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 161

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| adhyāya || 161 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchenmahārāja sarpatīrthamanuttamam |
yatra siddhā mahāsarpāstapastaptvā yudhiṣṭhira || 1 ||
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vāsukistakṣako ghoraḥ sārpa airāvatastathā |
kāliyaśca mahābhāgaḥ karkoṭakadhanaṃjayau || 2 ||
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śaṅkhacūḍo mahātejā dhṛtarāṣṭro vṛkodaraḥ |
kuliko vāmanaścaiva teṣāṃ ye putrapautriṇaḥ || 3 ||
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tatra tīrthe mahāpuṇye tapastaptvā suduṣkaram |
bhuñjanti vividhānbhogānkrīḍanti ca yathāsukham || 4 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
vājapeyaphalaṃ tasya purā provāca śaṅkaraḥ || 5 ||
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snātānāṃ sarpatīrthe tu narāṇāṃ bhuvi bhārata |
sarpavṛścikajātibhyo na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit || 6 ||
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mṛto bhogavatīṃ gatvā pūjyamāno mahoragaiḥ |
nāgakanyāparivṛto mahābhogapatirbhavet || 7 ||
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mārgaśīrṣasya māsasya kṛṣṇapakṣe ca yāṣṭamī |
sopavāsaḥ śucirbhūtvā liṅgaṃ sampūrayettilaiḥ |
yathāvibhavasāreṇa gandhapuṣpaiḥ samarcayet || 8 ||
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evaṃ vidhāya vidhivatpraṇipatya kṣamāpayet |
tasya yatphalamuddiṣṭaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva nareśvara || 9 ||
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tilāstatra ca yatsaṃkhyāḥ patrapuṣpaphalāni ca |
tāvatsvargapure rājanmodate kālamīpsitam || 10 ||
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tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo jāyate vimale kule |
surūpaḥ subhagaścaiva dhanakoṭipatirbhavet || 11 ||
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