Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.3.2.28 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana 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.

Verse 2.3.2.28

व्यास उवाच ।
अस्त्येकः परमोपायो भवतः पापनिष्कृतौ ।
सर्वभक्षाख्यदोषस्य बदरीं शरणं श्रय ॥ २८ ॥

vyāsa uvāca |
astyekaḥ paramopāyo bhavataḥ pāpaniṣkṛtau |
sarvabhakṣākhyadoṣasya badarīṃ śaraṇaṃ śraya || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.3.2.28 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.3.2.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyasa, Asti, Astya, Eka, Parama, Upaya, Bhavat, Bhavant, Papanishkriti, Sarvabhaksha, Osha, Badari, Sharana, Shraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.3.2.28). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “vyāsa uvāca
  • vyāsa* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “astyekaḥ paramopāyo bhavataḥ pāpaniṣkṛtau
  • astye -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    astya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • ekaḥ -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramo -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāyo* -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavataḥ -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • pāpaniṣkṛtau -
  • pāpaniṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “sarvabhakṣākhyadoṣasya badarīṃ śaraṇaṃ śraya
  • sarvabhakṣā -
  • sarvabhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyad -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single]
  • oṣasya -
  • oṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    oṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • badarīm -
  • badarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śraya -
  • śraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.3.2.28

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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Preview of verse 2.3.2.28 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাস উবাচ ।
অস্ত্যেকঃ পরমোপাযো ভবতঃ পাপনিষ্কৃতৌ ।
সর্বভক্ষাখ্যদোষস্য বদরীং শরণং শ্রয ॥ ২৮ ॥

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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Preview of verse 2.3.2.28 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ಯೇಕಃ ಪರಮೋಪಾಯೋ ಭವತಃ ಪಾಪನಿಷ್ಕೃತೌ ।
ಸರ್ವಭಕ್ಷಾಖ್ಯದೋಷಸ್ಯ ಬದರೀಂ ಶರಣಂ ಶ್ರಯ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.3.2.28 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસ ઉવાચ ।
અસ્ત્યેકઃ પરમોપાયો ભવતઃ પાપનિષ્કૃતૌ ।
સર્વભક્ષાખ્યદોષસ્ય બદરીં શરણં શ્રય ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 2.3.2.28 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസ ഉവാച ।
അസ്ത്യേകഃ പരമോപായോ ഭവതഃ പാപനിഷ്കൃതൌ ।
സര്വഭക്ഷാഖ്യദോഷസ്യ ബദരീം ശരണം ശ്രയ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

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