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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 51
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi ketuliṃgaṃ mahāprabham |
rāhvīśānāduttare ca maṃgalāyāśca dakṣiṇe || 1 ||
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dhanuṣoṃtaramānena nātidūre vyavasthitam |
liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ hi sarvapātakanāśanam || 2 ||
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keturnāma grahotyugraḥ śivasadbhāvabhāvitaḥ |
vartulo'tīva vistīrṇo locanābhyāṃ subhīṣaṇaḥ || 3 ||
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palāladhūmasaṃkāśo grahapīḍāpahārakaḥ |
tatrākarottapaścograṃ divyābdānāṃ śataṃ priye || 4 ||
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tasya tuṣṭo mahādevo graha tvaṃ pradadau priye |
ekādaśaśatānāṃ ca grahāṇāmādhipatyatām || 5 ||
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tatrasthaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā ketuliṃgaṃ mahāprabham |
ketūdaye mahāghore tasmindṛṣṭe viśeṣataḥ || 6 ||
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grahapīḍāsu cogrāsu pūjayettaṃ vidhānataḥ |
puṣpairgaṃdhaistathā dhūpairnaivedyairvividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 7 ||
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toṣayedvidhivaddevaṃ ketuṃ kalmaṣanāśanam || 8 ||
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iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ ketuliṃgaṃ mahodayam |
grahapīḍopaśamanaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam || 9 ||
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etāni nava liṃgāni grahāṇāṃ kathitāni te |
yaḥ paśyati naro nityaṃ tasya pīḍābhayaṃ kutaḥ || 10 ||
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na daurbhāgyaṃ kule tasya na rogī naiva duḥkhitaḥ |
jāyate putravaddevi taṃ rakṣaṃti mahāgrahāḥ || 11 ||
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iti te kathitaṃ samyakcaturdaśāyatanaṃ priye |
vighneśvaraṃ samārabhya yāvatketupratiṣṭhitam || 12 ||
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navagraheśvarāṇāṃ tu māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam |
tathaiva paṃcaliṃgānāṃ śrutvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate || 13 ||
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kaparddinaṃ samārabhya caṃḍanāthāṃtakāni ca |
paṃcaiva mudrāliṃgāni nāpuṇyo veda mānavaḥ || 14 ||
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sūryeśvaraṃ samārabhya ketuliṃgāṃtakāni vai |
navagrahāṇāṃ liṃgāni nānyo jānāti kaścana || 15 ||
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caturdaśavidhā tvevaṃ proktā'yatanasaṃgatiḥ |
yaścaināṃ veda bhāvena sa kṣetraphalamaśnute || 16 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye ketvīśvaramāhātmyavarṇananāmaikapaṃcāśo'dhyāyaḥ || 51 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 51
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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