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Purushothaman purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com SrimanmaharShikR^iShNadvaipAyanavedavyAsapraNItam SkandamahApurANam, 7 parts in 8 volumes, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi (2003). shrIgaNeshAya namaH skandapurANam mAheshvarakhaNDam kaumArikAkhaNDam ShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH | ghaTotkachadvArA maurvyA barbarIkaputrotpattivarNanam sUta uvAcha so.atha prAgjyotiShAdbAhyemahopavanasaMsthitam | sahasrabhUmikaMgehamapashyatahiraNmayam || 60-1 veNuvINAmR^ida~NgAnAMniHsvanaiH paripUritam | dashasAhasrasaMkhyAbhishcheTibhiH paripUritam || 60-2 AyAdbhiHpratiyAdbhishchabhagadattasyaki~NkaraiH | kimichChantItibhaginIpR^ichChakairabhipUritam || 60-3 tadAsAdya sA haiDambirmeroHshikharavadgR^iham | dvAristhitAMsandadarshakarNaprAvaraNAMsakhIm || 60-4 tAmAha lalitaMvIrobhadrosA kva muroH sutA | kAmukodraShTumichChAmidUradeshAgato.atithiH || 60-5 karNaprAvaraNovAcha | kiMtavAstimahAbAhotayAmaurvyAprayojanam | koTishonihatAH pUrvaM tayA kAmukakAmukAH || 60-6 tava rUpamahaM dR^iShTvA ghaTahAsaM sadotkacham | praNamya pAdayovrIra sthitA te vachana~NkarI || 60-7 tanmayAsahamodasvanbhu~NkShvabhogAmshchakAmuka | dAsyAmyanucharANAMtetrayANAMchapriyAtrayam || 60-8 ghaTotkacha uvAcha | kalANi kimvadantI te pramuktA svochitA shubhe | punarnaitadvachastubhyaMvishatemamachetasi || 60-9 vAmaH kAmo yato bhadre yasminnupanibaddhyate | sachA.atra naiva badhnAti tadvayaM kiM prakurmahe || 60-10 adya te svAminIdR^iShTAjitavAkrIDate mayA | tathA vA vijitoyAsyepUrveShAMkAminAMgatiM || 60-11 karNaprAvaraNe tasmAchChIghrameva nivedyatAM | yathAdarshanamAtreNa pUjayantyatithiM khalu || 60-12 iti bhaimervachaH shrutvA praskhalantInishAcharI | prAsAdashikharasthAMtAMmaurvimevaMvacho.avadat || 60-13 devi ko.apiyuvAshrImAMstrailokyeShvamitaprabhaH | kAmAtithistavadvArivartatedishatatparam || 60-14 kAmakaTa~NkaTovAcha | muchyatAM shIghramevA.asau kimarthaM vA bilambase | kadAchiddaivasa~NgatyAsamayo me.abhipUryate || 60-15 ityuktavachanAchcheTIprApyAvochadghaTotkacham | vrajashIghraM kAmukatvaMtasyAbhR^ityoshchasannidhau || 60-16 ityuktaH sa prahasyaiva tatrosR^ijya svakAnugAn | pravivesha gR^ihaM bhaimIH siMhomeruguhAmiva || 60-17 sapashya~nChukasa~NghAtAnpArAvatagaNAMstathA | sArikA~ncha madonmattAshcheTistAM chA.apyapashyata 60-18 rUpeNa vayasA chaiva raterapi rati~NkarIM | AndolanakasukhAsInAM sarvAbharaNabhUShitAm || 60-19 tAM vidyutamivonnaddhAMdR^iShTvA bhaimirachintayat | aho kR^iShNena pitrA menirdiShTeyaM mamochitA || 60-20 nyApyametadkR^ite pUrvaM naShtAyatkAminAM gaNAH | sharIrakShayaparyAptaM kShIyate yadikAminAm || 60-21 kAminInAM kR^ite yeShAM kShIyate gaNanA.atrakA | evaM bahuvidhaM kAmI chintayannAha bhImabhUH || 60-22 niShThure vajrahR^idaye prApto.ahamatithistava | uchitAM tatsatAM pUjAM kuru yA te sthitA hR^idi || 60-23 iti haiDambhivachanaM shrutvA kAmakaTa~NkaTA | vismitA.abhUttasya rUpAtsvaMninindachabAlisham || 60-24 dhigahaM yanmayA pUrvaM samayaH sa kR^ito.abhavat | na kR^ito.abhUdyadi purA abhaviShyadasau patiH || 60-25 iti sa~nchintayantIsA bhaimiM vachanamabravIt | vR^ithA tvamAgato bhadra jIvanyAhipunaHsukhI || 60-26 atha kAmayase mAM tvaM tatkathAM shIghramuchchara | kathAmAbhAShyayadimAMsandehepAtayiShyasi | tato.ahaM vashagA jAtA hato vA svapsyase mayA || 60-27 sUta uvAcha | ityuktavachanAmetAM netropAntena vIkShya saH || 60-28 smR^itvA charAcharaguruM kR^iShNamArabdavAnkathAm | kasyA~nchidabhavadpatnyAM yuvA ko.apyajitendriyaH || 60-29 tasyachaikAsutAjaj~nebhAryA tasyamR^itA.abhavat | tato bAlakikAMputrIMrarakSha cha pupoSha cha || 60-30 sA yadAbhUdyauvanagA vya~nchitAvayavA shubhA | prollasatkuchamadhyA~NgI prollasanmukhapa~NkajA || 60-31 tadA.asya kAmalulitamAlAnAMprajahaumanaH | provAcha tAM cha tanayAM samAli~NgyadurAshayaH || 60-32 prAtiveshmakaputrItvaMmayA.a.anIyA.atrapoShitA | bhAryArthaM suchiraM bAlaM tatkAryaM sAdhayapriye || 60-33 ityuktA sA cha mene cha tattathaivavachastadA | patitvenacha bheje taM bhAryAtvena sa tAM tathA || 60-34 tatastasyAM suto jaj~ne tasmAnmadanarAsabhAt | vadasAtasyabhavatikiMdauhitrIsutA.athavA || enaM prashnaM mama brUhi shIghraM chechChaktirasti te || 60-35 sUta uvAcha iti prashnaM cha sA shrutvA.achintayadbahudhA hR^idi || 60-36 na cha pashyati nirghoraM prashnasyA.asyakatha~nchana | tataH prashnena vijitA svAMshaktiMsamupAdade || 60-37 atADayadrukmarajjuM karAbhyAMdolakasya cha | tato rakShAMsiniShpetuH koTisho bhIShaNAnyati || 60-38 siMhavyAghravarAhAshchamahiShAshchitrakAmR^igAH | samIkShyatAnasaMkhyeyAnsvAdituMdhAvatoruShA || 60-39 avAdayannakho bhaimiH kaniShThA~NguShThajau hasan | tato viniHsR^itAstatra dviguNArAkShasAdayaH || 60-40 taimaurvIMnirmitAH sarve kShaNAdeva sma bhakShitaH | vijitAyAMsvashaktaushcha balashaktimathAdade || 60-41 utthAya sahasA dolAtkhADgamAdAtumaichChata | uttiShTantIM cha tAM bhaimiranusR^ityajavAdiva || 60-42 kesheShvAdAya savyena pANinA.apAtayadbhuvi | tataH kaNThe savyapAdaM dattvA.a.adAya cha kartikAm || 60-43 dakShiNena kareNA.asyAshChettumaichChata nAsikAm | visphuranti tato maurvIM mandamAha ghaTotkacham || 60-44 prashnena shaktyA cha balena nAtha tridhA tvayA.ahaM vijitA namaste | tanmu~ncha mAM karmakarI tavA.asmi samAdisha tvaM prakaromi tachcha || 60-45 ghaTotkacha uvAcha | yadyevaM tarhi muktA.asi bhUyodarshAya yadbalam | evamuktvAmumochainAM muktAchAhapraNamyasA || 60-46 jAnAmi tvAM mahAbAhovIraMshaktimatAmvaram | sarvarAkShasabhartAraM tarlokye.amitavikramam || 60-47 guhyakAdhipatistvaM hi kAlanAbha iti smR^itaH | ShaShTikoTipatirjAto yakSharakShAkR^ite bhuvi || 60-48 iti mAM prAhakAmAkhyA sarvaM tatsaMsmarAmyaham | idaM gehaM sAnugaMmedattaM mayA.a.atmanAtava || 60-49 samAdisha prANanAtha kamAdeshaM karomi te | ghaTotkacha uvAcha | prachChannastasya ghaTate na vivAhaH katha~nchana || 60-50 maurvi yasya hi vartante pitarau bAndhavastathA | tanmAM shIghraM vahashubheshakraprastAyasamprati || 60-51 ayaMkulakramo.asmAkaM yadbhAryApatimudvahet | tatrAnuj~nAMsamAsAdya pariNeShyAmi tvAmaham || 60-52 bhagadattamatho nAthaM tato maurviMnyavedayat | samAdAya bahudravyaM visasarjA.athabhrAtaram || 60-53 tataH pR^iShTiM samAropya ghaTotkachamaninditA | nAnAdravyaparIvArA shakraprasthaM samAvrajat || 60-54 tato.asau vAsudevena pANDavaishchA.abhinanditaH | shubhelagne pANimasyAjagR^ihebhImanandanaH || 60-55 kurUNAM rAkShasAnAM cha proktottamavidhAnataH | udvAhya tAM taddhanaishcha tarpayAyAsa pANDavAn || 60-56 kuntI cha draupadI chobhe mumudAte nitAntataH | ma~NgalAnyasya chakrAte maurvyAshcha dhanatarpite || 60-57 tato vivAhe nivR^itte pratipUjyaghaTotkacham | bhAryayAsahitaMrAjA svarAjyAyasamAdishat || 60-58 maurvyA.a.aj~nAMshirasAgR^ihyahaiDambirbhAryayA.anvitaH | shubhaMhiDambhasyavane svarAjyaM samupAvrajat || 60-59 tato rAkShasayoShAbhirvIrakAMsyaiH pravardhitaH | mahotsavena mahatA svarAjye pramumoda saH || 60-60 tato vaneShu chitreShu nimnagApulineShu cha | reme saha tayA bhaimirmandodaryeva rAvaNaH || 60-61 evaM vikrIDitastasya garbho jaj~ne mahAdyuteH | haiDimbhairAkShasavyAghrAdbAlasUryasamaprabhaH || 60-62 sa jAtamAtro vavR^idhe kShaNAdyauvanago.abhavat | nIlameghachayaprakhyo ghaTAsyo dIrghalochanaH || 60-63 UrdhvakeshashchordhvaromA pitaraupraNato.abravIt | praNamAmi yuvAMchobhaujAtasyapitaraugurU || 60-64 bhavatorhipriyaMkR^itvAanR^iNaHsyAMsadAhyaham | bhavadbhyAMdattamichChAmiabhidhAnaMyathAtmanaH || 60-65 ataH paraMtu yachChreyaH kartavyaMpronnatipradam | tato bhaimistamAli~Ngya putraM vachanamabravIt || 60-66 barbarAkArakeshatvAdbarbarIkAbhidhobhavAn | bhaviShyati mahAbAho kulasyA.a.anandavardhanaH || 60-67 shreyashcha te yatparamaM dR^iDhaM cha tatkIrtyate bahudhA vipramukhyaiH | prakShyAvahe tadyaduvaMshanAthaM gatvA purIM dvArakAM vAsudevam || 60-68 iti shrIskAnde mahApurANe ekashItisAhasryAM saMhitAyAM prathame mAheshvarakhaNDe kaumArikAkhaNDe barbarIkopAkhyAne ghaTotkachasya maurvIMsakAshAdbarbarIkotpattivarNanaM nAma ShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH || November 15, 2009