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.

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| adhyāya || 164 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchenmahārāja sāṃvauraṃ tīrthamuttamam |
yatra saṃnihito bhānuḥ pūjyamānaḥ surāsuraiḥ || 1 ||
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tatra ye paṅgutāṃ prāptāḥ śīrṇaghrāṇanakhā narāḥ |
dadrumaṇḍalabhinnāṅgā makṣikākṛmisaṃkulāḥ || 2 ||
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mātāpitṛbhyāṃ rahitā bhrātṛbhāryāvivarjitāḥ |
anāthā vikalā vyaṅgā magnā ye duḥkhasāgare || 3 ||
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teṣāṃ nātho jagadyonirnarmadātaṭamāśritaḥ |
sāṃvauranātho lokānāmārtihā duḥkhanāśanaḥ || 4 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā māsamekaṃ nirantaram |
pūjayedbhāskaraṃ devaṃ tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu || 5 ||
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yatphalaṃ cottare pārtha tathā vai pūrvasāgare |
dakṣiṇe paścime snātvā tatra tīrthe tu tatphalam || 6 ||
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kaumāre yauvane pāpaṃ vārddhake yacca saṃcitam |
tatpraṇaśyati sāṃvaure snānamātrānna saṃśayaḥ || 7 ||
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na vyādhirnaiva dāridryaṃ na caiveṣṭaviyojanam |
saptajanmāni rājendra sāṃvauraparisevanāt || 8 ||
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saptamyāmupavāsena taddine cāpyupoṣite |
sa tatphalamavāpnoti tatra snātvā na saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||
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raktacandanamiśreṇa yadarghyeṇa phalaṃ smṛtam |
tatra tīrthe nṛpaśreṣṭha snātvā tatphalamāpnuyāt || 10 ||
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narmadāsalilaṃ ramyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam |
nirīkṣitaṃ viśeṣeṇa sāṃvaureṇa mahātmanā || 11 ||
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te dhanyāste mahātmānasteṣāṃ janma sujīvitam |
snātvā paśyanti deveśaṃ sāṃvaureśvaramuttamam || 12 ||
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sūryaloke vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasamplavam || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 164

Cover of edition (2007)

The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)

(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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