Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.206.126 (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 6.1.206.126

विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
सहस्राक्षेण ते विप्रा लिंगार्थं याचिता यदा ।
स्थानं शुभं पवित्रं च सर्वक्षेत्रस्य मध्यगम् ॥ १२६ ॥

viśvāmitra uvāca |
sahasrākṣeṇa te viprā liṃgārthaṃ yācitā yadā |
sthānaṃ śubhaṃ pavitraṃ ca sarvakṣetrasya madhyagam || 126 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.206.126 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 (6.1.206.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishvamitra, Sahasraksha, Tad, Yushmad, Vipra, Linga, Artha, Yacita, Yada, Yad, Sthana, Shubha, Shubh, Pavitra, Sarvakshetra, Madhyaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.206.126). 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: “viśvāmitra uvāca
  • viśvāmitra* -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sahasrākṣeṇa te viprā liṃgārthaṃ yācitā yadā
  • sahasrākṣeṇa -
  • sahasrākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasrākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • viprā* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • liṅgā -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    liṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yācitā* -
  • yācita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yācitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yāc class 1 verb]
    yāc -> yācitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yāc class 1 verb]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “sthānaṃ śubhaṃ pavitraṃ ca sarvakṣetrasya madhyagam
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pavitram -
  • pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvakṣetrasya -
  • sarvakṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarvakṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • madhyagam -
  • madhyaga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyaga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyagā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.206.126

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 6.1.206.126 in Bengali sript:
বিশ্বামিত্র উবাচ ।
সহস্রাক্ষেণ তে বিপ্রা লিংগার্থং যাচিতা যদা ।
স্থানং শুভং পবিত্রং চ সর্বক্ষেত্রস্য মধ্যগম্ ॥ ১২৬ ॥

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 6.1.206.126 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷೇಣ ತೇ ವಿಪ್ರಾ ಲಿಂಗಾರ್ಥಂ ಯಾಚಿತಾ ಯದಾ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಶುಭಂ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಮಧ್ಯಗಮ್ ॥ ೧೨೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.206.126 in Gujarati sript:
વિશ્વામિત્ર ઉવાચ ।
સહસ્રાક્ષેણ તે વિપ્રા લિંગાર્થં યાચિતા યદા ।
સ્થાનં શુભં પવિત્રં ચ સર્વક્ષેત્રસ્ય મધ્યગમ્ ॥ ૧૨૬ ॥

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 6.1.206.126 in Malayalam sript:
വിശ്വാമിത്ര ഉവാച ।
സഹസ്രാക്ഷേണ തേ വിപ്രാ ലിംഗാര്ഥം യാചിതാ യദാ ।
സ്ഥാനം ശുഭം പവിത്രം ച സര്വക്ഷേത്രസ്യ മധ്യഗമ് ॥ ൧൨൬ ॥

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