इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखंडे त्रिपुष्करमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम चतुष्पंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-fourth chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of Tripuṣkara,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhāsa book, in the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
यत्र स्नातो नरो भक्त्या गणाधीशत्वमाप्नुयात्
Wherever a man bathes with devotion, he attains the lordship of the hosts.
पुरा हत्वांऽधकं दैत्यं सगणो वृषभध्वजः
Long ago, having slain the demon Andhaka, the Bull-bannered One, along with his attendants,
चतुर्द्दश्यां महाराज यस्तत्र कुरुते नरः
On the fourteenth day, O King, whoever performs (rites) there,
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे रुद्रह्रदमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम पञ्चपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-fifth chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of Rudra Lake,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhāsa book, in the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
गुहामध्ये गतं लिंगं सिद्धैः संपूजितं पुरा
Within the cave, the liṅga, worshipped by the perfected beings in ancient times, was established.
यंयं काममभिध्याय संपूजयति मानवः
Whatever desire a person contemplates while worshipping it,
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखंडे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे गुहेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम षट्पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-sixth chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of Guheśvara,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhāsa book, in the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
यस्मिन्दृष्टे नरोभीष्टैर्न वियुज्येत कर्हिचित्
By seeing which, a man is never separated from his cherished desires.
तत्र पूर्वं शची राजन्प्रविष्टा दुःखसंयुता
There, formerly, O King, Śacī entered, afflicted with sorrow.
तत्प्रभावात्पुनः प्राप्तो वियुक्तोऽपि शतक्रतुः
By the power of that place, even though separated, Śatakratu regained her.
नरो वा यदि वा नारी वियुक्ताऽत्र वने शुभे
Whether man or woman, separated in this auspicious forest,
स तेन लभते संगं भूय एव यथा मया
By that, one attains union again, just as I did.
फलदानं प्रशंसंति तत्र ब्राह्मणसत्तमाः
The best of Brāhmaṇas praise the giving of fruits there.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखंडे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डेऽवियुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-seventh chapter, called 'The Description of the Greatness of the Unseparated Field,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhasa book of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.
स्थापितं भक्तियुक्तेन धुन्धुमारेण यत्पुरा
That which was established long ago by Dhundhumara, endowed with devotion—
दांपत्यं पूजयेद्भक्त्या यस्तत्र मनुजाधिप
Whoever, with devotion, worships the married couple there, O king of men—
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्ड उमामाहेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनामाष्टपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-eighth chapter, called 'The Description of the Greatness of the Umamaheshvara Tirtha,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhasa book of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.
यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो राजंस्तेजसा युज्यते ध्रुवम्
Whoever bathes there, O king, is certainly endowed with brilliance.
निःश्रीकस्तेजसा हीनो दुर्गन्धेन समन्वितः
He who is deprived of fortune and brilliance, afflicted with foul odor—
ततः पप्रच्छ देवेन्द्रो द्विजश्रेष्ठं बृहस्पतिम्
Then Indra, lord of the gods, questioned the best of Brahmins, Brihaspati—
तीर्थं विना ध्रुवं वृद्धिस्तेजसो न भविष्यति
Without the sacred place, surely, there will be no increase of brilliance.
ततस्तीर्थान्यनेकानि भ्रांत्वा शक्रो नराधिप स्नानं चक्रे ततः श्रान्तो महौजाः प्रत्यपद्यत
Then, after wandering to many sacred places, Shakra, lord of men, bathed; then, exhausted, he regained his great energy.
दुर्गन्धेन विनिर्मुक्तस्ततो देवैः समावृतः
Freed from foul odor, he was then surrounded by the gods.
येऽत्र स्नानं करिष्यन्ति प्राप्ते शक्रोच्छ्रये सदा सुश्रीकाश्च भविष्यंति सदा जन्मनिजन्मनि
Those who bathe here, whenever the favor of Shakra is obtained, will always be endowed with good fortune, in every birth.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखंडे महौजसतीर्थप्रभाववर्णनंनामैकोनषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-ninth chapter, called 'The Description of the Power of the Mahaujasa Tirtha,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhasa book of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Mahapurana.
तत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यगिष्टं फलमवाप्नुयात्
Whoever bathes there properly attains the desired fruit.
आसीत्पुरा निमिर्नाम क्षत्रियः सूर्यवंशजः
Long ago there was a Kshatriya named Nimi, descended from the solar dynasty.
प्रायोपवेशनं कृत्वा स्थितस्तत्र समाहितः
Having undertaken a fast unto death, he remained there, fully concentrated.
चक्रुर्धर्मकथां पुण्यां राजर्षीणां महात्मनाम्
They recited the auspicious stories of the great-souled royal sages.