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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 30
[English text for this chapter is available]
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
toṣitaḥ kena siddhena tatra siddheśvaro vibhuḥ |
etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva vistarātsūtanandana || 1 ||
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sūta uvāca |
āsītsiddhādhiponāma purā haṃsa iti smṛtaḥ |
anapatyatayā tasya kālaścakrāma bhūriśaḥ || 2 ||
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tataścintā prapannaḥ sa gatvā devapurohitam |
papracchāgirasaḥ putraṃ vipraśreṣṭhaṃ bṛhaspatim || 3 ||
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bhagavaṃścānapatyasya vārddhakaṃ me samāgatam |
tasmādapatyalābhāya mamopāyaṃ prakīrtaya || 4 ||
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tīrthayātrāṃ vrataṃ vāpi śāṃtikaṃ vā dvijottama |
yena syātsaṃtatiḥ śīghraṃ tvatprasādādbṛhaspate || 5 ||
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bṛhaspatiściraṃ dhyātvā siddhaṃ prāha tataḥ param |
camatkārapuraṃ kṣetraṃ gatvā tatra tapaḥ kuru || 6 ||
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tataḥ prāpsyasi satputraṃ vaṃśoddhārakṣamaṃ śubham |
nānyaṃ paśyāmi siddheśa sutopāyaṃ śubhāvaham || 7 ||
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tatastatkṣetramāsādya sa siddhaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ |
liṃgaṃ saṃpūjayāmāsa yathoktavidhinā svayam || 8 ||
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tataścārādhayāmāsa divānaktamataṃdritaḥ |
bali pūjopahāreṇa gītavādyocchrayādibhiḥ || 9 ||
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cāṃdrāyaṇaistathā kṛcchraiḥ pārākairdvijasattamāḥ |
tathā māsopavāsaiśca toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram || 10 ||
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tato varṣasahasrābhyāṃ tasya tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ |
provāca darśanaṃ gatvā vṛṣārūḍhaḥ sahomayā || 11 ||
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haṃsādya tava tuṣṭo'haṃ tasmātprārthaya vāṃchitam |
ahaṃ te saṃpradāsyāmi duṣprāpyamapi niścitam || 12 ||
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haṃsa uvāca |
apatyārthaṃ samāraṃbho mayā'dya vihitaḥ purā |
tasmāttvaṃ dehi me putrānvaṃśoddhārakṣa mānvibho || 13 ||
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tvayā caiva sadā liṃge stheyamatra surottama |
mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ sarvalokahitārthataḥ || 14 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
adyaprabhṛti liṃgesminnāśrayo me bhaviṣyati |
tava vākyena siddheśa satyametanmayoditam || 5 ||
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yo māmatra sthitaṃ martyaḥ pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ |
tasyāhaṃ saṃpradāsyāmi cittasthaṃ sakalaṃ phalam || 16 ||
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yo me liṃgasya yāmyāśāṃ sthitvā maṃtraṃ japiṣyati |
ṣaḍakṣaraṃ pradāsyāmi tasyāyuṣyaṃ sutānvitam || 17 ||
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evamuktvā mahādevastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ |
haṃso'pi ca gṛhaṃ gatvā putrānāpa mahodayān || 18 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena talliṃgaṃ yatnato dvijāḥ |
sparśanīyaṃ ca pūjyaṃ ca namaskāryaṃ prayatnataḥ || 19 ||
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ṣaḍakṣareṇa mantreṇa kīrtanīyaṃ ca śaktitaḥ |
vāṃchadbhirvāṃchitānkāmāndurlabhāṃstridaśairapi || 20 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 30
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)
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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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