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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 248
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vāṇyuvāca |
palāśo harirūpeṇa sevyate hi purāvidaiḥ |
bahubhirhyupacāraistu brahmavṛkṣasya sevanam || 1 ||
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sarvakāmapradaṃ proktaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam |
trīṇi patrāṇi pālāśe madhyamaṃ viṣṇuśāpitam || 2 ||
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vāme brahmā dakṣiṇe ca hara ekaḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
palāśapātre yo bhuṃkte nityameva narottamaḥ || 3 ||
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aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam |
cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa bhokturmokṣapradaṃ bhavet || 4 ||
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payasā vātha dugdhena ravivāre'niśaṃ yadi |
cāturmāsye'rcito yaistu te yāṃti paramaṃpadam || 5 ||
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dṛśyate yadi pālāśaḥ prātarutthāya mānavaiḥ |
narakānāśu nirdhūya gamyate paramaṃ padam || 6 ||
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pālāśaḥ sarvadevānāmādhāro dharmasādhanam |
yatra lobhastu tasya syāttatra pūjyo mahātaruḥ || 7 ||
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yathā sarveṣu varṇeṣu vipro mukhyatamo bhavet |
madhye sarvatarūṇāṃ ca brahmavṛkṣo mahottamaḥ || 8 ||
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yasya mūle haro nityaṃ skaṃdhe śūladharaḥsvayam |
śākhāsu bhagavānrudraḥ puṣpeṣu tripurāṃtakaḥ || 9 ||
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śivaḥ patreṣu vasati phale gaṇapatistathā |
gaṃgāpatistvacāyāṃ tu majjāyāṃ bhagavā nbhavaḥ || 10 ||
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īśvarastu praśākhāsu sarvo'yaṃ haravallabhaḥ |
haraḥ karpūradhavalo yathāvadvarṇitaḥ sadā || 11 ||
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tathā hyayaṃ brahmarūpaḥ sitavarṇo mahābhagaḥ |
ciṃtito ripunāśāya pāpasaṃśoṣaṇāya ca || 12 ||
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manorathapradānāya jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ |
guruvāre samāyāte cāturmāsye tathaiva ca || 13 ||
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pūjitaśca stuto dhyātaḥ sarvaduḥkhavināśakaḥ || 14 ||
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devastutyo devabījaṃ paraṃ yanmūrtaṃ brahma brahmavṛkṣatvamāptam |
nityaṃ sevyaḥ śraddhayā sthāṇurūpaścāturmāsye sevitaḥ pāpahā syāt || 15 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye śeṣaśāyyupākhyāne brahmanāradasaṃvāde cāturmāsyamāhātmye paijavanopākhyāne pālāśamahimavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 248 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 248
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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