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 186

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi nāgasthānamanuttamam |
maṃkīśātpaścime bhāge saṃgamatritayaṃ gatam || 1 ||
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pāpaghnaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ pātālavivaraṃ mahat || 2 ||
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balabhadraḥ purā devi śrutvā kṛṣṇasya paṃcatām |
bhallatīrthe tu bhallena tataḥ prabhāsamāgataḥ || 3 ||
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kṣetraṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ hi jñātvā sarvārthasiddhidam |
yādavānāṃ kṣayaṃ kṛtvā tato vairāgyameyivān || 4 ||
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śeṣanāgeśarūpeṇa niṣkramya ca śarīrataḥ |
gacchangacchaṃstadā prāpya tīrthaṃ traisaṃgamaṃ param || 5 ||
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pātālasya tadā dṛṣṭvā dvāraṃ vivararūpakam |
praviṣṭo'tha jagāmāśu yatrānaṃtaḥ svayaṃ sthitaḥ || 6 ||
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yato nāgasvarūpeṇa sthāne'smiṃśca samāviśat |
tatprabhṛtyeva deveśi nāgasthānamiti śrutam || 7 ||
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nāgarādityapūrveṇa yatra kāyo visarjitaḥ |
tadadyāpi prasiddhaṃ vai śeṣasthānamiti śrutam || 8 ||
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ataḥ snātvā mahādevi tatra tīrthe trisaṃgame |
nāgasthānaṃ samabhyarcya pañcamyāmakṛtāśanaḥ || 9 ||
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śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā yathāśaktyā dattvā viprāya dakṣiṇām |
vimuktaḥ sarvaduḥkhebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati || 10 ||
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pāyasaṃ madhusaṃmiśraṃ bhakṣyabhojyaiḥ samanvitam |
śeṣanāgaṃ samuddiśya vipraṃ yastatra bhojayet |
koṭibhojyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye nāga sthānamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaḍaśītyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 186 ||
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