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 12
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skanda uvāca |
tato hṛṣṭāḥ kāśyapeyā manthasthānamupetya te |
punarvarṣasahasraṃ ca manthanti sma payonidhim || 1 ||
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mathyamānāttathā sindhoḥ sarvestairapi kiñcana |
nāsīcca śithilā āsanmaṃthitāraḥ śvasanmukhāḥ || 2 ||
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vāsukiśca mahāsarpaḥ prāṇavaiklavyamāptavān |
manthakāle mandaropi naikatrāsītsthirasthitiḥ || 3 ||
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sarvāndṛṣṭvā nirutsāhānpradyumno viṇvanujñayā |
devāsurāhirājeṣu praviśya balamādadhau || 4 ||
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aniruddhopi tarhyeva tamākramya nagādhipam |
sahasrabāhubhistasthau mahācala ivā'paraḥ || 5 ||
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tato mamanthustarasā saṃprāptaparamojasaḥ |
savismayā mahābdhiṃ te surāsuragaṇā mudā || 6 ||
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nārāyaṇānubhāvena nāpurddevādayaḥ śramam |
śuśubhe manthanaṃ tacca samamākarṣaṇāttadā || 7 ||
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mathyamāne mahāmbhodhau susruvuḥ paritastadā |
mahādrumāṇāṃ niryāsā bahavaścauṣadhīrasāḥ || 8 ||
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tathābhūtādambunidherāvirāsītkalānidhiḥ |
kāntyauṣadhīnāmadhyakṣaḥ sarvāsāṃ ya udīryate || 9 ||
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tato gavāmadhiṣṭhātrī sarvāsāmapi kāmadhuk |
havirddhānyabhavaddhenuḥ śītāṃśusadṛśadyutiḥ || 10 ||
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aśvaḥ śveto'thāvirāsīddhayānāmadhidevatā |
airāvataśca nāgendraścaturddantaḥ śaśiprabhaḥ || 11 ||
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pārijāto divyatarustarurājastato'bhavat |
maṇiratnaṃ kaustubhākhyaṃ padmarāgamabhūttataḥ || 12 ||
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tato'bhavannapsaraso rūpalāvaṇyabhūmayaḥ |
surā devī tato jajñe sarvamādakadevatā || 13 ||
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āsīdatha dhanuḥ śārṅgaṃ sarvaśastrādhidaivatam |
vādyādhidaivataṃ śaṃkhaḥ pāñcajanyastato'bhavat || 14 ||
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tatra candraḥ pārijātastathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇaḥ |
ādityapathamāśritya tasthurete tu tatkṣaṇam || 15 ||
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vāruṇīmaśvarājaṃ ca daityeśā jagṛhurdrutam |
airāvataṃ devarājo jagrāhānumatāddhareḥ || 16 ||
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kaustubhaśca dhanuḥ śaṃkho viṣṇumeva prapedire |
havirddhānīṃ tu te sarve tāpasebhyo dadustadā || 17 ||
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mathyamānātpunaḥ sindhoḥ sākṣācchrīrabhavatsvayam |
ānandayantī svadṛśā trilokīṃ hatavarcasam || 18 ||
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tāṃ grahītuṃ tu sarvepi surāsuranarādayaḥ |
aicchaṃstasyāḥ pratāpāttu śekentyetuṃ na kaścana || 19 ||
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tatastāṃ padmahastatvācchrīṃ viditvaiva vāsavaḥ |
ānandaṃ paramaṃ prāpa brahmādyā ye ca tadvidaḥ || 20 ||
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tāvattatrāmbudhiḥ sākṣādetya tāṃ haima āsane |
kanyā mameyamityuktvā gṛhītvāṅka upāviśat || 21 ||
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punarabdhermathyamānādadhikaṃ balibhiśca taiḥ |
sudhārthibhirddhairyavadbhirapi naivābhavatsudhā || 22 ||
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tadā śithilayatnāste nirāśā amṛtodbhave |
pramlānavaktrāḥ khinnāśca babhūvuḥ kāśyapā mune || 23 ||
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dṛṣṭvā tathāvidhāṃstāṃśca bhagavānkaruṇānidhiḥ |
udyuktobhūtsvayaṃ brahmanmanthanāya hasanvibhuḥ || 24 ||
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ratnakāñcīdṛḍhābaddhakakṣapītāmbaradyutiḥ |
dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāmahiṃ madhye dorbhyāmubhayatograhīt || 25 ||
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dhṛtāhivadanā daityāstasthurekata eva te |
ekato dhṛtatatpucchā devāstasthustadākhilāḥ || 26 ||
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tanmadhyagaśca bhagavānmamanthābdhiṃ sa līlayā |
dadāno nayanānanda cañcatkaravibhūṣaṇaḥ || 27 ||
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brahmā saharṣipravarairantarikṣasthitastadā |
avākirattaṃ kusumaiḥ kurvañjayajayadhvanim || 28 ||
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mathyamānāttataḥ sindhorjjajñe dhanvantariḥ pumān |
viṣṇoraṃśena gaurāṃgaḥ sudhākumbhaṃ kare dadhat || 29 ||
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ghṛtādīnāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ rasānāṃ sāramuttamam |
amṛtaṃ tadgṛhītvā'sau śriyontikamupāyayau || 30 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye'mṛtamanthane caturdaśaratnotpattirnāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 12 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 12
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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