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 275

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sūta uvāca |
duḥśīlo'pi ca tatkṛtvā gurornāmnā śivālayam |
nimbeśvara iti khyātaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritam || 1 ||
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cakāra parayā bhaktyā tatpādābjamanusmaran |
tathā tasya tu bhāryā yā nāmnā śākaṃbharī smṛtā || 2 ||
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svanāmāṃkā tatra durgā tathā saṃsthāpitā tayā |
tatastu taddhanaṃ tābhyāṃ kiciccheṣaṃ vyavasthitam || 3 ||
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pūjārthaṃ devatābhyāṃ ca brāhmaṇebhyaḥ samarpitam |
bhikṣābhujau tato jātau dampatī tau tataḥ param || 4 ||
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kasyacittvatha kālasya duḥśīlo nidhanaṃ gataḥ || 5 ||
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śākaṃbharyapi tatkāyaṃ gṛhītvā havyavāhanam |
praviṣṭā nṛpaśārdūla nirvikalpena cetasā || 6 ||
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tato vimānamāruhya varāpsaraḥsusevitam |
gatau tau dvāvapi svargaṃ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhau || 7 ||
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etaṃ duḥśīlajaṃ yastu paṭhedākhyānamuttamam |
sa sarvairmucyate pāpairajñānavihitairnṛpa || 8 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye nimbeśvaraśākaṃbharyutpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcasaptatyuttaradviśatatamodbhayāyaḥ || 275 ||
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