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.
ततः कश्चित्कथांते च लोमशो नाम सन्मुनिः
Then, at the end of the story, a certain sage named Lomasha—
तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थिवो राजन्निमिः परमदुर्मनाः
Hearing this, King Nimi, O king, became extremely distressed.
ततः प्रोवाच तं विप्रमस्त्युपायो द्विजोत्तम
Then he said to that learned Brahmin, 'There is a way, O best of twice-born.'
लोमश उवाच दया मे नृप सञ्जाता त्वां दृष्ट्वा दुःखितं भृशम्
Lomaśa said: 'Compassion has arisen in me, O king, seeing you so deeply afflicted.'
अत्रैव चानयिष्यामि जंबूद्वीपोद्भवानि च
Right here I shall bring forth things born on Jambūdvīpa.
स्नानं कुरु महाराज ह्येकीभूतेषु तत्र च 7.3.60.
O great king, bathe there where all have become one.
एवमुक्त्वा स विप्रर्षिर्ध्यानं चक्रे समाहितः
Having spoken thus, that sage among Brahmins entered into meditation with focused mind.
प्रत्ययार्थं च राजर्षे जंबूवृक्षो व्यजायत
And for your assurance, O royal sage, a Jambū tree appeared.
सदेहश्च गतः स्वर्गे तीर्थस्नानादनन्तरम्
With his body, he went to heaven after bathing at the holy place.
कन्यागते रवौ तत्र यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः
When the sun enters Kanyā, whoever performs śrāddha there—
इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखंडे तृतीयेऽर्बुदखण्डे जंबूतीर्थप्रभाववर्णनंनाम षष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixtieth chapter, entitled 'The Glory of Jambū Tīrtha,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhāsa division of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Purāṇa.
येन गंगा धृता राजन्निपतन्ती नभस्तलात्
By whom the Gaṅgā was held, O king, as she fell from the sky—
आहूता देव देवेन ह्यचलेश्वररूपिणा
Summoned by the god of gods, in the form of the Lord of the Mountain—
तत्र यः कुरुते स्नानमष्टम्यां च समाहितः
Whoever bathes there with concentration on the eighth day—
इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे तृतीयऽर्बुदखण्डे गंगाधरतीर्थमाहात्म्य वर्णनंनामैकषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-first chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of Gaṅgādhara Tīrtha,' in the third Arbuda section of the seventh Prabhāsa division of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Skanda Purāṇa.
तथा गंगेश्वरं चान्यद्गङ्गया निर्मितं स्वयम्
Likewise, there is another Gaṅgeśvara, self-formed by Gaṅgā herself.
पुरा समभवद्युद्धमुमायाः सह गंगया
Long ago, there was a battle between Umā and Gaṅgā.
यया संपूजितः शंभुः शीघ्रं यास्यति दर्शनम्
He who is worshipped by her, Śambhu, will quickly grant an audience.
एवमुक्ता ततो गंगा सत्वरैत्यात्र पर्वते
Thus addressed, Gaṅgā at once came swiftly to that mountain.
दृष्ट्वा गौर्याथ कटकं पर्वतस्य मनोहरम्
There, seeing the beautiful encampment of Gaurī on the mountain—