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.

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sūta uvāca |
tasyā eva samīpasthaṃ devadevaṃ naleśvaram |
dṛṣṭvā vimucyute pāpātsthāpitaṃ nalabhūbhujā || 1 ||
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yastaṃ paśyennaro bhaktyā māghe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ site dvijāḥ |
sarva rogavinirmuktaḥ prāpnoti paramaṃ padam || 2 ||
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kaṇḍūḥ pāmātha dadrūṇi maṃḍalāni vicarcikā |
darśanāttasya naśyanti jantūnāṃ bhāvitātmanām || 3 ||
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asti tasyāgrataḥ kuṇḍaṃ svacchodakasupūritam |
matsyakūrmasamākīrṇaṃ padminīkhaṃḍamaṃḍitam || 4 ||
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yastatra kurute snānaṃ pratyūṣe somavāsare |
api kuṣṭhāmayamastaḥ sa bhūyaḥ syātpunarnavaḥ || 5 ||
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yadā saṃsthāpitaḥ śaṃbhurnalena pṛthivībhujā |
tadā tuṣṭena sa prokto brūhi kiṃ te karomyaham || 6 ||
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nala uvāca |
atra stheyaṃ tvayā deva sadā sannihitena ca |
sarvalokahitārthāya roganāśāya śaṃkara || 7 ||
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śaṃkara uvāca |
ahaṃ tvadvacanādrājansaṃprāpte somavāsare |
pratyūṣe ca nivatsyāmi prāsāde nātra saṃśayaḥ || 8 ||
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māghāṣṭamyāmahorātraṃ sakalaṃ ca mahīpate || 0 ||
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prāṇināṃ roganāśāya śuklapakṣe viśeṣataḥ || 9 ||
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yo māmatra sthitaṃ tatra divase vīkṣayiṣyati |
snātvā suvimale kuṃḍe samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ |
tasya nāśaṃ prayāsyaṃti vyādhayo gātrasaṃbhavāḥ || 10 ||
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yo'sya kuṃḍasya saṃbhūtāṃ mṛttikāmapi mānavaḥ |
saṃdhāsyati nije dehe somavāre niśākṣaye |
so'pi rogairvinirmuktaḥ saṃbhaviṣyati puṣṭimān || 11 ||
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niṣkāmastu punaryo māṃ tasminkāle nṛpottama |
pūjayiṣyati sadbhaktyā puṣpadhūpānulepanaiḥ |
sarvapāpavinirmukto mama lokaṃ sa yāsyati || 12 ||
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sūta uvāca |
evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃstrailokyadīpako haraḥ |
antardhānaṃ gato viprā yathā dīpo'tra tatkṣaṇāt || 13 ||
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nalo'pi tuṣṭimāpannastamārādhya ciraṃ nṛpaḥ |
tadāhūyākhilānviprāṃścamatkārapurodbhavān || 4 ||
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eṣa saṃsthāpitaḥ śaṃbhurmayā yuṣmatpuroṃtike |
yena dṛṣṭena rogāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ jāyate kṣayaḥ || 15 ||
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adhunāhaṃ gamiṣyāmi svarājyāya kṛte dvijāḥ |
niṣadhāṃ ca purīmeṣa sarvaiḥ pūjyaḥ samāhitaiḥ || 16 ||
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brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ |
evaṃ pārthivaśārdūla kariṣyāmaḥ samāhitāḥ |
tava devakṛte yatnaṃ yātrādyāsu kriyāsu ca || 17 ||
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tathā pūjāṃ kariṣyāmaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutāḥ |
asmākaṃ putrapautrā ye bhaviṣyaṃti tathā pare |
vaṃśajāste kariṣyaṃti pūjāmasya subhaktitaḥ || 18 ||
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sūta uvāca |
evamuktaḥ sa bhūpālastairvipraistuṣṭisaṃyutaḥ |
pratasthe tānpraṇamyoccaiḥ sarvaistaiścābhinaṃditaḥ || 19 ||
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evaṃ sa bhagavāñchaṃbhustasminsthāne vyavasthitaḥ |
hitāya sarvalokānāṃ sarvarogakṣayāvahaḥ || 20 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena vīkṣaṇīyaḥ sadā hi saḥ |
viśeṣātsomavāreṇa śāśvataṃ śreya icchatā || 21 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvara kṣetramāhātmye naleśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 55 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 55

Cover of edition (2007)

The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)

(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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