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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 59
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adhyāya || 59 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tataḥ puṣkariṇīṃ gacchetsarvapāpapraṇāśinīm |
śrute yasyāḥ prabhāve tu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 1 ||
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revāyā uttare kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam |
yatrāste sarvadā devo vedamūrtirdivākaraḥ || 2 ||
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kurukṣetraṃ yathā puṇyaṃ sārvakāmikamuttamam |
idaṃ tīrthaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || 3 ||
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kurukṣetre yathā vṛddhirdānasya jagatīpate |
puṣkariṇyāṃ tathā dānaṃ vardhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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yavamekaṃ tu yo dadyātsauvarṇaṃ mastake nṛpa |
puṣkariṇyāṃ tathā sthānaṃ yathā sthānaṃ nare smṛtam || 5 ||
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sūryagrahe tu yaḥ snātvā dadyāddānaṃ yathāvidhi |
hastyaśvaratharatnādi gṛhaṃ gāśca yugaṃdharān || 6 ||
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suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vāpi brāhmaṇebhyo dadāti yaḥ |
trayodaśa dinaṃ yāvattrayodaśaguṇaṃ bhavet || 7 ||
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tilamiśreṇa toyena tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
dvādaśābde bhavetprītistatra tīrthe mahīpate || 8 ||
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yastatra kurute śrāddhaṃ pāyasairmadhusarpiṣā |
śrāddhado labhate svargaṃ pitḥṇāṃ dattamakṣayam || 9 ||
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akṣatairbadarairbilvairiṅgudairvā tilaiḥ saha |
akṣayaṃ phalamāpnoti tasmiṃstīrthe na saṃśayaḥ || 10 ||
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tatra snātvā tu yo devaṃ pūjayecca divākaram |
ādityahṛdayaṃ japtvā punarādityamarcayet |
sa gacchetparamaṃ lokaṃ tridaśairapi vanditam || 11 ||
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ṛcamekāṃ japedyastu yajurvā sāma eva ca |
sa samagrasya vedasya phalamāpnoti vai nṛpa || 12 ||
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yastryakṣaraṃ japenmantraṃ dhyāyamāno divākaram |
ādityahṛdayaṃ japtvā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ || 13 ||
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yastatra vidhivatprāṇāṃstyajate nṛpasattama |
sa gacchetparamaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo divākaraḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 59
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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