इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा समायातो नरेश्वरः
Hearing those words, the king arrived.
सौभाग्यालंकृतां सुभ्रू पूजयंतीं महेश्वरम्
He saw the fair-browed one, adorned with good fortune, worshipping Maheśvara.
विरहेण त्वदीयेन संतप्तोऽहं वरानने
O beautiful one, I am tormented by separation from you.
यत्त्वां पश्यामि सुभगे कृतार्थोहं कृतस्त्वया उवाच च प्रसीदेति भूयो भूयो मुदान्विता
Whenever I see you, O fortunate one, I feel fulfilled, made so by you; and again and again, filled with joy, I say: 'Be gracious.'
ततः स राजा रभसात्परिष्वज्याह भामिनीम् 5.2.61.
Then the king, in his eagerness, embraced the radiant lady.
ततः समागमो जातो जातः पुत्रोऽतिधार्मिकः
Afterwards, their union took place, and a son was born, exceedingly righteous.
सौभाग्यमतुलं लब्धं तया देव्या हिमात्मजे
Unmatched good fortune was gained by that queen, daughter of the Himalayas.
ये पश्यंति विशालाक्षि सौभाग्येश्वरमीश्वरम्
Those who behold the lord of good fortune, O wide-eyed one, the lord of prosperity,
भविष्यति न दारिद्र्यं वियोगो न च बन्धुभिः
There will be no poverty for them, nor separation from relatives.
नोपसर्गभयं तेषां ये पश्यंति वरानने
There is no fear of affliction for those who see you, O beautiful-faced one.
सर्वबाधाविनिर्मुक्तो धनधान्यसमन्वितः संपूज्यः सर्वलोकेषु सौभाग्येकनिधिर्भवेत्
Freed from all troubles, endowed with wealth and grain, honored everywhere, he becomes the sole treasure of good fortune.
|| जायते भूपतिर्लोके सार्वभौमो वरानने जायते दुर्भगा नैव सौभाग्येश्वरदर्शनात्
A universal king is born in the world, O beautiful-faced one; misfortune never arises from the sight of the lord of prosperity.
न वैधव्यं न च व्याधिर्नाकालमरणं श्रिये
There is neither widowhood, nor disease, nor untimely death for those blessed by fortune.
यथा लक्ष्मीर्हरेर्नित्यं सावित्री ब्रह्मणः स्मृता तथा सा जायते नारी सौभाग्येश्वरदर्शनात्
Just as Lakshmi is always remembered as Hari's, and Savitri as Brahma's, so a woman is born thus from the sight of the lord of prosperity.
एष ते कथितो देवि प्रभावः पापनाशनः 5.2.61.
This, O goddess, has been told to you—the power that destroys sin.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखण्डे चतुरशीति लिंगमाहात्म्ये सौभाग्येश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनामैकषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-first chapter, called 'The Description of the Greatness of Saubhagyeśvara,' in the Liṅgamāhātmya section of the fifth Avanti book of the glorious Skanda Purāṇa, comprising eighty-four thousand verses.
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण रूपवाञ्जायते नरः
By merely seeing him, a man becomes handsome.
पाद्मकल्पे महादेवि पद्मोनाम महीपतिः पृथिव्याश्चतुरंताया जातो धर्मरतो बली
In the Padma age, O great goddess, there was a king named Padma, born at the four ends of the earth, devoted to righteousness and mighty.
स कदाचिन्महाबाहुः प्रभूतबलवाहनः
Once, that great-armed one, possessing abundant strength and vehicles,
बिल्वार्कखदिराकीर्णं कपित्थधवसंकुलम्
In a place filled with bilva, arka, and khadira trees, and crowded with kapittha and dhava trees,
तत्र वन्यसहस्राणि हत्वा सबलवाहनः
There, having slain thousands of wild animals, he was accompanied by his troops and vehicles.
एक एवोत्तमबलः क्षुत्पिपासासमन्वितः। स वनस्यांतमासाद्य महदारण्यमासदत्
Alone, possessing supreme strength and afflicted by hunger and thirst, he reached the edge of the forest and entered a vast wilderness.
तच्चाप्यतीत्य नृपतिर्ददर्शाश्रममुत्तमम्
Having crossed that, the king saw a most excellent hermitage.
पुष्पितैः पादपैः कीर्णमतीव सुखशाद्वलम्
It was covered with blossoming trees and exceedingly pleasant, with soft green grass.
श्रुत्वाथ तं तथा शब्दं कन्या श्रीरिव रूपिणी 5.2.62.
Then, hearing that sound, a maiden, radiant like fortune herself, appeared.
सा तं दृष्ट्वैव राजानं पद्मगर्भसमुद्भवम्
She, upon seeing the king—born from the womb of a lotus—
उवाच स्मयमानाथ किं कार्यं क्रियतामिति
Smiling, she spoke: 'What task should be done?'
दृष्ट्वा चैवानवद्यांगीं यथावत्प्रतिपूजितः
Having seen her, flawless in form, and properly honored,
क्व गतो भगवान्भद्रे तन्ममाचक्ष्व शोभने हसंती प्रत्युवाचेदं वाक्यं समधुराक्षरम्
He asked, 'Where has the revered one gone, O gentle one? Tell me, O beautiful one.' Smiling, she replied with sweet words.
कन्याहं पृथिवीपाल कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः
She said, 'I am a maiden, O protector of the earth, devoted to maidenly celibacy.'