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.

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śrīmahādeva uvāca |
khyāto'vaṃtyāṃ caturtho'sau devo ḍamarukeśvaraḥ |
dṛṣṭe yasmiñjagannāthe yāti pāpaṃ ca saṃkṣayam || 1 ||
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purā vaivasvate kalpe rururnāma mahāsuraḥ |
tasya putro mahābāhurvajronāma mahābalaḥ |
babhūva sumahākāyastīkṣṇadaṃṣṭro bhayaṃkaraḥ || 2 ||
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tena devāḥ svādhikārāccālitāstridaśāla yāt || 3 ||
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tato nītaṃ dhanaṃ teṣāṃ brahmāṇaṃ te tato yayuḥ |
brahmāpi bhayasaṃvigno babhūvākuliteṃdriyaḥ || 4 ||
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jñātvāvadhyaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ sarvaiḥ so'thamahā balaḥ |
teṣu naṣṭeṣu ye viprā yajvāno'tha tapasvinaḥ |
tāñjaghāna sa duṣṭātmā ye cānye dharmacāriṇaḥ || 5 ||
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niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāraṃ tadāsīddharaṇīta talam |
naṣṭayajñotsavaṃ devi hāhābhūtamacetanam || 6 ||
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tataḥ pravyathitā devāstathā sarve maharṣayaḥ |
sametyāmaṃtrayanmaṃtraṃ vadhārthaṃ tasya durmateḥ || 7 ||
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tataḥ kāyo'bhavatsadyaḥ sarveṣāṃ puratastadā |
teṣāṃ ciṃtayatāṃ devi tejaḥpuṃjena cāvṛtaḥ || 8 ||
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tasmātkṛtyā samutpannā divyā kamalalocanā |
dyotayaṃtī diśaḥ sarvāḥ svatejobhiḥ samaṃtataḥ || 9 ||
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sābravīttridaśānsarvānkasmātsṛṣṭā hyahaṃ surāḥ |
yatkartavyaṃ mayā karma tacchīghraṃ saṃnivedyatām || 10 ||
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tatastu tridaśāḥ sarve śrutvā tasyāḥ śubhā giraḥ |
ācakhyuḥ sakalaṃ tasyai tadā vajrasya ceṣṭitam || 11 ||
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śrutvā jahāsa sā devī sāṭṭahāsaṃ muhur muhuḥ |
tasyā hasaṃtyā niḥsasruḥ kanyāḥ kamalalocanāḥ || 12 ||
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pāśāṃkuśadharā raudrā jvālāmālāvṛtānanāḥ |
phetkāreṇa ca saṃnādaiścālayaṃtyaścarācaram || 13 ||
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gatāḥ sarvā mahādevi yatra vajro mahāsuraḥ |
yuddhaṃ tu tumulaṃ jātaṃ tābhistasya bhayāvaham || 14 ||
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śastrāstrairbahudhā muktairvyāptaṃ caiva digaṃtaram |
saṃnaddhākhilasainyāste yuyudhuḥ samare bhṛśam || 15 ||
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tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tayā devyā suradviṣām |
tato mātṛgaṇaṃ kruddhaṃ marddayantaṃ mahāsu rān |
parāṅmukhaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā vajro māyāmathāsṛjat || 16 ||
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tāmasīṃnāma duḥsādhyāṃ yayā muhyati kanyakāḥ || 17 ||
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tamobhūte tatastasminsā devī bhayavihvalā |
tābhiḥ sārddhaṃ samāyātā mahākālavanottamam || 18 ||
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kapālavānharo yatra liṃgākāreṇa saṃsthitaḥ |
jñātvā mātṛgaṇaṃ naṣṭaṃ tato māyāprabhāvataḥ || 19 ||
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vajro'pi tridaśāñjñātvā devyā sārddhamathopi tān |
ājagāma tamuddeśaṃ svasainyaparivāritaḥ || 20 ||
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mahākālavane divye rathakoṭiśatairvṛtaḥ |
samaṃtācca vanaṃ devi tatkruddho vākyamabravīt || 21 ||
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adya devānhaniṣyāmi tayā sākaṃ suduṣṭayā |
kanyābhiḥ saha yā naṣṭā tamomāyābalena tu || 22 ||
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etasminnaṃtare kāle nārado munisattamaḥ |
sotsukastu samāyāto maṃdare cārukaṃdare || 23 ||
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kathayāmāsa devanāṃ vajrāddevaparābhavam || 24 ||
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mahākālavane deva tāḍitāsttridaśāḥ prabho |
vajreṇa ruruputreṇa tasmādyāhi maheśvara || 25 ||
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nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā tato'haṃ parameśvari |
maṃdarādāgatastūrṇaṃ kṛtvā rūpaṃ subhairavam || 26 ||
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sarpairlasadbhiratyugrairbhīṣaṇairgaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ |
agre dṛṣṭaṃ mahatsainyaṃ dānavānāṃ bhayāvaham || 27 ||
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mahākālavanaṃ ruddhaṃ samaṃtādasureṇa tu |
vajreṇa ruruputreṇa duḥsahena yaśasvini || 28 ||
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tadāgatya mayā tāḍya raudraṃ ḍamarukaṃ tathā |
mohitaṃ sahasā sainyaṃ vajrasyaiva durātmanaḥ || 29 ||
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ḍamarukasya nādena hyutthitaṃ liṃgamuttamam |
vidārya vasudhāṃ devi jvālāmālākulaṃ tadā || 30 ||
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tasya liṃgasya ca tadā mahājvālā vinirgatā |
ekadeśādvarārohe brahmāṃḍavyāpinī tathā || 31 ||
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liṃgasyānyapradeśāttu vāyuḥ samabhavanmahān || 32 ||
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tejojvālāsamūhena vātena preritena ca |
saha cakreṇa tatsainyaṃ dagdhaṃ bhasmatvamāgatam || 33 ||
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tato devagaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ |
namaścakrurha te tasminruruputre mahābale || 34 ||
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asya devasya māhātmyāddagdho vajro mahābalaḥ |
sasainyobhūttatastasmādeṣa ḍamarukeśvaraḥ |
khyātiṃ yāsyati lokesminsarvakāmaphalapradaḥ || 35 ||
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ḍamarukasya tu nādena jāto yasmānmahītale |
ataḥ pūjyavaro devo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 36 ||
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dṛṣṭvā ye pūjayiṣyaṃti devaṃ ḍamarukeśvaram |
te sarve duḥkhanirmuktā bhaviṣyaṃti gatajvarāḥ || 37 ||
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cāṃdrāyaṇānāṃ vidhivacchatānāmatha yatphalam |
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti ḍamarukeśvarapūjanāt || 38 ||
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asminsthāne sthitaṃ liṃgaṃ bhaktyā ḍamarukeśvaram |
prasaṃgādapi paśyaṃti hyapi pāpaparā narāḥ || 39 ||
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te'pyavaśyaṃ tu yāsyaṃti rudralokaṃ sanātanam |
bhaktāḥ stoṣyaṃti ye liṃgaṃ khyātaṃ ḍamarukeśvaram || 40 ||
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mānasaiḥ pātakairmuktā yāsyaṃti paramaṃ padam |
aśvamedhasahasraṃ tu vājapeyaśataṃ bhavet |
gosahasraphalaṃ cātra dṛṣṭvā prāpsyaṃti mānavāḥ || 41 ||
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yo yāti saṃgare dhīro dṛṣṭvā ḍamarukeśvaram |
jayedripūnathāṃte sa rudraloke mahīyate || 42 ||
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eṣa te kathito devi prabhāvaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ |
stutastu kīrtitaścaiva sarvābhīṣṭaphalaprada || 43 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 4

Cover of edition (2007)

The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)

(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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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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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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Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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