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 61

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevīṃ kṣetradūtīṃ tu vaiṣṇavīm |
śrīdaityasūdanāddevi pūrvabhāge vyavasthitām || 1 ||
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yogeśvaryāstathaiśānyāṃ dhanuṣāṃ saptake sthitām |
mahādaurbhāgyadagdhānāṃ sthitāṃ bheṣajarūpiṇīm || 2 ||
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cākṣuṣasyāṃtare devi yadā daityā balotkaṭāḥ |
hanyamānā viṣṇunā'tha dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāviśan || 3 ||
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tatra varṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ daityāścakrurmahāhavam |
viṣṇunā saha deveśi divyāstraiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ || 4 ||
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duḥkhavadhyāṃstato jñātvā viṣṇuḥ kamalalocanaḥ |
sasmāra bhairavīṃ śaktiṃ mahāmāyāṃ mahāprabhām || 5 ||
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sā smṛtā kṣaṇamātreṇa viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā |
tatrāgatā mahādevī ānaṃdasphuritekṣaṇā || 6 ||
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viśāle tu kṛte devyā locane viṣṇudarśanāt |
viśālākṣī tato jātā tatrasthā daityanāśinī || 7 ||
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asminkalpesamākhyātā lalitomā varānane |
umādvayaṃ samākhyātaṃ someśe daityasūdane || 8 ||
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pūrvaṃ someśvare paśyetpaścācchrīdaityasūdane |
umā dvayaṃ pūjayitvā tīrthayātrāphalaṃ labhet || 9 ||
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māghe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ vidhinā yo'rcayettu tām |
na saṃtativihīnaḥ syāttasyakoṭyanvaye naraḥ || 10 ||
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yo nityamīkṣate tatra bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ |
ārogyasukhasaubhāgyasaṃyukto'sau bhavecciram || 11 ||
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iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ lalitodbhavam |
śrutaṃ yatpāpanāśāya jāyate dharmavṛddhaye || 12 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsa kṣetramāhātmye lalitomāviśālākṣī māhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 61 ||
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