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 320
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īśvara uvāca |
tasmācca pūrvadigbhāge kiñcidāgneyasaṃsthitam |
liṃgadvayaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ viśvakarmapratiṣṭhitam || 1 ||
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yadā vai nagaraṃ kartuṃ tvaṣṭā tatra samāgataḥ |
pratiṣṭhāpya mahādevaṃ nagaraṃ kṛtavāṃstataḥ || 2 ||
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kṛtvā ca nagaraṃ ramyaṃ liṃgasyāsya prabhāvataḥ |
punaḥ pratiṣṭhitaṃ rligaṃ tena vai viśvakarmaṇā || 3 ||
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karmādau karmaṇaścānte yātrodvāhagṛhādike |
liṃgadvayaṃ pūjayitvā siddhimāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt || 4 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena gaṃdhāmṛtarasodakaiḥ |
naivedyai vividhairdevi liṃgayugmaṃ prapūjayet || 5 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya unnatasthānamāhātmye liṃgadvayamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma viṃśottaratriśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 320 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 320
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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