Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 18
SkP-RK 18.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अथान्यत् कथयिष्यामि तीर्थं च जनकोत्तमम् । रेवाया उत्तरे कूले सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: athānyat kathayiṣyāmi tīrthaṃ ca janakottamam / revāyā uttare kūle sarvasiddhipradāyakam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Now I shall tell of another sacred place, and of Janaka, best (of men) — (a place) on the northern bank of the Revā that bestows every accomplishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 18.2
अश्वमेधं तु तत्रैव शतमेधं तथापरम् । सहस्रमेधं विज्ञेयं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
aśvamedhaṃ tu tatraiva śatamedhaṃ tathāparam / sahasramedhaṃ vijñeyaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam
There indeed (are) the Aśvamedha, and likewise another, the Śatamedha; and the Sahasramedha is to be known (there), honoured by gods and demons.
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SkP-RK 18.3
लक्षमेधं तथा चान्यं शिवेन परिकीर्तितम् । जनको नाम राजर्षिर् यत्रेष्ट्वा त्रिदिवं ययौ
lakṣamedhaṃ tathā cānyaṃ śivena parikīrtitam / janako nāma rājarṣir yatreṣṭvā tridivaṃ yayau
And likewise another, the Lakṣamedha, proclaimed by Śiva, where the royal sage named Janaka, having sacrificed, went to the third heaven.
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SkP-RK 18.4
स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते त्रेतायां च नराधिप । पुरोधसं याज्ञवल्क्यं ब्रह्मर्षिं ब्रह्मवित्तमम्
svārociṣe 'ntare prāpte tretāyāṃ ca narādhipa / purodhasaṃ yājñavalkyaṃ brahmarṣiṃ brahmavittamam
When the Svārociṣa interval (of Manu) had come, and in the Tretā age, O ruler of men, (he took as) his chaplain Yājñavalkya, the brahmin-sage, best of the knowers of Brahman.
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SkP-RK 18.5
कश्यपस्याश्रमं पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् । सिद्धगन्धर्वगीताढ्यं वेदध्वनिनिनादितम्
kaśyapasyāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmarṣigaṇasevitam / siddhagandharvagītāḍhyaṃ vedadhvaninināditam
(He came to) the holy hermitage of Kaśyapa, frequented by the throngs of brahmin sages, filled with the songs of Siddhas and Gandharvas, resounding with the sound of the Vedas,
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SkP-RK 18.6
युक्तं कामफलैर् वृक्षैः पुष्पितैः फलितैः शुभम् । धनदस्य पुरी यद्वद् अलका देवनिर्मिता
yuktaṃ kāmaphalair vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpitaiḥ phalitaiḥ śubham / dhanadasya purī yadvad alakā devanirmitā
auspicious, furnished with trees whose fruits (grant) what one desires, blossoming and bearing fruit — just as Alakā, the city of the giver of wealth, fashioned by the gods,
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SkP-RK 18.7
तद्वच् च शोभितं नानामुनि वृन्द निषेवितम् । कामधेनूस् तथा दिव्याः शतसंख्याः पयस्विनीः
tadvac ca śobhitaṃ nānāmuni vṛnda niṣevitam / kāmadhenūs tathā divyāḥ śatasaṃkhyāḥ payasvinīḥ
so was it made beautiful, frequented by many hosts of sages; and (there were) divine wish-granting cows, a hundred in number, rich in milk.
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SkP-RK 18.8
याज्ञिकानृत्विजश् चैव क्रतुं कर्तुं यथाविधि । यज्ञोपस्करसंभारं सर्वमादाय गच्छति
yājñikānṛtvijaś caiva kratuṃ kartuṃ yathāvidhi / yajñopaskarasaṃbhāraṃ sarvamādāya gacchati
And the sacrificers and the officiating priests, to perform the rite according to the prescription, go taking with them the whole gathering of sacrificial implements.
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SkP-RK 18.9
आदिदेश ततो मर्त्यान् भृत्यांश् चैव सहस्रशः । भक्षभोज्यादि संभारसंख्यां कर्तुं न शक्यते
ādideśa tato martyān bhṛtyāṃś caiva sahasraśaḥ / bhakṣabhojyādi saṃbhārasaṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śakyate
Then he gave orders to men and to servants by the thousands; the number of the stores of food and viands and the rest cannot be reckoned.
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SkP-RK 18.10
एवं प्रवर्तितस् तत्र लक्षमेधः क्रतूत्तमः । जगृहुर् यज्ञभागं च शक्राद्याः सुरसत्तमाः
evaṃ pravartitas tatra lakṣamedhaḥ kratūttamaḥ / jagṛhur yajñabhāgaṃ ca śakrādyāḥ surasattamāḥ
Thus the Lakṣamedha, the best of rites, was set going there; and Śakra and the other most excellent gods received their share of the sacrifice.
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SkP-RK 18.11
निवर्तितस् ततो यज्ञो हरिर् ब्रह्मा शतक्रतुः । नानविधैस् तथा रत्नैर् वासोयुग्मैश् च तार्पिताः
nivartitas tato yajño harir brahmā śatakratuḥ / nānavidhais tathā ratnair vāsoyugmaiś ca tārpitāḥ
Then the sacrifice was brought to its conclusion; Hari, Brahmā and Śatakratu were gratified with jewels of many kinds and with pairs of garments.
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SkP-RK 18.12
स्वं स्वं यानं समारूढा जग्मुर्देवास्त्रिविष्टपम् । नर्मदावभृथं स्नात्वा पुत्रदारोपशोभितः
svaṃ svaṃ yānaṃ samārūḍhā jagmurdevāstriviṣṭapam / narmadāvabhṛthaṃ snātvā putradāropaśobhitaḥ
Each having mounted his own vehicle, the gods went to heaven. Having bathed the concluding (avabhṛtha) bath in the Narmadā, adorned by his sons and wife,
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SkP-RK 18.13
हरं हरिं चाऽर्चयित्वा वरदानप्रभावतः । दिव्यं यानं समारूढो यथा शक्रो ऽमरैः सह
haraṃ hariṃ cā'rcayitvā varadānaprabhāvataḥ / divyaṃ yānaṃ samārūḍho yathā śakro 'maraiḥ saha
and having worshipped Hara and Hari, by the power of the boon granted (to him) he mounted a divine vehicle, like Śakra together with the immortals,
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SkP-RK 18.14
धृतस्वर्णातपत्रस् तु बीज्यमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः । गीयमानो ऽप्सरोभिश् च नानालङ्कारभूषितः
dhṛtasvarṇātapatras tu bījyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ / gīyamāno 'psarobhiś ca nānālaṅkārabhūṣitaḥ
with a golden parasol held (over him), fanned by hosts of apsarases, sung to by apsarases, adorned with various ornaments.
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SkP-RK 18.15
दृष्टो जनकराजा ऽतः धर्मराजः समुत्थितः । यानस्या ऽग्रे पादचारी अर्घपाद्यादिसंयुतः
dṛṣṭo janakarājā 'taḥ dharmarājaḥ samutthitaḥ / yānasyā 'gre pādacārī arghapādyādisaṃyutaḥ
Then king Janaka was seen, and Dharmarāja rose up; going on foot before the vehicle, provided with the water for welcome, the water for the feet, and the rest.
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SkP-RK 18.16
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् । तपसा ध्यानयोगेन दानदेवार्चनैर् अपि
kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt / tapasā dhyānayogena dānadevārcanair api
Becoming one with hollowed palms joined, he spoke these words: "By austerity, by the yoga of meditation, and also by gifts and by worship of the gods,
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SkP-RK 18.17
शिवरेवाप्रसादेन जिता लोकास्त्वयाखिलाः । उवाच जनको राजा धर्मराजं यशस्विनम्
śivarevāprasādena jitā lokāstvayākhilāḥ / uvāca janako rājā dharmarājaṃ yaśasvinam
by the favour of Śiva and of Revā, all the worlds have been won by you." King Janaka said to the glorious Dharmarāja:
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SkP-RK 18.18
तथैव तव मूर्तिश् च यथा भानुः प्रभाकरः । ब्रह्माविष्णुस् तथा शम्भुः साक्षी सकलकर्मणाम्
tathaiva tava mūrtiś ca yathā bhānuḥ prabhākaraḥ / brahmāviṣṇus tathā śambhuḥ sākṣī sakalakarmaṇām
"And your form too is just like the sun, the maker of light; Brahmā, Viṣṇu and likewise Śambhu — (you are) the witness of all deeds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 18.19
एवं जनकसंवादे धर्माधर्मविचारणात् । एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे प्राप्तः किङ्किणीजालमण्डितम्
evaṃ janakasaṃvāde dharmādharmavicāraṇāt / etasminn antare prāptaḥ kiṅkiṇījālamaṇḍitam
Thus, in the conversation with Janaka, through the examination of dharma and adharma — and in this interval there arrived (a celestial car) adorned with a network of little bells,
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SkP-RK 18.20
वेणुवीणानिनादाढ्यम् अप्सरोगणसेवितम् । विमानं दिव्यम् आरूढो देवराजः शतक्रतुः
veṇuvīṇāninādāḍhyam apsarogaṇasevitam / vimānaṃ divyam ārūḍho devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ
rich with the sound of flutes and lutes, attended by hosts of apsarases: mounted on the divine celestial car (came) the king of the gods, Śatakratu.
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SkP-RK 18.21
नारदः पर्वतश् चैव तथान्ये मुनिसत्तमाः । धर्मराजपुरं प्राप्ताः श्रुत्वा जनकमागतम्
nāradaḥ parvataś caiva tathānye munisattamāḥ / dharmarājapuraṃ prāptāḥ śrutvā janakamāgatam
Nārada and Parvata, and likewise the other most excellent sages, having heard that the people had come, arrived at the city of the King of Dharma.
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SkP-RK 18.22
अध्यासुस् तम् अक्रुध्यन्तम् आसनानि महान्ति च । प्रसमीक्ष्य यथार्हन्तु पूजिताश् च पृथक् पृथक्
adhyāsus tam akrudhyantam āsanāni mahānti ca / prasamīkṣya yathārhantu pūjitāś ca pṛthak pṛthak
They sat down upon the great seats before him, who was without anger, having looked them over as was fitting, and they were honoured each one separately.
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SkP-RK 18.23
तेषां मध्ये महाराज नारदो धर्मम् अब्रवीत् । के देशाः पर्वताः पुण्याः का नद्यश् चाश्रमाश् च के
teṣāṃ madhye mahārāja nārado dharmam abravīt / ke deśāḥ parvatāḥ puṇyāḥ kā nadyaś cāśramāś ca ke
In their midst, great king, Nārada spoke of dharma: "Which are the holy regions and mountains, which the rivers, and which the hermitages?
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SkP-RK 18.24
कानि तीर्थानि लोके ऽस्मिन् यत्र दत्तं हुतं तपः । न क्षीयते मनुष्याणां तन्मे कथय तत्त्वतः
kāni tīrthāni loke 'smin yatra dattaṃ hutaṃ tapaḥ / na kṣīyate manuṣyāṇāṃ tanme kathaya tattvataḥ
Which are the sacred fords in this world where a gift given, an oblation offered, or austerity performed does not perish for men? Tell me that as it truly is.
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SkP-RK 18.25
जानामि त्वां महाराज सूर्यपुत्रो ब्रवीहि मे । स्वरूपमद्य सर्वेषां यथा वदनुपूर्वशः
jānāmi tvāṃ mahārāja sūryaputro bravīhi me / svarūpamadya sarveṣāṃ yathā vadanupūrvaśaḥ
I know you, great king — you are the son of the Sun; tell me now the true nature of them all, as you should, in due order."
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SkP-RK 18.26
धर्म उवाच: श्रूयतां मुनिशार्दूलशिवलोके यथा श्रुतम् । कल्माषपादो विख्यातो मथुरायां नराधिपः
dharma uvāca: śrūyatāṃ muniśārdūlaśivaloke yathā śrutam / kalmāṣapādo vikhyāto mathurāyāṃ narādhipaḥ
Dharma said: Let it be heard, tiger among sages, as it was heard in Śiva's world. There was in Mathurā a famed king named Kalmāṣapāda,
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SkP-RK 18.27
नाभागो नाम राजर्षिर् अयोध्याधिपतिस् तथा । यानं चोपरि राजर्षेर् नाभागस्य महात्मनः
nābhāgo nāma rājarṣir ayodhyādhipatis tathā / yānaṃ copari rājarṣer nābhāgasya mahātmanaḥ
and likewise a royal seer named Nābhāga, lord of Ayodhyā. And the chariot of the royal seer, the great-souled Nābhāga, (was) above,
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SkP-RK 18.28
अधः कल्माषपादस्य दृश्यते सर्वदैवतैः । शिवलोके विवादो ऽभूत् तयोस् तत्र महात्मनोः
adhaḥ kalmāṣapādasya dṛśyate sarvadaivataiḥ / śivaloke vivādo 'bhūt tayos tatra mahātmanoḥ
while Kalmāṣapāda's was seen by all the gods to be below. In Śiva's world there arose a dispute there between those two great-souled ones.
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SkP-RK 18.29
कल्माषपाद उवाच: पुष्करे दशयज्ञाश् च मया चेष्टा विधानतः । गङ्गायां नैमिषारण्ये प्रभासे शशिभूषणे
kalmāṣapāda uvāca: puṣkare daśayajñāś ca mayā ceṣṭā vidhānataḥ / gaṅgāyāṃ naimiṣāraṇye prabhāse śaśibhūṣaṇe
Kalmāṣapāda said: Ten sacrifices were performed by me according to rule at Puṣkara, and on the Gaṅgā, in the Naimiṣa forest, at Prabhāsa, at Śaśibhūṣaṇa,
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SkP-RK 18.30
गङ्गायमुनयोर् योगे वाराणस्यां तथैव च । इष्टं यज्ञशतं साग्रं मया तत्र महेश्वर
gaṅgāyamunayor yoge vārāṇasyāṃ tathaiva ca / iṣṭaṃ yajñaśataṃ sāgraṃ mayā tatra maheśvara
at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, and likewise at Vārāṇasī: a full hundred sacrifices and more were offered by me there, O Maheśvara.
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SkP-RK 18.31
अधोभागे विमानो मे नाभागस्य ममोपरि । कल्पगां वर्जयित्वा तु तीर्थे तीर्थे मखोत्तमाः
adhobhāge vimāno me nābhāgasya mamopari / kalpagāṃ varjayitvā tu tīrthe tīrthe makhottamāḥ
(Yet) my chariot is in the lower position and Nābhāga's above mine — excepting the Kalpagā, the best of sacrifices (were performed by me) at every sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 18.32
ईश्वर उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाभाग कथ्यमानं निबोध मे
īśvara uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga kathyamānaṃ nibodha me
Īśvara said: Listen, O king of great fortune; attend to what is being told by me.
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SkP-RK 18.33
लक्षमेधं नाम तीर्थं रेवाया उत्तरे तटे । लक्षमेधेश्वरं नाम्ना लिङ्गं तत्र परं स्मृतम्
lakṣamedhaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ revāyā uttare taṭe / lakṣamedheśvaraṃ nāmnā liṅgaṃ tatra paraṃ smṛtam
There is a sacred ford named Lakṣamedha on the northern bank of the Revā; there a liṅga named Lakṣamedheśvara is held to be supreme.
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SkP-RK 18.34
चकार तत्र नाभागो यज्ञमेकं यथोदितम् । तत्तीर्थयज्ञमाहात्म्याद् यानमस्योपरि स्थितम्
cakāra tatra nābhāgo yajñamekaṃ yathoditam / tattīrthayajñamāhātmyād yānamasyopari sthitam
There Nābhāga performed a single sacrifice as prescribed; by the greatness of that ford and that sacrifice his chariot stands above.
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SkP-RK 18.35
असंख्येष्व् अपि तीर्थेषु त्वयेष्टं राजसत्तम । विहाय कल्पगां तेन तव यानमधः स्थितम्
asaṃkhyeṣv api tīrtheṣu tvayeṣṭaṃ rājasattama / vihāya kalpagāṃ tena tava yānamadhaḥ sthitam
Although you sacrificed at countless fords, best of kings, you left out the Kalpagā, and therefore your chariot stands below.
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SkP-RK 18.36
धर्म उवाच: न शङ्करात् परो देवो न रेवायाः परा नदी । न सत्यात् परो धर्मो कारुण्यं सर्वजन्तुषु
dharma uvāca: na śaṅkarāt paro devo na revāyāḥ parā nadī / na satyāt paro dharmo kāruṇyaṃ sarvajantuṣu
Dharma said: There is no god higher than Śaṅkara, no river higher than the Revā, no dharma higher than truth (and than) compassion toward all creatures.
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SkP-RK 18.37
मया श्रुतं सूर्येलोके सूर्येणापि महेश्वरात् । एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथादृष्टं पुरातनम्
mayā śrutaṃ sūryeloke sūryeṇāpi maheśvarāt / etat te sarvamākhyātaṃ yathādṛṣṭaṃ purātanam
This was heard by me in the world of the Sun, and by the Sun too from Maheśvara. All this ancient (account) has been told to you as it was seen.
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SkP-RK 18.38
वासीयो नर्मदातीरे शिवध्यानपरायणः । न तस्य वै यमः शास्ता यमलोकं न पश्यति
vāsīyo narmadātīre śivadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ / na tasya vai yamaḥ śāstā yamalokaṃ na paśyati
One should dwell on the bank of the Narmadā, devoted to meditation on Śiva; for such a one Yama is no chastiser, and he does not see Yama's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 18.39
ब्रह्मा विष्णुः शिवः शास्ता सत्यमेव यथोदितम् । धर्मराज्ञा समग्रं तु नारदाद्यामहर्षयः
brahmā viṣṇuḥ śivaḥ śāstā satyameva yathoditam / dharmarājñā samagraṃ tu nāradādyāmaharṣayaḥ
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva is the ruler — this is the very truth as declared. (Thus it was told) in full by the King of Dharma, and the great seers headed by Nārada...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 18.40
धर्माख्यानम् इदं श्रुत्वा मुदापरमयायुताः । स्वं स्वं यानं समारुह्य शक्राद्यास् त्रिदिवं ययुः
dharmākhyānam idaṃ śrutvā mudāparamayāyutāḥ / svaṃ svaṃ yānaṃ samāruhya śakrādyās tridivaṃ yayuḥ
Having heard this discourse on dharma, filled with the highest joy, Śakra and the others each mounted his own chariot and went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition