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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 249
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vāṇyuvāca |
tulasī ropitā yena gṛhasthena mahāphalā |
gṛhe tasya na dāridryaṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 1 ||
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tulasyā darśanādeva pāparāśirnivartate |
śriye'mṛtakaṇotpannā tulasī harivallabhā || 2 ||
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pibantyā ruciraṃ pānaṃ prāṇināṃ pāpahāriṇī |
yasyā rūpe vasellakṣmīḥ skandhe sāgarasaṃbhavā || 3 ||
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patreṣu satataṃ śrīśca śākhāsu kamalā svayam |
indirā puṣpagā nityaṃ phale kṣīrābdhisaṃbhavā || 4 ||
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tulasī śuṣkakāṣṭheṣu yā rūpā viśvavyāpinī |
majjāyāṃ padmavāsā ca tvacāsu ca haripriyā || 5 ||
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sarvarūpā ca sarveśā paramānandadāyinī |
tulasī prāśako martyo yamalokaṃ na gacchati || 6 ||
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śirasthā tulasī yasya na yāmyairanubhūyate |
mukhasthā tulasī yasya nirvāṇapadadāyinī || 7 ||
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hastasthātulasīyasya sa tāpatrayavarjitaḥ |
tulasī hṛdayasthā ca prāṇināṃ sarvakāmadā || 8 ||
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skandhasthā tulasī yasya sa pāpairna ca lipyate |
kaṇṭhagā tulasī yasya jīvanmuktaḥ sadā hi saḥ || 9 ||
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tulasīsaṃbhavaṃ patraṃ sadā vahati yo naraḥ |
manasā cintitāṃ siddhiṃ saṃprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ || 10 ||
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tulasīṃsarvakāyārthasādhinīṃ duṣṭavāriṇīm |
yo naraḥ pratyahaṃ siñcenna sa yāti yamālayam || 11 ||
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cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa vanditāpi vimuktidā |
nārāyaṇaṃ jalagataṃ jñātvā vṛkṣagataṃ tathā || 12 ||
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prāṇināṃ kṛpayā lakṣmīstulasīvṛkṣamāśritā |
cāturmāsye samāyāte tulasī sevitā yadi || 13 ||
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teṣāṃ pāpasahasrāṇi yāṃti nityaṃ sahasradhā |
govindasmaraṇaṃ nityaṃ tulasīvanasevanam || 14 ||
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tulasīsecanaṃ dugdhai ścāturmāsye'tidurlabham |
tulasīṃ varddhayedyastu mānavo yadi śraddhayā || 15 ||
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ālavālāṃbudānaiśca pāvitaṃ sakalaṃ kulam |
yathā śrīstulasīsaṃsthā nityameva hi varddhate || 16 ||
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tathātathā gṛhasthasya kāmavṛddhiḥ prajāyate |
brahmacārīgṛhasthaśca vānaprastho yatistathā || 17 ||
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tathā prakṛtayaḥ sarvāstulasīsevane ratāḥ |
śraddhayā yadi jāyante na tāsāṃ duḥkhado hariḥ || 18 ||
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eko hariḥ sakalavṛkṣagato vibhāti nānārasaistu paribhāvitamūrtireva |
vṛkṣādhivāsamagamatkamalā ca devī duḥkhādināśanakarī satataṃ smṛtā'pi || 19 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇaekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭha nāga rakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye śeṣaśāyyupākhyāne brahmanāradasaṃvāde cāturmāsyamāhātmye paijavanopākhyāne tulasīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikonapañcāśaduttara dviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 249 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 249
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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