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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 234
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam |
daśāśvamedhikaṃnāma mahāpātakanāśanam || 1 ||
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vājimedhaḥ purā ceṣṭaṃ daśabhistatra bhāmini |
bharatena samāgatya matvā kṣetramanuttamam || 2 ||
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tatra tṛptaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ somanāthena bhāmini |
kṛpaṇāḥ khānapānaiśca dakṣiṇābhirdvijātayaḥ || 3 ||
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athocustridaśāḥ sarve suprītā bharataṃ nṛpam |
tuṣṭāstava mahābāho yajñaiḥ saṃtarpitā vayam |
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva rājeṃdra yatte manasi varttate || 4 ||
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rājovāca |
atrāgatya naro bhaktyā yaḥ snānaṃ kurute naraḥ |
daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ sa prāpnotu phalaṃ śubham || 5 ||
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devā ūcuḥ |
daśānāmaśvamedhānāṃ śraddhayā phalamāpsyati |
daśāśvamedhikaṃnāma tīrthametanmahītale |
khyātiṃ yāsyati rājeṃdra nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 6 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
tataḥ prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ prakhyātaṃ dharaṇītale |
daśāśvamedhikamiti sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 7 ||
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aiṃdravāruṇamāśritya gomukhādā'śvamedhikam |
atrāṃtare mahādevi śivakṣetraṃ vidurbudhāḥ || 8 ||
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sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ svargasopānasaṃnibham |
sapādakoṭitīrthānāṃ sthānaṃ tatparikīrtitama || 9 ||
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prāṇatyāge kṛte tatra śivaloke ca modate |
tiryagyonigatāḥ pāpā kīṭapakṣimṛgādayaḥ || 10 ||
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te'pi yāṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ |
tilodakapradānena mātṛkāḥ paitṛkāstathā || 11 ||
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pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam |
tatreṣṭā brahmaṇā pūrvamasaṃkhyātā makhottamāḥ || 12 ||
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śakraśca devarājatve tatreṣṭvā samavāptavān |
kārttavīryeṇa tatraiva kṛtaṃ yajñaśataṃ purā || 13 ||
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evaṃ tatpravaraṃ sthānaṃ kṣetragarbhāṃtikaṃ priye |
mṛtānāṃ tatra jaṃtūnāmapunarbhavadāyakam || 14 ||
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vṛṣotsargaṃ tu yastatra kuryādvai bhāvitātmavān |
yāvaṃti vṛṣaromāṇi tāvatsvarge mahīyate || 15 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetra māhātmye daśāśvamedhamāhatmyavarṇanaṃnāma catustriṃśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 234 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 234
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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