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 132
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adhyāya || 132 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchettu rājendra uttare narmadātaṭe |
sarvapāpaharaṃ tīrthaṃ vārāhaṃ nāma nāmataḥ || 1 ||
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tatra devo jagaddhātā vārāhaṃ rūpamāsthitaḥ |
sthito lokahitārthāya saṃsārārṇavatārakaḥ || 2 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayeddharaṇīdharam |
gandhamālyaviśeṣaiśca jayaśabdādimaṅgalaiḥ || 3 ||
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upavāsaparo bhūtvā dvādaśyāṃ nṛpasattama |
vṛṣalāḥ pāpakarmāṇastathaivāndhapiśācinaḥ || 4 ||
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ālāpādgātrasaṃparkānniḥśvāsātsahabhojanāt |
pāpaṃ saṃkramate yasmāttasmāttān parivarjayet || 5 ||
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brāhmaṇān pūjayedbhaktyā yathāśaktyā yathāvidhi |
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ kathāyāṃ tatra bhārata || 6 ||
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prabhāte vimale snātvā tatra tīrthe jagadgurum |
ye paśyanti jitakrodhāste muktāḥ sarvapātakaiḥ || 7 ||
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yathā tu dṛṣṭvā bhujagāḥ suparṇaṃ naśyanti muktvā viṣamugratejaḥ |
naśyanti pāpāni tathaiva śīghraṃ dṛṣṭvā mukhaṃ śūkararūpiṇastu || 8 ||
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nabhogataṃ naśyati cāndhakāraṃ dṛṣṭvā raviṃ devavaraṃ tathaiva |
naśyanti pāpāni sudustarāṇi dṛṣṭvā mukhaṃ pārtha dharādharasya || 9 ||
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kiṃ tasya bahubhirmantrairbhaktiryasya janārdane |
namo nārāyaṇāyeti mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ || 10 ||
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eko'pi kṛṣṇasya kṛtaḥ praṇāmo daśāśvamedhāvabhṛthena tulyaḥ |
daśāśvamedhī punareti janma kṛṣṇapraṇāmī na punarbhavāya || 11 ||
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dhyāyamānā mahātmāno rūpaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ hareḥ |
ye tyajanti svakaṃ dehaṃ tatra tīrthe jitendriyāḥ || 12 ||
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te gacchantyamalaṃ sthānaṃ yatsurairapi durlabham |
kṣarākṣaravinirmuktaṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam || 13 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 132
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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