Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.9.22.23 (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 2.9.22.23

क्रीडास्थानं भगवतः सश्रियो रैवताचलः ।
तथा गोवर्द्धनगिरिः पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् ॥ २३ ॥

krīḍāsthānaṃ bhagavataḥ saśriyo raivatācalaḥ |
tathā govarddhanagiriḥ puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam || 23 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.9.22.23 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 (2.9.22.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kridasthana, Bhagavat, Sashri, Raivatacala, Tatha, Varddhana, Giri, Punya, Vrindavana, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.9.22.23). 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: “krīḍāsthānaṃ bhagavataḥ saśriyo raivatācalaḥ
  • krīḍāsthānam -
  • krīḍāsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhagavataḥ -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saśriyo* -
  • saśrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saśrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • raivatācalaḥ -
  • raivatācala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā govarddhanagiriḥ puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • go -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • varddhana -
  • varddhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varddhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • giriḥ -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • vṛndāvanam -
  • vṛndāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛndāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.9.22.23

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 2.9.22.23 in Bengali sript:
ক্রীডাস্থানং ভগবতঃ সশ্রিযো রৈবতাচলঃ ।
তথা গোবর্দ্ধনগিরিঃ পুণ্যং বৃন্দাবনং বনম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 2.9.22.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರೀಡಾಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಭಗವತಃ ಸಶ್ರಿಯೋ ರೈವತಾಚಲಃ ।
ತಥಾ ಗೋವರ್ದ್ಧನಗಿರಿಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ವೃನ್ದಾವನಂ ವನಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.9.22.23 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રીડાસ્થાનં ભગવતઃ સશ્રિયો રૈવતાચલઃ ।
તથા ગોવર્દ્ધનગિરિઃ પુણ્યં વૃન્દાવનં વનમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 2.9.22.23 in Malayalam sript:
ക്രീഡാസ്ഥാനം ഭഗവതഃ സശ്രിയോ രൈവതാചലഃ ।
തഥാ ഗോവര്ദ്ധനഗിരിഃ പുണ്യം വൃന്ദാവനം വനമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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