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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.
Chapter 28
[English text for this chapter is available]
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nārada uvāca |
vrajaṃtī girijā'paśyatsakhīṃ māturmahāprabhām |
kusumāmodinīṃnāma tasya śailasya devatām || 1 ||
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sāpi dṛṣṭvā girisutāṃ snehaviklavamānasā |
kvapunargacchasītyuccairāliṃgyovāca devatā || 2 ||
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sā cāsyai sarvamācakhyau śaṃkarātkopakāraṇam |
punaścovāca girijā devatāṃ mātṛsaṃmatām || 3 ||
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nityaṃ śailādhirājasya devatā tvamaniṃdite |
sarvaṃ ca sannidhānaṃ ca mayi cātīva vatsalā || 4 ||
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tadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yadvidheyaṃ tavādhunā |
athānya strīpraveśe tu samīpe tu pinākinaḥ || 5 ||
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tvayākhyeyaṃ mama śube yuktaṃ paścātkaromyaham |
tathetyukte tayā devyā yayau devī giriṃ prati || 6 ||
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ramye tatra mahāśṛṃge nānāścaryopaśobhite |
vibhūṣaṇādi sanyasya vṛkṣavalkaladhāriṇī || 7 ||
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tapastepe girisutā putreṇa paripālitā |
grīṣme paṃcāgnisaṃtaptā varṣāsu ca jaloṣitā || 8 ||
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yathā na kācitpraviśedyoṣidatra harāṃtike |
dṛṣṭvā parāṃ striyaṃ cātra vadethā mama putraka || 9 ||
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śīghrameva kariṣyāmi tato yuktamanaṃtaram |
evamastviti tāṃ devīṃ vīrakaḥ prāha sāṃpratam || 10 ||
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māturājñā suto hlāda plāvitāṃgo gatajvaraḥ |
jagāma tryakṣaṃ saṃdraṣṭuṃ praṇipatya ca mātaram || 11 ||
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gajavaktraṃ tataḥ prāha praṇamya samavasthitam |
sāśrukaṃṭhaṃ prayācaṃtaṃ naya māmapi pārvati || 12 ||
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gajavaktraṃ hi tvāṃ bāla māmivopahasiṣyati |
tadāgaccha mayā sārdhaṃ yā gatirme tavāpi sā || 13 ||
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parābhavāddhi dhūrtānāṃ maraṇaṃ sādhu putraka |
evamuktvā samādāya himādriṃ prati sā yayau || 14 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 28
The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)
(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
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Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
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Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
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