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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 173
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
aho bata mahāścaryaṃ viśvāmitrasya sanmuneḥ |
maṃtraprabhāvato yena tattoyaṃ rudhirīkṛtam || 1 ||
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tataḥprabhṛti saṃprāptaṃ kathaṃ toyaṃ prakīrtaya |
sarasvatyā mahābhāga sarvaṃ vistarato vada || 2 ||
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sūta uvāca |
bahukālaṃ pravāhaḥ sa sarasvatyā dvijottamāḥ |
mahānraktamayo jāto bhūtarākṣasasevitaḥ || 3 ||
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kasyacittvatha kālasya vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ |
arbudasthastayā prokto dīnayā duḥkhayuktayā || 4 ||
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tavārthāya mune śaptā viśvāmitreṇa kopataḥ |
rudhiraughavahājātā tapasvijanavarjitā || 5 ||
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tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me yathā syātsalilaṃ punaḥ |
pravāhe mama viprendra prayāti rudhiraṃ kṣayam || 6 ||
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trailokyakaraṇe vipra saṃkṣaye vā sthitau hi vā |
nāśaktirvidyate kācittava sarvamunīśvara || 7 ||
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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
tathā bhadre kariṣyāmi yathā syātsalilaṃ punaḥ |
pravāhe tava niryāti sarvaṃ raktaṃ parikṣayam || 8 ||
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evamuktvā sa viprarṣiravatīrya dharātale |
gataḥ plakṣataruṃ yasmā davatīrṇā sarasvatī || 9 ||
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samādhiṃ tatra saṃdhāya niviṣṭo dharaṇītale |
saṃbhramaṃ paramaṃ gatvā viśvāmitrasya copari || 10 ||
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vāruṇena tu mantreṇa vīkṣa yanvasudhātalam |
tato nirbhidya vasudhāṃ bhūritoyaṃ vinirgatam || 11 ||
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randhradvayena viprendrā locanābhyāṃ nirīkṣaṇāt |
ekasya salilaṃ kṣipraṃ yatra jātā sarasvatī || 12 ||
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plakṣamūle tatastasya vegenāpahṛtaṃ balāt |
tadraktaṃ tena saṃpūrṇaṃ tatastena mahānadī || 13 ||
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dvitīyastu pravāho yaḥ saṃbhramā ttasya nirgataḥ |
sā ca sābhramatī nāma nadī jātā dharātale || 14 ||
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evaṃ prakṛtimāpannā bhūya eva sarasvatī |
yatpṛṣṭo'smi mahābhāgāḥ sarasvatyāḥ kṛte dvijāḥ || 15 ||
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etatsārasvataṃ nāma vyākhyānamatibuddhidam |
yaḥ paṭhecchraṇuyādvāpi matistasya vivarddhate |
sarasvatyāḥ prasādena satyametanma yoditam || 16 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasyā saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye sarasvatyupākhyāne sarasvatī śāpamocanasābhramatyutpattivṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma trisaptatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 173 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 173
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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