Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972

This Sanskrit edition of the Skandapurana. It is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

[English text for this chapter is available]

| adhyāya || 154 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ kalakaleśvaram |
vikhyātaṃ sarvalokeṣu svayaṃ devena nirmitam || 1 ||
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andhakaṃ samare hatvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ |
sahito devagandharvaiḥ kinnaraiśca mahoragaiḥ || 2 ||
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śaṅkhatūryaninādaiśca mṛdaṅgapaṇavādibhiḥ |
vīṇāveṇuravaiścānyaiḥ stutibhiḥ puṣkalādibhiḥ || 3 ||
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gāyanti sāmāni yajūṃṣi cānye chandāṃsi cānye ṛcamudgiranti |
stotrairanekairapare gṛṇanti maheśvaraṃ tatra mahānubhāvāḥ || 4 ||
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pramathānāṃ ninādena kalkalena ca bandinām |
yasmātpratiṣṭhitaṃ liṅgaṃ tasmājjātaṃ tadākhyayā || 5 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā vīkṣetkalakaleśvaram |
vājapeyātparaṃ puṇyaṃ sa labhenmānavo bhuvi || 6 ||
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tena puṇyena pūtātmā prāṇatyāgāddivaṃ vrajet |
ārūḍhaḥ paramaṃ yānaṃ gīyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ || 7 ||
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upabhujya mahābhogānkālena mahatā tataḥ |
martyaloke mahātmāsau jāyate vimale kule || 8 ||
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brāhmaṇaḥ subhago loke vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ |
vyādhiśokavinirmukto jīvecca śaradāṃ śatam || 9 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 154

Cover of edition (2007)

The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)

(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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