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 125
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahāliṃgaṃ mahādevi surapriyam |
rāvaṇeśvaravāyavye dhanuṣāṃ triṃśake'ntare || 1 ||
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sthitaṃ kāmapradaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam |
paulomīśvaranāmāḍhacaṃ paulomyā saṃpratiṣṭhitam || 2 ||
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tārakeṇa yadā dhvastāstridaśāḥ saṃgare sthitāḥ |
trailokyaṃ vihṛtaṃ sarvaṃ svayamindratvamāgataḥ || 3 ||
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tadā śakraḥ suduḥkhārto bhayodvigno nanāśa vai |
tadā tadbhāryayā devi indrāṇyā śokakarṣayā || 4 ||
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indrasya jayamicchantyā śaṃbhurārādhitastayā |
tatastuṣṭo mahādevastāmuvāca śubhekṣaṇām || 5 ||
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bhagavānuvāca |
utpatsyati suto'smākaṃ ṣaṇmukhastu mahābalaḥ |
tārakaṃ daityarājānaṃ sa cainaṃ ghātayiṣyati || 6 ||
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gaccha tvaṃ vijvarā bhūtvā śṛṇu bhūyo vacaśca me || 7 ||
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atra sthitamidaṃ liṃgaṃ yo'smākaṃ pūjayiṣyati |
sa nūnaṃ me gaṇo bhūtvā matsakāśamupeṣyati || 8 ||
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evamuktā gatā sādhvī devarāḍyatra saṃsthitaḥ |
sarvadduḥkhavinirmuktā sarvadaityabhayojjhitā || 9 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye paulomośvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcaviṃśatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 125 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 125
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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