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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 160
[English text for this chapter is available]
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adhyāya || 160 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchetpāṇḍuputra mokṣatīrthamanuttamam |
sevitaṃ devagandharvairmunibhiśca tapodhanaiḥ || 1 ||
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bahavastanna jānanti viṣṇumāyāvimohitāḥ |
yatra siddhā mahābhāgā ṛṣayaḥ satapodhanāḥ || 2 ||
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pulastyaḥ pulaho vidvānkratuścaiva mahāmatiḥ |
prācetaso vasiṣṭhaśca dakṣo nārada eva ca || 3 ||
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ete cānye mahābhāgāḥ saptasāhasrasaṃjñitāḥ |
mokṣaṃ gatāḥ saha sutaistattīrthaṃ tena mokṣadam || 4 ||
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tatra pravāhamadhye tu patitā tamahā nadī |
tatra tatsaṅgamaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram || 5 ||
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ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñānāmabhyastānāṃ tu yatphalam |
samyagjaptvā tu vidhinā gāyatrīṃ tatra tallabhet || 6 ||
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tatra dattaṃ hutaṃ japtaṃ tīrthasevārjitaṃ phalam |
sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti mokṣasādhanamuttamam || 7 ||
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tatra tīrthe mṛtānāṃ tu saṃnyāsena dvijanmanām |
anivartikā gatisteṣāṃ mokṣatīrthaprabhāvataḥ || 8 ||
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eṣa te vidhiruddiṣṭaḥ saṃkṣepeṇa mayānagha |
vyuṣṭistīrthasya mahatī purāṇe yābhidhīyate || 9 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 160
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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