Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 50

SkP-RK 50.1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच: स तस्मिन् नृपति श्रेष्ठस्तृषितः श्रान्तवाहनः । हयं मुमोच राजा वै सर्वोपस्करम् एव च

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: sa tasmin nṛpati śreṣṭhastṛṣitaḥ śrāntavāhanaḥ / hayaṃ mumoca rājā vai sarvopaskaram eva ca

Mārkaṇḍeya said: There that best of kings, thirsty, his mount exhausted, released the horse and indeed all his equipage.

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SkP-RK 50.2

स्मरन् ऊर्ध्वगतिं तावद् उपविष्टः शिलातले । रेणुध्वस्तस् ततो ऽश्वो वै प्रविष्टः सप्तकल्पगाम्

smaran ūrdhvagatiṃ tāvad upaviṣṭaḥ śilātale / reṇudhvastas tato 'śvo vai praviṣṭaḥ saptakalpagām

Remembering meanwhile the upward course, he sat down on a slab of rock; then the horse, covered with dust, entered the Saptakalpagā (river).

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SkP-RK 50.3

पानस्नानादिकं कृत्वा ह्यन्तरिक्षस्थितो हयः । ब्रह्मतेजः स्थितो भूत्वा ब्रह्मयानं समाश्रयत्

pānasnānādikaṃ kṛtvā hyantarikṣasthito hayaḥ / brahmatejaḥ sthito bhūtvā brahmayānaṃ samāśrayat

Having drunk and bathed and so forth, the horse, standing in mid-air, having become established in brahman-splendour, took to the vehicle of Brahmā.

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SkP-RK 50.4

अत्यद्भुतं तु तं दृष्ट्वा परं विस्मयम् आगत । उवाच वचनं राजा तुरङ्गं तं द्विजर्षभम्

atyadbhutaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vismayam āgata / uvāca vacanaṃ rājā turaṅgaṃ taṃ dvijarṣabham

Seeing that most marvellous thing, filled with the greatest astonishment, the king spoke words to that horse, that bull among twice-born ones.

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SkP-RK 50.5

किम् एतत् कारणं ब्रह्मञ्च् छंस मे ऽद्ययथोचितम् । उवाच तद्वचः श्रुत्वा हयरूपो द्विजोत्तमः

kim etat kāraṇaṃ brahmañc chaṃsa me 'dyayathocitam / uvāca tadvacaḥ śrutvā hayarūpo dvijottamaḥ

"What is the cause of this, brahmin? Tell me now, as is fitting." Hearing that speech of his, the best of the twice-born in horse form said:

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SkP-RK 50.6

ब्रह्मर्षिर् गालवश् चाहं कुरुक्षेत्रे पुरा स्थितः । अश्वप्रतिग्रहाद् दग्धस् त्व् अश्वयोनिं समाश्रित

brahmarṣir gālavaś cāhaṃ kurukṣetre purā sthitaḥ / aśvapratigrahād dagdhas tv aśvayoniṃ samāśrita

"I am the brahmin sage Gālava, who formerly dwelt in Kurukṣetra; burnt by accepting the gift of a horse, I came to birth in the womb of a horse.

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SkP-RK 50.7

दावाग्निना च यद् दग्धम् उदकात् तत्प्ररोहति । दुष्टप्रतिग्रहाद् दग्धो न प्ररोहेत् कदाचन

dāvāgninā ca yad dagdham udakāt tatprarohati / duṣṭapratigrahād dagdho na prarohet kadācana

What is burnt by a forest fire sprouts again from water, but one burnt by accepting a wicked gift would never sprout again.

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SkP-RK 50.8

द्रुमसेनः पुरा चासीद् राजा परमधार्मिक । अयोध्याधिपतिश् चासौ चक्रवर्ती महाबलः

drumasenaḥ purā cāsīd rājā paramadhārmika / ayodhyādhipatiś cāsau cakravartī mahābalaḥ

Formerly there was a king Drumasena, supremely righteous; he was lord of Ayodhyā, a universal sovereign, of great might.

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SkP-RK 50.9

राहुसूर्यसमायोगे कुरुक्षेत्रं जगाम ह । गजानश्वान् समादाय हिरण्यं गास् तथैव च

rāhusūryasamāyoge kurukṣetraṃ jagāma ha / gajānaśvān samādāya hiraṇyaṃ gās tathaiva ca

At the conjunction of Rāhu and the sun he went to Kurukṣetra, taking with him elephants, horses, gold, and cows as well,

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SkP-RK 50.10

माणिक्यवज्रवैदूर्यवासांसि विविधानि च । ब्राह्मणार्थे नृपश्रेष्ठ मुदा परमया युतः

māṇikyavajravaidūryavāsāṃsi vividhāni ca / brāhmaṇārthe nṛpaśreṣṭha mudā paramayā yutaḥ

and rubies, diamonds, cat's-eye gems, and garments of many kinds, for the sake of the brahmins, O best of kings, filled with the utmost joy;

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SkP-RK 50.11

गृहाणि साप्तभौमानि धूपितानि तु काञ्चनैः । सर्वकामसम् ऋद्धानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि

gṛhāṇi sāptabhaumāni dhūpitāni tu kāñcanaiḥ / sarvakāmasam ṛddhāni brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi

and houses of seven storeys, perfumed with incense (and adorned) with gold, abounding in all that one could desire, (given) to brahmins according to rule.

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SkP-RK 50.12

दत्त्वा स याचयामास सक्तुप्रस्थव्रते स्थितम् । राजोत्तमकुलं विप्रमुञ्छवृत्तिं समाश्रितम्

dattvā sa yācayāmāsa saktuprasthavrate sthitam / rājottamakulaṃ vipramuñchavṛttiṃ samāśritam

Having given (these), he entreated a brahmin of a most excellent royal line who kept the vow of a prastha of barley-meal and lived by gleaning.

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SkP-RK 50.13

ऋषिर् उवाच: राज्ञो हि दर्शनं घोरं मेधामथनमक्षमम्

ṛṣir uvāca: rājño hi darśanaṃ ghoraṃ medhāmathanamakṣamam

The sage said: The sight of a king is dreadful, a churning of the intellect, not to be endured.

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SkP-RK 50.14

दृष्ट्वा चैव महीपालमादित्यं चावलोकयेत् । द्विजात् परतरो नास्ति प्रतिग्रहपराङ्मुखात्

dṛṣṭvā caiva mahīpālamādityaṃ cāvalokayet / dvijāt parataro nāsti pratigrahaparāṅmukhāt

And having looked at a king one should look at the sun (to purify oneself); there is none higher than a twice-born who turns away from accepting gifts.

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SkP-RK 50.15

असत् प्रतिग्रहं गृह्णन् नरकं याति वै ध्रुवम् । भार्याप्रतिग्रहग्राही याचस्वा ऽन्यं द्विजोत्तमम्

asat pratigrahaṃ gṛhṇan narakaṃ yāti vai dhruvam / bhāryāpratigrahagrāhī yācasvā 'nyaṃ dvijottamam

One who accepts a bad gift surely goes to hell; (as for) one who takes a gift (that is like taking) another's wife — ask some other best of the twice-born.

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SkP-RK 50.16

ऋषे राजा वचः श्रुत्वा प्रतीहारं तथाब्रवीत् । घोषणा क्रियतां शीघ्रं स्थानेश्वरनिवासिनाम्

ṛṣe rājā vacaḥ śrutvā pratīhāraṃ tathābravīt / ghoṣaṇā kriyatāṃ śīghraṃ sthāneśvaranivāsinām

Hearing the sage's words, the king spoke thus to the doorkeeper: "Let a proclamation be made at once to the residents of Sthāneśvara:

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SkP-RK 50.17

प्रतिग्रहाय यः कश्चित् स चायातु इह सत्वरम् । कृते तु घोषणे कश्चित् नासीत् नृपप्रतिग्रही

pratigrahāya yaḥ kaścit sa cāyātu iha satvaram / kṛte tu ghoṣaṇe kaścit nāsīt nṛpapratigrahī

whoever there is (willing) to accept a gift, let him come here quickly." But when the proclamation had been made, there was no one who would accept the king's gift.

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SkP-RK 50.18

ततस् तु कुपितो राजा स्थानं तच् च निनिन्द च । अब्रह्मण्यम् इदं स्थानं न वेदो न च याजनम्

tatas tu kupito rājā sthānaṃ tac ca nininda ca / abrahmaṇyam idaṃ sthānaṃ na vedo na ca yājanam

Then the king, angered, reviled that place: "This place is hostile to brahminhood; there is no Veda here, nor any sacrificing."

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SkP-RK 50.19

जुगुप्सित्वा तु तान् सर्वांस् तूष्णीं चैव बभूव ह । तस्य वाक्यं तु तच्छ्रुत्वा राजानं चेदम् अब्रुवम्

jugupsitvā tu tān sarvāṃs tūṣṇīṃ caiva babhūva ha / tasya vākyaṃ tu tacchrutvā rājānaṃ cedam abruvam

Having reviled them all, he then fell silent. But I, hearing that speech of his, said this to the king:

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SkP-RK 50.20

गालवो ऽहं द्विजश्रेष्ठश् चतुर्वेदी महातपाः । यज्ञयाजी तपस्वी च सर्वभूतहिते रतः

gālavo 'haṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaś caturvedī mahātapāḥ / yajñayājī tapasvī ca sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

"I am Gālava, best of the twice-born, knower of the four Vedas, of great austerity, a performer of sacrifices, an ascetic, devoted to the welfare of all beings."

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SkP-RK 50.21

राजोवाच: ददामि ते न सन्देहः त्वम् एको मुनिसत्तमः

rājovāca: dadāmi te na sandehaḥ tvam eko munisattamaḥ

The king said: "I give (it) to you, there is no doubt; you alone are the best of sages."

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SkP-RK 50.22

मुद्गलाद्यैर् द्विजैः सर्वैर् वार्यमाणो ऽपि चानघ । गृहीतो ऽश्वरथस् तत्र मयाभरणभूषितः

mudgalādyair dvijaiḥ sarvair vāryamāṇo 'pi cānagha / gṛhīto 'śvarathas tatra mayābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ

Although held back by Mudgala and all the other twice-born, O sinless one, the horse-chariot, adorned with ornaments, was there accepted by me.

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SkP-RK 50.23

ततः स मां नमस्कृत्य द्रुमसेनो ययौ नृप । मयापि चाग्निहोत्रादिकर्म त्यक्त्वा यथासुखम्

tataḥ sa māṃ namaskṛtya drumaseno yayau nṛpa / mayāpi cāgnihotrādikarma tyaktvā yathāsukham

Then that Drumasena, having bowed to me, departed, O king; and I too, abandoning the agnihotra and the other rites, (lived) as I pleased,

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SkP-RK 50.24

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि स्त्रीभिः सार्द्धं सुखानि तु । क्रीडतो ऽपि तदर्थं वै यावत् मे च क्षयं गतम्

nānāvidhāni divyāni strībhiḥ sārddhaṃ sukhāni tu / krīḍato 'pi tadarthaṃ vai yāvat me ca kṣayaṃ gatam

(enjoying) divine pleasures of many kinds together with women; and though I sported for that purpose, in time (all) of mine came to destruction.

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SkP-RK 50.25

एवम् उक्त्वा ययौ विप्रो ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम् । एकाकी च ततो राजा चिन्तयामास भारत

evam uktvā yayau vipro brahmalokaṃ sanātanam / ekākī ca tato rājā cintayāmāsa bhārata

Having spoken thus, the brahmin went to the eternal world of Brahmā; and then the king, being alone, fell to thinking, O Bhārata:

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SkP-RK 50.26

एकाकी यदि यास्यामि गताश्वश् चरणेन तु । राजानो मां हसिष्यन्ति वचनैः स्वैः परस्परम्

ekākī yadi yāsyāmi gatāśvaś caraṇena tu / rājāno māṃ hasiṣyanti vacanaiḥ svaiḥ parasparam

"If I go alone and on foot, my horse gone, the kings will laugh at me among themselves with their own words:

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SkP-RK 50.27

दस्युभिर् निहतश्चास्य हय इत्य् एवम् आदिभिः । अश्वोपस्करम् आदाय शिरसा च कथं मया

dasyubhir nihataścāsya haya ity evam ādibhiḥ / aśvopaskaram ādāya śirasā ca kathaṃ mayā

'His horse was killed by robbers' — and such things. And how am I to take the horse's gear upon my head

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SkP-RK 50.28

प्रवेष्टव्यं पुरं चैतत् महालज्जाकरं मम । अद्य यावत् मया तावद् ब्राह्मणारोहणं कृतम्

praveṣṭavyaṃ puraṃ caitat mahālajjākaraṃ mama / adya yāvat mayā tāvad brāhmaṇārohaṇaṃ kṛtam

and enter this city? That would be a great shame for me. Up to this day I have (only) made a brahmin mount (my chariot).

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SkP-RK 50.29

पापस्यास्य विशुद्ध्यर्थं प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम् । एवं विचिन्तयाभास राजा तत्रैव सत्वरम्

pāpasyāsya viśuddhyarthaṃ pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam / evaṃ vicintayābhāsa rājā tatraiva satvaram

For the purification of this sin I shall enter the fire." Thinking thus, the king at once (acted) right there.

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SkP-RK 50.30

दक्षिणां दिशम् आश्रित्य शुष्ककाष्ठानि चाहरत् । ततः प्रज्वाल्य काष्ठानि कृत्वा च त्रिःप्रदक्षिणम्

dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āśritya śuṣkakāṣṭhāni cāharat / tataḥ prajvālya kāṣṭhāni kṛtvā ca triḥpradakṣiṇam

Turning to the southern direction, he gathered dry sticks; then, having kindled the sticks and circumambulated three times,

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SkP-RK 50.31

नमस्कृत्य हुताशं च विवेश स्वगृहं यथा । निर्जित्य तेजसा तेजः पावकस्य तदा नृपः

namaskṛtya hutāśaṃ ca viveśa svagṛhaṃ yathā / nirjitya tejasā tejaḥ pāvakasya tadā nṛpaḥ

and having bowed to the fire, he entered (it) as if his own house — the king then overcoming the fire's brilliance with his own brilliance.

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SkP-RK 50.32

चतुर्भुजा त्रिनेत्रा तु मुक्ताभरणभूषिता । तं गृहीत्वा करेणैव इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत्

caturbhujā trinetrā tu muktābharaṇabhūṣitā / taṃ gṛhītvā kareṇaiva idaṃ vacanam abravīt

But a (woman) four-armed, three-eyed, adorned with pearl ornaments, taking hold of him by the hand, spoke these words:

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SkP-RK 50.33

अप्राप्तं मरणं राजन् कालो विहितस् तव । अकस्मात् साहसं देव युक्तं न प्रतिभाति मे

aprāptaṃ maraṇaṃ rājan kālo vihitas tava / akasmāt sāhasaṃ deva yuktaṃ na pratibhāti me

"Your death has not come, O king; (another) time is appointed for you. This rashness without cause, O lord, does not seem right to me."

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SkP-RK 50.34

राजोवाच: का ऽसि त्वं च वरारोहे ह्युमा गङ्गा ऽथवा रमा

rājovāca: kā 'si tvaṃ ca varārohe hyumā gaṅgā 'thavā ramā

The king said: "And who are you, fair-hipped one — Umā, Gaṅgā, or Ramā?"

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SkP-RK 50.35

स्त्र्युवाच: नाहं गङ्गा न वाणी वा कपिलां विद्धि मां नृप

stryuvāca: nāhaṃ gaṅgā na vāṇī vā kapilāṃ viddhi māṃ nṛpa

The woman said: "I am not Gaṅgā, nor Vāṇī; know me, O king, as Kapilā."

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SkP-RK 50.36

एनां रुद्राद् विनिष्क्रान्तां नर्मदातलवाहिनीम् । वसुदानस्य यज्ञे तु रेवाकपिलसङ्गमः

enāṃ rudrād viniṣkrāntāṃ narmadātalavāhinīm / vasudānasya yajñe tu revākapilasaṅgamaḥ

(Know) her as having issued from Rudra, flowing at the base of the Narmadā; at the sacrifice of Vasudāna (occurred) the confluence of Revā and Kapilā.

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SkP-RK 50.37

उमा कात्यायनी गङ्गा यमुना गौतमी तथा । सरस्वती तथा शिप्रा वरणा च शुभापगा

umā kātyāyanī gaṅgā yamunā gautamī tathā / sarasvatī tathā śiprā varaṇā ca śubhāpagā

Umā, Kātyāyanī, Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Gautamī, Sarasvatī, and Śiprā, and Varaṇā, the auspicious river,

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SkP-RK 50.38

शतद्रूश् चन्द्रभागा च सिन्धू रेवामला तथा । वितस्ता चर्मणा देवी सोमावभृथमध्यतः

śatadrūś candrabhāgā ca sindhū revāmalā tathā / vitastā carmaṇā devī somāvabhṛthamadhyataḥ

And the Śatadru and the Candrabhāgā, the Sindhu and the spotless Revā, the Vitastā, and the goddess Carmaṇā (Carmaṇvatī) — from the midst of the soma-avabhṛtha (final bath of the sacrifice).

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SkP-RK 50.39

ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां स्नानार्थं हृतवारिभिः । तिलोदकैर् मुनीनां तु प्रणीतः कलशोदकैः

brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ snānārthaṃ hṛtavāribhiḥ / tilodakair munīnāṃ tu praṇītaḥ kalaśodakaiḥ

By the waters drawn for the bathing of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa, and by the sesame-waters of the sages, (it was) brought forth with the waters of the pitchers.

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SkP-RK 50.40

तथा सोमरसैश् चैव घृतखण्डादिमिश्रितैः । बभूवातिप्रवाहो वै इज्याजन्यो महान् पुरा

tathā somarasaiś caiva ghṛtakhaṇḍādimiśritaiḥ / babhūvātipravāho vai ijyājanyo mahān purā

And likewise with soma-juices mixed with ghee, sugar and the rest, there arose of old a very great flood, born of the sacrifice.

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SkP-RK 50.41

एतद् भूतं महत् पुण्यम् उदयाचलम् आश्रितम् । रुद्रावर्तपदं चात्र विद्यते नृपसत्तम

etad bhūtaṃ mahat puṇyam udayācalam āśritam / rudrāvartapadaṃ cātra vidyate nṛpasattama

This great and holy being rests upon the Mountain of Sunrise; and here, best of kings, is found the place called Rudrāvarta.

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SkP-RK 50.42

एवम् उक्तो ययौ राजा देवी चान्तरधीयत । हृष्टस् तुष्टश् चक्रवर्ती मार्कण्डेयाश्रमं ययौ

evam ukto yayau rājā devī cāntaradhīyata / hṛṣṭas tuṣṭaś cakravartī mārkaṇḍeyāśramaṃ yayau

Addressed thus, the king departed, and the goddess vanished; delighted and content, the universal sovereign went to Mārkaṇḍeya's hermitage.

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SkP-RK 50.43

मार्कण्डेय उवाच: कुशलं ते नृपश्रेष्ठ धर्माचारविदां वर

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: kuśalaṃ te nṛpaśreṣṭha dharmācāravidāṃ vara

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Is it well with you, best of kings, foremost of those who know duty and right conduct?

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SkP-RK 50.44

राजोवाच: अद्य मे सफलं जन्म त्वत्पादाम्बुजदर्शनात्

rājovāca: adya me saphalaṃ janma tvatpādāmbujadarśanāt

The king said: Today my birth has borne fruit, from the sight of your lotus feet.

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SkP-RK 50.45

धुन्धुमारस् तथा राजा कथयामास पूर्वकम् । मार्कण्डेयस् ततः श्रुत्वा वृत्तान्तं पृथिवीपतेः

dhundhumāras tathā rājā kathayāmāsa pūrvakam / mārkaṇḍeyas tataḥ śrutvā vṛttāntaṃ pṛthivīpateḥ

And so King Dhundhumāra related what had happened before; then Mārkaṇḍeya, having heard the lord of the earth's account,

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SkP-RK 50.46

रेवाकपिलयोर् योगे स्नात्वा स्तोत्रं चकार ह । तत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति रेवाकपिलसङ्गमे

revākapilayor yoge snātvā stotraṃ cakāra ha / tatra snātā divaṃ yānti revākapilasaṅgame

bathed at the junction of the Revā and the Kapilā and made a hymn of praise: "Those who bathe there, at the confluence of Revā and Kapilā, go to heaven.

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SkP-RK 50.47

उमा कात्यायनी गङ्गा यमुना गौतमी तथा । सरस्वती तथा शिप्रा वरणा च शुभापगा

umā kātyāyanī gaṅgā yamunā gautamī tathā / sarasvatī tathā śiprā varaṇā ca śubhāpagā

Umā, Kātyāyanī, Gaṅgā, Yamunā and Gautamī, Sarasvatī and Śiprā, and Varaṇā, the auspicious river,

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SkP-RK 50.48

शतद्रूश्चन्द्रभागा च सिन्धू रेवामला तथा । वितस्ता चर्मणादेवी बाहुदा वारुणी तथा

śatadrūścandrabhāgā ca sindhū revāmalā tathā / vitastā carmaṇādevī bāhudā vāruṇī tathā

and the Śatadru and Candrabhāgā, the Sindhu and the spotless Revā, the Vitastā, the goddess Carmaṇā, the Bāhudā and the Vāruṇī,

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SkP-RK 50.49

सरयूर् गण्डकी चैव घर्घरा बदरी तथा । गोमती वेणुकी चैव पारा वेत्रवती शुभा

sarayūr gaṇḍakī caiva ghargharā badarī tathā / gomatī veṇukī caiva pārā vetravatī śubhā

the Sarayū and the Gaṇḍakī, the Ghargharā and the Badarī, the Gomatī and the Veṇukī, the Pārā and the fair Vetravatī,

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SkP-RK 50.50

विपाशा च तथा वाहा शङ्खिनी च पयोष्णिका । गोदावरी च कावेरी भीमा कृष्णा तथा शुभा

vipāśā ca tathā vāhā śaṅkhinī ca payoṣṇikā / godāvarī ca kāverī bhīmā kṛṣṇā tathā śubhā

and the Vipāśā and the Vāhā, the Śaṅkhinī and the Payoṣṇikā, the Godāvarī and the Kāverī, the Bhīmā and the fair Kṛṣṇā,

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SkP-RK 50.51

सुभद्रा च तथा भद्रा करतोयाथ मालिनी । एताः सर्वास् त्वमेवासि सर्वगे त्वां नमाम्य् अहम्

subhadrā ca tathā bhadrā karatoyātha mālinī / etāḥ sarvās tvamevāsi sarvage tvāṃ namāmy aham

and Subhadrā and Bhadrā, and the Karatoyā, and the Mālinī — all these are you alone; O all-pervading one, I bow to you.

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SkP-RK 50.52

लोकत्रयं त्वया व्याप्तम् अपां रूपेण सुव्रते । प्रसीद त्वं महाभागे लोकत्रितयपावनी

lokatrayaṃ tvayā vyāptam apāṃ rūpeṇa suvrate / prasīda tvaṃ mahābhāge lokatritayapāvanī

The three worlds are pervaded by you in the form of waters, O you of good vows; be gracious, O greatly fortunate one, purifier of the three worlds.

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SkP-RK 50.53

श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रम् इदं देवी मार्कण्डेयात् तपोधनात् । पुष्पकं यानमारुह्य सर्वाभरणभूषिता

śrutvā stotram idaṃ devī mārkaṇḍeyāt tapodhanāt / puṣpakaṃ yānamāruhya sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā

Having heard this hymn from Mārkaṇḍeya, rich in austerity, the goddess, adorned with every ornament, mounted the Puṣpaka chariot,

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SkP-RK 50.54

चतुर्भुजा त्रिनेत्रा च चन्द्रबिम्बनिभानना । उवाच वचनं देवी मार्कण्डेयं महामुनिम्

caturbhujā trinetrā ca candrabimbanibhānanā / uvāca vacanaṃ devī mārkaṇḍeyaṃ mahāmunim

four-armed, three-eyed, her face like the orb of the moon; and the goddess spoke a word to Mārkaṇḍeya, the great sage.

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SkP-RK 50.55

मार्कण्डेय उवाच: परितुष्टासि देवेशि वरं दातुं त्वम् इच्छसि

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: parituṣṭāsi deveśi varaṃ dātuṃ tvam icchasi

Mārkaṇḍeya said: You are well pleased, mistress of the gods, and you wish to grant a boon.

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SkP-RK 50.56

कलुषं हर कल्याणि लोकानां हरसंभवे । स्नानं कृत्वा स्तुवन् तोये लोकानापुः शिवाज्ञया

kaluṣaṃ hara kalyāṇi lokānāṃ harasaṃbhave / snānaṃ kṛtvā stuvan toye lokānāpuḥ śivājñayā

Take away the impurity of the worlds, O auspicious one, born of Hara! Having bathed in the water and praising (you), (people) have attained the worlds by Śiva's command.

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SkP-RK 50.57

वरं ददस्व देवि त्वं धुन्धुमाराय सांप्रतम् । राज्यं कृत्वा दिवं यातु सान्तःपुरपरिच्छदः

varaṃ dadasva devi tvaṃ dhundhumārāya sāṃpratam / rājyaṃ kṛtvā divaṃ yātu sāntaḥpuraparicchadaḥ

Grant a boon now, O goddess, to Dhundhumāra: having ruled his kingdom, let him go to heaven together with his harem and retinue.

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SkP-RK 50.58

यं यं चिन्तयते कामं तं तं प्राप्नोति सुव्रते । एवं भवतु विप्रेन्द्र मत्तो यद्वाञ्छितं त्वया

yaṃ yaṃ cintayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnoti suvrate / evaṃ bhavatu viprendra matto yadvāñchitaṃ tvayā

"Whatever desire he thinks of, that he obtains, O you of good vows." "So be it, best of brahmins — whatever is wished by you from me."

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SkP-RK 50.59

एवम् उक्त्वा ययौ देवी कपिला लोकपावनी । मार्कण्डेयं मुनिं राजा मुनिभिः परिवारितम्

evam uktvā yayau devī kapilā lokapāvanī / mārkaṇḍeyaṃ muniṃ rājā munibhiḥ parivāritam

Having spoken thus, the goddess Kapilā, purifier of the worlds, departed; and the king (approached) the sage Mārkaṇḍeya, surrounded by sages.

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SkP-RK 50.60

प्रणिपत्य यथा न्यायं गतश् च स्वपुरं तदा । ततः कालेन महताराजा धर्मपरायणः

praṇipatya yathā nyāyaṃ gataś ca svapuraṃ tadā / tataḥ kālena mahatārājā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ

And having bowed down as is proper, he then went to his own city. Then, after a long time, the king, devoted to dharma, (…)

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