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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 191
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
sūtaputra tvayā proktaṃ sāvitrī nāgatā ca yat |
kauṭilyena samāyuktairāhūtā vacanaistathā |
pulastyena punaścaiva prasaktā gṛhakarmaṇi || 1 ||
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tatastu brahmaṇā kopādgāyatrī ca samāhṛtā |
devairvipreśce sā'tīva śaṃsitā bhāryatāṃ gatā || 2 ||
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sāvitrī ca kathaṃ jātā tāṃ jñātvā yajñamaṇḍape |
patnīśālāṃ praviṣṭāṃ ca sarvaṃ no vistarādvada || 3 ||
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sūta uvāca |
sāvitrī vaśagaṃ kāṃtaṃ jñātvā viśvāsamāgatā |
sthirā bhūtvā tadā sarvā devapatnīḥ samānayat || 4 ||
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gaurī lakṣmīḥ śacī medhā tathā caivāpyarundhatī |
svadhā svāhā tathā kītirbuddhiḥ puṣṭiḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ |
tathā cānyāśca bahavo hyapsarobhiḥ samanvitāḥ || 5 ||
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ghṛtācī menakā raṃbhā urvaśī ca tilottamā |
apsarāṇāṃ gaṇāḥ sarve samājagmurdvijottamāḥ || 6 ||
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sā tābhiḥ sahitā devīpūrṇahastābhireva ca |
saṃprahṛṣṭamanobhiśca prasthitā maṇḍapaṃ prati || 7 ||
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vādyamāneṣu vādyeṣu gītadhvaniyuteṣu ca |
gandharvāṇāṃ pramukhyānāṃ kinnarāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ || 8 ||
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prasthitā sā mahābhāgā yāvattadyajñamaṇḍapam |
tāvattasyāstadā cakṣuḥ prāsphuraddakṣiṇaṃ muhuḥ || 9 ||
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apasavyaṃ mṛgāścakrustathānye'pi khagādayaḥ |
viparyastena saṃyāti śabdānkurvaṃti cāsakṛt || 10 ||
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dakṣiṇāni tathā'ṅgāni sphuramāṇāni vai muhuḥ |
tasyā manasi saṃkṣobhaṃ janayati nirargalam || 11 ||
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tāśca devastriyaḥ sarvā nṛtyaṃti ca hasaṃti ca |
gāyaṃti ca yathotsāhaṃ tasyāḥ pārśve vyavasthitāḥ || 12 ||
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na jānaṃti ca saṃkṣobhaṃ tathā śakunajaṃ hṛdi |
anyonyasparddhayā sarvā gītanṛtyaparāyaṇāḥ || 13 ||
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ahaṃpūrvamahaṃpūrvaṃ praviśāmi mahāmakhe |
ityautsukyasamopetāstā gacchaṃti tadā pathi || 14 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgara khaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye sāvitryā yajñāgamanakālikotpātādyapaśakunodbhavavarṇanaṃnāmaikanavatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 191 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 191
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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