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.

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgaṃ śākalakaleśvaram |
śākalyeśvaranairṛtye dhanuṣāṃ ṣaṣṭibhiḥ sthitam || 1 ||
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taccaturyuganāmāḍhyaṃ smṛtaṃ pātakanāśanam |
pūrvaṃ kāmeśvaraṃnāma tretāyāṃ pulaheśvaram || 2 ||
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dvāpare siddhināthaṃ tu nāradeśaṃ kalau smṛtam |
tathā kalakaleśaṃ ca nāma tasyaiva kīrttitam || 3 ||
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samudre ca mahāpuṇye yasminkāle sarasvatī |
āgatā sā mahābhāgā hṛṣṭā tuṣṭā saridvarā |
tasya toyasya śabdena sāgarasya mahātmanaḥ || 4 ||
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tato devāḥ sagandharvā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ |
neduḥ kalakalaṃ tatra tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam || 5 ||
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tena śabdena mahatā mama mūrttiḥ samutthitā |
kalkaleśvaranāmeti tato liṃgaṃ prakīrtitam || 6 ||
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iti te pūrvavṛttāṃtaṃ kathitaṃ nāmakāra ṇam |
sāṃprataṃ tu yathā jātaṃ punaḥ kalakaleśvaram |
tatte'haṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ priye || 7 ||
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purā dvāparasaṃdhau ca praviṣṭe tu kalau yuge |
nāradastu samāgatya kṣetraṃ prābhāsikaṃ śubham |
saṃcakāra tapaścograṃ tatra liṃgasamīpataḥ || 9 ||
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tato varṣaśate pūrṇe samārādhya vṛṣadhvajam |
gāṃdharvaṃ prāpya deveśi bhūṣitaṃ saptabhiḥ svaraiḥ || 9 ||
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tato hṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā talliṃgasya samīpataḥ |
sa cakāra mahāyajñaṃ pauṃḍarīkamiti śrutam || 10 ||
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devadevasya tuṣṭyarthaṃ sa sadā bhāvitātmavān |
samāhūya ṛṣīṃstatra brahmalokātsahasraśaḥ || 11 ||
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tataḥ saṃbhṛtasaṃbhāro yajñopakaraṇānvitaḥ |
kṛtvā kuṇḍādikaṃ sarvaṃ samārebhe tataḥ kratum || 12 ||
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tataḥ saṃpūrṇatāṃ prāpte tasminkratau varānane || 13 ||
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athāgamaṃstato viprāstatra kṣetranivāsinaḥ |
dakṣiṇārthaṃ mahadevi śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ || 14 ||
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tataḥ sa kautukāviṣṭasteṣāṃ yuddhārthameva hi |
prākṣipattatra ratnāni suvarṇaṃ ca mahītale || 15 ||
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tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve yudhyamānāḥ parasparam |
kolāhalaṃ paraṃ cakrurbahudravyaparīpsayā || 16 ||
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eke digaṃbarā devi tyaktayajñopavītinaḥ |
vikacāḥ ke'pi dṛśyaṃte tvanye rudhiraviplavāḥ || 17 ||
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anye parasparaṃ jaghnurmuṣṭibhiścaraṇaistathā |
evaṃ tatra tadā kṣiptaṃ yaddravyaṃ nāradena tu || 18 ||
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athābhāve tu vittasya ye ca viprā hyakiṃcanāḥ |
vidyāvinayasaṃpannā brāhmaṇairjarjarīkṛtāḥ || 19 ||
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te tamūcurbhṛśaṃ śāṃtāḥ smayamānaṃ muhurmuhuḥ |
kalahārthaṃ yato dānaṃ tvayā dattamidaṃ mune || 20 ||
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vidyāyuktānparityajya vidhiṃ tyaktvā tu yājñikam |
tasmādasya mune nāma khyātaṃ kalakaleśvaram || 21 ||
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tena nāmnā dvijaśreṣṭha liṃgametadbhaviṣyati |
etasmātkāraṇāddevi jātaṃ kalakaleśvaram || 22 ||
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yastaṃ snāpya naro bhaktyā kurute triḥ pradakṣiṇam |
sa gacchedrudralokaṃ tu tvatprasādādasaṃśayam || 23 ||
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yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā gaṃdhapuṣpānulepanaiḥ |
hemaṃ dattvā dvijātibhyaḥ sa gacchetparamaṃ padam || 24 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye kalakaleśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 75 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 75

Cover of edition (2007)

The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)

(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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