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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 93
[English text for this chapter is available]
īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchedvarārohe mahākāleśvaraṃ haram |
aghoreśāduttarataḥ kiṃcidvāyavyasaṃsthitam || 1 ||
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dhanuṣāṃ triṃśatā devi śrutaṃ pātakanāśanam |
pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge devi smṛtaṃ citrāṃgadeśvaram || 2 ||
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mahākāleśvaraṃ devi kalau nāma prakīrtitam |
kālarūpī mahārudrastasmiṃlliṃge vyavasthitaḥ || 3 ||
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carācaraguruḥ sākṣāddevadānavadarpahā |
sūryarūpeṇa yatsarvaṃ brahmāṃḍe grasate priye || 4 ||
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sa devaḥ saṃsthito devi tasmiṃlliṃge mahāprabhaḥ |
yastatpūjayate bhaktyā kalye liṃgaṃ mama priyam |
ṣaḍakṣareṇa maṃtreṇa mṛtyuṃ jayati tatkṣaṇāt || 5 ||
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kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa guggulaṃ ghṛtasaṃyutam |
yo dahedvidhivattatra pūjāṃ kṛtvā niśāgame || 6 ||
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aparādhasahasraṃ tu kṣamate tasya bhairavaḥ |
dhenudānaṃ praśaṃsaṃti tasminsthāne maharṣayaḥ || 7 ||
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dhenudastārayennūnaṃ daśa pūrvāndaśāparān |
devasya dakṣiṇe bhāge yo japecchatarudriyam || 8 ||
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uddharetpitṛvargaṃ ca mātṛvargaṃ ca mānavaḥ |
bālye vayasi yatpāpaṃ vārddhake yauvane'pi vā |
kṣālayeccaiva tatsarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā kāleśvaraṃ haram || 9 ||
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ayane cottare prāpte yaḥ kuryādghṛtakaṃbalam |
na sa bhūyo'tra saṃsāre janma prāpnoti dāruṇam || 10 ||
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na duḥkhito daridro vā durbhago vā prajāyate |
saptajanmāntarāṇyeva mahākāleśadarśanāt || 11 ||
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dhanadhānyasamāyukte sphīte sañjāyate kule |
bhaktirbhavati bhūyo'pi mahākāleśvarārcane || 12 ||
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iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ mahākāleśvaraṃ priye |
citrāṃgado gaṇo devi tena cārādhitaṃ purā || 13 ||
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divyābdānāṃ sahasraṃ tu mahā kāleśvaraṃ hi tat |
citrāṃgadeśvaraṃ nāma tena khyātaṃ dharātale || 14 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsa khaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya ekādaśarudramāhātmye mahākāleśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma triṇavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 93 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 93
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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