इत्येवं पूर्वभागो ऽयं पुराणस्य निरूपितः
Thus, this is the first part of the Purāṇa that has been described.
संवादे सर्वतीर्थानां माहात्म्यं विस्तरात्पृथक्
In the dialogue, the greatness of all the sacred fords is explained separately and in detail.
इत्येवं तव वाराहं प्रोक्तं पापविनाशनम्
Thus, O Varāha, your account has been told, which destroys sin.
काञ्चनं गरुड कृत्वा तिलधेनुसमन्वितम्
Having made a golden Garuḍa together with a sesame-cow—
स लभेद्वैष्णवं धाम देवर्षिगणवन्दितः
He attains the Vaishnava abode, honored by hosts of divine sages.
सो ऽपि भक्तिं लभेद्विष्णौ संसारोच्छेदकारिणीम्
He too obtains devotion to Vishnu, which brings about the destruction of worldly existence.
यस्मिन्प्रतिपदं साक्षान्महादेवो व्यवस्थितः
In which, at every step, the great god himself is directly present.
लक्षं तस्यार्थं जातस्य सारो व्यासेन कीर्तितः
The essence of that, which was composed for a purpose, has been proclaimed by Vyasa.
एकाशीतिसहस्रं तु स्कान्दं सर्वोघकृतंनम्
Indeed, the Skanda Purana consists of eighty-one thousand verses, composed for the benefit of all.
यत्र माहेश्वरा धर्माः षण्मुखेन प्रकाशिताः
There, the Shaiva dharmas were revealed by six-faced Skanda.
तस्य माहेश्वरश्चाथ खण्डः पापप्रणाशनः
And then, its Shaiva section destroys sins.
सुचरित्रशतैर्युक्तः स्कन्दमाहात्म्यसूचकः
It is filled with hundreds of noble stories, indicating the greatness of Skanda.
दक्षयज्ञकथा पश्चाच्छिवलिङ्गार्चने फलम्
Afterwards comes the tale of Daksha's sacrifice and the fruit of worshipping the Shiva-linga.
पार्वत्याः समुपाख्यानं विवाहस्तदनन्तरम्
Then follows the narrative of Parvati, and immediately after, her marriage.
ततः पाशुपताख्यानं चण्डाख्यानसमन्वितम्
Then comes the story called Pashupata, together with the tale of Chanda.
ततः कुमारमाहात्म्ये पञ्चतीर्थकथानकम्
After that, in the section on Kumara's greatness, is the narration of the five sacred fords.
इन्द्रद्युम्नकथा पश्चान्नाडीजङ्घकथान्वितम्
Next is the story of Indradyumna, along with the tale of Nadijaṅgha.
महीसागरसंयोगः कुमारेशकथा ततः
The union of earth and ocean, and then the story of Kumareśa.
वधश्च तारकस्याथ पञ्चलिङ्गनिवेशनम्
Then the slaying of Taraka, and the establishment of the five lingas.
ब्रह्माण्डस्थितिमानं च वर्करेशकथानकम्
The account of the stability of the cosmic egg, and the story of Varkareśa.
वासुदेवस्य माहात्म्यं कोटितीर्थं ततः परम्
Then the greatness of Vasudeva, and next the sacred Koṭitīrtha.
पाण्डवानां कथा पुण्या महाविद्याप्रसाधनम्
The holy story of the Pandavas, which bestows great knowledge.
अरुणाचलमाहात्म्यं सनकब्रह्मसंकथा
The glory of Arunachala and the dialogue between Sanaka and Brahma.
माहिषासुरमाख्यानं वधश्चास्य महाद्भुतः
The tale of Mahishasura and his wondrous slaying.
इत्येष कथितः स्कान्दे खण्डो माहेश्वरो ऽद्भुतः
Thus is recounted in the Skanda section the marvelous and wondrous acts of Shiva.
प्रथमं भूमिवाराहसमाख्यानं प्रकीर्तितम्
First, the story of the Boar incarnation of the Earth was proclaimed.
कमलायाः कथा पुण्या श्रीनिवासस्थितिस्ततः
Then, the sacred story of Kamala and the residence of Srinivasa.
नानाख्यानसमायुक्ता भारद्वाजकथाद्भुता
The marvelous tale of Bharadvaja, filled with various narratives.
पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्यं कीर्तितं चोत्कले ततः
The greatness of Purushottama was also extolled in Utkala.
इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य चाख्यानं विद्यापतिकथा शुभा
The story of Indradyumna and the auspicious tale of Vidyapati.