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.

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi citrādityamanuttamam |
tasyaiva dakṣiṇe bhāge vrahmakuṇḍasamīpataḥ || 1 ||
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mahāprabhāvo deveśi sarvadāridryanāśanaḥ |
mitro nāma purā devi dharmātmā'bhūddharātale |
kāyasthaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ nityaṃ bhūtahite rataḥ || 2 ||
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tasyāpatyadvayaṃ jajña ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ |
putraḥ paramatejasvī citronāma varānane || 3 ||
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tathā citrā'bhavatkanyā rūpāḍhyā śīlamaṃḍanā || 4 ||
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ābhyāṃ tu jātamātrābhyāṃ mitraḥ pañcatvameyivān |
atha tasya varā bhāryā saha tenāgnimāviśat || 5 ||
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atha tau bālakau dīnāvṛṣibhiḥ paripālitau |
vṛddhiṃ gatau mahāraṇye bālāveva sthitau vrate || 6 ||
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prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsādya tapaḥ paramamāsthitau |
pratiṣṭhāpya mahā devaṃ bhāskaraṃ vāritaskaram || 7 ||
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pūjayāmāsa dharmātmā dhūpamālyānulepanaiḥ |
vasiṣṭhakathitaiścaiva hyaṣṭaṣaṣṭisamanvitaiḥ |
nāmabhiḥ sūryadeveśaṃ tuṣṭāva prāñjaliḥ prabhum || 8 ||
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citra uvāca |
praṇamya śirasā devaṃ bhāskaraṃ gaganādhipam |
ādidevaṃ jagannāthaṃ pāpaghnaṃ roganāśanam || 9 ||
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sahasrākṣaṃ sahasrāṃśuṃ sahasrakiraṇadyutim || 10 ||
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tamahaṃ saṃstaviṣyāmi saṃpṛktaṃ guhyanāmabhiḥ |
muṃḍīrasvāminaṃ prātargaṃgāsāgarasaṃgame |
kālapriyaṃ tu madhyāhne yamunātīramāśritam || 11 ||
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mūlasthānaṃ cāstamane candrabhāgātaṭe sthitam |
yatra sāṃbaḥ svayaṃ siddha upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ || 12 ||
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vārāṇasyāṃ lohitākṣaṃ gobhilākṣe bṛhanmukham |
prayāgeṣu pratiṣṭhānaṃ vṛddhādityaṃ mahādyutim || 13 ||
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koṭyakṣe dvādaśādityaṃ gaṃgādityaṃ caturghaṭe |
naimiṣe caiva goghne ca bhadraṃ bhadrapuṭe sthitam || 14 ||
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jayāyāṃ vijayādityaṃ prabhāse svarṇavetasam |
kurukṣetre ca sāmaṃtaṃ trimaṃtraṃ ca ilāvṛte || 15 ||
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mahendre kramaṇādityamṛṇe siddheśvaraṃ viduḥ |
kauśāṃbyāṃ padmabodhaṃ ca brahmabāhau divākaram || 16 ||
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kedāre caṇḍakāṃtiṃ ca nitye ca timirāpaham |
gaṃgāmārge śivadvāramādityaṃ bhūpradī pane || 17 ||
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haṃsaṃ sarasvatītīre viśvāmitraṃ pṛthūdake |
ujjayinyāṃ naradvīpaṃ siddhāyāmamaladyutim || 18 ||
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sūryaṃ kuntīkumāre ca pañcanadyāṃ vibhāvasum || |
mathurāyāṃ vimalādityaṃ saṃjñādityaṃ tu saṃjñike || 19 ||
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śrīkaṇṭhe caiva mārtaṇḍaṃ daśārṇe daśakaṃ smṛtam |
godhane gopatiṃ devaṃ karṇaṃ caiva marusthale || 20 ||
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puṣpaṃ devapure caiva keśavārkaṃ tu lohite |
vaidiśe caiva śārdūlaṃ śoṇe vāruṇavāsinam || 21 ||
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vardhamāne ca sāṃbākhyaṃ kāmarūpe śubhaṃkaram |
mihiraṃ kānyakubje ca maṃdāraṃ puṇyavardhane || 22 ||
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gandhāre kṣobhaṇādityaṃ laṃkāyāmamaradyutim |
karṇādityaṃ ca caṃpāyāṃ prabodhe śubhadarśinam || 23 ||
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dvārā vatyāṃ tu pārvatyaṃ himavante himāpaham |
mahātejaṃ tu lauhitye amalāṃge ca dhūjaṭim || 24 ||
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rohike tu kumārākhyaṃ padmāyāṃ padmasaṃbhavam |
dharmādityaṃ tu lāṭāyāṃ marddake sthaviraṃ viduḥ || 25 ||
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sukhapradaṃ tu kauberyāṃ kosale gopatiṃ tathā |
kauṃkaṇe tu padmadevaṃ tāpanaṃ vindhyaparvate || 26 ||
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tvaṣṭāraṃ caiva kāśmīre caritre ratnasaṃbhavam |
puṣkare hemagarbhasthaṃ vidyātsūryaṃ gabhastike || 27 ||
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prakāśāyāṃ tu mujjhālaṃ tīrthagrāme prabhākaram |
kāṃpilye rillakādityaṃ dhanake dhanavāsinam || 28 ||
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analaṃ narmadātīre sarvatra gamanādhikam |
aṣṭaṣaṣṭiṃ tu devasya bhāskarasyāmitadyuteḥ || 29 ||
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prātarutthāya vai nityaṃ śaktimāñchucimānnaraḥ |
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 30 ||
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rājyārthī labhate rājyaṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam |
putrārthī labhate putrānsaukhyārthī labhate sukham || 31 ||
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rogārto mucyate rogādbaddho mucyeta bandhanāt |
yānyānprārthayate kāmāṃstāṃstānprāpnoti mānavaḥ || 32 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
evaṃ ca stuvatastasya citrasya vimalātmanaḥ |
tatastuṣṭaḥ sahasrāṃśuḥ kālena mahatā vibhuḥ || 33 ||
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abravīdvatsa bhadraṃ te varaṃ varaya suvrata || 34 ||
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so'bravīdyadi me tuṣṭo bhagavaṃstīkṣṇadīdhiteḥ |
prauḍhatvaṃ sarvakāryeṣu naya māṃ jñānitāṃ tathā || 35 ||
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tattatheti prati jñātaṃ sūryeṇa varavarṇini |
tataḥ sarvajñatāṃ prāptaścitro mitrakulodbhavaḥ || 36 ||
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taṃ jñātvā dharmarājastu buddhyā paramayā yutam |
ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī lekha ko'yaṃ bhavedyadi || 37 ||
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tato me sarvasiddhiḥ syānnirvṛtiśca parā bhavet |
evaṃ ciṃtayatastasya dharmarājasya bhāmini || 38 ||
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agnitīrthe gate citre snā nārthaṃ lavaṇāmbhasi |
sa tatra praviśanneva nītastu yamakiṃkaraiḥ || 39 ||
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saśarīro mahādevi yamādeśaparāyaṇaiḥ |
sa citraguptanāmā'bhūdviśvacāritralekhakaḥ || 40 ||
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citrādityetināmā'bhūttato loke varānane || 41 ||
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saptamyāṃ niyatāhāro yastaṃ pūjayate naraḥ |
sapta janmāni dāridryaṃ na duḥkhaṃ tasya jāyate || 42 ||
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tatraiva cāśvo dātavyaḥ sakoṣaṃ khaḍgameva ca |
hiraṇyaṃ caiva viprāya evaṃ yātrāphalaṃ labhet || 43 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye citrādityamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikonacatvāriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 139 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 139

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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