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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 146
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|īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi dharmarājapratiṣṭhitam |
yameśvaraṃ mahādevaṃ tasyai vottarataḥ sthitam || 1 ||
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yadā śapto dharmarājaśchāyayā varavarṇini |
tadā tasyāpatatpādaḥ sa ca duḥkhānvito'bhavat || 2 ||
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tataḥ prābhāsike kṣetre tapastepe mahātapāḥ |
sthāpayāmāsa liṃgaṃ tu tatra devasya śūlinaḥ || 3 ||
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tasya tuṣṭo mahādevastataḥ pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ |
abravīddharma bhadraṃ te varaṃ varaya cepsitam || 4 ||
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tadā'bravīddharmarājaḥ pādaḥ prapatito mama |
prasādāttava deveśa jāyatāṃ punareva hi || 5 ||
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etalliṃgaṃ suraśreṣṭha yanmayā nirmitaṃ tava |
etadye bhaktisaṃyuktāḥ paśyaṃti prāṇino bhuvi || 6 ||
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teṣāṃ tava prasādena bhūyātpāpavimokṣaṇam || 7 ||
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evaṃ bhaviṣyatītyuktā hyantardhānaṃ gato haraḥ |
yamo'pi labdhapādastu punareva divaṃ yayau || 8 ||
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tasmindṛṣṭe suraśreṣṭha yamalokasamudbhavam |
na bhayaṃ vidyate nṛṇāmapi duṣkṛtakāriṇām || 9 ||
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bhrātṛdvitīyāsaṃyoge snātvā puṣkariṇījale |
yameśvarasamīpastho yameśamavalokayet || 10 ||
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tilapātraṃ pradātavyaṃ dīpaṃ gāḥ kāṃcanā dikam |
yamadevaṃ samuddiśya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ || 11 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 146
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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