Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.1.61 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana 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.

Verse 7.2.1.61

दामोदरसमं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति ।
मासानां कार्त्तिकः श्रेष्ठः कार्त्तिके भीष्मपंचकम् ॥ ६१ ॥

dāmodarasamaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati |
māsānāṃ kārttikaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kārttike bhīṣmapaṃcakam || 61 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.1.61 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.2.1.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Damodara, Samam, Sama, Tirtha, Bhuta, Bhavishyat, Masa, Karttika, Shreshtha, Bhishmapancaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.1.61). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “dāmodarasamaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
  • dāmodara -
  • dāmodara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tīrtham -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtam -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “māsānāṃ kārttikaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kārttike bhīṣmapaṃcakam
  • māsānām -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kārttikaḥ -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kārttike -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kārttika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kārttikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhīṣmapañcakam -
  • bhīṣmapañcaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.1.61

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.2.1.61 in Bengali sript:
দামোদরসমং তীর্থং ন ভূতং ন ভবিষ্যতি ।
মাসানাং কার্ত্তিকঃ শ্রেষ্ঠঃ কার্ত্তিকে ভীষ্মপংচকম্ ॥ ৬১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.2.1.61 in Kannada sript:
ದಾಮೋದರಸಮಂ ತೀರ್ಥಂ ನ ಭೂತಂ ನ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಮಾಸಾನಾಂ ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮಪಂಚಕಮ್ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.1.61 in Gujarati sript:
દામોદરસમં તીર્થં ન ભૂતં ન ભવિષ્યતિ ।
માસાનાં કાર્ત્તિકઃ શ્રેષ્ઠઃ કાર્ત્તિકે ભીષ્મપંચકમ્ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 7.2.1.61 in Malayalam sript:
ദാമോദരസമം തീര്ഥം ന ഭൂതം ന ഭവിഷ്യതി ।
മാസാനാം കാര്ത്തികഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ കാര്ത്തികേ ഭീഷ്മപംചകമ് ॥ ൬൧ ॥

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