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 140

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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
yadetadbhavatā proktaṃ putro mānuṣavigrahaḥ |
bhaviṣyati yamasyātra kaḥ saṃbhūtaḥ sa sūtaja || 1 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tasya putraḥ samutpannaḥ pāṃḍoḥ kṣetre mahītale |
yudhiṣṭhira iti khyātaḥ sarvakṣatriyapuṃgavaḥ || 2 ||
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rājasūyo makho yena iṣṭaḥ sampūrṇadakṣiṇaḥ |
sarvānbhūmipatīnvīryātsaṃvidhāya karapradān || 3 ||
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aśvamedhāḥ kṛtāḥ paṃca tathā sampūrṇadakṣiṇāḥ |
bhrāmayitvā hayaṃ bhūmau paścātprāpa sa sadgatim || 4 ||
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eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyekopi gayāṃ vrajet |
yajeta vā'śvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet || 5 ||
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yadanena vṛtaṃ mattaḥ putritvaṃ sumahātmanā |
hayamedhānmahāyajñānkartā syādasya vai sutaḥ || 6 ||
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manyeta kṛtakṛtyatvaṃ yena putreṇa dharmapaḥ |
anyaiḥ putraśataiḥ kiṃ vā vaṃśānuddhārakārakaiḥ || 7 ||
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sūta uvāca |
etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ dharmarājasutodbhavam |
ākhyānaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhā dharmavṛddhikaraṃ param || 8 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye dharmarājaputrākhyānavarṇanaṃnāma catvāriṃśaduttara śatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 140 ||
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