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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 203
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ānarta uvāca |
evaṃ śuddhyarthamāyāto nāgarāṇāṃ puraḥ sthitaḥ |
nāgaraḥ śuddhimāproti yathā tanme vada dvijaḥ || 1 ||
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viśvāmitra uvāca || 1 ||
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evaṃ madhyasthavacanātsamudāye sthire sati |
sa praṣṭavyaḥ piturmātā katamā te vadasva naḥ || 2 ||
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kiṃ gotraḥ katamastasyāḥ pitā kiṃpravaraḥ smṛtaḥ |
evaṃ tasyānvayaṃ jñātvā gotrapravarasaṃyutam || 3 ||
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praṣṭavyā ca tato mātā tasyāścāpi ca yā bhavet |
jananī cāpi praṣṭavyā tasyāścāpi ca yā bhavet || 4 ||
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jñātavyā sāpi yatnena brāhmaṇaiḥ śuddhi karmaṇi || 5 ||
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pitā pitāmahaścaiva tathaiva prapitāmahaḥ |
śodhanīyāḥ prayatnena trayaścaite'pi tasya ca || 6 ||
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tathā pitāmahīpakṣe traya ete dvijottamāḥ |
mātāmahastatastasya pitā tasyāpi yaḥ pitā || 7 ||
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mātā mātāmahī caiva tathaivānyā prapūrvikā |
pitāmahyāśca yā mātā sāpi śodhyā sabhartṛkā || 8 ||
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evaṃ śākhā'gamaṃ jñātvā tasya sarvaṃ yathākramam |
mūlavaṃśādadhiṣṭhānaṃ nyagrodhasyeva sarvataḥ || 9 ||
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tataḥ śuddhiḥ pradātavyā sindūrati lakena tu |
cātuścaraṇamaṃtraiśca dattvāśīrvacanaṃ kramāt || 10 ||
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tato vācyaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha madhyasthena tadagrataḥ |
dattvā tālatrayaṃ rājañchuddho'yaṃ nāgaro dvijaḥ |
sāmānyapadayogyaśca saṃjātaḥ sāṃprataṃ dvijaḥ || 11 ||
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tato'gniśaraṇaṃ gatvā saṃtarpya ca hutāśanam |
pañcavaktreṇa maṃtreṇa dattvā pūrṇāhutiṃ tataḥ |
viprebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ dadyātsvaśaktyā bhojanānvitām || 12 ||
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sindūratilake jāte brahmāgre dvijavākyataḥ |
pitṝṇāṃ jāyate tuṣṭirvaṃśo no'dya pratiṣṭhi taḥ || 13 ||
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yasya no jāyate śuddhiḥ śākhābhirmūlavaṃśagā |
nigrahastasya kartavyo dvijārho dvijasattamaiḥ || 14 ||
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yathā nānyo hi jāyeta śuddhi stasya prakalpitā |
evaṃ saṃśodhito vipraḥ śrāddhārho jāyate tataḥ || 15 ||
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api cāṣṭakulotpannaḥ sāmānyaḥ kiṃ punarhi yaḥ |
aśuddhena tu vipreṇa yaḥ śrāddhā dyaṃ karoti hi |
tasya bhasmahutaṃ yadvatsarvaṃ tajjāyate vṛthā || 16 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena śodhyo'yaṃ nāgaro dvijaḥ |
svasthānasya viśuddhyarthaṃ tathaiva svaku lasya ca || 17 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye nāgaraviśuddhiprakāravarṇanaṃnāma tryuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 203 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 203
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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