Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 15
SkP-RK 15.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: भूयश् चेच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं नर्मदाकीर्तनं शुभम् । आख्यानसहितं देव विदितं वद साम्प्रतम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: bhūyaś cecchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ narmadākīrtanaṃ śubham / ākhyānasahitaṃ deva viditaṃ vada sāmpratam
Yudhiṣṭhira said: I wish to hear again the auspicious celebration of the Narmadā; tell (it) now, O lord, as you know it, together with the story.
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SkP-RK 15.2
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजेन्द्र तीर्थं वै शिवेन कथितं पुरा । कामदं मोक्षदं चैव यज्ञदानप्रभावतः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājendra tīrthaṃ vai śivena kathitaṃ purā / kāmadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva yajñadānaprabhāvataḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Hear, O best of kings, of the holy place told of long ago by Śiva, granting desires and granting release, through the power of sacrifice and gift.
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SkP-RK 15.3
रेवाया उत्तरे कूले कपिलासंगमात् परम् । वैदूर्यात् पश्चिमे भागे विख्यातं नर्मदापुरम्
revāyā uttare kūle kapilāsaṃgamāt param / vaidūryāt paścime bhāge vikhyātaṃ narmadāpuram
On the northern bank of the Revā, beyond the confluence with the Kapilā, in the region west of Vaidūrya, there is the renowned Narmadāpura.
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SkP-RK 15.4
अर्धकोटिस् तु तीर्थानां महादेवेन भारत । शतमष्टोत्तर तत्र लिङ्गानां परिकीर्तितम्
ardhakoṭis tu tīrthānāṃ mahādevena bhārata / śatamaṣṭottara tatra liṅgānāṃ parikīrtitam
Half a crore of holy places, O Bhārata, and a hundred and eight liṅgas there have been proclaimed by Mahādeva.
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SkP-RK 15.5
यत्र वै वसुरुद्रैश्च ब्रह्माद् यैश् च सुरासुरैः । सिद्धगन्धर्वयक्षैश् च विद्याधरमहोरगैः
yatra vai vasurudraiśca brahmād yaiś ca surāsuraiḥ / siddhagandharvayakṣaiś ca vidyādharamahoragaiḥ
where indeed by the Vasus and Rudras, and by Brahmā and the rest, by gods and demons, by Siddhas, Gandharvas and Yakṣas, by Vidyādharas and great serpents —
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SkP-RK 15.6
वेदध्वनि निनादेन व्याप्तमस्ति चराचरम् । यत्राग्निर् हुत होमेन त्रिदिवं पर्यपूरयत्
vedadhvani ninādena vyāptamasti carācaram / yatrāgnir huta homena tridivaṃ paryapūrayat
the moving and unmoving world is filled with the resounding sound of Vedic chant; where the fire, offered into with oblation, filled up the third heaven.
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SkP-RK 15.7
देवर्षयो महाराज तथा ब्रह्मर्षयः परे । आसन् राजर्षयस् तत्र तापसा व्यवसायिनः
devarṣayo mahārāja tathā brahmarṣayaḥ pare / āsan rājarṣayas tatra tāpasā vyavasāyinaḥ
Divine seers, O great king, and likewise other brahman-seers, royal seers, and resolute ascetics were there.
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SkP-RK 15.8
ब्राह्मणाश् च वसन्ति स्म मनसा ब्रह्मचिन्तनाः । आश्रमं जमदग्नेश् च ऋषिकोटिसमावृतम्
brāhmaṇāś ca vasanti sma manasā brahmacintanāḥ / āśramaṃ jamadagneś ca ṛṣikoṭisamāvṛtam
And brahmins dwelt (there), meditating on brahman in their minds; and (there was) the hermitage of Jamadagni, surrounded by a crore of seers.
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SkP-RK 15.9
कश्यपो गालवो गर्गो बादरायणशाकटौ । अत्रिश् चैव वशिष्ठश्च पुलस्त्य पुलहः क्रतुः
kaśyapo gālavo gargo bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau / atriś caiva vaśiṣṭhaśca pulastya pulahaḥ kratuḥ
Kaśyapa, Gālava, Garga, Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa, and Atri and Vasiṣṭha, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,
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SkP-RK 15.10
भृगुश् चैव मरीचिश् च भारद्वाजो महातपाः । शाकल्य ऋष्यशृङ्गश् च मनुर् विष्णुर् यमो ऽङ्गिराः
bhṛguś caiva marīciś ca bhāradvājo mahātapāḥ / śākalya ṛṣyaśṛṅgaś ca manur viṣṇur yamo 'ṅgirāḥ
And Bhṛgu and Marīci, Bhāradvāja of great austerity, Śākalya and Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Manu, Viṣṇu, Yama, Aṅgiras,
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SkP-RK 15.11
वाशिष्ठदक्षौ संवर्तः शातातपपराशरौ । आपस्तम्बः शुको व्यासाः कात्यायनबृहस्पती
vāśiṣṭhadakṣau saṃvartaḥ śātātapaparāśarau / āpastambaḥ śuko vyāsāḥ kātyāyanabṛhaspatī
Vāśiṣṭha and Dakṣa, Saṃvarta, Śātātapa and Parāśara, Āpastamba, Śuka, the Vyāsas, Kātyāyana and Bṛhaspati,
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SkP-RK 15.12
हारीतः शङ्खलिखितौ याज्ञवल्क्यो ऽथ गौतमः । अगस्त्यः पावकाख्यश् च दुर्वासा उग्रतापसः
hārītaḥ śaṅkhalikhitau yājñavalkyo 'tha gautamaḥ / agastyaḥ pāvakākhyaś ca durvāsā ugratāpasaḥ
Hārīta, Śaṅkha and Likhita, Yājñavalkya, then Gautama, Agastya and the one called Pāvaka, and Durvāsas of fierce austerity,
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SkP-RK 15.13
शतानन्दस् तथा जह्नुर् वैशम्पायनजैमिनी । लोमशश् च विहङ्गश् च शौनको हरिर् एव च
śatānandas tathā jahnur vaiśampāyanajaiminī / lomaśaś ca vihaṅgaś ca śaunako harir eva ca
Śatānanda and likewise Jahnu, Vaiśampāyana and Jaimini, Lomaśa and Vihaṅga, Śaunaka and Hari too—
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SkP-RK 15.14
एते चान्ये ऽपि मुनयो बहवः संशितव्रताः । ज्वलन्तस् तपसा तत्र सूर्यतेजः समप्रभाः
ete cānye 'pi munayo bahavaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ / jvalantas tapasā tatra sūryatejaḥ samaprabhāḥ
these and many other sages of strict vows, blazing there with austerity, of a radiance equal to the sun's brilliance,
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SkP-RK 15.15
चतुर्विद्यावेदविदः श्रुतिस्मृतिविशारदाः । संवत्सरकृताहारा अपाहारकरास् तथा
caturvidyāvedavidaḥ śrutismṛtiviśāradāḥ / saṃvatsarakṛtāhārā apāhārakarās tathā
knowers of the Vedas with the four branches of learning, skilled in śruti and smṛti, some taking food (only once) in a year, and some taking no food at all,
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SkP-RK 15.16
मासोपवासिनश् चान्ये तथा पक्षोपवासिनः । शाकाहारानिराहाराः तथा ऽन्ये मारुताशनाः
māsopavāsinaś cānye tathā pakṣopavāsinaḥ / śākāhārānirāhārāḥ tathā 'nye mārutāśanāḥ
and others fasting for a month, and likewise those fasting for a fortnight, eaters of vegetables and eaters of nothing, and others again living on air,
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SkP-RK 15.17
कन्दमूलफलाहारा महात्मानस् तथा परे । इतिहासपुराणादि नानाशास्त्रविचिन्तकाः
kandamūlaphalāhārā mahātmānas tathā pare / itihāsapurāṇādi nānāśāstravicintakāḥ
and yet others, great souls, whose food was bulbs, roots and fruits, ponderers of the many treatises—the Epic, the Purāṇas and the rest—
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SkP-RK 15.18
मोक्षोपायधृतात्मानो मौनिकाश् च न मौनिकाः । एकपादार्द्धपादाश् च भूमौ कारणभोजिनः
mokṣopāyadhṛtātmāno maunikāś ca na maunikāḥ / ekapādārddhapādāś ca bhūmau kāraṇabhojinaḥ
their minds fixed on the means to liberation, some keeping silence and some not, standing on one foot or on half a foot, eating on the ground for a (mere) cause.
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SkP-RK 15.19
आख्यानं कथयिष्यामि नर्मदापुरवासिनाम् । जमदग्निस् तु निवसन् मुनिः शिवपरायणः
ākhyānaṃ kathayiṣyāmi narmadāpuravāsinām / jamadagnis tu nivasan muniḥ śivaparāyaṇaḥ
I shall tell a tale of the dwellers in the city on the Narmadā. Now the sage Jamadagni, dwelling (there), was devoted to Śiva.
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SkP-RK 15.20
नर्मदासङ्गमे स्नात्वा तत्राभ्यर्च्यमहेश्वरम् । विविधैर् गन्धपुष्पैश्च तथा ऽगुरुमनोहरैः
narmadāsaṅgame snātvā tatrābhyarcyamaheśvaram / vividhair gandhapuṣpaiśca tathā 'gurumanoharaiḥ
Having bathed at the confluence of the Narmadā, and there worshipped Maheśvara with various perfumes and flowers and with delightful aloe-wood,
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SkP-RK 15.21
दक्षिणामूर्तिम् आश्रित्य जपन्नासीत् तथा मुनेः । मासं च जपतस् तस्य देवदेवो महेश्वरः
dakṣiṇāmūrtim āśritya japannāsīt tathā muneḥ / māsaṃ ca japatas tasya devadevo maheśvaraḥ
taking refuge in the south-facing image (Dakṣiṇāmūrti), he remained reciting; and as that sage recited for a month, Maheśvara, the god of gods,
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SkP-RK 15.22
सिद्धेश्वरं नाम लिङ्गं सिद्धा यत्र सुरासुराः । उवाच वचनं देवो ब्राह्मणं प्रति भारत
siddheśvaraṃ nāma liṅgaṃ siddhā yatra surāsurāḥ / uvāca vacanaṃ devo brāhmaṇaṃ prati bhārata
—the liṅga named Siddheśvara, where gods and demons attained their aims—the god spoke a word to the brahmin, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 15.23
जमदग्निरुवाच: यदि तुष्टो महादेव वरं दातुं ममेच्छसि
jamadagniruvāca: yadi tuṣṭo mahādeva varaṃ dātuṃ mamecchasi
Jamadagni said: If you are pleased, Mahādeva, and wish to grant me a boon,
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SkP-RK 15.24
होमार्थं चैव धेनुं मे ददस्व परमेश्वर । धर्मकर्मशुभार्थेषु शिवपूजासु तर्पणे
homārthaṃ caiva dhenuṃ me dadasva parameśvara / dharmakarmaśubhārtheṣu śivapūjāsu tarpaṇe
then give me a milk-cow for the sake of the oblation, O Supreme Lord: in matters of dharma and rites and auspicious ends, in the worship of Śiva, in the offering of libations,
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SkP-RK 15.25
पितृकार्ये देवकार्ये गावः पुण्यतमाः स्मृताः । एतस्मात् कारणाद् ईश होमधेनुं प्रयच्छ मे
pitṛkārye devakārye gāvaḥ puṇyatamāḥ smṛtāḥ / etasmāt kāraṇād īśa homadhenuṃ prayaccha me
in rites for the ancestors and rites for the gods, cows are held most holy; for this reason, O Lord, bestow on me a cow for oblation.
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SkP-RK 15.26
दत्ता चैव महाभाग सर्वकामसमृद्धये । एवम् उक्त्वा ददौ राजंस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
dattā caiva mahābhāga sarvakāmasamṛddhaye / evam uktvā dadau rājaṃs tatraivāntaradhīyata
"It is granted, O greatly fortunate one, for the fulfilment of all your desires." Having spoken thus he gave (her), O king, and vanished on the spot.
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SkP-RK 15.27
यान् यान् प्रार्थयते कामांस् तांस् तान् प्राप्नोत्य् असौ ततः । ऋषीणां च सहस्राणि कामैर् भोजयते द्विजः
yān yān prārthayate kāmāṃs tāṃs tān prāpnoty asau tataḥ / ṛṣīṇāṃ ca sahasrāṇi kāmair bhojayate dvijaḥ
Whatever desires he asks for, those he thereafter obtains, and the brahmin feasts thousands of sages with the things they wish for,
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SkP-RK 15.28
हिरण्मयैः स्वर्णपात्रैर् नानाभक्ष्यैर् यथेच्छया । कीर्तिर् ब्रह्मर्षिभिर् मान्यैः सर्वैः सुरगणैस् तथा
hiraṇmayaiḥ svarṇapātrair nānābhakṣyair yathecchayā / kīrtir brahmarṣibhir mānyaiḥ sarvaiḥ suragaṇais tathā
with golden vessels of gold and with various foods, according to their wish; and his fame (spread) among the honoured brahmin-sages and all the hosts of gods,
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SkP-RK 15.29
जमदग्नेर् मुनीन्द्रस्य आश्रमे चोपवृंहिता । एतावति गते काले कार्तवीर्यो नृपोत्तमः
jamadagner munīndrasya āśrame copavṛṃhitā / etāvati gate kāle kārtavīryo nṛpottamaḥ
and in the hermitage of Jamadagni, lord of sages, it was magnified. When so much time had passed, Kārtavīrya, best of kings,
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SkP-RK 15.30
माहिष्मतीं परित्यज्य स्वर्गसोपानम् उत्तमम् । एकस्मिन् दिवसे राजा मृगयां च समाश्रितः
māhiṣmatīṃ parityajya svargasopānam uttamam / ekasmin divase rājā mṛgayāṃ ca samāśritaḥ
Abandoning Māhiṣmatī, that best of stairways to heaven, on a certain day the king betook himself to the hunt.
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SkP-RK 15.31
विन्ध्यं गिरिमनुप्राप्तो रेवातीरं समाश्रितः । हत्वा पशुसहस्राणि जमदग्न्याश्रमं गतः
vindhyaṃ girimanuprāpto revātīraṃ samāśritaḥ / hatvā paśusahasrāṇi jamadagnyāśramaṃ gataḥ
He reached the Vindhya mountain and took up a place on the bank of the Revā; having killed thousands of beasts, he went to Jamadagni's hermitage.
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SkP-RK 15.32
देह्येतां मां निजायोग्यां गां जगाद मुनिं प्रति । कार्तवीर्यवचः श्रुत्वा जमदग्निर् भयाकुलः । चिन्तयामास सुचिरं किमेतद् इति विस्मितः
dehyetāṃ māṃ nijāyogyāṃ gāṃ jagāda muniṃ prati / kārtavīryavacaḥ śrutvā jamadagnir bhayākulaḥ / cintayāmāsa suciraṃ kimetad iti vismitaḥ
"Give me this cow, which is not fitting for you" — so he spoke to the sage. Hearing Kārtavīrya's words, Jamadagni, troubled with fear, pondered a long while, amazed: "What is this?"
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SkP-RK 15.33
धर्मो ह्य् अधर्मरूपेण कर्मभिः पुण्यसंचितैः । अधर्मो धर्मफलदो गहना कर्मणो गतिः
dharmo hy adharmarūpeṇa karmabhiḥ puṇyasaṃcitaiḥ / adharmo dharmaphalado gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ
For righteousness (comes) in the form of unrighteousness through deeds in which merit has been accumulated, and unrighteousness gives the fruit of righteousness: hard to fathom is the course of action.
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SkP-RK 15.34
इति चिन्तयतस् तस्ये न किंचिद् ब्रुवतो मुनेः । अपहृत्य बलाद् धेनुं घातयित्वा च तं मुनिम्
iti cintayatas tasye na kiṃcid bruvato muneḥ / apahṛtya balād dhenuṃ ghātayitvā ca taṃ munim
While the sage was thinking thus and saying nothing, having carried off the cow by force and having killed that sage,
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SkP-RK 15.35
स्थानान् निरगमत् तस्मात् कार्तवीर्यो नृपाधमः । कशादिभिस् ताडिता तु होमधेनुर् मुहुर्मुहुः
sthānān niragamat tasmāt kārtavīryo nṛpādhamaḥ / kaśādibhis tāḍitā tu homadhenur muhurmuhuḥ
Kārtavīrya, basest of kings, departed from that place; but the sacrificial cow, beaten again and again with whips and the like,
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SkP-RK 15.36
शापं दत्त्वा ततस् तस्य पुनर् धेनुर् दिवङ्गता । करिष्यते कुलान्तं च रैणुकेयो नृपाधम
śāpaṃ dattvā tatas tasya punar dhenur divaṅgatā / kariṣyate kulāntaṃ ca raiṇukeyo nṛpādhama
then, having laid a curse upon him, the cow went again to heaven: "Reṇukā's son will make an end of your family, O basest of kings!"
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SkP-RK 15.37
हाहाकारो महानासीलोकानां च युधिष्ठिर । दुराचारस् ततः को ऽयं ब्राह्मणानां च कोपकृत्
hāhākāro mahānāsīlokānāṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira / durācāras tataḥ ko 'yaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca kopakṛt
There arose a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" among the people, Yudhiṣṭhira: "Who then is this evil-doer, who provokes the wrath of the brahmins?"
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SkP-RK 15.38
अथ श्रुत्वा महादेवो भार्गवः पितृसूतकम् । सहसैवागतः कोपात् समिधो ऽग्निरिव ज्वलन्
atha śrutvā mahādevo bhārgavaḥ pitṛsūtakam / sahasaivāgataḥ kopāt samidho 'gniriva jvalan
Then the great god Bhārgava, hearing of his father's murder, came at once out of anger, blazing like fire (fed with) kindling.
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SkP-RK 15.39
निहतं पितरं दृष्ट्वा कोपाद् द्विगुणविक्रमः । जगाम सहसोत्थाय पुरीं माहिष्मतीं प्रति
nihataṃ pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā kopād dviguṇavikramaḥ / jagāma sahasotthāya purīṃ māhiṣmatīṃ prati
Seeing his father slain, his valour doubled by anger, he rose up at once and went toward the city Māhiṣmatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 15.40
कार्तवीर्यार्जुनं दृष्ट्वा क्रुद्धः प्रोवाच भार्गवः । तिष्ठ तिष्ठ क्व गन्तासि निहत्य पितरं मम
kārtavīryārjunaṃ dṛṣṭvā kruddhaḥ provāca bhārgavaḥ / tiṣṭha tiṣṭha kva gantāsi nihatya pitaraṃ mama
Seeing Kārtavīrya Arjuna, Bhārgava spoke in wrath: "Stand, stand! Where will you go, having slain my father?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 15.41
इत्युक्त्वा ऽदाय परशुं चिच्छेद च भुजावनम् । शिरसैव समं कोपात् क्षत्रियान्तकरो मुनिः
ityuktvā 'dāya paraśuṃ ciccheda ca bhujāvanam / śirasaiva samaṃ kopāt kṣatriyāntakaro muniḥ
Having said this, taking up his axe, the sage who made an end of the kṣatriyas cut down, in anger, the forest of his arms together with his head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 15.42
हते तस्मिन् महावीर्ये कार्तवीर्ये दुरात्मनि । देवदुन्दुभयोनेदुः पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात च
hate tasmin mahāvīrye kārtavīrye durātmani / devadundubhayoneduḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ca
When that evil-souled Kārtavīrya of great might was slain, the drums of the gods sounded and a rain of flowers fell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 15.43
तत् कोपाद् अकरोत् सर्वां निःक्षत्रां पृथिवीं तदा । प्रतिज्ञां सफलीकृत्य स जगाम तम् आश्रमम्
tat kopād akarot sarvāṃ niḥkṣatrāṃ pṛthivīṃ tadā / pratijñāṃ saphalīkṛtya sa jagāma tam āśramam
Out of that anger he then made the whole earth free of kṣatriyas; and having made his vow bear fruit, he went to that hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 15.44
मातरं च नमस्कृत्य ततश् चान्यान् मुनीश्वरान् । देवं परशुरामेशं संस्थाप्य विधिपूर्वकम्
mātaraṃ ca namaskṛtya tataś cānyān munīśvarān / devaṃ paraśurāmeśaṃ saṃsthāpya vidhipūrvakam
And having bowed to his mother and then to the other lords among sages, and having installed, according to the rites, the god Paraśurāmeśa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 15.45
विशोकैरण्डिका चैव तृतीया पावनी तथा । पितुश्चकार तत्रैव सहसैवोत्तरां क्रियाम्
viśokairaṇḍikā caiva tṛtīyā pāvanī tathā / pituścakāra tatraiva sahasaivottarāṃ kriyām
(there are) Viśokā and Airaṇḍikā and the third, Pāvanī; right there he at once performed the after-rites for his father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 15.46
देवद्रोणीति विख्याता तत्रास्ते कपिला शिला । तत्र पिण्डप्रदानेन दिवं गच्छन्ति पूर्वजाः
devadroṇīti vikhyātā tatrāste kapilā śilā / tatra piṇḍapradānena divaṃ gacchanti pūrvajāḥ
There, renowned as Devadroṇī, stands a tawny rock; by the offering of rice-balls there the ancestors go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 15.47
एतत् ते कथितं राजन् नर्मदापुरम् उत्तमम् । श्रवणात् कीर्तनात् तस्य दिवि देवत्वम् आप्यते
etat te kathitaṃ rājan narmadāpuram uttamam / śravaṇāt kīrtanāt tasya divi devatvam āpyate
This excellent Narmadāpura has been told to you, O king; by hearing of it and by proclaiming it one attains godhood in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition