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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 277
[English text for this chapter is available]
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
ki nāmāno dvijāste ca vārāṇasyāḥ samāgatāḥ |
ekādaśaprakāro'sau yeṣāṃ rudraḥ prabhaktitaḥ |
tatsaṃjñāśca samācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune || 1 ||
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sūta uvāca |
ekasteṣāṃ mṛgavyādho vikhyāto bhuvanatraye |
dvitīyaḥ sarvasaṃjñaśca niṃditaśca tṛtīyakaḥ || 2 ||
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mahāyaśāścaturthastu kathyate munisattamāḥ |
ajaikapāda ityuktaḥ paṃcamo muni sattamāḥ || 3 ||
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ahirbudhnyastathā ṣaṣṭhaḥ pinākī saptamastathā |
paraṃ tapastathānyastu dahano navamastathā || 4 ||
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īśvaro daśamaḥ proktaḥ kapālī cāṃti mastathā |
teṣāmetāni nāmāni sthitānyeva hi yāni ca |
rudrāṇāmapi tānyeva vihitāni hareṇa tu || 5 ||
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
kāni dānāni śasyāni tadarthaṃ vada no drutam |
japaścaiva purā proktastvayā kāryo yathaiva ca || 6 ||
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sūta uvāca |
taduddiśya pradātavyamekaikasya pṛthakpṛthak |
pratyakṣāśca mahābhāga dātavyā dhenavaḥ kramāt || 7 ||
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mṛgavyādhāya pratyakṣā gaurdeyā ca guḍodbhavā |
kapāline pradātavyā navanītasamudbhavā || 8 ||
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ajapādāya cājyotthā ahirbudhnyāya hemajā |
pinākine pradātavyā dhenurlavaṇasambhavā || 9 ||
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paraṃtapāya viprendrāstathaiva rasasa mbhavā |
annajā dahanāyoktā īśvarāya jalodbhavā || 10 ||
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etā dadāti yo viprā eteṣāṃ ca mahātmanām |
cakravartī bhavennūnametadāha pitāmahaḥ || 11 ||
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anyatrāpi pradattāśca kiṃ punarbhavasaṃnidhau |
tasmātsarvaprayatnena etā deyāḥ prayatnataḥ || 12 ||
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dhenavo yo na śaktaḥ syādekā deyā prayatnataḥ |
sarveṣāmeva rudrāṇāṃ bhartṛyajñavaco yathā || 13 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye ekādaśarudrasamīpe dānamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma saptasaptatyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 277 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 277
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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