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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 81
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adhyāya || 81 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchenmahārāja varuṇeśvaramuttamam |
yatra siddho mahādevo varuṇo nṛpasattama || 1 ||
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piṇyākaśākaparṇaiśca kṛcchracāndrāyaṇādibhiḥ |
ārādhya girijānāthaṃ tataḥ siddhiṃ parāṃ gataḥ || 2 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ |
pūjayecchaṅkaraṃ bhaktyā sa yāti paramāṃ gatim || 3 ||
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kuṇḍikāṃ vardhanīṃ vāpi mahadvā jalabhājanam |
annena sahitaṃ pārtha tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu || 4 ||
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yatphalaṃ labhate martyaḥ satre dvādaśavārṣike |
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 5 ||
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sarveṣāmeva dānānāmannadānaṃ paraṃ smṛtam |
sadyaḥ prītikaraṃ toyamannaṃ ca nṛpasattama || 6 ||
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tatratīrthe mṛtānāṃ tu narāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām |
varuṇasya pure vāso yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam || 7 ||
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paścātpūrṇe tataḥ kāle martyaloke prajāyate |
annadānaprado nityaṃ jīvedvarṣaśataṃ naraḥ || 8 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 81
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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