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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 8
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pulastya uvāca |
tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha bhadrakarṇaṃ mahāhradam |
trinetrābhāḥ śilā yatra dṛśyaṃte'dyāpi bhūriśaḥ || 1 ||
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tasyaiva paścime bhāge liṃgamasti pinākinaḥ |
yaṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavastatra trinetrasadṛśo bhavet || 2 ||
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bhadrakarṇagaṇonāma purāsīcchivavallabhaḥ |
tenātra sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ hradaścaiva vinirmitaḥ || 3 ||
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kenacittvatha kālena saṃgrāme dānavaiḥ saha |
yuyudhe purataḥ śaṃbhornānāgaṇasamanvitaḥ || 4 ||
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naṣṭe skaṃde hate sainye vīrabhadre parājite |
gatāste bhayasaṃtrastā mahākāle vinirjite || 5 ||
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balavānnamucirnāma dānavo balavattaraḥ |
khaḍgacarmadharaḥ śīghraṃ maheśvaramupādravat || 6 ||
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bhadrakarṇastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavaṃ tadanaṃtaram |
pataṃtaṃ saṃmukhastasya tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt || 7 ||
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chittvā'simasinā tasya carma cāpi mahābalaḥ |
stanayoraṃtare daityaṃ kopāviṣṭo'hanannṛpa || 8 ||
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athāsau nihatastena praviśya vipulaṃ tamaḥ |
nipapāta mahīpṛṣṭhe vāyubhagna iva drumaḥ |
vadhaṃ prāptastu daityo'sau natvā haramasau sthitaḥ |
satye sthitaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā tatastuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ || 10 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
tava vīryeṇa saṃtuṣṭo dharmeṇa ca viśeṣataḥ |
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te nityaṃ yo hṛdaye sthitaḥ || 11 ||
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bhadrakarṇaṃ uvāca |
yanmayā sthāpitaṃ liṃgamarbude surasattama |
atrāstu tava sāṃnidhyaṃ hrade'smiṃśca sthiro bhava || 12 ||
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śrībhagavānuvāca |
māghamāse caturddaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe sadā mama |
sāṃnidhyaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa hrade liṃge bhaviṣyati || 13 ||
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bhadrakarṇahrade snātvā trinetraṃ yaḥ samāhitaḥ |
drakṣyate sa tu me sthānaṃ śāśvataṃ yāsyati dhuvam || 14 ||
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tasmātsarvatra yatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret |
pūjayitvā ca talliṃgaṃ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati || 15 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṃḍe bhadrakarṇahradatrinetramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ || 8 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 8
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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