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 12
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atha svāmipuṣkariṇī snānāttāmisrādinarakanistāraḥ |
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
sūta sarvārthatattvajña vedavedāṃgapāraga |
śrīsvāmipuṣkariṇyāśca vaibhavaṃ vada naḥ prabho || 1 ||
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yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa muktaḥ syānmānavo bhuvi || 2 ||
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śrīsūta uvāca |
svāmitīrthaṃ praśaṃsanti snāṃti vā kathayaṃti ye |
aṣṭāviṃśatibhedāṃste narakānnopabhuñjate || 3 ||
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tāmisramandhatāmisraṃ mahārauravarauravau |
kumbhīpākaṃ kālasūtramasipatravanaṃ tathā || 4 ||
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kṛmibhakṣo'ndhakūpaśca saṃdaṃśaḥ śālmalī tathā |
lālābhakṣo hyavīciśca sārameyādanaṃ tathā || 5 ||
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tathaiva vajrakaṇakaḥ kṣārakardamapātanam |
rakṣogaṇāśanaṃ cāpi śūlaprotanirodhanam || 6 ||
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tirodhānābhidhaṃ viprāstathā sūcīmukhābhidham |
pūyaśoṇitabhakṣaṃ ca viṣāgniparipīḍanam || 7 ||
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aṣṭāviṃśatisaṃkhyātametannarakasaṃcayam |
na yāti manujo viprāḥ svāmitīrthanimajjanāt || 8 ||
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vittāpatyakalatrāṇāṃ yo'nyeṣāmapahārakaḥ |
sa kālapāśabaddho'yaṃ yamadūtairbhayānakaiḥ || 9 ||
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tāmisre narake ghore pātyate bahuvatsaram |
snāti cetsvāmitīrthe sa tasminnāsau nipātyate || 10 ||
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mātaraṃ pitaraṃ viprānyo dveṣṭi puruṣādhamaḥ |
sa kālasūtranarake vistṛtāyutayojane || 11 ||
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adhastādagnisantapte uparyarkamarīcibhiḥ |
khale tāmramaye viprāḥ pātyate kṣudhayārditaḥ || 12 ||
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snāti cetpuṣkariṇyāṃ vai tasminnā'sau nipātyate |
yo vedamārgamullaṃghya vartate kupathe naraḥ || 13 ||
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so'sipatravane ghore pātyate yamakiṃkaraiḥ |
snāti cetsvāmitīrthe tu tasminnā'sau nipātyate || 14 ||
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yo'śnāti paṃktibhedena pakvaṃ sūpādikaṃ naraḥ |
akṛtvā paṃcayajñānvā bhuṃkte mohena sa dvijāḥ || 15 ||
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pātyate'yaṃ yamabhaṭairnarake kṛmibhojane |
bhakṣyamāṇaḥ kṛmiśatairbhakṣayankṛmisaṃcayān || 16 ||
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svayaṃ ca kṛmibhūtaḥ saṃstiṣṭhedyāvadaghakṣayam |
snāti cetsvāmitīrthe vai tasminnā'sau nipātyate || 17 ||
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yo haredvipravittāni snehena balato'pi vā |
anyeṣāmapi vittāni rājā tatpuruṣo'pi vā || 18 ||
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ayomayāgnikuṃḍeṣu saṃdaṃśaiḥ so'pi pīḍitaḥ |
saṃdaṃśe narake ghore pātyate yamapūruṣaiḥ || 19 ||
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snāti cetsvāmitīrthe tu tasminnāsau nipātyate |
agamyāṃ yobhigaccheta striyaṃ vai puruṣādhamaḥ || 20 ||
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agamyaṃ puruṣaṃ yoṣidabhigaccheta vā dvijāḥ |
tāvayomayanārīṃ ca puruṣaṃ cāpyayomayam || 21 ||
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taptāvāliṅgya tiṣṭhantau yāvaccandradivākaram |
sūcyākhye narake ghore pātyete yamakiṃkaraiḥ || 22 ||
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snāti cetsvāmitīrthe ca tasminnāsau nipāpyate |
bādhate sarvajantūnyo nānopāyairupadravaiḥ || 23 ||
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śālmalīnarake ghore pātyate bahukaṇṭake |
snāti cetsvāmitīrthe tu tasminnāsau nipātyate || 24 ||
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rājā vā rājabhṛtyo vā yaḥ pāṣaṇḍamanudrutaḥ |
bhedako dharmasetūnāṃ vaitaraṇyāṃ nipātyate || 25 ||
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snāti cetsvāmitīrthe tu tasminnāsau nipātyate |
vṛṣalīsaṅgaduṣṭo vā śaucādyācāravarjitaḥ || 26 ||
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tyaktalajjastyaktavedaḥ paśucaryārataḥ sadā |
sa pūyaviṣṭhāmūtrāsṛkchleṣmapittādipūrite || 27 ||
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atibībhatsanarake pātyate yamakiṃkaraiḥ |
snāti cetsvāmitīrthe tu tasminnāsau nipātyate || 28 ||
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yaḥ śvabhirmṛgayurvanyānbāṇairvā bādhate mṛgān |
sa vidhyamāno bāṇaughaiḥ paratra yamakiṃkaraiḥ || 29 ||
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prāṇarodhākhyanarake pātyate yamakiṃkaraiḥ |
snāti cetsvāmitīrthe tu tasminnāsau nipātyate || 30 ||
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dāmbhiko yaḥ paśūnyajñe vidhyanuṣṭhānavarjitaḥ |
hantyasau paralokeṣu vaiśase narake dvijāḥ || 31 ||
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kartyamāno yamabhaṭaiḥ pātyate yamakiṃkaraiḥ |
snāti cetpuṣkariṇyāṃ vai tasminnāsau nipātyate || 32 ||
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ātmabhāryāṃ savarṇāṃ yo retaḥ pāyayate yadi |
paratra retaḥpāyī sa retaḥkuṇḍe nipātyate || 33 ||
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snāti cetpuṣkariṇyāṃ vai tasminnāsau nipātyate |
yo dasyurmārgamāśritya garado grāmadāhakaḥ || 34 ||
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vaṇigdravyāpahārī ca sa paratra dvijottamāḥ |
vajradaṃṣṭrābhidhe ghore pātyate narake ciram || 35 ||
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snāti cetsvāmitīrthe tu tasminnāsau nipātyate |
vidyante yāni cānyāni narakāṇi paratra vai || 36 ||
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tāni nāpnoti manujaḥ svāmitīrthanimajjanāt |
puṣkariṇyāṃ sakṛtsnānādaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet || 37 ||
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ātmavidyā bhavetsākṣānmuktiścāpi caturvidhā |
na pāpe ramate buddhirna bhaveduḥkhameva vā || 38 ||
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tulāpuruṣadānena yatphalaṃ labhyate naraiḥ |
tatphalaṃ labhyate pumbhiḥ svāmitīrthanimajjanāt || 39 ||
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gosahasrapradānena yatpuṇyaṃ hi bhavennṛṇām |
tatpuṇyaṃ labhate martyaḥ svāmitīrthanimajanāt || 40 ||
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dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ yaṃ yamicchati pūruṣaḥ |
taṃ taṃ sadyaḥ samāpnoti svāmitīrthanimajjanāt || 41 ||
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mahāpātakayukto vā yukto vā sarvapātakaiḥ |
sadyaḥ pūto bhavedviprāḥ svāmitīrthanimajjanāt || 42 ||
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prajñā lakṣmīryaśaḥ saṃpajjñānaṃ dharmo viraktatā |
manaḥśuddhirbhavennṛṇāṃ svāmitīrthaniṣevaṇāt || 43 ||
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brahmahatyā'yutaṃ cāpi surāpānāyutaṃ tathā |
ayutaṃ gurudārāṇāṃ gamanaṃ pāpakāriṇām || 44 ||
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steyāyutaṃ suvarṇānāṃ tatsaṃsargāśca koṭiśaḥ |
śīghraṃ vilayamāyānti svāmitīrthanimajjanāt || 45 ||
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brahmahatyāsamānāni surāpānasamāni ca |
gurustrīgamanenāpi yāni tulyāni cāstikāḥ || 46 ||
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suvarṇasteyatulyāni tatsaṃsargasamāni ca |
tāni sarvāṇi naśyanti svāmitīrthanimajjanāt || 47 ||
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atha svāmitīrthamahimāśraddhālūnāṃ mahānarakaprāptiḥ |
ukteṣveteṣu sandeho na karttavyaḥ kadācana |
jihvāgre paraśuṃ taptaṃ prakṣipaṃti ca kiṃkarāḥ || 48 ||
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arthavādamimaṃ sarvaṃ bruvanvai narakaṃ vrajet |
sūkaraḥ sa hi vijñeyaḥ sarvakarmabahiṣkṛtaḥ || 49 ||
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aho maurkhyamaho maurkhyamaho maurkhyaṃ dvijottamāḥ |
svāmitīrthābhidhe tīrthe sarvapātakanāśane || 50 ||
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advaitajñānade puṃsāṃ bhuktimuktipradāyini |
iṣṭakāmaprade nityaṃ tathaivājñānanāśane || 51 ||
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sthite'pi tadvihāyāyaṃ ramatenyatra vai janaḥ |
aho mohasya māhātmyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ na śakyate || 52 ||
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snātasya svāmitīrthe tu nāntakādbhayamasti vai |
svāmitīrthaṃ ca paśyaṃti tatra snāṃti ca ye narāḥ || 53 ||
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stuvanti ca praśaṃsaṃti spṛśaṃti ca namanti ca |
na pibanti hi te stanyaṃ mātṝṇāṃ dvijapuṃgavāḥ || 54 ||
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evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāḥ svāmitīrthasya vaibhavam |
bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṛṇāṃ sarvapāpanibarhaṇam || 55 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye śrī svāmipuṣkariṇītīrthamahimānuvarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 12 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 12
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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