Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 28
SkP-RK 28.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: मान्धाता राजशार्दूलस् त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । एतद् इच्छाम्य् अहं श्रोतुं चरितं तस्य धीमतः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: māndhātā rājaśārdūlas triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ / etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ caritaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Māndhātā, that tiger among kings, is renowned in the three worlds; I wish to hear this — the deeds of that wise one.
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SkP-RK 28.2
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाभाग यन् मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि । इक्ष्वाकुवंशसम्भूतो युवनाश्वो महीपतिः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi / ikṣvākuvaṃśasambhūto yuvanāśvo mahīpatiḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Listen, O greatly fortunate king, to what you ask me. There was a lord of the earth, Yuvanāśva, born in the lineage of Ikṣvāku.
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SkP-RK 28.3
सो ऽयजत् पृथिवीपालः क्रतुभिर् भूरिदक्षिणैः । अनपत्यस् तु राजर्षिः स महात्मा दृढव्रतः
so 'yajat pṛthivīpālaḥ kratubhir bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ / anapatyas tu rājarṣiḥ sa mahātmā dṛḍhavrataḥ
That protector of the earth sacrificed with rites of abundant priestly fees; but that royal sage, great of soul and firm in his vows, was without offspring.
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SkP-RK 28.4
मन्त्रिष्वाधाय तद्राज्यं वननिष्ठो महीपतिः । शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना संयम्यात्मानम् आत्मना
mantriṣvādhāya tadrājyaṃ vananiṣṭho mahīpatiḥ / śāstradṛṣṭena vidhinā saṃyamyātmānam ātmanā
Placing that kingdom in the hands of his ministers, the lord of the earth took up residence in the forest, restraining himself by himself according to the rule seen in the scriptures.
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SkP-RK 28.5
फलमूलानुभक्षश् च स चचार महत्तपः । शुष्ककण्ठः पिपासार्तः पानीयार्थे भृशः नृपः
phalamūlānubhakṣaś ca sa cacāra mahattapaḥ / śuṣkakaṇṭhaḥ pipāsārtaḥ pānīyārthe bhṛśaḥ nṛpaḥ
Eating fruits and roots, he practised great austerity; his throat dry, tormented by thirst, the king was greatly (in need) of water.
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SkP-RK 28.6
सम्प्रविश्याश्रमस्यान्तः पानीयं सो ऽभ्ययाचत । तस्य शुष्केण कण्ठेन क्रोशतस् तु तदा भृशम्
sampraviśyāśramasyāntaḥ pānīyaṃ so 'bhyayācata / tasya śuṣkeṇa kaṇṭhena krośatas tu tadā bhṛśam
Having entered inside the hermitage, he begged for water; and though he cried out loudly then with his parched throat,
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SkP-RK 28.7
ना ऽश्रौषीद् वचनं तत्र चातकस्यैव वासवः । भगवांस् तु तदा कश्चिद् ऋषिस् तस्य महीपतेः
nā 'śrauṣīd vacanaṃ tatra cātakasyaiva vāsavaḥ / bhagavāṃs tu tadā kaścid ṛṣis tasya mahīpateḥ
Vāsava (Indra) did not hear his words there, any more than (he heeds) the cātaka bird; but then some venerable sage, (concerned) for that lord of the earth,
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SkP-RK 28.8
पुत्रीयमग्रतः कृत्वा मन्त्रैश्चाप्य् अभिमन्त्रितम् । रात्रौ च कलशं तत्र जलपूर्णं पिपासितः
putrīyamagrataḥ kṛtvā mantraiścāpy abhimantritam / rātrau ca kalaśaṃ tatra jalapūrṇaṃ pipāsitaḥ
having set in front (a pitcher meant) for obtaining a son, consecrated too with mantras — and at night, there, the water-filled pitcher, (and) he being thirsty,
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SkP-RK 28.9
अभ्यद्रवत् स वेगेन पीत्वापस् तत्र चास्वपत् । स पीत्वा शीतलं तोयं पिपासार्तो महीपतिः
abhyadravat sa vegena pītvāpas tatra cāsvapat / sa pītvā śītalaṃ toyaṃ pipāsārto mahīpatiḥ
he rushed up swiftly, and having drunk the water there he fell asleep; that lord of the earth, tormented by thirst, having drunk the cool water,
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SkP-RK 28.10
अग्निर् निवर्तितस् तस्य सुखी चैवा ऽभवत् तदा । ततस् ते ऽचाप्यबुध्यन्त मुनयः शंसितव्रताः
agnir nivartitas tasya sukhī caivā 'bhavat tadā / tatas te 'cāpyabudhyanta munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ
his (inner) fire was quenched, and he became happy then; thereupon the sages of rigorous vows awoke,
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SkP-RK 28.11
कस्येदं कर्म कुपिताः पप्रच्छुस् तं नृपं तदा । युवनाश्वो ममेत्येवं सत्यं समभिपद्यते
kasyedaṃ karma kupitāḥ papracchus taṃ nṛpaṃ tadā / yuvanāśvo mametyevaṃ satyaṃ samabhipadyate
and, angered, they asked that king then, "Whose deed is this?" Yuvanāśva truthfully admitted, "It was mine."
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SkP-RK 28.12
युवनाश्वम् इदं प्राह भगवान् भार्गवस् तदा । सुतार्थं स्थापितं ह्य् एतत् तपसा चैव सम्भृतम्
yuvanāśvam idaṃ prāha bhagavān bhārgavas tadā / sutārthaṃ sthāpitaṃ hy etat tapasā caiva sambhṛtam
Then the venerable Bhārgava said this to Yuvanāśva: "This was set out for the sake of a son, and was gathered together by austerity.
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SkP-RK 28.13
मया कर्म कृतं चैतत् तप आस्थाय दारुणम् । पुत्रार्थं तव राजेन्द्र येन ते बलवान् भवेत्
mayā karma kṛtaṃ caitat tapa āsthāya dāruṇam / putrārthaṃ tava rājendra yena te balavān bhavet
And this rite was performed by me, undertaking severe austerity, for the sake of a son for you, O best of kings, by which a mighty one might be yours—
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SkP-RK 28.14
महाबलो महावीर्यस् तपोबलसमन्वितः । सुतः शक्रसमो ऽत्यर्थं सर्वधर्मपरायणः
mahābalo mahāvīryas tapobalasamanvitaḥ / sutaḥ śakrasamo 'tyarthaṃ sarvadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
a son of great strength, of great valour, endowed with the power of austerity, exceedingly equal to Śakra, devoted to all the dharmas.
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SkP-RK 28.15
विधिना मन्त्रयुक्तेन मयैतद् उपपादितम् । अभक्षणं त्वया राजन् युक्तं न कृतम् अत्र वै
vidhinā mantrayuktena mayaitad upapāditam / abhakṣaṇaṃ tvayā rājan yuktaṃ na kṛtam atra vai
By me this was accomplished by a rite joined with mantras; your not (merely) consuming it, O king, was not done properly here.
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SkP-RK 28.16
नूनं दैवकृतं त्वद्य यत् तत् त्वं कृतवान् असि । पिपासुना च यत्पीतं विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम्
nūnaṃ daivakṛtaṃ tvadya yat tat tvaṃ kṛtavān asi / pipāsunā ca yatpītaṃ vidhimantrapuraskṛtam
Surely what you have done today was brought about by fate; and the water which was drunk by you in your thirst, O great king, having been presented with rite and mantra—
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SkP-RK 28.17
जलं त्वया महाराज तेन त्वं वीर्यवान् असि । अन्वहं कर्म कृत्वा ऽपि महान्तं सुखमाप्स्यसि
jalaṃ tvayā mahārāja tena tvaṃ vīryavān asi / anvahaṃ karma kṛtvā 'pi mahāntaṃ sukhamāpsyasi
by that you are (now) full of virile power; and even having done the deed day by day, you will obtain great happiness.
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SkP-RK 28.18
विधास्यामो वयं चात्र पुत्रेष्टिं परमां तदा । वीर्येण शक्रतुल्यं त्वं पुत्रं वै जनयिष्यसि
vidhāsyāmo vayaṃ cātra putreṣṭiṃ paramāṃ tadā / vīryeṇa śakratulyaṃ tvaṃ putraṃ vai janayiṣyasi
And we shall perform here the supreme sacrifice for a son then; you will indeed beget a son equal to Śakra in valour."
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SkP-RK 28.19
ततो वर्षशते पूर्णे तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः । वामपार्श्वं विनिर्भिद्य सुतः सूर्य इवापरः
tato varṣaśate pūrṇe tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ / vāmapārśvaṃ vinirbhidya sutaḥ sūrya ivāparaḥ
Then, when a hundred years were complete, splitting open the left side of that great-souled king, a son, like a second sun,
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SkP-RK 28.20
निश्चक्राम महातेजा न च तं मृत्युर् आविशत् । युवनाश्वस्य नृपतेस् तदद्भुतम् इवाभवत्
niścakrāma mahātejā na ca taṃ mṛtyur āviśat / yuvanāśvasya nṛpates tadadbhutam ivābhavat
of great splendour, came forth, and death did not enter him; that was as if a marvel for king Yuvanāśva.
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SkP-RK 28.21
तं द्रष्टुं समुपागतः शक्रं पृच्छन्ति तं देवाः । सुतः किं धास्यतीत्ययम् ॥॥ ॥॥
taṃ draṣṭuṃ samupāgataḥ śakraṃ pṛcchanti taṃ devāḥ / sutaḥ kiṃ dhāsyatītyayam .... ....
Śakra came near to see him; the gods asked him: "What will this son suck?"
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SkP-RK 28.22
एष मां धास्यतीत्येवं शक्रः प्रोवाच तान् सुरान् । प्रदेशिनीं च तस्यास्ये ततः शक्रः समादधौ
eṣa māṃ dhāsyatītyevaṃ śakraḥ provāca tān surān / pradeśinīṃ ca tasyāsye tataḥ śakraḥ samādadhau
"He shall suck me" — so Śakra spoke to those gods; and then Śakra placed his forefinger in the child's mouth.
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SkP-RK 28.23
स तां बालस् ततो हृष्टः पपौ तस्य प्रदेशिनीम् । मान्धातेति च नामास्य शक्रश्चक्रे यथार्थवत्
sa tāṃ bālas tato hṛṣṭaḥ papau tasya pradeśinīm / māndhāteti ca nāmāsya śakraścakre yathārthavat
Then the boy, delighted, sucked that forefinger of his; and Śakra made his name "Māndhātā", fittingly to the sense.
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SkP-RK 28.24
अवाप्य स शिशुस् तत्र शक्रदत्तां प्रदेशिनीम् । अवर्धत् महीपालः किंतु षोडशिकाः समाः
avāpya sa śiśus tatra śakradattāṃ pradeśinīm / avardhat mahīpālaḥ kiṃtu ṣoḍaśikāḥ samāḥ
Having obtained there the forefinger given by Śakra, that infant, a protector of the earth, grew — indeed as much as sixteen years (in a day).
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SkP-RK 28.25
आयुर्वेदादिशास्त्राणि दिव्यशास्त्राणि सर्वशः । उपतस्थुर् महाराजं ध्यानमात्रेण तं तदा
āyurvedādiśāstrāṇi divyaśāstrāṇi sarvaśaḥ / upatasthur mahārājaṃ dhyānamātreṇa taṃ tadā
The sciences beginning with the Āyurveda, and the divine sciences entirely, then attended upon that great king by his mere thinking of them.
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SkP-RK 28.26
धनुराजगवं नाम शराश्शृङ्गोद्भवाश् च ये । अभेद्यं कवचं चैव सद्यस्तम् उपतस्थिरे
dhanurājagavaṃ nāma śarāśśṛṅgodbhavāś ca ye / abhedyaṃ kavacaṃ caiva sadyastam upatasthire
The bow named Ājagava, and the arrows that arise from the horn, and the impenetrable armour — these at once presented themselves (to him).
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SkP-RK 28.27
सो ऽभिषिक्तो मघवता देवैः सार्द्धं च भारत । धर्मेण चाक्रमल् लोकान् सर्वान् विष्णुर् इव क्रमैः
so 'bhiṣikto maghavatā devaiḥ sārddhaṃ ca bhārata / dharmeṇa cākramal lokān sarvān viṣṇur iva kramaiḥ
He, consecrated by Maghavat together with the gods, O Bhārata, strode over all the worlds by dharma, as Viṣṇu did by his strides.
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SkP-RK 28.28
तस्या ऽप्रतिहतं चक्रं प्रचचार महात्मनः । शतानि चैव राजानः स्वयमेवोपतस्थिरे
tasyā 'pratihataṃ cakraṃ pracacāra mahātmanaḥ / śatāni caiva rājānaḥ svayamevopatasthire
The wheel (of sovereignty) of that great soul rolled on unobstructed, and hundreds of kings presented themselves (to him) of their own accord.
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SkP-RK 28.29
तस्यैवम् अभवत् पूर्वं वसुधा वसुधापते । तेनेष्टं विविधैर् यज्ञैर् बहुभिश् चाप्तदक्षिणैः
tasyaivam abhavat pūrvaṃ vasudhā vasudhāpate / teneṣṭaṃ vividhair yajñair bahubhiś cāptadakṣiṇaiḥ
Thus, O lord of the earth, the earth was formerly his; by him sacrifice was offered with manifold rites, many of them with full sacrificial fees.
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SkP-RK 28.30
हृष्टमना महातेजाः स्वधर्मं प्राप्य पुष्कलम् । शक्रस्यार्धासनं धीमान् लब्धवान् अमितद्युतिः
hṛṣṭamanā mahātejāḥ svadharmaṃ prāpya puṣkalam / śakrasyārdhāsanaṃ dhīmān labdhavān amitadyutiḥ
Glad in mind, of great splendour, having obtained his own dharma in abundance, the wise one of measureless brilliance obtained half of Śakra's seat.
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SkP-RK 28.31
आपालिता च पृथिवी तेन धर्मेण धीमता । निर्जिता शासनाद् एव सरत्नाकरपत्तना
āpālitā ca pṛthivī tena dharmeṇa dhīmatā / nirjitā śāsanād eva saratnākarapattanā
And the earth was protected by that wise one according to dharma, and conquered by his command alone, together with its oceans and its towns.
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SkP-RK 28.32
तत्कृतानां महाराज क्रतूनां दक्षिणावताम् । चतुरन्ता मही व्याप्ता नासीत् किंचिद् अनावृतम्
tatkṛtānāṃ mahārāja kratūnāṃ dakṣiṇāvatām / caturantā mahī vyāptā nāsīt kiṃcid anāvṛtam
O great king, by the sacrifices performed by him, those with (rich) fees, the four-cornered earth was covered; there was nothing left uncovered.
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SkP-RK 28.33
दशलक्षसहस्राणि राज्यं तस्य महात्मनः । तेन द्वादशवार्षिक्याम् अनावृष्ट्यां महात्मना
daśalakṣasahasrāṇi rājyaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ / tena dvādaśavārṣikyām anāvṛṣṭyāṃ mahātmanā
Ten hundred thousand thousands was the realm of that great soul; and by him, the great-souled one, during a twelve-year drought—
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SkP-RK 28.34
वृष्टिं च सस्यवृद्ध्यर्थं मिषता वज्रपाणिना । तेन सोमकुलोत्पन्नो गन्धर्वाधिपतिर्महान्
vṛṣṭiṃ ca sasyavṛddhyarthaṃ miṣatā vajrapāṇinā / tena somakulotpanno gandharvādhipatirmahān
—and rain, for the sake of the growth of the crops, while the wielder of the thunderbolt looked on; by him the great lord of gandharvas, born in the lineage of Soma,—
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SkP-RK 28.35
गत्वा समानयन् मेघं प्रमथ्याभिहितः शरैः । प्रजाश् चतुर्विधास् तेन धृतास् तत्र महात्मना
gatvā samānayan meghaṃ pramathyābhihitaḥ śaraiḥ / prajāś caturvidhās tena dhṛtās tatra mahātmanā
—having gone, brought the cloud (down), and it was crushed, struck with arrows; there the four kinds of creatures were sustained by that great soul.
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SkP-RK 28.36
तेनाप्तास् तपसा लोकाः स्थापिताः स्वेन तेजसा । तस्यैव देववसतिस्थानम् आदित्यतेजसः
tenāptās tapasā lokāḥ sthāpitāḥ svena tejasā / tasyaiva devavasatisthānam ādityatejasaḥ
By him worlds were won by austerity and established by his own energy; and of him, whose splendour is the sun's, is the dwelling-place of the gods—
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SkP-RK 28.37
यस्य पुण्यतमे देशे दृश्यते ऽमरकण्टकः । इष्ट्वा तत्र क्रतुशतम् ओङ्कारस्यैव चाग्रतः
yasya puṇyatame deśe dṛśyate 'marakaṇṭakaḥ / iṣṭvā tatra kratuśatam oṅkārasyaiva cāgrataḥ
—in whose most holy region Amarakaṇṭaka is seen; having there performed a hundred sacrifices before Oṃkāra himself,
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SkP-RK 28.38
राज्ञा च पर्वते तस्मिन् स्तोत्रम् एतद् उदाहृतम् । नमस्ते कालमेघाय कालात्मक नमो ऽस्तु ते
rājñā ca parvate tasmin stotram etad udāhṛtam / namaste kālameghāya kālātmaka namo 'stu te
the king uttered this hymn of praise on that mountain: "Homage to you, the cloud of time; homage be to you whose self is time.
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SkP-RK 28.39
कालाधिपं नमस्ते ऽस्तु कालरूपः प्रवर्तसे । कालात्मा कालरूपेण विश्वात्मा विश्वरूपधृक्
kālādhipaṃ namaste 'stu kālarūpaḥ pravartase / kālātmā kālarūpeṇa viśvātmā viśvarūpadhṛk
Homage be to you, the lord of time; you proceed in the form of time. Whose self is time, by the form of time; the self of the universe, bearing the form of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.40
विश्वेश्वर नमस्ते ऽस्तु कालत्यागे प्रवर्तकः । भवाय भवनाशाय भवोद्भव नमो ऽस्तु ते
viśveśvara namaste 'stu kālatyāge pravartakaḥ / bhavāya bhavanāśāya bhavodbhava namo 'stu te
O lord of the universe, homage be to you, the instigator in the abandoning of time. To Bhava, to the destroyer of existence — O source of existence, homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 28.41
ॐ नमो महादेवाय शम्भवाय भवाय च । अजपाय अजाताय अजायतनमीढुषे
oṃ namo mahādevāya śambhavāya bhavāya ca / ajapāya ajātāya ajāyatanamīḍhuṣe
Oṃ, homage to Mahādeva, to Śambhu and to Bhava, to the one who is not muttered (ajapa), to the unborn, to the bountiful one whose seat is the unborn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 28.42
प्रभवाय शिवतराय अक्षमाय नमो नमः । त्र्यम्बकाय त्रिमूर्ताय त्रिलोकेशाय ते नमः
prabhavāya śivatarāya akṣamāya namo namaḥ / tryambakāya trimūrtāya trilokeśāya te namaḥ
Homage, homage to the source (of all), to the more auspicious one, to the one who is unbearable (or: without patience); homage to you, the three-eyed, of triple form, lord of the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 28.43
अकालाय अजराय अमराय नमो नमः । ॐकारमादिदेवं च ये वै ध्यायन्ति नित्यशः
akālāya ajarāya amarāya namo namaḥ / oṃkāramādidevaṃ ca ye vai dhyāyanti nityaśaḥ
Homage, homage to the timeless, the ageless, the deathless. And those who constantly meditate on Oṃkāra, the primal god,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.44
न तेषां पुनरावृत्तिर् घोरे संसारसागरे । श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रम् इदं देवः ॐकारः कालरूपधृक्
na teṣāṃ punarāvṛttir ghore saṃsārasāgare / śrutvā stotram idaṃ devaḥ oṃkāraḥ kālarūpadhṛk
for them there is no return into the terrible ocean of saṃsāra." Having heard this hymn, the god Oṃkāra, who bears the form of time,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.45
प्रत्युवाच महीपालं देवदेव उमापतिः । वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते स्तोत्रेणानेन सुव्रत
pratyuvāca mahīpālaṃ devadeva umāpatiḥ / varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te stotreṇānena suvrata
the god of gods, the husband of Umā, replied to the king: "Choose a boon — good fortune to you — by this hymn, O you of good vows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.46
मान्धातोवाच: यदि तुष्टो ऽसि देवेश वरं दातुं त्वमिच्छसि
māndhātovāca: yadi tuṣṭo 'si deveśa varaṃ dātuṃ tvamicchasi
Māndhātā said: If you are pleased, Lord of the gods, and you wish to grant a boon —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.47
वैदूर्यो नाम शैलेन्द्रो मान्धाताख्यानमर्हति । देवस्थानम् इदं देव त्वत् प्रसादाद् भविष्यति
vaidūryo nāma śailendro māndhātākhyānamarhati / devasthānam idaṃ deva tvat prasādād bhaviṣyati
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 28.48
अत्र दानं तपः पूजा तथा प्राणविसर्जनम् । ये कुर्वन्ति नरास् तेषां शिवलोके निवासिता
atra dānaṃ tapaḥ pūjā tathā prāṇavisarjanam / ye kurvanti narās teṣāṃ śivaloke nivāsitā
Those men who here perform giving, austerity, and worship, and likewise give up their lives — for them there is a dwelling in Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.49
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मान्धातुः परमेश्वरः । उवाच वचनं देवो मान्धातारं महीपतिम्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā māndhātuḥ parameśvaraḥ / uvāca vacanaṃ devo māndhātāraṃ mahīpatim
Hearing that speech of Māndhātā's, the god, the Supreme Lord, spoke these words to Māndhātā, the lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.50
सर्वमेतत् नृपश्रेष्ठ मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यति । एवम् अस्त्व् इति तं चोक्त्वा वरं लब्ध्वा महीपति
sarvametat nṛpaśreṣṭha matprasādād bhaviṣyati / evam astv iti taṃ coktvā varaṃ labdhvā mahīpati
"All this, best of kings, shall come to pass by my grace." And having said to him, "So be it," the lord of the earth, having obtained the boon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.51
जगाम स्वां पुरीं शीघ्रं यथा शक्रो ऽमरावतीम् । एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं मान्धातुश् चरितं महत्
jagāma svāṃ purīṃ śīghraṃ yathā śakro 'marāvatīm / etat te sarvamākhyātaṃ māndhātuś caritaṃ mahat
went swiftly to his own city, as Śakra (goes) to Amarāvatī. All this has been told to you—the great deeds of Māndhātā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 28.52
यो ममाग्रे महीपाल दृष्टो ऽद्रिर् वै त्वयानघ । तदा प्रभृति मान्धाता वैदूर्यो गीयते गिरिः
yo mamāgre mahīpāla dṛṣṭo 'drir vai tvayānagha / tadā prabhṛti māndhātā vaidūryo gīyate giriḥ
That mountain, O protector of the earth, which was seen by you, O sinless one, in front of me — from that time on the Vaidūrya mountain is called Māndhātā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition