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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 140
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tato gacchenmahādevi nadīṃ citrapathāṃ tataḥ |
brahmakuṇḍasamīpasthāṃ citrādityasya madhyataḥ || 1 ||
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yadā ca citraḥ saṃnīto yamadūtaiḥ surapriye |
saśarīro mahāprājño yamādeśaparāyaṇaiḥ || 2 ||
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evaṃ jñātvā tu tatrasthā bhaginī tasya duḥkhitā |
citrā nadī tato bhūtvā svasā tasya mahātmanaḥ || 3 ||
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praviṣṭā sāgare devi anveṣantī ca bāṃdhavam |
tataścitrapathānāma tasyāścakrurdvijātayaḥ || 4 ||
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evaṃ tatra samutpannā sā nadī varavarṇini || 5 ||
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tasyāṃ snātvā naro yastu citrādityaṃ prapaśyati |
sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo divākaraḥ || 6 ||
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asminkaliyuge devi aṃtardhānaṃ gatā nadī |
prāvṛṭkāle ca dṛśyeta durlabhaṃ tatra darśanam || 7 ||
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snānaṃ dānaṃ viśeṣeṇa sarvapātakanāśanam || 8 ||
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bhukto vāpyathavā'bhukto rātrau vā yadi vā divā |
parvakāle'thavā'kāle pavitro'pyathavā'śuciḥ || 9 ||
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yadaiva dṛśyate tatra nadī citrapathā priye |
pramāṇaṃ darśanaṃ tasyā na kālastatra kāraṇam || 10 ||
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dṛṣṭvā nadīṃ mahādevi pitaraḥ svargasaṃsthitāḥ |
gāyaṃti tatra sāmāni nṛtyanti ca hasaṃti ca || 11 ||
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asmākaṃ vaṃśajaḥ kaścicchrāddhamatra kariṣyati |
yāvatkalpaṃ tathā'smākaṃ prītimutpādayiṣyati || 12 ||
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evaṃ jñātvā narastatra snānaṃ śrāddhaṃ ca kārayet |
sarvapāpavināśārthaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prītaye tathā || 13 ||
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ityetatkathitaṃ devi yathā citrapathā nadī |
prabhāsakṣetramāsādya saṃsthitā pāpanāśinī || 14 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekā śītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye citrapathānadīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma catvāriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 140 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 140
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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