Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 4.2.24.19 (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 4.2.24.19

कलौ कलुषचित्तानां पुरो नाख्येयमेव हि ।
प्रणवेश्वरमाहात्म्यं नास्तिकानां विशेषतः ॥ १९ ॥

kalau kaluṣacittānāṃ puro nākhyeyameva hi |
praṇaveśvaramāhātmyaṃ nāstikānāṃ viśeṣataḥ || 19 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 4.2.24.19 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 (4.2.24.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kala, Kali, Kalusha, Citta, Purah, Pur, Pura, Nakhya, Iyam, Idam, Eva, Pranava, Ishvara, Ahan, Atmya, Atmi, Nastika, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 4.2.24.19). 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: “kalau kaluṣacittānāṃ puro nākhyeyameva hi
  • kalau -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kaluṣa -
  • kaluṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaluṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittānām -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • puro* -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nākhye -
  • nakh -> nākhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [locative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nakh class 4 verb], [locative single from √nakh class 4 verb]
    nakh -> nākhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nakh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nakh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nakh class 1 verb], [locative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √nakh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nakh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nakh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nakh class 4 verb], [locative single from √nakh class 4 verb]
    nakh -> nākhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √nakh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nakh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nakh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nakh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √nakh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nakh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nakh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nakh class 4 verb]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “praṇaveśvaramāhātmyaṃ nāstikānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
  • praṇave -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    praṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvaram -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmyam -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātmī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nāstikānām -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nāstika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nāstikā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 4.2.24.19

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 4.2.24.19 in Bengali sript:
কলৌ কলুষচিত্তানাং পুরো নাখ্যেযমেব হি ।
প্রণবেশ্বরমাহাত্ম্যং নাস্তিকানাং বিশেষতঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 4.2.24.19 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲೌ ಕಲುಷಚಿತ್ತಾನಾಂ ಪುರೋ ನಾಖ್ಯೇಯಮೇವ ಹಿ ।
ಪ್ರಣವೇಶ್ವರಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಂ ನಾಸ್ತಿಕಾನಾಂ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 4.2.24.19 in Gujarati sript:
કલૌ કલુષચિત્તાનાં પુરો નાખ્યેયમેવ હિ ।
પ્રણવેશ્વરમાહાત્મ્યં નાસ્તિકાનાં વિશેષતઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 4.2.24.19 in Malayalam sript:
കലൌ കലുഷചിത്താനാം പുരോ നാഖ്യേയമേവ ഹി ।
പ്രണവേശ്വരമാഹാത്മ്യം നാസ്തികാനാം വിശേഷതഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

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