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 171
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi devīmekallavīrikām |
ekallavīrāyāmye tu nātidūre vyavasthitām || 1 ||
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pūrvaṃ daśaratho yo'sau sūryavaṃśavibhūṣaṇaḥ |
prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsādya tapaścakre suduścaram || 2 ||
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liṃgaṃ tatra pratiṣṭhāpya toṣayāmāsa śāṃkaram |
sa devaṃ prārthayāmāsa putraṃ caivāmitaujasam || 3 ||
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dadau tasya tadā putraṃ devaṃ trailokyapūjitam |
rāmeti nāma yasyāsīttrailokye prathitaṃ yaśaḥ || 4 ||
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yasyādyāpīha gāyanti bhūrbhuvaḥsvarni vāsinaḥ |
devadaityāsurāḥ sarve vālmīkyādyā maharṣayaḥ || 5 ||
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talliṃgasya prabhāvena prāptaṃ rājñā mahadyaśaḥ |
kārtikyāṃ kārtike māsi vidhinā yastamarcayet |
dīpapūjopahāreṇa yaśasvī so'pi jāyate || 6 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye daśaratheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikasaptatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 171 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 171
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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