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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 211
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viśvāmitra uvāca |
rājño dāridryadoṣasya kuṣṭhavyādheśca kāraṇam |
kathayitvā punaḥ prāha nārado munisattamaḥ || 1 ||
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nārada uvāca |
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ rājankuṣṭhasya kāraṇam |
dāridryasya ca yatsamyagjñātvā divyena cakṣuṣā || 2 ||
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adhunā saṃpravakṣyāmi yathā tava parābhavaḥ |
śatrubhyaḥ saṃprajāto'tra dvijānāmapamānataḥ || 3 ||
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ānartādhipatiryo'tra kaścidrājye'bhiṣicyate |
sa pūrvaṃ gacchati grāmaṃ nāgarāṇāṃ prabhaktitaḥ || 4 ||
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tvayā tatkalpitaṃ rājannaiva dattaṃ pramādataḥ |
parābhūtā dvijāste ca yācamānā muhurmuhuḥ || 5 ||
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tathā kopavaśādyāni śāsanāni dvijanmanām |
lopitāni tvayānyāni pitṛpaitāmahāni ca || 6 ||
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tena te'tra parābhūtiḥ saṃjātā śatrusaṃbhavā |
evaṃ jñātvā dvijedrāṇāṃ śāsa nāni prayaccha bhoḥ || 7 ||
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gṛhītāni ca yānyeva teṣāṃ mokṣaṃ samācara |
tacchrutvā pārthivaḥ so'tha śaṃkhatīrthe prabhaktitaḥ || 8 ||
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snātvā viprānsamā hūya madhyagena samanvitān |
śaṃkhādityasya purataḥ prakṣālya caraṇau nṛpa || 9 ||
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dadau ca śāsanaśataṃ prakṣālya caraṇāṃstataḥ |
ṣaḍviṃśatyadhikaṃ rājā nāgarāṇāṃ mahātmanām || 10 ||
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etasminnaṃtare tatra śatravo ye ca saṃsthitāḥ |
sarve mṛtyuṃ samāpannā brāhmaṇānāṃ prasādataḥ || 11 ||
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viśvāmitra uvāca |
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ śaṃkhatīrthasamudbhavam |
prabhāvaṃ pārthivaśreṣṭha kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 12 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye śaṃkhatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikādaśottaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 211 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 211
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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