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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 5
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īśvara uvāca |
tato gacchenmahādevi maṃgalātpaścime sthitam |
gaṃgāsrotastathā liṃgaṃ surārkaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ || 1 ||
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tāngacchedvidhivaddevi yadi yātrāphalepsutā |
snātvā piṇḍapradānaṃ ca kuryāttatra yathārthataḥ |
brāhmaṇebhyastathā deyamannaṃ bhūri sadakṣiṇam || 2 ||
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iti te kathitaṃ mayā priye kalipāpaughavināśanaṃ śubham |
nikhilaṃ tīrthamahodayodayaṃ paṭhitaṃ sadvinihaṃti pāpasaṃhatim || 3 ||
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idaṃ na deyaṃ durbuddheḥ sutarāṃ pāpanāśanam |
śrotavyaṃ vidhinā tadvadbhaviṣyoktavidhānataḥ || 4 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye gaṃgeśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ || 5 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 5
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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