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 144
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi tṛtīyaṃ puṣkaraṃ mahat |
tasyaiva pūrvadigbhāge kiñcidīśānagocare |
kanīyaḥ saṃsmṛtaṃ kuṃḍaṃ puṣkaraṃnāma nāmataḥ || 1 ||
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yatra madhyāhnasamaye brahmaṇā samupāsitā |
sandhyā trailokyajananī pratiṣṭhārthaṃ gatena ca || 2 ||
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tatra yaḥ kurute snānaṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ samāhitaḥ |
samyakkṛtaṃ bhavettena snānaṃ tatrādipuṣkare || 3 ||
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hiraṇyaṃ tatra dātavyaṃ sarvapāpāpanuttaye || 4 ||
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iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ tava pauṣkaram |
śrutaṃ pāpaharaṃ nṝṇāṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ tathā || 5 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye puṣkarakuṇḍamāhātmya varṇanaṃnāma catuścatvāriṃśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 144 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 144
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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