Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.70.13 (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 5.1.70.13

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।
शृणु व्यास ऋषिश्रेष्ठ कथां पापहरां पराम् ।
अवन्त्यां यानि तीर्थानि लिंगानि च महामुने ॥ १३ ॥

sanatkumāra uvāca |
śṛṇu vyāsa ṛṣiśreṣṭha kathāṃ pāpaharāṃ parām |
avantyāṃ yāni tīrthāni liṃgāni ca mahāmune || 13 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.70.13 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 (5.1.70.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanatkumara, Vyasa, Shreshtha, Katha, Papahara, Para, Avanti, Yani, Yat, Tirtha, Linga, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.70.13). 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: “sanatkumāra uvāca
  • sanatkumāra* -
  • sanatkumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu vyāsa ṛṣiśreṣṭha kathāṃ pāpaharāṃ parām
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vyāsa* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāpaharām -
  • pāpaharā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “avantyāṃ yāni tīrthāni liṃgāni ca mahāmune
  • avantyām -
  • avantī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    u -> avantī (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • tīrthāni -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • liṅgāni -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.70.13

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 5.1.70.13 in Bengali sript:
সনত্কুমার উবাচ ।
শৃণু ব্যাস ঋষিশ্রেষ্ঠ কথাং পাপহরাং পরাম্ ।
অবন্ত্যাং যানি তীর্থানি লিংগানি চ মহামুনে ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 5.1.70.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ವ್ಯಾಸ ಋಷಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕಥಾಂ ಪಾಪಹರಾಂ ಪರಾಮ್ ।
ಅವನ್ತ್ಯಾಂ ಯಾನಿ ತೀರ್ಥಾನಿ ಲಿಂಗಾನಿ ಚ ಮಹಾಮುನೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.70.13 in Gujarati sript:
સનત્કુમાર ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ વ્યાસ ઋષિશ્રેષ્ઠ કથાં પાપહરાં પરામ્ ।
અવન્ત્યાં યાનિ તીર્થાનિ લિંગાનિ ચ મહામુને ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 5.1.70.13 in Malayalam sript:
സനത്കുമാര ഉവാച ।
ശൃണു വ്യാസ ഋഷിശ്രേഷ്ഠ കഥാം പാപഹരാം പരാമ് ।
അവന്ത്യാം യാനി തീര്ഥാനി ലിംഗാനി ച മഹാമുനേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

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