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.

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jaiminiruvāca |
mṛgarāśiṃ saṃkramati yadā bhāsvāndvijottamāḥ |
uttarāśāṃ jigamiṣustadā syāduttarāyaṇam || 1 ||
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tasya saṃkramaṇārddhaṃ ca yāvatsyurviṃśatiḥ kalāḥ |
mahāpuṇyatamaḥ kālaḥ pitṛdevadvijapriyaḥ || 2 ||
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tatra snātvā vidhānena rtārtharājajale naraḥ |
nārāyaṇaṃ samabhyarcya kalpavṛkṣaṃ praṇamya ca || 3 ||
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praviśya devatāgāraṃ kṛtvā taṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇām |
mantrarājena saṃpūjya devaṃ śrīpuruṣottamam || 4 ||
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tathā balaṃ subhadrāṃ ca svamantreṇa prapūjayet |
dṛṣṭvottarāyaṇe devaṃ mucyate dehabandhanāt || 5 ||
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vidhānaṃ tasya vakṣyābhi śṛṇudhvaṃ pāvanaṃ mahat |
saṃkrāṃteḥ pūrvadivase navāṃ śāliṃ sukuṭṭitām || 6 ||
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prāsādapūrvadeśe ca sthāpayitvādhivāsayet |
navena vāsasāveṣṭya dūrvāsarṣapapuṣpakaiḥ || 7 ||
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pūjayitvā mantrayedvai kṛṣṇastvāmabhirakṣatu |
tasminneva niśāyāme vyatīte jagadīśituḥ || 8 ||
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pratyarcāṃ sannidhau nītvā bhāvayedekatādhiye |
upacārāvaśiṣṭābhyāṃ pūjayedvai samāhitaḥ || 9 ||
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tato nirmālyavasanamālāmasyāṃ nidhāpayet |
mahāsamṛddhyā tāmarcāṃ trirdevānbhrāmayettataḥ || 10 ||
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āṃdolikāyāmāropya prāsādadvāramānayet |
trivikramaṃ trikrameṇa trailokyakramaṇaṃ vibhum || 11 ||
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viḍaṃbayaṃtaṃ tāṃ līlāṃ prāsādaṃ bhrāmayecca tam |
triraṃte punaraṃke ca susamṛddhyā śanaiḥśanaiḥ || 12 ||
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dīpikāśatasaṃruddhatamasovaraṇāṃtare |
chatradhvajapatākābhirnṛtyavāditragītakaiḥ || 13 ||
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taddarśanaparikṣīṇapātakānāṃ mahātmanām |
na ca cihnaṃ śarīre'sya navāṃge bhramaṇaṃ tataḥ || 14 ||
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anuyāṃti tadā ye taṃ mahe yāṃtaṃ trivikramam |
labhaṃte vājimedhasya phalaṃ te vai pade pade || 15 ||
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prathamabhramaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā mucyate pañcapātakaiḥ |
malinīkaraṇairmucyeddvitīyaṃ bhramaṇaṃ dvijāḥ || 16 ||
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apātrīkaraṇairdṛṣṭvā tṛtīyaṃ bhramaṇaṃ dhruvam |
upapātakapāpaiśca caturthaṃ mucyate tataḥ || 17 ||
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punaḥ prabhāte deveśaṃ praliṃpedgandhacandanaiḥ |
vastrālaṃkāramālyaiśca bhūṣayitvā yathāvidhi || 18 ||
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pūjayedupacāraistaṃ yathāśakti samṛddhimat |
nīrājayitvā deveśaṃ taṃdulānadhivāsitān || 19 ||
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sthālīṣu śātakuṃbhāsu dadhikhaṃḍājyamiśritān |
sanārikelaśakalācchṛṃgavera dalānvitān || 20 ||
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prāsādaṃ triḥ paribhramya nayeddevasamīpataḥ |
paṃktiśaḥ sthāpayedagre gandhapuṣpākṣatānvitān || 21 ||
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jīvanaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ janakastvaṃ jagatprabho |
tvanmayāḥ śālayo hyete tvayaiva janitāḥ prabho || 22 ||
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lokānugrahaṇārthāya gṛhītocitavigraha |
tava prītyai kṛtānetāngṛhāṇa parameśvara || 23 ||
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tvayi tuṣṭe jagatsarvamanena prabhaviṣyati |
svāhākārasvadhākāravaṣaṭkārā divaukasām || 24 ||
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āpyāyanā bhaviṣyaṃti tairevāpyāyitaṃ jagat |
rakṣa sarvaṃ jagannātha tvanmayaṃ sacarācaram || 25 ||
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iti saṃprārthya deveśaṃ śālistaṃbānnivedayet |
tanmayānbhakṣabhojyāṃśca dadhikuṃbhānsugaṃdhinaḥ || 26 ||
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karpūrakhaṃḍamaricacūrṇayuktānnivedayet |
brāhmaṇānpūjayedbhaktyā devadevapuraḥsthitān || 27 ||
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tebhyaḥ pradadyādbhaktyā tāñchālyādīnbhagavaddhiyā |
imaṃ mahotsavaṃ viprāḥ purā kalpe ca kaśyapaḥ || 28 ||
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sa ca sṛṣṭiṃ vinirmāya bhagavatprītaye'karot |
ye paśyantyutsavaṃ cainaṃ kaśyapena vinirmitam || 29 ||
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sarvadā sarvakāmaiste pūrṇāḥ śocaṃti na dvijāḥ |
uṣitvā tridaśaiḥ sārddhaṃ kalpāṃte mokṣamāpnuyuḥ || 30 ||
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mahānasasya saṃskāraṃ vahneḥ saṃskārameva ca |
atrāpi kuryānmunayo vaiśvadevaṃ dinedine || 31 ||
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ādhānasaṃskṛte vahnau bhagavadbhuktaye ramā |
pratyahaṃ pākamādhatte divyarūpā tirohitā || 32 ||
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asminmahāpuṇyatama utsave paramātmanaḥ |
tulāpuruṣadānādi koṭikoṭiguṇaṃ bhavet || 33 ||
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snānaṃ dānaṃ tapo homaḥ svādhyāyaḥ pitṛtarpaṇam |
sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti hyutsave cottarāyaṇe || 34 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye makarasaṃkramavidhivarṇanaṃnāma dvicatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 42 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 42

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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