Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 70
SkP-RK 70.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: किमर्थं संस्तुतो देवो ब्रह्मणा तेन तत्र वै । शुक्लतीर्थम् इदं कस्मादास्ते यत्र महेश्वरः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: kimarthaṃ saṃstuto devo brahmaṇā tena tatra vai / śuklatīrtham idaṃ kasmādāste yatra maheśvaraḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira said: For what purpose was the god praised there by that Brahmā? Why is this Śukla-tīrtha, where Maheśvara abides?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 70.2
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् कथां दिव्यां स्वर्गार्हण्याम् अनुत्तमाम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan kathāṃ divyāṃ svargārhaṇyām anuttamām
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Hear, O king, the divine tale, unsurpassed, worthy of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 70.3
यां श्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यस् तीर्थस्नानेन मुच्यते । ययातिर् नाम धर्मात्मा सत्यधर्मपरायणः
yāṃ śrutvā sarvapāpebhyas tīrthasnānena mucyate / yayātir nāma dharmātmā satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
Hearing which, one is freed from all sins by bathing at the tīrtha. There was one named Yayāti, righteous in soul, devoted to truth and duty,
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SkP-RK 70.4
चक्रवर्ती नृपश्रेष्ठः सर्वधर्मभृतां वरः । इयाज स महायज्ञैः शतक्रतुर् इवापरः
cakravartī nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ / iyāja sa mahāyajñaiḥ śatakratur ivāparaḥ
a universal emperor, best of kings, foremost of all upholders of dharma; he sacrificed with great sacrifices, like a second Indra of the hundred rites.
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SkP-RK 70.5
नदी मधुमती पुण्या रेवया यत्र सङ्गता । यत्र यज्ञः समारब्ध ऋत्विग्भिर् ब्राह्मणैः सह
nadī madhumatī puṇyā revayā yatra saṅgatā / yatra yajñaḥ samārabdha ṛtvigbhir brāhmaṇaiḥ saha
Where the holy river Madhumatī joins with the Revā, there the sacrifice was begun, together with the officiating priests and the brahmins.
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SkP-RK 70.6
मध्येश्वरं यत्र लिङ्गं स्वयंदेवो महेश्वरः । तत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः
madhyeśvaraṃ yatra liṅgaṃ svayaṃdevo maheśvaraḥ / tatra snātā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ
Where the liṅga Madhyeśvara (stands), the self-existent god Maheśvara — those who bathe there go to heaven, and those who die (there) are not born again.
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SkP-RK 70.7
चक्रेण विष्णुना तत्र घातितौ मधुकैटभौ । अर्चनात् तस्य देवस्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
cakreṇa viṣṇunā tatra ghātitau madhukaiṭabhau / arcanāt tasya devasya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
There Madhu and Kaiṭabha were slain by Viṣṇu with his discus; from the worship of that god one would obtain the fruit of (giving) a thousand cows.
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SkP-RK 70.8
तिलतोयप्रदानेन पिण्डदानेन भारत । पितरस् तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावद् इन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
tilatoyapradānena piṇḍadānena bhārata / pitaras tasya tṛpyanti yāvad indrāścaturdaśa
By the gift of sesame and water and by the offering of rice-balls, O Bhārata, his ancestors are satisfied for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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SkP-RK 70.9
तत्र यज्ञः समारब्धो हरिशङ्करवर्जितः । जटासुरस् तत्र दैत्यश् छिद्रं दृष्ट्वा समागतः
tatra yajñaḥ samārabdho hariśaṅkaravarjitaḥ / jaṭāsuras tatra daityaś chidraṃ dṛṣṭvā samāgataḥ
There the sacrifice was begun without Hari and Śaṅkara; the demon Jaṭāsura, seeing the flaw, came there.
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SkP-RK 70.10
ततोविध्वंसितो यज्ञो दानवैर् बलदर्पितैः । यज्ञयूपा यज्ञपात्रं दश दिक्षु निपातिताः
tatovidhvaṃsito yajño dānavair baladarpitaiḥ / yajñayūpā yajñapātraṃ daśa dikṣu nipātitāḥ
Then the sacrifice was wrecked by the Dānavas, arrogant with strength; the sacrificial posts and the sacrificial vessels were flung down in the ten directions.
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SkP-RK 70.11
भुक्तो हुतपुरोडाशः सोमपानं च तैः कृतम् । प्रणष्टा देवताः सर्वा दानवानां भयेन च
bhukto hutapuroḍāśaḥ somapānaṃ ca taiḥ kṛtam / praṇaṣṭā devatāḥ sarvā dānavānāṃ bhayena ca
The offered sacrificial cake was eaten and the soma-drinking was done by them; and all the gods disappeared out of fear of the Dānavas.
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SkP-RK 70.12
अष्टोत्तरशतं देवा मृगरूपेण निर्गताः । धनदो यक्षरूपेण प्रणष्टः स्वपुरीं गतः
aṣṭottaraśataṃ devā mṛgarūpeṇa nirgatāḥ / dhanado yakṣarūpeṇa praṇaṣṭaḥ svapurīṃ gataḥ
A hundred and eight gods went off in the form of deer; the giver of wealth (Kubera) vanished in the form of a yakṣa and went to his own city.
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SkP-RK 70.13
महिषारूढो धर्मराजो गजारूढश् शतक्रतुः । मेषारूढो हव्यवाहो निर्गता व्रतमास्थिताः
mahiṣārūḍho dharmarājo gajārūḍhaś śatakratuḥ / meṣārūḍho havyavāho nirgatā vratamāsthitāḥ
The King of Dharma mounted on a buffalo, Indra of the hundred rites mounted on an elephant, the bearer of oblations (Agni) mounted on a ram — they went off, keeping to their observance.
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SkP-RK 70.14
वरुणश् च समायातः प्रणष्टः स्वपुरीं गतः । मकरासनमारूढो वायुश् च मृगम् आश्रितः
varuṇaś ca samāyātaḥ praṇaṣṭaḥ svapurīṃ gataḥ / makarāsanamārūḍho vāyuś ca mṛgam āśritaḥ
And Varuṇa, who had come, vanished and went to his own city, mounted on his makara seat; and Vāyu took to a deer.
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SkP-RK 70.15
ईशान ईशरूपेण वृषारूढः पलायितः । अस्त्राणि लोकपालानां हृतानि दनुसम्भवैः
īśāna īśarūpeṇa vṛṣārūḍhaḥ palāyitaḥ / astrāṇi lokapālānāṃ hṛtāni danusambhavaiḥ
Īśāna, in the form of the Lord, fled mounted on his bull; the weapons of the guardians of the world were carried off by the sons of Danu.
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SkP-RK 70.16
एकाकी यानम् आरुह्य कथं यामि स्त्रिया सह । चिन्तयित्वा नृपश्रेष्ठश् चास्त्रं जग्राह भारत
ekākī yānam āruhya kathaṃ yāmi striyā saha / cintayitvā nṛpaśreṣṭhaś cāstraṃ jagrāha bhārata
"Alone, having mounted my vehicle, how shall I go with a woman?" — having thought thus, the best of kings seized his weapon, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 70.17
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चोक्त्वा वै दैत्यसिंह दुरासदम् । न क्षत्रकुलसंजाता जातु दृष्ट्वा पलायिताः
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti coktvā vai daityasiṃha durāsadam / na kṣatrakulasaṃjātā jātu dṛṣṭvā palāyitāḥ
And having said "Stand, stand!" to the lion among Daityas, hard to withstand — (for) those born in a kṣatriya lineage have never fled at the sight (of an enemy).
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SkP-RK 70.18
दश द्वादशवर्षाणि विमुखास् तव पूर्वजाः । न चात्राह्वानितो रुद्रो रुद्र भागो न कल्पितः
daśa dvādaśavarṣāṇi vimukhās tava pūrvajāḥ / na cātrāhvānito rudro rudra bhāgo na kalpitaḥ
For ten and twelve years your forefathers were turned away (from battle); and here Rudra was not invited, no share was assigned to Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 70.19
यज्ञे ऽस्मिन् यज्ञपुरुषो नाहूतो भगवान् हरिः । तेन दोषेण मे यज्ञो दानवैश् च विनाशितः
yajñe 'smin yajñapuruṣo nāhūto bhagavān hariḥ / tena doṣeṇa me yajño dānavaiś ca vināśitaḥ
At this sacrifice the Person of the sacrifice, the Lord Hari, was not invited; through that fault my sacrifice has been destroyed by the Dānavas.
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SkP-RK 70.20
एवम् उक्त्वा नृपश्रेष्ठो रुद्रं ध्यात्वा महेश्वरम् । रौद्ररूपं समास्थाय ज्याघोषं घोषरूपिणम्
evam uktvā nṛpaśreṣṭho rudraṃ dhyātvā maheśvaram / raudrarūpaṃ samāsthāya jyāghoṣaṃ ghoṣarūpiṇam
Having spoken thus, the best of kings, meditating on Rudra Maheśvara, assuming a terrible form, (sounding) the twang of the bowstring that took the form of a roar,
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SkP-RK 70.21
जग्राह कोपान् निस्त्रिंशं निजघान च दानवान् । आहूताश् च पुनर्देवाः सर्वे ब्रह्मपुरोगमाः
jagrāha kopān nistriṃśaṃ nijaghāna ca dānavān / āhūtāś ca punardevāḥ sarve brahmapurogamāḥ
in anger he seized his sword and struck down the Dānavas; and the gods, all of them led by Brahmā, were invited again.
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SkP-RK 70.22
ऊचुस् ते वचनं देवा राजानं प्रति भारत । त्वया समो ऽत्र राजर्षे न भूतो न भविष्यति
ūcus te vacanaṃ devā rājānaṃ prati bhārata / tvayā samo 'tra rājarṣe na bhūto na bhaviṣyati
Those gods spoke a word to the king, O Bhārata: "There has not been, nor will there be, one equal to you here, O royal sage."
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SkP-RK 70.23
देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा ययातिर् वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् । पुनः प्रवर्तितो यज्ञो हरविष्णुप्रसादतः
devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yayātir vākyam abravīt / punaḥ pravartito yajño haraviṣṇuprasādataḥ
Hearing the gods' speech, Yayāti spoke these words: "The sacrifice has been set in motion again by the favour of Hara and Viṣṇu."
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SkP-RK 70.24
युक्तं पलायनं चात्र क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते । स्तुतस् तु तेन कार्येण शूलपाणिः पिनाकधृक्
yuktaṃ palāyanaṃ cātra kṣatriyasya na vidyate / stutas tu tena kāryeṇa śūlapāṇiḥ pinākadhṛk
"And in this matter no fleeing is proper for a kṣatriya." And for that purpose the trident-in-hand, the bearer of the Pināka, was praised by him.
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SkP-RK 70.25
पातालाद् उत्थितं तत्र लिङ्गं कालानलप्रभम् । शुक्लीकृतं जगत् सर्वं प्रभया तस्य भारत
pātālād utthitaṃ tatra liṅgaṃ kālānalaprabham / śuklīkṛtaṃ jagat sarvaṃ prabhayā tasya bhārata
There a liṅga rose up out of Pātāla, with the radiance of the fire of time; the whole world was made white by its light, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 70.26
ययातिर् उवाच: यदि तुष्टो ऽसि मे देव वरं दातुं ममेच्छसि
yayātir uvāca: yadi tuṣṭo 'si me deva varaṃ dātuṃ mamecchasi
Yayāti said: If you are pleased with me, O god, and wish to grant me a boon,
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SkP-RK 70.27
इदं स्थानं न मोक्तव्यम् उमया सह शङ्कर । यज्ञदानादिकं सर्वम् अक्षयं चात्र सर्वदा
idaṃ sthānaṃ na moktavyam umayā saha śaṅkara / yajñadānādikaṃ sarvam akṣayaṃ cātra sarvadā
this place is not to be abandoned by you together with Umā, O Śaṅkara; and let sacrifice, giving and all the rest be here always imperishable (in fruit).
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SkP-RK 70.28
तपोहीना नरा ये च दानहीनाः सकिल्बिषाः । ते सर्वे त्वत्पुरं यान्तु शुक्लतीर्थप्रभावतः
tapohīnā narā ye ca dānahīnāḥ sakilbiṣāḥ / te sarve tvatpuraṃ yāntu śuklatīrthaprabhāvataḥ
And those men who are without austerity, without giving, laden with sin — let them all go to your city, through the power of Śukla-tīrtha.
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SkP-RK 70.29
तम् उवाच महादेवः सत्यम् एतत् तवोदितम् । यं यं कामयते कामं तं तं प्राप्नोति मानवः
tam uvāca mahādevaḥ satyam etat tavoditam / yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
Mahādeva said to him: "This that you have said is true. Whatever desire a man desires, that he obtains."
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SkP-RK 70.30
अस्य तीर्थस्य महात्म्याल् लिङ्गस्यास्य समर्चनात् । नरकं नैव पश्यन्ति जन्मजन्मनि भारत
asya tīrthasya mahātmyāl liṅgasyāsya samarcanāt / narakaṃ naiva paśyanti janmajanmani bhārata
Through the greatness of this tīrtha, through the worship of this liṅga, they do not see hell at all, birth after birth, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 70.31
एतत् ते कथितं राजन् यथा स्कन्दशिवोदितम् । तत्र ये निहता दैत्याः प्राप्तास् ते ऽपि शिवालयम्
etat te kathitaṃ rājan yathā skandaśivoditam / tatra ye nihatā daityāḥ prāptās te 'pi śivālayam
This has been told to you, O king, as it was spoken by Skanda and Śiva; and the Daityas who were slain there also attained Śiva's abode.
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SkP-RK 70.32
स्वं स्वं यानं समारूढा ययुर् देवास् त्रिविष्टपम् । मुदा परमया युक्तः स्तूयमानो नृपोत्तमः
svaṃ svaṃ yānaṃ samārūḍhā yayur devās triviṣṭapam / mudā paramayā yuktaḥ stūyamāno nṛpottamaḥ
Each mounting his own vehicle, the gods went to the triple heaven; and the best of kings, filled with supreme joy, being praised,
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SkP-RK 70.33
ययातिर् नाम राजर्षी राज्यं कृत्वा दिवं गतः । श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् अस्य शिवलोके महीयते
yayātir nāma rājarṣī rājyaṃ kṛtvā divaṃ gataḥ / śravaṇāt kīrtanād asya śivaloke mahīyate
the royal sage named Yayāti, having exercised his kingship, went to heaven. From hearing and from reciting this, one is honoured in the world of Śiva.
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