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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 179
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adhyāya || 179 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchettu rājendra gautameśvaramuttamam |
sarvapāpaharaṃ tīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam || 1 ||
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gautamena tapastaptaṃ tatra tīrthe yudhiṣṭhira |
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ || 2 ||
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praṇamya śirasā tatra sthāpitaḥ parameśvaraḥ |
sthāpito gautameneśo gautameśvara ucyate || 3 ||
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tatra devaiśca gandharvairṛṣibhiḥ pitṛdaivataiḥ |
samprāptā hyuttamā siddhirārādhya parameśvaram || 4 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
pūjayetparamīśānaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 5 ||
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bahavastanna jānanti viṣṇumāyāvimohitāḥ |
tatra saṃnihitaṃ devaṃ śūlapāṇiṃ maheśvaram || 6 ||
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brahmacārī tu yo bhūtvā tatra tīrthe nareśvara |
snātvārcayenmahādevaṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet || 7 ||
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brahmacārī tu yo bhūtvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
pūjayetparamīśānaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 8 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yo dānaṃ bhaktyā dadyāddvijātaye |
tadakṣayaphalaṃ sarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 9 ||
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māse cāśvayuje rājan kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśīm |
snātvā tatra vidhānena dīpakānāṃ śataṃ dadet || 10 ||
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pūjayitvā mahādevaṃ gandhapuṣpādibhirnaraḥ |
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo mṛtaḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet || 11 ||
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aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ |
upoṣya prayato bhūtvā ghṛtena snāpayecchivam || 12 ||
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pañcagavyena madhunā dadhnā vā śītavāriṇā |
sa ca sarvasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || 13 ||
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bhaktyā tu pūjayetpaścātsa labhetphalamuttamam |
bilvapatrairakhaṇḍaiśca puṣpairunmattakodbhavaiḥ || 14 ||
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kuśāpāmārgasahitaiḥ kadambadroṇajairapi |
mallikākaravīraiśca raktapītaiḥ sitāsitaiḥ || 15 ||
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puṣpairanyairyathālābhaṃ yo naraḥ pūjayecchivam |
nairantaryeṇa ṣaṇmāsaṃ yo'rcayedgautameśvaram |
sarvānkāmānavāpnoti mṛtaḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet || 16 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 179
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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