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 79

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi lakulīśaṃ mahāprabham |
tasya paścimadigbhāge dhanuṣāṃ saptake sthitam || 1 ||
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pāpaghnaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ śāṃtaṃ mūrtisthitaṃ prabhum |
samāyātaṃ mahākṣetre tatra kāyāvarohaṇāt || 2 ||
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kṛtvā tatra tapaścograṃ dīkṣayitvātmaśiṣya kān |
kuśakādīṃśca catura uktvā śāstrāṇyanekaśaḥ || 3 ||
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nyāyavaiśeṣikādīni tataḥ siddhiṃ parāṃ gataḥ |
evaṃ jñātvā tu yaḥ samyaktaṃ samarcayate naraḥ || 4 ||
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kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa ayane cottarepi vā |
vidyādānaṃ ca tatraiva dadyādviprāya śāline || 5 ||
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saptajanmāni viprasya dhanāḍhyasya kule śubhe |
jāyate matimāndhīmāñchrīmānevaṃ punaḥpunaḥ || 6 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsa kṣetramāhātmye lakulīśvaramāhātmya varṇanaṃnāmaikonāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 79 ||
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