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 154

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| adhyāya || 154 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ kalakaleśvaram |
vikhyātaṃ sarvalokeṣu svayaṃ devena nirmitam || 1 ||
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andhakaṃ samare hatvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ |
sahito devagandharvaiḥ kinnaraiśca mahoragaiḥ || 2 ||
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śaṅkhatūryaninādaiśca mṛdaṅgapaṇavādibhiḥ |
vīṇāveṇuravaiścānyaiḥ stutibhiḥ puṣkalādibhiḥ || 3 ||
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gāyanti sāmāni yajūṃṣi cānye chandāṃsi cānye ṛcamudgiranti |
stotrairanekairapare gṛṇanti maheśvaraṃ tatra mahānubhāvāḥ || 4 ||
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pramathānāṃ ninādena kalkalena ca bandinām |
yasmātpratiṣṭhitaṃ liṅgaṃ tasmājjātaṃ tadākhyayā || 5 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā vīkṣetkalakaleśvaram |
vājapeyātparaṃ puṇyaṃ sa labhenmānavo bhuvi || 6 ||
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tena puṇyena pūtātmā prāṇatyāgāddivaṃ vrajet |
ārūḍhaḥ paramaṃ yānaṃ gīyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ || 7 ||
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upabhujya mahābhogānkālena mahatā tataḥ |
martyaloke mahātmāsau jāyate vimale kule || 8 ||
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brāhmaṇaḥ subhago loke vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ |
vyādhiśokavinirmukto jīvecca śaradāṃ śatam || 9 ||
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