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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 52
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adhyāya || 52 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
anyadākhyānakaṃ vakṣye purā vṛttaṃ narādhipa |
sakuṭumbo gataḥ svargaṃ muniryatra mahātapāḥ || 1 ||
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uttānapāda uvāca |
kathaṃ nākaṃ gato vipraḥ sakuṭumbo mahānṛṣiḥ |
kautukaṃ paramaṃ deva kathayasva mama prabho || 2 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
citrasena iti khyātaḥ kāśīrājaḥ purābhavat |
śūro dātā sudharmātmā sarvakāmasamṛddhimān || 3 ||
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sā purī janasaṃkīrṇā nānāratnopaśobhitā |
vārāṇasīti vikhyātā gaṅgātīramupāśritā || 4 ||
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śaraccandrapratīkāśā vidvajjanavibhūṣitā |
indrayaṣṭisamākīrṇā gopagokulasaṃvṛtā || 5 ||
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bahudhvajasamākīrṇā vedadhvaninināditā |
vaṇigjanairbahuvidhaiḥ krayavikrayaśālinī || 6 ||
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yantrādānaiḥ pratolībhiruccaiścānyaiḥ suśobhitā |
devatāyatanairdivyairāśramairgahanairyutā || 7 ||
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nānāpuṣpaphalairramyā kadalīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitā |
panasairbakulaistālairaśokairāmrakaistathā || 8 ||
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rājavṛkṣakapitthaiśca dāḍimairupaśobhitā |
vedādhyayananirghoṣaiḥ pavitrīkṛtamaṅgalā || 9 ||
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tasyā uttaradigbhāge āśramo'bhūtsuśobhanaḥ |
tanmandāravanaṃ nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam || 10 ||
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bahumandārasaṃyuktaṃ tena mandārakaṃ viduḥ |
vipro dīrghatapā nāma sarvadā tatra tiṣṭhati || 11 ||
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tapastapati so'tyarthaṃ tena dīrghatapāḥ smṛtaḥ |
sa tiṣṭhati sapatnīkaḥ sasutaḥ sasnuṣastathā || 12 ||
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śuśrūṣanti sadā tasya putrāḥ pañca prayatnataḥ |
tasya putraḥ kanīyāṃstu ṛkṣaśṛṅgo mahātapāḥ || 13 ||
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vedādhyayanasampanno brahmacārī guṇānvitaḥ |
yogābhyāsarato nityaṃ kandamūlaphalāśanaḥ || 14 ||
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tiṣṭhate mṛgarūpeṇa mṛgayūthacarastadā |
dinānte ca dinānte ca mātāpitroḥ samīpagaḥ || 15 ||
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abhivādayate nityaṃ bhaktimānmuniputrakaḥ |
punargacchati tatraiva kānane girigahvare || 16 ||
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krīḍanbālamṛgaiḥ sārddhaṃ pratyahaṃ sa muneḥ sutaḥ |
kadāciddaivayogena ṛkṣaśṛṅgo mamāra saḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 52
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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