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 15

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sanatkumāra uvāca |
śṛṇu vyāsa mahātīrthaṃ nāmnā śaṃkaravāpikā |
krīḍamānena devena nirmitaṃ tīrthamuttamam || 1 ||
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prakṣiptaṃ devadevena kapālakṣālanaṃ jalam |
vāpīgataṃ kṛtaṃ yasmādataḥ śaṃkaravāpikā || 2 ||
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arkāṣṭamyāṃ naraḥ snātvā diśāsu vidiśāsu ca |
pūrvādikramato yāvadvāpīmadhye tathaiva ca || 3 ||
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haviṣyānnayutānvyāsa dadyācca karakā nnavān |
śākamūlāṃśca viprebhyastasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu || 4 ||
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paratra ceha ye lokāḥ sarvabhāvasamanvitāḥ |
tatratatra samāyāti bhunaktyaiśvaryamuttamam || 5 ||
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ye narā kīrtayiṣyaṃti māhātmyamatibhāvikāḥ |
rudraloke'pi te pūjyāstebhyo'pi satataṃ namaḥ || 6 ||
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sanatkumāra uvāca |
tato vai devadeveśaḥ pinākī vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ |
tuṣṭāva prayato bhūtvā devadevaṃ divākaram || 7 ||
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ājagāma divānāthaḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ prāha śaṃkaram || 8 ||
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sūrya uvāca |
varaṃ varaya bhūteśa varado'smi dadāmi te |
tamāha varadaścettvaṃ yācyamānaṃ kuruṣva me || 9 ||
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aṃśena sthīyatāmatra hitārthaṃ sarvadehinām |
avatīrṇo ravistatra śrutvā māheśvaraṃ vacaḥ || 10 ||
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tato devādhidevasya śaṃkarasya mahaujasaḥ |
vākyena bhāskarastatra yayau khyātiṃ mahādyutiḥ || 11 ||
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śaṃkarādityanāmeti lokānugrahakārakaḥ |
devā daityāśca gaṃdharvā vismitāḥ saha kinnaraiḥ || 12 ||
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aho dhanyamidaṃ sthānaṃ yatrāste tripurāṃtakaḥ |
bhāskaro'pi ca tatrasthastīrthamadhye ca vartate || 13 ||
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tatastuṣṭāśca te sarve brahmādyāḥ surasattamāḥ |
deveśaṃ pūjayāmāsurādityaṃ śaṃkaraṃ tathā || 14 ||
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mūrtimaṃtaśca te devā avatīrya ca śobhanam |
sthāpayitvā'bravīdvākyaṃ ye'tra snāsyaṃti mānavāḥ || 15 ||
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na duḥkhaṃ jāyate teṣāṃ jarāmaraṇa śokajam |
sarvayajñeṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarvadāneṣu yatphalam |
tasmāccaivādhikaṃ hyatra śaṃkarādityadarśanāt || 16 ||
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vyādhayo nādhayaścaiva dāridryaṃ na kadācana |
aiśvaryaṃ cātulaṃ teṣāṃ jāyate bhuvi sarvadā || 17 ||
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na rogo na ca dāridryaṃ viyogo na ca bandhubhiḥ |
jāyate muniśārdūla śaṃkarādityadarśanāt || 18 ||
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ityevaṃ devadevena purā vai śūlapāṇinā |
śaṃkarādityanāmnā ca sthāpitaṃ paramaṃ padam || 19 ||
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