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.
Chapter 10
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sāvarṇiruvāca |
kathaṃ prāptā punaḥ skanda śrīrindreṇa gatāmbudhim || etāṃ kathaya me sarvāṃ kathāṃ nārāyaṇāśrayām || 1 ||
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skanda uvāca |
śriyā vihīno devendraḥ śrīhīnairapi dānavaiḥ |
parājito hṛtasthāno naṣṭāśeṣaparicchadaḥ || 2 ||
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girigahvarakuñjeṣu kānaneṣu tatastataḥ |
paribabhrāma sahito digīśairvaruṇādibhiḥ || 3 ||
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valkalājina vastrāśca paśupakṣyāmiṣāśanāḥ |
devā daityā narā nāgāstulyācāraparicchadāḥ || 4 ||
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pātrāṇi mṛnmayānyeva sarveṣāmapi veśmasu |
āsanvarākāḥ sarvepi piśācya iva ca striyaḥ || 5 ||
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ādāvabhūdanāvṛṣṭirbhuvi dvādaśavārṣikī |
tato varṣe kvacidvṛṣṭirāsītsvalpā kvacinna ca || 6 ||
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itthaṃ dāridryaduḥkhānāṃ teṣāṃ varṣaśataṃ gatam |
baliṣṭhārabdhakarmāṇaste'tiduḥkhepi no mṛtāḥ || 7 ||
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ajīvanta mṛtaprāyā narakeṣviva nārakāḥ |
yatantopi śriyaḥ prāptyai yajñādyairnnā'labhanta tām || 8 ||
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tataḥ sahasravarṣānte merau śaraṇamāyayuḥ |
śāpāddurvāsaso devāḥ sarve durvāsaso vidhim || 9 ||
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praṇamya tasmai duḥkhaṃ svaṃ vāsavādyā nyavedayan |
ādāveva hi so'jñāsītsarvajñatvātsurāpadam || 10 ||
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upālabhya tataścendraṃ viriñcaḥ sahaśaṃkaraḥ |
tadduḥkhavāraṇā kalpo viṣṇumaicchatprasāditum || 11 ||
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ārādhayiṣyaṃstapasā tato'sau taṃ tapaḥpriyam |
sarvadevagaṇopeta upāyātkṣīrasāgaram || 12 ||
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tasyottare taṭe ramye sarve te'naśanavratāḥ |
ekapādasthitā ūrddhvabāhavaścakrire tapaḥ || 13 ||
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keśavaṃ hṛdi te dadhyuḥ sarvakleśavināśanam |
lakṣmīpatiṃ vāsudevamekāgrakṛtamānasāḥ || 14 ||
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śatābdānte tato viṣṇuḥ śrīkṛṣṇo bhagavānsvayam |
atyāpanneṣu dīneṣu kṛpāṃ deveṣu so'karot || 15 ||
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adṛśyamūrtirātmajñairapi bhūritapasvibhiḥ |
tatrāvirāsītkṛpayā niyutāhaskaradyutiḥ || 16 ||
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tejomaṇḍalamevādau sahasā sphuritaṃ mahat |
dadṛśurvibudhāḥ sarve sitaṃ ghanamanaupamam || 17 ||
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brahmā śivaśca tanmadhye dadṛśāte ramāpatim |
ghanaśyāmaṃ caturbāhuṃ gadābjābjāridhāriṇam || 18 ||
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kirīṭakāñcīkaṭakakuṇḍalādivibhūṣitam |
pītakauśeyavasanaṃ divyasundaravigraham || 19 ||
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harṣavihvalitānmānau daṇḍavattau praṇematuḥ |
tadicchayā'tha devāśca dṛṣṭvā taṃ ca mudā'naman || 20 ||
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babhūvuratihṛṣṭāste nidhiṃ prāpyā'dhanā iva |
baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve bhaktyā taṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ surāḥ || 21 ||
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devā ūcuḥ |
oṃnamo bhagavate tubhyaṃ vāsudevāya dhīmahi |
pradyumnāyāniruddhāya namaḥ saṃkarṣaṇāya ca || 22 ||
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oṃkārabrahmarūpāya tredhāviṣkṛtamūrtaye |
brahmāṇḍasargasthityantahetave nirguṇāya ca || 23 ||
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nayanānandarūpāya praṇatakleśanāśine |
keśavāya namastubhyaṃ svataṃtreśvaramūrtaye || 24 ||
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moditāśeṣabhaktāya kālamāyādimohine |
sadānaṃdāya kṛṣṇāya namaḥ saddharmavarttine || 25 ||
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bhavāmbudhinimagrānāmuddhṛtikṣamakīrtaye |
darśanīyasvarūpāya ghanaśyāmāya te namaḥ || 26 ||
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gadābjadaracakrāṇi bibhrate dīrghabāhubhiḥ |
suragovipradharmāṇāṃ goptre tubhyaṃ namonamaḥ || 27 ||
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vareṇyāya prapannānāmabhīṣṭavaradāyine |
nigamāgamavedyāya vedagarbhāya te namaḥ || 28 ||
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tejomaṇḍalamadhyastha divyasundaramūrtaye |
namāmo viṣṇave tubhyaṃ parātparatarāya ca || 29 ||
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vāṇīmanoviprakṛṣṭamahimne'kṣararūpiṇe |
sarvāntaryāmiṇe tubhyaṃ bṛhate ca namonamaḥ || 30 ||
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sukhadosi tvamevaikaḥ svāśritānāmato vayam |
mahāpadadhikakliṣṭāḥ śaraṇaṃ tvāmupāgatāḥ || 31 ||
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devādhidevabhaktasya tava durvāsaso vayam |
atikramācchriyā hīnāḥ prāptāḥ smo durdaśāmimām || 32 ||
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vāsonnapānasthānādihīnāndharmopi naḥ prabho |
tyaktvā saha śriyā yātastānpātuṃ tvamasīśvaraḥ || 33 ||
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yato vayaṃ ca dharmaśca tvadīyā iti viśrutāḥ |
yathāpūrvaṃ sukhīkarttuṃ tvamevārhasyato hi naḥ || 34 ||
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skanda uvāca |
iti saṃprārthito devairbhagavānsa dayānidhiḥ |
uvācānandayanvācā meghagambhīrayā surān || 35 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
viditaṃ me surāḥ sarvaṃ kaṣṭaṃ vaḥ sadatikramāt |
upāyaṃ kurutādyaiva vacmi yattannivṛttaye || 36 ||
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oṣadhīrambudhau sarvāḥ kṣiptvā mandarabhūbhṛtā |
nāgarājavaratreṇa maṃthadhvamasuraiḥ saha || 37 ||
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ādau saṃdhāya danujaiḥ kurutāmbudhimanthanam |
sāhāyaṃ vaḥ kariṣyāmi khedaḥ kāryo na tatra vaḥ || 38 ||
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amṛtaṃ ca śriyo dṛṣṭiṃ prāpya pūrvādhikaujasaḥ |
bhavitāro madvimukhā daityāstu kleśabhāginaḥ || 39 ||
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skanda uvāca |
ityuktvāṃtardadhe viṣṇurbhaktasaṅkaṭanāśanaḥ |
devāstasmai namaskṛtya taduktaṃ kartumārabhan || 40 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇava khaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye śrīvāsudevaprasādanirūpaṇaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ || 10 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 10
The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)
(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
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Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
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Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
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