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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 25
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sūta uvāca |
athānyatsaṃpravakṣyāmi tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam |
dharmāraṇye yathā'nītā satyalokātsarasvatī || 1 ||
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mārkaṃḍeyaṃ sukhāsīnaṃ mahāmuniniṣevitam |
taruṇādityasaṃkāśaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam || 2 ||
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sarvatīrthamayaṃ divyamṛṣīṇāṃ pravaraṃ dvijam |
āsanasthaṃ samāyuktaṃ dhanyaṃ pūjyaṃ dṛḍhavratam || 3 ||
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yogātmānaṃ paraṃ śāṃtaṃ kamaḍaludharaṃ vibhum |
akṣasūtradharaṃ śāṃtaṃ tathā kalpāṃ tavāsinam || 4 ||
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akṣobhyaṃ jñāninaṃ svasthaṃ pitāmahasamudyutim |
evaṃ dṛṣṭvā samādhisthaṃ praharṣotphullalocanam || 5 ||
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praṇamya stutibhiryuktyā mārkkaṃḍaṃ munayo'bruvan |
bhagavannaimiṣāraṇye satre dvādaśavārṣike || 6 ||
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tvayāvatāritā brahmannadī yā brahmaṇaḥ sutā |
tathā kṛtaṃ ca tatraiva gaṃgā vataraṇaṃ kṣitau || 7 ||
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gīyamāne kulapateḥ śaunakasya muneḥ puraḥ |
sūtena muninā khyātamanyeṣāmapi śṛṇvatām || 8 ||
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tacchrutvā mahadākhyānama smākaṃ hṛdi saṃsthitam |
pāpaghnī puṇyajananī prāṇināṃ darśanādapi || 9 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
dharmāraṇye mayā viprāḥ satyalokātsarasvatī |
samānītā surekhādrau śaraṇyā śaraṇārthinām || 10 ||
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bhādrapade site pakṣe dvādaśī puṇyasaṃyutā |
tatra dvārāvatītīrthe munigaṃdharvasevite || 11 ||
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tasmindine ca tattīrthe piṃḍadānādi kārayet |
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti pitṝṇāṃ dattamakṣayam || 12 ||
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mahadākhyānamakhilaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyadaṃ ca yat |
pavitraṃ yatpavitrāṇāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || 13 ||
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sarvamaṃgalamāṃgalyaṃ puṇyaṃ sārasvataṃ jalam |
ūrdhvaṃ kiṃ divi yatpuṇyaṃ prabhāsāṃte vyavasthitam || 14 ||
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sārasvatajalaṃ nṝṇāṃ brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati |
sarasvatyāṃ narāḥ snātvā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ |
paścātpiṃḍapradātāro na bhavaṃti stanaṃdhayāḥ || 15 ||
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yathā kāmadughā gāvo bhavantīṣṭaphalapradāḥ |
tathā svargāpavargaikahaitubhūtā sarasvatī || 16 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 25
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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