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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 244
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paijavana uvāca |
etānbhedānmama brūhi vistareṇa tapodhana |
tvadvākyāmṛtapānena tṛṣā naiva praśāmyati || 1 ||
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gālava uvāca |
śṛṇu vistarato bhedānpurāṇoktānvadāmi te |
yāñchrutvā mucyate'vaśyaṃ manujaḥ sarvakilbiṣāt || 2 ||
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pūrvaṃ tu keśavaḥ pūjyo dvitīyo madhusūdanaḥ |
saṃkarṣaṇastṛtīyastu tato dāmodaraḥ smṛtaḥ || 3 ||
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paṃcamo vāsudevākhyaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ pradyumnasaṃjñakaḥ |
saptamo viṣṇuruktaścāṣṭamo mādhava eva ca || 4 ||
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navamo'naṃtamūrttiśca daśamaḥ puruṣottamaḥ |
adhokṣajastataḥ paścāddvādaśastu janārdanaḥ || 5 ||
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trayodaśastu goviṃdaścaturdaśastrivikramaḥ |
śrīdharaśca paṃcadaśo hṛṣīkeśastu ṣoḍaśaḥ || 6 ||
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nṛsiṃhastu saptadaśo viśvayonistataḥ param |
vāmanaśca tataḥ prokta stato nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ || 7 ||
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puṃḍarīkākṣa uktastu hyupeṃdraśca tataḥ param |
haristrayoviṃśatimaḥ kṛṣṇaścāṃtya udāhṛtaḥ || 9 ||
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śāligrāmasya bhedāṃśca mayoktāstava śūdraja |
mūrtibhedāstathā proktā eta eva mahādhana || 9 ||
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mūrttayastithinānmyaḥ syurekādaśyaḥ sadaiva hi |
saṃvatsareṇa pūjyaṃte caturviṃśa timūrtayaḥ || 10 ||
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devāvatārāśca tathā caturviṃśatisaṃkhyakāḥ |
māsā mārgaśirādyāśca māsārddhāḥ pakṣasaṃjñakāḥ || 11 ||
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adhīśasahitānnityaṃ pūjayanbhaktimānbhavet |
caturviṃśatisaṃjñaṃ ca catuṣṭayamudāhṛtam || 12 ||
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etaccatuṣṭayaṃ nṛṇāṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam |
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhakttayā paṭhedvāpi samāhitaḥ || 13 ||
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bhūtasargasya goptā'sau haristasya prasīdati || 14 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmya śeṣaśāyyupākhyāne brahmanāradasaṃvāde cāturmāsyamāhātmye śāligrāmaśilāsumūrttyutpattivarṇanaṃnāma catuścatvāriṃśaduttaradvi śatatamodhyāyaḥ || 244 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 244
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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