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.

[English text for this chapter is available]

īśvara uvāca |
tatraiva saṃsthitā devi mahākālīti viśrutā |
adhaḥ sthite mahāpīṭhe pātālavivarānvite || 1 ||
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sarvaduḥkhapraśamanī sarvaśatrukṣayaṃkarī |
pūjanīyā vidhānena kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ mahāniśi |
gandhaiḥ puṣpaistathā dhūpaiḥ kravyairbalibhireva ca || 2 ||
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phalatṛtīyāṃ nārī ca kuryādvai tatra bhāvitā |
varṣamekaṃ site pakṣe devīṃ pūjya vidhānataḥ |
phalāni brāhmaṇe deyānyeva nūnaṃ vidhānataḥ || 3 ||
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etāni varjayennakte hyannāni surasundari |
niṣpāvā āḍhakī mudgā māṣāścaiva kulitthakāḥ || 4 ||
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masūrā rājamāṣāśca godhūmāstripuṭāstathā |
caṇakā vartalā vāpi makuṣṭhāścaivamādayaḥ || 5 ||
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na bhakṣyāstāvatte devi yāvadgaurīvrataṃ caret |
tasyāḥ puṇyaphalaṃ vakṣye kathyamānaṃ śṛṇuṣva me || 6 ||
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dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ gṛhe tasyā na kadācitkṣayaṃ vrajet |
duḥkhitā durbhagā dīnā sapta janmāni no bhavet || 7 ||
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mahākālīvrataṃ proktaṃ devyā māhātmyasaṃyutam |
kṛtaṃ pātakanāśāya sarvakāmasamṛddhaye || 8 ||
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evaṃ devi samākhyātaṃ mahākālīmahodayam |
kṣetrapīṭhaṃ mahādevi mantrasiddhipradāyakam || 9 ||
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āśvayukchuklapakṣe tu navamyāṃ tatra jāgṛyāt |
pīṭhe pūjābaliṃ dattvā mantraṃ kāmaṃ japanniśi |
saumyacittaḥ samāpnoti vāṃchitāṃ siddhimuttamām || 10 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye mahākālīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma trayastriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 133 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 133

Cover of edition (2007)

The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)

(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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