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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 35
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nārada uvāca |
kumāreṇa sthāpito'tra kumāreśastataḥ surāḥ |
praṇamya guhamūcuśca prabaddhakarasaṃpuṭāḥ || 1 ||
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kiṃcidvijñāpayaṣyāmo vayaṃ tvāṃ śrṛṇu tattvataḥ |
pūrvaprasiddha ācāraḥ procyate jayināmayam || 2 ||
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jayaṃti ye raṇe śatrūṃstaiḥ kāryaḥ staṃbhacihnakaḥ |
tasmāttava jayoddyotanimittaṃ staṃmamuttamam || 3 ||
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nakṣipāma vayaṃ yāvattmanujñātumarhasi |
viśvakarmakṛtaṃ yacca tṛtīyaṃ liṃgamuttamam || 4 ||
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tasya staṃbhāgratasataṃ ca saṃsthāpaya śivātmaja |
evamukte suraiḥ skandastatetyāha mahāmanāḥ || 5 ||
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tato hṛṣṭāḥ suragaṇāḥ śakrādyāḥ staṃbhamuttamam |
jāṃbūnadamayaṃ śubhraṃ raṇabhūmau vinikṣipuḥ || 6 ||
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paritaḥ sthaṃḍilaṃ dikṣu sarvaratnamayaṃ tu te |
tatra hṛṣṭāścāpsaraso nanṛturdaśadhā śubhāḥ || 7 ||
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mātaro maṃgalānyasya jaguḥ skandasya naṃditāḥ |
iṃdrādyā nanṛtustatra svayaṃ viṣṇuśca vādakaḥ || 8 ||
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petuḥ khātpuṣpavarṣāṇi devavādyāni sasvanuḥ |
evaṃ staṃbhaṃ samāropya jayākhyaṃ viśvanaṃdakaḥ || 9 ||
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stambheśvarastato devaḥ sthāpitastryakṣasūnunā |
viriṃcipramukhairdevairjātānandaiḥ samaṃ tadā || 10 ||
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hariharādityuktaistaiḥ sendrairmunigaṇairapi |
tasyaiva paścime bhāge śaktyagreṇa mahātmanā || 11 ||
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guhena nirmitaḥ kūpo gaṃgā tatra talodbhavā |
māghasya ca caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ pitṛtarpaṇam || 12 ||
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kūpe snānaṃ naraḥ kṛtvā bhaktyā yaḥ pāṃḍunaṃdana |
gayāśrāddhena yatpuṇyaṃ tatphalaṃ labhate sphuṭam || 13 ||
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staṃbheśvaraṃ tato devaṃ gandhapuṣpaiḥ prapūjayet |
vājapeyaphalaṃ prāpya modate rudrasadmāni || 14 ||
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paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ mahīsāgarasaṃgame |
śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā ca yo'bhyarcceṃtstaṃbheśvaramakalmaṣaḥ || 15 ||
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pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti tṛptā yacchaṃti cāśiṣaḥ |
sa bhittvā sarvapāpāni rudraloke mahīyate || 16 ||
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ityāha bhagavānrudraḥ skandasya prītaye purā |
evameva caturthaṃ ca sthāpitaṃ liṃgamuttamam || 17 ||
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praṇemurdevatāḥ sarve sādhusādhviti te jaguḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 35
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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