Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 20
SkP-RK 20.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शाण्डिल्याकल्पगायोगः सर्वपापहरः परः । शाण्डिल्येश्वरलिङ्गं च सर्वपापहरं परम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śāṇḍilyākalpagāyogaḥ sarvapāpaharaḥ paraḥ / śāṇḍilyeśvaraliṅgaṃ ca sarvapāpaharaṃ param
Mārkaṇḍeya said: The confluence of the Śāṇḍilyā and the Kalpagā is supreme, remover of all sins; and the liṅga of Śāṇḍilyeśvara too is supreme, remover of all sins.
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SkP-RK 20.2
स्नातमात्रो नरस् तस्मिन्न् अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम् । कर्मभूमिं न लभते हरस्य वचनं यथा
snātamātro naras tasminn arcayitvā maheśvaram / karmabhūmiṃ na labhate harasya vacanaṃ yathā
A man who has merely bathed there and worshipped Maheśvara does not obtain (again) the earth of works—so runs the word of Hara.
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SkP-RK 20.3
तिलोदकप्रदानेन हविषा पिण्डपातनात् । तृप्यन्ति पितरस् तस्य यावद् इन्द्राश् चतुर्दश
tilodakapradānena haviṣā piṇḍapātanāt / tṛpyanti pitaras tasya yāvad indrāś caturdaśa
By the offering of sesame and water, by oblation, by the setting down of rice-balls, his ancestors are satisfied for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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SkP-RK 20.4
राहुसोमसमायोगे कुरुक्षेत्रे महाफलम् । तत्रैव जन्म राजर्षेः कार्तवीर्यनृपस्य च
rāhusomasamāyoge kurukṣetre mahāphalam / tatraiva janma rājarṣeḥ kārtavīryanṛpasya ca
At the conjunction of Rāhu and the moon (i.e. a lunar eclipse) (the fruit) at Kurukṣetra is great; there too was the birth of the royal sage, king Kārtavīrya.
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SkP-RK 20.5
स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य महादेवं गन्धपुष्पाद्युपस्करैः । सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ यावदुमामाहेश्वरे पुरे
snātvābhyarcya mahādevaṃ gandhapuṣpādyupaskaraiḥ / sūryācandramasau yāvadumāmāheśvare pure
Having bathed and worshipped Mahādeva with perfumes, flowers and the other requisites, for as long as the sun and moon (endure), in the city of Umā and Maheśvara
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SkP-RK 20.6
भुङ्क्ते स विविधान् भोगांस् तावद् वै शिवसन्निधौ । तत्र शाण्डिल्यकौण्डिन्यौ माण्डव्यो मुनिमत्तमः
bhuṅkte sa vividhān bhogāṃs tāvad vai śivasannidhau / tatra śāṇḍilyakauṇḍinyau māṇḍavyo munimattamaḥ
he enjoys manifold pleasures, that long indeed, in the presence of Śiva. There (dwell) Śāṇḍilya and Kauṇḍinya, and Māṇḍavya, most excellent of sages,
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SkP-RK 20.7
कौशिकश् च महातेजाः कश्यपो भृगुर् एव च । एते चान्ये ऽपि बहवो जपध्यानपरायणाः
kauśikaś ca mahātejāḥ kaśyapo bhṛgur eva ca / ete cānye 'pi bahavo japadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ
and Kauśika of great splendour, and Kaśyapa and Bhṛgu; these and many others too, intent on muttered prayer and meditation.
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SkP-RK 20.8
मुनीनां षष्टिसाहस्रं तपस्युग्रे व्यवस्थितम् । तस्याश्रमपदं रम्यं शाण्डिल्याकल्पगायुजि
munīnāṃ ṣaṣṭisāhasraṃ tapasyugre vyavasthitam / tasyāśramapadaṃ ramyaṃ śāṇḍilyākalpagāyuji
Sixty thousand sages are established there in fierce austerity. His delightful hermitage-site (is) at the junction of the Śāṇḍilyā and the Kalpagā,
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SkP-RK 20.9
शाण्डिल्यपुरम् इत्येव ब्रह्मर्षि विनिषेवितम् । द्वादशादित्यतीर्थं च नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे
śāṇḍilyapuram ityeva brahmarṣi viniṣevitam / dvādaśādityatīrthaṃ ca narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe
called simply Śāṇḍilyapura, frequented by brahmin sages; and the Dvādaśāditya tīrtha on the southern bank of the Narmadā;
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SkP-RK 20.10
देवदारु तथा तीर्थम् अन्यद् देववनं तथा । दशलक्षाणि तीर्थानि तत्र तिष्ठन्ति संगमे
devadāru tathā tīrtham anyad devavanaṃ tathā / daśalakṣāṇi tīrthāni tatra tiṣṭhanti saṃgame
likewise the Devadāru tīrtha, and another, the Devavana; ten hundred thousand tīrthas abide there at the confluence.
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SkP-RK 20.11
द्वादशार्कम् इदं नाम तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । अन्यानि यानि लिङ्गानि कथितानि तवा ऽनघ
dvādaśārkam idaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / anyāni yāni liṅgāni kathitāni tavā 'nagha
This tīrtha, named Dvādaśārka, destroys sin; and (I have told) the other liṅgas which have been recounted to you, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.12
मूषकश्च तथा तीर्थे मार्जारेणैव भक्षितः । निशायां मूषकः कश्चिदटमान इतस् ततः
mūṣakaśca tathā tīrthe mārjāreṇaiva bhakṣitaḥ / niśāyāṃ mūṣakaḥ kaścidaṭamāna itas tataḥ
And in that tīrtha a mouse was eaten by a cat: at night a certain mouse was roaming here and there.
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SkP-RK 20.13
मार्जरेण ततः सो ऽपि भक्षितश् च धृतः पुरा । ततो मेघागमे काले प्रवाहस् तत्र निर्गतः
mārjareṇa tataḥ so 'pi bhakṣitaś ca dhṛtaḥ purā / tato meghāgame kāle pravāhas tatra nirgataḥ
Then it too was seized and eaten by a cat, long ago; then, at the time when the clouds came, a flood went forth there.
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SkP-RK 20.14
अस्थिप्रवहणं तस्य निमग्नं तत्र सङ्गमे । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावेण यक्षराजो ऽभवत् नृप
asthipravahaṇaṃ tasya nimagnaṃ tatra saṅgame / tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa yakṣarājo 'bhavat nṛpa
The washing away of its bones was submerged there at the confluence; by the power of this tīrtha it became a king of the yakṣas, O king.
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SkP-RK 20.15
बृहद्वृन्दः समाख्यातो यक्षायुतसमावृतः । हंसयुक्तविमानेन यक्षलोके महीयते
bṛhadvṛndaḥ samākhyāto yakṣāyutasamāvṛtaḥ / haṃsayuktavimānena yakṣaloke mahīyate
He is known as Bṛhadvṛnda, surrounded by ten thousand yakṣas; in a chariot yoked with geese he is honoured in the world of the yakṣas.
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SkP-RK 20.16
अथान्यत् कथयिष्यामि शाण्डिल्यानर्मदाश्रितम् । नाम्ना चाप्सरसं लिङ्गं मुक्ताश्चाप्सरसो यतः
athānyat kathayiṣyāmi śāṇḍilyānarmadāśritam / nāmnā cāpsarasaṃ liṅgaṃ muktāścāpsaraso yataḥ
Now I shall tell of another, the Śāṇḍilya (liṅga) situated on the Narmadā, the liṅga called Apsarasa, since the apsarases were released there.
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SkP-RK 20.17
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: कस्मादप्सरसः शप्ताः कथं याताश् च सङ्गमम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: kasmādapsarasaḥ śaptāḥ kathaṃ yātāś ca saṅgamam
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Why were the apsarases cursed, and how did they go to the confluence?
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SkP-RK 20.18
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् यथा न्यायं कथयामि तवा ऽनघ
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan yathā nyāyaṃ kathayāmi tavā 'nagha
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Listen, O king; I shall tell you as it properly happened, O sinless one.
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SkP-RK 20.19
मधूत्सवं शिवस्याग्रे विहायेन्द्रोत्सवं गताः । उर्वशी च तथा रम्भा अहल्या च तिलोत्तमा
madhūtsavaṃ śivasyāgre vihāyendrotsavaṃ gatāḥ / urvaśī ca tathā rambhā ahalyā ca tilottamā
Abandoning the spring festival in Śiva's presence, they went to Indra's festival: Urvaśī, and Rambhā, and Ahalyā, and Tilottamā,
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SkP-RK 20.20
घृताची मेनका चैव चित्ररेखा च शालिनी । एताश् चाप्सरसो बह्व्यः सर्वा वै देव निर्मिताः
ghṛtācī menakā caiva citrarekhā ca śālinī / etāś cāpsaraso bahvyaḥ sarvā vai deva nirmitāḥ
Ghṛtācī, and Menakā, and Citrarekhā, and Śālinī — these apsarases were many, and all indeed were fashioned by the god.
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SkP-RK 20.21
वसन्ते ता विशन्ति स्म शक्रलोकं सुरैः सह । मदिरानन्दपानेन मोहिताः कामपीडिताः
vasante tā viśanti sma śakralokaṃ suraiḥ saha / madirānandapānena mohitāḥ kāmapīḍitāḥ
In spring they used to enter Śakra's world together with the gods, bewildered by drinking the joy of liquor and afflicted by desire.
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SkP-RK 20.22
समतीते वसन्ते तु उमामाहेश्वरं पुरम् । कैलासनिलयं देवं समाराधयितुं गताः
samatīte vasante tu umāmāheśvaraṃ puram / kailāsanilayaṃ devaṃ samārādhayituṃ gatāḥ
But when the spring had passed, they went to the city of Umā and Maheśvara to propitiate the god whose abode is Kailāsa.
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SkP-RK 20.23
शापस्य भयभीतास् ता देवेदेवस्य सुव्रताः । साष्टाङ्गं प्रणिपत्याथ मन्त्रगीतेन तुष्टुवुः
śāpasya bhayabhītās tā devedevasya suvratāḥ / sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇipatyātha mantragītena tuṣṭuvuḥ
Frightened with fear of a curse, those women of good vows prostrated themselves before the god of gods with all eight limbs and praised him with the singing of mantras.
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SkP-RK 20.24
ताश् चैवाप्सरसो गौरी ज्ञात्वा तत्र पराङ्मुखी । गौर्याः परमचित्तज्ञाः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः
tāś caivāpsaraso gaurī jñātvā tatra parāṅmukhī / gauryāḥ paramacittajñāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
And Gaurī, having come to know of those apsarases there, turned her face away; (her attendants,) who knew Gaurī's innermost mind, adorned with every ornament —
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SkP-RK 20.25
अनङ्गकुसुमा चान्या रूपयौवनशालिनी । धनपाली तथा चान्या व्योमरेखा तथापरा
anaṅgakusumā cānyā rūpayauvanaśālinī / dhanapālī tathā cānyā vyomarekhā tathāparā
another, Anaṅgakusumā, endowed with beauty and youth; and another, Dhanapālī; and yet another, Vyomarekhā;
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SkP-RK 20.26
चामरग्राहिणी चान्या गान्धर्वी च तथा ऽपरा । हेमदण्डा प्रतीहारा ऊचुरप्सरसः प्रति
cāmaragrāhiṇī cānyā gāndharvī ca tathā 'parā / hemadaṇḍā pratīhārā ūcurapsarasaḥ prati
and another, Cāmaragrāhiṇī; and likewise another, Gāndharvī; and Hemadaṇḍā, the doorkeeper — (these) spoke to the apsarases:
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SkP-RK 20.27
उमामाहेश्वरं नाम भवत्यो न समागताः । अपराधो ऽयम् एवाद्य भवतीनां सुदुःसहः
umāmāheśvaraṃ nāma bhavatyo na samāgatāḥ / aparādho 'yam evādya bhavatīnāṃ suduḥsahaḥ
"You did not come to (the festival) named Umā-Māheśvara; this very offence of yours is today most hard to bear.
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SkP-RK 20.28
अनेनैवापराधेन अजा मर्त्ये भविष्यथ । दिव्यं वर्षशतं साग्रम् एवं भवत दुःखिताः
anenaivāparādhena ajā martye bhaviṣyatha / divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ sāgram evaṃ bhavata duḥkhitāḥ
By this very offence you shall become she-goats in the mortal world; for a full hundred divine years be thus afflicted."
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SkP-RK 20.29
अप्सरस ऊचुः: शापान्तं नो वरारोहे दातुमर्हसि पार्वति । इति तासां वचः श्रुत्वा देवी वचनम् अब्रवीत्
apsarasa ūcuḥ: śāpāntaṃ no varārohe dātumarhasi pārvati / iti tāsāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā devī vacanam abravīt
The apsarases said: "O Pārvatī of fair form, you ought to grant us an end to the curse." Hearing their words, the goddess spoke these words:
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SkP-RK 20.30
शाण्डिल्याकल्पगायोगे नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे । तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति शाण्डिल्येश्वरपूजनात्
śāṇḍilyākalpagāyoge narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe / tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti śāṇḍilyeśvarapūjanāt
"At Śāṇḍilya, at the junction with the Kalpagā, on the southern bank of the Narmadā — bathing there they go to heaven through the worship of Śāṇḍilyeśvara."
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SkP-RK 20.31
गौरीतीर्थं तु तत्रैव ज्ञातुं योग्यं हि कल्पगाम् । उत्तीर्णा तेन मार्गेण लग्ना स्कन्दस्य पृष्ठतः
gaurītīrthaṃ tu tatraiva jñātuṃ yogyaṃ hi kalpagām / uttīrṇā tena mārgeṇa lagnā skandasya pṛṣṭhataḥ
There too is the Gaurī ford, worth knowing indeed, (on) the Kalpagā; they crossed by that road and clung to Skanda's back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.32
तत्र स्नात्वा शिवं नत्वा कैलासं चा गमिष्यथ । शापभ्रष्टास् तु तास् सर्वाः क्ष्मां गत्वा अतिदुःखिताः
tatra snātvā śivaṃ natvā kailāsaṃ cā gamiṣyatha / śāpabhraṣṭās tu tās sarvāḥ kṣmāṃ gatvā atiduḥkhitāḥ
Having bathed there and bowed to Śiva, you shall go to Kailāsa. But all those (women), fallen through a curse, went to the earth greatly grieved.
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SkP-RK 20.33
शापावसाने सम्प्राप्ते कल्पगातीरमाश्रिताः । तत्र स्नात्वा तु शाण्डिल्यं पूजयित्वा विधानत
śāpāvasāne samprāpte kalpagātīramāśritāḥ / tatra snātvā tu śāṇḍilyaṃ pūjayitvā vidhānata
When the end of the curse arrived, they resorted to the bank of the Kalpagā; and having bathed there and worshipped Śāṇḍilya according to rule,
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SkP-RK 20.34
अजारूपधरास् सर्वास् तस्मिन्नप्सरसः क्षणात् । दिव्ययानसमारूढास् सर्वालंकारभूषिताः
ajārūpadharās sarvās tasminnapsarasaḥ kṣaṇāt / divyayānasamārūḍhās sarvālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ
all those apsarases, who had borne the form of she-goats, in an instant there (became) mounted on divine vehicles, adorned with every ornament.
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SkP-RK 20.35
गौरीतीर्थं तथैवापुर् यथापूर्वं तथैव तु । अजातीर्थम् इति ख्यातं देवश्चाजेश्वरस् तथा
gaurītīrthaṃ tathaivāpur yathāpūrvaṃ tathaiva tu / ajātīrtham iti khyātaṃ devaścājeśvaras tathā
They reached the Gaurī ford again just as before; (hence) it is known as Ajā-tīrtha, and the god likewise as Ajeśvara.
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SkP-RK 20.36
सर्वपापहरं चैव लिङ्गमाप्सरसं तथा । तत्र स्नात्वा व्यतीपाते नारी वा यदि वा नरः
sarvapāpaharaṃ caiva liṅgamāpsarasaṃ tathā / tatra snātvā vyatīpāte nārī vā yadi vā naraḥ
And (there is) the remover of all sins, the Āpsarasa liṅga as well. Having bathed there at the vyatīpāta (conjunction), whether woman or man—
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SkP-RK 20.37
अवशः स्ववशो वा ऽपि प्राणत्यागं करोति यः । दशवर्षसहस्राणि राजा विद्याधरे पुरे
avaśaḥ svavaśo vā 'pi prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti yaḥ / daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rājā vidyādhare pure
whoever gives up his life there, whether involuntarily or of his own will, (becomes) king in the city of the Vidyādharas for ten thousand years.
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SkP-RK 20.38
कनकेश्वरमन्यत् तु कनकामोक्षदं शुभम् । ज्वरेश्वरं तत्र लिङ्गं ज्वरो यत्र न विद्यते
kanakeśvaramanyat tu kanakāmokṣadaṃ śubham / jvareśvaraṃ tatra liṅgaṃ jvaro yatra na vidyate
Another is Kanakeśvara, auspicious, granting release from gold; there too the liṅga Jvareśvara, where no fever exists,
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SkP-RK 20.39
ज्वरिता ऋषयो यत्र बभूवुर् ज्वरवर्जिताः । पञ्चब्रह्मेश्वरं नाम लिङ्गं पापविमोचनम्
jvaritā ṛṣayo yatra babhūvur jvaravarjitāḥ / pañcabrahmeśvaraṃ nāma liṅgaṃ pāpavimocanam
where sages who were fevered became free of fever. (And there is) the liṅga named Pañcabrahmeśvara, which releases from sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.40
असुरो मलकेतुश् च शक्रस्यैव भयेन तु । पञ्चब्रह्मात्मकैर् मन्त्रैः स्थण्डिलस्थं तु शङ्करम्
asuro malaketuś ca śakrasyaiva bhayena tu / pañcabrahmātmakair mantraiḥ sthaṇḍilasthaṃ tu śaṅkaram
And the demon Malaketu, out of fear of Śakra indeed, with mantras consisting of the five Brahmans (worshipped) Śaṅkara who was present on the altar,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.41
नानाविधैः पुष्पधूपैः सम्पूज्य स्वपुरं ययौ । अपराह्णे ऽथ संस्मार स पापो लिङ्गमैशकम्
nānāvidhaiḥ puṣpadhūpaiḥ sampūjya svapuraṃ yayau / aparāhṇe 'tha saṃsmāra sa pāpo liṅgamaiśakam
and having worshipped (him) with flowers and incense of many kinds, he went to his own city. Then in the afternoon that evil one remembered the liṅga of Īśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.42
नमस्कृत्वा ऽथ निर्माल्यं यावद् उद्धर्तुम् इच्छति । तावत् तत् स्थाणुभूतं वै लिङ्गं दृष्ट्वा महासुरः
namaskṛtvā 'tha nirmālyaṃ yāvad uddhartum icchati / tāvat tat sthāṇubhūtaṃ vai liṅgaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāsuraḥ
Then, having made obeisance, when he wished to remove the used offerings, at that moment the great demon, seeing that liṅga had become a fixed post,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.43
विषसादमहाबाहुः किम् एतद् इति विस्मितः । आकाशवाचाचोक्तं वै विषादं त्यजपुत्रक
viṣasādamahābāhuḥ kim etad iti vismitaḥ / ākāśavācācoktaṃ vai viṣādaṃ tyajaputraka
the mighty-armed one sank down, amazed, (thinking) "what is this?" And it was said by a voice from the sky: "Give up your dejection, my son;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.44
पञ्चब्रह्मेश्वरं नाम लिङ्गम् एतत् महासुर । आकाशवचनं श्रुत्वा नमस्कृत्य दिवं ययौ
pañcabrahmeśvaraṃ nāma liṅgam etat mahāsura / ākāśavacanaṃ śrutvā namaskṛtya divaṃ yayau
this liṅga is named Pañcabrahmeśvara, great demon." Having heard the speech from the sky, he made obeisance and went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.45
पञ्चब्रह्मेश्वरं लिङ्गं लिङ्गं पुष्पेश्वरं तथा । तृतीयं तु तथा विद्धि लिङ्गं वै स्थण्डिलेश्वरम्
pañcabrahmeśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ liṅgaṃ puṣpeśvaraṃ tathā / tṛtīyaṃ tu tathā viddhi liṅgaṃ vai sthaṇḍileśvaram
The Pañcabrahmeśvara liṅga, and likewise the Puṣpeśvara liṅga; and know the third liṅga to be Sthaṇḍileśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.46
नित्ये नैमित्तिके कार्ये ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । श्रद्धया सङ्गमे स्नात्वा लिङ्गत्रितयपूजनात्
nitye naimittike kārye grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ / śraddhayā saṅgame snātvā liṅgatritayapūjanāt
In a regular or occasional rite, at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, by bathing with faith at the confluence and worshipping the triad of liṅgas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.47
गच्छन्ति पितरः स्वर्गं हविर्दानादिभिर् यथा । मन्वन्तरशतं यावन् मोदते ब्रह्मणः पुरे
gacchanti pitaraḥ svargaṃ havirdānādibhir yathā / manvantaraśataṃ yāvan modate brahmaṇaḥ pure
the ancestors go to heaven, as (they do) by offerings of oblations and the like; and (one) rejoices in Brahmā's city for a hundred manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.48
नर्मदायाप्यभागे तु गोप्यलिङ्गं व्यवस्थितम् । ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं सप्तरात्रेण नश्यति
narmadāyāpyabhāge tu gopyaliṅgaṃ vyavasthitam / brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ saptarātreṇa naśyati
In the water-portion of the Narmadā the Gopya liṅga is established; sin such as the killing of a brahmin perishes there in seven nights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.49
त्वष्टा पूषेति विख्यातौ बलिनौ ब्रह्मराक्षसौ । वज्रेण स्वेन शक्रेण हतौ तौ सिन्धुचारिणौ
tvaṣṭā pūṣeti vikhyātau balinau brahmarākṣasau / vajreṇa svena śakreṇa hatau tau sindhucāriṇau
The two known as Tvaṣṭā and Pūṣā were powerful brahma-rākṣasas; they, roaming the river, were slain by Śakra with his own thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.50
बुद्ध्वा ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर् ब्रह्महा त्वेष वासवः । इन्द्राण्या चैव संत्यक्तः सर्वैः सुरगणैस् तथा
buddhvā brahmādibhirdevair brahmahā tveṣa vāsavaḥ / indrāṇyā caiva saṃtyaktaḥ sarvaiḥ suragaṇais tathā
When Brahmā and the other gods learned that this Vāsava was a brahmin-slayer, he was abandoned by Indrāṇī and likewise by all the hosts of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.51
ब्रह्महत्या समायुक्तः सम्प्राप्तो वै हिमालयम् । चन्द्रहीना यथा रात्रिर् अनादित्यं यथा नभः
brahmahatyā samāyuktaḥ samprāpto vai himālayam / candrahīnā yathā rātrir anādityaṃ yathā nabhaḥ
Joined to the guilt of brahmin-slaying, he came to the Himālaya. As night without the moon, as the sky without the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.52
इयमाभाति वै तद्वच् छक्रहीना ऽमरावती । ततो देवगणैः सर्वैः प्रेषितो हव्यवाहनः
iyamābhāti vai tadvac chakrahīnā 'marāvatī / tato devagaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ preṣito havyavāhanaḥ
just so does this Amarāvatī appear, bereft of Śakra. Then Havyavāhana (Fire) was sent by all the hosts of gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.53
शक्रस्यान्वेषणार्थाय कृशानो गम्यतां त्वया । जले दृष्ट्वा निवर्त्या ऽथ देवतास् संन्यवेदयत्
śakrasyānveṣaṇārthāya kṛśāno gamyatāṃ tvayā / jale dṛṣṭvā nivartyā 'tha devatās saṃnyavedayat
"Let you go, O Kṛśānu, in order to search for Śakra." Having seen (him) in the water, he then turned back and reported (it) to the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.54
ततस् संप्रेषितो देवैः सर्वव्यापी प्रभञ्जनः । स तं प्रवेशयामास प्रोवाच त्रिदशेश्वरम्
tatas saṃpreṣito devaiḥ sarvavyāpī prabhañjanaḥ / sa taṃ praveśayāmāsa provāca tridaśeśvaram
Then the all-pervading Wind (Prabhañjana) was sent by the gods; he made him enter (there) and spoke to the lord of the thirty (gods):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.55
देवानां शासनाद् एव समागच्छं च त्वत्कृते । तमानीय पुरं दिव्यं ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्मराः
devānāṃ śāsanād eva samāgacchaṃ ca tvatkṛte / tamānīya puraṃ divyaṃ brahmaviṣṇupurasmarāḥ
"By the very command of the gods I have come for your sake." Bringing him to the divine city, (they) resembling the cities of Brahmā and Viṣṇu—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.56
ततो देवगणाः सर्वे शक्रेण सहिता गताः । ईशानो भगवान् यत्र कैलासे पर्वतोत्तमे
tato devagaṇāḥ sarve śakreṇa sahitā gatāḥ / īśāno bhagavān yatra kailāse parvatottame
Then all the hosts of gods, together with Śakra, went where the Lord Īśāna (dwells), on Kailāsa, best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.57
नमस्कृत्य महादेवं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम् । प्रविष्टांस् तु यथान्यायं पप्रच्छ भगवान् हरः
namaskṛtya mahādevaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam / praviṣṭāṃs tu yathānyāyaṃ papraccha bhagavān haraḥ
Having bowed to Mahādeva, who is saluted by gods and demons, the Lord Hara questioned those who had entered, as was proper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.58
देवा ऊचुः: एष त्वां प्रति संप्रष्टुं देवराजः शतक्रतुः
devā ūcuḥ: eṣa tvāṃ prati saṃpraṣṭuṃ devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ
The gods said: This Śatakratu, king of the gods, (has come) to ask you—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.59
ईश्वर उवाच: वाराणस्यां क्रतुं चेष्ट्वा हयमेधं यथा विधि
īśvara uvāca: vārāṇasyāṃ kratuṃ ceṣṭvā hayamedhaṃ yathā vidhi
The Lord said: Having performed in Vārāṇasī the horse sacrifice rite according to rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.60
तीर्थयात्राक्रमेणैव ब्रह्महत्या प्रणश्यति । नमस्कृत्य ततो देवं सुराः काशीपुरं ययुः
tīrthayātrākrameṇaiva brahmahatyā praṇaśyati / namaskṛtya tato devaṃ surāḥ kāśīpuraṃ yayuḥ
and by the course of a pilgrimage to the holy fords, the guilt of brahmin-slaying perishes. Then, having bowed to the god, the gods went to the city of Kāśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.61
यज्ञोपस्करमादाय तत्र चेष्टो मखोत्तमः । पौष्करं नैमिषारण्यं कुरुक्षेत्रं तथा पुनः
yajñopaskaramādāya tatra ceṣṭo makhottamaḥ / pauṣkaraṃ naimiṣāraṇyaṃ kurukṣetraṃ tathā punaḥ
Taking up the sacrificial implements, there the best of sacrifices was performed; and further Puṣkara, the Naimiṣa forest, and Kurukṣetra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.62
केदारं भैरवं तीर्थं गङ्गासागरसङ्गमम् । ओघतीर्थं प्रयागं च प्रभासं शशिभूषणम्
kedāraṃ bhairavaṃ tīrthaṃ gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgamam / oghatīrthaṃ prayāgaṃ ca prabhāsaṃ śaśibhūṣaṇam
Kedāra, the Bhairava ford, the confluence of the Ganges and the ocean, the Ogha ford, Prayāga, and Prabhāsa, (and) Śaśibhūṣaṇa—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.63
बभ्रमुः सर्वतीर्थानि पृथिव्यां यानि कानि च । कृष्णमस्य शरीरार्द्धमर्द्धं गौरं निरीक्ष्य च
babhramuḥ sarvatīrthāni pṛthivyāṃ yāni kāni ca / kṛṣṇamasya śarīrārddhamarddhaṃ gauraṃ nirīkṣya ca
they wandered to all the fords, whatever there are on earth; and seeing that half of his body was black and half white,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.64
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः सर्वे देवगणास् तथा । वाराणसीं पुरीं गत्वा सुरा विज्ञापयन्ति तम्
vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ sarve devagaṇās tathā / vārāṇasīṃ purīṃ gatvā surā vijñāpayanti tam
all the hosts of gods fell into the greatest astonishment. Going to the city of Vārāṇasī, the gods make (this) known to it:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.65
अन्तरिक्षे पुरी ख्याता वाराणस्यसमा तथा । पञ्चक्रोशान्तरे तस्या ब्रह्महत्या न सर्पति
antarikṣe purī khyātā vārāṇasyasamā tathā / pañcakrośāntare tasyā brahmahatyā na sarpati
"The city renowned in mid-air, and (thus) equal to Vārāṇasī — within its five krośas the guilt of brahmin-slaying does not creep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.66
पुराणे श्रूयते देव देवराज शतक्रतो । यावत् तिष्ठति गङ्गायां वाराणस्यां समागमे
purāṇe śrūyate deva devarāja śatakrato / yāvat tiṣṭhati gaṅgāyāṃ vārāṇasyāṃ samāgame
It is heard in the Purāṇa, O god, O Śatakratu king of the gods, that so long as (one) abides at the Ganges, at the confluence in Vārāṇasī..."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.67
काश्युवाच: नाहं समर्था हरणे मुक्त्वा काचित् तु कल्पगाम्
kāśyuvāca: nāhaṃ samarthā haraṇe muktvā kācit tu kalpagām
Kāśī said: I am not able to remove (it) — no one (is), except her who goes for an aeon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.68
ब्रह्महत्या यथा नश्येद् उपदेशं ददामि ते । शाण्डिल्या नर्मदायोगे याम्ये भागे तु नार्मदे
brahmahatyā yathā naśyed upadeśaṃ dadāmi te / śāṇḍilyā narmadāyoge yāmye bhāge tu nārmade
I give you the instruction by which the guilt of brahmin-slaying may perish: at the junction of the Śāṇḍilyā with the Narmadā, on the southern side, on the Narmadā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.69
तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज त्रीणि लिङ्गानि चार्चयेत् । पञ्चब्रह्मेश्वरं देवं पुष्पेश्वरम् अथापरम्
tatra snātvā mahārāja trīṇi liṅgāni cārcayet / pañcabrahmeśvaraṃ devaṃ puṣpeśvaram athāparam
having bathed there, O great king, one should worship three liṅgas: the god Pañcabrahmeśvara, and next Puṣpeśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.70
तृतीयं तु तथा शक्रलिङ्गं चैव स्थण्डिलेश्वरम् । शिवेन कीर्तितं पूर्वं पार्वत्याः षण्मुखस्य च
tṛtīyaṃ tu tathā śakraliṅgaṃ caiva sthaṇḍileśvaram / śivena kīrtitaṃ pūrvaṃ pārvatyāḥ ṣaṇmukhasya ca
and the third, the Śakra-liṅga, and also Sthaṇḍileśvara — proclaimed formerly by Śiva to Pārvatī and to the six-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.71
काशीपुर्या वचः श्रुत्वा देवदेवः शतक्रतुः । तं देशं समनुप्राप्य सर्वं स्नानादिकं व्यधात्
kāśīpuryā vacaḥ śrutvā devadevaḥ śatakratuḥ / taṃ deśaṃ samanuprāpya sarvaṃ snānādikaṃ vyadhāt
Having heard the words of the city of Kāśī, the god of gods, the performer of a hundred sacrifices (Indra), reached that region and performed the whole rite of bathing and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.72
तत् क्षणाद् दिव्यदेहश् च सूर्यसंक्रमणं ययौ । शरीरात् तस्य निर्गत्य ब्रह्महत्या ह वासवम्
tat kṣaṇād divyadehaś ca sūryasaṃkramaṇaṃ yayau / śarīrāt tasya nirgatya brahmahatyā ha vāsavam
And that very instant he became of divine body and passed to the sun's transit; the brahmin-slaying (guilt) went out from his body, (leaving) Vāsava indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 20.73
अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् एकहत्या तवैव का । ब्रह्महत्यासहस्रं हि तमः सूर्योदये यथा
asya tīrthasya māhātmyād ekahatyā tavaiva kā / brahmahatyāsahasraṃ hi tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā
By the greatness of this ford, what is a single slaying of yours? For (it destroys) a thousand brahmin-murders, as (the sun destroys) darkness at sunrise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.74
तीर्थे ऽस्मिन् न विशेद्धत्या योजनानि चतुर्दश । एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे शक्रं प्रत्यक्षं प्राह कल्पगा
tīrthe 'smin na viśeddhatyā yojanāni caturdaśa / etasminn antare śakraṃ pratyakṣaṃ prāha kalpagā
The slaying cannot enter this ford (nor) within fourteen yojanas (of it). Meanwhile the Kalpa-flowing river (Narmadā) spoke to Śakra face to face:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.75
शिवम् अस्तु महाराज स्वगृहं याहि साम्प्रतम् । इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा नमस्कृत्य तु नर्मदाम्
śivam astu mahārāja svagṛhaṃ yāhi sāmpratam / iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā namaskṛtya tu narmadām
"Let there be well-being, great king; go now to your own house." Having heard her words and having made obeisance to the Narmadā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.76
दिव्यं यानं समारूढो मुदा परमया युतः । अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णं सिद्धगन्धर्वसेवितम्
divyaṃ yānaṃ samārūḍho mudā paramayā yutaḥ / apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇaṃ siddhagandharvasevitam
he mounted the divine vehicle, filled with the utmost joy — (a vehicle) thronged with troops of apsarases and attended by Siddhas and Gandharvas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 20.77
तत्रारूढः सुरपतिर् यथापूर्वं तथैव च । धृतदिव्यातपत्रस् तु वीज्यमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः
tatrārūḍhaḥ surapatir yathāpūrvaṃ tathaiva ca / dhṛtadivyātapatras tu vījyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ
Mounted there, the lord of the gods (was) just as he had been before, bearing the divine parasol and fanned by the troops of apsarases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition