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 117

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi bhūtanātheśvaraṃ haram |
kuṇḍeśvaryā īśabhāge dhanuṣāṃ viṃśake'ntare || 1 ||
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kalpaliṃgaṃ mahādevi hyanādinidhanaṃ sthitam |
pūrvaṃ tretāyuge devi vīrabhadreśvarīti ca || 2 ||
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prakhyātaṃ bhuvi deveśi kalau bhūteśvaraṃ smṛtam |
purā dvāparasaṃdhau ca tatra bhūtāni koṭiśaḥ || 3 ||
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saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ jagmustalliṃgasya prabhāvataḥ |
tena bhūteśvaraṃ nāma prakhyātaṃ dharaṇītale || 4 ||
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tatra kṛṣṇacaturddaśyāṃ rātrau saṃpūjya śaṃkaram |
dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritya aghoraṃ pūjayettu yaḥ || 5 ||
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dṛḍhaṃ jitendriyo bhūtvā nirbhayo dhyānasaṃyu taḥ |
tasyaiva jāyate siddhiryā kācidbhūtale sthitā || 6 ||
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tilahemapradānaṃ ca piṇḍadānaṃ ca tatra vai |
pitṝnuddiśya dadyādvai teṣāṃ pretatvamuktaye || 7 ||
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iti nigaditametadbhūtanātheśvarasya pracurakalimalānāṃ nāśanaṃ puṇyahetuḥ |
paṭhati ca puruṣo vā yaḥ śṛṇotīha bhaktyā suravaramahimānaṃ mucyate pātakaughaiḥ || 8 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye kuṃḍeśvarī māhātmye bhūtanātheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptadaśottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 117 ||
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