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 231

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi yatra jāṃbavatī nadī |
purā jāṃbavatīnāma viṣṇoryā mahiṣīpriyā |
apṛcchadarjunaṃ sādhvī vada vārtāṃ kurū dvaha || 1 ||
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tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā arjuno niśvasanmuhuḥ |
vāṣpagadgadayā vācā idaṃ vacanamabravīt || 2 ||
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parityaktā vayaṃ bhadre yādavaiḥ sumahātmabhiḥ || 9 ||
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baladevasya vīrasya sātyakeśca mahātmanaḥ || 3 ||
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anyeṣāṃ yaduvīrāṇāṃ pāpakarmātinirghṛṇaḥ |
jijīviṣuriha prāpto vāsudevanirākṛtaḥ || 4 ||
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sā śrutvā bhartṛnidhanamarjunācca mahāsatī |
gaṃgātīre samutpādya pāvakaṃ pāvakaprabhā |
samutsṛjya mahākāyaṃ nadībhūtvā viniryayau || 5 ||
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sā gṛhītvā satī bharturbhasma sarvaṃ citestathā |
praviṣṭā sāgaraṃ devi tadā jāṃbavatī śubhā || 6 ||
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yā nārī tatra deveśi bhaktyā snānaṃ samācaret |
tadanvayepi kācitstrī na vaidhavyamavāpnuyāt || 7 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena tatra snānaṃ samācaret |
naro vā yadi vā nārī prāpnoti paramāṃ gatim || 8 ||
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