Electronic text prepared by A. Purushothaman
purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com

based on
SrimanmaharShikR^iShNadvaipAyanavedavyAsapraNItam
SkandamahApurANam, 7 parts in  8 volumes,
Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi (2003).


shrIgaNeshAya namaH

skandamahApurANam  
mAheshvarakhaNDam 
kaumArikAkhaNDam 

triShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH 
barbarIka (suhR^idaya) mahAvidyAprasannakaraNenAnAvighnAnAMrepalAdInAM 
sAhasenApakaraNaM nAgairvarapradAnaM tatra kAryasiddhivarNanam

sUta  uvAcha 

ashvatthalAkShAvahnau cha  sarShapAnkesaraplutAn  |
juhvato mantramukhyaishcha balAtibala sa~nj~nakaiH  ||     63-1

yAme tu prathame yAte kAchinnArI samAyayau  |
shoNitAktaikavasanA mahochchordhvashiroruhA  ||              63-2

dAruNAkShI shukladantI bhayasyA.apibhaya~NkarI  ||
sA ruroda mahArAvaMprApyatAM homabhUmikAm  ||    63-3

tAM dR^iShTvA chukShubhe sadyo vijayo bhItamAniva  |
barbarIkashcha nirbhItistasyAH  sammukhamAyayau  ||     63-4

tataH kaNThaM samAshliShya tasyA matimatAMvaraH  |
ruroda dviguNaM vIro meghavannAdayanbahU  ||              63-5

taM dR^iShTvA vismitA sA cha yAvanmu~nchati kartikAm  |
tAvanniShpIDite kaNThe  bhoktuM tasminna chA.ashakat  ||  63-6

pIDyamAne cha balinA kaNThetasyAmuhurmuhuH  |
mumochavividhA~nChabdAnvajrAhata ivA.achalaH  ||       63-7

kShaNaMrAvAMstatomuktvAtrAhimu~nchetivaktyaNu  |
tataH kR^ipAlunAmuktApAdayoH patitA.abravIt  ||          63-8

sharaNaM te prapannA.asmidAsIkarmakarI  tava   |
mahAjihvetimAM  viddhi  rAkShasIM kAmarUpiNIm  ||   63-9

kAshIshmashAnanilayAM  devadAnavadarpahAm  |
dadAsi yadi me vIra  durllabhAM prANadakShiNAm  ||    63-10

tatastapashcariShyAmi  sravabhUtAbhayapradA  |
asminnarthe svadevasya  shapathA me tathA.a.atmanaH  ||  63-11


yadyetadvyatyayaM kuryAM  bhasmIbhUMAM tataHkShaNAm  |
evaM bruvANAM tAM vIro  nigR^ihya shapathairdR^iDam  ||         63-12  

mumocha sA.api saMhR^iShTA kR^ichChrAnmuktA yayau vanam  |
so.api vIraH kha~NgadhArI  tatraivA.avasthito.abhavat ||                  63-13

tato madhyamarAtrau cha garjitaM shrUyate mahat  |  
andhakArashcha sa~njaj~ne   tamo.andhanarakaprabham  ||              63-14

dadR^ishe cha tataH shailaH shatashR^i~Ngo.ativistaraH  |
nAnAshilAH pramumuchenAnAvR^ikShAmshchasochChrayAn  ||  63-15

nAnAnirjharasa~NghoShaM  vavR^iShe shoNitaM bahu  |
taM tathA nagamAlokya nirbhIto bhaiminandanaH  ||                       63-16

parvato dviguNe bhUtvA parvataM sahasAplutaH  |
padA.abhijaghne saMhR^itya parvataM svena  bhUbhR^itA  ||        63-17

tadA vishIrNaH so.abhUchcha  parvato bhUmimaNDale  |
tato yojanadehAtmA shatashIrShaH shatodaraH  ||                            63-18

vaktairmu~nchanmahAjvAlAM repalendro.abhyadAvata  |
taM dhAvamAnaM dR^iShTvaiva  barbarIko mahAbalaH  ||            63-19

vidhAya tAdR^ishaM rUpaM nardantaM chA.apyadhAvata  |
tato madhyamarAtrau tau laghu chitraM cha suShThucha  ||                63-20  

yuyudhAte bANajAlairyathA prAvR^iShi toyadau  |
ChinnapApau cha khaDgAbhyAM ChinnaShaDgau cha muShTibhiH  ||  63-21

parvatAviva saptakShau chiraMyuyudhatuHsthiram  |
tataH kakShesamutpATyabhrAmayitvAmuhUrtakam  ||      63-22

bhUmau pradharShayAmAsa prasR^itaM cha mumocha ha  |
chikShepa  chA.agnikoNe taM mahIsAgararodhasi  ||           63-23

taddUre repalendrAkhyaM  grAmamadyApi  vartate  | 
evaM sa repalenAma vR^itratulyaparAkramaH   ||               63-24

nAthaH shmashAnasyAvantyA vighnakR^innihato.abhavat  |
taM nihatya punarvIro barbarIkaH sthito.abhavat  ||             63-25

tatastR^itIyayAme cha pratIchyA disha Ayayau  |
parvatAbhA mahAnAdA pAdaiH kampayatIvabhUH  ||    63-26

duhadruhAkhyA.ashvatarI meghabhraShTA-taDidyathA  |
tamAyAntIM tathA dR^iShTvA  sUryavaishvAnaraprabhAm  ||  63-27

upasR^itya javAdbhaimI ruroha prahasanniva |
vegAttataH pradravatIM  tuNDe prAhatya muShTibhiH  ||             63-28

sthApayAmAsa tatraivastathau sAchA.atipIDitA  |
tataH kruddhAmahArAvaMkR^itvAplutyaduhadruhA  ||               63-29

jagatyAmAshu chikShepa barbarIkaM tathechChakam  |
tato naditvA chA.atIva pAdaghAtamamu~nchatA  ||                      63-30

pAdau cha vIraH saMgR^ihya chikShepabhuvilIlayA  |
tataH punaH samuthAya dhAvantIM tAM nigR^ihyasaH  ||          63-31

muShTinA pAtayitvaivadantAnkaNThamapIDayat  |
klinnaM vAsa ivApIDyaprANAntyAjayaddrutam  ||                        63-32

evaM sIkottarasthAne shmashAnaikapadodbhavA  |
shAkinInAmadhIshA  sA barbarIkeNa sUditA  ||                            63-33

hatvA tAM chA.apichikShepa  pratIchyAmivalIlayA |
duhadruhAkhyamadyApi  tatra grAmasma vartate  ||                      63-34

tatasthathaiva santasthau barbarIko.abhirakShaNe  |
tatashchaturthe yAme cha prAptaH kShapaNako.adbhutaH  ||        63-35

muNDI nagno mayUrANAM pichChadhArimahAvrataH  |
provAcha chedaM vachanaM  hAhA kaShTamatIvabhoH  ||          63-36

ahiMsA paramo dharmastadagnirjAlyate kutaH  |
hUyamAne yato vahnau sUkShmajIvavadhomahAn  ||                      63-37

shrutvedaM vachanaM tasya  barbarIko.abravItsmayan  |
vadane sarvadevAnAM hUyamAne sma  pAvake  ||                       63-38

anR^itaM bhAShase pApa shikShAyogyo.asi durmate  |
ityuktvA sahasotpatya kakShAmadhye sthiro.asya cha ||               63-39

dantAnmuShTiprahAraishcha samAhatyA.abhyapAtayat  |
rudhirAvilavaktrantaM mumocha patitaM bhuvi  ||                         63-40

sa kShaNAchchetanAM prApya ghoradaityavapurdharaH  |
bhayAdbhaimeH pradudrAva guhAvivaramAvishat  ||                 63-41

bahuprabheti nagarI ShaShTiyojanamAyatA  |
tasyAM vivesha sahasA taM chA.anu  barbarIkakaH  ||               63-42

barbarIkaM tato dR^iShTvA nAdo.abhUchcha palAshinAM  |
dhAvadhvaM hanyatAmeSha ChidyatAMbhidyatAmiti  ||          63-43

tachChR^itvA daityavIrANAM koTayo nava  bIShaNAH  |
nAnAyudhadharA vIraM barbarIkamupAdravan  ||                    63-44

dR^iShTvA tAn koTisho daityAnkruddho bhImAtmajAtmajaH  |
nimIlya sahasA netre  teShAM madhyamadhAvata  ||               63-45

pAdaghAtaistataH kAMshchidbhujAghAtaistathAparAn  |
hR^idayasyA.abhighAtaishcha kShaNAnninyeyamakShayam  ||   63-46

yathA nalavanaM kruddhaH kuryAdbhUmisamaM karI  |
navakoTistathA jaghne saha tenapalAshinA  ||                          63-47

tato nAgAH samAgamya  vAsukIpramukhAstadA  ||
tuShTuvurvividhairvAkyairUchuH  suhR^idaya~ncha te  ||     63-48

nAgAnAM paramaM kR^ityaM kR^itaM te bhaiminandana  |
palAshInAmadaityo.ayaM  nItoyatsAnugoyamam  ||               63-49

anena na hi vayaM vIra sAnugena durAtmanA  |
pIDitA vividhopAyaiH pAtAlAdapyadhaH kR^itAH  ||          63-50

varaM vR^iNIShva tvaM tasmAnnAgebhyo.abhimataMparam  |
varadAH  sarva evasmavayaMtubhyaMsutoShitAH  ||            63-51   

suhR^idaya uvAcha  

yadi deyo varo mahyaM tadenaM pravR^iNomyaham  |
sarvavighnavinirmuktovijayaH siddhimApnuyAt  ||              63-52

tatastatheti taM prochuH prahR^iShTAvAyubhojanAH  |
sa cha tebhyaH purIM dattvAnivR^ittonAgapUjitaH  ||        63-54

vivarasya cha madhyena  samAgachChanmahAprabham  |
sarvaratnamayaM li~NgaM sthitaM kalpataroradhaH  ||      63-55

archyamAnaM subahvIbhirnAgakanyAbhiraikShata  |
tato.asau vismayAviShTonAgakanyAhyapR^ichChata  ||           63-56

kenedaM sthApitaM li~NgaM sUryavaishvAnaraprabham  |
li~NgAdapi chaturdikShu mArgAshcheme tu kIdR^ishAH  ||

iti vIravachaH shrutvA bR^ihatkaTipayodharA  |
savrIDaM sasmitApA~NganirmokShamidamabravIt  ||     63-57

sarvapannagarAjena sheSheNa sumahAtmanA  |
tapastaptvA mahAli~Ngamidamatra pratiShThitam  ||       63-58

darshanAtsparshanAddhyAnAdarchanAtsarvasiddhidam  |
li~NgAtpUrveNamArgo.ayaMyAtishrIparvataMbhuvi  ||  63-59

elApatreNa vihito nAgAnAM tatra  prAptaye  |
dakShiNena chamArgo.ayaM yAti shUrpArakaM bhuvi  ||  63-60

karkoTakena nAgena kR^ito.ayaM tatra prAptaye  |
pashchimena cha mArgo.ayaM prabhAsaM yAti suprabhAm  ||  63-61

airAvatena vihito nAgAnAM gamanAya cha |
uttareNa cha mArgo.ayaM yena yAtuM bhavAnsthitaH  ||   63-62

guptakShetre siddhali~NgaM yAtishaktiguhA.a.akR^itaH  |
vihitastakShakeNA.asau  yAtuMtatramahAtmanA  ||             63-63

itIdaM varNitaM vIra vij~naptiH shrUyatAmmama  |
ko bhavAnadhunaiveto daityapR^iShTha gato.abhavat  |
adhunaiva tathaikAkI samAyAto.atra no vada  ||                  63-64

vaya~ncha sarvAstedAsyastvAMpatimpravR^iNImahe  |
asmAbhiH sahitaH krIDavividhAsvatrabhUmiShu  ||          63-65

barbarIka uvAcha  |
ahaM kurukulotpannaH pANDuputrasya pautrakaH  |
barbarIka iti khyAtastaM daityaM hantumAgataH  ||          63-66

sa cha datyo hataH pApaH punaryAsye mahItalam  |
bhavatIbhishcha me nAsti kR^ityaM bhobhoH katha~nchanaH  ||  63-67

brahmachArivrataM yasmAdahaMsatatamAstitaH  |
ityuktvA.abhyarchayatalli~NgaMpraNipatyachadaNDavat   ||          63-68

UrdhvamAchakrame vIraH kAtaraM tAbhirIkShitaH  |
tato bahiH samAgatya  saprakAshaM mukhaM tadA  ||                   63-69

praharSheNaiva pUrvasyA vijayaM dadR^ishe dishaH |
tasminkAle cha vijayaH karma sarvaM samAptavan   ||                 63-70

kAntyA sUryasamAbhAsa  UrdhvamAchakrame kShaNAt  |
tato viyadgataM devaiH  puShpavarShamabhUnmahat  ||                63-71

jagurgandharvamukhyAshcha  nanR^itushchA.apsarogaNAH  |
vijayo barbarIka~ncha tato vachanamabravIt  ||                              63-72  

tava prasAdvIresha siddhiH prAptA mayA.atulA  |
chira~njIva chiraM nanda chiraM vasa chiraM jaya  ||                  63-73

ata evahisAdhUnAM sa~NgamichChanti  sAdhavaH  |
auShadhaM sarvadoShANAM bhavetsatsa~NgamoyataH  ||        63-74

tva~ncha homasthitaM bhasma sindUrasadR^ishaprabham  |
niHshalyaM savivavarakaM pUryamANaM gR^ihANa cha  ||    63-75

akShayyametatsaMgrAme prathamante pramu~nchataH  | 
shatrUNAM sthAnakaM mR^ityordehaM dhvastaM kariShyati  ||  63-76

evaM sukhena vijayaH shatrUNAM te bhaviShyati  ||    63-77

barbarIka uvAcha  

upakuryAnnirAkA~NkShoyaHsasAdhuritIryate  |
sAkA~NkShamupakuryAdyaHsAdhutvetasyakoguNaH  ||   63-78

taddehi bhasma  chA.anyasmai kenA.apyartho na me.aNvapi  |
prasAdasumukhAM dR^iShTiM vinA nA.anyadvR^iNomi te  ||  63-79

devA UchuH  

kurUNAM pANDavAnA~ncha bhaviShyati mahAnraNaH  |
tato bhUmisthitaM bhasma prApsyanti yadi kauravAH  ||            63-80

mahAnanarthobhavitApANDavAnAMtataHsphuTam  | 
tasmAdgR^ihANatvaMbhasmaso.apichakretathAvachaH  ||       63-81

devibhiH sahitA devAH sammAnya vijaya~ncha te  |
siddheshvaryaMdadustasmaisiddhasenetinAmacha  ||                  63-81

evaM sa vijayo vipraH siddhiM lebhe sudurllabhAm  |
barbarIkashchakR^itvaitadevIbhaktirato.avasat  ||                      63-82

iti shrskAnde mahApurANe ekAshitisAhasryAM  saMhitAyAM prathame 
mAheshvarakhaNde kaumArikAkhaNDe kAryasiddhivarNanaM nAma triShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH

December 24, 2009