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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 121
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi rāmeśvaramanuttamam |
jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa svayaṃ tatra pratiṣṭhitam || 1 ||
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gopīśvarācca vāyavye dhanuṣāṃ triṃśake'ntare |
sthitaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ hi liṃgaṃ pātakanāśanam || 2 ||
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yadā rāmeṇa deveśi jamadagnisutena vai |
kṛto mātṛvadho ghoraḥ piturājñānuvartinā || 3 ||
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tadā manasi saṃtāpaṃ kṛtvā nirvedamāgataḥ |
tataḥ prasannatāṃ yāto jamadagnirmahātapāḥ || 4 ||
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dadau varaṃ tatastuṣṭo reṇukāyāśca jīvitam |
evaṃ yadyapi sā tatra jīvitā varavarṇinī || 5 ||
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tathāpi saghṛṇo devi jāmadagnyo mahāprabhaḥ |
prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsādya tapaścakre tato'dbhutam || 6 ||
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pratiṣṭhāpya mahādevaṃ śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram |
divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ sāgraṃ tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ || 7 ||
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dadau tasyepsitaṃ sarvaṃ svayaṃ tatraiva saṃsthitaḥ |
tataḥ kṛtārthatāṃ prāpto jāmadagnyo mahāṛṣiḥ || 8 ||
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triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ jitvā hatvā ca kṣatriyān |
kṛtvā paṃcanadaṃ tatra kurukṣetre mahāmanāḥ || 9 ||
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raktaiḥ saṃpūrṇatāṃ nītvā kṣatriyāṇāṃ varānane |
ānṛṇyaṃ samanu prāptaḥ pitṝṇāṃ yo mahābalaḥ || 10 ||
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evaṃ kṣattrāntakaṃ kṛtvā dattvā vipreṣu medinīm |
kṛtārthatāmanuprāptastrailokye khyātapauruṣaḥ || 11 ||
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tena tatsthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ kṣetre prābhāsike śubhe |
yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā pāpayukto'pi mānavaḥ |
sa muktaḥ pātakaiḥ sarvairyāti lokamumāpateḥ || 12 ||
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jyeṣṭhakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ jāgṛyāttatra yo naraḥ |
so'śvamedhaphalaṃ prāpya modate divi devavat || 13 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye jāmadagnyeśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikaviṃśatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 121 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 121
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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