Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 98
SkP-RK 98.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: दक्षिणे नर्मदातीरे तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं गोपालेश्वरम् उत्तमम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: dakṣiṇe narmadātīre tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam / sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ gopāleśvaram uttamam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: On the southern bank of the Narmadā there is a most beautiful holy place, meritorious, remover of all sins, the excellent Gopāleśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.2
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: गोदेहात् निःसृतं कस्माल् लिङ्गं पापक्षयं करम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: godehāt niḥsṛtaṃ kasmāl liṅgaṃ pāpakṣayaṃ karam
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Why did the liṅga that destroys sin come forth from the body of a cow?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.3
दक्षिणे नर्मदा तीरे मणिनागसमीपतः । संक्षेपात् कथ्यतां विप्र गोपालेश्वरम् उत्तमम्
dakṣiṇe narmadā tīre maṇināgasamīpataḥ / saṃkṣepāt kathyatāṃ vipra gopāleśvaram uttamam
On the southern bank of the Narmadā, near Maṇināga — tell (of it) briefly, O brahmin, the excellent Gopāleśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.4
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: कामधेनुस् तपस् तत्र पुत्रार्थं च चकार ह । ध्यायती परया भक्त्या देवदेवं महेश्वरम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: kāmadhenus tapas tatra putrārthaṃ ca cakāra ha / dhyāyatī parayā bhaktyā devadevaṃ maheśvaram
Mārkaṇḍeya said: There the wish-granting cow performed austerity for the sake of a son, meditating with the highest devotion on Maheśvara, the god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.5
तुष्टस् तस्या जगन्नाथः कपिलाया महेश्वरः । निःसृतो देहमध्यात् तु अक्षयः परमेश्वरः
tuṣṭas tasyā jagannāthaḥ kapilāyā maheśvaraḥ / niḥsṛto dehamadhyāt tu akṣayaḥ parameśvaraḥ
Maheśvara, the lord of the world, was pleased with her, the tawny cow, and the imperishable Supreme Lord came forth from the midst of her body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.6
महेश्वर उवाच: तुष्टो देवि जगन्मातः कपिले परमेश्वरि । आराधनं कृतं कस्माद् वद देवि वरानने
maheśvara uvāca: tuṣṭo devi jaganmātaḥ kapile parameśvari / ārādhanaṃ kṛtaṃ kasmād vada devi varānane
Maheśvara said: I am pleased, O goddess, mother of the world, O tawny one, supreme sovereign; for what purpose was this worship performed? Tell (me), O goddess of the lovely face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.7
सुरभिर् उवाच: लोकानाम् उपकाराय सृष्टाहं परमेष्ठिना । लोके कार्यं हि सर्वं वै मत्प्रसादात् प्रसिध्यति
surabhir uvāca: lokānām upakārāya sṛṣṭāhaṃ parameṣṭhinā / loke kāryaṃ hi sarvaṃ vai matprasādāt prasidhyati
Surabhi said: I was created by the Highest One for the benefit of the worlds; indeed in the world every rite is accomplished through my favour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.8
लोकाः सर्वे प्रपश्यन्ति त्वत्पसादात् त्रिशूलिनम् । तीर्थे त्वं भव भोः शम्भो लोकानां हितकाम्यया
lokāḥ sarve prapaśyanti tvatpasādāt triśūlinam / tīrthe tvaṃ bhava bhoḥ śambho lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
All the worlds behold the trident-bearer by your grace; be present in this holy place, O Śambhu, out of a wish for the welfare of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.9
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: तदा प्रभृतितत्तीर्थं विख्यातं वसुधातले । स्नानेनैकेन राजेन्द्र सर्वपापं व्यपोहति
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tadā prabhṛtitattīrthaṃ vikhyātaṃ vasudhātale / snānenaikena rājendra sarvapāpaṃ vyapohati
Mārkaṇḍeya said: From then on that holy place became renowned on the face of the earth; by a single bath (there), O lord of kings, it removes all sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.10
गोपालेशे तु गोदानं यस् तु भक्त्या प्रदापयेत् । योग्ये द्विजोत्तमे देया योग्या धेनुः सकाञ्चनी
gopāleśe tu godānaṃ yas tu bhaktyā pradāpayet / yogye dvijottame deyā yogyā dhenuḥ sakāñcanī
But whoever with devotion has a cow given at Gopāleśa — a suitable cow, along with gold, should be given to a worthy, excellent brahmin;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.11
सवस्त्रा तरुणी शुभ्रा क्षीरिणी वृषसंयुता । कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्याम् अष्टम्यां वा युधिष्ठिर
savastrā taruṇī śubhrā kṣīriṇī vṛṣasaṃyutā / kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyām aṣṭamyāṃ vā yudhiṣṭhira
(A cow) with a cloth (upon her), young, white, giving milk, accompanied by a bull — on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, or on the eighth, O Yudhiṣṭhira,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.12
सर्वेषु चैव मासेषु कार्त्तिके च विशेषतः । दापयेत् परया भक्त्या द्विजे स्वाध्यायतत्परे
sarveṣu caiva māseṣu kārttike ca viśeṣataḥ / dāpayet parayā bhaktyā dvije svādhyāyatatpare
and in all the months, and in Kārttika especially, one should have (her) given with the highest devotion to a brahmin who is devoted to the recitation of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.13
विधिना च प्रदास्यन्ति विधिना प्रतिगृह्णते । उभयोः पुण्यकर्माणि प्रेक्षकाः पुण्यभाजनाः
vidhinā ca pradāsyanti vidhinā pratigṛhṇate / ubhayoḥ puṇyakarmāṇi prekṣakāḥ puṇyabhājanāḥ
And (those) who give according to the rule, and (he who) receives according to the rule — the meritorious deeds belong to both, and the onlookers (too) are receptacles of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.14
पिण्डदानं प्रकर्तव्यं प्रेतानां भावसंयुतैः । पिण्डेनैकेन राजेन्द्र प्रेता यान्ति परां गतिम्
piṇḍadānaṃ prakartavyaṃ pretānāṃ bhāvasaṃyutaiḥ / piṇḍenaikena rājendra pretā yānti parāṃ gatim
The offering of piṇḍas is to be made for the departed by those filled with (right) feeling; by a single piṇḍa, O lord of kings, the departed go to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.15
भक्त्या प्रणामं रुद्रस्य ये कुर्वन्ति दिने दिने । तेषां पापं प्रलीयेत भिन्नपात्रे जलं यथा
bhaktyā praṇāmaṃ rudrasya ye kurvanti dine dine / teṣāṃ pāpaṃ pralīyeta bhinnapātre jalaṃ yathā
Those who day after day make obeisance to Rudra with devotion — their sin dissolves away, as water in a broken vessel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.16
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: वृषोत्सर्गे कृते तात यत्फलं भवते नृणाम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: vṛṣotsarge kṛte tāta yatphalaṃ bhavate nṛṇām
Yudhiṣṭhira said: When the release of a bull has been performed, father, what fruit accrues to men?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.17
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्ने वृषे चैव तु यत्फलम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: sarvalakṣaṇasampanne vṛṣe caiva tu yatphalam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: And what the fruit is in the case of a bull endowed with all the (auspicious) marks —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.18
तद् अहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु त्वं धर्मनन्दन । कार्त्तिके चैव वैशाखे पौर्णमास्यां नराधिप
tad ahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ dharmanandana / kārttike caiva vaiśākhe paurṇamāsyāṃ narādhipa
that I shall fully declare; listen, O son of Dharma: in Kārttika and in Vaiśākha, on the full-moon day, O ruler of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.19
रुद्रस्य सन्निधौ भूत्वा शुचिः स्नात्वा जितेन्द्रियः । वृषोत्सर्गं तथा राजन् कारयेद् धरप्रीतये
rudrasya sannidhau bhūtvā śuciḥ snātvā jitendriyaḥ / vṛṣotsargaṃ tathā rājan kārayed dharaprītaye
having come into the presence of Rudra, pure, having bathed, with the senses controlled, one should have the release of the bull performed, O king, for the pleasure of Dhara (Śiva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.20
स्थाने स्थित्वा पवित्रे तु चतस्रो वत्सिकाः शुभाः । वृषभाय च मुञ्चेत सर्वलक्षणसंयुताः
sthāne sthitvā pavitre tu catasro vatsikāḥ śubhāḥ / vṛṣabhāya ca muñceta sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutāḥ
Standing in a pure place, he should release four fine heifers, endowed with all the (auspicious) marks, along with a bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.21
प्रीयतां च महादेवो ब्रह्माविष्णुस् तथा परे । वृषभे रोमसंख्या तु सर्वाङ्गेषु नराधिप
prīyatāṃ ca mahādevo brahmāviṣṇus tathā pare / vṛṣabhe romasaṃkhyā tu sarvāṅgeṣu narādhipa
And (saying) "May Mahādeva be pleased, and Brahmā and Viṣṇu and the other (gods)" — as many as is the number of hairs on the bull, on all its limbs, O ruler of men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.22
तावद् वर्षप्रमाणं तु शिवलोके महीयते । शिवलोके उषित्वा तु पश्चान् मर्त्ये च जायते
tāvad varṣapramāṇaṃ tu śivaloke mahīyate / śivaloke uṣitvā tu paścān martye ca jāyate
for just that measure of years he is honoured in the world of Śiva; and having dwelt in Śiva's world, he is afterwards born among mortals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 98.23
कुले महति सम्भूतो धनधान्यसमाकुले । सुरूपे रूपवांश् चैव विद्याढ्ये सत्यवादिनाम्
kule mahati sambhūto dhanadhānyasamākule / surūpe rūpavāṃś caiva vidyāḍhye satyavādinām
born in a great family abounding in wealth and grain, and handsome in a handsome (family) rich in learning, (a family) of speakers of truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 98.24
गोपालेश्वरकं पुण्यं मयाख्यातं युधिष्ठिर । गोदेहात् निःसृतं लिङ्गं नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे
gopāleśvarakaṃ puṇyaṃ mayākhyātaṃ yudhiṣṭhira / godehāt niḥsṛtaṃ liṅgaṃ narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe
The holy Gopāleśvara has been described by me, Yudhiṣṭhira — the liṅga that came forth from the body of the cow, on the southern bank of the Narmadā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition