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 173

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgānāṃ ca catuṣṭayam |
ekasthānasthitānāṃ tu sāvitryāstatra paścime || 1 ||
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liṃgānāṃ dvitayaṃ pūrve paścime sammukhadvayam |
kuśakeśvaranāmeti liṃgaṃ vai prathamaṃ smṛtam || 2 ||
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gargeśvaraṃ dvitīyaṃ tu tṛtīyaṃ puṣkareśvaram |
maitreyeśvaranāmeti caturthaṃ samudāhṛtam || 3 ||
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etāni yastu liṃgāni paśyedbhaktyā jitendriyaḥ |
sa muktaḥ pātakaiḥ sarvairgacchecchivapuraṃ mahat || 4 ||
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śuklapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ vaiśākhe tu viśeṣataḥ |
snānaṃ kṛtvā prayatnena brāhmaṇāṃstatra bhojayet || 5 ||
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tebhyo dadyādyathāśaktyā kāñcanaṃ vasanāni ca |
evaṃ kṛte bhavedyātrā paripūrṇā sureśvari || 6 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye kuśakādiliṃgacatuṣṭayamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma trisaptatyuttaratatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 173 ||
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