Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 83
SkP-RK 83.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: ततो ऽन्यत् परमं तीर्थं चन्द्रमत्यास् तु सङ्गमे । चन्द्रेश्वरं सिद्धलिङ्गं तथा सिद्धेश्वरं पुनः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tato 'nyat paramaṃ tīrthaṃ candramatyās tu saṅgame / candreśvaraṃ siddhaliṅgaṃ tathā siddheśvaraṃ punaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then there is another supreme ford at the confluence of the Candramatī: Candreśvara, the perfected liṅga, and again Siddheśvara,
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SkP-RK 83.2
घण्टेश्वरं महिषेशम् अश्वतीर्थम् अतः परम् । वृषसेनं हयग्रीवं शुकतीर्थम् अतः परम्
ghaṇṭeśvaraṃ mahiṣeśam aśvatīrtham ataḥ param / vṛṣasenaṃ hayagrīvaṃ śukatīrtham ataḥ param
Ghaṇṭeśvara, Mahiṣeśa, and next Aśvatīrtha; Vṛṣasena, Hayagrīva, and next Śukatīrtha.
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SkP-RK 83.3
रमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत् तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । मेकलायास् तटे राजन् महापातकनाशनम्
rameśvaraṃ tato gacchet tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / mekalāyās taṭe rājan mahāpātakanāśanam
Then one should go to Rameśvara, the ford that destroys sins, on the bank of the Mekalā, O king, destroyer of the great sins.
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SkP-RK 83.4
यदा दारुवने पूर्वं महादेवेन मोहिताः । ब्राह्मणानां स्त्रियस् तत्र रममाणाः समागताः
yadā dāruvane pūrvaṃ mahādevena mohitāḥ / brāhmaṇānāṃ striyas tatra ramamāṇāḥ samāgatāḥ
When formerly in the Dāru forest the wives of the brahmins were bewildered by Mahādeva, they came together there taking their pleasure;
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SkP-RK 83.5
चिन्तयन्त्यश् च ता मोक्षं मेकलातीरम् आश्रिताः । ताभिश् च रममाणाभिर् आवृतं शिवपूजनम्
cintayantyaś ca tā mokṣaṃ mekalātīram āśritāḥ / tābhiś ca ramamāṇābhir āvṛtaṃ śivapūjanam
and they, thinking of release, resorted to the bank of the Mekalā; and by them, as they took their pleasure, the worship of Śiva was surrounded (i.e. performed).
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SkP-RK 83.6
नीलोत्पलदलैर् बिल्वैर् मल्लिकाजातिकुन्दकैः । शून्यं प्रपूजितं यावत्तावल् लिङ्गं समुत्थितम्
nīlotpaladalair bilvair mallikājātikundakaiḥ / śūnyaṃ prapūjitaṃ yāvattāval liṅgaṃ samutthitam
With blue lotus petals, bilva leaves, jasmine, jāti and kunda flowers, as soon as the empty (place) was worshipped, a liṅga rose up.
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SkP-RK 83.7
पातालादागतं लिङ्गं ज्वलत् कालानलप्रभम् । रमेश्वरेति विख्यातं रममाणात् समुत्थितम्
pātālādāgataṃ liṅgaṃ jvalat kālānalaprabham / rameśvareti vikhyātaṃ ramamāṇāt samutthitam
The liṅga came from the netherworld, blazing with the radiance of the fire of time; it is renowned as Rameśvara, since it rose up from (their) taking pleasure.
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SkP-RK 83.8
स्त्रीणां उवाच देवेशः शापमोक्षो भवत्व् इति । गच्छन्तु सर्वाः स्वगृहं साम्प्रतं गतकल्मषाः
strīṇāṃ uvāca deveśaḥ śāpamokṣo bhavatv iti / gacchantu sarvāḥ svagṛhaṃ sāmprataṃ gatakalmaṣāḥ
The lord of gods said to the women: "Let there be release from the curse. Let all of you now go to your own homes, your stain gone."
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SkP-RK 83.9
इत्युक्त्वा देवदेवेशस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा स भवे न पुनर्भवेत्
ityuktvā devadeveśas tatraivāntaradhīyata / tasmiṃs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā sa bhave na punarbhavet
Having said this, the god of gods vanished right there. A man who has bathed at that ford is not born again into existence.
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SkP-RK 83.10
अनाशकेन चाग्नौ हि ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः । तिलोदकं पितॄणां तु पिण्डदानं यथाविधि
anāśakena cāgnau hi ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ / tilodakaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tu piṇḍadānaṃ yathāvidhi
And those who have died by fasting or in fire are not born again. Water with sesame for the ancestors, and the offering of rice-balls according to rule —
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SkP-RK 83.11
श्राद्धेनैव च दानेन पितॄणां परमा गतिः । इन्द्रेण ब्रह्मणा पूर्वं विष्णुना धनदेन च
śrāddhenaiva ca dānena pitṝṇāṃ paramā gatiḥ / indreṇa brahmaṇā pūrvaṃ viṣṇunā dhanadena ca
by śrāddha and by gift there is the highest course for the ancestors. Formerly by Indra, by Brahmā, by Viṣṇu and by the giver of wealth (Kubera),
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SkP-RK 83.12
रक्षसा रावणेनाथ तथा चेन्द्रजिता नृप । जपो जप्तस् तपस् तप्तं यज्ञानि विविधानि च
rakṣasā rāvaṇenātha tathā cendrajitā nṛpa / japo japtas tapas taptaṃ yajñāni vividhāni ca
And by the rākṣasa Rāvaṇa, and likewise by Indrajit, O king, muttered prayer was muttered, austerity was practised, and sacrifices of various kinds
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SkP-RK 83.13
कृतानि नृपशार्दूल गता हि परमां गतिम् । अन्यच् च कथयिष्यामि हारिणं तीर्थम् उत्तमम्
kṛtāni nṛpaśārdūla gatā hi paramāṃ gatim / anyac ca kathayiṣyāmi hāriṇaṃ tīrtham uttamam
were performed, O tiger among kings; and indeed they went to the highest goal. And I shall tell of another, the excellent tīrtha Hāriṇa.
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SkP-RK 83.14
हरिणेशं सिद्धलिङ्गं तथा वै धनुरीश्वरम् । बाणेश्वरं परविद्धि तथा वै लुब्धकेश्वरम्
hariṇeśaṃ siddhaliṅgaṃ tathā vai dhanurīśvaram / bāṇeśvaraṃ paraviddhi tathā vai lubdhakeśvaram
(Know) Hariṇeśa, the Siddhaliṅga, and likewise Dhanurīśvara; know Bāṇeśvara as supreme, and likewise Lubdhakeśvara.
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SkP-RK 83.15
लिङ्गरूपाणि पूजयित्वा शिवं व्रजेत् । आख्यानं कथयिष्यामि पुरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिर
liṅgarūpāṇi pūjayitvā śivaṃ vrajet / ākhyānaṃ kathayiṣyāmi purāvṛttaṃ yudhiṣṭhira
Having worshipped (these) forms in the shape of liṅgas, one would go to Śiva. I shall tell (you) a tale of what happened long ago, Yudhiṣṭhira.
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SkP-RK 83.16
अर्जुनो लुब्धको नाम मन्दजातिसमुद्भवः । पर्यटन् मृगयां राजन् नर्मदातीरमागतः
arjuno lubdhako nāma mandajātisamudbhavaḥ / paryaṭan mṛgayāṃ rājan narmadātīramāgataḥ
There was a hunter named Arjuna, born of a low caste; roaming about in the hunt, O king, he came to the bank of the Narmadā.
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SkP-RK 83.17
दृष्ट्वा यूथं मृगाणां तु धावमानः पुनः पुनः । पलायमानाः सर्वे ते एकः पश्चात् स्थितो मृगः
dṛṣṭvā yūthaṃ mṛgāṇāṃ tu dhāvamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ / palāyamānāḥ sarve te ekaḥ paścāt sthito mṛgaḥ
But seeing a herd of deer, he ran (after them) again and again; they all fled away, (while) one deer stood behind.
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SkP-RK 83.18
हतो मध्यदिने सो ऽद्य कुरङ्गो नर्मदातटे । पतितो ऽसौ गतप्राणो दिव्यदेहधरः पुनः
hato madhyadine so 'dya kuraṅgo narmadātaṭe / patito 'sau gataprāṇo divyadehadharaḥ punaḥ
That antelope was slain at midday on the bank of the Narmadā; it fell down, its life gone, and then took on a divine body,
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SkP-RK 83.19
विमाने हंसयुक्ते वै ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम ह । गते तु हरिणे सो ऽथ लुब्धकश् चिन्तयान्वितः
vimāne haṃsayukte vai brahmalokaṃ jagāma ha / gate tu hariṇe so 'tha lubdhakaś cintayānvitaḥ
and in a chariot yoked with swans it went to the world of Brahmā. When the deer had gone, the hunter was filled with reflection:
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SkP-RK 83.20
महापापान्य् अनेकानि कृतानि तु मया पुनः । का गतिं याम्यहं चाथ श्रेयसे मरणं मम
mahāpāpāny anekāni kṛtāni tu mayā punaḥ / kā gatiṃ yāmyahaṃ cātha śreyase maraṇaṃ mama
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 83.21
चिन्तयित्वा ततो राजन् पतितो नर्मदाजले । तत्क्षणाद् दिव्यदेहो ऽसौ गन्धर्वपुरम् आययौ
cintayitvā tato rājan patito narmadājale / tatkṣaṇād divyadeho 'sau gandharvapuram āyayau
Having thought thus, O king, he threw himself into the water of the Narmadā; from that very moment, with a divine body, he went to the city of the gandharvas.
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SkP-RK 83.22
गते तस्मिन् देवलोके धनुर्बाणौ जले स्थितौ । चत्वार्य् एतानि लिङ्गानि ख्यातानि भुवनत्रये
gate tasmin devaloke dhanurbāṇau jale sthitau / catvāry etāni liṅgāni khyātāni bhuvanatraye
When he had gone to the world of the gods, the bow and the arrow remained in the water; these four liṅgas are renowned in the three worlds.
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SkP-RK 83.23
हरिणेश्वरं च बाणेशं लुब्धेशं धनुरीश्वरम् । रमेश्वरं पञ्चमं तु पञ्चलिङ्गानि कीर्तयेत्
hariṇeśvaraṃ ca bāṇeśaṃ lubdheśaṃ dhanurīśvaram / rameśvaraṃ pañcamaṃ tu pañcaliṅgāni kīrtayet
Hariṇeśvara, Bāṇeśa, Lubdheśa, Dhanurīśvara, and Rameśvara as the fifth — (these) five liṅgas one should proclaim.
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SkP-RK 83.24
न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर् घोरे संसारसागरे । तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नरो राजन् स्नात्वा शिवपुरं व्रजेत्
na tasya punarāvṛttir ghore saṃsārasāgare / tasmiṃs tīrthe naro rājan snātvā śivapuraṃ vrajet
For him there is no return again into the terrible ocean of transmigration; having bathed at that sacred ford, O king, a man goes to Śiva's city.
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SkP-RK 83.25
ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि विलयं यान्ति पार्थिव । अनाशके चार्धजले मृतः शिवमवाप्नुयात्
brahmahatyādi pāpāni vilayaṃ yānti pārthiva / anāśake cārdhajale mṛtaḥ śivamavāpnuyāt
Sins such as the killing of a brahmin come to dissolution, O ruler of the earth; one who dies at Anāśaka or in half-water would attain Śiva.
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