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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 175
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adhyāya || 175 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
uttare narmadākūle bhṛgukṣetrasya madhyataḥ |
kapileśvaraṃ tu vikhyātaṃ viśeṣātpāpanāśanam || 1 ||
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yo'sau sanātano devaḥ purāṇe paripaṭhyate |
vāsudevo jagannāthaḥ kapilatvamupāgataḥ || 2 ||
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pātālaṃ sutalaṃ nāma tasyaiva nitalaṃ hyadhaḥ |
gabhastigaṃ ca tasyādho hyandhatāmisrameva ca || 3 ||
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pātālaṃ saptamaṃ yacca hyadhastātsaṃsthitaṃ mahat |
vasate tatra vai devaḥ purāṇaḥ parameśvaraḥ || 4 ||
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sa brahmā sa mahādevaḥ sa devo garuḍadhvajaḥ |
pūjyamānaḥ suraiḥ siddhaistiṣṭhate brahmavādibhiḥ || 5 ||
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vasatastasya rājendra kapilasya jagadguroḥ |
vināśaṃ cāgrataḥ prāptāḥ kṣaṇena sagarātmajāḥ || 6 ||
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bhasmībhūtāṃstu tāndṛṣṭvā kapilo munisattamaḥ |
jagāma paramaṃ śokaṃ cintyamāno'tha kilbiṣam || 7 ||
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sarvasaṅgaparityāge citte nirviṣayīkṛte |
ayuktaṃ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇāṃ kartaṃ mama vināśanam || 8 ||
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kṛtasya karaṇaṃ nāsti tasmātpāpavināśanam |
gatvā tu kāpilaṃ tīrthaṃ mocayāmyaghamātmanaḥ || 9 ||
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pātālaṃ tu tato muktvā kapilo munisattamaḥ |
tapaścacāra sumahannarmadātaṭamāsthitaḥ || 10 ||
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vratopavāsairvividhaiḥ snānadānajapādikaiḥ |
paraṃ nirvāṇamāpannaḥ pūjayanrudramavyayam || 11 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayetparameśvaram |
gosahasraphalaṃ tasya labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 12 ||
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jyeṣṭhamāse tu samprāpte śuklapakṣe caturdaśī |
tatra snātvā vidhānena bhaktyā dānaṃ prayacchati || 13 ||
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pātrabhūtāya viprāya svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu |
akṣayaṃ tatphalaṃ proktaṃ śivena parameṣṭhinā || 14 ||
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aṅgārakadine prāpte caturthyāṃ navamīṣu ca |
snānaṃ karoti puruṣo bhaktyopoṣya varāṅganā || 15 ||
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rūpamaiśvaryamatulaṃ saubhāgyaṃ saṃtatiṃ parām |
labhate saptajanmāni nityaṃ nityaṃ punaḥ punaḥ || 16 ||
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paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ snātvā piṇḍaṃ prayacchati |
tasya te dvādaśābdāni tṛptā yānti surālayam || 17 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā dadyāddīpaṃ suśobhanam |
jāyate tasya rājendra mahādīptiḥ śārīrajā || 18 ||
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tatra tīrthe mṛtānāṃ tu jantūnāṃ sarvadā kila |
anivartikā bhavetteṣāṃ gatistu śivamandirāt || 19 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 175
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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