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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 66
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahāliṃgamarghyeśvaramiti śrutam |
uttare tu viśālākṣyā nātidūre vyavasthitam || 1 ||
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liṃgaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ hi suragandharvapūjitam |
yadā devī samāyātā vaḍavānaladhāriṇī || 2 ||
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prabhāsakṣetramāsādya dṛṣṭvā tatra mahodadhim |
arghyaṃ dattavatī tatra vidhinā tanmahodadheḥ || 3 ||
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pratiṣṭhāpya mahalliṃgaṃ saṃpūjya vidhinā tataḥ |
praviveśātha deveśi snānārthaṃ ca mahodadhau || 4 ||
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yasmādarghyaṃ purā dattvā paścā dīśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ |
tenārghyeśeti vikhyātaṃ liṃgaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam || 5 ||
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paṃcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya vidhinā yastamarcayet |
saptajanmāni deveśi sa vidyāmadhigacchati |
samyakchāstrapravaktā ca sarvasaṃdehavittamaḥ || 6 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye'rghyeśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 66 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 66
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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