Electronic text prepared by A. Purushothaman purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com based on the text SrimanmaharShikR^iShNadvaipAyanavedavyAsapraNItam SkandamahApurANam, 7 parts in 8 volumes, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi (2003). shrIgaNeshAya namaH skandapurANam mAheshvarakhaNDam kaumArikAkhaNDam ekonaShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH | ghaTotkachasya kR^iShNasammatyA prAgjyotiShapuramprati gamanam shaunaka uvAcha | atyadbhutamidam sUta guptakShetrasya pAvanam | mahanmAhAtmyamatulam kIrtitaM harShavardhanam || 59-1 punaryatsiddhali~Ngasya pUrvaM mAhAtmyakIrtane | ityuktaM yatprasAdena siddhamAtustusetsyati || 59-2 vijayo nAma puNyAtmA sAhAyyAchchaNDilasya cha | ko nvasau chaNDilo nAma vijayo nAma kastathA || 59-3 kathaM cha prAptavAnsiddhiMsiddhamAtuHprasAdataH | etadAchakShva tattvena shrotuM kautUhalaM hi naH || 59-4 satAM charitrashravaNe kautukaM kasya no bhavet | ugrashrava uvAcha | sAdhu pR^iShTamidaM viprA dUrAntaritamapyuta || 59-5 shrutAM dvaipAyanamukhAtkathAMvakShyAmichA.atra vaH | purA drupadarAjasya putrImAsAdyapANDavAH || 59-6 dhR^itarAShTramate pashchAdindraprasthaM nyaveshayan | rakShitA vAsudevena kadAchittatra pANDavAH || 59-7 upaviShTAH sabhAmadhye kathAshchakruH pR^ithakvidhAH | devarShipitR^ibhUtAnAM rAj~nA~nchApi prakIrtane || 59-8 kriyamANo.atha tatrA.agAdbhImaputro ghaTotkachaH | taM dR^iShTvA bhrAtaraHpa~ncha vAsudevashchavIryavAn || 59-9 utthAya sahasA pIThAdAlili~NgurmudA yutAH | sa cha tAnpraNataH prahvo vavande bhImanandanaH || 59-10 sAshiShaM cha tatorAj~nAsvotsa~Nga upaveshitaH | AghrAya snehato mUrdhniproktashcha janasaMsadi || 59-11 yudhiShThira uvAcha | kuta Agamyate putra kva chA.ayaMvihR^itastvayA | kAlaH kvachitsukhaM rAjyaM kuruShe mAtulaM tava || 59-12 kashchiddeveShu vipreShu goShu sAdhuShu sarvadA | haiDambe nA.apakuruShe priyametaddhareshcha naH || 59-13 hiDambasya vanaMsarvaM tasyaye sainyarAkShasAH | pAlyamAnAstvayAsAdhovardhantejanakShemakAH || 59-14 kacchinnandati te mAtA bhR^ishaM naH priyakAriNI | kanyeva yA purA bhImaM tyktvA mAnaM pati shritA || 59-15 iti pR^iShTodharmarAj~nAsmayanhaiDaDambirabravIt | hate tasmindurAchAremAtule.asminiyojitaH || 59-16 tadrAjyaM shAsanesthApyaduShTAnnidhanaMshcharAmyaham | mAtAkushalinIdevItapodivyamupAshritA || 59-17 mAmuvAcha sadA putra pitR^INAM bhaktikR^idbhava | so.ahaMmAturvachaH shrutvA merupAdAtsamAgataH || 59-18 praNAmAyaiva bhavatAM bhaktiprahveNa chetasA | AtmAnaM cha mahatyarthe kasmishchittu niyojitam | bhavadbhirahamichChAmi phalaM yasmAdidaM mahat || 59-19 yadAj~nApAlanaMputraH pitR^INAM sarvadAcharet | athorddhvalokAnsa jayedihajAyetakIrtimAn || 59-20 sUta uvAcha | ityuktavantaM taM rAjA parirabhya punaH punaH | uvAcha dharmarAT putramAnandAshruH sagadgadam || 59-21 tvameva no bhaktikArI sahAyashchA.api vartase || 59-22 etadarthaM cha haiDambe putrAnichChanti sAdhavaH | ihAmutra tArayante tAdR^ishAshchApi putrakAH || 59-23 avashyAM yAdR^ishImAtA tAdR^ishAstanayo bhavet | mAtA cha te bhaktimatI dR^iDhaM nastvaM cha tAdR^ishaH || 59-24 aho suduShkaraM devI kuru te me priyA vadhUH | yA bhartR^ishriyamulla~Nghya tapa eva samAshritA || 59-25 nUnam kAmenabhogairvAkR^ityaMvadhvAna ke manAk | yA putrasukhamanvIkShyaparalokArthamAshritA || 59-26 duShkulInA.api yA bhaktA sUte.apatayshcha bhaktimat | kulInameva tanmanyemamedam matamuttamam || 59-27 evaM bahUni vAkyAni tAni tAni vadannR^ipaH | dharmarAjaH samAbhAShya keshavaMvAkyamabravIt || 59-28 puNDarIkAkSha jAnAsi yathAbhImAdabhUdayam | jAtamAtrastuyashchAsIdyauvanastomahAbalaH || 59-29 aShTAnAMdevayonInAMyatojanmachayauvanam | sadya eva bhavettasmAtsadyo.asyasIchchayauvanam || 59-30 tadasyochitadArArthe sadAchintA.asti kR^iShNa me | uchitaMbatahaiDambeH kva kalatraMkaromyaham || 59-31 tadbhavAnkR^iShNa sarvaj~na trilokImapivetsicha | haiDamberuchitAMdArAnvaktumarhasi yAdava || 59-32 sUta uvAcha | evamukto dharmarAj~nA kShaNaM dhyAtvA janArdanaH | dharmarAjamidaM vAkyaM padAntaritamabravIt || 59-33 asti rAjanpravakShyAmi dArAnasyochitAM shubhAm | sAmprataM saMsthitA ramye prAgjyotiShapurevare || 59-34 sA cha putrI muroH pArtha daityasyA.adbhutakarmaNaH | yo.asau narakadaityasya prANatulyaH sakhA.abhavat || 59-35 sa cha me nihato ghoraH pAshadurgasamanvitaH | narakashcha durAchArastvametadvetsi sarvashaH || 59-36 tato hate muro daitye mayA tasya sutAvrajat | yoddhuMmAmativIryatvAdghorAkAmakaTa~NkaTA || 59-37 tAM tato.ahaM mahAyuddhe khADgakheTakadhAriNIm | ayodhayaM mahAbANaiH sushAr~NgaMdhanuShashchyutaiH || 59-38 khaDgenachichChedabANAnmama sAcha muroH sutAH | samAgamya cha khaDgenagaruDaMmUrdhnyatADayat || 59-39 sa cha mohasamAviShTo garuDo.abhUtachetanaH | tatastasyA vadArthAya mayA chakraM samudyatam || 59-40 chakraM samudyataM dR^iShTvA mayA tasminraNAjire | kAmAkhyA nAma mAM devI puraH sthitvA vacho.abravIt || 59-41 nainAM hantuM bhavanarho rakShaitAM puruShothama | ajeyatvaM mayAhyasya dattaM khaDgam cha kheTakam || 59-42 buddhirapratimAchApishaktishchaparamA raNe | tatastvayAtrirAtre.apinajitA.a.asInmuroH sutA || 59-43 evamukte tadA devIm vachanaM chA.ahamabravam | ayameSha nivR^itto.asmi vArayainAM cha tvaM shubhe || 59-44 tatashchAli~NgyatAMbhaktAM kAmAkhyAMvAkyamabravIt | bhadre raNannivartesvanAyaMhantuMkatha~nchana || 59-45 shakyaH kenA.api samaremAdhavoraNadurjayaH | nA.abhUdastibhaviShyo vA ya enaMsaMyugejayet || 59-46 api vA tryambakaH putri nainaM shaktaHkuto.anyakaH | tasmAdenaMnamaskR^ityabhAvinaM shvashuraM shubhe || 59-47 raNAdasmAnnivartasvatavochitamidaMsphuTam | asyabhrAturhibhImasyasnuShAtvaMchabhaviShyasi || 59-48 tasmAttvaM shvashuraM bhadre sammAnaya janArdanam | na cha shokastvayAkAryaH pitaraM prati paNDite || 59-49 jAtasya hi dhruvo mR^ityurdhruvaM janmamR^itasya cha | bahavashchA.asya vettAro vadakenA.apivAryate || 59-50 R^iShIMshcha devAMshcha mahAsurAMshcha traividyavidyAnpuruShAnnR^ipAMshcha | kAnmR^ityureko na pateta kAle parAvaraj~no.atra na muhyate kvachit || 59-51 shlAghyaevahitemR^ityuH piturasmAjjanArdanAt | sarvapAtakanirmuktogato.asaudhAmavaiShNavam || 59-52 evaM kAmAkhyayA proktA sA cha kAmakaTa~NkaTA | tyaktA krodhaM cha samvR^itya gAtrANi praNatA cha mAm || 59-53 tAmahaM sAshiShaM chA.api provAchaM bharatarShabha | asminneva pure tiShTha bhagadattaprapUjitA || 59-54 mayA devyA pR^ithivyA cha bhagadattaHkR^itonR^ipaH | sa te pUjAMbahuvidhAMkariShyatisvasuryathA || 59-55 vasanti chA.atra taMvIraM haiDimbaM patimApsyasi | evamAshvAsya tAM devIM maurvIM chAhaMvyasarjayam || 59-56 sA sthitA cha pure tatra gato.ahaM shakrasadma cha | tato dvAravatIM prApyatvayAsahasamAgataH || 59-57 evameShochitA dArA haiDambervidyate shubhA | kAmAkhye cha raNe ghorA yA vidyudiva bhAsate || 59-58 na cha rUpaM varNitaM me shvasurasyochitaM yataH | sAdhorhi naitaduchitaM sarvastrINAMpravarNanam || 59-59 punarekashcha samayaH kR^itastaM shR^iNu yastayA | yomAM niruttarAM prashne kR^itvaiva vijayetpumAn || 59-60 yo me pratibalashchA.api sa me bhartA bhaviShyasi | eva~nchasamayaM shrutvA bahavodaityarAkShasAH || 59-61 tasyA jayArthamagamaMste.api jitvA hatAstayA | yo na enAMgataH pUrvaM na sa bhUyonyavartata || 59-62 vahneriva prabhaM dIptAM pata~NgAnAM samuchchayaH | evametAdR^ishIM maurviM jetumutsahate yadi || 59-63 ghaTotkacho mahAvIryo bhAryA.asya niyataM bhavet || 59-64 yudhiShThira uvAcha | alaM sarvaguNairstasyA yasyAstveko guNo mahAn | kriyate kiM hi kShIreNa yadi tadviShamishritam || 59-65 prANAdhikaM bhaimaseniMkathaMkevalasAhasAt | kShipeyaMtavavAkyAnAMshuddhAnAMchA.athakovidam || 59-66 anyAapistriyaH santi deshedeshe janArdana | bahvyastAsAMvarAM kA~nchidyoShitaMvaktumarhasi || 59-67 bhIma uvAcha | samyaguktaM keshavena vAkyaM bahvarthamuttamam | rAj~nA punaH snehavashAdyaduktaM tanna bhAti me || 59-68 kArye duHsAdya eva syAtkShatriyasya parAkramaH | karIndrasyeva yUtheShugajAnAM na mR^igeShu cha || 59-69 AtmAprakhyAtimAneyaH sarvatAvIrapu~NgavaiH | sAcha khyAtiH kathaMjAyedduHsAdhyakaraNAdhR^ite || 59-70 na hyAtmavashagaM pArtha haiDamberasya rakShaNam | yena dattastavaM dhAtrA sa enaM pAlayiShyati || 59-71 sarvathochchapadArohe yatnaHkAryo vijAnatA | tannasidhyati cheddaivAnnA.asaudoShovijAnataH || 59-72 yathA devavratastveko jahne kAshisutA purA | tathaika eva haiDimbimaurvIM prApnotumAchiram || 59-73 arjuna uvAcha | kevalaM pauruShaparaM bhImenoktamidaM vachaH | abalaM daivaddetutvAtprabalaM pratibhAti me || 59-74 na mR^iShA hi vacho brUte kAmAkhyA yA purA.abravIt | bhImasenasutaH pANi tava bhadre grahiShyati || 59-75 anena hetunA yAtu shIghraM tatra ghaTotkachaH | iti me rochate kR^iShNa tava kiM brUhi rochate || 59-76 kR^iShNa uvAcha | rochate me vachastubhyaM bhImasya cha mahAtmanaH | na hi tulyo bhaimasenerbuddhau vIrya cha kashchana || 59-77 antarAtmAchame vetti prAptAmevamurauHsutAm | tachChIghraM yAtuhaiDambistvaM cha kiM putramanyase || 59-78 ghaTotkacha uvAcha | nahinyAyyAH svakAvaktuMpUjyAnAmagratoguNAH | pravR^ittAevabhAsantesadguNashcha raveH karA || 59-79 sarvathAtatkariShyAmipitaroyename.amalAH | lajjiShyanti na saMsatsumayAputreNapANDavAH || 59-80 evamuktvA mahAbAhurutthAya praNanAma tAn | jayAshIrbhishcha pitR^ibhirvarddhito gantumaichChata || 59-81 taM gantukAmamAhedamabhinandya janArdanaH | kathAkathanakAle mAM smarethAstvaM jayAvaham || 59-82 yathAbuddhirsudurbhedyAMvardhayAmivalaMchate | ityuktvA.a.ali~NgyataMkR^iShNovyasasarja tasAshiSham || 59-83 tatohiDimbAtanayomahaujAH sUryAkShakAlAkShamahodarAnugaH | viyatpathaM prApya jagAma tatpuraM prAgjyotiShaM nAma dinavyapAye || 59-84 iti shrIskAnde mahApurANe ekAshitisAhasryAM saMhitAyAM prathame mAheshvarakhaNDe kaumArikAkhaNDe barbarIkopAkhyAne ghaTotkachasya prAgjyotiShapuraM prati gamanavarNanaM nAmaikonaShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH || November 11, 2009