Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.56.24 (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 5.2.56.24

पूर्वे कंटेश्वरस्यापि स्थानं परमदुर्ल्भम् ।
तत्र त्वं वस रेवंत लिंगं द्रक्ष्यसि शाश्वतम् ॥ २४ ॥

pūrve kaṃṭeśvarasyāpi sthānaṃ paramadurlbham |
tatra tvaṃ vasa revaṃta liṃgaṃ drakṣyasi śāśvatam || 24 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.56.24 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 (5.2.56.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purva, Kanta, Ishvara, Api, Sthana, Tatra, Tva, Yushmad, Vasa, Revanta, Linga, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.56.24). 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: “pūrve kaṃṭeśvarasyāpi sthānaṃ paramadurlbham
  • pūrve -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kaṇṭe -
  • kaṇṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kaṇṭ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iśvarasyā -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse paramadurlbham
  • Line 2: “tatra tvaṃ vasa revaṃta liṃgaṃ drakṣyasi śāśvatam
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vasa -
  • vasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • revanta -
  • revanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • drakṣyasi -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
  • śāśvatam -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāśvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.56.24

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 5.2.56.24 in Bengali sript:
পূর্বে কংটেশ্বরস্যাপি স্থানং পরমদুর্ল্ভম্ ।
তত্র ত্বং বস রেবংত লিংগং দ্রক্ষ্যসি শাশ্বতম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 5.2.56.24 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೇ ಕಂಟೇಶ್ವರಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಪರಮದುರ್ಲ್ಭಮ್ ।
ತತ್ರ ತ್ವಂ ವಸ ರೇವಂತ ಲಿಂಗಂ ದ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಸಿ ಶಾಶ್ವತಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.56.24 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વે કંટેશ્વરસ્યાપિ સ્થાનં પરમદુર્લ્ભમ્ ।
તત્ર ત્વં વસ રેવંત લિંગં દ્રક્ષ્યસિ શાશ્વતમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 5.2.56.24 in Malayalam sript:
പൂര്വേ കംടേശ്വരസ്യാപി സ്ഥാനം പരമദുര്ല്ഭമ് ।
തത്ര ത്വം വസ രേവംത ലിംഗം ദ്രക്ഷ്യസി ശാശ്വതമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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