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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 23
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kalādhara uvāca |
kāṃbojeṣu hayo bhūtvā kāṃtiśālī suhṛnmama |
ayāsīdaupavāhyatvaṃ bhavato rājapuṃgava || 1 ||
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ahaṃ ca gaṃdhamṛgatāṃ gataḥ svāṃgaprasūtinā |
sugaṃdhinā madenāsya saṃcāraṃ cācaraṃ gireḥ || 2 ||
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dharmātmanmṛgayāvyājādāgatena tvayādhunā |
āvāṃ śoṇādrināthasya prāpitau hi pradakṣiṇām || 3 ||
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vāhārohaṇadoṣeṇa tavāsīdīdṛśī daśā |
pādapracārapuṇyena prāptaṃ nau prāktanaṃ padam || 4 ||
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rājeṃdra tava saṃbaṃdhādasmāttiryaktvabaṃdhanāt |
muktāvāvāṃ svakaṃ dhāma prāptau svastyastu te sadā || 5 ||
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ityudīrya nijaṃ dhāma yiyāsaṃtaṃ kalādharam |
kāṃtiśālinaṃ ca rājā jagāda racitāṃjaliḥ || 6 ||
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evaṃ yuvāṃ śoṇaśailaśaṃkarasya prabhāvataḥ |
śāpārṇavaṃ samuttīrṇau kathaṃ me punarucchrayaḥ || 7 ||
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bhrāmyatīva mama svāṃtamādhāya tadavekṣaṇam |
niryāṃtīva mama prāṇāstatra daivaṃ balottaram || 8 ||
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kalādharakāṃtiśālināvūcatuḥ |
avadhāraya nistāraṃ kathayāva tavāsyadam |
samāhitena manasā nirdhūtanikhilādhinā || 9 ||
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jagatsargasthitidhvaṃsavidhānānugraheśvare |
aruṇādrīśvare cittaṃ nidhehi karuṇānidhau || 10 ||
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pratyakṣitaṃ tvayedānīmasya devasya vaibhavam |
tiraścorāvayoretadīdṛśatvaṃ vitanvataḥ || 11 ||
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kuru pradakṣiṇāṃ pādacārī mṛgamadādṛtaiḥ |
kalhāraiḥ pūjayeśānaṃ devaṃ mṛgamadapriyam || 12 ||
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yāvatī tava saṃpattistāvatīmakhilāṃ vibho |
prākāragopurāgāranavīkārāya kalpaya || 13 ||
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acirādeva siddhiste bhaviṣyati garīyasī |
manumāṃdhātṛnābhāgabhagīrathavadādhikā || 14 ||
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naṃdikeśvara uvāca |
itthaṃ niśamya ca tayornijameva dhāma vidyābhṛtoḥ sapadi saṃśrutayornarendraḥ |
niḥsaṃśayena manasā niratastadānīṃ bhaktiṃ babaṃdha bhagavatyaruṇādrināthe || 15 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe'ruṇācalamāhātmya uttarārdhe kalādharakāṃtiśālivṛttāṃtavarṇanaṃnāma trayoviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 23 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 23
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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