The Glory of Naradipa

Verse 1 (skanda.5.36.1)

व्यास उवाच । महाकालं किमर्थं तु किं वा शिवपदं स्मृतम् । कोटीश्वरं किमर्थं तु पावकं तत्किमुच्यते

vyāsa uvāca mahākālaṁ kimarthaṁ tu kiṁ vā śivapadaṁ smṛtam koṭīśvaraṁ kimarthaṁ tu pāvakaṁ tatkimucyate

Vyāsa said: "Why is Mahākāla so called, or why is Śivapada remembered by that name? Why Koṭīśvara, and why is that ford called Pāvaka?"

Verse 2 (skanda.5.36.2)

नरदीपं किमर्थं तु द्वितीया वटमातरः । अभयेश्वरं किमर्थं तु शंखोद्धा रणमेव च

naradīpaṁ kimarthaṁ tu dvitīyā vaṭamātaraḥ abhayeśvaraṁ kimarthaṁ tu śaṁkhoddhā raṇameva ca

"Why Naradīpa, and why are they called the second Vaṭamātaras? Why Abhayeśvara, and why Śaṅkhoddhāraṇa?"

Verse 3 (skanda.5.36.3)

शूलेश्वरं किमर्थं तु किमोंकारस्तु कथ्यते । धूतपापं किमर्थं तु किमंगारेश्वरं तथा

śūleśvaraṁ kimarthaṁ tu kimoṁkārastu kathyate dhūtapāpaṁ kimarthaṁ tu kimaṁgāreśvaraṁ tathā

"Why Śūleśvara, and why is that place called Oṃkāra? Why Dhūtapāpa, and likewise why Aṅgāreśvara?"

Verse 4 (skanda.5.36.4)

पुरी चोज्जयिनी दिव्या सप्तकल्पा कथं स्मृता । कथयस्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ तस्या नामानि यानि च

purī cojjayinī divyā saptakalpā kathaṁ smṛtā kathayasva muniśreṣṭha tasyā nāmāni yāni ca

"And why is the divine city Ujjayinī remembered as having endured through seven kalpas? O best of sages, tell me also its various names."

Verse 5 (skanda.5.36.5)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । शृणु व्यास यथा ख्याता पुरी दिव्या कुश स्थली । नामतः कर्मतः श्रेष्ठा सप्तकल्पानुवासिनी

sanatkumāra uvāca śṛṇu vyāsa yathā khyātā purī divyā kuśa sthalī nāmataḥ karmataḥ śreṣṭhā saptakalpānuvāsinī

Sanatkumāra said: "Listen, O Vyāsa, how the divine city Kuśasthalī became renowned — supreme in name and in deed, dwelt in continuously through seven kalpas."

Verse 6 (skanda.5.36.6)

प्राक्कल्पे स्वर्णशृंगाख्या द्वितीये तु कुशस्थली । तृतीयेऽवंतिका प्रोक्ता चतुर्थेत्वमरा वती

prākkalpe svarṇaśṛṁgākhyā dvitīye tu kuśasthalī tṛtīye'vaṁtikā proktā caturthetvamarā vatī

"In the first kalpa it was called Svarṇaśṛṅgā; in the second, Kuśasthalī; in the third it is declared Avantikā; in the fourth, Amarāvatī."

Verse 7 (skanda.5.36.7)

विख्याता पञ्चमे कल्पे पुरी चूडामणीति च । षष्ठे पद्मावती ज्ञेया सप्तमे चोज्जयिनी पुरी

vikhyātā pañcame kalpe purī cūḍāmaṇīti ca ṣaṣṭhe padmāvatī jñeyā saptame cojjayinī purī

"In the fifth kalpa the city was renowned as Cūḍāmaṇi; in the sixth it is to be known as Padmāvatī; and in the seventh, the city Ujjayinī."

Verse 8 (skanda.5.36.8)

पुनरंते तु कल्पस्य स्वर्णशृङ्गादि का स्मृता । एतानि सप्त नामानि प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्

punaraṁte tu kalpasya svarṇaśṛṅgādi kā smṛtā etāni sapta nāmāni prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet

"And again, at the end of the kalpa, it is remembered as starting again with Svarṇaśṛṅga. Whoever, rising at dawn, recites these seven names --"

Verse 9 (skanda.5.36.9)

सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । उज्जयिन्यां पुरा राजा बभूव किल चांधकः

saptajanmakṛtātpāpānmucyate nātra saṁśayaḥ ujjayinyāṁ purā rājā babhūva kila cāṁdhakaḥ

"-- is freed from sins committed across seven births — of this there is no doubt. In Ujjayinī, of old, there was indeed a king named Andhaka."

Verse 10 (skanda.5.36.10)

तस्य पुत्रो महावीर्यो नाम्ना कनकदानवः । युद्धार्थं स महावीर्यः शक्रं युद्धे समाह्वयत्

tasya putro mahāvīryo nāmnā kanakadānavaḥ yuddhārthaṁ sa mahāvīryaḥ śakraṁ yuddhe samāhvayat

His son, of great might, was the dānava named Kanaka. That mighty one challenged Śakra to battle for the sake of war.

Verse 11 (skanda.5.36.11)

क्रोधादिंद्रेण संग्रामे युध्य मानो निपातितः । निहत्य दानवं शक्रो भयादंधासुरस्य तु

krodhādiṁdreṇa saṁgrāme yudhya māno nipātitaḥ nihatya dānavaṁ śakro bhayādaṁdhāsurasya tu

Fighting in the battle, he was, in anger, struck down by Indra. Having slain the dānava, Śakra, out of fear of the asura Andhaka --

Verse 12 (skanda.5.36.12)

जगाम शंकरान्वेषी कैलासं शंकरालयम् । दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य देवेशं चंद्रार्धकृत शेखरम्

jagāma śaṁkarānveṣī kailāsaṁ śaṁkarālayam dṛṣṭvā praṇamya deveśaṁ caṁdrārdhakṛta śekharam

"-- went, seeking Śaṅkara, to Kailāsa, the abode of Śaṅkara. Having beheld and bowed to the Lord of gods, crowned with the half-moon --"

Verse 13 (skanda.5.36.13)

भीतो विज्ञापयामास स चाश्र्वाकुललोचनः । अभयं देहि मे देव दानवादंधकाच्च वै

bhīto vijñāpayāmāsa sa cāśrvākulalocanaḥ abhayaṁ dehi me deva dānavādaṁdhakācca vai

"-- frightened, his eyes brimming with tears, he petitioned: 'Grant me freedom from fear, O god, of the dānava Andhaka.'"

Verse 14 (skanda.5.36.14)

शक्रस्येत्थं वचः श्रुत्वा शरणा गतवत्सलः । ददावभयमेवासौ मा भैस्त्वमंधकाद्धि वै

śakrasyetthaṁ vacaḥ śrutvā śaraṇā gatavatsalaḥ dadāvabhayamevāsau mā bhaistvamaṁdhakāddhi vai

Hearing Śakra's words thus, Śiva, kind to those who take refuge, granted him fearlessness: "Do not fear Andhaka."

Verse 15 (skanda.5.36.15)

कृत्वा रूपं महादेवो विश्वरूपं सुभैरवम् । सर्पैर्ललद्भिरत्युग्रैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्विषोल्बणैः

kṛtvā rūpaṁ mahādevo viśvarūpaṁ subhairavam sarpairlaladbhiratyugraistīkṣṇadaṁṣṭrairviṣolbaṇaiḥ

Assuming a universal, most terrifying form, Mahādeva, with darting, exceedingly fierce serpents, sharp-fanged and full of venom --

Verse 16 (skanda.5.36.16)

पातालोदररूपैश्च भैरवारावनादिभिः । भुजैरनेकसाहस्रैर्बहुशस्त्रधृतैस्तथा

pātālodararūpaiśca bhairavārāvanādibhiḥ bhujairanekasāhasrairbahuśastradhṛtaistathā

"-- with forms like the depths of Pātāla, with terrifying roars, and with many thousands of arms, bearing many weapons --"

Verse 17 (skanda.5.36.17)

सिंहचर्मपरीधानं व्याघ्रत्वगुत्तरीयकम् । गवाजिन कृताटोपं चंद्राग्निरविलोचनम्

siṁhacarmaparīdhānaṁ vyāghratvaguttarīyakam gavājina kṛtāṭopaṁ caṁdrāgniravilocanam

"-- clad in a lion's hide, with a tiger-skin as upper garment, adorned with a cow-hide, with the moon, fire, and sun as his eyes --"

Verse 18 (skanda.5.36.18)

महामहीध्रतुल्याभ्यां जंघाभ्यां भूषितं सदा । क्षोभयंश्चालयन्सर्वान्पातालस्य तलावधि

mahāmahīdhratulyābhyāṁ jaṁghābhyāṁ bhūṣitaṁ sadā kṣobhayaṁścālayansarvānpātālasya talāvadhi

"-- ever adorned with two shins like great mountains, agitating and shaking everything down to the very depths of Pātāla --"

Verse 19 (skanda.5.36.19)

ईदृग्रूपं विधायेशो दनुदैत्यभयावहम् । अवातरन्महीं भीमः पादेनैकेन शंकरः

īdṛgrūpaṁ vidhāyeśo danudaityabhayāvaham avātaranmahīṁ bhīmaḥ pādenaikena śaṁkaraḥ

"-- having assumed such a form, bringing terror to the Danu-daityas, the fearsome Śaṅkara descended upon the earth with a single foot."

Verse 20 (skanda.5.36.20)

तत्रैव हि ह्रदो जातः सर्वदैवतवंदितः । ख्यातं शिवपदं तद्धि यत्पदाऽऽक्रांतवान्विभुः

tatraiva hi hrado jātaḥ sarvadaivatavaṁditaḥ khyātaṁ śivapadaṁ taddhi yatpadā''krāṁtavānvibhuḥ

There, indeed, a pool arose, revered by all the gods; that spot, trodden by the foot of the mighty one, became renowned as Śivapada.

Verse 21 (skanda.5.36.21)

पापानां च पुरा कोटिः पादांगुष्ठेन दारिता । कोटितीर्थमतः ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

pāpānāṁ ca purā koṭiḥ pādāṁguṣṭhena dāritā koṭitīrthamataḥ khyātaṁ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

A crore of sins were, of old, torn asunder by his great toe; hence Koṭitīrtha became renowned, the destroyer of all sins.

Verse 22 (skanda.5.36.22)

अगस्त्येन तथा कोटिस्तीर्थानामवधारिता । अतोऽपीदं शुभं लोके कोटितीर्थं सदा स्मृतम्

agastyena tathā koṭistīrthānāmavadhāritā ato'pīdaṁ śubhaṁ loke koṭitīrthaṁ sadā smṛtam

Likewise, a crore of fords were fixed in place there by Agastya; for this reason too, this auspicious Koṭitīrtha is ever remembered in the world.

Verse 23 (skanda.5.36.23)

दृष्ट्वा तु त्रिदशाः सर्वे स्नाता वै हितकाम्यया । महा कालकृतं रूपं महाकालस्ततः स्मृतः

dṛṣṭvā tu tridaśāḥ sarve snātā vai hitakāmyayā mahā kālakṛtaṁ rūpaṁ mahākālastataḥ smṛtaḥ

All the gods, beholding this, bathed there for the sake of their own welfare; and, having assumed that form in confronting great Time, he was thenceforth remembered as Mahākāla.

Verse 24 (skanda.5.36.24)

अंधासुरोऽपि दनुजः पुत्रं श्रुत्वा हतं युधि । क्रोधेन तमसाविष्टो रणतूर्याण्यवादयत

aṁdhāsuro'pi danujaḥ putraṁ śrutvā hataṁ yudhi krodhena tamasāviṣṭo raṇatūryāṇyavādayata

The dānava Andhaka too, hearing that his son had been slain in battle, possessed by anger and darkness, sounded the instruments of war.

Verse 25 (skanda.5.36.25)

ससैन्यो निर्गतः प्राप्तो यत्र ते त्रिदशाः स्थिताः । महत्या सेनया सार्धं रथवारणयुक्तया

sasainyo nirgataḥ prāpto yatra te tridaśāḥ sthitāḥ mahatyā senayā sārdhaṁ rathavāraṇayuktayā

He set out with his army and arrived where the gods were stationed, together with a great army equipped with chariots and elephants.

Verse 26 (skanda.5.36.26)

तदैव दानवान्वीक्ष्य महाहवकृतोद्यमान् । वेपंतस्ते सुसंनद्धा शंभुं शरणमाययुः

tadaiva dānavānvīkṣya mahāhavakṛtodyamān vepaṁtaste susaṁnaddhā śaṁbhuṁ śaraṇamāyayuḥ

Then, seeing the dānavas, prepared and eager for the great battle, they, trembling though well-armed, took refuge in Śambhu.

Verse 27 (skanda.5.36.27)

मा भैरिति महाकालो देवानुक्त्वा त्रिलोचनः । गृहीत्वा शूलमातिष्ठद्दष्टादंष्ट्राधरो रुषा

mā bhairiti mahākālo devānuktvā trilocanaḥ gṛhītvā śūlamātiṣṭhaddaṣṭādaṁṣṭrādharo ruṣā

"Fear not," said Mahākāla, the three-eyed one, to the gods; and, taking up his trident, he stood ready, his lip bitten with his fangs, in fury.

Verse 28 (skanda.5.36.28)

कोपयुक्ते विरूपाक्षे ज्वालाभिः पूरितं नभः । अंधकेनाथ रुष्टेन शरकोटिस्तु दुःसहा

kopayukte virūpākṣe jvālābhiḥ pūritaṁ nabhaḥ aṁdhakenātha ruṣṭena śarakoṭistu duḥsahā

When the deformed-eyed one was filled with rage, the sky was filled with flames. Then, by the enraged Andhaka, an unbearable crore of arrows --

Verse 29 (skanda.5.36.29)

मुक्ता जगाम देवानां ननाश शलभाकृति । विस्फुलिंगार्चिषं वह्निं मुंचमानः पिनाकधृक्

muktā jagāma devānāṁ nanāśa śalabhākṛti visphuliṁgārciṣaṁ vahniṁ muṁcamānaḥ pinākadhṛk

"-- was released and went toward the gods, but perished like locusts. The bearer of the Pināka, releasing fire with sparkling flames --"

Verse 30 (skanda.5.36.30)

शतशः शकलीचक्रे तं च बाणैरताडयत् । अंधकोऽपि हि युद्धस्थः शिथिलः शिथिला युधः

śataśaḥ śakalīcakre taṁ ca bāṇairatāḍayat aṁdhako'pi hi yuddhasthaḥ śithilaḥ śithilā yudhaḥ

"-- shattered them into hundreds of fragments, and struck him with arrows. Andhaka too, standing in the battle, became slack, his weapons faltering."

Verse 31 (skanda.5.36.31)

निरुद्धः शंभुना बाणैरलिभिः पंकजं यथा । तस्य सैन्यं प्रविद्धं च तद्गणैर्युधि योधिभिः

niruddhaḥ śaṁbhunā bāṇairalibhiḥ paṁkajaṁ yathā tasya sainyaṁ praviddhaṁ ca tadgaṇairyudhi yodhibhiḥ

He was hemmed in by Śambhu's arrows, as a lotus by bees. His army was pierced through by Śiva's gaṇas, warriors fighting in that battle --

Verse 32 (skanda.5.36.32)

योधवरैर्हता दिव्यैः स्थाणु सान्निध्यमाश्रितैः । ततोंऽधकेन सैन्यं स्वं भिन्नं दृष्ट्वा तथासुरैः

yodhavarairhatā divyaiḥ sthāṇu sānnidhyamāśritaiḥ tatoṁ'dhakena sainyaṁ svaṁ bhinnaṁ dṛṣṭvā tathāsuraiḥ

"-- struck down by the finest divine warriors, who had taken refuge in the presence of Sthāṇu. Then, seeing his own army thus broken, together with the other asuras --"

Verse 33 (skanda.5.36.33)

आत्मानं च महेशेन विद्धं च बाणकोटिभिः । विदलीकृतदेहोऽसौ भय माश्रित्य वेगतः

ātmānaṁ ca maheśena viddhaṁ ca bāṇakoṭibhiḥ vidalīkṛtadeho'sau bhaya māśritya vegataḥ

"-- and himself pierced by Maheśa with crores of arrows, his body torn apart, Andhaka, seized swiftly by fear --"

Verse 34 (skanda.5.36.34)

चकार तामसीं मायां मायाशतविशारदः । तयांतर्हितदेवेशो जगाम दिशमुत्तराम्

cakāra tāmasīṁ māyāṁ māyāśataviśāradaḥ tayāṁtarhitadeveśo jagāma diśamuttarām

"-- being skilled in a hundred illusions, wrought a dark illusion. By it, the Lord of gods, made invisible, went toward the northern quarter."

Verse 35 (skanda.5.36.35)

शंभुर्भीतिभरं बिभ्रद्बभ्राम भुवि भिन्नहृत् । यस्मिन्मार्गे गतो देवस्तेन दैत्यो जगाम ह

śaṁbhurbhītibharaṁ bibhradbabhrāma bhuvi bhinnahṛt yasminmārge gato devastena daityo jagāma ha

Śambhu, seeming to bear a burden of fear, his heart seemingly broken, wandered upon the earth; and by whatever path the god went, the daitya went there too.

Verse 36 (skanda.5.36.36)

वदन्न दृश्यते क्वासौ गतो दुष्टः पुनःपुनः । उवाच चांधकः शब्दं तथोवा च महेश्वरः

vadanna dṛśyate kvāsau gato duṣṭaḥ punaḥpunaḥ uvāca cāṁdhakaḥ śabdaṁ tathovā ca maheśvaraḥ

Saying "Where has that wicked one gone, he is not seen," again and again, Andhaka spoke a word; and Maheśvara spoke likewise in reply.

Verse 37 (skanda.5.36.37)

तत्र तीर्थमथोत्पन्नं वागंधकमभिश्रुतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा यो वै दद्यात्सशर्करम्

tatra tīrthamathotpannaṁ vāgaṁdhakamabhiśrutam tatra snātvā śucirbhūtvā yo vai dadyātsaśarkaram

There a ford then arose, renowned as Vāgandhaka. He who, having bathed there and become pure, gives an offering together with sugar-crystals --

Verse 38 (skanda.5.36.38)

नवम्यां मार्गशीर्षस्य शुक्लायां श्रद्धयान्वितः । अक्षयं तद्भवेद्दत्तं दाता शिवपुरं व्रजेत्

navamyāṁ mārgaśīrṣasya śuklāyāṁ śraddhayānvitaḥ akṣayaṁ tadbhaveddattaṁ dātā śivapuraṁ vrajet

"-- on the ninth of the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa, endowed with faith — that gift becomes imperishable, and the giver goes to Śivapura."

Verse 39 (skanda.5.36.39)

पितृनुद्दिश्य यत्किंचिद्दीयते भक्तितः शिवे । तृप्तास्तिष्ठंति ते तावद्यावदाभूत संप्लवम्

pitṛnuddiśya yatkiṁciddīyate bhaktitaḥ śive tṛptāstiṣṭhaṁti te tāvadyāvadābhūta saṁplavam

Whatever, however little, is given with devotion to Śiva, dedicated to the ancestors, by it they remain satisfied until the final dissolution of beings.

Verse 40 (skanda.5.36.40)

तमसा च्छादिता देवाः संबभूवुः समाकुलाः । संभ्रांतमनसः सर्वे न किंचिदपि मेनिरे

tamasā cchāditā devāḥ saṁbabhūvuḥ samākulāḥ saṁbhrāṁtamanasaḥ sarve na kiṁcidapi menire

The gods, covered by that darkness, became bewildered; all of them, their minds confused, could perceive nothing at all.

Verse 41 (skanda.5.36.41)

एतस्मिन्नंतरे व्यास नरादित्यः स्वतेजसा । उत्तस्थौ नररूपेण कुर्वन्वितिमिरा दिशः

etasminnaṁtare vyāsa narādityaḥ svatejasā uttasthau nararūpeṇa kurvanvitimirā diśaḥ

In the meantime, O Vyāsa, Narāditya, by his own splendour, arose in human form, making the directions free of darkness.

Verse 42 (skanda.5.36.42)

नष्टे तमसि दैत्येपि प्रकाश प्रकटे सति । देवा मुदमवापुस्ते दृष्ट्वा नरं विलोचनैः

naṣṭe tamasi daityepi prakāśa prakaṭe sati devā mudamavāpuste dṛṣṭvā naraṁ vilocanaiḥ

When the darkness had been destroyed, even in the presence of the daitya, and light had become manifest, the gods, beholding that man with their own eyes, obtained joy.

Verse 43 (skanda.5.36.43)

स्तुवंतो विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्नररूपं दिवाकरम् । उत्तस्थौ नररूपेण दीप्तो यस्माद्दिवाकरः

stuvaṁto vividhaiḥ stotrairnararūpaṁ divākaram uttasthau nararūpeṇa dīpto yasmāddivākaraḥ

They praised, with various hymns, the sun-god who had taken human form. Since Divākara arose radiant in human form --

Verse 44 (skanda.5.36.44)

तेनास्य नाम ते चकुर्नरदीप इतीश्वराः । यः पश्यति नरो भक्त्या नरदीपं दिवाकरम्

tenāsya nāma te cakurnaradīpa itīśvarāḥ yaḥ paśyati naro bhaktyā naradīpaṁ divākaram

"-- the gods gave him the name Naradīpa. The man who beholds Naradīpa, the sun, with devotion --"

Verse 45 (skanda.5.36.45)

मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो यद्यपि ब्रह्महा भवेत् । षष्ठ्यामर्कदिने विप्र सप्तम्यामुप वासयेत्

mucyate sarvapāpebhyo yadyapi brahmahā bhavet ṣaṣṭhyāmarkadine vipra saptamyāmupa vāsayet

"-- is freed from all sins, even were he a slayer of a brāhmaṇa. O brāhmaṇa, on the sixth, on Sunday, and on the seventh, one should fast."

Verse 46 (skanda.5.36.46)

दिनच्छिद्रेथ संक्रांतौ ग्रहणे विषुवत्यथ । कुंडे स्नात्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा जपन्नियतमानसः

dinacchidretha saṁkrāṁtau grahaṇe viṣuvatyatha kuṁḍe snātvā śucirbhūtvā japanniyatamānasaḥ

At a day's juncture, at a solstice, at an eclipse, or at the equinox, having bathed in the pool and become pure, reciting mantras with a disciplined mind --

Verse 47 (skanda.5.36.47)

नरदीपं नरः पश्येत्स्तोत्रवा दित्रमंगलैः । गंधैर्धूपैस्तथा दीपैर्नैवेद्यैः पूजयेत्तथा

naradīpaṁ naraḥ paśyetstotravā ditramaṁgalaiḥ gaṁdhairdhūpaistathā dīpairnaivedyaiḥ pūjayettathā

"-- a man should behold Naradīpa with hymns, musical instruments, and auspicious rites; and should worship him likewise with scents, incense, lamps, and food-offerings."

Verse 48 (skanda.5.36.48)

गीतं वाद्यं पुरस्कृत्य प्रणम्याष्टांगमेव च । प्रातर्मध्यापराह्ने वा कृत्वार्कस्य प्रदक्षिणा म्

gītaṁ vādyaṁ puraskṛtya praṇamyāṣṭāṁgameva ca prātarmadhyāparāhne vā kṛtvārkasya pradakṣiṇā m

"With song and music going before, and prostrating with eight limbs, and performing circumambulation of the Sun, in the morning, at midday, or in the afternoon --"

Verse 49 (skanda.5.36.49)

स मुक्तः सर्वपापैस्तु सप्तजन्मकृतैरपि । सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैर्विमानैः सार्वकामिकैः

sa muktaḥ sarvapāpaistu saptajanmakṛtairapi sūryakoṭipratīkāśairvimānaiḥ sārvakāmikaiḥ

"-- he is freed from all sins, even those committed across seven births; in wish-granting celestial cars resembling a crore of suns --"

Verse 50 (skanda.5.36.50)

सूर्यलोकं प्रयात्याशु यत्सुरैरपि दुर्लभम् । शक्रात्प्राप्य पुरा यस्माद्भानुरत्र प्रतिष्ठितः

sūryalokaṁ prayātyāśu yatsurairapi durlabham śakrātprāpya purā yasmādbhānuratra pratiṣṭhitaḥ

"-- he swiftly goes to the world of the Sun, hard to attain even for the gods. Since Bhānu was established here, having been obtained from Śakra of old --"

Verse 51 (skanda.5.36.51)

नरेणैव प्रसादेन नरदीपस्ततो ह्ययम् । तदैवास्य पुरा व्यास यात्रा शक्रेण निर्मिता

nareṇaiva prasādena naradīpastato hyayam tadaivāsya purā vyāsa yātrā śakreṇa nirmitā

"-- and by the grace of a man, he is thus called Naradīpa. O Vyāsa, at that very time, a pilgrimage-festival for him was established by Śakra of old."

Verse 52 (skanda.5.36.52)

आगमिष्याम्यहं पार्थ सार्धं देवैः समाहितः । ज्येष्ठे सिते द्वितीयायां नरदीपे तु सर्वदा

āgamiṣyāmyahaṁ pārtha sārdhaṁ devaiḥ samāhitaḥ jyeṣṭhe site dvitīyāyāṁ naradīpe tu sarvadā

"[Indra said:] 'I shall come, O Pārtha, together with the gods, with composed mind, ever on the second of the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha, to Naradīpa.'"

Verse 53 (skanda.5.36.53)

तत्राहमागतो ज्ञेयो लोके देवस्य वर्षणात् । ततोऽनंतरमागत्य देवा ये त्रिदशालयात्

tatrāhamāgato jñeyo loke devasya varṣaṇāt tato'naṁtaramāgatya devā ye tridaśālayāt

"'There I am to be known as having come, by the raining down that occurs at that time in the world.' Then, thereafter, having come from the abode of the thirty gods --"

Verse 54 (skanda.5.36.54)

दृष्ट्वा देवं तथारूढं नरदीपं सुदीपितम् । कृत्वा यात्रां च ते यांति देवयानैरितस्ततः

dṛṣṭvā devaṁ tathārūḍhaṁ naradīpaṁ sudīpitam kṛtvā yātrāṁ ca te yāṁti devayānairitastataḥ

"-- having beheld the god thus mounted, Naradīpa, brightly shining, and having performed the pilgrimage-festival, they go here and there in their divine vehicles."

Verse 55 (skanda.5.36.55)

यः पश्येन्मानवो भक्त्या नरदीपं रथस्थितम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सूर्यलोके महीयते

yaḥ paśyenmānavo bhaktyā naradīpaṁ rathasthitam sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sūryaloke mahīyate

The man who beholds, with devotion, Naradīpa seated in his chariot, freed from all sins, is honoured in the world of the Sun.

Verse 56 (skanda.5.36.56)

रथयात्रामथो वक्ष्ये नरदीपस्य या मुने । तां कृत्वा चैव यत्पुण्यं मुनिभिः परिकीर्तितम्

rathayātrāmatho vakṣye naradīpasya yā mune tāṁ kṛtvā caiva yatpuṇyaṁ munibhiḥ parikīrtitam

Now, O sage, I shall declare the chariot-procession of Naradīpa, and the merit, declared by the sages, of performing it.

Verse 57 (skanda.5.36.57)

ज्येष्ठे सिते द्वितीयायां रथस्थो हि दिवाकरः । कुशस्थल्यां द्विजैः श्रेष्ठैर्बाहुक्षेपैः प्रणीयते

jyeṣṭhe site dvitīyāyāṁ rathastho hi divākaraḥ kuśasthalyāṁ dvijaiḥ śreṣṭhairbāhukṣepaiḥ praṇīyate

On the second of the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha, Divākara, seated in his chariot, is drawn through Kuśasthalī by the finest twice-born, with the sweep of their arms.

Verse 58 (skanda.5.36.58)

उत्तरां दिशमायांतं यः पश्यति दिवस्पतिम् । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य लभते सोऽखिलं फलम्

uttarāṁ diśamāyāṁtaṁ yaḥ paśyati divaspatim agniṣṭomasya yajñasya labhate so'khilaṁ phalam

He who beholds the Lord of the sky coming toward the northern direction obtains the entire fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.

Verse 59 (skanda.5.36.59)

निवृत्य केशवार्काद्यो रथं पश्यति मानवः । शुंडीरस्वामिनो यात्रा कृता तेन न संशयः

nivṛtya keśavārkādyo rathaṁ paśyati mānavaḥ śuṁḍīrasvāmino yātrā kṛtā tena na saṁśayaḥ

The man who, having turned back from Keśavārka, beholds the chariot — by him the pilgrimage-festival of the Lord Śuṇḍīra has been performed, without doubt.

Verse 60 (skanda.5.36.60)

रथमाकर्षते यस्तु रज्ज्वाकर्षेण वै मुने । कुलमुद्धरते सोऽपि पूर्वान्पितृपितामहान्

rathamākarṣate yastu rajjvākarṣeṇa vai mune kulamuddharate so'pi pūrvānpitṛpitāmahān

O sage, he who draws the chariot by pulling its rope delivers his lineage — his forefathers and ancestors.

Verse 61 (skanda.5.36.61)

दक्षिणाभिमुखं यांतं नरदीपं द्विजोत्तम । ये संयताः प्रपश्यंति ते यांति च त्रिविष्टपम्

dakṣiṇābhimukhaṁ yāṁtaṁ naradīpaṁ dvijottama ye saṁyatāḥ prapaśyaṁti te yāṁti ca triviṣṭapam

O best of the twice-born, those self-controlled ones who behold Naradīpa going toward the southern direction go to heaven.

Verse 62 (skanda.5.36.62)

सूत्रेण वेष्टयेत्क्षेत्रं रथं देवमथापि वा । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति कृतपुण्यश्च जायते

sūtreṇa veṣṭayetkṣetraṁ rathaṁ devamathāpi vā sarvānkāmānavāpnoti kṛtapuṇyaśca jāyate

He who encircles the sacred field, or the chariot, or the god, with a thread, obtains all his desires and becomes meritorious.

Verse 63 (skanda.5.36.63)

प्रदक्षिणां तु सूर्यस्य भक्त्या कुर्वंति ये नराः । प्रदक्षिणीकृता तैस्तु सप्तद्वीपा वसुंधरा

pradakṣiṇāṁ tu sūryasya bhaktyā kurvaṁti ye narāḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtā taistu saptadvīpā vasuṁdharā

Those men who devotedly circumambulate the Sun — by them the earth, with its seven continents, is deemed circumambulated.

Verse 64 (skanda.5.36.64)

प्रातरुत्थाय यो भक्त्या मौनी याति दिवाकरम् । दृष्ट्वा तु पूर्वद्वारेण नमस्कृत्य द्विजोत्तम

prātarutthāya yo bhaktyā maunī yāti divākaram dṛṣṭvā tu pūrvadvāreṇa namaskṛtya dvijottama

O best of the twice-born, he who, rising at dawn, silent, devotedly goes to Divākara, beholds him, and, having bowed, enters by the eastern gate --

Verse 65 (skanda.5.36.65)

प्रविश्य दक्षिणेनैव रथचक्रं प्रपूजयेत् । तेन द्वारेण निष्क्रम्य प्रणिपत्य व्रजेत्ततः

praviśya dakṣiṇenaiva rathacakraṁ prapūjayet tena dvāreṇa niṣkramya praṇipatya vrajettataḥ

"-- having entered, should worship the chariot-wheel on the south side; then, exiting by that gate, having prostrated, he should proceed."

Verse 66 (skanda.5.36.66)

पश्चिमं द्वारमाश्रित्य रथस्थं सूर्यमर्चयेत् । चामरं च वितानं च घंटादीनि निवेदयेत्

paścimaṁ dvāramāśritya rathasthaṁ sūryamarcayet cāmaraṁ ca vitānaṁ ca ghaṁṭādīni nivedayet

"Resorting to the western gate, he should worship the Sun seated in the chariot, and offer a fly-whisk, a canopy, bells, and the like."

Verse 67 (skanda.5.36.67)

पूर्वद्वारे तु गौर्दे या तथाश्वश्चैव दक्षिणे । पश्चिमे च गजः प्रोक्त उत्तरे रथ एव च

pūrvadvāre tu gaurde yā tathāśvaścaiva dakṣiṇe paścime ca gajaḥ prokta uttare ratha eva ca

"At the eastern gate a cow is to be given; likewise a horse at the southern; and at the western an elephant is prescribed; and at the northern, a chariot itself."

Verse 68 (skanda.5.36.68)

कुर्यादेव तु यो यात्रां नरदीपस्य मानवः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति कृतपुण्यश्च जायते

kuryādeva tu yo yātrāṁ naradīpasya mānavaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnoti kṛtapuṇyaśca jāyate

The man who performs the pilgrimage-festival of Naradīpa in this manner obtains all his desires and becomes meritorious.

Verse 69 (skanda.5.36.69)

गोसूर्यशिवशक्राणां स्वर्लोकं लभते शुभम् । प्रदक्षिणा महामेरोः कृता तेन भवेन्मुने

gosūryaśivaśakrāṇāṁ svarlokaṁ labhate śubham pradakṣiṇā mahāmeroḥ kṛtā tena bhavenmune

He obtains the auspicious heaven-world of the Cow, the Sun, Śiva, and Śakra; O sage, by him a circumambulation of Mount Meru itself is deemed performed.

Verse 70 (skanda.5.36.70)

दद्याद्गवां सहस्रं यो व्यतीपातशते नरः । अश्वानां च सहस्रेण यद्यायात्तत्फलं लभेत्

dadyādgavāṁ sahasraṁ yo vyatīpātaśate naraḥ aśvānāṁ ca sahasreṇa yadyāyāttatphalaṁ labhet

Whatever man gives a thousand cows at a hundred vyatīpātas — if he goes there instead, he obtains that same fruit as of giving a thousand horses.

Verse 71 (skanda.5.36.71)

नरदीपे रथारूढे वपनं कारयेत्तु यः । श्रिया न विच्युतिस्तस्य सूर्यलोके महीयते

naradīpe rathārūḍhe vapanaṁ kārayettu yaḥ śriyā na vicyutistasya sūryaloke mahīyate

He who has his head shaved when Naradīpa is mounted on his chariot never falls away from prosperity, and is honoured in the world of the Sun.

Verse 72 (skanda.5.36.72)

सूर्यस्य पुरतो वाप्यां मासं नित्यं सरस्वती । यस्तामालोकते मर्त्यो दुःस्वप्नं तस्य नश्यति

sūryasya purato vāpyāṁ māsaṁ nityaṁ sarasvatī yastāmālokate martyo duḥsvapnaṁ tasya naśyati

In front of the Sun, in the step-well, for a month, Sarasvatī is ever present; the mortal who beholds her has his bad dreams destroyed.

Verse 73 (skanda.5.36.73)

भक्त्या योऽनुदिनं व्यास नरदीपं प्रपश्यति । उत्तमं स्थान मासाद्य पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वितः

bhaktyā yo'nudinaṁ vyāsa naradīpaṁ prapaśyati uttamaṁ sthāna māsādya putrapautrasamanvitaḥ

O Vyāsa, whoever beholds Naradīpa with devotion, day after day, having attained a supreme abode, endowed with sons and grandsons...

Verse 74 (skanda.5.36.74)

प्रक्रीड्य बंधुभिः सार्धं मृतः सूर्यपुरं व्रजेत् । प्रनष्टे तिमिरे विप्र जाते सर्वत्र सुप्रभे

prakrīḍya baṁdhubhiḥ sārdhaṁ mṛtaḥ sūryapuraṁ vrajet pranaṣṭe timire vipra jāte sarvatra suprabhe

"-- having sported together with his kinsmen, after death goes to the city of the Sun. O brāhmaṇa, when the darkness had been destroyed and brightness had appeared everywhere --"

Verse 75 (skanda.5.36.75)

हतेंऽधके महेशेन शूलेन त्रिशिखेन वै । प्रहृष्टाश्च सुराः सर्वे ब्रह्मेंद्रप्रमुखास्तदा

hateṁ'dhake maheśena śūlena triśikhena vai prahṛṣṭāśca surāḥ sarve brahmeṁdrapramukhāstadā

"-- and Andhaka had been slain by Maheśa with his three-pointed trident, all the gods, headed by Brahmā and Indra, were delighted."

Verse 76 (skanda.5.36.76)

शंखं दध्मौ तदा विष्णुः सुराणां हितकाम्यया । तत्र तीर्थमथोत्पन्नं शंखोद्धारणसंज्ञ कम्

śaṁkhaṁ dadhmau tadā viṣṇuḥ surāṇāṁ hitakāmyayā tatra tīrthamathotpannaṁ śaṁkhoddhāraṇasaṁjña kam

Then Viṣṇu sounded his conch, out of desire for the welfare of the gods. There a ford then arose, called Śaṅkhoddhāraṇa.

Verse 77 (skanda.5.36.77)

तत्र संनिहितो विष्णुर्लिंगं चैव चतुर्मुखम् । अनाद्यं चैव विप्रेंद्र लिंगस्यैव समीपतः

tatra saṁnihito viṣṇurliṁgaṁ caiva caturmukham anādyaṁ caiva vipreṁdra liṁgasyaiva samīpataḥ

There Viṣṇu is present, and also a four-faced liṅga, without beginning; and, O foremost of brāhmaṇas, near to that very liṅga --

Verse 78 (skanda.5.36.78)

देवस्य दक्षिणे भागे शूलेनाधिष्ठितः स्थितः । चतुर्दश्यां तथाष्टम्यां ये पश्यंति जितेंद्रियाः

devasya dakṣiṇe bhāge śūlenādhiṣṭhitaḥ sthitaḥ caturdaśyāṁ tathāṣṭamyāṁ ye paśyaṁti jiteṁdriyāḥ

"-- on the southern side of the god, Kārtikeya stands established with his spear. Those self-controlled ones who behold them on the fourteenth and likewise on the eighth --"

Verse 79 (skanda.5.36.79)

ते क्षीणाशेषपापौघाः प्राप्स्यंति परमां गतिम् । योगिनीनां बलिं यस्तु यथावत्संप्रदा स्यति

te kṣīṇāśeṣapāpaughāḥ prāpsyaṁti paramāṁ gatim yoginīnāṁ baliṁ yastu yathāvatsaṁpradā syati

"-- their whole mass of sin destroyed, attain the supreme path. Whoever duly offers the sacrificial food-offering to the Yoginīs --"

Verse 80 (skanda.5.36.80)

भूतप्रेतपिशाचाद्यैर्नासौ केनापि बाध्यते । द्वादशीं समुपोष्यैव स्नात्वा देवं जनार्दनम्

bhūtapretapiśācādyairnāsau kenāpi bādhyate dvādaśīṁ samupoṣyaiva snātvā devaṁ janārdanam

"-- is never troubled by bhūtas, pretas, piśācas, or the like. Having duly fasted on the twelfth, and, having bathed, worshipped the god Janārdana --"

Verse 81 (skanda.5.36.81)

यः पश्येच्छंखिनं देवं सोऽच्युतं स्थानमाप्नुयात्

yaḥ paśyecchaṁkhinaṁ devaṁ so'cyutaṁ sthānamāpnuyāt

"-- whoever beholds the god Śaṅkhin obtains the unfailing abode of Acyuta."

Verse 82 (skanda.5.36.82)

यः स्थूलसूक्ष्मप्रकटप्रकाशो यः सर्वभूतो न च सर्वभूतः । विश्व यतश्चैव हि विश्वहेतुर्नमोस्तु तस्मै पुरुषोत्तमाय

yaḥ sthūlasūkṣmaprakaṭaprakāśo yaḥ sarvabhūto na ca sarvabhūtaḥ viśva yataścaiva hi viśvaheturnamostu tasmai puruṣottamāya

He whose manifest radiance is both gross and subtle, who is all beings and yet is not merely all beings, from whom the universe itself arises, who is the cause of the universe — homage be to that Puruṣottama.