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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 212
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
athānyatsampravakṣyāmi devasya caritaṃ mahat |
śrutamātreṇa yenāśu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 1 ||
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bhikṣurūpaṃ paraṃ kṛtvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ |
ekaśālāṃ gato grāmaṃ bhikṣārthī kṣutpipāsitaḥ || 2 ||
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akṣasūtrodyatakaro bhasmaguṇṭhitavigrahaḥ |
sphurattriśūlo viśveśo jaṭākuṇḍalabhūṣitaḥ || 3 ||
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kṛttivāsā mahākāyo mahāhikṛtabhūṣaṇaḥ |
vādayanvai ḍamarukaṃ ḍiṇḍimapratimaṃ śubham || 4 ||
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kapālapāṇirbhagavānbālakairbahubhirvṛtaḥ |
kvacidgāyanhasaṃścaiva nṛtyanvadan kvacitkvacit || 5 ||
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yatra yatra gṛhe devo līlayā ḍiṇḍamaṃ nyaset |
bhārākrāntaṃ gṛhaṃ pārtha tatratatra vinaśyati || 6 ||
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evaṃ sampracaran devo veṣṭito bahubhirjanaiḥ |
dṛśyādṛśyena rūpeṇa nirjagāma bahiḥ prabhuḥ || 7 ||
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itaścetaśca dhāvantaṃ na paśyanti yadā janāḥ |
vismitāste sthitāḥ śambhurbhaviṣyati tato'stuvan || 8 ||
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teṣāṃ tu stuvatāṃ bhaktyā śaṅkaraṃ jagatāṃ patim |
ḍiṇḍirūpo hi bhagavāṃstadāsau pratyadṛśyata || 9 ||
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tadāprabhṛti deveśo ḍiṇḍimeśvara ucyate |
darśanātsparśanādrājan sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 10 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 212
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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