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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munaya ūcuḥ |
bhagavansarvaśāstrajña śrutaṃ paramamadbhutam |
yātrārūpaṃ bhagavato māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam || 1 ||
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yathāhaṃ pūjito devaḥ kāmibhiḥ sarvakāmadaḥ |
bhūtyupāsanayā bhūtiprado brūhi tathā hi naḥ || 2 ||
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jaiminiruvāca |
sarvā vibhūtayo viṣṇorjagatyasmiṃścarācarāḥ |
bhūtiprado vibhūtiśca sa ekaḥ parameśvaraḥ || 3 ||
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yathāyathopa carati tathā vai jāyate naraḥ |
etāvadasya mahimā parimātuṃ na śakyate || 4 ||
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yo yathā samupāste taṃ tathā vai phalamāpnuyāt |
ekaḥ paṃthāścaturṇāṃ vai dharmādīnāṃ sa dāravaḥ || 5 ||
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dharmasya pathā gahanaḥ saṃkīrṇo vahuśāsanaiḥ |
tattvāvadhāraṇe nāsya kṣamaḥ ko'pi dvijottamāḥ || 6 ||
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arthakāmau hi tanmūlāvitthaṃ sthūlagatī sadā |
teṣāṃ trayāṇāṃ bhagavānanāyāsena vṛddhikṛt || 7 ||
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dharmo hi bhagavānviṣṇurdharmamūlamidaṃ jagat |
dharmasya jagataścāpi prabhureṣa janārdanaḥ || 8 ||
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puruṣārthamaye tasminbhaktiryasya pratiṣṭhitā |
sa sarvakāmatṛptātmā na śocati na kāṃkṣati || 9 ||
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trailokyaiśvaryadātāsau śakrarūpo hyupāsitaḥ |
bhāvito dhātṛrūpeṇa vaṃśavṛddhikaro hariḥ || 10 ||
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sanatkumārarūpeṇa dīrghamāyuḥ prayacchati |
vṛttisaṃpatprado hyeṣa pṛthurūpeṇa bhāvitaḥ || 11 ||
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gaṅgāditīrthaphalado vācaspatirupāsitaḥ |
aṃtastamaḥ praṇudati bhāsvadrūpeṇa bhāvitaḥ || 12 ||
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saubhāgyamatulaṃ dadyādamṛtāṃśurupāsitaḥ |
vidyāṣṭādaśatattvajño vākpatitvena bhāvayan || 13 ||
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vājimedhādiyajñānāṃ phalado'yaṃ sanātanaḥ |
yajñeśvarasvarūpeṇa bhāvito'yaṃ jaganmayaḥ || 14 ||
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dhyātaḥ kuberarūpeṇa samṛddhimatulāṃ dadet || 15 ||
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evaṃ dayāṃbudhirasau tasminnīlācale vasan |
dīnānāthānugrahāya dāruvyājaśarīravān || 16 ||
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prayāta tatra bho viprā vasadhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ |
śrīśapādābjayugalaṃ śaraṇaṃ tatprapadyata || 17 ||
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aihikāmuṣmikānbhogānvāñchadhvaṃ yadi śāśvatān |
ante muktiṃ ca kaivalyāṃ yathecchaṃ tatra prāpnuta || 18 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmye saptacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 47 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 47

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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