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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 248
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi pūrvoktaṃ brahmapūjitam |
sarasvatyāstaṭe saṃsthaṃ parṇādityasya paścime || 1 ||
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tasyotpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ priye |
sṛjato brahmaṇaḥ pūrvaṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham || 2 ||
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utpannādbhutarūpāḍhyā nārī kamalalocanā |
kaṃbugrīvā sukeśāṃtā biṃboṣṭhī tanumadhyamā || 3 ||
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gaṃbhīranābhiḥ suśroṇī pīnaśroṇipayodharā |
pūrṇacandramukhī sā tu gūḍhagulphā sitānanā || 4 ||
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na devī na ca gandharvī nāsurī na ca pannagī |
yādṛgrūpā varārohā tādṛśī sā vyajāyata || 5 ||
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tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rūpasaṃpannāṃ brahmā kāmavaśo'bhavat |
atha tāṃ prārthayāmāsa ratyarthaṃ varavarṇini || 6 ||
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atha prārthayatastasya nyapatatpaṃcamaṃ śiraḥ |
khararūpaṃ mahādevi tena pāpena tatkṣaṇāt || 7 ||
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tato jñātvā mahatpāpaṃ duhituḥ kāmasaṃbhavam |
ghṛṇayā parayā yuktaḥ prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgataḥ || 8 ||
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na kāyasya yataḥ śuddhirvinā tīrthāvagāhanāt |
sa snātaḥ salile puṇye sarasvatyā varānane || 9 ||
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liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa devadevasya śūlinaḥ |
tato vikalmaṣo bhūtvā jagāma svagṛhaṃ punaḥ || 10 ||
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snātvā sārasvate toye yastalliṃgaṃ prapaśyati |
sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate || 11 ||
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caitre śuklacaturdaśyāṃ yastaṃ paśyati mānavaḥ |
sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ || 12 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye brahmeśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 248 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 248
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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