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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 172
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahā devi liṃgaṃ tadbharateśvaram |
tasmāduttarakoṇasthaṃ nātidūraṃ vyavasthitam || 1 ||
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bharatonāma rājā'bhūdāgnīdhraḥ prathitaḥ kṣitau |
yasyedaṃ bhārataṃ varṣaṃ nāmnā lokeṣu gīyate || 2 ||
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sa ca cakre tapo ghoraṃ kṣetre'sminpārvati priye |
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu pratiṣṭhāpya maheśvaram || 3 ||
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putrakāmo naraśreṣṭhaḥ pūjayāmāsa śaṃkaram |
tatastuṣṭaḥ sa bhagavānvaraṃ dātuṃ samutsukaḥ || 4 ||
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aṣṭau putrāndadau tasmai kanyāṃ caikāṃ yaśasvinīm |
sa tu prāpyābhilaṣitaṃ kṛtakṛtyo narādhipaḥ || 5 ||
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bhārataṃ navadhā kṛtvā putrebhyaḥ pradadau pṛthak |
teṣāṃ nāmāṃkitānyeva tato dvīpāni jajñire || 6 ||
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indradvīpaḥ kaseruśca tāmravarṇo gabhastimān |
nāgadvīpastathā saumyo gāndharvastvatha cāruṇaḥ || 7 ||
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ayaṃ tu navamo dvīpaḥ kumāryā saṃjñitaḥ priye |
aṣṭau dvīpāḥ samudreṇa plāvitāśca tathāpare || 8 ||
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grāmādideśasaṃyuktāḥ sthitāḥ sāgaramadhyagāḥ |
eka eva sthitasteṣāṃ kumāryākhyastu sāṃpratam || 9 ||
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biṃdusaraḥ prabhṛtyeva sāgarāddakṣiṇottaram |
yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ tu ekaṃ vistīrṇa eva tu || 10 ||
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yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi nava dairghyaṃ prakīrtitam |
tasyaitajjṛmbhitaṃ devi bharatasya mahātmanaḥ || 11 ||
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ṣaṭpañcāśadaśvamedhāngaṃgāmanu cakāra yaḥ |
yastriṃśadyamunāprānte bharato lokapūjitaḥ || 12 ||
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sa ceśvaraprasādena modate divi devavat || 13 ||
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yastatpratiṣṭhitaṃ liṃgaṃ bhārataṃ pūjayiṣyati |
sa sarvayajñadānānāṃ phalaṃ prāpayitā dhuvam || 14 ||
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kārttikyāṃ kṛttikā yoge yastaṃ paśyati mānavaḥ |
na sa paśyati svapnepi narakaṃ ghoradāruṇam || 15 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye bharateśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvisaptatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 172 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 172
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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