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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 177
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adhyāya || 177 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
bhūtīśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarvatīrtheṣvanuttamam |
darśanādeva rājendra yasya pāpaṃ praṇaśyati || 1 ||
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tatra sthāne purā pārtha devadevena śūlinā |
uddhūlanaṃ kṛtaṃ gātre tena bhūtīśvaraṃ tu tat || 2 ||
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puṣye vā janmanakṣatre amāvāsyāṃ viśeṣataḥ |
bhūtīśvare naraḥ snātvā kulakoṭiṃ samuddharet || 3 ||
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tatra sthāne tu yo bhaktyā kurute hyaṅgaguṇṭhanam |
tasya yatphalamuddiṣṭaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa || 4 ||
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yāvanto bhūtikaṇikā gātre lagnāḥ śivālaye |
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi śivaloke mahīyate || 5 ||
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sarveṣāmeva snānānāṃ bhasmasnānaṃ paraṃ smṛtam |
purāṇairṛṣibhiḥ proktaṃ sarvaśāstreṣvanuttamam || 6 ||
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ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ cāpi yaḥ sadā |
snānaṃ karoti cāgneyaṃ pāpaṃ tasya praṇaśyati || 7 ||
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divyasnānādvaraṃ snānaṃ vāyavyaṃ bharatarṣabha |
vāyavyāduttamaṃ brāhmyaṃ varaṃ brāhmyāttu vāruṇam || 8 ||
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āgneyaṃ vāruṇācchreṣṭhaṃ yasmāduktaṃ svayambhuvā |
tasmātsarvaprayatnena hyāgneyaṃ snānamācaret || 9 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
āgneyaṃ vāruṇaṃ brāhmyaṃ vāyavyaṃ divyameva ca |
kimuktaṃ śrotumicchāmi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me || 10 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
āgneyaṃ bhasmanā snānamavagāhya ca vāruṇam |
āpohiṣṭheti ca brāhmyaṃ vāyavyaṃ gorajaḥ smṛtam || 11 ||
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sūrye dṛṣṭe tu yatsnānaṃ gaṅgātoyena tatsamam |
tatsnānaṃ pañcamaṃ proktaṃ divyaṃ pāṇḍavasattama || 12 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena snātvā bhūtīśvare tu yaḥ |
pūjayeddevamīśānaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ || 13 ||
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tatra sthāne tu ye nityaṃ dhyāyanti paramaṃ padam |
sūkṣmaṃ cātīndriyaṃ nityaṃ te dhanyā nātra saṃśayaḥ || 14 ||
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muktitīrthaṃ tu tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrtheṣvanuttamam |
darśanādeva yasyaiva pāpaṃ yāti mahatkṣayam || 15 ||
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jāyate pūjayā rājyaṃ tatra stutvā maheśvaram |
japena pāpasaṃśuddhirdhyānenānantyamaśnute || 16 ||
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oṃ jyotiḥ svarūpamanādimadhyamanutpādyamānamanucāryamāṇākṣaram |
sarvabhūtasthitaṃ śivaṃ sarvayogeśvaraṃ sarvalokeśvaraṃ mohaśokahīnaṃ mahājñānagamyam || 17 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yo gatvā snānaṃ kuryānnareśvara |
aśvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
evambhūtaṃ na jānanti mokṣāpekṣaṇikā narāḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 177
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)
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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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