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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 173
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adhyāya || 173 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchettu rājendra tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam |
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 1 ||
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siddheśvaramiti khyātaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam |
yatra śuddhiṃ parāṃ prāpto devadevo maheśvaraḥ |
purā hatyāyutaḥ pārtha devadevastriśūladhṛk || 2 ||
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purā pañcaśirā āsīdbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ |
tenānṛtaṃ vacaścoktaṃ kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare || 3 ||
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tacchrutvā sahasā tasmai cukopa parameśvaraḥ |
chedayāmāsa bhagavānmūrdhānaṃ karajaistadā || 4 ||
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tasya tatkarasaṃlagnaṃ cyavate na kadācana |
tato hi devadeveśaḥ paryaṭan pṛthivīmimām || 5 ||
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tato vārāṇasīṃ prāptastasyāṃ tadapatacchiraḥ |
patite tu kapāle ca brahmahatyā na muñcati || 6 ||
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tatastu sāgare gatvā pūrve ca dakṣiṇe tathā |
paścime cottare pārtha devadevo maheśvaraḥ || 7 ||
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paryaṭansarvatīrtheṣu brahmahatyā na muñcati |
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle sutīrthaṃ prāptavān prabhuḥ || 8 ||
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kulakoṭiṃ samāsādya prārthayāmāsa cātmavān |
prāyaścittaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā babhūva gatakalmaṣaḥ || 9 ||
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tato niṣkalmaṣo jāto devadevo maheśvaraḥ |
hatvā surebhyastatsthānaṃ tataścāntardadhe prabhuḥ || 10 ||
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tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ śuddharudreti kīrtitam |
vikhyātaṃ triṣu loke brahmahatyāharaṃ param || 11 ||
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māse māse site pakṣe'māvāsyāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
snātvā tatra vidhānena tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ || 12 ||
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dadyātpiṇḍaṃ pitḥṇāṃ tu bhāvitenāntarātmanā |
tasya te dvādaśābdāni sutṛptāḥ pitaro nṛpa || 13 ||
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gandhadhūpapradīpādyairabhyarcya parameśvaram |
śuddheśvarābhidhānaṃ tu śivaloke mahīyate || 14 ||
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etatte kathitaṃ rājañchuddharudramanuttamam |
mayā śrutaṃ yathā devasakāśācchūlapāṇinaḥ |
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati || 15 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 173
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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