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 31
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devyuvāca |
sakārapaṃcakaṃ proktaṃ yattvayā mama śaṃkara |
kathaṃ tadatra saṃvṛttametanme saṃśayaṃ mahat || 1 ||
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kathaṃ vātra samāyātā kutaścāpi sarasvatī |
kathaṃ sa vāḍavo jātaḥ kasminkāle kathaṃ hyabhūt |
tatsarvaṃ vistareṇedaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi || 2 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
śṛṇu devi yathā jātā tasminkṣetre sarasvatī |
yataścaiva samudbhūtā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī || 3 ||
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hiraṇyā vajriṇī nyaṃkuḥ kapilā ca sarasvatī || 4 ||
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ṛṣibhiḥ pañcabhiścātra samāhūtā yathā purā |
vāḍavenāgninā yuktā yathā jātā śṛṇuṣva tat || 5 ||
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purā devāsure yuddhe nivṛtte somakāraṇāt |
pitāmahasya vacanāttārāṃ candraḥ samarpayat || 6 ||
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tato yātāḥ surāḥ svargaṃ paśyanto'dhomukhā mahīm |
dadṛśuste tato devā bhūmyāṃ svargamivāparam || 7 ||
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āśramaṃ munimukhyasya dadhīcerloka viśrutam |
sarvarttukusumopetaṃ pādapairupaśobhitam |
ketakīkuṭajodbhūta bakulāmodamoditam || 8 ||
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evaṃvidhaṃ samāsādya tadāśramapadaṃ guru |
kautukāddraṣṭumārabdhāḥ sarve devā manoramam || 9 ||
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te ca tīrthāśrame tasminyānānyutsṛjya saṃyatāḥ |
pravṛttāstamṛṣiṃ draṣṭuṃ prākṛtāḥ puruṣā yathā || 10 ||
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dṛṣṭavaṃtaḥ surāḥ sarve pitāmahamivāparam |
tatasta ṛṣiṇā sarve pādyārghyādibhirarccitāḥ || 11 ||
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yathoktamāsanaṃ bhejuḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ |
teṣāṃ madhye samutthāya śakraḥ provāca taṃ munim || 12 ||
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āyudhāni vimucyāgre bhavāngṛhṇātvimāni hi |
tanniśamya vacaḥ prāha dadhīciḥ pākaśāsanam || 13 ||
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muktāstrāṇi mamābhyāśe yūyaṃ yāta triviṣṭapam |
taṃ śakraḥ prāha caitāni kāryakāle hyupasthite || 14 ||
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deyāni te punaḥ śatrūnabhijeṣyāmahe raṇe |
punaḥpunastataḥ śakraḥ saṃdiśya munisattamam || 15 ||
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asmākameva deyāni na cānyasya tvayā mune |
bāḍhamityudite śakramuktavānmunisattamaḥ || 16 ||
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dāsyāmi te samastāni yuddhakāle viśeṣataḥ |
nāsya mithyā bhavedvākyamiti matvā śacīpatiḥ |
muktvāstrāṇi tadabhyāśe punaḥ svargaṃ gatastadā || 17 ||
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astrārpaṇaṃ yaḥ prayataḥ prayatnācchṛṇoti rājā bhuvi bhāvitātātmā |
so'bhyeti yuddhe vijayaṃ paraṃ hi sutāṃśca dharmārthayaśobhirāmāḥ || 18 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhā sakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye vaḍavānalotpattivṛttānte dadhīcimaharṣaye sarvadevakṛtasvasvaśastrasamarpaṇavarṇanaṃnāmaikatriṃśodhyāyaḥ || 31 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 31
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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