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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| sanatkumāra uvāca |
śukreśvaraṃ samabhyarcya sitapuṣpairvilepanaiḥ |
praṇipatya tato bhaktyā rudraloke mahīyate || 1 ||
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bhīmeśvaraṃ naro dṛṣṭvā bhaktyā saṃpūjya yatnataḥ |
na bhayaṃ labhate vyāsa raṇe rātrau jale'nale || 2 ||
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gargeśvaraṃ snāpayitvā tilatailena mānavaḥ |
bilvapatraistu saṃpūjya dharmavṛddhimavāpnuyāt || 3 ||
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upoṣitaścaturdaśyāṃ tilaprasthatilāṃbhasā |
snāpayitvā tilairiṣṭvā sadā saukhyamavāpnuyāt || 4 ||
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gosahasraṃ naro dattvā bhāvaṃ kṛtvā viśeṣataḥ |
bhavabaṃdhavinirmukto rudralokaṃ sa gacchati || 5 ||
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kāmeśvaraṃ samabhyarcya kuṃkumādivilepanaiḥ |
kāmikena vimānena yāti svargaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 6 ||
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cūḍāmaṇiṃ namaskṛtya navamyāṃ kārtike site |
na viyoniṃ naro yāti dharmabuddhiḥ sa jāyate || 7 ||
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caṃḍīśvaraṃ samabhyarcya kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāmupoṣitaḥ |
nirmālyollaṃghanotthena na śokenāpi lipyate || 8 ||
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ityāditīrthāni maheśvarasya puṇyāni sarvāṇi naro'bhigamya |
viśuddhacitto bhuvi bhāvitātmā prayāti śaṃbhorbhuvanaṃ suramyam || 9 ||
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