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 62

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi tṛtīyāṃ catvarapriyām |
lalitāpūrvadigbhāge daśadhanvaṃtare sthitām || 1 ||
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kṣetradūtīṃ mahāraudrīṃ rudraśaktiṃ mahāprabhām |
kṣetrarakṣāvidhau tatra mayā muktāṃ tu madhyataḥ || 2 ||
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koṭibhūtasamāyuktā mahākāyā mahāprabhā |
jīrṇe gṛhe tathodyāne prāsādāṭṭālake pathi || 3 ||
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catvareṣu ca sarveṣu kṣetra madhyasthitā satī |
rātrau paryaṭate devī bhūtānāṃ koṭibhirvṛtā || 4 ||
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mahānavamyāṃ yastatra nārī vātha naropi vā |
nānāpūjopacāraiśca pūjayedvidhivacchubhām || 5 ||
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tasya tuṣṭā'khilānkāmānsādevī saṃpradāsyati |
daṃpatyorbhojanaṃ tatra deyaṃ yātrāphalepsubhiḥ || 9 ||
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iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ māhā tmyaṃ pāpanāśanam |
kṣetradūtyāstṛtīyāyāḥ śrutamaiśvaryakārakam || 7 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye catvarādevīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dviṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 62 ||
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