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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 80
[English text for this chapter is available]
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adhyāya || 80 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchettu rājendra nandikeśvaramuttamam |
yatra siddho mahānandī tatte sarvaṃ vadāmyaham || 1 ||
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revāyāṃ purataḥ kṛtvā purā nandī gaṇeśvaraḥ |
tapastapañjayaṃ kurvaṃstīrthāttīrthaṃ jagāma ha || 2 ||
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dadhiskandaṃ madhuskandaṃ yāvattyaktvā tu gacchati |
tāvattuṣṭo mahādevo nandināthamuvāca ha || 3 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
bhobhoḥ prasanno nandīśa varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam |
tapasā tena tuṣṭo'haṃ tīrthayātrākṛtena te || 4 ||
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nandīśvara uvāca |
na cāhaṃ kāmaye vittaṃ na cāhaṃ kulasantatim |
muktvā na kāmaye kāmaṃ tava pādāmbujātparam || 5 ||
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kṛmikīṭapataṅgeṣu tiryagyoniṃ gatasya vā |
janma janmāntare'pyastu bhaktistvayi mamācalā || 6 ||
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tathetyuktvā mahādevaḥ parayā kṛpayā nṛpa |
gṛhītvā taṃ kare siddhaṃ jagāma nilayaṃ haraḥ || 7 ||
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tasmiṃstīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā bhaktyā tryakṣaṃ prapūjayet |
agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || 8 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti cet |
śivasyānucaro bhūtvā modate kalpamakṣayam || 9 ||
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tataḥ kālena mahatā jāyate vimale kule |
vedavedāṅgatattvajño jīvecca śaradāṃ śatam || 10 ||
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etatte kathitaṃ tāta tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam |
durlabhaṃ martyasaṃjñasya sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram || 11 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 80
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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