Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 33
SkP-RK 33.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: पश्चिमे नीलगङ्गाया नर्मदोत्तरकूलतः । व्यतीपातेश्वरं नाम लिङ्गं परमसिद्धिदम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: paścime nīlagaṅgāyā narmadottarakūlataḥ / vyatīpāteśvaraṃ nāma liṅgaṃ paramasiddhidam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: To the west of the Nīlagaṅgā, on the northern bank of the Narmadā, there is a liṅga named Vyatīpāteśvara, which grants the highest attainment.
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SkP-RK 33.2
सोमनाथं स्वयं विद्धि सोममूर्तिं जगत्पतिम् । सावित्र्या च तपस् तप्तं तत्र सप्तर्षिभिस् तथा
somanāthaṃ svayaṃ viddhi somamūrtiṃ jagatpatim / sāvitryā ca tapas taptaṃ tatra saptarṣibhis tathā
Know it to be Somanātha himself, the lord of the world in the form of the moon; and there austerity was performed by Sāvitrī, and likewise by the seven seers.
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SkP-RK 33.3
सावित्रीकुण्डम् इत्येतद् विख्यातं नर्मदातटः । नरस्य स्नानमात्रस्य कन्यादानफलं भवेत्
sāvitrīkuṇḍam ityetad vikhyātaṃ narmadātaṭaḥ / narasya snānamātrasya kanyādānaphalaṃ bhavet
This is famed as the Sāvitrī pool, on the bank of the Narmadā; for a man who merely bathes (there) there is the reward of giving a maiden in marriage.
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SkP-RK 33.4
तिलोदकप्रदानेन चान्नदानेन भारत । पितरस् तस्य तृप्यन्ति सावित्रीलोकम् आश्रिताः
tilodakapradānena cānnadānena bhārata / pitaras tasya tṛpyanti sāvitrīlokam āśritāḥ
By the offering of sesame and water and by the giving of food, O Bhārata, his ancestors are satisfied and take their place in Sāvitrī's world.
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SkP-RK 33.5
दक्षस्य दुहिता चासीत् कुमुदा नाम विश्रुता । सोमाय दत्त्वा तां दक्षो मुदा परमया युतः
dakṣasya duhitā cāsīt kumudā nāma viśrutā / somāya dattvā tāṃ dakṣo mudā paramayā yutaḥ
And Dakṣa had a daughter, well known by the name Kumudā; having given her to Soma, Dakṣa was filled with the highest joy.
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SkP-RK 33.6
तस्या स जनयामास हिमांशुः पुत्रम् अद्भुतम् । ज्ञात्वा ऽमृतमयं तं तु सुरा यज्ञफलार्थिनः
tasyā sa janayāmāsa himāṃśuḥ putram adbhutam / jñātvā 'mṛtamayaṃ taṃ tu surā yajñaphalārthinaḥ
Upon her the cool-rayed one begot a wondrous son; and knowing him to consist of nectar, the gods, who desire the fruit of sacrifice, (…)
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SkP-RK 33.7
हिमांशुं सोमपुत्रं च ते ययुश् च मुदान्विताः । अन्या सोमस्य परमा कला या षोडशी स्मृता
himāṃśuṃ somaputraṃ ca te yayuś ca mudānvitāḥ / anyā somasya paramā kalā yā ṣoḍaśī smṛtā
(Then) they went to Himāṃśu, the son of Soma, filled with joy. Another, the highest portion of Soma, which is remembered as the sixteenth,
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SkP-RK 33.8
अध्यास्ते सा चन्द्रमसं पितृणां तारणाय च । वनस्पतौ गते सोमे गवां क्षीरे हविःषु च
adhyāste sā candramasaṃ pitṛṇāṃ tāraṇāya ca / vanaspatau gate some gavāṃ kṣīre haviḥṣu ca
— that (portion) dwells in the moon, for the deliverance of the fathers. When Soma has entered into the trees, into the milk of cows, and into the oblations,
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SkP-RK 33.9
सोमपाने महायज्ञे दर्शे दिविषदां तदा । पीतं श्रुत्वा ऽसुराः सर्वे हिमांशुं पातुम् उद्यताः
somapāne mahāyajñe darśe diviṣadāṃ tadā / pītaṃ śrutvā 'surāḥ sarve himāṃśuṃ pātum udyatāḥ
then, at the drinking of soma in the great sacrifice, at the new moon of the dwellers in heaven — hearing that it had been drunk, all the asuras made ready to drink Himāṃśu.
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SkP-RK 33.10
असुराणां भयाद् विन्ध्यं हिमांशुर् गिरिमाश्रयत् । श्रुत्वा ते गिरिदुर्गस्थम् असुराः स्वभयात् तदा
asurāṇāṃ bhayād vindhyaṃ himāṃśur girimāśrayat / śrutvā te giridurgastham asurāḥ svabhayāt tadā
Out of fear of the asuras, Himāṃśu took refuge on the Vindhya mountain; and the asuras, hearing that he was stationed in the mountain fastness, then out of their own fear,
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SkP-RK 33.11
ग्रस्ते ते राहुणा सूर्ये हिमांशुं प्रति भारत । कायातिकायप्रमुखाः सम्प्राप्ता दानवास् ततः
graste te rāhuṇā sūrye himāṃśuṃ prati bhārata / kāyātikāyapramukhāḥ samprāptā dānavās tataḥ
when the sun had been seized by Rāhu, (moved) against Himāṃśu, O Bhārata; the Dānavas, led by Kāya and Atikāya, then arrived there.
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SkP-RK 33.12
राहोस् तु भ्रातरः सर्वे सैंहिकेया महाबलाः । समाहृत्य हिमांशुस् तैः सुधार्थे चिरजीविभिः
rāhos tu bhrātaraḥ sarve saiṃhikeyā mahābalāḥ / samāhṛtya himāṃśus taiḥ sudhārthe cirajīvibhiḥ
And all Rāhu's brothers, the mighty sons of Siṃhikā — Himāṃśu, having been seized by those long-lived ones for the sake of the nectar,
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SkP-RK 33.13
भूतले पातितः पापैः क्रन्दन्ति स्म सुरास् तदा । उवाच स पतन् भूमौ हिमांशुः सोमनन्दन
bhūtale pātitaḥ pāpaiḥ krandanti sma surās tadā / uvāca sa patan bhūmau himāṃśuḥ somanandana
was cast down to the earth's surface by those wicked ones, and the gods then cried out. As he fell to the ground, Himāṃśu, the son of Soma, said:
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SkP-RK 33.14
पातु मां देव ईशानो दानवानां भयंकरः । एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे भूप हिमांशो रक्षणाय वै
pātu māṃ deva īśāno dānavānāṃ bhayaṃkaraḥ / etasminn antare bhūpa himāṃśo rakṣaṇāya vai
"May the god Īśāna, who strikes terror into the Dānavas, protect me!" At that very moment, O king, for the protection of Himāṃśu,
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SkP-RK 33.15
पातालाद् उत्थितं लिङ्गं ज्वलत्कालानलप्रभम् । तेन बाणेन रौद्रेण हुङ्कारेण महासुराः
pātālād utthitaṃ liṅgaṃ jvalatkālānalaprabham / tena bāṇena raudreṇa huṅkāreṇa mahāsurāḥ
a liṅga rose up from the netherworld, blazing with the radiance of the fire of time; by that dreadful shaft, with a roar, the great asuras
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SkP-RK 33.16
भस्मीकृतास् तु तत्रैव देवदेवेन शूलिना । ततस् तम् अब्रवीद् देवो भयमासुरजं त्यज
bhasmīkṛtās tu tatraiva devadevena śūlinā / tatas tam abravīd devo bhayamāsurajaṃ tyaja
were reduced to ashes then and there by the god of gods, the bearer of the trident. Then the god said to him: "Abandon the fear born of the asuras;
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SkP-RK 33.17
शिवभक्तिपरो भूत्वा निर्भयस् तिष्ठ पुत्रक । अथ सोमः सुरैः सार्द्धं गत्वा ब्रह्मनिकेतनम्
śivabhaktiparo bhūtvā nirbhayas tiṣṭha putraka / atha somaḥ suraiḥ sārddhaṃ gatvā brahmaniketanam
become devoted to the worship of Śiva and remain without fear, dear son." Then Soma, together with the gods, went to Brahmā's abode
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SkP-RK 33.18
वृत्तान्तं कथयामास ततस् तद् वचनात् तु ताः । ब्रह्माद्या देवताः सर्वा जग्मुः सोमपुरोगमाः
vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa tatas tad vacanāt tu tāḥ / brahmādyā devatāḥ sarvā jagmuḥ somapurogamāḥ
and related what had happened; then, at his word, all those deities headed by Brahmā went, with Soma leading them,
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SkP-RK 33.19
ॐकारः कल्पगातीरे यत्र तिष्ठति भारत । दृष्ट्वा तु त्र्यम्बकं देवं षष्टिसंहारकारकम्
oṃkāraḥ kalpagātīre yatra tiṣṭhati bhārata / dṛṣṭvā tu tryambakaṃ devaṃ ṣaṣṭisaṃhārakārakam
to where Oṃkāra stands on the bank of the Kalpagā, O Bhārata. And seeing the god Tryambaka, the destroyer of the sixty (?),
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SkP-RK 33.20
उवाच वचनं देवो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । श्रीमान् अमृतरूपो ऽयं हिमांशुः सोमनन्दनः
uvāca vacanaṃ devo brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ / śrīmān amṛtarūpo 'yaṃ himāṃśuḥ somanandanaḥ
the god Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, spoke these words: "This glorious Himāṃśu, the son of Soma, whose form is nectar,
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SkP-RK 33.21
रक्षणीयस् त्वया नाथ देवदानवशङ्कया । सप्तविंशतियोगानां गतिः प्रोक्ता तु चन्द्रमाः
rakṣaṇīyas tvayā nātha devadānavaśaṅkayā / saptaviṃśatiyogānāṃ gatiḥ proktā tu candramāḥ
must be protected by you, O Lord, out of fear of gods and Dānavas. The moon is declared to be the course of the twenty-seven conjunctions;
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SkP-RK 33.22
त्वं गतिः सर्वलोकानां तस्मात् त्वं त्रातुम् अर्हसि । तेषां तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा शिव ऊचे यथोचितम्
tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvalokānāṃ tasmāt tvaṃ trātum arhasi / teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā śiva ūce yathocitam
you are the refuge of all the worlds, therefore you ought to save (him)." Hearing that speech of theirs, Śiva said what was fitting.
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SkP-RK 33.23
पूजयित्वा तु देवेशं सोमनाथं जगत्पतिम् । पातालेश्वरनामानं गताः सर्वे त्रिविष्टपम्
pūjayitvā tu deveśaṃ somanāthaṃ jagatpatim / pātāleśvaranāmānaṃ gatāḥ sarve triviṣṭapam
And having worshipped the lord of gods, Somanātha, the master of the world, named Pātāleśvara, they all went to heaven.
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SkP-RK 33.24
तदा प्रभृति तत्स्थानं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । सावित्रीकुण्डतोयेन स्नानं कृत्वा तमर्चयेत्
tadā prabhṛti tatsthānaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam / sāvitrīkuṇḍatoyena snānaṃ kṛtvā tamarcayet
From that time on that place has been renowned in the three worlds. Having bathed with the water of Sāvitrī's pool, one should worship him;
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SkP-RK 33.25
न तस्य पुनर् आवृत्तिः सत्यम् एतच्छिवोदितम् । प्रभासे यत्फलं राजन् दृष्टं च शशिभूषणे
na tasya punar āvṛttiḥ satyam etacchivoditam / prabhāse yatphalaṃ rājan dṛṣṭaṃ ca śaśibhūṣaṇe
for him there is no return again — this is true, spoken by Śiva. Whatever fruit (is obtained) at Prabhāsa, O king, and by beholding the Moon-adorned one,
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SkP-RK 33.26
तत्फलं नृपशार्दूल भवेद् एव न संशयः । कालातिक्रमणं कुर्यात् तत्र यो भैक्षमाश्रितः
tatphalaṃ nṛpaśārdūla bhaved eva na saṃśayaḥ / kālātikramaṇaṃ kuryāt tatra yo bhaikṣamāśritaḥ
that fruit shall surely be (obtained), O tiger among kings — there is no doubt. Whoever, living on alms, should there pass the end of his time,
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SkP-RK 33.27
न तस्य पुनर् आवृत्तिः सत्यम् एतद् ब्रवीम्यहम् । तिलोदकप्रदानेन पिण्डपातेन भारत
na tasya punar āvṛttiḥ satyam etad bravīmyaham / tilodakapradānena piṇḍapātena bhārata
For him there is no return again — this I declare as truth — by the offering of sesame and water and by the offering of the rice-ball, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 33.28
पतितानुद्धरेज् जतून् नरकान् नात्र संशयः । श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् अस्य सोमलोके महीयते
patitānuddharej jatūn narakān nātra saṃśayaḥ / śravaṇāt kīrtanād asya somaloke mahīyate
He would raise up the fallen creatures (of his line) from the hells — there is no doubt of this. By hearing and by reciting this, one is honored in the world of the moon.
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