Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.6.149 (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 2.8.6.149

ऋक्षवानररक्षांसि जनाश्च पुरवासिनः ।
आगत्य परया भक्त्या पृष्ठतः समुपाययुः ॥ १४९ ॥

ṛkṣavānararakṣāṃsi janāśca puravāsinaḥ |
āgatya parayā bhaktyā pṛṣṭhataḥ samupāyayuḥ || 149 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.149 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 (2.8.6.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rikshavana, Jana, Puravasin, Puravasi, Agatya, Para, Bhaktya, Bhakti, Prishthatah, Upaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.149). 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: “ṛkṣavānararakṣāṃsi janāśca puravāsinaḥ
  • ṛkṣavāna -
  • ṛkṣavāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣavāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rarakṣā -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aṃ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • janāś -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puravāsinaḥ -
  • puravāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puravāsin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puravāsī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “āgatya parayā bhaktyā pṛṣṭhataḥ samupāyayuḥ
  • āgatya -
  • āgatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • parayā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhaktyā -
  • bhaktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāya -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuḥ -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.6.149

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 2.8.6.149 in Bengali sript:
ঋক্ষবানররক্ষাংসি জনাশ্চ পুরবাসিনঃ ।
আগত্য পরযা ভক্ত্যা পৃষ্ঠতঃ সমুপাযযুঃ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

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 2.8.6.149 in Kannada sript:
ಋಕ್ಷವಾನರರಕ್ಷಾಂಸಿ ಜನಾಶ್ಚ ಪುರವಾಸಿನಃ ।
ಆಗತ್ಯ ಪರಯಾ ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ ಸಮುಪಾಯಯುಃ ॥ ೧೪೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.6.149 in Gujarati sript:
ઋક્ષવાનરરક્ષાંસિ જનાશ્ચ પુરવાસિનઃ ।
આગત્ય પરયા ભક્ત્યા પૃષ્ઠતઃ સમુપાયયુઃ ॥ ૧૪૯ ॥

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 2.8.6.149 in Malayalam sript:
ഋക്ഷവാനരരക്ഷാംസി ജനാശ്ച പുരവാസിനഃ ।
ആഗത്യ പരയാ ഭക്ത്യാ പൃഷ്ഠതഃ സമുപായയുഃ ॥ ൧൪൯ ॥

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