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 135

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īśvara uvāca |
tatraiva saṃsthitāṃ paśyeddevīṃ duḥkhāṃtakāriṇīm |
śītaleti purā khyātā yuge dvāparasaṃjñite |
kalau punaḥ samākhyātāṃ kaliduḥkhāntakāriṇīm || 1 ||
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śītalaṃ kurute dehaṃ bālānāṃ rogavarjitam |
pūjitā bhaktibhāvena tena sā śītalā smṛtā || 2 ||
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visphoṭānāṃ praśāṃtyarthaṃ bālānāṃ caiva kāraṇāt |
mānena māpitānkṛtvā masūrāṃstatra kuṭṭayet || 3 ||
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śītalāpurato dattvā bālāḥ santu nirāmayāḥ |
visphoṭacarcikādīnāṃ vātādīnāṃ śamo bhavet || 4 ||
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śrāddhaṃ tatraiva kurvīta brāhmaṇāṃstatra bhojayet || 5 ||
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karpūraṃ kusumaṃ caiva mṛganābhiṃ sucandanam |
puṣpāṇi ca sugandhāni naivedyaṃ ghṛtapāyasam |
nivedya devyai tatsarvaṃ daṃpatyoḥ paridhāpayet || 6 ||
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navamyāṃ śuklapakṣe tu mālāṃ vilvamayīṃ śubhām |
bhaktyā nivedya tāṃ devyai sarvasiddhimavāpnuyāt || 7 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye duḥkhāntakāriṇītilāgaurīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcatriṃduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 135 ||
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