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 260

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gālava uvāca |
iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ śālagrāmakathānakam |
maheśvarasya cotpattiryathā liṃgatvamāpa saḥ || 1 ||
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tasmādvaraṃ liṃgarūpaṃ śālagrāmagataṃ harim |
ye'rcayaṃti narā bhaktyā na teṣāṃ duḥkhayātanāḥ || 2 ||
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cāturmāsye samāyāte viśeṣātpūjayecca tau |
arcitau yāvabhedena svargamokṣapradāyakau || 3 ||
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devau hariharau bhaktyā vipravahnigavāṃ gatau |
ye'rcayaṃti mahāśūdra teṣāṃ mokṣapradohariḥ || 4 ||
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vedoktaṃ kārayetkarma pūrteṣṭaṃ vedatatparaḥ |
paṃcāyatanapūjā ca satyavādo hyalolatā || 5 ||
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vivekādiguṇairyuktaḥ sa śūdro yāti sadgatim |
brahmacaryaṃ tapo nānyaddvādaśākṣaraciṃtanāt 1 || 6 ||
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mantrairvinā ṣoḍaśa sopacāraiḥ kāryā supūjā narakādihaṃtuḥ |
yathā tathā vai girijāpateśca kāryā mahā śūdra mahāghahaṃtrī || 7 ||
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brahmovāca |
evaṃ kathayatoreṣā rajanī kṣayamāyayau |
sacchūdro gālavaścaiva śiṣyaiśca parivāritaḥ || 8 ||
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sa tena pūjito vipro yayau śīghraṃ nijāśramam || 9 ||
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ya imaṃ śruṇuyānmartyo vācayetpāṭhayecca vā |
ślokaṃ vā sarvamapi ca tasya puṇyakṣayo na hi || 10 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye śeṣaśāyyupākhyāne brahmanāradasaṃvāde cāturmāsya māhātmye paijavanopākhyāne ṣaṣṭyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 260 ||
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