Description of the Realms of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

Verse 1 (skanda.4.17.1)

शिवशर्मोवाच। शुक्रसंबंधिनी देवौ कथा श्रावि मया शुभा। यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण प्रीणिते श्रवणे मम

śivaśarmovāca śukrasaṁbaṁdhinī devau kathā śrāvi mayā śubhā yasyāḥ śravaṇamātreṇa prīṇite śravaṇe mama

Shivasharma said: O two divine ones, I have heard from you the auspicious tale relating to Shukra, by the mere hearing of which my very ears are delighted.

Verse 2 (skanda.4.17.2)

कस्य पुण्यनिधेर्लोकः शोकहृत्त्वेष निर्मलः। एतदाख्यातुमुद्युक्तौ भवंतौ भवतां मम

kasya puṇyanidherlokaḥ śokahṛttveṣa nirmalaḥ etadākhyātumudyuktau bhavaṁtau bhavatāṁ mama

Whose is this stainless world, that removes sorrow, this treasury of merit? Be pleased to tell me this.

Verse 3 (skanda.4.17.3)

धयित्वा श्रोत्रपात्राभ्यां वाणीममृतरूपिणीम्। न तृप्तिमधिगच्छामि भवन्मुखसुखोद्गताम्

dhayitvā śrotrapātrābhyāṁ vāṇīmamṛtarūpiṇīm na tṛptimadhigacchāmi bhavanmukhasukhodgatām

Having drunk in, through the vessels of my ears, your speech of the very form of nectar, arising happily from your own mouths, I never reach satiety.

Verse 4 (skanda.4.17.4)

गणावूचतुः। लोहितांगस्य लोकोयं शिवशर्मन्निबोध ह। उत्पत्तिं चास्य वक्ष्यावो भूसुतोयं यथाभवत्

gaṇāvūcatuḥ lohitāṁgasya lokoyaṁ śivaśarmannibodha ha utpattiṁ cāsya vakṣyāvo bhūsutoyaṁ yathābhavat

The two ganas said: This is the world of Lohitanga, the red-limbed Mars, O Shivasharma, know this well; and we shall tell his origin, how this son of the earth came to be.

Verse 5 (skanda.4.17.5)

पुरा तपस्यतः शंभोर्दाक्षायण्या वियोगतः। भालस्थलात्पपातैकः स्वेदबिंदुर्महीतले

purā tapasyataḥ śaṁbhordākṣāyaṇyā viyogataḥ bhālasthalātpapātaikaḥ svedabiṁdurmahītale

Long ago, while Shambhu was performing austerities, separated from the daughter of Daksha, a single drop of sweat fell from his brow to the surface of the earth.

Verse 6 (skanda.4.17.6)

ततः कुमारः संजज्ञे लोहितांगो महीतलात्। स्नेहसंवर्धितः सोथ धात्र्या धात्रीस्वरूपया

tataḥ kumāraḥ saṁjajñe lohitāṁgo mahītalāt snehasaṁvardhitaḥ sotha dhātryā dhātrīsvarūpayā

From that, a boy was born from the surface of the earth, Lohitanga, nurtured with love by the Earth, who took on the form of a wet-nurse.

Verse 7 (skanda.4.17.7)

माहेय इत्यतः ख्यातिं परामेष गतः सदा। ततस्तेपे तपोत्युग्रमुग्रपुर्यां पुरानघ

māheya ityataḥ khyātiṁ parāmeṣa gataḥ sadā tatastepe tapotyugramugrapuryāṁ purānagha

Therefore he became forever renowned by the name Maheya, son of the Earth. Then, O sinless one, he performed extremely fierce austerities long ago in the city of Ugrapuri.

Verse 8 (skanda.4.17.8)

असिश्च वरणा चापि सरितौ यत्र शोभने। द्युनद्योत्तरवाहिन्या मिलितेऽत्र जगद्धिते

asiśca varaṇā cāpi saritau yatra śobhane dyunadyottaravāhinyā milite'tra jagaddhite

There, where the two beautiful rivers Asi and Varana meet with the north-flowing celestial river, for the good of the world...

Verse 9 (skanda.4.17.9)

सर्वगोपि हि विश्वेशो यत्र नित्यं प्रकाशते। मुक्तये सर्वजंतूनां कालोज्ज्ञित स्ववर्ष्मणाम्

sarvagopi hi viśveśo yatra nityaṁ prakāśate muktaye sarvajaṁtūnāṁ kālojjñita svavarṣmaṇām

...where the all-pervading Vishvesha himself ever shines forth, for the liberation of all creatures, even those whose bodies have passed beyond the reach of time...

Verse 10 (skanda.4.17.10)

अमृतं हि भवंत्येव मृता यत्र शरीरिणः। अनुग्रहं समासाद्य परं विश्वेश्वरस्य ह

amṛtaṁ hi bhavaṁtyeva mṛtā yatra śarīriṇaḥ anugrahaṁ samāsādya paraṁ viśveśvarasya ha

...where embodied beings, upon death, verily become immortal, having attained the supreme grace of Vishveshvara.

Verse 11 (skanda.4.17.11)

अपुनर्भवदेहास्ते येऽविमुक्रेतनुत्यजः। विना सांख्येन योगेन विना नानाव्रतादिभिः

apunarbhavadehāste ye'vimukretanutyajaḥ vinā sāṁkhyena yogena vinā nānāvratādibhiḥ

Those who cast off their bodies in Avimukta never take on a body again, without Sankhya, without Yoga, without various vows and the like.

Verse 12 (skanda.4.17.12)

संस्थाप्य लिंगं विधिना स्वनाम्नांगारकेश्वरम्। पांचमुद्रे महास्थाने कंबलाश्वतरोत्तरे

saṁsthāpya liṁgaṁ vidhinā svanāmnāṁgārakeśvaram pāṁcamudre mahāsthāne kaṁbalāśvatarottare

There, having duly established a linga named after himself, Angarakeshvara, at the great place Panchamudra, to the north of Kambalashvatara...

Verse 13 (skanda.4.17.13)

ज्वलदंगारवत्तेजो यावत्तस्यशरीरतः। विनिर्ययौ तपस्तावत्तेन तप्तं महात्मना

jvaladaṁgāravattejo yāvattasyaśarīrataḥ viniryayau tapastāvattena taptaṁ mahātmanā

...that great soul performed austerity for as long as it took for splendor, like a blazing coal, to issue forth from his own body.

Verse 14 (skanda.4.17.14)

ततोंगारक नाम्ना स सर्वलोकेषु गीयते। तस्य तुष्टो महादेवो ददौ ग्रहपदं महत्

tatoṁgāraka nāmnā sa sarvalokeṣu gīyate tasya tuṣṭo mahādevo dadau grahapadaṁ mahat

Thereafter he became celebrated in all the worlds by the name Angaraka; Mahadeva, pleased with him, gave him the great station of a planet.

Verse 15 (skanda.4.17.15)

अंगारक चतुर्थ्यां ये स्नात्वोत्तरवहांभसि। अभ्यर्च्यांगारकेशानं नमस्यंति नरोत्तमाः

aṁgāraka caturthyāṁ ye snātvottaravahāṁbhasi abhyarcyāṁgārakeśānaṁ namasyaṁti narottamāḥ

Those best of men who, on the Angaraka-chaturthi, Tuesday's fourth lunar day, bathe in the north-flowing waters, worship and bow before Angarakesha...

Verse 16 (skanda.4.17.16)

न तेषां ग्रहपीडा च कदाचित्क्वापि जायते। अंगांरकेन संयुक्ता चतुर्थी लभ्यते यदि

na teṣāṁ grahapīḍā ca kadācitkvāpi jāyate aṁgāṁrakena saṁyuktā caturthī labhyate yadi

...never suffer any affliction from the planets, anywhere. If the fourth lunar day falls together with Tuesday...

Verse 17 (skanda.4.17.17)

उपरागसमं पर्व तदुक्तं कालवेदिभिः। तस्यां दत्तं हुतं जप्तं सर्वं भवति चाक्षयम्

uparāgasamaṁ parva taduktaṁ kālavedibhiḥ tasyāṁ dattaṁ hutaṁ japtaṁ sarvaṁ bhavati cākṣayam

...that occasion is declared by those versed in time to be equal to an eclipse; whatever is given, offered in fire, or recited on it becomes imperishable.

Verse 18 (skanda.4.17.18)

श्रद्धया श्राद्धदा ये वै चतुर्थ्यंगारयोगतः। तेषां पितॄणां भविता तृप्तिर्द्वादशवार्षिकी

śraddhayā śrāddhadā ye vai caturthyaṁgārayogataḥ teṣāṁ pitṝṇāṁ bhavitā tṛptirdvādaśavārṣikī

Those who, with faith, perform shraddha on the conjunction of the fourth day with Tuesday -- for their ancestors, satisfaction shall last twelve years.

Verse 19 (skanda.4.17.19)

अंगारकचतुर्थ्यां तु पुरा जज्ञे गणेश्वरः। अतएव तु तत्पर्व प्रोक्तं पुण्यसमृद्धये

aṁgārakacaturthyāṁ tu purā jajñe gaṇeśvaraḥ ataeva tu tatparva proktaṁ puṇyasamṛddhaye

On the Angaraka-chaturthi, long ago, the Lord of the ganas, Ganesha, was born; therefore that occasion is declared to bring an increase of merit.

Verse 20 (skanda.4.17.20)

एकभक्तव्रती तत्र संपूज्य गणनायकम्। किंचिद्दत्त्वा तमुद्दिश्य न विघ्नैरभिभूयते

ekabhaktavratī tatra saṁpūjya gaṇanāyakam kiṁciddattvā tamuddiśya na vighnairabhibhūyate

One who observes the single-meal vow, having worshipped the Lord of the ganas, and given something in his name, is never overcome by obstacles.

Verse 21 (skanda.4.17.21)

अंगारेश्वर भक्ता ये वाराणस्यां नरोत्तमाः। तेऽस्मिन्नंगारके लोके वसंति परमर्द्धयः

aṁgāreśvara bhaktā ye vārāṇasyāṁ narottamāḥ te'sminnaṁgārake loke vasaṁti paramarddhayaḥ

Those best of men who are devotees of Angareshvara in Varanasi dwell in this world of Angaraka, endowed with the highest prosperity.

Verse 22 (skanda.4.17.22)

अगस्त्य उवाच। इत्थं कथयतोरेव रम्यां पुण्यवतीं कथाम्। भगवद्गणयोः प्राप नेत्रातिथ्यं गुरोः पुरी

agastya uvāca itthaṁ kathayatoreva ramyāṁ puṇyavatīṁ kathām bhagavadgaṇayoḥ prāpa netrātithyaṁ guroḥ purī

Agastya said: Even as the two divine ganas were telling this delightful, meritorious tale, the city of Guru, Brihaspati, became a guest before their eyes.

Verse 23 (skanda.4.17.23)

नेत्रानंदकरीं दृष्ट्वा शिवशर्माऽथ तां पुरीम्। पप्रच्छाचार्यवर्यस्य कस्येयं पूरनुत्तमा

netrānaṁdakarīṁ dṛṣṭvā śivaśarmā'tha tāṁ purīm papracchācāryavaryasya kasyeyaṁ pūranuttamā

Seeing that city, delighting the eyes, Shivasharma then asked: 'Whose is this unsurpassed city, of that finest of preceptors?'

Verse 24 (skanda.4.17.24)

गणावूचतुः। सखे सुखं समाख्यावो नानाख्येयं तवाग्रतः। अध्वखेदापनोदाय पुनरस्याः पुरः कथाम्

gaṇāvūcatuḥ sakhe sukhaṁ samākhyāvo nānākhyeyaṁ tavāgrataḥ adhvakhedāpanodāya punarasyāḥ puraḥ kathām

The two ganas said: O friend, we shall gladly tell it -- there is nothing that should not be told before you. Again, to dispel the weariness of the road, hear the tale of this city.

Verse 25 (skanda.4.17.25)

विधेर्विधित्सतः पूर्वं त्रिलोकीरचनां मुदा। आविरासुः सुताः सप्त मानसाः स्वस्यसंनिभाः

vidhervidhitsataḥ pūrvaṁ trilokīracanāṁ mudā āvirāsuḥ sutāḥ sapta mānasāḥ svasyasaṁnibhāḥ

Long ago, when Brahma, wishing to fashion the three worlds, meditated, seven mind-born sons appeared, each resembling himself.

Verse 26 (skanda.4.17.26)

मरीच्यत्र्यंगिरो मुख्याः सर्वे सृष्टिप्रवर्तकाः। प्रजापतेरंगिरसस्तेष्वभूद्देवसत्तमः

marīcyatryaṁgiro mukhyāḥ sarve sṛṣṭipravartakāḥ prajāpateraṁgirasasteṣvabhūddevasattamaḥ

Marichi, Atri, Angiras, and the rest, chief among them, all setters-in-motion of creation. Among these was the Prajapati Angiras, from whom was born a son, best among the gods.

Verse 27 (skanda.4.17.27)

सुतश्चांगिरसो नाम बुद्ध्या विबुधसत्तमः। शांतो दांतो जितक्रोधो मृदुवाङ्निर्मलाशयः

sutaścāṁgiraso nāma buddhyā vibudhasattamaḥ śāṁto dāṁto jitakrodho mṛduvāṅnirmalāśayaḥ

His son, named Angirasa, best of the wise in intellect, was peaceful, self-controlled, free of anger, gentle of speech, of pure disposition.

Verse 28 (skanda.4.17.28)

वेदवेदार्थतत्त्वज्ञः कलासु कुशलोऽमलः। पारदृश्वा तु सर्वेषां शास्त्राणां नीतिवित्तमः

vedavedārthatattvajñaḥ kalāsu kuśalo'malaḥ pāradṛśvā tu sarveṣāṁ śāstrāṇāṁ nītivittamaḥ

Knower of the Veda and the true meaning of the Veda, skilled in the arts, stainless, who had reached the far shore of all the shastras, most learned in wise conduct.

Verse 29 (skanda.4.17.29)

हितोपदेष्टा हितकृदहितात्यहितः सदा। रूपवाञ्छीलसंपन्नो गुणवान्देशकालवित्

hitopadeṣṭā hitakṛdahitātyahitaḥ sadā rūpavāñchīlasaṁpanno guṇavāndeśakālavit

A giver of beneficial counsel, doer of good, ever averse to what is harmful, handsome, endowed with good character, virtuous, knowing the fitness of time and place.

Verse 30 (skanda.4.17.30)

सर्वलक्षणसंभार संभृतो गुरुवत्सलः। तताप तापसीं वृत्तिं काश्यां स महतीं दधत

sarvalakṣaṇasaṁbhāra saṁbhṛto guruvatsalaḥ tatāpa tāpasīṁ vṛttiṁ kāśyāṁ sa mahatīṁ dadhata

Endowed with the full complement of every auspicious mark, devoted to his elders, he performed the ascetic life, undertaking great austerity in Kashi.

Verse 31 (skanda.4.17.31)

महल्लिंगं प्रतिष्ठाप्य शांभवं भूरिभावनः। अयुतं शरदां दिव्यं दिव्यतेजा महातपाः

mahalliṁgaṁ pratiṣṭhāpya śāṁbhavaṁ bhūribhāvanaḥ ayutaṁ śaradāṁ divyaṁ divyatejā mahātapāḥ

Having established a great linga of Shambhu, that man of vast devotion, of divine splendor, of great austerity, performed tapas for ten thousand divine years.

Verse 32 (skanda.4.17.32)

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्विश्वेशो विश्वभावनः। आविर्भूय ततो लिंगान्महसां राशिरब्रवीत्

tataḥ prasanno bhagavānviśveśo viśvabhāvanaḥ āvirbhūya tato liṁgānmahasāṁ rāśirabravīt

Then the illustrious Vishvesha, creator of the universe, pleased, appeared from that linga -- that very mass of splendor -- and said:

Verse 33 (skanda.4.17.33)

प्रसन्नोस्मि वरं ब्रूहि यत्ते मनसि वर्तते। इति शंभुं समालोक्य तुष्टावेति स हृष्टवान्

prasannosmi varaṁ brūhi yatte manasi vartate iti śaṁbhuṁ samālokya tuṣṭāveti sa hṛṣṭavān

'I am pleased; ask the boon that is in your heart.' Beholding Shambhu thus, that delighted one praised him:

Verse 34 (skanda.4.17.34)

आंगिरस उवाच। जय शंकर शांत शशांकरुचे रुचिरार्थद सर्वद सर्वशुचे। शुचिदत्त गृहीत महोपहृते हृतभक्तजनोद्धततापतते

āṁgirasa uvāca jaya śaṁkara śāṁta śaśāṁkaruce rucirārthada sarvada sarvaśuce śucidatta gṛhīta mahopahṛte hṛtabhaktajanoddhatatāpatate

The son of Angiras said: Victory to you, O Shankara, O peaceful one of moon-like radiance, giver of lovely boons, giver of all, all-purifying! Given to the pure, accepting great offerings, remover of the surging affliction of your devotees!

Verse 35 (skanda.4.17.35)

ततसर्वहृदंबर वरदनते नतवृजिनमहावन दाहकृते। कृतविविधचरित्रतनोसुतनो तनुविशिखविशोषणधैर्यनिधे

tatasarvahṛdaṁbara varadanate natavṛjinamahāvana dāhakṛte kṛtavividhacaritratanosutano tanuviśikhaviśoṣaṇadhairyanidhe

O heart of all, O sky, O bestower of boons upon those who bow, O burner of the great forest of sins of those who bow, O you of manifold deeds, of beautiful form, O treasury of steadfastness that withers the arrow of bodily desire!

Verse 36 (skanda.4.17.36)

निधनादि विवर्जितकृतनतिकृत्कृतिविहितमनोरथपन्नगभृत्। नगभर्तृसुतार्पितवामवपुः स्ववपुःपरिपूरितसर्वजगत्

nidhanādi vivarjitakṛtanatikṛtkṛtivihitamanorathapannagabhṛt nagabhartṛsutārpitavāmavapuḥ svavapuḥparipūritasarvajagat

O you free from death and all such limitations, who fulfill the desires accomplished through the deeds of those who bow, O bearer of serpents, whose left side is given to the daughter of the lord of the mountain, whose own body fills the entire universe!

Verse 37 (skanda.4.17.37)

त्रिजगन्मयरूपविरूपसुदृग्दृगुदंचनकुंचन कृतहुतभुक्। भवभूतपतेप्रमथैकपते पतितेष्वपिदत्तकरप्रसृते

trijaganmayarūpavirūpasudṛgdṛgudaṁcanakuṁcana kṛtahutabhuk bhavabhūtapatepramathaikapate patiteṣvapidattakaraprasṛte

O you whose form fills the three worlds, of beautiful and yet unusual eyes, at whose glance's rise and fall the fire-god comes into being, O Bhava, O sole lord of beings, O sole lord of the Pramathas, who extend your hand even to the fallen!

Verse 38 (skanda.4.17.38)

प्रसूताखिलभूतलसंवरणप्रणवध्वनिसौधसुधांशुधर। वरराजकुमारिकया परया परितः परितुष्ट नतोस्मि शिव

prasūtākhilabhūtalasaṁvaraṇapraṇavadhvanisaudhasudhāṁśudhara vararājakumārikayā parayā paritaḥ parituṣṭa natosmi śiva

O you who conceal the entire world you have brought forth, bearer of the moon in the palace of the syllable Om's resonance, who are fully satisfied on every side by the supreme, excellent daughter of the mountain-king -- I bow to you, O Shiva!

Verse 39 (skanda.4.17.39)

शिवदेव गिरीश महेश विभो विभवप्रद गिरिश शिवेशमृड। मृडयोडुपतिध्र जगत्त्रितयं कृतयंत्रणभक्तिविघातकृताम्

śivadeva girīśa maheśa vibho vibhavaprada giriśa śiveśamṛḍa mṛḍayoḍupatidhra jagattritayaṁ kṛtayaṁtraṇabhaktivighātakṛtām

O Shiva, O God, O lord of the mountain, O great Lord, O all-pervading one, giver of prosperity, O lord of the mountain, O Shiva, O gracious one, O bearer of the moon -- have mercy upon the three worlds, and upon those whose devotion has been hindered.

Verse 40 (skanda.4.17.40)

न कृतांत त एष बिभेभि हरप्रहराशु महाघममोघमते। नमतांतरमन्यदवैनि शिवं शिवपादनतेः प्रणतोस्मि ततः

na kṛtāṁta ta eṣa bibhebhi harapraharāśu mahāghamamoghamate namatāṁtaramanyadavaini śivaṁ śivapādanateḥ praṇatosmi tataḥ

O Death, I do not fear you, since I have taken swift refuge in Hara, O you of futile intent toward great sin; I know no other refuge among those who bow, save Shiva -- therefore I bow low at Shiva's feet.

Verse 41 (skanda.4.17.41)

विततेऽत्र जगत्यखिलेऽघहरं हर तोषणमेव परं गुणवन्। गुणहीनमहीन महावलयं प्रलयांतकमीश नतोस्मि ततः

vitate'tra jagatyakhile'ghaharaṁ hara toṣaṇameva paraṁ guṇavan guṇahīnamahīna mahāvalayaṁ pralayāṁtakamīśa natosmi tataḥ

In this whole vast world, O Hara, you alone, possessed of qualities, are the supreme remover of sin and the very source of satisfaction; O Lord, devoid of qualities yet complete, of great might, the ender of dissolution itself -- therefore I bow to you.

Verse 42 (skanda.4.17.42)

इति स्तुत्वा महादेवं विररामांगिरः सुतः। व्यतरच्च महेशानः स्तुत्या तुष्टो वरान्बहून्

iti stutvā mahādevaṁ virarāmāṁgiraḥ sutaḥ vyataracca maheśānaḥ stutyā tuṣṭo varānbahūn

Having thus praised Mahadeva, the son of Angiras fell silent; and Maheshana, pleased by that hymn, granted many boons.

Verse 43 (skanda.4.17.43)

श्रीमहादेव उवाच। बृहता तपसानेन बृहतां पतिरेध्यहो। नाम्ना बृहस्पतिरिति ग्रहेष्वर्च्योभव द्विज

śrīmahādeva uvāca bṛhatā tapasānena bṛhatāṁ patiredhyaho nāmnā bṛhaspatiriti graheṣvarcyobhava dvija

Shri Mahadeva said: 'By this great austerity, become the lord of the great; ah, become, by the name Brihaspati, worthy of worship among the planets, O brahmin.'

Verse 44 (skanda.4.17.44)

अस्माल्लिंगार्चनान्नित्यं जीवभूतोसि मे यतः। अतो जीव इति ख्यातिं त्रिषु लोकेषु यास्यसि

asmālliṁgārcanānnityaṁ jīvabhūtosi me yataḥ ato jīva iti khyātiṁ triṣu lokeṣu yāsyasi

'Since, by this constant worship of the linga, you have become, as it were, my very life, therefore you shall attain renown in the three worlds by the name Jiva.'

Verse 45 (skanda.4.17.45)

वाचां प्रपंचैश्चतुरैर्निष्प्रपंचो यतः स्तुतः। अतो वाचां प्रपंचस्य पतिर्वाचस्पतिर्भव

vācāṁ prapaṁcaiścaturairniṣprapaṁco yataḥ stutaḥ ato vācāṁ prapaṁcasya patirvācaspatirbhava

'Since the one free of all multiplicity has been praised by you through the clever elaborations of speech, therefore become the lord of that elaboration of speech, Vachaspati.'

Verse 46 (skanda.4.17.46)

अस्य स्तोत्रस्य पठनादपि वागुदियाच्च यम्। तस्य स्यात्संस्कृता वाणी त्रिभिर्वर्षैस्त्रिकालतः

asya stotrasya paṭhanādapi vāgudiyācca yam tasya syātsaṁskṛtā vāṇī tribhirvarṣaistrikālataḥ

'Whoever, merely by reciting this hymn, would speak -- his speech shall become refined, within three years, if recited three times daily.'

Verse 47 (skanda.4.17.47)

समुत्पन्ने महाकार्ये न स बुद्ध्या प्रहीयते। यः पठिष्यत्यदः स्तोत्रं वायव्याख्यं दिनेदिने

samutpanne mahākārye na sa buddhyā prahīyate yaḥ paṭhiṣyatyadaḥ stotraṁ vāyavyākhyaṁ dinedine

'One who shall recite this hymn, called Vayavya, day after day, shall never be found lacking in wisdom when a great matter arises.'

Verse 48 (skanda.4.17.48)

अस्यस्तोत्रस्य पठनान्नियतं मम संनिधौ। न दुर्वृत्तौ प्रवृत्तिः स्यादविवेकवतां नृणाम्

asyastotrasya paṭhanānniyataṁ mama saṁnidhau na durvṛttau pravṛttiḥ syādavivekavatāṁ nṛṇām

'By the regular recitation of this hymn in my presence, even men lacking discernment shall never incline toward evil conduct.'

Verse 49 (skanda.4.17.49)

अदः स्तोत्रं पठञ्जंतुर्जातुपीडां ग्रहोद्भवाम्। न प्राप्स्यति ततो जप्यमिदं स्तोत्रं ममाग्रतः

adaḥ stotraṁ paṭhañjaṁturjātupīḍāṁ grahodbhavām na prāpsyati tato japyamidaṁ stotraṁ mamāgrataḥ

'A being who recites this hymn shall never suffer any affliction arising from the planets; therefore let this hymn be recited before me.'

Verse 50 (skanda.4.17.50)

नित्यं प्रातः समुत्थाय यः पठिष्यति मानवः। इमां स्तुतिं हरिष्येऽहं तस्य बाधाः सुदारुणाः

nityaṁ prātaḥ samutthāya yaḥ paṭhiṣyati mānavaḥ imāṁ stutiṁ hariṣye'haṁ tasya bādhāḥ sudāruṇāḥ

'Whatever man shall rise every morning and recite this hymn, I shall remove his most dreadful afflictions.'

Verse 51 (skanda.4.17.51)

त्वत्प्रतिष्ठितलिंगस्य पूजां कृत्वा प्रयत्नतः। इमां स्तुतिमधीयानो मनोवांछामवाप्स्यति

tvatpratiṣṭhitaliṁgasya pūjāṁ kṛtvā prayatnataḥ imāṁ stutimadhīyāno manovāṁchāmavāpsyati

'One who diligently worships the linga established by you, and studies this hymn, shall attain his heart's desire.'

Verse 52 (skanda.4.17.52)

इति दत्त्वा वराञ्छंभुः पुनर्ब्रह्माणमाह्वयत्। सेंद्रान्देवगणान्सर्वान्सयक्षोरगकिन्नरान्

iti dattvā varāñchaṁbhuḥ punarbrahmāṇamāhvayat seṁdrāndevagaṇānsarvānsayakṣoragakinnarān

Having granted these boons, Shambhu then summoned Brahma, and all the hosts of gods together with Indra, along with the yakshas, nagas, and kinnaras.

Verse 53 (skanda.4.17.53)

तानागतान्समालोक्य शिवो व्रह्माणमब्रवीत्। विधेविधेहि मद्वाक्यादमुं वाचस्पतिं मुनिम्

tānāgatānsamālokya śivo vrahmāṇamabravīt vidhevidhehi madvākyādamuṁ vācaspatiṁ munim

Beholding them assembled, Shiva said to Brahma: 'O Vidhi, at my word, consecrate this sage, Vachaspati.'

Verse 54 (skanda.4.17.54)

गुरुं सर्वसुरेंद्राणां परितः स्वगुणैर्गुरुम्। अभिषिंच विधानेन देवाचार्य पदे मुदे

guruṁ sarvasureṁdrāṇāṁ paritaḥ svaguṇairgurum abhiṣiṁca vidhānena devācārya pade mude

'Consecrate him as the guru of all the lords of the gods, one who is, by his own virtues, a guru on every side; anoint him duly, joyfully, in the office of Devacharya, the preceptor of the gods.'

Verse 55 (skanda.4.17.55)

अतीव धिषणाधीशो ममप्रीतोभविष्यति। महाप्रसाद इत्याज्ञां शिरस्याधाय तत्क्षणात्

atīva dhiṣaṇādhīśo mamaprītobhaviṣyati mahāprasāda ityājñāṁ śirasyādhāya tatkṣaṇāt

'This lord of intellect shall become exceedingly dear to me.' -- Placing this command, this great favor, upon his head, that very instant...

Verse 56 (skanda.4.17.56)

सुरज्येष्ठः सुराचार्यं चकारांगिरसं तदा। देवदुंदुभयो नेदुर्ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः

surajyeṣṭhaḥ surācāryaṁ cakārāṁgirasaṁ tadā devaduṁdubhayo nedurnanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ

...the eldest of the gods then made Angirasa the preceptor of the gods. The divine drums resounded, and the hosts of Apsarases danced.

Verse 57 (skanda.4.17.57)

गुरुपूजां व्यधुः सर्वे गीर्वाणा मुदिताननाः। अभिषिक्तो वसिष्ठाद्यैर्मंत्रपूतेन वारिणा

gurupūjāṁ vyadhuḥ sarve gīrvāṇā muditānanāḥ abhiṣikto vasiṣṭhādyairmaṁtrapūtena vāriṇā

All the gods, their faces filled with joy, performed worship of the guru; he was consecrated by Vasishtha and the others with water purified by mantras.

Verse 58 (skanda.4.17.58)

पुनरन्यं वरं प्रादाद्गिरीशः पतये गिराम्। शृण्वांगिरस धर्मात्मन् देवेज्यकुलनंदन

punaranyaṁ varaṁ prādādgirīśaḥ pataye girām śṛṇvāṁgirasa dharmātman devejyakulanaṁdana

The lord of the mountain then granted yet another boon to the lord of speech: 'Listen, O son of Angiras, righteous soul, joy of the lineage of the gods' priests.'

Verse 59 (skanda.4.17.59)

भवतास्थापितं लिंगं सुबुद्धिपरिवर्धनम्। बृहस्पतीश्वर इति ख्यातं काश्यां भविष्यति

bhavatāsthāpitaṁ liṁgaṁ subuddhiparivardhanam bṛhaspatīśvara iti khyātaṁ kāśyāṁ bhaviṣyati

'This linga established by you, which increases sound intelligence, shall become known in Kashi by the name Brihaspatishvara.'

Verse 60 (skanda.4.17.60)

गुरुपुष्यसमायोगे लिंगमेतत्समर्च्य च। यत्करिष्यंति मनुजास्तत्सिद्धिमधियास्यति

gurupuṣyasamāyoge liṁgametatsamarcya ca yatkariṣyaṁti manujāstatsiddhimadhiyāsyati

'Whatever men shall undertake, having worshipped this linga at the conjunction of Guru and Pushya nakshatra, shall attain success.'

Verse 61 (skanda.4.17.61)

बृहस्पतीश्वरं लिंगं मया गोप्यं कलौ युगे। अस्य संदर्शनादेव प्रतिभा प्रतिलभ्यते

bṛhaspatīśvaraṁ liṁgaṁ mayā gopyaṁ kalau yuge asya saṁdarśanādeva pratibhā pratilabhyate

'This linga Brihaspatishvara is to be kept secret by me in the Kali age; by the mere sight of it, brilliance of intellect is regained.'

Verse 62 (skanda.4.17.62)

चंद्रेश्वराद्दक्षिणतो वीरेशान्नैर्ऋते स्थितम्। आराध्य धिषणेशं वै गुरुलोके महीयते

caṁdreśvarāddakṣiṇato vīreśānnairṛte sthitam ārādhya dhiṣaṇeśaṁ vai guruloke mahīyate

'Situated to the south of Chandreshvara, and southwest of Vireshvara -- having worshipped the lord of intellect, one is exalted in the world of Guru.'

Verse 63 (skanda.4.17.63)

गुर्वंगना गमनजं पापं षण्मास सेवनात्। अवश्यं विलयं याति तमः सूर्योदयाद्यथा

gurvaṁganā gamanajaṁ pāpaṁ ṣaṇmāsa sevanāt avaśyaṁ vilayaṁ yāti tamaḥ sūryodayādyathā

'The sin born of approaching the wife of one's guru is surely dissolved by six months' devotion here, as darkness is dissolved by the rising of the sun.'

Verse 64 (skanda.4.17.64)

अतएव हि गोप्तव्यं महापातकनाशनम्। बृहस्पतीश्वरं लिंगं नाख्येयं यस्यकस्यचित्

ataeva hi goptavyaṁ mahāpātakanāśanam bṛhaspatīśvaraṁ liṁgaṁ nākhyeyaṁ yasyakasyacit

'Therefore this linga Brihaspatishvara, destroyer of the greatest sins, must be kept guarded, and not spoken of to just anyone.'

Verse 65 (skanda.4.17.65)

इति दत्त्वा वरान्देवस्तत्रैवांतर्हितो भवत्। द्रुहिणो गुरुणा सार्धं सेंद्रोपेंद्रो बृहस्पतिम्

iti dattvā varāndevastatraivāṁtarhito bhavat druhiṇo guruṇā sārdhaṁ seṁdropeṁdro bṛhaspatim

Having granted these boons, the god vanished there itself. Brahma, together with the guru, and Indra and Upendra...

Verse 66 (skanda.4.17.66)

अस्मिन्पुरेभिषिच्याथ विसृज्येंद्रादिकान्सुरान्। अलंचकार स्वं लोकं विष्णुनाऽनुमतो द्विज

asminpurebhiṣicyātha visṛjyeṁdrādikānsurān alaṁcakāra svaṁ lokaṁ viṣṇunā'numato dvija

...having anointed him in this city, and having dismissed Indra and the other gods, adorned his own world, O brahmin, with the approval of Vishnu.

Verse 67 (skanda.4.17.67)

अगस्त्य उवाच। अतिक्रम्य गुरोर्लोकं लोपामुद्रे ददर्श सः। शिवशर्मा पुरी सौरेः प्रभामंडल मंडिताम्

agastya uvāca atikramya gurorlokaṁ lopāmudre dadarśa saḥ śivaśarmā purī saureḥ prabhāmaṁḍala maṁḍitām

Agastya said: Having passed beyond the world of Guru, O Lopamudra, that Shivasharma then beheld the city of the son of Surya, adorned with a halo of light.

Verse 68 (skanda.4.17.68)

पृष्टौ तेन च तौ तत्र तां पुरीं प्रददर्शतुः। द्विजेन द्विजवर्याय गणवर्यौ शुचिस्मिते

pṛṣṭau tena ca tau tatra tāṁ purīṁ pradadarśatuḥ dvijena dvijavaryāya gaṇavaryau śucismite

O pure-smiling one, questioned by that brahmin there, the two excellent ganas then described that city to that finest of brahmins.

Verse 69 (skanda.4.17.69)

गणावूचतुः। मारीचेः कश्यपाज्जज्ञे दाक्षायण्यां द्विजोष्णगुः। तस्यभार्याभवत्संज्ञा पुत्री त्वष्टुः प्रजापतेः

gaṇāvūcatuḥ mārīceḥ kaśyapājjajñe dākṣāyaṇyāṁ dvijoṣṇaguḥ tasyabhāryābhavatsaṁjñā putrī tvaṣṭuḥ prajāpateḥ

The two ganas said: From Kashyapa, the son of Marichi, was born the twice-born, warm-rayed Surya, through the daughter of Daksha. His wife was Sanjna, the daughter of Tvashtri, the Prajapati.

Verse 70 (skanda.4.17.70)

भर्तुरिष्टा ततस्तस्माद्रूपयौवनशालिनी। संज्ञा बभूव तपसा सुदीप्तेन समन्विता

bharturiṣṭā tatastasmādrūpayauvanaśālinī saṁjñā babhūva tapasā sudīptena samanvitā

Beloved of her husband, and endowed with beauty and youth, Sanjna, through her own brilliant austerity, became radiant.

Verse 71 (skanda.4.17.71)

आदित्यस्य हि तद्रूपं मंडलस्य तु तेजसा। गात्रेषु परिदध्यौ वै नातिकांतमिवाभवत्

ādityasya hi tadrūpaṁ maṁḍalasya tu tejasā gātreṣu paridadhyau vai nātikāṁtamivābhavat

Through the splendor of the sun's orb, that very form of the Aditya took hold upon her limbs; it seemed almost too much to bear.

Verse 72 (skanda.4.17.72)

न खल्वयमृतोंऽडस्थ इति स्नेहादभाषत। तदा प्रभृति लोकेयं मार्तंड इति चोच्यते

na khalvayamṛtoṁ'ḍastha iti snehādabhāṣata tadā prabhṛti lokeyaṁ mārtaṁḍa iti cocyate

'Surely this one is not dead within the egg' -- thus she spoke out of affection; from that time on, in this world, he came to be called Martanda.

Verse 73 (skanda.4.17.73)

तेजस्त्वभ्यधिकं तस्य साऽसहिष्णुर्विवस्वतः। येनातितापयामास त्रैलोक्यं तिग्मरश्मिभृत्

tejastvabhyadhikaṁ tasya sā'sahiṣṇurvivasvataḥ yenātitāpayāmāsa trailokyaṁ tigmaraśmibhṛt

But she could not bear the excessive splendor of Vivasvan, by which that bearer of scorching rays scorched the three worlds.

Verse 74 (skanda.4.17.74)

त्रीण्यपत्यानि भो ब्रह्मन्संज्ञायां महसां निधिः। आदित्यो जनयामास कन्यां द्वौ च प्रजापती

trīṇyapatyāni bho brahmansaṁjñāyāṁ mahasāṁ nidhiḥ ādityo janayāmāsa kanyāṁ dvau ca prajāpatī

O brahmin, upon Sanjna, that treasury of splendor, Aditya begot three children -- one daughter and two future Prajapatis.

Verse 75 (skanda.4.17.75)

वैवस्वतं मनुं ज्येष्ठं यमं च यमुनां ततः। नातितेजोमयं रूपं सोढुं साऽलं विवस्वतः

vaivasvataṁ manuṁ jyeṣṭhaṁ yamaṁ ca yamunāṁ tataḥ nātitejomayaṁ rūpaṁ soḍhuṁ sā'laṁ vivasvataḥ

Vaivasvata Manu, the eldest, and Yama, and then Yamuna. She was unable to endure the excessively splendorous form of Vivasvan.

Verse 76 (skanda.4.17.76)

मायामयीं ततश्छायां सवर्णां निर्ममे स्वतः। प्रांजलिः प्रणता भूत्वा संज्ञां छाया तदाब्रवीत्

māyāmayīṁ tataśchāyāṁ savarṇāṁ nirmame svataḥ prāṁjaliḥ praṇatā bhūtvā saṁjñāṁ chāyā tadābravīt

So she then fashioned from herself an illusory shadow-double, Chhaya, of her own likeness; and Chhaya, with folded hands, bowing, then said to Sanjna:

Verse 77 (skanda.4.17.77)

तवाज्ञाकारिणीं देवि शाधि मां करवाणि किम्। संज्ञोवाच ततश्छायां सवर्णे शृणु सुंदरि

tavājñākāriṇīṁ devi śādhi māṁ karavāṇi kim saṁjñovāca tataśchāyāṁ savarṇe śṛṇu suṁdari

'O goddess, I am obedient to your command; instruct me -- what shall I do?' Sanjna then said to Chhaya: 'Listen, O one of my own likeness, O lovely one.'

Verse 78 (skanda.4.17.78)

अहं यास्यामि सदनं त्वष्टुस्त्वं पुनरत्र मे। भवने वस कल्याणि निर्विशंकं ममाज्ञया

ahaṁ yāsyāmi sadanaṁ tvaṣṭustvaṁ punaratra me bhavane vasa kalyāṇi nirviśaṁkaṁ mamājñayā

'I shall go to the house of Tvashtri; you, meanwhile, O auspicious one, dwell here in my home without any hesitation, by my command.'

Verse 79 (skanda.4.17.79)

मनुरेष यमावेतौ यमुना यम संज्ञकौ। स्वापत्यदृष्ट्या द्रष्टव्यमेतद्बालत्रयं त्वया

manureṣa yamāvetau yamunā yama saṁjñakau svāpatyadṛṣṭyā draṣṭavyametadbālatrayaṁ tvayā

'This is Manu, and these two are Yamuna and Yama; this trio of children is to be regarded by you as though they were your own.'

Verse 80 (skanda.4.17.80)

अनाख्येयमिदं वृत्तं त्वया पत्यौ शुचिस्मिते। इत्याकर्ण्याथ सा त्वाष्ट्रीं देवीं छाया जगाद ह

anākhyeyamidaṁ vṛttaṁ tvayā patyau śucismite ityākarṇyātha sā tvāṣṭrīṁ devīṁ chāyā jagāda ha

'This matter is not to be revealed by you to my husband, O pure-smiling one.' Having heard this, Chhaya then spoke to that goddess, daughter of Tvashtri:

Verse 81 (skanda.4.17.81)

आकचग्रहणान्नाहमाशापाच्च कदाचन। आख्यास्यामि चरित्रं ते याहि देवि यथासुखम्

ākacagrahaṇānnāhamāśāpācca kadācana ākhyāsyāmi caritraṁ te yāhi devi yathāsukham

'I shall never reveal your secret, even if seized by the hair, or from any hope of reward. Go, O goddess, as you please.'

Verse 82 (skanda.4.17.82)

इत्यादिश्य सवर्णां सा तथेत्युक्ता सवर्णया। पितुरंतिकमासाद्य नत्वा त्वष्टारमब्रवीत्

ityādiśya savarṇāṁ sā tathetyuktā savarṇayā pituraṁtikamāsādya natvā tvaṣṭāramabravīt

Having thus instructed her likeness, and being told 'so be it' by her, she went to her father's presence, and, bowing, said to Tvashtri:

Verse 83 (skanda.4.17.83)

पितः सोढुं न शक्नोमि तेजस्तेजोनिधेरहम्। तीव्रं तस्यार्यपुत्रस्य काश्यपस्य महात्मनः

pitaḥ soḍhuṁ na śaknomi tejastejonidheraham tīvraṁ tasyāryaputrasya kāśyapasya mahātmanaḥ

'Father, I am unable to bear the fierce splendor of that treasury of light, the great-souled son of Kashyapa, my noble husband.'

Verse 84 (skanda.4.17.84)

निशम्योदीरितं तस्याः पित्रानिर्भर्त्सिता बहु। भर्तुः समीपं याहीति नियुक्ता सा पुनःपुनः

niśamyodīritaṁ tasyāḥ pitrānirbhartsitā bahu bhartuḥ samīpaṁ yāhīti niyuktā sā punaḥpunaḥ

Hearing what she said, she was severely rebuked by her father, and was urged again and again: 'Go back to your husband's side.'

Verse 85 (skanda.4.17.85)

चिंतामवाप महतीं स्त्रीणां धिक्चेष्टितं त्विति। निनिंद बहुधात्मानं स्त्रीत्वं चाति निनिंद सा

ciṁtāmavāpa mahatīṁ strīṇāṁ dhikceṣṭitaṁ tviti niniṁda bahudhātmānaṁ strītvaṁ cāti niniṁda sā

She fell into deep anxiety: 'Shame on the conduct of women!' -- thus she reproached herself in many ways, and utterly reproached her own state of womanhood.

Verse 86 (skanda.4.17.86)

स्वातंत्र्यं न क्वचित्स्त्रीणां धिगस्वातंत्र्यजीवितम्। शैशवे यौवने प्रांते पितृभर्तृसुताद्भयम्

svātaṁtryaṁ na kvacitstrīṇāṁ dhigasvātaṁtryajīvitam śaiśave yauvane prāṁte pitṛbhartṛsutādbhayam

'Women have no independence anywhere -- shame on a life without independence! In childhood, in youth, and at the end, there is dependence and fear from father, husband, and son.'

Verse 87 (skanda.4.17.87)

त्यक्तं भर्तृगृहं मौग्ध्याद्धंत दुवृर्त्तया मया। अविज्ञातापि चेद्यायामथ पत्युर्निकेतनम्

tyaktaṁ bhartṛgṛhaṁ maugdhyāddhaṁta duvṛrttayā mayā avijñātāpi cedyāyāmatha patyurniketanam

'Alas, out of folly and wicked conduct, I have abandoned my husband's home; yet if I now go, unrecognized, to my husband's dwelling...'

Verse 88 (skanda.4.17.88)

तत्रास्ति सा सवर्णा वै परिपूर्णमनोरथा। अथावतिष्ठे सात्रैव पित्रा निर्भर्त्सिताप्यहम्

tatrāsti sā savarṇā vai paripūrṇamanorathā athāvatiṣṭhe sātraiva pitrā nirbhartsitāpyaham

'...there is my very likeness Savarna, her own desire now fully realized. So, even though rebuked by my father, I shall remain here itself.'

Verse 89 (skanda.4.17.89)

ततोति चंडश्चंडाशुः पित्रोरतिभयंकरः। अहो यदुच्यते लोकैरुपाख्यानमिदं हि तत्

tatoti caṁḍaścaṁḍāśuḥ pitroratibhayaṁkaraḥ aho yaducyate lokairupākhyānamidaṁ hi tat

Then, exceedingly terrifying even to her own parents -- ah, this is that very story told among people --

Verse 90 (skanda.4.17.90)

स्फुटं दृष्टं मयाद्येति स्वकरांगारकर्षणम्। नष्टं भर्तृगृहं मौग्ध्याच्छ्रेयो वा न पितुर्गृहम्

sphuṭaṁ dṛṣṭaṁ mayādyeti svakarāṁgārakarṣaṇam naṣṭaṁ bhartṛgṛhaṁ maugdhyācchreyo vā na piturgṛham

...she said: 'I have clearly seen today, testing it with my own hand upon a burning coal, that my husband's home is lost through my own folly, and yet my father's home offers no true good either.'

Verse 91 (skanda.4.17.91)

वयश्च प्रथमं चारु रूपं त्रैलोक्यकांक्षितम्। सर्वाभिभवनं स्त्रीत्वं कुलं चातीव निर्मलम्

vayaśca prathamaṁ cāru rūpaṁ trailokyakāṁkṣitam sarvābhibhavanaṁ strītvaṁ kulaṁ cātīva nirmalam

'My youth is at its very first bloom, my form lovely, desired by the three worlds; yet womanhood is overcome by everything, however pure and stainless my lineage.'

Verse 92 (skanda.4.17.92)

पतिश्च तादृक्सर्वज्ञो लोकचक्षुस्तमोपहः। सर्वेषां कर्मणां साक्षी सर्वः सर्वत्रसंचरः

patiśca tādṛksarvajño lokacakṣustamopahaḥ sarveṣāṁ karmaṇāṁ sākṣī sarvaḥ sarvatrasaṁcaraḥ

'And such is my husband -- omniscient, the eye of the world, the dispeller of darkness, the witness of all deeds, all-pervading, moving everywhere.'

Verse 93 (skanda.4.17.93)

मह्यं श्रेयः कथं वा स्यादिति सा परिचिंत्य च। अगच्छद्वडवा भूत्वा तपसे पर्यनिंदिता

mahyaṁ śreyaḥ kathaṁ vā syāditi sā pariciṁtya ca agacchadvaḍavā bhūtvā tapase paryaniṁditā

'How then might my own good come about?' -- pondering thus, and utterly self-reproached, she went, having taken the form of a mare, to perform austerities.

Verse 94 (skanda.4.17.94)

उत्तरांश्च कुरून्प्राप चरंती नीरसंतृणम्। व्युत्तेपे च तपस्तीव्रं पतिमाधाय चेतसि। तपोबलेन तत्पत्युः सहिष्ये तेज इत्यलम्

uttarāṁśca kurūnprāpa caraṁtī nīrasaṁtṛṇam vyuttepe ca tapastīvraṁ patimādhāya cetasi tapobalena tatpatyuḥ sahiṣye teja ityalam

She reached Uttarakuru, grazing on tasteless grass, and performed intense austerity, holding her husband in her heart: 'By the power of this austerity I shall indeed be able to bear my husband's splendor.'

Verse 95 (skanda.4.17.95)

मन्यमानोथ तां संज्ञां सवर्णायां तदा रविः। सावर्णिं जनयामास मनुमष्टममुत्तमम्

manyamānotha tāṁ saṁjñāṁ savarṇāyāṁ tadā raviḥ sāvarṇiṁ janayāmāsa manumaṣṭamamuttamam

Then Surya, thinking her to be Sanjna, begot upon Savarna the excellent eighth Manu, Savarni.

Verse 96 (skanda.4.17.96)

शनैश्चरं द्वितीयं च सुतां भद्रां तृतीयिकाम्। सवर्णा स्वेष्वपत्येषु सापत्न्यात्स्त्रीस्वभावतः

śanaiścaraṁ dvitīyaṁ ca sutāṁ bhadrāṁ tṛtīyikām savarṇā sveṣvapatyeṣu sāpatnyātstrīsvabhāvataḥ

And also Shanaishchara, the second, and a third, a daughter, Bhadra. Savarna, out of the co-wife's jealousy natural to a woman, showed toward her own children...

Verse 97 (skanda.4.17.97)

चकाराभ्यधिकं स्नेहं न तथा पूर्वजेष्वथ। मनुस्तत्क्षांतवाञ्ज्येष्ठो भक्ष्यालंकारलालने

cakārābhyadhikaṁ snehaṁ na tathā pūrvajeṣvatha manustatkṣāṁtavāñjyeṣṭho bhakṣyālaṁkāralālane

...an excessive affection, not shown likewise to the first-born children. Manu, the eldest, bore this with patience, even in matters of food and ornaments and pampering.

Verse 98 (skanda.4.17.98)

कनिष्ठेष्वधिकं दृष्ट्वा सावर्ण्यादिषु नो यमः। कदाचिद्रोषतो बाल्याद्भाविनोर्थस्य गौरवात्

kaniṣṭheṣvadhikaṁ dṛṣṭvā sāvarṇyādiṣu no yamaḥ kadācidroṣato bālyādbhāvinorthasya gauravāt

But Yama, seeing this excessive favor shown to the younger children Savarni and the rest, once, out of childish anger, and because of the weight of the fate that was to come...

Verse 99 (skanda.4.17.99)

पदा संतर्जयामास यमः संज्ञासरूपिणीम्। तं शशाप च सा क्रोधात्सावर्णेर्जननी तदा

padā saṁtarjayāmāsa yamaḥ saṁjñāsarūpiṇīm taṁ śaśāpa ca sā krodhātsāvarṇerjananī tadā

...threatened, with his foot raised, her who bore the likeness of Sanjna; and she, the mother of Savarni, then cursed him in anger:

Verse 100 (skanda.4.17.100)

जिघांसता त्वया पाप मां यदंघ्रिः समुद्यतः। अचिरात्तत्पतत्वेष तवेति भृशदुःखिता

jighāṁsatā tvayā pāpa māṁ yadaṁghriḥ samudyataḥ acirāttatpatatveṣa taveti bhṛśaduḥkhitā

'O sinner, since you, wishing to strike me, have raised your foot against me, let that very foot of yours fall off before long' -- thus, deeply distressed, she cursed.

Verse 101 (skanda.4.17.101)

मातृशाप परित्रस्तो यमोपि पितुरग्रतः। शशंस सर्वं तद्वृत्तं रक्षरक्षेत्युवाच च

mātṛśāpa paritrasto yamopi pituragrataḥ śaśaṁsa sarvaṁ tadvṛttaṁ rakṣarakṣetyuvāca ca

Terrified by his mother's curse, Yama too went before his father and told him the entire matter, and said, 'Protect me, protect me!'

Verse 102 (skanda.4.17.102)

मात्रासु तेषु सर्वेषु वर्तनीयं समं यतः। तस्यां मयोद्यतः पादो न देहे परिपातितः

mātrāsu teṣu sarveṣu vartanīyaṁ samaṁ yataḥ tasyāṁ mayodyataḥ pādo na dehe paripātitaḥ

'One ought to behave equally toward all mothers; my foot was only raised against her -- it did not actually strike her body.'

Verse 103 (skanda.4.17.103)

बाल्याद्वा यदि वा मोहात्तद्भवान्क्षंतुमर्हसि। गोपते शापतो मातुर्मा पतत्वंघ्रिरेष मे

bālyādvā yadi vā mohāttadbhavānkṣaṁtumarhasi gopate śāpato māturmā patatvaṁghrireṣa me

'Whether from childishness or from delusion, you ought to forgive this act. O lord of cattle, let not this foot of mine fall off because of my mother's curse.'

Verse 104 (skanda.4.17.104)

विवस्वानुवाच। अपराधसहस्रेपि जननी न शपेत्सुतम्। तस्मात्किमपि भो बाल भविष्यत्यत्र कारणम्

vivasvānuvāca aparādhasahasrepi jananī na śapetsutam tasmātkimapi bho bāla bhaviṣyatyatra kāraṇam

Vivasvan said: 'Even for a thousand offenses, a mother does not curse her own son; therefore, my child, there must be some other reason at work here.'

Verse 105 (skanda.4.17.105)

येन त्वां साऽशपत्क्रोधाद्धर्मज्ञं सत्यवादिनम्। मातृशापोन्यथाकर्तुं न शक्यः केनचित्क्वचित्

yena tvāṁ sā'śapatkrodhāddharmajñaṁ satyavādinam mātṛśāponyathākartuṁ na śakyaḥ kenacitkvacit

'Something made her curse you in anger, though you are one who knows dharma and speaks truth. Yet a mother's curse cannot be undone by anyone, anywhere.'

Verse 106 (skanda.4.17.106)

कृमयो मांसमादाय यास्यंत्यस्मान्महीतलम्। इत्थं तु चरितार्थः स्याच्छापस्त्रातो भवानपि

kṛmayo māṁsamādāya yāsyaṁtyasmānmahītalam itthaṁ tu caritārthaḥ syācchāpastrāto bhavānapi

'Instead of your foot falling off entirely, worms shall take flesh and fall from it to the ground; thus the curse shall be fulfilled in effect, and you too shall be saved.'

Verse 107 (skanda.4.17.107)

इति पुत्रं समाश्वास्य रविरंतःपुरं ययौ। चिरमालोक्य तां भार्यामुवाच सविता वचः

iti putraṁ samāśvāsya raviraṁtaḥpuraṁ yayau ciramālokya tāṁ bhāryāmuvāca savitā vacaḥ

Having thus consoled his son, Surya went to the inner apartments. Having gazed for a long while at his wife, Savitri, Surya spoke these words:

Verse 108 (skanda.4.17.108)

अयि भामिनि बालेषु समेष्वपि कुतस्त्वया। विधीयतेऽधिकः स्नेहः सावर्ण्यादिष्वनादिषु

ayi bhāmini bāleṣu sameṣvapi kutastvayā vidhīyate'dhikaḥ snehaḥ sāvarṇyādiṣvanādiṣu

'O lady, why is it that, even among children who are equally your own, you show greater affection toward Savarni and the others, and not so much toward the others?'

Verse 109 (skanda.4.17.109)

नाचचक्षे यदासाऽथ भास्वते परिपृच्छते। तदात्मानं समाधाय सोज्ञासीत्सर्वमेव हि

nācacakṣe yadāsā'tha bhāsvate paripṛcchate tadātmānaṁ samādhāya sojñāsītsarvameva hi

When she gave no answer to the radiant Surya's repeated questioning, he then, composing his mind in meditation, came to know everything.

Verse 110 (skanda.4.17.110)

ततो भगवते शप्तुमुद्यते सा शशंस ह। यथावृत्तं तथा तथ्यं तुतोष भगवानपि

tato bhagavate śaptumudyate sā śaśaṁsa ha yathāvṛttaṁ tathā tathyaṁ tutoṣa bhagavānapi

Then, as the illustrious one was about to curse her, she confessed the whole matter truly, just as it had happened; and the illustrious one too was satisfied.

Verse 111 (skanda.4.17.111)

तथ्यभाषणतस्तां तु रविर्ज्ञात्वा निरागसम्। न शशाप च संक्रुद्धो ययौ च त्वष्टुरंतिकम्

tathyabhāṣaṇatastāṁ tu ravirjñātvā nirāgasam na śaśāpa ca saṁkruddho yayau ca tvaṣṭuraṁtikam

Knowing her, through her truthful speech, to be free of fault, Surya, though enraged, did not curse her, and went to the presence of Tvashtri.

Verse 112 (skanda.4.17.112)

त्वष्टापि च यथान्यायं सान्वयं तिग्मतेजसम्। निर्दग्धुकामं कोपेन प्रागानर्च मुदा तदा। विज्ञाय तदभिप्रायं त्वष्टोवाचाऽशु तं रविम्

tvaṣṭāpi ca yathānyāyaṁ sānvayaṁ tigmatejasam nirdagdhukāmaṁ kopena prāgānarca mudā tadā vijñāya tadabhiprāyaṁ tvaṣṭovācā'śu taṁ ravim

Tvashtri too, in due honor, worshipped with joy that fiercely radiant one -- who, together with his retinue, had come wishing in his anger to burn him up -- and, understanding his intent, Tvashtri quickly spoke to Surya:

Verse 113 (skanda.4.17.113)

त्वष्टोवाच। तवातितेजसो भीता प्राप्योत्तरकुरून् रवे। वडवारूपमास्थाय वने चरति शाद्वले

tvaṣṭovāca tavātitejaso bhītā prāpyottarakurūn rave vaḍavārūpamāsthāya vane carati śādvale

Tvashtri said: 'O Surya, frightened by your excessive splendor, she has gone to Uttarakuru, and, having taken the form of a mare, wanders in the grassy woodland there.'

Verse 114 (skanda.4.17.114)

द्रष्टा हि तां भवानद्य स्वां भार्यामार्यचारिणीम्। अधृष्यां सर्वभूतानां तेजसा नियमेन च

draṣṭā hi tāṁ bhavānadya svāṁ bhāryāmāryacāriṇīm adhṛṣyāṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tejasā niyamena ca

'You shall this day behold that noble-conducted wife of yours, unassailable by any being through her own splendor and through her vow.'

Verse 115 (skanda.4.17.115)

त्वष्ट्रा यत्तक्षितः सूर्यस्तस्यैवानुमतेन च। भ्रमिमारोप्य यत्नेन सोतिकांततरोऽभवत्

tvaṣṭrā yattakṣitaḥ sūryastasyaivānumatena ca bhramimāropya yatnena sotikāṁtataro'bhavat

That very Surya, having been pared down by Tvashtri, with his own consent, mounted upon the lathe with great effort -- he became thereby all the more resplendent.

Verse 116 (skanda.4.17.116)

लब्धानुज्ञोऽथ सविता गत्वोत्तरकुरूनरम्। साक्षात्तपोमयीं लक्ष्मीं चरंतीं च तपो महत्

labdhānujño'tha savitā gatvottarakurūnaram sākṣāttapomayīṁ lakṣmīṁ caraṁtīṁ ca tapo mahat

Having received leave, Savitri then went to the excellent land of Uttarakuru, and beheld her, Lakshmi herself in the very form of austerity, engaged in great tapas...

Verse 117 (skanda.4.17.117)

ददर्श वडवारूपां वाडवानलतेजसम्। नीरसा नितृणान्येव वृण्वंतीं योगमायया

dadarśa vaḍavārūpāṁ vāḍavānalatejasam nīrasā nitṛṇānyeva vṛṇvaṁtīṁ yogamāyayā

...in the form of a mare, of a splendor like the submarine fire, choosing, by her yogic power, only tasteless, dry grasses to eat.

Verse 118 (skanda.4.17.118)

अनेनसं स विज्ञाय तां त्वाष्ट्रीमश्वरूपिणीम्। सहरिर्हरिरूपेण मुखेन समभावयद्

anenasaṁ sa vijñāya tāṁ tvāṣṭrīmaśvarūpiṇīm saharirharirūpeṇa mukhena samabhāvayad

Knowing that daughter of Tvashtri, in her horse-form, to be blameless, he, together with Hari, approached her, in the form of a horse, face to face.

Verse 119 (skanda.4.17.119)

त्वरमाणा च परितः परपूरुषशंकया। सा तन्निरवमच्छुक्रं नासिकाभ्यां विवस्वतः

tvaramāṇā ca paritaḥ parapūruṣaśaṁkayā sā tanniravamacchukraṁ nāsikābhyāṁ vivasvataḥ

Startled on every side, suspecting him to be another male, she then released that seed of Vivasvan through her two nostrils.

Verse 120 (skanda.4.17.120)

देवौ तस्मादजायेतामश्विनौ भिषजांवरौ। स्वरूपमनुरूपं च द्युमणिस्तामदर्शयत

devau tasmādajāyetāmaśvinau bhiṣajāṁvarau svarūpamanurūpaṁ ca dyumaṇistāmadarśayata

From that, the two divine Ashvins were born, best among physicians. And the sun then showed her his own true, fitting form.

Verse 121 (skanda.4.17.121)

तुतोष सापि तं दृष्ट्वा मित्रं नेत्रमुदावहम्। पतिं पतिव्रता कां तं स्वांतसंतापहारिणम्

tutoṣa sāpi taṁ dṛṣṭvā mitraṁ netramudāvaham patiṁ pativratā kāṁ taṁ svāṁtasaṁtāpahāriṇam

She too, that chaste wife, was overjoyed on beholding him, her friend, delightful to the eyes, her own husband, the remover of the torment of her heart.

Verse 122 (skanda.4.17.122)

निर्वृत्तिं च परां प्राप दुष्प्रापं तपसाथ किम्। तप एव परं श्रेयस्तप एव परं धनम्

nirvṛttiṁ ca parāṁ prāpa duṣprāpaṁ tapasātha kim tapa eva paraṁ śreyastapa eva paraṁ dhanam

And she attained the supreme bliss, hard to attain -- and indeed, what is not attainable through austerity? Austerity alone is the highest good; austerity alone is the highest wealth.

Verse 123 (skanda.4.17.123)

तप एव हि देवत्वे कारणं परमं मतम्। शिवशर्मन्यदेतद्वै दृश्यते चातिदीप्तिमत्

tapa eva hi devatve kāraṇaṁ paramaṁ matam śivaśarmanyadetadvai dṛśyate cātidīptimat

Austerity alone is held to be the supreme cause of divinity. O Shivasharma, whatever exceedingly radiant thing is seen here...

Verse 124 (skanda.4.17.124)

ज्योतिश्चक्रस्वरूपं च व्योम्न्युपर्यध एव च। तत्सर्वमिह जानीहि सुमहत्तापसं महः

jyotiścakrasvarūpaṁ ca vyomnyuparyadha eva ca tatsarvamiha jānīhi sumahattāpasaṁ mahaḥ

...whatever is of the nature of the wheel of light, above or below in the sky -- know all of that here to be the great splendor born of austerity.

Verse 125 (skanda.4.17.125)

एवं शनैश्चरो जज्ञे सवर्णायां विवस्वतः। सोऽथ वाराणसीं गत्वा सर्वत्रिदशवंदिताम्

evaṁ śanaiścaro jajñe savarṇāyāṁ vivasvataḥ so'tha vārāṇasīṁ gatvā sarvatridaśavaṁditām

Thus was Shanaishchara born to Vivasvan through Savarna. He then went to Varanasi, worshipped by all the thirty gods...

Verse 126 (skanda.4.17.126)

तप्त्वा तपोऽतिविपुलं लिंगं संस्थाप्य शांकरम्। इमं लोकमवापोच्चैर्ग्रहत्वं च हरार्चनात

taptvā tapo'tivipulaṁ liṁgaṁ saṁsthāpya śāṁkaram imaṁ lokamavāpoccairgrahatvaṁ ca harārcanāta

...and, having performed the most extensive austerity, and having established a linga of Shankara, attained this world and the very status of a planet, through the worship of Hara.

Verse 127 (skanda.4.17.127)

शनैश्चरेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा वाराणस्यां सुशोभनम्। शनिबाधा न जायेत शनिवारे तदर्चनात्

śanaiścareśvaraṁ dṛṣṭvā vārāṇasyāṁ suśobhanam śanibādhā na jāyeta śanivāre tadarcanāt

Having beheld the most beautiful Shanaishchareshvara in Varanasi, no affliction from Saturn arises, through worship of it on a Saturday.

Verse 128 (skanda.4.17.128)

विश्वेशाद्दक्षिणेभागे शुक्रेशादुत्तरेण हि। शनैश्चरेशमभ्यर्च्य लोकेऽत्र परिमोदते

viśveśāddakṣiṇebhāge śukreśāduttareṇa hi śanaiścareśamabhyarcya loke'tra parimodate

To the south of Vishvesha, and to the north of Shukresha -- having worshipped Shanaishchareshvara, one delights in this world.

Verse 129 (skanda.4.17.129)

श्रुत्वाऽध्यायमिमं पुण्यं ग्रहपीडा न जायते। नोपसर्गभयं तस्य काश्यां निवसतः सतः

śrutvā'dhyāyamimaṁ puṇyaṁ grahapīḍā na jāyate nopasargabhayaṁ tasya kāśyāṁ nivasataḥ sataḥ

Having heard this meritorious chapter, no affliction from the planets arises; nor is there any fear of upasarga for that righteous one who dwells in Kashi.