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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 138
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
kiṃ kṛtaṃ dharmarājena tapodhyānādikaṃ ca yat |
māṃḍavyaśāpanāśāya tadasmākaṃ prakīrtaya || 1 ||
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sūta uvāca |
māṃḍavya śāpamāsādya dharmarājaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ |
tapastepe dvijaśreṣṭhāstasminkṣetre vyavasthitaḥ || 2 ||
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prāsādaṃ devadevasya saṃvidhāya kapardinaḥ |
avyagraṃ pūjayāmāsa puṣpadhūpānulepanaiḥ || 3 ||
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tataḥ kālena mahatā tuṣṭastasya maheśvaraḥ |
provāca varado'smīti prārthayasva yadīpsitam || 4 ||
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dharmarāja uvāca |
ahaṃ deva purā śapto māṃḍavyena mahātmanā |
svadharme vartamāno'pi sarvadoṣavivarjitaḥ || 5 ||
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kupitena ca tenoktaṃ śūdrayonau bhaviṣyasi || 6 ||
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tatrāpi ca mahadduḥkhaṃ jñātināśasamudravam |
macchāpajanitaṃ sadyo jātijaṃ samavāpsyasi || 7 ||
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tasmāttrāhi suraśreṣṭha tasyā yoneḥ sakāśataḥ |
kathaṃ caitadvidho bhūtvā tasyāṃ janma karomyaham || 8 ||
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tatrāpi ca mahaduḥkhaṃ jñātināśasamudbhavam |
etadarthe suraśreṣṭha mayā cārādhito bhavān || 9 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
na tasya sanmunervākyaṃ śakyate kartumanyathā |
tasmācchūdro'pi bhūtvā tvaṃ na saṃtānamavāpsyasi || 10 ||
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jñātikṣayaṃ pradṛṣṭvāpi naiva duḥkhamavāpsyasi |
yato niṣidhyamānāpi na kariṣyaṃti te vacaḥ || 11 ||
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etasmātkāraṇāccitte na te duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati |
jñātijaṃ dharmarājaitatsatyameva mayoditam || 12 ||
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sthitvā varṣaśataṃ prājña tvaṃ śūdro dharmavatsalaḥ |
upadeśānbahūndattvā jñātibhyo hitakāmyayā |
api śraddhā vihīneṣu pāpātmasu sadaiva hi || 13 ||
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tato varṣaśate pūrṇe brahmadvāreṇa kevalam |
ātmānaṃ samyagutsṛjya mokṣameva prayāsyasi || 14 ||
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evamuktvā sa bhagavāngataścādarśanaṃ tataḥ |
dharmarājo'pi taṃ śāpaṃ bheje māṃḍavyasaṃbhavam || 15 ||
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tadā vidurarūpeṇa hyavatīrya dharātale |
māṃḍavyasya vacaḥ satyaṃ sa cakāra mahāmatiḥ || 16 ||
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jāto bhagavatā sākṣādvyāsenāmitatejasā |
pārāśaryeṇa vipreṇa dāsīgarbhasamudbhavaḥ || 17 ||
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etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ dharmarājasamudbhavam |
ākhyānaṃ yadahaṃ pṛṣṭaḥ sarvapātakanāśanam || 18 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāharasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye dharmarājeśvarotpattivarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭātriṃśaduttaraśatatamoadhyāyaḥ || 138 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 138
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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