Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.9.42 (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 2.8.9.42

रक्षितो वासुदेवेन क्षेत्ररक्षार्थमादरात् ।
तस्य पूजा विधातव्या प्रयत्नेन यथाविधि ।
मनोभीष्टफलप्राप्तिर्भैरवस्य सदाऽदरात् ॥ ४२ ॥

rakṣito vāsudevena kṣetrarakṣārthamādarāt |
tasya pūjā vidhātavyā prayatnena yathāvidhi |
manobhīṣṭaphalaprāptirbhairavasya sadā'darāt || 42 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.9.42 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 (2.8.9.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshitri, Rakshita, Vasudeva, Kshetraraksha, Artha, Adara, Tad, Puja, Vidhatavya, Prayatna, Yathavidhi, Mana, Manas, Manu, Bhi, Phalaprapti, Bhairava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.9.42). 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: “rakṣito vāsudevena kṣetrarakṣārthamādarāt
  • rakṣito* -
  • rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
  • vāsudevena -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣetrarakṣā -
  • kṣetrarakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādarāt -
  • ādara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tasya pūjā vidhātavyā prayatnena yathāvidhi
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūjā* -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vidhātavyā -
  • vidhātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 3: “manobhīṣṭaphalaprāptirbhairavasya sadā'darāt
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhīṣ -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalaprāptir -
  • phalaprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhairavasya -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhairava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sadā' -
  • adarāt -
  • adara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.9.42

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 2.8.9.42 in Bengali sript:
রক্ষিতো বাসুদেবেন ক্ষেত্ররক্ষার্থমাদরাত্ ।
তস্য পূজা বিধাতব্যা প্রযত্নেন যথাবিধি ।
মনোভীষ্টফলপ্রাপ্তির্ভৈরবস্য সদাঽদরাত্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 2.8.9.42 in Kannada sript:
ರಕ್ಷಿತೋ ವಾಸುದೇವೇನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರರಕ್ಷಾರ್ಥಮಾದರಾತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಯ ಪೂಜಾ ವಿಧಾತವ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನೇನ ಯಥಾವಿಧಿ ।
ಮನೋಭೀಷ್ಟಫಲಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿರ್ಭೈರವಸ್ಯ ಸದಾಽದರಾತ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.9.42 in Gujarati sript:
રક્ષિતો વાસુદેવેન ક્ષેત્રરક્ષાર્થમાદરાત્ ।
તસ્ય પૂજા વિધાતવ્યા પ્રયત્નેન યથાવિધિ ।
મનોભીષ્ટફલપ્રાપ્તિર્ભૈરવસ્ય સદાઽદરાત્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 2.8.9.42 in Malayalam sript:
രക്ഷിതോ വാസുദേവേന ക്ഷേത്രരക്ഷാര്ഥമാദരാത് ।
തസ്യ പൂജാ വിധാതവ്യാ പ്രയത്നേന യഥാവിധി ।
മനോഭീഷ്ടഫലപ്രാപ്തിര്ഭൈരവസ്യ സദാഽദരാത് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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