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 28

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vyāsa uvāca |
govatsānnairṛte bhāge dṛśyate lohayaṣṭikā |
svayaṃbhuliṃgarūpeṇa rudrastatra sthitaḥ svayam |
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
mokṣatīrthe sarasvatyā nabhasye caṃdrasaṃkṣaye |
viprānsaṃpūjya vidhivattebhyo dattvā ca dakṣiṇām || 1 ||
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ekaviṃśativārāṃstu bhaktyā piṃḍasya yatphalam |
gayāyāṃ prāpyate puṃsāṃ dhruvaṃ tadiha tarppaṇāt || 2 ||
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lohayaṣṭyāṃ kṛte śrāddhe nabhasye caṃdrasaṃkṣaye |
pretayonivinirmuktāḥ krīḍaṃti pitaro divi || 3 ||
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api naḥ saṃkule bhūyādyo vai dadyāttilodakam |
piṃḍaṃ vāpyudakaṃ vāpi pretapakṣe vidhūdaye || 3 ||
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lohayaṣṭyāmamāvasyāṃ kāryaṃ bhādrapade janaiḥ |
śrāddhaṃ vai munayaḥ prāhuḥ pitaro yadi vallabhāḥ || 5 ||
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kṣīreṇa tu tilaiḥ śvetaiḥ snātvā sārasvate jale |
pitṝṃstarpayate yastu tṛptāstatpitaro dhruvam || 6 ||
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tatra śrāddhāni kurvīta saktubhiḥ payasā saha |
amāvāsyādinaṃ prāpya pitṝṇāṃ mokṣamicchakaiḥ || 7 ||
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rudratīrthe tato dhenuṃ dadyādvastrādibhūṣitām |
viṣṇutīrthe hiraṇyaṃ ca pradadyānmokṣamicchukaḥ || 8 ||
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gayāyāṃ pitṛrūpeṇa svayameva janārdanaḥ |
taṃ dhyātvā puṃḍarīkākṣaṃ mucyate ca ṛṇatrayāt || 9 ||
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prārthayettatra gatvā taṃ devadevaṃ janārdanam |
āgato'smi gayāṃ deva pitṛbhyaḥ piṃḍaditsayā |
eṣa piṃḍo mayā dattastava haste janārdana || 10 ||
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paralokagatebhyaśca tvaṃ hi dātā bhaviṣyasi |
anenaiva ca maṃtreṇa tatra dadyāddhareḥ kare || 11 ||
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caṃdre kṣīṇe caturdaśyāṃ nabhasye piṃḍamāharet |
pitṝṇāmakṣayā tṛptirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 12 ||
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ekaviṃśativārāṃśca gayāyāṃ piṃḍapātanaiḥ |
bhaktyā tṛptimavāpnoti lohayaṣṭyāṃ pitṛtarppaṇe || 13 ||
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vāridastṛptimāpnoti sukhamakṣayyamatra hi |
phalapradaḥ sutānbhaktānārogyamabhayapradaḥ || 14 ||
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vittaṃ nyāyārjitaṃ dattaṃ svalpaṃ tatra mahāphalam |
snānenāpi hi tattīrthe rudrasyānucaro bhavet || 15 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇe ekākāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmakhaṇḍe pūrvabhāge dharmāraṇyamāhātmye saṃkṣepatastīrthamāhātmya varṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 28 ||
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