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 41

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skaṃda uvāca |
pārvatīśasya mahimā kathitaste mayānagha |
mune niśāmayedānīṃ gaṃgeśvarasamudbhavam || 1 ||
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yaṃ śrutvā yatrakutrāpi gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet |
cakrapuṣkariṇītīrthaṃ yadā gaṃgā samāgatā || 2 ||
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tena dailīpinā sārdhamasminnānaṃdakānane |
kṣetraprabhāvamatulaṃ jñātvā śaṃbhuparigrahāt || 3 ||
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smṛtvā liṃgapratiṣṭhāyāḥ kāśyāṃ lokottaraṃ phalam |
gaṃgayā sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ viśveśātpūrvataḥ śubham || 4 ||
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gaṃgeśvarasya liṃgasya kāśyāṃ dṛṣṭiḥ sudurlabhā |
tithau daśaharāyāṃ ca yo gaṃgeśaṃ samarcayet || 5 ||
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tasya janmasahasrasya pāpaṃ saṃkṣīyate kṣaṇāt |
kalau gaṃgeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ guptaprāyaṃ bhaviṣyati || 6 ||
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tasya saṃdarśanaṃ puṃsāṃ jāyate puṇyahetave |
dṛṣṭaṃ gaṃgeśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ yena kāśyāṃ sudurlabham || 7 ||
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pratyakṣarūpiṇī gaṃgā tena dṛṣṭā na saṃśayaḥ |
kalau sudurlabhā gaṃgā sarvakalmaṣahāriṇī || 8 ||
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bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho mitrāvaruṇanaṃdana |
tatopi tiṣye saṃprāpte kāśyatyaṃtaṃ sudurlabhā || 9 ||
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tatopi durlabhaṃ kāśyāṃ liṃgaṃ gaṃgeśvarābhidham |
yasya saṃdarśanaṃ puṃsāṃ bhavetpāpakṣayāya vai || 10 ||
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śrutvā gaṃgeśa māhātmyaṃ na naro nirayī bhavet |
labhecca puṇyasaṃbhāraṃ ciṃtitaṃ cādhigacchati || 11 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ catutheṃ kāśīkhaṃḍa uttarārdhe gaṃgeśvaramahimākhyānaṃ nāmaikanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 91 ||
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