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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 204
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adhyāyaḥ || 204 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
bhṛgutīrthaṃ tato gacchettīrtharājamanuttamam |
paitāmahaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam || 1 ||
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brahmaṇā tatra tīrthe tu purā varṣaśatatrayam |
ārādhanaṃ kṛtaṃ śambhoḥ kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare || 2 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kimarthaṃ muniśārdūla brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ |
ārādhayaddevadevaṃ mahābhaktyā maheśvaram || 3 ||
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ārādhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ jagadbhartā jagadguruḥ |
śrotavyaṃ śrotumicchāmi mahadāścaryamuttamam || 4 ||
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dharmaputravacaḥ śrutvā mārkaṇḍeyo munīśvaraḥ |
kathayāmāsa tadvṛttamitihāsaṃ purātanam || 5 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
svaputrikāmabhigantumicchanpūrvaṃ pitāmahaḥ |
śaptastu devadevena kopāviṣṭena sattama || 6 ||
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vedāstava vinaśyanti jñānaṃ ca kamalāsana |
apūjyaḥ sarvalokānāṃ bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ || 7 ||
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evaṃ datte tataḥ śāpe brahmā khedāvṛtastadā |
revāyā uttare kūle snātvā varṣaśatatrayam |
toṣayāmāsa deveśaṃ tuṣṭaḥ provāca śaṅkaraḥ || 8 ||
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pūjyastvaṃ bhavitā loke prāpte parvaṇi parvaṇi |
ahamatra ca vatsyāmi devaiśca pitṛbhiḥ saha || 9 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ khyātiṃ prāptaṃ pitāmahāt |
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣvanuttamam || 10 ||
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tatra bhādrapade māsi kṛṣṇapakṣe viśeṣataḥ |
amāvāsyāṃ tu yaḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ || 11 ||
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piṇḍadānena caikena tilatoyena vā nṛpa |
tṛpyanti dvādaśābdāni pitaro nātra saṃśayaḥ || 12 ||
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kanyāgate tu yastatra nityaṃ śrāddhaprado bhavet |
avāpya tṛptiṃ tatpūrve valganti ca hasanti ca || 13 ||
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sarveṣu pitṛtīrtheṣu śrāddhaṃ kṛtvāsti yatphalam |
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti darśe tatra na saṃśayaḥ || 14 ||
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paitāmahe naraḥ snātvā pūjayanpārvatīpatim |
mucyate nātra sandehaḥ pātakaiścopapātakaiḥ || 15 ||
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tatra tīrthe mṛtānāṃ tu narāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām |
anivartikā gatī rājanrudralokādasaṃśayam || 16 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 204
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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