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 47

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi devaṃ guruniṣevitam |
umāyāḥ pūrvadigbhāge siddheśāgneyagocare || 1 ||
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saṃsthitaṃ tu mahalliṃgaṃ devācārya pratiṣṭhitam |
ārādhya parayā bhaktyā liṃgaṃ varṣasahasrakam || 2 ||
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toṣayāmāsa deveśaṃ bhavaṃ śarvamumāpatim |
prāptavānakhilānkāmānaprāpyānakṛtātmabhiḥ || 3 ||
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devānāṃ caiva pūjyatvaṃ prāpya jñānamathaiśvaram |
grahatvaṃ ca tathā prāpya modate divi sāṃpratam || 4 ||
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo bhaktyā na durgati mavāpnuyāt |
bṛhaspatikṛtaṃ liṃgaṃ ye paśyaṃti narottamāḥ || 5 ||
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bṛhaspatikṛtā pīḍā naiva teṣāṃ hi jāyate |
tatra śuklacaturdaśyāṃ guruvāre tathā priye || 6 ||
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saṃpūjya vidhivalliṃgaṃ samyagrājopacārataḥ |
athavā bhaktibhāvena prāpnuyātparamaṃ padam || 7 ||
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snānaṃ palasahasreṇa paṃcāmṛtarasena yaḥ |
karoti bhaktyā martyo vai mucyate sa ṛṇatrayāt || 8 ||
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mātṛkātpaitṛkāddevi tathā gurusamudbhavāt |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā nirdvaṃdvo muktimāpnuyāt || 9 ||
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evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ gurudaivatam |
śṛṇuyādyastu bhāvena tasya prīto gururbhavet || 10 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye vṛhaspatīśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 47 ||
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