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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 143
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adhyāya || 143 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchenmahārāja yojaneśvaramuttamam |
yatra siddhau purā kalpe naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī || 1 ||
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tatra tīrthe tapastaptvā saṅgrāme devadānavaiḥ |
jayaṃ prāptau mahātmānau naranārāyaṇāvubhau || 2 ||
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punastretāyuge prāpte tau devau rāmalakṣmaṇau |
tatra tīrthe punaḥ snātvā rāvaṇo durjayo hataḥ || 3 ||
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punaḥ pārtha kalau prāpte tau devau balakeśavau |
vasudevakule jātau duṣkaraṃ karma cakratuḥ || 4 ||
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narakaṃ kālanemiṃ ca kaṃsaṃ cāṇūramuṣṭikau |
śiśupālaṃ jarāsaṃdhaṃ jaghnaturbalakeśavau || 5 ||
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tatastatra ripūnsaṃkhye bhīṣmadroṇapuraḥsarān |
karṇaduryodhanādīṃśca nihaniṣyati sa prabhuḥ || 6 ||
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dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre tatra yudhyanti te kṣaṇam |
bhīmārjunanimittena śiṣyau kṛtvā parasparam || 7 ||
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tatra tīrthe punargatvā tapaḥ kṛtvā suduṣkaram |
pūjayitvā dvijānbhaktyā yāsyete dvārakāṃ punaḥ || 8 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayedbalakeśavau |
tena devo jagaddhātā pūjitastriguṇātmavān || 9 ||
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upavāsī naro bhūtvā yastu kuryātprajāgaram |
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo gāyaṃstasya śubhāṃ kathām || 10 ||
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yāvatastatra tīrthe tu vṛkṣān paśyanti mānavāḥ |
brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ tāvadeṣāṃ praṇaśyati || 11 ||
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prātarutthāya ye kecitpaśyanti balakeśavau |
tenaiva sadṛśāḥ sarve devadevena cakriṇā || 12 ||
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te pūjyāste namaskāryāsteṣāṃ janma sujīvitam |
ye namanti jagatpūjyaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim || 13 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaddānaṃ snānaṃ devārcanaṃ nṛpa |
kriyate tatphalaṃ sarvamakṣayāyopakalpate || 14 ||
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agnerapatyaṃ prathamaṃ suvarṇaṃ bhūrvaiṣṇavī sūryasutāśca gāvaḥ |
lokāstrayastena bhavanti dattā yaḥ kāñcanaṃ gāṃ ca bhuvaṃ ca dadyāt || 15 ||
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etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam |
atītaṃ ca bhaviṣyacca vartamānaṃ mahābalam || 16 ||
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śrutvā vāpi paṭhitvedaṃ śrāvayipatvātha dhārmikān |
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 17 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 143
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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