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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 170
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sūta uvāca |
tathānyadapi saṃjātamāścaryaṃ yadabhūddvijāḥ |
viśvāmitreṇa sā śaktirvasiṣṭhāya visarjitā || 1 ||
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vadhārthaṃ tasya viprarṣervasiṣṭhena ca dhīmatā |
staṃbhitā'tharvaṇairmantraiḥ prasvedaḥ samajāyata || 2 ||
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svedātsamabhavattoyaṃ śītalaṃ tadajāyata |
pādābhyāṃ nirgataṃ toyamatra dṛśyamajāyata || 3 ||
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vidārya bhūmiṃ saṃjātā jaladhārā suśītalā |
nirmalaṃ pāvanaṃ svacchaṃ gaṃgāṃbha iva niḥsṛtam || 4 || || gaṃ |
gā pratyakṣatāṃ yātā tīrthaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitā |
pūritaṃ vāriṇā kuṇḍaṃ nirmalaṃ śītalaṃ śivam || 5 ||
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tasyāṃ yā kurute snānaṃ nārī vaṃdhyā dvijottamāḥ |
sadyaḥ putravatī sā syādraudre kaliyuge dvijāḥ || 6 ||
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anyo'pi kurute snānaṃ sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet || 7 ||
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snātvā tatra tu yo devīṃ paśyecca vidhinā naraḥ |
dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ tathā putrānrājyotthaṃ ca sukhaṃ labhet || 8 ||
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yā nārī durbhagā vandhyā sā'pi putravatī bhavet |
caitre māsi sitāṣṭamyāṃ bhaktiyogasamanvitā |
mahāniśāyāṃ tatraiva naivedyabalipiṃḍikām || 9 ||
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prasannayā kumāryā tu svayaṃ cā'tha karoti yā |
gṛhṇāti yā ca vai nārī piṃḍikāṃ balisaṃyutām || 10 ||
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śatavarṣā tu yā nārī piṃḍikāṃ bhakṣayeddvijāḥ |
sā'pi putravatī ca syādyadi vṛddhatamā bhavet || 11 ||
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kiṃ punaryauvanopetā saubhāgyena samanvitā |
putrasaukhyavatī nārī devyā vai darśanena ca || 12 ||
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sarveṣāṃ nāgarāṇāṃ tu bhāvajā devatā smṛtā |
sā sārdhāṣṭadvipaṃcāśadgotrāṇāṃ kuladevatā || 13 ||
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etasmātkāraṇādyātrā nāgaraiḥ sukṛtā bhavet |
na vinā nāgarairyātrāṃ tuṣṭiṃ yāti sureśvarī || 14 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭake śvarakṣetramāhātmye dhārātīrthotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 170 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 170
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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