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 14
[English text for this chapter is available]
devyuvāca |
yadetadbhavatā proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ sūryadaivatam |
tanme vistarato brūhi devadeva jagatpate || 1 ||
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kathamarkasthalo bhūtaḥ prabhāsakṣetrabhūṣaṇaḥ |
pūjanīyo mahādevaḥ samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ || 2 ||
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ke maṃtrāḥ kiṃ vidhānaṃ tu keṣu parvasu pūjayet |
jaigīṣavyeśvaro bhūtvā hyabhūtsiddheśvaraḥ katham |
tanme kathaya deveśa vistarātsarvameva hi || 3 ||
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pātāle vivaraṃ tatra yoginyastatra kiṃ purā |
tathā mātṛgaṇaścaiva kathametadabhūtpurā || 4 ||
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etatsarvamaśeṣeṇa dayāṃ kṛtvā jagatpate |
mamācakṣva virūpākṣa yadyahaṃ te priyā hara || 5 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā devi kathayāmi samāsataḥ |
siddheśvaro hyabhūdyena jaigīṣavyeśvaro haraḥ || 6 ||
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pūjāvidhānaṃ vistīrya tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu |
āsīdasminkṛte devi sarva jñānaviśāradaḥ || 7 ||
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putraḥ śatakalākasya jaigīṣavya iti śrutaḥ |
prabhāsakṣetramāsādya sa cakre duścaraṃ tapaḥ || 8 ||
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atiṣṭhadvāyubhakṣaśca varṣāṇāṃ śatakaṃ kila |
ambubhakṣaḥ sahasraṃ tu śākāhāro'yutaṃ tathā || 9 ||
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cāṃdrāyaṇasahasraṃ ca kṛtaṃ sāṃtapanaṃ punaḥ |
śoṣayitvā mitāhāro digvāsāḥ samapadyata || 10 ||
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pūrve kalpe svayaṃ bhūtaṃ mahodayamiti śrutam |
sa liṃgaṃ devadevasya pratiṣṭhāpyārcayannapi || 11 ||
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bhasmaśāyī bhasmadigdho nṛtta gītairatoṣayat |
japena vṛṣanādaiśca tapasā bhāvitaḥ śuciḥ || 12 ||
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tamevaṃ toṣayāṇaṃ tu bhaktyā paramayā yutam |
bhagavāṃśca tamabhyetya idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 13 ||
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jaigīṣavya mahābuddhe paśya māṃ divyacakṣuṣā |
tuṣṭo'smi varadaścāhaṃ brūhi yatte manogatam || 14 ||
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sa evamukto devena devaṃ dṛṣṭvā trilocanam |
praṇamya śirasā pādāvidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 15 ||
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jaigīṣavya uvāca |
bhagavandevadeveśa mama tuṣṭo yadi prabho |
jñānayogaṃ hi me dehi yaḥ saṃsāranikṛntanam || 16 ||
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bhagavannānyadicchāmi yogātparataraṃ hitam |
tvayi bhaktiśca nityaṃ me devyāṃ skande gaṇeśvare || 17 ||
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na ca vyādhibhayaṃ bhūyānna ca tejo'pamānatā |
anutsekaṃ tathā kṣāṃtiṃ damaṃ śamamathāpi ca || 18 ||
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etānvarānmahādeva tvadicchāmi trilocana || 19 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
ajaraścāmaraścaiva sarvaśokavivarjitaḥ |
mahāyogī mahāvīryo yogaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ || 20 ||
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prabhāvāccāsya kṣetrasya guhyasya mama śāśvatam |
yogāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ prāpsyase paramaṃ mahat || 21 ||
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bhaviṣyasi muniśreṣṭha yogācāryaḥ suviśrutaḥ || 22 ||
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yaścedaṃ tvatkṛtaṃ ligaṃ niyamenārcayiṣyati |
sarvapāpavinirmukto yogaṃ divyamavāpsyati || 23 ||
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jaigīṣavyaguhāṃ cemāṃ prāpya yogaṃ karoti yaḥ |
sa saptarātrādyuktātmā saṃsāraṃ saṃtariṣyati || 24 ||
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māsena pūrvajātiṃ ca janmātītaṃ ca vetsyati |
ekarātrāttanuṃ śuddhāṃ dvābhyāṃ tārayate pitṝn |
trirātreṇa vyatītena tvaparānsapta tārayet || 25 ||
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punaśca tava viprarṣe ajeyatvaṃ ca yogibhiḥ |
icchato darśanaṃ caiva bhaviṣyati ca te mama || 26 ||
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iti devo varāndattvā tatraivāṃtaradhīyata |
etatkṛtayuge vṛttaṃ tava devi prabhāṣitam || 27 ||
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tretāyuge mahādevi dvāpare'pi tathaiva ca |
kaliyugapraveśe tu vālakhilyā maharṣayaḥ || 28 ||
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asminprābhāsike kṣetre sūryasthalasamīpataḥ |
ārādhayaṃto deveśaṃ guhāmadhyanivāsinam || 29 ||
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aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi ṛṣayaścorddharetasaḥ |
varṣāyutaṃ tapastaptvā siddhiṃ jagmustadātmikām || 30 ||
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tataḥ siddheśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ kalau khyātaṃ varānane |
yadā somena saṃyuktā kṛṣṇā śivacaturdaśī |
tadaiva tasya devasya darśanaṃ devi durllabham || 31 ||
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brahmāṃḍaṃ sakalaṃ dattvā yatpuṇyamupajāyate |
tatpuṇyaṃ labhate devi siddhaliṃgasya pūjanāt || 32 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye siddheśvarotpattivarṇanaṃnāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 14
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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