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 3

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īśvara uvāca |
atha vastrāpathe kṣetre saṃti tīrthāni koṭiśaḥ |
tathāpi sāraṃ te vacmi sarvatīrthamahodayam || 1 ||
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dāmodare nadī proktā svarṇareṣeti yā smṛtā |
brahmakuṇḍaṃ ca tatraiva tathā brahmeśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ || 2 ||
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kālameghaśca saṃprokto bhavo dāmodaraḥ smṛtaḥ |
gavyūtidvitayenaiva kālikā tatra kīrtitā || 3 ||
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indreśvaraśca tatraiva raivataḥ parvatastathā |
ujjayaṃtaśca tatraiva devaḥ kumbhīśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ || 4 ||
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bhīmeśvaraśca tatraiva tataḥ kṣetraṃ mahāprabham |
tailasāraṇikaṃnāma tretāyāṃ haimamārakam || 5 ||
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paṃcagavyūtimātraṃ tu tatkṣetraṃ saṃprakīrtitam |
mṛgīkuṇḍaṃ ca tatraiva sarvapātakanāśanam || 6 ||
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etadvastrāpathaṃ kṣetraṃ ratnadhātvostathā'karam |
kathitaṃ tava deveśi punaḥ saṃkṣepato mayā || 7 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe dvitīye vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmye pravaratīrthānukīrtananāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ || 3 ||
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