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 116
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi devīṃ saubhāgyakāriṇīm |
kuṇḍeśvarīti vikhyātāṃ puṣkarādvāyugocare || 1 ||
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dhanuṣāṃ triṃśatā devi bhūtanāthācca nairṛte |
saṃsthitā pāpadamanī dāridryaughavināśinī || 2 ||
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tasyā nairṛtadigbhāge dhanuḥpañcadaśe sthitam |
śaṃkhodakaṃnāma kuṇḍaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam || 3 ||
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tatra snātvā tu ye martyā nārī vā śubhavāriṇi |
pūjayettāṃ mahādevi śaṃkhāvarteti viśrutām || 4 ||
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kalau kuṇḍeśvarīnāma sarvasaukhyapradāyinī |
śaṃkho nāma purā devi viṣṇunā nihataḥ priye || 5 ||
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tasya dehaṃ samādāya mahāntaṃ śaṃkharūpiṇam |
tīrthodakena saṃpūrya prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgataḥ || 6 ||
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tatra śaṃkhaṃ tu prakṣālya kṛtaṃ tīrthaṃ mahāprabham |
tatra pūritavāñchaṅkhaṃ meghagambhīranisvanam || 7 ||
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tasya nādena mahatā devī tatra samāgatā |
pṛcchatī kāraṇaṃ tatra tatkuṇḍasya samīpagā |
tena kuṇḍeśvarī khyātā kuṇḍaṃ śaṃkhodakaṃ smṛtam || 8 ||
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māghe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ yastāṃ pūjayate naraḥ |
nārī vā bhaktisaṃyuktā sa gaurīpadamāpnuyāt || 9 ||
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daṃpatyorbhojanaṃ tatra deyaṃ yātrāphalepsubhiḥ |
kañcukaṃ phaladānaṃ ca gauriṇīnāṃ ca bhojanam || 10 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye śaṃkhodakakuṇḍeśvarīgaurīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣoḍaśottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 116 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 116
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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