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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 36
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchecca rājendra dārutīrthamanuttamam |
dāruko yatra saṃsiddha indrasya dayitaḥ purā || 1 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
dārukeṇa kathaṃ tāta tapaścīrṇaṃ purānagha |
vidhānaṃ śrotumicchāmi tvatsakāśāddvijottama || 2 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi vicitraṃ yatpurātanam |
vṛttaṃ svargasabhāmadhye ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām || 3 ||
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sūto vajradharasyeṣṭo mātalirnāma nāmataḥ |
sa putraṃ śaptavānpūrvaṃ kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare || 4 ||
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śāpāhato vepamāna indrasya caraṇau śubhau |
prapīḍya mūrdhnā deveśaṃ vijñāpayati bhārata || 5 ||
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tamuvācābhiśaptaṃ cāpyanāthaṃ ca sureśvaraḥ |
karmaṇā kena śāpasya ghorasyānto bhaviṣyati || 6 ||
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narmadātaṭamāśritya toṣayanvai maheśvaram |
tiṣṭha yāvadyugasyāntaṃ punarjanma hyavāpsyasi || 7 ||
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punarbhūtvā tu pūtastvaṃ dāruko nāma viśrutaḥ |
saṃsevya paramaṃ devaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam || 8 ||
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mānuṣaṃ bhāvamāpannastataḥ siddhimavāpsyasi |
evamuktastu devena sahasrākṣeṇa dhīmatā || 9 ||
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praṇamya śirasā bhūmimāgato'sau hyacetanaḥ |
narmadātaṭamāśritya karṣayannijavigraham || 10 ||
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vratopavāsasaṃkhinno japahomarataḥ sadā |
mahādevaṃ mahātmānaṃ varadaṃ śūlapāṇinam || 11 ||
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bhaktyā tu parayā rājanyāvadābhūtasamplavam |
aṃśāvataraṇādviṣṇoḥ sūto bhūtvā mahāmatiḥ || 12 ||
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toṣayan vai jagannāthaṃ tato yāto hi sadgatim || 13 ||
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eṣa tatsambhavastāta dārutīrthasya suvrata |
kathito'yaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ yathā me śaṅkaro'bravīt || 14 ||
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tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śrutvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ |
bhrātḥn vilokayāmāsa hṛṣṭaromā muhurmuhuḥ || 15 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā vidhipūrvaṃ nareśvara |
upāsya saṃdhyāṃ deveśamarcayedyaśca śaṅkaram || 16 ||
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vedābhyāsaṃ tu tatraiva yaḥ karoti samāhitaḥ |
so'śvamedhaphalaṃ rājaṃllabhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 17 ||
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tasmiṃstīrthe tu yo bhaktyā bhojayedbrāhmaṇāñchuciḥ |
sa tu viprasahasrasya labhate phalamuttamam || 18 ||
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snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homaḥ svādhyāyo devatārcanam |
yatkṛtaṃ śuddhabhāvena tatsarvaṃ saphalaṃ bhavet || 19 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 36
The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)
(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
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Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
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Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
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