Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.172.59 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana 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.

Verse 5.3.172.59

सूत्रेण वेष्टयेत्क्षेत्रमथवा शिवमन्दिरम् ।
अथवा शिवलिङ्गं च तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ ५९ ॥

sūtreṇa veṣṭayetkṣetramathavā śivamandiram |
athavā śivaliṅgaṃ ca tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu || 59 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.172.59 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.3.172.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sutra, Sutrena, Kshetra, Athava, Shivamandira, Shivalinga, Tad, Punyaphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.172.59). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “sūtreṇa veṣṭayetkṣetramathavā śivamandiram
  • sūtreṇa -
  • sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • veṣṭayet -
  • veṣṭ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śivamandiram -
  • śivamandira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śivamandira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “athavā śivaliṅgaṃ ca tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śivaliṅgam -
  • śivaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śivaliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puṇyaphalam -
  • puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.172.59

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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Preview of verse 5.3.172.59 in Bengali sript:
সূত্রেণ বেষ্টযেত্ক্ষেত্রমথবা শিবমন্দিরম্ ।
অথবা শিবলিঙ্গং চ তস্য পুণ্যফলং শৃণু ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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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Preview of verse 5.3.172.59 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ್ರೇಣ ವೇಷ್ಟಯೇತ್ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಮಥವಾ ಶಿವಮನ್ದಿರಮ್ ।
ಅಥವಾ ಶಿವಲಿಙ್ಗಂ ಚ ತಸ್ಯ ಪುಣ್ಯಫಲಂ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೫೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.172.59 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત્રેણ વેષ્ટયેત્ક્ષેત્રમથવા શિવમન્દિરમ્ ।
અથવા શિવલિઙ્ગં ચ તસ્ય પુણ્યફલં શૃણુ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

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

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 5.3.172.59 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത്രേണ വേഷ്ടയേത്ക്ഷേത്രമഥവാ ശിവമന്ദിരമ് ।
അഥവാ ശിവലിങ്ഗം ച തസ്യ പുണ്യഫലം ശൃണു ॥ ൫൯ ॥

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