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 269
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sūta uvāca |
kapāleśasya māhātmyaṃ śrūyatāmadhunā dvijāḥ |
caturthasya mahābhāgāstatra kṣetre sthitasya ca || 1 ||
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śrutamātreṇa yenātra naraḥ pāpātpramucyate || 2 ||
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
trayāṇāṃ caiva liṃgānāṃ pūrvoktānāṃ mahāmate |
śrutāsmābhiḥ samutpattiḥkapāleśvaravarjitā |
kenāyaṃ sthāpito devaḥ kapāleśvarasaṃjñitaḥ || 3 ||
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tasmindṛṣṭe phalaṃ kiṃ syātpūjite ca vadasva naḥ || 4 ||
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sūta uvāca |
iṃdreṇa sthāpitaḥ pūrvameṣa devo dvijottamāḥ |
kapāleśvasaṃjñastu brahmahatyā vimuktaye || 5 ||
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tatprabhāvatsuraśreṣṭha stayā mukte dvijottamāḥ |
pāpaṃ pūruṣadānena ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ |
anyo'pi yo narastaṃ ca pūjayitvā prabhaktitaḥ |
prayacchedbrāhmaṇendrāya śuddhaye pāpapūruṣam |
sa mucyetpātakādghorādbrahmahatyāsamudbhavāt || 7 ||
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dakṣiṇāmūrtimāsādya provācedaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ |
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre gatvā taṃ vīkṣya śaṃkaram || 8 ||
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yo dadāti śarīraṃ ca kṛtvā hemamayaṃ tataḥ |
mucyate nātra saṃdehaḥ pātakaiḥ pūrvasaṃyutaiḥ || 9 ||
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
brahmahatyā kathaṃ jātā surendrasya hi sūtaja |
etannaḥ sarvamācakṣva paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ || 10 ||
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kapāleśvarasaṃjñastu kathaṃ devo'tra saṃsthitaḥ |
brahmahatyā kathaṃ naṣṭā tatprabhāvāddivaspateḥ || 11 ||
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sa pāpapūruṣo deyo vidhinā kena sūtaja |
kairmaṃtraiḥ sa hi deyaḥ kaiścaiva hyupaskaraiḥ || 12 ||
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darśanātpūjanāccāpi kiṃ phalaṃ jāyate nṛṇām |
adattvā svaśarīraṃ vā pūjayā kevalaṃ vada || 13 ||
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sūta uvāca |
ahaṃ vaḥ kīrtayiṣyāmi kathāmetāṃ purātanīm |
yāṃ śrutvāpi mahābhāgā naraḥ pāpātpramucyate || 14 ||
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ajñānājjñānato vāpi vihitairanyajanmajaiḥ |
dṛṣṭamātreṇa yenātra pātakāttaddinodbhavāt |
mucyate nātra saṃdehaḥ satyametanmayoditam || 15 ||
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purā tvaṣṭuḥ suto jajñe vṛtro hi dvijasattamāḥ |
pulomaduhituḥ pārśvādvibhāvaryāḥ suvīryavān || 16 ||
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sa bāla eva dharmātmā āsītsarvajanapriyaḥ |
dānavaṃ bhāvamutsṛjya dvijabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || 17 ||
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sa gatvā puṣkarāraṇyaṃ parameṇa samādhinā |
toṣayāmāsa deveśaṃ padmajaṃ tapasi sthitaḥ || 18 ||
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tasya tuṣṭaḥ svayaṃ brahmā dṛṣṭigocaramāgataḥ |
provāca varado'smīti kiṃ te kṛtyaṃ karomyaham || 19 ||
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vṛtra uvāca |
yadi tuṣṭosi me deva brāhmaṇatvaṃ prayaccha me |
brāhmaṇatvaṃ samāsādya sādhayāmi paraṃ padam || 20 ||
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tena kiṃcidasādhyaṃ na brāhmaṇyena bhavenmama |
brāhmaṇena samaṃ cānyanna kiṃcitpratibhāti me || 21 ||
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paramaṃ daivataṃ kiṃcinna viprādvidyate param |
tasmānme hṛtsthitaṃ nānyadapi rājyaṃ triviṣṭape || 22 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tuṣṭastasya pitāmahaḥ |
brāhmaṇatvaṃ svayaṃ dattvā tataḥ provāca sādaram || 23 ||
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mayā tvaṃ vihito vipra putra prakuru vāṃchitam |
prasādayasva satataṃ brāhmaṇānbrahmavittamān || 24 ||
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brāhmaṇaiḥ suprasannaiśca prīyaṃte sarvadevatāḥ |
tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyā dvijottamāḥ || 25 ||
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sūta uvāca |
evamuktastadā tena vṛtro'bhūdbrāhmaṇastataḥ |
brāhmyā lakṣmyā samopeto brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ || 26 ||
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tasmiṃstapasi saṃsthe tu hatā iṃdreṇa dānavāḥ |
vaṃśocchede samāpanne dānavānāṃ mahātmanām || 27 ||
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tataste dānavāḥ sarve parābhūtāḥ suraistataḥ |
svaṃ sthānaṃ saṃparityajya duḥkhaśokasamanvitāḥ || 28 ||
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tanmātaraṃ puraskṛtvā tatsakāśamupāgatāḥ |
sa ca tāṃ mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā vṛtāṃ taiśca samanvitaḥ || 29 ||
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dānavaiśca parābhūtaistathābhūtāṃ ca mātaram |
kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ ca duḥkhitānāṃ mamāṃtike || 30 ||
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dānavā ūcuḥ |
vayaṃ devaiḥ parābhūtā bhavaṃtaṃ śaraṇāgatāḥ |
kva yāmo'nyatra cā'smākaṃ tvāṃ vinā nāsti saṃśrayaḥ || 31 ||
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teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vṛtraḥ provāca sādaram |
devānahaṃ haniṣyāmi gamyatāṃ tatra mā ciram || 32 ||
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tavāgamanakṛtyaṃ ca mātaḥ kathaya sāṃpratam || 33 ||
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mātovāca |
tathā kuru mahābhāga śīghraṃ dāraparigraham |
vaṃśavṛddhau pramāṇaṃ cedvākyaṃ tava mamodbhavam || 34 ||
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eṣa eva paro dharma eṣa eva paro nayaḥ |
putrasya jananīvākyaṃ yatkaroti samāhitaḥ || 35 ||
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tathā strīṇāṃ patiṃ muktvā nānyāsti bhuvi devatā |
jananyāṃ jīvamānāyāṃ tathaiva ca sutasya ca || 36 ||
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atikramya ca yā nārī patiṃ dharmaparā bhavet |
tatsarvaṃ viphalaṃ tasyā jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 37 ||
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putraḥ svajananīvākyaṃ yo'tikramya yathāruci |
karoti dharmakṛtyāni tāni sarvāṇi tasya ca || 38 ||
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bhavaṃti ca tathā nūnaṃ vṛthā bhasmahutaṃ yathā |
araṇye ruditānīva ūṣare vāpitāni ca || 39 ||
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yathaiva badhirasyāgre gītaṃ nṛtyamacakṣuṣaḥ |
tadvanmātṛmatādanyakṛtaṃ putrasya dharmajam || 40 ||
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sarvaṃ karma na saṃdehastenāhaṃ tvāmupāgatā |
baṃdhūnāṃ vacanātputra duḥkhārtā ca viśeṣataḥ || 41 ||
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kiṃ vā te bahunoktena bhūyo bhūyaśca putraka |
ānṛṇyaṃ jāyate yadvatpitṝṇāṃ tattathā śṛṇu || 42 ||
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tava vatsa pramāṇaṃ cetkuruṣva ca vaco mama |
tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā vṛtraḥ saṃciṃtya cetasi || 43 ||
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śrutismṛtyuktamārgeṇa na māturvidyate param |
sa tatheti pratijñāya ānināya parigraham || 44 ||
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tvaṣṭā tasmai dadau prītastato ratnānyanekaśaḥ |
saṃkhyāhīnāni tasyaiva kupyākupyamanaṃtakam || 45 ||
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hastyaśvayānakośāḍhyaṃ so'bhiṣiktaḥ pade nije |
dānavānāṃ mahāvīryo brāhmaṇyena samanvitaḥ || 46 ||
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abhiṣiktaṃ tadā vṛtraṃ svarājye te'surādayaḥ |
śrutvābhiṣekaṃ saṃhṛṣṭāstasya vṛtrasya bāṃdhavāḥ || 47 ||
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dānavāśca samājagmurye tatrāsanpurogatāḥ |
pātālādgiridurgācca sthaladurgebhya eva ca |
kṛtavairāḥ samaṃ devaiḥ kopena mahatā vṛtāḥ || 48 ||
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tataḥ protsāhitaḥ sarvairdānavaiḥ sa mahābalaḥ |
prasthitaḥ śatrunāśāya mahendrabhavanaṃ prati || 49 ||
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śakro'pi vṛtramākarṇya samāyāṃtaṃ yuyutsayā |
sanmukhaḥ prayayau hṛṣṭaḥ sarvadevasamanvitaḥ || 50 ||
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tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha |
merupṛṣṭhe suvistīrṇe nityameva divāniśam || 51 ||
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nityaṃ parājayo jajñe devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha |
tatrovāca guruḥ śakra mā yuddhaṃ kuru devapa || 52 ||
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vṛtro'yaṃ dāruṇo yuddhe baladvayasamanvitaḥ |
catvāraścāgrato vedāḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ saśaraṃ dhanuḥ || 53 ||
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tena jeyatamo daityastavaiva ca mahāhave |
tasmātsaṃdhānametena tvaṃ kuruṣva śacīpate || 54 ||
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tato viśvāsamāyā taṃ jahi vajreṇa dānavam |
ṣaḍupāyai ripurvadhya iti śāstranidarśanam || 55 ||
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bhuṃjānaśca śayānaśca dattvā kanyāmapi svakām |
vipradānena saṃyojya kṛtvāpi śapathaṃ gurum |
māyāprapaṃcamāsādya tasmādevaṃ samācara || 56 ||
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indra uvāca |
yadyevaṃ ca svayaṃ gatvā tvaṃ viśvāse niyojaya |
tava vākyena viśvāsaṃ nūnaṃ yāsyati dānavaḥ || 57 ||
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sūta uvāca |
śakrasya matamājñāya pratasthe ca bṛhaspatiḥ |
yatra vṛtraḥ sthito daityo yuddhārthaṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ || 58 ||
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vṛtro'pi taṃ samālokya svayaṃ prāptaṃ bṛhaspatim |
sadaiva dvijabhaktaḥ sa hṛṣṭātmā samapadyata |
viśeṣātpraṇipatyoccairvākyametadabhāṣata || 59 ||
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vṛtra uvāca |
svāgataṃ te dvijaśreṣṭha kiṃ karomi praśādhi mām |
priyā me brāhmaṇā yasmāttasmātkīrtaya sāṃpratam || 60 ||
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bṛhaspatiruvāca || saṃdigdho vijayo yuddhe yasmāddaivena sattama |
tasmātkuru maheṃdreṇa vyavasthāṃ vacanānmama || 61 ||
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tvaṃ bhuṃkṣva bhūtalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ śakraścāpi triviṣṭapam |
vyavasthayā'nayā nityaṃ vartitavyaṃ parasparam || 62 ||
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vṛtra uvāca |
ahaṃ tava vaco brahmankariṣyāmi sadaiva hi |
saṃgamaṃ kuru śakreṇa sāṃprataṃ mama saddvija || 63 ||
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sūta uvāca |
atha śakraṃ samānīya bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ |
vṛtreṇa saha saṃdhānaṃ cakre caiva parasparam || 64 ||
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ekārimitratāṃ gatvā tāvubhau daityadevapau |
prahṛṣṭau gatavantau tau tataścaiva nijaṃ gṛham || 65 ||
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atha śakracchalānveṣī sadā vṛtrasya vartate |
na cchidraṃ labhate kvāpi vīkṣamāṇopi yatnataḥ || 66 ||
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kathaṃcidapi so'bhyeti tatsakāśaṃ puraṃdaraḥ |
kiṃcicchidraṃ samāsādya tatpratāpena dahyate || 67 ||
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iṃdra uvāca |
na śaknomi ca taṃ daityaṃ vīkṣituṃ ca kathaṃcana |
tejasā sarvato vyāptaṃ tatkathaṃ sūdayāmyaham || 68 ||
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tasmātkaṃcidupāyaṃ me tadvadhārthaṃ prakīrtaya |
yathā śaknomi tatsoḍhuṃ tejastasya durātmanaḥ || 69 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ciraṃ dhyātvā bṛhaspatiḥ |
tataḥ provāca taṃ śakraṃ vinayāvanataṃ sthitam || 70 ||
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bṛhaspatiruvāca |
tasya brāhmyaṃ sthitaṃ tejaḥ samyaggātre puraṃdara |
vīkṣituṃ naiva śaknoṣi tena tvaṃ tridaśādhipa || 71 ||
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tathā te kīrtayiṣyāmi tasyopāyaṃ vadhodbhavam |
vadhayiṣyasi yenātra taṃ tvaṃ dānavasattamam || 72 ||
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prācīsarasvatītīre puṣkarāraṇyamāśritaḥ |
dadhīcirnāma viprarṣiḥ śatayojanamucchritaḥ || 73 ||
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tatra nityaṃ tapaḥ kurvanstauti nityaṃ pitāmaham |
sa nirviṇṇo muniśreṣṭhaḥ prāṇānāṃ dhāraṇe hare || 74 ||
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ciraṃtano muniḥ sa syājjarayātisamāvṛtaḥ |
taṃ prārthaya drutaṃ gatvā tasyāsthīni gurūṇi ca || 75 ||
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sa te dāsyastyasaṃdigdhaṃ tyaktvā prāṇānatipriyān |
tasyāsthibhiḥ praharaṇaṃ vajrākhyaṃ te bhaviṣyati || 76 ||
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amoghaṃ te tato nūnaṃ tvaṃ vṛtraṃ sūdayiṣyasi |
tasya vajrasya tattejo brahmatejo'bhibṛṃhitam |
tena vṛtrodbhavaṃ tejaḥ praśamaṃ saṃprayāsyati || 77 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tacchrutvā satvaraṃ śakraḥ sarvairdaivagaṇaiḥ saha |
jagāma puṣkarāraṇye yatra prācī sarasvatī || 78 ||
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trayastriṃśatsamopetā tīrthānāṃ koṭibhiryutā |
dadhīcerāśramaṃ tatra so'viśaccitrasaṃyutam || 79 ||
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krīḍaṃte nakulaiḥ sarpā yatra tuṣṭiṃ gatā mithaḥ |
mṛgāḥ paṃcānanaiḥ sārdhaṃ vṛṣadaṃśāstathā'khubhiḥ || 80 ||
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ulūka sahitāḥ kākā mitho dveṣavivarjitāḥ |
prabhāvāttasya tapaso dadhīceḥ sumahātmanaḥ || 81 ||
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dadhīcirapi cālokya devāñchakrapurogamān |
samāyātānprahṛṣṭātmā satvaraṃ saṃmukhobhyagāt || 82 ||
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tataścārghyaṃ samādāya praṇipatya muhurmuhuḥ |
śakramabhyāgataṃ prāha kiṃ te kṛtyaṃ karomyaham || 83 ||
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gṛhāyātasya deveśa tacchīghraṃ me nivedaya || 84 ||
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iṃdra uvāca |
ātithyaṃ kuru vipreṃdra gṛhāyātasya sanmune |
tvadasthīni nijānyāśu mama dehyavikalpitam || 85 ||
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atadarthamahaṃ prāptastvatsakāśaṃ munīśvara |
asthibhiste paraṃ kāryaṃ devānāṃ siddhimeṣyati || 86 ||
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sūta uvāca |
iṃdrasya tadvacaḥ śrutvā dadhīcistoṣasaṃyutaḥ |
tataḥ prāha sahasrākṣaṃ sarvairdevaiḥ samanvitam || 87 ||
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aho nāsti mayā tulyaḥ sāṃprataṃ bhuvi kaścana |
puṇyavānyasya deveśaḥ svayamarthī gṛhāgataḥ || 88 ||
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dhanyāni ca mamāsthīni yāni deveśa te hitam |
kariṣyaṃti sadā kāryaṃ rakṣārthaṃ tridivaukasām || 89 ||
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eṣo'haṃ saṃpradāsyāmi priyānprāṇānkṛte tava |
gṛhāṇa svecchayā'sthīni svakāryārthaṃ puraṃdara || 90 ||
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evamuktvā maharṣiḥ sa dhyānamāśritya satvaram |
brahmaraṃdhreṇa niḥsārya prāṇamātmānamatyajat || 91 ||
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tadātmanā parityaktaṃ tasya gātraṃ ca tatkṣaṇāt |
patitaṃ medanīpṛṣṭhe vyasu taddvijasattamāḥ || 91 ||
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tasminneva kāle tu tasyāsthīni śatakratuḥ |
pragṛhya viśvakarmāṇaṃ tataḥ provāca sādaram || 93 ||
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etairasthibhiḥ śīghraṃ me kuru tvaṃ vajramāyudham |
yena vyāpādayāmyāśu vṛtraṃ dānavasattamam || 94 ||
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā viśvakarmā tvarānvitaḥ |
yathāyudhaṃ tathā cakre vajrākhyaṃ dāruṇākṛti || 95 ||
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ṣaḍasri śataparvākhyaṃ madhye kṣāmaṃ vibhīṣaṇam |
pradadau ca tatastasmai sahasrākṣāya dhīmate || 96 ||
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atha taṃ sa samādāya dvādaśārkasamaprabham |
samādhisthaṃ carairjñātvā vṛtraṃ saṃdhyārcane ratam || 97 ||
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tataśca pṛṣṭhabhāgaṃ sa samāśritya trilokarāṭ |
cikṣepa vajramuddiśya tadvadhārthaṃ samutsukaḥ || 98 ||
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sa hatastena vajreṇa dānavo bhasmasādgataḥ |
śakropi hatamajñātvā bhayāttasyātha dudruve || 99 ||
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manuṣyarahite deśe viṣame gulmasaṃvṛte |
lilye śakrastadā sarvaṃ mene vṛtramayaṃ jagat || 100 ||
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etasminnaṃtare devāḥ paśyaṃtaḥ sarvato diśam |
siddhacāraṇagandharvā ājagmuśca śatakratum || 101 ||
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tataḥ kṛcchrācca tairdṛṣṭaḥ śakro'sau gahane vane |
nilīno bhayasaṃtrasto gulmamadhye vyavasthitaḥ || 102 ||
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devā ūcuḥ |
kiṃ tvaṃ bhītaḥ sahasrākṣa vṛtro'yaṃ ghātitastvayā |
parivāreṇa sarveṇa vīkṣito'smābhireva ca || 103 ||
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asmādāgaccha gacchāmo gṛhaṃ prati puraṃdara |
kuru trailokyarājyaṃ tvaṃ sāṃprataṃ hatakaṇṭakam || 104 ||
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tacchrutvā'tha viniṣkrāṃto gulmamadhyācchatakratuḥ |
hṛṣṭaromā hataṃ śrutvā vṛtraṃ dānavasattamam || 105 ||
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atha paśyaṃti yāvattaṃ devāḥ sarve śatakratum |
tāvattejovihīnaṃ tadgātraṃ durgaṃdhitāyutam || 106 ||
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dṛṣṭvā lokagururbrahmā devānsarvānuvāca ha |
śakro'yaṃ sāṃprataṃ vyāptaḥ pāpayā brahmahatyayā || 107 ||
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yadanena hato vṛtro brahmabhūtaśchalena saḥ |
tasmāttyājyaḥ sudūreṇa no cetpāpamavāpsyatha || 108 ||
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brahmaghnena samaṃ sparśaḥ saṃbhāṣo'tha vinirmitaḥ |
pāpāya jāyate puṃsāṃ tasmāttaṃ dūratastyajet || 109 ||
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āstāṃ saṃsparśanaṃ tasya saṃbhāṣo vā viśeṣataḥ |
darśanaṃ vāpi tasyāhuḥ sarvapāpapradaṃ nṛṇām || 110 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tacchrutvā brahmaṇo vākyaṃ śakro dṛṣṭvā'tmanastanum |
tejasā saṃparityaktāṃ durgandhena samāvṛtām || 111 ||
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tataḥ provāca lokeśaṃ dīnaḥ praṇatakandharaḥ |
tavāhaṃ kiṃkaro deva tvayeṃdratve niyojitaḥ || 112 ||
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tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me brahmahatyāvināśanam |
prāyaścittaṃ vibho brūhi yena śuddhiḥ prajāyate || 113 ||
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brahmovāca |
aṣṭaṣaṣṭiṣu tīrtheṣu tvaṃ snātvā balasūdana |
ātmānaṃ hemajaṃ dehi pāpapūruṣasaṃjñitam || 114 ||
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maṃtravattaṃ yathoktaṃ ca brāhmaṇāya mahātmane |
snātvā puṇyajale tīrthe brahmaghno'hamiti bruvan || 115 ||
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snātamātrasya te hastādyatra tatpatati kṣitau |
tejaḥ saṃjāyategātre durgaṃdhaśca praṇaśyati || 116 ||
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tasmiṃstīrthe tvayā tacca sthāpyaṃ śakra kapālakam |
maheśvarasya nāmnā ca pūjanīyaṃ tataḥ param || 117 ||
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paṃcabhirvaktramaṃtraiśca tato deyā'tmatastanūḥ |
hemodbhavā dvijendrāya tataḥ śuddhimavāpsyasi || 118 ||
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śakrastu tadvacaḥ śrutvā brahmaṇo'vyaktajanmanaḥ |
kapālaṃ vṛtrajaṃ gṛhya tīrthayātrāṃ tato gataḥ || 119 ||
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aṣṭaṣaṣṭiṣu tīrtheṣu gacchansa ca sureśvaraḥ |
hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre samāyātaḥ krameṇa ca || 120 ||
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viśvāmitrahrade snātvā yāvattasmādvinirgataḥ |
kapālaṃ patitaṃ tasmātsvayameva hatātmanaḥ || 121 ||
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tatastaṃ pūjayāmāsa mantrairvaktrasamudbhavaiḥ |
sarvapāpaharaiḥ puṇyairyathoktairbrahmaṇā purā || 122 ||
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etasminneva kāle tu durgandho nāśamāptavān |
taccharīrāddvijaśreṣṭhā mahattejo vyajāyata || 123 ||
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etasminnantare brahmā saha devaiḥ samāgataḥ |
brahmahatyāvimuktaṃ taṃ jñātvā sarvasurādhipam || 124 ||
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śrībrahmovāca |
brahmahatyākṛto doṣo gataste surasattama |
śeṣapāpaviśuddhyarthaṃ svarṇadānaṃ prayaccha bhoḥ || 125 ||
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kapālametaddeśe'tra yattvayā paripūjitam |
vṛtrasya paṃcabhirmaṃtrairharavaktrasamudbhavaiḥ || 126 ||
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pradāsyasi tato bhaktyā hemajāmātmanastanum |
vidhinā maṃtrayuktena tava pāpaṃ prayāsyati |
yadyatpūrvakṛtaṃ kṛtsnaṃ pradāya brāhmaṇāya bhoḥ || 127 ||
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evamuktastataḥ śakro brahmaṇā surasaṃnidhau |
tathetyuktvā tu tatkālaṃ pāpapiṃḍaṃ nijaṃ dadau || 128 ||
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kṛtvā hemamayaṃ viprā brāhmaṇāya mahātmane |
gartātīrthasamutthāya vātākhyāyāhitāgnaye || 129 ||
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etasminnaṃtare vipro garhitaḥ so'tha nāgaraiḥ |
dhigdhikpāpa vṛthā vedā ye tvayā pāritāḥ purā || 130 ||
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nāsmābhiḥ saha saṃparkaṃ kadācittvaṃ kariṣyasi |
gṛhītaṃ yattvayā dānaṃ pāpapiṃḍasamudbhavam || 131 ||
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tataḥ provāca vipraḥ sa upamanyukulodbhavaḥ |
vivarṇavadano bhūtvā nāmnā khyātaḥ sa vātakaḥ || 132 ||
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tvayā śakra pradatto me pāpapiṃḍaḥ svako yataḥ |
mayā pratigrahastena dākṣiṇyena kṛtastava || 133 ||
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na lobhena suraśreṣṭha paśyataste vigarhitaḥ |
ahaṃ ca brāhmaṇaiḥ sarvairetairnagaravāsibhiḥ || 134 ||
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tasmānnāhaṃ grahīṣyāmi etaṃ tava pratigraham || 135 ||
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bhūyo'pi tava dāsyāmi na tvaṃ gṛhṇāsi cetpunaḥ || bra |
hmaśāpaṃ pradāsyāmi dāruṇaṃ ca kṣayātmakam || 136 ||
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iṃdra uvāca |
vedāgaṃpārago vipro yadi kuryātpratigraham |
na sa pāpena lipyeta padmapatramivāṃbhasā || 137 ||
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tasmātte pātakaṃ nāsti śṛṇuṣvātra vaco mama |
etaistvaṃ garhite yasmādbrāhmaṇairnagarodbhavaiḥ || 138 ||
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eteṣāṃ sarvakṛtyeṣu pradhānastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi |
eteṣāṃ putrapautrā ye bhaviṣyaṃti tathā tava || 139 ||
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te sarve cājñayā teṣāṃ vartayiṣyaṃtyasaṃśayam |
yuṣmadvākyavihīnaṃ yatkṛtyaṃ svalpamapi dvija || 140 ||
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teṣāṃ saṃpatsyate vandhyaṃ yathā bhasmahutaṃ tathā |
kapālamocanaṃ nāma khyātametadbhaviṣyati || 141 ||
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ye tu saṃsmṛtya manujāḥ kapālaṃ mama saddvija |
tatra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti te narā muktisaṃyutāḥ |
śrāddhapakṣe viśeṣeṇa prayāsyaṃti parāṃgatim || 142 ||
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sthānabāhyadvijātīnāṃ kule dāraparigraham |
kṛtvā tvadgotrasaṃbhūtā brāhmaṇā matprasādataḥ || 143 ||
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vyavahāryā bhaviṣyaṃti nagare sarvakarmasu |
evamuktvā sahasrākṣastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ || 144 ||
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vātopi tena vittena pratigrahakṛtena ca |
cakāra tatra prāsādaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ || 145 ||
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tataḥ provāca śakrastānbrāhmaṇānnagarodbhavān |
kapālamocane snātvā yo devaṃ hyarcayiṣyati || 146 ||
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brahmahatyodbhavaṃ pāpaṃ tasya naśyatyasaṃśayam |
mahāpātakayukto vā vipāpmā saṃbhaviṣyati || 147 ||
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sa tatheti pratijñāya brāhmaṇānnagarodbhavān |
tatraiva svāśramaṃ kṛtvā pūjayāmāsa śaṃkaram || 148 ||
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tataḥprabhṛti yatkiṃcitteṣāṃ kṛtyaṃ prajāyate |
tadvākyena prakurvaṃti tatra ye nāgaraḥ sthitāḥ || 149 ||
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etasmātkāraṇājjāto madhyago dvitīyastviha || 150 ||
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etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātamākhyānaṃ pāpanāśanam |
kapāleśvaradevasya śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ nṛṇām || 151 ||
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yathā deveśvarasyātra pāpaṃ naṣṭaṃ mahātmanaḥ |
brahmahatyā yathā naṣṭā tasmiṃstīrthe dvijottamāḥ || 152 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye vātakeśvarakṣetrakapālamocaneśvarotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonasaptatyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 269 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 269
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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