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 296

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īśvara uvāca |
tasmādāgneyadigbhāge gavyūtisaptakena ca |
sthānaṃ devakulaṃnāma devānāṃ yatra saṃgamaḥ || 1 ||
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ṛṣīṇāṃ yatra siddhānāṃ purā liṃge nipātite |
yasmājjāto mahādevi tasmāddevakulaṃ smṛtam || 2 ||
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tasya paścimadigbhāga ṛṣitoyā mahānadī |
ṛṣīṇāṃ vallabhā devi sarvapātakanāśinī || 3 ||
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tatra snātvā naraḥ samyakpitṝṇāṃ nirvapennaraḥ |
saptavarṣāyutānyeva pitṝṇāṃ tṛptimāvahet || 4 ||
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suvarṇaṃ tatra deyaṃ tu ajinaṃ kaṃbalaṃ tathā |
āṣāḍhe tvamāvāsyāyāṃ yatkiñciddīyate dhruvam || 5 ||
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varddhate ṣoḍaśaguṇaṃ yāvadāyāti pūrṇimā || 6 ||
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suvarṇaṃ tatra deyaṃ tu ajinaṃ kaṃbalaṃ tathā |
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ saptajanmakṛtairapi || 7 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya ṛṣitoyānadīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṇṇavatyuttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 296 ||
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