The Origin of Ateshvara

Verse 1 (skanda.6.128.1)

सूत उवाच । सत्यसन्धोपि हृष्टात्मा सतां दृष्ट्वा सुखान्विताम् । अभीष्टपतिना युक्तां कृतकृत्यो बभूव ह

sūta uvāca satyasandhopi hṛṣṭātmā satāṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhānvitām abhīṣṭapatinā yuktāṁ kṛtakṛtyo babhūva ha

Suta said: Satyasandha too, seeing his daughter happy and united with her desired husband, became joyful in spirit and felt his purpose fulfilled.

Verse 2 (skanda.6.128.2)

ततस्तस्यैव लिंगस्य दक्षिणां मूर्तिमाश्रितः । दृढं पद्मासनं कृत्वा सम्यग्ध्यानपरायणः

tatastasyaiva liṁgasya dakṣiṇāṁ mūrtimāśritaḥ dṛḍhaṁ padmāsanaṁ kṛtvā samyagdhyānaparāyaṇaḥ

Then, taking refuge in the southern form of that very linga, seated firmly in the lotus posture, wholly intent on meditation,

Verse 3 (skanda.6.128.3)

आत्मानमात्मनैवाथ ब्रह्मद्वारेण संस्थितः । ततो निःसारयामास पुलकेन समन्वितः

ātmānamātmanaivātha brahmadvāreṇa saṁsthitaḥ tato niḥsārayāmāsa pulakena samanvitaḥ

establishing himself by himself through the path of the crown of the head, thereupon, his body thrilling with rapture, he expelled his own life-breath.

Verse 4 (skanda.6.128.4)

अथ ते ब्राह्मणास्तस्य चमत्कारपुरोद्भवाः । देवता दर्शनार्थाय प्राप्ता दृष्ट्वा कलेवरम्

atha te brāhmaṇāstasya camatkārapurodbhavāḥ devatā darśanārthāya prāptā dṛṣṭvā kalevaram

Then those brahmins born in Chamatkarapura, arriving there for the sight of the deity, seeing that mortal frame,

Verse 5 (skanda.6.128.5)

अप्रियं तेजसा हीनं मृतमस्पृश्यतां गतम् । लिंगस्य नातिदूरस्थं दाह्यार्थं यत्नमास्थिताः

apriyaṁ tejasā hīnaṁ mṛtamaspṛśyatāṁ gatam liṁgasya nātidūrasthaṁ dāhyārthaṁ yatnamāsthitāḥ

which had become displeasing, devoid of radiance, dead, and untouchable, resolved diligently to cremate it, not far from the linga.

Verse 6 (skanda.6.128.6)

यावद्गुर्वीं चितां कृत्वा तमन्वेष्टुं समुद्यताः । तावन्नष्टं शवं तच्च ज्ञायते नैव कुत्रचित्

yāvadgurvīṁ citāṁ kṛtvā tamanveṣṭuṁ samudyatāḥ tāvannaṣṭaṁ śavaṁ tacca jñāyate naiva kutracit

But by the time they had built a great funeral pyre and set about searching for it, that body had vanished — nowhere could it be found.

Verse 7 (skanda.6.128.7)

ततश्च विस्मयाविष्टास्तं प्रशंसासमन्वितैः । वचनैर्बहुशो भूयो विकथ्य च मुहुर्मुहुः

tataśca vismayāviṣṭāstaṁ praśaṁsāsamanvitaiḥ vacanairbahuśo bhūyo vikathya ca muhurmuhuḥ

Then, filled with astonishment, they spoke of him repeatedly, again and again, in many ways, with words of praise.

Verse 8 (skanda.6.128.8)

ततस्तस्योत्थलिंगस्य सर्वं पूजादिकं च यत् । सर्वे निरूपयामासुः सप्तविंशतिमध्यतः

tatastasyotthaliṁgasya sarvaṁ pūjādikaṁ ca yat sarve nirūpayāmāsuḥ saptaviṁśatimadhyataḥ

Thereafter, they all established every rite of worship for that self-arisen linga among the group of twenty-seven lingas.

Verse 9 (skanda.6.128.9)

लिंगानां तद्भवेन्नित्यं सत्यसंधस्य भूपतेः । कामदं भक्तजंतूनां सर्वपातकनाशनम्

liṁgānāṁ tadbhavennityaṁ satyasaṁdhasya bhūpateḥ kāmadaṁ bhaktajaṁtūnāṁ sarvapātakanāśanam

This linga of King Satyasandha ever remains a fulfiller of every desire and a destroyer of every sin for its devoted worshippers.

Verse 10 (skanda.6.128.10)

ऋषय ऊचुः । चमत्कारनरेंद्रस्य वंशे क्षीणे महामते । आनर्त्ताधिपतिः कोऽन्यस्तत्र राजा बभूव ह

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ camatkāranareṁdrasya vaṁśe kṣīṇe mahāmate ānarttādhipatiḥ ko'nyastatra rājā babhūva ha

The sages said: O wise one, when the lineage of King Chamatkara had come to an end, who was that other king who ruled Anarta?

Verse 11 (skanda.6.128.11)

सूत उवाच । बृहद्बले हते भूपे संग्रामे द्विजसत्तमाः । पुत्रबंधुसमायुक्ताः सर्व लोकाः समाययुः

sūta uvāca bṛhadbale hate bhūpe saṁgrāme dvijasattamāḥ putrabaṁdhusamāyuktāḥ sarva lokāḥ samāyayuḥ

Suta said: O excellent brahmins, when King Brihadbala was slain in battle, all the people together with his sons and kinsmen,

Verse 12 (skanda.6.128.12)

यत्रस्थः स महीपालः सत्यसंधस्तपोन्वितः । शोकोद्विग्नास्ततः प्राहुस्तं भूपं रहसि स्थितम्

yatrasthaḥ sa mahīpālaḥ satyasaṁdhastaponvitaḥ śokodvignāstataḥ prāhustaṁ bhūpaṁ rahasi sthitam

went to that King Satyasandha, who remained there absorbed in austerity; then, distraught with grief, they spoke to that king, seated in solitude.

Verse 13 (skanda.6.128.13)

क्षीणोऽयं तावको वंशो न कश्चिद्विद्यते यतः । दायादोऽपि कथं पृथ्वी संप्रतीयं भविष्यति

kṣīṇo'yaṁ tāvako vaṁśo na kaścidvidyate yataḥ dāyādo'pi kathaṁ pṛthvī saṁpratīyaṁ bhaviṣyati

"This lineage of yours has come to an end, for none remains now; in this state, to what heir shall this earth now pass?"

Verse 14 (skanda.6.128.14)

अराजके नृपश्रेष्ठ मात्स्यो न्यायः प्रवर्तते । राष्ट्रे चैव पुरे चैव ग्रामे चैव विशेषतः

arājake nṛpaśreṣṭha mātsyo nyāyaḥ pravartate rāṣṭre caiva pure caiva grāme caiva viśeṣataḥ

"O best of kings, in the absence of a king, the law of the fish (the big devouring the small) prevails, especially in the realm, in the city, and even in the village."

Verse 15 (skanda.6.128.15)

परदाररता ये च ये च तस्करवृत्तयः । सर्वे राजभयाद्राजन्मर्यादां पालयंति वै

paradāraratā ye ca ye ca taskaravṛttayaḥ sarve rājabhayādrājanmaryādāṁ pālayaṁti vai

"Those who are attached to others' wives and those who practice thievery — all of them observe proper conduct only out of fear of the king."

Verse 16 (skanda.6.128.16)

तस्मात्त्वं तप उत्सृज्य राज्यं पूर्वक्रमागतम् । कुरु राज्यं तथा दारान्पुत्रार्थं प्राप्य मा चिरम्

tasmāttvaṁ tapa utsṛjya rājyaṁ pūrvakramāgatam kuru rājyaṁ tathā dārānputrārthaṁ prāpya mā ciram

"Therefore abandon your austerity, take up this kingdom that has come down in succession, and, without delay, marry also for the sake of an heir."

Verse 17 (skanda.6.128.17)

राजोवाच । संन्यस्तोऽहं द्विजश्रेष्ठा न राज्यं कर्तुमुत्सहे । न सुतानां न दाराणां संग्रहं च कथंचन

rājovāca saṁnyasto'haṁ dvijaśreṣṭhā na rājyaṁ kartumutsahe na sutānāṁ na dārāṇāṁ saṁgrahaṁ ca kathaṁcana

The king said: "O excellent brahmins, I am a renunciate; I am not able to rule a kingdom, nor can I in any way arrange for sons or wives."

Verse 18 (skanda.6.128.18)

तत्पुत्रार्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि युष्माकं स्वामिनः कृते । उपायं येन राजा स्यादानर्त्तो लोकपालकः

tatputrārthaṁ pravakṣyāmi yuṣmākaṁ svāminaḥ kṛte upāyaṁ yena rājā syādānartto lokapālakaḥ

"But for the sake of obtaining a lord for yourselves, I shall tell you such a means by which a protector-king may arise for Anarta."

Verse 19 (skanda.6.128.19)

जामदग्न्येन रामेण यदा क्षत्रं निपातितम् । गर्भस्थमपि कार्त्स्न्येन कोपोपहतचेतसा

jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa yadā kṣatraṁ nipātitam garbhasthamapi kārtsnyena kopopahatacetasā

"When Parashurama, son of Jamadagni, his mind overcome with rage, utterly destroyed the entire Kshatriya lineage, even those still in the womb,"

Verse 20 (skanda.6.128.20)

ततः क्षत्रियभार्याः प्रागृतुस्नानात्समाययुः । ब्राह्मणान्पुत्रजन्मार्थं न कामार्थं कथंचन

tataḥ kṣatriyabhāryāḥ prāgṛtusnānātsamāyayuḥ brāhmaṇānputrajanmārthaṁ na kāmārthaṁ kathaṁcana

"then the wives of the Kshatriyas, after their ritual bath, would go to brahmins only for the sake of begetting a son, never out of desire."

Verse 21 (skanda.6.128.21)

ततः पुत्राः समुत्पन्नास्तेजोवीर्यसमन्विताः । क्षेत्रजा भूमिपालानां संजाताश्च महीक्षितः

tataḥ putrāḥ samutpannāstejovīryasamanvitāḥ kṣetrajā bhūmipālānāṁ saṁjātāśca mahīkṣitaḥ

"From that union sons endowed with radiance and vigor were born, who, as field-born offspring of kings, became rulers of the earth."

Verse 22 (skanda.6.128.22)

तस्माद्बृहद्बलस्यैता भार्यास्तिष्ठंति या जनाः । ब्राह्मणांस्ता उपागम्य ऋतुस्नाता यथोचितान्

tasmādbṛhadbalasyaitā bhāryāstiṣṭhaṁti yā janāḥ brāhmaṇāṁstā upāgamya ṛtusnātā yathocitān

"Therefore let whatever wives of Brihadbala are now living go, duly bathed after their season, to fitting brahmins,"

Verse 23 (skanda.6.128.23)

लभिष्यंति च पुत्रांस्तास्तेभ्यः क्षत्रियपुंगवान् । ये भूमिं पालयिष्यंति पालयिष्यंति च प्रजाः

labhiṣyaṁti ca putrāṁstāstebhyaḥ kṣatriyapuṁgavān ye bhūmiṁ pālayiṣyaṁti pālayiṣyaṁti ca prajāḥ

"and they shall obtain from them foremost Kshatriya sons, who shall protect the earth and govern the people."

Verse 24 (skanda.6.128.24)

तथाऽत्रास्ति शुभं कुण्डं वासिष्ठं पुत्रजन्मदम् । यत्र स्नाता ऋतौ नारी सद्यो गर्भवती भवेत् । अमोघरेताः कांता च स्नानादत्र प्रजायते

tathā'trāsti śubhaṁ kuṇḍaṁ vāsiṣṭhaṁ putrajanmadam yatra snātā ṛtau nārī sadyo garbhavatī bhavet amogharetāḥ kāṁtā ca snānādatra prajāyate

"Likewise there is here an auspicious pool called Vasishtha, which grants the birth of sons; a woman bathing there during her fertile time becomes pregnant instantly — even a barren woman becomes fruitful there by bathing."

Verse 25 (skanda.6.128.25)

ये पूर्वं क्षत्रिया जाता ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रिणीषु च । ते सर्वे तत्प्रभावेन संजाता नात्र संशयः

ye pūrvaṁ kṣatriyā jātā brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriṇīṣu ca te sarve tatprabhāvena saṁjātā nātra saṁśayaḥ

"Whatever Kshatriyas were formerly born of brahmins in Kshatriya women, all of them were, without doubt, born by the power of this very pool."

Verse 26 (skanda.6.128.26)

ययायया द्विजो यश्च क्षत्रिण्याऽभूद्वृतः पुरा । तया सह समागत्य स्नातं मन्त्रपुरस्कृतम्

yayāyayā dvijo yaśca kṣatriṇyā'bhūdvṛtaḥ purā tayā saha samāgatya snātaṁ mantrapuraskṛtam

"Whatever brahmin was chosen in ancient times by whatever Kshatriya woman — coming together with him, she would bathe there, preceded by mantra,"

Verse 27 (skanda.6.128.27)

सकृन्मैधुनसंसर्गात्ततस्तीर्थप्रभावतः । सर्वासां यत्सुता जाता दुहिता न कथंचन

sakṛnmaidhunasaṁsargāttatastīrthaprabhāvataḥ sarvāsāṁ yatsutā jātā duhitā na kathaṁcana

"and, by the power of that tirtha, from a single union alone, whatever offspring all those women obtained was always a son, never a daughter."

Verse 28 (skanda.6.128.28)

ये केचित्पुत्रदा मंत्राश्चातुश्चरणासंभवाः । ते सर्वेऽत्र वसिष्ठेन प्रयुक्ताः क्षत्त्रमिच्छता

ye kecitputradā maṁtrāścātuścaraṇāsaṁbhavāḥ te sarve'tra vasiṣṭhena prayuktāḥ kṣattramicchatā

"Whatever son-granting mantras arise, existing among all four estates, all of them were employed here by Vasishtha, who desired the continuation of the Kshatriya lineage."

Verse 29 (skanda.6.128.29)

दंपत्योः स्नानमात्रेण जातेऽत्र स्यात्सुपुत्रकः । तस्मात्सुपुत्रदंनाम कुण्डमेतन्निगद्यते

daṁpatyoḥ snānamātreṇa jāte'tra syātsuputrakaḥ tasmātsuputradaṁnāma kuṇḍametannigadyate

"By mere bathing of the couple alone, an excellent son is born here; therefore this pool is called by the name 'Suputrada' (giver of good sons)."

Verse 30 (skanda.6.128.30)

तस्माद्भार्याः समस्तास्ता बृहद्बलसमुद्भवाः । अत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वंतु यथोक्तविधिना जनाः

tasmādbhāryāḥ samastāstā bṛhadbalasamudbhavāḥ atra snānaṁ prakurvaṁtu yathoktavidhinā janāḥ

"Therefore let all those wives connected with Brihadbala bathe here according to the prescribed rites."

Verse 31 (skanda.6.128.31)

नैव किंचिदसत्यं स्यान्न च निंदाकरं तथा । श्रूयते च यतः श्लोकः पूर्वाचार्यैरुदाहृतः

naiva kiṁcidasatyaṁ syānna ca niṁdākaraṁ tathā śrūyate ca yataḥ ślokaḥ pūrvācāryairudāhṛtaḥ

"There is nothing untrue in this, nor is it in any way a cause for reproach, for a verse spoken by the ancient teachers is heard concerning this —"

Verse 32 (skanda.6.128.32)

अद्भ्योऽग्निर्ब्रह्मतः क्षत्त्रमश्मनो लोहमुच्छ्रितम् । तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु शाम्यति

adbhyo'gnirbrahmataḥ kṣattramaśmano lohamucchritam teṣāṁ sarvatragaṁ tejaḥ svāsu yoniṣu śāmyati

"From water arises fire, from Brahma arises the Kshatriya, from stone arises iron uplifted; their radiance, though it pervades everywhere, comes to rest again in its own original source."

Verse 33 (skanda.6.128.33)

तच्छ्रुत्वा जनाः सर्वे सचिवानां वचोखिलम् । तदाचख्युर्द्रुतं गत्वा सत्यसंधस्य भूपतेः

tacchrutvā janāḥ sarve sacivānāṁ vacokhilam tadācakhyurdrutaṁ gatvā satyasaṁdhasya bhūpateḥ

Hearing this, all the people, having heard this entire word of the ministers, went quickly and reported all this to King Satyasandha.

Verse 34 (skanda.6.128.34)

ततस्ताः सर्वशो दारा ब्राह्मणानतिसुन्दरान् । ऋतुस्नाताः समाजग्मुर्नृपपत्न्यः सुहर्षिताः

tatastāḥ sarvaśo dārā brāhmaṇānatisundarān ṛtusnātāḥ samājagmurnṛpapatnyaḥ suharṣitāḥ

Thereafter all those queens, greatly rejoicing, having bathed after their season, went to those most handsome brahmins.

Verse 35 (skanda.6.128.35)

यत्र तत्पुत्रदं तीर्थं वसिष्ठेन विनिर्मितम् । तत्र स्नात्वा सकृत्संगं समासाद्य द्विजोद्भवम्

yatra tatputradaṁ tīrthaṁ vasiṣṭhena vinirmitam tatra snātvā sakṛtsaṁgaṁ samāsādya dvijodbhavam

There, at that son-granting tirtha built by Vasishtha, having bathed and obtained a single union with those brahmins,

Verse 36 (skanda.6.128.36)

सर्वास्ताः पुत्रवत्यश्च संजाता द्विजसत्तमाः । आसीत्तस्य नरेंद्रस्य शतं पंचभिरन्वितम्

sarvāstāḥ putravatyaśca saṁjātā dvijasattamāḥ āsīttasya nareṁdrasya śataṁ paṁcabhiranvitam

all of them, O excellent brahmins, became mothers of sons; that king had one hundred and five wives in total.

Verse 37 (skanda.6.128.37)

तासां समभवद्विप्राः शतं पंचाधिकं तथा

tāsāṁ samabhavadviprāḥ śataṁ paṁcādhikaṁ tathā

From all of them, in the same way, one hundred and five excellent sons were born,

Verse 38 (skanda.6.128.38)

प्रत्येकं वरपुत्राणां वंशवृद्धिकरं परम् । आनंदजननं सम्यक्सर्वेषां राष्ट्रवासिनाम्

pratyekaṁ varaputrāṇāṁ vaṁśavṛddhikaraṁ param ānaṁdajananaṁ samyaksarveṣāṁ rāṣṭravāsinām

each of those excellent sons, causing the supreme increase of the lineage, and truly bringing joy to all the dwellers of the realm.

Verse 39 (skanda.6.128.39)

तत्र श्रेष्ठोऽभवत्पुत्रो य आनर्तपतिर्भुवि । अटोनाम सुविख्यातः सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणः

tatra śreṣṭho'bhavatputro ya ānartapatirbhuvi aṭonāma suvikhyātaḥ sarvaśatrunibarhaṇaḥ

Among them, the son who became the very best, and became the lord of Anarta, became renowned on earth by the name 'Ata', a destroyer of all enemies.

Verse 40 (skanda.6.128.40)

अटेश्वरइति ख्यातो येन देवोऽत्र निर्मितः । सुभक्त्या येन दृष्टेन वंशोच्छित्तिर्न जायते

aṭeśvaraiti khyāto yena devo'tra nirmitaḥ subhaktyā yena dṛṣṭena vaṁśocchittirna jāyate

He became renowned by the name 'Ateshvara', by whom this deity was established here — one who, seen with true devotion, ensures that the lineage never comes to an end.

Verse 41 (skanda.6.128.41)

ऋषय ऊचुः । कस्मात्तस्य कृतं नाम एतच्चाऽट इति स्मृतम् । अन्वयेन परित्यक्तं तस्मात्कीर्तय सूतज

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kasmāttasya kṛtaṁ nāma etaccā'ṭa iti smṛtam anvayena parityaktaṁ tasmātkīrtaya sūtaja

The sages said: For what reason was he given this name 'Ata', which appears unconnected to any lineage-name? O son of Suta, tell us this.

Verse 42 (skanda.6.128.42)

सचिवैर्ब्राह्मणैर्वापि तस्यैतन्नाम निर्मितम् । मात्रा वा तत्समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि नः

sacivairbrāhmaṇairvāpi tasyaitannāma nirmitam mātrā vā tatsamācakṣva paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ

"Was this name given by the ministers or by the brahmins, or by his mother? Tell us this — we have the greatest curiosity about it."

Verse 43 (skanda.6.128.43)

सूत उवाच । न मात्रा तत्कृतं नाम न विप्रैः सचिवैर्नृप । तत्कृतं देवदूतेन व्योमस्थेन द्विजोत्तमाः

sūta uvāca na mātrā tatkṛtaṁ nāma na vipraiḥ sacivairnṛpa tatkṛtaṁ devadūtena vyomasthena dvijottamāḥ

Suta said: O king, that name was given neither by his mother nor by the brahmins or ministers; O excellent brahmins, that name was given by a divine messenger stationed in the sky.

Verse 44 (skanda.6.128.44)

यथा तथा प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रोतव्यं सुसमाहितैः । यया स भूपतिर्जातो दशार्णाधिपतेः सुता

yathā tathā pravakṣyāmi śrotavyaṁ susamāhitaiḥ yayā sa bhūpatirjāto daśārṇādhipateḥ sutā

I shall relate it just as it happened; listen with a focused mind — she from whom that king was born was the daughter of the lord of Dasharna.

Verse 45 (skanda.6.128.45)

सा रूपयौवनोपेता रूपाढ्यं प्राप्य सद्द्विजम् । प्रस्थिता स्नातुकामाथ पुत्रतीर्थे मृगेक्षणा

sā rūpayauvanopetā rūpāḍhyaṁ prāpya saddvijam prasthitā snātukāmātha putratīrthe mṛgekṣaṇā

She, endowed with beauty and youth, doe-eyed, having obtained a most handsome excellent brahmin, set out, desiring to bathe at the son-granting tirtha.

Verse 46 (skanda.6.128.46)

सहिता तेन विप्रेण कंदर्पप्रतिमेन च । अथ ताभ्यां महान्रामो मिथः संदर्शनात्स्थितः

sahitā tena vipreṇa kaṁdarpapratimena ca atha tābhyāṁ mahānrāmo mithaḥ saṁdarśanātsthitaḥ

As she journeyed together with that brahmin, resembling the god of love, the two of them, beholding one another, became utterly enchanted with each other.

Verse 47 (skanda.6.128.47)

तादृङ्मात्रं सुकृच्छ्रेण प्राप्तं तीर्थं सुतप्रदम् । ततः स्नात्वा जले तस्मिन्निष्क्रांतौ तौ सुकामुकौ

tādṛṅmātraṁ sukṛcchreṇa prāptaṁ tīrthaṁ sutapradam tataḥ snātvā jale tasminniṣkrāṁtau tau sukāmukau

With great difficulty they reached that son-granting tirtha; then, having bathed in that water, those two lovers emerged.

Verse 48 (skanda.6.128.48)

व्रजमानौ च मार्गेऽपि कामधर्ममुपागतौ । अत्यौत्सुक्यात्सुसंहृष्टौ लज्जां त्यक्त्वा सुदूरतः

vrajamānau ca mārge'pi kāmadharmamupāgatau atyautsukyātsusaṁhṛṣṭau lajjāṁ tyaktvā sudūrataḥ

Even while walking along the path, they were overcome by the impulse of desire, filled with great eagerness and delight, casting shame far aside,

Verse 49 (skanda.6.128.49)

निंदमानस्य लोकस्य विच्छेदवचनैस्तदा । वीर्योत्सर्गेऽथ संजाते यावदुत्तिष्ठते द्विजः

niṁdamānasya lokasya vicchedavacanaistadā vīryotsarge'tha saṁjāte yāvaduttiṣṭhate dvijaḥ

even amid the people's censuring words of reproach; then, as the discharge of seed occurred, and just as that brahmin was rising,

Verse 50 (skanda.6.128.50)

तावदाकाशगा वाणी सहसा देवनिर्मिता । अटताराजमार्गेण विप्रेणानेन वै यतः

tāvadākāśagā vāṇī sahasā devanirmitā aṭatārājamārgeṇa vipreṇānena vai yataḥ

at that very moment a voice suddenly arose from the sky, fashioned by the gods, saying that this brahmin, wandering (aṭan) right upon the royal road,

Verse 51 (skanda.6.128.51)

उत्पादितस्तु पुत्रोऽयमौत्सुक्याद्ब्राह्मणेन तु । अटाख्यो भूपतिस्तस्माल्लोके ख्यातो भविष्यति

utpāditastu putro'yamautsukyādbrāhmaṇena tu aṭākhyo bhūpatistasmālloke khyāto bhaviṣyati

"has, out of eagerness, begotten this son; therefore he shall become renowned in the world as the king named 'Ata'."

Verse 52 (skanda.6.128.52)

दीर्घायुर्बहुपुत्रश्च शत्रुंपक्षक्षयावहः । एतस्मात्कारणाद्विप्रा अटाख्यः स बभूव ह

dīrghāyurbahuputraśca śatruṁpakṣakṣayāvahaḥ etasmātkāraṇādviprā aṭākhyaḥ sa babhūva ha

"He shall be long-lived, possessed of many sons, and a destroyer of the enemy's side — for this very reason, O brahmins, he became renowned by the name 'Ata'."

Verse 53 (skanda.6.128.53)

स्ववंशोद्धरचंद्रोऽत्र वांछितार्थप्रदोऽर्थिनाम् । तेनैतत्क्षेत्रमासाद्य स्थापितं लिंगमुत्तमम् । स्वनाम्ना ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः सर्वदेष्टप्रदं नृणाम्

svavaṁśoddharacaṁdro'tra vāṁchitārthaprado'rthinām tenaitatkṣetramāsādya sthāpitaṁ liṁgamuttamam svanāmnā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāḥ sarvadeṣṭapradaṁ nṛṇām

Like a moon that redeems his own lineage, granting to petitioners whatever they desire, he it was who, coming to this field, established this excellent linga under his own name, which ever grants people all they desire, O excellent brahmins.

Verse 54 (skanda.6.128.54)

यस्तन्माघचतुर्दश्यां पूजयेच्छ्रद्धयान्वितः । न तस्य जायते किंचिद्दुःखं संतानसंभवम्

yastanmāghacaturdaśyāṁ pūjayecchraddhayānvitaḥ na tasya jāyate kiṁcidduḥkhaṁ saṁtānasaṁbhavam

Whoever worships him with devotion on the fourteenth day of the month of Magha never experiences any distress connected with progeny.

Verse 55 (skanda.6.128.55)

अपि वर्षशतानारी स्नात्वा कुण्डे सुतप्रदे । अटेश्वरं ततः पश्येच्छिवभक्तिपरायणा

api varṣaśatānārī snātvā kuṇḍe sutaprade aṭeśvaraṁ tataḥ paśyecchivabhaktiparāyaṇā

Even a woman a hundred years old, if she bathes in that son-granting pool and, devoted to Shiva-worship, then beholds Ateshvara,

Verse 56 (skanda.6.128.56)

सद्यः पुत्रमवाप्नोति वंशवृद्धिकरं परम् ॥ तत्प्रसादान्न संदेहः कार्तिकेय वचो यथा

sadyaḥ putramavāpnoti vaṁśavṛddhikaraṁ param tatprasādānna saṁdehaḥ kārtikeya vaco yathā

she instantly obtains a son who becomes the supreme means of increasing her lineage — by his grace, there is no doubt of this, as is the very word of Kartikeya.