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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 174
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adhyāya || 174 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
gopeśvaraṃ tato gaccheduttare narmadātaṭe |
yatra snānena caikena mucyante pātakairnarāḥ || 1 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā kurute prāṇasaṃkṣayam |
barhiyuktena yānena sa gacchecchivamandire || 2 ||
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krīḍitvā suciraṃ kālaṃ śivaloke narādhipa |
iha mānuṣyatāṃ prāpya rājā bhavati vīryavān || 3 ||
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hastyaśvarathasampanno dāsīdāsasamanvitaḥ |
pūjyamāno narendraiśca jīvedvarṣaśataṃ naraḥ || 4 ||
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samprāpte kārttike māsi navamyāṃ śuklapakṣataḥ |
sopavāsaḥ śucirbhūtvā dīpakāṃstatra dāpayet || 5 ||
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gandhapuṣpaiḥ samabhyarcya rātrau kurvīta jāgaram |
tasya yatphalamuddiṣṭaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa || 6 ||
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yāvatpuṇyaṃ phalaṃ saṃkhyā dīpakānāṃ tathaiva ca |
tāvadyugasahasrāṇi śivaloke mahīyate || 7 ||
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tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājendra liṅgapūraṇakaṃ vidhim |
tathaiva padmakaiścaiva dadhibhaktaistathaiva ca || 8 ||
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yastu kuryānnaraśreṣṭha tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu |
yāvanti tilasaṃkhyāni dadhibhaktaṃ tathaiva ca || 9 ||
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padmasaṃkhyā śive loke modate kālamīpsitam |
tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājendra yatkiṃciddīyate nṛpa || 10 ||
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sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ tasya saṃkhyātuṃ vā na śakyate |
evaṃ te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ sarvatīrthamanuttamam || 11 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 174
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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