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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 132
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi vaiṣṇavīṃ śaktimuttamām |
someśādīśadigbhāge nātidūre vyavasthitām || 1 ||
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siddhalakṣmīti vikhyātā hyatra pīṭhādhidevatā || 2 ||
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brahmāṇḍe prathamaṃ pīṭhaṃ yatprabhāsaṃ vyavasthitam |
tatra devi mahāpīṭhe yoginyo bhūcarāḥ khagāḥ |
bhairaveṇa same tāstu krīḍante svecchayā priye || 3 ||
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jālaṃdharaṃ mahāpīṭhaṃ kāmarūpaṃ tathaiva ca |
śrīmadrudranṛsiṃhaṃ ca caturthaṃ pīṭhamuttamam || 4 ||
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ratnavīryaṃ mahāpīṭhaṃ kāśmīraṃ pīṭhameva ca |
etāni devi pīṭhāni yo vetti sa ca mantravit || 5 ||
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sarveṣāṃ caiva pīṭhānāmādhāraṃ pīṭhamuttamam |
saurāṣṭre tu mahādevi nāmnā khyātaṃ mahodayam |
kāmarūpadharaṃ jñānaṃ yatrādyāpi pravartate || 6 ||
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tatra pīṭhe sthitā devī mahālakṣmīti viśrutā |
sarvapāpapraśamanī sarvakāryaśubhapradā || 7 ||
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śrīpañcamyāṃ naro yastu pūjayettāṃ vidhānataḥ |
gandhapuṣpādibhirbhaktyā tasyālakṣmībhayaṃ kutaḥ || 8 ||
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uttarāṃ diśamāsthāya mahāla kṣmyāstu sannidhau |
yo japenmantrarājñīṃ tāṃ siddhalakṣmīti viśrutām || 9 ||
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lakṣajāpyavidhānena dīkṣāsnānādipūrvakam |
daśāṃśahomasaṃyuktaṃ trimadhuśrīphalesubhiḥ || 10 ||
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evaṃ pratyakṣatāṃ yāti tasya lakṣmīrna saṃśayaḥ |
dadāti vāṃchitāṃ siddhimiha loke paratra ca || 11 ||
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tṛtīyāyāmathā ṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ vidhānataḥ |
yastāṃ pūjayate bhaktyā tasya siddhiḥ kare sthitā || 12 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye siddhalakṣmīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvātriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 132 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 132
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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