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 126
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi śāṃḍilyeśvaramuttamam |
brahmaṇaḥ paścime bhāge dhanuṣāṃ ṣoḍaśāṃtare || 1 ||
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mahāprabhāvaṃ liṅgaṃ taddarśanātpāpanāśanam || 2 ||
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śāṃḍilyonāma brahmarṣiḥ sārathirbrahmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ |
tapasvī sa mahātejā jñānaniṣṭho jitendriyaḥ || 3 ||
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sa prabhāsaṃ samāsādya tapastepe sudāruṇam |
pratiṣṭhāpya mahāliṃgaṃ someśāduttare sthitam || 4 ||
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sa svayaṃ pūjayāmāsa divyābdānāṃ śataṃ priye |
tato'bhilaṣitaṃ prāpya kṛtakṛtyo babhūva ha || 5 ||
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nandīśvaraprasādena aṇimādiguṇairyutaḥ |
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu naraḥ sadyo vipāpaḥ saṃprajāyate || 6 ||
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bālye vayasi yatpāpaṃ vārdhakye yauvane'pi vā |
ajñānājjñānato vā'pi yaḥ karoti naraḥ priye |
tatsarvaṃ nāśamāyāti śāṃḍilyeśvaradarśanāt || 7 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsa kṣetramāhātmye śāṇḍilyeśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaḍviṃśatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 126 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 126
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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