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 151

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īśvara uvāca |
tasyaiva dakṣiṇe bhāge tṛtīyo bhairavaḥ sthita |
brahmakuṇḍasamīpe tu sāvitryā saṃpratiṣṭhitaḥ || 1 ||
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ārādhya tatra deveśaṃ devānāṃ prapitāmaham |
vāyubhakṣā nirāhārā toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram || 2 ||
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tuṣṭaḥ prāheśvaro devi śaṃkarastāṃ varānanām || 3 ||
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yo'sminkuṃḍe naraḥ snātvā malliṃgaṃ pūjayiṣyati |
paurṇamāsyāṃ vidhānena gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt || 4 ||
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dāsyaṃ tasya varā niṣṭānmanasā'bhīsitāñchubhān || 5 ||
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mahāpātakayukto'pi mukto bhavati pātakaiḥ |
sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā sa bhūyādvṛṣabhadhvajaḥ || 6 ||
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ityevamuktvā deveśi tato'ntardhānamāgataḥ |
sāvitrī brahmaloke tu gatā saṃsthāpya śaṃkaram || 7 ||
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iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ sāvitrīśamahodayam |
śṛṇuyādyastu matimānsa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet || 8 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye brahmakuṇḍamāhātmye sāvitrīśvarabhairavamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikapaṃcāśaduttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 151 ||
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