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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 279
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sūta uvāca |
etatpurāṇamakhilaṃ purā skandenabhāṣitam |
bhṛgave brahmaputrāya tasmāllebhe tathāṃgirāḥ || 1 ||
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tataśca cyavanaḥ prāpa sa ṛcīkastato muniḥ |
evaṃ paraṃparāprāptaṃ sarveṣu bhuvaneṣvapi || 2 ||
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skāṃdaṃ purāṇametacca kumāreṇa puroddhṛtam |
yaḥ śṛṇoti satāṃ madhye naraḥ pāpātpramucyate || 3 ||
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idaṃ purāṇamāyuṣyaṃ varṇānāṃ ca sukhāvaham |
nirmitaṃ ṣaṇmukheneha niyataṃ sumahātmanā || 4 ||
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evametatpurā khyātamākhyānaṃ bhadramastu vaḥ || 5 ||
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hāṭakeśvarakṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ śṛṇute naraḥ |
na tasya puṇyasaṃkhyānaṃ kartuṃ śakyeta kenacit || 6 ||
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ya idaṃ dharmamāhātmyaṃ brāhmaṇāya prayacchati |
svargaloke vasettāvadyāvadakṣarasaṃkhyayā || 7 ||
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yathā hi varṣato dhārā yathā vā divi tārakāḥ |
gaṃgāyāṃ sikatā yadvattadvatsaṃkhyā na vidyate || 8 ||
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yo naraḥ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā dināni ca kiyaṃti vai |
sarvārthasiddho bhavati ya imāṃ paṭhate kathām || 9 ||
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putrārthī labhate putrāndhanārthī labhate dhanam |
labhate patikāmā yā patiṃ kanyā manoramam || 10 ||
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samāgamaṃ labhaṃte ca vāṃdhavāśca pravāsibhiḥ |
skāṃdaṃ purāṇaṃ śrutvā tu pumānā pnoti vāṃchitam || 11 ||
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śṛṇvataḥ paṭhataścaiva sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām |
mahīṃ vijayate rājā śatrūṃścāpyadhitiṣṭhati || 12 ||
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puṇyaṃ śrutvā purāṇaṃ vai dīrghamā yuśca viṃdati |
vedavicca bhavedvipraḥ kṣatriyo rājyamāpnuyāt || 13 ||
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dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ tathā vaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt |
yaḥ ślokapādaṃ śṛṇuyādviṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || 14 ||
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śrutvā purāṇametaddhi vācakaṃ yastu pūjayet |
tena brahmā ca viṣṇuśca rudraścaiva prapūjitaḥ || 15 ||
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ekamapyakṣaraṃ yastu guruḥ śiṣye nivedayet |
pṛthivyā nāsti taddravyaṃ yaddattvā hyanṛṇī bhavet || 16 ||
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ataḥ saṃpūjanīyastu vyāsaḥ śāstropadeśakaḥ |
gobhūhiraṇyavastrādyairbhojanaiḥ sārva kāmikaiḥ || 17 ||
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ya evaṃ bhaktiyuktastu śrutvā śāstramanutamam |
pūjayedupadeṣṭāraṃ sa śaivaṃ padamāpnuyāt || 18 ||
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purāṇaśravaṇādeva anekabhavasaṃcitam |
pāpaṃ praśamamāyāti sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet || 19 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe śrīhāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye purāṇaśravaṇamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikonāśītyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 279 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhaṃ nāgarakhaṇḍaṃ samāptam || 6 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 279
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)
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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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