Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 92
SkP-RK 92.1
राजोवाच: ततस् तयापि देवेश भानुमत्या हि किंकृतम् । एतन् मे संशयं देव कथयस्व प्रसादतः
rājovāca: tatas tayāpi deveśa bhānumatyā hi kiṃkṛtam / etan me saṃśayaṃ deva kathayasva prasādataḥ
The king said: And then, O lord of gods, what did Bhānumatī do? Tell me this doubt of mine, O god, out of your grace.
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SkP-RK 92.2
हर उवाच: चिन्तयित्वा तु सा राज्ञी गता कुण्डस्य सन्निधौ । दृष्ट्वा तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं राज्ञी हर्षेण पूरिता
hara uvāca: cintayitvā tu sā rājñī gatā kuṇḍasya sannidhau / dṛṣṭvā tīrthasya māhātmyaṃ rājñī harṣeṇa pūritā
Hara said: The queen, having reflected, went into the presence of the pool; and seeing the greatness of the sacred ford, the queen was filled with joy.
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SkP-RK 92.3
विप्रान् बहून् समाहूय पूजयामास तत्क्षणात् । ददौ च विविधं दानं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नराधिप
viprān bahūn samāhūya pūjayāmāsa tatkṣaṇāt / dadau ca vividhaṃ dānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo narādhipa
Summoning many brahmins, she honoured them that very moment, and gave manifold gifts to the brahmins, O lord of men.
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SkP-RK 92.4
दत्त्वा च दक्षिणाम् एवं मधुमासे च भूमिप । अमायां च ततो राज्ञी गता पर्वतमूर्धनि
dattvā ca dakṣiṇām evaṃ madhumāse ca bhūmipa / amāyāṃ ca tato rājñī gatā parvatamūrdhani
And having thus given the priestly fee, in the month of Madhu, O ruler of the earth, on the new-moon day the queen then went to the summit of the mountain.
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SkP-RK 92.5
नगशृङ्गं समारुह्य कृत्वा तु करसम्पुटम् । विज्ञाप्य ब्राह्मणान् सर्वान् इदं वचनम् अब्रवीत्
nagaśṛṅgaṃ samāruhya kṛtvā tu karasampuṭam / vijñāpya brāhmaṇān sarvān idaṃ vacanam abravīt
Having climbed the mountain peak, and making a cup of her hands, she informed all the brahmins and spoke these words:
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SkP-RK 92.6
मम माता पिता भ्राता तथा ऽन्ये चैव बान्धवाः । सर्वे क्षमन्तु ते सर्वैर् इदं वाच्यं तदा वचः
mama mātā pitā bhrātā tathā 'nye caiva bāndhavāḥ / sarve kṣamantu te sarvair idaṃ vācyaṃ tadā vacaḥ
"My mother, father, brother, and likewise my other kinsmen — let them all forgive me; this speech is then to be told by you all."
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SkP-RK 92.7
इत्युक्त्वा शूलभेदे तु तपः कृत्वा सुदारुणम् । विसृज्य चैवम् आत्मानं तस्मिंस् तीर्थे दिवंगता
ityuktvā śūlabhede tu tapaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam / visṛjya caivam ātmānaṃ tasmiṃs tīrthe divaṃgatā
Having said this, she performed very severe austerity at Śūlabheda, and thus releasing herself, she went to heaven at that sacred ford.
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SkP-RK 92.8
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः: सन्देशं कथयिष्यामस् त्वयोक्तं शोभनव्रते । मातापित्रोश् च सुश्रोणि मा ते ऽभूद् अत्र संशयः
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ: sandeśaṃ kathayiṣyāmas tvayoktaṃ śobhanavrate / mātāpitroś ca suśroṇi mā te 'bhūd atra saṃśayaḥ
The brahmins said: We shall tell the message you have spoken, O you of fair vows, to your mother and father, O fair-hipped one; let there be no doubt of yours in this.
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SkP-RK 92.9
ततो विसृज्य लोकं तु स्थिता पर्वतसन्निधौ । अर्धोत्तरीयवस्त्रं तु गाढं कृत्वा पुनः पुनः
tato visṛjya lokaṃ tu sthitā parvatasannidhau / ardhottarīyavastraṃ tu gāḍhaṃ kṛtvā punaḥ punaḥ
Then, taking leave of the people, she stood on the edge of the mountain, and tightened her half upper-garment firmly again and again.
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SkP-RK 92.10
ततो विसृज्य चात्मानम् एकचित्ता नराधिप । नगार्द्धं पतिता यावत् तावद् दृष्टा सुरासुरैः
tato visṛjya cātmānam ekacittā narādhipa / nagārddhaṃ patitā yāvat tāvad dṛṣṭā surāsuraiḥ
Then, releasing herself with single-minded intent, O lord of men, by the time she had fallen half the mountain, she was seen by gods and demons.
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SkP-RK 92.11
दिव्यं विमानम् आरुह्य कैलासं सा जगाम ह । ततः सा पश्यतां तेषां जनानां त्रिदिवं गता
divyaṃ vimānam āruhya kailāsaṃ sā jagāma ha / tataḥ sā paśyatāṃ teṣāṃ janānāṃ tridivaṃ gatā
Mounting a divine celestial car, she went to Kailāsa; then, while those people looked on, she went to the third heaven.
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