Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.2.9.158 (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 7.2.9.158

स्त्रीरूपधारी कृष्णोऽसौ गौरीं रक्षति मंदिरे ।
गौरीणां तु शतं चक्रे हरिस्तत्र स मायया ॥ १५८ ॥

strīrūpadhārī kṛṣṇo'sau gaurīṃ rakṣati maṃdire |
gaurīṇāṃ tu śataṃ cakre haristatra sa māyayā || 158 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.158 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 (7.2.9.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Strirupa, Dhari, Dharin, Krishna, Asi, Asu, Adah, Gauri, Rakshat, Mandira, Shata, Cakra, Cakri, Hari, Tatra, Maya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.158). 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: “strīrūpadhārī kṛṣṇo'sau gaurīṃ rakṣati maṃdire
  • strīrūpa -
  • strīrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    strīrūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhārī -
  • dhārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇo' -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaurīm -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rakṣati -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • mandire -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mandira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mandirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “gaurīṇāṃ tu śataṃ cakre haristatra sa māyayā
  • gaurīṇām -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • haris -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māyayā -
  • māyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.2.9.158

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 7.2.9.158 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রীরূপধারী কৃষ্ণোঽসৌ গৌরীং রক্ষতি মংদিরে ।
গৌরীণাং তু শতং চক্রে হরিস্তত্র স মাযযা ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

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 7.2.9.158 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀರೂಪಧಾರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋಽಸೌ ಗೌರೀಂ ರಕ್ಷತಿ ಮಂದಿರೇ ।
ಗೌರೀಣಾಂ ತು ಶತಂ ಚಕ್ರೇ ಹರಿಸ್ತತ್ರ ಸ ಮಾಯಯಾ ॥ ೧೫೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.2.9.158 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રીરૂપધારી કૃષ્ણોઽસૌ ગૌરીં રક્ષતિ મંદિરે ।
ગૌરીણાં તુ શતં ચક્રે હરિસ્તત્ર સ માયયા ॥ ૧૫૮ ॥

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 7.2.9.158 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ത്രീരൂപധാരീ കൃഷ്ണോഽസൌ ഗൌരീം രക്ഷതി മംദിരേ ।
ഗൌരീണാം തു ശതം ചക്രേ ഹരിസ്തത്ര സ മായയാ ॥ ൧൫൮ ॥

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