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 187

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adhyāya || 187 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
jāleśvaraṃ tato gacchelliṅgamādyaṃ svayambhuvaḥ |
kālāgnirudraṃ vikhyātaṃ bhṛgukacche vyavasthitam || 1 ||
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sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvopadravanāśanam |
kṣetrapāpavināśāya kṛpayā ca samutthitam || 2 ||
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purā kalpe'suragaṇairākrānte bhuvanatraye |
vedoktakarmanāśe ca dharme ca vilayaṃ gate || 3 ||
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devarṣimunisiddheṣu viśvāsaparameṣu ca |
kālāgnirudrādutpanno dhūmaḥ kālodbhavodbhavaḥ || 4 ||
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dhūmātsamutthitaṃ liṅgaṃ bhittvā pātālasaptakam |
avaṭaṃ dakṣiṇe kṛtvā liṅgaṃ tatraiva tiṣṭhati || 5 ||
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tatra tīrthe nṛpaśreṣṭha kuṇḍaṃ jvālāsamudbhavam |
yatra sā patitā jvālā śivasya dahataḥ puram || 6 ||
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tatrāvaṭaṃ samudbhūtaṃ dhūmāvartastato'bhavat |
tasminkuṇḍe tu yaḥ snānaṃ kṛtvā vai narmadājale || 7 ||
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kuryācchrāddhaṃ pitṛbhyo vai pūjayecca trilocanam |
kālāgnirudranāmāni sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim || 8 ||
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yatkiṃcitkāmikaṃ karma hyābhicārikameva vā |
ripusaṃkṣayakṛdvāpi sāṃtānikamathāpi vā |
atra tīrthe kṛtaṃ sarvamacirātsidhyate nṛpa || 9 ||
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