मद्वाक्यान्नात्र संदेहः सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्॥ ६.८६.
There should be no doubt about my words; what I have declared is indeed true.
त्वयापि यद्वचः प्रोक्तमसत्यं स्यान्न तत्क्वचित्
And whatever statement you have made, if it were untrue, it would never come to pass.
दक्षोऽपि बाढमित्येव तत्प्रोक्त्वा च ययौ गृहम्
Daksha also replied, 'So be it,' and, having said this, went to his home.
गच्छमानः क्षयं पक्षं वृद्धिं पक्षं च सद्द्विजाः सर्वसौभाग्यदा स्त्रीणां तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे व्यवस्थिता
As he departed, O noble brahmins, the waning and waxing phases of the moon, which bestow all good fortune upon women, were established in that region.
यश्चैतत्पुरतस्तस्याः संप्राप्ते चाष्टमीदिने
And whoever, in front of her, on the eighth day when it arrives—
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां षष्ठे नागरखण्डे हाटकेश्वरक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये सप्तविंशतिकामाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम षडशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-sixth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Greatness of the Twenty-Seven', in the section on the glory of the Hatakeshvara region, in the sixth book, the Nagara-khanda, of the glorious Skanda Mahapurana, comprising eighty-one thousand verses.
यस्यापि दर्शनादेव मुच्यते पातकैर्नरः
By merely seeing her, a man is freed from sins.
सोमवारे तु संप्राप्ते सोमस्य ग्रहणे नरः
But when Monday arrives, at the time of the moon's conjunction, a man—
अत्र चंद्रस्य चैवैकः कथं जातः समाश्रयः
Here, there is one unique connection with the moon—how did it come about?
एतन्नः सूतपुत्रातिचित्रं मनसि वर्तते
This extraordinary matter from the son of Suta occupies our minds.
तस्मात्प्रतिष्ठिते तस्मिंस्त्रैलोक्यं स्यात्प्रतिष्ठितम्
Therefore, when he is established, the three worlds are also established.
एताश्चौषधयः सर्वाः सस्याद्याश्चेह भूतले
All these herbs and crops here on earth—
तस्माद्ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सोमं प्राप्य क्रमाद्द्विजाः
Therefore, O twice-born, Brahma and the other gods, having obtained Soma in due order—
अग्निष्टोमादयो यज्ञास्तथा सोमे प्रतिष्ठिताः
Sacrifices such as Agnishtoma and others are likewise established in Soma.
एतस्मात्कारणात्सोमः सर्वेषामधिकः स्मृतः
For this reason, Soma is considered superior to all.
यथान्येषां सुरेन्द्राणां हर्म्याणि धरणीतले ६.८७.
Just as the palaces of other lords of the gods are on the earth—
यैर्येर्नरैर्निशेशस्य प्रासादो विहितः क्षितौ
And by those men, the palace of the all-pervading one was constructed on earth—
यन्महेश्वरहर्म्याणां सहस्रेण भवेच्छुभम्
Whatever auspiciousness comes from a thousand palaces of Maheshvara—
अथ चन्द्रोत्थहर्म्यस्य माहात्म्यं तद्द्विजोत्तमाः तद्विघ्नार्थमिदं प्रोचुर्मेरुमूर्धानमाश्रिताः
Now, O best of twice-born, the greatness of the palace arising from the moon is as follows; to obstruct it, those who took refuge on the summit of Meru spoke thus.
सौम्यर्क्षे सोमवारेण सौम्ये मासि च संस्थिते सकारैः पंचभिर्युक्ते काले सोमस्य मंदिरम्
When the gentle lunar constellation is present, on a Monday, in the gentle month, and at a time joined with five auspicious conjunctions, the temple of Soma is established.
य एकाहेन संपाद्य प्रासादं स्थापयिष्यति
Whoever constructs a palace in a single day and establishes it,
सहस्रगुणितं सम्यक्छ्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
With a mind purified by faith, he attains a thousandfold merit.
वंशोच्छेदं समासाद्य नरकं स प्रयास्यति
But if he encounters the destruction of his lineage, he will go to hell.
प्रासादं रात्रिनाथस्य सुपुण्यमपि सद्द्विजाः
Even the palace of the Lord of Night, O virtuous twice-born, is supremely holy.
प्रासादस्त्वंबरीषेण भूभुजा स विनिर्मितः
The palace was constructed by the king Ambarisha.
तस्यैवोत्तरदिग्भागे द्वितीयोऽन्यः प्रतिष्ठितः ६.८७.
In its northern direction, another second palace was established.
ततश्च तौ महीपालौ तत्प्रभावादुभौ द्विजाः
Then, both those kings, O twice-born, by its power,
प्रासादोऽन्यस्तृतीयस्तु क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके तथा
Another third palace was likewise built in the Prabhasa field.
प्रासादत्रयमेतद्धि मुक्त्वात्र धरणीतले एकोऽस्ति नर्मदातीरे पुण्ये रेवोरिसंगमे
These three palaces, having been mentioned here on earth, there is one on the holy bank of the Narmada at the confluence with the Reva.
एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं चन्द्रमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
All this, the supreme greatness of the moon, has been told to you.