Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.17.96 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana 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.

Verse 7.1.17.96

सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सूर्यं शिरसि पूजयेत् ।
शंभवायेति मंत्रेण रवेर्नेत्रे परामृशेत् ॥ ९६ ॥

sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sūryaṃ śirasi pūjayet |
śaṃbhavāyeti maṃtreṇa ravernetre parāmṛśet || 96 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.96 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.1.17.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sahasrashirsha, Sahasrashirshan, Purusha, Surya, Shiras, Shambhava, Iti, Mantra, Ravi, Netri, Netra, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.96). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sūryaṃ śirasi pūjayet
  • sahasraśīrṣā -
  • sahasraśīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sahasraśīrṣan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣaḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūryam -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • śirasi -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūjayet -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śaṃbhavāyeti maṃtreṇa ravernetre parāmṛśet
  • śambhavāye -
  • śambhava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śambhava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • raver -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • netre -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    netra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • parā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • mṛśet -
  • mṛś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.96

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.96 in Bengali sript:
সহস্রশীর্ষা পুরুষঃ সূর্যং শিরসি পূজযেত্ ।
শংভবাযেতি মংত্রেণ রবের্নেত্রে পরামৃশেত্ ॥ ৯৬ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.96 in Kannada sript:
ಸಹಸ್ರಶೀರ್ಷಾ ಪುರುಷಃ ಸೂರ್ಯಂ ಶಿರಸಿ ಪೂಜಯೇತ್ ।
ಶಂಭವಾಯೇತಿ ಮಂತ್ರೇಣ ರವೇರ್ನೇತ್ರೇ ಪರಾಮೃಶೇತ್ ॥ ೯೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.96 in Gujarati sript:
સહસ્રશીર્ષા પુરુષઃ સૂર્યં શિરસિ પૂજયેત્ ।
શંભવાયેતિ મંત્રેણ રવેર્નેત્રે પરામૃશેત્ ॥ ૯૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.96 in Malayalam sript:
സഹസ്രശീര്ഷാ പുരുഷഃ സൂര്യം ശിരസി പൂജയേത് ।
ശംഭവായേതി മംത്രേണ രവേര്നേത്രേ പരാമൃശേത് ॥ ൯൬ ॥

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