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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 43
[English text for this chapter is available]
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menakovāca |
anyāstā nāyikā vipra yāsāṃ dharmastvayoditaḥ |
svecchācāravihāriṇyo vayaṃ veśyā divaukasām || 1 ||
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sa tvaṃ vada mahābhāga kasmāddeśātsamāgataḥ |
mama cittaharo vāpi tīrthe dharmiṣṭhasaṃśraye || 2 ||
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tvāṃ dṛṣṭvāhaṃ mahābhāga kāmadeva samākṛtim |
pulakāṃcitasarvāṃgī kāmabāṇaprapīḍitā || 3 ||
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tasmādbhajasva māṃ raktāṃ no cedyāsyāmi saṃkṣayam |
kāmabāṇapradagdhā vai puro'pi tava tāpasa |
tataḥ strīvadhapāpena lipyase tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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tāpasa uvāca |
vayaṃ vratadharāḥ subhru brahmacaryaparāyaṇāḥ |
mūrkhāḥ kāmavidhau bhadre niratāḥ śivaśāsane || 5 ||
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sarveṣāṃ vratināṃ mūlaṃ brahmacaryamudāhṛtam |
viśeṣācchivabhaktānāmevaṃ bhūyo vidhāsyasi || 6 ||
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api varṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ yattapaḥ kurute vratī |
sakṛtstrīsaṃgamānnāśaṃ yāti pāśupatasya ca || 7 ||
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māṃ ca pāśupataṃ lubdhā kasmāttvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase |
īdṛkpāpatamaṃ karma garhitaṃ śivaśāsane || 8 ||
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yaḥ strīṃ bhajati pāpātmā vṛthā pāśupatavratī |
so'tītāndaśa cādhāya puruṣānnarake pacet || 9 ||
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āstāṃ tāvatsamā saṃgaṃ saṃsparśaṃ ca varānane |
saṃbhāṣamapi pāpāya strībhiḥ pāśupatasya ca || 10 ||
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tasmād drutataraṃ gaccha sthānādasmādvarāṃgane |
yatrāvāpsyasi cābhīṣṭaṃ tatra tvaṃ gantumarhasi || 11 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 43
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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