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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 199
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adhyāya || 199 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tasyaivānantaraṃ rājannāśvinaṃ tīrthamuttamam |
kāmikaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ prāṇināṃ siddhidāyakam || 1 ||
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tatra tīrthe'śvinau devau surūpau bhiṣajāṃ varau |
tapaḥ kṛtvā suvipulaṃ saṃjātau yajñabhāginau || 2 ||
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saṃmatau sarvadevānāmādityatanayāvubhau |
nāsatyau sattvasaṃpannau sarvaduḥkhaghnasattamau || 3 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ādityasya sutau tāta nāsatyau yena hetunā |
saṃjātau śrotumicchāmi nirṇayaṃ paramaṃ dvija || 4 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
purāṇe bhāskare tāta etadvistarato mayā |
saṃśrutaṃ devadevasya mārtaṇḍasya mahātmanaḥ || 5 ||
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tatte saṃkṣepataḥ sarvaṃ bhaktiyuktasya bhārata |
kathayāmi na sandeho vṛddhabhāvena karśitaḥ || 6 ||
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atitejoraverdṛṣṭvā rājñī devī narottama |
cacāra merukāntāre vaḍavā tapa ulbaṇam || 7 ||
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tataḥ katipayāhasya kālasya bhagavānraviḥ |
dṛṣṭvā tu rūpamutsṛjya paramaṃ teja ujjvalam || 8 ||
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manobhavavaśībhūto hayo bhūtvā laghukramaḥ |
visphurantī yathāprāṇaṃ dhāvamānā itastataḥ || 9 ||
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heṣamāṇaḥ svareṇāsau maithunāyopacakrame |
sammukhī tu tato devī nivṛttā laghuvikramā || 10 ||
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yathā tathā nāsikāyāṃ praviṣṭaṃ bījamuttamam |
tato nāsāgate bīje saṃjāto garbha uttamaḥ || 11 ||
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jātau yataḥ sutau pārtha nāsatyau viśrutau tataḥ |
susamau suvibhaktāṅgau bimbādbimbamivodyatau || 12 ||
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adhikau sarvadevānāṃ rūpaiścaryasamanvitau |
narmadātaṭamāśritya bhṛgukacche gatāvubhau |
parāṃ siddhimanuprāptau tapaḥ kṛtvā suduścaram || 13 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
surūpaḥ subhagaḥ pārtha jāyate yatra tatra ca || 14 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 199
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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