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 109
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īśvara uvāca |
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi varānane |
sarveṣāmeva tīrthānāṃ sāraṃ tīrthasamuccayam || 1 ||
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eteṣvahaṃ varārohe sarveṣveva vyavasthitaḥ |
nāmnā cānyeṣu tīrtheṣu tridaśānāṃ hitārthataḥ || 2 ||
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yo māmeteṣu tīrtheṣu snātvā paśyati mānavaḥ |
kīrtayetkīrtanānnāmnā sa nūnaṃ mokṣamāpnuyāt || 3 ||
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śrīdevyuvāca |
yeṣu tīrtheṣu yannāma kīrtanīyaṃ tava prabho |
tatkārtsyena mama brūhi yaccahaṃ tava vallabhā || 4 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
vārāṇasyāṃ mahādevaṃ prayāge ca maheśvaram |
naimiṣe devadevaṃ ca gayāyāṃ prapitāmaham || 5 ||
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kurukṣetre viduḥ sthāṇuṃ prabhāse śaśiśekharam |
puṣkare tu hyajāgandhiṃ viśvaṃ viśveśvare tathā || 6 ||
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aṭṭahāse mahānādaṃ mahendre ca mahāvratam |
ujjayinyāṃ mahākālaṃ marukoṭe mahotkaṭam || 7 ||
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śaṃkukarṇe mahātejaṃ gokarṇe ca mahābalam |
rudrakoṭyāṃ mahāyogaṃ mahāliṃgaṃ sthaleśvare || 8 ||
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harṣite ca tathā harṣaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ vṛṣabhadhvaje |
kedāre caiva īśānaṃ śarvaṃ madhyamakeśvare || 9 ||
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suparṇākṣaṃ sahasrākṣe susūkṣmaṃ kārtikeśvare |
bhavaṃ vastrāpathe devi hyugraṃ kanakhale tathā || 10 ||
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bhadrakarṇe śivaṃ caiva daṇḍake daṇḍinaṃ tathā |
ūrdhvaretaṃ tridaṇḍāyāṃ caṇḍīśaṃ kṛmijāṃgale || 11 ||
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kṛttivāsaṃ tathaikāmre chāgaleye kapardinam |
kāliñjare nīlakaṇṭhaṃ śrīkaṇṭhaṃ maṇḍaleśvare || 12 ||
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vijayaṃ caiva kāśmīre jayantaṃ marukeśvare |
hariścandre haraṃ caiva puraścandre ca śaṃkaram || 13 ||
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jaṭiṃ vāmeśvare vindyātsaumyaṃ vai kukkuṭeśvare |
bhūteśvaraṃ bhasmagātre oṃkāre'marakaṇṭakam || 14 ||
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tryaṃbakaṃ ca trisaṃdhyāyāṃ virajāyāṃ trilocanam |
dīptamarkeśvare jñeyaṃ nepāle paśupālakam || 15 ||
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yamaliṃgaṃ ca duṣkarṇe kapālī karavīrake |
jāgeśvare triśūlī ca śrīśaile tripurāṃtakam || 16 ||
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rohaṇaṃ tu ayodhyāyāṃ pātāle hāṭakeśvaram |
kārohaṇe nakulīśaṃ devikāyāmumāpatim || 17 ||
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bhairave bhairavākāramamaraṃ pūrvasāgare |
saptagodāvare bhīmaṃ svayaṃbhūrnirmaleśvare || 18 ||
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karṇikāre gaṇādhyakṣaṃ kailāse tu gaṇādhipam |
gaṃgādvāre himasthānaṃ jala liṃge jalapriyam || 19 ||
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analaṃ vāḍave'gnau ca bhīmaṃ badarikāśrame |
śreṣṭhe koṭīśvaraṃ caiva vārāhaṃ vindhyaparvate || 20 ||
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hemakūṭe virūpākṣaṃ bhūrbhuvaṃ gandhamādane |
liṃgeśvare ca varadaṃ laṃkāyāṃ ca narāṃtakam || 21 ||
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aṣṭaṣaṣṭiriyaṃ devi tavākhyātā viśeṣataḥ |
paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ vāpi sarvapātakanāśinī || 22 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena kīrtanīyā vicakṣaṇaiḥ |
kālatraye'pi śucibhirviśeṣācchivadīkṣitaiḥ || 23 ||
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likhitāpi varārohe yasyaiṣā tiṣṭhate gṛhe |
na tatra jāyate doṣo bhūtapretasamudbhavaḥ || 24 ||
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na vyādherna ca sarpāṇāṃ na caurāṇāṃ varānane |
nānyeṣāṃ bhūbhujādīnāṃ kadācidapi kutracit || 25 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 109
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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