापिलं पुष्करं चेति सप्तकल्पान् विदुर्बुधाः । कापिलं प्रथमं विद्धि प्राजापत्यं द्वितीयकम्
kāpilaṃ puṣkaraṃ ceti saptakalpān vidurbudhāḥ / kāpilaṃ prathamaṃ viddhi prājāpatyaṃ dvitīyakam
the Kāpila and the Puṣkara — these the wise know as the seven kalpas. Know the Kāpila as the first, the Prājāpatya as the second,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.77
ब्राह्मं रौचं च सावित्रं बार्हस्पत्यं प्रभासकम् । महेन्द्रम् अग्निकल्पं वैजयन्तं मारुतं तथा
brāhmaṃ raucaṃ ca sāvitraṃ bārhaspatyaṃ prabhāsakam / mahendram agnikalpaṃ vaijayantaṃ mārutaṃ tathā
the Brāhma, the Rauca, the Sāvitra, the Bārhaspatya, the Prabhāsaka, the Mahendra, the Agni kalpa, the Vaijayanta, and likewise the Māruta,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 12.78
वैष्णवं ब्रह्मरूपं च ज्योतिषं च चतुर्दशम् । एते कल्पास् तु संख्याता न मृता येषु नर्मदा
vaiṣṇavaṃ brahmarūpaṃ ca jyotiṣaṃ ca caturdaśam / ete kalpās tu saṃkhyātā na mṛtā yeṣu narmadā
the Vaiṣṇava, the Brahmarūpa, and the Jyotiṣa as the fourteenth. These are the kalpas that have been counted, in which Narmadā has not died (dried up).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain