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 344

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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi liṃgaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam |
kapileśvarasyaiśānyāmuttareṇa vyavasthitam || 1 ||
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jaradgaveśvaraṃnāma jaradgavapratiṣṭhitam |
brahmahatyādi pāpānāṃ nāśanaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || 2 ||
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tatraiva saṃsthitā devi devī aṃśumatī nadī |
tatra snātvā vidhānena piḍadānaṃ tu dāpayet || 3 ||
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varṣakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ pitṝṇāṃ tṛptimāvahet |
vṛṣabhastatra dātavyo brāhmaṇe vedapārage || 4 ||
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tatastu pūjayeddevaṃ gandhapuṣpairjaradgavam |
pañcāmṛtarasenaiva tathā guggu ludhūpanaiḥ || 5 ||
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stutidaṇḍanamaskāraiḥ pradakṣiṇairaharniśam |
brāhmaṇānbhojayettatra bhakṣyabhojyaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ |
ekena bhojitenaiva koṭirbhavati bhojitā || 6 ||
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kṛte siddhodakaṃnāma tattīrthaṃ parikīrttitam |
jaradgaveśvaraṃ tīrthaṃ kalau tu parikīrtyate || 7 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmyeṃ'śumatīmāhātmye jaradgaveśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma catuścatvāriṃśaduttaratriśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 344 ||
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