Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.181.66 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana 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.

Verse 6.1.181.66

गोपकन्या विदित्वेमां गोवक्त्रेण प्रवेश्य च ।
आकर्षिता च गुह्येन पावनार्थं चतुर्मुख ॥ ६६ ॥

gopakanyā viditvemāṃ govaktreṇa praveśya ca |
ākarṣitā ca guhyena pāvanārthaṃ caturmukha || 66 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.181.66 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.1.181.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gopakanya, Iyam, Idam, Govaktra, Praveshya, Akarshita, Guhya, Pavana, Artha, Caturmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.181.66). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “gopakanyā viditvemāṃ govaktreṇa praveśya ca
  • gopakanyā* -
  • gopakanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viditve -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • govaktreṇa -
  • govaktra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    govaktra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • praveśya -
  • praveśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praveśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ākarṣitā ca guhyena pāvanārthaṃ caturmukha
  • ākarṣitā -
  • ākarṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guhyena -
  • guhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √guh class 1 verb]
  • pāvanā -
  • pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caturmukha -
  • caturmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.181.66

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 6.1.181.66 in Bengali sript:
গোপকন্যা বিদিত্বেমাং গোবক্ত্রেণ প্রবেশ্য চ ।
আকর্ষিতা চ গুহ্যেন পাবনার্থং চতুর্মুখ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 6.1.181.66 in Kannada sript:
ಗೋಪಕನ್ಯಾ ವಿದಿತ್ವೇಮಾಂ ಗೋವಕ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಪ್ರವೇಶ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಆಕರ್ಷಿತಾ ಚ ಗುಹ್ಯೇನ ಪಾವನಾರ್ಥಂ ಚತುರ್ಮುಖ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.181.66 in Gujarati sript:
ગોપકન્યા વિદિત્વેમાં ગોવક્ત્રેણ પ્રવેશ્ય ચ ।
આકર્ષિતા ચ ગુહ્યેન પાવનાર્થં ચતુર્મુખ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 6.1.181.66 in Malayalam sript:
ഗോപകന്യാ വിദിത്വേമാം ഗോവക്ത്രേണ പ്രവേശ്യ ച ।
ആകര്ഷിതാ ച ഗുഹ്യേന പാവനാര്ഥം ചതുര്മുഖ ॥ ൬൬ ॥

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